Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 452 The King's Stubbornness
Amidst the sound of drums, the mighty guard of honor went first; then came five hundred cavalry in golden armor, four riding in parallel, and the steeds marched in neat steps, leading the chariots of His Royal Highnesses, and drove slowly towards the capital.

The people in the capital helped the old and the young one after another, and watched along the street. They all witnessed the demeanor of the highnesses, and knew that this was a triumphant ceremony for the highnesses.

This is the purpose of Boss Zhu's arrangement of this grand ceremony, to let the world know that Emperor Hongwu's son has grown up and can lead troops to fight and win the battle!
The team marched into the capital, passed through the left gate of Chang'an, and stopped in front of the Meridian Gate.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally went to the morning gate to accept the symbolic offering of prisoners, and listened to Zhu Zhen read the speech of offering prisoners.

Then the emperor issued a decision on the handling of the prisoners on the spot.Twenty thousand captives will be executed according to the actual situation, the most heinous ones will be executed, the old, weak, sick and disabled will be released, and the young and strong will be incorporated into the army.

After the prisoner offering ceremony, Boss Zhu held another banquet to celebrate the victory with civil and military officials...

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After the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned his brothers in Qianqing Palace.

Boss Zhu praised them first, and then asked the sixth son who had been pulling his face all the time: "What's the matter? Do you think the ceremony your father gave you was not grand enough? That face is as if I died."

"Father, the sixth child is unwilling to change the title of King Wu." The prince explained with a wry smile.

"That's right, father, it's very inappropriate for you to change the titles of fifth brother and me." The sixth child has been holding back until now, and finally he can say loudly: "What do people in the world think of my fifth brother? How do they think of me? We also have to lose face, okay?"

"Good guy, the wings are really hard, dare to challenge me." Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood, and he was not as knowledgeable as him. "But you're thinking too much, kid. We're not here to reward you, but to give you a hard job!"

"A lot of people have been trying to change the title of Lao Wu. We know what they are thinking. Don't they just want to let the prince of the old Zhu family have the final say on their one-acre three-point land?" Boss Zhu snorted coldly:

"These incidents this year also show that the gentry in Suzhou have ulterior motives and no law! Give them a chance, and they will do something. Don't they just think that no one is over their heads, can they be the emperor themselves? Let's not let them do it!"

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang said again in a deep voice: "However, Lao Wu is good at dealing with people, but not good at dealing with people. It is not too difficult for him to not only suppress those monsters in Suzhou, but also protect the court's taxes and even increase the court's income?"

"That's right, how can I have as much thoughtfulness as you? But I can't handle such a difficult situation," Fifth Brother also persuaded from the side: "So, then, I agreed as soon as Father said it. Fifth Brother is too happy to have someone take over this hard work for me. What's more, the person who will replace me is you."

"Yes, Lao Liu, we all know that you are a good brother and show loyalty." The eldest brother pushed the head of Lao Liu, who had been looking up at the sky at 45 degrees, back to the horizontal line, and said softly: "But the prince of Ming Dynasty is not only an honor and power, but also a heavy responsibility. The father needs to be measured, understand?"

"That's right, otherwise, why didn't your father let you be the king of Saiyan like us? Isn't it because your kung fu skills in horseback riding are too poor?" The third and fourth brothers echoed:

"We don't have your financial skills, so the emperor asked us to go to Suzhou and we can't do well."

"Look, old man, you have a lot of face," Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to old six, stretched out his hand and pinched his chubby cheeks: "Is it enough for you to go down the steps after your brother's persuasion? Now you can agree, right?"

"Promise!" The brothers said in unison.

"..." However, after thinking about it for a while, the stubborn sixth son still refused, "I don't."

"Ms. Gan Lin, I gave you a face, didn't I?!" Boss Zhu ran out of patience, pulled his face, and raised his hand to hit him.

"Father, please calm down." The prince hurriedly stopped him and said, "Let's listen to what Lao Liu has to say."

"If you fart, let it go!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a muffled voice.

"My son, just ask me, did I make a great contribution this time?" Lao Liu raised his neck, looked at the old thief without fear, and said, "Isn't it my Ming's rules that I have rewarded and punished me?"

"You have two questions," Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, but he still said in a bad mood: "You have made some contributions, and of course you will be rewarded for your achievements."

"Is this how the father rewards his sons and ministers?" Lao Liu asked loudly: "I used to be a good king of Chu, but suddenly changed to King Wu. People in the world will not say that the father's amount is suitable, but only that I, Zhu Lao Liu, is ruthless and unjust, stepping on my brother to take the throne!"

"What's more, he is the fifth brother who has taken care of me the most since childhood. If I snatch his King Wu, who will treat me sincerely in the future? Who can trust me again and treat him sincerely?!"

After a pause, Lao Liu said stubbornly: "This is the bottom line of my life, and it won't change even if I die!"

"..." The fifth brother's tears flowed down, biting his nails and sobbing secretly, this brother didn't hurt in vain.

"The sixth..." The fourth brother, who had always been dark, finally showed a relieved smile.After knowing the news that the old fifth and the sixth changed their titles, although he expressed his support, it was only because the palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh, and he didn't want to embarrass his dear sixth.

But the fifth child is also his biological brother. He has protected the fifth child since he was a child. How can he not feel uncomfortable seeing the fifth child being wronged?

"..." After hearing what the sixth child said, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression turned pale, and he finally let go of his hands and said, "What you said is also a bit unreasonable, but what's wrong with King Wu? I don't think it may be as good as King Chu, let alone the title of King Zhou."

"In other dynasties, the King of Wu was indeed not as good as the King of Chu, let alone the King of Zhou, but in this dynasty, no title can compare to it!" The sixth child looked at the old thief with a half-literate look and said, "Father, I forgot who the previous King of Wu was?"

"Who is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

"Father is ye." The prince smiled wryly.

"Oh, of course we know, we made this kid confused." Boss Zhu twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Those literati want to change the title of Lao Wu, one reason is that we have been the king of Wu, which is easy to make people dream about."

"But isn't that nonsense? In Suzhou, a gentle town full of luxury and money, you can't rebel in 100 years!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "So this King Wu is just an ordinary title, don't think too much about it!"

"Besides, although the change of seal has not been officially announced at the court meeting, we have already informed the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to remake the gold book and gold seal for you. Once the gold mouth is out, we can't change it back and forth, that would be too sloppy."

"So, just obey." Zhu Yuanzhang warned the sixth child with the most fierce eyes: "If you are stubborn, you will be served by the family law!"

"Come on." Lao Liu lay down on the ground, pouted his buttocks high and said, "I've already said my bottom line. What's the bottom line when I change back and forth?"

(End of this chapter)