"That's true."
Facing Xu Huizu, who was close to him, Zhu Di no longer had the majesty. In addition, he had lived in the military all year round, and he still had a lot of scorn in his habits.
As soon as they got started, they put their arms around each other and said with a smile: "Old Xu, now that I am the prince, how do you feel?"
"Unexpected, it's hard to believe."
Xu Huizu has always been a straightforward person, and he and Zhu Di are a natural united front, so he is not polite in his words and directly points out the thoughts in the hearts of all his ministers.
No one expected that the most unlikely prince, Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, would rise to the top in a short period of time and become the ruler of the East Palace.
"Haha, Lao Xu, you are so merciless."
Zhu Di didn't take it seriously and took Xu Huizu to a deserted corner. He lowered his voice and said, "I feel a little strange about the demons making trouble in Huizhou, Shaanxi this time. My eldest brother just came back from Shaanxi less than a year ago." , this kind of thing happened, and the second brother was also there, but he did not suppress the demon rebellion, which shows that this group of demons is very unusual."
Zhu Di had something to say, but he didn't say it openly. Although Xu Huizu was willful, he was not a brainless person. After a brief thought, he said: "If we go here, we will definitely uproot the so-called monster. Let’s see which kind of immortal is behind it.”
He had expressed his position, and Zhu Di was even more happy. Some things should not be said too openly. It is fine that you know what I know, what heaven knows, and what the earth knows.
As for whether Xu Huizu would work against the will, Zhu Di was not worried about this. He was quite reassured about his brother-in-law and knew that he had an upright character and was a rare handsome man.
Among the second-generation nobles, Xu Huizu was the only one who could suppress any dissatisfaction. His status was equivalent to that of Zhu Biao, the second-generation prince of the old Zhu family.
Now that Zhu Di has been appointed as the crown prince, the Xu family has naturally become Zhu Di's backing. This is not a question of whether the Xu family is willing or not, but the whole dynasty's civil and military authorities treat it this way.
In the original history, Xu Huizu was a trump card left by Emperor Hongwu to Emperor Jianwen. With him, Hongwu firmly believed that even if someone rebelled, there would be no trouble.
It's just that Emperor Jianwen was not very clear-headed and did not trust Xu Huizu, who was related to Zhu Di. Instead, he hired Li Jinglong, thus playing a good hand and ruining his country.
And Xu Huizu, even in the face of Zhu Di, who had successfully pacified the country, remained loyal and firm, and was eventually placed under house arrest and died.
Nowadays, these problems no longer exist. Zhu Di has been appointed as the crown prince, and he is the legitimate crown prince. Xu Huizu does not have to go through those tortures and can fulfill his ambitions.
Zhu Di exchanged greetings with Xu Huizu for a while, and then left in a hurry. He was thinking about the dense tunnel that Zhan Hui had climbed before, so he went straight to Wuying Hall.
Wuying Hall and Wenhua Hall are on the left and right sides of Fengtian Hall respectively, corresponding to each other. Wenhua Hall is often used as the place where the prince handles government affairs, while Wuying Hall is often used as the place where the emperor handles government affairs.
This clear division of powers reflects the strictness and order of the imperial power. However, what is written down is often difficult to limit the imperial power that has reached its peak. Therefore, if the emperor wants to change places, this customization cannot stop him.
Just like Emperor Hongwu abolished Zhongshu Province, dismissed the prime minister, and took charge of the world's government affairs. How many emperors in later generations could do this, but in the end they still established a cabinet to take charge of government affairs.
The iron sign that eunuchs are not allowed to participate in politics is still erected in the Forbidden City, but in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs and eunuchs in charge of rituals had openly controlled the power of criticizing the red. Therefore, no one would execute what was written on the paper, which was just a piece of waste paper. .
In the Wuying Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was leaning on the back of his chair with his eyes slightly closed. The previous dense arrangement was placed on the table.
This matter started because of Zhan Hui, so naturally he could not be left behind. He had asked Mao Xiang to summon Zhan Hui and ask him what he thought.
As for whether Zhan Hui knew about this, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered in his heart. How could he not know? According to the general process, this secret should be submitted by the general envoy, and it would go directly to the imperial court, and would not appear in the court at all. .
Some things have a different meaning when put into plain terms. Now the ministers are so panic-stricken that it is impossible to deal with them indifferently.
Soon, Zhan Hui and Prince Zhu Di arrived at the same time. After the ceremony, Zhu Di naturally stood beside Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Give me a seat."
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes and gave an order. Immediately, a eunuch brought a small bench over. When Zhan Hui sat down, the old eunuch Huang Gou'er held the dense book in his hand and handed it over.
This is naturally what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. Regardless of whether Zhan Hui knows it or not, he must know it now. If he is willing to do it, he will naturally take over the matter.
Zhan Hui had already thought everything through, so he was not surprised. He took the secret book and opened it, and his eyelids jumped.
He knew about this, and even the fact that this secret could reach Tianting directly was planned by him, but the content was not written by him.
Therefore, it was also the first time that he learned the specific content. When he saw it, his eyelids jumped, and he thought that this girl has such strict writing style.
"Zhan Hui, do you know your guilt?"
A calm voice sounded. Zhan Hui knelt on the ground, his head touching the ground, and said in fear: "I am guilty."
"What crime?"
"I violated the regulations and accepted the complaint privately. I failed to report my true feelings in time. I am guilty. Your Majesty, please punish me."
"Tell me about it."
Zhan Hui maintained this posture and said respectfully, "I was resting in my mansion yesterday. When my servants came to report, there was a female citizen who came straight towards me with the "Great Edict" on her head."
Speaking of this matter, Zhan Hui was also quite depressed. Yesterday, he was free in the house and had a good rest. The housekeeper ran over in a hurry, and Zhan Hui's heart skipped a beat as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Master, something bad is going on. Someone wants to see you under the "Great Imperial Order"!"
With the "Da Gao" on his head, no one dared to stop him. Even if Zhan Hui didn't want to see him, he had to see him. Otherwise, if His Majesty knew that he was going to drive the people with the "Da Gao" out of the door, he might be dead tomorrow.
Zhan Hui warmly received the young girl and learned that her name was from Wucheng County, Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, and her surname was Su.
He originally thought that Su was going to sue a certain county official in Wucheng County for corruption and bending the law. After all, such things were not uncommon, and it was always difficult to catch flies and mosquitoes.
But as soon as Su opened his mouth, his heart skipped a beat, and his expression suddenly became serious.
The person sued by the Su family turned out to be Zhao Mian, the second-rank official in the dynasty and the Minister of Household Affairs.
It stands to reason that Zhao Mian has already been promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and since his family is Huguang Yiling, he should not have anything to do with such small people like Xingdou.
But what Su said made Zhan Hui break out in cold sweat, and his heart felt like the earth was shaking, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
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