Chapter 464: Unpalatable Medicine
For the little county lord of Ming'er, who inexplicably ran to his house in the evening and teased the uncle's "bad behavior," Xia Xun's judgment was: I took the wrong medicine.
But what kind of medicine this medicine is, it is difficult to determine.
Of course, he wouldn't think that Xu Ming'er was impulsive.
Since rejecting her and deliberately distancing himself from her, the little princess's attitude towards him has always been gloomy and resentful.
Maybe her special living environment and the growth experience of thousands of pets will give her the courage to be different from ordinary girls in this era, but she should take the initiative to kiss a man...... Xia Xun believed that she would not be able to do it unless there was something very important to stab.
Even the heartiness of chess, the cunning of thank you, and the toughness of Su Ying have never taken the initiative to do such a thing.
Therefore, Xia Xun immediately thought of the Xu family arranging for her to marry, so she had to tearfully kiss the bloody plot of not having a sweetheart, but ...... Looking at her joyful appearance, it doesn't look like such a tragedy, if it's not a tragedy, can it still be a comedy? What could she have done to make her so forgetful?
Xia Xun gave full play to his imagination, and when he thought about it, he still couldn't think of it, so he put this matter aside and concentrated on Zhu Gaoxu's intention to ask for it.
The invitation of the second prince, Zhu Gaoxu, of course he knows what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd. Not to mention that he has a team of secret agents in his hands, and he can hear a lot of unknown news, even if he is a bare-bones prince, he can think of this, because the rumor of the competition for succession has already spread in Jinling.
In recent days, Zhu Gaochu has appeared in a high-profile manner, and he has frequently contacted the princes and civil and military officials, which is a signal, and it is obvious that this time he has a separate banquet for the courtiers, that is, Zhu Gaochu is going to have an official showdown after finding out the bottom.
So what kind of position should I take to go or not to go?
According to the history books, Zhu Gaoxu is a violent prince, and at the same time a stupid prince, in the process of competing for succession, he is a funny political clown from beginning to end.
witnessed the so-called "bloody purge that shook the past and the present" after Zhu Di ascended the throne, no matter compared to Xia Xun, who was just like this in the previous and later dynasties, he already knew very well what the so-called history books were, and from his understanding of Zhu Gaoxu, he knew that it was impossible to make a faithful evaluation of Zhu Gaochu based on that.
Zhu Gaoxu's military talent is beyond doubt, at the beginning of the Jingjing, he was still a 14-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy, he was able to lead an army alone, fought bloody battles, and saved Zhu Di several times at critical moments, this is not only bravery, but also not luck, he not only has bravery, but also has a calm and keen judgment of fighters, and his military command talent is very outstanding.
As for the fact that after Zhu Gaoxu's failure in the struggle for succession, Zhu Zhanji locked up this uncle but did not kill him, and then visited him with great concern, so His Royal Highness the King of Han, who was all over the battlefield and killed in hundreds of thousands of troops, carried out retaliatory measures very funny and retarded, stretched out his leg and tripped his nephew, the nephew was very angry, and the consequences were very serious.
The emperor went to visit him, where did he want to go from him? And he walked so quickly that he tripped up?
If you want to kill someone, you have to give yourself a valid reason, that's all. Anyway, no daring reader picks the emperor's B Zhao. The so-called historians are not influenced by the emperor, and write history according to the truth, starting from the Tang Dynasty at the latest, is the biggest person who writes history.
Zhu Gaochu is not a white idiot, when he was competing for succession, there were many times when he built a meeting to defeat Zhu Gaochi, not only because Zhu Di was among the eldest and second sons, but also because he admired this second son who was very much like himself, not only because he had the support of the generals, but he also personally had quite clever political wisdom, and there were many accidental factors in his failure.
Even after he failed in the struggle for succession, Zhu Gaochi's position as crown prince has been unstable, and during that period, many important ministers of the court who supported Zhu Gaochi were removed by Zhu Gaochi, but Zhu Gaochi could not protect them.
So ......, "For Xia Xun, it is not a question of whether he is on the wrong team, but whether he can die on the right team even if he is on the right team."
It's difficult to stay out of the matter, Zhu Gaoxu has already begun to force him to make a statement, if you want to be in it, take care of the world at the same time, but also protect yourself, then how to choose?
His original experience was no longer 100% reliable, and history had already made small deviations that could make the future a thousand miles wrong. Xia Xun didn't know if the original winner would still win, and whether the original loser would still lose.
