I want to be a grandson

Chapter 480 King Qin Dies!

There is a garden in the Chunhe Palace. The scenery here is beautiful. Under the spring breeze in March, a hundred flowers are blooming, and the breeze is gentle, but it doesn't look cold.

Under the warm sunshine, the whole Spring Palace looks so warm and kind, and the migratory birds leisurely looking for food among the flowers and woods,

The calm orchid environment makes the restless and hesitant heart calm down instantly, breathing the warm air, and the heart is filled with infinite joy and satisfaction.

It seems that this place is far away from the hustle and bustle, and it is a good place for self-cultivation and seclusion. Sitting in the pavilion, Zhu Yunxi enjoys this moment of peace.

Xu Miaojin took Zhao Mingzhu, and two ladies, Zhang and Ma, were watering the flowers and plants. Zhu Yunxi also felt very comfortable watching their quiet and busy figures.

At this moment, Wang Zhong rushed over with a look of haste, holding a memorial in his hand, and exchanged glances with Li Fu who was now on the side. Although he couldn't bear to disturb him, he couldn't help but walk forward.

"Your Highness, this is an urgent memorial from the eight hundred miles of Xi'an Mansion...

Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, then stretched out his hand and opened the memorial to watch, but before reading the whole chapter, his brows furrowed tightly!
King Qin, dead!
His second uncle, King Qin Zhu Xi, died unexpectedly!
Although Zhu Yunxi knew that he died in the 28th year of Hongwu in history, but he was relatively busy during this period.

So King Qin's threat to himself became very weak, so he didn't pay much attention to it!

Unexpectedly, he still died according to the process of history!

In the third year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Xi became the king of Qin. In the 11th year of Hongwu's reign in Xi'an, in the 22nd year of Hongwu's reign, he became the patriarchal order.

That is to say, when Zhu Yuanzhang transferred the power to deal with the emperor's relatives to the emperor, he was actually weakening the errand of the clan order, otherwise it would be very troublesome to deal with those elders when he ascended the throne in the future.

The cause of King Qin's death is of course also mentioned in the memorial.

Just in the first month of this year, Zhu Xi was ordered to lead Pingqiang general Ningzheng to conquer the rebels in Taozhou, which is now Lintan, Gansu.
The sons of the old Zhu's family did have a little talent in war, or in other words, the Ming army was mighty and powerful, so as long as they were not too stupid, they could win.

After all, there will be many deduction before departure, and there will be many staffs to formulate the battle plan, so it is easy to win with the big and the small.

Zhu Xi also won the victory in this campaign, many of them were captured, and the rebels were afraid, so they surrendered.

In this memorial, there is no mention of the specific cause of Zhu Xi's death, but it is vaguely mentioned that he ordered people to capture all the beauties from the Xifan rebel army into the Qin Palace...

"Xi Fan", also known as "Xi Qiang", has many ethnic groups, most of whom are nomadic peoples such as Tibetans in the west.

Presumably, in order to avoid discrediting King Qin and not angering the emperor, the people in Prince Qin's mansion adopted ambiguous statements, so as to save face for the royal family and make themselves less incompetent.

After all, the prince is dead, and the death is not so glorious. The officials of Prince Qin's mansion must be trembling with fear, walking on thin ice!

If the court blames them, they, as the assistant ministers of King Qin, cannot escape the responsibility!
Zhu Yunxi recalled the historical records about the cause of Zhu Yu's death. It is recorded in "Emperor Taizu's Records": "Illegally punished the palace people, some had their tongues cut off, some bound their bodies and buried them in deep snow to freeze to death, and some tied them to trees. Those who are starved to death will be burned with fire.

Seeing it, the old and young palace people worried about their lives.As a result, the three old women secretly poisoned them, put them in the fried cherry, and died immediately after taking it. "

According to historical records, he was poisoned to death by three old palace men, but now the memorial expresses that he died because of a Western beauty,

This may be because when Zhu Xi was in Zhu Biao, because of his own mediation, his relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang improved, and his cruel temperament was restrained a lot, but when he met the beauty of Xifan, he couldn't control it anymore...

Alas, this is life...

"Gather the courtiers immediately, and discuss matters in the Wenhua Palace!" Zhu Yunxi held the memorial in his hand.

"Yes, servants obey!" Wang Zhong saluted and immediately retreated. He knew who to rule.

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Xu Miaojin stepped forward and said worriedly: "Your Highness..." She wanted to ask about it, but she couldn't do politics because of her status, so it was not easy to ask more.

