In the pharmacy, after Han Yueqiu and Wang Yulu walked away, Zhu Qiyu pulled a mahogany chair and put it next to the wooden barrel and sat down, sighed, and said, "Brother Yu, I am really tired of being the emperor." ”

Lu Yunzhi snorted coldly and said, "I said that Your Majesty will call me the royal brother again." Since this emperor is tired, why not return the throne to the emperor? "Since the victory in the capital defeated Warat, Zhu Qiyu did not take advantage of the victory to pursue Warat to discuss the matter of welcoming back Zhu Qizhen, and the suggestion of a minister to take back Zhu Qizhen was also rejected, and even Zhu Qiyu angrily scolded and demoted, in short, all the things related to Zhu Qizhen were hidden. Lu Yunzhi felt very angry after hearing Zhu Jianwen say some things about the DPRK and China, how could a brother with the same surname let Zhu Qizhen stay in the hands of Wara, where is the dignity of the country, where is the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and where is the brotherhood? ! So when I heard Zhu Qiyu's complaint at the moment, I ridiculed Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu was not angry when he heard Lu Yunzhi's words, but just sighed again before saying: "Royal brother, no, Lu Jushi, I really don't have anyone to talk to, it's inconvenient for people to be trusted to say these things to them, let alone those who can't be trusted. ”

"Actually, it's not that I don't want to welcome back the imperial brother, but at first I was forced by everyone to hate him for trusting Wang Zhen and brutalizing Zhongliang, and the battle of Tumubao made my country's national strength empty and almost ruined, so I didn't want to welcome him back, and I just ascended the throne at that time and was forced by everyone to become this emperor, and I was weak and powerless, and I couldn't intervene. You know what happened at that time, I didn't seem to be the emperor, but the national crisis was not allowed for me to be greedy for pleasure alone, so I had to be ordered to be in danger, and thanks to your support and the help of Lord Yu, I was able to turn the danger into a disaster and regain confidence and sit firmly in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Qiyu said, and Lu Yunzhi nodded after hearing this. Indeed, he knew that Zhu Qiyu didn't want to be the emperor at first, and he had complained to him in this mansion.

Zhu Qizhen saw Lu Yunzhi nodding with a glimmer of light in his eyes, as if relieved, and then continued: "Power, but power is a fascinating thing, once you have it, you don't want to give it up, the concubines in the harem, the inexhaustible food, the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, the power of the world Once I have these things, I don't want to give it up, and I don't want to give it up." If I didn't know the loveliness of these things, maybe I would still be willing to be a vassal king, an idle king with nothing to do, but now that I have it, I don't want to give it up, even if I have to suffer from the world's scolding or deal with a lot of complicated affairs every day, I am still willing, because this is the charm of power, what makes a person go from having no desire to being crazy and greedy. Saying that, Zhu Qiyu was full of self-blame, and then fell into tears in a low voice, his heart was actually guilty, after all, he and Zhu Qizhen were brothers of the same father, and Zhu Qizhen trusted him as a brother, and he could hand over the whole country to him during the expedition, thinking of this Zhu Qiyu actually shed tears.

Lu Yunzhi also sighed and said: "I understand what you did, but someone suggested that the two emperors jointly govern the government, even if you think this is not feasible, then you should take Zhu Qizhen back, even if it is to let him stop doing the government and be the emperor forever." Why wouldn't you even want to do such a thing? ”

"One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, even I, a latecomer, am so obsessed with power after becoming the emperor, let alone my imperial brother. If a person has never eaten delicious food, he may not be hungry, but if he is used to eating delicious food, once he is asked to eat bran vegetables, he will be extremely hungry for delicious food. In the same way, if the imperial brother returns, he will try to regain what he has lost, and once he succeeds in ascending the throne, my life will be in danger. Maybe I thought too badly of him, but as the Son of Heaven, I had to guard against it. Moreover, even if he doesn't want to kill me and regain the throne, it is inevitable that some ministers will not take the opportunity to make trouble and kill the king and force the palace! Zhu Qizhen replied.

Lu Yunzhi smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that it is much better for us who are idle clouds and wild cranes, Your Majesty, you are right, but either you will be ruthless and kill Zhu Qizhen in the face of the world's disapproval, to be honest, I have no good impression of him." Either you welcome him back, you are not hesitant to advance and retreat like this, but it is easy to leave a big disaster for yourself. Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Why don't I know? Alone, I only know what a lonely person is now, but fortunately there are you. I don't even have anyone to talk to, so heal your wounds, and I'll go first. ”

Zhu Qiyu stood up and turned to leave, just took two steps but suddenly stopped and said to Lu Yunzhi: "Lu Jushi, I heard that you are going to get married recently, whether you admit it or not, in short, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty know that you are regarded as a royal brother, and you must be a household according to the etiquette. ”

Lu Yunzhi didn't look back, and said: "The people in my vein are not people who follow etiquette and law, and it doesn't matter what status or household, so I don't bother Your Majesty about such trivial matters." Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Wouldn't it be better if I could be quite identical, then it is a match made in heaven, so let's go back, I plan to enshrine Yingzi as the eldest princess, that is, my sister, I believe you will not object." So saying, he walked briskly out of the house.

Lu Yunzhi still didn't look back, nor did he get up from the potion, but just raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty go slowly, the emperor's grace is great, thank Your Majesty Longen." The steaming potion hazy Lu Yunzhi's eyes, and he didn't know if Zhu Qiyu had heard what he said.

Lu Yunzhi sighed, he was not happy that Yingzi was considered the eldest princess, it didn't matter to him what the identity of Yingzi and Shi Yuting was, he would marry them, what he was thinking about now was the struggle of the royal family, the rebellion of brothers and the impermanence of human nature. He was thinking that his eldest brother and second brother are now thriving, if one day they are also in high power, will they also turn against each other because of the struggle for power and profit? He didn't know and didn't want to know, but Lu Yunzhi wouldn't, no matter what, Qu Xiangtian and Fang Qingze were his family. He pondered for a long time and decided that Qu Xiangtian and Fang Qingze would not either, because they were brothers who had experienced life and death, and the ambitions of the three of them were not in one place, so how could they talk about contradictions, even if there was a contradiction and hatred, even if it was a great hatred, he would smile in front of this brotherly relationship, and he would be willing to think like this if he had this confidence.

Lu Yunzhi thought of this and muttered to himself: "Different surnames are affectionate, not different surnames, and compatriots are unrighteous and wrong." ”