The moonlight shines on the wild valley with chaotic plants and insects are singing freely.
The firelight from the cabin was like hunters in the wilderness camping.
In this remote and uninhabited valley, it is almost isolated from the world.
The wooden house is filled with the smell of burnt wood and the fragrance of food. The complex smell is mixed with the men's sweat odor.The place is small and there are many people, so people feel stuffy here.
Qi Tai, who was born in a Jinshi, rolled up his sleeves and tied a piece of rag on his chest, and was busy inside and outside.Miaojin took the initiative to go up to help, and the two eunuchs were also working hard to serve the prepared dishes on a rough wooden table.
The bed and kitchen are all in the same room.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the decorations in the wooden house with great interest, and his eyes were on several books on the bedside, one of which was "Questions on Li Weigong" in "Seven Books of Wu Jing", and the other was "The Book of Changes".
Qi Tai turned his head and looked at it and said: I couldn't bring too much stuff when I came. I originally had a set of "Martial Arts and General Yao" printed in the Song Dynasty, but now I can't buy it even if I spend money, so I have to throw it away.
There was a sound of cutting ingredients on the wooden cutting board. Qi Tai skillfully cut it, and turned around with a kitchen knife and said: The fire weapons and weapons that Master Wu Jing wants to write about are no longer used now and are of little use.However, the "Seven Books" that have been separated by thousands of years can be read repeatedly.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: Duke Qi is very interested.
He thought to himself: If a person is determined to live in seclusion when he is tired of the world, what else can he read this kind of book?
Everyone worked hard for a while and several large wooden basins were placed on the table.There were eight people in total, and there was a full table on the square wooden table.Qu Neng picked up the wine jar and started pouring wine for everyone.
Sheng Yong held the wooden carved wine bowl and said: I never drink wine normally, I only have one bowl today.
Qu Neng said: That's good, I'm still afraid that I won't drink enough.
Only then did Qi Tai look up and down Zhu Gaoxu’s embarrassing clothes and ask: Dare you ask the King of Han, what happened in the capital?
The other men were silent and looked at each other.
So Zhu Gaoxu roughly said what he knew.
At first, Zhu Gaoxu could only guess or judge whether the emperor died, but later he had heard another news: the emperor accidentally ate the red pill that the treacherous minister Ji Gang had been ill and died the next day.
Two days ago, Zhu Gaoxu and others passed by a county town. Veda and Wang Yin entered the city to change horses and heard about this.
Most of the laws of the Ming Dynasty cannot be strictly enforced, and there are only a few officials in a county management office.
That county town was not an important pass. Veda and two others went to the city to pretend to be business travelers. After paying as much as possible, they were not questioned. Veda didn't have to take out the Yunnan government road he brought to him.
After telling his experience, Zhu Gaoxu said: When I left the capital, I had already determined that my father had passed away in a conspiracy. Outside the camp of the Annan Army and Fengtai Gate, I exposed in public that the traitor of the Eastern Palace was plotting rebellion, and the father was killed by the prince's traitor!
After hearing this, Qi Tai immediately glared and said: I am afraid that the King of Han and the Eastern Palace are incompatible and there is no way out.
Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: Sooner or later.He pondered for a moment and said: I have decided to raise an army to fight against the thief to avenge my father!
Suddenly there was a cold incident in the hut, and no one said anything again for a while.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back at Qi Tai Shengyong and others, because they hadn't seen each other for several years, and they really couldn't figure out what they were thinking about.
I came today and there was no intention of persecution.Zhu Gaoxu looked at the military book on Qi Tai's bedside from Yu Guangli and said, "However, you were originally important officials of the country, but now you have fallen to this place, which is really a pity."How will history determine you?
Qi Tai said: Emperor Jianwen is justified, we are just serving the country. We will succeed and defeat the king in this world. We can be said to be treacherous ministers, and we will make a decision in the future.What's more, if Huang Zicheng and others had not ruined the country in the court, the victory or defeat was unknown!
Zhu Gaoxu said: When the Jianwen court fell, Huang Zicheng was defeated; how could Duke Qi, General Sheng, General Qu, etc. defend themselves without ruining the country?Zhao Kuo was defeated in Changping. Some people in later generations said that he could fight well?Win or defeat is the conclusion, and the truth depends only on the result.
