Chapter 31: The Youngest Great General

Zhu Yuanzhang's words immediately gave Zhu Di a shock, and he hurriedly said, "No."

Afterwards, he looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who continued to pick up food as if nothing had happened, and clenched his fists.

This brat is truly capable of causing trouble for me!

After a long while, under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Gaoxu finally finished eating.

Looking at Zhu Di, whose face was so livid it was almost reflective, Zhu Gaoxu wiped his mouth with his small hand and asked, "Father, are you feeling unwell?"

"Cough, cough..."

Zhu Yuanzhang and the others heard this and were all choked into coughing.

Zhu Di suppressed the anger in his heart even more, and with a forced smile, said, "I am fine. It is you who should eat more today; the food at home is not as good as the food in the palace."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he paused, then leaned into Zhu Gaoxu's ear and whispered, "Cherish this meal well; you'll get what's coming to you when we get home."

"..."

Just like that, thanks to Zhu Gaoxu, the family finished this lunch in a "bizarre" atmosphere.

While the palace maids and eunuchs were clearing the bowls and chopsticks, Zhu Di did not dare to stay for even one more second.

"Imperial Father, your son suddenly feels unwell, so I will take Xu'er back first."

After speaking, he covered Zhu Gaoxu's mouth and walked out.

Zhu Gaoxu was immediately unhappy when he heard his old man wanted to leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't bestowed the title of Great General upon him yet.

Otherwise, why would he keep lingering here without leaving?

Damn it, this young master didn't come here just to eat.

Wouldn't it be better if he were outside, eating a buffet barbecue served by over a hundred people?

Removing the hand covering his mouth, Zhu Gaoxu opened his mouth to speak.

"My Great General title hasn't... mmm... mmm..."

Before he could finish, Zhu Di's large hand reached up again.

Through today's interactions, Zhu Di was truly afraid of his son's mouth.

He still hadn't forgotten about that Great General title.

Your grandfather has vast wealth and property; he can bestow a Prince title on you with a single word, so could he really be stingy with a Great General title?

With a livid face, Zhu Di smiled awkwardly at Zhu Yuanzhang, then pulled Zhu Gaoxu and continued walking out.

"Wait!"

Before Zhu Di could even leave the door, Zhu Yuanzhang called out to stop him.

"Fourth, you go back first. Leave this little monkey behind for Us; We still have many things We want to chat about with the little monkey."

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to keep Zhu Gaoxu to bestow any Great General title upon him.

He hadn't forgotten that his precious grandson still had many strategies for governing the country that he hadn't mentioned yet.

Now that there was an opportunity, how could Zhu Yuanzhang let this great treasure leave so easily?

Of course, Zhu Di did not know Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts and thought that his debt-ridden son had angered Zhu Yuanzhang.

But on the surface, Zhu Di did not dare to refute.

He could only look at Ma Huanghou on the side with a pleading gaze.

But this time, Ma Huanghou did not speak up for him; she only shook her head slightly to signal Zhu Di not to say anything more.

There was no other way; Zhu Di could only nod helplessly, then walked out of Kunming Palace, looking back every three steps.

After Zhu Di left, Zhu Yuanzhang chatted with Ma Huanghou for a few more sentences, then impatiently took Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Zhu Gaoxu toward the Study.

In the room, Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the main seat, and Zhu Biao and Zhu Gaoxu were granted seats at the lower end.

Zhu Biao still did not know about Zhu Gaoxu's suggestions from the morning and was still wondering why his father had called them here, and why he looked so impatient.

Regarding this, Zhu Gaoxu didn't care; it didn't matter what Lao Zhu wanted, as long as he bestowed the Great General title upon him.

Zhu Yuanzhang, sitting at the head, looked at the big and small ones sitting below, smiled, and said, "I called you here today for no other reason than to chat about family matters."

Zhu Biao was a bit confused when he heard this.

Wouldn't it be more appropriate to chat about family matters in Ma Huanghou's Kunming Palace?

Why come to this Study?

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about that; it was just an excuse anyway, and whether it was reasonable didn't matter at all.

After all, he couldn't lower his head and ask a four-year-old child about state governance policies, could he?

Coughing twice, Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Zhu Biao and instead said to Zhu Gaoxu first, "Little monkey, you are back now, and you don't like the teachers I found for you. I see you performed well today; look at all the civil and military officials, whoever you think is suitable, I will personally issue an imperial decree for them to teach you. After all, you are still young, and what you should learn, you must learn."

Zhu Gaoxu scratched his head; he had no mind to care about teachers or studying right now.

Right now, he was single-mindedly hoping that Lao Zhu would hurry up and bestow a Great General title upon him to hold.

He was determined to be the youngest Great General in China.

Although he couldn't be a Nezha or a Bai Qi, he was determined to have the title of the youngest Great General!

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu said, "Imperial Grandfather, I am not the material for reading books. Look at my idol, the ever-victorious Great General Zhao Zilong. This ever-victorious Great General... this Great General is amazing; he never lost a battle, so he is called the ever-victorious Great General. This ever-victorious Great General is really amazing, not an ordinary Great General..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark as he listened to Zhu Gaoxu's nonsense, which sounded like a tongue twister.

So this brat still hadn't forgotten about that Great General matter.

Even Zhu Biao on the side felt speechless.

He really couldn't understand this nephew; he didn't want such a great favor, but instead wanted to be some damn Great General.

You are only four years old; is this Great General title that important?

Getting your Imperial Grandfather's appreciation is just a matter of a single word, isn't it?