"I will pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Everyone knelt down towards the gate, and the prince's fat figure appeared in front of everyone.
"Let's all get back together." Zhu Gaochi, with the support of Zhu Zhankun, struggled to cross the high threshold of the Prince's Mansion and came to the gate.
"Thank you, Your Highness." The ministers stood up one after another and watched the prince walk in front of Wang Xian.
"Your Highness..." Wang Xian called in a low voice.
Zhu Gaochi patted Wang Xian on the shoulder and said with apology in his eyes: "It's hard for you to shield me from the wind and rain..."
"Your Highness..." Although Wang Xian was annoyed, he still felt a warm feeling in his heart, his throat was choked and he could not speak.
"However, let Gu handle it by himself." Zhu Gaochi shook Wang Xian's hand vigorously: "How can you be a gentleman if you cower in the background?"
Wang Xian knew that Zhu Gaochi had a kind of hidden temper. He looked cowardly, but actually he was arrogant. Hearing this, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Remove the fence." Zhu Gaochi looked at the barbed wooden fence and said with a smile: "They are all useless scholars, so there is no need."
Wang Xian waved his hand, and his Jin Yiwei quickly removed the roadblock. After drinking tea, the front of the Prince's Mansion returned to its normal appearance.
"What do you want to do with me?" The prince then cast an inquiring look at the civil servants.
"Your Highness!" All the civil servants knelt down in front of the prince and shouted together: "I kneel down and ask your highness to make the decision. Lead us to petition the emperor to give up the idea of moving the capital!"
"Yes!" Ji Benqing, the leader, then explained loudly: "We are not doing it for our own selfish interests! We are doing it for our ancestors' country, the country, and the Ming Dynasty for all generations!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" All the civil servants kowtowed together, with tears streaming down their faces: "It is absolutely impossible to move the capital!" "This is an act of subjugation to the country!" "I risk my life to keep the capital!"
"Everyone, get up quickly. We have something to talk about." Zhu Gaochi looked at the scene of mourning everywhere, and his head was as big as a fight.
"If Your Highness doesn't agree, we will die without getting up!" As expected, the officials showed their special skills of crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves.
"Then you can kneel down and die..." Erhei and others looked on coldly and muttered angrily. What they got in return was Wang Xian's stern look, and everyone had no choice but to close their mouths and watch the show honestly...
"Hey," the prince could only let them kneel and said helplessly: "The emperor has no intention to move the capital. I wonder where you heard the rumors?!"
"How could it be a rumor?" The officials could not tolerate the vagueness of the prince and asked loudly: "Why did your highness bump into the emperor during the New Year?" "By God, your highness, I swear that the emperor has never mentioned the matter of moving the capital to you.
?!"
"This..." The prince sighed and said, "I did say it, but it was just a private chat between father and son, and it was never mentioned again. Are you a little confused?"
"This..." Seeing the prince's denial, the officials couldn't help but feel discouraged, but after all, there were many people, so someone immediately shouted: "Your Highness, I heard that the emperor summoned you to go north, may I ask if this is the case?"
"Yes..." As the crown prince, Zhu Gaochi naturally couldn't talk nonsense like Wang Xian, so he had no choice but to nod his head with difficulty.
"Now that the emperor is in Beijing and the prince is going north, who will supervise the country in the capital?!" The officials asked angrily: "Or do you mean that there is no need to control the capital anymore?!"
"This..." Zhu Gaochi was speechless when questioned.
"Your Highness! The emperor's intention to move the capital has been revealed!" Ji Benqing's eyes were red and he roared nervously: "If you still want to protect the capital of the Ming Dynasty! You can only stand up now! Once you get to Beijing, everything will be over.
That’s it!”
"Gu..." Although Zhu Gaochi came out after being fully prepared, he was still frantically forced by the ministers. He was sweating profusely and said with a tongue-tied mouth: "You can't do that."
"Why!" Baiguan's face couldn't hide his disappointment, but more of it showed disobedience, "Did His Highness ignore his ancestor Jiang Shang just to please the emperor?!"
"No, I am now separated from my father by thousands of mountains and rivers. If I rashly lead you to seize the opportunity and jointly submit a letter, I will only make my father suspicious and make things completely out of control!" Zhu Gaochi sighed and tried to persuade them: "This matter
I'm big, can you please allow me a few days to think about it carefully?"
Wang Xian finally understood that the prince didn't have any good ideas, he was just dragging it out...
Hearing what the prince said, many civil servants looked relaxed and nodded in agreement. However, some of them, whether they were stubborn or had ulterior motives, shouted loudly: "Your Highness, just think about it! If you just think about it, we will kneel down."
Day! If you want ten days, we will kneel down for ten days!"
"That's right! It's a major event for the country, and it's no shame to die! If you don't agree, we will kneel down and die here!" Immediately, many people responded loudly, and now no one dared to let go, and they all looked at His Highness the Crown Prince with sorrow and indignation.
…
"Don't go too far!" Feeling that his father's hands were shaking violently, Zhu Zhanquan finally couldn't help but shouted loudly: "Forcing the prince like this! Does he still look like a subordinate?!"
