The Yongle plane of the Ming Dynasty.
early morning.
After Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu had breakfast, he put on the Gon dragon robe that had been prepared and could only be worn by the Ming prince.
He imitated his father's usual demeanor and walked around the courtyard in high spirits.
Seeing that his son Zhu Zhantan was still sleeping soundly, he grabbed his ears, pulled him outside, and scolded him:
"Zhan Tan, as an orphan's son, how can you be so lax?"
"How can I trust you to make you the crown prince in the future?"
Zhu Zhantan stared blankly at his father and the particularly eye-catching Gun dragon robe, and instantly became excited and said:
"Dad, are you going to start a rebellion today? Surround Shuntian Mansion with soldiers? Force Grandpa Huang to abdicate the throne?"
"My child is willing to lead the army! Attack the palace!"
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han smiled and touched the head of his third son Zhu Zhantan, imitating his father's usual demeanor and said:
"Zhan Tan, I am now the prisoner of the country, and in some time, I will be the prince. Why do you need to rebel?"
"On the other hand, you are the most like Gu among Gu's sons. Today Gu will go to your Grandfather and make you the heir apparent!"
When Zhu Zhantan heard this, he looked hesitantly at the house in the distance where his second brother Zhu Zhanqi lived, and asked:
"Father, you made me your heir apparent, and your second brother..."
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han remembered what his second son Zhu Zhanqi had done, and frowned with disgust and said:
"What do you care about that traitor?"
"If he wasn't Gu's son, Gu would have chopped off his head with a sword!"
In the 19th year of Yongle, the eldest son of King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty, Zhu Zhanhe, died. In the same year, the second son Zhu Zhanqi was established as the crown prince of Han Dynasty.
The reason why Zhu Gaoxu hated Zhu Zhanqi was because this traitor repeatedly complained to His Majesty about his evil deeds.
If he became the emperor, he would rather pass the throne to his favorite third son Zhu Zhantan than to that traitorous son!
The foundation of the country? Establish a direct descendant?
Whoever dares to dissuade him will imitate the late emperor and punish his ten clans!
At this moment, Princess Han walked in from outside the courtyard and persuaded:
"Your Highness, don't be ridiculous. Zhan Qi is your biological son. If you really chop off Zhan Qi's head, you will be doing the prince a great favor."
"Your Majesty values family ties most."
Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu said thoughtfully:
"It took a lot of effort for Gu to become the prisoner. I must let my father see that Gu is more powerful than brother Gubi and that wolf cub combined!"
"In this case, I will depose the traitor as a commoner and demote him to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum."
…
After a while, the sound of hurried footsteps came from afar.
I saw Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui barging in directly. He picked up Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu and walked out, saying:
"Second brother, go out and have a look, that little wolf cub..."
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han shook off the hand of King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao, put his hands behind his back, coughed heavily, and said in a pretentious manner:
"Third brother, why are you panicking?"
"With you here, even if the sky falls, I will hold it up for you!"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui looked at his second brother who was acting pretentious on his first day in prison and said helplessly:
"Go and have a look. That wolf cub Zhu Zhanji is waiting for you at the gate of Prince Han's Mansion."
When King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty heard that his eldest nephew, who had put him in a copper vat and moxibustion him alive, was coming, he no longer cared about the title.
He ran to the door of Prince Han's Mansion angrily, pushed the door open, and shouted:
"Somebody come!"
"Catch him alone and hang him to the gate of Prince Han's Mansion..."
After seeing the situation in front of the mansion clearly, Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu rubbed his eyes, and after making sure that he had seen it correctly, he mocked:
"Hey, isn't this His Highness the Emperor's Grandson? Get up quickly and let others see you. How can you think that Gu is bullying you?"
In front of the palace of the King of Han Dynasty, the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji was holding a thorn to plead guilty. The thorns were covered with sharp thorns and his back was already dripping with blood.
