Emperor Hongwu did not expect that only two months after his death, the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen broke his oath and began to do something to the imperial uncles.

Twenty or so imperial uncles, who should be slaughtered first? That's a problem.

First difficult and then easy, if you capture the thief and capture the king first, you must first do it to Zhu Di, the king of Yan. Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, suggested that the troops should be sent to Yandi first, "...... King Yan is the head of the vassal king, and the other kings all look at the eyes of the king of Yan and act, once the king of Yan is cut off, the other feudal lords will be cut like a high house, and they will go down with the trend, and the whole work can be done. ”

First easy and then difficult, step by step, you have to start with the weak imperial uncle. Huang Zicheng and others felt that after all, King Yan had no signs and evidence of rebellion, and Qi Tai was unknown, so I was afraid that he would be unpopular, so it was recommended to find a few vassal kings with a bad reputation to start with a sense of deterrence.

So the prince said: "The new monarch is gifted and benevolent, and he must not act recklessly, and work the people and lose money." If you want to ask about the crime today, it is advisable to go to Zhou, Zhou Wang Zhu Hu, Yan's mother and brother, and cut Zhou is to cut Yan's hands and feet. ”

The father-in-law of the country, Lord Ma, the maternal grandfather of Lord Lu, etc., are accustomed to engaging in intrigues and tricks, and as soon as they are on this kind of real war, they will shrink - after all, they have never been on the battlefield, so they have seconded the proposal, starting from the most "incompetent" Zhou King Zhu Hu.

Zhu Yunwen also felt that it was easier to deal with King Zhou, and it didn't take much effort. Besides, I happened to be sleepy and met a pillow - Princess Feng of Zhou "killed her relatives with righteousness", and actually wrote to the court, saying that her husband Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, had the intention of rebellion and secretly hid a dragon robe in the palace of King Zhou!

In Kunning Palace, Zhu Yunwen gave Feng's recital to the young Empress Ma, "You have had some dealings with Feng, how credible is it?" ”

Queen Ma read the recital, pondered for a moment, and said: "This recital is indeed too coincidental, the emperor was about to make a move on King Zhou, and Princess Zhou immediately sent the evidence to her hand, she is King Zhou's wife, the husband and wife are not close, but they don't seem to have blushed." ”

In fact, the relationship between King Zhou and Feng, Zhu Yunwen and Ma is almost the same, the husband has a heart, the wife knows it, the husband and wife respect each other like guests, do not interfere with each other, and live politely.

Zhu Yunwen asked, "Do you think there is fraud in it?" ”

Queen Ma said: "It's not, I just think that the Feng family is too anxious, and the concubine is a little confused." ”

Zhu Yunwen thought about it and decided to make peace with his wife, "Actually, the Queen Mother once sent someone to find the Feng family and make a deal with Feng's younger brother Feng Cheng.

Zhu Shouqian has been monitored and poisoned, and the matter is that Feng wrote to tell Princess Yan. ”

There is such a thing! Queen Ma looked at her husband with some surprise.

Zhu Yunwen said: "The Queen Mother is old, it is not easy to work too hard, you are in charge of the harem, I will discuss these things with you in the future." ”

In this way, the emperor has completely given up on the queen mother and regards me as a virtuous helper! Queen Ma was overjoyed and said: "Since this is the case, then Feng's report on King Zhou's behavior makes sense, there are one and there are two, and Feng simply gave up King Zhou in order to protect himself." The emperor, it can be seen that the emperor is popular with the people, otherwise the Feng family would not have risked the notoriety of framing his husband to draw a line with King Zhou. ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "The Feng family has done a good job, I plan to immediately restore her younger brother Feng Cheng's official position and protect the Jingshi, and the other children of the Feng family will also be reused." ”

Empress Ma said: "Emperor Shengming, such a killing two birds with one stone, not only has a legitimate reason to cut the king of Zhou, but also can get the support of the Feng family, Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, was the founding general of the Ming Dynasty, and the influence of the Feng family in the army should not be underestimated. The emperor was able to gain the support of the army without much effort. ”

Killing two birds with one stone, Zhu Yunwen Longyan Dayue, immediately issued an order, and ordered Cao Guogong Li Jinglong to go to Kaifeng, Henan with the army, and capture Zhu Hu, the "rebellious" king of Zhou, to Beijing!

