Jinyi champion

Before Zhu Hao arrived in Tianjin Wei, he met Zhu Wanhong who was visiting on the way.

Zhu Wanhong also learned that he would be sent to the southeast coast to fight against pirates and Japanese pirates. He didn't want to die on the front line, so he came here to intercede with Zhu Hao...Of course he also has some ulterior motives.

"Zhu Shilang, you are in such a high position now, why do you have to feel sorry for such a lowly person?" Zhu Wanhong kowtowed to Zhu Hao as soon as he came up, never thinking that he was an elder, and Zhu Hao was a junior, and began to complain.

Inside and outside the post station, there are Jinyiwei brought by Zhu Hao, and Zhu Wanhong came to see Zhu Hao with only one follower.

Zhu Hao put down the scroll in his hand, and said quietly: "Uncle, you and I have known each other for many years, and we know the basics, so there is no need to do this, right? Isn't it good to just speak up? You don't want to lead the army to fight?"

Zhu Wanhong got up from the ground, his eyes full of longing: "Nephew, since you insist on asking uncle to tell me the truth, then I will tell... Isn't this going to die?"

"Who told you to die?"

Zhu Hao frowned, and said, "That's because you haven't seen the big ships I built, nor the cannons and firecrackers I improved, so you think so. I'm cheap for you, excellent If you don’t want the opportunity to make meritorious service, don’t you give it to others for nothing?”

"Ha ha!"

Zhu Wanhong shook his head and smiled wryly.

Those erratic little eyes were clearly saying to Zhu Hao, nephew, since you said that we both know the basics, doesn't the uncle know that you like to cheat the family?

You let your brother and my son make a fool of yourself on the street with their bare buttocks, you can do such a thing, I will think you are giving me a chance to make meritorious deeds?

Why are you so hypocritical?

Zhu Hao continued: "If you don't believe me, just follow my team and I will show you how powerful the new firearms are!"

Zhu Wanhong muttered: "That is...the matter was not discussed?"

"There is a discussion."

Zhu Hao said, "I will give you a chance to choose. If you still don't want to go when the time comes, you can go back to Nanjing and continue to be your Jinyiwei Qianhu. It is impossible to stay in the capital... This is the only choice you can make!"

Zhu Wanhong was a little confused.

If you don't let me stay in the capital, you won't give me the opportunity to get close to the core of power, but the problem is that you asked me to destroy the pirates, and you actually have to choose between going back to Nanjing?

What is this number?
You can't really give me a chance to make meritorious service, can you?I don't even need to go to the shipyard in Tianjin to know that you are cheating on me... Why do you make me believe your kid's nonsense?
"Come on!"

As soon as Zhu Hao gave an order, followers came into the room immediately.

Zhu Hao said: "Arrange a place for him, let him follow the team for a few days, and we will talk about everything after we arrive at the shipyard!"

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Zhang Cong was in the capital, and finally received a letter from Gui E, and it was Huo Tao who helped deliver the letter.

In other words, Gui E was afraid that the letter would be intercepted halfway, so he specially wrote the letter to Huo Tao, who was not noticed by others, and then Huo Tao handed it over.

"... Zishi got the news that Yang Butang received a letter from the capital when he came out of the mountain, and then Yang Butang informed the local government that he was going to the capital, and then the local government arranged for the driver and escort! "

Huo Tao said, "At that time, Zishi left Zhenjiang for five days, and when Zishi was in Zhenjiang, Yang Butang made it clear that he would not return to the court. But I don't know whose letter he received!"

Zhang Cong frowned unceasingly: "Zi Shi went with the imperial edict, and Yang Butang didn't even listen to the emperor's words. Whose letter would be so effective?"

Huo Tao said: "Some things are really hard to say for sure. Maybe Yang Butang deliberately didn't want to be recruited by Zishi? Could it be... that he returned to the court just to draw a line with the Yili faction in the court?"

According to Huo Tao, Yang Yiqing actually wanted to return to court a long time ago, but he saw that the person who came to invite him was Gui E from the Yili School, so he chose to refuse, because Yang Yiqing didn't want to get involved with Zhang Cong and others at all, even if Yang Yiqing once expressed his support for Yili, but he didn't want to get involved in the disputes of Daliyi.

Zhang Cong said coldly: "Is it possible that it is a letter sent by Zhu Jingdao?"

"No way?"

Huo Tao is also aware of the reason now, and directly denied this statement, "Zhu Shilang is now the only figure in the court, why does he make trouble for himself? Besides, how much does his letter mean to Yang Butang?" The influence? Yang Butang didn’t even comply with the sacred edict, will he give Zhu Shilang face?”

This is also what Zhang Cong couldn't understand. Although he suspected that Zhu Hao might be behind this incident, he still couldn't understand it with his mentality.

"Okay, you can go back."

Zhang Cong said, "This matter must not be disclosed to the outside world."

Huo Tao was in a bit of a dilemma: "There is one more difficult matter. The elder Xie Ge in Yuyao had no intention of being recruited by the imperial court. It may be the same situation as Yang Butang. It is said that... before Zishi arrived, someone also visited him and asked Xie Ge for help. Elder Ge sent a letter, as for who it is... I can't find out for a while."

"what?"

Zhang Cong frowned deeply.

Huo Tao said distressedly: "Now it seems that someone is deliberately making trouble with us... Zishi represents His Majesty, but someone wants to bypass His Majesty and contact the two senior ministers. This is clearly presumptuous. Zhang Xueshi, shouldn't you be presenting the report?" Now, explain the situation to His Majesty?"

