The officials in the court realized a very critical problem: the crown prince retired to the East Palace, and the emperor regained power.

They originally thought that His Majesty the Emperor had retreated into the background and handed over the affairs of the court to the crown prince. Unexpectedly, His Majesty is now back in power, which is not a good thing for the courtiers.

When Zhu Gaoxian was in power before, although he treated the courtiers as dogs, he had a strong desire to control, which was better than that of the former Emperor Taizu Gao. But at the very least, he still has to be a person with a bottom line, and he won't do things too much, as long as he follows his wishes, everyone will be promoted and make a fortune, and there is no danger to life.

But the current Zhu Di is different, no matter how stupid the courtiers are, they can also notice that His Majesty the Emperor is not as good as before, and the old man who was already old and faint and about to abdicate suddenly let the prince retreat into the background and stand up again......

No matter how you look at it, it's like a big move before you die!

His Majesty the Emperor is afraid that he feels that he is too lonely to die alone, and wants to find a companion on Huangquan Road and pull a group of people to die together!

The ministers discussed it in private, and decided to go to the cabinet together to ask Yang Rong and Yang Ge to understand, at least they had to probe the wind and see what the situation was now.

However, Yang Rong talked to everyone for a long time, and all he said was unclear official words, and he didn't say a word useful.

He himself didn't know what was going on!

It was as if overnight, Daming suddenly changed the sky, but he was originally a confidant of the East Palace, but he suddenly couldn't contact Zhu Gaoxian, only knowing that the prince was recuperating in the East Palace and was closed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I, Yang Mou, said something from my heart, it's really not that I'm hiding it from you, but as long as I know a little bit of news, I'll tell you. But now I really don't know anything about it, and no matter how much you ask me, I can't tell you anything. ”

Yang Rong was surrounded by the crowd and said helplessly, "Let's talk with our conscience, if I have a sentence to coax you, the sky will thunder and thunder, and I will be reincarnated as a beast after death!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, Yang Ge Lao even issued such a vicious oath, could it be that the other party really didn't know anything?

It doesn't make sense, even Yang Rong, a henchman of the East Palace, doesn't know the inside story, what tricks are the father and son of the prince and His Majesty playing.

It's not that the officials are too worried, the main thing is that the prince and the emperor are too special and yin, and they are full of tricks, the emperor is black enough and ruthless, and the prince not only inherited the emperor's hand and is ruthless, but also is better than the blue.

When you run into these two guys, don't you have to be on guard?

Just when Yang Rong thought that he had overcome the difficult situation and breathed a sigh of relief, the eunuch in the palace came over.

"Xuan, Yang Rong, the first assistant of the cabinet, will enter the Wuying Palace."

The ministers focused their eyes on Yang Rong's body.

Wuying Hall is the place where the emperor Zhaiju summons ministers, which is similar to Wenhua Palace. It's just that after the capital was moved, the prince supervised the country in the Wenhua Palace, the emperor retired, and the Wuying Hall was rarely used.

And now that the emperor is back in power, Xuan Yang Rong has entered the Wuying Palace, and it is obvious that he is going to make a big move.

……

In the imperial city, it was time for the forbidden army of the Twelve Guards to change their defenses.

The mediocre change of defense, perhaps they have become accustomed to it, should have separated the two teams after the handover was completed. Suddenly, someone drew a knife and looked at his colleague next to him!

The colleague didn't realize why the brother who had been with him for a long time did not hesitate to draw a knife at him, and the next moment his neck sprayed hot blood.

Almost at the same moment, the two forbidden armies of the Twelve Guards suddenly mutinied and killed each other. A moment later, half of the body had fallen to the ground.

The surviving Shang Twelve Guards wiped the blood from the knife, calmly dragged the corpses on the ground away, and washed the ground.

After the killing, Fan Zhongfang, the guard general who commanded the forbidden army, walked out unhurriedly, and he coldly glanced at the corpses that had been dragged away.

"Eating things inside and outside, eating this imperial grain, but thinking of other masters in my heart."

"It's good to kill it cleanly, and the imperial city will be much cleaner in the future."

In the face of the spies hidden in the Upper Twelve Guards, it is not difficult to find out who did it, as long as it is based on the patrol list of the Upper Twelve Guards on the night of Zhu Gaoxian's assassination, it is good to see what went wrong.

Finding out the problem and solving the problem is not difficult for Zhu Di.

……

Beijing camp, five military camp tiger tent.

Luo Jin, the guerrilla general of the fifth battalion guarding the city, sat in the camp, sitting so calmly, not knowing what he was waiting for.

The five military battalions are divided into ten battalions, of which the fifth and tenth battalions are the city guard battalions, and the commander is a guerrilla general, who is responsible for the defense of the city gate of the Beijing division.

is such an important position, but Luo Jin knows that if he takes a wrong step, he will lose everything.

