Because Chu Xiuming was hiding in the palace, the news was a little behind, but even Shen Jin in the border town did not expect that Prince Ying's son would rebel so soon. Of course, what Prince Ying said was not rebellion. The banner of revenge of the first emperor and the prince even listed dozens of crimes against Emperor Cheng.
The first one is that Emperor Cheng killed his father and brother.
What’s more, the king of Ying led his troops to Beijing to save people under the secret order of the first emperor, but it failed. Not only the first emperor and the crown prince were killed by Emperor Cheng, but even his father, the king of Ying, could not escape the hand of the emperor. .
At this time, the meeting hall in the border town was silent for a while, and no one thought that the son of the King of England would turn right and wrong in such a way.
Shen Jin took a sip of chrysanthemum tea before saying, "This prince of England is not easy to deal with."
If it wasn’t for God who spoke tonight, Guanshi Zhao would have rolled his eyes. Isn’t this nonsense? To be honest, Prince Ying’s scheming heart is not comparable to that of Emperor Cheng. It is aimed at Emperor Cheng's Achilles' heel, and each item can be derived into many items, and some of the words are even vague and reminiscent. Different people have different meanings. After all, there are some things that everyone knows and understands differently.
"You're so thick-skinned." Shen Jin sighed, dealing with such shameless people, Shen Jin is really not good at it.
Shen Jin knew about the thirty-seventh year of Yongjia. If it wasn't for King Ying, he wouldn't be able to plot against the crown prince even if he gave Emperor Cheng some tricks. Yes, I have endured humiliation for so long.
Manager Zhao finally couldn't help rolling his eyes, Manager Wang even twitched the corner of his eyes, it turned out that the hard-skinned thing in Madam's mouth is thick-skinned.
Zhao Nanny smiled and refilled Shen Jin's cup with chrysanthemum tea. Shen Jin said, "Emperor Cheng wants face, so the border town can develop and develop into what it is now, so that the husband can be safe until now. If it is replaced by the prince of England , he will not care about the people's carelessness, just directly order the husband to return to the capital, if the husband does not go back, what will happen? Even if the husband does not go back in the end, but in the hearts of the people, I am afraid that the husband will suffer."
No matter how many Emperor Cheng there are, it is not good, but in the hearts of more people, Emperor Cheng is the orthodox emperor, and Chu Xiuming resisted the decree and disrespected, it is inevitable that he has other plans in his mind, "And it is replaced by the son of the King of England, what do you think? Will he still give food to border towns?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone also understood that, unlike Emperor Cheng, the son of King Ying was good at military affairs, and he was extremely confident, otherwise he would not cooperate with the barbarians. It's Emperor Cheng who is so afraid.
Shen Jin held the cup in both hands. This cup was specially asked by Zhao Mama to find it after Shen Jin came to the meeting hall. It was much larger than ordinary teacups. Come to besiege and kill your husband, what good is your husband's martial arts?"
In the early dynasty, neither civil servants nor generals were allowed to carry weapons.
Everyone has changed from surprised to helpless, and they heard that Shen Jin is still assuming that the current emperor is the method by which the prince of England killed the general, and now he has gone from beating to poisoning to assassination.
Madam, the general is your husband. Is it really good to tell everyone about the many ways to kill your husband
When Shen Jin said he was addicted, he saw everyone drinking tea drinking tea, and those eating dim sum holding dim sum.
Seeing that Shen Jin had stopped, Manager Wang hurriedly said, "Sure enough, the shameless Prince of England is more difficult to deal with."
"How does madam think Emperor Cheng will respond?" Zhao Guanshi asked.
Shen Jin thought for a while and said, "It's time for a war of words."
Manager Wang laughed, "The more guilty he is, the louder his voice should be."
Zhao Duan frowned before saying, "And Emperor Cheng has one of the biggest guilty consciences. Both the first emperor and the prince died at his hands."
As soon as the words came out, everyone was silent, but it had to be said that it was true. Although the King of England led the troops to the capital, he was defeated by the prince, and he did not kill the king because he hadn't had time.
