Chapter 199 Zhu Di’s Arrangement

Xu Qin looked at Zhu Gaochi with embarrassment.

Zhu Gaochi saw Xu Qin like this, smiled and said: “You can definitely do it if you go and say it, but you still need to give my father some handle, otherwise my father will not trust you, and this is the handle.

Of course, my dad will definitely scold you, but are you afraid of being scolded? Is it okay if he scolds you?
I know this matter has nothing to do with you, but I have no one in the East Palace. If there is no one, I can’t even deal with those civil officials, let alone deal with those memorials. These people have been with me for several years, and now they are imprisoned because of an unprovoked disaster.

If I stand aside and watch, who will dare to follow me in the future? Although they are all people in the court, they are not wrong in this matter, it’s just because they are in the East Palace.

If they are wrong, I will naturally not rescue them. After all, everything is subject to the laws of the court. I will not interfere, and I have made it very clear to them.

But in this case, they were really wrongly accused. You know, they were beaten in the imperial prison.”

“Beating? Tortured?” Xu Qin asked in surprise.

“Well. The third brother and Ji Gang will not let those people go easily. Even if they are not wrong, they need to be beaten up, and then they will be transferred out of the Eastern Palace and demoted out of the Eastern Palace.” Zhu Gaochi said with a wry smile.

After hearing what Zhu Gaochi said, Xu Qin thought about it carefully, then frowned and said, “No, even if you are exiled from the Eastern Palace, it will be beneficial to you. Of course, you have to let them know that you tried to rescue them, but it was useless. This way, they won’t hate you, and they will still be your people after you get out.”

“Well?” Zhu Gaochi sat there and thought for a moment, then asked, “But, they are now being wrongly accused.”

“It doesn’t matter. It’s also a test. Cousin, have you forgotten that you will soon be the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture? The counties under Yingtian Prefecture need people. If you go to beg for mercy, you might as well tell His Majesty that you hope to let those people go to Yingtian Prefecture to take up the position.

Isn’t your majesty’s goal to transfer those people away from the Eastern Palace? But where to go? Does your majesty care? “Xu Qin stared at Zhu Gaochi and asked back.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi stood up in shock, looked at Xu Qin for a while, then walked around Xu Qin’s courtyard with his hands behind his back. Xu Qin leaned back on the recliner.

Zhu Gaochi turned around twice, returned to his own recliner and sat down, and said to Xu Qin: “You are right!”

“Right? In that case, you should find a way to send someone to pass the message to the Imperial Prison and let them know that they will suffer in the Imperial Prison first, and then you will let them go to a good place. In this way, I believe they will not be ungrateful.” Xu Qin said with a smile looking at Zhu Gaochi.

“Well, I guess my father won’t agree to everything, but he will agree to most of it. This pilot project in Yingtian Prefecture cannot afford to fail. I will definitely mobilize the people I can command, so your idea is very good.” Zhu Gaochi said to Xu Qin with a smile.

“Right. As for your confidants, you can continue to select some and train them slowly. Besides, hehe, if you have so many confidants in the palace, His Majesty can rest assured. I guess, His Majesty will transfer those who have stayed in the East Palace for more than three years.” Xu Qin said with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi also nodded with a wry smile and said, “Yes, it’s not easy to be his son. When I was the prince, it was pretty good. At that time, my father was very kind to me. Although he doted on my second and third brothers, he was completely defenseless against me.

I had the final say on all matters under my rule, and even after I had done many things, he didn’t know about them and didn’t care about them. But now, ha!”

“That’s different. The past is the past, and now is now. You need to get used to it.” Xu Qin said with a smile.

At this time, a servant came in, followed by a captain of the Imperial Guard. Xu Qin and Zhu Gaochi looked at the captain in surprise. The servant came over and bowed to Xu Qin and said, “Master, the captain of the Imperial Guard is looking for you.”

“Yes!” Xu Qin nodded, and the servant retreated and came to the captain’s side, making a gesture of invitation to him.

It is estimated that this centurion came with Zhu Di’s oral order, otherwise, his own doorman would not let him in. A centurion cannot enter and leave the Duke of Wei’s mansion at will.

The centurion came to Xu Qin, bowed and said, “Greetings to His Royal Highness, Lord Haozhou. His Majesty has asked Lord Haozhou to go to Jiming Temple and asked you to bring some clothes with you. His Majesty will stay there for a few days and asked you to go with him.”

“What? Why should I go to Jiming Temple? I’m not going to become a monk, and I don’t believe in Buddhism.” Xu Qin frowned and said to the captain.

“Mr. Xu, I don’t understand the emperor’s instructions.” The captain continued to bow.

“You’ve got nothing better to do than to ask me to go to Jiming Temple. Am I not comfortable at home? By the way, can I bring my maids and servants with me?” Xu Qin complained and said to the centurion. Xu Qin was not afraid of complaints. Zhu Gaochi had just said that he wanted Zhu Di to have some leverage over him, otherwise Zhu Di would be worried.

