A major turmoil that was supposed to be a court inquiry to embarrass the King of Yan, Zhu Di, actually ended with Zhu Yunwen being disgraced due to Zhu Di's preemptive strike.
In fact, although Zhu Di took advantage of justice and truth to launch an attack in court, the outcome he originally envisioned would only attract widespread attention from the government and the public. In this case, although they would be in trouble for the time being, the group of scholars trapped in the whirlpool of moral justice and public opinion would be timid in doing things.
No matter what you do to him, there is indeed more than a 70% chance that he will return to Peiping successfully in the end, and because of his public questioning in the court, it is very likely that the other party will be wary of reducing the vassal in the future and not dare to be so blatant.
The reason why the ending is better than Zhu Di and Dao Yan expected is all thanks to Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen is not good at eloquence, which does not mean that Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and others are not good at it. They all have sharp tongues. The reason why they did not react at first is because they were too hasty to cut down the vassal. Those things that King Zhu Di of Yan accused
It is indeed reasonable, and they have no way to refute it. But they have spent their whole lives studying, secretly changing logic, and changing propositions, so they still don’t understand the sophistry? As long as they are given a little more time, they will definitely be able to filter their thoughts and get rid of Zhu Di’s grasp.
He kept talking about the topic, focusing on the evidence of his deception, drawing everyone's attention, and even if he couldn't win the situation, he could still regain some face.
But Zhu Yunwen had never experienced such a scene. Seeing his confidants who were leaning on his arms being interrogated by Zhu Di, they were speechless. All the civil and military officials in the court were watching. The inexperienced Zhu Yunwen was so ashamed that he wished he could immediately
Looking for a step to come down, he talked to Xi Ni impatiently, admitting that Zhu Di's misconduct before the emperor was just out of sincerity, and that everything in his family was easy to discuss. He hurriedly built a ladder for himself to come down, and asked the chamberlain to help Zhu Di up, so as to comfort him.
He was asked to go to the inner palace to see his mother first, and his uncle and sister-in-law went to talk about their family affairs.
If Zhu Yunwen does this, Huang Zicheng and others will have nothing to do. Zhu Di has already patted his ass and left. Who are you going to fight with? Doesn't that make it impossible for the emperor to step down? So a few people had to swallow their anger and let this matter go. Honglu
Seeing this scene, the temple officials hurriedly came forward to ask the officials to do something. The officials did not make any preparations today. A few ministers came out randomly and asked a few indifferent questions. Zhu Yunwen answered a few casually and went through the motions.
This great court meeting, which was not a great court meeting, ended hastily.
In the evening, before the palace ban came, the lights in the Zhengxin Palace were brightly lit. Zhu Yunwen, who had just followed his mother's instructions and politely sent his fourth uncle King Yan out of the palace, came back. All the confidants who had been waiting there were in a panic.
Qi Tai said excitedly: "Your Majesty, today the King of Yan criticized the emperor and slandered the ministers in court. Where is the emperor and where is the court in his eyes? Such arrogance is not counterproductive. The emperor should not have allowed him to go to court at all.
, as soon as he steps into Yingtian Mansion, he should be imprisoned and held accountable!"
Jing Qing also said angrily: "Your Majesty, King Yan himself has come to your door. This is a God-given opportunity. As the saying goes, if God does not take what he has given, you will suffer the consequences. After today's incident in the court, the emperor should not hesitate anymore, he should send him immediately
Bring him to justice and punish him accordingly!"
Zhu Yunwen said with a stern face: "In the court, I just said that I had no intention of killing the imperial uncles, and I just pardoned him for his misconduct in front of the palace. Do you want me to go back on my promise and make the world laugh?"
When Lian Zining heard this, he became anxious and said: "Your Majesty, those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Since King Yan is here, he must never come back. If we let the tiger go back to the mountain, it will be too late to regret it when the tiger bites us!"
Zhu Yunwen waved his hands impatiently and sat down on the throne, sulking and saying nothing.
Huang Zicheng tugged at his beard hard and said after a while: "You can't kill him! King Yan has sinister intentions and his heart can be killed!"
Zhu Yunwen and all the ministers looked at him. Zhu Yunwen asked anxiously: "What do you mean by this, sir?"
Huang Zicheng said: "We have never figured out why King Yan came to Yingtian Mansion? The reason is very simple. He has noticed the court's movements and knows that the court is about to attack him. At this time, he took the risk to come to Yingtian, so
Why are you here? If he wants to show loyalty to the court, then he should follow the rules and be careful in his words and deeds, but does his behavior seem to be for this reason? "
After everyone listened, they felt that his analysis was very reasonable and couldn't help but nodded. Zhu Yunwen hurriedly asked: "What is the intention of King Yan according to what Mr. Yi sees?"
Huang Zicheng said: "Among the kings, there are still several vassals who are good at fighting and have led troops and horses. Moreover, the imperial court's control over Peiping is not tight enough. He knows that now is not the time for the imperial court to show his intentions, so he ventures to Beijing.
In order to force the emperor to publicly admit that he has no intention of reducing the vassal state; secondly, to win the hearts and minds of the vassals; thirdly, to arouse the sympathy of the government and the public..."
Before Huang Zicheng finished speaking, Qi Tai couldn't wait to say: "Wow, since Yi Xing has also seen King Yan's intentions, we should kill him immediately!"
Huang Zicheng waved his hand and said: "Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet. King Yan must have considered the risk of coming to Jinling, but he was risking his own life, so he had to come. But now that King Yan is here
, He must have made arrangements for Peiping. If he died in Jinling, his son would definitely gather a crowd to rebel. Secondly, huh! He also made the worst plan, using his own death to trap him.
The Emperor is unjust and trapping me is tantamount to disloyalty. You have heard the speech he made in mourning for the late emperor in Xiaoling. How will the people of the world view the Emperor? How will they treat us?"
Lian Zining was so anxious that he stamped his feet and said: "Oh, my Lord Huang, the whole house is on fire. You still care about what those people are doing. Just kill him with one knife. Forgive him that the Crown Prince of Yan has just reached his crown age and his prestige in martial arts is far inferior."
If my father can achieve great things, I should get rid of him immediately."
Huang Zicheng smiled faintly and said leisurely: "Bare feet are not afraid of those wearing boots. King Yan has prepared for the worst. He is desperate and desperate. The overall situation is in the hands of the emperor and the court. What are we anxious about?
What was our original plan? It was to cut off its wings, drain the firepower, and capture King Yan effortlessly. How can we mess up our own sense of proportion because of King Yan's actions now?
Killing a thousand people will cost you eight hundred. Your Majesty has just moved to the throne. If you kill King Yan now, wouldn’t it damage the Emperor’s reputation? We have just been favored by the Emperor and our prestige is not enough. You have also heard that today in the court
, Doesn’t King Yan use this article to ridicule you and me, and alienate the relationship between you and me and the officials of the court? If we kill King Yan at this time, wouldn’t it be criticized?”
The saying that those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing boots became popular during the Ming Dynasty. Huang Zicheng thought to himself that he had figured out Zhu Di's thoughts, and he even made a wisecrack when he heard this nonsense theory.
, Qi Tai was about to turn into a dragon. He panted heavily and glared at Huang Zicheng: "Then... then what should you do, Mr. Huang?"
Huang Zicheng said confidently: "The more anxious the King of Yan is, the more it proves that he is at his wits end, and the overall situation is in our hands. He is anxious, but we cannot be anxious. According to me, not only can the emperor not kill him, but he also has to deal with him while he is in Jinling."
He was very courteous and showed favor to him. As for the fact that the three kings were killed, he could also explain it away on the grounds that he was far away in Peiping and did not know the truth, so as to confuse King Yan.
No matter how he changes, I have certain rules. On our side, we will still cut off his wings according to the original plan. By then, Peiping will be under our control. Do we want to kill King Yan? Haha, wait until we have arranged everything.
What's the difference between killing here and killing in Peiping? Waiting until the time is right to take action will not only cause no damage to the emperor's reputation, but also reduce the number of wars and prevent the people from being in chaos."
Jing Qing widened his eyes and said, "Are you going to let him go back?"
Huang Zicheng affirmed: "Yes! Let him go back!"
Lian Zining said angrily: "How can this be unreasonable? Isn't this just letting the tiger return to the mountain?"
Seeing that there was another internal strife among his cronies, Zhu Yunwen didn't know who was more reasonable, so he asked Fang Xiaoru, "What do you think, Mr. Xiaozhi?"
Fang Xiaoru said: "My lords, all are doing this for the sake of the emperor and for our country, the Ming Dynasty. Please don't hurt the harmony between us. Your lord, what you have said is reasonable. Now King Yan has made such a fatal move.
, even if you want the emperor to kill him, it will not matter, and it will not matter if you don't kill him. In Yichen's opinion, we can't kill him, otherwise we really can't explain it to the people of the world. It is easy for the emperor to kill King Yan, but it is difficult to keep everyone in the world from talking about it.
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Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but nodded, and Fang Xiaoru added: "However, we can't be at the mercy of King Yan. King Yan went to Nanjing and captured His Majesty's army. Why don't Your Majesty capture his army instead? If he agrees to return the favor, that's all.
If he does not agree, then, no matter what the emperor does, King Yan will have nothing to say, and the people of the world will also have nothing to say."
Zhu Yunwen's eyes shone and he asked hurriedly: "Mr. Xiaozhi, what should I do?"
Fang Xiaoru said: "It will be the anniversary of the death of the late emperor Xiaoxiang soon. Your Majesty can say that the kings have been ordered to vassal and control the place and they should not leave it lightly. The princes will go to the capital on behalf of their fathers to pay homage and sweep the imperial mausoleum. Since King Yan is in the capital, he will take care of this first."
Tell him the matter and ask him to agree in public. This has two advantages. First, after the late emperor passed away last year, the emperor ordered the kings not to go to Beijing. There was a lot of discussion among the people, thinking that the emperor was unkind and the emperor was just right.
This can be used as a remedy; secondly, if the King of Yan refuses to agree, it will be a rebellion, and his rebellion will be obvious. If he is captured on the spot, he will have nothing to say. If he agrees and then goes back on his promise, he will break the trust of the world.
.If the third son of King Yan is really in hand, the imperial court can make arrangements calmly as Mr. Huang said, and there is no need to worry about King Yan taking risks out of desperation!"
"good!"
Zhu Yunwen showed a happy smile on his face, turned to everyone and asked: "What do you think Mr. Xiaozhi said?"
"Confused, really confused! The King of Yan is right in front of you, killing him like a dog, but he wants to let the tiger return to the mountain. What is the imperial government's plan to reduce the vassal? It is really unreasonable!"
Leaving the palace and walking on the royal road, the more Qi Tai thought about it, the more painful he became. Jing Qing sighed and said: "However, Fang Xiaozhi and Huang Yixing have a status that no one can match in the eyes of the emperor. They both have this view. How can we still
How about it?"
Lian Zining said dejectedly: "Well, it would be fine if the current situation develops as they expected, but they are afraid of unintended consequences. How can the three tiger cubs in King Yan's family be as powerful as King Yan's fierce tiger?"
Qi Tai's expression changed. He thought for a long time, then stamped his foot and said, "No, we can't let the tiger return to the mountain."
Jing Qing said helplessly: "The Emperor has made up his mind, what can you and I do? With just you and me, the three scholars, can we kill Prince Yan's Mansion and kill Prince Yan with our own hands?"
Qitai gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I have this plan. But..."
He glanced at the Jinyiwei Yamen not far away and smiled coldly: "Of course we didn't do it..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***
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