Luoyang, Fuwangfu.

Zhu Changxun looked at the dancing girls dancing in the audience and drank silently.

He had been drinking it for seventeen years.

Since the death of his father, Emperor Wanli, he has been drinking every day except for keeping filial piety.

When his so-called eldest brother died a month after his father's death, he couldn't stop drinking.

Providence makes people, as long as his father lives one more month, he will be the rightful eldest son of the emperor. The position of the crown prince, his eldest brother has been fighting with him for half his life, uh, no, for his eldest brother, it should be said that it is a lifetime, right? After fighting for more than 30 years, he only reigned for a month, what did he do?

Reality slapped those who supported his eldest brother as the crown prince in the face, but the success or defeat of the king was a foregone conclusion, and it was too late.

In the year of the Apocalypse, when Wei Zhongxian's power was tilted into the opposition, he didn't dare not drink his wine.

Who is Wei Zhongxian? It was the weapon that Heaven used to fight against the dissidents, and it was the knife that killed him.

At this time, as long as he dares not to get drunk one day and spread to the capital, he will not have to live.

Then Chongzhen ascended the throne, internal and external troubles, and Jinyiwei's surveillance of them, the princes, was finally relaxed a lot. However, by this time, he had become addicted to alcohol, and he couldn't stop if he wanted to.

During these seventeen years, he did not give up his desire for that throne for a single day. If nothing else, just his mother.

For as long as he can remember, his mother, Concubine Zheng, has been trying her best to put him on that throne.

The first two-thirds of his life, in the love of his father and mother, seemed to be two steps away from that throne every day.

But these two steps, after 36 years, finally did not take a single step.

Those who were originally attached to their side were also defeated, expelled by those who were expelled, and the remaining natural trees fell and scattered.

People say that "Qin Hui still has three good friends", even if he fails to compete for the crown, he is still a dignified prince, how can he not have a few diehards?

It's just that these people are shouldering their own missions, and they never take the lead, and those who do are taken care of by the factory guards.

Zhu Changxun drank wine, wandering outside the object, recalling the high spirits of his youth, and missing the faces of his parents who went to the immortals.

The melodious music was interrupted by the sudden sound of pushing the door, and a little eunuch hurried from outside the hall and said a few words in Zhu Changxun's ear.

Zhu Changxun's expression did not change, and he pushed the little eunuch away casually, as if he was not interested in what he said, and shouted "continue", and the dance music that had just been interrupted resumed.

Zhu Changxun drank the wine in the cup as usual. However, if one could take a closer look, they would find that his eyes were not the same intoxication as before, but cold without a trace of warmth.

Zhu Changxun spent the day according to the routine that was no different from the past, and returned to the dormitory to rest. What was waiting for him in the dormitory was not the princess and palace maid who should be serving, but a man who was in the dust.

Zhu Changxun didn't wait for the man to salute, his chubby body bent down the inconspicuous waist first: "Mr. Hard." ”

The man's cold face thawed instantly, and the person who died as a confidant was talking about his current mood. If it weren't for this prince Lixian corporal, there would be thousands of good things, why would he and others protect him to death?

And if it weren't for the fact that there were still his own people who were out to the death, where would the princes of the previous dynasties who had failed to compete for the crown be able to get away with it for more than ten years?

The man looked at Zhu Changxun's out-of-shape figure and sighed: "It's not hard for the ministers, it's really hard for the prince." Thinking about how the prince was in the wind back then, but now he has to practice himself every day, if the old people in the past see each other again, how many people can still recognize the prince? ”

Zhu Changxun's chubby face twitched, you don't mention the figure, we can still be good friends!

After all, it was the calmness that had been practiced for seventeen years that prevailed: "Mr. came here at the risk of exposure, but what has happened to the situation? ”

"The prince's wisdom has not diminished back then! Chongzhen hasn't been to court for half a month. The people in the capital were panicked, and it was rumored that he was critically ill. But we have always had sources in the palace, so we know that Chongzhen is not sick, and he is not in the capital at all. It's just that although our people hide deep enough, it is precisely because they hide too deeply that more specific information cannot be found at all. As for intercepting or killing halfway, I don't even know the opponent's target and route, so I have more than enough heart and strength. ”

"Well, sir is definitely not here for the news half a month ago. But what's new? ”

"Not bad. A few days ago, there was an urgent exchange of 800 miles from Suzhou to the capital. ”

"Suzhou? No, isn't Suzhou under the jurisdiction of Jinling's Southern Sixth Department, what needs to be reported to Beijing urgently? Shouldn't you report to Jinling, and then report from Jinling to the capital? Zhu Changxun reacted, "Mr. is saying that he went to Suzhou?" ”

"Exactly. Just two days before he left Beijing, there was an urgent letter from Suzhou to the capital. After that, he left a few cabinet ministers after the court meeting, I don't know what to say, and he never went to the court again. ”

"Suzhou, the Grand Canal! Are you going to kill him? ”

"We didn't have that in mind."

"Didn't have one? That's what it is now. What's changed? ”

"Some people are trying to see if Chongzhen is really seriously ill, Luo Yangxing is smart but he is mistaken by being smart, it should be a leak."

"When has that kid ever been smart? Who are the tempts? Hands-on? ”

"It was Jin Shang who came forward, but what does Chongzhen have to do with them? It must have been asked by the outside of the gate. Those gang of Jianyu will definitely do it, and with the help of Jin merchants, they don't have to worry about not being able to block Chongzhen. ”

"What can a flock of landlubbers do on the Grand Canal?"

"Jianyu can't help it, but Jin Shang has it. The stupidest but absolutely effective way is to find enough boats to clog the Grand Canal. If Chongzhen wants to pass, he has to go ashore. ”

"It's stupid enough. Chongzhen's return date is uncertain, and the Grand Canal is an artery. If he dares to block the canal all the time, he will be attacked by a crowd. But we don't have to worry about it, they must have their own way. ”

"Lord, the minister is here to determine one thing. Do you still have the ambitions of the past, and are you ready, after we succeed, we will be ready to reorganize the rivers and mountains. ”

Zhu Changxun was silent for a long time when asked.

Just in the gentleman's increasingly disappointed gaze, Zhu Changxun said word by word: "Ambition has always been there, but the opportunity came too late." ”

Waving his hand to stop the other party from speaking, Zhu Changxun said slowly: "Look at my current appearance, how can I look like a human king?" ”

"What's the matter? The prince is like Renzong! ”

Mingrenzong Zhu Gaochi is also a fat man.

"Ahem, how dare you compete with Renzong. You must know that in the past seventeen years, I have almost never drunk a day, Da Ming, how can there be an emperor who is drunk all day long? ”

Without waiting for the other party's persuasion, Zhu Changxun came to a conclusion: "Since ancient times, how can there be a nephew and uncle?" It should be a brother and a brother! Yusong is not small. ”