Seiwa

King Yan is crazy?

Emperor Jianwen's first reaction was not to believe it, but his second reaction was still not to believe it.In his opinion, it is more credible for him to go crazy than for Zhu Di to go crazy.

Sitting alone in the Hall of Martial Heroes, looking at the green smoke rising from the incense burner, Emperor Jianwen even began to suspect that Zhang Bing and others had secretly taken refuge in the King of Yan, which is why they sent such absurd news.

No, it won't.

Emperor Jianwen shook his head, saying that if he didn't talk about others, Bao Zhao would never take refuge in King Yan.This person is upright by nature, has integrity, loves to be honest, and hates evil like a vengeful.Knowing that King Yan's unusual actions will only be reported to the court, he will never be easily bribed.

That being the case, could it be that King Yan is really crazy?

The more Emperor Jianwen thought about it, the more confused he became. He really couldn't figure it out. How could the King of Yan, Zhu Di, who was appraised by the general of the Hongwu Dynasty as good at fighting and planning, go crazy?

"Come on!"

Push away the scriptures in front of you, this matter must be confirmed, confirm it as soon as possible!

The eunuch waiting outside the hall heard the voice and immediately bowed into the hall, "The slave is here."

"Shangshu Qitai of the Ministry of Summoning, and Huang Zicheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, have an audience."

"The slaves obey."

Hearing the news of King Yan's madness from Emperor Jianwen, Qi Tai frowned, but Huang Zicheng's face was full of joy, and he said repeatedly: "This is the blessing of Emperor Tai-zu, Your Majesty is the true Son of Heaven, God bless you!"

Emperor Jianwen didn't make a sound. In the past, if Huang Zicheng said so, he would be happy for a while, but with the incident of Zhu Gaochi, he had to go to the Hall of Martial Arts to fast and eat vegetarian meals. I feel better.

Today, people all over the capital are praising the son of King Yan for his benevolence and filial piety, and even the vassal kings who entered the capital are praised, but they just ignore him as the emperor.

Not only that, there was also a censor surnamed Zhao who accused him in the court of being inferior to Zhu Gaochi in filial piety, and that he must make up his mind to improve in order to be worthy of the emperor.

Emperor Jianwen was so angry that he overturned the table, but he couldn't blame his censor for his words.

Picking up lawlessness, impeaching hundreds of officials, and admonishing the emperor belong to the duties of the officials.

Emperor Jianwen not only couldn't do anything to this surnamed Zhao, but also praised him, and said to him with a smile, he scolded well, and he was right. Hearing what you said, I was enlightened, and I will definitely correct the deficiencies!

As word of this move spread, Emperor Jianwen finally regained some of his reputation, and Zhao Yushi was regarded as a model speech officer, a fighter who dared to speak out to the emperor, and gained a lot of limelight for a while.

The three monarchs and ministers sat opposite each other for a long time in the Hall of Martial Arts, Huang Zicheng did not put forward any feasible suggestions, while Qi Tai believed that the authenticity of this matter should be confirmed before making the next step.

Emperor Jianwen thought so.

The next day, Emperor Jianwen issued a secret decree to Zhang Bing, Xie Gui and others who were in Beiping at the same time, ordering them to pay close attention to every move of King Yan, and make sure to determine whether he was really crazy or fake, and what conspiracy was behind it.

When the secret decree arrived in Beiping, Zhang Bing and others got together to discuss it. The defense of Yan Wang's mansion was too tight, spies could not enter, and news could not be sent, so the surveillance outside the mansion could only be strengthened.

In fact, the spies didn't need to enter the mansion at all. In order to support the work of Zhang Bing, Xie Gui and others, King Yan would leave the mansion regularly every day to take a walk on the street.

He was dressed in a prince's normal clothes, his hair was combed neatly, his mouth was not crooked, his eyes were not slanted, let alone a smirk at others, at first glance, he was definitely a normal person.

