Chapter 240: The Grandson of the Emperor Visits the Prince's Mansion
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had often brought Zhu Yunwen to court in recent months, this was the first time he taught him the ways of the emperor, and he made Zhu Gui his target from the very beginning.
Although Zhu Yunwen had a subtle psychological change towards Zhu Gui after seeing Prince Zhu Biao's suicide note, Zhu Yuanzhang's words still surprised him.
After all, Zhu Gui was a vassal king who had repeatedly made military exploits. Under normal circumstances, the court should not do this under any circumstances. It would even damage the majesty of the court.
But Zhu Yunwen forgot that the emperor in front of him was the founding emperor who established the Ming Dynasty. How could his magnanimity and magnanimity be comparable to that of ordinary people? Even in the history of past dynasties, his "decisiveness in killing" is famous.
In comparison, Zhu Yunwen's character is really a bit 'weak', but fortunately he has already gained the consciousness of being an emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that he had left Zhu Yunwen four ministers who cared about his life, and together with Zhu Gui's money bag, it was enough to ensure that Zhu Yunwen became a qualified emperor.
Although Zhu Gui felt Zhu Yuanzhang's change in attitude towards him at this time, he did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would do such a brilliant job. It seemed that his understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang was not deep enough.
Another day passed like this, and Zhu Gui was also called over early the next morning.
Because the last vassal king, Zhu Di, had arrived in Nanjing, it was no longer appropriate to postpone the prince's funeral, and this court meeting was to discuss this matter.
However, Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites co-hosted it, so the others were just going through the motions.
But Zhu Gui was still "blackmailed" by Zhu Yuanzhang for another 500,000 taels in a daze. Although Zhu Gui felt a little sad, it was difficult to say anything.
If he could really lose money and avoid disaster, then he would admit it, but not only did he see the strange look in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes towards him, there was even a slight change in the way Zhu Yunwen looked at him.
Zhu Gui felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he never expected that the grandfather and grandson had already regarded him as a fat sheep. However, they did not know that this fat sheep had horns, and they were also very sharp.
After the morning court, the Ministry of Rites, which had been well prepared, had already ordered people to hang white cloths along the street.
In one morning, the whole of Nanjing was shrouded in a large expanse of white, with cautious expressions on the faces of pedestrians on the street, and many shops were even closed.
Even the crown prince of Jin Dynasty, Zhu Jixi, noticed the strange atmosphere in the air.
"My lord, why are you so gloomy today? Is there something on your mind?" Xu Miaoqing, who had already combed her hair into a bun and dressed as a woman, had a mature charm on her face and was looking at Zhu Gui curiously and asked.
Zhu Gui sighed and said: "Coming to Nanjing, the situation is much more complicated than I expected."
Having said this, he glanced at Zhu Jixi and continued: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid your affairs will have to be postponed for a while. After all, the prince's funeral is ahead of time. I'm afraid your grandpa doesn't have the energy to think about other things."
Zhu Jixi nodded very sensibly and said: "Uncle Wang, I understand all this. Even if I can't inherit my father's title, I will be very satisfied if I can come to Nanjing."
Zhu Gui patted Zhu Jixi's shoulder with great satisfaction and said: "Don't worry, with your talent and character, being able to inherit your father's throne will be a good thing for both the Ming Dynasty and the people of Taiyuan. I will definitely do it."
Fight for you."
Zhu Jixi nodded and didn't say anything this time.
While the three of them were chatting, a servant came in and reported that the emperor's eldest grandson had arrived.
Zhu Gui and the other three were all a little surprised. Why did Zhu Yunwen come to Dai Wangfu at this time?
However, Zhu Gui still led the two of them out to greet them.
This time Zhu Yunwen was different from the past. He brought many people to the Prince Dai's Mansion and sat in a carriage waiting for Zhu Gui to greet him.
Many people watching the excitement soon gathered on the streets on both sides of Daiwang's Mansion.
Zhu Gui walked to the carriage and helped Zhu Yunwen to pick him up.
Zhu Yunwen didn't even look directly at Zhu Gui, but walked ahead of Zhu Gui and entered Prince Dai's Mansion first. This made Zhu Gui's heart sink.
Arriving at the main hall of Prince Dai's Mansion, Zhu Yunwen first glanced at Xu Miaoqing and Zhu Jixi, and finally his eyes fell on the latter.
"Uncle Emperor, who is this?"
"I am Zhu Jixi, the son of Prince Jin. According to my seniority, I should call His Highness the Crown Prince my cousin, right?" Zhu Jixi said directly.
"Uncle Prince Jin's child? How old are you this year?" Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly, as if he was not interested in the word 'Prince Jin'.
"Ten years old." Zhu Jixi didn't have any stage fright when facing Zhu Yunwen, the quasi-prince.
Zhu Yunwen just nodded, then looked at Zhu Gui and said, "Uncle Emperor, I have something important to tell you. Can you please lend me a moment?"
Seeing this, Zhu Gui turned to Xu Miaoqing and nodded. The latter understood and immediately left through the back door with Zhu Jixi.
Zhu Gui and Zhu Yunwen were the only two people left in the room.
Zhu Yunwen's expression became struggling, but neither of them spoke first, and the atmosphere became a little strange for a while.
After a long while, Zhu Yunwen took out a letter from his arms, put it on the table and said, "Uncle Emperor, you must have read this, right?"
Zhu Gui only glanced at it and recognized that it was the suicide note of Prince Zhu Biao, and he probably already had some guesses in his mind.
But she just nodded and didn't speak.
Zhu Yunwen sighed and said: "I know that my father has always admired the emperor's uncle very much, and even hoped that the emperor's uncle would sit on the throne. If the emperor agrees, I have no objection. I don't know that the emperor's uncle would like this."
What do you think?"
Although Zhu Yunwen said "no objection", his face was expressionless.
Zhu Gui was heartbroken, and sat on the chair across the table from Zhu Yunwen and said: "Who will be the prince is decided by the emperor. The prince's letter only represents his thoughts and cannot influence anything, let alone this person."
The king also doesn’t like the life of being trapped in the palace.”
Zhu Yunwen stared at Zhu Gui's profile for a long time, as if trying to tell whether his words were true.
However, Zhu Gui looked calm and his expression did not change at all.
A hesitant look appeared on Zhu Yunwen's face again: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I shouldn't doubt you, but... I also have something to hide."
Unspeakable? This word made Zhu Gui feel a little funny.
But he didn't say anything. Power can make people crazy, let alone the position of emperor.
"Uncle, the emperor asked me to revoke Yunzhou's fief after I ascend the throne. At the same time, Grand Bachelor Fang Xiaoru has been explaining to me how to reduce the vassal. I..."
When Zhu Yunwen faced Zhu Gui, he suddenly felt like he was with his father, and even told him all this extremely secret matter.