My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 128 Zhu Gaochi Was Poisoned Too

After discussing the business, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanhe resigned together.

After leaving the Wuying Hall, Zhu Zhanhe was about to say goodbye to Zhu Gaochi, but Zhu Gaochi's face turned pale, and then he swayed, looking like he was about to fall down.

Zhu Zhanhe was taken aback, and hurried forward to support Zhu Gaochi.

Fortunately, Zhu Gaochi stabilized his body quickly, otherwise, with his weight, Zhu Zhanhe really couldn't support him.

"Uncle, what's the matter with you, do you want to call the imperial doctor?"

Zhu Zhanhe felt that Zhu Gaochi's body was going weak, and asked very worriedly.

"No, I've been too tired recently, and I didn't sleep well at night, that's why I'm a little dizzy. I asked the imperial doctor to see it in the morning, and said it was overwork. Just let me rest more."

Zhu Gaochi took a few breaths at this moment, then opened his eyes and forced a smile, but his face was still not very good-looking.

"Then I'll help you go to Wenhua Palace to rest!"

Zhu Zhanhe was worried, so he personally helped Zhu Gaochi to the Wenhua Palace. After Zhu Gaochi sat down and drank a few sips of water, his face turned better.

"Uncle, have you stopped swimming recently?"

Only then did Zhu Zhanhe ask Zhu Gaochi.

"This...hehe, I've been too busy recently, and I really don't have time to go swimming, but the cabinet will be formed soon, and the burden on me will be much lighter then."

Zhu Gaochi explained with some embarrassment.

"When does Grandpa Huang plan to form a cabinet? Don't you fall ill before the cabinet is formed?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked again.

Counting it, it has been a long time since he put forward the proposal of the cabinet.

"The preparations have been made. The cabinet can be formed at any time. It's just that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so your grandpa wants to wait until the next year and announce it at the Great Court Assembly."

Zhu Gaochi explained again.

Forming a cabinet is not a trivial matter, it is related to the change of the power core of Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi also spent a lot of time and energy on preparations before this.

"Okay, then uncle, you should also pay attention to your body. Didn't Huang Huai and Yang Pu be released? Just let them do what you want!"

Zhu Zhanhe exhorted again.

"Don't worry, I will!"

Zhu Gaochi patted Zhu Zhanhe's arm and said.

"By the way, I forgot to congratulate uncle!"

At this moment Zhu Zhanhe cupped his hands suddenly, and even expressed his joy to Zhu Gaochi.

"Where does this joy come from?"

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback.

"My father went to Jiaozhi, and third uncle is also going to Zhangde Mansion this time. Uncle, you must be able to sleep well tonight!"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed.

"Brat, am I such a narrow-minded person?"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help cursing with a smile.

However, Zhu Zhanhe's words really reminded him that his two younger brothers are no longer in the capital, and his position as the crown prince has finally been completely stabilized.

"To be honest, just now I was really afraid that you would intercede for third uncle. In case the emperor's grandfather softened and still let third uncle stay in the capital, you will have a headache in the future!"

Zhu Zhanhe said again with a smile.

In history, when Zhu Gaosui poisoned Zhu Di, it was Zhu Gaochi who pleaded face to face, but the matter turned out to be nothing.

"Then let me tell you the truth. Just now I really wanted to intercede for the third son, but after thinking about it later, your father has gone to Cochin, and he will go to Tianzhu in the future. If only the third son stays in the capital, maybe he will do something wrong." Something went wrong, so I ended up putting it together."

Zhu Gaochi sighed at the end. Compared with Zhu Gaosui, he would rather let Zhu Gaoxu stay in the capital.

"It's a good thing you didn't speak!"

Zhu Zhanhe said happily.

"Zhan He, your father has gone to Tianzhu, can you also move the third child overseas?"

Zhu Gaochi suddenly said in a whimsical way.

"Don't! Unless you can make Grandpa Huang cruel and let my third uncle run farther than my father, such as Africa, Europe, or even America!"

Zhu Zhanhe hastily dissuaded him.

"Why did you run so... oh~, I understand!"

Zhu Gaochi didn't react until halfway through the question.

When Zhu Gaoxu went to Tianzhu, he was worried that Zhu Gaoxu would return to Daming after he gained strength in the future.

In fact, with Zhu Gaoxu's temperament, the possibility of him doing so is very small.

But Zhu Gaosui is different. He is small-minded and has a strong desire for revenge. If he is really moved overseas, as long as he has the strength in the future, he will definitely find a way to kill him back to Daming.

The only way is to let Zhu Gaosui go farther to Africa, Europe or America as Zhu Zhanhe said, and it will be difficult for him to come back by then.

"Forget it, let him go to Zhangde Mansion, at least he won't be able to make any waves in Daming territory."

Zhu Gaochi wisely gave up the idea just now.

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was fine, Zhu Zhanhe was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaochi touched his stomach suddenly, and immediately said to Zhu Zhanhe: "I'm hungry again, we two haven't eaten together for a long time, why don't I have someone deliver the food, how about we talk while eating?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the sky outside and found that there was still some time before noon, so he nodded and agreed. Regarding Zhu Gaochi's habit of eating five or six meals a day, he had long since given up persuading him. The burden is light, and he can get rid of this bad habit.

