My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 118 Zhu Youjie: This is a fucking pit!

Inside the palace.

With the arrival of Prince Zhou, his son Zhu Youdun, and even Prince Yan and Zhu Gaoyu, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Especially when King Zhou and others saw Zhu Youjie arriving early in the morning and standing in the hall, their expressions changed slightly.

Zhu Gaoyu still looked confused on the surface, but after seeing this scene, he immediately felt happy.

Zhu Youjie, this idiot, actually went to collect evidence.

Just seeing Zhu Youjie's confident look on his face, it seemed as if he had foreseen their tragic future.

Seeing this, even though Zhu Gaoyu tried his best to restrain himself, for a moment he couldn't help but reveal an extremely strange look on his face.

He looked up at King Zhou and his father. These two men were indeed brothers.

One trick is to lure someone into a trap, one is to trap his son, and the other is to trap his nephew.

It seemed that the situation was under their control, but in front of Zhu Yunwen, the two brothers pretended to be flawless.

As expected, when Zhu Yunwen took out the secret letter and wanted to call the king to task, King Zhou flipped through the secret letter and his expression suddenly changed:
"If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. Since when did a meeting between me and my brother become evidence of treason?"

As he spoke, King Zhou showed an indignant look:
"If this is the case, where is the love between brothers? How can we live up to the teachings of the late emperor?"

When Zhu Youjie heard the King of Zhou's voice, he felt his calves tremble.

He saw out of the corner of his eye the disbelieving look in his elder brother's eyes, as well as the deep gazes in his father's and King Yan's eyes, and once again realized deeply... that he had reached the edge of the cliff.

There is no way back now.

The only thing he could do was to completely crush the Prince of Yan and the Prince of Zhou, and then cling to Zhu Yunwen's thigh.

Therefore, the moment the King of Zhou finished his rebuttal, Zhu Youji pressed on, becoming more and more aggressive:

"Dad, this is the last time I call you that. Since you said that you met the King of Yan just for the sake of brotherly love, then what did you say to the King of Yan?"

"And...how do you explain this secret letter?"

When King Zhou heard Zhu Youjie's questioning, he was completely disheartened and had already made up his mind about this son.

Zhu Gaoyu received the secret letter from Zhu Di at some point.

He searched over and over again, and couldn't help frowning:

"Cousin, your forgery is too fake. It doesn't even have the seal of King Zhou, so how can it be a secret letter? If it were true, anyone could imitate King Zhou's handwriting and say that what they have is a secret letter."

When Zhu Youqi heard this, his eyes dodged for a moment.

Of course he knew that the secret letter had to have the seal of the King of Zhou.

But he can’t get it!

Zhu Yunwen's heart also skipped a beat.

What's the situation with this scumbag Zhu Youjie?
They were all so overwhelmed by this "pie" that they didn't think about the seal for a while.

Of course, there is one possibility...

Zhu Yunwen really didn't expect this, but the close ministers around him did not.

For example, people like Qi Tai were determined to eliminate the Yan Wang faction first.

When he calmed down, he discovered the inappropriateness in Zhu Youqie's words, but deliberately did not point it out. Instead, he went with the flow and wanted to take down the King of Yan in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, Zhu Youjie had more than one piece of evidence in his hands.

He narrowed his eyes slightly:
"Then why did you meet with the King of Yan and have a secret conversation in the study? What did you talk about for so long? And why did you look so solemn when you came out?"

At this time, Zhu Di, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally reacted.

He and King Zhou looked at each other and both sighed deeply.

Zhu Di looked somewhat melancholy:
"I, Zhu Di, have acted with a clear conscience and have been upright and aboveboard throughout my life. I just didn't expect to be suspected because of this incident. I originally wanted to take this matter to my grave. But now... it seems that I have to speak out..."

Zhu Youjie felt a little uneasy.

Zhu Yunwen's brows also slightly frowned, wondering how Zhu Di could make things right.

Zhu Di looked calm and narrated calmly:

"I have a complication."

Tumor?

What is that?
Most of the people present looked a little confused, not knowing what Zhu Di meant by suddenly bringing this up.

The next second, Zhu Di's words were like a bolt from the blue:

"The disease of the abscess will affect the offspring. The reason why King Zhou came to the palace for a secret talk and stayed for a long time was precisely because of this matter."

His eyes looked straight at Zhu Yunwen:
"I will not joke about my offspring."

Zhu Yunwen believed this.

The matter of offspring is of great importance.

Zhu Di would not bring this up easily, not to mention... there were imperial physicians in the palace who could easily tell whether there were any diseases or not.

And... Zhu Di has indeed not had any new children since he had Zhu Gaoyu.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became weird.

There was even a hint of embarrassment.

Zhu Yunwen was not very old, and he couldn't help feeling embarrassed when talking about his uncles' fertility.

I just feel like today was a big misunderstanding.

The main culprit behind all this is the scoundrel Zhu Youjie!

I took the secret letter, but it turned out that it did not have the prince's seal.

He even came to file a complaint rashly without finding out what the King of Zhou and the King of Yan were talking about in secret.

With such an IQ of throwing dirty water, Zhu Yunwen didn't know what to say.

What a stupid teammate!

When Zhu Youjie heard this, his face turned as pale as paper.

Suddenly, he felt a gaze.

