More than a dozen officials from various ministries and departments, who were already highly respected ministers and stood at the highest point of the Ming Dynasty, bowed their heads to face the newly appointed supervisors of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunxi seemed to have just seen the arrival of these ministers, with an unexpected expression on his face. He turned around and nodded, with surprise on his face: "You ministers came here so quickly. Did the palace send you meals?"
At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and lights were lit everywhere in the palace.
A dozen court officials, headed by Zhan Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, had warm smiles on their faces.
Zhu Yuanzhang learned from the experience of previous dynasties. After the successive catastrophes of Hu Weiyong and others, the Ming Dynasty had completely lost the official position of prime minister, who was in charge of the affairs of the state.
Today, Zhan Hui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, has become a vague leader of civil servants.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi's first question was to ask if he and others had had dinner before, even if it was just polite, the Minister of Civil Affairs felt a little warm in his heart.
Zhan Hui had a smile on his face: "Reporting to the prison, the palace ordered people to deliver food half an hour ago, and the ministers have already used it."
The officials around him also smiled and whispered in agreement.
Having a supervisor who comes up and only asks if they have eaten will undoubtedly make these officials feel more cordial.
Zhu Yunxi nodded, then cupped his hands, and bowed slightly to salute under the puzzled eyes of Zhan Hui and others.
Zhan Hui and others hurriedly moved away and did not accept the gift from the Ming Dynasty Supervisor.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said gratefully: "The prince is ill and comatose, and your majesty is ill. There has been no chaos in Yingtian City these days. The offices of all the ministries in the court are in good order, and they all rely on the hard work of all the ministers."
"I don't dare."
"This is the duty of the ministers."
"If you eat the king's salary, you should think of sharing the king's worries."
"I have never seen such love and praise before."
For a time, the dozens of officials in front of Zhu Yunxi bowed and returned the courtesy and spoke humbly.
On the contrary, everyone was communicating silently with their eyes.
In the past, people like me had never discovered that the Prince of Huaiyou County had such a kind side.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi stopped the smile on his face and stepped aside: "Your Majesty was a little unwell before. Although he took ginseng soup to nourish him, his body has become weak and tight recently. At this time, it is important to be brief when summoning you."
This is to ask Zhan Hui and others to talk less about the government affairs accumulated in the past few days, so that the emperor can have more time to rest.
Zhan Hui and others nodded in agreement.
When he looked at Prince Huaiyou again, his eyes were filled with endless satisfaction and praise.
Today, this supervisor treats his ministers with kindness and his relatives with pure filial piety.
It can be said that the country is lucky!
No one dared to walk in front of Zhu Yunxi. Led by Zhan Hui, they all led to the side of the palace gate.
"Please also supervise the country to go first."
Zhu Yunxi no longer refused at this time, nodded silently, and walked into the hall first under the gaze of everyone.
Zhan Hui and others watched Zhu Yunxi walking in front, and then they calmed down and followed.
But along the way, everyone's eyes were constantly communicating.
Whatever happened in the palace today, everyone present was not deaf or blind.
I heard that hundreds of people died at the Xuanwu Gate.
The East Palace is still surrounded by Duke Liang and his people.
In addition, when they arrived earlier, they saw the palace servants scrubbing the gold bricks on the ground in front of the palace door. The blood stains on the head of Prince Guangling, who was being sent away by the servants, were even more clear.
How could these veterans of the official career not guess what happened?
They originally hoped that the Ming Dynasty would produce more benevolent kings and less reckless kings in the future, and they had always favored the Guangling County Prince.
Now it seems that the Prince of Huaiyou County is a rare clan leader in the Ming Dynasty.
And after today's changes in the palace, some things in the court will probably be settled.
These people had their own speculations and plans in their minds, and soon they followed Zhu Yunxi to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yunxi stepped forward lightly and reached the old man who was leaning on the soft couch with his eyes closed and resting. He bent down and reminded in a low voice: "Grandpa, the ministers from each department have arrived."
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be fast asleep, and even Zhu Yunxi couldn't hear him when he shouted in his ear.
Zhu Yunxi sighed lowly and glanced at the officials who were standing with their heads bowed. After his previous reminder, these people were not surprised at all. They just looked worried, probably because they were worried about the emperor's physical condition.
Just when he was hesitating whether to continue waking up the old man.
But Zhu Yuanzhang let out a tired groan from his throat, then twisted his neck and slowly opened his eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced ahead and stared at Zhu Yunxi who was bending down and standing next to him.
A pleased smile appeared on his face, and then the sheep pretended to be angry and patted him on the head, scolding: "Straighten your back, you are young, don't delay your growth!"
"Yes, yes, that's what grandpa taught me."
Zhu Yunxi had a smile on his face, nodded and straightened his back.
This scene of the Tian family teasing their grandson and Cheng Huan's knees immediately made Zhan Hui and others feel ripples in their hearts and their thoughts began to wander.
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang turn his eyes to the ministers in front of him.
He said softly: "They are all here."
"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Before Zhan Hui and others could salute, Zhu Yuanzhang was already coughing one after another.
Under the nervous gaze of Zhan Hui and others, the emperor's face turned pale and flushed.
Zhu Yunxi hurriedly bent down again, cooperated with the old man, reached out and patted the other man's back gently to comfort him.
Zhan Hui and others bowed and said: "I am here to see Your Majesty, and I hope that Your Majesty will be in good health and have long life."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head with a self-deprecating smile and stretched out his hand: "We are already sixty-four this year. Even in Guzhuang Village back then, we could be called a long life. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Zhan Hui and others looked at the emperor's situation, as if he were an old man, and felt increasingly uneasy.
