Chapter 666: The Son of Heaven Discusses Chu Da Companion Again [2 More]
After the Shaoyuan Festival, it didn't take long for several princes to come one after another, such as Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng, and Xu Guangzha, the Duke of Ding. As for the British Duke, who was the leader of the princes, he was replaced by Zhang Lun.
The old Duke Zhang Mao died of illness many years ago, and now the British Duke Zhang Lun inherits the British Dukedom.
For example, Duke Cheng Zhu Fu and Duke Ding Xu Guangzha are now very old, and each has begun to train successors. They rarely participate in major affairs of the court. If they are not summoned by the emperor, they will have to do so after the court meeting.
Back home.
After several princes arrived, Zhu Houzhao, who had been lowering his head to review the accumulated memorials, slowly raised his head, put down the ink pen in his hand, took a cup of tea from Wang Zheng, took a sip of tea, and then slowly spoke.
He said: "You all are very curious about coming here. What is the purpose of my calling you here?"
No one spoke a word, but just by looking at their expressions, one could tell that everyone was really curious.
Putting down the tea cup in his hand, Zhu Houzhao nodded to Wang Zheng, and saw Wang Zheng waving his hands to several chamberlains in the imperial study, and soon the chamberlains in the imperial study retreated.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao looked a little solemn, looked at the crowd and said slowly: "As for the whereabouts of Chu Daban, do you have any opinions?"
There was confusion on several people's faces, why did Chu Yi suddenly come up again? It has been several years since Chu Yi disappeared.
Although a few years are not enough for them to forget Chu Yi's existence, as time goes by, it will be a matter of time before Chu Yi is forgotten.
Now Zhu Houzhao suddenly mentioned Chu Yi again, which naturally made people feel very confused. The most important thing is that Chu Yi's whereabouts are indeed a mystery.
Everyone knows that Chu Yi suddenly disappeared without a trace on his way to the Western Ocean. In order to find Chu Yi, the emperor vigorously developed the navy since then and even sent several fleets overseas to search for Chu Yi's whereabouts.
After all these years, Chu Yi's traces are still a mystery, and the fleet sent out did not find any traces of Chu Yi. Instead, they secured a vast territory overseas.
As time went by, everyone forgot about the search for Chu Yi. Instead, they focused more on those countries that the fleets had conquered overseas and what rich trophies they had obtained.
Chu Yi was suddenly mentioned again, and many people were moved. Could it be that the emperor has not given up yet?
The world is so big, if Chu Yi really finds a place to hide, even if he is the emperor, it will be extremely difficult to find him.
It is obvious that Chu Yi has been missing for so many years. It is almost certain that this is because Chu Yi hid himself and did not want to show up again. Otherwise, as long as Chu Yi shows up, the emperor will definitely be alarmed.
Wang Yangming, who was sitting there, slowly said: "Your Majesty, King Wu disappeared overseas. Could it be that your Majesty has news about His Highness King Wu?"
After all, Zhu Houzhao suddenly mentioned Chu Yi, which made Wang Yangming and others doubt whether Zhu Houzhao had found news about Chu Yi again.
After all, Wang Yangming and Yang Yiqing were in high positions, and they were still aware of some of the emperor's actions. Not to mention other things, Zhu Houzhao only stopped looking for Chu Yi until a few years ago.
Ordinarily, since it stopped, it means that the emperor has given up on searching for Chu Yi's whereabouts.
Everyone else also looked at Zhu Houzhao. Everyone had different thoughts. Everyone present was familiar with Chu Yi. They admitted that 90% of the credit for the Ming Dynasty to be what it is today was attributed to Chu Yi, just like Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and others.
Being able to be where I am today is thanks to Chu Yi.
Therefore, people like Wang Yangming, Yang Yiqing and others are naturally grateful to Chu Yi, but the old nobles like Zhu Fu, Duke of Cheng, and Xu Guangzha, Duke of Ding, who are the same as the Ming Dynasty, have very strong feelings for Chu Yi.
complex.
Admiration, fear, hatred, all kinds of emotions are intertwined and very complex.
In recent years, with the opening of the sea, veteran nobles such as Cheng Guogong and Ding Guogong have seized the opportunity, followed the footsteps of the imperial court, and made a fortune.
But relatively speaking, the noble status and influence of Duke Cheng Guo and Duke Ding as veteran nobles have been weakened a lot invisibly.
In particular, the emperor granted a new group of nobles such as Yang Yiqing, the Duke of Jin, and Yangming, the Duke of Anguo. This group of nobles rose to prominence through military exploits, and each of them was truly wealthy. Compared with these disciples,
It is obvious that a well-established and distinguished person with a good reputation wants to have more say and influence.
Some people hope to find traces of Chu Yi. If Chu Yi can return to the court, that would be great. There are also people who wish that Chu Yi died outside. Even if he doesn't die, it is best not to show up again for the rest of his life.
For some people, Chu Yi is their nobleman, and for some people, Chu Yi is their enemy.
