Piaotian Literature Chapter 306: What you give up, you also gain...
"...More than a hundred civil and military ministers paid homage to the Supreme Emperor at the Meridian Gate. After that, the Supreme Emperor accepted the congratulations from those ministers and tens of thousands of rebel soldiers at the Fengtian Palace..." The Ouchi guard who was brought into the Qianqing Palace Intermittently, he told Zhu Qiyu and others exactly what happened outside the Qianqing Palace. "" Novel netizens hand-printed
There followed a period of silence. After a long time, Wang Wen, who looked gloomy, raised his head and stared at the guard. "All the gates of Qianqing Palace have been surrounded by rebels. How did you get in? "
"Your Majesty, he was escorted to the palace gate by those gangsters." The leader of the guard who brought him stood up and replied respectfully.
"Wei Chen was under the command of Lord Lu Zhonglu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. He was ambushed by the rebels in Renshou Palace and was injured and captured. Later, he and Lord Lu Zhonglu were brought to the emperor. Only then did he learn about what happened in front of Fengtian Palace. His Majesty asked the minister to bring..." The guard's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, as if he was worried about something.
Governor Mao Sheng glared, put his hand on the sword on his waist and took a step forward, the armor plates on his body clanking: "Why don't you tell me what the emperor asked you to bring!"
On the other hand, Zhu Qiyu, who was leaning on the soft couch and had just drank another bowl of medicine, and finally felt a little better, waved his hands tiredly and whispered: "Don't worry Mao Aiqing, what did my brother ask you to bring here?" , just tell the truth..."
"Replying to Your Majesty, His Majesty asked the minister to bring this letter." The guard gritted his teeth and with a heartbeat, he took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.
"Hehehe..." Seeing the letter that the guard held in his hands, Zhu Qiyu's face became colder and colder, and he let out a heart-breaking laugh. "Well, my good brother is really at this point. He still hasn't forgotten his brother."
"Do you feel that I am not your opponent? Do you feel that I am someone you can ridicule at will?" Zhu Qiyu stared at the letter with resentful eyes. He gritted his teeth and said every word. It was as if he was facing what he was facing at this moment. It was not a letter, but Zhu Qizhen stood there with a sarcastic look on his face. "Don't think that you are so arrogant now that you have the upper hand. I will not throw it away for me as you want." No, I can’t read it.”
"Long live Lord, please calm down. I will throw this thing away now, so as not to stain Long live Lord's eyes." Zhang Yong stepped forward with a sullen face and snatched the autographed letter from Zhu Qizhen. passed.
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When the guard saw this situation, he couldn't help but became anxious and said quickly: "His Majesty the Emperor also asked the minister to bring a message to His Majesty."
"What are you talking about? Could it be that he wants me to open the gates of the Qianqing Palace and surrender to capture him, so as to fulfill his reputation of having no plans left and conquering the world?" Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but sneered.
"No, in fact, when His Majesty the Emperor gave this letter to the minister, he had already said that if His Majesty does not want to read the letter, let the minister relay this sentence to His Majesty. If His Majesty reads the letter directly, then this will It’s okay not to say anything.” The guard lowered his head and whispered.
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, I really want to see what he can say that can make me change my mind like this."
"I am not Cao Pi..." Five words, five very simple words, but these five words made the sneer on Zhu Qiyu's face freeze in place, like the ice sculpture standing on the iceberg and snowfield.
Zhang Yong, who had just received the handwritten letter from Zhu Qizhen to Zhu Qiyu, couldn't help but be a little distracted when he heard the words Zhu Qizhen asked the guard to bring to Zhu Qiyu, and almost dropped the letter on the floor. .
"Zhang Yong, bring it here. Let me see what my brother wants to say to me..." After a long time, Zhu Qiyu's extremely hoarse voice sounded again.
Zhang Yong hesitated for a moment, then handed the unopened letter to Zhu Qiyu's hand.
"My brother Qi Yu: seeing words is like meeting..."
Zhu Qiyu frowned tightly, looking at the unfamiliar handwriting on the letter paper, which penetrated the back of the paper like a silver hook. However, the words between the lines were not as full of cynicism as Zhu Qiyu imagined. However, those Those words made Zhu Qiyu even more ashamed.
"...I am your brother. I don't know how to do the things you have done, and I don't even bother to do them. I don't want to wield a butcher knife against my brother, and I don't want anyone from Qianqing Palace to be buried with you..."
"...Brother, I don't want my father's spirit in heaven to watch his children commit fratricide."
"Brother Wei knows that there must be a lot of reluctance and doubts in your heart... In this case, then live first, not only for yourself, but also for your son, Brother Wei's nephew Jianji... …”
From beginning to end, this letter is like an older brother writing a letter to his younger brother. Although there is some resentment in the words, the helplessness and disappointment revealed there are...
Seeing the end of the letter and the three words "Brother Qi Zhen" in the final signature, Zhu Qiyu's eyes became hot and he almost shed tears. When he thought of his feelings for Zhu Qi Zhen, the successor since he came to the throne, What his brother had done, and then seeing what was said in this letter, Zhu Qiyu really had the urge to dig a hole and bury himself in it.