Could it be that the emperor was really going to get sick after suffering successive blows?
Thinking about something in their minds, Zhan Hui and others couldn't help but cautiously look at the prince who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
Finally, they looked silently at Zhu Yunxi, who was still comforting the emperor's back.
Recalling that the emperor had just ordered the king of Huaiyou County to supervise the country today, Zhan Hui and others had already thought about all the things they should not think about.
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again: "I'm calling you here now because we still have some things to explain to you. In the end, no one will be able to handle it. No one dares to make decisions."
No one can handle it well, and no one dares to make decisions.
What does the emperor mean by this?
Zhan Hui came out of the class first and said, "Your Majesty, please let me know."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "They say good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. I believe you have all heard about what happened in the palace today."
At this time, Zhan Hui and others realized that the emperor was going to solve today's matter.
Only the matter from Sheji to Ming Dynasty can be said to be handled well by no one, and no one dares to make decisions.
Because this is the exclusive authority of the Ming Emperor!
It's just that these words are not easy to accept for Zhan Hui and others.
Zhan Hui could only bow his head and hum, and whispered: "I have heard something, but I don't know the details..."
In front of this emperor, you can't lie, but you can't say that you have already guessed everything.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and sighed again: "Hey... they all say that family matters are difficult to resolve. How can you know clearly?"
When everyone thought that the emperor was still going about his daily routine.
But Zhu Yuanzhang's words suddenly became more serious and serious: "Today there was a mutiny and rebellion in the palace, with the intention of assassinating the Prince of Huaiyou County! The matter involves the East Palace, this is a heinous act, and the crime deserves to be punished!"
No one thought that the emperor would expose his own scars and pick out this matter by claiming his family status.
However, before Zhan Hui and others could react, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke first: "The crown prince's step-concubine, Lu, although she has tried to subjugate the law, she is involved in..."
"grandfather!"
Zhu Yunxi's brows kept twitching, and he suddenly spoke, abruptly interrupting Zhu Yuanzhang's next words.
Under the uneasy and dissatisfied gaze of Zhan Hui and others, Zhu Yuanzhang watched.
Zhu Yunxi gave a wry smile, bent even lower, and whispered: "Grandpa, my second brother was almost knocked out of the flesh and blood mold outside the palace before, and almost fainted... I only have one request, that is, I hope that grandpa can... can... …He is willing to shoulder the responsibility…”
Jian Guo is really a kind, honest and filial person!
Seeing an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and add insult to injury, Zhu Yunxi used it to intercede.
Zhan Hui and others sighed in their hearts.
Zhu Yuanzhang even snorted dissatisfiedly: "Stupid! He was so foolish and filial at that time! He had no idea what he was doing! What happened today is what he can ask for? Where is the national law!"
Cough cough cough cough...
Ahem...
The emperor seemed to be extremely angry, and after he finished cursing, he coughed a series of times.
Zhu Yunxi didn't dare to stop slapping the old man's back, and continued to persuade him in a low voice: "After all, there is no irreversible situation. Grandpa, please don't get angry. Don't let your body get hurt because of these things."
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.
But his eyes gradually softened.
He looked up at the officials who were standing in front of him, not daring to speak.
After a long time, he spoke again: "I! I want to take away the title of the crown prince's step-concubine, demote me to the crown prince's concubine, and choose another tomb for burial. The prince of Guangling County has behaved inappropriately, cannot handle heavy responsibilities, has a weak nature, and only listens to one side of the story. To seize the county and the country, as the emperor's grandson, go to Fengyang Imperial City, the central capital, and save it alone."
After Zhu Yuanzhang told the punishment for the Lu family and Zhu Yunwen, he changed his words and said: "The palace maids and servants next to the prince's concubine in the East Palace must be punished! Zhou Ji, the personal guard of the imperial army, led troops to rebel. Punish him! Zhou Dexing, the Marquis of Jiangxia, did not teach his son well and indulged the rebellious son. , execute the nine clans! The Xuanwu Sect conspired against the Forbidden Army and executed the three clans!"
After convicting all those who participated in the rebellion in the palace today.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked tiredly at the ministers in front of him.
"You receive the edict, draft the imperial edict, send it to the court clearly, and understand the world."
The prince's concubine has died!
This is a result that Zhan Hui and others could not have imagined, and now the Guangling County King has been directly deprived of the title of royal family and county king, and has been sent to the Fengyang Imperial City in the central capital to be imprisoned.
As for the chamberlain of Gong'e in the East Palace, Zhou Ji and the Zhou family, as well as the imperial army who participated in the rebellion today and implicated the three and nine clans, thousands more heads will be involved.
The Ming Dynasty once again became bloody.
"I will receive the order."
Zhan Hui felt an unknown feeling in his heart, and the foreman took the lead.
But Zhu Yuanzhang never finished his words.
When everyone is ready to leave.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already taken Zhu Yunxi's hand and pushed him in front of everyone.
While Zhan Hui and others waited in confusion.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have exhausted all his strength and spoke slowly: "The prince is seriously ill, and I am ill. The emperor and grandson are stable, filial and benevolent, knowledgeable in civil and military affairs, familiar with the court, and blessed by the ancestors. When the country is in trouble, He was ordered to take on important responsibilities in times of crisis.
In preparation for the recruitment, various ministries and departments were preparing for the ceremony of canonizing the emperor's grandson.
From now on, he will supervise the country at the imperial gate outside the palace. After hearing about the state affairs, all officials will work hard to make sure there is no mistake! "
