Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 21 Emperor Yongle brought the information about the Crown Prince of Han!
Zhu Zhanhe was delighted to hear Xiao Xizi say that all the necessary information for the port had been prepared. After all, preparations for the big crocodile's return were indeed necessary, and he didn't want the big crocodile to show up too soon.

"You did a good job this time. I'll credit you for your contribution." Zhu Zhanhe looked at Xiao Xizi, who was asking for credit and reward, and praised him cooperatively.

Xiao Xizi, who was following behind Zhu Zhanhe, was also very happy after hearing the praise from his master. There is nothing more joyful than being praised by his master.

At this moment, Xiao Xizi was filled with joy. He had worked hard to prepare the information for so long and had put in so much thought, and finally he received the praise of the prince again. Ever since the prince had two little girls, Yun'er and Jian'er, he had been ignored by the prince for a long time. He wanted to rely on his contribution this time to win the prince's favor again!
After arriving at the study, Zhu Zhanhe went straight to the desk and sat down. Xiao Xizi was very discerning and quickly arranged on the desk the various maps and other materials he had collected about Zheng He's voyages to the West.

Zhu Zhanhe carefully looked at the information Xiao Xizi had collected before him. There were maps, text materials, and even illustrations. Combined with the information he had previously collected on the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanhe was fully prepared to welcome the return of his great crocodile.

He was not planning to expose the big crocodile directly to the public. In fact, his idea was to go to the fiefdom first, then build a big ship, and then send people out to sea, and by the way, go out to sea for a walk himself.

However, considering that his father, Prince Han, was currently stubborn and unyielding, Zhu Zhanhe decided to give his father a ruthless blow. First, he would let him know about the big crocodile surprise, and then give him an unbearable blow. He would make his father lose heart after the surprise and joy, and then he would honestly follow him back to his fiefdom! It was a perfect plan, and Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but praise himself.

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the map and other information in his hand seriously. At this time, the sea was also safe.

On the blue sea, Zheng He's fleet was still sailing in an orderly manner, and our Alligator King was following slowly behind the fleet, jumping out of the water from time to time, shocking the crew members into amazement.

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Late at night, our Prince had fallen asleep with two fair and tender girls in his arms. Relying on his strong self-control, he temporarily let go of the two girls who had just lost their virginity, but he fell asleep with his hands on them.

But not everyone can sleep. For example, our Yongle Emperor Zhu Di is still struggling hard among a pile of memorials. He is wearing dark cotton and linen clothes, has a thin face, slightly gray hair on his temples, and stares at the memorials in his hands with bright eyes.

The creaking sound of the door bolt was particularly conspicuous in the silent palace late at night. Emperor Yongle, who was trying hard to find mistakes in the memorial, threw the memorial in his hand to the ground with a look of disgust, and then looked towards the door with a frown.

He knew clearly that it was already night time, and according to his habit, Little Nose would not disturb him unless there was something important.

"Stop standing there! Come over here! What's going on?!" The deep voice that belonged only to the Yongle Emperor echoed through the silent palace. Without even looking up, the Yongle Emperor picked up another memorial and began reading, but he asked Little Nose to come forward and speak. Hearing his master's question, Little Nose quickly flicked his whisk, stepped forward, and bowed.

"Your Majesty, the report was submitted directly by the Jinyiwei." Little Nose lowered his head, held up a memorial respectfully, and spoke. His meaning was very clear. The information was submitted directly and secretly by the Jinyiwei without going through some key figures, such as Prince Zhao who was in charge of the Jinyiwei.

"Oh, is there anything new about this matter? Tell me about it." When Emperor Yongle heard that it was a report from the Jinyiwei, he lost some interest. He turned around and took out a book from the pile of memorials to read, still without even raising his head.

He knew very well that the memorials submitted by the Jinyiwei at this time were basically sorted by the Jinyiwei placed around the princes and ministers on the same day. If he did not sleep, they would be submitted on the same day. If he fell asleep, they would be submitted early the next morning. Whenever he had time, he would take a look to see what his many ministers were doing every day.

This has to be said about the strictness of Emperor Yongle's governance. Since he came to power, in order to prevent others from imitating his path to success, he expanded the Jinyiwei and secretly placed many Jinyiwei in the homes of various important officials, including the various princes and of course his sons.