Zhu Houzhao didn't care what everyone present was thinking. He tapped the table gently with one hand, and with a slight smile in his eyes, he said slowly: "I am preparing to ascend the country and follow in the footsteps of my great companion..."
Yang Yiqing, Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu and others who were drinking tea couldn't help it immediately after hearing the emperor's words. They spit out a mouthful of tea and looked extremely embarrassed.
Even if Wang Yangming and others didn't taste tea, they couldn't help grinning and looking at Zhu Houzhao in disbelief.
Zhu Houzhao saw everyone's reactions in his eyes and didn't care at all. Instead, he looked at them calmly.
After wiping the water stains on their bodies, Yang Yiqing and others subconsciously looked at each other and communicated with each other.
"Your Majesty, what's going on? You're not confused, are you?"
"Who on earth is deceiving Your Majesty!"
Zhu Houzhao's words reminded Wang Yangming, Yang Yiqing and others of what Zhu Houzhao had said to them about Chu Yi a few years ago.
Zhu Houzhao also said what Chu Yi Feisheng said at the time, but at that time they subconsciously thought that someone was bewitching the emperor, and even secretly investigated it, but found nothing. Fortunately, the emperor never mentioned it again.
Pass.
What I didn't expect was that after several years, Zhu Houzhao would once again bring up Chu Yi's promotion.
Compared to Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and the others had passed by him once and they quickly came to their senses. As for Cheng Guogong and Ding Guogong, it took them a while to come to their senses.
Stroking his beard, Duke Cheng Guo couldn't help but said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I don't understand. Your Highness, King Wu, just secludes himself from the world. How can he ascend to heaven? Your Majesty, don't be fooled by caution when you go!"
Zhu Fu, who looked loyal, spoke first.
Zhu Houzhao just glanced at the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Fu, lightly. If he had not been a Duke and had the same status as the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao would not have been able to invite Zhu Fu, Xu Guangzha and other old Dukes to discuss matters.
Compared with the nobles conferred by Taizu and Chengzu, Zhu Houzhao preferred to communicate with the nobles conferred by himself.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty Xungui can be divided into Hongwu Xungui, Yongle Xungui and Zhengde Xungui. These are the three major Ming Dynasty Xungui groups.
Of course, because of the Jingnan Campaign, not many Hongwu honors were passed down. Before Zhengde, the honors mostly referred to Yongle honors.
At that time, Yongle Honnoble also relied on his military exploits to rise to prominence. However, a hundred years later, his descendants failed to live up to the expectations and were reduced to being the disciples of the nobles. Instead, they were crushed by the noble nobles of Zhengde. But no matter what, Yongle Honnoble was a person who could not be tolerated.
Neglected group.
Zhu Houzhao looked at everyone, stood up, put his hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, and suddenly an invisible pressure rushed towards everyone.
I could only hear Zhu Houzhao saying word by word, "I am not joking, nor am I confused. I am absolutely sure that Chu Daban has really ascended to the sky."
Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and even several old princes naturally did not believe it. After all, anyone with normal sense would not believe what Zhu Houzhao said.
However, the emperor was so sure again, especially looking at Zhu Houzhao's expression, which was obviously not that of being confused.
The most important thing is that everyone knows very well what kind of temperament the emperor has. Zhu Houzhao indeed has deep feelings for Chu Yi, which can be seen from the fact that he has been thinking about him all these years.
But the emperor is very affectionate. If there is no definite news about Chu Yi, it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to talk to them about this matter so seriously because of his temperament.
Could it be that they misunderstood the emperor?
I don't know why, Wang Yangming had such an idea in his heart, but he was quickly suppressed by Wang Yangming.
As a cultivator, his cultivation can be said to be unfathomable. He is already the strongest being in the world at the peak of his innate existence. In all these years, he has not heard of anyone ascending.
Wang Yangming asked himself that Chu Yi's cultivation level was very strong, even a bit stronger than his current level, but no matter how strong he was, he couldn't soar to the sky.
Precisely because he knew that it was impossible to ascend by practicing martial arts, Wang Yangming firmly believed that there were no ascendants in this world. But anyone who said this must be a lie.
It has to be said that under normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with Wang Yangming's cognition. There is indeed no possibility of ascension in this world.
However, Chu Yi is not a person of this world, so naturally he cannot look at or judge from a secular perspective.
Just because others can't ascend doesn't mean that Chu Yi can't do it. Even if Chu Yi ascends with the help of the Altar of Luck, it's still a true ascension.
Standing in Wang Yangming's position, Wang Yangming was not wrong, but in Zhu Houzhao's position, with the altar where Chu Yi had gathered millions of luck, Zhu Houzhao naturally believed that Chu Yi had ascended.
With a slight cough, the British Duke Zhang Lun opened his mouth and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Does your Majesty really have evidence to prove that King Wu ascended to the throne?"
Hearing what Zhang Lun said, everyone looked at Zhu Houzhao.
