On the way to the small courtyard by the Qinhuai River, Lan Yu always had one word lingering in his mind.

Uncle.

Did his nephew call him uncle?

What does this mean? This means that his nephew already knows everything!

Moreover, the old man has already asked him to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors! Otherwise, he wouldn't have called his uncle.

Thinking of this, Lan Yu's heart stirred, and she couldn't help but wave her fist, and the depression she suffered today dissipated a little.

Zhu Biao is his nephew, and Zhu Xiongying is his nephew.

When Zhu Biao was still alive, he was the most protective of their group of Huaixi military generals, and they were also the most respectful and loyal princes.

It's a pity that the prince is gone.

This made them, the Huaixi generals, suddenly seem to have lost their backbone.

For example, this time, the southwest victory, but not get any reward, if the prince is still there, they can still talk to the prince, spit out bitterness, and then with the character of the prince, they will definitely mediate with the emperor for them, strive for rewards, and in the end they are all happy, and their loyalty to the prince will go further.

This is also the reason why these generals like the prince so much.

These sub-generals are rude and don't know how to be crepe, just like they said at the banquet just now, they want to go to the emperor to find an explanation, in fact, it's just talking.

If they really want to go, with their clumsy mouths, they will not only be speechless by the emperor, but also reprimanded, and even punished.

So without the crown prince, they have no link of communication with the emperor.

But now his nephew has returned.

Everything is starting to be different again.

Judging from what he learned, the emperor loved him very much.

Regardless of these, with the kindness of the prince over the years, he is desperate for his life, and he has to take care of the eldest son of the prince.

Lan Yu thought in her heart, and the sedan chair had quietly come to a small courtyard on the bank of the Qinhuai River.

The lights were still on in the small courtyard, as if they were reserved for him.

The corners of Lan Yu's mouth couldn't help but hook, revealing a warm smile.

In the end, it is his own nephew and grandson.

As soon as I returned to Beijing, I immediately thought about seeing myself.

Knock on the door.

Lan Yu saw the Guo brothers.

"General Lan, you're here!"

The Guo brothers obviously already knew that Lan Yu was coming.

The two are Guo Ying's grandsons, and Guo Ying is in charge of the palace forbidden soldiers, and the two brothers are also on errands in the palace.

The old man sent the two brothers to his eldest grandson, apparently because he wanted them to serve his eldest grandson like their grandfather.

Lan Yu nodded at the two of them and asked, "What about Your Highness?" ”

"Your Highness is in the house, General Lan, please come with me!"

As he spoke, the Guo brothers led the way in front, and Lan Yu followed in stride while observing up and down.

When he entered the room, he saw a young man sitting at a desk, and a book blocked his face.

"Your Highness, General Lan has arrived."

Hearing this, Zhu Xiongying slowly put down the book in front of him, stood up, and looked at a burly middle-aged man with a short black beard on his face standing at the door.

And the middle-aged man also looked at Zhu Xiongying in a daze.

Zhu Xiongying showed a smile and said, "Uncle, do you know who I am?" ”

The young man in front of him is long and jade, just like the prince at the beginning.

Lan Yu was in a trance for a moment, and after being stunned for a while, he was not ambiguous at all, and immediately walked in front of Zhu Xiongying and bowed down to see.

"Minister, Lan Yu, see Your Highness!"

Zhu Xiongying now recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors, so no matter how crazy Lan Yu is, he is just a courtier, and in his heart, he has already identified Zhu Xiongying, just like he recognized the prince at the beginning.

Zhu Xiongying walked over, picked up Lan Yu, and said, "Uncle, it's all your own family, you don't need to salute!" ”

Hearing the three words of his own family, Lan Yu's heart suddenly warmed, and he smiled, and said: "You are the emperor's grandson, we are courtiers, this etiquette can't be messed up!" ”

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "Uncle, sit!" ”

After letting Lan Yu sit down, Zhu Xiongying returned to his seat and sat down, and said with a smile: "Drinking?" Xiao Guo, go make a pot of tea and let Liang Guogong sober up! ”

The Guo brothers were ordered to retreat.

Lan Yu said with a smile: "That wine brewed by His Highness is really good wine, we can't help but drink two more glasses!" ”

Zhu Xiongying was no longer entangled in this, but asked, "Uncle, you should know something about me, right?" ”

"I know a little bit about it."

