Chapter 590: Ginkgo Tree

Han is Han Tiancheng, also known as Wei Wuji. On the same day, Guangling City was broken, and the White Lotus traitors were all arrested, but Wei Wujian was the only one missing. At that time, the only person who knew that Daowei had no missing life experience was Yu Gui, but let him torture him to extract a confession, Yu Gui refused to confide his inner feelings.

After returning to the capital and taking charge of the Beizhen Fusi, Wang Xian ordered people to check the situation of the Ming Sect in the south, and found that Han Degong, the leader of the Ming Sect, claimed to be the son of Han Lin'er, the king of the Ming Dynasty, and Han Degong's only son was called Han Wuji, and the word Tiancheng. This fang is probably the same person as Han Tiancheng and Wei Wuji...... When he was in Jiangnan, in order to hide his identity, Han Wujian erased the left half of his surname and called himself 'Wei';

Could it be that the girl-like Wei Wufeng has such a hard hand? Wang Xian really couldn't believe it, he felt that it should be another surnamed Lin who was more reliable. Wang Xian thought of Third Brother Lin again, that righteous and cloudy man from Angzang, who was full of mystery in Wang Xian's eyes. For example, where did his strong martial arts come from? For what old monk is willing to buy his account? Why did Elder Tang have to marry the White Lotus Holy Maiden to him?

If he is also Han Lin'er's grandson, then all the problems will be solved......

"This person should be surnamed Lin." Zhang Fudao: "The Red Turban Army of the North and the South was not originally one, and in this dynasty it was divided into Mingjiao and White Lotus, and the Mingjiao side seems to only get Monk Peng's art of war and yin and yang, and the White Lotus Sect only got Monk Peng's supreme Xuangong." So if this person really exists, it should be surnamed Lin. ”

"It turns out that Grandpa doesn't know what to do, does this person exist?" Wang Xiandao.

"I haven't been in the Central Plains all these years, and I don't know much about the affairs of my juniors." Zhang Fu said: "But I believe he should exist. ”

"Why?" Wang Xian asked.

"Because the Ming Sect and the White Lotus Sect are still divided." Zhang Fudao: "Ming Sect Leader Han Degong is ambitious, he had the heart to annex the White Lotus more than ten years ago, if the White Lotus Sect did not have such a top figure, it would have ceased to exist a long time ago. ”

"Makes sense." Wang Xian nodded, and asked again: "Which of these three masters is the most suspicious?" ”

"All are suspicious." Zhang Fu said: "Hu Hu is the least suspicious, he is deeply trusted by the emperor, and Wudang Mountain is deeply favored by the emperor, so it is said that there should be no such move." However, this person has been wandering the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and even the death of the old lady has been taken away from the love, and he is not allowed to run to the funeral, no one can say what he thinks in his heart. ”

"Hmm." Wang Xian nodded, and listened to Zhang Fu continue: "So it's mainly the latter two, one is Jianwen's rebellion against the party, and the other is Bailian's rebellion against the party, both of them are suspected, as for which one, it depends on your ability." ”

"Yes." Wang Xian nodded, and did not say anything more, in fact, if it is really as Zhang Fu said, then Chang Sen's suspicion is also very small, the reason is very simple, since Hu Tong is in hot pursuit, then Chang Sen will not be able to leave Jianwenjun half a step, how can he run to the capital to assassinate? And if you want to assassinate Emperor Yongle, what will you do to the King of Han? Anyway, Wang Xian lives with himself, and feels that if he is Jianwenjun, he will definitely wish that the prince and the Han Wang brothers would have a wall, so that Emperor Yongle will have a chance for him to take advantage of a hundred years later!

Therefore, Wang Xian felt that if he followed Zhang Fu's train of thought, the suspicion would still fall on Lin San, and only the third brother Lin who saw the head and the end of the dragon would have the conditions to run to the capital to shoot an arrow. Moreover, Lin San was from the White Lotus Sect, and when he was dealing with the rebellion in Shanxi, he vaguely discovered the relationship between the White Lotus Sect and King Zhao, if this arrow was ordered by King Zhao to shoot Lin San, it seemed that the whole problem made sense.

And King Zhao is full of motives. Don't forget, King Lai of Han is not a vassal in Beijing, and King Zhao is also not a vassal either, but the sky is falling on a big top, so he has not been under any pressure. But once the king of Han becomes a vassal, he also has to obediently become a vassal, so for Zhu Gaosui, helping the king of Han to stay is helping himself to stay.

Moreover, if the king of Han is accidentally shot to death, the emperor will inevitably blame the crown prince, and if he deposes the prince in a fit of anger, he, as the only remaining prince, becomes the only choice. Even if you can't shoot the king of Han, with King Zhao's tongue and tongue, he will definitely be able to provoke the king of Han to hate the prince to the core.

So no matter how you calculate it, this arrow is a big profit for King Zhao, and King Zhao also has the conditions and ability to organize this assassination. All this made Wang Xian not hesitate to set him as the number one suspect!

However, this case is so clean, it is almost impossible to accuse King Zhao, so you can only find another way...... Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a report from his subordinates:

"My lord, it's time to get off the horse shop!"

"Hmm." Wang Xian came back to his senses, and saw a mighty two-pillar cupola-style stone carving archway in front of him, with six big characters engraved on his forehead, "all officials dismounted", reminding the courtiers that further forward, it is the filial piety tomb of the Ming Taizu, regardless of the official rank, they must dismount and walk to maintain awe......

