Han Du had no idea at all about what happened between Zhu Biao and Zhu Fan.
But since Zhu Biao wants to stay by himself, Han Du can't find a reason to leave. He lowered his head and stood aside, as if there was something magical in the soil on the ground, and he even wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Zhu Fan ignored Han Du and stared directly at Zhu Biao, "Brother Emperor, what mistake did I make? Let Brother Emperor deliberately trick me here and take me away by force?"
At this time, how could Zhu Fan still not know that the purpose of Zhu Biao's coming to Taiyuan this time was that he, the King of Jin? It's all an excuse to go hunting on behalf of the sky and come along for the ride.
Zhu Fan looked at the emperor's brother with anger in his eyes. He believed in the emperor's brother so much that he never expected that the emperor's brother was lying to him from beginning to end.
Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Fan and let out a long sigh: "Father, I received a memorial to impeach you. Someone accused you of planning a rebellion, hiding troops in Wutai Mountain, mining iron ore, smelting refined iron, and forging weapons in the valley. Do you have these? thing?"
I'm cool... When Han Du heard such breaking news, he regretted that he had not left quietly just now and had to say goodbye to Zhu Biao. If you delay like this, something will happen...
Zhu Fan wants to rebel? Han Du didn't want to get involved in such a thing at all.
When Zhu Fan heard this, his eyes turned red with grievance, his face was a little stiff, and he asked Zhu Biao sternly: "Who is slandering this king? Does the emperor believe this unfounded thing?"
Zhu Biao's expression turned ugly. He stared at Zhu Fan and asked seriously: "Is it really unfounded? Do you know who filed the petition to impeach you?"
"Who is it?" Zhu Fan asked sharply. He simply hated the person who impeached him.
Impeach him for rebelling... This is putting a knife to his neck and wanting his life!
Zhu Biao took a deep breath and said, "It's the fourth brother. My father was furious this time. When he saw the memorial, he even threw his favorite tea cup. He was originally planning to punish you for your serious crime. If this is the case, San Brother, the one who comes is not a brother, but a personal soldier of the father."
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhu Biao blinked his eyes in annoyance, relieved the dryness in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, I got the news in time, and remonstrated in front of my father. I repeatedly asked my father to find out first before proceeding." After all, what you see now is Gu!"
When Zhu Fan heard this, he immediately hated Zhu Di with itch in his heart, "You are such a fourth child. You usually keep quiet, but you didn't expect that you would be staring at him all the time and complain to your father whenever there is news." '
Of course he knew what Zhu Fan did better than anyone else. Moreover, with the tight security of the Jin Palace, he could not think of anyone other than Zhu Di who was nearby who could detect such a secret.
After Zhu Biao finished speaking, his eyes kept staring at Zhu Fan. After a while, he couldn't see anything, so he pondered for a moment again and asked: "Lao San, tell me honestly, is this the case? Don't worry, even if you do such a thing in a moment of confusion, I will do it." I will speak for you in front of my father and protect you. After all, you are Gu’s biological brother..."
"No!" Zhu Fan's eyes widened with hatred, and his eye sockets were blood red, as if blood was about to ooze out.
His face seemed to be crying and full of grievances, "Brother Emperor, we don't know why the Fourth Brother harmed us like this. But I can assure you, Brother Emperor, that what the Fourth Brother said are all lies. He is Slander, he slandered us!"
The more Zhu Fan said, the more excited he looked.
Han Du stood aside with his head lowered, wishing he could reach out and cover his ears.
Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di... coupled with the words suspected of hiding soldiers, building weapons, and rebelling, Han Du finally understood why Zhu Biao wanted to send Feng Sheng and Fu Youde away.
Zhu Biao was protecting the two of them. If these two people knew this information, it would not be a good thing for them. Maybe it will become a hidden danger in the future, and once it breaks out, it will be enough to shatter the two of them to pieces.
Seeing the sincerity of what Zhu Fan said, Zhu Biao nodded slowly and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay if you don't. Don't worry about the fourth child's impeachment. You should wait for the father to decide on this matter. Don't worry, even if it's If something happens to you, Gu will do his best to protect you. After all, you are Gu’s biological brother~"
Looking at Zhu Fan whose face was full of anger, Zhu Biao sighed and said: "The fourth brother impeached you, maybe he was also deceived by the people below. Don't bear any grudge against him for this matter, wait for the father to make a decision, okay?"
