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

Chapter 81 The rare warmth between Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi

Jian Yi spoke frankly.

"Your Majesty, the King of Han and the King of Zhao are indeed good at fighting."

"But when it comes to governing the country, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is better."

"Besides, a good grandson can bring prosperity to three generations..."

In his opinion, Zhu Di's intention to let Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui serve as regents was to replace the crown prince.

Although Jian Yi did not interfere in matters concerning the crown prince or taking sides.

But over the years, state affairs have been left to Zhu Gaochi to handle.

Moreover, no matter how big or small the matter was, if they were asked to choose the next emperor they wanted to assist, it would naturally be Zhu Gaochi.

Xia Yuanji also echoed, "Yes, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been regent for ten years and has not indulged in pleasure, but has worked hard to govern the country."

"If we rashly replace the crown prince, the country will be unstable."

They even looked towards Yao Guangxiao beside them.

I hope Yao Guangxiao can also say a few words for Zhu Gaochi.

After all, Yao Guangxiao was Zhu Zhanji's teacher.

Yao Guangxiao just smiled faintly, but he knew very well in his heart that Zhu Di wanted to change the regent.

I don't want to change the crown prince.

Instead, he wanted to bring Zhu Gaochi to Zhuang Mu's tavern to help him solve the nightmare that had troubled him for many years.

Naturally, he simply ignored Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi's requests for help.

Zhu Di also smiled.

"When did I say I wanted to change the crown prince?"

"You also said that the prince has worked diligently for ten years. I am going to give him a vacation."

"Accompany me to go out and have fun. After the fun, the position of regent will still be his."

play?

With Zhu Gaochi's health, where could he go for fun?
Walking from the East Palace to the Shangshufang, Zhu Gaochi was out of breath.

The only forms of entertainment are eating and reading.

He should not be exposed to women too often. He is already obese, and excessive indulgence in women will affect his handling of state affairs.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi was very restrained.

"But Your Majesty, the prince's health..."

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't bother him."

"Little Sniffle, go and get the prince to me."

Anyway, when you go to the pub, you just lie down or sit.

Out of the way.

The only hardship is actually the distance from the palace to the tavern.

Zhu Gaochi could still tolerate this distance.

Just as Xiao Bishou was about to go to the East Palace, Zhu Di thought for a moment and said, "Wait, I will go to the East Palace myself."

to be frank.

He didn't know how long it had been since he last went to the East Palace.

One year? Two years? Five years? Even ten years? The last time I went to the East Palace.

When Miaoyun was still alive, I accompanied her on that trip.

In fact, the distance from his bedroom to the East Palace was only a hundred steps.

However, it has been a long time since I last visited Zhu Gaochi in the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince's Mansion.

Basically, they would ask Xiao Bisi to pass the message, or ask Zhu Gaochi to come to the Shangshufang.

……

East Palace, Prince's Mansion.

Zhu Gaochi was reviewing memorials as usual.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji rushed in, and then, holding the token given by Zhu Di, he smiled.

"Dad, what do you think this is?"

Looking at the token in Zhu Zhanji's hand, Zhu Gaochi was a little surprised.

“Isn’t this your grandfather’s token?”

Zhu Zhanji smiled somewhat arrogantly at this time and said, "Grandpa gave it to me, and also gave me the right to execute first and report later!"

Such a big disaster happened.

Instead of rebuke, grace continues.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but feel a little envious of his son.

However, he also noticed that Zhu Zhanji was a little too proud of himself.

Then he warned: "Now that you have the token, you must cherish it and don't act rashly like before."

"Otherwise, your grandfather can give you the token, but he can also take it back from you."

"You are a person who can execute first and ask for permission later. Even if you don't have this token, your grandfather won't blame you."

"You can't kill someone without consulting him. Even if you have this token, you will still have to pay the price for what you did."

People like Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Xia Yuanji, and Jian Yi.

Even if Zhu Zhanji had the token, he still couldn't move it.

Like the others, even if Zhu Zhanji didn't have the token, he could still move.

"Don't rely on your grandfather's favor to act lawless. One day, you will fall and find out."

Zhu Zhanji didn't want to listen to Zhu Gaochi's nagging.

"Tsk, Dad, you don't understand. I'm the Crown Prince appointed by Grandpa himself. How could I possibly fall down?"

This sentence "You don't understand" made Zhu Gaochi stunned.

There was a hint of loneliness in his eyes.

Yes, how can I understand it?

Zhu Di had never pampered himself as much as he pampered Zhu Zhanji.

Along the way, from the Prince of Yan to the Crown Prince, he was walking on thin ice.

to be frank.

If it weren't for his mother and Emperor Taizu, he would have been abandoned by his father long ago.

The Prince of Yan was canonized by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and the old man was more disgusted with him.

As for the crown prince, it was actually because of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Zhanji's face and status that he could become the crown prince.

"Oh, yes, yes, I don't understand."

"But Zhanji, don't forget, you are not the only one with a grandfather."

Although he was not favored by Zhu Di, he was favored and praised by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand.

"How is great grandfather the same as grandfather? Great grandfather dotes on every descendant of the Zhu family."

"Grandpa only dotes on me."

These words pierced Zhu Gaochi's heart.

What Zhu Zhanji said seemed to be correct.

