My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 201 Consummation of Merit and Virtue

  Zhu Di looked puzzled.

  Zhang An Shidao: "Your Majesty, the matter is actually very simple. This person is very cunning, and he will leave room for everything he does."

   "Because of this, I believe that he must not only have arranged for the right whistle, because if the right whistle misses, then...wouldn't it be a failure?"

   "So I have been thinking, what will be his next move? Until His Majesty said confidently that they would be wiped out, his performance made me feel suspicious."

   "Suspicious?"

Zhang Anshi nodded and said: "This person keeps coughing, I think what he is suffering from is pharyngitis, and the manifestations of this pharyngitis are mainly shortness of breath and coughing, but his sudden heart-piercing cough is not because he committed a crime. illness, but wants to use his illness to cover up his expression at the moment."

"In fact, his expression has been well concealed. Even if he doesn't cough desperately, he won't be noticed. But there is a saying that he has a guilty conscience. It is because he has a guilty conscience and is afraid of showing his feet. That's why he is like this. So what does he have to hide? What? Your Majesty just said something confidently, and it seems that what he wants to cover up is the backhand of this step."

"Afterwards, the people who performed Zhong Shan's performance suddenly arrived first, and I immediately thought that His Majesty would definitely summon the military officer for the first people who came to King Qin's rescue, because they needed to know what happened to Zhong Shan and Nanjing City, as well as the five armies. The response from the Governor's Mansion...Thinking about it this way, I began to suspect that this might be his backhand, Zhong Shan's drill, and it might be a drill they arranged a long time ago. They are in the Ministry of War, and they must have internal support to arrange a drill. What is it? And what they have to do is to wait, and if the right sentry loses, they will immediately rush over in the name of King Qin, and take the opportunity to wear armor and bring weapons to the imperial court."

Zhang Anshi smiled, and continued: "Usually at this time, His Majesty has just repelled the rebellious army, and he will be paralyzed, thinking that these rebellious parties are nothing more than that. And everyone will breathe a sigh of relief at this time, let alone the other party It is even less likely that Qin Wang's men and horses who have been ordered by the Five Armies' Commander's Mansion will be wary."

  "And this... gave them another chance, taking advantage of this opportunity...to kill His Majesty in one fell swoop."

"It's just that the above are just my guesses. I feel suspicious in my heart, so I have a little more precautions against this Qianhu Liu Zhan. When I see something wrong with him, and think of how much love my Majesty and the crown prince have for me, I don't think about anything. Now, I subconsciously stepped forward to block, it is fortunate that I didn't teach this thief to succeed."

  After Zhu Di heard this, he took a deep breath: "These people have such vicious thoughts, they are their mothers, they can't be defeated on the battlefield, and they still use such low methods."

Zhang Anshi said: "What they want to do... is to kill the fish and break the net. As the saying goes, do one thing and do the other, but...the minister is very panic. This shows that they have been secretly operating in Nanjing for many years. , and in the army, there are their henchmen, which shows how cunning these people are on weekdays."

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi carefully: "Are you all right now?"

   "It's better." Zhang Anshi smiled wryly, "It's just that the bones are still hurting badly. Hey... I knew that I would have been careless if I put more cotton in these two armors for cushioning."

  Zhu Di said: "This time, if it wasn't for Qing, I'm afraid I would die, you kid... you have winks."

   Zhu Di praised him as a consolation.

  Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu looked at Zhang Anshi in unison.

  Big brother is indeed a big brother. He can protect himself well at any time. People with brains are really different.

  Zhu Di looked at the scholar at this time.

  The scholar was obviously disappointed, and he couldn't hide his disappointment. Obviously, in his opinion, all his plans fell through, and he was really unwilling.

  He coughed twice at this time, showing a resentful expression.

  At this point, this sense of powerlessness that has been spent all his life in vain permeated his whole body.

  So he gave a wry smile, but he was even more suspicious in his heart.

  Why... this man named Zhang Anshi would see through these things?

  In his mind, he has replayed the details countless times, and he already believes that he has absolutely no flaws, and every place is perfectly arranged.

  But such a seamless thing, but... it seems that everything is under Zhang Anshi's eyes, which makes him really unbelievable.

  Zhu Di walked out of the meeting place, looking outside the meeting place, the model camp has begun to clean the battlefield.

  Zhu Di was used to such **** scenes, so he looked calm.

He turned his head, glanced at Yishiha and Zhang Anshi who were catching up, and said: "This scholar, I want to take him back to Nanjing City, Qixia...is still dangerous, we must interrogate him carefully, this person...must have a lot of secrets, and then The past must not happen again, so... let the model camp **** them to ensure nothing goes wrong."

