Chapter 448: The Fall of King Zhou (II)
"There are many more infamys you have to bear, no more than me, no less than me."
In the face of Hu Ye's roar, Zhu Hu still replied lightly.
Hu Ye knew what Zhu Yun meant, no matter how many vassal kings Zhu Yunwen had to deal with in the future, I was afraid that this crime would fall on his head, Zhu Yunwen's abacus was very good, much more clever than his grandfather, and he knew that cutting the feudal domain would be opposed, so he dug a pit for himself in advance, waiting for himself to jump into it, and he jumped in stupidly.
"Don't you think about fighting, do you know what your confession represents? Do you know what your verdict is? Don't you think about your family? Hu Ye asked loudly.
"Fighting? If the people don't come to besiege Kaifeng City, I'm afraid I can still be saved, but even if they besiege Kaifeng, I am completely helpless. Zhu Hu shook his head and said helplessly.
"Tang Taizong has a good saying, water can carry a boat and can also capsize a boat, so my nephew will not know the power of the people, it is precisely because of this, the more the people love me, the more afraid he is, the more I deserve to die, if I am still alive, it will be a threat to him after all. He is in the same vein as my dad when it comes to dealing with threats. ”
"My father is right, there is no one in the Zhu family."
"As for my family, if I don't plead guilty, do you think they will be able to survive? Even if you keep them, do you think those people will be able to keep them? Which one do you think I would choose among the people and my family? ”
Hearing Zhu Hu say this, Hu Ye was speechless, this is King Zhou, the rebel in Qi Tai's mouth, and the damned fifth uncle in Zhu Yunwen's mouth.
"I know that you were recommended to Nanjing by my fourth brother, but I don't know what your relationship is with my fourth brother, and I don't know if you have anything to do with the fourth brother when you propose this cutting of the domain, but you can come to see me. It means that you are also out of helplessness, and you are just a scapegoat. ”
"I also know that I'm just the beginning, and that my brothers will follow in my footsteps, and just want them to follow me. What you get back is not necessarily a lifetime of peace, and arrogance and lust are Chang'an's plan. Zhu Lu shook his head helplessly, he knew that he would be treated as a bird, not only because of his close relationship with Zhu Di, but more importantly, what he did in Kaifeng.
For the people of Kaifeng, he is a good prince, but for the emperor, he is not a good vassal king. Because for the emperor, he can only be praised by the whole world, and a vassal king must also win the praise of the people, that is, rebellion!
"I'm sorry."
Hu Ye is very decadent, things have developed to this point, he is powerless, once Zhu Yunwen embarks on the road of cutting the domain, there is no turning back, and ten cows can't pull it back.
"You didn't feel sorry for anyone. Sooner or later, he will attack me, and it just so happens that I can also accompany my father. ”
After Zhu Hu finished speaking, he turned around and said no more.
Zhu Hu didn't know why Hu Ye was sorry, and Hu Ye didn't say it explicitly. It was because of his arrival that he changed the course of history, so that Zhu Hu, who still had a few decades to live, ended his life ahead of schedule.
Walking out of the prison, Hu Ye felt that his heart was so heavy. Although he knew that even if he didn't come, Zhu Yunwen would still cut the domain, but he always thought that this matter had nothing to do with him.
Step on Hongchen's back again. At this time, the sky has darkened, the moon is already high, it is August again, this time last year he accompanied Zhu Yunwen to the south to exterminate the Japanese invaders, I didn't expect Zhu Yunwen to pull himself to exterminate the vassal king at this time this year, it is really ironic.
"Drive!"
Hu Ye slapped Hongchen, and Hongchen immediately ran.
Back in the Nameless Mansion, Hu Ye still wants to sleep, but he feels that he has been liking to sleep recently, this is a bad thing, wouldn't he have to sleep to escape if he encounters any troubles in the future?
So Hu Ye had no choice but to take out the Ming Dynasty record, Zhu Yuanzhang's affairs were not recorded, but Zhu Hu's affairs could not be unrecorded, and Zhu Yunwen's affairs were so far from history.
The next day, news came from the Criminal Department that the king of Zhou committed suicide in fear of his crimes, confessed his ten sins, and only begged the emperor to spare his family.
So Zhu Yunwen cried very sadly, saying that why did the fifth uncle think about it so much, he arrested the fifth uncle, but he just wanted to understand the truth, and never thought of wanting the fifth uncle to die.
But people can't be resurrected after death, Zhu Yunwen decided to learn from the pain, and did not exile the family of King Zhou, but arranged it in Nanjing, and provided it according to the specifications of the imperial family.
In this way, Zhu Yunwen has become a good emperor who abides by filial piety, and even the families of rebellious people can be treated so favorably, who will care if King Zhou is wronged?
Zhu Yunwen's trick is very good, he has deceived most of the people in the world, but he can't fool the people of Kaifeng.