Once it's time for dinner, it seems that the start button is pressed, and a certain prince immediately changes from normal to abnormal. Grabbing is a one-pot thing, even the job in the master's hand must be snatched.After eating, wiped his mouth, went to find a corner outside the house, lay down and slept soundly, and slept until the sun went down, before being carefully carried back to the palace by the guards.

Before carrying away King Yan, the guards did not forget to leave copper coins and treasures to the frightened family, which was worth far more than the robbed food.

The people who got the precious banknotes and copper coins are naturally grateful, and they also attract envious eyes from the neighbors.

Since then, in the city of Beiping, wherever the mentally ill Zhu Di haunts, every family will open their doors every meal time, and the food will be fragrant, waiting for King Yan to arrive.

After a few days, King Yan, who was full of vigor during the day, spent every night walking in the secret place of the back garden of the palace, to support himself.

At the beginning, Zhang Bing and others also suspected that King Yan was pretending to be crazy. One day they took the opportunity to meet King Yan, but they saw him sitting by the stove with three quilts covered, the smell of sweat wafting from his body for several miles, his face flushed with heat, Trembling all the time, he shouted, "I'm so cold!"

The concubine stood by and wiped away her tears. While crying, she asked someone to add an extra quilt to King Yan.Seeing that King Yan's face was even redder, he asked someone to bring an ice basin.But King Yan yelled and kicked over the ice basin, "Nine days of cold weather, it's like this, it's going to kill one's life!"

When the princess stopped crying, she stomped on the upside-down copper basin and ran away crying with her handkerchief in her hand.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Bing and Xie Gui believed that Yan Wang was indeed crazy, or they were crazy.

Another memorial was sent to the capital, and news of King Yan's madness quickly spread throughout the capital.

At this time, the Taizu's memorial day had passed, and after paying homage to their father, all the vassals packed up their horses, packed their luggage, and went back to their respective homes.

Most people left very smoothly, but some people obviously couldn't go back.

For example, Zhu Bo, king of Qi, and Zhu Wei, king of Min, were secretly reported to have committed illegal activities and misbehaved against the court.The person who reported on King Qi was an official in the palace, whose name was unknown.The person who denounced the king of Min has a relatively large background, Pingxi Hou Musheng, that is, the Mu family of the Ming Dynasty, Shizhen in Yunnan.

The evidence is solid, the two vassal kings were summoned to Yingtian Mansion one after another, and when they came out, their titles were all cut off, and the whole family was demoted to common people.

This is not over yet, King Min's family was relocated to Zhangzhou, Fujian to blow the sea breeze, and King Qi was demoted to Shu to undergo labor reform with King Zhou.Something went wrong on the way, King Min left on time, but King Qi was imprisoned in the capital until the Yan soldiers entered the capital and was not released.

The fall of the two vassal kings once again sounded the alarm for other vassal kings. In order to prevent themselves from becoming the next ones, they unanimously moved forward the date of leaving Beijing.Nanjing is Zhu Yunqi's territory, it's not safe, it's better to leave early.

The vassal kings left one after another, and the Zhu Gaochi brothers also wanted to leave, but found that they couldn't because Emperor Jianwen didn't approve.

Seeing King Qi and King Min being punished, even Zhu Gaochi was unavoidably shocked, let alone Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui lost interest in practicing martial arts, and Zhu Gaochi lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye. The mianfu worn on the Tai-zu Memorial Day soon became ill-fitting, and the regular clothes became loose, especially the belt. More than four fingers.

"Father predicts things like a god, and this trip is really dangerous." Zhu Gaochi has become a habit of taking a walk after meals. In recent days, he rarely needs help when he walks slowly. "The emperor will not let anyone go. Nanjing, it's been a long time, I'm afraid..."

