Zhu Hai is Zhu Hongsan's eldest son. He has been crowned as crown prince for fourteen years since he was appointed as the crown prince in the first year of Shenwu. In the past fourteen years, Zhu Hai has experienced many turmoil in the court, including Ma Mingyuan's second resignation, the refugee case in Nanjing, the turmoil in Suzhou and other political situations. Zhu Hai has been tempered into a very cunning and experienced politician, but after hearing the news that Xia Wanchun said, Zhu Hai was shocked.

Zhu Hai stood up with a whistle and asked, "What? Is the news accurate?" When Zhu Hai stood up, he swept the teacup on the table, and fell to the ground and smashed the teacup into several pieces. The little eunuch who was serving outside the door heard a sound in the house and hurried into the house to prepare for cleaning.

But now Zhu Hai still cared about this and cursed: "Who the hell asked you to come in? Shuangxi, let these slaves get away!" Shuangxi knew that the master was angry, so he quickly pulled the little eunuch out. Now there were only Zhu Hai and Xia Wanchun left in the room.

Zhu Hai asked in a low voice: "Is it true?"

Xia Wanchun nodded, repeated what Ding Changsheng said in the morning, and then took out the newspaper of the infantry commander's yamen and handed it over to Zhu Hai to watch.

Zhu Hai did not answer the reports. Zhu Hai sat on the chair with a pale face. He knew very well what was happening in the capital now.

When Zhu Hongsan left Beijing, he drew all the defense forces in Beijing. The main armed forces, the Imperial Guards, followed Zhu Hongsan out of the pass. Now there are only more than 2,000 Jinyiwei left in the palace. Except for these Beijing cities, there are not no troops, but these troops are under the jurisdiction of the infantry commander. Now, Ma Rufeng, the admiral of the infantry yamen, wants to turn against the water, and there is no force in the city to restrict Ma Rufeng.

"No, I can't sit still and wait for death. I want to write a letter to my father and let him deal with the second child!" Zhu Hai was like a child who lost a fight. When he encountered a crisis, the first thing he thought of was to find his parents.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is thousands of miles away in Liaodong. Now the road is closed outside the pass, and the letter cannot be delivered without half a month. Since the King of Qin wants to take the risk, he must have made arrangements for His Majesty. Liaodong is now Zhao Guodong's territory, and Zhao Guodong is the old commander of the King of Qin!"

Zhu Hai was stunned when he heard Xia Wanchun say this and asked quickly: "Does the second brother dare to be unfavorable to his father?"

Xia Wanchun whispered: "Your Highness, I believe that the King of Qin will never dare to endanger Your Majesty. The biggest possibility is that the King of Qin learned the Xuanwu Gate Incident that year. After solving the prince, he will regard His Majesty as the Supreme Emperor. Next, the King of Qin will ascend the throne!"

Zhu Hai thought about this carefully after hearing what Xia Wanchun said. Xia Wanchun said it was right. The consequences of killing Zhu Hongsan were too great, and it was far from the benefits of letting Zhu Hongsan abdicate.

After all, Zhu Hai has been the crown prince for more than ten years. After the panic at the beginning, he has recovered and calmed down again.

"Cungu, I will never sit still and wait for death. What do you think we should do?"

Zhu Hai originally had two counselors, one was Qian Yiai and the other was Xia Wanchun. However, Qian Yiai went home half a year ago to mourn me, and only Xia Wanchun could be discussed.

Xia Wanchun had already thought of a countermeasure on the way to come. Now he heard Zhu Hai ask, gritting his teeth and saying, "Your Highness, although this is a crisis, it is an opportunity to handle it properly! Now it is the King of Qin that has become unjust. It is better for us to use the King of Qin to force His Majesty to abdicate and let His Royal Highness, you ascend the throne directly!"

Xia Wanchun was deeply favored by Zhu Hong and the three great people. If Zhu Hongsan had not occupied Nanjing, Xia Wanchun would have been killed by Hong Chengchou. Even when he arrived in Beijing, Zhu Hongsan had the kindness of knowing Xia Wanchun. He was promoted to the Hanlin Academy as a lecturer and entered the prime minister's preparatory class. This kind of kindness is great.

Xia Wanchun also remembered Zhu Hongsan's great kindness in his heart, but there was no way to do it now. If the King of Qin ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to deal with the prince's gangs. The King of Qin was concerned about the influence that might save the prince's life, but the prince's gangs would never escape. Not to mention Xia Wanchun, as the prince's confidant, would have been there.

Xia Wanchun is not a teenager at that time. After experiencing the turmoil in the officialdom, he has become a bureaucrat. The first thing he thinks about in this crisis is how to protect his own interests. As for Zhu Hongsan's kindness to him, he has to talk about it later.

What Xia Wanchun said was very appealing to Zhu Hai. He was the prince for fourteen years. During these fourteen years, Zhu Hai was cautious and cautious. He must not only not let his father feel threatened, but also let his father see his abilities. He must not only avoid the open and secret arrows of his own brothers, but also get rid of Ma Mingyuan's control over him. Therefore, Zhu Hai has been so cowardly in the past fourteen years.

Zhu Hai is 32 years old this year. After years of education by the prince, he has become a qualified crown prince. At the same time, Zhu Hai's temperament is completely different from his elder brother Zhu Hongsan. Zhu Hongsan is very happy and has a pompous position in everything he does. This trip to Liaodong is completely unnecessary for Zhu Hai. After the Ming Dynasty, the national population has decreased by one third. As the emperor, he was about to live with the people, but Zhu Hongsan repeatedly launched wars on the frontier. If the Zheng group in Taiwan is still a war of unity, Zhu Hai had no idea that Zhu Hongsan fought with Russia for a few uninhabited places in the upper reaches of Heilongjiang.

