Hearing this, Zhu Ling was obviously startled. He obviously didn't expect King Nalu to be so fast. According to the time calculation, his people probably haven't left the house yet, but his people arrived first. But in other words
, his information was accurate and timely. If it were placed in the past peaceful and prosperous times, it would definitely have been thoroughly investigated.
However, if King Lu came to the door himself, he would not have to wait for a few days. Wang Chengen on the side was obviously a little unhappy. According to the rules of the court, King Lu did not have much power. His Majesty had only been in Cangzhou, Hejian Prefecture for only one day. How did he know the news?
So fast?
"Let the envoy of King Lu come in. I haven't interacted with my brothers for a long time." Zhu Ling seemed very open-minded and did not get angry because of it. Maybe he was planning to do something in his heart, so he didn't say much. "But to be honest,
I sent someone to visit my brother before, but now it seems that it is unnecessary."
This sentence seems to be self-deprecating, but in fact anyone with a discerning eye can hear it. Even Wang Guoxing is also cold-hearted, and His Majesty is really a little annoyed. King Lu doesn't know if he is stupid or too smart, even if he sends people to stop him
Your Majesty, don't be so anxious.
Thanks to the fact that the court was in a difficult year and was unable to regulate the royal family, King Lu's move alone was enough for the court to conduct a thorough investigation of the princes everywhere.
After a while, the envoy of King Nalu was attracted by a small flag, and he immediately knelt down dozens of steps away from Zhu Ling. In fact, there was no need to kneel so far, but His Majesty did not say anything, and the people waiting around him naturally
Not much to say.
"King Lu's envoy Gao Jin comes to pay homage to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor." He slowly knelt down. The purple robe on his body looked extremely large and cumbersome. There was no one else behind him, and he was even more so.
Nothing.
"Get up." Zhu Ling's tone was always a little flat. If he used his own words, King Lu was always a little distant before he came in person.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The envoy named Gao Jin stood up and stood there. He did not raise his head to look at him, but said in a long and constricted pronunciation: "His Royal Highness King Lu sent me to pay homage to Your Majesty. He is extremely sad about the pain that Ming Dynasty has suffered. I hope Your Majesty can
Clean up your mood, reorganize your country, and regain the glory of the Ming Dynasty."
After Gao Jin finished speaking, Zhu Ling, who was sitting on the sandalwood chair in front of him, kept his eyes closed. It seemed that he was concentrating with his eyes closed. But in fact, no one else could guess what was going on. After a long time, the messenger Gao Jin kept bowing his head.
He bent his body as if to hold his hands, but for a moment he didn't hear any words coming from in front of him.
No matter how good his waist was, he didn't want to be bent like this. He didn't dare to get up on his own, so he kept bending like this. Big beads of sweat had already fallen on the ground. The most important thing was that he really couldn't hold it up.
Living.
Wang Chengen saw that the envoy showed signs of being unable to hold on, and then looked at his master, who still had a leisurely and restful demeanor, without any sign of wanting to speak. However, he was also afraid that the envoy would be resentful, so he approached his master cautiously.
He whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, a moment has passed."
Hearing the words in his ears, Zhu Ling suddenly woke up as if he had just woken up from a dream. The innocent expression appeared on his face, and then he remembered that his brother's messenger was still there hunched over! He immediately waved his hand and said: "
I'm about to fall asleep. I'm so sleepy. I didn't expect to fall asleep so quickly. You can't stand it even if you are hunched over like this."
Hearing this, Gao Jin let out a long sigh and stood up slowly. The pain from hunching over his belt also completely disappeared at this moment. He felt an indescribable sense of joy, but in his heart, he felt that he had "escaped" from the capital.
The impression of His Majesty could not help but deepen. It seems that His Majesty is not so straightforward.
He would not simply think that His Majesty had really forgotten him. How could he fall asleep immediately after announcing his entrance just now? He just felt that he had to be careful with what he said. After all, His Highness King Lu sent him here to inquire.
Information must not be leaked out.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." You still have to say good things.
"Did my brother send you here to give me some worries and blessings? Is that all?" Zhu Ling shook his body, then regained his composure to ask, and suddenly got to the point, which Gao Jin did not expect.
