Chapter 152 I Have a Plan

Nothing happened all night.

Zhu Yuanzhang got up very early.

At this time, a fast horse came to play.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has arrived in the capital."

"Yeah." Zhu Yuanzhang just nodded.

Among all the princes, Zhu Yuanzhang was most worried about the second prince.

This guy... is simply a killer sent from the sky. Not only is he cruel and brutal, he also has a very bad temper and is very courageous.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang kept throwing it to Fengyang.

On the surface, it seemed that Prince Qin Zhu Chong had reformed his ways, but in fact, according to information obtained from the Yiluansi, this guy was still extremely absurd.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Call Deng Qianqiu."

When Deng Qianqiu arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he looked exhausted and asked, "Why didn't you sleep well last night?"

Deng Qianqiu said: "I am worried about your majesty's safety. After all, Qixia is not like the capital, so... I dare not go to sleep..."

In fact, Deng Qianqiu stayed up all night reading the storybook.

He did not sleep at all, but unlike Zhu Di, he brought people to guard outside Zhu Yuanzhang's bedroom all night.

Many times, attitude is very important, and ability comes second.

Sure enough, these words moved Zhu Yuanzhang: "It's really difficult for you."

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered the time when this guy patrolled the Xianliang Temple at night.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "The King of Qin has entered the capital. I specially summoned him from Fengyang. Even in Fengyang, his wild nature has not been tamed. After much thought, I plan to hand this boy over to you for education, just like I did with the others."

Deng Qianqiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely teach His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to become a talented person."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head after hearing this and said, "Don't underestimate this kid. He is not like Gan'er and Di'er. This kid is very stubborn and restless. I am afraid that I may not be able to teach him to behave himself even if I take care of him. Forget about whether he will become a talent. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, that's fine."

When Deng Qianqiu was in Fengyang, he had heard of the name of King Qin for a long time. This guy was indeed notorious.

In history, this guy can be said to be a beast, and the number of immoral things he did is really too numerous to count.

If we rank the four most evil princes of the Ming Dynasty, Qin Wang Zhu Chong would definitely be among them. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one.

Zhu Yuanzhang obviously knew his son very well.

Because of this, he was particularly worried. He couldn't bear to kill his own son, but he also knew that this son... he had done many things that could have earned him many deaths.

The princes born to Empress Ma now, except for the Crown Prince, are Prince Zhu Chong, followed by Prince of Jin Zhu Gang, Prince of Yan Zhu Di, and Zhu Su. These five people have different meanings to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Deng Qianqiu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your Majesty... I dare to guarantee that within a month, I will teach His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to change his ways."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not at ease when he saw Deng Qianqiu's confident look, so he said, "It seems that you don't know Zhu Chong well enough."

Deng Qianqiu shook his head and said, "When I was in Fengyang, I had indeed heard of the great name of the King of Qin for a long time, but I have my own way."

"Hmm?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Deng Qianqiu with interest: "Then I will give you a month. If you can really teach him to change his ways within a month, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

Deng Qianqiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, just wait and see."

Deng Qianqiu then said, "Your Majesty, this is not the capital after all. Your Majesty has been in the suburbs of Beijing for a long time, and I am a little worried. Let me escort Your Majesty back to Beijing."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "I would like to stay a few more days to see the local customs and people, but you are right, I still have a lot of things to do. Let's go back to Beijing."

Deng Qianqiu led people to escort Zhu Yuanzhang back to the palace.

But Deng Qianqiu began to grumble in his heart, as if what he had expected did not happen, and it seemed that he had been nervous for nothing.

But soon, he met His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, who had made Zhu Yuanzhang so worried.

When Prince Qin Zhu Chong heard that his father had summoned him back to the capital, he was overjoyed. However, when he arrived in the capital, he found out that his father had actually asked him to come back to study with Deng Qianqiu.

This made him furious.

Who the hell is Deng Qianqiu? How dare he teach a prince like him to read?
What's more, his other brothers were now hanging out with Deng Qianqiu all the time, which made him feel extremely humiliated.

Thinking about how much suffering he had endured in Fengyang, and how he was the only one among all his brothers who was looked down upon by his father, he felt a surge of nameless anger that he had nowhere to vent.

But it is hard to disobey my father's orders.

He still arrived at the Qianhu Suo with a proud attitude.

Like a proud rooster, he came in front of Deng Qianqiu.

"Second brother." Zhu Gang seemed to be oblivious to Zhu Chong's sour face and walked forward excitedly.

Qin Wang Zhu Chong only glanced at his brothers and said, "Hmm."

Zhu Di whispered in a sarcastic tone: "Second brother is going to cause trouble again."

Zhu Chong glared at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di immediately took a step back in fear.

