After Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao Guo, captured this group of Northern Yuan concubines to Jinling, they were confined in Pingcang Alley. Emperor Xuanguang of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had long given up rescuing these former pillow people, and abandoned them like a shoe. Therefore, in the eyes of Emperor Hongwu, they have no use value, so they are locked up in Pingcang Alley, and they usually sew military uniforms and military boots to work, and they are almost forgotten.

Suddenly, it was rumored that Zheng Guogong Chang Mao had raped the concubines of the Northern Yuan, and the Pingcang Lane where this group of women was located suddenly became a place of attention. After Zhu Di learned of this, he first comforted the eight thorns he bought, and then blocked the news and urgently reported the matter to Emperor Hongwu.

The status of the concubines of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is similar to that of official slaves, and if they are ordinary women, they are likely to become camp prostitutes, and no one cares about their life or death. There are mostly military camps in Pingcang Alley, and it is not uncommon for these women to be trivialized, and they will not be cautious to spread to Emperor Hongwu.

But when it comes to Chang Mao, it's different. Because Chang Yuchun just died last year, his son Chang Mao is still in the filial piety period, and adultery during the filial piety period is a big unfilial piety, and he will be impeached and dismissed by the imperial history. Not to mention raping a woman, even having sex with the wife and concubine of the family has to be secret, if you give birth to a child within the three-year filial piety period, the title of the Chang family will be lost.

Loyalty, filial piety, filial piety means disloyalty, no matter whether the minister is still a military general, once it is determined that he is filial piety and adultery, he will basically cut off his career, and even the whole family will be disgraced.

Of course, Chang Mao didn't admit it, and said to Zhu Di: "His Royal Highness King Yan, my father has just passed away, I swear to pacify the Northern Yuan Dynasty and avenge my father, how can I do such an ugly thing, it must be that woman who framed me!" I haven't done it! It's a big deal to confront that woman! ”

Chang Mao's appearance and temper are similar to his father Chang Yuchun, tall and manipulative, not angry and self-assured, and even more fierce and vicious when he is angry, as if he has the shadow of his father when he killed the general.

Zhu Di also felt that Chang Mao couldn't do such a thing - even if he did, he would be wiped out and cleaned up, how could he be known by the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and stabbed here in the Zongren Mansion!

Zhu Di raised his hand, "Zheng Guogong, that woman has committed suicide, leaving a blood letter, as well as your weapon Yu Wang Lance to testify." ”

The Yuwang lance is a very heavy weapon, and only a strong man like Chang Mao can use it. In fact, it is an iron rod, and the front part of the iron rod is a fist with a thumbs up. Legend has it that Yu used this thing when controlling the water, so it is called Yu Wang Lance.

Chang Mao's Yu Wang lance is one foot eight feet long, it is forged from pure iron, it is extremely heavy, and it is most suitable for fighting on horses, ordinary men can't even lift it, and it has become Chang Mao's iconic weapon.

"Yu Wang Lance?" Chang Mao shook his head violently, "Impossible, my Yu Wang lance is resting on the weapon rack in the ancestral hall of the family, how can it be in the hands of that woman?" ”

Zhu Di's arm strength is not weak, he threw out a Yuwang lance with one hand, "Is it this?" ”

Chang Mao took the Yu Wang lance, carefully looked at the mark engraved on the stick ground, engraved with the words "Uncle Mao", he called himself Uncle Mao when he was a child, and the private chapter weapons were also these three words. It's not just that the handwriting is the same, since Chang Mao followed his father to the battlefield, Yu Wang Lance has been with him, at least more than 100 people died under the stick, and the killing spirit that has been tempered by blood cannot be faked.

This is his Yu Wang Lance, which should have been placed in the ancestral hall at home.

