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Chapter 19 Chapter Eighteen

It turns out that everything was done by the King of Han! Why did Hanwang do this?Because if these things were done by the prince, they would be too stupid, but if they were done by the King of Han, they would be ingenious. King Ning supported King Han, and King Han rushed to celebrate King Ning's birthday in person, and at the same time sent people to join the theater troupe invited by the prince to assassinate King Ning. Even without the presence of Qiu Changfeng, with the ability of twenty-four knots, it is more than enough to protect King Ning's safety. But why does the autumnal equinox arrest and kill people?The reason is also simple, the acting must be sufficient, so that no one will suspect that this matter will be related to the King of Han.

It is not difficult for the King of Han to kill a few people.Those who achieve great things do not care about small details. If the King of Han wants to achieve great things, what is the sacrifice of a few assassins? The king of Han stayed out of the matter, but led the matter to the prince.The assassin fled for his life and deliberately left clues in the idle house in the prince's city. The King of Han questioned the prince, and it was easy to find the disgust in the prince's study. Thinking that Tian Cewei of the King of Han can turn the prince's study upside down at will, it is really easy to bury a puppet in the prince's study in advance.

To the King of Han, the puppet seems to be an annoyance and unknown, but if the prince can be removed, this sacrifice is really nothing. As long as Zhu Di knew about this, the prince's benevolent character would naturally be weakened.The crown prince is incompetent, obese, and has poor legs and feet. Now there is only benevolence left, but if the impression of benevolence is greatly reduced, the position of the crown prince can be said to be in jeopardy. It is not impossible for Zhu Di to abolish the prince because of this matter, and establish another King of Han. All the links are meticulously linked, and they were launched on the occasion of King Ning's celebration of his birthday. The chain is meticulous, and it cannot be planned without great talent, and it cannot be implemented without extraordinary calculations.

There is only one person who can implement this plan and benefit from it, and that is King Han. The King of Han was ruthless, poisonous, and scheming enough. Since he was able to put Xie Jin, the most talented man in Ming Dynasty, to death, this kind of scheming was ingenious to him, but he was familiar with it. Princess Yunmeng didn't say these words, she just pointed out that King Han might be behind the scenes, that's the key.All the people present are smarter than Princess Yunmeng, so they can naturally think of these things, so why bother to say more? In the solemn darkness of Huagai Palace, there is already a ferociousness that can't be seen in the picture.

The dispute between the crown prince and the King of Han is now approaching the time when yin and yang can be distinguished, but how to judge is still Zhu Di's business. For a long time, there was silence. Zhu Di looked at the dusk, still didn't turn around, just said: "I didn't ask you!" Zhu Di said the same sentence when returning to Princess Yunmeng, but it was even more cold. The hearts of the crown prince, Yang Shiqi, and Yunmeng all sank.Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han, stood there with a blank expression.The crown prince was still sweating. Seeing this situation, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Royal father, I didn't know about the two incidents of assassinating King Ning and being tired of winning. I am very confused about the details."

The prince finally expressed his attitude, he pleaded not guilty!But he was lenient after all, and he didn't echo what Yunmeng said, and he didn't think that King Han was the host behind the scenes. Even at this time, he didn't want to say a bad word about King Han. But whether he said it or not, it made no difference. Another unspeakable silence. Who can know who is right? Zhu Di finally opened his mouth and said, "Xu'er, tell me." His speech was always simple and clear without any effort.But to answer his words, I don't know how much thought it takes. The King of Han stood there, still holding his chest high. Yunmeng's accusation just hit the nail on the head, but he didn't refute it, as if he had acquiesced after the truth was exposed.Hearing Zhu Di's question at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: "Father, my son has never done it."

This is Hanwang's answer, which is also simple and clear.Hanwang is indeed very similar to Zhu Di, father and son are in the same line, majestic, solemn, simple and direct, but a heart is always elusive. He denied it, did he need to explain it, couldn't explain it, or disdain it?Or is it because he understands that the truth and explanation are two different things? Princess Yunmeng was just waiting to argue, and seeing Yang Shiqi winking frequently, with sweat running down his face, for some unknown reason, she finally stopped questioning the King of Han. Zhu Di spoke again, and suddenly said: "Scholar Yang, you are very smart."

