King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 106 The enigmatic Zhu Laosi, the prince is a Muggle

This statement came out.

The atmosphere in the hall instantly became extremely weird.

Zhu Gaochi looked startled, and couldn't help but raise his head and look over carefully, feeling a little surprised and uncertain in his heart.

Didn’t we just talk about corruption in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?
  Why did it suddenly get involved with all the civil and military officials in the court?

What do you mean by this question? What do you want to do?

What is the old guy planning, and what hole is he trying to dig for him?
  Could it be that what he said just now still failed to dispel his concerns. Is the old man worried that he will retaliate against the second child because of today's civil affairs?
  Are you still testing him?

In this regard, Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice:
  "Dad!"

"Nowadays, in the court, civil and military forces are in opposition, restraining and balancing each other, which can balance the power of all parties."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, as far as Ming Dynasty is concerned, and as far as the superiors are concerned, it will be a hundred benefits without any harm."

"Why don't you take a closer look at the things inside here before we, father and son, say anything else?"

Seeing this, Zhu Di, who was leaning on the soft couch, suddenly opened his half-closed eyes, with a faint smile on his face, and said in a deep voice:
  "How is it?"

"Are you playing tricks on your father?"

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Gaochi, who had his head lowered, looked down at the contents of the memorial in his hand. Then he raised his head cautiously, with uneasiness in his eyes. He tremblingly tightened the memorial in his hand, trembling. The voice said:
  "father"

"No. No, dad definitely didn't."

"Is this, this, this true?"

"Did something happen, or did someone want to take the opportunity to break the balance?"

As the contents came into view, Zhu Gaochi's face became paler and paler, and his body trembled from time to time. His eyes were full of disbelief, horror, and panic. His open hands holding the memorial were trembling. I can barely hold the memorial in my hand.

"In that case."

There was silence in the main hall, and the sound of heavy breathing echoed in their ears.

"Are you still going to practice Tai Chi with us and make some detours with me?"

"You like to go around in circles with me, don't you?"

The seemingly simple words and the questions asked about each matter are full of profound meanings.

After a brief moment of silence, he slowly bent down, reached out and slowly picked up the memorial that was close at hand.

This answer can be said to be stable.

"How do you feel about the content above?"

"I wonder why dad would ask this?"

"Ok?"

Having said this, he paused, stood up, picked out a book from the pile of memorials in front of him, looked at it carefully for a moment, threw it directly towards the prince, and said:
  "Don't you say everything so grandly?"

Such a gesture made Zhu Gaochi, who always liked strategizing and scheming, not dare to relax at all, and had to work hard to deal with it.

I was worried that he might have done something wrong again, or that he might have turned a deaf ear to the old man in front of him.

Like a frustrated ball or an eggplant beaten by frost, he silently lowered his proud head.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi was dumbfounded, waved his hands in denial, and said:
  "hey hey"

"Let's take a look."

The last two questions were because Zhu Gaochi thought that his second son had come to visit him before, and that the bastard had recently turned into a corruption fighter and had just captured the third-rank civil servants of the DPRK.

"Everything I tell is the truth. How dare I go around in circles in front of you!"

Have no idea!

As the saying goes: When things go wrong, there must be a monster.

The series of things that happened today, coupled with what Zhu Di said just now, and what he did made Zhu Gaochi completely confused and seemed too abnormal to him.

Zhu Gaochi, who had been staring closely at him, was on pins and needles.

"Are they...are they really that brave?"

The two of them looked at each other, and Zhu Di didn't want to argue with them. He pointed to the memorial on the ground and nodded slightly:
  "What are you still doing?"

The prince who was being questioned for a moment was a little dumbfounded, his big fat face was full of embarrassment, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Looking at the memorial that fell in front of him, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but look up at Zhu Di who was leaning on the soft couch.

"really?"

After Zhu Gaochi heard this, he couldn't help but pause. A trace of hesitation flashed across his face. Regarding the memorial thrown in front of him, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and a trace of uneasiness rose in his heart. .

