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... Ma Enhui doesn't hate Guo Yan, and Wen Gui's matter should have nothing to do with Guo Yan; but Ma Enhui doesn't like the deposed prince's family, so she doesn't need any reason.

However, Guo Yan and Zhang Shi, the deposed princess, seem to have a deep hatred; and Guo Yan's son, Zhu Zhanyi, is closely related to Gao Chi's family... So Ma Enhui is still not sure whether Guo Yan is an enemy or a friend!

Ma Enhui stood up from the chair and paced lightly on the wooden floor in the bedroom.She thought to herself: Although Guo Yan is in today's situation, her younger sister is the queen; maybe if I make friends with Guo Yan, I can have a chance to have a few words with the queen.

So taking advantage of Qiao'er's suggestion just now, Ma Enhui immediately agreed and took the initiative to go and walk around.But Ma Enhui had already been weighing this matter in her heart, and it had nothing to do with Qiaoer's rhetoric.

In short, Ma Enhui has nothing to do recently, so she walked around with Guo Yan a few times before she could figure out what kind of person Guo Yan is and what kind of thoughts she has.Before that, Ma Enhui was not sure how to get along with Guo Yan...

After thinking about Guo Yan and Gao Chi's family for a while, Ma Enhui gradually showed a sad expression on her face.

A sentence immediately popped up in her mind: Wen Gui doesn't understand anything, what's wrong with him?

More importantly, Wen Gui is not threatening at all!Even the violent|ruthless Zhu Di wanted to keep Wen Gui in Fengyang and keep some family affection for his subordinates because of this; but the abolished prince and his wife didn't even let that poor child go!

That's not counting.Tan Qing, the commander of Jinyiwei sent by the abolished prince, did something bad, and blatantly sent a message to Ma Enhui: "Think about it, what did you do wrong?" !

Ma Enhui seemed to have witnessed that naked|naked|naked contemptuous mockery and wanton|ravaged face with her own eyes, and she can't forget it till now!

Her heart fluctuated, and it was difficult to extinguish the flame in her chest!But even she herself didn't know whether it was because of the sadness and anger of Wen Gui's death, or because of the obsession to return after being trampled on triumphantly.

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Chapter 633 Universal Morality

Zhu Gaoxu didn't go to Xuanwu Gate recently, he went straight to the imperial gate when he left the Imperial Concubine's Palace in the morning, and met with the ministers.

Then he took the eunuch Hou Xian to the west of the Rouyi Hall; the Rouyi Hall is located to the north of the Wuying Hall.

The former Queen Annan, Queen Chen, and her son Chen Zhengyuan lived in Rouyi Hall.Not long ago, they went to Beijing with the family members of King Han's Mansion, and were settled in the Imperial Palace and lived here temporarily.

The Hall of Rouyi is not in the harem area. The original Taizu emperor Chang Yan lived here, reading books and chatting with his old brothers.But later emperors rarely stayed here.

"My lord, will this servant send someone to inform Mrs. Chen to meet him?" Hou Xian, a square-faced eunuch, said beside the sedan chair.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "No need, I will see the chief and deputy envoys of Cochin Province first."

Hou Xian hurriedly said: "My maidservant will make arrangements immediately."

Compared with Emperor Taizong's, Zhu Gaoxu's foreign strategy is completely different.

The relationship between the imperial court and the Mongolian tribes deteriorated, but after Zhu Gaoxu took the throne, he had no intention of sending envoys to Mongolia (to avoid being killed and humiliating himself); There was no official meeting, but I chose this place where Taizu Yanju lived.

When he arrived at the Rouyi Hall, he took a seat on the throne above the main hall. This chair seemed to have been used by Taizu.Zhu Gaoxu imagined the situation of the emperor sitting here, and also found a book, while waiting for the person to be summoned very relaxedly.

But the book in his hand has not been turned over for a long time, and he doesn't even know what book he is holding.Perhaps this is just a posture of thinking, and it is also very consistent with the decoration of the palace with calligraphy and paintings hanging on all sides.

After a long time, a man and a woman walked into the palace room.The chief and deputy envoys of Cochin were the same two people, Zhu Gaoxu had met them in Yunnan.The main envoy is a female Taoist priest named Chen Xianzhen; the deputy envoy is a general named Ruan Jingyi.

"I will pay my respects to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty." The two saluted.

They didn't kneel down, which is impolite according to the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Jiaozhi Province.But there are no ministers here, and Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want to worry about it; this is one of the reasons why he doesn't want to meet the envoy on a formal occasion.

Daming has its own etiquette, and the etiquette of both parties expresses the relationship and attitude; if it is in the main hall, there is a falling out directly because of the etiquette, is there still room for negotiation?

Zhu Gaoxu's body was sideways, facing the middle of the palace with his side face, and he said without turning his head: "At first, I asked Chen Jikuo to make amends for his crimes, but he was unwilling to support the 'criminal army'; The emperor, he sent you here again. Chen Jikuo has done nothing to me, yet he wrote a letter to be crowned king, how is that possible?"

Chen Xianzhen said: "The monarch (Chen Jikuo) and all the ministers also regret this matter."

Ruan Jingyi, whose skin was tanned, said: "The monarch of our country is the clan of the Annan Kingdom. Now he is going to Beijing with a tribute. He only wants to be crowned king by the Ming Emperor, so he will pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty! I hope the emperor will approve."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The former king's son, Chen Zhengyuan, who was murdered by the Hu family, is in the capital. He is more legal than Chen Jiyao in terms of rituals."

Ruan Jingyi said: "I'm afraid that Annan's civil and military will not recognize this person."

