Jinling Imperial Capital.
An urgent report went straight to the capital.
Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui wore a python suit and showed his authority without anger.
Of course, this was all an act. He would lie down when no one was around.
After all, the old man asked Zhu Gaosui to control the secret service agency Jinyiwei, so Zhu Gaosui had to put in some effort to deal with some shady things for the old man.
Originally, there was only one Zhenfu Division in Jinyiwei, named Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division.
During the Hongwu period, after Emperor Taizu Gao established the Jinyi Guards, if he wanted to handle major cases, he would often hand them over directly to the Jinyiwei Town Fu Division without going through the Ministry of Punishments.
Therefore, the Jinyiwei Zhenfusi was powerful for a time and recklessly violated the law, becoming the sharpest weapon in the hands of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, he did too many bad things, and Jin Yiwei became a notorious street rat. For a time, the government and the public were rushing to impeach him, and the people complained so much that in the 20th year of Hongwu, Emperor Gao had to issue an edict to "burn all the guards' torture instruments and send the prisoners to the Ministry of Punishment for trial." .
This edict also announced the downfall of the Jinyiwei. Since then, the Jinyiwei has returned to its original form and has become a personal army of the emperor, responsible for the protection of ceremonial guards.
After Zhu Di captured Jinling and proclaimed himself emperor, in view of the complicated situation in the court, he again relied on the Jinyi Guards to monitor and spy on officials. Not only did the Jinyiwei's privileges of arrest, interrogation, execution, and execution be restored, but the Northern Town Fu was also newly established. Si, specializes in imperial edicts and prisons.
In other words, Jinyiwei not only revived in the hands of Emperor Yongle, but also succeeded in going one step further and increased his power greatly!
After all, Zhu Gaosui was the biological son of Emperor Yongle, and he was often unable to show up in person to avoid affecting the reputation of the royal family.
Generally speaking, when there are urgent matters, thousands of households from the five great ministers under his command will come forward.
Ji Gang is one of the five thousand households of Jinyiwei, and he is also the one who has won the trust of Emperor Yongle.
So when Ji Gang's secret letter was delivered to Beizhen Fusi, Zhu Gaosui immediately took the secret letter personally and entered the palace to meet the saint.
Although Zhu Gaosui could read the contents of the secret letter, he did not do so.
One is that it is unnecessary, and the other is that it is easy to get angry.
Ji Gang is now accompanying Li Jinglong as an envoy to the Huai'an army, which is not a good job.
At least in Zhu Gaosui's opinion, there is a high probability that they will return without success this time, or even end up there!
After all, Mei Yin is a die-hard. If he wanted to surrender, he would have surrendered long ago. Why would he cut off Yan Shi's nose and ears to humiliate his old man and show that Mei Yin would not obey until death?
Furthermore, who is Li Jinglong?
A piece of trash that everyone knows!
If Li Jinglong could persuade Mei Yin to surrender, Zhu Gaosui would take out the gold bricks from the Qianqing Palace and eat them piece by piece!
It was not Zhu Gaosui who was brave, but Li Jinglong who was incompetent.
Soon Zhu Gaosui met Zhu Di and the monk Daoyan who was inseparable from Zhu Di.
After a set of etiquette, Zhu Di directly asked about business.
"Third brother, what happened to you in such a hurry?"
Zhu Di had just received good news. The imperial court commander Wang Shi defeated Jinan's southern army, and the leader of the bandits, Tie Xuan, was captured alive.
Tie Xuan fought tooth and nail to stop the Yan army from going south in Jinan, and even almost killed Zhu Di with a trap, so Zhu Di hated him deeply.
Now that he suddenly got such good news, Zhu Di was naturally in a good mood. He couldn't wait to skin Tie Xuan and cut him into pieces!
Zhu Gaosui directly took out the secret letter and forwarded it to Ma Sanbao.
"Dad, this is Ji Gang's secret letter."
"After my son received it, he didn't dare to delay and sent it over immediately."
Zhu Di had four sons in his life.
The eldest son, Zhu Gaochi, was a cultural man with good etiquette. He only called Zhu Di "father."
The second eldest brother Zhu Gaoxu and the third eldest child Zhu Gaojiu are martial arts men Qiu Ba, so they don't know much about etiquette. They like to call Zhu Di "father", which makes them a little more close.
The youngest son Zhu Gaoyan died young, and Zhu Di has always regretted it.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Di does not like his eldest son Zhu Gaochi, who is born fat and strict, but prefers his second son Zhu Gaoxu, who is very similar to himself, brave and good at fighting, and his third son Zhu Gaosui, who is the youngest in disguise.
Zhu Gaosui was not as good at martial arts as the eldest brother Zhu Gaochi, and his military skills were not as good as the second child Zhu Gaoxu, but he was better than the youngest, and he was very obedient and well-behaved, so Zhu Di doted on the third child very much.
Hearing that it was Ji Gang's secret letter, Zhu Di immediately thought of Li Jinglong's mission, and immediately took the secret letter and looked at it carefully.