"It's really unjust!"

Under Zhu Di's gaze, he slowly opened it and looked at the contents and recorded events.

Facing Zhu Di's eyes that were staring directly at him, Zhu Gaochi had already lost the confidence and courage to look at him.

Zhu Di, who was sitting on the high platform, pulled his beard and stared at the prince with half-closed eyes for a long time. The next moment he laughed in vain and said:
  "Boss! Boss!"

Zhu Di glanced at him with half-squinted eyes, half-smiling, and asked:
  "Oh?"

"Is it possible that there was a mistake, or that someone deliberately framed it?"

"It shouldn't, it shouldn't!"

While speaking, his eyes again involuntarily looked at the contents of the memorial in his hand.

His face was full of disbelief.

It's like I still can't believe that what is recorded in the memorial is true.

No wonder Zhu Gaochi acted like this.

In this state, he is not acting or putting on a show.

But I really couldn't believe it, it really scared him.

Regarding the civil servants in the court, Zhu Gaochi had some feelings in his heart and knew that many people had more or less problems.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

What's more, what about the big dye vat of officialdom?
  How could he not understand this truth if he was not a fool?
  And in his opinion, as long as some problems do not touch the bottom line, know the bottom line, know how to restrain, and don't go too far, it is normal, and he can understand it.

There are so many dynasties and so many officials in history.

Even though he is a well-known official in the world, he dare not say that he does not have any greed and desire.

It can only be said that everyone likes different things and accepts bribes in different ways.

For this reason, when he was alone with those people, he consciously or unconsciously sounded the alarm to those people and warned them.

In his opinion, everyone did a pretty good job, at least as far as he knew, no one did anything beyond the mark.

Know how to advance and retreat, and know the importance.

But the content of the memorial in front of him instantly shattered the impression that those people had left on him over the years.

After all, Zhu Gaochi never imagined that these people would be so bold, do one thing in front of others and do another thing behind their backs, and be so inflexible in doing things.

It is simply worse than Liu Guan of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was investigated today! !

It has become a cancer, a moth in the court, and a harm to the Ming Dynasty.

Are these the same people he knows who are talking too much, the civil servants who are full of sages, compassionate, asking for orders for the people, thinking about the people, and talking about the country and the country every day?

Such a huge difference between the two people. With the current content, how could he not be frightened?
  How can we not be afraid?
  How can you dare to believe this is true?
  The contents of the memorial also completely crushed the outlook on life and values ​​that he had finally established over the years.

Seeing his dull look, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart.

Does the prince really know nothing?
  He had a heated relationship with those civil servants, and there were many people who supported the prince in the memorials. He had an unusual relationship with them, and many of them were frequent visitors to his house.

With the acting skills and abilities of those people, and with Zhu Gaochi's astuteness, could it really be that he didn't notice anything at all?

Is it really so?

Or is it that the prince actually knows everything and is still continuing to practice with him?
  Thinking of this, Zhu Di's eyes narrowed and his gaze became deep, as if he wanted to completely see through Zhu Gaochi's true inner thoughts.

The atmosphere in the field became extremely weird.

No one spoke between the two of them, and no one had any intention of speaking first.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Di withdrew his gaze with a straight face and half-squinted eyes filled with murderous intent, and said in a deep voice:
  "There's no way to make a mistake."

"These things, for the sake of safety, are all handled by Ji Gang, the commander of Jin Yiwei."

"I even excluded the third child, and the second child didn't even know about it."

Having said this, he paused, tugged on his beard and half pulled his face, and shouted angrily in a deep voice:
  "This is just something Ji Gang has collected in a hurry. Many things have not been studied and explored in depth."

"If we investigate further"

"I'm afraid that many things have been mentioned in one stroke, and I probably can't finish them all in one memorial. Those numerous personal crimes."

"Boss! Boss!"

"It's such a big thing. As the prince, in charge of civil servants, and many of the people here are frequent visitors to your house, are you not aware of it at all?"

