"Brother-in-law, do you want to visit the Jinyiwei Prison?"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaosui looked a little strange, and Zhu Gaoxu also looked over.
Li Xiao picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Yeah, I haven't seen it before. I want to go in and have a look."
Zhu Gaoxu was a little excited and said: "I heard that the Imperial Prison is called the Heavenly Prison. Everyone is frightened when they hear it. They are destined to go in but not to escape. I also want to take a look to see if it is as scary as the rumors say."
"Brother-in-law, second brother, are you making trouble?"
Zhu Gaosui shook his head and said: "The prison is so important that no one can enter it casually, not even a fly can fly in."
When the conversation changed, Zhu Gaosui looked a little proud. He threw the golden waist card of "I am here in person" on the table and said with a smile: "But my brother is here and I will take you to open your eyes. It's no big problem."
"Wow" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes were immediately attracted by the golden waist medal, and he wanted to reach out and touch it.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Zhu Gaosui took the waistband back, carefully stuffed it back into his chest, and said angrily: "Can this be touched randomly?"
Zhu Gaoxu cursed: "What a shame, you are so damn stingy!"
Zhu Gaosui smiled and said nothing, but enjoyed the feeling of being envied, jealous and hated by his second brother.
Soon, delicious dishes were served on the table.
Everyone drank a glass of wine and started to use chopsticks to enjoy the dishes.
Braised abalone, Buddha jumping over the wall, hibiscus egg custard, teriyaki venison, steamed grouper with golden garlic, crab roe steamed buns
In particular, the stewed abalone in this meal is made from precious ingredients such as abalone, sea cucumber, and scallops, and is stewed with a variety of soups such as abalone juice, chicken juice, and ham juice. The taste is extremely delicious.
"Yes, not bad! The dishes at Yueyang Restaurant are better than those at Tianfeng Restaurant in Peiping, and no worse than those at Zuixian Restaurant in Yangzhou."
Zhu Gaoxu tasted a few bites and gave a high evaluation.
Zhu Gaosui smiled and said: "That's right, second brother, brother-in-law, and brother invite you to dinner, can you afford it?"
Zhu Gaoxu thought about being separated from him soon, and said movedly: "Third brother, second brother will remember your love."
"Second brother, you are out of touch when you say this. Who among us is following whom?"
Zhu Gaosui chatted: "Thanks to my brother-in-law, my snowflake white salt has been implemented in various places and has now started production. Almost all the dishes we eat now are seasoned with snowflake white salt, and the salt price is lower than now." White salt is only more expensive, and within a year, I’m afraid the price of salt will be the same as the previous coarse salt, and people all over the world will be able to enjoy better salt.”
"Come on, we brothers, let's toast to my brother-in-law."
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui raised their wine glasses: "Brother-in-law is a great talent and has benefited the world. I will do it first as a token of respect!"
After saying that, the two drank it all in one gulp.
Li Xiao also drank the wine in his glass.
Hearing this, Li Xiao was quite happy, having benefited the people all over the world.
Li Xiao took another bite of abalone and said with emotion: "It's just our brothers who are missing Gao Chi today. He must like the dishes here."
Zhu Gaosui laughed and said, "Brother is busy now and has lost weight again."
Li Xiaoxin said, "It's strange that I'm not thin. Now that there is no cabinet, I have to use my own brain to make decisions on everything. How can such a small body bear it?"
Although the cabinet has advantages and disadvantages, if there is no cabinet
It is estimated that the emperors after the Ming Dynasty did not need to be easily soluble in water. They would die from exhaustion and have even shorter lives.
The few of them then ate and drank, changing cups and cups, and their relationship became harmonious again.
During this period, Zhu Gaosui went out to the toilet and gave a note to a salesman outside.
Not long after, two Jin Yiwei wearing Feiyu uniforms came to another room.
"I've met Huang Qianhu."
The two held hands.
Zhu Gaosui ordered: "Take off your clothes."
Two people: "????"
Although they were a little confused, they still did as they were told. After all, this Huang Qianhu had the "I am here in person" badge around his waist, which made him very powerful.
Later, Zhu Gaosui arranged a few more side dishes and asked them to wait here and were not allowed to leave.
Zhu Gaosui took Jin Yiwei's clothes and waist tag back to Li Xiao's room.
He narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Brothers, you have eaten and drank enough, let's go?"
"Third brother, this is a good job!"
Zhu Gaoxu praised it.
Then the two of them put on Jin Yiwei's clothes and immediately disguised themselves as Jin Yiwei.
After leaving the restaurant, Zhu Gaosui led the two of them towards the Jinyiwei Yamen.
