Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Two princes came out of the thatched hut.

One of them was about the same age as Prince Lu, nearly forty years old, with regular features and a slightly plump figure. Compared with Prince Lu, he looked thinner.

He just walked forward and said with an unhappy look on his face.

"How can Prince Lu talk like that! Are Prince Shen and I not human?"

This misunderstanding made Zhu Changxun feel a little embarrassed.

"That's not what I meant. Which vassal king are you?"

The system of vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty was huge, and even brothers with the same father could not recognize each other, let alone vassal kings from different branches.

In addition, the princes were not allowed to leave their fiefdoms without being summoned. Even if the emperor summoned them, he would only summon one prince at a time.

Therefore, many princes never met each other until the day of their death.

It is rare to gather all the princes together like this time.

"I am Zhu Chang of Dezhang Prefecture?"

"It turns out to be our old neighbor, King Zhao." Zhu Changxun bowed slightly.

Zhu Chang pointed at Zhu Hongtong, who was ten years younger than him, and said, "That's Prince Shen. The three of us are old neighbors, but we just met today."

Zhu Changxun nodded to Zhu Hongtong, and then asked anxiously.

"Are these thatched huts really the residences that His Majesty has given to us princes?"

Zhu Chang shrugged, "That's right. We've been sleeping on this floor for two days now. The floor is so hard that my back and waist ache all day long."

Zhu Changxun's expression was extremely grim: "Your Majesty, you are so unworthy of your majesty to treat us vassal kings like this!"

Zhu Hongtong stepped forward and lowered his voice and said, "Prince Lu, don't get excited. I think this is His Majesty testing us."

"The test of the successor may have begun the moment we set foot in Taiyuan."

"Ah, this..." Zhu Changxun was unhappy when he heard it.

"Can I not take part in this test? I do not want the throne."

"I will ask His Majesty for a better place to stay. I cannot live in this shabby thatched house without a bed."

When Zhu Chang heard what he said, he folded his hands and sneered.

"Tsk! Prince Lu, why are you pretending to be so mean to us?"

"If you don't want the throne, why would you spend so much money?"

Zhu Changxun was unable to react for a moment.

"What has this prince spent so much money on? Ah!"

Zhu Chang became more and more dissatisfied as he listened: "Prince Lu, it's meaningless if you do this."

"I heard it clearly in the room just now. The commander of the Jinyiwei mentioned that Your Majesty was grateful for your donation of fifty carts of money and goods to the court for disaster relief."

Zhu Hongtong also echoed, "That's right, there was such a big commotion just now, there must be hundreds of people shouting 'Thank you Prince Lu for your kindness'! Wow, Prince Lu, you are really good at this!"

When Zhu Changxun heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched and his heart was bleeding. He was talking about something that was not relevant.

He couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet, crying out that it was unfair.

"Oh my! It's really unjust to kill me! That's all my wealth!"

"You also know that Prince Fu was killed by rebels, right?"

"Those bandit troops have begun to enter my Weihui Prefecture. This time I have come here specifically to escape with all my wealth. How can I possibly donate it all to the court?"

Zhu Chang? Listen to the music directly: "Hahaha, according to what you said, it was His Majesty who robbed your property?"

Zhu Changxun did not dare to answer directly.

He couldn't say with his own mouth that the emperor was robbing; that would be extremely disrespectful and would give people a false accusation, leading to him being imprisoned.

He was helpless and just nodded continuously.

"Well, Prince Lu is not a man at all, so it's up to you what you say."

After saying this, Zhu Chang was too lazy to pay any more attention to him. He sat back at the door of his thatched hut, basking in the sun and waiting for dinner.

This guy’s acting skills are really good, but I’m not a fool.

Everyone is aiming for the throne, so it's understandable that they use some tricks, but it's really boring to pretend like this.

What a fucking old man...

Zhu Hongtong also returned to the door of his thatched cottage and chatted with Zhu Chang? who lived next door.

Zhu Changxun, who was left aside, felt frustrated and crazy when he saw that the two men obviously did not believe him.

Fuck this!

What the hell is this world!

Is there any royal method?

Zhu Changxun stood there for a long time, finally sighed, and went to choose a house.

What can he do? He is surrounded by Jinyiwei, where can he run to...

Finally he chose the thatched cottage on the other side of Zhu Chang?

The thatched hut of the three of them was located right in the middle of the first row, which had the best location. When it was windy at night, there were houses on both sides for shelter.

The thatched hut is not big and can just fit a bed.

But now there was no bed inside. The relatively flat floor was covered with a thin layer of dry straw, which extended all the way to the steps at the door.

At one end of the stairs there is a small wooden table about the length and width of an arm, but I don’t know what it is used for.

Zhu Chang? The two of them were chatting among themselves and ignored him, making him look quite lonely.

Zhu Changxun lay at the door of the thatched hut, his hands resting on his pillow, looking at the white clouds slowly floating in the clear blue sky.

The more he looked at it, the more it looked like roast chicken and duck. He was obviously hungry.

I've been traveling for six consecutive days, but I haven't had any good food along the way and I don't have much appetite.

