My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 178 Sky and Earth Net

  Zhu Di is very hungry.

   In other words, he always felt that he would never be able to satisfy his appetite.

  So after eating the rice porridge, within an hour, he started eating like a glutton like crazy.

  The big pig's hoof was chewed like a skeleton by Zhu Di.

   This is a pain for Supervisor Shang Shan.

  Because His Majesty is still "unawakened" even if he is in the palace. Of course, this is Zhu Di's confidentiality requirement. Not many people know about it, only a few dozen people.

   And these people are all confidantes in their confidantes.

  But now... at the bedroom, the demand for food suddenly increased.

  The people in the inner dining room were a little puzzled by the monks of Zhang Er. You must know that at the end of the day, there was almost no food demand in the sleeping hall. Although there were dozens of people there, no one had any appetite.

   Moreover, they have long been familiar with the diet of the nobles in the palace, but now... they suddenly have to serve all kinds of fatty things, such as lamb, pork...

  This is the food ordered by Yi Shiha himself. The dining room did not dare to neglect, so the leading old **** laughed dryly: "Grandpa...why all of a sudden...nobles..."

"Don't ask too much, it's not what the nobles in the palace eat, it's..." Yi Shiha paused, and a name popped up in his mind, and immediately said: "It's the Marquis of An Nan, he's hungry .”

  The old **** shuddered, how could this Marquis of Annan be like Taotie?

Yishiha ignored the shock on the old eunuch's face, he couldn't do anything about it, His Majesty's business must not be said, the nobles' food is all fixed, everyone knows it well, and he dare not blame His Royal Highness for this matter And on the head of the emperor's grandson.

  Thinking about it, in comparison, only Annanhou Zhang Anshi is suitable to take the blame.

Yi Shiha passed the food in personally, Zhu Di was still eating, drank a few more glasses of water and wine, took a breath, and said with a calm face: "It's a pleasure to be his mother, I haven't been hungry for a long time, The last time I was so hungry was when Jing Nan was besieged by the bandit army, and it took me a whole night to fight to get out of the trap."

   Zhang Anshi was stunned watching, but he didn't dare to say anything.

   This person who has just recovered from illness is really not suitable for such big fish and meat, but the other party is the emperor, can he stop him?

  At this moment, Zhu Di said, "Is everything settled?"

   These words were spoken to Yi Shiha.

  Yi Shiha bowed and said: "It has been dealt with, and His Royal Highness Zhao Wang has accepted the order."

   "What about after receiving the order?"

  Yi Shiha said: "The servant did not let anyone follow..."

   Zhu Di frowned.

  Yi Shiha quickly explained: "At this time, the big house should be in a mess. If there are still people in the palace staring at His Highness King Zhao, if someone notices it, it may feel strange."

  Zhu Di nodded and nodded: "How are my Wenyuan Pavilion ministers and ministers?"

   "It seems that she is very anxious, and she dare not leave the palace now, waiting to be heard at any time."

  Zhu Di said lightly: "These people are not fuel-efficient lamps, they are very ghostly."

   After a pause, Zhu Di said again: "Have you found out whoever poisoned Shangshan prison?"

   "The four are the most suspicious, and they have all been captured." Yi Shiha said with a straight face: "Until the poisoner is found, none of these four people will be able to escape alive."

  Zhu Di said: "A thorough investigation."

"Yes."

Only then did Zhu Di look at Zhang Anshi, and said solemnly: "The crown prince and the emperor's grandson must stay in the palace. As for Zhang Qing, they must stay outside the palace. You and Zhu Yong must not leak any news. Make arrangements outside the palace. Do you understand?"

  Zhang Anshi said: "I obey the order."

  Afterwards, Zhang Anshi went to bid farewell to Zhu Zhanji.

  Zhu Zhanji's sadness came and went quickly, and at this moment he commanded Yiwang Zhu to help him beat his back with a proud face.

  Zhang Anshi scolded: "He is your real uncle, how dare you ask him to do such a thing?"