  Zhang Anshi immediately said: "Observe the order."

   "You can go back to Nanjing City with me." Zhu Di said: "It is hard to guarantee that there will be their remnant party now, so there must be no accidents."

  After thinking for a while, Zhu Di said again: "Let's go now, don't hesitate."

  ...

  Eastern Palace.

  Jin Zhong rushed into the East Palace, and immediately found the prince Zhu Gaochi.

  He quickly reported the matter, and all the officials in Zhan Shifu's mansion took a breath after hearing this.

  Zhu Gaochi's face sank, and he said worriedly: "Father...is in danger, and Anshi...how is it possible? Is the right whistle crazy...these chaotic parties...they..."

  Zhu Gaochi suddenly lost his mind.

  Besides, Chen Xiang, Secretary of Zhan Shifu Zuochunfang, immediately said: "If so, please Your Highness...to plan as soon as possible."

  All the officials of the prince looked at Zhu Gaochi.

  In some ways, this news is terrible.

  No one knows...what happened now, how far things have gone.

   But one thing is certain, this matter may be good news or bad news.

  The bad thing is that no one knows what actions those rebellious parties...will do.

  His Majesty is going on tour in a low-clothes, there must be not enough guards, something might really happen.

   But once the sky changes, it means... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may have to inherit the rule.

They are all assistant officials of the crown prince, the so-called emperor and courtiers, no matter what, they have been serving the crown prince with all their heart in the past two years, so...in the future, they, the people of Zhan Shifu, may soon be with the crown prince , Entering the ranks of the Six Departments and Nine Ministers.

  Zhu Gaochi glanced at Chen Xiang and said, "What do you mean?"

   "Once there is a change, the foundation of the country may be shaken. His Royal Highness is the crown prince. If something really happens...you should come out and take charge of the overall situation immediately, and never let the thieves take advantage of it." Chen Xiang was a little hesitant.

   But there is no other way, the time has come to show his infinite loyalty to the prince.

  Even though there may be mistakes, today's performance is, to some extent, crucial.

  Zhu Gaochi said angrily: "Father and An Shiji have their own auras, and nothing will happen to them. Don't talk too much, what happened to the five-army commander's mansion?"

  Jin Zhong hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies...has gone to **** King Qin."

  Zhu Gaochi was so angry that he jumped his feet: "You dog thieves, you dog thieves, I and these dog thieves are at odds with each other."

   But he knew very well that such cursing had no effect.

  On the contrary, someone from Zhan Shifu's adjutants suggested: "Your Highness should enter the palace immediately to see the empress...to prepare for any eventuality."

   "Yes, you should enter the palace... Such a big change, stay in Zhan Shifu... I'm afraid..."

  Zhu Gaochi folded his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

  But I heard a roar: "What do you want to do?"

   This loud roar scared everyone in Zhan Shifu's house.

   Zhu Gaochi was also taken aback, but saw that Jin Zhong was furious at this moment.

  Seeing again the blood-stained robe of Jin Zhong, the image of a king of Hades: "Are you going to put His Royal Highness in a situation of disloyalty and filial piety? At this moment, are you saying these words?"

  When the officials of Zhan Shifu heard Jin Zhong's reprimand, they were very dissatisfied.

   This Jin Zhong was just a fortune teller in the past, and he has not read many books, so he is worthy of talking about loyalty? But relying on His Majesty's trust, he was able to become an extremely human minister. Where is it like me, all of them are well-read poems and books, have a serious academic background, and are the disciples of a serious sage.

Jin Zhongli ignored them, but solemnly said to Zhu Gaochi: "His Royal Highness, the more you must be calm at this time, and you must not make any changes. Your Highness should stay in the Eastern Palace and strengthen the defense of the Eastern Palace. Idle people are kept separate, in case Xiao Xiao is also mixed in the East Palace."

"In addition, what His Highness has to do is to stabilize the capital. At this time, an edict should be issued and issued, ordering that, except for King Qin's soldiers and horses, all the imperial guards and the people of the capital camp should not leave without authorization. Camp. As for Qixia, we must also send people there, and if there is any news, we must be ready to deal with it at any time."

   "As for other matters, please His Royal Highness, together with the emperor and grandson, pray that His Majesty can return safely."

  Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath and said, "Hey...I wish I could go to Qixia..."

   "No!" Jin Zhong said: "No matter how sad you are, Your Highness must put the overall situation first."

  An adjutant couldn't help muttering: "I'm afraid that at this time, King Zhao is going to enter the palace, and even...His Royal Highness King Ning who is in Beijing may also..."

