Chapter 698: Tempting (Third Update!) )
Your Majesty...... What a familiar and distant name this is, which made Zhu Qizhen a little in a trance, for a moment, it seemed that time had gone back, and he had returned to a few years ago, when he was still the lord of the world.
After a long time, the person outside the door gently called His Majesty a few more times before he came back to his senses from the memory of his past, and asked in a low voice with a slight trembling voice, "You...... Who is it? Why meet ...... I? ”
"The slave maid is a person in the palace, in fact, she has long wanted to come to greet Your Majesty, but she didn't get a chance for a while. I was able to come over today...... As for the reason, Your Majesty should know that there was an accident at today's New Year's Day ceremony? The people outside didn't rush to reveal their identities, but turned the conversation to what they wanted to say.
Sure enough, Zhu Qizhen was also very interested in this: "What happened?" ”
"In the past, the crown prince accompanied the emperor to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, but today it has been replaced by His Royal Highness King Yu."
Hearing him say this, Zhu Qizhen was obviously stunned for a while, and he couldn't understand what he wanted to express. But after thinking about it, his face finally changed, and his body trembled again, but this time it was not because of excitement, but panic!
He remembered that the prince that the other party was talking about was his eldest son Zhu Jianshen! It was the crown prince who was canonized during his reign, and he was also the closest to him, but he was not under house arrest in this Nangong.
In the past few years, what can make Zhu Qizhen endure all kinds of humiliations of solitary confinement and live, in addition to the idea of survival and hope to accompany his wife, there is only one expectation, that is, one day, when his son ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, he will take himself out and take care of himself. After all, he is still the crown prince and the only heir to the throne.
Of course, sometimes, Zhu Qizhen will also feel a little uneasy in his heart, feeling that since Zhu Qiyu dares to confine his brother here, he will never let Zhu Jianshen remain the crown prince and finally inherit the throne. But this idea was quickly forcibly suppressed by him, and this was the only thought he had to survive, and it would not be easily overturned.
I didn't expect that today's New Year's Day, but someone brought such a big bad news to themselves!
It is indeed bad news, with Zhu Qizhen's understanding of the heavenly family affairs and his younger brother, he believes that today's thing is just the beginning! With the act of replacing the crown prince with the first time, there will be a second, a third ...... In the end, the emperor will definitely find many reasons to abolish Zhu Jianshen's position as the crown prince and make his own son the crown prince!
And as far as he knows, in all dynasties, none of the abolished princes can get a good death. In other words, soon, not only will his last hope disappear, but even his only son will be killed!
When this thought arises from the heart, anger, resentment, fear, despair...... All kinds of negative emotions erupted from the bottom of his heart like a volcano, making him feel that the sky was spinning for a while, and he almost fell to the ground.
"What to do? I...... What should I do? Can I go and ask him to let our father and son live? Will he let us go? Will he remember the brotherly love he had at the beginning? He won't! He is no longer the same person he used to be, from the moment he locked me here, he is no longer my brother......" One thought after another was born, and he denied it, Zhu Qizhen only felt that his head was about to explode at this moment.
Just when he was squatting on the ground with his head in his hands because he couldn't bear such a big psychological pressure, the voice outside sounded again: "Your Majesty, in fact, there are many people inside and outside the palace who have a big opinion on this, but after all, this is the will of the Son of Heaven, so ......"
"What kind of son of heaven is he! It's just that he took advantage of the situation when I was hunting in the north to steal the high position! The intense despair and fear made Zhu Qizhen, who had been suppressed and cautious, and did not dare to make a mistake, completely broke out. As he said this, his fists clenched, his nails sunk into his palms, and his eyes were even more fixed on the palace gate in front of him, as if he wanted to burn through the portal that trapped him with the anger in his eyes.
The man outside obviously felt the change in his heart, so he echoed: "What Your Majesty said is true, but it is also an indisputable fact that he is already the emperor now...... In this world, there is only one person who can help His Majesty. ”
"Who are you talking about?" Zhu Qizhen, who had already been mobilized by the other party, asked by the situation.
"That's Your Majesty himself. You are the former great emperor, and you are his brother, and you have the status of the emperor, as long as you can come forward to gather the ministers, it is not too difficult to regain the throne. ”
"Retake the throne?" Zhu Qizhen repeated this sentence stupidly, his eyes first lacked longing, and then dimmed: "Is this possible?" ”
yes, is that possible? Now it has been six years since Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu has been sitting on the throne for six years, he has already consolidated the imperial power, not to mention that he can't even get out of the gate of this Nangong, even if he goes out, is anyone willing to risk exterminating the clan to follow him? Even in the excitement, Zhu Qizhen still thinks that this matter is extremely unreliable.
