Seiwa

As the founding general of the Ming Dynasty and a good comrade-in-arms of Emperor Hongwu, Xu Da was granted the title of Wei Guogong, the iron coupon for the hero of the founding of the country, and the posthumous title of Zhongshan King after his death. Only Chang Yuchun can be tied with him.

In the wave of Emperor Hongwu's massacre of heroes, the Xu family did not fall, but the third generation became kings, and the descendants lived in Nanjing. It can be called a rare evergreen tree in the Ming Dynasty and a noble home.

During the Hongwu period, Xu Da went out of the Great Wall many times. Xu Huizu used to train in Beiping, and Zhu Di married Xu Da's eldest daughter. The relationship with Xu's family has always been good.It wasn't until Jianwen ascended the throne and drastically cut down the vassal that Xu Huizu gradually became estranged from Zhu Di.Xu Zengshou is not the case. The two brothers often quarrel over this matter. It is not uncommon for them to overturn tables and stools, or even fight.

Compared with Xu Huizu's stability, Xu Zengshou's personality is a bit impatient. Emperor Jianwen trusted Xu Huizu, but had doubts about Xu Zengshou, and asked him face to face if Zhu Di would rebel.

Xu Zengshou was a bachelor, he shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, "Prince Yan is a prince, he is extremely rich, how could he rebel?"

If you believe this, Emperor Jianwen is really a fool.

But Xu Zengshou is Xu Da's son and Xu Huizu's younger brother. Even if he knew that he was talking nonsense with his eyes open, Emperor Jianwen couldn't do anything to him.

The civil and military forces of the whole dynasty are watching, so it's fine to cut down the feudal clan, but suddenly attack the nobles, who are still the direct descendants of Duke Wei's mansion, what exactly does the emperor want to do?Continue the unfinished business of Emperor Hongwu and kill all the founding heroes?

Most of the nobles started their careers with martial arts. Emperor Jianwen reused civil servants. It is no secret to suppress military officials. Once a sensitive nerve is accidentally touched, the consequences will be quite bad.

Most of the people around Emperor Jianwen were scholars like Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru, but there were also discerning people, such as Yang Shiqi, the Hanlin editor, and Xia Yuanji, the servant of the household department, who had reminded Emperor Jianwen in a roundabout way.

Xia Yuanji acted as an interview envoy to picket the illegal activities of all the officials. When he returned to Beijing, he went to Shujian Emperor Wen, so he couldn't continue to let the group of scholars around him run wild. Now it's not just the feudal lord who is dissatisfied. Rebellion, although the emperor was orthodox, the congregation still deserted.

Yang Shiqi did not go directly to the book, but in the examination of the Museum of Literature and History, he pointed out the current disadvantages in the article, and was appreciated by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He thought that only Yang Shiqi was too talented to edit the scriptures. After he selected it as No.1, he immediately asked the emperor to give it Yang Shiqi was promoted.However, both Zhang Shangshu and Emperor Jianwen admired Yang Shiqi's writing style, but they didn't pay much attention to the content of the article.

If Emperor Jianwen could open his mind and realize the seriousness of the problem, perhaps Emperor Yongle would not have seized Nanjing City in the fourth year of Jianwen.

At this time, King Yan was brewing a rebellion, and Emperor Jianwen was cutting down the feudal clan drastically, and his uncle and nephew were all planning their own plans.For civil and military officials in Manchao, how to stand in line and who to support will determine the fate of a family and even the whole family, so we have to take one step and two steps and proceed cautiously.

Xu Huizu thought very long-term and imagined various outcomes. Xu Zengshou mostly considered his family and himself, which also doomed the future fate of the two brothers.

Xu Zengshou returned to the Duke's Mansion with his nephew excitedly, but was stopped in front of the gate, and a ladle of cold water was poured directly on his head.

Xu Huizu ordered that the nephew can enter the house, but the guards are exempt.

"Brother really said that?"

Hearing that Xu Huizu didn't allow the guards to enter the mansion, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui's expressions were also quite ugly.

"I'm going to talk to my brother!"

Xu Zengshou rushed his head angrily, he had clearly agreed before, so what happened to the elder brother?

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoxu grabbed him.

