Chapter 1 Splitting the Earth and Sealing the Liao (3)
Zhu Zhi had only one idea, which was to run back to the yard to take off his clothes. It was so uncomfortable. But the imperial chariot that carried him did not carry him back to the yard where he had been staying for two days, but sent him out to the palace. Zhu Zhi was confused and asked Xiao Chenzi: "What? Are there any other rituals?"
Xiao Chenzi replied: "Master, after the enthronement ceremony is over, you have to go back to the outer palace given to you by the emperor. You can't live in the palace anymore. Have you forgotten?"
Zhu Zhi stammered and said, "Oh, I'm so tired that day." After that, he sat on the chariot and closed his eyes to sleep.
After a while, Zhu Zhi felt that the chariot had stopped and then slowly opened his eyes. It turned out that he had arrived in front of a mansion. He saw that the mansion was not big and the door was painted with red paint. Two small eunuchs in front were opening the door, and the chariot was lifted up again and sent in.
When Zhu Zhi got to the lobby, he saw a few women waiting in front of the hall. The leaders were tall, dressed very noble, looked pretty, and looked less than 20 years old. Zhu Zhi felt a bit like that? By the way, the movie star Xiao Tao Hong looked at him for a few glances. The girl in front of him was really similar to Xiao Tao Hong's eyebrows. But if he didn't know who these were, he couldn't ask casually and walked straight into the lobby.
After a few women, little Tao Hongying gave a gift of blessing and said, "Husband is back, I am polite."
After Zhu Zhi said this to her, his head suddenly became bigger. It turned out that Xiao Taohong was his wife? Haha, I really don’t know whether it was a blessing or a disaster. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, so Zhu Zhi quickly helped her up and said, “Thank you for your hard work, let’s go in.” Zhu Zhi, who had been busy for a day, finally felt a little good mood at this time. This cheap wife is pretty good now, and what’s better than Xiao Taohong is that her skin is as white as a Jiangnan woman and does not have the freckles of Sister Tao Hong.
Xiao Taohong said, "Husband, please come to the inner hall and replace the crown." This cheap wife knows how to love people. When changing clothes, Xiao Taohong did not ask the eunuchs and palace maids to help, but personally served her changing clothes. This feeling made Zhu Zhi almost tilted his tail to the sky. The fragrance on her body slowly came, which made Zhu Zhi's second brother immediately feel energetic, but he still dared not act rashly. I heard that the ancients had many rules and were royal. Wouldn't it be a tragic story if they accidentally make a licentious act?
The appearance of "wife" has brought some mystery. Who is this cheap wife's family? Do you have any other concubines? After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Taohong had already brought tea and a few exquisite snacks. Zhu Zhi carefully looked at his wife in front of him - she was 1.65 meters tall, and in that era, she was almost stand out. The palace maids were at most 1.5 meters. And her every move showed the temperament of a lady from a wealthy family. The one who could marry the prince must be the old lady of the court. Zhu Zhi knew very well that this was mostly a political marriage, such as the fourth brother Zhu Di's concubine was Xu Da's daughter. So he had no opinion on whom he married. It was beautiful or ugly, virtuous or jealous. Everything was determined by heaven.
In fact, Zhu Zhi had not been close to women in the "that era", and maybe his conditions were good, so he had many girlfriends around him. But whoever wants to get married early these days wants to be more prosperous for a few years. Unexpectedly, people who don't want to get married suddenly have a wife.
Zhu Zhi thought to himself that although a thunder struck him to the Ming Dynasty, at least he was still a prince. God also gave him a beautiful wife. This was also a blessing in disgrace. If he was reincarnated into a poor family, he might have lost his life before he could start. This world is not as easy as fantasy, so he should at least know how to be grateful and take advantage of the good luck in front of him.
Xiao Taohong looked at Zhu Zhi and stared at him in a daze, and hurriedly said, "What are you looking at, husband? I've been busy all day, probably tired and hungry. I'll have some snacks first, and then I'll call dinner later." Zhu Zhi woke up from his fantasy, and hurriedly said, "I'm so squinted and ate two snacks. The little mung bean lamb was quite exquisite. After a few of them, Zhu Zhi's mood improved.
