Chapter 122 Zhu Kai's Tragic Childhood

Zhu Kai said, "You can hand your son over to me later. I will take him to Yingtian Prefecture. If you don't beat him eight times a day, you will be disgraced by my reputation as the number one villain in Yingtian Prefecture."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Toghon Temur smiled happily. This was the happiest day of his life. "Okay, I'll let him follow you."

It's a commitment.

A man's promise.

From ancient times to the present, has there been any king who lost his country and had a good ending?
Zhu Kai saved his son's life with just one word. Toghon Temur felt that it was worth it to meet Zhu Kai.

Looking down at the empty bucket beside him, Zhu Kai laughed: "You are not as calm as you look. You sat there for the whole morning and didn't even catch a single fish."

Toghon Temur smiled but said nothing. Dibaonu, who was in his arms, poked his head out and retorted, "Nonsense, my father caught several fish, but he let them all go."

What’s the use of fishing it?

Can he have fish soup again?

Toghon Temur doted on Baonu and didn't want him to experience the separation of life and death at such a young age, so he patted him on the head and said, "Children should not interrupt when adults are talking."

The slave pouted but said nothing.

"I don't want to be an emperor. When I was little, I followed my grandfather. He liked fishing, but later he stopped because he was too busy and didn't have time."

Toghon Temur talked about his hobbies, "After I became the emperor, I realized what being busy meant. I didn't even have time to go fishing... I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the Yuan Dynasty. The court of the Yuan Dynasty is now controlled by various nobles. I just want to listen. The court of the Yuan Dynasty has nothing to do with me. Since I became the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, I don't want to do anything. I just fish here when I have nothing to do. Now the fish soup I cook is delicious."

Zhu Kai didn't expect that Toghon Temur was actually a food blogger, and he immediately became interested: "Fish and mutton are fresh, fish and mutton are fresh, fish and mutton are delicious when cooked together."

Hearing Zhu Kai's words, Toghon Temur seemed to have met a bosom friend, and slapped his thigh fiercely: "That's right, that's it."

A king whose country was about to be destroyed and the lawless second prince of the Ming Dynasty, the two of them sat together, with a little child, and they were talking about how to cook.

They chatted for too long, and Liu Yi and Feng Sheng appeared behind him, but Zhu Kai had no intention of standing up.

Feng Sheng and Liu Yi did not come closer either, but stood behind and waited with Jiang Lin, Mao Xiang and others.

Just when Zhu Kai and Toghon Temur were chatting happily, the fishhook moved. Dibaonu finally got the chance to prove himself to his father. He happily pointed to the place where the ripples appeared in front of him and said, "Fish! Fish! My father caught a fish!"

Zhu Kai was happy when he heard it.

Haha ...

This boy is interesting. He is so narrow-minded at such a young age.

Toghon Temur didn't think about catching the fish, but Zhu Kai was very interested: "Hurry up and catch the fish. You said that the fish soup you cooked is delicious. I want to try it and see how delicious it is."

"……it is good."

Toghon Temur was unwilling. Although he was the king of a fallen country, he was at least an emperor. How could he accept such an insult?
But thinking that his son still depended on Zhu Kai for his life, he finally chose to lower his head, caught the fish, and prepared to go back to cook fish soup.

The fish was not small, weighing about five or six pounds. Toghon Temur was not strong enough, and he struggled with the fish for a long time but failed to pull it up.

Zhu Kai couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he grabbed the fishing rod and used brute force to pull the fish up. When Toghon Temur saw this, he was a little surprised, but still said with great admiration: "You are more suitable for fishing than me."

"I don't fish. It's time-consuming and laborious."

Zhu Kai pointed to the lake in front and said, "If I want to eat fish, I will drain the water and then catch fish."

"..."

Toghon Temur didn't expect Zhu Kai to give him such an answer, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This Zhu Kai really deserves the title of the number one villain in Yingtian Prefecture.

After catching the fish, Dibaonu happily hugged the bucket and smiled brightly.

Zhu Kai and Toghon Temur were walking behind, chatting casually. Feng Sheng wanted to come over, but was stopped by Zhang Hao, who smiled and said to Feng Sheng, "Duke Song, Kai and Toghon Temur have something to say. You can go find Kai later."

Feng Sheng's face flashed with anger, and he glared at Zhang Hao: "I, I am his father-in-law, how dare you stop me?"

