As soon as Zhu Di stepped into the imperial study, he heard the sound of the sword coming out of the sheath and piercing through the air, and he instinctively planned to avoid it, but when he saw the appearance of the person holding the sword, he stood firmly in place, not moving at all.

The sharp tip of the sword easily pierced the fox fur and the python robe, and suddenly stopped at the inner garment, and the sword wielder asked, "Why don't you avoid it?" ”

Zhu Di said: "The shore of the land is not the king's land, and the sons can hide for a while, but they can't hide for a lifetime." ”

A sword with a cold light separated the father and son, Zhu Yuanzhang held the sword, did not withdraw his hand, did not continue to stab forward, he quietly looked at the son at the end of the sword, it was just the distance of a sword, the length of an arm, but the father and son seemed to be separated from the ends of the world.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly: "Are you weak in heart, don't ask me why I want to face you with a sword." ”

Zhu Di said lightly: "My father is the Son of Heaven, what does the Son of Heaven want to do, do you still need to ask your son's thoughts?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang put down his sword and looked at his son with hatred, "You are still angry about Fengyang's disaster relief, I feel confused, and I am partial to the prince!" ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said: "This matter has been written into the "Imperial Records", in black and white, there is no doubt about denial, Erchen will carry this stain for the rest of his life, and it is a foregone conclusion that he will be ridiculed and ridiculed by future generations, and Erchen will not be sad for this matter in vain." To the surprise of the son, the father would rather trust a treacherous and cunning minister than his son. His father generously gave Li Shanchang land and population, and returned to his hometown in fine clothes, but he added swords to his son. ”

Darn! I love you so much and I am responsible! Zhu Yuanzhang has always shown the face of a strict father, this sentence is really unspeakable, so he simply threw another sword to Zhu Di.

"The one who is close to the ink is black! Learn from the Xu family's stinky girl who is in trouble everywhere, and practice her mouth kung fu to be special and angry! A dignified eight-foot man, the color makes him dizzy! Do you remember what it was like to be on the battlefield? Draw your sword! I'll see if you still have the blood of the Zhu family's boys! ”

Zhu Di took the sword and drew the sword.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang drank wine all afternoon, and at this time, anger and alcohol ignited him together, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were red, and he stabbed his son with a sword.

Zhu Di quietly waited for his father to make the first move, and the moment the sword stabbed him, Zhu Di dodged and dodged, but abandoned the sword body and held the scabbard as a weapon to counterattack.

After several hand-to-hand encounters, Zhu Di's scabbard accurately caught Zhu Yuanzhang's sword body, and the scabbard and sword body were integrated.

Zhu Yuanzhang gasped, "Are you laughing at my old age?" ”

Zhu Di helped his father sit on the dragon chair and said lightly: "If the son is injured, the father will be sad and disappointed; If the father is injured and the son is guilty, why bother, we are father and son, not enemies. ”

This sentence touched Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, and he shook off Zhu Di's hand, "Since you understand everything, why do you want to be deliberately angry?" ”

Zhu Di said: "Father and Emperor knew that his son wanted to marry Xu Miaoyi, why did you suddenly do something to her cousin Zhu Shouqian-"

"Enough!" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand, wanting to wake up his deep-rooted son with a slap, but his palm stopped in mid-air and slapped it fiercely on the imperial case.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Do you think that only you know what Zhu Shouqian did secretly? It has long been discovered by Li Shanchang! What does Zhu Shouqian want to do with so many firearms? Don't you understand? ”

That's it! No wonder his father treated Li Shanchang so kindly, and this old fox was doing bad behind his back! After the shock, Zhu Di forced himself to calm down, "Shouqian's nephew was young and ignorant, he was deceived, he knew that he was wrong, and destroyed the firearm. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "He knows that he is wrong, what about you?" If Li Shanchang hadn't told me, I'm afraid I would have been deceived by you for the rest of my life! The rebellion related to the safety of me and the Ming Dynasty, you actually concealed it and did not report it, in case Zhu Shouqian has a follow-up move and kills me, you are an accomplice to the rebellion! ”

Zhu Di said: "Father, I will never sit back and watch the rebellion happen, if Zhu Shouqian does not listen to the admonition, I will not let him make mistakes again and again." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "You have been confused by Xu Miaoyi, as long as that stinky girl cries and begs, you will easily let Zhu Shouqian go." ”

