"It's not fair, when does weakness and incompetence become a strength? I, Zhu Chenhao, have been reading poetry and books since I was a child, reading classics, smelling chickens and dancing, and working hard, has it become the reason for my failure? ”

"Is it fair?" Song Nan squinted and said, "Everyone is qualified to talk about this word, but you can't." You have taken advantage of wealth and violence in Nanchang Mansion, and how many people have been killed by you without food and clothing, have you ever wondered if this is fair? When you colluded with bandits to run rampant in Jiangxi, when you killed dissidents and court officials, when you schemed to take advantage of the emperor's trust in you to instigate the emperor to take Dragon and Tiger Rejuvenation Pills, and when you mobilized troops and horses to force me to flee Jiangxi by sea, have you ever wondered if this qiē is fair? ”

Zhu Chenhao's chest rose and fell, his face was pale, but he couldn't speak.

Song Nan said coldly: "If you succeed in rebellion and sit in the world, that is the biggest unfairness; Still don't you understand this? You could have honestly enjoyed wealth for a lifetime, and no one asked why you were born rich and rich whether it was fair, but you felt unfair and took risks; And in fact, you do get justice, and your situation today is the greatest justice! ”

Zhu Chenhao coughed violently, stretched out his hand to touch his chest, and his burly and beautiful body bowed into a shrimp.

After a while, Zhu Chenhao gasped and said: "That's it, it's useless to talk about this now, I fell into such a field today, so there is no need to say anything." In any case, I want to thank you for salvaging the bodies of my mother and concubine and burying them, leaving nothing else behind. ”

Zhu Chenhao got up with difficulty and bowed deeply to Song Nan, Song Nan returned the salute with his fists, and said softly: "The bodies of the old lady and the princess have not been desecrated in any way, and the clothes at the time of burial are the new longevity clothes I ordered to be made, using the best tailor in Nanjing, and the material is the best cloud brocade of Caiyunju in Nanjing." The person who changes clothes and wipes the funeral is also the old qualified undertaker who is invited; Although you are a rebel in the court, the old lady and the princess are victims, so I naturally have to treat each other with courtesy. ”

Zhu Chenhao's eyes were moist, and he said in a low voice: "Thank you." ”

Song Nan sighed: "Look at it, what have you done, in addition to harming the people on the way from Jiangxi to Nanjing, killing and injuring more than 100,000 people, and hundreds of thousands of people being displaced, you also harmed your family." Do you want to know the whereabouts of the son? ”

Zhu Chenhao opened his teary eyes and asked, "Where is my son?" ”

Song Nan sighed and said, "Not long ago, the rebel general under your command beheaded him to ask for merit, and I have taken him for burial. ”

Zhu Chenhao screamed, the muscles on his face twisted, and he fell to the ground.

"That's it, that's it, it's a matter of death, sooner or later. So what do you want to do with me? Will it cut off my head with a knife, or will it bring me to Zhengde? ”

Song Nan said: "I promised the emperor that I would bring you to him in person, so I will escort you to the capital." ”

Zhu Chenhao laughed loudly, laughing like crying, and after the laughter stopped, he pointed at Song Nan and said: "Song Nan, you think you know me, but in fact, you don't know enough about me, I Zhu Chenhao still has a temperament that you don't know, that is my pride; Shall I let you take me to the capital, bow down before that incompetent man, confess my sins, and then accept his insults? If you want to take my corpse to the capital, I will never bow to the king of mediocrity. ”

Song Nan was startled, and looked at Zhu Chenhao fixedly, but seeing that the muscles on Zhu Chenhao's cheeks were shaking, his teeth creaked, and then a wisp of green juice flowed out from the corner of his mouth, Zhu Chenhao raised his head and swallowed and foamed, opened his mouth, and laughed with his teeth neatly stained with green unknown liquid.

Song Nan exclaimed, "What did you do?" ”

Zhu Chenhao endured the pain in his abdomen and said softly: "I have a poison in my mouth, I have bitten the pill and taken a highly poisonous pill, this poison is incurable, and you don't have to try to save me." Not...... Yes...... Song Nan, I am dying, and I will ask you one last thing...... Please ...... Please agree...... Promise me. ”

Song Nan sighed and said, "Say it." ”

Zhu Chenhao stroked his abdomen with his hand, his face was filled with black gas, and he gasped vigorously and said, "I hope you ...... Can...... Bury my mother for me...... And...... Love Concubine. Will my son ...... Buried with them...... Let them be buried in the ground...... For Ann. As for me...... The corpse, whatever you want...... How to dispose of it. Can you help me do that...... I would be grateful that Izumishita could ...... ...... Eye...... Finish. ”

When the words fell, Zhu Chenhao fell to the ground, his eyes were wide open, black blood flowed from the corners of his mouth and nostrils, Song Nan reached out to probe his snort, and his breath was cut off. Song Nan sighed and said in a low voice, "I promised you." ”

When the words fell, Zhu Chenhao's eyes slowly closed, he muttered in his throat, and exhaled his heart and lungs with his last breath, like a long sigh.

……

The vigorous Chenhao Rebellion was completely quelled with the death of Zhu Chenhao, Zhu Chenhao went through several years of preparation, it can be said that he was prepared in all aspects, but he never expected that the defeat would come so quickly, and in less than a month, the rebellion he carefully prepared to seize the country disappeared.

Among them, Song Nan's strategy is indispensable, but in fact, the deeper reason is that the people of the Ming Dynasty longed for peace, and for so many years, the foreign and civil wars of the imperial court have been endless, and most of the territory of the Ming Dynasty has experienced the devastation of war, and the people's livelihood has reached the point where it is difficult to survive; What is most needed at this time is to recuperate and recuperate. Zhu Chenhao's rebellion at this time did not even have a basic mass base, and the hope of success was naturally extremely slim.