It was okay not to mention Zhu Di. When he mentioned Zhu Di, Zhu Fan suddenly lost his temper. "If you don't blame him, who should you blame? Even if he was deceived, he can wrongly accuse us? If he is deceived, he can give a memorial to the father." Impeaching us? No, it just so happens that the emperor is going to Peking, and we have to confront his fourth son."
As he said this, Zhu Fan was even more anxious than Zhu Biao, looking like he was eager to set off immediately.
Zhu Biao had no choice but to quickly grab his third brother's arm and sighed: "I went to Peking this time to patrol the border on the order of my father. You can't do anything to Gujie, okay? Gu said that everything will be decided by my father. Father will definitely give you justice when the time comes."
Han Du stood aside and watched the two brothers pulling at each other repeatedly, without intending to intervene.
In the end, Zhu Biao was more sophisticated and managed to calm Zhu Fan down.
The three of them struggled for a long time before getting on their horses, and led the army slowly towards Peiping.
...
This was not the first time Han Du came to Peiping, but every time he was shocked by the majesty and majesty of the city.
This time, Zhu Biao sent a detective horse to inform Zhu Di in advance.
Compared with what he did when he went to Taiyuan, Han Du felt that Zhu Biao might have wanted to explore Zhu Fan's movements at that time. It was only because Zhu Fan patrolled Taiyuan too intensively that Zhu Biao's plan failed.
This possibility is not impossible, and in Han Du's opinion, the possibility is not small.
Originally, Han Du didn't know that Zhu Biao was coming to take Zhu Fan back to Beijing, so he couldn't understand many of the things he did. He always felt that Zhu Biao was a little inexplicable.
But since knowing the news, Han Du looked back at Zhu Biao's actions and understood a little bit.
Although Zhu Fan flatly denied that he had not done these things, I am afraid that this matter would not be as simple as he said. First of all, there must be sufficient reasons for Zhu Di to impeach him. After all, Lao Zhu Huduzi's character is known to the world, and it is impossible for Zhu Di not to know about it.
If Zhu Di dared to slander Zhu Fan, how bad would it be? This is slandering the elder brother, and the brother is fighting against the enemy. It is possible for Lao Zhu to beat him to death in a rage.
Therefore, as long as Zhu Di is still conscious, he will not do such a thing. Since he dared to impeach Zhu Fan, he must have some evidence.
Secondly, Zhu Biao's reaction was also very strange. He was obviously here to take Zhu Fan back to Beijing, but he pretended that nothing happened. He didn't take out the imperial edict until he reached the border.
This made it clear that Zhu Fan was no longer trusted, so Han Du didn't know whether it was true or not that Zhu Fan was secretly preparing to rebel, but at least he couldn't escape from the articles that impeached him for hiding his troops and building weapons.
Arriving outside Peiping City, Zhu Di had already gone ten miles out of the city to meet Zhu Biao who was coming.
Zhu Di was tall, riding on a tall horse like a fierce general standing between heaven and earth.
Seeing Zhu Biao coming, Zhu Di immediately stood up and dismounted happily, and stepped forward to greet him: "Brother, I pay my respects to the emperor. Brother, the emperor has worked hard all the way."
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince." Lan Yu also came up and bowed.
Zhu Biao also got off the horse, held Zhu Di's arm and laughed and said, "Fourth brother, you're welcome."
Then he turned his head and looked at Lan Yu, "Thank you, uncle Jiuhou."
"Your Highness is serious." Lan Yu cupped her fists and bowed.
Just as the three of them were greeting each other, Zhu Fan suddenly stood up from behind Zhu Biao.
"I pay my respects to His Highness the King of Jin." Lan Yuyou bowed to Zhu Fan.
Zhu Fan's face was not very good, but he still forced a smile in front of Lan Yu, nodded slightly and said: "Liang Guogong is not polite."
When Zhu Di saw Zhu Fan, an unnatural look flashed across his face. In just a moment, Zhu Di's expression returned to normal, he opened his arms and hugged Zhu Fan, and said happily: "Third brother, I didn't expect you to come to see me."