"Wei Guogong can only be considerate of this, so uncle don't need to be upset." A Wei Guogong and an uncle said they were considerate, but what they said revealed Zhu Gaoxu's true feelings.

"But..." Xu Zengshou was still so angry that he wanted to kill someone, what is this?The nephew is a county king after all, so what if he brought some guards?Can Duke Wei's mansion still afford to support him?

"Uncle, my brother came to Beijing to pay homage to the Emperor Taizu. Before leaving, my father told me to obey my uncle's arrangement after arriving in Beijing. Duke Wei sent his guards back to the palace. He must have his own considerations, so he just does it."

Saying that, Zhu Gaoxu turned around, summoned Meng Qinghe, and ordered him to take someone back to Yanwang Mansion in the capital, "Report to my son, everything is fine with my third younger brother here, please don't worry, my son."

"Humble and obedient!" After Meng Qinghe promised, he continued: "I am afraid that the servants of the Duke's Mansion are not very clear about the habits of the county king and the son. I am humble and bold. When I return to the son, I will send the accompanying eunuchs to cross the mansion. , can you?"

"Yes." Xu Zengshou agreed without waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to nod his head.

The guards didn't let him in, and the eunuchs who were serving him also stopped him at the door?It's too unkind.To put it bluntly, it is intended to isolate Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui from the prince, is it impossible to put him under house arrest?

Watching Zhu Gaoxu's brothers enter the mansion with Xu Zengshou, Meng Qinghe looked up at the "Great Gongfang" plaque hanging on the lintel of Wei Guogong's mansion, with a calm face.

The gate of the golden lacquer beast ring closed in front of him, and Meng Twelve Lang hooked the corner of his mouth. He could guess the intention of Xu Huizu's move, but it was to prevent the Zhu Gaoxu brothers from sending news to the outside world, and also to show the emperor a loyal minister.The famous Nanjing Zhan Garden in later generations is just the garden of the Xu Mansion. The founding hero, one family and two masters, stood on the wrong team in Jingnan, but still stood firm. Xu Huizu, really amazing.

"Baihu, but go back to the palace?"

"Go back." Meng Qinghe clasped the long knife at his waist, and said to the accompanying Honglu Temple Zuo Si Cheng: "I have to trouble the Si Cheng once more."

The Zuosi Cheng of Honglu Temple is only from the sixth rank, and Meng Qinghe, as a hundred households, is the sixth rank, so it doesn't have to be like this.But the ranks of civil servants and military officials can't be compared in this way. Didn't a seventh-rank speech officer point at the nose of a first-rank governor?

This is the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, especially in the current special situation, it is better to be more polite.

Seeing that all the sent guards were driven back, Zhu Gaochi was a little surprised, and sent away the Chancellor of Honglu Temple. After hearing the details from Meng Qinghe, he sighed, "Wei Guogong is also in trouble, that's all, Wang An."

"The servant is here."

"You take a few reliable ones to Duke Wei's mansion. During your stay in Beijing, you will serve by your second and third younger brothers."

"The slaves obey."

Wang An bowed and retreated, but the prince spoke up, even if he didn't want to.Neither the king of Gaoyang County nor the third son is easy to serve, so we have to find two tough and smart ones, and we have to choose from the people we brought.He couldn't trust any of these people in the palace of the capital, not to mention the prince.

After Wang An left, Zhu Gaoxu sent someone to invite Shen Xuan, but never mentioned Ni Liang who was also in charge of the security of the palace.

After Shen Xuan arrived, the door was closed, and Zhu Gaochi said to the two: "When I came here, my father told the three lonely brothers that this trip is dangerous, so you must be cautious in your words and deeds in Beijing. Brother, there are only two of you."

Hearing these words, even Meng Qinghe couldn't help feeling hot.

High IQ, high EQ, humble, willing to courteous corporals, no matter how big or small, he is never confused, except for the poor external conditions, he is almost impeccable.

If it were another person, the road of King Gaoyang to overthrow the prince might not be so difficult.

The possibility of success has been increased by at least five percentage points.

When Zhu Gaochi was talking to Shen Xuan, Meng Qinghe remained silent.

It wasn't his turn to speak until the two big brothers strengthened the guards of the palace, communicated news with the outside of the palace, and exchanged some opinions on various matters in the palace, and made proper arrangements.

