Last year, he was forced to venture to Beijing, and Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to do it for others; It's also risky to do it now, but it's for your own purpose.

The place where Qu Neng's father and son were placed under house arrest was a mansion. Today, Zhu Gaoxu took a car and walked around the mansion, and noticed the situation of the guards, and there seemed to be fewer people at the door than he saw last year. Or the Battle of Jingjing has ended, and Beiping Youji has relaxed his guard even more.

The world's greatness is not the king's land, the Jianwen court has fallen, and these generals have no army, so there is nothing to toss. Just like Sheng Yong, now Huai'an is the chief military officer; After Ping An was sent to Beiping, it is said that he can go out for activities recently.

But all this tolerance is obviously an illusion!

According to Zhu Gaoxu's understanding of Zhu Di over the past few years, Zhu Di's temporary tolerance for the Jianwen generals is just to divide and rule in order not to make too many enemies at the same time; Zhu Di first cleared up the traitorous ministers in the "Jing Nan" article, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai, as well as a number of famous civil officials such as Tyrant Zhao and Lian Zining, who had mastered public opinion.

The person whose sword has not yet fallen on his head is just that the auspicious time has not yet arrived.

Zhu Gaoxu carefully looked at the situation around the mansion through the gap in the car curtain, and left after only walking around to avoid being noticed.

The fatigue of the journey did not affect Zhu Gaoxu's mind, and he felt that his thinking was very clear. There are two main risks in this matter: the first is whether there will be mistakes in the process of drying, and the second is that it is difficult to avoid contact with Qu Neng, is Qu Neng really so reliable?

As a gambler who has quit gambling, it is difficult to change his gambling nature, otherwise Zhu Gaoxu may be afraid at this time and feel that it is better to forget it.

The carriage went out of the alley behind the mansion and made a turn. At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu saw a closed door on the side of the road through the curtain of the car...... The houses here are all almost repaired, and what attracted Zhu Gaoxu's attention was: the old couplet on the door. The tattered and faded paper, the words on it are no longer legible, and it will take not two or three years, or at least more than a year, to become that appearance.

It's only February, not long after the New Year, and the recent fighting hasn't happened in Beiping, and almost all the couplets of other families are still new.

Zhu Gaoxu quietly lowered the curtain of the car, patted the wooden board and said, "Go home." ”

When he returned to the county king's mansion, he only washed his face, not even the dirty dust on his body, and changed into clean clothes in a hurry. Wang Gui followed up and came to help on the side.

Zhu Gaoxu turned around, glanced at the door, and said softly: "In the future, I may be able to be the crown prince, and even inherit the Ming Dynasty." In the future, you will definitely be the most powerful eunuch around me, and you will be able to get a virtuous name, and you will go down in history like Gao Lishi. ”

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "As long as the prince is good, the slave and maid are not afraid of even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire!" Eunuchs like slaves and maids have no home and no queens, they don't want to do anything, they just want to be loyal to the king! ”

He said no, but his eyes became very bright.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and said in his heart: Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, when will I also learn from my father, open my mouth and make a promise first, no matter whether I can do it or not.

"If this king is in one day, you will be able to rely on one day." Zhu Gaoxu is righteous again.

Wang Gui said: "The slave maid is born as the prince's person, and death is the prince's ghost!" ”

"I'll go to King Yan's Mansion in a while, and you can get a full meal for those two people." Zhu Gaoxu said. He changed his clothes, immediately went out and took his entourage to King Yan's Mansion to say hello to Princess Xu.

In any case, the etiquette should be done to avoid others thinking that he has the slightest strangeness.

When the group came to the gatehouse of the main gate of Yanwang's Mansion, they found that they had actually entered the mansion and were going to be searched. Zheng He, the soldier and eunuch at the door, was a little embarrassed when he saw that it was Zhu Gaoxu, Zheng He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "King Gaoyang, please." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said very consciously: "Since you have set the rules, don't break them easily." ”

"Thank you, King Gaoyang." Zheng He breathed a sigh of relief and came up to make a show.

The eunuch took Zhu Gaoxu to the inner hall of King Yan's mansion, and Princess Xu, Shizi, Gao Sui, and several sisters were all in the hall of the inner hall. There was talk and laughter inside, and there was a lively and cheerful atmosphere.

The father won the war and ascended the throne as the emperor, and the catastrophe that once hung over the whole house was gone, and the whole family was unspeakably expensive, and the people in the house could not help but be happy.

Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward to greet his mother and asked Princess Xu how she was doing. He found that not everyone was really happy, although Shizi had a smile on his face, he was very reluctant, and he seemed to have something on his mind. Gao Sui's eyes looked at Shizi, and then at Zhu Gaoxu, who had just come in, as if he was thinking about something.

Miaojin, who was standing behind Princess Xu, was also expressionless, not necessarily happy.

Princess Xu nodded with a smile and said, "Wei Niang just wanted to send someone to call Gao Xuli." I know that you have just come back with your father, and you are very tired, but your sister-in-law went to the house today to cook and cook in person, and the whole family has arrived, so it's not good that Gao Xu didn't come. ”

"Sister-in-law is really virtuous." Zhu Gaoxu smiled.

