My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 624
"Tell me! Did you kill my eldest brother on purpose?"

Zhu Gaojiu strode forward, stepped on Zhu Gaosui's chest, pointed his eyebrows at him and asked angrily.

Zhu Zhanhe next to him was also frightened. He didn't expect his father to be so violent. As for Zhu Zhanhe, he was so frightened that he hid in the corner. He wanted to find a place to bury himself, let alone help his own father.

"Cough~cough cough~"

Zhu Gaosui coughed awkwardly, and it took him a long time to catch his breath, but then he shouted with a sad face.

"Second brother, you have wronged me. I was not the one who killed the eldest brother. Instead, it was probably our emperor's eldest nephew who killed him!"

"what!"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanhe and his son were all shocked when they heard this, especially Zhu Zhanhe. He never thought that Zhu Gaosui would break such shocking news.

"That's not right. The Chinese medicine in the house was obviously given to the uncle by your third uncle. How could the eldest brother be involved?"

After being shocked, Zhu Zhanhe finally woke up and immediately stepped forward to question Zhu Gaosui.

"My medicine was changed!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaosui suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted with regret.

"What is going on? Tell me what happened in detail!"

Zhu Gaojiu also calmed down at this time, reached out and grabbed Zhu Gaosui's lapel, and lifted him up.

Zhu Gaojiu covered his chest with one hand and patted the dust on his body with the other. Then he found a place to sit down and said sternly to Zhu Gaojiu: "Second brother, I admit that I once gave my eldest brother some Chinese medicine, but this medicine was really taken from me by my eldest brother." , At that time, the eldest brother was too arrogant, causing complaints in the court, and Zhan He knew this better than anyone else."

When Zhu Gaosui said this, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhu Zhanhe, and Zhu Gaoxu also looked at him.

Zhu Zhanhe nodded silently. Zhu Gaochi's misbehavior at that time indeed aroused dissatisfaction among the civil and military officials of the court. Even at that time, Zhu Zhanhe hoped that Zhu Gaochi could die early as in history, so that he could at least leave a good reputation.

"go on!"

Zhu Gaojiu once heard Zhu Zhanhe talk about what happened after Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, so he was not surprised and ordered Zhu Gaosui again.

Zhu Gaosui rubbed his chest and grimaced in pain, but continued: "At that time, my eldest brother asked me for Chinese medicine. I really didn't have good intentions. I hoped that he would destroy his body due to his indulgence, so that I would have a chance to rise to power. "

When Zhu Gaojiu said this, he glanced at Zhu Gaoxu secretly and found that the other person had no intention of beating him. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Zhanhe asked me about delivering medicine, but I lied about something..."

Following Zhu Gaosui's narration, Zhu Zhanhe finally knew that he had gone to Zhu Gaosui to inquire about the source of the traditional Chinese medicine. He insisted that Zhu Gaochi took the initiative to ask for it and gave it to Zhu Gaochi in person every time, without any help from others. .

But in fact, Zhu Gaochi was too lazy to go to Zhu Gaosui to ask for it in person every time, so he sent his confidant eunuch Haitao to Prince Zhao's Mansion to get the medicine. And as far as Zhu Gaochi knew, the Chinese medicine in the house was also kept by Haitao. Every time Zhu Gaochi took the medicine, he would It was served by Haitao himself.

Zhu Zhanhe also frowned when he heard this, because he had interrogated Haitao before, but the other party dismissed the matter completely, obviously not telling the truth.

"This is Haitao. After Zhu Zhanji came back from Nanjing and ascended the throne, he was suddenly executed in secret. Very few people knew about this, and you must not know about it either, Zhan He!"

Zhu Gaosui suddenly smiled at Zhu Zhanhe.

"Haitao was executed?" Zhu Zhanhe also looked surprised, but then nodded thoughtfully.

"This is normal. Haitao is uncle's confidant eunuch and is responsible for uncle's food and daily life. Uncle's death is related to him. It is reasonable for elder brother to execute him."

"I thought so at first, but then something happened. Haitao had an adopted son named Dongshou in the palace. Dongshou and an eunuch in my house were brothers, and after Haitao died, Before, I gave something to Dong Shou and asked him to find an opportunity to transfer it to me..."

"what?"

When Zhu Zhanhe heard this, he couldn't help interrupting Zhu Gaosui and asked.

"A bottle of medicine is the traditional Chinese medicine I gave to my eldest brother. There are thirty pills in the bottle, but there are a lot of thirty pills in it!"

Zhu Gaosui sat up straight and replied.

"Is there a lot of medicine in it? Could it be that the eldest brother didn't take the medicine you gave me?"

Zhu Gaojiu also reacted at this time and asked Zhu Gaojiu immediately.

"That's right, I found someone to specially prepare that medicine. It's the only one in the world. And my eldest brother gets it once a month. Half a month before he died, he sent Haitao to get a bottle of medicine from me. It's supposed to be at least I’ve eaten half the bottle, but not a single drop is missing.”

Zhu Gaosui nodded repeatedly.

"Is it possible that the uncle thinks this medicine is harmful, so he no longer takes it?"

Zhu Zhanhe proposed a possible way.

"It's impossible. My eldest brother's physical condition was already very bad at that time. He couldn't have visited the woman in the palace without medicine. So I'm sure he was still taking medicine before he died, but he took another medicine. And this medicine He was probably replaced by Haitao!"

Zhu Gaosui was full of anger when he said this. After all, someone borrowed his medicine to kill Zhu Gaochi and put a shit basin on his head. How could he not be angry?
"You mean to say that Zhu Zhanji bribed Haitao and asked him to replace your medicine. It was his medicine that caused the tragic death of my elder brother?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked with a cold expression.

"That's right. After I found out that my medicine had been replaced, I suspected two people. The first was Zhan He. At that time, he had a quarrel with his elder brother due to different political opinions, so he had a reason to poison him!"

Zhu Gaosui pointed at Zhu Zhanhe as he spoke, and then continued.

"But later I found out that Zhan He knew nothing about the Chinese medicine I gave to my eldest brother, so I eliminated his suspicion. As a result, only Zhu Zhanji was left. He was more familiar with eldest brother's medicine in the palace. Living habits, and he was the biggest beneficiary after the death of my eldest brother, so it is very likely that he bribed Haitao, replaced my medicine, and poisoned my eldest brother. After he came back, he secretly executed Haitao, thinking that he could hide the ghost. I didn’t realize it, but I didn’t expect that Haitao had a backup plan.”

Zhu Gaosui finally told everything he knew.

After Zhu Zhanhe listened, he couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Although this was only Zhu Gaosui's one-sided statement, if he analyzed it carefully, it was still very possible.

Not only was Zhu Gaochi obsessed with women, he even wanted to move the capital to Nanjing and restart the maritime ban. Most importantly, he had a conflict with Empress Zhang. If Empress Zhang was deposed, Zhu Zhanji's position as prince would also be shaken.

The most important thing is that Zhu Zhanji was sent to Nanjing. In this way, he was not in Beijing when Zhu Gaochi died, and the suspicion on him was cleared, and no one would doubt him.

(End of this chapter)