Daming: From the end of Hongwu

207 Chapter 205 - Zhen Wu and Ye Sheng

Zhu Di is in the mansion of the capital.

Xu Zengshou and Zhen Wu sat on opposite sides. At first, they still wanted to chat, but as time passed, Zhu Di never returned, and both of them felt a little bit worried.

In such a state of mind, when the two talked, they couldn't help being a little absent-minded. After two misunderstandings of answering questions that were not what they asked, the two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

It's just that after laughing, the expressions of the two became serious again.

Xu Zengshou spread out on the chair. Although he frowned because he was worried about Zhu Di, he still gave people the feeling of being free and unrestrained. He said directly: "You said that we are talking about what we have and what we don't do. Why don't you guess what the emperor said?" Why are you looking for King Yan?"

Zhen Wu pondered, but did not answer.

Xu Zengshou got up suddenly, walked to Zhen Wu and sat down, whispered in Zhen Wu's ear: "Do you think the emperor intends to pass on the throne of King Yan?"

Zhen Wu looked up at Xu Zengshou with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

This is not a casual chat.

But Xu Zengshou raised his eyebrows indifferently and said, "You dare to marry my niece, and you dare not talk about it?"

Zhen Wu was a little ashamed, this Xu Zengshou was not at all steady.

Xu Zengshou went on to say: "Don't pretend, I know everything, because of this, my elder sister wrote me a letter." After finishing speaking, he urged Zhen Wudao: "Quickly tell me, what do you think."

After thinking for a while, Zhen Wu asked Xu Zengshou: "You know more about the dynamics of the court than I do. Who do you think is more popular now?"

This sentence made Xu Zengshou fall into deep thought.

The loudest voices are nothing more than Zhu Yunxie and Zhu Yunxie, Zhu Yunxie is slightly higher among them, even if he is not a member of the Changlan line, Xu Zengshou, as a member of the military, if he chooses between these two, he is more inclined to Zhu Yunxie. I am not used to those literati who can only talk about it.

But apart from these two people, King Jin Zhu’s voice is also not small. If you don’t count the King of Qin Zhu who is already half a circle, the current King Jin is the head of all kings, and there is another point that King Jin is the same as King Yan. Fortress guarding the frontiers, the king of Jin confiscated Taiyuan, and supervised the town of Datong, from Baotou Dongsheng City in the west to Zhangjiakou in the Xuanfu in the east. He fought against Mongolia and Yuan all the year round on this line of defense. He can also be called the king of war. His father-in-law is Xie Cheng, Marquis of Yongping, and his eldest son married the daughter of veteran Ying Guogong Fu Youde, and he has a group of people to support him.

Relatively speaking, King Yan is a bit worse.

Moreover, according to rumors, when Zhu Biao was still alive, King Jin once wanted to seize the throne. After being noticed by Zhu Yuanzhang, it was thanks to Zhu Biao's dealing with him that he was able to retreat completely.

Xu Zengshou thought about it, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that Zhu Di had no chance for the throne, but then Xu Zengshou smiled freely. He was not close to Zhu Di because Zhu Di was the prince, but because Zhu Di was his brother-in-law. Naturally, he never expected anything from Zhu Di, even the prince. Whether it's the emperor or not, his Xu family's wealth is not inferior to Zhu Di's. In his heart, as long as his elder sister and Zhu Di are safe and sound, that's great.

After thinking about these things clearly, Xu Zengshou looked at Zhen Wu and couldn't help muttering in his heart. He didn't know if Zhen Wu had thought about the words Zhen Wu asked him. If he had thought about it, he must be a brave general with good plans. .

Both civil and military, can be handsome.

At this time, the father-in-law from the palace came again and summoned Zhen Wu into the palace.

Both Zhen Wu and Xu Zengshou were taken aback.

Xu Zengshou looked strange.

Zhen Wu frowned and said, "This..."

"Go quickly." Xu Zengshou said: "I am here, as if I am at my own home, and I don't need anyone to accompany me."

Seeing what Xu Zengshou said, Zhen Wu didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly followed his father-in-law towards the palace.

