Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 112

[112. Chapter 111]

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is a small funeral.

The coffin was carried out from the East Palace and sent all the way to the Zigong Palace. The ministers followed the guard of honor with the Tsing Yi soap belts, and the silver coins cut out of white paper fell all over the palace.

The coffins of Zhu Minda and Shen Jing will stay in the Zigong for half a year. After the underground palace is completed, they will be sent to the imperial mausoleum by the funeral. By then, it will be the season of fire in July.

Zhu Weiwei knew that on the day of the prayer, there were too many people who saw Zhu Nanxian outside the city gate. After all, it was impossible to frame him for murdering the prince. The day after the funeral, he used a decree to say that the day of prayer, ten The Third Highness heard the sound of the bell ringing on the way back to Nanchang Mansion, and went to Zhaojue Temple to rescue the prince.

After the rain in the next few days, accompanied by a few stings and thunder, the case of murdering the prince also came to light. It is said that several soldiers of Yulinwei rebelled at the same time. Too late, resulting in the tragic death of the prince and princess.

As for why the soldiers rebelled, and who ordered them, it is unclear.

The ministers had doubts in their hearts, but some people wrote to ask for a thorough investigation, but Zhu Weiwei should have agreed, and it was hung up after the event, and now the situation in the palace is complicated and confusing. .

In February, two news came from the north, one happy and one worrying.

Happy that the fourth princess Shen Yun gave birth to a son safely. In fact, Shen Yun’s original delivery date was in early March, but in mid-January, news of the death of the Crown Princess Shen Jing reached Peiping, and she failed to hide from the fourth concubine. The amniotic fluid, fortunately, there is no danger.

However, what worries Beiliang is that when Beiliang learns that the Prince of Dasui has passed away, the country is unstable, and 300,000 troops have been assembled to reorganize the army at the border.

As soon as the news came out, Chaotang suddenly exploded.

Beiliang and Dasui Beijiang have been in dispute for a long time. If this matter is normal, it is not difficult, but the current situation is chaotic, people’s hearts are fluctuating, there are robbers in the Lingnan area, and Japanese pirates frequently disturb the border in the East China Sea. , Bei Liang is entangled with 300,000 people at this time, which will undoubtedly make things worse.

The court officials had different opinions, and they couldn’t agree. In the end, they looked at Zhu Weiwei and Liu Chaoming.

This is no wonder, when Zhu Jingyuan killed the hero, there were not many generals left, except for the four kings, twelve, and thirteen three princes, only Qi Wujiu and two or three old generals were left.

When the morning came down, Zhu Zewei had no choice but to discuss with Liu Chaoming.

Liu Chaoming saw it openly: “Take Qi Wujiu to the East China Sea; His Highness the Twelfth will return to Lingnan; if His Highness the Thirteenth recovers his wounds in the East Palace, he will go to the northwest to guard it; as for the Northern Border, although there are four His Royal Highnesses from the Beiping Mansion at the moment. The general is guarding, but the situation is the most critical, and the Fourth Highness should leave soon to return to the north.”

Although Zhu Zweiwei and Liu Chaoming disagreed on many political views, Liu Chaoming’s last words spoke to his heart.

But Zhu Weiwei also knew that now is a good time to seize the reserve, and it is not so easy to send Zhu Yushen to Peiping.

After this discussion, the horizon was already covered by stratus clouds, and in the spring of the capital, rain fell every day, the entire palace was dark and windy, and Zhu Zhai stood under the palace eaves thoughtfully.

Zhu Yiheng looked at him like this and said, “Seventh brother, I think Mr. Liu’s words have some truth. Right now, I’m following internal and external troubles. If you can let the fourth brother go on an expedition, on the one hand, it can relieve the worries of the northern border, and what is more important is the fourth brother. As soon as you leave, won’t your position in the palace be more stable?”

Although Zhu Weiwei didn’t let go of his guard against Zhu Yiheng, his words were right in his heart, so he replied, “You think I don’t want to let Zhu Yushen go? But is he willing to leave? Now that Zhu Minda is dead, Zhu Nanxian is imprisoned, Seventeen is a worthless man, and fled to Nanchang Mansion. There is no prince in this palace anymore. And the second brother was taken by Liu Yun a long time ago. After the whole death, the third brother was turned into a waste by Su Shiyushen. The eldest son of the emperor in this palace is not his fourth child, who is Zhu Yushen?

