The result of the great victory on the northern line was unexpected, but after returning with a great victory, the people of both Shuntian Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture cheered for joy. Everyone hoped that their country would win the war, especially those who were older and had experienced the hardships during the Mongolian and Yuan rule.

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The emperor returned to the court soon, and all matters in the court were being prepared. Hu Shang Palace's trivial matters were added, and this time Zhu Gaochi left many things to Zhu Zhanchun. Zhu Zhanchun was impatient and often angry, and often spoke in his words.

Some masters reprimanded their slaves, and would often hit them if they were not concerned about their appearance, making these maids and eunuchs miserable.

When a palace maid complained, Hu Shanggong quickly stopped her: "Be careful what you say. Your Highness is not as easy to negotiate with as His Highness the Fifth."

"That is to say, it would be great if every His Highness could be like His Majesty the Fifth."

"Yes, His Highness the Fifth is not only good-tempered, but also very good-looking."

Seeing the palace maids praising Zhu Zhanzhen one after another, Hu Shanwei couldn't help but smile on his aunt's face, just like a mother who discovered that others were praising her idol.

Suddenly a palace maid said: "It's a pity that I was not chosen by His Highness to go to the courtyard. Otherwise, if His Highness grows up in two years, it would be great if His Highness falls in love with me. Your Highness must be a responsible Highness."

There was a biting coldness in the slight smile. Hu Shanggong had already made up his mind that this palace maid could no longer stay in the palace.

Everything was done by Zhu Zhanchun, and Zhu Gaochi became the hands-off shopkeeper. It had been a long time since Zhu Zhanchang lay on the recliner, rocking leisurely in the yard.

Li Xiaozhu brought the newly made clothes to Zhu Zhanyang. The princess had made them quickly for Zhu Zhanyang to welcome the emperor. Zhu Zhanyang could no longer wear last year's clothes.

The Crown Princess was originally quite wary of Li Xiaozhu, fearing that the two would have feelings for each other, but gradually she discovered that her fifth son was much more powerful emotionally than her eldest son. Zhu Zhanzhen was also affectionate with Sun Ruowei when they were young, and they were childhood sweethearts, but this fifth son,

Very sentimental.

The word love is the only thing that doesn't trap him.

Maybe he really just likes to hear stories about Korean monsters.

"Your Highness, the Second Highness is preparing to welcome the Holy Knight's return in triumph, won't you go and help?" Li Xiaozhu said questioningly.

When she was in North Korea, she had to try her best to please her father so that she could live more comfortably.

"If the second brother likes to be busy, let him be busy. Wouldn't it be good for me to rest more?"

"Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's reproach?"

"What are you afraid of? I've been scolded a lot, so what does this mean?"

Li Xiaozhu was speechless. She would never dare to do this. She even didn't dare to think that anyone would dare to do this before meeting Zhu Zhanzhen.

"Your Highness, please try on your new clothes."

"Please wait for me to change my clothes." Zhu Zhanzhen appointed Li Xiaozhu.

Li Xiaozhu did not refuse and went into the room to change Zhu Zhanchen's clothes. Chu'er was waiting at the door.

While changing Zhu Zhanzhen's clothes, he asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess had a quarrel with His Highness the Crown Prince this morning, saying that His Highness the Prince's good deeds in the limelight were all done by the Second Highness, instead of you.

It is clear that you have done a better job in assisting the Supervisor."

"Then what did my father say?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that you ran away privately to participate in the Zhoushan Naval Battle, and you would be punished when His Majesty came back. Then the Crown Princess became angry and the two of them had a quarrel."

Basically all the palace maids there knew about this matter, and it was not surprising that Li Xiaozhu knew about it. Hu Shanggong told Zhu Zhanzhen the news early in the morning.

Only when you have your own people in key positions can messages flow smoothly.

Both the prince and Zhu Zhanchen looked nonchalant, and all their actions were based on their understanding of their fathers.

…

The day of the return of the Holy Emperor

Both sides of the canal were already lined with people waiting to welcome him. Naturally, Jiajiang welcomed him when he returned from a victorious battle.

Because of the existence of steamships, Zhu Di chose the waterway to return, and Zhu Zhanquan arranged for hundreds of officials to go out to meet him thirty miles away.

Just maintaining it takes a lot of manpower and material resources.

Zhu Di stood proudly on the bow of the boat, while Zhu Gaochi and all the officials saluted: "Welcome the Holy One back to the capital."

The grand welcoming ceremony did not seem to make Zhu Di happy. From the moment he saw Zhu Gaochi, he had a dark face the whole time.

Everyone could detect Zhu Di's dark face. Prince Han was watching the excitement, but Zhu Gaochi could not raise his head in front of Zhu Di's majesty.

Entering the cabin, Zhu Di threw a bunch of papers in front of Zhu Gaochi: "Prince, including the time of departure and return, I have been away for more than six months. How can you reveal so many traps?"

"Father, if you calm down, it's all because of your son's incompetence."

Zhu Di said coldly: "Southern Jiaozhi is almost lost. Zhan Zhen sneaked out to participate in the naval battle. He did not attend the morning court for five months, and it was all supported by his two children. In the past month, he only pretended to attend the morning court.

