Chapter 123: The lonely King Jing and the miserable Cui Yuan
At this moment, King Jing felt as if his lungs were burning with fire.
He held his knees with both hands, panting heavily, "Uncle...Uncle..."
Jiang Qingzhi asked: "Is there any damage?"
King Jing shook his head.
"That's good." Jiang Qingzhi pointed at Liang Ying, "Stone."
"Master!"
Sun Chonglou came over.
"Break his legs... No, break the legs of these idiots."
"Order!"
Sun Chonglou rushed over cheering.
"Bold, ow!"
Jiang Qingzhi walked up to King Jing, who panted and said, "My cousin must have said that a gentleman should not stand under a wall. I know I was wrong."
"I never thought there was any dangerous wall. If this person is destined to be unlucky, something will fall from the roof and crush him to death while he is sitting at home."
Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "I just feel that your body is too weak."
Historically, Emperor Jiajing was reluctant to express his opinion on who would be the crown prince, allowing Prince Yu and Prince Jing to advance on an equal footing and receive the same treatment, which gave Prince Jing and the outside world endless speculation.
It was not until the 40th year of the Jiajing reign that Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen was enfeoffed.
Whether it was because of his health problems or because he was depressed because of his failure to succeed the throne, King Jing passed away within a few years. He left no offspring and became a wandering ghost.
The most bizarre thing is that after hearing the news of his death, Emperor Jiajing was heartbroken and said to Xu Jie: The fourth brother always wanted to seize the throne, but he is gone today.
King Jing was stunned, then lowered his head.
"Uncle..."
Jiang Qingzhi was enjoying watching Sun Chonglou beat up those dandy boys by himself. Hearing the sound, he didn't turn around and asked, "What?"
"Uncle, you...I thought you were always dissatisfied with me."
"Ok?"
Jiang Qingzhi turned around and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
King Jing still lowered his head, "I know I have selfish motives. My cousin likes the third child the most because he is dull and has few schemes. But I... am not liked by my cousin."
Jiang Qingzhi's eyes were complicated, "The Emperor's House!"
"At first I thought that if the third brother had something, I must have it too. He was close to my uncle, so I must be closer to him than him."
"You bastard, wait for death!" A playboy threatened from the opposite side. Jiang Qingzhi frowned and said, "Stone!"
Sun Chonglou kicked the playboy into the water.
"Help!"
Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette, Dou Jialan lit it for him and then left.
The topic here is taboo and she can't listen to it.
"Go on." Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of medicinal smoke.
The weather was dry in autumn, so the imperial physician modified the prescription and added some herbs that moistened the lungs. Jiang Qingzhi didn't know if it would work after inhaling it, but it was true that he hadn't gotten angry recently.
King Jing sniffed, "At first I thought my cousin was just a... poor relative who only wanted to compete with the third brother. Later I found out that my cousin was very talented, so I thought of using him for my own benefit."
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and pointed at him with the cigarette.
"Do you think you can hide all this from me?" If Jiang Qingzhi couldn't detect these things, he would have died in the South American jungle long ago.
"I also noticed that my cousin didn't like me." King Jing lowered his head. "Although my father liked me more, he was practicing Taoism and handling state affairs all day long. Before my cousin came to the capital, my father saw me very few times."
Two dragons cannot meet each other!
But isn’t the prince a hidden dragon?
Jiang Qingzhi felt that this verdict was somewhat puzzling.
"Although I have my mother's help, I am still like a lonely ghost in the palace. Sometimes I envy the third brother..."
At this time, a cheer came from Prince Yu's side, "What a big fish!"
"Every time the third brother comes to his cousin's house, it's like going to his own home. There's someone to rely on and someone to help him out. I... I'm really envious... jealous."
Jiang Qingzhi didn't expect that he would trigger a secret fight between the two brothers.
"I also want my uncle to take me seriously, but the harder I try, the more he seems to ignore me."
I just don’t like scheming men!
Moreover, Prince Yu is the future crown prince, and his fate is related to the Ming Dynasty's national destiny. Naturally, I have to devote more energy and affection to him.
Jiang Qingzhi sighed secretly.
"But just now, when I was being chased by those big guys, my cousin rushed out from the side and was almost tripped by the grass roots on the ground. He stumbled and refused to stop..."
“Uncle.” King Jing looked up, tears welling up in the boy’s eyes. “At that moment, I felt that my uncle…”
Jiang Qingzhi patted his shoulder and said, "In my heart, you and Prince Yu are both good kids!"
King Jing shed tears.
"Cry your ass!"
Jiang Qingzhi frowned, "Your small body won't do that. Starting tomorrow, you have to run for a quarter of an hour in the morning."
King Jing's eyes lit up, "Okay."
A few playboys were howling in pain, and Liang Ying was still making harsh remarks.
The guards came back to report.
"Two of them escaped. The brothers wanted to torture and interrogate them and catch all of them in one fell swoop."
Jiang Qing nodded his chin towards King Jing, "Fourth Brother, what do you think we should do?"
Fourth child?
The guards were stunned, thinking that this title could only be used for Emperor Jiajing?
"Uncle, these guys started fighting as soon as they met. It's obvious that it was premeditated. I think there must be someone behind this."
King Jing said: "We should torture and interrogate them immediately, and not give those people behind the scenes a chance to prepare."
This kid is smart, but what the emperor wants is not just this kind of intelligence, but a sense of the overall situation and the ability to coordinate.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at the guards, "What are you waiting for?"
"Yes."
The guards acted as if they had been pardoned and immediately began to torture him.
It didn't take long for the question to come out. "He said that he heard from the elders in the family that Master Bo was going to be in trouble today, so he took the initiative to come to Master Bo's farm to frame him."
