My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 127 Who the hell are you!
The roast chicken of Zuixianlou is famous even in the whole Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhu Gaoyu swallowed his saliva and then spoke:
"Marquis Changxing, you are Grandpa's favorite general, and I am Grandpa's favorite grandson. Logically speaking, our relationship is not bad. I will tell you the truth."

Can this relationship be that close?

Geng Bingwen's face twitched, and he moved his lips as if wanting to say something, but in the end he chose to shut up and listen to what Zhu Gaoyu had to say.

"I said that we shouldn't do things based on our likes and dislikes. Let me give you a simple example. When I was in Peking, I actually didn't do well."

"At that time, I liked my eldest and third brothers, but not my second brother. So one time when my eldest, second and third brothers were punished to kneel, I only gave cushions to my eldest and third brothers, but not to my second brother. Marquis Changxing, what do you think of this?"

This kid... actually turned against Tiangang and tortured Geng Bingwen.

Geng Bingwen wanted to laugh, but he was indeed a little curious about what he said and didn't know how things would turn out next.

So he thought for a while and tried:

"You had a fight?"

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at Geng Bingwen and sighed:

"Marquis Changxing, you only saw the first layer, but didn't see the deeper level."

"I gave the kneeling mat to my favorite eldest and third brothers, but ignored my second brother. This will only make my eldest and third brothers, who are already close to me, closer to me, while my second brother, who is not close to me, will become more and more distant from me."

"Isn't this the result of doing things based on likes and dislikes? If you only attract the people you like and exclude the people you don't like, then the result is that you will always be surrounded by the same group of people as before."

"They may even take it for granted and become greedy. Marquis Changxing, don't you understand such a simple truth?"

The last sentence actually shows that Zhu Gaoyu was getting carried away.

Geng Bingwen glanced at Zhu Gaoyu.

He was originally feeling a little depressed by Zhu Gaoyu's words.

But after seeing the expression of Zhu Gaoxu next to him, he suddenly felt less depressed.

Even Geng Bingwen showed a gentle smile on his face, and then he leaned back in his chair leisurely, as if waiting for something to happen.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoyu frowned, feeling that things were not that simple.

Sure enough, the next moment, something unexpected happened.

Zhu Gaoyu only felt an arm like a python climbing up his shoulders and then circling around his neck.

Although the arm didn't use much force, Zhu Gaoyu always felt frightened and breathless when he saw the second brother's grinning face.

He stammered:
"Second, second brother..."

Zhu Gaoxu pulled the fourth brother's face with a smile and said:

"Dislike me?"

Zhu Gaoyu shuddered suddenly:

"Second brother, don't you think we are a little too ambiguous now?"

"Fuck you!"

When Zhu Gaoxu thought about what the boy had just said, although his reason told him that he was just giving an example.

In addition, so much time has passed, and the relationship between Lao Si and myself is no longer the same as before.

But when Zhu Gaoxu heard him say this, he still felt sour.

So among all the brothers, no one dislikes him?
What did Zhu Gaoxu do wrong to make his brothers hate him so much?
Did Zhu Gaoyu hate him just because he stole his malt candy when he was a child?

If that's the case... at worst, I can just buy him candy every day!
Zhu Gaoxu felt wronged, but he couldn't cry.

Because... he is my brother!
However, when he looked at Zhu Gaoyu's innocent face, Zhu Laoer gritted his teeth and couldn't help but carry Zhu Gaoyu away.

In the end, I didn’t even eat the roast chicken.

Geng Bingwen, however, looked at the food on the table but did not immediately raise his hand to pick up any food.

Instead, his eyes were deep.

He sat in a seat by the window facing the street, watching Zhu Gaoyu leave in silence, not knowing what he was thinking about.

……

"Brother! Brother! I'm wrong..."

After listening to Zhu Gaoyu's apology, Zhu Gaoxu was actually not that angry anymore.

But he glanced at the fourth brother inadvertently, and decided to seize the opportunity to control him so that he would understand that he, Zhu Gaoxu, was not someone who could be easily controlled.

He snorted:
"What's wrong?"

Zhu Gaoyu was very good at this, and he learned it almost by himself:
"Everything is wrong."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he completely lost his temper.

