After noon, it rained heavily, and the sky and earth were as dark as night. The door of the East Palace was opened, and the prince's car drove to the North Garden in the heavy rain.

Zhu Di was really angry, and he didn't see the prince. Zhu Gaochi also came up stubbornly and knelt outside the Yitian Hall for half an hour. The eunuchs knew that the prince was not in good health, and they were afraid that he would have three longs and two shorts, so they hurriedly invited Zheng He from outside the palace...... Since receiving the will to go to the West again, Zheng He left the emperor's side and held a government outside the palace to prepare for going to sea.

Zheng He got the report, and he was also worried that something would happen to the prince, so he hurriedly rode back to Beiyuan in the rain. After begging hard, Zhu Di was willing to see Zhu Gaochi

At this time, Zhu Gaochi had been kneeling outside the Yitian Hall for a whole hour, and the two eunuchs used their strength to eat milk before pulling him up, and then helped him into the inner hall with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Zhu Gaochi finally saw his father, only to see Zhu Di's expression cold to the bone, and his facial muscles were strangely distorted, showing a hideous look. Zhu Gaochi was too impressed by his father's expression, when his father killed Fang Xiaoru and Tie Xuan, it was like this.

It seemed that the situation was worse than imagined, Zhu Gaochi knelt down three feet away from Zhu Di again, and saluted respectfully.

Outside, there was a sudden flash of white light, and there was a muffled thunder. Zhu Di squeezed out a few words from between his teeth and said: "The prince has to see me, what does he want?"

"Returning to my father, my sons heard the holy decree and immediately sentenced Zhou Xin to death." Zhu Gaochi leaned over and said, "I have come to ask my father for verification." ”

"I can tell you, yes." Zhu Di said coldly: "You can go back now." ”

"Now the people of Zhejiang are panicking, and there is a natural disaster, and the sons have the courage to beg their father," Zhu Gaochi kowtowed: "Extrajudicial mercy, spare his life for the time being, and let him make meritorious contributions." ”

"He wrote something like that, and you still dare to intercede for him" Zhu Di's expression was cold to the bone, and his voice seemed to come from the Nine Shadows Yellow Spring: "He has no king, do you want to have no father?" ”

Although he was mentally prepared, Zhu Gaochi's heart couldn't help but keep sinking, like being thrown into a bottomless abyss. It wasn't until he remembered his resolute thought of 'putting death and rebirth' before going out, Fang gritted his teeth and settled down, although he still didn't dare to look at his father, he said: "Erchen once again dared to ask his father to take a look at the thing that Zhou Xin wrote." ”

Zhu Di saw that his son, who had always been cowardly, was not stopped by his eyes and voice that repeatedly shocked the demons, but was a little surprised, staring at the wind and rain outside the hall, and said quietly: "What the prince means is that Zhou Xin wrote this thing, and you didn't know it." ”

"Back to my father, my sons really don't know." Zhu Gao said in a deep voice.

"I don't know," Zhu Di let out a rude laugh: "I don't know that you can brave the pouring rain to enter the palace, kneel outside the palace and wait for an hour, and bring Zheng He as a rescuer, don't you just want to fight with me?" ”

Zhu Gaochi said calmly: "Erchen swears to the emperor, if I know, let Tianlei kill Erchen immediately" As if to cooperate with his words, a lightning accompanied by thunder exploded on the top of the palace, illuminating the father and son of the heavenly family, and their faces were a little hideous. "Erchen only entered the palace to ask to see him because he heard that Zhou Xin was going to be beheaded."

"Zhou Xin is not beheaded, it is Ling Chi." Zhu Di smiled gloomily: "He is my courtier, and life and death are also decided by me, what kind of heart do you have?" Afraid that he will confess you together in a hurry? ”

"Father Emperor Mingjian, Erchen and Zhou Xin have no connection except for official business," Zhu Gaochi's forehead finally showed sweat.

"Before you clear it, you have to wipe your butt first" Zhu Di said in a sour tone: "Zhou Xin's ...... Called Wang Xian's subordinates, why did they live in the East Palace as soon as they entered Beijing, are you blind? He dared to jump up and down in the capital when he was young, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Criminal Department was just that, without your instructions, could he enter Qingshou Temple and Tianxiang Nunnery? ”

Wang Xian was the companion of Zhan Ji in Suzhou, and Zhan Ji had nothing to do, just as he was a friend, he had to invite him to his home. When Erchen was a righteous man, and when he knew him, he had already lived in the house, and it was not good to drive people away. Zhu Gaochi said: "But Erchen also warned him once, don't try to use the grandson to rescue Zhou Xin." As for him going to Tianxiang Nunnery, it was because of Young Master Yao's request, and why he was favored by Young Master Yao, Erchen didn't know what to do. Father can summon Young Master Yao to ask and know. ”

Zhu Di is also to a large extent, because of the existence of Wang Xian, he will suspect that the prince and Zhou Xin are together, if the prince does not come to explain, this speculation will be confirmed, which will lead to a series of disasters. Therefore, Zhu Gaochi has to face the saint when he goes out, and he has to say it in person, so as not to be misunderstood by his father.

