Afternoon.

Black clouds crush the city.

The sound of horses' hooves like thunder stepped across the bluestone pavement, startling the miscellaneous birds that were nesting among the broken tiles of the earthen walls and flew into the sky.

Families in Nanjing closed their doors, and young children were covered by their parents, and only the most daring dared to peek through the cracks between the doors and windows.

When the traitors of Jianwen were arrested a few months ago, the same iron horsemen came out, and then the fierce Yan soldiers broke into the door, which obviously left a deep shadow on the people in the city.

And at the root of the palace wall, the cabinet of Cao Chuang, also got the news.

"What do you say? The loyal and righteous guards are all dispatched? ”

Yang Rong, who came out to breathe, happened to meet the adjutant sent by Ying Tianfu, and after listening to the report, he hesitated for a while and did not dare to make a judgment.

And the cabinet was on duty, and several other bachelors also looked over.

On duty today are Xie Jin, Jin Youzi, Hu Guang, and Yang Rong.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called "Hanlin Duoji Water, the Dynasty Scholar Half Jiangxi", the Yongle Cabinet was even more so, there were five Jiangxi old tables among the seven people, in other words, except for Huang Huai, a native of Zhejiang, and Yang Rong, a native of Fujian, all of whom were from Jiangxi.

But although it is said that one side of the water and soil supports the other side, it is true that everyone is different.

For example, he is also from Ji'an, Yang Shiqi is calm and scheming, Xie Jin is proud of his talents, Hu Guangzhi cherishes his life, and Jin Youzi is a lonely minister...... And so on.

And their personal characteristics are vividly expressed at this time.

"What do you think? Isn't there a rebellion against the party? ”

As soon as Yang Rong turned around and asked, he felt that his voice was drowned in a Jiangxi accent.

Jin Youzi frowned and said, "That's His Majesty's cronies!" Once dispatched, it is no small matter! ”

"Let's ask what happened first, and then report it to Your Majesty." Hu Guang, on the other hand, was worried.

In a short time, news from all sides came together.

Emperor Yongle was not in the palace, but in the Zhongyi Guard, and the Zhongyi Guard was not dispatched to rebel against the remnants of Jianwen, but to search for a death row prisoner who escaped from the edict prison in the whole city.

Emperor Yongle, Zhongyiwei, Imperial Prison, Death Row Prisoner.

The four major elements are combined, isn't this a proper second prince Zhu Gaoxu escaped from prison and planned to mutiny, and was hunted down by Emperor Yongle in the whole city?

Several members of the cabinet looked at each other.

Since ancient times, there have been many factions in the imperial court, each with its own interests.

The cabinet is currently on duty with these people, Jin Youzi is the hardcore imperial party, Xie Jin and Yang Rong are both the princes, and Hu Guang is who wins.

There are always contradictions, and the enemy and I are not divided according to the position of black and white, I support you in this matter, and oppose you in that matter, which is also the norm of the cabinet.

Speaking of people, for example, Xie Jin, he was born tall, and the imperial examination was Jiangxi Xie Yuan, and the gold content was first-class.

And like the rest of the cabinet, most of them are compiled by Hanlin, although there is not much difference between the green robe and the green robe, but the official level is the first level.

Xie Jin believes that only people like himself who have both ability and political integrity are qualified to take charge of the cabinet.

So he always wanted to turn the cabinet into his own private domain, and anything, just inform himself.

But the reality is often cruel.

Because Xie Jin not only has no experience in governance, but also lacks the courage and skill to monopolize power and integrate party henchmen.

Among the scholars and compilers of the cabinet, in addition to Xie Jin, Jin Youzi, who was a late bloomer, is the most likely to sit in the first position in the cabinet.

It's not for any other reason, but that Jin Youzi doesn't care who is the prince, he only recognizes Zhu Di.

Jin Youzi is a military staff officer-type talent, and he is good at criminal and prison proceedings, and his professional ability is very strong, which Zhu Di likes very much.

