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Chapter 360: Later Born?
If converted to the hour system in the future, the fourth watch would be three o'clock in the morning.Whoever it is, after a busy day, after returning home at three or four in the morning, there is only one thought left, which is to quickly throw himself on the bed and sleep to death.What's more, how could Zhu Gaochi, a fat and frail disabled person, still be in the mood to drink and have fun?
Zhu Di listened to the slight movement in his heart, and listened calmly to Zhu Zhanji's continuation: "Today's welcome ceremony, and the big banquet in the palace, the grandfather has already witnessed it with his own eyes, so many civil and military ministers, tens of thousands of palace attendants People, has there ever been a bit of chaos? If my father is really contemptuous and disrespectful, how can he manage all this in an orderly manner? How can my father be so dedicated, how could he arrive an hour before the emperor's grandfather arrived? Sudden excessive drinking? Isn't this unreasonable?!"

"..." In fact, Zhu Di was also a little strange, yes, the prince has always acted cautiously, how could he act so recklessly when he knew he was going to deal with him?Now that Zhu Zhanji reminded him, he felt even more strange.Glancing at the prince kneeling there, Zhu Di snorted coldly and said, "Don't you have a long mouth? Let your son say everything?"

"Yes, Father." Zhu Gaochi replied hastily: "Zhan Ji is right, my son did return to the mansion at four o'clock last night, but because he was nervous about today's ceremony, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he had to ask someone to bring a cup father." The Suhexiang wine bestowed by the emperor came over, and after drinking it, he disappeared."

Suhexiang wine is brewed with the Suhexiang brought back from the West by Zheng He. It has the miraculous effect of calming the mind and calming the mind. The emperor also drank it often. Naturally, he knew that the wine was not intoxicating, let alone just one glass.Zhu Di frowned slightly and said, "Nonsense, how could a mere glass of Soviet wine make you unconscious?"

"This matter is absolutely true. If there is any falsehood, I will die!" Zhu Gaochi swore: "On the way here, I also discussed this matter with Zhan Ji. He said that the guard who served me wine last night, Already committed suicide..."

"Oh?" Zhu Di frowned even tighter. If what the prince said was true, then he was framed.Who dared to frame Prince Ming after eating the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard?The answer is self-evident.

There was no sound in the hall, and Zhu Di paced back and forth silently, no one knew what the supreme being was thinking.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji knelt there, waiting for the emperor's sentence like prisoners waiting for trial.

Finally, Zhu Di stood still, and said to the prince in a cold voice: "I'm tired today, you go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors, and deal with it after I find out the reason!"

"Yes." The father and son thanked each other, and both heaved a sigh of relief.Although it was only a suspended sentence, he finally escaped the blow, didn't he?
When the prince and grandson retired, Ji Gang asked to see him outside.

Zhu Di let him in, and Ji Gang knelt down and reported: "My majesty, Jin Yiwei ordered the officials of the East Palace and the main officials who stayed in the capital to be arrested and interrogated. A group of criminals have been captured. Please take a look at the emperor!" long list.

When Zhu Di looked at the list, there were more than [-] people from Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to Yang Shiqi, a scholar of the cabinet.Can't help but look ugly: "Are you going to build a big prison?!"

"I don't dare, is it because I misunderstood the sacred intention?" Ji Gang has been able to be the head of Jinyiwei for more than ten years, so he naturally has his uniqueness.Being well-informed and following the wind is the secret of his invincibility. When he saw that the prince and his son left the Qianqing Palace safe and sound, he knew that the emperor had not made up his mind to abolish the reserve.He hurriedly asked his subordinates not to embarrass the ministers for the time being, and to test the limelight by himself.

"Of course, I just asked you to investigate, not to arrest anyone! Important ministers like Jian Yi and Jin Zhong are also arrested, do you want to shake the court?" After a trial, the emperor was really furious, and Ji Gang knew his own judgment That's right, the crown prince won't fall so soon!

"I'm so stupid, I deserve death!" Ji Gang immediately said with a little thought: "The emperor won't let them be arrested, so let's release them all."

"You don't have to let them all go," Zhu Di snorted and said, "The officials of the East Palace still need to be interrogated!" The thunderstorm that has been brewing for so long cannot be eliminated with a few words from Zhu Zhanji. I'm going to chop it off!
"Yes!" Ji Gang cheered up, so that he could also make a mission to the King of Han. "What other orders does the emperor have?"

"Bring Jian Yi, Jin Zhong, and Yang Shiqi to Beiyuan, I have something to ask them." Zhu Di ordered, and Ji Gang quickly responded.

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Jinyiwei Imperial Prison is a haunted place, Jian Yi, Jin Zhong and other ministers never imagined that one moment they were sitting in the imperial palace having a banquet, and the next moment they were sent to the big prison.Fortunately, before they had tasted the torture of Jin Yiwei, an urgent order was issued... Except for a group of officials of the Eastern Palace, the rest of the officials were released.

This is really unpredictable, fortune and misfortune are unpredictable!The elders looked at each other in dismay, and their moods were not relieved by the release... Because the officials of the Eastern Palace are still in the prison, this signal of the prince's loss of power cannot be more obvious!

