I am the king of the dead

The reason why Zhu Zhanqian has always kept Luo Bingzhong by his side is that he knows that Luo Bingzhong is a member of the imperial court, and he will not fool him into making messes, losing his life and implicating his family. Instead, he will repeatedly remind him what is the destiny Where to go.

Zhu Zhanqian clearly knows that people will be impulsive.

When you are dazzled by some kind of huge benefit or humiliation, it is easiest to make a wrong decision that makes you regret for a lifetime, and Luo Bingzhong is the valve of Zhu Zhanyan, not the one who persuaded him to seek death. .

During the reign of Jingtai, Zhu Zhanqian supervised the country twice, and he was very aware of the degree of His Majesty's control over the capital. If he wanted to make a conspiracy in the capital, it was okay, but if he wanted to make a major event of seizing the throne, he would be courting death.

Zhu Zhanqian still didn't understand why his second nephew was so cautious. Whether it was the clan or the courtiers, this second nephew was always on guard against thieves.

When Zhu Qiyu was still touching the vine of His Highness King Zheng, Zhu Zhanqian returned to the capital with glory again. The front line was about to fight. In order to prevent Zhu Zhanqian from being in danger in Daningwei, His Majesty directly called Zhu Zhanqian back to the capital .

Of course, Zhu Zhanqian returned to Beijing in the name of going home for the New Year, firstly to ensure safety, and secondly, in case the war goes wrong and the emperor needs to die in Sheji, there is no one in the capital to supervise the country, and no one can Inheritance.

If Zhu Qiyu died on the front line, whether the king of Xiang or the prince Zhu Jiancheng will be enthroned will depend on the virtue of His Highness King Xiang.

Zhu Zhanqian happily returned to the capital. After coming to Tai'an Palace to meet His Majesty, he went back to his own palace to take care of the flowers and plants. He hadn't taken care of them himself for more than a year, and he didn't know that those gardeners had ruined the garden. What does it look like.

It is the flowers and plants in the garden, not the Hailar, Gao Liji and Cochin women that His Majesty stuffed into his mansion, but the flowers and plants in the real flower beds. Over the years, Zhu Zhanqian traveled all over the world and fell in love with growing flowers.

His Majesty doesn't like these Fanyi women, and Zhu Zhanqian actually doesn't like them either. If His Majesty didn't insist, he wouldn't take the initiative to find them.

"See Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live." Zhu Zhanqian gave a big gift as soon as he entered the Tai'an Hall.

"Uncle Huang, please hurry up. I heard that His Royal Highness King Xiang is preparing troops and horses in Daningwei, and is ready to go to Beijing at any time to seize my position. I don't know where Uncle Huang's troops are. Why did he come back alone? ?” Zhu Qiyu said as if joking.

His Majesty's words were obviously a joke, and the tone of his words was also a joke, and he didn't care at all.

But how many things in the world are spoken in this kind of joking.

The venomous plan of that poisonous snake is poisonous to the belly of people's hearts. This test must be passed in the end. This hurdle, the uncle and nephew will eventually pass.

This kind of estrangement has repeatedly succeeded in history, because if you are not careful, there will be a gap between the monarch and his ministers, and everyone in the world wants the throne of the emperor.

It was thanks to His Majesty who spoke, but if His Majesty did not speak, Zhu Zhanqian would not be able to sleep even when he returned to Beijing, and he had to think about what His Majesty was thinking day and night.

Zhu Zhanqian looked at His Majesty who was full of heroism, His Majesty was still the same Majesty, he liked to speak directly, he liked to open the skylight to speak brightly, he liked to eliminate the gap between the monarch and his subjects, and not let villains take the opportunity to enter.

"Your Majesty, those are all soldiers of Ming Dynasty, and they are also horses of Ming Dynasty." Zhu Zhanqian did not say that those soldiers and horses belonged to His Majesty, but said that those soldiers and horses belonged to Daming. With such a sentence, Zhu Zhanqian was returning to Beijing On the way, I pondered a sentence for a long time.

