With only time to breathe for a stick of incense, Hu Hui and Yang Shiqi did not dare to rest anymore, and hurried back to the East Palace. They ran all the way, but did not dare to go in. They stood in front of the door of the East Palace, specially taking care of themselves first.

His own clothes. Hu Xi realized that he was disheveled and disheveled. Yang Shiqi hurriedly helped him organize his court clothes, and Hu Xi also helped Yang Shiqi take care of his clothes.

Yang Shiqi straightened the corners of Hu Xi's clothes and said, "Master Hu, please do not mention this matter to the prince. This matter... pretends it never happened."

"Can't you tell the prince?" Hu Hui asked. This matter is so important that the prince is not allowed to know.

"If the prince knows the truth, can he still be emperor with peace of mind? Can he and His Highness Zhu Zhanji still treat each other as a father and son?"

Hu Hui immediately realized that it was indeed better not to talk about this matter. After all, if the prince knew about it, he would probably kill his highness and lead to a human tragedy. However, when has the royal family lacked such tragedies, then how could the emperor know that?

The eldest grandchild will not lead to moral tragedy.

"Master Yang, we destroyed the imperial edict, just in case----"

"What if?"

"What if the news from the Northern Expeditionary Army is wrong and the emperor is not dead, or the army is not under control?"

Yang Shiqi was stunned. He really didn't expect this. If the news returned by Yang Rong was false, then if Emperor Yongle knew that the two of them destroyed the imperial edict and killed three eunuchs who were close to him today, then he and Hu Hu would suffer.

Capital punishment even affected the prince.

Yang Shiqi opened his mouth and bit his lips hard: "Don't think so much, the matter is over. We are just fulfilling our responsibilities as ministers and leave the rest to God's will."

Yang Shiqi paused and said, "I believe Yang Rong will not let me down."

Hu Xi felt cold in his heart. He said that he would not betray me, but what should I do? But now he can't look back. His eyes have witnessed two edicts, and his hands have killed three eunuchs. If all this is false

Yes, then I, Hu Hu, can only go to see King Yama.

Where did this second edict come from?

It turned out that the person who advocated Emperor Yongle's second posthumous edict was indeed Zhu Zhanji. The idea was conceived by Liu Ruyun when he was in Dongchang earlier. Zhu Di reigned for twenty-one years. In case Zhu Gaochi was in good health,

After working for more than twenty years, when will it be his turn to manage the land of China and become the master of the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Zhanji was so heartbroken that he actually began to close the relationship with Emperor Yongle in private. Zhu Di already admired this grandson and saw that he showed his kindness in every way, and he was happy to interact with his grandson more. Especially after Zhu Di experienced the rebellion in Dongchang and the relationship between the prince and the King of Han

During the Ming Dynasty, he felt more and more that he needed to choose a wise king to control the Ming Dynasty. In short, Zhu Di still felt that the prince Zhu Gaochi was too weak to control such a huge empire.

Zhu Zhanji was smart, decisive, good at martial arts, and showed great talents. The more Zhu Di looked at him, the more he felt that this emperor's grandson was the true successor of the empire, and the more he disliked the fat prince.

One day while having dinner together, Zhu Zhanji said intentionally or unintentionally: "Actually, who said that the person who takes over the throne must be the eldest son of the emperor? Grandpa Zhu Di was not the eldest son, but he also became the emperor." This brainwashing also made Emperor Yongle jealous.

Thoughts, who said that the throne cannot be passed directly to the grandson? It would be good to let Zhu Zhanji ascend the throne and Zhu Gaochi to be the supreme emperor. But Zhu Di did not show any emotion and only replied meaningfully: "Very good? Very good."

But Zhu Zhanji knew that he had planted a seed in Zhu Di's heart. Who said that the emperor's grandson must wait? Maybe things will change. Unfaithful to his father? Zhu Zhanji thought to himself: "Sooner or later, the throne will be

My Zhu Gaochi is not in good health either. I just ascended the throne a few years ago. When the time comes, I just have to be nice to the Supreme Emperor."

Zhu Di issued a second will, which was passed to Zhu Zhanji. However, no one knew about this edict. Although Zhu Di had an idea, he did not make up his mind. He still wanted to wait and see for a while, and then decided to destroy it.

A copy. But I didn’t expect? He died on the way to the north.

Zhu Zhanji had bribed the eunuchs of Yangxin Palace early on, so he knew that there were two testaments in the Golden Chamber? But he was not sure of the contents, after all, the eunuchs were illiterate. But Zhu Zhanji must have one of them related to him.

Zhu Zhanji missed a move and did not know the news of Emperor Yongle's death in advance, so Yang Shiqi and others took the lead. Yang Shiqi took the crown prince's succession edict back to the East Palace, causing Zhu Zhanji to lose the chance to make a comeback.

