Jinyi champion

March thirteenth.

There is still no news from the Leopard Room, and the inner garden of the palace is relatively calm, but now everyone in the court and the public knows that the emperor's body will not last for a few days.

Yang Tinghe did not adopt his son's suggestion to announce the funeral in advance, but in order to prevent Jiang Bin from using Zhu Houzhao's body as a demon, he secretly sent people to announce the news that the emperor was critically ill.

The purpose of this is to let the whole court, including some of Jiang Bin's followers, realize that once the Leopard House issues some inappropriate edicts, such as mobilizing troops and horses, you should know that it is not the emperor's edict, it is probably the emperor's death. Jiang Bin wants to rebel.

If he obeyed this false edict, he would not simply be in the same party as Jiang Bin, but would conspire against him and wait to be liquidated afterwards.

When Jiang Bin gained power, many people bowed their heads and obeyed orders, but now that the emperor is critically ill, no one thinks that Jiang Bin can continue to keep their glory and wealth.

On the thirteenth day of the third month, Zhu Hao went to the tea house to drink tea as usual, watching the commotion on the street, thinking secretly.

"Sir, what does this mean... there were people fighting outside, but no one came forward to stop it... It seems that people in Wucheng Bingmasi don't bother to care about this kind of thing now, and they only saw people from regimental training camps on the streets these two days People passed by, and the bastards of Wucheng Bingmasi didn't go out..."

Sun Ru also belongs to the gentry class now, as a juren, he can naturally look down on the public servants in the yamen.

Zhu Hao picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Even you noticed the change?"

Sun Ru scratched her head, she was so dull that she couldn't understand what changes her husband was talking about.

"Look, it's only been a matter of these two days... This chief assistant can stabilize everything when the chaos is approaching, and his ability is really not small."

Zhu Hao sighed.

Sun Ru hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Sir, you mean Mr. Yang Ge in Zhongtang? I haven't seen him making any moves. The court is very calm now."

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "The more people in the Mighty Armed Forces training camp make a fuss, the more Jiang Bin will relax his vigilance... Now it's better to wait for something big to happen and kill him with one blow. Don't worry."

Zhu Hao put himself in Yang Tinghe's position and considered the issue.

Now the regiment training and city defense of the capital are basically controlled by Jiang Bin and his heirs, and rash actions have no effect at all. The main problem is that the emperor is not dead.

With the support of Zhengde, Jiang Bin is still under one person and above ten thousand people, but once the emperor dies...you, Jiang Bin, will no longer be able to win over so many officials and generals.

"It seems that in order to gain the trust of the emperor, one must have the prestige of scholars... If Jiang Bin is cast aside by the world, what if he has power in the court? Without a backer, his prestige may not be as good as that of a palace Eunuch, what a pity."

Zhu Hao is also thinking about his future situation.

If he has a good relationship with Zhu Si, he will inevitably become the second "Jiang Bin" when he becomes a power minister in the future, and he will be criticized for monopolizing power.

Then you can't ruin your reputation, help the tyrants, and accompany Zhu Si to mess around. You need to accumulate a reputation among literati, and more importantly...power must be firmly in your own hands. , to take risks has a hole card.

Sun Ru smiled and said, "If Mr. Jiang Bin is Jiang Bin, he might be the emperor, right?"

Zhu Hao glared at Sun Ru: "Is this what you should say? Are you courting death?"

Sun Ru is the kind who speaks freely, saying whatever comes to his mind.

Zhu Hao has also considered this question. If he is Jiang Bin, in terms of the current situation, is he capable of stabilizing the situation?
Even if you can't be the emperor, you can support the new emperor in your own name, continue to control the new emperor, and be the number one minister of Ming Dynasty?
It is possible, but the preparation time is too hasty. It is best to prepare everything when the emperor returns to the capital, and now the emperor is dying... Even if the Da Luo Jinxian comes, it will not help, the main reason is that Jiang Bin's reputation is too bad Well, no one wants to do anything with him without the emperor as his backer.

It's not because Yang Tinghe's actions are accurate, but because you, Jiang Bin, are really not good enough to betray relatives.

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Jiang Bin did lack the demeanor of a powerful minister. Even though he knew that the news must be blocked, he was not the only courtier beside the emperor. Others wanted to compete with him for power, so the news of the emperor's death could not be hidden from the outside world.

March thirteenth night.

Zhu Hao returned to his residence. Today he still has to write a letter to Tang Yin who is far away in Anlu. It is estimated that when the letter arrives, the welcoming team will soon arrive.

