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Chapter 568 Xuande
Suning threw Yesen's head directly to Fan Zhong, and then led the Ming army team back to the Ming army camp. He did not go to Zhu Di to report first, but went directly to the logistics cavalry and captured the confused Mahamu.

"Your Highness, he is my horse breeder, Haszhuzi. If he has offended you in any way, I will apologize to you on his behalf." When Yu Qian saw Suning catch Mahamu, he immediately pleaded very morally.

"Hmph! Yu Qian, this is not Haszhuzi, but Mahamu, the leader of the Wala tribe, and the actual commander of the Mongol army this time." Suning explained to the silly Yu Qian in front of him.

"What? Crown Prince, could you have made a mistake?" Yu Qian widened his eyes in shock.

"Mahamu, your precious grandson Yesen has confessed everything, so you'd better be as honest as possible." Without paying any more attention to the silly Yu Qian, Su Ning looked at Mahamu who was tied up.

"Crown Prince, where are Yesen and the others?"

"Mahamu, although Yesen has confessed, he was still killed by me with one sword during the fight." Suning explained with a guilty expression.

"Hey! Why does Eternal Heaven always protect your Ming Dynasty?" Mahamu first showed a sad expression, then sighed to the sky.

"Mahamu, that's because the world's destiny rests with the Ming Dynasty, not your yesterday's Mongol Yuan Dynasty."

Listening to the conversation between Suning and Mahamu, Yu Qian realized everything belatedly, and then stared blankly at Mahamu who was being escorted away. At this time, he was completely confused.

When Zhu Di heard that Suning not only killed Yesen, but also captured Mahamu, the leader of the Oirat tribe who was lurking in the Ming army, he couldn't help but be surprised. When he heard Mahamu confess with his own ears that he was the actual commander of the Mongols this time, Zhu Di and his men didn't know what to say.

Without the commander Mahamu, the Mongol army once again became a state of disunity. Zhu Di simply killed all the Mongol tribes, and Emperor Yongle returned with a great victory in his last expedition to the northern desert.

Zhu Di eventually fell ill in Yumuchuan. In fact, he had long known that he had not much time left. The reason why he was so stubborn and insisted on going on an expedition to Mobei at the last moment of his life was that he wanted to be a hero who died on horseback, rather than die in frustration surrounded by women.

Su Ning is not the cautious Zhu Zhanji in the original drama, and of course he does not have Zhu Zhanji's lack of confidence. Instead, he has full confidence in Zhu Gaochi's ability, so he did not stop Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, and let the two brothers stay by Emperor Yongle's bedside.

Seeing that Su Ning was so open and honest, Zhu Di also admired Su Ning's methods. Thinking of Zhu Gaochi's strong strength and the mystery that Su Ning had always shown, Zhu Di no longer worried that the father and son could not defeat Zhu Gaoxu.

"Second brother." Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu who was lying beside the hospital bed.

"Dad, I'm here."

"I failed to let you fight with Zhanji, but I still hope you can understand one thing: be a true hero who can take on responsibilities and let go of them. If you lose, you must admit your mistakes willingly." At the last moment of his life, Zhu Di still wanted to persuade Zhu Gaoxu.

"Dad, do you think I have lost?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Di lying on the hospital bed with red eyes.

"Yes! You have no hope of turning the tables." Zhu Di nodded with a wry smile on his face.

"Dad, do you look down on me so much?"

"Yeah! I look down on you! I look down on you for being a sore loser!"

"father"

"Second brother, third brother, I have drafted the imperial edict. Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi will succeed to the throne. Anyone who uses the slogan of "pacifying the rebellion" will be regarded as treason against the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Di personally announced the imperial edict to Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.

"Dad, I won't accept this!" Zhu Gaoxu burst into tears. "Second brother, you are a descendant of the Zhu family, so you must shoulder the responsibilities of a descendant of the Zhu family. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty's eternal prosperity, sometimes someone has to suffer."

Zhu Di said the last sentence hysterically, and then died under the gaze of everyone. I don’t know whether Zhu Gaoxu could hear it or not. Anyway, Zhu Gaoxu was very sad at this time.

Although Zhu Di's fifth expedition to Mobei was the only one in which he returned with a real victory, Zhu Di himself died of illness in Yumuchuan. His body was sent back to the capital as soon as possible, and then Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne as expected, and the crown prince was made the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

It is difficult to change a person's stubbornness. Ever since Zhu Gaoxu made his mark in the Jingnan Campaign and assisted Zhu Di in winning this difficult rebellion war, Zhu Gaoxu gradually became arrogant and lost himself in the flattery of others.

In addition, Zhu Di's special preference for him directly indulged his arrogance. Zhu Di's earnest advice before his death did not persuade his second son. Zhu Gaoxu still killed his wife and daughter with his own hands, and then committed suicide in his own Hanwang Mansion.

Because Suning's careful treatment made Zhu Gaochi's health much better, he was "fortunate" to witness the tragic condition of his second brother Zhu Gaoxu with his own eyes. He then ordered a grand funeral for Zhu Gaoxu's family, and then died of grief.

"Zhanji, you are right! We shouldn't have fought for the throne. Maybe your second uncle and others would not have committed suicide." Zhu Gaochi lying on the hospital bed was full of regret.

"Father, people like my second uncle cannot govern the Ming Dynasty well. Instead, they will drag the Ming Dynasty into hell." After getting along with Zhu Gaoxu for a long time, Su Ning found that Zhu Gaoxu's shortcomings were too fatal.

"Zhanji, my time is running out. You must prepare to ascend the throne."

"Father, I have been prepared for a long time. Why don't you abdicate now and become the emperor to recuperate." Su Ning said without any request for refusal.

"Ah?" Zhu Gaochi didn't expect that Suning was serious and was confused for a moment.

"Father, you have been the emperor for four years. It is time for you to experience the life of a retired emperor. Then you can focus on recuperating."

"Ahem! Zhanji, can my illness be cured?" Zhu Gaochi asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Of course! You don't understand my medical skills yet. You are just sad and hurt. You will be fine after recuperating for a while." Suning nodded affirmatively.

"Huh? Then why don't I abdicate?"

"Haha, if you, father, don't abdicate, how can you concentrate on recuperating? I didn't expect that you are so power-hungry." Looking at Zhu Gaochi with a reluctant look on his face, Su Ning couldn't help laughing.

"Well! All right! I can also spend more time with your mother."

"Yes! You should teach my uncle Zhang Kejian more. If he continues to act lawless like this, I will kill him." Suning really hated his uncle.

"Huh? Zhanji, you're right. Zhang Kejian is indeed becoming more and more excessive."

In the fourth year of Hongxi, Emperor Hongxi Zhu Gaochi voluntarily abdicated, and then Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne and became emperor with the reign title of Xuande. He respected Emperor Hongxi as the Supreme Emperor and Empress Dowager Zhang Yan as the Grand Empress Dowager, but did not enthrone the Queen. He also announced that the harem and eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics.

At the same time, Xuande issued an edict requiring all the kings of the Ming Dynasty to enter the capital and not leave the capital without the emperor's order, and not to have any connection with the Ming Dynasty officials. All the fixed properties of the kings were confiscated by the royal family.

The Ming Dynasty's cabinet was reorganized, with a fixed number of seven members, including one military representative and one royal family representative. The Ming Dynasty royal family broke the hereditary system and allowed royal family members to engage in business and take imperial examinations to enter officialdom.

(End of this chapter)