Father can be an enemy to the country

Freshly baked dishes were served in Dingguo Mansion, and the guests took turns toasting to Duke Dingguo. Wang Bi did not refuse anyone who came, and he was very drunk.

Zhu Zhen looked on with a smile and whispered to Eunuch Wu.

After half-drinking, the third child asked strangely: "Old Wu, don't you need to go to the other two houses to deliver the message?"

"Go back to King Jin, no need." Eunuch Wu said with a smile, "Someone is at the Yingguo Duke's Mansion."

"What do you mean?" Lao San lowered his voice and asked, "Is it possible that no one is going to Liang Guogong's mansion?"

"Oh, it seems that the iron coupons over there are going to be changed, so they won't be awarded together." Eunuch Wu also lowered his voice.

"Is that so..." The third child wisely stopped asking. Although Eunuch Wu didn't have to deliver the order, he still had to go back to work on his errands, so he sat for a while and then got up and left.

After he left, the third child whispered to the sixth child: "Things have changed."

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "Lanyu is in trouble."

The imperial edict on the iron coupon was first traced with a brush, then carved by a craftsman, and finally filled in with gold.

If there are any errors in writing, they will be discovered in advance and will not be discovered until the very end.

Therefore, the content of the imperial edict must have been changed... and the edict was decreed by the emperor, so naturally only old thieves can change it.

"During the triumphal ceremony the day before yesterday, my father still regarded him as his pet peeve, saying that he was his Wei Zhongqing and Li Yaoshi." Zhu Fan said with a smile: "Why did he fall out of favor in the blink of an eye? Isn't this too fast? "

"It seems like there's something big going on." Zhu Zhen wiped his mustache with his thumb.

"What's the matter?" Lao San looked at him.

"I didn't know." Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly: "I just want nothing to do so I can get out of here as soon as possible."

"Hehe, I'm afraid that things will go against your wishes again." Zhu Fan said with a strange smile: "I have an intuition that this matter is not trivial."

"You just have a crow's mouth." Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes at him.

~~

At dusk, the banquet ended and the guests left one after another.

Wang Bi sent all the guests away and then returned to the flower hall.

In the hall, Princess Dian, Mr. Yang and his sons and daughters-in-law were all having tea and talking.

"Princess, where is the prince?" Wang Bi asked.

"Your Majesty is waiting for Daddy in the study." Wang Run'er replied.

"Oh. I'll be there right away." Wang Bi responded and hurried to the study room of the back house to meet him.

In the study, Zhu Zhen was admiring the portrait of King Kaiping hanging in the middle hall with his hands behind his back.

Hearing him come in, Zhu Zhen smiled and said: "Come, sir, please take a seat."

"My lord, please don't be a minister for fun. I still don't know how this prince came to be?" Wang Bi's wine was much better than Lan Yu's. Although he was drunk, his mind was still clear. "Actually, it was the emperor who rewarded the prince."

"Hey, don't say that. There is no such thing as a 'humane duke' in the world. First of all, my father-in-law's contribution is enough." Zhu Zhen smiled and picked up the iron coupon and read:

"Didn't you hear what my father said? Clear the lakes, Hunan, Fujian and Zhejiang, flatten the Henan, Yan and Qin. To achieve success in southern Yunnan, open the Dragon's Tail Pass first; to declare power in the Han River, sweep away the sea of ​​fish! This country's meritorious service will make a country's Duke, Not an exaggeration at all!”

"Your Majesty is so generous to me." Although Wang Bi said this, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

"Hey, it's the same sentence. Father-in-law earns face by himself." Zhu Zhen sat down next to him, tapping his finger on the coffee table and said: "It's time for father-in-law to build his own mountain now..."

"I don't have that ambition..." Wang Bi waved his hands quickly, but was stunned as he spoke. He knew that the prince would not say such things without reason, especially on a day like today. He quickly pinched himself to make his head clearer, and then asked in a low voice: "What does the prince mean?"

"You and Lan Yu are both Dukes now, so it wouldn't be appropriate to attack him on the mountain, right?" Zhu Zhen said softly: "How can there be a Duke who follows others? Of course, the second generations like Deng Zhen and Li Jinglong don't count. "

"What, is there something wrong with Lan Yu?" Wang Bi's face turned pale, and he was mostly awake from the wine.

"There are signs of that." Zhu Zhen sighed quietly: "Even if nothing happens for a while, with the arrogance he showed after the war, sooner or later he will harm the people around him."

"Yes. I feel the same way." Wang Bi nodded solemnly and said: "Before the great victory at Yuyuerhai, although he was arrogant, he was still calm. After the great victory, especially after separation from the prince, his whole person changed. , became arrogant, acted recklessly, and refused to listen to advice. I tried to persuade him twice, and he almost fell out with me. "

"Yes." Zhu Zhen said softly: "I guess the things he did have already reached the ears of my father. That's why I delayed awarding him the iron certificate."

"Ah?" Wang Bi was surprised and said, "Does the emperor want to remove his prince?"

"It shouldn't be so. After all, he is my father's 'Zhong Qing' and 'Medicine Master'. That would be too embarrassing." Zhu Zhen shook his head and said, "But I guess my father will definitely give a warning."

"I hope he can be alert." Wang Bi said solemnly.

"Do you think it can be done?" Zhu Zhen asked back.

"..." Wang Bi pondered for a long time and said dejectedly: "That's enough."

"I understand, Your Majesty, I will try to draw a clear line with him." Then he expressed his stance to Zhu Zhen.

"There's no need to try. I've been going south recently, and before I left, I asked my father to come over. Are you willing?" Zhu Zhen asked: "There is no war in the world now, and there is only war to fight in the southwest. I will continue to work hard to fight for hereditary replacement." How's that?"

"Of course it's no problem." Wang Bi smiled and said, "It would be great to be able to follow the prince."

"Okay. Don't worry about the transfer, I'll take care of it." Zhu Zhen stretched happily and said, "It's too late to leave with me, so father-in-law should leave with Run'er and his mother."

"As you wish." Wang Bi responded, and couldn't help laughing, "Your Highness is really eager to go home."

"That's right, I came out in the 17th year of Hongwu, and it's been the 20th year of Hongwu!" Zhu Zhen said with a bitter smile, "If I don't go back, the children won't recognize me. Is that reasonable, is that reasonable?!"

"Yes, but why does it sound familiar?" Wang Bi asked.

"Because I said the same thing to you two years ago." Zhu Zhen said depressedly, "If anyone stops me this time, I will definitely turn against him!"

"When does Your Highness decide to leave?" Wang Bi asked again.

"I'm waiting for my fourth brother to be pardoned, and we brothers will go south together." Zhu Zhen said.

"Ah? Will the emperor agree?" Wang Bi asked in surprise.

"Big brother has agreed." Zhu Zhen coughed lightly and said, "Father will agree."

"Even if there is no war on the northern front, the King of Qin is in Xi'an, the King of Jin is in Taiyuan, and the King of Yan is in Beiping. It is still very important to stabilize the country." Wang Bi said softly, "The emperor may not be willing to let them go easily."

"Hehe, the emperor thinks so, but the future emperor may not think so." Zhu Zhen smiled faintly and said, "Even if my old man thought so before, he may not think so now."

"I understand." Wang Bi shuddered and dared not ask any more questions.