King Yan is crazy?

Emperor Jianwen's first reaction was not to believe it, and the second reaction was still not to believe it. In his opinion, his own madness is more credible than Zhu Di's madness.

Sitting alone in the Wuying Palace, looking at the green smoke rising from the incense burner, Emperor Jianwen even began to suspect that Zhang Yu and others had secretly taken refuge in King Yan before they could send such ridiculous news.

No, it won't.

Emperor Jianwen shook his head, if he didn't say anything about others, Tyrant Zhao would never take refuge in King Yan. This person is upright, virtuous, honest, and jealous of evil. When he learned that King Yan had any unusual moves, he would only report it to the imperial court, and he would never be easily bribed.

That being the case, could it be that King Yan is really crazy?

The more Emperor Jianwen thought about it, the more confused he became, he really couldn't understand how Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who could make the remnant Yuan frightened and was rated as good at fighting and scheming by the generals of the Hongwu Dynasty, could go crazy?

"Someone!"

Push away the scriptures in front of you, this matter must be confirmed, confirmed as soon as possible!

When the eunuch waiting outside the hall heard the voice, he immediately bowed down and entered the hall, "The slave and maid are here." ”

"Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, and Huang Zicheng, a bachelor of Hanlin, will meet you."

"The slave obeys."

Hearing the news that King Yan had gone crazy from Emperor Jianwen's mouth, Qi Tai frowned, but Huang Zicheng was full of joy, and said continuously: "This is the blessing of Emperor Tai-Zu, Your Majesty is the true son of heaven, God bless Hongfu!" ”

Emperor Jianwen didn't say anything, in the past, Huang Zicheng said this, he would be happy for a while, but with the Zhu Gaochi incident, he had to go to Wuying Hall to fast, eat vegetarian meals, and no matter how high-end the praise was, it might not make him feel better.

Nowadays, people all over the capital are praising the benevolence and filial piety of the prince of Yan, and even the vassal kings who entered Beijing are praised, but they ignore him as an emperor.

Not only that, but there is also a royal historian surnamed Zhao who accused him of not being as filial piety as Zhu Gaochi in the court, and he must be determined to improve in order to be worthy of the respect of the Son of Heaven.

Emperor Jianwen was so angry that he flipped the table, but he couldn't tell what about the imperial history that accused him.

Picketing lawlessness, impeaching hundreds of officials, and admonishing the emperor belong to the duty of the speech officials.

Emperor Jianwen not only couldn't tell him what about this surnamed Zhao, but also praised him, and said to him with a smile, scolding well, what he said is right, listen to your words, I am like an initiation, and I must change the deficiencies!

When this move came out, Emperor Jianwen finally regained some fame, and Zhao Yushi was regarded as a model of officials, and a fighter who dared to speak directly to the emperor was in the limelight for a while.

The three of them sat opposite each other in the Wuying Hall for a long time, Huang Zicheng did not put forward any feasible suggestions, and Qi Tai believed that the authenticity of this matter should be determined before formulating the next step.

Emperor Jianwen thought so.

The next day, Emperor Jianwen sent a secret edict to Zhang Yu, Xie Gui and others in Beiping at the same time, ordering them to pay close attention to King Yan's every move, and be sure to determine whether he was really crazy or fake crazy, and what conspiracy was behind it.

The secret decree arrived in Beiping, Zhang Yu and others got together to discuss, the defense in the Yanwang Mansion was too tight, the spies could not enter, and the news could not be sent, so they could only strengthen the supervision and inspection outside the palace.

In fact, the spies don't need to enter the mansion at all, in order to support the work of Zhang Yu, Xie Gui and others, King Yan will leave the mansion at a fixed time every day and walk on the street.

Dressed in the prince's clothes, his hair is neatly combed, he doesn't see his mouth crooked and his eyes slanted, let alone smirk at people, at a glance, he is definitely a normal person.

Once it was time to eat, it was like pressing the start button, and a certain prince immediately changed from normal to abnormal, seeing whose courtyard door was not closed, he rushed in directly, sat down with a golden knife, snatched the food, and grabbed a pot, and even grabbed the rice bowl in the master's hand. After eating and wiping his mouth, he went outside the house to find a corner, lay down and fell asleep, and slept until the sun went down, and then he was carefully carried back to the palace by the guards.

Before carrying away King Yan, the guards did not forget to leave copper coins and treasure notes for the frightened people's homes, which were worth far more than the food that was robbed.

The people who got the treasure money and copper coins were naturally grateful, and they also attracted the envy of the neighbors.

Since then, in the city of Beiping, wherever the mentally sick and Zhu Di haunts, every time there is a meal, every household will open their doors, and the food will be fragrant, waiting for King Yan to come.

After a few days, King Yan, who was fierce during the day, walked and bent in the secret place in the back garden of the palace every night.

