My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 134 Father and son conspire, military training in the back garden

Beiping.

Midwinter.

There were only three or four passers-by.

A team of carriages and horses slowly drove in from the city gate.

The wheels of the carriage left deep marks in the snow on the ground. Occasionally, when the north wind blew up a corner of the carriage curtain, the old woman who was setting up a wonton stand on the side of the road could vaguely see a chubby boy.

This kid has delicate skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Even if you just look at him from a distance, you can feel the spiritual energy in him. It is obvious that he is not something that ordinary people can cultivate.

Sure enough, not long after the carriage entered the city, it stopped in front of the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion.

The people around seemed not to care, but in fact their minds were all focused on the owner of the carriage.

Especially now that the situation is tense, outside the Prince of Yan's Mansion, in addition to the common people of Peking, there are also spies under the command of Zhang Bing, Xie Gui and others.

Zhang Bing and Xie Gui were spies planted in Beiping by Emperor Jianwen. They had been paying attention to the movements in the palace since Emperor Jianwen allowed the Prince of Yan and Zhu Gaoyu and others to return to Beiping.

Although Emperor Jianwen listened to the opinions of Huang Zicheng and others, as an emperor, he was still somewhat suspicious in his heart.

Emperor Jianwen sent Zhang Bing and Xie Gui with the intention of supervising.

But Emperor Jianwen was suspicious, and the Prince of Yan was also an old fox.
Moreover, he is an old fox with a kind heart, cunningness, and a deep understanding of the art of thick black.

From the time Zhu Gaoyu and others left Yingtian to the time they arrived in Beiping, he looked sickly and there was nothing wrong with him.

Just as the people around were staring at the scene in front of them.

The carriage finally stopped in front of the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion.

puff.

A voice came.

It was as if something had fallen to the ground.

The spies on Zhang Bing's side took a closer look and discovered that this "thing" was none other than the youngest son of Prince Yan - Zhu Gaoyu.

As soon as Zhu Gaoyu landed on the ground, his eyes opened and closed, tears rolled down his cheeks, and then he began to howl:
"Dad! I am an unfilial son. I have just returned to Peking at this time! Dad, please wait for me. I will come to see you soon! You must hold on!"

"Woo woo woo...whatever it is, come to me, Zhu Gaoyu. God, please don't make things difficult for my father!"

"..."

Hearing Zhu Gaoyu's series of "crying", Zhu Gaochi and others who followed him out of the carriage all had twitching facial expressions and looked a little strange.

However, they soon realized that Zhu Gaoyu's behavior was a normal reaction to his father's serious illness.

If I had to pick out something that was not right...I would only say that it was a bit of an overreaction.

But considering Zhu Gaoyu's age, it seems normal.

So Zhu Gaochi glanced at his younger brother and imitated him, closing and opening his eyes, with two lines of clear tears falling.

He looked as if his father had died.

Zhu Gaosui had a strong ability to imitate. He was only half a beat slower than Zhu Gaochi and successfully shed tears.

Zhu Gaoxu was the only one left. His facial muscles kept twitching, and no matter how he made faces, he couldn't shed a single tear.

In this short moment, Zhu Gaoxu thought about the saddest things in his life.

It's like studying hard for decades but still failing the exam.

It's like a happy wedding night, but the family is broken up.

I don't know how much he thought about it, until Zhu Gaoxu himself felt extremely unlucky, two lines of tears finally flowed down his face.

Although his face showed a sad expression, he felt greatly relieved in his heart.

Finally I cried!
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In the palace of Prince Yan.

Xu Miaoyun had been waiting in the mansion early.

Prince Yan Zhu Di's face looked somewhat pale, and even his lips were bloodless. At first glance, he looked like he was seriously ill.

Xu Miaoyun glanced over and looked at him. She didn't know what she saw, but she smiled.

When she smiled, Zhu Di couldn't help but smile too.

He smiled, half complaining and half proud:
"These little bastards have so many tricks up their sleeves. They even thought of rubbing your jade powder on my face to cover up the blood. I look a little sick."

As he spoke, Zhu Di said with certainty:
"I know without you telling me that this weird idea must have been thought up by that kid Zhu Gaoyu."

When Zhu Gaoyu was young, he often tinkered with his mother's bottles and jars, which made Xu Miaoyun so angry that she wanted to beat his buttocks to pieces.

But when she really calmed down and looked at his pitiful appearance, Xu Miaoyun couldn't bring herself to do it.

They are all so spoiled!

As the two were talking, there was a chaotic and hurried sound of footsteps outside. Among them, Zhu Gaoyu's voice seemed extremely loud amid the noise.

"Dad...wait for me!"

"Dad...my son is here!"

"Dad, if you leave, what will happen to Xiao Si?"

"Little cabbage, yellow in the field. No parents..."

Zhu Di's expression changed from expectant to pitch black in an instant.

