Kaiping City, Yuan Palace.
Zhu Gaoxu walked in carelessly.
As soon as he returned to his small palace, he summoned his confidants.
Most of them were a group of warriors, Qiu Ba, except for a young scholar wearing a turban.
The scholar's name was Wang Bin, a native of Kaiping. He was knowledgeable and resourceful, but he failed in many trials and became a down-and-out scholar.
Under the advice of Qiu Fu, Wang Ning and others, Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to request His Majesty the Emperor to leave the town of Kaiping, hoping to make some contributions and gain an advantage in the battle for the heir.
This move is actually not uncommon, especially when his father, Emperor Zhu Di, did this back then.
As the King of Yan, he sat in Peiping for many years. He went out to conquer Mobei many times and made great military exploits, thus accumulating high prestige in the hearts of the Ming Dynasty soldiers!
Zhu Gaoxu just wanted to learn from the experience of his biological father Zhu Di. He has been sitting in Kaiping, slowly accumulating military exploits, and then with the help of Qiu Fu, Wang Ning and other courtiers, he established the overall situation in one fell swoop and entered the East Palace to become the prince!
It's just that Zhu Gaoxu didn't expect that there would always be someone above the Jinling court who would sabotage his good deeds!
"Mr. Wang, have you made your decision to summon me and the boss to the capital this time?"
Zhu Gaoxu always looked down on scholars, but he treated Wang Bin with great courtesy.
Because this Wang Bin is resourceful and a man of real ability.
Wasn't the reason why his father, Emperor Zhu Di, was able to successfully pacify the troubles back then because he had talents like Master Daoyan and Jin Zhongchangshi gathered around him?
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu made up his mind to follow the path of his father, and then he would learn to the extreme. Talents and military achievements were indispensable.
Wang Bin has a delicate face, but there is a sinister look between his brows, making him look a bit sinister.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, this trip will be a good thing!"
"Although our plan was ruined by that bastard Zhou Xin last time, it is not difficult to see that His Majesty is already tempted and indeed wants His Highness to become the Crown Prince!"
"So this time His Majesty summoned the eldest prince to come to the capital with His Highness. He must have made a decision in his heart."
Wang Bin's eloquent analysis made Zhu Gaoxu excited.
"What you said is absolutely true. I, Zhu Gaoxu, conquered half of the world. My eldest brother has been sitting in the rear and has not made any achievements. Who will be the crown prince instead of me?"
This is not Zhu Gaoxu's boasting, but this is the fact. This is also the real reason why Zhu Gaoxu is obsessed with seizing the heir.
In that battle of Jingnan, he, Zhu Gaoxu, led his troops to the front, survived several close calls, made great military exploits, and even saved his father Zhu Di several times!
On the other hand, his eldest brother, Zhu Gaochi, had always stayed behind to guard Peiping. At most, he could only manage food and grass. But how could this be compared with Zhu Gaoxu's illustrious military exploits?
Most of the world was defeated by me, Zhu Gaoxu, who fought tooth and nail!
Is it possible that now, when you are ruling the world, you let the boss be the prince?
It’s not so unreasonable!
Zhu Gaoxu's great military exploits are his confidence!
"By the way, is there any news from Fujian about the Zhou Xin you mentioned just now? How is the matter going?"
Zhu Gaoxu asked with murderous intent, making no secret of his murderous intention towards Zhou Xin.
If we talk about the person Zhu Gaoxu hates the most right now, Xie Jin ranks first, and Zhou Xin, who suddenly appeared, ranks second.
He made a plan, and his father was about to agree, but it was ruined by Zhou Xin's words, and he pressed it hard, and no one dared to mention it!
When Zhu Gaoxu thought of this, his teeth were itching with hatred, and he wished he could skin Zhou Xin immediately, convulse him, and cut his body into pieces!
So he sent someone to spread the news to Fujian, and tried to find a way to kill that bastard Zhou Xin to vent his hatred.
