Chapter 193: Release the water
The news soon spread to the Yangtze River.
Zhu Xiongying was shocked and immediately summoned He Xi. Asked: "Zhu Yunwen's idea is too good. One day brings trouble to a thief for several lifetimes. No matter what the circumstances, I will not let him leave the Ming Dynasty alive."
On the bright side, Zhu Xiongying would still do some face-saving things.
After all, the usual respect between brothers and sisters must be maintained.
But in front of He Xi, Zhu Xiongying would not hide anything, and there was no use in hiding it.
Does He Xi not know what kind of person Zhu Xiongying is?
It is a bit excessive to say that Zhu Xiongying hated Zhu Yunwen so much that he would kill him quickly. This kind of feeling existed in the first year or two when the war started. But now it is gone.
It's just that Zhu Yunwen must die, this idea has never wavered in Zhu Xiongying's mind.
Not that there is any brotherhood between Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunwen. It's political figures who want to put political interests behind everything else, not to mention that Zhu Xiongying and Lu's mother and son didn't have much affection in the first place.
If you forgive Zhu Yunwen, you cannot severely punish the remaining evildoers in Nanjing. If you do not severely punish the remaining evildoers in Nanjing, you cannot ensure your political authority.
The legacy of Emperor Taizu is Zhu Xiongying's most important political resource, no one else. And Zhu Yunwen is the person who can share with him. Zhu Yunwen will share every day.
Only Zhu Yunwen died. This effect will be eliminated.
Only with Zhu Yunwen's death can the war between the North and the South officially come to an end.
Otherwise, it will be a heart attack for him.
Zhu Xiongying must clearly explain this to He Xi.
He Xi said: "Of course I know what your Majesty means. There is just one thing that your Majesty has not thought about. That is that Zhu Yunwen may no longer be in Nanjing."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned and said, "What do you mean?"
He Xi said: "I mean, Zhu Yunwen was just a feint. Now he has left Nanjing."
Zhu Xiongying said: "How is it possible? Then why did he go to Wei Guogong?"
He Xi said: "I don't know, but what I mean is that since Your Majesty has this idea, he will immediately send troops to Nanjing. Take the city of Nanjing first and then talk about other things. Changes will happen later."
Zhu Xiongying looked at He Xi, many things flashed in his eyes. Finally said: "Okay."
He immediately ordered Ping'an to lead his army across the river and attack Nanjing.
Although it would take some time to wait for news from the front line, He Xi knew that Zhu Yunwen was no longer in Nanjing.
This news was brought to him by no one else but Yao Guangxiao.
After He Xi retired, he immediately came to see Yao Guangxiao.
He Xi said: "Brother Yao, why did you do this?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Sir, I didn't actually do anything? I just discovered some clues. It should be something arranged by Emperor Taizu, and it is the line of the Yi family in Nanjing."
"I just noticed something, and it was too late to stop it."
He Xi looked at Yao Guangxiao and said, "Is it really too late to stop him?"
He Xi didn't believe what Yao Guangxiao said.
And the Nanjing Yi family was actually Zhu Yuanzhang's secret son, which surprised He Xi, but then he took it for granted.
There is a problem for a businessman to become the richest man in Nanjing without some connections behind him. He just didn't expect that the Yi family was one of Zhu Yuanzhang's secret sons. Zhu Yuanzhang arranged an escape route for Zhu Yunwen.
He Xi also felt that it was normal.
According to historical legend, Emperor Jianwen was able to escape at the last moment only after receiving an ultimatum in a cassock arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang. That's more family talk. After all, if Zhu Yuanzhang in history could have foreseen Zhu Yunwen's fate, he should not have passed the throne to him at that time.
But now Zhu Yuanzhang has this ability.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang arranged a way out for Zhu Yunwen, as long as Zhu Yunwen worked hard and carried out reforms
, to improve national strength, it is not impossible to swallow up Beijing.
Become the real Ming Emperor.
But Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that this was unlikely.
