Zhu Biao immediately wrote a memorial, asking the court to review the relevant personnel, and also to trace the materials that were transported. There should be accomplices in the north, but he doesn't know who they are yet.
Then he ordered Liu Jin to send military information to the capital as quickly as possible. In fact, Lao Zhu probably knew what was going on here at this time. After all, there must be people from the pro-military Duwei Mansion secretly protecting Zhu Biao. Such a big matter would naturally be reported to the emperor.
However, the procedures that should be followed must be followed. Without rules, there is no rule. Otherwise, how will the royal family manage it in the future? Even if it is the prince, he cannot easily interfere with the local administration and military unless absolutely necessary, and the prince has absolutely no such right.
After everything was done, Zhu Biao felt quite sleepy. He waved to Quan Xu to go down and keep an eye on the goings-on. Liu Jin hurriedly put him to sleep. Mrs. Tang had changed the bedding several times, and she was still quite warm.
Zhu Biao didn't bring a girl to warm the bed, so the officials of Fengyang Mansion naturally wanted to contribute, and even planned to let his daughter come to serve him. Even if she didn't have any status at the beginning, she was still the prince's woman.
Zhu Biao declined. He was not used to other women warming his bed, and he didn't want to go out to work and bring several women back with him, so he could only use Tang Pozi to warm his bed.
After Liu Jin asked Zhu Biao to lie down, he wrapped a new Tang Pozi and placed it at his feet across the quilt. Waves of warmth came over him. Zhu Biao closed his eyes and waved his hand. Liu Jin gently extinguished the candle and retreated.
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After Liu Jin went out, he went to the next door. Xu Yungong, Chang Mao, and Fu Zhong were all waiting here. Naturally, they had to be careful if something like this happened. They were going to take turns leading the soldiers to guard His Royal Highness. At this time, one hour would be enough for each of them.
A few people discussed it for a while, and everyone except the watchman went back to sleep. Although it was a bit fussy, they didn't trust anyone else. After all, several people had died on their knees outside. What if someone felt that they were going to die and was crazy?
, they can feel at ease only if they take turns watching.
When Zhu Biao woke up the next day, Liu Jin was waiting aside. When Zhu Biao was washing, he heard Liu Jin talk about Xu Yungong, Chang Mao and others guarding him. Zhu Biao smiled and didn't say much, just asked them to come over and eat together.
Had breakfast.
At noon, Zhu Xi and Zhu Di came back with thousands of soldiers each. Both of them looked bad. After all, they had traveled all day during the day yesterday and did not stop running at night to mobilize troops elsewhere. Zhu Biao asked the imperial doctor to give them a drink.
After a bowl of soup and medicine, they were sent to bed.
Now the nearly 10,000 soldiers plus the pro-troops who originally guarded Zhu Biao were enough to deter other people's delusions. Zhu Biao ordered Xu Yungong to lead. If Fei Ju was smarter, he should ride into the city alone, otherwise Zhu Biao would not be polite.
At noon, more officials were kneeling in the snow outside Zhu Biao's Mansion. Although they knew that many people had frozen to death last night, they also heard that His Highness did not pursue their family members. Until now, their wish is to
Save your family.
Of course, Zhu Biao would not let them get what they wanted. It would be inappropriate to punish them without teaching them. Those who were considered smart last night came to die immediately, so Zhu Biao let their families go.
Now these must be punished according to the canon, so that other corrupt officials know the consequences. It is not that easy to die so easily. At the very least, they will have to work in the corrupt official camp and die from exhaustion, which can be considered as letting them contribute their last strength to the Ming Dynasty.
After these people were taken into custody, Quan Xu also walked in and reported: "Your Highness, Pingliang Marquis Fei Ju has already set off and is heading here."
Zhu Biao raised his head and asked, "How many people did he lead?"
Quan Xu replied: "I only brought more than ten personal followers, but there is one person among them who seems to be Marquis Yongjia."
Zhu Biao snorted and ordered: "Let King Qi and Chang Mao set off to take over Fei Ju's elite troops. Do not move lightly without my order."
After a while, Zhu Fan and Chang Mao rode out of the city. Zhu Biao had lunch with Fengyang Magistrate, Guo Chong and others. The people who were short of supplies had to find a way to solve the problem. Fortunately, it was not yet the severe winter, so they could make up for it.
It's too late.
After finishing the meal, Zhu Biao went to see Zhu Xi and Zhu Di. The two guys didn't know whether they were too tired or had a little bit of wind and cold from running around day and night. Zhu Biao regretted it. No illness in this era is a minor one.
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But at that time, except for the two princes, no one else was qualified to go to the city to mobilize troops at night. Zhu Biao carefully asked the imperial doctor. If something happened to these two, he would not be able to explain to his father, let alone these two.
Although this stinky younger brother is a bit petty, he still respects his elder brother very much.
Fortunately, the imperial doctor didn't know if he had seen more illnesses along the way, but he felt more confident and confident. He said that the two princes' problems were not serious, and they could only recover after taking the decoction for half a month.
Only then did Zhu Biao feel relieved. He walked into the house and looked at his brothers respectively. The second brother was still older, while Zhu Di's condition was a bit serious. He had a slight fever, but he seemed to be fine.
Zhu Biao left Liu Jin waiting here and went back to his study. In the afternoon, Quan Xu came in and reported: "Your Highness, the Marquis of Pingliang and Yongjia are outside asking to see Your Highness."
Zhu Biao looked at the light snow that was falling outside and said, "Let them kneel outside in the same position as those who froze to death last night."
Quan Xu bowed and walked out. When he arrived outside the mansion, he looked at the two marquises who were looking a little panicked and said, "Your Highness has ordered you to kneel wherever you can. Please."
The Marquis of Pingliang said with a wry smile: "I will kneel down while I wait, but please ask the commander-in-chief to help me and beg for mercy for a while. Please be kind to your highness and allow me to wait for a while."
Marquis Yongjia on the side was a little dissatisfied. He walked to the side and knelt down with a dark face. Quan Xu looked solemn and shouted: "Marquis Yongjia is dissatisfied with His Highness?"
Zhu Liangzu said in a deep voice: "Of course I dare not be dissatisfied with His Highness, but Commander-in-Chief, please speak more politely. When we were ordered to conquer Fang Guozhen, your father was still working for me."
The Marquis of Pingliang on the side looked pale. He was indeed deceived by lard. He shouldn't have coveted the money earlier. After the incident was revealed, he should go directly to His Highness the Crown Prince to plead guilty instead of waiting for this piece of shit to show his loyalty.
Get up and beg for mercy.
Who is Quan Xu? Although his father died young, he entered Prince Wu's Mansion under the care of his superiors. He was carefully trained and then sent to His Highness the Crown Prince to follow the Northern Expedition.
During this period, he made great achievements but was not rewarded. The Holy Emperor was clearly sharpening a sharp edge for His Highness. After the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne, His Highness would personally grant rewards and favors. It was too late for such a person to flatter him, and there was no need to talk about the old Huangli.
Quan Xu's face calmed down at this time. He didn't care how others treated him. After looking at the two people kneeling on the ground, Quan Xu turned around and went back to serve him.
After a while, Fei Jucai said: "You have suffered a lot this time. I wonder how His Highness the Crown Prince will deal with it."
Zhu Liangzu said disapprovingly: "We have enough restraint. If His Royal Highness were not here, we would have to transport all the cotton and charcoal. Those animals-like things can survive if they are given food, no matter whether they are cold or not."