King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 618 The power of King Yanxiang
Yingchun exclaimed, she was so nervous that she unconsciously grabbed Zhu Jinghong's clothes.

Being hugged by a foreign man was already out of line, and it was not an exaggeration to say that she had lost her virginity. Moreover, being hugged by Zhu Jinghong now made Yingchun's mind explode.

For a socially fearful person like her, this was simply something she couldn't even think about, even though she had just had the idea of ​​committing herself to him.

Yingchun's brain was completely shut down. Until Zhu Jinghong sat on the stool and put her in his arms, she couldn't think about being here.

This is the first time Zhu Jinghong has encountered this situation. After all, this is the first time he has been flirting with girls for so many years.

Could it be that he was scared out of his wits?

Yingchun was indeed frightened. Of course, it could also be said that he was pretending to be stupid. Because the situation was too embarrassing, she could only choose to escape.

I was still too hasty... Zhu Jinghong also felt very sad.

It seemed that it was not easy to handle whether he continued to hold him or to put him down, so Zhu Jinghong also became embarrassed.

"Brother Thirteen, what are you doing?"

A female voice came from behind, and you didn't need to look at Zhu Jinghong to know it was Zhu Yunsheng.

Originally, Yingchun was pretending to be stupid, but when she heard this, she couldn't keep pretending, so she started to panic in Zhu Jinghong's arms.

In order not to embarrass Yingchun, Zhu Jinghong let her go. The latter stood up and stumbled to the side, and knelt down to pay homage to Zhu Yunsheng.

"Third sister, why are you here?"

This place is very remote, and it is indeed unusual for Zhu Yunsheng to find it.

"You can come, but I can't come?"

After asking the question, Zhu Yunsheng glanced at Yingchun and felt that it was outrageous.

She had spent some time with Yingchun and knew very well how reserved this girl was, but now she still threw herself into Jinghong's arms.

Although my brother is very good, can he really make people lose their reserve? Where has the upbringing of the aristocratic family gone?

Zhu Yunsheng kept complaining in her heart. She felt that she was almost becoming a joke, and all her familiar playmates were ruined by Zhu Jinghong.

Fortunately, I still have Xiangyun with me... Zhu Yunsheng comforted himself.

"Brother Thirteen, you haven't told me yet, what are you doing here?"

Hearing Zhu Yunsheng's question again, Zhu Jinghong did not answer but looked at Yingchun and said: "Stop kneeling, get up first!"

Yingchun was so frightened that he couldn't stand up at this time. He thought he was going to die.

For a girl who has not yet left the court and seduces the prince of the clan, death is usually the only way out!

At this "dying" moment, Yingchun was not upset, but began to look back on this boring life. In the end, only Zhu Jinghong was left in her heart, which was indeed the only light in her gloomy life.

Seeing that she was still kneeling still, Zhu Yunsheng laughed and said: "Brother Thirteen feels distressed, why don't you get up quickly!"

Rules are set by people. As a princess, Zhu Yunsheng naturally has the right not to abide by them. In addition, there are no outsiders here at the moment, so the matter of welcoming the spring has little weight in her opinion.

Besides, if Brother Thirteen likes her, she, Zhu Yunsheng, can never betray her brother...

"Get up!" Zhu Jinghong stood up himself and helped Yingchun, whose legs were weak.

"Hey... He is so kind to outsiders, but I have never seen my brother caring so much for my biological sister!" Zhu Yunsheng expressed bitterness.

She knew a few years ago that her brother was a lecher, but now she is no longer surprised.

A few days ago, she heard that this guy brought a dozen beauties back from North Korea, and there were rumors that he brought all the concubines from North Korea...

"Third sister, you don't come here just to pick on me!" Zhu Jinghong looked dissatisfied.

He originally wanted to help Yingchun sit down, but the girl was really frightened. At this time, she was so frightened that she could neither stand nor sit.

"If you don't want to sit on the stool, then sit in my arms!"

Upon hearing this, Yingchun hurriedly said: "My daughter is willing!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yunsheng sighed with emotion: "Brother Thirteen, you are so good... you don't even bother to avoid suspicion!"

"Third sister, I'm so upright, so what can I hide?" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

He really thought it was okay, because he knew that Zhu Yunsheng would definitely keep it a secret for him.

"You take good care of this girl, why should Brother Thirteen care about my biological sister?"

This was the second time Zhu Yunsheng said this, and Zhu Jinghong guessed that she had something to ask for, and it was definitely something not easy to handle.

"Third sister, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Of course Zhu Yunsheng wanted to speak directly, but it was inconvenient to have outsiders around at the moment, so she looked at Yingchun aside and said, "Miss Yingchun, the sisters are waiting for you, you go first!"

After finally calming down a bit, Yingchun stood up and replied tremblingly: "Yes!"

