Wuying Hall is the inner side hall of the imperial palace.
After Zhu Di entered the palace, he had not officially ascended the throne as emperor. Of course, it was inconvenient to enter and exit the main halls such as the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Hall of Yangxin.
He used this Wuying Hall as his daily living place during his transitional period.
Here you will meet with your close ministers, summon Hanlin officials, review memorials, etc.
Accompanying Zhu Di is an old monk in black who is calm, calm and somewhat magnanimous.
His name is Yao Guangxiao, and his Buddhist name is Daoyan.
It was the 'prime minister in black' who incited Zhu Di to rebel in the city of Peiping, and finally ruled the world in one fell swoop.
Yao Guangxiao has a pair of gloomy triangular eyes, looks like a sick tiger, does not avoid meat and vegetables, and behaves strangely.
He doesn't look like a kind-hearted Buddhist.
During the Jingnan period, Yao Guangxiao, as the teacher of Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince of King Yan, basically stayed with the crown prince in Beiping City in the rear area.
For those on the front line, it is remote control guidance.
As soon as Zhu Di entered Nanjing City, he took the lead in setting off from Beiping Mansion.
He arrived at Yingtian a month ago, naturally for the purpose of King Yan's enthronement and proclaiming himself emperor.
Although Yao Guangxiao's official position was not high, he was Zhu Di's confidant.
Yao Guangxiao was involved in many major decisions in the Yan Palace in the past.
At this time, the chief chamberlain Zheng Hesui walked into the hall and whispered:
"Your Highness, I would like to see you."
"Which country uncle?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows.
He hasn't even ascended the throne yet, and someone is pretending to be the uncle of the country to ask for a fortune?
"Xu Yingxu, the fourth son of the King of Zhongshan."
When Zhu Di heard this, he closed the memorial with a look of displeasure on his face.
He and Yao Guangxiao looked at each other and seemed to be asking:
Why did he come to see me?
"Send him in." Zhu Di said expressionlessly.
"As you command!"
Zhongshan King Xu Da had four sons.
The second child died when he was very young, and no one talks about it now.
The third child, Xu Zengshou, was the biggest undercover agent placed by Zhu Di next to Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen.
Unfortunately, on the eve of Jinling's capture of the city, he was killed by Zhu Yunwen himself.
The eldest brother, Xu Huizu, is currently under a ban in the house.
But the fourth child, Xu Yingxu, a well-known dandy in Nanjing, is still wandering around.
After a while, Xu Yingxu quickly walked into the hall, lowered his head, knelt down and bowed, and said loudly:
"My humble minister, Xu Yingxu, pays homage to Your Majesty... No, it's His Royal Highness, King Yan."
"No gift for me, fourth brother, get up!"
Zhu Di forced a smile and snorted.
He is really familiar with the Xu family.
I think back then, in order to win back Xu Miaoyun's heart, he even stepped down the threshold of Xu Mansion.
As a brother-in-law, he didn't like this brother-in-law very much.
He has no knowledge, no skills, and no ambition to improve himself. He is completely different from his two elder brothers.
"Your Highness, I am here to implore Your Highness to take back the title of Duke of Wei."
Xu Yingxu stood up and reported.
Zhu Di was confused after hearing this.
His face changed slightly and he said doubtfully:
"Why is this?"
Xu Yingxu complained with a sad face:
"Your Highness, my eldest brother Xu Huizu has been stripped of his title, but the hereditary title of the Xu family is still there, but the eldest son Xu Qin is an unfilial person and cannot be the successor of the title."
"A few days ago, he took the servants of the mansion to the back garden of the Duke's mansion to plant vegetables and fruits. He disturbed the Xu family's ancestral hall and ruined the Xu family's feng shui. It is really treasonous and unfilial."
Zhu Di couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, and he grinned and scolded:
"This is obviously a child making nonsense. You are an elder. Wouldn't it be enough to reprimand him?"
"How can such a trivial matter be of such concern? How dare you come to the palace to talk about it?"
