My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 33 No Hair on the Head, No Mouth

Zhu Di's return from the Northern Expedition is naturally a great joyous event, and all civil and military officials gathered outside the city gate to welcome him.

As the prince, Zhu Gaochi led the civil servants on the left.

Zhu Gaoxu is the head of the generals, leading the generals Xungui to the right.

Zhu Gaoxuan was neither literate nor martial, so he should stand in the middle, but he was probably afraid that Zhu Di's horse would step on him, so he followed Zhu Gaoxu obediently, mixing among the generals to make up his numbers.

Zhu Zhanhe was wearing a red tuanlong suit, a winged crown on his head, and auspicious cloud boots, standing behind Zhu Gaoxu, writhing around.

The main reason is that this body suit looks good, but it is actually very uncomfortable to wear on the body. If it is not a formal occasion, no one likes to wear it.

"Nephew, I heard that you recently made a lot of money selling woven fabrics?"

Zhu Gaosui suddenly bumped Zhu Zhanhe's shoulder at this moment, and asked with a smile.

"Where did you get the news, Uncle San, what does business business like this have to do with me?"

Zhu Zhanhe cast a glance at Zhu Gaosui and denied.

"The mouth is quite strict."

Zhu Gaosui was not angry, but whispered again.

"Nephew, we are all one family. You have a way to make a fortune. Why don't you take it out and cooperate with us?"

"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation method?"

Zhu Zhanhe glanced at Zhu Gaosui, showing a bit of interest, and did not deny that promoting weaving was his business.

"It's very simple. I contribute people, efforts and money. You just need to tell me where the production is promoted, and we will split half of the money we earn in the future!"

Zhu Gaosui patted his chest and said.

"But it's autumn now, and Jizhi can't jump for a few days. How can I make money?"

Zhu Zhanhe stroked his chin and considered for a moment, then asked deliberately.

"If this year doesn't work, there will be next year. As long as we hold the place of production promotion and weaving in our hands, we can make a lot of money every year in the future!"

Zhu Gaosui grinned at this point, patted Zhu Zhanhe on the shoulder and continued.

"Eldest nephew, take a longer view!"

Zhu Zhanhe sneered in his heart, Zhu Gaosui's words were like coaxing him into a three-year-old child, if you tell him the place today, tomorrow he will kick himself out and do it alone.

"What third uncle said is that I am short-sighted!"

Zhu Zhanhe chuckled, then thought for a moment before continuing.

"However, I have to think carefully about such a big matter. How about giving you an answer to Uncle San in the future?"

Although Zhu Zhanhe hated Zhu Gaosui in his heart, there was no need to tear up his face now, so he practiced Tai Chi.

Zhu Gaosui originally wanted to say something else, but at this time Zhu Di's team had already appeared on the official road, and Zhu Gaosui had no choice but to shut up.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu adjusted their clothes, and led all the civil and military officials to greet them.

However, the expressions of the two brothers were different at this time. Among them, Zhu Gaochi was full of anxiety. Last year, he was late to welcome Zhu Di. As a result, all the officials of Zhan Shifu were sent to the imperial prison to squat in a small dark room. Now Only one Yang Shiqi was released.

In contrast, Zhu Gaoxu kept grinning and kept laughing. Until now, he still firmly believes that Zhu Di will change him as the prince when he comes back this time, so he is full of dreams about his own prince.

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the anxious Zhu Gaochi, then at his silly father, wanting to cover his face in shame.

I don't know how the silly father will react when he knows that he will be withdrawn from the military and demoted from the capital?
The welcoming team stepped forward, and among the triumphant army, Zhu Di, a black-faced, long-bearded man in iron armor, leaped out, one by one, and one by one, he came to his two sons.

"Your ministers lead all civil and military officials to welcome the father back in triumph!"

Zhu Gaochi stepped forward to salute, and Zhu Gaoxu followed behind.

"Ah."

Zhu Di looked down at the two sons from above, and said nothing, but turned his gaze to the crowd behind them.

"Where is Zhan He?"

Zhu Di finally spoke.

Zhu Zhanhe in the crowd was also taken aback. He didn't know that Yao Guangxiao dedicated allicin to Zhu Di, so he never dreamed that Zhu Di would call his name as soon as he came back.

"What are you doing, hurry up!"

Zhu Gaosui pushed Zhu Zhanhe and said, he was not out of kindness, but wanted to see what his father asked Zhu Zhanhe to do?
"The grandson is here!"

