A few days later, the Prince of Jin's Mansion reached the Star Building.
Zhu Jiyan handed a thin piece of letter paper to Eunuch Liang, and stood in front of the window with his hands on his hands, looking out the window in trance.
Eunuch Liang took the letter with both hands and read it quickly. He couldn't help frowning and said: "His Royal Highness, King Zhao, wants us to make a trip for the grandson?"
Zhu Jiyan nodded and said nothing.
"This is really a bit tricky," the old eunuch said slowly: "My grandson is determined to win this trip. If he fails again, I am afraid that even if the emperor does not blame him, he will not be able to see anyone."
"Yes." Zhu Jiyan sighed and said, "Gu Ye feels very embarrassed. What happened last time has already made his two brothers unhappy. If he goes against his will this time, he will definitely annoy them completely."
"Yes." The old eunuch nodded and said, "But the grandson is the lifeblood of the prince. If we interfere with it, I'm afraid our previous efforts will be in vain."
"It's not maybe, it's definitely." Zhu Jiyan said with both hands on the railing: "It's really hard to make a choice."
"..." The old eunuch was also silent for a while. As a confidant, he could understand his master's mood very well. Zhu Jiyan did not think highly of the arrogant King of Han. As someone who had seized the throne, he knew very well that it would be difficult to have the last laugh like this.
.In the past, he had to board the King of Han's pirate ship in order to ascend to the throne. But now that he has secured his position as King of Jin, of course he wants to find an opportunity to draw a clear line with the King of Han. But on the one hand, it is easy to get on the ship and difficult to get off.
He was even more worried that the prince only accepted him because of the situation. Once he lost his use value, he would kick him away. After all, the prince's various difficulties today all came from the Shanxi Rebellion, and he was the result of the Shanxi Rebellion.
The initiator...
This feeling of being neither left nor right is really too bad. The old eunuch said softly: "Can you find a way to stay out of it?"
"Who told me that I am the King of Jin, how can I stay out of the matter?" Zhu Jiyan smiled bitterly, and said after a long silence: "It's really not possible, I can only act in a play."
"Acting?" The old eunuch was stunned.
"It's not that I don't do my best, it's because my grandson is too cunning." Zhu Jiyan laughed at himself and said, "For the current plan, this is the only way."
"The prince tried his best to obstruct him, but he was still defeated by the grandson. This made the great grandson famous. The King of Han could not blame the prince?" The old eunuch understood somewhat.
"That's right." Zhu Jiyan spread his hands and said, "It's not that I don't want to try my best, but I have no choice but to be wiser than the devil, so what can I do?"
"That would really damage the prince's image." The old eunuch said worriedly.
"You said it too tactfully." Zhu Jiyan laughed and said, "Just say that I will become the laughing stock of the world."
"That doesn't mean..." the old eunuch hurriedly comforted him.
"..." King Jin shook his head. He didn't want to hear the old eunuch's lies. He paced a few steps with his hands behind his hands: "Actually, being regarded as a fool is only good for me. Not to mention solving the dilemma this time, I can see even more.
In the long run, it would be more in line with the court's wishes for a vassal king like me to be a fool."
"Your Majesty is joking..." The old eunuch didn't believe it, shook his head and laughed.
"I'm not kidding, I was blinded by a leaf and couldn't see Mount Tai." King Jin sighed: "In the past, I just thought about how to become a vassal king. After I became a vassal, I thought about my situation carefully and found that I was actually sitting on the crater of a volcano.
." As he spoke, his eyes flashed with anger and he said: "Don't look at the fact that the current Emperor Yongle sat in the Jinluan Palace in the name of safeguarding the ancestral system and opposing the reduction of vassals. Now that it is his turn to be the emperor, he will also turn against us feudalists.
Prince. Moreover, his skills and strength are much higher than Zhu Yunkang's. No one can do the "Fengtian Jingnan" again... We poor princes can only listen to his words and hand over the guards.
Only by giving up power and being raised in a deep palace like a pig can you survive." He smiled sadly and said: "In the first year of Yongle, the three guards of King Dai and their subordinates who were also in Shanxi were dismissed; in the fourth year, the three guards of King Qi were dismissed
In the sixth year, King Gu’s guards and subordinate officers were dismissed; in the eighth year, it was the turn of King Min’s subordinate officers and guards to be dismissed; in the tenth year, he promised to
The King of Liao in the world also suffered... Unknowingly, how many of his brothers could be spared? Not to mention those nephews who had no feelings. King Qin didn't even save his life because of Yongle's actions, and how many of his brothers could survive?
What's the difference between Zhu Yunkang? It's just that his methods are better and his patience is better. He only strikes once every few years, and every time he has a good reason, and he will hit with one hit, and no one else can say anything."
"This is even more terrifying..." the old eunuch said horrifiedly: "Unknowingly, all the vassal kings in the world have lost their wings, and they no longer have the capital to rebel."
"Yeah." Zhu Jiyan said with a self-deprecating smile: "The older generation doesn't have the courage to resist him. Our generation can't mount a horse, can't draw a bow, and has no hope..." After that, he looked at the old man.
The eunuch said: "What do you think is the use of having a reputation as a wise man?"
"It's really useless for the prince to say this." The old eunuch said softly: "It would be safer to be a confused Prince Anle."
"Hmph" people are like this. They can belittle themselves as much as they want, but they can't let others look down upon them. Zhu Jiyan's heart was shaken when he heard this, and he sneered: "A dragon can soar in the nine heavens, or it can hide in the abyss. A real man can be the prime minister."
