Chapter 75 Wang Wenyan, you don’t understand materialism~
Chapter 76 Wang Wenyan, you don’t understand materialism~
In this game, Wang Wenyan did not capture any of the prince's important pieces.
"Boom!"
A cannon shot from the direction of the Meridian Gate, followed by a burst of cheers.
After a while, someone from Tengxiang's left guard came to report: "Report to His Royal Highness, the Minister of War, Huang Kezuan, led the Zhejiang army deputy general Qi Jin, and joined General Zhang Mingshi to recapture the Meridian Gate."
"Okay! Let them guard the Meridian Gate and call the British Duke to come into the palace to wash the floor!"
"Yes!" Although I don't quite understand what land washing means, the British Duke and the Beijing camp are indeed cooperating next to the Zhejiang soldiers, and it is very convenient to enter the palace.
Subsequent searches and cleaning tasks in the palace were arranged, and the mutiny finally came to an end.
Wang Wenyan is as weak as a dead dog now. He is conceited and extremely intelligent. Back then, he toyed with the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, causing them to fall apart in internal strife. Now he was toyed with by a sixteen-year-old boy...
"Mr. Wang, you are actually very powerful. You rank third in Donglin for intelligence, and I think you rank first for courage. After all, I don't see anyone in Donglin who has the guts to stage a mutiny~"
"...Third? I am the smartest person in Donglin? Who is smarter than me?"
"Haha, your pride can only get you to third place. If you weren't so confident this time, I might not be able to win."
Zhu Youxiao actually also lamented that Wang Wenyan was so courageous, and there were many things that others did not even dare to think or do.
"Any last words you want to say?"
Hearing the prince's question, Wang Wenyan knew that he was going to die.
"That's right. I've done such a big thing. If I keep him alive and lock him up first, you will be afraid, right? You think you can't control my mind, so you don't dare to keep it! Right?"
Zhu Youxiao laughed: "It's really ridiculous. I killed you because I was too lazy to argue with you, and I had to wait for a slow trial.
To tell you the truth, I don’t care what secrets you have. I don’t care what accomplices you have. I don’t care about your mind full of conspiracies and conceitedness.”
"You!" Wang Wenyan was the most conceited. His brightest mind was ignored, and his face turned purple with anger.
"This is a fact. Is there nothing else to say?"
"Uh! You... aren't you going to Xuanwu Gate? The fifth son of the emperor must be with Duke Ying's servants. Aren't you afraid that he will lead his army into the palace? Duke Cheng Guo supports him."
"No need~ I was rushing to Xuanwu Gate in a panic before, it was all for show~"
"...Huh? It's impossible! The fifth son of the emperor may become emperor, and I know that many civil servants are leaning toward him." Wang Wenyan used this topic to express that he still knew a very important secret, and it would be useful to keep it.
"Do you know what's going on at Xuanwu Sect now?"
Wang Wenyan's eyes were blank.
……
"Open the door! I am the fifth son of the emperor!"
"Youjian! Are you safe?"
Zhu Youjian, who was calling the door, was startled. The voice that answered him at the Xuanwu Gate was that of Li Xuanshi!
"Li... I have met Mother Li. Everything is fine." Zhu Youjian was a little embarrassed. Li Xuanshi had always been very kind to him, but also quite strict.
Li Xuanshi shouted: "Youjian, there is a war in the palace! Come up to Meishan quickly! Go to Meishan quickly!"
"Mother Li, my son is going to lead the army into the palace to put down the rebellion!"
"Listen to me, hurry up to Meishan!"
After all, Li Xuanshi is Zhu Youjian's nominal adoptive mother. Even if Zhu Youjian breaks his throat, he will not be able to enter the Xuanwu Gate.
Behind is Meishan.
Yesterday evening he hid in Meishan with Cao Huachun.
Finally, he waited until Duke Cheng's servants were in place and prepared to enter the palace to quell the rebellion, and then witnessed Duke Cheng issuing the edict and supporting himself to take charge of the overall situation.
In the end, it was all in vain.
"Meishan... I'm going to Meishan again. Why am I so destined to Meishan?"
Zhu Youjian scratched his head helplessly.
……
"I guess this is the general situation."
Hearing what the prince said, Wang Wenyan's eyes were completely dim. He couldn't even defeat the prince from beginning to end. He thought Zhu Youjian could bring some challenges to Zhu Youxiao.
Now it seems that Zhu Youjian is really a younger brother.
Wang Wenyan gave up completely this time.
The prince is right. His mind can't keep up with the prince's. It's normal not to be cared about.
"There's one last thing I don't understand."
"Say it." Zhu Youxiao's tone was very calm, because he heard that these were Wang Wenyan's words after he gave up his struggle.
There are so many ins and outs, but he is telling the truth from here on out.
Wang Wenyan closed his eyes and asked in a somewhat puzzled tone: "You can indeed prepare for the other ones in advance, but why can you think of the final attack by Shuntian Mansion and Shizi?
Why are there always artillery shells and grenades ahead to deal with Zheng Yangxing? Instead of saving ammunition and waiting patiently for the last attack?"
He was puzzled. Although the last thousand people were cannon fodder, they were also a top-secret operation.
The prince was able to use clues from the Ministry of Works to be wary of the governor of Xuanfu.
Through the clues of Wang An and Cao Huachun, the pair of masters and disciples, we can guard against Zhu Youjian, the fifth son of the emperor, in advance.
However, Shuntian Mansion was the last to move, and the Imperial College students also came over temporarily to attack the East Palace.
Why are you still on guard?
Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment this time, turned around and looked at Wang Wenyan on the ground, and slowly took out a letter from his sleeve.
"I'll tell you why."
Opening the letter, there was something scrawled on it, and Zhu Youxiao read it out himself:
"Since August 29th, the price of meat in the east of the city has skyrocketed. The prices of braised pork, haggis, and fried liver that are popular in the capital have increased dozens of times. After checking, it is said that someone is purchasing in large quantities. Signed: Wei Liangqing."
Wang Wenyan was dumbfounded, what is this? The price of meat in the east of the city has soared, and he and the prince are on guard...
"...Ah!? Just through this, can we know that Sunchon Mansion participated in the mutiny?"
"Hahaha, yes." Zhu Youxiao laughed: "I am a materialist, I don't understand~"
"What do you mean?"
"Wei Liangqing checked again later and found that the butcher shops said that people from Shuntian Prefecture bought the meat. They said that the locals especially like to eat braised pork, haggis and fried liver.
The jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture is so large that people usually do not gather in the east of the city. I suddenly bought so much meat, and I saw that wealthy locals were gathering. As a standing armed force in the capital, I immediately thought of it.
People need to eat, and the local soldiers of Sunchonbu who are rich and physically exhausted have to eat braised pork, haggis and fried liver. The sudden sharp rise in prices shows that they have been bought, and materials will not disappear out of thin air. This is called materialist analysis.
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Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian with a smile. This time his nephew was not a stupid cook, he really had merit.
Wang Wenyan didn't understand, but was shocked.
This is hard to accept!
Just because I bought meat to eat, I was exposed, which is so devastating.
"Ahhhhh!!! What is materialism? I don't understand it!"
Zhu Youxiao shook his head and waved his hand to signal that he should take action. There was no need to keep this guy, he would just kill him and ransack his house.
Zhou Yuji raised the knife and dropped it.
The mastermind of this mutiny, Wang Wenyan, one of the two major military strategists of the Donglin Party, was killed.