After pondering for a long time and adjusting his mentality, Zhu Qiyu took a deep breath, looked at the guard who was still kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but sigh: "Get up, you do it for me, no, you do it for me I want to send a message to my brother. I want to see him. Is it possible?" The desolation and helplessness in his tone could not be concealed.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it!" Wang Wen and others couldn't help but change their expressions. They quickly lifted their robes and bowed to the ground. "Your Majesty, you must not give up easily. Now, although the rebellious party has the advantage, we are not without a chance of winning... …”
"How can you not know the loyalty of your family, but I no longer want to see bloodshed..." Zhu Qiyu's face showed a trace of sentiment. "I don't want Beijing to experience that kind of peace like Nanjing. The pain of hardship, since my brother is dedicated to the Ming Dynasty, I, as the younger brother, cannot let him down again and again, right?..."
Hearing the unprecedented determination and persistence in these words, Wang Wen and others sat down on the floor slumped, and some even cried softly, and the guard, who looked saddened by Zhang Yong, At the signal, he was led out of the hall by the guards of Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Qiyu seemed not to feel the desolation and despair in the hall. With Wang Qin's support, he slowly walked out of the empty, deep, and even dark hall.
Standing under the eaves, the sunlight from the sky shone down and shone on Zhu Qizhen's weak and emaciated body. Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but squint his eyes, feeling the traces of sunlight on his face.
There was a trace of warmth, and a rare smile of relief appeared on his face. "Why do I feel that the sun is so comfortable today?"
He shook his head towards Wang Qin who was supporting him, indicating that nothing was wrong with him. After squinting his eyes and enjoying the sunshine for a while, Zhu Qiyu said softly: "Where is the emperor?"
"Long live your Majesty, His Highness the Prince is in the Jiaotai Hall, with the Empress. Your Majesty, do you want me to invite His Highness and the Empress to come over?" Shu Liang, who was standing beside him, replied.
"No, I want to take a walk and see their mother and son."
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The people who came out from His Highness saw Zhu Qiyu's thin and frail figure, slowly moving forward with the support of two eunuchs. The governor Mao Sheng wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Wang Wen
Put out your hand to stop it.
"Lord Wang, what do you mean by this? Do you really want His Majesty to be so useless?" Mao Sheng had a look of dissatisfaction on his face, raised his eyes and shouted unceremoniously at Wang Wen.
"Your Majesty has made up his mind. Moreover, Your Majesty has made this choice for us, my ministers, and for the nearly ten thousand people in the Qianqing Palace. Now, all the civil and military officials have surrendered to the Emperor, and the capital camp and the guards have come to visit.
They must all be under their control, so what can you and I do if we have the means to save ourselves?" Wang Wen smiled bitterly, took a deep breath, and said sincerely to Mao Sheng.
After hearing Wang Wen's explanation, Mao Sheng opened his mouth, but in the end he just stamped his feet angrily and turned back towards the gate of Qianqing Palace.
Zhang Yong and others had already followed Zhu Qiyu towards the Jiaotai Palace. Only Wang Wen and a few other ministers were left, standing under the eaves of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, facing each other sadly...
"Before my father, Emperor Xuanzong, passed away, he entrusted my mother and son to the Empress Dowager and my brother, hoping that my brother would treat our mother and son well. For more than ten years, my brother has always regarded me as his biological brother.
You take good care of me..."
"...But after I ascended the throne, I left all that behind. I only thought about how to become a wise king like Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong. I had forgotten all about the love of brothers. Now that I think about it,
Get up, I am really fascinated by this nostalgic imperial power, and I can't see everything clearly."
"It's a good thing that my brother wants to take it back. My life has been too tiring and miserable for the past two years. Now, I can finally relax..."
With the support of the eunuch, Zhu Qiyu walked slowly in the Qianqing Palace, passed through the cloister, crossed the palace gate, and walked to the Jiaotai Palace. He saw his son Zhu Jianji, who was inexperienced in worldly affairs, sitting with several children.
Accompanied by the eunuch, he was playing happily in the open space in front of the palace, just like himself when he was brought into the palace by his father.
"Father? It's the father, mother and concubine, the father is here..." Zhu Jianji, who was riding a wooden horse and smiling happily, saw the staggering Zhu Qiyu walking towards him with a smile, and couldn't help showing joy on his face.
With an expression on his face, he shouted loudly, jumped off the wooden horse, and ran towards Zhu Qiyu...
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ps: There are no bad people in the absolute sense in this world. After writing this, I can’t help but feel a little sad and pity the unlucky guy Zhu Qiyu. In history, his ending was even more tragic. His son died and the throne was taken away.
After that, he died alone in Yong'an Palace in Xiyuan. But now, his ending is, at least, better than history.
Well, in addition, this book is not finished yet, so fellow students, don’t forget to continue to vote.