Jinyi champion

After Zhu Wanhong met Zhu Hao, the two parties established an alliance relationship. He helped Zhu Hao "surrender" to Yang Tinghe, and he himself relied on Zhu Hao to "surrender" to Xing Wangfu.

In this way, Zhu Wanhong's future will be guaranteed twice, and he can go to see Yang Tinghe with peace of mind.

As a result, the door was shut down.

In the first few days of the first ten days of March, Zhu Wanhong visited Yang Tinghe one after another, all of them secretly. He did not go directly to Yang Tinghe's house, but relied on his connections to send invitations, but he did not get an accurate reply, and he just asked him to wait patiently.

At this time, Zhu Wanhong was not in a hurry, because he knew that Yang Tinghe would definitely meet him, especially after the emperor's condition gradually deteriorated.

The eighth day of March.

A piece of news in the Leopard Room reached the ears of Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

On this day, the imperial physician was finally allowed to go to treat Zhu Houzhao's illness, or Jiang Bin found that the emperor's condition had developed to the point of being uncontrollable, and he was a little sick and rushed to the doctor. The result was that the imperial physician and the queen mother Zhang, Yang Tinghe, etc. People know that Emperor Zhengde is now in a dying state of half coma and half awake.

That night, Yang Tinghe secretly sent a message to Zhu Wanhong.

The place where they met was Yang Ting and his son Yang Shen's "other courtyard" in the capital. The location was extremely secret. Normally, Zhu Wanhong would not dare to come here so as not to be found out by people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but now the emperor is in danger. , the factory guards only cared about self-protection, Jiang Bin was already in a mess, who would keep an eye on such a place that had nothing to do with the overall situation?

When Zhu Wanhong saw Yang Tinghe, it was already dead of night. At this time, Yang Tinghe had just met Wei Bin, the secret envoy from the palace, and entrusted Wei Bin to send a message to Queen Mother Zhang.

"Zhu Qianhu."

In the small flower hall, when Yang Tinghe saw Zhu Wanhong, he was quite polite.

There's no way you're welcome.

The Jinyiwei system and the orthodox civil servants of the Ming Dynasty are two different promotion routes. The two sides check and balance each other in name, but more often the Jinyiwei clamps down on civil officials, and the prison is a place where civil officials are afraid.

Without further ado, Zhu Wanhong knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Please refer to Mr. Yang Ge for the humble position."

When I came up, I showed a respectful attitude, just to tell Yang Tinghe, I didn't come to negotiate with you, I came to surrender.

Yang Tinghe was very surprised, and quickly got up to help him, saying: "What is this for? Zhu Qianhu, get up and talk!"

At this time, only two guards were left around Yang Tinghe, and when Zhu Wanhong entered the other courtyard, his weapons had already been taken off by the guards. Obviously Yang Tinghe was also worried that Zhu Wanhong was sent by Jiang Bin to assassinate him. After Yang Tinghe died, there would be someone in the cabinet to take the position of chief assistant, and Liang Chu, who is now the second assistant, had been the chief assistant when Yang Tinghe was guarding the system and had rich experience in governing.

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The two took their seats.

Zhu Wanhong blew a rainbow fart to Yang Tinghe when he came up, showing that he had a bright heart and wanted to meet Yunyun, the chief assistant, and lamented the inhuman treatment he had suffered under Qian Ning in the past, and that he had to take refuge in the "treacherous" Jiang Bin later. Seeking to escape the difficulties of birth.

Yang Tinghe was willing to meet Zhu Wanhong, so he had done his homework in advance, so he knew Zhu Wanhong somewhat.

"The old man heard that the Zhu family stayed in Huguang for more than [-] years, but I don't know what the purpose is?"

Yang Tinghe asked intentionally.

Zhu Wanhong thought to himself, this chief assistant is very close to Queen Mother Zhang, and the old lady in the palace wants to use the power of the civil servants group to eradicate the ministers around her son, then the affairs of our Zhu family will no longer be a secret in front of Yang Tinghe, as long as I A little concealment would make him doubt my sincerity.

Zhu Wanhong was sincere and fearful, and spoke earnestly: "According to the order of the late emperor, the Zhu family moved to Anlu and monitored Xingwang's mansion nearby, in case someone in the court colluded with him and harmed the state affairs, imitating Chenghua's last years!"

Come up and tell Yang Tinghe the family mission.

"Ah."

Yang Tinghe nodded slightly.

This is consistent with the situation he investigated. He even asked Wei Bin about Anlu's information before. After all, Wei Bin had met Zhu Si in Anlu. It's not a temporary idea, but a long-term preparation.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, it is impossible for Yang Tinghe to wait until the emperor is dead before discussing with the queen mother or the ministers who will inherit the throne. He must be the most assertive in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. He needs to stand up at critical times and be stable Hold the situation.

Zhu Wanhong said: "Among the descendants of my Zhu family, there is one who worked as a master in the palace and grew up with the little prince. Now he has won the first Huiyuan of Ming Dynasty tribute, and he is the best among my Zhu family's descendants."

"Oh!?"

Yang Tinghe was taken aback.

In the past, he asked about the results of the current conference examination, and even asked about Zhu Hao's situation, but he forgot about it after all. A Huiyuan from Lu Zhidi is not among his attention.

Anlu's background is not unusual in itself, there is no strong support in the court, even if you get the first prize in the exam, I am afraid that you will not be able to stay in the Imperial Academy for long, if you want to become a Hanlin Bachelor, you will enter the cabinet in the future... You are not alone in that kind of fortune The number one scholar from an ordinary military family dared to ask for extravagance.

Zhu Wanhong continued: "The situation of Prince Xing's Mansion in the past twenty years has been under the control of the Zhu family. At that time, under the order of the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager, he devoted all his energy to his devotion to the country and served the Ming court."

