If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 255
Although it has been more than ten years since the Jingnan incident, and Zhu Zhanqun had surrendered him once before, the remnants of Jianwen have never cut off their roots in the Ming Dynasty.

On the one hand, of course, although the Jianwen dynasty only existed for four years, because Jianwen was deceived by civil servants and promulgated many outrageous policies for preferential treatment of scholars, many literati felt "missed", so there are always some People come out to cause trouble under the banner of Jianwen.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that many people in the Yongle Dynasty were former ministers of Jianwen.

After all, they are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty. What does the change of emperor have to do with them, the ministers?That is to say, those who strongly advocated the reduction of vassals and offended King Yan to death had no choice, and some who were truly loyal were killed by Zhu Di.

Therefore, in the Yongle Dynasty, everyone was openly a court official, but some people were Jianwen's old ministers, but secretly it was hard to say whether anyone still loved the old master.

However, Zhu Di also knew what these people were thinking. It was just that he had too much killing in those days, so he wanted to be a little more gentle in recent years, and he usually did not criticize those old officials of Jianwen too much.

After all, they all work for Lao Zhu's family. In the past, they worked for their nephews, but now they work for their uncles. As long as they turn this corner, they will still be good comrades!

Moreover, important Yongle ministers such as Xia Yuanji and Yang Shiqi had already become officials as early as the Hongwu Dynasty. Many of them were old ministers of Jianwen. If they really wanted to be investigated, there would be no one in the court to work.

Therefore, the matter of Jianwen's former minister was considered a big taboo in the Yongle Dynasty. On the one hand, it was a taboo for the emperor, fearing that someone would come out to rebel against him under the banner of his eldest nephew.

On the other hand, the ministers in the DPRK are afraid that someone will try to trace the name of Jianwen's old ministers to get involved, and then everyone's life will be unstable.

This rumor case was investigated all over the city, and Jianwen's old ministers were once again implicated, and even the remnants of Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang were involved. One can imagine what shocking news it was for the court.

Therefore, many ministers in the DPRK who had some involvement with Jianwen's old ministers have written letters demanding a strict investigation into the matter.

This is not because they are looking for death, for fear that they will not be found to be related to Jianwen's old ministers, but to retreat in order to distance themselves from Jianwen's old ministers.

Moreover, as the emperor returned to Beijing from Qufu, his schedule was getting closer to Nanjing day by day, and the nervousness of the ministers in the DPRK and China regarding this matter was also rising sharply.

At this time, the city of Nanjing was already in turmoil. Not only the imperial guards who had stayed in Nanjing had all been dispatched, but also the people from the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division were mobilized to search for suspects all over the capital.

For a time, not to mention the imperial prison of Beizhen Fusi, even the prisons of Wucheng Bingma Division and Yingtianfu Yamen were full.

Not only that, as the emperor returned, the torture of the captured suspects became more severe, urgent and cruel.

This is the feudal era after all, and no one will talk to you about human rights at all, especially when you are in prison, how do you expect to be treated with human rights?I can only say that it is so beautiful.

The hundreds of tortures and various instruments of torture in Jinyiwei's prison were enough to pry open their mouths and make them understand what it means to be "a wise man who knows the current affairs".

Moreover, the emperor returned to Beijing from Qufu, which means that the matter in Qufu has been settled, and the people over there have been caught.

You must know that in the entire rumor case, the initial upline was from Qufu, and the ones from Nanjing can only be regarded as the offline who were provoked.

Now that Qufu's upline has been arrested, it is not difficult to arrest them one by one as long as they torture the export confession or follow the pictures to arrest the downline.

If the Jinyiwei can't even handle this, Zhu Zhanyu might not really want to suggest Zhu Di to find a new home for Ji Gang's head, disband the Jinyiwei and change it back to the original position of the Palace Chief Suanqiu.

Therefore, the emperor can walk slowly on the road, and even feel in the mood to go sightseeing. He may consider climbing Mount Tai to see the whole world, or simply worshiping the heavens. But the imperial guards have to be busy with their feet on the ground, frequently visiting the emperor's palace and Nanjing. Passing news between cities, ensuring that all news from Nanjing is delivered in the most timely manner, and at the same time, their news can be delivered to Nanjing as quickly as possible.

And as the emperor got closer to Nanjing, the message delivery became more and more efficient and the frequency became more and more frequent.

