Time flies, spring goes and autumn comes.

For most of the past six months, Zhu Xixiao still lived a seemingly leisurely life in the edict prison - eating, pacing, and sleeping.

Lu Bing's health deteriorated, and Jiajing racked his brains for the next commander of the Jinyi Guard and the balance of the situation between the DPRK and China. At the same time, some people are from the war situation in the southeast, and for their victory in the court, they do not hesitate to take the good generals of the country.

"Poof!" A long sword plunged into the thick trunk of the tree, and a few yellowed sycamore leaves fell.

"You deserve to die, please atone for your sins."

"It doesn't matter. Ye Xuan, if you deliberately lose to this king, I'm afraid this small Jingwang Mansion won't be able to raise you as a big sturgeon! As he spoke, he paced under the sycamore tree, pulled out his sword that had just been picked up from the tree, and put it in the sheath: "The title of this king is 'Jing', and in the "Shuowen Jiezi", it is said that 'Jing, the sun is also', and the father must have taken the meaning of its extension - Zhengda and Guangming." After many years of crawling in the court and the court, I realized the idealization and unreality of these four words, and I cherished the loyal, frank, and downright qualities in human nature, but only you, Ye Xuan, have not disappointed this king. ”

Ye Xuan took a cup of tea, and respectfully presented it to King Jing with both hands: "Ye Xuan is a stupid and upright person, and he doesn't understand any big truths, he only knows that death, life, fortune and misfortune all depend on the needs of the prince, and it all depends on the prince's words."

King Jing laughed: "To be precise, it should be that you and I share blessings and misfortunes, and life and death are connected."

Suddenly, a pigeon fluttered its wings and flew to King Jing's shoulder, King Jing took the letter tied to the pigeon's leg and opened it, his face changed slightly: "Ye Xuan, prepare civilian clothes and carriages."

In a private room in Wanfuju Restaurant, Yan Shifan and Chen Hong looked anxiously at a table of delicious food, both of them were dressed as wealthy businessmen, and Chen Hong still had a very beautiful beard sticking to his chin.

Suddenly, someone pushed the door open and entered. Yan Shifan and Chen Hong immediately got up and bowed their hands: "I've seen His Royal Highness King Jing."

The voices of the two were low, and King Jing didn't dare to speak too loudly, so he pointed at Chen Hong's beard with a fan and said with a smile: "Gonggong Chen is really fully armed." Then he immediately changed his serious face: "Why did you suddenly meet here, did something happen?"

Yan Shifan nodded: "Recently, the Japanese invaders have frequently attacked the coastal areas of Fujian, and the Fujian governor and the imperial envoy Li Hu impeached Hu Zongxian for arsoning with the enemy and fleeing."

King Jing smiled faintly: "It's really a little interesting!" He messed up the incident at the end of last year, no matter whether he was powerless or had already secretly communicated with Lu Bing or Zhu Xizhong, he was still an old Yan Ge person on the surface, and if something went wrong, those officials in the court and the central government should be buzzing again. Yan Shilang and Chen Gong agreed that the king should have an idea! ”

"His Royal Highness should have known the emperor's marriage decree, and Gonggong Chen said that the emperor had secretly visited Lu Mansion the night before the decree and met Lu Bing and Zhu Xizhong. Lu Bing is already terminally ill and dying soon, and the emperor let Yan and Lu marry, there are only two possibilities: first, the emperor has decided to make His Royal Highness the prince, continue to let the Lu family take charge of Jinyiwei, and let the two families jointly assist His Highness; Second, it has not yet been decided who will be the emperor, and the Chengguo Mansion, which is known as the commander among those civil officials who claim to be high, will take over the power of the guard, so as to balance the power of the two highnesses in the court. ”

King Jing smiled slyly: "Yan Shilang means to find a way to kick the two brothers of the Zhu family out." That Zhu Xixiao can risk the world's disapproval for the sake of a Japanese leader, and I heard that during the Battle of Cen Gang, he had a lot to do with that Yu Dayou, who was the supervisor of the army. Let Hu Zongxian fold it, just to test his loyalty to Yan Ge Lao. ”

"Your Highness is wise, the excerpt is already in the Department of General Administration, since His Highness has no objections, he will appear on the Holy Emperor's case immediately."

Outside the door, a guy who had been standing for a long time quietly left.

Emperor Jiajing angrily threw the song fold on the ground: "Okay, my chief military officer ordered by the Ming Dynasty actually fled the enemy, no wonder the plague has not been able to calm down all these years, it turns out that the imperial court has raised a group of treacherous villains who have a vegetarian meal in the corpse and sweep the snow in front of the door."

Xu Jie came out of the class and said: "Enlightening the saint, the minister thinks that it is a bit hasty to make a conclusion based on just one side of the word."