Zhu Zhanqian is the author and advocate of "Theory of Public Morality", and his sentence revolves around his label of public morality, so it becomes easy to understand.

As the emperor's uncle, he had a conflict with the emperor, which was harming Daming's interests.

It was such a simple sentence, but it made Zhu Qiyu laugh out loud.

Zhu Qiyu is still the same Zhu Qiyu, and His Royal Highness Xiang is still the submissive King Xiang.

Zhu Zhanqian knew what His Majesty cared most about, and His Majesty cared most about Daming's interests.

"Sit down quickly, Uncle Huang, and tell us what you have seen and heard in Daningwei." Zhu Qiyu got off the platform and went to the back garden with Zhu Zhanqian to chat, and even called all the emperor's heirs out to see the ceremony.

Zhu Zhan asked Luo Bingzhong to bring a lot of gifts and gave them to the children.

Even Zhu Yu, Zhu Qiyu's eldest son, had a copy of a Mongolian recurve bow. Zhu Yu couldn't put it down and thanked him repeatedly.

Zhu Zhanqian is a very talkative person. He described the customs beyond the Great Wall very clearly in a few words, which made people yearn for it. Pity.

If Daming continues to transform Tatars into kings, the name Wala will not appear in the four directions of Daming in less than ten years.

The greatest respect for the enemy is to kill them all, even the name has become a pebble in the long river of history.

"Uncle Emperor, let's tell you something, you must not be angry, it will hurt you too much." Zhu Qiyu signaled Xing'an to take the Tang newspaper and handed it to Zhu Zhanqian.

Looking at the appearance of the envelope, Zhu Zhanqian knew that it was the pond newspaper of Duntai Yuanhou. He opened it and read it for a long time, with a thoughtful expression on his face. His expression changed several times. When it came to the subsequent anger, after a while, Zhu Zhanqian became panicked.

"Your Majesty, the second brother, he... He, was confused for a while!" Zhu Zhanqian was ranked fifth, but he was the eldest son, and Zheng Wang Zhu Zhanxi was the second eldest son.

Zhu Qiyu put away the pond newspaper, and said calmly: "The one who made the promise to Ara Zhiyuan is King Zheng, His Royal Highness King Zheng, who is older than the emperor's uncle. He is not young and frivolous, ignorant."

Zhu Qiyu's address to Zheng Wang Zhu Zhanyu has also changed from the former emperor's uncle to Zheng Wang, which means that Zhu Qiyu is going to attack Zheng Wang.

No matter what melons grow on this vine of King Zheng, Zhu Qiyu will never forgive this vine lightly.

"Your Majesty, the second brother is a quick-tempered person. I locked him up for a year. It's normal for him to have resentment in his heart. Your Majesty, I'm back too. I'll deal with him!" begging.

If he cleans up King Zheng, His Majesty won't have to do anything.

As long as His Majesty does not act, there is room for change in everything. If His Majesty takes action, it will be on the scale, and it is not unusual for King Zheng's lineage to become Zheng Shu people.

Your Majesty has close friendship, but only a little bit.

King Ji Zhu Jianshen has been fully cultivated so far, and His Majesty respects King Xiang a lot. Every time they meet, they chat for a long time. This is the friendship of His Majesty.

But since His Majesty ascended the throne, one emperor, three princes, two county kings have been killed in the clan, and the queen mother's relatives are full.

Your majesty's close friendship is reserved for those who are beneficial to Daming. As long as you contribute to Daming, your majesty's close friendship will be extraordinarily thick.

Zhu Qiyu put away the pond newspaper, looked at Zhu Zhanqian, and said quite seriously: "Uncle Emperor, he is a thief who knows inside and outside, whether it is a moment of confusion or a villain, he is a thief who knows inside and outside, In the Ming Dynasty, the thief from outside is going to enter Jieyuan."

"If it's other faults, as long as it doesn't involve human life, I can still forgive him. The left and right are just trying to find a way to make up for him, but here are foreign thieves, so I can't forgive him, even if it is sent to the court for discussion. in this way."

