novelAbuy Chapter 36 Zhu Di Makes a Big Promise: Second Brother, You're Just Like Me!
Chapter 36 Zhu Di Makes a Big Promise: Second Brother, You're Just Like Me!
Zhu Di sat down and looked at his son. Because the two were not too close, Zhu Di couldn't see through his son for a moment.
"Second son, come here." Zhu Di waved to him.
Zhu Gaoxu walked step by step until he reached Zhu Di, wanting to see what Zhu Di had to say to him.
Zhu Di just looked at him like that.
Zhu Gaoxu also glanced at Zhu Di.
The father and son stared at it for a long time.
"I heard you managed to talk a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to death?" Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Gaoxu did not hide anything, and said calmly, "Well, I was in a bad mood at the time, so I cursed a few times. Who knew that this Imperial Guard was so difficult to curse? He fainted on the spot, and I had no choice."
At this point, he simply shrugged.
Zhu Di: ...
You bastard, how many hours have you been cursing at them?!
Anyone else would probably find this unbearable.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what brings you here this time?" Zhu Gaoxu got straight to the point.
His address of "Your Majesty" made Zhu Di feel somewhat distant.
"I didn't send you to your fiefdom, and you hate me so much?" Zhu Di was a little annoyed.
"Your humble servant would not dare!"
"What a fine subject you are!"
"What a fine Your Majesty!"
Zhu Di roared, "You son of a bitch, try shouting it again!"
Zhu Gaoxu: ...
He didn't speak.
This time, he was tired, and he was too lazy to talk.
Zhu Di couldn't do anything about Zhu Gaoxu's stubbornness.
Zhu Di waved his hand at him one last time: "Second son, do you know why I didn't send you to Yunnan to assume your fiefdom this time?"
"Is it because of my skills? If I really go to Yunnan, will there be no one to refine pills for you?" Zhu Gaoxu began to probe.
"You brat, do you really care about the pills you gave me?" Zhu Di said irritably.
"Alright then, don't take the Rejuvenation Pill!" Zhu Gaoxu complained.
"You...you..." Zhu Di was furious. He hadn't expected that this kid would be so sarcastic after the morning court session.
First he addressed you as "Your Majesty," and then he spoke in such an unpleasant way.
He's angry!
Zhu Di sighed.
"Alas, no matter what, you cannot leave the capital during this period," Zhu Di said.
Zhu Gaoxu: "I know, and I don't plan to leave the capital either."
"If His Majesty forbids me from going, then I won't go."
"Good son, good son!"
Zhu Di was deeply moved.
"Come, sit beside me," Zhu Di waved to him.
"This is the dragon throne, the symbol of the emperor. I cannot sit on it." Zhu Gaoxu cursed inwardly. This old bastard might be setting a trap for me again. I'm not stupid.
Zhu Di saw this and began to sigh.
"Second brother, you're just like me!"
Zhu Di began to make grand promises: "Unfortunately, you're not the boss, so don't hate me!"
Zhu Gaoxu: ...
Damn it, why does that sound so familiar?
I guess the former King of Han was fooled by Zhu Di in this way, right?
During this period, he kept trying to please Zhu Di, hoping to have the opportunity to go to Yunnan to take up his fief.
Unfortunately, everything he did was met with one sentence from the emperor: You cannot go to Yunnan!
This made Zhu Gaoxu realize that Zhu Di was reluctant to let him leave.
Even though he could go directly to Yunnan and use his identity as a cultivator, he knew even more that if his identity as a cultivator were exposed, it would cause unnecessary trouble.
Only by cultivating immortality in a lowly manner can one have the last laugh.
He figured it out; since he had a cultivation space, he would have plenty of opportunities to cultivate in the future.
If you don't want me to leave, then I won't go, I won't leave!
It's just a battle of wits and courage. I've lived two lives, do you think I'm afraid of you?
Li Shimin wasn't scared during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, so why should I be?
I am still a cultivator, why would I be afraid of your old man?
And my nephew Zhu Zhanji wants to roast me into a clay pot chicken.
Right now, it's still uncertain who will roast whom into a clay pot chicken!
However, what's ridiculous is that he still has a fire elemental root.
The thought of his future self being roasted to death by fire numbed him completely.
Zhu Di said, "I have made my decision. Preparations for the second northern expedition must begin. The Tatars in the north have been making trouble all along. I can't rely on you, my lord. Therefore, I have decided to entrust you with the important task of overseeing the country."
Zhu Gaoxu: ? ? ? ?
No way, that sudden?
Zhu Gaochi said, "I am not the Crown Prince. If I were to become regent, what would the Crown Prince think?"
"Your Majesty, aren't you setting me up?"
"You are my own son, what kind of father would betray his son?"
Zhu Gaoxu: ...
He's numb.
"Alright, I'll leave this matter to you. Come here tomorrow and handle matters of the court right here."
"There's also the war in the north, which requires money. Since I've appointed you to oversee the country, I'll leave the task of raising funds to you," Zhu Di said with a smile.
Zhu Gaoxu's lips twitched: "Can I refuse?"
"Can you refuse?"
"I feel like I can!" Zhu Gaoxu blurted out without even thinking.
"Shut up!" Zhu Di said, "A ruler's word is law. I entrust this important responsibility of overseeing the country to you."
"So, does this mean I must become regent?"
Zhu Di smiled and said, "That's right. Do your job well, and your father still has high hopes for you."
"Didn't I say back then that the Crown Prince is often ill, and you should encourage him?"
"You'd better work hard, kid!"
Zhu Gaoxu clutched his stomach, looking as if he were in great pain.
"You brat, what's with that expression?" Zhu Di glared at him, suddenly realizing that his second son had so many things to do.
"Your Majesty, my stomach is too full."
"Your stomach is full? Did you eat too much at noon?" Zhu Di thought of this and became very angry: "Damn it, I didn't even eat lunch while waiting for you to come, and you, you've already eaten lunch, leaving me still hungry."
"No, Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me."
Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, "What I mean is, your promises are too grand; I'm already stuffed."
Zhu Di: ...
Zhu Gaoxu was driven out by being scolded.
Clearly, every word Zhu Gaoxu said today contradicted him.
"I'd rather be regent than go."
"Back when Emperor Jianwen was attacking you, you dared to feign illness and madness, so why can't I?" Zhu Gaoxu said.
"Your Highness, please stop talking! This servant is still here. You may not want to live, but I do!" Little Snot covered her ears, looking quite adorable.
"It's alright, as long as you don't say anything out of turn, His Majesty won't know," Zhu Gaoxu said.
He even tossed a golden bean to the little snot-nosed boy.
"This..." Little Snot said, "Your Highness, you've put this old servant in a very difficult position!"
Although that's what he said, his hands weren't behaving properly; he simply grabbed it with one hand.
These golden beans are free, why not take them!