Shen Jin looked at the serious expressions on everyone's face, and asked a little puzzled, "These are all about Emperor Cheng and Prince Ying's son, why are you so worried?"
Everyone's expressions froze for a moment, and then they looked at Shen Jin, who also looked at them suspiciously, "Shouldn't you be thinking about how to take advantage of the opportunity?"
Shen Jin took a few sips from the cup, and then continued, "Besides, it's useless no matter how much you think about it. No matter how much we think about it, Emperor Cheng and the Prince of England will not listen to us."
Manager Zhao and Shen Jin had been together for a while, but he was used to Shen Jin's surprising words, so he was the first to react and said, "Madam said so."
Although Shen Jin's words sound straightforward, they are also reasonable. No matter what they think, Emperor Cheng and Prince Ying will not listen. Not only that, the thoughts of these two people are often beyond the expectations of normal people.
Manager Wang asked, "Madam, do you think they will have a war of words next?"
Shen Jin nodded.
Zhao Guanshi thought for a while and said, "Besides, King Ying's son has endured for so many years, why not wait for Emperor Cheng's soldiers and horses to gather in Shuzhong?"
Zhao Duan hesitated and said, "Could something happen?"
Manager Wang narrowed his eyes, took a sip of tea, and said, "It's just that the Prince of England chose Nanjing?"
In fact, after Shen Jin talked about Jiangnan, everyone felt that Jiangnan was more likely. After all, sometimes people's luck is very strange. Who knew that the son of the King of England would choose Nanjing this time. Could it be...
"I think of a possibility." Zhao Guanshi said, "Would it be the same as Sichuan, Nanjing is just a cover?"
"Very likely." Manager Wang gritted his teeth and said.
Zhao Duan thought for a while and asked, "But why?"
"Actually, there is also a possibility." Shen Jin looked at the person who was thinking and said, "It's because he was planning to make trouble in Nanjing."
"But didn't Madam say she was in Jiangnan?" Director Wang said.
Shen Jin looked confused, and obviously didn't remember what he said, but it was Zhao Mama who whispered in Shen Jin's ear, and then Shen Jin suddenly realized, and said, "Oh, I just said that if I say it , but the Prince of England is not me."
Manager Zhao and Manager Wang looked at each other, not knowing how to refute. Shen Jin continued, "And wouldn't it be better if he didn't choose Jiangnan? Or in fact, he regards Jiangnan as his money bag, so naturally he doesn't want that side to be affected by the flames of war. "
It makes sense to say so, but why is the Prince of England so eager this time
"Regardless of the reason, it would be a good thing for us if Prince Ying's son is not fully prepared." Director Wang said.
Guanshi Zhao also nodded, "What needs to be guarded now is whether Emperor Cheng will order the general to lead troops to Nanjing."
Shen Jin said, "Then let's go to the memorial and say that the barbarians have changed."
This is also a solution, but it is not good enough. Zhao Guanshi asked, "What if Emperor Cheng said to let Hou Zhongyi take over the border town?"
Manager Wang squinted his eyes and said, "Then trouble Zhongyi Hou with an illness or injury. The barbarians are brutal. Zhongyi Hou fought the enemy bravely, but he has no eyes on the battlefield."
"Then please give credit to Hou Zhongyi." Shen Jin thought for a while and said, "After all, Hou Zhongyi is the son-in-law of Emperor Cheng, so it's not easy for him not to reward him?"
Zhao Momo narrowed her eyes and wanted to tell Madam that in fact, Border Town is not as poor as Madam imagined. Although it is not as poor as the national treasury, it is not much worse after such a long operation. In addition to the direct deductions, there is also the income from doing business outside. It was just that the money was a little tight at the beginning, but now it has begun to make a lot of surplus.
In fact, Shen Jin didn't think that the border town was poor, but that Emperor Cheng didn't take advantage of it, especially after knowing those past events.
These are trivial matters, so Manager Wang quickly agreed and said, "Madam is really good at managing the house."