"Your Majesty, this... ~The memorial was sent from the Prince of Han's Palace. Why don't you take a look at it?" Little Sniffle bent his waist, not wanting to stand up at all, looking at his toes, his hands still holding the memorial high.

"Oh?! Bring it to me." After hearing what Little Nose said, the expression on Emperor Yongle's face changed obviously, and then he threw the memorial in his hand aside, with a look of disgust as if throwing away garbage. Little Nose was the person he trusted the most. If it was a normal time, he would usually take a look at the memorials from the Jinyiwei first. If there was nothing wrong, he would just say it was nothing. If there was something wrong, he would just say it briefly. If Little Nose didn't dare to say it, it meant there was a problem. In contrast, Emperor Yongle also sighed secretly, and cursed in his heart: It's so restless at night. Then he slowly got up, stretched his hands and feet twice, and heard a crackling sound of bones.

Afterwards, Emperor Yongle walked straight to Xiao Bisi and took the memorial from her. He turned and went to the small couch beside him. He took a sip of tea. "Hmm?" It's a little cold. He then opened the memorial in his hand.

The beginning was still full of meaningless compliments, so he skipped it and started to read the main content with a frown.

Soon, Little Nose heard a loud slamming sound on the table, which scared him so much that he knelt down immediately. But no matter what, it would never be wrong to kneel down first.

At this time, our Emperor Yongle had already put on a distorted face and kept muttering to himself.

"Good boy, what a good boy. He gets up earlier than a chicken, sleeps later than a dog, eats worse than a pig, and is as tired as a cow. Is this how you describe his grandfather?!! This is the throne that so many people dream of, but in his mouth it is so insignificant and he despises it so much?" Emperor Yongle now had a new understanding of his sturdy grandson.

He had previously thought that the Prince of Han was a well-behaved child, well-built, well-versed in both martial arts and literature, and well-behaved and sensible. He was a good kid, at least more reliable than his father, the Prince of Han. But now, looking at the memorial in his hand, he wondered if his eyesight was blurry and he must have read it wrong! He was so angry that his brows were throbbing!

Unable to contain her anger, she took another sip of the cold tea in the teacup to ease her anger, and continued to watch with suspicion.

As he looked deeper and deeper, Emperor Yongle's expression kept changing, sometimes surprised, sometimes shocked, sometimes hesitant, sometimes unhappy, and so on.

"Could the second son really give birth to such an outstanding son? Someone must have taught him!" Soon, Emperor Yongle finished reading the memorial in his hand.

After reading the entire memorial in the Yongle Encyclopedia, he summarized it himself. In reality, the content was simply a conversation between the Crown Prince of Han and the Prince of Han, persuading him to return to his fiefdom. However, this boy's way of persuasion was truly unique. He directly analyzed the situation, telling the Prince of Han that he had no hope of becoming the Crown Prince or the Emperor, and that he should return to his fiefdom and become the Prince of Anle. However, our Emperor Yongle seriously suspected that someone had taught him these words, otherwise how could a sixteen-year-old child have such clear logic.

Of course, this piece also includes some other small things, such as the fact that Prince Han secretly kept a mistress and gave birth to a girl, and that the Crown Prince of Han had just lost his virginity.

Emperor Yongle finished reading the memorial with mixed feelings. He knew clearly that every statement in it was true. Although he really liked his son, Prince Han, who was very similar to him, he also had his concerns. In addition, the eldest son was indeed a good person, so there was no problem at all.

Thinking of this, he turned around and took another look at the mountain of memorials. He had read quite a few of them, and basically everything was handled very well. There were even some that he might not be able to do better!
He likes the second one, but reason tells him that he must choose the eldest one in order to consolidate his power!
Emperor Yongle closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then spoke in a deep voice.

"Bring the information of Prince Han." At this time, the voice of Emperor Yongle was full of inexplicable meaning. Xiao Bishi was shocked when he heard it, and then lowered his head even more.

"Yes," Little Nose looked down at his toes, responded, and then backed out the door.

　Zhu Gaosui (January 1383, 1 - October 19, 1431) was the third son of Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di and the younger brother of Emperor Renzong Zhu Gaochi. His mother was Empress Renxiaowen Xu, known in history as "Prince Zhao Jian".

　　
　
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