Chapter 130 The reward and punishment are clear Zhu Gaochi
At the shipyard ferry, Zhu Zhanyi led the way down. The news of the great victory had already come back from Xiangshan Island when they went to pick up the Japanese envoys. Of course, only the part that Zhu Zhanyi had instructed could be told.
Now at the port, Zhu Zhanquan and his civil and military officials are greeting him.
Zhu Zhanchun's eyes were full of anger, but he had to keep a smile on his face. He was unwilling to accept that Zhu Zhanchun had made great achievements while he himself had done nothing. The banditry in Jiangxi had not been eliminated, and he only felt great pressure.
When Zhu Zhanyi got off the warship, Zhu Zhanqun rushed to greet him. It was such a touching scene between brothers and sisters respectfully.
"Fifth brother, come and see second brother. Are you okay? You really don't want to listen to my father's and my advice and sneak on the boat. What if something goes wrong?"
He said he was blaming, but his tone was full of love, and he looked sincere.
Zhu Zhanzhen had no choice but to act on the occasion: "Second brother, it's my fault for making you and your father worried."
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back. If father punishes you, I will bear it for you. If you scold you, don't talk back."
Zhu Zhanzhen found that his second brother really liked to show off in front of ministers and was too lazy to talk to him, so he said: "Second brother, this is the real Japanese mission. We rescued it, but I have to first
If you go to your father to ask for punishment, I will ask you, second brother, to worry about it and make arrangements for it."
"You really don't need your second brother to go with you?"
"It's okay, second brother, I can just go by myself."
Zhu Zhancheng left with the Japanese envoys, and Zhu Zhancheng was finally clean and returned to the palace quickly.
The prince is already waiting. There is no doubt that even if Zhu Zhanyi has made great achievements in this battle, he will not be easy.
What to do at this time?
If dad wants to beat you, then go to mom.
When Zhu Zhanzhen entered the palace, he went straight to Princess Zhang's house as if he were flying.
"Mother, mother, I'm back." Zhu Zhanzhen walked in swaggeringly.
Hu Shanggong stood at the door, looking at the young man who had returned, and seemed to feel that he had grown up a little. He seemed to be different in just a few days, less immature and more heroic.
This is often the case. You don't feel any change when you are around you every day, but you feel a huge change after being apart for a few days.
"Hu Shanggong, where is mother?"
"Your Highness, you are finally back. The Crown Princess is worried to death. The Buddha statue she usually kneels down to worship in the morning was accidentally broken. The Crown Princess was so frightened that she almost fainted."
The broken Buddha statue was an ominous sign. Zhu Zhanzhen walked into the room and found that the princess was worshiping the statue of Sanqing.
The Crown Princess paid homage to the Three Pure Ones, and as expected, her own gods protected her own people. The Buddha statue was broken into pieces. It was really a useless thing.
The Crown Princess' face darkened: "I knew I was back."
"Mother, son, let me tell you how dangerous this trip on the sea is. Those pirates are really nothing..."
Hu Shanggong hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, please stop talking, don't scare the Crown Princess."
Crown Princess Zhang was furious and shouted: "Hu Shanggong, bring me a ruler and give it to this ignorant boy thirty times to see if he still dares."
"Mother, no, mother."
Hu Shanwei held the ruler and said softly: "Your Highness, I'm offended."
snap
Hu Shanggong didn't hold back at all this time, and the spanking made Zhu Zhanchen's butt sore.
"ah!"
"ah!"
Zhu Zhanzhen's screams were heard, and he was spanked twenty times, so hard that Zhu Zhanzhen felt that his buttocks were about to burst.
At this time, the eunuch beside the Crown Prince arrived. Seeing Zhu Zhanzhen being beaten, he hurriedly ran to the Crown Princess and said, "My Lady, you can't do it, you can't do it. Your Highness wants to assist the eunuch. You can beat him."
He, what should I do if he can't stand?"
"Since ancient times, there has been a saying that mothers should not spank their sons? Hit me, keep beating me."
The old eunuch had no choice but to shout in a male duck's voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has spoken."
Hu Shanggong stopped.
"An account of the study in the east palace of Zhu Zhan, the grandson of the Fifth Emperor."
Zhu Zhanzhen was then helped up by Chu'er and Xiaosheng, said goodbye to the still angry Crown Princess, and helped his highness to walk to the study room of the East Palace.
The princess waited until Zhu Zhanzhen left and said to Hu Shanwei with some reproach: "The beating was a little harder just now."
"Don't blame me, Madam, it's for His Highness's good. I'll send His Highness some secret plaster later, and you'll be fine after applying it for two days."
"How did you guess that Zhan Zhen would come to me first when he comes back?"
Hu Shanwei smiled: "His Fifth Highness sneaked out this time. Although he won a great victory, His Highness the Crown Prince will still punish him. His Highness has always been clever. Only you can help him avoid punishment."
"Why do I feel like you know Zhan Chen better than me?"
Hu Shanwei smiled awkwardly.
In the study room of the East Palace, the Crown Prince, who was pacing back and forth, saw Zhu Zhanyi being helped in and hurriedly stepped forward to check: "What's going on?"
The old eunuch said: "Your Highness, the Fifth Highness went to the Crown Princess's courtyard just after he came back and was punished by the Queen."
Zhu Gaochi felt a little relieved. Seeing Zhu Zhanzhen's appearance that he could not walk, he thought he was injured in the battle and was just being punished.
He felt relaxed.
"Okay, the beatings are short. I have to beat him until he can't get out of bed. This kid is so bold that he dares to sneak onto the warship privately. What if something happens to him? Your mother's beating should be light."
At this time, two forbidden soldiers walked in with military staffs. Zhu Zhanzhen looked at Zhu Gaochi with wide eyes and disbelief. Did this really cost his own son's life?
Looking at Zhu Zhanzhen who could no longer stand up, Zhu Gaochi also sighed helplessly. How could he beat him? He would really be beaten to death.
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand for them to exit.
"You...hey, you kid, you really are...hey, forget it."
"Can you still speak?" Zhu Gaochi's tone was filled with anger.
"Father, it's okay." Zhu Zhanzhen said a little weakly.
"Stop acting. The spanking is on the butt, not the mouth. Can you still be speechless?"
"It's father, please tell me."
Zhu Gaochi sat down and said: "This naval battle at Zhoushan was a great success. Although you did not command it, the steam warships are due to you. Zheng He must have asked for credit for you in the early court. You can tell me what reward you want."
"Forehead……"
"Not a foreign princess." Zhu Gaochi said hastily just as Zhu Zhanzhen was about to speak.
"Father, why do you think so? I'm not that kind of person."
"Say it."
"Father, open up maritime trade."
Zhu Gaochi frowned and thought deeply: "No, Taizu's order comes first, and future generations must not violate it."
"But times are changing, and the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is different from that of Taizu."
"No, at this time we have to at least wait for your grandpa to come back and discuss it with all parties. If we don't do it well or mess up, your grandpa will have trouble fighting on the front line."
"Then reward me with some money first. There seems to be nothing else."
Zhu Gaochi took out a brochure and said: "Money is no problem. After talking about this, let's talk about business. What is the real situation on Zhoushan Island."
"Thousands of households in Zhoushan rebelled. Most of the military households on Zhoushan Island did not die fighting the Japanese pirates. Instead, they lured wolves into the house and were killed by people inside and outside."
