Zhu Yuanzhang took a series of prevention and control measures, held down the vassal king, and took control of the army.
At the same time, he summoned the brothers Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi into the Qianqing Palace to live with him, and strictly ordered the concubines in the harem not to contact them in any way.
Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!
Lao Zhu used sophisticated methods to control the battle for the right to the throne to a court battle.
After setting the rules, Lao Zhu said lightly: The prince of the country needs to be cautious. What do you think?
Well, the civil servants and generals who had never dealt with him immediately burst into tears with red eyes.
The two sides were like enemies who had been grudged for a long time and finally signed a life and death certificate and stepped into the ring.
It's a matter of life and death!
Lao Zhu, on the other hand, is the referee, and occasionally blows a black whistle to respond to people.
…
Li Qing stayed away from the court battles and rushed to Peking with Lao Zhu's imperial edict. When he arrived, it was already the twelfth lunar month of winter.
The temperature in Peiping was very low, and the temperature difference between the north and the south was so big that Li Qing felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
Find an inn to stay for one night, eat and rest, and then go do business the next day.
Looking at the three characters "Prince Yan's Mansion" on the door plaque, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward, "Li Qing, the imperial envoy and the envoy of Jinyi Town, in compliance with the emperor's decree, has important matters to see Prince Yan. Please lead the way."
When the servant at the gate saw that he was wearing Feiyu uniform, he dared not say a word "no", so he immediately saluted respectfully, nodded and bowed to guide him.
In the living room in the front yard, before Li Qing's chair was warm, Zhu Di hurried over with his wife and children, and the two parties began to go through the process.
First, Zhu Di and his family gave a great gift, and Li Qing accepted it on their behalf; then, Zhu Di and his family stood up, and Li Qing greeted them one by one; finally, Li Qing took out the imperial edict, and Zhu Di and his family knelt down again.
"The King of Yan accepted the decree."
"Your Majesty, Zhu Di accepts the order."
Li Qing unfolded the imperial edict, took a breath, and said solemnly: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven and summoned:
Among my disciples, you are the only one who is talented and wise. Qin and Jin are deficient in virtue. You are the only one who is most in line with my wishes. You need to lead all the kings to guard against border troubles, answer the will of Heaven, and follow my wishes...
Kudos to this!"
Li Qing slowly put away the imperial edict, feeling very sad in his heart.
Admittedly, this is a letter of praise without water. It means: Among our sons, you are the one we are most satisfied with. You must set a good example for your brothers and continue to guard the border. Don’t let us down. expectations.
But another meaning is: you are just a vassal king, don't have any wild ideas, just stick to your side.
It’s even more of a beating!
But Zhu Di didn't know the news of Zhu Biao's death yet. He only heard his father's kind words and his face turned red with excitement.
"My son, I accept the order!"
Li Qing handed the imperial edict to Zhu Di with both hands. After his family stood up, he said: "Your Highness King Yan, the prince... has passed away. The emperor ordered you to set up a spiritual tablet for the prince, burn incense and pray for him for half a year, and you are not allowed to leave the palace for half a year. step."
"What?" Zhu Di changed his face in shock, "Brother, he..."
"Yes, my condolences, Your Highness!"
Li Qing looked at Zhu Di. In this short moment, he saw too much.
Zhu Di was first sad, then happy, then unwilling, then helpless, and finally relieved. All the emotions passed by in a flash, and finally sadness solidified on his face, "I understand."
The joy that had filled his heart before suddenly disappeared. Zhu Di felt bitter at the moment, but he could only accept it.
Although he hid it very well, Li Qing still saw some of it and sighed inwardly.
"Your Highness, please forgive me." Li Qing bowed his hand, "According to the Emperor's order, the Imperial Guards need to monitor the palace day and night. Please cooperate with Your Highness."
"My king..." Zhu Di clenched his fists tightly, unable to hide his anger. Then he loosened his fists slumpedly and said, "My king cooperates."
Li Qing cupped his hands and turned to leave.
"Imperial envoy, wait a moment!"
"What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Zhu Di said: "I would like to invite some monks into the palace to pray for His Royal Highness, is it possible?"
