Han Jinhu nodded and said, "Presumably, the young prince also knows that in the past few years, the emperor's biggest headache is the hidden dangers of the feudal domains. At the beginning, His Majesty divided the kings to recognize the merits of these people. Unexpectedly, these people have self-respecting troops, divide one side, and faintly have the tendency to compete with the imperial court, and the emperor is deeply troubled. He deliberately ordered the feudal domain to be cut, but he was afraid that the feudal domains would not accept it and cause a mutiny. ”

"After thinking about it, the only way to do it secretly and remove the kings one by one is feasible. It's just that the vassal kings are well guarded and it's hard to find the right time. Recently, the old prince is disgusted with the world, and the young prince went to Peking to report the funeral, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Princess Yan is the sister of the young prince, and King Yan will never be suspicious of the young prince. As long as the young prince takes advantage of his unpreparedness and poisons his diet and refreshments, he will definitely be able to kill King Yan. ”

"Among the feudal domains, King Yan is the most powerful, as long as King Yan is eliminated, the other vassal kings will not be afraid, and Your Majesty will be able to sit back and relax. Han Jinhu said, took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, and said to Xu Jizhong: "What is contained here is highly poisonous crane top red, as long as a drop can kill people." The young prince can see the opportunity to act, or go down to the tea, or down to the wine, or down to the meal. As long as the young prince completes this move, the young prince will not be the young prince, but the dignified king of the mountains. Glory and wealth, enjoy inexhaustible. Hahahaha!" said and handed the porcelain vase to Xu Jizhong.

When Han Jinhu mentioned the trouble of the vassal king, Xu Jizhong had a vague premonition, but when he finally said it, Xu Jizhong was still taken aback. Because this matter is too important, if it is leaked out, there will definitely be chaos, and there is another one, Xu Jizhong could never have imagined that Zhu Yuanzhang would use such despicable means to deal with the vassal king, and the person he dealt with was his own son.

But after a while, Xu Jizhong came to his senses, although Zhu Yuanzhang was ruthless, he was extremely risky to deal with King Yan in this way. King Yan and his people are ambitious, once they know about this, they will definitely use this as an excuse to raise troops on a large scale, and when the time comes, not only will they not be able to do so, but they may also threaten the throne. Zhu Yuanzhang is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and it is impossible for him to act so rashly.

Xu Jizhong has followed his father for many years and has also heard about Zhu Yuanzhang's family affairs. Zhu Di, the king of Yan, is the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, not born to the queen of horses, but a concubine. Despite this, Zhu Di has been smart since he was young, and he is generous and heroic, which is quite popular with soldiers, and Zhu Yuanzhang also attaches great importance to him. ordered him to listen to it under Xu Da's account. On the battlefield of sweeping away the Northern Yuan, he made countless military exploits.

Although the queen of the horse is from a civilian background, she is very concerned about the distinction between concubines and concubines. Seeing that Zhu Di was so reused, he was already dissatisfied in his heart. Later, his son-in-law Zhu Biao died early, and his grandson Zhu Yunwen was made the emperor's grandson, preparing to inherit the throne in the future. However, Zhu Di, who was named the king of Yan, has become more and more powerful, and has threatened the succession to the throne of the imperial grandson, and the queen is even more restless day and night. often persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to cut off the title of King Yan, but at this time, Zhu Di's power was too great, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to act rashly.

Han Jinhu and Ma Hou were originally a party, but now he suddenly said that Zhu Yuanzhang sent an edict to Xu Jizhong, asking him to poison King Yan, Xu Jizhong immediately thought that Han Jinhu was a fake holy decree, and it was not Zhu Yuanzhang who wanted to poison King Yan, but Queen Ma. Despite this, Ma is the queen, and her order is not trivial. Besides, he is now controlled by others, and if he does not agree, he may be in danger of his life. However, this kind of vicious behavior is greatly contrary to nature, and he will never do it, and besides, King Yan is still his brother-in-law, if he really poisoned him, how can he face his own sister?

Xu Jizhong was in a dilemma, and it was difficult to choose, so he was stunned on the spot.

The truth is just as Xu Jizhong expected. When Zhu Yuanzhang moved the idea of getting rid of Xu Da, he sent Jinyi guards to monitor inside and outside the palace day and night. Later, on the grounds of visiting the patient, he wiped the wound on Xu Da's back with White Horse Khan, and after returning to the palace, he passed the decree to Jinyiwei, and when he found that the palace was mourning, he lied that it was the rest of the Mingjiao and killed Xu Jizhong's family. This move can not only cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but also plant the Ming Sect and damage its prestige. Outside the Han Cicada Temple, on the Wuli slope, the Jinyi guards all wanted to get rid of their family.

Later, after Empress Ma learned of this, she deduced that Xu Jizhong's family was going to Yanwang in Beitou. And King Yan was the henchman of Queen Ma, so Queen Ma wanted to lend Xu Jizhong's hand to get rid of King Yan's strategy, and sent Han Jinhu to handle the matter personally.

Han Jinhu saw Xu Jizhong staring at the porcelain vase in front of him in a daze, and he didn't respond for a long time, his face sank, and said: "The young prince's face is embarrassed, is it possible that he has the heart to resist the will?"

Xu Jizhong hurriedly said: "Jizhong doesn't dare. Besides, King Yan is a golden branch and jade leaf, and he is a vassal king, so the protection must be very tight, even if Xu is his close relative, I am afraid it will be difficult to have a chance to get close. ”

Han Jinhu said: "Although King Yan is well guarded, as a close relative, the young prince is always easier to approach than outsiders. Moreover, after arriving in Beiping, there will be someone to help, and the young prince does not have to worry. Although this matter is contrary to the norm, it is related to the safety of the country, and the young prince must be able to tell which is more important. ”

Xu Jizhong lowered his head and was silent.

Han Jinhu put the porcelain vase on the table and said, "Young Lord, it is a great crime to disrespect the decree, but it is a big crime to punish the nine clans." Even if the young prince doesn't think about himself, he should think about this child. The noble son is smart and clever, and he is a talent, and he will definitely do something in the future. Wouldn't it be a pity if he died young?"

This is exactly what Xu Jizhong is talking about. He turned his head to look at Xu Pu beside him, and Xu Pu was also looking up at him, with no fear on his face. The father and son looked at each other, and Xu Jizhong said secretly: My father often taught us that the husband must first be worthy of the people of the dawn when he behaves and does things, and secondly, he must be worthy of his conscience. The poisoning of King Yan was a palace infighting, which had little to do with the people of Dawn, but it was contrary to morality and despicable behavior, which was a great act against his will. If I am greedy for life and afraid of death, and I agree to this, how will I face my conscience in the future, and how will I teach my beloved son?

Thinking of this, Xu Jizhong asked Xu Pu: "Pu'er, are you afraid?"

Although Xu Pu was young, he already understood seven or eight points about what was happening in front of him, and knew that Han Jinhu threatened the lives of his father and son and asked his father to poison his uncle, but his father never agreed.

He has been reading since he was a child, and he has a discernment of right and wrong. Moreover, the crown prince at that time was Fang Xiaoru, who was extremely square, and Xu Pu and Zhu Yunwen studied with him and were also deeply affected. felt that what Han Jinhu wanted his father to do was not above board, and it was definitely not a gentleman's action. Moreover, he is not yet an adult, and he is also ignorant about life and death, and feels that as long as he can follow his father's side, it doesn't matter if it is life or death.

At this time, seeing his father asking, knowing that he was asking if he was afraid of death, Xu Pu said without hesitation: "I'm not afraid!"