high official

Chapter 618
The hustle and bustle of the night is quiet when the sky is bright, the sun rises as usual, the morning light dispels the mist, and life continues.

When the people who woke up early tremblingly pushed open the door, the mist cleared, and the familiar street was still in front of them, the birds were chirping, the old cow was squeaking, pulling the dung collection cart, carrying breakfast The burden peddler shouted in his usual tone:

"Five-spice eggs... Stir-fried tripe... Hui stewed dry... Erchen soup... for sale..."

Everything is so calm and as usual, as if the rumbling guns and screams last night were nothing more than a nightmare... However, in the upper floors of the Ming Dynasty, the turmoil caused last night has only just begun!

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Prince's East Palace.

Although the emperor's northern tour and the prince's supervision of the country, all officials did not have to go to court, but this morning, the civil and military officials, nobles and ministers who stayed in the capital still gathered in the main hall of the East Palace. Their faces were either excited or worried. .Regardless of their stance, everyone is eager to figure out what happened last night?

At this time, the real master has not come yet, but a lot of news has been gathered continuously...

"I heard that last night, the Fusi of Beizhen and the avant-garde guards of the government army were dispatched to uproot the Jinyiwei's forces inside and outside the capital, and wiped them out completely..." Jianping Bo Gaofu looked troubled in the circle of military general Xungui. Zhi channel: "How is this possible? Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"

"It's true." Li An, Marquis of Anping, sighed, "I rode around on horseback in the morning. The Black Tiger Hall in the south of the city, the Beggars' Gang in the west of the city, the Brotherhood, the Iron Hand League in the north of the city... are all Yingtianfu now. The people are standing up." He said with a face full of tsk: "The wealth these gangs have accumulated over the years is all cheap to Yingtianfu, tsk tsk, moving out box by box, the total can't add up to hundreds of cars!"

"Wow, so rich?" All the generals stared at him and said: "I heard that the backstage boss of these gangs is Ji Gang, so this kid can't urinate blood?"

"Who said it wasn't? Last night, our lord Ji was very anxious, but the people in Beizhen Fusi were cunning and cunning. They deliberately chose a time when he couldn't leave the imperial city. Ji Gang pulled the king of Han together, Didn't call Hongwumen open!"

"Ah? No way, Hongwu Gate guard Wang Tie, but an old subordinate of the King of Han, dare to disobey His Highness the King of Han?"

"Of course Wang Tie didn't dare, but at that time, there was His Highness the Grandson standing on the tower of Hongwu Gate..."

"Wow, this is a match..." The generals all exclaimed: "Did the prince not get mad?"

"It's supposed to be crazy, but I don't know why, yesterday the prince only scolded the grandson and then turned back..." Li An lowered his voice: "I don't know what the prince thinks."

All the military commanders were completely clueless when they heard the words.After all, it is a friendship that has carried guns together, and they have always supported His Royal Highness with a clear-cut banner. Although it is impossible to rebel with him, if the King of Han and the prince really meet, they will definitely stand by the prince without hesitation. Of course, I don't want to see Zhu Gaoxu even dare to mess with Zhu Zhanji...

On the other side, the civil servants are not as rough as the military generals. They are all worried about what happened last night...

"Nonsense, nonsense!" Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Jian Yi's old face turned pale with anger, "How dare you mobilize the army, and still, still fire artillery in the capital, it's lawless, lawless!"

"Yes." All the civil servants echoed: "Last night's incident, the shock of the capital, all the officials are shocked, once the news spreads to Beijing, what will the emperor think? Will the crime be blamed on His Highness the Crown Prince?! "

"This Wang Xian, originally used him to be brave enough to do things, but he didn't let him act recklessly and cause trouble for the prince!" Another old minister said sadly: "This is all right, a big mistake has been made, and it is too late to regret it. It's too late!"

"It's not too late to make up for it!" Some radicals suggested: "We will ask the prince to arrest Wang Xian later, and then immediately write a memorial to the emperor to explain clearly. Only in this way can we avoid being suspicious of the emperor. In danger!"

"It makes sense..." This kind of suggestion was echoed by all the officials, which shows how dangerous and unforgivable Wang Xian's actions last night were in the eyes of the officials.This is not difficult to understand. For fragile civil servants, a stable order is the source of their sense of security. Wang Xian mobilized the army and fired artillery, which seriously teased their sensitive nerves and made them feel strongly uneasy.

Just as he was talking, there was a sudden announcement from outside the hall: "His Royal Highness is here!"

All the civil and military officials hurriedly stopped discussing and went outside the hall to welcome His Royal Highness the King of Han.Speaking of which, this is the first time His Royal Highness has appeared in front of the public since His Royal Highness was assassinated, and all civil and military officials will naturally welcome and greet Jun'an solemnly:
"Looking at the pace of the dragon and the tiger, the prince must have recovered, thank God!"

"Seeing the recovery of the lord, our hunger immediately fell back to our stomachs, hahaha, it's great, it's great..."

"Hehe, everyone is safe and sound..." Zhu Gaoxu's face was covered with a cloud, but at the moment he just showed a slight smile: "Thanks to the blessings of the father, I am a hero again, but I let some people down. Hahaha..." While speaking, he glanced coldly at Jian Yi and the other civil servants, who all felt chilly and lowered their heads.

