In the water pavilion on a lake near Beicheng River in Yangzhou, a gray-haired Hanlin Academy bureaucrat was holding a magnifying glass to carefully observe the paper text on the table. The magnifying glass was ground into crystal stone and stuck with gold on both sides as frames, which was very exquisite.
There was only the wind inside and outside the water pavilion. After a while, the bureaucrat took off the mirror and bent down to report: Report to the emperor, the two words should be written by the same person.
Yang Rong next to him said: Song He is one of Jianwen’s important remnants. He appeared on the ground of the Jiangxi Provincial Administration to assist the rebels. The rebel leader may only be Jianwen himself or his prince; but Jianwen did not leave after appearing in Wuchang City.Therefore, I assert that there are indeed people who rebel under the title of Prince Jianwen in Anfu County, Jiangxi Province.After this person failed to raise an army, he led several cavalry to escape from Anfu County, and we had no way to investigate... If Prince Jianwen was missing from Huguang, there might be a lot of hidden information.
Emperor Zhu Zhanji sat on a soft chair with painted pear blossoms and was silent. When he heard this, he probably understood what Yang Rong said: Prince Jianwen was killed by the King of Xiang.
Yang Shiqi once said that Yang Rong was good at planning, and it was true.
However, Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji has also trained a lot in this regard. He is only 30 years old this year, but he has been influenced by conspiracies and conspiracies within the royal family since the Yongle period, so when Yang Rong mentioned this, he immediately understood.
Yang Rong said with a sense of speaking: The King of Xiang Zhang Ning was not originally named Zhu, and was called Jianwen's third son. He was not upright in his identity and had a grudge against Jianwen and his son, and he would even regard him as a hidden danger.Once there is a chance, Zhang Ning will probably get rid of Prince Jianwen... After suppressing the rebellion, he discovered a large number of "Surprising Bird Army" weapons, proving that Prince Jianwen's uprising was completely within Zhang Ning's control, and there was enough time to arrange spies around him; after suppressing the rebellion, Prince Jianwen fled from the battlefield in a hurry, and his journey was long and his whereabouts were grasped, and his itinerary was obviously very dangerous...
Yang Rong's words were very obscure, and Zhu Zhanji probably thought it was. He didn't dare to say anything in front of the emperor, in order to compete for the succession of the throne, brothers killed others, etc., so he had to change the statement, in fact, it was just a change of soup and no medicine.
Although Zhu Zhanji did not recognize Zhang Ning's identity as a royal clan, he actually believed that this person was indeed a descendant of the Zhu family and his brothers of the same clan in his blood.
A very simple fact is enough to prove that Emperor Jianwen was controlled by him...
If this person's identity is uncertain, it would not be so easy for Jianwen to fall into his hands, nor would he be controlled. After all, Jianwen still has a group of followers; how much time his grandfather Yongle spent at that time could not find Emperor Jianwen, why could Zhang Ning find it and even let Jianwen go to Wuchang?
Moreover, Zhang Ning was just a juren from Nanzhili before, and his family had no background. What kind of rebellion could he raise an army?
In a peaceful world, if there is no support from the remnants, where does he get his foundation and his troops?
These conditions would not have happened without Zhang Ning's identity being recognized by the remnants.
So Zhu Zhanji could understand Yang Rong's words in this way: King Xiang asked Emperor Jianwen to restore the throne in Huguang and regarded him as orthodox; but Jianwen had long threatened the title of righteousness and inheritance rights in the future.
Therefore, fighting against each other and slaughtering each other in order to fight for power is also a common thing in history.
Yang Rong continued: Prince Jianwen fled after the reprimand, which has been several months since now.If he still has no news, then it is probably because the Hunan King conspiracy has killed him... If he is not guessed correctly, I will always come out to clarify.
Not only do we guess this, but everyone will think so after knowing the inside story.Prince Jianwen always has some status, and those who dare to deal with him and have the ability are nothing more than the court and the Xiangwang Party.This is not done by the imperial government. Even if the imperial court wants to capture him, he can be honest and openly without having to secretly harm him. The remaining suspicion is probably the only King Xiang.
