to be honest.
When Zhu Yunzhen asked about the relationship between Xu Dongjiang and Huang Zicheng, he just wanted to observe his reaction and get some clues.
In his opinion, although Huang Zicheng is stupid and bad, he should not have the courage to rebel.
Historically, he was considered to have some integrity, and would rather the nine clans were executed than surrender and betray his master.
I never expected this casual question.
Xu Dongjiang actually begged for mercy.
Zhu Yunzhen was also confused, this was completely beyond his expectation!
But soon he regained his composure.
"Hmph, there is a god three feet above your head. The way of heaven is clear. Do you really think that I don't know about the things you have done? Why don't you recruit them from the truth!"
"Xiaguan doesn't dare to hide it!" Xu Dongjiang cried with snot and tears, and said tremblingly: "Xiaguan had a friendship with Huang Zicheng in the same age, so they had always had a good relationship, but it was just a normal human relationship. I haven’t done anything shady, let alone any corruption or violation of the law.”
"Just two days ago, I suddenly received a secret letter from Huang Zicheng, talking about His Highness the Grand Sun."
"He believes that His Highness Taisun is not the emperor's eldest grandson, so establishing him as crown prince would be detrimental to the country."
"Furthermore, all the policies implemented by His Highness the Grand Sun do not follow ancient laws and act arbitrarily. If he inherits the throne, the Ming Dynasty will go into an abyss of eternal destruction."
"The only way out for the future of the Ming Dynasty is to support Zhu Yunwen, the emperor's eldest grandson, as the crown prince."
"He asked his subordinates to deliberately try to interfere with His Highness Taisun's arrival, delaying the opportunity to fight, and causing His Highness Taisun to suffer a huge defeat."
"If he contacts many colleagues in the court and works together, he will definitely depose His Highness Taisun as the crown prince."
Xu Dongjiang told everything about Huang Zicheng's secret letter.
This is really an unexpected gain.
"Where is the secret letter now?" Zhu Yunxi asked in a deep voice.
"It's still at the official's house." Xu Dongjiang said: "Huang Zicheng originally stated in the letter that after reading it, the secret letter must be burned and destroyed immediately."
"But the official thought that this would be extremely important evidence in case the court investigates it in the future, so he secretly kept it."
"I'm going to get it right now."
You are afraid of being cheated, or that the other party will make trouble and kill the donkey in the future.
Or maybe he wants to use this to blackmail Huang Zicheng in the future and seek benefits for himself.
They are all old foxes in officialdom.
Zhu Yunzhen saw through Xu Dongjiang's true thoughts at a glance.
These people are working together in collusion and are plotting against each other.
What they say is to treat each other with sincerity and share weal and woe.
But the things they do in private are more dirty and dirty than the last.
However, this is a good thing for him.
Zhu Yunzhen winked.
Jiang Wei immediately led several Jinyi guards to escort Xu Dongjiang and took the secret letter.
Zhu Yunxuan took it and looked at it, murderous intent suddenly arose in his heart.
In his eyes, although Huang Zicheng in history was hateful, he was still loyal to his master, but he was just too incompetent to be reused.
As Lao Zhu said, even if they are only mediocre scholars, they are at least loyal.
The court can use it.
Therefore, even though he fought with Huang Zicheng several times, Zhu Yunzhen was merciful and did not want to kill him.
But he didn't expect Huang Zicheng to be so stubborn.
In the secret letter, although he did not explicitly say that he wanted to kill him, he instead said that he wanted to keep him safe.
But in fact it's not much different, or even worse.
He was sacrificing the wealth and lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Jiaxing and even along the coast in exchange for the opportunity to dethrone him as crown prince.
How could you be so cruel and ruthless?
He keeps setting up his heart for heaven and earth, establishing his destiny for the people, and continuing his unique teachings for the saints.
But what he actually did was so despicable and despicable.
The people were so innocent that they became victims in his hands for no reason.
Zhu Yunzhen's anger surged.
For a moment, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
I am still a little too naive.
Political struggle has always been very cruel.
Life and death.
He wanted to carry out reforms and bring Ming Dynasty into a new era.
And what Huang Zicheng represents is precisely the most conservative and stubborn group.
In their eyes, a person who does not abide by feudal etiquette is a treasonous person who deserves death.
If the other party is the crown prince, he should be deposed.
