Jiao Rui's words made Zhu Jixi frown, but he did not speak, but looked at the other person, obviously wanting him to continue talking.
Jiao Rui smiled and continued: "The prince is unaware that bandits are running rampant in Taiyuan City, the guards are disheartened, and more than ten thousand people have rioted. This general is worried about the safety of the princess and the prince.
I just ordered people to come to the palace to protect the two of you."
What he said could be said to have a nose and an eye. Zhu Jixi looked a little dazed, obviously weighing whether the other party's words were credible.
At this moment, Princess Jin, who was stopped by the soldiers and did not get together with her children, shouted to Zhu Jixi: "Don't believe his words, he is the rebel. He wants to use you to deal with the court's condemnation. Absolutely
Can’t cooperate with him.”
Princess Jin's words suddenly made Zhu Jixi's eyes clear. He looked back at his younger brothers and sisters, and then at his mother, with a mocking look on his face.
Obviously, Jiao Rui's statement is inconsistent with his approach, and he has already made his own judgment.
Jiao Rui glanced at Princess Jin, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes. He didn't expect that she would ruin his good deeds.
So he laughed dryly and said: "Well, I originally wanted to have a good discussion with His Royal Highness, but since Princess Jin thinks that I am a rebel, I don't want to pretend anymore."
"What do you want?" Princess Jin shouted hoarsely, no longer as calm as before.
There was no way, after King Jin died, these three children were her only thoughts.
"How is it? It depends on what His Highness the Crown Prince thinks?" Jiao Rui snorted coldly, looked at Zhu Jixi and said.
"What do I think? Is what I think useful? You only want to hear words that are good for you, right?" Zhu Jixing said expressionlessly.
"It saves trouble to talk to smart people. His Royal Highness is right. As long as His Royal Highness is willing to cooperate with me, you can become the king of the entire Shanxi. How about that?"
"And this general is just pursuing the unfinished business of King Jin. Doesn't His Highness the Crown Prince want to avenge King Jin?"
Jiao Rui looked at Zhu Jixi with a 'serious' look.
"King of the entire Shanxi? Revenge? It seems that you have a big plan, but do you really think you can shake the Ming Dynasty? Let's not go so far, I am afraid there is an opponent in front of you that you can't compete with." Zhu Jixi's face
An intriguing smile appeared on his face.
"In front of you? Where?" Jiao Rui heard Zhu Jixi's words and immediately glanced around.
But there was no one around except the servants of Prince Jin's Mansion who were controlled by his men. Only then did he realize that Zhu Jixi was teasing him.
Just as Jiao Rui was about to have a seizure, he suddenly heard a loud bang, and then the wall behind Princess Jin suddenly exploded, and a large cloud of dust swept across the entire living room in an instant.
Jiao Rui was stunned. He suddenly saw several figures rushing out of the smoke, seemingly heading towards him.
He subconsciously grabbed a subordinate next to him and blocked him in front of him, and then backed away.
Soon, the smoke and dust dispersed, but there were a few more people in the living room.
"Uncle Wang?" Zhu Jixi saw Zhu Gui appearing a step away, with a look of surprise on his face.
That's right, the people who appeared in the living room were none other than Zhu Gui and his party.
He saw that Jiao Rui's purpose had almost been heard, and Zhu Jixi dared to be arrested as well.
In order to protect the safety of Princess Jin and Zhu Jixi, he broke out of the secret passage through the wall by relying on Zhu Jixi's words of "near before his eyes".
It's just that the current situation is a little different from what he imagined.
In the secret passage, he had already ordered his personal guards to seize Jiao Rui, so that they could frighten the rebels and even resolve the mutiny.
But he didn't expect that Jiao Rui was much more cunning than he thought, and he could escape from this situation.
However, the area in the living room is limited, and no matter how many rebels there are, it is impossible to deploy all the teams.
Opposite him, Jiao Rui also had a look of astonishment. He never expected that someone could enter the palace under such circumstances.
Just when he was about to reprimand his subordinates, he heard the words of the crown prince Zhu Jixi.
Uncle Wang? The person who can be called Uncle Wang by Zhu Jixi can only be another prince surnamed Zhu, but the young man in front of him obviously doesn't look much better than Zhu Jixi, and Jiao Rui is also very unfamiliar with him.
But obviously, for Jiao Rui, a prince is always more valuable than a prince.
So he quickly raised his hands in a pretentious manner and said, "Jiao Rui, I wonder which prince you are?"
As he spoke, he used gestures to direct the rebels next to him, asking them to surround Zhu Gui and others from all sides.
From Jiao Rui's point of view, there are only ten people on the other side, and the situation is still under his control, so the first priority right now is to figure out the situation.
Zhu Gui also noticed Jiao Rui's small movements, but he didn't pay attention to it. Anyway, he needed time to prepare for the situation in front of him, and now he could delay it for a while.
As for whether he could convince Jiao Rui, he had no hope.
Even people like Zhu Gui who have a taste for power will not give up their power easily.
"General Jiao Rui, I am the acting king of Yunzhou. I have admired my name for a long time, but I never imagined that we would meet under such circumstances."
Zhu Gui said politely.
"Acting King?"
When Jiao Rui heard Zhu Gui's words, he was stunned.
He originally thought that the young prince was just a prince who sneaked out of the Nanjing Palace, but he didn't expect that he turned out to be a vassal prince.
And he was also the vassal king of Yunzhou, which was very close to Taiyuan.
He knew that as a vassal king, he could not leave the fiefdom easily, so why did the other party appear here?
Could it be that he was aware in advance that he was going to rebel? How is this possible? He acted suddenly without planning in advance.
Jiao Rui thought over and over again, but he didn't think about how to deal with Zhu Gui.
After all, he had already made plans to engulf Yunzhou and control all of Shanxi.
And since the other party is a vassal king, he will naturally have an accompanying escort.
Thinking of the escort, Jiao Rui immediately ordered his men to start patrols inside and outside Taiyuan City. They must find out how many people the acting king brought and where they were.
After doing all this, Jiao Rui squeezed out a smile and looked at Zhu Gui and said: "I wonder if there is anything important for the king to come to Taiyuan in person? As far as the general knows, as a vassal king, you cannot leave the fiefdom easily. If
If the court investigates, even the prince can't be exempted easily, right?"
"Humph, I came here to quell the rebellion as promised by the governor of Taiyuan. Even if the court pursues the case, I won't do anything to you. But you, General Jiao Rui, can you explain what you did?