King Qin held the wine glass and looked in the direction of Xi'an, then in the direction of Beijing, and finally at King Fu.
He raised his head and poured a glass of wine into his mouth.
Then he threw the wine glass heavily on the ground, as if venting his frustration.
Regarding all this, King Fu still looked calm.
"Brother Wang Changxun, make plans early. When you arrive in the capital, Brother Wang will invite you back and say goodbye!"
PS: According to the lineage of King Qin, King Qin and King Fu are of the same generation, and they are both uncles of Chongzhen.
After King Qin finished speaking, he bowed his hand towards King Fu, turned around and left the pavilion.
One sentence made King Fu's expression change slightly.
When he was about to say something, King Qin had already entered the carriage.
"His Royal Highness King Fu, the generals and others still have military affairs to attend to. Please take your leave!"
Teng Zao and Chen Quan raised their fists towards Prince Fu, turned around and mounted their horses. With a wave of their hands, the convoy began to move slowly.
A carriage next to the post station also merged into the motorcade. In that carriage were some cakes he had prepared for King Qin.
Looking at King Qin's carriage slowly disappearing from his sight, King Fu sat down slowly, his mind filled with the words King Qin left.
It was a simple greeting, but it revealed a lot of information.
After a while, King Fu subconsciously picked up the jug and poured wine, but he woke up when he found that the wine had been finished.
He turned around and looked at the palace officials outside the pavilion: "What do you think of King Qin's last words?"
Chen Chang'an, the left chief of the palace, said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is something in King Qin's words. I will analyze the meaning first and let the others add to it."
"First, the King of Qin seems to know some inside story, so he advised the King to take care of himself, and it must have a major relationship with the court.
If it's just for some ordinary things, you won't be persuaded by making early plans.
Secondly, the second sentence is "Waiting for Brother Wang to return to Beijing." This sentence means that the king will definitely come to Beijing in the future.
However, the Ming vassal king's decree was not announced and the vassal king was not allowed to return to the capital. The king has been in Luoyang for fourteen years and has never returned to the capital.
Counting more than 60 princes in the more than two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, only a handful of princes have returned to Beijing, not even with the dignity of the king. What does King Qin mean by this?
Does it mean that your Majesty will attack other princes in the future, or will he only target the king? Or should we say that the Ming Dynasty law prohibiting entry into the capital without being summoned will be abolished in the future?
Third, the King of Qin finally "returned to you", which means that the King of Qin will not die.
The imperial edict stated that the Prince of Qin's Palace had committed nine major crimes, four of which could have revoked the title of Prince Qin, but they were only escorted back to Beijing.
Is this because His Majesty does not dare to kill, or cannot kill, or does not want to kill?
What’s more, can the princes meet frequently in the future? "
Every time Chen Changan analyzed a question, the expressions of everyone in the palace changed. In the end, their faces were full of doubts.
"Your Majesty, this is some analysis from the official. Maybe other adults have other ideas."
Prince Fu nodded and looked at the other people in the palace. Right Chief Shi Xue Minghai frowned.
"Your Majesty, regarding what King Qin said, I think the key point is to "make early plans". To put it bluntly, Your Majesty, these years..."
The meaning of Xue Minghai's words was obvious. He paused for a moment and then continued: "The national treasury is empty, the nine sides are in arrears, the guards are corrupt, and the courtiers are clique-like.
We don’t know how much money the eunuchs confiscated, but a rough estimate of the Qin Prince’s fleet is at least tens of millions. The national treasury will not be short of money for at least two or three years.
Your Majesty is rectifying the military affairs again, and you have Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, Han Huang and other capable ministers, who may be able to reverse the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
Where does the money come from? It must be that the family confiscation and genocide happened quickly, so..."
"So, the meaning of King Qin's words is to let the king make plans as soon as possible before the emperor takes action against the princes.
The king is the emperor's uncle, and he has donated his family property. The emperor is lenient and protects the king? "
"This is what I guess."
"But even if the emperor has complete control over the affairs of the court, what name can he use to mobilize the princes? The laws of the Ming Dynasty do not apply to princes."
"childish!"
Xue Minghai shouted angrily: "Can you charge me with treason? Hiding books in the belly of a fish? Dedicating a stele in Luohe River? Can we do this once? Your Majesty has the military power in his hands, so why don't you just say whatever you want?"
"Okay, stop arguing!"
Prince Fu waved his hand: "I always feel that there is something fishy about this matter. Chen Changshi will send people to Xi'an Mansion and Beijing City to check and see if there is any other news."
"By the way, write a memorandum of apology to the king. The responsibility will be borne by the king!"
After King Fu finished speaking, he left the pavilion and got on the carriage, slowly heading towards the city.
Prince Fu's expression changed from dull to complicated in an instant as he got on the carriage. The guesses of the palace officials were not unreasonable.
He judged for himself that the emperor would definitely take action against the prince, it was only a matter of time sooner or later.
In King Qin's motorcade on the other side, Teng Zao and Chen Quan were riding horses and walking side by side.
"Brother Teng, I thought King Qin would complain to King Fu, but nothing happened."
"Indeed, it's beyond our imagination!"
Teng Zao also breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that King Qin would complain to King Fu and scold the emperor under the influence of wine. Then they would be doomed. This result is naturally the best.
"Brother Chen, I think you should write a letter and send it back immediately..."
"Commander Chen and Commander Teng, please come here!"
Before Teng Zao finished speaking, the curtain of King Qin's carriage was opened, and King Qin's voice came,
When the two of them arrived, King Qin handed over a letter from the window: "This is the story of how I met King Fu. I have written a letter of apology. See if there is any problem. If there is no problem, send someone." Send him back to Beijing City!"
After the two took it and looked at it, Chen Quan's eyes were full of surprise: "King Qin, this..."
"This matter is my fault, so I will naturally bear the responsibility. There are so many crimes, so I don't care about this one."
"Thank you, His Highness King Qin!"
The two of them were not polite, and then Chen Quan quickly wrote a letter and arranged for someone to rush it to Beijing together with the letter of apology from King Qin.
A few days later, letters from King Qin, King Fu, Chen Quan, Luoyang Magistrate, Henan Chengxuan Envoy and others were sent to Dongnuan Pavilion.
Chongzhen, who was very busy with the matter of worshiping heaven, was also very surprised when he heard Wang Chengen's report.
After he opened and read everyone's letters, he understood the whole story.
Chen Quan's letter describes the ins and outs and process of the meeting between King Fu and King Qin in great detail.
The letter from the Luoyang government expressed his helplessness, while the letter from the Henan Chengxuan Government Envoy impeached King Fu for violating the laws of the Ming vassal, and asked the emperor to punish him.
The letters from King Fu and King Qin were to plead guilty to themselves and put all the blame on themselves.
Chongzhen took Chen Quan's fold in his hand and patted it gently, with a playful smile on his lips.
