Chapter 131 The biggest characteristic of the Zhu family is fratricide
Zheng Zhichang has reached a height he should not have reached.
A fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites suddenly became a second-rank censor of Youdu. With the support of the Han Party, he massacred everyone. The Qi Party and the Princeling Party, who seemed to have controlled the entire court before, suddenly fell silent.
When he came down, he was beaten by the Han king's party until he ran away with his head covered.
It was not until now that the King of Han understood the truth: it was not the King of Han who became stronger, but King Qi and the Crown Prince who became weak.
If the King of Han could have figured out the intentions of King Qi and the Crown Prince in advance, he should have stopped after getting a taste of the benefits, instead of continuing to expand his power unscrupulously and suppress his political opponents.
By doing this, the King of Han had caused a serious imbalance in the court. So the emperor took action, and with an oral edict from Feng Qingyundan, Zheng Zhichang, now the core figure of the Han King's party, was deposed.
Zheng Zhichang was dropped into the Ministry of Punishment. There is no doubt that Zheng Zhichang was like a little sheep that got into the wolf den of the Ministry of Punishment where the princelings were densely packed. It was a luxury to keep a whole body.
From the beginning, King Qi and the prince had a tacit understanding to set a trap for the King of Han!
While eating the cheese laid out by his two mortal enemies, the King of Han got into the trap. When he reacted, the rope was already around his neck!
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Party struggle is like a life-and-death fight between swordsmen. An inadvertent flaw can lead to a devastating defeat after being caught by the opponent. In an uproar, the whole game is lost. There is no dull knife to cut flesh, it is a sharp knife to cut through the mess.
The Qi King's party and the princeling party, which had been in decline before, suddenly rose up and suppressed the Han King's party. Those who took advantage of the situation also knew that the Han King's defeat was certain, and they all turned to King Qi and the princes, and opposed the Han King.
Adding insult to injury.
The emperor issued an order to re-propose the plan for Ji Gang's rebellion, involving more than 40 Qi princes and princeling ministers, including Lu Chaoyang, the governor of Jinyiwei Town, Yang Rong, cabinet scholar, Lu Zhen, the minister of rites, and Xia Yuanji, the minister of household affairs.
The trial will decide whether to prosecute the case, and the three departments of the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple will conduct a joint trial.
This is basically a trial without any suspense. Most of the three judges are princelings. This is equivalent to asking one's own family to try one's own family. How can anything be found in the trial? Even though Zheng Zhichang, who was relegated to the Ministry of Justice, tried hard to disrupt the situation, it still did no harm.
The real big change came when the emperor moved the King of Han to Le'an Prefecture in Shandong and ordered him to set off immediately.
The King of Han did not resist again this time, and he had no reason to resist. He had lost everything in the court. If he did not accept the vassalship honestly, King Qi and the Crown Prince would eat him alive!
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East Palace
The prince sat leisurely in the inner hall, took a sip of tea from the blue and white porcelain tea cup, and couldn't help but admired: "Good tea, elegant aroma, fresh in the mouth, this is the finest Dongzhi Maojian."
"If the prince likes it, I still have many at home, and I will send them to you tomorrow." Wuzhong, the Minister of Punishment, said with a smile.
Wuzhong was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but because of Ding You's resignation. After King Qi's "blood splattered on the Fengtian Palace", all the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were vacant. Liu Guan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, was moved to the left as the censor of the capital, but as a result, the Ministry of Punishments became vacant again.
, the prince found the right opportunity to report to the emperor, and the emperor seized the love and returned to Wuzhong to take charge of the Ministry of Justice.
If we insist on speaking, the reason why Wuzhong was able to recover so quickly has something to do with King Qi.
"Put the tea aside first, over there at the Criminal Department..." The prince paused here.
Wu Zhong smiled at the corner of his eyes: "Don't worry, Your Highness, if Zheng Zhichang is in the Ministry of Punishment, I will definitely make it difficult for him to die. The officials of the Ministry of Punishment will not make it easy for Zheng Zhichang."
The prince shook his head: "No, that's not what I mean. What I mean is, let the Ministry of Punishment relax on Zheng Zhichang, there is no need to target him."
Wuzhong was stunned: "Why is this?"
Zheng Zhichang jumped from the princeling rebellion to the Hanwang Party, and even fought back against the princelings. There was a deep hatred between the princelings and this person, and they wanted to eat his flesh and sleep with him. But now the prince wants the princelings in the Ministry of Punishment to treat Zheng Zhichang softly. This
What's the deal?
The prince smiled slightly: "Think about it, why can we drive the King of Han away so easily this time and become a vassal?"
Wuzhong said without thinking: "Of course it was because of His Highness's foresight and foresight that the King of Han was ignorant and easily overthrown by Your Highness. The King of Han compared Zheng Zhichang to a sleeping dragon and a phoenix chick, haha, this person is nothing more than that. The King of Han lost, and Zheng Zhichang took the most credit."
Wei, I thought this person named Zheng was a hidden stake we sent to the King of Han..."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Zhong's eyes widened: "Wait a minute, could it be possible... Zheng Zhichang is really one of ours?"
The prince smiled and said nothing. He seemed to have said nothing, but he seemed to have said everything.
Wu Zhong felt that his brain was running out: "This, this is unreasonable..."
The representative elected by the Hanwang Party who co-authored the book is from their princeling party?
Wait, what role does the prince play in this?
