Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 126 Carrying the coffin to redress the injustice! The Wanli Emperor’s acting skills are outstanding! The resentful prince was brutally stabbed in the back!

"What conditions does he have?"

Zhu Yijun asked such a question straight away.

At this time, Zhang Cheng, who was accompanying the driver, was dumbfounded. He had no idea who the 'he' His Majesty the Emperor was talking about, let alone how to answer.

Zhu Yijun seemed to have just realized that Zhang Cheng was not Chen Ju. After realizing it, Zhu Yijun stopped beating around the bush and asked directly:

"Didn't Zhang Chonghui say that he had a better way than to confer the three kings together?"

As the governor of Dongchang, Zhang Cheng knew more and more comprehensively about what happened in the prison than Chen Ju, so he replied:
"Returning to the emperor, Zhang Chonghui often boasted to the fan who was monitoring him that he had a better way than 'the three kings were sealed together'.

But this man is so bold that he says so arrogantly that he must see the Emperor in person before he is willing to speak out this method. "

After hearing this answer, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but recall the scene when he last met Zhang Chonghui.

Inevitably, Zhu Yijun also recalled that 'familiar' look that made him fall flat on his face...

Zhang Cheng replied: "Returning to the Emperor, shortly before the Third Highness came down, Empress Dowager Cisheng announced that she had paid a visit."

The couple, who were once deeply in love when they were young, didn't know what went wrong. They had only been married for less than ten years, but now they are no longer talking to each other and are tired of looking at each other.

"Sister, just now I saw His Highness turned green with anger on the road. Are you quarreling with him again?" The second concubine Zhao's eyes were full of worry when she looked at Mrs. Li. She was not acting well. from.

However, His Majesty the Emperor next gave Zhang Cheng a punishment that was even more chilling than receiving fifty sticks!
"Zhang Cheng, you didn't know that such a big thing happened, you are derelict in your duty. I remember that you have served for many years and have no merit but hard work, so I won't punish you.

After Zhu Yili cursed, the descendants left. Angrily, he prepared his sedan chair and prepared to enter the palace to meet the saint.

Such an 'indifferent' reaction, in the eyes of an angry person, is tens of thousands of times more lethal than a fierce rebuttal!
Zhu Yirui was almost furious at his wife's indifferent reaction. When she said the words she used to intimidate her in the past quarrels again, he said angrily:

Well, just be your chief eunuch and pay attention to the affairs of the court. As for the post of governor of the East Factory, leave it to Chen Ju. "

Zhang Cheng hurriedly knelt down and picked up the memorial that His Majesty the Emperor had thrown at him. When he opened it and took a look, he suddenly felt hairy and trembling all over his body!
It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, Zhang Cheng is really shocked! Because he didn’t know the contents of this memorial at all!

"You always look like a dead person! Who are you showing your face to? I will go to the palace to ask the emperor for a decree! You, a woman with no virtue and no conduct, must be divorced!"

It is worth mentioning that Chen Ju didn't know about this 'big' matter yet.

But now, Zhang Jianxiu, dressed in sackcloth and carrying a coffin in order to redress his nephew's grievances, knelt down under the Dengwen drum and all the officials were in an uproar. How could he, Zhang Cheng, not know about such a ridiculous big thing?
Zhang Cheng understood the current situation almost instantly!
It seems that his "godsons" who flatter him and call him "ancestor"! This means that we have recognized 'other people' as our 'ancestors'!
And who else could this 'other' be except Chen Ju, who is currently in the limelight?

Mrs. Li was just sobbing aggrievedly at first, but when Ms. Zhao asked her this question, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable anymore and burst into tears!
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.com.com.com

"How many times have I told you? Don't go into the palace if you have nothing to do! Don't go to the palace if you have nothing to do! Are you okay now? The emperor announced that I have entered the palace, and he is looking for me to scold me!"

Zhang Cheng was so frightened that he forgot to reply. However, for the first time, his Majesty the Emperor did not blame him for being an incompetent eunuch.

Just at this moment, the second concubine Zhao came.

"I just don't understand!" Zhu Yixuan was still accusing his wife:
"You don't even have a few words to say to me on weekdays! Where did you and the queen mother come from so many conversations? Why can't you just stay in the house and take it easy when you have nothing to do?
I have to go out and cause trouble when I have nothing to do. Don’t you know how many rumors are out there about me now? Don't you know that the emperor is interested in me now...forget it. "

You know, Zhang Cheng is not only the eunuch in charge of the Li Supervisor, but also the powerful governor of the East Factory!