Zhu Jinghong looked at Yingchun and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, no one will know about what happened today!"

Looking at the resolute man in front of her who made the promise, Yingchun felt much more at ease, and then she replied: "Yes... the little lady is resigning!"

After leaving the pavilion and walking out of the rockery, she found that the princess did not bring her entourage, which made Yingchun feel more at ease.

What happened just now seemed like a dream to her, but she knew it was really happening.

She and Zhu Jinghong are already close to each other, and she can only identify this man in this life...

Yingchun tried her best to calm down while adjusting her clothes and hair accessories. She was afraid that something would be wrong later.

In the pavilion, Zhu Yunsheng had already sat down next to his brother, and Wu Yingchun changed his expression at this time.

"Brother Thirteen, you have to help me with this matter no matter what!"

"First of all, you have to explain clearly what is going on!" Zhu Jinghong looked helpless.

"Uh... this matter... is actually very simple..."

"It's just that... the father, the emperor, the mother and the queen... selected a few nobles and wanted to call them consorts..."

Even though Zhu Yunsheng talked informally about his marriage, he seemed rather embarrassed at the moment.

"Then?" Zhu Jinghong looked confused.

After a few seconds of silence, Zhu Yunsheng mustered up the courage to say: "What my sister means is that I want... to take a look first. If I'm not satisfied... then I can refuse!"

She originally thought that Zhu Jinghong would make a few jokes, but the latter did not do this "immoral thing", but asked seriously: "How do you want to take a look?"

Zhu Yunsheng smiled and said, "Just summon them to your house and I'll take a look in the dark!"

It sounds simple, but it is not easy when you look into it.

First of all, under the current concept, this matter itself is unreasonable, which means that it must be carried out quietly. Just keeping it secret is a headache.

"Brother Thirteen, after all these years... my sister, please don't talk to you anymore. If you ask for your help in such a big matter like getting married, you won't just stand idly by!"

These words seemed familiar to Zhu Jinghong.

"Third sister...this...is not easy to handle!"

"I don't care..." Zhu Yunsheng acted helpless.

"you……"

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong still didn't speak, Zhu Yunsheng stood up, knelt down in front of him, and prayed again: "Thirteenth brother, you are the only sister of mine, how can you bear to see me jump into the fire pit?" "Third sister, this kind of thing... you You can also find Fourth Brother and Sixth Brother!”

"They... how can Brother Thirteen be reliable!" Zhu Yunsheng curled his lips.

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong smiled, then stood up and said, "That's okay... I'm not good enough in the hearts of my parents anyway, so I'll be ridiculous for you again!"

Zhu Yunsheng stood up and said seriously: "Brother Thirteen, you may not be ineffective in the hearts of your parents!"

She was very smart, and she stayed with the emperor and empress. Her control over their thoughts was better than that of most people in the world.

Zhu Jinghong didn't want to delve deeper into this topic, so he smiled and said, "I hope so!"

"Brother Thirteen, you have to handle this matter as soon as possible, preferably before the year!"

The Chinese New Year is just a few days away, and time is already very tight.

"This……"

"Brother Thirteen~"

The brother and sister were arguing over each other. On the other side, in the prince's study, Zhu Jingyuan had heard Xu Xinan talk about a lot of things.

Xu Xinan reported on the affairs of Jinling and several nearby provinces, mainly explaining the rapid expansion of King Rui's power, which made Zhu Jingyuan feel very bad.

He actually already understood these situations, so he recruited Zhu Jinghong to join the group to resist Zhu Jingyuan's strife.

"I heard that Your Highness is hosting a banquet for King Xiang today?"

"Because of this, I intend to unite with my thirteenth brother to resist King Rui's advance!"

"How do you know, Your Highness, that Prince Xiang is willing to be used by you?" Xu Xinan asked back.

"He has a grudge against Prince Rui!"

This reason was very reluctant, at least it couldn't convince Xu Xinan, so he continued: "Even if King Xiang is willing to join forces with His Highness and work together to defeat King Rui in the future, at that time...how will Your Highness suppress King Xiang?"

Zhu Jinghong was famous all over the world for winning consecutive battles. Of course, Zhu Jingyuan was also very afraid of him. At the moment, he was using the strategy of driving away wolves and devouring tigers. As for what happened next, he didn't think much about it.

Of course, the scholars from the East Palace had also reminded him of related doubts. Zhu Jingyuan really didn't care about that much at the moment, so he didn't have the time to think about it himself.

"Although he has some military merit, he has no foundation in the court. If he wants to figure it out... I think it won't be too difficult!"

"Your Highness, Prince Xiang is not without foundation!" Xu Xinan said more and more seriously.

Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while, then nodded and said: "I was wrong... He certainly has his foundation!"