On the way, Li Xiao asked curiously: "Third brother, have you always been a royal guard now?"
Zhu Gaosui grinned, narrowed his eyes, and whispered: "Brother-in-law, that's exactly what I meant. It was just a joke at first, but once I became the royal guard, I became addicted and couldn't stop. Those officials Secrets and handles fall into my hands, and I can handle them as I please."
Li Xiao nodded, thinking that Lao San's interests and hobbies were indeed unique.
In fact, if you think about it, the nine sons of Longsheng are all different. Zhu Gaojiu likes to fight and has a hot temper. This Zhu Gaosui does have some potential to be a spy, and he is also good as a Jin Yiwei.
"Then" Li Xiao whispered: "Then can you do a little favor for my brother-in-law?"
"Brother-in-law, tell me." Zhu Gaosui said.
He had a very deep affection for Li Xiao. When he went to Jiangnan, his brother-in-law and sister took care of him and always thought well of him.
"Didn't the Minister of Civil Affairs fail this time? He probably needs to be replaced."
Li Xiao whispered: "Can you think of some way to transfer a small official named Yang Shiqi to Peking? He is my friend. He is not welcome here and is treated like a shoestring."
"Hey, I thought it was a big deal, it's just a small thing!"
Zhu Gaosui said mysteriously: "Brother-in-law, to tell you the truth, you have found the right person to ask me for help with this little thing. It's not easy to talk to my elder brother Gao Chi. I can handle this matter. The test questions are being circulated, and I’m the one holding the handle.”
Li Xiao understood instantly.
Sometimes, do these little things.
It’s better to find Zhu Gaosui who is reliable and can handle the matter neatly.
Not long after,
Several people crossed several streets.
He came to the Jinyiwei Yamen.
The building is very tall and majestic. On the gate is written: Jinyiwei Yamen North Town Fusi.
Among the Jinyiwei system, Nanzhen Fusi mainly has the functions and powers of the military court, prosecutors, military police, intelligence, and military industry systems.
The Beizhen Fusi has the greatest power, including anti-corruption and supervision, secret surveillance, counterinsurgency, independent investigation, arrest, trial and sentencing (prison), lord surveillance, and counterespionage.
As soon as Li Xiao came,
I felt a chilly feeling inside.
Zhu Gaosui led the way, holding the golden belt card and making the journey smooth.
on the road,
Li Xiao also met several acquaintances.
It's the green dragon and white tiger that I met in Yangzhou.
But the other party is also smart. He knows what is going on at a glance and pretends he doesn't recognize it.
I'm the prince of the country and he comes in to inspect the work. Is there any problem?
There are five checkpoints on the way into the prison.
With almost no chance, he passed through layers of shackles and interrogations, and finally entered the imperial prison.
Li Xiaoxin said, Lan Yu was really good at escaping from here. I'm afraid he has many masters. Some of those masters seem to have escaped. They will also be a disaster in the future.
"By the way, brother-in-law, are you really just here to take a look?"
If it was Zhu Gaojiu who said this, Zhu Gaojiu might believe it, but when his brother-in-law said he only wanted to take a look, he didn't believe it at all.
"Which cell is Zhu Yunwen in? I want to see him."
Li Xiao stated the purpose of this trip.
He planned to plead with Zhu Yunwen and take him to Peking.
But the premise is that this kid Zhu Yunwen must be at peace, so he plans to use his 'Hexin Telepathy' to listen to Zhu Yunwen's inner voice.
If there is no problem, I will start asking for mercy tomorrow morning.
The words fell.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui are both very strange.
Zhu Gaosui squinted his eyes and said in confusion: "Brother-in-law, what do you think of this waste? He has been in prison for a long time and will be exiled to Yunnan soon, but strangely enough, the exile approval document has never been issued."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Isn't this right? Think about it, why has the approval document for his exile not been issued?"
Zhu Gaosui shook his head, wondering about this, but when his brother-in-law mentioned it, he muttered, "Could it be that the emperor's grandfather has softened his heart?"
Li Xiao explained: "Isn't this right? Although the emperor's grandfather was very angry about what he did, he is Zhu Biao's biological son and the holy grandson after all. Being exiled to Yunnan is almost a death sentence for him. , the Holy Spirit has softened his heart. He is waiting for someone to intercede for him."
"That's it, that's it."
Zhu Gaosui suddenly understood and said: "Brother-in-law, this is a wonderful move. You are planning to ask for mercy and let the imperial grandfather remember this favor of yours, right?"
Li Xiao nodded: "Yeah, but I want to see if Zhu Yunwen has any bad intentions. If so, let's forget it."