Zhu Yuanzhang's favor for his grandson was not exclusive to him alone. Above him, there was also Zhu Yunwen. After saying this, Zhu Zhanji took Zhu Di's token and went to investigate the case happily.

"Dad, I'm going to investigate the case."

Then, without waiting for Zhu Gaochi to say anything, he disappeared in a flash.

He was the only one left in the study, and the only things that accompanied him were the piles of memorials.

Zhu Gaochi let out a long sigh.

"Oh, I'm so tired."

This sigh immediately added a hint of sadness and fatigue to Zhu Gaochi's wrinkled fat face.

After sighing, Zhu Gaochi had to sit back in the chair.

Reading and reviewing memorials in a boring way.

Sometimes, he wondered how great it would be if he was not the eldest son.
Just when Zhu Gaochi was about to calm down and concentrate on reviewing memorials.

There was a noise at the door.

Zhu Di looked around the East Palace.

Slowly walking into Zhu Gaochi's Shangshufang, there were mountains of memorials, and Zhu Gaochi was sitting in the middle in a slightly messy manner.

When Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Di, he was suddenly at a loss.

"Father, why are you here?"

You should know that Zhu Di has only come to the Eastern Palace once since he ascended the throne.

I came here with my mother Xu Miaoyun.

Going back further, we probably have to trace it back to the previous dynasty, when Zhu Di went to meet Prince Yiwen.

Looking at Zhu Gaochi's somewhat sad and tired expression, Zhu Di was silent for a long time.

I don't know what to say.

The father and son just sat there.

Zhu Gaochi pouted and his eyes darted left and right.

It seemed that when Zhu Di came, he was no longer familiar with this place and felt a sense of fear of the unfamiliar environment.

It was a routine matter for Zhu Gaochi to go to the Shangshufang to meet Zhu Di.

Zhu Di came to the study in the East Palace to see Zhu Gaochi to inquire about family matters.

It was a warm picture.

At this moment, it seems very embarrassing.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Zhu Gaochi picked up a pile of memorials and came to Zhu Di and said.

"Dad, this is the memorial I reviewed today, please take a look."

In his opinion.

If Zhu Di came to see him, it could only be about official business, not family matters.

Looking at the memorial brought over by Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Di spoke slowly.

"I am not here to ask for a memorial today."

Zhu Gaochi was slightly stunned? Didn't he come here to ask for a memorial?

What is that for?

"I plan to let the second brother take over the position of regent."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaochi was stunned where he was.

I was also thinking in my mind, have I done anything wrong?
It seems that he did nothing wrong during his regency.

Just like that, he was deprived of his position as regent.

One could sense a deep sense of loss in Zhu Gaochi's eyes.

It was as if the whole person had been drained away.

Yet he still had to force a smile.

"Dad, I'll send the memorial to the second son."

Zhu Di sensed that Zhu Gaochi's words were full of disappointment.

Then he asked, "Why don't you ask why?"

Zhu Gaochi was still smiling.

"Dad's decision naturally has your own ideas."

"All I can do is listen to you."

They were extremely cautious, as if they were either father and son or superiors and subordinates.

Zhu Di was somewhat touched.

Although he did not like Zhu Gaochi before, as the time of his regent period went by, his opinion of Zhu Gaochi gradually improved.

But he was the emperor and he was very shameless.

It is naturally impossible to lower one's status to maintain this father-son relationship.

Zhu Gaochi was also self-aware and knew that he would never bother Zhu Di.

This led to Zhu Di's intention to improve the relationship between father and son, but he was unwilling to take the initiative, and Zhu Gaochi was afraid to take the initiative.

The words came to his lips, but he hesitated for a long time.

Looking at Zhu Gaochi, who had just lost his power as regent and was feeling aggrieved, Zhu Di thought for a long time before saying anything.

"I'm going to take you out to play."

"The power of regent will be temporarily handed over to the second brother."

These two short sentences made Zhu Gaochi's mood, which had originally fallen to the bottom of the valley, instantly soar to the top of his head.

The dim eyes gradually became bright and clear.

Even the tiredness and exhaustion on his face was much less, and he instantly looked several years younger.

"Really, really?"

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di cautiously, his eyes filled with hope.

It was a little unbelievable that Zhu Di would actually take me out to play!

You know, this is the first time since I was a child!
Zhu Di liked hunting, but he never took himself with him because of his disability.

In fact, he really wanted to go, but Zhu Di was unwilling to take him with him because he had difficulty walking and it would be very troublesome.

Zhu Di stood up slowly: "Yes."

"What? Do you want me to repeat it again?"

Zhu Gaochi's voice was trembling, and he smiled excitedly: "No, no need."

"Dad, I will have someone send all the memorials to the second son right now."

Seeing Zhu Gaochi's happy expression, Zhu Di also rarely smiled at him.

"Not in a hurry."

"Take care of the regent's affairs first, and I'll take you out of the palace in a few days."

"Yeah, that's it."

After saying this, Zhu Di stood up and prepared to leave.

Zhu Gaochi hurried forward and wanted to see Zhu Di off.

But Zhu Di stopped him: "You are not in good health, so there is no need to send you far away."

Zhu Gaochi said quickly: "Dad, it's not far, let me take you there."

(End of this chapter)