My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 600: Brother, you have suspected the wrong person.
The inn was in a mess, with dead bodies everywhere.

At this time, the sky was already slightly bright. Yi Cheng and a few post soldiers came out of the woodshed where they were hiding shivering. When they saw Zhu Zhanji in the yard, they immediately knelt down with a thump and said: "Little man" Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

When the guards and assassins were fighting just now, many people shouted to protect the prince, so Yi Cheng already knew Zhu Zhanji's identity, but he was timid and did not dare to rush out to show his loyalty just now.

"Prince, the assassins know our whereabouts, so there must be their internal agents in the post station. Maybe Yi Cheng is related to the assassins. What if they are not all arrested and charged?"

At this time, the head guard approached Zhu Zhanji and suggested in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanji looked at Yi Cheng who was kneeling on the ground, and then glanced at the other rooms. There were many guests living in these rooms, and they were all looking out quietly.

"Forget it, I have to rush back to the capital as soon as possible. It's better to inform the local officials about this kind of matter and let them handle it on their own!"

Zhu Zhanji finally shook his head and said that for him, instead of wasting time on these assassins, it would be better to rush back to the capital as soon as possible to inherit the throne. When the throne is obtained, it will not be too late to investigate these assassins.

"Subordinates obey!"

The leader of the guard also understood the importance, and immediately agreed, and then had people clean up the battlefield hastily. The dead were handed over to Yi Cheng for safekeeping, and the injured were left for treatment. The remaining two hundred or so guards protected Zhu Zhanji again. Hit the road.

Three days later, Zhu Zhanji finally arrived in the capital. When he saw the gate of Beijing, Zhu Zhanji's tense heart finally relaxed. After all, as long as he arrived in the capital, he would not only be safe, but it would also mean that the throne was finally Got it.

The news of Zhu Zhanji's return was kept secret, so no one greeted him.

After Zhu Zhanji entered the city, he immediately went straight to the imperial city. It was only then that no one discovered that Zhu Zhanji was back.

Zhu Zhanhe was currently handling Zhu Gaochi's funeral affairs in the palace. In addition, Zhu Gaochi's imperial mausoleum was also being prepared, and construction could begin when Zhu Zhanji came back.

As a result, at this moment, someone reported to Zhu Zhanhe that Zhu Zhanji was back, so he immediately came to Wuying Hall.

When Zhu Zhanhe rushed to the main hall, he saw that Zhu Zhanji had already met Queen Zhang. The mother and son were holding each other's arms and crying. Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and others were also standing nearby.

After the mother and son had cried bitterly, Xia Yuanji stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, now is not the time to grieve. The country cannot live without a king for a day. Please ascend the throne as soon as possible!"

"Your Highness, please ascend the throne as soon as possible!"

Jian Yi also stood up and said.

Zhu Zhanji wiped away his tears, nodded solemnly and said: "You have worked hard during this period. Now that I am back, there is no need to hide the news of my father's death. The enthronement ceremony will be held today!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Xia Yuanji saw that Zhu Zhanji was so decisive and was going to ascend the throne as soon as he came back. He was very happy and said immediately, and then quickly left the hall with Jian Yi. He wanted to inform all the civil and military officials to enter the palace, and at the same time prepare for the enthronement ceremony. .

After Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi left, Zhu Zhanji suddenly said to Queen Zhang: "Queen Mother, I have something I want to talk to Zhan He alone!"

"Okay, you're not here during this period, thanks to Zhan He running back and forth in and out of the palace. If you don't know something, you can ask him!"

Empress Zhang repaid her kindness and praised Zhu Zhanhe before leaving. Then she left Wuying Hall. After all, her son was back and someone was in charge of the overall situation, so she could finally relax.

After Queen Zhang left, Zhu Zhanji glanced at Zhu Zhanhe, who was the only one left in the hall, and his expression suddenly became a little stern and asked: "Zhanhe, tell me honestly, how did your father die?" , is it related to you?" "Brother, how can you suspect that my uncle's death is related to me?"

Zhu Zhanhe was stunned, but he calmly asked Zhu Zhanji.

"When I left the capital, you once reminded me to be ready to return to Beijing at any time. However, I only left for a month when my father suddenly died suddenly. At that time, my father was about to restart the sea ban. What happened to you? There was a fierce conflict, so you have enough reason to attack the father!"

Zhu Zhanji did not beat around the bush and directly expressed his doubts.

"Brother, you have suspected the wrong person. Although my uncle and I have different political opinions on the matter of restarting the maritime ban, we are not so mad as to attack him. What's more, I have already united with all the civil and military officials at that time, and even wrote it down I was preparing to write a letter together the next day to oppose the resumption of the maritime ban, but that night, my uncle suddenly passed away. If it was me, why bother to unite all the officials to write a letter?"

Zhu Zhanhe explained helplessly.

"That's not necessarily the case. It's not like no one has ever done such things as building a plank road openly and crossing Chencang secretly!"

Zhu Zhanji still asked reluctantly.

"Haha, brother, you should put away your doubts, because I have already found out the cause of uncle's death!"

Zhu Zhanhe finally showed his trump card at this time.

"Check it out?"

Zhu Zhanji was stunned. He had just returned to the capital, and of course he didn't know about Zhu Gaosui's gift of Chinese medicine to Zhu Gaochi.

"Yes, the uncle actually died of a horse wind. After I rushed to the palace, I found a pill on his bed. The royal doctor in the palace identified it as a pill from the palace..."

As Zhu Zhanhe spoke, he explained in detail how he investigated the cause of Zhu Gaochi's death.

The more Zhu Zhanji listened, the angrier he became. Zhu Gaosui had poisoned his father before, and now his father's death was still related to him. How could he not be angry?
"That's what happened. The third uncle insisted that the Chinese medicine in the house was requested by the uncle on his own initiative, but no third person knew about it, so there is no way to prove that he lied."

Zhu Zhanhe finally said.

"Hmph, he must have given it to me on purpose, in order to overdraw my father's body and induce disease, because only when my father is gone can he have a chance to realize his ambition!"

Zhu Zhanji slammed the table angrily at this time, directly placing the blame on Zhu Gaosui.

"Brother, I advise you to calm down. After all, the third uncle is also the legitimate son of the emperor. Our biological uncle. If we accuse him without any evidence, I am afraid it will arouse people's criticism, and the uncle's personal information may also be leaked. The cause of death will make everyone’s faces look ugly!”

Zhu Zhanhe advised cautiously.

How to deal with Zhu Gaosui?Empress Zhang had been undecided before, so she could only temporarily place him under house arrest. Even if Zhu Zhanji came back now, it would be equally difficult to deal with Zhu Gaosui.

"This……"

Zhu Zhanji finally calmed down a bit after hearing this, and immediately frowned and began to think deeply, unable to make a decision for a long time.

(End of this chapter)