Chapter 422 Something to explain what the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen was whereabouts, whether he was alive or dead, whether he was captured or still outcast, even Wang Ge did not have very exact news.Not long ago, after the world-shaking grandmaster war in the capital, there was no news of Emperor Jianwen.According to the official version, after Emperor Jianwen learned that the Yan army had entered the city, he set himself on fire in the palace and burned to death along with the palace and several princes.For this reason, after entering the palace, Zhu Di cried in front of the ruins of the palace that was destroyed by fire.Anyway, when the Yan army first entered the city, there was indeed a fire in the palace, whether this matter is true or not, no one will have the courage to question it at this time, of course, it is useless to question it.Of course, Wang Ge knew very well that Emperor Jianwen was escorted out of the palace by the two grandmasters Guo Yang and Ouyang, and the tunnel leading to the outside of the palace has now been found.However, in that grandmaster battle, Guo Yang and Ouyang were directly killed when they were at a disadvantage and seriously injured and had not recovered.It was Zhang Jue, who participated in the war, and he didn't notice the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen at that time, but he only knew that Daoyan personally led people to chase him.According to Wang Ge's judgment, it is very likely that Dao Yan has chased Emperor Jianwen, and now Emperor Jianwen may be imprisoned somewhere, of course, it is more likely that he is dead, which can be regarded as helping Zhu Di solve the trouble.Otherwise, in the name of Jingnan Qingjun's side, he raised troops to enter the capital, and if he ascended the throne while Zhu Yunwen was still alive, wouldn't it be to incite his own face.But after doing this, Dao Yan is naturally Zhu Di's great hero and confidant now, but the companion is like a tiger, the more secrets you have of the emperor, and you can't be completely controlled, it will naturally be dangerous.Therefore, Dao Yan wisely chose to continue to be an "outsider" and not to be contaminated with the power and status that might cause the emperor's suspicion.Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, Dao Yan is dedicated to helping King Yan counterattack and ascend the throne and become the emperor, but he simply thinks that King Yan is more suitable to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he simply wants to assist a king in the process of making contributions, and he simply wants to give full play to his wisdom.But regardless of what Guan Yan thinks, Wang Ge spent so much effort in the Battle of Jingyan, it must be for his own interests.It's just that he was crowned a marquis but not a prince of the country, and even the reward, status, and reputation were not as big as Zhang Jue, who he brought into the camp of King Yan, but Wang Ge was not too worried, because he knew that unless Zhu Di and Dao Yan wanted to hide the bow of the bird, even if there was not enough reward on the surface, there would definitely be other ways to compensate for it afterwards.As a superior, not to mention anything else, Zhu Di has always done a good job in terms of rewards and punishments."
Get up, Your Majesty and I naturally know your loyalty."
Dao Yan stretched out his hand and dragged it lightly, and Wang Ge got up with the momentum, continued to kneel on the couch, and listened to Dao Yan's words."
You may not know that at the beginning, His Majesty planned to make you the first meritorious person of Jingnan, and he was also ready to make you the prince of the country......"
Wang Ge was slightly stunned, but he didn't speak, he knew that Dao Yan must have something to do."
But I persuaded you, and my opinion is, don't give you any reward for your name, and don't even let too many people know about you.I'm sure you'll be smart enough to understand why I'm doing this.Your Majesty naturally knows what I mean, but Your Majesty said, if you don't get paid for your merits, how can you be the master of the people.So in the end, I still gave you the title of marquis, and the reason why I didn't seal you the prince of the country is also to protect you and not let you be too conspicuous. ”"The subordinates understand, the master and His Majesty both love Wang Ge."
Wang Ge hurriedly said.He knew that this was not a prevarication.Whether it is for Zhu Di or Dao Yan, there is no need to be stingy with his reward.On the contrary, if he is really openly regarded as the first meritorious minister of the Jingjing and directly crowned him as the prince of the country, then the exploits that were previously spread on the table will definitely not be enough, so that it will inevitably attract the attention of many people, and they will go to the bottom of him, check his background and experience, and make him the target of public criticism.And the things he did were also things that Zhu Di didn't want people to know.For the time being, it is also the best situation for him to lower his merits, make him a marquis, give him a corresponding reward, and give him a certain visible status.Because Zhu Di will also feel that his credit has not been rewarded, and he will compensate him in other aspects.If he makes any "mistakes", he can also have room to maneuver."
Actually...... is this Wu Anhou, and his subordinates are also deserved. ”Wang Ge said with a somewhat ashamed expression."
If you are too modest, you become hypocritical."
Dao Yan shook his head and smiled.Wang Ge got up again to the side, knelt on the ground again, and said, "My subordinates have something to explain......
"Oh?
”Dao Yan frowned slightly, but he didn't hold Wang Ge up again this time, because he knew Wang Ge's character, even if he wanted to pretend to be a gesture, he would not do it like this."
In order to help His Majesty accomplish the great cause, his subordinates made 'deals' with many people in the rivers and lakes, and among these people, ......
There are a lot of people from the Demon Cult. ”Wang Ge also knew that now Dao Yan saw him to appease Zhu Di and let him know that his merits were in the emperor's heart, and he would not be rewarded for the time being, but not in the future.Take advantage of this time to report some possible hidden dangers.However, he still kept an eye on it, and did not directly tell the fact that Sima Junxiu had been killed by him."
What is the matter with my word, it turns out that this is the ......
Shen Ping had mentioned to me before that you had some contact with Sima Junxiu, the sword envoy of the Demon Sect, and used their people to control the King of Qi, and you also had a lot of layouts in the rivers and lakes.This is not a big deal, you should also know that the Demon Sect also made great efforts when Taizu expelled Meng Yuan to establish the Ming Dynasty.It was only later that the left envoy and his faction supported Chen Youliang against Taizu, and the sword envoy and most of the other sect members fled into the rivers and lakes, and the two did not help each other.But the original right envoy of the Demon Sect stayed with Taizu with a few cronies, and it can be regarded as quitting the Demon Sect......"
Dao Yan said, making Wang Ge raise his head, and then approached him and said: "The former right envoy of the Demon Sect who stayed by Taizu's side is my master. ”Although Wang Ge guessed that Dao Yan might have a great background, he didn't expect it to be such a background, which was really a bit unexpected by him.Dao Yan said again: "The so-called Demon Sect is a person who is against the imperial court and is an enemy of His Majesty. ”After talking for a while, Wang Ge simply said Guo Xiuzhu's affairs together, and it was not as he expected, for an insignificant figure like Guo Xiuzhu, Dao Yan naturally didn't care, as long as Wang Ge did a good job in the paperwork.Then, he talked about the next arrangements for Wang Ge's position.