If you convert it to the hour system after rì, the fourth watch day is 3 o'clock in the morning. Whoever comes home at three or four o'clock in the morning after a busy day, there is only one thought left, which is to quickly throw himself in bed and sleep to death. What's more, how can a disabled person like Zhu Gaochi, who is fat and frail, still be in the mood to drink and have fun?

Zhu Di's heart moved slightly when he heard this, and he listened to Zhu Zhanji continue without moving: "Today's welcoming ceremony, and the big banquet in the palace, the emperor's grandfather has already seen it with his own eyes, so many civil and military ministers, tens of thousands of palace servants, has there ever been a little chaos?" If my father is really rude and disrespectful, how can he put all this in order? How could my father, who was so dedicated, suddenly drink too much alcohol an hour before the arrival of the imperial grandfather? Is this too counterintuitive? ”

"......" Actually, Zhu Di is also a little strange, yes, the prince has always acted cautiously, how could he be so profligate knowing that he wants to clean up his bones? Now let Zhu Zhanji remind him, he feels even more strange. Glancing at the prince kneeling there, Zhu Di snorted coldly and said, "Don't you have a long mouth?" What do you want your son to say? ”

"Yes, Father." Zhu Gaochi hurriedly replied: "Zhan Ji is right, Erchen did return home last night, but Erchen couldn't sleep because he was nervous about today's ceremony, so he had to ask someone to bring a cup of Suhexiang wine given by his father, and after drinking it, he didn't know what to do." ”

Su Hexiang wine is made of Su Hexiang brought back by Zheng He from the West, which has the miraculous effect of calming the nerves and calming the mind, and the emperor often drinks it. Zhu Di frowned slightly: "Nonsense, how can a mere glass of Suhe wine make you unconscious?" ”

"This matter is true, if there is a lie, so that Erchen will not die well" Zhu Gaochi cursed and said: "On the way to Erchen, I also discussed this matter with Zhanji, and he said that the guard who served me wine last night had committed suicide

"Oh?" Zhu Di's brows furrowed even tighter, if what the prince said was true, then he was framed. Who ate the bear's heart and leopard gall and dared to frame the Ming Prince? The answer is self-explanatory.

The hall was silent, and Zhu Di was pacing back and forth silently, no one knew what this supreme was thinking.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, father and son, knelt there, waiting for the emperor's sentence to be pronounced like prisoners waiting for trial.

Finally, Zhu Di stood on his feet and said to the prince in a cold voice: "I'm tired today, you go back and think about it behind closed doors first, and then deal with it after I find out the reason."

"Yes." The father and son thanked them and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Although it was only a suspended sentence, it finally escaped this stab, didn't it?

When the crown prince and grandson retreated, Ji Gang asked to see him outside.

Zhu Di let him in, and Ji Gang knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei has been ordered to detain and interrogate the officials of the East Palace and the main officials who stayed in the capital, and now he has taken down a prisoner, please take a look at the emperor" said and presented a long list.

Zhu Di looked at the list, and there were more than 200 people below Yang Shiqi, a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, and Yang Shiqi, a scholar of the Cabinet University. I couldn't help but look ugly and said, "Do you want to build a big prison?" ”

"The minister doesn't dare, is the minister misunderstanding the holy will?" Ji Gang has been in the position of the head of Jinyi Wei for more than ten years, so he naturally has his uniqueness. Well-informed, seeing the wind and making the rudder is the secret of his invincible position, when he saw that the prince and his son left the Qianqing Palace safe and sound, he knew that Emperor Lu Dao had not made up his mind to abolish the reserve. He hurriedly told his subordinates not to embarrass those ministers for the time being, and to test the limelight himself.

"Of course, I just asked you to inquire, and I didn't let you arrest important ministers like Jianyi and Jin Zhong, do you want to shake the Chaogang?" After a try, the emperor was really angry, and Ji Gang knew that his judgment was right, and the prince would not fall so soon

"The ministers are stupid, and the crime deserves death" Ji Gang immediately said carelessly: "The emperor won't let him be arrested, so he will let it all go." ”

"You don't have to let it all go," Zhu Di snorted and said: "The subordinate officials of the East Palace still have to be interrogated clearly" The thunderstorm that has been brewing for so long cannot be eliminated because of Zhu Zhanji's few words, and it will still be split after all

"Yes" Ji Gang jīng God shook up, so that he could also give a message to the King of Han. "What else does the emperor command?"

"Bring Jian Yi, Jin Zhong and Yang Shiqi to Beiyuan, I have something to ask them." Zhu Di gave an order, and Ji Gang hurriedly responded.

Jinyi Wei Prison is a ghost place that makes people smell and change, Jian Yi and Jin Zhong are ministers, and they never imagined that they were still sitting in the palace one moment and drinking in the palace, and the next moment they were put in prison. Fortunately, before they could taste the torture of Jinyiwei, they issued another urgent order...... Except for one subordinate official of the East Palace, the rest of the officials were all released.