Zhu Gaosui said: "I understand, brother-in-law, you are becoming more and more understanding of the world. I admire you, I admire you. Come, I will take you to Zhu Yunwen's cell."
Li Xiao nodded slightly and thought to himself, it would be better to have a good wife at home to remind him.
Several people came to Zhu Yunwen's cell.
There was a stinky, musty smell inside, which was unspeakably unpleasant. It was dark and cold inside. If you were not in good health, you might have died of illness in there before you even asked for treatment.
Fortunately, Zhu Yunwen did not suffer any torture. In addition, he had practiced martial arts since elementary school and ate delicacies, so his physical condition was not bad.
Zhu Gaosui pushed away the nearby jailer, then knocked on the cell door with the handle of his knife, and said with a smile: "Yunwen, look, who is here to see you?"
In the cell, Zhu Yunwen was disheveled, with a black face, his hands and feet were shackled by iron chains, his expression was dull, and his eyes were dull. Who would have thought that such a person once sat on the Dragon Throne, serving as the emperor in the Nine Five-Year Plan? His Majesty became a prisoner in the blink of an eye.
He was lying on a broken straw mat in a daze when he suddenly heard a noise and felt happy. Could it be that the emperor's grandfather was soft-hearted and came to let him go?
These days, I miss him day and night, just hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang can remember the past friendship and spare his life.
He suddenly got up and crawled toward the cell door. Then he stood up hard and looked at the person. As a result, he saw Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu, and his heart suddenly dropped.
"Are you here to see my joke?"
Zhu Yunwen slumped to the ground with lifeless eyes.
"You're hungry. I'll give you something good to eat."
Li Xiao took out a beef patty wrapped in brown paper, which he had just taken out from the restaurant, and handed it to Zhu Yunwen.
"Can you be so kind?"
Zhu Yunwen couldn't believe it, and at the same time he didn't want to eat the cake. He felt that the other party was here to humiliate him, but he still couldn't restrain his body's honesty, took it and wolfed it down.
"It smells good."
In the prison, all he ate every day were leftovers, food for pigs and dogs. To Zhu Yunwen, this beef cake was now a delicacy in heaven.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuu"
While eating, Zhu Yunwen choked up and cried.
He regretted it so much. If he had kept to himself and been a good grandson of the emperor, with no worries about food and drink, how could he have fallen to this point.
The regret in my heart contained shame and turned into tears that kept flowing.
At this time, Li Xiao was also constantly using his mind to observe Zhu Yunwen's thoughts.
"Zhu Yunwen, this is for you."
Li Xiao took out another porcelain bottle from his body and handed it over from the gap in the cell.
"What's this."
After Zhu Yunwen finished eating the cake, he took the porcelain vase with both hands.
"This is Fengyoujing, my latest product developed. When you are exiled to Yunnan, where there are many poisonous insects and mosquitoes, you can bite a big bag and apply it with this Fengyoujing, and you will be healed quickly. "
Li Xiao explained patiently.
“So that’s how it is”
Zhu Yunwen took the Fengyoujing and cried and laughed. Feeling like he was mocking himself, he smeared the Fengyoujing on his body.
"Hahahahahaha, you don't have to wait to go to Yunnan, you can use it now. There are a lot of poisonous mosquitoes in this cell. They are staring at me and itching is unbearable, but I don't dare to scratch. This scratch will break the skin. There are no mosquitoes here." Doctor, if the pus leaks and festers, I'm afraid I'll die in this prison before I go to Yunnan. Hahaha. I didn't expect that the first person to come to see me was you. It was you whooping."
Laughing and laughing, Zhu Yunwen started crying again. He used Fengyoujing to remove the large bites from poisonous insects, mosquitoes and ants on his body and applied it with Fengyoujing.
[Hey, things are impermanent, things are impermanent. I thought I, Zhu Yunwen, would be where I am today, but now that I think about it, fame, fortune, and fortune are just clouds, and nothing can compare to living a good life. Why did I not think about this before, but when I figured it out, it was too late. 】
After Li Xiao heard these thoughts, he was almost certain of a fact.
Now Zhu Yunwen has lost all hope and no longer has any ambition. He can only survive and he will be satisfied.
It seems that Zhu Yunwen in history escaped from the palace and then became a monk, but did not appear in the end.
In this case, you can plead with the imperial grandfather.
Li Xiao smiled, looked at Zhu Yunwen and said, "Yunwen, do you want to live?"
Zhu Yunwen was suddenly stunned and motionless. After a while, he sighed: "I want to live, but no matter how I live, everyone in the world wants me to die."