He turned his head and looked at Sheng Yong and others. This king had fought with you and others, and knew that all of them were talented by great generals.However, the facts of defeat are all there, are you willing to remain silent?So wasted time in the deep mountains, and then he ended up in depression?
Sheng Yong was the most anxious, and he almost jumped up immediately.But his impulse was only in his bright eyes, but he was still calm and he was not moving.
Zhu Gaoxu said loudly: A real man should make achievements and return home in glory, which is so powerful that he can admire all over the world. How can he sigh and never recover if he fails in one fell swoop?Why don’t you give yourself a chance to join this king and rewrite history together!
Sheng Yong and Qu Neng, father and son were a little unable to control themselves when they heard Zhu Gaoxu's incitement. Their eyes were full of fiery expressions, so how could they look depressed?
They might have been tired of being in this valley.
Zhu Gaoxu continued to advise: Are you here to cultivate yourself and your character, and not to glorify your family for glory, wealth, and glorify your ancestors, but also to fight for your reputation?Since we can leave a name in history and the hearts of 100 million subjects, how can we swallow the humiliation of being wronged and misunderstood?
Qi Tai saw the expressions of the generals and finally spoke: General Qu, father and son, General Sheng, you have surrendered Emperor Yongle before you escape, and the emperor has never convicted him.You are all right to come out to serve the King of Han.But I am not able to make achievements for the King of Han, and I am afraid that I will not be able to make achievements for the King of Han. Moreover, I, Qi Tai, on the list of treacherous ministers in the "Jingnan", was afraid that I would ruin the righteousness of the King of Han.
After listening carefully to Qi Tai's words, Zhu Gaoxu noticed that he called Emperor Yongle, not King Yàn.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: Mr. Qi can wear a mask first and get a nickname.When the fight against the thief is successful, I will find a hundred Jinshi Juren to write articles for you to overturn the verdict and write you into a loyal and good minister for all ages. How about it?
Qi Tai sighed and murmured: The former late emperor was justified and followed the emperor to be in charge of Emperor Taizu.I have received the kindness of the late emperor and lived in a critical place in the country. I cannot help the court to overthrow it, and I cannot kill my own good deeds.There is no more shame.
The student Gao Xianning once asked me to answer my questions in a letter. I used to personally teach him how to sacrifice his life for justice, but how to answer now?Gao Xianning’s question is right. I am just a sloppy and taking expedient measures, and I dare not defend myself.My virtues are detrimental to me, and I am deceived by my false reputation and overflowing with my greed...
Sheng Yong suddenly interrupted Qi Tai's words, with anger in his tone: Didn't Huang Zicheng and Li Jinglong use it personally by Emperor Jianwen? Now that Emperor Jianwen has collapsed, we are also ruined, what else can we say? When the capital city was broken, I surrendered. Unexpectedly, I wanted to surrender but failed, and the court only gave me a way to die in humiliation!
Sheng Yong stood up and knelt down in front of Zhu Gaoxu on one knee. The King of Han knew the kindness of his life and was not repaid. He had no choice but to repay his life. He was willing to work hard for his own good!
Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly helped Sheng Yong up: General Sheng, please get up quickly, your old partner Ping An is also in Yunnan, and you can help each other on the battlefield again.
Qu Neng also knelt down with Qu Liangcai and said, "If the King of Han does not abandon you, I will be the leader of the King of Han!"
Zhu Gaoxu grabbed Qu Neng's arm with both hands and lifted it up straight: Good brother, do big things together!
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the entangled Qi Tai again and said: Moral right and wrong are all written by ancient sages.If Duke Qi cannot let go, he will write a set of things for himself to be a sage after he succeeds and becomes a sage for all officials. Wouldn’t it be a good idea?
Qi Tai could not answer the words of the King of Han, but he quickly stood up and bowed: Thank you for your help.
Come and drink!Zhu Gaoxu shouted.Everyone raised their bowls and drank together.
Miaojin got up and picked up the wine jar to pour wine for everyone, but her eyes kept looking at Zhu Gaoxu.
