Chapter 398.
Hu Guang listened and fell silent.
After a good half a minute, he sighed and lowered his voice, “His Majesty’s death was strange ……”
Yang Rong stared, glancing at Hu Guang, “There are some words that are prudent to say.”
Hu Guang said, “After all, we are courtiers, why are we still cautious about our words at this time? Now that there are internal and external problems, the court is in an uproar, and the society has reached this point, I ……”
Hu Guang puffed up his cheeks and said: “This died in Jiangxi for no reason, saying that it was done by water thieves, when, water thieves can break through Jiujiang Prefecture City? This is also too unexplained, say the past? Jiangxi is a place of literati, how could something like this happen?”
Yang Rong said, “Since you said it was not done by the water bandits, then tell us, who did it?”
Hu Guang said, “These days, I also want to understand, behind this …… there must be someone to instruct, but dare people to instruct people to do such a thing, and can still profit from the person …… I see … . is not a general person.”
“Just don’t play dumb.”
Hu Guang said: “Yang Gong, can collude with the water thieves, and can make this Jiangxi Buzhengji up and down the same voice that the water thieves, and even …… may also instruct the guards within the Jiujiang Province for the water thieves to facilitate the door, and in the aftermath, but also do not worry about being held accountable for the person, the world there are a few people? ”
Yang Rong said, “I don’t know how many people, but I know that this must be a person from the right side of the river. Hu Gong, this person will not be you, right?”
Hu Guang all of a sudden widened his eyes, anxious, and gasped, “Ridiculous, ridiculous, I Hu Guang have this heart, I can have this courage?”
Yang Rong then said, “Good, then tell me, who is this person?”
Hu Guang looked around and lowered his voice again, “In these few days, haven’t you noticed that Duke Jin has been negotiating with people all day long? I heard that he was the first one to learn of His Majesty’s news, and he hastened to bring someone to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
Yang Rong glanced lightly at Hu Guang and said meaningfully, “There are some things you can’t talk nonsense about.”
Hu Guang said, “He is deeply hidden on weekdays ……”
Yang Rong smiled and said, “In that case, he is horizontally like the person behind this?”
“You see, to learn the news so early, and to be in close contact with so many people, and, what is more, to ……”
Yang Rong gazed at him and said, “If that’s the case, in fact, Lord Hu is also suspicious.”
Hu Guang: “……”
Yang Rong then said: “You are so concerned about his majesty’s affairs, and rashly accused of this is related to Jin Gong, visible you this is a thief, want to lead the water east, not only so, you usually also look like an honest, not allowed to say, this is your great wisdom is like a fool, on the surface of the honesty, in fact, is the unpredictable, has long been secretly planning for today’s big picture. ”
Hu Guang suddenly angry beard and eyes, scolded, “You this person ……”
Yang Rong sighed and said, “The reason I’m saying all this is to tell you that right now, things are not finalized, and at this time, it’s better not to think wildly.”
Hu Guang had to droop his head and say, “Fine, fine, you can speak well.”
Just talking, cold, someone outside coughed, “Yang Gong ……”
Hearing this voice, Hu Guang winced, it was Jin Youzi’s voice.
Yang Rong said with a calm demeanor, “Please come in.”
It was only then that Jin Youzi paced in and smiled, “Hu Gong is actually also here.”
Hu Guang laughed dryly and said, “Jin Gong has something to do? Then I …… I happen to have some more tickets to draft, farewell, farewell.”
Resentful, with a strange look on his face, he hurried away.
With his hands behind his back and his eyes deep, Jin Youzi watched Hu Guang leave before he slowly took his seat and looked at Yang Rong, “What did Lord Hu say?”
Yang Rong shook his head blandly and said, “Nothing, just some gossip.”
“Among this gossip, I’m afraid it’s only not related to Jin.”
Yang Rong only smiled and said nothing.
Jin Youzi didn’t continue to go deeper, but then said, “I found something today.”
“Hm?” Yang Rong said, “Duke Jin, please speak.”
“The left minister of the Ministry of War, Jiang Chen, this person …… seems to know something, and he has been testing me.”
Yang Rong raised his eyes slightly and said, “This person is from the Ruizhou Prefecture, isn’t he?”
“Exactly.” Jin Youzi said: “eight years ago, he was recommended by Jinyin, from the governor transferred to the capital, since then all the way to the career is quite smooth.”
Yang Rong pursed his lips, then said, “A mere left minister of the Ministry of War should not be able to make such a big commotion.”
