A knife in love

Chapter 3095

Qu Rentian shook his head after hearing Cai Ting's words, and said: "If my lord acts like this, a catastrophe must be imminent. Not only will my official position be lost, but my lord's wealth and life will also be ruined."

Cai Jue was terrified when he heard what Dian Rentian said, but after all he had been in the officialdom for many years, he still held his breath and said: "Mr. It is a huge case, and people must be arrested immediately, otherwise the court will blame it, and this official cannot afford it. Take ten thousand steps back and say, if this person is really Emperor Jianwen, this official must send someone to arrest him immediately, otherwise Your Majesty will never let this official go. I am in a hurry to return to the governor's office, and I will dispatch a tolerance officer to catch people quickly, what's wrong?"

After hearing Cai Ting's words, Qu Rentian smiled, and said, "My lord, the student has a few words that I want to say to my lord. It's just that once I say these words, I'm afraid my lord will not let the student go."

Cai Jue didn't expect Qu Rentian to say such a sentence, and his heart became more and more puzzled. He glanced at Qu Rentian and said, "Where did you come from?" All matters, big or small, should be handled by the gentleman, and even some mundane matters in the family of the official should be discussed with the gentleman. The official is confident that he will be honest with the gentleman, and he will never hide anything, how can he have trouble with the gentleman because of a few words?"

Qu Rentian clasped his hands and said: "My lord is right. Since the student became the guest of the lord, the lord has trusted the student, and the student is very grateful. It is precisely because of the confidant of the lord that the student knows that he wants to offend the lord. Say these few words. After the student finishes speaking, if the adults want to kill the students, they can do it. It’s just that the old mother of the student doesn’t know about it, and I hope the adults will leave a way for the old mother to survive after beheading the students.”

Seeing Qu Rentian's solemn words, Cai Jue was more puzzled and a little uneasy. After thinking for a while, he said to Qu Rentian: "Don't worry, sir. No matter what you say, I will definitely I will not offend you, sir. If you break this oath, the heavens will bring disaster on me, and I will die a bad life."

Qu Rentian smiled slightly when he heard Cai Teng swear, and said, "My lord, you don't have to swear a heavy oath. A student is just a commoner, and life and death are insignificant. However, your lord is in charge of Guangdong. The students are deeply loved by the people. The students are loyal to the adults, not only because the adults rely heavily on the students, and the students have to repay them with death, but also because the adults are an honest and good official who loves the people like a son, and the students cannot bear to be like the adults. Only when a good official is killed by a traitor will he make suggestions for an adult."

The more Cai Ting listened, the more puzzled he became, and he said: "Mr. speaks like this, and I am even more confused. What happened to make Mr. speak so solemnly?"

Qu Rentian pondered for a moment, and then said: "In the battle of Jingnan in the past, the current emperor raised troops in Beiping to fight against Emperor Jianwen. Although the current emperor was named King Yan at that time, in terms of strength, he could not compete with the imperial court at all. They resisted. Officials from various prefectures, prefectures and counties all over the world wrote to Emperor Jianwen one after another, denouncing the rebellion of King Yan, who was a rebellious minister, who had to be hacked into pieces to deter those rebellious officials and thieves who harbored evil intentions. Suddenly, the court and the Officials from all over the country were aggressive and wrote to the imperial court, wishing to let King Yan sleep and eat blood, so that Emperor Jianwen could know his loyalty."

When Dian Rentian said this, he glanced at Cai Ting, but did not continue speaking.The more Cai Ting heard it, the more startled he became. He laughed dryly, and said, "The King of Yan has been stationed in Beiping for a long time, and he has made great achievements for the imperial court against the Tartars. It's just that he is not in the center, and the imperial court and officials from all over the world do not know his achievements." , was deceived by Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and other treacherous villains, and wrote a letter to criticize King Yan, but it was not a big deal. After King Yan captured Nanjing, he burned all the letters found in the palace in front of the court officials to show that I don't know how to kill ministers. No one, big or small, knows about this matter. They are grateful for King Yan's kindness, and no one is willing to sacrifice their lives for Emperor Jianwen. King Yan's safe accession to the throne has a great relationship with this matter. Otherwise, although the Yan army broke through the city of Nanjing, most of the prefectures and counties in the world still regard Emperor Jianwen as Zhengshuo. If they attack in groups, the king of Yan may not be able to sit firmly on the dragon chair. Even if he can flatten the rebellion in various places in the end , it must be seriously injured. At that time, the Tartars will take the opportunity to go south, and the Ming Dynasty will be in danger."

When Cai Jue said this, he paused for a while, glanced at Qu Rentian, and then continued: "When Mr. Qu mentioned the past, I felt strange. I don't know what these old things have to do with me?"

Qu Rentian smiled, and said: "This matter has a lot to do with your lord. At that time, your lord was the magistrate in Jeju Prefecture. When Geng Bingwen sent troops to the north, the magistrates and magistrates of 27 prefectures in three provinces jointly wrote a letter denouncing King Yan for making troubles." , Didn’t your name also appear in the petition requesting the imperial court to kill King Yan’s family? It’s just that your name was Cai Bi at that time, but it was later changed to Cai Ting.”

What Cai Jue feared the most in his life was this past incident. Although it had been more than ten years since Zhu Di took the throne, and Zhu Di did not embarrass him, every time he thought about it, Cai Jue could not sleep or eat.He knew that Zhu Di was extremely cruel, and he was a man who would take revenge.Back then when the city of Nanjing was conquered, and the memorial documents written by officials from all over the place to express their loyalty to Emperor Jianwen were searched in the palace, with his temperament, I am afraid that he was already mad with anger.It's just that although the Yan army broke through Nanjing, they only occupied a few cities such as Beiping and Nanjing.Once someone raises his arms and shouts, and the officers and soldiers from all over the place rise up to serve the king, his own soldiers and horses must be killed cleanly.Therefore, he could only suppress his anger and burn those memorials and documents in front of all the officials to show that he would not pursue officials big and small everywhere, so as to buy people's hearts.

When Cai Teng heard that the Yan army had broken through Nanjing in Jeju Prefecture, he was so frightened that he almost fainted. Later, he heard that King Yan had burned memorials and documents outside the palace, so he felt relieved.It's just that he was afraid that Zhu Di would turn his back on him and kill people after he was firmly established on the throne, so he changed his name, hoping to avoid disaster.In the next few years, except for killing Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other confidantes of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di did not implicate other officials.Cai Jue thought that Zhu Di would not pursue the past, so he was relieved.At this time, when Qu Rentian mentioned this matter again, he was stunned and stared at Qu Rentian in a daze, and said in a trembling voice: "Who are you, why do you know about this..."

(End of this chapter)