Ma Hu, the governor of Jiangsu, Mu Tianyan, the political envoy of Jiangsu, and Chen Jian, the very clever candidate county, took Wang Yongkang, who had a broken leg, into Suzhou City and arrived at the Humble Administrator's Garden where Wang Zhongxiao and Shi Lang were stationed.

He didn't embarrass Wang Yongkang too much. did not tie him up, nor did he put him in a cage, but let people prepare a soft sedan chair and carry him into the Humble Administrator's Garden.

And when their group arrived, Wang Zhongxiao, Shi Lang and Cao Yin led a group of subordinates at the sticky pole to look for ironclad evidence that Wang Yongkang was the third prince of Zhu in the Humble Administrator's Garden.

Of course, there is ironclad evidence!

However, it can't be taken out casually, it must have a "sense of ceremony", and it has to be found occasionally from a place that is not easy to find with the participation of Cao Yin, and it is best for Cao Yin to find it inadvertently. Therefore, Wang Zhongxiao arranged for his most clever masters, Zhou Chang and Zhou Peigong, to accompany Cao Yin to search everywhere in the Humble Administrator's Garden. In order not to disturb Cao Yin, who was "hunting for treasures", Wang Zhongxiao did not call him when he learned that Ma Hu, Mu Tianyan, Chen Jian and others had arrived, but just went out with Shi Lang to greet him.

After Wang Zhongxiao welcomed people in, he first asked people to arrange for Wang Yongkang, who looked a little broken, to go to the high-level prison specially prepared for him to wash, change clothes, and feed him some food, oh, and arrange for Dr. Leshen to treat him for a broken leg. After the arrangements were made, Ma Hu, Mu Tianyan, Chen Jian and the other three were invited into Lanxue Hall, the main hall in the east of the Humble Administrator's Garden.

After the guests and hosts sat down separately, there were a few words of greeting, and then Mu Tianyan got to the point: "Wang Guard, did the emperor already suspect that Wang Yongkang was the third prince of Zhu?" ”

"Yes," Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "The emperor is wise after all. As soon as I pinched my fingers, I had already calculated that Wang Yongkang had a problem! It's a pity that we, the courtiers, were not neat enough to do things, so there was this Suzhou Rebellion. ”

There's a play!

When Ma Hu, Mu Tianyan and Chen Jian heard this, their eyes lit up.

"Wang Guard, do you also think that Wang Yongkang is the third prince of Zhu?" Chen Jian immediately asked.

"yes!" Wang Zhong said with filial piety, "However. There has to be proof! He paused, "Mu Fantai, Chen Zhixian, how do you know that Wang Yongkang is the third prince of Zhu?" ”

"Ah, we caught him on the battlefield!" Mu Tianyan said, "At that time, he and Ao Bai led the troops to attack the Jiangsu Governor's Yamen, he led a team of men and horses to set up a formation outside the main gate of the Governor's Yamen, and Ao Bai led a team of people to attack outside the right side of the Yamen. In addition, they had seven or eight cannons that could fire flowering shells, and they were very accurate, and they must have been used by the people of the Pingxi Palace!

At that time, the official led hundreds of people to guard the governor's yamen, which could have been defended, but they bombarded the people with flowering bombs, and they were about to collapse. Therefore, the official had no choice but to let go, so he led his troops out of the main gate of the yamen and stormed the third prince of Zhu, that is, Wang Yongkang's military array. Unexpectedly, under the rush, those red scarf thieves wearing yellow robes and red scarves on their heads were scattered, and when Wang Yongkang fled by himself, he panicked and rode into the spear formation of officers and soldiers, so he was arrested by us. ”

"This is the thief who captures the king first!" Shi Lang said with a surprised face, "The thief didn't disperse?" ”

"Shi Jun asked well, of course the thief soldiers were indeed half defeated," Mu Tianyan sighed and said, "Wang Yongkang's people are indeed defeated." However, Aobai's subordinates did not disperse, and they were still high-spirited, taking advantage of the time when the official led the troops to attack, they entered the governor's yamen in one fell swoop, and the people of the official set fire everywhere and Wang Yongkang's men were exhausted outside the main gate of the yamen, and they really had no strength to fight again, so they had to withdraw temporarily. But I didn't expect that as soon as the governor's yamen was lost, the whole city of Suzhou would be out of control, the officials and soldiers would be in danger, and the rebellious people would take advantage of the opportunity."

Ma Hu took over the topic at this time, and said in a solemn tone: "If that Wang Yongkang is really the third prince of Zhu, then Mu Fantai can offset the merits and demerits, and the official can also give the emperor an explanation." Otherwise. Wang Guard, you have to search this Humble Administrator's Garden, if you can find ironclad evidence, it will not only reassure the emperor, but also thank you to this official and Mu Fantai. ”

Thank you?

Wang Zhongxiao already understood what Ma Hu and Mu Tianyan meant!

Since they must thank him, of course Wang Zhongxiao reluctantly accepted it. However, he is a Qing official, and he is a petty official compared to Ma Hu and Mu Tianyan, so naturally he can't ask for bribes from them.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao asked: "Ma Futai, Mu Fantai, this time there are many local officials in Suzhou who are not in the king's business, right?" ”

Ma Hu breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave Mu Tianyan a look.

"Yes," Mu Tianyan sighed, "It's not a military attaché, but when it comes to Wenchen, there are magistrates of Changzhou, Kunshan, and Changshu counties, and there is also a governor of Suzhou Mansion who is not in charge of the king!" In addition, there is also a prefect of Shanghai County in Songjiang Prefecture who is waiting to take office. ”

Ma Hu frowned and said, "So many officials are gone. In particular, the three counties and one pusher in Suzhou must immediately find someone to make up for it! Wang Shiwei, I heard that you brought five Jiangsu alternate counties over this time. ”

Daintily!

Wang Zhongxiao sighed, and praised Ma Hu and Mu Tianyan in his heart - these two must have guessed that they had five "official vain labor" to arrange! Therefore, from the positions left by a large number of officials who were killed, five fat vacancies were selected and presented to Wang Zhongxiao.

However, Wang Zhongxiao couldn't admit that the five "official white workers" who came to Jiangsu with him were helping him make money. Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Ma Futai, those five people were brought by King Yu, and they all owe a large debt to King Yu's Credit Suixin Hall, so they can only come to Jiangnan to pay it off slowly while being an official." ”

Mahu nodded: "That's just the arrangement!" ”

Wang Zhongxiao smiled and arched his hand and said, "Then the lower official will thank Ma Futai for the prince!" However, the five of them have not been able to take office for the time being. ”

"Why?" Mahu was stunned.

"Because they are thoroughly searching the Humble Administrator's Garden with Cao Guards, when will they find out that Wang Yongkang is the third prince of Zhu, and when will they be able to take office!"

"Good!" Ma Hu slapped his face, "Guard, you really know how to do things!" ”

As soon as his words fell, the voice of Doctor Le came from outside Lanxue Hall: "Ma Futai, Mu Fantai, Shi Junmen, Wang Guard, that third prince Zhu has been rectified, and he can't die for the time being!" ”

Wang Zhongxiao smiled: "Since he can't die, then please come and ask!" ”

The Humble Administrator's Garden used to be a comfortable nest for Wang Yongkang and his wife, and when he was carried into Lanxue Hall, a short and happy time suddenly came to his mind.

Wang Yongkang, who had been comforted by Doctor Le for a long time, and finally stabilized his emotions, suddenly collapsed again, and cried while calling his wife's name, which was really sympathetic to watch!

Wang Zhongxiao seemed to be very sympathetic to his plight, and when he saw him crying, he comforted him and said: "Your Royal Highness King Ding, the deceased has passed away, and the living are like this. You want to mourn by the way! ”

When Wang Yongkang heard him say this, he cried even more fiercely: "I'm not the third prince of Zhu, I'm really not the third prince of Zhu."

"Yes, yes, yes," Wang Zhongxiao nodded again and again, "I know that you are not the third prince of Zhu, you are the third son of Emperor Sizong of the Great Ming Dynasty, His Royal Highness King Ding, and the title of the third prince is nonsense at all. There is only one prince in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and there is no third prince at all. ”

Shi Lang on the side also followed to help: "Yes, yes, Nezha is called the third prince, you are the king of Ding, how can you be the third prince?" This is all nonsense from a group of ignorant people. ”

Mu Tianyan also suddenly realized, "His Royal Highness King Ding, it's me who is wrong, I have been forcing you to admit that you are the third prince for the past few days, you are not at all, you are the king of Ming Ding!" ”

"I, I'm not, I'm not." Where is Wang Yongkang willing to admit that he is Zhu Cijiong? Still a strong denial.

