Qin Kan has always trusted Ye Jinquan. The reason is a bit ridiculous. It is not because of his so-called master uncle status, nor the fact that he was a servant in his house, but because Ye Jinquan talks little and is always taciturn. look.
Qin Kan always believes that people who talk less are more trustworthy, because they use the energy of talking nonsense to think, so every word they say is a careful decision after thinking twice. Once a person who talks little makes a decision, he will not make it easily. Change.
Song Jie¡¯s words made Qin Kan think deeply.
Now is a critical moment. With his suspicious character, he really shouldn't trust anyone except his wife, children and former team members. He and Ye Jinquan have not seen each other for ten years, and no one knows how Ye Jinquan has changed. What has become. But from the inner feeling, Qin Kan was still willing to believe him, but this trust was with reservations, and everything could only be decided after meeting Ye Jinquan.
This kind of thinking is undoubtedly very sorry for the old friend, but it is the safest consideration. Qin Kan cannot entrust his life and the life of his family to an old friend whom he has not seen for ten years.
After Song Jie finished saying what he needed to say, he kept bowing his head and waited quietly for Qin Kan to speak.
There was silence in the room for a long time. Qin Kan tapped the table with his knuckles and said slowly: "The cabinet's order to Ye Jinquan is to go to Beijing to garrison the capital. Ye Jinquan's encampment in the pass and standing still is disobedience. Song Jie, go back and tell Ye Jinquan , within a month, I want to see the Liaodong soldiers and horses break camp and go to Beijing, and let Ye Jinquan come to see me in person."
Song Jie suddenly raised his head, with a bit of doubt in his eyes, and then the doubt gradually turned into joy. Qin Kan's words seemed to contain a lot of profound meaning, which even Song Jie couldn't guarantee he fully understood. I can only murmur silently in my heart, remember every word of Mr. Qin's words firmly in my heart, and convey the original words to Governor Ye when I go back.
"My father-in-law means"
Qin Kan smiled: "I don't mean anything. I haven't seen my old friend for ten years, and I miss him very much. That's all."
Qin Kan, Dai Yi and Gu Dayong commanded the Jin Yiwei respectively. The disappearance of Zhu Houzhao in East Factory and West Factory was a major event that shocked the people of the court. After the cabinet meeting, the factory guards issued an order. All the Tiqi of the factory guards in Beizhili came out in all directions, and the capital was behind closed doors. All officials Mansions and residences were searched intensively. The wolf-like factory guards were let out of their cages with the tacit consent of the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the six ministry officials, and showed their ferocious fangs to the world. For a time, the capital and even Beizhili were tortured to pieces by the factory guards. The people's resentment is boiling, but they dare to get angry but dare not speak out.
The four gates of the capital were closed for five days, and not even a dog was allowed in or out during these five days. The officers and soldiers of the regiment and camp also rushed into the city to coordinate defenses with the five-city military and horse divisions. For five days, in the busy streets of the capital, only officers and soldiers could be heard yelling and scolding, and women and children were crying. Strangely enough. This time, even the officials, who have always been mean-mouthed, turned a blind eye to the grievances of the people.
The official is cheap, but not stupid. It is a big deal that the emperor is lost. If he dares to say something that disturbs the people, what awaits him will be mercilessly sent to prison and severely interrogated by factory guards with countless cruel torture instruments. At this juncture, no reason can be explained. The whereabouts of the emperor are the only thing in the court. The first priority of civil and military officials.
However, the capital city is the largest and most prosperous capital of the Ming Dynasty after all. Closing it for five days is the limit that the court officials can allow. Any further closure will inevitably lead to chaos. So five days later, the cabinet held another court meeting. Under the livid expressions and dejection of the ministers, With sighs, the city gates had to be opened again, allowing officials and people to enter and exit again. However, the factory guards and captains still guarded the four gates. All people entering and leaving the city gates, regardless of their rank, must be strictly inspected. Even the dung carts leaving the city must be strictly inspected. They were also opened and carefully inspected, causing a stench at the city gate, but the factory guards and soldiers guarding the city were helpless.
Compared with the panic of the subjects in the capital, Qin Kan felt somewhat at ease after thinking about it carefully.
It is better to be outside than to be inside. Zhu Houzhao was smuggled out of the palace by Gao Feng. Life and death can still be expected, but if he stays in the Leopard Room and waits until the new king Zhu Houcong ascends the throne, Qin Kan is sure that Zhu Houzhao will not live long. , even if he wakes up in the Leopard Room, the newly appointed Dabao Zhu Houcong will find a way to kill him.
Thinking of this, Qin Kan suddenly felt a lot more enlightened. The only worry now was that Zhu Houzhao's ten-day period had passed, but his life and death was the biggest suspense. He had no choice but to urge the factory guards to search carefully every day.
After searching for many days, no results were found, and the courtiers in the capital became increasingly panicked.
In this uneasy atmosphere, Xing Wang Zhu Houcong¡¯s car drove on the road for more than a month and finally arrived at the capital.
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It is already mid-September, and the capital is gradually getting cooler. The slightly bleak autumn wind is full of excitement.??Zhu Houcong's chariot, escorted by more than 2,000 palace guards, arrived in front of the Chaoyang Gate of the capital.
