Chapter 693: Despair
During the Yuan Dynasty, Guo Shoujing repaired the Tonghui River, which solved the last crux of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, so that the grain and the world's general merchandise could be directly transported to the pond in the capital. However, in the early years of the Dynasty, because of the war, the waterway was blocked, and when Xu Da built the city of Beijing, the city wall was moved to the south, and the river could only lead to the outside of Chongwen Gate, and at present it is only used by official ships transporting various materials needed to build the capital. A qiΔ civilian ship can only dock in Tongzhou and go ashore by land.
It is the former starting point of the Grand Canal in Tongzhou, which still maintains its consistent prosperity, with thousands of ships docking every day, and the wharf is bustling with cars and horses coming to receive goods from morning to night......
Today, however, all the official and civilian boats on the river have been driven to the Tonghui River, and there is no boat to be seen on the river surface of the Tongzhou wharf, except for the heavily armed military boats. The docks were also emptied and heavily guardedβthe officers and men with swords and guns standing upright were all dressed in red robes, the color of clothing only worn by palace guards!
There are 10,000 guards in these palaces, and they surround the Tongzhou wharf on three floors inside and out, and the water is impassable. There are also dozens of warships of the naval division on the river, and the boats are also full of forbidden officers and soldiers, and there are also black cannons pointing at the river, and there is a terrifying atmosphere of slaughter.
At this time, there were several generals wearing helmets and armor standing on the dock, and a young general with a dark face and a heroic spirit was actually Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty. His hand rested on the sword at his waist, his index finger unconsciously knocked on the hilt, the expression on his face was quite calm, but there was anxiety in his eyes.
He knew the news of Wang Xian and Xu Miaojin's abduction four days ago, and when he boarded it, it was called a five-thunder blast, and the whole person was stunned. Fortunately, the follow-up news continued, and the people of Beizhen Fusi followed the boat north, which made him feel a little at ease, but he just threw a rat trap and did not dare to launch a rescue.
Originally, Zhu Zhanji was still speculating that if they didn't kill Wang Xian, where would they kidnap him? As a result, the boat came straight towards the capital, and what made him even more shocked and frightened was that they actually sent someone to send a letter directly to the emperor, clearly saying that there would be a good show in Tongzhou today!
As for what kind of show? Zhu Zhanji didn't dare to imagine it, but what was certain was that he could definitely make the emperor so angry that he vomited blood! And then bring the ...... of the catastrophe
Zhu Zhanji naturally tried his best to persuade the imperial grandfather not to be fooled, but Zhu Di was as fierce as fire, and he couldn't stand a little provocation, so he didn't listen to his advice at all, and insisted on going to this appointment! There was no way, Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to retreat and ask for a decree to come to Tongzhou to deploy first...... At least you can't hand over your defense to someone else, otherwise you will be too passive.
Zhu Di did not refute his face again, and promised to let the grandson come to set up defenses first, and since yesterday afternoon, Zhu Zhanji has driven out all the boats, cars, horses, and idle people in Tongzhou, so that even a fly can not fly in the dock.
Of course, flies can't fly in, but someone can. A richly decorated royal chariot drove straight into the dock and stopped at the pier. Zhu Zhanji frowned and looked over, only to see a group of palace people rushing to the front of the car, putting down their pedals, raising their umbrellas, shaking fans, and carrying cages...... Although there are many people, they are not chaotic at all, and I don't know how many thousands of times they have cooperated.
At this time, the curtain of the car opened, and His Royal Highness King Zhao, who was dressed in a prince's uniform and handsome, finally got out of the car.
Zhu Zhanji reluctantly went over, hugged his fists and said, "Third uncle." β
"Taisun." King Zhao opened the folding fan with peach blossoms and nodded.
"Isn't the third uncle the most afraid of heat, how can he come to Tongzhou to bask in the sun with interest?" Zhu Zhanji said.
"Hehe, I'm afraid that my father will be angry...... Zhu Gaosui smiled and said, "Taisun, what kind of scene do you think we will see later?" β
"How do I know?" Zhu Zhanji looked at King Zhao's expression, and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, secretly saying that this guy wouldn't know what was going to happen, right? Although he knew that he would be humiliated if he asked, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "That, third uncle, do you know what will happen?" β
"How could I possibly know." King Zhao shook the folding fan lightly and said with a smile: "It's just some random conjectures that can't be put on the table." β
"I want to hear about it." Zhu Zhanji said in a sullen voice.
"Hehe, well, I'll talk about it casually, don't take it seriously." Zhao Wangfang suppressed his smile and said: "I think since they dare to do that kind of thing to the crown prince, it shows how heartbroken they are, and they simply regard my heavenly family as a mortal enemy!" Now they dare to say that there is a good show for the emperor to see, naturally it will not be a good show such as the five sons and the four seas to offer their birthdays, right? β
"Of course." Zhu Zhanji said hatefully, he really hated those people who dared to force his father to kneel, and he had secretly sworn that in the future, he would crush all those people to ashes to relieve the hatred in his heart.
