The sky gradually darkened.
Five places in the west.
The residence of the princes.
The Wanli Emperor had few children, and Zhu Changxun was a favorite of the Wanli Emperor. Even though he was already in his teens, he did not move to the five residences in Qianxi according to the ancestral system.
Therefore, Zhu Changluo was the only one living in the Five Prefectures of Qianxi.
The Five Houses of Qiandong were where the princesses lived.
Zhu Changluo's younger sister, Princess Yunmeng, lived in the Qiandong Five Schools.
Creak!
Suddenly, Zhu Changluo's room was opened from the outside.
"Your Highness, this servant Li Jinzhong requests an audience.”The figure who pushed the door open fell to the ground the moment the door closed.
In the darkness, Li Jinzhong felt very strange.
At first, the things that his master wanted him to do made him feel strange, and now this kind of dark winter environment also made Li Jinzhong feel depressed.
He felt as if there was a poisonous snake staring at him in the darkness.
He had a feeling that this master seemed to have changed after being humiliated in Noble Consort Zheng's bedchamber.
* Cough cough *
Coughing sounds could be heard, and a hoarse voice could be heard,""Wei Zhongxian!"
Ah!
A shrill voice came from the door. Li Jinzhong looked at the darkness where the voice came from with fear.
After entering the palace to become a eunuch, he changed his name.
No one in the palace knew the name Wei Zhongxian.
He guessed in horror how the eldest prince, who had lived in the palace for a long time and was not welcomed, knew about this.
"You should know why I chose you to do this, right?”
"This servant knows. Even if this servant dies, this servant will definitely keep his mouth shut.”
"Put the things down and leave."
"This servant will obey."
After the door rang, it closed again. After a long time, it was confirmed that Li Jinzhong had left.
Zhu Changluo lit the candle in the room.
His face was frighteningly pale, and his face was covered in bean-sized cold sweat.
Zhu Changluo struggled to get up and went to the door. He picked up the package placed at the door and went back to open it.
Inside was the customs clearance document, and there was a waist token to avoid the identity of a hundred households. On the waist token was the word Zhu Ke.
This was his identity after leaving the palace.
His identity as a centurion was the starting point for him to become a soldier in the future.
He didn't dare to get a thousand households or something like that, not to mention that Wei Zhongxian didn't have the ability to do so yet.
Even if he did, he wouldn't dare to make a thousand households sit directly.
In Great Ming, a thousand households needed to be recorded in the cabinet of the imperial court.
The identity of a centurion was appointed by the East Hall itself, so he only needed to report to the East Hall.
He picked up the letter of revenge.
He opened it and found that it was a letter of appointment.
Not long ago, the Qi Family's Army stationed at Ji Gate had launched a mutiny because the imperial court had delayed payment of their rations. Three thousand of them had been suppressed and killed. Now, the imperial court was going to reorganize the Qi Family's Army.
The East Chamber appointed Zhu Ke to serve in the Qi Army and supervise the Qi Army on behalf of the Emperor.
"This Wei Zhongxian is indeed a figure who can dominate the court!”Zhu Changluo commented to himself. He was very satisfied with what Wei Zhongxian had done.
It could be said that it was airtight!
Going to the north was also in line with his thoughts. There were many wars in the north. Only with frequent wars could he continue to make contributions, advance, and control the military.
Of course, the premise was that he did not die in battle during this period!
This choice was a gamble that he had to risk his life for!
If he succeeded, Zhu Changluo would return with his elite and trusted troops to turn the situation around.
If they lost, they would die in the frequent border riots in the north!
In the end, Zhu Changluo picked up the medicine that Wei Zhongxian had gotten him.
After taking the medicine, Zhu Changluo fell asleep.
Zhu Changluo woke up not long after daybreak.
Although he hadn't fully recovered, his body felt much more relaxed.
He put on his clothes.
Silently arriving at the west side hall of Jingren Palace, he knelt in the snow outside the hall and kowtowed three times to his mother. Then, he got up and walked towards Yanxi Palace where Madam Zheng lived.
When they passed by the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Changluo noticed that almost all the courtiers in the capital were kneeling outside the palace gates in the snow.
He stopped a eunuch and asked,""What happened? Why are the courtiers kneeling outside Imperial Father's bedroom?”
The eunuch's eyes flashed with contempt, but he still said,""Reporting to the Eldest Prince, last night His Majesty issued an imperial edict, requesting the cabinet and the ceremonial director to agree to the three kings being consecrated together. Early this morning, all the officials in the court have come to kneel at the door.”
Zhu Changluo understood everything.
It was another battle for the country's foundation!
The three kings were conferring titles at the same time. It was the father who did not like him, the son of the capital, who was paving the way for Zhu Changxun to become the crown prince.
And the courtiers opposed it, seemingly protecting his interests.
However, no one knew how sincere he was.
Zhu Changluo watched from afar, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. He said mockingly,""All the attention in the Imperial Court has been drawn here, which gives me an opportunity to take revenge and successfully leave this cage!”
……
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]