Chapter 7 It's Hard to Fly
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After Xu Huizu left, Qi Tai, Minister of War, said: "The Duke of Wei is actually a plan to remove firewood from the bottom of a pot, which is very cruel. As long as the princes of the King of Yan are imprisoned and restricted to a small area, and cut off the inside and outside, even if they try their best, they will have no choice but to use their wings and will not fly!
In this way, the emperor will seize the initiative and everything is in his hands.
In the past, because of no explanation, the prince could not be easily imprisoned. Now the prince of Gaoyang was killed first, and his crime was serious. On this grounds, it was a natural thing to do, and he wanted to sleep and sent a pillow."
After Qi Tai finished speaking, he took another breath, looking a little puzzled, "But Duke of Wei and King Yan's in-laws made such a ruthless plan, which surprised me very much."
At this moment, Huang Zicheng said calmly: "Will the Wei Guogui use a bitter plan to test it?"
Qi Tai looked at him in confusion: "How do you say this?"
Huang Zicheng talked eruditely: "In the current situation, the King of Yan is already a little suspicious, but cannot be sure. If the Duke of Wei is following the plan of the Duke of Wei, wouldn't it be a frightening move to the Prince of Yan and confirm the court's intention to deal with the King of Yan? The sister of Duke of Wei is the first wife of the King of Yan..."
When Emperor Zhu Yunwen heard this, he nodded and said, "There is some truth to you, you must observe it."
Qi Tai immediately said again: "I have objections. The Duke of Wei is the eldest son of the Xu family. He inherited the title and shining the family lintel, relying on the kindness of the emperor. At this time, if he disregards the prosperity of the family and goes against the court, why bother to come?"
Zhu Yunwen, who was in power, pondered endlessly after hearing this.
Qi Tai immediately saw some signs. He thought to himself that the emperor accepted advice and was able to obey other people's advice; he and Huang Zicheng were both ministers who advocated the reduction of the vassal states. Although their words worked, Huang Zicheng was more trustworthy than that.
At that time, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng both advocated the reduction of the vassals. In terms of specific strategies, Qi Tai advocated capturing the king first to capture the thief, and suddenly attacked the King of Yan, who had the greatest strength; while Huang Zicheng advocated cutting the wings first and gaining public opinion, starting with the kings such as Zhou, Qi, Xiang, and Dai, who had little strength. In the end, the emperor adopted Huang Zicheng's proposal.
Qi Tai's opinion on Huang Zicheng is that he has a little selfish intentions, is good at power and skills, and values partners.
After thinking about it, Qi Tai changed his words and said, "The emperor gave a golden word and jade word to arrest Du and Wang, and should not change easily. I will make a statement and blame the Gaoyang County Prince for violating the law, and ordered him to be banned and to think about his mistakes in the closed door."
Huang Zicheng immediately said: "I will discuss it."
Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment and nodded, "Biyier and others are asking for it."
...At dusk that day, the prince's mansion suddenly became noisy, mixed with the sound of the footsteps of armored soldiers, and the neat and rhythmic sound made the atmosphere more tense.
Zhu Gaoxu and Gao Sui helped the unsteady prince to the gate of the courtyard, and looked at the gate of many soldiers and generals that were blocked and in a mess. The prince shouted, "What are you doing?"
A general in the Jinyiwei in gorgeous clothes came over, bowed and said with a fist, "The Prince of Gaoyang ordered the court to kill the officials in the street, and many people in the court impeached him. The emperor issued an order, and the Prince of Gaoyang and others will be closed to think about their mistakes from today, and will not leave the mansion or interact with outsiders without authorization."
Gao Sui shouted angrily: "We are the royal family, not the prisoners!"
The general of the Jinyiwei said, "Prince, don't blame me, I am just following the order. If you have something to say, you can write a letter, so I will send you to the palace."
"Hmph!" The prince made an accent from his nose to show his dissatisfaction, turned around and was about to leave.
Zhu Gaoxu felt stuffy in his chest, but he didn't say anything... Now, the Jinyiwei ordered the sacred order that you can scream and say nothing!
The three of them returned to the inner house in depressed mood. The prince glanced at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "It's time!"
Gao Sui hurriedly asked, "My second brother was still confident yesterday. Have you figured out a solution?"
Zhu Gaoxu said helplessly: "The Jinyiwei, the officers and soldiers were holding the imperial edict and surrounded him. We squatted in this small place. What can we do now?"
"This..." Gao Sui's face looked very ugly and full of complaints.
The prince raised his arm and said, "Forget it, things have reached this point. We brothers cannot fight each other in internal conflicts, but should work together to overcome difficulties. The emperor wants to imprison us, and he can always find a reason, and he cannot blame his second brother too much."
"It's necessary to have some tricks." Gao Sui looked anxious.
The prince said: "Don't be impatient, many things are like this. Who is smarter than who can calculate everything? Things in the world are unpredictable, but don't you often take one step at a time?"
He pondered for a moment and said, "What my second brother said yesterday still makes some sense. If someone in the court wanted to take our brothers hostage and threaten his father, how could he have two imperial edicts in half a day?
Can we figure out these things out, and can the people outside not understand? Don’t worry, wait and see.”
Waiting is the most depressing. The days of depressingness have arrived. After waiting for more than half a month, there is still no end. The prince’s mansion is simply airtight, and everyone is isolated from the world.
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One night, Huang Zicheng came home from home. His wife came into the house and served him with her own hands to change his official uniform and hat. She said in a casual tone: "Did those two criminals be caught by the yamen?"
Huang Zicheng was suddenly a little unhappy.
The lady hurriedly said, "The people from my hometown come to ask, so I have to ask my husband."
Huang Zicheng said earnestly: "Women's opinion is just thinking that someone is willing to pay their lives, but they are not the ones who take action!"
The lady said carefully: "The Prince of Gaoyang is a royal family. Isn't this not to let him pay his life?"
Huang Zicheng said: "Zhu Gaoxu is now losing a lot, which is much worse than the death of two young soldiers! The people of the Xu family no longer have to hold on. If you live a life, what else should you do when the princes of the Yan King are imprisoned?"
The lady had to nod and agreed, not daring to contradict her.
Huang Zicheng kicked off the boots on his feet, and as he thought about it, he showed a little complacent expression, "Not long ago, the King of Yan went back to save his three sons, and pretended to be sick in the mansion. However, we also had a detailed work in Peking, and secretly reported the King of Yan to the capital to pretend to be sick, which finally allowed the emperor to see through the King of Yan's trick."
The lady hurriedly said, "Fortunately, I have seen through it, otherwise the emperor would be really hard to refuse. The father was filial to his son and asked his son to go to the bedside to be filial."
"Of course." Huang Zicheng smiled, "The Yan envoy Deng Yong came to court that day, probably the same thing. But it was useless. Prince Gaoyang and others were still locked in the prince's mansion. A large number of people watched it, and it was so hard to fly!"
Chapter completed!