You should know that the transportation in the extreme north is inconvenient. The battle in Heilongjiang is not large in scale, but the money spent is not less than that in Fujian. Zhu Hai was anxious when he saw it as the crown prince before, but he had no power in his hands and could not help. But if he used the matter of the King of Qin to force Zhu Hongsan to abdicate, then Zhu Hai would have absolute right to control the country, and then Zhu Hai could govern the country according to his own wishes.

When Zhu Hai heard Xia Wanchun say that he could take advantage of this crisis, Zhu Hai quickly asked: "Cungu has any good suggestions, let me tell you!"

"Your Highness, even if Ma Rufeng can mobilize soldiers from the infantry yamen, this is a rebellion after all. I guess Ma Rufeng can only gather up to three or four thousand people. There are two thousand Jinyiwei in the palace, and it can be supported by the palace wall for several hours, so the gap in strength is not very big. But I am afraid that reinforcements from the two camps of Xishan and Tongzhou outside the city will enter the city. If they enter the city, it will be really out of the way! Your Highness needs to take action in person here!"

When Zhu Hai heard Xia Wanchun say this, he asked quickly: "What do you need to do in this palace? Cungu just said it!"

"Have Your Highness forgotten the Wuchang Prince in the city? The Prince was training a new army with His Majesty back then. Although Ma Rufeng could change the chief officers of the two camps in Xishan and Tongzhou, those middle-level officers could not be replaced. If the Wuchang Prince was willing to help, the troops in these two places could be controlled by Your Highness!"

Zhu Hai was a little embarrassed when he heard Xia Wanchun say this. After Zhu Hongyi seized military power by Zhu Hongsan in the sixth year of Shenwu, he has been quiet and has not participated in the politics of the court at all. In the past, in order to avoid suspicion, Zhu Hongyi even avoided the prince's visit. Although Zhu Hongyi also supported the prince, he was afraid that Zhu Hongyi would not help!

Zhu Hai expressed his thoughts. After hearing this, Xia Wanchun laughed and said, "Hehe, the Prince of Wuchang cannot help, so the eldest princess is going out! The eldest princess can be half a home in the Prince's Mansion, just like the eldest princess is going out!"

Now the only one in the court who can be called the eldest princess is Zhu Luo, who is Zhu Hai's legitimate sister. His sister is naturally a die-hard supporter. Zhu Hai's eyes lit up when he heard Xia Wanchun say this and said, "This is no problem, I can go to this palace! But Cungu, the capital is easy to solve, but what about Chenyang, Liaodong? If the father falls into the hands of Zhao Guodong, what should I do if Zhao Guodong attacks the palace in the name of his father?"

This is what Zhu Hai is most worried about. It is easy to fight, but the aftermath is the most difficult to deal with. If one does not handle this matter well, it is likely that the disaster will be endless.

"Your Highness, have you forgotten who the governor of Liaodong is? It is Guo Huan, a student of Ma Ge Lao. There is only a letter from Ma Ge Lao. If Zhao Guodong succeeds, let Guo Huan clean up Zhao Guodong in the name of extermination of rebellion!"

After hearing Xia Wanchun's words, Zhu Hai nodded: "Okay, just do what Cungu said. If Cungu has Cungu, I will go to my sister's place now! After the big event is completed, Cungu will be the Minister of Organization Department of the Palace!"

Xia Wanchun was waiting for Zhu Hai's words. After hearing Zhu Hai say that, Xia Wanchun bowed and took a break. The next step is to go to Ma Mingyuan's house to persuade Ma Mingyuan to write a letter to Guo Huan. This matter is not difficult. Ma Mingyuan has been waiting for recovery in the past few years and his eyes are green. Now that he has such a good opportunity, he will naturally not let it go.

Zhu Hai has two strategists. Qian Yiai is good at strategy, while Xia Wanchun is good at tactics. The several ideas Xia Wanchun said today are very good according to tactics. If things develop like this, Zhu Hai is likely to succeed. But Xia Wanchun forgot that in addition to the prince and the King of Qin in Beijing, there is also a large force in addition to the crown prince and the king of Qin. This is the key force that can determine the final victory. This is Emperor Zhu Hongsan.

Although Zhu Hongsan is not in Beijing now, Zhu Hongsan has experienced too many things in his life. With Zhu Hongsan's suspicious nature, can he not leave any backup in Beijing? If Qian Yiai is still with Prince Zhu Hai, he will definitely oppose Xia Wanchun's plan to stalk the cicada. Qian Yiai will definitely remind Zhu Hai, don't forget that there is still the next half sentence!

After Xia Wanchun left the East Palace, Zhu Hai also changed into plainclothes in addition to the back door of the East Palace, and went to Princess Changping's mansion in Dongcheng to meet her sister Zhu Luo.

Zhu Luo is Zhu Hai's real sister. Zhu Hai is naturally not an outsider when he comes to the princess's mansion, so he can easily see his sister.

Zhu Luo is three years older than Zhu Hai, and is already thirty-five this year. When Zhu Luo saw Zhu Hai coming in plain clothes, he frowned and asked, "Brother, you are the prince and the crown prince, why don't you have any followers when you go out, and you are wearing a commoner, and you have no moral integrity at all!"

The rules in the Ming Dynasty were very strict. The crown prince was the crown prince. No matter who the emperor saw the crown prince, he would always give tribute to the emperor and his subjects. However, Zhu Luo was probably the only exception, and Zhu Luo was also the only person who could call the crown prince a younger brother.
Chapter completed!