Zhu Zhanhe came to his senses, and immediately stepped forward to speak.

"Get on the horse! Follow your cousin, the three of us will go into the city together!"

Zhu Di rarely smiled when he saw Zhu Zhanhe.

Immediately, someone brought Zhu Zhanhe a war horse. Although Zhu Zhanhe was confused, he got on the horse and stood side by side with Zhu Zhanji.

Seeing that his father let his son accompany him into the city, Zhu Gaoxu firmly believed that the crown prince was in sight.

So Zhu Gaoxu shouted excitedly: "Father, my son also got on the horse and accompanied you into the city!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di didn't even look at Zhu Gaoxu, he put his legs on his horse's ribs, and urged his horse to walk towards the city gate. Zhu Zhanji and others followed him one after another, leaving Zhu Gaoxu with a sluggish face.

Zhu Zhanhe turned his head to look at his father who was standing still, and then let out a long sigh immediately.

"Second brother, I haven't seen you for more than a year. Brother Wei is really surprised by your changes!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhu Zhanji on the side suddenly smiled and said.

Zhu Zhanji is the eldest son and grandson, and Zhu Zhanhe is two years younger than him, ranking second among his peers, so he is called "second brother".

Zhu Zhanhe turned his head to look at this legendary cousin, and saw that Zhu Zhanji was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a square face, a pair of red phoenix eyes, and two long sword eyebrows, looking heroic.

"Brother was joking, I haven't changed much, but I've grown taller and more handsome."

Zhu Zhanhe laughed aloud.

"I'm not talking about these things, but how did you suddenly know the art of medicine?"

Zhu Zhanji did not give up, still staring at Zhu Zhanhe and asked.

"How do you know I know medicine?"

Zhu Zhanhe was taken aback, the other party just came back and didn't even enter the city, so he probably didn't know that he saved Zhu Gaochi's life, right?

"You cured Xu Yelu's ulcer with garlic wine. This matter has been reported to Grandpa Huang by the young master, and Grandpa Huang also used this method in the army and saved many soldiers."

Zhu Zhanji said again with a smile.

Zhu Zhanhe blinked when he heard the words, and then sighed: "There is no hair on the head, and the mouth is not firm, the ancients did not deceive me!"

When Zhu Zhanji heard Zhu Zhanhe's nonsense, he almost fell off his horse. He was so angry that he pointed at Zhu Zhanhe and asked, "Which ancient man would say such a bastard?"

"I, hundreds of years later, I will be an ancient man!"

Zhu Zhanhe was not ashamed, but replied proudly.

Now Zhu Zhanji choked and had nothing to say, his fair face was faintly green, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Zhu Zhanhe was also very happy. He and Zhu Zhanji had different standpoints. He was born to be aggressive, so he had to deliberately please the other party.

The army marched along Zhengyangmen Street, crossing the Zhonghe Bridge is Zhengyangmen, where Zhu Gaoxu shot Xu Yelu before.

When Zhu Di rode his horse up the Zhonghe Bridge, he stayed there for a while, still without saying a word, and finally passed through the Zhengyang Gate and entered the imperial city.

The army could not enter the city, so they were stationed in the barracks outside the imperial city.

And Zhu Di took Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe, as well as all the civil and military officials, through Hongwumen and Chengtianmen, and first went to the Taimiao to offer sacrifices to prisoners. A row of dozens of heads were all nobles from Wala.

However, in Zhu Zhanhe's view, Zhu Di's offering sacrifices to the Taimiao was actually showing off to his father Zhu Yuanzhang, telling Lao Zhu that even though he had robbed his nephew of the throne, he still did a very good job.

After the sacrifice, Zhu Di was supposed to go to the Fengtian Hall to receive congratulations from civil and military officials, and discuss the government affairs with the ministers. After all, he has been on the expedition for more than a year, and many things need to be handled by him.

However, Zhu Di dismissed all civil and military officials after the sacrifice, and brought Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanji to the Wuying Hall. This is where Zhu Di usually handles government affairs, and people who are not close to him are not allowed to enter.

After Zhu Di came to the Hall of Martial Heroes, he sat down on the dragon chair with a very gloomy expression, and the atmosphere in the whole hall became very oppressive.

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe stood aside, not daring to show their breath.

After a while, I saw Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui poking their heads outside the hall, not daring to come in.

"Get out of here, Lao Tzu!"

Zhu Di slapped the table and roared angrily.

Zhu Zhanhe was terrified, and then sighed secretly: What should come, will come anyway!
(End of this chapter)