Chapter 178.

Joo is very hungry.

Or rather, he always felt that he could never satisfy his appetite.

So after having eaten the rice porridge, not an hour later, like a gourmand, he started eating like a madman.

That big pig’s hoof, chewed by Zhu is like a skeleton.

It’s a pain in the ass for the Shang Din Supervisor.

Because His Majesty remains ‘unawakened’ even in the great inner sanctum, which is of course Zhu’s need for secrecy, not many people know about it, just a handful of dozen or so.

And none of these people are the heart of the heart.

But now …… the side of the bedchamber, the demand for food suddenly skyrocketed.

The people in the internal catering room were a little bit confused, knowing that throughout the day, there was almost no demand for food over at the bedchamber, and even though there were a dozen people there, no one had much of an appetite.

And the diet of the nobles in the palace, they have long been touched thoroughly, now …… but suddenly have to supply a variety of fatty things, what lamb, what elbow ……

This is also Lost Ha personally come to order food, the internal catering room does not dare to neglect, that the leader of the old eunuchs will dry smile: “Grand Eunuch …… how all of a sudden …… nobles … …”

“You do not ask more, this is also not the palace nobles eat, is ……” also lost Ha paused, the brain is very bright out of a name, then immediately said:” is that Annan Hou, he is hungry. ”

The old eunuch’s ‘delicate body’ trembled, this Marquis of Annan, how is he like the Taotie?

Yiluoha ignored the old eunuch’s face full of shock, he can’t do anything about it, His Majesty’s matter is definitely not to be said, the food of the nobles is rationed, we all know in our hearts, and this matter doesn’t dare to be planted on the head of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Royal Grandson.

Thinking about it, in comparison, only An Nan Marquis Zhang An Shi is suitable to carry this black pot.

Also lost ha personally pass food in, Zhu Di is still feasting, grunt and drink a few cups of water wine, ha a breath, before a face of comfort said: “into his mother, really painful, I have not been hungry for a long time, the last time such a hungry time, or in the time of the Jingdan, was surrounded by thieves, rushed to kill the night before the relief of the time.”

Zhang Anshi looked on in disbelief, but did not dare to say anything.

This just recovered from the disease is truly not suitable for such a big fish and meat, but the other party is the emperor, can he stop it?

At this time, Zhu Di said, “Are things all disposed of?”

This was said to Yee Lost Ha.

Yiluoha bowed and said, “It has been disposed of, and His Highness the King of Zhao’s side has received the decree.”

“What happens after you take the order?”

Also lost ha, “The slave girl did not let people to stake out ……”

Zhu frowned.

Yiluoha hurriedly explained, “At this time, the inner sanctum should be in chaos, and if there are still people on this side of the palace keeping an eye on His Highness, the King of Zhao, if they are noticed by someone who is interested, they might find it fishy.”

Zhu Di nodded his head, “How are my Ministers of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, and the Ministers of the Ministries?”

“It looks like it is so anxious that it dares not go out of the palace now, waiting for a summons at any time.”

Zhu said faintly, “These people are not oil-saving lamps either, ghostly.”

After a moment’s pause, Zhu Di added: “The person who poisoned the Shang Cuisine Supervisor, have you found out yet?”

“There are four that are the most suspicious, and they have all been taken down.” Yiluoha said expressionlessly, “No one of these four will come out alive until we find the person who poisoned them.”

Zhu Di said, “Investigate thoroughly.”

“Yes.”

Only then did Zhu Di look at Zhang Anshi and said cautiously, “The crown prince and the royal grandson should stay in the palace, as for Zhang Qing, he still has to be outside the palace, you and Zhu Yong, must not divulge any information and set up for me outside the palace, got it?”

Zhang Anshi said, “I obey the decree.”

Zhang Anshi then went to say goodbye to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji’s sadness came and went quickly, and by now he was already commanding Yi Wang Zhu to help him pound his back with a smug look on his face.

Zhang Anshi cursed: “He is your own uncle, how dare you ask him to do such a thing?”

Zhu Zhanji said with a straight face, “Uncle is voluntary ah.”

Chu beamed, “No, I didn’t volunteer, and I’m not happy about it.”

