Chapter 296 King of Shu: Rebellion? Dont you want my life?
Chang Shi asked hesitantly: "The Tax Supervisor is easy to get rid of, but the person standing behind the Tax Supervisor..."
The tax governors of each province are under the jurisdiction of the two capital tax governors. Behind the tax governors is the man from the East Palace who supports them.
The guy in the East Palace, like his father, started his career as a leader, but he doesn't have a good temper.
King Gu said calmly: "Do you know who your predecessor is?"
Chang Shi thought for a while and asked, "But Yu Tinggang?"
King Gu asked: "Do you know how Yu Tinggang died?"
Chang Shi knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
Yu Tinggang gave advice many times, but was executed by the King of Gu.
In fact, this is not the first long history of the palace to advise King Gu. There was another long history of Prince Gu before, named Liu Jing. This person was the mentor of King Gu and had advised him ten times.
The King of Valley still insists on his own way.
The name Liu Jing is not famous, but his father is.
——Sincerity Bo Liu Ji, courtesy name Bowen, was the founding father of the Ming Dynasty. There is still a popular saying among the people that "Zhuge Liang divides the world into three parts, and Liu Bowen unifies the country".
In the past, when Nanjing was in emergency, Liu Jing went to Beijing to propose sixteen strategies but was not adopted by Emperor Jianwen, so he made suggestions for Li Jinglong, but Li Jinglong did not listen to Liu Jing's suggestions and returned in defeat. In the second year of Jianwen, Liu Jing went to the capital despite being ill.
In Beijing, he wrote tens of thousands of words about military affairs in "Wen Jian Lu", but Emperor Jianwen didn't take it seriously. Liu Jing realized that Jianwen was hopeless, so he resigned and returned home.
After Zhu Di came to the throne, he cherished Liu Jing's talents and ordered him to come to Beijing, but Liu Jing refused to go. His Majesty the Emperor thought that this was too much to do, so he was taken away by force.
After entering the capital to see the emperor, Liu Jing said: "A minister serves the master and will never die. Your Highness will not be able to escape the word 'usurpation' for a hundred generations."
Zhu Di thought to himself that this brother was really smart, so he should just go to Zhao Prison. Liu Jing was really smart, so he hanged himself with a braid in prison that night.
King Gu asked: "How did you do what I asked you to do?"
Chang Shi said: "I have taken the Prince of Shu to the palace, and they are waiting for you at this time."
King Gu nodded slightly: "This nephew of mine got into a temper with his father, the King of Shu, and came to Changsha to seek refuge with me. Of course, I will do my best to serve as a landlord and treat him well."
Chang Shi lowered his head and said nothing. Of course he knew that the King of Gu was not so kind. The reason why he was willing to accept the Prince of Shu was entirely because the Prince of Shu looked so similar to that one.
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Chengdu, Sichuan, Prince Shu Mansion.
After Zhu Chun, King of Shu, finished reading the letter, he placed it on the candle fire and let the secret letter sent from Beijing turn to ashes in the flames.
Chengdu Central Guard Commander Gao Zheng asked: "Your Majesty, what did Beijing say?"
He and the King of Shu are relatives, and he is in charge of the guard of the King of Shu. His son Gao Sheng married Princess Changning, the eldest daughter of the King of Shu. Therefore, the Gao family has a very close relationship with the King of Shu, and Gao Zheng has always been the favorite of the King of Shu.
A capable general.
The King of Shu said calmly: "The matter has been exposed. Our dirty deeds of stealing public taxes, privately occupying private land, and reselling private salt were all discovered by Shen Qingyu, the newly appointed leader of Jinyiwei. There is a letter from Beijing. The people of Jinyiwei are working non-stop.
You must have come to Chengdu to question us, and you must have received orders from the man in the East Palace."
Gao Zheng's face turned pale: "Well, what should we do? That man in the East Palace always does what he wants to do, and we may not be able to escape this time!"
The King of Shu is not necessarily afraid, because he is the uncle of the one in the East Palace and the younger brother of His Majesty. The family will not be at odds in the end, and at most they will be punished once or twice.
But his high-level politics is different. Even though his son married the princess of Changning and is considered a relative of the emperor, this is not enough to make Jinyiwei retreat. You know, even the King of Han dares to fuck the people of Jinyiwei!
If the accusation is brought against him, he will be dismissed from his official position, or his whole family will be exiled!
The King of Shu shook his head and sighed: "I have told you a long time ago, don't touch private salt. That thing is the lifeblood of the imperial court. Salt, iron and tea horses. As long as anyone dares to touch it, the imperial court will follow the lead and follow the lead."
Take it off with your head."
It would be fine if it was just embezzlement of public taxes and private occupation of private land. Which sect and vassal has never done these things? Even if they are punished, as long as the trouble is not too extreme, they will only be verbally punished. Your Majesty and the man from the East Palace will not do it.
For real."
