Tang He is one of the very few people who can ride in a sedan chair to the palace.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang went to the back garden and waited for Tang He to come over.

Eastern Palace, in Chunhe Hall.

Zhu Yunwen also received the news that his grandfather had returned to the palace.

"What kind of magic potion did Fourth Uncle give Grandpa Huang that made Grandpa Huang obsessed with Fourth Uncle's house so much."

Zhu Yunwen said bitterly.

He really couldn't understand why his fourth uncle suddenly gained the attention of the Emperor.

Huang Zicheng stood aside, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then made a bold guess.

"Your Highness, have you noticed that His Majesty's complexion seems to be getting rosier these days, and he is in much better spirits, looking radiant."

Zhu Yunwen heard this and couldn't help but speculate, "Sir, what you mean is that Fourth Uncle found an alchemist to refine an elixir, and Grandpa Huang's health improved?"

After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

After Huang Zicheng reminded him, the more he recalled, the more he felt that this situation was very likely.

Since the death of his father, the emperor's health has been getting worse day by day. He used to look energetic, but now he looks a little frail.

Zhu Yunwen was always with the Emperor at that time, and the Emperor almost fainted several times.

This also made Zhu Yunwen extremely worried about his grandfather's health, and he was also worried about whether he could inherit the throne.

Looking back at the time, the changes in Grandpa Huang's health started from the time when Fourth Uncle passed away.

Now it is clear.

It must be a pill.

Huang Zicheng looked embarrassed after hearing this.

He didn't actually mean that, but Huang Zicheng thought that what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said was possible.

So he echoed, "Perhaps, there is someone in Prince Yan's mansion that makes Your Majesty linger for a long time. This possibility is not impossible."

As the saying goes, scholars are elegant and graceful, and Huang Zicheng is no exception.

Moreover, because Huang Zicheng was studying with the Eastern Palace, he often did not need to attend the morning court.

There weren't any specific official business to be handled at the Hanlin Academy, so Huang Zicheng had relatively free time every day.

Although he didn't really like this kind of free time, it didn't stop him from occasionally going to the flower boats on the Qinhuai River to relax.

Have a few drinks, listen to some music, and soothe your current successful mood.

It has been twenty-five years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Today, the country is mostly stable and gradually prosperous.

The Qinhuai River also began to become lively.

The sounds of oars and lights stretch for ten miles, and singing girls play in the muddy waves in flower boats.

The sound of flutes and drums on the painted boat continues day and night.

Such a scene is naturally possible because of the enthusiastic support of literati.

How could such an elegant event be without the presence of great scholars from the Hanlin Academy?

If you think of others by yourself, Your Majesty is still in good shape, and you never know who he has chosen.

Zhu Yunwen was young, not yet of age, and not yet married.

Under the care of Zhu Yuanzhang and the influence of Zhu Biao, he attached great importance to propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame.

Therefore, I don’t know the taste of meat.

He could not keep up with Huang Zicheng's thinking rhythm, but frowned and said: "Sir, what you mean is that there may be a talented person hidden in Fourth Uncle's mansion. Grandpa Huang often goes out of the palace to ask this person for advice."

Thinking of the 'new work-for-relief' that is currently being implemented vigorously, Zhu Yunwen feels that Huang Zicheng's idea does make sense.

But what made Zhu Yunwen feel a little strange was.

If the Emperor met a talented person, he should have directly appointed him to an official position. Why would he go to Fourth Uncle's mansion on purpose?

Huang Zicheng looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a thoughtful expression, holding his forehead with his hand, speechless.

I had no choice but to stop beating around the bush and said directly: "Perhaps there is another possibility, that is, His Majesty has taken a fancy to a certain woman, but it is difficult to bring her into the palace, so he leaves the palace every few days."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen suddenly remembered.

The emperor grandfather, who has not been close to women for a long time, seems to have suddenly summoned concubines from the harem, including the beautiful Zhang Xuanmiao, to sleep with him.

Some time ago, this matter caused quite a stir in the harem.

He also heard it from his mother and didn't take it too seriously.

After Huang Zicheng reminded him of this, he immediately remembered it.

