The capital of the Ming Dynasty and the residence of Prince Yan.
"Auntie, don't embarrass me like this. How dare I take you out without my father's permission? If my father knows this, he won't kill me."
Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly, put down the military book in his hand, and said to his aunt Xu Miaojin in front of him.
Xu Miaojin, born in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, is now twelve years old.
The famous founding general and the third daughter of Xu Da, the leader of the Six Kings.
His eldest sister is Xu Yihua, the wife of King Yan.
After Xu Da died of illness, the Xu Mansion in the capital was succeeded by his eldest son, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu.
Today, Xu Huizu came to visit Prince Yan's Mansion. Although the eldest sister did not come, his brother-in-law returned to Beijing and naturally wanted to visit him.
Xu Miaojin also came over.
Now Xu Miaojin is obviously still a little naughty and wants her nephew Zhu Gaochi to take her out to play.
As a lady, it’s not okay to go out alone.
However, it is obvious that Zhu Gaochi prefers silence to movement and would not disobey his father's wishes, so of course he would not do it.
"Hmph, if you don't take me out, I will write a letter to my eldest sister, saying that you bully me. Then your father will also beat you."
Xu Miaojin pouted and said.
Now Xu Miaojin, even though she is only twelve years old, her appearance is already in bloom and she is a beautiful woman.
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi was extremely helpless.
His father in the palace was not happy with him, but it was his mother and concubine who always defended him.
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi was really worried.
He hesitated for a moment and declined: "It's just dusk now, and I don't have much time to go out and play."
A hint of cunning flashed in Xu Miaojin's eyes, and she said: "Of course it's not today. Come to Xu Mansion to find me tomorrow morning and take me out."
"This..." Zhu Gaochi didn't know how to answer.
"If you don't agree, don't blame me for telling the eldest sister." Seeing Zhu Gaochi's hesitation, Xu Miaojin said immediately.
"Okay, but you can't leave the city, just stay in the capital." Zhu Gaochi emphasized.
"Okay, don't break your promise." Xu Miaojin suddenly smiled and did not forget to warn her.
"How dare I!" Zhu Gaochi felt a headache.
In the back garden.
Xu Huizu and Zhu Di reminisced about old times.
Most of the topics were about Xu Yihua.
Xu Yihua is not a lady who is stuck in the front door and has no steps forward.
As the eldest daughter of Xu Da, she was carefully educated by Xu Da and his wife since she was a child. Not only did she read poetry and books, but she was also able to participate in the military and wear armor to defend the city.
Xu Yihua has been reading poems and books since she was a child, and she has an outstanding memory. She has a photographic memory when reading and can recite them at a glance. Even her teacher was very surprised.
Therefore, the Xu family has been known as "the female students" since she was a child. In the Ming Dynasty, "the students" were students who received traditional Confucian education and worked in classics and history.
The fact that Xu Yihua is known as "the female student" shows her talents and accomplishments.
Although Xu Yihua and Zhu Di were married by Zhu Yuanzhang, they did not "marry first and fall in love later", but they had known each other before marriage.
Before they officially got married, Zhu Di and Xu had been together for three years and were a veritable young couple.
The current relationship between Xu Huizu and Zhu Di is still very good.
In history, after the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di entered Nanjing, but Xu Huizu stayed at his father's temple and refused to welcome Zhu Di, so he was imprisoned for interrogation.
Zhu Di personally summoned him for questioning, but Xu Huizu said nothing and had no intention of supporting Zhu Di as emperor.
The judicial officer forced him to confess, and Xu Huizu Zhenbi wrote straightly: "The descendants of King Zhongshan, the founder of the country, will be spared death."
Zhu Di was furious and wanted to kill him, but he gave up because he was the empress of the founding emperor and the uncle of the country.
Afterwards, Zhu Di ordered Xu Huizu to return to his ancestral home and stripped him of his salary and title.
"I'm still getting used to it in Shaanxi," Zhu Di asked with a smile.
"Shaanxi is not much different from Nanjing, so I'm quite used to it," Xu Huizu replied.
