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Chapter 86: Undercurrents (Part 1)

The palace's memorial ceremony passed by more than ten days in a daze.

Zhu Yunwen is busy contacting his cousins ​​all day long, hoping that their elders and uncles will be honest before Zhu Yuanzhang's funeral and not mobilize troops. Therefore, with Zhu Yunwen's tacit consent, the eunuchs and court ministers did not feel any surprises about the disappearances of the princes one after another and expressed any opinions.

The crying sounds in the palace were shrilling, and on the Qinhuai River were silk and bamboo. The princes of the royal family were holding beautiful women in their arms and tasting fine wine. They were so happy that they forgot that their grandfather had been parked in the coffin, and there was no funeral. Many people were too lazy to pay attention to Zhu Yunwen. Even if he became the emperor, he could not pay attention to his father's head. The orders of the Zhili capital could not control the fiefdom of the royal family, so they were happy to enjoy the romance on the Qinhuai River.

In comparison, Zhu Xi and his friends' behavior was praised by many ministers. In addition to Zhu Ren making friends with a group of brothers and lingering on both sides of the Qinhuai River every day, although Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu were sick, they still had to "struggle" to go to the mourning hall to cry every day, and then either adjust their internal breathing himself or secretly take a pill. After fainting on the spot, they were immediately carried back to their residence in Yingtian Mansion, which saved them too many opportunities to meet Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen didn't have time to find Zhu Xi and the others, either because he was guilty or because he was mixed with other feelings. Zhu Yunwen didn't want to contact Zhu Xi and the others too early. Especially now, the ministers of the court are divided into three shifts to guard the spirits, so Zhu Yunwen must be present every day, so he had no choice. Instead of wasting time and fighting with Zhu Xi, it would be better to use that time to hand over those cousins ​​who are easy to deal with.

"I'll have a good talk with you when the emperor is in a funeral." Zhu Yunwen already has his own calculations: "If your Yan Prince's Mansion is tactful and honestly regards me as the emperor, then I, Zhu Yunwen, are not too much. It's best for everyone to maintain a harmonious relationship. If there is something wrong in your words, I'm sorry. The three princes of your Yan Prince's Mansion will stay in the capital to study with me."

That night, Zhu Xi sighed and poured it on the cool couch in the yard with a teacup. He slowly took a sip of tea, gently placed the teacup on the shelf beside him, let out a long sigh, and sighed: "It's so hot. Why did this Yangtze River get so hot just in June? It's really not a place to live."

The shirtless Zhu Yu even had his hair loose, and he grabbed a big fan with a fire and shook it desperately. He pointed at God and began to curse: "Damn, what is the bullshit saint saying, "Well, what is the bullshit saint saying that the elder has passed away and wants to be a 7749-day temple? After these 49 days, it is even more tiring than the fight between Chi Menger and me for a month... Do those damn monks and Taoists treat us as happy? We actually have to follow their butts and circle the coffin. What is this?"

He shook his head in anger. Zhu Li looked around and couldn't find the teacup. He was so thirsty that he simply picked up Zhu Xi's teacup, drank it all in one sip, and then roared: "Little Lizi, my brother has drunk all the tea, why don't you add water quickly?" He grabbed the teacup and looked at Zhu Xi, and asked in irresistible: "We are like this?"

Zhu Xi looked at him and sighed: "What if it doesn't happen? We are already pretending to be sick. If not, we will have at least four hours a day to waste in the mourning hall. Oh my God, I really can't hold on... But if I can't hold on, I have to hold on, otherwise I will be reported by the censors and say that we are disrespectful and unfilial, this is the crime of rebellion, and maybe we will cause trouble to the father."

Zhu Li sneered: "What are the uses of those censors? Look at the princes of King Zhou, King Qi, King Ning, and our cousins, they are all Xiaoyao on the Qinhuai River, who cares about it?"

Zhu Xi raised his head slightly, looked at Zhu Yu, then fell down again, gently patted his thigh with his left hand, and whispered: "They can, but we can't... Huang Zicheng's group of people are still worried that they will not have the chance to deal with us. If we make a mistake, they will not use this excuse to deal with us. Maybe they will have to weave us some crimes, hum."

Zhu Li threw the teacup on the ground in anger and whispered: "Give me a 50,000 army, I can flatten this Yingtian Mansion in one day." After that, he glanced at the kitten.

The kitten spread his thighs honestly, and was very comfortable with only wearing pairs of pants and lying in a corner of the yard, urinating like thunder. Pieces of steel-like muscles shining in the moonlight, and the whole person was like a smoky Vajra. The thick iron rod was placed at his hand, exuding a fierce aura. Zhu Yu's eyes showed a hint of appreciation and said with a smile: "If Li Hu was the vanguard, I'm afraid I could break through the gate of Yingtian Mansion in just two hours."

