Zhu Di's vision went dark, and when he opened his eyes again, he was back in his Qianqing Palace, as if nothing had happened just now.
However, the memory just now will be forever imprinted in Zhu Di's head.
He rubbed his brows and said to himself: "Zhu Qizhen was too hasty in killing him... No, Zhu Zhanji was too decisive in his killing."
To be honest, the old man was really fooled by the aura of Zhu Zhanyi at first, thinking that Zhu Zhanyi was a gentle emperor.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanji shouted his nephew one after another, and he did not hesitate to kill people. In just one word, he captured Zhu Qizhen and fed him poisonous wine.
He is exactly like his father Zhu Gaojie. On the surface he talks and laughs with you, but in fact he has already thought about where to bury your body.
Zhu Di said with emotion: "Only those who are cruel can secure their seats."
Tang Cheng walked into the palace, leaned down and saluted: "Long live my Lord, please see me, King Qi."
Zhu Di immediately asked: "Did he come to see you alone?"
"yes."
"Well...let him come over."
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Zhu Gaojiu walked into the hall in a swaggering manner, without thinking that he was an outsider, he pulled up a chair and sat next to Long Gu.
Zhu Di saw King Qi's behavior and laughed and scolded: "Look at your virtues. You can't stand or sit. You look like a green-skinned man. Tell me, you are more or less the prince who oversees the country. How can you do it?" Can’t there be a formal shape?”
"How dare your son act coy in front of his father? Doesn't this make him appear close to you?"
Zhu Gaojie changed the subject, looked at the sea of pens on the dragon eucalyptus and praised, "The outer glaze is green, round and slightly bluish, and the two evil beasts piled on the bottom are even more lifelike. What a good thing."
Zhu Di glanced at it and said, "If you like it, just take it."
Zhu Gaojie chuckled: "Why am I embarrassed about this?"
"Stop talking nonsense, why are you pretending to be in front of me? I don't know your true nature as a bandit?"
Zhu Di turned to ask, "Second brother, what are you going to do?"
Zhu Gaojie wondered how I should deal with this round. The life and death of the King of Han is not a matter of your words.
There is obviously a problem with what the old man asked. It is true that on the surface Zhu Gaojie is now the supervisor of the country and the executive deputy emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The government affairs and military affairs of the Ming Dynasty are all handled by him. How to deal with the King of Han, no matter what the process is In the end, it all depends on what the old man thinks.
But now that the old man asked, Zhu Gaojie had no choice but to answer. He thought for a moment and said, "The second son rebelled, and all the vassal kings in the world are watching. If he doesn't punish him severely, how can he serve as a warning to others, but..."
When the old man heard the severe punishment, his face collapsed: "But what?"
"However, the second child is still a family member with us after all." Zhu Gaojie sighed, "We will seize his title and imprison him and his family in Jinling City, and that will be the end of it."
The old man was overjoyed, but he pretended to be angry and yelled: "I think you are really confused. The second brother is engaged in the business of rebellion. The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the people. How can I spare him lightly? I should not kill him." Rare!"
Zhu Gaojie has also figured out what the old man is thinking.
His Majesty the Emperor wanted to save both face and dignity. He wanted to show off that he was just and righteous in annihilating relatives, but in his heart he wanted to save the King of Han. However, of course the old man could not admit this thought in his heart.
Zhu Gaojie followed the conversation and said: "Dad, after all, the second brother has military merit. He also contributed a lot during the Jingnan crisis..."
Zhu Di was very happy in his heart. The steps of King Qi really made him feel so comfortable. He pretended to be stern and said: "Gong is merit, fault is fault. How can you confuse black and white? If everyone is like this, isn't it true that the world has meritorious deeds?"
Everyone is rebelling, and everyone is innocent?"
Zhu Gaojie was already cursing in his heart. This old man is so shameless. I even stepped down for you, but you pretended to be on the pole.
If you have the ability, I will give you a knife now and you can go and kill the King of Han. What's the use of forcing Lai Lai here.
However, the inner words must be kept in the heart. On the surface, Zhu Gaojie still catered to the old man and said: "Dad, even so, I expect that the second child has also learned a lesson this time. He will be locked up and let him reflect and repent for his sins.
When the time comes, ask him to admit his mistake to you in front of the court ministers. Suppress this matter if possible. After all, the family scandal will not be publicized, and everyone who caused the uproar will feel guilty on their faces."
Zhu Di's expression softened slightly, and he immediately asked: "What are your arrangements for the follow-up situation in Shandong?"
Zhu Gaojie said seriously: "Don't worry, everything has been arranged for my son. Song Yeji, the original chief envoy of Shandong, will not take up his official position and will continue to stay in Shandong to manage government affairs."
Zhu Di became suspicious: "This guy used to work for the traitorous son of the King of Han. Is it safe to let him continue to be the leader of Shandong?"