"Does Meng Baihu have any ideas?"

"Back to the son, I only have a little suggestion for the son to refer to."

"Meng Baihu just tell me."

"It's about Taizu—the Emperor's Memorial Day..."

Outside the door, a palace servant carrying tea came from the corridor, a few meters away from the door, and was stopped by the guards.

The palace man pretended to argue for a few words, but he couldn't get close to the wing room.

After she turned to leave, Zhou Rong immediately sent someone to follow the palace man, "Be careful, see who arranged it."

"Yes."

An unremarkable Huo Zhe followed, the door just opened at this moment, Shen Xuan stepped out, Zhou Rong stepped forward and said in a low voice: "There is a palace official who is suspicious, and Biaoxia has sent someone to watch. The people arranged around Ni Qianhu reported that there was no abnormality."

"Keep watching."

"Yes."

Zhou Rong took the order, Shen Xuan looked back at the room, and said: "Meng Baihu will come out later, let him see me."

"If Meng Baihu asked?"

"Change the medicine."

"Yes." Zhou Rong agreed, then he was taken aback, changing the medicine?

He knew about Meng Qinghe's injury, but he was still wondering where did he get the wound medicine? It was actually given by Qianhu?Since Qianhu was kind, wouldn't it be better to give Meng Baihu the wound medicine, why bother to make another trip?

Zhou Baihu shook his head, unable to figure it out.

The day after the three Zhu Gaochi brothers arrived in the capital, Emperor Jianwen in the palace sent people to express condolences.

The identities of the visitors are somewhat special, one is Huang Zicheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and the other is Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.

The two were welcomed into the main hall of King Yan's Mansion, and several palace servants brought tea. Ni Qianhu happened to be guarding the main hall. When he saw the two, he saluted respectfully without any flaws.

Soon, Zhu Gaochi was helped out from the back of the palace by two eunuchs. Seeing his appearance, Huang Zicheng and Li Jinglong were both taken aback.

Dressed in Taoist clothes, with a tired face, after sitting down, he heard a rumbling belly.

Rao is Li Jinglong, I don't know what to say at this time.

Huang Zicheng was speechless.

Isn't Prince Yan good at studying?I haven't heard that he likes to practice Taoism?

Is there a problem with intelligence work?

Zhu Gaochi quickly explained the confusion to the two of them: "To tell you the truth, I have already decided to practice self-cultivation and become a vegetarian before and after the Taizu's memorial day. I will chant scriptures every day, and copy scriptures and present them in front of the Taizu's spirit to show my filial piety to my descendants."

"The son is very filial!"

Regardless of his position, as a scholar, Huang Zicheng praised Zhu Gaochi's move.

Li Jinglong muttered in his heart, what is the purpose of Zhu Gaochi doing this?Is it really for filial piety?

In the following time, Huang Zicheng completely forgot the real purpose of Emperor Jianwen sending him here, and began to talk about benevolence and filial piety with Zhu Gaochi.Li Jinglong couldn't get in his mouth, so he could only sit and drink tea.The palace man brought a snack, picked up a piece, it smelled delicious, took a bite, and gritted his teeth.

Covering his cheeks, Li Jinglong glared at the palace man who brought the snacks. What is this gift?

"Forgive me Cao Guogong. During the period of solitary vegetarianism, the daily meals are mainly Shushu, and there is also millet porridge. Rice and wheat are not used. No meat or fish is used, only vegetables and vegetables are used. It is so quiet and healthy. Copying scriptures and offering them to the ancestors is a sincere filial piety. Kuang Taizu Emperor Living in poverty in the early years, this move is also to not forget the suffering of the ancestors and remember the suffering of the people."

Zhu Gaochi's words were full of emotion, Huang Zicheng was so moved that he almost shed tears, but Li Jinglong held the sorghum pancake he had bitten into, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

King Yan is a ruthless character, and so is his son!

Every day, there are sorghum pancakes, millet porridge, no fish, and only vegetables, and they have to recite scriptures and transcribe them.

Xiaoyi is too big, with Zhu Gaochi's move, the emperor wants to punish him, even if he is under house arrest, there is no excuse.

The imperial court is clamoring for the restoration of Zhou etiquette, if they dare to do something to such a filial person, even the emperor will still be sprayed with spittle.

