Father can be an enemy to the country

In the tenth year of Hongwu, on the ninth day of November, on the way to the Western Expedition, Deng Yu died of illness in Shouchun County, less than three hundred miles away from Nanjing.

The bad news reached the capital, and Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears when he heard the news. He ordered to stay out of court for three days and mourn the whole city. He also went to the Yangtze River to personally greet Deng Yu's coffin and pay homage to him. He announced that Deng Yu would be posthumously named King of Ninghe, with the posthumous title of Wu Shun, and his portrait would be hung in the Ancestral Temple for sacrifice.

Zhu Yuanzhang also personally selected the cemetery and buried Deng Yu in Yuhuatai, Nanjing. Six pairs of stone men and horses were placed in front of the tomb. The mountains were covered with pines and cypresses, and cutting firewood and hunting were prohibited. He also ordered people to write down Deng Yu's achievements in the "Records of Heroes of Hongwu", which can be described as extremely sad and glorious.

A few days later, in the palace of Prince Ninghe, the filial sons and grandsons kept their mourning in the mourning hall.

"His Royal Highness King Jia Hai, King of Chu, has come to offer sacrifices." With a call, Zhu Zhen came in wearing plain clothes with a serious face, offering incense and kowtow to King Ninghe.

After the filial son and grandson returned the gift, Deng Zhen stood up to see him off, but Zhu Zhen waved his hand, pointed at Deng Duo and said, "He can just send it to me as a gift."

Deng Duo stood up and sent His Highness out of the mourning hall. Zhu Zhen saw that he had lost weight after not seeing him for a few days. It seems that the ancients' saying, "Mourning destroys the bones and establishes them" is absolutely true.

Zhu Zhen didn't say anything to comfort him, but he didn't leave either. Instead, he took Deng Duo to the backyard.

Deng Duo saw his giant panda lazily eating bamboo in its old nest.

"Is this?" Deng Duo looked puzzled. Did he know that His Highness had true love for pandas, and there was no such thing as liking the new and hating the old.

"I'm not good at comforting people, so let him stay with you for a few days." Zhu Zhen reluctantly glanced at his heart. After saying that, he turned around and walked away. I'm afraid that if I stay a little longer, I will change my mind again.

Deng Duo suddenly thought of his father's evaluation of His Highness, and tears could not stop flowing down his eyes again. He hugged the giant panda and cried silently.

It is really difficult for a child who is a concubine to lose his father...

~~

After leaving Deng Duo's house, Zhu Zhen rode an ox to the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

The second brother has been too busy these days after he came back, and the two brothers haven't had a good meeting yet.

Seeing His Highness arriving, the guards of the palace welcomed him in without warning.

The palace was also solemn, and all the festive colors were temporarily put away or covered. Prince Qin and his wife also set up an altar in the side hall to pay homage to King Ninghe in person.

Princess Qin, the righteous daughter of Deng Yu, even served him as a filial piety... In fact, this was not in line with etiquette, but it was in line with human feelings. Although the two men did not have much contact, King Ninghe gave the helpless Deng Min great support, allowing her to finally have roots in the Ming Dynasty and no longer be a kidnapped foreign woman.

Therefore, Deng Min respected this adoptive father very much and was heartbroken over his death.

The second child was also dressed in plain clothes and was quietly burning paper. After Zhu Zhen came in, the couple stopped grieving and got up to talk to him.

"Second sister-in-law, my condolences." Lao Liu felt helpless. He didn't expect that he would still have to comfort people when he came to the second brother's house. After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "We are all your relatives."

"Yes, the second sister-in-law also regards the sixth uncle as her biological brother." Deng Min forced a smile.

"If you go to Xi'an next year, don't bully your second sister-in-law." Zhu Zhen said to his second brother again.

"No, it won't happen." The second child waved his hand and said, "I, it's not too late for me to hurt her."

Deng Min lowered his head in shame, and a touch of blood appeared on his pale face.

