Chapter 51, Zhengde's hesitation

In the ancestral hall behind, Zhu Houhuang knelt on the ground.

After Zhu Houhuang talked to the Wu family, they broke up unhappily, and Zhu Houhuang appeared in the ancestral hall.

There is only one tablet in the ancestral hall, which is Zhu Houhuang's father, Zhu Youzong, the king of Yong.

Zhu Houhuang looked at Zhu Youzhu's tablet, and the whole person entered deep thought. His gaze fell on the non-tablet.

When Zhu Houhuang crossed over, Zhu Youzhu had already died in the rubble of Hengyang. Zhu Houhuang has hardly seen Zhu Youzhu. However, Zhu Houhuang looked at the tablet in front of him, thinking about his father in his previous life.

His father in his previous life was just a small person, struggling at the bottom all his life, and he couldn't find anyone in the crowd. And the same is true of him in his previous life.

He struggled, struggled. Ordinary people make extraordinary careers, which is easy to say, but too difficult to do.

This is the source of unwillingness in the heart.

Could it be that he has the accumulation of the previous life in this life, and he still wants to be an ordinary vassal king who is so ordinary in the history books that he left a few lines of words because of his bloodline? Is it the name of a feudal king who doesn't study history and doesn't know anything about it?

No, he was not reconciled.

But how?

Mother Queen Wu, punishing herself like this, must not be because she can't see herself, but because she heard some rumors. But what kind of wind did he hear?

"Mother Wu usually worships the Buddha at home and does not participate in the activities of ordinary noblewomen. Where did you get the news? Someone must have told him. No one has been going to Yongwangfu recently? Isn't it him? ”

Such a rumor is not known to ordinary court officials, and he is the only one who has been involved with the court ministers?

Zhu Houhuang's heart was low, and he said secretly: "Is it him?" ”

At this moment, it was already late at night, Zhengde did not play with the beauty in the harem, but sat alone in the study, his face was gloomy, and he no longer had a trace of frivolity, still thinking about what Yang Tinghe said during the day today.

"Please Your Majesty to appoint the prince of King Yong as the emperor's younger brother."

"Why do you say this, although Brother Huang is good, I don't have the heart to pass on the throne to him."

"Your Majesty, I don't want to think in my heart, but it doesn't prevent people in the world from thinking so. His Majesty had no children, so he ordered the son of King Yong to accompany him and set up a young army for him. This northern expedition, meritorious to the world, the world all regard it as a virtuous king, and over time, when the son of King Yong is full of wings, even if His Majesty has a son, it will be passed on to his descendants first, where is the son of King Yong? ”

"Mr. Yang, didn't you want to raise the prince in the palace before? But at this moment there is such a statement. ”

If Your Majesty has a rumor in the heart of the Prince of Yongwang, please ask Your Majesty to correct your name, otherwise, please ask Your Majesty to seal the Prince of Yongwang. With the whole flesh and blood, otherwise His Majesty will have a prince born in the future. I'm afraid there are things I can't bear to say. ”

"Rong Zhen thinks about it."

"The ancients said: Loyalty is contrary to the ear. Although the minister's words were bitter, he ignored them. So that King Yong has the reality of the emperor's brother, and has no name of the emperor's brother. The ministers are afraid that when His Majesty's son is born, it is the time when the son of King Yong is killed. Even if His Majesty intends to preserve it, it will not help. Your Majesty, please think again. ”

"I see."

Zhengde sighed deeply. He said to himself: "Even if you are the emperor, you can't do anything happy." ”

Zhengde admires his younger brother very much, whether it is marching and fighting, or other aspects, there are hidden coincidences for Zhengde. Seeing him is like seeing yourself when you were younger.

It's just that if you have to pass the throne to him yourself, Zhengde is not happy.

If Zhu Houhuang is given the title of the emperor's younger brother, and he has a son in the future, it will be called out of control. But Yang Tinghe also has some truth in what he said. Zhengde was quite appreciative of Zhu Houhuang's military ability.

The performance of the three hundred musketeers in the war was secretly praised by everyone. Although Zhengde, after learning about the cost of musketeers, gave up the idea of mass-armed muskets. But he will not fail to appreciate Zhu Houhuang's military ability. It's just that at this moment, Zhengde shuddered even more when he thought about it.

