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Chapter 247 The Best Candidate

These days, Wang Xian has learned from Zhu Zhanji that the prince entered the palace in the rainy night to intercede with the emperor, that Xu Miaojin invited the emperor to Tianxiang Temple for tea, and that many officials in the court went to Zhou Xin to intercede, but these All the memorials were kept by Zhu Di and not published.In any case, Wang Xian is at the end of his rope, and the rest can only wait for a miracle to happen.

These days, he still has to restrain Zhou Yong and others. When these guys heard that the emperor was going to execute Zhou Jietai Ling Chi, they even started the idea of ​​robbing the court, which stunned Wang Xian and his little friends, so they could only watch day and night. This group of guys who have been dazzled by grief and anger.

This is the first time he has experienced the feeling of living like a year and time flies, and before he knows it, it will be the day when Zhou Xin will be executed five days later.

The people in the capital are naturally no strangers to Zhou Xin. He upheld justice in the capital and rehabilitated unjust prisons. How many people were grateful to him, and how many people praised him. Now that they heard that he was about to be executed by the emperor, the common people sighed, how good Zhou Qingtian is. It's a pity that it fell into the hands of Zhu Di, a butcher.

Those families who had been favored by him prepared incense cases one after another, and regardless of the possible dangers, they knelt to see Zhou Jiantai off on the road that the execution vehicle must pass.God seemed to feel sorry for this loyal minister. Early in the morning, the gloomy clouds and the cold wind whimpered, and the torture vehicle carrying Zhou Xin drove slowly to the lonely ridge of Taiping Causeway, surrounded by hundreds of Jinyiqi schools.

At the beginning of the Republic of China, in order to prevent the Xuanwu Lake from overflowing, Emperor Taizu decreed to build a long embankment from Taiping Gate to Heping Gate, called Taiping Dike.The Ministry of Punishment, the Chasi and the Dali Temple were built nearby. All prisoners executed by the court were pushed to Taiping Causeway for execution, because there were so many people executed in the early days of the country. The cries and cries are intertwined, which is extremely miserable and terrifying, so the folks call this section "Lonely Geng", a place where there is no return.

Along the way, the common people prepared wine, smelt incense, wept and sent Zhongliang off. This is Zhou Xin who has changed into the clothes of a death row prisoner, with disheveled hair and a death sign stuck in his back. He is locked in an iron prison car and chained on his body.But he still had a solemn expression and piercing eyes, nodding to the people kneeling on both sides of the street, without any fear of the imminent death.

When the prison car was about to arrive at the execution ground, Zhou Yong and others rushed up suddenly, making the Jin Yiwei in charge of guarding look like an enemy, and raised their bows, crossbows and blunderbuss to prevent them from approaching. Make this old man a sinner through the ages!"

In fact, Zhou Yong and others, under the earnest persuasion of Wang Xian, understood that in the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, even if the execution ground was robbed, they would not be able to get out. They could only turn Zhou Nietai from a loyal minister who was unjustly killed to a rebellious traitor. Weeping uncontrollably, he plopped on his knees and wailed, "My lord, we are here to see you off. May your heroic spirit live forever, and your soul will ascend to the sky soon!"

What he said made the onlookers on both sides burst into tears.

They wanted to offer Zhou Xin a bowl of wine, but Jin Yiwei rudely refused, pushed the prison cart to the execution ground, and closed the gate to prevent anyone from approaching.

On the execution ground, the execution platform and the execution platform were set up early.Because it was a high-ranking official who was asked to be executed, and the officials who supervised the execution were Liu Guan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Zhu Gaoxu, king of Han Dynasty.Ji Gang, the commander of Jinyiwei, also led a team to act as a guard in case someone robbed the execution ground, and appeared on the execution platform.

Although the prisoner has arrived at this moment, it is still early at noon. Killing people in this era are very particular, and they cannot operate before noon. Ji Gang and the king of Han sat on the high platform and chatted happily. The prison beheading platform.

There were only Han Wang and Ji Gang on the stage, and their speech was even more unscrupulous.

"How about Lao Ji, does the solitary method work?" Zhu Gaoxu said triumphantly.

"Your Highness has a wonderful plan," Ji Gang said with a smile and thumbs up, "I'm convinced!"

"It's a pity that the boss escaped unharmed." Zhu Gaoxu was smiling, and suddenly said with a gloomy expression: "I didn't expect this fat man to have a bit of guts, and he dared to run in front of the father."

"Someone must have given him some advice," Ji Gang also said angrily, "I found out, the day Yang Pu returned from the cabinet, the crown prince went into Beiyuan in the rain." Xie Jin, Yang Rong, and Yang Shiqi ruined his good deeds twice Ji Gang naturally hated this group of bachelors: "That is a nest of bad seeds, and sooner or later it will be taken away!"

"Well." Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "These cabinet ministers are not high-ranking officials, but they are by the father's side all day long, and their words are more effective than Shangshu. Ever since Xie Jin made a bad start, they have been openly and secretly. Support the boss, if we want to achieve our plan, we must get rid of them!"

"What's your plan?" Ji Gang's eyes lit up.

"No..." Zhu Gaoxu was discouraged and said: "Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi are all smarter than monkeys with their hair glued on, and they have won the trust of the father. If you want to deal with them, you must first transfer them away from the father."

