Daming: the Bear Child of the Yongle Family

The prince gave him a tentative look, "The fourth brother thinks who is the mastermind behind the scenes."

"Who doesn't want Daming to accept the surrender of the grasslands, and the one who benefits the most from this matter, is naturally the most suspicious one."

Zhu Gaoyu stared unblinkingly at the two carriages at the palace gate in [-]. The carriages were very luxuriously decorated and were slowly driving away towards the door. The wheels of the carriages were crushing on the bluestone slab, and the sound of horses' hooves drifted in the corridor. , seemed extraordinarily long and silent,

The prince followed his line of sight and looked over. It was the carriage of King Han and King Zhao. He said meaningfully: "I originally thought they would give up, but I didn't expect that a trick would come."

Zhu Gaoyu said casually: "Second brother and the three are not the kind of people who give up lightly. They will not give up until their goals are achieved."

Both are smart people who have guessed who the real messenger is behind the scenes.

The prince frowned, "However, these are all our guesses. It's useless to say that there is no evidence." Even if he knew what to do, he couldn't help Zhu Gaojiu and others.

"If they dare to do it, then they must have cleaned up the evidence and won't leave any clues."

Hearing Zhu Gaoyu's words, the prince became more and more depressed, "According to what the fourth brother said, can we just watch them succeed?"

Compared to the prince's frowning face, Zhu Gaoyu's expression was much more indifferent, "The way is all people come up with."

The prince glanced at him, "Could it be that the fourth brother has already come up with a good idea."

Zhu Gaoyu raised his head and glanced at the sky. At this time, it was the third watch of the month, and the cold silver light fell on the sky above the imperial city. The vermilion and green tiles seemed to be shrouded in a hazy gauze, and all the scenery became a little blurry.

Not far away, there was the voice of the watchman, followed by Bangzi knocking on the gong a few times. The crisp and melodious voice hovered in the sky, but because of the distance, it seemed elusive and elusive.

"It's getting late, eldest brother should go back and rest first."

Zhu Gaoyu sold out, but he scratched the prince's ears and cheeks anxiously, "Fourth brother, if you have any good ideas, just say it, so that I won't be in a hurry here."

However, Zhu Gaoyu shook his head and turned away, leaving the Crown Prince staring behind him, and couldn't help but complain to Zhu Zhanji: "You little uncle is good at everything, the only thing that's bad is this, just talk about it. half."

On the way back to Prince Liang's Mansion, Chen Qingzhi was also very curious, "What can you do, Your Highness?"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoyu gave him a strange look, "What can I do? People are already dead, and we have no way to torture them. Even if I have the ability to reach the sky, I can't bring people back to life."

Chen Qingzhi was stunned, "Yes, but you didn't say that in front of the prince just now."

Zhu Gaoyu showed a narrow smile and said deliberately, "I only said that the solution was thought up, but I didn't say that I had already thought of it."

Looking at the expression on his face, Chen Qingzhi knew that Zhu Gaoyu was joking, and suddenly said helplessly: "His Royal Highness, what time is this?"

"Okay, don't be curious, you'll know when the time comes." Zhu Gaoyu was confident, as if he was sure to exonerate the envoys and others, no matter how Chen Qingzhi asked, he didn't reveal the slightest rumor.

A few days passed in a flash.

In order to make sure nothing goes wrong, Zhu Gaojiu and Zhu Gaojiu have been sending people to keep an eye on Zhu Gaoyu, the purpose is to sabotage him during his investigation.

Zhu Gaojiao frowned when he heard the report of his spies, "Is what you said true?"

"My subordinates dare not have any adulteration."

"What do you think about this." His gaze fell on Zhu Gaojiu next to him, and he was also low-browded in thought, "It's really strange, my subordinates also said that there was no movement from the fourth brother, and he was in the house every day. I don't know what to do..."

"Could it be a smoke bomb that was released to confuse us on purpose?"

Zhu Gaojiu shook his head and denied the answer, "None of the fourth brothers have ever been out of the house, and there is even news from Tianjing that no one has contacted the envoys these days, if it is to confuse us, it would be too reluctant to leave original capital."

The two guessed for a long time, but they didn't figure out what Zhu Gaoyu's intention was. They even wondered if it was because Zhu Gaoyu couldn't find any evidence, so he just gave up.

And just when they were puzzled, Zhu Gaoyu was still very calm in walking cats and birds in Liang Wangfu, so he was at ease.

Not to mention the King of Han, even other people in Prince Liang's mansion find it strange.

Shen Lian looked at Zhu Gaoyu with a relaxed face and wondered if he had already found evidence, so he would sit on the Diaoyutai so firmly, but he had been by Zhu Gaoyu's side these days and did not see any action.

