March 17th.
Zhu Qiyu didn't get up until noon. He had nothing to do when he got up, so he could only leisurely fish by the lake.
After fishing until the afternoon, I thought I could spend the day happily. Unexpectedly, the little maid ran over to call for help again.
Zhu Qiyu put down the fishing rod and went out to the pavilion. He saw that Chen Xun, Wang Wen and others had arrived neatly this time.
Seeing the emperor come in, Chen Xun immediately replied: "Your Majesty, it's bad, something big has happened."
Zhu Qiyu comforted him helplessly: "Dignified Chief Minister, don't be surprised. What big thing will happen to make you panic like this?"
Chen Xun replied eagerly: "Your Majesty, King Xiang encountered Miao thieves on his way back, and his whole family was unfortunately captured."
"Captured?"
Chen Xun nodded: "They were captured, and the whole family was captured. Now the Miao people have written to the court, asking the army to stop encirclement and suppression, and for the emperor's envoy to go to peace talks. Otherwise, Prince Xiang's family will not be spared."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyu weakly replied: "Okay, let's have peace talks. Isn't Yang Shan eloquent? Let him act as a special envoy and make meritorious deeds."
Most of the people present were baffled by the emperor's calm attitude. This is a prince who has been captured, and he is also the vassal prince who has the closest relationship with the royal family. The emperor is neither surprised nor anxious. What kind of attitude is this?
In fact, Zhu Qiyu was not surprised because he had been mentally prepared for it. Moreover, Prince Xiang's family was just captured. It was better to die than to live. At least it was much better than being killed.
As for Zhu Qiyu not being in a hurry, it is even simpler. Prince Xiang is Xuanzong's biological brother and the Supreme Emperor's biological uncle. What does it have to do with me, the biological son of Concubine Wu and the heir of Empress Hu?
His family has lived with his family, and my family has lived with my family. If I am willing to send ministers to ransom him, it is considered a good thing. You can't make me sad and cry bitterly.
After appointing the special envoy for the peace talks, Zhu Qiyu ordered everyone to disperse, citing physical fatigue.
Chen Xun and others looked at each other in confusion. They broke up before they even talked about it? Everyone ran from the city to the western suburbs, bumping along the way for almost two hours, just to hear the emperor's words?
So Chen Xun asked again: "Please ask the Holy Spirit for instructions on what specific conditions can be agreed to the Miao people."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "You, the cabinet bachelors, and the six ministers, let's discuss it together. After the discussion comes out, just write me a memorial. If you have nothing to do, you don't have to run to the western suburbs, otherwise you will be very tired. "
After that, Zhu Qiyu shook his sleeves and ran away.
The ministers did not dare to interfere with the emperor, so they had to surround He Yi and ask all kinds of questions: "What happened to the emperor today? Why does he seem very unhappy?"
He Yi replied helplessly: "Your Majesty has been busy doing business recently, and giving birth to the prince as soon as possible is the top priority now.
Regarding King Xiang’s matter, what do you want your Majesty to do? We can't tie up the Holy Lord and send him to Miao territory to replace King Xiang. "
Everyone thought the same thing. The most important thing now was to give birth to a few princes as soon as possible, so that everyone could settle down.
And in the heart of every civil servant, there is a dream to serve the kings Yao and Shun.
The most ideal situation for everyone is that the emperor can create people in the harem with peace of mind, and the ministers will carry out the orders as soon as they have the power.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu was hiding at home, safe and prosperous, which the ministers were happy to see.
But the paradox is that Prince Xiang's family must be rescued properly, and no mistakes can be made.
If the rescue strategy is discussed by everyone, who should take the blame if something goes wrong?
Zhu Qiyu was the first to run away on the pretext of creating a human being. He Yi ran away the second time on the grounds that the emperor had arranged another secret errand.
The remaining people, Chen Xun, Wang Wen, Jiang Yuan, He Wenyuan and others, discussed it for half an hour and realized that it would not work without the emperor.
In most matters, without the emperor's decision, there would be no way to make decisions.
For example, when the Miao people asked the Ming army to stop encirclement and suppression, would the court agree or not? If he doesn't agree, King Xiang's family will die, and then something big will happen. If he agrees, then all the deployment of the 200,000 Ming troops over the past year will be nullified?
Except the emperor, who would dare to make such a decision.
When encountering problems in the past, Zhu Qiyu often acted arbitrarily, making decisions by himself and bearing all the consequences. The ministers looked very relaxed.
Now that Zhu Qiyu has put his hands aside, everyone has realized that that responsibility is not so easy to shoulder, and the pressure to bear is far greater than everyone imagined.
In the end, there was no other way. Everyone looked at Wang Wen.
Wang Wen and He Yi, these are the two people who know the emperor best, and they are also the two people who dare to take responsibility the most. With He Yi running away, everyone can only watch Wang Wen.
Wang Wen was also unambiguous and gave everyone a very definite plan: "The most important thing now is to redeem King Xiang. We will give the Miao people whatever they want."
Then all the articles and suggestions were drafted into a memorial and presented to the Holy One. Whether it passes or not is decided by the Holy Spirit. "
Everyone was dumbfounded. Give the Miao people whatever they want? Is it possible for the emperor to approve this plan? Wang Wen, who is best at figuring out the Sacred Heart, came up with this strategy?
Chen Xun was also influenced by the emperor and smiled bitterly at everyone: "Just do as Qian Zhi said. Anyway, the Holy One will still have control in the end. It doesn't matter even if we make a mistake."
But Zhu Qiyu returned to the room, lay down hard on the bed, covered his face and began to sigh.
The beloved concubine quickly came around and asked what happened.
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "He Xingyi, the great master, has succeeded. Prince Xiang and his family have all become prisoners of the Miao people. I have to pay huge profits to redeem them.
The war in Miao territory is about to stop going on. "
Even a young girl like Ningxiang understood this problem clearly: "Husband, wouldn't you have suffered a big loss? Our family has always been at odds with the Xiangwang family. Now, not only will my husband have to pay a huge price to redeem me, but I will also end up paying a huge price." I have to watch helplessly as Prince Xiang’s family returns to Changsha unscathed.”
Zhu Qiyu asked Lin Xiangyu again: "What do you think of Qian'er?"
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "He Xingyi told you a long time ago that something might happen to King Xiang, but my husband always had an indifferent attitude and turned a deaf ear to his words.
The Yinu family speculates that the reason why your husband is indifferent to this is because you are definitely not the one who suffers. "
Zhu Qiyu laughed when he heard this and said: "You little girl, you have finally understood human nature. I am 100% sure that Prince Xiang's family will never be released unscathed.
Let me show you how to be a master. Now I dare to say that the Miao people will definitely take action on the fertility of King Xiang’s family. "
"Ah? Do you have any basis for your husband's words?"
"Yes, because Wang Ji and others castrated young Miao people privately, and after the castration, they did not report them to the court like the Marquis of Ningyang, but kept them to raise privately.
The Miao people were very angry about this matter. Now that the prince is caught, he will definitely choose the other way and retaliate.
Although they did not dare to do something as disgraceful as castration, it was not difficult to use some means to make the male members of King Xiang's family lose their fertility.
King Xiang has no grandchildren yet. Now he and his sons are all in the hands of the Miao people. Once they all lose their fertility, it means that King Xiang's branch can only be passed down for two generations, and the country will have to be exterminated. It is definitely better than killing them. And cruel. "
(End of chapter)
