Chapter 8 Chapter 82 Retreat as Advance

Xia Xun abandoned the horse and boarded the car, and walked with Huang Zhen. The car left the imperial road and entered the bustling urban area, and the speed also slowed down. Xia Xun asked with a smile: Mr. Huang is now in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is among the nine ministers. Congratulations.I don't know what your plans are for the future, sir? Huang Zhen hurriedly said: "I am going to ask the Duke for advice!"Then he told Xia Xun about his plans one by one. After hearing this, Xia Xun looked at him with slightly weird eyes, which made Huang Zhenxin feel terrified, and couldn't help but said awkwardly: Uh, the Duke thinks that the next official can't think about it. where?The next official is about to ask the Duke of the State for advice on this matter, if there is anything wrong, please ask the Duke of the State for advice!

Xia Xun smiled, patted Huang Zhen on the shoulder emotionally and said: "Old Huang, you and I have known each other for more than ten years. Frankly speaking, I always thought you were a good friend, but I never thought you were a great wise man.After listening to your words today, I finally understand what it means to be wise and foolish!How can the real great wisdom be possessed by those who show their sharpness and are praised by everyone.Your idea is very good. The emperor uses you to take charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. From my guess, he also wants to stabilize it.State affairs, personal affairs, just do according to your plan, your idea is not wrong!

Huang Zhenqian said with a smile: "The duke praised it absurdly. The old man just has no ambitions. How can he deserve the four-character praise of great wisdom and foolishness." Xia Xun chuckled, and said: "It's just a person who knows how to advance and retreat, but I don't know how many people who claim to be smarter than you can't do it."It's easy to say, but how many people are willing to let go?This is the great wisdom of dealing with people. In this regard, even the prince of the country is not as good as you! Huang Zhen became terrified, and hurriedly said: "The Duke is too modest, too modest, what the Duke said makes the old man feel ashamed."That being the case, then the old man should act according to what the Duke said.

Xia Xun nodded and said: Yes!It's great that you arrange it like this!Just now, the king of Han was drunk and wanted to break into the palace, but he was stopped by Xu Yelu, the commander of soldiers and horses. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, the king of Han beat him to death.The emperor was furious. He had already taken him into the palace, tore off his crown and clothes, and wanted to imprison him in the Xihua Gate, proclaim it to the world, and demote him to be a commoner. Huang Zhen was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "In this way, the position of the prince is as stable as Mount Tai!"

Xia Xun shook his head lightly, and said: Otherwise, even if the king of Han is demoted to a commoner, as long as he is still under the eyes of the emperor, it will be a great disaster! In terms of aggressiveness, Xia Xun believed that the king of Han was indeed better than the prince.People have strengths and weaknesses. Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, who are heroes of a generation, these successors of the Ming Dynasty are not good at martial arts and martial arts, and they are all outstanding.Since you can't be all-rounder, it is better to be good at martial arts in comparison.

With Zhu Gaoxu's great ambition and lack of talent, he doesn't know how to do things, and he doesn't know how to advance or retreat. If he becomes the emperor, he will only think about the strong master Shengzu. , I'm afraid it will cause flames to spread everywhere. Although there is no foreign enemy strong enough to overthrow Ming Dynasty, the domestic will hold high the banner of righteousness, rebel everywhere, and eventually become its gravedigger. When Qin Shihuang was around, who would believe that the mighty Qin Empire II would die? When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was here, who would have believed that the mighty Sui Empire would collapse?

There has never been a shortage of people who are so successful and militaristic. The situation in the north has changed now. Emperor Yongle may not need to conquer Mongolia five times as in history. He died of a sudden illness during the last expedition to Mongolia, and the crown prince Zhu Gaochi only lived one year longer than his father.If because of this change, Zhu Di's lifespan is only extended by one or two years, it is hard to say whether the prince can survive to succeed to the throne. And what the emperor does in a fit of anger is not allowed. His own flesh and blood, and his beloved son, if he is imprisoned in the capital, the emperor will regret it after a while, so he will visit him and show his sympathy. It is only a one-sentence matter, and there are still variables. That's why Xia Xun said that as long as he is kept in Beijing, even if he is a commoner, it will still be a big disaster.

Common people, all the people in the world are common people, but the son of the emperor, can you really treat him as a common man? When Huang Zhen heard this, he said nervously: Is it necessary to put him to death?He is the emperor's own son. If the emperor had ten or twenty sons, he would not cherish him too much, but the emperor only has three sons. Besides, the emperor was originally the king of Yan. Son of Heaven, those sons of heaven live in deep palaces, and when their heirs get older, they will live separately. The family affection is far less than this. I am afraid that the emperor will never kill him.

Xia Xun smiled and said: "Naturally."Besides, even if the emperor is willing, we can't encourage the emperor to kill the prince. In the future, the emperor will regret it later. Whoever makes a statement will be unlucky, and there will be no good fruit to eat.What we have to do is not to put him to death, but to intercede for him.A vassal king in the vassal state is more threatening than a common man in Beijing, hehe, the latter is still more threatening! Huang Zhen thought about it for a while, and then said happily, "Yes, what the Duke said is very reasonable."The vassal king is the vassal, and from then on he can no longer leave the vassal state. Even if he returns to Beijing, the time will be short.The prince and grandson serve the emperor every day, but the king of Han is a vassal and is not allowed to return to Beijing. As time goes on, the emperor's love will naturally fade, and he will become more intimate with the prince and grandson instead.

