Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Afterwards, a few people chatted for a while, and Zhen Wucai asked Tan Zhong and Wang Tong: "I heard from my fourth sister and fifth sister that you have something to ask me? Do you want me to clarify your doubts?"

After the two looked at each other, Tan Zhong nodded and said: "That's right, big brother, Beiping is too weird these days. Before the guards were dispatched to Kaiping, my father and Wang Tong's father were both left behind, and the third brother, as the general banner It has also been left idle, and with the fact that His Royal Highness King Yan had a problem yesterday, we are really worried."

"Did your father say anything to you?" Zhen Wu asked.

Both shook their heads.

Zhen Wu thought about it, Zhang Bing and Xie Gui's eyeliner in Beiping City does not know how many, God knows if anyone is staring at them, if they are not worried, they look calm, it will definitely make Zhang Bing and Xie Gui suspicious, want to come to Tan Yuan He Wang Zhen didn't tell these two people, just like he didn't tell the third child, they were both worried.

Although they have had some experience over the years, they are obviously still young.

In that case, Zhen Wu couldn't tell them the truth.

He sighed and said: "The current situation is really difficult, but you can't help much, you don't have to worry, if your situation is useful, your father and I will inform you, and you can be honest these days At home, don't cause trouble, understand?"

Although these words were addressed to Tan Zhong and the other two, after speaking, Zhen Wu's tone became severe, causing the third child and the seventh child to stand up from their seats and bow their heads involuntarily.

A big brother of a generation, so powerful, so terrifying.

……

A few days later, leaving aside the city of Beiping, how Zhu Yuying cried when she went to visit Zhu Di. In the city of Nanjing, Zhu Yunqi began to meditate after receiving the memorial from Zhang Bing and Xie Gui.

To be honest, his first feeling was disbelief.

He had a deep impression of his fourth uncle. In his memory, Zhu Di had always been wearing armor and carrying a knife. When he saw him, he was like a "big nephew". How could such a courageous warrior be frightened crazy.

Zhu Yunqi then summoned Fang Xiaoru and the other three to discuss.

After the three of Fang Xiaoru came over, they simply understood the matter, and several people began to discuss. Qi Tai remained very vigilant against Zhu Di as always, and suggested that no matter what happened to Zhu Di, since the layout of the imperial court had been completed, things should be done absolutely.

But Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng disagreed.

These two people are more concerned about face, and they don't want Zhu Yunqi's reputation to be damaged. They each talked about the benevolence and righteousness of the sages from ancient times. After hearing this, Zhu Yunqi nodded in agreement, and finally decided to suspend his actions against King Yan.

It's just that they don't know that Zhu Yunqi's reputation and credibility in the military, especially the frontier army, is about to rot.

Seeing this, Qi Tai sighed secretly, but he didn't want to give up so simply. After thinking for a while, he said again: "In this case, next month will be the anniversary of the late emperor's death. Your Majesty may wish to order Yan Wang and his son to go to Beijing to pay homage. In this way, regardless of whether King Yan is really crazy or not, as long as he enters the capital, he will become a toothless tiger and will no longer be a threat, what does Your Majesty think?"

Zhu Yunqi thought for a while, and felt that Qi Tai's idea was good, so he nodded in agreement, and then directly ordered someone to send him to Beiping City.

Although the city of Beiping was still covered with clouds, the tense atmosphere that was on the verge of daggers was relieved for a while.

However, although Zhu Yunqi postponed his action against Zhu Di, he did not stop his policy of reducing the vassal. He made a bold move to make his Jianwen generation famous in history and praised by later generations. So he immediately turned his attention to On the body of Zhu Bo, King of Xiang in Jingzhou.

The 28-year-old King of Hunan, although under the guidance of Zhu Yuanzhang, he was able to lead an army and fight a battle, but he still loved reading since he was a child.

He specially set up the "Jingyuan Pavilion" in the fief to recruit talented people to proofread and sort out books. He also likes to travel around the mountains and rivers. When he had something in his heart, he wrote poems and carved them on the rocks. He was at ease, and his life was not bad for the gods. Those who enjoyed themselves even had a Taoist name, called "Zixuzi".

He thought that by virtue of the identity of the Taizu's parent and son, he would be able to live freely for a lifetime without fighting or grabbing.

Unexpectedly, just after Zhu Yunqi set his sights on the King of Xiang, someone in the court accused the King of Xiang of committing treason, forging banknotes, abusing and killing people, etc. inquire.

