high official

Chapter 449 Dilemma
A few days later, the Prince Jin's Mansion picked up the Star Building.

Zhu Jixuan handed a thin piece of letter paper to Eunuch Liang, and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking out of the window in a daze.

Eunuch Liang took the letter with both hands, read it quickly, and couldn't help frowning: "His Royal Highness Zhao wants us to trip the grandson?"

Zhu Jixuan nodded, but did not speak.

"This is really tricky," the old eunuch said slowly, "The Taisun is determined to succeed in this trip. If the halberd is broken again, even if the emperor doesn't blame him, he will be ashamed to see others."

"That's right." Zhu Jixuan sighed and said, "Gu also finds it very difficult. What happened last time has already annoyed his brothers, and this time, if they want to be obedient and obedient, they will definitely be thoroughly annoyed."

"Yes." The old eunuch nodded and said: "But the grandson is the lifeblood of the prince, if we make trouble, I'm afraid the previous efforts will be in vain."

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's for sure." Zhu Jixuan supported the railing with both hands, "It's really hard to make a choice."

"..." The old eunuch was also silent for a while. As a confidant, he could understand his master's mood very well. Zhu Jixian was not optimistic about the arrogant King of Han. As a person who had seized the heir, he knew very well that it was really hard to have the last laugh.He had no choice but to board the Hanwang's pirate ship for the sake of being superior.But now that he has secured the position of King Jin, he certainly wants to find an opportunity to draw a line with King Han.But on the one hand, getting on the boat is easy and getting off the boat is difficult. He is even more worried that the prince will only accept him because of the situation, and once he loses his use value, he will kick him away.After all, all the predicaments of the prince today are caused by the Shanxi Rebellion, and he is the instigator of the Shanxi Rebellion...

This feeling of being neither left nor right is really too bad.The old eunuch said softly: "Can you find a way to stay out of it?"

"Who told me to be the King of Jin, how can I stay out of it?" Zhu Jixuan smiled bitterly, and said in silence for a while: "It's really not possible, I can only act in a play."

"Acting?" The old eunuch was taken aback.

"It's not that the king doesn't work hard, it's because the grandson is too cunning." Zhu Jixuan laughed at himself and said, "This is the only plan for today."

"The lord wanted to act as if he was trying to obstruct him, but he was still defeated by the grandson by surprise, thus making the grandson famous. The king of Han can't blame the lord?" The old eunuch understood a little bit.

"That's right." Zhu Jixuan spread his hands together and said, "It's not that I don't want to try my best, but the way is one foot tall and the devil is one foot high, so what can I do?"

"That will really damage the image of the prince." The old eunuch worried.

"You are too euphemistic." Zhu Jixuan laughed and said, "Just say that I will be the laughing stock of the world."

"That's not enough..." the old eunuch hurriedly comforted him.

"..." King Jin shook his head, not wanting to hear the old eunuch's lies, he walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "Actually, being regarded as a fool is only good for this king, not to mention that this time the dilemma is solved, it's more difficult to see." In the long run, a vassal like me is still a fool, which is more in line with the court's wishes."

"My lord was joking..." The old eunuch shook his head and laughed in disbelief.

"I'm not kidding, I was blinded by a leaf before and couldn't see Mount Tai." King Jin sighed: "In the past, I just thought about how to become a vassal king. After I became a vassal king, I thought about my situation and found that I was actually sitting on the crater. He said with a flash of resentment in his eyes: "Don't look at the current Emperor Yongle, who sat in the Golden Palace in order to maintain the ancestral system and oppose the reduction of feudal vassals. Now it's his turn to be emperor, and he will also turn his head to deal with us feudal ones. Prince. Moreover, his wrist and strength are much higher than Zhu Yunqi's, and no one will be able to "Fengtian Jingnan" again... We poor princes can only listen to him obediently, hand over the guards, and give up. Power, like a pig, is raised in a deep palace, so that it can survive.” He smiled miserably and said: “In the first year of Yongle, the third guard of Dai Wang and his subordinates who were also in Shanxi were dismissed; In the sixth year, the guards and subordinate officials of King Gu were dismissed; in the eighth year, it was the turn of King Min's subordinate officials and guards to be abolished; in ten years, he promised to share the world The King of Liao also suffered... Unknowingly, how many of his brothers will be spared? Not to mention those unemotional nephews, King Qin did not even save his life! What Yongle did, and What's the difference between Zhu Yunqi? It's just that his means are better and his patience is better. He only makes a move every few years, and every time he has a good reason and the blow is sure to hit, and others can't say anything."

"This is even more terrifying..." The old eunuch said in horror, "Unknowingly, the lord of the world has lost all his wings, and he no longer has the capital to rebel."

"That's right." Zhu Jixuan said with a self-deprecating smile: "The older generation didn't have the courage to resist him. Our generation can't get on the horse, can't draw the bow, and there is no hope..." He looked at the old eunuch and said : "You said, what's the use of having a reputation of being wise and powerful?"

"It's really useless for the prince to say that." The old eunuch said softly, "It's safer to be a prince of peace in a daze."

"Hum!" People are like this, they can belittle themselves in any way they want, but they can't let others look down on them. Zhu Jixuan's heart was shaken when he heard this, and he sneered: "Dragon can soar to the nine heavens, and it can also dive into the abyss. , Earth-shattering! If an opportunity arises, why can't Gu not compete in the Central Plains?"