Later, the news allowed Ji Gang to directly and remotely command the Nanjing guards to do things in real time.

Although Ji Gang did catch the mastermind in Qufu who tampered with official documents and delivered false news within the three-day deadline given by the emperor, because the problem in Nanjing had not yet been resolved, the emperor was still concerned about the efficiency of Ji Gang and Jin Yiwei this time. Very dissatisfied.

"When did Jin Yiwei's work efficiency become so poor? You dare to delay my order! You can only imagine how obedient you are on weekdays!" Zhu Di's scolding voice could be heard outside the office, and the one who was scolded was naturally Ji Gang was kneeling in front of the carriage.

In fact, although Ji Gang was a little concerned about interrogating more people and expanding the scope of the case in this incident, he still tried his best to arrest the mastermind and did not cheat.

The reason why Zhu Di was scolded was that things in Nanjing have not calmed down so far.

Although the whole city of Nanjing was searched for several days and many people were arrested, the rumors did not subside. The students of the Imperial College were still clamoring to go to the temple!

It is not a trivial matter for the students of the Imperial College to knock on the door. If it becomes serious, it will really shake the world and shake the foundation of the country.

Therefore, it is understandable that Zhu Di was dissatisfied with this matter and became angry, and it was natural for Ji Gang to be scolded.

Fortunately, the emperor scolded Ji Gang and did not really want to kill him. Instead, after scolding him, he asked him to deal with the matter quickly and make sure everything was settled before the emperor returned to Beijing.Ji Gang did not dare to neglect and hurriedly accepted the order. He even decided to go back to Nanjing himself and settle the matter completely.

After Ji Gang left, Zhu Zhanquan came to the camp and asked to see Zhu Di.

When he went up to the cabin, Zhu Di, who was drinking tea, saw Zhu Zhanquan, and a smile appeared on his face and he said, "How did Grandpa do this?"

The way Zhu Di looked at this time, it was impossible to tell that he was still swearing loudly just now.

"Grandpa is good at acting. I can see that Commander Ji is really in a hurry this time. He has already rushed to the capital on horseback just now." Zhu Zhanquan was not surprised by this at all. He just informed Zhu Di that Ji Gang had rushed to the capital. news.

Zhu Di dismissed this and commented casually: "This Ji Gang has had too many good times in recent years. If he can't handle this matter this time, he, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, will be finished."

"We can talk about Commander Ji's affairs later, but it is really time to take care of the students in the Imperial College. Shouldn't the plan Sun'er proposed before be put out when he returns to the capital?" Zhu Zhanqi whispered. asked Zhu Di.

Hearing Zhu Zhanjun mention the matter that had been discussed before, Zhu Di thought for a while and nodded: "When we return to the capital, we can indeed put this matter on the agenda by taking advantage of the incident of the Imperial College students making trouble. , but do we still need to discuss the details?”

"Of course, when we return to Beijing, let the ministers of the imperial court discuss it carefully and improve some details, so that this matter can be done more perfectly." Zhu Zhanquan did not object, he just emphasized: "But the improvement comes from We must not let them change the purpose and original intention of this matter, otherwise a good policy that benefits the country and the people will become a channel for some people to use power for personal gain."

"It's natural. After returning to Beijing, we need to find a suitable candidate to preside over this matter." Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanjun to refill his empty cup and asked him about the choice of candidate for this matter: "䱱䱱Who do you think is the right person to preside over this matter? Or do you want to preside over it yourself?"

If Zhu Zhanjun wanted to preside over this matter himself, Zhu Di would naturally agree and find it appropriate.

Of course, only he himself knows how to implement the opinions put forward by Zhu Zhanjun himself to achieve the best effect and achieve his original intention.

But Zhu Zhanquan shook his head and said to Zhu Di: "My grandson will not interfere in this matter. When I return to Beijing to complete the marriage between my eldest brother and my grandson, my grandson plans to return to his fiefdom. He has been busy fighting in the past two years." , Even the palace has not been built. After returning this time, my grandson plans to build the palace first and then take my mother to live there for a while. Next time I return to Beijing, I will probably have to wait until my eldest brother’s child is born or my own child is born.”

Hearing what Zhu Zhanjuan said, Zhu Di didn't say much. From last year's Japanese expedition to this year's Northern Expedition, Zhu Zhanjuan had indeed been fighting in the past two years, and it was time to give him some rest.