Seeing the second sister-in-law's state, Lao Liu couldn't stay long, so he sat for a while and then left.

When the second brother walked him to the door, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Look, look at my memory. I even brought you a gift."

After saying that, he asked the eunuch to get the gift, but it turned out to be two chubby little foxes with square faces, short legs, and very fluffy fur.

Normally, foxes are known for their charm and agility, but these two were dull-witted and had paralyzed faces full of mockery. They were simply outliers among foxes. On the contrary, he looks exactly like his second brother in appearance and spirit.

"Director Fox?" Zhu Zhen couldn't help cheering and asked his second brother happily: "Isn't this a hidden fox? Where did you get it?"

"Dang, of course it was the second brother who caught the fox from the Kunlun Mountains with his own hands." The second brother said in a very disgusting manner: "Dang, at that time, others were out of breath, but I, the second brother, ran all over the mountain to catch the fox. Li, it's awesome. ?”

"Awesome!" Lao Liu nodded like a fool. He heard that the bigger the person, the higher the oxygen consumption and the greater the reaction on the plateau. It’s amazing how a super big guy like Er Ge can achieve low oxygen consumption? Could it be that the structure of the organs is different from ordinary people? "Why did the second brother think of catching this thing?"

"I know, I know that you like to keep pets." The second brother said dotingly: "Here, in Kunlun Mountain, I saw this kind of fox, fox, I, I thought you must like it."

"I like it, I like it, of course I like it." Lao Liu hugged the second brother in emotion and said, "The second brother is so attentive. He even caught a pair so that they could give birth to cubs."

"No, we can't have any cubs." The second brother said coyly after hearing this: "First, that was the plan at the beginning. After returning to Hezhou, the veterinarian looked at them and said they were both males. I caught them wrong."

"Then it's good to be a companion." Lao Liu said with a smile: "Like me, my pets all focus on being single."

"Wait, I'll catch you again, a few females." The second brother promised.

"Yeah." Lao Liu nodded happily and asked, "Does this Tibetan fox recognize it? Should I take it back directly or should we get familiar with it for a while?"

"No, I don't accept life. Here, give me a piece of meat and follow me. You are very stupid." The second brother said.

"Okay..." Zhu Zhen looked sympathetically at the wise squinting eyes of the two Tibetan foxes. How stupid can the second brother be to evaluate stupid animals?

~~

Sure enough, as the second brother said, with a piece of meat in his hand, His Highness the King of Chu attracted the two Tibetan foxes to follow behind them expressionlessly, without even being tied up.

The common people in Nanjing City stopped to watch and talked about His Highness King Chu's new pet.

"Hey, this isn't big enough to ride on."

"You are so stupid to look like this. Is this a country dog?"

"Don't tell me, he has big cheeks, a square face, and a pair of squinty eyes. He looks funny."

Lao Liu laughed it off. Everything about the king was inevitably judged.

When entering the palace, the defenders at Donghua Gate were relieved to see His Highness's new pet. At least he wouldn't be riding it in and out of the palace.

~~

Back at Dongwusuo, Zhu Zhen asked people to clear out the room next door to the Great Sage Pingtian and give it to the two Tibetan foxes. Then according to the usual practice, name them two...

"Just call me Director Hu." He pointed to the one on the left.

"Just call me Brother Xiaoliang." He pointed to the one on the right again.

"Quickly mark Director Hu and Brother Xiaoliang." Wang Ma quickly ordered Xiao Huozhe: "These two look so similar, otherwise they will get confused later."

"It's not necessary." His Highness waved his hand and said wisely: "Brother Xiaoliang is Director Hu, and Director Fox is Brother Xiaoliang. There is no need to distinguish so clearly."

"Understood." Wang Ma responded and looked at His Highness with some worry. She felt that the contagious power of these two Tibetan foxes was too strong. Just now, His Highness's expression showed signs of being assimilated by them...