My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 502 Zhu Di’s Punishment

When Zhu Zhanhe came to Yiwuying Palace, he saw Zhu Di sitting behind the desk with a gloomy face, while Zhu Gaochi stood aside and bowed his head silently.

"See Grandpa Huang!"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't know what happened yet, so he stepped forward and saluted.

"This is the information just sent by Jin Yiwei, please take a look!"

Zhu Di pointed to the intelligence report on the desk.

Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward, picked up the information and read it over.

The content of this information is similar to the letter Zhu Yong wrote to him. No matter how you look at it, this matter is Zhu Zhanji's responsibility.

However, after reading the information, Zhu Zhanhe silently put the information back, and then stood aside without speaking. After all, it was not convenient for him to express his opinion on such a matter.

But Zhu Di refused to let Zhu Zhanhe go, so he turned to him and asked, "What do you think of this matter?"

"This one……"

Zhu Zhanhe hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhu Gaochi next to him, and then spoke.

"I think the most important thing now is to appease the prairie prisoners of war. They did not want to rebel in the first place, and after the rebellion, they only killed the Japanese officials who oppressed them and did not target the imperial court. Therefore, I think it is best to send people immediately. Contact them and agree to their conditions so that they can start mining with peace of mind.”

Zhu Zhanhe played a trick and only talked about the treatment of the prairie prisoners of war, but did not mention Zhu Zhanji at all, which made Zhu Di glare at him dissatisfied.

However, Zhu Di did not embarrass Zhu Zhanhe again. Instead, he looked at Zhu Gaochi beside him and asked, "You are a father. How do you think this matter should be handled?"

After hearing his father's inquiry, Zhu Gaochi finally raised his head and saw that he looked embarrassed at this time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward and said: "Father, I think Zhan Ji is at fault in this matter, but Zhan Ji just said When you go to Japan, you are not familiar with the place and you are young and energetic, so you will inevitably make mistakes, so I would like to implore my father to give him another chance!"

Zhu Gaochi rarely intercedes on behalf of Zhu Zhanji because he knows that he is not liked by his father and is afraid that failure to intercede will aggravate the consequences, but this time he had to stand up. After all, Zhu Zhanji is his son. Only he can help the other person.

Zhu Di was also a little surprised, and then showed a silent expression.

Zhu Zhanhe next to him glanced at Zhu Gaochi, and then lowered his head silently.

Regarding Zhu Zhanji's matter, it was inconvenient for him to express any opinions, even if he helped to plead for mercy, because it seemed too false. Of course, he would not add insult to injury and leave everything to Zhu Di himself.

After a while, Zhu Di finally said: "Well, you are right. Young people will inevitably make mistakes. I will give him a chance this time!"

However, Zhu Di did not intend to let Zhu Zhanji off so easily. Instead, he wrote a letter personally reprimanding him, and then sent an envoy to Japan to ask Zhu Zhanji to make meritorious deeds and strictly prohibit him from intervening in local military and political affairs.

If the Ishimi Silver Mine is mined in the future, the merits and demerits will be equalized, but if the mining fails, both crimes will be punished.

Zhu Zhanhe was not surprised by Zhu Di's punishment. After all, Zhu Zhanji was the eldest son and grandson, and was brought up by Zhu Di. His emotional depth was far beyond that of ordinary people. Therefore, even if Zhu Zhanji made a mistake, Zhu Di would not be surprised. Not willing to be punished severely.

Zhu Di sent someone to deliver the letter, and the matter came to an end. Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Gaochi also said goodbye and left.

However, as soon as Zhu Zhanhe left the Wuying Palace, Zhu Gaochi grabbed him and asked: "Zhanhe, what do you think of the punishment for your eldest brother?" "No matter what the punishment of Grandpa Huang is, I can accept it, but I Worry about big brother."

Zhu Zhanhe answered very frankly.

"Worried about your brother?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, as if he didn't understand what Zhu Zhanhe meant.

"Uncle, my eldest brother has been a little too impatient in the past few years. He wants to prove himself everywhere, so he makes mistakes. But this time the emperor wrote a letter to reprimand him, which may have the opposite effect. As the saying goes, haste makes waste. So the more impatient the eldest brother is, the more likely he is to make mistakes."

Zhu Zhanhe patiently explained.

"It makes sense! It makes sense. In that case, I have to go back and write him a letter right away, advising him not to be anxious and to do everything step by step!"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi clapped his thigh and hurried back to write the letter.

Looking at Zhu Gaochi's leaving figure, Zhu Zhanhe also sighed.

To be honest, he was not optimistic about Zhu Zhanji. Even with Zhu Di's reprimand and Zhu Gaochi's persuasion, it would be difficult for Zhu Zhanji to correct his current mentality.

The reason why Zhu Zhanji became like this is actually Zhu Zhanhe's fault, because his performance was too good, which caused Zhu Zhanji's mentality to be unbalanced, so he did some wrong things.

But this cannot be blamed on Zhu Zhanhe. After all, in his current situation, he must show his ability, otherwise he will be in greater trouble.

The letters between Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were handed over to the envoys and they left the capital together. Then they took the sea via Tianjin and arrived at Andong City, where the Chief Envoy of Japan was located, very smoothly. Zhu Zhanji is now in the city.

Originally, Zhu Zhanji had gone to Shijian Country to preside over silver mine exploration and mining and other matters there. However, due to the rebellion of prisoners of war, Shijian Country became unsafe, so Zhu Zhanji had to return to Andong City.

The envoy sent by Zhu Di was a chamberlain in the palace. When the envoy saw Zhu Zhanji, he immediately handed him two letters and then withdrew.

Zhu Zhanji returned to the correspondence with two letters. He first opened and read Zhu Di's letter, but his face turned red.

Zhu Di scolded him in the letter and pointed out his mistakes in handling prisoners of war. At the same time, he was strictly prohibited from intervening in local military and political affairs.

Seeing Zhu Di's harsh words, Zhu Zhanji felt very aggrieved. He had obviously worked very hard, but why couldn't he still not be recognized by the emperor?

Fortunately, although Zhu Di scolded him fiercely, he did not punish him, but only asked him to make meritorious service. This made Zhu Zhanji secretly swear in his heart that he must do things well for Shi Jianguo!
Zhu Zhanhe then took out a letter from his father, Zhu Gaochi. Compared with Zhu Di's severity, Zhu Gaochi had been comforting Zhu Zhanji in the letter, and specifically emphasized that he should not be impatient.

Of course, Zhu Gaochi did not dare to tell Zhu Zhanji in the letter. Zhu Zhanhe reminded him of these words. After all, Zhu Gaochi was not stupid. If Zhu Zhanji really knew this, I am afraid it would only make Zhu Zhanji even more annoyed and do things in the future. Might also be more impatient.

Zhu Zhanji felt a little moved when he read his father's letter of comfort to him. In the past, he felt that his father was not as good to him as he was to Zhu Zhanhe, but when things really happened, his father still cared about him very much.

But he was moved. After reading his father's letter, Zhu Zhanji put the letter back into the envelope and threw it into the drawer under the desk. Then he picked up Zhu Di's letter and read it carefully several times.

(End of this chapter)