Chapter 546 Success and Failure

The escorted Jinyiwei's camp stood far away. Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong quickly rushed down to kneel down and salute, shouting long live. Zhengde slowly walked down the steps with a spring breeze on his face and helped them up and said, "Quickly calm down."

Zhang Yong got up and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the slave maidservant and Deputy Governor Yang were ordered by Song Nan, the rebel governor, to escort the rebellious king Zhu Yuqi and a rebel general back to Beijing. Fortunately, they did not humiliate their lives."

Zhengde nodded and said, "Okay, okay. You two have worked hard. I have seen the folds you sent on the way. Wan Zhi, go and bring all the criminals here. I want to interrogate them in person.

General Wan Zhi, the commander of Jinyiwei Dahan, answered loudly and waved his hand and ordered dozens of Han generals to trot over. The ministers took this opportunity to surround and congratulate Zhengde and praised Zhang Yong and Yang Yiqing for their ability. The sweat and gray stains on Zhang Yong's face were mottled, but the smile on his face turned into flowers. Yang Yiqing still had a cold expression, and there was no smile on his increasingly thin face.

After a while, Zhu Yu, He Jin and other criminals were dragged down from the prison van. Two big Han generals escorted them to Zhengde. Zhengde narrowed his eyes and looked over slowly. Seeing that this group of people's hair was as pale as earth, he couldn't help but feel complacent, but these people were wearing prison uniforms and hairy. For a while, they didn't recognize who was who it was, so he pointed to them and asked, "Who is Zhu Huan?"

Zhang Yong hurried forward and pointed to Zhu Wei, who was burly and fat in the middle, and said, "Your Majesty, he is."

The two generals of the Han Dynasty grabbed Zhu Yu's drooping head and looked back. Zhu Yu's pale face was exposed to Zhengde. Zhengde recognized him. In fact, they had met him. The emperor died and he ascended the throne by himself. Zhu Yu came to Beijing to participate in the matter. Although he was not familiar with it, he still Impressive.

"How dare you cove to cove over my country and lead the crowd to make trouble on the border. What's wrong with you? Why did you do this?" Zhengde's beautiful face was shrouded in frost, staring at Zhu Yuqi and asked.

Zhu Xiaoxuan closed his eyes tightly, opened his eyes when he heard the words, and his eyes laughed like electricity.

"In front of the emperor, don't be presumptuous." Liu Jin, standing beside Zhengde, shouted loudly.

Zhu Xiaoqi laughed endlessly and said, "It's so funny, so funny."

Zhengde suppressed his anger and said coldly, "What's so funny? Isn't it ridiculous that you have become my prisoner now?

Zhu Xiaoqi said, "I'm just laughing at what you just said. You said that I coveted your country. Is this country yours? It's ridiculous."

"A presumptuous, slap." Liu Jin shouted loudly, and a eunuch came forward and slapped Zhu Xiaoqi's smiling face. Zhu Xiaoqi was beaten to make the corners of his mouth bleeding, and his face was still smiling.

"Your Majesty, what more did these rebels say to him? I didn't have to vomit my stomach and ordered to execute it. Liu Jin whispered.

Zhengde gave him a cold look and said, "Did I let you hit him? No matter how poor he is, he is still the descendant of Taizu, and he still can't help it?"

Liu Jin was shocked and ordered the little eunuch to stop. He stepped aside and dared not speak.

"Is there anything wrong with saying that this Ming Dynasty was handed over to me by the emperor?" Zhengde frowned at Zhu Yuqi.

Zhu Xiao spit out the blood in his mouth and sneered, "Daming Jiangshan is the Zhu family. Of course, that's right, but is it your Zhu Hou's photo? Joke."

Zhengde said coldly, "I am the son of the former emperor. Is the orthodoxy of the throne nothing in your eyes?"

Zhu Xiaoqi laughed and said, "orthodox? Are you orthodox? You are obviously a lineage of the King of Yan, and the King of Yan has won the throne of Emperor Jianwen. Let me ask you, is Emperor Jianwen the orthodox or the King of Yan the orthodox?

Zhengde frowned and was speechless for a moment.

"If the king of Yan is orthodox, then I can also say that it is orthodox. Why can the king of Yan take the throne, and I can't? As the descendants of Taizu, why are you orthodox and I cove the throne? What a big joke."

It is difficult to refute for a while. Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was originally a vassal king and hid from the throne of Emperor Jianwen in the name of Jingnan. After that, the throne was inherited by the king of Yan. To some extent, this is also a rebellious move. Now it is difficult for Zhu Yu to talk about this matter.

The king of Yan is the fourth son of Taizu, and Zhu Yuqi is the vein of Zhu Wei, the king of Qingjing, and Zhu Wei is the sixteenth son of Taizu. Neither of them are the eldest son, nor do they have the right to inherit the throne. Zhu Wei even knows that his biological mother is the Yu family of the emperor, and Zhu Di's biological mother is not even known.

Seeing that Zhengde was in embarrassment, Yang Tin and his eyes slowly came out to Zhu Yu and said, "Zhu Yu, you will be unreasonable. The emperor doesn't care about you, but we ministers can't argue with you. You are a member of the royal family, and you should know the rules of the heir to the throne. Although Emperor Yongle is the fourth son of Taizu, during the reign of Taizu, the prince Zhubiao, the king of Qin, and Zhu Wei, the king of Jin, have passed away. At that time, Yongle Emperor Shunyan, the king of Yan, was originally qualified to ascend the throne. The king of Yan took the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, so he did not compete for the throne, but obeyed. The emperor's order to support the emperor's grandson. That is to say, the King of Yan is not without the qualification to ascend the throne, but to think deeply about the overall situation; and isn't it too ignorant for you to slander the King of Yan with this?