My dear brother, I miss you so much!
It’s time for you, brother, to do some things for me!
……

"Are you still using torture?" Zhu Yijun even laughed. He took out one from the pile of memorials beside the desk, threw it to Zhang Cheng without even looking at it, and said with a sneer:

Faced with her husband's reprimand, Princess Lu did not reply at all, but she did not show much compromise or fear. She was just like a piece of wood, motionless and dumbfounded.

Seeing the young princess crying into tears, Mrs. Zhao held her good sister in her arms with great distress, patted her back gently, and coaxed her gently like a child:
"Sister, don't worry, His Highness is just angry for a moment, he won't really destroy you, sister.

Mrs. Li cried and told her grievances.

Why did 'they' all believe it?
Why on earth?
"Your Majesty." Seeing His Majesty the Emperor's expression of confusion, Zhang Cheng took the initiative to come up with an idea:
"My servant thinks that Zhang Chonghui is full of lies. He is a man who is bound to die anyway. Why don't we just torture him and force him to tell who is the mastermind behind him?"

His Majesty the Emperor's decision of 'no punishment' was like a bolt from the blue to Zhang Cheng!
Lost his position as governor of the East Factory! It means losing the real 'power'! This is much more deadly than being hit with fifty sticks!
Faced with such 'bad news', Zhang Cheng, even though he was extremely reluctant in his heart, could only express his gratitude with tears of gratitude on his face: "Thank you, my lord, for your grace!"

Mr. Li didn't know the reason for this, and Zhu Yili... maybe he didn't know the reason for this either?

Moreover, it was the moment before Zhang Jianxiu bought the coffin. At that time, Zhu Yijun already knew.

Zhu Yijun didn't seem too surprised about Zhang Jianxiu redressing his nephew's grievance. After all, he had already heard about it.

"Zhang Cheng, I haven't seen King Lu for some time. Please pass on my decree that King Xuan Lu enter the palace and pay an audience." After Zhu Yijun finished the order, the corners of his mouth raised with a deep smile.

Besides, sister, what are you afraid of? You have the support of the Queen Mother behind you. Even if His Highness really loses his head and wants to destroy you, it is absolutely impossible.

After receiving the news that the emperor's brother announced that he had entered the palace to pay an audience, King Lu Zhu Yili was in a panic!
After further inquiries, it turned out that, as expected, his Princess Li came to the palace not long ago to meet his Queen Mother!

How much does he hate me? Didn't I go to the palace to see my mother just to plan his future? But what about him? He is indiscriminate and yells curses when he comes into my yard!
He is the prince and he wants to save face! But I am a princess, and I also want to save face! But he didn't even give me, the princess, any respect! He wants to cripple me... Wuwuwu..."

Princess Lu, however, still had no reaction. It was not until Zhu Yixuan was gone that she lowered her head and sobbed softly.

As for Chen Ju's sudden 'promotion'...if he was slapped fifty times, he had to give him a candy after the slap, right?

Almost subconsciously, Zhu Yijun felt a very strong resistance in his heart!
There was only one thought in his heart and mind - he didn't want to see that person!

Prince Lu's Mansion.

"Where did the third prince go before he came here? Who did he meet?" Zhu Yijun suddenly asked about such a thing.

"As the Chief of Ceremony, you don't even know how the 'wind' is blowing outside now? Take a good look at it. In this situation, you still want to torture that kid? Do you want to make me bear the blame? The eternal reputation of being unkind?"

The reason why Zhang Cheng didn't know about this until now, without even thinking about it, was that it was secretly 'instructed' by His Majesty the Emperor, Zhu Yijun.

And you also have Yao'er, who is His Highness's favorite. Even for the sake of the child, His Highness did not dare to do anything. "

Even if 'that person' is not Zhang Juzheng! but……

"Ha, as expected." Zhu Yijun sneered unsurprisingly. He knew that his good mother would not give up!
But this time, he would like to thank his good mother for this 'deliberate reminder'!

Mrs. Zhao's comfort was not unreasonable. Mrs. Li also knew that her princely husband could only say that he wanted to divorce her. If he really wanted to abolish the princess, he would have been abolished long ago. Why did he endure it until today?
Moreover, behind Mrs. Li was the Empress Dowager and her mother-in-law was protecting her, so she didn’t panic!

"Better hello, sister." Mrs. Li nuzzled into Ms. Zhao's arms, greedily seeking the fragrant comfort.

