Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 126 The Conspiracy of King Zhao
The sun rose higher and higher, and the time came to three o'clock.

Zong Wangfang, Zhao Wang's residence, back garden.

In the pavilion, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui and Ning Wang Zhu Quan were playing Go.

Zhu Gaosui dropped a white piece and said, "The eunuch Zheng He went into the sea, but the prince Zhu Gaoxu led Xia Yuanji and others to take the lead."

Ning Wang Zhu Quan then dropped a sunspot and said, "His Royal Highness, King Zhao, has been thinking carefully, but what's the result? Think about it, what did you lose in the end?"

Zhu Gaosui sighed: "I really don't know what my father is thinking."

"Actually, there is nothing that cannot be guessed. The prince's party fully supported your father in the voyage to the West. Your father asked them to prepare for the voyage. This move was intended to make it clear to the world and to admonish the courtiers. Anyone who takes the lead in supporting the voyage will He will definitely be entrusted with important responsibilities.”

Ning Wang Zhu Quan dragged his chin with his left hand and held his son in his right hand, and analyzed: "And a caterer like His Highness King Zhao will inevitably be regarded by your father as a follower who is climbing up the ladder and abandoned. This is your father. temper."

Zhu Gaosui didn't expect that his Uncle Ning would know his father so well, and his eyes widened in surprise.

Then, he took a deep breath and said helplessly: "It's really not as good as God!"

"As long as you seize the opportunity, you can still turn the situation around."

Ning Wang Zhu Quan dropped a sunspot again and said in a pretentious manner.

"Uncle Seventeen said it lightly. Why don't my nephew think so? The key is that there is no chance!"

Zhu Gaosui felt that what Prince Ning said was a bit whimsical.

Ning Wang Zhu Quan said: "First find a job and gain a foothold in the capital."

"What do you think Uncle Seventeen said?"

Zhu Gaosui felt that there was something in King Ning's words and couldn't help but ask.

Ning Wang Zhu Quan replied: "You can only have a place in the court if you stand by your father's side first."

"My nephew has also thought about this, but where is my place?"

Zhu Gaosui found that six of his white chess pieces had been eaten by King Ning at once, and he couldn't help but sigh again.

Prince Ning smiled and said, "Didn't the imperial court set up a shipping department?"

"What? Shibo Division?"

Zhu Gaosui said in surprise: "Seventeenth Uncle, are you sure you don't mean to make fun of my nephew? Although that thing is just a fifth-grade yamen, it is my father's pet peeve!"

Ning Wang Zhu Quan hurriedly answered in a low voice: "Just because this thing is your father's heart, it is an independent yamen that is not subject to the control of any courtiers. Your Highness, King Zhao, don't be too small. No more flies. Small, it’s also meat!”

Zhu Gaosui asked in confusion: "Uncle Seventeen, do you think it's worthwhile for my nephew to be promoted to the post of Chief Shipping Officer?"

"There's a lot to do!"

Ning Wang Zhu Quan said categorically: "This dynasty follows the system of the previous dynasty. The Shipping Department manages the tribute and trade affairs of overseas countries. Although it is a small yamen, it has the power to control trade taxation."

When he said this, he pointed to the situation on the chessboard and said: "Look, this game of chess, until the end, there is really no winner or loser!"

"Unknown to Uncle Seventeen, my nephew once did something that made my father very angry. The last time I was banned was because my father punished me. Although Shibosi is a small fifth-grade yamen, my father is very angry. They may not be willing to let me take charge.”

Zhu Gaosui said with a bitter face: "After all, the prince has long recommended his people to serve as officials of the Shipping Department."

"This matter is not difficult to handle. Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Ningbo each have a shipping department. Although your father trusts the prince very much, you are also the biological son raised by your father and your mother, right?" Ning Wang Zhu Quan answered. road.

Zhu Gaosui suddenly understood, then smiled happily and said: "My mother loves me the most."

During the Hongwu period, the eldest son Zhu Gaochi and the second son Zhu Gaoxu of King Zhu Di of Yan were studying in the main hall of the imperial palace. The third son Zhu Gaosui was taken care of by Princess Xu in Peking because of his young age.

As the saying goes, "The younger son and the older grandson are the lifeblood of the old man." At that time, King Yan Zhu Di and Princess Xu really loved Zhu Gaosui.

However, after Zhu Gaosui's conspiracy against Zhu Gaoxu was learned by Zhu Di, his status in Zhu Di's heart plummeted, but now Empress Xu does not know the secret.

Although Zhu Gaosui was banned by Zhu Di some time ago, he was not sure whether Zhu Di knew about his conspiracy against Zhu Gaoxu.

