My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 352 The Worried Zhu Di

Beijing Imperial City.

Zhu Di strolled to the location of the three main halls, and saw that the craftsmen here were constructing the palace in full swing.

Song Li, the culprit who burned down the three main halls, had already been executed after autumn, and the three main halls were successfully rebuilt.

It's just that the cost required is not a small amount. In order to rebuild the three halls, Zhu Di even turned down his face and sent people to join the merchant fleet going to sea, so this time he went to sea directly under the banner of the Royal Fleet.

Because the destination of the sea trip this time is Nanyang, and the voyage is very long, so only a few months later, this royal fleet returned from Nanyang smoothly. With a lot of money, the cost of rebuilding the three halls is not a problem.

Thinking of the above, Zhu Di couldn't help thinking of Zhu Zhanhe, which made the corners of his mouth rise, showing a satisfied smile and saying: "This kid has a way!"

But thinking of Zhu Zhanhe, Zhu Di suddenly became worried again.

Regarding the matter of conquering the Wa Kingdom, Zhu Di was a little hesitant at first, but was persuaded by Zhu Zhanhe and finally agreed to send troops.

Originally, Zhu Di didn't want Zhu Zhanhe to participate in this Eastern Expedition. After all, swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield. Even if Zhu Zhanhe is in the rear, danger may still occur, but Zhu Zhanhe insisted on going, and he promised repeatedly that he would never go up battlefield.

In the end, Zhu Di was so entangled that he couldn't help it, so he reluctantly agreed, and before they set off, Zhu Di specially instructed Zhang Fu to keep a close eye on Zhu Zhanhe, let alone joining the battle, even if he was close to the battlefield.

After Zhu Zhanhe and Zhang Fu left, news of the Eastern Expeditionary Army often came, but the journey was far away, and the news was a bit delayed. The last time Zhu Zhanhe sent back the news, it was that they had already occupied Iki Island and were preparing to fight with the Wa Kingdom. The division battled at sea.

Zhu Di has confidence in the strength of the Daming Navy. After all, Zheng He and his five voyages to the West have greatly improved Daming's shipbuilding technology, and the warships are also very sophisticated, which is by no means comparable to the small Japanese kingdom.

But Zhu Di has fought for so many years, and he knows that anything can happen on the battlefield. Even if Daming's warships are excellent, there is still a possibility of defeat. All must be confessed to the country of Wa.

"Zhanhe is rich in blessings, so he shouldn't be as unlucky as the Mongols, and he will definitely come back victorious!"

Zhu Di whispered to himself at this time, of course, these words were just for himself.

Thinking of his grandson who was far away in Japan, and the unknown outcome of the battle, Zhu Di also felt a burst of anxiety in his heart.

During this period of time when Zhu Zhanhe was not around, Zhu Di felt that many things were unsatisfactory, especially when he encountered some problems, he could not find someone to discuss with. Sometimes he regretted it. Why did he agree to Zhu Zhanhe's Eastern Expedition in the first place?
Full of irritability, Zhu Di was not in the mood to deal with government affairs, but since the establishment of the cabinet, he has helped him share most of the government affairs, so even if Zhu Di was lazy a few times, it would not have any effect.

So Zhu Di didn't go back to the Hall of Martial Arts, but took a walk in the imperial city, just to relax.

But as he was walking, Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, then looked around and said to himself, "How did you get here?"

It turned out that Zhu Di came to the vicinity of the clan's mansion unknowingly.

Thinking that since Zhu Gaochi was imprisoned, he hadn't visited him once, so Zhu Di hesitated for a while, and finally walked to the clan mansion.

Zhu Gaochi was sitting in the small courtyard, also thinking about Zhu Zhanhe.

When Zhu Zhanhe left on his eastward expedition, he specially brought food and wine to bid farewell to Zhu Gaochi, but after he left, Zhu Gaochi no longer had extra meals. Now he has lost weight a few times, and he can already see his body when he stands up. I'm on my toes.

"Hey, Zhanhe has been away for so long, and I don't know how he is doing in the Japanese country. Even the Japanese pirates are so fierce. The Japanese are definitely not easy to deal with. I'm really worried that something will happen to him!"

Zhu Gaochi finally sighed and said to himself.

At this moment, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open.

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment. He thought it was Zhu Gaosui from the next door who came to chat with him, but he didn't expect that it was his father Zhu Di who walked in.

This made Zhu Gaochi startled, and he immediately stood up and saluted Zhu Di: "I pay homage to my father!"

Zhu Di looked Zhu Gaochi up and down first, then nodded in satisfaction and said: "Yes, I have lost a lot of weight than before. It seems that what Zhan He said is right. Losing weight is really a matter of nine points and one point!"

Zhu Gaochi was embarrassed when he heard the words. This obviously meant that he couldn't control his mouth before, and only now that he was locked up, he passively lost a lot of fat.

Zhu Di didn't care about Zhu Gaochi's embarrassment. He stepped into the yard and sat down on the stone bench. Then he said to Zhu Gaochi, "Sit down, we haven't chatted for a long time."

Zhu Gaochi agreed after hearing the words, and then sat next to Zhu Di, but he seemed a little cramped.

After all, because of the destruction of the three main halls last time, Zhu Gaochi has been imprisoned until now. It was even rumored that Zhu Di was going to abolish Zhu Gaochi's crown prince. Although this did not happen, Zhu Gaochi was still quite disturbed.

"I heard that the third child often comes to see you recently?"

Zhu Di took a sip of the tea on the table before asking Zhu Gaochi.

"Yes, the third brother is afraid that I will be bored alone, so he often comes to chat with me."

Zhu Gaochi nodded immediately.

"At last he still has some conscience."

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Since Zhu Gaosui regained his freedom, he has performed very well. Although Zhu Di also knows that Zhu Gaosui is only acting a lot of times, and his ambition has not diminished. Yudi Gong, that's enough.

"Do you know about Zhan He's expedition to Japan?"

Zhu Di changed the subject and asked about Zhu Zhanhe.

"I know, Zhan He came here to say goodbye to me before leaving."

Zhu Gaochi nodded, and asked again curiously at this point.

"Is there any news from Zhanhe? Is their eastward expedition going well? How is the battle going?"

Zhu Gaochi was imprisoned in the clan's mansion, and he could not get any news from the outside world at all. Even if Zhu Gaosui came occasionally, it would be difficult to find any useful news, so he knew very little about Zhu Zhanhe's Eastern Expedition.

"From the information I received, the Eastern Expedition went smoothly from the very beginning. North Korea agreed to send troops to assist, and successfully captured Tsushima Island and Iki Island. The next step is to start a decisive battle with the Japanese Navy, but I don’t know what’s going on with the battle now?”

When Zhu Di spoke at the end, his face showed worry again.

It was because he was worried about this that he came to chat with his son.

Seeing the expression on his father's face, Zhu Gaochi immediately guessed his purpose, so he could only comfort him.

But before Zhu Gaochi could say a few words, he suddenly saw a servant rushing towards him and shouting, "Your Majesty, there is good news from the Eastern Expeditionary Army!"

(End of this chapter)