The dust of military affairs has settled, and seeing that Zhu Yunwen is in a good mood, Queen Ma took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, Concubine Jin's bedroom has been arranged, and everything is according to the specifications of the concubines." ”

Concubine Jin is Chang Jin, her true identity is not visible, so she hid her surname and called Concubine Jin by name.

Zhu Yunwen said lightly: "Got it." You are in charge of the harem, this kind of thing will not have to ask me in the future, what does Concubine Jin like and wants, you can do it. ”

Queen Ma said: "Yes, the concubine will retire and see if there is any negligence in the palace, and the province has neglected Concubine Jin." ”

Empress Ma was able to gain Zhu Yunwen's full trust, overthrew the Empress Dowager Lu, and discussed national politics with her, mainly because she helped Zhu Yunwen withstand the strong opposition of the Empress Dowager Lu and welcomed Chang Jin to the harem as a concubine.

Kaifeng, Henan, Zhou Wangfu.

The army of Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, surrounded the palace, and Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, was captured by someone who was sent to the medicine shop, and he knelt in the hall.

Zhu Hu had never been so embarrassed, and he shouted: "Li Jinglong! I only know how to practice medicine and medicine all my life, and I have never been in authority, but when I ask the government, you forcibly kidnap me and parade me in the streets! What should be the crime of insulting Prince Daming? ”

Li Jinglong clapped his hands, Princess Feng of Zhou held a small box, rested in front of Zhu Hu, and slowly opened it, and it was a dragon robe inside!

Feng Shi cried: "Lord Wang, turn back to the shore, confess your guilt, you can't be wrong again and again!" ”

In the middle of summer and July, Zhu Hu seemed to be in the cold winter moon, he froze on the spot, looking at his wife in disbelief: "You...... Why do you slander me? You and I have been married for more than 20 years, and you have betrayed it like this? ”

Feng Shi was embarrassed and angry, closed the box with a snap, pointed at Zhu Hu and scolded: "You still have the face to mention the love between husband and wife? You're clearly a hollow person! Your little affection has already been given to others! I have won the false name of Princess Zhou in vain, and I have been guarding the tomb of the living dead in the palace of King Zhou for more than 20 years! ”

"You're good to everyone! To your fourth brother and sister-in-law, your nephews and nieces, and even the sick and beggars you don't know are the people you care about and love! I'm the only one who is superfluous! Have you ever thought about my suffering? I hate you! ”

Zhu Huan's face was like ashes, "I once told you before, I can give you anything, only feelings are impossible." You know that's the case, so you shouldn't expect too much. You betrayed your fourth sister-in-law before, and I didn't pursue it; What did you get by betraying me this time? Is it a forgiveness? Or did your Feng family regain the Holy Favor and resume their official position? ”

Feng Shi said coldly: "You are a useless husband, you can't even save your brother-in-law's life, what can I do as a weak woman?" Since you are ruthless to me, don't blame me for being unjust to you. ”

Zhu Hu was betrayed repeatedly, and he was so angry that he vomited blood, "It's a loss that the fourth brother and sister-in-law also persuaded me to reconcile with you, persuaded me to understand you, be considerate of you, and repeatedly said that you are a good woman, and the queen mother did not choose the wrong person back then." Now it seems that the queen mother, as well as the fourth brother and the four ships, have mistaken you! ”

Feng Shi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "If people are not for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." Since you can't protect me or the Feng family, then I can only ask for a way to survive by myself, so as not to be burdened by you and go to the dark. ”

Feng threw down the evidence of the small box and brushed his sleeves away.

Li Jinglong sneered: "How? Lianfa's wife has come forward to testify against your rebellion, do you dare to refute it? Come on, escort the sinner Zhu Hu back to Beijing! ”

Zhu Hu was then thrown into the prison car, the prison car was full of iron fences, no roof, the July sun was scorching, Zhu Hu was like roasting on a blazing fire, sweat was like rain, and was quickly dried by the sun, the salt and alkali knotted on the skin, and the itching was unbearable, but his hands and feet were tied, and he couldn't reach out to tickle.

