"Old man, it's really, it's still raining in the middle of the night, why are you calling for it!"

"Okay, okay, don't nag, there must be something wrong with my father calling me over."

"By the way, ask the old man when you go, if Zhan Gui will not come back for the Chinese New Year this year, he hasn't been at home for the New Year for a long time."

"This man with a wife and children is not at home every day, and this is not a problem!"

"If he had been at home for the past few years, the two of us would definitely be able to hold a few more grandchildren, and the family would be so lively every day."

"Okay, I see, I'll ask. You don't have to wait for me, rest early!"

"Okay, I know, you go quickly, with an umbrella, don't get drenched, your health is not good, and if you hurt the wind and cold, it won't get better for a long time."

As the time enters autumn, it has rained continuously in Jinling in the past few days.

Today is the day of rest, Zhu Fatpang is the same as ever, if there is no urgent matter, no matter how busy he is, he will take out an afternoon to accompany his eldest grandson who came back today to read and write.

Zhu Fatpang did this because he wanted his eldest grandson to be more influenced by the articles of the saints.

Although his son and old man are very disgusted with this aspect, Zhu Chupang feels that the sage article is right, and the wrong ones are those who use the sage article in a way that should not be used.

Holding an umbrella, he walked out of the East Palace.

With the support of the eunuch, Zhu Fatpang walked quickly to the old man's study.

When the old man came back from this trip, he didn't leave immediately.

The war in the north has almost been fought, with Liu Sheng and his third son in charge there, don't worry too much, and he can rest assured that there are his sons and grandsons in the Western Regions.

So he stayed in Jinling, intending to preside over the opening ceremony of the train at the end of the month.

The train is the lifeblood of the imperial court in the future, and whether the imperial court can control the territory in all directions in the future depends on this thing.

So the old man put this matter first, and planned to finish the ceremony first, and then think about other things.

Before dark today, there was a recital from the Western Regions, and after the old man read it, he didn't get angry as he imagined, but just took this recital and sat silently at the door of the study room and watched the rain curtain at night.

Even in the middle of the night, he sent someone to the East Palace and called Zhu Fatpang over.

"Dad, is there something urgent going on?"

As soon as Zhu Panpang arrived at the place, he hurriedly asked nervously.

The son should still be surrounded in the Western Regions, and on the way here, he has been praying in his heart that something has not happened to the Western Regions.

"Oh, it's not a big deal, it's just that I can't sleep for a while, so I'll call you over, let's chat, Qi Rui sleep!"

Zhu Chubby's inquiry woke up the old man who was looking at the rain curtain at the door.

He pinched his eyebrows, withdrew his melancholy expression, replaced it with a smile, patted the chair next to him, and asked his eldest son to sit down.

Looking at the old man's expression, Zhu Chupang had some doubts in his heart.

He could see it clearly just now, the old man's melancholy appearance, something was definitely going on.

But the old man didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to ask, so he could only sit honestly next to him.

….

"I've gone to bed for a long time, and I'm going to go to school tomorrow, this little cub is the same as his father, I asked him to read some books in the afternoon, he was either sleepy or thirsty, and he had to go to the toilet again in a while, and from time to time he complained to his grandmother, saying that I didn't give him time to rest, I was squeezing his young heart."

Zhu Fatpang heard the old man mention the eldest grandson, so he told today's interesting story, hoping that this great-grandson could decompose the melancholy in the old man's heart.

Sure enough, as he imagined.

As soon as he heard that Zhu Chubby counted his great-grandson, the old man laughed out loud when he thought of the little guy's lazy appearance.

"Hahaha..."

"There is a lot of and urine on the lazy donkey, with the roots, with the roots..."

This sentence was discussed, and the old man was interested

The moment came.

"But you're not right, the little cub slipped a little, but he's not lazy. This little guy is with me, when your grandfather asked us to go to school, I, as soon as I saw this book, I wanted to sleep."

"Later, once the old gentleman was lecturing above, and I was really tired of listening below, so I just lay down there and slept, and I happened to run into your grandfather, who went to see us in the school."

"At that time, I saw that your other uncles were listening carefully, but I was sleeping underneath, and your grandfather was so angry that he took off his shoes and was about to whip me, and several people couldn't hold it back."

"Later, it was your uncle who interceded with me, and I was spared the beating."

mentioned Zhu Biao, and the old man's eyes slowly showed memories.

"Your uncle is a good big brother, no matter what trouble I caused back then, he protected me, although he also beat me, but I know that he is for my good."