"I haven't seen each other for a few days, I'm so weird." Zhu Zhi joked.
Little Tao Hong's face turned red: "It's only a few days, husband, don't make fun of me."
"Nothing is a joke. To be honest, there is not even a person to talk in the palace." As he said that, Zhu Zhi pulled Xiao Taohong's hand, which was delicate and tender, and was indescribable. Xiao Taohong's face turned redder. She didn't pull out her hand, but said, "Okay, you can't be honest in broad daylight? Can't you go over and take a look at Yan'er?"
My goodness, you even have a cheap son?! Zhu Zhitou has grown bigger again. After coming to this world, almost everything is new. He became the prince yesterday and had a wife and children today. Maybe a bunch of aunts and aunts will run out tomorrow. Zhu Zhi said helplessly: "Okay, go and have a look."
A white and fat child lying in the brocade and jade-warm clothes. He looked less than one year old and slept particularly sweetly. His little lips moved from time to time, which was very cute. It’s a pity that this is not his son, but he still has to play the role of a father. Zhu Zhi smiled bitterly and said to his wife: "Have the child made trouble these days?"
Little Tao Hong smiled slightly, with a look of happiness as a mother: "No, Yan'er is quite well-behaved, but she will find her father when she gets up today."
After seeing it, Zhu Zhi didn't want to stay for a long time. It wasn't just his son's glance at it, so he pulled Xiao Taohong and left. At a meal in the evening, Zhu Zhi finally tried every means to figure out his wife's background. It turned out that Xiao Taohong was named Guo Xiu (cheesy), and she was the second daughter of Wuding Marquis Guo Ying. No wonder Xiao Chenzi said something that a Marquis Guo had said to him, it turned out that he was his father-in-law.
While eating, Chen Wen sneaked into the house. After seeing the ceremony, he quietly said to Zhu Zhi: "The prince is awake and misses me. Should I go visit me?" There was something in this boy's words. Zhu Zhi nodded, threw away the chopsticks, changed his clothes, and hurried into the palace.
Along the way, I was full of doubts and couldn't figure out why. According to my knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, the prince and the king of Liao were not born to the same mother, and there was no record of how good they were. Why did the prince think of the king of Liao when he was ill? Is there any special relationship between the two? It was only because he didn't pay attention to the book when he was reading or didn't read enough, so Zhu Zhi entered the palace with doubts.
"Fifteenth brother, get up, someone will give you a seat." The prince on the sickbed looked yellow, and he seemed much weaker than the day before, and he spoke weakly. Zhu Zhi, who was kneeling on the ground, stood up and walked over carefully. Sitting on a stool brought by the eunuch, Zhu Biao waved his hand and turned around. It seemed that there was indeed a very important discussion.
"Your Highness, look at it today. I have better complexion. I will recover after a while." Zhu Zhi said with a nice voice.
"Brother, don't comfort the orphan. There is not much time left, so you will know it yourself." A look of pain suddenly flashed on Zhu Biao's face.
"Your Highness..." Zhu Zhi was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Biao's wave of his hand.
"Today, there are only you and my brothers here, no monarch and ministers... Do you remember the first time you rode a horse? At that time, you were only 8 years old, and Wei was learning to control your brother. You pestered him to go, but as soon as you got on the horse, it made a big fuss. But he scared Brother Wei. Who knew that you didn't even hum, and got on the horse again, and finally tamed it. From that time on, Brother Wei liked you very much. Do you still remember these things?" Zhu Biao smiled, as if he was trapped in the beautiful memories of the past.
Where do you follow this? But you still have to respond: "Brother, remember."
"At that time, the best martial arts among brothers was your fourth brother. He was the head of a child, so you didn't accept him. But Empress Han was the only son, and no one helped you. Every time she was beaten by the fourth brother, she would run to cry for her brother. Haha, you said that one day she would fall down. Now my brother is tall and strong, and his martial arts are getting better again, but the fourth brother is in the country..." What is the purpose of Zhu Biao's family conversation?
Zhu Zhi couldn't help but nodded, so he made up some words: "Yes, my brother always protects his younger brother."
