The King of Xiang and the King of Shu were stunned in place, obviously they didn't know how to answer Zhu Yunwen's question of 'choosing one of the two', because no matter how they chose, they were all guilty of a felony.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen, that is, Emperor Ming Hui, was already full of aura, and the weak and gentle young man a few days ago had already been judged as if the two of them, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all silenced immediately, although they knew that the words of these two princes would not violate the Ming law at all.

But in the face of Emperor Ming Hui's action of 'killing chickens and making an example of monkeys', they didn't dare to have any thoughts.

For a while, no one in the court dared to face Emperor Minghui's dragon power.

Even Zhu Gui lowered his head, he was now a little uneasy in his heart, and the thoughts in his heart at this time were all about whether to contact the Jin family as soon as possible and leave Nanjing tonight.

Anyway, Zhu Yunwen has already ascended the throne, and it will not be more than half a year before Zhu Di launches the 'Battle of Jingjing' at the latest, and he doesn't believe that Zhu Yunwen will have time to deal with him.

At this moment, I didn't expect Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to stand up, he didn't kneel down and salute Emperor Minghui, but just arched his hand upwards and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Xiang and the King of Shu are probably too sad because of the death of the first emperor, and they are a little confused for a while, so they will talk nonsense in the court, hoping that the emperor can forgive them." ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Zhu Di in surprise, the vassal king who should have inherited the throne in their hearts.

Zhu Yunwen stood in front of the dragon chair, his brows furrowed.

The two stared at each other without squinting, as if they were facing each other in the air, and it seemed that the air had become scorched.

At this moment, one of the people standing in Wenchen's line walked out and knelt down the steps with a thud.

"Your Majesty, what King Yan said is right, although the King of Xiang and the King of Shu are disrespectful, they will not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

The person who spoke was Fang Xiaoru, and he stood up at this time, which can be regarded as helping Emperor Ming Hui to break the siege.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two sides on the field have obviously become a dispute between the vassal king and the imperial power.

And Fang Xiaoru is naturally on the side of the imperial power, but his words now sound as if he is speaking to the vassal king.

However, Zhu Yunwen was not angry, but the corners of his mouth curled, and said: "Oh, scholar, in your opinion, how should this matter be resolved?" ”

Fang Xiaoru said: "Today is the day the emperor ascends the throne, and according to the etiquette system, there should be an amnesty for the world, so the two vassal kings should also be exempted from responsibility for this matter." ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "Okay, then according to the words of the scholar, the disrespect of the two imperial uncles will be recorded for the time being." ”

When the King of Shu and the King of Xiang heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, but they did not thank Emperor Ming Hui, but turned around and bowed to Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and said, "Fourth brother, thank you." ”

The three nodded to each other and returned to the queue.

When Emperor Ming Hui saw this scene, the unhappiness in his heart became even worse, his fists clenched tighter, and his heart became more determined to cut the feudal domain.

Obviously, though, it's not safe to announce it at this point.

So the enthronement ceremony continued.

It lasted until the afternoon, when the first day of the celebration was completed.

Zhu Gui stood all day, his legs were numb, and as soon as he left the palace gate, he jumped into the carriage and returned to the palace.

"Lord Wang (Uncle Huang), you are back." Xu Miaoqing and Zhu Jixi didn't know how long they waited at the gate.

Zhu Gui just nodded, and then immediately ordered his subordinates to start packing up their things, and at the same time sent someone to contact Zuo Erniang and the people of the Jin family.

"Lord Wang, what's wrong? Are we leaving? Xu Miaoqing said with some doubts.

"Yes, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't have a chance." Zhu Gui said with a wry smile.

Zhu Gui simply told the two of them what happened when he went to court today.

Zhu Jixi said with some surprise: "It seems that the new emperor is going to further cut the domain, and it is indeed a little dangerous for us to stay here." ”

Xu Miaoqing said in disbelief: "Won't it? The first emperor has not been buried yet, how can the new emperor tear his face with the vassal king at such a time? And we're leaving at this time, isn't it okay? ”

"These charges are nothing compared to petty lives."

Zhu Gui said.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came to report that the people of Yan Wang Zhu Di were here.

Zhu Gui showed a helpless look on his face.

He could guess Zhu Di's thoughts, but he didn't want to participate in it at all, otherwise he would be the first to bear the brunt.

However, he didn't think about how to deal with it, so someone came to report that the eunuch in the palace had arrived.

"This ......" Now Xu Miaoqing seems to understand Zhu Gui's difficulties.

It seems that both the vassal king and the emperor want to win over Zhu Gui.

"You go pack your things first."

Zhu Gui said to the two, and then came to the side hall.

He first met with the eunuchs in the palace.

This time, however, there was no decree, but only a dictation.

The emperor asked Zhu Gui to go to the imperial study tomorrow before the early dynasty to face the saint.

Zhu Gui breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was tomorrow, and he gave the eunuch a silver ticket of one thousand taels, which made the eunuch's mouth closed.

After sending the eunuch away, Zhu Gui came to another side hall.

Inside, there was already a young man in a white robe standing looking at the embroidery on the screen.

"The villain sees the prince." When the young man saw Zhu Gui, he immediately saluted.

Zhu Gui just nodded and said, "King Yan sent you, what is the matter?" ”

"The prince has made an appointment to meet the vassal kings to discuss matters in the Yan Wang's Mansion tonight." The young man said.

"Oh? Did King Yan meet with all the vassal kings? Zhu Gui asked.

"Exactly, and there are several princes." The young man added.

Zhu Gui nodded and said, "You go back first." ”

Zhu Gui said noncommittally.

"What about the prince's answer?" The young man raised his head and looked at Zhu Gui.

"The king hasn't decided yet."

Zhu Gui sighed and said.

Seeing this, the young man stepped forward and said: "Lord, in fact, you should be very clear about the form this time, the new emperor is ready to do something to the vassal kings, this is related to the vital interests of the princes, I hope the prince will not go his own way." ”

Zhu Gui looked at the person in front of him with some surprise, but the other party didn't have any intention of retreating, but continued: "After today's court meeting, General Lan Yu and Scholar Fang Xiaoru left the palace after two hours, these two are the favored ministers of the new emperor, and they also support the policy of 'cutting the domain'......"

"Okay, don't say it again, this king has his own judgment."

Zhu Gui interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

The young man was not angry, but nodded and walked away.

How did Zhu Gui not know these truths? It's just that now that he is in Nanjing, the first thing to consider is his own safety.