After leaving the palace, Zhu Yunzhen's brows were still furrowed.
What does Lao Zhu mean by suddenly making such a decision?
If he doesn’t plan to attend the court meeting, let him do it on his own?
Are you still planning to leave the palace and go to Yangshan to recuperate?
Is it a test for myself, or is there another reason?
Zhu Yunzhen rubbed his temples and felt a little dizzy.
He originally thought he had figured out Lao Zhu's thoughts, but the sudden changes made him a little at a loss.
"Dao Yan, what does Grandpa Huang mean?"
After returning to his residence, Zhu Yunxi immediately came to Yao Guangxiao to discuss.
Yao Guangxiao is called the "Monk", and he has his own greatness.
Strategizing people's hearts is what he is good at.
What's more, rocks from other mountains can attack jade.
Listening to other people's opinions may inspire you.
Yao Guangxiao touched his chin and said: "Your Majesty is worried about His Majesty the Grand Sun!"
Zhu Yunzhen was shocked.
To this day, does Lao Zhu still doubt him?
"Tell me more."
He took some snacks from the desk, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed them gently to relieve his anxiety.
Yao Guangxiao seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said: "Your Highness, please rest assured that the person Your Majesty is suspicious of is not His Highness, but the officials in the imperial court."
"Your Majesty did this because he was afraid that His Highness, the grandson, was young and would not be able to control the officials in the court."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Let His Highness face the officials alone. If there are any problems, it will be exposed and His Majesty will be able to deal with them easily."
"It's the same reason why I went to Yangshan to recuperate and no longer deal with government affairs."
"His Royal Highness has full power and is dictatorial in political affairs. If the ministers of the DPRK are dissatisfied, they will jump out."
"If His Highness can control all the civil and military officials without being hijacked by them, then if something unexpected happens to Your Majesty, His Highness will ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, and the Ming Dynasty will have no worries."
"If not, His Majesty will use the power of thunder to cleanse the court and eliminate hidden dangers for His Highness."
Zhu Yunzhen's pupils shrank slightly.
Historically, Lao Zhu formed the strongest prince team in history for Prince Zhu Biao.
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Feng Sheng, Liao Yongzhong, Lan Yu... Almost all the nobles in the court were from the prince's palace, or were related to the prince by marriage.
Lao Zhu was also very relieved to leave state affairs to Zhu Biao.
It is almost a common problem for most emperors to be suspicious of the prince.
After all, the prince is the only person who can legitimately inherit the emperor's power.
Once the emperor dies, the prince can succeed to the throne.
Because of this, most emperors in history were wary of the prince and would not give him too much power.
Even Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was the same.
From beginning to end, he had been guarding against Li Chengqian.
But Lao Zhu is an exception. He has almost unconditional trust in Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yunzhen's father.
In order for him to take over smoothly, Lao Zhu sent most of the important officials in the court to the East Palace.
But when Zhu Biao died, the situation suddenly changed, and Lao Zhu quickly began to clean up the court.
Most of the noble ministers who had great military exploits and high positions died in this unprecedented purge.
After hearing Dao Yan's words, Zhu Yunzhen understood.
Lao Zhu wanted him to "simulate succession" to see if he could control the government and stabilize the world.
If there is any problem, Lao Zhu is still alive anyway, so he can still step forward to clean up the mess and wipe his ass.
Otherwise, if Lao Zhu suddenly dies and Zhu Yunzhen cannot control the situation, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger.
After thinking about this, Zhu Yunxi suddenly felt a little happy and sad.
Fortunately, what Lao Zhu suspected was not himself.
On the contrary, he still trusts himself very much.
The worrying thing is that at this time, Lao Zhu completely handed over the affairs of the court to him, and Zhu Yunzhen was really afraid that he would not be able to stabilize himself.
Even though those officials now treat him respectfully, they don't dare to be dissatisfied at all.
But Zhu Yunzhen knew very well that this was all because of Lao Zhu's support.
Otherwise, as a seven-year-old child, it would still be difficult for people to surrender completely.
Zhu Yunzhen was not absolutely sure whether he could deter the ministers now.
But he knew very well that there was no need to rush.
Because Lao Zhu still has six years to live.