After drinking a bowl of wine, Qi Tai said: The Hongwan King heard about the incident of Hongwan on the way, either because of the Eastern Palace Queen, or because he had already decided on the strategy, so he left room for room. Otherwise, the King of Han said in public that the Eastern Palace planned to kill the royal father, and the prince should have committed the crime of killing the father and framed the King of Han without any red pills.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu thought to himself: Qi Tai is also strange. He is extremely entangled and almost pious when facing the question of who he should be loyal, but he is a conspiracy and lie.
Zhu Gaoxu was almost killed before, and when he heard the nonsense in the capital, he felt very angry.
But at this time, he heard Qi Tai say this, and it really makes sense... Since everyone has broken up, the left and right are talking nonsense anyway, and the prince can directly frame Zhu Gaoxu for killing his father and being ruthless.
The crime of using ministers to plot against the king and using sons to kill the father is a great rebellion that cannot be forgiven by the world at this time; so no matter how the prince is talking nonsense, as long as he does not frame Zhu Gaoxu to kill the father and explains the emperor's affairs with Hongwan, it is already a limited compromise.
However, what made Zhu Gaoxu angry was not the father's revenge, but the prince wanted to kill him, his brother, and at least he wanted to imprison him and wait for him to die suddenly after he got sick!
Then call him a funny thief and kill his whole family!
Qi Tai suddenly said: The prince hastily controlled the court, and all parties have not yet conquered it. The Eastern Palace party members must have wanted to delay the time so that they can have a chance to breathe and stabilize their position.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly and pondered.
Qi Tai continued: The prince is in a hurry, I'm afraid the King of Han is also in a hurry.It will take you a while to first stabilize the guards of the Three Guards' Palace, and then control the guards in Yunnan, so that the troops and horses will compete with the court.
He picked up the wine bowl and took a sip on himself, and said with a contemplative expression, "There are only these suggestions at the moment."First, in the long run, the King of Han has no way out, but there is still some room for mediation at present.Secondly, the timing of the uprising is very important, so don’t miss the opportunity.
Zhu Gaoxu kept nodding, feeling more and more that what Qi Tai said made sense.
Everyone said a lot at the table, and even the fish, shrimp and vegetables in the wooden basin became a little cold.
Qu Neng came to the Peach Blossom Land in Wushan first. At this time, a master said in a tone: The King of Han and you should be hungry, please have a meal.
The firelight from the cabin was like hunters in the wilderness camping.
In this remote and uninhabited valley, it is almost isolated from the world.
The wooden house is filled with the smell of burnt wood and the fragrance of food. The complex smell is mixed with the men's sweat odor.The place is small and there are many people, so people feel stuffy here.
Qi Tai, who was born in a Jinshi, rolled up his sleeves and tied a piece of rag on his chest, and was busy inside and outside.Miaojin took the initiative to go up to help, and the two eunuchs were also working hard to serve the prepared dishes on a rough wooden table.
The bed and kitchen are all in the same room.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the decorations in the wooden house with great interest, and his eyes were on several books on the bedside, one of which was "Questions on Li Weigong" in "Seven Books of Wu Jing", and the other was "The Book of Changes".
Qi Tai turned his head and looked at it and said: I couldn't bring too much stuff when I came. I originally had a set of "Martial Arts and General Yao" printed in the Song Dynasty, but now I can't buy it even if I spend money, so I have to throw it away.
There was a sound of cutting ingredients on the wooden cutting board. Qi Tai skillfully cut it, and turned around with a kitchen knife and said: The fire weapons and weapons that Master Wu Jing wants to write about are no longer used now and are of little use.However, the "Seven Books" that have been separated by thousands of years can be read repeatedly.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: Duke Qi is very interested.
He thought to himself: If a person is determined to live in seclusion when he is tired of the world, what else can he read this kind of book?
Everyone worked hard for a while and several large wooden basins were placed on the table.There were eight people in total, and there was a full table on the square wooden table.Qu Neng picked up the wine jar and started pouring wine for everyone.
Sheng Yong held the wooden carved wine bowl and said: I never drink wine normally, I only have one bowl today.
Qu Neng said: That's good, I'm still afraid that I won't drink enough.
Only then did Qi Tai look up and down Zhu Gaoxu’s embarrassing clothes and ask: Dare you ask the King of Han, what happened in the capital?
The other men were silent and looked at each other.
So Zhu Gaoxu roughly said what he knew.