"Your Majesty!" Zhu Zhanqian stood up, bowed to the ground, knelt on the ground with a big salute and said, "Your Majesty, since you haven't made a big mistake yet, please forgive me."

"Get up!" Zhu Qiyu's tone immediately became heavier, with a little anger.

King Xiang knelt on the ground and said stubbornly: "Your Majesty, I have never asked His Majesty for anything, but this time I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to spare my second brother."

Zhu Qiyu said sharply: "Prince Xiang! He's trying to trick thieves from inside! Get up."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanqian still knelt on the ground, buried his head deeply, and his body trembled a little, but he still knelt down.

Zhu Qiyu flicked his sleeves and left angrily, while Zhu Zhanqian was still kneeling on the ground and refused to get up.

Zhu Qiyu returned to the imperial study room, sat on the soft rattan chair, stared at the desk in front of him with a face as heavy as water, his whole body was full of evil spirits, he was really angry.

Xing'an was next to him, and he didn't dare to say anything. His Majesty was so angry, and Xing'an rarely saw it.

"Bang!" Zhu Qiyu slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "Uncle, he shouted out the theory of public morality, and he discusses public morality all day long! What is this King Zheng doing, the emperor doesn't know? I won't send it away." King Zheng's entry into Jieyuan is for the sake of his clan, what is Uncle Huang going to do? Force me?!"

"Kneel, let him kneel! Kneel until he gets up by himself!"

Zhu Qiyu never expected that in dealing with the bandits in King Zheng, the biggest resistance he encountered was not the courtiers, but his right-hand man, King Xiang.

Zhu Zhanqian is so confused!

"Their brotherhood is so deep! It's so deep that the emperor, who has always been good at protecting his own life, pleads for King Zheng like this. How can this King Zheng!" Zhu Qiyu slapped the table again, and said angrily.

Xing'an didn't dare to speak, but just waited silently for the fire in His Majesty's heart to subside, and then persuaded him. At this time, His Majesty was angry, no matter what he said to intercede with King Xiang, or scolded King Xiang severely Add fuel to the fire.

Don't speak, let His Majesty lose his temper, and calm down after losing his temper, so that he can speak.

Zhu Qiyu kept walking in the imperial study room, suddenly stopped and said to Xing'an: "Go and call Lu Zhong, and search Prince Zheng's mansion today, and do it immediately!"

"Your Majesty complies with the order." Xing'an said, but he didn't turn around or move his place. His Majesty is getting angry. For such a confidential matter, you must wait for His Majesty to confirm it after getting angry.

Zhu Qiyu walked around three more times, frowned and looked out of the window, looking at the figure of King Xiang kneeling on the ground, he somewhat understood what King Xiang was doing.

"I don't know what I'm thinking about every day." Zhu Qiyu sat back on the soft rattan chair and said to Xing'an: "Don't call Lu Zhong anymore, let Lu Zhong continue to check."

Zhu Qiyu had already figured out what King Xiang wanted to do, and he could only say that His Royal Highness King Xiang, who was best at saving lives in Ming Dynasty, really lived up to his reputation.

"Where is His Royal Highness Xiang?" Seeing that His Majesty seemed to have lost his anger, Xing'an asked a little strangely.

Zhu Qiyu picked up a book of memoirs and opened it to prepare for the melody. He said coldly: "Let him kneel down until it gets dark."

The time for lunch came and passed, and the time for dinner came and passed, King Xiang just knelt in the back garden, motionless, like a statue.

Zhu Qiyu was not hungry, so he sent someone to deliver food, but King Xiang refused to eat.

After the sky completely darkened, Xing'an brought people to King Xiang and asked, "Your Highness, Your Majesty asked if His Highness had a miracle card?"

"Bring it." Zhu Zhanqian said in a muffled voice.

Xing'an said in a low voice: "Your Majesty said that if you take it, you can take it out. Your Majesty will take it back. If His Royal Highness King Xiang refuses to give up the miracle card, you can go back."

