Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 244 242 - Qi Tai is Tired!
The wind in Nanjing City is only in May, and it is full of heat waves. Although there is still a hint of coolness from the Qinhuai River occasionally, it still makes people a little irritable when it blows on people's faces.

It's the same even in the palace.

Zhu Yunwen hid in the Fengtian Palace, and there was always an unspeakable restlessness in his heart. Apart from the heat, it might also come from the unusually quiet court recently.

Since King Xiang's self-immolation happened, there was a momentary quarrel in the court over his policy of reducing the vassal, but when he took down King Qi and Dai Wang like a thunder, the court began to become strangely quiet.

The emperor is holy, even what he shouted was a little unreal.

And he can clearly feel that some people treat him in a negative way, this feeling makes him very uncomfortable, even a little uneasy, so uneasy that he always has an urge to wipe out these people violently, and then shut them all down. Severe punishment in prison.

But he wanted face again.

Zhu Yunwen sighed, gently soothing the depression in his heart, and at the same time comforting himself, thinking, maybe, as Mr. Huang said, if you want to build a prosperous world, you can't care about those jumping clowns, or you can only fall into In the endless debate.

Just like the great grandfather, who can stop what the old man wants to do? There were so many policies back then, and so many people were dissatisfied and even opposed, but the great grandfather never cared about it. In the end, he didn't bring Daming more and more The stronger it is, the more stable it becomes.

The truth is in the hands of a few, and the country is in the hands of a few.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen's eyes hardened.

He had discussed with Huang Zicheng and others many times about the policy of reducing the feudal clan, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. Since he was right, he must go on firmly. As long as he creates a prosperous generation, those clowns will naturally disappear.

Don't be dragged back by them now.

Zhu Yunqi took out the list full of princes, looked at the three names that were heavily erased with a red pen, and smiled.

Nowadays, who would dare to rely on the identity of Taizu's parent and son, and come to show him the genealogy of the elders? !
act recklessly.

He is their king, so they should kneel down and pray for mercy.

The smile on the corner of Zhu Yunwen's mouth disappeared without knowing when, but his face turned gloomy. He looked at the list again with cold eyes, and stared straight at a name, Min Wang Zhu Wei.

Just when he was thinking about how to deal with Zhu Wei.

Huang Zicheng ran over in a hurry, his breath was a little short, and it seemed that the situation was a little urgent.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, King Yan..."

Huang Zicheng's breathing was unsteady, and he couldn't continue speaking.

But Zhu Yunwen was very tolerant of this confidant who had been with him for a long time. After he retracted gloomily, he turned into a gentle smile and said, "Mr. Huang, don't worry, is it possible that the prince of Yan and the others are going to return to Peiping again? Don't we?" Have you discussed it, and they will not be allowed to go back?"

Huang Zicheng took a few deep breaths, tried to calm down, and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, we probably won't be able to keep the three sons of King Yan, the urgent letter from Beiping eight hundred miles said that King Yan is seriously ill, Fearing for their lives, I hurriedly summoned the three sons of King Yan to go back to serve the sick."

"what?!"

Zhu Yunxuan stood up abruptly, and lost all his unhurried attitude just now, he walked out from behind the table in a hurry, walked up to Huang Zicheng himself and took the letter from Huang Zicheng.

He opened it and looked at it word by word, as if he was afraid of missing important information or misreading the information.

After he finished reading it all, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but want to rise, but he tried his best to control it, trying to keep his face calm.

"Mr. Huang, you said that King Yan was seriously ill. Is it true?"

Huang Zicheng asked back: "Your Majesty doesn't trust Zhang Bing to thank you?"

Zhu Yunwen's expression froze, and then he affirmed: "Of course I trust." After finishing speaking, he turned around and returned to his seat to sit down. He couldn't help but began to think about the benefits to Zhu Di if he really died of illness, and thought about enduring it. Can't stop saying: "This is really good... very sad news."

Ok?
Huang Zicheng looked at Zhu Yunqi's expression, and a question mark appeared in his head.

That's not what grief looks like.

However, Huang Zicheng also understands that Zhu Yunqi has regarded Zhu Di as a demon for a long time. Everyone put a lot of pressure on Zhu Di, who is so young.

