An inventory of the sinners who have subjugated the country in the past dynasties, Lao Zhu’s number

【In the tenth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoxu finally launched his second attack on Zhu Gaochi】

【Zhu Gaoxu knew that there were many civil servants in the court who supported the prince, and it was impossible to wipe out all the civil servant groups, so he began to learn from Zhu Di and bribed the eunuchs' personal guards.】

【Many of Zhu Di's close servants and bodyguards were bribed by Zhu Gaochi. These people kept saying bad things about Zhu Gaochi around Zhu Di.】

【Originally, since the seventh year of Yongle, after Zhu Di went to Mongolia, he often arranged for Zhu Gaochi to supervise the country. It was this arrangement that gave Zhu Gaochi an excellent opportunity.】

【Zhu Gaoxu is extremely smart. He has followed Zhu Di for many years and knows that although his father is very shrewd and good at scheming, he is also very suspicious like his grandfather.】

【During the period when the prince was supervising the country, this was the moment when his weakness broke out, because the root of his suspicion lay in his greed for power. Although he had to hand over power to the prince due to the expedition, this was a last resort.】

【Zhu Gaoxu believed that all rumors about the prince's eagerness to ascend the throne and seize power would arouse suspicion in Zhu Di's heart】

【It has to be said that Zhu Gaoxu was very smart, and his strategy was completely correct. He hit the key point accurately. Under the temptation of the people around him, Zhu Di, who could not tolerate any loss of power, really began to doubt the intentions of the always honest prince.】

【In September of the 10th year of Yongle, Zhu Di visited Beijing and carried out a surprise attack on the prince. He reviewed all the work he had done while supervising the country, severely reprimanded the prince, arrested a large number of officials around the prince, and changed the regulations promulgated by the prince. Multiple decrees】

【Zhu Di's behavior of looking for trouble made the ministers very dissatisfied. They wrote letters one after another. Among them, the most vehement one was Geng Tong, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. He bluntly said that the prince had made no serious mistakes and could not be corrected.】

【But the outspoken Geng Tong would never have thought that his move would play into Zhu Di's hands.】

【Geng Tong is an inexperienced official. He doesn't understand the political significance behind Zhu Di's actions at all. If he wants to accuse him, there's no reason to hesitate!】

【Zhu Di then gathered all the civil and military officials at the Meridian Gate, glanced at them with gloomy eyes, angrily denounced Geng Tong's crimes, and finally beheaded Geng Tong in public display.】

【At this moment, everyone thought of Zhu Di's cruelty. All civil and military officials were silent, especially the princelings. Everyone was in danger.】

【Zhu Di's goal was achieved. All he had to do was to beat Zhu Gaochi, tell him that he was not dead yet, and ask him to keep a low profile.】

【This is Zhu Di, a born politician and conspirator. Although he cannot compare with his father, after years of study, Zhu Di already knows how to handle those civil and military ministers.】

【The ministers who have been trained by Zhu Di are all very obedient, because they have no arrogance in front of such an emperor.】

【The status of the prince was in jeopardy, and a number of princelings were defeated. Zhu Gaochi himself became disheartened after this blow.】

【At this critical moment, a minister stepped forward and used his wisdom to stabilize the prince's position.】

【This person is Yang Shiqi】

【Yang Shiqi is different from Xie Jin. He is a stable person. At the same time, he is the most important minister of the princelings.】

【If Xie Jin is arrogant and domineering and doesn't know how to restrain himself, then Yang Shiqi is a truly humble minister. His way of serving as an official is many times better than Xie Jin's.】

【Although Yang Shiqi is not as knowledgeable as Xie Jin, his brain is much more flexible than Xie Jin. Although Xie Jin also participated in political struggles, he was too young and did not know the principles of being a low-key official.】

【But Yang Shiqi is completely different. His life experience tells him that as an official, you must keep a low profile.】

【This is also the main reason why he has been an official for so many years and has been so popular.】

