The atmosphere in the palace was a little awkward. King Chu was sweating coldly, and Zhu Yunxi's face was as cold as frost.
Zhu Mengran, the legitimate son of the King of Chu, and his concubine Wang Shi, sat beside the King of Chu with their heads bowed, too afraid to speak.
Everyone, get down! Zhu Yunxi ordered the bastard, and the latter waved his hand, and the people in the palace retreated silently.
There are no unintentional words in this world. I wonder if the King of Chu is really drunk, or is he blurting it out now because he is thinking about it? Zhu Yunxi's voice was very slow and soft, with a slight sneer.
Your Highness, my father has been living in the open air these days and is a little tired from the long journey! Zhu Mengnan, the legitimate son of the King of Chu, quickly got up, knelt on the ground, and said, plus he drank a lot of wine just now, so he couldn't hold back his words! As he said that, he paused
After a pause, he continued, "There are no bad parents in the world. I shouldn't say this. But my father gets confused when he drinks. Your Highness must bear with him!"
Are you confused after drinking? Zhu Yunxi smiled again.
Immediately, he took a sip and looked at the restless Chu King Zhu Zhen. When you were young, you were also a prince praised by the emperor. If you were not the best among the kings in both civil and military affairs, you would not be sealed in Wuchang that day.
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But over the years, as you get older, you just live up to your youthful ambitions. You become more and more indulging in peace and contentment, and your behavior becomes more and more unpredictable!
The imperial censor has long since impeached you for using the military funds allocated by the imperial court to raise thin horses in Yangzhou, repeatedly sending people to the south of the Yangtze River to buy beautiful women, the royal palace being arrogant and extravagant, and all kinds of utensils and clothing being arrogant.
As he said this, Zhu Yunxi squinted his eyes and paused. For the sake of you being Uncle Wang, and for the sake of Grandpa Huang, I didn’t even care about this. Otherwise, do you think you can sit here peacefully today and still be with me?
Drinking and talking alone?
You just have fun, but you don’t have to enjoy it so much that your brain gets confused! In front of Gu’s face, you are yin and yang, and it means something. Do you mean to say that if you pretend to be a useless person, Gu will not have to be afraid of you? No, no!
Bang, the golden cup in his hand fell heavily on his shoulder, Zhu Yunxi sneered, you are not only confused, you are simply stupid. You think too highly of yourself, and you also underestimate Gu!
Because of Zhu Yunxi's last words, Chu King Zhu Zhen's mind buzzed, and he almost couldn't sit still.
Even though he was far away in Wuchang, he could have some slander towards Zhu Yunxi, the emperor's grandson, but now in the Forbidden City, sitting in the East Palace, he only had waves of fear in his heart.
Your Highness, forgive me! Princess Chu, Wang Shi, cried and said, Our prince likes to talk nonsense after a few glasses of wine, so don’t think too much about it!
Zhu Yunxi looked at her and said, "You are the daughter of Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi. I have to give you some respect no matter what. Get up, don't kneel!" After saying that, he looked at Chu King Zhu Zhen, and his tone became gentle again. "Uncle Liu,
Although I have not been close to you in recent years, there is no such thing as your uncle and nephew!
Did you listen to what others said, or do you have some misunderstanding about Gu? As he said that, his eyes became sharp again. In fact, what you said, Gu can laugh it off and settle the score later. But when Gu said it now, he didn't treat you as an outsider. Six
Uncle, please don’t make the mistake of letting me down!
King Zhu Zhen of Chu said tremblingly, "I am really drunk and can't hide my words..."
Are you still quibbling? Zhu Yunxi looked unhappy, was respectful in front of him, but resentful behind his back! Haha, what a good uncle!
He was extremely angry in his heart, and he was just suppressing it.
Your Highness! Zhu Mengnan, the legitimate son of the King of Chu, said, "It is true that my father has been a little extreme in recent years, but he has no disrespect or disloyalty to you. In the early years, when I was young, my father said more than once that the emperor's benevolence is the legacy of the old prince."
, is the blessing for our ministers!
Not only is this the case with you, your father will also talk nonsense after drinking at home. Sometimes he even speaks harshly to his ministers and his mother and concubine. Your Highness is kind, so please don’t argue with him!
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing and bursting into tears.