When Xu Yingxu heard this, his heart dropped.
It's not your Zhu family's feng shui that you dare to dig up, is it?
So, he emphasized even more:
"What's annoying is that he dared to contradict his elders in person. He was really disobedient and unfilial, which caused me to fall on the ground. Even now... my waist still hurts terribly."
"Ouch... then... why don't you let the palace doctor take a look at it?"
After hearing this, Zhu Di frowned slightly, grinned, and comforted with a bit of joking.
"No... I won't bother Your Highness with this little pain... It's just that Xu Qin... actually converted the stables in the residence into a pig and sheep pen... It is unbecoming and ruins the reputation of the Duke's residence."
"Your Highness, he is deliberately venting his dissatisfaction with the imperial court."
Zhu Di: "???"
"Your Majesty, the title of Duke of Wei is attached to his lineage. It loses the dignity of the country and ruins my father's great reputation. I beg you to take back the title of Duke of Wei."
At this time, Xu Yingxu pretended to choke up, and squeezed out a few crocodile tears from time to time.
The Duke of Wei was granted to Xu Da personally by Emperor Taizu Gao, and was inherited by his descendants.
After Xu Da's death, the title was passed to his eldest son Xu Huizu.
It's just that Xu Huizu would rather die than kneel, which offended the majesty of the future emperor and was devalued and banned.
However, the title of Duke of Wei is still there and is currently just pending.
How could the title of a first-grade Duke be withdrawn at will?
To take back is to take away.
Wouldn't this be a slap in the face of Taizu Emperor Gao and Zhongshan King Xu Da?
Not to mention that Emperor Taizu Gao's will cannot be violated, but King Xu Da of Zhongshan was the elder and father-in-law whom Zhu Di respected the most in his life.
When Xu Da guarded Northern Xinjiang for fourteen years, King Zhu Di of Yan followed him around, getting along with him day and night, and his military and military skills were deeply inherited by Xu Da.
Yao Guangxiao, who was watching with cold eyes, got some flavor from Xu Yingxu's few words.
Daqing is this dandy who wants to get the dukedom of Wei.
He went to the palace today to complain, ostensibly accusing Xu Qin of being unfaithful, unfilial, and shameless.
The implication is that only people of his lineage in the Xu family are qualified to inherit the dukedom of Wei.
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei is a first-class lord. This matter is of great importance and needs to be decided after all the ministers discuss it."
Yao Guangxiao said.
When I met him in the prison a few days ago, he had a good influence on Xu Qin.
It's a talent.
He was afraid that Zhu Di would be confused for a while.
He had already seen clearly what kind of person Zhu Di was, and understood that Xu Yingxu was a drunkard who didn't care about drinking.
This dandy wants the Dukedom of Wei.
From then on, his lineage became the direct lineage of the Xu family.
How can you be so virtuous?
"Fourth Brother, I will send someone to implement this matter before we talk about it. Don't worry, if the situation is true, I will never tolerate Xu Qin's arrogance!"
This is obviously perfunctory.
Xu Yingxu is not stupid, he still wants to fight for it again.
But Zhu Di couldn't keep his face.
Xu Laosi was quite sensible and hurriedly bowed and left.
After Xu Yingxu left, Zhu Di glanced at Yao Guangxiao and said angrily:
"Xu Laosi is a dandy. Among the relatives of the emperor and the officials in the court, no one cares about him at all."
"How can the title of Wei Guogong fall on his head?"
Now that the conversation has come to this point, Yao Guangxiao feels that it is time for him to appear.
Besides, he was also quite interested in that young man Xu Qin.
"Your Majesty, Xu Qin is the eldest grandson of King Xu Gong of Zhongshan. He is the direct descendant of the Xu family and is the natal family of the princess."
"This matter must be handled properly, otherwise it will be criticized verbally."
"It's up to me to come forward in this matter and investigate first before making a conclusion."
"Okay, I have to take care of this matter again, young master!"
Zhu Diyan smiled.