"Okay, in that case, let your father take care of this matter." Zhu Di naturally had no problem. Anyway, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was overseeing the country, was already in charge of the government affairs, so the emperor naturally didn't mind adding a little more burden to him.

"Leave it to my eldest brother. He is the emperor's grandson after all. He is not as good as me in fighting, nor in governing the country!" Zhu Zhanquan touched a plate of fruit specially for the emperor from the table in front of the emperor, and did not hesitate. He hesitantly threw it into his mouth, and while the juice flowed from the food, he found something for his eldest brother to do: "Since he has become the emperor's grandson, he must shoulder the responsibilities of the emperor's grandson, and if this matter is done, it can be considered A thousand years of good government can help him accumulate a lot of reputation, so that he won't look at me wrongly every day, fearing that I will compete with him for the throne."

Zhu Di's words made Zhu Di laugh. He glanced at Zhu Zhanchen and asked meaningfully: "Don't you want to seize this seat? Grandpa fought for four years to seize this position. Now you As long as I beat your elder brother, I can get it, do you really not want it?"

"No, what's the benefit of sitting in that position? I get up earlier than a chicken every day, go to bed later than a dog, and approve endless memorials every day. With this free time, I would have become an immortal long ago." Zhu Zhanquan showed A very convincing reason for Zhu Di.

Become an immortal, yes, Zhu Zhanquan can become an immortal, so why would he care about the secular throne?
Zhu Di thought this in his mind, and then remembered what Zhu Zhanquan had promised him before, so he asked him: "Becoming an immortal is still elusive after all. Didn't you also promise to grandpa that you would make grandpa immortal too?" ? You must have forgotten about this, right?"

Of course, Zhu Zhanjun could not forget this matter. He just felt that the conditions were not enough and he had not put this matter in the most important position. Now when he heard Zhu Di mention the old matter again, he thought about it and said: "This The most critical thing is luck, but now that we have successfully conquered the Northern Expedition and captured Japan, I guess this luck should be enough.

When we return to the capital, we can sacrifice the prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and then enshrine your dragon-slaying sword in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, grandpa, to suppress the fate of the country. Then we can start trying to enshrine luck as a god.

But grandpa, have you decided who will be the first god?You must know that conferring gods is different from conferring officials. The number of deities that a country's national destiny can support is limited. Our Ming Dynasty may only be able to support one or two deities now. If we cannot effectively obtain incense and gather people's support, this will The divine position is wasted. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanjun said, Zhu Di's face suddenly became hesitant and hesitant, and he asked with some tangle, "Can I seal your grandma first?"

For Zhu Di, what he hopes more than immortality is to see his first wife, Queen Xu.

So when Zhu Zhanjun proposed that he could be made a god, the first thing Zhu Di thought of was naturally his deceased queen, not anyone else.

"It doesn't matter who can be made a god. The key is that the god should play a role after being made a god." Zhu Zhanqi has no opinion on who can be made a god. What he cares about is whether it can play its due role: "The court can't make gods arbitrarily. Just giving a god a name and building a temple is enough. You also need to confer priesthood and clear jurisdiction. Just like the official seal waiters in the court, each of them has his own specific affairs, and the consecrated gods also have to have their own jurisdiction. Responsibilities.

Just like the landowner has to manage the land of a place, he also has to respond to the trivial matters of the people in the area. This god is not used to enjoy incense and happiness, but must work.

Perhaps in the future, when the Ming Dynasty becomes more powerful, and the national destiny is strong, it can seal a few idle divine thrones for people to enjoy, but now... our first divine throne in the Ming Dynasty should still be pragmatic. "

Zhu Zhanchun's words made Zhu Di ponder for a moment, but then he firmed up his thoughts: "Your grandma is grandpa's virtuous wife. Since grandpa was still King of Yan, your grandma has assisted grandpa and performed the tasks required to enthrone the god. Priesthood is not a problem for your grandma, so think carefully about what kind of priesthood it would be better for us to confer on your grandma! Your grandma loved you the most when you were a child."

"Ah this..." Zhu Zhanyu did not expect that Zhu Di could leave this job to him. He shook his head helplessly and said: "The matter of the divine throne is very important. It is better to summon the courtiers to discuss it after returning! After all, in addition to dividing the priesthood, Besides, we should also think of a nicer name for grandma, right?"

(End of this chapter)