"If he is still alive now, he must be a very good emperor, our family may be living happily in Beiping, I will be a general, and the southern and northern wars will open up the territory and expand the territory for your uncle."

Zhu Chupang also nodded again and again.

He was very impressed by his uncle, and he admired that uncle very much when he was a child, so much so that later his words and deeds had traces of learning from that uncle.

After Zhu Biao died, he went to see his grandfather, and the old Zhu said that he was very similar to Zhu Biao, but he lacked a little decisiveness.

"Boss, to be honest, you really look like your uncle when you treat your family."

Recalling the impression of the eldest brother who was already a little bit of Mohu in his memory, the old man looked at it, and the eldest son, who was sitting next to him and was also reminiscing, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Of course, he didn't seem to be talking about ability, but about protecting his brothers.

Over the years, because of his connivance, Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui have done a lot of wrong things, and he wanted to punish him many times, but he was stopped by Zhu Chubby.

For Zhu Fatpang, the old man was very satisfied.

"Dad, I don't dare to compare with the uncle, the uncle is the person I admire the most besides you and grandpa, and I am not as good as him in this ability."

"Huh!"

Hearing his son's modesty, the old man smiled.

Looking at the rain curtain and being silent for a while, the old man suddenly said.

"Actually, before the little cub came back, I really wanted to replace you in my heart and let the second child inherit the throne."

Zhu Fatpang didn't speak, just listened quietly.

….

He knew about this matter, if it weren't for his prudent words and deeds, and the support of civil officials, he would probably have been replaced long ago.

Even the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knew about this matter, and they all understood that the old man didn't like Zhu Chubby very much, and he wanted to put Zhu Gaochu on the throne by changing the law.

But Zhu Gaoxu is bear-like, the generals support it, but the civil officials collectively veto.

What are you kidding, the court is like this, and you have to arrange an emperor who likes to fight, and the court will not be able to live in the future.

Of course, this is only a secondary reason, and the main reason should be that Zhu Gaoxu can't pee in the same pot as their civil officials.

"You are very good in all aspects, but your heart is too kind, and an emperor's heart is too kind, which is not necessarily a good thing for the country."

"Daddy... The affairs of the court cannot be done by force alone, and when the battle is over, the people are the foundation of the court."

"My son doesn't have any great ambitions, as long as the people of the world can eat well, wear clothes, and not be persecuted by foreigners, my son will be satisfied, and I don't care if I can take your place."

"As long as the people of the world are rich and healthy, it's nothing to give it to the second child."

The old man turned his head to look at Zhu Chubby, who had a sincere expression, and nodded slightly after a long time.

The eldest son believed this.

The two were silent for a while, and the old man asked.

"For so many years, I have been partial to the second and third children, saying many times that you scolded you, and even thinking about how to replace you every day, have you ever hated it

Me."

Zhu Fatpang was startled, and hurriedly got up to kneel down to promise.

Reaching out to hold it, the old man patted Zhu Chupang and motioned for him to continue to sit down and said.

Trembling back in the chair, Zhu Chubby kept shaking his head.

"Dad, my son really didn't think about this."

The old man stared at Zhu Chubby's eyes, and said with a serious expression: "To be honest, am I, the father, not even qualified to listen to my son's truth, is the estrangement between our father and son already so deep?"

Zhu Chupang was silent, and nodded after a long time.

"Yes, it was when I first took over as crown prince, and I haven't lived since then."

The old man smiled with satisfaction.

He said, people are not sages, how can there be no resentment in their hearts?

As for the son who said that there would be no more in the future, he also believed it in his heart.

Looking at the eldest son's lowered head, the old man reached out and patted Zhu's fat shoulder.

"In fact, after setting the cub again, I also thought about being decisive and driving the second and third children back to the fiefdom, so that they would not get involved in the affairs of the court anymore."

"But the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, they are all our sons, we can't be ruthless."

"When I was young, your grandfather treated me very indifferently, and in your grandfather's mind, only your uncle was the son."

"And my other uncles and I are just ordinary princes, and sometimes we are often snubbed."

"I was thinking, I can't do this in the future, I have to treat every son equally."

"In addition, our family is not prosperous, the fourth child died early, and your mother died again, leaving me as an old man, living alone in this world, my father is reluctant to let you go."

….

"When Dad is afraid of death, he can't see your last face, and he can't talk to you."

"Then when I got there, your mother asked me, how are the boys doing? I don't even know how to answer."