  Zhu Zhanji said straightforwardly: "Uncle is voluntary."

  Zhu pouted and said, "No, I didn't do it voluntarily. I'm not happy."

  Zhang Anshi went up to pat Zhu Zhanji's head, and said patiently: "Don't bully your uncle, do you understand? Be a man with a conscience. Okay, my uncle is leaving the palace. You are here obediently, don't miss it."

  Zhu Zhanji let out an oh, without any nostalgia, but raised his head and asked Zhu: "Is there an ice cellar in the palace?"

   Zhang Anshi felt that he was hurt, and he didn't bother to talk to him anymore, so he left the palace in a hurry.

  Bringing Zhu Yong out of the palace, Zhang Anshi found that when he walked out of the palace, he attracted the attention of many people.

  Whether it is the minister or the **** who is forbidden to enter and leave the palace, they all look at Zhang Anshi with strange eyes, wanting to step forward to inquire about the news, but at the same time, they dare not act rashly.

  So, under their watchful eyes, Zhang Anshi went out from the Meridian Gate.

Zhang Anshi stretched his waist, let out a foul breath, and said: "Hey...Second brother, we can't rest now, there are still many things to do, first meet the third and fourth brothers, and then we have to do something Big ticket."

  Zhu Yong let out a cry.

  Zhang Anshi couldn't help saying: "Why don't you ask us what we are doing?"

  Zhu Yong said: "I don't want to think about it, I'm too tired, I can do whatever my elder brother says."

  Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "Second brother is a man of great wisdom, just like that Mr. Yao, the so-called no thought, no thought, just now can the body and mind be happy, and life can achieve great harmony."

   As he spoke, Zhang Anshi said painfully: "Brother is miserable. Brother has a lot of troubles, too many distracting thoughts, and his heart is broken."

  There was pity in Zhu Yong's eyes, and he said seriously: "Brother, I love you very much."

  Zhang Anshi waved his hand: "Okay, stop rambling, and go back to Qixia."

  Join up with Zhang Fu and Qiu Song, then Chen Li also came.

Everyone was looking forward to it, Zhang Anshi took a look at everyone, and then said with a red face: "You have caught the rebellious party and made great achievements, but everyone should not be too happy, something happened in the big house, so don't ask too much. Chen Li..."

  When Chen Li heard that something had happened, he was not shocked.

   Anyway, nothing happened. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so following Zhang Anshi won't hurt you.

  If something big happens, Zhang Anshi will make a lot of money if the crown prince conquers the throne. Of course, he will not suffer even more if he follows Zhang Anshi.

  So he hurriedly said: "Humble."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Let me monitor every move of Prince Zhao's Mansion, as well as Ying Tian Mansion and Habayashi Guard."

   "Ah..." Chen Li was slightly surprised.

  Zhang Anshi calmly said: "Just follow orders, don't be wordy."

  Chen Li quickly put away his astonished expression, and said, "Yes, you are so humble, let's arrange the manpower."

Zhang Anshi then looked at Zhang Fu and the others and said, "You are guarding the model camp, and you are required to be ready for death. Everyone, twelve hours a day, must not disarm, horses must not remove their saddles, and they must not let go of their swords. Fate! If there is any change, I ask Yizhuxiang to gather and attack."

  Zhang Fu said: "Brother, is this serious? Your Majesty...have you become the Emperor of Daxing?"

  Zhang Fu is a little sad. He still has a lot of affection for Zhu Di. His Majesty treats him very well, and he always greets him with care. Looking at what the elder brother means now, isn't this a clear sign...isn't it a sign of something wrong with His Majesty? And it was very possible that the Emperor Daxing had already passed away.

  Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhang Fu meaningfully: "Don't have any distracting thoughts."

  Even brothers, Zhang Anshi can hide as much as he can, not because Zhang Anshi doesn't want to believe Zhang Fu and the others, but because he doesn't believe in their IQ.

   After giving the order, Zhang Anshi went to his study.

