Soon after handing over to Cao Jixiang the edict of the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, Zhu Qizhen felt regret and felt that he had done something wrong in a hurry.

During this period of time, he was worried that the edict would fall into the hands of the government, and for a while he was worried that the defeat of the Xu family would affect him.

However, as time went by, no one in the palace came to ask him, which made Zhu Qizhen settle down a little, thinking that maybe this was because Cao Jixiang suddenly felt that things were embarrassing, so he didn't do what he said before. Although I have failed myself a little in this way, it is much better than having an accident and letting myself be suspected or even convicted by my brother.

So in recent days, Zhu Qizhen's mind has calmed down a bit, but it is only because the weather is hot, and there are no ice cubes and other things in this Nangong to cool off, which makes life a little difficult. Fortunately, there is also a hundred-year-old locust tree in this courtyard, which allows him and the Qian family to hide under the shade.

Around noon on this day, the two of them sat under the tree as usual, one bowed his head to mend his clothes, and the other stared blankly at the ants on the ground.

Seeing this team of people breaking into Nangong, Zhu Qizhen's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and the matter that he had just put down surfaced again, and he subconsciously got up and asked, "Are you...... What do you do? ”

However, the Qian family behaved more courageously than her husband at this time, and took a step back to block him, and asked solemnly: "You still have a little rule, he is the emperor, and he is the brother of His Majesty today!" ”

The leader didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he folded his fists and bent down and saluted: "Don't panic, two nobles, the villains are not here to be unfavorable to you." I just came to this Nangong to do something at the behest of His Majesty. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen and his wife breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at them strangely, not understanding what else could be done in this Nangong.

The other party didn't mean to explain to them, but just asked for a hand: "Please also ask the two nobles to enter the palace for a while, so as not to disturb and hurt you." ”

"Huh? What exactly are you going to do? Zhu Qizhen asked suspiciously, and then his face changed again, because he saw that several forbidden army captains who came in later were actually holding axes and saws and other things, which made him even more uneasy, and he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he took Qian's hand and retreated to the hall. As long as they don't do it to themselves, it doesn't matter what they do in this Nangong.

Seeing that the two of them retreated according to their words, these forbidden soldiers were also slightly relieved, and immediately walked to the few large and small trees, and after a greeting, they quickly cut them down. Although the Son of Heaven seems to mean that he only wants to cut down the big tree that can allow the Emperor Taishang to enjoy the shade, these people who are on errands naturally want to complete the matter, so as long as it is in this South Palace, it can form a shade under the sun, regardless of his size, it is to get rid of it all together.

With the tools at hand, and the fact that these forbidden soldiers were all physically strong, those small trees were cut down one after another under the axe and sawing, and in the end, only the big tree remained, and it was still leaning towards the side a little bit in the action of several forbidden soldiers dragging the saw.

Although they didn't open the door of the hall, they also looked through the crack in the door, and when they saw that they were actually cutting down the big tree that the two of them used to enjoy the shade, Zhu Qizhen's face suddenly turned blue, and his body trembled slightly: "This ...... These are the days that don't allow me to go to comfort at all! ”

He immediately understood that it was his brother who knew from the mouth of the others that he had been hiding under the tree to enjoy the shade recently, so he ordered the tree to be cut down. Thinking that his brother actually used such inferior means to force himself to death, Zhu Qizhen's heart was suddenly filled with fear and anger, and he really hated to rush out and question these people, asking them why Zhu Qiyu had to do such a thing.

In the end, though, he didn't have the courage to go out. Because he had vaguely guessed the reason, he was afraid that the edict had already fallen into the hands of his brother. If this angers him again, I am afraid that my life will be really in danger.

Zhu Qizhen, who understood this, also grabbed the Qian family and asked her not to go out to make trouble, so let's endure it bitterly, it is better to live than to die, at least then there will be a chance.

However, he also knew that after this incident, his situation in the palace would become more and more difficult. At this moment, he really regretted that he was bewitched by Cao Jixiang and wrote such an edict because of his momentary anger......

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There is nothing that can be hidden from the affairs in the palace, especially Nangong, who has always been noticed. Just two days after the forbidden army took action to cut down all the trees there, the news spread outside.

The courtiers all felt incredulous after learning about this, how could the emperor suddenly make such a will, this is clearly forcing the emperor to a dead end. Could it be that there is some contradiction between their brothers?