The old man's heartfelt words made Zhu Chupang's eyes flow crystal tears, and finally slipped off the chair and lay on the ground, kneeling on the ground and whimpering in a low voice.

"Dad, it's the son who is unfilial, so you have to worry about it."

The old man got up with slightly red eyes, sat next to Zhu Panpang, lifted Zhu Panpang's head, put it on his lap, and patted Zhu Panpang's back like when he was a child.

"Dad has seen the royal battle, and they all say that the royal family has no family affection since ancient times, and Dad doesn't believe it in his heart, and wants your brothers to be harmonious, don't fight to the death all day long for this broken position, and even kill each other."

"No, never."

Zhu Panpang kept shaking his head, assuring that these things would not happen.

Patting his eldest son on the shoulder, the old man nodded again and again.

"Daddy believes in you, you can do it all."

"But the second and third are not necessarily, my years of indulgence have made them develop an arrogant heart, always thinking about squeezing you, the eldest brother, down, all of which is my father's fault."

"Dad has figured it out now, it's better to break it off a little bit than to make such a mistake and make the family uneasy in the future."

Stretching out his hand to help his eldest son up, the old man stretched out his rough hand and wiped the tears from his son's face.

"After this battle is over, I will remove all their power from the second and third children, and I will not let them go to the fiefdom, and they will live in the capital."

"Eat, drink, and have fun, or fight horses and walk dogs, as long as they don't get involved in political affairs and don't have bad intentions, can you keep their father and your mother alive for the sake of their face."

"Daddy!"

Zhu Chupang was just about to kneel, but the old man grabbed him.

"You don't have to promise anything else, you just tell me if I can keep them alive."

Zhu Chubby pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.

"Yes, Daddy believes in you!"

Seeing the eldest son nodding, the old man's expression finally relaxed, and he patted Zhu Chupang's shoulder.

Then, before Zhu Fatpang's mood recovered, the old man picked up a piece of music on the table next to him and handed it to Zhu Fatpang.

Zhu Chubby, who was still falling into lyricism, looked at the music handed to him by the old man and blinked.

It's not that it's okay, you just can't sleep, let me come over and talk? Why did it pop up again?

The relationship you have in front of you is fanning and recalling, which is to pave the way for this movement.

Dad, you really are.

Is there anything you just need to say no?

How dare I object to what you say, do you need to be so emotional?

People who can't figure out the situation still think that your old man is explaining what happened.

Looking at the bewildered Zhu Chubby, the old man had no embarrassment on his face, and motioned to Zhu Chupang to take a look.

Sighing in his heart, Zhu Chupang stretched out his hand to take the piece and flipped through it.

The concert was sent from the Western Regions, and it first reported the current situation.

Seeing that the siege of fear had been lifted, Zhu Fatpang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and now he had an explanation.

….

Seeing that the khan of the lost son Mahama was willing to surrender with the Western Regions, Zhu Chupang had a smile on his face.

As for the other party's granddaughter and his son, Zhu Fatpang has no objection, a political marriage is necessary, even if his son is against it, he will promote this marriage.

But when he saw the content behind, Zhu Panpang instantly understood in his heart, what the old man was doing just now.

My little cub had a conflict with the second child, and I almost got started.

The old man said that just now, because he was afraid that he would deal with the second child because of his son's bullying.

Think about it too.

The second son is a fool, he really wants to deal with it, there is no 100 methods, there are 80.

That is, he didn't have the same knowledge as the second child before, and at the same time took into account the brotherhood and the old man's thoughts.

Otherwise, with the two tricks of the second child, he can do it with a wave of his hand.

"Let's read it!"

Seeing Zhu's chubby expression, the old man sighed.

Zhu Chupang nodded and put the reconciliation on the table.

"Dad, what do you mean?"

The old man sighed again, "What else, if the two of them continue like this, one of them will definitely fall."

"You don't know what your cub's personality is, the second brother bullies you, you may endure it. But what about that little cub, I have reminded him many times before, and he endured the provocation of the second child."

"But this time it's come to this point, and it's directly-for-tat, which means that this little cub doesn't plan to endure it, and even plans to do it."

"Dad, in fact, Zhan Gui is not that kind of person, maybe this time he is just young and vigorous and reckless."

"Huh!"

The old man chuckled lightly when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to point Zhu Chubby.

"It's good that you're also his father, and you don't even know your son's character."

