Chapter 9 Why be too persistent

As soon as dawn the next day, Huang Zicheng and a group of officials had already entered the Meridian Gate of the Imperial City.It's okay now. If you go to court in winter, everyone will have to call lanterns.

Next to the imperial road, Huang Zicheng soon saw the eunuch Wu Zhong.This eunuch is not handsome, old and fat, but has served the emperor for many years.

Eunuch Wu is early.Huang Zicheng called out first.

Wu Zhong grabbed Huang Zicheng's sleeve and pulled it aside, saying sadly: The emperor hasn't had a good sleep all night, and his face is haggard when he wakes up in the morning, which makes the old slave heart break. Oh...

Huang Zicheng hurriedly echoed: The court is in a turbulent period, and the emperor is working hard, all of whom are wrong as ministers, and he has not tried his best to share his worries with the emperor.

Wu Zhong said: The emperor did not care about the court, but Prince Yàn!

Huang Zicheng was not surprised at all, and thought to himself: Isn’t the matter of Prince Yàn the affairs of the court?

Wu Zhong came over with his ear and whispered, "The King of Hunan burned himself to death not long ago, and the rumors were forced to kill him by the emperor."Now that Prince Yàn is imprisoned in Beijing, if there is another one, I don’t know what the public opinion will be like.

Huang Zicheng nodded and frowned: The emperor is very worried and he is not easy to explain to King Yàn.

Yes not?Wu Zhong said, someone has whispered that Prince Yàn was poisoned!

Huang Zicheng frowned and never stretched.

Wu Zhong glanced at him and said, "The emperor got up and had not put on his clothes, so he called me and told me to come to find Lord Huang."The imperial doctor sent there was Taichang Temple in charge, and Lord Huang called the Imperial Gate to ask questions later.

Will do as it will.Huang Zicheng asked again carefully, "Was the emperor appointed the imperial physician sent to the crown prince's mansion?"

Of course, there is something else?Wu Zhong said.

OK, OK.Huang Zicheng nodded immediately.

Huang Zicheng said goodbye to the eunuch and arranged for his subordinates to pass on the imperial physician, so he went to court first.

After the morning court, the imperial doctors came to Fengtian Gate.No one said it was poisoned, and he didn't even have much of his own judgment, and his words were quite cautious... He only talked about specific symptoms, neither lies nor concealed.

In the afternoon, someone came to the palace to report that after the prince drank the decoction prepared by the imperial doctor several times, his condition became worse and his pulse became weaker!

Emperor Zhu Yunwen looked extremely anxious as he paved back and forth.

At this moment, Zhu Yunwen suddenly turned around with his hands behind his back and asked: Apart from the imperial doctor, who else has visited Prince Yàn?

Huang Zicheng hurriedly bowed and said, "When you return to the emperor, the people who visited the Duke of Wei, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan Qu Neng, the left governor Xu Zengshou, a monk, the son-in-law Wang Ning and the eldest son Wang Zhenliang."

Zhu Yunwen took two steps in front of the imperial throne, quickly ruled out the two brothers of the Xu family, and said: "It's said that Wang Ning is here to see me."

Obey the order!

After a long time, Wang Ning kowtowed outside the door and met.Zhu Yunwen couldn't wait to announce that he came in and asked directly: What is the condition of Prince Yàn?

Wang Ning replied: When I returned to the emperor, the prince vomited continuously and his pulse was weak, and he might die soon.Such a violent disease, I think it is poisoning!Some imperial doctors said this on the spot...

The imperial gate suddenly became silent, and even a needle could be heard!Even Huang Zicheng was stunned by these words. This son-in-law really dared to say it!

Zhu Yunwen was anxious and angry: Who is so bold and reckless?!The Jinyiwei has been closely guarding the prince’s mansion. How did the poison be sent to the mansion?

Wang Ning said: The incident happened suddenly and it was difficult to detect it in a moment. I didn’t even know what poison it was.If you have to wait until the poisoner is found and the antidote is taken out, it will definitely be too late.

At this time, Huang Zicheng and others lowered their heads, unable to see the emperor's face clearly, and they only heard the emperor ask, "Tell me, what should I do to deal with this matter?"

No one responded in the empty imperial gate for a moment.After a while, Wang Ning's voice said: I have a few words, don't you know whether to say it or not...

Zhu Yunwen said: Say it!

Wang Ning said: Whether the prince can survive depends on heaven but not on others.However, I think he will never die in the capital.

oh?Zhu Yunwen made a sound, obviously thinking that this statement was somewhat meaningful.

Wang Ning continued: The prince was imprisoned in the capital's residence. If he died here, whether the truth could be found out regardless of whether it was true. It would be difficult to explain it clearly...

Previously, King Yàn wrote a letter saying that he was sick and wanted to see all his sons.Why doesn’t the emperor allow the report to be heard at this time and let the prince wait for him to go back?The prince is the eldest son of the prince, and the prince will definitely do his best to save the prince.

The emperor cherishes the royal family with great affection and love, and is the greatest virtue in his heart, and praises his subjects.

After Wang Ning said that, he bowed and stood in the middle with his fists.Zhu Yunwen had just sat down, and then stood up from the imperial throne and paced back and forth.

When Huang Zicheng heard that he was going to let King Yàn go, he felt very uncomfortable and faintly depressed... After so many troubles, he finally let Zhu Gaoxu leave as if he was fine?

At this time, Huang Zicheng thought: The prince was seriously ill, why did he let the three of them go together?