Zhu Gaochi's voice gradually lowered. Ever since Meng Qinghe came up with an idea to help him become famous, he regarded Meng Qinghe as a trustworthy person.Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui also benefited from this incident, and Meng Qinghe also found it pleasing to the eye.

In the eyes of others, Meng Qinghe has both sides. Only he knows that tightrope walking is not easy for non-professionals, and one carelessness may offend both sides.

But things have come to this, and they can only temporarily unite under the banner of Zhu Gaochi. It is fundamental to escape from Nanjing, and everything else can be put aside first.

Historically, the three brothers Zhu Gaochi returned to Peiping without incident, but Meng Qinghe couldn't guarantee that he would also be able to retreat in one piece.We must find a way to let Emperor Jianwen take the initiative to release people.

For this reason, Meng Shierang didn't sleep well for several days, and his eyes were a little black.

The news from Peiping finally made him think of a way.

"My son, there have been rumors in the capital recently that the prince seems to be seriously ill."

"I know." Zhu Gaochi showed a worried face at the right time, "I'm alone in Nanjing, and I don't know... Sigh!"

"Humble and bold, the son, the county king and the third son are all pure and filial people. The prince must be very anxious when he is seriously ill. Isn't it logical to ask the emperor to return to Beiping to serve the sick?"

Zhu Gaochi paused, "You mean?"

"Human relations are righteous, and filial piety is as great as the sky. The emperor must be able to understand."

Meng Qinghe stopped at the point, he knew that this alone would not allow Emperor Jianwen to release him, and Zhu Gaochi would naturally think of what needs to be supplemented,

A subordinate must be smart and be able to be anxious about the boss's urgency.But you can't be too smart, especially in a monarchy society, the more outstanding you are, the faster you will fall. For details, please refer to Xie Jin and Xie Dacai.

Zhu Gaochi stood quietly in the garden, lost in thought.

Meng Qinghe took a step back and kept silent.

After a long time, Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief, "Meng Baihu is really a great talent, and the three lonely brothers thank you here."

"This is the duty of the humble, and should not be praised so much by the son of the world."

"It's right." The boulder on his heart seemed to be a lot lighter overnight, and Zhu Gaochi put on a friendly smile on his face again, "I have one more thing that I want to ask Meng Baihu to do. I will send a lecture to His Majesty , but the content of memorials cannot only be seen by the emperor, can Meng Baihu understand?"

Looking at Zhu Gaochi's simple and honest fat face, Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth, "You humble and obey!"

Wealth and wealth are sought in insurance, and we must fight for it!

The next day, Zhu Gaochi wrote a letter in his own hand, saying that his father was seriously ill, which could not be cured for a long time, and he had a new disease. As a son of man, he should hold medicine and serve soup in front of the bed. How can he stay outside for a long time?Kuang Taizu's memorial day has passed, and as the son of a feudal prince, it is even more inconvenient to stay in the capital.

"The sage once said that the filial piety of a husband is the scriptures of heaven, the righteousness of the earth, and the behavior of the people. Every time I think about the illness of my father and king, my ministers are like burning five internal organs. I hope that your majesty will take care of your relatives, and Xu Chen will return to the vassal. "

The whole article, citing scriptures and allusions, was sincere. Emperor Jianwen read it, but his face was gloomy.

Without actual charges, it would not be appropriate to detain Zhu Gaochi and the others in the capital.Now that Zhu Gaochi raised Xiaoyi, how would he reject it?

The confidants of Emperor Jianwen also disputed over this.

Qi Tai thinks that people cannot be let go, even if the three Zhu Gaochi brothers take turns to go to Shushu, they must not let them go after writing flowers!

However, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai sang against each other. The benevolence and filial piety of the son of King Yan has been praised all over the world. If he is placed under house arrest in the capital, it will damage the emperor's reputation.Although Yan Wang is crazy, but only intermittent attacks, when not crazy is still difficult to deal with.It's better to put the three brothers Zhu Gaochi back, paralyze King Yan, alleviate his suspicion, and prove that the court has no intention of cutting the vassal.

