Chapter 17 The bad news comes
After much deliberation, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to add a Northeastern governor to He Xi. Just as he was about to speak, there was sudden noise outside.
Xu Zheng was holding a red box with three chicken feathers on it. Expresses special urgency.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xu Zheng to bring it up without saying a word.
When He Xi saw this, he couldn't help but secretly asked: "What happened?"
The chicken feathers on this box actually mean expediting, and the chicken feather letters were also passed down from this in later generations. It's just that this kind of urgency is mostly due to military circumstances.
Just when He Xi was secretly trying to figure out what went wrong, he suddenly heard a chair move and saw Zhu Yuanzhang sitting heavily on the chair. He was completely lost and the letter in his hand fell to the ground.
He Xi had never seen Zhu Yuanzhang like this before, and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak, but pointed to the letter. The meaning was very simple, that is, you should read it yourself.
He Xi quickly stepped forward and took the letter over. When he took a look at it, he was shocked. This is nothing but the death of King Qin.
He Xi never expected that such a thing would happen.
Although He Xi and King Qin, the brother-in-law, had met a few times, they actually had no feelings for each other. The emotion of sadness is just a flash in my heart. He was more focused on thinking about the impact of this incident.
First of all, it is Zhu Yuanzhang.
The pain of losing a child is heartbreaking. If there is anything more unbearable than the pain of losing a son, it is probably that the murderer of his son was another son. Brothers killing each other was even more difficult for my father to accept.
He Xi was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't be able to hold on.
Zhu Yuanzhang's health is closely related to the entire political situation of the Ming Dynasty.
Secondly, there is storage space.
Before, He Xi had never thought about whether the crown prince's position would be shaken. But at this moment, He Xi felt for the first time that maybe, maybe, there was really going to be a problem with the crown prince's position.
Yes, He Xi didn't really believe that the prince did this.
He Xi had much more contact with the prince than King Qin.
Of course you know, what kind of person is the prince? Generally speaking, the prince is still very humane. He would definitely not do such a thing as killing his own brother. Even from a politician's point of view, such a thing is not what a rational politician would do. .
There are no advantages and a lot of disadvantages.
It was not written in this letter, but if He Xi knew about it, the prince would have forced King Qin to bow his head. Then it is further inferred that this matter was definitely not done by the prince.
However, for many things, the truth is not actually important.
What matters is the impact.
Finally, it is the impact of this incident on the reform.
Thinking of this, He Xi didn't dare to raise his head, and stared at the letter, trying to control his expression, because the corners of He Xi's mouth seemed to want to curl up, and he wanted to smile.
Laughing at this time is a little too much. After all, the King of Qin was his wife's brother, but the problem was that He Xi's fear of the prince was reduced by most of this incident. After this incident, the prince's authority will be greatly affected.
Because the prince is loved by everyone in the world.
On the one hand, it is of course the prince's own ability. But more importantly, the prince is in line with Confucian values. In other words, the prince himself has a Confucian mentality. In the position of the prince, he strives to be closer to the prince in the book.
Firstborn, filial piety, benevolence and generosity. Wait, the prince worked hard to do this.
Now that he was suspected of killing his younger brother, most of the aura around the prince was gone.
He Xi's chances of winning against the prince have increased a lot. There are huge political interests here, and they come to him in ways he never expected. That feeling is like winning the lottery.
Before this, he would never have imagined it.
Only then could he lose control of his expression, but this expression must not be seen by Zhu Yuanzhang. Maybe Zhu Yuanzhang really knows how to kill.
Fortunately, He Xi has evolved from a little fox over the years of practice. Although he cannot be called an old fox, he can barely be called a middle fox. Within a few breaths, he returned to normal. He placed the letter on the imperial desk and said, "Your Majesty, my condolences."
Zhu Yuanzhang still had a look of sadness on his face. After all, this was his son, and one of the sons he valued most. King Qin also held the official position of Zongzheng. The status among the Ming royal family is also different.
