CHAPTER XLVI
'P'*WXC'P''P'*WXC'P' As the founding general of the Ming Dynasty and a good comrade-in-arms of Emperor Hongwu, Xu Da was awarded the title of Duke of Wei, and was given the iron coupon of the founding hero, and was posthumously crowned the king of Zhongshan after his death.
In the wave of Emperor Hongwu's great slaughter, the Xu family did not fall, but the third generation was the king, and the descendants of the town of Nanjing, which can be called a rare evergreen tree in the Ming Dynasty and a noble family.
During the Hongwu period, Xu Da repeatedly went out of the fortress, Xu Huizu trained in Beiping, Zhu Di married Xu Da's eldest daughter, and the relationship with the Xu family has always been good. It wasn't until Jianwen ascended the throne and drastically cut the feudal domain that Xu Huizu gradually distanced himself from Zhu Di. Xu Zengshou is different, the brothers often have disputes in this matter, and it is not uncommon for them to flip the table and break the stool, or even fight.
Compared with Xu Huizu's stability, Xu Zengshou's personality is a little impatient, Emperor Jianwen trusts Xu Huizu, but he is suspicious of Xu Zengshou, and once asked him in person if Zhu Di would rebel.
Xu Zengshou was very single, his shoulders shrugged and his hands were spread, "King Yan is a prince, and he is extremely rich, how can he rebel?" ”
If you believe this, Emperor Jianwen is really a fool.
But Xu Zengshou is Xu Da's son and Xu Huizu's younger brother, even if he knows that he is talking nonsense with his eyes open, Emperor Jianwen can't do anything to him.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are watching, even if they cut the feudal domain, they suddenly attack the nobles, or the descendants of the Duke of Wei, what does the emperor want to do? Continue the unfinished business of Emperor Hongwu and kill all the heroes of the founding of the country?
Xungui mostly started with martial arts, Emperor Jianwen reused Wenchen, and it is not a secret to suppress Wuchen, once he accidentally touches a sensitive nerve, the consequences will be quite bad.
Most of the scholars around Emperor Jianwen are such as Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru, but there are also many discerning people, such as Yang Shiqi, the editor of Hanlin, and Xia Yuanji, the head of the household department, who have reminded Emperor Jianwen in a roundabout way.
Xia Yuanji served as an interview envoy, picketing the lawlessness of hundreds of officials, during his return to Beijing, he had been on Emperor Wen, and he could not continue to let the group of scholars around him jump, and now he was not only dissatisfied with the vassal king, one was not good, there was really a rebellion of the vassal king, although the emperor was orthodox, he would still rebel against his relatives.
Yang Shiqi did not go directly to the sparse, but in the examination of the Museum of Culture and History, he pointed out the disadvantages in the article, and won the appreciation of the official book, thinking that only Yang Shiqi was too condescending to compile the scriptures, and after pointing him to the first place, he immediately asked the emperor to promote Yang Shiqi. But whether it is Zhang Shangshu or Emperor Jianwen, they appreciate Yang Shiqi's writing, but they don't pay so much attention to the content of the article.
If Emperor Jianwen could have opened his mind and realized the seriousness of the problem, perhaps Emperor Yongle would not have captured the city of Nanjing in the fourth year of Jianwen.
At this time, King Yan was brewing a rebellion, Emperor Jianwen was cutting the feudal domain drastically, and his uncle and nephew were making their own calculations. As far as the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are concerned, how to stand in line and who to support will determine the fate of a family and even the whole family, so we have to take one step at a time and look at two steps and be cautious.
Xu Huizu thought about it for a long time and imagined a variety of outcomes, Xu Zengshou mostly considered from family affection and his own body, which also doomed the future fate of the two brothers.
Xu Zengshou rushed back to the Guogong Mansion with his nephew, but was stopped in front of the gate, and a scoop of cold water was poured directly on his head.
Xu Huizu ordered that his nephew could enter the mansion, and the guards were exempt from talking.
"Big brother really said that?"
Hearing that Xu Huizu was not allowed to escort into the mansion, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui's faces were also quite unsightly.
"I'll go talk to my eldest brother!"
Xu Zengshou was angry, he clearly said that he was good before, what happened to the eldest brother?
Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoxu grabbed him.