Only after Zhu Gaoyu and his brothers came in did the door of the house slam shut.

Zhu Di suddenly appeared in front of Zhu Gaoyu.

His face was pale, but his eyes were dark and deep, like a deep pool. He looked majestic without even getting angry. When Zhu Gaoyu looked up and saw the bamboo pole in his hand, he suddenly felt his memory come back to him, and his buttocks began to throb with pain.

Zhu Gaoyu suddenly felt something was wrong and took a step back, coming behind Zhu Gaochi.

He looked at Zhu Di eagerly:

"Dad, I have come to Peking after a long journey, exhausted and terrified. And this is how you treat me?"

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui remained calm and just watched Zhu Gaoyu pretending.

This has become a regular program in our home ever since Zhu Gaoyu learned to speak and dance.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaoxu actually frowned, "Dad, I am young, and you are so old, why are you still arguing with him?"

When dealing with Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di did not restrain himself.

Anyway, my son is grown up and has thick skin and strong muscles.

As he was thinking about it, the bamboo stick hit Zhu Gaoxu's buttocks from behind.

There is a lot of flesh on my buttocks, so it will hurt at first when I hit them, but there will be no internal injuries.

After beating his son, Zhu Di felt relieved.

He then showed a serious look, put down the bamboo pole at hand, and glanced up and down at his sons.

Seeing that the eldest child had gained weight, the second and third children had grown taller, and the fourth child had also grown up, he couldn't help but nod his head with satisfaction.

At this time, Xu Miaoyun took out the ginger soup that she had prepared long ago, gave each child a bowl, and asked the children to drink it while it was hot.

After doing all this, Zhu Di spoke again:
"You brothers...are pretty good."

When Zhu Di said this, not to mention Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui, even Zhu Gaoxu, who had always been rebellious and unruly, felt warmed in his heart.

You know, Zhu Di is a strict father. He would not praise them easily, let alone reveal his inner emotions.

Now he can say "not bad", which can almost be said to be the first time in the world.

But Zhu Gaoyu didn't buy it.

He glanced at his father and said in a cocky tone:

"Do you even need to say this?"

"state!"

An iron fist of love hit Zhu Gaoyu right on the forehead.

A little pain……

Zhu Gaoyu hugged his mother's thighs in grievance.

As expected, dad and the like... are the most annoying.

The tender and affectionate time did not last long.

In other words, for a society where paternal love has been mostly implicit and introverted since ancient times, Zhu Di's utterance of "not bad" was already a very high recognition. Anything more sticky or sentimental was not the style of Zhu Di's family.

Zhu Di sat in the first seat and first gave a brief account of the preparations made by the Prince of Yan's Mansion during this period.

When they mentioned that there were soldiers secretly training in the back garden in preparation for the Jingnan Campaign, Zhu Gaoyu and his brothers began to breathe rapidly.

But their thoughts in their hearts cannot be generalized.

What Zhu Gaochi thought about most was how much food and fodder would be needed to support an army if he really wanted to "pacify the rebellion", and whether Beiping alone could provide enough soldiers, food and fodder.

The brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were thinking about how to capture the city of Beiping on the day of the mutiny if they trained the army.

After all, in addition to the Prince of Yan's faction, there are also spies of Emperor Jianwen such as Zhang Bing and Xie Gui in the city of Beiping. Among them are fence-sitters like Zhang Xin who are watching how things develop and are still hesitant.

But now that we have come to this, we must at least take a look at the training of the soldiers in the back garden.

I don’t know why, but when talking about soldier training, Zhu Di’s expression became a little strange.

He looked at Zhu Gaoyu several times, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Zhu Gaoyu scratched his head, wondering what his father was being shy about.

We are all family, yet you still come up with this!

As they walked and talked, they unknowingly arrived at the back garden.

As a vassal king, the Prince of Yan lived in a grand and solemn mansion in Peking. Soldiers trained in the backyard to minimize the chances of things being leaked and prevent the news from spreading to the outside world.

When Zhu Gaoyu came here, he saw several old acquaintances at a glance.

I saw a man from the Western Regions with a high nose and deep eyes, wearing the same armor as Qiu Fu and Zhang Yu, training his soldiers.

This group of soldiers and horses were a bit skinny, but they did not look weak.

The most eye-catching thing is that this army has a different spirit.

Zhu Di stood beside Zhu Gaoyu and exclaimed:

"They are strict and taciturn. Although these refugees are still a little immature and have not been tempered by the battlefield, their fierceness is unmatched by ordinary garrison troops."

When Zhu Gaoyu heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

How could it not be cruel?

Do you really think that as long as the refugees migrate and wander along the way, there will be peace and prosperity along the way, and no one will pick up things on the road?

When it really comes to a life-and-death situation, people have to go through great risks just to get a bite of food.

Those who can survive the process of fleeing famine are all ruthless people!

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