While Zhu Zhanzhen was engaged in economic development in Japan, he promoted the Ming Dynasty as a good thing, and then promoted Japan to change its flag, while preparing for the Ming Dynasty New Year this time.
It's been a year since I came out. I originally planned to pick up Chen Xinyue and the others to come to Ming Dynasty, but because Zhu Di passed away, I haven't been back yet, so I had to go back first anyway, so I planned to respond to Tianfu's New Year celebrations and wait until after the new year to talk about other things.
Another point that he is more worried about now is that if we go by the historical process, Zhu Gaoxu has only been emperor for a few months. He has to go back and take a look. Although many things are completely different from the original historical records, he found that people's birth, aging, illness and death are very different.
Not bad.
My fourth brother died one year earlier than in history, Zhu Di died nearly two years later than in history, and Zhu Gaochi has been alive for one more year now. According to the message, Zhu Gaochi's health does not seem to be in good condition.
Now that Zhu Gaoxu's situation has not been completely settled, the Ming Dynasty still does not have time to deal with the guys on the grassland, so now it is necessary to make preventive preparations to avoid their continued expansion.
This time Zhu Zhanyi planned to take Zhang Xianqi back. He had not been home for a long time, and his wife had given birth to a son for him. He had to go home to see him. This time he was returning to his hometown in fine clothes. Zhu Zhanyi refused to go back and was promoted to Minister of Rites.
, Zhu Zhanyi asked Zhang Xianqi to ask the emperor for a title.
Because he has no military merit, the title of knighthood is not difficult, but after all, he is the first ambassador of the Ming Dynasty abroad, he has a role model, and Japan has done very well in recent years, so he cannot be treated badly.
To put it bluntly, what makes scholars become famous and become officials is fame and fortune. There is only a difference between having a conscience and having no conscience.
There is no need to be so noble. It is true that you should worry about the world's worries first and rejoice after the world's happiness. Is there such a person?
Yes, Yu Qian was one of them, but there are very few such people. Don't use this extremely high moral standard as the bottom line to ask others. He works hard and is conscientious. You should give him money, and he should give his name.
This is a virtuous cycle.
Zhang Xianqi owns shares in Zhu Rihe Group, so he doesn't have to worry about money. In comparison, he obviously cares more about his reputation, so Zhu Zhanzhen asked Zhu Gaochi for his title.
However, both Zhu Zhanzhen and Zhang Xianqi knew that they would not get a title this time. They were too young and had insufficient qualifications. Generally speaking, their achievements on the surface were not enough. If they did not get the title, they would give them something else.
The reward, as well as the nominal reward, can be regarded as a preparation for obtaining a knighthood in the future.
Also, in his report to Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanzhen specifically erased the fact that Zhang Xianqi also knew about Zhu Yunwen. It was better not to let Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji know about this matter.
He also believed that Zhang Xianqi would remain tight-lipped.
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In a separate compartment in Fusi Dalao, Jinyiweibei Town, Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Zhanzhen was wearing an orange-yellow flying fish robe, standing in high spirits in the dark prison, looking particularly dazzling.
In this separate cell, there were only Zhu Zhanzhen and Chen Yun, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, who had his bones pierced by an iron chain and his hand and hamstrings severed.
According to the confessions of his associates, Chen Yun entangled several people in the name of the King of Han. Taking advantage of his position as Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Rites and the fact that Emperor Yongle trusted him, he secretly hid a blank imperial edict that changed the seal of Emperor Yongle.
Then someone was found to imitate Emperor Yongle's handwriting and make a fake imperial edict.
The person who made the forger was also from the Ministry of Rites, a young official with good calligraphy skills. He promised that he would be promoted to Minister of Rites when the King of Han ascended the throne, so the young man was bold enough to write the calligraphy.
But for those who are not determined, after being caught by the Jin Yiwei, they will attack them one by one.
Chen Yun's aides and eunuchs in the palace who neglected their duties and took Chen Yun's benefits without conducting a search and let Chen Yun leave the palace with a blank imperial edict were all imprisoned.
There is no doubt that if this is the case, none of them can even think of getting out of prison. The only thing they want to worry about is not to harm the nine tribes.
After interrogation, the others did not know anything about Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen. They only thought that they were doing things for the King of Han, and all they wanted was a bright future. If they could help the new emperor ascend the throne, they would all contribute.
Chen Yun would not stupidly tell them about Emperor Jianwen. It was one thing to help the King of Han and others to take the throne, but it was another thing to work with Jianwen's old ministers. There was still a chance to help the King of Han, and he always had some thoughts in his heart. But getting together with Jianwen's old ministers is a fool's errand with no chance of winning no matter how much you think about it. No one will get involved in something that will lead to death and no life.
