my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 123
Sure enough, the officials in the hall could faintly hear the sound of drums from far to near.

The Dengwen Drum was set up outside the Meridian Gate, although the imperial court ordered the soldiers and civilians to beat it if they had a strange grievance.

But in fact, there are very few people who really dare to knock.

There is no other reason, once knocked, it is a big case!Of course, if false accusations were involved, it would also be a capital crime of ransacking the family.

The price paid was too great.

As far as the imperial court is concerned, they don't want anyone to come here to beat the drums. After all, the sound of the drums means that there is grievance in this world.

So when Zhu Di heard this, he immediately showed anger.

At the time of Jianwen, no one came to beat the Dengwen drum, but when he came to him, someone came to beat it.

No matter how irritable his heart was, Zhu Di could only say: "Show people in."

So the little eunuch was in a hurry and left in a hurry.

After hearing this, He Liuwen was relieved, and he subconsciously looked at Xie Jin.

Xie Jin stood there, looking calm and calm, with only a barely audible smile on his lips, showing his good mood.

At this time, there is a big grievance, which is beneficial.

According to the induction between heaven and man, this is a sign of the country's shaking!
Then, combined with the situation of the emperor's grandson, I am afraid that the matter of the emperor's grandson will not be good.

Once the matter of the emperor's grandson is thoroughly investigated, Zhang Anshi will not be able to escape.

At that time... Even if His Majesty wants to protect Zhang Anshi, how can he resist the endless public opinion?
Xie Jin felt relieved, and felt that a big stone had finally landed in his heart. Without Zhang Anshi by the prince's side, he was the biggest princeling left.

This He Liuwen is a very smart person, he is very good at taking advantage of the situation, and his future prospects are probably limitless.

Yang Rong and Hu Guang both lowered their heads slightly.

Hu Guang is worried about Xie Jin. They are from the same town, their old houses are only a few miles away from each other, they are in the same year, and now they are in Wenyuan Pavilion together. This relationship can be said to be irreversible.

However, he had a faint feeling that what Xie Jin had drawn was too big. To be able to enter Wenyuan Pavilion as a bachelor was already considered an extremely human minister. What else could he not be satisfied with?

Is the current crown prince really willing to let him manipulate him?
And your majesty, what kind of person is your majesty, once you notice something, how can you let it go?

In fact, a few days ago, Hu Guang found an opportunity and reminded Xie Jin cryptically, but Xie Jin didn't seem to care about it. He just said lightly: Helping the world and building a life for the common people, isn't it what scholars should do? ?
After Hu Guang heard this sentence, he didn't say anything more.

On the contrary, Yang Rong's attitude at this time is more calm. Now that he has realized this, he puts on an attitude of staying out of the matter and acts as an observer indifferently.

Not long after, I saw the little eunuch leading a person into the palace.

The man was in rags.

When Zhu Di saw it, he pulled his face down again.

But then, something unexpected happened to everyone.

After this person entered the palace, he walked in small steps.

When they arrived in the hall, they kneeled three times and kowtowed nine times in a flowing manner.

He said in a purer official language than Zhu Di: "My subject Chen Tianping, I have met His Majesty the Emperor of Ming, Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live!"

The monarch and his subjects were shocked.

This kind of person... obviously looks like an ordinary person, but his performance can be said to be polite.

This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

Many Xinke Jinshi, once they enter the court as officials, need to undergo certain etiquette training before entering the court.

How to walk, how to stand, how to salute when seeing the emperor, even so, the salutes of all officials are uneven, and they all inevitably have accents when they speak.

There's nothing you can do about it, you haven't experienced enough of this, and you can't do it smoothly.

But the person in front of him... His every word and deed can almost be a ceremony official.

And...he called himself a minister.

Zhu Di closed his eyes slightly.

He Liuwen, who was at the side, also changed slightly imperceptibly.

Zhu Di was suspicious in his heart, staring at this man closely and said: "Who are you, how dare you pretend to be a subordinate?"

