The thick hard sole of the palace boots suddenly kicked him hard on the shoulder.
Zhu Gaoxu was thrown to the wall with great force.
"Bang..."
A burst of dust flew up, and the King of Han got up in disgrace.
After Zhu Di kicked him, he had no intention of continuing to take action. He just scolded him with wide eyes:
"Little bastard, you have a good temper. How dare you challenge your father?"
Without being in the court, Zhu Di no longer has to put on pretense and pay attention to his words and deeds.
Just like how he used to teach Zhu Gaoxu a lesson in Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking, he used swear words and beat and scolded him at will.
"Children don't dare."
Zhu Gaoxu, who was familiar with his father's temperament, knew that when he was a child, he got into big trouble, and Zhu Di had the same expression when he beat him.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was tall and powerful, almost hit the cell door when he stood up straight.
He had to lower his head slightly and looked at Zhu Di's dark face, but he stubbornly refused to admit his mistake.
"Say! What do you want?"
Zhu Di spoke first.
"Dad, my son didn't want to be like this. He just couldn't get used to Sheng Yong and others, so he was thinking about how to deal with them, so he asked... Qiu Fu to handle it badly... This matter has nothing to do with him..."
Zhu Gaoxu was still very loyal and took all the responsibility for this matter.
"Changlang..." a sound.
Zhu Di suddenly pulled out the Xiuchundao from Ji Gang's waist and said, "Say, do you know you are wrong?"
Zhu Gaoxu knew that the old man was very stubborn, and he could really kill him if he got angry.
So, he quickly knelt down, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Dad, I know I was wrong..."
Looking at the smart second child, Zhu Di took a deep breath through his nostrils, stuck the embroidered spring knife on the ground, and hummed:
"Get out of here and go to your mother to admit your mistake. Do you understand?"
Zhu Gaoxu opened his mouth and was about to speak, but saw Zhu Di turn around and leave with a flourish of his sleeves.
…
On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Di issued an edict.
The mastermind of the theft of two hundred thousand silver from the national treasury, the mastermind of the attack on Jiang's defense army, and the leader of Fu Yuwei, Haisa, were executed in Lingchi.
An accomplice who stole the treasury silver and attacked Jiang's defense army, Fu Yuwei's general Quan Afu was killed in half.
The remaining dozens of Uliangha sergeants involved in the case were all beheaded.
Drop all charges against Jiang Fangjun Sheng Yong and others.
The generals who were imprisoned in the sky prison and the other Jianwen surrendered generals and soldiers were all released.
Let them return home and live in peace for the time being, waiting for their appointment for many years.
The meritorious personnel will be rewarded with promotions one by one.
Xu Qin was given a special reward of one thousand taels of gold, twenty brocades, two imperial horses and ten beauties.
This conspiracy, triggered by the conflict between the two armies and involving a series of cases within cases, ended with the failure of Jingnan's upstart.
Xu Qin knew clearly that Zhu Di used Sheng Yong's case to win over the former generals under Jianwen's command.
Therefore, the crown prince Zhu Dapang appeared in public this time to avenge the grievances of Jianwen's surrendered generals, which was in line with Zhu Di's wishes.
At the same time, the prince also won the trust of the generals such as Sheng Yong and Ping An.
The next day, that is, the morning of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Sheng Yong took Ping An and other subordinate generals and made a special trip to the East Palace to pay homage to the prince Zhu Dapang.
In fact, it means gratitude and allegiance.
But Xu Qin deliberately avoided it, fearing that he would be suspected of forming a gang.
Immediately afterwards, the punishment edict against Qiu Fu and others was also issued.
He was unruly and allowed his subordinates to rob civilian girls, kill wantonly, and discipline him laxly. He was ordered to demote the Duke of Qi as Marquis of Qi State, remove Qiu Fuzhong's military governor Zuo Admiral, demoted him to Tongzhi, and fined him half a year's salary.
In short, some things cannot be announced publicly, but are only reported internally.
