In the small house near the lake, the breeze is blowing, and the leaves in the distance are falling in the wind, and the scenery is pleasant.
King Xiang's words were obviously ill-intentioned and somewhat provocative and tempting.
To this, Zhu Yongyi had a mediocre reaction and said calmly.
"Heaven's heart is unpredictable. Who dares to pry into His Majesty's intentions?"
"What's more..."
After saying this, Zhu Yongyi's expression gradually turned cold, he played with the wine glass in his hand and asked.
"Prince Xiang, do you really not know what the reason for us being grounded this time is?"
Zhu Zhanzhen narrowed his eyes and looked at the calm King Yi in front of him, his expression a little uncertain.
He didn't know whether King Yi was prepared or was changing the subject and deliberately avoiding the topic of King Min.
Or, both?
However, this topic cannot be avoided.
Because it was he who gave King Yi the idea to arrive in Beijing early.
Or to be more precise, after King Yi learned that he was going to be summoned to Beijing, he was so worried that he took the initiative to write to him to inquire.
As for King Xiang himself, although he was banned from the palace, his son Zhu Qiyong was not restricted from entering and exiting.
Therefore, it is not troublesome to send a letter out.
As for why he gave King Yi this idea...
"Uncle Wang, have you seen Yu Qian outside the city?"
Zhu Zhanchen stopped smiling and his expression became serious.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yongding smiled and said.
"It seems that Prince Xiang has not forgotten what you told me back then..."
"Of course I won't forget it!"
Facing the sarcastic Zhu Yongyi, Zhu Zhanzhen did not show any guilt and said.
"Back then, Uncle Wang wrote to his nephew asking about the Emperor's wishes. He also asked his nephew if there was any way to relieve Yi Fan's difficulties."
"So, my nephew gave Uncle Wang the idea to go and meet Yu Qian, the Minister of War who is in charge of organizing the military camps."
"Ah……"
Zhu Yongyi just stared at Zhu Zhanzhen, and smiled as if he was a little angry, and said.
"So, the current situation has been anticipated by Prince Xiang?"
"I didn't expect that since we are from the same clan, Prince Xiang would not help me, but he would come back to frame my father and son. It turns out that the so-called wise king is such a ruthless and unjust person. I have really seen it today!"
The atmosphere at the banquet took a turn for the worse, as if King Yi would walk away in the next moment.
However, King Xiang still looked at him calmly, as if he was sure that King Yi would not leave.
Sure enough, although King Yi's face became increasingly ugly, he still sat where he was and did not move.
Seeing this situation, a smile appeared on King Xiang's face and he said.
"Uncle Wang, why should you be anxious?"
"I admit that I didn't expect that Uncle Wang would have such a fierce conflict with Yu Qian outside the city, but is this really just a bad thing?"
"Smooth tongue!"
Zhu Yongming uttered four words coldly, but his actions of staying where he was clearly revealed his inner thoughts.
So, Zhu Zhanchen continued to speak and said.
"When Uncle Wang wrote to him, he asked about two things. One was the emperor's attitude toward Yi Fan and why he summoned Uncle Wang and his son to the capital. The other was how to ensure Yi Fan's peace."
"Is that right?"
Zhu Yongding frowned. He didn't know what kind of medicine Zhu Zhanqing sold in his gourd, so he just stared at him coldly and said nothing.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Zhanchen asked rhetorically.
"Although Yu Qian's reaction did not surprise my nephew, Uncle Wang, please think about it, is the emperor's attitude towards Yi Fan clear now?"
"Or maybe Uncle Wang feels that without the incident outside the city, the emperor would have made false statements to Uncle Wang and his son?"
These remarks were obviously not acceptable to Zhu Yongding, who was currently furious. He snorted coldly and said with a mocking tone.
"A clear attitude?"
"Now I have become a joke to everyone in the capital. Soon, when the news gets out, I will become a joke to clan members everywhere."
"As for your Majesty, you don't even bother to see my father and son, so you confine us to the ten princes' palaces."
"Such an attitude is indeed very clear. There is no need to be suspicious!"
"What if?"
Facing the menacing King Yi, Zhu Zhanzhen was not weak at all and asked directly.
"After something like this happened, and he was urgently summoned to the capital by the emperor's imperial decree, could it be said that Uncle Wang still expected the emperor to be kind and treat him with courtesy?"