Chen Tianping said: "The subject is Chen Tianping, Prince Annan."

As soon as this remark came out, the officials looked at each other in blank dismay.

This is even weirder.

Only He Liuwen raised his head in astonishment, and looked sideways at Chen Tianping.

Zhu Di frowned and said, "When did An Nanguo send envoys to Beijing?"

Chen Tianping suppressed the indignation in his heart. After all, he was born in the royal family since he was a child. His words, deeds and emotional management are by no means comparable to ordinary people.

Chen Tianping tried his best to speak in a peaceful voice: "Your subjects are not envoys."

"Do you know that what is the crime for those who are not envoys to enter the Central Plains if they are not allowed to be summoned?" Zhu Di looked at Chen Tianping coldly.

Chen Tianping said: "I know, the Great Ming Law, the vassal princes are not allowed to enter the capital, and those who enter will die."

Zhu Di was surprised that this Annan native was so familiar with the Law of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Tianping said: "It's just...the minister is in a desperate situation, if you don't appeal to the state of your parents, the minister will undoubtedly die. Now entering the capital, I want to sue An Nanguo for usurping the country, Your Majesty please make the decision for this minister. "

At this time, Chen Tianping burst into tears.

The monarch and his ministers were shocked.

Zhu Di looked at Xie Jin.

Xie Jin was also in a daze, and hurried to read the Minister of Rites, who was also at a loss.

He Liuwen's body suddenly began to tremble slightly.

Zhu Di's gaze fell back on Chen Tianping, and said, "Go on."

Chen Tianping said: "My father was originally the king of Annan who was conferred by Emperor Gao of Hongwu Taizu. All along, the state affairs of Annan Kingdom have been controlled by the grand master Hu. In the eyes of Hu thief, my father is just the emperor of Han Dynasty. That's all, since then, this Hu family's wolfish ambition has become more and more ambitious, which can be called Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it."

"A few years later, he began to massacre our Annan Kingdom's clan. The 730 or nine members of the clan were all slaughtered. In the Annan royal court, anyone who did not agree with him was killed. The minister...the minister...the minister personally Seeing him kill all my brothers and sisters, endure the humiliation, and escape by chance..."

buzzing...

Zhu Di's mind went blank.

He is really not good at doing things outside of the battlefield.

At this time, he realized that he had been deceived.

And... the worst kind.

I saw Chen Tianping said again: "I am hiding among the people, and I also learned that the Hu thief falsely claimed that my Annan royal family was extinct, and I reported to Shangbang, please make this Hu thief emperor. After that, someone quietly told my subordinates, saying yes The upper state sent envoys to understand the matter of Jue Si, and the subordinates thought...they thought...the grace of heaven is mighty, and when the angel arrives in Annan, he will definitely be able to rehabilitate my Chen family..."

Speaking of this, Chen Tianping cried even harder, and choked up: "So I discussed with the rest of the clan to go to see this angel, who knows... this angel has benefited the Hu thief, and my few who went to complain The clan relatives never came back, but they were killed by the thief and the angel together."

Zhu Di's body shook, and deep in his heart, an indescribable sense of humiliation rose suddenly.

Xie Jin and the others trembled.

This He Liuwen turned pale with fright, he said: "No, that's not the case."

His voice was so soft that no one could hear him.

No matter what, He Liuwen never imagined that there was still a fish that slipped through the net, and this person actually ran to the capital, and even came to the emperor.

Chen Tianping cried sadly: "I heard people say that after the angel arrived in Annan, the Hu thief gave him [-] beauties, and gave him countless money. At that time, all kinds of women and treasures filled a boat..."

"Poor servant...without the strength to restrain a chicken, he wants to kill a thief, but he has no choice but to sneak into the capital of Daming to see His Majesty, and implore His Majesty the Emperor to make decisions for this servant."

Seeking to usurp the throne!

As far as Zhu Di is concerned, this is absolutely unacceptable.

