In the official post, everyone had not eaten much meat, but had drunk most of the jar of wine.
Duan Tianming's face turned red and his eyes became blurred.
Stretching out his right hand, he gently rubbed his forehead and looked at Xiao Chen: "Today, our troops from the East Factory are here. Didn't you say that you would go to Dingxi overnight and raid Dingxihou's house? Otherwise, we can use this wine
Aren’t you going to drink any more?”
"Are you unable to drink anymore, or are you afraid that I'll cause trouble if I drink too much?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Of course I can still drink, I'm afraid you may have drunk too much. The most important thing is that you are reunited with Master today. If you are so drunk that you just want to lie down and sleep, wouldn't it be disrespectful?" Duan Tianming tried his best to defend himself.
Mr. Zhang on the opposite side frowned and couldn't help but look at Xiao Chen: "You said you want to raid Ding Xihou's house?"
"Yes." Xiao Chen took the wine jar and poured himself another full bowl, "Master, you don't know something. On the surface, Dingxihou is honest and honest, and loves the people like a son, but secretly he is doing shady things.
.He encouraged his son to secretly hide arms and failed, and poisoned him to death in prison. Now, I have found the cave where he hid arms in Nanshan, and the person who helped him run all this was Gong Changwei Commander Zhang.
Xing. Zhang Xing has confessed, and the weapons are in my hands. It is only natural to go to his house to search for clues."
"You said that Wang Rong, Marquis of Dingxi, secretly hid arms with Gong Changwei? For this reason, he also killed his own son? Which son did he poison to death? Where is he now?" Perhaps because of the excitement in his heart, Mr. Zhang suddenly suddenly
stood up.
"He is now imprisoned by me in the prison of Gongchang Mansion. A few days ago, while I was away, the commander of Gongchang Guard secretly put him and Wang Kuan, the youngest son of Dingxihou, the magistrate of Gongchang Mansion, in a room.
In the cell, while taking the opportunity to eat, Ding Xihou poisoned Wang Kuan's water bowl and poisoned him to death," Xiao Chen said.
"The sky really has eyes." Mr. Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed.
Seeing Mr. Zhang's sudden appearance, Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming were startled at the same time.
"Master, what are you doing?"
"Back then, Duke Liang's most fatal blow was stabbed by the Marquis of Dingxi. For so many years, I have always wanted to kill him to vent my hatred, but it's a pity that he rarely comes out of the Dingxi Marquis' mansion."
There was a trace of ferocity in Mr. Zhang's eyes, and his right fist was clenched instantly.
"The fatal knife? Master, can you tell me in detail?" When he heard that it was Ding Xihou who stabbed his father with the fatal knife, the anger in Xiao Chen's heart suddenly arose.
Mr. Zhang nodded and sat down slowly again.
After pondering for a while, he let out a long breath: "If we want to talk about this matter, we can only talk about it from the beginning."
"Master, just tell me, everything I know about my father is part of the government's deliberate attempt to smear it. I want to know what is going on with my father's so-called rebellion." Looking at Mr. Zhang, Xiao Chen's expression was incomparable.
of solemnity.
"All of this has to start with Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao, because he was the 'chief culprit' who was convicted of treason, killed three tribes, and implicated 15,000 people." Mr. Zhang nodded.
, seemed to be reminiscing, and began to talk.
"Zhu Yuanzhang trained Zhu Biao as his successor from an early age. When he proclaimed himself King of Wu, he made ten-year-old Zhu Biao his crown prince. Until Zhu Biao died of illness, during his twenty-seven years as successor, he never thought about replacing someone. Not only did he take great care
He also invited famous Confucian scholars such as Song Lian to teach him Confucian classics. When Zhu Biao was appointed as the crown prince, he ordered the meritorious and morally mature person to also lead the East Palace, and no longer set up additional government officials outside the East Palace, including Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Chang
Yuchun and other meritorious officials intended that while Zhu Yuanzhang was out fighting, the prince would supervise the country so that the generals and prime ministers could assist him. It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang devoted a lot of effort to Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao."
"Zhu Biao was gentle and elegant. He was born in peace and happiness, but he had no dandy habits. He was loyal, devoted himself to teaching, and was very respectful to his ministers and teachers. When he was the prince, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was too cruel to kill people, so he suggested the implementation of "the policy of tolerance and peace"
, with Zhu Yuanzhang as the inverse comparison, one can imagine Zhu Biao’s support in the court. In the minds of ministers, Zhu Biao is the new generation of wise ‘emperor’.”