Zhang Anshi went up to touch Zhu Zhanji’s head and patiently said, “Don’t bully your uncle, got it? Be a man with a conscience, alright, uncle is going out of the palace, you be good here, don’t miss it.”

Zhu Zhanji gave an oh, not a hint of lingering, but looked up and asked Zhu, “Is there an ice cellar in the palace as well?”

Feeling hurt, Zhang Anshi didn’t bother to pay attention to him anymore and hurried out of the palace.

Bringing Zhu Yong out of the palace, Zhang Anshi however, realized that when he walked out of the inner sanctum, he attracted the attention of many people.

Both the ministers and eunuchs who entered and left the palace forbidden were looking at Zhang Anshi with a strange look, both wanting to go up and pry, but at the same time, not daring to act rashly.

Thus, it was only under their watchful eyes that Zhang Anshi went out through the noon gate.

Zhang Anshi stretched a lazy waist, spit out a mouthful of cloudy air before saying, “Hey …… Lao Er, we can not rest now, there are still many things to do it, first and the third brother, fourth brother rendezvous, the next to do a big vote.”

Zhu Yong gave an ohhhh.

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but say, “Why don’t you ask us what we’re doing, too?”

Zhu Yong said, “I’m too lazy to think, too tired, big brother said what, I do what will be good.”

Zhang Anshi sighed with emotion, “Second brother is a person with great wisdom, ah, true as that Mr. Yao, the so-called no thoughts, no thoughts, only then the body and mind can be pleasurable, life can achieve great harmony.”

Said Zhang Anshi painfully, “Big brother is miserable, big brother has a lot of troubles, too many distractions, worrying too much.”

Compassion surfaced in Zhu Yong’s eyes and he said earnestly, “Big brother, my heart aches for you.”

Zhang Anshi waved his hand, “Alright, stop nagging and go back to Qixia.”

Meeting up with Zhang Yoking and Qiu Song, that Chen Li also came.

Everyone looked forward to it, Zhang Anshi glanced at the crowd, then said with a red face, “You caught the rebel party and made a great achievement, but don’t be happy too early, something happened in the big house, and you don’t want to ask more questions about anything, Chen Li …….”

Chen Li was rather not shocked when he heard that something had happened.

Anyway, nothing has happened. His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so it’s not a disadvantage to follow Zhang Anshi.

If something big really happened, the crown prince Kesi Da Tuan, Zhang Anshi is a big profit, he followed Zhang Anshi mixed, of course, even more not to lose.

So he hastened to say, “I am here.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Give me surveillance on every move of the Zhao Wangfu, as well as the Yingtianfu and the Featherwood Guards.”

“Ah ……,” Chen Li was slightly surprised.

Zhang Anshi calmly said, “Just follow orders and don’t nag.”

Chen Li hastily put away his surprised expression, then said, “Yes, I will set up the manpower.”

Zhang Anshi then looked at Zhang Yoking again and said, “You will stay at the Model Camp and be required to be on guard. All of you, for twelve hours a day, you must not remove your armor, not remove the saddle of your horse, not release your sword, and be ready for your time! If there is any movement, I require one incense stick to be able to assemble and strike.”

Zhang Yoking said, “Big brother, is this serious? Has His Majesty …… become Emperor Da Xing?”

Zhang Yoking is a little sad, he is still very affectionate to Zhu Di, His Majesty is very good to him, everywhere booing and warming, and now look at the meaning of the big brother, this is not a clear sign that …… His Majesty is in trouble. And it is highly likely that the Da Xing Emperor has already collapsed.

Zhang Anshi gave Zhang Yoking a meaningful look, “Don’t have any distractions.”

Even if it is a brother, Zhang Anshi is also able to hide it, not because Zhang Anshi is not willing to believe Zhang Yoking them, just do not believe in their intelligence, if it is a person who has a heart to find out what to say, then this plan, it will be a failure.

After the order was finalized, Zhang Anshi went to his study.

When he sat down at the heel of the table, he saw that a great deal of correspondence was piled up here.

The most of them are still sent by Zhu Gaoxu on the Annan side.

The letters were extremely numerous, mostly about the situation in Annan, and the way Zhang Anshi was addressed in them was prone to all sorts of discomforts.

