King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 138 Prepare with both hands to determine the answer (please subscribe! Please vote!)

The night is deep.

Today's Han Dynasty palace looks particularly deserted.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was leaning on the soft couch in the pavilion, looked at the empty courtyards and corridors around him, feeling the loneliness that came from time to time, and his mood was slightly depressed.

At this time in the past, if he had been alone in the pavilion, Princess Han would have come to accompany him early, giving him warm body-warming soup, comforting him, and giving him advice.

The Henaisi people have already left, traveling thousands of miles away.

'Hey'

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his heart, and a hint of loneliness flashed across his face.

However, when I was thinking about what happened in Jiming Temple and the palace today, the loneliness on my face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a look of indignation and anger on my face. My eyes were full of coldness, and my body was full of coldness. He was filled with murderous intent, slightly raised the corners of his mouth to sneer, gritted his teeth and said:

"Old man, boss, what a great nephew. Why do you go so far to bully others?"

Then ordered Lao He to deal with the matter.

"Can you find out the details of these people?"

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Zhu Gaoxu chinned his head and said with a faint smile on his face:

"I don't worry about your work."

Since then, he has been following Zhu Gaoxu, fighting in all directions with him, and using his body to protect him in times of crisis.

Although he does not have the title of general manager of the mansion, he has the power to deal with it.

A moment later, an old man walked in from outside the courtyard. Seeing Zhu Gaoxu leaning on the soft couch, he bowed with a solemn expression and said:

"Everyone knows the basics, there is nothing unusual, and the tasks assigned to them are not important."

In response, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand with a smile, and did not dwell too much on the matter. He pointed to the chair in front of him and motioned for him to sit down, and then asked in a deep voice:

"How is the cleaning up of the eyeliner in the mansion?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

The Palace of the Han Dynasty was influenced by his name and even his style of conduct.

The relationship between life and death, the four iron bonds between men, is beyond compare.

After the victory in the Battle of Jingnan and rewards based on merit, Zhu Gaoxu originally wanted to give him a good job.

"And there were abnormal people in the past. The old slave took the opportunity to marginalize those people."

"Today I saw a lot of new faces coming into the house."

Ben was seriously injured during the disaster and could not survive for long, but Zhu Gaoxu ordered a doctor, spent a lot of money, and consumed a lot of precious medicinal materials, and he was rescued from the hands of the King of Hell.

Moreover, the two of them were like master and servant, but Zhu Gaoxu never regarded the person in front of him as a servant.

"Do you really think that if you are the only one with a backup plan, I won't find a backup plan for myself?"

"As long as the war continues and the generals are not purged, the military power in their hands will not be confiscated and restored."

The old man who was called Lao He was originally a soldier on the battlefield.

"Who will win...everything is yet to be determined."

"You forced me to do this."

Zhu Gaoxu, who was thinking, withdrew his gaze, saw the familiar figure in front of him, with a faint smile on his face, waved gently from him, and said in a deep voice:

"Lao He, it's just the two of us here, there's no need to be so formal."

"Ha ha."

After all, the people behind the eyeliner are not small fish and shrimps.

"The new people who enter the mansion are all selected by the old slaves."

After hearing this, the smile on the old man's face instantly faded, he nodded heavily and replied:

In the end, Zhu Gaoxu tried to persuade him several times, but he was not moved at all.

"It will not have any adverse impact on the palace."

But they were all rejected by Lao He. Later, it was said that his miserable life was saved by Zhu Gaoxu from the hands of the King of Hell. There was no relative in the family whose wealth and wealth meant nothing to him, so he just wanted to follow Zhu Gaoxu.

As a result, there are many other people's spies inside and outside the mansion.

Ta-ta-ta.

Just at this moment, light footsteps sounded at the gate of the silent courtyard.

For this reason, Zhu Gaoxu had actually wanted to clean up the matter for a long time, but he had no suitable excuse and did not want to put the matter on the table. It was too difficult to do.

"Before, I thought that if the old man wanted to fight, he should fight against it and not fight. Now it seems that not only should we fight, but we should fight as long as possible."

It happened that the palace of the King of Han had just been built, and Zhu Gaoxu really needed extremely trustworthy manpower to arrange some things.

"Old slave, please see the prince."

Simply stop admonishing and let him hide in the dark, handle some things for himself, and master some things.

This person is not bad, very grateful.

I just happened to encounter the princess, family members and others leaving today.

