In June, the weather was cloudy and windless, and it was unusually hot and sultry. In less than half a day today, Zhu Gaochi has already tossed a lot of things, he was busy changing his clothes and going to Kunning Palace, his face was covered with sweat and his face was also very red.

Zhu Gaochi didn't sleep well last night, but now he feels a little dizzy, and his physical strength is gradually a little exhausted.

After changing his clothes, Zhu Gaochi washed his face again, and at this moment, the second sergeant returned.

The sergeant who chased out of the tunnel earlier was Tan Qing's subordinate, and there were two people. The first one came back first, and reported that the king of Han had gone to the military camp outside the city; The other is only now back.

Someone reported that "the king of Han shouted at the military camp, took his horse and ran to the Fengtai Gate in the south of the outer city. His own soldiers also rushed out of the city, and the king of Han shouted in public under the city, calling and calling ......"

"What?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

The sergeant who had just entered the hall said: "When the little one arrived at Fengtai Gate, King Han had already left with his men and horses. The little ones listened to what others said, and the words of the king of Han shouted, probably spewing blood, saying that the people of the East Palace had rebelled and mutinied, harmed the saints, and had to kill the king of Han......"

Although Zhu Gaochi had been prepared for a long time and was about to be slandered and misunderstood, when he heard this, he suddenly felt dizzy. Not only was he angry, but he also felt a wave of fear in his bones.

Zhang's voice seemed to become ethereal, flickering far and near, and her voice said: "Prince, you are the head of the family, the crown prince of the country, and the concubine and many people respect and rely on the prince!" You have been a prince for many years, and you have been doing very well, and you must calm down at this critical juncture! ”

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he immediately remembered his forbearance, grievances, and persistence over the years! He gritted his teeth, and the scene around him gradually became clearer, and the single eyelid eyes of the crown princess Zhang appeared in front of him, and her eyes were full of encouragement.

"Hmm!" Zhu Gaochi looked at the crown princess's eyes and nodded vigorously.

Zhang said: "Don't worry about the prince so much, do the most important thing first, go to see the queen mother." ”

Zhu Gaochi took a long breath and walked to the door. Zhang also followed, and whispered beside him: "In a while, the concubine will be in the same car with the crown prince, and tell you what to say." ”

So the group followed the prince's chariot, all the way out of the Chunhe Palace, and entered through the small east gate behind the Jinshen Palace. Early in the morning, Yuan Heng and others were responsible for guarding this door.

When everyone entered, they immediately saw the Qianqing door. The eunuchs guarding the Qianqing Gate had already faintly smelled the atmosphere at this time, and they all stood there trembling, bent very low, most of them did not say a word, only one eunuch trembled: "The slaves and maids meet the prince and the princess." ”

Several ministers who came with him stopped outside the Qianqing Gate. Inside is the harem area, and the prince was about to get out of the car and walk, but the princess gently held him down. So under the guidance of the eunuchs of Qianqingmen, the prince's chariot went straight into the harem.

Came to the pedestal outside the Kunning Palace, Zhu Gaochi and the crown princess got out of the car, and the crown princess knelt on the ground, raised her head and looked at Zhu Gaochi with expectant eyes for a long time.

With the support of the eunuchs, Zhu Gaochi walked up to the platform with difficulty, and then knelt outside the gate of Kunning Palace and said: "The son asks to see the queen mother!" ”

After waiting for a while, a middle-aged palace lady walked to the door and curtsied her knees and said, "The queen mother asks the prince to come close and speak." ”

Zhu Gaochi kowtowed: "Yes." ”

He cautiously walked into Kunning Palace and came to Empress Xu's bed. Empress Xu opened her eyes and glanced at Zhu Gaochi, who was bent over, then stretched out her hand and waved weakly, "Our mother and son have something to say." ”

The surrounding eunuchs and palace maids all bowed and withdrew from Kunning Palace one after another.

Soon only the mother and son were left in the huge hall, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of medicine, and there was silence for a while. Empress Xu spoke first: "There seems to be something going on in the palace, I know you are coming." ”

Zhu Gaochi knelt down in front of the bed with a "plop", and choked up: "Queen Mother, your body is not safe, and you must think about it when you hear it!" Sons are not filial......"

Empress Xu's voice said, "Say it." ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "Last night, my father temporarily went to the East Palace to see Zhanji, and his sons had just returned to the Chunhe Palace...... When his father saw that Zhan Ji was pinching the clay figures, he called the dog to go to the pool to catch mud and play with Zhan Ji. Unexpectedly, there was an iron needle in the mud! Later, Erchen hurriedly summoned the imperial doctor for treatment, and the imperial doctor said that the iron needle was soaked in silver snake venom......"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Queen Xu coughed violently.

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly took out a handkerchief, wiped his mouth for the queen mother, tears were already flowing on his face, and he said vigorously: "The son is not filial, the son is not filial...... Queen mother? Queen mother! ”

Queen Xu didn't faint, she didn't cry, but tears flowed straight to the pillow.

Zhu Gaochi didn't continue, knelt in front of the bed and lowered his head and wiped his tears.

Empress Xu muttered something, but her voice was as thin as a gossamer, and she couldn't hear it clearly. Zhu Gaochi hurriedly leaned his head closer, but still didn't hear it.