Now that the court is investigating, which one of you or me will be spared? Don't look at me. I am also a mud Buddha crossing the river and cannot save myself. My little nephew Gao Jie will not recognize this uncle-nephew relationship. If he gets too anxious, he will even dare to kill me.
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The King of Shu was a sensible man, well versed in classics, elegant in appearance, good at reading, close to Confucian scholars, and good at writing. Taizu often called him "the scholar of Shu".
Unlike his brothers who are good at fighting, he does not have the ability to lead troops, but he has the talent to turn danger into good fortune.
His princess was the daughter of General Lan Yu, and Prince Fu of Shu was Fang Xiaoru, a professor in Hanzhong. After Lan Yu's death, more than 15,000 of his party members were implicated, and Fang Xiaoru was executed by ten clans, but he was closely related to these two people.
The king of Shu, who was closely related to him, was safe and sound. Not only that, he also had an excellent relationship with Zhu Di.
After Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, the King of Shu went to the capital to have an audience. The old man once said to him with sincerity: "My good brother is kind and filial in nature, smart and knowledgeable, and has a well-known reputation, which is respected by the army and the people. However, the land of Shu is dangerous and the barbarians and tribes live together, so I am willing to support you."
The trust is very heavy. Love yourself to care for your brother."
If possible, the King of Shu would really like to live in peace for the rest of his life, but as he is in a high position, it is inevitable that he will be involved in the whirlpool.
The King of Shu was not unaware of some scandalous matters in the palace, but he rarely restrained them. To be honest, he was not short of money, and he only turned a blind eye to those around him.
But as time went on, he discovered that his in-laws were also involved in the activity of reselling illegal salt. Unfortunately, the King of Shu could only act in it, trying to help the Gao family clear their name, but the water here was too deep.
Washing hands in a golden basin is extremely difficult, but it is not impossible.
However, before the Gao family was cleared, Jin Yiwei found the trace first and followed the clues all the way to Chengdu. Fortunately, the King of Shu had a wide network of contacts and his informants in Beijing got the news, so he could make some preparations in advance.
Gao Zheng's face was ferocious: "If we don't do anything, why don't we take advantage of the fact that the people from the East Palace haven't come to Chengdu yet, we kill people, wipe out the stolen goods, wipe out all traces, and bloodbath the Jin Yiwei in Chengdu. As long as there is no evidence, the East Palace can't touch us!"
King Shu nodded: "Okay."
Gao Zheng was a little surprised: "My lord, do you agree?"
He thought that with the always cautious character of the King of Shu, even if he could agree, he would hesitate for a long time, but he did not expect that he would agree so happily.
"How can I disagree, but you have to promise me a few things in advance."
The King of Shu said, "First of all, you have to do this yourself, and you can't involve the King of Shu's palace."
Gao Zheng nodded: "This is natural."
King Shu said: "Secondly, after you kill people and destroy evidence, come to me with a bundle of hemp rope and ask me to help you go to Beijing to plead guilty and expose your series of crimes. In this way, it will be easier for you to
I will make meritorious deeds."
Gao Zheng's expression froze: "The prince is joking, right?"
The King of Shu said calmly: "You were the one who joked with me first."
Gao Zheng was embarrassed.
After a long time, the King of Shu sneered and said: "Use your dog brain and think carefully, will this trick work?"
With the character of my little nephew Gao Jie, will he sit back and wait for you to destroy the body and wipe out the traces of the crime and wash away the guilt? "
Don't be stupid! With his style, I'm afraid he will kill everyone first, and then collect evidence and go through the process. If he can't collect evidence, then he will forge a piece of evidence and hand it in. Where will your head be by then?"
Gao Zheng asked with some frustration: "The prince's behavior is so unscrupulous, isn't he afraid of His Majesty's questioning?"
"condemn?"
The King of Shu looked at Gao Zheng like a fool, "What do you think he has to do with His Majesty? He is the crown prince appointed by His Majesty. In order to make him the Crown Prince, Your Majesty even used some inexplicable crimes to depose his eldest son. Now the Crown Prince has sole control.
With great power, his status is no less than that of Prince Yiwen of the Hongwu Dynasty!"
Let alone doing things unscrupulously, I have lived for so many years and I have never seen my fourth brother doting on anyone so much after the death of Queen Xu."
Even if the prince rebels, His Majesty will probably be greatly surprised and order the Twelve Guards in the capital to stay put and not to hinder the prince from usurping the throne!"
If the prince rebels and there is not enough food and grass, your majesty may ask someone to send him tens of thousands of stones of food and grass!"
As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but those onlookers know clearly. The King of Shu simply didn't know much about this.
How much Taizu doted on his eldest brother Yiwen, Prince Zhu Biao, just how much Your Majesty dotes on Prince Zhu Gaojie today!
Gao Zheng had no choice but to ask: "Your Majesty, is there nothing we can do?"
"It's not like there's no way."