He doesn't like such people, and he doesn't like this kind of pressure.

Especially now, he is no longer the grandson of the emperor who can only swallow his anger under pressure.

Zhu Yunwen's eyes flashed sharply, and he asked Huang Zicheng: "The son of King Yan, Mr. Huang thinks he will be let go, or should he not let him go?"

Huang Zicheng thought about this question before he came.

"Fang, first of all, His Majesty prevents people from performing filial piety, which is against the principles of benevolence and righteousness. Secondly, if King Yan really dies of illness, the sons of King Yan and others will not be able to resist His Majesty's plan to cut the vassal."

"Isn't it enough to resist?" Zhu Yunwen muttered something, he was a little worried about the third son of King Yan, afraid that if they were talented, if they were really let go, they would cause trouble for him.

Huang Zicheng understood Zhu Yunwen's worry, and suggested: "If your Majesty is worried, you might as well invite the two brothers Wei Guogong to come and ask. The third son of King Yan is related to the Xu family and has been in close contact for a long time. I think the brothers Wei Guogong know the nature of the third son of King Yan. It can also test the Xu family's loyalty to His Majesty."

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up, this is a good idea, then he turned his head to the eunuch beside him and ordered: "Go and invite Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou here."

The eunuch took the order and hurried down.

After a while, the eunuch brought Xu Huizu and his brothers to Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Yunwen didn't beat around the bush with Xu Huizu, and told Xu Huizu directly that King Yan was seriously ill and wanted the third son of King Yan to return.

Then he asked directly: "I don't know if Wei Guogong and brother Wei Guogong know the disposition of the third son of King Yan?"

After Xu Zengshou heard that Zhu Di was seriously ill, he was a little worried. Now that he heard what Zhu Yunqi meant, he wanted Zhu Gaochi and the others to stay in the capital forever, and he was even more anxious to prevent them from going back to visit.

He no longer regards Zhu Yunqi as a benevolent and filial person. These days Zhu Yunqi has killed several uncles in a row, which shows that his methods are cruel.

Either they were forced to die, or they were demoted to common people, and they were unwilling to give them even a fortune. Maybe they would still miss their relatives.

Xu Zengshou's expression inevitably showed some small clues when he thought about it.

Just when Zhu Yunqi and Huang Zicheng were about to turn their eyes to Xu Zengshou.

Xu Huizu stood up suddenly, and once again attracted the attention of Zhu Yunqi and Huang Zicheng to himself. He had a calm face and a firm tone, and he seemed loyal, even at the expense of killing his relatives.

"As my uncle, I think I know their temperaments quite well. Gao Chi is stable and wise, Gao Xu is brave and brave, Gao Sui is deep-minded, all of them are extraordinary, especially Gao Xu, who is perverted, tyrannical, and ambitious. If Fang returns to Beiping, it will inevitably cause serious trouble, so I think that he must not be allowed to return to Beiping, and should be enclosed in his house and strictly guarded to prevent future troubles."

The voice was cold, without any emotion.

Xu Zengshou was a little surprised, and couldn't help being a little dissatisfied with Xu Huizu, but when he saw Zhu Yunqi and Huang Zicheng's expressions of satisfaction, he was shocked again.

This answer is not only related to Yan Wangfu, but also related to their Xu family.

Zhu Yunqi turned to look at Xu Zengshou at this time, and asked with a smile: "What do you think of Zengshou?"

Xu Zengshou's thoughts changed sharply. Fortunately, he has always been smart and lived in the circle of power.

"Your Majesty also knows me. If you can't do it, you can't do it. It's just relying on your father and brother to dawdle. I haven't thought about the future of the three nephews. But if it's about playing, I think the three nephews are pretty good. I have my own hobbies, so let’s talk about fighting crickets. My nephew Gao Chi is really good at it. I was dizzy when I was fighting a few days ago. I don’t give my uncle any face at all, but I also have a way to coax a few words. Just learned his two tricks, the emperor knows how I coax you? I said I would give him a beautiful maid, and he told me everything with shining eyes, and..."

"Okay, okay, what are you talking about." Zhu Yunqi said angrily: "You just say whether you should let them go back."

Xu Zengshou looked embarrassed: "The emperor is embarrassing me. I have never cared about this. I don't know whether it should be. Isn't this the decision of the court officials, and the court officials must have opinions, but If the emperor really wants me to say it, then I can only say that the emperor is benevolent and filial, and the world knows that if King Yan is really ill, should they be allowed to go back logically?"

After Xu Zengshou finished speaking, he hurriedly panicked and said: "Your Majesty, please don't blame me for talking nonsense or making mistakes. I am sure I am not as thoughtful as your Majesty. It depends on your Majesty's decision on this matter."

A flash of thought flashed in Zhu Yunxuan's eyes, and then he waved his hand irritably: "Okay, I understand, let's go down."

"Yes." Brother Xu Huizu replied.

The two backed away slowly, and just after leaving Fengtian Hall, Xu Huizu looked at Xu Zengshou with fierce eyes, with anger looming on his face, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Do you want to ruin our Xu family forever? !"

Xu Zengshou laughed twice: "What did the elder brother say? Why can't I understand."

"How can you not understand?!"

Xu Huizu sneered, and then lowered his voice to warn again: "I tell you, the emperor's plan to cut the vassal is well known in the world, and no one can stop it. If you are really worried about King Yan, you'd better not make any small moves, or you will hurt him instead." .”

After finishing speaking, Xu Huizu waved his sleeves and left angrily.

But when Xu Zengshou looked at Xu Huizu's back, his hippie smile disappeared at this moment, leaving only one question in his heart.

"What is unstoppable should be the right thing?"

But the next moment, he turned into a hippie smiling face again, as if he didn't know any worries at all.

On the other side, Zhu Yunqi, who was worried in Fengtian Hall, asked Huang Zicheng again: "Mr. Huang, I am a little undecided, what do you think should be done?"

Huang Zicheng thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I still mean what I said just now, and I should let him go back. Just like what Xu Zengshou said, the emperor's reputation for benevolence and filial piety is well known in the world. If you stop people from doing filial piety, people will talk about it. I know your Majesty's worries. I also want to complete the demolition of the feudal clan as soon as possible, but in this process, there must be no stains, think about it, your majesty, the history is like a knife in the future, if there are stains, how can you describe your majesty?"

Zhu Yunwen sighed.

Huang Zicheng's words seemed to speak to his heart.

He just wants to save face.

Forget it, Zhu Yunwen thought to himself, it is expected that Zhu Gaochi will not cause him much trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxuan said: "Then let him go back to Beiping, remember to make a big splash, and let the world see my mind."

"Your majesty is wise." Huang Zicheng praised sincerely.

However, when the eunuch passed the decree with great fanfare for Zhu Gaochi and others to return to Peking, Qi Tai at home finally had a rest, and planned to relax with his family members after all the hard work these days.

But before Qi Tai had time to really work hard, when he heard the news suddenly, he jumped up angrily, cursing and swearing constantly.

What the fuck is it if it's not brain-dead?
Planning to cut King Yan and put King Yan's son back?

What face do you want at this time?

After the matter is finalized, there is no way to make up for any face.

Qi Tai was so angry that while putting on his clothes, he hurriedly walked into the palace, and at the same time asked people to send troops to stop Zhu Gaochi and others from leaving the city in his name. The two things were going on at the same time.

On the one hand, the person in charge of troop deployment hurriedly found the commander of the defenders and told him about Qi Tai's request. However, when the two wanted to talk carelessly, a hundred households heard about it.

The surname of Zhang, Zhang Luqi, once thought that if he reported Lan Yu, he would be reused, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunqi didn't like him as a young man.

Not only didn't he get any benefits, but he was suppressed, and it became more and more difficult to live in the army.

Now when he heard the news, a thought arose in his heart, and it burned blazingly, which could never be extinguished.

Do you want to be so ordinary forever?Or give up this hundred-household position and give it a go?
Zhang Luqi was tangled in his heart.

But when he thought of how Sapphire had treated him like cattle and sheep that could be discarded at any time, the fire in his heart instantly burned all over his body.

He gritted his teeth fiercely and said, "Zhang Luqi, you are a person who vows to do something earth-shattering, how can you be here forever?!"

Fight!

