Empress Ma finally agreed to cook and gave Boss Zhu and the Prince each a large bowl of chicken soup to make hand-made noodles.
"Sister, come on, have another bowl." Zhu Yuanzhang ate so deliciously that it was hard to tell that he had already eaten sixty percent full elsewhere.
"Is it so delicious?" Queen Ma asked.
"It's delicious, of course it's delicious. We haven't eaten the food you cooked for half a year." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a slick smile: "I can't sleep even thinking about this bite."
As he spoke, he touched his cheek and said, "Look, I've lost weight."
"Nonsense, there are so many people vying for you to eat, but they still can't feed you?" Queen Ma snorted.
"It can't be compared, it can't be compared." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and changed the subject: "By the way, mother-in-law, when will the second daughter-in-law give birth?"
"It's almost the end of this month." Empress Ma sighed: "I don't even dare to let her know what her man is doing."
"It's better if you don't know." Zhu Yuanzhang said with an increasingly guilty conscience: "Otherwise, you'll be on tenterhooks all day long, and it's easy to have fetal gas."
"You have the nerve to say that." Queen Ma rolled her eyes at him, then turned back to the kitchen to roll out the noodles.
"Hey, it's not easy..." Seeing her back disappear behind the screen, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your mother is too angry this time."
"The main thing is that we are connected." The prince couldn't help laughing and said: "The eldest sister's matter has just passed, and the younger brothers have gone to the battlefield again."
"Just tell me, are their performances beautiful?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked proudly.
"It's really unexpectedly beautiful." The prince nodded and said, "Especially the fourth child's top talent. If Uncle Xu can give it to him, it must be undisputed!"
"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his belly and said, "This is a battle effort performed with swords and guns on the battlefield. It is much more convincing than last year's winter performance."
As he spoke, he said bitterly: "During the Chinese New Year, those guys made fun of Bao'er for opening the back door for his cousin. Were they joking with Bao'er? They were pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man! They said we were putting money on your brother's face.
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"It will definitely not happen this time. Uncle Xu is strict in running the army and will never break the rules of the army for the sake of his brothers." The prince smiled.
"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded heavily and said: "No one will question Tiande... Boss, you will make the battle report clear tomorrow! If you understand, you will understand."
"Yes, my father." Zhu Biao nodded. He knew that his father had been under great pressure recently due to the star change.
Especially after the spread of Ye Boju's "Chen Yan Shu" in response to imperial edicts, officials in the court, although they did not dare to respond openly, wrote to the rescue one after another. Even the old and cunning Hu Weiyong openly said at the court meeting that the emperor personally issued the order.
It is said, 'Be sure to speak frankly, and those who speak will not be guilty'.
Now someone is "speaking in response to the imperial edict." Even if he speaks wildly and unethically, he should not be "crimined for his words."
In the words of Prime Minister Hu, 'Ye Boju is as light as a feather, whether he is alive or dead. But the emperor goes back on his word and breaks his promise to the world, which is more important than Mount Tai!'
As a result, Boss Zhu was very passive. After Ye Boju was escorted to Beijing, he did not shoot him with his own hands as he wished. He was not even seen and was kept in the prison of the pro-military captain's mansion.
Now publicizing the illustrious military exploits of several princes should be able to largely eliminate the negative impact of Ye Bo's huge case on the younger brothers...
'But it's hard to say...' The prince shook his head secretly, thinking that what those people were worried about was that the vassal king would become bigger and threaten the court. The more capable his brothers are, the more worried they would be.
"Boss." The prince was a little distracted when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang call him.
"Father." He quickly composed himself.
"You should know best why dad wants to divide the kings." Zhu Yuanzhang finally decided to discuss this issue with the prince to avoid estrangement between father and son.
"Yes." The prince nodded and said, "The first is to achieve a smooth transfer of military power, and the second is to allow the clan to guard the border for the country." He paused and said, "If any ministers rebel, they can also follow the order to quell the rebellion."
"Yes, my father is doing this for the sake of our old Zhu family, so that we can sit more firmly." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and lowered his voice:
"But dad is also thinking these days, is it giving your brother too much power? Shouldn't it be easier to reduce it a little before they become a vassal? It's much simpler than cutting it after they become a nation, right?
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"Father, you must not do this." Zhu Biao quickly stood up and clasped his fists and said, "My brothers have just made great achievements, but instead of receiving rewards, they have been deprived of their power. This will make them heartbroken!"
After a pause, the prince said firmly: "No matter how good our brotherhood is, we can't treat them like this! Otherwise, I, the elder brother, will have no shame in seeing them again!"
"Hey, don't be impatient. Sit down and talk." Zhu Yuanzhang took his arm, asked the prince to sit down and said, "We didn't say we'd do it right away. We'll discuss this matter in two years, right?"
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"It's best not to discuss it." The prince said resolutely: "I understand my brothers, and they will not have second thoughts about me. If they are domineering, I will teach them a lesson. If anyone dares to mess around, I will also punish them."
He called me back to the capital and gave me instructions."
"Even if I have to reduce their power, I will do it myself." He smiled faintly as he spoke, with strong confidence in his smile: "Father doesn't have to worry about the matters between our brothers. If I, Zhu Biao,
If you can't even control your own younger brother, you don't want to be a prince and inherit a country."
"Hahaha, well said!" Zhu Yuanzhang was delighted when he heard this, patted Zhu Biao on the shoulder and said: "This is our good prince!"
In fact, when Boss Zhu said that he wanted to 'reduce the power of the vassal king', he did not do so willingly. But he did not want to create a gap with the prince and make the prince feel that he did not think about him, so he said those words.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang saw that there was thunder in Zhu Biao's chest and his face was like a flat lake, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely relieved.
I still underestimated my boss.
"But we have to remind you." Zhu Yuanzhang whispered: "Don't ignore this issue too much. As long as we are here and you are here, it is easy to say anything, and no one can change anything. But you have to consider, where is your son? He
Will uncle still be as obedient to him as he is to you?"
"I have found a good helper for Xiongying." Zhu Biao also whispered.
"Lao Liu?" Zhu Yuanzhang guessed it right away. After thinking for a moment, Fang slowly nodded and said: "He is indeed the most suitable."
"What's wrong with Lao Liu?" At this time, Queen Ma came in with a bowl of steaming soup noodles. After hearing this, she said warily: "Zhu Chongba, are you letting Lao Liu take risks again?"
"We didn't say it." Zhu Yuanzhang called out to Tianqu and said, "When we talk about our feelings for our sons, do we just want to push them into the fire pit? Who do you think we are? If you don't believe me, ask the boss."
"Mother, it's true that there is no such thing. It was me who mentioned the sixth one." The prince relieved Zhu Yuanzhang, and then he ate the second bowl of noodles.