Oh, yes? If it is just a royal brother who is appreciated by civil officials, it is still within the control of Zhengde. But if a crown prince who has made achievements in the military, has supporters in the military, and is appreciated by civilian officials, even the emperor cannot move easily.

And Zhu Houhuang is just walking on this road, so why is Zhengde not worried.

Although he believes that Zhu Houhuang doesn't have this mind now, but power is the easiest way to change a person, why doesn't Zhengde know? Liu Jin was originally a eunuch who grew up serving himself. He asked him to deal with the civil officials, but in the end he had a big tail.

This reminded him, and there was another point that he couldn't let go.

Could it be that Zhu Houhuang will be in this situation in the future?

But now that Zhu Houhuang is far away, Zhengde is a little unbearable, he still remembers how Zhu Houhuang came to beg him, obviously, Zhu Houhuang does not want to leave the capital. If Zhu Houhuang is forced to leave the capital. Zhengde is a little unbearable.

Zhengde didn't know what to do for a while.

In fact, Zhengde also understood Zhu Houhuang's troubles, such as the credit for Zhu Houhuang's northern expedition, which he has not yet dealt with. Although he rewarded Zhu Houhuang with some silver taels. But he didn't think that this money could reward Zhu Houhuang's merits.

Zhu Houhuang played a key role in two key battles. Such a merit, not to mention the hereditary commander in ordinary people, even if it is another uncle, it is not too much.

But Zhu Houhuang is already the prince of the prince, and according to the Daming etiquette law, it is a matter of the past two years to be crowned the prince.

If Zhu Houhuang is made an earl, it is not a reward but an insult, if you can't reward Zhu Houhuang in the title or official position, just reward some money, then it is too light.

There are also official positions suitable for Zhu Houhuang, such as the Zongren Order, which specializes in managing the official position of the clan, and the position is not low, but it is too unsuitable for Zhu Houhuang.

Generally, the clan orders are held by highly respected people in the clan, and Zhu Houhuang's age is too young to be suitable at all.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhengde didn't come up with any solution for a while, so he could only delay the whole thing temporarily.

Early the next morning, the door of the ancestral hall creaked open. The morning sun shone in and woke Zhu Houhuang up.

Zhu Houhuang was still kneeling in the first half of the night, but in the second half of the night, he didn't know why he couldn't hold on, and he fell asleep on the ground in a daze, and heard someone coming in at this moment. Hurriedly got up and looked back, and there was only one person who came in. It was the Wu family.

Wu first put a pillar of incense on Zhu Youfang. said: "Huang'er, in front of your father today, make your words clear, do you understand?" ”

Zhu Houhuang gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Wu said: "You have to die unexplained to be happy, right? ”

When it comes to the royal family's secrets, it is generally not a canonical punishment when he dies, but secretly ends with a glass of poisoned wine, and he is said to be sick and dead.

"Mother, the imperial brother is very good to me, he won't do this." Zhu Houhuang couldn't help but say.

"Good? No matter how good it is, he is also an emperor, and he is like a tiger, have you forgotten this? It seems that you really don't know whether you live or die, originally I was smart enough for you, but only a little clever, not a little wise, others told me I didn't believe it. ”

When Wu heard Zhu Houhuang's words, his face turned extremely pale, his body shook, and he almost fell to the ground.

Zhu Houhuang was taken aback when he saw this scene, and immediately got up to support Wu and said, "Mother, how are you?" ”

Wu Shi held her forehead, only feeling that her forehead was already dizzy, but at the moment she didn't care about this, and said, "Huang'er, I knew that now, we should have stayed in Hengyang in the first place?" Now that you have become a close minister of the emperor, you still don't know any reason? The emperor has always been the emperor, he is not your cousin, and he is called a brother to the emperor, just a verbal talk, how can he take it seriously. When your father was alive, he was a brother to the first emperor, and he never dared to claim to be the emperor's brother, and all he thought about was the monarch and ministers. You also grew up in the capital, you see how kind the emperor is to Liu Jin, and then how miserable Liu Jin's fate is. How can you be so naïve and say he's good. He doesn't care what he does to you, he's a tiger, and a tiger eats people. ”