This is really unpredictable, and the blessings and disasters are unpredictable, and several old men looked at each other, and their mood was not relaxed because of their release...... Because the subordinate officials of the East Palace are still in prison, the signal of the prince's loss of power is really obvious

At this time, Ji Gang came over, and the smiling ministers of the court bowed their hands and apologized: "A misunderstanding has frightened the adults, is it Ji's, change the rì brothers to make amends to you, you must appreciate the light"

The ministers couldn't wait to spit out this old phlegm, but as soon as the subordinate officials of the East Palace were still in the edict, they had to press xìngzi and ask: "Master Ji, what's going on, why are you arresting us?"

"Brother said, there was a misunderstanding." Ji Gang smiled.

"Then why don't you let go of the ministers of the East Palace?" The ministers asked.

"That's what the emperor meant." Ji Gangpi smiled and said: "Lord Jian, Lord Jin, Master Yang, the emperor invites you to Beiyuan to see the driver, when the time comes, you will ask the emperor, don't you know the way?" ”

"Hmph, let's go ......" Jian Yi stared at Ji Gang with hatred and said: "Please treat Lord Ji well to the ministers of the East Palace, if they have three long and two short, we will hit the stone with an egg, and we will fight to the end with Jinyiwei"

"Not bad" The ministers were arrested inexplicably, and they were all holding back the fire in their hearts, and when they heard this, they naturally responded in unison, and Ji Gang almost blew up his lungs.

The nest was on fire and sent the group of Wenchen away, Ji Gang turned back with a black face, kicked over the table, and scolded: "A group of things, if the emperor didn't suddenly change his attention, Lao Tzu would have to kill you."

"Old Ancestor, there are still those people in the East Palace in the Imperial Prison," Zhuang Jing hurriedly said: "Son, this is going to concoct two to relieve the anger of the old ancestor."

"No need." Ji Gang snorted and said, "I don't know what Emperor Lu Dao means, let's not act rashly first." ”

"Could it be that the prince is back to the yang again?" Zhuang Jing and the others were incredulous.

"How can it be so easy," Ji Gang sneered: "Ride a donkey to read the account book, walk and watch the mouse pull the wooden shovel, and the big head is behind."

On the carriage to the palace, the three ministers all looked anxious, although the imprisonment of the ministers of the East Palace does not mean that the prince must be abolished, but for the prince, it is already a dangerous signal

"Let's talk" Seeing that the two were silent, Jian Yi said anxiously: "The prince has reached the most dangerous time, and we, the ministers who stayed in Beijing to assist him, can't be left alone."

"Of course." Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "No matter why the prince is convicted, we are all responsible, how can we only care about ourselves." ”

"Yes, why was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince guilty?" Jian Yi frowned and said: "Even if the time is lost, the emperor will not kill the prince with a stick" said and looked at Yang Shiqi and said: "Shiqi, you are a smart person, you come to see the details." ”

"Today's incident is just an introduction," Yang Shiqi said lightly: "When the emperor ran out of food on the desert, and the whole army wanted to kill horses, I knew that someone was going to be unlucky, since King Zhao was not unlucky, then the prince couldn't hide." ”

"The prince didn't dare to be careless, but who would have thought that the only way to reach Xuanfu was that there was a rebellion ...... the White Lotus Sect" Jian Yi said: "Take a step back and say, the grain can't be transported, and it's also the responsibility of the local officials, and there's nothing wrong with the prince?" ”

"Your old heart is towards the prince, of course you will think so," Yang Shiqi sighed and said: "The emperor doesn't like the prince in the first place, but he will think that this is his responsibility, if someone makes a few more slanderous words, so that the emperor thinks that the prince is deliberately neglecting and wants to starve him to death in the desert, it will not be as simple as blaming him." ”

"Ah......" Jian Yi's face changed greatly: "The emperor Shengming, it shouldn't be because he almost slandered the prince"

"That's why they called us over." Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice: "The three of us will help the emperor make up his mind, whether to sentence the crown prince to death, or to investigate the case in detail."

"That's right" Jian Yi nodded heavily and said: "We must be trying to protect the prince," and looked at Jin Zhongdao: "Brother Shizhong, I know that you are the emperor's lonely minister, and you have always stayed out of the matter." But because of this, your words are heavier than the two of us combined, please make an exception this time and save His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Where is Brother Yizhi," Jin Zhong said lightly: "In the past, Han Gaozu yù abolished the prince, Zhang Liang came up with the idea to invite Shangshan Sihao." Now I am also following Brother Yizhi and Brother Shiqi to fight for this life, and I also want to keep the prince safe."

Seeing him so refreshing, Jian Yi was overjoyed and said: "Brother Shizhong, I didn't expect you to have such a heroic heart, so that His Royal Highness the Prince's hope is much greater."

"Don't be too optimistic." Jin Zhong said calmly: "The emperor is a very assertive person, and he will not change his mind because of someone. If we want the emperor to dispel his doubts about the crown prince, first, we must have empirical evidence, and second, we must let the emperor see that we are loyal to the emperor, not to the prince."

"Brother Shizhong is right" Yang Shiqi couldn't help but look at Jin Zhong with admiration: "Yes, what the emperor is most worried about is actually that the courtiers are all united with the prince, if the emperor believes that the courtiers are still on the emperor's side, they will naturally have great doubts about the prince." But you can't let the emperor feel that the prince is unpopular, and that won't be good for the prince."

"Going around and around, confusing everyone," Jian Yi scolded: "Just say it, what should we do?" ”

"Let's divide the labor, so ......" Yang Shiqi told the plan.