Han Du was eating breakfast in the inner hall when the butler, Uncle Wu, walked in with an embarrassed look on his face.
Seeing him looking constipated, An Qing smiled faintly, "What's wrong?"
"Go back, return to your highness the princess! Yan, King Yan wants to see the Duke."
"Fourth brother is here?" An Qing happily put down his chopsticks and stood up, about to walk out. "Where is fourth brother? Please come quickly!"
"Just, right outside the mansion." When the fifth uncle answered, he was carefully observing the expression on the father-in-law's face.
Sure enough, when he heard that King Yan asked for an audience, the young master's face suddenly turned livid.
"Don't go!"
Han Du stood up angrily.
An Qing suddenly stopped and was very hesitant. She wanted to see her fourth brother whom she had not seen for a long time, but she was worried that Han Du would be angry.
After thinking again and again, An Qing walked back to Han Du obediently, looking unhappy.
Han Du was very satisfied and glared at Uncle Wu, "Why are you still standing? Let him get out!"
Uncle Wu took one look, nodded quickly, and turned around to go out.
Zhu Di stood outside the palace gate. According to his idea, since the emperor didn't punish him, even if Han Du was angry, it should be gone soon.
Although he wanted something from Han Du this time, waiting outside the door in such a respectful manner also gave Han Du a lot of face.
But when he heard that Han Du refused to see him, Zhu Di couldn't believe his ears.
"What did you say? How dare Handu not see me?"
"My lord, my lord, he is itchy and it's inconvenient to see him. How about we wait until he recovers?" Uncle Wu didn't know how to persuade Zhu Di to leave, so he could only talk nonsense.
Zhu Di was angry and pushed his fifth uncle aside with a wave of his arm. Looking at the plaque on the door, he sneered, "The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has such a great reputation that even I can refuse the door. I will be here today."
See if you can enter this house."
After saying that, Zhu Di strode towards the gate of the mansion.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty" Uncle Wu was anxious and quickly chased after him.
When the sergeant guarding the gate saw him, he subconsciously raised his knife to intercept him.
Looking at the swords and weapons in front of him, Zhu Di glared and shouted angrily, "Do you want to kill me?"
So the people's hands all shrank, and they retracted a large part of their long knives.
"Get away!"
Facing Zhu Di's angry shouts, the soldiers no longer dared to stop him and watched Zhu Di walk in.
Han Du had just finished eating and was about to get up when he heard a commotion.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please come back first, Your Majesty."
Zhu Di rushed in suddenly and saw Han Du sitting next to the table, which was filled with all kinds of breakfast.
"Fourth brother!" An Qing stood up with surprise on his face.
Zhu Di showed a touch of tenderness on his face and nodded slightly, "Anqing, long time no see."
"It's good that Fourth Brother is safe and sound." An Qing bowed slightly.
Zhu Di smiled and nodded, "Okay,
all good."
Then he saw Han Du sitting on the chair, motionless. Seeing that he didn't take him seriously and had the bad temper of being rejected just now, Zhu Di immediately sneered and said, "Humph! I didn't mean that you are going to die of illness.
Are you done? How can you still eat it?"
Han Du glanced at Uncle Wu lightly and saw him quickly lowering his head in embarrassment. Knowing that Zhu Di forced his way in, he could not stop him, so he did not blame him.
Then he looked at Zhu Di and said coldly, "You're not dead yet, how could I die? If I want to die, I want you to die before me."
"Then you have to live a good life. I will live a long life, and you will die before me." Zhu Di retorted.
An Qing saw the two of them tit for tat, and the atmosphere was very awkward. He hesitated and said, "Well, fourth brother, husband, you guys talk, I'll get someone to make tea."
With that said, he motioned for Uncle Wu and others to follow him out.
"No need." Han Du stood up and glanced at Zhu Di with a look of disgust on his face. "How can a human being associate with animals? I'd better go out and get some fresh air."
Seeing that Han Du was so determined, An Qing didn't know how to persuade him to "husband"
He held Han Du's clothes with both hands, not wanting him to leave.
Zhu Di sat down with an indifferent expression and said loudly to An Qing, "Sister, just let him go. Anyway, no matter where he goes today, I will follow him."
Han Du's face was livid, he suddenly turned around and said angrily, "Who wants to stay with you?"
Zhu Di said calmly, "Who wants to stay with you? You can go, and so can I. It's just that the path I and you take is the same as yours."
"Shameless!"
"I learn it from you!"
"Pfft" An Qing couldn't help laughing when he heard such an interesting conversation between the two.
Han Du looked at An Qing with dissatisfaction, where are you from?
An Qing hurriedly said in shock, "I'm going to see if the tea is ready first."
After saying that, he ran out the door.
Han Du turned around and saw Zhu Di sitting on a chair like a scoundrel, looking at him with a smile.
He walked back a few steps and sat down, "If you have something to say, you will have to fart!"
"How do you know I have something to say?" Zhu Di looked at Han Du with interest.
Han Du curled his lips and said sarcastically, "Stop pretending! I don't like you, and you don't like me either. Don't tell me that you will still be happy if I destroy your army."
If this is the case, then Han Du is completely relieved about Zhu Di. Even though he is happy to see him, it only shows that Zhu Di is a fool.
Therefore, if Zhu Di shamelessly came to see him today, he must have something to ask for.
Zhu Di's face darkened, he pondered for a moment, and after the tea-server had gone out, he said, "I ask you, do you know the power of officials?"
