Episode 42
Hu Shanxiang asked for lots in Huangliang Temple, but all the lots in his hand were scattered on the ground. The Taoist priest saw that Hu Shanxiang was uneasy, so he started talking to her. Hu Shanxiang wanted to perform a ritual for Hu Shangyi. The Taoist priest asked Hu Shanxiang to give him Hu Shangyi's name and birth date, but Hu Shanxiang started crying and said that he did not know Hu Shangyi's name. He didn't know Hu Shangyi's name or birth date. Hu Shangyi's ashes were mixed with other people's and sold to farmers for fertilizer. Hu Shanxiang was filled with grief and anger, and the Taoist priest gave Hu Shanxiang some explanation. In the palace of Prince Han, Zhu Gaoxu was losing his temper at Princess Han and others. Princess Han persuaded Zhu Gaoxu to bow his head and admit his mistake, but Zhu Gaoxu was very angry and refused to bow his head.
Zhu Zhanji told the Queen Mother that there was a locust plague in the suburbs of Beijing this year. The magic stick in the countryside also built a locust temple. Zhu Zhanji demolished the locust temple and ate a locust. The Queen Mother mentioned that Sun Ruowei was also pregnant. Zhu Zhanji was so happy that he did not bother to talk to the Queen Mother anymore and hurriedly came to see Sun Ruowei. However, Sun Ruowei's maid said that Sun Ruowei was sick and had a fever. Zhu Zhanji checked Sun Ruowei's face. Forehead, Sun Ruowei woke up, Zhu Zhanji asked Sun Ruowei to keep the child well, and name the child himself in the future. Zhu Zhanji talked to Sun Ruowei about the hard work of being an emperor. Sun Ruowei comforted him and asked him to stay in his palace. rest.
Yu Qian and Yang Shiqi met and didn’t know what happened. Yang Shiqi told Yu Qian that Zhu Gaoxu had been on hunger strike for four days. The government and the public were in an uproar, but Zhu Zhanji didn’t know about it yet. Yu Qian finally became anxious. , Yang Pu also mentioned that Zhu Gaoxu was talking about his original merits in the palace, and shouted that he was not guilty and was punished. Yang Shiqi mentioned that Zhu Gaoxu's old subordinates had united again to make a big fuss in the court, and forced Zhu Zhanji to come forward in person to speak clearly. Yu Qian said that if Zhu Zhanji wanted to calm public opinion, he would definitely borrow the heads of the four of them, and whether they would lend them or not was a question.
In the court the next day, Zhu Gaoxu’s old subordinates started to make trouble, saying that Zhu Gaoxu had no evidence of rebellion. Zhu Zhanji was furious and asked Yang Shiqi, who was in charge of the six departments, why he only watched the people of the Ministry of Rites serve in court. When he got into trouble, Zhu Zhanji had someone pull down the troublemaker and beat him with a royal cane. He also beat the person who had petitioned to lift Zhu Gaoxu's captivity with a royal cane. Yang Shiqi and the others went to Zhu Zhanji privately and persuaded Zhu Zhanji to deal with Zhu Gaoxu's matter as soon as possible. However, Zhu Zhanji blamed them for not notifying him in time and insisting on embarrassing themselves in the court. Yang Shiqi and the others hurriedly knelt down and said that Zhu Gaoxu was here The government wanted to slander Zhu Zhanji, but they did not dare to tell Zhu Zhanji the true story. Zhu Zhanji had a headache. In order to stabilize the morale of the people and the military, Yang Pu and Yang Rong asked Zhu Zhanji to tell the exact cause of Zhu Di's death. According to the statement, Zhu Zhanji wanted to kill those who supported Zhu Gaoxu, but Yang Shiqi quickly dissuaded him, saying that Zhu Zhanji's approach could not solve the problem.
Zhu Zhanji came to the Han Palace. Zhu Gaoxu was in the room thinking about his achievements in following Zhu Di in the war. Zhu Gaoxu pulled Zhu Zhanji into the room and locked up Zhu Zhanji’s royal guards. Outside the door, Zhu Gaoxu fell to the ground dying, took off his clothes and shoes, and talked to Zhu Zhanji in a very embarrassed manner. Zhu Zhanji persuaded Zhu Gaoxu with nice words and wanted to settle the matter with Zhu Gaoxu, but Zhu Gaoxu said Looking like he was at the mercy of others, Zhu Zhanji just wanted Zhu Gaoxu to admit that he was talking nonsense at the funeral. Zhu Zhanji stated his conditions. Zhu Gaoxu said that he just wanted to know the truth. After knowing the truth, he would He died with no regrets. Zhu Gaojiu told Zhu Zhanji that if Zhu Di had not launched the Jingnan Campaign, he and Zhu Gaochi would have been good brothers. Zhu Gaojiu told him those words at the funeral. Zhu Zhanji admitted it and told Zhu Di He told Zhu Gaojiu his original thoughts. After knowing the truth, Zhu Gaojiu started talking to himself in front of Zhu Di's portrait. Zhu Zhanji wanted Zhu Gaojiu to keep his promise and plead guilty, but Zhu Gaojiu turned his back and said that he would never plead guilty. Zhu Zhanji Furious, he called the Jin Yiwei in and drew his sword at Zhu Gaoxu, but he couldn't do it.
Sun Ruowei was chatting with the Queen Mother in the palace. The Queen Mother asked about Hu Shanxiang’s situation. Sun Ruowei mentioned that Hu Shanxiang was ill and did not want to see people. As they were talking, a maid suddenly came to report to the Queen Mother. It was said that Zhu Zhanji would not come today. After the Queen Mother knew that Zhu Zhanji had gone to the Han Palace and admitted those words, she felt cold and told Sun Ruowei the news. Zhu Zhanji came to Zhu Gaosui and asked him how Zhu Gaosui's case was investigated. Zhu Zhanji promised that as long as the matter was settled, he would never treat Zhu Gaosui badly. Zhu Gaojiu came to the Han Palace to have a drink with Zhu Gaojiu. It turned out that Zhu Gaojiu and Zhu Gaojiu were co-conspirators and deliberately forced Zhu Zhanji to death.
In Hu Shanxiang's palace, the imperial doctor reported the good news to Hu Shanxiang that Hu Shanxiang was pregnant with another child. Zhu Zhanji held a family banquet. Zhu Zhanji named Sun Ruowei's child Zhu Qizhen at the table. The word "zhen" means "guizhou". Calmness is also the foundation of the world. Hu Shanxiang felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. Halfway through the meal, Zhu Zhanji received the military report and wanted to deal with it.