Ping An Biography

In a water pavilion on a lake near the Beicheng River in Yangzhou, a gray-haired official of the Hanlin Academy was carefully observing the paper writing on the table with a magnifying glass. s things.There was only the sound of wind inside and outside the waterside pavilion. After a while, the bureaucrat took away the mirror and bent down to report: "Your Majesty, the two words should be written by the same person."

Yang Rong immediately said: "Song He is one of the important remnants of Jianwen. He appeared on the ground of Jiangxi Chief Secretary to assist the rebels. The leader of the rebels can only be Jianwen himself or his prince; but after Jianwen appeared in Wuchang City, he did not Leave. Therefore, I affirm that the person who rebelled under the name of Prince Jianwen in Anfu County, Jiangxi is indeed true. After the failure of the rebellion, this person fled from Anfu County with a few cavalry, and then we will start from Cha... If Prince Jianwen is in Huguang's whereabouts are also unknown, I'm afraid there is something hidden inside."

Emperor Zhu Zhanji sat quietly on a lacquered pear flower soft chair. He probably understood what Yang Rong meant when he heard this: Prince Jianwen was killed by King Xiang.

Yang Shiqi once said that Yang Rong is good at planning, which is true.However, Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji has also tempered a lot in this area. He is just 30 years old this year, but he has been swayed by the conspiracy of the royal family since the Yongle period, so when Yang Rong mentioned this, he immediately understood.

Yang Rong held his words and said: "The Xiang Wang Zhang Ning was originally not Zhu's surname, but pretended to be the third son of Jianwen. His identity was not correct and he had a problem with Jianwen and his son, and he would even regard him as a hidden danger. Once there is a chance, Zhang Ning is It is very likely that Prince Jianwen will be eliminated... After the rebellion, a large number of "Suzaku Army" weapons were discovered, which proved that Prince Jianwen's movement of raising troops was completely under Zhang Ning's control, and there was enough opportunity to place spies by his side; Ping After the rebellion, Prince Jianwen fled from the battlefield in a hurry. The distance to Jiangxi was long and his whereabouts were tracked. The itinerary was obviously very dangerous..."[

Yang Rong's words were very cryptic, and Zhu Zhanji probably understood it. He didn't dare to say something like "brothers killed each other in order to inherit the throne" in front of the emperor, so he had to change the saying, which was actually a change of words. Dressing.

Although Zhu Zhanji did not recognize Zhang Ning's royal clan status, he actually believed that this person was indeed a descendant of the Zhu family and his own brother in blood.A very simple fact is enough to prove that Emperor Jianwen is controlled by him... If the identity of this person is uncertain, Jianwen cannot fall into his hands so easily, let alone be controlled. After all, Jianwen still has a group of followers How much time did the emperor's grandfather Yongle spend, but he couldn't find Emperor Jianwen. How could Zhang Ning find and let Jianwen go to Wuchang?Moreover, Zhang Ning was just a Juren from Nanzhili before, and what background did his family have, what could he rely on to raise troops?In a peaceful world, if he is supported by a few remnants of evil, where did he get the foundation and people?

With these conditions, if Zhang Ning's identity is recognized by the remaining evils, nothing will happen.

So Zhu Zhanji can understand Yang Rong's words in this way: King Xiang asked Emperor Jianwen to restore Huguang and regarded him as orthodox; but Jianwen had long had a prince who threatened his future righteousness and succession.Therefore, in order to fight for power, it is also a common thing in the past dynasties to fight against each other and brothers to fight each other.

Yang Rong continued: "It has been several months since Prince Jianwen fled from the army. If he still has all the news, then there are nine out of ten that the king of Xiang conspired to kill him... If I don't guess right, I will always come out." Clarified.

Not only would we guess that way, everyone would think that way after knowing the inside story.Prince Jianwen is always a person of some status, and those who dare to deal with him and are capable must be the imperial court and the party members of the King of Xiang.This matter was not done by the imperial court. Even if the imperial court wants to arrest him, it can be done in a fair and honest manner without sneaking up on him; the remaining suspects are probably only the king of Xiang. "

Yang Rong was also very good at observing words and expressions. Seeing Zhu Zhanji nodding subconsciously, he knew that his words had been approved by the emperor.Immediately, he hurriedly said: "I think I can make some articles on this matter. Zhang Ning of Huguang can make a whole province turbulent and order a group of bandits, which has a lot to do with his pretended title of prince; moreover, he recruits troops and buys horses. To buy people's hearts, the support and support of Jianwen remnants are also extremely important.

If it becomes clear to the world that he secretly murdered Prince Jianwen, his cruel nature will be revealed to the world.Jianwen's eldest son was killed, and the conspiracy with Zhang Ning was bound to fall apart.The rebels may fall into disputes, which is very beneficial to the court to suppress the rebellion. "

This matter was only brought up in front of Zhu Zhanji today, but Zhu Zhanji immediately agreed in his heart.Because he regards Zhang Ning as an enemy who is deeply troubled, as long as he makes the enemy feel uncomfortable, he will feel better.