Shen Jin smiled, with a sense of complacency, "Actually, I think the son of Prince Ying is so anxious, maybe it's because he is not in good health."
Everyone laughed and didn't take it seriously, even Shen Jin said it casually, but he didn't think that sometimes people's luck is really amazing.
Manager Wang said, "Then it depends on how Emperor Cheng responds. I am afraid that Emperor Cheng will seize the cooperation between the King of England and the barbarians to fight back."
"There is also the matter that the former emperor summoned the King of England to Beijing, and the son of the King of England has no evidence at all." Zhao Guanshi narrowed his eyes and said.
Zhao Duan thought for a while and said, "Besides, Emperor Cheng has been emperor for so long, many people have been subtly thinking that it was the King of England who killed the late emperor and the prince, and Emperor Cheng is used to saving face, so every time the anniversary of the death of the late emperor and the prince After all, even many later officials in the court don't know the truth."
"Actually, have you ever thought that the son of King Ying doesn't need a reason at all?" Shen Jin said, "He just needs to use Emperor Cheng's excuse to say it, and he doesn't need to pay attention to Emperor Cheng's questioning at all."
Everyone fell silent.
Shen Jin went on to say, "If the son of the King of England wanted some face, he would not use the names of the late emperor and the son of the King of England. So why should he care about Emperor Cheng's questioning? He only needs to convince the people of the world and the soldiers who follow him Is that enough?"
Zhao Guanshi thought for a while and said, "That's true. At the beginning, King Ying was a shameless person. It's just that if the Chu family hadn't resisted Xinyi, he might not have really made King Ying successful. But now it seems that the son of King Ying is more Against Emperor Cheng?"
Zhao Duan nodded and said, "That's true, and everything is the lifeblood of Emperor Cheng."
Manager Wang said, "Maybe it's because the Prince of England's goal is the throne, so there is no conflict with us?"
"It may also be that the son of the King of England simply looks down on Emperor Cheng." Shen Jin didn't think about the matter so complicated, "At the beginning, the King of England was defeated by the prince, and the king was defeated. Since the King of England chose this path, let's do it well. I have made preparations, so I arranged for the son in advance, if it is the crown prince who succeeds, it should be taken for granted."
"My niece means that the son of King Ying is also a hero and cherishes heroes, so he is not convinced that Emperor Cheng used such a despicable means to sit on the throne?" Zhao Duan said after hearing the words.
Shen Jin looked at Zhao Duan suspiciously and said, "No, what I mean is that the Prince of England just hates making wedding dresses for others, which is not a good thing, as if he thinks that the throne should belong to them Yes, but was defiled by Emperor Cheng."
It seems that tarnishing shouldn't be used here... But at this time, everyone didn't feel much, and they were used to Shen Jin's non-surprising words.
"It feels too possible." Zhao Duan hesitated and said, "If it's true, it would be too child's play."
Shen Jin snorted, "I'm just talking casually."
But Guanshi Zhao said, "Actually, I think what Madam said is very possible."
Manager Wang thought for a while and said, "I also think such a reason is too childish."
"Actually, no matter what the reason is, it is in our favor." Manager Zhao said, "Now we just need to continue to lurk."
Director Wang nodded, "You must not let the news about that person get out, otherwise neither Emperor Cheng nor Prince Ying's son will let us go. After all, we are more threatening." They can completely watch the fire from the other side.
Manager Zhao prepared a pen and paper, and said, "Then, let's list the scolding battle between Prince Ying's son and Emperor Cheng."
"Is this useful?" Shen Jin asked with some doubts.
Director Wang explained, "We can speculate on their plan based on this, and then preemptively strike."
In fact, Shen Jin still didn't understand, but nodded at this time, and didn't say much, just watched Mr. Wang, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhao Duan discussing each other. After listening for a long time, Shen Jin found that they all It was one person who made a point, and then the three of them refuted it together. After eating two pieces of cakes and drinking some chrysanthemum tea, Shen Jin realized that she had nothing to do, so she went to the back house to feed Dongdong by the way. Dongdong saw Shen Jin was extraordinarily excited, and even danced after he was full. He was chubby, wearing red clothes embroidered with golden carps, and a tiger-head hat that Concubine Chen made for him back then, and the little one was lying on the ground.
Zhao Nanny waited for Shen Jin and Dongdong to play for a while before saying, "Ma'am, it's time to go back."
Shen Jin answered her whole life, "Okay."
After telling the nanny and An Ning to take care of Dongdong carefully, Shen Jin got up and left. Who knew that Dongdong, who was just like a good baby just now, saw that Shen Jin was about to leave, and started babbling non-stop.
Dongdong's voice was delicate and tender, and it was especially unbearable to hear it at this moment.
Shen Jinxing glanced at Dongdong, and then looked expectantly at Zhao Nanny. Dongdong's eyes were red, but tears did not fall. He babbled at Zhao Nanny non-stop, and then sat down Lie on the blanket, her chubby arms were stretched out towards Shen Jin, and she was still scratching with her little hands.
Nanny Zhao felt her heart was about to melt, and said quickly, "This old slave is preparing a blanket, Madam, let's go to the conference hall with Dongdong in my arms, I think there is nothing important."
Shen Jin smiled like a flower in an instant, hurried over to hug his son, and kissed his face.
When Shen Jin took Dongdong over, they hadn't finished discussing. After seeing Dongdong, Manager Zhao and Manager Wang got up, and sat down again when Shen Jin sat down with Dongdong in his arms. It won't be long before she can sit, but only for a short while, most of the time she just sits in Shen Jin's arms and looks at everyone with her big eyes open.
"Haven't you guys finished the discussion yet?" Shen Jin asked.
Manager Wang heard the words and said, "It's been discussed a little bit." Said that this explained what they had discussed, Shen Jin nodded, "Then I will add a few more." Changed Dongdong to a more comfortable posture, so as not to He needs to stretch his head to look at people, "The Prince of England will ask about the prince's relics. If Emperor Cheng really respects the prince as he said, he will preserve the prince's relics very well." It's a pity that because Emperor Cheng had a guilty conscience, he had already destroyed all the prince's relics.
"There is also the matter of the prince's family." Shen Jin thought of what Chu Xiuming said to her, "the matter of the people in the prince's womb."
Emperor Cheng cleaned so many times, not to mention the original servants in the uterus, even the family members of these palace people did not leave much behind.
"Also, will the Prince of England prepare for the old prince or the descendant of the prince?" At the end, even Shen Jin hesitated.
Zhao Duan thought for a while and said, "It's possible for the old prince, but it's absolutely impossible for the descendants of the prince. They paid a lot of money to save the second son of the prince, and it's even more of a coincidence. It wasn't at that time that the Chu family happened to be guests in the crown prince's womb, and there was also a child of a similar age. For some reason, not many people knew about it. Maybe even the second son of the crown prince would not be able to escape.
In fact, they had doubted who set the fire in the uterus. If it was Emperor Cheng, why would he always suspect that there were still people alive in the womb? After all, it was because the fire was just a charred corpse, which made the replacement The secret is protected.
"It doesn't have to be true." Shen Jin said, "Maybe you are looking for someone with similar age or similar appearance. After all, if it is a real descendant, the prince of England will not let people survive."
Everyone fell silent.
Sure enough, as everyone expected, Emperor Cheng reacted quickly, and angrily denounced the prince of England as a traitor. It was because of the king of England that the prince died early, and the late emperor was angered to death. Call the King of England to Beijing, so what about the secret decree
The son of the king of England also asked people to respond, questioning the cause of death of the late emperor and the prince, and asked bluntly. Emperor Cheng might show the relics of the prince or the descendants of the prince's uterus. At the beginning, the people in the capital and the surrounding knew that the king of England had not been able to attack the imperial city. .
