Zhu Hai is the eldest son of Zhu Hongsan, and has been the prince for 14 years since the first year of Shenwu was established as the prince, and Zhu Hai has experienced a lot of court turmoil in the past 14 years, including Ma Mingyuan's first and second dismissal, Nanjing's exile case, Suzhou's turmoil and other political situations, Zhu Hai has been tempered into a very sophisticated politician in the city, but after hearing the news that Xia Wanchun said, Zhu Hai was shocked.

Zhu Hai stood up with a sigh and asked, "What?" Is the message accurate? When Zhu Hai stood up, he swept the teacup on the table, and when it fell to the ground, the teacup shattered into several pieces. The little eunuch who was waiting outside the door heard a sound in the house and hurried into the house to prepare to clean it.

But now Zhu Hai still cares about this, and scolded: "Who the hell let you in, Double Happiness, let these minions get away!" Shuangxi knew that the master was angry, so he hurriedly pulled the little eunuch out, and now there were only Zhu Hai and Xia Wanchun left in the house.

Zhu Hai asked in a low voice, "Is it true?" ”

Xia Wanchun nodded, repeated what Ding Changsheng said in the morning, and then took out the newspaper of the infantry commander Yamen and handed it to Zhu Hai to watch.

Zhu Hai didn't answer those reports, Zhu Hai sat on the chair with a pale face, he knew the situation in the capital very well.

When Zhu Hongsan left Beijing, the defense forces of Beijing were completely evacuated, and the main armed forces, the Praetorian Guards, all followed Zhu Hongsan out of the customs, and now there are only more than 2,000 Jinyi guards left in the palace. In addition to these, it is not that there are no troops in the city of Beijing, but these troops are under the jurisdiction of the infantry commander Yamen, and now Ma Rufeng, who is the commander of the infantry yamen, wants to turn against the water, and there is no power to restrain Ma Rufeng in the city.

"No, this palace can't sit still, this palace has to write a letter to my father, let my father clean up the second child!" Zhu Hai is like a child who loses a fight, and the first thing he thinks of when he encounters a crisis is to find his parents.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is thousands of miles away in Liaodong, and now the road is closed by heavy snow outside the Guan, and the letter cannot be delivered in half a month. And since the King of Qin wants to take a risk, he must have already made arrangements for His Majesty's side, Liaodong is now Zhao Guodong's territory, and Zhao Guodong is the old chief of the King of Qin! ”

Zhu Hai was stunned when he heard Xia Wanchun say this, and hurriedly asked, "Does the second child dare to be unfavorable to his father?" ”

Xia Wanchun said in a low voice: "Your Highness, endangering Your Majesty's life, the minister believes that King Qin will never dare, the biggest possibility is that King Qin learned the changes of Xuanwumen back then, and after solving the prince's side, His Majesty will be enshrined as the emperor, and then King Qin will ascend the throne!" ”

Zhu Hai listened to Xia Wanchun say this and thought about it carefully, Xia Wanchun was right, killing Zhu Hongsan would be too much trouble, and it was far from the benefit of letting Zhu Hongsan abdicate.

After all, Zhu Hai has been a prince for more than ten years, and after the panic at the beginning, he has now recovered and calmed down again.

"Cungu, this palace will definitely not sit still, what do you think we should do?"

Zhu Hai originally had two advisors, one Qian Yiai and one Xia Wanchun, but Qian Yiai went home to Lao Tzu half a year ago to keep filial piety, and only Xia Wanchun was left alone who could be discussed.

Xia Wanchun had already thought of countermeasures on the way here, and now he gritted his teeth when he heard Zhu Hai ask, "Your Highness, although this is a crisis, it is not an opportunity to handle it properly!" Now it is the King of Qin who has the heart of disobedience first, no

If we use the hand of King Qin to force His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate, let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince directly ascend the throne! ”

Xia Wanchun was deeply favored by Zhu Hongsan, and if Zhu Hongsan had not occupied Nanjing, Xia Wanchun would have been killed by Hong Chengchou. Even when he arrived in Beijing, Zhu Hongsan also had the grace of knowing Xia Wanchun, and he was promoted to the Hanlin Academy as a waiter to enter the prime minister's preparatory class, which is not a small kindness.