Although he was puzzled and a little dissatisfied with the emperor's approach, the ministers did not persuade him because of this. Because everyone knows that in the emperor's heart, the emperor is an untouchable taboo, and if anyone dares to speak for him blatantly, he will inevitably provoke Long Yan's anger. And this can also make the emperor more suspicious of the emperor, thus harming the emperor.

In addition, as Zhu Qiyu became emperor for a long time, the courtiers also felt that he was more competent as an emperor than his brother. At least he didn't favor eunuchs like Zhu Qizhen, and let a eunuch ride on the heads of his ministers to make a fortune, and as long as it didn't involve topics such as the crown prince and the emperor, he was still very good at admonishing the emperor. In this case, everyone should assist the Son of Heaven with all their hearts, and take this matter in the palace as a joke.

And Lu Zhen also sighed after knowing this: "Your Majesty is really a bit nonsense in doing this, and even too petty." He knew very well why the emperor would suddenly come out like this regardless of the opinions of others, it was all for the sake of anger.

But in his opinion, there is no point in doing this at all, and it also reflects some weaknesses in Zhu Qiyu's character, he is still too weak and cares too much about what others think of him.

In fact, he already hated his brother in his heart, and he hated to find a reason to get rid of him to prevent future troubles. But because he was worried that this would provoke criticism from the government and the opposition, or even leave a stigma in the history books, he could only forcibly suppress his anger and then make such a somewhat naïve decision. He did it just as a vent.

If they change to a master of male guesses like Taizu Taizong, not to mention that they have already mastered conclusive evidence, even if only a little rumor reaches their ears, they will also ruthlessly get rid of the guy who may threaten their throne regardless of slander, even if the other party is related to themselves, they will not hesitate at all.

It's a pity that Zhu Qiyu didn't have the decisiveness of his ancestors after all, even if he had empirical evidence, he could only endure this breath, and it was not good to really attack his brother. In Lu Jin's view, this may be the root cause of his final failure in history.

This made Lu Zhen feel a little troubled, he really had the heart to help the emperor put an end to the chaos, not only for Zhu Qiyu's sake, but also for his own future. After all, over the years, he has long been tied to the current Jingtai Tianzi, whether it is his ambition or his life, he is inseparable from Zhu Qiyu, the emperor.

However, after all, he Lu Zhen is a minister, so he can't directly mention to the emperor that he wants him to find an excuse to kill the emperor. In this way, not to mention that the emperor could not agree, even if he really did it, he would inevitably have suspicions and suspicions with himself afterwards, and the future would be sad.

Just when Lu Zhen was distressed by this, a question that made him feel more headache was also put in front of him.

After the morning of the day, just as Lu Zhen was walking outside the palace with his colleagues, an inner attendant in front of the emperor ran over: "Lu Shilang, please stay, Your Majesty has summoned you to discuss something." ”

For the emperor's special attention to Lu Jin, the ministers have long been accustomed to it, but when they watched him go back with the eunuch, everyone still inevitably showed envy in their eyes, thinking when they would have such an opportunity?

In fact, Lu Zhen also felt a little strange in his heart, there has been nothing happening in the court recently, why would the emperor specially summon himself over? Could it be that he suddenly figured it out and wanted to attack Zhu Qizhen, so he wanted to discuss countermeasures with himself?

This idea was quickly dispelled by him after seeing the emperor. Because Zhu Qiyu couldn't see the slightest murderous aura on his body, he looked a little embarrassed, and after seeing him, he just made a small talk first, and he just didn't get to the point.

In this way, it made Lu Zhen even more curious, and he really couldn't understand why the emperor was so difficult to speak, and what he did this time was so difficult? However, as a courtier, he couldn't ask directly, so he had to deal with the emperor's words casually.

After talking for a while, the emperor glanced at him with some concern and said, "Lu Qing, I have been thinking about Nanjing for the past few days, and I am also thinking about why the attitude of the ministers towards me over the years is still not respectful enough. Just yesterday, I suddenly figured out that Nanjing would almost have such a big mess, and the ministers would be far less respectful to me than the emperor's brother, and the problem was still the factory guard. ”

Lu Jin's brows furrowed when he heard this, and a trace of bad feeling had surfaced in his heart: "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”