Moreover, he foolishly awarded the golden seal to the person who wanted to usurp the throne, confirming the legitimacy of the other party, which is even more ridiculous.

This is tantamount to saying that it is difficult for him to succeed in an open and aboveboard pacification, which is both legal and reasonable. Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty, who respected the will of Emperor Gao of the Taizu, actually supported a traitor.

If this spreads out, I'm afraid people in the world will laugh their ass off.

And... It will inevitably make people have some unnecessary associations.

For example... Some people can't help but think of Jianwen, and associate Jianwen's poor fate with the Chen family of An Nanguo.

Of course, the worst thing is that Mrs. Hu actually fooled him.

But what really broke Zhu Di's defenses was the people who fooled him with Hu... and the envoys he personally sent out.

Zhu Di only felt a little dizzy in his head, and now he didn't even have any anger, but only felt a wave of blood surging in his body.

What a shame, what a shame!

All the officials in the palace looked at He Liuwen.

He Liuwen was already trembling at this moment, which was beyond his expectation.

Obviously, everyone surnamed Chen was killed.

Guaranteed that the surname Hu was killed completely!

But now...how come a prince came?
He prostrated himself on the ground and explained stammeringly: "No, no, there are not thirty beauties, only sixteen..."

"No...no...the minister also refused at first...but...but..."

"Your Majesty, I am wronged, I am wronged, he is not a descendant of the Chen family at all, Your Majesty...Chen Tianping is already dead, Your Majesty must not mistakenly believe the words of this traitor."

Zhu Di didn't respond.

The officials looked at He Liuwen with more complicated eyes.

In fact, this is what no one thought of.

Ten thousand steps back, even if He Liuwen did these things in Annan, who would have thought that someone would come to Beijing to complain?

Even if it was a complaint, this man named Chen Tianping was too much of a thief. He actually went to the border and didn't contact the local parents.If they do contact, I'm afraid that as soon as the news comes out, there may be someone who might help He Liuwen settle this matter in order to cover it up.

However, Chen Tianping actually sneaked in alone, without looking for anyone, he came directly to the capital, and went straight to Dengwengu's direction.

This is simply an extremely risky and premeditated action.

With a clear goal, we traveled thousands of miles without being discouraged.

This would make He Liuwen unlucky.

He Liuwen also seemed to realize that at this point, he seemed to have no choice.

This is not something He Liuwen can solve at all.

So he raised his head, turned his neck, and looked at Xie Jin pitifully: "Jie Gong... Xie Gong..."

Xie Jin's face was miserable, and he hurriedly turned his face away.

thump...

With a loud noise, Zhu Di kicked over the case: "But there is such a thing..."

Zhu Di puffed his eyes and looked at He Liuwen.

He Liuwen lowered his head abruptly again, prostrated himself on the ground, and said like chaff: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...at that time...the situation at that time was very complicated, Mrs. Chen... lost all support..."

Zhu Di continued furiously: "I only ask you, is there such a thing?"

He Liuwen only felt that his eyes were dark, and he said: "I see Mrs. Hu, there is a king... This person is rare, and he is very bright to me... also..."

Zhu Di laughed loudly: "Haha...haha... In this way, come and see me, do I have the appearance of a son of heaven?"

He Liuwen: "..."

Zhu Di said coldly: "If I don't have the face of the emperor, then who do you want to give this great position?"

He Liuwen could only cry and say with a mournful face: "No... dare not..."

Zhu Di was furious: "Why don't you dare, why don't you dare? You traitor, you traitor, and that damned Hu family, dare to fool me like this. If I don't kill you two thieves, I will do it recklessly!" The Emperor of Ming Dynasty."

He pointed at He Liuwen, annoyed: "Take it down, take it down, the body must be shredded into pieces, must be shredded into pieces, tell Ji Gang, ransack his house, kill his whole family, don't leave a single one behind."

He Liuwen's face turned pale, and he cried out in horror: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

The imperial guards had already rushed in and picked up He Liuwen fiercely.

