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Chapter 23 Romance of the Three Kingdoms

 Jinshen Palace. After driving away the confused civil servants and guards, only Lao Zhu, his wife and the prince's family of three were left in the palace.

"Father." Prince Zhu Biao still looked confused. "What did the Jianzhou Jurchen do to make you so angry?"

"Even at any cost, we sent so many generals to clear out his holes."

"We, the Ming Dynasty, are a great country in China. We should treat these foreign tribes with courtesy and convince them with virtue. Only then can we show the magnanimity of our great country. Why bother..."

"Convince people with virtue... Convince people with virtue!" Lao Zhu took a deep breath.

"That's just a white-eyed wolf!" Lao Zhu looked at his son. In the past, he thought that this son was gentle and a good and conscientious man. But today, he felt that he didn't like it. "For that kind of white-eyed wolf, if you still want to treat him like a white-eyed wolf,

Virtue persuades people, wait until someday you become sick and weak."

"They will jump up, bite off a piece of your flesh, or even replace you!"

"The best way to deal with this white-eyed wolf is to beat it! Beating it hurts! Make him fear you for generations! Only then will he become a well-behaved dog!"

"If you have the ability and are too lazy to bother, then kill it!"

"Only a dead wolf will not bite!"

Lao Zhu clenched his fist fiercely. Zhu Biao's face turned pale when he said it, but the look on his face didn't look like he agreed too much.

Empress Ma watched quietly. Suddenly, she remembered what Xiao Wuer Zhu Su had said to him.

"The eldest brother is a prince. Is it really good for him to learn the knowledge that only a minister should learn?"

I used to think that Xiao Wuer was just a teenager, so I didn’t take his words seriously.

But now, knowing that he is a time traveler, Queen Ma has to pay attention to him.

Is it possible that by following those great Confucian scholars, one cannot become a wise and mighty emperor?

Seeing that the prince wanted to ask more questions, Empress Ma quickly stopped her son.

"Biao'er. Your father did the right thing."

"Listen to mother."

With that said, he told Zhu Biao everything about Zhu Su's revelation that he was a time traveler, his accurate prediction of the situation in the Northern Expedition, and what he told Zhu Yuanzhang about the tragic situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty last night.

This was something that Lao Zhu and his wife had discussed early in the morning. Biao'er is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, so even if we have to hide this matter, we can't hide it from Biao'er.

"This...this..."

"How is that possible!"

Zhu Biao took two steps back in shock. "Fifth brother, he comes from the future more than six hundred years later?"

"In the Ming Dynasty, my country was taken away by the Jianzhou Jurchens?"

"What's impossible!" Lao Zhu waved his dragon robe, completely forgetting that he didn't believe it at first.

"You are his biological brother. Don't you know anything about Lao Wu's unusual symptoms after he recovered from his illness five years ago?"

When Lao Zhu said this, Zhu Biao suddenly remembered something.

He once overheard Lao Wu telling his sister, Princess Huaiqing, a story outside the house. The story he was telling was about Zhuge Liang's sixth trip to Qishan during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, he heard what Lao Wu said so wonderfully, so he listened quietly for a while, and then entered the room and asked Lao Wu where he had heard such good things.

Lao Wu said at the time that this story was originally written by a person named Luo Guanzhong, called "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Because the content was really interesting, Zhu Biao took it seriously and asked others if they knew this great talent Luo Guanzhong.

.

It was later learned that Luo Guanzhong was originally a staff member under Zhang Shicheng. After Zhang Shicheng's defeat, Luo Guanzhong retired to the mountains and forests and never served as an official again.

And Luo Guanzhong did write a book called "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

However, as far as he knows, that book has only been written in twelve volumes so far!

And the fifth brother Zhu Su can already tell the contents of the next six outings from Qishan!

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao's eyes suddenly widened. So, Lao Wu really comes from the future?

"Biao'er?" Seeing Zhu Biao's blank expression, Queen Ma asked warmly, "What did you remember?"

Zhu Biao came to his senses and quickly informed Lao Zhu and Queen Ma about the incident.

The couple looked at each other, and Lao Zhu laughed. "It seems that Lao Wu is indeed a time traveler!"

This strengthened his determination last night to establish the Ming Dynasty that will never be easy. He strode forward: "Let's go! Go find Lao Wu!"

"We still have a lot of things to know about Daming, and we need to ask him thoroughly!"

……

Zhu Su was still hoping early in the morning whether Lao Zhu would keep his word. He remembered the agreement with him and found someone to deliver the message so that he would not have to go to the main hall.

