Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 111 Gao Xu, this is your only chance in this life!
"What?" Zhu Gaosui was stunned, his face filled with astonishment. "Zhu Yunhuan wants to get rid of all the uncles?"

He was a little confused.

No, they are still on their way?
Is Yingtian Prefecture about to be finished?

So, do they still want to go?
"So, I must rush to Yingtian Prefecture as soon as possible." Zhu Di said.

Immediately, he looked at Zhu Gaosui with a serious expression and said, "Third Brother, we are now undergoing a severe test, and what we have to do is to grit our teeth and get through it. Do you understand?"

Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Di and nodded heavily: "Father, I understand!"

"Yeah!" Zhu Di nodded and said nothing more.

He has said everything he needs to say. Continuing to put pressure on Zhu Gaosui might even have the opposite effect.

"Your Highness, Ping'an is here!" Zhang Wu brought Ping'an over.

"Your Highness, what do you want to talk to me about? Have you changed your mind and want to join His Majesty?" Ping An said with a smile.

Zhu Di glanced at Ping An and said calmly, "Ping An, if I were you, I would shut up right now."

"Huh?" Ping An was stunned when he heard that.

He looked up at Zhu Di, slowly putting away the smile on his face, wondering in his heart: "What happened?"

"Your Highness!" Yuan Gong and Qiu Fu walked over and bowed to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Tingyu, Qiu Fu, the situation in Yingtian Prefecture has changed. I need to rush there as soon as possible. The two of you stay and help Sui'er control the troops."

When Yuan Gong and Qiu Fu heard Zhu Di's words, their expressions changed slightly and they said in a deep voice, "Yes, Your Highness!"

"Something happened in Yingtian Prefecture! However, judging from Prince Yan's reaction, Your Majesty should have gained the upper hand!" Ping An thought to himself.

Zhu Di took a deep breath, looked at Yao Guangxiao beside him, and said, "Master, let's go!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Yao Guangxiao nodded.

"Zhang Wu, take Ping An with you and let's go!" Zhu Di said.

Immediately, he pulled the reins of the warhorse under his crotch: "Gee!"

"Lulu!"

The warhorse neighed and ran forward madly.

Seeing this, Yao Guangxiao, Zhang Wu and others followed.

Zhu Gaosui watched Zhu Di go away, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "How on earth did Hu Ge'er do it? He was able to get rid of the princes so quickly. It's incredible."

Yingtian Prefecture, in front of the city gate!
Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong looked at each other and were about to set off to meet the princes outside the city.

"Gao Xu, wait a minute!" Suddenly, a rapid shout came from behind.

"Huh?" Zhu Gaoxu was stunned and turned his head with a puzzled look on his face.

"huhuhuhu"

Zhu Chun and Zhu Jian gasped for breath as they ran all the way to Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong: "We finally caught up!"

"Eleventh Uncle, Fourteenth Uncle, what's going on with you?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Chun and Zhu Li, who were panting in front of him, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Gao Xu, um, Uncle Wang will go with you." Zhu Chun swallowed and calmed himself down.

"Ah?" Zhu Gaoxu was a little confused.

"Gao Xu, just take us with you. With the two of us here, we can not only guarantee the safety of you and Jinglong, but also greatly increase the chances of the princes coming to the banquet. Although Yunhuan only asked you to deliver the letter, if you can get the princes outside the city to come to the banquet, the merit will definitely be greater." Zhu Li said.

They had already learned that Zhu Yunhuan was preparing to host a banquet for all the vassal kings, and asked Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong to go outside the city to deliver a letter.

After discussing it, the two felt that this was a good opportunity to make a contribution, so they ran over immediately.

"This..." Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong looked at each other.

"Jinglong, what do you think?" Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and looked at Li Jinglong beside him.

Li Jinglong thought for a moment and said, "My Lords, how about asking His Majesty?"