I ate a few pieces of jerky this morning, and now half a day has passed and my stomach is starting to growl.

He looked at the clouds in the sky, and recalled his luxurious life in the past when there was a table full of delicacies from land and sea, and he only took one or two bites of each plate. His heart was filled with emotion, and it all seemed like a dream.

Just as I was in a daze, suddenly a voice came.

"It's lunch time, you princes may start eating."

When Zhu Changxun heard this, he quickly got up.

The Jinyiwei brought a dinner plate and placed it on the small wooden table in front of the three people's door.

A few disaster victims who had just finished lunch passed by and saw it. They couldn't help but talk about it excitedly.

"Oh my, I saw this thatched hut being built a few days ago, and I thought it was for disaster victims somewhere to live in. The treatment is so good, it's better than our tents. I didn't expect it was for princes to live in, hahahaha."

"Yes! Look, isn't that Prince Lu who just arrived today? If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have known that the prince was living here!"

"Of course, look at that Prince Lu, who donated all his belongings to help the common people with the disaster. He lives in a thatched cottage and eats the same food as us, porridge, pickles, and steamed buns. I am so touched!"

......

It was a pity that they were far away and the voice was soft, so Zhu Changxun couldn't hear it, otherwise he would have been so moved that he would have gnashed his teeth.

But he was really hungry now and had already started eating in big mouthfuls.

Not to mention it tastes so delicious.

Judging from his expression, it's no worse than when he used to eat delicacies from land and sea.

On the other side, Zhu Chang and Zhu Hongtong were eating leisurely, tearing off small pieces of steamed bun and putting them into their mouths.

Although it is not delicious because there is no meat, for them who cannot move freely as if they are under house arrest, eating may be the greatest source of happiness.

They still hope that this happiness can last a little longer.

Zhu Chang was eating when his nose suddenly twitched.

"Hiss! Why does it smell like meat?"

Zhu Hongtong also smelled the meat at the same time.

"It seems to have come from Prince Lu!"

The two of them immediately stood up and walked towards Prince Lu together.

When they got in front of him, they all widened their eyes and exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

"Why do you have Roujiamo!!!"

Chapter 410 I can’t sleep! I can’t sleep at all!

Zhu Changxun was a little surprised to see the two of them like this.

"Don't you have any?"

While speaking, he had already consciously protected the roujiamo with both hands.

He looked as if he was afraid that his treasure would be snatched away.

The few victims who had not yet left became anxious when they saw this scene.

"Oh my, those two princes are not going to steal Prince Lu's steamed buns!"

"Oh my God, the princes are actually trying to grab the steamed buns just like us disaster victims. This is really a case of a knife pulling the butt, it's really eye-opening!"

"No, Prince Lu is kind and benevolent. I have to help him. We can't let anyone take away his steamed buns and starve him!"

The victim became more and more excited as he spoke, and was about to rush over.

But at this moment, there was a "clang" sound and a white light flashed.

A Jinyiwei was holding a sword in front of him and shouted sternly.

"Don't disturb the prince's residence. Leave immediately!"

The victims were so frightened that they dared not get close and could only leave in disappointment.

Before leaving, the disaster victim who was about to help couldn't help but waved his fist and shouted at Zhu Changxun.

"Lord Lu! Don't be a coward if you try to steal the steamed buns! Get him!"

After shouting, he ran away as fast as he could, fearing that the Jinyiwei would cause trouble for him.

This shout made the three princes helpless, and the scene became static for a moment.

It was Zhu Changxun who came to his senses first. He stepped back to protect his roujiamo and shouted:

"This steamed bun was given by His Majesty, you dare not steal it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongtong quickly pulled Zhu Chang's arm and whispered, "Test! Test!"

Zhu Chang? He was just surprised at first. It was impossible for him to rob him. That would be unworthy of his status as the King of Zhao!

After Zhu Hongtong's reminder, he looked at the roujiamo in Zhu Changxun's hand, swallowed his saliva, and pretended to be serious.

"Ahem, I am not the kind of person who would take advantage of others. It's just that neither of us has eaten Roujiamo in the past two days, so I'm just curious."

"Prince Lu, please enjoy your meal. I will not disturb you any more."

After Zhu Chang finished speaking, he went back, picked up his plate, walked to the thatched cottage at the edge, and started eating in silence, but the more he ate, the more tasted he found it.

Seeing this, Zhu Hongtong also followed with a plate in hand.

"King Zhao, why did you come so far to have dinner?"

"The roujiamo next door smells so good, I can't eat it because of the smell. It's uncomfortable."

Zhu Hongtong took a bite of the white flour bun in his hand, somewhat unwillingly: "Prince Lu is really good at tricks. He has actually won the favor of His Majesty and received special treatment."

"Alas... there is no other way. That's fifty carts of gold, silver and jewelry! My Zhangde Prefecture is poor and cannot afford so much wealth..." Zhu Chang? sighed and didn't even want to eat the steamed bun.

"Yes, my Lu'an Prefecture is not rich either, what should I do..."

The two of them were there like brothers in distress, crying poor to each other.

What used to be the happiest meal time of the day now seemed to have turned into torture.