Han Dynasty
"What?"
"The old man asked the Fourth to supervise the country?!"
Prince Han was stunned. This was something he never expected.
Since Zhu Di returned to the capital, everyone who was fooled by the king of Han was lost in the lake.
First, a verbal order flew over and gave him a bloody meal. The originally angry King of Han calmed down after learning that the prince had been removed from the important task of supervising the country.
Hey! I'm not the only one suffering this!
Before the King of Han was happy, he heard about King Qi's supervision of the country again.
Damn it, what a joy!
No matter whether it is the prince supervising the country or King Qi supervising the country, it is not a good thing for him.
Both of these people are his political enemies!
"What the hell!" The King of Han roared in the study, "This old liar! You told me that the prince was sick, you should encourage him, and you lied to me that you wanted to depose the prince and establish the King of Han. You old liar, you are all damned. It's a lie!
First, the prince supervised the country, and now even King Qi can supervise the country, but it is not my turn! Ahhhhhhhh, nothing good will come of it for you two! "
If you ask who was tricked the most by Zhu Di, it was not Emperor Jianwen, nor Fang Xiaoru, but the Prince of Han.
Emperor Jianwen and Fang Xiaoru did it themselves, but the King of Han was different. He was stunned by a set of bastard punches by Zhu Di, and was played as a puppet to the applause. It was more than just a "miserable" word!
Su Qing, the counselor outside the door, heard the roar of King Han and hesitated but did not go in.
He was afraid of being hammered to death by the irrational King of Han.
…
When Zhu Gaojie received the imperial edict, the matter of "King Qi supervising the country" had already begun to be announced to the world, from the capital to all provinces and counties.
However, in the East Palace, there was no disturbance. The crown prince Zhu Gaochi was leisurely playing chess with the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji.
After being relieved of the heavy responsibility of supervising the country, Zhu Gaochi felt much more relaxed and pleased everyone he looked at.
"Dad, how come you are not nervous at all after being scolded by grandpa and being taken away from the job of supervising the country?" Zhu Zhanji asked doubtfully.
The prince said calmly: "There is nothing to be nervous about."
"Huh?" Zhu Zhanji was slightly startled, "Dad, have you guessed this a long time ago?"
The prince muttered: "I guessed it, but I didn't completely guess it."
Zhu Zhanji was a little tired: "Dad, how come you have brought this trick of talking around outsiders into your family?"
The prince chuckled lightly, with keen eyes: "Do you still remember how your third uncle was played by the old man when he was in Shuntian Mansion?"
Zhu Zhanji nodded: "Of course I remember, tsk tsk, most of the wealth accumulated by the third uncle over the years in Shuntian Mansion was confiscated, and it was all taken over by the fourth uncle."
When he thought of this, the emperor's grandson couldn't help laughing.
The prince said calmly: "You are still laughing. If it weren't for your third uncle's trouble, do you think I would have been taken away from my job as a supervisor by the old man?"
"Ah?" Zhu Zhanji was stunned, "What does the third uncle's incident have to do with us?"
The old man likes to have convulsions for more than a day or two. Zhu Zhanji thought that this time it was just like usual, it was just that the old man had convulsions for no reason.
Could it be... is there some connection between this?
The prince pursed his lips and smiled: "You still don't understand. Over the years, the old man's balancing skills have become more and more perfect."
"What do you mean?" Zhu Zhanji frowned slightly.
Zhu Pangpang said leisurely: "In the final analysis, your second uncle and your third uncle and I are both prospering and losing. The old man has been quietly balancing the relationship between us, but he is not easing our relationship. , but let us fight, the harder the fight, the better. The harder the princes fight, the more secure his position will be."
Zhu Zhanji was horrified when he heard this. He looked around vigilantly and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure there was no one else around.
"Dad, you have to be more careful with what you say in the future. You seem to be an honest man, how could you say such rebellious words?
Can you talk nonsense? "The young emperor's grandson was a little tired.
The prince smiled: "The old man wanted to pit your second and third uncles against me, but found that even if the two of them unite, they can only be on par with me. Now that your third uncle has lost most of his power, he is getting further and further away from the King of Han." , if this is allowed to develop, whether your second uncle can survive will be a question for the feudal lord. So from the moment your third uncle was stabbed, I knew that the next person the old man would kill with his sword would be me."
Zhu Zhanji raised his eyebrows slightly: "What do you mean?"
"I did get stabbed, but I didn't expect that your second uncle would also get stabbed." The prince shook his head and said, "What I didn't expect was that the old man pushed your fourth uncle, Prince Qi, up."
The prince felt a little emotional when he thought of King Qi.
The rise of the fourth child was so fast that before the rest of the people realized what had happened, King Qi had already taken the position of supervising the country.
"I still can't figure out one thing, why the old man trusts King Qi so much."
The prince frowned slightly, "He knew that the relationship between King Qi and the East Palace was as close as the original alliance between King Han and King Zhao, but he still chose to push King Qi forward. This is not in line with your grandfather's style. "
Zhu Zhanji thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure it out.
The close relationship between Prince Qi's Mansion and the East Palace is well known to passers-by.
In the past, the Han king's party members in the Fengtian Palace impeached King Qi's father-in-law, the British Duke Zhang Fu. It was the people from the East Palace who came to help and suppressed the Han king.
