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Chapter 106 Regret and torture

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After Zheng Qia left, Zhu Wenkui entered the warm pavilion with green veil in the northwest of the hall to see his father. After a while, the Queen Ma also came in. It was not easy for the family of three to be reunited.

The old man sitting on the chair wearing a moon-white cloth shirt was Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen.

He was less than sixty years old, but his haggard face made him look older.

Zhu Yunwen has a fair skin and a good face, a tall figure and elegant demeanor. Although he is a little older, he is still handsome. This former emperor actually has a very good appearance.

But he was in a bad mood and was tortured by regret and self-blame for a long time. The mistakes in his memories made him feel ashamed.

Zhu Di betrayed his war for several years. Except for the countless soldiers and civilians who died or injured in the war, the number of victims after the war is roughly estimated to be tens of thousands...

Zhu Yunwen believed that these disasters should be his own responsibility.

With so many people dead, his family of three hid here to hide. Although he had no worries about food and clothing, his life was not good.

The people below spent all their efforts to poison Zhu Di to death, and this matter was approved by Zhu Yunwen.

Although he used this method to kill his own uncle, Zhu Yunwen was not guilty at all.

This uncle had too many blood debts in his hands, and he did this to comfort those ministers whose family was destroyed...

Although it is not very meaningful, Zhu Di has been the emperor for more than 20 years.

King Yàn died to the point of being the only one, I don’t regret this... Zhu Yunwen spoke to his wife and son next to him, and he didn’t say a word: He had done a lot of regrets.

His voice was low and a little hoarse. Maybe we could prepare to go to the Sanqing Dao Palace in Jiangxi, and finally issue a "edict" to let everyone find a place to make a living and live in anonymous name.Zheng Qia built a tomb for me in the Sanqing Palace. In the future, I will cut off all contact with the outside world. I will spend the rest of my life there, without having to worry about mundane affairs.

Queen Ma said with a suspicion: Zheng Qia knows us well, even his tomb was built by him. Can he really believe it?

Zhu Wenkui said in a very willing tone: The several gods under our command have gathered tens of thousands of people, there are many property in various places, and there is still business at sea. Miaojiang and the Yi people in the Manchus may be able to borrow soldiers. My father is willing to give up like this?Have we been Taoist priests for generations?

Zhu Yunwen seemed to have not heard them and murmured to himself: King Yàn is really cruel, but his son and grandson seem to be both able to maintain the true monarchs and are descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao. Although I lost my country, I did not lose the country. I was not very guilty when I went underground to see my ancestors...

What’s the guilt of my father?Your throne is to inherit the Emperor Taizu, and King Yàn took our country. This rebel minister was indifferent to the emperor!The Yàn King's lineage is not a righteous orthodox, and it is not right. We have been preparing for so many years. As long as my father calls us, we will take back everything from more than 20 years ago!

Zhu Wenkui said excitedly.

Zhu Yunwen turned his head and looked at his eldest son, shook his head and said earnestly: Don’t be impatient, you will understand many things in a few decades.Now we have no chance. After more than 20 years of stability in King Yàn, who will still recognize the Jianwen Dynasty in the dynasty of the past? Who will support us in the world?Today, people are determined. Once we make trouble, we will face the dilemma of sailing against the current and become enemies of the whole world. We will have no effect except hard work and damage our money.

Wen Kui wanted to say that King Yàn also started a war in adversity. How many soldiers did a vassal prince’s palace have? Can he be supported by his ministers and fight a civil war to follow the general trend?

It is impossible to capture the world, which shows that everything is not absolute.

Zhu Wenkui thinks that his father is too weak and loses fighting spirit when he is old.

He was very dissatisfied with his father's idea in his heart, but as a son, he could make suggestions, but he could not disobey his father's intentions, nor could he blame him...

The remaining ministers all recognized Emperor Jianwen, and Wenkui did not have much prestige.

Zhu Yunwen said again: The twenty-two ministers who followed me were all very loyal, so there was no need to be too suspicious.Especially Zheng Qia, even anyone may betray him, but he won't.He once vowed to heaven: to be a civil servant in Jian and to be a ghost in Jian.The minister I trust most is him... It would be great if Fang Xiaoru could come out with me.

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A month later, Zheng Qia came to the Yushan Dao Palace where Zhu Yunwen was again, and he brought news.

Through information channels in the capital, Zheng Qia learned that the court had sent people to investigate Zhu Di's drugged case.

Hu Ying was promoted from the Imperial College in Nanjing to the Left Minister of Rites; Zhang Ning was promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and left the capital when Zheng Qia's news came down.

Zheng Qia spoke in front of Zhu Yunwen: If Zhang Ning, the Minister of Rites, went to Wushan, he must have come to investigate the matter of incense ash.This person was Hu Ying's subordinate in Yongle. He made the overthrow of Taohua Mountain Villa in Nanzhili, Peng Tianheng was killed, and the emperor's handwritten letters were all done by him. He also discovered clues to ward off the cult, so Hu Ying focused on Wushan County based on the captured cult Miao Ge, and thus discovered the incense ash that was not elsewhere, and the ward off the cult was called "Evil-Breaking Fragrance"...

It can be seen that this person is a capable general under Hu Ying and has made many contributions.Now he was promoted to the Ministry of Rites by the pseudo-emperor of the Ministry of Rites. He was originally a idle position, but he immediately left the capital.It is very likely that I came to check that old thing.