Wang Bin's face changed slightly, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Your Highness, how could it be so fast?"
"Not to mention that Zhou Xin has not yet taken office, but he has been ordered to patrol Fujian. If something goes wrong, it will really be a big deal!"
Those who are ordered to patrol are actually imperial envoys.
If you dare to attack the Imperial Envoy, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be furious. Once the investigation is carried out and traced to them, the matter will be really troublesome.
Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly and waved his hand unhappily.
"Then let the brothers take action on the road, pretending to be bandits and refugees, etc. You must kill this bitch Zhou Xin, otherwise I won't be able to swallow this bad breath!"
"Your Highness is wise, I understand." Wang Bin nodded with a wry smile.
"By the way, sir, get ready, come with me to Beijing!"
Zhu Gaoxu said decisively: "As long as you help me win the title of crown prince, I will ensure that you will be promoted to a higher position and be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come!"
Wang Bin nodded with a smile.
He chose to serve Zhu Gaoxu just because of his own interests.
Facts have proved that Zhu Gaoxu is indeed not a human king.
Cruel and cruel, narrow-minded, and treating human life as nothing!
But what does this have to do with him, Wang Bin?
He only seeks glory and wealth, and only seeks to realize his ambition!
After I die, who cares about the flood!
The two looked at each other and smiled, then immediately set off for Jinling.
Peiping and Kaiping are not far apart.
His Majesty the Emperor's decree is for the two princes to enter the capital together.
But Zhu Gaoxu, on Wang Bin's suggestion, set off directly from Kaiping, galloping ahead.
Here, Zhu Gaochi was still waiting in Peiping. Seeing that it was getting dark, he sent a servant to investigate and reported that the Prince of Gaoyang County had already left for Beijing at noon.
Upon hearing the news, Zhu Gaochi was angry and funny, and then he took his wife and children slowly on the road to Beijing.
Inside the carriage, Zhu Zhanji was restless and raised the curtain from time to time.
"Dad, why doesn't Second Uncle come with us?"
Hearing his son's words, Zhu Gaochi's eyes flashed with light, but he didn't say anything more. He just said perfunctorily with a smile: "Maybe your second uncle has other things to do!"
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she angrily spat: "What can happen to him? He just wants to get to Jinling first and make trouble in front of his father!"
Zhang is the daughter of the commander Zhang Qi. In the 28th year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu Gao made her the Crown Princess of Yan. She had always been talented, knowledgeable and wise, and was Zhu Gaochi's virtuous wife.
But now that the fat man heard his wife's words, his face darkened.
"Madam, why are you talking about this in front of your children?"
"Can't I tell him what he can do? When Jingnan was in trouble, he started to make trouble in front of his father. Now he is thinking about seizing the legitimate son and what Qiu Fu and Wang Ning did in the Jinling court. ,you do not know?"
As soon as Mr. Zhang opened his mouth, he was like a barrage of firecrackers, knocking Big Fatty into silence.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi could only smile bitterly to himself, not daring to provoke this shrew.
"Your Highness, even if you don't think about yourself, you still have to think about this child Zhanji, right?"
"If Zhu Gaoxu really takes over the East Palace, how can we and my mother survive?"
"Madam, be careful what you say!" Zhu Gaochi rarely smiled.
Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly, turned her head and ignored him, instead teasing her son in her arms.
Looking at his wife and son in front of him, Big Fatty looked a little dazed.
How could he not understand what his wife said?
However, Zhu Gaochi found it difficult to accept it.
Could it be that the Tian family really has no family ties?
They are brothers born from the same blood. Will they really fight against each other or even... fight against each other in order to win over their direct descendants?
Zhu Gaochi didn't want to think about it, and he didn't dare to think about it.
But he also understands that after entering Beijing this time, many things cannot be returned!
After all, there is only one position of prince and only one position of prince.
Only one person can occupy the East Palace!