After Xing'an finished speaking, he squatted down and said: "Your Highness, if you want our family to tell you, Your Highness will go back. It's not worth it. One miracle card is worth one life. This miracle card can be taken out even if His Highness really rebelled." Desperate."

"Your Majesty's reputation, if you want to come, His Royal Highness King Xiang will also recognize it."

"Change." Zhu Zhanqian hesitated for a long time before taking out a Qigong card wrapped in red cloth from his arms, and he handed the Qigong card to Xing'an and said: "I'll change, the fault of the second brother has not yet happened , the miraculous card can still change his life, if during the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army, he was behind to make trouble, I will definitely not change it, and I can't change it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xing'an put away a miraculous merit card, which was obtained by King Xiang for the first time when His Majesty went south to quell the rebellion.

"Your Highness, go back." Xing'an helped His Highness King Xiang up, and signaled the eunuchs to bring the sedan chair over, and send King Xiang back to his residence.

As soon as Zhu Zhanqian returned to Prince Xiang's mansion, he became very active and made people cook a table of delicious food. While waiting for the meal, he wolfed down a few steamed buns to satisfy his hunger.

"But I'm starving to death alone." Zhu Zhanqian collapsed on the chair.

"Your Highness! I'm going to tell you! How can you disobey His Majesty, and... you even exchanged the miraculous card for King Zheng's life, can this be changed once, can it be changed a second time? That person, King Zheng, is looking for death. Why use a miracle card!" Luo Bingzhong witnessed the conflict between King Xiang and His Majesty, kept holding back, and finally said it.

The more Luo Bingzhong thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he said in a trembling tone: "Almost His Highness was involved, for the sake of a confused King Zheng, he is not worth it."

"Old Luo, you don't understand this." Zhu Zhanqian said with the presence of an old god: "You are also a Jinshi and the first degree, when will you learn those crooked intestines of this scholar, really? Let Gu be disappointed."

"Gu is the life of the second brother Bao, and it is also Bao Gu's own life, do you understand?"

"How do you say that?" Luo Bingzhong asked a little confused.

"Do you know who the most damned person in this world is?" Zhu Zhanqian asked back.

Luo Bingzhong asked suspiciously: "Who?"

"A sage, a perfect person, a person who has no reason to be caught by His Majesty, is the most damned person." Zhu Zhanqian said with certainty.

Luo Bingzhong's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in a daze, "Ah, this..."

Chapter 838 Make you decent and you will be decent

Luo Bingzhong pondered over and over again before whispering: "Your Highness said, isn't this Yu Shaobao?"

When King Xiang heard this, he immediately became impatient, and said angrily, "Luo! Bing! Zhong! Are you arguing!"

"No, no, how dare you." Luo Bingzhong immediately denied it.

Zhu Zhanqian waved his hands and said: "If you say you don't understand, you just don't understand. Yu Shaobao is indeed a saint, but Yu Shaobao has a handle in His Majesty's hands. Although Gu is not a saint, he will always be promoted If you become a saint, at that time, you will have to die if you are not alone."

Luo Bingzhong showed Zhu Zhanqian a cup of tea, and asked in a low voice, "Is there any reason for Yu Shaobao to be held by His Majesty?"

"That's not true." Zhu Zhanyan took a sip of water and said along with the steamed bun: "What Yu Shaobao cares most about is the rise and fall of Ming Dynasty, and the rise and fall of Ming Dynasty is in the hands of His Majesty, so Yu Shaobao has the right to be taken by His Majesty." Take it, Yu Shaobao will never become Wang Mang, let alone Huo Guang."

"But there is nothing in Gu's hand to be held by His Majesty. His Majesty looks at Gu's big lump, can he sleep and eat?"

Luo Bingzhong asked suspiciously: "Your Highness is thinking this way, does Your Majesty know His Highness's thinking?"

Zhu Zhanqian thought over and over again, thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty knows it, otherwise it is not only King Zheng who has his head taken, but Gu's head as well."

