Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 80

The next day.

Fengtianmen, early morning.

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he looked down at the ministers and princes in the hall and said loudly: "I have thought carefully for two days and believe that the appointment of the crown prince cannot be delayed any longer. We must adhere to the ancestral system and appoint the crown prince to establish the foundation of the country and stabilize the world. .”

"His Majesty the Holy Emperor!"

A few days ago, those officials who held high the ancestral system and asked Zhu Di to appoint Zhu Gaochi as the prince, including Yu Xin, the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhu Gaosui, the king of Lingshou County, could not help but kneel to the ground and shout loudly.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Those officials who supported Zhu Gaoxu as the crown prince, including Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen and other nobles, also bowed down one after another at this time, but they loudly persuaded him.

The other senior officials at the level of ministers and ministers, including Xia Yuanji, Qi Tai, and the princes of Zhou, Chu, Shu, etc., however, looked at their noses and their hearts. They neither bowed down nor shouted "Your Majesty, Your Majesty," nor did they persuade them. "Your Majesty, think twice." They knew that Zhu Di still had something to say, so they were not in a hurry to express their position.

Zhu Gaoxu stood at the front of a group of princes. He listened to the shouts of a group of civil and military ministers behind him, and seemed to have an image in his mind of the joyful officials who held high the ancestral system.

Zhu Gaosui, who was kneeling on the ground beside him, couldn't hold back the joy in his heart. The corners of his mouth subconsciously turned up slightly, showing an expression of a villain's triumph.

Those who held high the ancestral system and supported Zhu Gaochi thought that Zhu Di had succumbed to the ancestral system, and they were so excited that they were almost celebrating.

Some people even knelt down in front of Zhu Gaochi, kowtowed and shouted "Congratulations to Your Highness."

Zhu Di saw the reactions of everyone in the court, then turned his head with a serious expression, looked with sharp eyes at the ceremony official standing bowed at the corner door on the right, and said loudly: "You haven't read out Taizu's secret edict yet?"

When the courtesy officer saw Zhu Di's eyes, he felt a strong sense of oppression and couldn't help but tremble.

He hurriedly shouted: "Please give me a secret edict from Taizu, and all the ministers will kneel down to listen to the imperial edict!"

While all the ministers knelt down, the ceremony officer bowed and walked quickly to the open space directly in front of Danbi and began to read out the contents of Taizu's secret edict.

"My direct grandson, Zhu Gaoxu, is talented, noble, well-equipped in both civil and military affairs, and is suitable for inheriting a great cause. My son Zhu Di, after you succeed to my throne, you should make Gaoxu the crown prince to calm the people and stabilize the world."

After the official read the secret edict of Taizu, all the ministers were shocked.

Some officials even couldn't believe their ears and wondered if they had just heard wrongly.

Some officials who reacted quickly were lamenting Zhu Yuanzhang's cunningness.

Zhu Gaoxu was determined, and immediately took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, trying hard to calm down his excitement.

As for Zhu Gaosui next to him, his face showed a horrified expression of "I'm going to die now." Zhu Gaochi was slightly better. His chest was heaving violently and his breathing was heavy. He was obviously uneasy.

On the throne, Zhu Di looked down at the different reactions of the ministers, but felt funny in his heart.

At this moment, the ceremonial officer shouted again: "Please ask Taizu for a secret edict again, and all the ministers will kneel down to listen to the imperial edict!"

"My grandson Zhu Gaoxu is talented and intelligent...he can calm the people's hearts and stabilize the world."

Just when the ceremony official finished reading out the second Taizu's secret edict and began to retreat, Zhu Di added just the right thing.

"Just now, the imperial edict read out for the first time by the ceremonial officer was the secret edict left to me by Emperor Taizu during his lifetime. The edict read out for the second time was the secret edict that Emperor Taizu secretly handed over to Mei Yin, the Prince-in-law during his lifetime."

In the court hall, before all the ministers could realize why the official had read Taizu's secret edict again, they suddenly heard Zhu Di's explanation and were all surprised.

Those officials who supported Zhu Gaochi were all dumbfounded.

Zhu Gaoxu was glad that Mei Yin did not give Taizu's secret edict to him, but dedicated the secret edict to Zhu Di, otherwise he didn't know what trouble would have happened.

Yesterday, he had handed over all three secret edicts given to him by Zhu Yuanzhang during his lifetime to Zhu Di.

The three secret edicts were the edicts issued by Zhu Yuanzhang requesting Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen, and Wei Guogong Xu Huizu to serve in official positions and provide for their retirement.

After Zhu Gaoxu became the prince, these three secret edicts had no great value. Giving them to Zhu Di would only increase the trust between father and son.