The Son of Heaven suddenly changed the subject of the conversation, and the majestic Zuo Chunfang University scholar's face turned ashen, and he replied in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, your servant is extremely stupid, and I have the high expectations of my Majesty." To be called smart, in the ears of ordinary people, is naturally proud.But Yang Shiqi knew that it was definitely not a good thing for Zhu Di to call a person smart. Xie Jin was too smart, but Zhu Di instructed him to bury Ji Gang alive in the snow and freeze to death.That being the case, how could he, Yang Shiqi, bear the word "smart"?

Zhu Di said indifferently: "Compared to you, Yunmeng is too naive..." After a pause, he continued: "Given the complexity of this matter, Yunmeng's mind never imagined that this matter might be related to Gao Xu. She can Saying this, isn’t it the clever you who taught her?” The words fell to the ground, although they were light, they struck Yang Shiqi's heart like thunder. Yang Shiqi was dripping with sweat, and his face was ashen.Princess Yunmeng was also dumbfounded, not wanting that although Zhu Di was in the deep palace, many things were actually witnessed by her own eyes.

The crown prince has been deeply wronged, so Yang Shiqi and Princess Yunmeng must of course defend the crown prince.The matter was so complicated that Princess Yunmeng couldn't figure it out for a while, but Yang Shiqi quickly figured out the context and thought of suspicious points, thinking that this was another attack by the King of Han on the prince. It is not easy for Yang Shiqi to understand this matter, but he also knows that as a courtier, he can't say this kind of thing, otherwise he will end up like Xie Jin if there is trouble, but he can't just watch the prince have an accident. When entering the palace, he raised this matter to Princess Yunmeng.He understood that since Princess Yunmeng knew, she must tell Zhu Di.But he still didn't expect that Zhu Di was so wise that he could easily see through this matter.

This is definitely not a good thing for Yang Shiqi. Princess Yunmeng saw that Yang Shiqi's face was pale and his heart was full of chivalry, and she immediately said: "Father, these are all thought up by my daughter, and have nothing to do with Yang Xueshi." She thinks that she must bear this responsibility, and she does not want Yang Shiqi to repeat the same mistakes Jin's mistake. Zhu Di remained silent, still looking outside the hall.After dusk, the sky darkened little by little, quietly and undetectably, and inadvertently, the sky was surprisingly dark. Palace lanterns had already been lit outside the hall, making the Huagai Hall even darker. Zhu Di opened his mouth and said, "Qiu Changfeng, how do you look at this matter?" Even the King of Han couldn't help but glance at Qiu Changfeng.Everyone didn't expect that things turned around and it turned back to Qiu Changfeng. Zhu Di actually consulted Qiu Changfeng? Could it be that a small Jin Yiwei can control the battle between the crown prince and the King of Han? Qiu Changfeng was as silent as darkness all the time. Hearing Zhu Di speak, he immediately said: "My lord, I feel that this matter is far from being as simple as it seems." Everyone was startled, wondering what Qiu Changfeng meant?Does Qiu Changfeng want to support the prince, or is he going to vote for the King of Han? Princess Yunmeng's heart was pounding, and she only hoped that Qiu Changfeng would look at the past and say something nice to the prince.But after thinking about it, the relationship between them in the past was thinner than paper, and it seemed a bit late to hug each other temporarily. Zhu Di didn't move or nod his head. Seeing this, Qiu Changfeng continued: "A few months ago, a homicide occurred in Putuo. Seventeen officials who had served in the imperial court were killed in a row along the coast. This incident alarmed the imperial court and ordered the local officials to investigate and solve the case within a time limit." Everyone showed strange expressions, obviously not sure why Qiu Changfeng suddenly mentioned this matter. The Holy Majesty asked Qiu Changfeng to analyze the dispute between Prince Ning and the king of Han caused by the assassination of King Ning and his disgust of victory. How could Qiu Changfeng digress and involve Putuo's murder? Although the Putuo murder case is important, the holy majesty is the most annoying nonsense. He was once reprimanded by a courtier for saying things that were irrelevant.But this time, the Holy One listened to Qiu Changfeng's nonsense, why did he remain silent? Everyone was puzzled, and Qiu Changfeng said again: "Putuo's murder case has not been solved, but the words of "Song of the Sun and Moon" are very strange. Therefore, under the order of the master, I went to Qingtian to look for "Song of the Sun and Moon", but unexpectedly It was discovered that the