Fengyang is like a huge royal cemetery, but for some, it's just a cage. The solemnity and mystery given by the people of the Ming Dynasty are just an excuse to imprison people: to guard the tombs of their ancestors.

Before Ma Enhui came to Fengyang, she lived in a small courtyard in the palace. She learned from the Han King Zhu Gaoxu that Zhu Wengui had been sent to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum.

At that time, she really thought it was guarding the mausoleum.

When Ma Enhui herself came to Fengyang, she found a very strange situation, no one talked to her.

Although it is kept in a house, it is much better than a prison cell. Someone here came regularly to do her laundry and cook, and even to clean the house and prune the only flowers and trees. It's just that the people who come are like dumb people and don't say a word.

Ma Enhui initially guessed that the people who might be detained in Fengyang were either from the clan or the palace. The people in charge of guarding the "prisoners" were afraid to speak out for fear of knowing any secrets.

Later, she gradually felt that this reason was far-fetched, and she had to guess: maybe it was just for punishment.

Ma Enhui became more and more worried......

The "Jingnan Army" broke through the Jingshi in the first month of the fourth year of Jianwen, when Zhu Wengui was only a few months old and could not speak at all. If no one had spoken to Moon Gyu all these years, would he be able to speak now?

At this moment, the eunuch Wu Zhong suddenly came to Ma Enhui.

Ma Enhui was very surprised, this eunuch who was close to Emperor Jianwen had never seen him since the Jingshi City was broken. I don't want to see Wu Zhong in Fengyang now.

"Wu Zhong, how did you get here?" Ma Enhui still had surprise on her face and asked directly.

Wu Zhong suddenly "pounced" and knelt at her feet, choked up: "The second prince is violently ill and has ......"

"Moon Kyu?" Ma Enhui took two steps back. She seemed to hear a "buzz", and her heart was empty for a while. Or maybe it's too much to feel in a moment, shock, grief, suspicion, and countless things mixed together, too chaotic.

When her face felt the hot tears, her soul suddenly returned to her body, and her body went limp, and she squatted down. Wu Zhong hurriedly stepped forward to support her. The eunuch in front of him opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

Ma Enhui breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "When did it happen?" ”

Wu Zhong said: "This morning." Jinyiwei commanded Tan Qing to tell the slave and maid to come and tell you, otherwise the slave and maid would not be able to come. ”

"What?!" Ma Enhui's eyes were full of tears, "The people of Jinyiwei called you to tell me?" ”

Wu Zhong said again: "Tan Qing said that you were punished by heaven, let you think about what you did wrong." ”

Ma Enhui suddenly felt a deep malice, as well as unscrupulous trampling and mockery.

Her face froze, and she said blankly, "What did I do wrong?" What did you do wrong?! ”

Wu Zhong hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Some of the eunuchs in Fengyang are people known to the slave maid, and the slave and maid know some things. Yan...... Emperor Yongle has died, the eldest son of the first emperor and the crown prince has ascended the throne, and next year will be the year of Hong Xi. However, the king of Han did not seem to be very happy and left Beijing without permission. ”

Wu Zhong's voice seemed to be ethereal, as if he was talking to her in a dream or in a memory.

Deep in Ma Enhui's heart, she has realized that she has no relatives in this world at all. She seems to be a superfluous person, even if she disappears one day, it will not affect anyone in the slightest.

After getting the bad news from Moon Gyu, Ma Enhui should have cried bitterly. But somehow, she just couldn't cry.

The sudden arrival of depression and exhaustion filled her body, and she felt that she had no strength at all, and there was no point in living. But vaguely, the sneer and pleasure on the blurred faces were very clear.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to hate or die in despair.

Ma Enhui inadvertently said again: "What did I do wrong? ”

……

Inside the East Warm Pavilion of the Kyoshi Imperial Palace. Zhu Gaochi got the news that his imperial nephew Wen Gui unfortunately died of illness, and there were not many waves in his heart, because that family was no longer very important.

And it's okay if Jianwen's last son died. Zhu Gaochi has been worried since he ascended the throne, and sometimes he ponders a question, who is the rightful emperor of the Ming Dynasty...... Now one less person upsets him.

But another news, the son of Xiping Hou Musheng is dead! This news made Zhu Gaochi very angry.

King Han sent someone to kill Mu Bin?

Zhu Gaochi felt that it was possible, but he couldn't deduce it at all. Gao Xu left Beijing in a very hurry, and now he is still running away in a hurry, how can Gao Xu do this?

"There are so many people in Jinyiwei, can't you protect a Mu Bin?" Zhu Gaochi said angrily.

He also wanted to scold Tan Qing, the new commander of the Jinyi Guard: How are you the commander, you can't do this thing?

But Zhu Gaochi had just ascended the throne, Tan Qing was a person who could be trusted, and Zhu Gaochi finally couldn't help but say anything too heavy.

Jin Zhong said Zhu Gaochi's words and said to Tan Qing: "The commander of the Jinyi Guard, it's not something that can be done by being arrogant, why don't you ask for the guilt?" ”

Tan Qing hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "The minister should die!" ”

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath and said, "You go and find out right away, who is the murderer and who is the main messenger behind the scenes." Be sure to give Xipinghou an explanation! ”

Tan Qing hurriedly said: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

Zhu Gaochi stood up, pouted his hands behind his back, and walked around in front of the new map on the wall, looking very anxious.

