My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 107 Zhu Di Beats His Son

Xu Qin and Xu Jingchang were sitting in the ancestral hall, talking about burning down the princess's mansion tomorrow.

Xu Qin knew that Zhu Di would definitely not kill those princesses. After all, they were sisters. At most, he would let them return to their husband's hometown, or deprive them of their titles as princesses, but this was unlikely.

Zhu Di had just ascended the throne and still needed the support of the royal family. He could not challenge the nerves of the royal family now and had to be patient. However, if he did not punish them, Zhu Di would not be able to swallow the anger in his heart. He could kill those princesses for secretly communicating with the inner palace and interfering in state affairs. But these princesses were, after all, the daughters of his father Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Di couldn't not give them any chance at all. Besides, they were all women. If he killed them directly, he was afraid that the royal family would say that they did not tolerate blood relatives, so Zhu Di couldn't kill them.

Although I understand that Zhu Di didn't dare to kill me, I was still unhappy. Not only with those princesses, but also with Zhu Di. You made the money, and I was put in jail, but you still couldn't let me vent my anger. How could that be okay?
So Xu Qin made up his mind to burn down the princess's mansion tomorrow without wasting time talking to them, he would just burn it.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Di summoned his three sons. He had only three adult sons, and they all spent the New Year in Nanjing this year. One reason was to celebrate their mother's recovery, and the other was that Zhu Di also wanted to teach them a lesson.

"Everyone, sit down!" Zhu Di sat there, waved his hand and spoke.

"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi and the other three sat down.

Zhu Gaochi felt vaguely uneasy. Whenever his father summoned the three brothers, or summoned two of them, there must be something going on, a big thing, or a trap that Zhu Di wanted to push them into. Zhu Gaochi knew Zhu Di too well.

Zhu Gaochi sat down and made up his mind not to speak today. He would not say anything unless his father asked, and would say less even if his father asked.

"Tomorrow you all go and keep an eye on Sakya Bao!" Zhu Di said lightly as he sat there.

When the three brothers heard this, they looked at each other and finally looked at Zhu Di.

"Tomorrow, Sakyabao may set fire to the princess's mansion, so you go and stop him. Remember, don't use tough measures. You just need to drag Sakyabao away, but don't burn it. If Yuan Fu's mansion is burned today, the ministers in the court will be very dissatisfied. I can't deal with Sakyabao. You know the reason.

But we can't burn down the princess's mansion tomorrow. It's not because we are afraid that the princesses will come to the palace to make trouble, but because we are worried that the ministers will not let Sakyabao go. Burning down the princess's mansion is tantamount to provoking the royal family and the court. The crime of arson is not light!" Zhu Di sat there and continued to speak lightly.

Zhu Gaochi still didn't dare to speak and just waited and saw.

But Zhu Gaoxu could not help it and said immediately: "Father, why are you trying to persuade him? Just send him to the imperial prison. Why are you still trying to persuade him? Father, if he dares to set fire, arrest him."

Zhu Gaosui glanced at his second brother and then pulled his sleeve.

"Why are you pulling me? Don't you know how arrogant Sakya Bao is in Nanjing City now? This kid is simply lawless. What's wrong with letting him sit in jail for a few days?" Zhu Gaoxu sat there and said loudly.

"Second brother, talk less!" Zhu Gaochi immediately reminded Zhu Gaoxu.

"Brother, isn't it just that he can make money for you? You speak for him? What are you afraid of? He is so lawless because you spoiled him!" Zhu Gaoxu sat there and turned to Zhu Gaochi and said.

"Hey, you, have I spoiled you? Okay, okay, I have spoiled you!" When Zhu Gaochi heard Zhu Gaoxu say this, he was speechless. So he simply ended the topic and took whatever you said.

"Second brother, it might not be good if mother finds out." Zhu Gaosui reminded Zhu Gaoxu.

"Dad went to talk to mother. He was so arrogant that he should be sent to the imperial prison. He also burned the princess's mansion. Who gave him the courage? What's wrong with letting him spend a few days in jail? I think the punishment is too light. Let the Jinyiwei arrest him tomorrow. He set fire to Yuan Fu's mansion, shouldn't he be punished?" Zhu Gaoxu didn't care at all. He was just upset with Xu Qin and his uncle's family.

Zhu Di leaned there, looking at the three brothers, while Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhu Gaosui had suffered a lot and did not dare to speak carelessly. However, Zhu Gaoxu emphasized that Xu Qin should be punished.

"Second brother, second brother!" Zhu Gaosui pulled Zhu Gaoxu, motioning him to stop talking, and gestured towards his father. Zhu Gaoxu then realized that his father was staring at him, so he immediately lowered his head and stopped talking.

"I asked you to stop Sakya Bao, why do you have so many problems? Third brother, have Yuan Fu and the others been captured?" Zhu Di said while looking at Zhu Gaosui.

"Dad, he's caught!" Zhu Gaosui stood up immediately.

"Is the evidence enough this time?" Zhu Di continued to ask with a sneer.

Zhu Gaosui stood there, nodded and said, "Enough, enough!"

