The atmosphere in the palace was a little awkward. King Chu was sweating coldly, and Zhu Yunxi's face was as cold as frost.
Zhu Mengran, the legitimate son of the King of Chu, and his concubine Wang Shi, sat beside the King of Chu with their heads bowed, too afraid to speak.
"Everyone, get out!" Zhu Yunxi ordered the bastard, who waved his hand, and the people in the palace retreated silently.
"There are no unintentional words in this world. I wonder if King Chu is really drunk, or is he just thinking about it and blurting it out at this time?" Zhu Yunxi's voice was very slow and soft, with a slight sneer.
"Your Highness, my father has been traveling for a long time and is a little tired these days!" Zhu Mengnan, the legitimate son of the King of Chu, stood up quickly, knelt on the ground, and said, "In addition, I drank a lot of wine just now, so I can't stop talking!"
After saying that, he paused and continued, "There are no bad parents in the world. I shouldn't say this. But my father gets confused when he drinks. Your Highness must bear with him!"
"Drinking makes you confused?" Zhu Yunxi smiled again.
Immediately, he took a sip to himself and looked at the restless Chu King Zhu Zhen, "You were also a prince praised by the emperor when you were young. If you were not the best among the kings in both civil and military affairs, you would not have been sealed that day.
Wuchang!”
"But over the years, as you get older, you just live up to the ambitions of your youth. You become more and more indulging in peace and contentment, and your behavior becomes more and more unpredictable!"
"The censor has long since impeached you for using the military funds allocated by the imperial court to raise thin horses in Yangzhou, and for repeatedly sending people to the south of the Yangtze River to buy beautiful women. The palace is extravagant and licentious, and all kinds of utensils and clothing are arrogant."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi squinted his eyes and paused, "For the sake of you being Uncle Wang, and for the sake of Grandpa Huang, I have not cared about this. Otherwise, do you think you can sit here peacefully today?"
Let’s have a drink and have a good time with Gu Gu?”
"You just have fun, but you don't have to enjoy it so much that your brain gets confused! In front of Gu's face, you are so weird and mean. Do you mean to say that if you pretend to be a useless person, Gu won't be afraid of you? Isn't that right?
!”
Bang, the golden cup in his hand fell heavily on his shoulder, Zhu Yunxi sneered, "You are not only confused, you are simply stupid. You think too highly of yourself, and you also underestimate Gu!"
Because of Zhu Yunxi's last words, Chu King Zhu Zhen's mind buzzed, and he almost couldn't sit still.
Even though he was far away in Wuchang, he could have some slander towards Zhu Yunxi, the emperor's grandson, but now in the Forbidden City, sitting in the East Palace, he only had waves of fear in his heart.
"Your Highness, forgive me!" Princess Chu's wife Wang Shi said in tears, "Our prince likes to talk nonsense after a few glasses of wine. You must not think too much about it!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at her and said, "You are the daughter of Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi. I have to give you some dignity no matter what. Get up, don't kneel!" After saying that, he looked at Chu King Zhu Zhen, and his tone became gentle again, "
Sixth Uncle, although I have not been close to you in recent years, I don’t have such a quarrel between you and my uncle and nephew!”
"Did you listen to what others said, or do you have some misunderstanding about Gu?" As he said that, his eyes became sharp again, "Actually, what you said, I can just laugh it off and settle the score later. But when I say it now, I don't think you are
Outsiders, Uncle Six, please don’t make the mistake of letting me down!"
King Zhu Zhen of Chu said tremblingly, "I am really drunk and I can't hide my words..."
"Are you still quibbling?" Zhu Yunxi looked unhappy, "Respectful in front of you, but resentful behind your back! Haha, what a good uncle!"
He was so angry that he was just suppressing it.
"Your Highness!" Zhu Mengran, the direct son of the King of Chu, said, "It is true that my father has been a little extreme in recent years, but he has no disrespect or disloyalty to you. In the early years, when I was young, my father said more than once that the emperor Taisun is benevolent.
Therefore, the legacy of the prince is a blessing to our ministers!"
"Not only is this the case with you, my father will also talk nonsense after drinking at home. Sometimes he even speaks harshly to his ministers and his mother and concubine. Your Highness is kind, so please don't argue with him!"
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing and bursting into tears.