At this moment, the voice of the princess Zhang's said, "Now that the big guys are so happy, it is all the credit of the father and the second uncle, we women can only do some small things, how can we afford such kind words from the second uncle?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saw that Zhang's body was wearing an apron, he looked up and down, and said with a smile: "Our family is now a royal family, and my sister-in-law will soon be the crown princess, what an honorable status!" Look at your style of wearing an apron and doing housework, isn't it called virtuous? He turned his head and asked the sisters, "Can you eat the dishes made by the crown princess herself?" ”

The sisters shook their heads with a smile.

Zhang stomped his feet and said, "Ouch, the second uncle killed me!" Don't all the officers and soldiers in the army want the second uncle to be the prince? ”

The two of them said each other as if they were joking, but the laughter in the hall had gradually ceased, and most people became very silent.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I have followed my father in the army for a long time, and I am indeed familiar with some soldiers. But I can't really say the word 'all', I heard that my sister-in-law didn't help Tan Yuan's family a while ago? ”

Zhang's face suddenly turned a little pale, and his smile looked even more reluctant.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed lightly and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't be careful, brother, I am the first to support you as the crown princess!" It's obvious that my father became the emperor, and our family is fine, I really don't value that bit of fame. I only like horses, beautiful women, gold and silver treasures, and my father really wants to entrust me with important tasks, and I am still tired and panicked. It's not appropriate to be comfortable with the prince, what am I tossing? ”

"The second uncle said it so lightly, I'm afraid I'm lying to my sister-in-law?" Zhang said with a smile.

Zhu Gaoxu suppressed his smile and said, "Sincerely! It is true that someone persuaded me to fight for the title of prince, but when I thought that the eldest brother was the eldest brother, and the name was justified, I would jump out and fight with the eldest brother, which would make the whole family unhappy, so I felt that I couldn't do it. ”

He then smiled again, "The most important thing is that if my sister-in-law holds a grudge against me, I will still have the blessing to eat the dishes made by my sister-in-law in the future?" That's a lot of losses! ”

Zhang said: "How dare I? The second uncle wants to eat my food and come to the house at any time, how can I not welcome the second uncle? ”

"You kid, you're still hippie smiling when you're so old." Princess Xu said with a smile.

Immediately, everyone in the hall laughed, and the atmosphere returned to a joyful feeling.

Zhu Gaoxu turned to face Princess Xu and said, "Now the sons have only two wishes, the first is that the mother concubine is healthy and long-lived, and has always loved and protected our brothers and sisters, and the second is to go to a rich and peaceful place with many beauties to be the king, Hangzhou is the best, otherwise Suzhou will also do!" ”

Princess Xu scolded with a smile: "The rhetoric is not in a proper manner...... I'll talk to your father. ”

"Erchen thank the concubine first." Zhu Gaoxu bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to the Zhang family again and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, don't force me to be a prince!" Otherwise, the eldest brother is too embarrassed, and the love between our brothers and sisters is bigger than the sky. ”

Those sisters seemed to really believe Zhu Gaoxu's words, and the eldest sister was actually wiping her tears.

At this moment, Shizi spoke: "Gao Xu, I had some misunderstandings about you before, so you don't mind. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The mother concubine is here, what hurdle is there between our brothers?" Don't mention it, big brother will always be our big brother! ”

"Alas, the second brother has done so much for his father...... the emperor," the prince sighed.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said, "I don't just contribute to my father, but to all my relatives, including myself." The traitors of the Jianwen Dynasty want to harm our family, why don't we do it with them? Now his father is the son of tomorrow, he holds the country, is rich all over the world, and he is the only one, and his brothers and sisters have his father, and he has got enough. What does it mean for us to think about that amount again? ”

"Gao Xu said it well." Princess Xu praised, "You must always be so harmonious, I will be relieved." ”

Only Gao Sui sat there, although he echoed and laughed from time to time, but he didn't say anything.

For a while, Zhu Gaoxu said that even he believed it. At one point, he even felt that if he was really as kind as he seemed, it would actually be good...... Being a prince in the Ming Dynasty, he can enjoy endless glory and wealth, and he can also be very satisfied.

But how easy can it be? If people really love each other like this, will there be wars in this world?

At the time of the unitary, the father and emperor also came. Although it is a family banquet, everyone cannot be as casual as before, and etiquette is indispensable.

My father said on the throne: "Tomorrow, I will let Ping'an come to be the commander of Beiping." ”

Princess Xu persuaded: "The saint has just settled, and it is not easy to take a rest, so don't think about state affairs." ”

Zhu Gaoxu drank two glasses of wine, and his amount of alcohol was okay, but it was easy to get on his face. When the feast was almost over, he supported his head with his hands and pretended to be tired and dozed there.

Princess Xu saw it in her eyes, so she instructed the slaves and maids: "Send Gao Xu back to the house, let him sleep early, Gao Xu is not easy, he is really tired." ”

So Zhu Gaoxu bowed and retired, and the eunuch wanted to help him, so he gently lifted it. You can't pretend to be too much, how can you be so tired that you can't walk?