Emperor Cheng and Prince Ying's son came and went, but everyone found that Emperor Cheng avoided the prince's relics and other issues. As a result, many foreign officials had a clear understanding in their hearts. I am afraid that the death of Emperor Cheng and the prince was very serious. It's a little subtle, and not only that, many details that were hidden at the beginning were found out one by one.
In the palace, because Emperor Cheng was in a bad mood, many people were cautious for fear of making the slightest mistake. Chu Xiuming didn't find a chance to enter the Queen Mother's Palace, but he also cleaned up some details that had been betrayed.
Seeing such a situation, Chu Xiuming didn't delay any longer, and one morning he contacted a secret line and left the palace secretly. When he arrived at Prince Rui's mansion, he found that King Rui and Princess Rui were packing their luggage.
Chu Xiuming thought for a while and first contacted people in Beijing. After learning the news during this period, he secretly sent a message to Princess Rui, and then Zhao Qi took him to meet King Rui secretly. Chu Xiuming's face changed drastically, and he said, "Third son-in-law, why are you in the capital?"
Chu Xiuming's eyebrows were clear, and he said, "Father-in-law, Madam is very worried about the comfort of father-in-law and mother-in-law after knowing the situation in Beijing, so she asked me to ask father-in-law if he has any plans?"
"Ah?" King Rui looked at Chu Xiuming, could it be that the situation in the capital is already so dangerous.
Zhao Qi frowned and said, "Even if you are worried about the prince, the Marquis of Yongning is too risky."
King Rui also said, "Yes, son-in-law, you are really reckless." Even though he said so, King Rui felt happy in his heart, after all, it feels great to be remembered like this.
Chu Xiuming showed a bit of helplessness, "Madam asks about the situation in the capital every day, and her eyes are full of tears." After speaking, he looked at King Rui and said, "I don't know if father-in-law needs help from son-in-law?"
King Rui thought for a while and said, "My concubine and I are planning to go to Fujian, but the journey along the way..."
Chu Xiuming frowned and said, "Since the father-in-law has already decided, the son-in-law will send him there, but it is best to stay in Chuyuan for a few more days."
King Rui heard the words and said, "Naturally, I also want to visit my father-in-law."
Chu Xiuming complied, "I'll send a letter back to the border town and call in some guards, it's more appropriate."
King Rui smiled, "Excellent."
Zhao Qi also said, "Congratulations brother-in-law, you have such a son-in-law."
King Rui also smiled all over his face, "But son-in-law, His Majesty must not let your Majesty know that you are here."
Chu Xiuming complied, Princess Rui came in with refreshments, and just heard a few people discussing, she said, "Let the third son-in-law stay in the mansion and leave the city with us."
"I still don't want it." Before King Rui could think about it, Chu Chu Xiuming refused, "My son-in-law feels uneasy if his father-in-law takes such risks."
King Rui thought about the fact that Chu Xiuming came to the capital for his own risk, and said, "Don't say too much, it's settled like this. The princess will arrange a proper place for the third son-in-law. After two days, let the son-in-law mix with us and leave the city. I don't believe it." The soldiers guarding the gate dared to stop me."
Seeing that Chu Xiuming still wanted to refuse, King Rui said, "It's settled like this."
Then Chu Xiuming said, "Then trouble your father-in-law."
King Rui waved his hand. He didn't know if it was because he was about to leave the capital or he knew that there was still a way out in Minzhong. King Rui was more courageous than before.
"By the way, is what the son-in-law Prince Ying said is true or not?" King Rui asked hesitantly.
Chu Xiuming pursed his lower lip and said, "I guess my father-in-law has already made up his mind."
King Rui sighed and didn't say anything else. Several people discussed again. Chu Xiuming told King Rui carefully about the situation along the road. King Rui didn't know that it was so serious outside. There was a verbal dispute among the princes, "So, Tianqi is going to..."
Chu Xiuming nodded, "I just hope that the people will be safe and sound. After I send my father-in-law to central Fujian, I will go back to the border town. The barbarians... I don't know what kind of benefits the King's son promised to make them so desperate."
King Rui nodded, "It should be so."