The next day, Zhu Zhanji's spies in the army learned about the death of Emperor Yongle. However, at this time, the prince's cronies such as Yang Shiqi and Hu Xi had already firmly grasped the military power and the jade seal. After Hu Xi processed the imperial edict, he went to Shuntian Prefecture.

Fu Yin and Jiu Menti poisoned them, forcing them to listen to the prince's words. Yang Rong took control of the Northern Expedition Army and was returning to the court.

Yang Shiqi knew that the news could no longer be hidden, so he asked Prince Zhu Gaochi to immediately convene the cabinet and courtiers to publicly read the edict in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Zhanji was summoned as the emperor's eldest grandson. When he heard that the posthumous edict was read out to the prince, Zhu Zhanji's eyes were full of confidence, and he suddenly opened his mouth and couldn't believe what he heard. Hu Xi wanted to know what Zhu Zhanji said.

Did Zhanji know about the two edicts, so he secretly took a look at the expression of the emperor's eldest grandson. The first thing he saw was Zhu Zhanji's stunned expression, followed by a vicious curse and a tragic defeat.

look.

Hu Xi was shocked: "Does Zhu Zhanji know about the two imperial edicts?"

Zhu Zhanji's stunned expression and pretended to be calm were in great contrast to the cries of other courtiers.

But Zhu Zhanji's inner confusion only lasted for a few short seconds. Soon, this born fighter returned to his normal expression as a courtier, leaving a few insignificant tears.

Yes, the throne will eventually be his, it's just a matter of whether he wants to speed up or not.

Zhu Zhanji's action of giving up resistance made Hu Bi even more worried. He was afraid that Zhu Zhanji had been prepared for a long time and might have another move later.

Hu Xi's guess was correct. Zhu Zhanji was not convinced by the result. However, the edict had been announced in public and Zhu Gaochi would soon ascend the throne. Zhu Zhanji could only speed up the execution of another plan.

Zhu Zhanji is an ambitious man. He knows that when the chance of success is low, he must hide his intentions so that the enemy cannot see clearly.

After Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, he immediately promulgated several major events. The first decision was to set the reign name as Hongxi. Since it was still the 22nd year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi decided to make the next year the first year of Hongxi.

The second thing is to investigate unjust cases. Zhu Gaochi is a kind man. He knows that several of Zhu Di's cases were handled too harshly, such as Fang Xiaoru's Zhushi clan, Jingqing's Guamanchao, and Jie Jin's case. He ordered the Ministry of Punishment to investigate thoroughly.

These cases, and stop tracing the survivors of these cases. Of course, it was Hu Hui’s idea behind the suggestion of justice for these cases.

The third thing is to recuperate. Zhu Di did several major things during his reign, which cost a lot of money and national power. For example, Zheng He's voyages to the West, the compilation of the Yongle Grand Ceremony, and the Western Expedition to Mongolia in consecutive years. Zhu Di ordered to stop these actions that wasted people's lives and support, and recalled

Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, an important minister.

The fourth thing is to support his trusted confidants into the cabinet, that is, Sanyang and Hu Hui. Sanyang refers to Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and Yang Pu. These four people formed a strong core cabinet and supported Hongxi Emperor Zhu Gaochi.

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While the newly enthroned Emperor Hongxi was handling government affairs seriously, Zhu Zhanji launched his plan.

There are three steps in Zhu Zhanji's chain plan. The first step is the beauty trap.

When Yongle Emperor Zhu Di was still alive, the life of the prince Zhu Gaochi was very anxious because of the pressure from the Han king. It was not fun at all. Zhu Zhanji sent his cronies to collect four beauties from the Western Regions, all of whom were beautiful and fragrant.

Their bodies had a delicate fragrance. Zhu Zhanji bribed the eunuchs in the palace and asked them to send them in. As expected, these four beauties made Zhu Gaochi happy and he caroused every night. The news even reached the ears of the ministers, and the loyal minister Li Shimian wrote a letter to persuade him.

, actually aroused Zhu Gaochi's rage, and he was almost beaten to death on the spot in the court.

Zhu Zhanji watched at the scene and sneered involuntarily. His father was a generous man and had never been so angry. It was obvious that Li Shimian had touched his sore spot. It seemed that the honey trap had worked.

The second step is to bribe the eunuchs, monitor Zhu Gaochi's whereabouts in real time, and learn about Zhu Gaochi's diet and travel.

The third step is to re-establish his own Dongchang and build an elite force belonging to the Donggong. When he seized power last time, Zhu Zhanji regretted that Hu Hui took the lead and took control of the military power of the three major battalions. So this time Zhu Zhanji decided to

Create an exclusive secret service agency to act for him. Especially since Liu Muyu left, Zhu Zhanji felt deeply in crisis and had to train some of his own close bodyguards, who must also be highly skilled in martial arts. It just so happened that Zhu Zhanji’s confidant Zhang Wei

, sent twelve Japanese masters, these twelve masters were called the Twelve Ninjas of Koka, and they were arranged to hide in Dongchang, waiting for the best time to attack.
Chapter completed!