Li Qing shook his head: "Your Highness, I'll tell you the truth. When the servants go out to buy things, they have to do so under the supervision of the Jin Yiwei. It's an emergency. I hope your Highness will understand."
"Your Highness..." Xu Miaoyun pulled him gently. Lirong was full of worry and whispered: "You cannot disobey the emperor."
Zhu Di smiled bitterly and patted her hand, and said angrily, "I understand, Li Qinchen will go slowly."
Li Qing touched his nose and said, "By the way, there is another sentence that I forgot to mention. If His Highness is forced to leave the palace, the Jin Yiwei will immediately escort His Highness to the capital."
"Li Qing, you have donkey hair stuffed in your ears, right?" Zhu Di broke his guard, "Didn't you hear what I said about cooperation?"
"King Yan, please calm down." Li Qingqian said with a smile, "The emperor has said that the notice should be in place to avoid making an ugly fuss. I am also acting under orders. If your highness is dissatisfied, you can speak up. I will tell the truth truthfully when I go back."
"You...!" Zhu Di was so angry that he couldn't stand up to Li Qing. He said in a low voice, "If you are not dissatisfied, I will strictly abide by your father's will."
Li Qing smiled and said goodbye.
At noon, I summoned my subordinates and moved the surveillance from covert to open.
The days passed day by day, Li Qing was leisurely and contented, but Zhu Di was very depressed.
He was no different from being imprisoned now, which made him, who had always been restless, scratched his body and had no choice but to drink and drink all day long to pass the time.
"Your Highness, stop drinking." Xu Miaoyun said worriedly, "Your body and bones are important."
"Don't worry about it."
"Your Highness..."
"Shut up, I can't help but drink." Zhu Di was a little drunk, "If you keep nagging me, I'll divorce you."
Xu Miaoyun was stunned, and then she raised her eyebrows and turned the table over, "Zhu Di, you bastard!"
Zhu Di's depression for the past few days, coupled with the drunkenness and cowardice, completely broke out now, "Are you really afraid of you? I can't make it, but I can't..."
"That's okay." Xu Miaoyun said with a cold face, "I will ask the imperial guards outside to find the imperial envoy. I will return to the capital after you write the letter of divorce."
…
"Boss, something happened." Zhu Gaoxu said out of breath, "Our father wants to divorce our mother."
"Just him?" Zhu Gaochi curled his lips disdainfully and continued to peel oranges and eat them, "Don't listen to his bragging. If he had the courage, he wouldn't even dare to take a concubine."
"What if?" Zhu Gaoxu asked angrily when he saw that he was still interested in eating, "Why are you so worried?
Eat, eat, eat, just know how to eat, and you will get fat to death."
Zhu Gaochi said helplessly, "Didn't my mother tell me to eat more fruit and lose weight?"
"My mother wants you to eat as a meal, not as an after-dinner meal." Zhu Gaoxu held up his forehead, "Brother, our family is about to break up. You should hurry up and persuade me!"
"What a fuss you have!" Zhu Gaochi remained as steady as a mountain, "Let me tell you this, the possibility of me becoming as thin as the third child is greater than my father's divorce from our mother."
"We are two brothers."
When the third child arrived, Zhu Gaosui was young and impatient, "Go and persuade her quickly. I just saw my mother writing the divorce letter."
"My mother writes a divorce letter?" Zhu Gaoxu almost bit his tongue, "My mother wants to divorce our father?"
"...Okay, no one can divorce the other." Zhu Gaochi said angrily, "As a couple, there is no way that they don't collide. We will only embarrass them in the past and nothing will happen.
Also, why don’t you two try to persuade me?”
The second and third eldest children smiled awkwardly, "You are the boss, and my father loves you the most. We can't compare."
"Come on, he hit me harder than he hit you two." Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes, "No need to persuade me, I won't go whoever comes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sanbao came in anxiously with a pale face. He didn't even bother to greet him, "Your Majesty, Second Prince, Third Prince, Your Majesty has asked you to come over."
"I knew it." Zhu Gaochi muttered depressedly, "Don't brag. I don't even know how much I weigh, so what can I do?"
The other side.
Zhu Dijiu woke up completely. He looked at the divorce letter handed to him and shook his head, "Miaoyun, I, I admit that I spoke a little too loudly just now."
