The boat turned into a river covered with reeds. The tall reeds were the best cover.
The small boat has been replaced by a purple-faced man punting the boat. There are people at the bow and stern guarding the boat. Zheng Jiaoyu is talking to the owner in the cabin.
The owner was wearing a robe and had taken off his wig, revealing a shiny bald head. Under the bald head was a thin and handsome face, and a pair of eyes as melancholy as autumn pools, which were heartbreaking and unbearable to look at.
"Your Majesty is frightened. Your Majesty is Zheng He, the magistrate of Pujiang County. He is entrusted by Magistrate Mizhi to pick you up here." Zheng Jiaoyu leaned over and kowtowed: "Long live your Majesty, long live, long live, long live."
"Zheng Jiaoyu, please wake up quickly. I am no longer Your Majesty. You can just call me monk." The young man who was called Your Majesty said with an apologetic look on his face: "For me alone, I have allowed you so many
I really can't bear it when people put themselves in danger."
"Whatever your Majesty says, those who serve should be loyal and put life and death aside." Zheng Jiao said: "What's more, Your Majesty has his own heavenly appearance and is protected by gods, so nothing will happen to him." Suddenly I heard that.
The monk's stomach rumbled. Zheng Jiaoyu guessed that he must be hungry after running around for a long time. Snacks were prepared on the boat and he hurriedly offered them out and said: "Your Majesty, let's eat something first."
"I can't eat it." The young man shook his head, his melancholy eyes full of sadness and said, "An Yi and the others have been by my side since childhood, and they have been on the run with me for ten years. They are called masters and servants, but they are actually brothers." As he said,
Two lines of tears streaked across his cheeks and he said: "Today, thirteen people came all at once. The eight who lured the opponent away before are probably more likely to be in trouble..."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be sad. It is the honor of ministers to be loyal to the Lord and seek benevolence." Zheng Jiaoyu said softly. "In this way, when we see Emperor Taizu at the foot of the spring, we can say with peace of mind that I am a loyal minister.
"
"Glory is nothing but sorrow; a loyal minister is nothing but a lonely minister..." The young monk's eyes were slightly red after hearing this, and he stretched out his white and slender fingers to wipe away his tears. He shook his head sadly and said in disapproval: "I would rather you are not honorable.
I don’t deserve to be this loyal minister if I live my life.”
"Master, now is not the time to say these words." Zheng Jiaoyu could not let the young man remain negative, so he changed the subject back to the present and said: "There will be officers and soldiers coming on the river at any time, so we should quickly find a safe place to stay.
"
"Look at this situation," the young monk still shook his head and said: "The imperial army should have surrounded Pujiang. I can't bring trouble to you." He paused and said, "I'd better leave here quickly..."
"We can't leave at the moment. As far as we know, Tang Yun and the Zhejiang army have sealed off all the land and water channels in this county. Your Majesty's move at this time is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap."
"It seems that my escape is going to end in Pujiang," the monk said sadly. "Forget it, after ten years of rain in the rivers and lakes, it's time to come to an end."
"Your Majesty, please do not be pessimistic." Zheng Jiaoyu hurriedly advised: "We will not surrender without mercy. The thick smoke you saw just now is because Mi Zhi County created chaos and allowed the Ming Cultists to take the opportunity to occupy the county."
"Absurd." The young monk frowned. A scene of burning, killing and looting appeared in front of his eyes. His melancholy eyes were full of anger and he said: "How can the people be blamed? Are they going to be harmed?"
"Your Majesty doesn't know something," Zheng Jiaoyu said with a bitter smile: "There are over 100,000 people in Pujiang County, and more than 10,000 people named Zheng. Most of the rest are related to the Zheng family. Once the imperial army arrived, there were no good results.
It would be better to simply rebel and welcome His Majesty into the city."
"This is all caused by a few people..." the monk said heartbrokenly after hearing this. "I should have left Pujiang long ago."
"My Zheng family is a family of filial piety and filial piety granted by Emperor Taizu. Where can I go if Your Majesty doesn't come to Pujiang? It is a great honor for me to be loyal to Your Majesty." Zheng Jiaoyu said, changing the subject: "That Yan thief is too vicious. In order to eradicate the roots,
He is often implicated at every turn," he said bitterly: "In the past ten years, he has been rebellious and resorting to violence, and the world has long been boiling with resentment. As long as Your Majesty ascends the heights and raises the royal flag, countless people will respond. Your Majesty can fight against the Yan thieves again in the world.
"
These words made a few people who had been silent on the side become excited, and they all echoed: "Your Majesty, we have been forced to the cliff, there is nothing to hesitate, let's make up our minds."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we are not just doing it temporarily. In order to restore the country these years, Mr. Zheng is in Fujian, Mr. Cheng is in Jiangxi, Mr. Liu is in Lingnan, and Wang Gonggong is in Yunnan. They have been operating for a long time, and several of your Majesty's uncles have also agreed
, we will raise our troops to respond. As long as His Majesty raises the royal flag, we will regain half of the country where Yan thieves have usurped the throne and acted perversely. The people of the world have long hated him. We will definitely win this battle of liberation."
"You guys have already discussed this," the young monk suddenly said. "No wonder you reacted so slowly this time..."
The young monk was the Emperor Jianwen whom Zhu Di was looking for. When the city of Nanjing was captured, Zhu Di did not attack the city immediately, but ordered the army to withdraw from the city. It was not that he suddenly became kind-hearted, but because the victory was in hand, Zhu Di hoped for a perfect outcome.