Therefore, Chen Yun did not tell them any news about Emperor Jianwen.
This made Zhu Zhanji breathe a sigh of relief. Chen Yun has been locked up here since he was arrested. Only he can come in for interrogation. This is already the third day. Chen Yun has not eaten a morsel of food. There is water dripping from the top of the cell. , just dripped on his head and face, so that he would not die of thirst.
Covered in blood and bruises, Chen Yun looked at the energetic Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji in front of him. His eyes were full of resentment and he sneered: "Rebellious ministers and traitors sit in the temple, which is the misfortune of the country and the traitor of the family."
Zhu Zhanji didn't show any anger. He patted the iron chain holding his pipa bone with his hand, causing Chen Yun to wail in waves.
"You are called a traitor and traitor, and I am called the current prince."
"Prince! Prince! It's ridiculous. Zhu Laosi's family is full of traitors. The uncle burned his nephew and killed ten clans of loyal ministers. I will never find a family as shameless as yours in this world."
Zhu Zhanji stretched out his little finger and picked out his ears. He was not Zhu Di, so he would not be angry about this matter. He had no knots in his heart, as if it had nothing to do with him. It couldn't be said that it didn't hurt or itch, he basically didn't care.
Zhu Zhanzhen sat on a mahogany chair with the newspaper in his hand, and read it in front of Chen Yun.
"Kui Organization." He said the name of the organization and then tilted his head and glanced at Chen Yun. Chen Yun's eyes narrowed slightly. He understood that all his information should be controlled.
"Your former school teacher was from Kui's organization. He picked you. Your mother was widowed and you were smart. This was the reason why he took a fancy to you. He began to cultivate you deliberately and found a girl for you. identity."
"He told you, a single-parent child, when you were just a teenager, that you were actually a descendant of Chen Di, an old minister of Jianwen who was the Minister of Rites at the time. You fled abroad due to persecution. Your mother was vague about your father's affairs. , after being fed this information continuously to the young and vigorous young man, he believed it to be true."
When Zhu Zhanji thought of this, he said disdainfully: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, only a kid like you will believe this crappy words. The people in Kui's organization have a lot of tricks. They can find some children with innocent identities and instill an identity into them." If he doesn't reveal his faults, it will be really difficult to find out."
Chen Yun shouted angrily: "Nonsense, you are talking nonsense! Chen Di is my grandfather. Your family has killed loyal ministers, your family has been thieves of the country, and your family has been traitorous and sycophantic."
With helplessness and disdain, Zhu Zhanji raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Your identity has been clearly investigated by the court. Your father is actually a local rich young man. Your mother used to be a maid of a rich lady. After having an affair, you and your mother were born."
The two of them were raised outside, and they were unlucky and poor. Fortunately, they still had some conscience and gave your mother a lot of gestures to exchange money for living. Otherwise, you thought your widowed mother could embroider some things to support your education.
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Chen Yun sneered: "Your family is really of the same origin. What you are best at is framed Zhongliang. Why bother to inflict crimes on you?"
"It's a pity that the rich young man was unlucky. His own son passed the Jinshi exam, but he didn't live to this day. Your mother is in the cell outside. If you don't believe it, I'll let her in."
Chen Yun was furious when he heard that his mother had been arrested.
"Despicable, shameless villain, attacking women, children, old and young, what a man can do." Chen Yun still firmly believes that he is on the side of justice.
Zhu Zhanji understood Chen Yun's weakness and continued: "Tell me what you know about Kui's organization's hidden secrets and your contact information, and I can guarantee that your mother will not be implicated by you."
"Can a person like you keep his word? Bah."
Bloody saliva fell on Zhu Zhanji's orange flying fish robe. Zhu Zhanzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and Chen Yun laughed wildly and shouted: "A dirty person like you is not worthy of wearing my Ming Dynasty's flying fish robe. You are not worthy."
As the crown prince of my Ming Dynasty, only His Majesty Jianwen is the orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You are all thieves, you are all thieves."
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhanji suppressed his anger and continued: "When the emperor came to the throne, Chen Di, who was the Minister of Rites, resisted and disrespected the decree. The emperor ordered him, his sons Chen Fengshan, Chen Danshan and six other people to go to the market and fall.
There really was a young son, Chen Zhu, who was only five months old at that time. His wet nurse hid in a ditch and escaped the disaster. Later he was discovered. The emperor spared his death penalty, garrisoned Funing, and moved to Dengzhou. He was a native of Penglai. Now his father has ascended the throne.
He is included in the amnesty, and his age is indeed similar to yours, so he should return home after the year."