"Fuck!" Jiang Qingzhi cursed, "Do you really think I'm a soft persimmon?"
"Cousin!"
Prince Yu said: "Report to my father!"
This is the safest method.
If the Taoist priest gets angry, these spoiled parents will be in big trouble.
But Jiang Qingzhi shook his head, "Hand them over to the Wucheng Military Division with great fanfare. I want them to be killed!"
"Social death?"
Later, more than a dozen men from the village drove several horse-drawn carriages to the gate of the Wucheng Bingmasi.
"We have caught these criminals."
"The murderer?" The soldiers from the military department looked at these horrible 'murderers' and someone exclaimed. "Isn't this the son of so-and-so family?"
"These people said that they were driven by their ancestors to frame us in our village..."
The leading farmer was Han Shan's brother, who looked more honest.
"Mr. Liang!"
A general came out and was shocked to see Liang Ying with a broken leg.
"Old Wang, save me!" Liang Ying pointed at the farmer and said bitterly, "The criminal is still fishing in the farm."
The general had an old relationship with the Liang family. Hearing this, he put his hand on the hilt of the knife and stared coldly at Han Shan's brothers, "Capture him!"
Several soldiers rushed over.
"Hey!" Han Shan's brother took a step back calmly, "Aren't you going to ask who my master is?"
"Who is it?" Lao Wang sneered.
"Long Wilbur!"
After he finished speaking, several soldiers just in time captured Han Shan's brother. He looked up and smiled at Lao Wang, "Don't let go, whoever lets go will be a grandson!"
Lao Wang's expression changed drastically, "Let go!"
Several soldiers quickly let go of their hands as if they had touched burning charcoal.
"Stop!" Han Shan's brother looked honest but was actually cunning. He shouted, "The soldiers from the military department are going to arrest my uncle."
At this time, several generals came out, and the leader frowned, "Why is there so much noise?"
Han Shan's brother said, "Someone from the Military Affairs Department is colluding with others to frame my uncle."
"Who is your uncle?" asked the general.
There were many people watching at this moment, and someone said, "It's Long Wilbur!"
"Fuck!" the general blurted out, "Who is bringing trouble to me?"
Everyone slowly looked at Lao Wang.
Lao Wang's face turned pale, "Your subordinate..."
The general came over and whispered, "You may not know! Just earlier, Altan's messenger tried to assassinate Your Majesty, but someone came to rescue Him. Do you know who that person was?"
Lao Wang shook his head.
"Long Wilbur!" The general patted him on the shoulder, "If you want to die, don't drag me along."
Lao Wang collapsed instantly.
Things escalated just as Jiang Qingzhi had planned.
"No way." Facing Liang Ying's father Liang Quan's request for help, Cui Yuan said coldly: "You should think about what to do now."
After sending this man away, Cui Yuan went to look for Yan Shifan.
"There was nothing wrong with what Zhao Wenhua did and his planning was quite good. The problem is that Jiang Qingzhi is lucky." Yan Shifan really felt that Jiang Qingzhi was lucky.
He narrowed his one eye and said, "If Chen Pin had really surrendered, Jiang Qingzhi's crotch would be covered in yellow mud, which would be shit. But Chen Pin happened to assassinate His Majesty at that time, so Jiang Qingzhi's smuggling scheme was exposed. Isn't this good luck?"
Cui Yuan said: "But Jiang Qingzhi said in the palace that Chen Pin's surrender was a fraud."
"He's just making excuses." Yan Shifan laughed and said, "Do you really think there's someone who can see through people's minds? Even if there is, he's not a young man with little experience."
"That's right." Cui Yuan said angrily, "Those idiots raised a group of pigs. It just so happened that a frame-up scandal broke out at this time. Jiang Qingzhi was insidious and had someone send him to the Military Affairs Department with great fanfare..."
"If you report it to His Majesty first, His Majesty will be furious and just throw it to the Royal Guards. But Lu Bing..." Yan Shifan sneered, "Lu Bing will hold the board high and let it fall gently."
"What a vicious Jiang Qingzhi!" Cui Yuan cursed.
"Old Cui, Prince Consort Cui!" Yan Shifan shook his head, clearly expressing his disdain for Cui Yuan. "If we take action against him, will he just sit there and wait for death? What do you mean by vicious? If he is vicious, then what are we?"
"We..." Cui Yuan wanted to say that we are gentlemen, but he was too embarrassed to say it under Yan Shifan's half-smile gaze.
"Look, you, Prince Consort Cui, like fame and fortune. I like calligraphy, paintings, and money. My father likes power. Zhao Wenhua likes everything. Lu Bing is a hypocrite... We all have our own pursuits, don't we?"
Yan Shifan sighed, "Jiang Qingzhi also has his own desires. We have no hatred for each other, but we have different paths. Do you understand? To humiliate him is actually to humiliate us."
“Turn back…” Cui Yuan wanted to say something harsh when someone came in.
"Prince Consort Cui."
"What's the matter?"
Cui Yuan was furious.
"One of those playboys confessed that his family had bribed you."
"That's slander!"
Cui Yuan said angrily.
"Is Prince Cui here?"
A sinister voice was heard.
"I'm here!" Cui Yuan stood up.
An eunuch came in, "Are you all here? Prince Consort Cui, His Majesty has summoned you."
Cui Yuan was stunned.
"Prince Consort Cui?"
Later, news came from the palace that Prince Consort Cui was kicked by Emperor Jiajing and limped out of the palace, looking somewhat miserable.
"Like an old dog."
Chen Yan said to Concubine Lu.
Concubine Lu sighed, "The eldest brother Wei is very skilled, but the fourth brother... I wonder how much of his uncle's methods he has learned."
(End of this chapter)