Li Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, looked at Zhu Yu, and after a long time he replied: "If you let the kitten be the vanguard, you must be careful that all his subordinates will die in battle. He ran back alone. He will not be able to command or manage the formations of those soldiers. He knows even more about the formations of marching and fighting."

Zhu Zi smiled and said, "This is the style of a powerful general. As long as a soldier follows him and fights the enemy bravely, he will do his duty. Where should he consider life and death?"

Zhu Xi said lazily: "Second, don't say these useless words anymore. You don't know the temper of your father. What he is thinking? Who of us has figured it out? This time he is indeed desperately buying military horses, and still accumulating weapons and arrows, but this is also normal. If you lose the grassland, our military losses are really amazing. Do you dare to say that your father is thinking the same as you think?"

Zhu Yu shook the fan a few times, and said nothing. Then he wiped the sweat heavily and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, it's so hot." Shaking his head, he looked at Murong Tian standing behind him, and asked boredly: "Murrong, aren't you hot when you're dressed so neatly?"

Murong Tian, ​​dressed in strong clothes, smiled faintly and didn't say anything. Didn't he know Zhu Li's temper? He hadn't had a fight recently, and his bones all over his body began to itch. In the past, when he was in Yanjing, he had to strangle a bear to death on average for three days, and a tiger to death in five or six days. Now in Yingtian Mansion, where can I find these fun to relieve him? So he is naturally extremely bored and has no trouble.

Li Feng smiled slightly and said, "The heart is calm and naturally cool. The second prince's internal skills are so superb. Why don't you understand this principle?" He was thinking about the subtle uses of the five elements true essence in his body. He heard Zhu Li complaining so much, so he reminded him.

Zhu Xi smiled and nodded and said, "Isn't it? Second brother, you learn from me too. If you lie down honestly, you will not feel too hot. Is this wind still there? Although it is not too heavy, it is enough to relieve the heat. I felt hot just now, and it is much better now. You are a martial arts practitioner, why are you still afraid of this?"

Zhu Li gritted his teeth and looked at Zhu Xi, shouting, "I practiced "fire the true energy of the sky". As long as I exercise my strength, my body will be like a fire. It's not the kind of internal martial arts kung fu that Li Feng and others practice. I use it to kill people on the battlefield. Damn, be calm, how can I calm down?...Little Lizi, you dead eunuch, where did you go?" Zhu Li never liked to bring eunuchs by his side, so now the person who has no chores on hand can only shout and scream at Lizi.

Little Lizi's voice came from afar: "Hey, here we are here... Master, Second Prince, I asked the people in the kitchen to stew some rock sugar sour plum soup. I just put it in the well water and frozen it. I guarantee that a bowl of it will clear the heart and ruin the fire... You waste, why don't you hurry up and get the sour plum soup."

Hearing the sour plum soup that was passed by Jingshui Town, Zhu Yu jumped up suddenly and applauded: "Miaoji, Miaoji, come quickly." When Murong Tian heard this, he couldn't help but feel salivation and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Li Feng stood up and swayed to Zhu Xi. He looked at Zhu Yu and the others who went to pour sour plum soup. He immediately attached himself to Zhu Xi's ear and said, "Your Highness, the third highness can't let him be idle when he goes out to drink. Didn't you say that the Ning Prince's Mansion has the best relationship with us? Then it just happened to have to have a good relationship with Prince Ning, otherwise it would be a solution to spend so much unfair money every day."

Zhu Xi frowned and nodded and said, "No, the third brother likes to be generous. He is so happy with so many cousins, and he pays the most. When I come back, I want to talk to him, but I can't leave, and the things in the palace are still troublesome. Otherwise, I will go and socialize with those brothers, and meet each other, and there will be more affection in the future." Zhu Xi's mouth rushed outside the wall and said coldly: "It's rare to come out of the palace every day. Outside the gate, the Jinyiwei is still guarding me. I don't want me to go out to do anything, and that boy Yunmin will know about it after half an hour."

Zhu Xi waved his hand fiercely, as if he was slapping away a fly.

Li Feng shrugged his shoulders, there was nothing he could do. The Jinyiwei was also responsible for saying that they were surveillance or that they were kind-hearted protection, in short, it would be awkward to follow your butt and make you do anything awkward. The only thing that doesn't matter is probably Zhu Ren and Ren Tianlin, two guys who are ganging up for prostitutes, and everyone else, including Ren Tianlin's two brothers, hid in their residences rather than having more things than having less things.

