After the three of them came to Beiyuan to ask for a meeting, the eunuch sent a decree and ordered Jin Zhong and Yang Shiqi to wait outside the Yitian Palace.

"Emperor Xie, the criminal ministers dare not sit." Jian Yi refused.

"Why are you guilty of calling yourself a criminal?" Zhu Di asked.

"The minister was ordered to stay in Beijing to assist the prince, but he failed to fulfill his duties and betrayed the trust of the emperor and the prince." Righteous prostrate.

"How did you live up to the trust of me and the crown prince?" Zhu Di was still laughing, but his laughter was already a little cold: "It's not your responsibility to get the prince up?" ”

"That's not what the minister said...... Jian Yi said with a sad face: "Zhang Hechao, the chief minister of the previous month, lost his honor, and the prince was lenient and benevolent, and he didn't care, and the minister, as the foreman, should be impeached, but because of Zhang He's father-in-law Lu Zhen, he was also lenient." The minister bends the law with grace, please punish Your Majesty"

"Then kneel." Zhu Di's smile faded, "The prince claims to be cautious, and you also claim to be cautious, but as soon as I leave Beijing, you are not cautious, it seems that the so-called 'cautiousness, but it is just for me to see" said coldly: "I entrusted the important task of supervising the country, is this how you bend the law for personal gain?" ”

"The minister is ashamed, the minister did bend the law, but it was not favoritism." Jian Yi kowtowed and said: "The situation at that time was extremely critical, a large amount of military food was stationed in Taiyuan, but the White Lotus Sect rebelled and blocked the road to Xuanfu. Lu Zhen, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is preparing for this year's autumn festival alone, and the affairs are extremely complicated, if he suddenly changes to someone else, he will make mistakes in his busyness, so for the sake of the overall situation, the minister advised the prince not to pursue it first......"

Admitting mistakes first and then justifying them is much more effective than justifying them as soon as they come up......

"For the overall situation" Zhu Di's voice became like the cold wind of Sanjiu, and his eyes were as dark as a deep hole: "I dare to say that for the sake of the overall situation, if it weren't for King Zhao snatching food from the mouths of the people of Xuanda and transporting grain and grass to the desert, I and my soldiers would have become a lot of white bones, and I wouldn't be able to wait for the prince's grain and grass" said with a smile and said: "This is the overall situation of the prince"

It was the first time the emperor had seen such a gaze, and it was the first time he had heard such a voice, as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss, and he felt that his heart had been sinking. Finally, he remembered what Yang Shiqi said on the road, 'Put the place of death and live later,,,, But said that the prince has the heart of not being a minister, that is absolutely not the ministers were ordered to assist the prince, in fact, they are also supervising the prince, the prince has a slight misdemeanor, the ministers will report to the emperor will never protect the minister and the Jin Bing Department saw, it is the prince in order to transport grain, the emperor is exhausted, it is difficult to sleep and eat I heard that the grain road is blocked, the prince is a rì number of urging, changed eight grain transport officials, and even the officials in Shanxi have also changed all over again, as for the poor effect, there are many reasons for this, but it is by no means that the prince has a second heart, the minister asks the emperor to be clear, if the minister has half a lie, I am willing to be punished by a thousand swords."

Although these words are still clarifying the prince, they are said very cleverly, showing everywhere that they are supervising the prince, rather than wearing a pair of pants with the prince. This made Zhu Di's mood feel much better...... After all, the minister's ass is not crooked. The greatest worry in the emperor's heart was thus dissipated.

But the expression on Zhu Di's face did not relax at all, and he still said coldly: "I ask you, can grain and grass be shipped from běijīng through the canal?" ”

"Back to the emperor, from now on, according to the judge of Shandong, there is a signal that the White Lotus Sect is making trouble. Shandong is the nest of the White Lotus Sect, bandits are rampant, and the ministers and others are worried that the canal transportation will encounter danger, so they strongly persuade the prince to go to Shanxi instead. Jian Yi said bitterly: "Who would have thought, in the end, Shandong didn't make trouble, but Shanxi made trouble...

This move is called Vortex Dongyin, coupled with the previous 'take the initiative to admit mistakes,' to take a stand, Jian Yi finished his combination punch, as for the effect......

"White Lotus Sect" for a long time, Zhu Difang hated and said: "It's really hateful" said and waved his hand: "You go down first and let Yang Shiqi come in." ”

"Yes." Jian Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that he was already sweating profusely. Propped up and bowed out of the main hall.

Jian Yi came out and didn't talk to Yang Shiqi, but just gave him a reassuring look, and the latter made up his mind, dressed up, and entered the Yitian Palace.

After Yang Shiqi saluted, Zhu Di changed his method this time, and instead of calling him up, he asked with a split head: "How did the prince behave when he was in charge of the country?" ”

This question seems very simple, but in fact it is secretly murderous, if Yang Shiqi answers, the prince is very active, has a lot of opportunities, and has a high prestige among the ministers, then the prince must be done playing. Because in Zhu Di's view, it means that the prince wants to seize power - you Lao Tzu is still there, why are you working so hard? Can't wait?