After all, this case is a scandal, involving an upstart who is in trouble, and this is also the face of His Majesty the Emperor.
But the actual significance of this matter is huge.
It effectively suppressed the arrogance of the Jingnan upstarts, and at the same time appeased the uneasy mentality of the majority of Jianwen and surrendered generals.
In two days, the 'Yongle Year' will begin.
The emergence of such a new balance is not only conducive to a harmonious atmosphere, but also allows the general public to rest and recuperate, and make up for the trauma caused by the war.
Let everyone forget the past as soon as possible, unite and look forward to the future.
…
In a blink of an eye, it’s New Year’s Eve.
Every household, rich or not, must have a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner and eat well.
The palace was brightly lit and the birds were singing and dancing.
After midnight, it is the beginning of the first year of Yongle.
Emperor Zhu Di and Queen Xu Miaoyun gathered together with their royal family members to keep vigil for the arrival of the first year of Yongle.
At the palace banquet that night, King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty was not at all energetic and had no intention of watching the show.
In these days, Jingnan's upstarts suffered blows one after another, and he himself was severely reprimanded by His Majesty the Emperor and his mother.
That day, Qiu Fu came to his mansion that night and confessed his crime, which surprised him.
"His Royal Highness the King of Han, you can't just die without saving me. We, the Jingnan soldiers, all regard you as a fool."
Facing Qiu Fu's crying, Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to curse.
But when he calms down and thinks about it, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng and other Duke Jingnan will be his assets in fighting for power in the future.
If he cannot protect them and chills the hearts of Jingnan soldiers, he will become a lonely man.
Therefore, before going to court in the morning, the king of Han stopped the emperor crying and making a statement in the royal study, interceding for Qiu Fu and others.
The morning court ended in a hurry, and the prince also presented the confessions of Quan Afu and others.
Zhu Di quickly convened the seven ministers to discuss the matter, and finally came to a resolution.
Zhu Gaoxu saw something was wrong and came up with the trick of "surrendering to the imperial edict alone".
Don't mention it. Although this trick was not on the table, it touched Zhu Di's nerves and Qiu Fu received a lighter sentence.
The newly rich people in Jingnan are living a miserable life this year, and they dare not act arrogantly with their tails between their legs.
Of course Zhu Gaoxu is the same.
Looking at Big Fatty Zhu's innocent and cheerful expression, Zhu Laoer was furious.
In this contest, he lost miserably, but the prince came out victorious.
"Your Highness, what do you think of this song and dance?"
Seeing her husband's dejected and absent-minded look, Princess Han said with flattering concern.
"If the princess likes it, just watch it more and don't pay attention to me."
Unexpectedly, the hot face was pressed against the cold butt, and the flattery was immediately slapped back.
Princess Han's face suddenly felt dull.
She smiled awkwardly and turned away with tears in her eyes, looking aggrieved and pitiful.
Queen Xu Miaoyun was sitting not far away and happened to hear the conversation between the couple. She also saw Princess Han's embarrassment, so she asked with concern:
"Why is Gao Xu unhappy?"
Zhu Gaoxu quickly put away his irritation, lowered his eyebrows and replied:
"Empress, my son is not unhappy, but he is a little tired."
"That's right. You've been sitting in the palace all day. Just forget about your parents and go to bed by yourself. Don't get exhausted."
Xu Miaoyun didn't see any clues and really thought that the second child was tired after sitting for a long time.
Thinking about this second child, he liked dancing with guns and sticks, riding horses and shooting since he was a child. What he disliked the most was reading.
Poetry and drama are also annoying.
Singing, dancing and playing are just barely enough.
The main reason is that he is not interested in drinking, but appreciates the beautiful figure of the dancer and her seductive eyes. After taking a fancy to her, he summoned her to sleep with her.
The dancing girl named Xuezhen a dozen days ago had a pair of seductive eyes, so she was summoned to sleep with her that night.
The result was two consecutive nights of lingering, which was so enjoyable that no one else could.
