Chapter 379: The Dog Young Demon Shadow appears?

"The prince Xin is auspicious and heavenly person, and the great fortune is in heaven. Although he was framed by a treacherous villain, he was unfortunately deposed for the title of the prince, but the tricks of the monsters and monsters could not cover up the brilliance of the prince Xin. With the credit for pursuing the assassination of the two eldest princes, I believe that it will not take long for my emperor to be illuminated by the wise candle to issue an imperial edict, so that Prince Xin will be regained the title of the prince and return to the court." Holding the wine in his hand, Lord Yang Weiyuan, the Yunnan Censor, said respectfully, as if he had been smeared with honey. He respectfully held the wine in front of Zhu Youjian, who is still a dethrone of the king, and said respectfully: "The official is brave enough to give the prince a glass of wine to the prince through flowers. I wish the prince a regained title as soon as possible and a snowy grievance!"

Before he finished speaking, fifty or sixty civil and military officials present stood up one after another, surrounded Zhu Youjian like a swarm, rushing to toast the wine glass in front of Zhu Youjian. Tian Ji, who led the Minister of War, was appointed as the Minister of War, shouted: "Prince Xin, I will also toast you with a glass. I wish you good luck and a return to the throne as soon as possible!" Huang Liji, the Minister of Rites, shouted: "Prince Xin, I wish you a good reputation and a regain your title!" The Minister of the Taichang Temple Ni Wenhuan shouted louder, "Prince Xin, please drink the wine of the wine! Four years ago, the official knew that you were wronged, but at that time, the official said lightly and distinguished the memorial for you.

It was also a stone sinking into the sea when the emperor's dragon body was healed. This time, when the emperor's dragon body was cured, the subordinates must lead all the colleagues of Taichang Temple to jointly express their grievances for you!" Lord Ni's emotions were so fierce and his tone was so heroic, as if he had really submitted a memorial to make a grievance for Prince Xin. The other civil and military officials next to him were not better than him. Their expressions were more colorful than each other, and their tone was more passionate. They spoke for the emperor's brother Prince Xin to go up the sword mountain and the sea of ​​fire, and went through fire and water to pieces, and they were quarreling, making the hall of Zhu Youjian's old palace dark and day and night.

In fact, we can't completely blame these fence-headed officials for their poor character. The main reason is that the current situation in the capital is too complicated and subtle. Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba fell together, and the power of the court is about to be reshuffled. At the same time, the emperor was seriously ill. The emperor's three sons died two in one breath. The last one was rumored that it might not be the emperor's biological son, but a bastard from the people. The deposed king, who had been sentenced to political death, also got the opportunity to turn the tables as the emperor's only brother! And more importantly, just yesterday, the third prince Zhu Cikun was reported to have been reported on the eighth day of December yesterday.

After the news that Emperor Tianqi's biological son was not born, at noon today, when Zhu Youjian entered the palace to meet his elder brother and sister-in-law, the empress Zhang Yan, who currently temporarily held state power on behalf of Emperor Xizong of Ming Dynasty, issued an imperial edict to return the dethrone Xin palace where Zhu Youjian originally lived to Zhu Youjian! Adding up all kinds of situations, it would be difficult for Zhu Youjian to have a group of flatterers or fencemen who were unwilling to lose their power and dreams to go further. - Of course, if these people knew that Zhang Yan returned the palace to Zhu Youjian just to stabilize Zhu Youjian for the time being, they were afraid that they would soon disperse and run away in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the officials of all sizes and flattery in front of him, Zhu Youjian, who was polite and polite, smiled very happily, as if he had returned to the moment when he almost became emperor more than four years ago. However, what made Zhu Youjian very dissatisfied was that there were too few civil and military officials coming to celebrate his return to his former residence today. Less than 100 civil and military officials in the capital had only arrived less than 100, which was far less than Shengjing when the emperor was critically ill when he was rushing to the Xinwang Mansion like a tide. After thanking the officials and drinking toasts, Zhu Youjian left the lobby on the excuse of going to the toilet, and by the way, Feng Quan understood and quickly followed him into the back hall and asked Zhu Youjian: "Prince, do you have any instructions?"