Lan Yu nodded, and said with some excitement: "We never dreamed that His Highness was still alive!" ”

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't expect it, but it's a pity that I didn't even see my father for the last time, can my uncle tell me about my father?" ”

Speaking of Zhu Biao, Lan Yu's eyes seemed to be farther away all of a sudden.

"Your Highness, I'll tell you the truth, the moment we entered the house just now, we saw you sitting there reading a book, just like your father used to be!"

"Your father is gentle and elegant, benevolent and diligent, virtuous and good, up and down the government and the opposition, no one disagrees, many times, our brother is at fault, it is he who mediated from it, so that many of our brothers can be saved, if it were not for your father, how can we be today?"

"It's a pity that God is jealous of talents! Every time I think of this, let's ...... I hate it in my heart! Hate this thief, why take the prince away! ”

Lan Yu pounded his chest hatefully, looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "If the crown prince is still there, he doesn't know how happy he will be when he sees you coming back!" ”

Speaking of this, Lan Yu's eyes turned red.

Lan Yu is a person with a true temperament, and he is absolutely sincere to Zhu Biao.

Zhu Xiongying saw it in his eyes and sighed slightly in his heart.

I'm afraid that Lan Yu at this moment would never have imagined that he would be punished by Zhu Yuanzhang for the crime of rebellion in the spring of next year.

Lan Yu is a brave and loyal person, and he is even more fearless of death when he fights, brave and strategic, and can be called a generation of famous generals, but he also has fatal shortcomings, and his military ability is just the opposite of his political ability.

If you say that when she first came to this world, Zhu Xiongying thought about how to influence this era as much as possible and imperceptibly through her own ability under the condition of protecting herself.

But now, he is the eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty, and it is very likely that he will ascend to the throne of God, and his mentality has changed.

The so-called ass determines the head.

As your identity changes, so do your considerations.

In the past, when he talked about Lan Yu with the old man, he could not care about Lan Yu and the life and death of those proud soldiers, but now he can't sit idly by.

Because once he ascends to the throne, there is no one under his command who can fight, and he is a paper god of war like Li Jinglong, in case he really wants to meet King Yan, although the probability is not great, he has to guard against it.

Moreover, Zhu Xiongying's ambition is not only for the throne, but also for these people in what he wants to do.

Therefore, Lan Yu's gang of people, but the precious political legacy left to him by his father Zhu Biao, he doesn't want to destroy it easily, he wants to let these people shine more brightly in the rise of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

"Uncle, I heard that you won the battle in the southwest this time and made meritorious achievements, congratulations!"

Listening to Zhu Xiongying's words, Lan Yu smiled bitterly: "Hey! ”

Zhu Xiongying asked knowingly, "What's wrong?" ”

Lan Yu glanced at Zhu Xiongying, and just wanted to speak, but swallowed back the words stiffly, wanting to speak.

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile: "I said, we are a family, I can trust my uncle, but it seems that my uncle can't trust me." ”

After Zhu Xiongying's agitation, Lan Yu no longer hesitated, and said slowly: "Your Highness doesn't know, this time we went to the southwest, we always felt that something was wrong, when we were still in Xichuan, we asked the emperor for instructions, and continued to crusade against Duogan and Baiyi, but was rejected by the emperor, and wanted to send Yuelu's father and son to the capital to be executed, but was rejected by the emperor." ”

"And this time when I returned to the Beijing division to discuss the reward for meritorious deeds, the reward of the sergeants was rewarded, and it was more generous than before, but let's ...... We don't have any reward at all, I really don't know what the emperor thinks in his heart! ”

Saying that, Lan Yu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "Your Highness, I know that you are close to the emperor, can you tell us about it, you know, why are we martial artists desperately striving for military merit?" Isn't it for that bit of wealth? If Your Highness has the opportunity, can you say a few kind words to us and our brothers? ”

After that, Lan Yu looked at Zhu Xiongying with blank eyes.

I hope that the eldest grandson in front of me can reconcile between them and the emperor like the original crown prince.

I didn't want Zhu Xiongying to take a sip of tea and said lightly: "If I hadn't said a few kind words for you, I'm afraid Jinyiwei would have come to the door by now." ”

"What?"

Lan Yu's eyes widened, revealing an incredible look.

I just returned from meritorious service, what did Jin Yiwei do when he came to the door? Could it be that the emperor really wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, unload the mill and kill the donkey?

was stunned, only to hear Zhu Xiongying say: "I told the imperial grandfather that you will be able to atone for your merits in the future, and the imperial grandfather will let me give you a chance!" ”

"Your Highness!"

