Somewhere in the imperial garden of the Imperial Palace.
Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Di, who slowly walked over and sat down on the armchair. The uncle and nephew simply bowed. Then, Zhu Gaoyu took a step forward and stood in front of Zhu Di. He said with a serious expression,
"Your Majesty! Jianwen's old minister Xu Bin requests an audience with the emperor."
The uncle and nephew had already greeted Zhu Di earlier, so Zhu Di did not have any special expression now. He only nodded slightly, indicating for Zhu Gaoyu to bring the people in.
Zhu Gaoyu nodded and ran to the side to lure Xu Bin out.
"Emperor, Xu Bin."
Xu Bin walked out with a serious expression and bowed to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di looked at Xu Bin with an unfathomable expression and said casually,
"Mister Xu, if this matter can be properly arranged, you can also condescend to be an official in my court.”
Xu Bin knelt on the ground, his tone neither servile nor overbearing.
"Thank you for your favor, emperor. I have no ambition to be an official.”
Zhu Di was stunned and immediately said unhappily,
"That's strange. You can be Emperor Jianwen's official, but can't you be mine?”
"If you weren't here, how would I know where Jianwen went?”
Xu Bin knew what Zhu Di meant. He wanted to use Xu Bin's hands to monitor Emperor Jianwen so that Emperor Jianwen wouldn't plot for the throne.
Xu Bin understood that if he wanted Zhu Di to let down his guard, he had to agree first.
"Long live the Emperor!"
Zhu Di nodded when he saw this. He did not dwell too much on this topic. He stood up and walked forward to pat Xu Bin, signaling Xu Bin to stand up and reply.
"As for what kind of official you want to be, we'll discuss it in detail after this matter. First, tell me the plan you've drawn up.”
Xu Bin stood up and stood at the side, his tone neither servile nor overbearing.
"We chose the Lingshan Temple in Wuxi. There is a pagoda in the temple. The pagoda is on the top of the mountain, so it is convenient for us to advance and retreat.”
"Very good!" Zhu Di said in a deep voice.
Xu Bin continued,
"Emperor Jianwen doesn't want to see the emperor, so he went to the ninth floor first. The emperor is on the first floor.”
"If the emperor forces us to meet, I'm afraid this matter won't work.”
Zhu Di was puzzled.
"Why?"
Xu Bin shook his head.
"Jianwen Emperor felt that he had no face to meet, so he didn't mind meeting again.”
Zhu Di looked at Xu Bin suspiciously.
"If Emperor Huai suspects his identity, he has his own way to prove it. As officials, we can only do so.”
Zhu Di nodded, his tone heavy.
"How is my nephew?"
No matter what Zhu Di's tone was, Xu Bin was unmoved.
"Emperor Jianwen became a monk. If it wasn't for the 30,000 orphans of General Nuergan, he would never have left the mountain.”
Zhu Di shook his head.
"I don't have anything to say to him either."
"However, I still need to verify the authenticity of this person.”
Xu Bin expressed his understanding.
"Of course, everything will be done according to the emperor's wishes.”
"Three days later, at sunset, meet at the Spirit Mountain Pagoda. You can leave before dawn at the latest.”
Zhu Di still felt uneasy. He pondered for a moment and then asked,
"Is he doing well? Where do you live? I want to build a palace for him to live in and express my apology.”
Xu Bin looked at Zhu Di as if he had seen through something and shook his head.
"Emperor Jianwen has already entered the Void Gate. If he enters the palace again, wouldn't he be a prisoner of the secular world? I hope the emperor doesn't think so."
Zhu Di didn't insist and waved his hand.
"Fine, fine. After seeing me, it's best if you disappear from here on out.”
Everyone was silent for a while. Seeing that Zhu Di had no intention of speaking again, Xu Bin bowed and left, letting Little Snot take him away.
Zhu Gaoyu saw that there were only the three of them left, so he poked Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji nodded to show that he understood. Then, he looked at Zhu Di's expression and squatted beside him.
"Grandpa is going to see Jianwen, so I'll leave my little head in Xu Bin's care. If Jianwen doesn't come back after sunrise, grandpa will screw me over.”
Zhu Di patted Zhu Zhanji's head lovingly.
"Silly boy, do you think that grandfather can trick a dead person like you?”
After Zhu Di finished speaking, he patted Zhu Gaoyu's head and said lovingly,
"You have done a great service. After the matter is done, father will definitely reward you heavily.”
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Zhanji and smiled.
"And you, I haven't forgotten either. I've already thought of your reward.”
Zhu Gaoyu chuckled when he heard this. He scratched his head and nodded obediently beside Zhu Di. Then, he poked Zhu Zhanji, who was squatting beside Zhu Di, and gave him a look.
Why don't you open your mouth and speak?
Zhu Zhanji received Zhu Gaoyu's signal with his eyes and replied with a 'don't worry' look. Then, he glanced at Zhu Di and hesitated for a moment before carefully opening his mouth.
"Grandson doesn't dare to accept the prize. If grandfather insists on giving it to me, then I implore grandfather to pardon the crimes of the thirty thousand men of Commandant Nuergan and let them return to the capital to share the emperor's grace.”
Zhu Gaoyu nodded in agreement.
Zhu Di might not agree to this. He might even be unhappy.
I won't step on such an uncertain mine. I'll let my eldest nephew try!
As expected, Zhu Di's expression changed when he heard this and he glanced at Zhu Zhanji.
"I can stop their hard labor, give them daily necessities, and send doctors to give them coffins.”
"But if I let them back, Grandpa will not do it this time. I don't regret what I do. I don't want people to think that I'm an emperor who doesn't know what to do.”
"In my life, I pacified the grasslands, supervised the Shuntian canal, and compiled the Yongle Grand Ceremony.”
"It's comparable to the Tang Sect's Ancestor Song."
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Gaoyu and continued with a distant gaze,
"When I met Emperor Jianwen, it was not the emperor apologizing to the emperor, but the uncle apologizing to his nephew. You understand my feelings.”
Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Zhanji nodded their heads solemnly. Without saying anything else, they turned around and left.
"Little uncle, you go back first. I want to go back and tell my father this good news!”
As soon as he left, Zhu Zhanji waved at Zhu Gaoyu with an excited smile.
Zhu Gaoyu was shocked when he heard this. He then looked at Zhu Zhanji with a strange expression and spoke with slight hesitation.
"Alright…"
"Just tell your father that this was your idea alone!”
"You were the one who contacted Xu Bin!"
"After your grandfather found out, he even said that he would reward you heavily!”
"There's no need to mention your little uncle. I'll give you all the credit!”
Zhu Zhanji rubbed his hands in anticipation.
"Then I thank Little Uncle here!”
With that, he ran toward the Eastern Palace.
Zhu Gaoyu looked at Zhu Zhanji's excited back as he left, then looked at Zhu Di, who was sitting in the small garden with his eyes closed and deep in thought. He sighed very mature.
I hope I can stop dad when he takes out his sword to kill Jianwen.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to kill my cheap nephew!
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