"Gemaster Feng, why did such a few people come?" Zhu Youjian asked dissatisfiedly: "If you don't say anything else, even most of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue you have mastered have not come. Originally, I didn't care whether they came to congratulate me or not, but you also know that what I need is the support of all officials and the popularity of my king in the court. Don't these people who don't come clearly don't want to support me?"

"Prince, just spare the old minister. It's good to have more than fifty people." Feng Quan said with a sad face: "Not to mention that you have not officially restored the title of Prince, and most officials still have concerns and dare not come. Let's talk about the current situation in the capital. The cases of the three princes have not been finalized yet, and no one can tell the condition of the emperor. Your hope of succession to the throne is still slim. In this case, who dares to bet casually among the old foxes who are more cunning than loaches in the capital? They are not afraid of following the wrong person. The original crime of exile has become a crime of raiding the house and extermination?"

"Then you go and go for an activity!" Zhu Youjian said angrily: "There are more than 200 officials on the list of the book I give you. You will take people to find them one by one and tell them that as long as they support the king in inheriting the throne, after I successfully ascend the throne, I will definitely not forget their contributions! I will definitely not treat them unfairly!"

"Old ministers try their best to try again." Feng Quan agreed with a cold sweat, and reminded him: "But Prince, don't blame the old minister for pushing the committee. Whether you can win the support of the civil and military officials in the court depends on your own efforts! Moreover, today is the ninth day of the lunar month. Calculate the time, Zhang Haogu will be able to return to the capital in four or five days. In these four or five days, if you can't work harder and turn the case of the three princes into an ironclad case, with the treacherous and shrewdness of Zhang Haogu, it will be easy to turn it over again! At that time, you will not only have hopeless succession, but also have consequences that even the old ministers dare not imagine."

"I know, I will work hard." Recalling his sister-in-law's kindness and meticulous concern for her when she entered the palace at noon today, Zhu Youjian answered with great confidence. Feng Quan was skeptical and had to suggest: "Prince, the old minister believes that if you can successfully convince the emperor and the queen to give you a throne edict like last time, then you can be sure to win. No matter how capable Zhang Haogu is, he will turn over the princes' case."

"Of course I know this." Zhu Youjian answered with great confidence and ordered: "Then so, in the next few days, you will act separately. You will continue to contact the old subordinates for me and persuade them to re-enjoy my loyalty. The king also focused his energy on the case of the three princes, and tried to persuade the emperor's sister-in-law who cares about me like a kind mother to let the emperor issue a last order." After that, Zhu Youjian thought about it and added: "Also, I plan to hold a grand banquet in the Xinwang Mansion to celebrate the return of my former residence in two days, that is, on December 12th, to celebrate my return to my former residence. With this reason, those fence-grass and wait-and-see sects will not be able to come."

"It's wonderful!" Feng Quan's eyes lit up and he said happily: "The prince is indeed wise. This is a good idea. As long as he uses this idea to bring all civil and military officials into the palace for a banquet, they will be marked as your prince. If the old minister secretly connects and organizes them to support you, it will be much easier." Zhu Youjian smiled happily, and was very proud of the trick he had thought of, forcing the fence-leading wait-and-see school in the court to stand.

The next morning, the seriously ill Emperor Tianqi still did not hold an early court - this was also the fact that the Tianqi had not attended court for 16 consecutive days. In addition, the illness of Emperor Tianqi that was intentionally or unintentionally revealed in the palace, almost every civil and military official knew that it would be difficult for the Emperor Tianqi who had suffered a major mental blow to spend this winter this time. Faced with such a situation, as the only younger brother of Emperor Tianqi, Zhu Youjian not only did not feel too much pain, but was a little bit of secret joy. After the secret joy, Zhu Youjian quickly brought the third prince's life case file to the palace, preparing to surprise the seriously ill brother! Unfortunately, even when Zhu Youjian entered the Ganqing Palace, he still had no chance to see his seriously ill brother. Zhang Yan, who was alone in the sickbed of Emperor Tianqi, only met him in the side hall of the Ganqing Palace.

"Sister-in-law, how is the condition of the emperor's brother?" After the ceremony, Zhu Youjian immediately said hypocritically: "I wonder if the emperor's sister-in-law can let the emperor go to the emperor's illness bed and see the current situation of the emperor with his own eyes."

"Your emperor's illness is still the same. You are drowsy and confused all day long, and you keep coughing when you wake up." Zhang Yan said happily: "The imperial physician said that the emperor must have a good rest in this illness and cannot be exhausted at all. So Brother Wang, please wait a little longer. When your emperor's illness is better and you wake up, your sister-in-law immediately sends someone to the palace to meet you."

Although Zhang Yan did not show any resentment and her tone and attitude were very kind, Zhu Youjian, who had always respected his sister-in-law, still had an idea, that is, for the first time, he found that this beautiful and almost delicate sister-in-law was a bit abominable. If his sister-in-law asked her to meet her brother now, she would tell her about the third prince's affairs to her brother, and she would not be able to cure her serious illness and immediately pass the throne to herself. Helplessly, Zhu Youjian had to bring out a stack of case files and said respectfully: "My sister-in-law, I want to report it to me, my brother, who entered the palace today. Let’s take a look at the case of the three princes. Yesterday afternoon, after careful interrogation by my brother, Hou Er, the husband of the demon woman, and Ke Guangxian, the brother of the demon woman, have also confessed, admitting that the Ke family secretly planned the assassination of the eldest prince Zhu Ciyan and the second prince Zhu Ciwei, and also explained the hidden weapon. At the same time, Hou Er and Ke Guangxian also confessed that they did help the concubine to have an affair with the unlucky man Ximen Ding, let the concubine conceive and pretend to be the prince. This is the confession that Hou Er and Ke Guangxian were banned. Please check the emperor's sister-in-law and submit it to the emperor on behalf of me."

"Transfer to the emperor? Do you really want your brother to be angry to death?" Zhang Yan was angry, but her face remained silent. After taking the case file and reading it carefully, Zhang Yan asked again: "Brother Wang, have you been punished by the family of the Gu Yaowo? Could these confessions be your fault?"

"My brother only acted on them, but did not dare to act on them." Zhu Youjian said guiltily: "The reason why they confessed was mainly because they were afraid of the emperor's dignified power and the imperial code of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after only acted on some minor punishments, they quickly confessed."

"That's good." Zhang Yan put down the case file and confession, and said with a very satisfied expression: "These things will be placed on my sister-in-law first. I will ask him to decide when your emperor brother is sick. This case involves the privacy of the palace and cannot be tried publicly. It can only be decided by your emperor brother. So don't rush to hand over the case to the Three Courts, and don't interrogate the criminals anymore. Leave them a life for the time being, and wait for your emperor brother to decide how to deal with them."

"Don't hand over to the Three Fa Divisions for the time being?" Zhu Youjian was stunned. If the case was not handed over to the Three Fa Divisions immediately, it would naturally not be decided quickly. Zhu Youjian's achievements in solving the case naturally could not be rewarded immediately. More importantly, the identity of the third prince's illegitimate son could not be confirmed immediately, and it was still a huge obstacle for Zhu Youjian to ascend to the throne of the Crown Brother. Zhang Yan did not say anything, stood up and yawned and said, "Brother Wang, my sister-in-law didn't sleep all night in order to serve the emperor's condition last night. I was so tired. Go down and rest first. You take your leave, go home and wait with peace of mind. When your brother recovers his consciousness, my sister-in-law immediately sends someone to tell you to the palace."

"Sister-in-law, I dared to ask another question." Zhu Youjian didn't know where he had a courage. He knelt in front of Zhang Yan with a plop, and said carefully: "Now the third prince has confirmed that he was a bastard born of affair with the unlucky people. The eldest prince and the second prince have also been harmed by the evil wife's murderer. I dared to ask the prince's sister-in-law...... At that time, the Ming Dynasty's country could not fall into the hands of the bastard, right?"

After asking this, Zhu Youjian knew that he was too direct and was so nervous that he almost stopped breathing. Zhang Yan turned her pretty face away, and was shocked and angry, "The fox's tail is finally revealed. Your brother is not dead yet, so you are on his throne!" After trying to calm the anger in his heart, Zhang Yan did not look back, but said lightly: "If that day really comes, I, as my sister-in-law and the Zhu family's wife, of course I have to make the decision for the Zhu family's brother-in-law."

After saying that, Zhang Yan left without looking back. Zhu Youjian was so happy that he almost fainted. He knew that his sister-in-law was giving him a clear answer. On that day, his sister-in-law was the identity of the empress dowager. With her support for her succession, what else can civil and military officials say? And before that, her sister-in-law might inspire the emperor's brother to issue a will to determine the identity of the crown prince. If this is true, her throne would be even more unshakable! In ecstasy, Zhu Youjian even forgot to thank Zhang Yan, kneeling there and trembling all over, and could not stand up for a long time. But what Zhu Youjian didn't know was that when his sister-in-law, who had just made a promise to support him, looked at him with the corner of her eyes, not only was there no previous kindness and care, but also full of resentment and contempt...

With the promise of the queen's sister-in-law, Xin Wang Yidang was much more confident. Even Feng Quan, who was also a traitor and was relieved after learning the news, he quickly urged Zhu Youjian to enter the palace quickly and contact his brother and sister-in-law quickly, and strive to get the will of the throne before Master Zhang returned to Beijing. At the same time, in order to establish a team for King Xin and create momentum for King Xin to move back to the former residence, Xin Wang Dang also used the excuse of Zhu Youjian's wedding invitation and sent a big wedding invitation to invite civil and military officials of all sizes in the capital to attend a banquet on the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate Zhu Youjian's return home. Of course, the drunken man's intention was not to drink, even if he liked to use a pair of shoes as a gift for the most, and the poor Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College who were the poor Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College who were the poor Hanlin Academy and the Qiandian Pavilion of the Imperial College all understood that Prince Xin's wedding wine was not delicious, and if one was not done well, he might have eaten his head!

Why do you say you eat your head? Everyone knows that since ancient times, this battle for the throne has always been the most cruel and ruthless. At the sensitive moment of the throne inheritance, you took a little wrong step and chose the wrong supporter. Afterwards, the new emperor ascended the throne. The first batch of officials who stood in the wrong position were dismissed from office, or the worst was to behead and confiscate the house. In history, some of the more unlucky people were that in the Ming Dynasty, there were some iron legends, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Qin, Huang Zicheng,

A lesson that is not a bloody lesson? Zhu Youjian's various actions after his strong return were almost clearly staring at the throne. At the same time, although Tianqi was seriously ill, he had never died. The assassination case of the two princes and the bloodline case of the third prince were also full of fog. In the complex background, except for a few ambitious families who were looking forward to climbing up the high branches and fish jumping at the dragon gate, most civil and military officials who did not seek merit but did not seek justice, probably most hope was not to receive the invitation from the prince.

It is a blessing or a disaster, it is a disaster. No matter how these neutral officials ask Gods, Buddhas and great immortals, Prince Xin’s invitation was sent to the hands of 800 officials in Beijing from house to house, and they also made a special statement that they must go, otherwise Prince Xin would send a sedan chair to pick it up! As a result, most neutral officials were stunned. Go, and they had their mark as King Xin. If King Xin really sent a sedan chair to pick it up, he would be carried into the sedan chair of King Xin and would be even more suspicious of Zhu Youjian’s strongest friend! For a moment, many officials felt that they were pushed to the forefront and pushed onto the path with cliffs on both sides. They could not move forward or retreat. I don’t know what to do...

Of course, Zhu Youjian's actions could not escape the eyes of officials of the Royalist Party and the Dog Young Party. The Royalist Party was furious and hated that they were raising tigers and led wolves into the house. In order to overthrow Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba, they helped up King Xin, a big ambitious man who peeped at the throne. At the same time, they were helpless. They didn't know how to crack down on Zhu Youjian's arrogance, and they didn't know how to warn all officials not to get too close to Zhu Youjian. The Dog Young Party even held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

"The purpose of the Destroyed King is very clear, that is, to gather popularity, win people's hearts, cultivate power, build momentum for him to inherit the throne, and establish a foundation." Song Xiance said with a gloomy face, "If he succeeds, then conservatively estimate that on the day of the banquet, there will definitely be many fence-headed men who are shaken and throw themselves into his arms, and his strength will be at least doubled! Originally, these fence-headed men are just dispensable small characters for us, but we must prevent the big fish from being caught by the Destroyed King! At the same time, we have to be more critical, that is, the severely ill emperor suddenly dies, so no one can tell whether the destroyed king who has lost control can turn over before the boss returns to the capital."

"Master Song, why don't we expose King Xin's crimes now? Let the emperor deal with him!" Yu Huang suggested. Song Xiance frowned and replied, "This is a solution, but we have no conclusive evidence in our hands. Proof that King Xin is the murderer who assassinated the eldest prince and the second prince, and there is no way to prove that King Xin is preparing to usurp the throne. Everything is just speculation and circumstantial evidence. If these things are handed over to the ill emperor, it will not only be difficult to defeat King Xin, but it may also be a waste of time, which will lead to the emperor who attaches importance to family affection, which will truly make a decision. Let the emperor who truly make King Xin the crown prince and let him inherit the throne! If that is true, we will be in a state of great power."

"That's right, especially since the emperor is so sick, if we know that his brother has done so many things that are harmful to the heavens and ill-in-law." Liu Ruozai also opposed: "Then the emperor might be angry with his brother to death. In this way, we will not only harm the king and father, but also may also help the deposed king and king in turn!"

"But we can't sit like this?" Xiao Chuan said in embarrassment: "I just went to my brother-in-law's house, and my brother-in-law also received an invitation from the deposed letter king. My brother-in-law is hesitant and embarrassed now, and I don't know whether to go. In addition, Xu Xianchun, Cui Yingyuan and Yang Huan from the Funeral Department have also received invitations. You all know that the guards of the palace are the Han generals of the 22 guards of the Funeral Department. These three guys have their own power in the 22 guards. As long as one of them is pulled over by the deposed letter king, the deposed letter king will have an inner support in the palace."

"This is indeed a big problem. Xu Xianchun and the others are the hard-core friends of the Nine Thousand Years. Now that Nine Thousand Years have fallen, they are in panic. If the Destroyed King extends his hand to them, it is hard to guarantee that they will not be moved." Song Xiance nodded and frowned and said, "But how should we destroy the Destroyed King's move? Relying on the Duke of England and the Queen, what if the Destroyed King's move is due to their support and acquiesce?" Thinking of this, Song Xiance, who had obviously insufficient liaison with the Royalist Party, couldn't help but sweat in a cold sweat, thinking that if Zhang Weixian and the Queen really planned to support the Destroyed King's succession, it would be too much trouble.

"Master Song, are there any orders on Tanhualang?" Li Shi's representative Gao Dawei said: "Godfather often said that Tanhualang is definitely the smartest person in the Ming Dynasty. No matter what kind of problems it is, we can't make mistakes as long as we follow his orders."

"Eunuch Gao, don't be afraid after saying it." Song Xiance said with a wry smile: "Since Jiuqiansu was paralyzed, the boss has never given me an order to the students. The boss once said that he had a way to expose the crime of the deposed king and obtain a conclusive evidence of the crime, and there was no movement yet. The students are even a little worried now, worried that the boss was angry that the students deliberately refused to save Jiuqiansu, which caused Jiuqiansu to suffer a stroke and hemiplegia, and planned to deal with the students and avenge Jiuqiansu!"

