Despite his seemingly resentful demeanor, Zhu Yuanzhang was actually quite pleased with himself. His precious grandson was excellent in every way, a man who deeply valued family and relatives, and a very successful emperor.
While Old Zhu and Little Zhu were chatting, Zhu Wengeng was still shouting, "Brother Emperor, how about you give us a horse? We can't be your great general, but we'll ride horses and enjoy the spring scenery and flowers just like our father!"
Zhu Yunying suddenly felt that he also had a sense of 'unrest at home', and he was now feeling a bit of a crisis.
Old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunying and said irritably, "We're too lazy to discipline the second son, but you'd better pay attention to him. Thinking about womanizing at such a young age is unacceptable! If you ask me, both father and son are good-for-nothings because you spoiled them!"
Although Joo Yoon-young really didn't want to take the blame, it seems that he's the one most suitable to shoulder this huge burden, the kind that he can't shake off.
It's said that if a son isn't taught, the father will be held responsible, but now that the eldest Zhu is gone, Zhu Yunying, as the elder brother, naturally has to shoulder a great deal of responsibility, and these are indeed things that Zhu Yunying should do well.
Zhu Yunying didn't say anything more and took the blame. Anyway, apart from Old Zhu occasionally grumbling a few words, no one else dared to nag Zhu Yunying, and they all kept their thoughts to themselves.
He beckoned and said, "Wengeng, come here."
Zhu Wengeng ran over, climbed onto Zhu Yunying's back, and began to complain pitifully, "Uncle Emperor, we want to be the Prince of Han, not the Prince of Wu. Even my brother won't agree, so please give us the title of Prince of Han, okay?"
Little Zhu rushed over and pushed aside Zhu Wengeng, "You are the King of Wu, and you can only be the King of Wu from now on. Let me tell you, the King of Wu is the best, the Emperor's favorite is the King of Wu!"
“Then you can give it to Wen Kun, the King of Wu, or to our King of Han.” Zhu Wengen was quite clever and quick-witted. “Or we can become the Overlord. Anyway, the title of King of Chu in our Great Ming Dynasty is gone. Let’s give it to our Overlord of Chu!”
Looking at Zhu Wengeng, Zhu Yunying said with emotion, "You really are just like your father. We've managed to keep you in line for the rest of our lives. It's not enough that we've managed the eldest, the youngest keeps pestering us for this and that."
“Our father said that we should ask our imperial uncle, or we should ask our imperial brother.” Zhu Wengeng had also learned the essence of his father’s teachings and said, “We can ask our great-grandfather, but he won’t give it to us either.”
This is probably what you call picking on the weak!
Zhu Yunying was just teasing the child. Zhu Wengeng is still too young and doesn't understand many things, so he can basically be considered a child who speaks without thinking. You can completely ignore what this kid says.
This is clearly not an exaggeration. Zhu Wengeng's young age is one thing, but coupled with his education, this child is no different from ordinary children.
Zhu Yunying was in a good mood, so he only needed to fool Zhu Wengeng a little. In Zhu Yunying's opinion, the child was indeed relatively easy to fool. Compared to Little Zhu, Zhu Wengeng was much simpler.
Whether it's fooling a child or just innocent childish talk, Zhu Yunying really doesn't need to discuss things with Zhu Wenkun right now. Even if Zhu Yunying dotes on his nephew, he clearly wouldn't share Zhu Wenkun's ideas on many matters. That kid is unreliable now, and probably won't be much more reliable when he grows up.
For young Zhu, staying overnight at the Qianqing Palace was obviously a common occurrence. However, for Zhu Wenkun to stay overnight at the Qianqing Palace was an unprecedented event, which would probably make many members of the imperial clan extremely envious.
Let alone great-grandchildren, even grandchildren and children rarely receive such treatment.
Da Zhu and Xiao Zhu were used to this treatment and didn't think there was anything to brag about. As for Xiao Xiao Zhu, he felt it was all perfectly normal and didn't find it strange at all.
Of course, Xiao Zhu understood that others generally didn't receive the same treatment. He might not care about some things, but he wouldn't actually allow some of his cousins to stay overnight at the Qianqing Palace.
Food guarding is an instinct for many human offspring, and Little Zhu is also aware of its own status and so on.
Zhu Yunying, who stayed overnight at the Qianqing Palace, didn't have any particular thoughts; such things were commonplace for him.
Back then, Zhu Yunying's second uncle secretly made a five-clawed dragon bed. In addition, Zhu Shuang doted on his concubine and abused 'Zhao Min'. Old Zhu ordered the death of Zhu Shuang's favorite concubine, Deng, without caring that Deng was the daughter of the general Deng Yu.
However, Xiao Zhu often stayed overnight in the Qianqing Palace when he was a child, so the dragon bed was nothing new to him. And Little Zhu was even less interested; he had wet the dragon bed countless times before and was used to it.
However, Zhu Yunying still had to get up early and change into his everyday clothes to prepare for the morning court session. The affairs of the cabinet didn't need to be considered for the time being, and the Yellow River management project hadn't yet been 'officially put on the agenda,' but Zhu Yunying had other things to do.
For example, if the ruler of the Ryukyu Kingdom of Chuzan were to go to the Ming Dynasty to apologize, this matter would naturally need to be taken seriously, even though Chuzan was just a small country. It was, after all, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and this matter had to be handled properly.
Moreover, while there's no longer a need to consider spring planting, the summer harvest must be taken into account. Furthermore, the ongoing efforts to improve and implement the land tax reform are key priorities for Zhu Yunying, and these are tasks that many civil and military officials must undertake.
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