My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 9: Father and son fight together, brothers fight together

"Zhu Gaoxu."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on a high seat, spoke slowly.

below.

Zhu Gaoxu felt a chill on his back and stepped forward subconsciously, "The tenth Sun Gaoxu is here."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked indifferent and said only two words:

"Kneel down."

Bang!

Zhu Gaoxu's knees seemed to have been kicked hard and he immediately fell to the ground.

He lowered his head with a solemn expression, without any arrogance at all, and looked as if he was saying "I'm honest, beg to be let off."

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was extremely calm, but it was this calmness that made Zhu Gaoxu feel a chill.

Since arriving in Peiping, the treatment Zhu Gaoxu had suffered at most was a glare from Prince Yan and a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

He knew in his heart that he was his biological father, and as long as he didn't have any issues of principle, it didn't matter how pretentious he was.

But in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, there was no so-called grandparents relationship. Even if there was, Zhu Yuanzhang's little remaining patience was poured on Zhu Yunwen, not to mention them.

"I gave you the opportunity to study, the support of famous teachers and helpful friends, and the Wenhua Palace, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. Is this how you study?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang got angry, he no longer called "we" but "I" directly.

Zhu Gaoxu's heart was beating fast and his face turned slightly pale.

After scolding Zhu Gaoxu with a series of insults in Fengyang dialect, Zhu Gaoxu's face turned pale.

Zhu Yuanzhang then turned his attention to Zhu Gaochi and continued to rebuke him mercilessly:

"We named you the Prince of Yan, not only because you are the eldest son, but also because you are magnanimous and kind. But when it comes to brothers, in addition to kindness, we must also have sufficient means of restraint."

"If you can't even discipline your brothers, how can you be the prince of Yan, and how can you be the lord of a fiefdom?"

These words are very serious and the most heartbreaking thing is that Huang Zicheng has said similar words before.

Zhu Gaochi was able to remain calm. He just knelt down firmly and admitted his mistake with his head down.

Seeing that the eldest and second in command had both knelt, the third in command, Zhu Gaosui, a fence-sitter, could no longer sway.

He didn't even lift his robe, but knelt on the ground and honestly began to admit his mistake.

Now, among Prince Yan's family, only Zhu Gaoyu had not yet kneeled down.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in a high position and looked at Zhu Gaoyu, as if he wanted to see what this famous prodigy in Beiping would do in the face of such a situation...

However, at this moment, Zhu Gaoyu suddenly turned his head, and his dark eyes stared straight at Huang Zicheng who was standing beside him:
"Mr. Huang, why are you laughing?"

Huang Zicheng's face turned pale when he heard this, and he touched the corner of his lips in doubt. However, when he touched the tightly pursed lips and his eyes met Zhu Yuanzhang's, Huang Zicheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

be cheated!
No matter whether he laughed or not, as long as he touched the corner of his mouth or even showed a look of surprise and doubt, it meant that... Huang Zicheng had the urge to make fun of him.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, since he was able to divide all his descendants into princes and even made plans for his descendants several generations later, it was destined that... Zhu Yuanzhang was an extremely protective person.

There are conflicts in the family, fights between brothers and nephews, and he is the one who acts as both a father and a grandfather to take care of them. But what's wrong with you, Huang Zicheng?
The conflict in our Zhu family is our own business. What does it have to do with you? Even if you take a step back and watch, you are still watching the fun and even smiling...

Zhu Yuanzhang figured out the deep meaning of this almost in an instant.

I’m afraid Huang Zicheng’s instigation was indispensable to this incident.

Sitting on the high seat, Zhu Yuanzhang placed his hands on both sides of the dragon throne. On the surface, he seemed indifferent, but in fact he was holding the armrests tightly.

When Zhu Yunwen saw this scene, he thought something was wrong and wanted to speak up to explain for Huang Zicheng.

But the next second, Zhu Gaoyu's childish words rang in his ears:

"The Crown Prince is obviously our brother, why is he only thinking of helping an outsider? We are all surnamed Zhu!"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoyu put his hands on his hips, took three-seven steps, and began to mutter to himself again.

And these mumblings happened to be heard by everyone.

"When I was in Prince Yan's Mansion, my father always told me that we have four sons. When we go out, as long as the brothers are united, there will be no difficulties that we cannot overcome."

"But since I came to Jinling City, to the most noble imperial palace in the world, why do I feel... that there is a lack of human touch?"

Before Zhu Gaoyu finished speaking, Zhu Gaochi, who was kneeling in front of him, suddenly turned his head and shouted:
"Xiao Si! Who told you to talk to Grandpa Huang like that? And who told you to talk about the Crown Prince like that?"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi kowtowed heavily on the ground, and then his bloated body prostrated on the ground, not rising for a long time.

He just faced the cold gold bricks and spoke in a nasal voice with forbearance:
"Grandpa Emperor, it's all your grandchildren who have spoiled Little Four. Plus, Little Four is young, and he usually chases chickens and dogs around, or climbs trees to pick peaches. He's used to having no rules. The reason you said this today is because your grandchildren didn't discipline him well."

"It is said that an elder brother is like a father. If Grandpa Huang wants to blame Little Four, then blame your grandson, the elder brother, first!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly.

How could he not see that Zhu Gaochi and his men were being petty and were trying to retreat in order to advance against him?

But being cunning is still being cunning.

Zhu Gaochi was ultimately playing tricks for his own brothers. Even for Zhu Yuanzhang, who was protective of his own people, he actually felt a little relieved when he saw his descendants getting along so harmoniously.

It seemed as if he saw the shadow of the late Crown Prince Zhu Biao in both Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoyu.

The prince who had repeatedly advised against it and even said, "Excessive killing of the barbarians may harm the harmony of heaven," is no longer with us. However, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoyu, he actually felt a little dazed for a moment.

After a long pause, Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke:
"Zhu Gaoyu is still young, so we won't bother with him. But you three brothers still need to be taught a lesson. Why not use bamboo sticks to whip you ten times to serve as a warning to others?"

Hearing this, the brothers below all breathed a sigh of relief.

My grandfather was still merciful and only used the simplest form of caning.

But on the other side, Huang Zicheng and Zhu Yunwen's expressions were not very good.

They clearly understood that they were already at a disadvantage in this confrontation.

Especially Huang Zicheng, his heart skipped a beat when Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him.

However, unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang did not give any punishment, but just said one sentence, which made Huang Zicheng's face suddenly change:
"There are rulers like Yao and Shun above, and people like Yao and Shun below."

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