Chapter 118 Unexpected(1/3)
Following Zhu Xizhong, Wu Jinghe and Wu Jinghe became more powerful than each other, showing no mercy at all.
The princes finally swallowed their anger, walked down the court steps with their heads lowered, and reluctantly invited the two imperial envoys to enter the palace.
Perhaps the eyes of others were too hot, which made the heads of the princes turn red.
Angrily, he dispersed the crowd gathered around him and walked ahead in a muffled voice without saying a word.
This is a vassal that is strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
As long as you don't plan to rebel, facing the imperial envoys who are patrolling the sky and the imperial guards who are eyeing you, you naturally have no other choice but to bow your head.
Prince Fushun witnessed the whole process of Zhu Xizhong and Wu Jinghe being domineering. He only occasionally whispered a few words of agreement behind the princes when everyone made a sound, for fear of attracting ill will from the imperial envoys.
After the situation on the court became clear, Prince Fushun finally stopped hiding behind everyone.
Zhu Zaiyuan is about thirty years old, with bright eyes, a straight nose, and mean lips. He is quite pretty.
He bucked the trend, came to the side of the imperial envoy, greeted him with a smile, and said apologetically: "Two imperial envoys, please don't get angry. The lord of the feudal lord will take matters into his own hands. Your highnesses are in mourning, and it is inevitable that your words will be out of place and offend the imperial envoy."
, things happen for a reason, I hope the imperial envoy will be considerate."
"Everyone has something to talk about, and it's easy to talk about it."
As soon as he finished speaking, several county princes who were walking in front turned around and glared at him angrily. It was a shame that they couldn't help but say nice things. There had to be someone like this, so they held back their tempers and did not refute.
This Prince Fushun is quite out of place in the family.
It's not just because the concubine came to the upper position and violated the direct lineage.
Zhu Zaiyuan suffered from an emergency when he was a child and was terminally ill. The medical officials in the palace were helpless. King Fushun tried to petition him for an imperial doctor. However, he threatened to die and insisted on finding a private doctor in his early thirties. Who was he named Li Shizhen to ask him?
diagnosis.
Although the person was cured, this action was not liked by the elders.
When he got a little older, he stopped doing his job and did not want to play with women from good families. Instead, he traveled around with scholars and studied the art of war.
His peers also have nothing in common with him.
Zhu Zaiyuan couldn't hang out with his peers, so he had no choice but to hang out with subordinate officials regardless of his status.
In the second year of Longqing's reign, Wu Cheng'en, a new Jishan official in Prince Jing's palace, joined him like a stinker, and spent the whole day leading people to drink, have fun, and write novels.
When Ji Shanguan left, Prince Fushun shamelessly took away the manuscript and asked him to compose a poem "Feasting on the Phoenix Terrace". He then refused to frame it and called for the craftsman to keep it safe for hundreds of years.
The treasure became the laughing stock of the house for a while.
On such an occasion today, King Fushun didn't show up yet, and allowed this guy to come out and embarrass himself.
The group passed the arch bridge, crossed the golden threshold, and were about to go to the nave.
Wu Jinghe suddenly said: "There is no need to go to the middle hall, go to the ancestral hall!"
Zhu Zaiguo, the king of Fanshan, frowned and said: "King Taining's body is resting in the middle hall."
There was only confusion on his face, but his heart gradually dropped.
Ever since he was at the archway, he had been testing the purpose of these two people coming to Jing Mansion.
The resolute attitude of the two people has made him not take any chances.
Nowadays, even condolences and comfort are omitted. This is an attitude of punishing sin!
Wu Jinghe glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "If I want to practice the clan's laws, I should naturally go to the clan hall."
The hot-tempered King De'an jumped again when he heard this: "Wu Jinghe, don't push yourself too far!"
"Patriarchal law? What did our Jing family do?"
Zhu Xizhong suddenly raised his head: "King Taining committed suicide out of fear of his crime, how dare he say that he is not guilty?"
King De'an shouted at the top of his lungs: "Why commit suicide out of fear of crime! It's obviously you who forced the clan..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Zaiyuan, the eldest son of Prince Fushun, tugged on King De'an's sleeve and quickly stopped him.
The former took the lead and said with a flattering smile: "Imperial envoy, the two people who were saved from the fire only woke up today."
"Although I was still in shock and my words were garbled, I finally restored the situation that day."
