Ordinary people have never seen King Xiang's arrogant look in the ancestral hall, nor have they seen the scene where he was so angry that he pointed a sword at the emperor's nose and asked him to be buried with him. In their impression and word of mouth, King Xiang was knowledgeable and sensible.
Gentle and gentle, he is a completely gentleman.
There were a lot of doubts about being suddenly labeled as a rebel, but now the eldest son of King Xiang jumped out and asked the emperor for an explanation, and many people still supported him.
Lin Chong was helpless, how else could he explain to him, King Xiang was dead, and his son did not recognize the confession written by him, insisting that someone else copied and tampered with his father's handwriting, and insisted that his father did not
would do such a thing.
Lin Chong was also helpless. The people he saw were all from the palace.
Furthermore, even if I find 300 witnesses, I still can't stand someone saying I don't believe it. If I don't believe it, I don't believe it. I don't believe anything you say, but I just want you to give me an explanation today.
Lin Chong thought to himself, if you want to fight, just say so without having to find an excuse. Throughout the ages, when great powers fight, they always like to find an excuse to dominate the public opinion. This is surprisingly consistent.
Why are you going through so many twists and turns when you're not here to reason? Do you really want to bring King Yi along with you if you really want an explanation?
However, after actually seeing King Yi, Lin Chong felt that he really came to ask for an explanation from King Xiang, and he sounded convinced of Zhu Changcheng's story.
Mu Xi and Mu Mu led a thousand shadow cavalry guards to guard the Qianqing Palace at all times. Wang Chengen saw that the two men were ready to force the palace if they disagreed, so he had to propose to Lin Chong that he call the three major battalions back.
Lin Chong shook his head and refused. With the addition of the three major battalions, Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui finally had signs of winning the war. Now that the three major battalions were called back, they couldn't bear it at all, so they probably just followed him back.
Although Lin Chong has not been emperor for a long time, he is already able to understand the situation very well. No matter how much trouble King Yi and the others make, this issue is still an internal matter and there is room for negotiation.
But once the Qing people were given an opportunity to take advantage of it, internal affairs would escalate into a major issue of national survival.
Dorgon will not give you room for compromise. When the time comes, he will be a complete king of subjugation, and he will probably die miserably.
So even though the current situation seems dangerous, Lin Chong has never thought about bringing people back, just because the situation will only get even more out of control by then.
Lin Chong wanted to have a good talk with Zhu Changcheng. In fact, it sounded quite ridiculous. A son who rebelled against a thief and his father-killing enemy did not look like a combination that they could sit together and drink tea and chat with in peace.
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But Lin Chong just likes to do things that others think are unbelievable. On the afternoon of the third day, they actually sat together and drank tea, and the atmosphere didn't seem very tense.
If others didn't tell you, you wouldn't know that these two people were eager to strangle each other to death.
Lin Chong invited Zhu Changcheng and King Yi to have dinner. Anyone with a discerning eye would say that this was a Hongmen banquet but don't go there. Zhu Changcheng decided not to take the usual route to keep the appointment.
As for King Yi, he was really happy when he heard that the emperor planned to have a good talk with them, and he was looking forward to it so that there would be no need to fight.
Lin Chong really did not intend to catch them all at this Hongmen Banquet. The other party would not come to the banquet unprepared. Maybe you just dropped the teacup on your front foot, which means that the person who rushes out the next second is not someone you know at all.
Secondly, if he really kills these two people at the banquet, his reputation as a foolish king who persecutes loyal people will be confirmed by himself.
Whether it was to buy time or to explore Zhu Changcheng's tone, he just put on the banquet.
Zhu Changcheng and King Yi came on time, and they greeted each other politely and said a few official words.
During the meal, Lin Chong brought out his business. He called for Ling Yiqu, the Minister of Dali Temple, and Feng Ying, the Minister of Punishment, and told in detail what happened to King Xiang at that time.
Wang alone took responsibility and did not harm his relatives and family members.
After he finished speaking, he took a glass of wine and took a sip, waiting to see the reactions of Zhu Changcheng and King Yi, who seemed easy to deceive.
King Yi sounded surprised. He seemed a little unsure in front of so many evidences and decent people: "Um, Chang Cheng, I think there may be some other secrets about this matter, why don't we go back and discuss it carefully?
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Zhu Changcheng glared at him and King Yi shrank his neck cooperatively and stopped talking.
"Your Majesty, after all, anyone can take out these things. Besides, you said that my father uses witchcraft to control court officials. How is this possible? He has never known anything about these things, and my father is very kind.
Du, how could it be possible to use the method you mentioned? Do you still have those controlled people here to confront?"
Lin Chong spread his hands: "The child Gu must depend on the mother Gu to live. When the mother Gu dies, the child Gu will naturally be buried with it. Now that King Xiang has gone to the Western Paradise, how can there be any controlled people alive? These
The words were indeed spoken by your father himself before he died. If you don’t believe it, there is nothing I can do about it.”
Zhu Changcheng smiled: "The emperor must know the purpose of my coming here. We know some things well, but I still thank you for your hospitality. I am full."
King Yi was not full yet, but looking at Zhu Changcheng, he seemed to be leaving, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks honestly, looked at the emperor, and then at Zhu Changcheng, looking very confused.
Lin Chong raised his chin and looked at him: "Do you have any relatives in King Yi's family?"
King Yi heard the question and replied honestly: "I still have younger brothers and sisters at home, and they are all doing well."
"Is your mother-in-law okay?"
King Yi lowered his head: "My mother left a long time ago. In fact, I haven't seen her much."
Lin Chong was stunned for a moment: "What about the younger siblings you are talking about?"
"Those are the children of other concubines. My father-in-law said that no matter whether we are the same mother or not, we are all brothers and sisters connected by blood."
Lin Chong smiled: "Well, your father is right."
Zhu Changcheng saw that Lin Chong was about to instigate the foolish prince next to him if he continued to chat, so he quickly grabbed people and prepared to leave.
In fact, the reason why Lin Chong dared to continue to put the three major battalions in Bazhou to confront Dorgon was another very important reason for relying on the intertwined Jianghu forces in the capital. There is no doubt that the Red Flower Society supports the Ming Dynasty, and Miss Rong also knows it clearly.
It means that the Red Flower Club is willing to stand on one's side.
As for the Heaven and Earth Sect, he still doesn't know the attitude of the Heaven and Earth Sect, but with the Shadow Cavalry Guards there, at least his life is safe.