That being said, this is indeed possible.

"Sir, it seems that this is the case. Since you know what your fourth uncle did, do you have any countermeasures?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

Huang Zicheng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If the Prince of Yan can do it, Your Highness can do it too. When I go out to look for it, I will definitely find a beauty who is better than the one in the Prince of Yan's mansion."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, sir." Zhu Yunwen said solemnly.

Zhu Yunwen also agreed with Huang Zicheng's idea.

When he read historical books, he found that many emperors in history liked beautiful women, so it was not surprising that his grandfather was like this.

Zhu Yuanzhang certainly could not have imagined that Zhu Yunwen would frame him in this way. If he had known, he would have broken Huang Zicheng's legs.

Zhu Yuanzhang admired Huang Zicheng very much, otherwise he would not have arranged for him to study with him in the Eastern Palace.

In the original arrangement, Huang Zicheng was supposed to go there as a member of the Prince's Party.

…

"Boss, there is news from Annan. After the tribute this year was rejected by the Ming government, the Emperor of Annan arranged for Princess Anxiu to come to the capital of Ming for marriage."

"I want to win the favor of His Majesty through this. Paying tribute is one aspect, but more importantly, I want to win the support of Ming Dynasty."

In the yard, Zhang Bo reported to Zhu Ying.

This was the news that had just arrived. As soon as he received it, Uncle Zhang hurried back to the yard.

Zhu Ying nodded when he heard this.

The situation in Annan has been the focus of his attention since he decided on the idea of ​​establishing an Annan country two years ago.

A lot of money was spent on this and personnel were arranged to infiltrate the entire Annan.

Not only the officials of the Annan court, but also the Annan army.

However, the Annan army is currently fragmented, with too many people collecting empty salaries and draining the blood of the soldiers, so it is not as smooth as in Goryeo.

As a result, Zhu Ying later arranged many of his trusted aides to go there.

"What are the arrangements on Mr. Zhao's side?" Zhu Ying asked after listening.

Zhao Xiucai is the thin man who is the military strategist lurking in Annan.

Zhao Xiucai was not a real scholar. It was a casual nickname used during teasing at first and was used continuously.

However, in Zhu Ying's opinion, Zhao Xiucai's talents go far beyond his academic title.

"Mr. Zhao arranged for someone to kidnap Princess Anxiu. In his letter, he said that he hoped that the host could take Princess Anxiu into his room, and then enter Annan in the name of Princess Anxiu's husband, which would surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"It would even be easier to forge a seal from the Ming government and pretend to be a descendant of the Ming royal family."

After Zhang Bo finished speaking, he looked at his boss cautiously. Seeing that he was not angry, he felt relieved.

"What a great scholar Zhao, he really dares to think."

Instead of getting angry, Zhu Ying said with a smile.

From Zhu Ying's point of view, Zhao Xiucai's idea is really good.

The current situation in Annan is very chaotic, and the current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is quite displeased with Annan.

Such behavior in the name of royal family members seems extremely dangerous, but the situation in Annan is completely different.

Zhu Ying has his own men and under the name of the Ming Dynasty, he can open up the situation in Annan more quickly.

As for the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the retired emperor of Annan or the current Annan powerful official Hu Jinyi (mao), or even the local tyrants, they all have to be wary of the Ming Dynasty.

This comes from the current deterrence of the Ming Dynasty.

With Annan's vision, how could he possibly doubt the royal descendants of the Ming Dynasty?

Moreover, now that His Majesty is old, it is very normal to arrange for a member of the royal family to marry Princess Nanxiu.

By then, Zhu Ying could bring his troops, make documents, and go straight into Annan.

Even if they acted arrogantly and recklessly, Annan dared not speak out.

"What a great Mr. Zhao! I underestimated him. This method is really good."

After figuring out the connection, Zhu Ying couldn't help but sigh.

Having accepted Zhao Xiucai at the beginning, it seems now that he has not been disappointed.

At the same time, I am also a little puzzled.

What happened recently? Just now, the old man wanted to find a woman for him.

Not long after he came back, Mr. Zhao, who was far away, also sent a woman to him.