Ming Dynasty, Beijing.
The imperial study room is brightly lit.
From time to time there were people coming and going from the palace.
Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, sat in front of the imperial examination case, holding his eyebrows with one hand.
Not long after, a burly middle-aged man wearing a python robe walked in under the leadership of the young eunuch.
"See Your Majesty!"
The middle-aged man clasped his fists and saluted Zhu Houzhao, who was behind the case, and said respectfully.
After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao came back to his senses slightly, looked at the middle-aged man in front of the imperial case, and chuckled: "It turns out that the emperor's uncle is here!"
"Yes! His Majesty called for you urgently late at night, and I don't dare to neglect you!"
The middle-aged man lowered his eyebrows and said respectfully.
But in his lowered eyes, bursts of light were revealed from time to time towards the seats in front and behind the imperial court, but he concealed them very well.
This middle-aged man is the emperor's uncle Zhu Houzhao, the owner of Hulong Villa, and the Iron Egg God Marquis Zhu Wuwu.
Previously, he was checking the emergency report from Qingyun Mountain at Hulong Villa, when he was summoned into the palace by palace officials.
Zhu Mingli didn't dare to delay and immediately followed the palace people.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the emperor's uncle Zhu Wuwu in front of him with complicated eyes.
Although the person in front of him is the owner of Hulong Villa, with Zhu Houzhao's methods, he naturally knows his intentions.
It's just that after weighing many factors and the limited power in my hands, I had to endure it.
At present, Cao Zhengchun is on his way back after receiving a letter.
And Zhuge Shenhou has already set off for Qingyun Mountain.
Except for Zhu Wuwu, almost no one can take advantage of the power he can mobilize now.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Wuwu for a long time.
Zhu Wuwu raised his head slightly and looked at Zhu Houzhao. Then Zhu Wuwu clasped his fists and said, "I wonder why your majesty summoned Wei Chen? Wei Chen will not hesitate to die!"
Zhu Houzhao sneered in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he said with a smile: "Uncle, there is no need to be polite!"
"I think with the information from the emperor's uncle, he must be able to know about this!"
Zhu Wuwu already had some guesses in his mind, but he shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't know!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded with a meaningful smile and said, "That's it. Emperor Song sent an urgent letter through special channels."
Zhu Wuli was shocked in his heart, what happened? Why does my intelligence network have no news about such a thing?
Yes, a lot of the intelligence network in Kaifeng City had been wiped out before. It may be normal for the intelligence to be somewhat delayed for a while.
Just when Zhu Wuwu was wondering why Emperor Song sent the urgent letter to Zhu Houzhao, he only heard Zhu Houzhao continue to speak.
"The Emperor Song said in his heart: The master of Qingyun Mountain came to Kaifeng with his sword today and asked the Emperor Song to abdicate within three days, otherwise the royal family of the Song Dynasty will not be able to retain its chickens and dogs."
"This is impossible!"
Before Zhu Houzhao could finish his words, Zhu Wuwu interrupted him first.
Zhu Houzhao had a displeased look on his face, and Zhu Wuli was shocked in his heart. Only then did he realize that he had almost violated a taboo.
He hurriedly bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I am in a state of disarray for the moment."
The displeasure on Zhu Houzhao's face instantly turned into a smile, "Uncle Huang is just in a hurry. There are no outsiders here. If you have anything to say, it's okay for Uncle Huang to say it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Wuwu clasped his fists again, and then said seriously: "Before Your Majesty summoned me, I was checking the intelligence from the Sui Kingdom's frontier at Hulong Villa."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly.
Zhu Wuwu continued: "According to reliable information, Qingyun Mountain has been renamed Qingyun Villa. The master of Qingyun Mountain mentioned by Emperor Song is the owner of Qingyun Villa."
"At the end of the day, a spy saw with his own eyes the owner of Qingyun Villa appearing on the border of the Sui Kingdom. He killed tens of thousands of Yuan Kingdom's so-called elite Eagle Masters with just one sword strike."
"But the reason was because the Eagle Master killed a protector of Qingyun Mountain, and that's why he provoked the owner of the village."
"Therefore, your majesty just said that the owner of Qingyun Villa asked Emperor Song to abdicate. I think it is unlikely."
"After all, with the strength of the village owner, if he wanted to touch the Song royal family, he would have taken action long ago!"
"Perhaps this is some conspiracy of Emperor Song?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said with a smile: "What the emperor said is right! I had this doubt before."
"It's just that some people saw with their own eyes that the owner of Qingyun Villa appeared in Kaifeng."
"Furthermore, I have a secret report. The concubine that Emperor Song had previously planned to give to the Emperor of Yuan for marriage is now the wife of the owner of Qingyun Villa."
Zhu Wuli suddenly understood after hearing this, and nodded thoughtfully, "In this case, it is somewhat possible."
Zhu Houzhao laughed and said, "What the emperor said is true, and I think so too. If Emperor Song had not had a good daughter, I am afraid that his Zhao family would have been replaced by someone long ago."
Zhu Wuwu nodded slightly, but he didn't understand what Zhu Houzhao meant by calling him here.
Zhu Houzhao continued: "The Emperor of the Song Dynasty wrote a letter asking me, the Ming Dynasty, to contact the Ming Dynasty vassal and help him intercede with Qingyun Mountain to allow him to continue to reign. At the same time, he also wrote to many surrounding countries."
"What does the emperor think of this matter?"
Zhu Wuwu frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think no country is willing to offend the owner of Qingyun Mountain."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, and then said worriedly: "Actually, I don't care about Emperor Song's affairs."
"It's just that now the owner of Qingyun Mountain has shown such a method and forcefully forced Emperor Song to abdicate. Today is the Song Dynasty. Who knows that it won't be my turn tomorrow?"
Zhu Mingwang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I'm just a humble minister."
"The owner of Qingyun Mountain has the power to reach the heavens and the earth. If he wanted to have secular imperial power, I am afraid that he would not have the structure of today's world."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, "Uncle Huang is right! I think Emperor Song thought the same way before he came!"
Then the conversation changed, and he looked at Zhu Wuwu and said meaningfully: "Just because you didn't have thoughts yesterday, doesn't mean you don't have them today!"
“Just because you don’t have an idea today doesn’t mean you won’t have it in the future!”
"Uncle Emperor, what do you think?"
Zhu Wulan's expression was condensed, and his face was very ugly, but he still clasped his fists and said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true! But I don't know how your Majesty will respond to Emperor Song's request?"
Zhu Houzhao withdrew his gaze, picked up a jade paperweight on the table, and played with it in his hands.
Zhu Wuwu held his fists and stood in front of the imperial case and waited quietly. He knew that what Zhu Houzhao just said was not only talking about the Qingyun Mountain man, but also hitting himself.
Zhu Houzhao played with the paperweight in his hand.
After a while, I couldn't put it down anymore.
Looking at Zhu Wuwu in front of the imperial case, he smiled and said: "At this time of situation, I think all countries will take action! I, the Ming Dynasty, will definitely not lag behind others."
In Zhu Wulan's doubtful eyes, Zhu Houzhao continued: "Whether Emperor Song is enthroned or not, I hope that my Ming Dynasty can have a long-lasting reign."
"It's just that we haven't picked a suitable candidate right now, and this person must be carefully selected and loyal to the Ming Dynasty!"
"If we make the same mistake as the Yuan Dynasty again and end up destroying the country, we will lose more than we gain!"