He hurriedly asked: "How can we disclose the news to Jianwen's party members and make them believe it?"

Yang Rong seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and immediately replied: "I dare to speak out, and I will do two things first to find out the rumors. First, let the Jin Yiwei spy in Wuchang City to spread rumors about the murder of the king of Xiang. Second, send the censor to Ji'an Therefore, if Jianwen's party members hear the rumors and send someone to the Ji'an Mansion to investigate secretly, they will definitely know that Prince Jianwen has not fallen into the hands of the government."

Zhu Zhanji seemed dissatisfied after hearing this: "It's just rumors and suspicions based on them, which cannot be fully believed by the Jianwen parties."

Yang Rong said: "If you go back to the emperor, this is just our initial preparation, mainly to test the whereabouts of Prince Jianwen. If Wuchang can't clarify the rumors, we can really confirm the conspiracy within Jianwen's party members; then we can take further actions. There are facts. For proof, it’s not just a false countermeasure, but a smooth sailing to help them understand the truth; from all the conspiracies it is easy to be exposed, but how can the truth of the matter be exposed..."

Zhu Zhanji didn't take the initiative to ask him about his plan for the next step. After all, "further action" is based on the success of the first step.At this time, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help thinking: Prince Jianwen was killed, can Zhu Wengui who was imprisoned in Fengyang be released back to make trouble for them?

However, Zhu Wengui's role is indeed too small. The last time Zhu Zhanji went to Fengyang to worship his ancestors, the poor cousin was imprisoned in Fengyang shortly after his birth because of the grievances of his parents. More than 20 years have passed, and there is no one who has contact with the outside world at all, and he doesn't know many things; he is like a mentally handicapped person born with a disability.If he is released in the official name, there may be side effects... Everyone in the world knows that the second son of Jianwen is away, will someone rebel under the banner of Zhu Wengui in the future?

Zhu Zhanji was thinking about things, completely oblivious to the eunuch Wang Gou'er standing beside him.

Wang Gou'er didn't say a word today, and his expression was very calm, but that calmness seemed a bit pretentious.If a person who is familiar with him is more careful at this time, he will find that Wang Gou'er's expression is a bit abnormal.He also stood a little farther away from the emperor than usual, as if he deliberately didn't want people to notice him.

He has been an eunuch in Zhu Di's family for more than 20 years. He has served Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and the current Zhu Zhanji family for three generations. Many times he has to forget his true identity.Only at this time, when the emperor mentioned the remnants of Jianwen, he still couldn't help feeling nervous; the word Jianwen was like a thorn, constantly reminding him of his dangerous identity and situation.

He felt that he was able to achieve his current position, probably due to his frequent fears, so he acted more cautiously.If he hadn't been careful, Haitao would have been killed that time when he plotted against him. [

There are still some differences between being an eunuch and being a foreign minister.The ministers will also fight back and forth, but all of them are old and young, and they still think about glorifying their ancestors or returning to their hometown to gain fame and vanity, so they still do things with a little sense of propriety. I can do it... but the eunuch is different, you want me to die, what should I worry about?After returning home, if you are in a hurry, you must use all means to do anything. Anyway, the left and right are just a crippled body.Just like how Haitao stole poison from outside the palace and poisoned the late emperor's concubines to death in order to frame him.

However, even eunuchs, when they reach a certain position, will miss the glory and wealth, and want to fight for power and profit.Now that you are an eunuch, nothing can change. Except for people like Wang Gouer, who is well-clothed and well-fed, there are also people who are also eunuchs but do errands such as washing toilets and carrying coolies. They are often beaten to death and directly sent to the incinerator. ... If so, there are not a few people outside the palace who cut themselves and cried and wanted to come in. There are now at least tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital to eunuch without authorization; better than most.

Wang Gou'er thought about it, and felt that it should not be so-called risky to annoy the people at Jianwen. It has been more than 20 years, and it is of course very uncomfortable to be pinched by others. It is impossible to do it if the fish dies, but the main reason is that the net does not necessarily break when the fish dies.

Today's incident is rather strange. After talking about it, the emperor and his ministers wanted to send the news of Prince Jianwen's murder and convince them.Why bother so much, as long as I, Wang Gouer, pass on a confidential message, everything will be resolved... Jianwen asked himself to leak the secrets of the court; leaking the secrets can in turn help the court a lot.Both left and right have to "thank" themselves, which is obviously what should be done.But you have to find an appropriate time and be careful.

The news from Wang Gou'er is more effective than Yang Rong's tricks.Because Wang Gou'er was in the center of the imperial court and was in charge of the East Factory, the news was not only reliable, but also the most confidential.

As for the consequences of this news going out?After thinking about it for a while, Wang Gou'er felt that it was not something he should worry about. This is not false news. Even if it is not good for Jianwen's party members, can they blame themselves?