Li Qiufeng and the other three listened to Zhu Shishi, although they didn't know what he wanted to say, they were also quite interested. It's just that Li Qiufeng and the old man surnamed Huang just picked up the dishes and ate a few bites, and didn't drink alcohol. Humpty Dumpty poured himself a drink, and he was very chic.

I only heard Zhu Shishi say: "When the first king said this, he asked me if I also thought that Song Taizu was a pedantic person. At that time, I was young and vigorous, and I had no scruples about speaking, so I boldly said that Song Taizu was a good person, but he could not be called a good emperor. If he didn't talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, he wouldn't let Zhao Guangyi usurp the throne, and his sons would not end well.

After hearing this, the first king sighed, glanced at me, and said slowly, After Zhao Guangyi became the emperor, several adult sons of Song Taizu did die unknown, and the rest of the descendants were also unknown. But because of this, the descendants of his line have a good death. Although Taizong of the Song Dynasty became the emperor, more than 100 years later, the Great Song Dynasty suffered the shame of Jingkang, and the two emperors of Hui and Qin were taken away by the Jin, and the queen mother, queen, concubines, princes, princesses, and thousands of relatives of the emperor were also escorted to the city of the Five Kingdoms by the Jin, and suffered humiliation along the way. In the following decades, most of these noble-born royal families were tortured to death, and only a few people returned to Lin'an. And these people are all descendants of Zhao Guangyi. When Song Gaozong fled to Lin'an, although he succeeded to the throne as emperor, he was oppressed by the Jin State and became a vassal of the Jin State. He was in a corner of peace, did not think of restoring the Central Plains, appointed the traitor Qin Hui, killed the loyal minister Yue Fei, and left a reputation for eternity. Song Gaozong is also a descendant of Zhao Guangyi, and the people of later generations will naturally scold, and naturally they will also scold Zhao Guangyi's descendants. Moreover, Song Gaozong's son died early, and he had no heirs, so in the end he had no choice but to take Zhao Tuan, the eighth grandson of Taizu, as his adopted son and set up as the crown prince, and the throne was finally transferred to the line of Song Taizu. In the end, in the battle of Yashan, the entire army of Zhao and Song was annihilated, and the minister Lu Xiufu threw himself into the sea and died with the little emperor, without insulting the prestige of Song Taizu. Later generations will give a thumbs up when Song Taizu is mentioned. It is to have its own providence in the dark. Song Taizu was merciful and did three good deeds to keep his descendants safe. Zhao Guangyi usurped power and seized the throne, and the retribution fell on his descendants, so he had the shame of Jingkang and the infamy of Song Gaozong.

"When I heard the first king tell me about these past events, I was a little surprised in my heart, and I didn't know what the first king's intention was when he suddenly talked about these things. The first king went on to say, I am Emperor Taizu Gao, who is wise and martial, started from the grass, and finally drove out the Tartars and became the emperor. During this period, it was difficult to start a business, and many lives and deaths were experienced. Just to say something that offended the ancestors, after Emperor Taizu Gao ascended the throne, he killed a lot of heroes. Although Hu Weiyong was cunning and tried to rebel, he was innocent of killing. Lan Yu is arrogant and lawless, does not abide by the law of the country, and there is indeed a way to die. However, famous generals such as Li Shanchang and Fu Youde may have been negligent, but they are not guilty of death. Emperor Taizu Gao gave these heroes to death, which was really wrong. If Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and other generals were there, there would be no Jingjing Battle, and Emperor Jianwen would not have self-immolated in the palace. Speaking of the Battle of Jingjing, the root cause of it was that Emperor Jianwen cut the domain and forced several princes to death. In order to protect himself, King Yan raised an army to make it difficult, and after attacking Nanjing, he killed many loyal ministers of Emperor Jianwen. Although King Yan rebelled, there was indeed a last resort, but killing Emperor Jianwen's loyal ministers was a bit excessive. Later, Xuanzong became the emperor, and Chengzu's son Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, did the same, and even wanted to be like King Yan, raise troops to overthrow Xuanzong and become the emperor himself. As a result, he was defeated and captured, and he didn't want to change his ways, and was finally roasted to death by Emperor Xuanzong, and several of his sons also became ghosts under the knife. After that, Emperor Yingzong believed Wang Zhen's nonsense, causing the tragedy of the Tumubao Change. Not only was Yingzong captured by Wara, but most of the famous ministers and generals of the imperial court also died in this battle. The 200,000 elite army was almost completely annihilated. From then on, the Ming Dynasty was no longer able to attack the Tartars, so he could only take a defensive position.

