If not abolished

Chapter 379 Cause of Fire

In the Prince's Palace, Zhu Zhanji had just received a secret report from He Yunyue. After reading the content, Zhu Zhanji was so angry that he crumpled the letter into a ball and almost punched a hole in the table.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please don't be angry. Prince Zhao and his men are really too..." Wu Cheng didn't dare to say the rest.

"They are so bold that they even dared to set fire to the Qianqing Palace. Is there anything they can't do?" Zhu Zhanji did not expect that the fire in the Qianqing Palace was not an accident but man-made.

"Should we report this matter to His Majesty?" Wu Cheng asked.

"Your Majesty, we have no concrete evidence. According to the way Third Uncle handles things, I'm afraid the people involved can't be found." Zhu Zhanji was also angry, but what annoyed him the most was that he couldn't handle this matter yet.

If he reported this to the Emperor, he would definitely suspect that the Eastern Palace was planning to deal with his Third Uncle, but if he didn't say anything, I'm afraid such a thing would happen again.

I remember that the three main halls in Beijing caught fire three times last time. I wonder how could fires be so frequent? I'm afraid most of them were caused by humans.

"This kind of thing will probably not happen only once. You should have someone keep a close eye on it. It can be salvaged next time it is discovered." This time, the matter can only be left unresolved. If they dare to do it again, he will naturally make them pay the price.

"Yes, the servant understands."

By the afternoon, Zhu Zhanji had not yet recovered from the incident when Zhu Di suddenly called him over.

"Your Highness, His Majesty asks you to go now." The eunuch beside Zhu Di came over to invite him personally.

"Okay, I'll go right away." The person who came was not the familiar Wang Jinghong, and Zhu Zhanji didn't know how to ask about the situation along the way.

I went over recent events in my mind and decided that nothing serious was going on, so I felt relieved.

"Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanji walked in alone.

"Get up." Zhu Di put down what he was holding and looked at him.

"I wonder what the emperor wants?"

"The Autumn Examination has just ended, and we are just about to finalize the appointments of these people. I asked you to take a look and see if you have any suggestions." Zhu Di handed him some lists.

"Your Majesty, this... this is a matter of great importance. Your grandson is young and inexperienced, and I am afraid I cannot give you good advice. The appointment of officials, such a major matter, should be decided by Your Majesty alone." Zhu Zhanji's alarm bells were ringing. If he were to do something like the appointment of officials, it wouldn't be... It would be more accurate to ask his father to do it, after all, the crown prince had appointed officials before as regent.

"It's not a decision. I just want you to help and give some suggestions. It's up to me to decide whether the solution will be adopted. What are you afraid of?" Zhu Di persuaded him again to dispel his concerns.

"That's not a good idea either. I don't know these people, I've never met them, and I haven't read their articles. I really don't know their specific abilities, so I can't give you any reasonable advice." Zhu Zhanji refused again.

"Don't you know any of them?" Zhu Di suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, why do you ask that? My grandson has no chance to get to know them well."

"In that case, forget it. I'll discuss this matter with the Crown Prince later. He should be more familiar with it." Zhu Di did not make things difficult for him in the end and asked him what he was busy with recently.

Zhu Zhanji said something briefly and then went back.

"Your Highness, you don't look well. Has something happened?" Wu Cheng saw that Zhu Zhanji's face was a little pale.

"It's okay." The question just now clearly showed that someone had said something to the Emperor. He knew who it was without having to guess.