Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 80: In order to save you, I must beat you hard!

After the announcement, Zhu Di walked in with Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu.

Coming with them was a monk wearing a black robe, Yao Guangxiao!

But today, Monk Daoyan no longer had his previous calm and composed look, instead his face was as dark as cold water.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu had been arguing outside, but as soon as they entered the room, they immediately quieted down.

Zhu Gaochi was a little older and still relatively calm.

Zhu Gaoxu, however, stared at Zhu Yunhuan blankly with his big round, fox-like eyes. He seemed to be very timid and looked pitiful.

Zhu Yunhuan was lying on the bed, looking at Zhu Di who was approaching, and said with a smile: "I am injured and cannot get up to greet you, Fourth Uncle, please don't blame me!"

Zhu Di was all smiles, not at all embarrassed by the lie he had been told to kill Lan Yu the night before. His expression and actions were still as cheerful and bold as usual.

"Hu'er, you are too polite!" Zhu Di walked quickly to the bedside and sat down, looking at him with a caring face, and said: "How do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Concern comes out naturally.

Since ancient times, heroes have always been very thick-skinned.

Zhu Yunhuan finally saw it today!
If an uninformed person saw this, they would definitely think it was true.

This shows that Zhu Di is also a master of acting!

But it’s normal to think about it.

In history, when Emperor Jianwen was reducing the power of the princes, wasn't it Zhu Di who relied on his superb acting skills to deceive Jianwen, which led to his subsequent uprising and even his conquest of the world?
Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said, "I'm much better now, but I still have a headache. The imperial physician checked me out and prescribed a prescription, saying that I only need to rest for a few days to be fine."

Although he had to pretend to be sick, he didn't have to pretend to be too serious.

Anyway, it’s hard to explain the headache!
Zhu Di's expression relaxed, and he said repeatedly: "I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay!"

"If anything happens to you, Father will skin us alive!"

Zhu Yunxun asked curiously, "Why would Grandfather Huang blame you?"

"It's not just me who is to blame." Zhu Di said, "It's all us brothers. None of us can escape."

"Last night, after hearing the news that you were assassinated and unconscious, Father found an excuse to severely beat your uncle."

"I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of bed in a month or two."

Zhu Yunhuan showed a puzzled look and asked, "Why is this? My assassination is not related to you, my second uncle and my fourth uncle, right?"

"Of course not!" Zhu Di denied it flatly and said, "Who knows the reason?"

"Maybe Father is in a bad mood and is taking it out on us."

"Since they were young, my second and third brothers have been beaten a lot, and they are used to it."

"I, Fourth Uncle, was beaten less often, but I was beaten severely a few times."

"Oh!" Zhu Yunxun replied calmly. He did not ask any more questions but changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, it was all thanks to Fourth Uncle's report that night."

"Originally, I stood up to fight for the position of crown prince, but I had no chance of winning."

"But after all this commotion, Grandfather Emperor has changed his mind. This is all thanks to Fourth Uncle!"

"Fourth uncle, I will always remember your kindness and will repay you generously in the future."

As soon as these words were spoken, no matter how superb Zhu Di's acting skills were, he couldn't hold it in anymore.

His face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Stealing chickens will not lose rice.

By the way, help the other party get promoted.

It turns out that I have become the one being taken advantage of!
Zhu Di had a lot of grievances that he couldn't express, and now he was being mocked by the other party in a very sincere tone.

No matter how patient he was, he wanted to go crazy.

He took a deep breath and managed to calm the urge to run out of the door.

Zhu Di forced a smile and said, "This is all because of your good fortune, so there is no need to thank Fourth Uncle."

After saying this, he felt a little uncomfortable sitting down, so he stood up and said, "Huan'er, I came here today, first of all, to visit you."

"I brought some small gifts and have already given them to the concierge. I hope you like them."

"Secondly, my father has issued an edict, saying that I don't know how to discipline children, and asked me to hand Chi'er and Xu'er over to you for discipline. You don't need to bring them back to Peking."

"I brought them both here today. I'll have to trouble you to take care of them in the future."

He turned around and glanced at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, then looked back and said, "You don't have to be polite to them. Beat them when they deserve it and scold them when they deserve it!"

"Since the emperor has entrusted them to you, it means he trusts you. Don't let him down."

After that, he said to Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, "Come over and pay your respects to the King of Wu."

Zhu Gaochi was three months older than Zhu Yunhuan, and he did not dare to call the other brother, so he bowed and said, "Greetings to His Majesty the Prince of Wu."

Zhu Gaoxu was nervous, and seeing that he couldn't escape, he immediately forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said, "Hello, brother Prince Wu! I wish you good health and all the best!"

