Chapter 318: The Rightful Throne
Liu Zhu squinted at this "Former Emperor Prince", and he could vaguely distinguish a little bit of the appearance of the First Emperor on his face.
Is it true that the father and son of the Meng family have been dormant in Junbei for many years just to find the first emperor and the crown prince?
Meng Chaodui is really as he said, he has no intention of taking the throne, he just wants to set things right?
If this person in front of them is really the prince of the first emperor, then wouldn't this also give them a chance to remedy and redeem?
He stood here with a mess in his head, and the others were no better than him, questioning each other and questioning themselves, buzzing, noisy, and in an uproar.
Meng Jun stood on the spot and looked at them, listening to their arguing without interjecting.
I don't know who asked out loud: "Let's support the first emperor and the crown prince!" But how do you prove that he is the son of the first emperor?"
As soon as these words came out, the noise subsided, and dozens of pairs of eyes were staring at Meng Jun and the young man.
The young man shook his head and said, "For more than 20 years, I have been trying my best to prove that I am not the son of my father, who would have thought that today, I have to prove that I am the son of my father, hahaha! General Meng, what should I do?"
Meng Jun also smiled, "It's not simple?"
As he spoke, he pulled out the saber at his waist, and all the Wenchen had never seen this, and they all avoided it.
He threw his saber on the ground with a thud, startling the crowd again.
"Since you say that he is not the prince of the first emperor, then kill him! If you dare to pretend to be the prince, you will be punished by the Nine Clans, and it will not be too much to kill you!"
And they were appalled, and looked at him, and at the saber.
"Kill!" Meng Jun suddenly raised his voice and roared angrily, "You guys pick up the knife! Kill him! Since you say that he is not the prince, then you will not kill him!"
Liu Zhu was also a little frightened, even though he hadn't touched the knife, it was not difficult to guess how sharp the knife was and how many souls were wrapped around it......
"Since none of you dare to do anything, it is to admit that he is the first emperor and the crown prince!" Meng Jun swept over everyone proudly, and then set his eyes on Liu Zhu.
"Mrs. Liu, you will be a witness today, if anyone dares to test the identity of the prince again in the future, you know what to say, right?"
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Liu Zhu hurriedly waved his hand: "Even if you don't enter Beijing, I just want to resign and resign, I can't afford to be called a master, don't dare!"
"You're scared now, old horseman? When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will reuse you!"
"The old man is old, his old eyes are dizzy, he can't read the words clearly, how can he reuse it, say goodbye! Farewell!"
After that, without waiting for Meng Jun to speak again, he hurriedly withdrew from the hall.
"Lord Liu!" The other officials were also dumbfounded, and they were even more puzzled by the situation in front of them.
"Didn't you say yes when you came, why, why are you still leaving?"
"What do you mean, Lord Liu?"
"Danger! Jeopardy! When the family and country are in danger, how can you ignore it because of your personal interests, Lord Liu!"
But no matter how they called, Liu Zhu didn't look back.
He walked away quickly and felt embarrassed in his heart, although he was born in the scholar clan, he was also full of sage poetry and books, how could he not know the truth here.
It's just that, as my father said, his name alone is nothing, and the lives of the entire Liu family are the most important.
No wonder Chang'er didn't want to come with him when he was going to come to the palace to fight today, no wonder he also said that this move was stupid, no wonder......
"Sir!"
Liu Zhu was excited, and saw his own groom standing outside the palace gate, but he obviously came on foot......
"Sir," said the groom, "the eldest prince has picked you up."
Liu Zhu was blown by the wind in Yongxiang, and only then did he find out that it was cold, and he was sweating rashly.
"Chang'er, Chang'er is here?"
"Yes."
Liu Zhu looked at the Liu family's carriage parked aside, Liu Chang looked at him from the window in the car, his clear eyes were cold and without any emotion.
"Get in the car."
Liu Zhu sighed heavily, stubbornly climbed into the carriage against his son's unkind gaze, and as soon as he entered, he was about to explain: "It's them ......."
"Needless to say, my father didn't do anything stupid on the first day."
「……」
Liu Zhu stopped squeaking, he sometimes thought about how good it would be if he was not born in the Liu family, alone, serving the court, and being independent in life and death is really happy.
I can't help but think of the sister who broke free from the cage of the Liu family, although she has been dead for many years, but think about it, her days in the rivers and lakes were free and happy......
Liu Zhu's departure made the already not very strong crusade alliance completely scattered, and it didn't need to be blown by the wind, just standing there was scattered.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.
On the contrary, the prince of the first emperor sighed heavily: "I know, you all have your last resort, back then, my father was forced by Zhao Ying to kill Jiangnan, don't say that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, even I am the one who is afraid of death, otherwise I would not have survived to this day."
"yes, yes!" Someone in the crowd chimed in: "Besides, when the first emperor left the capital, we old ministers were not unwilling to follow, but still wanted to guard the capital for the first emperor, and when the first emperor returned, who would have thought ......
