Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 78
Scorching sun.

Temple of Heaven.

In the living room of the forbidden courtyard.

"The poor monk, whose name is Qingyao, is the junior disciple of Master Daoyan. I have met His Highness the Crown Prince. I hope Your Highness will forgive me for my inconvenience in my legs and feet."

Taoist Qingxuan, who changed his name to Monk Qingyao, raised his fists and saluted Zhu Gaoxu.

"Master Qingyao, there is no need to be polite."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Taoist Qingyao, who was wearing a bronze mask, and nodded in return.

He found that the monk in front of him also had a goatee, and his temperament and voice were very similar to Monk Xuantong. If he wasn't wearing a mask and sitting in a wheelchair, he even suspected that this was Monk Xuantong.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Zhao Junchen to investigate monk Xuantong, and Zhu Gaoxu knew that Xuantong was Taoist Qingxuan.

Because of this, Zhu Gaoxu had a deep impression on Xuantong and did not regard him as just an ordinary staff advisor as Xuantong thought.

Zhu Gaoxu had learned a few days ago that monk Xuantong was eaten by wild beasts, and felt it was a pity. When he saw monk Qingyao, he had a suspicion about Xuantong's death.

"Junior brother, Your Majesty is not a common person. I advise you to speak out and don't talk too much." Monk Daoyan reminded from the side.

Qingyao once again bowed his hand to Zhu Gaoxu, and then said seriously: "Not long after Taizu moved into the East Palace today, he appointed His Highness as the crown prince. It can be seen that Taizu's intention was that the crown prince would succeed him hundreds of years later. This kind of father-son inheritance The matter is related to the rise and fall of this dynasty, Taizu will definitely give an explanation to Jinshang, and Jinshang cannot go against Taizu's wishes. Therefore, I conclude that Jinshang is leading the snake out of its hole, and the prince does not need to worry about it. "

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he felt that according to Zhu Di's sinister nature, it was really possible to do such a "fishing" thing.

"Master, I'm sorry, but my third brother may have other methods. Master, can you teach me how to solve it?" Zhu Gaoxu continued.

Following Zhu Gaojiu's orders, Zhao Junchen secretly sent people to investigate the reason for Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui's late arrival. After several days of careful investigation, Zhu Gaojiu has now learned the news that Zhu Gaosui encouraged Zhu Gaochi to fight for the throne.

According to the intelligence obtained from the spy's visit, Zhu Gaosui used Zhu Gaochi to hold on to Zhu Yuanzhang's partial favor for Zhu Gaoxu.

After Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Zhu Gaoxu as the Crown Prince of Yan, he made Zhu Gaochi the king of Gaoyang County and forced him to surrender. This incident made Zhu Gaochi always have a grudge against his second brother Zhu Gaoxu.

According to common sense, Zhu Gaochi was a dignified and calm person by nature, who loved reading, and was quite magnanimous, so he would not be brooding over this matter and could not let it go for a long time.

However, he was born in a royal family, had a good diet, liked literature but not martial arts, and lacked exercise, which led to overnutrition and obesity. In addition, he did suffer from foot problems since he was a child, which made him introverted and sensitive.

Selfishness is one of human nature, and Zhu Gaochi is no exception.

He is kind to others and has a reputation as a virtuous person, but this does not prevent him from being selfish and jealous.

Just like people have good and evil sides, this is not a contradiction.

In Zhu Gaochi's view, as the eldest son of Zhu Di, he should be the No. 1 choice for the crown prince of Yan Fan. If Zhu Gaochi, who has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child, had not overshadowed his elder brother, then he would definitely be the crown prince of Yan. of.

This feeling was like a peerless beauty that should have belonged to him, but was snatched away by Zhu Gaoxu.

So, under Zhu Gaosui's instigation, Zhu Gaochi was also tempted.

However, Zhu Gaochi was tempted but did not take action.

He was a smart man and knew Zhu Di's methods, so he turned a blind eye to Zhu Gaosui's actions, neither approving nor disapproving.

The sinister plan to use Wang Qihong's life experience as a rumor to discredit Zhu Gaojiu from the side was all planned by Zhu Gaojiu.

Historically, Zhu Gaosui was a rather sinister person. In Zhu Di's later years, he colluded with the eunuch Huang Yan, and jointly commanded Meng Xian, Qin Tianjian's envoy Wang Shecheng and others to forge a posthumous edict in an attempt to kill Zhu Di and usurp power. position, but was exposed and ultimately failed.

