Jinyi champion

Already in March, the situation in the capital suddenly tightened.

When Zhu Hao was traveling, he could always see many cavalrymen in military uniforms swaggering through the city in groups, either coming from the leopard house, or from the city gate.

"The men and horses in the training camp of the Mighty Armed Forces are all direct descendants of Ping Lubo. Now Zhu Cong... should be called Li Cong, and almost all the defenses of the capital have fallen into his hands."

Su Xigui and Zhu Hao were almost inseparable these days, this time they went to the theater together, followed by Sun Ru and a few followers.

Zhu Hao looked at the dust raised by the cavalry along the way, and nodded slightly.

He seemed to understand why Jiang Bin was arrested and imprisoned in less than three days after Zhu Houzhao's death. He obviously had a good pair of cards, but he had the mentality and demeanor of a warrior. Under his control, he also knows how to coax and set up a mighty regiment training camp, and almost all the defenses of the capital are in his hands... If the emperor dies in this way, you can completely launch a mutiny and become the emperor.

To put it bluntly, there is a lack of counselors around to give advice.

"Young master, what do you think?"

Seeing that Zhu Hao was still observing the direction the cavalry was leaving, Su Xigui couldn't help asking softly.

Now Su Xigui is very careful about Zhu Hao's words and deeds, maybe a few words that slip out of Zhu Hao's mouth can benefit him a lot.

Zhu Hao said: "It's nothing, it's too domineering, and there is no good result."

Su Xigui said with a smile: "If there were people like the head of the family around Ping Lubo, I'm afraid they wouldn't be so criticized. Now even the common people in the market hope that they will be eradicated as soon as possible. They are so unpopular. Hold on tight, just wait for the final settlement."

These words are actually reminding Zhu Hao that Zhu Si's opponents in the future are not at all Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Li Cong, Zhou Yong and his ilk, nor are they Zhang Zhong's powerful eunuchs in the palace.

Because these people couldn't even fight Yang Tinghe, and when Zhu Si came to the capital, the overall situation was settled, so should we give these people some strength now so that they can fight Yang Tinghe until Zhu Si comes to Beijing?

To help the traitors in the court?
Zhu Hao thought about it, but finally gave up the idea.

Although from the perspective of the beneficiary, secretly fueling the flames will greatly affect the power of the civil official group, but Jiang Bin has too much power at hand, and he must be wiped out when he is not prepared, and he cannot be given a breather machine.

In fact, Yang Tinghe and other civil servants' move to eliminate Jiang Bin could be regarded as a dangerous move, full of dangers, and a little carelessness may completely overturn it. Zhu Hao felt that he really didn't need to make trouble behind his back.

"Let's go, what's going on today?"

Zhu Hao asked.

"Fight in Changsha." Su Xigui replied with a smile.

"Oh."

Zhu Hao remembered that Guan Dezhao and his son had nothing to do recently, so they simply sang in Su Xigui's theater, and the Peking opera with Qin opera singing alone has caused a wave of enthusiasm in the capital. After all, most of the popular operas in the capital were Zhu Hao's "Zhiguai" drama has nothing special in singing and stage posture, and anyone who is willing to learn can slowly master it.

But Guan Dezhao's ability is not easy for others to learn. His voice and skill must be practiced for more than ten years or even decades, so that Guan Dezhao immediately became a celebrity in the theater as soon as he took the stage.

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Inside the theater.

Guan Dezhao was singing on the stage, and it was hard to get a ticket for the theater. Zhu Hao seemed to have returned to the lively scene of the opera troupe in Anlu. There were many people who came to watch the opera outside, either rich or expensive.

"There are a few Gongshi who are in the same discipline as Xiaodang's family are watching the play in the audience, do you want to meet?"

Su Xigui knew the identity of the visitor very well, so he came here specially to inquire.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "No need, it's not good to meet now."

"Oh, I remember the little master said that the palace examination will not be held as scheduled, right?" Su Xigui asked.

Zhu Hao smiled and nodded.

Su Xigui pondered for a while, then analyzed: "There was a rumor from the Ministry of Rites earlier that His Majesty has decreed that the Palace Examination will be held on March [-]th. Even if His Majesty will not come to Fengtian Hall in person, the Palace Examination will not be greatly affected, after all The old rule that His Majesty does not go in person during the palace examination is... Xiao Dangjia means that the national funeral of the Ming Dynasty will be before the middle of March, right?"

Zhu Hao said: "Su Dongzhu, if your words spread, it will really kill people."

"No, no, nonsense."

Su Xigui looked to the side, and there was only Sun Ru in the private room.

And Sun Ru was the kind of heartless person, who was concentrating on the stage below and didn't pay attention to the conversation between Zhu Hao and Su Xigui, but even if he heard it, there was no need to worry that it would leak out.

At this time, the singing just reached its climax, and the applause outside did not stop.

The voice was noisy, Su Xigui didn't speak for a long time, his face was a little anxious, his eyes rolled around, as if he wanted to leave.

This is another analysis of a major "secret" from Zhu Hao's tone. Ask Zhu Hao, if Zhu Hao didn't deny it, it is very likely that the national funeral will really happen before March [-]th, and now it has entered the March [-]th. In other words, there are still more than ten days of preparation time at most, so why not arrange it quickly?
"Su Dongzhu, have you walked around with the cabinet recently?"

Zhu Hao asked suddenly.

Su Xigui was puzzled, and asked: "You mean the old man of Yang Ge? The young master should know that Huang Gong has always been rejected by the faction of the old Yang Ge, thinking that he has too close contacts with middle officials, and there are many accusations. Huang Gong I have always been afraid that Mr. Yang Ge would suppress him after he came to power, I am a merchant, how can I have contacts with Mr. Yang Ge?"

Zhu Hao said, "Not at all?"

"This... can't be said to be completely non-existent. Nowadays, there are many exchanges of news among civil servants. There is a disciple of Liang University, who once met me and asked me about the current situation. I have not said anything to him. , but each other thinks that something big will happen after the beginning of spring this year..."

Su Xigui didn't hide it.

Originally, Su Xigui was Huang Zan's white glove. When Huang Zan was not in Beijing, he needed to stay in the capital to help Zhang Luo. The purpose was to not only not affect his current official position after a major event happened, but also to allow Huang Zan to return to the capital and serve as the sixth minister .

Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that Su Xigui will have contacts and exchanges with people from the core factions in the DPRK and China.

"Brother Liang..."

Zhu Hao repeated it.

Su Xigui hurriedly asked: "But something is wrong? If it doesn't work, just don't see each other in the future. Oh, by the way, recently, Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials has sent people to ask for opinions many times, and he even chatted with his special envoy yesterday. In the middle of the night, Wang Shangshu was very sad about Huang Gong's situation in the court, and mentioned that he would help Huang Gong return to the court and take charge of the household department."

Zhu Hao nodded slightly again.

Uncommitted.

After Lu Wan was imprisoned, Wang Qiong was transferred from the Minister of the Ministry of War to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. It was a normal transfer. From a certain point of view, it is "what everyone expects".

However, Wang Qiong was not promoted by the court, so he was naturally criticized by others. When Wang Qiong rewarded the generals of the Northwest Army, he was basically a puppet and only obeyed the emperor's edict. The "criminal evidence" of colluding with middle officials without going through the court system.

Zhu Hao knows very well that if everything develops according to history, there is only more than one month left before Wang Qiong's "death" in prison. Of course, the final result is the same as that of Lu Wan, they are all punished to guard the frontier.

The difference is that Lu Wan belonged to the garrison with punishment and punishment, ransacked his home and offended his relatives, while Wang Qiong was demoted to guard the border without harming his family.

Wang Qiong is considered to be the kind of person who knows a lot, and he stood firmly on the emperor's side during the ceremony, and finally got the re-enabling a few years later.

As the emperor's condition is unclear, major events are likely to happen, and Wang Qiong is very aware of his embarrassing position in the court, so he can't expect to stand with Jiang Bin to help him plot rebellion. Rather than the civil servants who might become allies, they tried to form an alliance to protect themselves.

Huang Zan, as an official who was also hated by Yang Tinghe's faction, naturally became the target of Wang Qiong's efforts to win over.

"Little master, do you intend to meet Wang Shangshu? If you meet him in the name of Xing Wangfu, even Wang Shangshu can't save face." Su Xigui asked.

Zhu Hao shook his head and said no.

First of all, he can't come out under the banner of King Xing's Mansion to swagger through the market, it's not in his interest.

Furthermore, in Yang Tinghe's punishment list, Wang Qiong was ranked too high, and he was ruthlessly taken down when Zhu Si ascended the throne. At that time, Zhu Si's foothold was not stable. Too big, although many things Wang Qiong did not come from his own heart, but his close association with the emperor's treacherous craftsmen has also become a political stain that he cannot erase.

Wang Qiong, who is recognized as one of the three important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, can be ranked alongside Zhang Juzheng and Yu Qian. There is no doubt about this person's ability.

It would be really unfair to write off his life's achievements based on what happened to him in a special era. Yang Tinghe's suppression of Wang Qiong was entirely out of political revenge.

Although Zhu Hao was quite sympathetic to Wang Qiong's experience, but it was not to the point where he had to help.

Zhu Hao said: "If after the chaos, the cabinet will take charge of the overall situation, I'm afraid Huang Gong will not live a good life in Nanjing."

"what?"

Su Xigui suddenly became nervous.

It's not that he didn't think about it, but he just felt that Huang Zan had made so many contributions to the court in the past few years, and he didn't go around too much with the emperor's close officials, and he didn't say that his position affected anyone.

Furthermore, it was Yang Tinghe who recommended Huang Zan to Nanjing to serve as the Minister of the Household Department, and Huang Zan and Su Xigui had already planned their relationship with Xing Wangfu...

After contacting all kinds of pasts, it is not possible to use Huang Zan as soon as he comes up, right?
But after hearing Zhu Hao's words, he suddenly felt that the problem was not small.

Zhu Haodao: "At present, the best way is to let the various forces ignore the situation in Nanjing when the situation changes. Moreover, Su Dongzhu must reduce his contacts with the various forces in the DPRK and China recently. Even Wang Shangshu There, don't see you again."

Su Xigui nodded with a sad face, and said: "That is to push Wang Shangshu out to block the knife first... I understand!"

Zhu Hao has already said that if Yang Tinghe can't take care of Huang Zan when there is a change in the court, he can only use Wang Qiong as the leader first. Getting involved with Wang Qiong is also tantamount to digging a hole for Huang Zan. People use handles.

A smart person like Su Xigui immediately realized that it was time to sever ties with Wang Qiong.