"So they must be going to provoke the emperor's thunder." King Zhao said lightly: "I think this matter will fall on your little aunt and Wang Xian who they have taken captive." As he spoke, the evil glint in his eyes flashed: "As for how to use the two of them to make the emperor thunder and angry, I don't know." β
How could Zhu Gaosui not know? It's clearly a deliberate no-talk. Xu Miaojin is a woman that the emperor wants but can't get, how do you say to make the emperor angry? You can think of it even with your toes. Zhu Zhanji vomited blood in annoyance, but he was helpless...... He knew very well that King Zhao came here on purpose to keep an eye on himself, not to let him make small moves, and to cover up for Wang Xian and Xu Miaojin.
Zhu Zhanji couldn't imagine how angry the imperial grandfather would be if he saw what happened between Wang Xian and Xu Miaojin. The Son of Heaven was furious, and the blood flowed and drifted...... Wang Xian specified that he couldn't save it, and it would be good if he could save the lives of his family. As for what kind of blow his father and son will suffer, Zhu Zhanji no longer thinks about it...... He didn't dare to imagine what the emperor would do when he was in a rage, he only knew that at that time, all the methods would be in vain, useless, and could only wait for fate to come......
Seeing beads of sweat rolling on Zhu Zhanji's black face, Zhu Gaosui was very proud, the prince and Wang Xian thought that the banknote turmoil would be safe, but they didn't know that the real killing move was still to come, and at the moment when the poor dagger saw it today, not only Wang Xian's fate, the prince's fate, and the fate of the grandson would be decided, but even the fate of the Han King would be the same...... How fierce the fight between the king of Han and the crown prince was in the capital, his father Zhu Di would not know. Because this is a situation promoted by his father, he will not rest assured that the capital and the south will be lost to either of the two, and they can only let them check and balance each other and fight each other, so that no one will run the capital into their own territory and empty themselves as the emperor.
So once the crown prince is deposed because of the scandal, his father will definitely suspect that the king of Han is making trouble, as long as he creates a little rumor, he will ensure that Zhu Gaoxu will not be able to eat and go around! So in the end, it was still the third child who was far away in Beijing, the snipe and the clam competed with each other, and the fisherman profited!
Thinking like this, Zhu Gaosui's heart was hot, and he was almost looking forward to waiting for the boat to appear on the river.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, I didn't expect to wait for the emperor's Luan Yu first!
"The emperor drove to the ......" accompanied by the singing of the eunuch of the ceremony, the grandson and the king of Zhao hurriedly put away their thoughts and stepped forward to greet His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
Zhu Di did not get down from Luanyu, nor did he say anything. The veil danced lightly, blocking the face of the Ming Supreme, but everyone could feel that the emperor had turned into a volcano that could erupt at any time, and it was extremely dangerous!
Shrouded by the aura of the Son of Heaven, hundreds of people on the dock stood solemnly, not knowing what would happen next, one by one, their hearts were drumming, and their faces were pale.
Zhu Di still didn't say a word, sitting motionless on the dragon chair, his eyes crossed the crowd, looking at the river, when he saw the boat with the green flag appearing on the river, his hands pressed on the back of the dragon chair were already bruised.
According to the other party, the one who flies the green flag is their ship! It's the ship that's going to put on a show!
Up and down the dock, tens of thousands of people looked at the slowly approaching ship, there were naturally people on board, but those black-clothed people who operated the boat stood there like dead people, not caring about breaking into the net.
"Stop that boat!" Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but order, he already regretted it, he didn't make a desperate bet yesterday and ordered someone to completely destroy the ship, even if it was a jade burn, it would be better than a catastrophe like now.
"Don't stop." Zhu Di said coldly: "They want to show me a good show, and I will let them perform to their heart's content!" Otherwise, I thought I was afraid of them! β
"Yes......" Zhu Zhanji lowered his head, the scorching sun was above his head, but he felt a cold heart.
As soon as the emperor gave the order, the ship sailed unimpeded, and soon anchored on the edge of the dock, and the forbidden officers and soldiers hula surrounded it, but saw those black-clothed men standing on the bow of the ship, falling to the ground one after another, as if they were all dead......
The terrifying atmosphere enveloped the dock, but fortunately, Zhu Di's guards all crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood, and they had the courage to fix the ship with a spear and tie the cable. But without a will, who would dare to board the ship?
"Grandpa Huang, grandson go check it out first." Zhu Zhanji once again pleaded.
"Father, son and grandson go together." King Zhao also hurriedly asked for an order, and it was time for the poor dagger to see, and he had to let Zhu Zhanji's dog jump off the wall in a hurry.
"No, I have legs." Zhu Di slowly got up from the dragon chair, stepped off Luanyu, and walked towards the ship with a pale face.
"The emperor's grandfather has a golden body, he can't take risks, let's see if there is any danger first...... Zhu Zhanji tried a little desperately.
"Hmph, I am the reincarnation of the Zhenwu Emperor, what danger can I get!" Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Zhanji, and stepped on the board of the ship with the entourage of several guards.
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji even got on the boat first, King Zhao patted him on the shoulder with some schadenfreude, "Let's go and see what the situation is." β
When the two of them got on the boat, they saw the emperor standing on the deck, angry and star-splitting!
When King Zhao heard this, he said with a 'strange' face: "Why is there a woman's moaning on this boat?" β
Zhu Zhanji also heard the gentle moan, and the whole person was completely desperate......