Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 92 Twelve Essays on the Fall of the Ming Dynasty 4
"Huh?!" Emperor Yongle noticed the abnormality of his troublesome youngest son Tongwandou, glared at him fiercely, and asked Prince Zhao to be quiet!
Then Emperor Yongle turned his attention to Daoyan again.

When Prince Zhao was glared at by his father, his heart skipped a beat. He suddenly widened his eyes and swallowed the snack in his mouth with difficulty.

Only at this moment did Prince Zhao realize that he had really walked through the gates of hell when he rashly opened the door and came in. If even a little bit of the things on the white cloth in front of him were to leak out, it would definitely be a huge disaster!

No wonder so many palace maids, eunuchs, and guards died in the fire in the palace. It seems that they were trying to silence them to prevent the news from leaking out! Prince Zhao raised his head cautiously, looking at the gloomy Emperor Yongle, swallowed his saliva, and secretly rejoiced!

With his father, Emperor Yongle's temper, if this matter leaked out, not only would he, the prince, be dead! By then, I'm afraid the entire Zhao Palace would be implicated!
In an instant, Prince Zhao felt that the snack in his hand no longer had any flavor. At the same time, he looked at his tall and burly nephew beside him with a face full of gratitude.

On the side, Monk Daoyan, who was being stared at by Emperor Yongle, was reluctant to speak.

Monk Daoyan shook his head helplessly at Emperor Yongle, and turned his gaze to Zhu Zhanhe who was still eating and drinking on the side.

Emperor Yongle followed Monk Daoyan's gaze and saw Zhu Zhanhe who was still eating and drinking happily. He was stunned for a moment.

Emperor Yongle turned his head and looked at Monk Daoyan again, his eyes full of surprise and doubt, but saw Monk Daoyan nodded silently, and Emperor Yongle understood instantly.

Monk Daoyan was also at a loss for words at the moment. After all, he hadn't prepared for such a big thing in advance! Now that he had just finished talking about such a serious problem, he was asking me for a solution. Where would I get one? I'm not a god!

"He'er, tell me your solution. Didn't you say before that this matter would require the efforts of three generations of our Zhu family, or even several generations? Now it's time for our Zhu family to find a solution! We can't leave the problem to future generations!" Emperor Yongle spoke to his grandson who was eating enthusiastically.

It was then that Emperor Yongle remembered that his grandson had studied history books for ten years and was well versed in historical studies! Since he could figure out these terrifying problems on his own, there must be a way to solve them! Emperor Yongle could only convince himself of this and use it to convince himself! Because he really had no other choice!

He couldn't even bring these issues up for discussion with his ministers! He couldn't afford such a risk! He couldn't even take such a risk!

On the side, as soon as Emperor Yongle finished speaking, everyone in the room focused their eyes on Zhu Zhanhe.

After hearing the words of Emperor Yongle, Zhu Zhanhe, who was eating and drinking, stopped what he was doing, wiped his mouth casually, picked up a pot of wine, and drank a big gulp directly from the spout. Then he went straight to his grandfather, Emperor Yongle, holding the pot and handed it to Emperor Yongle.

"Grandpa, if this is a pot of poisoned wine, will you drink it?" Zhu Zhanhe came to Emperor Yongle with the wine pot in his hand, handed the wine pot to Emperor Yongle, then looked at him seriously and solemnly, and asked a question that made everyone terrified and at a loss.

Everyone was about to speak when Emperor Yongle raised his hand to stop them. Someone on the side looked at his son anxiously, wanting to remind Zhu Zhanhe not to speak carelessly, as it would be bad if he angered the emperor. But seeing the stern face of Emperor Yongle, Prince Han opened his mouth but dared not say a word.

When Emperor Yongle heard Zhu Zhanhe's words, he was stunned at first. He also looked at his grandson in front of him with a serious face. He saw that the grandson was holding a glass of wine and looking at him with a smile on his face. Emperor Yongle stroked his beard and thought for a moment before he understood what Zhu Zhanhe meant. He then looked at the children who were staring at him nervously, took the wine from Zhu Zhanhe's hand, and drank it directly.

"As long as it can save the Ming Dynasty, I, an old man, will drink poisoned wine! You can say it now!" Emperor Yongle took a big sip of wine, shook the wine pot in his hand, looked at Zhu Zhanhe with a firm face and said.

"Grandpa, is this really necessary? Are you willing to bear the consequences?" Zhu Zhanhe looked at Emperor Yongle with a determined face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this old man was really willing to give up anything for the Ming Dynasty!

"I'm old, and I've been scolded all my life. I don't care if they continue to scold me! Let me, an old man, bear the consequences!" Emperor Yongle looked into Zhu Zhanhe's eyes with a face full of emotion, but still full of determination.

"I wish I were the only sinner, and all my descendants would be good people!" Emperor Yongle clutched the belt around his waist tightly, saying loudly in his heart.

"Grandpa, what do you think of the Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang of Sui?" Zhu Zhanhe did not answer Emperor Yongle's question, but asked instead.

After hearing this question, Emperor Yongle was stunned and fell into deep thought.

"The crime is in the present age, but the merit will last for thousands of years!" While Emperor Yongle was thinking, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi spoke, his chubby face full of wisdom and disbelief!
The fact that he could answer the question this way suggests that Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi had already guessed that the so-called method would not be easy to implement! It even had serious flaws! It could even cause great unrest! Otherwise, he wouldn't have used Emperor Yang of Sui as an example!
"Uncle, you are wise! So, even if the ending is just like that of Emperor Yang of Sui, should our Ming Dynasty still give it a try?" Zhu Zhanhe turned his gaze to his chubby uncle Zhu Gaochi. At this moment, Zhu Gaochi no longer had his usual gentle expression, and his chubby face was full of determination and courage.

"Try!" Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth, his face still firm and unquestionable.

Then, Zhu Zhanhe turned around and looked at Emperor Yongle who had finally reacted.

"Grandpa, even if it means drinking poison to quench thirst, are you sure you want to give it a try?" Zhu Zhanhe asked his grandfather, Emperor Yongle, again.

"Try!" Upon hearing this, Emperor Yongle remained silent for a long time. His heart sank, and his bad premonition grew stronger. But he had no other choice. He couldn't leave this difficult problem to his children and grandchildren. This wasn't Emperor Yongle's style! So, Emperor Yongle turned his head to glance at the chubby crown prince and replied with the same firmness.

"Then let's give it a try. I've been studying history for ten years, and I've been searching for the answer ever since I discovered the first question!

It's all for today!" Zhu Zhanhe said as he picked up the brush again and came to the densely written white cloth.

(End of this chapter)