Yao Ji has now retreated from Wushan to Yongshunsi in Huguang?

Zhu Yunwen pondered for a moment. The ward off the cult was too frequent in Wushan and other places before. The teaching hall moved to Yongshunsi, and it might also be investigated by the pseudo-gun-dog Shun Teng... It should be ordered to let Yao Ji come back.

Queen Ma, who was standing beside her, immediately whispered unhappily: Do you still remember that palace maid!

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was unquestionable, she whispered again, "A woman who is fiddling with poison, it would be unlucky to let her come back and stay by her side?"

What poison wasn't she doing.

Zhu Yunwen said casually, but his heart was affected by Empress Ma's words. Indeed, he was a little taboo about poison.

I think my uncle Zhu Di was afraid of his life but died of poisoning. There are rumors that Zhu Di's son Zhu Gaochi was also poisoned to death by a conspiracy...

If Queen Ma and Yao Ji compete for favor and become more and more poisonous, it will be unbearable.

At this time, Zheng Qia said: The evil-proof incense itself is not poisonous. Only a small part of it is specially refined is toxic. Its use is only used for self-defense around the headmaster.Can we order those who ward off the evil spirit to temporarily destroy all poison powder used for defense to mislead the people who investigate the matter and make them think that ward off the evil spirit incense is not poisonous, which may cause suspicion of the false emperor, monarch and minister, and it is also beneficial to us.Many years have passed, and the pseudo-emperor should no longer pursue it. It is probably Hu Ying's slander, so why don't we make a counter-espionage plan?

This plan is very good, so I will follow the instructions of Young Master Zheng and pass on the orders to Yongshunsi.Zhu Yunwen nodded and agreed.

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Zhang Ning was promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and was forced to give up the real power of the Department of Rites and was promoted to a free position. He was equivalent to a deputy doctor from the fifth-rank official, and naturally he would not have any power.

Emperor Xuande passed the imperial edict to meet him and personally handed over the imperial case to Hu Ying and him for secret investigation; Zhang Ning had no choice but to start his old business again.

Hu Ying served as the Minister of Rites and was in charge of the overall situation, mainly to allocate money and people to Zhang Ning from the Ministry of Rites. The specific case was awarded to Zhang Ning by the emperor.

Hu Ying and Zhang Ning both knew in their hearts that they had a mutual check and balance.

The emperor believed that Hu Ying's family's words were not enough to win the trust, but at the same time, he could not trust Zhang Ning's re-examination alone, so he asked Hu Ying to take charge of the overall situation.

Hu Ying sent a few people to investigate the case with Zhang Ning. One of them was Yàn Ruofei, the lame man. Zhang Ning knew very well that the lame man was Hu Ying's confidant...

The name is Yàn Ruofei personally took charge of this matter the year before yesterday. Understanding the inside story will be helpful to Zhang Ning.

In addition, Wu Yong was also involved. After the interview caused a large-scale layoff of the institution, Wu Yong went home to work unemployed. Now he was re-activated by Hu Ying as Zhang Ning's deputy, and Wu Yong brought Zhan Zhuli with him.

This surnamed Wu used to be an official in Nanjing, but was actually an interviewer. He had a much older qualification than Zhang Ning. He had been dealing with Hu Ying for many years, and he might also be from Hu Ying.

There are also several strong followers.

Zhang Ning only brought Xu Wenjun, but no one was available. Through the last time he went to Nanjing to welcome him, he found that Old Xu could not keep up with his physical strength. Wushan County seemed to be in Chongqing Prefecture, with many mountains and rugged roads. At that time, he was afraid that Old Xu would not be able to stand it.

Also, Zhao Erniang is not very good at skill and her physical strength is not as good as Xu Wenjun who practices martial arts.

Like last time, he handed Zhang Xiaomei over to his fiancee Luo Moniang to take care of him, and then he received an order to go out to Beijing to do business.

In addition to people and money, Zhang Ning also obtained a document stamped with the seal of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, which stipulated that the Ministry of Rites was ordered to be in charge of business, and the officials in the places where they went should try their best to cooperate and help. If they were in a hurry, the local military officers should send troops to assist within the jurisdiction with their seal. However, the people of the Military Office cannot leave their territory. It is impossible to transfer troops to the jurisdiction only, and they also need the military talisman of the Ministry of War.

The group of people went to Wushan County without a ceremonial guard without a sound, and followed the post road without a sound. They went to the church hall where the cult ward off the cult was found according to what Yàn Ruofei knew, but there were no signs of the church activities.

Then Zhang Ning took his people to the county government office to meet the magistrate and presented a seal to ask the magistrate to send someone to assist in investigating the whereabouts of the cultists.

Zhang Ning also asked his subordinates to inquire about the news about the cult ward off the cult.

Fortunately, the waiting time was not long. In just a few days, everyone found out that the cult ward off the cult was very popular in the local area, and the traces were not completely covered up. The church was withdrawn for two years and there are still believers in Wushan County.

After analyzing the collected information, the cult should have gone to Yongshunsi, Huguang. The place is also a mixed place with high mountains and dense forests. The situation is quite complicated. No wonder those people chose that place.

Zhang Ning immediately decided to take people to Yongshunsi for on-site inspection.