If he were an emperor, he would also be called a coward.
The conflict between them is inherently incompatible and incompatible.
He does not have the identity of the emperor's eldest grandson, so he can only be said to be a trigger.
After all, he is now the crown prince, and the dispute between elder and younger should have come to an end long ago.
But the series of policies he implemented next were the fundamental reason why a group of people led by Huang Zicheng clung to him.
"The wheel of history cannot stop because of anyone. No matter who stands in the way, they will only be crushed to pieces."
Zhu Yunxuan collected the secret message.
Since Huang Zicheng is so stubborn, don't blame him for being ruthless.
A person who sacrifices tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people as a "price" at every turn, whether for himself or for the world, cannot be let go easily.
Xu Dongjiang was still kneeling aside, looking at him eagerly.
Zhu Yunzhen glanced at him.
Huang Zicheng just wanted him to let the emperor's grandson suffer a defeat at the expense of the people.
But this guy, taking this opportunity to refuse to open the city gate, is trying to kill him!
Fortunately, the new army is powerful.
Otherwise, I am afraid that he would have been killed by the Japanese pirates now, or he would be frantically escaping for his life.
This man deserves to die!
It's just that the Jiaxing Mansion still needs someone in charge.
We have just experienced a war, and there are many things to deal with on all aspects.
Next, we will immediately go to recover Songjiang Mansion.
Logistical issues require coordination from all parties.
It is not impossible to kill him now and appoint a new prefect.
But even if it is just due to unfamiliarity with the process and personnel, or a slight mistake in coordination, resulting in a delay of two or three days, it will be a serious delay to the fighter aircraft.
As for killing him, there is no need to rush.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxuan had an idea in his mind.
"Very good!" He said, "You dare to collude with the court ministers and try to harm the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. This is a serious crime of treason. It is not an exaggeration to punish your nine clans."
"Plop!" Xu Dongjiang knelt on his knees, so frightened that there was no trace of blood left in his body.
Zhu Yunzhen said: "However, Gu Nian, if you can find your way back, take the initiative to report Huang Zicheng, and hand over the secret letter, it will not give you a chance of survival."
"Now that war is imminent, I allow you to continue working on death penalty, raise food and wages, appease the people, and maintain public order."
"You have to work hard. If you make any mistakes, you will die yourself."
Working under penalty of death is a system invented by Lao Zhu.
Because the anti-corruption campaign was so ruthless, there was no one available in the local government offices.
We have no choice but to allow those officials who have committed crimes to remain in office in chains.
As a result, officials in the court were interrogating criminals and investigating cases.
On the other side, his own feet were actually shackled.
Because he had been sentenced to death a long time ago, but the execution time had not yet come.
In the eyes of many people in later generations, this was too funny.
However, in Zhu Yunxuan's view, although this system is not very good, it still has its advantages when used occasionally in special times.
Letting you work in chains actually gives you a chance to save yourself.
Just like probation in later generations, as long as you behave well, you will have the opportunity to change your sentence.
Under such circumstances, officials working in Dai Zui's office did not dare to have the slightest idea of not fulfilling their duties with all their heart.
Of course, this only applies to special periods and circumstances.
For example, dealing with Xu Dongjiang now.
In the long run, officials should still be allowed to work normally.
When Xu Dongjiang heard this, he couldn't help but be happy.
"Thank you, Your Highness Taisun."
Zhu Yunxuan said coldly: "After the war is over, you will return to Beijing with Gu Gu, meet His Majesty, and submit the secret letter."
"As for how Grandpa Huang will deal with you, it depends on your fate."
boom!
Xu Dongjiang felt as if there was a thunderous explosion.
What is the character of His Majesty today?
At least, to officials, he was definitely an extremely cruel king.
He killed officials without mercy.
To murder his favorite grandson?
I'm afraid it's not enough to be cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, right?
But immediately, a glimmer of hope ignited in Xu Dongjiang's heart.
After all, His Highness Taisun had no intention of entering the city, so when Jiang Yu came to ask for the city gate to be opened, it was on his own initiative.
Moreover, His Highness Taisun is not in any danger, not even a hair has been lost.
Those Japanese pirates and rebels were all killed by him until they were bleeding like rivers. How could they injure him at all?
His Royal Highness Taisun is fine. He has committed a crime and is doing his job. If he can make a great contribution, there may still be a glimmer of hope for survival.