Looking at the thin and livid cheeks of Chu King Zhu Zhen, Zhu Yunxi could also understand why the strong-willed vassal king in those days became what he is today.
More than ten years ago, the biological mother of Chu King Zhu Zhen was sentenced to death by the old man. The King of Chu knelt down and cried and vomited blood, but he could not get his mother's body. He didn't even know where his mother and concubine were buried. This grudge has been accumulated for so many years.
, it’s strange that there is no resentment in my heart.
Moreover, because of King Ning's incident a year ago, Zhu Yunxi also issued an order to severely reprimand and punish Zhu Zhen who participated in it. He was fined with rice grains for three years and banned from wearing gold silk crowns and jade belts for three years.
That’s why I feel resentful!
However, although Zhu Yunxi was angry at the moment, he felt a bit funny in his heart. The King of Chu's fiefdom was in Wuchang, on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and he was still suffering from heart disease. Unexpectedly, he had become so decadent.
You are a person who understands etiquette and respects dignity! Zhu Yunxi said to the legitimate son of the King of Chu, as a son, filial piety is not just to obey him blindly, knowing that he is wrong but still following him, not only harms himself, but also harms you all
Descendants.
Sir, thank you for your kindness! Zhu Mengnan kowtowed.
Zhu Yunxi got up. The banquet was already dull. As he walked, he said, let's break up today. The King of Chu came to Beijing. Firstly, the princess went home to visit relatives, and secondly, she met the emperor's grandpa. After that, you should go back early!
The members of King Chu's family in the palace let out a long sigh of relief as they looked at his back.
Your Majesty, you... The princess wanted to complain, but she couldn't.
Zhu Mengnan noticed that there was a hint of resentment in his father's fearful eyes.
In fact, he knew where his father's heart was. His father hated everything. It was said that he had approached the late prince about his father's birth mother, Concubine Hu. But the prince, who had always taken good care of his younger brothers, stood aside and watched.
Ignore it.
It's okay for everyone to do this to the old prince, but for the King of Qin, King Jin and others, he could stand up to the old man. Even if he angered the old man, he still had to keep the two younger brothers safe. But for the King of Chu, he couldn't stand up to the old man.
Ignore it.
Father, let's go! Zhu Mengnan helped Zhu Zhen up. You are drunk today, so don't show your face. Let's do it tomorrow!
No need for you to help! Zhu Zhen pushed his son away, stood up, looked at his legitimate son with some dissatisfaction, frowned and said, although I said something wrong, I am the King of Chu of the Ming Dynasty, his uncle, what can he do? Is it possible?
Cut off my prince? I didn’t make any big mistake, I just said a few words, but he was so suspicious...
Father! Zhu Mengnan looked around and lowered his voice and said, "I beg you, please stop talking!" With that, he helped Zhu Zhen, the drunken King of Chu, out of the East Palace.
After returning to the feudal residence in Beijing, Zhu Zhen fell into a drowsy sleep.
Zhu Mengnan went to his mother Wang's room to talk to her.
You shouldn't have come to the capital, hey! Wang sighed, no one could control him in Wuchang, he just kept talking. But it's still the same in the capital, it's really scary! As he said that, he held his son's hand.
, with a frightened look on his face, fortunately the emperor’s grandson doesn’t care, otherwise I’m afraid even you wouldn’t be able to escape the involvement!
Although the words of the emperor's grandson Rende were a little harsh, he had no intention of arguing with his father! Zhu Mengfan advised, mother, rest early, and your son will accompany you to pay homage to your grandfather's house tomorrow!
Wang is the daughter of Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and she came to Beijing this time to pay homage to her father.
We, the two of us, should go early and come back early, and return to the fiefdom as soon as we finish our business. In the past few days, you should also watch your father. Don't let him drink and make trouble or talk randomly! Wang asked twice, but hey, I don't know what he has in mind.
No matter what the complaint, after all these years, I still can’t let it go. A good man has turned into such a depressed, yin and yang person!
What happened today scared me out of my wits! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was kind enough to let him return to the capital for the sake of being Uncle Wang...
Mother! Zhu Mengnan said, are you really doing it for the sake of your father? He said, shaking his head and saying, it is for the sake of my grandfather. During his lifetime, my grandpa was a loyal supporter of the late prince, and he also contributed to the conquest of Korea with the emperor's grandson. The emperor