Chapter 1,670 The unexpected Xie Jin and Fang Xiaoru
An Qing sighed, "Can my husband plead with the emperor on behalf of my fourth brother?"
Han Du's eyes widened and he looked at An Qing with a strange expression on his face, "What did you say? You want me to intercede for him?"
An Qing nodded.
"Why?" Han Du's face darkened and he asked in a serious tone.
"After all, he is my fourth brother, and he also took good care of me when I was a child."
Han Du couldn't answer the call, but it was absolutely impossible to plead on Zhu Di's behalf. "This is a serious crime of treason. Naturally, the emperor will decide this matter. It's better for us not to get involved."
After An Qing heard this, he couldn't say anything else, but he couldn't get rid of the melancholy between his brows.
The imperial court defeated King Yan's million-strong army in a single battle, and the Fire Dragon Cannon became famous throughout the world!
As the news spread, the vassal kings who were originally sick, injured, and unable to move forward in the face of King Qin's edict now became lively and energetic in an instant, leading the palace guards straight to the capital without stopping.
The vassal kings in the north were more direct. They knew that it was too far away from the capital and there was no advantage in coming to the capital. They actually led troops to attack the six places occupied by Zhu Di and recovered them all in a short time.
None of the civil servants and those who took advantage of the opportunity to defect to King Yan ran away. They were all captured and escorted to the capital.
Zhu Quan took the opportunity to switch sides and claimed that he was coerced by Zhu Di. He also called on his troops to control the princess and the prince who had been settled by Zhu Di and send them to the capital together.
The turmoil caused by Zhu Di gradually subsided, and Zhu Biao held a court meeting to prepare to discuss Zhu Di's issues.
"Your Majesty! Although King Yan is a prince, he has no idea that the emperor has raised an army to rebel. I believe that those who are guilty should be punished! Let us serve as a warning to others!" Huang Endong, the supervisory censor, immediately stood up.
Han Du stood at the front and nodded secretly.
Zhu Biao's reaction was a bit strange. He did not immediately convict Zhu Di, but asked the others again, "Do you all think so?"
Just when Han Du thought that the overall situation was settled, a voice came from behind him, "Your Majesty, I think that although King Yan made a big mistake, as the saying goes, knowing his mistakes can make a lot of improvements. After all, King Yan is a prince, so I still think
Give him a chance to change his ways!"
Han Du turned around blankly, looked behind him with wide eyes, and suddenly saw that it was Jie Jin.
"Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed!"
Han Du immediately stood up to stop him, bowed to Zhu Biao, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the crime of treason is no small mistake. If it is not severely punished, where is the law of the Ming Dynasty? Where is the ancestral precept of the Ming Dynasty?"
"There is a law in the Ming Dynasty that states that anyone who conspires to commit great treason will be put to death regardless of their leader or subordinate. Please give your Majesty a clear judgment!" qδ
If there is a rebellion
If you can punish yourself with three cups and get over it, then is there any royal law in this world?
Han Du didn't know why Xie Jin spoke for Zhu Di, but he couldn't succeed no matter what. At this moment, Han Du regretted that he shouldn't have recommended Jie Jin in the first place. He didn't expect that not only had he not helped him once in so many years,
Instead, he was stabbed in the back at this moment.
Even in the face of the opposition of Duke Zhen Guo, Xie Jin did not panic at all. He asked Han Du, "I know the Ming Dynasty laws of Duke Zhen Guo very well, but resisting the decree and disobeying it is the same serious crime. Except for Shu
Except for the king and several princes in the capital, no one else led the troops to serve the king in time. According to the wishes of the Duke of Zhenguo, should the emperor be allowed to kill all the kings? "
Han Du was speechless for a moment. No matter how crazy he was, he would not let Zhu Biao kill all the vassal kings. Not to mention the turmoil caused by this, even if Zhu Biao did it, he would probably leave a murderer of his blood brother.
notoriety.
And once Zhu Di is really implicated with other vassal kings, maybe not even Zhu Biao can kill him.
"Xie Jin! Don't involve King Yan with other vassal kings."
"Although the other vassal kings made mistakes, they did not cause harm to the people and the Ming Dynasty. But Zhu Di raised an army and caused chaos in half of the world. Tens of thousands of people suffered, and more than one million casualties were suffered. If such a serious crime is not punished, how can we face these millions?
therefore suffer
Suffering people?"
Xie Jin didn't care about this and didn't even blink. "Isn't it a serious crime of treason if the vassal king fails to resist the decree? Since they are all serious crimes, they must be treated equally. If we only talk about the major crime of King Yan and ignore the vassal king,
How can King Yan be convinced? Please be more careful, Your Majesty!"
Han Du was about to speak, but was interrupted by Fang Xiaoru who stood up in advance.
"Your Majesty, I second your proposal!"
Han Du widened his eyes and looked at Fang Xiaoru in disbelief, never expecting that he would support Jie Jin instead of himself.
Suddenly, Han Du saw that Xie Jin and Fang Xiaoru were both pleading for Zhu Di, and a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
Seeing the two of them working so hard for Zhu Di, I couldn't help but think, "If you knew that if Zhu Di Jing failed, both of you would die in his hands, I wonder if you would still plead for Zhu Di like this!"
"Especially you, Fang Xiaoru, actually interceded for the people who killed your ten clans and made your wife and daughter join the Jiaofangsi!"
"Your Majesty!" Han Du held up his hands and was about to argue.
