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Chapter 1129 Father and Son
"Who are you going to show you this ghostly look?!" Seeing Zhu Zhanji kneeling on the carpet like a soaked chicken, the water droplets on his body dripping on the carpet, with a pitiful look, Zhu Gaochi felt Don't get angry.

"I don't want to show it to anyone, but I feel guilty, and I just punish myself a little." Zhu Zhanji shuddered involuntarily.

"What do you have to regret? Don't you always think that I was wrong?" Zhu Gaochi sneered.

"That's because my minister is too ignorant and doesn't understand the painstaking efforts of my father." Zhu Zhanji's tears burst down and mixed with the water droplets on his body, and he couldn't tell what was what. "Today, after seeing the true colors of those nobles, I realized that they really are wolves with ambitions! How dare they send troops to force the palace to rebel, it is really frenzied!" Speaking of this, His Royal Highness Taisun broke down in tears, and his whole body twitched like a frightened man. Broken child: "I actually thought they were good people, and messing with them all day is really stupid. I deserve death! Even if my father killed me, my son would not complain!"

"Hmph!" Zhu Gaochi snorted coldly, and asked, "You mean, you don't know what they're doing today?!"

"My son is not ignorant, but I only know that they want to challenge the father and take back the right to participate in politics. I don't know that they have sent troops to force the palace!" How dare Zhu Zhanji deny it completely, and said lightly: "My son If I knew about it, I would definitely report it to my father immediately, how could I be their accomplice?"

"Do you think I will believe it?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Zhanji coldly, but under the cloudy face covered with a strong sense of powerlessness.

"My son doesn't think that if I were my father, I would find it hard to believe what I said." Zhu Zhanji burst into tears and said: "But this is the truth. My son doesn't ask my father to forgive me, I just want my father to know. Your son is not a beast without a king and a father!"

"Hmph..." Zhu Gaochi stared at Zhu Zhanji for a while, then asked quietly, "I ask you, is there any edict from the late emperor?"

"No!" Zhu Zhanji shook his head without hesitation and said, "Before the grandpa died, I was fortunate to see his old man for the last time. I didn't hear the grandpa mention this matter, and I never saw any edict after that. If there is If so, I will definitely announce it to the public as soon as possible, so that my father can ascend the throne without the slightest regret!"

"Hmph..." Zhu Gaochi snorted again, but this one was softer than before. "Then why did the Dingguo Guild openly declare the existence of a will in the court hall, and still ask me to ask you for proof?"

"This matter, my minister has already answered in the court, it is purely false!" Zhu Zhanji replied: "Mr. Ding may intend to provoke the relationship between my father and son, or he may have forged the will. In short, he has ulterior motives. A gentleman can't figure it out! Only by interrogating him will he know what he's planning?!"

"Hehe, you really pushed it all away..." Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but sneered, and said with a sneer: "As a father, I don't believe a word you say." After a pause, he said: "But As the emperor, I will trust you this time."

Zhu Zhanji didn't expect him to say this, so he could only bow his head to the ground without saying a word.

Zhu Gaochi was tired of this kind of dialogue full of lies and hypocrisy, waved his sleeves, and said coldly: "You are the one who died for Emperor Daxing. Since you said that there is no will, I have the right to believe you for a while."

"Thank you, father, for still being willing to give your son the trust." Zhu Zhanji hurriedly raised his head and said with tears.

"But what if there are more rumors or forged edicts appear?" Zhu Gaochi stared at Zhu Zhanji closely, and asked every word, the word 'forged' was extremely heavy.

"My son will definitely stand up and prove that the rumors are false and the edict is forged!" Zhu Zhanji hurriedly assured loudly: "Grandfather did not leave any edict!"

"Okay, after you go back, write a report on this matter. I will remember the world and know the whole country, clarify the rumors, and set the record straight!" Zhu Gaochi nodded and said with a blank expression.

"..." Zhu Zhanji felt like being struck by lightning, the emperor's 'extreme family trick' was too ruthless, it was to completely abolish the will in his arms!Once I write such a confession and publish it all over the country, the real will will become a forgery, and I will no longer have this trump card to play!

But at this moment, Zhu Zhanji knew that if he hesitated for the slightest, disaster would be imminent. He didn't dare to dawdle at all, and immediately agreed: "My son obeys the order." Although his heart was bleeding...

"Okay." The big stone in Zhu Gaochi's heart finally fell to the ground, and he finally said the word 'good'.His tone became softer and he said, "Although you didn't participate in this matter, if you didn't practice virtue and follow the righteous way, how could you be used by treacherous villains? If it wasn't for me and Lord Zhen Guo, I would have seen through it a long time ago. Without their conspiracy, you and my father and son can still talk here at this moment, both of them."

"I really know that I was wrong..." Zhu Zhanji paused on the ground, crying bitterly.This time he was crying for real, not fake crying.But it's not regret, but fear and joy!He knew that the emperor's utterance of these few words was to determine the nature of the matter, and he was considered safe.

