In the Great Ming Imperial Palace.
The two brothers sat opposite each other without much restraint.
Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zheng De only had one younger brother, Zhu Houwei, and the two of them had never experienced the struggle for the throne.
Therefore, the relationship between the two brothers was not as tense as the relationship between the emperors and the vassal kings in the past dynasties.
"Royal brother, if you want to go out and play, royal brother won't stop you.”
"It's just that you've never left the capital before. You must be very careful when you're out and about.”
"It's a pity that Imperial Brother is busy with state affairs and can't travel the martial world with you.”
"How about this, you can't just bring a few eunuchs with you when you travel the martial world.”
"I appoint you as the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, commanding the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Guards.”
"These four guards 'governors are all grandmaster level experts. They should be able to ensure your smooth journey in the martial world.”
"In addition, I will ask the Grand Tutor to send someone to go with you. Zhuge Zhengwo has four famous arresters under him, which are very intimidating to the villains in Jianghu.”
Zhu Houzhao sincerely took care of his silly younger brother.
When he knew that his little brother was going to the outside world, he actually felt like an old father sending his son to the battlefield.
He was afraid that Zhu Houwei would be hurt, so he even directly removed the current Jinyiwei Commander, Lu Bing, and let his younger brother sit on the throne of Commander.
One must know that the Brocade Guards controlled the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty. Not only did they have the functions of investigating and collecting intelligence, but they also had the responsibility of the Emperor's honor guard and palace guards.
His power was unparalleled in the world. Of course, this was the original Embroidered Uniform Guards. The current Embroidered Uniform Guards had been squeezed by the Second East and West Factory until they could not pay their salaries. However, Zhu Houzhao did not know this. He sincerely gave his power to Zhu Houwei.
This trust was enough to move Zhu Houwei.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Budian requests an audience.”
At this moment, Cao Zhengchun's sharp voice came from the entrance of the hall.
There were only two people who could be called Divine Marquises in Great Ming. One was the Imperial Uncle Zhu Bujue, and the other was the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor Zhuge Zhengwo.
The former was a title, while the latter was a nickname left behind by their ancestors.
His Imperial Uncle Zhu ignored him and was known as the Iron Gutsy Divine Marquis. He built the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa to ensure the peace of the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether he was sincere or not, as juniors, Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Houwei had to be grateful.
Therefore, when Zhu Budian walked into Taihe Palace, Zheng De had already stood up to welcome him with a smile on his face.
Zhu Houwei still had a lazy appearance without any image, but his dissolute and pleasure-seeking personality had long spread throughout the capital, and no one cared if he was polite or not.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Prince Xiaoming wishes to leave the capital and visit his fief. I have brought the top secret agent of the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa, Shangguan Haitang, to protect Prince Xiaoming.”
Zhu Bujue was a hypocrite. At least in everyone's eyes, this person did not have too many flaws.
As soon as he entered the hall, he stated his purpose of coming, not hiding his well-informed side at all.
This made Zhu Houzhao's expression suddenly turn ugly.
The brothers had just started talking about leaving the capital when this Imperial Uncle received the news.
This was clearly telling him that the palace had become a sieve.
"It is truly Brother Wei's fortune for Imperial Uncle to have such intentions.”
Zhu Houzhao was unhappy, but he couldn't show it.
"Thank you, Imperial Uncle."
Zhu Houwei cupped his hands like a barbarian.
He had a good relationship with Zheng De, but he had no feelings for this Bruiser Deep Throat.
As a transmigrator, he knew that he was preparing to rebel.
This time, it looked like he had sent an expert to protect him, but in fact, he was here to demonstrate his strength to the brothers.
However, Zhu Houwei didn't turn hostile on the spot. Zhu Bujue hadn't rebelled yet. Instead, he spent a lot of effort to protect the Daming Empire so that he could lie down and enjoy himself.
Wouldn't it be a waste of a free opportunity to kill him now?
If Zhu Bujue really made a move, Zhu Houwei could guarantee that he would be the first to kill him.
As for now, Cao Zhengchun was fighting with him, so he had nothing to do.
"Imperial brother, this little brother also has a candidate to ask for from you.”
Since both of them were worried about their own safety, they would need two more guards. Zhu Houwei immediately suggested his own candidates.
Gu Santong was once known as the number one martial artist in Great Ming.
He was currently locked up in the Heaven Prison, but the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art he cultivated was unique.
"Gu Santong? You can…"
"No!"
Zhu Houwei agreed as soon as Zhu Houzhao was mentioned, but Zhu Bujue suddenly jumped up.
"Emperor, Prince Xiaoming, although Gu Santong's temperament is pure and he is known as an undefeatable brat, he is still a young man.”
"However, I once started a massacre in Jianghu just to verify my knowledge.”
"Prince Xiaoming is alone outside. How can he use such a dangerous person as a guard?”
"Prince Xiaoming, please reconsider."
Zhu Budian spoke with certainty and righteousness, looking as if he was indeed thinking for Zhu Houwei.
However, the two brothers knew that Gu Santong and Zhu Bujue had called each other brothers, burned yellow paper and chopped off chicken heads, and even shared a wife.
Zhu Houwei also knew that Zhu Bujue had framed his good brother and imprisoned him for more than ten years because he had been eyeing Gu Santong's Indestructible Diamond Divine Art.
"Imperial Uncle, you are too serious. Gu Santong is a martial artist, how would he dare to be disrespectful to a prince like me?”
"This king has long subdued him and learned his Indestructible Diamond Divine Art.”
"With this king's peerless talent, I can already turn my body into pure gold. I'm not far from the invincible realm.”
As he spoke, Zhu Houwei raised his little finger at Iron-guts Deity Marquis.
Zhu Houwei turned his little finger into a golden light under the confused, stunned, and disbelieving gazes of Zhu Budian and the others.
"Puff…"
When Cao Zhengchun, who was standing at the side, saw this scene, he immediately broke his cultivation. Even the determination he had developed over the years could not stop his smile.
She wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare to. She could only turn her head away because she felt so uncomfortable. Her pale face was changing shape.
"Ahaha, brother is indeed a genius.”
"Nephew, continue to work hard.”
Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Bujue were also speechless. They had thought that Zhu Houwei had really mastered some kind of divine skill, but they did not expect it to be like this.
"For Prince Xiaoming to be able to convince Gu Santong, he truly has the demeanor of a sage.”
"Our Great Ming has the deep brotherhood of His Majesty Prince Xiaoming, and the fate of the country will surely flourish day by day.”
Cao Zhengchun held back his laughter with great difficulty and teased Zhu Budian.
He was determined to do something that could make Zhu Buguan jealous. He also knew that Gu Santong was Zhu Buguan's death wish. The enemy of his enemy was naturally his friend.
Therefore, Cao Zhengchun took the opportunity to agree with Zhu Houwei and released Gu Santong.
As Zhu Houwei's brother, Emperor Zheng De had long known his lazy brother's life-cherishing personality. He naturally had the confidence to release Gu Santong.
Moreover, this Ironguts Deity Marquis needed to be restrained. Otherwise, Cao Zhengchun would probably die from Zhu Bujue's schemes.
Therefore, Zheng De made his own decision and ordered Gu Santong to be released, making him his younger brother's guard.
Zheng De was still the Emperor. Zhu Bujue could only pinch his nose and accept his orders.
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。