There were too many things that Old Zhu could not understand about what had happened back then.
This made him feel a rare sense of powerlessness.
He couldn't figure out these things, and he felt a little uneasy.
"Order Jiang He to investigate what happened back then at all costs!”
The old eunuch nodded heavily and left.
He knew very well that since the Embroidered Uniform Guards were used, His Majesty's attitude on this matter was extremely firm.
With Old Zhu's order, all the people related to Zhu Che fourteen years ago would be interrogated by the Brocade Guard.
With the Jinyiwei's methods, who knew how many people would die this time.
However, the old eunuch felt that everything was normal.
No matter how many people died, could it offset the hardships that the little prince had suffered in the past ten years?
After the old eunuch left, the hall fell silent again.
Old Zhu did not sit down. Instead, he walked around the hall.
At this moment, his heart could not calm down at all!
Although Old Zhu was the most tenacious person in the world, he still could not calm down for a long time after finding his youngest son.
The fact that she had not been by her youngest son's side all these years had turned into a deep sense of guilt.
Even in ordinary families, the youngest son was the most loved one.
Not to mention, Zhu Che had been through a lot since he was born. He was the child that Old Zhu felt the most heartache for.
Old Zhu blamed himself.
If he could have observed carefully back then, why would he let Zhu Che wander among the people?
Then, he felt a little lucky.
No matter what, his son had already been found, so he would not be separated from him forever.
Mr. Zhu started to plan how he should acknowledge Zhang Che as his kin, and how he should arrange things for him after that.
The matter of recognizing relatives was just a small matter.
Zhang Che had already acknowledged his father and big brother by accident. What Ol 'Zhu needed to do now was to pierce through that thin layer of paper.
But what about after they recognized each other?
According to the rules set by Old Zhu, after the prince came of age, he should go to the vassal state.
Counting his age, it wasn't long before Zhang Che reached adulthood.
Could it be that he really had to go to the vassal state?
When he thought of this, Old Zhu couldn't bear it.
Father and son had been separated for more than ten years. They couldn't just let him go out of town after just reuniting, right?
Moreover, Empress Ma would never agree to this!
However, if they didn't let Zhang Che surrender, there would be new problems.
Old Zhu had more than 20 sons. Even his ninth son, Zhu Qi, who died early, was conferred the title of King of Zhao when he was very young.
When a prince reached adulthood, he would go to a vassal state. This was the safest system to stabilize the Ming Dynasty and maintain the authority of the emperor.
They couldn't give Zhang Che special treatment just because of his experience.
Even if Old Zhu could go against his principles and force Zhang Che to stay by his side, Zhang Che would still be able to escape.
However, this wasn't necessarily a good thing for Zhang Che.
Putting aside the feelings of the other princes, even the officials in the royal court were a big problem.
Although Old Zhu was one of the strongest emperors in history, he was a reasonable person.
Of course, Old Zhu didn't feel any burden for breaking the rules.
However, the other princes had grown up in the palace, and their mothers all had their own powerful backgrounds and connections in the court.
If Zhang Che stayed in the capital and caused these people to be unhappy...
Mr. Zhu didn't mind it, but he had unknowingly made Zhang Che a target.
This situation was definitely not what Old Zhu wanted to see.
Old Zhu was happy for a moment, and then troubled for a moment. After thinking about it, the sky had already brightened slightly.
"Forget it, there's no need to think about anything else. Let's go and tell the good news to the girl first!”
After washing up, Old Zhu left the palace and headed straight for the city.
When they arrived at Zhang Che's courtyard, Old Zhu saw Empress Ma taking a stroll in the courtyard the moment he entered.
Seeing this scene, Old Zhu immediately became a little anxious.
"Sister, you haven't recovered yet. Why are you on the ground?”
As he spoke, he quickly walked over and supported Empress Ma.
"It's fine. Che 'er soaked my feet last night and massaged them. I felt warm all night. Today, her body was much more relaxed, so she wanted to walk around.”Empress Ma said with a smile.
Empress Ma had just recovered from a serious illness. Logically speaking, she should not be agitated by the news of great sorrow and joy.
However, Old Zhu hesitated for a moment and finally decided to tell the truth.
"Sister, I have a message for you.”
Empress Ma raised her head abruptly.
"Has Che 'er's identity been confirmed?”
Empress Ma looked at the smile on Old Zhu's face and revealed a hint of excitement.
"Yesterday, I sent someone to Che 'er's tomb to take a look and found that the coffin was empty. Girl, Zhang Che is our Che 'er!”Old Zhu nodded heavily.
Instantly, Empress Ma felt the world spin.
The extreme surprise seemed to have drained all her strength in an instant.
Her whole body went limp as she leaned into Old Zhu's arms. Two streams of tears flowed out of her eyes uncontrollably.
Old Zhu sighed and gently patted Empress Ma's shoulder.
When he first learned of this news, even he couldn't control his emotions, let alone Empress Ma.
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