gnovel Chapter 4: If you kill the eldest son, you'll be the crown prince. Will you still go to your fi
Chapter 4: If you kill the eldest son, you'll be the crown prince. Will you still go to your fi
After saying that, Copper Pea suddenly looked at Zhu Zhanji.
"Nephew, you and the old man have been getting quite close lately. Do you know why His Majesty summoned us in the middle of the night?"
Zhu Zhanji immediately waved his hand.
"Third Uncle, don't ask me, I don't know either," Zhu Zhanji said, but soon, he seemed to have thought of something: "However..."
"But what?" Upon seeing this, both the Crown Prince and Prince Zhao looked at Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji pondered the events of the day and couldn't help but ask, "My second uncle came today to resign and go to Yunnan to take up his fief. My grandfather has always disagreed. Is it because of this that we were summoned here?"
Once you say that, it really might be true.
"Brother, what's the second son up to? Why is he going to take up his fiefdom out of the blue?" Zhu Gaosui asked, puzzled.
"Third brother, this is a question for you. You and the second brother are the closest, don't you know that?" Zhu Gaochi said.
"I really don't know." Zhu Gaosui was very puzzled, and he was a little scared.
Second brother, please don't leave! If you leave, how will your younger brother fight against the eldest brother all by himself?
With you around, I can still have some fun and reap the benefits even as you keep courting death and dealing with the Crown Prince. But what will I do if you run away?
Zhu Gaosui had a lot on his mind.
Just as the three of them were discussing this, Little Snot came out.
"His Majesty said you must go in now!"
Upon hearing this, the three of them felt a slight stirring in their hearts.
They were genuinely afraid that something bad might happen tonight.
But the emperor has already given the order, how dare they act recklessly?
They began to walk, step by step, with heavy gait.
Soon, they arrived at the Fengtian Hall, where they saw Zhu Gaoxu kneeling there.
what's going on?
What's the second brother doing here?
For a moment, the Crown Prince and Prince Zhao were both completely dumbfounded!
"They're all here?" Zhu Di asked, squinting.
"Your subject Zhu Gaochi pays respects to Your Majesty!"
"Your subject Zhu Gaosui pays respects to Your Majesty!"
"Grandson Zhu Zhanji greets His Majesty the Emperor!"
The three of them quickly bowed.
Zhu Di ignored them and instead looked at Zhu Gaoxu.
"Second Prince, now that the Crown Prince and the Grandson of the Crown Prince are here, is there something you want to say?" Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Gaoxu felt helpless. He only wanted to be granted a fiefdom this time, but now it seemed so difficult.
"Father, I only want to be enfeoffed; I have nothing else to plead for," Zhu Gaoxu said. "Since my eldest brother and third brother are both here, I'll make things clear."
After saying that, he actually stood up and started talking to himself.
"My elder brother is the Crown Prince, my nephew is the Crown Prince's grandson, and I am a vassal king. I have figured it out. Leaving the capital and going to Yunnan is the best choice."
"If Father misses me in the future, I will come back to the capital to see you."
After saying that, he grabbed Zhu Gaochi's chubby hand.
Damn, this guy's hands are really fat!
Zhu Gaoxu said earnestly, "Brother, you are the Crown Prince, the future heir apparent. When you become emperor, you must treat me well. I will not try to take the Crown Prince away from you. We are brothers, brothers for life!"
"Uh... okay, okay!" Zhu Gaochi nodded quickly.
At this moment, he was still in a daze.
Has the second child finally figured it out?
Is he really planning to go and take up a fiefdom?
To be honest, this young master is truly unfathomable.
Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Zhanji, who were standing nearby, stared in disbelief.
Zhu Gaosui, in particular, was so shocked his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
What the hell is going on with you, Second Brother?
Is this really the second brother I know?
Zhu Gaosui had a million "Nympa"s raging in his heart!
Zhu Di was completely bewildered by Zhu Gaoxu's actions.
"Shut up, shut up!"
Zhu Di's face darkened. In his opinion, the second son seemed to be faking it no matter how he looked at it!
He's definitely using a feigned retreat as a tactic, that's for sure!
Moreover, regardless of Zhu Gaoxu's motives, Zhu Di absolutely could not let this kid go.
With this kid gone, who will Zhu Di turn to for battle?
Now that the kid is gone, how will the Crown Prince's faction be suppressed?
Zhu Di knew it perfectly well!
As the emperor, he knew all too well that the only person in the entire court who could check and balance the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi was the second son, the Prince of Han!
If he leaves, what will Zhu Di do?
During this period, after returning from his campaign against Arughtai, the Crown Prince reorganized the Ming Dynasty in an orderly manner.
He was indeed skilled at overseeing the country, but Zhu Di, who came after him, still had to fight wars. What if this kid wasn't satisfied with overseeing the country and wanted to force me to become the retired emperor?
Although Zhu Di was not afraid of Zhu Gaochi, if this continued, it would be disastrous.
Therefore, at this time, someone needed to suppress Zhu Gaochi, and that person was Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaochi was a bit stupid, but he was also incredibly reckless; he would actually go against the Crown Prince when things got tough.
Zhu Di couldn't be happier to watch this show.
But now, the style is completely different.
This kid is actually going to take up a fiefdom?
Whether he had truly come to his senses or was merely using a strategic retreat, Zhu Di absolutely could not allow him to go to his fiefdom!
He wanted to go and take up a fiefdom?
Think beautiful!
"You unfilial son, kneel down before me!" Zhu Di roared.
Zhu Gaoxu still knelt down. "You are the father, and I am the son. I will endure it for now!"
When I become a Nascent Soul cultivator, I'll see who kneels before whom.
In any case, what we need to do now is find a way to leave the capital and escape this vortex of imperial power; that is the most correct choice.
The best option is to first cultivate immortality quietly, and then make a grand entrance later!
Several people knelt down, while Zhu Di kept staring at Zhu Gaoxu, growing angrier the more he thought about it.
Zhu Di suddenly turned his head and looked at the Emperor's Sword hanging on the wall.
Zhu Di walked over without hesitation, and drew the Emperor's sword!
Zhu Gaochi: ? ? ?
Zhu Gaoxu: ? ? ?
Zhu Gaosui: ? ? ?
Zhu Zhanji: ? ? ?
Zhu Di's sons were dumbfounded.
What is the old man doing?
Zhu Gaoxu was the most flustered: "Father, it can't be that bad, can it? I just want to go to my fiefdom, is it really necessary to go to such lengths?"
He was no longer afraid of the old man, while Zhu Gaochi and the others' legs went weak when they saw Zhu Di draw his sword.
Zhu Di handed the sword to Zhu Gaoxu.
"You only went to your fiefdom because of the eldest son, didn't you?" Zhu Di retorted angrily, "That's a brilliant move of yours, a clever tactic of feigning retreat to advance!"
"Come on, draw your sword! If you kill the eldest brother, you'll be the crown prince!"
"In this way, no one will compete with you, and you won't have to go to Yunnan to take up your fiefdom!"
"I'm not afraid of being recorded by future historians!"
After saying this, Zhu Di smiled, but it was unclear whether his smile was one of joy or anger!
"Great, that's really great!"
"A rebellious father will inevitably have a rebellious son!!"
Tears welled up in Zhu Di's eyes, and he began to laugh wildly!
Zhu Gaoxu's lips twitched.
"Draw your sword!"
Zhu Di glared angrily at Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaoxu: ...