Ping An Biography

The afternoon sun penetrated through the leaves, and the ground was mottled. The rootless weeds in the pool floated feebly in a small piece of water, and the branches of the willows by the pool hung lazily without a trace of strength.When parting, Zhang Ning thought of the ancients' "gift from willows", but in the end he didn't do such a hypocritical thing.

A group of people sent Lao Xu to the intersection, and Lao Xu said: "The boss will stay here, and I will send it here. I will come back after I finish my work."

"Old Xu..." Zhang Ning stopped him, wanting to say that this errand was very dangerous, but he didn't say it.Old Xu looked back at him, waiting for words, so he had no choice but to say: "Take care, if it doesn't go well, don't force it to finish, first protect yourself. I will take good care of Wenjun."

Old Xu cupped his fists and bowed as a salute, then got on his horse, kicked the horse lightly on the belly, and left, causing a cloud of dust to rise on the road.Zhang Ning watched from the same spot, and sighed slightly, but Xu Wenjun, who was at the side, was still looking at his back with reluctance.

At this moment, the butler Zhuangzi slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, I forgot that I also hid a jug of good wine, which should be brought out to see me off."

Zhang Ning said: "Keep it, and drink together when people come back."

He turned around and looked at the crowd again, and said: "Let's take a rest today, everyone will go out to set up sentries tomorrow morning, at least there must be eyeliners within a five-mile radius, so that we can know in advance if there is anything unusual."

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The gates of Le'an City are not closed during the day, but the defenses have been strengthened, and entry and exit are strictly checked.People like Lao Xu riding cao| and speaking with foreign accents were immediately stopped by the sergeants.As soon as the sergeant interrogated him, he said cheerfully, "Xiaomin came from Nanjing to send a letter to Master Zhu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War."

The sergeant was skeptical, but he heard that the other party reported that he was someone with a background, so he didn't dare to make mistakes easily, so he asked his companions to watch, and went in to report the letter.After a while, a military officer in leather armor came out. The iron skin and the knife on his body were clanging loudly. He walked over and stared at Old Xu for a moment: "From Nanjing?"

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The military officer said: "I see that you are not familiar with our place, come here, lead the horse and lead the way for him, and send him to Lord Zhu's residence."

After hearing this, Lao Xu said, "It's really a labor of love, Mr. Jun."

The military officer opened his mouth and smiled, and waved his hand.It's actually quite easy for him to do this. If Lao Xu is really from Mr. Zhu's family, it would be a human thing to ask someone to send him there; .

So a sergeant in front led the way with a horse, followed by another, and Lao Xu walked in the middle, and entered the city easily.The atmosphere in the city was not quite right, there were more soldiers and soldiers coming and going, but there were fewer pedestrians.

After walking for a while, the three of them came to a mansion of a wealthy family. The sergeant leading the horse pointed to Lao Xu to come to the front: "The mansion of Master Zhu, Minister of the Ministry of War, is here." The sergeant behind walked up the stone steps and the doorway. The servant chatted a few words.The two servants came down and said to Old Xu: "Just put the horse down. Our people will take care of it for you. Come in and talk to us."

Old Xu turned around and thanked the two sergeants again, and then walked in the door with his servants in a calm manner.Old Xu said: "A fellow villager told me that it was a family letter brought by Mr. Zhu's family, and he wanted to hand it over to Mr. Zhu himself. I dare not neglect the entrustment, and I would like to ask you to inform me to meet Mr. Zhu." , this is my famous post."

A servant picked it up and said: "Our master has a lot of things to do and may not be free. I'll take the name card up and ask. You wait first."

Lao Xu was taken to an upside-down room not far from the gate of the courtyard. There were two people guarding the door, but they were polite and served tea.

After waiting for a while, I saw a middle-aged man with a long face and beard walking in with official steps, followed by an old man.At a glance, Xu Guangchen guessed that this person was most likely Zhu Heng, as high-ranking officials have different auras.Unexpectedly, it was quite easy to meet the so-called Shangshu of the Ministry of War. It is estimated that Zhu Heng should be very concerned about his family.

Xu Guangchen hurriedly got up and bowed: "Xiaomin see Master Zhu."

"Excuse me." The bearded middle-aged man nodded, "You sent a letter, a letter from Nanjing?"

Xu Guangchen took out an envelope from his arms and offered it with both hands: "Master Zhu, please have a look."

The old man next to him picked it up, Zhu Heng turned around and sat down on a chair, shook his sleeves while reaching for the envelope, and said, "Go down to receive the reward..." He saw the words on the envelope and immediately said, "Slow down!" Come on," the two young men at the door immediately walked in, standing there not too far away.

Probably because Zhu Heng's family background is not bad, and his family members can read and write, so it is unlikely that someone else will write the family letter, so Zhu Heng became suspicious just by looking at the envelope.

He slightly raised his head and glanced at Xu Guangchen, his eyes were sharp, and this look might be quite intimidating to ordinary people.He stopped talking, opened the envelope calmly, pulled out the letter paper, and read it with his eyes down.

At this moment, Old Xu said: "Forgive me, my lord. The grassroots didn't intend to deceive, because they were arrested at the gate of the city, so they had to come up with this bad plan."