Zhang Hao just smiled but didn't give way to Feng Sheng. Feng Sheng had no choice but to turn away. Liu Yi, who was pretending to be a dog on the side, learned about Zhu Kai's strength from the side again and felt extremely relieved: he had finally joined a powerful and wise leader this time!
……

Toghon Temur went to cook, and Dibaonu couldn't find anyone else to play with, so he finally came to Zhu Kai. Zhu Kai took out a set of Gobang that he played with when he was a child, and the two of them started playing Gobang.

The earthkeeper also liked this novel toy very much. After briefly explaining the rules, he chatted with Zhu Kai: "Big guy, what's your name?"

"My name is Zhu Kai, and I am Han Chinese."

"Han people... they are pretty good. The nanny next to me at the time was also Han Chinese. Later, one time, I ran too fast and tripped. I haven't seen her since then."

The earth servant was quite sentimental. He looked up at Zhu Kai and said, "You are fine. My father hasn't laughed so happily in a long time. It seems... I haven't seen him for a long, long time."

"is it?"

Zhu Kai made a move, thought about it and made another move, and at the same time said to Di Baonu: "From now on, your father and you will be so happy often."

"Okay, thank you big guy."

Di Baonu looked down at the chessboard and found four white pieces connected together. He immediately took another piece and placed it on top. He clapped his hands happily and said to Zhu Kai with a smile, "I won."

"Did you win?"

Zhu Kai pretended to count the chess pieces and quietly moved them behind with his little finger: "There are only four pieces here."

"What? There are clearly five of them! One, two, three, four... Why are they here?"

Dibaonu couldn't figure it out in his little head, but when he looked at the chessboard again, he realized something was wrong: "Why do you have thirty-five black pieces, but I only have thirty-three?"

"is it?"

Zhu Kai looked at the densely packed black and white pieces on the chessboard and was stunned: "You can find out this?"

"You're cheating!"

The earthkeeper pointed at Zhu Kai and said, "You are an adult, how can you do such a shameless thing?"

Zhu Kai's face turned red with embarrassment after hearing what the dibaonu said. He was the one who got the chess pieces and taught the rules, but he was still the loser in the end. He couldn't win even if he cheated. No matter how thick-skinned Zhu Kai was, he found it difficult to withstand the accusations of the dibaonu.

"What do you mean by adults and children? What are you talking about, kid?"

Zhu Kai messed up the chessboard and said, "I don't want to play anymore. It's meaningless."

When I was on the ship, I was clearly the chess king of Go. How come when I came to the Ming Dynasty, I couldn't even beat a kid who was playing for the first time?
Seeing Zhu Kai destroy the chessboard, coupled with his impatient tone, the earth servant became a little dumbfounded, but also seemed very entangled: "Big guy, I was wrong just now... Can we play chess again?"

"..."

Zhu Kai looked down at Dibaonu, whose face was full of expectation. He had big eyes and very black pupils, just like obsidian. This child...it would be such a pity if he died like this.

"Tell me, is there usually no one playing with you?"

"Well, ever since Mammy left, they've said I was a disaster and they won't stay with me."

Di Baonu looked very aggrieved, with tears falling down his face. Or maybe it was because Zhu Kai was more trusted in his heart, so he showed his emotions in front of Zhu Kai.

Poor kid. Zhu Kai couldn't help but think of his own childhood and sighed, "In fact, our childhoods were exactly the same. My father often beat me. I had two younger brothers, and they were brothers, so they teamed up to bully me. In Yingtian Prefecture, there was also a group of dandy boys who were tyrannical and did all kinds of evil. They saw that I was easy to bully, so they kept trying to find trouble with me."

"what?"

The local security guard had never expected that Zhu Kai's 'life story' would be so miserable: "Does your father beat you? My father never beats me."

Zhu Kai blinked and said to Di Baonu: "You know, a childhood without being beaten by your father is incomplete. How many childhoods do we have? So we must make our childhood complete."

Is that right?

Di Baonu had little education, and he had never heard anyone say these words before, so he couldn't tell right from wrong.

He just felt that Zhu Kai in front of him was someone who shared the same suffering as him and should be trustworthy.

"Then, how can I get beaten by my father?"

At this point, Zhu Kai, who was the most experienced, was about to teach by example, but was interrupted by the dry cough of Toghon Temur beside him.

"Ahem, Baonu, it's time to eat."

Toghon Temur looked at Zhu Kai with resentment, "Your Highness, Baonu is still young, please don't bully him."

"how come."

Zhu Kai picked up Dibaonu and put him on his shoulders, and said to Toghon Temur very seriously: "We are good brothers who share the same suffering. How can you bully him?"

"Come on, brother, let's go eat."

"it is good."

After just one afternoon, Dibaonu and Zhu Kai became close brothers who could talk about anything.

