"Mr. Qi, don't panic, it was His Royal Highness King Heng who asked me to come to you."

The person who came was none other than Chang Mao, the son of King Kaiping, who was beaten by Zhu Yunxi in the court that day, and cut off the duke and demoted to the marquis.

"Nonsense!"

Qi Tai shouted sharply.

"After you are the king of Kaiping, you are a noble military general, and you are also a general in the army, and you secretly befriended the ministers of the court, do you know what a felony it is?"

"If you don't leave quickly, I just don't see you before."

Chang Mao laughed grimly.

"Mr. Qi, as the left attendant of the military department, why should he be afraid?"

"Don't worry, Chang Mou acted very cautiously, and just now he deliberately disguised himself, turned into a servant, and mixed in the convoy before he quietly got into the car, and no one else noticed."

Qi Tai looked up and down, only to realize that his outfit was completely different from usual.

There is no fancy dress, but it is a cloth dress, which is extremely ordinary.

Qi Tai's face softened slightly.

Now that Huang Zicheng is in prison, as his best friend, he has always been worried that he has been targeted for a long time.

Jinyi Wei is almost pervasive in Jinling City.

If he was focused on by Jinyiwei, it was difficult to say that there were no eyes and ears of Jinyiwei around him, so he would be so nervous.

"What did His Royal Highness King Heng ask you to do?"

Qi Tai asked in a deep voice.

Although Zhu Yunwen is the king of Heng, since the last poisoning, His Royal Highness Taisun has replaced all the eunuchs and palace maids around him on the grounds of safety, which is actually equivalent to putting him under house arrest.

That is, after that, Qi Tai was no longer good at discussing things with Zhu Yunwen.

This time, Zhu Yunwen did not come to him directly, but asked Chang Mao, a military general, to come to pass the word, which was obviously not very convenient.

"Your Majesty left Beijing and went to Yangshan to recuperate, and our chance to bring down the grandson has come."

Chang Mao's eyes flickered, and the gloomy color in his eyes flashed.

As the son of King Kaiping Chang Yuchun, he has been pampered since he was a child, and the sons and brothers around him are extremely sycophant to him, how could he have suffered such a great humiliation?

The board on the court that day, Chang Mao has always remembered it.

Especially after this, because he begged for mercy, he became a laughing stock in the eyes of the noble children of Jingzhong.

The sons and brothers who used to flatter him were ashamed to be with him.

The new army became famous in the first battle, exterminated the Japanese pirates, and made a great reputation, which made his doubts of that day more and more ridiculous.

But Chang Mao not only did not reflect on his own mistakes, but hated Zhu Yunxi even more.

Qi Tai said: "Your Majesty has left Beijing, and all the major affairs of the court and government are entrusted to His Royal Highness the Taisun, and his authority is even stronger, where is the opportunity?" ”

Chang Mao didn't think so, smiled deeply, and said: "Since ancient times, the Heavenly Family has no selfish feelings, but all the princes are careless, cautious everywhere, lest they be suspicious, why not?" ”

"Since the Qin and Han dynasties, there have been so many abolished princes, and why?"

Qi Tai was silent.

The prince is the sole legitimate heir to the throne.

In other words, even if the prince kills the emperor, he can legally inherit the throne, and no one can hold him accountable.

Because of this, in all dynasties, emperors were very wary of princes.

It is said that the crown prince should be the closest person to the emperor, but the affairs of the heavenly family do not care about flesh and blood.

"Today's saints are different from the ancient kings, and they trust the prince very much."

After a while, Qi Tai spoke.

Chang Mao sneered: "Even so, it can't be generalized. ”

"If you talk about closeness, isn't my brother-in-law close to Your Majesty?"

"But in the past, when my brother-in-law was alive, he was always cautious, lest he arouse His Majesty's suspicion."

His brother-in-law is the original prince Zhu Biao.

The corners of Chang Mao's mouth curled slightly, and he continued: "Since ancient times, the prince has acted like him without taboos, and he has never seen it in the history books. ”

"Your Majesty loves him and has the heart to support him, and he protects him everywhere."

"Second, he is only seven years old, has no foundation in the court, and has no threat to the imperial power, and he should be trusted."

"But times have changed now, and it's completely different from what it used to be. He holds a new army in his hands, and he has the power of a god among the people, and his power is no longer the same. Does Mr. Qi think that His Majesty will really not suspect him at all that he will not guard against him? ”

Qi Tai muttered: "Your Majesty did not stop him from becoming a god, but pushed the boat down the river, named him the true monarch of the blessed saint, and announced the matter of sweet potatoes in public, which strengthened his momentum. He went out of the city to recuperate and entrusted the government to the government, but there was no sign of suspicion that he would guard against him. ”

Chang Mao sneered: "I poured out my heart and lungs and said to Zuo Shilang, why should Zuo Shilang pretend to be confused." ”

He had always called Qi Tai Mr. Qi before, but now he was called Zuo Shilang, which was obviously a little dissatisfied with Qi Tai's words.

"What will be given, must be given first. You and I both understand this truth, how can Your Majesty not know the reason? ”

"He led the troops to the expedition and made great military achievements, His Majesty does not reward him, can he still punish him?"

"But in my opinion, I'm afraid that Your Majesty has a dislike in his heart."

"This time, Your Majesty left the palace to recuperate outside the city, and you all said that Your Majesty intends to lure out the opponents of the Taisun in the court, and strangle him while he is still alive, so as to prevent him from dying one day, and the minister will bully him so young that he will not be able to control the power of the court."

"But on the other hand, who would dare to treat him as a seven-year-old child and bully him into being young?"

"Maybe the person Your Majesty really wants to test is actually him Zhu Yunxi?"