Xie Jin didn't like Jin Youzi, and Jin Youzi also felt that Xie Jin was an eyesore - since you have such ambitions, why do you have to make trouble with others about everything?

Although these thoughts were fleeting, Jin Youzi still looked at Xie Jin and asked, "What does Master Xie think, what should we do?" ”

Xie Jin is arrogant and arrogant, but at the critical moment, he can make up his mind: "Go and inform His Royal Highness the Great Prince!" ”

Hearing this, Hu Guang was almost angry: "Go and inform the eldest prince? The eldest prince knows that the news will not be later than us, and now we go to inform the eldest prince, what will Your Majesty think? ”

Hu Guang's words were not finished, that is, if it was really the mutiny of the second prince, and Emperor Yongle personally led the loyal guards to arrest and suppress it, at this time, they reported to the eldest prince in one fell swoop, so could the eldest prince move? If it moves, it will be suspected that Emperor Yongle will also seize power and usurp the throne, and if it does not move, then the collective status of the cabinet will be embarrassing, is this the cabinet of Emperor Yongle or the cabinet of the great prince?

"Your Majesty has no arrangement, we will stay in the cabinet and can't move!" Kim Youzi was categorical and also disagreed with the cabinet's arbitrary proposals.

However, Yang Rong expressed his opposition in Hu Guang's stunned eyes.

"I'll go and inform the eldest prince, and if Your Majesty asks afterwards, I'll be responsible!"

"Brother Mian Ren!" Hu Guang didn't dare to say anything, so he had to drink Yang Rong's words.

Yang Rong bowed slightly, and at the same time turned his head to Xie Jin and said, "Master Xie, you are the oldest and highest-ranking cabinet member, and you should sit in the cabinet." ”

He also said to Jin Youzi: "Brother Huian, if the country has something, it is impossible to support the general of the building, as the cabinet also has to do things, you are the only one among us who knows the soldiers, and the cabinet is indispensable for you to coordinate the military department and the governor's office of the five armies, just let me go." ”

Jin Youzi's eyes were complicated, and he finally nodded.

Yang Rong shook off his green robe and walked towards the mansion of the Great Prince, and no one saw the smile on his face that he couldn't hide.

And when Yang Rong walked away, Xie Jin suddenly felt excited.

"Yang Rong! Dog thief! Take credit for me! ”

Xie Jin then remembered, why did a few of them preconceived to speculate that it was the second prince's bad intentions, and Emperor Yongle personally led his troops to search for it?

There is more than one death row prisoner in the Imperial Prison!

"Jiang Xinghuo! It must be Jiang Xinghuo! ”

Xie Jin was angry and jealous.

The angry thing is that he has always been known for his quick thinking, but now he didn't react, and he was robbed by Yang Rong of his loyalty to the eldest prince at a critical moment by negligence.

I was jealous that that damn Jiang Xinghuo had such a high status in the heart of Emperor Yongle.

The loyal guards are dispatched to search all over the city!

Just to find a Jiang Xinghuo!

Not to mention that Xie Jin's teeth were crushed, and he was blinded by jealousy; Not to mention that Yang Rong, who was trotting through the smoke, successfully came to the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi to show his loyalty, and Zhu Gaochi planned to go to Emperor Yongle in person to see if he could see the legendary Jiang Xinghuo.

Let's just say that Jiang Xinghuo is here, but there is an unexpected accident right now.

Jiang Xinghuo fell into the water from a board bridge in a drunken dream last night, floated all the way to the Qinhuai River, and was fished up.

"Jiang Lang, don't panic, with me here, take a look at the entire Nanjing City, no one dares to touch you!"

On a huge painting boat, a handsome middle-aged man in a red robe laughed and patted Jiang Xinghuo's shoulder with a wine glass, and then said to the singer on the painting boat.

"Then the music, the dance!"