"Although the construction of the palace in the east city has stopped now, does Uncle Wang not know why it was built?"
"If I hadn't learned such news in advance, why would Uncle Wang need to write to me?"
These rhetorical questions were somewhat more powerful than King Yi's.
For those who didn’t know, they thought King Yi had tricked him!
But many times, negotiations are like this. Both parties have their own concerns, and their momentum needs to be strong or weak, and relax.
Now that he is banned from the palace, King Xiang is almost one of the few people that King Yi can see who is familiar with the situation in the capital. Therefore, in order to learn more about the situation in the capital, King Yi must continue the conversation.
As for King Xiang, he naturally had his own goals. Therefore, after making sure that King Yi would not leave immediately, his momentum could not be completely suppressed by King Yi.
Sure enough, facing Zhu Zhanyang who showed no guilt, Zhu Yongding's anger gradually calmed down, and he said with a cold face.
"What on earth do you mean?"
"Could it be that you want to tell me that you asked my father and son to confront Yu Qian outside the city for my own good?"
"Why not?"
Seeing Zhu Yongyi's reaction, Zhu Zhanzhen also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although, after the confrontation just now, he already understood that Zhu Yongding would not leave easily.
However, after all, he did not have much contact with the King of Yi. Judging from the news from Yi Fan, Zhu Yongding was also a pampered and arrogant person.
If he really leaves like this, it will not be easy to find such an opportunity to talk...
However, Zhu Zhanzhen still had a calm expression on his face and asked a question indifferently. He continued without waiting for Zhu Yongyi's answer.
"Uncle Wang, please calm down. My nephew just said that he didn't expect that Uncle Wang and Yu Qian would have such a violent conflict outside the city."
"At the beginning, the reason why my nephew gave Uncle Wang such an idea was actually because of two things."
"First, Yu Qian is the person in charge of reorganizing the army and the emperor's most trusted minister. Since he left the capital, he naturally received the emperor's attention. Therefore, it can be easily seen from his attitude towards Uncle Wang.
, what is the emperor’s true attitude towards Yi Fan.”
"Secondly, the former Min Wangshu and Dai Wang were so upright that they donated many of their private lands, which can be said to have set an example for the clan. Under such circumstances, something like this happened to Yifan, and he is now on the cusp of the storm. Isn't this right?
Uncle Wang can hide if he wants to, so no matter what, Uncle Wang must meet with Yu Qian, whether it's comfort or coercion, in the end, if you want to solve Yi Fan's matter, you can't get around him."
"It's just that this Yu Qian is really difficult to deal with. He doesn't take soft or hard advice. When he was a local official in his early years, he was known for not being afraid of power. My nephew had already reminded Uncle Wang in his letter about this. But it seems that,
Uncle Wang didn’t take it to heart…”
After these last two sentences, Zhu Zhanyi looked at Zhu Yongyi with a clear look on his face, his brows stern.
This time, Zhu Yongding felt a little guilty.
Because King Xiang did not tell lies. In the letter, King Xiang did advise him to treat Yu Qian with caution. However, Zhu Yongyi was used to being arrogant in Yifan. You can see this by looking at his behavior and human habits.
, it is difficult to change in a short period of time.
Therefore, even for an important court official like Yu Qian, Zhu Yongding subconsciously chose to use force instead of condescending and negotiating.
Of course, this is because Zhu Yongyi doesn't know Yu Qian well enough. If he knew Yu Qian well enough, he would know that no matter which method he uses, it will be useless in front of Shaobao...
As a result, Zhu Yongyi's momentum gradually weakened, but his complaint against King Xiang did not disappear. He snorted coldly and spoke.
"So, I would like to thank you for the reminder?"
Thinking of Yu Qian's face when he was outside the city, Zhu Yongding became furious and said bitterly.
"Yu Qian, this bastard, dares to humiliate me like this. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely avenge this humiliation!"
Hearing these words, Zhu Zhanzhen couldn't help but flash a smile in his eyes.
He repeatedly emphasized that he did not expect such a big conflict between King Yi and Yu Qian outside the city, but in fact, how could he really not expect it?
In the letter, he did remind King Yi, but he only mentioned a few words to prevent the current situation and use it to silence King Yi.
What's more, even if he warned King Yi at length, how could he put a court minister in his eyes given his character?
Moreover, King Xiang had been in the capital for a long time, so he still had some understanding of these ministers in the court. Take Yu Qian as an example, he had opinions about Yi Fan for more than a day or two.