Zhu Di said: "Xu Miaoyi understands righteousness and is not a vexatious person. She knew that the culprit was Li Shanchang, she had already explained everything to Zhu Shouqian, and Zhu Shouqian had really stopped. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "No, Xu Miaoyi and Zhu Shouqian are different. Xu Miaoyi felt that Xie Zaixing's rebellion case was concocted by Li Shanchang, and she and Li Shanchang were incompatible, but Zhu Shouqian - he felt that the culprit of his parents' death was me! He wants to kill me, take my throne, and avenge his parents! ”

"I have raised him for many years regardless of my previous suspicions, and he regards him as my own grandson, and this is how he repaid me, I raised a white-eyed wolf! Now you are turning against my father and son for the sake of this white-eyed wolf, I am so disappointed in you! ”

Zhu Di said: "Father's words are serious, the son is your son and your courtier, no matter what happens, it is impossible for the son to turn against you." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang handed the sword to Zhu Di, "You killed Zhu Shouqian with your own hands, I will believe you." ”

Zhu Di refused to take the sword, "Father, Zhu Shouqian is your imperial nephew and nephew, you can't kill him." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you kill Zhu Shouqian, I will immediately marry you and Xu Miaoyi, and I will never break my word." ”

Zhu Di was stunned, his dream was just around the corner, and he could hardly resist the temptation.

But sometimes, the end of the world is just a stone's throw away.

If he killed Zhu Shouqian with his own hands, Xu Miaoyi would never forgive him for the rest of his life. Even if she becomes Princess Yan, in the future, husband and wife will have different dreams in the same bed, from love to hate, and from love to hatred......

Zhu Di remembered that he asked Xu Miaoyi on the day he found Zhu Shouqian secretly hiding firearms, "Do you hate my father?" ”

She said, "Hate." ”

He asked her, "Do you love me?" ”

She said firmly, "Love, I love you." ”

No, this is not the result I want, I love her too, and I will not let the woman I love be reduced to torment in love and hate all day long, wasting good years.

Zhu Di shook his head, "Father, stop it, Zhu Shouqian went astray for a while and did something wrong, but he has repented and will not rebel." Don't forget, his grandfather and you are brothers of the same mother, and when his grandfather gave you life-saving food, he starved to death, so you should exchange your life for your life. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was annoyed and angry, and kicked Zhu Di away, "I gave birth to you, raised you, and gave you glory and wealth, what qualifications do you have to accuse me of doing wrong?" ”

"You just killed a few enemies on the battlefield, and after planting land in Fengyang for a few months, you think you have seen through the world and know how warm and cold life is? It's just childish and ridiculous! Grievances and grievances are not to be confused! The eldest brother has a life-saving grace for me, I have never forgotten that I posthumously named the eldest brother as the prince, even if the eldest brother's descendants have committed the crime of rebellion, I will not take the honor of the eldest brother! ”

"Am I not good enough for Zhu Wenzheng and Zhu Shouqian? They will take revenge and intend to rebel, should I tolerate them putting a butcher's knife on my neck? ”

Zhu Di covered his aching chest that was kicked, knelt down and said: "Father, Zhu Wenzheng and Zhu Shouqian's father and son did not really rebel, Li Shanchang made waves in it, sowing discord among the royal family, please think twice." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang pulled out his sword suddenly, the sharp blade was on Zhu Di's neck, the sword qi pierced the skin, and the thin lines of blood meander down, Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "You say it again." ”

Zhu Di said: "Please think twice. ”

The blade of the sword approached the thickness of two pages at the neck, and the blood-red thread began to thicken, wriggling like an earthworm.

But Zhu Di was still motionless, and he had no intention of dodging.

The sword in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand seemed to have become a thousand pounds, and the right hand holding the sword began to tremble violently, "The throne and gold and silver power are different, the throne is supreme, there is life and death to seize power, no one can resist the temptation of the throne, and I will never allow anyone to try to covet the throne." ”

"Back then, you and the crown prince were still ignorant and ignorant, but Zhu Wenzheng was in the prime of life, and he was highly respected by hundreds of civil and military officials, once he successfully seized the throne, he would definitely not tolerate you brothers, and you would not live today!"

Zhu Di said: "Father, so far, do you still think that Zhu Wen is really rebelling? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The contest for the throne is life and death, and there is no third result." At the moment of life and death, you can't have any hesitation, either you don't make a move, or you must kill you. It doesn't matter whether Zhu Wenzheng and the current Zhu Shouqian are really rebelling, the important thing is that their bloodline and behavior pose a threat to the throne, and if I want to keep the throne and keep my bloodline, I must first strike and get rid of them. ”

Zhu Di looked at his father quietly, as if thoughtful.