Zhu Biao suddenly stood up, "This matter is of great importance. We will discuss it later. Retreat from the court!"
Han Du had no choice but to follow the crowd out of Fengtian Hall.
Fang Xiaoru saw Han Du with a gloomy face and took a few steps to catch up.
Seeing Fang Xiaoru coming over, Han Du stopped and looked at him with a cold face.
"What did you mean just now? Did you accept money from King Yan? How can you speak for him so hard?"
Faced with the cynicism, Fang Xiaoru smiled nonchalantly, "I don't know if Xie Jin will take it or not, but I will take it!"
Hearing this, Han Du felt a little better, but looked at him even more strangely, "Then why do you want to speak for him? Do you still have friendship with King Yan?"
Fang Xiaoru shook his head, "When I was an official, King Yan had already gone to Peking to join the vassal state. I haven't even met him a few times. How can we have any friendship?"
This made Han Du wonder, "Since we don't have any friendship and we didn't take any money from him, then what did you do just now?"
Fang Xiaoru sighed after hearing this, "Are you really not aware, or are you just pretending not to know?"
"What should I know?" Han Du was even more confused.
Fang Xiaoru did not talk about it directly, but changed the topic and asked, "What do you think of Xie Jin?"
Xie Jinhandu thought for a while and said, "The article is well written, and he is worthy of his reputation as a talented man. But this person has a great desire for human rights, and he is someone who can climb up by any means."
Fang Xiaoru laughed with satisfaction, "You also said that this is a person who wants to climb up all the time. So why do you think he would stand up to plead for King Yan? Doesn't he know that if the emperor is provoked?
If he is dissatisfied, will his career be over?"
Yes! This is what caught Han Du off guard the most. He never expected that Jie Jin would intercede for Zhu Di.
What does he want?
Zhu Di is now a clay Bodhisattva and cannot save himself when crossing the river. What benefits can Jie Jin gain by speaking for him? He may even be rejected by the emperor.
Han Du's eyes bulged and he couldn't help but said "unless"
"Unless, this Jie Jin was deliberately arranged by the emperor." Fang Xiaoru nodded with a smile.
Han Du's expression changed drastically and he looked at Fang Xiaoru blankly. But apart from this possibility, he couldn't think of the possibility of anyone else.
"You mean, the emperor wants to spare Zhu Di? What does the emperor think?"
Fang Xiaoru spread her hands and shook her head, "Who knows the emperor's thoughts? I just saw that you insisted on asking the emperor to execute King Yan, and I was afraid that you would offend the emperor, so I came forward to agree with Xie Jin."
Han Du suddenly fell silent and lowered his head. He thought a lot in his mind, but he couldn't figure out why Zhu Biao let him go.
Zhu Di, is it because they are brothers?
Are you kidding me? Since ancient times, there have been many emperors who killed their fathers and younger brothers in order to compete for the throne. Although Zhu Biao was kind, he was not stupid enough to tolerate such actions as rebellion.
Princess Xu
When He Shizi heard that King Yan was defeated at Jinling City, he knew that everything was over. He did not resist at all, and was sent to the capital by Zhu Quan quietly. After all, these were Wang's wife and nephew, and Zhu Quan could not embarrass them.
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After learning that it was Princess Yan and the crown prince of Yan, the officials did not dare to be expert and had to report it to the palace.
But Princess Xu asked to see the Queen.
The official looked at her dumbfounded and thought to himself, "You are a prisoner now. It is outrageous to be tolerant given your noble status. How can you still ask for this and that?"
However, Princess Xu insisted on asking to see the queen, and even threatened her death. The officials had no choice but to quickly report it to the emperor, who would then make a decision.
"She wants to see the queen?" Zhu Biao frowned and wanted to refuse, but then recalled Xu Miaoyun's past.
Zhu Biao felt melancholy in his heart as he thought about this man who had timidly offered blessings to him in the Duke of Wei's palace and called him brother, the prince.
"Okay, let her go to see the queen." After giving the order, Zhu Biao also drove to Kunning Palace.
Xu Miaoyun came to Kunning Palace with her three sons under the tense supervision of eunuchs on both sides.
Seeing that Zhu Biao was here, Xu Miaoyun knelt down expressionlessly, "Xu Miaoyun, the sinner, brought his three sons to pay homage to the emperor and the empress."
"Pingshen, get up." Zhu Biao didn't mean to embarrass the four of them.
Xu Miaoyun seemed not to hear it and was still kneeling on the ground.
"The prince has committed a serious crime, and I cannot ask the emperor for forgiveness for him. However, people still marry chickens, chickens, dogs, and dogs. Although Miaoyun is a woman, she also understands justice. I have no hope of begging the emperor to forgive the prince. I only ask the emperor.
For the sake of blood and family ties, please ask the emperor to bury our family together."
Seeing Xu Miaoyun and his three sons kneeling down in obeisance, Zhu Biao looked solemn and said nothing.
When Han Jingyun saw it, he glanced sideways at Zhu Biao's expression. Then he walked over and helped Xu Miaoyun, "We are all one family, what's the point? The ground is cold, get up quickly."
Xu Miaoyun did not insist on kneeling on the ground and saluted generously, "Thank you, Queen."
He even scolded his three sons, "Why don't you thank the Queen quickly?"
The fat Zhu Gaochi had a simple and honest expression on his face, and he quickly took the lead in bowing respectfully, "Thank you, empress."