He Liuwen was in a hurry, and shouted again: "Jie Gong, Xie Gong, save me..."

Xie Jin shivered in fright, and quickly lowered his head.

Zhu Di yelled angrily: "I and the Hu thief are irreconcilable!"

When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses.

At this time, Zhu Di was almost going to lose his mind with anger.

A little Hu family, a censor, actually regarded him, the emperor, as a fool.

If no one sues, then he will continue to be fooled to the end like a fool.

I'm afraid that these people, hugging the beauty at night, enjoying the glory and wealth, are afraid that they will call him a big fool.

As for him, he actually thought that the Hu family was submissive, and that this damned He Liuwen had done a lot of hard work.

"Traitor!" Zhu Di yelled, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Then, he went down to the temple step by step.

The officials hurriedly bowed in panic and said: "I will wait for ten thousand deaths."

Zhu Di said in a cold and deep voice: "Let the whole world conquer Annan and seek the Hu thieves, tell Zhu Neng, tell Qiu Fu, tell Xu Huizu, and teach them to lift the heads of the Hu thieves in front of me. No one from the Hu family."

But at this time, Xie Jin said: "Your Majesty calm down... I think..."

Zhu Di turned around suddenly, but he swung his arm and slapped him hard.

Xie Jin was caught off guard.

Snapped……

Xie Jin only felt that his head had been severely impacted.

Then... the whole person flew out, and hit the pillars of the temple directly, and then... the person became dispirited.

Zhu Di stared at Xie Jin who was lying on the ground, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

Zhu Di stared at him and said, "That He Liuwen just now, why did you ask you to save him?"

Xie Jin was shocked, and cried out: "I... I will die, I will be with him..."

Xie Jin couldn't care about the pain anymore, he covered his bruised face, and endured the severe pain in his bones. At this time, he no longer looked calm and calm as usual, only a kind of fear rising from the depths of his heart.

"I really have nothing to do with him, He Liuwen is guilty of death, I just wish I could eat his flesh alive!"

Zhu Di sneered: "Really?"

Then, he didn't even look at Xie Jin.

However, Xie Jin felt that he had also suffered a great humiliation. He still covered his face, and in fear, he glanced at Zhu Di's back, and his eyes couldn't help showing resentment.

And Zhu Di looked at Chen Tianping at this time.

Chen Tianping hurriedly kowtowed.

Zhu Di said: "Your matter... I will continue to investigate. If it is as you say, I will send troops to send you back to China soon, and you will stay in Honglu Temple."

Chen Tianping already knew that he had gone through untold hardships and it was finally done, so he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I thank the emperor, long live my emperor."

"Long live?" Zhu Di said, "I'm afraid you are already laughing at me for being a fool."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he turned around sharply, his eyes lingered on the ministers, his voice was still as cold as ice: "The books you are reading are all read into the stomach of dogs!"

Immediately, he walked away.

All the officials were trembling, and they didn't feel at ease until Zhu Di was far away.

Hu Guang hurriedly got up to help Xie Jin on the ground.

Xie Jin just let Hu Guang help him up in a daze, but his eyes looked at the void, without saying a word.

Finally, when he came back to his senses, he broke away from Hu Guang's hand and walked away.

Hu Guang pulled out a wry smile, and walked out of the hall slowly.

Yang Rong walked forward silently and walked with Hu Guang.

When he got to a place where there was no one around, Yang Rongcai said: "I have made friends with too many ministers on weekdays. It seems that I have full wings and countless party members, but Xie Gong doesn't know it. This can certainly teach him to gain power, but it can also become his burden. Hey...he wants to be Hu Weiyong."

Hu Guang lowered his head and pondered: "Did Yang Gong's words pass?"

However, Yang Rong took a deep look at Hu Guang, and said in a deep and deep voice: "I said these heart-to-heart words to Mr. Hu, because I hope that Mr. Hu will have less acquaintance with Mr. Xie. If not, when that time really comes, Hu Your Majesty is in a dangerous situation of life and death!"