Suddenly gone like this?
Whether emotionally or politically, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly lost a piece of his heart. Not to mention, dying in such a disgraceful situation.
Yes, maybe at other times it would be a secret for the nobles, but now it is not the other situation. The prince tried hard to distance himself from the relationship. Naturally, he did not dare to discount the death of King Qin at all, and wrote it out in detail.
It's all in letters.
Zhu Yuanzhang can naturally see it.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang sad, but also a little more angry. Part of this anger was towards the murderer of King Qin, and part of it was towards King Qin.
King Qin never looked like this in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that King Qin actually did such a thing below, which made Zhu Yuanzhang lose face. Zhu Yuanzhang even cursed secretly in his heart: "You deserve to die."
Of course, this is also an angry statement.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth to say what he wanted to say? It seemed that the opening of his mouth destroyed the balance in his eyes, and two lines of tears flowed down.
Zhu Yuanzhang wiped away his tears and said, "He Xi, do you think what is written here is true?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had seen too many conspiracies and intrigues. He was naturally suspicious of any information reported below, but his suspicion was much lessened when it came to the prince's memorial. Normally one would not doubt what the prince reports.
But this time it was broken.
Once trust is broken, it is difficult to rebuild.
This time Zhu Yuanzhang has put the prince and ordinary ministers in the same suspicion sequence.
It was just his question. Let He Xi not know what to say.
say what? Didn’t you say the prince? How could He Xi not understand the principle of not being close to each other? But for the prince? He Xi doesn’t dare to do it either? Because He Xi was also doubting.
is this real?
It's not that He Xi suspected that what the prince reported was false. But He Xi suspected that there were some things that the prince did not report. The most brilliant lie is to tell you something that is all true, but only part of the truth.
If you add something hidden, it will point the situation in a completely different direction.
If this is the case, He Xi may be implicated in the future if he speaks for the prince today.
He Xi said: "The prince's report was very detailed. Several palace maids were captured. At least they were not dead when the report was submitted. This is easy to verify. It shouldn't be fake."
He Xi doesn't say it's true, but says it's not false. In fact, the implication was that He Xi should go and verify it.
The question of truth and falsehood is not a question of He Xi, but a question of the person who verifies it.
I don’t know whether Zhu Yuanzhang was old or was in great sorrow. His mind was not as good as before. He didn’t sense He Xi’s intention, or he didn’t bother to pay attention to it after he discovered it. Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Not bad." Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes slightly and said, "Draw up the decree."
Xu Zheng immediately brought a few secretaries in and sat down in front of a small desk. Stay tuned.
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "I ordered Duke Shen to put down all his affairs and go to Beijing to investigate the case of King Qin. He was ordered to report truthfully within one month of arriving in Beijing."
Secretary Lang on the side started writing hurriedly.
"Draft the decree," Zhu Yuanzhang said, "order the prince and Duke of Guizhou to return to the capital immediately. When receiving the decree, they must set out within one day. There must be no mistakes."
"Draft a decree and send an order to Xi'an, ordering Princess Qin and Prince Qin's heirs to come to the capital. Don't be negligent along the way."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "By the way, add a sentence to the imperial edict to Duke Shen, asking him to send the coffin of King Qin to Nanjing. I want to see-----"
He Xi did understand Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edicts. As mentioned earlier, Shen Guogong Deng Zhen and the King of Qin were relatives. Deng Zhen would not stand on the side of the prince, because if the prince really killed the King of Qin, Deng Zhen would have nothing to do with himself if he covered up for the prince. benefit. On the contrary, he is not a human being inside and out. He must think that the prince cannot tolerate the King of Qin, so he, the Duke of Deng, can get away with it if he ignores his brother-in-law, okay?
The prince wants to return to Nanjing immediately. The two did not have much time for consultation.
At this time, there were even more Jin Yiwei watching.