Zhu Yunxi let out the breath he held in his chest, and said, "King Qin is dead..."

"This... Your Highness, please mourn..." Xu Miaojin was also a little surprised, but she quickly adjusted and began to care about her husband.

Zhu Yunxi nodded, this matter needs to be told to her, King Qin is his second uncle after all, and now that he passed away, the East Palace should no longer have etiquette and music.

"I'm leaving first, and I have to discuss with Chao He what to do about this matter..."

"The concubine respectfully sends His Highness..."

After Zhu Yunxi left, Xu Miaojin turned around and said, "Sisters, let's come here today...From today onwards, the East Palace prohibits rituals and music celebrations, and all wear plain clothes."

Zhu Yunxi was walking on the way to the Wenhua Palace, with a lot of thoughts in his heart. Zhu Yuanzhang was old and experienced a cold after the Chinese New Year. Now his body has just recuperated. If he is hit again because of this incident, what should he do? it is good?

Although Zhu Yuanzhang hated this son deeply in history, and had a very bad evaluation of him, but this is his son after all, ten fingers connected to each other,
Just like an upright old father, when his child makes a mistake, he will be heartbroken, he will whip and reprimand, and he will even scold and insult,
But once something happened to this son, he would also be heartbroken, hating him for misbehaving, hating him for being a son in vain, but loving him only because he is his son!

It's a father's natural instinct!

No matter what happened to King Qin when he was alive, he is dead now, and the conclusion has been made. Zhu Yunxi didn't want to hurt Zhu Yuanzhang because of this incident.

Arriving at the Wenhua Palace, several courtiers were already waiting, and they saluted: "Your Majesty, please see Your Highness, Your Highness Wanwang's condolences."

There are Qi Tai, Tie Xuan, Bao Zhao, Jing Qing, Lian Zining, Minister of the Ministry of War Ru Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Yang Jing, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, and Wenyuan Pavilion Jian Yi.

When Wang Zhong invited them to come, he had already told them the reason of the matter so that they could deal with it early.

"Everyone, please sit down and talk." Zhu Yunxi went straight to the seat and sat down.

"King Qin passed away, and in the heart of the lonely king... Sigh, dear friends, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Qi Tai replied: "Your Highness, the death of the King of Qin is a major event, related to the situation of the court and the imperial dignity. I think you should send imperial envoys to Xi'an,

Firstly, it was necessary to organize the funeral for King Qin and arrange the burial, and secondly, there should be adjustments to the deployment of the imperial court in various parts of the Northwest. "

Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Yu said: "Your Highness, the King of Qin is in the Xi'an Mansion, and controls the military, political and military forces in Shaanxi and even the Northwest.
Therefore, the imperial court also needs generals to go there to stabilize the situation and prevent incidents from happening. Furthermore, whether the deployment of troops in various places needs to be adjusted can only be somewhat blind after deliberation..."

Xu Huizu also said: "Your Highness, once the King of Qin is gone, whether there will be troubles in Xifan is secondary. After all, the power of Xifan forces is scattered and there are many tribes, so the threat to Ming Dynasty is relatively small.
We now need to consider whether the imperial court's plan to defend the northern captives from Lianxifan will be shelved. "

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, some forces of the Yuan Dynasty did not submit to the new regime but fled to the north, and have been fighting against the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, during the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolians in the north were called "Northern Captives". As the so-called centipedes, they were dead but not stiff. Regardless of how many blows they had received, they still posed a threat to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, during the Ming Dynasty , The defense of the Mongolian invasion is the focus of the entire military deployment.

Xu Huizu also said: "Your Highness, now in the Taomin area, the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty and the Western Fan forces are intertwined. If you want to protect Qinlong, you must strengthen Hexi; if you want to strengthen Hexi, you must repeal the Western Regions." Border defense in the Northwest is extremely important to Ming Dynasty ,

Only by uniting with Xifan can we break off the left and right arms of the remnants of Meng Yuan, and uniting with Xifan can also solve the needs of military war horses. They have high-quality horses, which is what Ming needs..."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, it was only natural to send someone to attend the funeral, and the position of the person who went there should not be low, so that he could show respect.

And Xi'an's geographical location is very important. There are Wacha and Tatar tribes in the north, and Xiqiang in the west. One move affects the whole body, so it should be carefully planned.

Zhu Yunxi said: "Everyone, the lonely king wants to go to Xi'an mansion in person, what do you think?"

"Your Highness, I think it's wrong!"

