Jinyi Night Walk

"Quick! Put out the fire quickly and save the emperor!"

Originally, King Yan wanted to avoid the palace and not enter.” But seeing the palace was on fire, he had to come. As soon as he entered the palace, King Yan hurriedly ordered the troops he brought to join the ranks of firefighters. In fact, there was no need to save them. , that bedroom has been burned to the ground, and the rest are non-combustible things.

After the fire was extinguished, the warriors used hooks to scrape away the collapsed wood, bricks and tiles to clean them up, while Zhu Di stood by and watched.At this time, seeing the fire in the palace, many officials came to the palace one after another, and more and more people gathered behind Zhu Di.

There are so many people, it’s easy to do things, the ruins are still hot and scorching, the ruins have been cleared up, and a few corpses have been dragged out from inside.” Mu En, the servant, stepped forward to identify the corpses that were tightly hugged together, which should be the Empress Empress. And the prince, but the other charred corpses, judging from the shape and the position where they were picked up...

Mu En hesitated for a moment, seeing that King Yan was still waiting outside the fire field, he hurried to kneel down in front of him, and said: "Your Highness, the slaves have already identified themselves carefully." The mother and son hugged each other and died. It's the empress and the little prince, as for the emperor's body..."

"Ok?"

Zhu Di asked in a low voice, and Mu En became a little timid. He often waits in the palace and is used to watching people's faces. At this time, he subconsciously raised his head and took a look. Ji Gang, who was standing beside Zhu Di, shouted loudly: "The emperor burned himself in the palace , the body has been found!"

His sentence was not a question, it was clearly an assertion, and his voice was raised so high that the officials who were lingering in the distance and dared not approach could hear it clearly.Mu Enfu was so heartbroken, he quickly kowtowed and said, "Yes, your majesty... has already passed away!"

Zhu Di glanced at Ji Gang approvingly, and said to Mu En: "Are you the person next to Lixia..."

Ji Gang hurriedly approached Zhu Di and whispered a few words to him. Zhu Di suddenly realized that when he looked at Mu En again, "the expression softened a lot" and he said kindly: "Mu En, it's fine, you get up." Quickly remove Li Xia's body, In case of restraint and burial! "

"Yes Yes!"

Mu En got up quickly, Ji Gang gave him a wink, and they walked together to those charred corpses, Mu En was young after all, so take a look at this one, look at that one" has not yet decided which one to treat as His Majesty's corpse." Ji Gang pointed to a corpse and said, "This is Your Majesty, quickly bring it out!"

At that moment, several warriors hurriedly carried the corpse out and "moved it to Zhu Di." Seeing the corpse, Zhu Di couldn't help letting out a cry of grief, covering his face and crying, "Idiot, what an idiot, my uncle came to Beijing only for the side of the Qing emperor." Saving the emperor from the hands of traitors "Why is Your Majesty so hard to think about it" He wants to set himself on fire!"

As the saying goes, "a daughter cries" sincerely, and a son-in-law cries "the black donkey farts!" The son-in-law cries for his father-in-law, and the mother-in-law is not really sad, but fake tears." Uncles cry for nephews, how many are really distraught, let alone This nephew is about to kill him, he has long been the enemy of life and death, but the hundreds of officials are gathering more and more." This scene still needs to be done.

Li Jinglong also came here at this time. He didn't know that the corpse was fake. In fact, none of the officials present could tell whether it was real or fake. First, it was because they were far away. We met each other and didn't stare at the emperor, so we are not very familiar with his figure and appearance. Only the servants around the emperor know the emperor very well, and now the body is as charred as charcoal." How can they see anything strange?

Li Jinglong was thinking about a very strange question: "King Tan set himself on fire, King Xiang set himself on fire, and now Emperor Jianwen also set himself on fire. Do people from the old Zhu family have this habit?"

Just as he was thinking, Shang Shuru of the Ministry of War often winked at a few colleagues and friends, stepped forward, prostrated himself in front of Zhu Di, and said loudly: "The emperor has been stationed as a guest, and His Highness is mourning!"

Zhu Di wiped away his tears, and said bitterly: "Prince's family" is either dead or imprisoned, shaped like pigs and dogs." Today, the emperor set himself on fire in the palace again. Fang, Huang, and Qi Tai were the ones who started all these crimes! I will never forgive you lightly ! Has Fang Xiaoru caught it already?"

Ji Gang hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, Fang Xiaoru has been captured alive and thrown into prison!"

Zhu Di sneered and said: "The pig and dog are unwilling to die, so they immediately send people to arrest Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, and they will kill the three traitors as a sacrifice to the emperor and countless heroic spirits who have died in vain in the past four years!"

