After Wang Shiyuan was sent to Zhenjiang, the Military Intelligence Department immediately searched for the eunuchs and palace people who had traveled south from the Beijing Imperial Palace, as well as the officials who had met the sons of Chongzhen. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After being identified and questioned by these people, although they did not dare to confirm that this Wang Shiyuan was Zhu Cihuan, the fifth son of Chongzhen, they were sure that Wang Shiyuan came out of the palace, otherwise he would not have remembered the situation in the palace so clearly, and even knew the nicknames of the two elder brothers.

Whether Wang Shiyuan is Zhu Cihuan or not, the stakes are very high, Zhou Shixiang did not dare to be careless, although Emperor Dingwu mentioned that Emperor Xiaolie had a son Xu who lived in Jiangsu and Zhejiang when he was in Wencun, but this does not mean that this Wang Shiyuan must be Zhu Cihuan. Therefore he needs an affirmative answer, not "maybe" or "maybe".

Zhou Shixiang attaches so much importance to this matter, not only to find out whether this "Third Prince Zhu" is true or false, but more importantly, to find out whether this "Third Prince Zhu" came out on his own initiative, or whether someone behind him asked him to come out. The result of the two is the same, but the nature is by no means the same, and it is also related to how Zhou Shixiang treats this "third prince Zhu".

Zhou Shixiang was worried that there might be someone behind Wang Shiyuan's secret operation, using this "Third Prince Zhu", who may be the son of Emperor Zhenxiao, to make waves. His suspicions are not unreasonable, because after the southern crossing, the genealogy of the Zhu Ming clan was in chaos, and many liars and well-intentioned people appeared one after another, as early as the Hongguang period, there was a "great tragedy case" and "true and false prince case" There was a lot of uproar, and there was no lack of Donglin Party members, the spokesmen of the Jiangnan gentry, who were making waves.

The "Great Compassion Case" was over, and it was finally confirmed that it was indeed a liar who claimed to be the prince of the Ming Dynasty and escaped from the military rebellion to become a monk. This person first claimed to be the king of Qi who was sealed by Emperor Chongzhen, and later changed his name to the king of Wu, and said what "King Lu is kind to the people, everyone obeys him, and he should be a big position", incoherent, suspicious, and a liar at first glance. Therefore, after Jiuqing Kedao interrogated, the liar was beheaded.

The biggest impact of the "Great Compassion Case" may be to make King Lu's reputation better, but there is nothing else. However, the impact of the "fake prince case" was great, not only did it really shake the Hongguang regime, but to this day, many people think that the young man who was executed by Hongguang was the crown prince of filial piety.

The false prince was met and accompanied by Mu Hu, a slave of Gao Mengji, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple of the Chongzhen Dynasty at that time, when he went south from the north. When he went to bed at night, Mu Hu found that the young man's underwear was woven with dragon patterns, and asked about his identity, and the young man claimed to be the crown prince.

Mu Hu was taken aback, so he told his master Gao Mengji about it. Gao Mengji couldn't distinguish the real from the fake, so he sent the young man to Suzhou and Hangzhou to hide. However, this young man often swaggered in public, showing his noble appearance, attracting people's attention, and whispering behind his back. Gao Mengji was afraid that this young man would implicate him, so he had to secretly play the court. After Emperor Hongguang learned about it, he hurriedly sent the internal official to hold the imperial palace to summon him, and ordered the Jinyi guard to bring the young man back to take care of him.

Subsequently, Hongguang said to the ministers: "There is a childish son who said that he was the first emperor in the East Palace, if it is the son of the real first emperor, that is, the son of me, he should be raised and compassionate and not let him be lost." "With the order of Hou, Bo, Jiuqing, Hanlin, Ke, Dao and other officials to examine together. Wang Duo, a university scholar, had served as an instructor in the East Palace for three years, so he was naturally familiar with the appearance of the prince, but it turned out that he was a traitor and a fake at a glance.

At that time, Wang Duo was not the only one who had seen the crown prince Zhu Cihong in Nanjing City, Liu Zhengzong, Li Jinglian and others, who had been the lecturer of the East Palace, all said that the prince's eyebrows were longer than his eyes, so he didn't know him after seeing the pseudo-prince. Emperor Hongguang was still not at ease, so he deliberately asked the old East Palace to read the eunuch Qiu Zhizhong to recognize it. The pseudo-prince saw Qiu Zhizhong, but he didn't know it, and Hongguang believed that this young man was a fake.

However, even if they knew that the young man was not the real prince, the Donglin Party, who had always been dissatisfied with Hongguang's succession, took the opportunity to stir up trouble and spread rumors, causing an uproar among the people who did not know the truth and the civilian and military generals from other places. The more the Hongguang court said it was false, the more suspicious it became. This incident was not until the Qing army occupied Nanjing and the Hongguang court collapsed.