Xiaoling is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the 'dragon vein' of the Ming Dynasty. The peace of filial piety means that the descendants of the Zhu family are prosperous and the country has a long life. Therefore, in addition to managing the inner shrine of Xiaoling, the Ming Dynasty set up the same elite Xiaoling Guard as the Twelve Guards on the east side of Xiamafang, and strictly guarded this place.

Before a group of people approached the dismount, it aroused the vigilance of the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoling Guard, but fortunately, the Jinyi Guard stepped forward in time to report, so it did not cause a misunderstanding.

Wang Xian hurriedly turned over and dismounted and cleaned up his clothes. The British Gong Zhang Fu on the side also made the same action, and the two walked forward, came to the archway, and showed the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoling Guard stationed there the Qincha Pass, and listened to some taboos before they were allowed to go.

However, their guards were all left outside the dismount, and only a few retinues entered the filial piety tomb.

The completion of the whole filial piety mausoleum lasted more than 30 years, and its scale is grand, and the majesty of the building is only seen in the previous dynasties. When it was built, the palace was majestic and magnificent, and half of the seventy temples in the Southern Dynasty were enclosed in the forbidden garden. I saw that the pavilions in the cemetery were connected, and the hall was full of smoke, pine and forest, and raised a thousand deer and a thousand cranes. During the deer singing, the white crane soars, which makes people feel like falling into a fairyland.

Wang Xian has also seen the world, but after entering Zhu Yuanzhang's cemetery, he was still so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth, obediently burrowing, no wonder everyone wants to be the emperor, this is really too exaggerated!

At this time, the steward of the palace supervisor greeted him, and after saluting to the British public, he led the two Qincha to wind along the Shinto Road to the Lu, which was neatly paved with a large bluestone slab five feet long and three feet wide, and was lined with granite on both sides, paved with mat patterns, and was walked by the retinue of civil ministers, military generals, and eunuchs.

On the way, it passed through the Great Golden Gate, Sifang City, Shixiang Road, Weng Zhong Road, and walked a full four or five miles before arriving at the front of the filial piety hall dedicated to Emperor Taizu and Empress Ma.

The hall of filial piety is grand and majestic, there are three layers of Sumeru pedestal of one zhang high in front of the hall, on the square stone flat in front of the pedestal, there is a flower pond every other distance, the ginkgo tree is planted in the pond with two or three zhang high, it is March now, the ginkgo tree in the south of the Yangtze River should be luxuriant. However, at this moment, the leaves of the twenty-six ginkgo trees have fallen off a lot, and some trees have even lost their leaves and can be declared dead.

Wang Xian followed the British Duke and kowtowed outside the palace, and the two got up and carefully observed the ginkgo trees. To be precise, it was Wang Xian alone, and the British Duke did not study trees, so he chatted with the steward of the Divine Palace Supervisor.

"Grandpa Zhao, haven't we seen each other for a few years?" The British Duke looked at this white-haired old eunuch, who was the internal official supervisor next to Emperor Taizu back then.

"It's going to be fourteen years." The old eunuch laughed loudly: "Our family has always wanted to find an opportunity to thank Grandpa Xie, if you hadn't proposed to the emperor back then, how could our family have the opportunity to continue to serve Emperor Taizu all these years." ”

"Has my father-in-law ever complained about me?" The British Duke looked at the old eunuch and said.

"Grandpa thinks too much," the old eunuch shook his head and said, "A eunuch like our family who has served two generations of emperors, Taizu and Jianwenjun, can have such a fate, how can I still not know what to do?" What's more, at my age, can I still compete with those heroes who have followed the emperor's appeasement? It is already a great fortune to live in the green mountains and beautiful waters like now, and to sweep the courtyard for Emperor Taizu and Niangniang every day. ”

"Then my father-in-law can still feel a little at ......ease" After talking about the old things, Zhang Fu asked about the matter: "My husband said that he would sweep the courtyard every day, but he came to this filial piety hall every day?" ”

"Yes, rain or shine." The old eunuch nodded.

"When did you find out that something was wrong with these ginkgo trees?" Zhang Fu asked.

"Ten days ago, I found that these trees began to lose their leaves," the old eunuch said, "We immediately asked the experienced old gardener to check it, but we didn't see any clues, and then we observed it for two days, and found that the falling leaves were getting more and more serious, so we quickly reported it." ”

"And after that?"

"After that, the Ministry of Industry and the palace came to carefully inspect them, and the results all said that these trees were not diseased, not damaged, not drought or waterlogged, and they reluctantly came up with a few ideas, and it was useless to follow them." The old eunuch said and shed tears: "Then the situation is getting worse day by day, a few have died by this time, and the rest may not be alive." ”

"Such a big ginkgo tree, will it die for no reason?" Zhang Fu frowned.

"It's said that some ginkgo trees suddenly die a few years after they are transplanted to survive." The old eunuch said with a bitter face: "But these trees have been transplanted for more than ten years, and the Divine Palace Supervisor has been taking care of them, how could they suddenly die?" I can't figure it out......"

"Think about it, what has happened to these ginkgo trees in the past six months?" Zhang Fu asked.

"......" The old eunuch thought for a while, but still shook his head and said: "Our family has been thinking about it for a long time these days, and I really haven't thought of anything abnormal. ”

"You ask the others to think about it together and see if they can recall anything." Zhang Fu stared at the old eunuch with blazing eyes, but unfortunately from the other party's face full of wrinkles, he couldn't see any clues at all.