Zhu Yunwen was a little panicked.

Although he has been declared the Crown Prince.

But he also knew it in his heart.

Whether in terms of civil or military affairs, he is far behind his fourth uncle.

Among the many vassal states, Peking was the best governed.

Zhu Di captured the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty without any soldiers, which was a great achievement.

The only drawback is that he is the fourth child.

Above him are his second elder brother, Prince of Qin Zhu Chong, and his third elder brother, Prince of Jin Zhu Gang.

So it's your turn.

"Mr. Huang, I heard yesterday that my fourth uncle seemed to have gone to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to visit the Empress Dowager. It was approved by the Emperor." Zhu Yunwen asked in a deep voice.

This is not news.

He now visits his father Zhu Biao's coffin every day to pay his respects.

Sadness does exist.

But in fact, so many days have passed and the sadness has faded.

It was more to let the emperor see his filial piety.

Perhaps it was inherited from the previous generation, Zhu Yuanzhang's cruelty was hidden deep in Zhu Yunwen's heart.

Just like Zhu Chong, King of Qin, and Zhu Gang, King of Jin.

Once Zhu Yuanzhang's suppression is no longer there, it will completely erupt.

"Now that His Highness has not yet been crowned, it is normal for His Highness the Prince of Yan to have other ideas. In my opinion, His Highness has already won the victory."

"Don't panic. As long as you haven't made a big mistake, His Majesty won't change his mind at the last minute."

"After all, it's a foregone conclusion now. No matter how many ideas the King of Yan has, he can only accept it helplessly."

Huang Zicheng analyzed and said.

Many civil officials in the court now actually support Zhu Yunwen more.

In the eyes of civil officials, the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen was deeply influenced by Confucian culture, was kind and generous, elegant and easy-going, and had the temperament of a benevolent monarch.

Zhu Di strictly implemented his father's anti-corruption policy in his fiefdom, and all corrupt officials were executed directly.

This made many civil officials feel disgusted.

So when Zhu Yuanzhang asked his ministers for their opinions, they almost unanimously supported Zhu Yunwen.

"What you said makes sense, sir. It's just that Grandpa Huang has been a little distant from me in the past half month, so I'm so uneasy."

Zhu Yunwen said.

Now Huang Zicheng is his only support. Whenever he has something on his mind, he usually tells Huang Zicheng.

In Zhu Yunwen's heart, Huang Zicheng is both a teacher and a military advisor.

"Your Majesty has indeed been leaving the palace very frequently recently. He leaves the palace once every three days, as if he is meeting someone."

"I have inquired about this before, but none of the ministers know. No one dares to spy on your majesty's whereabouts."

Huang Zicheng sighed. His Majesty went out of the palace every three days, and the ministers all knew it. Although they were all curious, no one had any specific information.

The Jinyiwei monitors the entire city and knows exactly what the ministers eat at home. Who would dare to inquire about His Majesty?

Are you worried that the grass on your grave won’t grow tall enough?

After Huang Zicheng finished speaking, he thought for a while and said, "But the strategy that Your Majesty decided a few days ago, I feel like it was learned from him."

Speaking of this, Huang Zicheng has a lot of ideas.

The new "work-for-relief" policy caused quite a stir after it was proposed in the court.

An official reported to the emperor that only reputation and position cannot be lent to others.

But His Majesty simply ignored it, and even many ministers did not speak out in opposition.

Everyone knows that the first thing the Ming Dynasty needs to solve at present is the problem of famine.

If this problem is not resolved, the people will starve to death and rebel. What's the point of talking about fame and status?

His Majesty did not say who came up with this idea, but everyone can guess that it is closely related to leaving the palace.

"Could it be Fourth Uncle?" Zhu Yunwen asked subconsciously.

In his opinion, his fourth uncle Zhu Di was the most likely candidate.

"I don't think so. Your Highness knows the character of the King of Yan very well. He is definitely not someone who can come up with such a brilliant plan."

"However, if he is a counselor under the command of King Yan, it is hard to say for sure."

Speaking of this, Huang Zicheng suddenly thought of Yao Guangxiao.

"Your Highness, I have a good friend who is currently in Prince Yan's residence. I will go and ask him and he will naturally know the answer."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen said, "Then I'll leave everything to you, sir."

"Serving Your Highness is my duty." Huang Zicheng bowed and said.

at this time,

In the Qin Palace in the capital.

"You bastard, how come you can't even do such a simple thing? What use is there for me to have you?" When King Qin Zhu Chong saw the butler returning alone, he was the first to scold him.

"Old slave..." The housekeeper bowed and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Qin Wang's second concubine Deng.

"Why, you still want to make excuses? You can't even handle a mere businessman, what use are you?"

"Come here, drag him away and give him thirty lashes." Deng's voice was extremely soft, and had a natural sweetness to it.

But the meaning behind these words frightened the old butler so much that his soul almost flew away.

Not to mention thirty lashes of the cane, even ten lashes wouldn't be enough for his old bones to withstand.

You have to beat him to death to understand this.

"I am innocent. I have a token sent from the teahouse. Your Highness, please check it."

Under the order of the Second Concubine Deng, several guards carried the old butler and were about to drag him out.

The old butler shouted anxiously and tried to take the jade pendant from his arms, but his hands were locked.

"Wait."

Zhu Chong, who was hugging the second concubine, was about to leave, but when he heard this, he stopped and spoke.

Upon hearing this, the guard let the old butler go.

The old butler quickly took out the jade pendant from his bosom and said quickly, "This jade pendant is a token sent by the teahouse. It is said that Your Highness will know it at a glance."

King Qin Zhu Chong took a look at it and immediately felt that the jade pendant was somewhat familiar.

"Bring it here."

Upon hearing King Qin's order, the old butler came over in small steps.

After Qin Wang Zhu Chong took it, he took a closer look, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he asked hurriedly: "You said, this was sent by the teahouse?"

"Yes, the teahouse gave me this jade pendant and let me leave." The old butler explained again.

"What's the matter? It's just a jade pendant. What's the big deal?"

The second concubine, Deng, glanced at the jade pendant and asked in confusion.

Then he reacted immediately, became furious, snatched the jade pendant and threw it to the ground.

Bang!

The exquisite jade pendant was instantly broken into several pieces.

"What a lowly merchant! What do you think of our Qin Palace? You look down on us like this."

"You think you can get rid of us just by bringing us a broken jade pendant?"

"This is simply too much, Your Highness, you must arrest the owner of this teahouse and punish him severely."

"If His Majesty knew about this humiliation, he would be like Your Highness."

The second concubine, Deng, said hatefully.

In his opinion, the jade pendant was a gift from the teahouse and he wanted to use it to refuse it.

A small jade pendant, this shows that the Prince Qin's Palace does not take it seriously at all.

After Second Concubine Deng finished speaking, she did not hear Zhu Chong's response for a long while and subconsciously turned her head away.

King Qin Zhu Chong was seen staring blankly at the shattered jade pendant on the ground, looking as if he had lost his soul.

Upon seeing this, Deng immediately grabbed Zhu Chong's sleeve and shouted:

"Your Highness, what's wrong? Please don't scare me!"