Zhu Yuanzhang put down his sword and sighed: "You have figured it out now." Everything I do is to preserve your glory and wealth. You complained that you beat the mandarin ducks, and you couldn't fulfill your marriage with Xu Miaoyi, and you were too cruel to Zhu Shouqian. But have you thought about it, if there is no protection from me, Zhu Shouqian's today is your future, and you will never be able to marry Xu Miaoyi - once Zhu Wenzheng succeeds in seizing the throne and makes Zhu Shouqian the crown prince, Zhu Wenzheng will let Zhu Shouqian marry Xu Miaoyi as the crown princess in order to win over the general Xu Da. ”

Zhu Di said: "Father, what you are saying now is speculation for the worst, not reality. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Being on the throne, we must always be prepared for danger in times of peace, and all potential threats must be eliminated, and we must consider the worst, this is the emperor's mental technique." ”

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said: "If according to my father's idea, after my father returns to the sea in the future, the eldest brother of the crown prince will ascend the throne, will he also use this kind of imperial trick to guess our younger brothers?" ”

"Bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, and a slap still fell on Zhu Di's face, "What is a big rebellion, how can you say such cannibalistic words!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was slapped in the face by his emperor's words, just like all emperors, he always defended his siblings or cousins with the greatest malice, but he deceived himself and felt that his sons could always maintain a situation of brotherhood, friendship and happiness.

Zhu Di's lips were broken, and blood flowed down his chin to his neck, merging with the sword wound just now, and the earthworm-like blood stains immediately grew into a snake shape.

Zhu Di said: "So what my father said about the emperor's mental trick is wrong. The eldest brother of the prince is generous and benevolent, and has cared for and cared for his younger brothers since he was a child, and his sons also respect the eldest brother very much. Zhu Shouqian is the nephew of his father, and his father's killing of Zhu Shouqian is also a tragedy of cannibalism, please think twice and spare his life. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang and his eldest brother are brothers, and the eldest brother even sacrificed his life for him, but later, Zhu Yuanzhang still killed Zhu Wenzheng, the only descendant of the eldest brother.

Kill Zhu Wenzheng, because Zhu Wenzheng's reputation after the war in Hongdu is too loud. If Zhu Wenzheng wasn't so good, maybe he would have been able to live a little longer. If Zhu Shouqian hadn't had the discordant plan of the eight stabs he bought, maybe he wouldn't have done such a thing as hiding firearms......

But there are no ifs.

Even if there were, it could not withstand the suspicion of the emperor's suspicious heart again and again.

The wolf wants to eat the sheep, and a thousand reasons can be found. But the little wolf cub questioned the old wolf's behavior.

Zhu Yuanzhang was angry and spit out a mouthful of blood, Zhu Di hurriedly walked over to help his father, but Zhu Yuanzhang shook off his sleeves and said angrily:

"Good, good! Since you insist that I shouldn't kill Zhu Wenzheng and Zhu Shouqian, then you should bear the consequences of not killing them! Once their father and son take the throne, your best fate is to be exiled to the border as a nobody, quietly dying on the battlefield. ”

"From today on, I will remove you from the royal clan, without my protection, you are not as good as a dog, come here! stripped off the python robe of Zhu Di, incorporated into the army, and sent to the northwest border! ”

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in disbelief, "Father! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you want to keep the identity of King Yan, you will kill Zhu Shouqian with your own hands." ”

The father and son looked at each other, and neither of them flinched.

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Since you have chosen your own fate, I have nothing to say, come and drag Zhu Di down." ”

In Kunning Palace, Hu Shanwei and the palace people were setting up a meal and preparing dinner.

Queen Ma asked, "What about the Gorou people?" ”

Hu Shanwei said: "King Zhou is still kneeling outside the imperial study, waiting to intercede. ”

Queen Ma sighed: "It's a cold day, Gorou's body is weak and weak, not like Shiro to resist tossing, if you go to spread the word, just say that I have back pain, and I want Gorou to come over for treatment." ”

"Yes." Hu Shanwei retired.

Queen Ma glanced at the dining table and said, "I want to make a dish of roasted mutton in the imperial study, Gorou loves to eat this." ”

In fact, Xuan Zhulu's visit to Kunning Palace for diagnosis and treatment was just a pretext, and Queen Ma wanted to stabilize him, don't mess around, so as not to add fuel to the fire. These princes are not born to Queen Ma, but as the queen mother, it is her responsibility to protect the prince.

Another female officer should be dismissed.

After a while, Hu Shanwei and Zhu Hu hurriedly came, Zhu Hu knelt on the ground, hugged Queen Ma and cried: "The queen mother, save the fourth brother, my father demoted the fourth brother to a concubine and sent him to the border pass." The father and emperor also wanted to give Zhu Shouqian to death, and the wine was sent over! 166 Reading Network