Saying that, Zhu Di stood up, but Ru Chang waited and didn't get up." Seeing Zhu Di standing still, he immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, a country cannot be without a king for a day. Now the emperor has died, the world is in turmoil, and the universe is restless. Only the Lord of Ming To set the world, at this moment, only His Highness inherits the great order, so that we can keep our great Ming, Haiyan, Heqing, and Jiangshan peace, ministers, etc., Your Highness is respectfully invited to succeed the emperor! "

All the officials behind Ru Chang said in unison: "Your Highness is respectfully invited to succeed the throne!"

Li Jinglong gritted his teeth with hatred, and almost slapped himself: "What am I thinking about here?" Persuade Jin!Advise to come in!Grandma, this is the first effort to persuade you to join, and you have become that old cunning Ru Chang! "

Li Jinglong hastily stepped forward to lift his robe and knelt down, persuading King Yan to succeed him as emperor.

Zhu Di waved his hands and said: "This vassal was innocent and persecuted by treacherous ministers' slander, so we had no choice but to send troops to Jingwei. We wanted to get rid of treacherous ministers, to protect the clan society, follow Duke Zhou's example, and help protect the young master." Since donating his own life, this king is devastated at the moment, how can he think of trying to be a big man, and ask all the civil and military ministers to choose another virtuous king to inherit the great rule.

Just as Li Jinglong was about to speak, Ru Changji said: "The emperor has passed away, and the crown prince has returned together. The farewell and the eldest son are no longer here. Your highness is the heir of the Taizu. He is the oldest king among all the kings, regardless of the way." Virtue and martial arts" only talk about seniors and young people, and it is only natural that His Highness inherits the Datong. "

Zhu Di just waved his hand: "Don't bring this matter up again. Soldiers and horses cannot stay in the city permanently. Once the "traitors and sycophants" are arrested and listed on the group of traitors, the king will return to the Longjiangyi barracks. The emperor's funeral." Master Ru and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals are good at cooking. The king is in a mess right now and doesn’t want to talk about anything. If there is anything, let’s talk about it later!”

"Yes Yes!"

Even if he is the heir appointed by the first emperor, he must refuse three times according to the ancient rules before he can be ordered. Chang waited and kowtowed, got up, and took a step back respectfully.

Someone from the palace brought a white cloth and covered the corpses first." The next step is for the Ministry of Rites to prepare the coffin and pack it in first.

Regarding the life and death of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di was full of doubts. He was not even sure whether the fire in the palace was caused by the emperor's self-immolation or someone else."When Xia Xun sneaked into the city secretly," he once told him that to solve the embarrassing situation of "Wang Jianjun" for him, he could only call Xia Xun to find out the mystery in his mind, so when he left the palace, he stepped on his horse Zhu Di then told Ji Gang: "I will go back to Longjiang Station first." You find Yang Xu and let him come to see me quickly!"

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When Xia Xun left Jinyiwei, he knew that King Yan had returned to Longjiang Station, so he immediately rushed back to King Yan's residence in Longjiang Station.

As soon as he entered the tent of the Chinese army, King Yan retreated from the left and right." Only Ji Gang, who knew about it, was left alone, and asked eagerly: "Wenxuan, the fire in the palace, what did you do? "

Xia Xun took a look at Ji Gang and said, "As soon as I enter the city, let Ji Gang lead people to guard around the palace." Pay close attention to the people entering and leaving, and prepare to play by ear and clear the way for His Highness. My ministers and others did what they did."

Zhu Di frowned, and said worriedly: "It would be great if Wenxuan did it." Now I'm afraid that someone is so suspicious. "

"how?"

Ji Gang repeated what he had asked Mu En in private before he came back, and said: "Mu En is very familiar with the emperor." He said that there should be no doubt about the corpses of the queen and the prince, but the emperor... I am afraid it is not among them!By the way, Mu En also said that in the past few days, Jin Yiwei envoy Luo Kedi has been called into the palace several times! "

Xia Xun has always been a little curious about this eternal mystery. He also wanted to find out whether Zhu Yunfen died in the palace or absconded.Hearing Ji Gang's words at this moment, I suddenly thought of what Luo Kedi said to him before he died: "You beat me in one round! Today, I set up another round." This time, can you win? "

He was dying with a smile on his face, with a hint of complacency and pride in his smile.Luo Kedi is a very proud person. Could it be that the mystery of Jianwen's life and death is the last game he set for himself?

Xia Xun thought for a while, but didn't express what he thought, but said to Zhu Lin: "Your Highness, don't worry, even if the emperor really escapes." Seeing how he abandoned his wife and son and escaped alone, he didn't have the courage and plan to make a comeback at all. Left and right are just concealing their names and stealing their lives. I will definitely investigate this matter, and I will always find out the truth. "

Zhu Di nodded and said: "This confidential matter can only be handled by you, so I can rest assured, don't make it public!"

"I understand!"

As soon as I said this, a guard came in and reported: "Your Highness, a group of officials have arrived from the top of the city, and they are kneeling outside the gate now" begging Your Highness to succeed the emperor! "

Zhu Di frowned, waved his hands disdainfully and said, "Tell them to go back, I'm gone!"