As soon as this remark came out, Qi Tai was so angry that he almost shook his fist at Huang Zicheng, and Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei who was summoned at the same time, also dropped his eyeballs to the ground.

Does the imperial court have no intention of cutting down the feudal clan?

What about King Zhou, King Dai, King Xiang, King Min, and King Qi?

What's more, Yan Wang Zhu Di can be paralyzed casually?

To be able to say such things, how did Huang Zicheng's head grow?

What's even more incredible is that Emperor Jianwen actually felt that Huang Zicheng's words had merit!

Xu Huizu was completely speechless. He couldn't be sure if King Yan was really crazy, but Emperor Jianwen must have been hit on the head by a stone, otherwise how could he listen to such weird remarks?

"Your Majesty, the three sons of King Yan are all talented and should not be allowed to return. The king of Gaoyang County is especially brave and rogue, and he has a heart of disloyalty. Once he is released to return to the vassal, it will be a big disaster in the future."

"Your Majesty, I seconded Huang Hanlin's proposal."

After Xu Huizu's words fell, the son-in-law Wang Ning stood up, directly lifted Xu Huizu's platform, and clearly supported Huang Zicheng.

"It should be considered for His Majesty's virtuous name. Besides, the son of King Yan is only a weak crown, and his younger brother is a serious problem? King Yan is seriously ill, and it is not the actions of a virtuous king to detain his son."

Emperor Jianwen pondered for a while, then suddenly turned to Xu Zengshou, who had been silent all this time, "What do Governor Xu think?"

"I believe that both Qi Shangshu and Huang Hanlin's words have a certain truth, and everything is up to His Majesty's decision."

As soon as this remark came out, Xu Huizu raised his head fiercely. Xu Zengshou agreed that Huang Zicheng and Wang Ning were normal. Now they are like this, what is the meaning?

Emperor Jianwen was still hesitating and didn't make a decision immediately, "I'll think about it again."

But the development of the situation was far beyond Emperor Jianwen's expectations, forcing him to make a decision as soon as possible.

For some reason, Zhu Gaochi asked to return to the vassal to serve his father's illness, but the emperor insisted on holding back the news that he would not let him go, and quickly spread it in the capital.

Qinlou Chu Pavilion, tea pavilion restaurant, a place where people gather and distribute, borrowing the mouth of traffickers and pawns, under the added fuel and vinegar, the Zhu Gaochi brothers have completely become an image of victims, and the emperor looks small-bellied and ruthless.

The soldiers and horses of the five cities were ordered to investigate, but the rumors spread faster.

The censors of the imperial court are gearing up. What happens to the emperor and his uncle is the emperor's own business. Their job is to remonstrate. If the emperor has done something wrong, he must speak out to persuade him!

The boss of the Metropolitan Procuratorate suppressed it several times, but in the end they didn't suppress it, and the memorial was still sent up.

The consequence is that people have to be released if they don't want to, and there is no second choice.

Emperor Jianwen also played a trick, decreed to let the son of King Yan go back to the vassal, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui didn't mention it.The two are now living in Duke Wei's mansion, and he believes that Xu Huizu will definitely understand what he means.

On the day of receiving the decree, Zhu Gaochi didn't care too much, put on his horse and rode lightly, and under the protection of Shen Xuan and the guards of the palace, he rushed out of Nanjing City at the fastest speed.

Meng Qinghe was called to Shizi's room, and looked out from the half-open side door, Shen Qianhu was riding a horse, guarding the side of the room.

Seemingly aware of Meng Qinghe's gaze, Shen Xuan turned his head.On Ruyu's face, the eyes flickered, as if she was talking.

The voice was very low, and Meng Qinghe could only vaguely catch two words, "Don't worry."

There is no Ni Liang in the team.He was tied up and gagged in a subsequent car.

