Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 411 The bloody truth

In the 4446th year of the Yanhuang calendar, the 23rd year of Qianxi, it was May 21st.

Clear skies.

In the Xiangtang of Maodung Tomb of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhantang, who had already passed his 34th birthday, supported Zhu Gaoxu, who was about to celebrate his 66th birthday in the twelfth lunar month of this year, and stood quietly in front of the statue of Prince Xiangwu Zhu Zhanyu.

"The three-year period has expired, and now I will tell you the truth about the death of your second brother (Zhu Zhanyu) from illness."

Zhu Gaoxu said slowly.

In the 19th year of Qianxi's reign, Zhu Zhanyu was extremely disappointed with Liu Xin and Yang Wei because of a letter of accusation. At the same time, he learned through reliable intelligence that Liu and Yang had colluded in corruption, so he was furious. , not only vomited a lot of blood, but also suffered a stroke.

Although Zhu Gaoxu ordered the Taiyuan Hospital to announce to the public that Zhu Zhanyu occasionally suffered from cold, Zhu Zhanyu's three sons gradually learned the reasons for Zhu Zhanyu's vomiting of blood and sudden illness after the Liu Yang case.

It was at that time that Zhu Zhanyu's eldest son Zhu Qiqin had an evil idea - to kill his biological brother Zhu Qizheng.

Zhu Qiqin felt that with Zhu Zhanyu's physical condition, even if he succeeded in inheriting the throne in the future, he would most likely not live long.

If before Zhu Zhanyu succeeded to the throne, his only legitimate son Zhu Qizheng died, after he succeeded to the throne in the future, he would have no choice but to appoint the eldest son Zhu Qiqin as the crown prince.

Even if Zhu Zhanyu died in front of Zhu Gaoxu, as Zhu Zhanyu's only legitimate son is no longer alive, Zhu Qiqin, as Zhu Zhanyu's eldest son who has reached the age of twelve, will have Zhu Gaoxu's feelings for Zhu Zhanyu. It is very likely that Zhu Qiqin will be appointed as the grandson.

In order to realize this vicious plan, Zhu Qiqin took full advantage of Zhu Qizheng's weakness - he was allergic to peanuts.

He instructed his confidant, the eunuch Xi Ning, to bring back a handful of peanuts for him as a snack when he was out of the palace on errands. Later, he even ate the handful of peanuts in front of Xi Ning - his The reason was that he hadn't eaten for a long time, which satisfied his craving and also reassured Xi Ning.

The reason why Zhu Qiqin did this was because when Zhu Gaoxu discovered that Zhu Zhanyu's only legitimate son, Zhu Qizheng, was severely allergic to peanuts, he issued a ban banning even half a peanut from entering the palace.

If a chambermaid violates the prohibition, she will be executed immediately upon discovery.

If the prince, grandson or concubines of the harem violate the prohibition, they will be demoted to common people, and in serious cases, they will be sentenced to death.

Therefore, Zhu Qiqin ate all the peanuts in front of Xi Ning in order to make Xi Ning feel at ease.

However, when Xi Ning left, he pressed the base of his tongue with his index finger, spit out the peanuts he had just eaten, and selected half of the peanut kernels that were still intact.

Zhu Qiqin buried the vomit in his flower pot, then hid the half of the peanut kernel, and then waited for the opportunity to kill Zhu Qizheng.

On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the 20th year of Qianxi's reign, he waited for a perfect opportunity to "poison" Zhu Qizheng.

That night, after Zhu Gaoxu had a dinner with the prince, kings and other royal relatives, the prince Zhu Zhanyu led his three sons and several unmarried daughters and returned to the East Palace kitchen with the princess Yuan Ningning to wrap up small Lantern Festivals. .

Zhu Zhanyu even asked that whoever makes the Yuanxiao will eat it, and each person makes ten small Yuanxiao, which means perfection and reunion.

The specific operation is also very simple. When the time comes, each person will be given a small charcoal pot, which can be used to cook glutinous rice balls, or scald meat slices, vegetables, etc.

So, Zhu Qiqin took the half of the peanut kernels he had hidden into the east palace kitchen on the pretext of going back to his residence to change clothes.

When no one was paying attention, he replaced the extremely small Yuanxiao filled with half a peanut kernel with Zhu Qizheng's Yuanxiao next to him.

And Zhu Qizheng always eats "boldly", that is, swallowing jujubes wholeheartedly, or wolfing them down.

Therefore, for the extremely small Yuanxiao, he swallowed it directly without chewing it.

As we all know, the dough outside the Yuanxiao stuffing is glutinous rice flour, which is not easy to digest. Therefore, although Zhu Qizheng swallowed the small glutinous rice balls filled with half a peanut kernel, he did not have an allergic reaction immediately.