  Sit down in front of the table, and see a lot of letters piled up here.

  The most of them were sent by Zhu Gaoxu from Annan.

   There are a lot of letters, most of them are Annan's situation, and Zhang Anshi's name in it is easy to make people feel uncomfortable.

  Something like 'Love brother, dear friend', 'Love brother respectful', etc.

  The current Zhu Gaoxu is very reassuring, not to mention the emotional problems between the brothers, he has tens of thousands of people in Annan, and the relatives of the four guards have also begun to move to the Annan states.

  This has always been the strategy of the Ming Dynasty. For example, in Yunnan and Guizhou, a large number of guards were established, and their relatives were ordered to go to the fields.

   Such a big family is in a place where they are not familiar with, and there are worried Annan people everywhere. The only thing that can hold Annan down is their combat effectiveness and their firearms that are far stronger than the local natives.

   Without commercial firms continuously transporting a large amount of supplies to the Annan Governor's Mansion, there is no way to effectively maintain the rule.

  So every time Zhu Gaoxu revises a book, he comes to ask for materials.

  There is a shortage of gunpowder, a new security battalion of natives has been built, there is also a shortage of ordnance, and so on.

  So Zhu Gaoxu inevitably felt a little embarrassed, so he had to say all kinds of nasty words.

In addition, Zhu Gaoxu is now provoking all kinds of incidents on the border of Annan, provoking Siam at every turn. Obviously... he is preparing for the next step to infiltrate the influence of the firm into Siam. At this time, the support of the firm is urgently needed .

  Of course, Zhang Anshi is not very concerned about this kind of friction on the border, what he cares about is Annan's governance.

  Yang Shiqi has arrived in Annan and assumed the post of deputy governor!

  He, the deputy governor, is actually the real head of the family in Annan, because Zhu Gaoxu thinks about creating friction and training soldiers every day. The burden of Annan's civil affairs, trade, and law almost falls on Yang Shiqi's head.

  For Yang Shiqi, the most urgent task is to strengthen the connection between the disaster and the inland, so... Widely build ports and wharves, hoping to use sea transportation to first strengthen the exchanges between Annan and the chief envoys of Guangdong and Fujian.

  In addition, building roads leading to the inland is also a top priority, followed by balancing the interests of the local aristocrats and state and county officials in the Annan state capitals so that they can check and balance each other.

  This is a piece of cake for Yang Shiqi!

  He has a natural ability to learn in this area, and he quickly started to get started, and with the help of the business firm, he enriched the strength of the Governor's Mansion.

  So a large number of businessmen were recruited into the Governor's Mansion, especially the more than 100 failed scholars sent by Zhu Jin, and these people were also used.

What Yang Shiqi is doing now is to screen out the various tribes in Annan, especially to vigorously win over the local Han people. The Sinicized natives have also become a force to rely on.

  The biggest move is to carry out culture and education.

   In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu obviously has no awareness of this aspect, and he is very repulsive to Confucianism.

But Yang Shiqi is different. He knows that culture and education are an important force for stabilizing Annan in the future. Therefore, he set up schools widely to promote the Four Books and Five Classics. Examinations, only those who pass the examinations, nobles can inherit the title, and landlords can inherit the family business.

  Of course, the questions are not difficult, they are all the most superficial exams, as long as you can read and write common characters, and write down a few Han and Tang poems silently.

  After Zhang Anshi read Yang Shiqi's letter, he greatly appreciated it, and hurriedly asked someone to invite Li Xiyan.

  Li Xiyan used to say that she was a dying person, dying and so on.

  But recently, my energy is getting better and better. I feel like a fish in water in the library. I occasionally give lectures or write articles in the library.

   The two met and saluted.

  Li Xiyan said worriedly first: "I heard that something happened in the palace, is it true?"

  Zhang Anshi sighed: "Hey, don't mention it, I will be sad when my junior brother mentions it."

  Li Xiyan also sighed: "Since something happened in the palace, why didn't you call the ministers into the palace..."