At first, Zhu Gaoxu could only guess or judge whether the emperor died, but later he had heard another news: the emperor accidentally ate the red pill that the treacherous minister Ji Gang had been ill and died the next day.
Two days ago, Zhu Gaoxu and others passed by a county town. Veda and Wang Yin entered the city to change horses and heard about this.
Most of the laws of the Ming Dynasty cannot be strictly enforced, and there are only a few officials in a county management office.
That county town was not an important pass. Veda and two others went to the city to pretend to be business travelers. After paying as much as possible, they were not questioned. Veda didn't have to take out the Yunnan government road he brought to him.
After telling his experience, Zhu Gaoxu said: When I left the capital, I had already determined that my father had passed away in a conspiracy. Outside the camp of the Annan Army and Fengtai Gate, I exposed in public that the traitor of the Eastern Palace was plotting rebellion, and the father was killed by the prince's traitor!
After hearing this, Qi Tai immediately glared and said: I am afraid that the King of Han and the Eastern Palace are incompatible and there is no way out.
Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: Sooner or later.He pondered for a moment and said: I have decided to raise an army to fight against the thief to avenge my father!
Suddenly there was a cold incident in the hut, and no one said anything again for a while.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back at Qi Tai Shengyong and others, because they hadn't seen each other for several years, and they really couldn't figure out what they were thinking about.
I came today and there was no intention of persecution.Zhu Gaoxu looked at the military book on Qi Tai's bedside from Yu Guangli and said, "However, you were originally important officials of the country, but now you have fallen to this place, which is really a pity."How will history determine you?
Qi Tai said: Emperor Jianwen is justified, we are just serving the country. We will succeed and defeat the king in this world. We can be said to be treacherous ministers, and we will make a decision in the future.What's more, if Huang Zicheng and others had not ruined the country in the court, the victory or defeat was unknown!
Zhu Gaoxu said: When the Jianwen court fell, Huang Zicheng was defeated; how could Duke Qi, General Sheng, General Qu, etc. defend themselves without ruining the country?Zhao Kuo was defeated in Changping. Some people in later generations said that he could fight well?Win or defeat is the conclusion, and the truth depends only on the result.
He turned his head and looked at Sheng Yong and others. This king had fought with you and others, and knew that all of them were talented by great generals.However, the facts of defeat are all there, are you willing to remain silent?So wasted time in the deep mountains, and then he ended up in depression?
Sheng Yong was the most anxious, and he almost jumped up immediately.But his impulse was only in his bright eyes, but he was still calm and he was not moving.
Zhu Gaoxu said loudly: A real man should make achievements and return home in glory, which is so powerful that he can admire all over the world. How can he sigh and never recover if he fails in one fell swoop?Why don’t you give yourself a chance to join this king and rewrite history together!
Sheng Yong and Qu Neng, father and son were a little unable to control themselves when they heard Zhu Gaoxu's incitement. Their eyes were full of fiery expressions, so how could they look depressed?
They might have been tired of being in this valley.
Zhu Gaoxu continued to advise: Are you here to cultivate yourself and your character, and not to glorify your family for glory, wealth, and glorify your ancestors, but also to fight for your reputation?Since we can leave a name in history and the hearts of 100 million subjects, how can we swallow the humiliation of being wronged and misunderstood?
Qi Tai saw the expressions of the generals and finally spoke: General Qu, father and son, General Sheng, you have surrendered Emperor Yongle before you escape, and the emperor has never convicted him.You are all right to come out to serve the King of Han.But I am not able to make achievements for the King of Han, and I am afraid that I will not be able to make achievements for the King of Han. Moreover, I, Qi Tai, on the list of treacherous ministers in the "Jingnan", was afraid that I would ruin the righteousness of the King of Han.
After listening carefully to Qi Tai's words, Zhu Gaoxu noticed that he called Emperor Yongle, not King Yàn.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: Mr. Qi can wear a mask first and get a nickname.When the fight against the thief is successful, I will find a hundred Jinshi Juren to write articles for you to overturn the verdict and write you into a loyal and good minister for all ages. How about it?
Qi Tai sighed and murmured: The former late emperor was justified and followed the emperor to be in charge of Emperor Taizu.I have received the kindness of the late emperor and lived in a critical place in the country. I cannot help the court to overthrow it, and I cannot kill my own good deeds.There is no more shame.