"I didn't expect you to have a sharp mouth," Zhu Di snorted coldly, but his heart seemed to be less depressed, and his tone was still sour: "Everyone in the world knows that the prince is bright and benevolent, and he dares to do something, what kind of light and benevolent is it?" ”

Zhu Gaochi's legs were sore, but he showed rare concentration at this time, supported the ground with both hands, gritted his teeth motionlessly, and said: "Knowing the son is Mo Ruo's father, whether the son is bright and benevolent, the father should know best." Erchen was born stupid, obese and disabled, I think my father is still willing to make me the crown prince, and he has been carefully teaching for more than ten years, and he also likes Erchen. Erchen knew that his bravery was not as good as the second brother, and he could not be as resourceful as the third brother, so he could only remind himself every day that he had to maintain his true colors, and if he couldn't be a brave man or a wise man, he would be a benevolent man. If the father feels that his son is not even a benevolent person, and his son has no face to occupy the East Palace anymore, he is willing to let Xian"

Zhu Gaochi kept saying that he was not a wise man, but he would never be able to say these words without great wisdom. At least Zhu Di heard this, and his expression was finally no longer so gloomy, and he just said coldly: "If you really want to pick a child, you will resign from the last book, and some of them want to change with you." ”

"Son, please resign" Zhu Gaochi kowtowed heavily and said: "Please ask my father to remove me from the position of crown prince"

"Bastard, don't you think I'm not angry" Zhu Di scolded, but the horror level was less than one-tenth of Fang Cai. The reason why the emperor was angry before was because he suspected that this was a conspiracy, and someone was using Zhou Xin's mouth to shake his authority. And the only one who had the motivation and ability to do so in the Ming Dynasty was the crown prince. Coupled with the discord between father and son, the prince has always tried his best to protect Zhou Xin, so Zhu Di will suspect that the prince is behind his back.

But Zhu Gaochi's death and resurrection made the emperor no longer doubt him. Yes, with my Zhu Di's authority, even if he has no prestige, he is still a single husband, which angers him, and the first unlucky one is the prince. Give him the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, and he will not dare to provoke me.

Although the crown prince is not said to be exchanged, even if he is a strong king, he is not afraid of the noise of the ministers, and he is also afraid of leaving a bad reputation in the history books. But Zhu Gaochi's attitude still makes Zhu Di feel very comfortable - don't think that you are the crown prince, just feel that your position is as stable as a mountain, and you can replace you at any time.

Only then did the emperor feel his throat burning, and he took the teacup and drank it all and said, "Get up, don't you want to see what that guy has written?" Huang Yan, show it to the prince. ”

The two eunuchs stepped forward and used all their strength to pick up the prince and help him to sit down on the pestle.

Huang Yan stepped forward with a tray in his heart, and in the plate was the handbook that had been reglued piece by piece.

Zhu Gaochi took it with both hands, opened the handbook and looked at it, although his face was surprised, but it was only a flash, and he regained his usual calm.

Zhu Di stared at his son who was staring at the notebook, he was really a little surprised, facing such a big crisis today, the prince, who usually feels weak and stupid, but he can't see a little panic, if he is either scheming, or he is really frank. In the emperor's eyes, no matter which one of them, it seems that they are weaker and stupider than the original.

After a while, Zhu Gaochi raised his head and said softly: "Father, the son has finished reading." ”

"What does it taste like?" Zhu Di asked coldly.

"Some relief, some disappointment." Zhu Gaochi said lightly.

Zhu Di was stunned by his light tone, and snorted: "Don't make a fool of yourself." ”

"Yes." Zhu Gao said loudly: "Erchen is pleased that there are still courtiers in the Ming Dynasty who dare to speak out. The minister heard that the lord was straightforward, and Zhou Xin dared to admonish directly, doesn't it mean that his father is a Ming monarch? Seeing that the courtiers looked at their father like this, the sons were relieved for their father. ”

Zhu Di stiffened his face and said, "Then what are you disappointed about?" ”

"Erchen is disappointed that although Zhou Xin has solved the case well, he is not a minister who seeks the country. He only saw the country's temporary financial constraints, but he didn't understand the emperor's majestic strategy, which was actually for the world's eternal future, and it would surely go through the ages, and the merit would be in the future" Zhu Gaochi will also be a sycophant, and the level is extremely high: "This is really a leaf obstacle and can't see Mount Tai, so Erchen feels a pity, I thought he was a social talent, it turned out to be the level of an inspector." ”

"Hmph......" Zhu Di knew that Lu Dao's son was rescuing Zhou Xin, but instead of feeling angry, he was very relieved...... Yes, what is the difference between this Zhou Xin and those officials who are not shocking and die? There are always some people in this world who oppose for the sake of opposition, what is the difference between being a fly buzzing? Can a few flies negate one's own great cause?

No, obviously he couldn't figure this out, Zhu Di's all-destroying anger finally disappeared, and he returned to the absolutely calm emperor.

This is also Yang Shiqi's cleverness, when others are in crisis, their first reaction is to dodge, but he can figure out that escaping is not the way, and the top priority is to eliminate the emperor's anger invisibly. He believes that the crown prince has this ability to make the emperor angry, and the emperor will not be out of control only if he dissipates his anger.

Zhu Gaochi listened to Yang Shiqi's advice, put him to death and survived, and finally survived this difficulty, but instead of suffering, he was looked at differently by his father. Moreover, his wisdom, calmness and benevolence will surely be recited by the government and the opposition and admired by hundreds of officials, which can be described as an out-and-out winner

It's just that Zhou Xin, who repeatedly offended the emperor, must die, otherwise where is the dignity of the Yongle Emperor?

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