King Zhu Jianlin of Han was kneeling on the ground. He did not dare to raise his head. Although he knew that what he did would make the emperor's brother angry, the result of being locked up in prison for half a year was something he did not expect.
I am the King of Han who was personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor. I am the most noble person in the Ming Dynasty. How could I be imprisoned like ordinary people for molesting a woman?
At first, he just thought that Zhang Bao was on the street during the Lantern Festival, and just to calm the anger of the people, he let the Shuntian government officials take him away. On the first night after entering the prison, he didn't sleep at all.
He believed that the royal family and nobles would not spend the night in such a shabby and smelly place. It won't be long before he will be picked up.
That day was the Lantern Festival, and the moon outside was so big and round, so damn, Zhu Jianlin was sitting on the bed covered with weeds, looking at the moonlight outside through the bars, and staged a real version of the Ming Dynasty Prince behind bars. tears…………
Watched it all night.
No one came to pick him up.
After that, Zhu Jianlin started to plead with himself again. The emperor brother might be too angry and asked him to stay one more night and suffer a little. Today he will be called to Qianqing Palace and reprimanded, and the emperor's sister-in-law will do it for him. Just talk and you'll be fine.
The fact is that Zhang Yan did not speak for him after learning about this matter. Although Zhang Yan took care of Zhu Jianlin and had feelings for him, she also knew that the emperor had his own rules when doing things, so she interfered It's wrong, not to mention that Zhu Jianlin dared to molest women on the street today, and would dare to seek wealth and murder tomorrow. It was also good to suffer a little and temper his temper.
Prince Ping Zhu Jianshi spoke up for Zhu Jianlin, but in exchange he was reprimanded and banned from the palace for a month...
The other younger brothers and sisters, after seeing the fate of the third brother, did not dare to express their opinions.
Zhu Jianlin waited in jail for another day, eating the standard prison food of small carrots and steamed cornstarch.
At first, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture wanted to open a small kitchen for the King of Han Dynasty and change it to a luxurious room, but Zhu Jianshen stopped him.
On the first day, Zhu Jianlin refused to eat. He stayed up till night. He was so hungry that he could only put down his dignity as the Prince of Ming Dynasty and eat.
In this way, apart from not being beaten in prison, Zhu Jianlin lived the life of a prisoner. For half a year, he became the first prince of the Ming Dynasty to enter the capital prison. Of course, after the Jingnan incident, King Wu and others were imprisoned. Being imprisoned in the Fengyang Shouling Mausoleum is not considered to have served prison food.
In addition to treatment, there is also a change in the views of Zhu Jianlin from the prison bosses and the yamen guards. In the first two months, the prison bosses were polite to him. From time to time, they could even eat a meal from the yamen servants to improve the food. But as time goes by, they no longer take special care of Zhu Jianlin, because for whatever reason, because it has been more than half a year, no one has come to ask Zhu Jianlin...
It seems that Ming Dynasty no longer wants this prince, His Majesty the Emperor wants to lock him up here until death......
Of course, not only these prison chiefs, but also Zhu Jianlin himself felt this way.
When he saw Zhang Bao again, his face was already full of beard and his hair was messy. Although he had not lost much weight, his spirit was extremely low.
He entered the palace and knelt before His Majesty the Emperor.
And Zhu Jianshen looked at Zhu Jianlin's appearance at this time without any pity.
You can shine like the sun in the sky and enjoy the treatment of the Prince of Ming Dynasty, but you can't block the light of ordinary people's existence for your own selfish desires. This is not only forgetting your roots, but also a beast...
Zhu Jianlin knelt on the ground for such a long time without seeing His Majesty the Emperor speak. At that moment, he mustered up the courage to speak again: "Your Majesty, my younger brother Zhu Jianlin is going to kowtow to Your Majesty again..."
After Zhu Jianshen heard this, he said coldly: "Raise your head."
Zhu Jianlin slowly raised his head, but his eyes were wandering and he did not dare to look at Zhu Jianshen.
"You're afraid, what are you afraid of?"
"My brother is afraid that Your Majesty will be angry..."
"I have been detained for half a year, why am I still angry? Tell me, why don't you want to go to North Korea?"
"Brother Chen, there is no..."
"To be honest..." Zhu Jianshen's voice was raised by two points.
After Zhu Jianlin heard this, he shuddered. After a moment of pause, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no vassal king who has granted vassal status to North Korea. My brother heard that North Korea was in chaos and was afraid of dying in North Korea. , and as I am the first vassal king to be entrusted to Korea, I always feel that Your Majesty does not like me and does not want me to stay in the Ming Dynasty."
After Zhang Bao, who was standing next to Zhu Jianshen, listened to Zhu Jianshen's honest and somewhat explicit words, he observed His Majesty's face calmly and sighed softly. His Majesty was not angry, so that's good...
"Listen, this must be the truth?"
"Every word is true, Your Majesty, my brother, I don't dare to lie." Zhu Jianlin said quickly, his eyes full of panic. He was afraid that although he was the emperor's younger brother, the emperor's biological father was still in Nangong. , no matter how much family affection is in the royal family, it can be reduced by half, and maybe he will die of a serious illness...
"Do you know why I ignored the etiquette and made you the King of Han? What I want you to go to is Seoul, Seoul, the original capital of North Korea. The population prosperity there is no less than that of my prefecture in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and even more so. Better than the southwest frontier.”
"Even if you are afraid, why don't you tell me and instead do such a dirty thing to taint yourself? You have done one bad thing, even if the Ming Dynasty royal family does a hundred good things that are beneficial to the people, it will not restore the hearts of the people. view."
"Your Majesty, I regret it. I shouldn't..." Zhu Jianlin said, as if thinking about what he had experienced in prison for the past six months, he shed tears. Of course, these tears were tears of regret. Whether it was tears of grievance or grievance, I don’t know.
"I am very disappointed in you, King Han..."
"Do you think the princes of the Ming Dynasty, the royal family members, and the descendants of Taizu should be trapped in the palace for the rest of their lives, eating and waiting to die? I asked you to go to North Korea to protect the territory of the Ming Dynasty, not to let you Go enjoy it, you will have a guard, and you will be given some autonomy in the future to do something for the Ming Dynasty. Isn’t it something that the descendants of Taizu and Taizong should do?"
"You must think that King Xiang went to North Korea because King Xiang did some things in Xiangyang, which aroused criticism from the court, and I also have a grudge in my heart. You are wrong again. I commissioned King Xiang to go to North Korea to join the vassal state, just to let him Take care of you."
"Ordinary soldiers don't throw their lives and blood on the front lines just to support a clan coward like you..."
"You can't go to Seoul. You have let me down. I have changed a place for you, which is worthy of your high status as a prince. Go back. Go back and clean up. Go to North Korea. If I don't call you, you will never be able to return……"
After Zhu Jianlin heard this, he wiped his tears, sniffed, and kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, long live long live long live long live... I have retreated... This retreat will... Your Majesty wants to Take care of your dragon body, I will always think of your majesty in Korea."
After Zhu Jianshen listened, he just closed his eyes and did not speak.
After Zhu Jianlin finished speaking, he slowly stood up and walked out.
Looking at Zhu Jianlin's back, Zhu Jianshen paused for a moment, then said: "Before departure, let's take a last look at your mother and father..."
After hearing this, Zhu Jianlin burst into tears. He turned around and saluted Zhu Jianshen again: "My brother, I thank you for your kindness..."
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