He looked at the fourth brother's listless appearance and actually even wanted to laugh.

But because he was still taking Joe, he barely controlled himself so that the corners of his mouth would not turn up so easily.

Then Zhu Gaoxu spoke with great righteousness:
"I, Zhu Gaoxu, am not the kind of petty person. Fourth brother, this matter is not a big deal. I just need your word, and you can tell me whether you agree or not!"

Zhu Gaoyu was somewhat alert.

Second brother, maybe you are short of money and have set your eyes on his private vault?

He did not agree first, but replied first:
"what?"

Zhu Gaoxu grinned and spoke out his heart, not feeling childish at all:

"From now on, among all of us brothers, you have to put me first in your heart!"

Zhu Gaoyu: “…”

His expression was somewhat indescribable.

Why is the second brother so showy?

Still in first place!
Zhu Gaoyu sighed silently in his heart, but nodded frantically on the surface, looking like he was eager for something:

"Second brother, you are always number one in my heart!"

While saying this, Zhu Gaoyu kept blinking his eyes, as if he wanted to prove the truth of his words through his innocent little eyes.

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he was satisfied and immediately felt in a good mood.

He looked around and waved his hand:
"Come on, didn't we go to look for those Japanese envoys before? Today I will take you to the Imperial College to have a look and join in the fun."

Zhu Gaoyu looked well-behaved.

My second brother seems to have forgotten one thing.

The words you say to coax people are usually not to be trusted. Especially when these words come from Zhu Gaoyu's mouth, they are even less to be trusted.

But Zhu Gaoxu was so beautiful at the moment that his steps were so light as to make him feel floating when he walked. It was obvious that he had forgotten about this matter.

……

Imperial College.

After the Tianshou Festival ended, some envoys from foreign countries actually did not return.

Ryukyu, Korea, Japan and Annan all had princes or envoys who studied in the Imperial Academy.

In addition, the internal scholars of the Imperial College also included Yin students, Gong students, and Li students.

Yinjiansheng are descendants of high-ranking officials or officials who died in disasters.

Gongjian students were selected from local areas or outstanding candidates among the successful candidates in the imperial examinations in the capital.

The remaining very small number of people were the regular students who entered the Imperial Academy by donating money.

However, before Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Gaoxu arrived at the Imperial College to inquire about the situation of the Japanese people, the Imperial College became lively again.

The protagonists of the topic were none other than the Japanese.

Among them, Sakai Ryoko was the first to be hit.

Cui Peiji, an envoy sent by Korea, was confronting the Japanese.

The prince of Ryukyu who was standing nearby was watching this scene with great interest. He even found a secluded corner and pulled together a few students of the Ming Dynasty who he had a good relationship with, and started chatting with them in the corner.

"Did Sakai quarrel with Cui Peiji again? Why did Sakai become like this? Could it be that Cui Peiji secretly hired someone to beat him up? I heard that Sakai cheated Cui Peiji some time ago and took away a lot of Korean ginseng..."

When the Ming Dynasty's Yinjian students heard the Ryukyu Prince still chattering, they all seemed helpless for a moment.

This Ryukyu prince was generous and kind, and most importantly, he had a lot of spices and gems.

But there is just one bad thing.

That's the thing about this mouth...it's a little too fragmented.

He had just opened his mouth, but he kept talking non-stop, making people's ears buzz.

But now someone came to take over:

"What's the grudge between Sakai and Cui Peiji? It's been so many days, and it's not over yet?"

The person who was speaking was a Yinjian student and his family background was not small.

Therefore, when he spoke, he was not as vague as ordinary tribute students. He just said whatever he wanted to say without any fear of offending Cui Peiji or Sakai Ryoko.

When the Ryukyu Prince heard this, he suddenly became excited.

"You don't know this, do you? Do you know about Tripitaka diplomacy?"

"The Tripitaka diplomacy took place a few years ago when Korea and Japan wanted to establish diplomatic relations. Japan returned more than 600 Koreans who were captured by Japanese pirates, and Korea also gave Japan several Tripitakas."

At this point, the Ryukyu Prince's face showed a hint of watching the fun:
"Among these Koreans, there are Cui Peiji's people. Although they were sent back by Japan, they were captured for so many years and suffered so much. Can it be easily erased after being sent back like this?"