【Although he had done a lot to supervise the country after the crown prince succeeded, he never made it public. In the seventh year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi specially gave Yang Shiqi a mansion to express his gratitude, which could be regarded as consolidating the relationship between the two.】

【But Yang Shiqi rejected the prince's kindness because he deeply understood that although he was a princeling, he could not get too close to Zhu Gaochi, otherwise Zhu Di would never reuse him.】

【Moreover, if he took that house, he would become a key target of Zhu Gaoxu. After weighing the pros and cons, he wisely rejected this windfall.】

【Although Yang Shiqi did not accept the prince's gift, his loyalty to the prince was unmatched by others. It should be said that he became a princeling not entirely for speculation, but largely because of his feelings for the prince.】

【Since Zhu Gaochi was established as the prince in the second year of Yongle, Yang Shiqi was appointed Zuo Zhongyun, a subordinate of the prince.】

【Although Zhu Gaochi was unattractive in appearance, he was a truly kind and honest man. He often discouraged his father's cruel behavior. His younger brother Zhu Gaoxu repeatedly provoked him and conspired against him, but Zhu Gaochi tolerated it time and time again, and even interceded for his rogue brother several times.. 】(To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

【These things made Yang Shiqi worried about Zhu Gaochi. Although Yang Shiqi had gone through a lot of officialdom and was very rich, he always kept in mind his mother's teachings to him when he was a child. Speaking uprightly has become a part of his character.】

【Although many years have passed, he has not changed. He is still the upright Yang Shiqi he was back then.】

【Although the Zhu Gaochi in front of him has a bad image and physical inconvenience, he is a man who can be kind to the world. He will definitely become a good emperor in the future.】

【Yang Shiqi believes that Zhu Gaochi is a more suitable person to be emperor than Zhu Gaoxu, because if such a person becomes emperor, people all over the world can live a good life.】

【Adhering to this belief, Yang Shiqi and the prince shared the joys and sorrows, and worked side by side through the 20 years of ups and downs as prince.】

【And it was precisely because Yang Shiqi deliberately kept a distance from Zhu Gaochi and even deceived Zhu Di that he felt that Yang Shiqi was not a princeling.】

【Zhu Di regarded Yang Shiqi as a centrist and often asked him about the prince's situation. After the turmoil in Yongle ten years, Zhu Di also became suspicious of the prince, so he asked Yang Shiqi how the prince behaved when he was supervising the country.】

【This seems to be a very simple question, but actually it has a hidden danger.】

【If the answer is that the prince is very active, works diligently, leads the ministers, can handle political affairs independently, and has high prestige, then the prince must be finished.】

【After all, Zhu Di is still alive. If Zhu Gaochi wins over ministers, acts independently, and wants to seize power, Zhu Di will never allow it.】

【Then if you answer that the prince likes to have fun, ignores political affairs, alienates ministers, and leaves things to the subordinates to deal with, there will be no prestige.】

【A prince without prestige is also unacceptable to Zhu Di.】

【After hearing this question, Yang Shiqi, who was very deep in the city, felt this keenly. He immediately realized that the critical moment to decide the fate of the prince had arrived.】

【This is the sadness of the prince. Countless princes spent their lives being suspected like this.】

【Be proactive and work hard. The emperor will be wary of you being ambitious and ignorant. The emperor will think you are a waste.】[]

【Zhu Di knew very well that he would eventually hand over power to the prince, but before that, the prince must have a certain ability to do things. For the future of the empire, incompetent waste cannot become the heir, so the prince must be given power and training. Chance】

【But he understands better that if he wants to have a good death, he must hold the power in his hands tightly until the day he dies!】

【My son cannot be trusted, my wife cannot be trusted, and everyone in the world cannot believe it.】

【And Yang Shiqi's next answer can be said to have saved Zhu Gaochi's fate. 】

Ming Dynasty, Yongle period

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