When King Zhao arrived at the palace, Taisun, Duke Chengguo, Duke Dingguo, Marquis Anyuan, Marquis Yangwu, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and other great scholars had all arrived. Unsurprisingly, His Highness the Crown Prince did not appear.
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Seeing everyone gathered, Zhu Di, who was ashen-faced, spoke: "I believe you all know what happened in Shandong. My 20,000 elite soldiers, as well as Guo Yi and Wang Xian, have all been eaten by the White Lotus Sect!
"As he said that, Zhu Di sneered and said: "It seems that I have really underestimated Nao Shizi Buddha Mother. She really has the ability to reach the heaven and the earth, which is incredible!"
Seeing that the emperor was angry, all the princes did not dare to speak. They could only listen to Zhu Di's obscene words to vent his emotions. After Zhu Di's attack was over, Yang Rongcai said softly: "Your Majesty, the plan for now is to quickly select generals and elite soldiers to go to Shandong.
Stabilize the situation and don’t let the White Lotus Sect’s poison spread to neighboring provinces!”
These words touched Zhu Di's heart. The emperor wanted Shandong to be in chaos and then rule it out, but he never wanted to see the world in chaos. Moreover, Shandong was more than 800 miles away from the capital. Once the White Lotus Sect was allowed to escape from Shandong, it would inevitably invade Beijing.
Even if the pacification was successful, the emperor's face would be too ugly.
"Then who do you want to send this time?" Zhu Di said with a sullen face: "Guo Yi is considered my brave general. If he can't do it, who can I send?"
"This..." All the princes did not dare to say anything for a while. Recommending a general requires a guarantee. If the general succeeds, the recommender will naturally get a lot of credit; but if the general fails, the recommender will be implicated!
Seeing that no one dared to answer, King Zhao smiled and said: "Father, why should you abandon the near and seek the far away? There is a general in Shandong Province. I guarantee it with my head on my neck. He will surely defeat Bai Lian, capture the Buddha Mother, and give back to my father."
Peaceful Shandong!"
"Oh, which one are you talking about?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, obviously asking knowingly.
"My second brother, Your Highness the King of Han!" King Zhao puffed up his chest slightly and said sternly: "In terms of ability, qualifications, and loyalty to my father, my second brother is unique, so I think I can recommend talents without avoiding them.
relative!"
"It's a good man who never avoids relatives when promoting talents," an elusive smile appeared on Zhu Di's face, and he looked at the crowd noncommittally and said, "What do you think?"
"This..." Xu Zengshou, Duke of Dingguo, echoed: "I think what His Highness King Zhao said is true!"
"Your Majesty! This is absolutely impossible!" Jin Youzi couldn't help shouting: "For more than ten years, the imperial court has been unswervingly weakening the vassal kings. This is the national policy decreed by His Majesty! How can it change its course just because of a temporary setback?! What's more?
His Highness the King of Han still has a criminal record, and it would be too dangerous to give power to him again!"
Ordinarily, academicians always speak implicitly and would never speak plainly like this. Jin Youzi risked completely offending the King of Han, King Zhao, and even the kings of the world, and wanted to make Zhu Di aware of the seriousness of the problem.
Eliminate the possibility of causing trouble to Xiao Qiang!
Jin Youzi worked so hard, Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi naturally followed up with all their strength. The former said seriously: "Your Majesty! Although Bailian's momentum is great, it is just a disease of a delicate mustard. Strengthening the vassal is the real hidden danger! Driving tigers and devouring wolves is not the plan of a saint!
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"Yes, Your Majesty! You must not set such a precedent! Otherwise, it will be difficult to prevent the eight kings from causing chaos in the country!" Yang Shiqi also said righteously.
Seeing the three bachelors going into battle shirtless, Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji naturally couldn't stand idly by and came out to support them.
For a time, the voices of opposition drowned out the voices of King Zhao and Xu Zengshou...
Zhu Di looked at the ministers below, his eyes flickered for a while, and then he sighed quietly: "Then tell me, who else is available?"
"Your Majesty, the best candidate is far away and right in front of you." Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice: "I invite His Majesty the Grand Sun to do the expedition in person! His Majesty is wise and powerful and has outstanding military exploits. He will surely succeed immediately!"
Zhu Zhanji's eyes were always red. From the time he came in until now, he had not said a word, but his face was tense. Hearing Yang Shiqi's words, he suddenly came out of the queue, knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Di, clasped his fists and sighed.
He said in a voice: "Grandpa Emperor! My grandson is asking for orders to go out to fight and avenge my poor brother!" As he said this, His Highness the Grand Sun's eyes turned red again.
"No!" King Zhao immediately objected: "Who doesn't know that His Highness Taisun relied on Wang Xian before! As a coach, it is a good thing to know people and make good use of them! But now Wang Xian is in Shandong, and Taisun has gone.
What's the use?!" King Zhao could accept the result that the King of Han could not leave the mountain for the time being, but he couldn't accept the fact that his grandson went to Shandong. If Zhu Zhanji went to Shandong, the King of Han would be in big trouble!
King Zhao Zhu Zhanji cupped his hands and said sincerely: "Your Highness, I didn't mean to target you! In fact, the crown prince is based on cultivating virtue, and your Highness must cherish his feathers!"
"Grandpa Huang!" Zhu Zhanji finally couldn't help it, tears came out of his eyes, and he choked: "Just let me go. If I don't avenge this, my grandson will never be human!"