"Okay, don't cry." Just as Wang Xian judged, Zhu Gaochi didn't have the idea of ​​easy storage. On the one hand, he was the eldest son, and on the other hand, he was also his other sons, who were far behind Zhu Zhanji. .Zhu Zhan is basically a good talent and beauty, and Zhu Di has been with him for [-] years and taught him carefully. Zhu Gaochi thinks that he is even far better than himself in many aspects.

Zhu Gaochilong is weak and has limited energy. He does not plan to train another heir. He wants to concentrate all his strength to complete the reform.As for Zhu Zhanji's character, although Zhu Gaochi is very displeased, he is also very clear that a good person cannot be an emperor. No one can say that Emperor Taizu is not a villain, so Zhu Gaochi forced himself not to dwell on this point .

It’s just that Zhu Gaochi will not easily give Zhu Zhanji the position of prince. Once Zhu Zhanji becomes the prince, he will gather a strong political force. Emperor Hongxi could not accept it.

Fortunately, after this incident, there will be no more such troubles within a few years.

When Zhu Zhanji stopped crying, Zhu Gaochi said earnestly: "You are the eldest son and grandson of the first emperor. On the night you were born, you were still the first emperor of King Yan. You had a dream that Emperor Taizu gave him a big gui , and said to him, 'The grandson handed down from generation to generation will be prosperous forever'." As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Zhanji's face that resembled the late emperor and said: "You were born by luck, as long as you don't make mistakes, who can Take away your fortune?"

Zhu Zhanji breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that his father had never thought of Yi Chu, and he listened obediently to the emperor and continued: "However, having a destiny does not mean that you can sit back and enjoy it. Emperor Taizu has great luck, Great fortune, but if there were not more than ten years of life and death, cultivating benevolence inside, recruiting talents outside, expelling the Tartars, and restoring the Chinese clothes, he would not have fallen on his head in vain. Sit there waiting for him."

Zhu Zhanji nodded again and again, looking devout and receptive. As for whether he could listen to it, the emperor didn't have much hope, but the emperor didn't care, because the emperor's focus was not on preaching.

So Zhu Gaochi cleared his throat and continued: "So, it is far from enough to have luck alone. You must cultivate your moral character and practice hard to be worthy of the position that God gave you. Otherwise, you will be allowed to sit in that seat." , will also be unworthy of virtue, and bring disasters to oneself, to the ancestors, and to the people of the world..."

"..." Zhu Zhanji completely understood now, what the emperor said meant the same thing, you are not worthy to be a prince yet, as for when, of course the emperor thinks it is appropriate.But he couldn't say a single word at the moment, so he could only let the emperor down.

"After you go back, don't hang out with those cronies. I will arrange a teacher for you. Calm down and study hard for a few years, and you will understand how shallow and immoral you are today." Zhu Gaochi said slowly: "You will also understand life. The suffering of the people and the danger of the country, I understand that I am not targeting the late emperor, but just want to continue the ancestors..."

"I will remember my father's lesson, and I will definitely study hard and reflect on myself when I go back!" Although he knew that he would have to stay behind closed doors for the next few years, Zhu Zhanji readily agreed.Because, it's okay not to be happy...

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Zhanji sternly, and warned in a deep voice: "From now on, you have to take care of yourself and don't make any mistakes, otherwise I won't protect you no matter what luck I have!"

"My son understands, there will be no next time!" Zhu Zhanji nodded in horror.

"Go down." Zhu Gaochi waved his hand, turned his head away, and didn't want to look at him again.

"Yes, my son is leaving." Zhu Zhanji tried to get up, but he still didn't regain consciousness in his knees. He didn't get up several times, so he said to Zhang Cheng: "Eunuch Zhang, please help me."

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng hurried forward and helped His Royal Highness Taisun up.

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Zhang Cheng helped the grandson out of the bedroom, and ordered ginger soup to be brought to His Highness the grandson quickly, changed into dry clothes, and arranged for a sedan chair to take him back.This time, Zhu Zhanji no longer refused and accepted everything.

Zhang Cheng sent his grandson's sedan chair to the gate of Qianqing Palace, and said with guilt on his face: "This old slave has always wanted to say a few words for His Highness, but I didn't expect that there was no chance to speak at all."

"My father-in-law has such a heart, and I am grateful." Zhu Zhanji finally recovered some blood on his face, and took Zhang Cheng's hand and said softly: "I will not be able to accompany you often in the future. On the father's side, if someone says Please pay more attention to my bad words..."

Zhang Cheng knew that Zhu Zhanji was referring to Zhu Zhanyu and others, although he felt a little embarrassed, he still nodded.

"Thank you, father-in-law." After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he sat in a sedan chair and left the palace in the stormy sky.

In the sky, lightning flashes and spring thunder rolls, indicating that it is time to renew Vientiane.

(End of this chapter)