Chapter 31: A Dog's Labor

Zhu Gaoxu interrupted the prince and got the King of Yan's permission, then he clasped his fists and said solemnly, "Father, the commander of Beiping, Zhang Xin, wants to join us..."

Yao Guangxiao's voice immediately said, "Your Majesty, beware of fraud."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't even turn his head and immediately rushed to say, "Zhang Xin has received a secret order from the court, asking him to arrest father. He is already at the gate. Father, please meet him and you will know the truth after you understand the secret order!"

At this time, the prince clasped his fists and said, "Father, I have something important to say..."

It can be seen that the prince is really emotional and serious this time, and is very persistent.

The King of Yan turned around, frowning and looking angry, but soon his anger subsided and he spoke in a serious tone, "If Gao Xu really wanted to harm you, why are you still standing here?"

The prince's face turned red and pale, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

King Yan raised his hand, slammed the cup in his hand onto the table with a clang, and scolded, "Have you had enough of this?"

When Zhu Gaoxu and the prince were arguing, the Prince of Yan said very little and did not make a clear statement. But now he just threw out two short sentences, which immediately choked the prince and made him dare not say a word!

The meaning of the Prince of Yan was very clear. He only wanted to focus on the important things. The emotional damage of the prince was not worth mentioning. At this time, it was inappropriate to stir up the slightest internal conflict. When we should unite as a group and face the outside world, why should we let the prince continue to speak? Must we distinguish right from wrong and intensify conflicts in everything?

The prince's lips were all black. Zhu Gaoxu saw that his hands in his sleeves were shaking like a sieve and was afraid that he would faint on the spot!

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu is actually the one who understands the prince's feelings the most. I remember that on the way back to Beiping, the prince was short of horses, and he was frustrated and tired. He decided to stay and said something like "many people don't care whether he lives or dies"... And now, because his father has greater pressure and needs, he really doesn't care about his feelings. The prince's inner frustration and sadness can be imagined.

Prince Yan turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu, "Did Zhang Xin bring a secret decree?"

Zhu Gaoxu said, "In reply to my father, I brought it."

King Yan said, "Go and bring him in."

Yao Guangxiao's voice said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. Wait until Zhang Xin comes in, and I will come out to examine the secret decree."

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but say, "It's useless! There are spies in the palace who have seen through my father's plan. Otherwise, why would the court be so anxious to issue an order to take action?"

King Yan said, "You go and lead the people first!"

Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and stepped out, told the eunuch Ma He, and went to the gate tower.

Soon, Zhang Xin, half of his face covered by a big hat, followed Zhu Gaoxu to the Prince of Yan's room. Zhu Gaoxu entered the room first and saluted, "Father, Commander Zhang is here."

The Prince of Yan was sitting on the bed, wrapped in a thick quilt, with messy hair and shivering. He glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, still looking bewildered. Zhu Gaoxu admired his father's acting skills for a while. The Prince of Yan had not yet become emperor, but his acting skills were enough to be emperor and movie emperor.

"I pay my respects to the King of Yan!" Zhang Xin stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted.

King Yan still did not respond.

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked at Zhang Xin in bewilderment. They both knew the truth, and Zhang Xin also knew that the Prince of Yan was pretending to be crazy, otherwise he would not surrender!

Zhu Gaoxu said, "My father is right in front of us, General Zhang, please take out the things."

Zhang Xin looked back calmly, his eyes lingering on the monk Yao Guangxiao's face for a moment. He finally reached into his arms, took out the bamboo tube, and poured out a roll of yellow silk from it.

Zhu Gaoxu took it first, and handed it to Yao Guangxiao in front of the King of Yan. Yao Guangxiao took it to his eyes, looked at it carefully, turned his head and nodded gently to the King of Yan...

When Yao Guangxiao put away the secret decree, his dry lips were tightly closed and his teeth were clenched, as if he had just eaten a long yellow object and was forcing himself to swallow it.

Suddenly, the King of Yan threw off the quilt, wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve, and jumped off the bed in high spirits. At this time, Zhang Xin was still standing in the middle of the room with his hands clasped and his waist bent. The King of Yan strode to Zhang Xin and helped him up, "General Zhang, please stop being polite!"

Zhang Xin did not refuse the formalities, but knelt down in front of him and said firmly, "I respect your heroism and appreciate your support! If you don't mind, I will serve you wholeheartedly!"

"Good! Good!" King Yan grabbed Zhang Xin's arm and lifted him up. "General Zhang gave me timely warnings when the time was right. You are truly my benefactor! Good Zhang! I will never forget what happened today."

While Prince Yan and Zhang Xin were expressing their mutual admiration for each other, Zhu Gaoxu observed that Yao Guangxiao was shaking his head very slightly at the Crown Prince and sighing softly.

In the past, Zhu Gaoxu only thought that Yao Guangxiao was a little closer to the prince, but now he is even more certain: Yao Guangxiao's buttocks had been sitting there for a long time, but he just didn't show it normally.

