Chapter 34: The Dragon Born (1)

The fire was burning, and the towering palaces were shaking in the firelight and turning into ashes. People came and went on the streets, terrified, and some officers and soldiers even used wooden barrels in their hands to splash out glasses of water to save them.

On the street not far away, Zhu Zhi held his horse and watched the sky-sky fire in surprise. Is history still moving on that track? Everything has not changed, and Zhu Bai still ignited the fire and set himself on fire.

The heat of the flames twitched Zhu Zhi's face, and the flames reflected in his eyes and burned his heart. A vassal king with poor psychological quality was still forced into a dead end.

A group of people suddenly flashed out of the street next to the royal mansion and ran quickly towards Zhu Zhi. Each of them was unsheathed, surrounded by one person on his back and was carrying another person on his back.

Zhu Zhi's eyes suddenly shone and asked at the person in his head: "Have you snatched it out?"

"Go back to Your Highness and rob it."

Zhu Zhi said: "How is it, or is it alive?"

"I was still angry when I came out."

Zhu Shi said: "Where is the princess?"

"He was rescued, but the princess was a little seriously injured!"

Zhu Zhi said: "Okay, okay, send it back to the imperial envoy's residence and find a doctor..." Zhu Zhi didn't know why he had to go against Yang Rong's advice. Perhaps the modern human thought rooted in his heart made him unable to know the fate of King Xiang but remain indifferent.

What can you do after saving King Xiang? Let's stand up for him and plead with Jianwen? Zhu Zhi didn't dare to think too much. Although he still crossed the river with a mud Buddha, he could never do the thing he wouldn't save him when he was dead.

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Under the candlelight, Zhu Bai woke up slowly, with a pair of black and white eyes spreading on his face that was smoked and dark, and a vague snorted in his mouth.

The people around him suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Zhi turned around and looked at Xie Jin. His brows frowned and did not relieve at all.

Seeing that he opened his eyes, the doctor who was using the needle finally breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly put the needle in and quickly put a few plasters on several acupoints.

The doctor got up and said to Zhu Zhi: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness Xiang is awake. He is anxious, but he has not hurt his heart. How many doses of medicine should be taken according to the prescription I have been given in the past two days should not be a big problem." Then he packed up the medicine box and stood up to say goodbye.

Zhu Zhi quickly thanked him, and a wink made someone pay the medical fee.

Zhu Zhi quickly sat next to Zhu Bai and sighed, "Oh, today, my brother pulled the jade peach at his brother's place and went back to get it, otherwise he would really not be able to rescue his brother."

Zhu Bai suddenly grabbed Zhu Zhi's hand and asked, "Where is your sister-in-law?!"

Zhu Zhi said, "Brother, don't worry, you're rescued, and you're resting in the next room." Zhu Bai nodded with confidence. Tears suddenly surged out, and he held Zhu Zhi's hand tightly and did not relax.

Zhu Zhi took the medicine soup from the guards, helped Zhu Bai up and said, "Come on, my brother has drunk this medicine, it's not a big deal." As he said that, he handed the medicine to his mouth. Zhu Bai drank the medicine with tears in his eyes.

Zhu Zhi turned around and said to the officials and guards beside him: "You go down first, we brothers want to stay alone." The others turned around and left one after another. Xie Jin opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw Zhu Zhi's eyes were full of anger.

I had to shake my head and bow and say goodbye.

Seeing everyone going out, Zhu Zhi washed a towel from the basin to help Zhu Bai clean the ashes on his face, and said while rubbing it: "Why are brothers doing this? Why are you so? You're confused!"

Zhu Bai said: "How did your fifteenth brother know?"

Zhu Zhi lowered his voice and said, "When you were having a drink with your brother at night, what do you say? What do you pay homage to your father tombs in the future? What good days of the brothers will never return.

Although I was benign, I could also hear my brother's disgustedness in his heart. So I became sensible and after drinking, I never left the palace. Sure enough, a fire lit up in the palace. Fortunately, I was saved in time.

Alas... Brother, you are so confused. Although some people criticize you, nothing is determined. If you burn yourself like this, will you be confirmed to commit suicide fearlessness?"

Zhu Bai smiled terrified and said, "It's true that I have no children. I have no worries, so I don't care about the name before and after my body."

Zhu Zhi shook his head and said, "Brother, why can't you figure it out? The fifth brother and you are the emperor's attempt to reduce the vassal states. The fifth brother directly snatched the vassal without asking questions, which has attracted condemnation from the world's public opinion. So it was my turn to send me and Lord Jie to ask questions. Although some evidence is not good for my brother, it is not as undeniable as it can be.

If my brother survived, the court's actions would be blocked and we brothers would be better off. If my brother was overturned inexplicably, the court would eat our sons, Taizu's sons one by one? So my brother was not only responsible for his own honor and disgrace, but also for the fate of all his brothers.

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Zhu Bo said: "I read the Tao Te Ching and I am very frank about the fame and fortune in the world. What's the passing of fame and fortune? What's wrong with giving up?" Zhu Bo's words were still very world-weary.

Zhu Zhi thought for a while and said, "Yes, fame and fortune are all passing by, but we are all sons from Taizu. Do you think of how famous your father was when he was alive? He enfeoffed our brothers in various places in order to protect the country and protect the Zhu family for generations.