"Well, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run." Ji Gang saw that he didn't make any moves, so he turned his attention to Zhou Xin who was on the execution platform: "Let's enjoy the victory today."

"It's a pity that there is no wine." Zhu Gaoxu regretted.

"Hehe, not necessarily." Ji Gang picked up the teacup and poured a cup for Zhu Gaoxu.

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu shrugged his nose and smelled the strong smell of wine. He picked up the teacup and saw that it was not tea but spirits.He couldn't help laughing and said, "Lao Ji is really a wonderful person."

The two of them bumped into each other, Ji Gang drank a cup and said: "Zhuangzhi eats the meat of the barbarians hungry, and jokes about thirsting for the blood of the Huns. Seeing this guy being killed by an owl, it's time to drink!"

"It's a pity that it's not Ling Chi," Zhu Gaoxu said regretfully, "I heard that Emperor Father first chose Ling Chi."

"Isn't that because of your little aunt?" Ji Gang said with a nasty smile, "When she opens her mouth, can the emperor show some face?"

"Huh..." Thinking of Xu Miaojin's peerless face, Zhu Gaoxu's chest became hot, he poured a glass of strong wine on his neck, and said coldly: "Father is decisive in his life, but he is indecisive on this woman. If I, The overlord has long been on the bow!"

"Hehe..." Ji Gang listened, laughed secretly in his heart, and whispered: "If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely help His Highness have a long-cherished wish."

"Go ahead and dream." Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, it was the imperial father's taboo, who in the world would dare to touch it?Unless you become the emperor... Well, you must kill that fat man before you can replace him!
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The fat man Zhu Gaoxu was talking about was on his way to Beiyuan.After returning from Yitian Palace that day, Zhu Gaochi fell ill. He was already weak. Although he was not exposed to rain that day, he knelt for a full hour and was terrified. He was bedridden when he came back.

He also knew that today was the day to kill Zhou Xin. Although he felt very regretful, as the prince, he had already done his best to explain to Zhou Xin and the people all over the world, so Zhu Gaochi didn't do anything else, just lay on the bed and rested.

However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Before the hour, the eunuch in the palace came to pass the decree, saying that the emperor had summoned him.Zhu Gaochi hurriedly supported the sick body to get up, ordered people to dress neatly, and drove to Beiyuan by car.

During the meal, he entered the Hall of Yitian, and after paying respects, Zhu Di gave him a seat and asked a few questions about his body for the first time.

Zhu Gaochi was grateful and said: "I am worried about my father, I really deserve death, my son will get better as soon as possible, and share my worries with my father."

"Don't bother me, just thank God." Emperor Yongle is notoriously moody, just now he was soft-spoken, and the next moment he said with a dark face: "These days, many people follow the trend and play, to protect that week. Xin. The prince really responded to everyone!"

"Your minister deserves to die." Zhu Gaochi hurriedly got up and pleaded guilty: "But he never dares to associate with the ministers."

"If you don't join forces, others will come to cater to you. Who will let you become the prince?" Zhu Di snorted bitterly, and then changed the subject: "I read the memorial that Zhou Xin scolded me again, and felt that what he said was right. There is some truth to it. Over the years, I have been eager for quick success..." After speaking, he squinted his eyes and looked at the prince.

Although Zhu Gaochi wanted to say, father, you finally woke up.But he has been cautious over the years, and has developed a habit of being cautious, but he holds back when he comes to his lips.Thinking about the correctness of my previous performance, I couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly changed my words: "Father and emperor forgive my sin, but my son dare not agree."

"Forgive whose crime? Zhou Xin or you?" Zhu Di said coldly.

"It's the fault of my son, I think Zhou Xin's words are purely old. If my father listens to him, it will delay my Ming's future achievements!" Zhu Gaochi said seriously.

"It's good to know..." Zhu Di finally looked away, with a faint smile on his face.No matter how strong his control is, he can't manage his own affairs. If the successor does not agree with his governance and overthrows all his careers, it will be his greatest failure.That's why he couldn't accept a prince who thought the same as Zhou Xin, so he tried to test it out. Fortunately, Zhu Gaochi was alert enough, so he passed the test without any danger. "If you are as stupid as Zhou Xin, I will destroy you sooner or later!"

"My son will never dare!" Zhu Gaochi shook his head hurriedly and said in his heart that he was lucky.

"It's fine if you don't dare." Zhu Di snorted and said, "The great turmoil in Zhejiang has caused a catastrophe to the people of Hangzhou Prefecture. Yesterday there was another report saying that there was a plague, and the people's movement was like smoke for a while, and it seems that there will be another wave of refugees. What do you say?"

"Father, if you can't be strict, there will be a catastrophe. Zheng Fantai, the governor of Zhejiang, has more than enough lenient, but not enough prestige. It is imperative to send a strong and prestige person to fill Zhou Xin's vacancy. " Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice.

"Who can fill his gap?" Zhu Di asked lightly.

"I don't know." Zhu Gaochi slowly shook his head and said, "Maybe someone has this ability, but the cultivation of prestige doesn't happen overnight, so I dare not talk nonsense."

"If you make a mistake, you will be forgiven." Zhu Di said blankly, "If you don't say it, forget it."

Zhu Gaochi suddenly understood the meaning of the emperor, he let his pounding heart go sideways, and said through gritted teeth: "Return to the emperor, the best candidate for the Zhejiang police envoy is Zhou Xin!"

(End of this chapter)