Chen Jian, who personally supported Wang Yongkang to enter Lanxue Hall, seemed to understand Wang Yongkang's thoughts, and comforted him with a smile: "Your Royal Highness King Ding, you really don't have to deny it. Because my first emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty said when he was six or seven years old that he would give preferential treatment to the children of Emperor Chongzhen, and now he is the son of filial piety, and he has always followed the teachings of the first emperor. So I will definitely treat you politely today, if you go to Beijing, it is possible to be crowned a king! ”

"Yes, yes," Wang Zhongxiao also said, "The emperor is benevolent, if you are going to Beijing, not only will you not endure hardship, but you will also be treated as a prince, what do you have to be afraid of?" Don't you still believe in the emperor? ”

"I, I, of course I believe in the emperor, but"

"Don't do anything, admit it!" Mu Tianyan continued to enlighten, "If you admit it, you will have all the glory and wealth!" The emperor is a benevolent monarch, and I have preferential treatment of Ming descendants in the Qing Dynasty, so I will never harm you. ”

Ma Hu also said: "Not only will it not cause harm, but it will also give you the title of king and marquis, and you will send it when the time comes!" ”

Shi Lang also nodded again and again: "What a good thing, why not?" ”

"But me." Wang Yongkang seemed to have something, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head and said, "I'm really not the king!" ”

Wang Zhongxiao said: "If I were you, I would admit it!" Because if you don't admit it, you will be guilty of unforgivable sin! ”

"What sin? I, what sin am I? ”

"Rebellion!" Wang Zhongxiao said sharply.

"Rebellion? I don't! ”

"You have!" Chen Jian pointed at Wang Yongkang and shouted, "How many people saw the incident that day when you rode a horse and led the rebels to rush to the gate of the governor's yamen?" Do you still want to rely on it? And you shouted while rushing back, 'Third Prince Zhu is here!' Ao Bai is coming! How many people have seen and heard! Why aren't you the third prince of Zhu yet? If you are not the real Third Prince Zhu, then you are a fake Third Prince Zhu! The real third prince of Zhu can be crowned a king and a marquis, but if it is fake, he will be executed by Ling Chi! True or false, choose for yourself! ”

"I, I, I" Wang Yongkang was really speechless at this time.

Just when Wang Yongkang didn't know how to explain, Cao Yin and Zhou Chang suddenly rushed into Lanxue Hall one after the other, among which Cao Yin was still holding a hard gold and bright yellow satin fold in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Found it, found it"

"What did you find?" Mahu asked aloud.

"Ma Futai, I found ironclad evidence that Wang Yongkang is the third prince of Zhu!" Cao Yin waved the fold in his hand, "This is the jade of Zhu Cijiong, the king of the Ming Dynasty!" I found it with Master Zhou! ”

Mahu was overjoyed: "Okay! Bodhisattva bless! ”

Mu Tianyan also cried with joy: "This merit is worth it!" ”

"No, no, it can't be, it's not true!" Wang Yongkang repeatedly denied it.

Wang Zhongxiao said in a deep voice: "Can you really make it clear that this kind of jade is in several copies, there should still be a backup hidden in the palace in Beijing, as long as you find a pair, it will be completely clear!" ”

Then he said to Ma Hu: "Ma Futai, please arrange for 800 miles to fly and send our excerpts and this evidence to Beijing to ask the emperor to take a look!" ”

"Okay, okay, the official will arrange it immediately!"

Forbidden City, South Study.

When Jin Batai, Suo Etu, Mingzhu, Zhuokana, Li Fei, Wei Yijie, Du Lide, the cabinet scholars, Xiong Cilu and Chen Tingjing, the two Hanlin scholars, were all called to the south study, I saw that Emperor Kangxi's numb face, which had been sinking for many days, finally showed a smile of relief.

These scholars and Hanlin scholars all exhaled in unison.

Since the news of the "Suzhou Rebellion" came to Beijing from the 800-mile fly, Kangxi's numb face has been calm, although he did not get angry in front of everyone, but everyone could feel the anger of the little emperor. Even if yesterday came the "good news" that Suzhou City was completely recovered, Kangxi never showed any good face - what is the use of Suzhou being recovered? Ao Bai still ran away!

Moreover, the third prince of Zhu made such a fuss, and the righteous name and the notoriety of the traitor who originally bound Wu Sangui have changed-it's not that Wu Sangui has no notoriety, but that the boss of the rebellion has changed from Wu Sangui to the third prince of Zhu!

But today, why did this little emperor show a smiling face? Could it be that Wang Yongkang is really the third prince of Zhu?

Seven scholars and two scholars were kneeling on the ground pondering, and Emperor Kangxi had already said with a smile: "Now it is basically certain that Wang Yongkang is the third prince of Zhu, oh, or Zhu Cijiong, the king of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

As he spoke, Emperor Kangxi picked up a hard-cover gold and bright yellow satin fold from his Anji and waved it: "This is Zhu Cijiong's jade. It was searched from the Humble Administrator's Garden where Wang Yongkang lived!

