Jiangdongyi, in the east of Jinling City, on the bank of the Yangtze River.
The famous Jiangdong Station in history has another place, in Zhangzhou Longxi County, East Forty Miles Hudu Bridge, this Jiangdong Station in Jinling was built after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and its name is not visible in history.
In the Jiangdong Station, the two brothers sat opposite each other, and there were a few kinds of wine and food on the table.
Zhu Gaochi said to Zhu Gaosui: "The third brother sealed Yanjing this time, which shows the love of his father, Yanjing is the place where his father and emperor Longxing, and it is also the place where you and my brother grew up when they were young. ” Zhu Gaosui is exactly eighteen years old this year, and he is also a strong and tall man, although he is still a little childish between his eyebrows, but his heroic and arrogant temperament is quite similar to his second brother.
In fact, these three brothers look very much like their father, Emperor Yongle, but Zhu Gaochi is too obese, so that his appearance looks a little changed.
Zhu Gaosui is still quite satisfied with the fiefdom Yanjing.
Among the three brothers, his power is the weakest, and it is the least likely to fight for the crown prince, but the two elder brothers fought for it, and the benefits fell on his head, so he was very pleased, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly raised his glass and said: "Brother cares, Gao Sui remembers it."
Gao Sui is about to depart, brother, please drink this cup and go back to the city."
Zhu Gaochi smiled: "It's okay, I'll talk about it when I send the third brother on the boat."
Zhu Gaosui hurriedly shook his hand and said: "No, no, my brother is not only Gao Sui's eldest brother, but also the current prince, located in the East Palace, and Gao Sui has the status of a monarch and a minister, how can you not dare to be a minister to the king, this is the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, the brother can go to the post house to send each other, Gao Sui is very grateful, but he does not dare to lose his courtesy." ” Zhu Gaochi's surname likes to talk about scriptures and Taoism with readers, and he is also a polite and polite person, knowing that his brother is telling the truth, he is also a little helpless, so he has to agree.
The two brothers drank another glass of wine, Zhu Gaosui sent Zhu Gaochi to the outside of the pavilion, waiting for the prince's guard of honor to leave, then looked up at the gloomy sky, saw the lead clouds thick, as if there was heavy rain, so he hurriedly returned to the pavilion and ordered his subordinates to prepare to leave.
Zheng Si'an, the chief historian appointed by the Yongle Emperor, hurriedly opened up.
The guard of honor for the driver of the car has already been prepared, and after a while, the group went to the riverside, just walked not far away, and suddenly there was a young man in brocade clothes on the side of the road, clasping his fists and saluting: "Please stop the car, His Royal Highness the King of Han came to see off His Royal Highness the King of Zhao" "Ah, is my second brother here?"
Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu have the same surname, they are the most compatible, he knew that the second brother was seriously ill, and thought that he would not come, but he didn't expect the second brother to arrive, in the end, he was the best brother, Zhu Gaosui was overjoyed, and immediately lifted the curtain and walked out.
On the grass path in the countryside, a soft sedan chair was being carried over quickly, Zhu Gaosui hurriedly picked up his robe to meet him, the sedan curtain was lifted, Zhu Gaoxu was sitting in the sedan chair sickly, his lower body was covered with a thin blanket, his face was gray, and it seemed that he was really sick.
Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but feel a little sour when he saw it, and hurriedly greeted him, complaining: "The second brother is so sick, why do you still come to send my brother?"
Zhu Gaoxu raised his body weakly and said: "You and I are feudal countries, one north and one south, one brother, today is a farewell, I don't know how to reunite, how can the second brother and the second brother not come to see you" "Second Brother" Hearing him say this, and then looking at his original fierce man, he became like this after a few days of not seeing him, Zhu Gaosui's tears fell immediately, and he called out with tears in his eyes: "Second brother" Although it is said that the emperor and the prince have been separated for a long time as adults, or they have their own advantages and disadvantages, so there are many intrigues and indifferent brotherhood, but at least for the current Zhu Gaosui, it is not so.
He was not originally a prince, but a prince, his brothers have played together since childhood, and they have a deep relationship, but now they have just come of age, and there is no conflict of interest, and the relationship is still there.
Seeing the third child crying, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but sigh, and hurriedly patted the seat next to him, and said to Zhu Gaosui: "Third brother, come in and sit" When the sedan chair arrived, it had landed and parked, Zhu Gaosui wiped his tears, and then bent down and walked into the sedan chair, Zhu Gaoxu raised his voice and said: "You guys go to rest, this king and his brother talk about family life" The palanquin guards bowed down and dispersed, Zhu Gaoxu took Zhu Gaosui's hand, and said: "In the past, when I was in Beiping, you and my brothers had the best feelings, playing together all day long, making trouble together, so many years have passed, you and I are adults, each crowned king, and the day after tomorrow, it is not easy to get together, you are short-tempered, there was a second brother looking at you in front of you, and you will become the lord of a country in the future, you must be careful in everything, and now it is not as good as before, you know?"
Saying this, Zhu Gaosui was even more uncomfortable, and hurriedly nodded: "The third brother understands that Yunnan is not a livable place because of its high mountains and dangerous roads, smoke and miasma, and although the second brother has always been physically strong, he must also pay attention to his body." ” Zhu Gaoxu said "hey" and said: "Third child, I don't want to go to Yunnan, I'm afraid I won't be able to go."
Zhu Gaosui was stunned and said, "The second brother doesn't want to be a vassal."