"What? You don't know
?" Han Du looked Zhu Di up and down and sneered, "Isn't it only with their help that you were able to raise an army?"
Zhu Di's face became extremely gloomy, and he took a big sip regardless of the temperature of the tea.
Seeing Zhu Di's appearance, Han Du became happy.
"No? You really don't know?"
Zhu Di looked at Han Du angrily and said, "If the emperor brother hadn't told me, Gudu would not have known that there was such a force. The emperor brother said that my father has ordered you to investigate this force since the beginning. Gu wants to ask
Is there any way to deal with them?"
There is a way, the only way is like this time, let them jump out on their own, and then catch them all in one fell swoop.
But even so, Han Du still feels that there are still people who will continue to lurk in the Ming Dynasty. These people can only be eliminated slowly over time.
"There is a way." Han Du smiled and nodded.
Zhu Di was overjoyed when he heard this and asked eagerly, "Really? What can we do?"
"I won't tell you!" Han Du grinned.
Seeing Zhu Di's face turning blue and white, Han Du laughed happily.
Zhu Di's anger increased to the point of saying, "Handu!"
"Without you, I can find a way to deal with them."
Han Du sneered and chuckled, "Who do you think you are? Do you think you raised an army and were able to defeat the capital? Is it really your credit?"
"Without the help of those official forces, you don't even have the capital to raise an army. And you still want to deal with them on your own? Do you know that those under your command are humans and those under your command are ghosts?"
"You!" Zhu Di was speechless. This was what put him in trouble.
Zhu Di was not stupid either. Ever since he learned about the power of officials, he began to think about the things around him. When he thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel his heart beating with fear.
Yes, it is indeed his own idea to want to ascend the throne. After all, he is only one step away from the throne, and it is impossible for him to not want to do so based on his character.
But after he had this idea, the people and things around him gradually became richer.
For example, when he was short of counselors, monk Dao Yan happened to come. When he was short of strong generals, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, Chen Heng, Tan Yuan, Zhang Wu and others gathered around him.
In particular, Qiu Fu, Chen Heng, Zhang Wu and others, not only came from humble backgrounds, but also acted bravely and resourcefully from the beginning. How could a person from a humble background who did not even have enough to eat do this?
Courageous and resourceful?
Courage and resourcefulness are very difficult to possess if you don’t have enough knowledge. And how can a person from a humble background have the opportunity to be knowledgeable?
Even though there seem to be a lot of scholars in the world, those who really have the opportunity to see and be informed are definitely not people from a humble background.
In the end, even Feng Sheng took the initiative to go to Peiping to help him. Is the reason really as simple as Feng Sheng said?
Zhu Di thought about it carefully. Ever since he came to Peiping, everything has been going smoothly, as if he really had the blessing of destiny. Until he was defeated miserably in the capital, and until this moment he suddenly woke up. In the past, he thought
His destiny was given to him deliberately by someone.
A phenomenon like destiny can be caused artificially, so how powerful are the officials who created such a scene?
Beads of sweat appeared on Zhu Di's forehead. He realized the deep-rooted power of officials.
"I understand." Han Du suddenly realized, "The emperor only punished the first culprit, but also gave you all those people, just to throw this trouble on you."
"Haha, Zhu Di, you are finished, do you know?"
Zhu Di's face was full of disdain and he shouted sharply, "So what? I have been alone for a long time, can't I deal with a few officials?"
Han Du felt relieved and shook his head and said, "You underestimate them too much. If these people are easy to deal with, do you think the late emperor doesn't want to deal with them? Do you think the emperor doesn't want to deal with them? It's just because they are difficult to deal with that the emperor
I will choose to throw this trouble on you."
Zhu Di suddenly became a little worried. After all, this was something that even his father couldn't handle. Zhu Di still respected Lao Zhu very much.
However, in front of Han Du, he refused to bow his head even if he was a tough talker, "Aren't they just some civil servants? I am not as kind as the emperor brother. Whoever dares to make a mistake will kill one on sight, kill two on sight!"
I don’t believe it, and I can’t deal with them!”
Han Du's face showed a sarcastic look, "How many people have you killed? Can you kill more than the previous emperor? The previous emperor was not able to kill all these people, how can you do it?"
"My King" Zhu Di wanted to be tough, but he opened his mouth but could not speak. No matter how conceited he was, he did not dare to think that he could surpass his father.
"Even if I can't kill them all now, there are endless descendants of orphans, and one day they will be completely eradicated."
Han Du laughed even louder, pointed at Zhu Di and said, "You want to rely on your children and grandchildren? Your children and grandchildren are more useless than you. Do you think those people will just sit back and wait for death? Stop dreaming!"
"Before you kill them, they will first instigate the relationship between your father and son, kill the heroes among your descendants, let the mediocre ones come to power, and finally turn them into mere puppets. The hands of your descendants will be stained with the blood of their loved ones.
From generation to generation there will be no end.”
"That's enough!" Zhu Di was furious and glared at Han Du angrily, "Although I am hostile to you, I am not worthy of your curse, right?"
"Do you think I'm cursing you?" Han Du's eyes were blurry and he said in a deep tone, "What I said is the truth!"
Zhu Di's chest rose and fell violently, and he was so angry that it was difficult to suppress it.
Han Du looked at Zhu Di without hiding it, 'You broke in, I really can't do anything to you. But I want to disgust you, and you, Zhu Di, have to suffer for me.'
Seeing Han Du's expression, Zhu Di knew that even if he continued talking, he would not gain anything, so he simply stood up and left directly.