“This person in all likelihood, but is just an errand boy.” Jin Youzi said, “He may know a lot of things, but he may not know a lot, I have talked with him, this person is frivolous, if I am the mastermind, I will definitely not give him too much to explain.”
Yang Rong sighed: “In the beginning, the use of the township party to enrich their wings, but where the same township will vigorously promote, all of this mischief, all from the Xie Gong began.”
Jin Youzi was silent for a moment and said, “In addition to that, there are some people …… these two days, it seems to be joyful, those who are involved in it, are also quite a lot ……”
When he said that, from his own sleeve, he took out a roster and handed it to Yang Rong.
Yang Rong received, only a careful look, and then raised his head up, “I expected …… His Majesty assumed that if he is the death of the emperor, there are bound to be people who want to contact you. Although Hu Gong is also a person from Jiangwu, but has always acted not secret. I’m afraid that there are quite a few people, will hope on your body.”
Jin Youzi said: “These years, my relatives in the new Kam, has been quite taken care of, and in the countryside in the children, to be taken care of is also quite a lot, Fuzhou Wu, even personally recruited a few of my nephews, accepted as a disciple. They such as the world’s famous Confucian, is not to see my few idle nephews really is what reading material? I know it very well, it’s nothing more than wanting to take advantage of this and climb up to me.”
Yang Rong smiled and said, “No wonder your official reputation is so good, everyone touts you, saying that you have two sleeves and are a gentleman in the Wen Yuan Pavilion.”
“Lord Yang please don’t make fun.” Jin Youzi reluctantly smiled and said, “These false names are really not enough.”
Yang Rong sighed again and said quietly, “Now that His Majesty …… is in trouble, what are your plans?”
Jin Youzhi said: “Youzhi was just a scholar in the beginning, blessed by the favor of the saint, not forgetting, the virtue of heaven and earth, how will I repay. Now if His Majesty is really in trouble, should try every means to dig out these masterminds! In this way, not to live up to the grace of the Holy Spirit, but also not in vain read those poems and books.”
Yang Rong nodded: “You are the right people, sooner or later there will be people secretly contact you. Just …… wait until the day of the truth, I’m afraid that many of your countrymen are going to be affected, the other day, they will spit on your heartlessness.”
Jin Youzi calm face, but showed disdain for the color: “Although for the same hometown, but this kind of behavior, this is disgraceful. Not to mention, when I was still a white body, but did not climb friends, to attract me as a fellow countryman. Today, His Majesty’s love, only to get this rich, this is the door of the city, everyone wants to marry me, everyone said is the same hometown, as if this distant relatives and fellow townsmen, become a thing of the past, this kind of friendship, really is ridiculous.”
Yang Rong nodded and said, “Then continue to contact them, but you should also be careful.”
Jin Youzi smiled and said: “Yang Gong need not worry, my temperament, do you not know? Since I entered the Wen Yuan Pavilion, how many people in the Wen Yuan Pavilion can remember that there is a Jin Youzi in the Wen Yuan Pavilion?”
Yang Rong casually laughed.
Jin Youzi is in the Wen Yuan Pavilion in the seniority of the lightest, but he did basically like a transparent person in general, rarely published advice, but also seldom show their faces, the ministries have something subconsciously will look for Yang Rong and Hu Guang.
He is so silent, and hidden in the Wen Yuan Pavilion seems to disappear character, it is enough to see his mind how deep, such a person, do anything, are bound to be watertight.
In the middle of talking, suddenly, someone outside said in alarm, “Holy driving …… holy driving ……”
Yang Rong and Jin Youzi then got up, and the two of them looked at each other.
“The Holy Driver is about to enter the palace, the Holy Driver is about to enter the palace.” However, it was the voice of a Zhongshu Sheriff that broke the silence in Wen Yuan Pavilion.
Yang Rong and Jin Youzi were shocked, but there was foxiness in their eyes.
Suddenly Yang Rong laughed out loud and said, “The Holy Spirit has entered the palace? Yes, this is the nature of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is unpredictable and never acts according to common sense, Lord Jin, His Majesty is still here!”
Immediately, Jin Youzi said, “Go quickly to welcome the emperor.”
Between the ministries, it is supposed that everyone is silent, and at this juncture, almost everyone, seems to be extra cautious, for fear that they will do or say the wrong thing.
But now, this news was like a boulder that fell directly into an otherwise wave-free ancient well, and suddenly waves rolled up.