I have already asked people to check, the material, handwriting, and content of this jade are exactly the same as the jade of Zhu Cijiong left over from the previous dynasty hidden in the palace! So Wang Yongkang is undoubtedly Zhu Cijiong! ”

This jade is real! According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, there have always been three copies of jade used to prove the identity of the prince; One is hidden in the palace, and the other is collected by Jinyiwei; Another copy was given to the prince himself.

And this jade piece found from the Humble Administrator's Garden, this is the one collected by Jin Yiwei...... At that time, this jade fell into the hands of Yang Qilong's father, Yang Jinzhong.

Later, Yang Jinzhong obtained the jade from Jin Yuhuan that belonged to Zhu Cijiong himself.

And Chen Yonghua and Chang Mingyue found Yang Qilong in order to get back Zhu Cijiong's jade. In this way, it will be easier for them to hold this third prince of Zhenzhu to make trouble in the southeast.

Kangxi didn't know the reason, he didn't know that he had been cheated at this time, and said quite proudly: "Although I didn't catch Aobai this time, I didn't lose if I caught Zhu Cijiong. In addition, Wu Sangui's conspiracy was also broken by me!

If it weren't for the pacesetter of the governor of Jiangsu, who scared the snake and forced the third prince of Zhu and Ao Bai to raise things in advance, but waited until Wu Sangui raised troops in Yunnan to link together, I would have been truly passive. ”

That's true!

If Wu Sangui and Zhu Sanzi act together and cooperate with each other, then Kangxi will be difficult to take care of.

Seven scholars and two scholars shouted together as if they were in response: "The emperor is shengming, the emperor is blessed with heaven!" ”

Kangxi was happy, his face was proud, and he asked with a smile: "Let's talk about it, how should I treat this third prince Zhu?" ”

"Of course it's a preferential treatment!" Jin Batai, a scholar of Zhonghe Temple, replied, "Your Majesty, it is a rule set by the first emperor to give preferential treatment to Chongzhen and Miao descendants, in order to win the hearts of the people in the world. Now that Wu Sangui is sharpening his sword, the people of Jiangnan are unstable, and he just took advantage of the opportunity to give preferential treatment to the third prince of Zhu so that the Han people in the world know the heart and strength of my Qing Holy Lord. ”

Kangxi nodded, thinking: I am a filial son, so I have to listen to Ama. But how did that monk Ama rectify Prince Chongzhen back then?

Li Fei, a scholar of Baohedian University, is the head of the Han people's bachelors, and of course he has to express his position at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that you might as well tell the world, so he said that he found the third son of Emperor Chongzhen, and now he wants to take him to Beijing, make him a marquis, and let him be hereditary." In this way, the Han people in the world will know your kindness, and they will no longer think about restoring their sight. ”

Oh, it turns out that the Han people all over the world are thinking about restoring the Qing Dynasty! Kangxi Xin said: The third prince of Zhu can't stay as a thief!

Kangxi smiled and nodded, and then turned his gaze to the other two Han scholars present.

"Your Majesty," Wei Yijie, who was also a scholar of the Baohe Palace with Li Fei, also immediately said, "The minister thinks that it is better to give the third prince Zhu a king, and then raise a banner, and then circle him in the city of Beijing in the future, let him eat, drink and be merry for a lifetime, so that the Han people in the world can know the holy virtues of my Qing Dynasty." ”

The Jinshi of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, the "Erchen University Scholar" Du Lide is the most cautious of the three Han scholars, and he has been peeking at Kangxi's expression just now, and found that the little child emperor smiled with a smile, and also felt that the way to treat the third prince of Zhu was very good. So he played: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this true third prince of Zhu is a memorial arch that highlights the holy virtues of the Qing Dynasty, as long as the memorial arch is erected, Wu Sangui will no longer have the reputation of rebellion." Just because he killed the Yongli puppet emperor, the Han people in the world will not follow him, unless he can carry the brand of the third prince of Zhu. But when this brand is in the hands of the emperor, what else can he carry? ”

Kangxi nodded and said with a smile: "It makes sense, I have to set up a memorial arch, with the memorial arch, the world can know my benevolence and virtue, so I will crown Zhu Cijiong as the king of Cheng'en County!" Du Lide, you are a jinshi of the Chongzhen Dynasty. Jinshi is a protégé of the Son of Heaven! You will go to Suzhou and be a minister of the Imperial Mission, responsible for welcoming Zhu Cijiong to the king! Mingzhu, you also worked hard to be a deputy envoy. ”

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