In the first year of Longqing, that is, six years ago, Duan Youxue, the governor of Baoqing Prefecture, and Jiang Shimo, the governor of Wugang Prefecture, were ordered to build the outer city of Prince Min's Palace.
Xiaowang City, Dawang City, and the Outer City are three interlocking rings, surrounded by more than ten miles of city walls, which is majestic and majestic.
Today, this impregnable royal city was invaded by people.
The thirteen gates and more than twenty towers of Prince Min's Palace are usually guarded by the Palace Guards.
Today, they were all quietly controlled by the Jin Yiwei.
In the past, it was a royal palace that lived high in the sky.
Today, it is even more of a mess.
The soldiers were looming, and their momentum was counterbalanced. Who knew who was confronting each other in the royal city, causing a turmoil.
Confrontation of words, confrontation of power, thunder out of thin air.
Fortunately, the wind and thunder were strong and it didn't rain.
It seems that the confrontation in Lishan Palace finally subsided due to the induction of heaven and man.
The whole process made Zhu Shitai terrified!
During the few words between his father and King Min just now, he could hardly help but feel his two penises tremble.
At least it was all gone... King Min was suppressed. He swallowed his anger and did not have an attack. He just tried to make up for it and drove the Jin Yiwei away quickly.
Zhu Shitai avoided the eyes of everyone in Prince Min's palace who were looking for someone to devour.
Pushing Zhu Xizhong's wheelchair, he forced himself to calm down and walked out of Lishan Palace.
Even if the imperial guards gathered around him, they seemed unable to stop the prince's turbulent malice.
At this moment, he was afraid that the prince would be overly stimulated by his father, and he would chop him to death here regardless.
It was not until he stepped out of the gate of Lishan Palace that he was not blocked, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced at Zhu Xizhong in the wheelchair and couldn't help complaining: "Sir, we are handling the case according to the order. Even if we offend these princes, we have His Majesty's backing."
"But why are you so provocative?"
Zhu Shitai cursed in his heart, and kept telling himself to be prudent, but today he showed off his power.
Although King Min was forced to retreat, it was obvious that he was causing trouble, and he was not afraid of causing trouble to the family.
"Cough...cough..."
Zhu Xizhong's momentum that he had just held up was gone, and he started coughing again.
Zhu Shitai saw a flash of bright red in a trance, and quickly stroked his father's back and said with concern: "Dad..."
Zhu Xizhong coughed a few times and finally regained his composure.
He did not answer Zhu Shitai's words.
He pushed his son's hand away and said to himself with some disappointment: "It's a pity that King Min is rough on the outside but delicate on the inside. Even if I force him like this, he is just pretending and doesn't dare to take action."
Zhu Shitai was confused: "Huh?"
After a while, he came back to his senses and said in shock: "Your Excellency, are you forcing King Min on purpose? Why?"
The situation was tense just now, and the palace guards were ready to take action, almost taking action!
Although they may not be at a disadvantage, the sword has no eyes!
How can a rich man step into danger if he cannot sit down in the hall?
He glanced at his father and muttered secretly, saying that he had agreed to take care of the affairs of Lishan Prince's Mansion while King Min was away. Who knew his father had such a plan? If he had known he would not have come.
Zhu Xizhong didn't know what his son was thinking. He just sighed, shook his head and said, "It's really hard to find an opportunity to kill the prince on the spot."
Zhu Shitai's expression changed and he exclaimed in shock: "What did you say, sir!?"
Crazy!
This time when they broke into the palace, they didn't dare to touch the king or princess. They just killed the generals who dared to resist, including the generals who supported the country and the generals who controlled the country.
Even so, I'm afraid he will be regarded as a scourge after returning to Beijing.
Now my master says that he still wants to kill the prince!
You dare to do such dirty work, and you really don’t care about the safety of the nine tribes!?
Zhu Xizhong was sitting in a wheelchair, holding the armrest with one hand, and sneered: "Otherwise, do you think that by colluding with the water thieves, you can take down the Min Palace and capture the Min King?"
This was also the reason why he mentioned the water thief issue just now but did not involve it in Zhu Dingyao's body.
Whether it’s collusion or support, this matter is still not big enough!
The clan's golden immunity from death was so secure that he never tried to kill anyone he could kill during this trip.
I'm just afraid that some people will escape death and be alive and kicking, and they won't be able to vent their anger on the emperor's behalf!
During the reign of Emperor Xianzong, Princess Liu of Jiangchuan in the Min Prefecture exchanged civet cats for princes, disrupting the lineage and tarnishing the inheritance of the Zhu family. For such a serious crime, Emperor Xianzong could only order her to "repent."
During the reign of Emperor Wuzong, the fifth generation Min King Zhu Yantai insulted his aunt Zhuang to death, which was extremely contrary to the laws of nature and human ethics, but was only deposed as a commoner by Emperor Wuzong.
What was even more exaggerated was Zhu Huiyu, the King of Guangtong of Min Fan. He was planning to raise an army in May or June of the second year of Jingtai and "become the king of the world". However, after the incident was exposed, he cut his position to serve the people.
Even if burning the imperial envoy was a major event that shattered the sky, which one of the above was missing?
What's more, they are just raising water thieves and giving them a little help, so there is a lot of room for them.
If we can't cut through the mess quickly and cook the raw rice into cooked rice, how will the emperor communicate with us at that time?
He just wanted to humiliate the Min King, who was rumored to have a hot temper, and force him to take the initiative to attack Jin Yiwei, so that he could kill him on the spot in the melee.
Unfortunately, his mind is not as simple as it seems. On the surface, he is aggressive, but in fact he is calm and does not take the bait.
As the father and son talked, they gradually drifted away.
Zhu Dingyao stood in the courtyard, looked at Zhu Xizhong's back quietly for a while, and then silently withdrew his gaze.
As soon as his eyes returned to the courtyard, the smell of blood that he had just ignored hit his face again.
He was lying horizontally and vertically, stiff, bright red, and his eyes were wide open with anger.
All kinds of familiar faces stimulated Zhu Dingyao's senses.
The relatives and relatives around him were kneeling on the ground and howling incessantly. Some even crawled up to him and pulled his trousers to beg.
Zhu Dingyao's face was expressionless.
It wasn't until those who needed to retreat retreated, those who needed to be sent to the hospital were sent to the hospital, and those who needed to beg for help were taken away... After everything became quiet, he finally made a move.
After Zhu Dingyao's chest rose and fell violently, he slowly squatted down.
Ignoring the filth, he reached out and closed the eyes of the nephew at his feet who was wide-eyed with anger and his chest was penetrated.
He buried his face and couldn't see his expression clearly, and said softly: "Restrain yourself and put it on the altar first. After the sacrifice, you can bury it."
Everyone responded immediately.
Zhu Dingyao squatted on the ground, put a drop of blood on his brow, and said solemnly: "Send a report to the emperor for me to impeach Zhu Xizhong. You can list as many charges as you can, and the words are as fierce as you want."
He thought for a while and added: "Remember Yue Zuo."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately went to prepare.
After another pause, Zhu Dingyao's voice became colder and colder: "Don't waste the remaining wealth in your family. Feed the Miao soldiers during these days to prepare for emergencies."
At the beginning, a subordinate of King Guangtong of Min Fan could call himself King Meng, and recruited 30,000 Miao soldiers to occupy Longli and break through Tonggu and other guard posts.
Nowadays, as long as Min Fan is willing, he can always use some of his wealth.
As for what to do?
Zhu Dingyao stood up slowly, took the handkerchief, and wiped the blood on his hands expressionlessly - if his life and fortune were about to be in danger, which prince could not resist thinking about the story of becoming an ancestor at night?
He walked out of Lishan Prince's Mansion with a gloomy expression.
He looked up at the gray sky, closed his eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and suppressed the hesitation and madness in his eyes.
…
There was no obstruction when entering the royal city, let alone leaving.
While Zhu Xizhong was talking to his son, he motioned to the royal guards at various palace gates, city gates, and city towers to line up.
Jin Yiwei poured out from various city gates like a tide and merged behind Zhu Xizhong.
Feiyu suit, embroidered spring knife, all black.
It is powerful and powerful, and it is a blessing.
Zhu Xizhong took the handkerchief handed over by his son and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, somewhat amused by his son's question.
"The story of becoming an ancestor? Is it true that there are dead people all over Huguang today?"
Since you dare to persecute the King of Min, you have prepared a complete response and are not afraid of him causing any trouble.
Furthermore, Cheng Guogong’s palace was ennobled with Cheng Zu Jingnan, and he knew best what kind of person Cheng Zu was - not everyone was qualified to see Cheng Zu’s neck.
Now if the King of Min wants to imitate one or two things, it will save trouble...
Zhu Shitai had always followed his father's will, but at this time he was still a little worried.
He couldn't help but remind him: "Sir, even so, this is a clan after all, and it is deeply rooted."
"You just have to do your duty when you are ordered to do it. If you do this without leaving any room, we may not be able to handle it."
"Why bother working so hard..."
Clan clans are not just one or two clans.
No matter how much troubles are made internally, the same hatred is shared externally.
What if it goes too far and causes dissatisfaction among some clan members?
At the time, Zhu Yingmo, the king of Minjian, was able to write a memorial and falsely accuse Liu Xun, the magistrate of Wugang, and imprison him just because of a personal grudge.
More than sixty officials, including Pang Pan from the household department and Liu Shen from the supervisory censor, were all imprisoned. This resulted in a situation where the six departments were left empty, which was called the "empty" case.
The power of the clan is evident.
Even if this emperor is willing to take care of the Chengguo Palace, what if someone changes his position in the future? Who can resist relatives saying bad things every day?
Zhu Xizhong suddenly smiled.
My son, seeing that he was dying, finally began to think about political affairs.
He rarely showed a look of disgust, but instead asked seriously: "Why do you think His Majesty asked me to come in person?"
Zhu Shitai took it for granted: "Look at what you said, isn't it because my uncle was still in Nanzhili at that time and had not returned?"
"Besides, Your Excellency is the commander of the Royal Guards, hereditary Duke of the country, and the Grand Master of the dynasty. Important matters such as the burning of imperial envoys do not require someone like you to come forward!"
"Your Majesty, this is..."
At the end of his speech, he suddenly fell silent.
Yes, it requires someone like my father to come forward.
As for what he wants? Isn't it already obvious? Although he only realized it later.
Zhu Xizhong nodded with satisfaction and said meaningfully: "So it's not that I want to leave no room, but that the central government thinks! It's the emperor and the cabinet that think!"
"Only I can do what they want to do for them! Only I can kill the person they want to kill!"
"The major case of burning the imperial envoy was just the beginning."
"Cough...cough..."
When it got serious, I couldn't help but cough twice and quickly covered my mouth, for fear of causing bad luck to my son.
Zhu Xizhong continued: "The cabinet... ahem... the cabinet wants to plow the fields, and is eagerly waiting for me to plow up the large-scale officials and gentry who have emerged in Huguang Prefecture, so these days I would rather kill them by mistake than let them go."
"The emperor wanted to reorganize the clan, so Wu Jinghe came. Now he is waiting for me to open my mouth, and that's how today's Min Prince's Palace and his party came to be."
"Do you still want to offend others? Remember, it is better to have your own way than to have two sides. The former can leave a way out, but the latter is the way to death!"
The more Zhu Shitai listened, the more silent he became.
He suddenly felt blessed and enlightened, and felt an inexplicable emptiness in his heart.
Zhu Shitai looked at his father with a look of sadness on his face: "Sir, the emperor and the cabinet have never thought of letting you go back, have they?"
He squatted down, grabbed Zhu Xizhong's hand, and murmured: "This is the end of the ruthlessness... This is the end of the ruthlessness..."
Killing clan members and plowing through large households will offend many people.
The cabinet and the emperor would definitely be unable to withstand such cruel attacks.
There has to be someone in a high position who can shoulder the responsibility...
In an instant, Zhu Shitai suddenly grew up a lot and figured out many issues that he had never considered before.
However, his expression became more and more sad.
The Duke of Chengguo joined the emperor so early that even if the emperor's position could be stabilized, their help was indispensable!
The entire Jinyi Guards are loyal and loyal, and their uncle Zhu Xixiao has been through life and death.
Could this be the outcome!?
Zhu Xizhong couldn't help but put his hand on Zhu Shitai's head and rubbed it with a smile.
My son is a bit stupid, but he is also a good-natured person, so it is worthwhile to bring him to Huguang to teach him one last lesson.
Zhu Xizhong fiddled with his hair for a while, suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "I took the initiative to ask your Majesty."
He waved his hand, asked Konoe to push the wheelchair for him, and continued walking out.
Zhu Shitai was startled, quickly got up and followed, and asked in shock: "Sir..."
Active request!?
Wasn't it forced by the emperor?
Zhu Xizhong continued: "Apart from me, isn't Xu Jie more useful?"
"Again, there is a high arch. Zhang Siwei is here to support it. Even the other princes can do it."
He looked at his son and repeated again: "I took the initiative to ask your Majesty."
Zhu Shitai was silent.
The father said something he didn't understand again.
Regarding this matter, he finally began to think seriously about these words, which used to sound obscure.
His thoughts were racing, but he still couldn't figure it out, and he was confused.
He simply asked: "Sir, I want to know."
Zhu Xizhong nodded happily.
He looked to the north, which was the direction of the capital, and said softly: "Your Majesty said that you will make me a king afterward."
Wang Jue!?
Zhu Shitai was startled and immediately realized that this was a great honor and could be said to be rare in the country!
With such an honor, it is no wonder that it motivates this father who has devoted his life to the family.
This can be regarded as getting what I wanted...
It was originally a happy event, but Zhu Shitai still felt sad and his expression was extremely complicated.
I wanted to put a smile on my father's face, but I thought of the cost and still couldn't be happy.
He said lowly: "It's naturally a good thing for my father to pursue the title.",
"But the child is idle and good for nothing. He only knows how to eat, drink, whore and gamble. Without his father, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on to this golden brand."
Zhu Xizhong knew his son's reaction without looking and shook his head with a smile.
"I also know that you can't hold it. Don't tell me, even Xixiao can't hold it."
"If you are not granted the title of king by a relative of the emperor, even if you pursue the title, you will not be deprived of it."
Zhu Xizhong turned his head, looked at his son beside him, squeezed his son's hand, and said with a smile: "So... I refused."
"Use this condition to ask your Majesty for a knighthood for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Shitai was stunned and at a loss.
"Father……"
Zhu Xizhong interrupted him: "I have been thinking in the early years that the Chengguo Palace is in charge of the Jinyiwei and is trapped in a whirlpool. Very few people can do it."
"You are not capable enough, so it would not be a good thing for you to seize the title."
"But if I rashly ask for permission to deprive you of the title of Crown Prince, not to mention whether His Majesty will allow it, I'm also afraid that you will feel resentful towards me and resentful towards your relatives in the house."
He paused, pulled his son, and said happily: "Now that I have this opportunity, I will have both ends of the world. Even if I die, I will have no regrets."
"Since your ambition is not in the center, I will ask Your Majesty to give you this opportunity to start a new business. I have other arrangements for Chengguo Duke Mansion."
"Your Majesty, I see clearly. The best place for you to go is along the coast, where you can build your teeth and confer titles, go out to sea and plunder, and let you dominate outside."
"..."
Zhu Shitai listened to his father chattering, coughing from time to time, and his expression became even more sad.
It turns out that he is risking his life to pave the way for himself!
He finally couldn't control the excitement in his heart, fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Father, the child was ignorant before, and it made you suffer!"
"I wish my father would be in good health and live a long life!"
Zhu Xizhong helped his son up, nodded and said: "My old bones can last for a while. I have to finish things for His Majesty and the cabinet."
"These days, you'd better watch and learn more with me."
Zhu Shitai wiped the corners of his eyes and nodded silently.
Zhu Xizhong looked up at the sky and said softly: "Send Zhu Dingjiong to the Jinyi Guard Qianhu Station for a good interrogation. You must find a reason to kill Zhu Dingyao."
Chapter completed!