"Nonsense, you're talking nonsense." Chen Yun's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Is it unclear to the court how many children Chen Di has? Moreover, he and his wife are quite loving. He has never taken concubines and is very clean. Apart from these three sons, he has no other children."
Of course Chen Yun can't do it. In Zhu Zhanji's words, a person who has been deeply brainwashed by an MLM organization will continue to defend the MLM organization when he gets to the police station.
This is the power of Kui's organization. At this time, Zhu Zhanji felt that this method of training hidden agents could be imitated. How could such an innocent person with such a background be brainwashed into this way? If he hadn't exposed himself,
There is really no chance of catching him.
And such people are also very careful in their actions. They usually look like loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, which is really scary when you think about it.
If he is not caught at this time, there is a high probability that Chen Yun will be appointed as the Minister of Rites in the future, and he may even enter the cabinet and become a person at the center of power in the Ming Dynasty. The thought of being in a high position and harming the country makes people feel chilly.
Now that everyone has gained the stolen goods, Chen Yun must have been beheaded, but he still has to dig out all his connections to prevent such a person from appearing again.
Zhu Zhanji used Chen Yun's mother as a threat and said: "It's not easy for your mother too. She has worked hard to raise her son, been a widow for decades, suffered so much disgust and contempt, and finally her son has the potential to be a Jinshi."
I was born, but I didn’t expect that my son was a spy who was fed wrong information by the Japanese. He was a poor child.”
"If you have anything to do with me, you come to me. The Ming royal family is so dark and corrupt that they actually attack women, children, old and young. It's really shameless."
"Do you think you can suppress the interests of the country with a few words of ethics from a scholar? A newcomer like you can kill the three tribes of Yi at the least, and kill the nine tribes at the worst. Your mother is among the nine tribes, so of course it is also a capital crime."
Chen Yun's eyes were filled with rage, almost engulfing himself, but what was the use of such incompetent rage? He could only yell and curse, but Zhu Zhanji didn't care.
"There's another thing you don't know yet, Zhu Yunwen is dead."
"Nonsense, Emperor Jianwen was the most powerful in the world. He was in his prime. As long as he united with the Prince of Pearl River in Japan, he could rise again and enter the Central Plains. How could he die?" Chen Yun said with a hint of a sinister smile.
He believed that Zhu Zhanzhen's incident would definitely surprise Zhu Zhanji.
The Prince of Zhujiang County colluded with the old monarch of the previous dynasty. Isn't this surprising enough?
But Zhu Zhanji's face was extremely calm, and he even looked at him with some amusement: "Zhu Yunzhen is dead. Zhan Zhen designed him to kill him. He died in the hands of a woman, sank under the sea and was eaten by fish and shrimps. Do you think
How did you leak the news? Zhan Yun falsely told Zhu Yunwen that I secretly trained a large number of eunuchs and asked you to report to the late emperor, just to catch you."
"Now that he is caught, Zhu Yunwen is no longer valuable, so he is killed."
"Nonsense! Nonsense! Despicable, despicable."
Zhu Zhanji did not deny it: "If you say despicable things, my fifth brother is indeed more despicable than me."
Zhu Zhanji looked down at Chen Yun with a victor's attitude. Chen Yun could not accept the news that Zhu Yunwen was dead, but it was true that the spies had been in contact with him in the days before he was arrested. Zhu Yunwen said that he lost contact while going to Datian City.
Still looking.
How could the dignified Emperor Jianwen die at the hands of a woman?
Zhu Zhanji looked at Chen Yun and he was almost at the last line of psychological defense. After all, he was exhausted physically and mentally after days of torture, exhaustion, and not letting him sleep.
"Tell me all the contact information about Kui's organization, as well as other backstabs you know. After verifying the information, you can save your mother's life. This woman is pitiful enough. Do you want her to be beheaded because of your involvement?
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Chen Yun lowered his head and remained silent.
"I swear in the name of the prince to protect her life." Zhu Zhanji's words made Chen Yun slowly raise his head, staring at Zhu Zhanji with his bloodshot eyes.
There are anger, resentment, fear, begging for mercy and other emotions in the eyes, which are as complicated as the human heart.
In the end, Zhu Zhanji swore an oath as the prince, and for the safety of his mother, Chen Yun still confessed.
But from the beginning to the end, he still believed that he was the son of Chen Di, the former Minister of Rites, and that he fought for their great restoration cause.
When Zhu Zhanzhen walked out of the cell, he took a list of Chen Yun's confessions in his hand, and then looked at the old woman who had been tortured to death in a cell in the distance, and said expressionlessly: "It turns out that
Chen Yun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, colluded with the King of Han to forge an imperial edict and committed suicide in his cell out of fear of crime."