Zhu Yuanzhang is a cruel person. In order to achieve their own political goals, they kill a thousand people, ten thousand people, or even more people. He also really doesn't care. But he is also a very humane person. It's just that ordinary people can't appreciate his human touch. Zhu Yuanzhang's human touch is for people who are very close to him.
As a grandfather, I have buried such a big hole for my grandson. It is also possible to give some compensation in the end.
But the escape route Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Yunwen was definitely not just a tunnel. Without him, the world is so big. Even if you escape from Nanjing City, how can you escape from the world?
Therefore, this passage is the Yi family.
Nanjing Yijia was one of the first merchants to set foot on the sea. Although there is no powerful support behind the Nanjing Yijia, the Nanjing Yijia has not opened any business. However, as one of the suppliers, the Nanjing Yijia has connections in almost all major maritime businesses. At the same time, there are many descendants of the Yi family. Work as an errand for people in different companies.
After all, business scale is easy to expand, but talent is not.
As a long-established merchant family that has been passed down from the previous dynasty, the Yi family still has a reserve of talents in the family. So we took advantage of the opening up in the past few years to expand rapidly.
A large network of relationships was formed. It seems that the Yi family is inconspicuous. But in fact, they all have operations, especially overseas, and it is a very huge business network.
This business network is enough to move Zhu Yunwen overseas. It even brought enough wealth to Zhu Yunwen. For example, tens of thousands of yuan, or hundreds of thousands of yuan.
This amount of money is naturally very small for an emperor. It’s not even worth a second look, but for a person, it’s enough for so-called wealth and freedom.
It also allows Zhu Yunwen to have a good life even overseas.
However, such behavior is enough to bring the Yi family to ruin.
He Xi didn't feel that everyone in the Yi family was willing to do this. However, He Xi soon stopped thinking about this matter.
Because even though Zhu Yuanzhang was gone, he lost control of things. It is estimated that the longer the things he arranges, the more likely they are to fail and go astray.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is a human being, not a god.
But in just four or five years, there won’t be any problems.
There may be some deviations here, but not to the point where it is completely inoperable.
Facing He Xi's questioning, Yao Guangxiao was silent for a while and said: "Sir, are you really trusting your majesty? Zhu Yunwen is out there and has many uses. Use Zhu Yunwen's unnecessary existence to check and balance your majesty. Maybe use the investigation of Zhu Yunwen to clean up the place, or overseas."
"In this matter, I think the best thing to do is to treat it as if you don't know."
He Xi felt something deeply at this moment.
When you are alive in this world, you cannot control yourself.
The agreement between He Xi and Zhu Xiongying dissatisfied many people around them.
Because according to the traditional power structure, He Xi has ascended to the supreme stage, and only his followers can receive praise.
He Xi made an agreement with Zhu Xiongying that he would serve as chief assistant for at most two terms and then retire. But he retreated, what about the people around him?
Yes, He Xi arranged the people around him as much as possible. Integrate them into the court.
But it was impossible for many people to integrate into the imperial court.
Just like Yao Guangxiao. When He Xi was here, Yao Guangxiao was He Xi's right-hand man, and everyone in the world looked at him with unfailing regard and called him sir. Even Zhu Xiongying wants to be polite.
Yao Guangxiao could influence the situation and stir up the situation in the court with just one word.
But once He Xi retreated. Yao Guangxiao's official position in charge of intelligence in the cabinet could not be retained immediately. After all, once the emperor and the ministers of the previous dynasty, who would use the ministers of the previous dynasty.
Others will not use He Xi's confidant.
Yao Guangxiao immediately became an insignificant outsider.
Such a back and forth
Poor, can Yao Guangxiao accept it?
Or Yao Guangxiao can accept it. After all, Yao Guangxiao himself is not a person with a strong desire for power. He cares more about doing things and being stimulated. It is the stirring of the storm itself. rather than power.
But can others, others around He Xi, accept it?
If they are not willing, many things will not be carried out.
Not to mention, when Yao Guangxiao did this, he not only represented the opinions of these people, but also Yao Guangxiao himself.
He has never been interested in the so-called gentlemen's agreement in politics.