However, these days when he was in the court, he could vaguely feel that the care and concern in Zhu Di's eyes when he looked at him had not diminished, but there was a hint of indifference.

Fortunately, Queen Xu always loved him very much, so he decided to go to the palace to see Queen Xu.

Kunning Palace.

In the gardens within the palace walls.

Queen Xu was walking in the garden with two young women.

They talked while admiring the various chrysanthemums and sweet-scented osmanthus blooming in autumn in the yard.

"Miaoqing, since you came to the capital, how many times have you visited me?"

Queen Xu turned sideways slightly and glanced at Xu Miaoqing, the concubine of the acting king Zhu Gui who was walking to her right and wearing a light blue brocade robe.

Then, she turned to the left, glanced at the young woman wearing a pink brocade robe, and joked: "I know you two always get together, do you think I'm not good to you? You know I don't Only when you feel comfortable will you be willing to come and see me."

"Sister Queen, the mother of the world, how dare I, my second sister, beg for mercy so easily?" Xu Miaoqing bowed.

Empress Xu deliberately said displeased: "You are outspoken when you say this."

"I know why Sister Queen said that."

Xu Miaojin, who was on the other side, answered: "In this deep palace courtyard, there is a lot of ostentation and many people in the palace, but the queen sister still hopes to have her own family by her side so that she can say thoughtful words when she has nothing to do."

Empress Xu said: "Third sister, you know everything and understand everything. Then why don't you come to the palace more often and keep your sister company?"

"I am not so lucky. The palace compound is not for people like me to enter and exit."

Xu Miaojin said with a smile: "For me, it's better to treat me as a commoner. If you want to see your second sister, you don't have to ask for leave from the queen sister. We have been apart for a long time, and the queen sister will still remember me."

"Look at your mouth, it can really make people confused." Queen Xu said.

While talking, the three of them walked into a pavilion and took their seats.

Xu Miaojin asked the maid beside her to take out the pulse pillow from the medicine box on her back, put it on the stone table in the pavilion, and said: "Sister Queen, let me take your pulse?"

Queen Xu stretched out her hand, placed it on the pulse pillow, and said, "Okay, let me see how you have learned your medical skills during this time."

Xu Miaojin took Queen Xu's pulse carefully.

After a while, when Xu Miaojin finished checking her pulse, Queen Xu withdrew her hand and said, "I suffered from an illness in the twelfth lunar month of last year, and my body has become weak since then."

"Three months ago, the prince found a prescription for 'treating winter diseases in summer' from the Imperial Hospital and made it into a medical pack and plaster. After soaking my feet and applying plaster for recuperation during this period, I feel much better."

"Maybe it's because the weather has turned cooler in recent days, but my old habit of coughing has returned." At this moment, a maid brought three cups of hot tea.

"Gao Xu just came to see me and brought this tea."

Empress Xu introduced to her two sisters: "Gao Xu said that this tea is a health tea that he mixed with Dai Yuan of the Taiyuan Hospital. It is most suitable for women like us to drink in autumn. It can nourish yin and moisturize the lungs. The role of beauty and beauty.”

Xu Miaojin said in surprise: "The Dai Yuanshi that the queen sister mentioned is Mr. Danxi's true disciple Dai Sigong?"

"It is this man."

Queen Xu nodded.

Xu Miaojin quickly picked up a cup of hot tea, blew it, then took a sip of tea and said, "This tea tastes slightly sweet. After drinking it, a trace of peony and jasmine fragrance will remain in your mouth. It is indeed not an ordinary tea. "

"Because of my old problem, Gao Xu has often gone to Taiyuan Hospital in the past few months."

Empress Xu suddenly said with a hint of resentment: "Gao Xu Renxiao, he misses me all day long. Unlike the eldest and third eldest son, he has only visited me once a month in recent months."

After a pause, she glanced at Xu Miaojin and Xu Miaoqing, and said: "Gao Xu sent a lot of scented tea. He should know that I often have relatives and friends visiting here, so don't refuse, and bring some with you before leaving. go back."

"Thank you, Sister Queen!" Xu Miaoqing said respectfully.

"Spring is injured by wind, summer is injured by heat, autumn is injured by dampness, and winter is injured by cold."

Xu Miaojin said with a serious expression: "After all, the yin energy in this palace is too strong. Emperor Taizu alone killed tens of thousands of people in one period. Can my sister not get sick if she lives in such a deep palace?"

After hearing what Xu Miaojin said, Queen Xu glared at the other party fiercely and said: "Look, look, here it comes again. If Gao Xu knows what you said, he will definitely quarrel with you again. "

Xu Miaojin curled her lips helplessly and said: "The prince suggested that the queen's sister should bask in the sun more, hoping to use the sun's yang energy to remove the cold and cold air from her body."

