<> "But, I am worried that I will get lost and forget my old ambitions," Zhu Gaochi looked at Wang Xian steadily: "So, I will give you a decree today. When you feel that I have changed, I will give you a slap on the head: 'You
Do you want to become the late emperor?!'"
"This..." Wang Xian was silent for a moment, then Fang shook his head and said, "Your Highness should find someone else."
"What, you have concerns?" Zhu Gaochi laughed and said: "I thought only a guy like you who is not afraid of heaven and earth would dare to take on the task of stroking the beard of a tiger."
"I really don't dare." Wang Xian smiled and said sternly: "But more importantly, I can no longer serve your highness. I ask for your permission to retire so that I can spend this life in peace."
"Why?" Zhu Gaochi was shocked. Seeing that Wang Xian was not retreating in order to advance, he raised his voice anxiously: "You have been living and dying for an orphan for so many years, isn't it just to have this day? Now it is you and I who work together to achieve great things.
How can you just leave at this time?" After saying this, he slammed the table and said: "I will never let you go!"
"Your Highness, you are about to ascend the throne and become the emperor. It will no longer be the same situation as before." Wang Xian shook his head and said softly: "In the past, there were suspicions by the late emperors and scheming by brothers. Those who were loyal to Your Highness either died tragically or were imprisoned. The rest
Those who are either mediocre or have ulterior motives think that only a person like me who has some talent and can guarantee loyalty will be put in the important position of His Highness. In fact, it is because there is no one available, so I have to use it."
"Zhongde, why should you belittle yourself?" Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said: "Gu has gone through decades of ups and downs, what kind of person has he not seen? With your talent and your mind, I can't find anyone else."
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In the side hall, the prince was trying his best to retain Wang Xian. However, Wang Xian had already decided to leave.
"Your Highness, I know best how many bowls of food I can eat." Wang Xian shook his head and said softly: "After you ascend the throne, all the capable people in the world can be used by Your Highness! Those people are a hundred times stronger than I, and their reputation is even greater.
It's hundreds of times better. Your Highness, the country's affairs are difficult, and the help I can do in the future is far less than the trouble I'll cause to Your Highness!"
"So you were worried about this..." Zhu Gaochi sighed and said, "Isn't it possible that Gu Jin can't protect you from the wind and rain today?"
"Your Highness, why is this necessary..." Wang Xian also sighed.
"Of course it is necessary!" Zhu Gaochi supported the table and stood up tremblingly. Wang Xian wanted to get up and help him, but he waved his hand to stop him. His Highness the Crown Prince said decisively: "Throw away those favors and rewards, just this one that I want to take."
What a mess!" Zhu Gaochi said with a gloomy look: "You should know best that the Ming Dynasty has reached a critical point. If we don't radically eliminate the bad government and let the people see hope as soon as possible, there is even a danger of the country overthrowing!"
Wang Xian nodded in agreement.
"The orphan is in poor health and has extremely limited abilities. I can only rely on you, the humble ministers, to save the country from fire and water! Keep the ancestral temple alive forever!" Zhu Gaochi grabbed Wang Xian's hand and said in a deep voice: "Zhongde,
Especially you, you are irreplaceable! At this time, you can't abandon me!"
"Hey, Your Highness..." The prince tried to persuade him to stay. Even though his heart was as stone as stone, Wang Xian couldn't finish his words. He could only sigh and said: "I am really exhausted physically and mentally, and the government and the public are very hostile to me. I can't stay here for you."
It can only cause chaos in the capital..."
"How could it be?" The prince heard the looseness in his tone and said happily: "As long as you are in the capital, you can suppress the monsters and ghosts for Gu!"
"Your Highness, I really can't stay in the capital anymore," Wang Xian said decisively: "At least please allow me to retreat for a while. If your Highness still needs you in a few years, I will come out again."
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"This..." Seeing that Wang Xian had decided to leave, the prince then thought that it would be good for everyone to let him retreat temporarily for a while. He finally relaxed and said, "Let's put it aside for now. You and I will think about it carefully."
I think, if after the enthronement ceremony, you are still determined to leave, how about we discuss it in the long run?" He glanced at Wang Xian and said with a half-smile, "You don't even want to participate in the enthronement ceremony, right?"
"I don't dare." Wang Xian said softly.
"I'm sorry you don't dare." Zhu Gaochi then let go of Wang Xian's arm, sat back on his seat, and said seriously: "By the way, let me ask you something, why didn't you see Master Yang and the others?" The Master Yang that the prince was referring to was Master Yang.
, naturally not Yang Rong or Yang Shiqi, but Yang Pu, who has been in prison for eight years.
"Master Yang is still in prison." Wang Xian replied.
"What?!" Zhu Gaochi said angrily: "Why don't you let them out?!"
"At that time, a minister mentioned this matter. His Highness Taisun only allowed the release of officials who were imprisoned after Emperor Daxing was in a coma. As for the previous officials," Wang Xian replied softly, "His Highness believed that those officials were imprisoned when Emperor Daxing was in a conscious state.
Those who are condemned cannot be overthrown by ministers."
‘Humph!’ The prince snorted angrily and slapped his palm on the table: “I have re-appointed you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard. Let’s release him now and see who dares to stop him!”
"Yes..." Wang Xian had no choice but to take the order and leave...
Jinyiwei Prison is just a general name. In addition to the dark and blood-stained dungeon in people's minds, there are actually cells on the ground that hold light-duty prisoners. Some cells are even similar to the houses of ordinary people, and there are even small courtyards for them.
