high official

Chapter 794

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there were lightning and thunder.

The carriage came, and Zhu Zhanji helped the prince into the carriage. Before getting into the carriage, the considerate prince would naturally not forget, and had a gentle talk with the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, saying, "Hurry up and go back, everyone." ''When I go back, I drink some ginger soup to get rid of the cold. ' Such words of kindness and cost-effectiveness warmed the heart of the minister who had been chilled by Zhu Di.

After sending the prince into the carriage, all the civil and military officials also got into the carriage one after another, those on horseback... Seeing how they could ride a horse in such a heavy rain, they crowded into a carriage with the officials they knew well.

Yang Shiqi came in a carriage, got into the carriage, hurriedly took off his soaked official robe under the service of the butler, took a dry towel, and was wiping his head when suddenly the door was pulled open, and he hastily and subconsciously covered his chest with the towel , glaring at the visitor angrily.When he saw that it was Yang Rong, he couldn't laugh or cry and said, "You don't know how to knock on the door."

"It's raining like pouring, so I can't care about it." Yang Rong put away his umbrella and got into the car, closed the door, sat opposite Yang Shiqi, and looked at him with a smile: "Go on." Yang Rong just got off the boat , holding an umbrella and wearing rain boots, only the corners of the clothes were wet.

"You're so unnatural," said Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, who have been friends for many years and share the same goals, so the relationship is naturally close.Yang Shiqi pretended that Yang Rong didn't exist, wiped his hair clean, and then wiped his skinny body. While wiping, he laughed and scolded: "I knew the emperor had left long ago, why didn't I let you know earlier?"

"Do I dare?" Yang Rong said with a wry smile: "The emperor returned in a rage, how can we not let him vent his anger? Just be a little bit wronged."

"How angry is the emperor?" Yang Shiqi said, the movements of his hands slowed down, and his expression became dignified.

"It's hard to say," Yang Rong shook his head slowly and said, "If you want to talk about being furious, I haven't seen it once. Even Zhao Wang and the emperor didn't blame it. It's as if this thing never happened."

"This is not like the emperor's style." Yang Shiqi frowned and said, "Whenever something happens, doesn't the emperor always get angry first, and then deal with it when he is happy?"

"That's right, the emperor didn't get angry this time, he just dismissed and took into custody those generals who had a close relationship with the King of Han." Yang Rong nodded and said, "It can be seen that the emperor has figured out the reason, why did he refuse to attack?"

"Are you testing me?" Yang Shiqi put on some dry clothes, and said with a smile, "I don't believe you are a smart person, can you not understand the emperor's mind?"

"Hehe," Yang Rong said with a noncommittal smile, "I don't want to hear what brother Shi Qi means? Let's verify each other."

"Okay," Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "Let me tell you, the emperor is pressing the fire, waiting for his ministers to give him the steps..." He said with a sigh: "This time the emperor has lost face, originally according to the emperor's plan , Zheng He's fleet will arrive at the city of Zhenjiang the moment the King of Han's army launches."

"That's right, if that's the case, there won't be a bloody battle in Zhenjiang, and it will also show the emperor's brilliance and martial arts." Yang Rong smiled bitterly: "But who would have expected that the King of Han would launch ahead of time, and Zheng He's fleet would encounter a typhoon again. What? In the end, let them fight in Zhenjiang for half a month, killing 10 people, how will this end?"

"This is the pass!" Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "According to the original plan, the King of Han was an attempted rebellion, and the crime is not worthy of death." He said with a gloating smile: "But now, [-] lives! How can we not kill him?" Public outrage?!"

"But if you want to kill King Han, I'm afraid King Zhao will also be implicated." Yang Rong nodded and said, "If it is found that King Zhao is really the chief envoy of Nan Haizi's assassination, naturally he can't be kept!"

"That's right, the emperor only has three sons. If he kills two of them with his own hands, there will be only one prince left..." Yang Shiqi said in a low voice, "No matter how you look at it from family affection, from reality, from historical evaluations... from any perspective, it's all the same. The emperor can't bear it!"

"How else can we say that the hero sees the same thing." Yang Rong nodded with a smile and said: "It is precisely because of many scruples that the emperor can't get angry and hold back in his heart!" He said suddenly: "The one who is afraid is him. Once angry, no courtier dares to speak, and the situation will be completely out of hand."

"..." Yang Shiqi was fully dressed, and he finally felt less uncomfortable, but his heart became more and more sluggish. He opened the curtain of the car and looked at the rain curtain outside. Through the rain curtain, he could faintly see the Jinling city wall getting closer , He sighed, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor's thoughts are certainly important, but this time Zhu Gaoxu rebelled, occupied the capital, besieged Zhenjiang, and blood flowed..." The more he said, the more angry Yang Shiqi became, and finally punched him hard. On the carriage, he yelled in a hateful voice: "It's really insane, and the crime cannot be punished!" He glared at Yang Rong and said, "Could it be that he can get away with it just because he is the emperor's son?!"

"Brother Shiqi, what you said is right," Yang Rong said unmoved, "but this is the family world, since punishments and punishments are determined by the superior, the emperor's son is different..."