It’s not that Zhu Di, who was as strong as a bull, could not beat his second brother, but that he had been bullied by his second brother since he was a child, and he had an instinctive fear of him in his heart.

Zhu Chong raised his head and asked, "Where is that Deng Qianqiu?"

"That's my mentor." Zhu Su corrected him sternly.

Zhu Chong said, "I have had many teachers since I was a child. They all get scared when they see me." Zhu Gang said with a smile, "When you meet your teacher later, you will know how powerful he is."

Zhu Chong looked fearless.

When Deng Qianqiu arrived in front of Zhu Chong, Zhu Chong ignored him and sneered, "Deng Qianqiu, why don't you show respect to me?"

Zhu Di was furious: "Second brother, you betrayed your teacher and destroyed your ancestors..."

Deng Qianqiu, on the other hand, had a calm expression and held down his hands, signaling everyone not to get angry.

He neither bowed nor asked Zhu Chong to become his disciple.

Instead, he clapped his hands and said, "Come here, bring the things over."

At this time, Niu Shisan and several captains came in. They carried a box and placed it at Deng Qianqiu's feet.

Deng Qianqiu raised his hand and opened the box.

Immediately, a full box of silver caught the eyes of those in the hall.

Zhu Chong was also startled, and looked at the box of silver greedily: "Deng Qianqiu, what do you mean by this?"

Deng Qianqiu smiled and said, "I want to make a bet with you. If you win, everything in this box will be yours."

"Ok?"

Zhu Chong was a cruel and eccentric person. People like him were most interested in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Now Deng Qianqiu wanted to set up a gambling game with him, and there was a real box of silver in front of him, which made Zhu Chong interested and greedy: "Bet, what to bet on?"

Deng Qianqiu said, "I have recently adopted some orphans. They are helpless, young, and illiterate. They are really pitiful. So I raised them in this Qianhusuo to study. However... I am very busy on weekdays, so I need to find someone to be their teacher and teach them how to read and behave. It is not easy to find such a person. Look, I have a copy of the Analects here. If Your Highness the King of Qin can teach them to read and write this book within a month and roughly understand the principles in this book, this box of silver will be yours."

Let him be a teacher?
Zhu Chong was a little confused.

Is Deng Qianqiu sick? Is he blind?

However, the more people like Zhu Chong are, the more conceited they are. In his opinion, there is nothing in this world that he cannot accomplish, so he said, "What if I lose?"

"If you lose, you lose." Deng Qianqiu said.

Zhu Chong narrowed his eyes, and a hint of cunning flashed across his eyes. This seemed to be a business that was sure to make money.

"Just teach them to read and write?"

"of course."

"There are a few bad boys."

"Not many, three."

"That's easy..." Zhu Chong excitedly went to take the book.

Deng Qianqiu retracted his hand holding the book and said, "Wait a minute."

Zhu Chong stared at him unhappily and asked, "Why, do you want to break your promise?"

Deng Qianqiu said: "Don't touch the hair of these three children. If you do, then... you will lose. You don't want everyone in the capital to know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin can't even teach a few children."

Zhu Chong felt that he was being looked down upon, and angrily said, "As you wish."

Deng Qianqiu then handed the book to him and told Niu Shisan, "Send it to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to teach without delay."

Niu Shisan said excitedly, "Okay."

The King of Qin, Zhu Chong, said, "Close this box of silver for me, seal it tightly, and do not open it without permission. Wait for me to come and collect it in a month."

Deng Qianqiu said briskly: "Come here, seal it up."

This time, Zhu Chong left without looking back.

Zhu Gang and the other two all looked indignant, especially Zhu Gang: "Master, you gambled with a man like my second brother and gave him money...Master, if you have money, why don't you give it to me...or him?"

Deng Qianqiu smiled and said, "What do you know? This is called giving before taking. Just wait and see. When the time comes, I will squeeze this silver out of your second brother ten times a hundred times."

Zhu Gang and the other two looked at each other, but none of them believed it.

Who among the brothers doesn’t know what kind of person their second elder brother is?

But Deng Qianqiu seemed full of confidence, as if he had everything under control.

……

Zhu Chong ran excitedly to meet the three orphans.

All three of them were very thin. Zhu Chong showed no sympathy at all. Instead, he looked at them with disdain, his nose almost pointed at them.

But right now, winning this bet is more important.

He wanted the box of silver.

Moreover, as a competitive person like him, what he wants most is to win.

At that time, in front of everyone, I will trample that kid Deng Qianqiu under my feet.

"From today on, you must study hard with me. The Analects is the easiest to learn. If you can't learn it well, I will break your dog legs and cut off your tongues."

The three children were so frightened that they were trembling. They were only seven or eight years old. One of them even started sobbing with fear.

"Don't cry." Zhu Chong roared irritably.

"I told you not to cry." Zhu Chong shouted even more angrily.

(End of this chapter)