Xia Wanchun also remembered Zhu Hongsan's great kindness in his heart, but now there is really no way, if King Qin ascends the throne, the first thing he will do is to clean up the prince's family of henchmen. King Qin may save the prince's life if he is afraid of the influence, but the prince's henchmen will definitely not be able to escape, let alone Xia Wanchun, who is the prince's henchman.

Xia Wanchun is not a teenager now, he has experienced the turmoil of officialdom and has become a bureaucrat, and the first thing he thinks of in this crisis is how to protect his own interests, as for Zhu Hongsan's kindness to him, he has to talk about it later.

Xia Wanchun said that Zhu Hai had a lot of appetite, he had been the prince for fourteen years, and Zhu Hai was cautious in these fourteen years, not only to let his father feel threatened, but also to let his father see his ability, not only to avoid his own brother's open guns and arrows, but also to get rid of Ma Mingyuan's control over him, so Zhu Hai has lived a lot in the past fourteen years.

Zhu Hai is now Chinese New Year's Eve two, after years of education by the prince, he has completely become a qualified prince, and at the same time, Zhu Hai's temperament is completely different from his Laozi Zhu Hongsan, Zhu Hongsan is very happy, and everything is pompous, this trip to Liaodong is completely unnecessary in Zhu Hai's view. The Ming Dynasty has just gone through the war, the population of the country has been reduced by one-third, as the emperor is about to live with the people, but Zhu Hongsan has repeatedly raised swords and soldiers in the frontier, if it is a reunification war against Taiwan's Zheng group, Zhu Hai does not know that Zhu Hongsan has fought with Russia for half a year for several no-man's lands in the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River.

You must know that the transportation in the extreme north is inconvenient, and the scale of the battle of Heilongjiang is not large, but the amount of silver spent is no less than that of Fujian. Zhu Hai used to be anxious in his eyes as a prince, but he didn't have any power in his hands and couldn't do it. But if Zhu Hongsan* is forced to abdicate this time through the matter of King Qin, then Zhu Hai will have the absolute right to control the country, and then Zhu Hai will be able to govern the country according to his own wishes.

When Zhu Hai heard Xia Wanchun say that he could take advantage of this crisis to take the position, Zhu Hai hurriedly asked: "Do you have any good suggestions for Cungu, let's listen to it!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, even if Ma Rufeng can mobilize the soldiers of the infantry yamen, but this is a rebellion after all, the minister estimates that Ma Rufeng can gather three or four thousand people at most, and there are two thousand Jinyi guards in the palace, and the palace wall can be used for a few hours, so the difference in strength is not much. However, I am afraid that the reinforcements from the two large battalions in Xishan and Tongzhou outside the city will enter the city, and if they enter the city, it will really be gone! Here Your Highness needs to come out in person! ”

Zhu Hai heard Xia Wanchun say this, and hurriedly asked, "What do you need this palace for?" Just keep it straight and say it! ”

"Has Your Highness forgotten the King of Wuchang County in the city? The king of the county trained the new army with His Majesty back then, although Ma Rufeng was able to change the chief officers of the two large battalions in Xishan and Tongzhou, but those middle-level officers could not be replaced, if the king of Wuchang County was willing to help, the army in these two places could be completely controlled by His Royal Highness! ”

Zhu Hai was a little embarrassed when he heard Xia Wanchun say this, Zhu Hongyi was taken away by Zhu Hongsan in the sixth year of Shenwu

After the military power, he lived in a simple place and did not participate in the politics of the imperial court at all. In the past, in order to avoid suspicion, Zhu Hongyi even avoided the prince's visit, although Zhu Hongyi also supported the prince, but he was afraid that Zhu Hongyi would not help!

