Daming prepares the emperor

To say the day after tomorrow is really the day after tomorrow.

If you say go, you really go.

In fact, Comrade Zhu talked about Tianxia, ​​Yuan Ting, Zhang Shicheng, and the Red Turban Army. How could Liu Bowen not see these things?

It's just that he couldn't stop Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao couldn't stop him, and neither could Ma Xiuying.

If Comrade Zhu is really a person who can be easily stopped by others and who can change his mind after saying two or three sentences, then he should still be ringing the bell in the temple and cleaning the floor, or starving to death in some corner, There will be no current achievements.

A bowl at the beginning is really just a bowl. At this point, the experience in it is unimaginable to others, and no one can reproduce it throughout the ages.

In the study room, during the break between classes, Zhu Biao, who praised Comrade Zhu in his heart, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea slowly.

The birds on the tree chirped very nicely, chirping and ringing like bells. Song Lian also drank tea, squinting his eyes and listening to the moving voice leisurely.

After Zhu Yuanzhang left, he finally didn't have to hold small meetings anymore. He was usually in charge of Zhu Biao's class and approved homework. Eat an extra bowl of rice.

"My lord, it's so sweet to listen to the singing of birds."

Zhu Biao said: "...it is very good."

The bird calls he heard were different in Zhu Biao's ears.

It's spring, and birds will court.

Those twittering voices are actually - I've taken a fancy to you, marry me!Give me eggs!My feathers are smooth!

As long as Master Song likes to listen...

Seeing Song Lian's intoxicated expression, Zhu Biao took another sip of tea silently.

After a stick of incense, Song Lian had already drank a pot of tea. He stood up, with a serious expression on his serious face again, coughed, and said: "Then let's continue, what we talked about before... ..."

Suddenly there was a lot of movement outside the door, and it turned out to be Li Li.

She stood at the door, knocked on the door, and said softly: "Is Master Song there? Young Master, is Young Master there?"

Zhu Biao got up immediately: "Master Song, please sit down, I will open the door."

After Li Li came in, he first saluted Zhu Biao, and then Song Lian. Judging by her expression, it seemed that there was nothing urgent.

But she interrupted Zhu Biao's class again, as if there was no urgent matter.

"Master Song, Madam said that there is a banquet at noon today and the young master is going to attend. Can you accommodate me and finish class earlier?"

Song Lian frowned subconsciously almost instantly. For a serious and rigid person like him, dismissing get out of class early or leaving get out of class late is as serious as losing arms and legs, which cannot be tolerated.

But—but Mrs. Ma has to give her face, and the young master has always been diligent and talented, and he respects his teachers...

"Then go." Song Lian urged, "You don't have to attend the afternoon class, but you still have to give homework on time."

"Yes, Master Song, go slowly."

"Yeah." He replied and started to pack his things.

After sending off the master, Zhu Biao followed Li Li into the corridor.

In the past few years, due to the booming population, the Shuai Mansion has been re-expanded. The area has become larger, and many places have been renovated. There are more and more houses and more and more servants. They have to walk from the study to the living room. It's really a long way to go.

And if it wasn't for Li Li leading the way, Zhu Biao wouldn't be able to tell where he should go with so many halls.

"Who is here?" Zhu Biao asked.

Li Li said respectfully, "It's the governor."

The governor is Zhu Wenzheng, the nephew of Comrade Zhu.But why did he come to Shuai's mansion for dinner?The important thing is that Ma Xiuying even invited guests.

A guess gradually emerged in Zhu Biao's mind, and he asked again: "Is my cousin leaving? Where is he sent to guard?"

"Yes, the governor was sent to garrison Hongdu." Li Li said, "Today the governor came to bid farewell, so Madam took advantage of the opportunity to let him have dinner, and because the other aunts were also there, she went to the hall."

This was a small family gathering, so there was no reason for Zhu Biao to be absent from such a banquet, and it was no wonder that Ma Xiuying, who always valued education, asked Song Lian for leave for him.

