My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 267 Seeing Song Li Again
Song Li wants to see him?

This news also surprised Zhu Zhanhe. Although Song Li was sent to the imperial prison by himself, other than that, the two did not have much contact with each other. Zhan He also couldn't understand why the other party wanted to see him?
But although he was curious, Zhu Zhanhe didn't go to prison immediately, but went to the Ministry of Officials first, and discussed with Xia Yuanji about the business of shipping official ships.

Xia Yuanji has long agreed to this matter, and now that Zhu Di has also agreed, naturally he has no objection, he and Zhu Zhanhe discussed the specific details of the implementation of this matter, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will also send people to see Zhang Fu , both parties jointly execute this matter.

Finally, when Zhu Zhanhe left the household department, it was almost dark, so he turned to the edict prison.

As soon as he arrived at the Imperial Prison, Liu Mian immediately ran out to greet him in person, and said enthusiastically, "Your Majesty, you are here. I haven't seen you these few days, and we have no idea what to do!"

"Stop saying such polite words to me, why does that Song Li want to see me?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked straight to the point.

"I don't know, Song Li has already been sentenced to death, and he is about to be executed after Qiuhou. In the past two days, he suddenly said that he wanted to see the prince. I didn't want to talk to him at first, but I thought that he was a minister after all. I was afraid that something might happen to him. That's why I sent someone to notify you."

Liu Mian also replied with a puzzled look at this time.

"Go, take me to see him!"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't want to make wild guesses, so he ordered directly, anyway, he knew when he saw Song Li and asked.

So Liu Mian personally led the way, and soon arrived outside Song Li's cell, Liu Mian also led the people back very knowingly, leaving only Zhu Zhanhe standing outside the cell door.

Song Li in the cell also saw Zhu Zhanhe at this time, and immediately stood up, looked at him with complicated eyes and said, "You are finally here!"

"What do you have to do with me?"

Zhu Zhanhe was not polite, and asked directly and coldly. He didn't have any good feelings for Song Li, a lunatic.

"How is the prince?"

Song Li stared at Zhu Zhanhe and asked.

Zhu Zhanhe's heart sank when he heard the words, he didn't expect that Song Li wanted to see him because he wanted to inquire about Zhu Gaochi's situation.

But thinking about it carefully, besides Zhu Di, only he and Song Li knew about Zhu Gaochi's involvement in the destruction of the Three Great Halls, so Song Li could only ask him.

"Since you care so much about my uncle's situation, why didn't you destroy that letter earlier?"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't answer, but asked again.

"Whether you believe it or not, the matter of the three halls really has nothing to do with the crown prince. Everything is my own decision. The letter was written a few months ago. I almost forgot about it until it was found by Jin Yiwei. It just occurred to me that something was wrong."

Song Li replied with a sincere face at this time.

Zhu Zhanhe has been observing the expression changes on Song Li's face, and feels that the other party does not seem to be lying, but even if it is true, it will not dispel Zhu Di's suspicion, let alone have any impact on the situation.

"Your Majesty, although His Majesty has concealed the matter of the Crown Prince, I know that with His suspicious character, he will definitely be suspicious of the Crown Prince. Can you tell me how His Majesty will deal with the Crown Prince?"

At this time Song Li stepped forward quickly, grasping the fence of the cell with both hands, and begged again.

"I let you down, because I don't know how Grandpa Huang will deal with Uncle!"

Zhu Zhanhe sighed, and then spoke the truth.

"How is this possible? You found out the whole thing, and you are still in charge of Dongchang. His Majesty trusts you the most. How come you don't know how His Majesty will deal with the crown prince?"

Song Li didn't believe it at all, and his voice became a little high-pitched at the end.

"I am no longer in charge of Dongchang, because I pleaded for uncle, and Grandpa Huang took away the power from me."

Zhu Zhanhe sighed and explained that although he didn't like Song Li, the two were surprisingly on the same front when it came to Zhu Gaochi.

"This……"

Song Li was also stunned when he heard the words. He was imprisoned in the imperial prison, and he had no idea that Zhu Zhanhe would intercede for Zhu Gaochi, and because of this, he lost the power to be in charge of Dongchang.

"However, I can tell you that Grandpa Huang has already sent his eldest brother back to Nanjing to take over from Uncle to guard Nanjing. As for Uncle, he will come to Beijing. It is estimated that Grandpa Huang will deal with him face to face."

Zhu Zhanhe spread his hands and told everything he knew.

"How did this happen? Your Majesty summoned the Crown Prince to Beijing, which means that His Majesty must be very annoyed, and the Crown Prince will definitely be severely punished. It's all my fault! All my fault!"

Song Li also had a distraught expression after hearing this. He didn't expect that one of his mistakes would implicate Zhu Gaochi. If something happened to Zhu Gaochi's crown prince because of this incident, then he would be a sinner through the ages.

Zhu Zhanhe could understand Song Li's mood. In the hearts of scholars like them, Zhu Gaochi was indeed closer to the standard of a holy king, at least much better than Zhu Di, a rough warrior, so many civil servants put their hopes on Zhu Gaochi.

But now because of Song Li, Zhu Gaochi has been implicated in the case of the Three Great Halls. This case is even more serious than treason, so if Zhu Di becomes suspicious of Zhu Gaochi, it may really shake Zhu Gaochi's position as the prince. .

"I think you're overthinking it. My father went to Tianzhu, and my third uncle was relegated to the rank of a commoner. Apart from uncle, Grandpa Huang has no other choice!"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't bear to see Song Li who blamed himself, so he reminded him.

"That's right, His Majesty only has three sons, and he has no other choice at all!"

Song Li's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he slapped the fence excitedly.

But as soon as Song Li's words fell, he suddenly stared straight at Zhu Zhanhe, and his eyes became a little scary.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't understand Song Li's meaning at first, but he didn't realize it until the murderous look appeared in the other person's eyes, and immediately pointed at himself, dumbfounded, and said, "Song Li, don't you worry that I will threaten Uncle?" The crown prince?"

"If the prince is convicted because of this, the grandson may not be able to succeed to the throne. In this way, you will be the only one left with the most qualifications in the entire Ming Dynasty!"

Song Li said with a gloomy gaze.

"you……"

Zhu Zhanhe was very speechless. Could it be that Song Li has been imprisoned in the imperial prison for a long time, and his brain has gone out of order, so he can think of such outrageous things?

"Forget it, feel free to think what you want, but since I'm here today, I want to ask you something, I hope you can answer it truthfully!"

Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand for the last time, and then asked Song Li.

"what's up?"

Song Li's gaze towards Zhu Zhanhe has become a little vigilant, because he suspects that Zhu Zhanhe's scheming is deep, has he planned it a long time ago, and used the matter of the three halls to attack His Highness the Crown Prince, so as to create conditions for himself to ascend to the throne?
(End of this chapter)