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Chapter 296: Lifting the House Arrest (2)

"Your Majesty has made the decision. Do you want to ask the Crown Prince to come and ask again? After all, the two little princes are still young and have never traveled far before. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess will definitely be worried if they go to such a far place all of a sudden." Wang Jinghong heard that Zhu Di had made the decision so suddenly. It would be bad if something happened at that time.

"No need. I have no problem judging people. Besides, what's the big deal? Didn't Agui follow me to the battlefield to kill enemies when he was a teenager?" Zhu Di said proudly. When mentioning Zhu Zhanji, he didn't know whether they arrived in Fengyang safely.

Zhu Di was just thinking about Zhu Zhanji when a letter sent by Zhu Zhanji arrived.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The visitor reported.

"Was it sent by Agui? Give it to me quickly." Zhu Di's tone became much happier when he heard that it was something sent by Zhu Zhanji.

Wang Jinghong quickly took it and handed it to Zhu Di.

"Is this the first letter that Agui has sent after such a long time? Does the prince have it?" Zhu Di asked as he opened it.

"In reply to your Majesty, Your Highness only sent this one letter. There is none from the East Palace."

"Oh, really?" Zhu Di opened the letter and thought it was just a casual letter, but it turned out to be opinions about political affairs.

Wang Jinghong saw that Zhu Di suddenly stopped talking and his expression became a little serious. Was he still worried?

"Your Majesty, is everything going well, Your Highness?"

"Well, they are all fine," Zhu Di folded up the letter and said, "Didn't you just say that we should talk to the prince about that matter? I think it makes sense. You go and summon the prince over." Zhu Di suddenly changed his mind again.

Although Wang Jinghong didn't know what had happened, he didn't say much and left immediately.

The prince had just finished discussing state affairs with several ministers in the cabinet when he heard that His Majesty was calling him over.

The prince recalled what he had done recently. Did His Majesty have any complaints about the government affairs during this period? But he didn't see it in the morning court. Zhu Di never gave him face. If he was dissatisfied with something, he would definitely scold him in the court. He would not wait until the morning court was over to call him over alone.

"Wang Daban, I wonder why His Majesty suddenly called me here?" The prince thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he had to ask Wang Jinghong.

"Don't be afraid, Your Highness. It shouldn't be a bad thing." Wang Jinghong said this based on his judgment and premonition based on his years of being by Zhu Di's side.

When the prince heard his words, the stone in his heart was put down and he felt a little more relaxed.

"See Your Majesty."

"Stand up." Zhu Di looked up and said.

"I wonder why Your Majesty suddenly called me here?" The prince thought that since he was already here, Zhu Di could not speak for him, so he should just ask about the situation himself.

"Oh, two things. This one, this was just sent by Agui, take a look." Zhu Di handed him the letter.

"Agui sent a letter?" The prince was also very excited.

"It seems that letting Agui go to Zhongdu this time is a good decision. Look how long it has been since he started to make suggestions. See what Agui thinks of this suggestion. It's up to you to decide."

"This son of yours will discuss a countermeasure with the cabinet." The prince said after reading it.

"Well, then you should discuss it as soon as possible." Zhu Di nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say?" When the prince saw that Zhu Di had finished talking about one thing, he thought that there must be something else.

"There is one more thing, which I had not intended to discuss with you. But now that Agui's letter has arrived, I may as well tell you about it at once."

The prince thought, yes, this is how Zhu Di does things.

"Your Majesty, please."

"I have decided to officially move the capital to Shuntian Prefecture by the end of this year at the earliest, or January next year at the latest. Now the affairs in Shuntian are basically coming to an end, and I want to send someone to handle the subsequent matters. Agui is not in the capital now, so who do you think I should send?" Zhu Di did not express his thoughts first, wanting to see what Zhu Gaochi thought.

"Well... there are many other people who can be used. It doesn't necessarily have to be Agui and the others."

