Bright Spring

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Inside the East Nuan Pavilion of the Jingshi Imperial Palace.When Zhu Gaochi got the news that his nephew Gui died of an illness, he didn't feel much troubled, because that family was no longer important.

And it's good that Jian's last son died.Zhu Gaochi has been worried since he ascended the throne. Sometimes he would ponder over a question, who is the rightful emperor of the Ming Dynasty... Now that there is one less person, he is upset.

But another piece of news is that the son of Xiping Hou Musheng died!This news made Zhu Gaochi very angry.

The King of Han sent someone to kill Mu Bin?

Zhu Gaochi thought it was possible, but he couldn't deduce it at all.Gao Xu was very hasty when he left Beijing, and now he is still running away in a hurry, how could Gao Xu do this?

"There are so many people in Jin Yiwei, can't protect Mu Bin?" Zhu Gaochi said angrily.

He also really wanted to scold Tan Qing, the new commander of the Jinyiwei: How did you become the commander, you can't do this well?

But Zhu Gaochi had just ascended the throne, and Tan Qing was someone who could be trusted anyway, so Zhu Gaochi finally restrained himself from saying too serious a word.

However, Jin Zhong spoke Zhu Gaochi's words, and said to Tan Qing: "The Commander of Jin Yiwei, it's not that Zhang Yang is domineering and capable, why don't you apologize?"

Tan Qing hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said, "Your servant should die!"

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath and said, "Go and investigate immediately, who is the murderer and who is the mastermind behind the scenes. You must give Xipinghou an explanation!"

Tan Qing hurriedly said: "My minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Gaochi stood up, with his hands behind his back, walking back and forth in front of the new map on the wall, looking very anxious.

Jin Zhong bowed and said, "It's too late for the imperial court to win over Mu Sheng, so how could he kill his son? Mu Sheng thought about it for a while, and knew that this matter has nothing to do with the imperial court!"

Yang Shi said: "However, Mu Bin was sent to the capital at the request of the late emperor. He was under the emperor's feet, under heavy guards, and he died unexpectedly? I'm afraid Marquis Xiping will inevitably resent the court in his heart."

Jin Zhongdao: "The housekeeper, Chen Wu, has to take Mu Bin out late at night, otherwise who can kill him?"

Yang Shi pondered and said: "Jin Butang's words are reasonable. But people's likes and dislikes are usually not influenced by black and white right and wrong. This matter is obviously very unfavorable to the imperial court."

Zhu Gaochi frowned tightly with his hands behind his back. His face was full of flesh and it looked big at first. At this moment, his facial features seemed to be screwed together...

Gao Chi was born in the imperial family, he had been a prince, heir, and crown prince, and most of the time he lived a life of prosperity and wealth.But before taking the throne, like many others, what he wanted most was to be an emperor.

He used to think that when he became an emperor, no one would forbid him to eat fat, and no one would dare to stop him from being lucky.Eat whatever you want, and sleep whoever you want.

Within a month of taking the throne, he still felt fine.Sudden indulgence, this matter was heard and advised several times by the ministers.

But soon he discovered that even if the woman serving the bed was not the same every day, it was not as wonderful as he thought.In the past, because his father was in charge, he didn't dare, so he had to think secretly: If you don't stick to favoring the wives and concubines, it must be good to change them frequently.However, within half a month of doing whatever he wanted, he got bored and thought it was nothing more than that.

Being an emperor is far from as easy as Zhu Gaochi thought.

He was tired after walking for a while, so he sat back on the chair, took a deep breath, and picked out the memorials for the case.At this time, a memorial to Min Wang Zhu Wei attracted his attention.

Zhu Gaochi flipped through it, and couldn't help but look carefully again.

King Min sued Xiping Hou Musheng.Roughly speaking, Mu Sheng deceived him and colluded with King Han in Yunnan!

King Min had a grudge against Mu Sheng, and Zhu Gaochi knew about it.Ever since King Min was entrusted to Yunnan during the Hongwu period, he has always been at odds with Mu Sheng.Later, during the Jiannian period, the hatred between the two suddenly intensified.Because Emperor Jian took advantage of the opportunity of Mu Sheng's complaint to cut King Min into a common man!A prince with great wealth, wealth and power became nothing overnight, and the hatred that King Min felt at that time could not be increased!

In the early years of Yongle, King Min finally stood up and became a prince again, but the enmity between him and Mu Sheng was impossible to resolve.

So Zhu Gaochi was not surprised when he saw King Min's memorial to Mu Sheng.What surprised him more and more was that the content was too detailed!

Mu Zhen, Mu Sheng's daughter (the one who is going to marry the third brother), has long been in love with the King of Han and secretly tied the knot.Mu Zhen was assassinated in the Shen family theater, the King of Han did not hesitate to block the sword with his bare hands, causing blood to drip.

Mu Sheng also had close contacts with the King of Han in private through a merchant named Shen Xu.In the Shen family's opera garden, the two of them had special seats, and they often met in the garden behind the opera garden to talk day and night, and sleep on their feet.

