The rain fell harder and harder, and there was lightning and thunder.
The carriage came, and Zhu Zhanji helped the prince get into the carriage. Before getting on the carriage, the considerate prince naturally did not forget to speak warmly to the minister of civil and military affairs, saying nothing more than, "Everyone, please go back quickly." Everyone drank after returning.
"Some ginger soup to go away the cold." Such kind words warmed the heart of the minister who had been so cold by Zhu Di.
After sending the prince to the carriage, all the civil and military officials also got on board, and those on horseback... Seeing that it was impossible to ride a horse in such heavy rain, they also squeezed into a carriage with officials they knew well.
Yang Shiqi came by carriage. He got on the carriage and hurriedly took off his soaked official robe with the help of the butler. He took the dry towel and was wiping his head. Suddenly the door was opened. He hurriedly covered his chest with the towel subconsciously.
, stared at the visitor angrily. When he saw clearly that it was Yang Rong, he said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "You don't know how to knock on the door."
"The rain is pouring, so I don't care." Yang Rong put away his umbrella and got into the car, closed the door, sat opposite Yang Shiqi, and looked at him with a smile: "You continue." Yang Rong had just gotten off the boat.
, holding an umbrella and wearing rain boots, only the corners of his clothes were wet.
"You are so unreasonable." Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong have been friends for many years, and they share the same goals, so their relationship is naturally close. Yang Shiqi pretended that Yang Rong did not exist, and wiped his hair clean, then wiped the skinny body, laughing and cursing while wiping.
Said: "You know that the emperor has left long ago, why didn't you inform him earlier?"
"Do I dare?" Yang Rong said with a bitter smile: "The emperor came back in anger, how can I not let him vent his anger? Just be a little aggrieved."
"How angry is the emperor?" Yang Shiqi said, the movements of his hands slowed down and his expression became solemn.
"It's hard to say," Yang Rong slowly shook his head and said, "When it comes to getting angry, I've never seen him get angry once. Even King Zhao and the Emperor didn't blame him. It's as if this never happened."
"This is not like the emperor's style." Yang Shiqi frowned and said, "Whenever something happens, doesn't the emperor always get angry first and then deal with it after he gets angry?"
"Yes, the emperor didn't get angry this time. He just dismissed those generals who had close ties with the King of Han and took them into custody." Yang Rong nodded and said: "It can be seen that the emperor has figured out the reason, why has he been reluctant to take action?"
Are you going to test me?" Yang Shiqi put on some dry clothes and said with a smile, "I don't believe you are such a smart person, can you understand the emperor's thoughts?"
"Haha," Yang Rong said with a noncommittal smile, "Don't I want to hear what Brother Shiqi means? Let's verify each other."
"Okay," Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "If you ask me, the emperor is holding back his anger because he is waiting for his ministers to let him step down..." He sighed and said, "This time, the emperor's face was greatly humiliated. Originally, it was according to the emperor's plan.
, Zheng He’s fleet will arrive at Zhenjiang City at the moment the King of Han’s army launches.”
"Yes, if that were the case, there would not have been a bloody battle in Zhenjiang, and it would have shown the emperor's wisdom and prowess." Yang Rong said with a bitter smile: "But who would have expected that the King of Han would launch his attack in advance, and Zheng He's fleet would encounter a typhoon again.
What? As a result, they were allowed to fight in Zhenjiang for half a month, and 100,000 people died. How will this end?"
"This is the pass!" Yang Shiqi nodded and said: "According to the original plan, the King of Han only attempted rebellion, and the crime would not lead to death." He said with a gloating smile: "But now, one hundred thousand lives! How can we live in peace without killing him?
Public outrage?!”
"And if we want to kill the King of Han, I'm afraid King Zhao will also be implicated." Yang Rong nodded and said: "If it is found out that King Zhao is really the chief envoy of Nanhaizi's assassination, naturally he will not be allowed to stay!"
"Yes, the emperor only has three sons. If he kills two of them with his own hands, there will be only one prince left..." Yang Shiqi said in a low voice: "Whether it is from the perspective of family ties, reality, historical evaluation... From any aspect, it is true.
This is something the Emperor cannot bear!"
"How can I put it another way? Heroes see the same thing." Yang Rong smiled and nodded: "It is precisely because of many scruples that the emperor keeps his anger in his heart!" Dundun said: "He is the one who is afraid.
Once he gets angry, no minister dares to speak, and the situation will be completely out of control."
"..." Yang Shiqi was dressed neatly. He finally felt less uncomfortable, but his heart became more and more blocked. He opened the curtain and looked at the rain curtain outside. Through the rain curtain, he could faintly see the Jinling City Wall getting closer and closer.
, he sighed and said in a deep voice: "The emperor's thoughts are certainly important, but this time Zhu Gaoxu rebelled, occupied the capital, besieged Zhenjiang, and was bleeding..." The more he spoke, the angrier Yang Shiqi became, and finally he punched him hard.
In the carriage, he yelled angrily: "It's so heartless and the crime cannot be punished!" He glared at Yang Rong and said: "Is it true that just because he is the emperor's son, he can get away with it?!"
"Brother Shiqi, what you said is absolutely correct," Yang Rong said unmoved: "But this is the world. Since punishment, punishment, and disapproval all come from the top, then the emperor's son is different..."