At the beginning, Zhang Yu and others also suspected that King Yan was pretending to be crazy, and one day they took the opportunity to visit King Yan, but they saw him sitting by the stove with three quilts, the smell of sweat on his body wafted out for several miles, his face was so hot that his face was red, and he was still trembling vigorously, and he shouted: "I'm cold!" ”

The princess stood aside and wiped her tears, and while crying, she asked someone to add an extra quilt to King Yan. Seeing that King Yan's face was even redder, he asked someone to bring an ice basin again. But seeing that King Yan shouted, he kicked over the ice basin, "Count nine cold days, it is like this, it is impossible to kill a lonely person!" ”

As soon as the princess's crying stopped, she stepped on the copper basin that was flattened and buckled upside down, covered her handkerchief and ran away in tears.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Yu Xie Gui believed that King Yan was indeed crazy, otherwise they would be crazy.

Another letter was sent to the capital, and the news that King Yan had gone crazy quickly spread in the capital.

At this time, the day of the Tai-Zu sacrifice has passed, and after the vassal kings have paid homage to their fathers, they have loaded their horses, packed their luggage, and returned to their respective homes.

Most of them went very well, but a few people obviously couldn't go back.

For example, Zhu Bo, the king of Qi, and Zhu Yang, the king of Min, both of whom were secretly reported to have committed illegal acts and misbehaved against the court. The one who denounced King Qi was a subordinate official in the palace, whose name was unknown. The origin of the accusation of King Min is relatively large, Pingxi Hou Musheng, that is, the Ming generation, the Mu family of Yunnan.

The evidence is conclusive, the two vassal kings were summoned to Yingtianfu one after another, and when they came out, their titles were cut off, and the whole family was demoted to concubines.

This is not the end, King Min's family was moved to Zhangzhou, Fujian Province to blow the sea breeze, and King Qi was relegated to Shu to carry out labor-transformation with King Zhou. Something went wrong halfway, King Min left on time, but King Qi was imprisoned in the capital until the Yan soldiers entered the capital and was not released.

The fall of the two vassal kings once again sounded the alarm for the other vassal kings, and in order to avoid becoming the next one, they coincidentally advanced the date of leaving Beijing. Nanjing is Zhu Yunwen's territory, it is not safe, it is better to leave early.

The vassal kings left one after another, and the Zhu Gaochi brothers also wanted to leave, but found that they couldn't go, because Emperor Jianwen did not approve it.

Seeing King Qi and King Min being cleaned up, Rao is Zhu Gaochi was inevitably frightened, not to mention Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui lost the interest in practicing martial arts, and Zhu Gaochi lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Father is like a god, and this trip is really dangerous." Taking a walk after dinner has become Zhu Gaochi's habit, in recent days, he rarely needs to be supported when he walks slowly, "The emperor does not let people go, and he is alone with his two younger brothers in Nanjing, and after a long time, I am afraid that it will be ......."

Zhu Gaochi's voice gradually lowered, since Meng came up with the idea to help him make a name for himself, he regarded Meng as a credible person. Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui also benefited from this incident, and they also felt pleasing to the eye when they looked at Meng.

In the eyes of others, Meng is left and right, only he knows the way, tightrope walking is not easy for non-professionals to play, and one is likely to offend both sides if he is not careful.

But the matter has come to this point, we can only temporarily unite under the banner of Zhu Gaochi, and getting out of Nanjing is fundamental, and everything else can be put aside first.

Historically, the three Zhu Gaochi brothers returned to Beiping safe and sound, but Meng did not dare to guarantee that he could also escape with his whole body. We must find a way to get Emperor Jianwen to take the initiative to release people.

For this reason, Meng Shishilang didn't sleep well for a few days, and his eyes were a little blue.

The news from Peking finally made him come up with a way.

"Shizi, it has been rumored in the capital recently that the prince seems to be seriously ill."

"Lonely Zhilu Dao." Zhu Gaochi showed a worried face at the right time, "I am alone in Nanjing, and I don't know what to do...... Alas! ”

"Humble and courageous, the prince, the prince of the county and the third prince are all pure filial piety people, the prince must be anxious when he is seriously ill, isn't it logical to ask the emperor to return to Beiping to serve the sick?"

Zhu Gaochi paused, "You mean? ”

"Humanity is righteous, filial piety is as great as the sky, and the emperor will definitely be able to understand."

Meng point is about to stop, he knows that this alone cannot make Emperor Jianwen release people, and Zhu Gaochi will naturally think of the aspects that need to be added.

Be a subordinate and be smart and be anxious about what your boss is anxious about. But you can't be too smart, especially the monarchy-power-society, the more top-notch you are, the faster you fall.

Zhu Gaochi stood quietly in the garden, falling into contemplation.

Meng took a step back and said no more.

