The fierce grandson of the Ming Dynasty

Inside the Huagai Hall, in the warm pavilion.

Seeing that her father's expression did not soften.

Zhu Biao knew the reason behind it.

He straightened his back, his expression full of protectiveness, and quickly added, "Father, you are wise!"

"My eighth brother is young and lost his composure upon hearing of the incident at the Yu residence. He did not intend to behave improperly before the Emperor!"

"I brought my eighth brother to the palace to apologize in person and to clarify the matter..."

"Lost your composure?"

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his hand on the table and sneered, "Zhu Zi, I'm asking you a question!"

"Did you instigate the Yu family's collusion with rebels and their secret affairs?"

He shouted and asked.

Zhu Zi shuddered, his voice trembling and breaking into a sob as he said, "Replying to...Replying to Father Emperor, your son knew nothing about it!"

Even if you had the greatest courage, you wouldn't dare get involved!

After hearing this conversation...

Zhu Xiong Ying stole a couple of glances at the imperial desk.

"Where is it not clear?" Old Zhu asked maliciously, deliberately setting a trap for his eighth uncle.

Is this a good excuse to teach my son a lesson?

But as I thought before, apart from Biao'er's father and him.

As for the other descendants of the Zhu family, Old Zhu had neither the time nor the inclination to pay attention to their education, and they were always left to their own devices!

As for today's method of instruction...

The old saying goes, "Spare the rod and spoil the child," but this has backfired...

According to his temperament, his grandfather would calm down after a short while.

Even if Uncle Ba gets a scolding, he's done with it!

In a short while.

Zhu Yuanzhang left the dragon throne, went to his eighth son, and scolded him, "If you knew nothing about it, why are you trembling?"

"We haven't issued any decree to punish you, let alone said we'd arrest you. Look at yourself, you're so scared!"

"Looking back, our Zhu Yuanzhang rose from humble beginnings in Huaixi, risking his life to establish this great Ming Dynasty!"

"Our son, even if the sky falls, you must stand tall for us!"

"And you, with the Yu family in trouble, you've already given up before even entering the palace! In this state, how can you possibly assume your post in Changsha Prefecture, share our burdens, and guard this region?"

"If outsiders saw this, they would only say that our eighth son is a spineless coward!"

That's just how Old Zhu is.

When instructing princes and grandsons, he habitually used his own experience of raising an army as a benchmark.

Even in the imperial edicts for the second, third, and fourth sons, the same was true!

Zhu Zi was stunned by the scolding.

After a long while, he finally came to his senses and kept repeating, "Your subject is guilty... Your subject will remember your father's teachings..."

Seeing that the time was right.

Zhu Xiong Ying immediately stood up, took her grandfather's arm, and walked towards the dragon throne, saying, "Grandfather, please sit down, don't be angry!"

"When Eighth Uncle heard about what happened at the Yu residence, he immediately wanted to go to the palace to apologize, because he was afraid of causing trouble for Your Majesty..."

Zhu Biao quickly added, "Ying'er is absolutely right!"

"My eighth brother has always been cautious and prudent, and deeply respects Father Emperor. He is also worried that family matters... might tarnish the royal family's reputation!"

"Your subject can guarantee that you will be so observant of the rules and never overstep the bounds!"

I see my elder brother and nephew offering such assistance before the Emperor.

Zhu Zi was deeply moved and secretly remembered the kindness.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat back on the dragon throne, accepted the tea offered by his beloved grandson, took a small sip, his eyes softened, and said in a deep voice, "For the sake of Biao'er and my grandson, we won't punish you today!"

"But there's one thing we need to make clear!"

"The Yu family's involvement in this matter is also related to the Hu Weiyong case, which occurred in the last two days. Not only the Yu family, but also Marquis Wang Zhi of Liu'an and others have been imprisoned."

"Why did we seize the entire Yu family before your wedding? It was to extricate you from this mess!"

"But you, Eighth Brother, you've scared us into this state. Let me ask you, do you think you've done all this for us?"

In fact, the details of the Yu family case have not yet been fully clarified.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang, out of love for his son, decisively imprisoned him, intending to investigate later, as it was all out of his deep protectiveness towards his child.

Zhu Zi seemed to awaken from a dream, and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Your subject is foolish and dull!"

Old Zhu wasn't in the mood to continue, and scoffed, "This matter ends here! It has nothing to do with you, Lao Ba!"

"As for the marriage, it's suspended for now. In a few days, the Ministry of Rites will select a new woman from a respectable family!"

"Alright, get up!"

After explaining everything,

Zhu Zi felt as if he had been granted a general amnesty and withdrew first.

Zhu Yuanzhang removed his winged crown, enjoying a head massage from his beloved grandson, then glanced sideways at the crown prince who remained in place, and said, "Our Biao'er, do you intend to plead for the Yu family?"

Ignoring her father's gloomy expression.

Zhu Biao took a half-step forward without hesitation. His square face was full of worry as he bowed and said, "Father! Commander-in-Chief Yu has been loyal to his duties for so many years, overseeing the coastal defense and defeating the Japanese pirates, making great contributions to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Then there was the Marquis of Liu'an, who led local troops to join us in his early years, and who also achieved great military exploits by defeating Zhang Shicheng and pacifying Yunnan..."

I noticed that Lao Zhu's eyelids were twitching.

Zhu Xiong Ying loosened his grip and looked at Biao'er's father with admiration.

His cheapskate father is sometimes much more ruthless than him, daring to recklessly jump around and court death, always pushing the boundaries of Old Zhu's bottom line!

This shows how tolerant Lao Zhu is of Xiao Zhu!

Snapped!

Before his beloved son could finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his hand on the table again and said, "That's enough!"

"We know the truth about the Yu Xian family and the Wang Zhi family! Since their descendants have committed crimes, let's execute the ringleader for now, and exile the rest of their families to Yunnan, considering they followed us in raising the army back then. We won't exterminate them!"

"Let's not get involved in these matters, Biao'er."

"Your immediate priority is to ensure the successful smallpox vaccination campaign, and also to handle this autumn's tax collection..."

"Furthermore, while the world is now at peace, our Yingtian (Nanjing) is located in the south, making it difficult to control the north and pacify the four seas!"

"We were thinking that after three to five years, once the threat from the northern barbarians is eliminated, you, Biao'er, could go and inspect Guanzhong, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Xuzhou, and other places..."

While Old Zhu and Little Zhu were discussing serious matters, Zhu Xiong Ying waited quietly to the side.

He finally understood after the last few sentences!

Old Zhu has already begun planning the relocation of the capital!

However, from the perspective of a unified dynasty, the location of Nanjing made it difficult to take care of all directions!

As for the Guanzhong Plain, it was too isolated during the Age of Exploration.

Choosing a location for the capital is actually quite a difficult task...

A dozen or so breaths later.

Seeing his father's unwavering resolve, Zhu Biao finally succumbed and replied, "Your subject obeys!"

Then, it got dark.

Contemplating state affairs, he voluntarily resigned and returned to the Eastern Palace.

Zhu Xiong Ying, lost in thought, sat with Old Zhu for over an hour.

It wasn't until the eunuch informed them that it was time for 9 PM that the grandfather and grandson returned to Kunning Palace together.

But before they even entered the inner hall, the sound of weeping could be heard coming from inside.

It was the voice of Princess Zhu Jingjing of the Ming Dynasty.

"Waaah! Mother, you must do justice for your daughter..."