"In any case, Fourth Uncle, you should go and persuade my father.”Zhu Zhanji sighed.
If Zhu Gaochi really wanted to resign from the position of Crown Prince, not to mention the old man would fly into a rage, the King of Han would even wake up laughing in his dreams.
At that time, Zhu Gaochi and his family would be in danger.
This was an outcome that Zhu Zhanji absolutely did not want to see, which was why he was in a hurry to come to King Nan's estate to find Zhu Gaochen.
Zhu Gaochen had nothing to do anyway, so he finally agreed to follow Zhu Zhanji to the Eastern Palace to see his boss, Zhu Gaochi.
"Fourth Uncle, where did you go just now?”Zhu Zhanji asked on the way to the Eastern Palace.
"I'll go and pry you."
Before Zhu Gaochen could say the word 'corner,' he immediately realized that something was wrong. He smiled and changed his words,""I'm just strolling around."
Soon, the two arrived at the Eastern Palace.
Just as he walked in.
They encountered a large group of Brocade Guards escorting the Crown Prince's subordinates out.
"What happened?" Zhu Gaochen called out to one of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and asked sternly.
"Reporting to King Nan, this is the emperor's order. All the officials of the Crown Prince's Residence must be brought to the imperial prison for investigation.”The Embroidered Uniform Guards were afraid of angering Zhu Gaochen, so they replied carefully.
"Imperial prison?"
When Zhu Zhanji heard this, his heart sank and he immediately walked inside.
Zhu Gaochen didn't ask any further and followed behind.
When they arrived at the backyard of the Eastern Palace, Zhu Gaochen and Zhu Zhanji heard a man's sobbing.
The two of them looked at each other and finally walked into the backyard.
On the stairs in the backyard, Zhu Gaochi was sitting on the ground and wailing loudly. He was holding a thick memorial tightly in his hand. He looked like a 300-pound fatty who had been wronged.
Zhu Zhanji immediately rushed to Zhu Gaochi's side and comforted him,""Father, what's wrong?"
"He must have gone to see the old master and suffered a loss at the old master's place.”Zhu Gaochen glanced at the memorial in Zhu Gaochi's hand and instantly guessed the cause and result of the matter.
"Father, is what my fourth uncle said true?”Zhu Zhanji asked anxiously.
Zhu Gaochi wailed while nodding his head hastily.
"It's not the first time you've been humiliated in front of the old man. Do you have to cry like this?”Zhu Zhanji looked helpless.
Zhu Gaochi wiped his tears and said with grievance,""What do you know? I just wanted to resign from the Crown Prince position and return to Shuntian. Your grandfather actually said that I returned to Shuntian to gather troops and plot against the Emperor!”
After saying that, Zhu Gaochi burst into tears again.
Zhu Gaochen looked helpless as he watched Zhu Gaochi wail without caring about his image.
It seemed that the old man's habit of scaring the Crown Prince had become more and more serious. No wonder Zhu Gaochi had only been the Emperor for ten months and was so short-lived. He was basically scared by Zhu Di.
"Nephew, you can leave first. I have something to discuss with your father.”
Zhu Gaochen motioned for Zhu Zhanji to leave. He wanted to talk to Zhu Gaochi alone. The latter hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he nodded and left the backyard.
After Zhu Zhanji left, Zhu Gaochen sat down beside Zhu Gaochi and said,""Boss, now that your son is not here, can you stop pretending?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Gaochi stopped crying and let out a long sigh."Fourth Brother, you don't understand. I'm really aggrieved as the Crown Prince. I'm threatened by the old master every day. I can't sleep well every day.”
Zhu Gaochen knew Zhu Di's character well and comforted him,""It's not like you don't know Old Master's character. He doesn't trust anyone. If you want to resign from the Crown Prince's position, it would be strange if Old Master doesn't think too much about it.”
"I had no choice. The subordinate officials in the residence were originally dismissed. Now, with a word from the old master, they were all captured by the Jinyiwei and sent to the imperial prison for investigation. My heart is hanging in my throat all day long.”
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand. When he thought of Zhu Di's methods, an extremely terrified expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Boss, you don't have to take it to heart. The old man is doing this for the King of Han and the King of Zhao. There are still Jingnan's orphans hiding in the city, and we still have to rely on them to do things.”
In order to not let Zhu Gaochi be afraid, Zhu Gaochen voiced his guess.
"You mean to say that Old Master used me as a scapegoat to please Second and Third? Was there such a father? Threatening your son every day?" Zhu Gaochi was unconvinced.
Zhu Gaochen saw his aggrieved look and laughed, saying,""There's no choice. You're the eldest son and the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. The second and third sons are not convinced by you. Now that they're in power, if the old master doesn't use you as a shield, who else can he use to block them?”
"Anyway, I don't want to be the Crown Prince. Whoever wants to be the Crown Prince can be the Crown Prince!”
"Besides, during the Jingnan years, the old master had privately told the second brother that your elder brother was sick and that if he worked harder, I would resign from the position of Crown Prince and let the old master appoint the second brother as the Crown Prince.”
Zhu Gaochi struggled to get up from the ground, determined to resign from the position of Crown Prince.
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