As a princeling, Zheng Zhichang was bribed by the King of Han to fight against the princelings. In fact, his true identity was that he was a backbone of the princelings? Mission: Impossible?
Directly drive into the enemy's high-level hidden stakes?
In fact, the prince has been controlling the Han Dynasty's attack and leading the Han Dynasty to its destruction?
Wuzhong suddenly realized an important question: "Zheng Zhichang, how should we deal with it?"
Although this dear friend has made great contributions to the princelings and kicked his rival the King of Han out of the capital and went to Shandong to join the vassal state, no matter how slow the King of Han is, he can still find clues in the process of reflecting on his failure. Once he realizes
If he was tricked by Zheng Zhichang, he would definitely lose his mind and take revenge crazily.
In addition, how should the princelings face Zheng Zhichang?
In this party struggle, there were quite a few princelings who were defeated because of Zheng Zhichang, otherwise the King of Han would not have trusted this person so much. Faced with such a person with such a high profile, the princelings would also have grudges.
The relatives who stood on King Qi's side also did not fare well, and they also glared at Zheng Zhichang. If someone wanted to take revenge on this person, they would be happy to help him add insult to injury.
Zheng Zhichang has offended all three major factions in the court. How can he still survive? Can the prince be saved?
"To be precise, Zheng Zhichang did not expect that he would die well."
The prince said quietly, "He has already calculated that he will be surrounded and suppressed in the end and will have no chance of survival. His last thought is to drag a few more Han and Qi gangs to hell."
Wu Zhong was a little confused, what kind of lunatic is this?
He didn't even think about how much profit he could make in the end, he just wanted to bury a few people with him and help the prince to eradicate his enemies? Did the prince give this guy some ecstasy soup?
"Brilliant...huh?" Wu Zhong was just about to sigh at Zheng Zhichang's integrity, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, "Zheng Zhichang wants to deal with King Qi?!"
What does this matter have to do with King Qi!
Aren’t the princelings and King Qi’s party close comrades-in-arms? They all joined forces to deal with the King of Han, so why do they want to turn against King Qi now?
"King Qi, without any effort, he used Gu's hands to get rid of the King of Han." The corners of the prince's lips raised, "When the King of Han becomes a vassal, Gu's only opponent will be him."
Lu Zhong was silent, this is indeed the case.
In the previous Jinling City, King Qi, the Prince, and the King of Han were three pillars. Prince Qi’s Mansion and the East Palace had a common enemy - the King of Han, so they could unite with mutual trust. But now seeing that the King of Han is about to be driven out of the capital, the relationship between King Qi and the Prince
The relationship between them has become more subtle.
In the final analysis, the real friends between the parties are just what each wants. As for the prince, he just chooses to strike first to gain advantage.
There is no shame in using despicable means, but it is the losers who are the most shameful.
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After the news that the King of Han was about to abdicate the vassal was announced, Zhu Gaojie also returned to Prince Qi's Mansion from Songlu Mountain. The training plan for the sergeants had already been roughly outlined. With Chirong in Songlu Mountain, even without Zhu Gaojie, the Prince of Qi, in the subsequent training
It can be carried out very smoothly.
He was training troops in Songlu Mountain not simply because he wanted to train the palace guards. The palace guards could be trained at any time, so why go there at the most ferocious time to fight the King of Han?
Another important reason is to confuse the King of Han, create an illusion, and gain more opportunities for the princelings to counterattack the King of Han. Even if the King of Han falls, Zhu Gaojie can safely return to Prince Qi's Mansion and resume his life.
The training at Lushan cannot stop either, this is his core team.
Zhu Gaojie didn't know that the prince was thinking of stabbing him in the back, but even if he knew, he didn't care.
Because Zhu Gaojie is now planning a plan to deal with the princelings.
He and the prince had the same idea. After the fall of the King of Han, both sides were preparing to strike first and catch the other side off guard.
The biggest characteristic of the Zhu family is that they kill each other.
Zhu Gaojie called Su Wu and asked, "Did the emperor explain the date when the king of Han became a vassal?"
"It hasn't been announced yet, but there is news from the palace that the King of Han's enthronement will not be delayed until the end of the month." Su Wu replied.
Su Wu does not currently hold a position in Prince Qi's Mansion. His status is similar to that of Su Qing, a retainer in the Prince of Han's Mansion. He is a staff member. To be precise, he is more like Zhu Gaojie's personal secretary.
During the days when Zhu Gaojie was in Songlu Mountain, Su Wu was in contact with the palace and paid attention to the goings-on in the capital. Su Wu would compile a long letter and report to Zhu Gaojiu every day based on the intelligence collected.
"At the end of the month... let me think about it." Zhu Gaojie touched the short beard on his chin. This was a subconscious action when he was thinking.
The ancients paid attention to etiquette and filial piety when growing beards. The body, hair and skin were inherited from the parents and should not be damaged at will without special circumstances. After the death of his father, a man could not shave off the beard on his upper lip. If his mother died, he had to keep the beard on his chin. Although these etiquette have reached
Many people in the Ming Dynasty did not take it seriously, but Zhu Gaojie still abided by this etiquette. After Empress Xu died of illness, he continued to grow a beard.
Zhu Gaojie had no feelings for his biological father Zhu Di, but he always maintained respect for his mother, Empress Xu.
The main reason is that Zhu Di is not honest and treats his own son like a monkey all day long.