Zhu Gaoxu thought lightly, and asked rhetorically: "How can the third brother be the third brother if he is not a domain, we two brothers, there is no need to hide anything, you also know that the second brother was originally ambitious and aspired to the throne."
Zhu Gaosui nodded again and again, and Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Now it's like this, it's also the will of heaven, the second brother is already disheartened, this side of the vassal king and the emperor of the soil, I don't want to do it anymore, I really want to do it, from the town side, lead the army to govern the army, I'm afraid that our eldest brother is not at ease."
Zhu Gaosui hurriedly said: "Second brother" Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand to stop him, and sighed: "It's okay, the second brother can afford to lose, since the big brother is jealous, I won't go anywhere, just in the city of Nanjing, just under the nose of the eldest brother, I will be an idle prince, this life will be full of ups and downs, wealth and glory, so be it" Zhu Gaosui said uneasily: "Second brother" Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand again: "Third child, my surname you know, once you decide, Jiuniu will not return, you don't need to persuade you" After speaking, he looked at Zhu Gaosui again, and said with concern: "The position of the eldest brother and the prince has been established, and my father has gradually become dissatisfied with me, and even became vigilant, and sent me far away to Yunnan, which can be seen.
Fortunately, you didn't follow the mix, it's good that your father sent you to Yanjing, Daming and Liangjing, the prince is here, you are in the north, you can see your father's love" He stared at Zhu Gaosui, and suddenly said, "Brother Huang is not in good health, you know."
The second brother has been abolished in this life, if the eldest brother does not take a holiday, there is something, I think my father wants you to be the prince of the prince."
Zhu Gaosui's body was shocked, and he said in shock: "Second brother" Zhu Gaoxu sat up straight, and said solemnly: "Do you think it's ridiculous, otherwise everything my father did was for the sake of the society, in order to stabilize the country, if the prince went early, my father would follow the emperor's grandfather and set up a grandson, do you think it is possible, the second brother is confused, and he has relied on his father's favor again and again to cause trouble, and there will be a retribution today, but what does it mean that the father deliberately arranged you in Yanjing."
The world is so big, where can you not be crowned king in the north and south of the capital to seal a vassal king, and this Yanjing is still the land of the father and the emperor Longxing, the third, you think about it carefully, why does the father have such an arrangement for the Son of Heaven every move, it is not a secret heavenly opportunity, you say this is an accident, hehe, if you think so, it is a big mistake.
Go to Yanjing, you do it well, An Zhilai said, you are not the Ninety-Five Supreme" Zhu Gaosui was surprised, happy, flustered and confused when he heard it, he didn't dare to answer the second brother's words, and he wanted to ask clearly, that heart was like fifteen buckets of water, seven up and eight down.
Zhu Gaoxu sighed softly and said: "The second brother caught up with his illness and said such rebellious words to you, just because you are my good brother and my closest person in this world, I am not good to you, who else can I be good to you and say this, I just hope that you will not be arrogant, go to Yanjing, do things well, don't provoke right and wrong, don't be like the second brother, pampered and arrogant, and lose a great opportunity."
"Second Brother" Zhu Gaosui's heart seemed to have been pried open by someone, and he was holding Zhu Gaosui's hand, he didn't know what to say.
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Okay, our own brothers, don't talk about foreign words."
Seeing that the sky is overcast and it is about to rain, you should hurry up and get on the road, so as not to delay the trip.
The ancients said that noble people go out in a lot of wind and rain, so the second brother will take advantage of this heavy rain to send my third brother a smooth journey."
Zhu Gaosui was inexplicably grateful, opened his mouth, but in the end he just clenched Zhu Gaoxu's hands and shook them vigorously The smoke and rain are reckless, the turtle and snake lock the river, and the sail and boat shadow are all raining in confusion The rain under the eaves is like a bead curtain, and on the bluestone road in the courtyard, the water has also passed over the foot surface, and the speed of drainage is obviously not as good as the pouring of the sky.
Xia Xun stood under the eaves and looked at his daughters with a smile.
Si Yang and Si Xun were wearing coats and rain boots, jumping happily in the rain, under the care of their mother, they even dared to go down to the sea, of course they didn't care about such a little wind and rain.
Siyu held a beautiful small flower umbrella with the name of "Wanfuxiang" in Fuzhou, with the handle on his shoulder, standing under a flower tree, smiling and watching the two sisters running in the rain, pretending to be a little lady.
Although Siqi is small, she is bold, and she is usually no worse than the eldest sister and the second sister, but the rain is too big, she is wearing a small coat, and she plays in the rain for a while, but she is blinded by the rain and has to rub to the third sister to watch the excitement.
She was wearing rain gear, but she desperately squeezed under Siqi's umbrella, rubbing Siyu all over the water, she couldn't help but be coquettish, muttered a few words of reprimand, but still opened her arms and held her in her arms.
Thank you for not worrying, and said to Xia Xun: "Xianggong, the pool is flat with the ground, and if you accidentally run over, you will fall into the pool, so call them in."
Xia Xun said with a smile: "It's okay, the children take the lead in their surnames, the rare Chenguang, let them have a good time, and when they grow up, they think about it, this is a memory worth remembering." ” At this time, a few figures came in at the moon gate, the one in front of his head was holding an umbrella, the rain drifted in, wetting his robe, sticking to his body, it was his own steward who was stunned, and the few behind him were all dressed in robes, with a lofty spirit and vigorous pace, definitely not from his own house, Xia Xun couldn't help but be stunned.
To be continued: