Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 177
Seeing that Qian Qianyi stopped talking and that he had figured out Qian Qianyi's inner thoughts, Zhu Youjian stopped asking questions and turned to chatting and drinking.

However, Zhu Youjian found that Qian Qianyi was a little absent-minded today. Is it just because of what he said just now that he failed to cooperate with him?
Zhu Youjian didn't go into details, and simply planned to go back and rest after having enough food and drinks. After all, he had to continue the trial tomorrow, and this official matter could not be delayed.

The two chatted endlessly while drinking, and soon they both felt dizzy. Just when Zhu Youjian was about to propose leaving, Qian Qianyi suddenly spoke loudly again: "Your Highness, Your Highness do you know?"

Zhu Youjian didn't pay attention. He thought it was Qian Qianyi who was saying some meaningless drunken words, "Sir Qian, what are you talking about? What do I know?"

Qian Qianyi's face was also red from drinking. He looked up at Zhu Youjian and continued: "Although His Highness and I have been friends for many years, and thanks to Your Highness, you can treat Qian as a friend, but to Qian, His Highness is more than just a friend." Friends, or..." At this point, Qian Qianyi suddenly pointed his finger to the sky.

This startled Zhu Youjian, who was already a little drunk, and instantly sobered up by three points.

Qian Qianyi was still drunk and said: "Your Highness is a talent that is rare to see in a thousand years. He is knowledgeable and intelligent... Qian often wonders, if this Ming Dynasty was in the hands of His Highness, would it be better than it is today?" To be stronger..."

Zhu Youjian didn't dare to listen any longer, so he hurriedly interrupted Qian Qianyi: "Master Qian, you are drunk!"

Qian Qianyi turned a deaf ear to Zhu Youjian's words, and still said to himself: "...Your Highness, please rest assured, no matter who your Highness is, Qian will always be His Highness's, and he is willing to work hard for His Highness..." "

To be honest, Qian Qianyi's words touched Zhu Youjian very deeply. Otherwise, he would not have bothered to stop Qian Qianyi. He should have captured him in one fell swoop.

It was precisely because of Zhu Youjian's reaction that Qian Qianyi had the courage to speak further.

But I have to say that what Qian Qianyi said was not the right time. If he could say these words before Zhu Tianqi came back from the expedition, maybe Zhu Youjian would really dare to have some ideas.

But now Zhu Youjian doesn't even dare to think too much. After all, Zhu Tianqi's annihilation of an army of [-] slaves was so shocking that Zhu Youjian, who was originally a bit arrogant, completely realized the relationship between him and his elder brother. difference.

In terms of literary talent, he may still be better, but in terms of military combat, he can't catch up. Now that Zhu Tianqi's prestige is at its peak and he has military power, how dare Zhu Youjian have any ideas?
What's more, his eldest brother came to him specifically some time ago to talk about Qian Qianyi's problem and reminded him that every move he made could not be hidden from his eldest brother. Maybe what he is talking about with Qian Qianyi now, The news has already reached the ears of eldest brother!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian suddenly woke up and got rid of all the inappropriate thoughts in his mind!
But Qian Qianyi didn't realize that his situation was already very dangerous. He even thought that Zhu Youjian was having a heartbeat while sitting in a daze on the chair!

Therefore, Qian Qianyi continued to persuade: "Qian is still a bit thin-faced in the court. I believe that as long as Qian is willing to be loyal to His Highness, then all the officials in the court will naturally be willing!"

Qian Qianyi's words make it clear. He is now the leader of the civil service group in the DPRK, and his will represents the will of the civil service group. As long as he is willing to support Zhu Youjian, then all officials in the DPRK will naturally support Zhu Youjian. , with the support of hundreds of officials, it is not impossible for Zhu Youjian to rebel and stand on his own initiative.

Of course, what Qian Qianyi said at this time was not only to encourage Zhu Youjian to seize power, but also to tell Zhu Youjian that if he wanted to get the support of hundreds of officials, then he would naturally have to seek the support of hundreds of officials. Officials, many of the water transport officials who were arrested now are his own people, and they will be his ministers in the future. He has to protect them.

It has to be said that Qian Qianyi made such a move at this time. If it were Zhu Youjian before, he might have fallen into his trap, even if he had no plans to rebel and become self-reliant at the moment. Maybe in order to pave the way for the future, they will be more generous and let these people go.

But now Zhu Youjian is different. He has no courage to do this. Firstly, he has no confidence that he can defeat his eldest brother. Secondly, he is also very afraid of the emperor and thinks that he can't hide from the emperor's eyes and ears.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian not only did not give Qian Qianyi a positive response, but instead abandoned Qian Qianyi and left.

