Li Hongbi felt aggrieved.
Because this matter is very frustrating.
That bastard Zhu Gaosui suddenly tricked them.
Li Hongbi chose to fight back but was accidentally involved in the battle for the heir due to various variables.
The peaceful and comfortable life of a dandy has not passed for a few days, and now he is facing an even bigger crisis!
Moreover, this crisis will last for a long time. Even after Zhu Gaochi takes charge of the East Palace, it will always exist!
In history, the battle for the right to inherit the throne in the Yongle Dynasty lasted for fifteen years!
In the second year of Yongle, the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi was canonized as the prince, the second prince Zhu Gaoxu was canonized as the king of Han, and the third prince Zhu Gaosui was canonized as the king of Zhao!
However, Zhu Gaojiu refused to leave Beijing to join the vassal state. Instead, he gathered Zhu Gaosui to join forces and conspired to frame the crown prince Zhu Gaochi many times. At one time, he was so powerful that he almost succeeded in taking the throne!
It wasn't until the 15th year of Yongle that the Dog Emperor no longer tolerated Zhu Gaoxu's illegal behavior and forcibly ordered him to seize Le Anzhou, and the battle for the heir came to an end!
In this battle for the heir, many courtiers who supported Zhu Gaochi, such as Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, and Xie Jin, were imprisoned many times. Xie Jin even lost his life because of this, and was frozen into an ice sculpture by the blackened Gangzi.
One can imagine how dangerous it would be to be involved in this battle for the right to inherit the throne!
But Li Hongbi had no choice, because Mei Shunchang, his uncle, was implicated by him and was about to die!
Li Hongbi could not do anything to watch others innocently die because of his involvement.
What's more, the Mei family and the Li family are allied and related by marriage, and they cannot turn against each other because of this.
When he thought of this, Li Hongbi suddenly felt a little depressed.
He found that his seemingly awesome life after traveling through time was nothing compared to princes and dragons like Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.
If someone wanted to crush him to death, it would be as easy as crushing an ant to death!
With all kinds of thoughts in mind, Li Hongbi returned to his room and thought deeply for a long time alone before falling asleep.
It was already dawn when I woke up.
The wound on the buttocks has also become scarred.
In fact, Li Hongbi's injury was lighter than Li Jinglong's.
After all, they were all old acquaintances, and the warriors in royal robes also retained some sympathy.
But the pain still hurt, at least he could get off the ground and walk.
However, Li Hongbi did not go out, nor did he make any movements. He was still recovering from his injuries.
Princess Ningguo soon received news that the situation was not very good.
The queen was so angry that she fell ill.
The emperor therefore vented his anger on Li Hongbi and refused to let go.
After all, all of this was Li Hongbi's fault. It was he who set off the fight for the right to inherit the throne, and it was he who tore open the fig leaf of the royal family!
Even though Zhu Di reacted quickly, he killed Huang Yan with a stick on the spot and issued a gag order to others.
But the key problem is that those courtiers are not fools, they are all old foxes who have become wiser. Old people who have been in officialdom for many years can roughly guess the truth.
Zhu Gaosui was His Majesty the Emperor's favorite son, but he was suddenly imprisoned in Dali Temple.
If it was just a small mistake, His Majesty the Emperor would certainly not be so angry and punish Zhu Gaosui severely.
In other words, this third prince made an unforgivable mistake.
Apart from seizing the direct descendants, what else can be done now?
The third prince failed to seize the throne and was immediately eliminated.
Then there are only two candidates for the position of crown prince.
The eldest prince Zhu Gaochi, the former Crown Prince of Yan, was the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor.
The second prince, Zhu Gaoxu, is the brave second son of Yan and the legitimate second son of His Majesty the Emperor.
There are only two candidates for the crown prince, and the situation has become clear.
Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor delayed for a year and still refused to appoint a crown prince.
He can wait, but the civil and military officials of the court cannot wait, especially those ambitious courtiers who want to be ministers of the dragon!
