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

Chapter 75: Traitor, you are a traitor

Late at night, the old Taoist priest returned to the Taoist temple with a depressed look on his face.

The Prince of Han also looked unhappy, but Zhu Zhanhe was the only one who felt relaxed.

The next day, Zhu Zhanhe was not disappointed. Early in the morning, Prince Han was called away by the eunuchs in the palace.

At this moment, Prince Han, dressed in the red dragon robe of the regent, was kneeling respectfully on the ground and being scolded by Emperor Yongle.

"Why was the funding for the Yongle Encyclopedia stopped?!
Have you ever seen these pieces?!
What do you see written in these memorials? Drought in Henan! Drought in Shandong! Japanese invasion in Fujian!

You've only been regent for a few days? And you have so many questions?!
And you actually let them wait for these memorials concerning important national affairs?! Waiting for the Ministry of Revenue to raise money?!

Don't you know whether the Ministry of Revenue has money or not? Aren't you just leaving them to die?! Why don't you just go and wait for death?!

"..."Emperor Yongle cursed non-stop. He had read the memorials submitted by Prince Han during his regent period in the past few days. He had never expected that Prince Han would cause so many problems in just such a short time as regent. Emperor Yongle felt like his head was about to explode!

The Prince of Han was also stubborn. Facing the questioning and criticism from Emperor Yongle, he kept explaining, which further angered the autocratic Emperor Yongle.

"Did the Yongle Dynasty only support a bunch of you stinking warriors?

It doesn’t rain in Henan and Shandong because you failed to govern the country!
"Go and write a self-criticism edict yourself!" This sentence directly hit the soft spot of Prince Han. He stopped kneeling and sat down on the ground like a loser.

But Emperor Yongle's output did not stop.

"I, an old man, deserve to die for supporting you idiots and fools!
Look at you, how on earth can you compare to your elder brother?! Your elder brother has been in charge of the country for decades, and he has never opened his mouth to me once!

You can buy furniture for ten thousand taels of silver, and look at you!
With your pointed face and monkey cheeks, you don't look like an emperor at all!
Look at your elder brother's disciples, and then look at your own disciples. Your elder brother's disciples are full of talented people, while you are just a bunch of stinking soldiers! How can you be a leader at all?
……

We men can't even enter the ancestral temple.

I might as well find a descendant from the Jianwen branch, and once we have restored our kingdom, we can go back to Fengtian and hunt!" Every word of Emperor Yongle was like a poisonous arrow, piercing the heart of Prince Han.

Especially since Emperor Yongle kept comparing the Crown Prince with Prince Han. It wouldn't have mattered if they hadn't compared, but the more they compared, the more Prince Han looked inferior, like a pile of mud! This directly irritated Prince Han.

Prince Han's face flushed red, and he stood up indignantly, tore off the bright red dragon robe of the Regent, and threw it to the ground in anger. At this moment, Prince Han felt that even his body was shaking with anger, and he also began to angrily scold Emperor Yongle.

"Looking for the descendants of Jianwen, then what rebellion did you initiate in the first place?!
If you can't complete the Yongle Encyclopedia, you won't be able to see your ancestors?!

Our whole family rebelled together, so we can go down and see our ancestors?!

Even if you make the Yongle Encyclopedia the greatest book of all time, the historians will not record you as the heir apparent!
You have been nailed to the pillar of shame, do you know that?
You call me a stinky soldier?! Don't you forget that you were once a stinky soldier too? Don't you know that you've been played around by those officials you favored?!
Do you know how embarrassing it is that you used the reign title Yongle for twenty years?!

They have been scolding you for twenty years! Do you know that?

If you don’t know, let me, your son, tell you!
The reign title "Yongle" was used by rebels in the past! Did you know? It was used by rebels!
During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Zhang Chonghua, the Prince of Former Liang, reigned under the title Yongle!
During the Southern Han Dynasty, Zhang Yuxian reigned under the title Yongle!

Fang La of the Northern Song Dynasty, the reign title was Yongle!
Do you know? Do you know who they are?! They are all traitors!

Rebel!

The reign title used by these rebels is Yongle, and the reign title you used is also Yongle! You used it too!

You are a traitor too! You are a traitor!

