Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Although it was spring and flowers were blooming, the city of Peking was covered in snow.

White banners were hung everywhere, and common people volunteered to wear mourning clothes on their foreheads to see off this great emperor.

"kneel!"

A long, loud shout was heard from the White Tiger Hall. Outside the hall, all the civil and military officials in mourning clothes knelt down and bowed with sad expressions.

In the inner hall, the three brothers Zhu Pangpang, Zhu Zhanjun, Zhu Zhanji, and a group of cousins ​​knelt in front of the coffin, holding mourning sticks to guard the old man's spirit.

Behind a curtain, the female members of the family were sobbing, making the atmosphere in the hall seem even more heavy.

"Boss, several people have contacted me in the past few days. I have almost contacted them all. When do you think we should start?"

"Don't be impatient. Wait two days and let those who need to jump out do so."

Next to the coffin, the three brothers were chatting in low voices without much sadness on their faces.

After the news of the old man's death spread, someone submitted a petition.

It is said that a country cannot be without a king for a day, and it is hoped that Zhu Pangpang will succeed to the throne in front of the coffin to prevent any accidents.

As for this so-called accident, it was naturally Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu and Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui.

Both of them were in the palace. If they had any ideas and staged a Ming Dynasty version of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Ming Dynasty would become a laughing stock.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has unified the world, the people in various places are still not settled, so we cannot allow any chaos to occur.

However, Zhu Pangpang did not agree and insisted on observing mourning for his old man for 7 days before ascending the throne.

This made officials such as Yang Shiqi extremely anxious, but no matter how they tried to persuade Zhu Pangpang, he just wouldn't listen. They even went to find the crown prince Zhu Zhanjun, but Zhu Zhanjun said he would listen to his father.

As Zhu the Fatty postponed his ascension to the throne, some officials in the court began to have ideas. When Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu returned home at night, they secretly passed on messages and came up with some unknown ideas.

Originally, the two refused and told Zhu Pangpang and Zhu Zhanjun about it.

In their own words, they are not stupid.

Although the old man is gone in reality, there are still so many ancestors watching them from other places. If they dare to make trouble, Zhu Pangpang doesn't need to take action, his father, mother and grandfather can beat them to death.

But in the end, after the four of them chattered beside the coffin all night, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui no longer rejected those who wanted to gain the credit of following the emperor, and even secretly tried to win them over, as if they were ready to cause trouble.

"Why wait? Aren't you afraid that I will just turn the fake into real and chase you two away?"

Zhu Gaoxu muttered something as he picked up a stack of paper money and put it into the brazier.

"Haha!" Fatty Zhu chuckled and said without even raising his eyelids, "Let's not talk about whether you have the courage or not. Even if you have the courage, can you succeed?"

Zhu Gaoxu originally wanted to think what if he saw a ghost, but when he thought that Zhu Zhanjun could leave this world at any time, and that there were millions of troops on standby in another world, he immediately lowered his head.

"Ha ha…"

Zhu Gaosui, who was standing by, couldn't help but laugh when he saw the helpless look of the second brother.

However, his voice might be a little loud, which attracted the attention of the other princes accompanying Ling, and many of them showed confusion and dissatisfaction in their eyes.

Zhu Gaosui's eyes moved, and suddenly his laughter turned into tears. He lay on the coffin and cried loudly: "Dad, my dear dad, why did you leave like this? How can your son live in the future?"

Zhu Pangpang and Zhu Gaoxu on the side suppressed their laughter and quickly followed Zhu Gaosui's example, holding onto the coffin and crying.

When the people around saw this, they were worried that the three people would hurt themselves from crying, so they quickly asked someone to help them down.

Looking at the three brothers who were being supported and crying loudly, many people sighed that they were all filial sons.

But the three people who returned to the back hall drove away the servants, sat on the chairs and complained about each other.

"Second brother, your crying is so fake."

"Boss, you're still talking about me. You didn't even shed a tear. If you hadn't covered your face, you would have been seen through."

"Haha, at least I cried out loud. Look, the third brother even laughed. If he hadn't reacted quickly, others would have thought that our father was killed by him."

"Go away, boss, what are you talking about? I listen to dad the most, and dad likes me the most. How could I have any idea that would harm dad?"

"Hehehehe..."

Zhu Pangpang smiled but said nothing, thinking to himself: "If I hadn't read the history of later generations, I would have been fooled by you, a seemingly stupid guy."

The three brothers were used to making fun of each other. Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "Boss, when will that brat start? I have people looking for me every day. I am terrified, afraid that some relatives will come and implicate others."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't mind when those officials and generals came to him. After all, they were just cleaning up the court. He wasn't going to be the emperor, so it didn't matter who died.

But if relatives are involved, things will become difficult.

Given that brat's cold-faced and selfless nature, if he were to confiscate the property and exterminate the clan, his relatives and concubines would be in chaos every day.

Zhu Pangpang, who was holding two large Dongzhu beads in his hands, smiled and said, "How would I know this? The brat didn't tell me. He just asked me to cooperate with you two in acting. The specific arrangements were planned by him and Ji Gang. I have been busy with my father's funeral these two days and didn't get involved at all."