There were still tears hanging from the corners of the eyes of the sweetheart in her arms. Such an endearing sight made not only the man’s heart itch after seeing it, but also the woman Zhao’s heart. The delicate hand that was originally caressing the other person’s back, It also moved up inch by inch, moving to the slender neck and shoulders.

The two seemed to have long been accustomed to such intimate gestures. As they hugged and comforted each other, the atmosphere gradually became more subtle.

"Sister." Ms. Zhao lowered her head to Ms. Li's ear, her lips directly touching her ear. She exhaled like blue and asked quietly: "How long has it been since... Your Highness?"

Being blown by the "wind in her ears" like this, Mrs. Li felt hot and numb at the base of her ears. With such an embarrassing topic, her whole face was covered with a layer of red pink from embarrassment. She was dizzy and said in a shy voice:
"It's been a long time, so long that I can't even remember...where are you...?"

"It's been so long that I can't even remember."

"Um……"

"or?"

"No, just in case..."

"His Royal Highness has gone into the palace and won't be back soon."

"just in case……"

"I have a new baby, sister, let me serve you, okay?"

"Well... then this time... be gentle..."

……

Zhu Yili was originally out of breath, but when he met his "strangely dressed" daughter Zhu Xuanyao on the way, he suddenly became happy again.

"Dad, I heard that you quarreled with your mother again? Why do you always quarrel with your mother! If you keep doing this, I won't want you!"

Zhu Xuanyao, who was only seven years old, put her hands on her hips without any discipline, looking like an unreasonable young lady, and gave her prince father a bad lesson!
In the eyes of most people, such a scene is a manifestation of lack of rules. However, in the eyes of Zhu Yixuan, the old man, he and his emperor brother are in the same boat.

At this moment, Zhu Yixi only felt that his precious daughter was so naughty and rude - so cute!

Zhu Yili, a slave as a daughter, hurriedly coaxed her daughter in a gentle voice: "Yao'er is right, it's dad's fault. Daddy will apologize to your mother when he comes back. Please don't let dad go, okay?"

"Humph! That's pretty much it!" Zhu Xuanyao pouted, looking quite impressive, then turned around and asked rudely: "Dad, it's almost dark, where are you going to fool around? "

Zhu Yili was still not angry and did not hide anything. He just sighed and said: "Your uncle announced that I will enter the palace. I am about to leave."

"That's it..." Zhu Xuanyao seemed to think that the palace was not a 'good place'.

Perhaps because he felt sorry for his old father to go to the square and tasteless Forbidden City, Zhu Xuanyao actually cared about his old father in a rare way.

"Dad, Uncle Huang probably won't let you come back too early. It will be cold outside later, so remember to wear more clothes."

While talking, Zhu Xuanyao took off the 'strange' tiger head hat he was wearing and handed it to his old father.

Seeing his usually naughty daughter suddenly being so 'caring', the old father Zhu Yili was so moved that he almost cried!

Fearing that his daughter would suddenly regret it, Zhu Yixi quickly grabbed the hat handed to him by his precious daughter and held it tightly in his hand!

"Dad, I'm going to find my mother."

After Zhu Xuanyao finished speaking, she left, preparing to find her mother, Mrs. Li. "Hey, walk slowly, be careful not to fall!" Looking at his precious daughter's little back jumping away, Zhu Yili couldn't help but sigh:

"It's better to have a daughter! So considerate! Little cotton-padded jacket!"

Looking down at the little tiger head hat sent by "Little Cotton Jacket", Zhu Yili felt both warm and fond of it!

However, Zhu Yili was also a little puzzled by his precious daughter's unique aesthetics, and said in surprise:

"It's weird, why is this tiger hat green?"

"Forget it, green is green, green is good for the eyes."

"Sigh, I don't know which brat my Yao'er will take advantage of in the future."

……

Forbidden City.

For some reason, Zhu Yili had a bad premonition from the moment he stepped into the Forbidden City.

What surprised Zhu Yili most was that when he passed by the Dengwen Drum, he actually saw a coffin placed there, and many people gathered next to it.

Zhu Yili didn't understand what was happening. Now he no longer wanted to deal with these messy foreign affairs.

The house raiding case a few years ago had left this 'once' young and vigorous prince half-dead.

Now Zhu Yili just wants to leave the capital as soon as possible, go to the vassal land and become a vassal, and be a free and unrestrained "Tu Emperor"!
Rather than being a 'puppet' prince like now, all his actions are monitored by the emperor's brother and the queen mother's mother...

