Chapter 316 The Last Time the Crown Prince Was Deposed Was by Emperor Chenghua Zhu Jianshen?

Chapter 316 The last time the crown prince was deposed was... Emperor Chenghua Zhu Jianshen?

"Bang bang bang..."

Early in the morning of the next day, before dawn, the door of the palace was knocked.

"You go down!"

When Xu Xin saw Cao Zhengchun brought to him by the servants, he realized that things were not simple, because this brother Cao did not come alone, but brought a man in a cloak.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After the servants of the palace left, only Xu Xin, Cao Zhengchun, Jin Xiangyu and the cloaked man were left in the room. The man lifted his cloak to reveal his true face, and it turned out to be the crown prince Zhu Youtang.

He actually chose to secretly leave the palace to meet with foreign officials privately. It seems that he already knew about Zhang Min's attack yesterday and panicked. That's why he chose to visit Xu Xin incognito.

"Lord Wang, you don't have to be so polite. You know that my wife was attacked last night. I got the news and went to see my wife, and then I knew how critical the situation was. The bitch surnamed Wan had the help of Liu Xi from the East Factory and Yu Huatian from the West Factory, and she also adopted Zhu Shisan, the wolf cub..."

When Zhu Youtang talked about these things, he was still a little flustered. Too many things happened recently, which was really hard for him to accept.

Originally, after more than a year of explosive development, his "prince party" had two backbones, Huai En and Zhang Min from the East Factory, and had a great influence in the palace and Jinyiwei, so that Concubine Wan did not dare to act rashly.

In addition, he was the crown prince of the country, and the civil and military officials would naturally support him. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that he has power over the court and the country. He was very proud and a little arrogant.

But I didn't expect that the situation changed rapidly these days. First, the concubine recognized her son, Huai En was demoted, and then it was reported that the emperor had the idea of ​​changing the crown prince, and then Zhang Min was attacked and abolished his skills, and his vitality was seriously injured. He will not live long!

When he saw Zhang Min, he was really shocked, scared and sad. After only a few hours of not seeing each other, his long-time companion seemed to have aged by dozens of years. Her hair was gray and she was trembling when she spoke.

Zhang Min dragged her tired body to run for him all night, went to the palace to see Jin Xiangyu, and then found a way to contact Cao Zhengchun. After Cao Zhengchun swore an oath of allegiance in front of the prince, he handed over some of his tokens and resources to Cao Zhengchun so that he could take the position.

Cao Zhengchun's martial arts skills were very high, but because he was devoted to martial arts, he seemed not good at scheming and climbing up, so his position in the East Factory was not high.

Zhang Min knew his situation and had always kept him by his side as a confidant, in order to take over his job in the future. Now it was just in advance.

But Cao Zhengchun was not Zhang Min after all. Even if he took Zhang Min's token, he could not beat Liu Xi, who had been in business for many years.

Now the forces and resources that originally belonged to Zhang Min have been taken away by Liu Xi and Yu Huatian. Just like when Cao Shaoqin died, Zhang Min, who was well prepared, was able to bite off a large piece of fat meat.

"Your Highness, please have some tea!"

At this time, Jin Xiangyu brought a few cups of tea over, and Xu Xin took one and handed it to the prince Zhu Youtang, motioning him to sit down and taste it slowly. The prince needed to be quiet now.

"Ahem... Wang Aiqing, I wonder if you and... all the gentlemen have any solutions for the current situation! And, your martial arts master..."

Zhu Youtang sat down and took a sip of tea in a hurry. He almost choked. Fortunately, Xu Xin had arranged it and served warm water tea, so he was not scalded.

Zhu Youtang said it obscurely. He came to Xu Xin today, actually to discuss with him through Xu Xin to find the "person behind him".

Xu Xin was a scholarly family, a member of the "Zhejiang faction" civil servants, and behind him was suspected to have a master who could kill Cao Shaoqin. The hidden power was very large, which was exactly the right-hand man Zhu Youtang needed now.

"Your Highness, you are too impatient, so much so that you have lost your sense of proportion!"

"In this situation, if you do nothing, everything will be solved. On the contrary, if you leave the palace without permission, there will be many people watching you. If something goes wrong, it may really go wrong."

"I do nothing? Everything can be solved? Lord Wang, please tell me!"

After hearing what Xu Xin said, Zhu Youtang vaguely realized something and asked hurriedly.

"Your Highness, although the matter of changing the crown prince is a hot topic now, have the civil and military officials in the court really written to abolish the crown prince? Even that Wan Ge Lao, he didn't say anything nonsense! It was some palace guards who spread the news there!"

"But it seems that my father... even Eunuch Huai En was demoted to Fengyang..."

After hearing Xu Xin's analysis, Zhu Youtang felt a little relieved, but he also had some doubts. After all, the attitude of Emperor Zhu Jianshen really made him uneasy.

"Your Highness, who was the last deposed prince in the Ming Dynasty? It was His Majesty!"

Xu Xin's expression suddenly became serious, and he said, "This matter is His Majesty's lifelong knot, and it is also the root of his exclusive favor for Concubine Wan."

"The prince is the heir to the throne of the country. Deposing the prince means the foundation of the country is turbulent and the court is unstable. One of the key reasons for the coup in the past was that Emperor Jingtai rashly deposed the heir. Do you think Your Majesty will make the same mistake!"

"But my father..."

"Your Highness, remember my words, you must not show any doubt about His Majesty. Otherwise, there may be twists and turns."

Xu Xin solemnly warned Zhu Youtang that he had integrated all the information and intelligence during this period, discussed and analyzed with Mr. Wang and others, and basically understood the emperor's thoughts, which made him as stable as a rock. He did nothing but waited.

There are many smart people in the capital, not to mention the civil and military officials, even the factory guards should have seen these things. But the source of the chaos this time was the factory guards and the palace, so these people had to get involved and fight for it. Because, this is the will of the emperor.

The emperor wanted to suppress the prince. The prince's power has expanded over the past year, and the prince's behavior has become a bit reckless.

Since ancient times, the relationship between the emperor and the older prince has been a difficult problem to deal with, and there are many examples of father-son conflicts for this reason.

The emperor's thoughts may have been discovered by someone, so Concubine Wan's party took advantage of the situation to design that Huai En's demotion may be related to the emperor. The subsequent series of targeted arrangements were the expansion of the matter by Concubine Wan's party.

Now that Zhang Min has been abolished and the prince's party has lost a lot of power, I think... the emperor should stop!

Xu Xin actually felt that the prince and Zhang Min had been developing too smoothly over the past year and had acted recklessly, but the prince at that time was complacent and would not listen to advice. He said it twice but it was useless, so he stopped trying to persuade them.

Everything that is happening now makes him look prescient.

Xu Xin analyzed everything to the prince again. After listening to what Xu Xin said, Zhu Youtang finally put his heart back in his stomach. Cao Zhengchun, who was guarding beside him, kept flickering his eyes.

"Your Highness, after you return to the palace, you need to do things that are in line with your status. At your age, you need to study, be friendly to your brothers and sisters, and be filial to your parents and elders. You can learn how Emperor Gaozong of Tang succeeded..."

"As for the court, you don't have to worry about it. Take a look at this."

Xu Xin gave a book that recorded the situation in various places. This year, there were many disasters and earthquakes in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. After the news of the change of crown prince came out, some people were ready to submit a memorial, saying that this was a sign of instability in the country.