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Chapter 1101 Public Sacrifice
The seventh day of the winter month is Xue Lu's public memorial day.

Since Xue Lu's body was carried back to the Hou's Mansion, there has been an endless stream of people coming to Yangwuhou's Mansion to express their condolences every day.The spacious Fuqian Street is filled with banners, wreaths, paper figurines and paper horses presented by people.If these necromancers can really be enjoyed in the underworld, Xue Lu will definitely become a rich ghost king with a powerful army in his hands, and maybe even make the king of Hades rebel...

Early this morning, the princes and ministers who participated in the public sacrifice came from all directions, and the Zhike at the door sang hoarsely:
"The Duke of England came to offer sacrifices! The family members kneel down to welcome them!"

"Grandfather Dingguo came to offer sacrifices! The family members kneel down to welcome them!"

"Grandpa Cheng came to offer sacrifices! The family members kneel down to welcome them!"

"The Marquis of Chengshan came to offer sacrifices! The family members knelt down to welcome them!"

"Ningyang Hou Ye came to offer sacrifices! The family members knelt down to welcome them!"

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All the princes and earls of the Ming Dynasty were present, and the Marquis of Yangwu was also very honored.

Although according to Xue Lu's status, such ostentation is not an exaggeration.However, you must know that the first day of the first winter month is the deadline for the emperor to strictly order honorable military generals to take up positions in various places.Ordinarily, at least half of the nobles should have left Beijing by now.

But now, these people are invariably ignoring the king's orders and want to attend the funeral of Marquis Yangwu, and even honorable generals who were originally in other places have returned to Beijing to participate in the public sacrifice. Demonstrate to the emperor!
Therefore, although the princes cried loudly, there was no sorrow on their faces, but only resentment, like a volcano that could erupt at any moment, just waiting for that moment to come.

The three princes were at the closest place to Xue Lu's coffin, Zhu Yong looked at Zhang Fu who looked much calmer, and said sadly and angrily: "Can you bear it?"

"..." Zhang Fu sighed softly and did not speak.

"Now that things are going on, can you still pretend to be deaf and dumb?" Zhu Yong was sullen, and raised his voice: "The emperor's adjustments to the generals of the army seem to be upright, but in fact they have evil intentions! To be sent to the barren lands of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou is to be sent to the army that has had a long-standing grudge with them! Instead, they will be replaced by lackeys like Liu Sheng who have already defected to him, or the old generals of the Hongwu Dynasty who have been on the sidelines for 20 years! This is to break our foundation!"

"Hey, British Duke, ordinarily I should keep silent." Ding Guogong at the side couldn't help but persuade him: "But the noble general is in trouble, and I can't take care of so much." After a pause, he sank Said: "Grandpa, let the emperor go on like this. In a few years, there will be no more generals in the Ming Dynasty. We may be able to live in peace for a while, but sooner or later we will be thrown into the garbage dump! Let alone our descendants." !"

"I know..." Zhang Fu finally opened his mouth, but said with a weary expression: "But that is the emperor, the heaven of the Ming Dynasty, what can I do for a courtier..."

"There is always a way!" Zhu Yong held back his words, but he was looking forward to Zhang Fu. If he really made up his mind, he had to rely on this backbone.

Zhang Fu's lips moved a few times, as if he wanted to speak but stopped, Zhu Yong was about to explode, and couldn't help shouting: "Say something quickly!"

This sound attracted all the guests who were offering sacrifices to look over. Zhang Fu smiled wryly and shook his head. Just as he was about to speak, Zhike sang loudly: "His Royal Highness Taisun came to offer sacrifices! The family members kneel down to welcome you!"

Hearing that Zhu Zhanji was coming, everyone was surprised, and they all followed the prestige, only to see Zhu Zhanji come in in white clothes with a sad face, and after returning the salute to his family, he respectfully greeted Yang Wuhou After burning the incense, he knelt down beside Zhang Fu and the others, and began to mourn with a solemn expression.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Duke Ding asked softly.

"Hey, Yangwuhou's family is very kind to Gu. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are reinvented. If Gu doesn't come, he will be no different from a beast." Zhu Zhanji said softly, he seemed to be a lot lighter, The cheekbones are high and raised, and the nasolabial folds are getting deeper.In fact, his life in the past six months has been extremely difficult. After the crown prince ascended the throne, he did not naturally promote his grandson to crown prince. Instead, he ignored it, as if he had forgotten about it.

Therefore, until now, Zhu Zhanji still bears the title of His Highness the Grandson. This title, which was extremely revered in the Yongle Dynasty, has become a great mockery today!He is clearly the son of the current emperor!What kind of offspring and grandchildren is Tai Tai?
Although the ministers all knew that it was wrong, but they also knew that in the last years of Yongle, His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Grandson were at odds, so how dare they speak for him right away?In addition, as soon as the crown prince came to the throne, he carried out drastic reforms, completely negating all the bad policies in the later period of Yongle, and the court was busy hitting the back of his head, and no one was in the mood to make troubles again...

Thus, His Royal Highness, who was red and purple in the last years of Yongle, was forgotten like this.Zhu Zhanji also simply claimed to be sick. He lived in seclusion and hadn't gone to court for several months. That's why the nobles were so surprised by his sudden appearance.

