NABC Chapter 394
Chapter 394
Chapter 394
The eunuch looked up at Zhu Gaochi.
Then he said slowly: "It's Jiang Chen, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Yan, the commander of Jin Yiwei."
Zhu Gaochi frowned: "It's late at night, and it's inconvenient for me to summon you. If there's anything, let him talk about it tomorrow morning."
The eunuch said: "It is said that there is an urgent matter..."
Zhu Gaochi showed displeasure.
Of these two, one is in the Ministry of War and the other is in Jinyiwei, and their identities are relatively sensitive.
He is the prince, and it is very inappropriate to meet them privately in the middle of the night.
He stood up and said, "Did you say what it is?"
"This... I have never heard of it, but it seems that it is quite urgent."
Zhu Gaochi was quite worried, fearing that there was really some urgent matter, which would delay him.
But he felt it was inappropriate, so he said to the eunuch immediately, "Go and ask."
The eunuch nodded, went out, came back after a while, and said: "Your Highness, the two of them said...the matter is very important...you have to see His Highness before you can say anything."
Zhu Gaochi said angrily: "It's unreasonable, then just don't see it."
As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and looked angry.
But then, Zhu Gaochi said again: "Order all the scholars from the left and right Chunfang of Zhan Shifu to come, and then call these two people to see."
After hearing this, the eunuch hurriedly passed the report.
Calling all the subordinate officials from Left and Right Chunfang is not a prejudice, it is tantamount to an aboveboard meeting.
Zhu Gaochi did this because he was afraid of people's tongue. Although the emperor now trusts him as the prince, as a prince, he still needs to worry about many things.
He has a gentle temperament, after all, he still doesn't have a decisive side. He heard that there was an urgent matter, but he didn't dare to neglect it.
When the subordinate officials from Zuochunfang arrived, Jiang Chen, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Yan, the commander of the Jinyiwei, also walked in and gave a big gift together.
Zhu Gaochi then said: "What is so important?"
Zhou Yan said with a worried expression: "Your Highness, I heard that there are rebellious party activities in the city, and I feel that the situation is urgent, so I came here to report."
Zhu Gaochi took a deep look at Zhou Yan: "Can you report this matter to Nanzhen Fusi?"
Zhou Yan was taken aback for a moment, he was in charge of Beizhen Fusi, and there was also a command envoy Tongzhi.
Zhou Yandao: "I think the situation is urgent, so I should invite Your Highness. Besides, the commander is in Jiangxi, and now Nanzhen Fusi is there. Although there is a colleague, Chen Li, who is in charge of the overall situation, it's just... Nanzhen Fusi is outside the capital. Qixia..."
Zhu Gaochi frowned, and then said: "Rebellion, what kind of rebellion is there?"
Zhou Yan said: "The remaining party of the White Lotus Sect."
"Hasn't the White Lotus Sect been cut off?" Zhu Gaochi said in a bad tone.
Zhou Yandao: "Now it's revived, but it's more secretive than before. After His Majesty went to Jiangxi, he started to be active again. It seems to have a plan. I see that this matter is very important, so I came to report overnight."
The subordinates of Chunfang on the side, you look at me, I look at you, now that His Majesty is not in the capital, such a sudden incident made them vigilant.
You know, the identity of His Highness the Crown Prince is extremely embarrassing. Although at this time, the Crown Prince is in charge of the country, it is fine to deal with ordinary affairs, but...
Once an emergency situation arises, the guards are mobilized without authorization. If no one makes trouble, then unusual consequences may occur.
But if it is not mobilized, something really happened, and it may be another situation.
In other words, no matter what decision you make, you may get burned.
Zhu Gaochi was calm, looked at Zhou Yan and said, "What do you want me to do?"
"It's urgent. What I'm worried about is the safety of the Forbidden City and the East Palace. It's just that...it's not appropriate to tamper with the guards. I discussed with the Minister of War Zuo Shilang. Why don't you... gather some local soldiers from the five cities and Ma Sihe The idle school captain in Jinyi should first protect the East Palace in order to take precautions, His Highness wonders if it is feasible?"
It is obviously the safest arrangement not to mobilize troops on a large scale, but to use only a small number of people to protect some key points in case of accidents.