  Zhang Anshidao: "The matter of the big house... Forget it, let's not talk about it, I am very sad."

  Li Xiyan shook his head. He thought that Zhu Di would probably fail. No matter what, he and Zhu Di still had a teacher-student relationship, so he felt a little sad.

After some sighs, Zhang Anshi got straight to the point, and said: "Brother, I have been thinking about it... I always think that only three thousand disciples of Confucius have made Confucianism so grand today. I, Zhang Anshi, as a great Confucian, no, as a Confucius The running dog of the sect is very concerned about the prosperity of the Confucianism sect and the glorification of the lintel!"

"I'm worried. This text has taught the world for thousands of years, but the Confucian scholars in the world, although they have grown, are still hesitant to educate the world. If Confucius has a spirit in the sky, he knows that our disciples in future generations are like this. It’s useless, and I must be crying bitterly now, and the coffin wants to be lifted.”

  Li Xiyan was too surprised to speak.

I saw Zhang Anshi continue to say: "It is our duty to promote ethics, so... I came to discuss with my junior brother. I have a plan, or... ask Mr. Li to write some articles, and when he lectures in the library, why not talk about it?" Tell... Let these Confucian scholars, with ambitions in all directions, to make Confucianism great, and invite scholars...to have lofty aspirations."

"Let's just talk about Annan. Many natives in Annan don't know how to teach. The things of the Confucian sage are so precious, we can't waste everything, so Annan plans to promote culture and education! Not only that, but also rewards Confucian scholars. As long as they are willing to go, Whether it is for those who set up a school or travel, they will provide food and clothing, junior brother, please write an article to talk about this matter, and then I will publish this article in the residence newspaper."

   Li Xiyan is interested in this. What is the essence of Confucianism? It is education!

   This is deeply rooted in the bone marrow. The reason why Confucianism has been unshakable for thousands of years is that it has a complete education system and is very enthusiastic about educating the world.

So Li Xiyan showed a little smile and said: "This is a good thing. I will write it. I will ask my brother to read it in a few days. Besides, I have many disciples in the library. I can suggest that they go to Annan. It doesn’t matter whether it’s travelling, or taking root there to give lectures, in short...it’s a good thing to be able to go there.”

Zhang Anshi looked at Li Xiyan appreciatively, nodded and said: "As expected of me, Junior Brother is the most loyal disciple of Confucius. Talking about being a disciple of a sage! I think...these people are worse than dogs. We must punish these fake scholars, and we must not let these despicable people get their way."

  ...

   Datong.

  A letter was quickly sent to the Daiwang Palace.

  Dai Wang Zhu Gui, Kong Wu is powerful, and is now in his prime. He has similar hobbies to Zhu Di, and also loves bowing horses and riding and shooting.

  Therefore, there is a special racecourse in Daiwangfu.

  Today, I rode my favorite horse around the racecourse in Wangfu, Zhu Gui stopped the horse, and then an **** knelt down on the horse and bowed his body.

  Zhu Gui stepped on the eunuch's back and got off the horse.

  At the side, the officials of the Daiwangfu greeted each other happily and said: "Your Highness is good at riding, this kind of riding is really rare in the world."

  He also said humanely: "Emperor Taizu Gao is also very good at bowing horses, and His Highness is only able to leap horses, so he looks like Gaozu."

  Zhu Gui took the handkerchief handed over by the eunuch, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a big smile: "This king is no better than Huang Kao, please don't speak nonsense."

   "Under the Emperor Taizu, is His Highness."

  Zhu Gui said proudly: "Well...among all the brothers, this king has the best riding skills."

   "Compared to riding, His Highness's marching and formation, and the administration of civil affairs are also very well within the reach of others."

  Zhu Gui laughed and said, "Haha...it's okay, it's okay..."

   "His Royal Highness is so humble, and this official... woo... woo... If this official can meet His Highness who is so enlightened, he will have no regrets in this life."

