Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1128 His Royal Highness the Prince strategizing

   "Slave obeys the order." Xiao Jing picked up the report on the desk with a smile, held the report in his hand, looked down, and was about to read it when he suddenly felt a little stiff all over and peed in fear.

"read!"

  Xiao Jing almost cried out of fright, mumbled his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.

  The hand holding the report trembled slightly.

  Hongzhi glanced sideways at him, his eyes stern.

  Xiao Jing burst into tears: "Slaves...slaves dare not...don't dare to read."

  Emperor Hongzhi's face was ashen, biting his lips: "Decree, immediately... drive back to the palace..."

  He suddenly said again: "Fang Jifan...he ran away at the right time!"

  …

   After working for a few days in Zhao Shiqian's black workshop, and then returning to the capital, Fang Jifan felt as if he had passed away.

   Sure enough, the experience of the working people and the Duke of Beijing is not the same.

  It was almost evening, but Fang Jifan didn't dare to neglect, and hurried to Zhan Shifu first. Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao was sitting in Zhan Shifu these days.

The guards in front of the gate didn't dare to stop Fang Jifan, so Fang Jifan rushed in and went directly into the main hall, where he saw the lights in the main hall, but he saw Gu Dayong holding a ticket in his hand, and read: "Your Highness, the governor of Liaodong is here." The newspaper said that Liaodong's farming was quite effective, and I implore the court to send more garrison guards to Liaodong, and he will establish farms in various places in Liaodong, and ask the school captains to teach agriculture."

  Gu Dayong paused for a moment, then continued: "Cabinet scholar Liu Jian drafted a proposal, saying that this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people."

  But I saw Zhu Houzhao sitting behind the desk, with his sweater hooked up, his hands fluttering, and he said: "All right. Come on, help me to approve it."

  Gu Dayong tremblingly picked up the ink pen in a hurry, and made a circle on it, then he picked up the next memorial.

  Zhu Houzhao raised his head, and the needles in both hands froze.

   "Old Fang." Zhu Houzhao smiled broadly.

  Fang Jifan hurriedly stepped forward: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Haha." Putting down the sweater and ball of thread, Zhu Houzhao stood up suddenly, and stepped forward from his seat: "They all said that you and the emperor disappeared, and they were scared to death, but I already know where you must be hiding for private visits." Now, I don't know the virtues of my father, so I don't know your temperament? Ah, the father is back too?"

  Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty hasn't returned yet, I miss His Highness the Crown Prince very much, so come back first."

   Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was fine, he was squatting honestly in Zhan Shifu to supervise the country, Fang Jifan heaved a sigh of relief.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed, stepped forward, and patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder: "I miss you too, come here, sit down quickly. Jian Guo... I'm really tired, I really envy you, you can wander around. "

  Fang Jifan with a straight face, said seriously: "His Royal Highness, I serve you for..."

   "One reason." Zhu Houzhao interrupted him: "Aren't you still playing? Come on, sit down quickly, and I'll pour you tea."

  Gu Dayong said with a busy smile: "Your Highness, servant girl."

  Zhu Houzhao kicked him: "Go away."

  Gu Dayong groaned, obediently hiding in the corner like a lost dog.

  Zhu Houzhao poured a pair of tea himself, and said: "I'm exhausted, this prince of Jian Guo is really not a human being, so many tedious things in the world, I have to do it..."

  Fang Jifan took a sip of tea and felt relieved, as long as there is nothing wrong, it will be fine.

  Fang Jifan grinned, got up, and glanced at Zhu Houzhao's copybook. On the copybook, there were **** of thread and a half-knit sweater.

Zhu Houzhao said: "This is for my daughters. I thought I had to weave one for Zaimo, but after weaving it, I felt that I should not favor one over another, and I had to weave one for my daughters, but... so tired, There are seventeen pieces to weave. Oh, I also feel that we can’t favor one over the other, we still have to weave for Zhengqing, and..."

  He snapped his fingers in pain.

  Fang Jifan's eyes fell on the copybook again. On a pile of drawings, he picked up the drawings, which were obviously drawings of the Steam Engine Research Institute: "Your Highness, these days, are you still concerned about the research institute?"

   "It's natural." Zhu Houzhao said: "Those dog things are useless. If I don't steer them, they won't be able to let go."

  Fang Jifan looked up again, and saw a map hanging on the wall. This map was obviously the mountain and river geography of Datong. On it, the location of "Dai Wang" was actually marked.

   acting king...

  Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao suspiciously.

  Many people don’t have a deep impression of this ‘Dai Wang’. This Dai Wang is the thirteenth son of Emperor Taizu Gao.

  This first generation king is also considered a strange thing. He has a violent personality. In the first year of Jianwen, Emperor Jianwen was going to cut down the feudal clan, so he first attacked him and deposed him as a commoner. After Emperor Wen Jing Nan came to the throne, he restored his title. But he still hasn't improved. Emperor Wen gave him a seal and said: "I heard that my brother is killing and taking money, and the people of the country are very miserable. There are too many people who have complained, and Wang Du doesn't remember when Jianwen was founded?" It is ordered that from now on, the palace shall not serve soldiers and civilians without authorization and collect property. At that time, the acting king had been accused of misbehavior many times. Emperor Wen ordered him to enter the court with 32 charges, but he refused to go. Emperor Wen was annoyed, and when he was called for the second time, he was sent back halfway, and his three guards were removed, and the guards were not resumed until the 16th year of Yongle.