When Zhu Biao came in, Zhu Wenzheng hadn't come yet, and all the people sitting at the table were his family members.

Mrs. Yan led Zhu Di and Zhu Bing, Mrs. Li led Zhu Min, and Mrs. Sun took Zhu Jingjing. The seats were almost full, leaving only Zhu Biao, Ma Xiuying, and Zhu Wenzheng's chair.

It seems that Zhu Wenzheng did not bring his mother and younger sister.

"Big brother!"

Zhu Jingjing seemed to have some kind of radar system on her body. She was the first to spot Zhu Biao. She jumped out of the seat like a spring and hung on him in the blink of an eye. She said with a smile: "Brother, let's have dinner together! Today there is a rabbit eat!"

Little children don't know who they are welcoming and seeing off today. She is only happy when she sees her favorite brother coming, and at the same time shares her favorite food with him.

Zhu Biao smiled, held Zhu Jingjing's armpit, lifted her up and hugged her, and said as he walked, "Eat, I want to eat a few."

Zhu Bian was sitting there, under the strict supervision of Li Shi, and she gave her a stare. She wanted to come over but couldn't get through, so she had to watch Zhu Biao and Zhu Jingjing play around helplessly.

Zhu Xi opened his mouth and gnawed on his fist, and with the other free hand, he grabbed Zhu Di's hair and said vaguely, "Brother, big brother is here."

Zhu Di got a headache from being pulled by him, grinning and tugging on Yu's sleeve: "Mother, mother, please let him take his hand away."

At this time, Mrs. Yan was stretching her neck to watch the movement at the door with a smile on her face. When she heard the sound, she looked back and found that her two sons were entangled again.

Zhu Di is only one year older than Zhu Bing, but much more stable than Zhu Bing.

Because it is the elder brother, he always gives in to the younger brother, but he is always bullied when he doesn't want to, his face, hands and hair, and he suffers from time to time, either he is bitten or ripped off.

The eldest brother is like a father, and when Comrade Zhu and Ma Xiuying are not around, Zhu Biao is the most worthy of respect.Yan separated the two children and whispered, "Hurry up, take your younger brother to see your eldest brother, learn from that child, and act coquettishly."

Under the urging of his mother, Zhu Di took Zhu Bing out of the chair. Seeing Zhu Jingjing acting like a baby, he was a little embarrassed, but he knew that he must not lose his etiquette, so he went right away.

Comrade Zhu is a man with a violent temper. There is nothing wrong with a violent temper, but the terrible thing is that his violent temper is restrained, and his violent temper is hidden in his heart. Well, as soon as you find an opportunity, you will take revenge. When it erupts, you will often kill a lot of people, and if it has a relationship, you will beheaded.

As the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the heir to his future great cause, and the preparatory emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao's temper is not a bit better than his father's.

At least he always had a smile on his face, a loose and easy-going smile.

Therefore, although Zhu Di didn't meet him many times, he was very close to Zhu Biao. When he thought of picking himself up and running away, letting himself escape from the figure in the memory of the beating by Comrade Zhu, he threw away his hesitation and hung on on Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao: ...Fortunately, I have practiced martial arts.

It is not a good thing that the father is too fertile.

Zhu Biao is usually very busy, and he is very good to his younger siblings, but after all, he spends little time with him. Thinking about it this way, the harmonious relationship between brothers depends mostly on Comrade Zhu.

Li Shi also let go of Zhu Biao at this time, and the little radish heads changed from one to four, all crowded around Zhu Biao, making him look like a calabash vine.

Just then, footsteps came from the door.Before everyone noticed that someone was coming, Zhu Biao dragged the four children to the left and made way for the aisle.

It is Zhu Wenzheng who is here.

The last time Zhu Biao saw him was at the Chinese New Year banquet. It was the first time Comrade Zhu hosted a family New Year banquet, and it was also the last time so far. Zhu Yuanzhang has been very busy since then and has never held another .

