The autumn in Jiangnan came particularly early and deep this year.

Xu Huai crossed the river from the southern part of Luzhou and arrived at the foot of Ji Mountain. He saw that the turbid river water was wrinkled by the autumn wind, and yellow leaves fell scattered by the poplar trees beside the shore. It was only mid-September, and in previous years, the tenants in the fields were still

Wearing a short trunk and working barefoot, this year it is already a bit bleak

Zhu Tong, with more than a dozen servants, waited here for a long time, came up and lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty is almost out of here. The Imperial Doctor said it may be the case in these two or three days - you are afraid you can't rest, so you have to rush to Jianye overnight. Maybe

I can still see Your Majesty for the last time…”

"You will return to Jianye City first. Before I enter the palace, I will meet your father and Wang Xuan's father first-- just meet at the Longzangpu Riverkou Goods Store. We will take a break there before entering the palace!"

Now the situation of Emperor Jianji is worrying and will not work at any time. After Xu Huai entered Jianye City, he would definitely rush to the palace to meet him as soon as possible. He could only choose to change his clothes in the cargo warehouse outside the city to meet Zhu Han and Wang Fan first.

Jishan belongs to Jianye Prefecture, but it is more than a hundred miles away from Jianye City.

Everyone was tired after rushing on the road for days, so Xu Huai asked Zhu Tong to rush back to Jianye City to contact Zhu Han and Wang Fan.

Zhu Tong and his servants rode the horses together. Xu Huai and his friends took a break at the foot of Ji Mountain, filled in some food and put on the horses prepared here in Zhufeng Hall, and continued on the road. In the middle of the night, they rushed to the northwest of Jianye City.

Longzangpu River Estuary.

Longzangpu is the Qin River in later generations. It originated from Baohua Mountain and Donglu Mountain in the southern part of Jianye Prefecture. It runs across Jianye City from east to west, exits from Xishui Pass, and turns to the northwest to merge into the Yangtze River.

Zhufeng Hall has a shop in Jianye City, but the Longzang Puhekou purchased land and built a warehouse as a transit station for Chushan merchant goods to various parts of the Yangtze River and Huai River. The warehouse was originally a farm with several houses. Zhufeng Hall

After taking over, several new large warehouses were built and docks for boats to dock. Last year, Xu Huai went to Beijing to meet with him. He accompanied him with more than 300 people, more than 1,000 horses, and a batch of stables and other annexes.

This time, Xu Huai mobilized more than 1,200 cavalry of the selection army from Chushan, and would probably be slightly behind for two or three days before he could arrive in Jianye. However, the warehouse had already received a notice two days in advance, and at this time, he urgently hired laborers.

A number of simple houses were built as a camp.

Xu Huai and his friends rushed to the Hekou Goods Store, and Zhu Tong had already rushed back to Jianye City in advance, waiting with Zhu Han and Wang Fan at the Goods Store.

Sitting behind the desk in the monastery arranged by Zhufeng Hall, Wang Fan received a secret edict from Xu Huai, and went to the candlelight with Zhu Wei to read it. After a while, he couldn't help but ask in surprise and confusion.

: "That's it? Nothing else?"

"There is only this secret edict in the box that Zheng Tu brought to Chushan, and nothing else," Xu Huai said, "What can Your Majesty say after a moment of awakening these days?"

"..." Zhu Han shook his head and said, "There are several people waiting for Funing Palace at all times, and His Majesty has not left a single word."

"What does Your Majesty's secret edict mean? You have not finished writing it?" Wang Fan frowned and asked.

"Zheng Tu went to Funing Palace to obtain a secret edict. Wang Xianggong and Zhu Gong all witnessed it with their own eyes. It should be clear that this is what Your Majesty insists on handing it to the hands of Mr. Xu," Han Gui raised his back and whispered, "And the secret edict has not been written, it is actually the condition of Your Majesty's illness.

It is not allowed, but Your Majesty still asked Princess Yingyun to stamp the jade seal and deliver it to Hou Xu. There must be an unfulfilled wish that Hou Xu Zun should do. Wang Xianggong, Mr. Zhu should have no objection to this, right?"