"Ah? Didn't Your Highness exchange the life of King Zheng with the Qigong card? Why is this still being taken away?" Luo Bingzhong didn't understand at all this time, it was different from what was agreed in Tai'an Palace.

Zhu Zhanqian looked at Luo Bingzhong. After all, he was the uncle of the emperor. He thought about his nephew more thoroughly. After thinking about it, he explained in detail: "Your Majesty never said that he would pardon King Zheng. He only asked for it." It's not that you forgive King Zheng, and since ancient times, your merits are not worth it, do you think that His Majesty took away a single piece of miraculous merit card to pardon King Zheng?"

"Your Majesty will only spare all the family members of Prince Zheng's Mansion just like Prince Ji's Mansion, and this King Zheng's death penalty is inevitable. What crime did he commit? Thieves from inside and outside, what His Majesty hates the most is eating inside and stealing from outside. In order to punish inside and outside Thieves and traitors, specially set up an understanding courtyard."

Zhu Zhanqian knew His Majesty very well, and with His Majesty's current temper, it is estimated that King Zheng would die in a decent way, not beheaded for public display, abandoned at the waist, or transferred to Jieyuan.

Zhu Zhanqian seemed to be asking for the pardon of King Zheng, but he was just asking for the best of them to protect the family of King Zheng after his death.

Zhu Zhanqian looked at the flowers and plants in the garden. The gardeners took care of them very well, and he didn't have the time to take care of them now. He said to Luo Bingzhong, "Go and call the second brother. I have something to say to him. Before leaving, let him not be a fool."

"Will calling Zheng Wang here at this time affect His Majesty's investigation and repair of the major case?" Luo Bingzhong asked hesitantly.

Zhu Zhanqian ordered the table. Luo Bingzhong is a Jinshi anyway, and his brain is not as good as it was when he first entered the Xiangwang Mansion. This has a great relationship with the comfort of life in the Xiangwang Mansion. It is Luo Bingzhong's biggest backer.

Zhu Zhanqian said pointingly: "Since Your Majesty let Gu know about it, it is the second elder brother and Gu, no matter what you do, you can't change it. The inside and outside of Prince Zheng's mansion have been checked a long time ago, and we just wait for the net to be collected." .”

"So that's how it is, Your Highness is brilliant!" Luo Bingzhong sang, and praised King Xiang by the way. Has he really become stupid?In fact, it is to say this sentence, Your Highness is brilliant.

When it's time to cooperate with the performance, as a long history, you can't turn a blind eye.

If he doesn't act dull, how can he reflect His Highness's brilliance?

At this time, Prince Zheng's Mansion still didn't know that the catastrophe was imminent, and only the line of Jinyiwei could see the pond newspaper that was not accepted at night. Even Yu Qian, who was in charge of military affairs, had to be informed by His Majesty.

Only a few people knew that something was going to happen in the Prince Zheng's Mansion, so the Prince Zheng's Mansion was still full of singing and dancing, and it was very lively.

When Luo Bingzhong came to the Prince Zheng's Mansion, he saw only the front of the Prince Zheng's Mansion, full of crowds, and all kinds of artists from the capital gathered together. It was quite festive to play, play and sing. Looking at this scene, Luo Bingzhong could only sigh. Know.

Luo Bingzhong found Zheng Wang Zhu Zhanyu, who was a little drunk, and told him his intentions in the future. He didn't say anything, but said that his highness invited him.

"Gu is the second brother! He's the fifth brother! Why is he going back to Beijing, Gu still has to go to see him, what's the matter?" Zhu Zhanxi obviously drank too much, and his tongue curled up a bit.

"His Royal Highness Zheng, the words have been brought, and I will leave for the time being." Luo Bingzhong left the Prince Xiang's mansion without embarrassing Zhu Zhanqian at all. The words were blunt, and he left after speaking.

Zhu Zhanxi had a few more drinks with some singers before muttering: "If my father hadn't told me to listen to my eldest brother and fifth younger brother alone, I wouldn't have gone this time alone. If you want to call, then go and see Look, you play first."