"Lou!" The guard Ying Huan stepped back.

Ji Gang immediately said eagerly: "Your Highness is expected to inherit the great rule. Your Highness should not refuse for too long. If the reputation is not right, the words will not go well, and if the words are not right, the order will be difficult to implement. Right now, all things are waiting to be done, and only His Highness is the only one who can determine the people's will." Only when you ascend the throne can you be in charge of the center" and give orders to clean up everything that has been corrupted by the war. "

His subtext was not spoken, but Zhu Di understood it as soon as he heard it.At present, the people's hearts need to be stable, and the root of the stability of the people's hearts is to re-birth an emperor who will take charge of the central power: the government and garrisons in various places are now watching." There are also the divisions of Qin Wang who are being formed in various places...

If they don't ascend the throne quickly and announce the establishment of a new lord, these people will inevitably fall into a dilemma. Should they continue to be loyal to the dead emperor, or take refuge in a vassal?If the death of Emperor Jianwen is announced and he officially ascends the throne as emperor, this difficult problem in the hearts of civil and military officials in Beijing and other places will be solved.

Furthermore, with so many civil servants and military generals who followed Zhu Di through life and death, now is the time to give them back, and the hearts of loyal ministers cannot be chilled.Look at how many civil servants and military generals of the court turned and surrendered once King Yan's army crossed the Huaihe River, and then think about Zhu Di's people who never left him and were loyal even when Zhu Di was in the most dangerous time, which is especially valuable.

The most important thing is the phrase "if the name is not right, the speech will not be right".This name is not only referring to succeeding the emperor, but also to make a review of his four years of Jingnan.He raised troops in the name of Jing Nan." As a result, Jing Nan stayed in Jing Nan for four years and set Emperor Jing himself on fire. A treacherous minister who wanted Jing has not been eliminated. How can he explain to the world?

If he wants to ensure the justice of his position, he must give an explanation to the world about the reasons for his rebellion and the result of the emperor's death." This confession means that a few people must be arrested and let them set themselves on fire for the rebellion and emperor Jianwen. Take responsibility. These people, of course, are Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai. These people must die. King Yan raised his troops to clear them up. "If they don't die, they are not traitors." If they are not traitors, then Zhu Di is a traitor!

This is politics. If Fang Huang and his ilk don't die as traitors, Zhu Di will live as a usurper.

And these people are ministers in the center, Zhu Di can only deal with them as the emperor, which is justified and can be concluded.

Zhu Di actually thought about these things more clearly than Ji Gang. He only thought about it for a while, and then he figured out the pros and cons, so he nodded and said: "This king understands, then wait for two more days!"

Ji Gangxin led the meeting, and immediately said excitedly: "Okay." The humble minister went outside the gate to persuade those ministers to go back. "

The so-called persuasion to go back is naturally to imply that they will come back tomorrow, Zhu Di watched Ji Gang's figure disappear into the tent. Slightly smiled: "Ji Gang is quite capable!" "He turned to Xia Xun again, his eyes softened: "How about taking over the Jinyiwei matter?" "

Xia Xun lightly touched the scroll in his arms, leaned slightly and said, "Luo Qian committed suicide, and I have already taken over Jinyiwei Yamen."

Zhu Di nodded and said: "The country is not yet determined, and the people's hearts are not yet determined." Jinyiwei can do a lot. Feilong Secret Spy will be merged into Jinyiwei in the future, but it must be an independent secret force! When you formed Feilong, you used an alias Xia Xun, from now on, I will still use this name, "Xia Xun" will be my shadow of Zhu Di! "

Xia Xun bowed and said, "Yes!" He knew that King Yan had already started making some arrangements after becoming emperor.

Zhu Di pondered for a while, and said again: "Ji Gang is very clever, and he does things according to my king's wishes. He is your close friend and friend. According to your understanding, this Jin Yiwei commander, can he do it?"

Xia Xun's heart was shocked immediately: "The king of Yan wants to hand over the Jinyiwei to Ji Gang? Although my flying dragon is directly under the emperor, but in name it is subordinate to the Jinyiwei." King Yan is planning for a rainy day. Wary? "

He didn't dare to let King Yan see the gloom in his eyes, he quickly lowered his eyes and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness has insightful eyes, and I also think that Ji Gang is very competent as the commander of Jinyiwei."

Zhu Di nodded his head and said: "Well, that's him. There must always be someone to preside over official affairs, and I think about it." Except for you, Yang Xu, and Ji Gang is suitable, since you can't come out..." Then Let him do it!"

Xia Xun was a little puzzled and said, "Chen...why can't you come out?"

"Because the commander of Jinyiwei is only a third-rank official at the highest."

Zhu Di said to Xia Xun with a smile: "I, Zhu Di, will not treat my own people badly!"! ~!