Zhang Cong said: "Do you think it's that easy to go up? What if this is what His Majesty meant?"

"This... shouldn't be possible?"

Huo Tao was taken aback again, and asked in doubt.

Zhang Cong sighed: "On the surface, His Majesty chose Zishi to go to the south to invite the two to return to the court, and he should not appoint others. But have you ever thought about who is the biggest obstacle for them to return to the court?"

"This……"

Huo Tao's rank was still a bit behind Zhang Cong's, so he was stunned for a while.

It's not that Huo Tao's political sensitivity is poor, but because Huo Tao doesn't know almost all the court secrets like Zhang Cong.

Zhang Cong, as the "quasi-number two person" among the civil servants around the emperor, is actually second only to Zhu Hao in terms of status, and even Xi Shu has to lean back, so he has a clear view of the power structure around the emperor Chu.

He knew very well that Huang Zan, like Tang Yin, was just a cover, and it was Zhu Hao who really had the power to influence the emperor's opinion.

Even eunuchs like Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin could only stand aside.

Zhang Cong said: "Either the chief assistant, Fei Ge, wrote the letter, or Zhu Jingdao, apart from the two of them, I really can't think of a third person."

Huo Tao said: "After what you said, it seems that the chances of the cabinet ministers writing the letter are higher. After all, there is no need to divide two groups of people into doing one thing. If His Majesty intends to do it, it will never be so troublesome. Or yes……"

"Who do you want to talk about?" Zhang Cong asked.

Huo Tao tried to analyze: "Is it possible...that it's Chuanshu?"

Zhang Cong's face suddenly became serious.

Huo Tao was talking about Yang Tinghe.

Although Yang Tinghe is far away from the core of power in the Ming Dynasty, it is reasonable to say that he has no substantial influence on the court, but with the Zuoshunmen incident and his son Yang Shen being sent to the sidelines, Yang Tinghe, the former chief assistant, must be willing to see the new emperor. So messed up?
Couldn't Yang Tinghe make some counterattacks?
If Yang Tinghe wants to influence people in the officialdom today, it is tantamount to treason, but if he secretly writes letters to Yang Yiqing, Xie Qian and other veterans, it is not impossible.

Zhang Cong said: "You may not know the grievances between them. Besides, with the influence of a retired chief assistant, how could it be possible to extend his hand so far?"

From Zhang Cong's point of view, this matter is quite nonsense. Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe are not in harmony. Why Yang Yiqing supports Daliyi is that he can't understand the actions of Yang Tinghe and others.

Yang Yiqing made good friends with Emperor Zhengde, and his faction included Wang Qiong, Wang Xian, and Wang Shouren who were suppressed by Yang Tinghe. When Yang Tinghe was in charge of the government, these people were all killed.

Huo Tao tentatively asked: "What if it's related to the people in the palace?"

Zhang Cong's breath was a little uncomfortable.

"This kind of talk is also something you and I can talk about?" Zhang Cong immediately stopped Huo Tao.

But in fact, these words also fell into Zhang Cong's heart.

What Huo Tao meant was that Yang Tinghe's influence alone, or Yang Tinghe's ambition, would not be qualified to wrestle with the new emperor. possibility?
At present, the new emperor's grand ceremony meeting has begun to bear fruit, and the ministers have been suppressed. It seems that there is harmony between the monarch and his ministers.

But the question is, Empress Dowager Zhang will be willing to make her adopted son the emperor, but this son ran back to recognize his ancestor?

Doesn't Queen Mother Zhang want to knock down the little emperor and replace him with a new one?

One of the powers that Empress Dowager Zhang can use is the honorable military power. In the court... Naturally, you can't count on the current elders and ministers. Of course, you have to find another way, and people like Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing, and Xie Qian may help her. .

Even if there is a conflict between Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing, as long as it involves the mediation of Queen Mother Zhang, it may not be necessary.

Huo Tao said: "I also understand that it is unbelievable to say so. Maybe there are too many plots behind it, but I am just putting forward an idea. Since His Majesty proposed the ceremony last year, the palace has been too quiet. So far, the Marquis of Shouning and Marquis of Jianchang haven’t returned to the capital... Some people have been talking about granting the Marquis of Shouning the Duke of Chang, but there is only wind and no rain, and there is no actual action, so the queen mother will really swallow her anger?"

"Ah."

Zhang Cong nodded.

Regarding the matter of Daliyi, Queen Mother Zhang's behavior was indeed too abnormal, as if everything had nothing to do with her.

Even if Zhu Youtang and Zhu Houzhao's father and son have passed away, Queen Mother Zhang is alive after all. How can you say that the important ethical affairs of the royal family are still in the hands of Queen Mother Zhang, and the reason why Queen Mother Zhang failed to listen to politics at the beginning was more restricted by Yang Tinghe and other civil servants .

But now Empress Dowager Zhang really wants to come out to preside over the overall situation...

It is a reasonable thing.

"I don't know for now."

Zhang Cong really couldn't figure it out.

In fact, many people didn't think about it, including people in history.

Empress Dowager Zhang just sent an adopted son back to his biological parents, which is very strange no matter how you look at it. It can only be said that although the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty had conflicts, they still adhered to the principle of not endangering the stability of the Ming Dynasty.

It doesn't matter who you recognize as your father, just don't let Daming Jiangshan Sheji suffer with you.