participation of Japanese ninjas in the competition for "Song of the Sun and Moon" is also likely to be related to the Putuo murder." After a pause, Zhu Di was still speechless. Qiu Changfeng said in a calm manner: "Ninjas from Putuo to Qingtian, from Qingtian to Jinling, everything has their shadows. And I talked with my master about "Song of the Sun and Moon", During the murder case in Putuo, I was surprised to find that if what was said in "Song of the Sun and Moon" was true, then apart from ninja involvement, these incidents were also related to one person!" When he said this, he was silent for a while. Zhu Di said indifferently: "Who is it related to?" Qiu Changfeng said cautiously: "I dare not say anything." Zhu Di said slowly: "Speak up. I forgive you for what you said today, without any fault!" Everyone was surprised again, they didn't expect Zhu Di to be so magnanimous to Qiu Changfeng, and it had been a long time since Zhu Di treated someone so magnanimously. Qiu Changfeng still hesitated for a while, and then said slowly: "Master speculates that all things are originally related to Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunqi. All things are most likely manipulated by Zhu Yunqi in the dark!" Princess Yunmeng exclaimed in astonishment: "How is it possible? Cousin is back?" Her voice was shrill and shocked, and she had an expression of disbelief. The air in the Canopy Hall seemed to be frozen. Outside the hall, there were branches swaying, being sent in by the shadow of the lamp, shaking their teeth and claws, full of weirdness. Zhu Yunwen is the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the nephew of Zhu Di, and of course the cousin of Princess Yunmeng! But Princess Yunmeng only had a remnant impression of this cousin, because when she was very young, she heard that when her father's soldiers forced Nanjing, her cousin escaped by water and never disappeared. Hearing Qiu Changfeng's words, the prince was surprised, Yang Shiqi bowed his head, and the king of Han only stared sharply when he heard the words, but his expression of shock was less. Zhu Di had been standing in front of the window coldly, and when he heard the name Zhu Yunqi, his clothes seemed to be trembling, and he didn't know if it was the wind or his heart. "Go on!" Zhu Di spoke again, with a bit of embarrassment in his words. Qiu Changfeng's eyes also had a dignified meaning. This matter was unbelievable, but it was also of great importance. He had to carefully consider every word he said. Looking at the unpredictable back, Qiu Changfeng said: "Based on "Song of the Sun and Moon" and Guru's conjecture, when Zhu Yunwen fled into the sea with resentment in his heart, although he has been silent for more than ten years, now he is probably borrowing from Dongying ninjas. strength, trying to regroup." He chose his words carefully, not daring to say that Zhu Yunwen would regain the throne, but everyone understood what he meant. When Princess Yunmeng heard about this, she was even more surprised. She never thought that the ninjas would hide such an unpredictable, weird and sensational conspiracy. Zhu Di was still looking out the window, and suddenly smiled. There was sarcasm in that laughter, sarcasm, and anger that couldn't be concealed. "Back when Zhu Yunwen was young, he didn't know the hardships of the country, he didn't know the good intentions of the Taizu, he listened to the words of the courtiers, cut down the feudal vassals and forced them to change, fratricide each other, made the people miserable, and the people complained. I had no choice but to sit still and wait for death. This is the way of heaven 'Jing Nan', on the side of the Qing emperor, crossing the south of the Yangtze River. But even if our soldiers came to Nanjing, it was just to eliminate villains and chaotic officials, and to keep Da Ming quiet, and never thought of taking his throne." It was rare for Zhu Di to talk so eloquently, but once he said it, it was hard to restrain him.Just because of these words, he buried them in his heart for many years, and once they were touched, it was difficult to remain silent. After hearing this, everyone was terrified and dared not say more. Zhu Di paused, and then said: "But Zhu Yunwen used the heart of a villain to save the belly of a gentleman. Although I have declared my heart many times in the city, he dared not open the city to see me. I think I followed the people's will at that time, and I had millions of soldiers , if he wants to attack the city, how can he stop it? I don't attack the city, but I just don't want to die again. I only let Zhu Yunqi hand over the rebellious ministers. It was almost destroyed by him in a few years! Zhu Yunwen escaped, the country cannot live without a king for a day, I have no choice but to bow down to the Taizu Temple to apologize to the Taizu, and become the emperor." When everyone heard the emperor mentioning