Chapter 23: Careful Thoughts on Both Sides
After the old man left, before he had a stick of incense, the Han King Zhu Gaoxu came over.
"What did the old man tell you?"
As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Gaoxu asked with a face.
He has been paying attention for a long time, although he is not very quick to react, but he still knows the old man very well, otherwise he would not have been able to go to the domain for such a long time in Ying Tianlai.
"It's nothing, it's just that I talked about what happened in the court before, let me live in peace for a while, and wait for the rumors to pass."
Zhu Zhanyan did not tell the truth.
Zhu Gaoxu knows his Laozi Zhu Di, and Zhu Zhanyan also understands his Laozi Zhu Gaoxu.
For so many years, his own Lao Tzu has been working tirelessly in the position of the prince, but he has always been pressed by his eldest brother, and the old man's attitude is very ambiguous, which makes him very anxious.
If you know that the old man has wavered in his determination and wants to train him as one of the candidates, then I am afraid that my own Lao Tzu will have to start jumping again.
Besides, what does the old man think? Although Zhu Zhanyan saw some clues, he couldn't count them if he didn't say them, how could he take them seriously?
Maybe after going back, the old man figured out the disadvantages of the two candidates, and then died down?
Also, let alone say that he didn't say it explicitly, even if he said it explicitly, he may not be able to count, which Zhu Zhanyan believes his own Lao Tzu knows best, because he has actually experienced it.
Isn't he the most familiar with the phrase "the son of the world is sick, you should encourage him"? For a while, I was still talking about it every day!
"Really?" Looking at his son's usual expression, Zhu Gaoxu expressed his doubts, but he had no evidence.
He can ask the people in this courtyard, but the old man is not a fool, he has already let the Jinyi guards take over this courtyard when he says certain things, what can those guards of Zhu Zhanyan know?
Jin Yiwei? Yes, he does have people in Jinyiwei, but again, the old man is not a fool, and he doesn't know which camp the people around him are on?
Is it really that the Emperor Yongle is joking?
"This can still be fake." Zhu Zhan's face did not change, and he lied to his Lao Tzu without a heartbeat.
"I'm nine years old, when did Grandpa care so much about me before? This time, because I helped his old man block those civil officials, he came to see me, what else do you think there is? ”
It's true that the old man loves King Han, but that's about it, especially after seeing the performance of King Han's second son, Zhu Zhanqi.
"That's ......," Zhu Gaoxu muttered to himself.
The old man's attitude is obvious to all, and this is the reason why he has always been troubled.
Many people in the court know that the reason why the old man appointed Zhu Gaochi as the crown prince in the first place was not only due to the factor of civil officials, but also because of the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhu Zhanji.
Xie Jin's sentence "A good saint grandson can ensure the prosperity of the three generations of the Ming Dynasty" can be regarded as completely strengthening the old man's mind to become a prince, and Zhu Gaoxu has been troubled for a long time, and it has even continued until now.
Until now, he still thinks that the reason why he failed to win his eldest brother is because he suffered a loss in his son, so he was very happy when he saw Zhu Zhanyan emerge.
But unexpectedly, in the end, it was a failure.
"You've been honest lately, I'll see if someone will arrange for you to show your face in front of the old man more after a while."
Zhu Gaoxu was obviously disappointed that he didn't get the answer he wanted, but he didn't give up because of this.
"You should also be angry, don't look like a fool all day long!"
For his eldest son, Zhu Gaoxu actually still attaches great importance to him, especially after the accident of his second son Zhu Zhanqi.
For this son, Zhu Gaoxu not only hopes for his son Jackie Chan, but also loves his son.
"Alright, I got it."
Zhu Zhanyan's tone was filled with a sense of loss, and his own Lao Tzu was still obsessed, which made him feel that his efforts had been in vain.
And Zhu Gaoxu looked at his son, who still looked indifferent, and opened his mouth to say something, but finally gave up.
His son has been weak and sickly since he was a child, and he has only gotten better in the past two years, and he really can't bear to be too harsh.
"Okay, you have a good rest, don't go crazy with these dogs every day, I'll have someone bring you something when you go back, and if you lack something, let people go back and talk about it."
After speaking, Zhu Gaoxu touched the top of his son's head and turned to leave.
Recently, he found that An Yuan Hou Liusheng's attitude towards him had loosened, and he knew that it was because of his son, so he didn't say anything.
In addition, Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, has always had the experience of leading the Shenji Battalion in addition to leading the Bei Japanese army to defeat the Japanese invaders.
Zhu Gaoxu has already learned from the side that the old man decided to drive the expedition in person this time, and it is very likely that Liu Sheng will be the one who will lead the Shenji Battalion.
He had to take advantage of Liu Sheng's loose attitude and win him over to his side as soon as possible, although it couldn't make up for the lack of Wenchen on his side, but it was always good.
"Daddy, go slowly." Zhu Zhanyan sent out the door and looked at his father waving his hand at him.
Sighing deeply, Zhu Zhanyan felt that he still had to do something.
Competing for reserves, this kind of thing is too dangerous, and the success rate is too low, not to mention that Zhu Zhanyan does not have this kind of mind, even if he does, he will give up after weighing the pros and cons.
Knowing that the opportunity is not large, or in the Ming Dynasty, the income of being a vassal king is much more stable and much safer.
After thinking about it, Zhu Zhanyan turned around and went back to the house, picked up his pen and began to write something.
On the other side, the Imperial Palace, the Mandarin Palace.
As the office of the crown prince, the Wenhua Hall is the place where Zhu Gao stayed for the longest time, and there is no one.
"Your Highness, you still have to fight for this matter, otherwise the King of Han will ...... there."
Huang Huai looked at Zhu Gaochi in front of him, trying to persuade him to hurry up and add another handful of firewood while the fire was still not extinguished, so that the ashes that were infinitely close to extinguishing could be rekindled.
"Don't talk about it again." Zhu Gaochi, who has always been easy-going, rarely toughened.
"Although what Zhan Yan did was a little excessive, but in any case, it was from the perspective of the people of the Ming Dynasty, but the way was a little excessive, and he couldn't and shouldn't be punished like this."
"Besides, if you don't give up on this matter, how will the people of the world view the court and the royal family in the future?"
Huang Huai opened his mouth to speak when he saw this, but hesitated for a long time and finally gave up.
As the head of the East Palace, he knows very well what kind of character the crown prince he assists is.
He really wanted to say that the opinions of the people were not important, at least not in some things, but he knew very well that as soon as he said this, he would be refuted by Zhu Gaochi.
Even, it is very likely to cause Zhu Gaochi to be estranged from him.
Just as there is no shortage of generals in the camp of the King of Han, there is no shortage of civil officials on the prince's side, although he Huang Huai is the top in the cabinet, but that's all.
Sanyang is not inferior to him, and Xie Jin is the first assistant of the cabinet, and his status is still above him.