"King Taining did not burn himself out of fear of crime, but he was actually killed by my vassal prince Zhu Changling!"
With that said, he was about to call someone to bring the witnesses.
King Fanshan and others looked at each other with ugly expressions.
Didn’t you agree this morning to hide this matter and go along with the flow to put pressure on the emperor?
This Prince Fushun actually made his own decision!
To the surprise of both parties.
Zhu Xizhong stopped Zhu Zaiyuan and said coldly: "King Taining wrote it himself, derogating this dynasty as a cowardly dynasty! Isn't it obvious enough to commit suicide in fear of crime? I don't need to make a distinction anymore!"
After saying that, he motioned to Wu Jinghe.
The latter nodded and stopped talking to everyone. He and Zhu Xizhong crossed the host's house and went straight to the ancestral hall.
Only a line of back figures and Wu Jinghe's words were left: "Let the prince's official, Zhu Changzhen, the third son of Jingzong, and all the other sects come to the ancestral hall."
He looked like he was the master of the house.
Several county princes looked gloomy, and King De'an kicked a plant on the roadside, causing smoke to rise from his orifices.
Although Zhu Zaiyuan, Prince Fushun's son, didn't look too good either, he still ordered his servants to do as Wu Jinghe said.
Then he followed slowly to the ancestral hall, thinking hard about the imperial envoy's route.
…
The imperial envoy sat in the hall.
A group of clan members were summoned, so they had no choice but to abandon the funeral ceremony of the feudal lord and come to the clan hall to pay their respects.
Needless to say, several county princes, the third son of Jing Mansion, Zhu Changzhen, also came in a hurry and waited beside him with hands tied.
After all the royal palaces and their subordinate officials had arrived, the discussion in the hall began.
The side clan members who arrived later were greeted by a basin of cold water as soon as they stepped into the clan hall.
"King Taining is not the heir to the throne. He was given the power of Jing vassal by the emperor's favor. He didn't think about repaying the favor, but he actually got involved in the rebellion!"
"Although the crime is extremely serious, I can still forgive you for a moment or two from the royal family."
"Clinker, I dare to threaten you with self-immolation, disparage the Holy Lord by leaving a confession, resist the imperial envoys' interrogation, and try to eliminate the crime of death."
"Don't you hear that even though you are dead, you can still be punished!"
After Zhu Xizhong finished speaking, there was a buzz in the ancestral hall.
He looked panicked and the crowd was discussing fiercely.
Zhu Changzhen, who was still confused about the situation, looked up in confusion.
What's going on?
Do you want to kill the Jing Mansion? Is that why you called him here? He thought he was going to miss out on the throne, but now he is told that he will go after the Jing Mansion!?
No, he is only twelve years old!
Zhu Zaiyuan was even more hasty and said: "Angel, that letter that belittles the court must be forged by Zhu Changling! Please tell me angel!"
King De'an slapped the table angrily: "Zhu Xizhong! How shameless!"
King Fanshan couldn't believe it and said in shock: "Dong Chengguo, the prince of Taining County, the heir of Jingfan, even the imperial envoy has no right to convict him!"
"Prince, no one other than the emperor can be punished!"
What kind of imperial envoy, what kind of expediency, what do you say? Who dares to take it seriously?
If you really take advantage of others seriously, you will inevitably be guilty of transgression!
Are you really not afraid of being liquidated for such an unscrupulous and over-the-top act?
How dare he!
Zhu Xizhong ignored the messy sounds and only met King Fanshan's gaze.
He showed his first smile after entering the palace today, and said meaningfully: "Things that are expedient are your Majesty's golden words, and your edicts are illustrious."
"If I am in Huguang, there is nothing I don't have power over."
King Fanshan completely lost his voice and murmured: "It's perverse! It's perverse! Your Majesty can't tolerate you, and the cabinet can't tolerate you!"
Zhu Xizhong suppressed his smile and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, which looked like plum blossoms and was charming and charming.
He unfolded his handkerchief in front of him and said calmly: "The words of King Fan Shan are similar to those of my two colleagues who traveled to Huguang."
"The two of them, together with the governor Liang Menglong, and the officials in Huguang, have already submitted a petition to impeach the officials for their transgression."
"If King Fanshan is interested, he might as well add a memorial and send it to the capital."
He paused and said with a solemn tone: "It all depends on whether King Fanshan can outlast me every time this edict comes."
After saying that, he suddenly coughed twice.
To be continued...