The biggest impact of this case was that it seriously weakened the legitimacy of Emperor Hongguang, which made the civil and military people centrifuge Hongguang, and a large number of rumors about Hongguang's "mediocrity" spread by the Donglin Party indirectly caused the Hongguang regime to collapse quickly. With this lesson from the past, Zhou Shixiang naturally cannot repeat the mistakes of the past.

Although the Donglin Party has now fallen, most of the party members have become officials in the Qing court, but their foundation is in the Jiangnan gentry class, and they are being severely cracked down by Zhou Shixiang, so suddenly there is a self-proclaimed son of the filial piety emperor Wang Shiyuan stood up, Zhou Shixiang does not doubt that there is a ghost.

In the end, Zhou Shixiang wrote a secret letter to Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the military department in Nandu, asking him to go to Zhenjiang to identify Wang Shiyuan's identity.

After Zhang Huangyan learned about this, he was also shocked in his heart, and hurriedly rushed to Zhenjiang secretly. After talking with Wang Shiyuan for half an hour, Zhang Huangyan came out and told Zhou Shixiang with certainty that this person was Zhu Cihuan, the fifth son of the first emperor.

There are the identification and inquiries of the old people in the Beijing palace back then, the recognition of the officials who have seen Chongzhen's sons, and the confirmation of Zhang Huangyan, Wang Shiyuan's identity has been confirmed in this era without the help of DNA technology in Zhou Shixiang's previous life.

Zhou Shixiang believed that Zhang Huangyan would not admit his mistake and looked away, so he also believed that Wang Shiyuan was Zhu Cihuan. But he didn't report it to Emperor Wu, and asked Zhang Huangyan not to leak the matter. On the one hand, he has to continue to observe Wang Shiyuan for a period of time to ensure that nothing goes wrong. On the other hand, he also wanted to see if there was an ulterior side behind this Wang Shiyuan.

After Zhang Huangyan hesitated, he agreed to Zhou Shixiang's request. Cangshui Gong didn't want to cause an uproar in the court because of the appearance of King Yong.

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Although Wang Shiyuan was closely monitored in Zhenjiang and lived a life of "house arrest", all kinds of supplies were abundant, and food was provided as if he was treated as a prince. It's only been a few months, except for the beginning, people kept coming to meet him, and no one has come to see him since. As for His Royal Highness the King of Qi who slaughtered Tartar like a pig that was rumored to be rumored in the outside world, he never showed up.

Wang Shiyuan felt uneasy and regretted a little, he shouldn't take the initiative to admit that he was Zhu Cihuan, he was worried that he would be killed like the "pseudo-prince" back then. Because he realizes that his identity, although noble, is also dangerous. The danger comes from the dragon chair where the Ninety-Five Venerable sits.

At the same time, Wang Shiyuan is also homesick and misses his three sons and two daughters. Since he was sent to Zhenjiang, he didn't know anything about the situation at home. He had pleaded with those around him who had "taken care" of him to bring him his family, but he was told that his wife and children were doing well, but now they could not come to him.

Waiting endlessly, when Wang Shiyuan, who was isolated from the world, felt that he was about to go crazy, the courtyard door outside was pushed open, and then a fierce and evil man, blind in one eye, shouted that the handsome man wanted to see him.

.........

Standing in front of Zhou Shixiang, who was rumored to be drinking with the hearts and minds of Manchurians, Wang Shiyuan's legs and stomach trembled involuntarily, even if the other party did not look terrible, and even his appearance was very thoughtful, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"You don't have to be afraid, if you are really the son of Emperor Xiao, it stands to reason that I am still your courtier."

Regarding Wang Shiyuan's cowardice and timidity, Zhou Shixiang had already learned from the Military Intelligence Department and those who "took care" of him, but he didn't expect that this son of the filial emperor would be so timid. Even if he can look directly at himself bravely, at least Zhou Shixiang feels that he is worthy of his father Chongzhen.

Wang Shiyuan didn't dare to speak, he lowered his head deeply, his hands and legs were trembling, and even Zhou Shixiang could hear the trembling of his teeth.

"Sit down."

Zhou Shixiang shook his head and asked the blind man Li to bring a chair and put it behind Wang Shiyuan. Wang Shiyuan didn't hear it, and stood there motionless. The blind man Li was a little impatient when he saw it, and stepped forward to press him down. As a result, as soon as his hand touched Wang Shiyuan, the other party jumped up in fright, and said in a panic: "Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

"When did I say I was going to kill you?"

Wang Shiyuan's reaction made Zhou Shixiang not know whether to laugh or cry. Waved his hand and asked the blind man Li to stand aside, so as not to really frighten His Royal Highness the Yongwang.

"You... You don't kill me? Wang Shiyuan's face was colorless.