Jin Zhong glared at this person, and said angrily: "What are you talking about! Daming only has one crown prince, and only one crown prince. I know that some people want to deliberately create such tension and persuade His Royal Highness...to do something. You also It’s easy to follow, and it will appear that you have contributed to welcome the establishment from the dragon.”

"But I, Jin Zhong, put the words here. No one in Nanjing City can challenge the position of the crown prince. With the five armies' governor's mansion and the Ministry of War, who dares to have any wishful thinking? You should stop talking nonsense here, and your Highness will fall into the trap." righteous."

  The person who spoke became dumb for a moment, not because he couldn't argue with Jin Zhong, but because Jin Zhong was too fierce, looking like he was about to raise a knife to cut someone at any time, full of murderous aura.

  Jin Zhong understands these people’s small plans better than anyone else. In fact, he has seen this kind of thing a lot. Not to mention the royal family, even in ordinary households, it is not uncommon for servants to provoke their masters to fight among themselves.

  After all... If the master of the house has no foreign enemies, how can he show his role as a loyal servant?

  It is not uncommon to deliberately set up an imaginary enemy, to create a crisis if there is no crisis, and to create credit if there is no credit.

  Jin Zhong knew, however, that this kind of harm would be extremely great, and he could clearly succeed in overcoming the great rule, but he did such meaningless actions. Once an accident happened, the prince might really be killed.

  At this time, Jin Zhong looked back at the prince, and said in an unquestionable tone: "The minister will guard outside the East Palace. The guards of the East Palace... are enough to protect the safety of the East Palace. If there is any news, His Highness will make a decision soon."

  Zhu Gaochi just lost his mind, thinking of his father, thinking of Zhang Anshi, he felt sad from the bottom of his heart.

   At this time, Jin Zhong encouraged: "My condolences, Your Highness, maybe things are not so bad."

   At this moment, someone rushed in suddenly: "Qixia has news, there is news..."

  As soon as this remark was made, everyone looked at a **** who was running towards him.

  The **** ran to Zhu Gaochi's feet, and fell to his knees with a thud: "Your Highness, Your Majesty and Marquis Annan are safe and sound. We have defeated the thief, and we will return to the city safely soon."

   "..."

  Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath, then overjoyed and said: "Really? Really? Great... Really great... Ben Gong... Ben Gong..."

  Jin Zhong stopped Zhu Gaochi: "Your Highness...don't move lightly at this time, the situation outside is unknown, or it may be false news, deliberately trying to deceive His Highness to leave the palace...Your Highness, no matter what happens outside, don't leave the East Palace for half a step."

  Zhu Gaochi seemed to gain some confidence, he let out a long sigh of relief, and said, "Okay, everything is up to Master Jin."

  The assistant officials of Zhan Shifu looked at each other, and some couldn't help showing a bit of disappointment.

  In a sense, if something really happens, if His Majesty is a great leader, the crown prince can succeed him, which will be of great benefit to them, and they will save more than ten years of struggle.

  As for Zhang An Shi, who cares about his life? If he is alive, according to the relationship between His Royal Highness and him, the prince will treat him...

   What's more, Zhang Anshi was raised by the crown prince. Even when Zhang Anshi's father was still alive, that Zhang Anshi was almost always raised in the Prince's Mansion in Beiping. With this Anshi gone, wouldn't the world's biggest favorite be missing?

  ...

  In Wenyuan Pavilion.

  The three bachelors have no intention of drafting votes.

  So they gathered together in the teahouse and drank tea in silence.

   Xie Jin was very preoccupied, and kept thinking about the words of Deng Xian, the head of the Ministry of War, feeling suspicious.

But…

   Xie Jin couldn't help feeling a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

  He couldn't tell what it felt like.

   It seems that the current chaos is what he is looking forward to.

   But at this time, he still needs to show a bit of regret: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone can punish them, I can't think of... who is so bold."

Yang Rong didn't say anything, he tried hard to guess, thought of Qixia, thought of Donggong, thought of the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he seemed to have passed through his mind all the people who could influence the overall situation of the capital, It seems to be possible to guess what the worst outcome of this matter will be.

   Hu Guang looked at Yang Rong and said, "What is Mr. Yang thinking?"

  "I was wondering why the anti party did this."

   "Mr. Yang seems very worried?"

Yang Rongdao: "Of course, once there is a change, I am worried that His Royal Highness may not be able to control the overall situation. At that time, there will be many ambitious people in the world who will take advantage of the situation. Hey... how long has the world been stable, these rebels... I'm afraid it may not be to usurp the throne, but the purpose is to turmoil the world. Only when the water is muddied and the world is in chaos, will they have a chance... Don't you see that after the Eight Kings Rebellion, did barbarians enter China? After Huang Chao, the world will be divided Did the centuries of bloodshed at the end of the Tang Dynasty happen when one side was separated from the regime? Hey..."