Soon.

Zhen Wu went straight into Zhu Yuanzhang's study.

In the study, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting tall, and Zhen Wu sneaked a glance while walking around, but it was only one glance, and Zhen Wu didn't dare to look any more.

I don't know if it's because of the layout of the room, or because of Zhu Yuanzhang's cold face and cold eyes. Zhen Wu only felt his heart beat nervously and quickly after just one glance.

Zhen Wu adjusted his breath secretly, so as not to be too nervous, but he was still uneasy.

This is much more terrifying than meeting a bureau chief or mayor in later generations.

Later generations Zhen Wu did business and met some leaders. At most, a word from those leaders would have an impact on his business. Although it was also very scary, he needed to be accompanied with a little care, but at least it would not kill him.

But in this era, the monarchy is supreme, and the real sentence determines life and death.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang said a word, Zhen Wu's family would die.

Zhen Wu took a few deep breaths, knelt down, and said as calmly as possible: "Qianhu Zhen Wu pays homage to the emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from his seat and looked down at Zhen Wu from above. He didn't speak for a long time, allowing the quiet atmosphere in the room to grow.

In order to make Zhu Yuanzhang feel respected, Zhen Wu kept his head down and did not raise his head. Even his movements remained the same as before, for fear of moving his body and making Zhu Yuanzhang feel disrespectful.

Zhen Wu only felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes seemed to fall on him substantially, which made Zhen Wu dare not breathe. It was not until Zhen Wu felt a little uncomfortable in his knees that he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's faint voice.

"Head up."

Zhen Wu raised his head slightly, and Zhu Yuanzhang's real appearance fell into Zhen Wu's eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not the shoehorn face passed down in later generations, but a bit round, but it can be vaguely seen that if the cheeks are thinner, they should be more heroic.

The clothes he is wearing at the moment are relatively casual, and they don’t look luxurious, even frugal, and the color is not the bright yellow that Zhen Wu imagined. If he saw it in other places, Zhen Wu might think he was just an ordinary little old man. .

It's just that this little old man, coupled with this study, is like a heifer sitting on a rocket, really awesome.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also looking at Zhen Wu, and he didn't know if it was Zhen Wu's illusion. He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be showing a smile, and he didn't know if he thought of something when he looked at Zhen Wu.

"The king of Yan values ​​you, and is willing to marry you as his beloved daughter. No matter whether he was prosperous or not in the past, he must not let you down." Zhu Yuanzhang said, as if there was a trace of kindness, but it was so little that people could not notice it.

Zhen Wu was in a daze, after waiting for a long time, he didn't expect to get such a sentence, and the meaning of this sentence was obviously that his marriage with Zhu Yuying was settled, just when Zhen Wu was happily planning to thank him.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di who was next to him: "You are here, tell him the matter, and when you get out of this door, don't mention today's matter again."

"Yes, Royal Father." Zhu Di said yes.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang left the study without looking at Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu watched Zhu Yuanzhang leave, inexplicably felt that as Zhu Yuanzhang got farther and farther away, the pressure in his heart became less and less, turning around like a man-eating beast and walking away.

When Zhu Yuanzhang's figure disappeared into the study, Zhen Wu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and then looked at Zhu Di.

"Your Highness." Zhen Wu called out.

Zhu Di seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as well. He probably didn't feel well when facing Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Di handed Zhen Wu the criminal evidence that Jiang Yu had given him.

Zhen Wu glanced at it, and after realizing that it was Ye Sheng's criminal evidence, he already understood a little bit.

Afterwards, I really heard Zhu Di's order: "Tomorrow morning, you lead troops to Henan to arrest Ye Sheng and bring him back to Beijing."

"Yes." Zhen Wu took the order directly.

Zhu Di looked at Zhen Wu, and after thinking for a while: "You heard what my father said just now. When you went to arrest Ye Sheng, you said that you followed my order. After returning to Beijing, you will hand over the evidence of your crime to the emperor."

"In addition, even according to my order, it does not conform to the procedure, so at the critical moment, you need to be tough and directly arrest and bring him back to the capital."