However, after Zhu Yunwen's decree was issued, the dark temper in his heart broke out again. He was afraid that the king of Xiang would not respect him as the emperor and would not return to Beijing obediently, so he arranged for soldiers to disguise themselves as caravans and enter Jingzhou secretly, intending to arrest the king of Xiang by force.

In April, a large number of soldiers suddenly appeared by surprise, and soon surrounded the Xiangwang Mansion.

After Zhu Bo in the mansion heard the news, he was shocked and angry, and his wife, concubine and children all ran over in panic for a while, and shrank beside Zhu Bo, terrified.

Zhu Bo muttered in horror: "What is Zhu Yunxuan going to do? Demote the fifth brother and drive the fourth brother crazy, isn't he satisfied? Now he wants to drive me to death?"

Outside the palace, the general who was in charge of arresting King Xiang shouted at the palace in a very aggressive tone, and there was a lot of disrespect in his words.

This made Zhu Bo angry again, and even more frightened. The general who shouted outside said every word and every word in a cold tone, which was enough to see how determined Zhu Yunqi was to punish him.

But no one in the world thought that this prince who loves learning is quite rigid, Zhu Yunqi is so intimidating, he is afraid that although he is afraid, not only will he not be weak, but it will also arouse his rebellious psychology.

He took two deep breaths, calmed down the fear in his heart, looked at the sky, and said sadly: "I read history books, and watched the ministers of the past dynasties, and when they were imprisoned in a dark and violent dynasty, they often committed suicide. The son of my ancestors, my father passed away. I can neither visit my illness nor go to Beijing to attend the funeral. What a pity and sorrow. What fun is it to live in this world? Do I still have to be humiliated and servants? How can you be the son of Taizu?"

After hearing Zhu Bo's words, Mrs. Wu didn't understand Zhu Bo's decision, tears streaming down her face.

Zhu Bo looked over sadly, and said softly: "It's just that, but I will be sorry for you in my life."

Wu shook her head, her tone became more choked but said firmly and proudly: "I only hope that I can still marry the prince in my next life. In this life, I have no complaints or regrets, and I am very happy."

"Okay." After Zhu Bo finished speaking, he turned his head and looked outside the gate of the palace, but at this time his eyes were full of disdain.

The general who was in charge of arresting outside was still shouting arrogantly.

However, the Xiangwang Mansion, which had been quietly and tightly closed the door, did not take long before a monstrous fire broke out.

Zhu Bo's wives, concubines and children faintly floated in the fire.

And Zhu Bo, who was dressed as a prince, wiped away his wife and daughter with tears, turned on a white horse, and plunged into the sea of ​​fire with a smile, just like a general rushing to kill on the battlefield, without any hesitation.

Taizu's parents and sons, how could they not have courage? !

The Zhu family has never lacked this rigidity.

The flames burned bigger and bigger, and gradually seemed to cover half of the sky, and the people in the entire Jingzhou Mansion were so red that they stared at the monstrous fire in a daze.

Slowly, as time passed, the fire was finally extinguished.

But the fire in the hearts of countless people rose up.

In April of the first year of Jianwen, King Xiang set himself on fire in his palace.

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Chapter 241 - The Prince Enters Beijing and Returns

The news of King Xiang's self-immolation quickly spread to every corner of the world, and at the same time spread to Beiping City.

If it is said that King Zhou was demoted, many people can still look at it rationally, but the self-immolation of King Xiang cannot be calmed down for a long time in everyone's heart. Let me ask how desperate a dignified prince must be to show his ambition by self-immolation.

As for the reaction of the imperial court, after angrily denouncing the King of Xiang for several crimes, he characterized the incident as suicide in fear of crime.

Suicide in fear of guilt? !

This reason is simply ridiculous. What kind of crime can a prince be afraid of committing suicide without even daring to argue.

rebellion?What capital and qualifications does he have to conspire against King Xiang?

If it was really a rebellion, how could it be possible that they didn't even resist when the palace was surrounded?

Could it be that a prince who is not even afraid of self-immolation is still afraid of fighting with swords? !

If it wasn't for treason, could it be that he was privately printing precious money and humiliating his subordinates and the common people?Does this scare a prince into self-immolation? !

……

Inside Yanwang Mansion.