Li Xiao said: "I can give you a way to survive."
Zhu Yunwen slowly turned his head and said in disbelief: "What a way to survive."
Li Xiaodao: "I begged the Holy One to bring you to Peiping and let you live an ordinary life. However, you cannot leave Peiping in this life."
Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up, "Why do you want to help? No. You shouldn't be able to help me."
Li Xiao said: "Give the Holy One a favor."
Zhu Yunwen understood instantly. He looked at Li Xiao, hope appeared in his eyes, and cried loudly: "I want to live Li Xiao, I want to live."
Li Xiao listened to his voice again, and there was no problem. Now even if he was given a shabby house and a livelihood, he would be able to live a peaceful life.
"Okay, then just wait."
Li Xiao stood up, looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, and signaled that he could leave.
The three of them walked towards the door of the leaving room.
Everyone's mood is a little heavy. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. If Zhu Yunwen wins and continues to cut down the vassal, maybe they are the ones staying in the cell at this moment.
But there are no ifs. Victory is victory. History is written by the victors.
Behind him, Zhu Yunwen knelt on the ground, looked at the backs of Li Xiao and others, and shouted:
"I want to live, I really want to live, thank you, Li Xiao."
With the cell door slamming shut, there was isolation.
The next day, morning.
This morning, Zhu Yuanzhang also came and sat on the dragon throne. However, he did not interfere with Zhu Di. He mainly sat aside and presided over it.
Zhu Yuanzhang was on the dragon chair, looking at the civil and military officials below, hoping that someone would come out and intercede for Zhu Yunwen, so that he could go along with the situation and save his grandson's life.
Zhu Yunxi committed treason, his crime was unforgivable, and he could not give in.
But although Zhu Yunwen made a huge mistake and Zhu Yuanzhang was also very angry, he still couldn't bear it. After all, he was Biao'er's son.
Zhu Yunwen's exile date has been postponed twice by people secretly.
At this time, the morning court was almost over, and Zhu Yuanzhang still did not wait for anyone to come out to intercede.
All the officials went to court as usual, as if they had forgotten the former supervisor of the country, and even Zhu Yunwen, who had been the emperor for a period of time, as if he had never appeared.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought about what Li Xiao said, no matter how the dynasty changes, those aristocratic families will never change, they just change their masters. Looking at it now, it is really true.
What a bunch of heartless and unjust people. Is there really no one who can plead for Yun Wen?
Zhu Yunwen was wrong in all kinds of ways, and that was also his fault for not being the emperor.
But when he was in power, he didn't treat any of you badly. I heard that they even proposed to increase your salary.
Now, everyone has forgotten about him and no one mentioned it!
What about those of you who dare to remonstrate to death?
Stand up!
You are all just for profit, don’t you have any feelings?
Zhu Yuanzhang shouted in his heart, but the court remained calm.
"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."
Near the end of the morning session, the eunuch shouted.
All the officials were ready to retreat.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also disheartened. Tomorrow was the day Zhu Yunzhang was exiled, and no one really could stand up.
At this time, a sound sounded.
"Wait a minute, I have something to say!"
It was Li Xiao who spoke.
Zhu Di was sitting in the hall. When he saw it was his son-in-law, he smiled and waved, "Li Xiao, if you want anything, tell me."
Li Xiao nodded, walked in the hall, and said seriously:
"I have an unkind request. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, will be granted the title of Crown Prince for the first time. I hope that Your Highness will be benevolent and considerate of his friendship with the former Crown Prince. He will be open to Zhu Yunwen and change his exile to Yunnan to Peking. I am willing to do so." Please allow your highness to guard Zhu Yunwen without causing any trouble and live a peaceful life!"
The words fell.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly lit up.
He finally waited for someone to plead for his grandson, but he didn't expect that this person was not the courtier who had been favored before, but actually Li Xiao, the opposite of Zhu Yunwen! !
Zhu Di was slightly stunned.
The hundreds of officials in the court instantly started making noises and were discussing in low voices below.
"This Zhu Yunwen must not be released. It will be a disaster if he is released."
"Yes, His Majesty is extremely gracious to be exiled to Yunnan."
"How can this be possible? If you make a mistake, you should pay the price for the mistake you made."
Everyone was surprised, how could Li Xiao plead for a deposed emperor's grandson? It was really unbelievable.
A member of the staff stood up during the incident and loudly said: "I do not agree with Duke Yongle's proposal. Zhu Yunzhen's crime is extremely heinous, so his exile is an extra mercy."
