In a water pavilion on a lake near the Beicheng River in Yangzhou, a gray-haired Hanlin Academy official was carefully observing the writing on the paper on the desk with a magnifying glass. The magnifying glass was ground with crystal stone, and gold cards were framed on both sides. It was very elegant.

[] There were only rumors inside and outside the waterside pavilion. After a while, the bureaucrat took away the mirror, bent down and reported: "To your Majesty, the two words should be written by the same person."

Yang Rong on the side immediately said: "Song He is one of the important remnants of Jianwen. He appeared on the ground of Jiangxi Chief Secretary to assist the rebels. The leader of the rebels could only be Jianwen himself or his prince; but Jianwen did not appear after he appeared in Wuchang City.

Leave. Therefore, I assert that the person who rebelled in the name of Prince Jianwen in Anfu County, Jiangxi is indeed real. This person fled from Anfu County with his cavalry after the rebellion failed. After that, we have no way to investigate... If Prince Jianwen is here

The whereabouts of the people in Huguang are also unknown, so I’m afraid there’s something hidden inside.”

Emperor Zhu Zhanji sat calmly on a painted pear-shaped soft chair. When he heard this, he probably understood what Yang Rong was referring to: Prince Jianwen was killed by the King of Xiang.

Yang Shiqi once said that Yang Rong was good at planning, and it was true. However, Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji also had more experience in this aspect. He was just thirty years old this year, but he had been exposed to the conspiracies within the royal family since the Yongle period, so Yang Rong mentioned

Here, he understood immediately.

Yang Rong spoke carefully and said: "The king of Xiang, Zhang Ning, was not named Zhu. He pretended to be Jianwen's third son. His irregular identity had a grudge against Jianwen and his son, and he would even regard him as a hidden danger. Once there is an opportunity, Zhang Ning is

It is very possible to get rid of Prince Jianwen... After the rebellion, a large number of "Suzaku Army" weapons were discovered, which proved that Prince Jianwen's movement of troops was completely under Zhang Ning's control, and he had enough opportunities to place spies around him;

After the rebellion, Prince Jianwen fled from the battlefield in a hurry. The journey away from Jiangxi was long, and his whereabouts were known. The journey was obviously very dangerous..."

Yang Rong's words were very cryptic, and Zhu Zhanji probably understood that he did not dare to say anything in front of the emperor, such as "brothers were killed in order to inherit the throne", so he had to change his statement. In fact, it was a different story.

Change dressing.

Although Zhu Zhanji did not recognize Zhang Ning's royal clan status, he actually believed that this person was indeed a descendant of the Zhu family and his own brother. A very simple fact was enough to prove that Emperor Jianwen was controlled by him

...If the identity of this person is uncertain, Jianwen cannot fall into his hands so easily, let alone be controlled. After all, Jianwen still has a group of followers; the emperor's grandfather Yongle spent a lot of time, but he could not be found.

Emperor Jianwen, how could Zhang Ning find him and let Jianwen go to Wuchang? Moreover, Zhang Ning was just a civil servant in Nanzhili before. His family had no background, so what could he rely on to raise an army? In a peaceful world, if there is no one,

Where did he get the support from the remnant, the foundation and the people?

Under these conditions, if Zhang Ning's identity was not recognized by all the remaining evildoers, nothing would be possible.

So Zhu Zhanji can understand Yang Rong's words like this: The King of Hunan asked Emperor Jianwen to restore him in Huguang and regarded him as orthodox; but Jianwen had already had a prince who threatened his future rights and inheritance. Therefore, fighting for power, brothers fought against each other.

, this is also a common thing throughout the ages.

Yang Rong continued: "It has been several months since Prince Jianwen ran away from the army. If there is still no news from him, then it is most likely that King Xiang conspired to kill him... If I didn't guess right, I will always

Came out to clarify.

Not only we would guess like this, everyone would think so after knowing the inside story. Prince Jianwen is always a person of some status, and those who dare to deal with him and have the ability are nothing but the imperial court and the Xiang King’s party. This matter was not done by the imperial government, even if

If the court wants to arrest him, it can be done openly and openly without being secretive; the only remaining suspect is probably King Xiang."

Yang Rong was also very good at observing people's words. Seeing Zhu Zhanji's subconscious nod, he knew that his words were recognized by the emperor. At that moment, he hurriedly said: "I thought I could write something about this matter. Huguang Zhang Ning

The ability to destabilize a vast province and order bandits has a lot to do with his pretentious status as a prince; in addition, he recruits troops and buys horses to win people's hearts, and the support of Jianwen's remnants is also extremely important.

If his secret murder of Prince Jianwen is revealed to the world, his cruel temperament will be exposed to the world. Jianwen's eldest son was killed, and the conspiracy with Zhang Ning will inevitably fall apart. The rebels may fall into internal disputes, and it will be difficult for the court to suppress the rebellion.

It’s very beneficial.”

This matter was brought up in front of Zhu Zhanji today, but Zhu Zhanji immediately agreed in his heart. Because he regarded Zhang Ning as a serious enemy, and as long as he made the enemy feel uncomfortable, he would certainly feel better.