Chang Mao held the iron rod tightly and said, "This is a vicious serial scheme, and someone deliberately framed me. I want to see the emperor. ”

Zhu Di said: "The woman killed herself by cutting her veins, her belly was already pregnant, and your Yu Wang lance was in her arms-"

"It's not me!" Chang Mao interrupted loudly, his eyes red, "My father's bones are not cold, I won't do such a thing as a beast!" Do you believe the slanderous lies of those Northern Yuan captives to sow discord? Don't believe my explanation of killing the enemy for the country? ”

"Zheng Guogong, don't be impulsive. What I just said is true. Blood book, the woman has two lives in one corpse, including your Yu Wang lance, all the evidence points to you. But-" Zhu Di said:

"My father said that men do great things, self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world, these four items are indispensable. If this kind of thing happens, at least it means that you have a difference in self-cultivation and the Qi family, if you are not beautiful on weekdays, there are so many generals in the Ming Dynasty, how can the slander be aimed at you alone? If you govern your family strictly, why was the weapon in your hand, Yu Wang's lance, stolen from the ancestral hall of your home and fell into the hands of the female captives of the Northern Yuan Dynasty? ”

Zhu Di asked again and again, Chang Mao was speechless, and his heart was a little determined: at least the emperor believed that he was innocent.

Chang Mao knelt down and said, "The minister knows that he is wrong. Please ask the emperor to condemn the crime. Chang Mao is not stupid, he understands that the emperor intends to turn big things into small things, and small things into nothing.

Zhu Di said: "My father ordered you to lead troops to Yunnan from now on to quell the rebellion on the border. Guilty of meritorious service. ”

Chang Mao said: "The last general is ordered! Definitely live up to the emperor's grace! ”

Chang Mao was plotted by someone, and the Chang family started from Chang Yuchun, the king of Kaiping, and all of them were not good at political struggles, and they were only like fish in water on the battlefield.

The three sons of the Chang family were all named by Emperor Hongwu, and even named the daughter of the Chang family as the crown princess, which shows the importance and trust of the Chang family. Just a north

The death of the Yuan female prisoner could not shake Chang Mao's position in the heart of Emperor Hongwu.

Emperor Hongwu ordered Chang Mao to go to the southwest border to quell the chaos, openly to punish, secretly to protect, to keep him away from the political struggle.

Chang Yuchun used to have the name of killing generals, and when he met those who insisted on not surrendering, after the city was broken, he would slaughter the city mercilessly, so he killed people like hemp, although he was favored by Emperor Hongwu, but he had a bad reputation in the court.

Nowadays, there are many ministers of the Yuan Dynasty and other forces of the Ming Sect in the court, and they have relatives and friends who died at the hands of Chang Yuchun, plus the mother's family of Concubine Lu of the East Palace, who has recently gained a lot of power......

As a result, at least half of the officials in the DPRK and China are suspected of plotting to frame Chang Yuchun's son Chang Mao. If you want to verify them one by one, it is as difficult as the sky.

With a wave of Emperor Hongwu's pen, all the female captives of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were killed, and the other insiders died, and the sealing of the seal was like a stone thrown into a deep pool, which only inspired a circle of tiny ripples and then disappeared. Even Xu Miaoyi didn't know about it.

Jinling City, the Jingjiang palace under construction. Zhu Shouqian, the king of Jingjiang, and the eight thorns bought by the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty drank wine and enjoyed the lotus in the small pavilion in the middle of the lake.

"So...... They're all dead. The eight thorns who bought it drank all the freshly boiled lotus wine, and said lightly: "To be honest, I hate these women very much, they always have a hypocritical and flattering smile on their faces, openly respectful in front of my mother, and secretly all kinds of slander and curse. But when I heard that they were all dead, I was not happy. ”

Zhu Shouqian said coldly: "What are you doing with me?" What does it matter to me whether they live or die? ”

The eight thorns who bought it sighed: "The rabbit is sad when the fox dies." ”

Zhu Shouqian sneered: "Don't worry, you are the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, even if you commit the crime of kidnapping the Fifth Emperor Uncle, the emperor will let you go, and the matter of a female captive of the Northern Yuan Dynasty slandering Zheng Guogong can't hurt you at all." ”

The eight thorns he bought looked up and asked, "Do you think I designed to frame Zheng Guogong?" ”

"I've seen through people like you. The Golden Family is all wolf-like characters, either they can't come out of hibernation, and once they find an opportunity, they will rush over and bite the throat of the lifeline - the last time you and the Beiyuan County Lord set up a trap to kidnap the Fifth Emperor Uncle, if it wasn't for my cousin to expose it, most of them would have succeeded. But this time......" Zhu Shouqian laughed:

