Chapter 256: A Sleepy Dragon Has a Time to Go to Heaven
Chapter 256 Even trapped dragons have their time to go to heaven
When Zhu Di saw Xia Xun, he couldn't help but wonder: "Yang Xu, why are you here?"
Xia Xun said: "I have finished investigating the illegal affairs of the royal officials, and I am about to return to the capital. [] Your Excellencies are here just now. I am in a humble position and it is inconvenient to come forward to see you. Please forgive me. Since your Highness also wants to When I return to Beijing, I will go with you."
Xia Xun smiled softly and said: "Coming with the prince, I will save money on restaurants and shops, and take advantage of the prince. The prince will not be surprised, right?"
Zhu Di's heart was shaken, but he said with a straight face: "Is it so easy to take advantage of me? Now people in the world regard me as Zhu Di like a plague. You, Yang Xu, are not a formidable King Kong. Are you not afraid?"
Xia Xun said sternly: "I just feel that justice is in the heart of the people. The prince is upright, takes care of himself, and has no wrongdoing. God will protect him when he goes there, and there will be no danger! The little predicament now is nothing, as the saying goes Good: If the tiger is no longer lying in the road, the trapped dragon will also have time to ascend to the sky."
Zhu Di, who was just thinking that the dragon was trapped in the shallows and being played by shrimps, heard this and his heart was agitated. He pointed at Xia Xun and sighed to Concubine Xu and his three sons: "People like this are the ones with integrity! "
King Yan returned to the capital, and this incident immediately caused a sensation in the entire capital. The scholars, common people, officials, and gentry all whispered to each other and talked about it.
In fact, the news that King Yan was coming to Nanjing to pay homage to Xiaoling had already caused a sensation in the capital.
The news that King Yan wanted to return to the capital was originally extremely confidential. Only some high-ranking ministers in the court knew about it. However, the strange thing was that on the third day before the memorial of King Yan's request to return was sent to the Emperor Jian's court, the news was spread in the capital. Opened. There are even people who like to gamble and open an underground betting market to bet on whether King Yan will really come to Nanjing, because the emperor’s intention to reduce the vassal has been known to the whole world, and King Yan is even more popular with everyone. The Emperor Zhi most wanted to get rid of the vassal, so it was unimaginable that he would dare to come.
However, he actually came.
For a time, there were more people on the streets of Nanjing who were laughing like crazy people. These were the people who took the risk to bet on King Yan and became rich overnight.
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Jiangnan is wonderful, and the scenery is familiar to me in the past. When the sun rises, the flowers on the river are as red as the fire, and when spring comes, the river is as green as blue. How can we not remember Jiangnan?
Crossing the Yangtze River by boat, Zhu Di held on to the side of the boat and looked at the mighty Yangtze River water heading east, feeling excited. After crossing the Yangtze River and boarding Yanziji, Zhu Di had been leading troops and horses for a long time, guarding the border against the enemy, and his heart was as hard as stone. Jue Guoyi could not help but shed tears in his eyes. When he returned this time, his mood was different from any other time. When he came last time, his father was still alive, but now, his voice and smile are still there, and he has been buried in Xiaoling. As for himself, he was being forced into a desperate situation by his nephew. He had always been arrogant and had to go to Jinling in person, bowing his eyebrows and bowing his head to prove his innocence. This time, he came full of anxiety, humiliation, grief and anger. How not to have mixed feelings.
Zhu Yun and his close ministers were also very surprised by Zhu Di's arrival. However, Zhu Di's arrival was an indisputable fact. Zhu Yun had no choice but to put aside all suspicions and send people to pick him up according to the rules. Anyway, it was his arrival. We are not afraid of him going to the sky to find out what kind of medicine he is selling in his gourd.
Zhu Di was the emperor's uncle and the eldest member of the royal family. Although Zhu Yun was a nephew, he was the emperor and did not have to greet him in person. So he sent An Wang Zhu Ying to lead the royal family members to the riverside to greet him. Zhu Ying had just turned 10 this year. At the age of six, he was the twenty-second concubine of Zhu Yuanzhang. In the 24th year of Hongwu's reign, he was named King An, but he has not yet become a vassal.