If it were Emperor Hongwu, even Emperor Yongle, no matter whether he scolded or slandered, it would not be too late to arrest and behead someone.But sitting on the throne was Emperor Jianwen, and it was he himself who made the scholars tremble, so he could only eat Coptis chinensis as a dumb person, and taste the bitter fruit by himself.

Walking out of the palace, Huang Zicheng was still full of praise for Zhu Gaochi. Li Jinglong wanted to remind him of his current position, but he was stopped when he just started.If you know what you're talking about, you can get around Cao Guogong's eyes and mosquito coils.

It's rare to be kind, but to be treated like this.

Just flick your sleeves, don't care, let him go!

In the palace, Zhu Gaochi picked up a piece of sorghum cake and bit it slowly.

Meng Qinghe walked out from the side hall, "My lord, the weather is very good, it's time for a walk."

Zhu Gaochi's hand holding the cake froze, rubbed his belly, stared at the sorghum cake in his hand, his eyes expressed invisible longing.

"solitary……"

"My son, if you don't accumulate a few steps, you can't reach a thousand miles."

"..."

"My son, don't you want to be able to whip the desert one day?"

"..."

"My son, persevere, persistence is victory!"

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and stood up, "Let's go!"

The eunuch on the side hurried forward, but was waved away by Zhu Gaochi, "Meng Baihu is supporting the orphan. You go to Wei Guogong's mansion and tell the two younger brothers of the orphan. From today on, we will practice and copy scriptures together with the orphan, eat sorghum pancakes, millet porridge, and improve every day." Two eggs, one meal of fish in three days, no sleep if you can’t finish copying scriptures every day!”

"The slaves obey."

The eunuch took the order to leave, Meng Qinghe supported Zhu Gaochi, and did not walk out of the main hall, sweating more than Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "Meng Baihu, in this way, both Gu and you can keep fit, very good."

Meng Twelve Lang gritted his teeth, after all he is the son of Emperor Yong Le, the grandson of Emperor Hong Wu!

In Wei Guogong's mansion, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui had just competed with Xu Zengshou in the school field, and they were sweating and their stomachs were roaring.

After washing up, one and a half chickens were chewing at the desk, when they suddenly heard that Zhu Gaochi sent someone to pass the message that they would start to be vegetarians and copy scriptures from today, and the two of them felt like they were struck by lightning.

What does the prince want to do?If he doesn't eat meat, neither can others?

When Xu Huizu heard about this, he sat alone for a long time.

What kind of expert is there around the son, who can come up with such a plan?

Within three days, the filial deeds of the three Zhu Gaochi brothers spread throughout the capital, and even the radicals who cut the vassal clan praised the prince for his generosity.

The Hanlin attendant talked about Fang Xiaoru, and praised Zhu Gaochi for his kindness, filial piety, and kindness in front of Emperor Jianwen.As soon as he made a statement, the scholars in the capital all praised him one-sidedly, and even the king of Gaoyang County, who was notorious for arrogance and arrogance, had a much better reputation.

When Meng Qinghe proposed, Zhu Gaochi expected this kind of result, but he didn't expect the impact to be so great.Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were shocked. Seeing that Xu Huizu's attitude towards them had changed a lot, the two brothers picked up the chopsticks and picked up the bowl. The sorghum pancakes and millet porridge, with some pickles, were quite delicious to be honest.

Due to the great commotion caused by the three brothers Zhu Gaochi, the vassal kings who came to Beijing also expressed that they would copy scriptures and eat vegetarian food for their father.

As the emperor, Emperor Jianwen had no choice but to make a statement, so he simply gritted his teeth, packed his luggage and moved into the Hall of Martial Arts outside the Youshun Gate, fasting!

If Emperor Hongwu knew about it, would he be moved by the filial deeds of his descendants, or would he jump up from the ground because of his impure purpose?

Only God knows.

Outside the capital city, Zhang Bing, the chief minister of Beiping, and Bao Zhao, the interviewer, successively sent secret letters to Beijing. The king of Yan was indeed seriously ill, and the reason why he strictly guarded against the outside world and the leak of news was all because of the special condition of King Yan. .

Not only are old diseases unhealed, but new diseases have emerged.

The academic term is intermittent psychosis.

In layman's terms, just two words, crazy.