Another official stood up and said: "I object, Zhu Yunwen was disrespectful to the Holy One. He quickly ascended the throne and ignored the Holy One's funeral. This is really unfilial. How can we forgive this kind of disrespect to our descendants! It is a serious crime!"
Li Xiao looked at the official and said, "Since it was a serious crime at the beginning, why didn't you come out to oppose it?"
"You are using strong words to make sense!"
The Yanguan said loudly: "Zhu Yunwen was the supervisor of the country at the beginning, how could we stop him?"
Other officials also said: "Yes, we wanted to stop it at the beginning, but we couldn't."
"fart!"
Li Xiao walked to the Yan Guan in a few steps.
Yan Guan took a few steps back, looked at Li Xiao and said, "Li Xiao, you... what are you going to do in the palace? You can't commit murder. The Holy One is still watching."
"Snapped!"
Li Xiao directly slapped the opponent in the face, blinding him.
Then he looked at the other opponents and scolded: "You think it is profitable to support the new emperor, so you acquiesce in this kind of thing. Where is your justice and your righteousness? Oh, now it is disrespectful to the Holy One. Why did you go there in the first place? The Holy Emperor's avatar has not been in the coffin for more than ten days. Can any of you stand up and say something?"
An official pointed at Li Xiao and cursed: "You, Li Xiao, how dare you beat someone in the palace? You ignore the Holy One!"
"You are the one ignoring the Holy One."
Li Xiao went over and kicked the man out again. The others were so frightened that their faces turned purple and they kept retreating, shrinking into a ball.
For these officials, Li Xiao didn't think he could win over them in terms of words. If he didn't use his hands and feet to scare them, he would probably become a loser.
Li Xiao scolded: "It's you who are ignoring the Holy One! When I was in Yong'an County, you dared to rebuke me for a small matter like increasing the salary of officials. Well, for such a disrespectful matter as the Holy One's impersonation and not being admitted into the official position, Are you pretending to be deaf and dumb? Is this your justice and righteousness? Where was the momentum of your original remonstrance? Huh?"
With these words, the remaining opponents were rendered speechless.
More people who wanted to oppose did not dare to stand up. After all, who dared to offend this prince who dared to beat someone in court?
After finishing speaking, Li Xiao raised his hands and looked at Zhu Di, saying: "I beg Your Highness, Prince, for permission."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di already knew what Li Xiao wanted to do.
He wanted to make the Holy One owe a favor.
At the same time, it is also good for yourself.
Zhu Di has been feeling lately that when the Holy Master stays in the Health Palace, he will always be in a daze from time to time, as if he is thinking about something.
Now Zhu Di suddenly understood that he was probably just seeing things and missing people, and he remembered the scene where he once taught his grandson in the health palace.
Li Xiao wanted to untie the knot in his father's heart.
If Zhu Yunwen is really executed, there may be some gaps in the relationship between me and my father. After all, the last prince was the eldest brother.
But I didn't care about my eldest brother's son.
Li Xiao, Li Xiao, you are such a good son-in-law for Gu, you think so thoughtfully about Gu.
"Li Xiao, I understand your proposal, but this matter is too important for me to decide."
After saying that, Zhu Di turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang and held up his hands: "Father, I would like to intercede for Zhu Yunzhang. I and my eldest brother share the same love as brothers. Zhu Yunwen is also my nephew. Now that I am in trouble, I feel uncomfortable in my heart. Please forgive me." On the one hand, I am willing to grant what Li Xiao wants. Although Zhu Yunzhen made a big mistake, his crime will not lead to death."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaoxu also cupped his hands and said: "I beg you, Your Majesty, to open the net!"
now,
The hall was silent.
All eyes were focused on Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a very emotional mood. Fourth brother, Li Xiao, Gao Xu, you and your family should be responsible for our friendship. Our old Zhu family should not kill each other, and we should remember our family ties.
Zhu Yuanzhang could not express himself in thousands of words.
Finally, when the words came to his lips, they turned into one word: "Accurate!"
A precise word,
It represents Zhu Yuanzhang's debt to Li Xiao.
He looked at Li Xiao and felt moved.
Li Xiao, Li Xiao, values love and righteousness.
Today, you interceded for our grandson and spared his life.
We remember this feeling!
We promise you that no matter what mistake you make in the future, even if it is a huge mistake.
We will also give you your life.
As a 'quasi' fell, all the officials instantly understood Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, knelt on the ground and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty is holy, His Royal Highness is magnanimous!"
"The Ming Dynasty will last for ten thousand years! The country will last for ten thousand years!"
The eunuch shouted:
"Retreat from the court——"
(End of chapter)