Something like ‘love your brother in person’, ‘love your brother in honor’, and so on.

Now Zhu Gaoxu, very reassuring, not to mention the emotional problems between the brothers, his tens of thousands of men in Annam, and since then the relatives of the four guards have also begun to move to the Annam states.

This has always been the strategy of the Great Ming, for example, in Yunnan and Guizhou, a large number of garrisons were established, while their relatives were ordered to go to the cantonments.

With such a large family in that unfamiliar place, surrounded by uneasy Annamites, the only thing that could subdue Annam was by virtue of their fighting prowess and far stronger firearms than the local natives.

Without the constant flow of large quantities of supplies from the merchant houses, the Viceroyalty of Annam, there was no way to effectively maintain its rule.

That’s why Zhu Gaoxu came to ask for supplies every time he repaired the book.

Something about a shortage of gunpowder, something about a new security battalion of natives and a shortage of some ordnance, that sort of thing.

So Zhu Gaoxu inevitably feel a little embarrassed, also can not help but to say on some of the various meat words.

Plus Zhu Gaoxu this guy, now are in the border of Annan to provoke a variety of things, at every turn to go with Siam provocations, obviously …… is in the next will be the influence of the merchant bank infiltration of Siam to make preparations, at this time in urgent need of merchant bank support.

Of course, Zhang Anshi did not care much about this kind of friction on the border; he was concerned about the governance of Annam.

Yang Shiqi had arrived in Annam and assumed the position of vice-governor!

He, the deputy governor, is actually considered the real head of the family in Annam, because Zhu Gaoxu’s daily thought is to create friction and drill the generals, this Annam’s civil affairs, commerce, the burden of the law, it is almost on the head of Yang Shiqi.

For Yang Shiqi, it is imperative to strengthen the link between the offender and the interior, so …… Guangjian built ports and wharves in the hope that with the help of maritime transportation, first strengthen the communication between Annam and Guangdong and Fujian Buzhengji.

In addition, repairing the roads to the interior was also a top priority, followed by balancing the interests of the local natives and nobles as well as the state and county officials in each of the state capitals of Annam, so that they could check and balance each other.

This is a piece of cake for Yancey!

He had a natural ability to learn in this area, and soon began to get the hang of it, and with the help of the merchant houses, enriched the Governor’s Office.

So a large number of merchant houses were recruited into the Governor’s Office, especially the more than one hundred fallen showmen sent by Zhu Jin, and these were also utilized.

And Yang Shiqi is now dry, is the screening of the various tribes in Annam, especially vigorously enlist the local Han people, these Han people are mostly flow into Annam Han remnants, the population roughly accounted for about 10% of Annam, as for the northern part of Annam, almost already Han Chinese natives, but also become a borrowed power.

One of the biggest initiatives is to carry out cultural education.

In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu apparently did not have any awareness in this regard, and he rejected Confucianism.

And Yang Shiqi is different, he knew that culture and education is the future stability of the entire Annan important force, so widely set up schools, preaching the Four Books and Five Classics, and issued all the nobles, officials, sons and nephews, are required to study in the school, and set up a more elementary examination, only the examination compliance, the nobles can inherit the title, the landlord can inherit the family business.

Of course, the questions are not difficult, they are just the most superficial exams, you only need to be able to read and write common words, and write down a few Chinese and Tang Dynasty poems.

After Zhang Anshi read Yang Shiqi’s letter, he was greatly appreciated, and he was busy calling for Li Xiyan to come.

Li Xiyan had always mumbled something like he was about to die and was on the verge of death.

But recently the spirit is getting better and better, in the library can be said to be like a fish in water, occasionally in the library lecture, or write articles, full of spirit, the feeling of borrowing from the sky another 500 years.

The two of them met and saluted.

Li Xi Yan first said worriedly, “I heard that there was a change in the palace, is that true?”

Zhang Anshi sighed, “Ai, don’t mention it, I’m sad when senior brother mentions it.”

Li Xiyan then also sighed: “Since there is a change in the Great House, why not call the minister into the Great House ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “The matter of the big inner …… house is just, or not to say, I am sad.”

Li Xiyan shook his head, he thought that Zhu 80% is not going to make it, no matter what, he and Zhu still have a teacher and student relationship, the heart is more or less a little sad.

