Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 397 The Meeting of True Dragons (3)
In reality, Zhu Zhanhe was indeed somewhat dissatisfied with Emperor Xuande's current actions. She was just a woman; what was there to be reluctant about!

The child's young age is no excuse! If the child is too young, we can simply entrust him to another concubine to raise! What's inconvenient about that!
Throughout history, how many cases have there been of legal mothers raising illegitimate sons?
Zhu Zhanhe truly couldn't understand what his cousin was thinking! Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe decided to continue to enlighten the Xuande Emperor, who was stuck in a mental rut!
Upon hearing Zhu Zhanhe's words, Yu Qian was utterly stunned. How did this turn into palace intrigue again?! Hearing this, I, Yu Qian, am afraid I won't survive!

The weakened Xuande Emperor was deep in thought. He was about to open his mouth to refute when he was interrupted again by Zhu Zhanhe's words.

"Cousin, let me say something I shouldn't have."

You, a ruler of a nation with countless beauties in your harem, have only two sons and three princesses to this day?
Both Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Hu were able to get pregnant!
Why can't the other concubines in the harem get pregnant? Are they all suffering from infertility?
Or are they all sick?!
With so many of them, how come they can't even have one daughter?!
In this vast harem, apart from the two of them, there isn't a single concubine with children?!?!?!?! Zhu Zhanhe's words were like a thunderbolt, leaving Emperor Xuande and Yu Qian stunned! Yu Qian, who was standing, almost fell over in his daze!
Top secret of the palace! I absolutely cannot survive this! Yu Qian had already sentenced himself to death in his mind!

But Zhu Zhanhe's bombshells never stopped!
"When Madam Hu was in charge of the imperial harem, she was pregnant with one son and two daughters; Madam Sun was also pregnant with one son and one daughter; at least they had some children."
But after the Sun family took control of the imperial harem, not a single child was born in that vast palace!
In the grand imperial harem, there were two successive empresses who suffered unexpected miscarriages!
Now, a concubine's son has been transformed into the eldest legitimate son!
Now they're even going to make him the crown prince!
"Why is that?!" Zhu Zhanhe's words, as loud as thunder, directly and without hesitation pointed out the most painful spot of Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji!
In an instant, the Xuande Emperor turned deathly pale, as if struck by lightning! He wasn't stupid; he simply hadn't paid attention to this point before. Now that he had focused on it a little, he naturally understood the key issue!

The Xuande Emperor was aware of some of the shady dealings within the palace! However, he never imagined that matters within the harem would escalate to such a serious level! It had already affected the safety of the imperial heirs! On a larger scale, it threatened the succession to the throne and the very foundation of the nation!
Now, Yu Qian, standing behind the Xuande Emperor, wished he could curl up into a ball! He regretted his rash decision to follow the Emperor into the cabin. Yu Qian now only wanted to be an invisible nobody!

However, it is clear that Zhu Zhanhe is not prepared to let Zhu Zhanji off the hook.

"And~"
Cousin, with your health, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on for much longer, right?

In case something unspeakable happens.

At that time, with the mother strong and the son weak, no one knows what will happen in the imperial court!
Even Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, who was senile in his later years, knew that he should order Lady Gouyi to commit suicide before his death!

you!
What is the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty expecting?!
Is it an expectation that the harem will interfere in politics?
Is this an expectation of powerful relatives of the empress dowager seizing control?!

Are they hoping for another Jingnan Rebellion?!

"Or are you still hoping for another Zhou dynasty to replace the Tang?!" Ignoring the Xuande Emperor's grim expression, Zhu Zhanhe continued his deadly pronouncements without hesitation, relentlessly bombarding the already pale-faced emperor. Because Zhu Zhanhe knew that if he didn't speak now, the Xuande Emperor might never know!

