I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 105 Waves
The censors impeached Zhu Houxuan from two aspects:

First, Zhu Houxuan, as a vassal king, stayed in the capital for a long time, which violated the ancestral system and would make the people of the vassal states in the world uneasy. At this time, Prince Anhua was rebelling, so Prince Jing should be allowed to return to his fiefdom as soon as possible.

Second, Zhu Houxun started a lottery, which corrupted the customs of the people in the capital.

Naturally, Zhu Houzhao kept these memorials and did not send them out.

Zhu Houxuan wanted to say goodbye to Zhu Houzhao in person, but he never saw Zhu Houzhao.

He had no choice but to write a petition to return to his country, but the petition seemed to fall on deaf ears and received no response.
It was several days later when he saw Zhu Houzhao again.

In the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao looked a little tired, with some untidy beard on his face. It seemed that Prince Anhua's rebellion had put a lot of pressure on him.

"Royal brother, please take care of yourself. Lord Yang and Eunuch Zhang will be able to quell the rebellion quickly once they arrive in Shaanxi and capture the criminal and bring him to the capital." Zhu Houxuan hurriedly comforted.

"I know, but I'm worried about the Mongols. Ningxia Town is adjacent to Mongolia. If that criminal colludes with the Mongols and Ningxia Town is lost, there will be a big loophole in the nine borders of my Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Houzhao slammed the table hard.

"And if that criminal defected to the Mongols, and a prince of my Ming Dynasty defected to the Mongols, and such a shocking thing happened in our dynasty, then how could I have the face to meet the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Houzhao said somewhat frustratedly.

Ningxia Town is a salient part of one of the nine border towns of the Ming Dynasty. If it is lost, a huge loophole will appear in the Ming Dynasty's Great Wall defense line.

Moreover, if the princes of the Ming Dynasty surrendered to the Mongols like this, it would be like pulling a millstone with a naked buttock - going around in circles in disgrace would have a very bad impact. Moreover, Prince Anhua's rebellion was nominally intended to kill Liu Jin, which was tantamount to denying what Zhu Houzhao had done in the five years since he ascended the throne, which would make Zhu Houzhao extremely passive politically.

So Zhu Houzhao, who was always playful, couldn't help but become a little flustered, and recently he was very respectful to several grand secretaries in the cabinet.

"Don't worry too much, my brother." Zhu Houxuan comforted him, "My brother, do you remember that I analyzed the habits of the Mongols in the Leopard Room before?"

"You mean?" Zhu Houzhao was cheered up.

"That's right!" Zhu Houxuan said with great certainty, "It's April now, and the Mongols are at their busiest time on the grassland. The horses haven't fattened up yet, and the cattle and sheep have just given birth. The little Mongolian prince can't gather too many troops at this time!"

"The Mongols want to occupy Ningxia Town, but they can't hold on if they have so few people. The soldiers and civilians of Ningxia Town have fought with the Mongols for hundreds of years and have a blood feud. If Zhu Zongxuan really wants to take Ningxia Town to surrender to the Mongols, the soldiers and civilians of Ningxia Town will not follow him. Instead, his true face will be seen by the people of the world!" Zhu Houxun said gently to comfort them.

"I didn't even think of this!" Zhu Houzhao slapped his thigh and said, then looked at Zhu Houxuan with admiration, "My brother is still the best!"

Zhu Houxuan shook his head silently in his heart. Liu Jin had political ability, but his political tactics were too rough. He had been domineering and greedy during the years he was in power. He didn't accomplish much and offended almost all the civil servants and nobles.

Zhu Houxuan didn't believe that no nobles or civil officials had noticed that it would be difficult for the Mongols to get involved, but no one had discussed this matter with Zhu Houzhao for several days, which showed that they wanted to use this matter to continue to put pressure on Zhu Houzhao. "Brother, you can use the war game we did in the Leopard Room to simulate the current situation in Ningxia Town and deduce various situations," Zhu Houxuan reminded.

"Yes! How could I forget this sharp weapon!" Zhu Houzhao said, slapping his forehead.

Zhu Houxuan smiled. He could only guide them step by step. The Ming Dynasty still had a long way to go before it could establish a general staff.

"My brother has been under too much pressure these days." Zhu Houzhao said directly. He did not hide anything in front of Zhu Houxun. "After chatting with my brother for a while, I feel a lot more relaxed."

The military pressure was relieved a lot, as the military and civilians of Ningxia Town would not allow the Mongols to interfere. However, there was still a great possibility that Zhu Zongtang would surrender to the Mongols with a small number of followers after his failure, and Zhu Houzhao was still under great political pressure.

Zhu Houxuan took the opportunity to say: "Brother, I have been in Beijing for more than three months. I miss my hometown and mother very much. Please allow me to return to my country."

Zhu Houzhao's movements suddenly froze, and he looked straight at Zhu Houxun and said firmly: "No! I know you must have heard the news that those censors impeached you. Don't worry about their impeachment, just stay in the capital with peace of mind!"

"Royal brother, I really miss my hometown and mother. This is my first time traveling far away. Besides, I can't play any role in the capital," Zhu Houxuan said affectionately.

"Why is it ineffective? Without your reminder, I would still be worried about the Mongols' southward advance. I know you are thinking about me. You are afraid that you will drag me down in the capital. Brother, don't think so. I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and I will not let you suffer for me. I can still withstand this pressure."

Zhu Houxuan's departure from the capital did reduce a lot of political pressure on Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao himself realized this.

Zhu Houxuan opened his mouth to say something else, but Zhu Houzhao interrupted him.

"Brother, don't say anything more. I have made up my mind. You can stay here with peace of mind! Didn't you want to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum some time ago? I have been too busy these days and have no time to play with you. Why don't you take this opportunity to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum?" Zhu Houzhao said in an extremely forceful manner.

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he did not give Zhu Houxuan a chance to refuse and left directly.

Zhu Houxuan knew that Zhu Houzhao wanted him to hide away for a few days to see if the trend of impeaching him could be reduced.

He was helpless! He really didn't want to stay in the capital, but he hadn't done what he promised Concubine Liu to do before coming to the capital, so he had to set off for the imperial mausoleum.
The current Ming Dynasty imperial tombs are not the Thirteen Tombs, but only seven tombs. Each of these imperial tombs is heavily guarded and well maintained. When Zhu Houxuan visited the Thirteen Tombs in his previous life, many buildings had been destroyed.

Zhu Houxuan paid homage to them one by one, and also went to pay special homage to the tomb of Concubine Zhang Shun.

However, he did not dare to stay in the imperial mausoleum for too long. After paying homage, he hurried back to the capital. It took him a total of seven days.

When he returned to the capital, Zhu Houxuan found that the trend of impeaching him had not diminished, but had intensified. Zhu Houxuan immediately realized that this was because he was blocking others' way.
(End of this chapter)