The King of Shu smiled bitterly and took out an exquisite wooden box with a small silver lock on it. After taking off the silver lock, there was a brand new letter lying inside.
"This is the letter that King Gu just sent to me. Read it yourself."
"King of the Valley?"
With doubts, Gao Zheng opened the letter and read it. After just a brief glance, he was so frightened that he almost lost his mind, and the letter fell to the ground.
"King Gu, has he taken the courage of the ambitious leopard? How dare he!"
Gao Zheng said quickly, "Your Majesty, we can't be dragged into the water by King Gu. There is something wrong with his brain, and I don't know what kind of evil spirit has possessed him. He is so confused that he will lose his head!"
"Of course I know."
The King of Shu sighed, "My stupid son ran to Changsha to join the King of Gu after getting angry with me. This is a big trap for me. This bastard King of Gu is going to rebel. He is not smart.
Is there any pitfall!"
Gao Zhengdao: "The little prince's appearance is indeed..."
"Similar to that one."
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"It's very similar."
"It's so similar."
"At first glance, he is the old man's grandson."
King Gu glanced in at the crack in the door and saw that the young man sitting inside was the third son of King Shu, King Chongyang Zhu Yuesui. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "My nephew looks exactly like Emperor Jianwen!
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However, compared with Emperor Jianwen, he still lacks one thing."
King Gu then turned to look at Chang Shi behind him, "I asked you to find a dragon robe worn by Emperor Jianwen. Have you found it?"
Chang Shi replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already prepared it. When the city of Nanjing was destroyed during the Jing Dynasty, the eunuchs and maids in the palace fled in all directions. I found out that a eunuch serving Emperor Jianwen had wrapped up a piece of Emperor Jianwen's dragon robe.
So I took back this dragon robe. As long as King Chongyang wears this dragon robe, even Jianwen's old ministers will not be suspicious if they come."
"Okay, great!"
King Gu was overjoyed and said, "Go and spread the word to the outside world and say that King Chongyang is Emperor Jianwen. When I was guarding the Jinchuan Gate in Nanjing, I quietly opened the door at the critical moment and let Emperor Jianwen escape. Now Emperor Jianwen has returned to my palace."
, I want to support Emperor Jianwen to return to the throne."
Chang Shi hesitated: "Your Majesty, do you really want to do this? This is a rebellion!"
King Gu's face turned cold: "What, do you have any objection to what I said?"
"Don't dare."
"Then why don't you do it quickly?"
"I understand."
Immediately, King Gu changed his face to a kind one and pushed in the door: "My dear nephew, long time no see, I miss you so much!"
Chongyang King Zhu Yuesui quickly stood up and saluted: "Uncle, my nephew is being polite."
"You're welcome, we're all family."
King Gu waved his hand and said, "I know that you had some conflicts with your father, King Shu, and ran away from home. It doesn't matter. As long as you come to Changsha, this is my territory. You can treat this place as your own home."
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If you need anything, just tell me and I’ll get you what you want!”
King Chongyang was quite moved. He did not expect that his uncle, the King of Valley, would be so enthusiastic: "Uncle, this is really embarrassing for my nephew. How can my nephew bear it?"
King Gu said with a smile: "My nephew is too polite. If one day I need help, I hope my nephew can help me too."
The young King Chongyang patted his chest and said boldly: "Don't worry, uncle. As long as I say a word, my nephew will be able to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire!"
"Okay, okay, good nephew, with your words, I will feel relieved."
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"My silly son, King Chongyang, looks very similar to Emperor Jianwen, so I have been hiding him in the palace. I don't want him to go out, so as not to cause disaster. In the end, this is to protect him and prevent him from being killed.
Someone with good intentions will take advantage of it."
The King of Shu sighed, "This boy had a dispute with me because he had been locked up in the palace for many years, and he sneaked out. I don't know how the King of Gu found out about this, and he deceived my son.
Guwangfu in Changsha.”
Prince Gu, this bastard, actually wanted to use my son’s appearance to pretend to be Emperor Jianwen, in order to arouse public opinion and seize the opportunity to rebel. Prince Gu even wrote to me, wanting to drag me along to rebel, and it would cost my life.
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Gao Zhengdao: "Who lent the courage to King Gu to rebel? Previously, the King of Han supported half of the province of Shandong to rebel, and was easily captured by the prince, like a plaything in the palm of his hand. As for the wealth of King Gu, it is not half as good as that of King Han.
,How dare he rebel?"
"God knows who lent him the courage. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the East Palace destroyed Nuer Gandusi, massacred the Korean and Japanese royal families, and caused a bloody massacre in the southwest. Even his own brother, the King of Han, did not escape.
Jie, I defeated everyone but failed to wake up the Valley King."
The eyes of the King of Shu shone with the light of wisdom, "I kept this letter from King Gu without sending it. I originally planned to report the King of Valley when the time came, but I didn't expect that now it has become a tool for us to vindicate our sins and make meritorious deeds."