Outside the Damien Gate, ministers arrived in twos and threes.
The ministers were either sad or happy, but even though they were sad and angry in their hearts, they wore forced smiles on their faces.
But Zhu seemed to be deliberately dawdling, and the line did not go fast.
Consequently, outside this Daming Gate, there were already a hundred officials gathered.
After a few more moments, he saw Zhu Gaoqi hurrying in.
He learned the news in the big house, Empress Xu heard the bad news, immediately fainted, he did not dare to be negligent, since the side of the wait, do not dare to leave.
And now …… that he has gotten the news, Zhu Gaoqi hurriedly arrived, and while he was panting, the Holy Driver finally arrived.
Crown Prince Zhu Gaoqi led the hundred officials to bow down and welcome the Holy Spirit.
Zhu Di rode his horse and came to Crown Prince Zhu Gaoqi in no hurry.
A rolled over and dismounted, he looked condescendingly at Zhu Gaoqi, who was panting and his face was sharply reddened.
At this time, I guess the most embarrassed person is the crown prince.
When the old emperor spread the sad news of a possible death, it was inevitable that some people would suspect that the crown prince was stealing from behind the scenes.
But on the other hand, the Crown Prince should be grieved by the death of his father.
“Father.” Zhu Gaoqi bowed.
Zhu Di smiled, his eyes complex look at him, but do not show, and meaningful look, slowly said:” I heard that there are many people look forward to me to die, the crown prince and the Secretary and other ……… seem to have already prepared for the ceremony of the new king to ascend to the throne, is not it? ”
At this instant, the Crown Prince and the hundred officials all changed color.
Zhu Di paced back and forth, looking at this piece of kneeling ground, crowed with people.
His eyes narrowed and he said with a smile, “Is it …… Yang Qingjia?”
It was asked to go to Yang Rong.
Yang Rong calmly said, “Since the rumors spread from the right side of the river, the court did panic for a while, and when they heard that his majesty had a change of heart, there was no one in the court who did not have any pathos, especially His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
He answered with complete certainty.
Zhu stared at him, “Is that so?”
Zhu Di walked faithfully to another person and said, “Secretary Hu also sees it this way?”
Hu Guang said, “What Lord Yang said is true in every word.”
Zhu Di then went to Jin Youzi’s front again: “Jin Qing also think so?”
Kim Youzi was silent.
After a moment, he said with a calm face, “I am disposing of the ticket, and I don t dare to spy on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so …… I don t know.”
Zhu Di laughed, but did not comment.
Almost every one of them, in theory, gave the right answer.
Any answer, of course, may not always be correct.
Because …… it depends on how Your Majesty interprets it.
His Majesty is the one who knows the most about power tactics, or rather, this Prince of Heaven, who came from Jingnan, is the most skillful person in the world at playing power tactics in the palm of his hand.
He had, after all, experienced too much and seen too much. As a result, his understanding of things was bound to be idiosyncratic.
Zhu suddenly arrived in front of Jin Zhong, “Jin Qing also say something.”
Jin Zhong at this time but angrily looked at Zhu Di said: “Your Majesty today safe return to the palace, already the world is very lucky, why return to the palace, not ask whether the gods of the earth and grain are stable, whether the people are living in peace and happiness, but only to ask about their own son’s affairs?”
And he’s going to keep talking.
Zhu waved his hand, “Alright, alright, stop it, stop it.”
Zhu Di paced a few more steps and then suddenly stopped in front of one person, he looked deeply at this person and said, “Is Jiang Chen, the left minister of the Ministry of War?”
The man kowtowed and stumbled to the ground, “I, Jiang Chen, Left Minister of the Ministry of War, meet Your Majesty.”
Zhu smiled, “You’ve always known soldiers, is that what you think too?”
Jiang Chen hesitated slightly for a moment.
He said, “I am a district minister, I dare not discuss matters in the palace exams, the crown prince’s grief and joy, I have no way to know.”
Zhu, however, said, “What if it is by your conjecture?”
“I dare not speculate.” Jiang Chen said.
Zhu Di nodded, but suddenly said slowly, “But …… since you have no way to know the Prince’s sorrow and happiness, but as far as I know, these days, you not only saw the Prince, but also saw the Prince twice.”
The moment these words came out, Jiang Chen’s face changed.