But the harder the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty pressed, the angrier the Dog Emperor would become, so he turned his anger on Li Hongbi.
Therefore, Li Hongbi's current situation is very dangerous, and he will be in danger if he is not careful!
And he still had to find a way to help Mei Shunchang tide over the difficulties.
This is almost an impossible task.
However, Li Hongbi still has a trump card!
This is his biggest reliance, enough to reverse the situation!
Li Hongbi sat alone in his room, writing and drawing all day and night.
During this period, he had no water, and no one dared to disturb him. The old housekeeper Li Quan also realized the seriousness of the problem and personally guarded the door of the room.
At the same time, above the court.
Zhu Di sat high on the dragon chair with a very ugly expression on his face.
The civil and military officials below were arguing fiercely, and spittle almost flew to his face.
There is only one theme for today's court meeting, and that is to find ways to provide disaster relief!
Guide Prefecture in Henan Province and Yanzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province urgently reported that the Yellow River burst its banks and flooded for more than 50 miles. People in dozens of counties were affected by the disaster, and countless people died!
Originally, the Battle of Jingnan had just ended, and Northern Xinjiang, especially the main battlefields of Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong, had been beaten to a pulp. After Zhu Di entered Jinling to change the dynasty, he had to find a way to clean up the mess and mobilize the imperial court to fully resettle Northern Xinjiang. Refugees and hungry people.
But God failed, and a flood suddenly broke out. The displaced people had just escaped from the suffering of the war, but now they were faced with a raging flood. Even if they escaped by chance, the river water accumulated in the city. How could they survive?
Officials from Henan and Shandong provinces sent dozens of memorials one after another, requesting the court to immediately allocate funds for disaster relief.
Although His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Di cannot be said to love the people like a son, he is worthy of being a wise and powerful warrior.
He immediately ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate funds for disaster relief, but the problem was that the treasury ran out of money and food!
The little money and food that the Jianwen court had left was used by Zhu Di to reward the soldiers who had made contributions to the Jingnan War!
When Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, received the order, his hair was almost turning gray with worry.
How could this be a one-step rise to the top? It was clear that he was asked to take charge in the face of danger!
But the special problem is that there is no money or food in the treasury, and the summer and autumn taxes have been collected by Zhu Yunwen. Where do you want me to steal money and food?
There was no other way, so Zhu Di could only hold a court meeting and discuss the matter in the court, hoping that everyone could work together to come up with a charter as soon as possible to find ways to relieve the victims.
However, what the court wants to spend money on right now is not just disaster relief.
The soldiers stationed on the border in northern Xinjiang also need military supplies and food. The court has postponed the delivery of food and grass for two months. If they don't send the food and grass, they are afraid that a mutiny may break out!
As a result, the Jingnan nobles headed by Duke Qi and the civil servants and gentry headed by Xia Yuanji started to quarrel.
Xia Yuanji carefully calculated that if he delayed the payment of salaries to the clan and officials, he could still raise a batch of food. He planned to use the food here as life-saving food and immediately transport it to Shandong, Hebei and other places to relieve the victims.
But Qiu Fu was not happy. You took the last batch of grain for disaster relief. What about the rations of the soldiers guarding the border in northern Xinjiang?
Is it possible that you want the soldiers to starve and guard the country?
As a result, a fierce conflict broke out between the two parties. Xia Yuanji was an upright person. Even though he had just been promoted to the Minister of Household Affairs, he did not give in at all.
But Qiu Fu is an out-and-out warrior, Qiu Ba. As the number one nobleman in Jingnan, he is even more arrogant and domineering.
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor remained silent, Qiu Fu even made a move and punched Xia Yuanji in the face, directly beating the new Minister of Revenue into panda eyes.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Di suddenly became furious, scolded Qiu Fu a few words, and then walked away directly.
He finally understood that these courtiers did not have a fuel-efficient lamp!
Upon seeing this, the ministers could only disperse and walked away dejectedly.
But everyone knows in their hearts that this matter is by no means over!
