In the seventh year of Hongwu, the legitimate eldest grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, was born.
He who resides as the legitimate heir will surely ascend to t...
Many people wanted to curry favor with the Crown Prince, but they had no opportunity to do so. However, the Duke of Zhongshan was different; he was the Crown Prince's maternal uncle, so he naturally had no shortage of opportunities to meet His Highness the Crown Prince.
After Wang Chengen stood up, he said, "Wang Daban, I have found some bows and arrows and Goryeo horses in Goryeo. I hope you will present them to His Highness the Crown Prince."
At this moment, Shuangquan quickly stepped forward and said even more obsequiously, "Lord Duke, please leave these things to me! You should go and see His Majesty first!"
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The moment this eunuch appeared, everyone knew what was going on. This same eunuch used to serve the retired emperor, but now he's always by the crown prince's side. The crown prince finds this eunuch convenient and easy to use.
Going to see His Majesty was certainly important, but Xu Huizu wasn't completely ignorant. Because of his special status, he didn't dare to get too close to the Crown Prince, but that didn't mean he didn't care about him. It could be said that among all the nobles in the court, no one cared about the Crown Prince more than him; after all, he was his own nephew, the very foundation of the nation!
So even if he went to war, he would definitely prepare many gifts for his nephew, especially the gifts that his nephew liked, which needed to be prepared very thoroughly.
He doesn't need to worry about gifts anymore; he should go and see His Majesty now!
Nothing seemed to happen at the morning court session, and many things were not even discussed, but that doesn't mean we can let our guard down.
The matters discussed in the Fengtian Hall were naturally matters of national importance, but the matters being discussed in the Wuying Hall were actually even more confidential. And these matters might not be allowed to be known by anyone else at all.
At this point, extra caution is needed, because the emperor's plan might be about to be communicated!