"Jie Jin is dead?"
Li Qing was surprised when he heard the news, "When did it happen?"
"Last night." Zhu Zhanji said solemnly, "When I found out this morning, he was already freezing cold. It must have been done by Ji Gang. The second uncle is really not willing to be alone."
"How did the emperor react?" Li Qing asked.
Zhu Zhanji's face turned a little gloomy, "Grandpa was not angry, he just indicated that he knew."
"Yeah." Li Qing lowered his head and sipped the tea and said no more.
"Uncle Qing, in the past six months, my second uncle has made many small moves. Now the situation is weird and we can't sit back and wait for death." Zhu Zhanji picked up the teapot and filled it up for Li Qing, "Do you have any good ideas?"
"We?" Li Qing asked in surprise, "What we?"
"You..." Zhu Zhanji endured his anger and continued to lower his eyebrows, "Uncle Qing, the second uncle is not the material to be an emperor. If he gains power, it will be a great disaster for the Ming Dynasty and the people. You... Can you bear it?"
Li Qing took a sip of tea slowly and sneered, "How did your father react?"
"You still don't know about him?" Zhu Zhanji got angry when he mentioned this, "He acts like a normal person and doesn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all."
Li Qing smiled and said, "There is nothing in this world, only mediocre people bother themselves;
I'm still saying the same thing, your second uncle can't make it happen, just wait and see the results. "
Zhu Zhanji was so angry that he said angrily: "Are you afraid?"
Li Qing said with a smile: "The method of provoking generals has no effect on me."
"..." Zhu Zhanji completely lost his temper and said: "If you don't help, I will do it myself."
Zhu Zhanji left, and Li Qing did not dissuade him. People at this age are at the right time to show their talents. In addition, Zhu Zhanji is smart and courageous, so it is inevitable that he will have a arrogant mentality.
It is difficult for such a person to have a long memory without suffering a big loss.
"Young man, you still need to work harder." A smile appeared at the corner of Li Qing's mouth.
~
Three days later, the commander of Jinyiwei was impeached and secretly accumulated armor with the intention of plotting rebellion.
Zhu Di was furious and ordered his grandson to search. Sure enough, he found armor and a set of dragon robes.
Ji Gang was dismissed from his post and sent to Zhao Prison for severe interrogation.
Under Zhu Zhanji's "clear observation", Ji Gang had nothing to hide, so he had to tell the truth and confessed that he was ordered by the King of Han.
In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Di looked at the incriminating evidence and quietly showed a trace of satisfaction, "Zhan Ji, how do you think this person should be dealt with?"
Zhu Zhanji cupped his hands and said: "Kill!"
"Then what?" Zhu Di asked again.
Zhu Zhanji pondered for a moment and said tentatively: "We can't rule out Ji Gang biting him randomly, but to be on the safe side, it's better to call my second uncle for questioning."
"Well, go and call your second uncle!"
"My grandson obeys the order."
Zhu Zhanji said yes, turned around and left.
"Haha...how is your grandson?" Zhu Di asked with a smile.
Li Qing knew that Xiao Zhanji was going to be unlucky, so he added fuel to the fire, "Good saint, let's kill decisively!"
"Yes, that's right." Zhu Di sneered and nodded, "He is decisive enough to kill blood relatives."
He was both gratified and troubled by his eldest grandson's behavior. There was no doubt that Zhu Zhanji had the potential to be an emperor, he was wise, courageous, and cruel;
Especially the last one is the most important!
Being an emperor means you have to be ruthless, but... the target is his son, so that's not okay.
Zhu Di was ruthless, but not ruthless enough to attack his son. The second son did covet the throne, but he would never dare to rebel. This was something he knew well.
As for Ji Gang... what ability can a Jin Yiwei commander have to resist?
How could Zhu Di not understand such a simple truth?
The reason why he condoned Zhu Zhanji and asked him to review the case was because Zhu Di wanted to kill Ji Gang.
It was not because Ji Gang killed Xie Jin, but because Ji Gang made a fatal mistake and colluded with the feudal king.
Zhu Di intended to cause conflict in the court, so he would not vigorously investigate officials who flirted with the King of Han. However, Jin Yiwei was different.
The Jinyiwei only obeyed the orders of the emperor. Anyone could participate in the fight for heirs, but the Jinyiwei could not.
After all, Ji Gang failed to fully understand that as a commander, he served the emperor. Once he was no longer worthy of the emperor's trust, there was no need for him to exist.
…
Half an hour later, uncles and nephews Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanji entered the hall.
"Father, are you looking for me?" The King of Han was indeed a fool, completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.
Zhu Di got straight to the point: "Ji Gang wanted to rebel, saying he was ordered by you."
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, then yelled: "What kind of idiot is spreading rumors?"