Zhou Shixiang pointed to the chair and said undoubtedly: "Sit down and talk." ”

"Well... Well..."

Wang Shiyuan, whose heart was beating wildly, sat stiffly on the chair, but his ass didn't dare to sit firmly, and only touched a little. The blind man Li couldn't help but look disdainful when he saw it, and said in his heart What kind of third prince is this guy, cowardly as a mouse.

Wang Shiyuan's performance made Zhou Shixiang also frown: Is this person doing this on purpose, or is he really so timid by nature?

His brows slowly relaxed, Zhou Shixiang remained silent, and asked Wang Shiyuan very calmly: "This king will ask you again, are you really His Royal Highness King Yongwang, the fifth son of Emperor Xiao?" ”

"I..."

Wang Shiyuan still didn't dare to look at Zhou Shixiang directly, his teeth clenched, half loud, and finally whispered: "Back to His Royal Highness the King of Qi, I am Zhu Cihuan." ”

Zhou Shixiang nodded and asked him, "Since you are His Royal Highness King Yong, why did you refuse to stand up and lead the army and the people to resist the Qing Dynasty in the past?" ”

"This..."

Wang Shiyuan didn't know how to answer, because he was really afraid of those murderous Tartars, and when he was in the palace as a child, he often saw his father sighing for the Tartars in Koubian. On the way south after escaping from Beijing, he saw countless atrocities committed by the Qing army. The piles of headless corpses left a terrible imprint in his young soul that he could not erase in his life.

He didn't want to die, he didn't want to be cut off with a knife, so he hid, he hid everywhere, even if he saw many soldiers and civilians fighting for his Zhu family and Tartars, he didn't dare to stand up bravely and tell them his identity. He just wants to live, live in peace. In order to survive, he even took the initiative to shave his hair and change clothes, and kept the braid on the back of his head that his father hated the most when he was alive.

Wang Shiyuan didn't squeak, he knew that what he had done in the past was really embarrassing, losing his own face, losing his father's face, and even losing the face of his ancestors. At this moment, he was really ashamed, and his regret was even greater, and he felt why he thought of it to reveal his identity.

Zhou Shixiang didn't press Wang Shiyuan anymore to ask Wang Shiyuan, whose heartstrings had collapsed to the extreme, and it seemed that he would hold his head in pain at any time. He can understand what the other party did in the past, but he will not forgive him, because his surname is Zhu, and because he is the son of Emperor Xiaohuang.

"I won't ask you about the past, but I will ask you, since you have been incognito for so many years, why don't you continue to hide your identity and die, but come out and admit that you are His Royal Highness the Eternal King?"

Zhou Shixiang already had an answer to this question, but he wanted to hear Wang Shiyuan say it himself.

This question also made Wang Shiyuan regain some composure and tranquility, he rarely raised his head a little, although he still didn't dare to look directly at Zhou Shixiang in front of him, but Zhou Shixiang could see his face clearly.

"I identify myself because... It's because I'm in my father's blood after all. Plus the southern capital has been recovered, so I... I think I can get back to my ancestors. ”

After speaking, Wang Shiyuan subconsciously touched his head, and it was no longer bare, but long hair grew on it.

"Recognize your ancestors?"

Zhou Shixiang laughed. In the laughter, he came to Wang Shiyuan, looked at him with a straight face, and asked in his tone.

"You can recognize your ancestors, so do you know what your identity means? You have to understand that once the world accepts your identity, you are likely to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, because you are the son of Emperor Xiao, who else in this world has a more suitable bloodline to inherit the Ming Dynasty? ”

When Wang Shiyuan heard this, he immediately shook his head violently, and said again and again: "Don't dare to think, never dare to think..."For fear that Zhou Shixiang would think that he had the intention of becoming an emperor, Wang Shiyuan just knelt down and swore to the sky.

"I don't dare to think, then what are you doing when you recognize your ancestors? Wouldn't it be better for you to continue to be your teacher? Wouldn't it be better to continue to be Wang Shiyuan! ”

Zhou Shixiang's face was very cold, so cold that Wang Shiyuan shivered, and he was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.

"Tell me, why do you have the face to recognize your ancestors? What qualifications do you have to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors! What are you doing when thousands of Ming people fall under the butcher's knife of the Manchurians! When thousands of people with lofty ideals abandoned their families and wives and bravely resisted the Manchurians, what are you doing! ”

Zhou Shixiang's tone was extremely stern, "You are busy hiding, you are busy taking care of your pigtails, you are busy giving birth to children, and you are busy being a slave of Tartar honestly!" ... Now that the Manchurians have been beaten away, you have stood up, you want the world to know that you are the son of Emperor Xiao, how noble your bloodline is, and you want to become the prince of the Ming Dynasty again, or even the emperor! ... I ask you, on what basis do you stand up and why do you want all this! ”

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