Ming Dynasty: The army is forcing the palace, you say that Lao Zhu faked his death

In Fang Xiaoru's mansion, the lights were still on in the study.

So late at night, Fang Xiaoru was still awake and burning the midnight oil to attend to official duties.

After he was placed in the important position of Prince Zhu Yunwen, he did not dare to slack off every day and had to deal with official duties until late at night before going to bed.

At this time, the servant suddenly came to report in a hurry:"Master! Someone is coming from the palace!"

As soon as he heard that it was someone coming from the palace, Fang Xiaoru immediately put down the pen in his hand and went to greet the guests.

It was indeed the eunuch from the palace who came.

The other party seemed to be very anxious. He did not use the usual polite words. When he saw Fang Xiaoru, he immediately said:"Fang Daru, His Highness the Crown Prince has summoned you to the palace. There is something urgent and important that I need to discuss with you!"

Fang Xiaoru saw the eunuch. Looking so nervous, I couldn't help but feel doubtful in my heart.

It's so late, what matters does His Highness have to summon you now?

There are only a few hours until dawn. Is there anything we can't wait until tomorrow?

However, because of this, it also means that the situation behind it should be very urgent, otherwise His Highness the Crown Prince would not disturb him at this late hour.

He couldn't help but think of the prince's decree not long ago to the vassal kings everywhere, and the move to reduce the vassal.

Fang Xiaoru's face changed slightly.

As soon as the prince came to power, he cut off so many vassal kings one after another. Could it be that something happened because of cutting off the vassals?

Those vassal kings were all the elders of His Royal Highness, and many of them had gone to the battlefield and captured parts of the Ming Dynasty with their own hands.

It's not an easy opponent to deal with.

How could it be easily accomplished by depriving them of their status as feudal lords and demoting them to common people?

In fact, he did not support the reduction of vassal order in his heart, at least not before the prince's foothold was stable.

In his opinion, the best way to do this is to imitate Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in implementing the order of grace and dismantling the power of the vassal kings bit by bit.

But when he was invited, the prince's decree had already been sent to the vassals everywhere.

As a minister, he could only say nothing.

Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but become anxious when he thought about what might go wrong with the vassal reduction.

He didn't dare to waste time, hurriedly added a coat, got into the carriage, and headed towards the palace at full speed.

After an uneasy journey, the carriage finally arrived near the palace gate.

As soon as Fang Xiaoru got off the carriage, she saw two carriages parked not far away.

Qi Tai, the head of the Ministry of War, and Huang Zicheng, the minister of Taichang Temple, also came!

These two people are also two people whom Prince Zhu Yunwen trusts very much.

The prince actually summoned these two people when he summoned himself, which fully shows that the matter to be discussed tonight is very important!

Fang Xiaoru's heart became increasingly heavy.

At this moment, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, who were getting off the car, also saw Fang Xiaoru not far away.

Although he didn't show anything on his face, he was very surprised in his heart.

It's not surprising that His Highness the Crown Prince summoned the two of them, but he actually summoned this great scholar?

What on earth does His Highness want to discuss with them?

After the three people saw the ceremony, Qi Tai couldn't help his doubts and asked:"Master Fang, does he know why the emperor and grandson came to us at this time?"

To be honest, he and Huang Zicheng are still confused. Where's the water?

Although Fang Xiaoru had some speculations in his mind at this time, he did not make any false claims.

He still remembered in his heart that the two people in front of him were both strong supporters of reducing the feudal clan.

It's just that Qi Tai was more radical. He had previously advised that he should attack Yan King Zhu Di first.

Huang Zicheng wanted to be more tactful, believing that he should deal with other vassal kings first and let King Yan Zhu Di relax his attention.

The prince adopted Huang Zicheng's opinion.

However, both of them were deeply trusted by Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen. As a new official in the court, Fang Xiaoru was older than the two of them even though he was entrusted with important tasks. He also knew that he was still a junior in the officialdom in front of these two people.

In any case, he can't make any high-profile gestures, as that would offend others.

So when he faced Qi Tai's probing words, he shook his head and said frankly:"The person who came to deliver the message didn't say much, and I don't know."

"But if it were not an urgent matter, His Highness the Crown Prince would definitely not summon us to the palace at this time."

He didn't need to say this. Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng had already thought of it.

They looked at each other and nodded:"Yes, let's go in quickly. Don't keep His Royal Highness waiting."

"Yes, it's better to go in earlier."

The three of them entered the palace with anxiety in their hearts.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, the three of them came to the palace where Zhu Yunwen stayed temporarily. The lights in the palace were bright, and there was no intention of resting. Instead, it seemed that they wanted to stay with them all night Long talk!

The three of them had a sudden thought and had a bad premonition.

His Highness the Crown Prince was busy with government affairs during the day, and he should be so tired that he was about to fall asleep at this time. Why did he summon them to the palace and have to do this? Did they have a long conversation?

Could it be that something important happened?

Before they could think of anything, the three of them stepped into the dormitory.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw that the prince Zhu Yunwen, who was supposed to be sleeping, was like a hot pot. The ants on the bed kept walking back and forth in the hall, and their smooth foreheads were covered with sweat.

They looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and they were very anxious!

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