"Zhu Yunwen." Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said the name, his eyes were full of anger: "You have forced your uncle to death, yet you dare to shirk your responsibility and put the crime on the king of Xiang. Do you really think that the world is at his mercy?!"

The faces of Zhen Wu and the others were also extremely ugly. Who would have thought that Zhu Yunqi would dare to act so recklessly in just a few months after being in power, cutting down the feudal clan?This is life!

This time, it showed Zhu Yunqi's determination, and Zhu Yunqi's jealousy and cruelty towards his uncles.

Zhang Yu said at this time: "Your Highness, under the current situation, let the three princes go to Beijing to express their condolences. Do you think about it again? The court's ruthless actions are enough to prove the court's determination. The lowly officials are afraid that the three princes will enter Beijing and leave Beijing. Difficult."

A few days ago, after they received the imperial court's order, they decided to let the three sons go to Beijing to express their condolences, and while Zhu Di was pretending to be crazy, he added another illness to avoid the order to go to Beijing.

At this juncture, Zhu Di would never dare to enter Beijing. Even if Zhu Di dared, the people sitting here would not agree to Zhu Di entering Beijing.

But not entering the capital would mean a guilty conscience, and Zhen Wu and the others were also afraid that Zhu Yunqi would take action against King Yan immediately, so they could only let Zhu Gaochi and the other three enter Beijing to delay time.

Why isn't Zhu Di worried about his son? Hearing Zhang Yu's words, he couldn't help looking at Dao Yan: "Master, how long is it before we get ready?"

Dao Yan smiled wryly: "Why does Your Highness ask knowingly, who would think it takes a long time to prepare for this kind of thing, naturally the longer the better."

Zhu Di's face became tangled, making it difficult to make a decision.

Seeing Zhu Di like this, Zhu Gaochi took the initiative to stand up and said: "Father, my son is willing to go to the capital with his second and third younger brothers to help everyone buy some time. Father also knows that everyone is on the edge of the cliff now. More It’s always good to be prepared in time, and you can’t stop because of a little danger, if so, you will encounter more dangers in the future, so what will happen then, you always have to break through bit by bit.”

Zhu Gaochi took out his responsibility as the son of the world, and there was no fear on his face.

Zhu Gaoxu also proudly said at this time: "Yes, father, don't worry, the capital is not a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, so why should I be afraid? What's more, when I enter the capital, I should be afraid of the people of the capital."

Zhu Gaoxu exudes a strong self-confidence, that courage to see nothing in the world, which suddenly shook the morale of the people present. Everyone looked at Zhu Gaoxu with admiration, and for a while, they felt a little less worried and a little more pride.

Zhu Di also looked at Zhu Gaoxu with admiration. He has always admired such a brave and fearless person, and this kind of temperament appeared in his son, and he couldn't help being proud of it.

However, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhen Wu at this moment. What he said was somewhat familiar. It seemed that he followed Zhen Wu when he joined the army for the first time. Speech with arrogance.

At that time, he was very envious, always thinking that one day he could be like Zhen Wu, and now he seems to have found that feeling.

Zhen Wu smiled slightly at Zhu Gaoxu, as if he had guessed Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts, but then his smile faded away and his face became serious, he stepped forward and said to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, let me go with Gao Chi and the others, I can always be wary of some small things when I go.”

As soon as these words fell, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu had a look of joy on their faces. They knew Zhen Wu best, especially Zhu Gaoxu. He only felt that if Zhen Wu accompanied him, he would feel more at ease.

Zhu Di was also a little moved, but at the same time he was also a little bit reluctant. He knew the danger this time.

However, Dao Yan shook his head and said: "No, the name of General Zhen must have been recorded by the imperial court. If General Zhen goes with him, it will be more difficult for Shizi and others to escape."

Zhen Wu realized in an instant that if he passed by, the imperial court would have to raise the power of Zhu Gaochi and others to a higher level. How can we not send more forces to guard against Zhen Wu.

Thinking of this, he frowned slightly.

Zhu Di immediately figured it out, scolded Zhen Wu irritably in his heart, and said angrily, "Where are you going, what? I don't have enough three sons, so I want to take on you as my son-in-law? It's not that I always blame you, Yuying just gave birth to a child." Don't you know? You don't take good care of Yuying, why don't you join in the fun, and let me retire."

Zhen Wu resisted the urge to roll his eyes, could he not know that Zhu Yuying had just given birth?And wasn't Zhu Di quite moved just now? It's really interesting.