It’s just so strange, but everything went smoothly since then. His grandson took over his title and passed on the throne for four generations. The current acting king is called Zhu Junzhang. His name is a bit unlucky. Of course, these are all details. The question is, why does His Royal Highness care so much about this generation of kings.

  When Zhu Houzhao saw that Fang Jifan was interested in this, he was happy: "Old Fang, do you know that last time, my cousin Zhu Houcong poisoned him, and the factory guard went to investigate?"

  Fang Jifan nodded: "Do you have an idea?"

   "Yes, after the pomp and circumstance, the most suspicious person is this king."

"It's him..." Fang Jifan couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then he thought about it. Zhu Houcong was brutally poisoned a few days after the court summoned the emperors to Beijing. Given the current traffic conditions and a few days, he responded so quickly. If it is the Zongwang in a remote area, it must be too late to arrange manpower.

   Only this generation of kings is in Datong Mansion.

  Although... this guy has always existed in a small and transparent way, but his energy is still not small.

  Zhu Houzhao said: "Factory guards continue to investigate further, whether you think it's strange or not, it just so happens...from Datong, the day before Zhu Houcong was poisoned, a secret letter was issued on behalf of the palace and arrived in the capital."

  Fang Jifan frowned: "In this way, it is the acting king Zhu Zhizhi, no, Zhu Jun's hand?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled wryly: "Although I said so, there is no evidence yet. The factory guards have been working hard to investigate, but...they are too slow, and it is too difficult to find out the ironclad evidence, but if there is no ironclad evidence, accuse a prince It is not easy to conspire against others.”

  Fang Jifan nodded.

   The clansmen were supposed to be summoned to the capital, but at this time, rashly accusing Zhu Junzhang of treason on unwarranted charges would definitely arouse the suspicions of the clansmen.

  Zhu Houzhao was happy: "However, he wanted to fight with Bengong, hehe, but he found the wrong person. Just wait and see, within a few days, Bengong will kill him."

   "What?" Fang Jifan was surprised: "His Royal Highness, do you have a good plan?"

"Of course." Zhu Houzhao said: "This is a strategy to attack the heart. This time, he failed to poison, and now the court is urging clansmen from all over the place to come to Beijing. Think about it, isn't he afraid of Zhu Junzhang? At the beginning, Emperor Wen summoned his great-grandfather to Beijing, and his great-grandfather had disobeyed orders, but this time was different, the so-called guilty conscience, if it was really he who poisoned him, he must have a very guilty conscience, and he dared not take it with him. Bringing the whole family to Beijing, and fearing that the imperial court will add crimes, and even more afraid that the incident will happen, and then there will be no place to bury the dead."

  Fang Jifan nodded.

It makes sense, if it was really the acting king Zhu Junzhang, the poisoning failed, and the factory guards began to follow the vines, at this moment, he must be feeling uneasy, not daring to come to Beijing, being at the mercy of others, and afraid... Once the incident happens, when the time comes, Life is better than death.

"These days, he must be restless, and he dared to poison Zhu Houcong rashly. It can be seen that this person is impatient. He is impatient and afraid of crime. He must always suspect that the imperial court has begun to arrange and deal with him... "Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Therefore, I have arranged a clever strategy to lure the snake out of the hole, please enter the urn."

  In terms of IQ, Fang Jifan has no doubts about Zhu Houzhao.

  This guy is very smart. He said he has a way, and if he thinks about it... this way is not bad.

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, I don't know how to lure the snake out of the hole."

  "He was anxious, like a man who fell into the water, he must want to grab a straw."

  Fang Jifan nodded, it makes sense.

   "Then, what if I deliberately create an opportunity for him."

"Ok?"

   "So, I ordered Zaimo and Zhengqing to take Zhengdewei to Datong..."

  The smile on Fang Jifan's face gradually disappeared.

"The little Wutai Mountain between Datong and the capital can be hunted. This is a big fat piece of meat. The more frightened and restless the Daiwang who is at the end of the road, coupled with his impatient temper, if it is really his murderous hands, guess... What will happen to him."

Fang Jifan was fighting between the two, and he said in anticipation of Ai Ai: "My... His Royal Highness is really a fantastic idea, but... I see... I see... Zai Mo and Zhengqing are still young, so... there is really no need to do this, they are still children... "

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "It is because they are children that the acting king Zhu Junzhang can relax his guard. This palace will create an opportunity for them. As long as he can hold Zaimo and them hostage, he will have a chance. The palace also secretly released news to the outside world, saying that...the murderer who poisoned Zhu Houcong has been found, and his true colors have been revealed."

  Fang Jifan smiled: "His Royal Highness, this is a risky move. Okay, I will leave. I haven't seen Zai Mo and Zhengqing for many days. I will visit them first."

  Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back: "There's no need to go. Yesterday evening, they had already set off. They left Xishan Mountain and went to Xiaowutai Mountain!"

  (end of this chapter)