At that time, Wang Fan was not in the inner hall, but Zhu Wen was sure of this.

He was even worried that Zhou He, King Huai and others would not admit it later, and he even asked Emperor Jianji, who was still a little sane at the time, to confirm this.

"What unfulfilled wishes does Your Majesty have? You can't tell from this secret decree!" Zhu Han asked with a frown.

Although Xu Huai received the secret edict, he could confirm that Emperor Jianji had attempted to leave the secret edict, but the secret edict did not write down what was unfinished. If Xu Huai interpreted it randomly, he acted as a ruling power, and

What is the difference between prosecuting edicts?

Lu Xiong and Zhu Tong had never seen a secret edict before. When they heard this, they took the secret edict on the desk and read it. They looked at it and were completely confused and completely unaware of the so-called.

"Your Majesty's unfulfilled wish is actually revealed in the last 'two words'..." Han Gui said.

"Zheng?" Wang Fan asked in confusion, "Do you think Your Majesty wants to establish a prince?"

"Why does the Wang Xianggong think so?"

"Your Majesty knows that the disease is hard to cure. The first priority to leave a secret edict is of course the succession to the throne." Wang Fan could see that Xu Huai was a little tired. He didn't know how many complicated things he had dealt with after receiving the secret edict.

I don’t think that Han Gui is speaking on his behalf now has any disrespect. I immediately expressed his opinion, “In addition to King Huai, the only one who can succeed the treasure is the young prince, and Concubine Zheng is also the Concubine Zheng.

Isn’t the birth of the word Zheng?”

"Han Gui doesn't think that His Majesty is a person who ignores the country for his own selfish thoughts." Han Gui said.

Xu Huai took over the conversation at this time and said:

"When I passed by Xiangyang, Shuai Wen had gone out of the city to meet and asked me if I was expected to recover the Central Plains. I only said one thing, King Huai succeeded to the throne, and may be expected to protect half of the country. Shuai Wen did not say much, so he said goodbye to me and returned to Xiangyang City.

.Indeed, there are all kinds of shortcomings in King Huai's succession, and not many of the old ministers of Qiandi were real pillars of the country - Wang Boqian, Yang Maoyan and Wang Qiyong were cliques, and Ge Boyi was also afraid when he was in charge of the Tianxiong army.

In the DDT war, it is hard to call a good general. Not to mention that the King of Huai is gentle and suspicious, it was also written by His Majesty in a secret edict. But now the question is, will the prince ascend the throne be better than the King of Huai ascend the throne?

”

Zhu Han and Wang Fan shook their heads.

No matter they do not want to see King Huai ascend the throne, they will not say against their conscience that the country will suffer great difficulties and the country will be suspicious. It is a better choice - at least there is no need to say this in front of Xu Huai.

In this situation, how can you expect a young son who can only learn to speak and live to be an adult and what he can do after he takes the throne?

Summon Zheng Huaizhong into the court to assist in the government?

It was hard for Zhu Han and Wang Fan to imagine that Concubine Zheng was listening from behind the curtain. Zheng Huaizhong entered the court to assist in the government and could not engage in internal struggles with the officials and the Huai Palace, work together to stabilize the overall situation and resist the invasion of the Chihu people.

If Emperor Jianji died of illness without leaving a secret edict, all the ministers decided to decide together, and Zhu Han and Wang Fan had no choice but to vote for King Huai.

There are only two choices, and they can only choose one that is not that bad.

This is a decision that no pragmatic person is difficult to make.

"The King of Huai has long been the title of the Crown Brother. In addition to a group of old ministers in the secret residence, the sergeant ministers of the court also basically prefer the King of Huai to succeed the throne," Zhu Han asked in confusion, "If Your Majesty also belongs to the King of Huai, he also wants King of Huai to succeed."

Why do you need to leave a secret decree in one go when you succeed to the throne?"

"Because King Huai ascended the throne, Zheng will rebel!" Han Gui said, "Can't the two ministers understand what the secret edict means at this time?"

"...How is that possible?" Zhu Wei almost jumped up as if someone had stepped on his tail.

Lu Xiong and Zhu Tong sat aside, with a look of shock on their faces. Only then did they suddenly realize why Xu Huai was leading his troops into Beijing.