Zhu Ying brought his royal family members to Yanziji. He saw this brother Wang, whom he had only met a few times when he was a child, and whom he had only a vague impression of now. He was tall and strong, with black hair and beard, and a wide mouth. Looking around,
He had the power of a dragon and a tiger, and a sense of awe arose spontaneously. He quickly led the crowd to come forward to pay homage. After a few greetings, he held hands with King Yan and boarded the carriage, riding back to the capital together.
Along the way, scholars and common people took to the streets one after another to catch a glimpse of the bold and brave King Yan. The streets were crowded and bustling. The scene was as lively as the night of admiring the lanterns and the moon during the Lantern Festival a few days ago.
Small businessmen and hawkers, petty touch and petty prostitutes who rubbed and rubbed themselves on the bodies of older girls and younger wives were also at ease, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Don't chase the swallows. If you chase the swallows, you will fly high. Fly high to the God's Ji! Don't chase the swallow. If you chase the swallow, you will fly high. Fly high to the God's Ji!"
In the crowd, a Taoist priest in ragged clothes, wearing a pair of worn shoes, clapped his hands crazily and sang a nursery rhyme he heard from somewhere, and passed by laughing. When Xia Xun heard this nursery rhyme, his body trembled and he immediately
He looked up and stared at the man closely. He knew this nursery rhyme. He had known it a long time ago. Among those stories that vividly describe the rebellion of King Yan, this lyric has a place. It is said that this is
When King Yan was planning to rebel, he used a nursery rhyme sung in the capital to build momentum for himself. It didn't take long before it came true, and Zhu Di really rebelled.
Does this crazy Taoist really have such magical powers?
Xia Xun stared closely at the crazy Taoist's actions and was about to chase him to find out what was going on. However, he saw that the crazy Taoist had been driven away by the police patrolling the streets to maintain order. He happily squeezed his way through the crowd and met a man.
When the young master passed by, the young master stretched out his hand and held two treasure banknotes between his fingers. The mad Taoist took it into the palm of his hand. This action was fast and secretive, but Xia Xun was sitting on the horse and was condescending, and he had already paid attention to it.
When we got to the crazy Taoist, we got it clearly.
The mad Taoist walked away laughing, walked far away, and started singing again. The young man who had just handed him the money raised his head slightly, looked at King Yan's guard of honor, smiled faintly, turned around and pushed away the passers-by who were watching. This man walked away.
The young man in green shirt wore a wide-brimmed hat, which was lowered to his eyebrows, making it difficult to see his face. However, when he raised his head slightly and presented himself to the King of Yan, Xia Xun, who was accompanying the large group of people, saw him clearly. This man had red lips and white teeth, and was handsome.
If it were a virgin, it would be Liu Yu.
"I see!"
Xia Xun suddenly realized that Xiao Qianyue was creating rumors in Peiping that King Yan was going to rebel, and Yu was acting in Nanjing. The two of them responded to each other from the south to the north. It turned out that this was all a trick done by Jin Yiwei. King Yan had just returned to Beijing,
If one listens to this ballad carefully and analyzes it a little, one can understand its meaning. How can the emperor not be murderous?
That's it. No wonder those stories that swore that King Yan had a long-term ambition also talked about how King Yan pretended to be crazy and acted foolishly to conceal his rebellion, how he secretly made weapons in the palace, and even bought some chickens and geese to cover up the process of making weapons.
On the one hand, he said that King Yan was creating public opinion in Nanjing and creating the image that he would become the destined emperor. After careful consideration, there were some contradictions between the two. It turned out that it was because Zhu Di refused to let the king die if he wanted his ministers to die, which was too disrespectful.
The values that are in line with the orthodox Confucianism have been misinterpreted maliciously by those writers who confused right and wrong.
