It didn't matter that the fiefdom was not as good as that of his previous brothers. What made him feel bad these years was that he couldn't even compare to the sixth brother.
Lao Liu was the king of Chu, and his place was Wuchang at the head of the Yangtze River, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and the prosperity of commerce was far more prosperous than that of Kaifeng.
There is also Lao Shiyi, the son of Concubine Guo Hui, whose fiefdom is in the Kingdom of Heaven.
This is why many people in the world are like Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu, who only compares themselves with the good ones, not the bad ones. In comparison, other vassal kings are still granted titles in Liangzhou, Gansu and other places, and he doesn't mention them at all.
His eyes are fixed on those who are better than him and use them to prove the old man's injustice.
He also didn't think about it. He was in Kaifeng, a place close to the Central Plains. He was better than those frontier fortresses no matter what. In addition to supporting Liaodong, he, the king of Zhou, didn't have to go into battle personally or lead troops in person. Unlike his younger brothers.
Not only are we in a bitter cold place, but we also have to fight in person.
"Your Majesty Chitose, please come this way!"
The person in charge of supervising the construction of the mausoleum was Zhang Wuque, a confidant of the King of Zhou and the deputy chief eunuch of the royal palace.
Zhang Wuque was in his fifties, standing in front of King Zhou with a smile on his face like a pug, "I know you are impatient, Chitose, so I urge the craftsmen to work in three shifts and work overtime!"
"Well!" Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu nodded, standing on the top of the underground palace and looking down, "What step is next?"
"The bricks are laid!" Zhang Wuque said with a smile, "According to your instructions, the underground palace was built directly from the mountain. The bottom is made of stones and the top is made of blue bricks. It is twelve meters in total from top to bottom. Servant
I keep an eye here every day and don’t dare to be careless at all!”
"Be careful not to have any leaks!" Zhou Wang Zhu Ju nodded and gave instructions.
"Chitose, you have chosen a good place. It is full of rocks, not to mention not even a splash of water!" Zhang Wuque bowed and smiled.
"Haha!" A smile appeared on King Zhou's face. He participated in the entire process of this mausoleum from site selection to design.
The emperor's mausoleum only has three tomb chambers in the front and back. His mausoleum alone has eight tomb chambers. In addition to these eight tomb chambers, there are seventeen smaller tomb chambers surrounding the main tomb chamber that he will use in the future. ωωw.
It’s hard to say who the future owners of these tombs will be. But a hundred years from now, the king of Zhou will definitely have women who have served him sleeping in them.
"Take good care of yourself and use the best materials. Don't be afraid of spending money. If you don't have enough money in your account, go back to the palace to pay for it!" King Zhu Zhu of Zhou wandered around for a while and said, "You must always be decent and decent.
Light!"
He can't compare to others on the fiefdom, but he must be better than others on the tomb.
"Don't worry Chitose, I will take care of things properly!" Zhang Wuque said with a flattering smile, "It's cold, but the room next to you will be warm!"
There is a built palace next to the construction site, which has been decorated for a long time and is used as a resting place for King Zhou and others.
It's cold outside, but it's warm as spring inside.
King Zhu Zhu of Zhou could not help but nod his head as he looked at the structure of the palace, then sat down on the chair and held up the hot tea.
"Father!" Zhu Youdun, the eldest son who was following King Zhou, hesitated for a moment and said, "You are in your prime, isn't it too early to arrange the mausoleum?"
"Morning? I'm almost forty, and I've spent more than half of my life!" King Zhu Zhu of Zhou glanced at his son, "You know your destiny at fifty, do you understand? These ten years will come in a blink of an eye. If you don't practice now, you can wait until I die.
Repair? Is it too late to hang myself and pierce my ears and eyes?"
Zhu Youdou didn't dare to talk back and said in a low voice, "But this is a waste of money and people..."
"Humph!" Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu put down his tea bowl, "Are you accusing me?"
"My son doesn't dare!"
Zhu Ju looked at his son again, "I heard that you are familiar with ordinary actors and sing operas and compose music all day long. What do you want to do?"
