After Zhu Gui figured this out, he couldn't help but feel a little excited. He even wanted to take this opportunity to propose business to the emperor.
But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have this chance at all. After chatting with Zhu Yunwen for a few words, he turned and left without even looking at Zhu Gui.
"Thank you very much, nephew, for speaking for me just now. Otherwise, although the emperor would not punish me, I would inevitably be kicked out of the palace."
Zhu Gui expressed his sincere gratitude to Zhu Yunwen.
It seems that his personality is indeed somewhat similar to that of the prince.
After hearing this, Zhu Yunwen said: "The emperor's uncle is too modest. Everything the emperor's nephew said is true. Among all the emperor's uncles, my father's evaluation of the thirteenth emperor's uncle is the highest."
These words shocked Zhu Gui again.
He remembered that his relationship with the prince was not very deep. There were only a few passing by each other and going to court together, and there was only one long conversation more than half a month ago.
Is it because of that incident that the prince had such evaluation of him?
Zhu Gui sighed in his heart and said: "This makes the king a little scared, but since the emperor's nephew will take over as the prince, the emperor's uncle will pass on all the ways of governing the country that have been discussed between the prince and the king."
Now that Zhu Yunwen has been decided to be the winner, and the opponent seems to have good qualifications, Zhu Gui is also willing to teach him something.
Although these things are not enough to change the history of Ming Dynasty, if they can be implemented smoothly, they can also lay some foundation for Ming Dynasty.
For example, if disaster-resistant and high-yield crops such as potatoes and corn could be promoted in the Ming Dynasty during this period, the disaster-ridden Ming Dynasty might have a good start.
Zhu Gui thought of this and had some vague thoughts in his mind.
However, since he had obtained the privilege of entering the palace, he decided to go back and sort out these thoughts before formulating a suitable strategy.
He must try his best to eliminate those factors that may change the general direction of history, otherwise the clown will become Zhu Gui himself.
The two chatted for a few more words, and then Zhu Gui left.
Zhu Yunwen sent him to the gate of the East Palace with a look of reluctance on his face.
It seems that as the grandson of the emperor, he rarely meets people who are so close to each other.
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Xu Mansion.
"Dad, please stop asking. Zhu Gui is really fine."
Xu Miaoqing said to Xu Guogong impatiently.
"So there's something wrong with you? I'll go find a doctor and let you have a look."
Before Xu Guogong spoke, Xu's mother, who was sitting aside, spoke first.
It turned out that after Xu Miaoqing came to Xu Mansion, she started reminiscing with her parents.
The atmosphere was quite good at first, but for some reason the conversation suddenly turned to the children.
When Xu Guogong learned that Xu Miaoqing's stomach had not moved even half a year after her marriage, he became a little worried.
According to him, Xu Miaoqing's sister, Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun, gave birth to the heir apparent a year after her marriage.
This also stabilized the Xu family's position.
Although King Dai is not as good as King Yan in their eyes, he is still a vassal king. Marrying his own daughter is not enough. Only by giving birth to a heir apparent can everyone be happy.
But Xu Miaoqing didn't want to talk about this topic at all because she couldn't explain the awkward relationship with Zhu Gui.
Speaking of which, she was still in her prime years, so it was not easy to tell her parents about this kind of thing.
It is precisely because of this emotion that the misunderstanding between the two parties becomes deeper and deeper.
Just when Xu Miaoqing couldn't help but want to return to Prince Dai's Mansion, the voice of a servant reporting that Prince Dai had entered the mansion came from outside the door.
This made Xu Miaoqing breathe a sigh of relief, but Xu Guogong and his wife looked at each other with puzzled expressions on their faces.
In their opinion, the reason Xu Miaoqing was not pregnant with Zhu Gui's child was probably due to a rift between the two.
But this generation king still came to pick up his daughter at such a late hour, and there was no sign that there was any problem between the two of them.
But they could only get a few clues about this kind of thing from Xu Miaoqing, and they couldn't ask Zhu Gui about it at all.
"Zhu Gui, you are here. Let's go back to the palace now."
Xu Miaoqing pulled Zhu Gui back at the door.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to go back? What happened?"
Zhu Gui asked doubtfully.
"No, it's just that my parents haven't gone to bed yet. We will only delay their rest here."
Xu Miaoqing said quickly.
Zhu Gui thought about it and agreed.
But as a courtesy, you still have to say hello before leaving.
So Zhu Gui entered the house regardless of Xu Miaoqing's obstruction.
Fortunately, Xu Guogong and his wife didn't have much, they just tried to save them.
But Xu Miaoqing had already laid the groundwork, and Zhu Gui didn't stay.
The two of them left the Prince Dai's Mansion in a carriage.
It was late at night, but Xu Miaoqing was very interested. She even opened the carriage curtain and counted the stars with Zhu Gui.
Seeing this, Zhu Gui spread the knowledge about zodiac signs to her.
What he didn't expect was that Xu Miaoqing actually told some legends about many stars that even he had never known.
She also said that she saw this in a book.
It seems that this should be a classic that has not been passed down to later generations.
The two were chatting happily when suddenly a figure appeared in front of the carriage.
"Who?"
The coachman, who was Zhu Gui's personal soldier, asked sharply when he saw this, and at the same time took out a disguised flintlock gun from behind.
The man didn't panic, he just said: "I am in front of Qianhu Bailu Pavilion in Jinyi Guards. I have been waiting here for the king for a long time."
"Jinyiwei?"
"Egret Pavilion?"
The two people in the carriage who heard the coming person spoke at the same time.
Just as Zhu Gui was about to get out of the car, Xu Miaoqing stopped him.
"Zhu Gui, what are you doing? Have you forgotten what happened before?" Xu Miaoqing reminded.
Zhu Gui patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, Jin Yiwei no longer exists."
"But..." Xu Miaoqing wanted to say something else.
"It's really okay. Don't forget that I still have firearms with me."
After Zhu Gui finished speaking, he got off the carriage and looked at the figure standing opposite.
The Egret Pavilion has its back to the moon, its shadow is extremely long, and half of its face is in gray shadow.
When he saw Zhu Gui get out of the car, he did not salute, but said in a cold voice: "The king is really good at planning. He even included all the vassal kings and the entire Jinyi Guard. It's a pity that you still didn't expect that the emperor would appoint the emperor's eldest grandson as the emperor."
Successor to the crown prince?"
Zhu Gui heard this and knew that the other party was quite complaining about the previous incident, but he had already given him enough benefits. He did not believe that the other party was Jin Yiwei's diehard loyalist.
"Stop beating around the bush, tell me, who is the master behind you today? And why are you here?"
Bailuting did not expect that under such circumstances, the young prince in front of him could manage without any panic. Did he even predict that he would be here? Or did the other party not take him seriously at all?