"General Luo, the crown prince and His Majesty treat you well, if you follow the step-by-step process, it is not impossible to add a hereditary title in the future."

Shen Qingyu walked out from the side with a wine jug, and said lightly, "But I, Shen, can't understand why General Luo wants to give up this great future, betray his promise, betray the prince, and go to mess around with a stinking prince of Gan?" ”

Luo Jin was silent.

Shen Qingyu placed the wine glass in front of the other party, filled it with the wine jug in his hand, smiled and stretched out his hand to signal: "General Luo, Shen someone toasts you." ”

Luo Jin glanced down at the wine glass, and didn't move.

He knew that this cup of wine was poisoned wine.

Shen Qingyu's name, he still heard of it a little, this person is the East Palace Eagle Dog, specializing in dirty work, he never thought that he would find his head today.

Shen Qingyu was not in a hurry, he knew that Luo Jin would definitely drink it, and the other party had no choice. He can find the tiger account here, in fact, the other party has no way to live, and now he is just doing a death struggle.

Luo Jin struggled for a long time, but finally picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

The next day, the soldiers of the fifth battalion of the city were horrified to find that their own general had died violently in the battalion.

There are many people who have the same experience as Luo Jin.

In one day, because of the assassination of the crown prince Zhu Gaoxian, the military generals in Beijing, I don't know how many people lost their lives.

This is Zhu Di reckoning.

……

Zhu Zhanji glanced up and walked into the imperial city under the urging of the forbidden army.

He calculated that he would return to the imperial city in his lifetime.

But what he didn't calculate was that he came back as a prisoner with leg irons.

After hearing the bad news of his father's death, Zhu Zhanji finally came to his senses.

Only then did he realize what a heinous crime he had committed, and that he had killed his father.

Zhu Gaochi's body, although it is not healthy in the first place, if he is healthy and recuperated, there is no problem in living for a few more years. But over the years, Zhu Gaochi has either been cleaning up the aftermath for him, or on the way to clean up the aftermath for him, for the sake of this eldest son, Zhu Gaochi has been working almost day and night, exhausting his mind, and finally his heart and blood dried up, and he died early.

Only then did Zhu Zhanji understand that until the moment before he died, his father was still laying out for him. His father wanted to use his own life to save his little life.

Although Zhu Zhanji was remorseful at this time, the deceased could not be resurrected, and he could only live with remorse.

"Dad, Junji listens to you, this time, I will live well."

Zhu Zhanji muttered to himself, but when he walked into the Wuying Palace, he realized that something was wrong.

His Majesty the Emperor sat on the dragon throne, and on the left and right sides, Yang Rong, Xia Yuanji, Su Wen, Su Wu, Zhang Fu, and Zhu Yong, six important ministers, as well as Zhao Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, were also listening.

Zhu Zhanji secretly said that it was not good, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this was a battle to eat himself raw?

It stands to reason that if the emperor wants to hold him accountable, he should speak in private. But now that the ministers have been invited, it is obvious that they don't want to be private, but to do business.

Zhu Di asked lightly: "Zhu Zhanji, are you guilty?" ”

Zhu Zhanji could only pretend to be confused at this time: "My grandson doesn't know what crime he has committed, so I ask my grandfather to make it clear." ”

Zhu Di was too lazy to talk nonsense, and turned his head to look at Zhang Fu and Zhao Qian: "According to the law, the emperor and grandson assassinated the prince, what should be asked?" ”

Zhang Funai was the Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, which was established in the Hongwu Dynasty and was responsible for managing the affairs of the royal clan, taking charge of the register of the clans, compiling jade, and managing the crimes and faults of the clans. The original officials of the Zongren Mansion were all concurrently served by the vassal kings, but in the Yongle Dynasty, most of them were concurrently served by Xun Qi, and the matters under their jurisdiction were handed over to the Ministry of Rites to handle, and the Zongren Mansion existed in name only.

And now Zhang Fu is coming forward as Zongren Mansion Zongzheng, which is actually symbolic, and he himself doesn't understand this matter, so he can only glance at Zhao Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Zhao Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Ling Chi will be executed." ”

If it is in the afterlife, the assassination of the prince must be innocent, this has to be a hero, the emperor is lower than the people and the elite, the imperial power and royal power are equivalent to dog power, far less than human rights, all monarchs should not have human rights they should be damned.

But now it's the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, assassinating the prince, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what your identity is, you have to be late.

Zhu Di groaned: "Who made this law? ”

Zhao Qian bowed and said, "Emperor Taizu Gao." ”

"I don't approve of it, so let's change it."

"Whoa."

