Chapter 654 The King's Sorrow
The Beiping Administration and the Ministry of Education seemed to have died in autumn and winter, and the branches and leaves were already lush at this time.
However, it was rainy recently. Under the dim and low sky, many low and hard hip-top houses were wet by the rain, and they were gray-brown; the scene was completely different from that of the capital.
In the garden of the Zhao Palace, the pool was roughly covered with rain, and there was a "rustling..." noise on all sides. However, Huang Yan, who was standing in the pavilion and bowing to talk to the Zhao Kingdom, felt a little more at ease about such an environment. At least they were not easily heard by idle people.
"The emperor issued an order to dispatch 13,000 troops from our palace, and only one guard is left." Huang Yan said worriedly.
Gao Sui also looked sad.
Huang Taiping, who was sent to the capital, has recently returned to Peking. The eunuch Cao Fu did not accept the gift from Huang Taiping; and Huang Taiping was left in a broken inn, so no one paid attention to it anymore!
The original eunuchs Wang Gui, Cao Fu and others from the Han Palace had obvious meaning: they didn’t want to be involved with Huang Yan at all, and it was useless to send money!
Before, Huang Yan also hoped that through the "Suppression Campaign" relationship with Cao Fu, he could borrow some momentum from there and find some people in the palace who spoke for him; but now, the situation looks very bad.
Therefore, the matter of Hou Xian and King Jinghong being favored and valued by the new emperor became even more serious.
When the prince was deposed, Hou Xian, King Jinghong, in order to retaliate against Huang Yan, did not hesitate to frame King Zhao to kill the king and rebelled. Now that they have gained power, can they let Huang Yan go?
Huang Yan could think of it with his toes, that was impossible! Zheng He's remaining members would definitely try their best to kill Huang Yan and then hurry up!
Why is the new king Zhu Gaoxu not even apart from me? What exactly did he think? When the Yan Prince's Mansion was all in Peking, Huang Yan's heart was focused on Gao Xu's brothers and dealing with the then crown prince Zhu Gaochi!
Huang Yan remembered that when the "Hong Xi Dynasty", the court did not dare to touch him because he wanted to stabilize King Zhao. Now if King Zhao obeyed the court and was too obedient to the court, then who could protect him Huang Yan?
"Taiyuan, the two vassal kings in Datong, each king has more than 20,000 troops! Why is the prince alone who has to be transferred away the most people?" Huang Yan said in a deep voice.
Gao Sui is much thinner than his eldest brother, and is not as strong as his second brother. In comparison, his figure is a little thin. At this time, he also frowned and said, "What did I do wrong and made my second brother afraid of me?"
Huang Yan gritted his teeth and finally couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "The Lord is going to reduce the vassal states! The Lord must have wanted to cut off the military power first, then slowly cut off the power of the kings, and finally cut off the vassal states! Didn't other princes say anything?"
Gao Sui said quietly: "If they dare to raise an army, would they have to wait until now?"
When the master and servant talked about this, they fell silent at the same time, as if they were thinking about their thoughts.
...The court made a northern expedition and dispatched troops from the palaces of various vassal kings; not only the vassal kings with soldiers were uneasy, but even the Shu king who was far away in Sichuan was worried.
The King of Shu only had a few hundred guards. Originally, he had 20,000; but after the Anti-Sin Army captured Chengdu Prefecture, he almost got rid of his men and horses, and he never restored three guards.
The dehumanization of the military power of the northern vassal kings was not related to the Shu king Zhu Chun. But what Zhu Chun was worried about was that the emperor seemed to be planning to reduce the vassal kings, not just to weaken the guards of the vassal kings!
How much is it?... If there is no military and political power, enjoy hereditary wealth and honor; if there is only wealth and honor, descendants will be given titles; should we just punish the crime directly like Jianwen and punish it to death?
In short, Zhu Chun is absolutely impossible to be alone, and all the vassal kings are here!
He was in a water pavilion, holding the railing and looking at the lake outside. There were many fish swimming in the lake, but Zhu Chun didn't want to appreciate the fish, but it was just because it was quiet. Last time Zhu Chun held a banquet at the Shu Palace to entertain Gao Xu, and the place was here. The scene at that time surged into his heart again.
But this place is not quiet, and soon his eldest daughter-in-law, the princess of the Prince of Shu, came.