Worried that Zhu Gaoyu had forgotten the time, Shen Lian reminded him, "Tomorrow is the last deadline for the emperor."

"Time actually flies so fast?" Zhu Gaoyu raised his head, looking a little surprised, obviously as Shen Lian expected, he forgot the time.

Zhu Di gave him a total of seven days. No matter whether there was a result in the end, he had to give him an explanation.

Shen Lian suddenly wondered whether to laugh or cry, "Have you found any evidence, Your Highness?"

"Evidence? Where did the evidence come from? I stay at home every day, can I still fabricate one for you out of thin air?"

Seeing Zhu Gaoyu's righteous appearance, Shen Lian was stunned and stammered:

"Then, how will you explain it tomorrow? According to the emperor's character, he will definitely not let go of the envoys, and I'm afraid that he will send troops to the grasslands. If this happens, the plan of His Highness will not fail."

The crickets in the cage came to play with me, and the fight was extremely joyful. Zhu Gaoyu was very happy with the lottery, and said casually, "Just say what you want to say."

Soon the two crickets were exhausted, and they no longer had the strength to let Zhu Gaoyu be at the mercy of him. Only then did he lift his eyelids, revealing a little light. .

Chapter 257

When Zhu Di called Zhu Gaoyu, he was wearing casual clothes and practicing calligraphy on the chopping board.

The power between his brows and his eyes was all calm, not like an emperor, but like ordinary people, but the eyes that were occasionally revealed indicate his extraordinaryness.

Seeing Zhu Gaoyu's arrival, he raised his eyes slightly, his eyes seemed cloudy like unfathomable pool water, making people unable to see the end at a glance, "You are here, but you can find out anything."

Zhu Gaoyu bowed and saluted: "It's all obvious things, whether you believe it or not depends on the royal father's thoughts."

The corner of Zhu Di's mouth twitched into a smile that was not a smile, "Where did you start with this?" He paused and said slowly, "I heard that you stayed in the mansion these few days and didn't do anything. Didn't I ask you to investigate the case well?"

These words made it clear that they wanted to pursue him, but Zhu Di's tone did not mean that he wanted to pursue it, which was worth pondering.

Zhu Gaoyu said confidently: "The assassin is dead, and obviously there is no proof of death. If there are other behind-the-scenes masterminds, they must have cleaned up all the evidence. Why should I waste all that effort?"

Even if Zhu Gaoyu said so, Zhu Di didn't see any blame on his face, instead he laughed and scolded: "Little bastard is lazy, and he can justify himself."

Zhu Gaoyu took a step forward and stood beside him to grind ink for Zhu Di, "My son finally came back from the coast, it's fine if the royal father doesn't give me time to rest well, and he has to assign me tasks, so I have to find opportunities by myself. ."

It is said that companions are like companions, but in fact, as long as you master his character and way of doing things, it will not be difficult to deal with them. Zhu Gaoyu knows that it is useless to pretend to be in front of Zhu Di.

A bit of truth and exaggerated effects, coupled with the advantage of his age, it is easier to gain Zhu Di's favor and trust than those half-truths.

"You, you, it's still the same old way. It doesn't seem to have changed after a trip. I really don't know what to do with you." Zhu Di smiled and shook his head, his words full of doting on Zhu Gaoyu.

Fortunately, there are no outsiders here at the moment, otherwise, seeing Zhu Di's loving eyes and eyes, it will definitely be shocking. I have never seen Zhu Di treated like this in other princes, and Zhu Gaoyu is the only one.

It is enough to see Zhu Gaoyu's weight and particularity in Zhu Di's heart.

"Okay, let's get down to business, do you think the assassination at the banquet was done by the grassland?"

Zhu Gaoyu rubbed the ink for a moment, and out of the corner of his eyes, he looked at Zhu Di's expression, as if he had a clear view of the fire, but he seemed to have nothing at all.

At this moment, he was copying Wang Xizhi's copybook, and the black words on the white paper collided together, and his writing was like a dragon and a snake, with a peaceful yet vigorous charm.

"Of course not. Whoever wants the peace talks the least is most likely to do this kind of thing. If it's good to use a knife to kill people, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone. It can not only destroy the peace talks, but also take the opportunity to send troops."

Although Zhu Gaoyu didn't say it clearly, the meaning expressed inside and outside the words is very obvious.

Zhu Di sighed, "Your second brother and third brother are still too anxious." Obviously Zhu Di also doubted them, otherwise he would not have said such a thing.

"It's just that this knife is not very obedient to use." Zhu Gaoyu's expression became colder, thinking that the knives used for stabbing at the banquet of the female assassins were all coated with poison to seal their throats with blood.

