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

Chapter 80: The Prince of Han Regents the State and Brings Zhu Gaochi to See Taizu
"Rebel? Have you found him?"

"Didn't I hear that the third brother searched for three days and three nights but didn't find any news?"

Although this matter is not his responsibility.

But he was also very concerned about it. Since it was a matter of treason and rebellion, it needed some attention no matter what.

He also knew the results of Zhu Gaosui's investigation.

Otherwise, the position of commander-in-chief would not have fallen into Zhu Zhanji's hands.

"Dad, don't you know my character?"

"If I didn't have accurate information, would I be so lawless?"

"The position of commander is not important, but what if my fear of action causes these two rebels to escape?"

"That threatens my Zhu family's kingdom."

"Dad, you know what's more important."

These words also reduced most of Zhu Gaochi's anger.

Yes, the reputation of the Jinyiwei can at most be improved slowly in the future.

But if the rebels expand their power in secret, then it will be the Zhu family's world that will be threatened.

Zhu Di's throne, his position as crown prince, and Zhu Zhanji's position as crown prince.

Zhu Gaochi sighed helplessly.

"Is there any result?"

Zhu Zhanji shook his head.

"Alas, I have searched almost all of Yingtian Prefecture, but there is no news at all."

"Dad, do you think these two people have some kind of underground escaping technique?"

The Zhu family doesn't really believe in things like immortality.

But now I have to think about it this way.

Otherwise, it is really hard to explain that I was in the pub just a second ago.

Once he left the door, he disappeared without a trace.

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes at Zhu Zhanji and said, "Okay, you should report this matter to the old man as soon as possible."

"If you don't say hello and act like this, the old man will inevitably be unhappy."

"Explain the reasons to him and get his authorization. It won't be too late for you to look for him in a big way."

"I know that you have much more time than your uncle."

The maximum deadline Zhu Di gave Zhu Zhanji was half a month.

The maximum deadline given to Zhu Gaosui was three days.

Naturally, he had five times more time than Zhu Gaosui.

……

The study room.

Zhu Zhanji tiptoed to the door, stuck his head out and looked inside.

The wind and snow were a little lighter today, so the door of the Shangshufang was not closed.

At this moment, Zhu Di shouted loudly: "Little bastard, come in."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji walked in with a smile.

Zhu Di was seen fiddling with a few arrows with a pitching pot placed in front of him.

"Grandpa, I'm in trouble." Zhu Zhanji did not hide it at all.

Zhu Di held the arrow with two fingers and aimed at the pot. Perhaps because his eyesight was not very good, he missed the target after several consecutive throws.

His hands were empty, and Zhu Zhanji beside him saw this.

He quickly picked up the arrow on the ground and handed it to Zhu Di.

"Grandpa, here it is."

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Zhanji, did not take the arrows, and said calmly: "Tell me, what trouble have you gotten into?"

Zhu Zhanji glanced at the three spectators gathered around the stove.

They are all my confidants, so there is no need to hide it.

"Grandpa, I went to Zhuang Mu's tavern today to investigate a case and saw the two thieves."

"My grandson was incompetent and failed to catch him in the act."

Zhu Di came to the dragon table, picked up the still warm tea and took a sip.

"Didn't I assign Zhao De and the others to you? How come you can't catch them?"

Although the rank of Qianhu is not considered high in the official system of Jinyiwei.

But it is already the peak of Jinyiwei's military power.

It is also the highest position that ordinary people can reach.

For official positions above the rank of Qianhu, military strength is less important and instead all-round abilities are valued.

Of course, context is most important.

Therefore, the Jinyiwei at the level of Qianhu are actually the most powerful among the Jinyiwei.

The Jinyiwei at this level were all selected step by step from the bottom.

"Grandpa, you don't know, that thief is very fierce."

"Zhao De raised it up easily with two hands."

"You know the tavern is small, so it's hard to form an effective siege."

"Zhao De is not his match, let alone the others."

Zhu Di put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Zhu Zhanji.

Lift Zhao De easily.

If I remember correctly, Zhao De weighed about 160 to 170 kilograms.

He is not very tall, but he can still lift this.

The only person who could do it in Yingtian Prefecture was Zhu Gaoxu.

"and then."

"Then the waitress in the tavern said, let's go out and fight."

"They agreed, but when we went out, we found that the two thieves had suddenly disappeared."

"So... in order to find them, my grandson ordered a thorough investigation of Yingtian Prefecture."

"The noise was a bit too loud."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di did not show much emotion.

With clues and information, it's no problem to make a bigger move to find the person who's plotting treason.

As long as there isn't anything going on and there isn't any fuss, it's fine.

"Did you see the appearance of these two rebels clearly?"

Zhu Zhanji nodded: "I see it clearly."

"There are two rebels in total. The leader has a very elegant and easy-going temperament, but he is also dignified."

"The other one calls himself Duke of Liang."

Zhu Di frowned slightly.

"Is it the Liang of Bingliang or the Liang of Liangshan?"

"It should be the Liang from Liangshan."

The "liang" in "liangliang" has a bad connotation, so it is unlikely to be the "liang" in "liangliang". It is most likely the "liang" in "liangshan".

"By the way, Grandpa, there are three very eye-catching scars on the face of Duke Liang."

"One is at the corner of the eye, vertical, one is at the bridge of the nose, horizontal, and one is at the left corner of the mouth, slanted."

"And this person is very afraid of the man in the dragon robe."

Zhu Di was thoughtful.

After sorting out this information, I didn't find anything unusual.