Take a walk and breathe.
Usually, the last type of cell is for dignitaries who are detained in imperial prisons by decree and may be released from prison at any time. Although Jinyiwei is not afraid of gods and ghosts, it is good to sell those dignitaries who are temporarily in trouble, so why not do it?
However, in the past eight years, there have been more than a dozen permanent residents in the last type of cell. They have followed the Jinyiwei from Nanjing to Beijing, and they are the most favored group of prisoners. These are the prisoners who were detained after the East Palace Yingjia incident eight years ago.
Yang Pu, Huang Huai and other officials of the East Palace who were imprisoned by Zhu Di.
Wang Xian has always taken good care of them. He has never tortured or treated them harshly. They have been fully provided with food, clothing and food. Apart from not being able to step out of the prison door, they have not restricted their freedom at all. Even the books and paper requested by Yang Pu and others have been granted. Over the years,
, the cells of several people were already filled with collections of classics and history, and people who didn't know what they were looking at thought this was where Jin Yiwei's books were stored.
So when Wang Xian appeared in front of Yang Pu and others and announced that they could be released from prison, several people actually showed a bit of reluctance after the surprise. Yang Pu looked at the books in the room and said: "I'm afraid there will never be any more in the future.
This way I can concentrate on studying for a long time.”
"Yes, you guys will be rehabilitated this time and will be reused!" Wang Xian smiled and said to Yang Pu and others, "I would like to congratulate you in advance."
"Master Hou, please accept my greetings!" Yang Pu and others looked at Wang Xian, knelt on the ground together, and saluted: "Thank you, Master Hou, for your protection over the past eight years, otherwise we would have died in prison long ago.
, will never see the light of day again!"
"Get up quickly, what are you doing?" Wang Xian hurriedly helped Yang Pu and others up, and said warmly: "If you want to thank, thank His Highness the Crown Prince. He just came to Beijing today and ordered the release of several people."
"Thank you all, thank you all..." Yang Pu and others finally couldn't help but shed tears and choked with sobs: "Master Hou, please wait for me to pay you respects again!".
When Wang Xian led Yang Pu and others to Xiyuan, they met Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong. Naturally, they were very sad to see their former colleagues.
"It's good to come out, it's good to come out!" Yang Rong cried and patted Yang Pu's shoulder and said, "I have suffered so much these years."
"You are the ones suffering. I am eating and drinking under the protection of Lord Marquis, but I can't do anything to help. How shameful!" Yang Pu and others laughed.
Seeing Yang Pu and others calm down and with fair skin, Jin Youzi felt envious and said: "I didn't expect that being in prison would lead to such treatment. Why weren't we so lucky back then?"
Wang Xian smiled lightly when he heard this and said, "Are you blaming me, Bachelor Jin?"
"How dare you, how dare you," Jin Youzi said with a smile: "The Marquis was also in prison at that time, and he had no time to take care of himself. How could he care about me?"
"It's good to know." Wang Xian smiled.
Everyone also burst out laughing, and soon realized that it was unreasonable to laugh like this outside the emperor's mourning hall during the national mourning period. However, they, who are hardcore ***** overtly or covertly, have been suffering for many years, and today they finally have their hardships finally come to an end. I want to
It is really difficult to force them to stop smiling.
Everyone accompanied Yang Pu and others to the mourning hall to meet the prince. The prince summoned Yang Pu and others in the side hall. When the emperor and his ministers met again after eight years, they felt as if they had been separated from each other. They hugged each other and cried. Zhu Zhanji was with him.
, his face has never looked good...
After all, the prince was keeping vigil and could not leave for too long. Fortunately, the days were still long. Zhu Gaochi asked Yang Pu and others to go home first to reunite with his wife and children, while he returned to the mourning hall with the support of Zhu Zhanji.
Walking in the corridor, the prince suddenly asked: "Do you have any objections?"
"I don't dare," Zhu Zhanji said in a low voice.
"If you don't dare, then you have it." Zhu Gaochi glanced at Zhu Zhanji and said, "Then tell me, I won't treat you like your grandpa did to me."
"Yes." Zhu Zhan basically couldn't hold it in. When the prince said this, he immediately said: "Yang Pu and the others are imperial prisoners imprisoned by the emperor's decree. Even if my father wants to release them, shouldn't it be done by the Three Laws Division?"
Can he be released only after re-examination and confirmation of innocence?"
"Is this necessary?" Zhu Gaochi said expressionlessly: "At the beginning, the late emperor did not go through the Three Laws Division and put them in jail directly."
"I think so." Zhu Zhanji also said expressionlessly: "Grandpa Huang has his own reasons for doing that. Now that Grandpa Huang's body is still cold, father should be more cautious in this matter to avoid
Some people make irresponsible remarks."
"Who dares to make irresponsible remarks except you?!" Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but shouted: "Don't always talk about the late emperor. From my perspective, although the late emperor made great achievements that shocked the past and the present, he also made many mistakes!
If you want to correct it, do you have to make irresponsible remarks every time?"
"My son didn't intend to say anything, but my father allowed me to speak freely." After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he closed his mouth.
"Huh!" Zhu Gaochi turned blue from holding it in, but he managed not to have an attack. When he arrived at the door of the mourning hall, he pushed Zhu Zhanji's hand away and let the eunuch help him in.