sovbooks Chapter 64 Zhu Di's Terrifying Nature: He Became a Tool
Chapter 64 Zhu Di's Terrifying Nature: He Became a Tool
Zhu Di stared intently at Zhu Gaosui. He truly hadn't expected that Zhu Gaosui would turn out to be such an ungrateful and treacherous wolf.
He had considered that Zhu Gaochi might do such a thing, and he had considered that Zhu Gaoxu might do such a thing, but he never expected that Zhu Gaosui would actually do such a thing.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Gaosui, intending to say a few words as well, but seeing that Zhu Gaochi was also silent, he could only keep it to himself.
He had been temporarily overshadowed by Zhu Gaochi's affair and hadn't done anything to Zhu Gaosui, but now, Zhu Gaoxu wished he could cut off Zhu Gaosui's hand, and actually did such a thing.
Zhu Gaosui knelt on the ground and lowered his head.
"Father, your son knows he was wrong."
"Your Highness Zhao, please don't call me father, I'm terrified."
"If you dare to lay a hand on your mother now, will you dare to lay a hand on me later?"
Zhu Di paced back and forth angrily, his face extremely gloomy.
Jiang Yongwen has investigated the medicine thoroughly and found that it contains a highly toxic substance.
That's highly poisonous!
That was for Xu Miaoyun!
Knowing full well that the medicine was intended for Xu Miaoyun, Zhu Gaosui still went to such lengths, attempting to use Xu Miaoyun's life to implicate Zhu Gaochi and suppress Zhu Gaoxu as well. Zhu Di was truly disheartened.
That is, Zhu Gaosui was his own son. If it were anyone else, they would have already been thrown into the imperial prison and subjected to all kinds of torture by now.
Seeing Zhu Gaosui trembling and constantly admitting his mistakes and begging for forgiveness, and thinking about those things, Zhu Di's anger grew stronger and stronger.
"I have no son like you who dares to poison his own mother! You have disappointed me greatly!"
The killing intent in Zhu Di's eyes gradually intensified. The more he thought about it, the deeper his killing intent became. Even though it was his own son, Zhu Di felt a sense of lingering fear.
He was wary of Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, but surprisingly not so wary of Zhu Gaosui.
The most ruthless one now is none other than Zhu Gaosui.
As anger gradually eroded his reason, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi out of the corner of his eye.
Now he wanted to see how long Zhu Gaochi intended to watch the show, but there was no way he could back down now.
Even though Zhu Gaochi did not step forward at this time, Zhu Di was not disappointed in him.
Besides the fact that Zhu Gaochi has just rescued Xu Miaoyun, it's also because Zhu Gaochi himself is a victim this time.
Zhu Di dared not even think about the consequences if Xu Miaoyun drank the bowl of medicine that Zhu Gaosui had given him.
Zhu Gaosui was in great pain. In fact, ever since Xu Miaoyun woke up, Zhu Gaosui had been suffering from torment and pain.
When that ambition vanished and he realized he had no hope left, Zhu Gaosui finally understood the magnitude of his mistake.
Hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Gaosui felt extremely distressed.
Just then, Zhu Gaochi's voice slowly came out.
"Dad, I think this is very strange."
"Hmm? What's strange about this?"
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaosui, then at Zhu Gaochi, and continued the conversation.
Although Zhu Gaoxu was also there, Zhu Di had no hope for him because of Zhu Gaoxu's intellect.
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Gaosui and said slowly, "Father, the news of my treatment of Mother has spread quite widely, and those who are interested will surely find out."
The third son has always been honest and obedient to his father and mother, which is obvious to everyone.
The fact that the third brother is behaving so abnormally and doing such things must mean that there are treacherous people around him causing trouble.
I believe that those who have the strongest motive for doing so are the survivors of the Jingnan Rebellion.
Once the third prince succeeds, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be thrown into turmoil, and their opportunity will arise.
The most important thing now is not to hold the third brother accountable, but to thoroughly investigate the people around him and see who has been deceiving him.
Upon hearing Zhu Gaochi's words, Zhu Gaosui's pupils contracted and his heart skipped a beat.
