When the Nanjing Rebellion subsided, the palace was purged again. On the same day, the palace people and eunuchs who opened the palace to welcome Jianwen were all imprisoned for crimes, Ma Yun was the bell head of Dongchang, how he dealt with these people, Zhang Zhaohua all relied on him. In the meantime, Zhang Zhaohua also killed the Lu family, Yuliu and the people in the Lu family's palace on the charge of rebellion.

Don't blame her for being ruthless, she knows what kind of bloody storm these two people will set off if they don't die, that is, the "Yulu Case" that shocked the palace in the nineteenth year of Yongle in history, Zhang Zhaohua only killed thirty-seven people, but this case was in the hands of the emperor, and it was three thousand palace maids who were killed.

The choice of exchanging the lives of thirty-seven people for the innocent three thousand immortals will always be a puzzle of different opinions, should those thirty-seven people deserve to die, no. Zhang Zhaohua can only remind herself countless times of the utilitarianism she once believed in: whether an act is correct and fair depends only on whether the result of the act brings the greatest happiness and the least pain. The so-called fair and ethical behavior is to seek the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people.

Zhang Zhaohua and Gao Chi cleaned up the mess in Nanjing and went north in a prisoner car. The emperor seemed to be very angry with them, and released Jianwen privately, although Zheng He told them that it was Jianwen's stand-in Yingwen that was released in the end, but the emperor there, how could he deceive him?

Zhang Zhaohua was inexplicably relaxed along the way, the experience of sitting in the prisoner car was unique, she and Gao Chi were crammed into a square inch size sill car, surrounded by iron fences on all sides, and then covered two pieces of cloth to facilitate the toilet in the car.

How embarrassed they are when they go to the toilet, how happy the mood of the two is. Jianwen let go was Gao Chi's decision, Zhang Zhaohua was annoyed for a while, knowing that things could not be changed, and he saw it even more open than him. Gao Chi seemed very happy to see her like this, he pointed to the old farmer who ploughed the land with oxen on the side of the road, and told her that he had the pleasure of riding a bull when he was a child, Zhang Zhaohua laughed to his heart's content, how many times did she ride a bull when she was a child, she rode from eight years old to fifteen years old, and she still wanted to sit on the back of the ox.

"The wind dances, and the song returns. Zhang Zhaohua looked at the people bathing by the water, and their laughter seemed to reach the bottom of his heart.

"The wind is dancing," Gao Chi gently grabbed her hand: "Sing and return." ”

When they came to Beijing, they thought that they would kneel in front of the Fengtian Temple for a long time before they could be summoned by the emperor. However, the emperor soon saw them, of course, the father and son could never talk about each other, the emperor asked them why they let Jianwen go, and Gao Chi said: "Have a clear conscience." ”

The emperor asked Zhang Zhaohua again, Zhang Zhaohua did not break the siege this time, nor did she follow the emperor's wishes, she sighed: "The husband sings with the wife, and has a clear conscience." ”

The emperor looked at the two of them like a monster, so Zhang Zhaohua also enjoyed a high-level treatment, the tea bowl smashed over, but it didn't crack, but the bowl of boiling water fell down, and the wound in the corner of Zhang Zhaohua's eyes seemed to crack again.

The emperor was disappointed in them, and he stared at Gao Chi coldly, as if he was thinking about what to do with this unfortunate son. In the end, he made the decision that the East Palace, which had been cleaned up, was closed and locked up in the Qin'an Palace.

Qin'an Hall is a small deserted place, it is said that it is a quiet small courtyard is almost the same, when Kuluban was built, this place was originally abandoned. Zhang Zhaohua and Gao Chi live here, there are no extra people here, even Wang An and Handong can't come in, only people come in every day to deliver food.

The two were very interested in this small courtyard from the beginning, Zhang Zhaohua saw that there was a stone mill in the yard, and felt that this place was very similar to the house in his hometown, the bed in the house was low and low, but sleeping on it was more solid than sleeping on a tall bed.

Gao Chi found that this hall was not actually completed, there were a lot of wood and masonry piled up in the yard, he didn't have a book to read, so he tried to do carpentry work, Zhang Zhaohua was a little more proficient than him, because he often watched Zhang Chang do it, Gao Chi got started quickly, and the two of them repaired a corner of the Qin'an Palace.

In April, the two of them turned over the land in the yard, planted a little bean seedlings and other things, and finally erected a green rattan scaffold, Zhang Zhaohua felt that it would be better if a few more chickens could be allowed outside.

"Take off your clothes," Zhang Zhaohua brought a basin and brought water from the well: "I'll rub it for you." ”

Gao Chi wiped a handful of sweat, got down from the ladder, shook the sawdust, and took off his clothes: "Be careful that this is full of scum." This is not the case with carpentry, and I often eat a mouthful of sawdust. ”

"I see you're doing a good job," Zhang Zhaohua said, "You can make a living outside and not die of hunger." ”

"I think you're pretty good," Gao Chi said sincerely, "You can do anything." ”

"Give me another cauldron," Zhang Zhaohua gestured: "I can cook!"

She said, "Do you remember when my father gave my family twelve hectares of land?"

Seeing Gao Chi nodded, she said: "My eldest brother is dedicated to taking care of it, and the mid-mountain field is now full of rice, wheat, melons, fruits, cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, you said that we will not call Guanglu Temple to grow vegetables for us in the future, why don't we just circle a piece of land in this palace, and also raise rice, wheat, melons and fruits, and raise cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks?"