"Boss, let me tell you this, that is, the two of us are alive, and the second and third can be arrogant for a few years, if we don't have one, believe it or not, that little cub will not live for a year, and he will deal with his second uncle and third uncle."

Zhu Chupang opened his mouth, and wanted to defend his son a few more words, but looking at the old man's affirmative eyes, he was already thinking about his son's usual style of doing things, and he felt that what the old man said was right.

In the past few years since his son came back, how many times has the second child cheated him.

If it weren't for himself and the old man, the second child's head would have been hung on the city wall.

Now that the two parties are in trouble again, with the blessing of many contradictions, it is very possible to turn their faces directly.

"Alas!"

Seeing that the boss was silent, the old man leaned back in his chair, put his hands in his sleeves and exhaled a long breath.

"We can't go on like this, that little cub's patience has reached its limit, maybe it's planned now

, how did you kill the second child?"

"Dad, now that the Western Regions are stable, it's better to transfer the two of them back!"

Zhu Chubby, who was also thinking about how to alleviate the relationship between the two, hesitated for a moment and put forward a proposal to transfer the two back.

The old man nodded, but then said, "It's so big that it almost makes people see a joke, I can't let the two of them come back so easily."

….

"What do you mean!"

The old man looked down at Zhu Chubby, who was asking.

"Haven't you always wanted to go out for a walk, and this time I'll grant your wish."

Zhu Chupang's eyes lit up.

"You're going to let me go!"

The old man nodded.

"That's right, you go over in person and press these two bastards back to Lao Tzu in a prisoner car."

"Shame, shame, what do they want to do, my old guy is not dead yet, the two of them are going to fight, if I die, am I not buried yet, their uncle and nephew are going to talk."

"Hmph, don't give them two long memories, they've forgotten who is in charge of this family."

"Hmph, wait until you get back, don't they like to fight? Okay, when the time comes, I'll give them a knife and put them in a small dark room, so they can cut them all."

Hearing that Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Gaoxu were going to be pressed back in a prisoner car, although Zhu Fatpang felt a little sorry for his son, he also knew that this was the old man suppressing the anger of the two.

Let the two of them complain, don't blame each other, but blame all the resentment on him, the old man.

In a sentence that the old man said back then.

The children and grandchildren are all good people, and they can't be seen, so let him, the old guy, do the jokes.

As for the latter words, they were completely angry, and Zhu Fatpang pretended not to hear them.

Of course, Zhu Fatpang also understands.

Dealing with Zhu Zhangui's uncle and nephew is just a trivial matter, and the real reason for letting him go is to appease the Western Regions as the crown prince.

The lost son Maha Khan surrendered with such a large territory, and it was necessary to send an important person over to appease him.

What's more, the other party's granddaughter is going to marry his son, and the two are about to become in-laws, and his future father-in-law is the most suitable.

"Zheng Heng and Yu Qian should be back soon."

After arranging Zhu Chubby's itinerary, the old man remembered the administration and management of the Western Regions in the future.

Now that the Western Regions are almost defeated, someone must be sent to manage it.

Ordinary people don't have this ability, and he is not at ease if he has the ability.

After thinking about it, the old man remembered Yu Qian, who was the governor of Yungui.

"It should be soon, the transfer letter given to them by the military department and the official department is to come back and report before the end of the year."

The old man nodded, groaned for a while, and said to Zhu Fat.

"You ask the military department and the officials to urge them to stop the army and take the lead in rushing over and going to the Western Regions with you."

"Over there in the Western Regions, I will definitely set up a Xinjiang political secretary, and let Yu Qian do the position of political envoy first, and then transfer him back when he finds the right person when he comes back."

"This is the talent that the little cub fancies, and it was cultivated by the secretary of the military department, I can't occupy it for too long, otherwise this stinky boy will blame me again."

"Let Zheng Heng take command of the army, let the two of them stay there for a few years to stabilize the local situation."

Regarding the two candidates proposed by his father, Zhu Chupang nodded in agreement.

Needless to say, Yu Qian is a member of the East Palace's own family, and he is capable and capable, and he is an honest and honest official.

Don't say that Zhu Zhangui likes such talents, the old man and he like it very much.

Otherwise, when the old man was choosing people, it would be impossible for the first person to pop up in his mind, which was this Yu Qian.

Not to mention Zheng Heng, the veteran generals of the imperial court are trustworthy.

There are two of them jointly sitting in the Western Regions

, the Western Regions will definitely stabilize quickly and merge into the huge territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Xun Yan