"Or are you aware of it a long time ago, but for the sake of the seat under your butt and the support of those people, you didn't dare to say anything or stop it?"

"Answer me honestly!!!"

A roar of anger exploded in vain in the hall.

The memorial in Zhu Gaochi's hand was so frightened that it dropped to the ground with a 'pop' sound.

Don't know how to answer this question.

As a prince, he is in charge of civil servants.

It’s not okay for him to answer that he knows, and it’s not okay to answer that he doesn’t know.

Knowing the situation, he made no expression and never reported this issue to Zhu Di.

I don’t know. With how shrewd he is, the old man can only believe in him.

This is simply a perfect gift!

No matter how hard he racked his brain, he could not find an answer that could be explained in the past.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi's face turned slightly pale, and he was so frightened that he knelt down and knelt down. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was trembling, but he couldn't explain why.

"father"

"This matter. This matter"

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Di was immediately furious. He slapped the desk with a loud bang and said angrily:
  "As a prince, there are so many cases of embezzlement, graft, and bribery in the court."

"But you didn't have the slightest bit of vigilance, and you didn't know anything about it."

"Boss! Boss!"

"You really disappoint me!"

"If it weren't for the second brother's strict investigation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate this time, Liu Guan's corruption case would have been directly exposed."

"Let's have a heart-to-heart talk with us about the issues above the court, and remind me of the moths hiding in the dark."

"Years, ten years, decades, it goes on like this."

"What will happen to the entire Ming Dynasty's court?"

"When that time really comes, will the entire Ming Dynasty be the Ming Dynasty of our old Zhu family and the Ming Dynasty of the people all over the world?"

"Shouldn't we say that we will become the Ming Dynasty of corrupt officials and the Ming Dynasty of aristocratic families?"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the more angry he felt in his heart.

Zhu Di picked up a few memorials and threw them at Zhu Gaochi with an angry look.

'Snapped'

The memorial that flew away hit Zhu Gaochi hard.

Hiss. When it fell on him, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but take a few breaths of cold air, but he didn't dare to dodge at all.

When things have developed to this point, just like what the old man said, regardless of whether he knew it or not, participated or not, it has something to do with him as the prince, and he still cannot escape the blame.

For this, what else can he say?
  What else can be done?
  I can only lower my head and endure it honestly.

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Di gasped, glanced at him coldly, and said in a deep voice:
  "Prince, tell me!"

"How should we deal with these matters?"

"How should we investigate and deal with these worms in the imperial court?"

"what?"

Zhu Gaochi, who was kneeling on the ground, exclaimed. The sudden question made him a little dumbfounded. He didn't know how to answer and fell into silence for a moment.

What he said when he was educating Zhu Zhanji when he was in the prince's mansion could not help but appear in his mind.

Regarding corruption, he originally wanted to add fuel to the flames, and wanted to take the opportunity to tie those civil servants to him more firmly.

But now the names and events in the memorial appear.

But it directly disrupted his deployment, completely contrary to his thoughts, and completely beyond his expectations.

Now his mood and thoughts have completely changed.

Have no idea!

The main reason is that there are too many people involved.

And there are many people who are his die-hard supporters.

He wanted to take advantage of the strict investigation into corruption.

But he never thought about killing all his supporters in one fell swoop!

If he really does that, wouldn't he really become a polished commander?
  There is really no one in the court who supports him anymore.

At that time, what right to speak does he have?

Now, he is no longer like before, eager to continue investigating corruption.

On the contrary, I hope that this matter can be contained as soon as possible. Don't investigate anymore. It's best to stop here.

But the biggest problem now is that what these people did has been revealed to the old man, and the old man has all the evidence of the crime in his hands.

The old man's current attitude is unclear, and he is not sure what he really thinks.

After a brief daze, Zhu Gaochi raised his head cautiously, hesitating slightly, and asked timidly:

"father…"

"Are you really planning to deal with all these people?"

(End of this chapter)