high official

Chapter 795 Thunderstorm
"Just received the news," Zhu Zhanji said with a brightened expression: "Wang Xian has rescued his aunt and his parents, brother-in-law and sister-in-law on Xugong Island, and captured Ji Gang and his gang alive. If you rush back, you will be able to arrive in Beijing in three or two days."

"Great!" Zhu Zhanyu jumped up excitedly: "I know there is nothing that Second Brother Wang can't do!"

"Thank God!" Zhu Gaochi was also overjoyed, and said happily, "Your mother and concubine pray at home every day, and it really is the blessing of the Bodhisattva!"

"Father," Zhu Zhanji said solemnly, "Wang Xian and the others are fine, let's think about how to deal with the next situation."

"By the way!" Zhu Gaochi also tightened his expression, and said anxiously: "What kind of attitude is your grandpa..."

"Grandfather, hey..." Zhu Zhanji said with a distressed expression, "I'm afraid I don't want to kill them all..."

"Of course," Zhu Gaochi nodded and said, "Tiger poison doesn't eat its sons, not to mention father always feels indebted to his second son." He frowned and said, "However, if you are merciful this time, how can you tell the world what to do?" Confession?!" When Zhu Gaochi thought of the tens of thousands of loyal soldiers who died in Zhenjiang City, his face turned red, and he hissed: "We must be severely punished!"

"Father," seeing his father's expression, Zhu Zhanji sighed and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid you can't do this..."

"Why?!" Zhu Gaochi mumbled.

"Because Grandpa Emperor, I don't want you to do this..." Zhu Zhanji said softly, and Zhu Gaochi was stunned by one sentence. He listened to Zhu Zhanji's detailed description of Emperor Yongle these days, especially Last night, what Zhu Di said to his grandson... Zhu Gaochi couldn't understand it. He asked his grandson to bring a message to his son, hoping that he could intercede with the King of Han!
"I'm afraid..." Zhu Gaochi lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and finally raised his head and said, "I can't do it." After hearing what his father said, Zhu Zhanxi, whose face was tense, relaxed.

"Father," Zhu Zhanji persuaded: "Even if you help intercede, my second uncle is finished this time, and he can't turn over again. To us, it doesn't matter whether he is dead or alive, as long as As long as he loses the threat forever!"

Zhu Gaochi listened silently, knowing that his son was telling the truth.Indeed, Zhu Gaoxu was completely ruined this time, even if there was even a glimmer of hope for a comeback.At this time, interceding for him by myself can not only please the emperor, but also meet the expectations of the civil servants, and can also leave a good reputation of benevolence and righteousness in the history books.

There seems to be no reason not to do this kind of good thing without cost.

"Father, you'd better talk about this situation," Zhu Zhanji naturally wouldn't speak so bluntly, he had to save his father's face, but I believe his father would understand. "Otherwise Grandpa Huang will be heartbroken!"

"You're right," Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly, and when Zhu Zhanji was relieved and Zhu Zhanyu showed a disappointed expression, he suddenly heard him sigh and said slowly and firmly: "But I can't make the heroic spirit in the sky sad !" Zhu Gaochi said with a more determined expression: "They sacrificed their precious lives to protect me. If they knew that I went to speak for their enemies for their own benefit, they would definitely hate me..."

"Father, in the past, we have a hundred ways to repay them in the future!" Zhu Zhanji persuaded: "If you make Grandpa Huang angry, our future will be miserable..."

"How sad can it be?!" Zhu Gaochi was determined, and said coldly: "Father can still abolish me, can't pass on the third child?!"

"This..." Of course Zhu Zhanji knew that this was impossible. He said that King Zhao was still suspected of assassinating the emperor. From the perspective of the emperor's grandfather, how could he fail to see that his third uncle must be the emperor if he became the emperor? He is a licentious and unreasonable fool.Therefore, under the background that King Han is doomed, his father, the crown prince, really has a sense of confidence.

It's just that in this way, I will be caught between my grandfather and father, and life will be difficult...

"That's it." Zhu Gaochi stopped the conversation, and sighed quietly: "As a son, as an elder brother, I can keep silent and not say a word... But if you want me to ask for mercy, no! Yes! Enough!"

"Father..." Zhu Zhanji felt a little annoyed that his father didn't listen to him, but Zhu Zhanji said with admiration on his face:

"Father did the right thing! To be a man, you have to have a conscience!"

Zhu Zhanji gave his second brother a hard look and fell silent.

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The carriage drove into the capital, Yang Shiqi sent Yang Rong home first, and then ordered the carriage to return home.

The carriage was quiet, Yang Shiqi was the only one left.

Looking at the pouring rain outside the window, Yang Shiqi recalled Yang Rong's words and thought about the consequences of doing so.He had to admit that it would be more beneficial to the civil official group to let go of the King of Han than to hold on to the King of Han.The emperor's anger will be transferred from the King of Han to the entire group of generals intensified!

There was a muffled thunder in the sky, and Yang Shiqi suddenly trembled... He finally understood the truth that civil servants are no softer than military officials in killing people!And even more vicious!
The carriage drove straight into the courtyard of Yang Shiqi's house, and the housekeeper took his master down with an umbrella.When Yang Shiqi got out of the car, he saw Li Yan, the eunuch next to Zhu Di, standing on the porch looking at him.