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanji, shook his head slowly and said: "I can't live without you, you can't go..."
"Grandpa Huang..." Zhu Zhanji knew that once Zhu Di made up his mind, there was no reason to change it, so he couldn't help feeling sad and burst into tears in the hall!
Huang Yan and Eunuch Yang hurried forward, helped His Highness Taisun, who was out of control, and helped him to a side hall to rest.
All the princes could not help but be secretly frightened. Although they knew that His Highness Taisun and Wang Xian were young and had an unusual relationship, they really did not expect that His Highness Taisun would have such a deep feeling for him! I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince started from yesterday.
Even if I haven't eaten a grain of rice, I'm afraid it's because I learned the news about Wang Xian... The princes couldn't help but feel a little maliciously happy. It's better that the surnamed Wang is dead, otherwise how will everyone be able to hang out in the future?
After Zhu Zhanji was helped down, Zhu Di looked at Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng and said: "Old Liu, please take a trip..."
All the princes were frightened again when they heard this. Who is Liu Sheng? Although he is not a prominent person, he is Zhu Di's most trusted confidant. He has never been away from the emperor for many years. Now he is actually sent to Shandong to quell the rebellion. It can be seen that Shandong
The situation has far exceeded the emperor's tolerance limit!
Liu Sheng responded solemnly, and Zhu Di said apologetically: "But there are not many soldiers for you, and the court's money is tight. You can only bring 10,000 soldiers and horses. As for the shortfall, I have to ask you to find a way in Shandong."
"According to the order!" Liu Sheng responded solemnly, without any bargaining. He knew that the imperial court was going to rebuild the three main halls, and would have to tighten its belt in the next few years.
"Go ahead..." Zhu Di suddenly felt tired and waved his hands slowly and said, "Come over tomorrow at noon and have dinner with me. Then I will discuss the matter with you face to face."
"Yes!" Liu Sheng agreed and bowed to leave with all the princes...
When Zhu Di returned to bed, it was already the fourth watch. Zhu Zhanji, with red eyes, stepped forward to help him undress and go to bed.
Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "No more trouble, just sit back and wait to go to court."
"Grandpa Huang, there is still an hour, so you should just stare for a while." Zhu Zhanji said softly.
Zhu Di sat down on the easy chair, shook it gently and said: "I am too old to sleep. If you are sleepy, just stare here for a while."
"My grandson is not sleepy, my grandson can't sleep..." Zhu Zhanji's eyes were red and he was about to cry again. He actually knew about Wang Xian one day earlier than Zhu Di, and he was stunned.
From meeting in Suzhou to Li Daitao's death in Kowloon, the two of them had experienced ups and downs over the years, sharing life and death together. Zhu Zhanji himself didn't even realize how much weight Wang Xian held in his heart!
Moreover, this pain was mixed with deep guilt. Zhu Zhanji asked himself countless times, if he could have resolutely won the military power for Wang Xian, would his good brother not have to die like this?
"Don't be like this, my prince cannot be a weak person!" Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Zhanji with some dissatisfaction, and his voice became stern unconsciously.
"Yes, Grandpa Huang, it's just Wang Xianta," Zhu Zhanji wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand and choked: "It's different..."
"Hey, it's indeed different," Zhu Di sighed softly. He had met thousands of ministers in his life, but none had ever left such a deep impression on him like Wang Xian. The emperor sighed again and said
:"Pity……".
In the East Palace, His Royal Highness the Prince is sitting in a Zen room, opposite two eminent monks who are compassionate and stern. Fine agarwood is lit in the Zen room, white smoke is curling up, and the room is filled with an air of sadness.
"I should have asked you to accompany him to Shandong." Zhu Gaochi's eyes were red and his face was full of sadness.
"Junior brother, we are staying in Beijing to protect the safety of His Highness." Xinci sighed and clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, this is his fate!"
"Yes." Xinyan nodded and said, "Only when you survive this calamity can you achieve the true fruition!"
"So, the two masters believe that Zhongde is not dead yet?" Zhu Gaochi's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I have no doubt about it!" they said in unison, with kind hearts and serious minds: "He must still be alive!"
"Why did you say that?" Zhu Gaochi looked at the two eminent monks hopefully, hoping that they would tell him something inside.
"Intuition." Xinci Baoxiang said solemnly.
"Uh..." Zhu Gaochi almost lost his breath, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "Two masters, I have a request."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"Please take your fellow disciples to Shandong to bring him back." Zhu Gaochi said seriously: "Please!"
"His Highness came with us," Xin Ci said, "The poor monk came here to say goodbye to His Highness." After saying that, he looked at Xin Yan and said, "My senior brother and I have discussed it, and he will continue with half of his men."
The capital will protect Your Highness, and I will take my other half to Shandong!"
"There is no need to keep so many people in the capital. Who dares to come and assassinate me alone in the East Palace?!" Zhu Gaochi meant to let them take everyone away.
"It will be fine for Your Highness to be in Beijing, but I am afraid that the Emperor will ask you to return to Nanjing..." Xinyan said slowly: "This is the arrangement of my junior brother, and we must comply with it."
Xinci finally couldn't help but sigh and said: "Hey, I really didn't expect that the trip to Shandong would be so dangerous, otherwise I would never let my junior brother go alone..."
"It's useless to talk more," Xin Yan said in a deep voice: "You are looking for a needle in a haystack, but you still have to find your junior brother, or else don't come back!"