My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 72: Dai Wang Zhu Gui Visits
Zhu Di glanced at Li Jinglong and didn't seem surprised by his arrival.

As for Li Jinglong, he was quite arrogant and domineering in front of Zhu Gaoyue and his brothers.

As a result, when he appeared in front of Zhu Di, Li Jinglong immediately restrained his edge and looked much more approachable.

Even Zhu Gui next to him was the same.

He was not very old, about twenty years old, and there was a hint of arrogance between his eyebrows.

However, this arrogance seemed a little more obedient when facing Zhu Di.

Because Zhu Gui's wife Xu and Xu Miaoyun were sisters, whenever Zhu Gui got into trouble, Xu Miaoyun would often speak well of her thirteenth brother to Zhu Di, and Zhu Di also helped clean up the mess several times.

Therefore, it can be said that Dai Wang Zhu Gui had both respect and fear for Zhu Di's brother, but if you think about it carefully, he was probably more afraid of him.

Zhu Gaoyu was full of curiosity about the two guests, especially Zhu Gui, whom he had never met before.

"Are you Uncle Thirteen?" Zhu Gaoyu opened his eyes wide and looked at him.

When Zhu Gui saw such a child, he couldn't help but think of his son Zhu Xunyan, born to his wife Xu.

Zhu Xunyan was not much older than Zhu Gaoyu. When Zhu Gui saw Zhu Gaoyu, he felt as if he saw his own son.

But unfortunately, he didn't even like his own son, let alone his nephew Zhu Gaoyu.

He hummed lightly, then turned his head and wanted to talk to Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaoyu looked at him again.

This uncle is a little hard to approach.

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt a force on his shoulder, pulling him in front of Zhu Di.

Zhu Di put his hand on Zhu Gaoyu's shoulder and chatted with him in a familiar manner:

"Thirteen, your son should be about the same age as mine, right?"

Zhu Gui was a little confused.

What kind of number is this?
He remembered that his fourth brother was not so fussy before. He would come and chat about family matters like the wife at home.

As for his son...

Zhu Gui was a little dazed.

By the way, how old is your son?

I can’t seem to remember…

He was a little embarrassed and smiled vaguely, trying to pass it off:

"Almost, almost."

After saying this, Zhu Gui wanted to talk about business, but the next second, Zhu Di seemed to have not noticed and started chatting with him again:

"Since we are about the same age, don't forget to bring your kid with you when you come next time. Children always want to get together and play around. Didn't we often play around when my brothers were here?"

Zhu Gui really wanted to say that at that time, he was really not familiar with Zhu Di and his group of brothers.

Maybe he himself had not been born when Zhu Di was alive.

Zhu Gui laughed awkwardly:
"I will definitely come next time, I will definitely come next time... Fourth brother, I came here this time to find you..."

When Zhu Di heard this, he grinned:
"You got it, right?"

Zhu Gui was a little overwhelmed:
"what do you know?"

"During the horseback archery class this afternoon, my fourth child hit the straw target again. If he were older, he could go to the grassland with me to fight. Thirteen, you have to pay attention to your children too. They change every day. If you don't pay attention, they will grow up."

"By then, it will be difficult to witness anything again."

When Zhu Gui heard what his fourth brother said, he felt a little confused for a moment.

Was Zhu Di like this before?

He thought about it carefully and seemed to feel that the current Zhu Di was very different from the impression he had of his fourth brother before.

In my memory, Zhu Di was young and promising. When Zhu Gui was still wandering around and causing trouble, his brother had already been beheading people on the battlefield with his sword.

His success in persuading Naierbuhua to surrender even made Zhu Yuanzhang say in person, "No need to worry about the north."

If Prince Jin had not divided some of his credit, Zhu Di's brilliance and achievements would have been even brighter than they are now.

It's just... this brother is now showing off his son to his younger brother like an ordinary father...

This made Zhu Gui speechless for a moment.

Seeing that the food and wine were already on the table, Zhu Di still didn't seem to want to change the subject. Zhu Gui couldn't help but think of the purpose of his visit today, so he forcibly brought up a topic and tried to speak with a forced smile:
"Fourth brother, I came here today to go to the vassal state..."

Zhu Di seemed a little drunk due to being drunk, with a blush on his cheeks, but in fact, where Zhu Gui couldn't see, his eyes were unexpectedly bright.

The next second, before Dai Wang Zhu Gui could continue, Zhu Di started to complain again:

"Ah, Old Thirteen, sometimes I really envy you. You have a beautiful wife and concubines, no worries about offspring and inheritance, and countless gold and silver to enjoy. You live a carefree life in luxury every day. This is much more comfortable than being the King of Yan in Peking!"

Zhu Gui broke out in a cold sweat after hearing what he said.

What a rich home, what a beautiful wife and concubines, what gold and silver to enjoy...

These old men didn’t get to enjoy it.

How could it be justified for a small vassal king to be so extravagant and licentious? !