the past, they were all silent, but they couldn't help thinking that even though the Holy Majesty said so, they could put themselves in their shoes, if they were Zhu Yunqi, they would not have dared to come to see Zhu Di at that time. Zhu Di continued: "Although I have been on the throne for more than ten years, every time I think about this matter, I can't sleep at night. I feel ashamed that I have entrusted to the Taizu. When the iron tree bloomed and the Taizu passed away, he invited me to sit in front of the bed. I ordered me to do my best to assist Yunwen, and not to be rebellious. I felt the kindness of Taizu's upbringing, and I couldn't bear the regret of Taizu's death, so I agreed. But Zhu Yunwen's behavior not only disappointed Taizu, but also made me bear a bad name and feel ashamed of my wife. Ancestor. If Zhu Yunqi really has the heart, he should come to see me. As long as he says a word in front of me, I will offer the throne with both hands!" Everyone was terrified and moved, they didn't want Zhu Di to be so decisive. The Prince and the King of Han both had strange expressions on their faces, so they naturally thought that Zhu Di promised a thousand pieces of gold, and if he could say such a thing in front of everyone, his mind would naturally not be changed.But if Zhu Yunwen comes back, where will he put the prince and Hanwang? Zhu Di seemed to be about to confide his thoughts for many years. After a long silence, he said again: "But after all these years, Zhu Yunqi still looks as naive as ever. How can I tolerate him if he wants to use the soldiers of Dongying to play tricks secretly, disregard the peace of the people, and make people lose their lives? Qiu Changfeng, do you think what I said is right or wrong?" Everyone was dumbfounded, not wanting the emperor to ask such a question. Zhu Di acted, and actually asked the little Jin Yiwei if he was right or wrong? Qiu Changfeng immediately said: "What the Holy Majesty said, good intentions..." Zhu Di finally restrained his emotions, and said calmly: "It seems that only you can tell all the whole story to these idiots. You tell them, what is their mistake!" The crown prince couldn't help sweating, the King of Han's face became darker, Yang Shiqi's face was ashen, and Princess Yunmeng's face was dissatisfied. The idiots Zhu Di scolded obviously included them, but they didn't dare to refute at all, and they really didn't know where they were wrong. Qiu Changfeng pondered for a while, with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, but he couldn't help but answer: "According to my master and minister's speculation, after Zhu Yunwen entered the sea, somehow, he bought the power of Japanese ninjas, hoping to make a comeback, so he killed the former minister first and stood up. Wei, this caused the Putuo murder case. The dead in the Putuo murder case were not only veterans of the Ming Dynasty, but also loyal to Zhu Yunqi at the beginning, and they were killed only because Zhu Yunqi believed that those people...betrayed him." Everyone's faces changed, they never thought that the Putuo murder case that caused a sensation in Daming was actually due to this reason. Princess Yunmeng was shocked when she heard it, and for the first time looked straight at the person she had always dismissed before.Just now when her father scolded her for being naive, she refused to accept it, but now she realized that she was indeed naive. Zhu Di snorted coldly, noncommittal. Qiu Changfeng said again: "But why they came to snatch the "Song of the Sun and Moon" and hold the princess hostage, I am a little puzzled. But it is obvious that the gang of ninjas have begun to change from darkness to light, lest the world will not be chaotic. After Putuo’s murder, they even wanted to get rid of Guru, because Guru had assisted His Majesty…” Yao Guangxiao did not assist Zhu Di, but personally planned to help Zhu Di win the Great Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yunwen hates the most, besides Zhu Di, and of course Yao Guangxiao. Everyone thought of this, looked at the gloomy canopy hall, and the shadows of the lamps outside the hall were mottled, and felt like a ghost laughing grinningly, and couldn't help being frightened. Qiu Changfeng continued: "Fortunately, the master escaped the catastrophe. The thief missed Wuxin by mistake and killed Wuxin. The way the thief killed Wuxin was weird, very similar to the ice gu technique among ninjas. The master pretended to be innocent. The appearance of the matter, but it is obvious to infer the truth from it, and I feel that this matter is related to the Japanese ninja, so I sent my ministers south to investigate the conspiracy of the thieves." Yang Shiqi couldn't help being stunned, thinking of the situation at Qingshou Temple and Yao Guangxiao's strange behavior, it was even more awe-inspiring, and he couldn't help admiring Qiu Changfeng's sobriety. It