"But second brother." After adjusting to a comfortable position, Fatty Zhu instructed: "You'd better keep a close eye on your relatives. No matter who the brat is, if he really gets involved, don't blame me, your big brother, for not pleading for you." Hearing what the eldest brother said, Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu felt a sinking feeling in their hearts and decided to go back and keep a close eye on those relatives.

After listening to this, Zhu Gaosui suddenly thought of something and whispered, "I remember my father said that our uncle is not a good guy. Should we inform the brat to be on guard against our uncle?"

"Besides, our father passed away, and the court has issued several edicts, but this uncle has not come yet. According to the telegram reply, he said that he was sick and couldn't get up from bed."

"Haha!" Zhu Gaoxu sneered, "This old guy is not a good guy. When my father asked him to borrow troops before, he almost betrayed my father."

"If you ask me, you should take this opportunity to deal with this old guy, and then punish the other princes. After you ascend the throne, you don't have to worry about the affairs of this family."

Fatty Zhu shook his head: "If it was in the past, it would be fine, but the problem is that our grandpa and grandma are both here. If we settle accounts with his son under their noses, I'm afraid they will be unhappy."

Hearing Zhu Pangpang's worry, the two also frowned.

This is indeed a difficult problem to deal with. Although Prince Ning Zhu Quan is not the child of Empress Ma, he is Zhu's biological son. Moreover, Zhu was very fond of this youngest son. Among the nine border kings, this youngest son has the largest military force.

It was already unfair of the old man to cheat the other party back then. If these descendants wanted to punish the other party again afterwards, it would be difficult to explain to Old Zhu later.

"Let's see. As long as he stays in Nanchang and doesn't do anything weird, we'll turn a blind eye."

"If he doesn't behave himself, I will deal with him myself. At worst, I will take all the blame later. I won't live for many more years anyway."

Zhu Pangpang finally decided that it depends on the situation. If an accident happened, he would take full responsibility.

"Squeak!"

While the three were chatting, Zhu Zhanjun pushed the door and walked in.

The three people who heard the noise immediately showed very sad expressions on their faces.

"Okay, stop pretending, it's me!"

After closing the door casually, Zhu Zhanjun complained to the three people speechlessly.

The three of them immediately restrained their expressions. Fatty Zhu sat up and said, "Why are you back here instead of watching from the front?"

Zhu Zhanjun took out a telegram from his bosom, put it on the table and said to the three people: "Jinyiwei reports that my little grandfather is a little dishonest."

"Also, in Southern Europe, after hearing the news of Grandpa's passing, some hidden resistance forces have begun to move more frequently."

"So the net is closing in."

Upon hearing the news, Zhu Gaoxu sat up suddenly, knowing that it was time for him to perform.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, "All the legions are on standby, now all we have to do is light the spark."

Then Zhu Zhanjun said to Zhu Gaosui: "Uncle, I will send two armies of soldiers to cooperate with you."

Zhu Gaosui nodded and agreed.

Zhu Zhanjun looked at Zhu Gaoxu again: "Second Uncle is focusing on you, you have to act more realistically and lure all those people out."

Zhu Gaoxu grinned and said, "Don't worry, nephew. I may not be able to act in other roles, but I am very good at acting as a rebel. I have experience."

The old man's coffin only stayed in the palace for 7 days before it was ready to be sent to the imperial mausoleum.

This is the old man's request. In his words, when spring comes and flowers bloom, there are many insects and it is easy for them to be infested with bugs, so it is better to send them in early to avoid being an eyesore for him.

Originally, the old man asked to bury the body on the same day, but it was only after Zhu Pangpang begged him for a long time that he agreed to wait for 7 days.

After all, it was inappropriate to bury the body on that day. If Zhu Pangpang really did that, outsiders would say that he had killed the old man.

Seven days later, the people of Beiping got up early and stood at the street corners, setting up incense tables and altars, ready to bid farewell to this great emperor.

"Something happened. The King of Han and the King of Zhao are missing."

While preparing for the ceremony, Yang Shiqi found the other two Yangs with a serious look on his face.

"What's going on? When did you disappear?" Yang Rong was also shocked and asked in a low voice.

"According to the report from the people who were monitoring them, they fell asleep early last night and did not get up in the morning. After checking, they found that the two were missing and found a secret passage in the room."

"Oh no, something bad is going to happen." Hearing Yang Shiqi's answer, Yang Rong's heart skipped a beat and he hurried to look for Zhu Pangpang.

"Something happened to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Pangpang, who was discussing exit arrangements with Zhu Zhanjun and officials from the Ministry of Rites, looked at him in confusion.

"What happened?"

Yang Rong asked the officials from the Ministry of Rites to leave, and lowered his voice to say to the father and son: "The King of Han and the King of Zhao are missing. I'm afraid they have evil intentions and want to take advantage of today to commit treason."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanjun and Zhu Pangpang smiled meaningfully.

Seeing the father and son smiling, Yang Rong was stunned for a moment, then reacted and guessed that the father and son might have made preparations long ago. (End of this chapter)