"Embrace your own dignity!" Zhu Gaoxu threw the book in his hand on the table, and said coldly, "Since you want to be enshrined in the imperial court and recognized by the Ming Dynasty, you must abide by the universal morality of our dynasty! Righteous son of the king , cannot inherit the throne, is there still morality and order in this world?"

Ruan Jingyi stood there stunned, and choked out a sentence: "The situation is like this, sometimes I'm afraid we can't just pay attention to etiquette and morality..."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't wait for his words to fall, and immediately said: "I don't pay attention to etiquette and morality, so why do you want to fly the banner of the Chen clan?" Li Li, who occupies Nghe An City (Nghe An Province), Lam Shan and other places, respects himself and wants to be a King, who should I enshrine?"

Chen Xian is really a Taoist priest, but she is also a woman. Her words should be gentler: "The emperor is angry, I heard that the Han Dynasty was divided into the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty; The clan was once destroyed by the rebellious officials Hu clan, and now the royal family has been revived, and the one with the highest clan merit should be the king."

"The one who helped the Chen family the most was the Ming court; otherwise, the Jiaozhi area would already have the surname Hu!" Zhu Gaoxu said.

He paused, then took a breath and said, "But according to Deputy Envoy Ruan, let's put aside etiquette and morality first, and talk about the reality."

Chen Xianzhen said: "Please show me the emperor."

If he didn't want to talk about reality, Zhu Gaoxu didn't have to meet the envoy in person.

He first narrated briskly: "From the memorials of Huang Zhong, the general stationed in Jiaozhi Province, and various civil and military officials, I learned that the situation in the Jiaozhi area at this time seems to be chaotic. Except for Dongguan City (Thang Long, Hanoi) The Ming garrison , there are probably three larger forces in Cochin Province: Chen Jikuo, Chen Wei, and Li Li.

These people have mutual grievances and suspicions, but because they believe that the Ming army is a greater threat, they have formed an alliance of varying density and want to fight against the Ming army together.

First, Chen Wei, seeing the fall of the regime of the Chen family and the Hu family, was the first to proclaim himself emperor; but he was eager to attack Dongguan, and had a quarrel with the generals under his command, and even killed your brother Ruan Jingyi.Before Chen Kui caused a big disturbance, several larger groups under his command rebelled|rebelled!Ruan Jingyi and others privately found out Chen Jikuo, and a group of generals formed an alliance based on this, plotted against Chen Wei, and arrested him.

Then Chen Jikuo was proclaimed emperor. Chen Jikuo attacked the prefectures and counties established by the "Jiaozhi Chief Envoy" everywhere, so his reputation was so great that he overshadowed Chen Wei.As a result, many Ming officials did not know Chen Wei, but only knew Chen Jikuo.

In fact, Chen Jikuo's power is not as powerful as that of Chen Wei, he is just a puppet supported by the generals.Among the generals, there were still some people who supported Chen Wei. Because the Ming army threatened too much, you released Chen Wei again in order not to weaken your strength; For the 'too emperor'.

The last tyrant who raised troops in Lamshan was Li Loi, who occupied Lamshan, Nghe An and other places by virtue of the dangers and forests.Li Li is smarter, he didn't proclaim himself emperor, he asked Chen Jikuo to become a king; he didn't want to be a leader, he just waited for you to deal with the Ming army.In name, these three forces have all formed an alliance and have a relationship between upper and lower.But they can't control each other, they are relatively independent forces.is that so? "

Having said this, Zhu Gaoxu said again: "If the Ming government and army really withdraw from Jiaozhi Province, will these three forces be able to live in peace?"

Ruan Jingyi said: "The emperor is wise and knows everything."

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head again with a sneer and said, "But the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not withdraw from Jiaozhi Province! Hu's tyranny|government is the achievement of our dynasty. Of course, we must fulfill our original intention and take back the throne for the son of the former king! All abide by universal morality."

Ruan Jingyi hurriedly asked: "What does the emperor mean, that Annan Kingdom will no longer be occupied as a province?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Emperor Taizong's original intention was also to seek justice for the Chen family; but after the war, the Chen family was not found for a while, and the ministers and the soldiers and civilians of Jiaozhi went to Beijing to petition, so Emperor Taizong temporarily assigned the land of Jiaozhi to the Dalai Lama. Jurisdiction within the Meiji. Now that I have found Chen Zhengyuan, I shall rebuild the Annan Kingdom and return the government to the Chen family."

Zhu Gaoxu paused for a while, and then said: "I have a way. Chen Jizuo is just a puppet supported by the superior. If you can support Chen Jizuo, why don't you support Chen Zhengyuan? Enjoy the glory and wealth for the royal family; you are still the generals of the Annan Kingdom. Wouldn’t it be beautiful for everyone to support Chen Zhengyuan, destroy the rebel Li Li, and enjoy peace and prosperity together?”

Ruan Jingyi and Chen Xianzhen looked at each other, Ruan Jingyi looked at her and shook his head slightly.

Zhu Gaoxu saw this subtle movement, and knew Ruan Jingyi's thoughts in his heart: Although both candidates are marionettes, Chen Jikuo is the puppet of the Annan people, and Chen Zhengyuan is the puppet of the Ming Dynasty!

Ruan Jingyi said: "When I came to Beijing, I asked the emperor to canonize it. I'm afraid I can't decide this matter."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "Take my thoughts back and tell everyone to think about it. Don't take chances. It will not be difficult for the Ming army to have a 'Battle of Conquering the Southern Kingdom' once. By then , and want to settle for second best to enjoy the glory and wealth, it is impossible."

Ruan Jingyi said: "I will take the emperor's opinion back and discuss it."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed, waved his hand lightly, and said thoughtfully: "Perhaps if we want everyone to sit down and talk, there will always be a river of blood, otherwise how can we be reconciled?"

"The ministers will leave." Ruan Jingyi and the two of them bowed.