The ending... because he was raising the banner of "Fengtian Jingdi is unable to clear the emperor," instead of rebelling. If he rushed directly into the palace and killed Emperor Jianwen, the lie would not be easy to tell. So he hoped that Emperor Jianwen would be sensible.
Point, surrender voluntarily, and cooperate with him to make this drama come true.
Unexpectedly, Jianwenjun, who had always been a weak and gentle man, played a cruel trick on Zhu Di. He set fire to the palace and took the prince with him to leave the capital directly through the secret passage left by Emperor Taizu, leaving Zhu Di with ruins and a difficult time.
Solution to the heart disease
According to the original plan, after leaving the capital, Jianwen was going to the south to join Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others who were recruiting soldiers there. Unexpectedly, the scholar was useless and he did not recruit many soldiers. Instead, he was captured and sacrificed to Zhu Di. In desperation, Lord Jianwen had no choice but to
Hide first, wait for opportunities, and act accordingly.
Unexpectedly, after waiting and waiting, what awaited was the sad news that loyal ministers were slaughtered one after another. Fang Xiaoru refused to draft an edict for Zhu Di to ascend to the throne. Zhu Di forced him, so Fang Xiaoru wrote the four words "Yan thief usurps the throne," Zhu Di lost his mind in anger and roared:
: "If you don't write it, aren't you afraid that I will destroy your nine tribes?"
"So what if I kill the ten tribes?" Fang Xiaoru just said something in a hurry, but Zhu Di actually executed him. There were only nine tribes to kill the ten tribes. In order to join the ten tribes, Zhu Di pulled out Fang Xiaoru's friends and students to make up the number...
…
Fang Xiaoru's tragedy was just the beginning of the bloody massacre. Tie Xuan, who had almost killed Zhu Di in Jinan, had his ears and nose cut off, cooked and stuffed into his mouth. Zhu Di asked Tie Xuan, "Do you like it?" Tie Xuan replied.
He said: "Why would you not accept the flesh of a loyal minister and filial son?" In the end, Ling Chi killed his son...
There are also Huang Zicheng, Ling Chi, who wiped out the three tribes Qi Qin, Ling Chi, who wiped out the three tribes Lian Zining, Ling Chi who wiped out the tribe Zhuo Jing, Ling Chi who wiped out the tribe Chen Di, Ling Chi who killed his son. In addition, Tie Xuan's wife, daughter, Fang Xiaoru's daughter, Qi
Tai's wife and Huang Zicheng's sister were all taken into the Jiaofang Department as prostitutes...
This kind of inhumane involvement and killing was not temporary, but lasted throughout the early days of Zhu Di's ascension to the throne. Everyone in the government and the public who had anything to do with Emperor Jianwen were framed and killed by eagles and dogs... There is no doubt that this bloody and crazy killing started.
It has a deterrent effect, so that everyone in the world is silent, and no one dares to accuse Zhu Di of usurping the throne...
Jianwen Jun was also frightened. He originally had the desire to make a comeback, but when he saw the huge disaster he had brought to his loyal ministers, his fighting spirit evaporated. He just wanted to remain anonymous from now on and end his life without giving any more trouble to his ministers and the common people.
It brought disaster.
However, the ministers who fled with him were filled with hatred of their country and family, and vowed to cut the Yan thief into pieces and let him return to Dabao. They did not listen to Jianwen's dissuasion at all, so they went to various provinces to communicate secretly for ten years.
Li has been preparing for the uprising...
Although Mr. Jianwen felt like he was being kidnapped, he knew that this was the motivation for them to live. Not everyone was willing to live in seclusion like him. For those ministers with fiery temperament, it would be better to die neatly than to survive.
So he has been passively letting things go...
On the boat.
After listening to Jianwen's questions, several ministers looked ashamed and said, "I dare not deceive you. We have indeed been planning for a long time. Master Zheng formed an alliance with the Mingjiao people and agreed to work together for a great cause. This time, all the elites of the Mingjiao came out.
Coupled with the strength of the Zheng family, there is no problem in guarding the Pujiang River. But because the old man of the Zheng family is firmly opposed to the uprising, this is something we did not expect before... so we have been delaying it until today, and we have to..."
"..." Emperor Jianwen's face looked very ugly, but his tone was still very gentle: "What do you want me to do?"
"Your Majesty, please go and convince my old man." Zheng Jiaoyu said with a bitter smile: "My Zheng family's soldiers only listen to him, and he only listens to your Majesty's words."
"Why didn't he agree?" Jianwen asked calmly.
"When people get old, they are no longer willing to take risks." Zheng Jiaoyu said with a wry smile.
"You have done everything you have to do now," Jianwen said sarcastically, "Can he still agree?"
"That's why the old man is stubborn," Zheng Jiaoyu whispered: "He insisted on not cooperating with the Mingjiao. We have delayed it until now, and we have to rush into action..." After a pause, he said, "But even if the Mingjiao has occupied Pujiang,
County, without His Majesty’s approval, I will not cooperate with them.”
"The old man still understands my feelings..." Jianwen sighed quietly.
"Your Majesty, don't hesitate." Seeing that he was still so negative, everyone hurriedly advised: "Now the arrow is on the string and must be fired."
"How many people will die if this arrow is shot?" Jianwen sighed.
"We have already lost so many loyal ministers." The ministers cried: "We cannot let their blood be shed in vain, Your Majesty."
"But, I don't want to continue bleeding..." Jianwen said. Seeing the grief of the courtiers, he sighed and said, "Don't worry, I will go see the old man."
The ministers thought that the emperor had finally changed his mind and became excited.