However, his expression became uncertain for a while, and finally he became slightly absent-minded.
Seeing his appearance, Zhu Gaosui started to get smart.
There is no doubt that Li Jinglong must have failed.
If he can successfully persuade Mei Yin to surrender, I will take out the gold bricks from the Forbidden City...
"Dad, if Li Jinglong fails, he fails. It's no big deal."
"Li Jinglong himself is a loser. It would be strange if he could really succeed."
"Moreover, Mei Yin is a die-hard Jianwen loyalist. This battle is definitely unavoidable. After the fight in Jinan is over, we will directly gather the army to suppress the border and teach Mei Yin how to behave..."
Zhu Gaosui was still talking endlessly, not noticing Zhu Di's strange expression at all.
"Ahem, Third Brother, didn't you read this secret letter before coming here?"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaosui shook his head subconsciously.
Seeing him shaking his head, Zhu Di smiled bitterly and said, "You kid, you underestimate the world's heroes!"
"Not only did Li Jinglong succeed, but he also achieved great success, forcing Mei Yin to kill the Jianwen loyalist of the Huai'an army. Now he is bringing Mei Yin to the capital for an audience!"
"The 400,000-strong army in Huai'an has been dealt with, and the disaster of swords and soldiers has been avoided. I am very relieved!"
Zhu Gaosui: "???"
ha?
Isn't this right?
Li Jinglong really succeeded?
who I am?
Where am I?
What did I just say?
Zhu Gaosui's old face turned red with shame, and he wished he could give himself a big mouth.
You were so mean-mouthed, are you okay now?
The flattery hit the horse's hooves!
Zhu Di glanced at him lightly, said nothing, just waved his hand.
Zhu Gaosui got out of the house knowingly, but he still found it difficult to understand.
Li Jinglong actually succeeded!
Then you are not "being a villain in vain"?
Li Jinglong, you deserve to die!
In the palace, Zhu Di handed the secret letter to Monk Dao Yan.
"Monk, you guessed it right."
"Li Jinglong has indeed received guidance from an expert."
"But this 'master' is actually his son, Li Hongbi!"
Monk Daoyan looked shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly took the secret letter and read it. After a long time, he let out a sigh of praise.
"Li Hongbi, this guy is really a great talent!"
"With a weak body, he personally participated in dangerous situations. In a short period of time, he saw through the reality of the Huai'an army. Not only did he break the enemy's killing plan, but he also planned a backhand plan to force Mei Yin to surrender to the imperial court."
"Your Majesty, if this boy can be trained a little, he will definitely be a pillar of our dynasty in the future!"
Zhu Di nodded, agreeing with what Monk Dao Yan said.
I haven’t seen such an extraordinary young talent for a long time. This is a great blessing for the country!
He stood up and paced back and forth, then sighed inexplicably.
"Li Hongbi is indeed good, but I am thinking about one thing. Why did Mei Yin forcefully marry her daughter?"
"My original intention was to use Li Jinglong to stabilize the nobles' hearts and then deprive him of his rank and imprison him. But now that Mei Yin is involved, it will be difficult to handle!"
Mei Yin forcibly married her daughter, obviously trying to tie the Mei family and the Li family together.
Zhu Di doesn't care about Li Jinglong, but he is a loser and is not worthy of Zhu Di's fear.
But if Mei Yin is added, the meaning will be completely different.
At least until the 400,000 Huai'an troops were completely dispersed, Zhu Di did not dare to do anything to Mei Yin.
Monk Dao Yan smiled slightly and asked a question.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to attack Li Jinglong?"
"Oh?" Zhu Di was surprised, "Monk, what do you mean..."
"Li Jinglong persuaded Mei Yin to surrender for the imperial court. This is a great achievement. What's even more rare is Li Jinglong's initiative to show goodwill."
"As expected, this plan must have come from Li Hongbi. All he wanted was to dispel His Majesty's fear and suspicion of Li Jinglong. That's why father and son joined forces to solve His Majesty's serious problem."
Zhu Di nodded.
"In that case, why bother touching Li Jinglong again?"
"The value of one Li Hongbi far exceeds the entire Cao Guogong Mansion!"
Zhu Di was startled when he heard this, and then smiled with relief.
"It's true, it's because of me."
"It's just that the name Li Hongbi doesn't sound very nice. Li Jinglong is such a loser. Even a name that sounds so unpleasant..."
Monk Dao Yan was silent, with a strange expression on his face.
He looked at Zhu Di and confirmed that the guy was in a good mood, but he thought about his words again.
After a long time, Monk Daoyan finally couldn't help but speak.
"Hongbi is a national weapon."
"In the past, King Kang of Zhou came to the throne and inherited eight national treasures from King Cheng of Zhou."
"Red Sword, Daxun, Hongbi, and Wanyan are in the west sequence; Dayu, Yiyu, Celestial Sphere, and Hetu are in the east sequence."
Zhu Di: "(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣"
Dao Yan: "It's terrible to be uneducated!"