"My son just likes to listen to operas. He just writes some storybooks on weekdays!" Zhu Youdun said in a low voice.
"Don't forget your identity!" Zhu Ru said.
"My son just thought those words were interesting, so he compiled them into a book and passed them on to future generations..."
"I can write a lot more, do I have to write those things? What did I write when I was young? It was a herbal medicine book, a good way to save people from famine. What are you doing now? Spread around the world? Humph, it's nothing more than a melodious sound."
As he said this, the expression on Zhou Wang Zhu's face suddenly changed.
Probably because he remembered his past, when he was also a high-spirited young vassal king, and he also wanted to be remembered as a wise king for generations to come...
How did you change later on?
"The old man is partial and treats his brothers better than himself. The same fault is that others don't use harsh words, but here he curses every time!"
Thinking of the past events, Zhu Xi looked a little sad, with a little anger on his face.
"There has never been anyone so stupid since ancient times!"
These were the exact words the old man scolded him, calling his son the biggest idiot in history.
It was the 22nd year of Hongwu. He was fed up with the coldness of Kaifeng and returned to Fengyang Zhongdu without permission. As a result, he was directly sent to Yunnan by the old man. Halfway through, the old man called him back under Zhu Biao's persuasion.
As a result, when he came back, the old man asked him about the customs and the geography of the mountains and rivers along the way to Yunnan, but he didn't know anything about it.
Not only that, he shot an arrow to death and wanted to scold the old guard.
If his subordinates take advantage of convenience to do business outside, the old man will also scold him.
If he falls in love with a folk girl and brings her into the palace, the old man will scold her.
"It's because of the old man's scolding that I'm like this today!" Zhou Wang Zhu Ru thought to himself again.
He had obviously been the kind of kid who never made big mistakes since he was a child, but the old man scolded him the most, which he couldn't understand.
In fact, it seems to outsiders that he does not make big mistakes, but he keeps making small mistakes.
"Father! Father?"
Zhu Youdou called from the side, "The New Year is coming soon. Will this year's New Year's ceremony follow the previous years or...?"
"It's been another year!" Zhu Rui sighed in his heart, then thought about it and said, "I will give you a third-year adult ceremony for your sixth uncle or your seventeenth uncle, and the others will continue as usual!"
Hearing this, Zhu Youdou was very surprised. His sixth uncle was King Chu and his seventeenth uncle was King Ning. These two people had not had very close contacts with the palace in the past few years. Why did they suddenly look like they were wearing a pair of clothes in the past two years?
What about pants?
Besides, how could the New Year gift fall to King Yan?
"Where's the Fourth Prince?" Zhou Youdun asked hesitantly.
"I am the King of Yan, sitting on the land of Youzhou, but I lack something like us?" Zhou Wang Zhu Ju sneered, "If you give others money, they may not give you money! You have him in your heart, but does he have you in his heart?
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"In the past, when your father was needed, he had one fifth brother at a time. Now that he is no longer needed, he always shows a cold face. When I celebrated your grandfather's birthday in the capital, you never saw him hurting me so much!"
As he spoke, he sneered, "He is now a good person, a good son to the old man, and a good minister to the new king. He has forgotten those things he did before!"
"Those things he did in the past were revealed...Huh, does he really think that people don't care? There will be times in the future when he feels uncomfortable!"
When Zhu Youdou heard this, he lowered his head and shook his head slightly, sighing in his heart.
"In the past two years, my father has become a little... as if he has gone crazy. My father was not like this before!"
At this moment, Qianhu, a guard from outside, suddenly rushed in, "Chitose, there are soldiers coming next to us!"
"Where did the soldiers come from?" Zhou Wang Zhu Ju stood up fiercely.
"I can't see the flag clearly, but the men reported that there are probably two thousand people, and they have already surrounded us!" the thousand households said loudly.
"Surround me?" Zhu Rui was confused for a moment and said angrily, "Who has eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard? Check quickly to see whose soldiers and horses it is? If you dare to disrespect the lord, I will take his head!"
"Chitose!" Suddenly, another guard from outside broke in and shouted, "Someone wants to see you!"