The student Gao Xianning once asked me to answer my questions in a letter. I used to personally teach him how to sacrifice his life for justice, but how to answer now?Gao Xianning’s question is right. I am just a sloppy and taking expedient measures, and I dare not defend myself.My virtues are detrimental to me, and I am deceived by my false reputation and overflowing with my greed...
Sheng Yong suddenly interrupted Qi Tai's words, with anger in his tone: Didn't Huang Zicheng and Li Jinglong use it personally by Emperor Jianwen? Now that Emperor Jianwen has collapsed, we are also ruined, what else can we say? When the capital city was broken, I surrendered. Unexpectedly, I wanted to surrender but failed, and the court only gave me a way to die in humiliation!
Sheng Yong stood up and knelt down in front of Zhu Gaoxu on one knee. The King of Han knew the kindness of his life and was not repaid. He had no choice but to repay his life. He was willing to work hard for his own good!
Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly helped Sheng Yong up: General Sheng, please get up quickly, your old partner Ping An is also in Yunnan, and you can help each other on the battlefield again.
Qu Neng also knelt down with Qu Liangcai and said, "If the King of Han does not abandon you, I will be the leader of the King of Han!"
Zhu Gaoxu grabbed Qu Neng's arm with both hands and lifted it up straight: Good brother, do big things together!
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the entangled Qi Tai again and said: Moral right and wrong are all written by ancient sages.If Duke Qi cannot let go, he will write a set of things for himself to be a sage after he succeeds and becomes a sage for all officials. Wouldn’t it be a good idea?
Qi Tai could not answer the words of the King of Han, but he quickly stood up and bowed: Thank you for your help.
Come and drink!Zhu Gaoxu shouted.Everyone raised their bowls and drank together.
Miaojin got up and picked up the wine jar to pour wine for everyone, but her eyes kept looking at Zhu Gaoxu.
After drinking a bowl of wine, Qi Tai said: The Hongwan King heard about the incident of Hongwan on the way, either because of the Eastern Palace Queen, or because he had already decided on the strategy, so he left room for room. Otherwise, the King of Han said in public that the Eastern Palace planned to kill the royal father, and the prince should have committed the crime of killing the father and framed the King of Han without any red pills.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu thought to himself: Qi Tai is also strange. He is extremely entangled and almost pious when facing the question of who he should be loyal, but he is a conspiracy and lie.
Zhu Gaoxu was almost killed before, and when he heard the nonsense in the capital, he felt very angry.
But at this time, he heard Qi Tai say this, and it really makes sense... Since everyone has broken up, the left and right are talking nonsense anyway, and the prince can directly frame Zhu Gaoxu for killing his father and being ruthless.
The crime of using ministers to plot against the king and using sons to kill the father is a great rebellion that cannot be forgiven by the world at this time; so no matter how the prince is talking nonsense, as long as he does not frame Zhu Gaoxu to kill the father and explains the emperor's affairs with Hongwan, it is already a limited compromise.
However, what made Zhu Gaoxu angry was not the father's revenge, but the prince wanted to kill him, his brother, and at least he wanted to imprison him and wait for him to die suddenly after he got sick!
Then call him a funny thief and kill his whole family!
Qi Tai suddenly said: The prince hastily controlled the court, and all parties have not yet conquered it. The Eastern Palace party members must have wanted to delay the time so that they can have a chance to breathe and stabilize their position.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly and pondered.
Qi Tai continued: The prince is in a hurry, I'm afraid the King of Han is also in a hurry.It will take you a while to first stabilize the guards of the Three Guards' Palace, and then control the guards in Yunnan, so that the troops and horses will compete with the court.
He picked up the wine bowl and took a sip on himself, and said with a contemplative expression, "There are only these suggestions at the moment."First, in the long run, the King of Han has no way out, but there is still some room for mediation at present.Secondly, the timing of the uprising is very important, so don’t miss the opportunity.
Zhu Gaoxu kept nodding, feeling more and more that what Qi Tai said made sense.
Everyone said a lot at the table, and even the fish, shrimp and vegetables in the wooden basin became a little cold.
Qu Neng came to the Peach Blossom Land in Wushan first. At this time, a master said in a tone: The King of Han and you should be hungry, please have a meal.
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