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Tonight's city of Peiping is more prosperous than before. On the way back to the house, Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse in the noisy city, but he no longer had the mood of joy.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked Wang Gui who was leading the horse in front: "Have you had the New Year's Eve dinner?"

Wang Gui turned around and hurriedly looked at the road ahead. He walked and said, "I am homeless and have no children, so why are you going to have a New Year! But Cao Fu bought wine and meat the day before yesterday and took the prince back to rest later. I will have a good meal!"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I went to my father's mansion to eat and drink well, but I forgot that you were waiting outside. In a while, I would also count the cost of wine and meat tonight in the warehouse, which I invited you."

Wang Gui said: "The prince still remembers us, and he is kind. Only by serving the prince faithfully can I repay the prince's wishes."

The group walked slowly to Gaoyang County Prince's Mansion. Wang Gui and others inserted the long pole lamps in their hands to the base of the door. The lanterns shining on the road suddenly turned into street lamps at the door, which was also a multi-functional design. Another door waited for the slave to open the corner door and welcomed it with the lamp. Zhu Gaoxu turned over and dismounted and threw the reins to the slave.

When he returned to the mansion, Zhu Gaoxu thought that Wang Gui and the others had not yet "eat well", so he told them to part.

Although the Prince's Mansion is far less luxurious than the Prince's Mansion, it is also neat and comfortable. The antique buildings are more charming under the lights, and the red couplets posted on various doors are also quite festive.

Zhu Gaoxu has been to a private house of this era. Chen Dachui's family was not poor, but the house was small and dark. Perhaps the house at this time was limited to the specifications and sizes of the beams, ordinary rooms were relatively small, and the doors and windows were not large. In contrast, Zhu Gaoxu was glad that he was born in a royal family and aristocratic family.

He likes such a life, and I'm afraid no one seems to dislike this era, so there are so many open and secret struggles.

Zhu Gaoxu entered the Zhongmen Tower, and with the help of his servants, he changed his clothes first and then burned his feet. On New Year's Eve, there was a custom that he had to go to bed after the third update, which was called "Keep the New Year". After Zhu Gaoxu came back, he had nothing to do, so he went to the study.

He picked up a book of Zizhi Tongjian on the bookshelf and walked to a chair to sit down to take a look. Soon a maid came in with a hot lotus seed soup. Zhu Gaoxu felt that at home, there was no difference from living in a retro-style star-rated hotel, and the service was quite thoughtful.

The content of the book is traditional Chinese without punctuation, nor is it like many books at the elementary school stage, with circles and sentences. But Zhu Gaoxu actually reads it very smoothly, thanks to the knowledge learned in King Gaoyang's memory.

This book of Tongjian is a collection of King Gaoyang. It can be seen that it has been read more than once, and it is a bit old. He doesn't know what it felt when King Gaoyang was reading it in the past, but Zhu Gaoxu is quite emotional now.

Tongjian is said to be a reading written by Sima Guang for the emperor. It is different from the textbooks in Zhu Gaoxu's previous life. It has no "function" and "meaning" paragraphs to be recited, nor has it a clear value description, nor does it have a perfect theory... However, the whole article is a narrative of how the rulers deal with things and what ended up being. Using the stories of the ancients, they are talking about how to weigh the pros and cons and intrigue.

I don’t know how long it took, but he found that Wang Gui was poking his head at the door of the study, and asked without raising his head, “Have you eaten?”

Wang Gui bowed and walked in, closed the door again, with a flattering smile: "Best, I have eaten it. Oh, the study is cold, why didn't those damn servants come in with a basin of fire..."

"No need, I'll go to bed after the third update." Zhu Gaoxu said, "By the way... I didn't ask you that day, did Zheng He say who was poisoned to death by Junyingcao in the mansion?"

Wang Gui tilted his head and thought for a moment, and hurriedly said, "It seems that he has said that he is a slave child."

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "Why did Zheng He suddenly mention this matter?"

Wang Gui said: "I don't know."

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and found a reason for Zheng He: Zheng He knew that the prince was poisoned and knew what Wang Gui meant to make friends with him, so he deliberately revealed it to Zhu Gaoxu?

"This is strange..." Zhu Gaoxu pondered, and looked at Wang Gui again, "Since it was a child who accidentally ate it and was poisoned, who knew that he must have eaten Junyingcao?"

Wang Gui said: "Zheng He said that an official in the mansion saw a child eating it. At first, the official did not know it was poisonous, but later he said that he saw the child accidentally ate Junying Grass."

"What's that name?" Zhu Gaoxu asked hurriedly.

Wang Gui said with a sad face: "Damn it! Zheng He originally said his name, but I forgot it after a while..."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and said, "Forget it, next time you meet Zheng He, look for an opportunity to ask for your name again. Don't ask too deliberately."

"Yes, I understand." Wang Gui said.

Zhu Gaoxu began to think again: Junyingcao should be a rare ornamental object in this era, and it is difficult for someone to accidentally eat and get poisoned, so there is no record; but that low-probability event happened just like this!

And that low-probability incident was the key point of Zhu Gaoxu’s exposure!