Zhu Zhanji breathed a sigh of relief, he really thought that the old man was going to kill his grandson, mainly because the other party's momentum was too scary.

However, the next moment, Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "Ling Chi is too violent, after all, he is my dragon son and grandson, so reward him with a whole corpse." ”

"Come, drag it down, go to Zhao Prison, and execute it at a later date."

Zhu Zhanji is stupid.

He never thought that the old man could do things so well.

I didn't say a word when I came up, and I was just sentenced and it was over.

He immediately knelt down and said, "Grandpa, I am your own grandson!" ”

"Shut up! The Son of Heaven has broken the law and is guilty of the same crime as the people, and the law of the country is majestic, how can an individual shake it? ”

Zhu Di reprimanded, "As a royal family, you should maintain the law of the country and lead by example." But knowing the law and breaking the law, as a royal clan, he did great rebellion, the way of heaven is clear, there is no tolerance, the crime is unforgivable, and I will not shelter a criminal who disobeys the law of the country and perversely acts. ”

"Today's crown prince is your father's own brother, your own uncle, but you have ill intentions, want to do unkind and unrighteous acts, although you are unsuccessful, but its sin is unavoidable, its heart can be punished, I give you a whole corpse, is to leave you a dignity, if you are not decent, don't blame me for being ruthless."

He glanced coldly at Zhu Zhanji on the ground, got up and left.

"Thank you."

……

In Zhao Prison, Zhu Zhanji staggered to the ground, his eyes wandered, and it seemed that it was difficult to explain the gap from the emperor to the prisoner, and it was even more difficult to accept the fact that his limit was approaching.

"How could it be...... How could it be ......"

Zhu Zhanji muttered to himself, he never thought that the old man would actually kill him.

"His Royal Highness?"

Zhu Zhanji looked up, but found that in the number opposite him, it was Xie Jin who lived.

"Bachelor of Solution?"

Zhu Zhanji was a little shocked, "You haven't released it yet?" ”

"Fate, His Royal Highness!"

Xie Jin was overjoyed, "I used to be locked up in Zhao Prison in Nanjing, and then I moved the capital, I moved to Beijing, and settled in Zhao Prison in Beijing. It is such an honor to meet His Royal Highness the Taisun here. ”

Zhu Zhanji was a little confused: "Rong...... Luck? ”

Xie Jin nodded: "Well, His Royal Highness Taisun, let me tell you, it's good in Zhao Prison, there are many people here who talk a lot and listen well, I also had a cellmate named Lu Chaoyang before, and this brother has become a second-grade official since he was released from prison!" ”

"You also served as a cellmate with Lu Chaoyang, the embryo killer?!"

"Of course, I have a lot of cellmates, such as Ji Gang, Yang Rong, Yang Pu and others, we are all buddies, and we have an iron relationship in Zhao Prison. After Lu Chaoyang was released from prison, he took care of the brocade guards, and I took care of my brothers, three meals a day, wine and meat, and gave me books during the New Year's holidays, not to mention how fast. ”

"Then you're doing well......"

"No, His Royal Highness Taisun, don't worry, I'll tell him the next time I see Master Lu, buddy, I will definitely take care of you comfortably." I've been in Zhao Prison for a long time now, and I find everything good here, except for nothing to do. The outside world is too dangerous, and Zhaoji is the safest place, hey, that's good. ”

Zhu Zhanji held his forehead and tilted his head not to talk to Xie Jin.

This idiot......

How did my father fall in love with this idiot to be a guest before, and he squatted in prison and squatted out his feelings.

Xie Jin asked with great interest, "Your Royal Highness, how did you get in?" ”

Zhu Zhanji: "......"

Xie Jin waved his hand and said, "Your Royal Highness, don't worry, it's okay in Zhao Prison, you see, the buddy who brought us food is here, and there is wine!" ”

The jailer walked into the prison, put the wine jug in front of Zhu Zhanji, and raised his hand to signal: "Your Majesty gives wine, please use it." ”

Xie Jin looked through the door and licked the corners of his mouth: "It's worthy of the royal family, there is still a royal wine in Zhaozhao, anyway, I haven't drunk this imperial wine, grandson, can you let me taste it?" ”

Zhu Zhanji laughed miserably, and under the gaze of the jailer, he picked up the wine jug and drank it all at the spout

And Xie Jin was still nagging on the side: "Taisun, leave a mouthful, leave a mouthful!" ”

"Hey, you drank it all, you really didn't keep a sip? Why don't you tell me about the taste, but what does this sake taste like? ”

"Huh? How did you start foaming at the mouth? ”

"Taisun, is this wine so delicious, why did you roll your eyes and start smoking?"

", grandson? Taisun! ”

(End of chapter)