Last year, in March of the 24th year of Hongwu's reign, Xu Huizu went to Shanxi to train troops for border defense in Peiping.
He was not recalled to the capital until April this year.
Xu Huizu was eight feet five inches tall, with a face like a crown jade and an extraordinary handsome appearance. As the eldest son of Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang also attached great importance to him.
"Military training is a big deal, but you still have to pay more attention to yourself and don't let your sister worry."
Zhu Di ordered.
Zhu Di loved his brother-in-law very much and was very close to him.
"Brother-in-law, don't worry, I know it well." Xu Huizu said with a smile.
After finishing speaking, Xu Huizu said hesitantly: "But brother-in-law, please be careful about Alu Timur and Nai'er Buhua. I heard the news when I was training my troops."
Alu Timur and Nai'er Buhua are the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty who were surrendered by Zhu Di during the war.
After the surrender, Alu Timur was named the commander of the Yanshan Central Guards by Zhu Yuanzhang, and was promoted to commander.
Nai'er Buhua was appointed as the commander of the official mountain guard.
When Zhu Di heard this, his expression suddenly became serious and he asked: "This matter may be confirmed."
At present, Yulu Timur is on the throne. Zhu Yuanzhang had previously sent a message to Zhu Di, telling him to be wary of Alu Timur and Nai'er Buhua.
Worried that he might be conspiring with Yuelu Timur.
It's just that the people Zhu Di sent to monitor didn't find anything unusual.
Now that Xu Huizu said this, Zhu Di immediately felt the seriousness of the matter.
To some extent.
Alu Timur and Naer Buhua currently belong to Zhu Di's faction.
Once he plots rebellion, it will most likely affect him.
"We have intercepted a secret message sent by Yuelu Timur to the two of us, but we still don't know what it is." Xu Huizu said.
Zhu Di nodded after hearing the words, but his face turned gloomy.
After Xu Huizu finished talking about the matter, he saw that his brother-in-law Zhu Di was absent-minded, obviously thinking about how to deal with it.
It's getting late.
He also said goodbye and left.
After Xu Huizu left, Zhu Di quickly summoned his guards, wrote a secret letter and sent it to Peiping.
He believed that his wife Xu Yihua would make good arrangements for this matter.
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Prince Qin's Mansion.
After Zhu Xi thought about it while facing the wall, he finally came back.
Seeing Deng's body covered with white cloth in front of him, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
"Did she go away peacefully?"
Zhu Ping asked the old housekeeper beside him.
When the old housekeeper heard this, he hesitated for a moment and then said: "There is not much pain."
After hearing this, Zhu Ping seemed to let go of his worries.
I wanted to lift the white cloth and take another look, but in the end I didn't do it.
He sighed and said, "Let's give him a grand burial."
"Yes." The old housekeeper replied respectfully.
My heart finally relaxed.
Not long ago, the old housekeeper sent his grandson away.
Of course he didn't believe what Deng said about glory and wealth before.
This is His Majesty's personal jade pendant, and it is also the Queen's token of love.
The old housekeeper has lived in the capital for a long time and knows very well that if he takes this responsibility, he may even kill the Nine Clans.
Of course he wanted to leave a way out for his descendants.
When the Jin Yiwei came, he thought he would die.
Unexpectedly, when the decree was announced, Deng was directly sentenced to death.
Just replying, it was a white lie that Deng walked away peacefully.
The ancient poisonous wine did not kill you immediately after drinking it, but it took a slow and painful process.
Even in history, there are people who drank Yuci poisonous wine and survived.
This is why Yuci Poison Wine is a pot, not a cup.
One cup may not be enough.
Therefore, there are still many twists and turns in the process of Deng's death, which often requires the assistance of Jin Yiwei.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang asked his second son, Zhu Xi, to face the wall before going back.
After Deng's death, Zhu Xi felt so sad that he drank to drown his sorrows.
In a dark room in the palace.
When Zhu Chong's eldest son Zhu Shangbing received the news, joy flashed in his eyes.
Report to his mother, Concubine Wang: "Mom, that vixen is finally dead. He was poisoned by the emperor's decree."