After a while, Empress Xu shouted a little louder: "I can't die yet!" A moment later she asked, "Has your father collapsed?" ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded, gritted his teeth and choked up: "Yes!" Then he hurriedly said, "You are the biological mother of your son, and you must know what kind of person your son is." My father came to the East Palace last night for a temporary purpose, and my father rarely came, and his sons never knew that his father would pinch clay people. At that time, my father was accompanied by many slaves and maids, and what kind of murder did it, and the sons were still investigating ......"

"Don't talk about that yet." Empress Xu gasped and said in a trembling voice.

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said: "Yes." ”

Empress Xu looked at the top of the tent with straight eyes, and the hall was terrifyingly quiet for a while.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi spoke again: "Erchen also did a stupid thing!" This morning, Gao Xu escorted the captives of Annan into Beijing, and when he came to the palace, his retainers wanted to capture him...... However, Gao Xu didn't know how to know that there was a secret passage under the Fengxian Palace, and Jianwen may have escaped from that secret passage back then; Gao Xu also ran through the secret passage. ”

"You ......" Empress Xu turned her head, "You are the crown prince, why do you do such a stupid thing?" ”

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said: "The queen mother scolded well! Erchen also regretted it, but it was too late. Father ...... suddenly Erchen panicked and lost his mind for a while.

But at that time, Erchen was really sad and scared! Gao Xu has made great contributions repeatedly, and he has indeed helped his father a lot, but he was not made the crown prince, and his sons knew that he was very aggrieved, and he was inevitably unconvinced. The father and emperor suddenly died in the East Palace, if the son told Gao Xu honestly, could Gao Xu give up?

Erchen can't help it! But the great tragedy of the thunderbolt on a sunny day happened in the East Palace, and Erchen never thought that how could he say it clearly?

Erchen was just scared, in fact, whether it was the crown prince or who would inherit the throne in the future, Erchen didn't care very much. However, if the younger brother is in power, if it is Gao Xu...... It's okay if the son can't live, anyway, if he is fat like this, his legs and feet are not good, and there is no point in living! But your grandsons Zhan Ji and Zhan Kai are too pitiful. Gao Xu and his children and grandchildren may not be able to sleep well, and they will definitely destroy one of them in the future! ”

Zhu Gaochi wiped his tears with his sleeve, "Even if Erchen caught Gao Xu this morning, he didn't think about it and couldn't do anything to his brother, he just wanted to stabilize the scene first." Then cut Gao Xu's military power, and gave him a rich and good place like Yangzhou, Suzhou or Hangzhou, so that everyone could enjoy peace and harmony with each other. ”

Empress Xu still didn't speak, and just sighed "sigh" when she heard this.

After being silent for a while, Zhu Gaochi nagged softly: "The queen mother knows her son's ministers best, and her sons don't have any big ambitions, she just wants her relatives, friends, and people all over the world to be too safe and stable, and she is also safe and stable."

Previously, Jianwen and his son hid in Yunnan, and fell down the mountain when they were found out...... Now that Jianwen is dead, Erchen still thinks that those who Jianwen Yu can be pardoned by the party in the future will be pardoned. It turns out that everyone is a family, and after a big war, the hatred has passed, and it is useless to remember it now.

There is nothing wrong with being like an uncle (Xu Huizu), it's just a matter of eating the king's loyalty to the king. His father treated him leniently, only cut off his knighthood, and lived well at home. Erchen wants to restore his uncle's title and let him continue to be an official in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies......"

"You...... Alas! Empress Xu finally opened her mouth and said three words.

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said: "Erchen really thought about it before, when his father dies down in a few years, maybe his father will do the same." ”

People die greatly, and Zhu Gaochi's words are good things for his father. In fact, Xu Huizu repeatedly threatened Emperor Yongle and almost made the "Battle of Jingyan" a complete failure, and Yongle had long wanted to kill Xu Huizu; But because of Queen Xu's affection, I just put up with it for the time being, after all, Xu Huizu is the eldest son of the Xu family, and he is very respected and loved by the eldest sister and brothers.

But as long as Empress Xu is not alive, Xu Huizu will definitely die! Zhu Gaochi and the crown princess Zhang have already figured out these things, and perhaps Queen Xu, who is lying on the bed, also knows it in her heart.

Of course, if the Han King Zhu Gaoxu sits on the throne, Xu Huizu will not survive. Because that uncle has been speaking ill of Gao Xu in front of Taizu since the Hongwu period; Later, before and after the outbreak of the "Battle of Jingjing", he was also repeatedly unable to get along with Gao Xu; If Gao Xu can take power, it must be a combination of new hatred and old hatred!

Zhu Gaochi said, knocked his head on the floor tiles three times, and cried: "Erchen came today, in addition to telling the truth to his mother, he also came to say goodbye. Erchen can't speak clearly, and he has done something wrong stupidly, sorry for the second brother, I'm afraid he will be ruined! I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to see my mother for the last time in the future...... Woowoowoo......"

He wept and fell on his knees in front of the bed, crying and not saying any more.

Empress Xu was a little unable to continue, and she didn't speak for a while, and there was only a sad whimper in Kunning Palace, which was very miserable.

Zhu Gaochi lay there, as if waiting for the queen mother and the verdict of fate. If his mother didn't support him, Donggong's situation would obviously become very difficult.