Yan Song retorted: "I have heard that Hu Ruzhen attaches great importance to Yu Dayou, could he frame his right-hand man for no reason?"

Xu Jie ignored Yan Song and continued: "Your Majesty, General Yu's loyalty and courage are well-known, and his outstanding military exploits over the years are obvious to all. In his humble opinion, it is better to lock him up and bring it into Beijing first, and it is not too late to convict him after interrogation. ”

Jiajing said: "Spread my will, this case is handed over to Huang Zikai of the thousand households to be fully responsible, and Li He will immediately go south to arrest Yu Dayou."

With a bang, the prison door opened.

Zhu Xixiao was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, and when he heard someone coming in, he spit out the withered grass in his mouth: "Here, after the adults have not shown up for many days, what are you busy with?"

"What's the matter, if you live in the Imperial Prison and become an uncle, you have to have someone say hello to you?"

Zhu Xixiao immediately opened his eyes, stood up, and shouted in surprise: "Brother."

Zhu Xizhong stretched out his hands and pressed his brother's shoulders and stared at his younger brother for a long time before the two sat down on the haystack.

Zhu Xixiao looked at his brother: "Brother, today is not a holiday, you came to see me, is there something?"

Zhu Xizhong nodded with a sad expression: "Xiao'er, Commander Lu is afraid that the time will not be long!"

"What?" Zhu Xixiao, an iron-boned man, immediately had mist in his eyes, and his ten fingers grabbed the firewood and grass under him, and after a long time, he "coughed": "No wonder, no wonder Yan Yuan hasn't come to see me for a long time."

Zhu Xizhong continued: "The emperor means that Yan and Lu will marry, and our Chengguo Mansion will take over the Jinyi Guard."

"It seems that the emperor is still undecided about who will be the prince, and wants to balance the power of the two princes."

"It's a pity that the emperor's mind has already been understood, and some people are already ready to move, General Yu Dayou has an accident!"

Zhu Xixiao listened to his brother tell about the news he heard from Wanfuju and what happened at the court meeting, while pacing back and forth anxiously: "Huang Zikai is a thousand households with Hu, and Li He is a hundred households, why does the emperor let these two people from Nansi interfere in the prison?"

Zhu Xizhong said: "According to the news from the most favored Taoist priest Lan Dao Xinglan Master around the emperor, it is said that the emperor made a decision after talking with Huang Jin, Huang Gonggong, the master of ceremonies and the imperial supervisor. Huang Gonggong, like Commander Lu, is an old man brought out by the emperor from the palace, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor, so he must have said something in front of the emperor. But what is his purpose, in order to make his younger brother and cronies make meritorious contributions, so that he can be promoted exceptionally when Commander Lu dies and Jinyi Wei changes? ”

"Huang Gonggong is loyal and upright by nature, he won't have so many fancy intestines, it must be the trick of the high arch next to His Royal Highness King Yu. Brother, you help me, I have to get out. ”

Zhu Xizhong sighed and said earnestly: "Xiao'er, the emperor has already issued an order to Commander Lu to release you from prison." The emperor didn't ask you why you were imprisoned, he probably knew that you went south to meddle in Wang Zhi's affairs privately. Today, my brother came to pick you up in person, and told you so much, just to persuade you, don't be willful, okay? The person in the secret room can't stay, whether it's Hu Zongxian or Yu Dayou, without them, someone else will naturally be on top. If you intervene again, have you thought about what kind of crime it is for the ministers to unite with the border generals to release thieves? The Yan family and his son will make our Chengguo Mansion disappear like the Xia family back then. ”

"Brother, the current situation is that Yan Shifan used General Yu to set me a trick, and Gao Gong planned to hold General Yu in his hands, and use his mouth to accuse the emperor of Governor Hu's crimes of greed, arrogance, and framing his subordinates. General Yu is a loyal and brave general, and Governor Hu has problems in style and ethics, but he is a rare handsome talent. True, they are gone, and immediately someone else will sit in their place. But, brother, there is no difference between the two legs on the outside, but what about the difference in internal quality? In the party struggle between Xia and Yan back then, the commander of the adult thought that it must be the same as you, the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, Xia Yan and Yan Song sat the same, and it didn't matter if they piggybacked on Zeng Miao, Qiu Luan was on top. But the result? Needless to say, in recent years, official corruption has become commonplace, and what has become of the central government! If I could do it all over again, I believe that the commander would not make the same choice. Is it true that before our family has taken over the power of the guard, we will repeat the mistakes that we made before the commanders? ”

Looking at his younger brother's angry and resolute gaze, Zhu Xizhong clenched his fists and nodded solemnly: "Okay, no matter what you want to do, my brother will support you, and my brother will always be your strongest backing."