Finally, when Zhu Zhanhe made the statement about replacing the Tang dynasty with the Zhou dynasty, Yu Qian felt like his head was about to explode!
At this moment, Yu Qian wished he could bury himself in the cabin beneath his feet, so that everyone would completely ignore his existence! This Prince of Han's attack power is just too strong!!!
"Huff, huff, huff..." Perhaps he had been thoroughly blasted by Zhu Zhanhe, for Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, was now flushed and breathing heavily with anger. Even his eyes had turned bloodshot! It seemed that Emperor Xuande was truly enraged!

"Tea~~~" After a moment, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, seemed to have relieved his emotions by taking deep breaths, and weakly said to Yu Qian behind him that he wanted to drink tea.

"Your Majesty!" Hearing the weak voice of the Xuande Emperor, Yu Qian, knowing he couldn't avoid it, could only eagerly bring over a cup of hot tea and respectfully hand it to the emperor. *Glug*
"Cough cough cough~" After taking a big gulp of hot tea, Emperor Xuande seemed to choke a bit, and immediately began to cough loudly. Seeing this, Yu Qian quickly stepped forward to take the teacup from Emperor Xuande's hand, and after a moment, Emperor Xuande's complexion regained a rosy glow.

"This matter!"
"I will seriously consider it!" After taking a sip of tea, Emperor Xuande's expression recovered somewhat. At this moment, Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji's eyes were full of shrewdness, and after a moment, as if reason had overcome personal desire, a fierce glint flashed in Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji's eyes. Then, Emperor Xuande replied to Zhu Zhanhe in a weak but firm tone.

"Since my cousin has made a decision on this matter, I'll change the subject and talk to him about it." Seeing that Emperor Xuande's complexion had improved considerably, Zhu Zhanhe breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was afraid of angering Emperor Xuande to death on his own ship! If that happened, he would be branded as someone who had harmed the emperor!
"Please speak, cousin!" Emperor Xuande didn't mind Zhu Zhanhe continuing to speak, gesturing for him to speak freely. After all, he was here to discuss business; there was plenty of time!
"I'm going to talk about the gifts I've prepared: there are two in total!" Zhu Zhanhe raised two fingers and waved them in front of Zhu Zhanji and Yu Qian, indicating that he had prepared two gifts for the Xuande Emperor.

"I'm all ears!" Emperor Xuande was quite calm now, as if he had forgotten the heart-wrenching pain that Zhu Zhanhe had just caused him! Instead, he waited with a smile for the gift that Zhu Zhanhe would bring.

Looking at the calm and composed Xuande Emperor, Zhu Zhanhe was taken aback and couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder he was once an emperor, his composure is truly strong!" Then, Zhu Zhanhe continued to speak without any hesitation.

"Firstly: This time, I intend to return Yunnan, together with Guangdong and Guangxi, a total of three prefectures, to the imperial court!"

Secondly: "My naval and land forces have been conquering the world, and I have inadvertently collected some good grain seeds. I would like to give some to my cousin as well!" Zhu Zhanhe calmly shook his two fingers and told Emperor Xuande the two gifts he had prepared for him!

"what!"

"What!" Upon hearing Zhu Zhanhe's words, both the Xuande Emperor and Yu Qian were astonished. The Xuande Emperor, in particular, stood up excitedly, staring at Zhu Zhanhe with disbelief on his face!

"The prince is leaving?!?"

Your Highness, you cannot leave!!!
"If the prince passes away, what will happen to the late emperor's will?!" Upon hearing this, Yu Qian immediately stepped forward. He excitedly stood opposite Zhu Zhanhe before the Xuande Emperor and asked him with great enthusiasm.

Yes, when Yu Qian heard Zhu Zhanhe say that he would return the three prefectures to the court, and even Yunnan, his first thought was that the Prince of Han was going to leave the Central Plains! And what would happen to the edict left by Emperor Taizong if the Prince of Han left the Central Plains?
If the Ming Dynasty faces a crisis in the future, how can we seek help from the Prince of Han's lineage again? This is the real reason for Yu Qian's agitation!

"You're going to establish a kingdom in outer realms??"
"You even found the grain you were looking for?!" After Yu Qian finished speaking, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, pushed Yu Qian aside and asked Zhu Zhanhe with a solemn expression.

(End of this chapter)