Song Nan ordered all localities to strictly investigate the remnants and completely quell the embers of this rebellion to avoid a resurgence, and at the same time, the army rested in Anqing Mansion for a few days before preparing to march triumphantly. Wang Shouren arrived in Anqing to see Song Nan five days after the city of Anqing was broken, and the two met again, although they were like old friends reunited, and they were overjoyed.

Song Nan set up a banquet in the restaurant in the city to entertain Wang Shouren, affirmed his great contribution to quelling the rebellion, and ordered him to explain the aftermath and go to the capital, the court will have a reward, the two after this cooperation, they have sympathy for each other, Wang Shouren's prejudice against Song Nan has finally gradually eliminated.

When the wine was hot, when talking about Zhu Chenhao's ending, both of them sighed, and Wang Shouren took out his set of theories of mind to apply Zhu Chenhao's actions, calling it his own heart without fault, but his intention was evil, and no one curbed it, so he came out of it, so he became an evil person.

Song Nan has his own evaluation of Zhu Chenhao, Zhu Chenhao is actually not only a careerist fundamentally, he is actually ambitious, as a member of the Zhu family, his sense of responsibility is greater, and he always regards the Ming Dynasty as his own share, and the sense of ownership is too strong, so that when he sees Zhengde's actions, he is not satisfied in his heart, and thus has the idea of opposing him to replace him.

On the occasion of the smoke, Song Nan couldn't help but ask Wang Shouren's opinion about the shape of the imperial court, Wang Shouren drank wine, and became much bolder, I don't know whether it was out of sincerity or falsehood, the meaning of his words made Song Nan feel a little flustered when he listened.

"Today's Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand any turmoil, if the DPRK and China are still in this pattern, civil and military disagreement, mutual containment, each party is the party, then the situation will worsen. I am not unfounded, the disunity and mutual distrust in the court is the root cause of internal and external troubles, as the saying goes: brothers work together, and their profits are gold. The officials of the DPRK and China are ministers in one palace, and they can compare to brothers, if they can work together to reverse the bitter situation, and blindly do their own thing, then there is nothing to look forward to. ”

Song Nan was surprised by Wang Shouren's boldness, but he was also pleased that Wang Shouren had the same point of view as himself, and he had always thought that the tilting and instability within the imperial court were the root cause of the ultimate failure of national strength, but he didn't expect Wang Shouren to see it this way.

Song Nan crossed his tongue and asked, "According to what you mean, civil and military officials, how can the inner court and the outer court work together?" I can't think of a way. ”

Wang Shouren smiled, and said with a big tongue: "Zhenguo Gong asked me this question, and I, Wang Shouren, really can't answer it, I only know that if the inner and outer courts are sincere and united, and the civil and military officials are like brothers, it will be a good comparison." ”

"Compare it to what?"

"The sun rises in the west and sets in the east......"

Song Nan laughed and said, "In other words, it's impossible?" ”

"Xiaguan thinks that it is impossible, and there is only one way to do this."

Song Nan smiled: "What way?" ”

Wang Shouren stared at Song Nan's eyes, Song Nan saw that his eyes were abnormally lucid, and he didn't look drunk at all: "Zhenguo Gong should know what the method is, don't Shouren talk too much." ”

Song Nan smiled and shook his head: "Song doesn't understand. ”

Wang Shouren said with a smile: "Don't worry about Zhenguogong, Shouren is not pedantic, as long as no one does something rebellious, but it is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, but it is beneficial to the people, Shouren does not think it is wrong, and he will not blame him, on the contrary, Shouren will do his best to support and advocate for it." It's not that Zhen Guogong doesn't understand, but he doesn't want to say it. ”

Song Nan laughed and raised his glass: "Drink and drink." ”

Wang Shouren raised his glass and drank it all, and the two drank a few more glasses, and the excitement dispersed.

On the way back to the camp, Li Daniu secretly asked Song Nan: "Brother, what dumb riddle did Lord Wang play with you, what do you understand but you don't understand, do you know what you don't know?" ”

Song Nan smiled and said, "Brother Da Niu, are you also interested in this qiē?" ”

Li Daniu scratched his head and said: "I'm just asking, I'm not interested, I want to learn some skills, I've been confused for too long, if I don't learn some real skills, it will be really difficult to gain a foothold in the future." ”

Song Nan nodded and said, "Very good, I really want to learn, I will solve this mystery with you." There is discord between the civil and military, the discord between the inner and outer courts, and how can the chaotic situation of the imperial court be stabilized? Tell me about it? ”

Li Daniu scratched his head and thought about it: "I remember, there are three cousins in my cousin's family in Taiyuan, who are noisy and noisy all day long, and sometimes they use knives in fights. My cousins and aunts are so annoyed, they are all my own flesh and blood, and I can't do anything with them. Later, my cousin died, and my cousin continued to have a new cousin, and brought a son older than my cousins, and the boy was very fierce, but whenever he heard them noisy, he beat them violently, and finally set a rule for them, only ten words a day, and whoever said one more sentence would be beaten and not eaten, and after a few years, when I went to my cousin's house to visit relatives, the house was quiet and peaceful, and the cousins loved each other, and there was no more noise. I wondered if there was also a need for someone in the court, just like the son of the oil bottle, to suppress them with absolute authority, so that they did not have the courage and right to make noise, maybe this was the solution. ”

Song Nan raised his big finger and laughed: "Da Niu, you are very progressive, the seemingly simple and crude method is actually the most effective way, some truths don't make sense, and there is no need to talk about it." ”

In the laughter, Song Nan whipped the horse and walked away.