Zhu Fan has no good feelings towards Zhu Di at all, and no one will have a good impression of someone who secretly accuses him. Especially since the two are still brothers and their relationship in the past was pretty good.
There is a saying that goes as deep as love, as much as hate. If someone else had impeached him, perhaps Zhu Fan would not be as angry as he is now. But what Zhu Di did made him furious.
Not only did he not reach out, but he turned sideways and looked at Zhu Di with a sneer, "I don't have a younger brother like you. I will report to my father to impeach me on hearsay..."
Zhu Biao saw that Zhu Fan had clearly promised not to mention the matter again, and would wait until his father verified it before talking about it. Unexpectedly, after Zhu Fan saw Zhu Di, he couldn't help but say it.
"Third brother, didn't I tell you? The fourth brother's impeachment of you was probably just because he was deceived by the people below and was temporarily confused. Anyway, you didn't do it. You can explain it clearly to your father after you return to the capital with me. Okay."
Zhu Di's face turned pale and red. He didn't know if Zhu Biao and Zhu Fan were playing tricks on him, making fun of him. But even if the two of them deliberately made fun of him, he could only endure it at this time.
A smile suddenly appeared on his face, Zhu Di turned around and said to Zhu Biao: "What the emperor said is that the younger brother was reckless and went to the police without careful verification."
Then he turned to face Zhu Fan, bowed and apologized: "It's my fault that I made Third Brother angry. How about I serve wine to Third Brother tonight to make amends?"
Serving a drink to apologize... Is this a matter of serving a drink to apologize? Report to your father that you have treasonous intentions, and you want me to die...
Zhu Fan was furious and wanted to speak.
But Zhu Biao was one step ahead and took over the conversation, "Haha, okay, we three brothers haven't gotten together for a long time, so we just want to take this opportunity to catch up on old times."
Zhu Biao grabbed Zhu Di with one hand and Zhu Fan with the other, and forcibly dragged the two together.
Zhu Di smiled dryly and kept nodding in agreement with Zhu Biao's words.
But the anger in Zhu Fan's heart did not subside at all. If it weren't for Zhu Biao's presence, he would definitely start a fight with Zhu Di directly.
The kind that doesn’t care about life or death!
Although he didn't dare to refute Zhu Biao's face now, it was really hard for him to have a good look towards Zhu Di.
He turned his face sideways angrily, without even looking at Zhu Di, and said with dissatisfaction: "Who is a brother with him? Who dares to be a brother with someone like this who secretly stabs others in the back?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao turned around and glared at Zhu Fan with wide eyes before he reluctantly closed his mouth.
Zhu Di naturally knew that it was him who Zhu Fan was referring to when he accused Sang and Huai, but he was thick-skinned enough. He only smiled awkwardly for a short time and then pretended not to hear.
Under Zhu Biao's strong help, Zhu Fan and Zhu Di, two people who couldn't stand it at all, barely had any further conflicts and rode towards Beiping City on horseback.
As several people approached Beiping City step by step, Zhu Fan looked at the majestic city crawling on the ground. His eyes rolled around, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face, and he praised: "It rests on Juyong in the north, stands on Taihang in the west, connects mountains and seas in the east, and overlooks the Central Plains in the south. The fertile soil is thousands of miles long, and the mountains and rivers are magnificent. It is enough to control the barbarians and the world. I am an emperor." It is also the capital of all eternity.”
It was obvious that every word of Zhu Fan's words was praising the majesty and splendor of Beiping City, but after Zhu Di heard it, his whole face darkened.
To say that Peiping is the "capital of emperors for all eternity" is simply more exaggerated than to directly say that Zhu Di has the aura of an emperor. Even if he was said to have the aura of an emperor, he could argue with it. He couldn't even find a reason to argue that Beiping City was the capital of emperors for eternity.
Because this is the fact, and Zhu Fan is not the only one who said this. Long before Qian Yuan established his capital here, such words had been said to countless people over and over again. Even if he wanted to stop others, he couldn't.
The darker Zhu Fan saw Zhu Di's face, the happier he became. Shangshu, who asked you to secretly impeach me, should let you have a taste of this.