“He’s not making a sound, he’s been busy with his military affairs in the Beida camp all day long. Qing is waiting for this king to help him take care of Zhu Nanxian, and waiting for his father’s death. Although he is not a direct descendant, he is the elder. “Tradition .”

Zhu Yiheng said, “According to this, the seventh brother is busy all the time, doesn’t he all make wedding gowns for the fourth brother?”

“It’s okay.” Zhu Zhai smiled, “Zhu Yushen’s troops are all in the northern border, and now there is turmoil, and it is impossible to do so. Scheduling. He will take care of making good plans in the capital, waiting for this king’s Fengyang soldiers to arrive, he will stand upright, waiting to be killed by the golden pie that fell from the sky.”

Zhu Yiheng thought about it. After thinking about it, he said: ” Seventh brother, I have a way to get the fourth brother to return to Peiping.”

Zhu Zhai slightly raised his eyebrows after hearing this, “Really?”

This time, the tenth brother will not let the seventh brother down.” The

two of them were talking, the rain had already fallen, Zhu Qiyue raised his eyes and looked at the dense rain, after a while, he said: “Seven Brother, I want to go back to Lingnan.”

After the Donggong Ningjiao case, Zhu Zweiwei became very dissatisfied with his 12th younger brother, who was obviously his, but he insisted on protecting Zhu Nanxian’s safety with loyalty, which made it difficult for both inside and outside. No one would say, but now you have to invite yourself back to Lingnan?

Zhu Ze was slightly displeased and said: “You don’t know that you are the only one in this forbidden palace who can lead the military and guards in a justifiable manner? If you go back to Lingnan, then this unarmed military power will become the master of everyone. Chaos, when you come back from your expedition, you will no longer know who is sitting on the throne, if you are still surnamed Zhu, that’s fine, I’m most afraid that the last name will be Liu, the country has changed hands, what are you fighting for?”

Zhu Qiyue Said: “But now foreign enemies are harassing the territory, and the territory is in dire straits. No matter who sits on the throne, isn’t it the most important thing to protect the territory first and protect the people?”

He was silent for a moment, and his brows became more worried: “I don’t really understand the current situation of the court, but I have been leading troops in Lingnan all year round, but I know that once there are rogues and bandits, once foreign enemies invade, how many disasters the people will suffer. He thought about it and said, “Seventh brother, you have never seen rogues in Lingnan. They gathered like regular soldiers and guards, and they colluded with foreign enemies in the southern border. Wherever they went, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Not to mention Guangxi.” The natural disasters in the area have not eased for years. You know what happened to the tenth brother. He has to donate generously to help the common people. North, from Guilin Mansion to Nanchang Mansion and then to the capital, will the people suffer disasters along the way?”

Zhu Weiwei heard Zhu Qiyue’s words and felt that it was reasonable, but he thought about it for a while, but said: “The current state of affairs is really critical. , if you leave, the entire court will be in complete chaos. Think about it again, Brother Rong, I’ve been trying to figure out a way for the past two days, but if it doesn’t work, I’ll let General Luo go to Lingnan.”

Zhu Qiyue said, “It’s the year of General Luo. The matter is high, when will I return to Lingnan? I’m afraid I won’t be able to return to the capital again.”

“Women’s kindness!” Zhu Ze reprimanded slightly, “You have been like this since you were a child, you want to take care of one end and the other end. , don’t you understand the truth that it is not worth the loss if you take care of the other? If you want to control the outside, you have to be at peace, the current situation is like a taut string, you go, if this string is broken, not to mention other soldiers, but Yulin There is going to be a fight between Wei Wei, Jin Wu Wei and Jin Yi Wei. After that, do you want to see Zhu Nanxian take the soldiers from Nanchang to break through the realm of Fengyang, or do you want to see Zhu Yushen take his Beiping soldiers to the gate of the capital? Will the people not suffer by then?