After a long time, Zhu Gaochi let out a sigh of relief, "Meng Baihu is really talented, and the three brothers of the orphan generation have thanked them here." ”

"This is a lowly responsibility, and it should not be praised so much by the son of the world."

"Deserved." The big stone that pressed on his heart seemed to be much lighter overnight, and Zhu Gaochi had a kind smile on his face again, "There is one more thing that I want to entrust to Meng Baihu." Lone will give His Majesty a sparse message, but the content of the sparse can't only be seen by the emperor, can Meng Baihu understand? ”

Looking at Zhu Gao's honest and honest fat face, Meng gritted his teeth, "Humble obedience!" ”

Seek wealth and danger, and fight for this one!

The next day, Zhu Gaochi wrote a sparse handwriting, saying that his father was seriously ill, and he could not be cured for a long time, and he had a new disease. The sacrifice day of Emperor Tai-Zu has passed, and it is even more inconvenient for him to stay in the capital as the son of a vassal king.

"The sage tastes the words, the husband is filial, the scriptures of the heavens, the righteousness of the earth, and the deeds of the people. Every time he thinks about his father's illness, the ministers are like burning five inside, hoping that His Majesty will take care of his relatives, and Xu Chen will return to the domain. ”

The whole article, quoting scriptures and classics, was sincere, and Emperor Jianwen read it, but his face was gloomy.

There is no actual crime, and it is inappropriate to detain Zhu Gaochi and the three in the capital. Now that Zhu Gaochi has cited filial piety, how can he dismiss it?

Emperor Jianwen's henchmen also quarreled over this.

Qi Tai thinks that he can't let people go, even if the three brothers Zhu Gaochi take turns to go up, they can't let go of the flowers!

Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai are in opposition, and the benevolence and filial piety of the prince of Yan have been praised all over the world, and if he is placed under house arrest in Beijing, it will hinder the emperor's reputation. Although King Yan is crazy, it is only an intermittent attack, and it is still difficult to deal with when he is not crazy. It is better to put the three brothers of Zhu Gaochi back, paralyze King Yan, alleviate his suspicions, and prove that the imperial court has no intention of cutting the domain.

As soon as these words came out, Qi Tai was so angry that he almost threw his fist at Huang Zicheng, and at the same time, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei who was summoned, also fell to the ground with his eyeballs.

The imperial court did not mean to cut the feudal domain?

What's going on with the King of Zhou, the King of Dai, the King of Xiang, the King of Min, and the King of Qi?

What's more, Yan Wang Zhu Di can be paralyzed casually?

can say such things, how did Huang Zicheng's head grow?

What's even more incredible is that Emperor Jianwen actually thinks that Huang Zicheng's words have merit!

Xu Huizu was completely speechless, whether King Yan was really crazy or not, he couldn't be sure, but Emperor Jianwen's head must have been smashed by a stone, otherwise how could he listen to such a strange remark?

"Your Majesty, the three sons of King Yan are all talented and should not be returned. The king of Gaoyang is particularly brave and loyal, and once he is released to the domain, he will be in great trouble. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded Huang Hanlin's proposal."

When Xu Huizu's words fell, Wang Ning, the concubine, stood up and directly lifted Xu Huizu's platform, with a clear position to support Huang Zicheng.

"For the sake of His Majesty's name. And the prince of Yan Wang is only a weak crown, and his younger brother is even younger, which can be a big trouble? King Yan was seriously ill, and the detention of his son was not done by the virtuous king. ”

Emperor Jianwen pondered for a long time, and suddenly turned to Xu Zengshou, who had been silent, "What does Governor Xu think?" ”

"The minister thinks that the words of Qi Shangshu and Huang Hanlin have a certain truth, and everything depends on His Majesty's judgment."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Huizu raised his head fiercely, Xu Zengshou agreed that Huang Zicheng and Wang Ning were normal, what do you mean now?

Emperor Jianwen was still hesitating and didn't make a decision immediately, "I think about it again." ”

But the development of events greatly exceeded Emperor Jianwen's expectations, forcing him to make a decision as soon as possible.

For some reason, Zhu Gaochi asked to return to his father as a servant, but the emperor insisted on not letting go of the news, and it quickly spread in the capital.

Qinlou Chu Pavilion, Tea Pavilion Restaurant, the place where the flow of people gathers and distributes, borrowing the mouth of the peddler's pawn, adding oil and vinegar, the Zhu Gaochi brothers have completely become a victim image, and the emperor looks small-bellied and ruthless.

The Five Cities Terracotta Division was ordered to investigate, but the rumors spread faster.

What happened to the emperor and his uncle is the emperor's own business, their job is to be sarcastic, the emperor has done something wrong, and he must speak out to admonish!

The big guy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate pressed it a few times, but in the end it was not suppressed, and Song Shu still sent it up.