Xu Huai led his troops into Beijing. Although no one came forward to stop him, the news had already triggered an endless undercurrent when it reached Jianye. Countless people were speculating on what the secret edict had written, and Xu Huai led more than a thousand cavalry into Beijing.

What exactly are you going to do?

As Emperor Jianji became more and he never woke up after falling into confusion, the most speculation was that Xu Huai held his imperial edict and led his troops into the capital to ensure his own safety when negotiating conditions with Zheng and King Huai.

After all, 1,200 elite cavalry entered the capital, and there were fewer or fewer or more.

Even though Zhu Han and Wang Fan did not think that Xu Huai was entrusting the imperial edict, they had never thought that Xu Huai led his troops to Beijing, and they were actually preparing to lead Zheng Huaizhong into the capital.

This secret edict was incomplete and did not clearly express its intention to be unfavorable to the Zheng family. Xu Huai had no way to use this secret edict to mobilize Jianye and any nearby imperial guards.

When Emperor Jianji passed away, Zheng Huaizhong returned to Jianye to attend the funeral. Under the threat of the Huai Palace, it was obvious that it was impossible for him to come alone. There must be hundreds of elite guards around him. Zheng Huaizhong must at least beware of the Huai Palace being stationed at the Huai Palace.

Three thousand elites from Jianye.

If Xu Huai wants to ensure that he will win in one blow, he can only start directly from Chushan.

But the question is, what point does the secret edict reveal that Your Majesty has the intention to attack Zheng?

Zhu Han couldn't help but pick up the secret edict again, looked carefully from beginning to end, shook his head and said, "This secret edict cannot convince anyone that your Majesty wants to be unfavorable to Zheng?"

"Not whether others believe it or not, the key is that Gong Zhu, Gong Wang believes or not?" Han Gui asked.

"I……"

Wang Fan's face was dark, Zhu Feng was speechless, and he could not say a word of belief or not for a long time.

Han Gui continued: "If it weren't for Zheng Huaizhong and Zheng Cong and his son were responsible for their own troops, would His Majesty be willing to give up Heluo? Or maybe His Majesty insisted on ordering the Zheng family to stick to Heluo and not retreat, would the Zheng family have surrendered?

Chihu people? When Huainan was in danger, what was the situation under which the Zheng family father and son finally led the main force of the Shenwu Army to fight on the battlefield in Huainan? Mr. Zhu couldn't remember it now, right? Yes, King Huai succeeded to the throne

, All the ministers could ask the Prince of Huai to make the prince the prince to be checks and balances, but the problem is that this is how can Zheng Huaizhong be

Is the heart? Now that the king of the enemy is assassinated, Xu Su's enemy is shrinking to the north line, Zheng Huaizhong will definitely choose to endure, but when the new king of the king ascends the throne, he will lead the army south. Zhu Gong, Wang Gong, thinks that Zheng Huaizhong may continue

He was loyal to Dayue, rather than turning his head to the forefront of the Huguan, and attacking Jianghuai? With His Majesty's heart and mind, he felt that the disease was difficult to cure. What else could he worry about in the end besides this? And now Xu Su, Jing

The enemies in West and Heluo all shrink to the north line, which is the best solution to Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Zhi and his son, and it is also the last opportunity!"

"..." Wang Fan was silent for a while, his voice became hoarse and he said bitterly, "Even if we believe it, this secret edict cannot convince others!"

"It should not be difficult to convince the Huai Prince's Mansion." Xu Huai said.

"Yes, King Huai hopes to kill Zheng directly to prevent future troubles, but the question is, should this secret edict be published in the future?"

Zhu Han asked with a wry smile,

"The secret edict is not published in the world. If you join forces with the King of Huai to kill the Zheng family, the people in the world will only think that Chushan is pretending to be secret edict for personal gain, and in the end, he will not even dare to publish the secret edict; and if after the Zheng family is killed,

How many people in the world would think that Chu Shan was following the will of the saint? And why don’t you guard against the Huai Prince’s Mansion to make a comeback and frame all the charges on you, or even slander your improper edict.
Chapter completed!