"In terms of human relations, King Chang Yuchun of Kaiping is the father-in-law of Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao, and King Kaiping is the brother-in-law of General Lan, Duke of Liang. Zhu Biao has to call the general uncle. Because of this relationship, the general
The general is an absolutely staunch princeling, and he always protects Zhu Biao's status as prince."
"When Zhu Biao was still there, Zhu Yuanzhang would not take it seriously even if the general made a little mistake. Because the general was Zhu Biao's man, he was the backbone of the Zhu family's maintenance of rule."
"But contrary to expectations, the prince Zhu Biao passed away before he could take over the Ming Dynasty from Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang showed his love for Zhu Biao most vividly. He defied all opinions and did not pass the throne to his other sons.
Instead, he made Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor, the crown prince. Because Zhu Yunwen was his favorite son and Zhu Biao's flesh and blood."
"However, Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious by nature and could not see the general's loyalty to the court. He was just worried that once the young Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he would not be able to control these military attaches with outstanding military exploits, so he tried every means to remove these founding generals and leave them behind.
Zhu Yunwen's imperial uncles assist him in governing the world."
Speaking of this, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but sneered: "It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang never imagined that the person who seized the imperial power from his grandson was none other than his fourth son Zhu Di, who thought he was very relieved."
"Master." Staring at Mr. Zhang, Xiao Chen said with a puzzled face: "According to what you said, my father supports Prince Zhu Biao very much, and he should also have good feelings for Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunwen. Why did Zhu Biao die?
Later, Taizu began to doubt his father, became wary of him, and even accused him of treason and had him killed. Is it true that my father was an extremely anxious, arrogant, domineering, and incomprehensible person as advertised by the court?"
At this moment, Xiao Chen was also extremely anxious.
According to common sense, the hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable.
However, if his father is really a heinous and evil person who has done all kinds of bad things, how can he have the nerve to seek revenge in every possible way?
Although Xiao Chen understands that his father is just a victim of a good bird hiding a cunning rabbit and a dead lackey, the rumors that his father is extremely anxious, arrogant and domineering are probably not groundless.
Although every son hopes that his father is a perfect man in his heart, Xiao Chen is different. He wants to know what kind of person his father is. How different is it from the current evaluation of the court.
Hearing Xiao Chen ask himself this, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but smile a little awkwardly.
"King Chang Yuchun of Kaiping has a nickname of Chang Shiwan, which means that he can withstand an enemy army of 100,000 troops by himself. And General Lan, Duke of Liang, has his true biography. To put it bluntly, Duke of Liang
He was the only one among us Han people who taught the nomads how to use cavalry on the battlefield. King Kaiping had one thing that was inappropriate, which was to kill and surrender. In his words, soldiers should die on the battlefield. So.
, even if the other party surrenders, it is impossible to escape death from King Kaiping. Duke Liang inherited the skills of King Kaiping, and also inherited his characteristics to a large extent: anxiety. But having said that, famous generals have their own abilities, of course.
He will also have the temper of a famous general, this is not an exaggeration in my opinion."
"So, my father still has big shortcomings." Looking at Mr. Zhang and then at King Duan Tianming and Zheng Zheng next to them, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh naively.
"If a military general has no character at all, he cannot manage the army at all. If there is a shortcoming that the general has, it is that he is too upright and dares to speak and act." Mr. Zhang shook his head and refuted Xiao Chen's statement.
"From this point of view, the real cause of my father's death was because of his merits and status?"
"Yes." Mr. Zhang nodded, "There is a fundamental difference between Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Biao. Zhu Yunwen does not have prestige in the military. When Zhu Yunwen was born, the world was basically stable, and he did not need to have much connection with the military.
Zhu Biao was different. Zhu Biao had been with Zhu Yuanzhang since he was a child. His father-in-law was Chang Yuchun, King of Kaiping, and he had high prestige in the army. When Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had killed enough people, had no choice but to fight for his grandson.
Er eradicates the backbone of the army and removes all obstacles and people who may threaten Zhu Yunwen's rule. And Liang Guogong is his first choice target."