Little Lizi took a bowl of sour plum soup attentively and smiled and said, "Master, the weather is too hot, just drink a bowl. Unfortunately, there is no ice stored in this residence, otherwise it will be cooler. It is said that there is a lot of ice stored in the palace, but I just don't know who to ask for some."

As he was talking, a guard from the Yan Prince's Mansion walked in with a puzzled look on his face. After saluting, he reported: "Your Highness, there is a group of people outside who said they were subordinates of the Ministry of Revenue. He was ordered to bring ice to your highness. He said that the Minister of Revenue Ru Tai Suru saw that the weather was too hot and was afraid that the princes would not be able to bear the heat in Yingtian Mansion, so he specially reported to the palace general manager An to come out of the ice storage in the palace to relieve the heat of the princes."

Zhu Xi took the bowl and was about to drink it, but when he heard this, he put down the bowl with a smile on his face. The little plum clapped his hands with a smile on his face: "Okay, Ru Taisu, you are a tactful person. Hey, why don't you ask them to come in?"

Li Feng added: "Look, if they have weapons on them, I will take them all out. When they see that they seem to have practiced martial arts, I will send someone to keep a close eye on them."

Zhu Li nodded suddenly: "Yes, it's better to be careful. This Minister of Revenue has no reason. There is no need to deliberately please us princes from the foreign vassals. Murong, take a few people over and see if there is anything wrong, just take it down for me."

Murong Tian patted the long sword around his waist, took a few generals, and walked out with big strides. After half a quarter of an hour, footsteps came. Under the supervision of Murong Tian and others, seven or eight men dressed in short clothes walked in with a few boxes. The man in front raised his head gently, smiled, nodded and smiled, "Your Highness, is this ice cube? It's good to put it in tea or put it in the house to relieve heat. But usually, it's still stored in this box, with a mattress blocking the heat and put it in a cool place, which can ensure that it won't melt for three days."

Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu were stunned when he saw this man's face. Zhu Xi jumped up suddenly and smiled and ordered: "Thank you all these brothers, Little Li, prepare a table of good banquets. Please come back after you have a midnight snack. You can treat it well. Well, let me stay for the time being. I will write a thank-you post to Mr. Ru."

The man in green nodded slowly and watched Li Zi drive out the guards and the men carrying ice like sheep. Before Murong Tian could react, Li Feng had already walked to the gate of the yard, looked around, and then sat cross-legged at the gate. A pair of thieves kept sweeping at the man dressed in the servant. Li Feng muttered in his heart: "How can the great minister dress up like this to meet people? Hey, hey, hey..."

Zhu Xi had already bowed to the man long and greeted him: "Shangshu Ru, this is aggrieved you. What can I teach Zhu Xi this time?"

Zhu Yu gently grabbed the fan and looked at the generals behind him. The confidant generals immediately understood and spread out in the corner of the backyard, staring at the surroundings. At the same time, he carefully listened to the movement outside the wall, preventing someone from leaning over the wall and peeping here.

Ru Taisu looked around and said in a hurry: "I can't stay here for a long time. Now the Jinyiwei is staring at it very closely. Every court official is following at least a dozen people. This time I took great care of the prince to meet the prince privately, and only asked the prince one sentence: What is the prince's intention?"

Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu looked at each other. Zhu Xi swallowed and shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We don't even know what my father is. But what did Ru Shangshu hear in the court?" Zhu Xi knew that Ru Taisu was a chess piece that Zhu Di was ambushing in the capital, and it was also the main person who supported Zhu Di to take over the throne in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. Now he secretly came to meet him privately. If Fang Xiaoru and his men knew about it, it would be a tragic disaster for the family to be destroyed immediately. Thinking of this, Zhu Xi couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Ru Taisu paused heavily, sighed, shook her head and said, "What should I do? We thought the emperor was more interested in the prince. Who knew that at the end of the matter, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others brought out an edict, which caught us off guard and had a mess. Now, a few of us who were changing our minds had surrendered to the other side, leaving us loyal to the prince who didn't know what to do."

Zhu Xi said carefully: "Even if my cousin ascended the throne, it would be okay. My father would be his vassal king."

Ru Taisu said hurriedly: "Why is that simple? I found out that Huang Zicheng and the others are planning to reduce the vassal states! You should tell the prince quickly and ask the prince to prepare for himself... Especially Fang Xiaoru, it seems that he suspected that the prince sent someone to kill Fang Tingjun, the old ghost, and was determined to find trouble for the prince. Everything must be careful."

It was as if thunder thunder thunder was thundering, Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu were stunned for a moment: "Shrink the vassal states?"