"How great it was then. Although there were also fights between brothers, it was fine in a blink of an eye. Now everyone is getting older, and the relationship between them is fading..." When Zhu Biao said this, he was a little breathing, and a few tears flowed out of his eyes.
Zhu Zhi was also infected. He remembered that he had only one brother since he was a child. Now that he came to this dynasty without a sound, his brother must be anxious. He felt sad and couldn't help but squeeze out a few tears.
After a break, Zhu Biao said again, "Do you know why brothers like you the most?" Zhu Zhi shook his head, "That's because you have the strongest personality and the most chivalrous. Both the Ma Wang and his father were convicted, and people were afraid of avoiding it. Only you, the prince, still never leaves him. It's because when he was a child, he blocked the assassin's sword for you, and he never forgot his kindness. This is the righteousness to his friends."
Zhu Zhi finally understood why he had been with the Little Ma Wang. It turned out that there was such a story. He quickly wanted to change the topic: "Brother, rest more, don't say so much. When my brother is ready, we will go running."
"It's impossible. Brother Wei knows that he can't escape." Zhu Biao's eyes were extremely dim, obviously a kind of instinctive nostalgia for life. "But some words Wei wants to explain to his younger brother. Do you know what Brother Wei is most worried about?"
What? How do I know what you are most worried about? Alas, by the way, he is going to die, is it... "But my nephew?" Zhu Zhi asked tentatively.
Zhu Biao nodded gently, as if he was relieved, and then said, "After I left alone, your miserable nephew will rely on the support of his younger brother."
Zhu Zhiche said something a little creepy. Please don’t talk about such a serious topic. I’m not going to be able to say anything so serious. But he said, “Don’t say that, my brother is in full swing, and he is so terrible. I’ll be cured soon. Besides, my father supports my nephew, so I don’t have to worry.”
Zhu Biao closed his eyes and said, "Father, that's right..." and then he broke down. Obviously he had some concerns. Zhu Zhi didn't know what to say, and the two brothers were silent for a moment.
Zhu Biao said solemnly: "If the father asks you about the crown prince, how should my brother answer?"
Damn, this is a big thing that can be lost at any time. How could I ask me? Zhu Zhi was confused and suddenly thought of a sentence in the history book and replied: "This kind of thing is not the turn of my brother to talk too much. If my father really asks this, my brother can only answer: The method of Yi Chu is safe for a lifetime, and the method of the eldest brother is the way for all generations."
When Zhu Biao heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Young brother said this, so I feel relieved. In fact, the matters in the capital have been arranged for me, but I am not at ease with my brother's foreign affairs. Do you know why you were appointed King of Liao?"
Zhu Zhi was speechless for a moment and shook his head and didn't know.
"You also know Yunwen's temperament. He is weak, good at writing, and hesitant when encountering problems. If he was born in an ordinary family, he could also be a rich man in the governance of the country. But whoever was born in the imperial family would have to do many things even if he couldn't do it." Zhu Biao's tone was very helpless, "You have heard of the fourth brother's affairs for a long time. Gu saw that he was very talented and had 100,000 soldiers in his hand, so he would not be willing to be in the pool. His father is now relying more and more on him to guard the northern border, and he can only open his eyes and close his eyes for many illegal things. Gu would still shock him, but in the future, he would be unable to achieve his strength by relying on your nephew."
After saying so much, Zhu Biao was a little breathless. Zhu Zhi quickly brought a tea bowl. Zhu Biao drank a sip of water and continued, "So I invited the King of Liao. Liaodong is the most important place. It is just right to look at Yan's land. Liaodong's soldiers and horses are strong, just for you. You are the sword behind the fourth brother. A hundred years later, if the fourth brother does something, he will rely on his younger brother to control his own family from Liaodong. Please take care of your brother's relationship for many years, and you must help Yunwen at that time."
When Zhu Zhi heard this, he finally understood what Zhu Biao was going to say. Don’t think that the prince was a weak lord, but he felt like a mirror in his heart and could see everything clearly. The prince’s body obviously couldn’t recover, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also old. Once Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne in the future, the lord Shao Shuzhuang would be an unavoidable problem, and among the kings, the king of Yan was the strongest... The ancients were still very good at looking at political issues.
