My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 109: Memories of Jingnan

Seeing that Zhu Gaoyu seemed to be in a daze, Zhu Di looked very serious:

"What on earth are your things?"

Zhu Gaoyu came back to his senses, grinned, and carefully unfolded the silk map in his hand.

When Daoyan saw the silk map, his pupils contracted slightly.

Is this... a map?
On the other hand, when Zhu Di saw this "map", the shock he felt was far stronger than that of Daoyan who was beside him.

After a brief moment of speechlessness, his eyes fixed on Zhu Gaoyu with a burning gaze, almost so hot that it seemed to penetrate him:
"The Great Ming Unified Map?! How on earth did you do it?!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Di suddenly reacted:

"No! Is this true or false?"

Zhu Gaoyu touched his nose and said calmly, "It's fake."

The excitement in Zhu Di's chest was instantly extinguished.

It’s fake…

Wait a minute...

Zhu Di's eyes changed slightly, and he exchanged glances with Daoyan. At this moment, the two conspirators who were well versed in the art of thick black had the same idea:
So what if it’s fake?
Sometimes, what is fake is real, and what is real can also be fake!
However, out of caution, Zhu Di still asked:
"So really?"

Zhu Di had not had much hope for this outcome.

After all, the old man would definitely leave something like "The Unified Map of the Ming Dynasty" to the new emperor, who is now the crown prince.

Who knew that when Zhu Gaoyu heard this, he opened his eyes wide:
"Dad! How do you know it's really in my hands?!"

Now it was Zhu Di and Daoyan's turn to be confused.

Especially Zhu Di, who was well aware of the value and significance of "The Unified Map of the Ming Dynasty", felt a little dizzy.

No!

What's going on with this kid?
Both the real and fake "Great Ming Unified Map"...are in his hands?!

Zhu Di suddenly stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked in front of Zhu Gaoyu, then walked around him several times, looking left and right, his eyes seemed somewhat inquiring.

Immediately, he leaned over and picked up Zhu Gaoyu.

You know what, even though this little fat boy has gone through a long journey of more than a month, he still feels heavy when I hold him in my arms.

However, Zhu Di had no lack of strength. He looked at Zhu Gaoyu and suddenly stretched out his hand and pinched the fat on Zhu Gaoyu's cheeks.

Zhu Gaoyu felt pain and slapped his hand away fiercely:
"You! Do! What!?"

Seeing this, Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief:
"It seems that he is still my son..."

Zhu Gaoyu almost couldn't catch his breath and almost choked.

But before he could get angry, Zhu Di put Zhu Gaoyu down, took the "Great Ming Unified Map" and spread it out carefully. Before placing it on the stone table, he even took off his cloak and placed it under the map.

As he watched, the gleam in Zhu Di's eyes became more intense.

Zhu Gaoyu was still a little angry at first, but after seeing Zhu Di's expression, he coughed and suddenly became less angry.

He looked at Zhu Di, who seemed to want to reach out but didn't dare to touch the silk thread, and looked nonchalant:

"Dad, why are you so serious? It's just a map, isn't it?"

When Zhu Di heard this, the urge to beat the child suddenly came back.

He glanced at Zhu Gaoyu, and remembering that the map was brought by Zhu Gaoyu, he suppressed his anger:

"What do you know? This is the Great Ming Unified Map. It is the only one of its kind since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It is not comparable to any other map."

Zhu Gaoyu whispered:
"But that's fake..."

Zhu Di couldn't hear the mosquito-like sound for a while.

At this moment, he was observing the map closely, slowly observing the fine craftsmanship and the boundaries that were accurate to the millimeter.

Just as he was feeling excited, Zhu Di was also in the mood to deal with Zhu Gaoyu.

He asked casually:
"what did you just say?"

Zhu Gaoyu showed his usual sullen look:
"I say! This "Great Ming Unified Map" is fake!"

Zhu Di said nothing.

For some reason, Zhu Gaoyu was wearing thick clothes and wrapped up tightly, but he shivered next to the charcoal basin.

There is murderous intent!
Zhu Gaoyu frowned, realizing something was wrong, and turned around to run out of the pavilion.

But the next moment, Zhu Di stepped forward, suddenly grabbed him by the back of his collar, and with a fake smile, shook him around like a piglet.

Then, Zhu Di put his hand on the piglet's buttocks and said coldly:
"Tell me, how do you want to be beaten?"

Zhu Gaoyu closed his eyes "forbearingly".

Hedong in thirty years and Hexi in thirty years.

Zhu Gaoyu remembered everything his father had done in a little notebook at the bottom of his heart.

When he is old and strong, he will let his father know...

"Snapped!"

"Clap clap clap!"

When Zhu Di saw Zhu Gaoyu's expression, he knew that this kid was thinking a lot and was definitely up to no good.

But to Zhu Gaoyu's surprise, when the slap came, he unexpectedly did not feel much pain.

Zhu Di seemed to be going through the motions, patted Zhu Gaoyu's butt, and let him go.

Zhu Gaoyu's first reaction was actually a little strange.