Qi Tai immediately said: "Your Highness, now His Highness is the Crown Prince of the Jian Kingdom, and he is responsible for the government affairs of the court, but this is a major event in the world, and I understand the pain of His Highness losing a loved one.
However, His Highness also bears heavy responsibilities, so how can he act lightly? If His Highness is worried, he can send important ministers to attend the funeral, thinking of condolences, and must not go there! "

Ru Yu also hurriedly said: "What Lord Qi said is very true, the prince is the prince of the world, he should sit in the center, Xi'an is far away, the waterway is not smooth, and the carriage ride is bumpy.
In addition, there are many important government affairs waiting for His Highness to deal with. If His Highness goes, I don’t know how many things will be delayed. This will affect the operation of Daming, so I implore His Highness to stay in the capital! "

Yang Jing also looked anxious, and hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Highness, Your Highness has a heavy responsibility, and you must not go there. Sincerely, Your Highness, please put the court's important affairs first!"

Seeing their anxiety, Zhu Yunxi already understood what was going on.

Before the prince Zhu Biao went to Xi'an, he was seriously ill and bedridden after returning, which led to his death, so the courtiers were already afraid of that place in Xi'an!

If another accident happens to the grandson of the emperor, then Daming will be unpredictable in terms of heirs, and the situation in the court will be chaotic, causing turmoil. This is not what civil and military officials want to see!
The ancients had taboos in many aspects, Zhu Yunxi could understand, but the northwest region was also of great importance, besides, I also wanted to go to the border to see and understand the current enemies of Ming Dynasty!
"Let's discuss this matter later..."

Zhu Yunxie ordered: "Come here, please invite Ren Hengtai, the Minister of Rites."

Then he said to everyone: "Let's discuss things for now, how to arrange and hold the funeral of King Qin, let's discuss together and get a charter... The emperor doesn't know about this matter yet, the lonely king has gone to the harem first..."

"Yes, I will send you off to Your Highness..."

Zhu Yunxi came to Qianqing Palace, but Zhu Yuanzhang was not here, and led by the eunuch to an open space behind.

There are no flowers and plants here, but a few pieces of land have been reclaimed, and Zhu Yuanzhang planted some vegetables here.

Qing Tong, who was standing on the ground, saw Zhu Yunxie, and after saluting, he said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, you are here. Your Majesty insists on weeding, but your majesty will not allow your servants to do anything. Please persuade me."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, indicating that he understood, but he didn't say anything, but picked up the small shovel beside him without saying a word, and shoveled the grass in another ridge.

Qingtong noticed his strangeness, his heart sank, he turned to greet the eunuchs on duty, and told them all to retreat...

He himself also took a few steps back, some words should not be listened to.

Zhu Yuanzhang is worthy of being an old farmer, and he has been doing the same work in the field until now. The vegetable field is well organized by him, and different vegetables are planted in different areas.

Since he stepped down from the government, he has often come here to grow vegetables. Maybe this is one of his pleasures, or maybe he still has the breath of ordinary people in him.

Zhu Yunxi didn't say hello to Zhu Yuanzhang, and didn't make any movement, just silently weeding there.

Zhu Yuanzhang noticed that there seemed to be something different behind him, so he looked back and saw his grandson was weeding with his head down, his face couldn't tell whether he was worried or happy, and he didn't say a word, as if he didn't exist.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, sighed in an almost inaudible voice, and turned around to do things again.

After a while, the weeding was over.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to set up a shelf for the beans, and there was a bundle of bamboo poles more than one meter long beside him. Zhu Yuanzhang took a few bamboo poles and inserted them, gathered them together, and tied them with ropes, so that the beans could climb upwards and produce more. vegetables.

Zhu Yunxi came to him, helped him insert the bamboo pole, and helped him fix it. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the rope and tied it. The two cooperated very tacitly, but no matter who they were, they didn't say a word.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't turn around and leave the vegetable field until all the fields were finished. The eunuch brought clean water, and he washed his dusty hands, and Zhu Yunxi followed suit.

Sitting on the chair, Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea, looked at the vegetable field next to him, and said, "Tell me, what happened."

Zhu Yunxi knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must have guessed something, after all, the state he came here today was too abnormal,
Taking a breath, he said worriedly, "Grandfather..."

"If you have anything to say, just say it, let's listen."

Zhu Yunxi plucked up his courage, wanted to organize his words, and thought about how to speak appropriately, so as to make his pain less painful.
But no matter how I thought about it, how I pondered it, I felt so pale and powerless, I could only sigh lightly, and said: "Grandfather, the second uncle is dead..."

(End of this chapter)