The two officials present were already shackled. Those who were not in the East Palace were also arranged by Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming to arrest them immediately.
Zhu Gaochi was extremely angry inside, but his face still pretended to be very calm.
He is forbearing.
He knew that what made his father angry was not that he said that the scene to welcome Xiao Chen back to Beijing was too big. What made his father angry was that he set up a trap and passed the message to Yang Shiqi.
However, if a person does not know the city, how can he survive in this intrigue and intrigue in the palace?
I give people the impression of being honest and benevolent. However, that is also due to my appearance. If I were really as down-to-earth as I appear, I would have been killed countless times by my two younger brothers.
He knew that his father didn't like his two faces. But who in the world didn't have two faces? How many people didn't have an unknown dark side?
However, at this moment, it has no practical significance to argue about these.
Zhu Gaochi understood that he had to accept the punishment from his father honestly, and then admit his mistakes regardless of whether he was wrong or not, so that his father could feel that he would no longer provoke him, and then the matter could slowly pass.
Under the incredulous eyes of the Imperial City guards, Zhu Gaochi and his party were escorted out of Donghua Gate and walked all the way towards Dongchang.
"I'm not mistaken. The one who was being held captive by the people from Dongchang just now is the current Crown Prince."
"In the entire Ming Dynasty, apart from the prince, where else in the palace are there such fat people?"
"This Dongchang is really scary right now. It even dares to arrest His Highness the Crown Prince."
"It is reported in the court that the purple-clad captain of Dongchang is at the top of his game. Unexpectedly, he now even dares to arrest the prince."
"Look what you said, without the emperor's will, the purple-clad captain has a hundred courages, but he would not dare to take down the prince."
"What you said seems to make sense."
"Who said that? I heard that the purple-clothed captain had excellent martial arts skills and was indifferent to fame and fortune. He assisted the current emperor and pacified the world in order to stabilize the Ming Dynasty and prevent the common people from suffering from war."
"That doesn't mean that if the prince has second thoughts, even if the emperor has no will, the purple-clothed captain will dare to take action?"
"It should be courage. I heard that that person is a master who is not afraid of anything."
"..."
The news that Zhu Gaochi was taken to Dongchang spread throughout the capital in less than an hour.
While all the civil and military officials in the court were astonished, secretly thinking that the world might be about to change, Zhu Gaosui, who was sitting on a chair in the living room of Prince Zhao's Mansion, slapped his thigh and stood up excitedly.
"This is really an eye-opener from God. My opportunity, Zhu Gaosui, has come again."
Next to Zhu Gaosui stood Mr. Zhang with a calm expression.
Opposite him was Ma Chao, the eunuch who had delivered the news to him immediately.
This Ma Chao looks to be in his forties, with a slightly chubby body and a clean face. At first glance, he looks like the kind of person who has not withstood the wind and rain.
However, the pair of triangular eyes on the bridge of his nose give people a cunning and sinister feeling.
"The emperor arranged for the prince to go to court, and today he suddenly took the prince to Dongchang. Although I don't know the details of the reason, anyone can see that the emperor is really angry this time." He bowed his body.
, Na Ma Chao said angrily.
Zhu Gaosui was happy and pointed to the chair next to him and said: "This news about Eunuch Ma is really unexpected for me. Come on, come on, please take a seat."
"There is no place for a slave to sit in front of the prince." Ma Chao said humbly.
After walking over, Zhu Gaosui pulled Ma Chao and pressed him on the chair.
"Since I was imprisoned by my father, no one from the court has been around me. Everyone seems to have completely forgotten me as King Zhao. Even a few days ago, my father granted me permission to go to court, and the ministers still love me.
Ignore it. But today, Eunuch Ma sent me the news as soon as possible. From now on, Eunuch Ma, you will be a guest of Prince Zhao's Mansion."
"King Zhao shows his love, and I am extremely grateful." Ma Chao said, holding his fists.
In the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the status of the eunuchs is not very high. However, because of the convenience of their position, they can always know immediately about some troubles in the palace that have not yet been announced.
As for Ma Chao, it was not long before he entered the palace, and he and Lin Shangli were just in tandem.
Seeing that the other party was in charge of the entire palace eunuchs, and now the admiral of the East Factory, Ma Chao felt extremely disappointed and a little unwilling.
After getting acquainted with Zhu Gaosui through the help of his adopted son Sun Wu, and looking at Zhu Gaosui's current situation, Ma Chao seemed to have found someone with the same problem, and at the same time he seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
Especially today, after receiving the news that the prince was arrested by Dongchang, and thinking about Zhu Gaosui's recent return to court, it was like seeing a rising sun rising from the east, and he immediately ran out to deliver the news to Prince Zhao's Mansion.
"Eunuch Ma, in your opinion, can the prince stand up this time?" Zhu Gaosui asked thoughtfully as he leaned forward.
"Your Majesty is joking. This slave is just a eunuch who serves as the Superintendent of Ceremonies. How dare he say anything about the prince? Even if he is imprisoned, as long as the emperor does not say anything, he will still be the prince. According to the Ming Dynasty system, he will still inherit the throne in the future.
A man of great unification." Ma Chao said respectfully with a serious face.
"Well." Zhu Gaosui thought for a moment and sat upright, "What Eunuch Ma said is that the prince is only temporarily detained."
Zhu Gaosui understood that Ma Chao was hinting to him that he would kill you while you were sick.
If during this period of imprisonment, he could not find a reason for his father to depose the prince, then he would have no hope of turning around in the future.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Gaosui said again: "May I ask Eunuch Ma, do you know why my father wanted to arrest the prince this time?"
"I don't know the specific reason. However, it should be related to the purple-clothed captain. To be precise, it is related to the hundreds of officials going to Yongding Gate to greet him." Ma Chao said.
"Is the prince jealous of this kind of etiquette and going to his father to argue?"
Ma Chao nodded and rolled his eyes: "That should be the reason."
"So, the captain in purple is a key figure. In order to win over him completely, my father would not hesitate to arrest the prince. This is a bit unbelievable." Zhu Gaosui had doubts on his face, as if he didn't believe it.
"The Captain in Purple Clothes is a good sword that the Emperor has taken advantage of. The Emperor will naturally cherish it. As long as the Emperor is on the throne, no one will be allowed to interfere with this imperial power, including the prince." The corners of Ma Chao's mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes were almost narrowed.
There is a gap, but there is still a faint triangle shape.
"Haha, I finally understand what Eunuch Ma said." Zhu Gaosui laughed.