"Ah..." The old eunuch was taken aback. Even a confidant like him didn't know that King Jin had such a big ambition hidden in him!

"Hehe..." Now that the words have been spoken, Zhu Jixuan simply expressed his heart: "Yongle is alive, of course we have no chance, but what if he dies? Can the King of Han be willing to be a courtier for the Prince! Can the Prince take revenge on the King of Han? There is still a sinister The ultimate King Zhao, even if the King of Han becomes the emperor, he is still a prince! Why is he working so hard for the King of Han? It’s not just for his own little calculation!"

"Hey..." The old lady listened tremblingly and said: "Could it be that if I die today, the world will be in chaos again?"

"Hmph, the chaos is what he asked for. Who told him to suppress the crown prince blindly and protect the King of Han?" Zhu Jixie said with a smile, "Although this will prevent the crown prince from threatening his throne, it has already brought disaster to the Ming Dynasty! What is it?" A single husband? This kind of person only cares about himself while he is alive, and doesn't care about the chaos after death!"

"So, the prince really can't fall?" The old eunuch tasted the taste and was secretly surprised by the vicious eyes of his prince.

"It can't be done." Zhu Jixuan shook his head and said: "With Yongle's current authority, if you really want to abolish the crown prince, the teacher will return to the capital with an edict and it will be abolished. What's the use of imprisoning the officials of the Eastern Palace and making him study behind closed doors? Send three-way imperial envoys to investigate the case?" He said with a sneer, "It's nothing more than seeing that the princelings are going to be suppressed! In fact, a series of monkey plays are all to show the authority of the emperor, and he has no idea of ​​abolishing the prince at all!"

"Ah?" The old eunuch suddenly realized: "No wonder the prince will make peace with Wang Xian. It turns out that he has seen through the prince and will be fine."

"That's right..." Zhu Jixuan said with a faint smile, "Actually, if you think about it, to abolish the crown prince is to abolish the grandson. This is simply the laughing stock of the ages. I know that the one who wants to be the emperor of the ages will definitely not do that."

"The prince is wise." The old eunuch complimented, "Then we really don't need to embarrass the grandson."

"En." Zhu Jixuan nodded and said: "Go..." He stared at the old eunuch closely, and said in a deep voice: "Today's conversation is just a matter of feeling, it does not mean that the king has any plans, you are dead. In the stomach, don't even think about it."

"The old minister naturally understands." The old eunuch nodded. Although he was shocked by the prince's ambition, he thought that Zhu Di was ten years younger than himself. Even if King Jin rebelled, it had nothing to do with him as a dead old eunuch, so there was nothing wrong with him. I'm worried.

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The old eunuch was ordered to leave the palace, and then went to Xingyuan to see Wang Xian.

By virtue of the imperial decree asking him to be a counselor to counter the rebellion, Wang Xian stopped hanging out in Xiaojiangnan, so the old eunuch quickly met him.

"What wind brought the eunuch here?" Wang Xian smiled and invited him to take a seat, and then ordered someone to serve tea: "The next official wants to invite the eunuch to sit down!"

"What's the matter, just tell me?" Eunuch Liang said with a wrinkled face.

"It's for the purpose of suppressing the rebellion. Father-in-law should know that His Royal Highness Taisun came to Shanxi to suppress the rebellion. There is a saying that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. I want to ask the prince for help with some things in order to join the army." Wang Xian said He put his posture very low and said: "But the prince is in mourning, and it is inconvenient for me to disturb you, so I have to ask my father-in-law to play for me." He was a little embarrassed and said: "It is said that I did my own crimes. I offended the officials of Shanxi too much. If you are ashamed to ask them again, you can only rely on the prestige of the prince. Moreover, the 1 horses brought by the grandson alone are far from enough in terms of military strength, so you have to ask the prince to send troops to help."

"Hehe," the old eunuch said with a smile, "my lord and the prince wanted to go together, and our family came to see you today for the same reason."

"Oh, that's great." Wang Xian laughed happily: "With the help of the prince, I don't have anything to worry about."

"Hehe..." The old eunuch laughed dryly again and said, "This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run."

"What?" Wang Xian was stunned and said, "Isn't there still more than 200 million stones of military rations in the treasury in Shanxi? Leaking a little through the fingers is enough for ten thousand of us."

"Don't worry, my lord." The old eunuch said: "The supply of military rations is the matter of the chief secretary, and it is not easy for the prince to interfere in local government affairs. Of course, this is not the main thing, but the prince has his difficulties..."

"Oh?" Wang Xian's complexion changed, "Is someone putting pressure on the prince?"

"Smart!" The old eunuch provoked Thumbs up.

"Then what is the attitude of the prince?" Wang Xian said with an expression of displeasure.

"It's the prince's attitude to ask our family to come over to discuss with the adults," said the old eunuch.

"Of course I won't make it too difficult for the prince," Wang Xian said immediately: "But the grandson is ordered to counter the rebellion, so I don't need to talk about it. There must be no mistakes."

"Yes, the great grandson must be the most important thing." The old eunuch nodded straightforwardly: "And the prince also wants to give grandson and lord a generous gift!"

"The lower officials are all ears?" Wang Xian said in a deep voice.

　There is one more, haha!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)