Zhu Hai said his thoughts, and Xia Wanchun smiled after hearing it: "Hehe, if the king of Wuchang County can't help, the eldest princess will go out of the mountain!" The eldest princess can be half a family in the county king's mansion, and let the eldest princess go out like a horse! ”

Now the only one who can be called the eldest princess in the court is Zhu Luo, who is also Zhu Hai's sister-in-law. His sister is naturally a hardcore supporter, Zhu Hai's eyes lit up when he heard Xia Wanchun say this, and said: "This is no problem, you can go to this palace!" But in ancient times, it is easy to solve here in the capital, but what about Shenyang, Liaodong? What if his father fell into the hands of Zhao Guodong, and Zhao Guodong used his father's name to crusade against the palace? ”

This is what Zhu Hai is most worried about, the battle is easy to fight, but the aftermath is the most difficult to deal with. If this matter is not handled well, it is likely to cause endless disasters.

"Your Highness, have you forgotten who the governor of Liaodong is? It is Guo Huan, Ma Gelao's student, there is only one letter from Ma Gelao, if Zhao Guodong succeeds, let Guo Huan clean up Zhao Guodong in the name of eliminating rebellion! ”

Zhu Hai nodded after listening to Xia Wanchun: "Okay, just do what Cungu said, my father-in-law has Cungu to say, and the palace will go to my sister!" After the great event is accomplished, it is the book of the organization department of the palace! ”

Xia Wanchun was waiting for Zhu Hai's words, after listening to Zhu Hai, Xia Wanchun bowed and retired, and the next step was to go to Ma Mingyuan's house to persuade Ma Mingyuan to write a letter to Guo Huan, this matter is not difficult, Ma Mingyuan has been waiting for recovery in the past few years, and his eyes are green, and now he will not let go of such a good opportunity.

Zhu Hai has a total of two strategists, Qian Yiai is good at strategy, and Xia Wanchun is good at tactics. The few ideas that Xia Wanchun said today are very good in terms of tactics, and if things develop like this, Zhu Hai is very likely to succeed. But Xia Wanchun forgot that there was a big force in Beijing besides the crown prince and the king of Qin, which was the key force that could determine the final victory, and that was Emperor Zhu Hongsan.

Although Zhu Hongsan is not in Beijing now, Zhu Hongsan has experienced too many things in his life, can he not stay in Beijing according to Zhu Hongsan's suspicious temperament? If Qian Yiai is still by the side of the prince Zhu Hai, he will definitely oppose Xia Wanchun's strategy of catching cicadas, and Qian Yiai will definitely remind Zhu Hai that there is still a yellow finch in the last half of the sentence!

Zhu Hai also changed into civilian clothes after Xia Wanchun left the East Palace, except for the back door of the East Palace, and went to the Princess Changping Mansion in Dongcheng to see her sister Zhu Luo.

Zhu Luo is Zhu Hai's sister-in-law, and Zhu Hai is naturally not an outsider when he comes to the princess's mansion, and he can easily meet his sister.

Zhu Luo is three years older than Zhu Hai, and he is thirty-five years old this year, Zhu Luo couldn't help frowning when he saw Zhu Hai coming in civilian clothes and asked: "Eldest brother, you are the prince and the prince, why don't you have an entourage when you go out, and you are still wearing cloth clothes, and you have no physique at all!" ”

The rules of the Ming Dynasty were very strict, and the prince was the prince, except for the emperor, no matter who saw the prince, he had to make a big salute and call his subordinates. But Zhu Luo is probably the only exception, and Zhu Luo is also the only person who can call the crown prince his younger brother.

Naturally, there was no need to pretend in front of his sister-in-law, Zhu Hai shouted: "Sister, my brother is in trouble today, come and ask my sister for help!" ”

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