turned out that Qiu Changfeng had never forgotten what seemed to be a long time ago. The past is like smoke, and it is analyzed by Qiu Changfeng like a cocoon, forming a big net—the big net of Zhu Yunqi's revenge! Hearing Zhu Yunqi's return at the beginning, Yang Shiqi was quite confused, but now, he couldn't believe it. Qiu Changfeng said again: "Zhu Yunqi leaked the matter of harming his master, and he didn't stop, but the target turned to King Ning. Because Zhu Yunqi also hated King Ning." When Zhu Di "Jing Nan", he joined forces with King Ning and borrowed 80,000 elite soldiers from King Ning to start an uprising. Of course Zhu Yunxuan hated him, and wished that King Ning would die! The more people listened, the more startled they became. Zhu Di said coldly: "He was so stupid back then, and he seems to be even more stupid these years. If he is so stupid, I'm afraid of him?" Everyone finally got a clue from Qiu Changfeng's deduction, and their faces were all strange. Zhu Yunwen is back?Zhu Yunqi is really back! Of course Zhu Yunqi hated, hated too many people he thought he should hate. Zhu Di...Yao Guangxiao...King Ning...Those courtiers who said they would be loyal to him in the past, but betrayed him in the end.These are the targets that Zhu Yunqi hates and wants to revenge. So he came back, borrowing the strange power of Japanese ninjas, first killed the old officials, then Yao Guangxiao, and then assassinated King Ning. The last target, of course, was the emperor Zhu Di! This is simply an unbelievable idea, this is simply a crazy idea that frightens the world. Zhu Yunwen is crazy! Qiu Changfeng also seemed to be horrified in his eyes, and said slowly: "Whether the Holy Majesty is afraid or not, Zhu Yunqi can't stop Zhu Yunqi's idea of ​​revenge. Zhu Yunqi obviously understands the... estrangement between the prince and the King of Han. Therefore, he arranged a game and sent people in Ningxia. During the Wangshou banquet, he disguised himself as an actor and assassinated King Ning, so as to provoke the relationship between the Prince and the King of Han." Zhu Di suddenly said: "The one who wants to assassinate King Ning may not necessarily be Zhu Yunqi. How can you be sure that the assassin is related to Zhu Yunqi?" Qiu Changfeng said slowly: "The assassin used the black light method in ninjutsu to assassinate King Ning, and when escaping for his life, he used the secret secret used by ninja jōnin-stealing beams. This kind of ninjutsu Non-Japanese masters can't do it, and the recent actions of Japanese ninjas should be related to Zhu Yunqi, so I judged this way." Zhu Di nodded and said nothing more. Qiu Changfeng went on to say: "When the minister was tracking, he realized that there was a big problem. The assassin laid out a sophisticated assassination plan, but carelessly led the minister to the place where the prince was, and left such obvious clues of the play shoes. It is not the negligence of the thief, but the careful calculation of the thief!" Speaking of this, Qiu Changfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally concluded: "So in my opinion, the assassination and disgust of King Ning this time is nothing but Zhu Yunqi's plan to kill three birds with one stone with the help of ninjas. This plan , not only can kill King Ning, but also provoke the relationship between the Prince and the King of Han, and then attack the Holy One." After listening to it, everyone had different expressions, but they were amazed at Qiu Changfeng's deduction ability.The connection of these unconnected cases turned out to be Zhu Yunqiu's conspiracy to restore the case.Although they are all self-proclaimed intellectuals, they have never thought of this. This autumn wind is really not easy.The master chose this person to handle the matter, and he was indeed very farsighted. The prince was ashamed and ashamed, looking at the King of Han who was not far away, he said: "Gao Xu, brother really didn't lie to you. I'm afraid that group of people took the plaster deliberately. They want you to misunderstand." The King of Han could only snort coldly, but did not answer. The Huagai Palace fell silent, so quiet that one could hear one's breathing. After some time, Zhu Di said, "Now, what else do you have to say?" Everyone had nothing to say, and the king of Han suddenly stepped forward and said, "Father, Zhu Yunqi used the soldiers of Dongying ninjas to make rebellion, which is getting worse and worse. The crime is unforgivable. My son asked to bring a team of elite soldiers to the coast to wipe out the Japanese pirates in Dongying first. Then arrest Zhu Yunqi and come back." Hanwang's words were sonorous and resounding.When Yang Shiqi saw him, although he was quite dissatisfied with the King of Han, he couldn't help but sigh that Zhu Gaoxu was courageous in doing things, quite like Zhu Di, and easily won the initiative again. Zhu Di