"Dad, don't worry." Zhu Gaojie said, "After Song Yeji surrendered, he sold out all the officials of the King of Han's party in the system. In order to fight back, the King of Han did not hesitate to send swordsmen to assassinate him. After the assassination failed, he mobilized the sergeants of the Jinan Guard.
Song Yeji was surrounded and killed. Song Yeji was lucky enough to save his life. After this catastrophe, he had already hated the King of Han. It was most appropriate to leave him in Shandong. He wanted more than anyone else to clean up all the Han King's gang members in Shandong.
."
Zhu Di nodded slightly: "As long as you have an idea."
In fact, there are some things that Zhu Gaojie did not say clearly.
Although Song Yeji is no longer a member of the Han Dynasty, he is now a member of the Qi Dynasty.
In order to save his life, Song Yeji willingly handed over all his information to Zhu Gaojie. If Zhu Gaojie hadn't taken action, Song Yeji's life would have been taken away by the King of Han, and if he wanted to secure his position as the second-rank leader in Shandong
He could only rely on the support of Prince Qi's Mansion for his position, so he was naturally willing to work wholeheartedly for Prince Qi's Mansion.
Zhu Gaojie knew this matter in his heart, and the old man also knew it in his heart, but both of them tacitly ignored it.
For the old man, as long as King Qi develops his own power, he can accept it as long as he does not cross the red line. This country will always be passed on to King Qi. He only has a few years left, and he cannot wait until he is about to die.
Only then can I be willing to delegate power.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And the red line in the old man's heart is also very simple. As long as King Qi does not rebel, he can accept it.
King Qi is not a person who is greedy for success, and this is what reassures Zhu Di the most.
Zhu Gaojie said: "I just have one more thing that I would like to ask my father for advice. Please give me some advice."
Zhu Di nodded: "You say."
"Government affairs are handed over to Song Yeji. As for military power... I don't know how to distribute it, so I ask my father to make a decision."
"You are talking about this..." Zhu Di said, "Before you came back, I had already decided on a quota. Your second uncle will be the commander of the Shandong Dusi."
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Zhu Gaojie's brain was running out: "My second uncle? My second uncle King Qin... wasn't it buried twenty years ago? The grass on the grave is almost a foot high now, isn't it?"
When he heard the old man talking about his second uncle, he thought it was Zhu Yuanzhang's second son, King Qin Zhu Fang.
What a joke!
His second uncle, Prince Hongwu of Qin, died in the 28th year of his life. Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of him was: "Ignorant of human affairs and as stupid as an animal." Is it possible that the King of Qin should be dug out of Tuoshan's grave to serve as the governor of the capital?
?
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The second uncle I'm talking about is Zhang Fu's second brother, Zhang Fu."
"You are talking about my second uncle."
Zhu Gaojie suddenly understood and asked, "Who should be the commander of the capital of Shandong?"
"I was just wanting to discuss this matter with you." Zhu Di asked, "Su Wen has made great contributions in this battle. What do you think about him being appointed as the commander of the Shandong capital and managing the army in Shandong?"
When Zhu Gaojie heard this, his first reaction was: the old man was testing him.
Su Wen is a hooker. Zhu Gaojie brought Su Wen to Shandong this time with the intention of promoting Su Wen, his confidant. But the most he budgeted for was to promote Su Wen to the command position.
From the position of envoy, I never expected that the old man would directly promote Su Wen to the position of commander-in-chief.
The word "commander" and "capital commander" are the same, but they are separated by a huge chasm.
One is the third grade, and the other is the second grade.
Many of those who serve as commanders have empty titles, but those who serve as commanders of the capital are all serious and powerful ministers.
The capital commander is a representative of the military of a province, with jurisdiction over tens of thousands of troops. His official rank is one and a half grades higher than that of the chief envoy. It would be too ridiculous to let Su Wen, a person with little qualifications, serve as the capital commander.
Already.
Zhu Gaojie thought for a moment and said: "My son feels that this matter is not appropriate. How can Su Wen, at such a young age, shoulder the heavy responsibility of the commander of the capital?"
He felt that the old man was testing his attitude and wanted to use Su Wen to defraud him. Zhu Gaojie said that he would not be fooled.
The chief envoys and capital commanders of Shandong Province were all served by members of the Qi Wang Party, and all political and military power were controlled by Zhu Gaojie. Although the same was true for Jianzhou, the two northeastern provinces of Goryeo and Yingzhou Province, Shandong and
These three provinces are different.
These three provinces were conquered by Zhu Gaojie himself, and they were no threat to Zhu Di on the border of the Ming Dynasty. They were no different from the back garden of Prince Qi's Mansion. But Shandong Province was controlled by the old man. If Shandong Province was handed over to Prince Qi's Mansion again,
Can this old man sleep on his hands?
