Qing Jialu

On December [-]st of the fifth year of Qingjia reign, the Taimiao Temple caught fire, and the commander of Jinyiwei was arrested. The emperor re-opened the Grand Court Meeting and met all officials at Fengtianmen.

Civil and military divisions enter the court from the Meridian Gate, Wen from the left Yemen, and Wu from the right Yemen.After entering, stand in order of grade in the south of Jinshui Bridge, and wait for the whip to be fired.Then cross the Jinshui Bridge one by one, and reach Fengtianmen Danchi. [1]

The majesty and solemnity in front of the Fengtian Hall remained the same as in the past, and the emperor arrived before all the officials.Seeing this, everyone quickly stood in their seats and kowtowed to the emperor sitting on the dragon chair.

At the end of the ceremony, the officials got up, and all of them looked at their noses and noses and their hearts, not daring to say a word.

The emperor sat on a high place and glanced at the officials, but he could only see the official hats on their heads, but could not see their faces clearly.After all, no one dared to look directly at Long Yan, except... Shen Jia.

Standing in the front row, Shen Jia was not afraid of Tianwei, and raised her head to meet His Majesty's gaze.The eyes of the two met in the air, and Xiao Yi's heart suddenly settled.

"Bring it up." The emperor said.Cao Suyuan and Wei Hanming of Jinyiwei escorted Jiang Ji, the former commander of Jinyiwei, through the officials and came forward.

The majestic commander of Jinyiwei who was majestic the day before was now tied up and reduced to a prisoner.I saw Jiang Ji kneeling on the ground in disgrace, his clothes were still stained with blood, and his official hat had been lost in the fight.

Everyone was stunned by what happened in front of them, and no one dared to say anything for a while.

"Your Majesty," General Wei Mo stepped forward to report, "I led the Shenji Battalion to surround Beizhen Fusi and arrest a total of hundreds of people. The main culprit is here, and the rest of the accomplices have been imprisoned in Dali Temple."

"Your Majesty, I am wrong, why did you arrest me?" Jiang Ji shouted, "I am wrong, I am wronged."

"Bold." Wei Mo reprimanded coldly, "The prisoner, Jiang Ji, secretly informed the assassin, and he is treasonous. His Royal Highness Kui has already confessed, do you still want to quibble?"

"No, those assassins were hired by King Kui, and I have nothing to do with them!" Only then did Jiang Ji understand where he had fallen. He struggled and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am loyal to you and have no second thoughts. I Confront King Kui!"

When Xiao Yi heard the word "King Kui", his eyes darkened.Shen Jia was keenly aware of it, and replied for His Majesty: "His Royal Highness, King Kui, is dead."

King Kui died?The ministers were shocked again.Although they don't like King Kui, they are still considered royal blood after all. His Majesty's brother, why did he die suddenly?

Shen Jia knew everyone's doubts and explained: "His Royal Highness King Kui died in Taimiao this morning."

No wonder the Taimiao is on fire, no wonder His Majesty looks bad.So that's the case, even so?Han Chang looked surprised, he couldn't figure out why His Royal Highness King Kui wanted to commit suicide.

Just because he was under house arrest in his own palace, did he lose the motivation to live?But when he rode into the palace that time, his behavior was like treason.Even so, he was lucky not to be exiled or demoted to a commoner.

However, now is not the time to judge King Kui, the more important thing now is to judge Jiang Ji.

As soon as Jiang Ji heard that King Kui was dead, he knew that he had something to say.He didn't know if King Kui had said anything to His Majesty in the end, but judging by His Majesty's attitude, he was completely disappointed in Jin Yiwei.

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Ji made a last-ditch effort, "The minister did not betray His Majesty, Jin Yiwei will always be loyal to the imperial power and the emperor."

Jiang Ji said this a long time ago, and Xiao Yi believed it at that time.But now, he was irritated by the same sentence.

The emperor sneered and asked, "Which emperor are you loyal to?"

"I..." An old and majestic figure flashed through Jiang Ji's mind, and suddenly got stuck.

Seeing that Jiang Ji was speechless and unable to answer, the rest of the officials were very surprised.Does it take so long to think about such words of loyalty?

Only Xiao Yi understood his master. He laughed at himself and said, "You have never betrayed anyone, because you have never been loyal to me. I will not kill you, so you go to guard the imperial tomb, and you are benevolent. "

The mausoleum of Emperor Hongwu was buried in the suburbs of Beijing. Jiang Ji understood Xiao Yi's meaning.

He doesn't need the chess pieces left by Emperor Hongwu to assist him, and he doesn't even want to be Emperor Hongwu's chess pieces.

"Emperor Hongwu once said that he has many descendants. You are the most like him, and you may be the least like him." Jiang Ji finally understood why Emperor Wu would make such a comment.