Jin Zhong bowed down and said, "It's too late for the court to win over Mu Sheng, how can he kill his son?" Mu Sheng thought about it a little and knew that this matter had nothing to do with the imperial court! ”

Yang Shiqi said: "But Mu Bin was sent to Jingshi at the request of the first emperor, and he died at the feet of the Son of Heaven and under heavy guards?" I'm afraid that the Marquis of Xiping will inevitably resent the court in his heart. ”

Jin Zhong said: "That housekeeper Chen Wu, I have to take Mu Bin out late at night, otherwise who can kill him?" ”

Yang Shiqi groaned: "Jin Butang is reasonable. However, the likes and dislikes in people's hearts are usually not affected by black and white right and wrong itself. This matter was obviously very unfavorable to the imperial court. ”

Zhu Gaochi frowned with his hands behind his back, his face was more fleshy, and his face originally looked big, and at this time, his facial features seemed to be screwed together......

Gao Chi was born in the clan, and he has been a prince, a prince, and a crown prince, and most of the time he lives a prosperous and wealthy life. But before he ascended the throne, he, like many people, wanted to be the emperor the most.

In the past, he would think that when he became the emperor, no one would not allow him to eat fatty meat, and no one would dare to stop him from being lucky. Eat whatever you want, sleep with whomever you want.

Within a month of ascending the throne, he still felt good. Suddenly indulged, this matter was heard and admonished by the ministers several times.

But he soon discovered that even if the woman who slept in bed was not the same every day, she was not as wonderful as he thought. In the past, it was because his father was in charge, he didn't dare, so he had to secretly think: If you don't stick to favoring your wife and concubine, it must be good to change fresh ones often. However, after less than half a month of doing what he wanted, he got bored and felt that it was nothing more than that.

Being an emperor is far from being as good as Zhu Gaochi thought.

He got tired after a while, so he sat back in his chair, took a deep breath, and picked out the piece on the table. At this moment, a piece of Minwang Zhu Yang attracted his attention.

Zhu Gaochi looked through it and couldn't help but look at it carefully.

King Min sued the state of Xiping Hou Musheng. Roughly speaking, Mu Sheng deceived his superiors and subordinates, and had long colluded with King Han in Yunnan!

King Min has a grudge against Mu Sheng, and Zhu Gaochi also knows it. Since King Min was enshrined in Yunnan during the Hongwu period, he has been at odds with Mu Sheng. Later, in the Jianwen period, the enmity between the two suddenly intensified. Because Emperor Jianwen took the opportunity of Mu Sheng's complaint to directly cut King Min into a concubine! A prince who is glorious, rich and powerful has become nothing overnight, and King Min's hatred at that time may be overwhelming!

In the early years of Yongle, King Min finally turned over and became a prince again, but the enmity between him and Mu Sheng was impossible to resolve.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi was not surprised when he saw the recital of King Min's complaint against Mu Sheng. The more he watched it, the more shocked he became, the content was too detailed!

Mu Sheng's daughter Mu Zhen (the one who wants to marry the third brother) has long been in love with the King of Han. Mu Zhen was assassinated in the Shen Family Theater, and the King of Han did not hesitate to block the sword with his bare hands, so that he was drenched in blood.

Mu Sheng also had close contact with the King of Han privately through a businessman, Shen Xu. In the Shen family's pear orchard, both of them have special seats, and they often meet in the garden behind the pear orchard day and night to talk, arrive and sleep.

The king of Han went to the land of Luchuan to pick jadeite, and the merchant Shen Xu had full authority to operate, and the Xiping Marquis Mansion and the Han Wangfu shared the benefits......

Zhu Gaochi used to be a very calm and forbearant person, and rarely lost his temper. But when he finished reading the recital, he was so angry that he threw out the imperial case and said, "Look at it all!" What is Mu Sheng doing! ”

After several confidants and ministers circulated it one after another, Jin Zhong took the lead in bowing and said: "The Holy One is angry. For the sake of today's plan, no matter what Mu Sheng did, it would be inconvenient for the saint to verify it. Pretending not to know, wooing him first, and talking about it later. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "King Min's general envoy who has gone through the chapter, I'm afraid that some officials have seen it first, and it is inevitable that it will not be exposed." The minister thought that it was better to quickly select the envoys, and as soon as the king of Han returned to Yunnan, he immediately went to negotiate peace as soon as possible. ”

Yang Pu finally spoke: "The minister recommends Xue Yan of Dali Temple. ”

Zhu Gaochi frowned and said: "The marriage between Gao Xu and Princess Han was the matchmaker of Xue Yan. Whose person is this person? ”

Yang Pu said: "Xue Yan's family members are all in Beijing. What's more, his relationship with the Marquis of Wuding, Guo Fu, is far closer than the relationship with the King of Han. This person is good at weighing the gains and losses, and the imperial court elected him as the minister of peace during the 'Battle of Jingjing'. His Majesty only needs to show a little favor to avoid the crime of losing his temper in the country of Annam, and it should be of one use. ”

Yang Shiqi seconded: "Hongji (Yang Pu) is a good person, please make a clear judgment." ”

Zhu Gaochi listened and said, "Then let Xue Yan go." Tell the Hanlin Academy to write a holy decree and send it to Annan as soon as possible. ”