If there is a chance to move, earth-shattering and earth-shaking, why can't I compete in the Central Plains?"
"Ah..." The old eunuch was startled. Even a confidant like him didn't know that King Jin had such great ambitions.
"Haha." Now that he had said it, Zhu Jiyan simply stated his thoughts: "Of course we have no chance if Yongle is alive, but what if he dies? Can the King of Han be willing to serve as a minister to the prince? How can the prince not take revenge on the King of Han? There is also an extremely insidious person.
The King of Zhao, even if the King of Han becomes the emperor, he is still a prince. Why is he working so hard for the King of Han? Isn't it just for his own calculations?"
"Hey..." The old eunuch listened with fear and said, "Could it be that if I die today, the world will be in chaos again?"
"Huh, he brought this chaos on himself. Who asked him to suppress the prince and protect the King of Han?" Zhu Jiyan said with a smile: "Although this can prevent the prince from threatening his throne, it has already planted the seeds of the Ming Dynasty's disaster.
Called a Dufu? This is the kind of person who only cares about himself while he is alive and does not care about the chaos in the world after his death."
"So, the prince really can't be defeated?" The old eunuch tasted it and was secretly surprised by the viciousness of his prince's eyes.
"It can't be defeated." Zhu Jiyan shook his head and said: "With the authority of Yongle today, if you really want to depose the prince, the imperial edict will be abolished when the class teacher returns to the capital. It is useless to jail the officials of the East Palace and shut him up."
Study, and send three imperial envoys to investigate the case?" He said with a sneer: "It's just because the princeling party is powerful and wants to suppress it. In fact, a series of monkey tricks are to demonstrate the emperor's authority. He has no idea of deposing the prince."
"Ah?" the old eunuch suddenly realized: "No wonder the prince would make peace with Wang Xian. It turns out that he had already seen through that the prince would be fine."
"That's right." Zhu Jiyan said with a faint smile: "Actually, if you think about it, if you depose the prince, you will have to depose the grandson. This is simply the laughing stock of the ages. You will know that the person who wants to be the emperor through the ages will never be like this."
"Your Majesty is wise." The old eunuch complimented, "Then we really don't need to embarrass our grandson."
"Yes." Zhu Jiyan nodded and said: "Go ahead..." He stared at the old eunuch closely and warned in a deep voice: "Today's conversation was just based on my feelings. It does not mean that I have any intentions. You
It’s rotten in your stomach, don’t even think about it anymore.”
"Old minister, of course I understand." The old eunuch nodded. Although he was shocked by the prince's ambition, he thought that Zhu Di was more than ten years younger than himself. Even if King Jin was rebelling, it had nothing to do with him, a dead old eunuch, so he had nothing to do.
Worried.
The old eunuch was ordered out of the palace and came to see Wang Xian in the palace.
Wang Xian no longer hung out in Xiaojiangnan due to the imperial edict asking him to be the counselor to counter the rebellion, so the old eunuch quickly met someone.
"What brought my father-in-law here?" Wang Xian smiled and asked him to take a seat, and then ordered someone to have a tea ceremony: "I am just about to invite my father-in-law to come and sit down."
"What's the matter? Just give me your instructions?" Eunuch Liang said with a wrinkled face.
"It's for the purpose of countering the rebellion. My father-in-law should know that His Royal Highness Taisun came to Shanxi to counter the rebellion. The right thing is that the troops and horses have not been moved, and the food and grass have been sent first. I am willing to join the army, and I want to ask the prince for help with some things." Wang Xian said.
He said in a very low-key manner: "But the prince is in mourning, and I can't bother you, so I have to ask my father-in-law to do it for me." He said a little embarrassedly: "It seems that the officials in Shanxi have offended the Shanxi officials too much.
If I have the nerve to beg them again, I can only rely on the prince's prestige. Moreover, the 10,000 troops brought by the grandson alone are far from enough in terms of military strength. I have to ask the prince to send troops to help."
"Haha," the old eunuch said with a smile: "Your Excellency and the Prince thought of going together. This is why we came to see you today."
"Oh, that's great." Wang Xian laughed happily: "With the help of the prince, I have nothing to worry about."
"Haha..." The old eunuch laughed again and said, "This matter needs long-term consideration."
"What?" Wang Xian was stunned and said: "Don't we still have more than two million stones of military rations stored in the Shanxi vassal treasury? If you slip some through your fingers, it will be enough for ten thousand of our people."
"Don't worry, sir." The old eunuch said: "The supply of military rations is the matter of the Chief Secretary, and it is not for the prince to interfere in local government affairs. Of course, this is not the main thing, but the prince has his own difficulties..."
"Oh?" Wang Xian's expression changed and he said, "Is someone putting pressure on the prince?"
"Smart," the old eunuch said, raising his thumb.
"Then what is the prince's attitude?" Wang Xian said with a displeased expression.
"Your Majesty asked our family to come over to discuss with you. This is His Majesty's attitude." The old eunuch said.
"Of course we will not make it too difficult for the prince," Wang Xian said immediately: "But the grandson is ordered to quell the rebellion. Needless to say what this means. There is absolutely no mistake."
"Yes, I definitely put the great grandson's important affairs first." The old eunuch nodded crisply and said: "And the prince also wants to give the great grandson and you a generous gift."
"Your Majesty, are you all ears?" Wang Xian said in a deep voice.