We don’t even have the face to see our ancestors?! How can we see our ancestors?
How can we, stinking peasants, face our ancestors?! You keep calling yourself the Great Emperor! The Great Emperor!

Do you know that all the scholars in the world have been laughing at you for twenty years!

Twenty years!
See if anyone told you about this?!

Who told you??!!

It's me! I'm a stinking soldier!
Dad! You don't need to issue a confession of guilt. I'll go back now. Whether you're given poisoned wine or a three-foot white silk...

"There are only so few people in the whole mansion. I'll show you how filial I am!" Prince Han roared out his true feelings and staggered towards the door. After taking two steps, Prince Han turned back and pointed at Emperor Yongle.

"You'll have to sit in this seat forever! Don't give it to me!" Prince Han said, waving his sleeves and leaving with a heroic and tragic manner...

The young eunuchs who had witnessed everything were heartbroken at this moment. They knelt on the ground at the door and trembled...

Suddenly, Little Nose rushed out, hugged Prince Han's thigh, and begged Prince Han to say a few soft words to the emperor. Otherwise, something big would happen today. Little Nose cried so hard that his nose was snotty and his tears were shed.

"I'm a stinking soldier, I can't say soft words!" The angry Prince Han kicked Little Nose away and left angrily, leaving Little Nose with tears in his eyes. He knelt on the ground in fear, looked up at Emperor Yongle, and kowtowed repeatedly...

Emperor Yongle was also stunned by what his son said. He was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with complex meanings, and then he let out a loud and shrill laugh, which made the hairs on the ears stand on end...

On the other side, Prince Han returned to the palace at lightning speed with messy clothes and a sad and angry face. He asked people to prepare for the funeral. What was even more outrageous was that they couldn't find a coffin, so they actually found a thin wardrobe to put the coffin in and placed it directly in the middle of the lobby.

No one could persuade Prince Han to behave like this, so the servants could only follow Prince Han's wishes, set up the mourning hall, put on white mourning clothes, and began to mourn...

Zhu Zhanhe looked at his father who was throwing a tantrum with helplessness, and could only wear mourning clothes and stand at the gate to welcome guests. The Princess of Han also brought a group of little kids in the palace to keep vigil.

"Xiao Xizi!" Zhu Zhanhe, who was standing at the door in mourning clothes, called his little eunuch.

"Master! I'm here." Xiao Xizi has seemed much calmer since Zhu Zhanhe changed her name.

"Take this gold medal and go to the palace to find Hu Shangyi and ask her to prepare some things." Zhu Zhanhe took out a gold medal from his arms and handed it to Xiao Xizi.

"Please give your orders, Your Highness." Xiao Xizi knelt on the ground, took the golden order with both hands, and spoke respectfully.

"Father has caused quite a bit of trouble today, and I'm afraid Grandpa Emperor is also very angry. Tell Hu Shangyi to prepare the following:
Prepare one hundred doses of the decoction that Grandpa Huang will drink today to treat convulsions, phlegm, heart palpitations, and dizziness!

Two pieces of white cloth and two sets of brackets to support the cloth

A set of brushes, ink, paper and inkstone

One set of meals for ten people a day and two sets of urinals
Two buckets of ice.

The above items should be prepared within one hour, kept for three days, and available for use at any time!
Also, please return the gold medal to grandpa.

You can also remind her that if she sees me entering the palace in the next two days, let her and her maid guard the palace gate!" Zhu Zhanhe said to the kneeling Xiao Xizi.
　The Fujian Museum has a collection of an ancient Song Dynasty mace, which is the four-sided gold-plated mace (with a four-sided body and a prismatic shape) used by Lieutenant Chi Gong and Qin Qiong in the novel. It is 96.5 cm long and weighs much more than a sword, but it is only more than 3600 grams, or 7.2 kilograms.

　　According to historical records, Wu Sangui possessed extraordinary strength, capable of wielding a 12-jin (-pound) broadsword. While guarding the border, he wielded this sword to slay bandits with ease. However, the discovery of Wu Sangui's tomb in Yunnan completely disproved this account. Among the numerous burial objects, including gold, silver, and bamboo slips, the most striking item was Wu Sangui's broadsword. However, when experts weighed the sword, they discovered it weighed only jin (-pound).

　　
　
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