Yang Rong was also very good at observing his expressions. Seeing Zhu Zhanji's subconscious nodding slightly, he knew that his words had been recognized by the emperor.Then he said in a hurry: I think I can write some articles on this matter.The ability of Zhang Ning in Huguang to make a province turbulent and to order bandits has a lot to do with his accused prince; in addition, he recruits soldiers and horses to win people's hearts, and the support of Jianwen's remnants is also extremely important.
If the incident of his secretly killing Prince Jianwen is obvious to the world, his cruel nature can be revealed to the world.When Jianwen's eldest son was killed, his conspiracy with Zhang Ning would inevitably fall apart.The rebels may be in conflict within the rebels, which is very beneficial to the court to suppress the rebellion.
This matter was just mentioned in front of Zhu Zhanji today, but Zhu Zhanji immediately agreed in his heart.
Because he regards Zhang Ning as his enemy who is a big trouble, he will of course feel good if he makes the enemy uncomfortable.
He hurriedly asked: How can we disclose the news to Jianwen’s followers and make them believe it?
Yang Rong seemed to be prepared and immediately replied: I dare to make a big fuss and do two things first to explore the news.First, let the Jinyiwei spread rumors about Xiang Wang killing his brother in Wuchang City.Second, the censor was sent to Ji'an Mansion and denounced them for failing to suppress the rebellion and escaped the important figure of Prince Jianwen. In this way, if Jianwen's party members heard the rumors, if they sent someone to Ji'an Mansion to secretly verify it, they would definitely know that Prince Jianwen had not fallen into the hands of the government.
Zhu Zhanji seemed not very satisfied after hearing this: it was just rumors and the suspicion based on this, which could not completely believe the Jianwen and the parties.
Yang Rong said: If you go back to the emperor, this is just our initial preparation, mainly to test the whereabouts of Prince Jianwen.If Wuchang cannot clarify the rumors, we can truly infer and identify the internal conspiracy of the Jianwen party members; we can do further action next.If the facts are used, it is not just a false counter-espionage plan, but to follow the flow and help them understand the truth; all conspiracies are easy to be exposed, but how can the truth of the matter be exposed again...
Zhu Zhanji did not take the initiative to ask him about the plan for the next step. After all, further action was based on the success of the first step of testing.
At this time, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but wonder: Prince Jianwen was killed. Can he put Zhu Wengui, who was locked in Fengyang, back and cause trouble for them?
However, Zhu Wengui's role is indeed too small. Last time Zhu Zhanji went to Fengyang to worship his ancestors, he met his cousin who was so poor that he was imprisoned in Fengyang shortly after he was born because of his father's grudges.
More than 20 years have passed, and there is no one who has contact with the outside world at all, and he doesn't know many things at once; it's like a naturally disabled and mentally retarded person.
If he is released in the name of the official, there may be side effects...
Everyone knows that Jianwen's two sons are outside. Will someone rebel under the banner of Zhu Wengui in the future?
Zhu Zhanji was thinking about it and didn't notice the eunuch Wang Gou'er standing beside him.
Wang Gou'er didn't say a word today, with a calm expression, but that calmness seemed to be a bit pretentious.
If a person who is familiar with him is more careful at this time, he will find that Wang Gou'er's expression is a bit abnormal.
The place he stood was a little further away from the emperor than usual, as if he was deliberately not trying to make people notice him.
He has been a eunuch in Zhu Di's family for more than 20 years. He has served Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and the current Zhu Zhanji family for three generations. Many times he has to forget his true identity.
Only at this time, when the emperor mentioned the remnants of Jianwen, he still couldn't help but feel nervous; the word Jianwen seemed like a thorn, constantly reminding him of his dangerous identity and situation.
He felt that he could reach his current position because he was often worried, so he was more careful in his actions.
If it weren't for being careful, Haitao would have been defeated when he plotted against him.
There is still some difference between being an eunuch and being a foreign court minister.