Lan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, he only now realized that the eldest grandson seemed to be different from the crown prince, "Chen, what did you do wrong?" ”

Lan Yu's face couldn't hide his disbelief, and even his claim changed.

Zhu Xiongying remained silent and said, "Don't you want to know why Grandpa Huang didn't reward you?" See for yourself! ”

As he spoke, Zhu Xiongying threw a piece of music on Lan Yu's body.

Lan Yu hurriedly picked it up, opened it and took a closer look, the more she looked at it, the more she felt cold on her back.

The recital is full of his indictments.

Some say that he had an affair with the concubine of the Yuan Lord, causing the Yuan Concubine to commit suicide in shame, some say that he is greedy for military spending, some say that he arrogantly discusses the Holy One, and some say that he abused his power in the army......

One by one, at what time, and where they were, all of them were written clearly, and even some of them he didn't remember.

Even when he watched it himself, it was shocking.

What scared him the most was that those vain remarks about the saint were actually listed in detail.

Looking at the blue jade that began to sweat on his forehead, Zhu Xiongying asked lightly: "Uncle, there are only two of us here, and I won't beat around the bush, have these above wronged you?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. ”

Lan Yu shook his head, not quibbling.

Zhu Xiongying didn't shy away from anything, and continued to ask: "Then do you think that if I hadn't persuaded you, the imperial grandfather would have killed you?" ”

Hearing this, Lan Yu was speechless.

To be honest, he didn't know, because the emperor wouldn't blink his eyes when he killed people, and even before you could react, he sent you to prison and interrogated.

Seeing that Lan Yu didn't answer, Zhu Xiongying said, "I'll answer for you, Grandpa Huang will kill you." Remember Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong? How similar they were to you before they were killed! ”

When Lan Yu heard this, her face began to turn a little pale.

He knew that what Zhu Xiongying said was right, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong were also at the peak of their power, when they were at the peak of their power, and they were executed by the emperor coldly.

And he heard that Hu Weiyong was still bitten alive by mosquitoes, which was extremely tragic.

Don't know what will happen to you?

Lan Yu thought about it, and couldn't help but feel a palpitation.

Zhu Xiongying continued: "Proud soldiers, there are endless troubles, do you know who said this? Liu Bowen! It's Liu Bowen you hate the most! ”

"Do you know how terrible these two words are? They can kill! ”

Hearing this, Lan Yu lowered his head.

was taught by a junior, but he was speechless, and in a trance, he almost thought that it was the emperor who lectured.

Zhu Xiongying continued: "I know, you are saying behind your back, saying that the imperial grandfather is cunning and the rabbit is dead and the lackey is cooking, and that the imperial grandfather has conquered the world, you have forgotten your original intentions and forgotten your brothers. ”

"But have you ever wondered who is the one who has really forgotten his heart? Fuck you guys! ”

"Grandpa Huang tells you every day that you must obey the law, eat and enjoy peace, but have you listened?"

"You don't!"

"What did you fight Meng Yuan for? Isn't it because you were bullied miserably, and now that you have beaten away the Meng Yuan thieves, it is your turn to bully the people? ”

"You've become the person you hated the most, you know?!"

Zhu Xiongying was full of momentum, so that Lan Yu, who had experienced a hundred battles, did not dare to have the slightest rebuke, so he had to listen quietly.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Lan Yu bowing his head and quietly listening to the lecture, but he became more and more angry, because he knew that the old man must have told Lan Yu many times about what he said just now, but Lan Yu seemed to have a pair of donkey ears, and he couldn't listen to it.

"Uncle!"

Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath and said, "I call you uncle, I really treat you as my own, I'll just say some things." ”

"This time, I will intercede with the imperial grandfather on your behalf and ask him to give you a chance."

"And it's only one chance."

"If you still don't repent, even if the imperial grandfather doesn't kill you, if he comes to power, he will be the first to kill...... It's you! ”

Zhu Xiongying's faint words made Lan Yu feel a cool breeze blowing behind his neck.

He raised his head and met Zhu Xiongying's gaze.

That resolute gaze finally made him start to be afraid.

He knew that the words of the emperor's eldest grandson were serious, and when he came, he still thought that the emperor's eldest grandson would be able to defend them like the previous crown prince.

But now he knew he was wrong.

The eldest grandson of the emperor is not like the crown prince, but more like the current Hongwu Emperor......