But he can't answer that the prince doesn't care about political affairs all day long, alienates the ministers, has no ideas for himself, and pushes everything to the people below...... Then the crown prince will be finished. The emperor would think, how could Lao Tzu pass on the country to such a waste?

This is the sorrow of His Royal Highness the Prince, it is difficult to be a prince, and it is even more difficult to be the prince of the first emperor of the ages.

Fortunately, this question was asked by Yang Shiqi, his wisdom was enough to guess the emperor's thoughts, and he only listened to him without thinking: "The prince was very diligent in handling political affairs during his time in prison, and every major event must be reported to the emperor first. He would refute and criticize the inappropriate requests of his close ministers in person, and his overall performance was impeccable. ”

Although this answer was plain, it took care of the emperor's emotions on both sides...... You are worried that the prince will seize power, and you are worried that the prince is incompetent, then I will tell you, the prince is diligent but not arbitrary, humble but not blindly obedient, strict self-discipline, duty, what are you not satisfied with such a son?

Zhu Di listened, and his spirit eased a lot. Although this move was not as fierce as the previous Jianyi, it was more subtle and dangerous, but Yang Shiqi was able to resolve it perfectly, and undoubtedly pulled the prince on the edge of the cliff again......

"The prince is so cautious, how can he miss the time?" Zhu Di asked in a stern voice: "You don't put gold on his face?"

"The prince has always respected and filial piety to you, this time the matter is really incredible, the minister implores the emperor to inquire carefully, I am afraid there is another hidden secret." Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice.

"So, if the military food can't be transported to the Xuanfu, there is also a hidden secret?" Zhu Di scoffed.

"Yes." Yang Shiqi nodded and said: "Shanxi officialdom is almost out of control, and the prince's decree is not working, which led to the later results. ”

"What will Shanxi officialdom do to get out of control?" Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.

"This needs to be strictly investigated," Yang Shiqi said categorically.

"Who to send to investigate?" Zhu Di asked sharply: "Is it the prince's person, or the Han King's person?" ”

"There is no one in the court, they are all courtiers of His Majesty." Yang Shiqi said angrily.

"Having said that, it's a pity that everyone has a small abacus, and each one is oriented towards his own master." Zhu Di said coldly: "I can't see through who thinks what is in his heart." ”

"The emperor can see through that people who are loyal to the country do not care about personal interests, and people who are selfish and speculative have no public intentions." Yang Shiqi replied.

"It's ...... light," Zhu Di snorted, "You go down first." ”

"Yes." Yang Shiqi saluted and retreated.

When it was Jin Zhong's turn, Zhu Di switched back to a gentle expression, personally pulled him up, sat down with him, and said: "You are different from others, you are the old minister of my hidden mansion, and I was able to make up my mind to raise troops at the beginning, thanks to the hexagram you calculated for me." ”

"Your Majesty is also as kind to the ministers as a mountain, and you want to be a minister to the shogunate, and you have no merit, but you can be a minister for more than ten years, and the grace is like the sea, and the minister can only repay it with his liver and brain." Jin Zhong said affectionately with tears in his eyes.

"The clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as the old, this is not true at all." Zhu Di was also very emotional, holding his hand and saying, "I just trust you old brothers." ”

"The ministers will never dare to disappoint the emperor," Jin Zhong said busily.

"Well, I am very relieved to hear your words." Zhu Di nodded and said, "Tell me what the situation was during the time when the prince was in charge of the country...... I have to tell the truth, I was dizzy by a few rebels, and I really need to hear the truth. ”

"The minister must tell the truth...... Jin Zhong told the emperor about his actions during the period when the prince was in charge of the country.

In fact, the crown prince is not so pure, taking advantage of the opportunity of the prison to remove a group of Han kings, and replace them with his own people, but it is impossible to say that he dares to plot against him and want to starve hundreds of thousands of troops to death on the grassland

Hearing that Jin Zhong also assured that the prince had absolutely no intentions, Zhu Di's face was not so good-looking, and he said coldly: "I didn't expect you to be interested in the prince now."

"The minister's heart is only the emperor" Jin Zhong hurriedly knelt down and said: "Because of this, I can't see that the emperor is wrong to blame the prince and not say that he only cares about his own safety and ignores the emperor's holy name" said and kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, you and the prince are father and son, how vicious do he have to be to murder his biological father?" ”

"......" Under the serial offensive of the three cronies, Zhu Di's attitude finally loosened a little, he stared at Jin Zhong with complicated eyes, and asked faintly: "So, the prince has no plan?" ”

"The prince has no plan, and the ministers are willing to sit together to protect the prince" Jin Zhong took off the black veil and kowtowed heavily.

"That's good," Zhu Di said coldly: "Since you are a guarantor, I can't help but give you face." But if it is found that the prince has misdeeds, although you are an old man, you will inevitably be beheaded all over the house."

"Chen understands," Jin Zhong nodded vigorously.