Six years later, no matter what, he was able to control the situation and intimidate the ministers.
Why rush it?
But Lao Zhu seemed to have no confidence in his lifespan, and was afraid that if he died suddenly, Zhu Yunzhen would be unable to control the group of unruly civil servants and arrogant nobles, so he couldn't wait to eliminate the hidden dangers.
Zhu Yunxuan took a deep breath and asked: "Daoyan, the emperor will not attend the meeting tomorrow. What should I do to suppress those people?"
He had to worry.
The establishment of the Advisory Office took away the power of the civil servants, and the Military Affairs Office took away the power of the generals and nobles.
The secret system will put everyone in danger.
With the shrewdness of these people, it is impossible not to see through this.
Although Zhu Yunxuan induced them to take the initiative to play, and then used the force of thunder to catch them off guard, allowing them to shoot themselves in the foot, it was too late to regret.
But without Lao Zhu to keep them in check, these people would have turned their backs on the spot, believing that the regulations of the Advisory Office were inappropriate and that if they failed to attack the secret report system, things would be difficult to handle.
"The royal way is swaying."
Yao Guangxiao said: "His Royal Highness has always believed that he has a weak foundation in the court. He has neither the support of civilian officials nor the help of military officers. He has great fame and great righteousness, but no real power foundation."
"But your Highness must not forget that the foundation of ruling the world is precisely fame and righteousness."
"Everyone can find and punish the rebellious ministers and traitors who violate the honor and righteousness."
"His Highness's methods, talents, scheming, and strategies are all unparalleled in the world."
"What your Majesty is concerned about is that His Highness's "majesty" is not enough to suppress the ministers."
"When Your Highness led the troops to kill Wu Wanggeng's family and eradicate the rebellion, he was so majestic and decisive! Why did he restrain his hands when facing the officials in the court?"
Zhu Yunzhen was shocked and asked: "What do you mean, if anyone objects in the court tomorrow, I will suppress him with thunderbolts? Or simply kill him?"
Yao Guangxiao nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly it."
"Only in this way can Your Majesty see His Majesty's majesty, be able to control the court, and control all civil and military officials, and then be able to trust His Highness with the Ming Dynasty."
A word of conversation is like lifting up the clouds and seeing the fog.
Zhu Yunxuan suddenly realized.
yes.
He is now the emperor's grandson and the supervisor of the country.
It is his authority to act as an agent in state affairs and deal with hundreds of officials.
But his thoughts have not completely changed yet.
He has always been fighting wits and courage with officials as an ordinary grandson of the emperor, and he feels proud of himself.
I thought it was great to have officials under control.
But what is Lao Zhu's method for dealing with officials?
——Kill them all!
Whoever dares to oppose will be killed!
The killing was so bloody that the heads were rolling and the blood was flowing like rivers.
A battle of wits and courage? Playing tricks?
Except for tricking them on establishing the emperor's grandson, Lao Zhu was too lazy to do this most of the time.
Because they don't deserve it.
One is the king and the other is the minister.
Status is inherently unequal.
Kill when you need to, kill when you want to.
Simple and crude.
But because of this, officials were all trembling with fear when facing Lao Zhu.
But now that he is a prisoner and holds great power, he is still worried about being unable to control the court and worrying about the opposition of those people. Isn't it ridiculous?
The emperor can use wisdom and power occasionally.
But by no means fundamental.
If, as an emperor, he always has to fight with his courtiers and battle their wits and courage to control power, it can only mean that he has lost his real power a long time ago.
An emperor who truly holds great power does not have to be like this at all.
He was wrong!
Without the "power" to suppress the ministers, how could Lao Zhu safely hand over these thousands of miles of country and the world to him.
A smile slowly appeared at the corner of Zhu Yunzhen's mouth.
This is the benefit of having a counselor by your side.
There are always places he can't think of that can inspire him and expand his thinking.
"good."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Tomorrow, let Jiang Yu lead three hundred imperial guards outside the hall to listen to orders. If there is a radical change, suppress it immediately."
He stood up, walked outside, and looked up.
At this time, the sun has set in the west, the sunset is red, and the sky is full of sunset.
(End of chapter)
