The Ming Dynasty: I Fabricated Dreams for Zhu Di 64

Chapter 64 Zhu Gaoxu: Third Brother, let’s rebel together!

Zhu Gaosu shook his head again.

“I checked the entry and exit permits for the Capital City for the past month, and there were no Taoist priests entering or leaving.”

“Basically, none of the Taoist temples near the Capital City have a Taoist priest with the Daoist name Flying Yuan True Lord.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di’s expression became very displeased.

He said in a sarcastic tone, “What you mean is, I’ve misjudged?”

Zhu Gaosu quickly replied, “But Father, the Brocade Guard on duty outside that day, none of them saw any so-called Taoist priest leaving.”

After this statement, Zhu Di’s expression showed some anger.

“It’s not that I don’t want to find him.”

“If you don’t believe me, you can find the Brocade Guard on duty that day.”

Zhu Di did not believe Zhu Gaosu’s explanation.

He hadn’t seen the “rebel” wearing the Dragon Robe with his own eyes, so it was hard to say.

But he had personally seen that Taoist priest walk out of the tavern, yet Zhu Gaosu said there was no such person.

He was old.

But he wasn’t blind, nor was he foolish.

Either he had made a mistake, or Zhu Gaosu was hiding something.

Zhu Di just stared at Zhu Gaosu quietly.

Just by looking at Zhu Gaosu without saying a word, Zhu Gaosu felt immense pressure.

He lowered his head, awaiting Zhu Di’s judgment. Three days had passed.

He had not completed the task assigned by Zhu Di, and his position as the Inspector of the Brocade Guard would probably be lost.

Although he was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. His second brother, Zhu Gaoxu, did nothing, just waited for him to investigate the case.

For three days, he spent nights looking through case files and records.

Although there were no results.

But he had done his best, even if Zhu Zhanji took over the position of commander, he didn’t believe it.

What could Zhu Zhanji possibly investigate?

“Finished?” Zhu Di snorted.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaosu still tried to explain.

“Father, I really wasn’t perfunctory. Both cases happened in the Zhuang Mu Tavern.”

“You also instructed that Zhuang Mu should not be disturbed unless absolutely necessary.”

“In my opinion, Zhuang Mu is not a good person. My second brother and I wanted to ask him for assistance in the investigation.”

“As a result, this guy poisoned me and my second brother, as well as Di Ping.”

Zhu Gaochi on the side heard that Zhu Gaosu had been poisoned.

He immediately stood up and came to Zhu Gaosu.

“Poisoned? Third Brother, are you alright? Should I get a court physician for you?”

Zhu Gaosu didn’t care about Zhu Gaochi’s concern, directly pushing away Zhu Gaochi’s chubby face with his hand.

He continued, “Father, as long as you order me to arrest Zhuang Mu, I can definitely find out the truth within an hour.”

He said confidently.

In the Capital City, what couldn’t the Brocade Guard find out?

Yet twice, the results were almost nothing, Zhuang Mu must be behind it.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaosu calmly and said, “Finished?”

“Finished.”

Just then, a young eunuch came before Zhu Di.

“Your Majesty, the Grandson of the Emperor has arrived.”

Zhu Zhanji, wearing an imperial robe, came before Zhu Di.

Before he could bow to Zhu Di, he heard Zhu Di say,

“Take off your clothes.”

Hearing this, Zhu Gaosu wanted to say something, but Zhu Di shouted, “Take it off!”

Helplessly, Zhu Gaosu could only take off his Brocade Guard Commander’s uniform and put it on the ground.

His eyes showed reluctance.

Zhu Di then looked at Zhu Zhanji: “Boy, this position is yours.”

Zhu Zhanji was still standing there, momentarily unable to react.

After reacting, he quickly picked up the commander’s uniform on the ground.

He repeatedly said, “Thank you, Imperial Grandfather.”

Zhu Di chuckled, “Don’t thank me too soon.”

“Your Third Uncle’s investigation was ineffective, so I’m giving his position to you, but that doesn’t mean you can just sit there and do nothing.”

“I’m giving you three tasks.”

“Investigate the rebel who wore the Dragon Robe.”

“Investigate a Taoist priest called Flying Yuan True Lord.”

“Investigate within the Brocade Guard to see if anyone is covering things up from Me.” When saying this, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaosu.

“As for the time, I’ll give you fifteen days.”

Zhu Gaosu immediately said, “Father, this isn’t fair.”

“Why does this boy get fifteen days? I only got three?!”

This is so biased!

I only asked Father for one more day, but he wouldn’t allow it.

But for Zhu Zhanji, it’s fifteen days right away.

With half a month, if I had half a month, I might have been able to clear up these things.

Zhu Di ignored Zhu Gaosu’s words.

“Take this uniform and do your job well.”

Zhu Zhanji nodded: “Yes, Grandfather.”

Then, he held the commander’s uniform and left excitedly, completely ignoring Zhu Gaosu.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaochi kept caring for Zhu Gaosu: “Third Brother, what exactly happened? Which part of you was poisoned? Should I get a court physician for you?”

“If this isn’t handled properly, it could be fatal, you should get it checked out, what if the poison isn’t completely removed…”

Looking at this scene, Zhu Gaosu could only leave helplessly.

Zhu Di didn’t even ask a single question about his poisoning, which made him feel somewhat disheartened.

Perhaps in the old man’s heart, Zhu Zhanji, his grandson, was more important than his son.

“Third Brother, Third Brother, don’t rush off, I haven’t figured out what happened yet?!”

After Zhu Gaosu left, Zhu Gaochi quickly asked Zhu Di.

“Father, what’s the deal with this poisoning?”

“Should I send a court physician to check Third Brother’s body?”

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi calmly.

He seemed more anxious about Zhu Gaosu’s poisoning than Zhu Gaosu himself.

Come to think of it, it was normal. The second and third brothers often bullied Zhu Gaochi, but Zhu Gaochi always protected them.

“Alright, the second and third brothers weren’t poisoned, it was just Zhuang Mu trying to scare them.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t care about Zhu Gaosu, but the so-called poison was just Zhuang Mu trying to scare them.

Then, Zhu Di dismissed Zhu Gaochi.

Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi remained imprisoned in the Imperial Study, thinking of ways to have the Founder Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang forgive their crime of rebellion.

…

Zhu Gaosu lost his position as commander.

He was naturally furious.

At this time, he happened to run into Zhu Gaoxu at his own door.

He was immediately filled with anger.

Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be moving something in his house.

It looked like… maps from the Jingnan Campaign.

Zhu Gaosu came before Zhu Gaoxu in a very bad mood: “Second Brother, you still have the heart to mess with these things.”

Noticing Zhu Gaosu’s bad mood, Zhu Gaoxu put down the maps from the Jingnan Campaign and asked.

“Third Brother? What happened?”

“The case was for me to investigate, the credit is to be split, when will you be of any use, Second Brother? With your useless appearance, you still want to be Emperor? Daydreaming.”

Zhu Gaosu’s words were full of gunpowder.

“Third Brother, did you eat gunpowder? So angry.”

“Father just took away my position as commander.”

(End of Chapter)

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