Seeing Zhu Fan's unyielding attitude towards Zhu Di, Zhu Biao sighed deeply, "Third brother, this city of Beiping was once the capital of the former Yuan Dynasty. Isn't it natural to have the aura of an emperor?"
Zhu Di also racked his brains and quickly explained: "Third brother, what you said is wrong. You said that when Qian Yuan was here, this was the capital of the emperor, which is true. But now Qian Yuan has long since disappeared, and even the people who fled to The Beiyuan on the grassland was wiped out by the Ming Dynasty. Now there is no imperial spirit here, it is just an abandoned city."
Zhu Fan doesn't care whether the city is destroyed or not. Anyway, as long as he can disgust Zhu Di.
Although the prince said it generously, Zhu Fan didn't believe that after his incident, the prince would not hesitate to murmur. Even if the prince is generous and doesn't care about these words, will he not care about Zhu Di, a sinister villain? He will only judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
Seeing that his goal was achieved and that the prince was trying to smooth things over again, Zhu Fan smiled and said nothing more. He looked up at the distant Beiping City and smiled meaningfully.
...
Han Du and Lan Yu walked behind.
"We haven't seen each other for many years since my brother went to Sichuan to supervise the construction of the city. How are you doing, brother?"
Lan Yu stretched out her hand to stroke her beard and smiled happily: "Okay, of course."
Han Du's eyes lit up when he heard this. Based on his understanding of Lan Yu's character, he would only be interested in marching and fighting. Just supervising the construction of the city, can he make Lan Yu so happy?
Seeing Han Du's eyes full of curiosity, Lan Yubie continued: "Originally, we thought that supervising the construction of the city was the emperor's punishment for us, which was very boring. After we went to Shuzhong, this was indeed the case. We had nothing to do all day long. Suddenly. But not long after, we encountered the local chieftain rebellion, which made us feel better than nothing. After that, we were transferred to Peking."
From the smile on Lan Yu's face, it can be seen that he is still very satisfied with being transferred to Peking.
When Lan Yu said this, he looked around, raised the reins and put some distance between himself and the army, and at the same time motioned for Han Du to follow.
Han Du understood and rode up to catch up. When he saw that he was almost there, he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother, what's going on? What are you doing so mysteriously?"
Lan Yu rode her horse as close as possible to Han Du, looked around, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly: "We suspect that Zhu Di has treason?"
Zhu Di had just submitted a petition to impeach Zhu Fan for treason, as if he was preparing weapons for rebellion. Now Zhu Di is suspected by Lan Yu of wanting to rebel. How many people are there to rebel? How many will they rebel?
However, Han Du didn't know whether Zhu Fan would rebel, but Han Du knew that Zhu Di would definitely rebel.
So he lowered his voice and asked in surprise: "Is Zhu Di recruiting troops?"
"No..." Lan Yu shook her head.
"Then the eldest brother discovered that he was hoarding food?" If you want to rebel, you have to fight. If you want to fight, you must have food.
Therefore, Han Du has this question.
Lan Yu lowered her head and thought for a moment, "This... doesn't seem to exist..."
After asking two questions one after another, Han Du felt a little disappointed, and then asked: "Then, brother, did you find out that King Yan was forging weapons?"
"This... still doesn't exist. However, we have often observed Zhu Di in Peking. His every move in the fief is exactly the same as the emperor. King Yan is very different from ordinary people. If he is ambitious, he will rebel sooner or later."
Lan Yu said through gritted teeth.
For Lan Yu, he was born to be a prince, and it was impossible for him to get rid of his uncle's identity. Of course, he himself had always been a staunch supporter of Zhu Biao and had never thought of asking for help.
This is the same for Han Du and Lan Yu.
Of course, Han Du didn't like Zhu Di either. Although he knew that Zhu Di would rebel, he was facing Zhu Yunwen. Facing Zhu Biao, it was uncertain whether Zhu Di still had the courage.
No matter how you look at it now, Zhu Di doesn't seem to be going against it. Han Du can't just say that Zhu Di has renegade intentions and drag him out and chop him, right?
Han Du doesn't know whether he can chop off Zhu Di's head by then. But Han Du knew that if this was really the case, Lao Zhu would definitely chop off his head.
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