His subordinates are all the emperor's people, even the wife he shares the same bed with is my mother, Queen Mother Li!
Zhu Yili is really going crazy, he really really wants to go to Fan!
However, things didn't go as planned, and his emperor's brother expressed his reluctance to leave him, and he couldn't live without his younger brother. He refused to let him leave the capital and go to another place to join the vassal state.

What is intriguing is that although Zhu Yixuan's emperor brother said he was reluctant to part with his younger brother. In fact, in the past few years, the two brothers have met so rarely that they can count on their hands and toes.

Zhu Yili is not a fool. He naturally knows that his good emperor brother is playing the trick of "Zheng Beke and Duan Yu Yan".

However, what can we do if we know it?

There is a difference between monarch and minister. All Zhu Yili can do is pretend to be confused while pretending to understand.

……

Ancestral Temple.

Zhu Yili thought that the emperor's brother would meet him at the Qianqing Palace, but he didn't expect that the meeting place would be at the ancestral temple!

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Zhu Yiliu saw Zhu Yijun kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet. He hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed in a polite manner:

"My dear brother, I would like to send my regards to my royal brother. Long live my emperor, and may my holy bow be in peace!"

Zhu Yijun looked back at Zhu Yili, whom he had not seen for a long time, and waved kindly and said with a smile: "Brother, come here, kneel down next to me."

After hearing this, Zhu Yili was stunned for a moment. The emperor's brother neither asked him to get up, but also asked him to kneel next to him. That's not...

"What are you doing standing still? Come here quickly." Zhu Yijun urged.

Zhu Yijun gritted his teeth and knelt all the way to the futon next to Zhu Yijun with his knees!
After all, the emperor didn't let him get up!
Zhu Yili knelt down all the way, and although it didn't take long, it didn't take too short either. But it wasn't until everyone else knelt down beside Zhu Yijun that Zhu Yijun said to him with a look of regret:

"Brother, how come you and I have become so estranged from each other?"

Zhu Yijun was speechless and was almost sweating. Just when he didn't know how to answer these confusing words, Zhu Yijun's voice came to his ears again.

"Brother, do you still remember what your father looks like?"

Zhu Yijun's inexplicable question made Zhu Yili stunned for a moment. He was surprised that the emperor's brother asked why he was asking such a question. At the same time, he hurriedly raised his hand and replied:

"Reporting to the emperor, my brother was not yet five years old when my father passed away. I already...can't remember much..."

"Under five years old..." Zhu Yijun looked at the tablet of Emperor Longqing on the altar, his eyes were a little lost, and he said melancholy:

"Yes, after all, you were raised by me alone. An elder brother is like a father. You and I should be close to each other, like brothers, and like father and son.

But the relationship between you and me is becoming more and more distant. It’s really because I am incompetent as an elder brother..."

After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he sighed again, seeming to feel guilty and guilty.

If such words had fallen into the ears of the 'former' Zhu Yili, he would have laughed a few times and unfailingly ridiculed his brother for saying such disgusting things about his mother-in-law.

However, now Zhu Yili didn't dare. He only dared to say to his Majesty the Emperor with sincerity and fear: "I'm afraid of what the emperor said! The emperor is not wrong! It's all my fault! Please forgive me, the emperor!"

"Brother, are you still blaming me?" Zhu Yijun asked melancholy, raising his hand to support Zhu Yijun with his forehead on the ground, and said with sincerity:
"Brother, my father passed away early, and the relationship between my mother and myself... Although I am the emperor, my real relatives, besides my children, are only you...

But now... Chang Luo and I are not close, and Chang Xun will go to vassalage in a few years. By then... who else will be around me? Brother, you are the only one beside me...

Outsiders say that I am imitating Duke Zhuang of Zheng by keeping you by my side, but I am not Duke Zhuang of Zheng, and you are not Gongshu Duan. You are my only brother...

To put it bluntly, in my heart, you are my 'real' eldest son! As long as you open your mouth, I will be willing to give you the throne! "

By this time, Zhu Yijun had already shed tears. As for whether he was sincere or not, only he knew.

"Brother Imperial! I..." Zhu Yiliu was almost frightened to death by his good brother's words: "As long as you ask, I will even give you the throne of the country and the country"!
He was about to say something to beg for mercy, but the moment he raised his head and saw his brother with tears on his face, Zhu Yili was completely stunned...