"Wei Guogong can be considerate of this move, and uncle doesn't need to be angry." A Duke of Wei and an uncle said that they could be considerate, but their words revealed Zhu Gaoxu's true mood.
"But ......" Xu Zengshou is still so angry that he wants to kill, what is this? The nephew is a county king, so what's wrong with some guards? Can the Wei Mansion not afford it?
"Uncle, my brother entered Beijing to worship the emperor, and before leaving, my father told him to obey my uncle's arrangement after arriving in Beijing. When the Duke of Wei sent the guards back to the palace, he must have his considerations, and he did it alone. ”
Saying that, Zhu Gaoxu turned around, summoned Meng, and instructed him to take people back to the capital Yanwang Mansion, "Go back to the prince, everything is okay with the third brother in the uncle, please don't worry about the prince." ”
"Humble obedience!" After Meng Yingnuo, he continued: "The habit of the prince of the county and the prince is not very clear to the subordinates of the Guogong Mansion. Humble and courageous, wait to return to the world, and send a few people who accompany the eunuchs to the house, is it okay? ”
"Yes." Without waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to nod, Xu Zengshou agreed first.
The guards didn't let them in, and the eunuchs who waited for them stopped at the door? It's too impersonal. To put it mildly, is it intended to isolate Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui from his son, and house arrest will not succeed?
Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's brothers enter the mansion with Xu Zengshou, Meng raised his head and looked at the "Dagongfang" plaque hanging on the lintel of the Wei Mansion, with a calm face.
The door of the golden lacquer beast ring closed in front of him, and Meng Shishilang hooked the corners of his mouth, he could guess the intention of Xu Huizu's move, which was nothing more than to prevent the Zhu Gaoxu brothers from transmitting news to the outside world, and also to put on a posture of loyalty to the emperor. The famous Nanjing Zhan Garden in later generations is just the garden of Xufu, the founder of the country, one door and two dukes, who stood on the wrong side in the Jing Disaster, and still stood tall, Xu Huizu, it was really amazing.
"Hundred households, but back to the palace?"
"Go back." Meng buckled the long knife at his waist and said to the accompanying Honglu Temple Zuo Sicheng: "I have to bother the temple once." ”
Honglu Temple Zuo Temple is only from the six products, Meng is a hundred households, is the six products, there is no need to be so. But the grades of civil officials and military attaches can't be so compared, and if you don't see a seven-grade official, can you point to the nose of the governor of the first rank and scold?
This is the Ming officialdom, especially the current situation is special, so it's better to be polite.
Seeing that the guards sent were all driven back, Zhu Gaochi was a little surprised, and sent away the Honglu Temple, heard the details from Meng's mouth, and sighed, "Wei Guogong is also embarrassed, Wang An." ”
"The slave is here."
"You take a few reliable ones to the Wei State Mansion. During your stay in Beijing, you served by the side of your second and third brothers. ”
"The slave obeys."
Wang An bowed down and retreated, and the prince spoke, but he didn't want to. The king of Gaoyang County and the third prince are not easy to serve, so they have to find two who are resistant to beating and clever, and they must be selected from the people they brought. These people in the palace of the capital, not to mention the prince, he can't trust them.
After Wang An left, Zhu Gaoxu sent someone to ask Shen Xuan, and never mentioned Ni Liang, who was also in charge of the security of the palace.
After Shen Xuan arrived, the door was closed, and Zhu Gaochi said to the two: "When I came, my father said to the three orphan brothers that this trip is dangerous, and you must be cautious in your words and deeds in Beijing. Along the way, the only one who can be trusted, except for the brothers, is you and the others. ”
Hearing this, even Meng couldn't help but feel hot.
High IQ, high emotional intelligence, modest, willing to be polite and virtuous, no matter how big or small, never confused, except for the external conditions are a little worse, almost impeccable.
If it were a different person, the road of the king of Gaoyang County to overthrow the prince might not be so difficult.
The likelihood of success is increased by at least five percentage points.
When Zhu Gaochi spoke to Shen Xuan, Meng remained silent.
It wasn't until the two bigwigs strengthened the guards of the palace, passed on news to the outside of the palace, exchanged some opinions on various matters in the palace, and made proper arrangements, that it was his turn to speak.
"Does Meng Baihu have any ideas?"
"Back to the world, there is only one proposal for the world's reference."
"Meng Baihu is coming."