was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "Do you know where I went wrong this time?" The King of Han was stunned, his body froze, and he said after a while: "My son...is not wrong!" Zhu Di suddenly turned around, glared at the king of Han and said, "Are you right?" He kept his back to everyone, dignified and dignified. Only by turning around did everyone see deep wrinkles on the corners of his eyes and forehead. Zhu Di is old, and the years are not forgiving. Even if it can't destroy his ambition, it will still leave ruthless time on his body. Time flies, and the emperor who used to fight fiercely has become depressed, but when his anger is pouring out, he still roars like a tiger and roars, looking at all directions. Even the King of Han was terrified when he saw it, and immediately knelt down and said: "Son! I don't know. Please tell me clearly." Zhu Di looked at his son and said with a sneer, "If you don't participate in all the things, it's hard to understand everything. But as the king of Han, you claim to be decisive, so why can't you see that there is a big problem with the assassination of King Ning and the disgust of victory?" ? You know that your elder brother can't do such a thing, but you just pretend to believe it, don't you have the idea of ​​using this to hit him?" The king of Han's usually cold face was also full of fear, his forehead was sweating, and he bowed his head to the ground, not daring to speak again. Although Zhu Di was old, his mind was even more sophisticated, and he could easily see through this, which made King Han feel chilled.The king of Han didn't dare to argue, because he knew Zhu Di's temper. When the prince saw it, he hurriedly said: "Father, the second younger brother is also worried about the safety of the emperor's uncle. Anyone who is tired of winning will inevitably lose his mind." "Shut up!" Zhu Di shouted, Long Yan was furious. The prince trembled, and immediately fell to his knees. In recent years, Zhu Di has become more and more indifferent to him, and he gradually got used to it.But it was the first time he saw Zhu Di being so angry at him. Zhu Di said awe-inspiringly: "I ordered you to supervise the country in Nanjing and take charge of everything in Nanjing, but what have you done? You hide in your room all day to avoid disaster, King Ning was assassinated, and you don't even know that your own study was tampered with." One day, you were slaughtered, didn't you also feel confused?" The prince was horrified, and said in a trembling voice: "I know my mistake. Please punish my father severely." Zhu Di sneered and said, "I don't care about you if you play crickets, but I can't ignore you if you make a mistake. I asked you for such a big incident in Ying Tianfu, but you told me that I didn't know about it. I was very confused. You Superintendent, you did a good job." Hearing Zhu Di's irony, the prince was full of anger, sweating profusely, fearful and afraid to say more. Yang Shiqi bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, when the prince was in charge of the country, he worked hard, listened to advice, was a good minister, and was far from a villain. He only occasionally played with crickets. The incident happened suddenly..." Zhu Di said angrily, "Shut up!" Yang Shiqi immediately silenced his voice like a chilling cicada. Zhu Di looked at Yang Shiqi coldly and said, "I named you a great scholar of Zuochunfang to work with the prince. I want you to guide the prince's words and deeds and lead him on the right path. You are not bad. Whenever something happens, you immediately think of the King of Han and instigate Yunmeng to criticize you. King of Han, I'm afraid it won't cause disputes among these brothers, sharpen your head to fall into other people's traps, and let outsiders see the jokes, you bachelor, what kind of shit bachelor?" Yang Shiqi was sweating profusely, feeling ashamed beyond words. Seeing this, Princess Yunmeng wished she could put her head in the crack of the ground, fearing that she would be the next person Zhu Di scolded. Not wanting Zhu Di to turn his eyes to her, he just sighed.When I looked at the Prince and the King of Han who fell on the ground again, my eyes were full of disappointment and loneliness, "You really let me down..." The crown prince and the King of Han were sweating like rain, and they didn't dare to answer, so they heard Zhu Di say in frustration: "Gao Chi, do you remember that before the 'Jing Nan', I went to borrow troops from King Ning and ordered you to guard the last foundation of Shuntian Mansion? , what did you say?" The prince said in fear and fear: "Father said..." After racking his brains, he finally said: "Say that Shuntian Mansion is the last foundation of father and descendants, let the child take good care of it, don't lose it, or I will die without a place to die .” Zhu Di sighed and said, "That's right, you did not disappoint me. You