The leader of Jinyiwei has changed four times, but Mr. Zhu still has not moved away. He can be regarded as a legend in Jinyiwei.
There are many legends about this old man, from a demented old man who doesn’t know martial arts to a deity with unparalleled skills in ancient and modern times... In short, there are all kinds of rumors, and no one can give this old man a next one.
thesis.
However, due to the command of the previous generation, Mr. Lu accidentally became the emperor after leaving Jinyiwei. Therefore, since he is also somewhat curious about Mr. Zhu, naturally someone who knows the inside story will come and tell him about those past events.
The old men of Jinyiwei died and retreated, and now there are only a few people left who know what happened back then. Meng Yuan is one of them, and the other one is Qiu Qingyun, who was also a fellow acquaintance.
After Mr. Meng was taken away by Aunt Axiu, his whereabouts were unknown. Apart from knowing that he was still alive, it was extremely difficult for Lu Hanjiang to see him, so the only one who could solve his doubts was Qiu Qingyun.
As Meng Yuan's close comrade-in-arms, this former Tongzhi Qiu knew a lot about various secrets, including the glorious resume of Mr. Zhu.
All in all, I hope that Mr. Lao Ming can achieve success in the position of Tongzhi. It is not entirely due to his unparalleled qualifications. This man has had two amazing highlight moments.
One of these times was the first time Mr. Zhu became known to Meng Yuan, Qiu Qingyun and others, during the palace incident decades ago.
The history of the late Emperor's ascension to the throne was written with the blood and corpses of countless people. The royal family in the capital fought for the dragon chair in a bloody manner, and the cruelty was far greater than the time when Lu Hanjiang came to the throne.
At that time, Meng Yuan was still a prodigal, without any official or position. Apart from his martial arts, he had almost no bright spots. It was just a dream for him to help the late emperor.
So at the last moment of seizing the throne, Meng Yuan used his family connections to insert himself into the ranks of the Jin Yiwei, because this was the only team that could carry out attacks in the capital.
Then the old man began to lobby his colleagues in Jinyiwei with his soft tongue. Meng Yuan was a smart man. He soon discovered that when the situation became clear, almost all the top leaders of Jinyiwei were pawns of various forces. Not only did he
If you can't win over others, it's easy to expose yourself.
Therefore, Meng Yuan decisively gave up the work of instigating rebellion against the upper-level forces, and then he concentrated on lobbying those Thousand Households and Hundred Households who directly commanded the soldiers.
When the palace changed later, more than half of the fourteen thousand households were won over by Meng Yuan, but even so, this power was still insufficient when facing enemies several times his own.
At that time, Meng Yuan sent all his forces to the late emperor to prepare for the changes in the palace, while he stayed in the Zhenfu Division as a bait to attract the firepower of other forces.
Originally, Meng Yuan's plan was to rely on his own martial arts to survive until the late emperor won the tough battle in the palace, but what he didn't expect was that the princes and aristocratic families had joined forces to gather a large number of elites and martial arts masters, and it was difficult for him to defeat him with just two fists.
, he was about to die on the spot.
It was at this critical moment that Mr. Zhu, who was already a high-ranking official at that time, stepped forward to help Meng Yuan even though he was completely unfazed beforehand.
The situation was critical at that time. Meng Yuan, Qiu Qingyun and others were forced to defend the Yamen of Fusi in Beizhen. They were about to take the blame, but Mr. Zhu suddenly intervened.
This old man stood single-handedly in front of the rebels. He stood with his hands behind his back and said nothing. His indifferent eyes seemed to regard the thousands of troops in front of him as nothing. He looked like a peerless master, which scared the rebels.
Come forward.
At that time, Mr. Zhu seemed not to be involved in the disputes in the capital at all. He was holding a pen in one hand and a document in the other as if he was just passing by. But it was this aloof calmness that made the rebels look at each other in confusion. After shouting and cursing for a long time, no one was there.
People dare to take action.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and the situation dragged on until the late emperor had dealt with all the opponents in the imperial city and stabilized the overall situation, then came with his army. The rebels, who were belatedly aware of the situation, planned to fight to the death. Unfortunately, the opportunity was fleeting, and all these people
Defeated and killed.
Later, Meng Yuan was grateful for Mr. Zhu's help. After he became the commander, he purged almost all the original members of the Jinyi Guards, except for Mr. Zhu, who reserved the position of Tongzhi. Later, he invited him many times.
The late emperor awarded this old man a reward.
During Meng Yuan's tenure as the commander, Mr. Zhu's grace was the most favored among the imperial guards, which naturally attracted the attention of others, such as Mr. Baimei and Luo Yuanjing, who had not yet entered the court.
Luo Fuzi was not only a generation of Confucian sages, but also a generation of swordsman who could compete with the abbot of Shaolin. His martial arts attainments were derived from the world's best Confucian knowledge, and he was a true master.
After learning about Mr. Zhu's existence, Luo Fuzi once came to ask for advice. Because of his status as a Confucian leader, the competition could not be made public.
At that time, apart from the parties involved, only two people witnessed the competition, one of them was Qi Yunzhou, the eldest disciple of Luo Fuzi, and the other was Qiu Qingyun of Jin Yiwei.
According to Lao Qiu's recollection, the two masters looked at each other dozens of steps apart. Although neither of them made a move, their eyes had met countless times in the air.
Qiu Qingyun said that he saw the shocked look on Luo Fuzi's face. He wanted to draw his sword several times but finally stopped. In the end, the duel ended in nothing. Luo Fuzi did not draw his sword, and Master Zhu did not take action either.
A draw.
However, Qiu Qingyun, who was very indifferent to the academy and the group of Confucian scholars, insisted that this was because Luo Fuzi was weak. Although he didn't know why, it was Jinyi Wei who won this match.
Qiu Qingyun's thoughts are highly personal, which is understandable given his background as a royal guard, but it is inevitably biased.
Therefore, Lu Hanjiang, who was seeking the truth, found another audience from back then. As Luo Fuzi's disciple, Qi Yunzhou obviously did not have such high moral integrity. He told the story of the battle objectively.
To put it simply, what Qiu Qingyun said was basically correct. Luo Fuzi was indeed scrupulous and did not take action in the end. In a sense, this was regarded as admitting defeat.
However, on their way back to Jiangnan after the competition, Qi Yunzhou heard the old master curse for the first time. According to him, every time after that, when Luo Fuzi talked about the competition, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he looked like he couldn't bear to look back.
expression.
After inquiring to this extent, Lu Hanjiang has actually almost determined the background of this old man, but some things have been settled for a long time, which inevitably makes people feel uncertain.
So he still went looking for Qiu Qingyun without giving up.
"How is Master Zhu's martial arts?" Lu Hanjiang asked.
This time, Qiu Qingyun hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "What happened back then, whether it was thousands of rebels or a peerless master like the old master, this was not something that ordinary people could deal with. Since the boss stood there without fear,
Before, I must have had some ability..."
Lu Hanjiang touched his chin: "If that's the case, then I'll give it a try when I get the chance?"
"Your Majesty, wait a minute! What if the boss is hurt..." After Qiu Qingyun finished speaking subconsciously, he was stunned, and then he and Lu Hanjiang looked at each other for a moment and laughed out loud.
The emperor's curiosity ended here, but when Qiu Qingyun "spoke the truth" from time to time after drinking, many people still believed in Mr. Zhu's veil of a mysterious master of the Imperial Guard.