A knife in love

Chapter 3075

When Qin Tieyi first heard that Shang Heyang was ordered to go south to Yashan Town to do business, he only thought that when he killed Shangguan and Shang Heyang brought the imperial guards to arrest him, he was terrified and confused.But he thought back carefully, when the Yan army invaded Nanjing, there was great chaos in the city, and it was common for soldiers to take advantage of the chaos to kill and loot.In order to snatch gold, silver, jewels and women, there were internal strife among the soldiers, and it was not uncommon to kill accomplices.After he killed Shangguan by mistake, in order not to let the matter leak out, the three accomplices who witnessed the incident were also killed by him.Later, although some people accused him of murdering, Shang Heyang, in order to exonerate himself, reasoned that he had been by his side all the time and did not kill Shangguan at all.If he was able to get away with it, it was thanks to Shang Heyang's help.Even if someone wants to find out the case later, Shang Heyang will definitely try his best to fight for himself, otherwise he will be involved in the case himself, and the situation will be very bad.

Thinking of this, Qin Tieyi's hanging heart finally returned to his stomach.Just hearing that Shang Heyang claimed to lead the imperial guards south to find someone, he was a little worried, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know who the elder brother Shang is leading people south to find?"

Shang Heyang chuckled and said, "I follow the emperor's secret decree to go south to find Emperor Jianwen!"

Qin Tieyi was shocked when he heard the words, swayed a few times, and almost fell to the ground.After a while, he came back to his senses, and said in a trembling voice: "How is this possible? Didn't Emperor Jianwen burn himself and die on the day the city was destroyed?!"

It turned out that after Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang won the world, he made his eldest son Zhu Biao the prince.Zhu Biao was a loyal man, and he was always loved by his officials. However, when he went to Guanzhong for inspection, he suffered from a serious illness. After returning to the capital, he couldn't get sick, and finally died on the sickbed.Zhu Yuanzhang was heartbroken that his beloved son died early, so he appointed Zhu Yunwen, the son of Zhu Biao, as the grandson of the emperor, and made up his mind to let Zhu Biao's descendants inherit the Daming Dynasty.After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunwen came to the throne as Emperor Jianwen.Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was granted the title of King of Yan and guarded Beiping. After the prince Zhu Biao died of illness, he became dissatisfied and wanted to fight for the throne.It's just that when Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, Zhu Di was afraid of his father's power and dared not move a little.When Zhu Yuanzhang died, Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne and became emperor. He was afraid of Zhu Di and other princes, and listened to the ideas of Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others, and began to cut down the vassal.Zhu Di had objected a long time ago. Seeing that Emperor Jianwen wanted to attack him, he rebelled in Beiping, which is known as the Battle of Jingnan in history.

At that time, the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty had long since withered. Zhu Di guarded Beiping and led a large army to confront the Tartars.However, the Southern Army was powerful, and the Yan Army could not take advantage of it, so it was able to defend Beiping and confront the Southern Army.Later, Zhu Di listened to the idea of ​​Yao Guangxiao, a demon monk, and led his soldiers and horses around Shandong and other places, and went straight to Nanjing, attacking Nanjing City in the name of "the side of the Qing Dynasty".Emperor Jianwen was caught off guard, and the Yan army had already attacked the city of Nanjing. Finally, the city was captured by the Yan army. Emperor Jianwen set himself on fire in the palace. Zhu Di won a complete victory and became emperor himself. This is the famous "Battle of Jingnan".

After Zhu Di proclaimed himself emperor, a group of old officials were very dissatisfied with Zhu Di's seizure of the throne. Fang Xiaoru and other ministers blatantly did not regard Emperor Yongle as the main one.At the beginning, Zhu Di still won people's hearts with his soft policy, and asked Fang Jiaoru to write the succession document for him, but Fang Xiaoru not only refused to obey the edict, but also scolded Zhu Di for usurping the throne.Zhu Di became furious and ordered to destroy Fang Xiaoru's ten clans, which was the biggest tragedy in the Yongle period.

Although Zhu Di broke through the city of Nanjing, forced his nephew Zhu Yunwen to death, and became emperor himself, it has been rumored among the people that Emperor Jianwen was not dead and had fled to the people to seek restoration.After Qin Tieyi resigned and returned to Yashan Town, he also heard people talking about this matter, and some rumors were quite vivid.It's just that he had personally experienced the Jingnan Battle and witnessed the tragic situation after the city of Nanjing was captured by the Yan army. He thought that the fact that Emperor Jianwen was not dead was just a legend of the people in the village, and he didn't take it to heart at all.How can you not be surprised when you hear that Shang Heyang led the imperial guards south to look for Emperor Jianwen?
After listening to Qin Tieyi's words, Shang Heyang chuckled and said, "Fake death has existed since ancient times. Emperor Jianwen faked death to save his life, which is reasonable."

After Shang Heyang finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the room.After a long while, Qin Tieyi said in a trembling voice: "When Nanjing City was breached that day, my younger brother and elder brother entered the city together and saw the tragedy in the city with my own eyes. If Emperor Jianwen wants to escape from the chaos, it is more difficult than climbing to the sky. Many years have passed, the emperor, why did the emperor..."

When Qin Tieyi said this, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and he couldn't speak any more.Shang Heyang said in a deep voice: "The story of Emperor Jianwen's death has been circulated among the people for more than ten years. At the beginning, the emperor only said that it was foolish nonsense, and he didn't take it to heart. About five months ago, someone reported to the palace A secret report, claiming that Emperor Jianwen did not die in the palace when the city of Nanjing was captured, but fled outside the palace."

Hearing what Shang Heyang said, Qin Tieyi couldn't help but "ah". The scene of attacking Nanjing City with King Yan's army flashed in front of his eyes, but thinking about it now seems like a lifetime away.Shang Heyang glanced at Qin Tieyi, and then said: "Before Emperor Hongwu passed away, he left a paulownia box and told Emperor Jianwen to open it only when the situation was critical. On that day, the emperor led an army to attack Nanjing City, and Emperor Jianwen At a loss, he originally planned to set himself on fire in the palace. An eunuch reminded him not to forget the box left by Emperor Hongwu. Emperor Jianwen was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly took the box and opened it. There were three sets of monk clothes and three copies of the certificate in the box. It turns out that when Emperor Hongwu was dying, he worried about the instability of Emperor Jianwen's throne, so he left these three sets of monk clothes and three certificates for contingencies.

"When Emperor Jianwen saw the monk's clothes and the certificate, he naturally knew the painstaking efforts of Emperor Hongwu. In desperation, he cried bitterly. Then he shaved off his hair and changed into monk's robes. Two of his trusted guards also changed into monks' clothes. The three of them Taking advantage of the chaos, they escaped from the palace, leaving several old eunuchs to find the body of a bodyguard who died in battle, put on a dragon robe and throw it into the fire, falsely claiming that Emperor Jianwen had committed suicide.

"It has been more than ten years, and no one knew about it. It was just a few months ago that a close friend who fled with Emperor Jianwen was greedy for wealth and ran to the capital to expose the matter to the emperor. The emperor was shocked when he heard about it. , sent the imperial guards to the south in a big way, and will definitely capture or kill Emperor Jianwen to eliminate future troubles."

After listening to Shang Heyang, Qin Tieyi suddenly realized.He thought for a moment, and said: "Brother Shang brought people to Yashan Town, presumably because the informer claimed that Emperor Jianwen was in Yashan?"

(End of this chapter)