You don't seem to care about my triumphant return. It would be better if I didn't come back, and the position of emperor will be given directly to you, the crown prince."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaochi was so frightened that he immediately admitted his mistake: "Father, you can't unjustly accuse my son. However, my son's health is just right. It's not that he didn't want to be a director early. The south did not expect that the rebellion of the Li Dynasty would be like this at the beginning.

Seriously, I made a mistake, but I never have a disloyal heart. God can tell me, father."

When Zhu Di made such an attack, Yang Shiqi immediately stepped forward to speak for Zhu Gaochi: "Your Majesty, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the imperial court, he handles state affairs in an orderly manner with his two highnesses. Although it is not as good as your Majesty's personal administration, it is not easy."

"And you, there are so many of you and even an emperor's grandson can't stand it. Jiangxi's officialdom is in such chaos, and they don't deal with it."

Zhu Di was scolding whoever he was arresting today, and he couldn't rest until he got angry.

"Zhan Zhen."

When Zhu Di called his name, Zhu Zhanchen had no choice but to walk out.

"I didn't expect that you could do such things when I asked you to assist the Supervisor for the first time."

"Grandpa Huang, Zhan Zhan has been working hard and has never dared to slack off." Zhu Zhanyi quibbled.

Regarding his grandchildren, Zhu Di's tone was slightly gentler, not as harsh as scolding Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di took out a purple-covered book from the table. It was a book handed by a certain censor: "Sneaking out to Zheng He's warship, ignoring clan etiquette and national rules, putting down the important task of assisting the supervising country, ignoring my

Please tell me, you are often lazy in your daily life, you will procrastinate when you can, and you will mess around when you can. You will not speak appropriately at the New Year's dinner, bargain with the Japanese envoys, and stay with the female officials in the palace at night."

"Grandpa Huang, I was just listening to the story..." Zhu Zhanchen hurriedly defended himself.

"Also, when the military supplies cotton, you handle it, right?"

"Yes...yes."

"You are more courageous than your father." He said, slamming the folding paper on the table.

Zhu Gaochi spoke to Zhu Zhanyi: "Father, Zhanyi is young and not considerate in his work, but fortunately there are no mistakes in military supplies. Although he ran away secretly, he still came back victorious from the Zhoushan naval battle. Father, please be merciful."

"His wanton behavior was all learned from you, the prince." Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi fiercely.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, his grandson Zhu Zhanji leaned into Zhu Di's ear and said, "Grandpa Huang, there are many people on board."

"Hmph, I'll take care of you when we get back to the palace."

…

When the emperor returned to the palace, he immediately went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Di sat high on the dragon chair, showing his majestic and domineering aura.

At this time, all the irrelevant people had been sent away, and the ministers were not there. Even the King of Han was invited to go out and wait outside. Only Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Zhanyi, and Zhu Zhanyi were left.

Zhu Di continued to attack: "Of the three of you, you are the only one who is decent in watching the battle. He also took the lead in quelling the bandits in Jiangxi. He was also conscientious in the court and never missed any morning court. The ministers also praised him."

When Zhu Zhanju heard these words of praise, he was naturally very proud, but he couldn't show it. Instead, he saluted and said: "Grandpa Huang, my father was not feeling well some time ago, and my fifth brother is playful. It's because I didn't do my best as a human being."

It’s a brother’s responsibility.”

You have said all the nice things.

"Study together, these are the good sons and grandsons of my Ming Dynasty clan." Zhu Di was furious.

Zhu Di then operated on Fat Dad first: "Prince."

"My sons and ministers are here, my sons and ministers are here."

"I heard that although you are feeling unwell, the Golden Sword Competition has not stopped, and you even mentioned a concubine."

The fat dad's head was sweating. He wanted to quibble but couldn't say: "This... this, this is a happy occasion."

"You can tell this nonsense. I really haven't left anything behind for food, drink and fun. I am working hard on the front line, but you, the prince, are very comfortable. Together with me, I have become your prince's Northern Expedition."

I'm a general, right? How about I abdicate from now on, take a position in the border army, and help you guard the border."

Zhu Gaochi nodded his head to the ground: "Father, I have absolutely no intention of doing this."

If you think about it carefully, Zhu Di is fighting on the front lines and Zhu Gaochi is supervising the country in the rear. It seems that he is quite happy. Of course, in fact, all the government affairs that need to be handled have been taken care of.

"What do you look like crying? Are your three sons here?"

After a scolding and no actual punishment, Zhu Di walked up to Zhu Zhanyi again.

"Do you know where you went wrong?"

"Playful and lazy, he secretly boarded Zheng He's warship regardless of his identity, participated in the Zhoushan naval battle, and bargained with Japanese envoys at the New Year's dinner and lost the dignity of the clan." Zhu Zhanyang recounted all the crimes that Zhu Di had previously listed on the ship.

Read it again.

"What else? Where is the Cao family in Huzhou Prefecture?"

"Grandpa Emperor, they purchased the cotton for military supplies on time, at a fair price, and with fast transportation. They got the job done right."
To be continued...