Zhu Zhanji held Zhu Di's big hand and walked all the way, saying: "I really don't blame dad for this. Daddy got up very early and rushed to the palace to arrange things to welcome the emperor. Grandpa, look, the palace chief
The banquet, with so many civil and military ministers, and so many foreign envoys, could it be a bit chaotic? Dad had confirmed the matters in the palace and rushed to meet the emperor very early, but something unexpected happened on the way.
It's a coincidence that we were in a hurry, so Grandpa Huang arrived earlier..."
The same thing, if another person said it, the effect would be completely different. Zhu Di knew that he was speaking for his father, but he was not annoyed. He asked a lot more questions and found out the ins and outs of the matter, and then said: "You
Little devil, you came back with Grandpa Huang, Grandpa doesn’t know about these things, how do you know?”
Zhu Zhanji said: "The emperor gave a banquet to all the officials, and my grandson went back to the crown prince's palace to visit his mother. My mother told me."
Zhu Di snorted and said: "You kid, forget it this time. Grandpa loves you, but you can't be arrogant. Today is not a father teaching a son, but a king teaching a minister. You must not interfere again in the future.
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Zhu Zhanji pouted and said: "The emperor's grandpa once taught his grandson that there are two problems with a ruler: if you appoint a virtuous person, the minister will take advantage of the virtuous person and rob the ruler; if you act rashly, the situation will be frustrated. Therefore, a ruler should do his best.
Happiness and anger are invisible, like the sharp weapon of the country, they are not easily shown to others, but why is Grandpa Huang blowing his beard and staring at his eyes today? It's so scary!"
Zhu Di was silent for a moment, smiled softly, and said: "Grandson, grandpa taught you to keep your joy and anger invisible. It's not that you should suppress your temperament and have no joy or anger, but whether you are happy or not lets the officials know that you are happy, or whether you are angry or not.
Let your ministers know that you are angry, do you understand? Buddhists say that there is no thought, no appearance, and no abiding. Look at the majestic appearance of the Buddha Sakyamuni. Of course you don’t know whether he is happy or angry, but the future Buddha Maitreya will smile.
If he keeps his mouth open, can you tell whether he is happy or angry?"
Zhu Zhanji blinked. He was young after all, and although he was smart, he couldn't understand Zhu Di's profound words...
It was already evening when Xia Xun came back from the court, but he didn't sleep when he returned to his house. After taking a bath, he went into the study, holding a volume of idle books, and read them. Suddenly, there was a knock on the window, and Xia Xun became energetic.
Startled, he hurriedly said: "Come in!"
Xu Jiang stepped in. He cupped his fists and said, "My lord!"
Xia Xun hurriedly asked: "How is the situation?"
Xu Jiang hurriedly talked about what happened in the palace today. Xia Xun took a long breath and said happily: "It seems that the position of the prince can be saved. As long as the emperor does not have the intention of abolishing the crown prince, nothing else matters.
There is still room for maneuver.”
Xu Jiang said: "My lord, I am just a little late to welcome you. Since the emperor has ordered the prince to go back to the palace to think about his mistakes, has this matter been settled?"
Xia Xun shook his head slightly. He walked to the window and stretched out his hand to open the window. Looking at the gloomy sky outside the window, he said in a deep voice: "The thunder has been brewing for so long, how could it not chop down?"
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The next morning, Xilin's amniotic water broke. Seeing that the signs of childbirth were so obvious, the whole house was busy, and Xia Xun couldn't help. He only walked around the main room to listen to the news, but he lasted from morning to noon.
, Xilin also did not give birth, and Xia Xun was running around in confusion with nothing to do. A middle official came to the palace and passed the emperor's oral instructions, telling him to come to the palace after noon to see the emperor.
Xia Xun has been to the palace many times. In the past, it was as natural as going home. It was rare for him to feel uneasy, but this time he had a feeling of unpredictability. In the afternoon, it was estimated that it was almost time for the emperor to take a nap.
, Xia Xun saw that Xilin was still dead, so he had to ask his family to take good care of her, and went to the palace to see her.
In the Jinshen Hall, Zhu Di was the only one reviewing the memorials. When he saw him coming, he put down his pen and asked someone to give him a seat. Everything was as usual, and there was no difference at all. Xia Xun felt even more worried.
When the chamberlain served tea, Zhu Di said: "I plan to summon the envoys of Timurid and Japan respectively. You are involved in the affairs of these two places. You must know more about how to treat them.
Absolute case."
Xia Xun just picked up the tea, put it down again, and said seriously: "Yes! Regarding the purpose of the envoys from the two countries going to Beijing to pay tribute, the emperor already knows, and he has a strategy to deal with it. If the emperor wants to consult the minister's opinion,
If so, what I mean is: Hold on to both countries, hold on to both sides, one will come openly and the other will come covertly!"
"Oh? How do you say this?"
Xia Xun explained: "On the Japanese side, there is naturally a clear and dark relationship. Secretly, they provide help to Houguishan through coastal merchants, but openly they need the emperor's explicit support for Houkomatsu. Of course, regarding Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's family affairs, there cannot be support from both sides.
Well, Ashikaga Yoshimochi has always been hostile to our Ming Dynasty, so we must support Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's biological son, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and remove Ashikaga Yoshimochi from the position of general of the conquest of barbarians! When necessary, you might as well support Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Yoshimitsu asks for military support!"
These words seemed to please Zhu Di very much. He stroked his beard and nodded slowly.
Xia Xun added: "As for Timur's empire, we can't use secret methods. The sky is high and the road is far away, and the emperor's influence on the country is limited. Only by showing support can they ask for help from the emperor."