Now, it seems so.

Emperor Hongwu, in the end he lost the bet.

"Take it down." Xiao Yi waved his hand, not wanting to look at the master again.

Back then, the enemy camp rescued each other, and later learned martial arts from a teacher. It turned out to be the arrangement of my grandfather, and it was all done deliberately.

Their master-student relationship was all fake.

After dealing with Jiang Ji, Xiao Yi looked at Cao Suyuan and Wei Hanming, and said to them, "Cao and Wei have contributed a lot to this campaign, and they have been promoted to Commander Tongzhi of Jinyiwei, acting as commander."

This is to let the two of them take charge of Jinyiwei to prevent internal turmoil.Cao Suyuan and Wei Hanming immediately expressed their gratitude and said: "I accept the decree, thank you Your Majesty!"

"The front hall of the Taimiao was burned down, and the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry are responsible for appropriating funds to rebuild it." Xiao Yi said, "As for King Kui..."

"Your Majesty!" An official stood up and said with righteous indignation, "His Royal Highness Kui burned the Taimiao and disrespected the ancestors, which is called disobedience. Such disloyal and disfilial people should be relegated to common people and not buried in the imperial mausoleum."

King Kui was able to hold the title of a prince before, but now that he has made such a fuss, he has really turned himself into a commoner.

But Xiao Yi remembered his younger brother's last words before he died, and knew that he didn't want to be born in the emperor's family, let alone buried in the imperial tomb, so he agreed.

Perhaps, being buried freely in the countryside is what Xiao Shu really hopes for.

After the important matter was dealt with, His Majesty announced his withdrawal from the imperial court, but old Shen Ge was left behind.After Shen Jia and other officials retreated, they stepped forward to His Majesty's side.

Shen Jia and Eunuch Chen helped His Majesty onto the imperial chariot, one on the left and the other on the right. After returning to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Shen Jia served Xiao Yu to lie down on the couch, while she herself sat on a small stool beside him, accompanying him.

After all the servants in the room had retreated, Shen Jia asked, "Your Majesty hates Commander Chiang?"

"I don't hate him." After Xiao Yi demoted Jiang Ji, he let go of his knots, "I just admire my grandfather's methods of imperial control, and I admire his ingenious calculations even more.

"Didn't you admire Emperor Hongwu very much before?" Shen Jia remembered that Xiao Yi often read Emperor Hongwu's military books, but when Xiao Yi mentioned Emperor Wu today, his tone was not very good.

"I worship my grandfather, but I'm not him." Xiao Yi laughed at himself, "I used to think he was an emperor through the ages, and I worshiped him since I was a child. But I didn't expect that he regarded his relatives as pawns."

Shen Jia couldn't understand, "What's going on, what happened today has something to do with Emperor Hongwu?"

"Yes." Xiao Yi said slowly, "Before I read the books left by my grandfather, I found from the notes that he wanted to wipe out Xibai and had a series of plans. It's a pity that my grandfather didn't finish it in his lifetime. "

Shen Jia frowned, as if she had guessed something.

Xiao Yi asked at this time: "Have you heard the story of Yugong Yishan?"

"Of course." Shen Jia nodded, "You mean...children, grandchildren, endless?"

"Yes, he hopes that future generations can fulfill his last wish."

Shen Jia finally understood, "Emperor Hongwu wants you to fight Xibai?"

But Xiao Yi asked back: "Why is Yu Gong so sure that his descendants can move mountains like him unswervingly?"

Shen Jia looked at Xiao Yi with a terrified expression, and didn't know what he meant for a moment.

"In order for me, a concubine, to take the throne, my grandfather deliberately passed it on to my uncle, and left me 20 soldiers and horses." Xiao Yi continued, "Uncle is jealous by nature, and Jiang Ji and others are fanning the flames on both sides, so we have a quarrel with uncle. The fire and the water were incompatible. Just like my grandfather planned, I rebelled and entered the city of Beijing smoothly."

Shen Jia was greatly surprised when he heard the words, no wonder Xiao Yi could always win more with less, it was all planned.Who would have thought that Emperor Hongwu would sacrifice his own son in order to destroy Xiou?

"It turns out that I'm not usurping the throne, but I'm the one my grandfather wanted to pass on the throne. It's a pity that my grandfather didn't expect that my eldest brother would be so decisive." Xiao Yi smiled bitterly, "Maybe he is a good emperor, but he is not a good grandfather."

"Twilight..." Shen Jia didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.

Xiao Yi didn't need any comfort, he said indifferently: "But I am not a good grandson either."

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Note [1]: From "Ming Ji Li", Volume [-], "Jia Li Yi Chao Yi".