My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 25: Talking some truths
Looking at Tie Xuan who was somewhat confused, Zhu Gaoyu didn't know what to say.

It’s just that the person in front of me is too famous.

If we were to say that the biggest setback his father Zhu Di suffered in the Jingnan Campaign in the future, it would be this insignificant Tie Xuan in front of him.

First, while guarding the city of Jinan, he sent civilians to pretend to surrender, luring Zhu Di to a meeting alone. In the end, the iron gate at the city gate almost smashed Zhu Di's head.

Then, at the critical moment of the bombardment of Jinan City, he took out Zhu Di's portrait and defeated magic with magic, putting Zhu Di in a dilemma.

Zhu Di had mixed feelings of love and hate for this loyal genius. Unfortunately, in the original historical trajectory, Tie Xuan vowed to never work for Zhu Di, and ended up with a tragic ending.

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at Tie Xuan. At this time, Tie Xuan was only thirty years old and in the prime of his life.

Tie Xuan looked at Zhu Gaoyu, somewhat puzzled: "Your Highness, do you know me?"

Zhu Gaoyu smiled and said, "Of course I know you. The Emperor once mentioned you to me, saying that you are a master at solving cases, and he even gave you the name 'Dingshi'."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoyu blinked his eyes and spoke with such sincerity:
"My father always said that you have more talent than this. You are in your prime and will definitely achieve great things in the future."

Tie Xuan still looked calm, but he couldn't help feeling a little happy in his heart.

At the moment, he was just a small judge in the Governor's Office. At most, he was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang a few times. Zhu Yunwen, to whom he would be loyal in the future, did not even glance at a small figure like him.

But who is the King of Yan?
The Prince of Yan went to the border twice and returned with great victory both times. In addition, he is the legitimate son of the current emperor.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is still alive, Zhu Yunwen has not started his plan to reduce the power of the princes. Although there are some undercurrents, on the surface, everything remains peaceful.

When Tie Xuan suddenly heard these words, although he still had some doubts in his heart, he was mostly happy after all.

But on the surface, he was still very reserved, "It's just what I should do, nothing worthy of praise from His Highness."

Zhu Gaoyu laughed twice:
"Yes, I admire your character. We are destined to meet today. Let's go. I will take you to Zuixianlou for a good meal. We won't leave until we are drunk!"

Tie Xuan's face twitched.

Has His Highness always been so... uh... enthusiastic?
However, when Tie Xuan thought of the duck oil crispy biscuits and crab roe soup dumplings in Zuixianlou, he couldn't help but feel his throat tighten, and he felt saliva starting to secrete from his lips.

But the next moment, he remembered his meager salary...

Tie Xuan felt a chill in his heart.

He calmly bowed:

"I have something important to attend to, so I am afraid I can only refuse your kindness."

Zhu Gaoyu pulled him in a very familiar manner, nodded, and acted like "I know everything".

"Man is like iron, and food is like steel. If you don't eat for a meal, you will be hungry. Let's go to Zuixianlou and make a quick decision. After you have a bite, you can go back to handle the case. It won't be a problem."

Tie Xuan is thin, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like to eat.

If you are not short of money, who doesn’t like to eat something delicious?

If you just eat some meat noodles or something like that, it really doesn't take a lot of time, but...

Tie Xuan was still hesitating, and the next moment, he felt his whole body stagger, and the little kid in front of him grabbed his wrist and ran forward.

Zuixianlou was not far from where they had just been. Not long after, Zhu Gaoyu arrived at the lobby of Zuixianlou.

At this moment, Tie Xuan looked at the deep red marks on his wrist that seemed to be caused by the clamp, and his scalp felt numb. No... What did this Zhu Gaoyu eat to grow up?
Such a little kid was so strong that even a strong man like Tie Xuan could hardly resist him.

At this time, Xiao Jixiang was running out of breath, but even so, he smiled flatteringly, and the flattery in his mouth was like free, one string after another came out:
"Your Highness has extraordinary physical strength. Not only is he strong enough to move mountains and lift tripods, he also has the speed of the wind. In the future, he will surely inherit the physique of Prince Yan and kill the Tatars and Oirat so badly that they will cry for their parents..."

When Tie Xuan heard this, his eyes twitched again.

He began to doubt whether his first impression of Zhu Gaoyu was accurate.

Judging from the tone of this little eunuch, he is clearly a future treacherous minister and villain. Putting such a eunuch next to Zhu Gaoyu, is Zhu Gaoyu really as upright and honest as he imagined?

Fortunately, in the next second, Zhu Gaoyu put his hands behind his back, knitted his thick eyebrows together, and shouted in a low voice: "Xiao Jixiang!"

Tie Xuan's frown relaxed.

This is what a little prince should look like.

But the next moment... the curve at the corner of his lips suddenly stiffened.

Zhu Gaoyu was displeased:

"Xiao Jixiang, don't say anything nonsense outside. If you have anything to say, talk about it when you get back home."

"How many times have I told you that you should learn to be low-key when doing things. Why can't you learn it?"

Xiao Jixiang lowered his head obediently to admit his mistake, but even so, he still stubbornly wanted to speak his true feelings:
"But Your Highness, every word I said is true. Not a single word is false!"

Zhu Gaoyu sighed and could only bow to Tie Xuan:
"Little Jixiang is still a little young, Lord Tiexuan, please forgive me."

Tie Xuan looked at the master and servant singing the same tune, not knowing whether to be angry or laugh. In the end, he could only bow helplessly:

"Don't dare."

It was at this time that the shopkeeper of Zuixianlou spotted Zhu Gaoyu in the vast crowd.

The shopkeeper couldn't forget this generous God of Wealth. He smiled more brilliantly than the madam in the brothel and walked up to him, twisting his waist:
"Young Master, you are here. The elegant seats are ready for you. What do you want to eat today? Braised duck with eight treasures? Braised pork with glutinous rice? Or sweet taro shoots?"

As the names of the dishes were announced by the shopkeeper, Tie Xuan's heart trembled every time he heard the name of a dish, and he subconsciously wanted to reach for his purse.

He began to think, was it right to follow this little prince out to eat...

Zhu Gaoyu waved his hand and said, "No fancy dishes today. Two bowls of plain noodles, two pieces of pork chop, and finally a plate of our signature salted duck."

Hey.

So simple today?
The shopkeeper still had a warm smile on his face, and at the end he was particularly earnest:
"Okay. I know you have a big appetite, so I'll give you 5 liang of plain noodles. Is that enough?"

A normal adult usually only eats three taels of rice in one meal, so after hearing the shopkeeper's words, Tie Xuan nodded slightly in his heart.

No wonder the restaurant can be so big.

In addition to the boss's strength, the shopkeeper is also a really smart person.

The second update is here, see you tomorrow!

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