Zhu Di frowned slightly and said, "They are incompatible with each other. An Ken agrees?"
Xia Xun said: "Not agreeing is equivalent to pushing the Ming Dynasty to the opponent's side. How could they not agree? Can the emperor still hope to show his kindness and make them willingly surrender to the Ming Dynasty? The prince designated by Timur is dead.
, neither of them are the legal successors of the country. With this alone, Your Majesty can make fun of them. Don't let the east wind overwhelm the west wind, nor let the west wind overwhelm the east wind. Only then will the emperor reap the benefits!"
Zhu Di chewed this sentence carefully and said calmly: "Okay! It's better to not let the east wind overwhelm the west wind, nor let the west wind overwhelm the east wind, so that you can reap the benefits of the fishermen!"
Xia Xun coughed twice and said: "Of course, this is why our Ming Dynasty is under the rule of the emperor. The weather is smooth, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and it has strong strength. That's why we can take advantage of the internal conflicts in Timurid, Japan, and the relationship between Tatar and Oara."
Contradictions, divide and conquer!"
Zhu Di glanced at Xia Xun steadily and suddenly asked: "You were assassinated when you met with the Moro envoy from the Timurid Kingdom at Xuanwu Lake. The case is still under investigation by the Jinyi Guards. Wenxuan, I have always known that you are alert. So,
In your opinion, did the person who boarded the ship to assassinate that day really be someone sent by Wu Shang, the envoy of Timur Kingdom?"
Xia Xun asked: "I wonder what the emperor thinks of this matter?"
Zhu Di said: "Based on what I know now, there are a lot of doubts. Before and after Wu Shang entered our Ming Dynasty, would he have sent some assassins to follow him secretly? What was their purpose? If it was to assassinate Moro, they would have been there along the way.
They fight openly and secretly, and they will be killed if they can. Now that they have entered the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the chance of success is extremely slim, so they still dare to take action? It is unbelievable. In particular, Shaharul's current strength is already faintly superior to that of Harry Sultan, and they are stronger than Moro
You have more hope of gaining my recognition, so why take such a strange risk in the capital and anger me?"
Xia Xun said: "Your Majesty Mingjian. I also feel that there is something fishy in it. It is unreasonable to say that Wu Shang did this. The Moro envoy insisted that Wu Shang did it. The reason is self-evident. This is very important to him.
It would be advantageous to win the recognition of Ming Dynasty, but we need to find out clearly. It’s just that I was jealous at the time, drank a few more drinks, and was poisoned again during the dinner. I just ran for my life in a panic, and I didn’t understand the assassin’s situation.
There aren't many, and it's not easy to figure out where they came from.
Master Ji Gang is in charge of the Jin Yiwei and is very resourceful. Since this case is in his hands, it is expected that the truth will eventually be revealed. I dare not speculate on it. The emperor has many things to do and the state affairs are busy. Please do not worry about these things anymore. For now, it is still
The first priority is to appease Timur and the envoys of Japan and Japan!"
Zhu Di smiled faintly and said: "I understand, your injury has not healed, so go back and recuperate!"
Xia Xun stood up quickly: "Yes, I'm leaving!"
Zhu Di stared at Xia Xun's staggering back steadily, until the figure completely disappeared at the door of the hall, then he slowly withdrew his deep gaze, and there was a faint look of contemplation. At this time, Mu Si tiptoed in and whispered:
"Your Majesty, the officials from the East Palace have been brought here!"
Zhu Di looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Leave Yang Pu and Jin Zhong, and the rest will be taken to the imperial prison to wait for participation!"
After a while, Yang Pu and Jin Zhong were brought into the palace.
The prince was late to greet the prince and violated the courtesy of a minister. This matter can be big or small. If the emperor does not want to punish him, just a few words of condemnation will be enough. If the emperor wants to punish him, this crime can be made a big issue.
As mentioned before, the vassal king is guilty and will not be punished unless it is a serious crime of treason. Naturally, someone will take the blame on his behalf. The person who will take the blame for this generation of vassal king is the chief historian of the palace. The chief responsibility of the chief historian is to take the blame. So what about the prince's mistake?
?Naturally, it should be the officials of the East Palace who take the lead.
Yesterday, the prince arrived a little late, and there were officials impeached early this morning. When Zhu Di saw the impeachment memorial, he immediately approved the word "approved" without hesitation, and immediately arrested all the officials in the East Palace. Because he had a court meeting in the morning,
At this time, they were escorted in. The two were brought to the palace and knelt down to see the leader. Ji Gang held out his chest and belly, crossed his hands and saluted, and said loudly: "I have been ordered to arrest the officials of the East Palace to see the leader!"
Zhu Di's face darkened and he shouted: "Yang Pu, Jin Zhong, I ordered you to assist the prince. Instead of teaching the prince how to manage the country and govern the country, you only wanted to please the prince, and blindly flattered and indulged him, causing the prince to slack off. I came back from Beijing.
A decree has been sent to the capital for a long time. The emperor's relatives, princes and ministers, all civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty are here, and fifteen foreign envoys are present. However, the prince arrived late, which greatly disrespected the courtesy of ministers. You are the prince's assistant ministers.
Can you know the sin?"
As soon as the Jin Yiwei came to take the person, Yang Pu knew that the emperor was going to make a big fuss about the reception at the East Palace. He knew that any excuse at this time would be in vain, but he still had to say what needed to be said. He must do his best to keep the prince now.
, as long as the prince can be saved, they, the subordinate officials of the East Palace, will have a chance to see the light of day again. If even the prince falls, they will have no chance except to die of old age in prison.
As soon as he thought of this, Yang Pu immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "I know the crime, but the prince is not guilty!"
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