He was busy saying, “This …… this first time ……”
This is not finished, Zhu Di interrupted: “The first time you do not have to explain, the first time is that you meet with the Commander of the Brocade Guards Commander Commander Zhou Yan, as for that Zhou Yan …… has been put in imperial prison. You can rest assured that he will be in the head will be worse than death. Now, come and tell me about the second time.”
Jiang Chen prostrate on the ground, his body began to tremble slightly, and then, he hissed hoarsely and said, “For the second time, it is to hear the bad news, I and Jin Gongren and other …… people go to the East Palace to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s grand chariot, I hope that at this time, His Royal Highness can preside over the big picture.”
Zhu Di nodded his head, no joy or anger could be seen in his expression, he only said, “It seems that you have quite a good ear.”
Shogun struggled to stabilize his voice and said, “I …… have also heard from someone.”
“Listened to who?”
“The word on the street.”
Zhu Di hooked up a smile and said, “After that, you also went to see Jin Youzi three times, Jin Zhong once, and Xia Yuanji twice, didn’t you?”
Jiang Chen was busy saying, “This is just courtesy from my minister.”
Zhu Di said, “You have a lot of manners.”
Jiang Chen’s entire body was trembling, he was a bit panicked.
At this time, all eyes fell on him, while he was more and more careful, and replied, “I …… am a minister …… at the very time ……”
Zhu Di said, “In this case, it is hard for you, these days running back and forth, this is to help the building will fall, or for the country to share the worry?”
“It’s a distraction for the country.” Jiang Chen said.
Zhu Di nodded his head and abruptly turned around, looking back at the still kneeling piece of crowed ministers on the ground.
Turning, his gaze looked deeply at Crown Prince Zhu Gaoqi.
Zhu Gaoqi’s entire body was taut, and he didn’t dare to come out of the atmosphere. To be honest, whoever has such a father, no one has the heart to be angry.
Zhu seems to have taken two steps.
Seeing Zhu’s legs slowly leaving him, Jiang Chen’s body gave a start and sighed slightly in relief.
But just at this moment, Zhu Di violently raised the horsewhip in his hand, and with a fierce blow, that horsewhip flew out in the air and whipped straight towards this Jiang Chen.
This whip was like a spiritual snake, snapping and tearing the official clothes on Jiang Chen’s body, and even the skin and flesh on the inside, were also split open in a sudden burst of skin and flesh.
Jiang Chen was caught off guard with a wail.
But before he could continue to howl louder, another whip came flying down.
This whip was even harder, landing directly on his uvula.
Instantaneous smashing of the hat, this Jiang Chenton felt his head all of a sudden is not their own, pain busy hands holding the head, wrinkled face, rolling on the ground to crawl up.
Zhu’s boots, soon stepping up again, stepped on his sleeves, making it impossible for him to break free.
Zhu curled the whip, and then the wooden handle of the whip transformed into a short sword and viciously stabbed at his throat.
This whip handle is diamond-shaped, hardwood beaten, this hard to tie down, although the whip handle is not sharp, but still under Zhu’s extremely strong force, suddenly, directly poked Jiang Chen’s throat.
Jiang Chen’s body convulsed and covered his throat, he only felt that the cartilage of his throat knot had shattered.
Immediately afterward, he violently spewed out a mouthful of blood and collapsed on the ground, his eyes violently opened and his pupils contracted as if he had seen a ghost, looking at Zhu Di in fear and pain.
His body squirmed, and with all the breath he could muster, he uttered the words, “Your …… Majesty …… do not kill me …… me …… I said ……”
Zhu only laughed, lifted his foot, and then, the boot ruthlessly stepped on his face, this ruthless kick, raw his head in a strange position, as if separated from his neck, directly crooked into a bizarre shape.
Jiang Chen’s seven orifices were bleeding and he was no longer breathing.
The air was violently and horribly quiet, and everyone watched the scene with sincere horror.
Zhu, however, took it upon himself to stomp his boots on Jiang Chen’s corpse.
Seeing this, a eunuch rushed forward, bowed down, and carefully wiped the blood on Zhu’s boots with a silk silk.
Zhu didn’t even bother to look at the person at his feet again, and calmly said, “Is it already too late to say that some of your cohorts, some of them, are going to say it, not more than one of you.”
Zhu said, his eyes like a shuttle, going towards one individual’s face.
Just …… at this time everyone is as prostrate and buried as possible, no one dares to look at Zhu Di s eyes.
Only Zhang Anshi on the side of the heart is bleeding, silent spitting, this is good, your majesty your pussy but pretend, poor my clue ah, another broken.