Li Jinglong took the opportunity to humiliate and said, "Sinner Zhu Hu, did you see the dog on the street corner?" Learn to rub it against the corner of the wall, and it won't itch, which is called not asking for help, haha! ”

Although Zhu Hu is over forty years old, he is in the prime of life, but he has never suffered hardships, and now the dragon that has landed is not as good as a dog, he endured hunger, thirst and numbness and other discomforts, and tried to straighten his back and maintain the last dignity.

Li Jinglong snorted coldly: "See how long you can endure it!" ”

Zhu Hu has been writing medical books all year round, and the body of a weak scholar is crumbling under the scorching sun, and he is about to faint from dehydration, when suddenly a rain falls from the sky, and a few streams of water are splashed on his body, relieving thirst and numbness.

He slowly opened his eyes, the sun was still shining above his head, but the people along the street spontaneously stood guard by the roadside with clear water, splashing basins of water on the prisoner cart.

Li Jinglong was furious, drew his sword and said, "Are you going to rebel? The prisoner car was escorted by the imperial court's prisoners! ”

The people were silent, but splashed the water in the basin.

Several white-haired old men walked to the side of the prisoner cart with a trembling pestle, put a gourd with hollow wheat straw in it, and the old man said: "Your Highness, there is mung bean soup to relieve the heat, and when you are thirsty, you can take a few sips of wheat straw." You are a good person, you write medical books in the pharmacy day and night, see patients, how can you rebel, rest assured, our Kaifeng people have jointly signed a letter to explain and plead to His Highness. ”

These are all centenarians, and they seem to be about to fall down when they touch them, Li Jinglong is afraid of causing public anger, so he doesn't dare to make a mistake, thinking that after Kaifeng City, when he arrives on the road, these people will be out of reach.

But who knew that out of Kaifeng City, a group of unkempt beggars followed behind the escort team like a small tail, and from time to time there were farmers to send melons and fruits to the team, and only after asking did they know that Zhu Hu's pharmacy gave free treatment to beggars and farmers who had no money to treat them all year round.

In short, although Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, was incompetent and political, he was very popular with the people and a well-known Bodhisattva.

Li Jinglong's heart was jealous, and he didn't dare to toss Zhu Hu too much along the way.

On a hill outside Kaifeng City, Princess Feng of Zhou looked at the escort team from a distance, and a person next to her asked, "Is the princess distressed?" ”

Feng Shi retracted his gaze and said, "Gonggong Ma's master feels more sorry for King Zhou than anyone else. ”

This person is Ma Sanbao, the head of the Yan Palace, Ma Sanbao sighed: "Hey, our Royal Highness the King of Yan is also forced to have no choice, since the emperor must deal with the King of Zhou, it is better to join forces with the princess to play a bitter plan." ”

Feng Shi smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that you know this plan, His Royal Highness King Zhou is still in the dark, and he is bound to hate me to the bone now." But His Highness is naïve and ignorant, and he never knows how to hide his emotions, and it is easy for people to see through him, so he can only hide it from him, so that he really thinks that I have betrayed. ”

Ma Sanbao comforted: "After the matter is completed, King Yan will personally explain to King Zhou, and the princess and His Royal Highness King Zhou will be reunited." ”

Feng Shi shook his head, "No need, I'm tired of all these years with King Zhou's husband and wife, I don't want to bear the false name of Princess Zhou anymore, I want to find a place to start over and live my own life." Let His Highness hate me for the rest of my life, the relationship between husband and wife is cut in two, I am free, he is also free, we all let each other go, each has its own life. It's better than continuing to be a nominal couple who look like each other. ”

Ma Sanbao said: "Our prince will respect Princess Zhou's choice. ”

Feng Shi nodded, "I can trust His Royal Highness King Yan, and our Feng family and the old department also believe in His Royal Highness King Yan's ability. My younger brother Feng Cheng, as well as the men of our Feng family, are about to be reinstated, and they will swear allegiance to His Highness, and as an internal response, they will welcome His Highness back to the capital! 166 Reading Network