In the side hall, the atmosphere was a bit unusual.
He originally planned to ask Huailaiwei commander Dong Chao about the sudden capture, but when he heard the emperor asking him this question, Hong Tianren did not dare to continue speaking.
"Wei Chen wants to say that as the imperial court's most powerful army, the Shenji Battalion's performance at Huailaiwei can be arranged for a few more days, so that those foreign envoys can fully see the power of our Ming Dynasty."
On the chair, Hong Tianren said respectfully.
"Of course you can. If you don't tell me, I would like to let the Shenji Battalion perform for a few more days. The Shenji Battalion is my absolute weapon in the Ming Dynasty's north and south campaigns, and it is also a powerful deterrent to surrounding countries." Speaking of the Shenji Battalion,
Ming Chengzu looked proud.
The Five Military Camps, the Three Thousand Camps, and the Shenji Camp were the three major camps of the Imperial Guards in the capital. Especially the Shenji Camp was the favorite of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.
In the face of the powerful firearms of the Shenji Battalion, there is no enemy that cannot be defeated and no city defense that cannot be breached.
In every northern expedition, Ming Chengzu had to take the Shenji Camp with him, which is enough to show the importance of the Shenji Camp in the mind of Ming Chengzu.
But today, Ming Chengzu's heart was not with Shenjiying. He wanted to hear what Hong Tianren, the old general and minister, thought of King Zhao.
However, since he avoided this topic, Ming Chengzu naturally had no choice but to continue.
"This is very good. With the large-scale firearms demonstration at the Shenji Camp, I believe that those envoys from foreign countries will know the truth and will report truthfully to their countries when they return. In this way, the number of countries that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty will increase
Quite a few." Hong Tianren also rambled on.
Seeing Hong Tianren's serious look, Ming Chengzu smiled faintly, looked at Wang Xiaosi next to him, and changed the topic.
"Xiao Si, give Xiao Chen three bowls of West Lake Longjing."
"Your Majesty, the tea bowl in front of you is West Lake Longjing." Wang Xiaosi said hurriedly, bowing his body.
"Oh." Ming Chengzu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. "Hong Aiqing, this is the best West Lake Longjing. Come and try it."
"Oh, okay." Hong Tianren responded and hurriedly picked up the tea bowl in front of him.
"Don't tell me, this Xiao Chen is really a thoughtful person. When he went to Hangzhou to handle a case, he didn't forget to bring me some of the best local tea when he came back." Ming Chengzu began to guide the topic intentionally.
Lin Shangli also picked up the tea bowl and listened to Ming Chengzu's words without saying a word.
Today, my main task is to accompany Hong Tianren, so I will leave the right to speak to him.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the captain in purple also followed you to Huailaiwei. Why didn't you see him beside you?" Hong Tianren took a sip of tea and asked hurriedly without caring about the taste of the tea in his mouth.
There are rumors outside that Xiao Chen has been ignored by the emperor because he chopped off the King of Han's right hand.
And yesterday there was another rumor that Xiao Chen went to King Zhao's residence to personally investigate the case.
The ins and outs are so confusing that Hong Tianren doesn’t know which rumor is true.
Now, the emperor suddenly mentioned the captain in purple, and he must have his own purpose.
I asked this casually, showing that I cared about both the emperor and the captain in purple, so there should be no problem.
"Xiao Chen is a sharp weapon in my hand. It is used to do big things, not to be by my side." Ming Chengzu laughed.
This sentence made Hong Tianren confused. After thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have no direct answer to his question.
If I don't ask the question directly, the emperor will hide and seek with me. What's the point of such a conversation?
Putting down the tea bowl and leaning forward slightly, Hong Tianren looked at Ming Chengzu solemnly: "Your Majesty, all foreign envoys now live in the Huailaiwei camp, and their daily meals and meals are basically arranged by Dong Chao, the commander of Huailaiwei.
Yesterday, when I woke up, I suddenly discovered that Dong Chao suddenly disappeared in Huailaiwei. After asking about it, I found out that he had been captured by Dongchang."
"Well, what next?" Ming Chengzu picked up the tea bowl and waited for the next step.
"Ministers of the DPRK, it's nothing. But I don't know what these foreign envoys would think about Dong Chao's sudden disappearance." Hong Tianren did not dare to say the next words.
Looking at the tea bowl in his hand, Ming Chengzu raised his head: "Do you want to ask me why we captured Dong Chao?"
"I am afraid that it will arouse suspicion in the minds of those foreign envoys, so I would like to ask what happened to Dong Chao. Just when the 'hunting' activity was in full swing, he was suddenly captured by Dongchang." Hong Tianren stood up.
He stood up, bowed his body, and bowed respectfully to Ming Chengzu.
It was obviously inappropriate for me to ask this question. However, for the sake of the overall situation, I had to ask clearly. Otherwise, if those envoys from foreign countries asked me about Dong Chao's whereabouts, how should I answer?
"If you say that you haven't heard anything, I don't believe it at all." Ming Chengzu chuckled.
For such a big matter, even if there is a news blockade, it is only for those envoys from foreign countries. These courtiers of my own should know more or less what is going on.
As the commander-in-chief of hunting in Huailai, Hong Tianren should have heard about this matter.
"We heard that Wang Yuan, a member of the Jinyi Guards, assassinated King Zhao at his residence, and Dong Chao was also involved." Hong Tianren said with a serious face.
"For such a big thing, someone must be responsible. Since it happened in Huailaiwei, the commander of Huailaiwei will be responsible. I think there is nothing wrong with this. As for the subsequent affairs, there is a deputy commander in charge, so there should be no
What's the problem?" Looking at Hong Tianren, Ming Chengzu said calmly.
"Thousands of Jin Yiwei assassinated King Zhao. I don't believe it, and I don't dare to believe it." Hong Tianren's voice was low, but his attitude was extremely firm.
"Hong Aiqing's words are a bit inappropriate. At the scene of the incident, not only the guards of King Zhao, but also the soldiers of Huailai Guard witnessed it with their own eyes." Ming Chengzu said with great interest.
He wanted to take this opportunity to see what kind of image King Zhao had in the minds of the ministers.
"The Jin Yiwei accompanied the emperor to Huailai to guard this time. The purpose is to cooperate with Dongchang to be responsible for the safety of the civil fort. The Jin Yiwei's camp is near the civil fort. He has a thousand households. He doesn't live in his own camp, so he went to Huailai where there are strong soldiers and many people.
The guards assassinated King Zhao. This was not an assassination. This was just sacrificing one's life. I really can't imagine how much the royal guard Qianhu and King Zhao could enjoy themselves, even risking their lives for an assassination." Hong Tianren's voice was low and slow.
Slowly express your opinion.
"What do you mean, Qianhu, the Jin Yiwei, didn't go to assassinate King Zhao?" Ming Chengzu asked calmly.
"On this point, I dare not draw a conclusion easily. However, if the commander of Huailai Guard is taken down because of this matter, then he would be a bit unjust." Hong Tianren said in a low voice.
"Bold." Ming Chengzu shouted angrily, "The prince was assassinated, and the commander is jointly and severally responsible. How can there be any injustice?"