As for Qian Qianyi, he regained consciousness after Zhu Youjian left. He was playing with the wine glass in his hand, and he was a little unsure. He didn't know what Zhu Youjian was going to do.

However, Qian Qianyi was not too afraid. Because of this kind of thing, Zhu Youjian probably would not complain to the emperor. After all, Zhu Youjian's identity was already sensitive. He took the initiative to mention the matter to the emperor, but it made him angry. , making the emperor suspicious of him.

According to common sense, Zhu Youjian would not complain to the emperor. But in other words, according to common sense, Zhu Youjian would most likely not refuse him!
So this matter is not what Qian Qianyi imagined at all. The main reason why Zhu Youjian is afraid is because the emperor's monitoring of him is really pervasive, which makes him dare not hide anything from the emperor, especially when it comes to such things. A major matter of rebellion.

When he was not sure whether the emperor knew about this matter, the safest way to deal with it was to take the initiative to explain the problem to the emperor, because he couldn't afford to gamble on this kind of thing, and he didn't dare to take any chances. If the emperor didn't know, he wouldn't naturally Something would happen, but if the emperor knew about it, he would have deliberately concealed it.

This kind of matter involving treason is not unusual. If it were another matter, if the emperor took the initiative to ask about it, he could say that he had forgotten it or didn't take it to heart. Is such a trivial matter worthy of reporting to the emperor? The rhetoric of class is vague in the past!

But that's not the case for serious matters of rebellion. If such a thing waits until the emperor takes the initiative to bring it up, even if he has no intention of treason, it will become intentional. Otherwise, why should he hide it?
Since Zhu Youjian was appointed by Zhu Tianqi, he has been striving for stability step by step and not taking any risks. It was even more the same this time. He couldn't sleep after he returned and went to the palace early the next morning. Waiting outside Qianqing Gate to meet the Holy Spirit.

Zhu Tianqi didn't expect that Zhu Youjian would suddenly come to him early in the morning. Logically speaking, he and Qian Qianyi should be busy. Could it be that something big has been discovered?
When Zhu Tianqi asked Zhu Youjian to come to the palace, Zhu Youjian was unambiguous. He even sold Qian Qianyi and told everything about last night.

After listening to Zhu Youjian's retelling, Zhu Tianqi's face was full of surprise.

He really felt that something was wrong with Qian Qianyi, and he also guessed that Qian Qianyi had no good intentions when he approached Zhu Youjian, but he really didn't expect that Qian Qianyi would have such courage to push Zhu Youjian to seek rebellion !
But fortunately, Zhu Youjian was bluffed by himself early in the morning. Otherwise, he might not know what the problem is when he is "backstabbed" by his younger brother. Thinking about it, I am really scared!
Looking at Zhu Youjian again, he lowered his head so much that he couldn't even see his forehead. He was very scared when he thought about it, but even though he was so scared, he still took the initiative to come to him and explain the matter. After thinking about it, he must still think that he was His every move is monitored by his own eyes and ears. After all, he himself is the commander of the Jinyiwei and has a full understanding of the Jinyiwei's abilities.

But in fact, Zhu Tianqi has no eyes and ears, and Zhu Tianqi has quite trusted Zhu Youjian during this period, and has not deliberately guarded against him. After all, Zhu Tianqi has never planned to use Zhu Youjian frequently from beginning to end. Now Zhu Youjian Having reached the age of twenty, Zhu Tianqi planned to find a suitable opportunity for Zhu Youjian to leave Beijing and join the feudal clan.But who could have imagined that Qian Qianyi would end up doing this to himself!

Now Zhu Tianqi is really in a dilemma. If he follows the normal thinking, Zhu Youjian cannot stay. After all, this incident has already explained the problem.

When Zhu Youxiao was seriously ill, a considerable number of veterans in the court knew that Zhu Youjian wanted to succeed him. Although that happened before he traveled through time, now that he has worn it on Zhu Youxiao, I have to admit what the former master said and did. Otherwise, how can I explain that I am not Zhu Youxiao?
However, just because of the sentence "My brother should be Yao and Shun", while igniting Zhu Youjian's ambition, it also gave the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government a new "inspiration", especially when he frequently introduced new policies, which seriously damaged the Given the interests of all the officials, they probably hope that someone else can be the emperor!

Since Qian Qianyi can bring it up now, then even if he gets rid of Qian Qianyi, someone else will bring it up next time, so the root cause still lies with Zhu Youjian, who wants to completely eliminate the hidden danger and keep his throne. , the best choice is to get rid of Zhu Youjian.

