My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 31 Huang Zicheng's Fear
When Zhu Gaoyu gave this reason, his brothers quickly accepted it.

Zhu Gaoyu was different since he was young.

Since he was a child, he liked to ask literate eunuchs to read some miscellaneous books to him. Among these miscellaneous books, the ones he heard the most were travel notes and strange stories.

People come here to tell a bedtime story at night.

He is just a bedtime ghost story at night.

The key is that this guy can really sleep soundly after listening to ghost stories.

Among the eunuchs who read miscellaneous books to Zhu Gaoyu, his favorite was a eunuch named Ma Sanbao.

There are no other complicated reasons.

It's just because Ma Sanbao is tall and strong, and his voice is not as shrill as most eunuchs', so he sounds pleasant to the ears and looks pleasing to the eyes, that's all.

It’s a pity that Ma Sanbao was his father’s right-hand man, and he had a lot of things to do in the past. Sometimes, it was only because Zhu Gaoyu pestered him that he could find time to come.

At this moment, a shrill scream suddenly came to Zhu Gaoyu's ears.

"Where are my walnuts?! Where are all the walnuts I peeled?!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the empty stone table and his mentality collapsed.

When Zhu Gaosui heard the noise, he also came over to take a look.

So there is one more person who has a mental breakdown.

Zhu Gaoxu looked left and right, and while Zhu Gaoxu was not paying attention, he ran away!
Looking at Zhu Gaoxu's back, Zhu Gaoxu finally realized...

He clenched his cheeks and roared:

"Zhu Gaoyu! Do you owe me something? Those are the walnuts I peeled!"

Watching Zhu Gaoxu taking a few big strides to catch up, Zhu Gaosui sat where he was, frowning and thinking. He analyzed for a moment, and finally, after wavering between Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaoyu, he chose to follow Zhu Gaoxu.

Because after his careful calculations, he felt that in the game between Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaoyu, Zhu Gaoxu had a greater chance of winning.

Just go whichever way the wind blows.

It’s not shameful to be a fence-sitter!

After the three of them left, Zhu Gaochi opened his palm, revealing a handful of walnut meat. He had a smile on his face, looking like a fat fox who had stolen a chicken.

After finishing the walnut meat in two or three bites, he finally stood up slowly and left the rockery step by step.

But shortly after they left, Huang Zicheng appeared in a corner with an unpredictable expression.

A five-year-old child could actually talk about Lingqu Canal so eloquently.

Even though these words came from travel notes and miscellaneous books, the amount of reading Zhu Gaoyu had done was a little too terrifying.

However, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui and even Zhu Gaoxu, who did not get along well with Zhu Gaoyu, all acted as if they were accustomed to it.

In an instant, in Huang Zicheng's eyes, these four brothers seemed unfathomable.

Now the King of Qin passed away last year, and the King of Jin has been frail and sickly since childhood. Who knows if he will suddenly die one day in the future.

If that day really comes, wouldn't the Prince of Yan be the most powerful among the vassal kings?

In addition, after the death of Prince Jin, Prince Yan took over the position of eldest son...

When he thought of this, Huang Zicheng felt cold sweat on his back.

It was not that he was targeting the Prince of Yan, but as the Crown Prince's companion, he knew some inside information.

That year, Zhu Yuanzhang held a family dinner in the Huagai Palace. Because the atmosphere was very good, Zhu Yuanzhang and his family walked along Bei'anmennei Street to the racecourse in the northwest corner of the imperial city.

Here, Lao Zhu came up with a couplet that Huang Zicheng still remembers vividly.

It’s not because Zhu Yuanzhang’s couplets were so good, but because Zhu Di, this rough man who didn’t like reading... his couplets were unexpectedly good.

The couplet that Lao Zhu came up with was "The wind blows the horse's tail into thousands of threads."

At that time, Zhu Yunwen just paced back and forth for a while, and then he confidently came up with the couplet "Rain hits the wool and turns it into a piece of felt".

The couplet is neat and can be correct within seven steps. Although it is not the best, it is also remarkable.

I thought the matter was over. After all, even the old man recognized Zhu Yunwen's talent.

But who would have thought that Zhu Di, who had always been considered good at wielding swords and guns in the eyes of everyone, would actually come up with the second line of the couplet "The sun shines on the dragon scales, turning them into thousands of golden dots".

When he was about to leave, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Zhu Laosi, feeling proud, patted his nephew on the shoulder and said, "You've come to this day, kid." Zhu Yunwen was a little at a loss as to what to do.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang caught this scene at this time and severely scolded Zhu Di.

Zhu Yunwen seemed to be trying to smooth things over on the surface, but perhaps... only Zhu Yunwen himself and his close minister Huang Zicheng would understand how much they were afraid of Zhu Di.

No!

We can't just sit there and wait for death!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince takes into account the relationship between uncle, nephew and cousin, but he, Huang Zicheng, cannot care so much!
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Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the teachers in the hall and began his daily concern for his lessons.

Huang Zicheng was the crown prince's companion in study, but he was also a minister, so he also stood here on the gold brick of the Qianqing Palace.

The Crown Prince had the highest status and was the most favored by Zhu Yuanzhang. As a convention, the first person Zhu Yuanzhang cared about was Zhu Yunwen.

"How was your homework today, Grandson?"

The gentleman stepped forward, and faced with this routine question, he was already confident:

"Your Highness is extremely gifted, quick-witted and eager to learn, and his studies are improving day by day. When he encounters a difficult problem, His Highness will get to the bottom of it and find the answer to his question perfectly..."

A bunch of compliments came out of the gentleman's mouth.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his reaction was indifferent.

No wonder.

Anyone who listens to these polite words for a long time will probably be like Lao Zhu, with no waves in his heart...

But today is a little different.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyelids and said, "You said that Yunwen has encountered a problem?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he paused, as if thinking for a moment, and then his expression was somewhat inexplicable:

"I remember that Yunwen had read the Four Books and Five Classics when he was only a little over ten years old, and he was surrounded by Hanlin scholars. How could he still encounter intractable problems?"

When he said the last part, there was a hint of interest in Lao Zhu's eyes, and it was obvious that he was also curious about this "difficult problem".

When this was mentioned, the gentleman in the hall laughed.

His smile was a little smug.

Speaking of which, this difficult question was the one he left behind today as a test for many princes and grandchildren of the emperor. Now that he could answer the question from His Majesty, this gentleman looked a little more proud.

Thinking of this, he revealed everything about the Xing'an Lingqu Canal that was left over today.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his eyebrows twitched slightly, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"So according to what you said, the Crown Prince has figured this out now?"

The teacher in the Wenhua Hall below was suddenly speechless.

He hesitated, not knowing how to start.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, those are just polite words. Can you take them seriously?

As for the matter of the Xing'an Lingqu Canal, unless one asks a learned scholar who specializes in this field or an official from the Ministry of Works, how could these bookish princes and grandchildren of the emperor possibly figure this out so quickly?

Suddenly, the Qianqing Palace became quiet.

Old Zhu narrowed his eyes, with a kind of imposing aura:

"You said it well, but why can't you continue now? Or... were you lying to me before?"

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