No one expected that the fourth prince Xuanzhu, who usually did not even get involved in government affairs, suddenly expressed his opinions. Moreover, he still opposed his third brother as the crown prince.
Emperor Chengwu also looked at Xuanzhu in surprise, but there was a hint of approval in his eyes. Li Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War, was even more ecstatic. The most critical point in Prince Jing's secret letter was Xuanzhu. Seeing today
When Xuanzhu appeared, Li Hong thought it was Prince Jing who also wrote a secret letter of persuasion to Xuanzhu. Little did he know that this was Zhu Eryi's contribution at night.
Crown Prince Xuan Le looked at his fourth brother in surprise, wondering if he had heard wrong just now. Since becoming the crown prince, the relationship between the two brothers was pretty good. How could Xuan Zhu suddenly oppose him.
Emperor Chengwu coughed slightly, attracting everyone's attention, "Zhu'er, father didn't hear clearly, can you say it again?"
Xuanzhu cupped his fists and bowed, gave a slight salute, and then said loudly, "Father, I object to the third brother's participation."
Xuanzhu said, ignoring Xuanle's cold and shocked eyes, and turned to look at the ministers, "My lords, Li Hongshangshu has been in charge of the Ministry of War for many years, and he has a clear understanding of the military layout of the world. Since my father came to power, Lord Li
If such a courtier is removed from office if he manages the government diligently, I think all the officials in the world will be sad."
Xuan Le snorted coldly, "Fourth brother, being a brother does not deny Mr. Li's contribution. But the legal family of the state has family rules. As a courtier, if you despise the crown prince, shouldn't you replace him? According to Dafeng Law, this is tantamount to despising the imperial power.
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"Third brother, I was just about to talk about this matter." Xuanzhu smiled slightly and looked at Emperor Chengwu, "Father, as a member of the royal family, I care about the stability of Dafeng. There are some words that I don't know what to say.
It’s inappropriate to say it.”
Emperor Chengwu said it was strange. Why did this child suddenly seem to be a different person? He must have taken the wrong medicine. Judging from what he meant, it seemed that there was going to be an argument between the brothers.
"Well~ I think we'll talk about it later. Le'er, Li Aiqing is a veteran of Dafeng, and I believe in his loyalty. Although you are the crown prince, you must also take into account the face of these veterans. Dear ministers, Le'er is still young.
, some things may have been done in a hurry. However, this is the time to train him. I hope you can assist the crown prince as well as you assisted me. In addition, I don’t want to hear some rumors, and I don’t want to see you.
The confrontation between them. What the Dafeng Dynasty needs now is unity and stability. I know who is right and who is wrong."
Emperor Chengwu didn't want to see his sons quarreling in the court, so he simply announced his resignation with a fifty-fifty ban. However, after resigning, Emperor Chengwu called his two sons into the Qiang Palace.
Outside the imperial court, many ministers looked at Li Hong with regretful eyes, saying to themselves that Li Hong had always been so smooth, but why did he lose his temper when he saw his elders? How many yamen are now bowing their heads in front of the Crown Prince's Palace, is it okay for you to do this to them?
Did you see that today Crown Prince Xuan Le has made the conflict public, and there is no room for easing it. Even if Emperor Chengwu said something to Xuan Le for the sake of old face, after all, the relationship is between father and son, and the throne will belong to Xuan Le sooner or later.
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Li Hong didn't care, but felt a little happy and excited. Xuanzhu could reappear
In the court, this in itself already explains the problem. It is not convenient for Li Hong to publicly stand up and shout for Xuanzhu now. Xuanle has become the crown prince, and his equal is now only Prince Jing. Prince Jing is currently returning to Beijing.
On the way, Li Hong was not in a hurry for a day or two. As soon as King Jing arrived, Li Hong believed that the court would probably set off an unprecedented storm of abandonment.
In Qian Palace, Emperor Chengwu looked at his two sons and said calmly, "There are no outsiders here. My father doesn't want to see any estrangement between you brothers. Since there are different opinions in the court, Le'er, what's the matter?" If you want to say something, just say it."
Emperor Chengwu did not ask Xuanzhu first, but instead asked Xuanle to express his inner dissatisfaction first. Emotionally, Emperor Chengwu could settle the matter with a bowl of water, but logically, he still preferred Xuanle, who was the crown prince.
When Xuan Le heard this, he looked at Xuan Zhu coldly, "Fourth brother, you should know Brother Wei's purpose. No matter what I do, Brother Wei has only one thought in his heart, and that is for our Li family and the country of Dafeng. Although Li Hong is an old minister in the court, he has made great contributions to Dafeng. However, with the passage of time, he is indeed no longer suitable to be the minister. The father and son have no other intentions, even if they are dismissed After killing Li Hong, his son also hoped that he would get the reward he deserved. In fact, since Zhu Tianjiang escaped from the capital, his father should have acted decisively to arrest Guo Tianxin and remove Li Hong. Of course, his father had a kind heart and would not pursue the case. I can't say anything more. However, if we keep these hidden dangers, once Zhu Tianliang raises his troops to rebel, who can guarantee that they will not collude with each other inside and outside."