Seeing this, Xu Miaoqing hurriedly said: "Maybe the queen sister is not accustomed to the climate in the capital?"

"Alas!" Queen Xu sighed and said, "If the capital is compared with Peking, I still prefer Peking."

Xu Miaoqing said: "I think the queen sister regards Peking Yan Prince's Mansion as her hometown."

"But I can't leave the capital." Empress Xu said, "Wherever Your Majesty is, I must be there."

"Since becoming a queen has to be like going to prison and living in this deep palace compound, I don't think it's appropriate for me to be a queen!" Xu Miaojin couldn't help but say.

Empress Xu was not angry. Instead, she looked into Xu Miaojin's eyes and said bluntly: "Sister, I must not only be a queen, but also be a good one. Miaojin, you are dressed in commoner clothes and can help the world and save the people. Then sister, you must be a good queen, and the same is true." Can the world be settled?"

"Is this the reason that persuades you to live in this deep palace compound?" Xu Miaojin said distressedly.

Queen Xu explained: "Miaojin, you have to know that the higher the position, the thicker the cold, the greater the power, and the heavier the responsibility. Some things must be done as a last resort!"

At this moment, a palace maid came to report: "Queen Qi, Your Highness King Zhao is asking to see you outside the palace gate."

Queen Xu thought for a moment and responded: "Let him come in."

"Sister Queen, my third sister and I will come to see you another day."

Xu Miaoqing and Xu Miaojin looked at each other, and then said respectfully to Queen Xu.

"It's not too late to leave after drinking this cup of tea."

Queen Xu pointed to the tea channel on the stone table.

Xu Miaoqing and Xu Miaojin had no choice but to chat with Queen Xu for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui was taken to the pavilion by the palace maid.

"My son, I pay my respects to my mother." Zhu Gaosui knelt down and saluted.

Queen Xu sat without moving, nor did she let Zhu Gaosui lie flat. Instead, she asked with a straight face: "Lao San, since you brought the princess to see me as your mother-in-law last time, you have only come to see me once a month. Are you married?" Wife, have you forgotten your mother?"

"My father has decreed that all kings are not allowed to enter the palace or enter or leave the palace of court officials unless they have important matters. Because my son is my father's son, I am allowed to enter the palace once a month to pay respect to my mother." Zhu Gaosui said respectfully.

Queen Xu stood up in a hurry, helped Zhu Gaosui up, and said with concern: "My mother made the mistake of blaming you."

After Zhu Gaosui took his seat, Queen Xu continued: "If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known about such a thing. Your father is really so harsh on his own family."

"Mom, I sincerely support my father's plan to go on a cruise!"

Zhu Gaosui said emphatically: "My child really wants to share his father's worries and relieve the imperial court's worries. Mother, I really have no way to repay you now."

"My Sui'er has really grown up, and I know that I feel sorry for your father."

Queen Xu took the tea cup from the palace maid, placed it in front of Zhu Gaosui, looked at her third son with a smile and said.

"But my father doesn't love me anymore."

Zhu Gaosui pretended to cry and said: "My father asked Zheng He to go to the Western Seas. Although he said to the outside world that he was promoting the power of the Ming Dynasty and showing kindness to those far away, he actually wanted to entrust the kings overseas as soon as possible."

When he said this, he looked at Queen Xu with pitiful eyes and said, "Does mother also want the child to go overseas? The child is still reluctant to leave mother and father!"

Queen Xu listened quietly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water.

After listening to Zhu Gaosui's words, she pretended to be calm on the surface, but in fact she was touched in her heart.

"Why can't father give the child an errand?"

Zhu Gaosui stood up and walked around to Queen Xu, knelt down on one knee, held Queen Xu's knees with both hands, and whispered.

Queen Xu asked: "I've given you an errand, can you do it well?"

"If your father doesn't give your child errands, how do you know if he can do it?"

Zhu Gaosui asked in reply: "Even if the child has great abilities, he still can't display them?"

Queen Xu asked again: "What are your plans?"

"I want to start from a young age and first manage the Shipping Department for my father." Zhu Gaosui said bluntly.

Queen Xu pulled up Zhu Gaosui and said, "Okay, don't blame your father. I will tell your father about this the next time I see him."

After Zhu Gaosui got up, she asked with concern: "How is Princess Zhao's health lately?"

"Everything is fine with the princess. She and her children often talk about my mother's health." Zhu Gaosui replied.

Queen Xu said: "Your second brother gave me some scented tea suitable for autumn drinking today. There is still a lot of tea. When you go back, bring some for the princess to drink daily."

PS: This chapter is still a two-in-one chapter. Old readers, don’t be dissatisfied that only one chapter has been updated!

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