Ministers will fight, but they all have old and young people, and they are still thinking about glorious family members or returning home to gain a reputation. Therefore, they are still a bit conscientious in their work. They usually don’t do anything too rude…
But the eunuchs are different. If you want me to die, what should I worry about?
If you have no home and no descendants, you must be unlimited by any means. Anyway, there is a broken body on your left and right.
Just like in order to frame him, Haitao stole poison from outside the palace to poison the concubines of the late emperor to death.
However, even eunuchs will be nostalgic for wealth and prosperity when they reach a certain position, and want to fight for power and profit.
Since he is already an eunuch, he cannot change it. In addition to people like Wang Gouer who is dressed in a rich and frugal manner, there are also people who are also eunuchs who do errands such as washing toilets and carrying coolies. They are often beaten to death and go directly to the crematorium...
Even so, there are quite a few people outside the palace who cut them and cried and wanted to come in. There are at least tens of thousands of people who gathered in the capital and castrated them without authorization. It can be seen that Wang Gou'er, who is the supervisor of the Sili, lives better than most of them anyway.
Wang Gou'er thought about it and felt that he shouldn't take the risk unnecessary to annoy the people on Jianwen's side.
It’s been more than 20 years, and it’s certainly unhappy that I’m still holding on to others. I want to break the net to death but can’t do it, mainly because the net may not be broken if the fish dies.
This matter is strange today. After all, the king and his ministers were talking about it, they wanted to send the news of Prince Jianwen's murder and make them believe it.
Why bother so much trouble? As long as I, Wang Gouer, send out a confidential message, everything will be solved...
Jianwen asked himself to leak the secrets of the court; the leak could in turn help the court a lot.
Everyone has to thank themselves, and this is obviously something that should be done.
But you have to find the right time and do things carefully.
The news of going out from Wang Gou'er is more effective than Yang Rong's strategy.Because Wang Gouer is in the center of the court and is in charge of the East Factory, the news is not only reliable, but also has the highest level of confidentiality.
As for what consequences will occur after this news is released?After a moment of thinking, Wang Gou'er felt that it was not something she should worry about. This was not fake news. Even if it was not good for Jianwen's followers, they could blame him?
There was only the wind inside and outside the water pavilion. After a while, the bureaucrat took off the mirror and bent down to report: Report to the emperor, the two words should be written by the same person.
Yang Rong next to him said: Song He is one of Jianwen’s important remnants. He appeared on the ground of the Jiangxi Provincial Administration to assist the rebels. The rebel leader may only be Jianwen himself or his prince; but Jianwen did not leave after appearing in Wuchang City.Therefore, I assert that there are indeed people who rebel under the title of Prince Jianwen in Anfu County, Jiangxi Province.After this person failed to raise an army, he led several cavalry to escape from Anfu County, and we had no way to investigate... If Prince Jianwen was missing from Huguang, there might be a lot of hidden information.
Emperor Zhu Zhanji sat on a soft chair with painted pear blossoms and was silent. When he heard this, he probably understood what Yang Rong said: Prince Jianwen was killed by the King of Xiang.
Yang Shiqi once said that Yang Rong was good at planning, and it was true.
However, Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji has also trained a lot in this regard. He is only 30 years old this year, but he has been influenced by conspiracies and conspiracies within the royal family since the Yongle period, so when Yang Rong mentioned this, he immediately understood.
Yang Rong said with a sense of speaking: The King of Xiang Zhang Ning was not originally named Zhu, and was called Jianwen's third son. He was not upright in his identity and had a grudge against Jianwen and his son, and he would even regard him as a hidden danger.Once there is a chance, Zhang Ning will probably get rid of Prince Jianwen... After suppressing the rebellion, he discovered a large number of "Surprising Bird Army" weapons, proving that Prince Jianwen's uprising was completely within Zhang Ning's control, and there was enough time to arrange spies around him; after suppressing the rebellion, Prince Jianwen fled from the battlefield in a hurry, and his journey was long and his whereabouts were grasped, and his itinerary was obviously very dangerous...
Yang Rong's words were very obscure, and Zhu Zhanji probably thought it was. He didn't dare to say anything in front of the emperor, in order to compete for the succession of the throne, brothers killed others, etc., so he had to change the statement, in fact, it was just a change of soup and no medicine.
Although Zhu Zhanji did not recognize Zhang Ning's identity as a royal clan, he actually believed that this person was indeed a descendant of the Zhu family and his brothers of the same clan in his blood.
A very simple fact is enough to prove that Emperor Jianwen was controlled by him...
If this person's identity is uncertain, it would not be so easy for Jianwen to fall into his hands, nor would he be controlled. After all, Jianwen still has a group of followers; how much time his grandfather Yongle spent at that time could not find Emperor Jianwen, why could Zhang Ning find it and even let Jianwen go to Wuchang?
Moreover, Zhang Ning was just a juren from Nanzhili before, and his family had no background. What kind of rebellion could he raise an army?
In a peaceful world, if there is no support from the remnants, where does he get his foundation and his troops?
These conditions would not have happened without Zhang Ning's identity being recognized by the remnants.
So Zhu Zhanji could understand Yang Rong's words in this way: King Xiang asked Emperor Jianwen to restore the throne in Huguang and regarded him as orthodox; but Jianwen had long threatened the title of righteousness and inheritance rights in the future.
Therefore, fighting against each other and slaughtering each other in order to fight for power is also a common thing in history.
Yang Rong continued: Prince Jianwen fled after the reprimand, which has been several months since now.If he still has no news, then it is probably because the Hunan King conspiracy has killed him... If he is not guessed correctly, I will always come out to clarify.
Not only do we guess this, but everyone will think so after knowing the inside story.Prince Jianwen always has some status, and those who dare to deal with him and have the ability are nothing more than the court and the Xiangwang Party.This is not done by the imperial government. Even if the imperial court wants to capture him, he can be honest and openly without having to secretly harm him. The remaining suspicion is probably the only King Xiang.
Yang Rong was also very good at observing his expressions. Seeing Zhu Zhanji's subconscious nodding slightly, he knew that his words had been recognized by the emperor.Then he said in a hurry: I think I can write some articles on this matter.The ability of Zhang Ning in Huguang to make a province turbulent and to order bandits has a lot to do with his accused prince; in addition, he recruits soldiers and horses to win people's hearts, and the support of Jianwen's remnants is also extremely important.
If the incident of his secretly killing Prince Jianwen is obvious to the world, his cruel nature can be revealed to the world.When Jianwen's eldest son was killed, his conspiracy with Zhang Ning would inevitably fall apart.The rebels may be in conflict within the rebels, which is very beneficial to the court to suppress the rebellion.
This matter was just mentioned in front of Zhu Zhanji today, but Zhu Zhanji immediately agreed in his heart.
Because he regards Zhang Ning as his enemy who is a big trouble, he will of course feel good if he makes the enemy uncomfortable.
He hurriedly asked: How can we disclose the news to Jianwen’s followers and make them believe it?
Yang Rong seemed to be prepared and immediately replied: I dare to make a big fuss and do two things first to explore the news.First, let the Jinyiwei spread rumors about Xiang Wang killing his brother in Wuchang City.Second, the censor was sent to Ji'an Mansion and denounced them for failing to suppress the rebellion and escaped the important figure of Prince Jianwen. In this way, if Jianwen's party members heard the rumors, if they sent someone to Ji'an Mansion to secretly verify it, they would definitely know that Prince Jianwen had not fallen into the hands of the government.
Zhu Zhanji seemed not very satisfied after hearing this: it was just rumors and the suspicion based on this, which could not completely believe the Jianwen and the parties.
Yang Rong said: If you go back to the emperor, this is just our initial preparation, mainly to test the whereabouts of Prince Jianwen.If Wuchang cannot clarify the rumors, we can truly infer and identify the internal conspiracy of the Jianwen party members; we can do further action next.If the facts are used, it is not just a false counter-espionage plan, but to follow the flow and help them understand the truth; all conspiracies are easy to be exposed, but how can the truth of the matter be exposed again...