Zhen Wu was a little surprised, and couldn't figure out for a while, why this kind of thing was entrusted to him, and why he said that he had to follow Zhu Di's order. You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang's Jinyiwei is better than him, but Zhen Wu didn't ask too much. , still nodding.

Afterwards, Zhu Di told Zhen Wu where Ye Sheng was now, and mentioned some key points in the mission, and then the two came out of the study.

There was a father-in-law waiting at the door of the study all the time. When he saw Zhen Wu and the two coming out, he was obedient and left the palace with them without saying a word.

Walking on the road, Zhen Wu breathed the air outside, and then began to think seriously about this sudden errand.

To catch Ye Sheng, it should be to move Sapphire with the trend, this is not difficult to imagine.

It's just that Zhen Wu always felt that there was some deep meaning in it, so why did he forcefully arrest him?
Zhen Wu thought about it, but his mind was so messed up that he couldn't find a smooth flow.

When the two returned to Zhu Di's mansion again, Xu Zengshou was still waiting. After Zhu Di and Xu Zengshou had a few words, they sent Xu Zengshou away.

Xu Zengshou is a sensible person. From Zhu Di's casual words, he understood why Zhu Di went to the palace and couldn't tell him, so he didn't force it.

It was enough for Zhu Di to return home without incident.

Zhen Wu also planned to leave, but was stopped by Zhu Di. Zhu Di was silent for a while before he said, "After you leave tomorrow, it shouldn't be long before I return to Beiping. If you catch Ye Sheng and return to Beijing Afterwards, if I have already returned, you must remember not to stay too long in the capital, and do not get involved in the subsequent affairs, return to Peiping as soon as possible."

Zhen Wu nodded.

There was some anxiety and worry in Zhu Di's tone. At first, Zhen Wu thought that Zhu Di was worried that he would not be able to catch Ye Sheng back, but then a flash of inspiration occurred, and all the clues that he hadn't figured out before now became clear at this moment.

In many things in this world, there is no distinction between merit and demerit. Functions become demerits, and demerits can also become successes. It just depends on what Zhu Yuanzhang thinks. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang's orders are not obeyed, then it is not Zhu Yuanzhang's final decision on whether it is merit or demerit.

If things change, Zhu Yuanzhang will be happy to change his style.

No wonder…

And since he took this order, he has probably become a scapegoat with a sharp knife on his head.

Zhen Wu's expression was astonished, and he involuntarily looked in the direction of the palace, full of fear.

Is this the emperor?

At this moment, Zhu Di gave Zhen Wu a comforting smile.

"You don't have to worry. I can protect you for this one thing alone, and my father has also complied with my request. Just remember what I told you just now. After finishing the errand, if I am not in the capital, Return to Peiping as soon as possible, don't get too involved in this matter, or I won't be able to protect you."

Looking at the serious Zhu Di, Zhen Wu could fully feel Zhu Di's strong heart of protection, and Zhen Wu's eyes showed some gratitude.

Zhu Di waved his hand: "Okay, go to bed earlier."

……

Zhen Wu hardly fell asleep that night, and when he woke up the next day, his head was a little swollen, but he couldn't let him delay, so he washed his face with cold water to refresh himself, bid farewell to Zhu Di, and rode a horse Go straight to the barracks five miles away.

Then, he ordered his soldiers and horses and headed towards Henan.

Now Henan and Shanxi are carrying out drills and garrison troops. Henan is responsible for military training for Duke Ying Fu Youde and Hou Yesheng of Jingning. These two have super-rank titles, and they are also the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of the army. They don't need to stay around all the time In the barracks, it is only necessary to send people to patrol the barracks occasionally.

As for the two of them, they often stayed in the temporary yamen for military training in Kaifeng to coordinate the overall situation.

The distance from Nanjing to Kaifeng is not close, but Zhen Wu and the others are old cavalrymen. They ran along the official post with light clothes at an extremely fast speed. In five days, they had already arrived at Kaifeng Mansion.

