Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 47 Can I Refund If I Don't Want It?
Zhu Ji is really a little unfamiliar with the name Lu Ben.

After all, it will be a few years before his daughter married Zhu Biao and gave birth to the famous Emperor Jianwen in history.

It's just that when the middle-aged man was taken to the cemetery, Zhu Ji was secretly amused by the brilliant look on his face.

Lu Ben's expression was indeed a bit complicated.

Full of anticipation, he happily followed the Baihu of Yiluan Division and left the Gongchen Temple. He thought that he was about to take a bath and change clothes to enter the imperial city, but he was actually taken outside the city.

Not to mention that, the key point is that I took myself to a cemetery, and I feel that this is not the car leading to prosperity at all.

Could it be that some big boss in the court was dissatisfied with himself, used the name of Yi Luansi to deceive himself out of the temple of meritorious officials, and then solved himself without knowing it?

While being suspicious, he suddenly saw Liu Bowen and Zhu Ji again.

He didn't know Zhu Ji, but he knew Liu Bowen well.But wasn't Liu Ji just sent to Zhejiang to participate in politics in the first month? This old guy has always been very careful, how could he leave his post and come here?
Lu Ben felt that he was hallucinating, if not, how could he see such an old and a young in such a place.

Regret, fear, unwillingness, all kinds of emotions came to my heart at the same time. A man in his 40s couldn't move anymore, and squatted down on the edge of the cemetery, with two lines of clear tears streaming down his face, crying loudly at the same time road:

"Think of me, Lu Ben, who spent most of my life studying scriptures and history and kept my duty. I don't know when I did something immoral, and I asked the Yin and Yang Divisions to send me on the road together. I think of my frail wife, my wife who has not yet left the cabinet. From now on, my daughter is lonely and helpless, how should I live in this capital..."

Hearing that Lu Ben was crying, Zhu Ji looked at Liu Ji in surprise.

Seeing the old man shaking his head speechlessly, Zhu Ji couldn't help laughing out:
"Uncle, who are you? You have such face? The sky is bright and the sky is bright, and the two divisions of Yin and Yang sent you on the road together. How shameless. Stop howling, you are not dead yet."

"what?"

Lu Ben, who was dripping with tears, was stunned when he heard the ridicule.

Yiluansi Baihu, who had been standing in front of the show all the time, had a smile on his face. Seeing that Lu Ben had come to his senses, he jokingly reminded Zhu Ji:
"Ah, what, Uncle Chengyi was recalled by His Majesty's secret edict, and the person in front of you is the eldest prince, and you still haven't come to see him."

While speaking, he walked in front of Zhu Ji and said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty asked me to pass a message to you. It is a major event in life to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors. Do you want to learn some etiquette and look more solemn."

Hearing the narration of these hundreds of households, Zhu Ji was immediately delighted.

"The old man is really interesting. Everyone was sent to me, and he asked me if I wanted it. I said no, can you send them back?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Ji's smiling face suddenly froze, and Bai Hu simply knelt on the ground and said nothing.As for Lu Ben, who had awakened from his confusion, his eyes widened as he didn't understand the strange relationship between the father and son at all, and wanted to reprimand Zhu Ji for being impolite, but he couldn't summon up the courage after all.

Seeing Baihu who was kneeling on the ground motionless, Zhu Ji also understood that if he really sent people back, it might not be easy for Baihu to return to his life.

"Okay, just kidding. Go back and tell the old man, this thing is not so easy to learn, let him give me some time."

Baihu, whose forehead was dripping with sweat, relaxed his tense body, bowed to Zhu Ji again, and then got up, with a grateful smile on his face:
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely bring the original words to His Majesty."

After enthusiastically responding to Zhu Ji's request, he turned his head and reminded Lu Ben again:

"My lord Lu, your Highness is in person, why don't you come over quickly to pay respects. In the future, if your Highness asks you, you should carefully agree to it, and don't let His Majesty down."

Baihu bowed to Zhu Ji again, then turned and left.

Only at this time did Lu Ben wake up, and came to Zhu Ji with a little restraint, followed Baihu's example and bowed to the ground, then got up and bowed to Liu Bowen.

"Your Highness, sincerely, I don't know when should I start?"

According to Bai Cai's few words just now, Lu Ben also understood Zhu Ji's identity.

Although I still don't understand where Zhu Yuanzhang got such a big son, Lu Ben didn't dare to offend Liu Bowen watching him.

Etiquette is nothing new to Zhu Ji. A few days ago, he read "The Book of Rites of the Great Dai" by himself. During this time, he listened to Professor Liu Ji's "The Rites of the Great Ming Dynasty". Although he has no practical experience, he Zhu Ji is quite rich in theoretical knowledge.

Seeing Lu Ben asking himself for instructions, Zhu Ji thought for a while, and then turned his gaze to Liu Ji:
"Sir, since the old man sent someone here, he must be close at hand to recognize his ancestors. There are priorities, or, these days, I will listen to Mr. Lu first?"

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang sent Liu Bowen to his side, Zhu Ji had already made plans to let him live a few more years.

Now that he is called a gentleman, he naturally treats Liu Bowen as a teacher.This kind of intimate address and asking attitude naturally warmed Liu Ji's heart. Facing Zhu Ji, Liu Ji nodded kindly:

"It's natural. Your Highness should take care of such important matters. Although His Majesty didn't say it clearly, he must hope that His Highness can be courteous to show the royal dignity. If you want to come to the court, you won't be too harsh on a prince who is courteous." .”

How could Liu Bowen not know what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking.

It's just that when meeting a son like Zhu Ji, he couldn't force it, so he could only send Lu Ben over in a negotiating tone.

Now that he is determined to be tied to Zhu Ji, Liu Bowen naturally can't just watch the father and son deal with it in this way.Therefore, it is necessary for him to be the middleman all the time, so as to further deepen the understanding between father and son.

Facing Liu Bowen's explanation, Zhu Ji grinned.

"I understand. Etiquette is something that, to put it bluntly, is to work hard to warm others. To put it bluntly, it is to lose face and suffer."

"The old man became the emperor, so naturally he doesn't want his son to be like him. As for those people in the court, sir, don't expect them to treat me well. If I don't exist, they will be the most comfortable time. As long as I’m afraid that when the time comes, they’re afraid to blink and miss my mistake.”

Hearing what Zhu Ji said so straightforwardly, Liu Bowen nodded knowingly and smiled.

After getting along with each other these days, he also gradually got used to Zhu Ji's way of speaking.

Straightforward, transparent, have something to say face to face, never engage in any conspiracy behind the scenes.In this regard, it is not at all like Zhu Yuanzhang.

Only Lu Ben turned pale with fright when he heard that Zhu Ji had an "old man" on his left and a "turtle" on his right.

(End of this chapter)