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "That's right, Uncle Eleven and Uncle Fourteen, it's not that I don't want to take you with me, but you also know the current situation. Otherwise, Jinglong and I will wait for you here, and you can go ask Hun Ge'er. If Hun Ge'er agrees, we will naturally be happy to take you with us."

"Okay!" Zhu Chun and Zhu Liang nodded.

"You two are not allowed to leave first!" Zhu Chun said with some concern.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled bitterly and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, we will never leave!"

Zhu Chun and Zhu Jian stared at Zhu Gaoxu for confirmation, then turned around and ran away.

"This is because of this incident." Zhu Gaoxu shook his head.

"The two princes are also eager to make achievements. I heard that neither of them fought with the Duke of Liang, but surrendered directly." Li Jinglong said.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded: "Eleventh Uncle and Fourteenth Uncle are indeed smart people."

Thinking of this, he thought of his old man, and a hint of bitterness appeared in his eyes.

He has received news that his father has sent troops.

Maybe, soon, he will have to face off against his own grandfather.

"By the way, I heard that Prince Yan sent troops?" Li Jinglong said.

"Yes!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded, looking a little melancholy.

Li Jinglong was silent for a moment, then said, "It's okay. I'll talk to His Majesty about it when the time comes. Besides, the Prince of Yan isn't a stubborn person. If all the princes have been dealt with by His Majesty, he might not take action in the end."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled bitterly and said, "I hope so!"

Li Jinglong thought for a moment and said, "By the way, Gao Xu, you can ask His Majesty to fight when the time comes. That way, the situation might be easier to resolve in the end."

Zhu Gaoxu's mouth twitched, and he said, "If I go out to fight, it might be better in the end, but I'm a little afraid of the old man."

Although he is usually fearless, when he meets his father Zhu Di, he is like a mouse meeting a cat.

Li Jinglong blinked and said, "Gao Xu, I remember that when you were a child, you were often beaten by the Prince of Yan. Right now, this is your only chance to fight back, and you don't have to worry about anything."

"Uh..." Zhu Gaoxu was stunned, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes: "Isn't this bad?"

Li Jinglong shrugged and said, "Anyway, this matter is up to you, I was just saying it casually."

Zhu Gaoxu lowered his head in thought, his expression expressionless, but his heart was beating thump thump thump thump: "Give the old man a good beating."

"Haha!" Li Jinglong smiled when he saw Zhu Gaoxu's appearance.

Although it was a bit unkind, it relieved Zhu Gaoxu's anxiety.

Yingtian Prefecture, on the street.

I don't know when it started, but a rumor spread on the street.

"Have you heard? His Majesty is going to restore the position of Prime Minister."

"Ah? Is this true? Didn't Taizu say that the position of Prime Minister cannot be restored? Your Majesty is really too bold."

"Don't talk nonsense. He's not the Prime Minister, he's the Chief Minister of the Cabinet. However, his functions and powers are no different from the Prime Minister. It's just a different title."

"Great! Scholars like me now have a lifelong pursuit. Long live His Majesty!"

"I never thought that the position of Prime Minister would appear again. May God bless us scholars!"

"It is indeed the heavens that are watching over us. Your Majesty is the true Dragon Emperor!"

"Who do you think has the chance to become the Prime Minister?"

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The news spread like wildfire, but most people just whispered about it in private, and no one dared to discuss it loudly in public.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang had established an ancestral precept that the position of prime minister could not be restored, and there was no sign of the chief minister of the cabinet at present.

If they dare to discuss this out loud, do they really think that the Jinyiwei are just there to eat and do nothing? They are now worried that they will not have the opportunity to show their talents to the new emperor.

Although there was no loud discussion, the news spread very quickly.

The position of prime minister is too tempting for civil officials.

Not to mention ordinary scholars, even the important officials in the court were all tempted.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to restore the position of Prime Minister?"

"Tell me, is this news true or false? The position of Prime Minister is going to be restored."

"If the position of Prime Minister is restored, who will become the Prime Minister?"

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An invisible undercurrent is brewing.

What followed was the support of court officials for Zhu Yunhuan.