Zhu Di smiled slightly and said: "Isn't Su Wu young? He is still Su Wen's younger brother, but he has become the chief envoy of Goryeo Province? We are not afraid of young people, but afraid of mediocrity."
Zhu Gaojie prevaricated: "This matter cannot be compared. Su Wu once helped his ministers supervise the country in Wenhua Palace and has experience in politics. Furthermore, although Su Wu is young, his political achievements after arriving in Koryo Province are real."
Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "It's the same truth, you can rest assured."
He knew Su Wen's abilities. In the simulated future, Su Wen led his troops to destroy Mobei, granted the title of Duke of Meng, and became one of the generals in Hengjing's heyday.
And King Qi seemed to have misjudged his position in Zhu Di's heart.
King Qi thought that King Qi regarded him as the former prince Zhu Gaochi. However, he did not know that Zhu Di trusted King Qi more than the prince back then.
It is now the fifteenth year of Yongle, and Zhu Di knows that he still has seven years left.
Seven years was just a passing moment, a blink of an eye. Zhu Di was already satisfied with the prosperous Yongle era he had built. Now he just wanted to finish the work and transfer power to his heir.
He has now handed over Shandong Province to King Qi, and in the remaining seven years, he will entrust the entire Ming Dynasty to King Qi's hands.
"Dad, are you kidding?"
Zhu Gaojie was a little confused. He didn't think the old man was telling lies, but he felt it was unrealistic.
The old man is actually willing to delegate power?
This is more nonsense than the King of Han trying to be a good citizen!
Zhu Di was angry and funny now. He seemed to be a little doubtful about what King Qi meant?
It's no wonder that if King Qi didn't suspect the methods he used to intimidate his sons before, then they were fake.
Zhu Di immediately said: "When will you decide on your appointment as the crown prince?"
Seeing that the old man had spoken to such an extent, Zhu Gaojie was shocked, but he believed 80% of it and said: "It's a matter of great importance, I don't dare to speak nonsense."
"Then let me decide a good and auspicious day."
Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "On February 2, it is said that the dragon raises its head. It is between the rain of the 24 solar terms, the Waking of Insects, and the Spring Equinox. The director moves the clouds and spreads the rain. It can be said to be auspicious, so it should be set on February 2.
"
"Father, the Holy Ming."
"Um."
Zhu Di paused for a moment, a little confused, "I've finished what I said, why are you still here? You don't care about food today."
Zhu Gaojie felt a little aggrieved: "Dad, I fought life and death with my second brother in Shandong, fighting wits and courage, and finally settled everything. How much do you have to give me a full meal?"
Zhu Di: "..."
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The lunch at the palace was mediocre as usual, with no delicacies, just four dishes and two soups, and a roast duck.
After the old Zhu family made Jinling their capital, they fully absorbed the local food characteristics of Jinling, including the habit of eating ducks. The rivers and lakes throughout the city provided a large number of cheap ducks, which can not only be stewed, but also pickled.
, grilled and eaten.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And Zhu Gaojie was never polite when he arrived in the palace. He had a arrogant meal in front of the dining table, and in the blink of an eye, the table was cleared of all the delicacies.
, there was only a meal of duck bones left on the plate, and Zhu Di was stunned.
Zhu Di took a deep breath: "Are you full?"
Zhu Gaojiu drank a cup of tea and said, "Not yet. How about... asking the imperial chef of Guanglu Temple to cook two more dishes?"
"roll."
"okay."
"Wait a minute!" Zhu Di suddenly stopped King Qi, "Just get out of here. Why are you walking with me holding my teacup?"
Zhu Gaojie put the tea cup from which he had just drank tea into his sleeve and said with a playful smile: "The tea set in my palace was accidentally broken. Your tea cup looks good. Do you mind?"
A big question mark appeared on Zhu Di's head: "Just now you gave me a pen sea, and now you give me a tea cup. How about you take a look at what else you like in the Qianqing Palace and take them all away?"
"That's what you said, I won't be polite."
Zhu Gaojie stood up with lightning speed and called several eunuchs.
Zhu Di was dumbfounded. He just saw it as a joke to remind King Qi not to go too far. Unexpectedly, King Qi actually took it seriously!
"Come on, come on, put that former Song Bing crackle kiln bottle on for me. Be careful, this thing is more valuable than your head."
"And that screen over there, it looks good to me, move it away!"
"This teapot is nice, move it away!"
"Hiss... what the hell is this? Forget it, don't care. Someone will wrap this and that Ge Kiln bottle together and send them all to my Prince Qi's mansion!"
Seeing that King Qi was about to empty out his Qianqing Palace, Zhu Di finally couldn't bear it anymore: he roared angrily: "Are you a fucking bandit who has entered the village and come to my Qianqing Palace to beat the autumn wind?"
How come King Qi is like a locust, taking everything!
Are you afraid you didn’t come to my place to purchase goods?