When approaching Kaifeng City, Zhen Wu asked everyone to have a good rest, and he took Zhang Wu and Xue Lu to walk into Kaifeng City one day in advance to check the situation. City, went straight to the gate of the Yamen temporarily set up for military training.

Everyone in Kaifeng City was shocked for a moment, not only the common people, but also the officials of Kaifeng Mansion.

But the shock was the shock, Zhen Wu was not affected by others at all.

At this point he had no choice.

He brought soldiers to the gate of the yamen, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers had already surrounded the entire yamen.

The news soon caused a commotion.

Just when Zhen Wu was trying to break through the door directly, Fu Youde and Ye Sheng walked out with their entourage.

"You are so brave. Who are you to come here to make trouble? Don't you want to live?" Fu Youde angrily yelled after he came out.

"my people."

Zhen Wu responded, but dismounted immediately, and walked quickly to Fu Youde's side: "I'm sorry, my lord, I have an errand, so I have to offend you a lot."

He still respects Fu Youde. He has been in the army for so long, and Fu Youde's deeds are also known. It is said that when the Second Marshal Xu Chang was alive, no matter who led the army, he wanted Fu Youde to be the vanguard. He hit several arrows in his body, but the momentum continued.

Fu Youde narrowed his eyes, and suddenly remembered that it was not long before the Liaodong Campaign last year, so he still had an impression of Zhen Wu.

"It's you!"

"The humble Zhenwu, I have met Duke Ying."

Fu Youde did admire Zhen Wu a little before, but now that Zhen Wu led troops to surround his yamen, even if he admired Zhen Wu again, he couldn't help the anger in his eyes at this moment.

"An errand? Hehe, okay, I want to know what the errand is, and I need to lead soldiers to surround my yamen."

Seeing this, Zhen Wu took a step back and said loudly: "Under the order of King Yan, arrest the traitor Ye Sheng."

Fu Youde was taken aback, thinking he had heard wrong.

And Ye Sheng, who was beside Fu Youde, said with a look of astonishment: "Me?"

Zhen Wu nodded: "Master Hou has offended you."

Afterwards, Zhen Wu's face darkened: "Come here, tie me up and escort me back to Beijing."

"Yes."

A group of soldiers stepped forward in response.

But where is this place? Fu Youde and Ye Sheng are both veteran leaders, and the soldiers around them are naturally loyal, so they immediately stopped them. Zhen Wu raised his hand to stop his subordinates from moving.

"Master Hou, do you want to resist?"

Ye Sheng laughed loudly: "Catch me? I'm the first-class marquis of Daming Yufeng. Why do you arrest me? Is there an imperial edict?"

Zhen Wu shook his head.

Ye Sheng looked at Zhen Wu disdainfully: "Without an imperial decree, are you worthy of me?"

"Although there is no imperial decree, there is a royal decree. Meng Ju, the governor of Yanshan Guards in Beiping, Lord Hou knows that this man has already obeyed the law in Beiping, and he has explained everything that should be explained and what should not be explained. Now the evidence is convincing. Why can't I get you? If Hou Ye is not convinced, he can go to the emperor to judge."

Ye Sheng's face was obviously a little shocked, but he returned to calm the next moment.

Zhen Wu said again in a deep voice: "Or, Lord Hou can also try to resist. You might as well tell the truth, the humble official received a death order. Even if all the lives of more than a thousand of my soldiers are here today, I must take Hou My Lord went to Beijing to face the saint, if Lord Hou insists on being wronged, you might as well go with the humble post, and if you see the emperor, you can appeal if you have any grievances."

"Are you threatening me?" Ye Sheng said.

"Don't dare."

But at this moment, Fu Youde said to Zhen Wu in a deep voice: "Do you know what you mean by this? If you go to the capital and end up with a misunderstanding, do you believe that even King Yan can't save your life?"

Zhen Wu smiled slightly, but the irony was tragic: "The humble job has no choice."

Turning his head, Zhen Wu said to Ye Sheng again: "Master Hou, I can give you a few moments to think about it. If you still resist, then you can only offend me."

……

　These two days are really bad, please don't rush, I will adjust for two or three days, then start to increase the amount, and then work hard to increase.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)