Some officials who had previously been loyal to Zhu Yunhuan all began to crazily support him at this moment.

This is the charm of power.

Although many people were not qualified, this did not prevent the civil officials from being happy.

Prime Minister, this is the lifelong pursuit of many civil officials. Having it and not having it are two completely different concepts.

Yes, maybe they will never be able to reach it in their entire life, but in such a situation, they will only look for the reasons within themselves, thinking that they are not capable enough.

No, then there is no direction for even the efforts.

After Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi sobered up, they were stunned when they heard the news circulating in the city.

"broken!"

They realized the seriousness of the matter.

Now, Zhu Yunhuan had not yet announced the palace and pavilion reform, but the news had already been leaked. Immediately, the four of them ran to the palace to apologize to Zhu Yunhuan.

Although they didn't know who leaked the news, this was not the time to dwell on it.

The most urgent thing at the moment is to apologize to Zhu Yunhuan and eliminate his own suspicions.

Zhaoyi Palace!
Zhu Yunhuan stretched out his body and felt very energetic.

Yesterday he had a drink with Zhu Gaoxu, Li Jinglong, Zhu Neng and Sheng Yong. In the end, he got drunk and was helped back to the palace by Ma Sanbao.

Although there were hangover soup and hangover medicine in his system warehouse, he did not take them.

It's not like there's anything urgent.

Drinking is all about the feeling. If you try to sober up after drinking, you lose the fun of drinking.

Unless something urgent happens suddenly and he needs to deal with it, in which case he will use sobering soup and hangover medicine to sober himself up.

"Oh, we have to quickly bring Xu Miaojin, Zhang Yan and Zhao Rou to the palace!" Zhu Yunheng looked a little disappointed.

If he were still an ordinary person now, it would be fine.

But he is the emperor now.

There are a large number of beautiful girls in the palace, they are all temptations!
And he is not a casual person!
Although he is strong-willed.

However, who can withstand such constant testing of cadres?
"Sanbao, ask Tie Xuan and Fang Xiaoru to come over later!" Zhu Yunhuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ma Sanbao nodded.

Then, he hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi are kneeling outside the palace."

"Oh? That's quite fast. As expected of someone who left a mark in history, he has a very keen sense of smell!" Zhu Yunhuan was stunned and a smile appeared on his face.

Then he walked out of the palace.

Outside the palace.

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi knelt obediently, feeling uneasy.

Zhu Yunhuan walked out of the palace.

"Your Majesty!" Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi said respectfully.

"What's going on?" Zhu Yunhuan pretended to be confused.

He couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion in his heart. This was the change brought about by status.

Even if he was an ordinary person, he could make the four top talents Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi nervous.

It was he who asked Ma Sanbao to spread the news from Yingtian Prefecture.

Is the strategy top notch?
Very general.

However, with the addition of the emperor, things became complicated.

Moreover, there are four personnel involved.

At this moment, Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi must have been speculating about each other, but they would never have thought that he was the mastermind behind this incident.

"Your Majesty, we ask for your punishment!" the four said in unison.

Finding out who spread the news takes time, and it may not even be possible in the end.

However, they had to let Zhu Yunhuan know that they did not do it. In this case, admitting the mistake directly was the best option.

"Punishment? What did you do wrong?" Zhu Yunxun asked.

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, what you told us yesterday has been leaked." Xia Yuanji said.

"Did you four tell anyone?" Zhu Yunhuan said lightly.

The four of them lowered their heads, their hearts filled with bitterness.

They simply couldn't explain the current situation!
"This is just the first time. It won't happen again. Everyone, please leave!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand.

"what?"

The four of them were stunned, somewhat incredulous.

"What? Don't you want to leave?" Zhu Yunxun said.

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi turned and left with complicated expressions.

The emperor was too lenient towards these four people.

But what have they done to deserve this tolerance?
Xia Yuanji took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty is too partial to us!"

Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi remained silent.

"I will continue to investigate this matter. If I discover anything, don't blame me for being ruthless." Yang Shiqi said.