"Besides, Japan has made a good calculation. They said before that the Japanese pirates had nothing to do with Japan, but now they have so easily returned the hostages looted by the Japanese pirates. To say that there is no relationship between them... Tsk, who would believe it!"

In the Ming Dynasty, these Yinjian students were not so bad. They could hear some news that ordinary people didn’t know, but sometimes, the news was not so detailed and clear.

However, the tribute student standing next to them had never expected that behind the seemingly daily tit-for-tat between Sakai and Cui Peiji, there actually was such a deep connection between Korea and Japan.

It even involves the Japanese pirates at sea, who even the people of the Ming Dynasty would frown in disgust when they heard about them.

Thinking about how coastal areas like Ningbo and Fujian had also been harassed by Japanese pirates in the past, the balance of the people present gradually tilted towards Cui Peiji.

When Sakai noticed this change, he panicked and without thinking too much, he took out his trump card in front of everyone.

All I heard was Sakai speaking in a somewhat clumsy, Ming Dynasty Mandarin with a slight accent, angrily:
"Cui Peiji! Are you going against the Duke of Wei and the King of Yan?"

Cui Peiji frowned, feeling a little puzzled.

This was clearly a personal grudge between him and Sakai, so how did it involve the Duke of Wei and the Prince of Yan?
The Duke of Wei was a founding hero.

Not to mention the Prince of Yan, he is a prince of the Ming Dynasty and the leader of many vassal kings.

Even people from foreign countries like Cui Peiji were familiar with his name.

But how is Sakai related to these people?
While Cui Peiji glared at him, he wanted to slap his thigh in grief in his heart.

Why didn't he think that after arriving in Yingtian Prefecture, he should first find a few people like the Duke of Wei to build relationships, which would also make it easier for him to use his power to deceive others. At least it would be better than facing Sakai's provocation now and being unable to say anything...

Although thinking this in his heart, Cui Peiji did not lose the battle, his face was cold, he sneered and showed disdain:
"Who knows what your relationship is with the Duke of Wei and the King of Yan? Could they still show up here and verify what you said? What if you lied and I believed you, wouldn't that mean I'm stupid?"

When Sakai heard this, he was not angry at all, but laughed out loud. Then he looked at Cui Peiji with interest and said:

"Since that's what you said, I'll give you a chance. Everyone is here in the Imperial College. Do you dare to bring up the Duke of Wei and the Prince of Yan?"

Cui Peiji was choked all of a sudden.

How dare he?
There were people coming and going in the Imperial College, including many tribute students and hidden students from the Ming Dynasty.

What Cui Peiji said here just now might be treated as a joke by someone with ulterior motives and spread to the ears of the Duke of Wei and the King of Yan in a few days.

Even if the Prince of Yan was in his vassal state at this moment and could not hear these words, even if he heard them, he would not be able to spare the time to deal with him.

But there is still a Duke of Wei in Yingtian Prefecture.

For Duke Wei, dealing with him was as easy as crushing an ant.

Don’t bring up the Korean envoys. There are so many Korean envoys coming to the Imperial College. If something really happens, will Korea turn against the Ming Dynasty because of him?
Cui Peiji remained silent.

Seeing this, Sakai Ryoko's face became more and more proud, and she couldn't help but laugh with her head raised.

Some people in the Imperial College disliked him and wanted to say something, especially those students who had been wanting to curse him for a long time.

You are a Japanese, why are you showing off?

It's as if no one has any background.

I am so uneducated, do you know how I got in?

However, at this critical moment, a voice that was a hundred times more arrogant than what Yin Jiansheng was thinking sounded in everyone's ears:

"Who the hell are you? Does this prince know you? Who allowed you to use my father's name to parade around here? You have ruined my father's reputation! You don't even know to bribe in advance before you pay homage to the mountain master."

"Come on, tell me your name. Let me see who you are, a monster who is even more arrogant than me, Zhu Gaoyu, in Yingtian Prefecture!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Sakai Ryoko's laughter stopped abruptly.

This chapter is 4,000 words long, and I have finished it. I will go visit grandma tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

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