"Humph," Yang Shiqi had a bad fate. He was not as smooth sailing as Yang Rong. He lost his father when he was young. When he was young, his stepfather was sent to the army for offending powerful people. When he was young, he himself was forced to flee for more than ten years because of offending powerful people.
Years ago, even though he became a bachelor, he still spent time in the imperial prison of Jin Yiwei. When the King of Han rebelled, he was arrested again. Although he was released by the crown prince, he still hated these arbitrary decisions.
A powerful person who can live and die with impunity! "I don't believe that Zhu Gaoxu can escape this time?!" He said with a strange smile and said: "Is it just because he is pretending to be crazy and acting like a fool?!"
The news that King Zhu Gaoxu of Han went crazy has been widely circulated for a long time, but nine out of ten ministers did not believe it, and the remaining one was doubtful. He went crazy as soon as he saw that the situation was over. How could it be such a coincidence? Why hadn't I heard of you committing the crime before?
Are you sick? Most likely you want to pretend to be crazy and act stupid to avoid responsibility!
The old Zhu family has a record of doing this kind of thing. When Emperor Jianwen wanted to bring Zhu Di, who was still King of Yan, to the capital to cut off the vassal, Zhu Gaoxu and his father used this skill. His acting skills were much better than his! All day long
He ran around the palace naked, slept in a chicken coop, and drank urine... He really deceived a lot of people at that time. What happened? As soon as the imperial envoy walked away, he acted like a normal person.
The subordinates announced that they were going to Fengtian Jingnan!
The same trick, the first one played is a genius, the second one is a fool, not to mention the two brothers?! So this time, inside and outside the capital, not many people in the country believed that the King of Han was really crazy!
"Yes, I don't believe he is really crazy," Yang Rong nodded and sighed: "But this is the only way to excuse him!"
"Why should we excuse him?!" Yang Shiqi became emotional: "Why should we excuse him! Just because he is the emperor's son? What does that have to do with us?!"
"The relationship is too big!" Yang Rong met Yang Shiqi's gaze and said solemnly: "Brother Shiqi, if the emperor deals with the King of Han, then those noble generals can escape! If the emperor lets the King of Han go, those noble generals will
Everyone will suffer, do you think it has much to do with us?!"
"This..." Yang Shiqi was stunned for a moment. He had been immersed in his anger towards Zhu Gaoxu and had not thought about this issue yet.
"If the emperor deals with the King of Han, he will definitely investigate the case thoroughly. Then it will be clear who is guilty and who is wrong!" Yang Rong explained in a deep voice: "Except for his direct descendants, there are only a few who rebelled with the King of Han, even those in Beijing.
Most of the generals leading the army can pretend to be deceived, let alone the generals in the provinces and the nine borders!"
Yang Shiqi listened expressionlessly, but he admitted in his heart that what the other party said was the truth, because whether the king of Han occupied the capital or attacked Zhenjiang, he only used his own direct lineage, and most of the generals' armies were being drawn away... Follow up carefully.
, not too many people will be implicated.
"And if the Emperor does not deal with the King of Han, the whole rebellion case will naturally come to an end," Yang Rong said with a faint smile: "But if we don't find out clearly, the Emperor will never know which generals have taken refuge with the King of Han and want to rebel with him.
!" He lowered his voice and said: "With the emperor's suspicious nature, as time goes by, he will definitely feel that everyone is suspicious..." His voice became lower and lower: "What will happen when you say that?"
"..." Yang Shiqi is extremely smart, how could he not know the consequences of this? He slowly raised his head, glanced at Yang Rong and said: "All military generals have been labeled as untrustworthy, and the emperor's attitude towards them will inevitably change from trust to caution.
"
"More than that, the emperor cannot bear to be aggrieved. We prevented him from letting out his anger this time. The emperor is naturally grateful to us." Yang Rong said with a cold smile on his lips: "But the fire in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.
, it will be vented later! And it will get worse! At that time, it will only take a few censors and a few unfounded charges to start a bloody storm..."
"Brother Shiqi," Yang Rong looked at Yang Shiqi and said in a deep voice, "The emperor will definitely ask you about the situation later, and you will know what to say when the time comes!"
"..." Under Yang Rong's scorching gaze, Yang Shiqi finally nodded slowly...
In another carriage, there were Zhu Gaochi and his son who had survived the disaster. Zhu Zhanju looked at his eldest brother excitedly, held his hand tightly and said: "Brother, I thought I would never see you again.
Here!" He said with red eyes.
"Hey!" Zhu Zhanji also held his brother's hand tightly and nodded: "Yes, it's so dangerous this time. I would be worried to death in Beijing."
"Fortunately, our father and son should not die," Zhu Gaochi looked at his two sons and said with some emotion: "Fortunately, we have loyal and brave ministers like Wang Xian... Hey, we owe them too much..."
"Yeah..." Zhu Zhanji was also a little sad, but he was sad about the same thing as the prince... He was heartbroken that all the strength he had accumulated after years of miserable management was wasted in the battle of Zhenjiang.
Already...
"What's going on with Wang Xian?" Zhu Gaochi was very concerned about Wang Xian and the others, and asked his son, "Have you rescued the real person and his family?" Zhu Zhanchun also looked at his eldest brother closely.