Zhu Di: My fourth son is a great emperor of all time?

Chapter 19 The Second Prince Regent!

Prince Zhu Gaochi of Han didn't even realize what his father was saying, and stood there dumbfounded, staring at the emperor.

Zhu Di looked at him and sighed softly.

"Second brother, you're just like me!"

Zhu Di walked to his second son's side, gently patted his shoulder, and comforted him:

"It's a pity you're not the eldest, so your father has to make do with this!"

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, wanting to say something, but it was as if he had lost the ability to speak, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Genuine tears welled up in his eyes.

Zhu Di said with a sad expression, "Father, I hope you won't blame me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu could no longer control his emotions.

Tears streamed down her face involuntarily, yet a faint smile played on her lips.

At that moment, he felt that all his previous efforts, and even most of his life, had been meaningful.

He turned away, not daring to face Zhu Di, covered his face and wept bitterly, but burst into laughter.

Zhu Di remained silent.

Zhu Gaochi turned around and said with a determined look, "I don't want any of that military power anymore. I don't want to be a prince or the crown prince anymore."

"I'll stay right beside you. If you go to war, I'll carry your quiver; if you go hunting, I'll lead your horse, okay?"

After saying that, he didn't care about Zhu Di's reaction.

The second child sat down on the ground and cried like a three-year-old.

Zhu Di also squatted down with him, saying, "Your father is old and tired, and your elder brother is not in good health. You have to help me shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Ming Dynasty. You should accept the position of Crown Prince Regent!"

Seeing his father's sincere expression, Zhu Gaoxu felt that the old man was serious this time.

They genuinely wanted him to be the crown prince and regent.

"Father, am I dreaming? Is what you said true?"

Zhu Di rolled his eyes, resisting the urge to provoke someone, and said, "If you don't want to be regent, I can take back what I just said."

This startled Zhu Gaoxu, who quickly wiped away his tears and hurriedly said, "Yes! Father, I want to, hahaha!"

He couldn't have imagined it.

My nephew was almost killed by his father.

His father never mentioned or scolded him for his rebellion.

Instead, he was given the position of regent.

Hahaha!
Sure enough, the old man finally realized that I was the one who started with him.

I should be the emperor.

"Hold it!"

Seeing his elder brother gesticulating wildly, Zhu Di couldn't help but snort in anger.

This prompted Zhu Gaochi, the Prince of Han, to quickly compose himself, and then he managed to squeeze out tears from his eyes.

Zhu Di, too lazy to pay any more attention to his second son, looked at Zhu Zhanji gently and said, "Zhanji, I hope you will take Tianmu's words to heart."

Zhu Zhanji came to his senses.

He dared not delay and quickly jogged over to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di sighed and said, "These days, you shouldn't go anywhere. Just stay at home and study, study the classics!"

Perhaps the eldest grandson shouldn't be blamed for what happened to Zhu Qizhen.

It is a fact that the second son was killed and the third son was imprisoned.

Zhu Zhanji nodded.

As long as he isn't killed, studying isn't actually that difficult.

His attitude pleased Zhu Di.

He thought to himself, "He truly is a good grandson."

Seeing his dejected look, Zhu Di couldn't bear it. He patted Zhu Zhanji on the shoulder and comforted him, "Zhanji, your grandfather had no choice but to treat you this way."

"I know, the Ming Dynasty cannot be thrown into chaos!"

Zhu Zhanji felt wronged and wanted to cry.

Zhu Di, seeing that his eldest grandson had been comforted enough, waved his hand and began to dismiss the people.

"Alright, you lot, if you have nothing else to say, then get out of here. I'm annoyed by you guys!"

After saying this, Zhu Zhanji left without looking back, and his three brothers followed closely behind.

Zhu Gaoshuo, however, remained standing in the same spot.

Zhu Di asked with a puzzled look, "Fourth Prince, is there anything else?" At this moment, he was extremely happy.

The fourth brother needs something from me.

Whether out of guilt for not caring enough for his fourth son since childhood, or for his future contributions to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di felt it was necessary to satisfy Zhu Gaoshuo.

"Father, when will I be able to go to my fiefdom?" Zhu Gaoshuo asked bluntly.

But when Zhu Di heard the words "become a prince," his expression changed instantly.

"Go to your fiefdom? Stay in the capital and keep your father company!"

"Father, any place will do!" Zhu Gaoshuo shouted.

Zhu Di was annoyed, so he waved his hand. His second and third sons, who hadn't left yet, immediately understood and ran over to carry Zhu Gaoshuo out, one on each side.

Zhu Gaoshuo resisted desperately, but the second and third brothers were martial artists with great strength, and he couldn't break free at all.

Although the man was carried out, his right foot was still clinging tightly to the door. Finally, the boss came running over, covered in sweat, and lifted his last foot away as well.

After Zhu Gaoshuo left, the palace door was immediately closed.

"Father, you clearly promised to let me take up my fiefdom, but you went back on your word!"

Zhu Gaoshuo kept knocking on the door and shouting.

The three brothers watched from the side, exchanged glances, and thought to themselves, "So, the fourth brother, you've finally met your match."

When has the old man ever kept his promises?

I don't know how many times I've lied to them since I was a child.

Now that they see that the fourth brother has finally been tricked as well, the three brothers are in high spirits.

"Alright, Fourth Prince, if you still want to be enfeoffed, then stay obediently in the capital. Once Second Prince ascends the throne, he'll definitely arrange a good place for you!"

Eldest brother: "Fourth brother, don't be angry, Dad is only doing this for your own good!"

At this moment, the happiest person was the second son, who finally had someone who could understand his suffering.

So he imitated Zhu Di and patted Zhu Gaoshuo on the shoulder: "Fourth son, who is our father? The Yongle Emperor. He's changed his mind a lot. You'll get used to it!"

Zhu Gaoshuo cannot go to his fiefdom, so Zhu Gaoxu is the happiest person right now.

After all, he is now the regent.

The second brother's words made Zhu Gaoshuo, who was already feeling depressed, even more unhappy.

"Second brother, I'll remember these words for you. Don't regret it."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't take it seriously at all, thinking that the fourth prince was just putting on an act, what could he possibly do to him?

Still regretting it?
He immediately assumed the presidency.

Soon he will be the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

What kind of emperor is he?

That's because he wasn't emperor.

Seeing his second son's smug look and his father's fickle attitude, Zhu Gaoshuo was very unhappy. He walked to the side, picked up a large rock, and smashed it directly at the gate of Zhu Di's palace.

There was a bang.

A large hole appeared in the door.

He then turned and ran.

The three brothers were left completely bewildered, looking at each other in confusion.

"What does the fourth brother mean by this?"

"Even if the old man lied, there's no need for him to be so angry, is there?"

"The fourth one is finished. What a good kid. His bottom is going to split open."

"Hahaha!"

The three brothers burst out laughing. Just when they thought Zhu Gaoshuo was about to be beaten to death by their father, Zhu Di stood behind them with a dark face.

"Who did it?"

Turning around, the three of them saw Zhu Di's dark face. They were all too familiar with this look; their father was clearly angry.

And he was quite angry.

As the eldest son, Zhu Gaochi should have stood up and explained to Zhu Di at this time, but when he pointed in the direction where Zhu Gaoshuo had left, he found that there was no one there.

He immediately realized that he had been tricked by the fourth brother.

So Zhu Gaochi pointed at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Father, it was the second son who did it."

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The smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face vanished instantly.

(End of this chapter)