Seeing the prince like this, Xu Xin'an knew that he did not realize the seriousness of the problem, so he said: "Since the 10th year of Zhengtong, King Xiang has annihilated the Japanese pirates, the 12th year of Zhengtong, the king of Xiang has defeated Junggar, and the 13th year of Zhengtong has pacified North Korea... "

"I know all this!" Zhu Jingyuan looked solemn.

Xu Xinan immediately asked: "Your Highness, does he know how many people were promoted during these three wars?"

"This……"

Zhu Jingyuan knew that some people had been promoted because of this, but he had never counted how many people there were.

"I have carefully calculated this matter. Not to mention the Korean War, there are more than 170 generals who were promoted to rank six or above in the previous two wars. Among them, there are more than fifty people who are fifth rank. There are thirteen people in the fourth grade!”

The highest official rank in the military is the second rank, and the highest rank for generals who have been commanding troops on the front line for a long time is the third rank. The fourth rank military attache is already a very high official rank, and the fifth rank can be regarded as a mid-level and senior general.

"Most of these people who have been promoted to positions serve as guards and soldiers in the capital. These are the elites of the imperial court!"

"In addition, the elites of Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Yanshan, Liaodong and other capitals, as well as the border troops of Anxi, Andong, and Anbei, have also been controlled by King Xiang to participate in the battle!"

These Dusi Xingdusi can actually be called frontier troops, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the Dusi inland.

"Your Highness, the old disciples of King Xiang can be found everywhere in the army, and they have the power to turn everything upside down!"

When he heard the end, Zhu Jingyuan was sweating profusely and his mouth was dry.

This also corresponds to the old saying, many things don’t weigh only four ounces if they don’t go on the scale, but they may weigh tens of thousands of catties once they go on the scale.

"Mr. Xu..."

Zhu Jingyuan wanted to say something, but felt weak, so he held back his words.

Xu Xinan didn't speak. He was giving Zhu Jingyuan time to digest.

"Mr. Xu... Old Thirteen is so powerful and has the ability to wield power and cause chaos. Why didn't anyone tell His Majesty to take precautions?" Zhu Jingyuan asked with difficulty.

There are probably thousands of memorials to impeach Zhu Jinghong in recent years, but no one has ever made efforts on this point.

"Your Highness...this is where King Xiang can rely the most!"

"What do you rely on?"

Hearing this question, Xu Xinan was actually disappointed, because the relationship was already so obvious, and the prince should have thought of it.

"The greatest support of King Xiang is the holy family members who are the best in ancient and modern times!" Xu Xinan replied calmly.

Since he had not been in the capital for the past six months, he had a clearer view of the court situation.

The prince is not stupid. At this moment, he understood a lot of things at once.

Zhu Jinghong is now powerful, and all this is the emperor's tacit approval. Even if this holy family is not the best in ancient and modern times as Xu Xinan said, it can be regarded as unique at the moment.

Therefore, in this case, no one can defeat Lao Shisan, and the impeachment memorial is equivalent to waste paper.

Zhu Jingyuan's heart ached even more when he thought of how he had stood up to him under the pressure of his father a few days ago.

"Could it be that the father... intends to pass the throne to Lao Shisan?" Zhu Jingyuan asked the most critical question.

Xu Xinan has been thinking about this issue for a long time, but he still can't come to a conclusion. It is really the current situation of the three brothers that makes it difficult to grasp the emperor's mind.

"Your Highness, no matter what His Majesty's plan is, we must be prepared for contingency!"

"First of all, you can unite with King Xiang to fight against King Rui, but they must invite each other. We will wave the flag and watch on the sidelines!"

"Secondly, we need to collect more evidence of King Xiang's crime. We need evidence of serious crimes, even if they are framed and slandered, so that the Holy Emperor will turn away from him!"

"at last……"

After saying these two words, Xu Xinan approached Zhu Jingyuan and lowered his voice and said: "We must control an army so that we can hit the target with one hit at the critical moment!"

After hearing the last sentence, Zhu Jingyuan's expression changed drastically, and the word "rebellion" popped into his mind.

As a bachelor of the East Palace, Xu Xinan could plan these things for the prince, which can be said to be extremely loyal. Originally, he did not have to do this step.

"Mr. Xu..."

Xu Xin'an sighed: "Your Highness, Prince Li's chariot is in front of you, you have no other way out!"

This is the consequences of messing up the inheritance. There is no trust between brothers at all, and they have to kill each other to feel at ease.

"How can I join the army?" Zhu Jingyuan: The old problem of not being confident has happened again.

Xu Xin'an immediately replied: "Why do you need to intervene personally? The Crown Princess's family still has old ties in the military, so we can just let them make the connection secretly, but we must do it without leaving any trace!"

"This matter...let me think about it again!"

(End of this chapter)