Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 27

"At the end of February this year, a fellow magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture, Yang Bangji, fled to Peiping with a letter written in blood from all the people. The book stated the crimes of the third brother. However, Erchen believed that this was a trick of the Hulu, and the purpose was to provoke Erchen and the third brother, and alienate the two Jin and Yan states. Fan."

Zhu Di lowered his head and replied.

"At that time, I put Yang Bangji in a cell. Last month, I came to Beijing, but I didn't immediately report the matter to my father. I deceived the emperor and ignored my superiors. It is really my fault."

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent for a while with no discernible joy or anger. When he saw Zhu Di coughing twice more, he slowly said, "Get up."

After Zhu Di stood up, he did not dare to sit down. He just stood with his back straight and his head lowered, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's next words.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with a sad expression: "Everything in the world is unpredictable!"

Zhu Di knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had something to say, so he remained silent and stood there with a quiet listening attitude.

"Your third brother has been very smart since he was a child. When he grew up, he has a handsome beard and is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. He also knows how to obey our wishes and please us. This is completely different from you who was not good at speaking since you were a child. This is my partiality. Because I like the third child."

Historically, after Jin King Zhu Fan died of illness, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the posthumous title "Gong", which shows that he was not without merit.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di with a straight waist, took a deep breath, and continued.

"It's our fault for our partiality and indulgence that allowed Lao San to develop the habit of cruelty and recklessness. Before he entered Taiyuan, he was famous for ignoring the law and doing whatever he wanted. With the huge power in his hands, the feudal lord even intensified his behavior and even broke his car. The sinner is arrogant."

The Tartars of the remaining Yuan Dynasty coveted the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, where they often herded horses to the Yan and Jin Dynasties. The imperial court relied heavily on King Jin and King Yan for the defense of the northern frontier. And because the King of Jin was older than the King of Yan, most of the battles with the Tartars were assigned to him.

Moreover, although the great generals in the court, such as Fu Youde, Duke of Ying, Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, etc., had high positions, they were still under the king of Jin.

Not only that, the king of Jin could make his own decision without reporting to the court if it was not a major matter.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the power of the King of Jin is as great as that of the earthly emperor!
"This year, on New Year's Day, I gave your third brother a few words of encouragement, and he thought that I intended to make him the crown prince. He became more and more proud and complacent, so much so that he got drunk and galloped on his horse on the way home, and accidentally fell off the horse and broke his leg. It is really his own fault."

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood in his heart that there are only two core reasons why Jin King Zhu Fan has become more arrogant and arrogant recently.

One is that after the death of Prince Zhu Biao and King Zhu Feng of Qin, according to the principle of ordering the elders and younger ones, the intelligent and powerful King Zhu Fan of Jin should succeed him as the crown prince.

Secondly, after the death of Zhu Biao's eldest son Zhu Xiongying, the crown prince of Jin Dynasty became the eldest among Zhu Yuanzhang's grandsons. Since he himself was deeply loved by Zhu Yuanzhang, he would naturally be considered the most qualified to succeed the crown prince.

"Now that your third brother's misdeeds have been reported to us, it proves the old saying that 'good and evil will be rewarded in the end'."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with anger and regret.

At this moment, he was like an old man who led his son to surrender at the Yamen, telling the official about his son's unbearable past.

Just when Zhu Di lowered his head and thought about the purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the latter suddenly asked sharply: "Do you know who directed the people of Jin to jointly sue your third brother?"

Zhu Di thought for a while, lowered his head and replied, "I don't know."

"Ha ha."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, and then continued: "Let me tell you, that man's name is Li Zhongyue. He is now over eighty years old. He is an old book clerk in Taiyuan Prefecture. His ancestral home is Liaodong. His daughter-in-law Guo has a nephew named Guo Xingzong. This person is the leader of the handymen in your Prince Yan Mansion."

Even Zhu Di, who was happy to hear the war, immediately changed his expression after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words. Fortunately, his complexion was dark, and Zhu Yuanzhang could not tell any clues from his dark face.

Zhu Di had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow: "Father, the emperor knows clearly that the matter of the blood letters of the people has nothing to do with my son!"

"In order to find evidence of your third brother's evil intentions, Jiang Wei sent people to Peking half a month ago. After Yang Bangji and others are escorted to the capital, we will interrogate them personally to find out what happened between you and this matter. It doesn’t matter.”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di indifferently and said, "It's still too late for you to confess to us." "Everything I said is true. Why doesn't my father believe me? Could it be——"

Zhu Di seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, so he immediately stopped and remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said displeased: "Go on."

Zhu Di quickly said: "I don't dare."

"Say." Zhu Yuanzhang said slightly angrily.

Zhu Di had no choice but to speak bluntly: "Since my father has entrusted my son with important responsibilities and asked him to guard Beiping and resist the Tartars, he still suspected that he had ulterior motives and was wary of me. Could it be that his biological mother was really Meng Yuan?" Princess?"

Zhu Yuanzhang knew this and asked, "How do you say this?"

Zhu Di took a peek at Zhu Yuanzhang and saw that his expression was calm, so he explained: "On the day my father fainted, a rumor came out of nowhere in the capital, saying that his biological mother was Princess Meng Yuan, and that his father had asked him to The purpose of guarding Beiping is to allow the sons and ministers with Meng Yuan blood to kill the Meng Yuan people."

"Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Do you believe such nonsense? It's really ridiculous!"

"When you were born, the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were still there, and we were just one of the separatists. How could we marry a princess? It's even more ridiculous to say that your biological mother was a Korean slave!"

"Such a rumor full of loopholes is too coincidental, and it is obviously a rumor deliberately created by someone. To tell you the truth, we sent people to investigate the matter yesterday, and we will be able to find out the source of the rumor soon."

Zhu Di immediately answered: "Father said the rumors are false, is there something hidden about my son's life experience?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Di with a profound look and said: "The queen has raised five legitimate sons for us, and you are the fourth. If you dare to spread rumors that you have Mongolian blood, someone must want to take advantage of our vacant position as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. When people are uneasy, it would be a shame to muddy the water in the court so that our vassals and kings can fight endlessly for the right to inherit the throne, thus consuming our national power!"

"Father is wise!"

Zhu Di bowed excitedly and saluted.

Zhu Di couldn't help but be excited. The implication of Zhu Yuanzhang's words was: "Don't worry about his mother's rumors. I said you are the legitimate son raised by the queen, so you must be!"

At this moment, the palace guard on duty outside the door reported: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Ying, wants to see you?"

"See you." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

Jiang Wei opened the door and stared straight at the ground in front of him. He walked to a stop twenty steps away from the royal couch, knelt down and saluted: "Commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Wei pays homage to Your Majesty."

"No courtesy." Zhu Yuanzhang looked down and said with pressure.

After Jiang Wei stood up, he bent slightly in the direction of Zhu Di and saluted, "I have met His Highness King Yan."

Zhu Di nodded in return.

Afterwards, Jiang Wei leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have found out the source of the rumors in the capital about the life experience of His Highness King Yan."

"Say." Zhu Yuanzhang said hurriedly.

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately turned sideways and looked like he was listening.

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