Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 28 The Man in the Dragon Robe

But it seems that Ximei's consent is not required.

Most marriages in this era are facilitated by the elders.

Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang were brought together by Guo Zixing.

The marriage of Empress Xu and Zhu Di was brought together by Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da.

Matchmaker's words are parents' orders.

You only have the power to make decisions if your elders have passed away.

……

In the palace.

Zhu Di was reading the memorial sent by Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi sat nervously below, not saying a word, and occasionally glancing at Zhu Di's face out of the corner of his eyes.

His hands were constantly making small movements, sometimes grabbing his clothes, sometimes wiping the sweat off his face.

Zhu Di was very satisfied when he looked at the memorials in his hands.

I didn't expect Zhu Gaochi to finish reviewing these memorials so quickly.

He had expected to review about half of it, after all, he had just moved to the East Palace not long ago.

Zhu Di closed the memorial and stood up.

"You finished reviewing these memorials so quickly. I guess you must have reviewed them from dusk till dawn to be so efficient."

Hearing these words, Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his forehead.

"Reporting to the Emperor, Father, as the Crown Prince Regent, this is what I should do."

Looking at Zhu Gaochi's embarrassed face, Zhu Di immediately said.

"Efficiency is a good thing, but it can also lead to negligence. When it comes to national affairs, we can't just pursue efficiency."

Sometimes, when efficiency is too fast, some negligence is inevitable.

Of course, there was nothing wrong with the memorials that Zhu Gaochi brought over.

But mistakes are bound to happen in the future.

Zhu Gaochi was shocked. He couldn't go fast or slow...

At this moment, Little Nose slowly came to Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yao is here."

Upon learning that Yao Guangxiao was coming, Zhu Gaochi prepared to get up and leave, but was stopped by Zhu Di.

"I have something to ask you later, let the old monk come in first."

Not long after.

Yao Guangxiao came before Zhu Di wearing a black robe.

After the ceremony, Yao Guangxiao went straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, I came here this time to ask for your approval."

Zhu Di thought for a moment and nodded.

He signaled Yao Guangxiao to speak first, and he would consider whether to approve it or not.

Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting next to him, suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember Pu Qia?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment.

Who is Pu Qia?
As he gets older, his memory has declined, which led to what Yao Guangxiao said.

For a moment he couldn't remember who this person was.

So he had to look at Zhu Gaochi. Feeling Zhu Di's gaze, Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment.

He quickly replied, "Father, Pu Qia is the chief monk of Emperor Jianwen."

When Zhu Di heard this, his face suddenly darkened.

After Zhu Gaochi said this, he remembered.

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang basically assigned chief monks to all the princes and their descendants, and Yao Guangxiao was his chief monk.

Responsible for the main sacrificial activities, Pu Qia was the chief monk of Zhu Yunwen.

In the fourth year of the Jingnan Campaign, he led his troops to attack Yingtian Prefecture, but failed to find Emperor Jianwen.

Later there were rumors that Zhu Yunwen escaped by disguising himself as a monk.

Pu Qia knew his whereabouts and had him imprisoned.

"Old monk, do you want me to release Pu Qia?"

Yao Guangxiao nodded slightly.

Although he did not care about state affairs, he still paid attention to the affairs of temples and monks.

These days, I was looking through the list of chief monks and suddenly discovered this.

Pu Qia had been imprisoned in the imperial prison for sixteen years.

During these sixteen years, the court did not interrogate him and just kept him imprisoned.

"It has been sixteen years since the Jingnan Incident, and Puqia has already paid for his sins with sixteen years in prison." "I hope the emperor can pardon his sins."

When Zhu Di heard this, he didn't think too much about it.

He said directly: "Little snot, ask Prince Zhao to go to the imperial prison and release Pu Qia."

In fact, everyone knows whether Emperor Jianwen escaped or not.

Pu Qia was just a scapegoat to hide this secret.

However, if Yao Guangxiao hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about this person.

I'm afraid this man will really die of old age in the imperial prison.

"never mind?"

"never mind."

When Zhu Di was about to continue reading the memorials reviewed by Zhu Gaochi, he found that Yao Guangxiao had not left yet.

"Anything else?"

If you are free, you can keep Yao Guangxiao to chat.

However, I have to deal with state affairs now, so naturally I have no time to chat with Yao Guangxiao.

Think for a moment.

Yao Guangxiao asked, "Your Majesty, I went to the tavern to drink today."

"I heard that you went to the tavern yesterday at noon wearing a dragon robe?"

Hearing these confusing words, Zhu Di remained silent.

"Old monk, are you getting old and confused?"

In the early years of Yongle, he still liked to wear dragon robes.

However, as time went by, he rarely wore the Dragon Cannon. Not only was it troublesome, but he was also afraid of getting it dirty.

Therefore, it is sufficient to wear a black robe unless it is a formal occasion.

Not to mention leaving the palace.

You have nothing to do, so you go wandering around the streets in your dragon robe?

"Besides, I stayed in the palace yesterday afternoon. What happened?"

Yao Guangxiao's brows were somewhat solemn.

He didn't know whether he should say it or not.

If it were to be said, it would probably cause quite a stir. Making dragon robes privately is no small matter.

By then, the Jinyiwei will probably turn the entire Yingtian Prefecture upside down.

If you don't say it, it means you know the truth but don't report it, which may put you in danger in your later years.

A big reason why he was able to gain Zhu Di's trust was that he always stood on Zhu Di's side.

After all, it has only been 20 or 30 years since Li Shanchang's death.

"When I went to drink today."

"Boss Zhuang told me that yesterday at noon, a man in a yellow dragon robe went there."

As soon as these words came out.

Zhu Gaochi, who was standing by, was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat.

I knew nothing good would happen if I stayed.

Zhu Gaochi swallowed subconsciously.

He lowered his head and glanced at Zhu Di out of the corner of his eye.

Zhu Di's face looked very solemn at this moment.

"Old monk, are you sure you heard it right?"

To put it mildly, this is an act of usurpation.

If it is a little more serious, then it means intention to rebel and wear the yellow robe.

There was a military general in the Song Dynasty who became emperor as soon as he put on a yellow robe.

Therefore, anyone who wears the yellow robe, no matter what the reason, will be judged as having the intention of treason.

Ordinary people don’t recognize the yellow robe, and they won’t wear it for no reason. It is not available for sale in the market.

The powerful officials knew about the yellow robe and knew that it was the symbol of the emperor, so they would not buy yellow clothes on purpose.

"Although I am old, I cannot be wrong about what you said."

Zhuang Mu was almost whispering in his ear, there was no way he could have heard it wrong.

Although he is old, his hearing has not deteriorated to this extent.

Although my memory has declined to some extent, I can still remember what happened just now.

"It seems that someone is tired of living."

Zhu Di's eyes were filled with murderous intent and his expression was grim.

(End of this chapter)