Except for that annual banquet, the two of them had no intersection at all in their areas of activity, and now they have only met once.

The young man still had a proud look on his face. He was imposing, with his chest up and his head up. He was extremely vigorous. He walked with wind in his sleeves, as if he was about to step out of Yingtian City and step on a hole in the sky.

According to kinship, he is Zhu Biao's cousin, but in terms of relationship, he is Zhu Biao's courtier.

But Zhu Wenzheng walked in with big strides, as if he didn't look down on the strict rules of the commander-in-chief at all. When he saw Zhu Biao with a bunch of radish heads hanging, he just slightly arched his hand, performing the etiquette of a general, not respectful, It's not serious.

Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Cousin, you are here."

Zhu Wenzheng nodded: "Well, where is Madam?"

"Madam has some things to deal with, but she hasn't come yet." Li Li replied.

"Oh." Zhu Wenzheng nodded again, his expression seemed a little impatient, "Then let's wait a little longer."

Judging by his appearance, telling him to wait for Ma Xiuying turned out to be a troublesome matter.

He walked into the hall, sat down on the vacant chair, said nothing, picked up the chopsticks but didn't pick up the food, just held them in his hands, showing a face that someone owed him 80 silver.

The aunts are not fools, and the chat between them gradually stopped.Even this group of little carrot heads, because they were born in such a family, were all sharp-minded. They looked at each other before Zhu Biao and shut their mouths.

Except for Zhu Wenzheng, everyone's eyes were on Zhu Biao.

But Zhu Biao didn't express anything, he still looked very relaxed, as if he didn't feel anything at all, he smiled and took Zhu Jingjing, Zhu Yan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Xi off his body one by one, and asked them if they wanted to eat candy .

In his eyes, there seemed to be no one else, only these brothers and sisters.

Zhu Di reacted the fastest and said, "Brother, I'm hungry."

"Eat when you're hungry." Zhu Biao said, "Li Li, go and see if the hot dishes are ready. When they're ready, let someone bring them up and replace the cold dishes."

"Yes." Li Li saluted and walked out the door.

Zhu Biao said at this time: "Cousin, where are you going to lead the army when you go out this time?"

Although Zhu Wen showed indifference on the front, he had been secretly watching Zhu Biao all the time, and focused all his attention on him. After a while, he slowly responded: "Go to Hongdu this time. The commander told me to go to Hongdu."

"Go to Hongdu? Then my cousin must have received an important transfer order."

"Well, it's okay, that's all." Zhu Wenzheng said vaguely.

He deliberately emphasized "the commander told me to go to Hongdu" and did not get any special feedback, but Zhu Biao's plain congratulatory words made him feel strange to some extent.

He is not angry, not angry?

how does he...

"Biao'er." Before Ma Xiuying's people came in, the voice came in first, "Go and deliver something for mother."

"Okay." Zhu Biao explained to everyone, and left.

Ma Xiuying stood at the door, it was a place where no one would see, no one knew how long she stood there, and how many words she heard.

But Zhu Biao could feel that he knew that Ma Xiuying had heard and seen everything.

As soon as he wanted to express his relaxation and indifference, Ma Xiuying raised her finger, gave him the things, gave him a soothing and concerned look, and went into the room.

She is wearing bright clothes today, a peacock green skirt, a beige top, a little emerald begonia head flower on her hair, and a silver-plated Ruyi hairpin. Matriarch's style.

As soon as she came in, the whole room seemed to brighten up a little, and even Zhu Wenzheng couldn't help but sit upright, then stood up, and said hello respectfully.

He has a bad attitude towards Zhu Biao, but he is very well-behaved and obedient in front of Ma Xiuying.

There is only one reason.

Before Zhu Biao was born, Comrade Zhu had no sons, and his immediate relatives were the relatives who came to join him. Among them, the children brought by his brother-in-law were not considered members of the old Zhu family after all, only Zhu Wen He is the closest to him in terms of blood and ethics.