After some sighing, Zhang Anshi will go straight to the main topic, said: “Teacher brother ah, I think about it …… always thinking, Confucius saint disciples three thousand, only to have today’s Confucianism in full bloom, I Zhang Anshi as a great Confucianism, no, as a Confucian saint disciple under the dog, for the prosperity of the Confucianism, the lintel of the door, very much on the heart! ”

“I heart worry ah, this text taught the world for thousands of years, but the world of Confucian students, although there is growth, but ultimately teach the world of things, or stumbling, if the Kong saint in heaven, know that our later disciples are so incompetent, and now must cry bitterly, the coffin would like to lift.”

Li Xi Yan was too surprised to speak.

Only saw Zhang Anshi then said, “Proclaiming the rites and teachings, my generation is obliged to, so …… I came to find the master brother to discuss, I have a plan, or …… please Mr. Li to write some articles, as well as in the future in the library lectures, why don’t you Lecture on …… let this Confucian students, ambition in the four directions, for the light of Confucianism, please readers …… can have the will of the swan.”

“Let’s talk about Annan, many of the natives over there don’t know how to educate themselves, this Confucius sage’s stuff is so valuable, we can’t waste it, so Annan is planning to make a big effort to promote literature and education! Not only that, but also give rewards to Confucian students, as long as they are willing to go, whether it is to open a school, or to travel, all provide food and clothing, senior brother, you first write an article to talk about this matter, then I will be this article, published in the residence newspaper.”

Li Xiyan was interested in this. What is the essence of Confucianism? It is education!

This is deep in the marrow of the bones. The reason why the foundation of Confucianism could not be shaken for thousands of years is that he has a whole set of education system and is very enthusiastic about educating the world.

So Li Xiyan showed a few smiles and said, “This is a good thing, the old man to write, in a few days please senior brother over, in addition to this, the old man in the library, there are quite a number of disciples, the old man can be initiated to go to Annan, whether it is a tour or not, or rooted in that place to give lectures or not, in a word,…… can go to One is one.”

Zhang Anshi looked at Li Xi Yan appreciatively and nodded his head, ”Senior brother is worthy of being like me, the most loyal disciple of Sage Confucius, unlike some people who read the sages’ books only to seek officialdom and take the examination for the meritocracy, and such a person dares to talk about being a disciple of the sages! I see …… these people dogs are worse than dogs. We must verbally attack these fake readers and must not let these despicable little people succeed.”

…………

Tatung.

A letter was sent to the Acting King’s residence at fire speed.

Zhu Gui, the Dai Wang, was a powerful man, now in his prime, and he had similar preferences to Zhu Di, also loving bow and horse and riding and shooting.

Therefore, in the House of the Acting King, there is a special running track.

After riding his favorite horse around the running track in the royal palace today, Zhu Gui stopped his horse, and then a eunuch knelt down under the horse and bowed up.

Zhu Gui stepped on the eunuch’s back and dismounted.

One by one, the Daiwangfu Zaojuns greeted them joyfully and said, “Your Highness is a good rider, this kind of riding skill is really rare in the world.”

Another person said, “The Great Ancestor, Emperor Gaozu, was also skillful with the bow and horse, and Your Highness’s leaping horse just now actually has the weather of Gaozu.”

Zhu Gui took the towel and handkerchief handed by the eunuch, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and laughed openly, “Where is this king comparable to the Imperial Examiner, don’t talk delusively.”

“Below Emperor Taizu is Your Highness.”

Zhu Gui said without any complacency, “Well …… among all the brothers, this king has the best riding skills.”

“Compared to horsemanship, Your Highness’s marching and governing of civil affairs are also beyond the reach of any human being.”

Zhu Gui laughed, “Haha …… okay, okay ……”

“Your Highness is so modest, the next official …… woo…woo …… the next official can meet Your Highness such a bright master, this life has no regrets.”

The people were all in high spirits as you spoke and I spoke, only wishing to compare Zhu Gui to Yao and Shun.

Zhu Gui’s tiger eyes were looking around, but he was also a bit fluttery.

At this moment, someone came hurriedly and said at Zhu Gui’s heels, “Your Highness, there is a letter from Prince Xu Wen.”