"Hua Qi!"
"No!" Zhu Di said dryly, "Look, what I just said was just a drunken conversation, how could you take it seriously?"
"Talking the truth after drinking!" Xu Miaoyun wiped her tears, "I am already an old lady, and my beauty has faded with age, so I don't want His Highness to look at me."
"Uh-huh... Miaoyun, you said you are already thirty, but you are still so good-looking." Zhu Di said seriously, "You look like you are only in your early twenties, you don't look like a mother with several children!"
As he said this, he looked out and cursed in his mind: Why don't these bastards come?
After a while, Zhu Gaochi walked into the living room calmly and said, "My child has met his father and the king, and his mother and concubine."
"Gao Chi is here." Zhu Di was slightly relieved, then a little angry, "Where are the second and third children?"
"This is my father."
The second and third eldest children walked out from behind the boss, showed their faces, and then stood back. Looking at the tall body in front of them, they felt more at ease and at ease.
With the boss at the front, they feel extremely safe.
"Father, mother and concubine, are you quarreling?" Zhu Gaochi pretended to be surprised.
"Ang." Zhu Di rarely showed embarrassment, "Daddy Gang drank too much and said a few nonsense, and your mother got angry. Don't you think this is nonsense?"
Xu Miaoyun said angrily, "You want to divorce your wife, why am I the one making such nonsense?"
"Ahem, can you listen to me for a few words?" Zhu Gaochi said.
"Chi'er, tell me." Zhu Di said gently.
Zhu Gaochi shook his goosebumps and advised: "Concubine, my father is just like that. He likes to be angry when he has nothing to do. Why do you need to be on the same level as him?"
Good boy, I'll settle the score with you later... Zhu Di agreed, "You see how sensible Gao Chi is."
"Is it okay to talk about divorcing your wife?" Xu Miaoyun was in tears, obviously hurt, "I followed you when I was fourteen, but you treat me like this..."
Zhu Di quickly admitted his mistake, "I drank too much, and because of the depression I've been feeling for the past few days, I couldn't stop talking..."
As he said that, he looked at Hao Daer and said, "Chi'er, Chi'er, please say a few words."
"Concubine, please don't pay attention to him, he is just a garrulous person." Zhu Gaochi had obviously gained experience and paused, "Concubine, I'll say a few words to you. It's really too much. What should we three brothers do?"
"That's right." The voice of the second and third eldest brother came from behind the boss.
"My son is right!" Zhu Di agreed, "How can we divide the three sons? How about we have another one?"
"..." Xu Miaoyun's face suddenly turned red and she said in embarrassment, "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the child?"
Seeing that his wife's anger was almost gone, Zhu Di turned to the elder son and said, "Get out of here!"
You are great, you are noble, don't beg me next time... Zhu Gaochi left with a dark face, followed closely by the second and third sons.
"Haha...Miaoyun." Zhu Di hugged his wife and exchanged words with each other, starting to become unserious.
"Get out of here." Xu Miaoyun pushed him away, but stopped making trouble and said softly, "I know your distress, but... my words are unpleasant, but there are some words..."
"Miaoyun, tell me, I'm not angry with you."
Xu Miaoyun sighed softly, "No matter how the emperor makes a choice, it seems that it is not His Highness's turn."
After a pause, "In my eyes, Your Highness is a true hero. In fact, the vassal king can also do something to keep the Yuan people out of the country. Your Highness can also be famous in history. Your Highness must not lose his sense of normalcy, let alone..."
"I understand!" Zhu Di smiled bitterly and nodded, "How dare I have that kind of thought, not to mention the family business and children, I won't do anything wrong just for you, don't worry!"
"Miaoyun, I am lucky to be able to marry you in this life." Zhu Di said affectionately.
"Don't be so glib." Xu Miaoyun gave him an angry look, and then said, "I don't think that Imperial Envoy Li is the one who suffers. You also said before that he is the absolute confidant of the father and is very favored. Last time, His Highness
I think he was angry at the time when you said cold words to him. If he goes back and sues you..."
"He dares?" Zhu Di glared.
"Your Highness, he is closer to my father than you are!" Xu Miaoyun said, "It would be better to ease the relationship."