"That's true, but you also know that the King of Zhao has been handling Shuntian's affairs. If I send a minister randomly, I'm afraid he won't be restrained. Do you think there are any useful ones among my grandchildren? If we let them go, the King of Zhao won't be too harsh."

"Among the younger generations, Zhu Zhanqi from my second brother's family is a possible choice. He has been helping Your Majesty deal with affairs before and is also familiar with my third brother. He is indeed suitable." The prince thought for a while. Judging from his age and experience, Zhu Zhanqi is a good choice.

"I have also considered what you said. I am afraid that Zhanqi and King Zhao are too familiar with each other, right?"

"This... then what does Your Majesty mean?" The prince was confused for a moment. This wouldn't work, that wouldn't work. I'm afraid Zhu Di already has an idea in his mind, so why let him guess for so long? Just say it directly.

Seeing him coming, Zhu Di immediately announced his decision, "I remember you have several older children, right? Pick one or two to go with you."

"Ah?" The prince didn't expect that this would happen to him again.

"What? I see your second son and the old... Wang Jinghong, which one is the youngest one?" Zhu Di couldn't remember it at once.

"Your Majesty, it's the Fifth Prince." Wang Jinghong added on the side.

"Your Majesty, Zhanjun is okay. After all, he is older, so it's okay for him to go. But Zhanjin is only thirteen years old. This... he is still young. I'm afraid he can't do anything and may become a burden. Your Majesty, should you look at other candidates?" The prince immediately refused.

"You don't know, others won't go, but Zhanqi must go. I like him because although he is young, he has a steady personality. Maybe he can control Zhanqi." The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him.

"But this Zhan Zang is just a little brat, he can still... it's good enough that he doesn't cause trouble." The prince was still worried. Although his son was indeed experienced and mature beyond his age, but...

"So, didn't you ask your second son to take care of him? I went to see him today. These two brothers are in perfect harmony. That's good. Let's do it this way." Zhu Di did not give him any chance to refute and made the decision immediately.

The prince also knew about it. This matter was probably decided before he came. Now they didn’t discuss it with him, but notified him directly.

"Your son has no objection, but I'm afraid that the Crown Princess will be reluctant to let him go." Originally, Agui was taken to be raised by Zhu Di and the late Queen since he was born, and he was not very close to them. Fortunately, Agui was the only one who received this treatment. The others were all raised by the Crown Princess herself and never left her side for a single day. They will definitely be reluctant to let him go now.

"This, you should talk to the Crown Princess. I think she will understand. Besides, it's not like you're going to a fiefdom. If it's fast, we can see each other again in Shuntian in half a year. It won't be that hard."

"I understand, son." The prince naturally knew that Zhu Di had already made the decision and there was no room for maneuver for him and his wife. They could only obey.

"Okay, just go and take care of these two things." Zhu Di ordered them to leave.

"Yes, son, I'll take my leave." The prince said and walked out.

After everyone left, Zhu Di issued an amnesty order, lifting Zhu Zhanqi's house arrest and allowing him to go directly to Beijing five days later. Because the capital would be moved directly by then, he specifically asked him to bring his family with him.

Han Palace

"Your Highness, this is the decree issued by His Majesty today. Please prepare. His Majesty asked you to come to the palace immediately to discuss your trip to Shuntian."

"I obey your order and will go to the palace to meet you immediately." Zhu Zhanqi was suddenly released from house arrest and was a little slow to react.

The people behind him were also delighted to hear the news.

Zhu Zhanqi changed his clothes, tidied himself up, and went into the palace.

Wang Jundai was preparing other things at home.

"Empress. We are going to Shuntian now." Xianglin and others were also confused and didn't react.

"Yes, it seems that we will move the capital soon. I'm afraid we will be busy these few days." Wang Jundai felt a headache when she thought about the journey. "By the way, our master is already tired after the long journey. Let the concubine take good care of Yaoyao and bring the palace doctor to respond at any time."

"Yes."