Zhu Yu let out an angry curse: "Child Yunwen, I'll fuck you..." He slapped him in the face suddenly. Isn't Zhu Yunwen's ancestor his own ancestor? Zhu Yu knew that he was scolding ridiculously.

Ru Taisu shook her head helplessly and said, "The capital is not a good place. Huang Zicheng and others are planning to keep you as hostages in the capital. Your Highness would make plans early. Taisu said goodbye and asked Your Highness to tell the prince that Taisu would make a lot of effort in the palace to make the prince's decision not to let the decree of the vassals fall on the prince, but Taisu has long been disliked by Yunwen, so he can only leave the will... He has many eyes and ears, and Taisu cannot stay for a long time, so he said goodbye."

Li Feng shouted in a deep voice: "Sir Shangshu are kindly welcome. I'll send a few people to follow him. You don't have to be afraid. If there are masters of Jinyiwei following him, they can stop them. Just go back to your house directly." After saying that, Li Feng shouted in a low voice: "Shashan and Shashui, you can work hard for a while." Two blue sword lights flashed, and a sword roar came.

Zhu Xi, Zhu Xi and the others were relieved when they saw Li Feng sending the two old monsters out. Zhu Xi hurriedly ran back to his room, pulled out a roll of silver notes and stuffed them into Ru Taisu's palm, held his hand and said affectionately: "I keep Zhu Xi in mind what happened today, if... we will not forget your contribution."

Ru Taisu's face turned a smile and left in a hurry.

As soon as Ru Taisu disappeared, Zhu Xi changed his face. He had a gloomy face and said coldly: "Yun Wen, he really wants to step on our heads and cut off the vassal... I'm gonna cut off the vassal king, will Zhu Xi and the others have a good life? Zhu Xi was silent for a while and shouted: "This news will be passed to the father immediately to let the father know."

Zhu Yu's face became even more ugly. He clenched his fists tightly and let out a silent cry. He showed a hideous smile with blood flashing in his eyes: "Well, I have never fought with the Ming Dynasty army. Let me see what skills are there in Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen."

Li Feng shook his head and muttered in his heart: "It's going to be hard now. Oh, what's wrong with Zhu Yunwen doing? He insists on slapping flies on the tiger's head... I'd bet a penny, it would be strange if the King of Yan doesn't rebel. It depends on when Zhu Yunwen cuts the vassals and puts it on the King of Yan's head. That's when the King of Yan sends troops."

After thinking for a while, Li Feng asked himself hesitantly: "Where are you trying to help the Yan Prince's Mansion together? Or are you just having fun in it? If you add up the swords and weapons, and if your own army attacks your own army, the people will suffer heavy casualties. Will this great sin be counted on me then?... But, I am now from the Yan Prince's Mansion. Well, to be honest, I am doing well in the Yan Prince's Mansion. Should I help him with all my strength?"

Thinking of the scene where tens of thousands of troops clashed and blood flowed into a river, Li Feng couldn't help but tremble and became confused. He was thinking: "If the King of Yan succeeds, he will be the emperor. In the official history, I will be the great hero; if the King of Yan fails, I will be the lackey of the king, I will be the great sinner... For good and evil, who should I choose?"

Li Feng hesitated, but Zhu Xi asked him: "Super Li, hey, Manager Li, you are much more familiar with the world than we do, so you should plan a good retreat for us. The countermeasure we mentioned a few days ago is just to prevent that little boy Zhu Yunwen from making things difficult for us. But now, I understand that he will make things difficult for us. This requires detailed planning. We must stay in Yingtian Mansion without understanding. Wouldn't this force the father under his knife?"

Li Feng didn't say anything. He was still hesitating in his heart, hesitating whether he should go away. You must know that if the soldiers were really together, the casualties of the people and the casualties of the soldiers were not a small number. Li Feng didn't have the courage to bear these responsibilities.

But the kitten just got up and said vaguely: "I'm hungry, eat meat..."

It was like a flash of lightning illuminating Li Feng's heart. Li Feng smiled violently. He held his right hand on the ground, jumped hard, and said with a smile: "No problem, leave everything to me. I was preparing a long time ago." He warned himself: "No matter what in the future, everything should be as good as I want to do... Whatever I want to do, go on this road, and there is no way to turn back. It's like people are going to have to eat when they are hungry. If I want..., I must keep increasing my power and power."

And Ru Taisu, after he walked out of Zhu Xi's residence a few hundred feet, couldn't help but look up at the moon in the sky and sneered: "Huang Zicheng, you can wait. I have already lit this fire head for you, and it will be time to see when the result will come out... You can't tolerate me, can Ru Taisu tolerate you again? Since I chose the King of Yan, I have only one way to go black..."

The night is dark.
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