"I don't know what's going on here, I was still studying in Taixue back then, and I haven't been released yet."
"Alas, when the official learned the bad news, he was originally going to follow the first emperor, but the girl in the family was really ignorant, and she cried, made trouble, and hanged herself! It's all girls who have ruined the official's reputation!"
Meng Jun sneered: "Since your lord is so loyal, the sword is here, your mother-in-law is not here, just regain your reputation in front of the prince!"
The speaker glanced at the knife on the ground and immediately shrank back from the back of the crowd.
"The First Emperor Prince" said: "I don't want you to prove anything, back then, Zhao Ying took the throne from my father and the emperor unjustly, and today, I, Zhao Cheng, want to ask him to return the throne justifiably, am I wrong?" If I am a traitor, then what is Zhao Ying?"
Everyone didn't dare to speak, and Fang Cai's generosity has now become silent.
"By the way, I've forgotten someone," the young man asked with a smile again, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you know where my cousin Zhao Feng is now?" When I was outside Beijing, I heard a lot of good news about him."
"This ......"
The officials looked at each other, and one of them couldn't wait to choose a position: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know, before you return to Beijing, Zhao Feng has already revealed his wolf ambitions, and he has secretly recruited many civil and military generals to seek the throne!"
"However, fortunately, General Meng's soldiers and horses arrived outside Beijing, and Zhao Feng's soldiers were tired of dealing with General Meng and couldn't compete with the palace, so it was delayed until now, otherwise this throne would ......."
"Fortunately, General Meng and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have come down!"
Meng Jun shook his head and said, "This Zhao Feng is not simple, but I hope that he can enter the palace before me, and at that time, I will be face to face with him in a dignified manner, better than hiding like a mouse now!"
"The general doesn't have to be anxious, if he has the intention of rebellion, you will meet sooner or later, but if he still regards me as a sibling, I don't mind learning from Zhao Ying to treat him like that, and let him be a leisurely idle prince."
"Ahh Ahh
In the dimly lit house, Zhao Feng sneezed twice in succession, his nose was red, and tears came out.
"Lord Wang, you have a cold." The servant next to him turned the charcoal fire again, and then glanced at the dustpan containing charcoal on the side and fell into a dilemma, should he burn the house hot for the prince, or save some use?
The prince has already caught a cold, and it will not be good if he doesn't get warmer.
But if you don't save a little, who knows if it will snow at night, and by then, this place where the wind leaks on all sides will not be ......
"Don't burn it, you'll get to the ground in a while."
When the little guy heard Zhao Feng say this, he was startled: "Wang, Wangye, you are just cold, no, you won't go underground......
Zhao Feng smiled and got up and patted him at the same time: "The underground I said is a cellar! In the vegetable cellar! You curse me!"
"No, no, the villain is wrong!"
Zhao Feng wrapped his dilapidated coat and walked to the window of the dilapidated house, which was originally owned by a meat butcher in the city, but because the capital had recently been besieged and the war was imminent, these small stalls and vendors had also been evacuated.
The windows are not pasted with window paper, and the broken wooden strips nailed many years ago are covered with a layer of putty, horizontal and vertical, but they can look through the cracks to see the entire East Market Street outside.
The street is deserted, the snow is not cleaned, and the snow turns into water during the day and freezes into ice at night, so the street looks like an ice street.
The old man hanging down under the eaves of each house is dazzling in the sunlight, and if someone is unlucky to walk below and is hit by the chisel, he can poke a piercing!
"I don't know if the emperor is dead or alive now." Zhao Feng sneezed again, worried.
The little servant said: "You still care whether the emperor is dead or alive, you take care of yourself first, how can you stand it on such a cold day!"
"Who says I can't stand it?" Zhao Feng was happy: "You don't know, this king has walked in the rivers and lakes for many years, eaten hay roots, drank soup and rice, and pulled his boots with bare toes in the cold winter!"
The little guy didn't believe it, shook his head and said, "Don't tease the villain, the villain can't live such a day, how can you live it."
"I originally thought I couldn't get by, but the strange thing is that I just got by, survived, and lived!"
He tilted his head and thought back to the days when he was trying to fill his stomach while avoiding Zhao Ying's pursuit, he was thrilling at that time, and he was ready to die at any time, and even wanted to lie down at one point, and let himself die however he wanted.
But he didn't die! He gritted his teeth and tongue and lived to this day.
The little guy looked at him and didn't know what to think of to eat and giggle, and he laughed too: "Does the prince think that the villain has no knowledge? That's how to make up stories to coax villains to play?"
"You, you, even if you don't believe it, I don't have a witness to prove it, and no matter how much I tell you, it's in vain."
After that, he leaned on the window and looked out, humming a small song in the countryside, squinting slightly, not knowing whether he was basking in the sun or looking at something.
But the little song he hummed slowly stopped, his eyes widened and widened, and he couldn't help muttering to himself, "I just said that I don't have a witness, so won't this witness come!"