Xia Xun smiled and remained silent. In the palace, the prince Zhu Gaochi cried and pleaded for the King of Han. Zhu Di was not aware of his anger, and scolded: I have to cut off my personal love for your sake. Do you want to raise a tiger?He doesn't care about your brotherhood at all, and you still plead for him like this! Zhu Gaochi wept and said: Father, please be kind!No matter what the second brother does, he is always my son's brother.When my mother passed away, I never forgot my three brothers. I hope that our three brothers will live in harmony and don't ruin our family friendship.Now if the second younger brother is demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the palace, how can he sleep and eat comfortably because he is the eldest brother of the second younger brother?How can the mother's spirit in the sky rest in peace!

Zhu Gaochi kowtowed again, and begged: "Father, the emperor has plans for my son. Don't you know that if you want to keep your son's position as the crown prince, you will make your son and mother's brother a prisoner from now on. I would rather give up this crown prince!" Zhu Di was not moved when he heard this, and suddenly thought of his dead wife, Zhu Di felt sour, his tiger eyes unknowingly shed tears, and he looked up to the sky with tears and sighed: Zhu Di was decisive in killing and attacking all his life, and nothing has ever fettered my heart!How did you give birth to such an uneasy son! Zhu Gaochi also had tears in his eyes, sobbing: Father, forgive Gao Xu this time! Zhu Di's face was cloudy and uncertain, and after struggling for a long time, he said in a hateful voice: "Why would I want to disturb your mother's spirit in heaven, that's all!"I will spare this evil son once, seal him in Le'an Prefecture, Shandong, and tell him to seal the country immediately, and you go and deliver the decree for me, telling him to pack up and go on the road immediately, don't come to see me, I don't want to see you he! Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him. He struggled to get up, and just as he was about to go out, Zhu Di called him again, and told him: Gao Chi, remember, if Gao Xu doesn't know what is good or bad, he still has to pick and choose the land of the feudal country. Unacceptable.Remember, the feudal vassal was sealed in Le'an Prefecture, and only one of the guards of the royal palace was returned, which is absolutely unchangeable. Le'an Prefecture in Shandong Province is only a stone's throw away from Yanjing, and Yanjing has been designated as the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty. When the palace is completed and moved there, it will be the center of the Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of thousands of troops from the Beijing camp are stationed here. The frontier army was originally the second main force in the Ming army after the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp, and it could be said to be as solid as gold. Zhu Gaoxu is in Le'an Prefecture, but only four counties, one guard and horse, if there is any abnormality, the imperial army will arrive soon, and he will be captured in one fell swoop.If King Yan's territory was so close to Emperor Jianwen's capital back then, no matter how brave he was, and how stupid Jianwen was, he would definitely have no chance of success. Zhu Gaochi understood, and hurriedly backed out with a full promise. Xia Xun whipped his horse and returned to the Yang Mansion. When he announced his arrival, the whole family was naturally happy. Ming'er and the other wives had heard that Xianggong had been released from prison, but they hadn't seen him back for a long time. Come out, take the grapefruit leaf water to wash away the bad luck for the gentleman, welcome him into the mansion and sit down. The whole house was in charge of affairs inside and outside, and the old ladies and maids with duties all came to congratulate the master, making a fuss about it. Seeing the family's true feelings, Xiaoying just pursed her lips and smiled, but there was something sparkling in her eyes.The Lord is back, everything is settled, she has no reason to stay in the Yang family, she should have bid farewell and left, but these words are a little hard to say. An eighteen-year-old girl, once her heart is strong, she will be so passionate that she can't even suppress the restraint and pride of a young girl, so she can only comfort herself by saying that the Yang family is noisy and it is not appropriate to come out at this time, and stay for a while longer A moment is good too. Alright, alright, the master just came back, he must be tired, everyone go out, let the master be quiet.Xian Ya, take these naughty guys out! Thank you for clapping your hands suddenly, smiling and ordering to go on, the stewards, mothers, and eldest girls in the family retreated one after another, Xianya also led a few nannies to hold the younger ones, led the older ones, and took all the children out. Guest, it's not easy to stay when the husband and wife are reunited, so they just say happy and go out with Xianya.Xia Xun and his woman were the only ones left in the hall, thank you and asked: "Master is back, I am overjoyed, why are you so preoccupied?" Xia Xun was startled, then laughed and said: "Nonsense, what's on my mind?" Ming'er said faintly: I've been a bedside person for so long, can't I see your emotions?Xianggong returned safely, which was originally a great joy, but Xianggong pretended to be happy on the face, but in his heart he was depressed, how could the concubine not see it? Xia Xun was silent for a moment, then sighed softly: "I still can't hide it from you."However, you don't have to worry, my husband is not unhappy, but just has some concerns, because he has been unable to calm down and sort out his thoughts, and he has this concern in his heart, so he is not very happy. Su Ying said in amazement: "Your husband has even figured out such things as being in prison and getting out of prison. It can be described as a clever calculation. What else is on your mind?" Xia Xun smiled faintly and said: Although I guessed the beginning of the story, I didn't guess the end of the story.Yinger, this matter is not over yet.