On the second day when the news of King Zhou's death reached Kaifeng, hundreds of thousands of Kaifeng people besieged Kaifeng City again, besieged Xuanwuwei and the political envoy of Henan, and wanted to ask the court for an explanation.
But the people are always just the people, and the blood will calm down in the face of blood, and they are unarmed, how can they be the opponents of heavily armed soldiers.
When a pair of heavy cavalry went out of the city and wandered around, the people besieging the city retreated, leaving only a few hundred corpses lying with blood, which became burial objects for Zhu Hu's funeral.
So this became a major crime of Zhu Yunwen, which once again confirmed Zhu Yunwen's wisdom, so more people thought it was a popular uprising.
However, this qiē can't escape the eyes of the vassal kings, they all know clearly what Zhu Yunwen is planning, their fifth brother Zhu Hu is gone, and it will be their turn next.
So for a while, everyone was in danger, and the smart ones began to be arrogant and lustful, and they all said that they had no other thoughts, and even held an absurd uncovered meeting, and invited the commander of the local court defenders to come over.
The commanders shook their heads when they saw that the usual vassal king had become so unbearable at the moment, this is the truth, the vassal king is just a vassal king after all, and if someone stomps his feet, they have to clamp their tails and be people.
Zhu Di saved this trouble, there was no need to call Zhou Yi over, he just wandered around the Yanwang Mansion all day long, caught a subordinate and caught him and spanked him, and many maids were scared, because the madman Zhu Di was not light or heavy, and even Xu Miaoyin had found a poisonous hand.
"Mother, why did my father become like this?"
Xianning lay on Xu Miaoyin's shoulder, looked at Zhu Di who was smirking not far away, and said very sadly.
"Yes, mother, my father was fine when we left, why did he become like this when we came back?"
Zhu Gaoxi was also very sad, the father who was willing to carry him on his shoulders in the past was gone, and now he was like a stranger when he saw him, not to mention carrying him around, it was a good thing not to beat him.
"Don't ask your mother, your mother doesn't know."
Zhu Gaochi understood in his heart, but he couldn't say it, they were still young, and some things still didn't know.
"Xu'er, take your sister and brother to Zhang's Mansion to play, and call Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu by the way." Xu Miaoyin said to Zhu Gaoxu.
Within a while, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu rushed over from Zhang's mansion, thinking that something had happened to Zhu Di, and when they saw Zhu Di chasing the palace maid in the courtyard, they were relieved.
"Princess, what did you call us to do?"
"Come with me." Xu Miaoyin sighed and took a few people to the inner hall.
"I guess you also know about King Zhou."
Coming to the inner hall, Xu Miaoyin said straight to the point.
Zhang Fu glanced at his father and knew that things were getting more and more nervous.
"Princess, now that His Royal Highness is crazy, the emperor should not do anything to His Highness."
Zhang Fu hurriedly comforted Xu Miaoyin, he knew that now Zhu Di was pretending to be crazy and stupid, and Xu Miaoyin was carrying many things alone, but he couldn't let her collapse.
"King Zhou was diligent all his life and worked hard for the people of Kaifeng, but in the end he ended up like this." Xu Miaoyin said a little sadly, after all, King Zhou was her husband's brother, and he left like this, which made her feel a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.
"I wonder what His Highness has to order?"
Zhang Yu opened his mouth and asked, they can't have direct contact with Zhu Di, even if Zhu Di is crazy, they can't do this, if someone with a heart finds out, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, the only channel for them to communicate with Zhu Di is Xu Miaoyin, because Zhu Di's normal time is only when he sleeps at night.
"Shiro told you not to act rashly, now is not the time, since Hu Ye's kid instigated Zhu Yunwen to start cutting the domain, then the time he said should be about to come. When the time is ripe, he will take Beiping in one fell swoop. When Xu Miaoyin said this, she no longer had the sadness just now, because she knew that sadness had no effect, and only by cheering up her spirits would she not let Yan Wangfu follow in the footsteps of Zhou Wangfu.
"Rest assured, the princess, the guards sent by His Royal Highness to the northern border can be rushed back within two hours at any time, as long as His Royal Highness gives an order, within one night, Beiping will definitely be taken!" Zhang Fu said confidently.
"Chi'er, now your father is crazy, and you are in charge of the major affairs of Yanwangfu, my mother is a little tired." After listening to Zhang Fu's words, Xu Miaoyin breathed a sigh of relief, in the past few months when Zhu Di went crazy, Yanwang Mansion was run by her alone, she originally had breast cancer, so now every day is the same as before, often with chest pain.
"Mother, don't worry, I won't let you and my father down."
Zhu Gaochi knows the difficulties of his father, and he is also seventeen or eighteen, so it is time to take on the heavy responsibility.
"Alright, you guys go out first, get ready for the next storm, and I just hope we can get through this."
Xu Miaoyin waved her hand, this seems to be the most difficult moment in her life, she only hopes that this moment will pass quickly, either a dull life, or an early entry into Nanjing, this kind of worrying day is really unbearable. (To be continued......)