When Zhu Gui thought about what the old man might hear, cold sweat broke out on his back.

The key point is that Zhu Gaoyu was very narrow-minded. At this time, while he was acting as a flatterer and pouring wine for his father, he secretly added fuel to the fire: "Thirteenth Uncle, Datong is also an important frontier town, not as rich as Jiangnan. Where did you get so many gold and silver toys, beautiful wives and concubines?"

Zhu Gui was sweating profusely.

He even suspected whether Zhu Gaoyu said this on purpose.

But when he saw Zhu Gaoyu's watery eyes, the suspicion in his heart was silently suppressed.

It should be... no?

This kid from fourth brother's family looks so honest and simple, and you can tell at first glance that he doesn't have any bad intentions.

Just at this critical juncture, Li Jinglong seemed to have realized something.

He also came forward and started to urge him to drink, one cup after another. How could Zhu Gui stand this?

Both of these men are old hands. As for Zhu Gui himself... he was careless as a vassal king in his fiefdom, and even caused complaints from the people in the fiefdom. What's more, he was not to mention facing Li Jinglong?
Some people might think that Li Jinglong is not good at fighting and is only good at talking about war on paper, but this guy is from a noble family after all, and he is the prince's tutor, so he knows a little about the twists and turns of officialdom.

If Li Jinglong was like this, let alone Zhu Di.

Li Jinglong came here today just to make himself familiar with Zhu Di, and his actions today were just going with the flow.

But Zhu Gui came with a request.

After three rounds of drinking, while Zhu Gaoyu was still yawning, Zhu Gui had already vaguely and subconsciously stated his purpose:
"Fourth brother, when you go to Datong this time, no matter what you see or hear, don't tell Grandpa when you come back. All my fat is hanging on you..."

"Xu and my sister-in-law are sisters. Even if you don't want to see the monks, you have to see the Buddha..."

Zhu Di's cheeks were slightly red, but his expression was clear. After hearing this, he turned the wine cup in his hand and did not agree. Instead, he asked:
"What did you do in Datong?"

Zhu Gui seemed to be a little drunk and dazed. After a long while, he slowly spoke:
"I just robbed a few women, seized some land, property, and beat up a few people..."

okay.

Needless to say.

Zhu Gaoyu looked at Zhu Gui, who was still able to talk despite being drunk, with a look of sympathy and admiration in his eyes.

That's really true.

But this is too much to say... Sometimes, it's not very good...

If he said any more, his father would take action himself without letting the emperor know, and let his younger brother experience what true love and justice are.

Zhu Gaoyu turned his head and looked at Zhu Di's face carefully.

Sure enough, although Zhu Di's expression was still calm at this moment, judging from his tightly clenched cheeks, if he had a knife at hand, if the King of Dai was not his brother...

I'm afraid Zhu Di could chop off these princes who exploit the people with just one knife.

Unfortunately, he can't.

Zhu Di originally wanted to help because of Xiao Xu's relationship, but at this moment, he didn't want to get involved at all.

His expression remained unchanged, but he quietly avoided what Zhu Gui said and started chatting with Li Jinglong about some irrelevant topics.

Li Jinglong was naturally happy about this.

Well, when people reach a certain age, they just drink, reminisce about the past, and look back on the time they spent together.

After this operation is completed, even three points of face can be turned into eight or nine points.

Zhu Gaoyu took advantage of this opportunity to come before his uncle.

He has seen many scumbags, but he would like to see someone who is so comprehensive.

So Zhu Gaoyu tilted his head and began to ask:
"Uncle Thirteen, will your brother cry if he can't see you at home? When I was a child, my father would come to see me every day when he was free, except when he had official duties."

Zhu Gui spoke the truth after drinking, "Only women would do such things. A real man should have ambitions..."

Zhu Gaoyu spoke coldly:
"So what did you do?"

Zhu Gui came to his senses a little now, and spoke in a rather annoyed tone:
"You're just a kid, what do you know?"

"Tsk." Zhu Gaoyu curled his lips in disdain, "I don't know? I'm afraid if I tell you what I know, you'll be scared to death!"

When Zhu Gui heard this, he almost wanted to laugh out loud.

Even if the person who said this was the third son of Zhu Di, he probably wouldn't be so disdainful.

But... Zhu Gaoyu?

He's just a little kid.

The little kid plays happily every day. He just finished lunch at noon, and when you ask him when he gets home, he probably forgets what he ate.

With that appearance, what can you know? What news can you get out?

Zhu Gaoyu spoke cheerfully:

"Uncle Thirteen, I know you and Auntie don't have a good relationship. Everyone says... says..."

Zhu Gui narrowed his eyes, having a bad feeling in his heart, but Zhu Di on the other side had already turned his head and narrowed his eyes:

"say what?"

Zhu Gaoyu showed a "cautious" look and said:

"They say you favor your concubine over your wife, and you don't even care about the children born to your wife. You hang out with your concubine all day. And what... what was that lewd thing?"

(End of this chapter)