"Brother Wu Wang is filial, kind, and good-hearted. He will definitely treat his younger brother well, right?"

He blinked his lively and clear eyes, looking cute and pitiful.

"You are right, I will definitely educate my brother well!" Zhu Yunheng deliberately emphasized the word "educate".

Zhu Gaoxu's expression suddenly became even uglier.

Suddenly, he cried out "Wow!"

"Brother Wu Wang, I actually wanted to help Brother Wu Wang yesterday!"

"I think Brother King Wu brought so many people to capture the great general."

"I thought that the King of Wu really wanted to rebel, so I wanted to persuade him to change his ways quickly, so that he could get a lighter punishment."

"I...I...I'm really doing this for the good of my brother King Wu!"

"Brother King Wu, you must not wrongly accuse me!"

Zhu Gaoxu cried like rain, heartbroken. This kid, at such a young age, has such acting skills?
Oscar owes you a little golden man!

Oh no.

I owe you and your son a little golden man each!

You all are good at acting!

But on second thought, it seems that children are born with the ability to act.

The crying child gets the milk.

Children always cry when they want to cry and laugh when they want to laugh.

They usually also observe people's words and expressions.

For example, if adults looked at him, he would cry.

If no one pays attention to me, I will stop crying.

Similar situations can often be seen in very young infants.

This is an innate ability, much stronger than most adults.

As we age, many people lose this ability.

However, Zhu Gaoxu was not too young, but he still retained the acting skills of a three-year-old child. It can only be said that he was gifted.

Zhu Di also said, "Although this child has been naughty since childhood, he has a very kind heart."

"What happened yesterday was just a misunderstanding."

"Look how scared he is. He's crying like this."

Zhu Di held him lovingly and said, "Okay, stop crying. Your brother, the King of Wu, is a well-educated and polite man. He will definitely understand your feelings and your grievances, and will not embarrass you!"

He turned to look at Zhu Yunxun and said, "Huan'er, am I right?"

Uh……

Are you really going to make the decision for me?

This shameless skill is really getting more and more extreme!
Just now you said that they would send them to my house and that from now on I would be in charge of them and would let me beat and scold them as I pleased. Have they changed their attitude so quickly?

Zhu Yunxun smiled and said, "Fourth Uncle is right. I certainly won't blame them."

"We are brothers, what does this little thing matter to us?"

"If there is a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly!"

Zhu Di was overjoyed. He didn't expect Zhu Yunhuan to be so wise.

Did you really let your son go?

Zhu Gaoxu also turned from crying to laughing, his expression changing faster than turning the pages of a book, and immediately said with a chuckle: "I knew that brother Prince Wu was a good man, and he would definitely not blame me!"

"Brother King Wu, you are the most kind, benevolent, and loving brother in the world!"

Are you happy a little too early?

I haven't finished talking yet.

Zhu Yunxun smiled and said, "I don't mind what you said yesterday."

"But the situation yesterday was too dangerous."

"The Jinyiwei I led and the troops brought by Wang Bi almost came to a head."

"You two are still running back and forth. What if something goes wrong?"

"Isn't it a great act of filial piety to make Grandpa Huang worry and be afraid?"

The smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face froze all of a sudden.

Zhu Di also showed surprise.

Zhu Yunhuan frowned again and said to Zhu Di: "If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father."

"They were so bold and reckless, totally disregarding their own safety and running around everywhere. They almost got into trouble. It's all because you, Fourth Uncle, doted on them too much."

"Grandpa Emperor also knows this, so he ordered me to discipline him."

"Of course I have to take responsibility!"

"Otherwise, what should we do if they are still running around in front of the battle line in the future?"

"If anything goes wrong because of this, and Grandfather Emperor has to die before his father, Fourth Uncle, then you will be considered unfilial!"

He said in a serious tone: "I must teach them a lesson, so that they will remember it well and avoid doing such things again in the future."

"As the saying goes: You can't teach a man without beating him, and a good man is made under the stick!"

"How about this, today I'll give them each 20 lashes of the cane, so they'll learn their lesson!"

After Zhu Yunhuan finished his explanation, his face darkened and he ordered, "Come here, take these two away and give them twenty lashes."

"Remember, you must hit hard!"

"Let them remember this lesson for the rest of their lives!"

"I will never act recklessly again!"

"I will act carefully and prudently!"

“Knowing to stay out of danger at all times.”

"This beating is to save their lives."

"Whoever dares to hit lightly will be the one who intends to murder the two young princes. Do you understand?"

"Pull it down!"

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(End of this chapter)