It seems that his predecessor had a deep friendship with the prince, so Zhu Biao wanted to ask him to entrust his orphan. Thinking of this, Zhu Zhi quickly got out of the case and knelt down and said, "Brother, how can a younger brother bear such a heavy burden?"
"Don't say these words, can't you hear your brother tell the truth at this time? Among the many brothers, King Jin and King Qin are all rats. Although they have ambitions, they are not the ones who are worried about their brother. Those who know the war are nothing but the fourth brother. You and the second brother are just the fourth brother. The old honors in the court are few, and they are no longer able to find a rival to the fourth brother except you and the second brother. However, the second brother has been alone since childhood and is not good with anyone. If you have any other intentions in the future, you will still say whether you can rely on your nephew if you don't rely on your nephew? Your father-in-law Guo Ying is also one of the few old generals who raised the army from the dragon. You and him are both lonely and restless people. One outside and the other inside will be safe in the future." Zhu Biao said as he forced himself to stand up, staring at Zhu Zhi with his eyes, waiting for his answer.
Speaking of this, it seems that he has to express his feelings no matter what. Zhu Zhi rubbed his eyes and cried, "Brother, I have never had any brothers since I was a child. Only my brother treats me like my mother. This kind of kindness cannot be repaid even if it is broken into pieces. Please rest assured about the future. I will definitely devote myself to the whole country."
After hearing Zhu Zhi say this, Zhu Biao seemed to be relieved, and slowly lay down and said, "If you have your younger brother's words, it's not in vain that your brother loves you."
Seeing that what he should say was almost done, Zhu Biao asked the eunuch to find Zhu Yunwen. At this moment, Zhu Biao said again: "Brother, there is a list here. You can choose the virtuous ones here to help you in Liaodong." Then he took out a silk piece, which was neatly written in small calligraphy. Zhu Zhi stuffed the silk piece into it and put it in thought, Zhu Biao was nothing. These people are not your prince's personal, so he forced me to do it. Isn't it still a surveillance smell? But don't worry too much, you will have to travel west soon, and you won't have to look at your face at that time.
After a while, Zhu Yunwen was brought in and knelt down to his father. Zhu Biao waved to him: "Come here, come here, meet your fifteenth uncle." According to historical records, Zhu Yunwen should be fifteen years old at this time. He has not yet developed a thin person, but has beautiful eyebrows and eyes. He is really a handsome guy. He turned to Zhu Zhi and knelt down: "Uncle is here, my nephew will pay you my respect."
Zhu Zhi quickly helped him up: "It's all his family, get up quickly."
Zhu Biao said: "Good son, my father is almost out of reach. In the future, the matter will be done according to what my father explained to you first. If you don't know what foreign affairs are, please ask you Uncle Fifteen. You should trust, respect, and never neglect. He is the person you can rely on in the future. When your father is leaving, you must be obedient and never forget your father's advice." In the last two sentences, Zhu Biao's tone significantly worsened. Zhu Yunwen cried and nodded, saying yes. Zhu Biao touched his son's head lovingly, and two lines of turbid tears flowed out of his eyes. Looking at the tears when the father and son said goodbye, Zhu Zhi also squeezed out a few tears.
The three of them shed tears. Zhu Biao watched everything arranged, and then took Zhu Zhi's hand and said, "The road in Liaodong is far away, and it is a bitter and cold place again, so it's hard for my brother." After that, he waved his hand without waiting for Zhu Zhi to answer and signaled that everyone would go out.
After Zhu Zhi knelt down, he quietly withdrew from the prince's bedroom.
At this time, a spring rain that started was flying all over the sky, and the palace lanterns were shaking in the wind and rain, which was so desolate.
That night, Zhu Zhi had no eyes closed. Although the beauty was beside him, he could not raise any interest. Coming to the Ming Dynasty was a huge change, and some things that he could not understand or control.
Zhu Zhi sorted out the things and clues after coming here. The situation was like this. He was Zhu Yuanzhang's fifteenth son, Zhu Zhi, the king of Liao, who was 20 years old, had a wife and a son. He had just been named a prince and would go to the vassal of Liaodong next year.
