Hearing Zhu Qiyu's words, Yu Shan was so frightened that he quickly replied: "Your Highness Mingjian, the families of the two ministers are both small and small, how can they have the ability to participate in such a big event."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and waved his hands: "Gentlemen, don't be nervous, I was just joking. Anyway, if I ascend the throne, I will definitely restart government-run Western trade.
If the two gentlemen do not agree, they can now find another way out. I respect the choices of the two gentlemen and will never force them. "
Yu Gang and Yu Shan looked at each other, pondered for a moment, and then replied: "I am willing to follow His Highness to the death."
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction. Then he turned to look at Cheng Jing and asked with a smile: "Mr. Cheng, please tell me your own views."
Cheng Jing replied: "Of course I will follow His Highness to the death. It's just that the Queen Mother is probably more inclined to Prince Xiang."
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Uncle Xiang Wang is just an old fox. His ability to protect himself wisely is really not average."
Seeing that everyone stopped answering, Zhu Qiyu leaned heavily on the backrest and said weakly: "When we enter Baoding Mansion, please pay attention to the three gentlemen. Let's buy some slaves."
Cheng Jing and the others were stunned when they heard this, thinking that His Highness's thoughts were too fast. He was still talking about the throne, but suddenly he talked about buying slaves.
Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes and waved his hands. Cheng Jing stopped the carriage, and the three of them got out of the carriage and went on horseback.
Zhu Qiyu waited until the three of them walked away before sighing heavily.
After testing each other with his three subordinate officers for a long time, Zhu Qiyu soon became tired. Especially Cheng Jing and Yu Shan, one is a Jinshi and the other is a Juren, they are both old foxes with a monkey spirit.
Zhu Qiyu also rehearsed silently in his mind for two days, and then on the last day before entering Baoding Mansion, he conducted a mutual test with these three spirits.
But in actual operation, it's all just futility and coercion. As for whether these people were loyal to him or not, Zhu Qiyu still couldn't tell.
But Zhu Qiyu understood one thing very well: Emperor Jingtai in history was originally a man with normal fertility, but he ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one and reigned for eight years. This period is when a man is most fertile, but he cannot give birth to children.
To say that there is no conspiracy in this, I am afraid only a fool who has his head kicked by a donkey can believe it.
According to Zhu Qiyu's current thinking: This kind of thing may not be easily accomplished by the Queen Mother alone, so there is a 90% chance that there is a traitor among the old people in the Prince's Palace.
Either there is a problem with these palace officials, or there is a problem with the eunuchs, or there is a problem with the princess and her concubines.
So according to Zhu Qiyu's plan, the first step was to cleanse his own woman, and then cleanse the eunuchs and maids around him.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu went to Baoding Prefecture, a relatively large prefecture, to buy a few good slaves on the way so that he could train a new group of people around him.
Thinking about what was on his mind, Zhu Qiyu fell into a deep sleep.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but suddenly the carriage stopped and Zhu Qiyu suddenly woke up.
After waiting for a while, Zhu Qiyu stretched, sat up, and opened the curtains. It was already dark outside, and at some point, it began to rain lightly.
Cheng Jing, who was not far away, hurriedly came over and chuckled: "Sir, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and it seems like it won't stop for a while. There is a small abandoned temple in front of you. You think, why don't we just spend the night here?" Bar.
This place is less than ten miles away from Baoding Prefecture. We will arrive there easily in a short time tomorrow morning. "
"Can."
Zhu Qiyu readily agreed, after all, he was the only one who could ride in the carriage. You can't just care about your own comfort and let all your subordinates sit on the horse and get wet in the rain.
So the group entered the temple, placed the carriage, luggage and horses in the courtyard, and then went into the Buddhist hall to take shelter from the rain.
Even Zhu Qiyu himself entered the Buddhist temple. Although it was more comfortable to sleep in the carriage, firstly, he could not let the guards stand in the rain to protect him. Secondly, these people were at least nominally his confidants, and he had to express his feelings. The attitude of sharing weal and woe with others.
Entering the palace, the guards found a group of beggars already there. Cheng Jing hurriedly came over to ask for instructions: "Master, do you think we should drive these beggars out?"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Cheng Jing sideways and cursed in his mind: What an old fox!
Our noble prince was cursing in his heart, but he smiled and said: "Give them some of our dry food, and then give them one tael of silver each. Please express my apology to them for me, and say that we will disturb you for one night." Just go and leave them alone.
Then let them rest in the east side of the hall, and let us rest in the west side of the hall, so that everyone can stay alone. "
Cheng Jing hurriedly agreed, and within a short time, everything was properly arranged inside and out.
Then he brought a little beggar to Zhu Qiyu.
This little beggar was very articulate. He knelt down and kowtowed while thanking you profusely: "Thank you for your kindness, the untouchables like us are so dirty. We wanted to come together and kowtow to thank you, but we were afraid of bumping into the noble. So I recommended this villain to come." Kowtow to the noble one on behalf of everyone."
Zhu Qiyu personally went up to help the little beggar up, and said with a kind smile: "Some people are dressed in beautiful clothes, but their hearts are dirty; some people are dressed in dirty clothes, but their hearts are pure and kind, so I never dare to judge people by their appearance.
As for small favors, they are nothing to me, so you don’t need to take them to heart. What's more, you lived here first, so our coming here can be regarded as disturbing you. "
After chatting for a while, Zhu Qiyu asked the little beggar his name and asked about the local customs before letting him rest.
Everyone also packed up their bedding and slept on the ground, saying nothing all night.
Early the next morning, after the wind and rain stopped, after breakfast, the group from Prince Tan's Mansion packed their bags and prepared to continue on their way.
Zhu Qiyu didn't sleep well last night. He was drowsy and his eyelids were fighting. So as soon as he got on the carriage, without even looking at it, he lifted up the quilt on the soft couch and lay down on his side, preparing to take a nap.
It was a soft couch that he was used to sleeping on, but Zhu Qiyu suddenly felt something was wrong: Why did his right hand seem to be holding something soft?
Different from the cushion made of soft white fox fur, the soft, fragrant and refreshing touch in your right hand is difficult to describe in words, but it is truly wonderful.
At this time, Zhu Qiyu still had his eyes closed, feeling dazed, but his right hand was still groping involuntarily, trying to confirm what it was. It was so fascinating.
It wasn't until a soft exclamation reached his ears that Zhu Qiyu woke up completely. He sat up suddenly, quickly stepped away, and stood at the car door.
At this moment, Zhu Qiyu broke out in a cold sweat: How could there be anyone else in this carriage? I was too unprepared, so careless. If there was an assassin, he would have gone all the way back to the west!
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu became more and more frightened. He looked at the soft couch again, but couldn't help but his legs went weak and he fell there.