  Everyone speaks to you and I speak, and everyone is full of energy. I can't wait to compare Zhu Gui to Yao and Shun.

  Zhu Guihu looked around, but he was also a little bit flustered.

  At this time, someone came in a hurry, came to Zhu Gui and said, "Your Highness, there is a letter from Mr. Xu Wen."

  As soon as he heard that it was Xu Wen, Zhu Gui cheered up immediately, took the letter, opened the envelope, looked down, and his face suddenly changed.

   "Da Nei... There have been changes... Brother Huang has been poisoned by arsenic." After reading the letter, Zhu Gui raised his head suddenly.

   All of a sudden, everyone became quiet, and no one dared to show their anger.

   After a while, someone said: "I don't know, my lord...but what else did you say?"

"This is Xu Wen's handwriting." Those around Zhu Gui are all his confidantes, Zhu Gui said freely: "After being poisoned, the palace immediately cut off the connection with the outside court. But the empress... that lady, ordered King Zhao to control Yulinwei and Yingtianfu."

  Which one of the people standing beside Zhu Gui is not a human being?

  As soon as they heard it, the people here suddenly understood.

   "I think the palace has changed, but I don't know if it's the prince or the king of Zhao..."

Zhu Gui's face was cold, and he squinted his eyes and said: "But what Xu Wen means is... this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui, what are they! In the eyes of this king, when this king made immortal military exploits, they still They are playing with mud. Now that the court officials are leaderless, Xu Wen is in the capital, and has already arranged chess pieces in the officials, the palace, and the army... He hopes that this king will enter the capital secretly immediately to preside over the overall situation."

  After hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

   "Your Highness, it's too risky."

   "Yes, Your Highness... If you go to Beijing alone, if something happens, you will regret it."

  After Zhu Gui heard this, his fiery heart cooled down a little. He walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking a little anxious.

   It was just that he was obviously unwilling to reconcile in his heart. With a sullen face, he murmured: "If you miss this opportunity, once Zhu Gaochi or Zhu Gaosui ascends the throne, it will be too late."

"Even if you want to do something, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Datong, you may not be able to enter the capital smoothly... Zhu Laosi is nothing more than the emperor, do you want to teach this king to bow his head to yellow-haired children like Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui? Besides, what's more? Well, what Xu Wen did in the capital may be exposed sooner or later, and at that time, the court will impose a crime..."

   As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed.

  At this time, someone stood up, but it was Liu Jian, the chief historian of the palace. Liu Jian said: "Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Your Highness."

  Dai Wang Zhu Gui looked at Liu Jian.

Liu Jian said: "This is a good time for His Royal Highness, who is Datong. I think that in the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu was punished, and the capital was in chaos. Someone invited Liu Heng, the acting king of the Han Dynasty, to come to Beijing to succeed Datong. Liu Heng hesitated again and again. They also persuaded the Dai Wang Liu Heng not to take any risks. Only Song Chang, the lieutenant of the Dai Wang Mansion, stood up to all the opinions and believed that the Liu family was stable and there was no need to worry about it. Therefore, Liu Heng followed the advice and became the Emperor of Hanwen, making great achievements for thousands of years."

"Your Highness, in terms of bow and horse, Liu Heng is not as good as His Highness, and in terms of talent, Liu Heng can't compare with Your Highness! As for Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui in the capital, they are nothing more than chickens and dogs. As long as His Highness appears in the capital , must be the world's guest service."

"As the acting king, Liu Heng can make such a great achievement. Why is your Highness still hesitating? In my opinion, there must be no hesitation right now. You should go to Beijing immediately. When the two tigers Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui are fighting, use Xu Wen and your Highness In order to live up to Emperor Gao’s reputation, he will be able to inherit the great rule.”

He paused, and then said: "Over the past few years, the country has been in turmoil, and the people of the Li people have suffered unspeakably. At the beginning, Jianwen... was young and trusted traitors. Now the emperor has passed away. Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaochi are the same people as Jianwen. Lord Lai, all the officials, soldiers and civilians also hope that someone like His Highness will come out to preside over the overall situation, if His Highness does not come out, I am afraid that the world will be disappointed, I implore Your Highness, do it immediately, don't hesitate."