So during that time, Zhu Wen was treated as an heir. Although everyone knew that Comrade Zhu would have his own son sooner or later, the problem was that he did not have a son at that time!

Zhu Wenzheng enjoyed the treatment of being the orthodox heir for a while.

After Zhu Biao was born, this treatment disappeared.

At that time, although he was lost, he had no other thoughts.But later, after Yingtian was captured, Zhu Yuanzhang made him a member of the Privy Council, and after the Privy Council was changed to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he became the Metropolitan Governor again.

This official position means that all the military in Comrade Zhu's territory can be under his control.

This was originally a kind of trust and respect, but when it came to Zhu Wenzheng, it became a hint and encouragement, and the secret desire was always stirring.

Why, why can that little kid who does nothing become the son of the handsome man?Why is he the orthodox heir?Because he cast a good tire?

Or is it because he is the wife's child?

Can't I?

With this idea in mind, Zhu Wenzheng has been trying to curry favor with old Comrade Zhu, and while flattering him, he even took his wife with him, and at the same time he didn't look down on Zhu Biao.

In fact, if he has a bit of political savvy and black heart, he should be more respectful to Zhu Biao.

But he didn't.

He just stood up and smiled at Ma Xiuying: "Auntie, you are here. I will be transferred with the army tomorrow, so I came to see you today. It is too late, too late."

Ma Xiuying said gently: "Don't worry, it's good if you have the heart, sit down, eat more, go to Hongdu, the conditions there are not so good. Wild thorns attract Ouyue, you must use more snacks, manage the place well, and don't be playful."

"Yes."

"Your uncle told you to go to Hongdu because he valued your ability."

Zhu Wenzheng nodded, couldn't help feeling complacent.

"In the future, you have to work harder and help your uncle more often. When he is out fighting, if you are free, come to the commander's mansion to teach your cousin military affairs. Biaoer, although he has learned a lot of Confucianism and Mencius, he is very good at military affairs. Still don’t know anything about it.”

With Li Shanchang, Song Lian, and Liu Bowen present, plus the small stoves that Comrade Zhu gave him, and the various meetings he attended, Zhu Biao would never know anything about marching.But Ma Xiuying's soft and ordinary words pierced into Zhu Wenzheng's heart like a sharp arrow.

You have to assist your uncle, and if your uncle is not around, you have to assist his son. In any case, it is not your turn.

It was such a meaning, which Ma Xiuying said silently and told Zhu Wenzheng clearly.

She deserved to be Ma Xiuying, she deserved to be Queen Ma, she knew it clearly in her heart, and she was not forgiving.

At this time, Zhu Biao also finished delivering the paperwork on the address arrangement of family members in the military that had been corrected by Ma Xiuying. He stepped into the door and said with a smile, "Is the meal ready? Cousin, eat more."

Zhu Wenzheng silently said good, and finally restrained his expression.

The hot dishes were finally ready, and they were served in plates, salted duck, lion head, braised pork, pigeon eggs, roast duck, vinegar fish, spicy rabbit head, everything was delivered to the table like running water.

Zhu Biao sat next to Ma Xiuying and asked his servants to give rice and hot soup to the children first.

The steaming hot dishes burned the condensed atmosphere, and the aunts took the opportunity to raise the atmosphere, talking enthusiastically, caring for Zhu Wenzheng, praising him and praising him, so as not to let this place stand cold in the confrontation.

Zhu Wenzheng's mood slowly recovered, and he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a leg of lamb.

When the chopsticks were stretched out, another pair of chopsticks had already reached the leg of lamb, much faster and closer than him.

He looked up and saw that it was Zhu Biao's chopsticks.

Zhu Biao smiled gently, took his hand back, and said very respectfully: "Cousin please."

Zhu Wenzheng's face darkened.

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① Quoted from "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng"