Central Palace.

Emperor Xuande said he would come here to have dinner in the evening, but it was almost dark. There was no movement in Chongzheng Palace. Queen Li looked at Brother Sheng, who had already called out twice, and ordered the palace maid to bring Brother Sheng'er's dinner first. Brother Sheng heard it, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He was already hungry, but he didn't dare to tell the emperor's grandmother.

Every time this time, Brother Sheng missed his mother very much, but Brother Sheng secretly moved his fingers, and the father would take him back to the palace after three days.

Brother Sheng misses his mother, misses his younger brother...

The palace maids came in with food. Brother Sheng didn't think about it for the time being, so he obediently followed the emperor's grandmother to the low table of rosewood. Queen Li held a porcelain bowl and blew it to the cooler spoon by spoon and fed the boy himself. Brother Sheng didn't like to let the emperor's grandmother feed it, but his mother told him to listen to the emperor's grandmother's words, and Brother Sheng endured it again.

Halfway through the feed, Emperor Xuande came over. Empress Li knew that the emperor did not pay attention to the show in private, so she continued to sit on the warm couch with a bowl and jokingly said to Emperor Xuande: "It's the emperor who is late, don't blame us for not waiting for you."

Emperor Xuande looked at the young and beautiful queen, then the fat grandson with a treacherous head and a treacherous smiled and said, "No wonder, just leave me food."

"Grandfather, sit down." Brother Sheng pointed at the opposite side and said sensible.

Emperor Xuande took off his boots and went to the bed, and the palace maids had already brought the emperor and empress's dinner together. The emperor and empress were already loving, and now there were more interesting things to talk about for many grandchildren, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was even more relaxed. Emperor Xuande was in a good mood. When the wet nurse took Sheng Ge'er away, he chatted with Empress Li about family matters and then put his little queen into the tent.

Emperor Xuande is fifty years old and is old, so he can't help but be unable to do anything. Fortunately, he raised some capable Taoist priests in the palace and refined elixirs to offer them to Emperor Xuande. Emperor Xuande has not been in a smooth government in the past two years and has not used it a few times a month. Now he is pampering the queen, Emperor Xuande accepts one in advance and shows his power.

After the matter was over, the emperor and the empress hugged each other and naturally separated.

It was late at night, and Queen Li was suddenly awakened by a low voice. She didn't move and listened with her ears. The man beside her muttered in a few words in a vague dream. "Big Brother" and "nephew" could be vaguely distinguished. The muttering ended soon, and the man's breathing calmed again, but Queen Li couldn't sleep.

Since the prince of Wu'an committed suicide last year, rumors spread among the people, the emperor has often dreamed. Empress Li didn't know what the emperor said to the late Emperor Gaozu and his son, but the emperor was also human, even if he had difficulties, the emperor would be unable to feel at ease if his nephew died because of him? What's more, the emperor knew best how the emperor's throne was obtained from Emperor Gaozu.

My mood was complicated, and Queen Li fell asleep for a long time.

Emperor Xuande slept peacefully in the middle of the night. The next day, he got up as usual at the beginning of Mao, practiced health boxing for a quarter of an hour, washed up and went to court. After the New Year, the Liao Kingdom in the border area had no abnormal movements, and there was no major event in the court. After the court was dispersed, Emperor Xuande moved to Chongzheng Hall to review the newly sent memorials from the Secretariat. After reviewing one by one, Emperor Xuande took the new one and his eyes fell on the name of the official, and Emperor Xuande's eyes changed.

The governor of the Three Cities of Heyang, Zhao Pu.

Emperor Xuande subconsciously frowned.

Zhao Pu was a trusted and powerful minister of his brother, Emperor Gaozu. Because of his extraordinary wisdom, he was valued by his brother. In addition, he had the same surname as them, so his relationship became closer. When his brother fought against the country, Zhao Pu followed his brother to fight south and north and attacked Wu. It happened that the empress dowager was seriously ill and could not get rid of his body, so he asked Zhao Pu to take care of the empress dowager. Zhao Pu served him with all his heart, so he gained the trust of the empress dowager and regarded Zhao Pu as his godson.

The elder brother ascended the throne, appointed Zhao Pu as prime minister, and appointed his younger brother as Jingzhao Yin. Before the elder brother pacified the world, several monarchs of the Central Plains followed a rule, and the prince who served as Jingzhao Yin was equivalent to the quasi-crown king. Once the monarch passed away, the prince could ascend the throne legitimately. The elder brother intended to pass the throne to him, but Zhao Pu followed the throne according to the father and son, and repeatedly wrote letters to ask his elder brother to withdraw his Jingzhao Yin.

The elder brother did not obey, but later he was shaken. It was not until Zhao Pu used his power for personal gain and was exposed for selling wood. The elder brother was furious and deposed Zhao Pu as prime minister and transferred Zhao Pu from the capital and demoted him to the governor of the Three Cities of Heyang. His Jingzhao Yin was barely stable and finally ascended the throne without any danger.

If Zhao Pu did not withdraw the prime minister, he might not be the man sitting on the dragon throne today.

Emperor Xuande naturally disliked Zhao Pu for such grievances, but Emperor Xuande was also very curious about what Zhao Pu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly made a memorial. After hesitating for a moment, Emperor Xuande slowly opened the memorial. There were many words on the memorials, first caring about his dragon body. Emperor Xuande smiled sarcastically, but saw the words behind...

Emperor Xuande's fire lasted for half a year and finally died from the bottom of his heart.

In the early February, Emperor Xuande praised Zhao Pu's achievements in the three cities of Heyang in the morning court, and then issued an order to grant Zhao Pu the title of the Prince's Young Guardian and stay in the capital to serve as the court, which means that he could participate in the daily morning court. As soon as this statement was made, the civil and military ministers were surprised, and then they were more surprised.

Zhao Pu was a founding father and a veteran of two dynasties. Looking at the entire Great Zhou, no minister could compare to Zhao Pu in terms of his contribution to the Great Zhou. Moreover, Zhao Pu had the talent of conquering the world. If Zhao Pu was in Beijing and he was staring at him, the emperor would definitely not make the big mistake of hasty northern expedition again. After all, Zhao Pu's prestige was there, and if there was any advice, the emperor would have to listen.

However, the ministers also knew the grudge between the emperor and Zhao Pu. Logically, the emperor should continue to neglect Zhao Pu. Why did he suddenly transfer his mortal enemy back to the capital?

They couldn't figure it out, and Prime Minister Xu Wei didn't understand it. He broke out in cold sweat just by hearing the words "Zhao Pu stayed in the capital for court to invite him". When Zhao Pu was expelled from the capital by Emperor Gaozu, he and the emperor both made a lot of effort. Therefore, Zhao Pu fell and the emperor gave him the position of prime minister. After careful calculation, Zhao Pu hated him the most. Now that Zhao Pu is coming back, he will definitely make a comeback with Zhao Pu's means. At that time, Zhao Pu will not dare to take revenge on the emperor and treat him...

Feeling the peeping of other ministers with sympathy or gloating, Xu Wei tried to remain calm, but hoped that Zhao Pu would not stand up.

However, on the third day of the third day of Zhao Pu returning to the capital, he held a wine bottle in front of Prime Minister Xu Wei and Privy Councilor Cao Yu and other important officials, and said to Emperor Xuande with emotion: "Emperor, before the Empress Dowager passed away, he ordered his ministers and Emperor Gaozu to come to his side to obey the orders. The Empress Dowager was most worried about inheriting the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He personally ordered Emperor Gaozu to pass the throne to you when the deadline was about to come, and you would pass it to the King of Qin... I do not agree with the Empress Dowager's will, so I repeatedly advised Emperor Gaozu to withdraw your Jingzhao Yin. Now it seems that fortunately, Emperor Gaozu never listened to me, otherwise why did I witness the peaceful and prosperous era of the unified Central Plains with my own eyes?"

After saying that, Zhao Pu held up the wine bottle and looked up to it.

Emperor Xuande stared at him in shock: "Empress Dowager, does the Empress Dowager really have a will?"

Zhao Pu's face turned red, as if drunk, stood up staggeringly. While taking out the will from his arms, he staggered to Emperor Xuande, then knelt down and confessed to the crime: "When the Empress Dowager was alive, she was like a mother and son, and before her death, she handed over the will to me to keep the will to me, in order to prevent Emperor Gaozu from violating the oath. However, because of her own selfishness, I have been hiding this, and the emperor was criticized by the people. I deserve ten thousand deaths. Please punish me!"

Emperor Xuande was speechless for a long time, and the ministers present were shocked. Only Prime Minister Xu Wei's heart was sinking to the bottom of his feet. What was the biggest heart disease after the emperor ascended the throne? It was because there was no emperor Gaozu's edict to pass on the throne, and his brother was injustice. Now, the old fox Zhao Pu offered a decree of the empress dowager, which solved the emperor's great trouble in one fell swoop. How could the emperor not use Zhao Pu?

As soon as the thought came to an end, Emperor Xuande suddenly left the table and helped Zhao Pu, who was kneeling there with both hands. The king and his minister who were once incompatible with water and fire, turned into brothers of the same surname in a blink of an eye. One confessed his guilt, and the other generously expressed that the past had passed. From now on, we will still rely on wise ministers to help him govern the country.

Zhao Pu is a virtuous minister, what is he?

Xu Wei's heart was ashamed.

The King of Qin was also a little sad. Looking at the emperor's brother and Zhao Pu not far away, he felt a sword suddenly falling from the sky and hanging over his head. Before the emperor ascended the throne, he did hint that he would be the two brothers in the future. The King of Qin had been wandering for several years, and it was not until the emperor arranged his eldest nephew to enter the Secretariat to observe politics early that the King of Qin came to think about it. The Emperor's brother said that he was just to ascend the throne to the throne to win him over, so as not to take the lead in causing trouble. He was not sincerely trying to pass the throne to him.

After seeing through it, the King of Qin was not too disappointed. He just wanted to be a vain king. After the Prince of Wu'an committed suicide last year, the King of Qin wanted to hide in his palace and never go out again. Today, Zhao Pu's so-called will solve the emperor's worries, but at the same time he also put him on a pan! Thinking of the Prince of Wu'an who died because of the prince of the emperor's suspicion, the King of Qin secretly clenched his hands.

The eldest prince, King Chu, held the wine bottle in his hand and glared at Zhao Pu for a few times. It was all because of this old mao. If he had taken out the queen mother's will to the public earlier, his father would not have been suspected by the people. When the defeated army in the Northern Expedition was in chaos, the prince of Wu'an would not have been supported by the generals and then committed suicide... However, the King of Chu admired Zhao Pu's great achievements, and glared for a few times and stopped caring about it.

The second prince, King Rui, looked down at the table, unable to explain what he felt. With the father's emphasis on his elder brother, he probably had no chance. Now that the throne is about to fall on the emperor's uncle, he can't get it even if he can't be the elder brother. He is a little secretly happy, but he always feels unwilling to give the throne of his own father to the emperor's uncle.

Guo Boyan saw the expressions of the three princes, but he had thought about it. After resting that night, he said to his wife: "There is a change in the capital. Tomorrow, you can take Brother Mao to the royal palace and remind An An." King Shou was not there, and his daughter was afraid that there was no one around him. Madam Cen and others would at most help her daughter manage the royal palace and would not see through the court.
Chapter completed!