"When I woke up in the morning, I was awakened by the sound of chickens and ducks. Gao Chi laughed: "If the officials of the Sixth Department make a mistake, they will be punished for coming to plough the land and punished for leading sheep!"

"Father, mother," Zhu Zhanji pushed the door in, whimpering: "Why do you want to abuse yourself so badly?"

Seeing Zhu Zhanji and the two of them were also caught off guard, in the past few months, Zhu Zhanji was still the first person to enter this place, Gao Chi also took off his clothes and stood bare-chested, speaking of which, the fat on his body finally showed signs of decreasing, and he looked at the porcelain a lot.

"You get up," Zhang Zhaohua and Gao Chi watched helplessly as he cried louder and louder, and finally cried: "We're doing well, what is bad practice?"

"Grandpa Huang," Zhu Zhanji said: "If my father is willing to defend himself, he will not be imprisoned here!"

Zhu Zhanji should have been stunned by Zhang Zhaohua's hand-washing clothes, he probably hadn't seen Gao Chi and Zhang Zhaohua like village husbands and village women, and it was difficult to accept it for a while, and he felt choked with anger.

"This is what we asked for," Zhang Zhaohua said, "you don't care." Brother Yuan and Brother Shou are okay, how are Hu and Ah Fu?"

"It's all good. Zhu Zhanji wiped his eyes.

"All right, you can go back. Zhang Zhaohua waved his hand and said, "You go out to help me and ask Guo Jing again, can you give me a pot in the yard?"

"Dad, mother!" Zhu Zhanji said loudly: "I'm here to pick you out!" I begged a lot, but the imperial grandfather finally relented, and the Wanshou Festival is approaching, if the prince does not attend, what will the ministers and foreign envoys think and explain?"

"He still has to be angry when he sees me," Gao Chi sighed: "It's okay if I don't attend, you can just live well in my place." ”

"Dad, are you deliberately trying to get along with the emperor's grandfather?" Zhu Zhanji said: "If you don't attend, the ministers will definitely write one after another, have a good birthday banquet, and still hold it?"

Yang Shiqi waited outside the Wuying Palace, and when he saw Zhu Zhanji, he said, "Your Highness, how is it?"

"I still don't agree. Zhu Zhanji said with annoyance: "You also know that the guards of the Qin'an Palace are actually nothing, my father wants to come out, no one stops him, he just wants to fight with the imperial grandfather, and refuses to make the imperial grandfather comfortable." ”

"Then Your Highness will have to say it again. Yang Shiqi said.

Zhu Zhanji's tone was cold: "I said it and didn't listen, who can persuade him?"

Yang Shiqi saw that he didn't seem to want to talk about this topic anymore, so he said softly: "Your Royal Highness, the emperor's longevity festival, hundreds of officials are going to enter Beijing to congratulate, and the envoys of all countries are also coming to the court...... If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is absent, it really can't be called perfect. ”

"Of course I do. Zhu Zhanji said irritably.

"On top of the grand ceremony," Yang Shiqi continued: "The crown prince congratulates the emperor on his birthday, and the grandson congratulates the emperor on his birthday, and all previous suspicions are eliminated. Isn't this a great time for father and son to reconcile?"

"You can speak," Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "You go and talk to my father, I think I can persuade him." ”

"Your Highness!" Yang Shiqi suddenly said: "Do you know why the emperor asked you to preside over this longevity banquet?"

Zhu Zhanji turned around and asked, "Why?"

Indeed, this is what makes Zhu Zhanji feel confused, in the past, the Ministry of Etiquette was in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette, why did the emperor let him be the prime minister this time?

Yang Shiqi said: "I'm afraid that the emperor is waiting for you to make peace." ”

The emperor wants the prince to persuade the prince! And he must succeed!

Yang Shiqi's words made Zhu Zhanji take a deep breath, and his face changed. These days, the emperor asked more and more about the Qin'an Palace, Zhu Zhanji was all perfunctory, and now after listening to Yang Shiqi's words, how could he not understand that the emperor wanted him to invite the prince, of course Zhu Zhanji was willing, but if the prince came out, the power that the emperor had placed in his hands in the past few months would no longer belong to him......

Since the emperor was assassinated, his health was not very good, and he coughed in the first month, which caused an old illness, and lingered on the sickbed for many days, and at that time he handed over the power of reviewing the government to him, which should have been handed over to the prince, but at that time the prince was not in Beijing, no one objected, and Zhu Zhanji was justified. After the crown prince angered the emperor and was imprisoned in the Qin'an Palace, Zhu Zhanji still participated in the political review, and he had not experienced enough of the hot power in the past few months......

"I know," Zhu Zhanji left without looking back: "I'll talk about it again." ”

Yang Shiqi looked at his back and was stunned for a while. Yang Pu behind him walked over and sighed slightly: "What is power? ”

"Once you have tasted the power in your hands," Yang Shiqi said, "no one can endure the day of losing power." ”

"But the prince will come out after all," Yang Pu said, "It's just a matter of time." ”

"yes. Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "It would be great if the grandson went to the Qin'an Hall earlier." ”

Gao Chi in the Qin'an Hall also sighed inaudibly.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Zhaohua looked at him sensitively, and the couple seemed to have the same mind thinking about one thing, which made her also lower her eyebrows: "My own family affairs, I know it." ”