My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 36: How could such a scumbag endure for so long?

The person who came was none other than Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong was Zhu Yunwen's playmate. He grew up with him and they had a deep relationship.

Zhu Yuanzhang also intended to make this "all-round talent in both civil and military affairs", who was once praised by even the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, his right-hand man when his grandson ascended the throne and took charge of government affairs a hundred years later.

Driven by various factors, Li Jinglong and Zhu Yunwen had a very close relationship and were close friends.

only……

Li Jinglong was not only the cousin of Zhu Yunwen, but also the cousin of Zhu Youjie, Zhu Gaojie and others.

But everyone knows that for Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, who is in charge of the Left Army Commander's Office and serves as the Prince's Tutor, the relationship between cousins ​​is different...

Li Jinglong strode over, and seeing Zhu Yunwen's excitement, his eyes were bright and he immediately put his arm around Zhu Yunwen's shoulders with a smile.

"I haven't seen the Crown Prince for a long time. Now I see that the Crown Prince is still as charming as ever."

Finally, he took out a snack from somewhere and shook it in his hand:
"This is the yellow Luo cake I brought back for Your Highness when I went to Huguang for military training. I just want to eat it for fun. Your Highness, please find time to eat it today or tomorrow."

The other princes and grandchildren saw clearly that the snacks in the package were just enough for Zhu Yunwen alone, with no portion for them at all.

This is completely ignoring them!
But no one would say anything about this snack.

First of all, snacks are just a small thing. If you really want to eat them, the Shangshi Supervisor in the palace can give you as much as you want.

Secondly, Li Jinglong was naturally in a high position and had great power, and unlike ordinary dignitaries, he was not suspected by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Now he has a close relationship with Zhu Yunwen, and when Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne in the future, he will be favored by the emperor.

Compared to their uncles and cousins ​​who had to look up to Zhu Yunwen's face, Li Jinglong might have lived even more freely than them.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't even think about eating the Huangluo cake.

Huangluo cake is just egg cake.

What's so delicious about this?

He just took this opportunity to look at Li Jinglong.

It is this person who, because of his performance in the Jingnan Campaign, has been speculated by countless people in history as to whether he was a fool or an undercover agent.

But his old father Zhu Gaochi didn't think so.

He watched Zhu Gaoyu staring at the yellow cake eagerly, and saw that Li Jinglong had no intention of even looking at them. He sighed slightly and patted Zhu Gaoyu on the head:

"When you get back, ask your sister-in-law to make you Huangluo cake. I guarantee it will be a hundred times more delicious than this."

However, after saying this, Zhu Gaoyu did not show the touched expression that his elder brother had imagined. Instead, he looked a little puzzled:
"What's so delicious about Huangluo Cake? Brother, I want to eat the pork elbow in soy sauce. And two cloves of garlic, it's delicious!"

For a moment, Zhu Gaochi didn't know what expression to make.

Zhu Gaoxu stood aside and heard the conversation clearly. Seeing this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing:
"This kid is holding his tongue. Do you think he is envious of others for having Huangluo cake? Maybe he is still wondering why others are so pitiful that they treat Huangluo cake as a treasure."

nonsense!

This is absolute nonsense!

When saying this, Zhu Gaoxu lowered his voice, but it was inevitable that there were still some rustling noises.

Li Jinglong over there heard the chattering sound and couldn't help but turn around to take a look. When he saw that the person speaking was Zhu Gaoxu, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Then, he turned his head again, looked at Zhu Yunwen, and said with a smile:

"Your Highness, why don't you continue? Or... is there something that happened today that makes Your Highness unhappy?"

The last sentence seems to have a hint of something.

Subconsciously, everyone focused their attention on Zhu Gaoxu. For a moment, Zhu Gaoxu had only one thought.

——Fuck him!
He wasn't the only one who did the bad things, so why is he the only one left to take the blame?
Even if the eldest and the fourth child are not counted, the third child must be included!
Why?
That compartment.

When Zhu Yunwen listened to Li Jinglong's words, he felt a warm current flowing through his heart.

Sure enough, Zhu Yunwen also had the support of his brothers. Although they were not blood brothers, they were not far apart.

Not to mention that Li Jinglong was not only his cousin but also a subject who was loyal to him. He was also the son of Li Wenzhong and possessed outstanding military talents. He would definitely be his right-hand man in the future.

This is much better than the noisy brothers in my fourth uncle's family.

After thinking about it, Zhu Yunwen's mood suddenly brightened, and he began to discuss the effectiveness of the military training in Huguang with Li Jinglong.

But as we talked, the topic inevitably went off track.

"September 18th is Tianshou Festival. Your Highness, have you thought about what to give as a gift?"

The so-called Tianshou Shengjie, to put it simply, is Lao Zhu’s birthday.

Birthdays themselves are not very meaningful, but when it comes to giving gifts, there are many things to consider.

In the 13th year of Hongwu, after Li Shanchang repeatedly submitted petitions to congratulate the "Tianshou Holy Festival", Zhu Yuanzhang finally agreed to have such a festival.

But at the same time, he also set the rule of "not accepting offerings, not composing poems, not giving wine, and not fasting and offering sacrifices."

but……

The so-called "not accepting offerings" should, to be precise, mean not accepting gifts from ministers.

However, vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, such as Korea, Siam, and Ryukyu, would still come to Nanjing before the Tianshou Festival to celebrate and pay tribute to the Ming emperor.

In addition, local officials such as those of Yangli Prefecture and Siling Prefecture would also send envoys to the court to offer tribute.

This was the case for vassal states and local officials, not to mention the emperor's sons and grandsons.

However, when they gave gifts, unlike other vassal states, they had to be careful about the method. The gifts had to be in line with Zhu's "simplicity" theme and at the same time be novel and interesting so as to make him happy.

Here comes the problem.

Therefore, when Li Jinglong said this, although everyone seemed to be drawing their bows and punching, in fact, they all stretched their necks and pricked up their ears, ready to listen carefully to what the Crown Prince's plan was for this Tianshou Holy Festival.

For some reason, Zhu Gaoyu looked at Li Jinglong again.

The questions he was thinking about at this moment were exactly the same as those of scholars in later generations.

This cousin...is he really stupid, or is he just a traitor?

Asking this in public now makes me feel that Li Jinglong has betrayed Zhu Yunwen.

But looking at Zhu Yunwen's expression, he seemed helpless but also a bit used to it, as if this was not the first time Li Jinglong had done this.

In response to this, Zhu Yunwen just laughed it off, thus putting the issue aside.

After reading the whole story, Zhu Gaoyu felt a little confused.

Li Jinglong is such a scoundrel... How on earth could Zhu Yunwen tolerate him for so long?

If Xiao Jixiang was so stupid, Zhu Gaoyu would have sent him away long ago and replaced him with a young eunuch to serve him.

Thinking about this, Zhu Gaoyu glanced at Xiao Jixiang beside him.

When Xiao Jixiang received the gaze, he shuddered inexplicably and felt a chill on his back.

What?
Did he do something wrong?
I am going out today, I am saving my manuscripts~
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(End of this chapter)