  Hu Guang felt that this sentence was a bit inappropriate, so he said: "Mr. Yang is careful."

  Yang Rong shook his head and said: "There is nothing to avoid these words, even if His Majesty listens, he will not be offended."

   Xie Jin was in a state of confusion, but he listened carefully and continued to say nothing.

   "The holy car is here, the holy car is here..."

  At this time, someone from Zhongshushe hurried in and said: "Shengjia entered Beijing and will soon arrive at Daming Gate. He was escorted by the Model Battalion. I heard that the thieves have been wiped out."

  As soon as this remark came out, Yang Rong, who was calm on weekdays, suddenly became overjoyed and said, "The common people have been saved."

   As he spoke, he hurriedly said: "Hurry up, go to Daming Gate to pick you up."

  Xie Jin suddenly, like a thousand arrows piercing his heart, he felt an indescribable loss.

  But still forced a smile, stood up and said: "Yes, take the driver."

   At this time, the ministers have arrived at Daming Gate one after another.

   Xie Jin, the governors Qiu Fu, Zhu Nengren and others stood by the imperial road to welcome the Marquis.

  A lot of ministries and halls from various ministries also came, and the crowd of officials stood holding their breath one by one.

   There are different opinions about what happened to Qixia, but no matter what, His Majesty drove back to Beijing, so... the overall situation has been decided, what happened actually doesn't have much meaning.

   Not long after, I saw groups of officers and soldiers of the Model Battalion wearing armor and showing a murderous look. They were as imposing as a rainbow, and many of them had not had time to wipe off the blood on their shining armor. On some armors, there are traces of swords and chisels.

   It can be seen from a distance, but it is still frightening.

  Zhu Di rode a horse and was heavily guarded by people, while Zhang Anshi was behind Zhu Di. As for Zhu Yong and the others, they personally guarded the scholar.

  Mighty men and horses arrived at Daming Gate, and all the officials saluted.

  Zhu Di got off his horse, looked around, and asked in front of Xie Jin, Yang Rong, Hu Guang, Qiu Fu, and Zhu Neng, "Where is the prince?"

  At this time, news had already come from the East Palace, and Qiu Fu replied: "Jin Zhong, Minister of the Ministry of War, is in the East Palace to protect His Royal Highness Zhou Quan, and His Highness has always been in the East Palace."

  Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and said: "It should be so when it is in danger."

   When encountering danger, as an emperor, what he fears the most is not just his own life being in danger, but the greater chaos caused by the chaos.

  Prince at this time, staying in the East Palace is actually a reassurance for all officials, which has the effect of reassuring people's hearts.

  Zhu Di immediately glanced at Xie Jin, who kept his head down, not daring to raise his head.

   Fortunately, Zhu Di's gaze was only fleeting.

   But at this time, they found a person kneeling on the ground, looking trembling.

   It was Ji Gang who had broken his palm, and Ji Gang was obviously still dereliction of duty.

  But Zhu Di didn't care about it. The commander of the Jinyiwei is still recovering from his injuries. Logically... he couldn't predict the behavior against the party, but it is understandable.

  Zhu Di immediately said: "Everyone, go and perform your duties. I have nothing to do. With Zhang Anshi, the model camp, and Neiqianhu, it is natural and thoughtful."

  Hundred officials all secretly glanced at Zhang Anshi, but they all said in unison: "Yes."

   At the moment, all the officials dispersed.

Zhu Di's expression was solemn, and he was disappointed when he looked back: "Immediately set aside a small hall in the front hall. Zhang Anshi and I will try this disorderly party quickly, and the model battalion will be temporarily stationed at Daming Gate to prevent accidents... The current situation in the capital is very difficult. Leave it to the prince to deal with it, so that he doesn't have to come to me to say hello, and the most important thing is to stabilize the overall situation, those remnants will not be able to jump the wall in a hurry, so we must be cautious."

  Yi Shiha listened: "The servant girl is going to pass the message."

  At the moment, Zhu Di rushed into the palace.

  He couldn't wait any longer.

   It was just that after seeing the scholar's methods, Zhu Di had to return to the palace first, and then deal with it, so as to avoid any accidents.

  He suddenly thought of something, and suddenly said: "Come back first...I will issue an edict to tell those merchants that the rebellious party has been wiped out, and Qixia will never have such a thing happen again in the future, so that they can do business with peace of mind."

  Yi Shi Kazakhs are all stupid.

  At this time, His Majesty is still concerned about the money of merchants...

