"Li Jishao actually said so simply that he was willing to welcome Chen Tianping back as the king of Annan?" Yunxi said in surprise after reading the beginning of Li Jishao's apology letter, and frowned.
But slowly, Yunxi relaxed his frown and said with a smile: "I also wanted to delay it. The first few words just showed my fearful attitude."
Yunxi then called a dozen of his trusted ministers into the palace, showed them Li Jiya's apology letter, and asked: "How do you think Li Jiya should be dealt with?"
"Your Majesty, Li Jiya committed a serious crime by killing the king and establishing himself on his own. However, since he still has a good heart, it is better to pardon his crime of regicide and grant him a title so that he can live a long life." Xie Jin said. Xie Jin guessed that he would agree. Xi's intention was to resolve Annan's matter as quickly as possible. If Li Jiya had to be punished for his crimes, he would probably be forced to die, so he said this.
"Your Majesty, no! Li Jiya not only plotted to usurp the throne, but also committed regicide and killed the family members of the previous dynasty. His crime is unpardonable. Your Majesty should capture him and bring him to the capital, declare his guilt in public and execute him."
"However, although his son Hu Kuang also plotted to usurp the throne, it was all his father's plan. Moreover, if they are willing to repent, they can atone for their sins. Therefore, the lives of his son Hu Kuang and other clan members can be spared, and your majesty can grant him freedom. Let him live in the Central Plains." Chen Xingshan said.
Then other people expressed their opinions one after another, some supported Xie Jin, but most supported Chen Xingshan. After all, it was not enough to seek to usurp the throne, but to kill all the clan members of the previous dynasty, which is unacceptable in Confucian moral concepts. , so most people support Chen Xingshan’s opinion.
A small number of people proposed killing the entire Li family, but most people ignored it. Proposing such a suggestion would not solve the problem. Li Jiya and Hu Huan's father and son would definitely die, and the Ming Dynasty would have to go to war. It is not in the interest of the civil service here.
After Yunxi listened to their opinions, he did not express his attitude immediately, but said that he would think about it, so that they all backed down.
This matter quickly spread in the court, arousing everyone's heated discussion. At this time, there were no other important matters. Although this matter was a matter of the country, it involved conspiracy to usurp the throne, and countless civil servants put forward their opinions on this matter.
Most civil servants believed that what Li Jisu did was an unforgivable crime, but out of the need to solve the problem without going to war, they all agreed with Chen Xingshan's opinion. A few civil servants believed that Chen Xingshan's opinion was the most prudent, but His Majesty still wanted to think about it. I thought that Yunxi actually wanted to adopt Xie Jin's opinion, but because most people agreed with Chen Xingshan's opinion and did not dare to speak out easily, so he wrote a letter to support Xie Jin's opinion.
As for the generals, of course they wanted to go to war. In their view, although the Mongols failed to capture Annan, they could only use cavalry and not much infantry, and Annan was mountainous and forested in the north. The Mongols lost the battle because they were not adaptable, but the Ming army would have captured them easily, so they all submitted a letter requesting that Li Ji Yao and Hu Kuan be punished, and that troops be sent to send Chen Tianping back to succeed him as king.
All of a sudden, countless memorials rushed to Yunxi's table.
But Yunxi didn't read these memorials at all. He asked Wang Xi to pick out all the memorials that were admonishing this matter and throw them aside, leaving them all in. Because he had a plan in mind, and he had more important things. To do.
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"My nephew has met Your Majesty." Zhu Zanyi bowed and said to Yunxi.
"Why does nephew Zan Yi need to be so polite? Just call him uncle. Your Majesty will make you look more distinguished." Yunxi said affectionately.
"Then my nephew will be called uncle." Zan Yi also said with a smile.
"That's right, there is no need to be polite between uncles and nephews," Yunxi said.
The two of them exchanged a few words with each other, but Zhu Zanyi, who couldn't hold himself back, or pretended to be downhearted, asked: "Uncle, my nephew originally planned to come to the capital to pay tribute in the twelfth lunar month of this year to congratulate my uncle on his new crown prince. Why do you want your nephew now?" Did you call me over from Guangxi?"
"Have you paid attention to Annan's affairs recently?" Yunxi asked.
"Of course I paid attention. After all, Annan is near my nephew's fiefdom. How could I not pay attention. Chen Tianping, Pei Boxi and others were sent to the capital by my nephew."
"I heard that it can be guaranteed that what they said is true. Li Jisao has also confessed his sins and is willing to welcome Chen Tianping back as the leader of the country." Zhu Zanyi said.
"How can things be so simple? How could Li Jisu give up the throne so easily?" Yunxi said.
"Uncle, what you mean is that Li Jiya is still deceiving the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Zanyi asked.
"It's hard to say, but he will definitely not give up his position as the head of the country easily. There are still troubles. Let's not talk about this, I am slightly off topic. My uncle has called you to the capital at this time to decide on your candidate for the princess." Yunxi said.