"Then let's have fun"

The old man grinned his yellow teeth and said, "The etiquette cannot be discarded."

Many people see this as a destabilizing factor.

Say it.

He paused, his face became solemn, his half-closed eyes suddenly opened, his voice became extremely low, and he said:

"Old He, I have something that I need to entrust you to handle."

"This move must be secretive enough, and there must be no mistakes. If it is exposed and there is any mistake, it will not be able to be taken alive."

"I wonder if you are willing?"

Hearing this, the expression on the face of the old man sitting on the chair suddenly changed. Without any hesitation, he stood up from the chair, knelt down and kowtowed, and said:

"Go back to your lord."

"No matter what, just tell me to do it."

"If it is smashed, I will definitely not let anyone take it alive, and I will not let anyone have any excuse."

After that, he made a noise and took out a dagger from his arms. A trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he made a gesture to slash it with his wrinkled old face.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was leaning on the soft couch, suddenly sat up straight. Seeing this scene, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly shouted:

"stop."

"It doesn't have to be this way."

With a loud shout in vain, the old man's dagger barely cut through the skin of his cheek and stopped abruptly. From the wound at the tip of the dagger, scarlet blood slowly flowed out along the blade and ended at the hilt. Falling to the ground.

The old man took back the dagger that had scratched his skin, looked up at Zhu Gaoxu with a puzzled expression, and asked:

"Your Majesty, why is this?"

"For such an important matter, if you can completely cut off any relationship with the palace, it is best to go there disfigured."

"If not, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens."

Seeing the sincere look on the face of the person in front of him, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but shrink his pupils, and a hint of unbearability flashed in his eyes. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want He to take risks.

But what he wants Lao He to do is something he doesn't trust others.

After a brief moment of silence, Zhu Gaoxu pointed at a small bottle on the table and said in a deep voice:

"Bring it with you."

"If something unexpected happens, use it to accomplish what you just wanted to do."

"But if it goes well, then it won't be used."

"So there's no need to rush."

After that, he took out a sealed envelope from his arms and said in a deep voice:

"Take the letter and go to the residence of Yuan Gong, the Prime Minister of Taichang Temple."

"When you see the content in the letter, you don't need to say anything. He knows what the answer I want is."

Receive orders and get approval.

Lao He stood up and bowed with a solemn expression. Without saying another word, he stood up and walked out of the courtyard.

Looking at the figure disappearing at the threshold, Zhu Gaoxu narrowed his eyes and murmured in a low voice:

"Old He, I hope you can come back safely."

at the same time.

In the study of the Prince's residence in the East Palace.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, father and son, sat opposite each other and looked at each other.

After a while, Zhu Zhanji couldn't hold himself any longer and spoke first: "Dad..."

"Aren't you curious at all about what kind of fate your second uncle has?"

"Know yourself and your enemy and you will never be in danger of a hundred battles."

"I suggest that we'd better ask...one of the three, Young Master, Yuan Gong, and Yuan Zhongche."

"You can also make preparations in advance, otherwise you may be passive later."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi glanced at him coldly, a trace of displeasure flashed on his face, and he scolded:

"Little bastard, shut your stinky mouth."

"Have you not learned enough lessons these days?"

"Don't say you know yourself and your enemy and you won't be defeated in a hundred battles. Just stick with your character."

"I'm afraid that one day, without the help of others, this position will be lost to you sooner or later."

"Get out of here and reflect on the stupid things you have done during this period."

"roll"

Facing his father's scolding, Zhu Zhanji opened his mouth several times to say something, but after meeting his father's cold eyes, he wisely closed his mouth and turned around to leave.

Looking at his son who disappeared at the door, Zhu Gaochi half-squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Here comes, pass."

The late night hours passed by minute by minute.

The candles trembled in the courtyard and swayed with the gentle breeze from time to time. The fire in the pavilion burned red, with scorching waves of fire and scattered fire spots.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was leaning on the soft couch, did not feel sleepy at all. He sipped the hot tea in the cup with his eyes half closed, and looked at the entrance to the courtyard from time to time.

Ta-ta-ta...

After a long time, Lao He slowly walked in from outside the courtyard.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu, who had been waiting for him, he bowed to salute.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was leaning on the soft couch, couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw the person coming. The tired sleepiness on his body disappeared in an instant. His face was full of anxiety. He waved his hand at him and asked:

"How did things go?"

"Is it going well?"

After listening to the question, Lao He looked solemn, took out a tightly closed letter from his arms, bowed and placed it on the table with his hands in his hands.