"Stop talking nonsense, the king came here today because of the shocking change in the capital last night!" Zhu Gaoxu entered the hall boldly, glanced around and said, "Why hasn't my elder brother come out yet? Could it be that he hasn't woken up yet?!"

"Back to the lord, His Royal Highness is summoning Xue Juzheng, Yin Tianfu." The eunuch of the East Palace hurriedly said respectfully.

"What are they doing? Colluding confessions?" Zhu Gaoxu said angrily, with such a fierce aura that it was difficult for everyone in the hall to breathe.

"Second Uncle, did he eat explosives so early in the morning?" A thick voice broke Zhu Gaoxu's aura, and His Highness, the grandson of the emperor, appeared in the hall in a dignified manner.

"Is this the tone you're talking to your uncle?" Zhu Gaoxu darkened his face and used his seniority to suppress Zhu Zhanji.

"Uncle's lesson is, but is your attitude towards your brother appropriate?" Zhu Zhanjipi walked up to Zhu Gaoxu with a smile on his face. He was fully grown and only two inches shorter than his burly and superman second uncle. It means that it is completely possible to fight against each other.

"You..." Zhu Gaoxu's face was flushed purple. He looked at his majestic nephew, and suddenly realized that his retreat last night was actually a big mistake... It happened suddenly last night, and he was not ready to do it yet. Naturally, there is no need to go all out for Ji Gang.But obviously, my retreat last night boosted Zhu Zhanji's arrogance, and he dared to confront him tit for tat!
"Ji'er is presumptuous, why are you talking to your uncle!" His Royal Highness finally arrived late, tremblingly entered the hall with the support of two eunuchs, followed by Xue Juzheng.

"Yes, father." As soon as his father appeared, Zhu Zhanji immediately lowered his eyebrows and smiled at Zhu Gaoxu: "Second uncle, don't take it seriously, my nephew is just joking with you..."

"Hmph..." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't get angry all of a sudden, so he could only grunt, turned to the prince and said, "Brother..."

"Second brother, why did you come here in person?" Before Zhu Gaoxu could speak seriously, Zhu Gaochi said with a concerned face: "I just ran around when I met you, what if the wound recurs? What should I do for my brother?" Isn't it done?"

"Brother, don't worry, my body and bones are different from yours." Zhu Gaoxu said ungratefully, "I was recovering from my injury before, which made my brother worry about it. Now that I have recovered, I naturally have to share the burden for my brother!" He said deeply Looking at Zhu Gaochi, he said: "After all, the elder brother's body is really weak!"

"That's great." Zhu Gaochi smiled happily: "From now on, you will come to discuss matters every day. If there is anything to do, we brothers will come together, and we can meet every day."

Zhu Zhanji was anxious when he heard this, he opened his mouth and did not make a sound after all.

"Haha, brother, that's what you said. Don't think I'm bothering you." Zhu Gaoxu burst out laughing, then suddenly suppressed his smile and said, "Then let's discuss today, how to deal with the shocking change last night!"

"Oh, what happened last night, I thought the second brother was still recovering from illness, so I didn't tell you in advance, it's the elder brother's fault." Zhu Gaochi's chubby face showed no emotional fluctuations, as if to say A trivial thing.

"So, elder brother knew beforehand?" Zhu Gaoxu stared at the prince closely, grasping his words and said.

In the main hall, the expressions of the civil and military officials who had been quietly watching the show finally showed differences. The generals were secretly excited, but the civil officials were extremely worried, because if what happened last night had something to do with the prince, it would be even more taboo for the emperor , under the emperor's fury, it is not impossible to abolish the prince.

"Of course I know." In the hall, only Zhu Gaochi's gentle and friendly voice echoed: "It's useless to be a brother, but also to supervise the country. For such a big matter, how can Ying Tianfu and Zhen Fusi not ask the brother for instructions first?" ?”

The atmosphere in the hall was a bit weird, and all the civil and military officials stared at His Highness the Crown Prince with wide eyes.I'm used to his timid manner all day long, but I really can't get used to this attitude of being neither humble nor overbearing, neither dodging nor dodging...

"Hehe, big brother is really impressive." Zhu Gaoxu was also secretly startled, but he wanted to suppress the prince's momentum even more. "However, as a prisoner of your country, the focus seems to be on the word "supervisor". For all important military and state affairs, you should first ask your father for instructions, right?"

"Naturally, you need to ask your father for instructions on important military and state affairs. As a brother, how dare you be good at it?" Zhu Gaochi said solemnly: "But last night was just cleaning up some local bullies in the corners of the capital. I think it is enough for Tianfu to inform me. Is there still a need to alarm Father?"

"To put it lightly, the army was mobilized last night, and even the cannons were used!" Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "Brother, you have been the prince for a day or two. How can you not know that this important place in the capital is the residence of the emperor and prince?" , where the Central Court is located, using troops in the city without a will is regarded as treason!"

"Second brother, can you explain more clearly?" Zhu Gaochi still couldn't see any change in his fat face.

"To put it bluntly, that Wang Xian committed a capital crime, brother, don't be foolish and protect him!" Zhu Gaoxu stared at the prince, and paused every word.

(End of this chapter)