Zhu Xiaoqi sneered and said, "For the time being, you can argue, but since you support Emperor Jianwen, why did you rise up to seize the throne? Isn't it that you slap yourself in the face?"

Yang Tinhe shook his head and sighed: "If Daming's foundation industry wants to spread throughout the world, it not only needs the loyalty of the ministers, but also needs the emperor's encouragement to govern. As a minister, I dare not say the fault of Emperor Jianwen, but it is true that the sycomers of the Jianwen Dynasty are in power. The uprising of the King of Yan was a move to appease the Jiangshan of the Ming Dynasty, and then built Emperor Wen has nowhere to be found. Is it possible to let the world have no master? The accession of King Yan to the throne also conforms to the hope of the world, and there is no contradiction in the hearts of the people. How can you speak?

The ministers nodded slowly. Yang Tinghe's defense was rigid and eye-catching. Although it may not convince everyone, it was at least a more reasonable explanation. Zhengde smiled and thanked Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe nodded slightly and was secretly proud.

Zhu Yuqi was stunned for a long time and suddenly said, "I raised an army in Jingnan, not a rebellion, but also for the side of the Qing Dynasty and for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."

Yang Tinhe smiled and said, "Don't force yourself to argue. You are not qualified for Jingnan. In those years, the king of Yan Jingnan was because he was the head of the kings of the world, which was expected by the public. You are just a prince, and no matter whether there is no shackles in the court, whether there is a need for Jingnan or not, it is not your turn to come."

Zhu Yu shouted, "I am the descendant of Taizu, and I have this qualification."

Yang Tinghe shook his head and sighed, and he didn't even bother to answer such unreasonable rogue words.

Zhengde also lost interest in this person and waved his hand, "Go ahead, what should I do with these people's cabinet votes?"

In fact, there has already been a conclusion on how to deal with Zhu Yu and others. There is no need to discuss this matter at all. The only embarrassment is how the other people of King Qing should be punished. There are also different opinions in the court. Some suggestions have to ban all the relatives of the princes; while others tend to kill all of them to warn the sky. The next kings are inclined to the latter, but they are afraid of being criticized, so they are a little hesitant.

It was Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and these people who proposed to kill all of them, so Zhengde kicked the ball to the cabinet and took action in the future. It was also said that it was the idea of the cabinet, not his own idea.

In the afternoon, Zhengde gave a banquet to Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong in the palace. The big stone in Zhengde's heart was removed, and he was very happy. When asked about the suppression of the rebellion, he learned about Song Nan's various actions in Ningxia Town, and praised Song Nan's boldness and carefulness. Liu Jin accompanied the waiter, and his face was solemn and did not say a word from beginning to end.

The banquet lasted until the evening, and Liu Jin finally couldn't stand Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong constantly talking to Zhengde about Song Nan's merits and leaving. Zheng De was also drunk and said, "Let's come here today. When Song Nan returns to Beijing, I will invite you in for a drink. You can also retreat."

Yang Yiqing got up and retreated. Before leaving, he took a meaningful look at Zhang Yong. Zhengde ordered the maid of honor to help him into the bedroom to rest. Zhang Yong thought about it and followed him. Zhengde lay in the haze and saw Zhang Yong kneeling straight in front of the bed. He was surprised, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Zhang Yong knelt down a few steps to Zhengde's bedside and kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, there is another thing in my heart that I want to say to the emperor, but I dare not say it randomly, because this matter is really incredible; but if I don't say anything, I will be unfaithful to the emperor, and I'm afraid of what I say..."

Zhengde frowned and said, "What are you saying? If you have something to say, do you still want to deceive me?"

Zhang Yong swallowed and foamed, "Your Majesty, my maidservant's loyalty to the emperor is day by day. If the emperor does not believe what I said, please forgive me. I am only dedicated to the emperor."

"Are you going to say it or not?" Zhengde stretched out his hand and grabbed a warm pot in ** and raised his hand to smash it.

Zhang Yong hurriedly said, "The maidservant said that the emperor was angry."

Zhengde put down the warm pot, and he was also interested in Zhang Yong's hesitant posture.

"I got a big news. This time, the rebellion of Zhu Huan, the king, was caused by someone in the court colluding with him, and it was a person beside the emperor..."

"What?" Zhengde woke up most of the time and stared at Zhang Yong, "What are you talking about?"

"I dare not talk nonsense. This news was obtained by me when I raided the Qing Palace. Please take a look. This is an account book and some rebel officials' loyalty books that have been found in Zhu Xiaoqi's secret room. There are several officials in the capital, which the emperor should know."

Zhang Yong took out the account book and a stack of letters of allegiance from his arms and handed them to him. Zhengde quickly turned over and suddenly stiffened and said, "Zhang Cai? This dog turned out to be Zhu Yuqi's acide?

Zhang Yong nodded and said, "White paper and black letters, that can't be wrong. There is also the head of the Armed Forces Department of the Ministry of War, and the people of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army are also involved.

Zhengde suddenly sat up and stared at Zhang Yong and said, "These are all evidence. Why don't you hand over to the cabinet for arrest and conviction?"

Zhang Yong whispered, "I just said that these people are all little guys. I suspect that there are other people around the emperor who collude with Zhu Huanqi to rebel, so I don't hand over these evidence, otherwise I'm afraid they will scare the snakes."

Zhengde said harshly, "Who do you suspect around me?"

Zhang Yong said, "I have no evidence, and I dare not guess."

"Ty, I asked you to say it."

"The person I suspect is none other than Liu Jin, the eunuch in charge of Si Li." Zhang Yong took a deep breath and said quietly.