Chapter 501 For the benefit of the world
Time passed little by little, and Zhu Yunwen sat on the window on the second floor of Yingchun Teahouse, looking out from time to time through the gaps in the open window. Now it was time for Huang Zicheng to pay his sedan chair to pass through here at any time.
However, Zhu Yunwen is also facing a problem now, because after entering the teahouse, he found out by inquiring with his friend that Huang Zicheng had never been to the teahouse again during this period, which made Zhu Yunwen a little worried. If Huang Zicheng still didn't come to the teahouse today, how could he meet the other party?
Zhu Yunwen thought about this problem for a long time, but in the end he could only come up with a very risky solution. So he reached out to summon a guard next to him, and then whispered a few instructions in the other party's ear. The other party hesitated for a while and finally nodded, then quickly left the teahouse.
At the same time, Huang Zicheng left the Ministry of Personnel in a sedan chair. Speaking of sedan chairs, it has been very controversial since the Song Dynasty. Many people believe that sedan chairs are people as cows and horses, which violates the teachings of saints, so they are unwilling to ride in sedan chairs. However, some people think that one sedan chair can support at least two sedan chairmen, so riding in sedan chairs is considered to do good deeds.
Anyway, the above two statements have their own reasons, and no one can convince anyone. However, by the Ming Dynasty, many officials had regarded riding in a sedan chair as a very normal thing. Of course, some officials were unwilling to ride in a sedan chair, such as Li Jie, which was the representative of it.
Huang Zicheng likes to ride in a sedan chair, mainly because he is not in good health. The sedan chair is much more stable than the carriage. Therefore, whether it is going to court or paying for the money, he likes to ride in a sedan chair. Even if it is a little slower, he can at least walk safely.
However, Huang Zicheng in the sedan chair was a little restless. In fact, he was worried about Zhu Yunwen's escape from the capital all day long. Although the whole plan was formulated by him and some of his accomplices such as Qi Tai, they were not sure whether it would be successful.
However, in order not to arouse others' suspicion, Huang Zicheng still went to the Ministry of Personnel as usual today. Even though he was very nervous, he still had to pretend to be calm and calm.
Of course, under this superficial calmness, Huang Zicheng was closely monitoring the movements in the city, especially Lao Zhu's coffin was sent out of the capital. According to their plan, Zhu Yunwen should also leave the city. However, whenever there was a little disturbance in the city, Huang Zicheng would be scared and worried that the matter would be exposed and Zhu Yunwen would be arrested.
For Zhu Yunwen, even if he is really caught, he will probably not have any worries about his life. After all, he is Zhu Yunwen's eldest brother. Even if he is not a mother, he is still a brother. Therefore, Zhu Yunwen should not dare to kill him. After all, Zhu Biao had just passed away. If Zhu Yunwen took the action of killing his brother now, it would probably cause panic among other royal families.
However, Zhu Yunwen will not die, but it does not mean that Huang Zicheng and others are fine. In fact, Huang Zicheng was demoted before because he was implicated by Zhu Yunwen. This time it was no longer as simple as implicating. Instead, Huang Zicheng participated in Zhu Yunwen's rebellion plan, so if Zhu Yunwen was captured, he, Qi Tai and others would definitely not be able to escape death.
Thinking of this, Huang Zicheng couldn't help but sigh. Although he had already put life and death aside when he decided to put all his wealth on Zhu Yunwen, he could not help but wonder whether his previous decision was too hasty?
However, the above thoughts flashed through Huang Zicheng's heart. For him, there was no other choice except to support Zhu Yunwen. After all, he had already walked with Zhu Yunwen before he became an adult. It can be said that the benefits of the two have long been firmly tied together. If Zhu Yunwen could not seize the throne, it would mean that his career would be completely ruined.
In addition, in Huang Zicheng's heart, he always felt that Li Jie was a rebellious person, especially the things he taught at the Academy of Jue Zhen, which was a huge challenge to Confucianism. Under his leadership, Zhu Yunqiu also embarked on a evil path. If they were completely in power, there would be no peace in the world.
So in Huang Zicheng's view, helping Zhu Yunwen fight for imperial power was not only for his own personal interests, but also for the interests of the people of the world. Only he and Zhu Yunwen could lead the Ming Dynasty on the right path.
Thinking of the above, Huang Zicheng's eyes also showed a firm look, and his expression was no longer as hesitant as before. He was just thinking about the situation in the city today, and he was still a little worried about Zhu Yunwen's situation.
Especially Huang Zicheng now knew that shortly after the funeral team left the city, Lan Yu suddenly mobilized a large army to block all major traffic roads outside the city, naturally to find Zhu Yunwen's traces.
Huang Zicheng did not expect this, mainly because he had always believed that Li Jie did not dare to look for Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts, after all, this was a scandal related to the royal family.
However, when Huang Zicheng received the news of the army being mobilized, he suddenly woke up because they had already spread the news of Zhu Yunwen's disappearance before, which was equivalent to revealing the royal scandal. Although this put a lot of pressure on Li Jie and Zhu Yunwen, it also made them less worried, so Li Jie dared to mobilize the army to arrest Zhu Yunwen.
After understanding the above, Huang Zicheng secretly complained that it was not good, but things had reached this point, and he had no choice. However, he still had some hope in his heart, because in his opinion, although mobilizing a large army could block the main traffic road, the world outside the city was vast, and the army could not line up a row of people to surround the entire capital. There would always be omissions, so Zhu Yunwen and the others still had hope of escaping.
In fact, from this aspect, we can see that Huang Zicheng has no understanding of the military, and he does not know how the army surrounds a city. In fact, Lan Yu does not need to form a wall of people at all. He only needs to send a team of cavalry to completely seal the entire capital. Unless Zhu Yunwen can grow wings, there is no possibility of escaping from the capital.
Huang Zicheng was thinking about it all in the sedan chair. The sedan chair driver in front and behind was also walking very slowly. It was not far from his mansion. Not far from the front was Yingchun Teahouse. After passing the teahouse, he went forward and turned around and arrived at Huang Mansion.
In the past, when Huang Zicheng returned home, he would taste tea at Yingchun Teahouse, but he really didn't feel like this during this period, and today is no exception.
However, just when Huang Zicheng's sedan chair was about to arrive at the teahouse, he suddenly saw a man rushing over with a bunch of things. It seemed that there was something urgent, but he didn't have time to see the way. As a result, he suddenly bumped into Huang Zicheng's sedan chair, which made the sedan chair unsteadily and almost threw Huang Zicheng out of the sedan chair.
Chapter completed!