Since he appeared, he fell into the royal political vortex. It was obvious that Zhu Zhi was the prince Zhu Biao's party, and his backer was in serious condition and was almost out of reach. The prince Zhu Zhiche arranged for him to go to Liaodong to monitor and restrain Zhu Di, who became the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty in history, with the purpose of protecting the Jianwen Emperor who was overthrown by him in history. It was equivalent to letting himself fight against the man who was talented and accomplished the hegemony of the emperor.
According to history, Zhu Di raised an army one year after Jianwen ascended the throne, and spent three years to defeat his nephew and rob the throne of the emperor. Jianwen used the world to control a corner and could not win, but Zhu Di led a 100,000 tiger and wolf army to destroy Jianwen's millions of troops. God, what kind of ruthless character is this.
That prince Zhu Biao actually made me fight against such a famous person in history. Isn’t it my life? Can you not do it? I will surrender to Zhu Di, at least I can be the Prince of Taiping.
According to historical records, when Zhu Di raised an army, Jianwen was worried that Liao and the two kings of Ning would rebel, so he issued an order to recruit the two back to the capital and change the fief of the King of Liao to Jingzhou. After Zhu Di conquered Nanjing and seized the world, he blamed the King of Liao for not helping him rebel and stripping his guards of his end. In the end, the King of Liao died of depression.
Damn, Zhu Zhi’s future is so miserable. He is simply not a human inside or outside. God has played himself once. Do you have to play his destiny in history for a second time?
Zhu Zhi's predecessor was not an ambitious person. He had a young man's personality, but he had a lady's body and a maid's life. He could not think of anything. But at least he could be a free and comfortable commoner in a peaceful and prosperous era and manage his car, house, wife, children and five sons. It is not impossible for him to pass the imperial examination.
Now, I have come to the Ming Dynasty. I think I am a prince, but I am in a very dangerous situation. Maybe I will lose my head early because of the butterfly effect.
Zhu Zhi felt more and more uncomfortable. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Finally, he couldn't lie down. He got up and walked out. On the wall of the study, there was a sword hanging, and a shark-skin scabbard was inlaid with many gems of big and small. With a "choking" sound, the sword was unsheathed, and a cold light reflected on Zhu Zhi's face. Zhu Zhi, who was born with a blade, was quite a bit of research on swords. This sword was three feet long and Sancun. With the help of dense fine lines on the moonlight, is this the legendary "Damascus steel"? He pinched the tip of the sword and bent it for a while. The toughness was not bad. In that era, he really couldn't think of any steel that could be so exquisite except Damascus steel.
With the sword in his hand, Zhu Zhi suddenly felt like he wanted to dance. He came to the yard, and a bright moon was in the sky, which made people dizzy. Zhu Zhi raised his hand and slashed, and the dragon roared, and the "good sword" he cried in his heart. For some reason, his body suddenly danced with the movement of his hand. Zhu Zhi felt that there was a consciousness in Mingming driving his body to dance the sword. At first, he felt a little awkward, but later he danced smoother and felt that the sword body and he were completely united. Zhu Zhi's depression was expressed as the sword danced in his hand, and it felt particularly happy.
Suddenly, the body shape paused with the sword light, and the surroundings were silent, with only the dragon roaring and only the leaves on the small tree fell one after another.
Zhu Zhi was so surprised, why did he still know martial arts? Oh, by the way, according to Zhu Biao, Zhu Zhi should have been practicing martial arts hard and trying to compete with Zhu Di, so he has a good martial arts. Perhaps this martial arts has been completely integrated into every cell of the body, and he is just a conditioned reflex reaction, right?
Zhu Zhi danced with a sword and felt hot and a heroic spirit suddenly came to life. I am a prince of the side, and I am about to have tens of thousands of soldiers in my hand. I have hundreds of years of knowledge than these people and have such good martial arts. My father-in-law is also a founding hero of the Ming Dynasty. Why should I be afraid of him? Since the left is dead and the right is dead, why not use these favorable conditions in my hands to fight him to the death?!
Chapter completed!