Chapter Twenty-Three: Like the Abyss
"Don't you see? Fang Xiaoru's sour heart is jealous of me, but I am afraid that it will defeat you, the culprit. Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh lightly, stretched out his hand and patted **Bo's shoulder, he knew that his prickly brother and Zhu Yunwen, Fang Xiaoru were also hostile to each other, so he called him by his name at this time, and no longer called His Royal Highness the Emperor and Sun, Mr. Fang, with the intention of expressing goodwill to **Bo between his words.
**Bo and him are also meeting for the first time today, I can't say that I have any likes and dislikes in my heart, I just saw his means of dealing with Fang Xiaoru, and I have a very complicated feeling about him in my heart, despising his slippery head, and jealous of his city, but I also have so much admiration for his improvisation, at this time, seeing his actions and words, I am so affectionate to myself, I don't know what his intentions are for a while, and I don't know how to deal with it.
Zhu Di saw that he was silent, looking unfathomable and profound, he pondered for a moment, but he was still determined to test one or two, approached his side, and said in a low voice: "There are so many princes under the knees of my father, and he only singled out our two brothers to enter the palace to accompany him, so he naturally has his deep meaning. After hesitating for a moment, he continued: "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats people generously, these scholars around him, such as Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, are all for the sake of reading, and they are afraid of you and my brother's talent." I am afraid that the group of civil officials loyal to the prince in the court will pull the pigtails, and the teacher of the virtuous brother, Mr. Jing, and Master Daoyan have always had a friendship, and we must be in the same boat in the future. Although he saw the hostility between **Bo and the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen at this time, he still didn't dare to say anything, only said that Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru and others did not involve the crown prince Zhu Biao.
**Bo recalled that he and Huang Zicheng beside Zhu Biao also didn't like each other, and when he heard Zhu Di say this, he couldn't help but feel a slight hatred in his heart, nodded lightly, and said in his heart: "At this time, I don't know if his words are sincere, and it is not too late to make a decision after going back and discussing with Mr. Jing." Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "The younger brother practiced martial arts in the mansion early in the morning, and at this time he was already hungry, so he went back to the mansion first." Then he turned around and was about to leave.
Zhu Di listened to his words, suddenly stretched out his hand and gently grabbed him, stroked his palm and laughed: "I don't want us brothers, all of us are good martial artists, and in ten days, it will be the time for the monthly school practice stipulated by my father, and then we can have fun and learn from each other." Seeing the inexplicable look on his face, he smiled and said: "In recent months, I heard that you have a slight illness, and I have forgotten that my father stipulated that our prince must go to the school at the end of the month every month to compete in the arts and try the martial arts of archery and horses. "It turns out that Zhu Yuanzhang since the establishment of the Ming Empire, he is jealous of the battle-hardened brave and warlike generals in the previous army, and intends to weaken the real power of the generals in the army, but although the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are far away from the desert, the strength is still not to be underestimated, so under such a dilemma, Zhu Yuanzhang intends to cultivate the talents of generals among his many sons, and defend the empire in the future. In order to have this provision, each prince has a good martial artist, and he can compete in the school field at the beginning of the month, the middle of the month, and the end of the month.
Zhu Di's appointment to fight ** wave this time, naturally not only for the sake of martial arts, but when he watched ** wave in today's class to rectify the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen, the means were ruthless, and he did not give people a handle, and he already had three points of jealousy of him in his heart, so he wanted to secretly befriend him and use it for his own use.
"The younger brother only practiced martial arts in the mansion and forgot about it. Then our brothers, then we will compete one or two. As a person who practices martial arts, Bo knows that this so-called "competition" is mostly to fight, and he is not afraid, at this time, when he heard Zhu Di say this, he pretended to be suddenly enlightened and full of expression.
While the two said, they walked out of the study side by side, and walked slowly towards the palace gate, **Bo knew that this Zhu Di was cautious, far from being comparable to the prince Zhu Biao and other kind-hearted people, so he intentionally or unintentionally lagged behind Zhu Di by half a step.
Out of the imperial study, Zhu Di's face immediately changed to a calm and tranquil face, silent, and no longer talked with **Bo enthusiastically.
**Bo looked at Zhu Di's back, and suddenly turned a strange thought in his heart, and said in his heart: "Big brother Zhu Biao is loyal, but this Zhu Di is a man with a city and a ruthless person, and his temperament is completely different.
In the afternoon, in the study of the small building in the backyard of King Ning's mansion, ** Bo and Jing Kun sat across the coffee table, raised the tea cup in their hands and drank it all, stretched a lazy waist, sighed very comfortably, and put a pair of legs on a sandalwood chair next to it, feeling very comfortable.