Zhu Gaochi looked hesitant, looked around and said, "What do you think?"
Someone stood up and murmured: "His Royal Highness, this is a solution for both."
Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and said: "But if there is really a rebellious party, so what if it is not the Forbidden City and the East Palace that attacked? The Forbidden City and the East Palace are already guarded by imperial guards, so there is no need to worry...But the soldiers and civilians in the capital, how can they abandon them? regardless of?"
"Your Highness... is the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince should be cautious in his actions. If the city is to be kept safe, the guards of the various guards must be dispatched. But once... there is no disorderly party? At that time, His Majesty will return to the capital... I am afraid... ..."
He originally wanted to say that he was afraid that His Majesty would be suspicious.
You know, such things are very sensitive. In peacetime, if you dare to mobilize the guards with just an excuse, is that okay?
Zhu Gaochi said: "You might as well call Duke Qi and Duke Cheng to discuss..."
Zuo Chunfang's subordinate immediately said: "Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible. I think that Zhou Qian's idea is the safest right now, and things are not clear now... it is better to be more cautious."
Zhu Gaochi pondered, thinking about what everyone said.
At this time, he suddenly thought of Zhang Anshi, if Zhang Anshi was here, he wouldn't have to be so fearful, and his father would never suspect him.
He has read too much history, so he naturally knows that the most embarrassing thing in the world is the crown prince.
He raised his head, glanced at Zhou Yan, and said, "Follow this strategy for the time being. You don't have to worry about the Forbidden City and the Eastern Palace. If there is a rebellion in the Zhou Dynasty, you must mobilize your troops and protect the security of the soldiers and civilians first. You have your own guards, so you don't have to worry about it."
Zhou Yan said with tears in his eyes, "His Royal Highness loves the people like never before..."
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said: "Okay, it's getting late, let's go."
Two people leave.
Zhu Gaochi frowned deeply, his father is not in the capital now, and another incident happened...
So he pondered for a moment, asked someone to fetch a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote a memorial, and ordered him to send it to Jiangxi as soon as possible.
Then I wrote a note to Wen Yuan, thinking in my heart, I will go to the Forbidden City to visit my mother in the Forbidden City tomorrow, and I will make a decision after discussing with my mother.
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Late at night, the stars in the sky were covered by dark clouds.
Someone hurried to a deep house.
Here, someone has already been waiting anxiously.
The man came in and said excitedly, "It's done."
The people sitting at the head here got up one after another, and they all showed excitement.
"Okay, very good."
"In this way, we can act immediately."
"It's not too late, we should do it now."
After everyone finished speaking, they looked at the person in the main position.
Under the gaze, the person sitting on the main seat nodded and said: "Since that's the case, you can do it."
After hearing this, the visitor left in a hurry.
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bang...
In the middle of the night, there was a roar of gunpowder, and there was a sudden flash of light, as if illuminating the entire dark land at once.
Then, in the capital, many people woke up from their dreams.
Zhu Gaochi, who was in the East Palace, got up and couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, what happened?"
He kicked his shoes up.
The Crown Princess Zhang also woke up, her first reaction was to say: "Come here, go and take a look at Zhanji."
Afterwards, he also got up in a hurry.
A eunuch came in a hurry, hoarse and exhausted: "His Royal Highness, it seems that someone has used gunpowder. There was a sudden fire at the Confucius Temple, and from a distance... there seems to be a faint cry for killing..."
Zhu Gaochi was taken aback and said: "There really are thieves, come... come..."
But Mrs. Zhang stepped forward, gently stroked Zhu Gaochi's back, and said softly: "Your Highness, it's just a little chaos caused by the party. Since it is in the direction of the Confucius Temple, there are nine out of ten...it must not be the chaos caused by the government and the army. It's just a mob, Your Highness don't need to be anxious at this time..."
Only then did Zhu Gaochi regain his composure.
So he quickly put on his outer robe and went to the main hall of Zhan Shifu.
Waiting for the officers on duty to rush over, all of them looked flustered.
Zhu Gaochi said: "How is the situation outside?"
"I heard that there are many rebellious parties, but what is the situation, now at night, but..."
Zhu Gaochi said: "There are a lot of people in the Confucius Temple, so the guards should be sent immediately to suppress the rebels."
