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

Chapter 35 Taking advantage of the situation
"Your Majesty!"

When Ge Cheng saw Zhu Di, he bowed and saluted.

Zhu Di stepped forward and helped Ge Cheng up, smiling broadly as he said, "Come on, the protagonist has arrived. Let's prepare to feast!"

"Let's have dinner!"

"The feast is finally about to begin. I can't wait!"

Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others started to make a fuss.

"What happened?"

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di's back and frowned instinctively.

Just when Zhang Xin called Zhu Di away, he took a look and saw Zhu Di's gloomy face.

"Could it be that Ge Cheng really betrayed the prince?"

A thought popped up in Yao Guangxiao's mind.

Then he shook his head and suppressed the thought.

If things were really as he guessed, Zhu Di would definitely take the initiative to tell him after the banquet.

At the banquet!
The atmosphere was extremely warm.

"Come, Ge Changshi, I'll toast you a glass."

"Ge Changshi, I have admired very few people in my life, and you are one of them. I'll drink this glass of wine, you can do whatever you want!"

"Ge Changshi, come, let's have a drink."

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Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others took turns to come forward and clink glasses with Ge Cheng to drink.

Of course, they also took Ge Cheng's identity as a civil servant into consideration and did not force him to drink too much. But even so, it didn't take long before Ge Cheng became dizzy from drinking.

"I can't take it anymore, everyone. Let me take a break." Ge Cheng waved his hands and begged for mercy. If he drank any more, he would vomit the wine immediately.

"Okay, as long as everyone shows their kindness, don't let Ge Changshi drink too much." Zhu Gaochi stepped forward to help.

Ge Cheng bowed to Zhu Gaochi and said, "Thank you, Prince!"

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand, supported Ge Cheng, and said, "Chief Secretary, everyone admires you, so they keep asking you to drink. Don't think they are forcing you to drink."

Ge Cheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Your Highness, you worry too much. I understand."

On the side, Zhu Di watched Ge Cheng talking to Zhu Gaochi, and thought to himself, "I hope I'm overthinking this!"

He and Ge Cheng have known each other for five or six years and really don't want to end up on opposite sides.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhang Wu hurried over and whispered in Zhu Di's ear, "Zhang Xin requests an audience!"

"You're here so soon?" A strange look flashed in Zhu Di's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Take him to my study. I'll go over after the banquet is over."

He was thinking of asking Yao Guangxiao to call Zhang Xin after the banquet, but he didn't expect that Zhang Xin would come to him on his own initiative.

From this point of view, Zhang Xin's credibility needs to be improved.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhang Wu bowed and turned to leave.

"Your Highness, what happened?" Yao Guangxiao walked over and asked.

Zhu Di looked at Yao Guangxiao and said, "After the banquet is over, please stay for a while."

"Okay!" Yao Guangxiao nodded.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Soon, it was late at night and the party was about to end.

Zhu Di raised his wine glass, smiling broadly, and said, "Come, let's all raise our glasses together to toast the Chief Secretary!"

"Respectfully, Chief Secretary!"

Everyone raised their glasses.

"Your Majesty, you make me feel ashamed." Ge Cheng said helplessly. He drank a glass of wine.

The banquet is over.

Everyone left one after another.

In a blink of an eye, only Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao were left.

"Your Highness, what happened?" Yao Guangxiao asked again.

Zhu Di took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Before attending the banquet, Ge Cheng went to see Zhang Xin."

Yao Guangxiao's heart sank. Things were indeed going in the direction he had imagined. His expression became serious and he said, "Your Highness, I'll go call Zhang Xin."

Now we must find out what Ge Cheng did and said after meeting Zhang Xin.

This is very important.

Ge Cheng had followed Zhu Di for five or six years and knew a lot about things in Beiping. If he defected to Zhu Yunwen, things would become very troublesome.

"No need!" Zhu Di waved his hand.

Yao Guangxiao raised his head and looked at Zhu Di with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhu Di said, "Zhang Xin came here an hour ago and is now waiting in my study."

Yao Guangxiao was startled for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face. He said, "Your Highness, it seems that Zhang Xin can be trusted appropriately in the future."

"Well, but don't let your guard down." Zhu Di nodded and said in a deep voice.

Yao Guangxiao thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, if Ge Cheng really betrays you, how do you plan to deal with him?"

Zhu Di was silent for a while, then said: "Let's go and see Zhang Xin first and see what he says."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the study.

Yao Guangxiao shook his head, a bitter look on his face, and sighed: "I hope Ge Cheng has not betrayed the prince."

Ge Cheng followed Zhu Di for five or six years, and he also worked with Ge Cheng for five or six years.

The feelings you feel when you're together day and night cannot be faked.

"Squeak!"

Zhu Di pushed open the door of the study and walked in with Yao Guangxiao.

Zhang Xin had been waiting in the room until he was almost dozing off. When he heard the door open, he immediately perked up and stepped forward to greet him, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yao!"

"Zhang Xin, what do you want from me?" Zhu Di asked calmly.

Zhang Xin took the letter out of his pocket and handed it to Zhu Di, saying, "Your Highness, not long ago, Ge Cheng came to me and told me that he was your Majesty's man. He also gave me a letter. Please take a look at it, Your Highness."

Zhu Di frowned, took the letter from Zhang Xin, opened it and read the contents.

After a moment, he finished reading the contents of the letter, and a trace of anger appeared on his face: "Damn it, Ge Cheng actually betrayed me!"

"Oh," Yao Guangxiao sighed, his uneasy heart completely dead.

Zhu Di took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, reached out and patted Zhang Xin on the shoulder, and said: "Zhang Xin, you did a great job. I will remember your contribution this time."

"This is God's blessing on Your Highness. Otherwise, Ge Cheng would have come to me instead of anyone else." Zhang Xin said modestly.

Zhu Di didn't say much, his eyes flashed with cold murderous intent. He thought he had treated Ge Cheng very well and didn't understand why Ge Cheng betrayed him.

"Your Highness, calm down!" Yao Guangxiao said.

Zhu Di looked up at Yao Guangxiao and said coldly, "Master, are you going to plead for Ge Cheng?"

"no!"

Yao Guangxiao shook his head and said, "Your Highness, we already know that Ge Cheng has defected to Zhu Yunwen, but Ge Cheng doesn't know this. In this case, we can create an information gap and use Ge Cheng to pass some false information to Zhu Yunwen."

"Hmm?" Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

Zhang Xin thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, I think Mr. Yao's words make sense. Using Ge Cheng to pass on some false information to the court will not only confuse the court, but also allow us to act more calmly."

Zhu Di was silent for a while, then said with a gloomy face, "You are right. In that case, let Ge Cheng live for two more days. This damned guy is really getting away with it!"

(End of this chapter)