At this time, Ji Gang came over, and smilingly bowed his hands to the ministers and apologized: "A misunderstanding has surprised the adults. It is Ji's fault. Brothers will set up a drink to apologize to you in another day. Your lords must appreciate it!"

All the ministers wanted to spit out this old man's face, but all the officials of the Eastern Palace were still in the prison, so they had to suppress their temper and ask: "Master Ji, what's going on, why are we arrested!"

"Brother said it, there was a misunderstanding." Ji Gang said with a smile.

"Then why don't you let the officials of the Eastern Palace go?" the ministers asked.

"That's what the emperor meant." Ji Gang said with a half smile: "Lord Jian, Lord Jin, and Bachelor Yang, the emperor invites you to meet him in Beiyuan. When the time comes, you can ask the emperor, and you will know?"

"Hmph, let's go..." Jian Yi stared at Ji Gang with resentment and said, "Master Ji, please treat the ministers of the Eastern Palace kindly. If there is something wrong with them, we will fight against Jin Yiwei to the end even if we hit a stone with an egg!"

"That's right!" All the ministers were arrested for no reason, and their hearts were simmering. Hearing the words, they naturally responded in unison, which nearly exploded Ji Gang's lungs.

Nesting on fire, Ji Gang sent those civil servants away, Ji Gang turned back with a dark face, kicked over the table, and cursed: "A group of things, if the emperor didn't suddenly change his attention, I would have to kill you all!"

"Ancestor, there are still people from the Eastern Palace in the prison," Zhuang Jing hurriedly said: "Son, I will make two of them to relieve my ancestors!"

"No need." Ji Gang snorted and said, "I still don't know what the emperor means, so let's not act rashly."

"Could it be that the prince is still alive again?" Zhuang Jing and others asked in disbelief.

"It's not that easy," Ji Gang said with a sneer, "Riding a donkey to read the ledger, let's wait and see! The mouse pulls the shovel, with the big head behind it!"

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On the carriage going to the imperial palace, the three ministers all looked anxious. Although the ministers of the Eastern Palace were imprisoned, it did not mean that the crown prince would be abolished, but to the crown prince, it was already a dangerous signal!
"Talk!" Seeing that the two were silent, Jian Yi said anxiously: "The crown prince has reached the most dangerous time, we ministers who stay in Beijing to assist him, can't be alone!"

"Of course." Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "No matter what the crown prince is convicted of, we are all responsible. How could we only care about ourselves?"

"That's right, why was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince convicted?" Jian Yi frowned and said, "Even if the time is lost, the Emperor will not beat the Crown Prince to death with a stick!" Then he looked at Yang Shiqi and said, "Shiqi, you are smart. People, come and see for details."

"Today's incident is just an introduction," Yang Shiqi said lightly: "At the beginning when the emperor ran out of food in the desert and the whole army wanted to kill horses to feed their hunger, I knew that someone was going to be unlucky. Since King Zhao is not unlucky, the prince can't hide It's over."

"The crown prince didn't dare to be careless, it's just that whoever imagined it, the only way to Xuanfu, there is a rebellion by the White Lotus Sect..." Jian Yi said: "Taking a step back, it is also the responsibility of the local officials that the food cannot be transported. There is nothing wrong with the prince?"

"You always want the prince, so of course you think so," Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "The emperor doesn't like the prince in the first place, but he thinks it's all his responsibility. Neglect, wanting to starve him to death in the desert, it is not just as simple as blaming him."

"Ah..." Jian Yi's expression changed drastically, "The emperor is so wise, you probably won't want to abolish the prince just because of almost slander!"

"That's why we were called over." Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice, "The three of us played right, and we will help the emperor make up his mind whether to sentence the crown prince to death, or to investigate the case further!"

"That's right!" Jian Yi nodded heavily, "We must be trying to protect the crown prince." He looked at Jin Zhong and said, "Brother Shi Zhong, I know that you are the emperor's lonely minister, and you have always stayed out of it. But because of this, your words carry more weight than the two of us combined, please make an exception this time and save His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Brother Yizhi, what's the matter?" Jin Zhong said indifferently: "In the past, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty wanted to abolish the crown prince, so Zhang Liang came up with an idea to invite Shangshan Sihao. Now I am also taking advantage of Brother Yizhi and Shiqi brother! Fate, also keep the prince safe!"

Seeing him being so forthright, Jian Yi was overjoyed and said: "Brother Shizhong, I never thought you would be so bold and courageous. With this, His Royal Highness's hopes will be greatly increased!"

"Don't be too optimistic." Jin Zhong said calmly: "The emperor is a very assertive person, and he will not change his mind because of someone. If the emperor wants to dispel his doubts about the prince, one must have evidence, and the other is to let the emperor See, we are loyal to the emperor, not to the crown prince!"

"Brother Shizhong is right!" Yang Shiqi couldn't help but look at Jin Zhong with admiration and said, "Yes, what the emperor is most worried about is that the courtiers are all with the prince. If the emperor believes that the courtiers are still on the emperor's side, they will naturally respond The prince's doubts are greatly reduced. But the emperor can't feel that the prince is unpopular, and that is not good for the prince!"

"Walking around, it confuses people," Jian Yi scolded, "Just say it, what should we do?"

"We divide the labor, so..." Yang Shiqi explained the plan.

　There were too many things a year ago, and the child was sick again, so I had to change it, sorry...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)