"The way to be an official does not lie in how to be proud of yourself when you gain power, but in... a four-character word that has a beginning and an end."

Hu Guang was silent for a while, and then sighed: "It's a pity that Mr. Xie is so talented, but he used it in the wrong place."

After that, both of them were speechless.

…………

Zhu Di had already returned to Wulou angrily, but after returning here, he didn't curse anyone, but sat sullenly.

He closed his eyes, and suddenly said: "Order the governor's office of the five armies to prepare for the conquest of Annan. Let Zhu Neng, Xu Huizu, Qiu Fu come to see him tomorrow, and by the way, there is also Marquis Wu'an..."

Yi Shiha lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "Yes."

Zhu Di sighed: "What a shame, what a shame! Hey, that Hu thief really took me for a fool, and He Liuwen, He Liuwen, who is the king's salary, is so treacherous. If these two thieves are not punished, it will be too much for heaven." .”

Zhu Di felt sad.

Just like all people who have been scammed, when they learned the truth of the matter, they all felt that their IQ had been greatly insulted.

Yi Shiha didn't dare to speak at this time, he only tiptoed to pour tea and water for Zhu Di.

Zhu Di said: "Tell me something, am I confused? It seems that I am not as good as Emperor Taizong of Tang. Now that I think about it, when Emperor Gaozu was in power, he slaughtered wantonly. At the beginning, I also did not understand, but now I am quite confused." I feel it a little bit."

Yi Shiha lowered her head and forced a smile, but this smile was uglier than crying.

"After this incident, I don't know how people in the world will look at me..."

"Your Majesty..." Yi Shiha finally couldn't take it anymore, and suddenly bowed down: "Your Majesty, you forgot."

"What?" Zhu Di looked at Yi Shiha indifferently.

Yi Shiha said: "Not long ago, the emperor's grandson blew up this He Liuwen, and even pointed at his nose and called him...a traitor!"

Zhu Di trembled violently.

This face with complicated expressions became more and more complicated, and the pair of tiger eyes seemed to become unfathomable.

"Yes, yes..." Zhu Di murmured, "This little guy, this little guy..."

After saying that, Zhu Di stood up, and he seemed to feel a lot better all of a sudden.

There is a feeling of seeing the sun behind the clouds.

Suddenly, he said: "His mother, he is indeed my grandson. At such a young age, with such insight, he is better than his father."

Yi Shiha smiled hard again and said: "My servant also said earlier, this grandson, he has been smart since he was a child, and this servant also heard from the people in the East Palace that when the emperor's grandson was born, the entire East Palace was full of fragrance."

Zhu Di scolded: "Your mother, stop fooling me with these words."

Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "Yes, the slaves will die."

Zhu Di was so excited that he paced back and forth, and said in his mouth: "The one who makes me great Ming must be this grandson. I blasted that dog thief because my grandson has the courage, and called him a traitor because my grandson has insight. Haha...haha ..."

Zhu Di was happy, as if being fooled was nothing.

At his age, the most important thing is to have successors.

His eyes regained a bit of brilliance, and he said excitedly: "My grandpa, I miss him, hurry up and bring him into the palace, no... no... I want to see him in person, it's windy outside, don't be cold After having a child, he must miss me very much."

Facts have proved that Zhu Di is a man of action. After saying that, he walked out like a tiger, unwilling to wait for a moment.

…………

Zhu Zhanji shook his head at this moment, watching Zhang Anshi eat a popsicle.

Zhang Anshi happily licked the popsicle, and said, "Oh, it's really unpalatable."

Zhu Zhanji frowned, but pouted.

Zhang Anshi patted his head: "What's wrong, why are you unhappy again?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "Last time... I was scared and anxious. Uncle ran so fast, so I burst into tears. I really cried. I was very scared."