"If you don't see a rabbit and don't scatter an eagle, if you don't have enough reasons and benefits, you will definitely not do it lightly. So it's definitely not you who are the mastermind of this. Someone framed Zheng Guogong with your hand, and wanted to make a big deal about it and discredit the Chang family. ”

The eight thorns who bought it snorted coldly, "You are an understanding person, but it's a pity that Chang Sen's kid didn't listen to my explanation, instead of saying that I framed his eldest brother, if it wasn't for Xu Zengshou and Li Jinglong pulling him, he would have rushed over and beat me." ”

Zhu Shouqian said: "Chang Sen is not stupid, he is just angry, and when you calm down and think about it, you will know that you are just a pawn in the hands of others." In fact, if you want to follow the will of the person behind you and make a big deal about it, why go to King Yan's Zongren Mansion to complain? The Zongren Mansion is in charge of the affairs of the royal family, and it is the most hidden yamen. If you want to make a big fuss, you can go to the Yamen of Tianfu, or go to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, or simply go to the Yushitai, who hates the nobles the most and stirs up trouble all day long. ”

The eight thorns he bought patted Zhu Shouqian's shoulder, "You are really my confidant!" ”

In fact, the eight thorns who bought it also understood that he and these Northern Yuan concubines were being used. But his father's woman died tragically, and he couldn't turn a blind eye to it, and he didn't know what to do. So he approached Zhu Di, the king of Yan, from the Zongren Mansion to negotiate, and he also wanted to cover up the matter.

It's just that I didn't expect Emperor Hongwu to act so simply, and all the concubines of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were all killed to cover up this scandal.

Zhu Shouqian removed the hand of the eight thorns he bought, and said: "I'm cowardly, I don't dare to be your confidant--with the experience of the Five Emperor Uncles, who dares to have a deep friendship with you, I don't know how to die." ”

The one who bought it was thick-skinned and didn't blush, "Then why did you receive me in your new house and listen to my nagging for so long?" ”

Zhu Shouqian glared at him and said, "Okay, send off the guest." ”

The eight thorns that I bought looked directly into Zhu Shouqian's eyes, "It's because of loneliness, because your embarrassing situation is similar to mine." ”

Zhu Shouqian paused and said, "You and I are both county kings of the emperor, and there are only two county kings in this Ming Dynasty. ”

The eight thorns who bought it asked in a low voice: "Your father was slandered and rebelled, and the emperor didn't listen to your father's explanation at all, and imprisoned him, causing your father to die of grief, and your mother also followed, and you became an orphan overnight, suffering day and night in the palace." ”

"Now Zheng Guogong Changmao has been slandered and raped my concubines, committed adultery during filial piety, and committed great unfilial piety, but the emperor is convinced of Zheng Guogong, covering it up for him in every possible way, and even giving him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions - King Jingjiang, I will cry out for you!"

Zhu Shouqian looked indifferent, "Shizi, since you were captured, almost every time we meet, you have instigated me and the emperor with a needle."

Uncle's relationship, aren't you tired? My ears are tired. ”

The eight thorns he bought laughed and said, "Back then, your imperial uncles were still young and couldn't take on big responsibilities. And your father is in the prime of life, both civil and military, can recite poems with Wenchen, and can also go to war. In the Battle of Hongdu, your father fought against Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops, and he became famous all over the world. Regardless of whether the ministers or the generals are convinced, they are very popular. So your father rebelled and was killed, and there are really many suspicions, and eighty percent of them were framed by someone. And the person who framed it, you don't need me to go into details, you can guess who it is. ”

mentioned his father's death, and Zhu Shouqian's eyebrows began to appear ruthless.

The eight thorns I bought began to fan the flames again, and said: "Zhu Shouqian, people's minds have changed, everything in the world is predetermined, and if it is not prepared, it will be wasted." Your life and death, honor and disgrace are only between the emperor's thoughts. You were okay when you were a child, for the emperor, there was no threat, and you were well raised, and it could also reflect the emperor's benevolence. And now that you have grown up, you are about to open a mansion and live alone, and your wings are getting fuller, even if you keep pretending that your grandson can't shrink, according to that suspicious temperament, you can really enjoy wealth and prosperity in the position of the king of the county? ”