"Your Majesty, there is news from the East Palace that His Royal Highness is ill."
Listening to Huang Gouer's report, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was dealing with government affairs, was a little surprised. He was fine when he left in the afternoon, but why did he fall ill at night?
Recalling the death of Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but become a little nervous and said: "Have you called the imperial doctor?"
"In reply to His Majesty, the imperial doctor of the Taiyuan Hospital has already visited him. His Majesty was tired from traveling and traveling, and his energy and energy have not been restored, so he began to work hard on government affairs. In addition, the climate in Peiping and Yingtian is different, so he contracted the wind and cold."
Huang Gouer honestly reported that he had followed Zhu Yuanzhang for many years and knew in his heart that Prince Yiwen passed away due to illness. His Majesty must have been very concerned about this. When he received the news from the East Palace, he did not dare to neglect and reported it in a hurry .
If the report is really late, there is a high probability that he will be punished and have to work hard for his whole life. Huang Gou'er doesn't want to capsize in this kind of thing.
Huang Gou'er didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang was a little strange at this time. He had only seen Zhu Di in the afternoon. At that time, his complexion was as usual, his energy and blood were full, and his whole person looked like a dragon and a tiger. It didn't look like he was sick at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang said in his heart that although this body was old and decayed, his eyesight as a great cultivator did not disappear with the soul. As an ordinary mortal, he could not see through the reality of the body.
As early as the first meeting with Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this young man must be a guy with a solid foundation. Not to mention the cold, even if he was riding a horse and having fun, he would not be bedridden.
It's only been half a day, and he's suddenly sick?
Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious, but he couldn't help but worry about it. The transfer of the country was not over yet, so don't let another prince die.
If that was the case, he couldn't bear it.
After much thought, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to take a look in person to see what was going on, so as not to feel uneasy.
Concern leads to chaos, even for Zhu Yuanzhang, this matter is not exempt from common practice, especially when it involves his own vital interests, how can he be so reserved, and the most important thing is to seek peace of mind quickly.
The East Palace is within the imperial city. He rushed there quickly. When Zhu Yuanzhang came to Zhu Di's palace, he was immediately happy when he saw it.
There is no trace of illness here, that is, his face has a slightly sick look, but his eyes are still shining. Obviously, he is pretending to be ill.
At this point in time, why is Zhu Di pretending to be ill?
Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm and gave a few words of advice, but he began to think in his mind. Soon he thought of Zhao Mian's matter, and he suddenly understood.
He had also wondered before why Zhu Di was so concerned about this matter. As a ruler, he should have smiled calmly and watched the development of the situation. At most, he would have shown up at the last moment to make his presence felt.
As a result, from beginning to end, Zhu Di's enthusiasm for this matter far exceeded his imagination.
As the saying goes, people become better with age. Zhu Yuanzhang probably understood what Zhu Di was thinking, and he was just using this incident to attack the power of civil servants in the court.
In response, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head secretly. Obviously, the future emperor of the empire did not know his identity, and his thinking was still tied to the level of King Yan.
As King of Yan, no matter how Zhu Di behaved, he could only be called a "minister". At most, he was a minister who was close to the royal family.
If Zhu Yunwen succeeds to the throne in the future, then Zhu Di's identity will not be much different from that of other ministers, except that he is a descendant of the old Zhu family.
The way a minister thinks about problems is naturally different from that of the emperor, and even from that of the prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew in his heart that the successor he chose had obviously not changed his mind and still used the same set of behavioral rules as a courtier.
But this cannot be blamed on Zhu Di. In the entire Ming Dynasty, there was only one person who had been educated to be an emperor, and that was the late Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao.
The education Zhu Biao received since childhood was to pursue the position of emperor, and all he could think about was how to conquer the emperor.
Although a vassal king like Zhu Di had a good status and was even entrusted with important responsibilities by Lao Zhu, the vassal king was only a vassal king after all, and the education he received could not be compared with that of Zhu Biao.
Therefore, Zhu Di is still a wild man. Even if he is appointed as a prince, he will still be limited to the vassal king's routine because his thinking has not changed for a short time.
Like the emperor and the prince, there is no one on an equal footing with them. When thinking about problems, you only need to consider how to control them.
But there are quite a lot of people on equal footing with the feudal lord, so he naturally has to consider more when thinking about problems.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought that with the help of this incident, Zhu Di could change his mind. As a prince, why would he always think about suppressing his ministers?
If you have talent, you will use it, if you don't, you will depose it. If you are useful, you will be given a high position, if you are useless, you will be released to an official position. That's it. Why do you need to do anything to eliminate dissidents?
Even if it is to eliminate dissidents, it should not be something that the emperor has to do personally. It is enough to hide behind the scenes and let the courtiers fight on their own.
Furthermore, the emperor has no dissidents in his eyes. Only those who threaten the imperial power are cancers that must be removed as soon as possible.
Now that Zhu Di is pretending to be ill, he has obviously changed his mind and knows that Zhao Mian's case is not a simple matter.
In addition, his identity is very sensitive, no matter what he does about this matter, he will be criticized.
Although pretending to be sick is not a clever idea, in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, it is enough.
As long as the successor knew his identity, that would be enough, and he did not intend to leave the matter completely to Zhu Di.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had already given Zhu Di some slight beatings in handling the demon rebellion in Huizhou, Shaanxi Province, but the successor was obviously too impatient and did not think carefully.
Zhu Yuanzhang expected that if Zhu Di could react so quickly this time, he couldn't have figured it out by himself. There must be smart people behind him.
Otherwise, Zhu Di should have suffered some losses before he could understand this truth. A king should not fight with his ministers. There is no need to fight with his ministers. Otherwise, what else would be needed to differentiate between the king and his ministers?
After receiving Dao Yan's advice, Zhu Di was obviously much smarter. His voice was hoarse and he said: "Father, I am really ashamed that I can't share my father's worries. I'm afraid I can't follow up on Zhao Mian's case."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw clearly in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just said comfortingly: "Di'er doesn't have to worry so much. We know what's going on. Just take good care of your health."
Naturally, we can find someone else to take responsibility for Zhao Mian's matter. There are too many people for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. It's disgusting, so what if Liu Sanwu is responsible?
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about several candidates and made a decision secretly. Dealing with this matter would definitely offend some people, so this selection needed to be carefully considered.
In his heart, he liked Mao Xiang, an organization like Jinyiwei, which was best at doing this kind of thing. Anyway, there were too many lice and they were not itchy.
But Zhu Di obviously had his own ideas. Even if he pretended to be sick, he decided to stir up trouble.
He leaned on the bed and pretended to be weak and said: "Father, I feel extremely ashamed that I can't help you because of my illness. After thinking about it, I feel that there is one person who is most suitable to handle this matter. With him here , I will never let my father down."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. He also wanted to see what kind of medicine Zhu Di was selling in his gourd, so he said, "Tell me, let's see how your taste is."
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