  It takes a lot of care.

   "Follow the order."

  ...

  A small hall.

  The scholar was brought in, and his hands and feet were shackled.

  But there are not many instruments of torture in the palace after all, so the scholar has not suffered any physical pain.

  Obviously when he realized that all his methods were ineffective, the scholar looked very depressed.

This is actually understandable. A person who is extremely conceited and has achieved perfection in everything suddenly finds that he is just a clown in the eyes of others. This kind of blow may be more painful for a person like a scholar than physical pain. unbearable.

  Zhu Di was already sitting upright, staring at the scholar.

  Zhu Di knew that this scholar must have a huge secret.

   Pulling out this secret... can teach those rebellious officials and thieves that there is nothing to hide.

   It's just that at this time, Zhu Di was extraordinarily calm, he was not in a hurry... because it was the scholar in front of him who was in a hurry.

  As long as the scholar cannot commit suicide, he will know the truth sooner or later.

  Zhang Anshi is different.

  At this moment, he still felt a dull pain in his forearm. Zhang Anshi was a kind-hearted person, and he rarely tortured people physically, but Zhang Anshi didn't mind this scholar at all.

Zhang Anshi looked at the scholar and said, "I know you won't say it, you want to take your secret into the coffin, but... don't worry, you won't die, you know who our Majesty is, right? Fang Xiaoru... Where are you now? And that..."

  Zhu Di was furious: "Zhang Anshi... picked up an important question."

  Zhang Anshi said in his heart, I am trying to intimidate the other party, and I am clearly telling the truth.

  But Zhang Anshi immediately changed his words: "Are you planning to suffer these flesh and blood pains slowly, so that you can't survive or die?"

  The scholar sighed: "I would like to say."

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

  The scholar said: "Things have come to this point, if I don't talk about it, I won't know people. I've never been a person who doesn't know people..."

  Zhang An Shidao: "It's very good, at least it's convenient for everyone, so... please tell me honestly."

  The scholar raised his head, looked at Zhang Anshi, and said, "It's just...it's easy to teach me, but I have an unfeeling request."

  Zhang Anshi said: "But it doesn't matter what you say."

  The scholar said: "How did you know my whereabouts, and how did you know my plan?"

  As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di cheered up.

  In fact...Zhu Di also thinks that Zhang Anshi is a little too smart. This scholar is so meticulous in his actions, who would have thought that Zhang Anshi would be able to control everything.

  Zhang Anshidao: "I'll tell you first, will you tell the truth?"

  The scholar said: "I have no choice. I know that the matter has come to this point, and all the plans have been exposed. It doesn't matter if I say it, but I am still not reconciled. I have to know where I have lost."

   "It's very simple." Zhang Anshi said: "I'm just treating the person in the same way as the person."

  The scholar was taken aback for a moment: "Do you treat him in the same way?"

Zhang Anshidao: "Your means, and that Xu Wen, what you use is actually people's hearts. You slowly hook people's greed and ambition, and finally, control them step by step, so They are used by you. This method is indeed very useful. It can be said that there are many contradictions inside and outside my Ming Dynasty. After all... everyone in this world has their own demands, and you are just manipulating their psychology. For example ... Dai Wang, is Dai Wang really rebellious? No, he is just arrogant, or stupid. But, you took advantage of this mentality and let him be fooled by you."

   "What does that have to do with your awareness of my plans?"

  Zhang Anshi grinned happily: "You hit yours, I hit mine. That's right, from the very beginning, you have been arranging all kinds of conspiracies, which are dizzying and impossible to guard against. If I just keep defending, where will I find you?"

   "But don't forget, I have weaknesses in Ming Dynasty, and there are also weaknesses in Tatars."

  Suddenly, the scholar seemed to understand something, his body shook, and a look of despair flashed across his eyes.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "This is actually your misunderstanding. You think that you have been attacking all the time, and Jin Yiwei will definitely see every move and be tired of coping. You will think that I will stare at the so-called clues every day, constantly looking for the truth But in fact, I have no interest in those clues, and even some clues, such as framing King Ning, were deliberately arranged by you. In this case... My method is also very simple, and I also attack. The Tatars... also Not monolithic."

   "Your so-called Great Khan, as well as the grand master, princes and princes, these important ministers... actually have many conflicts, and what I have to do is very simple, that is, buy them and smash them to death with money."

  Take the money... smash them to death...

  Zhang Anshidao: "Do you know the Tatar Taifu... How much silver did he charge me? Three hundred thousand taels... I promised three hundred thousand taels, and he immediately wanted to kneel down and call me daddy!"

  Scholar: "..."

  (end of this chapter)