When this incident first occurred, he had wanted to go to Yifan himself, but he was stopped by the emperor at that time.
Now, the emperor finally let him out of the capital. How could he look good in the face of King Yi's provocation?
If there is a conflict outside the city, the follow-up will naturally follow.
This time King Yi came to Beijing to be punished. Under such circumstances, not only did he show no remorse, but he also openly provoked Yu Qian. It would be strange if the emperor was not furious!
Everything was within King Xiang's expectation, and even the words to deal with King Yi had been prepared long ago.
If it weren't for the fact that King Min followed King Yi back to the Tenth Prince's Mansion, which made King Xiang a little uneasy, in this matter, everything was actually developing according to his imagination.
But now it seems that there is still room for redemption...
After all, he didn't believe that King Min could conquer King Yi just by taking the journey from the palace to the Tenth Prince's Palace.
However, what he didn't notice was that after hearing what King Yi said, King Luoyang seemed to have something to say.
However, he was quickly glared at by his father, so he swallowed it back.
Seeing King Yi being so angry, Zhu Zhanchen finally felt that things were back on the track he had set.
Lifting the jug and pouring a glass of wine for King Yi, Zhu Zhanchen said.
"Uncle Wang, there is no need to be so angry. Yu Qian is such a person. There are many people like him in the imperial court. They consciously want to make strong orders for the sake of the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. But they don't know what will happen to the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty.
Whose?"
"Contending with such people will only make Uncle Wang angry, but it will hurt your body."
Looking at Prince Xiang who suddenly calmed down, a strange color flashed in Zhu Yongyi's eyes. He picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. His face was still a little ugly.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Zhanyi continued to persuade.
"Actually, Uncle Wang might as well look at it from another angle. His Majesty summoned Uncle Wang and his son to the capital in order to punish Yi Fan and serve as a warning to the vassals everywhere. Therefore, regardless of whether there is Yu Qian's incident or not, Uncle Wang's life will not be easy.
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"Now that this incident has happened, His Majesty happened to have a fit and banned Uncle Wang and his son from the Tenth Prince's Mansion. This has saved a lot of trouble."
"snort!"
Zhu Yongyi snorted coldly, still a little aggrieved, and said.
"It's less troublesome. Being confined in this mansion, I can't do anything. Isn't it true that Yi Fan can only be slaughtered by others?"
"Come to think of it, His Majesty summoned me to the capital and sent Yu Qian out of the capital. This was nothing more than this idea."
After saying this, Zhu Yongyi's tone suddenly became a little inexplicable. He picked up the wine pot, poured a glass, and looked at King Xiangdao.
"It's a pity that now that I'm banned from the house, I can't do anything except sit back and wait for death..."
Zhu Zhanzhen squinted his eyes and held the wine glass in his hand. His relaxed mood became serious again.
It seems that he still underestimated King Yi in front of him.
Although Uncle Wang was arrogant and domineering in the fiefdom, he was not a straw bag after all.
However, this is fine, but if he is really just an idiot prince, it will be a bad thing.
Having said that, there is no point in testing each other anymore.
As Zhu Yongyi drank the wine from the cup, Zhu Zhanxi said straightforwardly.
"Although the matter has come to this, if Wang Shuruo comes up with this tone, is there really nothing he can do if he wants to keep Yi Fan safe?"
Isn't this fox's tail still exposed?
Zhu Yongyi asked with a trace of amusement in his eyes.
"Oh? If Prince Xiang has any idea, why not come and listen to it!"
King Xiang naturally knew that Zhu Yongyi must have seen something, but now that the matter was at this point, he had no room to retreat, and neither did the King of Yi opposite him.
They each poured another glass of wine, and Zhu Zhanzhen said.
"Uncle Wang, as I said before, this Jiangshan Sheji belongs to our Zhu family. It is naturally a good thing for Your Majesty to organize the army. It will be good for the court to clean up those bastards who drink the blood of soldiers."
"However, there are some people who chatter endlessly in front of His Majesty and confuse the Holy One. They want to take this opportunity to suppress the clan. Uncle Wang is naturally the first to bear the brunt of the incident involving Yi Fan. But now that Yu Qian has left the capital, there must be others.
It is difficult for a clan king to take care of himself alone."
"Uncle Wang, do you think we can stand by and watch this happen?"
This chapter has been completed!