Now that the emperor's balance has been broken because of the weakness of King Zhao, if the old man wants to continue to maintain this balance, he should also support the King of Han. For example, if the King of Han is allowed to supervise the country, the power of the King of Han's party will quickly recover and increase. When the King of Han has the strength to continue to confront the prince head-on, the King of Han will be removed from the position of supervising the country to prevent the King of Han from continuing to grow.
But what does it mean to push King Qi up now?
Aren't the old men afraid that after pushing King Qi to the throne, Prince Qi's palace and the East Palace will unite to rebel against him?
There is really a possibility of a successful rebellion.
The civil servants who came out of the East Palace are all over the government and the public. The cabinet, the Six Ministries, the Nine Ministers...all have the shadow of the East Palace.
King Qi has a very high prestige in the military, and with the official seal of supervising the country, it is not a problem to mobilize an army of hundreds of thousands.
If the two unite, one civil and one military, they can shake the country's foundation. Even if Zhu Di quells the rebellion, countless troubles will arise.
The prince and the emperor's grandson were beaten to death and couldn't figure it out. The reason why Zhu Di was not worried about King Qi's rebellion was because... the old man had peeked at the script of history!
In the script of Jingtai's early years, when King Qi led the Southwest Army to expel Wala back to the capital, he had the best chance to usurp the throne. At that time, King Qi could have led troops into the palace and forced Zhu Qiyu, who had no resistance, to step down from the throne. Even Zhu Qiyu himself was ready to take the throne, but King Qi seemed to have taken a trip. After helping Zhu Qiyu kill all the rebels, he returned to the southwest.
King Qi didn't rebel at that time. Is it possible for him to rebel now?
Zhu Di felt that as an emperor with the "aura of a kindly old father", he would not be able to push King Qi to the point where he had to rebel.
Well, that’s right, a loving father and a filial son.
…
In the Wenhua Hall, the civil and military officials each stood in their own positions, waiting for someone with serious faces.
Not long after, someone walked in.
All the officials saluted together and said loudly: "His Royal Highness King Qi is a thousand years old!"
He is a supervisor of the country instead of ascending the throne. In addition to being one level lower than the emperor, he has many of the same things. He is also the executive deputy emperor of the Ming Dynasty. After all, he is the executive deputy emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This atmosphere has suddenly risen.
Zhu Gaojie's old father-in-law, the British Duke Zhang Fu, also wanted to kowtow and salute at this time.
"You guys don't need to make such a big show. Anyway, after a few days of supervision, the country will be withdrawn." Zhu Gaojie waved his hand and said, "Everything is the same as before. What we did when the prince was in charge of the country, we will do it now." .”
All the officials looked at each other: Prince Qi, who is new to supervising the country...is he so easy-going?
Little did he know that Zhu Gaojie had no intention of supervising this at all.
Country, he has ruined it.
When Zhu Di was in charge of the country, he would be scolded if he did well and scolded if he didn't do well.
You're going to get scolded anyway, so why do it so hard?
Zhu Gaojie casually pulled a chair and sat down. When he found that the officials were still looking at him, he deliberately made an unhappy expression and said, "Why, you were busy when the prince was here." You are in full swing, but when you get here, you start to be perfunctory?"
He knew in his heart that even though he was ruined, the remaining people didn't believe him!
If they don't show some signs, I'm afraid these people will have to stand here with doubts for a day.
What a joke!
If these "wage earners" don't work hard, is it possible that they should be left to do all the errands alone?
When the officials heard this, they were relieved and went to their positions to do things.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaojie hummed a little tune, put his feet on the table and fished leisurely.
Unknowingly, he fell asleep in this Wenhua Palace.
…
I don't know how long he slept before Zhu Gaojie was pulled back from Duke Zhou.
"His Royal Highness King Qi..."
"Um?"
Zhu Gaojie opened his sleepy eyes and caught a glimpse of a thin old man standing next to him.
After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Xia Yuanji, the court's money bag and Minister of Household Affairs.
"Master Xia, what's the matter?" Zhu Gaojie had just woken up and was still a little confused.
Xia Yuanji said slowly: "Your Majesty, there is a report from Fuzhou. The hurricane passed through, raging all the way from the coastal areas to Yanping Prefecture and other places. Wherever it passed, houses were broken down and trees were broken. It's hard to describe. In fact, the roof tiles were blown away like flying butterflies. , Chickens and dogs are restless about it. If it is allowed to develop, it will be difficult for Fuzhou and other places to hand over land taxes next year."
"How we handled it in the past will be how we handle it this year. Lao Xia, I know your abilities. How you handle this matter is entirely up to you." Zhu Gaojie waved his hand.
Xia Yuanji hesitated for a moment: "The hurricane in Fuzhou this year is extremely fierce. If the typhoon cannot be prevented from raging, it may become more severe and other places will also suffer."
Zhu Gaojie was confused. How could Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, be as virtuous as the old man?
There was a flood in Shandong. The old man asked him why it rained heavily.
There is a strong wind blowing in Fuzhou now, and Xia Yuanji told him that if the typhoon is not contained, nothing can be done.
I am a prince, not a Taoist master!
God is not happy that it is windy and rainy all day, so I can still slap God and win the big fight?