He hurriedly asked: "How can we reveal the news to Jianwen's party members and make them believe it?"

Yang Rong seemed to have been prepared for it, and immediately replied: "I dare to make a bold statement, and first do two things to find out the rumors. First, let the Jin Yiwei carefully spread rumors about King Xiang's brother-killing in Wuchang City. Second, send the censor to Ji'an.

The government reprimanded them for not doing enough to suppress the rebellion and for escaping the important figure Prince Jianwen. In this way, after Jianwen's party members heard the rumors, if they sent people to Ji'an Mansion to secretly investigate, they would definitely know that Prince Jianwen had not fallen into the hands of the government."

Zhu Zhanji seemed dissatisfied after hearing this: "Just rumors and suspicions based on them cannot be completely believed by the Jianwen parties."

Yang Rongdao: "Back to the emperor, this is just our initial preparation, mainly to test the whereabouts of Prince Jianwen. If Wuchang cannot clarify the rumors, we can really infer and identify the conspiracy within Jianwen's party members; then we can take further action. There are facts.

For this reason, it is not just a counter-intuitive plan, but a smooth trick to help them understand the truth; it is easy for people to expose the conspiracy that cannot be traced, but how can the truth of the matter be exposed again..."

Zhu Zhanji did not take the initiative to ask him about his next step plan. After all, "further action" was based on the success of the first step. At this time, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but wonder: Prince Jianwen was killed, can he be imprisoned?

Fengyang's Zhu Wengui was put back to cause trouble for them?

However, Zhu Wengui's role was indeed too small. Last time he met Zhu Zhanji when he went to Fengyang to worship his ancestors, that poor cousin was imprisoned in Fengyang not long after he was born because of the grievances between his parents. More than twenty years later, completely

A person who has no contact with the outside world is ignorant of many things; just like a mentally retarded person who was born with a disability. If he is released in the name of the official, there may be side effects... The world knows that Jianwen's second son is outside, will it happen in the future?

Someone else is using Zhu Wengui’s banner to rebel?

Zhu Zhanji was thinking about something and completely didn't notice the eunuch Wang Gou'er standing next to him.

Wang Gou'er didn't say a word today, and his expression was very calm, but that calmness seemed to be a bit pretentious. If a person who is familiar with him is more careful at this time, he can find that Wang Gou'er's demeanor is a bit abnormal. Where he is standing

He was also a little further away from the emperor than usual, as if he deliberately didn't want people to notice him.

He has been an eunuch in Zhu Di's family for more than 20 years. He has served Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and now Zhu Zhanji for three generations. Many times he has forgotten his true identity. Only at times like this, when the emperor mentioned the relevant

He couldn't help but feel nervous about Jianwen's remnant; the word Jianwen was like a thorn, constantly reminding him of his dangerous identity and situation.

He felt that he was able to achieve his current position probably because he was constantly on guard, so he acted more cautiously. If he hadn't been careful, he would have probably failed when Haitao plotted against him.

There are some differences between being an eunuch and being a minister of the foreign court. Ministers will also fight with each other, but they are all senior and junior, and they are still thinking about honoring their ancestors or returning home in glory to gain fame and vanity, so there are still some problems in doing things.

I generally don't do things that are measured and too graceless... But eunuchs are different. If you want me to die, what do I have to worry about? If you have no family and no heirs, you will definitely use any means without any lower limit when you are in a hurry. Anyway, it's the left and right.

A mutilated body. Just like when Haitao, in order to frame himself, did not hesitate to steal poison from outside the palace and poison the late emperor's concubines to death.

However, even eunuchs will miss glory and wealth when they reach a certain position and want to fight for power. Since they are already eunuchs, they cannot change. In addition to people like Wang Gouer who are well-dressed and well-fed, there are also eunuchs who wash toilets.

People who carried coolies and other errands were often beaten to death and put directly into the cremation furnace... Even so, some people outside the palace had themselves mutilated, crying and shouting, and there were not a few people who gathered in the capital to castrate without permission.

Now it's at least tens of thousands; it can be seen that Wang Gou'er, as the chief minister of etiquette, has a better life than most.

Wang Gou'er thought about it and felt that he shouldn't take unnecessary risks to annoy Jianwen's people. Of course he was unhappy when others took advantage of his shortcomings after more than 20 years. He wanted to kill the fish but couldn't do it, mainly because of the fish.

If the network is dead, it may not be broken.

Today's matter is quite strange. The emperor and his ministers have been talking about it, just to send the news of Prince Jianwen's murder and make them believe it. Why bother to go through so many troubles? As long as I, Wang Gou'er, send a confidential message, everything will be solved.

... Jianwen is asking himself to leak the secrets of the imperial court; leaking secrets can in turn help the imperial court a great favor. Everyone has to "thank" himself. This is obviously what he should do. But he has to find an appropriate time.

, handle things with caution.

The information from Wang Gou'er is more effective than any strategy devised by Yang Rong. Because Wang Gou'er is at the center of the imperial court and is in charge of the East Factory, the information is not only reliable, but also has the highest level of confidentiality.
Chapter completed!