“That’s how the vassal is. In the end, there will always be a struggle. The world’s great ruler can only hold the next king, and it is impossible to fight without blood. Fighting for today’s situation is a disaster for the people of the world. , since you and I are in the upper position, although we need to bear, but we don’t need to share too much, we can’t support it to the end, even our own country is handed over to others, right? When

Zhu Zewei said this, he softened his tone: “Naturally, my brother understands your concerns. In this way, when the current situation eases a little, my brother will allow you to return to Lingnan immediately. ”

Zhu Qiyue had to say more, but Zhu Zweiwei didn’t want to talk to him any more, so he waved his hand and told him to back off.

Once a person reaches a high position, he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Zhu Zweiwei used to only want to seize the reserve, but now thousands of incidents have come to him, only to realize that it is not easy to be a king, so that now he wants to kill Zhu Nanxian, and he has no time for himself.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Weiwei said to Zhu Yiheng: “The matter of sending Zhu Yushen to Peiping will be handed over to you by this king. If he feels that the more than 100,000 soldiers of Peiping Prefecture are lost to the 300,000 troops of Beiliang, he wants to borrow money from the Peking University camp. The soldiers leave, as long as there are not many, he will be allowed. But this king wants to see Zhu Yushen leave before March.” Zhu

Yiheng said: “Seventh brother rest assured, tenth brother is sure.”

Monthly election.

In previous year’s monthly elections, officials above the fourth rank were personally appointed by Emperor Jing Yuan, but this year was different. Zhu Jingyuan was seriously ill. As long as his people are divided into important positions in various ministries, and the power is gradually returned to his own hands, Liu Chaoming is the leader of the cabinet and can no longer check and balance him.

After Zhu Weiwei heard Zeng Youliang’s report, he suddenly remembered something: “By the way, is Shen Qingyue whereabouts?”

Zeng Youliang glanced at Zhu Yiheng, but didn’t answer, Zhu Yiheng said, “That day Wu Yuzheng’s people were stopped by Jin Wuwei outside the palace gate. When I got down, I didn’t see where Qing Su Shiyu took Shen Qingyue to the carriage, but since he was taken away by Su Shiyu, it was related to the Duchayuan. Yu Linwei had secretly checked the palaces of the imperial censors of the Duchayuan. I haven’t found it yet, and now there are only the Liu Mansion’s Qian Mansion and the Zhao Mansion.”

Zhu Zwei thought that the current situation was chaotic, and it was not appropriate to have a head-on conflict with the Metropolitan Police Court, so he said: “Let’s not check these three places first, If you can run left and right, the monk can’t run to the temple. In March, Shen Qingyue should go to raise horses. If he doesn’t go, he is derelict of duty. Unless he doesn’t want his old father to live, he can only go to Taipu Temple and take office.” He said again, “What is Su Shiyu doing recently?”

Zeng Youliang said: “Back to His Highness the Seventh, Su Shiyu seems to be in a hurry, but he changed the way he used to work in the court case and went to visit the past when he was on duty. The Hanlin Academy that supports the East Palace, the important members of the Zhan Shifu, a few old scholars, and the Ministry of Rites of the Ministry of War have also been there, and I heard that they will be going to Dali Temple in the next two days.”

Hearing this, Zhu Ze smiled and said: “This Su Shiyu hates it very much, but he is really affectionate to his friends. When he beat Shen Qingyue’s eighty sticks, if he hadn’t fought for his life, I’m afraid it wouldn’t have been delayed. Return to the palace at Zhu Yushen. Shen Qingyue’s life was saved by him, but he was too self-aware to save Zhu Nanxian? Why don’t you think about how to save your own life?”

He said this, and his smile deepened. : “Zeng Youliang, on the day of praying at Zhaojue Temple, the family letter from Su Shiyu to Qizhou was found from Zhu Nanxian’s personal guards. Did you send it to someone?”

“It has been delivered.” Zeng Youliang said, ” Su Shiyu’s family in Qizhou fell, and the Su mansion was scattered. Now there are only a few people left, and they are very hard. The little sister of the Su family received this letter from the family and wanted to seek help from Su Shiyu. Now she is on her way to Beijing. .”

[End of This Chapter]