In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was still burying his head in front of the lamp and reviewing memorials.
Suddenly, Eunuch Wu walked in quickly and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty."
"Then why are you still standing there? Hurry up and open the door!" Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate for a second, and immediately pointed at Eunuch Wu with a brush and said: "Remember, this is the prince's house, he can come whenever he wants, no one can Don’t stop me!”
ps.Basically second update.
"Yes." Eunuch Wu hurriedly responded. In fact, he knew that Boss Zhu would definitely open the door for the prince, but if he didn't report it, he might not be able to take off Boss Zhu's big label of unauthorized access to the palace and let them The group is destroyed.
Soon, Zhu Biao hurried in. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his face was livid and covered with sweat. He had not even fastened the laces of his uniform, completely losing his usual meticulousness. He couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly dismissed the people around him, asking in a low voice. road:
"What happened? The sky is falling?"
"Absolutely." Zhu Biao really couldn't say anything, so he gave Ping An's secret letter to Zhu Yuanzhang and let him read it for himself.
"Ah, the second brother and the others were captured by the Ming Cult?" Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked and said: "How is it possible? I only saw the good news from Li Shanchang in the afternoon, saying that the Ming Cult in Fengyang had been eliminated. How come my son was captured in the blink of an eye? "
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He slapped the imperial case hard, broke the jade Ruyi, and cursed: "What do Han Yike and Ping Bao'er do? They've lost their sons to me, and they haven't committed suicide yet, waiting for me to punish them." Nine tribes?!"
"Han Yike's secret report hasn't arrived yet..." Zhu Biao cried and complained to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Dad, don't rush to blame this or that. I have to blame you first for this matter!"
"People from the Ming Cult have been in contact with them before, so I beg you to call them back quickly!" He cried so loudly: "This is not a nonsense training, it is just to let them experience dangers, solve difficulties, and prepare for the battlefield in the future. Be prepared now! 'Heaven is about to entrust this man with a great responsibility', and I'm not allowed to tell my mother, now it's great, we won't have to live another day..."
But Zhu Biao was so sad, mainly out of self-blame.
He felt that if he had insisted on going with him and if he had insisted on calling them back when there were signs of danger, his brothers would not have encountered them.
It's dangerous.
"Don't cry yet. My claws are numb from crying!" Zhu Yuanzhang scolded irritably: "We didn't expect that those five boys would become so popular that the Mingjiao people had to take them with them before they ran away. They!"
"Does the Mingjiao know their true identity?" The prince stopped crying and sobbed.
"That's okay. At least their safety is guaranteed. It's just a big deal with us, the lion. We can afford anything!" After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was used to the most dangerous storms in the world, and he quickly calmed down. He said in a deep voice:
"Let's wait and see what Han Yike says. If there is a big difference, we will go back to our hometown tomorrow and chop off their heads."
"Oh, okay." The prince nodded.
The two of them waited like ants on a hot pot for more than an hour before Chunhe Palace finally sent a secret report from Han Yike.
The prince immediately translated on the spot. Zhu Yuanzhang stretched his neck and read each word, obviously worried.
When the secret report written by Luo Guanzhong for Han Yike was translated, the two men relaxed a little.
"Did they take the initiative to follow the Mingjiao leaders to the den of thieves?" The prince was still a little doubtful.
"This Han Yike, how can he let them do this nonsense!" Zhu Yuanzhang cursed and said: "If those boys lose a hair, we can't spare him!"
But just as Luo Guanzhong expected, Zhu Yuanzhang finally stopped shouting and killed, and he still had to keep Han Yike in contact with his sons.
If Han Yike is telling the truth...
However, Zhu Yuanzhang expected that he would not dare to joke with the lives of the nine tribes.
"Those boys are also bastards, let them farm the land honestly! Why mess with the Mingjiao? Don't you know life or death!" Zhu Yuanzhang cursed again.
"Dad, don't you still want them to experience danger?" Zhu Biao said angrily.
"Oh, boss, you will know when Xiongying grows up. Fathers are like this. They are afraid that their sons will have no future and are also afraid that their sons will be in danger." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands and said: "That's all, we are indeed at fault this time. If they
As soon as we can come back safely, we can tie them to the waistband of our pants and don’t take them off when we sleep. Is that settled?”
"Is this ridiculous..." The prince was speechless.
"Well, hurry up and write to Mingtang and Hu Xian to secretly investigate their whereabouts. It's time like this, so you might as well tell them something." Zhu Yuanzhang composed himself and began to think of countermeasures.
"I wrote a letter before I came here," Zhu Biao said.
"You stinky boy, do you want to kill them first and then show them off?" Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Are you afraid that your father won't care about them?"
"That's hard to say. I have to nip it in the bud." Zhu Biao said bluntly. Now he felt that his father's paternal love for his brothers really didn't allow people to expect much.
"How can you look at your father like that? Old sows know how to protect their cubs, but your father is not even as good as a pig?" Zhu Yuanzhang said depressedly: "Okay, okay, you can think whatever you want, who wants us to be at fault.
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"Dad, I want to go back and leave tomorrow." Zhu Biao said, "If they don't come back for a day, I won't be able to do anything for a day, so I might as well go back and find someone soon."
He raised all four younger brothers except Lao Liu, and Lao Liu is his favorite. It is true that five fingers are connected to the heart, and no one can be missing.
"Boss, please calm down first." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "The Mingjiao doesn't know the identity of your brother yet. If they disappear, His Highness the Ming Prince will rush back to look for them immediately. This will not help the Mingjiao guess their identity.
Identity?"
"At this time, we have to loosen the outside and tighten the inside. We can't mess up the situation by ourselves." Boss Zhu continued: "Anyway, these days are enough. We still follow the original plan and visit Zhongdu during the Mid-Autumn Festival to worship our ancestors."
According to the original plan, the two men were planning to set off in late July and arrive in Zhongdu in early August. Of course, in addition to the official schedule, they also wanted to quietly return to Jinqiaokan to visit and help their brother with the autumn harvest.
But now, I can no longer care about that much.
"You can also set off a few days in advance, even to serve as a front line for us." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "But you should not make public about your brother. We are afraid that someone will secretly cause trouble."
"I know that." Zhu Biao's expression softened slightly, and he wished he could put on his wings and fly back to Fengyang immediately. "I'm afraid they are no longer in Fengyang."
"Let me think about it." Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth in the palace with his hands behind his back, and said slowly for a long time: "We don't think they left Fengyang Mansion."
"How do you say this?" Zhu Biao asked hurriedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, pointed at himself, and then at the prince, and said confidently: "Even if those people leave Fengyang temporarily, as long as we return home, we will definitely attract them back!"
