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Chapter 316 The last time a prince was deposed was... Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen?

"Bang bang bang..."

Early the next morning, before dawn, there was a knock on the door of the palace.

"Go down!"

When Xu Xin saw Cao Zhengchun being brought in front of him by his servants, he realized that the matter was not simple, because this brother Cao did not come alone, but also brought a man in a cloak with him.

"Meet Your Royal Highness!"

After the servants of the palace left, Xu Xin, Cao Zhengchun, Jin Xiangyu and the man in the cloak were left in the room. They saw that the man lifted up his cloak and revealed his true appearance, which turned out to be the Crown Prince Zhu Youtang.

He actually chose to sneak out of the palace to meet with foreign ministers privately. It seemed that he already knew about Zhang Min's attack yesterday and was panicked. Only then would he choose to visit Xu Xin privately on Weibo.

"Wang Aiqing, there is no need to be polite. You also know what happened to my wife last night. I got the news and went to see my wife. Only then did I know how critical the situation was. The bitch named Wan had Liu Xi from Dongchang and Yuhuatian from Xichang. Help each other, and even adopted Zhu Shisan, a wolf cub..."

When Zhu Youtang talked about these things, he was still a little panicked. Too many things had happened recently, which was really difficult for him to accept.

After more than a year of explosive development, the "princeling" under his command, including Dongchang Huai'en and Zhang Min, had such a great influence on the palace and Jinyiwei that even Concubine Wan Gui did not dare to act rashly.

In addition, since he is the crown prince of the country, all civil and military officials will naturally support him. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has the power to dominate the government and the public, and he is very satisfied and a little arrogant.

But I didn't expect that the situation was changing rapidly these days. First, the imperial concubine recognized her son, Huai'en was demoted, then it was reported that the emperor had the idea of ​​​​easy storage, and then Zhang Min was attacked by a surprise attack and lost all his skills. His vitality was severely damaged and he was not going to die soon!

When he saw Zhang Min, he was really shocked, scared and sad. He had not seen her for only a few hours. His wife who had been with him for many years seemed to have aged dozens of years. Her hair was gray and she was shaking when she spoke.

Zhang Min dragged his exhausted body and ran for him all night, went to the palace to see Jin Xiangyu, and tried to contact Cao Zhengchun. After making Cao Zhengchun swear allegiance in front of the prince, he gave some of his tokens and The resources were handed over to Cao Zhengchun, allowing him to take over.

Cao Zhengchun's martial arts is very high, but because he is focused on practicing martial arts, he seems not good at digging camps and climbing up, so his position in Dongchang is not high.

Zhang Min knew about his situation and kept him by his side as a confidant in order to take over his duties in the future, but now it was just ahead of schedule.

But Cao Zhengchun is not Zhang Min after all. Even if he takes Zhang Min's token, he still can't beat Liu Xi, who has been in business for many years.

Nowadays, a lot of the power and resources that originally belonged to Zhang Min's command have been taken away by Liu Xi and Yuhuatian. Just like when Cao Shaoqin died, Zhang Min, who was well prepared, was able to bite off a huge piece of fat.

"Your Highness, please have tea!"

At this time, Jin Xiangyu brought several cups of tea. Xu Xin took one and handed it to the prince Zhu Youtang, indicating to him to sit down and taste it slowly. The prince needed to be quiet now.

"Ahem...Wang Aiqing, given the current situation, I wonder what you and...the gentlemen can do! Also, your martial arts master..."

Zhu Youtang sat down and took a sip of tea eagerly, almost choking. Fortunately, Xu Xin arranged carefully and served warm water tea, so he was not burned.

Zhu Youtang said it in a vague way. He came to Xu Xin today because he actually wanted to negotiate with the "person behind" him through Xu Xin.

On the surface, Xu Xinming came from a scholarly family and was a member of the "Zhejiang Clan" civil servants. Behind his back, he was suspected to have a master who could kill Cao Shaoqin. He had great hidden power, which was exactly what Zhu Youtang needed now.

"Your Highness, you are so impatient that you have lost your sense of proportion!"

"In this situation, if you don't do anything, everything will be solved. On the contrary, you leave the palace without permission. There are many people watching you now. If something goes wrong in the middle, there is a real possibility of something going wrong. ” ˆ ˆ “I don’t do anything? Can everything be solved? Wang Aiqing, please tell me!”

When Zhu Youtang heard what Xu Xin said, he vaguely realized something and asked quickly.

"Your Highness, despite all the fuss about the Yi Chu incident, is it true that the Chinese, civil and military officials have written to depose the crown prince? Even the old man Wange, he didn't say anything nonsense, right! They are all from the imperial palace , factory guard, spreading news randomly there!"

"But it seems that my father...even Eunuch Huai'en was demoted to Fengyang..."

Zhu Youtang felt a little relieved after hearing Xu Xin's analysis, but he also had some doubts. After all, Emperor Zhu Jianshen's attitude really made him uneasy.

"Your Highness, who was the deposed prince in my Ming Dynasty? It was Your Majesty!"

Xu Xin's expression suddenly became serious and he said: "This matter has been a knot in His Majesty's heart throughout his life, and it is also the reason why he dotes on Concubine Wan Gui."

"The prince is the crown prince of the country, and deposing the crown prince will bring turmoil to the country and instability to the government. One of the key reasons for the coup in the past was that Emperor Jingtai recklessly deposed the crown prince. Do you think His Majesty will make the same mistake! "

"But Father, he..."

"Your Highness, please remember my words and never show any suspicion of His Majesty. Otherwise, there may be twists and turns."

Xu Xin solemnly warned Zhu Youtang that he had integrated all the information during this period, discussed and analyzed it with Mr. Wang and others, and was basically able to grasp the emperor's thoughts. Only then was he as stable as Mount Tai. He did nothing and just kept waiting.

There are many smart people in the capital, not to mention the civil and military officials, even the factory guards should have noticed this. But this time the source of the chaos was the factory guards and the palace, so these people had to get involved and fight for it. Because this is the emperor's will.

The emperor deliberately suppressed the prince. In the past year, the prince's power has expanded, and the prince's behavior has become a bit arrogant.

Since ancient times, the relationship between emperors and older princes has been a difficult issue to deal with, and there are many examples of father-son conflicts.

The emperor's thoughts may have been discovered, so Wan Guifei's party took advantage of the situation and planned it. Huai'en's demotion may have something to do with the emperor. The following series of targeted arrangements were made by Wan Guifei's party to amplify the matter.

And now that Zhang Min has been deposed and the power of the princelings has been greatly damaged, I think... the emperor should give up!

Xu Xin actually felt that the prince and Zhang Min had developed too smoothly over the past year and acted recklessly. But at that time, the prince was too complacent and could not listen to advice. He said it twice that it was useless, so he stopped. The disgraceful person continued to persuade.

Everything that happened now seemed like he had foresight.

Xu Xin analyzed everything to the prince again. After hearing what Xu Xin said, Zhu Youtang finally put his heart back in his stomach. And Cao Zhengchun, who was guarding the guard next to him, kept flickering in his eyes.

"Your Highness, after you return to the palace, you need to do things consistent with your status. At your age, what you need is to study, be friendly to your brothers and sisters, and be filial to your parents and elders. You can learn how Tang Gaozong succeeded..."

"As for the court, you don't have to worry. Let's take a look at this."

Xu Xin gave him a book that recorded the situation in various places. This year, there were many disasters and earthquakes in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and after the news of Yichu came out, some people were already preparing to make a statement, saying that this was a sign of instability in the country.

(End of this chapter)