Now, just a few days after my father passed away, the slander ministers around him are urging him to seize the title of vassal king. If you and my brothers are all taken away, who will control those slander ministers in the future?

The father's "Ancestral Instructions" says that if there are no righteous ministers in the court and there are evil deeds in it, the prince will train his soldiers and wait for the order, and the emperor secretly ordered the kings to lead the troops to fight and pacify them.

The father established the system of vassal kings back then, which was actually a system of checks and balances. There was a court inside and a vassal king outside. This could minimize the harm of treacherous and slanderous people. And you and my brothers are the pillars of this system.

If the emperor obeys the treacherous words and slandering us one by one, the country established by the father will be in danger. Among all the brothers, there are dozens of brothers who are the most filial. Would you rather let yourself go without any worries and destroy the eternal foundation created by the father?"

Zhu Zhi glanced at Zhu Bai with his eyes as he said. These words finally played a role. Zhu Bai's eyes, which were a little dispersed just now, finally had some color. Zhu Bai said slowly: "Fifteenth brother is right, but can I still get through this time?"

Zhu Zhi said: "What can't be overcome? The crime has not been confirmed yet, and everything has room for maneuver, but once my brother leaves, it will be too late. Now I declare to the public that the water in the royal palace is gone, and my brother will also bite to death.

Then my brother took the opportunity to be ill. When I return to the capital, I will naturally find a way to deal with my brother."

Zhu Bai was a man who had passed by the gates of hell. His idea of ​​suicide had actually weakened a lot. Zhu Zhi was moved by his feelings and explained it to his reason. He felt a little relieved. He grabbed Zhu Zhi's hand and said, "Fifteenth brother, your life-saving grace, your brother is grateful for your brother's affection.

I also understand the truth, and I will never have the idea of ​​suicide in the future. But your situation also understands that it has been banned for more than a year, and it is not easy. Now I have finally got the emperor's grace to return to the vassal state. Don't ruin major things for me, a guilty person.

I also understand each other. Only my younger brother can best implement the "Ancestral Instructions" strategy in the vassal state, so my fifteenth brother must find ways to return to the vassal state. The more you are in Liaodong, the less you dare to act rashly in the court.

So, you must not interfere in my business. The best way to go back to your Liaodong honestly is."

Zhu Zhi said: "The twelfth brother said this to be a shame to me, the King of Righteousness. My brother has to argue about your matter. Black cannot turn white, and white cannot turn black. Please rest assured, I have my own sense.

As long as you and your sister-in-law are alive, at the worst, I will fight for a escort for my brother. "Zhu Bai looked at Zhu Zhi gratefully and nodded vigorously. Zhu Zhi asked him to rest well, then stood up and said goodbye.

After leaving the room, Jie Jin was standing alone in the yard. Zhu Zhi walked to him and said, "Sir Xie, why haven't you gone back to sleep when you're so late?"

When Xie Jin saw Zhu Zhi coming out, he quickly saw Li and said, "If something big happened, how can the lower officials sleep?"

Zhu Zhi pretended to be angry and said, "Hmph, how can there be any mistake at this critical moment? If the twelfth brother died so unknown when things are not clear, what kind of infamous will the court bear?"

Xie Jin said: "Yes, your highness has taught you a lesson, but the officials are surprised. Why don't you leave early and don't go late? But after today's Dayi asked questions, it's not..."

Zhu Zhi glared at him: "Sir Xie, what do you mean?"

Xie Jin quickly winked and pointed outside. Zhu Zhi understood. The two walked out of the yard together. Xie Jin said, "Your Highness, when you were asking today, the official felt that Your Highness Xiang's expression was different. Could it be that the few things you asked touched the pain in the King of Xiang's land, so he..."

Zhu Zhi pretended to be angry: "Mr. Jie, I understand what you mean. Are you saying that the Twelve Brother committed suicide because of crime? It's simply nonsense. As we all know, the Twelve Brother believes in Huang Lao's art. Let's not talk about whether he has evil intentions. Just this point, the Twelve Brother will not commit suicide.

Once you seek a short-sighted view, wouldn’t it be a proof of the sin of evil? How could the Twelfth Brother do such a thing as giving someone a handle?

My twelfth brother is so injured. You have to doubt him. OK, tomorrow you can send someone to arrest him and take him to the capital so that he can no longer seek any misgivings."

Seeing that Zhu Zhi was angry, Xie Jin hurriedly said, "Your Highness calms down, this is not what the emperor wants..."

Zhu Zhi didn't wait for him to defend himself and said, "It doesn't mean this? What does that mean? Let me tell you honestly, I have never been concerned about it all the way. Why? I really dare not forget the four words "smashing brothers and feet".

So I really don’t care about the future. You, the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy, will take it with all your strength." He left as he said that.

Xie Jin looked embarrassed and hurriedly pulled Zhu Zhi and said, "Your Highness Gao Yi has learned about it, but how should you report this matter to the court?"

Seeing that Xie Jin was a little surrendered, Zhu Zhi pretended to calm down his anger and said, "Report it as much as you should. King Xiang is a vassal king after all, and the fire in the palace is very serious. Now the cause of the fire in the palace has not been understood."
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