amaotonovel Chapter 1069 This time, it seems like I've really hit a nerve with some people.
Chapter 1069 This time, it seems like I've really hit a nerve with some people.
Despite Yang Shaofeng's repeated assurances of good news, Zhu Biao turned away with little interest.
Zhu Biao didn't even get up to greet Yang Shaofeng. It was Chang Mou Nu who couldn't stand it and ordered a maid to brew a pot of jasmine tea.
Yang Shaofeng wasn't surprised, he just chuckled twice and said, "This time there's really good news."
Zhu Biao finally couldn't hold back any longer. He turned to look at Yang Shaofeng and said sarcastically, "What great news is it? Can it outweigh the beating I got?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled dryly twice more, but Zhu Biao grew angrier the more he spoke.
"The map was drawn by you, brother-in-law, for my younger brother!"
"The idea of arranging for the second and third sons to go to sea and settle down in their fiefdoms was also proposed by you, brother-in-law!"
"Well, look what happened! You ran away so fast, while my little brother got a beating from my mother and still can't get out of bed!"
“Seriously, when it comes to screwing over his brother-in-law,” Zhu Biao said through gritted teeth, “no one throughout history can compare to my brother-in-law!”
Yang Shaofeng gradually couldn't hold back any longer.
"I suggested that the Second Prince and the Third Prince go to sea to take up their fiefdoms."
"But I never said they should go to sea, establish a country, and become emperors, did I?"
"I never said anything like asking my father-in-law to take more concubines and have more princes, did I?"
"Your Highness has caused a great disaster, yet you insist on blaming it on me. Does that mean I can also say that when it comes to tricking one's brother-in-law, no one throughout history can compare to Your Highness?"
Seeing Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao shifting blame to each other, Chang Mou Nu couldn't help but pat her forehead and say, "Brother-in-law, I'll go talk to Sister Jin'er first. You can chat with His Highness slowly. You can stay in the palace for dinner later."
After Yang Shaofeng agreed, Chang glared at Zhu Biao again and snorted coldly, saying, "I'll have dinner at Sister Jin'er's place later."
It's unbearable to watch.
The husband of the Crown Prince doesn't act like a brother-in-law, and the brother-in-law of the Duke of Ying, who is also the Imperial Son-in-Law, doesn't act like a brother-in-law either.
No wonder my mother-in-law said that men never grow up and can always act like children and be stubborn.
Ms. Chang left the East Palace with her maidservant. Yang Shaofeng then looked at Zhu Biao and said, "I heard from my father-in-law that Your Highness plans to send the Second Prince and the Third Prince to establish a kingdom at sea?"
Zhu Biao grunted twice and said, "I changed my mind a long time ago."
Yang Shaofeng immediately became wary.
The black sesame glutinous rice ball is saying, "I changed my mind a long time ago."
How early?
Does Old Deng know?
It would be better if Old Deng didn't know.
If Old Deng knew, what was he planning with all that nonsense he just told me?
He wanted me to think of a way to make amends for Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San.
So isn't that just treating me like a donkey?
As Yang Shaofeng pondered this in his mind, Zhu Biao hummed twice more and said, "By the way, my brother-in-law just said he has good news. I wonder what it is?"
Yang Shaofeng came to his senses and said, "Before entering the palace, I met with the envoys of the dwarf and the barbarian vassals."
"These vassal envoys have promised me that by February of next year they will gather tens of thousands of brave, obedient, and capable warriors for the Ming Dynasty."
"Once the Dengzhou Fleet is dismantled, these samurai can follow the South China Sea Fleet to Xinming Island in Rinan County and act as cleaners to clean up Xinming Island first."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, but then he said with little interest, "Even if there were tens of thousands more warriors, it wouldn't be as good as the beating I got!"
“Brother-in-law, you don’t know, my mother really went all out this time. She swung that whip around,” Zhu Biao shifted his body slightly, trying to make himself more comfortable, and then continued to complain, “And my father too.”
"It's one thing that he didn't stop my mother from beating me."
"The key point is that he even handed my mother a whip, you know that?"
"I've lived for over twenty years, and this is the first time I've been beaten so badly!"
Yang Shaofeng looked at Zhu Biao suspiciously and asked, "Is it really that bad?"
Zhu Biao turned his head to look outside the hall and said in a low voice, "No, but we have to pretend for a few more days. After all, my mother is really angry this time. Erhu came to the East Palace to arrest people himself."
"Brother-in-law, you have no idea what that scene was like."
"The young lady had just left the palace when Erhu barged in."
"If it weren't for my quick thinking and putting on a tiger skin beforehand, I'm afraid I would have had to peel off a layer of skin to get through this."
Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but glance at Zhu Biao.
This black sesame dumpling doesn't seem to be any better than the landlord's foolish son—if it weren't for your mother's pity for you, would you have had the chance to put a tiger skin on yourself beforehand?
While inwardly grumbling, Yang Shaofeng looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "Your Highness just said that the Lord changed his mind a long time ago. I wonder what Your Highness's plans are now?"
Zhu Biao rolled out of bed with a gurgle, and while putting on his shoes, he said, "Since we can't let the second and third sons directly become emperors, we should find a way to treat them better."
"This is what I'm thinking: from now on, the degree of hereditary title will be determined based on the distance from the Ming Dynasty."
Those who lived closer to the Ming Dynasty were demoted one generation apart.
"Those who live far from the Ming Dynasty will be demoted one rank every two generations."
"If a vassal king is enfeoffed in some godforsaken corner, he will be demoted one rank every three generations."
"Of course, we also need to take into account the closeness or distance of the relationship."
“Like the eleventh and thirteenth princes, they can’t be like the sixth and twelfth princes.”
"Don't think that I can't treat everyone equally, after all, I'm..."
Yang Shaofeng smiled and said directly, "Your Highness has your own difficulties."
"Moreover, even the five fingers are of different lengths, so how can people's hearts not be close or distant?"
"I have also failed to treat the people of Ningyang and Dengzhou equally."
"How could one possibly stand on dry land and criticize His Highness?"
Zhu Biao hummed in agreement, walked to the round table and sat down. He then looked at Yang Shaofeng and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. I'll think about it carefully later and see if there's a safer way. As for the Xinghua case, I wonder if there's been any new developments from the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"
Upon hearing Zhu Biao mention the Xinghua case, Yang Shaofeng's expression gradually became serious.
Yang Shaofeng also walked to the round table and sat down. He reached out and picked up the teapot to pour tea for Zhu Biao and himself. While pouring the tea, he slowly said, "There's nothing new happening in Xinghua."
"However, in Fujian and the Jiangnan region, there are more and more gentry who want to 'purge the court of corrupt officials'."
"Many local gentry who were preparing to go to sea were also intercepted at sea."
"In addition, the White Lotus Sect, the Ao Sect, and the like have also begun to emerge."
Yang Shaofeng's expression gradually became serious. "This time, it seems we've really hit a nerve with some people."