When I was a kid, being chubby was considered cute, and I was never looked down upon.
However, as he grew older and became out of breath even when walking, Zhu Gaochi felt that he could not keep up with his father's pace.
Especially when the second and third brothers followed their father on the battlefield, Zhu Gaochi couldn't even climb up on horseback with his own strength.
Studying is good, but if he can't lead the army and make achievements like his father and others, Zhu Gaochi always feels that his life is missing something compared with others.
According to the Ming Dynasty's theory of orderly succession, although he was appointed as the prince by his father and was responsible for supervising the country when his father left Beijing, his second brother and third brother always downplayed the plots they set up for him time and time again.
The accusation seemed to indirectly prove that the rumors in the court that his father wanted to depose him and re-establish the crown prince were not groundless.
It stands to reason that he is much better than his two younger brothers in terms of literacy and literacy. His status among the officials in the court is also much higher than them.
But even so, his father wanted to abolish him again and again. The biggest reason was that he was obese and had a disability in his legs, so he could not lead troops to fight.
The current country was consolidated step by step by his father's bravery. In his mind, a qualified emperor must first be a brave warrior. And he, and the title of warrior,
The distance in between is more than a hundred thousand miles.
After arriving at the Dongchang Prison, although I could not eat and drink as freely as I did in the East Palace, I also endured the excruciating pain caused by having my leg bones chopped off.
But now, seeing the fat on his body disappearing and his feet faintly feeling, the urge in his heart that he wanted to get down to the ground immediately and feel the lightness of his body filled Zhu Gaochi's whole brain.
"The disappearance of the pain means that the bones and muscles of the legs have grown together. But before Xiao Chen left, he ordered that the ankle injury still needs to be consolidated for a period of time before he can try to get off the ground. His Highness still
Just bear with it for now." Duan Tianming said with a smile.
Watching Duan Tianming clean up the remnants of the plaster, the captain next to him hurriedly put the hot water basin in his hand on the ground, took out a bag of salt from his body, and poured a little into the basin.
Then he put his palm into the basin and stirred it gently.
"Every time I see you adding something to it, what exactly is it?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Duan Tianming and asked curiously.
"It's table salt." Duan Tianming replied.
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but be stunned: "Salt? What is the effect of adding salt?"
"Salt dissolves in water and has the effect of cleaning and killing viruses. It can effectively prevent infection of the wound. His Highness's wound has healed and he still needs to stay in bed for a period of time. The salt water now is to help His Highness clean it.
It's just to make the new plaster fit more closely with His Highness's legs." Duan Tianming said.
Reaching out to test the water temperature, Duan Tianming placed a cloth towel in the basin and soaked it completely, then took it out, wrung it with both hands, and wiped it on Zhu Gaochi's legs and wrists.
Zhu Gaochi was sitting on the bed, with his back leaning against a thick cotton quilt.
Seeing Duan Tianming carefully wiping his ankle, Zhu Gaochi felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
Before coming to Dongchang Prison, my impression of Dongchang was the same as that of Jin Yiwei, who was just a weapon used by his father to assist him in governing the world.
Xiao Chen's several major actions involved officials who not only had extremely high positions, but also numbered hundreds of people. Even so, Zhu Gaochi only believed that Dongchang was just a tool of his father, but it was more terrifying.
Now, when I arrived at Dongchang Prison, the fat on my body had disappeared, and even the disability in my left leg was healed by Xiao Chen. Now that Xiao Chen is not here, the people in Dongchang take good care of me again. The careful attitude is the same as the one outside.
The rumors of killing people without batting an eye are far from the truth.
"Captain Duan, when can I start eating normally?" Zhu Gaochi asked as he took a bright red apple from the plate beside the bed and took a big bite.
From the beginning, he only relied on cold water to satisfy his hunger, then he drank tiger bone soup every day, and now he is full of apples. Zhu Gaochi's thoughts about meat have reached a new level that cannot be described in words.
"Meat?" Duan Tianming chuckled, "His Highness is thinking long term. Xiao Chen told me that when His Highness is no longer interested in meat, he can eat meat."
"When you have no interest in meat, then you start eating meat again? Is this a human saying?" Zhu Gaochi glared at Duan Tianming fiercely, "I have no interest in it anymore. What's the point of putting a mountain of meat in front of me?"
?This Xiao Chen is really cruel."
After getting along for a long time, Zhu Gaochi and the people in Dongchang have become talkative about everything, without the slightest air of a prince. If he has any opinions about Xiao Chen, he will never hide them in his heart, but will accuse him face to face.
"Your Highness must understand Xiao Chen's good intentions. He succeeded in inheriting the throne for you, but he suffered a lot of scolding from the world. If he was not cruel, how could His Highness be where he is today." Duan Tianming said with a grimace.
Xiao Chen started to cry out.
"The world scolds him? Why does the world scold him?" Zhu Gaochi said after taking another bite of the big apple.
"Arrest the current prince and send him to Dongchang Prison. If the world doesn't scold him, then who will?" Duan Tianming had already cleaned Zhu Gaochi's ankle, took out a new piece of plaster, and gently applied it on it.
"The reason for arresting me is that I did make a mistake. But he was just following orders. The world should not blame him for this matter."
"His Royal Highness will return to the East Palace with a new look. This scolding may turn into praise overnight." Duan Tianming burst out laughing.
His hands did not take any rest from chatting.
Press lightly on the plaster, knead it slowly to make the plaster fit perfectly with Zhu Gaochi's ankle, and massage it gently again and again.
"Go back? If the resentment in my father's heart is not eliminated, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the East Palace for a while." After chewing the apple in his hand, he raised his hand and the apple handle flew behind the iron door of the cell.
Holding his head in his hands, Zhu Gaochi leaned comfortably against the quilt and lay down.
"Xiao Chen has given a guarantee to the Emperor. Once His Highness recovers, he will return to the East Palace." Taking the cloth, Duan Tianming began to wrap Zhu Gaochi's legs again.
"Guaranteed ticket? Why did Xiao Chen guarantee the ticket for his father?" Zhu Gaochi felt a faint sense of crisis in his heart.
"Xiao Chen has an agreement with the emperor, that is, he promises to give the emperor a refreshing prince. During this period, the emperor will not have any thoughts of punishing His Highness," Duan Tianming said.
"Xiao Chen has protected me from the beginning?" Zhu Gaogulu stood up and sat up straight.