The consequence is that if you don't want to release people, you have to release people, and there is no second choice.

Emperor Jianwen also played a trick and ordered the prince of Yan to return to the domain, but Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui did not mention it. The two of them now live in the Wei State Mansion, and he believes that Xu Huizu will definitely understand his meaning.

On the day he received the order, Zhu Gaochi didn't care much, put on his horse, drove lightly, and rushed out of Nanjing City at the fastest speed under the protection of Shen Xuan and the palace guards.

Meng was called to the middle of the world's chariot, and looked out from the half-open side door, Shen Qianhu was riding on a horse, guarding the chariot.

As if sensing Meng's gaze, Shen Xuan turned his head. Ruyu's face, eyes flowing, as if speaking.

The voice was very low, and Meng only vaguely caught two words, "Don't worry." ”

There was no Ni Liang in the team. He was tied to a subsequent car and his mouth was gagged.

If you are lucky, Ni Qianhu can reach Beiping alive, but I am afraid that going back alive will be more sinful than dead.

"Ni Liang and several people from the palace in the capital tried to deliver a secret letter to the imperial court to denounce the lawlessness of the prince." Thinking of the words he heard from Shen Xuan's mouth, Meng still couldn't help but feel terrified, once the secret letter reached the emperor's hands, the prince would inevitably be placed under house arrest, and those who followed him into Beijing would definitely not end well.

Fortunately, Ni Liang was not careful enough, and was caught by Zhou Rong, who was staring at him, to avoid a disaster, and caught a string of spies in the palace of the capital, and even involved the palace of Yan in Beiping.

These words were told to him by Shen Qianhu when he changed the medicine for Meng.

"Ni Liang carries with him poisonous weeds that can make horses crazy." Shen Xuan said while applying medicine to Meng, "I said that I would give you an explanation." ”

Slender fingers brushed Meng's shoulder, slightly cool.

Meng unconsciously trembled, saw Shen Xuan bending over, and hurriedly said, "Qianhu, let's mark yourself." ”

Shen Xuan didn't speak, his cool fingers slid down Meng's shoulders and landed on the inside of his forearm, "You don't need to use force, use more force, and the effect of the medicine will be better." ”

Meng told himself not to think about it, just think that this was the love of his boss. But in front of him, is he really thinking too much?

"Meng Baihu, what are you looking at?"

Zhu Gaochi saw Meng looking out of the car and was puzzled.

Meng came back to his senses and said: "Back to the world, I am looking at the sky, and I am afraid that it will rain in the evening." ”

"Meng Baihu also understands this?"

"I learned some fur from the old people in the country."

"Oh." Zhu Gaochi nodded, and also turned his head to look out of the car, "I don't know if the second brother and the third brother can successfully get out......

"The prince, the king of Gaoyang County and the third prince are in heaven, and they will be safe."

As long as history has not changed, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui are definitely in danger.

"Borrow Meng Baihu's auspicious words."

Although the brothers are constantly fighting, at this time, Zhu Gaochi is really worried about his two younger brothers.

In the evening, the sky was indeed drizzling.

Halfway through, there were no post stations or cottages to rest in, so they had to camp in the wilderness.

Shen Xuan and his guards braved the rain to set up the tent of the prince, lit the torches, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in the rain, everyone was immediately alert, and Meng also grabbed the waist knife.

In the rain, a few fast horses came through the wind, and the first two were dressed in blue narrow-sleeved robes, half-crouched on their horses, and their bodies were vigorous, and the few people who followed were slightly embarrassed, but they were not left behind.

Zhu Gaochi walked out of the tent, and after seeing the first two clearly, he showed a happy smile, didn't care about being wet by the rain, and didn't need to be helped, he stepped forward quickly, and supported Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui who jumped off the horse, "Second brother, third brother!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu flicked the horsewhip, Zhu Gaosui touched the rain on his face, and the three brothers looked at each other, and at the same time laughed.

In the mansion of the Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu listened to the report of the subordinates, and several good horses in the stable were all gone, and immediately sent someone to see the wing room where the Zhu Gaoxu brothers stayed.

"Gather the guards in the palace and chase it immediately!"

Xu Huizu ordered with a blushing face, and Xu Zengshou rushed over when he heard the news, with a puzzled face, as if he didn't know what was going on in Lu Dao.

Looking at Xu Zengshou, Xu Huizu's eyebrows tightened, "Do you know about this matter?" ”

Xu Zengshou sneered, "The dignified Duke of Wei doesn't know what to do, how can I know about it as a little governor?" However, the younger brother has a few words to persuade the elder brother, the loyalty is good, and don't deny the six relatives. ”

Unexpectedly, Xu Huizu was not angry, but just looked at the drizzle falling outside the house, and his expression was indistinguishable.