Chapter 149 The First Two Ministers of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 152 The prince lost power!
In front of Tongzhou Water Transport Terminal, Li Zhe looked at the swaying water plants in the river. The setting sun looked like a boiled hot spring egg, half of which had sunk into the western mountains, exuding the last afterglow.
"Master, Prince Qi will definitely not be able to come back. He may have taken the boat and wandered off somewhere. Let's go back to Zhejiang." The servant advised from the side.
Li Zhe shook his head and said: "Wait a minute, I heard that King Qi came to the north with his army. He is going to fight. The army must still be in Tongzhou. There is no reason to run away for an empty ship like mine.
I think this is an opportunity and want to wait a little longer.”
Among scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, merchants were the lowest class and the most humble.
But they are the kind of people with the most sensitive sense of smell and can smell the smell of opportunities. Li Zhe is the kind of person with an extremely sensitive sense of smell. He feels that if he continues to wait, he will definitely be able to wait for a big opportunity.
"The ship is coming, the ship is coming!"
When Li Zhe heard the sound, he suddenly looked forward and saw the shadow of the sail.
"I knew it, I knew it!"
Li Zhe laughed heartily and looked like he was pissing in the wind while standing on the pier.
Zhu Gaochi supported the wall and walked out. He knew that if he walked out today, he would have nothing tomorrow.
King Zhao stabbed the king to death and was scolded by the emperor. In the end, most of his foundation was destroyed. The emperor couldn't be cruel in the end for the sake of the bloodline between father and son, and just beat and scolded King Zhao.
However, it was precisely because this family was all capable people that it led to countless disputes, with relatives killing and chattering endlessly.
This is a psychological tactic, retreating in order to advance. Zhu Gaochi tried his best to make his old father feel embarrassed and touch his heart.
The prince's heart skipped a beat, his forehead was dripping with sweat, and he quickly said: "It's not hard, it's not hard."
"My son has failed to live up to his father's expectations." Zhu Gaochi hesitated, wondering what kind of medicine the old man was selling in this gourd, and why he started to engage in sensationalism.
"My son...I understand."
But now, only the twilight energy is left.
It turns out that I worked hard for him for so many years, and in the end, just one word could take everything away.
"Oh, I know everything you said, I..."
Zhu Di stood up from the golden chair, walked over and knelt in front of the kneeling Zhu Gaochi, and looked at his son with loving eyes: "Your mother is a good girl. The only woman I have ever loved in my life is your mother.
Your mother gave birth to four sons for me, each of them is a dragon and a phoenix among men, capable of conquering the heaven and earth. But two tigers cannot live in the same mountain, let alone six dragons in the same dynasty." The six dragons in the same dynasty: the emperor, the prince, the king of Han, the king of Zhao, the king of Qi, and the grandson.
"Well..." Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Let the prince's rebellious son come to see me. I have something to say to him."
It's true that the blame will be placed on Dong Gong in the end.
He shouldn't plead for Zhu Zhanji!
Begging for mercy is tantamount to admitting your fault. Can you admit it?
He should try his best to betray himself, condemn himself, and not give Zhu Di a chance to speak out, but now he has handed the flaw into Zhu Di's hands!
Party struggles and national affairs have made this honest fat man become more and more proficient in political strategy. He has everything, but it is not until today that Zhu Gaochi realizes that he has nothing and is so barren.
The great eunuch Tang Cheng was waiting on the side. Seeing that the emperor was so happy, he couldn't help but ask: "Is there anything that makes Long Live Lord so happy?"
It has to be said that what Zhu Gaochi said is accurate.
"Is the prince's rebellious son still grounded?" Zhu Di asked with a frown.
The sky is dimmed, the stars are shaking, the sun and the moon shine together, but it is impossible to reverse the passing trend.
When the merchant ship docked, Zhu Gaojie asked Chi Rong to direct the sergeants to unload the grain: "Find some trailers and move the grain up. This grain must not be delayed. We will rely on these 80,000 kilograms of grain to support the army to Shuntian Mansion."
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Zhu Di's last words made the prince's hopes flattened and filled with decadence.
"Twenty years is already a long time. There are only a few twenty years in life."
Zhu Di's face was calm: "Boss, you are tired."
Zhu Gaochi's body went limp all of a sudden, and he almost collapsed to the ground, but he supported his spine and supported the wall with his hands. With a sad face, he limped away while holding on to the wall.
Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "My son was born in Fengyang, the land of Longxing, the land of Emperor Taizu Gao. Counting from the 28th year of Hongwu when he was established as the crown prince of Prince Yan, it has been twenty years.
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Zhu Gaochi was 100% sure that the old man was deceiving him!