The news was leaked for no reason, and these four people are the most suspicious.

"It's time to check!" Hu Yi said.

Xie Jin also nodded. Although he didn't say anything, he made up his mind to be more careful when competing with Xia Yuanji, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi in the future.

"Thump, thump, thump!" Zhu Chun and Zhu Li ran past the four people and went straight into the Zhaoyi Palace.

"King of Shu? King of Su?" Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi were stunned and looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

They also have some understanding of Zhu Chun and Zhu Liang.

Among all the princes, these two were the most far-sighted.

Among them, Zhu Chun was also the son-in-law of Lan Yu, Duke of Liang.

If nothing unexpected happens, the two princes will have the best ending in the future.

The four hesitated for a moment, then turned around and left.

I have done something wrong, and now I must seize the time to do something practical to make up for myself.

Inside the palace!
Zhu Chun and Zhu Jian came in front of Zhu Yunhuan and without waiting for Zhu Yunhuan to speak, they knelt down with a thud.

"Uncles Wang, what are you doing?" Zhu Yunhuan was a little confused.

"Your Majesty, please let us follow Gao Xu and Jinglong out of the palace. We promise to let all the princes outside the city into the city for the banquet." Zhu Chun said.

"That's right, Your Majesty, please give us this opportunity. We really want to pay for our previous mistakes." Zhu Liang also said.

"My two uncles, please get up first!" Zhu Yunhuan stepped forward and helped Zhu Chun and Zhu Li up.

Zhu Chun and Zhu Li stood up and looked at Zhu Yunhuan with some trepidation.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Chun and Zhu Jian with amusement, and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, since you are so willing, just come along."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Chun and Zhu Li looked delighted, bowed to Zhu Yunhuan, and turned to leave.

"Two uncles!" Zhu Yunhuan shouted.

Zhu Chun and Zhu Jian stopped and turned to look at Zhu Yunhuan in confusion, saying, "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

"I have seen your performance!" said Zhu Yunxun.

Zhu Chun and Zhu Li were stunned when they heard this.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and waved his hand: "Go!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhu Chun and Zhu Liang nodded, turned around, and left with firm steps.

The Duke's Mansion of Wei!

Xu Zengshou frowned and found Xu Huizu, saying, "Brother, things are not good. Zhao Sili and Zhang Qi's daughter is going to enter the palace."

"What?" Xu Huizu was stunned. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "I have some impression of Zhao Sili. Who is Zhang Qi?"

He was a little stunned.

"A pacifier from the Bingmasi." Xu Zengshou said.

He was a little anxious.

Although both the Zhao family and the Zhang family are ants in front of the Xu family, and Zhu Yunhuan is unlikely to make the daughter of Zhao Sili or Zhang Qi the queen, there is still a possibility.

What if?
"Where did you hear this news?" Xu Huizu looked suspicious.

Could two petty officials marry their daughter into the imperial palace?
"It was spread by the Zhao and Zhang families. Moreover, I have inquired about it. Not long ago, His Majesty did summon Zhao Sili and Zhang Qi." Xu Zengshou said.

Xu Huizu was silent, then asked, "Are the daughters of the Zhao and Zhang families very outstanding?"

"No!" Xu Zengshou shook his head.

According to the information he had gathered, both Zhao Rou and Zhang Yan were very ordinary people, and because their fathers were military generals, they both had somewhat unruly and aggressive personalities.

"Does that mean Zhao Sili and Zhang Qi have close ties with Your Majesty?" Xu Huizu asked again.

"No, we have never had any contact!" Xu Zengshou shook his head again.

"This..." Xu Huizu hesitated and said, "Could it be that His Majesty really has a crush on the daughters of the Zhao and Zhang families?"

Xu Zengshou thought for a moment and said, "Brother, I think you should go to the palace!"

Opportunities must be fought for.

If the Zhao and Zhang families really steal the throne and take away his position as queen, he would cry to death.

(End of this chapter)