"Your Majesty was born with many good deeds in the past, and how many subjects still remember Your Majesty's benefits to this day. The slave and maid believe that as long as His Majesty ascends to the heights and shouts, the responders are like clouds, and there are also those who support His Majesty's re-ascending to the great treasure. The man hurriedly cheered Zhu Qizhen up.
Zhu Qizhen was silent, and the two thoughts in his heart were engaged in a fierce confrontation. One told him not to risk being killed to do something that was almost impossible, and the other told him that this was his only chance, and that if he didn't fight, he would have to be silent like this for the rest of his life, and even if he died, no one would know.
What's the difference between living like this and dying? In the end, this thought took over all of his thoughts, and his eyes revealed a little determination: "Do you have a way to release me from here?" ”
"Slaves and maids can think of ideas, but this is not enough. Although there are many people in the palace who want His Majesty, they don't have the courage after all, so they need to have the cooperation of people from outside to let His Majesty come out safely and regain the throne at the same time. The man had already felt Zhu Qizhen's intentions, and there was obviously a hint of excitement trembling in his tone.
"What do you mean by that?"
"It's the support of the people in the DPRK and China, as well as the military power." Seeing that Zhu Qizhen had some questions, he patiently explained: "Since he ascended the throne, the most important thing is military power, especially in the capital, the army of the capital camp is in the hands of his cronies, so the slave maid wants to ask Your Majesty, is there any credible person who can let them help Your Majesty!" ”
At this time, Zhu Qizhen was completely encouraged by the other party, completely ignoring the inconsistencies in his words. This one, who at first said that most of the courtiers outside were thinking about the old master, now mentioned that there were no people available, and as long as he was a little sober, he could guess that he was deceiving himself.
But Zhu Qizhen didn't notice this at all at this time, but pondered along with the other party's statement: "It seems that there is no credible person to be found here in the capital, so we can only find reinforcements from other provinces." As for the most loyal to me and the one who has military power, there is only Wei Guogong in Nanjing! ”
"The Duke of Wei is indeed loyal to the imperial court, and he will definitely be able to obey His Majesty's will and think of King Qin." The people outside the palace hurriedly echoed: "But after all, the slave maid has a low status, and even if she goes to Nanjing, it will be difficult for Wei Guogong to believe in this, so I also ask Your Majesty to give a token to win the trust of others." ”
"Token ......" Zhu Qizhen looked at his body, now that he doesn't even have a jade pendant, what else can he come up with to prove it?
As if he understood his difficulty, the people outside said again: "It's better to ask Your Majesty to write a will, the slave believes that Wei Guogong will definitely recognize Your Majesty's Mobao." ”
"Yes, you wait." Zhu Qizhen had been completely persuaded by the other party, and without thinking about it, he agreed, turned around and walked inside.
At the door of the front hall, Qian Houzheng looked at her husband who was obviously excited with an uneasy face, and even her face flushed a lot: "Outside?" ”
"We're saved!" Zhu Qizhen replied excitedly, then came directly to the case, grabbed a brush that was almost bald, took a piece of paper, and quickly wrote the edict on it.
Locked up in this South Palace all day long, nothing has been done, but Zhu Qizhen's cultural literacy has been greatly improved, and in just a few moments, a will was written. Then he took the only remaining seal and pressed the seal.
It wasn't until he watched him do all this that Qian Hou grabbed him: "Emperor Taishang, think twice." You're a rebellion, and once it's exposed, I'm afraid you'll ......."
"What rebellion? It's just a matter of reclaiming everything that belongs to me! I am the lord of the world, not the Zhu Qiyu who steals the throne! Zhu Qizhen immediately scolded, struggled hard, and quickly broke free from the back of the money.
"The Emperor!" Qian Hou looked at him with pleading eyes.
"Do you know that Zhu Qiyu is planning to abolish Shen'er and set up another prince this time. Even if you don't think about me, you should think about Shen'er! For this wife he respected and loved, Zhu Qizhen finally softened a little and came up with a reason.
And when he said this, Qian Hou's movements were obviously frozen, and her face was full of worry and pain.
Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen took the opportunity to walk quickly in front of her, came to the palace gate, and handed over the most humble edict in the world through the crack in the door: "You have to take it, this is related to my life!" It has a relationship with me! ”
"The slave commands. Even if the slave and maid lose their own lives, they will not let this edict be seen by others. After the other party took the edict, he hurriedly assured.
"That's good. By the way, I don't know who you are......" The confused Zhu Qizhen didn't remember to ask the other party's name and identity until this time.
"Slave Cao Jixiang, who used to be used in the celebrant eunuch, is now an errand ...... in the imperial horse prison" The man outside whispered his identity while putting this important edict into his sleeve, and a little decisiveness flashed in his eyes......
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