Looking at the letter in front of him, Zhu Gaoxu squinted his eyes, couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face, waved at it and said:

"Row!"

"It's late at night. If you don't have anything to do, just retreat and rest!"

After Lao He left, Zhu Gaoxu half-squinted his eyes and looked at the letter on the table for a long time. Then he slowly picked it up, opened it, took out the paper inside, and looked at it.

As the big characters came into his eyes, Zhu Gaoxu's pupils shrank involuntarily, and the expression on his face became particularly heavy, and he fell into a sluggish state.

'call'

I don't know how long it took, but he came back to his senses and exhaled a long breath. He crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball and threw it into the furnace not far away. In an instant, the flames in the furnace rose.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the rising flames, his eyes twitching from time to time, the expression on his face changing from time to time, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his mind.

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a slight sneer on his face, and murmured to himself in a low voice:

"No wonder. No wonder."

"I'm just telling you, old man, why are you in this situation?"

"You must keep me by force and prevent me from leaving the realm of the Ming Dynasty."

"The king who opened up new territories and expanded the territory!"

"What a king who opened up new territories."

"Hahaha"

"I want me to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty and create unparalleled achievements."

"Old man. Soldiers, generals. The territory has been defeated."

"If you are sure, you can really get it, have you ever asked me if I am willing?"

"The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop!"

"Since this is a game, let's have a good time fighting for it."

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses, reached out and simply arranged the items on the desk, flattened a piece of letter paper and started writing with his head down. When the ink on the paper dried, he turned to the shadows in the courtyard. He said in a deep voice:

"Someone is coming."

"Put this letter into the hands of the princess with your own hands."

rustling…

After receiving the order, a figure in black emerged from the shadow, quickly came to the front of the desk, took the delivered letter with both hands, put it in his arms, turned around and quickly disappeared into the night.

Looking at the leaving figure, Zhu Gaoxu laughed loudly, and then stood up from the soft couch. He simply adjusted his slightly wrinkled robe, patted the dust on it gently, and hummed in his mouth. The ditty disappeared into the courtyard.

...

The next morning.

The bright sun shines through the foggy clouds onto the earth, creating bursts of light.

Zhu Gaoxu reached out and rubbed his slightly swollen temples and sour eyes. After a simple breakfast, he stepped onto the carriage that his slave had prepared and headed for the palace.

In the imperial study room.

Zhu Di was sitting on the soft couch, half-squinting his eyes and expressionlessly listening to the report of Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard.

dong dong dong.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the closed door, and then a young eunuch opened the door and walked in, reporting:

"Your Majesty."

"The layman prince asks for an audience."

Hearing this, Zhu Di was startled, raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, waved at Ji Gang and said:

"I understand."

"Nothing's wrong, just retreat first."

After that, he turned to look at the little eunuch who was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered and said:

"Xuan Laoer, come in!"

"At the same time, pass on my oral instructions to go to the East Palace and summon the Crown Prince to come to the palace for an audience."

"promise!"

The slave kowtowed, bowed and quickly retreated.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu walked into the hall alone. When he saw Emperor Yongle staring at him with half-closed eyes, he bowed and saluted:

"My son, please see your Majesty."

Seeing this, Zhu Di waved his hand at him, his eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said:

"Boy, you are very brave!"

"How dare you threaten a member of the imperial court."

Regarding this question, Zhu Gaoxu had actually expected it.

The Jinyiwei in Beijing are not vegetarians, and they are at this level.

But why did he still send someone there even though he knew Jin Yiwei would be there.

The main reason is to reassure Zhu Laosi, who is suspicious by nature.

The old man was so confused yesterday that he was unwilling to tell the truth and investigate the reason. Isn't this a test for him and the prince?

To put it bluntly, I just want to see if the two of them can find the answer.

It's fine if you go, but if you don't...hehe, it's interesting just because of the urinary nature of this bastard like the old man.

He raised his head and looked at her without any hint of timidity, and responded:

"Isn't this exactly what dad wants to see?"

After hearing this, Zhu Di did not argue or show any signs of anger. He smiled, pointed at him, and said in a deep voice:

"How do you feel when you get the answer you want?"

"Is there anything you want to tell dad?"

"Can you please answer yesterday's questions about the court and the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Gaoxu chuckled and replied:

"Why don't we wait until the boss comes and we can talk?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, the boss should be on his way here by now."

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