This is the Duke of Liang. Why does he have so many scars on his face?
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be hard to find someone with such obvious facial features.

Just as Zhu Di was thinking, Little Nose hurried to Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, the two princes are here."

"Second and third brothers? What are they doing here?"

When Zhu Zhanji heard that his two uncles were coming, he looked guilty. Yao Guangxiao, Xia Yuanji, and Jian Yi beside him instantly understood that the noise Zhu Zhanji was making was probably really big.

Zhu Di also noticed something unusual.

"Let them both in."

When Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui came in, they complained directly to Zhu Di.

"Dad, what does Zhu Zhanji mean?!"

"He actually came to our house while investigating a case. Without giving any explanation, he searched my house and my second brother's house thoroughly."

"What do you want to do? Do you want to say that we are traitors? Are we supporting the traitors?"

Zhu Zhanji hurriedly explained.

"Uncle 2 and Uncle 3, you two have been searching for three days and have come up with nothing. I have the right to suspect that you are colluding with the rebels."

Zhu Gaosui snorted coldly.

He stared at Zhu Zhanji with great hostility.

He smiled and said, "Suspicion? Let me ask you, do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence that proves our treason!?!"

"Who gave you the power to execute first and report later?"

Zhu Zhanji was directly suppressed by Zhu Gaosui's momentum, and since he was not in the right, his momentum was much weaker than Zhu Gaosui's.

Just when Zhu Gaosui was becoming more aggressive.

Zhu Di took a look.

He said calmly: "Old Third, you have been checking for three days and there is no sound."

"Zhanji has been investigating for three days and almost caught the person. Shouldn't he investigate you?"

"Dad, we have no objection to your suspicion of us brothers, but he acted without your authorization and reported to you later..."

Before he could finish, Zhu Di responded: "Who said he didn't have my authorization?"

In a word.

This left Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui speechless for a moment.

Don't be so biased.

"Okay, isn't it better that nothing was found? At least it proves your innocence, right?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were speechless.

Anyway, Zhu Di protected Zhu Zhanji and they couldn't do anything. In their dreams, they were the emperor and could resist Zhu Di.

Not here.

After sending the two idiots away.

Zhu Di warned: "Don't act rashly, continue investigating the case, and take my token."

"I grant you the right to execute first and report later."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanji hurriedly looked for the token on Zhu Di's desk.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Di said helplessly: "The token is in the pen holder."

After taking the token, Zhu Zhanji bowed and took his leave.

"That stinky boy."

After dealing with things here, Zhu Di looked at the two ministers sitting around the stove.

"I say, you two, do you really want to stay with me in my study until I die?"

"It's been several days, and there's no solution?"

Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi looked at each other.

At this time, Yao Guangxiao stood up to intercede for the two: "How can a bird in a cage know the outside world? How can its mind be broadened?"

Simply put, if they are locked up, they can't even think of anything.

It would be better to let them go back and let them think about it at home or outside.

Sometimes, you may suddenly have an epiphany while going to the toilet at home.

But here, they are always under pressure.

Zhu Di refused.

"I don't care if it's a caged bird or not."

“I don’t want the process, I just want the result.”

"If you really want to accompany me until death, then when I die, I will issue an edict to have you two buried with me."

Hearing this, Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi were slightly stunned.

I didn’t expect that Zhu Di’s mind was so determined this time.

Not to mention, if he let the two of them be buried with him, Zhu Di might really do it.

It is true that Zhu Di was a wise emperor, but at the same time, his path to becoming an emperor was built by stepping on one corpse after another.

If he is really angered, it is not impossible for him to kill his favorite ministers.

For example, Xie Jin.

The chief minister of the cabinet is also considered a regent and an important official in the Hongwu Dynasty.

He just had a straightforward personality and a quick brain. I liked him at first, but later he became more and more out of control and was frozen to death in the snow by Ji Gang.

The two looked at each other.

Xia Yuanji then said, "In fact, if the emperor wants to make Emperor Taizu calm down, there are ways."

Sure enough, these two old foxes will always keep their secrets unless they are pushed.

"explain."

"The Emperor just refuted his two sons for the sake of his grandson. This statement also applies to Emperor Taizu."

"The next generation is close."

"When Emperor Taizu was alive, he loved the crown prince very much."

Being close to grandparents is a tradition of the Zhu family.

Zhu Yuanzhang passed the throne directly to his grandson Zhu Yunwen.

In a sense, Zhu Di also wanted to pass the throne directly to the Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji.

After all, Zhu Gaochi could die of obesity at any time.

Family affection is the only way Zhu Yuanzhang could show leniency to him.

Zhu Di was thoughtful after hearing this.

This is indeed a solution.

He did not pray that Zhu Yuanzhang could really forgive him, but at least he could be less angry.

As long as you don't kill yourself, it's all fine.

Besides, there is really no better way than this one.

The seven days are almost up.

What needs to be faced must be faced.

"It's a good idea, but if the prince leaves, who will supervise the country?"

Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi were slightly stunned.

What does Zhu Di want to do???
At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly thought of it.

Yes, the second and third sons can also be regents.

No matter what, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were people who "ascended the throne" and became emperors.

During the time when Zhu Gaochi is away, it should be no problem to handle the government affairs for ten days or half a month.

Just right.

Give your eldest child a holiday and let him relax.

It can also help Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui accumulate some experience in governing the country.

In this way, even if they become emperors in their dreams, they will not be completely ignorant.

It can also be regarded as his own way of making up for Zhu Gaoxu.

Three birds with one stone.

"What do you think about letting the King of Han govern the country?"

(End of this chapter)