Upon hearing that it was Xu Wen, Zhu Gui immediately raised his spirits and took the letter, opened the envelope, looked down, and his face suddenly changed.

“There is a change in the great interior …… of …… the royal brother has been poisoned by arsenic.” Zhu Gui looked up sharply after reading the epistle.

At this instant, everyone fell silent, each and every one of them not daring to utter a single breath.

After a half a minute of slowing down, someone said, “I don t know what else the Prince …… may have said.”

“This is Xu Wen’s handiwork.” At Zhu Gui’s side, all of them are his beloved, Zhu Gui said freely, “After the poisoning, the great interior immediately cut off the contact of the external dynasty, the crown prince entered the palace for an audience, and so far did not come out from the great interior, but the queen …… that bitch, and then ordered the king of Zhao to restrain the feather guards and Yingtianfu. ”

Which one of the people standing beside this Zhu Gui is not a human being?

As soon as he heard it, those who were here suddenly understood.

“I see, to palace change, just do not know whether it is the crown prince, or the king of Zhao ……”

Zhu Gui s face was cold, he narrowed his eyes and said, “But Xu Wen means …… that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, Zhu Gaoqi and Zhu Gao Suire, what kind of things are they! In my king’s opinion, when my king made an unparalleled war achievement, they were still playing with mud. Now the hundred officials in the court have already grouped dragons without a head, Xu Wen in the capital, has already arranged the chess pieces in the hundred officials and the palace, as well as the army …… He hopes that this king will immediately secretly enter the capital and preside over the big picture.”

The crowd’s jaws dropped as they listened.

“Your Highness, it’s too risky.”

“Yes, Your Highness …… If you enter the capital alone, once something happens, it will be too late to repent.”

When Zhu Gui heard this, his fiery heart cooled slightly, and he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking a little agitated.

Just inside, there was obviously unwillingness, he tensed his face and muttered, “If he misses this opportunity, once Zhu Gaoqi or Zhu Gaoxu ascends to the throne, then everything will be too late.”

“Even if we have to do it, with tens of thousands of elite troops in Datong, we may not be able to successfully kill the capital …… Zhu Laoshi being the son of heaven is just a matter of course, do we have to teach this king to bow down to such yellow-haired children as Zhu Gaoqi and Zhu Gaosui? Furthermore, Xu Wen in the capital to do things, can not say sooner or later to be exposed, at that time, the court added to the crime ……”

With that, he shook his head and sighed.

At this time, someone stood out, but it was Liu Jian, the chief historian in the king’s mansion, Liu Jian said, “Congratulations to your highness, congratulations to your highness.”

Dai Wang Zhu Gui looked at Liu Jian.

Liu Jian said: “This is just the right time for your highness to be the Great Tune-up ah, think of that during the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu was put to death, the capital was in great turmoil, some people asked Liu Heng, the Acting King of the Han Dynasty, to enter the capital to succeed the Great Tune-up, Liu Heng hesitated again and again, and other people also persuaded Liu Heng, the Acting King, not to take any risks, and only the Lieutenant of the Acting King’s House, Song Chang, argued against all the others, thinking that the Liu’s kingdom and mountain are solid, and that there is no need to have any worries. Thus, Liu Heng heeded the advice and became Emperor Wen of Han, establishing a thousand years of achievements.”

“Your Highness, in terms of bow and horse, Liu Heng, the Acting King, is not as good as Your Highness by a long shot, and in terms of talent, Liu Heng is even more incomparable to Your Highness! As for the capital of Zhu Gaoqi and Zhu Gaosui’s generation, more is only the earth chicken tile dog, as long as your highness appeared in the capital, will be the world bing service.”

“As the same king, Liu Heng can make such a great achievement, why do you still hesitate? In my opinion, right now must not hesitate, should immediately enter the capital, while that Zhu Gaoqi and Zhu Gaosui two tigers compete, with the help of Xu Wen, as well as your highness’s fame, grams succeeded the great lineage, so as not to let down the emperor Taizu high emperor.”