Zhu Heng was still reading the words on the paper with an expression. He didn't say anything for a long time. He should be very interested, otherwise he didn't have to read for so long.After a long while, he put down the paper gently, looked up at Lao Xu from head to toe, his eyes made people feel hairy, and he finally said: "You didn't write this word."

"Your Excellency is wise." Old Xu replied a little bluntly.He doesn't talk much, so being a lobbyist is really not good.

The old man next to him asked Zhu Heng with a wink, Zhu Heng raised his hand to stop him, and asked, "Who are you delivering the letter for?" Old Xu replied, "My master."

The standing old servant's face changed after hearing this, and he shouted, "Who's name is that?"

Old Xu Zheng didn't even look at him, instead he chuckled: "Isn't the King of Han still missing a call to action? My master said that the King of Han had only Mr. Zhu to seek advice from, so he asked me to send Zhang call to paper to ask for some rewards."

Zhu Heng said to the old servant: "Don't make mistakes." Turning around, he said kindly to Lao Xu: "I think he thinks highly of this old man, but he just said it too much. There are many civil servants and good generals around the King of Han. The writing is very weighty, but it is courageous. But it's too big."

Old Xu said: "My master said that it is well known in the world that the king of Han raised his troops, and the imperial army will arrive immediately. When the victory or defeat is at stake, such a call to arms is not considered inappropriate. Besides, my master dared to write this call to arms. It is clear at a glance whether an enemy is a friend; if it is inconvenient for him to come forward, why should Master Zhu force him?"

Zhu Heng laughed loudly, and said: "That's right, that's right. If this article is written by the court's elaborators, they won't be torn apart by five horses when they go back? Even elaborators can't write such articles. Come here, take the guests down so that you can settle down Treat."

After Lao Xu left, Zhu Heng also left the living room of the inverted room, went straight back to the study and ordered several staff members to enter the mansion.

After reading the call-to-action, all the fans were amazed, "This call-to-action is spread all over the world, every word is like a knife, and the Emperor Xuande of the capital must be pissed off!" "Your Excellency has made another contribution in front of the King of Han. Congratulations."

What did Zhang Ning write in this call to action?Apart from some great principles and crusade slogans, there is actually only one main content: discussing the strange death of Emperor Xuande's Laozi and Hanwang's elder brother Zhu Gaochi.

It is written in the article that Zhu Gaochi died at the end of May in the first year of Hongxi, and rumors of Emperor Xiandeng appeared in Nanjing at the end of May (there is no literal evidence to verify, there are enough people who don’t know the truth; but Xuande Zhu Zhanji arrived on the third day of June) The boundary of Northern Zhili is well documented, and what is even more strange is that Xia Yuanji, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, led the troops to welcome Zhu Zhanji at Lugou Bridge early.

Here comes the doubt. The distance between the north and the south of Beijing is more than 2000 miles. The news of the death of the late emperor spread to Nanjing, and Zhu Zhanji arrived in Beijing from Nanjing.Such a speed does not seem like a sudden incident, and it is more reasonable to prepare early.How did Xia Yuanji know that Zhu Zhanji would arrive at Lugou Bridge in a few days?

After Zhu Zhanji arrived in the capital, the minister's turbulent rumors should not be underestimated. Zhu Zhanji confidently replied, "The magic weapon in the world cannot be obtained by intelligence. Kuang Zu has a destiny, so who dares to have an evil heart?" It has never been mentioned how the first emperor died, and the people in the world only know that he died suddenly.

The conclusion is that the death of the first emperor Zhu Gaochi was very strange, and it was a conspiracy designed by several "unpredictable" ministers.

The content of the discussion in the article pointed the culprit directly at Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji, but the conclusion was pushed to "a few officials with ulterior motives".There is nothing wrong with writing this way, it is in line with the Han king's rebellious behavior: in fact, he wanted to overthrow the emperor, and in words he was dealing with traitors.

In the words of the King of Han, Xia Yuanji is the head of the ministers.But in the past, they couldn't find any convincing reason to prove that Xia Yuanji was a traitorous minister, let alone the reason of the Qing emperor's side, everything seemed unreasonable and pale; now Zhang Ning's essay is ready, at least the words are clear and organized Clearly, "every word is like a knife" is not an exaggeration.

The Ming Dynasty regards loyalty and filial piety as the cornerstone of order and the criterion of morality. The ministers in power (or the current emperor) dare to murder the father and the late emperor. Justice returns justice to the world!

Strictly speaking, apart from the unsubstantiated arguments in Zhang Ning's article, other solid facts cannot fully prove the conclusion that Zhu Gaochi was murdered, but only show that there are some strange things.But for the call to action, it is enough.

Compared with the pale and feeble "Qing Emperor's side" reason advocated by Hanwang's gang of idiot advisers before, this call to action is loud and powerful.Just like the scolding before the confrontation between the two armies, you are like a woman who swears softly and settles down. You can't show your justice and aura at all, so you have to come up with some vigorous words.

No wonder Zhu Heng's staff looked as if they had found a treasure. As civil servants, they couldn't charge forward. How could they do without words at critical moments?

... Zhang Ning had no idea before sending Lao Xu here, because the essay he wrote was too vigorous, and he was afraid that going too far would put Lao Xu in danger; but without strong medicine, a person of unknown origin would not be able to attract Zhu Heng's attention.