If he is lucky, Ni Qianhu can reach Peiping alive, but returning alive may be worse than dying.

"Ni Liang and several people from the royal palace in the capital tried to deliver a secret letter to the imperial court, accusing the prince of lawlessness." Thinking of what he heard from Shen Xuan, Meng Qinghe still couldn't help but feel horrified. Once the secret letter reaches the emperor, the prince will be under house arrest and follow him to the capital. The people who are here will definitely not end well.

Fortunately, Ni Liang was not careful enough, Zhou Rong, who was staring at him, caught him right away, avoiding a disaster, catching a bunch of spies in the palace of the capital, and even implicating the palace of Prince Yan in Beiping.

These words were told by Shen Qianhu when he changed Meng Qinghe's dressing.

"Ni Liang carries poisonous weeds that can make horses go crazy." Shen Xuan said while applying medicine to Meng Qinghe, "I said before, I will give you an explanation."

The slender fingers brushed against Meng Qinghe's shoulder, feeling slightly cool.

Meng Qinghe trembled unconsciously, seeing Shen Xuan bent over, he hurriedly said: "Qianhu, let's bid yourself."

Shen Xuan didn't speak, and his cold fingers slid down Meng Qinghe's shoulder and landed on the inside of the forearm, "You don't need to use force, the medicine will be more effective."

Meng Qinghe told himself not to think too much, just treat it as the kindness of his boss.But in the current situation, is he really thinking too much?

"Meng Baihu, what are you looking at?"

Zhu Gaochi was puzzled when he saw Meng Qinghe looking out of the car in a daze.

Meng Qinghe came back to his senses, and said: "My son, I am humbled to watch the sky. I am afraid it will rain in the evening."

"Meng Baihu also understands this?"

"Learned some fur from the old folks in the country."

"Oh." Zhu Gaochi nodded, and turned his head to look outside the car, "I don't know if the second and third brothers can successfully escape..."

"My son, the king of Gaoyang County and the third son are auspicious people and heaven, and they will be safe."

As long as history remains unchanged, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui are absolutely safe from danger.

"Borrow auspicious words from Meng Baihu."

Although the brothers are constantly fighting, at this time, Zhu Gaochi is really worried about his two younger brothers.

In the evening, it really started to rain lightly.

In the middle of the journey, there were no post stations or cottages for rest, so they could only camp in the wild.

Shen Xuan led the guards to set up the prince's tent in the rain, and lit the torches. Suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes in the rain, everyone was on alert immediately, and Meng Qinghe also grabbed his waist knife.

In the rain, a few fast horses came through the wind. The two leaders were dressed in blue narrow-sleeved robes, half lying on the horses, and their figures were vigorous.

Zhu Gaochi walked out of the tent, and after seeing the two leaders clearly, he showed a happy smile, he didn't care about being wet by the rain, and he didn't need anyone to help him, he quickly stepped forward, and supported Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui who jumped off the horse, "Second brother, third brother!"

Zhu Gaoxu flicked the horsewhip, Zhu Gaosui touched the rain on his face, the three brothers looked at each other and laughed out loud at the same time.

In Duke Wei's mansion, Xu Huizu heard a report from his servants that all the fine horses in the stable had disappeared, so he immediately sent someone to look at the wing room where Brother Zhu Gaoxu stayed.

"Call the guards in the mansion, and go after them immediately!"

Xu Huizu gave the order with a livid face, and Xu Zengshou rushed over after hearing the news, with a puzzled look on his face, as if he didn't know what happened.

Looking at Xu Zengshou, Xu Huizu frowned, "Do you know about this?"

Xu Zengshou sneered, "The majestic Duke of Wei doesn't know, how can I, a little governor, know? However, my younger brother has a few words to persuade my elder brother. Loyalty is good, and don't deny it."

Unexpectedly, Xu Huizu was not angry, but looked at the drizzle falling outside the house, with a difficult expression on his face.