Chapter 169 Mastermind? There is no mastermind who was imprisoned in advance!
In a claustrophobic cell, Tang Wang Shizi Zhu Qiqi and his son Zhu Yujian were sitting opposite each other at a semi-old table, gnawing corn bread and chatting with each other about their reading experience.
Zhu Yujian said: "Father, I have finished reading the book "Natural Science" given to us by Zhang Shutang. The photosynthesis mentioned in it should be reasonable. I verified it with two pots of the same green plants, and the result was placed in a dark place. The pot in the place without light did not grow as well as the pot facing the light from the window.
"There are indeed a lot of knowledge in this book that we don't know. My father is also thinking about using magnets, copper coils, and soft iron rods and iron pieces. Try to see if it can really produce the 'electricity' mentioned in this book. ' feel out."
Zhu Qiqi nodded and started talking.
Since Zhang Guantang, who had been secretly providing them with food and books a few years ago, gave them a book called "Natural Science", they became very interested in this book.
For those who have only read the Four Books and Five Classics, this seems to have opened up a new world.
So, Zhu Yujian and his father Zhu Qiqi would talk about this aspect every time they ate.
However, Zhu Yujian couldn't help but glanced at the world outside the window and asked, "Father, do we really have no chance to go out?"
Zhu Qichi smiled wryly and said, "I guess there won't be any."
Zhu Yujian also showed grief and indignation on his face after hearing this, and said: "What my father said is that even if we were not starved to death by grandfather, when the second uncle takes the throne, he will not let us live."
"Yes! Who will let the father be the son?"
Zhu Qichi replied with a sigh.
Zhu Yujian said again: "I heard that they invited Uncle Zhang Guo and Governor Xia Yunyi to a banquet today. They must be listening to songs, watching dances, and enjoying delicious food."
"It's just for sensual entertainment."
Zhu Qichi replied.
Zhu Yujian nodded: "Yes!"
It turned out that because the king of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Shuoyu, loved his concubine's son Zhu Qiyu more, and wanted to make him his son, he found a reason to imprison Zhu Qiqi and Zhu Yujian's father and son, intending to starve him to death.
It's just that Zhang Guantang, a small official in the palace, couldn't bear it, and often secretly helped Zhu Qiqi and Zhu Yujian, so Zhu Qiqi and Zhu Yujian were still alive.
"His Royal Highness!"
While Zhu Qiqi and Zhu Yujian and their son were chatting, Zhang Guantang, who had been helping Zhu Qiqi and Zhu Yujian and his son in secret, suddenly rushed over when most of the people in the palace were attending the banquet in the front yard and no one was guarding him. Zhu Qi was here, and said with a panicked expression:
"His Royal Highness! I heard some bad news. When the Second Prince planned to host a banquet for Uncle Zhang Guo and Xia Zhongcheng at His Royal Highness Tang, they directly killed Uncle Zhang Guo and Xia Zhongcheng. For this reason, they put geese under the table in advance. Lingdao!"
"Are they still planning to push this matter to my father and report to the court that my father did this?"
Zhu Yujian turned his head quickly and asked a question hastily.
Zhang Guantang nodded: "That's what they planned."
Zhu Qiqi collapsed to the ground immediately after hearing this: "Arbitrarily killing the imperial envoy, he is still the most favored uncle in the dynasty! And the governor of this province! How can I afford this crime! How can they do this."
"It's so despicable! To achieve my goal, I really do everything I can! If I can get out alive, I would rather let His Majesty withdraw me Tang Wangfan than let their plot succeed!"
Zhu Yujian couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said.
"quick!"
"quick!"
…
At this time, there were hurried shouts and footsteps outside.
Zhang Guantang took a look outside first, and said, "It's from Xichang!"
Zhu Yujian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that my father doesn't have to be wronged because their plot failed?!"
"But judging from this posture, it should be that the second prince has indeed done something outrageous. Our Tang Palace will undoubtedly be destroyed. It is hard to say whether His Royal Highness will be implicated!"