Why was Dad so perfunctory with him this time?
He straightened his clothes and saw Monk Daoyan, who was smiling:

"I would like to congratulate His Majesty. Everything is ready, only the east wind is lacking, and great things can be accomplished."

When Zhu Di heard this, he raised his eyes and looked at Monk Daoyan with deep eyes. Although he usually treated this black-robed monk with great respect, calling him Master.

But Zhu Di understood it deeply in his heart.

Yao Guangxiao, also known as Monk Daoyan, is a madman.

But Yao Guangxiao was not a mentally ill person.

To be precise, Yao Guangxiao can be called a capable minister.

But there are several types of capable ministers.

There are ministers who govern the country and there are ministers who save the country, but Yao Guangxiao is neither of these two.

He belongs to - a minister in troubled times.

He is a monk, but he takes a Taoist priest as his master.

He took a Taoist priest as his teacher, but instead of learning alchemy or Taoism, he specialized in the study of Yin-Yang and numerology.

He made friends with famous people, had military aspirations, and wanted to serve his country, but by the time he was born, the chaotic times had already passed, and there was no place for him to use his talents.

Therefore, as early as the 18th year of Hongwu, Yao Guangxiao set his sights on Zhu Di and followed him to Beiping.

Zhu Di himself was not some pure and innocent person.

The two conspirators were mixed together, but the only difference was that Yao Guangxiao had no worries, he did not seek fame or fortune, and he kept talking to Zhu Di about rebellion all day long just to realize his ambitions.

But Zhu Di was different.

He has old people above him and young people below him.

If Zhu Di was the only one who would lose his head in this rebellion, he might have gritted his teeth and done it.

But his youngest child was only about the same age as Zhu Gaoyu, and the Northern Army behind him were his subordinates who accompanied him through wind and rain.

Even though Zhu Di had seen thousands of soldiers die in every fight on the battlefield, he could not simply brush them off with a few numbers like later historians did.

Facing what Yao Guangxiao said, Zhu Di spoke calmly:
"I know what Master said. With the Great Ming Unification Map, we have a legitimate reason to be a teacher. At the very least... we can silence the gossips of the world and the stories written by future historians."

Yao Guangxiao did not seem disappointed when he heard Zhu Di's words, but smiled again:
"But Your Majesty, you have missed one point. Right now, we have the Great Ming Unified Map, and we have... two of them."

Zhu Di seemed to have thought of something, raised his eyes and looked directly at Daoyan.

Daoyan still smiled, speaking calmly and slowly:

"With the Great Ming Unification Map in hand, Your Highness will be safe and sound. You can even use it to leave Yingtian and return to Peking. It all depends on how the prince arranges the layout."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoyu finally couldn't help asking:
"Dad, if we go back, will it be just my brother and mom?"

Zhu Di was thinking when he was interrupted by Zhu Gaoyu's words.

But he didn't get angry, instead he pulled his youngest son's cheek:
"Who else do you want to take? We're just going home, not moving."

As he spoke, Zhu Di suddenly seemed to remember something, narrowed his eyes, pulled his cheeks, and threatened:

"By the way, you better keep your mouth shut."

As he said this, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoyu, seeming a little regretful that this boy was his son and he couldn't cover his mouth completely.

When Zhu Gaoyu received this look, he felt horrified and the hairs on his body seemed to stand up.

He hugged Zhu Di's thigh flatteringly and whispered:
"father……"

Zhu Di felt a little annoyed when he saw him like this, and he didn't know whether this kid would let the cat out of the bag.

He squatted down, looked directly at Zhu Gaoyu, and emphasized it several times before speaking with some concern:
"Did you understand what I said?"

Zhu Gaoyu felt like yawning when he heard this, and nodded randomly:

"Mmmmmmm..."

As soon as Zhu Di let go of his hand, he saw the boy's appearance and the desire to beat the child reappeared.

But Zhu Gaoyu was slippery and when he saw him let go, he immediately ran away.

But in the blink of an eye, it disappeared.

Monk Daoyan and Zhu Di, who stayed behind, looked at each other without saying a word, but then sat back in their original seats tacitly.

Both of them knew that all their previous plans and intentions were shattered with the "Great Ming Unified Map" left behind by Zhu Gaoyu.

the most important is……

Zhu Di looked at the map in his hand and felt a little depressed.

Why is it that the one in his hand is fake, while the one in Zhu Gaoyu's hand is real?

He also thought of the old man.

Zhu Di felt a little sad.

The old man is really partial.

But... he kind of understood the old man's approach.

After all, his father left a way out for Zhu Gaoyu and others.

Wait until late at night.

Zhu Gaoyu was lying on the bed in a daze, about to fall asleep, when he felt the memories in his mind emerge again.

As his consciousness gradually blurred, Zhu Gaoyu suddenly saw in his dream the scenes of his second uncle being killed by Zhu Yunwen after his father Jingnan.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoyu's originally vague memories became clear again.

He suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the bed curtain, and fell into deep thought...

Dad has his own plans, maybe... he, Zhu Gaoyu, can do something too?
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