high official

Chapter 246
After noon, it began to rain heavily, and the sky and the earth were as dark as night.The door of the East Palace was opened, and the prince's car drove towards Beiyuan in the heavy rain.

Zhu Di was really angry and didn't see the prince.Zhu Gaochi also stood up and knelt outside Yitian Hall for half an hour.The eunuchs knew that the prince was not in good health, and were afraid that something might happen to him, so they hurriedly invited Zheng He from outside the palace... After receiving the order to go to the West again, Zheng He left the emperor's side and set up a government office outside the palace. Preparations for going to sea.

Zheng He got the report, and was also worried about the prince's accident, so he hurriedly rode back to Beiyuan in the rain.After begging hard, Zhu Di was willing to see Zhu Gaochi.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi had been kneeling outside Yitian Hall for an entire hour!The two eunuchs pulled him up with all their strength, and then helped him into the inner hall with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Zhu Gaochi finally saw his father, and saw Zhu Di's expression was icy cold, his facial muscles twisted weirdly, showing a ferocious expression.Zhu Gaochi was so impressed with his father's expression. It was like this when his father killed Fang Xiaoru and Tie Xuan.

It seemed that the situation was worse than expected, Zhu Gaochi knelt down three feet away from Zhu Di again, and saluted respectfully.

Suddenly a white light flashed outside, and there was a muffled thunder.Zhu Di squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "The prince insists on seeing me, what is his intention?"

"Reporting to my father, my son heard the imperial decree and ordered Zhou Xin to be executed immediately." Zhu Gaochi leaned over and said, "I'm here to ask my father for proof."

"I can tell you, it's true." Zhu Di said coldly, "You can go back now."

"Nowadays the people in Zhejiang are in panic, and there are natural disasters again. My son dared to beg my father," Zhu Gaochi kowtowed and said, "Be kind to me outside the law. Let him spare his life for the time being and let him take the crime and make meritorious deeds."

"He wrote such a thing, how dare you intercede for him!" Zhu Di's expression was bleak and cold, and his voice seemed to come from Jiuyou Huangquan: "He has no king, so you want to be without a father?"

Although he was mentally prepared, Zhu Gaochi's heart still couldn't help sinking, as if being thrown into a bottomless abyss.Until he remembered his resolute idea of ​​"putting to death and living later" before he went out, Fang gritted his teeth and settled down, although he still didn't dare to look at his father, he said in his mouth: "I dare to ask my father again, Take a look at what Zhou Xin wrote."

Seeing that his always cowardly son was not restrained by his gaze and voice that repeatedly frightened the demons, Zhu Di was a little surprised, staring at the storm outside the palace, and said quietly: "The prince means that Zhou Xin wrote this thing, you Fulfillment does not know."

"Reporting to Emperor Father, I really don't know about it." Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice.

"What a ignorant one," Zhu Di let out a fierce laugh: "I didn't know that you were able to enter the palace in the pouring rain, kneel outside the palace and wait for an hour, and even brought Zheng He here as a rescuer, didn't you just want to come with me? Do you fight?"

Zhu Gaochi said calmly: "I swear to the emperor, if I know about it, let Tianlei kill me immediately!" As if to match his words, a bolt of lightning exploded on the roof of the hall accompanied by the sound of thunder. This pair of Tian family father and son have a bit hideous faces. "My son only entered the palace in a hurry to see Zhou Xin because he heard that Zhou Xin was going to be executed."

"Zhou Xin is not beheaded, but Ling Chi." Zhu Di smiled sinisterly: "He is my subject, and life and death are also decided by me. What kind of trouble are you doing? I'm afraid he will confess you too in a hurry. ?”

"Father and Emperor Mingjian, my son and Zhou Xin have absolutely no contact with each other except for official business," Zhu Gaochi finally broke out in sweat.

"Before you get rid of it, you have to wipe your ass clean first!" Zhu Di said in a bitter tone, "That Zhou Xin...man called Wang Xian, why did he live in the East Palace as soon as he entered Beijing? Do you think I'm blind? He is just a small shrimp who dares to jump up and down in the capital, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ministry of Punishment is nothing more than that, without your instigation, can he enter Qingshou Temple and Tianxiang Nunnery?!"

"Wang Xian is Zhanji's companion who met in Suzhou. Zhanji never changed anything. He only regarded him as a friend, so he insisted on inviting him to his home. My son regarded him as a righteous man, and when he knew him, he had already lived in the mansion. It’s too late to drive people away.” Zhu Gaochi said: “But I also warned him once, not to try to use the grandson to rescue Zhou Xin. As for him going to Tianxiang Temple, it was because of Yao Shaoshi’s request, and why did he get Yao Shaoshi? I don’t know about the favor of my son. The emperor can call Yao Shaoshi to ask about it.”

To a large extent, Zhu Di suspected that the prince and Zhou Xin were together because of the existence of Wang Xian. If the prince did not come to explain, this guess would be confirmed, which would trigger a series of disasters.So Zhu Gaochi had to face the saint even if he went all out, he had to say it himself, so as not to be misunderstood by his father.

"I didn't expect you to have a sharp mouth," Zhu Di snorted coldly, but his heart seemed to be less depressed, and his tone was still bitter: "Everyone knows that the prince is bright and benevolent, dare to act but dare not, what kind of light and benevolence is it?"