Zhu Gui's heart was surging with these words: "Among all the brothers, this king is the most similar to Emperor Taizu Gao. Liu Changshi is right. The opportunity is too late to come again. Emperor Gao of Taizu is just a commoner. You can take over the world, what else can I hesitate to do!"

   After finishing speaking, he gritted his teeth again and said: "Pack up and set off immediately, with only a few hundred guards along the way, to go to Nanjing in the starry night. Liu Jian is the most virtuous in the palace, so he can follow me around."

  In this generation of the palace, some people are excited, some can't sleep, and some are terrified.

  Especially many close ministers of the acting king Zhu Gui, they brag about Zhu Gui every day, not because Zhu Gui really has any supernatural abilities, but in fact, they are just asking for food!

   Don’t everyone know what Zhu Gui’s virtue is?

  Now that Zhu Gui has swelled to such an extent that he wants to enter the capital with Qingqi to win the big position, it is beyond their imagination.

  So...overnight...someone escaped.

  ...

   These days, King Zhao is in the palace every day. Although Empress Xu asked him to restrain Habayashi Wei and Ying Tianfu, he knows very well that these are still false!

  If you want to be a winner, you must control Ouchi.

   But it was obvious that the prince was still in the hands of his prince and brother, which made King Zhao anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

  So secretly, King Zhao came to find Xie Jin again: "Why is there no news about the father in Da Nei? Could it be that even the edict..."

   "Shh, Your Highness, be careful." Xie Jin frowned and said, "You can't talk nonsense about these things."

  Zhu Gaosui became angry, and said: "Father's life and death are unknown, and the traitor controls Da Nei. I am a filial son. Now my parents don't know whether they are alive or dead. Can't I say it? Hey... If I swallow my anger, I will be unfilial..."

   Xie Jin said meaningfully: "That Zhang Anshi has left the palace, does your Highness know?"

   "I know!" Zhu Gaosui said: "I think...the prince must have let him out of the palace, and wanted to use this...to control the capital."

   Xie Jin nodded: "So...Your Highness, you see they are making arrangements step by step, and only His Highness is here to say nothing."

  Zhu Gaosui sat down dejectedly, and said angrily, "Then what should I do now?"

Xie Jindao: "Do what a son should do, come to the palace every day, and ask the empress to allow His Highness to see you. Even if you are rejected, don't care about it. As for Yingtian Mansion and Yulin Guard, His Highness must firmly grasp it." , just in case, and Zhang Anshi's movements, we must also keep an eye on them, and never let him take advantage of the loopholes."

  Zhu Gaosui suddenly said: "What if... this king breaks into the palace?"

   Xie Jin's face changed suddenly, and he said in surprise: "What?"

  Zhu Gaosui narrowed his eyes, his pupils were full of light, and said: "Father, after eating arsenic, will surely die. In the palace...the queen must be held hostage by the crown prince. I want to save the queen and break into the palace."

   Xie Jin's face turned pale with fright, and he looked at Zhu Gaosui as if he were looking at a freak.

  At this time, Xie Jin felt a little regretful, why did he hang out with such a thing?

   Unreliable!

  Zhu Gaosui saw that Xie Jin just stared at him without saying a word, and said, "Why doesn't Xie Gong say anything?"

  Xie Jin tried his best to calm his mind, took a deep breath, and said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty's life and death are just uncertain, and it has not reached the point of irreversibility. You must not act rashly."

Zhu Gaosui's eyes were full of unwillingness, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Arsenic is poisonous, and you will die within a day! What is life and death? The emperor's brother is Qin Ershi, and Zhang Anshi is Zhao Gao and Li Si! Pity me, Mr. Fusu, do you have to wait until They falsely preached the Holy Order, and I will regret it if I die?"

  (end of this chapter)