Soon, Zhu Di also started his own actions.

He summoned a great number of nobles.

For Emperor Yongle, it is natural that the words of these old brothers who followed him to fight the world are more credible.

didn't go around the bush, Zhu Di asked them bluntly, who they agreed to be the prince.

In fact, choosing to ask these people has already shown Zhu Di's tendency - after all, who doesn't know that Zhu Gaoxu has won the heart of a general?

A group of nobles, even Zhu Neng, quickly made a choice - Zhu Gaoxu.

After all, Zhu Gaoxu once charged into battle with them, and it was a friendship that came out of blood and fire.

As for the prince Zhu Gaochi, I'm sorry, who are you?

There were only three people, and they did not choose to support Zhu Gaoxu.

Two of them remained silent, one was Yan Keng and the other was Zhang Yu, and neither of them spoke.

Although Yan Keng has already made up his mind to support Zhu Gaochi, there is no need to offend the king of Gaoyang County at this time, Zhang Yu is a stable person, and he has the same idea, he doesn't want to offend people.

Besides, it is not a choice to protect one's life in such a major event as Lichu.

There is another one, Jin Zhong, the secretary of the military department.

"Your Majesty, don't you see the matter of Qin II Sui Yang? If you don't take the prince as a descendant, it will cause chaos in the world, please make your majesty the prince the prince! ”

He knelt on the ground and said loudly in the strange eyes of the nobles.

If he is really just an ordinary military secretary, a mere second-class official, then of course there is nothing to say, a large group of nobles stand on the opposite side of him, and in this case, Zhu Di has not thought of it, since he has already asked, he must be mentally prepared, after all, if you really want to talk about it, Li Erke has something to say.

But Jin Zhong, he is really not ordinary, or in other words, being able to stand with the nobles as one of Zhu Di's inquiring objects already shows that he is extraordinary.

Jin Zhong, he had already entered the Yanwang Mansion in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, starting from a guard, all the way to the long history documents, and even one of the main planners of Jingnan (after all, there were few literati under Zhu Di).

Later, Yao Guangxiao sat in Beiping, he went on an expedition with the army, praised military affairs, was Zhu Di's right-hand man, the official to the long history of the palace, after 14 battles, and Zhu Di formed a deep friendship.

Even in the end, he became a confidant of the Yongle Emperor, and Zhu Di would listen to Jin Zhongfuguo's advice on major state decisions, although he was not in the cabinet, but together with Yao Guangxiao, he participated in the rulings of many major events, which shows the importance of his position in Zhu Di's heart.

Therefore, his words made Zhu Di silent, and he couldn't help but consider the opinion of this old man.

But the matter is not over, the dynasty still needs a prince after all, after all, in that era when the average life expectancy of the emperor was not long, Zhu Di couldn't say well, he might not be able to get up one day, this kind of thing still can't be delayed.

So he secretly found many ministers, such as Huang Huai, Yin Changlong and others.

Ask Wenchen, that is naturally needless to say. Even if you don't consider it from the aspect that the emperor himself said before, they are all loyal supporters of the emperor, not to mention the crown prince Shangwen, and they are all the way.

But no one could convince Zhu Di.

Until the appearance of Xie Jin.

At this time, Xie Jin is one of the cabinet members of the seven, and he can be regarded as Zhu Di's confidant.

It is said that after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he soon formed his own cabinet to help deal with affairs, and the two Huang Huai in front of him were members of the cabinet.

Xie Jin joined the cabinet at that time, and he was not only a cabinet minister, but also one of the editors-in-chief of the Yongle Canon, second only to Yan Ya, the Duke of Yueguo, who overlooked the overall situation.

Needless to say, the weight of the ceremony in Zhu Di's heart is that he can become the person with the highest status below Yan Ya, which shows that Zhu Di is still very fond of him.

And when Zhu Di found him, his first sentence was also that Zhu Gaochi was benevolent and should be made the crown prince (the emperor's eldest son is benevolent and filial, and the world is in the heart).

Zhu Di's face was expressionless.

Because it is not the first Wenchen to say this, he is already somewhat immune.

The current situation is that Xungui basically supports Zhu Gaochu, and Wenchen is on Zhu Gaochi's side.

Xungui is not good at words, and he himself is also inclined to Zhu Gaoxu, so there is nothing to say.

The ministers are all skillful, but when it comes to it, that is, he has heard too much about the establishment of a successor and the benevolence of the prince.

Ask his henchman Yan Keng, this kid is usually very active and close to Zhu Gaochu, but this time he is unusual, supporting Zhu Gaochi, which makes him stunned. But when asked about the reason, it was still the same set of rhetoric, and there was nothing new in it.

Do you still need to say this? When I started the army, I thought I didn't know it thoroughly. If that's really my case, why am I asking you?

Alas. He sighed inwardly.

In fact, he also knows that the Ming Dynasty really can't stand the toss, and Zhu Gaochi still has a very good way of governing the country, and if he comes, he will definitely be stronger than Zhu Gaoxu. But in his heart, he is very biased towards Zhu Gaoxu and wants him to inherit it. Especially when I saw him, it was like seeing my former self.

Asking like this is actually trying to find someone who can convince yourself thoroughly.

It's a pity that these Wenchen are really useless, and it seems that Xie Jin is no exception.

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and was about to wave his hand to let him retreat.

But what he didn't expect was that at this time, Xie Jin unexpectedly released a big move.

I saw him get up from his seat suddenly, kneel on the ground, kowtow, stared at Zhu Di's eyes tightly, and said:

"Good Holy Sun!"

Zhu Di was stunned.

In his mind, he recalled that precocious child, not only intelligent, but also cute, won his heart, Zhu Gaochi's few favors, most of them were his son's light.

Thinking of this child, Zhu Di's face couldn't help but smile.

He nodded.

Xie Jin smiled, and finally, everything was a foregone conclusion.

In July of the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di officially issued an edict to canonize the emperor's eldest son Zhu Gaochi as the crown prince, the second son Zhu Gaochu as the king of Han, and the third son Zhu Gaosui as the king of Zhao.

Above the court that day, Zhu Gaoxu's face was extremely gloomy. Although he was canonized as the king of Han, he did not have the slightest joy.

Even if the party is all over the government and the opposition, he is an out-and-out loser. What's even more terrifying is that he has been sealed to Yunnan, and his age has already reached the time to become a vassal, that is, he can't stay in Nanjing for long.

And once he leaves the center of power, then he will inevitably lose the last chance to turn the tables.

I have to find a way to stay in Jingshi.

Zhu Gaoxu thought like this, and he didn't plan to give up.

(End of chapter)