“Of course you can. After all, the Earl of Haozhou also needs someone to serve him.” The captain said.

“Hurry up and pack your things and take a few maids with you.” Zhu Gaochi said to Xu Qin with a smile.

“Hey, your dad is the same. Why go to Jiming Temple for no reason? What’s so good about Jiming Temple?” Xu Qin stood up pretending to be very reluctant.

Zhu Gaochi was also preparing to go back. He was still very inspired by what he talked about with Xu Qin today. Since he could not change it, he would find a way to arrange those officials in the way that was most beneficial to him.

Meanwhile, at Jiming Temple, Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao were still playing chess.

“You asked Sakyabao to come here? Why did he come here?” Yao Guangxiao asked Zhu Di while playing chess.

“It’s not safe to let this kid stay in the capital. The boss will definitely go to find Shakyabao. Who knows what kind of trouble he will cause for me by then. The boss is still too kind. And, well, he needs to be tempered.

Those people have been in the East Palace for so long. The boss has taken care of them, but they may not be grateful. I let them suffer a little, and then let the boss rescue them, then they will be grateful. Besides, the boss is also stupid. You said those people have been in the East Palace for so many years? He didn’t know to let them out.

What’s the point of keeping him in the East Palace every day? They are all scholars. Without training, no matter how smart they are, they will be confused. Didn’t Jianwen get tricked by those scholars who were out of touch with the world before?
I can’t let my boss fall for this. Anyone who can stay by his side must be someone who understands the sufferings of the world and the various aspects of officialdom. Otherwise, he will be a disaster.

Xu Qin, this kid, dares to cause trouble. If he threatens me and asks me to release the person, I won’t dare to refuse. I’m already scared of him. If I report to you, how should I deal with it?

You don’t know this kid Sakyabao. If I deal with him, he will definitely bear a grudge and will never work with me again. That won’t do. This kid is very capable and I have to obey him.

But those officials in the East Palace have never suffered any loss or punishment. Do you think they will be grateful to the boss? They won’t!” Zhu Di said to Yao Guangxiao with a smile while playing chess.

Yao Guangxiao smiled and nodded, and said: “Shakabao is indeed quite capable. The things that Your Majesty showed me today are indeed very good. I can’t think of it, and I guess few people in the world can think of it. There are also those people who have paid money, but it has not entered the treasury. Those civil officials have always said,
Even if the military generals knew about it, they only thought it was a personal reason and never thought that if all the people in the country were like this, then where did the money go?
In addition, Shakyabao can indeed make money. Just this mirror can be said to be admired by people all over the world. I guess no one knows how this guy made it. “

“Well, so let this kid come here and get less involved in those things, and you should get better acquainted with that kid.” Zhu Di said with a smile and nodded.

Yao Guangxiao nodded, then asked Zhu Di: “Your Majesty, are you fully supporting the Crown Prince now?”

Zhu Di smiled while holding the chess piece and said, “The eldest brother is better than me in many ways. Of course, he is still not good at fighting. The second brother has ambitions, but he doesn’t know how to govern the country. If the Ming Dynasty is handed over to the second brother, either the second brother will kill all the civil officials, or the civil officials will kill the second brother.”

“But Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t understand the military.” Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di worriedly.

“In the past, I hoped that the second and the eldest brother could be brothers of one mind, but the second brother would not accept that. I didn’t know what to do, so I could only observe. However, if the eldest brother has Sakyabao, then there will be no problem.

In terms of personal fighting power, the second brother and Sakyabao were evenly matched. If Sakyabao were given a few more years, the second brother might not be Sakyabao’s opponent. In terms of commanding a war, Sakyabao is definitely not as good as the second brother. However, Sakyabao’s advantage is his youth. When the time is right, I will lead him to the battle.

“Sakyabao is very smart, smarter than the second brother. When Sakyabao starts to lead the army, he may not be the opponent of the second brother in a war, so, eh, it depends on what the second brother chooses.” Zhu Di sighed. He didn’t want his brothers to fight each other, but sometimes, Zhu Di had no choice. Once a man has ambitions, he will not be willing to see the final result.

But if I were asked to deal with the second son now, I couldn’t do it. I only have three sons. In the Jingnan Campaign, the second son fought on the front line. The second son made a huge contribution to my success.

Therefore, Zhu Di was in a difficult situation. He could only hope that the second son would retreat when faced with difficulties. He could only increase the strength of the eldest son, Zhu Gaochi, and prevent the second son from having such evil ideas. In this way, he could save the lives of the second son and his family, and prevent the world from falling into chaos again.

However, all this was just what Zhu Di said to Yao Guangxiao. Yao Guangxiao might not be able to guess what Zhu Di was thinking specifically.

(End of this chapter)