"Quick! Hurry up and put out the fire and rescue the Emperor! ”

King Yan originally wanted to avoid the palace and not enter, "but when he saw that the palace was on fire, he couldn't help but come." As soon as he entered the palace, King Yan hurriedly ordered, and the people and horses he brought quickly joined the ranks of fighting the fire, in fact, there was no need to save it, the dormitory had been burned to the ground, and the rest were not easy to burn.

When the fire was extinguished, the warriors used hooks to pick up the fallen wood and bricks and tiles to clean up, and Zhu Di stood by and watched. At this time, seeing the fire in the palace, many officials came to the palace one after another, and the people behind Zhu Di gathered more and more.

There are many people to do things, the ruins are still hot and scorching, the ruins are cleaned up, and a few corpses are dragged out of it" The little servant Mu En stepped forward to identify, and the pair of corpses that were tightly hugged should be the queen mother and the prince, but the other charred corpses, judging from the body shape and the position of the pick-up...

Mu En hesitated for a moment, and saw that King Yan was still standing outside the fire and waiting, so he hurriedly rushed to his knees and knelt down in front of him, and said: "Your Highness, the slave and maid have carefully identified the mother and son who hugged each other and died are the queen mother and the little prince, as for the emperor's body, ......"

"Huh?"

Zhu Di asked in a low voice, Mu En was a little timid, he often waited in the palace, and he was used to looking at people's faces, so he subconsciously looked up and peeked, and Ji Gang, who was standing next to Zhu Di, had already shouted loudly: "The emperor is in the palace, and the body has been found!" ”

He was not asking, it was clearly a sentence, and his voice was raised very highly, and the officials who were standing in the distance and did not dare to approach could hear it clearly. Mu Enfu was blessed to his heart, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Yes, the emperor...... It's already gone! ”

Zhu Di glanced at Ji Gang approvingly, and said to Mu En: "Are you the person next to the raccoon......

Ji Gang hurriedly approached Zhu Di and whispered a few words to him, Zhu Di suddenly, when he looked at Mu En, "his expression softened a lot" and said with a pleasant face: "Mu En, very good, you get up" Quickly remove the body of the raccoon dog for burial! ”

"Yes, yes!"

Mu En hurriedly got up, Ji Gang glanced at him, and walked to the charred corpses together, Mu En was young after all, take a look at this body, and look at the corpse "I haven't decided which one is good for His Majesty's corpse" Ji Gang has pointed to a corpse and said: "This is Your Majesty, bring it out quickly!" ”

At that moment, several warriors carried the corpse out and "moved it to Zhu Di" Zhu Di saw the corpse, and couldn't help but let out a sad voice, hiding his face and crying: "Idiot, what a fool, my uncle entered Beijing, just to save the emperor from the hands of traitors" Why can't Your Majesty think about it so much" actually wants to **! ”

As the saying goes, "daughter crying" sincerely, son-in-law crying "black donkey fart!" "The son-in-law is crying for his father-in-law, and his mother-in-law is really not sad, and he is crying for himself" Uncle crying nephew, how many of them are really grief-stricken, not to mention that this nephew almost wants to kill him, and he has long been the enemy of life and death, but the more and more officials gather, the more and more this drama still has to be done.

Li Jinglong also came at this time, he didn't know that the corpse was fake, in fact, none of the officials present could see the truth or falsehood, one was because it was far away, "The other is also because the emperor is high, even if they see each other every day, they don't stare at the emperor, so they are not very familiar with his figure and appearance, only the emperor's close attendants know the emperor very well, and now the corpse is burned like charcoal" Where can they see the abnormality?

Li Jinglong was thinking about a very strange question: "King Tan**, King Xiang**, now Emperor Jianwen is also**, do the people of the old Zhu family have this kind of habit?" ”

He was thinking that Shang Shuru of the Ministry of War often glanced at a few colleagues and friends, and had already stepped forward, bowed down in front of Zhu Di, and said loudly: "The emperor has been stationed in Shangbin, and His Royal Highness is mourning and changing!" ”

Zhu Di wiped his tears and said hatefully: "The prince's clan" is either dead or imprisoned, shaped like a pig and a dog, "The emperor is in the palace today, all these sins, the initiators, Fang, Huang, Qi Tai!" Loneliness will not be spared! Has Fang Xiaoru already caught? ”

Ji Gang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Fang Xiaoru has been captured alive and put into prison!" ”

Zhu Di sneered and said: "That pig and dog are not willing to die, immediately send people to arrest Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, and they will kill the three traitors with thousands of knives to sacrifice the emperor and the countless heroic souls who have died in vain for four years!" ”

Saying that, Zhu Di stood up, Ru Chang couldn't wait to get up" As soon as he saw Zhu Di standing still, he immediately kowtowed and said: "Your Highness, the country can't be without a king for a day, now the emperor has been driving, the four seas are turbulent, the universe is uneasy, and the world cannot be determined by the non-Ming lord, at this moment, only His Royal Highness can inherit the unification, in order to protect my Ming Haiyan River Qing, the peace of the rivers and mountains, ministers, etc., I respectfully ask Your Highness to succeed to the emperor's throne!" ”