Xu Dongjiang had such thoughts in his heart.
He didn't know that in Zhu Yunxuan's heart, he had already been sentenced to death.
It's just that we have to squeeze out the last bit of value from him.
Anyway, based on Zhu Yunzhen's understanding of Lao Zhu, this evil man didn't have to do it himself.
It was impossible for Lao Zhu to let him go.
Taking him back to Beijing, on the one hand, he accused Huang Zicheng, leaving him speechless.
On the other hand, it was just the right time to send him to the guillotine.
Seeing Xu Dongjiang still stunned, Zhu Yunzhen glared at him again.
"Go to work quickly!"
Xu Dongjiang hurriedly thanked him profusely and went to deal with relevant matters overnight.
Zhu Yunxuan immediately took the time to sleep.
The new army did not pursue for long, so they left the rest of the pursuit to the few soldiers and horses that left Jiaxing City.
These soldiers, led by Qianhu, pursued them all night.
The new army took this opportunity to quickly enter a state of rest.
Early the next morning, Zhu Yunxuan arrived at the New Army's camp early.
At this time, the entire army has been assembled, and everyone is in high spirits and has high morale.
At this time, the quality of an elite army was fully reflected.
After several days of high-intensity marching and a fierce battle last night, we only needed one night's rest to recover as before.
This is the real elite army.
Of course, this is also because the battle yesterday was so beautiful.
It greatly boosted their morale.
Many of the New Army soldiers signed up from military households and had experienced war.
They all knew the power of the flintlock gun.
After all, I train every day in the school.
But before they have actually been on the battlefield and experienced actual combat testing, many people still feel unavoidable.
Is it really possible?
Especially hearing the rising and rising doubts outside.
Many New Army soldiers were also very uneasy.
But yesterday's battle, all the uneasiness and doubts disappeared.
His Highness Taisun's new tactics truly created incredible miracles.
this moment.
The new army is up and down.
The worship of Zhu Yunzhen has reached an unprecedented level, almost crazy.
In the eyes of the New Army soldiers, His Highness Taisun not only invented the flintlock gun, but also formulated the best tactical strategy. This was a miracle.
At this moment, looking at Zhu Yunxuan's childish face and ungrown figure, the soldier no longer looked down upon him, and no longer wondered why he should accept the command of a child.
In his eyes, Zhu Yunzhen was no longer a human being, but a god.
It is only natural to obey his orders.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if Lao Zhu now deposes Zhu Yunxuan as the crown prince, even if he becomes an ordinary person without any identity, the soldiers of the New Army will carry out his orders unswervingly and without hesitation.
After this battle, Zhu Yunzhen truly established his prestige and took control of his own power.
Instead of just relying on the blessing of the emperor's grandson.
At the front of the queue, Zheng He's eyes were equally enthusiastic.
It has been recorded in history books that a certain general accomplished the miracle of annihilating thousands of enemies without any casualties on his own side.
Zheng He has always regarded this as a fallacy.
Exaggeration.
But yesterday's battle was something he experienced personally.
I watched hundreds of new troops defeat tens of thousands of Japanese pirates.
It's like seeing a miracle happening before your eyes, and you are still a participant.
Zheng He will never forget this kind of shock.
He is now extremely lucky to have joined the disciples of His Highness Taisun.
Otherwise, he would never be able to create such a record in his entire life.
Don't even think about it.
If you are an enemy of His Highness Taisun...
This thought flashed through my mind and I didn’t think about it again.
Because the answer is self-evident.
He had no chance of winning.
Zhu Yunxuan felt the hot gazes of everyone, and he knew in his heart that this new army would be truly loyal to him from now on.
"Everyone worked hard for the battle yesterday."
His words were concise and to the point.
"After I return to Beijing, I will reward you based on my merits and will not treat any of you badly."
"Today, we still need to continue to persevere and regain Songjiang."
Soldiers are valuable and quick.
We must not give the Japanese pirates and those rebels any chance to breathe.
After Zhu Yunzhen finished speaking, he waved his hand.
The whole army set off and ran wildly.
From Jiaxing City to Songjiang Prefecture, it is more than 130 miles.
By the time the sun set in the west, he had already seen the city wall of Songjiang Mansion.
"The entire army is in combat mode and ready to attack the city!"
(End of chapter)