"It's about the Tai-Zu-Emperor Sacrifice Day......"
Outside the door, a palace man with tea came from the cloister, a few meters away from the door, and was stopped by the guards.
The palace people argued for two sentences, but they couldn't get close to the wing.
After she turned to leave, Zhou Rong immediately sent someone to follow the palace man, "Be careful, see who arranged it." “
"Yes."
An inconspicuous fireman followed, the door opened at this time, Shen Xuan stepped out, Zhou Rong stepped forward and whispered: "There is a palace person who is suspicious, and someone has been sent to keep an eye on it." The people arranged by Ni Qianhu's side reported that there was no abnormality. ”
"Keep watching."
"Yes."
Zhou Rong received the order, Shen Xuan looked back at the room, and said, "Later, Meng Baihu will come out and let him see me." ”
"If Meng Baihu asks?"
"Change the dressing."
"Yes." Zhou Rong promised, and then was stunned, change the dressing?
He knew about Meng's injury, and he was still wondering where he got the medicine for his injury, which was actually given by Qianhu? Since Qianhu is kind, wouldn't it be better to give Meng Baihu the injury medicine, so why let people make another trip?
Zhou Baihu shook his head, unable to understand.
The day after the three Zhu Gaochi brothers arrived in the capital, Emperor Jianwen in the palace sent people to condole.
The identity of the person who came is a little special, one is Huang Zicheng, a bachelor of Hanlin, and the other is Li Jinglong, the prince of Cao Guo.
The two were welcomed into the main hall of Yanwang's mansion, several palace people sent tea, Ni Qianhu happened to be guarding in the main hall, and when he saw the two, he saluted in a regular manner and did not see any flaws.
Soon, Zhu Gaochi was helped out from the back of the palace by two eunuchs, and when they saw him, Huang Zicheng and Li Jinglong were stunned.
Dressed in a Taoist uniform, his face was full of tiredness, and after sitting down, he heard a gurgling belly.
Rao is Li Jinglong, and he doesn't know what to say at this time.
Huang Zicheng was even more speechless.
Isn't the prince of Yan Wang a good book? Didn't you hear that he likes to cultivate?
Could it be that something is wrong with the intelligence work?
Zhu Gaochi quickly explained the confusion for the two: "Don't hide it from the two, Gu has decided to cultivate himself and be a vegetarian before and after the Tai-Zu-Sacrifice Day, chant the scriptures every day, and copy the scriptures in front of the Tai-Zu-Ling, and fulfill the filial piety of the descendants." ”
"The great filial piety of the prince!"
Regardless of his position, Huang Zicheng, who is a scholar, praised Zhu Gaochi's move.
Li Jinglong muttered in his heart, what is the purpose of Zhu Gaochi's this? Is it really for filial piety?
In the following time, Huang Zicheng completely forgot the real purpose of Emperor Jianwen sending him here, and began to talk with Zhu Gaochi about the righteousness of benevolence and filial piety. Li Jinglong couldn't interject, so he could only sit on the side and drink tea. The palace people sent a snack, picked up a piece, smelled it very fragrant, took a bite, and scratched his teeth.
Covering his cheeks, Li Jinglong glared angrily at the palace people who sent snacks, what kind of thing is this?
"Cao Guogong forgive me, during the period of solitary vegetarianism, the main daily meal is Shu millet, and there is no corn porridge, rice and wheat. Don't use meat, only use vegetables and vegetables, so meditatively nourish the body, copy the scriptures and serve the ancestors, only for sincerity and filial piety. The emperor lived in poverty in his early years, and this move was also to remember the suffering of his ancestors and the difficulties of the people. ”
Zhu Gaochi said with emotion, Huang Zicheng was so moved that he almost cried, but Li Jinglong pinched the sorghum cake he took a bite of, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
King Yan is a ruthless character, and so is his son!
Every day, sorghum cakes, millet porridge, no fish and meat, just eat green vegetables, but also chant and copy, spread out, I am afraid that the people in Beijing will praise it.
Filial piety is greater than heaven, with Zhu Gaochi's move, the emperor wants to deal with him, even if he is under house arrest, he can't find an excuse.
The imperial court is clamoring for the restoration of Zhou etiquette, and if you dare to do something to such a person of great filial piety, even if it is the emperor, you will still be spitted on the face.