"Second Young Master, what you said is wrong!" The officials finally got the upper hand, but how could they be suppressed by such an idiot like him?
"If you want to submit a letter, just submit it?!" Zhu Zhanquan couldn't resist, and immediately became confused, "Why do you have to drag my father with you!"
"Your Highness is still young, so of course he doesn't understand!" The ministers became more and more proud: "As the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness has unshirkable responsibilities!"
"..." Zhu Zhanchun didn't know what to do. Suddenly he felt that the weight on his hand was much heavier. Then he came back to his senses and looked at his father - only to see Zhu Gaochi's face with beads of sweat rolling down his face.
The white paper and a pair of dull eyes spread out!
"Father!" Zhu Zhankun screamed, and Zhu Gaochi fell softly into his arms and fainted...
"Your Highness!" "Your Highness the Crown Prince!" The officials were also shocked and hurriedly got up and stepped forward to check on the Crown Prince's condition.
"Stop them!" Wang Xian, who was watching coldly, immediately put on a murderous face, and the guards in royal robes surged up like a sea wave, blocking the civil servants seven feet in front of the prince!
"Get out of the way!" the civil servants shouted, pushing the imperial guards: "We want to see His Highness!"
"Get out of here!" A thunderous voice burst out from Zhu Zhanchun's throat, and everyone was stunned. Zhu Zhanchun's eyes were blood red, his face was full of hatred, and he said word by word:
"Are you going to force my father to death?!"
"This..." The young man's words, full of grief and indignation, were like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the raging fire in the hearts of the civil servants. Everyone was silent, standing there at a loss...
Watching Wang Xian and Zhu Zhanjuan carry the prince into the palace, and the door of the palace slowly closed, the civil servants were discouraged. They never expected that a great situation would turn into this situation in a blink of an eye...
"Why don't you get out?!" Erhei and others are accustomed to following the wind. Seeing that the civil servants were confused and confused, they didn't know what to do. One by one, they were fierce and pushed the civil servants away. The civil servants could not stand now.
, pushed out by the Jin Yiwei... Even the most stubborn guys know that there is no use staying in this situation. It is better to stay here for now and make a comeback in the future.
Once the civil servants retreated, driven by the Jin Yiwei, they all left in front of the Prince's Mansion after a while. The square finally became quiet. Only the flattened black yarn on the ground and the folding fan could prove that this place had just been
There was a farce….
In the prince's palace, after hearing the news, the imperial doctor who came to examine the prince said that it was nothing serious. It was just a sudden attack of anger and he would be cured in a few days. Everyone was relieved.
The imperial doctor prescribed another prescription for nourishment and then left. There were only three people left in the palace: the Crown Princess, Zhu Zhanjuan, and Wang Xian. Wang Xian comforted the Crown Princess and was about to leave when he suddenly saw the Crown Prince open his eyes.
Eye.
"Father, you are finally awake!" Zhu Zhanquan also noticed this and threw himself to the bedside, crying with joy. Crown Princess Zhang also wiped her tears from the side and kept mumbling: "You are so worried."
"You guys go out first, Zhongde and I have something to say." The prince looked at his wife and children apologetically, leaving only Wang Xian.
When the Crown Princess and Zhu Zhanjun retreated as instructed, the Crown Prince showed a self-deprecating and wry smile on his face, and Wang Xian also had a wry smile on his face.
"Hey, in the end, I still have to use that trick of yours." The prince sighed helplessly. He had no choice but to pretend to be fainted and pass the test.
"Your Highness's methods are much more comprehensive than those of me. No one will suspect that you are faking it now." Wang Xian smiled and said, "Just rest in peace and recuperate."
"Actually," the prince sighed again, "I wanted to persuade them to go back, but... they didn't listen at all."
"Hey." Of course Wang Xian would not say, 'I thought of it earlier', but smiled and said: "Now it is a very good result. It is not harmful to Your Highness, nor is it harmful to the government."
"That's right..." Zhu Gaochi sighed again, and the monarch and his ministers were silent for a while before hearing the prince ask: "Are they still outside?"
"It's gone." Wang Xian said with a mocking smile: "I'm worried that His Highness really has some shortcomings and that he won't be able to survive alone."
"Okay..." Zhu Gaochi looked at Wang Xianda tiredly: "How long can we delay this?"
"It depends on Your Highness's condition." Wang Xian smiled slyly and said, "I think it is reasonable for the illness to not improve until autumn."
"It takes that long?!" Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but gasped: "Everyone knows that Gu is pretending to be sick..."
"There's nothing we can do about it." Now it was Wang Xian's turn to sigh, and he said with a wry smile: "Only in this way can the emperor and all the officials live well..."
"Hey, that's all we can do..." Zhu Gaochi sighed and whispered, "When should we set off?"
"Autumn..." Wang Xian replied softly.
"I knew..." Zhu Gaochi saw that what he expected was true, and his expression became more and more sad: "You are tired too, go back and rest early."