Chaoyang Gate was opened early, and the three miles in front of the gate were filled with clean water and poured into the street. Officials and people from the capital were waiting in two lines on both sides of the official road since Yinshi. Tens of thousands of people stood on the roadside in darkness but were silent.
Ning Guogong Qin Kan also stood on the roadside wearing a python robe. As a member of the nobles, he stood in a very front position, second only to the third generation British Duke Zhang Lun and the Baoguo Duke Zhu Hui.
Still one mile away from the city gate, Zhu Houcong is wearing a bright red crown with a golden dragon embroidered in the middle. It is almost the same as the emperor's dragon robe. However, if you look closely, you can see that the golden dragon in the middle of the crown has only four claws, and The emperor's dragon robe has five claws.
"One missing claw is the difference between an emperor and a prince."
Zhu Houcong slowly stepped out of the chariot with the help of the accompanying eunuchs. The ministers waiting in the middle of the road, led by Zhang Lun and Yang Tinghe, bowed and bowed in ceremony.
"My ministers, please see His Highness King Xing."
Zhu Houcong's accession to the throne is certain, but he is still just a vassal king before he officially ascends the throne. Ministers do not need to kneel down to salute. This is the etiquette of the court.
Since he was still just the vassal king, the ministers bowed and saluted and straightened up consciously without waiting for instructions.
Zhu Houcong is only twelve years old now, but the strange thing is that his father, King Xingxian, has hired a great scholar to teach his son. At the age of twelve, he actually behaves more sophisticated than the old fox in the court.
Looking at the majestic and towering capital city wall in front of him, Zhu Houcong's eyes flashed with excitement, and then quickly disappeared, replaced by an innocent and anxious look.
"Where is your Majesty? Are you okay?"
This was the first thing Zhu Houcong said after getting out of the car.
Qin Kan didn¡¯t know how Man Chao Wenwu felt in his heart. He only knew that his heart seemed to have been hit hard, and then his heart was like a stone in the river, sinking into a bottomless abyss.
At this age, asking for such a just right, should he boast that he is young, and the community is expected, or should it be to beware of the unpredictable of this child's family planning?
Yang Tinghe also seemed quite surprised by this sentence. It was an ordinary sentence, but coming from the mouth of a twelve-year-old child, it was weird from the inside out, because this sentence was so appropriate, so appropriate. Yang Tinghe, a veteran of the Four Dynasties, was a little at a loss.
"I am guilty, I am waiting for death" Yang Tinghe hesitated for a moment, and finally knelt in front of Zhu Houcong, and said in a deep voice: "I did not notice, in the middle of July of the 14th year of Zhengde, Gao Feng, the general manager of the internal treasury, embezzled the official ceremony. The prison seal letter and the Royal Horse Prison Tiger Talisman secretly mobilized the soldiers and horses of the Leopard Room, and actually smuggled the unconscious Majesty out of the Leopard Room, and his whereabouts are still missing"
Zhu Houcong was shocked, and his face quickly darkened.
The emperor is missing and his life and death are unknown. How can the new emperor ascend the throne? Putting aside the unjustified reputation, even if he truly ascends the throne, when the missing former emperor comes back alive and kicking in who knows which year or month, should he abdicate the throne or order his death? If we talk about the history of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yingzong actually played such a restoration trick after being captured alive by Wala and released to the capital. Facts have proved that Emperor Yingzong played the game very successfully. He took the throne back in three moves, five divided by two, He, Zhu Houcong, did not want to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Daizong.
For a moment, Zhu Houcong even had the urge to turn around and leave. The risk of Emperor Zhengde's disappearance was too great for him. Life or death was ultimately under his control so that he could ascend the throne with peace of mind. Now that Zhengde is missing, this The throne may be overthrown at any time, and the consequences of being overthrown are death
Thoughts raced in the center of his mind, he hesitated and hesitated several times, but in the end Zhu Houcong was not willing to take off his legs to go home.
The Emperor's Dragon Throne in the Forbidden City is only one step away from him. With just one step, he can dominate the world, face south and enjoy the sole and exclusive status in the world. However, just one step away from him is to give up the position of the Nine-Five Supreme Beings at his fingertips and exchange for it. Who would be willing to kill anyone in the world?
Facing the curious gazes of the civil and military officials in the court, Zhu Houcong lowered his head, struggled several times, and gradually regained his composure. Soon, his face showed the innocence of a child again.
"Are you Mr. Yang, the chief minister of the cabinet?" Zhu Houcong looked at Yang Tinghe and asked.
Yang Tinghe bowed: "That's right, veteran."
"Houcong is paying homage to Mr. Yang." Zhu Houcong bowed his head to Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe hurriedly returned the salute without even daring to say a word.
Zhu Houcong stubbornly finished the salute, then straightened up and asked, "May I ask Mr. Yang, why would you appoint a new king while His Majesty is still here? Houcong was not yet old enough to be crowned weak, and he only came here after being summoned by the cabinet. As for why he was asked to come to Beijing for this purpose?" , but don¡¯t know anything about it. Mr. Yang, please take care of your youth and ignorance, and don¡¯t make any mistakes.?Thick and thick. "
The words are very elegant, but the meaning is a bit intriguing. The general translation is: You old bastard, the emperor is not dead yet you called me here, but when I came you told me that the emperor was missing, do you want to kill me? ?