Because of his thin clothes and having knelt for a long time, the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji looked very pale at this moment.
Hearing the ridicule of Han King Zhu Gaoxu, the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji lowered his eyes, no longer as sharp as before, and said:
"Second uncle, my nephew is guilty and I'm here today to plead guilty."
"If the second uncle still doesn't get over his anger, my nephew will kneel down and die outside the Han Dynasty's palace today."
After Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui came out, he pulled Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu aside and whispered:
"Two...His Royal Highness, take this opportunity to kill Zhu Zhanji, this wolf cub! We will never cause any future troubles!"
"Once he dies, my eldest brother will be gone soon, and my father will have no choice but to pass the throne to you. At that time, you will be the real prince of the Yongle Dynasty!"
"Moreover, it was him who said he wanted to plead guilty, not you and me who forced him to do so. If my father knows about it, he will definitely not blame you."
Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu shook his head disdainfully and said:
"Lao San, Gu won't kill him, but Gu will show him that after Gu ascends the throne, he will be more powerful than him!"
"My father personally led five expeditions, and went deep into Mobei. He established Nuergandusi, Hami Guard, and Dagu Ci."
"I have been on the road for six times! I beat Alutai to the point where he knelt down and begged for mercy!"
While talking, Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu ignored the obstruction of Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, walked to the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji, and helped him up.
He threw the thorns to the ground casually, patted the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji heavily on the shoulder, and said proudly:
"Eldest nephew, just stay well in the military camp. If someone bullies you, come to Gu, and Gu will make the decision for you."
Suddenly, King Zhu Gaoxu of Han saw that his eldest nephew's clothes were all torn, so he took out a handful of golden beans and handed them over.
"Take this, this is what I have given to you. Buy some clothes and wear them in tatters. Your father's face has been completely ruined by you."
After the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji took the golden beans, he thanked him again and again, then turned and left.
…
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui looked at the departing figure of the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji and sighed:
"Second brother, if this wolf cub gains power, you and I, as well as all the disciples, will all die!"
He really didn't expect that Zhu Zhanji, a wolf cub, would destroy the whole family of the Han Dynasty after ascending to the throne.
The two brothers joined forces, but they couldn't defeat this wolf cub!
At this moment, the guards of the Han Palace came to the door with a carriage.
Han Wang Zhu Gaosui stepped onto the carriage, waved to Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, and said:
"Third brother, I'm hosting a banquet tonight for some ministers. You have to come."
…
Inside the palace.
When Ming Taizong Zhu Di learned what happened in front of the Han Dynasty in the morning, he sighed deeply.
Asking for forgiveness?
A loving uncle and a filial nephew?
I'm afraid not. He only saw that the emperor's grandson, whom he had carefully cultivated, put away his sharp edge and learned to be forbearing.
But Zhu Gaoxu, the second son who was most like him, only learned his bravery and did not learn his strategy at all.
He was just supervising the country, but he was so arrogant that he put on the dragon robe that only the prince could wear, and he also planned to make Zhan Tan the prince?
He's not dead yet and he can't wait to be emperor?
The acting king Zhu Gui ate the roasted leg of lamb and said:
"It's still more comfortable in Yongle. I don't have to go to the main hall, and I don't have to worry about being punished by my husband."
"Fourth brother, can I stay a little longer?"
Ming Taizong Zhu Di came back to his senses and said with a wry smile:
"Old Thirteen, could it be that I was really wrong? Shouldn't I be punished?"
"In the Ming Dynasty, is there really going to be another uncle-nephew scandal?"
King Zhu Bai of Xiang has been extremely intelligent since he was a child. When he heard Ming Taizong Zhu Di's words, he immediately guessed that he did not want to change the prince again, and said with a smile:
"Fourth brother, it doesn't really matter who should be appointed as the crown prince. It's better to let the second nephew live his life as a prisoner."
"You use your points to redeem elixirs in the chat group mall. The prince will always be the prince."
(End of chapter)
