My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 576 Meet Zhu Gaochi again
Facing Zhu Gaosui's rhetorical question, Zhu Zhanhe didn't know how to answer for a moment?

If Zhu Gaojiu were in the capital, I am afraid that as Zhu Gaosui said, apart from a big fight with Zhu Gaochi and the brothers turning against each other, there would be no second outcome at all.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanhe did not answer, Zhu Gaosui smiled proudly again and said: "Zhanhe, everyone says you are extremely smart, but this time you are confused. I gave my eldest brother a beautiful woman, which satisfied his needs. It saves my father’s face and satisfies all the officials at the same time. It can be said that it is good for everyone, so why do you have to chase after me?”

"So, Third Uncle, you are really kind-hearted?"

Zhu Zhanhe sneered and asked back.

Although Zhu Gaoji said something nice, Zhu Zhanhe could be sure that he had absolutely no good intentions. He might even be taking advantage of Zhu Gaochi's weaknesses to destroy his health and create opportunities for Zhu Gaoji himself, just as he had guessed.

"Whether or not you have good intentions is a matter for everyone to decide. Anyway, no one has ever scolded me for this matter!"

Zhu Gaosui puffed up his chest proudly again.

"It's too early to make a public statement, but I still want to remind you, Third Uncle, that sometimes you may be too ambitious and may get yourself into trouble. Farewell!"

After Zhu Zhanhe said that, he turned around and left. No matter how beautiful Zhu Gaosui said, he did not believe that the other party would really change his ways, so he had to keep an eye on Zhu Gaosui to see what his plans were.
Zhu Gaosui watched Zhu Zhanhe leave, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and finally replaced with a cold expression.

At this time, a person came out from the screen at the back, and it was Zhu Zhan'an.

"Dad, it seems that Zhu Zhanhe has become suspicious of us. What should we do next?"

Zhu Zhanhe glanced at the direction Zhu Zhanhe was leaving, and then solemnly asked Zhu Gaosui.

Their father and son had suffered great losses from Zhu Zhanhe. Even if Zhu Di was gone now, they did not dare to look down on Zhu Zhanhe. It could be said that Zhu Gaosui was most afraid of Zhu Zhanhe now.

"No matter what I do, I will lobby your uncle as soon as possible to make him agree to make Japan my fiefdom. In this way, no matter how the situation changes in the future, Japan will be our basic base!"

Zhu Gaosui replied solemnly.

He has been moving around recently, and even often went to the palace to see Zhu Gaochi, in order to turn Japan into his own fiefdom. In this way, at least the Iwami Silver Mine became his possession, and as long as he had money, other things It's all easy to handle.

"Dad, you said that my uncle's physical condition is so bad and he is now addicted to women. If something happens, can we..."

Zhu Zhan's eyes shone at the end of the story. Zhu Zhanhe had indeed guessed it right. Zhu Gaosui really didn't have any good intentions in sending beautiful women to Zhu Gaochi.

"No one can say for sure about this kind of thing. It only depends on God's will. We can't put all our bets on luck, so the most important thing now is to grab everything we can. As for the rest, we will Just adapt to circumstances!"

Zhu Gaosui replied seriously again.

He does have greater ambitions. You must know that he dared to poison Zhu Gaochi in the first place, but now he is just repeating his old plan. Moreover, his methods are more clever and covert this time. Even if Zhu Zhanhe guesses, there is nothing he can do against him.

A few days later, Zhu Gaochi suddenly issued an order to change Zhu Gaosui's fiefdom to Japan. In other words, the entire Japan became Zhu Gaosui's fiefdom. Although his title was still King Zhao, he was actually the real King of Japan.Xia Yuanji was the first to stand up against Zhu Gaochi's decision for two reasons.

The first is that as a vassal king, Zhu Gaosui usually held fiefdoms within the territory of the Ming Dynasty according to the rules, and there was no precedent for fiefdoms overseas.

The second is the ownership of the Iwami Silver Mine. Now the Iwami Silver Mine has begun to produce silver, reaching an astonishing 30 taels in the first year. It is estimated that it will exceed one million taels in a few years. This is definitely a breakthrough. A very amazing wealth.

Although Zhu Gaochi did not say that the income from the Iwami Silver Mine would be handed over to Zhu Gaosui, it is very dangerous to put such an important financial source in the fiefdom of a feudal king. In addition, Japan is isolated overseas. If anything happens, It was very difficult for Ming Dynasty to intervene with troops.

But it is a pity that Zhu Gaochi ignored Xia Yuanji's objection. The imperial edict had been issued anyway, and the cabinet was not the prime minister and had no power to reject the emperor's edict.

Xia Yuanji was extremely angry because of this, but he had no choice but to complain to Zhu Zhanhe, because the cabinet was designed by Zhu Zhanhe. It only had the power to execute the emperor's will, but had no restrictions on the imperial power.

Zhu Zhanhe was also very helpless about this. There is no perfect system in this world. After all, all systems serve people. The cabinet was originally designed for Zhu Di, so that Zhu Di could maximize the power in his hands, and Don't worry about being restrained by ministers.

But now this cabinet system has become a tool for Zhu Gaochi's willful behavior. Even Zhu Zhanhe, the designer of the cabinet, has no way to do anything about it.

However, this time things were not like the previous concubine selections, and Zhu Zhanhe did not intend to endure it any longer, so he found a time to go to the palace to meet Zhu Gaochi.

During this period, Zhu Gaochi was obsessed with the harem. Not only did he not go to court in the morning, he rarely met with ministers. Even Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and others who wanted to see Zhu Gaochi sometimes had to wait for several days before they could be received.

However, Zhu Zhanhe's status was special, so his request for an audience was quickly responded to. Zhu Gaochi received Zhu Zhanhe in Wuying Hall. This was also Zhu Zhanhe's first visit to Wuying Hall after Zhu Di's death.

When he entered the main hall and saw Zhu Gaochi, he couldn't help but frown. He saw that Zhu Gaochi was still as fat as before. At first glance, he seemed to be no different from before.

But if you look closely, you will find that Zhu Gaochi's face is not very healthy. Even the fat on his face is not just fat, but looks a bit swollen. His eyes are slightly squinted, and there is no trace of energy. .

Even on the surface, Zhu Zhanhe could feel that Zhu Gaochi had been addicted to women recently, his body had been hollowed out, and his whole temperament had undergone some changes, which made people feel uncomfortable.

However, when Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Zhanhe coming in, he still showed a warm smile and said, "Zhanhe, why are you free to enter the palace? How is the progress at Changling?"

"Uncle, the construction of Changling is progressing smoothly and will not delay Grandpa Huang's funeral."

Zhu Zhanhe replied immediately.

"That's good. With you in charge of Changling's affairs, I'll have less to worry about!"

Zhu Gaochi smiled happily.

(End of this chapter)