Is King Yan crazy?
Upon hearing the news, everyone subconsciously shook their heads in denial.
How is this possible?
His Royal Highness, King Yan, was famous for being wise, powerful and ambitious. How could he suddenly go crazy despite being so good?
Zhou Shu subconsciously looked at Bao Zhao, who stroked his beard and didn't believe it at all.
The King of Yan Zhu Di pretended to be sick before, but now he suddenly went crazy. It was obvious that he failed to pretend to be sick, so he pretended to be crazy again.
However, Bao Zhao was now wholeheartedly opposed to the reduction of the vassal clan. Even if he saw through it, he would not say so and stood aside with an expressionless face.
Seeing this situation, Zhou Shu cursed secretly in his heart, but he couldn't do it at this moment.
He could only put all the pressure on Big Fatty.
"Your Majesty, what on earth is going on?"
"His Royal Highness, Prince Yan, is so well behaved, how could he suddenly go crazy?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi's expression changed and he cursed angrily through gritted teeth.
"All this is because of that beast Zhu Gaoxu!"
"Zhu Gaoxu made a big mistake but did not want to repent. When he learned that the imperial court had sent an imperial envoy to arrest him and question him, he was so frightened that he fled."
"But my father has always been upright and upright, how could he abandon his official position for personal reasons, so he sent someone to capture him!"
Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this.
If you didn't know the inside story, you might have applauded the upright and upright Yan King Zhu Di.
However, in the previous shocking memorial, he had already mentioned his suspicion that King Yan was pretending to be ill, so now everyone's expressions became weird.
"Ahem, King Yan is righteous!"
"Then why did His Highness Prince Yan suddenly go crazy again?"
"And where is the criminal Zhu Gaoxu now?"
Zhu Gaochi's fat face was filled with grief and indignation, and he actually started to cry.
"That beast Zhu Gaoxu, after being captured, not only did he not repent, he took the opportunity to hold my father hostage, and finally escaped again!"
"My father, unfortunately, was already seriously ill. After being stimulated by this huge change, he became so angry that he went crazy!"
Everyone: "!!!"
Numb!
A little numb!
This story is well-founded and seems to be true!
But the question is, is this true?
The great eunuch's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and he was secretly thinking about countermeasures.
The imperial team came to the Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking just to challenge the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di.
Zhu Gaoxu committed a murder, this is the best excuse!
Whether Yan Wang Zhu Di makes friends or not, he will be forced into a desperate situation and will no longer be able to resist.
But the problem now is that he didn't even see the real owner!
When he thought of this, Zhou Shu immediately spoke.
"Your Majesty, where is His Highness Prince Yan?"
"No matter how sick His Highness Prince Yan is, we are here according to the Emperor's order and we still want to see him!"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi showed a look of embarrassment, and after a moment of hesitation, he reluctantly nodded.
"In that case, please come with me, sir!"
"I also ask all of you to remember my father's achievements and keep this matter secret."
"Well, Prince, don't worry!" Zhou Shu agreed immediately.
He wanted to see if Yan King Zhu Di was really crazy, or was he pretending to be crazy and acting stupid!
The group entered the main hall of Prince Yan's Palace and came to the back garden.
Before I even walked in, I heard a commotion.
"Your Majesty?"
"You can't eat that, Your Majesty!"
"What are you still doing? Why don't you stop the prince quickly!"
Everyone saw King Yan Zhu Di, disheveled, shirtless, picking up a handful of grass roots with soil from the ground, stuffing them directly into his mouth, and then running around like crazy, still shouting randomly in his mouth, that look Anyone who looks at it will feel that it’s a bit oozing.
Princess Yan was chasing after her with a group of palace maids and guards, but even if they caught up, they did not dare to be disrespectful to King Yan Zhu Di, so they could only let her go.
When Zhou Shu and others saw this scene, their jaws dropped in shock!
Damn it, is King Zhu Di of Yan really crazy?