"What did Dad tell you before? You can go to your fiefdom without investigating this matter thoroughly! Until now, it is still Shakyabao who has investigated it thoroughly. Tell me, when do you plan to leave after the New Year? I will let the eldest brother see you off." Zhu Di leaned there and stared at Zhu Gaosui. When Zhu Gaosui heard what Zhu Di said, he immediately knelt down and said with his hands folded: "Dad, I have tried my best to investigate. I didn't find any substantial evidence before. Dad, I am wronged in this matter!"

Zhu Gaochi looked at the third brother, then at Zhu Di, thought about it, but still didn't say anything, as it was not the right time yet.

"You turned a deaf ear to what your father said. I asked you to investigate, but you ended up not finding out anything? Also, do you have all the evidence of collusion between the princess's mansion and the palace?" Zhu Di continued to ask.

Zhu Gaosui's forehead was sweating, and he stammered, "Almost, almost, almost."

"Bang!" Zhu Di suddenly picked up a memorial next to him and threw it at Zhu Gaosui. Zhu Gaosui reacted quickly and dodged it, and the memorial hit the large porcelain bottle behind him.

The three brothers kneel down immediately!
Zhu Di was still leaning there at this moment. Zhu Gaochi knew that this was just an appetizer and it was not the time for Zhu Di to get really angry.

"You have brought shame to my father. I asked you to investigate the case but you couldn't find the truth. But you were quite quick in taking the money, huh? How much benefit did you take when you went to Yu Shiji's house today?" Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaosui and questioned.

Zhu Gaosui immediately raised his head and said in horror: "Dad, who is talking nonsense in front of you? I didn't take their money. Dad, I didn't. I am innocent!"

"Unjust? Did Sakyabao ask you for anything on his first day in prison? Did you give it to him? Huh? You wanted to freeze Sakyabao to death? After freezing Sakyabao to death, you pushed your father and mother into the kang? Huh?" Zhu Di sat there, staring at Zhu Gaosui and continued to question him.

"Dad, I, I, I didn't catch him. Dad, I really didn't know the news." Zhu Gaosui said stutteringly at this moment.

"Dad, what can happen if Sakya Bao freezes for a night? He didn't freeze to death! Besides, the third brother really doesn't know." Zhu Gaoxu said while kneeling there. Zhu Gaochi wanted to pull Zhu Gaoxu, but Zhu Gaoxu pushed him away. Zhu Gaochi was helpless. Aren't you just asking for trouble?

Zhu Di was seated at this moment, and Zhu Gaochi quickly moved to the back.

"Freeze Sakya Bao to death? Huh? Second brother, third brother, there are only four of us in our family here. Come, tell me how you planned to kill Sakya Bao. Speak clearly, don't fool your father, your father is not so easy to fool." Zhu Di said in a very calm tone.

"Dad, I didn't!" Zhu Gaosui kowtowed immediately.

"Dad, we didn't do anything. I had just returned to Beijing when Sakyabao was arrested!" Zhu Gaoxu immediately retorted.

"Really? Third brother? You didn't discuss anything? Third brother, think about it carefully first." Zhu Di said, staring at Zhu Gaosui who was kneeling there.

Before Zhu Gaosui could speak, Zhu Gaoxu said, "Dad, this matter has nothing to do with us."

"Bang!" Zhu Di took the pillow next to him, which was a piece of porcelain, and smashed it directly at Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu jumped up and the pillow hit his thigh.

Before Zhu Gaoxu could react, Zhu Di suddenly appeared with a whip in his hand. Zhu Di stepped directly on the low table in front of him and started whipping Zhu Gaoxu.

"I asked you to be tough, huh? You bastard, do you know how much trouble you brought to me and your mother by doing this?"

"No? Didn't you come the next day and say that this matter was Sakyabao's responsibility? Didn't the Third Brother know that your mother liked Sakyabao the most and that putting him in jail was only a temporary solution? Sakyabao asked for something, and the Third Brother dared not give it to him!"

"Ouch, Dad, Dad, I didn't!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted loudly and was hit many times, but Zhu Gaoxu was not stupid and quickly dodged.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui did not react in time. By the time they reacted, Zhu Di was chasing Zhu Gaoxu in the study and beating him up.

"Daddy, calm down, calm down!" Zhu Gaochi reacted and immediately stood up, trying to stop Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaosui did the same and wanted to stop him, but he didn't expect that his father not only wanted to spank him, he also wanted to spank him.

"You two bastards, you are plotting against your father? Do you want to watch those civil officials shit on your father's head to make you happy? You want to murder Sakyabao? Who gave you the courage?
I didn't even dare to kill Sakyabao, how dare you? Huh?

If I kill Sakya Bao, won’t my father-in-law beat me every day after I die?

Who is Sakyabao? Ah, he is the eldest grandson of Xu Da, the King of Zhongshan, the founding Duke of Wei of the Ming Dynasty, and your mother's nephew. He died in the imperial prison. Do you want all the armies in my Ming Dynasty to rebel? Do you want the emperor of my Ming Dynasty to never be able to command the army again?

You two bastards, brainless bastards, I'm going to beat you to death! Let your son inherit the title!" Zhu Di was really angry. Not only did they not help, they also made things more chaotic!
"Daddy, daddy. Calm down! Ouch!" Zhu Gaochi kept persuading, but when the whip was swung, he would inevitably be hit. The King of Han and the King of Zhao were also smart. They pushed Zhu Gaochi to the front and the other two hid behind.

(End of this chapter)