Zhu Zhanji did not take the initiative to ask him about the plan for the next step. After all, further action was based on the success of the first step of testing.
At this time, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but wonder: Prince Jianwen was killed. Can he put Zhu Wengui, who was locked in Fengyang, back and cause trouble for them?
However, Zhu Wengui's role is indeed too small. Last time Zhu Zhanji went to Fengyang to worship his ancestors, he met his cousin who was so poor that he was imprisoned in Fengyang shortly after he was born because of his father's grudges.
More than 20 years have passed, and there is no one who has contact with the outside world at all, and he doesn't know many things at once; it's like a naturally disabled and mentally retarded person.
If he is released in the name of the official, there may be side effects...
Everyone knows that Jianwen's two sons are outside. Will someone rebel under the banner of Zhu Wengui in the future?
Zhu Zhanji was thinking about it and didn't notice the eunuch Wang Gou'er standing beside him.
Wang Gou'er didn't say a word today, with a calm expression, but that calmness seemed to be a bit pretentious.
If a person who is familiar with him is more careful at this time, he will find that Wang Gou'er's expression is a bit abnormal.
The place he stood was a little further away from the emperor than usual, as if he was deliberately not trying to make people notice him.
He has been a eunuch in Zhu Di's family for more than 20 years. He has served Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and the current Zhu Zhanji family for three generations. Many times he has to forget his true identity.
Only at this time, when the emperor mentioned the remnants of Jianwen, he still couldn't help but feel nervous; the word Jianwen seemed like a thorn, constantly reminding him of his dangerous identity and situation.
He felt that he could reach his current position because he was often worried, so he was more careful in his actions.
If it weren't for being careful, Haitao would have been defeated when he plotted against him.
There is still some difference between being an eunuch and being a foreign court minister.
Ministers will fight, but they all have old and young people, and they are still thinking about glorious family members or returning home to gain a reputation. Therefore, they are still a bit conscientious in their work. They usually don’t do anything too rude…
But the eunuchs are different. If you want me to die, what should I worry about?
If you have no home and no descendants, you must be unlimited by any means. Anyway, there is a broken body on your left and right.
Just like in order to frame him, Haitao stole poison from outside the palace to poison the concubines of the late emperor to death.
However, even eunuchs will be nostalgic for wealth and prosperity when they reach a certain position, and want to fight for power and profit.
Since he is already an eunuch, he cannot change it. In addition to people like Wang Gouer who is dressed in a rich and frugal manner, there are also people who are also eunuchs who do errands such as washing toilets and carrying coolies. They are often beaten to death and go directly to the crematorium...
Even so, there are quite a few people outside the palace who cut them and cried and wanted to come in. There are at least tens of thousands of people who gathered in the capital and castrated them without authorization. It can be seen that Wang Gou'er, who is the supervisor of the Sili, lives better than most of them anyway.
Wang Gou'er thought about it and felt that he shouldn't take the risk unnecessary to annoy the people on Jianwen's side.
It’s been more than 20 years, and it’s certainly unhappy that I’m still holding on to others. I want to break the net to death but can’t do it, mainly because the net may not be broken if the fish dies.
This matter is strange today. After all, the king and his ministers were talking about it, they wanted to send the news of Prince Jianwen's murder and make them believe it.
Why bother so much trouble? As long as I, Wang Gouer, send out a confidential message, everything will be solved...
Jianwen asked himself to leak the secrets of the court; the leak could in turn help the court a lot.
Everyone has to thank themselves, and this is obviously something that should be done.
But you have to find the right time and do things carefully.
The news of going out from Wang Gou'er is more effective than Yang Rong's strategy.Because Wang Gouer is in the center of the court and is in charge of the East Factory, the news is not only reliable, but also has the highest level of confidentiality.
As for what consequences will occur after this news is released?After a moment of thinking, Wang Gou'er felt that it was not something she should worry about. This was not fake news. Even if it was not good for Jianwen's followers, they could blame him?