Moreover, these edicts can play a greater role in Zhu Di's hands.

"Perhaps Taizu was worried that some secret edicts would be lost, so he deliberately left two identical secret edicts. Do you still have any objections?" Those officials who supported Zhu Gaochi were so shocked that they did not dare to speak anymore.

Only one person was the most courageous and stepped out to pay homage: "Your Majesty, I have objections."

"You dare to question Taizu's secret edict?" Zhu Di said displeased.

The man said: "Your Majesty, all the secret edicts have been copied and copied in the palace. I would like to see the copy of the secret edicts to identify the authenticity."

"Haha, do you suspect that I forged the late emperor's secret edict?" Zhu Di said angrily and laughed.

The man said: "I adhere to the ancestral system and ask your Majesty to confer the eldest son as the crown prince. However, your Majesty loves the second son. Perhaps in order to make the deposed eldest son establish a child in line with the ancestral system, your Majesty secretly ordered someone to forge the Taizu's will to confuse the public. To achieve the goal of establishing a second son?"

All the officials nearby looked sideways, wanting to see who this person who was not afraid of death was.

Zhu Di didn't want to talk nonsense to the daring official in front of him, but directly ordered: "Come here, pull this arrogant and rebellious man who disobeyed the late emperor's order and slandered me for forging the secret edict of Taizu, and cut him down, as a warning to others." !”

He directly convicted the speaker of the crime of beheading for disobeying the late emperor's orders and slandering the emperor.

The man took advantage of the guards outside the palace gate before they entered the palace, raised his finger and pointed at Zhu Di on the throne, and shouted loudly: "If Prince Yiwen had not died of illness, how could you, a vassal king, be lucky enough to succeed to the throne? You Don’t reflect on God’s grace, but act willfully——”

"Snapped!"

Before the man finished speaking, two gatekeepers rushed into the hall. One of them caught him, and the other threw his hand at his mouth and slapped him loudly.

The man's mouth bled instantly, and he could only struggle while shouting: "Abandoning the elders and establishing young ones is a recipe for disaster. You, Zhu Di, will not end well!"

"Drag him down and kill him!" Zhu Di stood up suddenly and said angrily.

After the gate guard pulled the man outside the door, other guards broke his legs with a pumpkin, then dragged him to the right corner, and then quickly smashed his head with a pumpkin.

"Is there anyone among you who still refuses to obey the order?" Zhu Di sat down again and looked at the ministers in the court and asked.

The so-called ancestral system was formulated by Taizu. Now Zhu Di has asked Taizu for a secret edict. If anyone objects again, it will be tantamount to disobeying the order, and disobeying the order is a serious crime of beheading.

The person who just questioned the authenticity of the secret edict has been beheaded by Zhu Di for "disobeying Taizu's order". Who dares to say anything now?

Zhu Di looked at the officials who shouted loudest at the beginning with a fierce look in his eyes, and said to himself: "Let you live a few more days."

"I respectfully obey Taizu's orders!"

A group of nobles headed by Wei Guogong Xu Huizu took the lead in shouting in greeting.

Hearing this, the other sect kings and ministers also worshiped: "I will obey the order of Taizu!"

Then, Zhu Di turned to look at Fang Xiaoru, who was standing bowed at the corner door on the left, and said loudly: "Read my imperial edict to establish the crown prince!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiaoru bowed and walked quickly to where the ceremonial officer was standing just now, and began to read out Zhu Di's imperial edict.

"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said: My legitimate son Gao Xu is talented and intelligent, has a noble character, and is well-equipped in both civil and military affairs. He is suitable for inheriting the great cause. I hereby respect the order of Taizu Emperor Gao, obey the public opinion, and confer Gao Xu with a book of treasures. As the crown prince, he will move into the Chunhe Hall from now on and take his seat in the East Palace to continue the rule of ten thousand years and to calm the hearts of the world. Announcement will be made to China and foreign countries, and the envoys of Xian will hear about it."

"My son, I accept the order and thank you, Your Majesty the Father, for your kindness!"

Zhu Gaoxu took the lead, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed.

Afterwards, the other civil and military officials followed suit and knelt down to worship, shouting: "I am waiting for you to accept the decree, our Emperor is wise! Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor for establishing the Vice-President to Weise the Ancestral Temple and inherit the country! Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for being enthroned in the East Palace!"

Zhu Di said: "The Ministry of Rites will choose an auspicious day to hold the crown prince's canonization ceremony."

"I respectfully obey the imperial edict!" Zheng Yi, the Minister of Rites, respectfully accepted the edict.

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