"Hmph," Yang Shiqi's fate was ill-fated, unlike Yang Rong's smooth sailing. He lost his father when he was young, and his stepfather was exiled into the army when he was young because he offended the powerful.When he was a young man, he himself was forced to flee for more than ten years because he offended the powerful. Even if he became a bachelor, he still spent time in the imperial prison of Jinyiwei.When the king of Han rebelled, he was arrested again. Although he was released by the crown prince, he hated these dignitaries who decided life and death arbitrarily, but they themselves could get away with it! "I don't believe that Zhu Gaoxu can escape this time?!" He said with a strange smile: "Could it be that he is just pretending to be crazy?!"

The story of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu's madness has long been rumored, but nine out of ten ministers don't believe it, and the remaining one is half-believing.How can it be such a coincidence to go crazy when you see that the general situation is gone?Why haven't I heard of you getting sick before?Eighty percent of them want to pretend to be crazy and act stupid to avoid guilt!
Their old Zhu family has a criminal record for doing this kind of thing. When Emperor Jianwen wanted to take Zhu Di, who was still the king of Yan, into Beijing to destroy the vassal, Zhu Gaoxu and his father used this skill, and his acting skills are much more proficient than him!He ran around the palace naked all day long, slept in the chicken coop, and drank urine... At that time, he really deceived many people, but what happened? Similarly, it is difficult to announce to your subordinates that you will Feng Tianjing!
In the same trick, the first one is played by a genius, and the second one is played by an idiot, not to mention the two parents? !So this time inside and outside the capital, and in the whole country, not many people believed that King Han was really crazy!
"That's right, I don't believe that he is really crazy," Yang Rong nodded, and sighed, "But this is the only way to excuse him!"

"Why do you want to excuse him?!" Yang Shiqi became emotional: "Why should you excuse him! Just because he is the emperor's son? What does that have to do with us?!"

"The relationship is too great!" Yang Rong met Yang Shiqi's gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Shiqi, if the emperor disposes of the King of Han, then those noble generals will be able to escape! If the emperor let the King of Han go, those nobles All generals will suffer, do you think it has much to do with us?!"

"This..." Yang Shiqi was stunned for a moment, he had been immersed in his anger towards Zhu Gaoxu, and hadn't thought about this question yet.

"If the emperor disposes of the King of Han, he will definitely investigate the case thoroughly. It will be clear at a glance who is black and who is white!" Yang Rong explained in a deep voice: "Those who rebelled with the King of Han, except for his direct descendants, after all, are only a small number, even those in Beijing. Most of the leading generals can be evaded by being deceived, let alone the generals of the provinces and the nine borders!"

Yang Shiqi listened expressionlessly, but in his heart he admitted that what the other party said was true, because whether the king of Han occupied the capital or attacked Zhenjiang, he only used his direct descendants, and most of the generals' troops were just trying to lure them away... Continue to investigate carefully , not too many people will be implicated.

"And if the emperor doesn't deal with the king of Han, the whole treason case will naturally be over." Yang Rong said with a faint smile: "If you don't find out, the emperor will never know which generals have defected to the king of Han and want to rebel with him !" He lowered his voice and said, "With the emperor's suspicious nature, after a long time, he must feel that everyone is suspicious..." His voice became lower and lower: "What will happen when you talk about it?"

"..." Yang Shiqi is extremely smart, how can he not know the consequences of this, he slowly raised his head, glanced at Yang Rong and said: "All generals are labeled as untrustworthy, and the emperor's attitude towards them will inevitably change from trust to guard. "

"It's more than that, the emperor can't bear to be aggrieved. We made him angry this time, and the emperor is naturally grateful to us." Yang Rong said with a cruel smile: "But the fire in my heart is getting stronger and stronger. , I will vent it later! And it will get worse! At that time, only a few censors and a few trumped-up charges will be needed to set off a bloodbath..."

"Brother Shiqi," Yang Rong looked at Yang Shiqi, and said in a deep voice, "The emperor will definitely ask you about the situation later, and you will know what to say when the time comes!"

"..." Under Yang Rong's burning gaze, Yang Shiqi finally nodded slowly.

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In another carriage, there were three fathers and sons Zhu Gaochi who survived the catastrophe. Zhu Zhanxi looked at his elder brother excitedly, held his hand tightly and said, "Brother, I thought I would never see you again." What!" His eyes were red as he said that.

"Hey!" Zhu Zhanji also held his younger brother's hand tightly, nodded and said, "Yes, this time is too dangerous. I am in Beijing, and I am worried to death."

"Fortunately, our father and son should not die," Zhu Gaochi looked at the two sons, and said emotionally: "Fortunately, there are loyal and brave courtiers like Wang Xian... Sigh, we owe them too much..."

"Yeah..." Zhu Zhanji was also a little sad, but he and the prince were not sad about the same thing... He was heartbroken for the strength he had accumulated after all these years of miserable management. The battle of Zhenjiang was all in vain. the...

"What happened to Wang Xian?" Zhu Gaochi missed Wang Xian and the others very much, and asked his son, "Did you save Zhenren and his family?" Zhu Zhanzhen also looked at his elder brother anxiously.

(End of this chapter)