The prince is coming to Beijing!
Upon hearing the news, Li Hongbi's expression changed.
Because this is indeed not good news!
The eldest prince Zhu Gaochi and the second prince Zhu Gaoxu entered the capital, which meant that the battle for the right to inherit the throne would break out again.
The two factions, who were originally ready to make a move, were already fighting openly and secretly, and had several confrontations, hoping to help the prince who surrendered to them come to power.
Just because of the words of the iron-faced censor Zhou Xin, the fight for the right to inherit the throne was suppressed, and no one dared to mention it again.
But now, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu are about to enter the capital. Once they enter the capital, the battle for the heir apparent will be inevitable.
Because civil servants and gentry would not tolerate it, the Dog Emperor did not abide by the patriarchal etiquette.
According to the etiquette system, the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi, as the Crown Prince of Yan, should be promoted to the current crown prince!
In other words, after Zhu Gaochi enters Beijing, this matter will be put on the agenda, and civil servants and gentry will make petitions again and again, requesting the appointment of a crown prince again and again!
Li Hongbi's face turned ugly when he thought of this.
Speaking of which, he was more concerned about another thing.
When these two princes enter the capital, they will definitely do the same thing, which is to plead for mercy.
The eldest prince Zhu Gaochi has a kind-hearted nature and cares about brotherhood. Historically, the second and third sons colluded together and framed him in front of the Dog Emperor many times. Instead of feeling resentful, he interceded for the second and third sons many times and protected this relationship. Two younger brothers.
Therefore, once Zhu Gaochi enters Beijing, he will definitely intercede with the youngest Zhu Gaosui.
I have to admit that Zhu Gaochi, a big fat man, still has some womanly kindness. It's no wonder that the Dog Emperor doesn't like him.
As for Zhu Gaoxu, it is even simpler, he will definitely do this.
Because Zhu Gaosui is his solid ally, he is his fighting partner against the boss Zhu Gaochi.
In other words, Zhu Gaosui will be "released from prison" soon!
As the initiator of the conspiracy against him, Li Hongbi is indeed a little irritable now.
He was not afraid of Zhu Gaosui's revenge, he was just afraid of trouble.
The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn’t stop!
The storm is about to come and the wind is filling the building!
Hu Yan also saw Li Hongbi's uneasiness, smiled and comforted him: "You don't have to worry about other things, just teach and educate people in the Imperial College."
"Don't worry, Lord Jijiu, Hongbi understands."
Li Hongbi nodded and said: "Hongbi is just worried that if he offends that scholar, he will be in trouble in the future!"
At the mention of Jie Jin, Hu Yan's face also darkened, and an honest man became really angry, which is rare.
"Oh, Jie Jin!"
Hu Yan was really angry.
Because Xie Jin encouraged Rao Wenshu to impeach Li Hongbi, he, Hu Yan, was completely unaware of it.
You must know that Rao Wenshu and Li Hongbi are both nominal subordinates of Hu Yan. One is the director of the Imperial College and the other is an assistant teacher of the Imperial College. No matter who is right or wrong, Hu Yan, the Imperial College minister, will be blamed in the end. There is also a crime of oversight!
When Jie Jin was doing these things, he didn't take Hu Yan seriously at all, and he didn't take Hu Yan into consideration at all!
Hu Yan felt itchy with hatred at the thought of this!
"Hongbi, don't worry."
"I will be staying in the cabinet for a long time these days!"
"The Imperial College will be left to you for the time being. If there is any trouble, I will immediately order someone to pass the news over!"
After hearing Hu Yan's arrangement, Li Hongbi nodded after thinking for a moment.
Next, the entire Jinling Imperial City will turn into a power field and a battleground because of the seizure of the heir, and I am afraid that Cao Guogong's government will not be able to stay out of it.
In this case, it is better to prepare in advance.
"Don't worry, Lord Jijiu, Hongbi understands."
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
At the same time, Beiping City.
Guo Zi, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, rushed to the Yan palace in a hurry.
"Your Highness, what a happy event!"
A big fat man was reading a book. When he heard Guo Zi's call, he stood up quickly.
"Hey..."