"Your Highness... I'm afraid..."
Zhu Gaochi suddenly remembered something at this moment: "Where is Zhou Yan, the commander of Jin Yiwei?"
"Oh, just now he ordered someone to report, saying that he took someone to the Confucius Temple."
Zhu Gaochi calmed down a little, and nodded: "Fortunately, he is prepared, so there is no need to panic, just wait until dawn, and give the order of my palace, all guards in the capital, strictly defend..."
This night was very noisy and chaotic, and it wasn't until dawn that everyone in the Eastern Palace felt at ease.
Immediately afterwards, an eunuch hurried in and said, "Your Highness, the rebellion has been put down."
Zhu Gaochi stood up suddenly, opened his eyes slightly and asked, "Where are the rebels?"
The eunuch said: "All of them were killed, there were hundreds or thousands of people, and their arsenal was also found. There was a lot of gunpowder in it, and there were even swords...even firecrackers, which should be related to the White Lotus Sect. Fortunately, Zhou Chen responded in a timely manner. After the rioters started, he immediately led his relatives to kill the general. Seeing his bravery, the thieves were frightened, so they were killed by him. They dispersed in a hurry, Zhou Chen saw the opportunity and continued to chase and fight fiercely, and finally stabilized the situation."
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help being moved, he nodded and said, "Where is the other person?"
"I have met you outside the East Palace."
"Order him to come and see."
Soon, Zhou Yan came in.
At this time, he was covered in blood, and his hand seemed to be injured. One little finger was cut off in half by the sword, and it was still bleeding.
Zhou Yan looked tired, and when he saw Zhu Gaochi, he bowed his head and bowed: "It's a shame that I don't disgrace my life."
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help sighing, and said to Zhou Yan: "It's really not easy. Zhou Qing warned first, and then killed the thief. He has made outstanding achievements. In the future, I will repay your merits for you."
Zhou Yan choked with sobs and said: "His Royal Highness looks down upon you, I am ashamed to be ashamed, I am ashamed to do this...just... because the incident happened in the Confucius Temple, I thought there were many people there, and I was afraid that the rebels would hurt the innocent, so I didn't think about other things. He led his men and horses away from the East Palace and went to the Confucius Temple to sweep away the thieves. Fortunately, the thieves did not take the opportunity to attack the East Palace. "
After hearing Zhou Yan's words, Zhu Gaochi was slightly moved. He took a deep look at Zhou Yan and nodded.
Then he said: "Zhou Qing has worked hard, let's go and rest, I will enter the palace immediately to greet the empress, come here, and ask the imperial doctor to treat Zhou Qing's injuries."
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Soon, Zhu Gaochi entered the palace, and he left the Forbidden City tiredly at noon.
But at this time, a message came quickly.
"Your Highness..."
In the East Palace, before Zhu Gaochi took his seat, a lot of court officials came.
The first person is Jin Youzi, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion who rushed over.
Jin Youzi bowed to Zhu Gaochi, and then said: "Your Highness... just now there is news that Jiangxi came, water bandits attacked Jiujiang City, and Your Majesty and Wei Guogong are all in Jiujiang City... I heard... the city has been slaughtered... "
After Zhu Gaochi heard this, his face suddenly lost all color, and he froze in place, without saying a word.
This news, to him, was like a bolt from the blue.
Jin Youzi led the crowd to bow down, and said one after another: "Rumors are spreading inside and outside the capital now... I am wondering if the chaos last night is also related to this matter..."
Seeing that Zhu Gaochi remained silent, he only looked extremely shocked.
Another censor, Liu Ming, said: "Your Highness, the minister has also heard the news... The news should be close to ten. Now that there are internal and external troubles, Your Highness... now is not the time to grieve, you should come forward immediately and stabilize the situation." Focus on the overall situation, if not... there may be a catastrophe! For the sake of the ancestors, please His Royal Highness..."
Zhu Gaochi muttered: "This is impossible, absolutely impossible, what kind of thief..."
He stood up, but more and more ministers came, and when they entered, they all bowed down without saying a word.
"His Royal Highness..." Jin Youzi said: "Your Highness, you should stabilize the situation as soon as possible. Now the government and the public are full of rumors... If there are rebels..."
Zhu Gaochi's eye sockets suddenly became moist.