The hundred officials behind Ru Chang said in unison: "I respectfully invite Your Highness to succeed to the throne of the banquet!" ”

Li Jinglong gritted his teeth with hatred, and almost didn't give himself a big mouth: "What am I thinking about here?" Persuade! Grandma's, this persuasion is the first achievement, and it has become Ru Chang's old slippery head! ”

Li Jinglong hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down in his robe, persuading King Yan to succeed to the emperor's throne.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "This domain is innocent and persecuted by the traitorous ministers, and has no choice but to raise troops to Jingwei, I want to get rid of the traitors, to protect the sect society, follow the example of the Duke of Zhou, and support the young master" Unexpectedly, the emperor could not understand the painstaking efforts of the ministers, but lightly donated his life, the king was grief-stricken at the moment, how could he have the mind to vain want to take the throne, and asked the ministers of civil and military affairs to choose another virtuous king to inherit the unification.

Li Jinglong was just about to speak, Ru Chang had already said: "The emperor has died, the prince has also returned with him, the eldest son is no longer there, His Royal Highness is the heir of the ancestor, and the oldest among the kings. ”

Zhu Di just waved his hand: "This matter should not be mentioned again, soldiers and horses cannot be stationed in the city, once the "traitorous list" is arrested, on the **, the king is about to return to the Longjiangyi military camp, the emperor's future affairs" also asked Lord Ru and the officials of the Ministry of Rites to cook well. This king is so confused now that he doesn't want to talk about anything, if there is anything, let's go back and talk about it! ”

"Yes, yes!"

Even if it is the heir designated by the first emperor of Zheng'er Bajing, he has to refuse three times according to the ancient rites when he ascends the throne, so that he can be ordered "Ru Chang didn't expect this persuasion" Zhu Di immediately couldn't wait to agree, anyway, this initiative and persuasion have already been done" Ru Chang and the others kowtowed, got up, and took a step back respectfully.

Someone in the palace brought a white cloth and covered a few bodies first, "The next thing is that the Ministry of Rites will prepare the coffin and gather it first."

Regarding the life and death of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di was actually full of doubts, and even whether the fire in the palace was the emperor or someone else did it, he couldn't be sure. When Xia Xun sneaked into the city secretly, he once said to him that he wanted to solve the embarrassing situation of "Wang Jianjun" for him, and this mystery in his heart could only call Xia Xun to ask what was going on, so as soon as he got out of the palace and stepped on the war horse, Zhu Di instructed Ji Gang: "This king will go back to Longjiangyi first" You find Yang Xu and ask him to come and see me quickly! ”

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When Xia Xun left Jinyiwei, he learned that King Yan had returned to Longjiangyi, so he immediately hurried back to King Yan's station in Longjiangyi.

As soon as he entered the big tent of the Chinese army, King Yan retreated left and right, leaving only Ji Gang, who knew about it, and asked eagerly: "Wenxuan, there is a fire in the palace, but what did you do?" ”

Xia Xun glanced at Ji Gang and said: "As soon as the minister enters the city, he will let Ji Gang lead people to guard around the palace, "pay close attention to the entry and exit of a * person, and prepare to act at the opportunity to clear the obstacles for His Highness, but the fire in the palace is indeed not the work of Weichen and others." ”

Zhu Di frowned, and said worriedly: "If Wen Xuan did it, it would be fine" Now I am afraid that someone is suspicious. ”

"How?"

Ji Gang said what he had asked Mu En privately before coming back, and said: "Mu En is very familiar with the emperor" He said, the bodies of the queen and the crown prince should be undoubtedly discussed, but the emperor ...... I'm afraid not among them! By the way, Mu En also said that in the past few days, the Jinyi Guard has made Luo Kedi have been summoned to the palace several times! ”

Xia Xun has always been a little curious about this eternal mystery case, and he also wants to find out whether Zhu Yun's tomb died in the palace or absconded and stole his life. At this moment, after listening to Ji Gang's words, he suddenly remembered what Luo Kedi said to him before he died: "You, win a game against me!" Today, I played another round of "This time, can you win?" ”

He was dying, with a smile on his face, and there was a hint of pride and pride in his smile. Luo Kedi is a very proud person, could it be that the mystery of Jianwen's life and death is the last game he set for himself?

Xia Xun thought about it, didn't say the speculation in his heart, just said to Zhu Lin: "Your Highness, rest assured, even if the emperor really escapes" Seeing his posture of abandoning his wife and children and escaping alone, he has no courage and plan to make a comeback. ”

Zhu Di nodded and said: "This confidential matter can only be handed over to you, so I can rest assured, don't forget to publicize it!" ”

"The minister understands!"

As soon as he said this, a guard came in to report: "Your Highness, a group of officials have come to the top of the city, and they are now kneeling outside the gate" begging Your Highness to succeed to the emperor's throne!" ”

Zhu Di frowned, waved his hand disdainfully, and said, "Tell them to go back, this king is gone!" ”

"Lou!" The guard stepped back.