Zhu Gaosui, who is only 16 years old now, still reveals his sinister nature.

Fortunately, Zhu Di controlled Jin Yiwei, the most powerful intelligence organization in the world today, and took advantage of the turmoil in the establishment of the throne to see through Zhu Gaosui's conspiracy.

At present, Zhu Gaojiu does not know that Zhu Di has learned about Zhu Gaosui's conspiracy, so he asked Monk Qingyao.

"The poor monk thinks that the Crown Prince can go and see His Majesty. Perhaps His Majesty has already made a decision and is going to appoint His Highness as Crown Prince." Qingyao said, twisting his beard.

"I'm afraid this is not appropriate. Now that the controversy over the crown prince's appointment has not subsided, if I go to see my father now, I'm afraid it will be regarded as a competition for favor." Zhu Gaoxu said.Qingyao said: "Then just wait a little longer, things may turn around."

"I hope so." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Afterwards, Zhu Gaoxu chatted with Monk Daoyan for a while, and then went back home.

Two hours later.

The Forbidden Temple of Tianjie Temple.

"I heard that the master's hand was injured, and I brought an imperial doctor here to treat you."

Zhu Di looked at Monk Daoyan's right arm and said with concern.

"My hand was injured due to the turmoil over the establishment of the Imperial Palace. Now that the turmoil has been going on for two days, I wonder if your majesty can make a decision?"

Monk Daoyan did not need to beat around the bush in front of Zhu Di, but shook his right arm slightly and asked bluntly.

Zhu Di's mind turned around and he understood the implication of Monk Dao Yan's words.

He waved his hand to signal the imperial physician standing aside to step back, then put his hands on his back, faced the breeze under the willow trees by the pool, looked at the water of the release pool and said: "I have asked Fang Xiaoru to draft an edict to confer Gao Xu as the prince. What does the master think? ?”

"Mr. Zhengxue is a great scholar of the generation. It is most suitable for him to draft the edict for establishing the crown prince for Your Majesty."

Monk Daoyan said with a cheerful smile.

Zhu Di told him frankly: "The turmoil over the appointment of the crown prince has caused great concern in the past two days. The reason why I waited for two days before deciding to appoint Gao Xu as the crown prince was because I wanted to see who among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty was of the same mind as me." .”

"As the saying goes, when people unite, mountains will move. To implement the new policy of imperial examination reform, if the monarch and his ministers cannot work together as one, it will be difficult to implement the new policy. Your Majesty has great foresight and is so clever at luring the snake out of its hole that he even hides it from the old man and the prince. In the dark, I admire you greatly." Monk Daoyan said respectfully.

After Zhu Di chatted with monk Dao Yan for a while, he drove to the King of Yan's residence.

He has now moved to Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Gaoxu is the crown prince of King Yan, so he still lives in King Yan's mansion in the capital.

"My son did not know that my father was coming, so please forgive me."

Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised. Zhu Di had not summoned him in the past two days. He thought Zhu Di had other thoughts about the opposition to Chu, but he did not expect that Zhu Di would come to visit him now.

The most exaggerated thing is that Zhu Di did not notify anyone, but led his entourage straight to Zhu Gaoxu in the study.

"I have decreed that Fang Xiaoru draft an edict to establish you as the crown prince!"

Zhu Di stretched out his broad hands, helped Zhu Gaoxu up with strength, and said with a smile.

After Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he quickly bowed and saluted: "My son, I would like to thank my father for his kindness."

He found that Qingyao had guessed it, and Zhu Di used a trick to lure the snake out of the hole to kill all the officials who supported Zhu Gaochi.

"I also brought a list."

Zhu Di waved the others to leave, then took out a memorial from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Zhu Gaoxu.

After Zhu Gaoxu took the memorial, he did not rush to open it immediately. Instead, he suppressed the joy in his heart and calmly waited for Zhu Di's instructions.

"Look, the people on the list are all officials in Beijing who have held high the ancestral system and supported your eldest brother as the crown prince in the past two days."

Zhu Di said with a gloomy face: "I have sent Jin Yiwei to investigate these people and found that their butts are not clean."

"How do you plan to deal with these people?" Zhu Gaoxu asked seemingly casually.

Zhu Di said matter-of-factly: "According to the imperial decree, those who should be killed should be killed, those who should be demoted should be demoted, and those who should be dismissed should be dismissed."

"My son, I beg my father to deal with these people sternly." Zhu Gaoxu actually said something shocking.

(End of this chapter)