Or it could be said that Lao Zhu’s family knows how to choose a daughter-in-law, and co-authoring is screening genes!
Zhu Di sometimes even wondered whether it was the Yongle Dynasty that exhausted the Zhu family's national destiny, which led to the lack of luck in the foundation of the dynasty in later generations.
Zhu Gaojie glanced at this middle-aged man in his forties, thought for a moment, and smiled: "He is a courageous man. You are very good."
Zhu Di touched his chin: "Tang Cheng, do you think the man who sank the grain ship and burned the granary behind Tongzhou's back was the prince?"
Zhu Di rubbed Zhu Gaochi's hair and sighed, "Go back to the East Palace. I already know it in my heart."
This means that the royal family has no family ties.
"Father, what are you talking about?" Zhu Gaochi covered his chest and said sadly, "Father, you single-handedly brought up this child Zhanji. Don't you know what his virtues are? Although Zhanji occasionally does
It's wrong, but the fourth child is also his fourth uncle! How could Zhanji attack his own family!"
He knows the old man’s way of doing things very well!
If the emperor scolds him all over his face as soon as he comes in, even though he may feel a little embarrassed, he will still be scolded to death. The more severe the scolding, the lighter the subsequent punishment.
Zhu Gaochi suddenly remembered how high-spirited he must have been when he was appointed as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty ten years ago.
How could the prince dare to tell the truth? He just wanted to fool the past by committing misfortune: "If my father thinks that I did it, then I did it. Dad, I grew up watching you, and I feel the same in my heart."
I don’t have any big ambitions. I just want to dedicate my heart to the Ming Dynasty. I want the people to have enough to eat and wear good clothes, so that the people of Li will suffer less. Even if I am a little tired, it doesn’t matter. After so many years, Erchen’s body has become better.
If my father doesn't like me, then so be it."
Zhu Di looked at the prince's haggard face due to exhaustion and worry, and couldn't help but said softly, "I've lost weight again. I've worked hard on you for so many years. You are my good son, and your hard work has paid off. I am incompetent as a father, and you have suffered so much."
So many sins.”
His Highness the Emperor Taisun was very cautious in finding people and left very few traces. With the level of Jinyiwei, nothing could be found at all. But Zhu Zhanji had no idea at all that the emperor still had a "high-quality version of Jinyiwei" hidden in the hands of the Shadow Attendant.
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Zhu Di said in a gentle tone: "Boss, tell the truth to dad. Tell me whether you did what happened in Tongzhou. You can tell me. We are all one family and I won't blame you."
The prince's voice suddenly came, and his mouth was filled with regret when he said these words.
He knew that he was going to completely lose ground this time.
"Father, I still have something to say..."
The East Palace has fallen because of Zhu Zhanji's youth and his own mistakes... The process was cumbersome and the result was even more hurtful.
It's not that the old man is suspicious. Although he hasn't found out who did it now, he already has a general direction, and all the evidence is moving closer to the East Palace.
"No, I think you should be tired."
What time is it now?
Is it more important to accuse King Qi of ordering grain, or to fill the bellies of tens of thousands of soldiers in the Northern Expedition?
Tang Cheng nodded: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Great Grandson are both confined in the East Palace."
It's really cold in Jinling City.
Then, Zhu Gaojie looked at Li Zhe again: "I thought you had left."
"Boss, how many years have you been following me?" Zhu Di suddenly asked.
Li Zhe was overjoyed and bowed and said: "Thank you for your appreciation, Your Majesty. I am a common man. I am willing to ride for Your Majesty and obey your orders!"
His calculation was correct, and he had indeed waited for an opportunity to board the ship of Prince Qi's Mansion!
Zhu Di sat on the golden chair, casually opened the secret letter sent from Tongzhou Hidden Pole, and frowned: "This kid, Fourth, is really bold."
The level of the six people varied slightly. Prince Zhao, who did not want to be named, may not have the destiny of an "emperor", but he was definitely the best among the vassal kings and an outstanding figure of his generation.
It is absolutely impossible for the emperor to identify the person behind the scenes in such a short period of time!
The old man was just trying to use language tactics to turn this "uncertain matter" into a "certain matter". He said he was kind, but Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to agree.
The great eunuch retreated, and after a long time, the slightly bloated Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi came in and knelt in front of the palace: "My son, Zhu Gaochi, has been ordered to pay homage to you."
Tang Cheng lowered his head and cupped his hands: "No."
Zhu Gaochi walked to the red gate of the palace and looked up at the sky on the high wall.
Zhu Gaochi's face turned ashen: "My son... you are not tired..."