Zhu Di's expression also changed slightly, his eyes condensed into a gloomy color, he exerted force on the pen, and there was a bit of edge between the horizontal and curved hooks, and a bit of malevolence appeared on the paper, "Do you think they know about this? "

"I guess I don't know."

Recalling the expressions of Zhu Gaojiu and Zhu Gaojiu at the time, they seemed to be a little stunned. If Zhu Gaoyu guessed correctly, they originally wanted to find someone to pretend to be an assassin, but they didn't expect that someone would take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and mix in with the real assassin.

Zhu Di snorted coldly, and he started a little too hard. Between the strokes of the pen and ink, a large group of ink stains remained on the white paper, and a good copy of the copybook was instantly destroyed.

"The second and third children are getting more and more capable now. I still don't know what they are thinking."

He threw the pen beside him, and the most important thing about practicing calligraphy is to be calm. Now Zhu Di has no such mood, and put his hands on his hips and said: "I really thought that what I did was flawless, I thought they were the smartest, and everyone else was a fool."

"Father, let go of your anger, and please consider the dragon body a lot."

Zhu Di took a deep breath, "These two people are doing things that don't make me worry." He patted Zhu Gaoyu on the shoulder, "Fourth, how are you?"

In the face of Zhu Di's praise, Zhu Gaoyu did not waver, "It is within the responsibility of the sons and ministers to share the worries of the father and the emperor, but how should the envoys deal with it?"

In fact, Zhu Di knew from the beginning that the grassland surrendered with sincerity, and the envoys should not do such a thing, but there was no proof at the beginning, and Zhu Gaojiu and Zhu Gaojiu added fuel to the fire next to them.

He had to temporarily detain the envoy, but in fact it was just a matter of expediency.

"Even though you are young, Fourth, you are the one who has always been the one that reassures me the most, and you will be able to give me a perfect explanation this time."

Zhu Di gave an ambiguous answer, Zhu Gaoyu gave him a deep look, the eyes of the father and son collided in mid-air, his eyes were encouraging and supportive.

"Many thanks to the royal father, my son will definitely not disappoint the trust of the royal father."

The conversation between the father and son did not reach the ears of other people. At this time, Zhu Gaojiu and Zhu Gaojiu didn't know that the envoys and others had been released by Zhu Gaoyu.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, they have already set off overnight to prepare to return to the grassland.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness King Liang for your help."

Chak, Wu Luhui and others respectfully greeted Zhu Gaoyu. They knew very well that they were able to get out of the banquet assassination this time, thanks to Zhu Gaoyu's mediation, otherwise they would be afraid that their lives would not be guaranteed. .

"If there is no mercy from the saint, even if I deal with it, it will be useless."

"Please, Your Highness, convey our thanks for us."

Zhu Gaoyu smiled like a fox, "It's natural, but don't forget what you promised before."

Speaking of which, Wu Luhui and the others suddenly showed something painful, even so, they still gritted their teeth: "If we return to the grassland, all the things His Highness said will be delivered.".

Chapter 258

Zhu Gaoyu was not a philanthropist, so he naturally had the conditions to save these people. It was rare to have such a chance to lick the wool, how could he easily let it go.

The peace talks have to be continued, and of course people have to give it away. Naturally, the money is taken as a matter of course, and all of it goes into his own small treasury, which can be invested in the future when the railroad tracks are being built.

"Don't show such an expression." Zhu Gaoyu patted their shoulders and said in a good mood, "I lost a little money in exchange for the lives of you people. Think about it and see if it's a good deal."

"It's really worth it." Up to now, Wu Luhui and others had no choice but to comfort themselves like this, looking at Zhu Gaoyu and couldn't help but fall into doubt, "Your Highness, are you really only nine years old?"

At this moment, Zhu Gaoyu's facial features have not been fully opened, and with his round eyes, he looks dark and bright, giving people a harmless feeling.

Although the price proposed made their hearts bleed, but it did not exceed the bottom line, the acceptable range, as if it could be predicted, and it was controlled to an extremely precise level.

"Of course." Zhu Gaoyu's attitude towards these fat sheep was very kind. After all, the wool can be plucked several times. "Next year's birthday banquet for His Highness, I also hope that all the envoys will be able to visit."

Swept over by his subtle gaze, I don't know if it was the illusion of Wuluhui and others, but they always felt like fish on the chopping board, and they couldn't help shivering.

Wu Luhui showed a reluctant smile, "Many, thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." The envoys looked at each other, but they made up their minds in their hearts that they would never go to the banquet next time, and they would dodge if they could.