King Yan Zhu Di is crazy!
Exactly what caused the madness, no one knows.
But there are rumors that King Yan was stimulated by the death of King Xiang.
At this time, Beiping.
Prince Yan's Mansion.
In the fish pond in the backyard, Zhu Di was splashing around in it.
Suddenly, his head emerged from the water.
All his clothes were wet, and his hair was wet and sticking to his face.
"I am the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and I want to see the Jade Emperor!"
He yelled like crazy.
Then he dived his head into the fish pond again, and when he emerged again, he still had a fish in his hand.
"I am the Supreme Lord, and I want to see the Jade Emperor!"
Beside them, Princess Xu Miaoyun, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui and others all had worried faces.
They don't understand how their prince (father), who is so good, has become like this.
When Zhu Di was tired from making trouble, everyone sent Zhu Di back to rest.
Living room.
Everyone looked sad.
"The prince is like this now, and the death anniversary of the late emperor is coming soon."
"This is how to do ah?"
Xu Miaoyun was anxious.
"Princess, we have to go on the anniversary of the late emperor's death."
"But now that the prince is like this, it's obvious that he can't go."
"For the current plan, we can only ask His Highness the Crown Prince and the two princes to go to the capital instead of the prince." At this time, Dao Yan said.
"No!" Xu Miaoyun refused.
She knew very well what situation Prince Yan's Mansion was facing now.
If the three sons were sent to the capital, they would most likely not be able to come back.
As a mother, how could she let her children take risks?
"Mom, in this situation, dad will definitely not be able to go to the capital."
"As the Crown Prince of Yan, I must shoulder my responsibilities."
Zhu Gaochi stood up and said seriously.
"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely protect my eldest brother."
Zhu Gaoxu also followed suit.
"And I, I will also protect my eldest brother."
Seeing that both his brothers were like this, Zhu Gaosui hurriedly spoke.
Seeing that her son was so sensible, Xu Miaoyun felt heartbroken and reluctant to let go.
She stepped forward and hugged the three brothers, saying distressedly: "You are all mother's good children."
If her junior brother Yang Xuan was fine, she wouldn't be so worried.
She believed that her junior brother would protect the safety of her three sons.
But judging from the information sent back from the capital, his junior brother's current situation is not good either.
Even his younger brothers have been detained at home.
The three sons went to the capital, but no one could help them.
Although Xu Miaoyun was very reluctant to give up, as of now, there was no good solution.
He could only reluctantly send his three sons to the capital.
When leaving, Zhu Gaochi assured Xu Miaoyun: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely bring back the second and third brothers."
"Um."
Seeing her son's carriage going further and further away, Xu Miaoyun couldn't help crying again.
The future is uncertain here, and I don’t know when I will return.
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Beijing.
The news that King Yan was crazy inevitably aroused suspicion.
After all, during the Hongwu period, some people were afraid of being beheaded by Lao Zhu, so they pretended to be crazy.
So he ordered the chief envoy of Peking to visit King Yan on behalf of the court.
It's called a visit, but it's actually to see if King Yan is really crazy.
But the results that came back showed that King Yan seemed to be really crazy.
Now, the court could not hold King Yan responsible for not attending the anniversary of the late emperor's death.
Fortunately, the three legitimate sons of King Yan all came to the capital.
This also reassured Zhu Yunwen and others a lot.
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Changpinghou Mansion.
In the study, Yang Xuan looked at the information sent back by the secret guard.
Frowning slightly.
What the intelligence said was the behavior during the period when King Yan Zhu Di went crazy.
Based on his understanding of Zhu Di, Zhu Di may not be really crazy.
But pretending to be crazy.
From Zhu Di's performance, he concluded the following points:
1. Yelling and talking crazy during the riot, but did not say anything to slander the imperial court.
2. Sleeping on the streets and sleeping all day long.
3. Breaking into other people's homes during meal time, watching people laugh weirdly, and snatching food, but strangely, no harm was done to others.
Based on this, Yang Xuan made a preliminary judgment that Zhu Di was pretending to be crazy.
He had to admire Zhu Di's forbearance.
There is a saying: When Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. Therefore, tempting his heart and forbearance will benefit him beyond what he can do.
Zhu Di's various performances indicate that he is destined to achieve great things.
In addition, when Zhu Yunwen's agents Zhang Bing and Xie Gui went to visit Zhu Di, the latter was wrapped in a quilt and warming himself by the fire.
And while trembling, he said "I'm freezing to death"!
You know, it's already June, and summer has already begun.
How could a normal person do this?
So Zhang Bing and Xie Gui immediately reached a consensus that Zhu Di was indeed crazy.
This conveyed wrong information to the court.
So much time was left for Zhu Di's entrepreneurial project (rebellion).
After all, rebellion is not just talk, there is a lot of preparation in advance.
Food, grass and weapons are even more essential.
For this reason, Zhu Di built a large basement under Prince Yan's Mansion.
Firstly, it is used to build ordnance, and secondly, it is used as a training ground.
In order to cover up the sound of forging ordnance, Zhu Di raised many chickens, ducks and geese in Prince Yan's mansion.
There are rattling sounds all day long, and the smell inside is so bad that no one will come to explore it.
When the rebellion starts later, these chickens, ducks and geese can be used as military rations to reward the soldiers.
In the study, Yang Xuan walked to the candle and lit the piece of paper in his hand.
Then he walked out of the study.
"These two little guys are here, we have to find a chance to meet them!" Yang Xuan murmured and disappeared at the door of the study.
When the three brothers Zhu Gaochi came to Beijing, Zhu Yunwen asked people from the Ministry of Rites to greet them, and the place where they stayed was also arranged by Zhu Yunwen.
But it is not difficult for Yang Xuan to know.
After two days of rest, the three brothers went to see Zhu Yunwen.
It was the first time for Zhu Gaosui to come to the capital. His eyes were rolling along the way, full of curiosity.
Zhu Gaochi knew the danger of their trip, so he was very strict with Zhu Gaosui.
Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Gaochi, is here to see you!"
"Your Majesty, Zhu Gaoxu, is here to see you!"
"Your Majesty, Zhu Gaosui, is here to see you!"
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The three brothers stood up.
The atmosphere in the palace is no different than that of the palace, it is very serious.
Zhu Gaosui was nervous, lowered his head, and hid behind his eldest and second brothers.
When I was a child, when my eldest brother and my second brother were away, I had to bear the responsibility alone when I made mistakes.
Since my two brothers came back, I have someone to protect me even if I make mistakes.
Over the years, he has become accustomed to hiding behind his brother.
Because of this, he feels safe.
"Gao Chi, Gao Xu, Gao Sui, we are all brothers."
"You will be out of sight if you do this."
"There are no outsiders here, just call me Emperor Brother!"
Zhu Yunwen looked at the three brothers with a warm smile.
"Yes, Brother Huang!"
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