Zhu Di, who was riding in the same car with King An and Zhu Ying, also heard the singing. He didn't pay attention to it at first. He just felt that the words and sentences of this nursery rhyme were quite elegant, not as vulgar as ordinary slang children's songs. After careful consideration, it was quite a bit...
The artistic conception and philosophy are that birds perch on branches, forage in the grass, and swim freely. However, if people chase them away, they will fly high, high..."
Zhu Dipin smacked his lips, and suddenly his face changed: "Don't chase the swallows. If you chase the swallows, you will fly high. Flying high to the sky! What does this mean? Is it just a nursery rhyme that describes birds looking for food and people catching birds?" As soon as I set foot in the capital, songs like this appeared on the streets. Once they are exploited by someone with intentions, your Majesty..."
Zhu Di was frightened and went towards the crowd again. The crazy Taoist had disappeared. Zhu Di's palms were already sweating. But after a moment of panic, he quickly calmed down: "This return to Beijing is a narrow escape. , it’s strange that those thieves don’t use any means. No matter what means you use, you can attack openly and secretly, I, Zhu Di, have my own rules, so just come here!"
Zhu Di had already made up his mind, and a heart-stopping sneer slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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"Brother Imperial, the morning has passed and we don't have time to see the driver today. Why don't we go to the East Wing to rest?"
According to the rules, Zhu Di must first talk to Emperor Jian about the courtesy of the emperor and his ministers, and then talk about the relationship between uncle and nephew. Therefore, he should first go to the court as a vassal prince, because today has already passed the morning court, and even though he has his own residence in Beijing , but you cannot go back today. You have to stay temporarily in the wing room at Dongzhimen outside Fengtian Gate, waiting for you to go to court early tomorrow morning before you can be free.
Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "No, let's not enter the imperial city first. Let's take a walk around the city. I miss Jinling, we haven't seen each other for many years."
King An was a little surprised, but he was a sixteen-year-old boy, how could he have any opinions? He was a little frightened when he heard that this majestic-looking brother called him, just like his father, and he gave the order, and quickly agreed, and the honor guard went around Jinling. Inner city, take a walk around Nanjing.
After this tour, many citizens heard the news and came to watch King Yan enter the city. It was bustling and bustling. After they had visited the most prosperous and lively urban areas and had already circled half a circle around the imperial city, Zhu Di suddenly ordered: "Since Chaoyang Let’s go out and climb Zhongshan Mountain. As a brother, I must first go to Xiaoling to pay homage to the late Emperor’s mausoleum.”
"Brother Emperor..."
King An didn't expect King Yan to make this decision suddenly. This itinerary was not under the emperor's instructions, so he couldn't help but hesitate.
"Um?"
Zhu Di glanced at him coldly. Zhu Di's appearance was similar to that of Zhu Yuanzhang. He originally had thick eyebrows and an air of self-importance. He had been at the border for a long time and had been tempered. He not only had the majesty of an emperor and a nobleman, but also a kind of dignity. With the murderous intent of a hundred battlefields, King An was like a canary raised in a comfortable nest. He had never seen such magnanimity. He gave him a cold glance and panicked in his heart. He hurriedly responded: "Ah! Okay, okay, okay, Let’s go to Xiaoling.”
Xia Xun followed King Yan's chariot for a while, thinking that King Yan should go to the imperial city to stay temporarily. He was about to rush back to Jinyiwei Yamen to report his order to Mr. Luo, when he suddenly saw King Yan's honor guard heading towards Chaoyang Gate. , Xia Xun couldn't help but be a little surprised when he found out that he was actually going to pay homage to the late emperor's mausoleum.
He held a low position. The last time Zhu Yuanzhang went to funeral, he had no chance to accompany him. Thinking of the impressive old man, Xia Xun couldn't help but feel a little sentimental: "Since King Yan wants to pay homage to the late emperor's mausoleum, why don't I go there too?" , pay homage to this emperor who expelled the Tartars and restored our Han Dynasty!"
As soon as Xia Xun picked up the reins of his horse, he followed King Yan's guard of honor out of Chaoyang Gate and headed for Xiaoling Mausoleum on Zhongshan Mountain!
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