Shaolin Bajue

Chapter 1419 Shi Heng's Confession

Fang Jianming pondered for a moment, then said: "I heard that General Shi Da has been appointed as the crown prince and grand master, is it true?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "Yes. That year, a group of Mongolian soldiers invaded the border. Shi Heng led the army to meet the enemy and gained a lot. I saw that he was brave and good at fighting, and his status in the army was very high. Prince Grand Master, he has become more and more loyal to me since he was crowned Prince Grand Master."

"Prince Taishi" starts from the rank of the first rank. Although it is only an honorary official position, it is rare to reach this level in the body.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were "San Gong", "San Gu", "Three Teachers of the Prince", and "Three Young Masters of the Prince". Fu and Shaobao are from the first rank. The three masters of the prince are the Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao, and they are also from the first rank.

After the battle to defend the capital, Yu Qian was granted the title of Shaobao because of his greatest contribution. At that time, Shi Heng only won the title of "Marquis of Wuqing", which was no different from Fang Jianming's "Marquis of Xiaoyao".Later, Shi Heng was granted the title of "Prince and Grand Master", his rank is from the first rank, and he is also in charge of the military camp. It can be said that he has become Zhu Qiyu's most trustworthy person, and Yu Qian has to stand aside.

Fang Jianming thought for a while and said, "But as far as I know, General Shi's nephew, Shi Biao, is not very good."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Really?"

Fang Jianming said: "While guarding the Great Army, he killed some innocent people and pretended to be the leader of the army with the number of heads. Doesn't the Emperor know about this?"

Zhu Qiyu said in astonishment: "There will be such a thing?"

Fang Jianming said: "I don't like to judge Shi Heng's personality, but since he has the military power, he has great influence. I hope the emperor can call him to see him."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said, "This is easy." He raised his voice and said, "Xiang Qiu, send someone to call Shi Heng, and say that I have something to see him in secret."

Di Xiangqiu said outside the door: "Yes, Your Majesty." Footsteps sounded, and they went away quickly.

When Shi Heng came to the hotel, it was already dark, he carefully went to the third floor, entered the house, immediately knelt down to Zhu Qiyu, and said "Long live".

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with this and gave Shi Heng a seat.Shi Heng raised his eyes and didn't recognize Fang Jianming at once. As for Jiao Zhaolong, it was the first time he had seen him, let alone recognize him.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what sacred order you have summoned me. I would like to hear the details." Shi Heng said respectfully.

Zhu Qiyu pointed at Fang Jianming and said, "Shi Qing's family, don't you recognize this person?"

Shi Heng took a closer look, vaguely recognized Fang Jianming's appearance, and cried out: "Oh, it turned out to be Lord Xiaoyao, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Fang Jianming smiled lightly and said, "How has General Shi been these past few years?"

Shi Heng said: "Due to Lord Hou's blessing, Shi is fine."

Fang Jianming said: "General Shi, do you know why the emperor summoned you this time?"

Shi Heng glanced at Zhu Qiyu, saw that he was smiling and silent, and seemed to have given Fang Jianming the right to speak, so he turned to Fang Jianming, cupped his hands and said: "Shi Mou is listening."

Fang Jianming said: "General Shi, if someone wants to rebel, what should you do?"

When Shi Heng heard this, he got up immediately, knelt down to Zhu Qiyu and said, "If someone rebels, I should plead for my life and share the emperor's worries, even if I die in battle, I will not hesitate."

Before Zhu Qiyu could open his mouth, Fang Jianming said sharply: "Shi Heng, are you telling the truth? If there is even a little bit of falsehood, don't blame me for being rude to you!" A terrifying aura shrouded Shi Heng's body .

Although Shi Heng was brave, but faced with Fang Jianming's momentum, he had to obey and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the heart of a humble subject can be shown to the sun and the moon. Let the Emperor learn from you."

Fang Jianming secretly said: "His expression doesn't seem to be fake. If he can deceive even me, it means that he has already expected the emperor's purpose for coming here this time." He nodded towards Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu had no doubts about Shi Hengben, seeing him nodding, he immediately smiled and said: "Please, Shi Qing's family, your loyalty to me has been verified once again, and I am very happy. With you stationed in the capital, I can rest easy. After thinking about it for a while, I came up with a plan, and said: "At this time of year, I have to personally preside over the suburban sacrifices, because I have recently contracted the cold and cannot brave the wind and rain. gone."

After hearing this, Shi Heng quickly kowtowed and said, "My minister obeys the order."

Zhu Qiyu said: "The ninth day of the lunar new year is a good day, you should preside over the sacrifice on this day, and I will deliver the decree at that time. Alright, you can go out, remember, don't mention to the second person what happened tonight, Understand?"

Shi Heng said: "I understand." He got up, and exited the room lightly.

After Shi Heng left, Jiao Zhaolong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are worthy of being the king of a country. You came up with such a way to kill three birds with one stone in a flash. I admire you so much."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Really? I just thought of it by accident. What is killing three birds with one stone?"

Jiao Zhaolong said: "Firstly, offering sacrifices is the top priority of the country. If Shi Heng tries his best to manage it, it can show his loyalty. Second, the emperor handed over the sacrifice to Shi Heng, which shows that the emperor has great trust in him and makes him feel grateful for the emperor's kindness. Ninth is the day when Zhengtian Sect holds a unification conference, on that day, sacrifices are made, the military power is announced, and Zhengtian Sect is given a warning, this is the third."

Zhu Qiyu laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad."

After hearing this, Fang Jianming couldn't help secretly praising Jiao Zhaolong for his reasonable analysis.

Zhu Qiyu turned his head, looked at Fang Jianming and said, "My dear brother, what do you think of Jiao Lao's analysis?"

Fang Jianming nodded and said: "Jiang is still old and spicy, as Jiao Lao said, he deserves to be the head of the four guards."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Fortunately, the Emperor Taizu had the foresight to use the trick of stealing dragons and turning phoenixes to deceive the eyes of the world. Otherwise, where would I find such a capable and loyal guard?"

Hearing what he said, Fang Jianming immediately knew that he was going to talk about why Jiao Zhaolong didn't die.

Sure enough, after a pause, Zhu Qiyu said: "Hu Weiyong's case involves a lot, and even the four guards around Emperor Taizu have been affected. After Hu Weiyong was killed that year, the prime minister was one, and since then Disappeared, one of the four guards, the 'tiger guard', wanted to do something wrong, and bowed his head at the same time. The four guards were originally one. If the tiger guard had something to do, how could the other three stay out of it? Many ministers went to the Emperor Taizu to thoroughly investigate this matter. In order to stop Youyou's mouth, Emperor Taizu ordered the other three guards to be killed as well."

(End of this chapter)