Yang Tinghe narrowed his eyes slightly, he was naturally skeptical of Zhu Wanhong's surrender.

But the suspicion doesn't run as deep as it does for others.

The reason is very simple. The mission of the Zhu family is very different from the mission of the Jinyiwei in the court to monitor the officials. The Zhu family can be regarded as a branch of the Jinyiwei who jumped out of the system. Their mission is to monitor the Xingwang Mansion in the land of Anlu. Zhu Wanhong was detained before. As a hostage, even if he is now relying on Jiang Bin, he is definitely not Jiang Bin's direct descendant, because monitoring Xing Wangfu is not the focus of Jiang Bin's attention.

Then the value of the Zhu family to the civil servant group would be much greater than to Jiang Bin, because the civil servant group needed to know all kinds of situations in Xingwangfu, especially Yang Tinghe, who was the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Yang Tinghe knew very well that if the emperor died, real dragons would emerge from Xingwang's mansion, so every move of Xingwang's mansion must be investigated clearly, so it is very necessary to win over Zhu Wanhong.

Yang Tinghe said: "Zhu Qianhu, the old man has been in the court for many years. I have heard a lot. It is said that the eldest son of King Xing was born and died within five days. It is said that someone secretly harmed him. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Yang Tinghe's question was to the point.

If you want to prove that you are loyal to the imperial court, not Xing Wangfu or other political forces, you have to provide enough "proofs". If Zhu Youzhao's eldest son was indeed killed by your Zhu family, it may become a "certificate of nomination".

The obvious truth is this, but Zhu Wanhong has to think carefully, is it necessary for him to admit it in front of Yang Tinghe?

If he said that the Zhu family was really the mastermind or participated in that matter, would Yang Tinghe turn his back on the spot and take him down for questioning?
After thinking for a while, he came up with an answer: no!

Even if the Zhu family killed Zhu Youzhao's eldest son, it was at the instigation of the Queen Mother. Now that Yang Tinghe needs to join hands with the Queen Mother to deal with Jiang Bin, it would be inappropriate to abandon such a good pawn that has already entered the enemy's internal affairs for some irrelevant past. Care about old cases?

"It's related to the Zhu family."

Zhu Wanhong didn't finish his speech, but made an ambiguous statement.

Yang Tinghe's face was neither happy nor angry, and he nodded slightly. Zhu Wanhong had a keen insight that this answer satisfied Yang Tinghe.

"What happened to the Leopard Room in the past few days?"

Yang Tinghe stopped beating around the bush and once again went straight to the point.

The past events, through your answers, prove that you are still trustworthy, now I will ask you what you can do for me, how to surrender and surrender details.

Zhu Wanhong said: "The humble officer knows everything about Ping Lubo's every move, and now Ping Lubo uses his team to train his troops and wants to control the important parts of the capital. Anyone in the DPRK will be bribed by him, or he will secretly inform him of the peace talks with him. The humble position is clear."

Yang Tinghe smiled happily, this news was more important to him than the past.

Now Yang Tinghe is thinking about how to attack Jiang Bin, but also to prevent Jiang Bin from jumping over the wall to counterattack. The most fearful situation is that in addition to Jiang Bin's direct descendants on the surface, there are still some people who are secretly used by Jiang Bin. In the case of the army, it will be very passive.

Now that the emperor is still alive, with the help of the Queen Mother and the cabinet, temporarily replace a few generals who did not seem to be very important but have been bought by Jiang Bin to prepare for the next attack on Bin. The information that Zhu Wanhong can provide, will play a decisive role.

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Yang Tinghe conspired with Zhu Wanhong for more than an hour, and then Zhu Wanhong, accompanied by the guards of the Yang family, left through the small gate.

After Zhu Wanhong left, Yang Tinghe came to the study and saw his son Yang Shen who was waiting here.

What Yang Tinghe relies on most now is this son who takes into account talent, fame and resourcefulness, and he will discuss everything with him to see how to solve the current predicament.

It was a critical moment for Ming Dynasty, and the only one Yang Tinghe could confide in was his close relatives.

"...Father really believes this Zhu Wanhong? As far as my child knows, this person can be said to be against Qin Muchu. Many people in Jinyiwei despise him for betraying his master and seeking glory, entrapping his former boss Qian Ning, and even throwing stones into trouble!"

Yang Shen looked down on traitors like Zhu Wanhong the most.

It seems to be beneficial to one's own side, but in fact he is a shameless villain, and he will fall to whichever side gains power.

Yang Tinghe said: "From now on, people can see that Jiang Bin's doomsday is coming, and they can know that their knowledge is extraordinary. Now that waves are about to rise, if someone secretly informs and detects Jiang Bin's movements in advance, it will be very helpful to major events, so it is not appropriate to entangle the past. .”

"Trustworthy?"

Yang Shen still has doubts.

Yang Tinghe had a scheming smile on his face, which would only be revealed in front of his son. Usually, his stern face made it difficult to understand his true inner thoughts, and said: "He came to see me and took great risks. Question. From this point of view, Jiang Bin has betrayed his relatives, and the end is approaching!"

"Then... what is the relationship between Zhu's family and Prince Xing's mansion? Zhu's family lives in Anlu, and I heard that this Zhu Wanhong was nominated by the previous King Xing, so he was able to return to Anlu as his heir. Help? There may be something inside..." Yang Shen asked.

Yang Tinghe said: "It is the purpose of Xing Wangfu to make the court doubt Zhu's loyalty. It is a pity that this move is too clumsy, and the traces of the axe and chisel can be seen at a glance. However, my son, your worries are not unreasonable. As a father, you only need to Just ask the queen mother for confirmation!"