However, after procrastinating for a long time, he never saw the eunuch who delivered the order, which made him deeply disappointed.

But I don’t dare to skip class without reason. After all, the old Zhu family’s family methods are so cruel!

At this time, you really think of yourself as a prince and act like a prince. Lao Zhu’s thick-soled golden dragon boots will teach you how to behave in minutes!

I can't help but feel a little frustrated. It's already a shame for a time traveler to have such a miserable life. Which other time traveler didn't conquer the world with the system and show off all the way to the end?

Even if he doesn’t have a system, Lao Zhu still doesn’t believe it when he is assigned the identity of a time traveler...

What a shame!

He was falling asleep while listening to Master Song's Analects in the main hall. Suddenly, a long-awaited figure appeared in the corner of his eye, which instantly made Zhu Su energetic.

Erhu! Brother Tiger!

You are finally here!

"Sir, Your Majesty has a decree."

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Highness, is ordered to go to the Qianqing Palace to see you!"

Erhu's unpleasant voice sounded like the sound of nature to Zhu Su's ears.

"I'll go right away!"

Zhu Su immediately stood up and ran out quickly before Old Master Song could react.

Song Lian, the second child, the second child, the third child, the third child, and the fourth child were left looking at each other.

What happened to this fifth child? How come he was caught by his father and taken to Qianqing Palace two days in a row?

And he looked happy... Could it be that his father secretly opened a small stove for him?

Thinking of Lao Zhu and Lao Wu secretly eating barbecue while hiding from the fasting palace attendants in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Laoer's mouth watered instantly.

No, no, no, if you are having a barbecue with your father, you might as well not eat it!

In the eyes of these princes, father Zhu Yuanzhang is not a loving father, but an extremely terrifying beast from the ancient times.

……

It was Empress Ma's wish to come to Qianqing Palace. Originally, Lao Zhu planned to go directly to Zhu Su's courtyard to wait for him.

But Empress Ma thought more deeply. She felt that the princes' courtyards also housed their personal servants, and it was too crowded. It would be better to go to the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's bedroom.

The Qianqing Palace is tightly guarded and soundproofed. You can tell these secrets without fear of being overheard.

So their family of three came to Qianqing Palace to wait for Zhu Su. When Zhu Su came, he saw that the table that was chopped to pieces by Lao Zhu yesterday was gone, and a large round table was placed in the empty palace. Lao Zhu, Queen Ma and Zhu Biao were sitting at the table waiting for him. Seeing him come in, the eldest brother Zhu Biao quickly waved to him to sit on the empty chair left for him.

"It was cleaned up quite quickly." Zhu Su couldn't help but admire the working speed of the palace maids and eunuchs. However, when he saw the three of them sitting at the table, he always felt like he couldn't sit down.

These princes all know that in Lao Zhu's heart, only Prince Zhu Biao is the dearest and dearest son. Lao Zhu, Queen Ma and the prince, these three people are the most precious wives in Lao Zhu's heart. The child is on the hot bed.

Other children are always separated by a layer.

"Why are you standing there in a daze?" Zhu Biao stood up and pulled his fifth brother to sit down. "Don't waste time. My brother is full of questions and wants to ask you in detail."

"Yes. I have met my father and my mother." Zhu Su sat down as he said. When facing Lao Zhu alone, he could still half-jokingly call him dad. Now that his wife and children are here, Zhu Su is a little bit more No more exports.

"We have already told your mother and your eldest brother what happened last night." Lao Zhu did not pay attention to the abnormality of his fifth son. Instead, Queen Ma frowned slightly.

"Your eldest brother wants to ask you personally. Tell him, is Chongzhen the last king of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes." Zhu Su nodded. In fact, there were people from the small imperial court of Nanming coming later, but the gates guarded by the emperor were all lost, so there was nothing wrong with saying that Chongzhen had destroyed the country.

The expressions of the three of them all darkened. Lao Zhu sighed: "Hey, what a pity for this good boy..."

Good boy? Zhu Su curled his lips slightly. Although Chongzhen was strong, he could not be called "good".

If he was considered a good emperor, then Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Sun Chengzong and others would have something to say.

It should be that what I said yesterday was too emotional, as well as the tragic edict, coupled with Lao Zhu's filter of descendants of this "filial son and virtuous grandson", so in Lao Zhu's eyes, Chongzhen became a "good boy".

But having said that, if compared with talents like Baozong, Jiajing, and Tianqi, Chongzhen is indeed a good boy.
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