After a while, a table of sumptuous meals was delivered to the table.

"Huh? What a beautiful lacquer plate!"

When Zhu Zhanhe saw the plates containing the vegetables, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

I saw these lacquer plates with red as the base, gold and silver threads as money, and figures, birds and animals made of mother-of-pearl, etc., forming a pair of exquisite lacquer paintings.

Zhu Zhanhe had seen some lacquerware in museums in his previous life, but none of them were as beautiful as the ones in front of him.

"It's beautiful, this is a gift specially given to me by your elder brother!"

Zhu Gaochi laughed.

He is a person who loves to eat. He not only pursues the delicacy of food, but also requires exquisite food utensils. Zhu Zhanji knows this, so he specially found this batch of lacquerware as a gift for him.

"Brother is really caring!"

Zhu Zhanhe picked up a plate, looked at it and praised.

These lacquer ware are very heavy. They should be made of gold and silver, coated with more than 100 layers of lacquer, and then inlaid, carved and other techniques are used to process the lacquer ware exquisitely. Generally, only the rich and powerful can afford such lacquer ware.

Zhu Zhanhe felt that this meal was extraordinarily delicious.

After eating, Zhu Gaochi asked someone to deliver a pot of tea, and he and Zhu Zhanhe chatted while drinking tea.

But at this moment, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly hesitated, and finally said: "Uncle, don't be angry when I tell you something!"

"What are you afraid of getting angry with me?"

Zhu Gaochi asked curiously.

"that……"

Zhu Zhanhe seemed very embarrassed, but in the end he said: "There is a saying in the folk, 'good teeth, good appetite', uncle, you like delicious food, you must take care of your teeth, and remember to brush your teeth frequently! "

It turned out that while drinking tea, Zhu Zhanhe found that Zhu Gaochi's teeth were stained, not from food residue, but more like he hadn't brushed his teeth for a long time.

After all, Zhu Gaochi was also the prince of a country, but he didn't even bother to brush his teeth. It would be a bit embarrassing to say it, so Zhu Zhanhe kindly reminded him.

"What do you mean, I brush my teeth every day?"

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why Zhu Zhanhe said about brushing his teeth.

"Impossible, you definitely haven't brushed, if you don't believe me, look at your teeth!"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't believe Zhu Gaochi's words at all.

"I obviously brushed it, and I brushed it very carefully."

Zhu Gaochi felt very strange, and immediately asked someone to fetch a mirror, and then took a look at his teeth.

To Zhu Gaochi's surprise, there was indeed some blue-purple dirt at the root of his teeth. He scraped it with his nails, but found that he couldn't get it off at all.

"It's strange. I obviously brush my teeth twice a day. I don't remember these dirty things before. Why did they suddenly appear?"

Zhu Gaochi looked at the dirt at the root of his teeth and said to himself.

Hearing Zhu Gaochi's words, Zhu Zhanhe also felt strange, and immediately leaned out to observe Zhu Gaochi's teeth carefully, and then his expression changed.

I saw Zhu Zhanhe almost jumped up and stood up, rushed to Zhu Gaochi in one step, stretched out his hand to open his mouth, and observed carefully.

"Zhan He, what are you doing?"

Zhu Gaochi was startled, and just wanted to shake off Zhu Zhanhe's hand.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanhe said in a solemn voice, "Don't move, uncle, you may be poisoned!"

Hearing the word "poisoning", Zhu Gaochi also trembled with fright. After all, Zhu Gaoxu's example was before, and now it's finally his turn.

Zhu Zhanhe carefully observed Zhu Gaochi's teeth, and found that there were some blue-purple lines where his teeth and gums were connected. At first glance, he thought it was something dirty, but it actually grew on the teeth and gums.

"lead poisoning!"

Zhu Zhanhe said very affirmatively.

In the previous life, there was a lead mine in Zhu Zhanhe's hometown. The workers there had been in contact with lead all year round. Many people had symptoms of chronic lead poisoning, and this gingival lead line is a typical manifestation of lead poisoning.

"What kind of lead poisoning, is it serious?"

Zhu Gaochi asked Zhu Zhanhe with trepidation. Although Zhu Gaoxu did not die from the poisoning last time, he also suffered a lot. He is not as strong as Zhu Gaoxu.

"Uncle, tell me honestly, have you taken any pills?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked seriously again.

As the prince, Zhu Gaochi could only come into contact with lead in one situation, and that was the elixir refined by Taoist priests.

In ancient times, many people took some pills refined from various minerals in order to ask for immortality. These pills often contain a lot of heavy metals, which can easily lead to heavy metal poisoning.

"I'm not King Lu, what kind of medicine should I take?"

When Zhu Gaochi heard what Zhu Zhanhe said, he immediately shook his head and denied it.

The king of Lu mentioned by Zhu Gaochi was named Zhu Tan, who was the tenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang. His greatest hobby in his life was taking various elixirs. As a result, he ate himself to death when he was only twenty. Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he gave him A bad posthumous title of "Desolation".

Zhu Di has never had a good impression of his tenth brother, and often uses him as a negative teaching material to educate his son, so Zhu Gaochi never touches any elixir.

"That's strange. If it's not a pill, where did you get the poison from?"

Zhu Zhanhe frowned and said to himself.

(End of this chapter)