If Zhu Gaochu becomes the emperor, he may not be a faint king, Zhu Gaochi has only been an emperor for one year, Zhu Zhanji has only been an emperor for ten years, the life span of both father and son is relatively short, Zhu Gaoxu's character is a cool temper, Xiao is a father, and his health is also very good, if he can be the emperor and continue to rule the Qingming Dynasty for a relatively long time, maybe ...... But Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji's father and son are also not faint kings, that is the rule of Renxuan! Should the unprovable be replaced by what has already been proven? He can't afford to take such a risk.
Moreover, the relationship between the three princes and him is good, no matter who becomes the emperor, it will not be bad for him, if he insists on making a choice, the friendship with other princes will be gone, is it worth it?
Xia Xun was so distressed that when he had dinner, he still looked like he was not giving up, and all kinds of thoughts came to him, and he gave up one by one after repeated consideration. The feeling that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, he has now realized the bait.
"Zhou Gong ......,", Zhangqi gave Xia Xun a piece of fish in his plate, and saw that he was bored and only cared about pulling rice into his mouth, and couldn't help but call him softly.
Xia Xun was unconscious, and Zhang Qi was curious, so he glanced at Xie Xie. Xie pouted and said: "Who knows what happened to him today, like a lost soul, Xiaoxin interjected: "Tonight, the little county lord of Zhongshan Wangfu came, and then the young master became like this." Zhangxi said curiously: "What did the county lord say?" ”
Xie smiled and said: "That's not it, it seems that since he accepted the invitation of the second prince, the prime minister has been worried." Eat, his business. We can't get involved. Xia Xun was still thinking: "At present, it seems that the emperor's heart belongs to the second prince, if it weren't for the emperor's thoughts, he would not let Yi Chu's rumors spread in Beijing α} the fastest."
Today, the emperor is in his prime, how can there be an emperor who is still one or two years old, the eldest prince is not in good health, and the emperor is only afraid that his son will walk in front of him, but this concern, the prince can not be cautious.
What's more, during the four years of Jingnan, Zhu Gaoxu was under the emperor's nose and saved his life several times, and emotionally, he must have liked Zhu Gaoxu more. The emperor let the rumors run rampant, I am afraid that he just wants to see the minds of the courtiers, after all, ......the key to whether the throne can sit firmly depends on whether the courtiers support it or not.
Among the courtiers, the generals must support Zhu Gaoxu, and the ministers ......, "The first assistant of the cabinet, Xie Qi, I have a great deal of confidence in influencing his decision, and I can influence at least half of the six ministries, if I am willing to stand on Zhu Gaoxu's side clearly, Zhu Gaoxu's weak situation among the ministers can be ......, and it will not be successful, so that there will be too many uncertain things, and the future will become a complete black for me." Besides, although Zhu Gaochi has a benevolent temperament, he is not stupid at all, he can continue to supply the emperor's more than 100,000 troops with only Beiping, Yongping, and Zhending.
In terms of the city government, he is more than one and a half points higher than Zhu Gaoxu, and he can succeed in the situation that the Yongle Emperor is inclined to Zhu Gaoxu, and it is not just by luck or that the civil officials come up with a few ideas.
By the way, Master Daoyan seems to be on his side, don't look at Daoyan who is only in charge of the monk Lu Division now, and he doesn't seem to care about the government at all, but this monk is an earth immortal in the emperor's heart, "In this way, Zhu Gaoxu is not a persimmon that is easy to pinch." "Xianggong, Xianggong......", in the end, he couldn't even stand the thank you who advocated "ignore him", Xia Xun almost stripped off a bowl of dry rice, and didn't eat a bite of food.
Xia Xun said blankly: "Ah! What's up? ”
Zhangxi pouted and said: "Where did we offend the Xianggong, you ignore the vegetables, and you don't pay attention to the words,", Xia Xun said with deep emotion: "Alas, I am not for you, for our family, this official is in charge...... It's not easy......" At this time, Steward Xiao tiptoed in again, holding another invitation in his hand.
Xia Xun looked at the invitation, and reflexively became nervous: "Who sent this ......?" Steward Xiao stood up and said respectfully: "Master, this is an invitation sent by the Duke of Dingguo, inviting you to the banquet tomorrow night." Xia Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xu Jingchang, then there is no problem." The ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Qiang flute, the huqin, the pipa, the hunting drum...... reverberated in the hall with exotic joyful songs, and the two heads were wearing shiny jewelry, and the tulle was covered with each other, revealing only a pair of charming, deeply sunken eyes, and the beauties wearing flared trousers, narrow sleeves and a piece of snowy skin around the waist were dancing.