"Princess candidate? Uncle has finally chosen his nephew's princess?" Zhu Zanyi said with a happy tone. He is already twenty-one this year, and he is the only one among the adult clan in the Ming Dynasty who has not yet been officially married. Although he was in the Ming Dynasty before. There was a marriage contract during the Hongwu period, but the woman died before getting married. However, it was strange that he had not married a concubine for so many years. Many people asked him why he did not marry a concubine. Zhu Zanyi could not tell them that it was Yunxi who had been He was not allowed to marry his wife, which made him very depressed.
"Well, we have decided on the candidate." Yunxi said: "These days, Chen Tianping and others who escaped from Annan are in the capital. My uncle sometimes goes to see him to talk about things. By chance, he met his sister Chen Liping."
"She is only sixteen years old this year. My uncle saw that she was well-educated and good-looking, so he came up with the idea of giving her to you as his concubine."
"And she is Chen Tianping's sister. When Chen Tianping becomes the head of the Annan Kingdom in the future, Chen Liping, the only relative, will definitely have a very good relationship with him. Your fiefdom is in Guangxi, and marrying Chen Tianping's sister will also be beneficial. Establish a good relationship with him and the border will be stable and safe."
"An Annan person?" Zhu Zanyi was very surprised. He never thought that Yunxi wanted to marry an Annan person to him as his concubine, even if he was from the Annan clan.
"Brother Emperor, if that's the case, why didn't you ask your nephew to marry the princess of Annan in the past two years?" Zhu Zanyi asked.
"At that time, the king of Annan had no power, and all the power was in the hands of Li Jiya. What's the use of marrying the daughter or sister of the king of Annan? As for marrying the daughter of Li Jiya, her status is too low and she is not suitable. So my uncle always I was hesitating whether to marry you to the daughter of King Annan, so I postponed the matter until now. Anyway, you already have a side concubine and an eldest son. If you don't marry the main concubine for the time being, or you can fix the only side concubine in the future. But." Yunxi not only explained why he was asked to marry Chen Liping, but also why he was never allowed to formally marry the concubine.
"My nephew understands." Zhu Zanyi said. Yunxi's reason was very reasonable, so he did not doubt whether it was true or false.
What Yunxi said was indeed the truth, but it was only half the truth. The other half was: 'If I had married you to the princess of Annan as the princess two years ago, what if Li Jisu was frightened and did not dare to seek the throne? What should I do? How can I carry out my plan?'
"Uncle, has uncle told Chen Tianping about this matter?" Zhu Zanyi asked.
"Not yet. After all, Chen Tianping is the future king of Fan Kingdom. Even if I dare not refuse now, it is still best to be polite to him."
"Uncle plans to let you meet Chen Tianping's sister one day, and then tell him that he is willing to marry her as his concubine. Uncle will use this as an excuse to tell Chen Tianping. After Chen Tianping agrees, uncle will officially issue a decree to title his sister Chen Chen Liping is Princess Jingjiang." Yunxi said.
"Okay, uncle." Zhu Zanyi said with a little helplessness. If Chen Liping was really good-looking, it would be enough to make his heart flutter. But if she was not the type he liked, he could only hold his nose and do so.
"Don't worry Zanyi, Chen Tianping's sister is indeed very well-educated, gentle and beautiful, and she won't be disliked by you." Yunxi said with a smile, as if he had guessed Zhu Zanyi's thoughts.
"Uncle, since my nephew has come to the capital, it is impossible not to talk to the uncles and uncles in the capital. If they ask why my nephew was called to the capital by his uncle, how should my nephew answer?" Zhu Zanyi added. asked.
"Just say that your uncle asked you to go to the capital to learn more about the training situation of the Guangxi Guards Station and how many soldiers are available if there is a war. Don't say anything else. If someone asks your uncle what he knows about these things, just say you don't I know." Yunxi said.
"My nephew understands." Zhu Zanyi said. He has been a prince for several years and understands what Yunxi means.
After that, Yunxi explained his plan to him in detail, and finally said: "When you enter the palace that day, dress better and look more like a vassal king, so as to leave a good impression on her."
"I know, uncle." Zhu Zanyi said.
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Three days later, Chen Liping entered the palace to meet the Queen. Since Chen Tianping's identity was confirmed, she had entered the palace many times to meet the Queen, so she had no doubts this time and entered the palace to meet Xiyao normally.
When she got off the bus at Chengtianmen, Zhu Zanyi saw her once, and then when Chen Liping left the palace, she was "accidentally" seen by Zhu Zanyi again.
Then Zhu Zanyi asked Yunxi to give Chen Liping to him according to the previous "script", even if she was promised to be the princess.
Yunxi summoned Chen Tianping to the palace, told him about the matter, and asked him if he would marry his sister to Zhu Zanyi as his concubine.
Chen Tianping agreed to the matter on the spot. Zhu Zanyi was the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and he was just north of Annan. There were too many benefits to marrying his sister to him. Moreover, when Zhu Zanyi saw Chen Liping, Chen Liping also saw Zhu Zanyi, and her first impression of him was Not bad. So how could Chen Tianping be unwilling? The matter was settled like this.