"What kind of happy event is worthy of Mr. Guo's personal visit?"
There was some complaint in Big Fatty's tone, but he kept pouring a cup of tea for Guo Zi in his hand.
Upon seeing this, Guo Zi nodded with a smile, and then took out the imperial edict.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has urgently summoned His Majesty to come to Beijing to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet!"
As soon as these words came out, a look of joy flashed across Zhu Gaochi's fat face.
He is not a fool and knows exactly what this edict means.
His father had already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, but he still refused to call him and his second brother to the capital. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the fishiness here.
Zhu Gaochi knew this very well, but he didn't dare to express anything. He just stayed in Beiping City and was an obedient and filial son.
However, why didn't he feel disappointed?
But surprises always come suddenly and catch people off guard.
Big Fatty immediately knelt down and accepted the imperial edict. Every word and deed complied with the patriarchal etiquette, even in front of his old acquaintance Guo Zi.
Upon seeing this, Guo Zi smiled and nodded. After giving him the imperial edict, he immediately helped the big fat man up.
"Your Highness, please be careful when entering Beijing this time!"
"The second prince will also come to the capital this time. I'm afraid there won't be peace in Jinling!"
Hearing this, Big Fatty frowned and then smiled pretending to be relieved.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion. It is reasonable for our father to invite us to Beijing. Mr. Guo does not need to worry too much."
Hearing this, Guo Zi smiled bitterly and shook his head, then stopped trying to persuade him.
At this moment, a little boy with pink makeup and jade hair ran in. He looked like he was only four or five years old.
"Dad, are we finally going to Jinling?"
"Yes, Zhanji, let's leave immediately, and you can see Grandpa Huang right away!"
"Okay! Let's go see Grandpa Huang!" Zhu Zhanji shouted happily, his fleshy appearance was very cute.
Looking at this son, Zhu Gaochi's eyes flashed with light.
To the east of Huanzhou City, on the north bank of Luanshui River, is Kaiping City.
In the past, this place was Shangdu, the capital of the Great Mongol Empire. It and Dadu became the two capitals used alternately by the Yuan Dynasty. After eleven emperors, until the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Shangdu was always the political, economic, military and cultural center of the Yuan Dynasty. .
Now that the Yuan Dynasty has collapsed, Shandu has lost its former glory and was renamed Kaiping. However, it is also a densely populated military town.
The eunuch who proclaimed the decree arrived at Kaiping City, but Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Gaoyang County, was nowhere to be seen. After inquiring, he learned that Zhu Gaoxu had gone out of the city for a hunting trip early in the morning with his personal guards.
The eunuch had no choice but to go out of the city to find the person himself.
After all, time is running out. Zhu Gaoxu must leave immediately and rush back to the capital, otherwise he will miss the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet. He cannot bear the crime!
After searching hard along the trail, I finally saw Zhu Gaoxu and his party.
It's just that Zhu Gaoxu was unfurling his bow and arrow at this moment, aiming at an elk that was munching on the grass.
At this moment, a shout rang out, and the elk was frightened and ran away wildly. Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly shot an arrow, but it was too late, and the arrow fell to the ground.
That face full of anger was instantly filled with anger.
"Your Highness!"
"An imperial edict has arrived, Your Highness!"
The eunuch rode over happily.
As a result, Zhu Gaoxu actually shot an arrow, which penetrated the hat on the eunuch's head. The eunuch was so frightened that he fell off his horse and let out a shrill scream.
"Hahaha……"
"You are like a dog, so you startled my prey!"
Zhu Gaoxu laughed wildly, rode his horse up to him, and cursed angrily at the eunuch.
He has always been arrogant and domineering, so naturally he would not take an eunuch and a dead eunuch seriously.
If it wasn't for the sake of the imperial edict, that arrow wouldn't have shot off the eunuch's hat!
The eunuch fell to his knees in horror, holding the imperial edict in his hands.
"Your Highness, I forgive you. I didn't mean it."
"Your Majesty has summoned His Highness and His Highness the First Prince to the capital to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Please leave immediately!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaoxu's face suddenly changed. He took the imperial edict and became furious after reading it.
"Go back to Kaiping City immediately!"