Zhu Di was happy in his heart and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "King Qi robbed the ship at the water transport terminal in Tongzhou and went to the Grand Canal to rob the grain. This grain was originally sent from Suzhou to Shuntian Prefecture, but this boy cut off Hu.
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You can figure it out with your feet, this is the calm before the rainstorm!
Now that the emperor was looking kind and cheerful, Zhu Gaochi was frightened.
Stealing grain from the canal is of course a serious crime, but it also requires time.
I miss Prince Yan’s Mansion in Peiping so much. Will I ever be able to go back in this life? I probably won’t be able to go back.
Li Zhe is good at calculations and does not have a long-term political vision, but he is very accurate in judging people. He saw the possibility of success in Prince Qi. This Prince Qi did not cultivate the king's way, but the emperor's art!
From the moment a person is born, it is determined whether that person will have the bones of an emperor. This is a natural temperament, just like natural jade!
King Qi has the character of a great emperor!
"If you have any ideas, please come to Prince Qi's Mansion to work in the future. I admire you as a courageous businessman." Zhu Gaojie said, "Since ancient times, businessmen have pursued profit, and I have no objection to those who pursue profit. If we say pursuit of profit,
I'm afraid all the scholars in the world regard themselves as commodities and sell them to the emperor's family."
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Under the emperor's high pressure and under the sudden change of words, Zhu Gaochi showed a small flaw and made a wrong sentence.
The result is self-evident. If the grain is gone, it can be transported again. But if the soldiers who work for the imperial court are left hungry, it will really chill the hearts of the people in the world. Not to mention, the reason why these 30,000 people were allowed to
The elite soldiers were hungry, not because of other reasons, but because the Zhu family's fighting among themselves went too far this time, and King Qi was just cleaning up the mess left by the East Palace.
What kind of fairy family is this? They have the best luck in the world!
Li Zhe bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty asked the common people to wait. The common people will never dare to leave without permission."
Zhu Gaochi was shocked, and was dizzy by the sudden change in the wind. He quickly raised his hands and said: "Father, Zhan Ji is still a child! He..."
Tang Cheng was stunned and chuckled: "King Qi always does things so unexpectedly."
If you put it in an ordinary family, if the father who is always domestic violence suddenly talks to the older girl in a friendly manner, he will probably sell the girl to a brothel!
Li Zhe's heartbeat quickened: "Your Majesty, this is so embarrassing for a villain, the common people are terrified!"
The alarm bell rang in Zhu Gaochi's heart. He knew that the old man was about to start talking about business. He went round and round just for the knife hidden in the warmth!
For cases that the Jin Yiwei cannot detect, the Shadow Warrior can. As long as there are clues, the Shadow Warrior can follow the clues and get to the bottom of the case. It can be called a human scanner.
He simply told Zhu Di clearly that after selling to you for so many years, I didn't survive you old thing, but almost made me fat to death. I exhausted my fuel and almost disappeared into ashes. Now you doubt me?
Are you even a human being?
The King of Han was defeated in the party struggle. Without saying a word, the old man cut off the King of Han's wings in the capital and forced the King of Han to surrender.
"No need to say anything, you can go back."
There are seven members of the family, one is the emperor who is excellent in both civil and military skills, one is Empress Xu who is known as a virtuous queen, one is a prince who is famous for his benevolence but is proficient in politics, one is King Qi who has great power to save the world, and the other is a heroic warrior.
Among the distinguished Han kings, one was King Zhao, who was good at playing tricks, and the other was the emperor's grandson who had the qualifications to be a holy king.
"I'm fine, come in."
This trick worked well in the past, but today Zhu Di was obviously motivated to kill. He heard the prince's words in one ear and out the other, and said with sharp eyes: "Boss, I know you can't do this."
Tell me who did it, was it Zhan Ji? I was not a good grandfather and gave Zhan Ji a bad start. Hey, this is also my fault. I don’t blame Zhan Ji..."
Just when Zhu Gaochi breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that he had fooled the old man, suddenly Zhu Di's eyes burst out with frightening pressure, like an iron horse roaring, and asked with a sinister temperament: "You are still here until now.
You are so stubborn, do you really think that I don’t know about the scandalous things you do in your home? No, no! I really misjudged him, Zhu Zhanji, his virtue is not worthy of his place, how can he inherit the throne and how can he be worthy of it?
Grandson!"
"Your Majesty, the Twelve Guards have transferred two guards, namely Tiger and Ben right guards, and Jin Wu's avant-garde. They patrol the East Palace day and night alternately. There is no leakage, and even the birds cannot fly out when they come." Tang Cheng replied.
Zhu Di stood in front of the palace gate, staring at the prince's bloated back with complicated eyes.