In the end, Chang Mao no longer called Taisun, but called him by his name.

Qi Tai's pupils shrank slightly.

What Chang Mao said, I have to say, is very reasonable.

If it was before, His Majesty's departure from the city could be understood as "luring the snake out of the hole", to see if the young Zhu Yunxi could control the government after he left.

If there is a problem, it can also be solved while he is alive, leaving no hidden dangers.

But after going through so many things, Zhu Yunxi has completely gained a firm foothold in the court.

The common people worship him as a god, and they hold the new army in their hands, and all the civil and military officials are played with by him.

Who would dare to deceive him for being young?

Why should Your Majesty do anything more?

If he went out of the city to recuperate to test Zhu Yunxi, it would make sense......

Qi Tai's breathing suddenly increased.

"What can you do?"

In the corner of Chang Mao's eyes, a murderous aura swept over him, and said: "He is like a fish in water in the court, although he is talented and intelligent, but the most important thing is His Majesty's trust and support for him. ”

"Now that His Majesty suspects him and guards against him, this is our chance."

Speaking of this, Chang Mao's voice lowered a lot.

"Before the extermination of the Songjiang Japanese Invaders, all the armies in the Beijing Division found excuses to deliberately delay, and Mr. Qi should know that he served in the military department."

Qi Tai nodded slightly.

Zhu Yunxi beat Chang Mao, killed Li Jinglong, and imposed commercial taxes, and there were many military generals and nobles who were dissatisfied with him.

took the opportunity of the expedition to delay the time, deliberately embarrassing him.

It's just that he didn't expect that Zhu Yunxi would wipe out the Japanese in one fell swoop with just a few hundred new troops.

Their procrastination has made his new army famous.

But that doesn't end there.

After Zhu Yunxi returned victoriously, Lao Zhu still killed Xu Dongjiang, who refused to open the gate of Jiaxing, which is the best example.

Huang Zicheng is still in prison.

Taisun may not be able to pursue the previous sin of procrastination.

Those generals were also inevitably uneasy.

Chang Mao said: "The stronghold of the Japanese Kou on the sea was burned by him. However, the leader of the Japanese Bandits, Lu Qian Inu, also has a younger brother named Lu Qian Rat Mountain, and he hates his grandson to the core. ”

Qi Tai's eyes changed greatly, and he said sharply: "Collusion with the Japanese Kou, complicity in the crime, Chang Mao, what do you want to do?" ”

"Why is Mr. Qi so excited, where do I know any widows, it's not the idea of my good nephew, His Royal Highness King Heng."

He ...... He...... He ......" Qi Tai's face was full of disbelief, and he shook his head and said: "The emperor's eldest grandson has always been honest, benevolent, righteous and generous, and it is impossible to collude with the Japanese invaders. ”

"Honest? Righteousness? Chang Mao's face showed a trace of disdainful ridicule: "If you don't do this, how can you please Your Majesty?" ”

"Now that the picture is poor, he has no way out, but to fight to the death."

Qi Tai said coldly: "What do you want to do?" Qi has been studying since he was a child, and he still has courtesy, righteousness and shame, and it is impossible for him to be in cahoots with the Japanese and do something rebellious. You still leave quickly, if not, don't blame Qi for turning his face and being ruthless. ”

"Kindness made a donkey's liver and lungs." Chang Mao said: "Now that Huang Zicheng's family is in prison, the crime is not small, you are his best friend, do you think you can stay out of it?" If you don't give it a go, are you really ready to be killed? ”

Qi Tai was awe-inspiring: "Qi would rather cut with a thousand knives than do something rebellious." ”

Syllable!

Syllable!

Syllable!

Chang Mao clapped his hands and praised, and said: "Mr. Qi is so good-natured, Chang admires it tightly." However, if Mr. Qi doesn't think about himself, doesn't he think about your family either? I heard that Mr. Qi is only happy with his young son this year......"

"Needless to say!" Qi Tai said coldly: "The Qi family is full of loyalty, why are you afraid of death?" ”

"Pedantic, ridiculous!" Chang Mao sighed leisurely: "We don't want to rebel, where does Mr. Qi want to go?" ”

"After I am the king of Kaiping, how much credit has my father made to lay down the Ming Dynasty?"

"As a minister of the world, the Chang family is in solidarity with the country, how can they rebel?"

Qi Tai's tone softened slightly, and said, "Then what do you want to do?" ”

Chang Mao smiled: "Of course, it is for our high-ranking and indispensable Royal Highness the Grand Sun, to be charged with rebellion." ”

"Just let Lu Qian Mouse Mountain sneak attack His Majesty's royal drive in Yangshan...... With the cooperation of the armies near the Beijing Division......"

His voice, getting lower and lower.

Qi Tai listened from the sidelines, and the look on his face changed again and again.

"If this plan is successful, the position of the prince will be abolished."

"Mr. Qi only needs to cooperate a little bit, and for other things, Chang Mou is secretly maneuvering."

Zitai didn't reply immediately, and sat there, thoughtful.

Chang Mao was not in a hurry, sat quietly, and let the carriage clatter forward.

"That's it."

After a long time, Qi Taifang spoke: "Qi will do this time." However, you must assure me that the Japanese will not harm His Majesty's safety. ”

Chang Mao laughed: "Mr. Qi, don't worry. If Your Majesty really made a mistake, wouldn't it be cheaper Zhu Yunxi? ”

"He is now the prince, if something happens to Your Majesty, he can ascend the throne and become the emperor naturally, how could Chang do such a stupid thing?"

Qi Tai nodded slightly, and his face had returned to normal.

"Then let's do it, Qi will give it a convenience."

Chang Mao's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Good!" ”

(End of chapter)