He paused, and then said, “These years, the country is in turmoil, the people are suffering, when Jianwen …… was young, trusting the treacherous sycophants, and now the emperor and the death of the emperor, this Zhu Gao Suo and Zhu Gao Ki, is no less than the same people as Jianwen, the country relies on the long king, the hundreds of officials and the people of the army and the people also want to seem like the highness of such a person out to preside over the situation, if your highness does not come out, I am afraid to teach the world to be disappointed, I implore your highness, immediately into the line, do not hesitate.”

These words, straight to listen to Zhu Gui heart surging: “Among the brothers, this king and Taizu Gao emperor most like, Liu Changshi said right, the opportunity can not be lost, the time will not come again, Taizu Gao emperor a man of cloth, but also can take the world, the king has what can hesitate!”

Said, he also gritted his teeth and said: “Immediately pack up and set off, along the way with only a few hundred guards, to starry-night journey to Nanjing, the king’s house in the most virtuous Liu Jian, can be accompanied by the king left and right.”

Up and down this generation of the royal family, some people were excited, some people had trouble sleeping, and some people were terrified.

In particular, many of King Zhu Gui’s close ministers bragged about Zhu Gui every day, not because Zhu Gui really had any heavenly ability, but in fact, they were just begging for a meal!

Don’t we all know what this Zhu Gui is like?

Now Zhu Gui actually swelled to the point that he wants to ride lightly into the capital to seize the throne, which is beyond the scope of their imagination.

Thus …… overnight …… some people escaped.

…………

These days, King Zhao was in the palace every day, and although Empress Xu had asked him to control the Featherwood Guards and Yingtianfu, he knew very well that these were ultimately false!

If you want to be the victor, you must control Ouchi.

However, it was obvious that the danei was still in the hands of his crown prince royal brother, which made the King of Zhao as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

So secretly, the King of Zhao again came to find Jie Jin: “Why is the father in the big house, there is still no news? Could it be that even the posthumous edict …… also ……”

“Hush, Your Highness speak carefully.” Xie Jin frowned and said, “These words cannot be spoken nonsense.”

Zhu Gao Suire fire, said: “Father’s life and death is unknown, the traitors hold the big house, I am a filial son, and now my parents’ life and death are not known, can’t I still say it? Hey …… if I hold my tongue, it is a big unfilial ……”

Xie Jin said meaningfully, “That Zhang Anshi out of the palace, your highness know?”

“Know!” Zhu Gao Suo said, “I think …… it must be the crown prince who let him out of the palace, wanting to use this …… to control the capital.”

Xie Jinyin nodded: “So ah …… your highness, you see them step by step in the layout, only your highness here mouth.”

Zhu Gao Suo sat down with his head hanging down, and said in an exasperated manner, “Then what should I do now?”

Xie Jin said, “Do what a son should do, come to the palace every day, ask the Empress to grant Your Highness an audience, even if it is rejected, do not care, as for Yingtianfu and the Featherwood Guard, Your Highness must be dead sure to grasp, in case of any mishap, and Zhang Anshi’s side of the movement, but also keep a good eye on it, and never let him take advantage of the loopholes.”

Zhu Gao Suire suddenly said, “What if …… this king breaks into the big house?”

Xie Jin’s face changed violently, shocked: “What?”

Zhu Gao Suo narrowed his eyes, his eyes penetrated the essence of light, said, “Father ate arsenic, must die, the big inner …… mother must be held hostage by the crown prince, I want to save mother, break into the big inner.”

Xie Jin was so scared that his face went a few shades of white, and he looked at Zhu Gao Suo like he was looking at a freak.

At this time, Xie Jin a little regret, how did he hang out with such a thing?

It’s not reliable!

When Zhu Gaoshuu saw that Xie Jin only stared at him without saying anything, he said, “Why didn’t Duke Xie say anything?”

Xie Jin endeavored to calm his mind and took a deep breath before saying, “Your Highness, His Majesty is only uncertain of his life and death, not to the point of no return, do not act rashly.”

Zhu Gao Suo is full of eyes unwilling, gritted teeth and said: “arsenic poisoning, within a day will die! What do you mean by “uncertainty of life and death”? Imperial brother is Qin Ershi, Zhang Anshi is Zhao Gao and Li Si! Pity this Prince Fu Su of mine, do I have to wait until they falsely pass on the holy order to bestow death on me before I regret it?”