However, Zhen Wu didn't have a temper. After realizing that it was really wrong for him to go with him, he obediently withdrew.

Zhu Di gritted his teeth and looked at Zhu Gaochi.

He was not a hesitant person. After a brief thought, he made up his mind and said: "Then you take your second and third brothers for a walk, and try your best to help the father and the king in the city, and delay as much as possible." In time, my father knows you are smart, and my father also believes in you."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Di paused for a moment and continued: "Also, you have been prudent since you were young, and you have to take good care of your two younger brothers. When you encounter problems, think about it a few times, and don't be careless. If it comes to a critical moment, your father will allow you to take care of yourself." Safety is the priority, as long as you save your life and bring your brothers back safely, we are not afraid of anything, do you understand?"

"I understand." Zhu Gaochi leaned over and said.

Zhu Di nodded, looked at the crowd and said, "Okay, we can't get together for too long, let's leave now, and I hope you all step up your preparations, and don't let down the time that your son bought for everyone."

"Yes." The crowd responded.

Afterwards, everyone quietly and safely evacuated.

The next day, when Zhen Wu sent Zhu Gaochi and others outside the city on horseback, he found that Monk Daoyan was already waiting outside the city.

After Zhen Wu and Dao Yan nodded and greeted each other, they told Zhu Gaochi and the three of them: "When you arrive in the capital, you must know how to hide. Once the condolences are over, you should immediately start trying to return, so as not to have any unexpected surprises, and it is too late to return. There is one thing you must know , Although it is a good thing to buy more time, we and the court will always fight on the battlefield, and it is the greatest benefit to His Highness and the morale of the army that you can come back safely."

With a big belly, Zhu Gaochi nodded calmly and said, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, we understand."

Zhen Wu patted Zhu Gaochi's thick shoulder. He was actually not worried about Zhu Gaochi, so he turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "After arriving in the capital, listen to your elder brother more. It's when you brothers are united. Don't play petty temper."

Zhu Gaoxu rolled his eyes, dissatisfied with Zhen Wu's different treatment: "I'm not a child, so you should tell the third brother this right."

Zhen Wu glared at Zhu Gaoxu angrily, but he couldn't do anything about Zhu Gaoxu, so he shook his head and ignored Zhu Gaoxu, and finally turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaosui's eyes were bright, and his complexion was darker. He looked at Zhen Wu expectantly, waiting for Zhen Wu's instructions to him, but Zhen Wu thought about it, but he didn't think of what to say to Zhu Gaosui.

He has the least contact with this child, and he doesn't know much about his temperament.

In the end, Zhen Wu had no choice but to pat Zhu Gaosui and said, "You have nothing to say, brother-in-law, don't worry, just be a good follower."

Zhu Gaosui's eyes widened unhappily all of a sudden, and then he turned around angrily, not thinking about Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu smiled indifferently, and said to Dao Yan who was beside him: "Master, do you have something to explain?"

Dao Yan looked at Zhen Wu with interest, and then said: "Originally there was, but you told me everything."

This is a coincidence.

Zhen Wu and Dao Yan talked a few more words, and then they waved goodbye to Zhu Gaochi and others.

Zhu Gaochi and the others did not delay, got on their horses, led their entourage and guards, and headed towards the capital under the watchful eyes of Zhen Wu and Dao Yan.

a long time.

The two looked away, but Dao Yan looked at Zhen Wu, and Zhen Wu's heart was trembling. Dao Yan's triangular eyes flickered twice like poisonous snakes, and he suddenly said: "General Zhen, I don't know one thing, can I be a poor monk?" Confused?"

Zhen Wu was taken aback for a moment, and asked curiously, "Can I still help Master solve the problem?"

Dao Yan nodded.

Zhen Wu smiled and said, "Master, please speak frankly."

"The poor monk looks at General Zhen, it seems that General Zhen has great confidence in us fighting the world with one city, but I don't know where the confidence comes from?" Dao Yan asked indifferently.

But Zhen Wu was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he was shocked. Speaking of which, he lived no less than the old monk in his previous life and this life, and Zhen Wu asked himself that he had cultivated many ways of performing, and never thought that his performance was obvious. I don't know how this old guy can tell.

"Master is not confident?" Zhen Wu asked back.

Dao Yan smiled, without whitewashing his words, and said truthfully: "The poor monk never cares about winning or losing, why do you need to have confidence."