Following his feeling, he happened to see Zhu Gaoyu with a look of pity in his eyes.

This time, Zhu Youjie was furious.

"I don't believe it! The Prince of Yan said that there is a tumor, but does that mean it is true? He just made up his mind that Your Highness would not ask the imperial physician, so he deliberately evaded the question!"

Zhu Gaoyu was extremely happy.

It's surprising that Zhu Youjie was tricked like this.

In fact, the biggest troublemaker was Zhu Gaoyu himself.

From the beginning when he heard in the palace that action was going to be taken against Prince Zhou, to later when the matter was discussed at the dinner table in Prince Yan's mansion, and then to later when Prince Yan and Prince Zhou had a secret conversation about Zhu Youjie's rebellious intentions and his brothers fanning the flames on Zhu Youjie's side, step by step, things have been pushed to the current situation.

Zhu Gaoyu just didn't believe it. After what had happened, he thought that King Zhou would be stupid enough to be imprisoned by his own second son.

As a result, the Crown Prince of Zhou, Zhu Youdun, did not have a good ending.

I heard that Zhu Youjie still didn't believe it and wanted to resist.

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at his father and immediately spoke:

"Whether it's true or not, we can tell by asking the imperial physician to take your pulse. Where's the imperial physician? Let them go."

Emperor Zhu Yunwen and his ministers looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and called the imperial physician.

Of course, the result was as expected.

Looking at the pulse case presented by the imperial physician, Zhu Yunwen was at a loss for a moment as to what he felt in his heart.

Zhu Youjie's heart also completely cooled down.

It’s over.

Completely finished.

He saw the looks from King Zhou and his elder brother and subconsciously lowered his head.

It was at this time that Zhu Gaoyu's voice suddenly came:

"Dad, don't be sad. Although it's not glorious to talk about this disease, it's our bad luck. Fortunately, we are upright and have a stable position. We are not afraid of being framed by some villains. Otherwise... even if we have ten mouths, we will probably be accused of a crime today."

When Zhu Di heard this, he pretended to be dissatisfied and gently patted Zhu Gaoyu on the head:
"You must be careful when speaking in front of the emperor. This is a matter concerning the country, so it is only right for His Royal Highness to be cautious. Your Royal Highness governs the country with culture, and he values ​​feelings the most. I don't think he will let us be framed for no reason."

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoyu seemed very disappointed:

"I just didn't expect that my cousin, whom I treated as my own brother, would want to throw dirty water on us. The most terrifying thing is that he framed us, and even framed his own father and brother..."

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head slightly, seeming to be quite emotional:

"Dad, it is said in the Analects that today's filial piety is to be able to support. As for dogs and horses, they can all be supported. What is the difference between disrespect and respect? Zhu."

"My cousin not only did not support his parents, he didn't even show any respect to them, but he turned the tables on them."

"At the same time, he also failed to live up to the so-called brotherly love and respect due to jealousy."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoyu blinked his big eyes and looked at Zhu Yunwen, his expression seemed extremely confused:

"Is it really worthy of trust for someone like this who can't even respect his own father and brother, and even turns the tables on them?"

This sentence successfully made Zhu Youjie's face change drastically.

Although Zhu Yunwen showed no expression on the surface, he was actually wary of Zhu Youjie.

No matter what Zhu Gaoyu's motivation was, he said such words.

However, this does not prevent what he said from sounding reasonable.

When Fang Xiaoru heard what Zhu Gaoyu said about the Analects, his brows twitched slightly, and he took the initiative to step forward and walked out:

"Your Highness, admonishing a father as a son is a rebellious act. Moreover, this matter is completely false, which makes the crime even worse. If the father is not a father, the son is not a son. How can there be a monarch and a subject?"

As he spoke, Fang Xiaoru bowed again, his deep eyes fixed on Zhu Youjie. The disgust in his expression could be easily detected by anyone with a discerning eye.

All I heard was Fang Xiaoru saying:

"I think that Zhu Youjie is unfilial and is the most evil among the sons of the princes. Such a person is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust. He is cruel and violent! I think that Zhu Youjie should be demoted to a commoner and exiled to Qiongzhou. This will also let the world know your highness's determination to govern the country."

People rarely saw Fang Xiaoru speaking in such a hasty manner, which showed that as a person well versed in Confucianism, he despised Zhu Youjie's behavior.

If the King of Zhou and the King of Yan really were plotting a rebellion, Zhu Youjie's actions could perhaps be said to be loyal to the emperor.

But if it is for one's own selfish desires...

Fang Xiaoru looked at Zhu Youjie with more and more disgust, as if he was looking at a bug.

After hearing these criticisms, Zhu Youjie's legs suddenly went weak and he fell to his knees on the ground under the gazes of everyone.

At this moment, his heart was already filled with sadness and coldness.

If I had known this, why bother in the first place!
King Zhou withdrew his gaze, his face calm. In his heart he felt anger and hatred, but more importantly... he was angry at the boy for not fighting back.

The road is made by yourself this way!

I saw the comments yesterday. This plot is not a patch. It was already prepared and I wrote it today. But I read that treasure's message and thought about it until 3 am yesterday. I think it makes sense and will continue to correct it later. This is my first time writing history, and there are still many shortcomings. Thank you for your corrections and criticisms! For details, please see my subsequent improvements! ^_^
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