Jing Kun sat precariously and looked at Qin Zhuofeng lying on the "king's bed", turned his head to look at ** Bo, his eyes couldn't help but show a little envy, and suddenly smiled: "The two of you are quite compatible, and they are all informal." ”
When Qin Zhuofeng heard him say this, he couldn't help but sit up, and said with a sneering smile: "Haibo, this kid is the most attractive to the old man, is such a freewheeling true temperament, unlike you and the old monk, who always follow the rules and behave like it, which makes life annoying. ”
**Bo heard Qin Zhuofeng say this, and couldn't help but feel like a bosom friend, and laughed: "At this moment, you don't have to look at the faces of any emperors, princes, imperial grandsons, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other nerds, let alone kneel to anyone, naturally happy." As soon as he said kneeling, he couldn't help but show a stupid expression on his face.
Jing Kun smiled and said lightly: "As courtiers, when we meet the king and the prince, we should naturally follow the etiquette law. ”
**Bo is extremely good at winning strongly, and the age is in the vigorous period of rebellious psychology, naturally kneeling down will be regarded as a great shame, at this time I heard Jing Kun poke his own sore feet, and couldn't help but think of his humble moment of compromise, and said angrily: "Bullshit etiquette, princes and generals, rather have a kind?" Why was Lao Tzu born to be a dwarf? Giving someone a grandchild? "He pretended to be King Ning at the beginning, thinking that as a prince, he must be a noble and majestic person, but he didn't know that he had been angry for the past two days, and Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have to say it, even the little eunuch Bai Zheng next to Zhu Yunwen was not arrogant and domineering in front of him? At this time, he gave Jing Kun a tease, but he couldn't bear it anymore, and he spoke evilly.
Qin Zhuofeng heard his bold words, he couldn't help but stand up, walked in front of ** Bo, and said with a gloating smile: "I asked you to be a son, not a grandson." ”
Bo looked at the hateful smiling face in front of him, and suddenly had an urge to punch and beat him in his heart, and asked himself if he was not an opponent at all, so he forced himself to endure it, snorted in his nose, and was too lazy to speak. In annoyance, he unconsciously reached out to pluck the beard under his chin, and when he fumbled, he found that there were no more, so he had to put down his hand depressedly.
Jing Kun'er heard the evil words of ** Bo, and he didn't think it was angry, and suddenly smiled: "If you sit in Zhu Yuanzhang's position in the future, naturally no one can let you bend your knees and be humiliated." ”
**Bo was stunned when he heard this, and then understood that he was instigating himself to compete for the throne, remembering that the crown prince Zhu Biao treated him with brotherly affection, and couldn't help but say: "Zhu Biao is quite good as an emperor, why don't I just be a free and easy prince?" Intrigue with people all day long, compete for the throne with honey and belly swords, tired and tight, what's the fun? As he spoke, the thick folds and tired face on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk suddenly flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but shake his head. At this time, he had already learned from Qin Zhuofeng that Xu Ying had escaped, so he was content to be a carefree King Ning.
"It's a pity that we have become a difficult to ride a tiger today, and it is bound to be difficult to stop." After a pause, Jing Kun's eyes looked directly at the gaze of ** Bo, and continued: "Looking at your entry into the palace today, not only the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen, but also Fang Xiaoru is very hostile to you, even the Yan King Zhu Di, who is assisted by Dao Yan, is by no means an easy person, and he is already jealous of you, and in the future, if any of the two of them sit on the throne, I am afraid that your life will be difficult to preserve." ”
**Bo recalled Zhu Yunwen's hateful eyes when he looked at him, and Zhu Di's smile hidden in the city, he couldn't help but feel a sudden burst in his heart, and forced a smile: "In the future, the emperor will naturally be Zhu Biao, he is a good person, and he will not do anything to me." When he said this, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart, and suddenly remembered that he had seen it in his history class in school before, and among the sons of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, there was a prince who later rebelled and became an emperor, that is, Ming Chengzu. Zheng He went to the West and compiled the strange book "Yongle Canon" in this era of the reign of Emperor Yongle, but unfortunately he was not very interested in history classes before, and he couldn't remember the title and name of the prince. When the book is used, he hates less, and now he finally understands this truth.
The ** Bo in silence thought of the cunning and speech and demeanor of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who he saw in the East Palace today, and couldn't help but be slightly frightened, and secretly wondered: Could it be that Zhu Di is the later Yongle Emperor?
Jing Kun's face was sneering, and he said lightly: "When a person becomes an emperor and becomes the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, his temperament will often change. I'm afraid that conceited and intelligent people like Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, when they followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the past and shared weal and woe, they didn't expect to die in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang in the future, right? Based on the old man's impression of the crown prince Zhu Biaozhi, he doesn't seem to be in good health, in case there is any illness, when Zhu Yunwen or Zhu Di become emperors, I am afraid that you will only have a dead end. In our situation today, we don't make fish for the sake of knives. ”
**Bo heard his straightforward words, he was speechless, and just thought in his heart: I can still stay here safely today, all thanks to the identity of King Ning, in this strange world, if I don't have the identity of this prince, can I escape the pursuit of Jinyiwei? Even if he has been pretending to be this King Ning, Zhu Yunwen, will Zhu Di let himself go? At this time, he heard Jing Kun's aggressive words in his ears, his hands and feet were cold, as if he was on the edge of a cliff, and the trance-like figure in front of him was the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Di, these people are all enemies, and there is already an abyss behind them.