In addition, it was already very late when we finished eating glutinous rice balls, so everyone went back to their dormitories to sleep.

After a long day of Lantern Festival, everyone was very sleepy, including Zhu Qizheng, who soon fell asleep.

So, Zhu Qiqin's plan succeeded.

Zhu Qizheng became allergic to peanuts in his sleep, causing respiratory edema and eventually suffocated to death.What Zhu Qiqin did was not only hidden from his eunuch Xi Ning, but also from Prince Zhu Zhanyu, Emperor Qianxi Zhu Gaoxu and others.

If the Taiyuan Hospital had not secretly performed an autopsy on Zhu Qizheng under orders later, then the truth that Zhu Qizheng died of suffocation due to peanut allergy would probably never be known.

When Zhu Gaoxu issued an order to dispatch imperial guards to search for peanuts and asked the palace maids to provide clues about peanuts, Zhu Qiqin showed his flaws.

He was afraid that Xi Ning would betray him for the bounty and official position, so he specially gave him a large sum of money and promised to make Xi Ning an internal official and eunuch after he came to power, in order to stabilize Xi Ning.

Even though what Zhu Qiqin did was flawless, Zhu Gaoxu was a time traveler, and he was well aware of the nastiness that was staged in the palace for power and position.

Therefore, during the period of martial law, he changed the maids and maids who served the princes, grandsons, concubines, and others in the palace, and took the opportunity to install his spies.

Although the conversation between Zhu Qiqin and Xi Ning avoided Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, Zhu Qiqin's behavior showed that there was something wrong with him.

With this discovery, Zhu Gaoxu turned his attention to Xi Ning.

Zhu Gaoxu is a time traveler, and he has some impressions of Xi Ning, the eunuch who betrayed Zhu Qizhen, the "Mingbao Sect" in history.

This is a product that is greedy for life and afraid of death, and the seller seeks glory.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu asked Kang Ping to bring Xi Ning to him late at night.

Zhu Gaoxu deceived Xi Ning, saying that Xi Ning killed Zhu Qizheng, that Xi Ning brought the peanuts from outside the palace, and that Xi Ning would spare his life as long as Xi Ning revealed the person behind the scenes.

Moreover, no matter who is behind the scenes, Zhu Gaoxu, as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, will not disclose it to the outside world. After all, it involves royal secrets.

As long as Xi Ning reveals the mastermind behind the scenes, Zhu Gaoxu will not only give him a reward, but also promote him to an official position and make him directly serve as an internal officer and junior prison officer - this is equivalent to reaching the sky in one step.

Otherwise, when Zhu Gaoxu finds out the real culprit, he will cut Xining into pieces!

Facing Emperor Qianxi's kindness and power, Xi Ning was frightened, and finally tremblingly told everything he knew.

However, Zhu Gaoxu did not fulfill his promise.

There was no need for him to keep credit with a villain like Xi Ning.

That night, Xi Ning slipped and fell into a manure pit and drowned.

Even though Zhu Gaoxu deliberately concealed the truth from Prince Zhu Zhanyu at that time, Zhu Qiqin's eunuch Xi Ning died, and Prince Zhu Zhanyu immediately understood.

That day, Zhu Zhanyu, who guessed the truth, summoned Zhu Qiqin. The father and son just looked at each other, and Zhu Zhanyu confirmed from the other person's eyes that his guess was correct.

Then, Zhu Zhanyu was so angry that he vomited blood and fell to the ground, spraying blood on Zhu Qiqin's face.

That night, Zhu Zhanyu failed to survive and died.

After Zhu Gaoxu received the news, he sent Kang Ping to kill Zhu Qiqin with a glass of poisonous wine.

However, it was said that Zhu Qiqin died of excessive grief and vomited blood, and ordered that Zhu Qiqin be buried with the prince Zhu Zhanyu.

A few days later, the biological mother of Crown Princess Yuan Ningning and Zhu Qiqin also hanged themselves one after another, leaving behind a suicide note voluntary burial.

Soon after, Zhu Gaoxu issued an edict to bury more than [-] people including the crown prince Zhu Zhanyu and his legitimate son Zhu Qizheng, including their personal servants and maids.

The above is the truth behind the death of Prince Xiangwu Zhu Zhanyu and his two sons.

Compared with Zhu Qizheng, the legitimate son of Prince Xiangwu Zhu Zhanyu, who was given a posthumous title and posthumous title as king, Zhu Qiqin, the "filial son" who died in grief for Prince Xiangwu, did not receive a posthumous title or posthumous title. This is in the eyes of later historians. Come, it has always been a mystery.

Later historians believe that Emperor Qianxi did not like Zhu Qiqin, the eldest son of Prince Xiangwu, so he did not pursue a posthumous title or give him a posthumous title.

However, the truth in history is often more ruthless and absurd than the records.

(End of this chapter)