Bao Zhao remained expressionless, watching this scene coldly.
He could be quite sure that what Zhu Gaochi said were all lies, and King Yan Zhu Di was determined not to be crazy.
In this case, if King Yan Zhu Di deliberately pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool, then he would be devastated!
If it had been the time before when he first came to Peiping, Bao Zhao would have definitely ordered the Imperial Army soldiers to go directly to arrest people and expose this ridiculous farce!
But now, Bao Zhao no longer has such thoughts.
The new emperor Zhu Yunwen knew that it was wrong to reduce the vassal state, but he still persisted in his own way and sacrificed the people of Beiping Prefecture!
For such an emperor and such an emperor, what is the difference between helping him implement the reduction of vassals and "helping the emperor to do evil"?
So Bao Zhao didn't take any action, but chose to sit on the sidelines.
The rest of the people were still immersed in the huge shock, silently watching Yan King Zhu Di go crazy!
Until King Yan Zhu Di pushed away the guard standing in front of him like a madman, and then jumped straight into the lake...
"My lord!"
Princess Yan wailed and fainted.
The Crown Prince of Yan, Zhu Gaochi, was so frightened that he rushed over at a hard trot. However, he accidentally kicked a stone on the ground and fell to his death, causing him to fall unconscious.
Seeing this scene, everyone looked at each other and froze on the spot.
Zhou Shu looked at Bao Zhao with a confused face and asked subconsciously: "Da Sikou, this... what should we do?"
"What should I do?" Bao Zhao glared at him hatefully, "Go and get people! What are you doing standing still?!"
"Yes, yes, go get someone quickly!"
Everyone woke up as if from a dream and ordered the guard soldiers to jump into the lake. After a period of numbness and confusion, they finally fished out King Yan Zhu Di.
But now, Prince Yan's face was as gray as ashes and his air was as thin as a thread. He was taking in too much air and leaving little.
"Doctor Chuan! Go quickly!"
"Find all the doctors in Beiping City!"
Bao Zhao ordered coldly, his tone full of grief and anger.
Why is this happening? Why is this happening!
The dignified King of Yan Zhu Di, the biological son of Emperor Taizu Gao, had made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but he was forced by the court to act crazy and act like a fool!
If Emperor Taizu Gao had known about it, how desperate would he have been when he saw this scene?
Bao Zhao let out a long sigh, his heart full of grief and anger with nowhere to vent.
It happened that the eunuch Zhou Shu was not very sensible, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
"Da Sikou, what can we do?"
"Should His Majesty the Emperor's decree be read out again..."
"You can try it!" Bao Zhao replied coldly, "If you really force King Zhu Di of Yan to death, do you believe that not only His Majesty the Emperor will not be able to spare you, but even the people of Peking will not let you go!"
"You must not forget that Zhu Di is not just a cat or a dog, but his Royal Highness King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, the direct fourth son of Emperor Taizu Gao. He has guarded the northern border for the Ming Dynasty for eighteen years!"
As soon as Bao Zhao said these words, Zhou Shu and others' expressions changed, and they did not dare to say anything anymore!
Compared with others, Zhou Shu has been accompanying the new emperor Zhu Yunwen all year round, so he understands the emperor's thoughts very well.
The emperor regarded Zhu Di as a serious problem, which could be said to be a thorn in his flesh, and he wished he could get rid of him quickly.
However, the emperor always cherished his reputation and did not want to be accused of being "cruel and ruthless", so he formulated a series of prudent policies to reduce the vassal.
If Zhou Shu really forced King Yan Zhu Di to death today, with the temper of His Majesty the Emperor, he would be pushed out as a scapegoat after the designated meeting, and killed to appease the anger of the people in the world and silence the world!
When he thought of this, Zhou Shu immediately became honest and did not dare to mention the imperial edict again.
But what he didn't know was that a bigger "surprise" was waiting for him!