The king of Han went to the land of Luchuan to pick jadeite, and the merchant Shen Xu had full rights to manage it. Xipinghou Mansion and Hanwang Mansion shared the benefits...

Zhu Gaochi used to be a very calm and forbearing person, and he rarely lost his temper.But when he finished reading the memorial, he was so annoyed that he threw out the imperial case and said, "Look at it all! What is Mu Sheng doing!"

After being circulated by several confidant ministers one after another, Jin Zhong took the lead to pay homage: "Sir, calm down. For the current plan, no matter what Mu Sheng has done, it is inconvenient for Sheng to check. Pretend not to know, win him over first, and talk about it later."

Yang Shidao: "I'm afraid that the officials who are going to leave this memorial to King Min may have already read it first, so it is inevitable that they will not leak it. I think it is better to quickly select the envoys, and when the King of Han returns to Yunnan, he will go immediately. Go and negotiate an early peace."

Yang Pu finally said, "I recommend Xue Yan, Minister of Dali Temple."

Zhu Gaochi frowned and said: "The marriage between Gao Xu and Han Wangfei was exactly that Xue Yan's matchmaker. Who is this person?"

Yang Pu said: "Xue Yan's family members are all in the capital. What's more, his relationship with Marquis Wuding's Guofu is far closer than that of the King of Han. This person is good at weighing gains and losses. During the 'Battle of Jingnan', the imperial court chose him as a peace minister. .Your Majesty, as long as you give him a little favor to save him from the crime of losing integrity in Annan, it should be useful."

Yang Shi agreed: "Hongji (Yang Pu) is good at knowing people, please be wise and judge."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi said: "Then let Xue Yan go. Ask the Imperial Academy to write an imperial decree, and send it to An Nanguo quickly."

Chapter 364 I'm Not Here

It was early August when Zhu Gaoxu finally arrived in Yunnan Fucheng.

The journey was very difficult, and he was deeply impressed by the worn and smooth stones on the five-foot road.Several pairs of the group's shoes were worn out, so that they had to wrap cloth around the soles to protect the soles of their feet from injury.

What Zhu Gaoxu remembers most deeply is the situation of Dousha Pass.

At the place where "Shimenguan" was engraved on the closed gate, the guard checked their waypoints.Lu Yin is not fake, it is indeed issued by the Yunnan government; Zhu Gaoxu and others also purchased a lot of Shu brocade in Luzhou, the chief envoy of Sichuan, which looks more like a merchant gang.But the general who guarded the pass somehow smelled something strange, acted very suspicious, and asked a lot of questions.In the end, it was finally released, but Zhu Gaoxu broke into a cold sweat secretly.

If the little-known gate guard does not let him go, Zhu Gaoxu and others will have to go through a lot of twists and turns if they want to return to Yunnan.

In this world, probably only inanimate machines can operate precisely.But any matter where someone gets involved is full of all kinds of turbulent causes.Perhaps people themselves are not precise, and various emotions, such as anger, fear, and impulsiveness, often completely overturn the decision at a certain moment.

So Zhu Gaoxu felt more and more that if he wanted to completely control everything, it would be futile.

Fortunately, personal emotions cannot affect everything, and most of the time people's minds are still traceable.It's just that it's really difficult to break through those subtle things.

Zhu Gaoxu and the others did not go to Hanwang Mansion for the time being, they quietly went to an empty restaurant first.Regarding his return to Yunnan, he decided not to disturb Mu Sheng, so as to have more room for detours.

The group of people entered the city through the south gate, because there was a stronghold of the "Wangfu Guards Office".The stronghold was still the place left when the assassins were investigated. Later, because it was close to the city gate and it was easy to grasp the movement in the city, it has not been abolished.

Zhu Gaoxu was sure that the sergeant at the Nancheng stronghold had discovered him, so he left near the city gate.In this way, Wang Bin and the generals guarding the palace will soon know that he has returned to Yunnan.

This restaurant, which had been vacant for a long time, was bought by Zhu Gaoxu a few years ago.That's where he met Yao Ji's family of three.

The location of the restaurant is not very good, there are not many people passing by outside, and there are mostly residential houses around; this is probably why the previous shopkeeper sold the restaurant?At the beginning, Zhu Gaoxu didn't choose much, but he happened to find that there was a place to mortgage here, so he paid for it and bought it.

Everyone was exhausted, ate some dry food and drank some water, and at this time found a house and went straight to lie down and sleep.

Zhu Gaoxu was also exhausted, and immediately lay down in a side room in the outer courtyard, but couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning!

As soon as he returned to Yunnan, he was overwhelmed with thoughts, and for a moment he didn't know where to start.

After a while, there was a knock on the door suddenly, and Zhu Gaoxu quickly thought: Maybe Wang Bin and others got the news and sent someone over.

He turned over and walked out of the door of the wing room, when the door rang again twice.