At this time, Yao Guangxiao noticed Zhu Gaoxu's gaze and turned around. The two looked at each other, and in the moment their eyes met, Yao Guangxiao's face looked uglier than crying. His triangular eyes flashed, but after a moment, his face became calm and lifeless, and his eyes became a little cloudy.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered what Monk Yao said: If Zhang Xin could be won over, he would go into the release pond of Qingshou Temple and turn into a turtle! Yao Guangxiao's eyes flickered a little at this time, probably thinking of that sentence...

But time is not forgiving, and the monk's face has become thick and wrinkled like dry tree bark. He quickly turned his gaze to King Yan and Zhang Xin, as if he didn't remember anything and was not concerned about aquatic animals.

Zhu Gaoxu naturally did not mention it. In any case, for now, everyone in this room is on the same boat, and Yao Guangxiao is also an important person in the Prince of Yan's Mansion. There is no benefit in tearing up with him and talking about those things now.

In fact, Zhu Gaoxu did not want to offend Yao Guangxiao, nor did he want to show off in front of his father. When he tried to win over Zhang Xin, it was only because of fate, and he was worried that history would go wrong at this time, so he wanted to do his best to help and also to contribute to himself.

After all, Zhu Gaoxu could have all this only because he was the son of Prince of Yan.

At this time, Zhang Xin's voice said, "The chief secretary of the palace, Ge Cheng, has betrayed the king! The king pretended to be mentally ill, and it was Ge Cheng who secretly informed the governor Zhang Bing!"

"This traitor!" King Yan said in a hateful voice, and he turned his right hand into a palm and chopped down in the abdomen.

Yao Guangxiao said, "Your Highness, I think that we should secretly capture Ge Cheng but not kill him first. There may be other spies in the palace."

"Hmm..." The King of Yan nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back, walked back and forth twice, and suddenly stopped again, "Let's proceed roughly according to the original plan. Give orders to summon Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Yuan Gong, and Jin Zhong to the palace to discuss matters immediately!"

Yao Guangxiao said, "I will ask Ma He to do it."

Prince Yan continued, "Then we will meet in the side hall of the central hall."

The people in the room politely left.

At this moment, Prince Yan came over, took Zhu Gaoxu's arm, and shone his sharp eyes on Zhu Gaoxu's face, "My son is brave and wise, I didn't know it at first!"

Zhu Gaoxu almost felt happy when he felt the familiar strong force coming from that big palm, and Prince Yan's sincere and admiring look... If he hadn't just witnessed Prince Yan's acting skills, Zhu Gaoxu would really relax, because that fatherly look was so sincere, just like a spring breeze.

Zhu Gaoxu also hurriedly said with a choked voice, "Under an overturned nest, how can the eggs remain intact! Father, you have given me so much kindness that I cannot repay you even if I sacrifice my life. If I were not your son, I would be like a weed in a poor alley, and no matter how much suffering I endured, it would be useless. How could I have lived a life of luxury for more than ten years and enjoyed the wealth and glory you have given me?"

This statement came from the heart, so Zhu Gaoxu didn't even need to act out deliberately to express it with emotion.

King Yan nodded and said, "Very good! My son will definitely be able to help me!"

The prince, who had just walked out of the door, turned his head back quietly, his eyes were dead, and his emotions were not as excited as before.

"Go ahead." said King Yan.

Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and said, "I'll take my leave."

When Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the room, he heard a muffled "rumble..." sound coming from afar. He looked up at the sky and saw dark clouds that seemed to be falling.

Walking out of the closed and dull room, Zhu Gaoxu let out a long sigh, but the dark clouds had a psychological impact on him, and he still seemed a little breathless.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized that the war had come.

He was skilled in archery and horse riding, and had great martial arts and strength, and his brave body seemed born for war; but now Zhu Gaoxu still had the ideas of his previous life, and he was not a warlike person.

In my previous life, as an ordinary modern person, I learned about the sufferings of war from various information. I don't want a peaceful life. I can't live a comfortable life with meat on the Internet. Why do I like the war era?

War will kill a lot of people, shed a lot of blood, destroy a lot of economy, reduce the wealth of the rich, and make the poor poorer. Especially this kind of civil war, if we refer to the knowledge learned in compulsory education and stand at the height of the whole society, it is completely meaningless... No matter what the result is, it will not change the status quo after the war. Those who are pampered are still the descendants of Zhu family, various military generals, nobles and literati; the illiterate masses think that fighting a war can change them. What will happen?

However, Zhu Gaoxu could sigh at the "historical significance" recited in the history textbook, but at the same time he had to actively join the game of competition, because he had a share of the huge benefits of the competition!

He can't take the blame for this, and it's not the fault of the Prince of Yan. If it weren't for the people on Jianwen's side who pressed him hard, not only to cut off the flesh of the princes, but also to take their internal organs, who the hell would be willing to risk the huge benefits that have already been pocketed?

Zhu Gaoxu and others could enjoy a life of luxury just by relying on their status as "descendants of Taizu"... However, when he thought that the Prince of Xiang had suddenly become a criminal who "counterfeited currency", and that his stable iron rice bowl and status as a vassal king were suddenly declared to be nothing? As a beneficiary of the iron rice bowl, Zhu Gaoxu could not accept it.

The buttocks are everything, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.