"When the first king said this, I vaguely guessed why he wanted to mention the past of Song Taizu and Song Taizong. Sure enough, the first king went on to say that Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Chengzu killed too much, causing harm to their descendants, which was somewhat similar to what Zhao Guangyi did back then. Since Emperor Taizu Gao, even the direct princes of every emperor have been killed from time to time, not to mention our side kings. I wish you had been born in a common people's house, with many fewer troubles and worries. ”

When Zhu Shishi said this, he smiled bitterly again, and then said: "At that time, the first king spoke like this, and I was quite unconvinced. It wasn't until later, when the family road became more and more corrupt, and I was worried about food and clothing every day, that I gradually understood the deep meaning of the words of the first king. When the first king passed away and left this palace for me, I knew that it was not easy for the old prince and the first king. I also know that the words 'retribution is unpleasant' are definitely not groundless. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years, there have been more than 50 people who have died in various feudal kingdoms. As for the other royal children who died inexplicably, there are countless of them. We, the descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao, fell into this field because we were not in debt for our ancestors and could not complain about others. ”

When Humpty Dumpty heard this, he drank a glass of wine to himself, and said in his mouth: "The prince has this insight, and the grass people admire it." It's just that sitting on the mountain like this is not the way to do it after all. I wonder what the prince plans to do in the future?"

Zhu Shishi smiled miserably and said, "What can I do? If I can live for a day, it will be a day." Now the three of us can see the situation here clearly. At present, it is impossible to open the pot, how can there be any silver to give to those filthy officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Maybe one day, just like the Yue Wangfu in Shandong, they will all die of cold and starvation. Haha, haha. ”

Zhu Shishi smiled bitterly twice, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. I saw that his eyes were glazed, and his face was full of bitter smiles.

At this moment, only the sound of footsteps outside the house could be heard, and after a while, the old servant came to the door and said respectfully, "Lord, princess, please come and speak." ”

Zhu Shishi held on to the table, stood up tremblingly, arched his hand towards Humpty Dumpty and the others, and said, "Three slow drinks, I'll go back when I go." ”

Li Qiufeng and the others hurriedly stood up and watched Zhu Shishi walk out of the main hall. The old servant arched his hand to the three of them, and then followed Zhu Shishi.

Humpty Dumpty sat down, patted his belly, and said, "This meal is quite enjoyable." It's just that seeing this prince so embarrassed is really sighing. ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Li Qiufeng and said, "Feng'er, you are on an errand in Jinyiwei, do you know these things?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "The feudal kings in various places are nominally under the control of the Internal Affairs Office, but in fact, Dongchang has sent many spies to hide in the palace to find out the news. Jinyi Weibei Division may also have eyeliner. However, whether it is Dongchang or Jinyiwei, the people who sent people to investigate were those direct princes. A prince of a side branch like Zhu Shiv, the court didn't bother to care. The apprentice had heard about the name giving when he was in the capital, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable. ”

The old man surnamed Huang said on the side: "Since the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are obstructing it, why didn't Zhu Shishi directly write to the emperor? If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely stand up for the emperor, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not dare to be arrogant." ”

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "Uncle Huang, you don't know the joints. Since Emperor Chengzu's martyrdom, it can be said that he was extremely afraid of the rebellion of the vassal king. In addition to abolishing the feudal king's army and asking local officials to monitor the feudal king and prevent the feudal king from leaving the city, the internal affairs office was also set up to be responsible for the affairs of the feudal king. It is the excerpts of the vassal king, and unless it is an emergency military situation, these folds must be handed over to the internal affairs government for disposal, and then handed over to the cabinet and forwarded to the emperor. These vassal kings were trapped in their fiefdoms and could not get out of the city, so they could only rely on writing excerpts to the emperor. However, this fold must first be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for disposal. If Zhu Shishi and others wrote an excerpt to complain to the emperor, it would be the Internal Affairs Office that would be the first to see it, and it would naturally think of destroying the excerpt, and they would also retaliate. The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all cronies of the cabinet bosses. Even if it happens, the cabinet will speak for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was because the vassal kings of various places easily did not dare to offend the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this way, the whole court helped each other, and the emperor had no idea that the vassal kings everywhere would have such a tragic experience. ”