Ji Gang immediately said eagerly: "His Royal Highness's inheritance of the unification is already expected. Your Highness should not shirk for too long, you must be known that if you are not right, your words will not be good, and if you do not go well, it will be difficult to do, and now there will be a hundred wastes waiting to be rebuilt, and the people will decide that only His Highness will ascend the throne in order to take charge of the center" and give orders to clean up everything that has been corrupted by the war. ”

His subtext was not spoken, but Zhu Di understood it as soon as he heard it. At present, the people's hearts need to be stabilized, and the foundation of stabilizing the people's hearts is to re-birth an emperor to take charge of the central power: the government and garrisons everywhere are now waiting and seeing, "including Mei Yin's 400,000 army, as well as the tens of thousands of troops in the central capital Fengyang, as well as the army of King Qin that is being formed in various places......

If they do not quickly ascend the throne and proclaim the establishment of a new lord, these people will be faced with a dilemma: will they remain loyal to the emperor who has already died, or will they take refuge in a vassal king? If the death of Emperor Jianwen is announced and he officially ascends the throne as emperor, this problem in the hearts of civil and military officials in Beijing and all over the country will be solved.

Moreover, so many Wenchen generals who followed Zhu Di from birth to death, now is the time to give them a reward, and they can't chill the hearts of loyal ministers. Look at how many civil servants and military generals of the imperial court surrendered as soon as King Yan's army crossed the Huai River, and then think about it, even when Zhu Di was in the most dangerous time, his people would never abandon and be loyal, which is especially valuable.

The most important thing is the sentence "if the name is not right, the word is not good". This name is not only to succeed to the emperor's throne, but also to make a comment on his four years of Jingjing. He raised troops in the name of Jingnan, "As a result, Jingnan Jingjing lasted for four years, and the emperor was appeased, and a traitor who wanted Jing has not been eliminated, how can he explain to the people of the world?"

If he wants to ensure the righteousness of his position, he must give an explanation to the people of the world about the reason for his army and the result of the emperor's death. These people are naturally Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai, and these people must die. King Yan raised troops in order to clear them, "If they don't die, they won't be traitors" They are not traitors, then Zhu Di is traitors!

This is politics, Fang Huang and his ilk do not die as traitors, Zhu Di will live as a usurper.

And these people are all ministers in the center, and Zhu Di can only govern them as the emperor in order to be justified and decided.

Zhu Di actually thought about these things more clearly than Ji Gang, he only thought about it for a while, and then figured out the stakes, so he said: "This king understands, then, wait two more days!" ”

Ji Gangxin led the meeting, and immediately said excitedly: "Okay" The Weichen went outside the gate and persuaded those ministers to go back. ”

The so-called persuasion to go back is naturally to hint at them coming back tomorrow, Zhu Di looked at Ji Gang's figure and disappeared into the tent. He smiled slightly: "Ji Gang, this person, is quite capable!" He turned to Xia Xun again, and his gaze softened: "How is it about taking over Jinyiwei?" ”

Xia Xun lightly touched the scroll in his arms, bowed slightly, and said: "Luo Yi committed suicide, and the minister has already taken over the nose brocade clothes to guard the yamen." ”

Zhu Di nodded and said: "The country is undecided, and the hearts of the people are undecided" Jinyiwei can make a great difference, and the flying dragon secret spy will be merged into Jinyiwei in the future, but it must be an independent secret force among them! When you formed Feilong, you used the pseudonym Xia Xun, and in the future, you will still use this name, Xia Xun "will be my shadow of Zhu Di!" ”

Xia Xun bowed and said, "Yes!" He knew that King Yan had already begun to make some arrangements after becoming emperor.

Zhu Di groaned slightly, and said: "Ji Gang is very clever, and he is also in line with the king's wishes, he is your confidant, according to your understanding, this Jinyi Guard commander, can he do it?" ”

Xia Xun's heart was shocked: "King Yan wants to hand over the Jinyi Guard to Ji Gang?" Although my Flying Dragon Subordinate is directly subordinate to the Emperor, it is nominally subordinate to Jinyiwei, "King Yan, is this a way to balance the rainy day, or is it wary of me?" ”

He didn't dare to let King Yan see the haze in his eyes, so he hurriedly lowered his eyes and said: "Your Highness is discerning, and the minister also thinks that Ji Gang is very competent as the commander of this brocade guard." ”

Zhu Di bowed his head and said, "Well, that's him." There must always be someone to preside over the affairs of the official, and this Wang Silai thought about it, "In addition to you Yang Xu, it is also suitable for Ji Gang, since you can't come out...... then let him do it!" ”

Xia Xun said with some doubts: "Minister...... Why can't you show up? ”

"Because of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the highest is only a third-grade official."

Zhu Di smiled and said to Xia Xun: "I, Zhu Di, will not treat my own people badly!" ”！ ~！