At night, Toghon Temur took Dibaonu to bed, but he was still in his own tent. This was Zhu Kai's order.

Feng Sheng found Zhu Kai and asked him, "What are you going to do with Toghon Temur? He is the king of a fallen country..."

"Deal with him? Deal with him for what?"

Zhu Kai waved his hand, signaling Feng Sheng not to think about it: "You take him back to Yanjing, I'll go to the west."

"..."

When he heard that Zhu Kai was still going to wander around the grassland, his face immediately darkened.

This guy, hasn’t he had enough fun outside?

Feng Sheng also knew that he could not threaten Zhu Kai, but there were people who could, so he directly brought up Zhu Yuanzhang: "The emperor is here, in Yanjing."

"what?"

Zhu Kai did not expect Zhu Yuanzhang to come to the northern border, and asked Feng Sheng, "Why did my father come to Yanjing? Has he finished handling the government affairs of Yingtian Prefecture?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a workaholic, and was buried in memorials all day long. Now that he came to Yanjing, why was he so idle?

Feng Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly and explained to Zhu Kai, "It is said that he came to the northern border to patrol the border. I heard that it was the Queen Mother who asked His Majesty to come."

Zhu Yuanzhang came to the northern border after Feng Sheng handed the letter to Ma Xiuying.

Looking at Zhu Kai's expression, Feng Sheng felt very proud. Boy... let's see how long you can keep running wild here!

"My father is here, so let him fish in the sea."

Zhu Kai didn't plan to return to Yanjing just like that. "I'll stay here for two days."

Play in Bui'erhai for two days and let Zhu Yuanzhang come here to meet Zhu Kai...

Only Zhu Kai would dare to say such treasonous words, right?

Feng Sheng was a little unsure and confirmed it again: "Are you serious? Let your Majesty go to fish in the sea?"

"Yes."

Zhu Kai knew Zhu Yuanzhang very well. He thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would not be able to leave Yanjing forever. If he were allowed to come out now, he would probably be very happy.

……

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Feng Sheng's memorial, which said that Zhu Kai was unwilling to leave Buir Lake and asked him to go to Buir Lake. His words hinted that Zhu Kai's behavior was extremely treasonous, and Your Majesty should give Zhu Kai a severe beating.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so. He was very pleased when he saw the memorial.

Zhu Kai understands him. Isn't this a chance for him to go out and play?
Although there are no battles to fight, it’s nice to be able to go out for a walk.

Zhu Yuanzhang: Let’s see who can stop me this time!

This time, no one dared to stop Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to go out this time, and the reason he used was to go to Buir Lake to accept the surrender of the Mongol emperor.

Is there anything more inspiring than accepting the enemy's surrender in the enemy's capital?

Apart from Zhu Yuanzhang, who else was qualified to accept the surrender of the enemy emperor at Buyuer Lake?
No, it doesn't exist!

Only Zhu Yuanzhang has this qualification, no one else does.

The civil servants in Yanjing City wanted to delay Zhu Yuanzhang's pace under the pretext of arranging the ceremonial guard for him, but were directly rejected by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"In the military, what is needed is the courage and determination to move forward, not the ceremony and pomp! The border troops of the Ming Dynasty are our best pomp!"

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang left Yanjing and headed north.

When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at the Mongol royal court next to Buyuer Lake, order had been restored here, as if the war had never happened.

The reason for all this is because of Zhu Kai.

Zhu Kai became friends with Toghon Temur. When he had nothing to do, he would take Dibaonu to walk around among the Mongol captives, eat together, and joke and tell dirty jokes together.

To tell dirty jokes, all you need is a mouth, right?

After only three days, Dibaonu changed from a very obedient and shy child to a community bull. On the fourth day, Toghon Temur couldn't stand it anymore and grabbed Dibaonu and slapped him hard several times.

Who would have thought that Dibaonu didn't cry at all, and even after being beaten, there was still a gleam of happiness in his eyes.

After being beaten, Dibaonu immediately ran to find Zhu Kai: "Uncle Kai! Uncle Kai! My father beat me, he beat me! I have a complete childhood."

As he spoke, Dibaonu stretched out his hand and slapped the man's buttocks twice, which had just been spanked by Toghon Temur, to show that he was not lying and was really beaten.

After hearing what Di Baonu said, Feng Sheng didn't want to look at Zhu Kai anymore.

When I first met Dibaonu, he was such an obedient child, very delicate, very obedient and well-behaved, but now he is completely different.

"what is this?"

Zhu Kai looked down on the beaten security guard, "Does this count as a beating? Humph, back then I was beaten by my father so hard that I had to stay in bed for half a month!" (End of this chapter)