Replaced by Emperor Hongwu, even if it is Emperor Yongle, it doesn't matter if he scolds or sprays, he will not delay in arresting people and cutting off their heads. But it was Emperor Jianwen who sat on the throne, and it was he who made the reader tremble, so he could only eat Coptis chinensis dumbly, and taste the bitter fruit himself.
Walking out of the palace, Huang Zicheng was still full of praise for Zhu Gaochi, Li Jinglong had the heart to remind him of his current position, and he was blocked back as soon as he got up. One pass is also, around Cao Guogong's two mosquito coils.
It's rare to be kind once, but to receive this treatment.
Just flick your sleeves, don't care, let him go!
In the palace, Zhu Gaochi picked up a piece of sorghum cake and bit it slowly.
Meng walked out of the side hall, "Shizi, the weather is very good, it's time to take a walk." ”
Zhu Gaochi's hand holding the cake stiffened, touched his stomach, stared at the sorghum cake in his hand, and expressed an invisible thirst in his eyes.
"Lonely ......"
"The son of the world, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles."
“……”
"Shizi, don't you want to be able to whip the desert one day?"
“……”
"Shizi, persistence, persistence is victory!"
Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and stood up, "Go!" ”
The eunuch on the side hurriedly stepped forward, but was waved away by Zhu Gaochi, "Meng Baihu is supporting Gu." You go to the Wei Mansion and tell the two younger brothers of Gu that from today onwards, they will all be vegetarians, eat sorghum cakes and millet porridge, eat two eggs a day, eat a meal of fish and meat every three days, and don't sleep if you can't finish copying the scriptures every day! ”
"The slave obeys."
The eunuch was ordered to leave, Meng helped Zhu Gaochi, did not walk out of the main hall, and sweated more than Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi said with a smile; "Meng Baihu, in this way, both lonely and you can be healthy, very good."
Meng Shishilang gritted his teeth, in the end, he was the son of Emperor Yongle and the grandson of Emperor Hongwu!
In the Wei State Mansion, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui had just competed with Xu Zengshou in the school field, sweating all over their bodies and their stomachs roaring.
After washing, one person and half a chicken were munching on the desk, and coldly heard Zhu Gaochi send someone to pass the word, starting to copy the scriptures from today, and the two of them suddenly felt like they were struck by lightning.
What does Shizi want to do? He doesn't eat meat, and no one else can eat either?
Xu Huizu learned of this and sat alone for a long time.
Is there any master around the prince who can come up with such a plan?
Within three days, the filial piety of the three Zhu Gaochi brothers spread all over the capital, and even the radical feudal cutters praised the prince's generosity.
Hanlin talked about Fang Xiaoru, and praised Zhu Gaochi for all kinds of benevolence, all kinds of filial piety, and all kinds of goodness in front of Emperor Jianwen. As soon as he expressed his position, the scholars in the capital were all one-sidedly praised, and even the king of Gaoyang, who was notorious for arrogance and arrogance, had a much better reputation.
When Meng proposed, Zhu Gaochi expected this outcome, but he didn't expect such a big impact. Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were shocked, seeing that Xu Huizu's attitude towards them had changed a lot, the brothers picked up the bowl with chopsticks, sorghum cakes, millet porridge, and some pickles, to be honest, it was also quite fragrant.
Because the three brothers of Zhu Gaochi made too much noise, the vassal kings who entered Beijing also said that they wanted to copy scriptures for their father and eat vegetarian.
As the emperor, Emperor Jianwen couldn't help but express his position, so he simply gritted his teeth, packed his luggage and moved into the Wuying Hall outside the Youshun Gate, fasting!
If Emperor Hongwu had knowledge under the spring, I don't know if he would have been moved by the filial piety of his descendants, or would he have jumped up from the ground because of his impure purpose?
Only God knows.
Outside the capital, the political envoy Zhang Yu of Beiping and the interview envoy Storm Zhao, successively sent secret letters to Beijing, Yan Wang is indeed a deep and difficult to heal, the reason why he is strictly guarded against the outside world, beware of news leakage, is because Yan Wang's illness is really special.
Not only have old diseases not been cured, but new ones have also emerged.
The academic term is intermittent-ment-psychological-psychological.
In layman's terms, it's just two words, crazy. `P`*WXC`P``P`*WXC`P`