The body seemed to have been thumped.
After taking a deep breath, he tried to stand up.
It's just that when the man stood up, he was staggering, and an eunuch hurriedly supported him.
Seeing the crowd of ministers in the hall, they prostrated themselves on the ground at this moment, as if they were waiting for something.
Zhu Gaochi said: "I am going to see my mother..."
"Your Highness..." Jin Youzi said solemnly, "Your Highness is the crown prince. In an emergency, you should put the overall situation first. Why don't you ask Your Highness to stabilize the situation first, and see you later."
At this moment, Zhu Gaochi only felt that his mind was in a mess.
Thinking of when he was still a child, his father hugged and fondled him, laughing loudly.
I also thought of when I was old, a kid named Zhang Anshi, who was only as tall as my own waist at that time, and I was staring at his pitiful appearance, obediently reading a book behind the desk, but that pitiful appearance was clearly pretending, from time to time Yes, back then the little guy was always turning around, looking absent-minded.
All the past events, but at this moment, flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.
In the ear, someone begged bitterly: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath, enduring the tears in his eyes, as if trying to suppress the pain in his heart, he opened his mouth and said: "Order... Cheng Guogong, Qi Guogong, and Wei Guogong have an audience, and the guards in the capital are not allowed." With the permission of the palace, no one is allowed to transfer without authorization, and all officials are ordered to be on duty in each yamen, and they are not allowed to enter the palace without orders. Liu Rong, Hu Guang, and Jin Youzi, the great scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion, will come to see you together with the ministers..."
He said again: "Order... to go to Jiujiang Mansion quickly, to find out the truth, and order... Jin Yiwei..."
Speaking of Jinyiwei... Zhu Gaochi couldn't help crying as if he couldn't control it anymore.
Because he thought of Jinyiwei, he couldn't help but think of that person again. At this time, he wiped away his tears, but he had to say: "Order Jinyiwei's commander, Zhou Yan, to be the temporary Jinyiwei's commander and envoy, to control the north and south town governors." And thousands of households, in case the night is small."
After hearing this, everyone said, "obey the order."
Zhu Gaochi thought of something again, so he said again: "Call Yang Pu, a scholar of Zhan Shifu, to come to see him."
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, and said again: "Get ready to drive, and then go to see the queen mother."
All the ministers got the edict and dispersed one after another.
Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to endure his grief, and quickly entered the palace to have an audience.
And at this time.
Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi are going down the river in a boat.
Looking at the turbulent river, Zhu Di couldn't help saying with some emotion: "I still like Beiping. This Jiangnan is really a place to kill people's will. When we arrive in Beiping, it will be snowing at this time. If we go out of the fortress at this time, There are no people in a hundred miles, and riding a horse is very enjoyable."
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Your Majesty is really elegant, this minister is different, I like warm places."
Zhu Di glared at him and said, "It's clearly a desire for enjoyment, why bother to say that I like warm places."
Zhang Anshi said confidently and confidently: "This is not the same, wealthy people are served everywhere, even on a deserted island, they live like gods..."
After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help being taken aback, thought for a while, then nodded and said: "This is reasonable, right..."
Zhu Di remembered something, and said, "What do you think of the prince?"
Zhu Di's sudden words stunned Zhang Anshiwen.
Zhang Anshi looked up at Zhu Di, but saw Zhu Di looking at him with encouraging eyes and smiling.
Zhang Anshi also admired his quick response, without thinking too much, he said: "Brother-in-law... no, His Royal Highness... the most filial piety."
After Zhu Di heard this, he laughed: "You are very cunning."
In fact, Zhang Anshi's answer is almost a standard answer.
He can't say how capable his brother-in-law is, because his son's ability is strong, although the parents feel relieved, but after all, the prince and Zhu Di are not only father and son, but also monarchs and ministers.
Therefore, Zhang Anshi's only answer is that the prince is extremely filial. Anyway, he is a filial child, so you can figure it out yourself.
Zhu Di frowned slightly and said: "His temperament is different from Taizu and Zhen."
Zhang Anshi: "..."
Zhu Di's eyes gradually darkened: "That's why I'm worried..."
"I wonder what His Majesty is worried about?" Zhang Anshi couldn't help asking.
(End of this chapter)