The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1183

[1183. Chapter 1128 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is strategizing]

. “My servant obeys the decree.” Xiao Jing picked up the memorial on the document with a smile, held it in his hand, lowered his head and looked at it, and when he was about to read it, he suddenly felt that his whole body was a little stiff, and he was scared to urinate. .

“Read it!”

Xiao Jing was almost frightened and cried. He muttered, but no sound came out.

The hand holding the report was trembling slightly.

Hongzhi glanced at him sideways, his eyes stern.

Xiao Jing was about to burst into tears: “My slave… I dare not… dare not read it.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face was livid and he bit his lip: “Pass the decree, and immediately… drive back to the palace…”

He suddenly said: “Fang Jifan… He ran away at the right time!”

…

After working in Zhao Shiqian’s black workshop for a few days, and then returning to the capital, Fang Jifan felt as if he had escaped from another world.

Sure enough, the working people and the public servants in Beijing have different experiences.

It was already evening, but Fang Jifan did not dare to neglect and hurried to Zhan Shi’s Mansion first. Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao had been sitting in Zhan Shi’s Mansion these days.

The guards in front of the door did not dare to stop Fang Jifan. Fang Jifan entered in a hurry and entered the main hall directly. He saw the lights in the main hall slowly, but he saw Gu Da holding a ticket in his hand and saying: “Your Highness, the governor of Liaodong is here. The newspaper said that the farming in Liaodong was quite effective, and he begged the imperial court to send more military guards to Liaodong. He would set up agricultural institutes in various places in Liaodong and invite the captains to teach agriculture.”

Gu Dayong paused and continued: “Liu Jian, the cabinet scholar, made the vote, saying that this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.”

But he saw Zhu Houzhao sitting behind the papers, hooking his sweater, waving his hands, and said: “It’s OK. Come, help me approve it. Red.”

Gu Dayong hurriedly took out the ink pen and drew a circle on it, then picked up the next memorial.

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

“Old Fang.” Zhu Houzhao smiled broadly.

Fang Jifan hurriedly stepped forward: “I have met His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Haha.” Putting down his sweater and ball of thread, Zhu Houzhao suddenly stood up, left his seat and came forward: “They all said that you and your father were missing. They were scared to death. , but I know that you must be hiding somewhere for a private visit. I don’t know your father’s virtues, so how can I not know your temper? Oh, my father is back too?”

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty hasn’t returned yet. I miss His Highness the Crown Prince very much, so I came back first.”

Fang Jifan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhu Houzhao was okay and squatting in Zhan Shi’s Mansion to supervise the country.

Zhu Houzhao was happy, he stepped forward and patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder: “I am also thinking about you. Come on, come on, sit down quickly. The prisoner… is really tired. I really envy you. You can wander around. “

Fang Jifan said with a straight face: “Your Highness, I am here to serve you…”

“That’s the reason.” Zhu Houzhao interrupted: “Come on, sit down quickly, I’ll go get it for you. Pour the tea.”

Gu Dayong said with a smile, “Your Highness, please go.”

Zhu Houzhao kicked him: “Get out of the way.”

Gu Dayong whined and hid in the corner like a bereaved dog.

Zhu Houzhao poured a cup of tea himself and said: “I am so exhausted. This prince of the prison country is really not a human being. So many complicated things in the world have to be handled by me…”

Fang Jifan I took a sip of tea and felt relieved. As long as everything was fine, that would be fine.

Fang Jifan smiled brightly, stood up, and took a look at Zhu Houzhao’s slip. On the slip, there was a ball of thread and a half-knitted sweater.

Zhu Houzhao said: “This is knitted for my daughters. I thought that I had to knit one for Zai Mo. But after I knitted it, I felt that I couldn’t favor one thing over the other. I had to knit one for my daughters, but… I’m so tired. , a total of seventeen pieces have to be knitted. Oh, and I feel that I can’t favor one thing over another, and I have to knit it for Zhengqing, and…”

He clapped his fingers in pain.

Fang Jifan’s eyes fell on the papers again. He picked up the drawings from a pile of drawings. They were obviously drawings from the Steam Engine Research Institute: “Your Highness, are you still concerned about the Research Institute these days?”

“This is natural.” Zhu Houzhao Said: “Those bitches are useless. If I don’t take the helm, they can’t let go.”

Fang Jifan looked up again and saw a map hanging on the wall. This map was obviously the mountains and rivers of Datong. , and even specifically marked the position of ‘Dai Wang’.

The acting king…

Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao suspiciously.

Many people are not impressed by this ‘King of Dai’. This King of Dai is the thirteenth son of Emperor Taizu Gao. He was first named King of Yu, and later, he was named King of Dai, and his land was in Datong.