But he thought again: Is the prince really poisoned?If the poisoner cannot be found for a moment, and then Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui are sick again, the emperor asked him how to do what?

Huang Zicheng glanced at Qi Tai who was standing beside him. Qi Tai had no intention of saying anything... Wang Ning said that the emperor loved the royal family and kissed him the most. Qi Tai must be unwilling to be criticized by the mean royal family, which would create more personal enemies!

Thinking of this, Huang Zicheng swallowed the words on his lips without saying a word.Thinking about it, he and Zhu Gaoxu didn't seem to have much grudge. He didn't care much about the dead person in the Xu family.

Why should people be too persistent?

At this time, Zhu Yunwen waved his sleeves violently, his tone was filled with anger and irritability, let's go!Send them away!

When Huang Zicheng heard this, he felt mixed emotions and sighed secretly.

...Wang Ning and his son Wang Zhenliang left the imperial city and rushed to the Prince Yàn's mansion to convey the holy intention.

In front of the prince's bed, Wang Ning reminded quietly: You'd better prepare and set off tomorrow.The emperor had already agreed, and Huang Siqing was also present at that time.

My most worry is not Huang Zicheng... Zhu Gaoxu pondered.

Wang Ning immediately looked sideways with Wang Zhenliang and Gao Sui.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered the confinement. At that time, he had already escaped the verdict, but a second imperial edict came, causing them to be imprisoned here for more than half a month.

Later he heard from his fourth uncle that this was his uncle Xu Huizu's idea...

Without further ado, I am afraid that there will be more dreams in the night, and my brother's condition cannot be delayed, so I think I should set off right away!Zhu Gaoxu observed the sun outside the door and said decisively.

Wang Ning asked: Is it too late?

Zhu Gaoxu did not answer this question, so he bowed directly to Wang Ning and said: I would like to ask my uncle to send us brothers out of the city and confirm the sage intention to the guard general.

Wang Ning nodded and said: Since you are leaving, I should give it to you as my uncle, whether it is reasonable or not.

Zhu Gaoxu clenched his fists and tapped his forehead lightly, and said: Brother is seriously ill and urgent. We should act expediently. We don’t have to tell others or clean up anything. Let’s set off immediately... Cousin, now leaving Jinchuan Gate and help us arrange a boat crossing the river. Is there any way?

Wang Zhenliang immediately responded: This is a trivial matter.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and he also had to deliver a strong carriage, four mounts, a pair of double saddles and stirrups, and some dry food to the west bank of the Yangtze River.

Wang Zhenliang said: Yes.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, what I put in your place...

Wang Zhenliang showed a thoughtful look and said calmly that he could also send him across the river.

Zhu Gaoxu bowed to the Wang family's father and son again, and Gao Xu definitely did not forget the love between his uncle and cousin today.

Wang Ning waved his hand and said: Are they all relatives, why do you think this is done?

I will meet again the next day and drink again.Zhu Gaoxu said.

The prince was lying on the bed and talking was not easy, and Zhu Gaoxu arranged everything in less than a stick of incense.He immediately found the carriage from the mansion, carried the prince into the carriage, and went out immediately.

There was a commander of the governor's office of the Later Army and the son-in-law Wang Ning issued an order, but the Jinyiwei did not stop him.The crime of forgery of edicts is very high, and it is unlikely that a royal relative and nobleman falsely passes the imperial edict.

The carriage was walking on the road in the capital. Zhu Gaoxu looked outside, his heart was hanging, and he always had an illusion: suddenly a group of horse soldiers would pop up, which was shocked and the streets were filled with chaos!

But that didn't happen. Pedestrians walked their own paths, vendors shouted and sold... The bustling streets were also another kind of tranquility.

There was nothing wrong along the way, and the majestic city tower of Outer Jinchuan had already appeared in sight.

As long as you leave this gate, you will truly leave the capital.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty was the center of the country, and from here, there were countless roads leading to countless places.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the city tower and saw that it seemed to be slowly getting bigger and closer. Although it was slow, it could be felt carefully; just like the sun in the west was slowly moving.

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Xu Huizu was in the yamen of the Central Army Governor's Office, just finished talking about Sichuan border defense affairs with Qu Neng, and was preparing to wait for the Youth hour to beat the drum.At this time, I heard the report from my subordinates, and the princes of King Yàn left the capital with the order!

Obey the imperial edict?Who came up with the idea!Xu Huizu was shocked.He knew that it was easy for the Lord to believe in other people's advice today, especially the advice that seemed to make sense.

The subordinate replied: I don’t know what the withdrawn brothers of the Jinyiwei said, and I just heard it.

His hands unconsciously slapped the tabletop. After a while, he looked up and saw his subordinates standing in the lobby. He asked again: When did they leave?

It's almost an hour.

Xu Huizu raised his hand and pointed at him: You should immediately lead a team of troops and stop the Prince of Gaoyang under my order!

My subordinates asked: I am brave enough to stop my duties. I heard that the orders of the princes of Yàn were ordered by the princes. What reason should I use to intercept me?What should I do if the prince of Gaoyang is unfair and dissatisfied?

Xu Huizu said: Just use troops to capture it!Let the prince and the third prince go away, and only the prince of Gaoyang was taken.If anything happens, I will say it was my order!

The subordinate had to kneel down on one knee and said: Be humble and obey your order!

At this time, Xu Huizu turned his head and looked at Qu Neng sitting next to him. He had to persuade the emperor to listen to this matter. The emperor might have just listened to it for a while... but the audience could only wait for tomorrow morning.