It didn't matter to Zhu Zhanji that he was whipped, but after hearing these words, His Majesty the Grand Sun burst into tears... When did the Emperor's grandfather, who had always loved him, ever say such harsh words to him?
"Don't cry," Zhu Di shouted angrily, frowning and raising his eyes.
Zhu Zhanji quickly wiped away his tears, sniffed hard, and knelt there with his head bowed to listen to the emperor's lecture: "Think about it, how much I have worried about you over the years? Not only did I send you the best teacher, but I also held you hand in hand.
I personally taught you, and as soon as you came of age, I selected a cub army for you from all over the country. Which of your father and uncles has such treatment? How high do I expect from you? You are so impetuous and reckless, which really disappoints my expectations."
Zhu Di walked back and forth angrily as he spoke, pointing outside and saying: "It was supposed to be such a joyous thing to accomplish all the work in one battle this time and win ten years of peace for the Ming Dynasty? But the bad news that you were surrounded has washed away everything.
You were really caught by them, what a shame and humiliation this is? Where do you want me to put this old face?" As he said this, he was so angry that he raised his whip and slapped his head and face again.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Emperor, I was already prepared to die for my country. I had already made up my mind. Even if I die, I won't embarrass you." Zhu Zhanji was rough and thick-skinned. Although he was in pain, he could endure it and said through gritted teeth.
"You don't think it's enough to embarrass me." Zhu Di had a bad temper. Seeing that Zhu Zhanji didn't feel any pain or itch, he became even more angry and struck even more ruthlessly: "You have already revealed your big eyes. If your subordinates hadn't fought to the death,
Save, you have long since become the first grandson of the emperor to be killed in battle in history. Instead of letting you die recklessly, it would be better for me to beat you to death. There is no need to count on you to inherit my ancestral legacy."
Outside the tent, all the princes and ministers heard the sound of a whip, but could not hear the Taisun's movements. The few great scholars were all anxious. What would they do if this would break His Highness the Grand Sun? But they
They wanted to go in to persuade, but were stopped by the guards, so they had to turn to His Highness the King of Han to rescue his nephew. Of course they knew that they were asking the tiger to save the lamb, but only Zhu Gaoxu could solve this situation.
Hearing the crackling sound of the whip inside, Zhu Gaoxu felt happy. He was unwilling to interfere with this nosy matter. He just said that he did not dare to disobey his father's will, and he would not go in anyway.
"If something happens to your grandson today, the emperor will definitely regret it in the future." Jin Youzi said sternly: "When the time comes, the emperor will think that the prince is outside the tent, and the prince will tell the emperor whether he will express his anger."
When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he broke into a cold sweat on his forehead. He knew his father's temper very well. Every mistake was the fault of others, and I was never wrong. It would be uneconomical to really blame this debt on myself.
. And he still had a hidden worry in his heart, that is, when the emperor sent people to Jiulongkou the day before yesterday, he ordered Wang Yan's general, but asked himself to stay by his side. This made him a little worried, whether his father suspected him.
what?
In order to eliminate suspicion, he glared at Jin Youzi fiercely and said, "How can you pretend to be a good person here and not care about my nephew?" Then he pushed the guard aside and went in. Seeing that Zhu Zhanji's back was beaten to a bloody pulp, he
Busy was shocked and said: "Father, don't fight anymore. If you break Zhanji, who will inherit the ancestral inheritance in a hundred years?"
"I have many children and grandchildren, why do I have to take this single-plank bridge?" Zhu Di snorted and said with a livid face: "Who let you in?"
"My son is afraid that something will happen to my grandson..." Zhu Gaoxu said hurriedly: "Father, Zhanji is still young. When I was as old as him, I acted wantonly and lawlessly. Will I be sensible when I get older?"
"You still have some humanity," Zhu Di looked at the King of Han and snorted coldly: "Don't worry, I won't break him. If I break him, it will leave me with a cruel reputation in the history books."
Then he threw the whip to the ground and said coldly: "Do you know you are wrong?"
"My grandson knows he was wrong," Zhu Zhanji, with red eyes, kowtowed and cried: "Grandpa Huang has worked hard to support you and taught you earnestly, but my grandson is impetuous, reckless and confused, and almost ruined Grandpa Huang's important event. He really deserves to die.
"Please, Grandpa Huang, punish me severely." He then lay down on the ground and raised his buttocks.
"..." After a long silence, Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "You little beast, don't even think about it - how difficult it was for me to raise you from childhood to such a big age? How do I expect you to continue to grow up after a hundred years?
As for my ancestral business, you must know that it is difficult to start a business, and it is even more difficult to maintain it. What's wrong with you being so unsatisfactory?" After saying that, he sat down and sighed. It turns out that a hero is short of breath, but the love between ancestors and grandchildren is long.
When Zhu Zhanji heard that Grandpa Huang was so sad, he felt his insides burning and tears welled up in his eyes. He choked and said: "Grandpa Huang, please calm down and take care of yourself. My grandson will definitely learn from it and change his past."
Zhu Di had an attack for a while and felt a little better. Not to mention that in order to protect the face of King Zhao, he always had to take into account the face of his grandson. He sighed and said: "I have so many children and grandchildren, and you are the first one who feels sorry for me, so I gave it to you early."
The position of great grandson has been determined. But my country must not be left in the hands of a loser. If you take this setback and do not make progress in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"My grandson will remember it," Zhu Zhanji nodded hurriedly.
"Get out of here." Zhu Di waved his hand, and Zhu Zhanji kowtowed and went out as if he had been granted amnesty.
Zhu Gaoxu watched from the side, and he felt... old and disgusted. He finally realized that he had been used by Jin Youzi. That bastard knew how angry the emperor was towards his grandson, and he would not do it in front of his face.
It was only after I started to radicalize myself. The result was really... immediate.
However, the King of Han was not without benefits. Zhu Di was very pleased that he could come in to save Zhu Zhanji. He smiled lightly and said: "You are a good uncle. It's funny that I was afraid that you wouldn't try your best and sent an outsider to save him instead."
Zhanji."
"What are you talking about, father?" Zhu Gaoxu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his father had not suspected him yet, but because of his relationship with the prince, he was just in case, just in case. But he still had to make it clear: "Zhan Ji is my nephew.
He is the crown prince again, I will risk my life to keep him safe."
"Well, you have improved a lot over the years. You are still brave in battles, and you are more sensible." Zhu Di nodded and praised: "I am very relieved."
After hearing his father's praise, Zhu Gaoxu was so happy that he said from ear to ear: "Father, that's a great compliment."
"By the way," Zhu Di changed the subject lightly, "What do you think of the next step in the war?"
"According to Erchen's idea, he naturally took advantage of his illness to kill him, chased him to the ends of the earth, and captured Mahamu to confess to his father." Regarding the situation of the Ming army, Zhu Gaoxu thought it was like a mute eating dumplings - in his heart
He knew it. But he not only knew it, but also had ghosts in his heart. How could he dare to tell the truth to his father: "But my humble opinion is definitely not enough in front of my father, so I just listen to what my father says."
"Well, that's good." Seeing that he didn't have any high opinions, Zhu Di nodded absently and said, "But the soldiers are all tired, so they need to rest first before doing this."
"Yes." Zhu Gaoxu responded and resigned knowingly.
Even though the army was in full swing, Zhu Di still had to deal with the government affairs coming from the country. The pressure of the war a while ago was too great, and the emperor was inevitably upset and had a backlog of state affairs. Now that the war was over and the army was reinstated, Zhu Di could finally feel at ease.
When dealing with state affairs, I didn’t put down my pen until midnight.
Zhu Di didn't like to be disturbed when he was dealing with government affairs, so he hadn't had dinner yet. Seeing that the emperor was finally done, Wang Yan hurriedly served dinner. Zhu Di's imperial meal was very simple, even shabby. There was only one pancake and one bowl.
Shengsheng noodles and a plate of fried green vegetables were not meaty at all... Zhu Di was a vegetarian when he went on the expedition. He did not believe in Buddhism and did not eat vegetarian food. He just wanted to send a message to the soldiers that he shared the joys and sorrows with them.
The emperor was also very hungry. He ate the delicious victory noodles and praised Wang Yan: "The person who came up with this method is really a talent. I want to meet him."
"Then you have to ask your grandson." Wang Yan said softly, "That person is his subordinate."
"Grandson..." Zhu Di had lost his temper at this time. Thinking of Zhu Zhanji's bloody back and buttocks, he couldn't eat at once, and sighed: "How's it going?"
"The imperial doctor went to see him, but the grandson refused to treat him. He said that this was a punishment from the emperor's grandfather, and the medicine would reduce the punishment, so he had to endure it." Wang Yan also sighed: "The grandson is also stubborn enough.
of."
"This bastard doesn't know how to cherish himself." Zhu Di scolded: "Get some gold sore medicine and give it to him. He can use it if he likes it."
"Yes." Wang Yan responded softly.
"Forget it, I'll go there myself." Zhu Di finally felt uneasy, got up and put on a cloak and said, "Lead the way."
"Your Majesty, please wait while I go call the guards."
"In my military camp, what kind of bodyguards should I bring?" Zhu Di tied up his cloak and walked out.
"It's just a waste of time, don't hit anything..." Wang Yan advised hurriedly.
"The Holy Emperor and the Hundred Gods help each other to ward off all evils." Zhu Di strode out nonchalantly. Wang Yan hurriedly led the way and led the emperor to a tent in the east.
When Zhu Di saw the dark lights and few guards around the camp, he immediately frowned and said, "Why is there not even a torch? Where are his own guards?" He didn't take his grandson seriously.
"The guards were all called for interrogation by people from the Zhenfu Division. They may have forgotten to send more people." Wang Yan said softly, "I will go and make amends right now."
"Humph," Zhu Di snorted, opened the curtain and entered the tent. He saw Zhu Zhanji lying on the bed blanket, with the skin on his butt and back open, and there was no one to take care of him. When he heard someone coming in, Zhu Zhanji didn't look back.
He just said angrily: "Who are you going to interrogate this time? Even my personal eunuch was taken away by you. This time it must be me, right?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but feel sad after seeing it. He thought that Chu Kf had left and the tea was cold. He was still here, so the tea was cold first.
As he spoke, Zhu Zhanji turned around and glared fiercely. When he saw it was his grandfather, he quickly shrank his neck and struggled to get up to salute.
"Don't move." Zhu Di sighed and said, "You bastard, why don't you let the imperial doctor treat your injuries? You want to make Grandpa Huang angry to death, right?"