In order to escape from the capital, Zhu Gaoxu did something that was done except for Du Qianrui, and no one could find out why. But it was so unlucky! It was just in June that someone was hit in the Yan Prince's Mansion and was poisoned by Jun Yincao.

Really just because of unlucky?

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered the day of the celebration banquet. Yao Guangxiao warned everyone not to always laugh at Li Jinglong, because there were spies inside, which would spread to the capital.

When all kinds of clues were put together, Zhu Gaoxu always felt something was wrong. Unfortunately, many links lacked real evidence and too much imagination, so he had no way to start.

...Zhu Gaoxu thought to himself: When he was in the capital, Xu Huizu suspected that the prince was poisoned and had been stubbornly investigating everywhere. Will Xu Huizu slowly discover any clues about Junyingcao? Then, through the traitor of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, the Junyingcao incident occurred deliberately to sow the prince and the Prince of Gaoyang?

Is there such a possibility? Zhu Gaoxu repeatedly speculated, but it is still difficult to make a conclusion.

...

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the New Year passed. Zhu Gaoxu heard the servants tell a joke in the mansion that there was a child of his family rubbing a hemp rope to tie it to the legs of the bed, crying and trying to tie the legs of the New Year, and not allowing it to leave.

But time cannot be tied up, and the second year of Jianwen has arrived quietly.

The Ming Dynasty court and Peiping maintained a brief peace due to the Chinese New Year. However, the court would never allow another hostile political power in the country, and the war would surely break out again!

In early February, Zhu Gaoxu was notified and immediately went to the Yan Prince's Mansion to discuss matters.

Because Zhu Gaoxu made many contributions in the first year of Jianwen and performed well, he would ask him to participate in any major military affairs in the King of Yan.

Zhu Gaoxu packed up, put on a group of dragon suits, and called his entourage to go out, Wang Gui ran over. After Wang Gui approached Zhu Gaoxu, he whispered in his ear: "I have seen Zheng He. Last time the prince asked me for the name Zhang Yan, which was originally a book on the Yan Palace... But Zheng He said that Zhang Yan was already dead!"

"Die?" Zhu Gaoxu blurted out in surprise, and the people around him looked at each other quietly.

Wang Gui quickly glared and nodded.

Zhu Gaoxu felt a mess, as if many hemp ropes were kneaded into a ball, and then they broke a few pieces in the middle... This feeling. Now that people are dead, there is no evidence of death. He wants to solve the problem again, who will he look for?

Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice: "How did you die?"

Wang Gui shook his head: "It seems..." He stood on tiptoe again and whispered in Zhu Gaoxu's ear, "It seems that Zheng He is not very clear either."

When Zhu Gaoxu saw that the troops of Yi Guard were waiting outside the gatehouse motionlessly, he stopped talking and patted the horse and went out.

He came to the Yan King's Mansion and saw that there were many men in green wearing swords walking around the front hall, and there were people in five steps at most. When they saw Zhu Gaoxu, they did not stop them... But if the person who was not invited by the Yan King would be unable to get close to the front hall.

After entering the hall, there were only a few people in the hall. Except for Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu and other military generals, there were only a few strategists, and even the prince was not there.

After everyone held the ceremony, the King of Yan had already taken his seat in the upper position in a steady manner.

Yuan Gong took a step forward, bowed to the superiors, and turned around: "We have received some conclusive news. After the beginning of spring, the chief general led by the imperial court was still Li Jinglong."

The generals in the hall immediately started to talk, all of whom looked quite happy.

Yuan Gong continued: "The emperor's teacher Huang Zicheng persuaded the ministers in the court to conceal Li Jinglong's great defeat last year and would not be reported in the capital..."

Zhang Yu immediately smiled and said, "This teacher is well-deserved!"

Yuan Gong glanced at Zhang Yu and shook his head and said, "If you can't hide it from the emperor, the emperor may have already learned it from other ways, just to hide it from those inside and outside the capital who do not know the internal affairs of the government. The reason why the emperor wants to continue to use Li Jinglong is not that he did not know the defeat last year, but that there are too few generals who can believe. Perhaps... he still believes that Li Jinglong will be brave before he knows shame and can make up for his mistakes."

Yuan Gong paused for a moment, and saw that the King of Yan was not saying a word, so he said again: "Because the prince is the son of the Ming Dynasty, and has a close relationship with the imperial court, the emperor is most afraid of the generals of the official army leading the troops to surrender. Although the official army suffered a great defeat last year, the strength and weakness of each other remain unchanged, and there are also lessons from the previous actions of the Daning army. Those who are worried about it now are not good at fighting, but do not surrender!"

At this moment, Yao Guangxiao spoke, "This is a great opportunity. If the prince can defeat Li Jinglong again, there will be hope for great things!"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything. He always kept his words and actions in front of the King of Yan. No wonder King of Yan. If Zhu Gaoxu hadn't known his fate, he would have been so dependent on the King of Yan's trust at this time.

The King of Yan finally spoke, "I am waiting for Li Jinglong to come. If he is not convinced, he will let him be convinced!"
Chapter completed!