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

Chapter 9: The traitor in the imperial city, the angry Zhu Yunwen

"Mother, please take care." Zhu Yunwen did not try to keep Lu.

Before, he had always lived under the protection of the Lu family. Now that he has become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if he still lives under the protection of the Lu family, people will probably gossip about him behind his back, and the court officials will not take him seriously at that time.

He would never allow that to happen.

Lu walked away slowly. She understood Zhu Yunwen's thoughts, so she had been gradually letting go. If possible, she also wanted to see Zhu Yunwen grow up and become independent as soon as possible.

By then, she will be able to completely relax.

After a while.

Ge Cheng came before Zhu Yunwen and knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty!"

"Ge Qing, please get up quickly." Zhu Yunwen smiled and walked forward to help Ge Cheng up, his face full of confusion: "Ge Qing, why don't you rest at home? Instead, you come to see me. Is there something wrong?"

"Your Majesty clearly shows you!"

Ge Cheng nodded, his face solemn: "I report that the King of Yan intends to rebel."

"It really is this!" Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed, but pretended to be shocked on the surface. He said, "Ge Qing, please don't talk nonsense. How could Fourth Uncle rebel? This is impossible."

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. This time I came to Yingtian Prefecture on the orders of Prince Yan. He asked me to stabilize Your Majesty and buy time for his rebellion." Ge Cheng's face was serious.

"How could this happen? I have never treated my fourth uncle badly. Why did he rebel?" Zhu Yunwen's face was full of grief.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to do this. The Prince of Yan is ambitious and not worth your Majesty's heartache." Ge Cheng said, speaking ill of Zhu Di without any mercy.

He thought clearly that since he had chosen to betray, he would do it thoroughly to avoid pleasing both sides in the end.

"Ugh"

Zhu Yunwen sighed, looked up at Ge Cheng, and asked, "Ge Qing, do you have any evidence that my fourth uncle is rebelling?"

"Yes!" Ge Cheng nodded.

"Okay!" Zhu Yunwen's eyes flashed with excitement, but it was quickly covered up again. He said, "Mr. Ge, please show me the evidence. Otherwise, I really don't want to believe that my fourth uncle will rebel."

"Your Majesty, please take a look!" Ge Cheng took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart. With trembling hands, he took the document from Ge Cheng, opened it and glanced at it casually. After confirming that the document was not false, a bitter expression appeared on his face: "How could this be? Why did Fourth Uncle rebel? Why!"

"Alas," Ge Cheng sighed in his heart, remaining silent.

Zhu Yunwen put the documents away, patted Ge Cheng on the shoulder, and said, "Mr. Ge, it is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty and for me to have a minister like you who understands things."

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I have read the books of sages, and what I think in my heart is loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. I will never compromise with traitors and rebels." Ge Cheng looked firm.

"It would be great if all the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were like Ge Qing." Zhu Yunwen sighed.

Ge Cheng thought of Zhu Di's instructions to him before he left, and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, be careful of someone. This person might be the Prince of Yan's spy planted in Yingtian Prefecture."

"Who?" Zhu Yunwen raised his head, his face full of curiosity.

"Xu Zengshou, the Left Commander-in-Chief of the Right Military Commandery, told me before I came to Yingtian Prefecture that if I encountered danger in Yingtian Prefecture, I could seek Xu Zengshou's help," Ge Cheng said. "Xu Zengshou!" Zhu Yunwen was startled. Then, a look of anger crossed his face. "So that's why I was wondering why Xu Zengshou repeatedly defended Fourth Uncle. It turns out he's Fourth Uncle's man."

Zhu Yunwen looked very ugly. Unknowingly, Zhu Di had stretched out his hand to his side, but he didn't even notice it. If Ge Cheng hadn't said it at this moment, who knows how serious the harm that Xu Zengshou might cause in the future.

"Your Majesty, don't act rashly. Just pretend you are unaware of the situation. This way you can turn the passive situation into the active one. In the future, maybe you can use Xu Zengshou to pass some false information to Prince Yan." Ge Cheng said.

It seems that he was giving advice to Zhu Yunwen, but it was also for himself.

If Zhu Yunwen attacked Xu Zengshou now, he would also be exposed. After all, Xu Zengshou had been hiding, and he was exposed as soon as he arrived in Yingtian Prefecture. Even if Zhu Di had a pig's brain, he would think that he was the one who leaked the information.

"I understand. However, although I cannot touch Xu Zengshou now, it does not prevent me from causing trouble for him and venting my anger." Zhu Yunwen said hatefully.

He had been kept in the dark and had no idea how Xu Zengshou and Zhu Di were mocking him behind his back. When he thought of that scene, he was furious.

"This..." Ge Cheng was a little helpless. He wanted to say that it was very dangerous for Zhu Yunwen to do this, and Zhu Di would notice it if he was not careful. But after seeing Zhu Yunwen gritting his teeth, he finally said nothing.

Zhu Yunwen didn't notice Ge Cheng's change. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Mr. Ge, do you think the Duke of Wei has any relationship with my fourth uncle?"

Ge Cheng shook his head and said, "Probably not. Because the Prince of Yan and Your Majesty once competed for the throne, Duke Wei is very wary of the Prince of Yan. Over the years, he has been trying to persuade the Princess to let the Prince of Yan assist Your Majesty with peace of mind."

Zhu Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I understand!"

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. I'll take my leave first." After finishing his words and expressing his loyalty, Ge Cheng prepared to say goodbye and leave time for Zhu Yunwen.

He knew in his heart that after obtaining his information, Zhu Yunwen now had a lot of things to do, so he left very tactfully.

Zhu Yunwen, with a smile on his face and a kind attitude, escorted Ge Cheng to the palace gate: "Goodbye, Mr. Ge."

"Your Majesty, please stay." Ge Cheng was flattered and became more certain in his heart that joining Zhu Yunhuan was an extremely correct decision.

Looking at Ge Cheng's departing figure, the smile on Zhu Yunwen's face disappeared, and he said to Wang Yue who was guarding outside the palace: "Go, let Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai come to see me."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Yue nodded and hurried away.

Zhu Yunwen turned back to the palace and carefully examined the documents Ge Cheng had presented. The more he looked, the gloomier his expression became. "Damn it! Grandpa Emperor shouldn't have implemented the feudal system in the first place. Otherwise, how could I be in such trouble now?"

A trace of resentment towards Zhu Yuanzhang arose in his heart.

If there were no feudal system, he would not be threatened by these uncles at this moment, and naturally he would not have to think about reducing the power of the vassal states.

It didn't take long.

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai came before Zhu Yunwen, their faces full of confusion, and bowed in greeting: "Your Majesty!"

"My three beloved ministers, please stand up."

"Here, take a look. This is what Ge Cheng just handed to me. It's evidence of Prince Yan's rebellion."

Zhu Yunwen tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, pointed at the document in front of him, and said lightly.

(End of this chapter)