Xuanzhu listened to what his third brother Xuanle said. From the bottom of his heart, he understood that Xuanle was really thinking about Dafeng Jiangshan. If he hadn't had such a good relationship with Zhu Tianjiang, Xuanzhu would definitely I will support Xuan Le. From the perspective of the royal family, everything Xuan Le said is true. Not to mention joining forces after raising troops, now they are joining forces even if they don’t raise troops.
Emperor Chengwu also nodded silently, not to mention whether Li Hong had any intentions of rebellion. If Guo Tianxin was not the last son of his late father, Emperor Chengwu would be the first to throw him into the sky prison. But now, Emperor Chengwu It was inconvenient to tell the truth, so I could only pretend to cough to hide my inner thoughts.
"Zhu'er, your third brother has finished speaking, what else do you have to say? My father hopes that if you brothers have any differences in the future, please don't talk about it in court. You are brothers and you can talk in front of my father or in private. It doesn't matter. If there is a dispute in the court, the officials will laugh at it." Emperor Chengwu said sincerely.
"I would like to obey my father's order. In fact, I didn't want to participate, but I was afraid that my father would agree to the third brother's participation, so I raised objections in the court."
When Xuan Le heard this, he snorted and said, "Fourth brother, tell me why you object. If the reason is right, third brother will definitely accept it."
"Third brother, have you ever thought about it? The old ministers in the court are against you, and they are right to do so. Although third brother has become the crown prince, he is not the father's emperor after all. Now many yamen are complaining, saying that they want a book The two memorials are mainly based on the acceptance of the Crown Prince Palace. I want to ask, doesn’t the third brother not understand the truth that there are no two masters in the day and the country has no two masters? What will the third brother do to make all the ministers think, and what will be the face of the father-in-law? Cun. Could it be said that the third brother is eager to take the position of father and emperor?" Xuanzhu changed his usual amiability, and his words were sharp.
Xuan Le broke into a cold sweat as he listened and quickly waved his hands and said, "Xuanzhu, don't talk nonsense. When did I rush to sit on the throne of the father? The father, I have no intention of doing this. I just want to Father, please relax and stop working day and night on court affairs."
"Third brother, although you don't think so, your actions make the courtiers think so."
"Nonsense, I, Xuan Le, have the heart of the Dafeng Dynasty, and heaven can tell. If these ministers think so, then they are no longer worthy of being my ministers of Dafeng." Xuan Le said angrily.
"Then according to what you say, the Dafeng Dynasty will have no ministers available."
"Hmph, Xuanzhu, you don't need to worry about this anymore. The crown prince has already examined the candidates. Even if they are all replaced, there will still be ministers available, and they will all be capable ministers."
When Xuan Le said this, he suddenly realized that he had been deceived. In front of his father, didn't this mean that he wanted to usurp power? If the old ministers were replaced by his own people, then what use would he have as an emperor?
Emperor Chengwu frowned as he listened. He knew in his heart that Xuan Le was sincerely interested in the country, but why did these words sound so awkward? He was not old enough to move, so why was this kid so anxious?
Xuanzhu simply kept silent, feeling crazy with joy, as if he was back to the time when he and Zhu Tianjiang were causing harm to people again.
"You all go down, father is a little tired." Emperor Chengwu rubbed Yintang, he didn't want to hear any more. As he got older, Emperor Chengwu felt more and more that he was a loner. Even his own son, listening to
Even if you get up, you will kick yourself off the throne.
"Father, I don't mean that." Xuan Le quickly explained.
Emperor Chengwu waved his hand, saying he didn't want to hear any more explanations. Xuan Le reluctantly handed his hands and left. As soon as he left the gate of Qian Palace, Xuan Le looked at Xuan Zhu coldly, wishing he could go up and beat him up. Xuan Zhu however
He held his head high and wished he could walk out of the palace singing. Ever since he got sick, Xuanzhu found that he had never been so happy. Even though he no longer wanted to compete for position, his nature to harm others was still there.
Xuan Le sat in the car, forced himself to calm down, and carefully sorted out the recent events. Xuan Le was not someone who was easy to fool, and was as shrewd as Zhu Tianjiang. After calming down, he
Come, Xuan Le immediately noticed something strange. How could Xuan Zhu suddenly come to the court without asking about court affairs? Moreover, why did Xuan Zhu, who had treated Xuan Le with great respect in the past, suddenly become angry with him?
Thinking of Li Hong's jumping up and down recently, Xuan Le felt that there must be a connection.
"Come here, inform your fourth uncle to closely monitor the residences of Xuanzhu and Li Hong to see who has recently entered and exited their residences. In addition, closely monitor the Zhu Jiyin Building in the city. Once a suspicious person is found, immediately seize him to the West Garden
, tortured severely.”
Xuan Le calmed down. Since Xuan Zhu was about to make a move, he felt that there must be someone behind him. Xuan Le did not expect Prince Jing to be the one to blame. He was wondering whether Zhu Tianjiang would get in touch with Xuan Zhu again.