actually led troops to live on the top of the city, boosted morale, faced difficulties, resisted more with less, and held on to the Shuntian Mansion for several months. Although you waited for me to return, but I was originally weak, and the cold air accumulated in my legs, which made it more difficult to walk now, these things, I will never forget." The prince already had tears in his eyes, almost crying.In fact, he also complained, he only thought that Zhu Di had given up on him, but after hearing what his father said today, tears filled his eyes and he couldn't help himself. There was something strange on the King of Han's face.Zhu Di turned to the King of Han and said, "Gao Xu, back then at Puzikou, I thought it was unlucky to ambush my father, Sheng Yong. I didn't expect you to bring more than a thousand elite soldiers to rescue me. You brought troops to resist Sheng Yong's tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Wearing nine arrows in your body, you still desperately refused to retreat, protecting your father and leaving first, then dying, almost dying, until now...you are still besieged by the old disease, I actually remember it." The king of Han bowed his head and said nothing, but his face was originally gloomy, and he was also somewhat perplexed. Zhu Di turned to Princess Yunmeng again and said: "Yunmeng was still young back then, but when I wandered about and had trouble sleeping, Yunmeng was already sensible. Although she couldn't do much, she was always by my side with tea and water. Without the tea and water in the past, how could I have survived those long and famine years." Princess Yunmeng couldn't help crying, choked with sobs and said: "Father..." She was full of thoughts to say, but at this moment she didn't know what to say. The past is like smoke, but the past is unforgettable. They don't want these things, but Zhu Di still remembers them. Zhu Di's eyes were full of disappointment and loneliness, and he said after a long time: "At that time, we were very miserable, but we were very happy. I was very happy... I was happy because you were by my side. I named my year as Yongle, and I had many intentions, but I have the most It's a simple thought, but I hope...you who have accompanied me through the most difficult times...will be happy forever." His voice was suddenly agitated, and the agitation was unspeakable. The father looked at those children who were not yesterday with emotion. Both the king of Han and the crown prince bowed their heads in silence, with melancholy expressions on their faces. Now they are not suffering, but they are not happy.Because happiness is in the heart and has nothing to do with suffering and wealth... If you are happy in your heart, even if it is suffering, you will feel happy and be able to face it with a smile.But if your heart is full of resentment, so what if the bell rings and the feast is eaten? Zhu Di didn't say these words, he just looked at his kneeling children sadly, and murmured: "There is no foundation for the future in this world, only the ambition for the future. Although the Ming Dynasty seems to be singing and dancing, there are Tatars and Wachas in the north." Hushi, the Japanese pirates from the coast are full of ambitions, the Ming Dynasty has been stable for more than ten years, Zhu Yunwen has made a comeback, lying on the side of the pillow..." The tone suddenly turned angrily: "But what did you do? How did you become like this? You look so good! With a strong enemy on your side, instead of being united as brothers, you are fighting against each other, fighting each other, blaming each other, won't you let me down!" The king of Han and the crown prince bowed their heads in silence, with guilty expressions on their faces. Zhu Di was angry and disappointed, sighed and said: "Since this is the case, how can I rest assured that you will do the extermination of the bandits along the coast?" Suddenly he raised his voice: "Let the king of Zhao come to see you." Everyone was surprised again, Zhao Wang is Zhu Di's third son, named Zhu Gaosui.For a long time, I have been staying in the fief in peace, and I don't want to go to Nanjing. The Crown Prince and the King of Han thought even more, the Emperor father scolded us so much, could it be that he was disheartened and wanted to use King Zhao again? When King Zhao came in, the lights were already on. The palace lanterns lit up the canopy hall, but they couldn't illuminate the dejected expressions of everyone. King Zhao came in with astonishment on his face, he obviously didn't understand why there were so many people in the hall.It can be seen that Zhu Di was in front, and immediately knelt down to see him. Zhu Gaosui looked gentle, more like a scholar, behaved well, seeing the expressions of everyone, he also felt uneasy. Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaosui, and said, "Sui'er, I have something for you to do. It seems that only you can fulfill my wish." The crown prince and the King of Han were uneasy, and the King of Zhao was in a state of confusion, so they immediately said: "If the emperor has something to do, if the son needs to do it, the son will go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate to do so." Zhu Di finally showed a rare smile on his face. He nodded and said: "Nowadays, along the coast...especially near Putuo, there are Japanese pirates making troubles, which are increasingly becoming a hidden danger for my Ming Dynasty. I order you to bring elite soldiers to wipe them out, and you should do it well. .” King Zhao was a little puzzled, he glanced at King Han secretly, and said in a low voice: "But in terms of leading the army, my minister is far inferior to the second brother, and in terms of other abilities, my minister is not as good as the elder brother..." Zhu Di said coldly: "If you don't want to go, I won't force you." Zhao Wang glanced at the two elder brothers timidly, seeing that the two elder brothers were looking at the ground, he hurriedly said: "Your servant takes orders." Zhu Di nodded, and ordered: "In this case, I will ask Ji Gang to lead the masters of Jinyiwei to assist you in strangling the rebellious party. Gao Xu, you assign the Tiance Guard to Gao Sui to quell the chaos." King Zhao was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "This... this... how to make it?" Everyone was also shocked, Tian Cewei was the most powerful guard among the seventy-two guards of the Ming Dynasty, did Zhu Di do this because he was dissatisfied with what the King of Han did and wanted to cut his military power? Everyone was peeking at the King of Han, but the King of Han remained calm and said calmly: "Your servant obeys the order." Zhu Di nodded and said, "Okay, you guys step back. Qiu Changfeng stays behind." Everyone retreated, only Zhu Di and Qiu Changfeng were left in the splendid and brightly lit Canopy Hall. No matter who left, looking at Qiu Changfeng again, his eyes were very different. Even Princess Yunmeng couldn't help but admire Qiu Changfeng.Over the years, there have been fewer and fewer people who can talk to Zhu Di alone.As a fifth-rank official, Qiu Changfeng can make Zhu Di look at him differently when he meets Zhu Di for the first time. Who can do that? If you don't understand, you will be puzzled, and if you are surprised, you will be surprised.When the crowd dispersed, Qiu Changfeng was still Qiu Changfeng. Standing under the lamplight, he is not tall because of the splendor of the Canopy Hall. Similarly, even if he is in the dark, he is not small because of his humble status. Zhu Di finally sat down, sitting on the dragon chair.With the backdrop of the dragon chair, he lost a bit of majesty and a little more lonely.He didn't look at Qiu Changfeng, but only looked at the lights in the hall. The lights fell like stars, and in the eyes of the old man who ruled the world, it was like a beacon of war... After a long time, Zhu Di said: "I heard that you are good, you are indeed good." He didn't say who he heard from, but there were very few people who could speak in front of Zhu Di, and Zhu Di was willing to listen. Could it be Yao Guangxiao who recommended Qiu Changfeng?Yao Guangxiao who only saw Qiu Changfeng on both sides? How can Qiu Changfeng gain the trust of Yao Guangxiao and even Zhu Di? Qiu Changfeng was neither humble nor overbearing, and said softly: "I just hope that I have not failed the will of the Holy One." What he said was also strange, he and Zhu Di seemed not to know each other well, he was just an ordinary thousand household, not considered the son of heaven among Jinyiwei Dear friend, how does he know Zhu Di's intentions? The lights flickered, and Zhu Di seemed to have a gleam in his eyes. He still looked at the dreamy and gorgeous lights, and smiled for a long time, "You are a really smart person. People who pretend to be smart will not end well. I like really smart people. So far, you have done a good job. Next, your task will only be heavier, go." He waved his hand and closed his eyes somewhat tiredly. He didn't say anything about the task, leaving Qiu Changfeng down, as if he just wanted to chat a few words. Qiu Changfeng's face was pale under the light.There seemed to be too many secrets and puzzles hidden in his eyes, but he didn't say anything after all, and he quietly exited the Huagai Palace. When Qiu Changfeng left, he couldn't help but glanced at Hua Gai Dian again. Zhu Di was sitting on the dragon chair with his eyes still closed. Under the dreamy and unreal lights, he was high above, seemingly close but actually far away. At this time the night is as cold as water.There is a moon in the sky, the moon is like a bow, and there are stars beside the moon, the stars are shining like the cold front of a long arrow.
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