Zhu Gaochi was indeed helping him, but the price he paid was too high for him.
Zhu Gaochi's words directly targeted the officials in his palace. Once these people were purged, he would really have no one left.
But he couldn't refute it, since it was the reason Zhu Gaochi had given him, and Zhu Gaosui really couldn't think of any other way to exonerate him.
For a moment, Zhu Gaosui didn't know whether to thank Zhu Gaochi or hate him.
He always felt that Zhu Gaochi was trying to cripple him, to break his arms, but he had no evidence.
After all, if Zhu Gaochi hadn't spoken up and found this reason, he would have been in serious trouble this time, and Zhu Gaosui knew this.
What he did was really serious; it was not only serious, but it also provoked public outrage.
As long as he did as Zhu Gaochi said, at least outwardly, he not only saved his life and position, but also his reputation.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing to the side, now understood what Xu Miaoyun's gesture meant.
Actually, he was very unhappy. Why should Zhu Gaosui make such a big mistake and be so easily dismissed?
In the past, he had only made some minor mistakes, but Zhu Di had never let him off the hook.
But since he had promised Xu Miaoyun, Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to step forward, even though he was extremely unhappy.
"Father, the eldest son is right. This must be the work of those remnants of the Jingnan Rebellion, stirring things up in the shadows. Everyone in the Zhao Prince's Mansion should carefully investigate!"
Zhu Gaoxu made his intentions clear: this was aimed at everyone in Zhu Gaosui's palace.
Since we can't do anything to Zhu Gaosui, we'll target his confidants; no one will escape.
Zhu Gaoxu's words also made Zhu Gaosui's heart tremble, and he found it hard to believe for a moment.
The one who was the most ruthless to him was actually Zhu Gaoxu!
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, then turned his gaze to Zhu Gaochi, a smile slowly spreading across his face.
Zhu Di remained serious and said in a deep voice, "What the eldest and second eldest brothers said is not without reason."
By imperial decree, the Embroidered Uniform Guard shall immediately arrest everyone in the Prince Zhao's residence and imprison them in the imperial prison for interrogation, and make sure to find the remnants of the Jingnan Rebellion!
Ji Gang, the former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was completely unaware of the activities of the remnants of the Jingnan Rebellion in the capital. He was beheaded!
The Embroidered Uniform Guard must also investigate and apprehend the remaining survivors and orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion; not a single one should be let escape!
Before Zhu Di could think much of what was happening, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were taken aback when Zhu Gaochi was startled.
Zhu Di is using this incident as an opportunity to begin reforming the court and eliminating dissidents.
He originally used this reason because it would allow him to completely eliminate Zhu Gaosui's people.
After all, Zhu Gaosui was framing him, and he wanted to get revenge.
Although he himself wanted to enjoy himself leisurely and see him being amiable, it didn't mean that he could let others bully him without fighting back.
What amazed him about Zhu Di was that this was clearly a reason he came up with on the spur of the moment, yet Zhu Di was able to use it to his own advantage.
Zhu Gaochi was momentarily suspicious that Zhu Di's real purpose in punishing Zhu Gaosui was actually to target him.
Zhu Di was waiting for him to come up with this reason so that he could use it to eliminate outsiders.
Even the prestigious Prince Zhao's mansion has been infiltrated by survivors of the Jingnan Rebellion. Who knows if any of the lower-ranking officials' families have survivors of the Jingnan Rebellion infiltrated?
Only the Embroidered Uniform Guard could find out.
As for who the survivors of the Jingnan Rebellion were, at that time, it was just a matter of Zhu Di's word.
He himself indirectly became the mastermind behind this event.
Yes, it was as if he had done all of this.
From an outsider's perspective, this was something he had meticulously planned.
At this moment, Zhu Gaochi truly witnessed how terrifying Zhu Di was; no wonder he had been able to manipulate the three brothers so easily before.
Thinking back to how he treated Xu Miaoyun, Zhu Di did not stop the news from spreading in the slightest, and Zhu Gaochi's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
The next period will be Zhu Di's stage.