Zhu Di was not angry and raised his chin: "Zhan Ji, tell me."
"Grandson... I obey the order." Zhu Zhanji looked embarrassed. He didn't expect his grandfather to say it directly, and said sarcastically: "Second uncle, Ji Gang did say that. If you don't believe me, you can read the confession."
"Haha." Zhu Gaoxu sneered, "How credible is a confession that was beaten into submission?"
"Second uncle, what do you mean?" Zhu Zhanji said calmly, "Could my nephew still frame you?
Or could it be said that the second uncle has a guilty conscience? "
Zhu Gaoxu was a rough man, not as talkative as his eldest nephew, but he did feel guilty. Although he had no intention of rebellion, he really wanted to win over Ji Gang, so he had to hide his guilty conscience with anger.
"You little brat, you want to harm even your second uncle, right?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanji stopped being polite and said sarcastically, "Second uncle, don't talk about him. Is he guilty of that?"
"You damn boy are using chicken feathers as arrows." Zhu Gaoxu had already disliked his eldest nephew, so he raised his hand and slapped him.
"Snapped--!"
This palm was so powerful that Zhu Zhanji staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"you……"
"What's wrong with me?" Zhu Gaoxu was straight-headed, but he was not a fool. He had been observing his father's expression, and when he saw that he didn't show any dissatisfaction at all, nor did he stop, he suddenly felt something in his heart.
"Snapped--!"
Another slap.
Zhu Zhanji was stunned. He shook his head and looked at Zhu Di, "Grandpa, look at him...!"
Zhu Di acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He lowered his head and sipped the tea cup and turned a deaf ear.
"Hehe..." Zhu Gaoxu laughed ferociously, raised his hand and slapped him again.
Zhu Zhanji was almost going crazy, but he really didn't dare to fight back.
The grandson's status was indeed noble, but he was not a prince after all. Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu was his second uncle, so it was a big taboo to attack an elder.
He could only ask for help from his grandfather, but he didn't look at him at all, so he asked Li Qing for help.
Li Qing looked at it with great interest, but he had no intention of helping at all and was just a freeloader.
In a daze, he received another slap.
Zhu Zhanji was young after all. When he got angry, he put all his cleverness aside. He didn't even think about why his grandfather allowed his second uncle to beat him. He said angrily: "Second uncle, do you dare to spar with me?"
Now Zhu Zhanji just wanted to vent his anger. He was ready to continue the fight and return all the beatings he received.
The good saint grandson has never suffered such injustice in his whole life. How can he endure being slapped in the face in public?
These words played into Zhu Gaoxu's heart, and he said arrogantly: "Why don't you dare?"
The clever little Huangmen had already retreated to the entrance of the palace, his desire to survive was not as strong as usual.
"Come on, come on, my second uncle will give you a hand."
"Do you want to give in?" Zhu Zhanji suddenly jumped up and attacked directly. He had already thought out his lines. After he succeeded, he said: "Second uncle, don't be surprised, my nephew has already kept his hand."
However, ideals and reality are not the same thing after all.
Although Zhu Zhanji took him by surprise and went all out, he was still no match for Zhu Gaoxu.
With a right whip and a left kick, Zhu Zhanji fell down, with his hands on the ground, unable to straighten his waist. He kept spitting and his face turned pale.
"If you have the ability... let's compete with each other!" Zhu Zhanji gasped, still speaking harshly.
"Ahem..." Zhu Di put down his tea cup, "We've had our duels, let's call it a day!"
Zhu Zhanji got up from the ground with difficulty, feeling extremely aggrieved and said, "Grandpa..."
"Huh?" Zhu Di's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Zhu Zhanji's heart trembled, he raised his hands and said yes, and looked at Zhu Gaoxu angrily, "Second uncle is good at what he does, but my nephew is no match."
"If I want to learn from each other in the future, I'll ask my second uncle~" Zhu Gaoxu laughed, "Don't be surprised, nephew, my second uncle has already kept his hand. I promise to be gentler next time."
After a pause, he cupped his hands and said: "Father, regarding Ji Gang, I am totally unjust. My father knows about me..."
"Okay, how can I believe that a dying man is grabbing and biting randomly?" Zhu Di waved his hand, and then looked at Zhu Zhanji, "Aside from Ji Gang's confession, do you have any evidence to prove that your second uncle intends to rebel? "
"My grandson...has not yet been investigated in detail."
"Does this mean you have no evidence?" Zhu Di snorted, "Go to the prince to receive the punishment."
Zhu Zhanji bowed humbly, "Grandson, please leave."
It's so happy that this little kid has what he has today... Zhu Gaoxu felt happy and said, "My father is wise and powerful, and I found a unique bow a few days ago..."
"I'm ready." Zhu Di interrupted him, "Send me the bow. You can return to the feudal territory tomorrow!"
