The Record of Righteousness

After Zhao Daneng endured the severe pain and finished writing the secret report, Wan Qing picked it up and read it carefully three or five times. After finding that there was nothing fishy, ​​he threw it on the table.

"Our family will let you live first and help our family. If you have other thoughts, it will be okay if you die, but your wife and children are far away in the capital."

"You have seen our martial arts before."

"Yes, yes! From now on, you will be my master and my parents! I will never let you have any thoughts from now on!"

Zhao Daneng was sweating profusely. It was an unexpected joy to save a life like this. He immediately kowtowed as if smashing garlic. When he looked up again, he found that there was no one in front of him.

. . . .

It's still dark, but it's just the fourth watch.

In a well-guarded garden, there is still a rockery and clear spring, there are lotus flowers and mandarin ducks in pairs, there are candles on the pavilion of the clear pond, and the gentle breeze stirs up a red wave, so it is lonely everywhere.

The fourth prince Zhu Zongxun walked out of the boudoir of the two palace masters Lianyu and Xishuang.

When he walked out, he slowly closed the door, for fear of waking up the beautiful couple. This fourth prince with a violent temper actually had a tender side.

A pair of young beauties were frightened and wronged, but they seemed to be drifting in the wind and rain without any foundation. For a while, they were filled with emotions and it was difficult to fall asleep.

He couldn't sleep no matter what, so he put on a gold-edged mink fur cloak, looked at the catkins fluttering, and the stars in the sky, sitting alone in a pavilion, drinking and melancholy.

"Your Highness, it's only the fourth watch now, why don't you take a rest? Maybe you have something on your mind."

Zhuge Yuan's vague voice came as he walked lightly from the edge of the pool and sat beside it calmly.

"Aren't you asleep too? Come and have a drink with me."

Zhu Zongxun turned his head and glanced at the visitor, took out a wine glass and placed it in front of Zhuge Yuanxu. He drank a glass of wine and said with an annoyed smile:

"Sir, how can I sleep?"

"Shuang'er had her hands and feet broken by that eunuch, and she has become a useless person since then. My people were beaten like this, when have I ever suffered from such cowardice?"

"If sir hadn't asked Gu to win over him, Gu would have killed him!"

Zhuge Yuan smiled faintly, knowing that the fourth prince was annoyed by love. He grabbed the wine in front of him and drank it all, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said seriously:

"Your Highness, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters, but don't throw away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds. I'm sorry to say this bluntly, but you have the world in your heart, how can you sigh at the love of your children?"

After being taught such a lesson, Zhu Zongxun rarely became angry as usual.

If it had been anyone else who said this, the Fourth Prince would have overturned the table. He personally filled Zhuge Yuanxu's glass of wine, and the latter was unequivocal. He drank it in one gulp and let out a "ha!"

"When I'm angry, I say some angry words."

Zhu Zong's anger subsided, and he filled a cup of wine again. His eyes were bright and clear. The more he drank, the calmer he became.

"But to be honest, that eunuch is really good at beating up those martial arts masters. He has some tricks and his martial arts skills are not bad."

"What Your Highness said is correct. The eunuch's martial arts are extremely high. If he can be used by us, we will be more sure of your ascension to the throne."

Zhu Zongxun said:

"This person can betray me once, he can betray Cao Taiqing, he can betray me a second time, a third time... It's better to just obey Gu's orders. If he has other ideas again, how can I get rid of him, sir?"

"Haha, please rest assured, Your Highness, that eunuch is a smart man. He has no other choice but to seek refuge with us. At least, he and we are of the same mind at the moment."

"However, this person appears to be polite and courteous on the surface, but in fact he is a sinister villain, ambitious and unjust for the sake of profit!"

"As long as your Highness throws out a bit of fishy smell, this Wanqing will bite it and hold on to it. Just use it as a weapon. Never trust him to reuse it. After you ascend to the great treasure, you can get rid of a villain." Isn’t it easy?”

"What you said is absolutely true, I will keep it in my heart."

After a word of silence, Zhu Zongxun took a sip of wine and lowered his head. Then he punched the stone table, causing the delicate wine bottle to tremble. He gritted his teeth and said:

"I don't know why my father wanted to pass the crown prince's position to Zhu Zongdan. How can Gu be inferior to him?! If my mother hadn't passed on a secret message to me, I might have been kept in the dark. In the end, he taught Zhu Zongdan to conquer the world. !”

Zhuge Yuanxu saw that he was a little depressed, so he said enlighteningly.

"Since the Taifeng period, the position of crown prince has been vacant. Your Majesty has been hesitating between the eldest prince and you."

"The ministers all followed the ancient system and did not think about changes. They came to remonstrate that the prince should only be succeeded by the eldest son. The Holy One has always dealt with the ministers, but now the Holy Emperor's dragon body is not good, and there is no chance of fighting with the ministers. Your Majesty’s concern is for the sake of the country, so please don’t blame me.”

"However, the eldest prince appears to be honest and kind-hearted. I suspect that the Holy Shang's boat fell into the water, and I'm afraid it has something to do with him."

Zhu Zongxun couldn't help but think more highly of Mr. Zhuge.

He is not a court official, but he knows everything about government affairs, and his guesses about people's thoughts are not inaccurate!

"Sir, I have long suspected that my imperial brother is a smiling tiger who colluded with Cao Taiqing's group of eunuchs to disrupt the government. I am afraid that many of the ministers in the court today are his people. It is a pity that my father is old and confused. "

Zhu Zongxun slapped the wine cup on the stone table. He suddenly became confident and said cruelly:

"If I'm too soft, I'll have to be tough. I hope you, sir, can help me with all your strength! This throne can only belong to me, Zhu Zongxun!"

Zhuge Yuanxu immediately stood up, holding a fan in one hand and looking serious.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely help you with all my strength."