Zhang Guantang said.
Zhu Qichi lamented.
Zhu Yujian cupped his hands to Zhang Guantang and said, "Please let Mr. Zhang go out! I'm going to see this uncle!"
Seeing this, Zhu Qiqi hurriedly called out, "My son, what are you doing?"
Zhu Yujian turned to look at Zhu Qiqi and said, "Father, Second Uncle and the others are disloyal and have done such disobedient things. No matter whether my Tang Palace will be destroyed or not, we have to stand up and go to see Zhang directly. Uncle Guo, take the initiative to confess this matter!"
"As for how the court will punish us, we can only admit it."
"However, even if the imperial court wants to kill us, we can't just sit and wait for death. Even if we want to die, we can't die for no reason!"
Zhu Yujian said to Zhang Guantang: "Please put Mr. Zhang down!"
"Slow down!"
Zhu Qichi called out, and continued: "My father ordered us to be imprisoned here. We are all guilty people. If we go out rashly now, we are obviously disobeying the king's order, and we will be punished by our father!"
"Besides, let's not embarrass Mr. Zhang. It is already a last resort for him to feed us. If he disobeys the king's order and lets us go out, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Mr. Zhang? In short, don't go out, let everything go with the flow."
"His Royal Highness, this is nothing. Now that this time has come, the king will no longer embarrass His Highness."
As he spoke, Zhang Guantang opened the door, and said to Zhu Yujian, "Please, grandson Wang!"
"Thank you!"
Zhu Yujian walked out quickly as he spoke.
…
On the other side, Zhang Gui is walking quickly with someone.
Suddenly, Zhang Gui saw a young man in prison clothes walking towards him.
"Who are you?"
Huang Degong, who was walking in the front, had already asked first.
The young man replied: "My lord, Zhu Yujian, the eldest grandson of the Tang Palace, wants to see the Marquis of Suizhou, and tell us what we don't know!"
"Why is the eldest grandson of the Tang Palace wearing prison clothes? What crime has he committed?"
Xia Yunyi couldn't help asking at this time, and looked at Tang Wang Zhu Shuoyu, who had been detained by the Xichang official school, and asked, "His Royal Highness Tang, is he really the eldest grandson?"
Zhu Shuoyu said with tears in his voice: "Don't dare to hide it from the superior. This person is indeed the eldest grandson of the sinner, and he was ordered to be imprisoned by the sinner for disobeying the elder."
"What ignorance do you want to confess?"
Zhang Gui asked about Zhu Yujian at this time, and exchanged glances with Zhang Guantang who had followed him.
A few years ago, because he knew that Zhu Yujian and his father were being imprisoned by his eccentric grandfather during this period of history, he sent someone to bribe Zhang Guantang who sympathized with the two, and secretly wrote his own "Nature Zhang Guantang gave the book "Science" to these two people, hoping that when the two clan children were in adversity, it would have an influence on the two people and prepare for the current clan reform.
For Zhang Gui, if he wants to change the fate of Daming, sometimes he has to play idle chess.
And exerting influence on Zhu Yujian and his father is one of his idle chess.
Among the clan's children, there are very few clan children who have the value of reshaping because of the encounters like Zhu Yujian and his father.
All this is due to the incompetence of the Tang king Zhu Shuoxuan himself.
Zhu Yujian replied at this time: "It is Suizhou Marquis and Xia Zhongcheng who will come to the palace, we don't know about it, because my father and I have been in the cell all the time, and don't know what's going on outside!"
Zhang Gui nodded, then looked at Zhu Shuoshui: "The prince has also been imprisoned, why didn't he report to the court?"
Zhu Shuoshui's heart beat like thunder and said: "I haven't had time to report yet."
Zhang Gui looked at Zhu Qiqi as he spoke: "Didn't you say that the son is the mastermind who murdered the imperial envoy? How can he be the mastermind who is imprisoned?"
During this period in history, Emperor Longwu and his father were indeed imprisoned by the then King Tang. If you are interested, you can look it up online.
(end of this chapter)