My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 13: Pretending to be Big

At the martial arts training ground, Zhu Yunwen stood on the shooting range, and shot from a distance of 120 steps from the target, just as his grandfather the Emperor usually did when training soldiers, holding the bowstring with his eyes slightly narrowed.

He tried to pull the two stone bows, but when he did it, it was obvious that he was not as relaxed as Zhu Gaoxu next to him. Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing next to him, could even see the bulging blue veins on his forehead.

Zhu Gaochi squatted down and held his little brother with one hand, "Fourth brother, I'm glad you're here. With you here, I'm not alone..."

Zhu Gaoyu was not happy: "Brother, I am a child, I am different!"

Zhu Gaochi snorted and laughed: "What's the difference? Aren't they all fat? They can all be taken out to be used as suet."

Zhu Gaoyu: “…”

Man, your name is small-minded!

Where is Renzong?

Where have you gone?

While the two brothers were joking around, Zhu Yunwen had already shot the first arrow.

As soon as the arrow was shot, it hit the bull's eye.

Immediately, in the martial arts arena, no matter what people were thinking, they all smiled and applauded. For a moment, the atmosphere was harmonious and joyful, and the scene was extremely peaceful.

When it was Zhu Gaoxu's turn, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

No matter what the many uncles and eunuchs thought, at least for the sake of Zhu Yunwen's face, then... the face of Prince Gaoyang had to be given up.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become so dull, the last bit of struggle in Zhu Gaoxu's heart disappeared without a trace.

Why are you, Zhu Yunwen, superior to others even though we are all grandsons of the emperor?
To put it bluntly, everyone knows that Zhu Yunwen's mother, Lu, was once a concubine. If his wife, Chang, had not died early, how could Lu have become the second wife?
And Zhu Gaoxu, no matter what, is the second son of the Prince of Yan. If his father wasn't so incompetent...

Stop, that’s enough.

To say any more would be outrageous.

Zhu Gaoxu held his breath and concentrated. At this moment, he cleared all distracting thoughts from his mind and focused his gaze on a spot a hundred meters away. His breathing at this moment was slightly rhythmic with the breeze blowing on his face.

The next moment, the arrow flew out!

Boom!
A solid sound.

The arrow hit the bull's eye.

The result was exactly the same as Zhu Yunwen's just now.

For a moment, Zhu Gaoxu's brows were so furrowed with pride that they seemed to fly up to the sky.

If he hadn't had some rationality left, he would have wanted to raise his eyebrows at Zhu Yunwen and provoke him.

Of course, if you really do that, you will be seeking death.

Zhu Yunwen stood where he was, watching Zhu Gaoxu walk to the middle of his brothers. His high-spirited look hurt his heart quite a bit.

He is the crown prince.

He is a nobleman who is about to succeed to the throne.

His riding and archery skills were acquired bit by bit through hard work day and night from the best martial arts master that his grandfather found.

As a result... Zhu Gaoxu easily tied with him?
Huang Zicheng was standing aside. He knew Zhu Yunwen very well, so when he saw Zhu Yunwen's current appearance, he immediately understood what Zhu Yunwen was thinking in his heart.

But it was precisely because of this that he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still too young.

Throughout history, how many emperors have there been who are unrivaled in both civil and military affairs?

Even the present emperor, the founding emperors of the Tang and Song dynasties, the Qin emperor and the Han emperor could not say that they were better than others in every way.

Zhu Yunwen was stuck in this dilemma, so he felt so uncomfortable at the moment.

But now is not a good time to persuade, Huang Zicheng can only give up secretly and wait until there are fewer people around, then find a chance to talk to Zhu Yunwen in person.

But... He looked at Zhu Gaoxu's beaming face, his eyes darkened slightly. The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, and the face of the Crown Prince is not something that ordinary people can afford.

Thinking about it, Huang Zicheng smiled and said:
"I have always heard that the Prince of Gaoyang is good at riding and shooting. Today, I saw that it is indeed true. Your Majesty personally taught the Crown Prince how to ride and shoot. Now the Prince of Gaoyang can tie with him. It is not easy."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people present changed slightly.

Zhu Gaoxu's originally grinning mouth was pursed into a straight line again at some point.

Because Zhu Gaoyu was young, short, and had a different field of vision, he could easily see places that ordinary people could not see.

For example...Zhu Gaoxu's clenched fists at this moment.

He quickly stood up:
"What's the hurry? I haven't made a move yet!"

Zhu Gaoyu's words instantly broke the deadlock, and the uncles next to him also laughed and heated up the atmosphere.

Originally, he was just a kid playing archery, but they ended up making him the center of attention. Of course, the purpose of this was to divert attention.

Zhu Gaoyu was seen holding a wooden bow, which was a specially customized scaled-down version used by his uncles in the past. Now it was taken out and given to Zhu Gaoyu to use again.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't care much about his archery results.

Anyway...this time he was just playing the clown to divert other people's attention.

Ugh……

Zhu Gaoyu sighed silently in his heart:

He has really sacrificed so much for this family!

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyu pulled the bow suddenly.

"Bang."

The expected sound of flying arrows did not occur.

When he looked down, he saw that the arrow had fallen to the ground.

Zhu Gaoyu looked at the broken bowstring in his hand and subconsciously exclaimed "Oh!"

It's over.

This is too much.

Zhu Gaosui looked at his brother's innocent look, dumbfounded, and couldn't help muttering to himself:
"This guy Lao Si, if he doesn't make a name for himself, he will make a big splash once he does."

Zhu Gaochi also nodded seriously: "I was wondering where all the food he usually eats went. It turns out that all the food was not eaten in vain, but turned into his strange power."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi turned his head and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, who still looked somewhat confused and angry. He smiled slightly, sighed imperceptibly, and patted the second brother on the shoulder:

"Second brother, you should thank Fourth brother."

……

The bowstring broke.

This incident happened in the palace, so naturally it could not be hidden from the eyes of anyone with ulterior motives.

The palace is full of spies, and even if everyone has different thoughts, they have to pretend that everyone is fine on the surface.

It was not until the afternoon classes were over that the brothers, some riding in carriages and some riding on horses, awkwardly entered the mansion that they finally relaxed a little.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu walked into the yard, he took a step forward and punched the tree trunk.

The trunk of the tree shook violently, and the leaves fell down because of the shaking.

Zhu Gaoxu's voice was filled with reluctance:

"What did he mean by that? He's using His Majesty to put pressure on me?! He meant that the grandson taught by His Majesty must be the best at riding and shooting. If I surpass him, His Majesty will be displeased, and my father will be feared by others?"

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