"There is this?" Gao Dawei, Yang Zuoji and others were shocked. Song Xiance said with a wry smile: "Don't be afraid of all the lords and Eunuch Gao. You are both the confidants and close friends of the boss. The boss will not abandon you. Besides, this time, this time, the intention to die and refuse to save him, which led to Jiu Qiansui's accidental hemiplegia was also my own idea. The bad chess that he took the initiative to get out of. If the boss really wants to pursue it, I will just bear it alone and will not involve you. "

"That's good." The officials of the Dog Young Party and the eunuchs present were relieved. They thought that Mr. Zhang was really good at treating friends and followers, and they were not too worried. At this time, Song Jin, the deputy admiral of the East Factory who arranged personnel to monitor the movements of the Destroyed King, also arrived at the venue. As soon as he entered the door, he held an invitation and asked, "Sir Song, what are you doing? Are you deliberately fighting against the Destroyed King?"

"What are the stage plays between me and the King of Destroyed? " Song Xiance asked inexplicably. The invitation in Song Jinliang asked in confusion: "You asked Brother Zhang's father, Old Lady Zhang, to treat him on the 12th day of the 12th day of the 12th lunar month, and to celebrate Brother Zhang's 53rd birthday. What is it that you did not deliberately plays between the King of Destroyed? Don't tell me, this idea was not what you did?"

"I didn't come up with this idea?" Song Xiance was stunned at first, then his body was shocked again, and he slapped his thighs and shouted: "Wonderful! Why didn't I expect such a wonderful idea? I deliberately let the old lady of the boss and the King of Destroyers treat guests on the same day and invite all officials. This not only gives the officials in the capital who are in trouble, but also can take the opportunity to strengthen their strength for the boss and us, weaken the King of Destroyers' potential, and disrupt the King of Destroyers' wishful thinking! Who figured out such a wonderful idea?"

"Master Song, please wait! Why can't I understand?" Yu Huang asked in confusion: "Brother Zhang's grandfather and the deposed king were treating guests on the same day. How did he set the steps for the officials in the capital? How did he disrupt the deposed king's wishful thinking? Don't tell me that the old lady Zhang, who has no official position, can compete with the deposed king in the officialdom."

"Mr. Yu, you're too confused! Are all officials going to the boss's house for the banquet, really for the sake of Mrs. Zhang's face? Not for the sake of the boss's face!" Song Xiance said with a graceful look: "Think about what the deposed King Xin treats to him, to create momentum for him to usurp the throne! Mrs. Zhang treats to him, and is just to celebrate his birthday to the eldest daughter of the boss. Which is more important? The officials in the capital cannot tell which one is more important? What's even more amazing is that the boss has heavy troops and has just made a great achievement to eliminate Jiannu. It is natural for all officials to go to eat his invitation. By the way, there is also a chance to climb up to the great master of the boss's family! The deed King Xin's side is clearly the Hongmen Banquet. If you don't eat well, you may have the head of the head. The officials have excuses from the boss's side, and only if you are stupid, they will go to the Hongmen Banquet of the deed King Xin's Banquet!"

"Not bad!" Lin Yuji also woke up and said in surprise: "This trick is indeed very clever. If it were me, I would definitely choose to send my servants to the palace to send gifts, and run to Lord Zhang's palace to attend the banquet, avoiding the win and encirclement of the deposed King of Letters. When the sky falls, there will be a tall one like Lord Zhang, so he will never be wrong!"

"Yes, this is indeed a good way." Through the explanations of Song Xiance and Lin Yuji, the members of the Dog Young Party present also woke up and all showed joy. Song Xiance said excitedly again: "There is another thing that is the most amazing thing. The reason why King Dead King is so arrogant in the capital is that after the fall of Jiu Qianse, no one in the capital dares to confront him head-on. This time, the boss deliberately sang a stage drama with him, and he was clearly facing the carriage and horses with him from the standpoint of the heir of Jiu Qianse. Many people in the capital have seen and become disgusted. Now that the boss is the backbone, do they still need to be afraid of King Dead King?"
Chapter completed!