Zhu Gaochi's legs were sore and swollen, but he showed a rare concentration at this time, put his hands on the ground, gritted his teeth motionless and said: "There is no one who knows a son like a father. Father should know best whether a son is bright and kind. Son I was born dull, obese and disabled. I think my father is still willing to make me the crown prince. I have been teaching me for more than ten years, and this is exactly what I like about my son. My son knows that I am not as brave as my second brother, and I can't match my resourcefulness. Third brother, I can only remind myself every day to keep my true colors, and if I can’t be a brave and wise man, I should be a benevolent person. If the father thinks that my son is not even a benevolent person, and my son has no face to occupy the East Palace again, I would rather Let Xian!"

Zhu Gaochi kept saying that he was not a wise man, but he would never be able to say these words without great wisdom.At least Zhu Di's expression was no longer so gloomy after hearing this, and he just said coldly: "If you really want to drop the pick, just resign in the last book, some of them want to change with you."

"My son, please resign now!" Zhu Gaochi kowtowed heavily and said, "I beg your father to remove me from the position of crown prince!"

"You bastard, do you still think I'm not mad at you?!" Zhu Di cursed, but the level of horror was less than one-tenth of that just now.The reason why the emperor was furious before was because he suspected that it was a conspiracy. Someone was using Zhou Xin's mouth to shake his authority.The only one in the Ming Dynasty who had the motivation and ability to do this was the prince.Coupled with the disharmony between father and son, the prince has always tried his best to protect Zhou Xin, so Zhu Di suspected that the prince was instigating behind his back.

But Zhu Gaochi died and survived, which made the emperor no longer doubt him.That's right, with my Zhu Di's authority, even if I lose my prestige, I'm still an only husband. If I angered myself, the first one to be unlucky is the prince.Even if you give him a fierce heart and leopard courage, he wouldn't dare to provoke me.

Although the prince is not easy to change, even a powerful king like him is not afraid of the noise of his officials, and he is also afraid of leaving a bad name in the history books.But Zhu Gaochi's attitude still makes Zhu Di feel very comfortable - don't think that you are the prince, just feel that your position is as stable as a mountain, just know that I can replace you at any time.

Only then did the emperor feel that his throat was on fire, he picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp, saying, "Get up, don't you want to see what that guy wrote? Huang Yan, show it to the crown prince."

The two eunuchs stepped forward, and with all their strength, helped the prince up and helped him to sit on the scorpion. Zhu Gaochi was sweating profusely, and he didn't know whether it was the heat or the pain.

Huang Yan walked forward nervously, carrying a tray, on which were the manuscripts that had been reglued piece by piece.

Zhu Gaochi took it with both hands, opened the notebook and looked, although his face showed surprise, but it was only a flash, and then he returned to his usual calmness.

Zhu Di, on the other hand, was staring at his son in disbelief. He was really surprised. Faced with such a huge crisis today, the prince who usually always felt weak and stupid did not seem to be panicked at all. frank and frank.In the eyes of the emperor, no matter which one, it seems to be stronger than the original weak and stupid.

After a while, Zhu Gaochi raised his head and said softly: "Father, my son has finished reading."

"What's the taste?" Zhu Di asked coldly.

"Somewhat gratified, but also somewhat disappointed." Zhu Gaochi said lightly.

Zhu Di was confused by his calm tone, and snorted, "Don't play tricks on me."

"Yes." Zhu Gaochi said loudly: "I am very pleased that there are still courtiers who dare to speak out in the Ming Dynasty. The minister heard that the Lord was straightforward, and Zhou Xin dared to speak up. Doesn't it mean that the father is a Mingjun? Seeing a courtier like this Looking at the father, the minister is happy for the father."

Zhu Di said sullenly, "Then why are you disappointed?"

"My son is disappointed that although Zhou Xin is good at solving cases this week, he is not a minister who seeks the country. He only sees the country's financial constraints for a while, but he doesn't understand the emperor's majestic strategy. It will last forever, and its merits will last forever!" Zhu Gaochi can also flatter, and his level is extremely high: "This is really a blind man who can't see Mount Tai, so I feel it's a pity. I thought he was a talent in the country, but he turned out to be at the level of an inspector. .”

"Hmph..." Zhu Diming knew that his son was rescuing Zhou Xin, but instead of feeling angry, he was very relieved... Yes, what is the difference between this Zhou Xin and those speech officials who are not astonishing and endless?There are always some people who oppose for the sake of opposing in this world. What is the difference between them and flies buzzing?Could it be that a few flies can negate one's great achievements?
No, obviously not!After figuring this out, Zhu Di's anger that destroyed everything finally dissipated, and he returned to that absolutely calm emperor.

This is also Yang Shiqi's brilliance. When others are in a crisis, the first reaction is to escape, but he can understand that escape is not the answer. The most urgent thing is to eliminate the emperor's anger invisible.He believed that the crown prince had the ability to let the emperor calm down. Only when the emperor calmed down would he not be out of control.

Zhu Gaochi followed Yang Shiqi's suggestion, put him to death and survived, and finally survived this difficulty, not only did not suffer, but was looked at differently by his father.Moreover, his wisdom, calmness and benevolence will surely be recited by the government and the public, and admired by all officials. He can be described as a big winner!
It's just that Zhou Xin offended the emperor repeatedly, so he had to die, otherwise what would be the dignity of Emperor Yongle?
(End of this chapter)