But His Majesty asked, could he not pretend to be stupid like His Majesty just now, but he didn't know how to answer in a hurry, so he could only reply in a hurry: "Reporting to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Lu has been worried about the Ming Dynasty day and night these past few days, and is extremely worried about the Ming Dynasty.
I hope to do something for His Majesty, but there are many reasons, so I can only let villains come to worship Your Majesty."
At the moment he finished speaking, he didn't think anything was wrong. He just regarded it as a moderate statement. There was no fault, and there was no excellent speech, but it was good to talk to His Majesty as if there was no fault.
But the next second, he was stunned.
But I heard His Majesty say: "Of course there are many conveniences in doing something for me, but you said there are many reasons. What do you mean? Could it be that he feels that the imperial court has trapped him, and he is a little dissatisfied?"
Hearing this, Gao Jin suddenly trembled and hurriedly knelt down again. Although as the envoy of King Lu, it was quite inappropriate to kneel down so many times in one day, but it would be the same if King Lu came in person.
"The villain never said that!"
"Then you can explain to me why there are so many reasons? What reasons? I just have nothing to do today, so I just want to listen to the inner thoughts of my uncles and brothers." After saying that, Zhu Ling tilted slightly.
He bent down and looked leisurely. But the cold tone in his mouth made people feel frightened.
At this moment, Gao Jin really wanted to slap himself. He thought that he would not be wrong when he spoke so carefully. But he didn't expect that there was a loophole in his nervous words just now. When he said this, it didn't mean that his prince had the ambition to serve the country, but
But there is no way to serve the country. Even if the common people say this, the prince cannot say it nonsense.
Not to mention he is a little messenger!
"What I mean just now is that the prince has the ambition to be loyal to the emperor and the country, but he is a little weak due to many reasons of his own." There should be no problem with what he said this time.
"That's right."
Zhu Ling still had a lukewarm tone, and Gao Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, really couldn't figure out the thoughts of His Majesty in front of him. Of course, maybe it was because he had never met him a few times, so he couldn't be sure of his temper this first time, but
After the conversation, he felt extremely uncomfortable, even a little tired and frightened.
I heard from people in the past that His Majesty is a straight-tempered person. Perhaps because of the power of life and death brought by the Emperor, His Majesty never speaks in a roundabout way, and even kills people and never greets others. But today, it seems that the rumors are definitely not credible!
"The refugees in Yanzhou Prefecture are causing trouble, does your Highness know?" This time, he didn't even say that he was a brother, but directly said that it was your Highness. If someone didn't know, they would think that the two of them have nothing to do with each other.
Hearing this, Gao Jin immediately swallowed his saliva. The things His Majesty asked were getting bigger and bigger each time, and each time they came more fierce. He became more and more unwilling to answer, and wanted to escape from here more and more, but his body seemed to be...
Being immobilized, one cannot move.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Highness is aware of the rebellious people in Yanzhou Mansion, but His Highness had just inherited the throne at that time, so he did not pay much attention to these matters. Moreover, the royal family has ancestral precepts that the feudal princes are not allowed to participate in local affairs without authorization, so this is not the case.
I haven’t written to Your Majesty yet.”
"Two years ago, Jiannu plundered Shandong, and the previous King of Lu was forced to hang himself. I was also extremely sad. Such a strong character is a descendant of our Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, thieves are rampant in the east and west of Shandong, but as the King of Lu, he doesn't care at all.
, is this what you call having no way to serve the country? I’m afraid the reason is that you’re afraid of getting into trouble!”
As soon as these words came out, Gao Jin was so frightened that he crouched on the ground again, not daring to raise his head. His body couldn't help trembling, and he closed his eyes in pain. This time he really regretted it. Why did he end up on such a errand? Maybe he would have to do it today.
Kneeling.
"The villain doesn't dare, and neither does Your Highness!"
"Go back and tell King Lu that if you want to serve the country, donate some money and land. This is what the court and I need. Take back the so-called worries and blessings to me! I don't need these false things, think about it carefully, if it is true
If you plan to avenge your brother, just listen to me! Don’t think that I have no troops to mobilize, so you are so presumptuous!"