Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen was awakened by the chamberlain. When he heard an emergency report from the Security Bureau, he shook his head with a headache and arranged for someone to give him water.
Tang Buping and Huo Lin entered the palace.
Tang Buping told Hu Dun everything about what happened and the investigation.
After Zhu Yunwen finished listening, he looked at a bamboo leaf on the table: "You mean, this week's secret envoy is hiding in the palace with a bamboo forest. There are not a few wealthy families in Jinling who have bamboo forests. Ordinary people also plant them. It’s made of bamboo, I’m afraid it’s inappropriate to speculate like this.”
Huo Lin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, according to Bai Yiyi's account, Ambassador Zhou has been with Gujin all year round. He is Gujin's personal guard and a key figure in Gujin's external contacts. His hiding place, even if he is not beside Gujin, will definitely not be there. Too far. There used to be a bamboo forest in Prince Dai's Mansion, but it was later cut down by Prince Dai. These bamboo leaves must not have come from Prince Dai's Mansion."
Zhu Yunwen was silent for a moment and asked: "Except Prince Dai's Mansion, which other prince's palace does not have a bamboo forest?"
Bamboo is a common thing in Jiangnan courtyards, and there is no shortage of it in the palace.
Huo Lin asked for an order: "If the matter is urgent, please make an order from the emperor to let the security bureau search all the palaces!"
"Search the palace?"
Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "Don't disturb the peace of the emperor's uncles because of some doubts. Since the king is ready to take action, let him do it. I will wait for him outside Wuying Palace. As for the rectification within the Security Bureau, we will wait for it. Let’s do this after this matter is over.”
Tang Buping looked at Huo Lin. The two of them bowed and left the hall without saying anything else.
At this time, it was the third watch of the night.
Zhu Yunwen lay on the bed unable to sleep.
The one who couldn't sleep was the acting king Zhu Gui. He was sitting on the bed, looking at the sleeping Princess Xu. He couldn't help but reach out his hand and touch her gently. This woman had been with him for eighteen years.
For eighteen years, she has been the woman he trusts and loves most.
Now, I am going to rebel.
It's done, she will become the queen.
If not, she will become a corpse.
Zhu Gui was a little nervous.
Princess Xu slowly opened her eyes, looked at Zhu Gui beside her, smiled slightly, closed her eyes again, and asked tiredly: "It's so late, why don't you fall asleep?"
Zhu Gui looked outside through the curtains and whispered: "Since you're awake, come and talk to me. Tonight is too long, so long that there seems to be no dawn."
Princess Xu sat up, took the cattail leaf fan from the side, and blew the wind to Zhu Gui: "You are overtired. I heard that you have been busy these days to ensure that Jinling's coal supply is stable and there are no problems."
The corner of Zhu Gui's mouth was a little bitter, and he whispered to Princess Xu: "There are some things that I have been hiding from you. But if I don't tell you tonight, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to tell you again."
Princess Xu smiled: "Do you still need to hide it between you and me? What's the matter? Just tell me and I'll listen."
Zhu Gui took Princess Xu in his arms and took a deep breath: "Do you know about Cao Guogong Li Jinglong?"
Princess Xu frowned: "Why did you mention this rebellious person?"
Zhu Gui chuckled: "Princess Xu, how do you think Zhu Yunwen should be the emperor?"
Princess Xu replied seriously: "Emperor Jianwen is very good. In the past eleven years, the Ming Dynasty has been prosperous, which is his contribution, not to mention his contribution to the expansion of territory. According to me, he is indeed the most outstanding grandson of Taizu. .”
Zhu Gui took the cattail leaf fan and slapped it twice: "But have you ever thought about it? Zhu Yunwen did a lot of wrong things, which made people angry. A few days ago, the navy sent intelligence that there was a great victory in Kyoto. Do you know that that was not the case? The Great Victory in Kyoto was the Massacre in Kyoto. Zhu Yunwen gave the order to massacre all the Japanese in hundreds of miles of Kyoto. Zhu Yunwen went crazy."
"Ah?" Princess Xu looked at Zhu Gui in surprise: "You mean the massacre?"
Zhu Gui nodded heavily: "Yes, it was a real massacre. Remember, when Zhang Fu massacred the sergeants of Duobang City in Annan, he only selected some people and did not kill them all. But the navy will This must be done, no matter men, women, old or young, they will all be slaughtered. Do you think this nephew of mine is murderous?"
Princess Xu looked at Zhu Gui uneasily, her face a little pale.
white.
It is not that there were no cases of massacres in the Central Plains Dynasty, but most of these massacres were targeted at the opposing army. Massacres that did not distinguish between soldiers and civilians, including women, children and the elderly, were rare.
"After all, he is a Japanese, so he must die..."
Princess Xu thought for a while and said with relief.
Anyway, the people who died were not the people of the Ming Dynasty. Besides, the Japanese sounded dirty, so killing them would be okay.
Zhu Gui shook his head: "What I want to say is not the massacre in Kyoto, but that Zhu Yunwen is possessed. There is a beast in his heart, and he will not be safe unless he eats people. Think about it, since Zhu Yunwen came to the throne , how many times the Ming Dynasty fought foreign wars, each one was bigger in scale than the other!"
"Nowadays, people in Jinling say that they can conquer the world, but have you ever thought that this is probably the result of Zhu Yunwen's exaggeration, the result of Zhu Yunwen being unable to contain his murderous intention and wanting to fight the world! He has gone crazy. He is possessed, he is possessed, he needs endless wars and the sacrifices of countless people to suppress his inner demons!"
Princess Xu looked at Zhu Gui, and it was hard to imagine that these words came from his mouth, and it was also hard to imagine that Zhu Yunwen was such a person.
Zhu Yunwen seemed to have become a wild beast, driving groups of people to their deaths, while he drank blood to soothe the restlessness in his heart.
Zhu Gui said solemnly: "Do you know why Fengtian Temple was burned down?"
"Isn't it an accidental fire?"
Princess Xu asked doubtfully.
Zhu Gui shook his head: "It's not that, it's God's warning and punishment to Zhu Yunwen! Think about it, there are so many halls in the palace, why is Fengtian Hall burned down? Because it symbolizes the destiny of heaven! God no longer recognizes Zhu Yunwen , if the Ming Dynasty does not change its emperor, it is likely to perish."
"Change the emperor?!"
Princess Xu exclaimed and quickly covered her mouth in fear: "Your Majesty, you must not say these words, or there will be a big disaster!"
Zhu Gui chuckled: "What's the big trouble if you follow God's will? As the saying goes, those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. Princess Xu, I just want to follow God's will and do something big. This thing , Father also approved it."
Princess Xu did not react for a moment.
Father's permission?
Which father?
Are you talking about Emperor Hongwu who died long ago and now only his skeleton remains? Why didn't I know how he approved it?
However, this is no longer important!
The important thing is that Princess Xu finally realized that Zhu Gui was going to rebel and replace her with Zhu Yunwen!
"Your Majesty, no."
Princess Xu was so frightened that she trembled and quickly persuaded her.
Zhu Gui shook his head: "The arrow is on the string and must be fired. We can either become the Nine-Five Masters or go under the Nine Springs. This is our fate and the arrangement of heaven."
Princess Xu looked at the man in front of her with cold sweat on her hands.
Even if I have been sleeping with him for eighteen years, I still can't see through what he is thinking, why he has ambitions, and why he has reached this point!
This is a dead end!