This first generation king was also a strange person. He had a violent personality. In the first year of Jianwen, Emperor Jianwen was preparing to cut down the vassal vassal, so he took action against him first and deposed him as a commoner. After Emperor Wen Jingnan ascended the throne, he restored his royal title. But he still hasn’t improved. Emperor Wen then gave him a seal and said: “I heard that my brother is killing people to gain wealth, and the people of the country are suffering. There are many people who have complained, and the king alone does not remember the time of Jianwen?” After warning him, Emperor Wen, who had an equally bad temper, warned him. It is ordered that from now on, the royal palace shall not serve the military and civilians or collect property. At that time, the acting king had been accused of misconduct many times. Emperor Wen issued an edict listing 32 crimes and summoned him to the court, but he refused to go. Emperor Wen was angry. When he summoned him for the second time, he sent him back midway and removed his three guards. It was not until the sixteenth year of Yongle that the guards were restored.

It was such a strange thing, but things went smoothly after that. His grandson succeeded him as king, and it has been four generations since he passed the throne. The current king is called Zhu Junzhang, and his name is a bit unlucky. Fang Jifan always mistakenly thought that his name was Zhu Zhizhang. Of course, these are all details. The question is, why does His Royal Highness care so much about this king?

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 me? Didn’t the factory guard go check it out?”

Fang Jifan nodded: “We have some clues. “

Yes, after all the arrogance, the most suspicious person is this king.”

“It’s him…” Fang Jifan couldn’t help but thought for a moment, a few days after Zhu Houcong summoned the kings to the capital. , was brutally poisoned. With the current traffic conditions, such a quick response in a few days, if it were a sect king in a remote area, it would definitely be too late to arrange manpower.

Only this generation of kings is in Datong Mansion.

Although… this guy has always existed as a small transparent person, his energy is still not small.

Zhu Houzhao said: “The factory guard will continue to investigate deeply. Do you think it is strange or not? It just so happens… From Datong, the day before Zhu Houcong was poisoned, a secret message was sent from the Dai Wangfu to the capital.”

Fang Jifan frowned: “This way It’s said that it was the acting king Zhu Zhidao, no, Zhu Jun’s hand?”

Zhu Houzhao smiled bitterly: “Although he said so, there is no evidence yet. The factory guards are already working hard to investigate, but… they are too slow. It is too difficult to find ironclad evidence, but without ironclad evidence, it is not easy to accuse a prince of evil intentions.”

Fang Jifan nodded.

The clan members were originally going to be summoned to the capital. At this time, rashly accusing Zhu Junzhang of treason on unfounded charges will definitely arouse the doubts of the clan members.

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

“What?” Fang Jifan was surprised: “Your Highness, do you have any good strategies?”

“Of course there is.” Zhu Houzhao said: “This is a strategy to attack the heart. This time, he failed in poisoning, and now the court is urging clan members from all over the country to come to Beijing. Think about it. , this Zhu Junzhang, isn’t he afraid in his heart? When Emperor Wen once summoned his great-grandfather to come to the capital, his great-grandfather had disobeyed him, but this time it was different. The so-called thief had a guilty conscience. If this poison was really caused by him, Yes, he must have a very guilty conscience. Not only did he not dare to bring his whole family to Beijing, but he was also afraid that the court would incriminate him. He was even more afraid that if the incident came to light, he would die without a burial place.”

Fang Jifan nodded.

It makes sense. If it was really the work of King Zhu Junzhang, and the poisoning failed, the factory guards began to follow the clues. At this moment, he must be uneasy in his heart. He did not dare to come to the capital and be manipulated by others, but he was also afraid… Once the incident happened, when the time came, , life is worse than death.

“These days, he must have been restless, and he dared to kill 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 court has begun to make arrangements to deal with him… …” Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: “Therefore, I have devised a clever plan to lure the snake out of the cave and invite you to enter the urn.”

In terms of intelligence, Fang Jifan had no doubts about Zhu Houzhao.

This guy is quite smart. He said he has a way. Come to think of it…it’s not a bad way.

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

“He is anxious, just like a person falling into the water, he must want to grab a life-saving straw.”

Fang Jifan nodded, it made sense.

“Then, what if I deliberately created an opportunity for him.”

“Huh?”

“So, I ordered Zaimo and Zhengqing to go to Datong with the Zhengde guards…”

The smile on Fang Jifan’s face gradually disappeared.

“Hunting in Xiaowutai Mountain between Datong and the capital is a big fat piece of meat. The desperate King Dai will be more frightened and uneasy. Coupled with his impatience, if he is really the murderer, guess… …What will happen to him?”

Fang Jifan quarreled, and he said indifferently: “Your Majesty… His Highness is really a wonderful idea, but… I see… I see… Zai Mo and Zheng Qing 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. I will create an opportunity for them, as long as they can hold Zhu Zai hostage. Mo and the others gave him a glimmer of hope. Not only that, but I also secretly released news that… the murderer of Zhu Houcong has been found and his true identity has been revealed.”

Fang Jifan smiled: “His Royal Highness, you have taken a step forward. Xianqi, okay, farewell. I haven’t seen Zai Mo and Zheng Qing in many days, so I’m going to visit them first.”

Zhu Houzhao said with his hands behind his back, “There’s no need to go. Yesterday evening, they left Xishan and headed for Xiao. Wutai Mountain!”

(End of this chapter)