In the living room, Li An, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was very puzzled.
When Xiao Chen came to his house, he just wanted to make trouble with him, but now he was asking all kinds of questions about his housekeeper, including whether he could find a flower.
However, when Xiao Chen asked this question, Wang Wencheng felt faintly uneasy in his heart.
Even when Xiao Chen got angry before and split the hard ancient sword in two, although Wang Wencheng was afraid, there was always a Minister of Punishment in front of him to block him.
But now, Xiao Chen turned his gaze nakedly on himself, and when he mentioned Tiance Guard, the happy smile on his face made the string in Wang Wencheng's heart tighten again.
Although his identity is known to everyone in the world, when it comes from Xiao Chen's mouth, it feels so meaningful.
"Back to my lord, I was indeed a member of Tiance Guard before." Wang Wencheng replied hurriedly.
Hearing that the other party admitted his previous identity, Xiao Chen smiled with satisfaction. However, the word "King of Han" came to his mind.
Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han, was the second son of Ming Chengzu, and he was also very similar to Ming Chengzu in all aspects.
He always followed Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty and fought in the north and south, and also made great achievements in battle.
In his early years, Zhu Gaoxu was idle and had bad conduct. It was common for him to kill officials and civilians at will because of trivial matters.
Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, who was still King of Yan at that time, was not willing to be withdrawn from the vassal by Emperor Jianwen, so he launched an army to quell the war. He left his eldest son, the current crown prince Zhu Gaochi, to guard Peiping, and took his second son Zhu Gaoxu with the army to go on the expedition.
Although Zhu Gaoxu was idle and disliked studying, he was tall and strong, and was a first-class expert in charging in front of the army. He saved Ming Chengzu in danger several times and was deeply loved by Ming Chengzu.
When talking to people, Ming Chengzu mentioned many times that Zhu Gaoxu was very similar to himself, praising him for being brave and resourceful, and that he was a rare military genius.
Because of this, Zhu Gaoxu, who was originally unconstrained, became arrogant, arrogant and arrogant, and did many illegal things.
Just because he was still dealing with Emperor Jianwen's army, Ming Chengzu turned a blind eye to this, which made Zhu Gaoxu do whatever he wanted, leaving a very bad reputation in the army.
In the first year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty successfully captured Yingtian Mansion and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He also wanted to make Zhu Gaoxu the crown prince.
However, Zhu Gaoxi had already offended many high-ranking officials in the court. In addition, Zhu Gaochi was a "good emperor's grandson" in the mouth of Ming Taizu and appointed him as the crown prince of Yan. Ming Chengzu thought twice and gave up his favorite Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaochi was the crown prince.
At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu was granted the title of King of Han and the vassal state of Yunnan.
Zhu Gaoxu, who has always been praised as being very similar to Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty and must be the successor of Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, could not accept the failure of seizing the direct descendants. He stayed in the capital and was unwilling to go to the vassal state. He also told Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty that Yunnan was too much.
It's far away. If you miss your father, it's not easy to come back even once.
Ming Chengzu had no choice but to agree to stay.
After staying in the capital for a long time, Zhu Gaochi was very dissatisfied when he saw that Ming Chengzu had established a new army for the prince. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to his own safety, he asked Ming Chengzu to hire Tiance Guards as his bodyguard.
During this period, because of his identity as the second son, Zhu Gaoxu often compared himself with Emperor Taizong Li Er of the Tang Dynasty, showing off that he was brave and resourceful and could assist Ming Chengzu in governing the world. Later, taking advantage of Ming Chengzu's happiness, he asked the two guards to serve as
Your own guard.
In the thirteenth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoxu was granted the title of Qingzhou, but he still refused to go and said unhappily: "What sin do I have? My father wants to send me to a distant and barren place."
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu was already thirty-five years old and in his prime. There was no need to stay in the capital and live under the protection of Ming Chengzu.
Seeing that he was unwilling to leave, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty suspected that Zhu Gaoxu had the intention of seizing his direct descendant, and immediately issued an edict urging him to join the vassal.
However, Zhu Gaoxu still did not move, and took advantage of the opportunity of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty to personally recruit troops and horses, and used the imperial chariots and horses beyond his status as a vassal king.
In the 14th year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty returned to the court. When he learned that Zhu Gaoxun had violated the law more than ten times, he was extremely angry. He scolded him, stripped him of his official uniform, imprisoned him in Xihua Gate, and prepared to depose him to a commoner.
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Under the intercession of Prince Zhu Gaochi, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty made some concessions and granted him the title of Le'an Prefecture in the 15th year of Yongle.
Although Zhu Gaoxun wanted to vassal Le'an Prefecture, Xiao Chen didn't believe it at all. He would just stay in Le'an Prefecture and remain indifferent.
Xiao Chen had never bothered to get involved in the fight for the right to inherit the throne between princes, but the butler of Li An, the Minister of Punishment, actually came from Tiance Guards. Xiao Chen seemed to have vaguely seen the real behind-the-scenes of the imperial conspiracy against him.
Planner.
"Steward Wang, I wonder how the King of Han is doing in Le'an Prefecture now?" Xiao Chen smiled and asked lightly.
Hearing this, Wang Wencheng's heart was agitated.
"I don't know this," Wang Wencheng replied in a low voice.
Although the Tiance Guards were once the guards of Han King Zhu Gaoxu, the emperor was angry and dispersed the Tiance Guards. As long as he insists that he knows nothing about the current Han King, the other side has nothing to do with him.
Wang Wencheng rolled his eyes and thought to himself.
"You followed the new master and completely forgot about your old master. You are really a loyal and good steward." Xiao Chen laughed and looked back at Li An, the Minister of Punishment.
"Master Li, there are some things that you should not be involved in, and there are some muddy waters that you cannot wade into. Do you understand what I say?" Xiao Chen said calmly, looking at Li An who lowered his head to avoid his eyes.
Seeing what Xiao Chen said so straightforwardly, Li An couldn't avoid it, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "I understand, I understand."
"This head of yours will be placed on your neck for the time being. As for the life and death of your people, it all depends on your thoughts. You can take care of yourself." After saying these words, Xiao Chen turned around and walked out of the living room.
After watching Xiao Chen disappear out of the door, Li An got up from the ground, raised his arm, and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his bright second-grade official uniform.
One moment, he was standing high and at the pinnacle of his life. The next moment, he was stepped on by Xiao Chen and fell to the bottom of his life.
Li An had mixed feelings in his heart, which was not a good feeling.
If you don't act like a good minister, insist on listening to others' slander, and participate in this dispute, what are you trying to do?
Li An looked at the hard ancient sword that had been broken into two halves on the ground and couldn't help but sigh.
Just when Xiao Chen walked a few dozen feet out of the gate, Duan Tianming, who had been hiding in the darkness, came up to him.
"What's going on?" Duan Tianming asked.
"This Li An has a big problem. Arrange manpower to thoroughly monitor his residence. If any suspicious people are found, take them back to the East Factory."