"Brother Emperor...why are you crying..."

Zhu Yili really couldn't figure out what the emperor's brother wanted to do. At this moment, the fear in his heart was real, but he was also touched by it.

After all, this is the brother who brought him up together...

"Brother." Zhu Yijun reached out and held Zhu Yiliu's hands. As tears fell, he sincerely asked: "Can you forgive me, brother?"

Zhu Yiliu was also moved by his brother's tears until his eyes blurred. After all, he was so overwhelmed by family affection that he didn't realize that this was "trapped" for a moment. He just nodded in confusion and said:

"it is good……"

This short one-word answer not only proved that Zhu Yili had forgiven Zhu Yijun, but it also proved that Zhu Yili indeed "blamed" his Majesty the Emperor!

Zhu Yixuan realized that he had said the wrong thing, but it was too late. His emperor brother had let go of his hand and turned to look at the ancestral tablet again. This time, he said:
"Brother, you rarely come to this temple, right? But I come often. Every time I come, I have to kneel for a long time. My knees are swollen into cakes, and I still have to kneel.

do you know? In fact, I have always envied you. You can play without restraint and be naughty without restraint. No matter what you do, the queen mother will not punish you.

But I can't do it. If I slack off even a little bit, I will be scolded by Zhang Juzheng. If he slacked off even a little bit, Feng Bao would complain to his mother. Then, I will come to this Ancestral Temple and kneel for a long time.

By the way, I remember one time, you came to me to fight with crickets, but I didn't play with you, so you went to file a 'false' complaint with your mother, saying that I bullied you by being careless, right?

Hahaha, that time, I was punished terribly. Not only did I kneel in the Ancestral Temple for a long time, but I was also punished by my mother to kneel down in front of Zhang Juzheng, an outsider. "

Zhu Yijun stopped talking, and Zhu Yijun's back was already covered with sweat.

All this time, Zhu Yijun thought that Zhu Yijun had forgotten this incident, but he didn't expect that he still remembered it, and... he also knew that he was the culprit...

"Brother Imperial! I realize my mistake!" All Zhu Yili could do was beg for mercy.

"You misunderstood. It's normal for children to be naughty. I have never blamed you for these little things." Zhu Yijun waved his hands indifferently. He really meant what he said.

But then, Zhu Yijun smiled meaningfully and asked:
"Prince Lu, you are my good brother. No matter what you do wrong, I will never blame you. So, brother, don't blame me, okay?"

How could Zhu Yili, who had already realized that he had said the wrong thing, dare to answer "Okay?" Even though he was so frightened, he could only reply:
"Brother Imperial! It's all my fault! How dare I blame you! It's all my fault!"

This time, Zhu Yijun no longer said "younger brother" or "younger brother". He suddenly changed his previous attitude of "not blaming" and asked instead:
"Oh? Are you sure it's your fault?"

"Yes! It's my brother's fault! It's my naughty brother! It's all my fault! Brother, don't blame me!" Zhu Yiliu hurriedly admitted his mistake.

"Since it's your fault, then..." Zhu Yijun focused his attention on the memorial tablet again. This time, his voice became colder:

"Brother, our ancestors of the Zhu family are all here. You admitted that you were wrong in front of our ancestors. Wouldn't it be justified if I, the elder brother, don't punish you?"

Knowing that he could not escape 'this disaster', Zhu Yili had no choice but to close his eyes. While sighing in his heart that 'the Tian family is ruthless', he nodded desperately: "Brother, please be punished, I will take the blame..."

"Hahaha." Zhu Yijun suddenly laughed a few times, stretched out his hand to hug the decadent Zhu Yiliu, and said with a "good friends" look:

"Haha! Silly brother, I already said that an older brother will not blame his younger brother! Besides, how can I be willing to punish you? You are my only younger brother!"

Just when Zhu Yili was stunned again and couldn't figure out what to do, what Zhu Yijun said to him next made him feel numb all over!
"Emperor brother, don't worry, I won't punish you." Zhu Yijun stopped smiling.

Zhu Yili thanked him nervously: "Thank you so much, brother."

"But..." Zhu Yijun suddenly changed the topic and became serious for a moment: "I have something now, something that I can only rest assured if you do it for me."

"..."

"Good brother, are you willing to help my brother do it?"

"Wish...are willing...Brother Emperor...please say..."

"You are really my good brother! Then go and help my brother kill someone! In your name, Prince Lu!"

(End of this chapter)