After Zhang Luqi thought about it, he sneaked out quickly and went straight to the residence of Zhu Gaochi and others.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaochi and others went to Wei Guogong's mansion.

Zhang Luqi hurried to Wei Guogong's mansion again.

After Zhang Luqi saw Zhu Gaochi and others, Zhu Gaochi and the others were still happy for Zhu Yunqi's will to allow them to return, but after hearing what Zhang Luqi said, they poured it straight from head to foot like a basin of cold water.

Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth violently and said bitterly: "This Qitai dog thief dares to ruin my important affairs. I swear that one day I will kill him alive."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhu Gaochi, who has always moved steadily and slowly, did not see the effect of obesity at the moment, so he jumped up, and while he moved swiftly to inform the others to gather, he turned his head and scolded Zhu Gaoxu: "Why don't you take advantage of this time to run quickly, why don't you wait? Do you want to stay in Nanjing City for the rest of your life?"

Zhu Gaoxu also reacted at this time.

But he immediately thought of a question, which instantly made Zhu Gaoxu sweat profusely. They came here to bid farewell to the Xu family, but they didn't bring a few horses. Zhu Gaoxu said nervously: "Boss, we don't have enough horses. Go back and get some horses." ?"

Under the tense situation, Zhu Gaoxu's head felt a little stiff, but he knew that if they wanted to go back after the soldiers were dispatched, they would have no chance.

"It's too late." Zhu Gaochi was also sweating profusely. He paced back and forth as he thought, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I can't go back and get it. Let's go steal the horse from my uncle's house. I can ask my little uncle for a favor, and Don't uncle have two fast horses, which will also help us escape."

After Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, the vigorous Zhu Gaoxu had already rushed out and ran towards the stable of Xu's family.

Stealing a few horses is a piece of cake.

……

On the other side, after seeing Zhu Yunqi for the first time, Qi Tai howled dryly: "Your majesty is so confused, how can you allow the third son of King Yan to go back? Even if there is no King Yan, these three sons will bring big trouble to the emperor." what."

Instinctively dissatisfied, Zhu Yunqi glanced at Qi Tai coldly and said nothing.

But Huang Zicheng, who had been discussing things with Zhu Yunqi, was dissatisfied: "How does the emperor handle things, is it not as good as Qi Shangshu?"

Qi Tai's breath stagnated, and he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

He first pleaded guilty with Zhu Yunqi, then endured his anxiety, tried to persuade Zhu Yunqi in a gentle tone, and then broke the pros and cons of the matter from the beginning to the end and told Zhu Yunqi to pieces.

But Zhu Yunqi has always been indifferent, a bit embarrassed to do such a contradictory thing.

Qi Tai took a deep breath and couldn't bear to give up. After a brief thought, he planned to take a step back, trying to get Zhu Yunqi to stop Zhu Gaochi and others in the city first, and discuss in detail whether to let them go back.

At this time, Qi Tai didn't hide his secrets at all, and showed his life's skills, showing the best eloquence.

But in Zhu Yunwen's heart, Qi Tai was nagging, but Zhu Yunwen remembered that Qi Tai was the assistant minister entrusted by Zhu Yuanzhang before his death, and he was loyal in the past, so he had to listen.

Qi Tai had been nagging for a long time, and Zhu Yunqi was a little annoyed by the nagging, and even wanted to answer Qi Tai's words, but he didn't expect that the defending general would ask to see him at this time today.

After the defending general came in, the first sentence he spoke made Zhu Yunxuan secretly happy.

The general said: "Your Majesty, the three sons of King Yan and his followers have left the city in a hurry. After receiving the instructions from Shangshu Qi, time is running out and there will be urgent obstacles in the future. Now I am asking Your Majesty, can you send troops to chase them back? "

Zhu Yunqi didn't want to talk about the matter of turning his back on him, and of course he was even more unwilling to hear this.

He glanced at Qi Tai, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, since we're out of the city, let them go." After finishing speaking, he spread his hands at Qi Tai, and comforted him: "Qi Shangshu, this is the end of the matter, so we have to do this." gone."

Qi Tai felt ashamed for a moment.

He couldn't help looking at Huang Zicheng, he just felt so tired, and even a thought came to him involuntarily.

Forget it, destroy it.

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(End of this chapter)