Looking at the thin and livid cheeks of Chu King Zhu Zhen, Zhu Yunxi could also understand why the strong-willed vassal king in those days became like this today.
More than ten years ago, the biological mother of Chu King Zhu Zhen was sentenced to death by the old man. The King of Chu knelt down and cried and vomited blood, but he could not get his mother's body. He didn't even know where his mother and concubine were buried. This grudge has been accumulated for so many years.
, it’s strange that there is no resentment in my heart.
Moreover, because of King Ning's incident a year ago, Zhu Yunxi also issued an order to severely reprimand and punish Zhu Zhen who participated in it. He was fined with rice grains for three years and banned from wearing gold silk crowns and jade belts for three years.
That’s why I feel resentful!
However, although Zhu Yunxi was angry at the moment, he felt a little funny in his heart. The King of Chu's fiefdom was in Wuchang, on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and he was still suffering from heart disease. Unexpectedly, he had become so decadent.
"You are someone who understands etiquette and respects dignity!" Zhu Yunxi said to the legitimate son of the King of Chu, "As a son, filial piety is not just to obey him blindly. Knowing that he is wrong but still following him will not only harm himself, but also harm himself.
For you descendants."
"My lord, thank you for your kindness!" Zhu Mengnan kowtowed.
Zhu Yunxi stood up. The banquet was already boring. As he walked, he said, "Let's break up today. The King of Chu is coming to Beijing. Firstly, the princess will go home to visit her relatives, and secondly, she will meet the emperor's grandpa. After that, go back early!"
The members of King Chu's family in the palace let out a long sigh of relief as they looked at his back.
"Your Majesty, you..." The princess wanted to complain, but she couldn't.
Zhu Mengnan noticed that there was a hint of resentment in his father's fearful eyes.
In fact, he knew where his father's heart was. His father hated the whole family. It is said that he had approached the late prince about his father's birth mother, Concubine Hu. However, the prince, who had always taken good care of his brothers, stood aside and watched.
Ignore it.
If the old prince is like this to everyone, but he can stand up to the old man like King Qin, King Jin and others, even if he angers the old man, he still has to keep the two younger brothers safe. But for the King of Chu, he can't
Ignore it.
"Father, let's go!" Zhu Mengnan helped Zhu Zhen up, "You are drunk today, so don't show your face. Let's do it tomorrow!"
"You don't need to help me!" Zhu Zhen pushed his son away and stood up. He looked at his son-in-law with some dissatisfaction and said with a frown, "Although I said something wrong, I am the King of Chu of the Ming Dynasty and his uncle. What can he do?
?Is it possible that I lost my title? I didn’t make any big mistake, I just said a few words, but he was so suspicious..."
"Father!" Zhu Mengtan looked around and lowered his voice and said, "I beg you, please stop talking!" With that, he helped the drunken Chu King Zhu Zhen out of the East Palace.
After returning to the feudal residence in Beijing, Zhu Zhen fell into a drowsy sleep.
Zhu Mengnan went to his mother Wang's room to talk to her.
"You shouldn't have come to the capital, hey!" Wang sighed, "No one could control him in Wuchang, he just said what he said. But it's still the same in the capital. It's really scary!" As he said, La
He held his son's hand with a look of fear on his face, "Fortunately, the emperor's grandson doesn't care, otherwise I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to escape the involvement!"
"Emperor Taisun Rende, although his words are a bit harsh, he has no intention of arguing with his father!" Zhu Mengkan advised, "Mother, rest early. Tomorrow, my son will accompany you to pay homage to your grandpa!"
Wang is the daughter of Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and she came to Beijing this time to pay homage to her father.
"My mother and I should go early and come back early. We should finish our work and return to the fiefdom early. In the past few days, you should also watch your father. Don't let him drink and make trouble or talk randomly!" Mrs. Wang ordered twice, "Hey, I don't know.
Whatever grudges he has in his heart, he still can’t let go after all these years. A good man has turned into such a depressed and shady person!"
"What happened today scared me out of my wits! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind enough to let him return to the capital for the sake of being Uncle Wang..."
"Mother!" Zhu Mengkan said, "Are you really doing it for your father's sake?" He said, shaking his head, "It's for my grandfather's sake. During his lifetime, my grandfather was a loyal supporter of the late prince, and he also followed the emperor's grandson to conquer the country.
The contribution of Goryeo. The emperor’s grandson is for my grandfather’s sake!”