Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 31 Promise
Drinking the eight-treasure tea from the Western Regions calmly, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was as sweet as the tea.

Regarding Zhu Ji, today was the first time he felt the joy of being a father.

First, he frightened that bastard boy until his calf became weak, and then he surprised Queen Ma, and he was the only one who was in charge of the house and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.This feeling, um, is much better than being an emperor.

"Don't worry, we haven't had time to tell you that Xu Da and Feng Sheng are taking turns to protect that bastard these days. Their personal soldiers plus Jingwei and Yiluansi's staff, on the border of the capital, No one can harm him."

Without certain preparations, how could Zhu Yuanzhang easily expose Zhu Ji's existence.

Especially after Xu Da reported Zhu Ji to him and said that there were mineral deposits in the south of Caiyun, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Zhu Ji was the long-lasting guarantee of the Ming Dynasty.

How can he allow Zhu Ji to have a little problem when he regards the great tomorrow as his lifeblood?
With Zhu Yuanzhang's guarantee, Empress Ma felt a little relieved.

But the tension still lingers in my heart for a long time.

Of course, she did not refuse Zhu Yuanzhang's proposal, but secretly prepared to have a few words with the prince alone later, trying to use family affection to dispel some of Zhu Biao's thoughts that should not have been in his mind.

Seeing that Empress Ma didn't stop him, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly outside the hall: "Go and call the prince here."

When Zhu Biao received the notice from the servant, he was listening to Song Lian's lecture on history in Wenhua Hall.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang told him that he still has a brother, Zhu Biao has been in a bad mood these days.

The reason why Song Lian was asked to talk about history was that he hoped to find some ways to deal with such situations from history books.

But obviously, in the densely packed text in the history books, the battle for the throne always existed in a cruel and bloody way.There has never been a precedent like his, but it is always not so warm when the brother fights and the younger brother wins.

Therefore, his heart has never been peaceful.

Song Lian had already seen what was on his mind, but what he imagined was that Zhu Biao thought that his younger brothers were growing up and would threaten his status as prince.
"Looking through the generations, the eldest sons who are not allowed to inherit the orthodoxy are nothing but immoral, unfilial, dirty, untrustworthy and the like.

Although I don't know His Highness's doubts, but the veteran feels that His Highness only needs to do his job well, and he will have no worries.Such a daily mind is not good, but it is easy to do bad things. "

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and after thinking about it carefully, he really got enlightenment from Song Lian's wrong starting point of remonstrance.

Standing up and bowing to Song Lian, just as he was about to continue listening to the lecture, a servant from Kunning Palace came to the door:
"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty and the Empress have summoned you in the Kunning Palace, please follow this old servant as soon as possible."

As the prince grew older, the time spent studying in the Wenhua Palace gradually became irregular.

Song Lian showed no displeasure.

As the saying goes, "What you learn on paper is always superficial, and you never know that you have to do it yourself." It's time for the prince to test his learning results.The emperor often summoned the prince to ask about politics, isn't it the best answer to his own education?

Watching Zhu Biao walk out of the Wenhua Hall, Song Lian smiled slightly, took down an ancient book of the Tang Dynasty from the bookshelf in the hall, and read it carefully in the bright sunshine.

Surrounded by a group of court maids, Zhu Biao kept approaching Kunning Palace, and speculations about this trip popped up in his mind from time to time.

He was very sure that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't call him to ask about politics.

To test his own political ability, Zhu Yuanzhang will let himself go to Jinshen Palace.To test his own knowledge, Zhu Yuanzhang will go to Wenhua Hall in person.Only when you have family affairs, will you let yourself go to Kunning Palace or West Palace.

He has been the prince for so many years, and he has already figured out some of the little habits of his own father.

So Zhu Biao still can't calm down now.

All the speculations went through in his mind, and only the news about the elder brother was the most likely.

It's just that he doesn't quite understand, what else does Zhu Yuanzhang want to tell him?
Zhu Biao was a little confused, but he still pretended to be calm when facing Zhu Yuanzhang.Song Lian's words just now kept replaying in his mind, and every word reminded him not to make any mistakes.

Such Zhu Biao made Zhu Yuanzhang sigh.

There is nothing like knowing a son like a father, not to mention these things are always going back and forth in his heart.

"Biao'er, don't think too much about it."

"You prince, we don't want to change now. Your bastard brother may not necessarily want to be this prince."

Zhu Yuanzhang soothed the prince who was not at peace.

Seeing that his words didn't have any effect, he didn't say anything more.

What kind of person Zhu Ji is, he will naturally know when he is brought back in the future.He is only in his 40s now, and he is not yet at the age of death. He still has a lot of time to deal with the relationship between these two sons.

So he decided to open up and speak.

"I'm going to take you to meet your elder brother in a few days."

Zhu Biao couldn't help being stunned by such direct words.

He felt that he had experienced auditory hallucinations these days.

But when he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a puzzled face, he knew what he had heard was true.His own father really wants to take him to meet the elder brother who only exists in the mouth of his parents.

Just why?
Seeing the complex expressions on Zhu Biao's face in a short period of time, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face never stopped.

The change in complexion is a good thing. If Zhu Biao hadn't had any troubles at all, then he would regret his decision.

"When he comes back, you will be the one who will be affected the most. They are all of our kind. We don't want you to be in a state of turmoil because of the battle for the throne when he comes."

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the tea bowl he had been carrying all the time, stood up and looked at the sunny window with his hands behind his back:
"You brothers, one must assist the other in the future. He is a pure and good person in his bones, and you are the same, so no matter who we hand over the throne to in the future, we hope that our children and grandchildren will not bleed because of the chair under our buttocks. "

Heart-to-heart conversations are always easy to relax.

Zhu Biao was obviously moved by Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

The emperor's art that Song Lian has been teaching him all these years was instantly forgotten by him. Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's generous shoulders, Zhu Biao promised without any falsehood:

"My child has always known that this world was ruled by the emperor. Who will be handed over to him in the future is also something that the emperor should consider."

"These days, my child has been in a state of confusion. It would be a lie to say that he does not love power. After all, what the child wants to give up is the position of the crown prince of a country. But the father is right. Compared with the throne, the child wants our family more Be close and friendly."

Zhu Biao's heartfelt words immediately made Zhu Yuanzhang laugh happily.

He feels that today is really a very good day.

(End of this chapter)