"Eunuch Li." Yang Shiqi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "What's your business in coming here in the rain?"

"The Emperor Xuan Yang sees you." Li Yan said with a smile, "Scholar, let's go quickly."

"Oh, yes." Yang Shiqi responded, looked down at the plain robe on his body, and said to Li Yan: "My father-in-law wait a moment, I will change into court clothes."

"Bachelor, please." Li Yan nodded, watching Yang Shiqi go to the back.

In the main room in the backyard, Yang Shiqi's face was full of solemnity, while changing into court clothes, he bowed his head in thought...Yang Rong's guess was right, the emperor summoned him as soon as he returned to Beijing, but Yang Rong probably didn't guess that the emperor would be so anxious!
Yang Shiqi raised his head and looked at himself in the mirror, who was gradually getting dressed, he gradually had an idea!After going through so many twists and turns and conspiracies, my colleagues were either killed or crushed by Zhu Gaoxu. I have been persevering until today.What supports me is nothing else, but a kind of belief-justice must prevail!
If I excused Zhu Gaoxu according to what Yang Rong said, maybe the generals group would pay a heavier price in the future, but at this moment, the long-overdue justice will be absent again... One can imagine how the people of the world will be disappointment?A hundred years later, how will history books evaluate these civil servants?

No distinction between right and wrong, no distinction between good and evil, no strength of character, like a dog of a feather!
Thinking of this, Yang Shiqi finally made up his mind. He decided that this time, he would not listen to anyone, but only follow his own conscience!
Yang Shiqi took the official hat, put it on his head properly, and walked out with his head held high.

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When Yang Shiqi followed Li Yan into the palace, he found that Jian Yi had also come. It turned out that the emperor didn't summon him alone...

The two exchanged glances briefly, then stood outside the bedroom, waiting for Zhu Di's summons.

The wind and rain were still raging outside, and the two of them were thinking about their own thoughts. Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed by, and Yang Shiqi vaguely saw a person kneeling in the yard where the rain was pouring...

"King of Han..." Yang Shiqi's mind jumped out of a name. He looked at Jian Yi in surprise, and found that the other party was also looking at the courtyard in surprise. Obviously, he also found the man kneeling in the rain...

Another flash of lightning flashed across the rain curtain, and the sky and the earth were as bright as day. This time, the two of them really saw clearly that the one kneeling in the rain was indeed the King of Han!
And the two of them could see it clearly—the king of Han with his upper body naked and a thorn-like thing on his back seemed to be pleading guilty, and it seemed that it was not Zhu Di who arrested him, but he himself came to plead guilty !
Just as surprised, Li Yan went back and forth, and whispered to the two of them: "Go in, you two, the emperor is waiting."

The two hurriedly put away their wild thoughts, straightened their clothes, took a deep breath and entered the bedroom.

In the bedroom, Zhu Di was wearing a Taoist robe, with a lake-blue jade-inlaid forehead tied on his head, and he was walking back and forth on the soft carpet with his hands behind his back.

"I will pay my respects to the emperor!" The two hurriedly knelt down to the ground.

"Get up." Zhu Di waved his hand, without looking at them, and said in a muffled voice: "When I left, I asked you to take care of my home." He said angrily and raised his voice: "The result? ?! How did you guard my house for me!"

"Your minister is guilty, please punish me!" Yang Shiqi and Jian Yi were depressed, thinking that your son is fighting with thousands of troops, what can we civil servants do?But who told the other party to be the emperor, these slanders can only be thought about, and they have to honestly plead guilty on the face.

"What's the use of punishing you?!" Zhu Di also felt that he was a little too much, and waved his hand: "Besides, you are of no use in that situation!"

"Your Majesty..." Both of them looked grateful, and said in their hearts that at least you haven't used us as a scapegoat yet.

"Get up." Zhu Di told them to get up, he looked at Jian Yi first, and said slowly: "I heard that the capital was in chaos, so you fled to Zhenjiang?"

"Your Majesty, the situation was extremely chaotic at that time. First, the Qingshou Temple was bombed into the sky with a bang, and then the troops in the city began to be mobilized." Jian Yi had already thought up his words, and said with a sad face: "I want to figure out how to get back. I wanted to go to Yingtianfu Yamen to find Xue Juzheng, but I bumped into people from Beizhen Fusi on the way. They said that the King of Han and Ji Gang had turned against each other, and they couldn't help but put me in a carriage and drove me out of the city. When I was released, I was gone. Arrived in Zhenjiang..."

"So, didn't you take the initiative to go to Zhenjiang to join the prince?" Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and looked at Jian Yi, his voice could not hear any emotion.

"Yes!" Jian Yi is a sensible person, knowing that the emperor is very concerned about whether the subject is loyal to the crown prince or to himself, the emperor, so he said firmly: "If I can let the subject choose by himself, the subject will definitely stay in the capital and not go anywhere... "He said with a wry smile and said: "But when a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain..."

(End of this chapter)