Zhu Chun heard a crying sound, and when he turned around, he saw that the princess was kneeling on the ground. She was crying while holding a handkerchief.
"Why did you come here?" Zhu Chun frowned, "Why don't you look for the princess about your women?"
The prince's concubine Li Huahua covered her face and choked, "The mother can't control Mrs. Jin (the biological mother of Prince Huayang). The mother said that if the prince can't control Mrs. Jin now, she will have the final say in this royal palace!"
Zhu Chun sighed and asked, "What's the matter?"
The princess cried and said, "The prince is seriously ill, and his daughter-in-law is sad every day, but Mrs. Jin is cursing the prince behind her back all day long! When the daughter-in-law heard about it, she was sad and angry, so she went to discuss it with Mrs. Jin. Unexpectedly, she was slapped in the face!"
Zhu Chun asked, "She really cursed the prince?"
The princess hurriedly said, "It's true."
Zhu Chun asked her about the evidence again, but the princess stammered and couldn't tell a specific person. Zhu Chun said, "If Jin really had bad words, I would punish him! But she is your elder, and it would not be a big mistake to beat you."
After hearing this, the princess cried out with a "wow" sound, and she was almost fainting!
Zhu Chun sighed and shook his head and said, "I know what you are fighting for. It's really a woman's opinion! Is it useful for you to fight for it? Who should be the crown prince in the future? It's not the emperor who has the final say!"
Zhu Chun also disliked the mother and son of the Prince of Huayang, the prince of Shu, too! Because during the "Prevention Campaign", the Prince of Huayang was scattered and actually colluded with the generals to protect the generals in private and opened the gate of Chengdu Prefecture. Is this kind of thing the son should make the decision?
If you want to surrender, you should discuss it with your father! As a result, Zhu Chun's situation later became very difficult.
It was precisely because of that incident that Zhu Chun did not dare to mention the future candidate for the prince; after all, the Prince of Huayang had great achievements on the side of the emperor. Zhu Chun was full of resentment, but he could only grit his teeth and swallow it!
Unexpectedly, the princess cried even harder, and she choked and said, "Even the princess think he is..."
Zhu Chun realized that he was a little confused at this time. It was because his eldest son had been weak and sick for many years. Recently, he was even more dead and he was really helpless.
"Yue is the eldest son of this king. I am sad every day, but what can I do now?" Zhu Chun sighed and said, "Can you not be more at ease, let Yuehui take good care of her illness?"
The princess said, "If Mrs. Jin has the power, can she still give her daughter-in-law a way to survive? Please make the decision!"
Zhu Chun suddenly became furious and said with an angry look on his face: "Who will give me a way to survive?!"
When the princess heard this, she stopped crying and stood there in tears.
Zhu Chun sighed and waved: "Go and find the princess, go!"
The princess kowtowed quickly and finally stopped annoying Zhu Chun.
The Princess of Shu was Lan and Lan Yu's daughter. During the Hongwu period, Zhu Chun was somewhat affected by his marriage with Lan Yu. However, Emperor Taizu trusted his sons very much, and Zhu Chun was not involved in the slightest.
Later, Jianwen reduced the vassal states, and Zhu Chun was scared again.
In the recent "sincere battle", Zhu Chun was once again greatly implicated... His father is gone, and he feels that things are getting worse and worse!
The winter of the previous year, Zhu Gaoxu met an assassin at this family dinner in the water pavilion! Later, Mu Sheng was in charge of Chengdu Prefecture and investigated the matter openly and secretly for a long time; many suspicions pointed to the King of Shu.
After all, it happened at the Shu Palace! Zhu Chun also knew that it was difficult to escape.
After all, the Han Wang Army was too weak at that time, and the chance of victory was very small with the Han Wang Mansion against the entire Ming Dynasty. If the Han Wang Army was defeated, the assassination was very beneficial to Zhu Chun; he would no longer have to be responsible for his son's surrender.
However, things in the world are unpredictable, and the Han Wangjun unexpectedly captured the world!
Zhu Chun was in danger. At that time, Gao Xu spoke very well and acted very trusting and tolerant, but what if he settled down?
...If there was no opportunity, the emperor might not be willing to touch his uncle. After all, the King of Shu never intended to rebel and did not threaten.
However, the major task of reducing the vassal states was just in front of us! When doing the major task, it was normal for the emperor to deal with the "unlike" King of Shu!
Chapter completed!