However, let alone there is no reason to get rid of Zhu Youjian now, even if there is, Zhu Tianqi is a little unable to do it. After all, he is a "midway monk" and became the emperor. He can be very cold-blooded and decisive in dealing with outsiders and strangers. But when it comes to people around him and familiar people, he can't be too cruel.

This has nothing to do with brotherhood or anything like that. It is simply because Zhu Tianqi, as an ordinary person with a sound personality, cannot do cruel things to people he is familiar with. His way of thinking and three views in his previous life have a negative impact on him. The impact is still huge.

Of course, if Zhu Youjian has really started to rebel, becomes his enemy, and threatens his own safety, it will be completely different. After all, this Zhu Youjian is Zhu Youxiao's younger brother, and he is related to Zhu Tianqi. No matter what, there's nothing he can't do.

But the problem is that Zhu Youjian didn't do that now. Not only did he not become his enemy, but he was also very loyal to him. What happened just last night, he surrendered himself early in the morning. Such a "good" brother , can you do it?Anyway, Zhu Tianqi couldn't bear this thought for a while.

But something happened. If I only deal with Qian Qianyi and don't mention Zhu Youjian at all, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate. Once this matter is made public, Zhu Youjian's situation will be even more embarrassing, and the royal family's face will also be ruined. will be damaged.

Therefore, Zhu Tianqi still hoped that it would be best to handle this matter in a low-key manner.

Zhu Tianqi raised his hand to Zhu Youjian and said: "Fifth brother, I know you are loyal. Don't worry, this matter is all the fault of Qian Qianyi. I will never take my anger out on you!"

Zhu Youjian listened to the emperor's words calmly and felt that the emperor had already known about what happened last night. At the same time, he was glad that he was not confused and came over to explain the matter clearly to the emperor. Otherwise, he didn't know what would happen. die!

Zhu Youjian even wondered whether the emperor had already expected that Qian Qianyi would incite him to rebel. Otherwise, why would the emperor remind him to be wary of Qian Qianyi early and let him explore Qian Qianyi's background? ?
Zhu Youjian became more and more frightened as he thought about it, and before he knew it, cold sweat had soaked his whole body.

Zhu Tianqi didn't say anything more to Zhu Youjian, but told Wang Yuanbao: "Go and find Qian Qianyi for me!"

Wang Yuanbao was listening from the sidelines from the beginning to the end, how could he not know the seriousness of this matter, even if he didn't dare to delay, he immediately sent someone to look for Qian Qianyi.

Before Qian Qianyi could go out, he was blocked at home by Jin Yiwei. He suddenly felt a thump in his heart and secretly thought that something was not good. However, after all, he was still not sure why the emperor was looking for him, so on the surface, he was quite calm. His face remained as usual, he changed into clothes and followed the royal guards into the palace.

Hearing that Qian Qianyi had arrived, Zhu Tianqi pointed to the nearest Nuan Pavilion to Zhu Youjian, "Fifth brother, go inside and rest for a while first!"

Zhu Youjian had no choice but to obey the order and quickly walked into the Nuan Pavilion to avoid it.

Qian Qianyi walked into the palace with Jin Yiwei, but his expression was as usual, with no trace of panic on his face. Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but secretly admire this guy's strong psychological quality.

Zhu Tianqi didn't talk nonsense to him and asked straight to the point: "Qian Qianyi, where did you eat last night?"

Just these words made Qian Qianyi break into a cold sweat. If he hadn't held it back, his legs would have gone weak.

Qian Qianyi tried his best to restrain his body that wanted to tremble, cupped his hands to Zhu Tianqi, and replied: "Returning to the emperor, last night I went with His Highness King Xin to a restaurant near Huguo Temple, because the trial was held during the day. I was too tired, so I had a few drinks!"

Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "Qian Qianyi, I didn't expect you to be quite honest. Do you want to tell me everything you talked about when you were drinking?"

Qian Qianyi has obviously reached his limit. No matter how stupid he is, he should know now that his every move, word and deed last night was known to the emperor, but even so, he is still making the final struggle.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was really exhausted last night. I got drunk after just two drinks. As for the drunken words I said, I really can't remember!"

"Humph -" Zhu Tianqi sneered and couldn't help but clapped his hands: "Qian Qianyi, why didn't I know you were so tough before? Then since I gave you the opportunity and you refused to cherish it, then go ahead Tell them in prison!"

After saying this, Zhu Tianqi raised his chin to the two Jinyi guards behind Qian Qian, and ordered in a cold voice: "Take it down, just don't die!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Qianyi's whole body was instantly frightened and he collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud.

(End of this chapter)