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After hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, the expressions of the father-in-laws flickered. They are all good people. How can they fail to appreciate the simple implication...

"Your Highness, if you come here and let Your Majesty know, I'm afraid you will feel unhappy." Ding Guogong is Zhu Zhanji's cousin, who is just suitable for the tentative way of pretending to be concerned: "Let's go back quickly..."

"My father is my father, and I am me." Zhu Zhanji said expressionlessly, "There is no reason why only my father is not allowed to follow my father's way, and I am not allowed not to follow my father's way."

"..." Several father-in-laws looked at each other, they did not expect His Royal Highness to express their dissatisfaction with the emperor so blatantly.What is there that I don't understand now?He wants to stand on their side and fight against the emperor!

Zhu Yong looked at Zhang Fu excitedly, meaning, "The grandson has joined in, so why do you hesitate!" '

Zhang Fu looked at him helplessly, is this the place to talk about business?
Just as the dukes were talking about His Highness the grandson's arrival and were jumping for joy, they suddenly heard a heart-piercing howl at the door.

"father!"

This sound was truly earth-shattering, all the princes and nobles in the courtyard shut their mouths in shock, and looked back in unison.

Before they could turn around, they saw Xue Huan, the second son of Xue dressed in white, staggering in from the outside, with a loud cry, he threw himself in front of Xue Huan's coffin, lay on the coffin, beat his chest and stamped his feet, and cried loudly howl!
"Father! The eldest brother has gone, and you have gone too! How can you live without your son!"

The grief-stricken Second Young Master Xue slammed his forehead against the huge nanmu coffin, and blood burst out in a blink of an eye.Zhu Yong and Zhu Zhanji on the side hurriedly pulled him away, otherwise Xue Huan might really follow in Xue Lu's footsteps!
"Let go of me! You let me go! I'm dead!" Xue Huan struggled violently, Zhu Yong and Zhu Zhanji couldn't hold it down, but the British Duke stepped forward and pressed his shoulder , Xue Lu's face was swollen and red, but her husband's palm seemed to have great strength, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't get away.

Xue Huan struggled to break free but failed, full of grief and anger, unable to vent, turned into a mouthful of blood and sprayed on the coffin, shocking everyone...

"Ho ho..." After vomiting blood, Xue Huan's eyes stared straight and he passed out...

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When Xue Huan woke up, he found that he was already lying in the room, and Zhu Zhanji was sitting aside, looking at him with concern.

Xue Huan struggled to get up, Zhu Zhanji pressed his shoulders, and whispered: "Lie down, you must rest, or you will die."

Xue Huan had already rushed to Guangdong, but before crossing the Yangtze River, he received the sad news of his father's death, so he traveled back to Beijing to attend the funeral. He did not eat, drink, sleep or sleep all the way, and his body was on the verge of collapse.

"My heart feels like it's on fire, and I can't lie down at all." Xue Huan shook his head, with big tears streaming down his face, and hissed, "How could a heartless old man like my father do such a thing?" ?”

"Hey, it's my father and son who are sorry for you..." Zhu Zhanji was ashamed and sighed: "If the father hadn't been too unfair to your father and made him feel ashamed, he wouldn't have come to a dead end."

"..." Xue Huan gritted his teeth tightly, his fists clenched so that his veins bulged, his whole body seemed to be burned by anger.

"I'm right here, I can be beaten or scolded, even stabbed me, as long as you can feel better..." Zhu Zhanji said heartbrokenly: "Seeing you like this makes me feel uncomfortable."

Xue Huan stared hard at Zhu Zhanji for a long while, finally shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "I know, it's none of His Highness's business, your life is not easy..."

"Yeah, my great-grandson is now the laughing stock of the whole world..." Zhu Zhanji said sadly: "I really can't imagine that after father ascends the throne, he will become like this..." His eyes were full of sadness as he spoke Said: "I am a sinner!"

"Why did Your Highness say that?" Xue Huan asked in surprise, "You are also being persecuted, and the emperor is going against the law, what does it have to do with you?"

"Hey..." Zhu Zhanji looked hesitant to speak, his lips moved for a long time, as if he had finally made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "You and I are friends between life and death, and I have nothing to hide," he said with a low voice The voice said: "Actually, before the emperor's grandfather passed away, there was a legacy for me!"

"Then why didn't you take it out?" Xue Huan asked strangely, and then he was stunned: "Could it be that the one who passed on the throne...wasn't the crown prince?"

"That's right," Zhu Zhanji nodded, and said with heavy eyes, "I'm actually the one who passed on the throne to Grandpa Huang."

""ah? ! Xue Huan sat up at once, looked at Zhu Zhanji in shock and said, "Really?"Then why not take it out! "

"Can this kind of thing be a joke?" Zhu Zhanji nodded, and said bitterly: "If I become the emperor, how will my father deal with himself? How will the world see me? I don't know, I don't know..." Zhu Zhanji shook He shook his head and said with pain on his face: "I don't know how to answer these questions, so I can only keep it secret and give way to my father..."

"Your Highness! How can you be so confused?!" The scar on Xue Huan's face was flushed red, he patted the edge of the bed heavily and said, "The late emperor saw through the prince's rebellion, knowing that he would turn the late emperor's country upside down! That's why I let you succeed!"

(End of this chapter)