"This is Qitai's confession!"
East Palace.
Zhu Yunzhen and Yao Guangxiao sat opposite each other.
He took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it over.
Yao Guangxiao read it carefully and said, "How is Your Highness going to deal with it?"
Zhu Yunzhen smiled and said: "This is exactly what I want to ask you."
Yao Guang Xiao said: "According to the poor monk's opinion, just seal this book and put it in a high cabinet."
"Don't you need to give it to Grandpa Huang?" Zhu Yunzhen was a little confused.
"No need!" Yao Guangxiao shook his head.
"Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and Prince Heng have an irreversible relationship. It is known to the world, and your Majesty knows it very well."
"What the two of them did was not corruption or bribery. Who were they doing it for?"
"If it's just Huang Zicheng, it's possible that he acted secretly and didn't even know about Prince Heng."
"But Huang Zicheng is still in prison, and Qi Tai did not hesitate to issue military documents for others when he should have kept a low profile. This can only be Prince Heng's idea."
"Qitai has been cautious all his life and would not be so confused."
"Your Majesty knows these things clearly."
"If you don't tell me clearly, you just care about brotherhood."
"His Majesty said, "Virtue and etiquette come first, and ax comes last."
"When Prince Heng committed a crime, you were not in a hurry to punish him or announce his crimes, but instead tried to reform him. That is virtue."
"In the case of Huang Zicheng, His Majesty advised you to kill him directly, which was also the intention."
"Huang Zicheng has a close relationship with Prince Heng. If you lock him up, people will inevitably think that you intend to implicate Prince Heng."
"If he is dead, that will show your magnanimity."
Zhu Yunzhen nodded silently.
He didn't think so deeply, but after hearing what Yao Guangxiao said, he thought it made sense.
"You did a good job in killing Qitai."
Yao Guangxiao picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, handed one cup to Zhu Yunzhen, and kept one cup for himself.
He picked it up, took a sip, and then put down the tea cup.
"There are two benefits to executing Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng together."
"First, it shows that you have no intention of using the two people's names to implicate others, regardless of the feelings of flesh and blood, to attack brothers."
"This is your virtue in His Majesty's eyes."
"Secondly, once Qi Tai dies, King Heng and Chang Mao will think that he has not confessed anything and that they are still safe."
"As a result, they may continue to take risks."
"When things happen, it's because they don't repent, so no one else can blame them."
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said, "That's the truth."
"Jiang Wei has found out that Princess Anqing has the deepest relationship with Prince Jin, but now that Prince Jin is far away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, it would be a bit strange to talk about planning with her."
Yao Guangxiao said: "A wise man is planning thousands of miles away, so this suspicion cannot be ruled out."
Zhu Yunzhen nodded and said: "The King of Jin has great military achievements among the kings, no less than his fourth uncle King Yan. I would not be surprised at all if he has any ambitions."
The historical King Zhu Fan of Jin was one of the nine fortress princes together with King Zhu Di of Yan.
Moreover, the army he commanded was no less than that of Zhu Di, and he was the son and daughter of Duke Ying Fu Youde.
His influence in the army is no less than that of King Zhu Di of Yan.
He was at odds with Zhu Di.
This is also Lao Zhu’s intentional arrangement.
Let them keep each other in check.
However, the historical Jin King Zhu Fan died two months before Lao Zhu's death.
If not, whether Zhu Di can succeed in his rebellion is still a matter of opinion.
Of course, with Zhu Yunwen's "magic operation", he might also be forced to rebel.
The more powerful the vassal king was, the more ambitious he was.
"Your Highness Taisun," Yao Guangxiao suddenly said seriously: "It is not a poor monk interceding for King Yan."
"The King of Yan did have the ambition to seize the crown prince before."
"However, since both Qian Monk and Zheng He have joined the Taisun, they have also made it clear to the King of Yan that he should not have any further thoughts."
"King Yan is a sensible person."
"With his grandson here, King Yan will never have any ambitions."
Zhu Yunxuan laughed.
Zhu Di is ambitious.
Otherwise, when they first met Yao Guangxiao, they would not have taken him in.
However, he didn't care about this.
There are many ambitious people in this world, but few capable people.
If we say that everyone who has the idea of becoming emperor is killed, then I am afraid that more than half of the people in the world will be killed.
They can't be emperor, just because they don't have the ability.
Just like the people of later generations, who doesn’t want to be the richest man in the world?
Born in the feudal era, who wouldn’t want to become a master?
As long as Zhu Di doesn't do anything else in the future, he has no intention of delving into it.
"I know it alone."
Zhu Yunxuan gently led him over and said with a smile: "Jin Yiwei checked the previous information and found that my third brother also had a very good relationship with Aunt Anqing and Ouyang Lun in the past."
Zhu Yunxi can be regarded as a member of the noble line of military generals.
It would make sense if Chang Mao was loyal to him.
Borrowing Zhu Yunwen's hand, he put the blame on Zhu Yunwen, his grandson.
Wait until Zhu Yunwen is deposed or killed, and then tell Lao Zhu about Zhu Yunwen's crimes.
Then, he can reap the benefits.
Zhu Yunzhen had to think in this direction.
Although Zhu Yunxi always looked like a loving brother in front of him.
But who knows if he is also a master of acting like Zhu Yunwen.
You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must not have the intention of guarding against others.
"The person behind Ouyang Lun may be him, so how are you going to deal with it?" Yao Guangxiao asked.
"Qi Tai said he did not know Ouyang Lun was involved in this matter."
Zhu Yunwen said: "It is unlikely that Qi Tai is lying about this matter. He is going to die anyway. Even Zhu Yunwen has confessed. There is no reason to keep Ouyang Lun alive after all of them were executed."
"There are only three possibilities."
"First, Zhu Yunwen concealed the matter."
"Second, Chang Mao concealed the matter."
"Third, Zhu Yunwen and Chang Mao concealed the matter together."
"I think it is unlikely that Zhu Yunwen concealed something. His relationship with Chang Mao is not as good as with Qi Tai."
"The most likely thing is that Chang Mao kept it secret from Zhu Yunwen and Qi Tai."
"Whether it is the King of Jin or the King of Wu Zhu Yunxi who is behind Chang Mao, we want to find out. I believe Zhu Yunwen wants to find out even more."
"Now, the Japanese pirates have escaped, Ouyang Lun is dead, Qi Tai is dead, and Huang Zicheng is dead."
"Zhu Yunwen must find out why Ouyang Lun was involved in the Japanese pirates."
"Just let him go find Chang Mao to quarrel with him, and send people to keep an eye on Chang Mao."
"If Zhu Yunwen goes to find him, he will inevitably go to find the person behind him."
"As long as you keep an eye on Chang Mao, you can find the person behind him."
Yao Guangxiao clapped his hands and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Taisun is indeed thoughtful, yes, yes!"
"However, no matter whether the other party is the King of Jin or the King of Wu, even if he is found out, it will be difficult to convict him."
Lao Zhu didn't want to see flesh and blood killing each other, and Zhu Yunzhen couldn't do such a thing.
"It doesn't matter!" Zhu Yunxi smiled faintly and said, "Don't forget, the Japanese pirates escaped!"
(End of chapter)