Zhang Anshi comforted him patiently: "It's okay, this kind of thing, you know each other once, uncle, no, uncle's brothers, they were always scared at first, but look at them now, they can Happy."

At this time, Zhu Zhanji opened his eyes slightly. Although he was afraid, the scene of that night always appeared in his mind, but it made him feel a little...excited.

He said: "Uncle also threw the fire bag to them when it exploded, and then Uncle turned around and ran away?"

Zhang Anshi suddenly felt that he was in a bad mood, and said with a tigerish face: "Nonsense, I, Zhang Anshi, stand upright, and I let you bear it. I want to show you your courage. Zhan Ji, you are too timid. Uncle looks at you In my eyes, I am anxious in my heart! For you, Uncle has broken his heart."

Zhu Zhanji: "..."

Zhang Anshi continued: "Uncle wants to teach you a truth. A real man must be loyal. Do you know Guan Yunchang? To be a man, you must be righteous and you must not betray your uncle. Even if you cut off your head, you must not be wrinkled." Raise your eyebrows."

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while, and said hesitantly: "But... I have already told my concubine."

This time it was Zhang Anshi's turn to break the defense: "My God..."

Zhu Zhanji said: "But my concubine taught me not to tell anyone anymore."

Zhang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Hey, I mistrusted you after all, and I thought you were as loyal as Uncle."

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "But it's not bad now. Several masters have been whipped and went back to recuperate. I don't have to go to the study for a few days. Uncle, Uncle, you say... that person Why a traitor?"

Zhang Anshi said solemnly: "Those who say, "Oh, I'm moral, I'm very noble, but they hang around their brother-in-law, nine out of ten are traitors. For example, Xie Jin..."

Zhu Zhanji was thoughtful: "But Uncle also said that he is loyal..."

Zhang Anshi glared at him immediately, and scolded: "Am I the same as them? I'm your uncle! You fool, I'm well-known for my loyalty! Well, from now on, Uncle doesn't want to talk to you anymore .”

Zhu Zhanji drooped his head, and said pitifully: "Uncle, next time you do something like this, can you not run? I see Uncle running faster than a rabbit, and I feel very uncomfortable."

After Zhang Anshi heard it, he felt deeply touched for a moment, and patted his head: "Then I will run slower next time, anyway, there is no distinction between us uncle and nephew."

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and said, "Uncle, do you think... can I be the emperor like the emperor in the future?"

Zhang Anshi frowned: "It's hard to say."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Why."

"Maybe my brother-in-law is lustful and gave birth to a few brothers for you, and then..."

Zhu Zhanji frowned and said, "But the emperor will protect me."

Zhang Anshi nodded: "But the other children are also the emperor's grandson."

Zhu Zhanji bowed his head and seemed to be feeling uncomfortable again.

Zhang Anshi said: "But it doesn't matter, I only recognize you as a nephew, and I don't recognize anyone but you."

The two sat side by side on the steps, Zhu Zhanji seemed a little tired, and rested his head on Zhang Anshi's lap: "If I become the emperor, I will definitely be a good emperor, but how can I be a good emperor?"

Zhang Anshi said: "This is easy, grab two things."

Zhu Zhanji said: "What?"

"The first is the Ministry of Officials, and the second is the Ministry of Households."

"What?"

Zhang Anshi thought for a while: "The official department is in charge of the Wushamao, and the household department is in charge of the world's money and food. If these two things are under control, it doesn't matter if you delegate other things to others."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Then how can you tell whether a person is good or bad?"

Zhang Anshi thought for a while: "If you want to tell whether a person is good or bad, don't look at what he says, but look at what the people under his jurisdiction look like. No matter what he says about a parent official in a place, you can ignore it, but You can know who this person is by seeing whether the people under his rule live and work in peace and contentment."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Oh, I understand. I don't look at a person, but look at what the person's subordinates look like. But how do you see what his subordinates look like?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Seeing is believing."

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while, and seemed to understand but half understood.

(End of this chapter)