The purpose of writing the letter is to remind Tang Yin of some things, the letter should not be too direct, it can be regarded as an ordinary letter between master and apprentice to report safety.

Unexpectedly, Su Xigui rushed over in a hurry, and brought two young scribes behind him.

Zhu Hao alone called Su Xigui into the study of the Minyuan. As soon as Su Xigui came up, he said, "Your Majesty may not last another night."

Zhu Hao asked, "What about tonight?"

Su Xigui nodded: "I spent a lot of money to find out the news from the Leopard Room... I also learned that Mr. Yang Ge planned to punish some of His Majesty's close officials, even Wang Shangshu and Huang Gong were among them... How can this be? it is good?"

Zhu Hao frowned: "Where did you find out about the following news?"

"oops!"

Su Xigui turned his head and glanced at the two young scribes who were still waiting in the yard, then leaned closer to Zhu Hao, and said in a low voice, "Old Yang Ge secretly contacted the Queen Mother Zhang in the palace, almost all of them depended on Zhang Yong and Eunuch Zhang. He also secretly discussed with Liang Dashi and others, because Huang Gong had always had some reputation in the court, and those ministries who were close to Mr. Yang Ge felt that Huang Gong should not question the crime... so they let the wind out and told Huang Gong to be careful. "

Zhu Hao nodded: "Someone wants to remind Mr. Huang to resign immediately, right?"

"How does the little boss know? It's true..." Su Xigui nodded and admitted.

Zhu Hao understands this very well.

Wang Qiong had offended too many people in the court, and in addition, there were too many generals of Jiang Bin's lineage promoted by Wang Qiong in the past few years when Wang Qiong was in charge of the Ministry of War. Rewarding him for his merits is basically a display. Wang Qiong has a grudge against the mainstream civil servants represented by Yang Tinghe, and no one wants to protect him.

But Huang Zan was just an official who raised the central government from Huguang and then went to the northwest to clear up the food and payment. He led the reform of the salt administration in the past few years, allowing the emperor to toss in the northwest without spending too much money. In addition, Huang Zan had already avoided it. Feng Mang took the initiative to ask to be transferred to Nanjing, where he helped the imperial court solve the problems of military supplies needed for the deployment of the army. He worked hard and made great achievements. The relationship between Huang Zan and the treacherous people around the emperor was not harmonious. Naturally, there were many people who sympathized with Huang Zan in the court.

Perhaps except for Yang Tinghe who believed that Huang Zan should be eradicated together, the rest of the ministers felt that Huang Zan was at most just asking to resign and return to his hometown.

The purpose of notifying Huang Zan in advance was to prepare Huang Zan to resign voluntarily so as not to be liquidated by Yang Tinghe.

"Young Master, this is a big matter. Mr. Huang has been working hard and devoted himself to the court. Even if His Majesty personally promoted him, he has passed the examination of the officials and has never made any mistakes. If Mr. Huang is only accused because he is not the chief and assistant party, That's too... unfair, right?"

Su Xigui felt sad for a while.

The imperial court is like crossing the river and tearing down the bridge. Even before you cross the river, you start to be cruel. Aren't you afraid that Huang Zan will stand with Jiang Bin?
Zhu Haodao: "Actually, I've wanted to bring this up a long time ago. Even if a real dragon emerges from Prince Xing's mansion, it's still difficult to control the officials. If Mr. Yang Ge succeeds in recruiting Bin and other courtiers, the prestige in the court will be lost for a while. Wuer, do you think the new emperor has the right to intervene and intervene in order to carry out a big purge in the court under the name of his fellow ministers?"

Su Xigui wept with a mournful face: "That means that Mr. Huang must be asked to take the initiative to beg his old man to return to his land?"

Zhu Hao shook his head: "There are two options, one is as you said, begging the old to return to the land, but this is not a perfect solution. If you are not in court, you will no longer be scrupled by civil servants. It is easier to liquidate. It is more difficult for them to deal with Mr. Huang. Killing chickens to warn monkeys is not based on how much Huang Gong has done for the traitors in the court, or whether he is an accomplice of Jiang Bin."

"Isn't the same party going to crusade? This... is too unreasonable? How can there be such a thing in business?" Su Xigui unconsciously associated the matter with business.

Zhu Haodao: "The second is to pretend to be ignorant and wait quietly. Mr. Huang has always been the secretary of the Nanhu Department, and he has power in his hands. Now, Mr. Yang Ge's goals are all in the capital. Starting from the capital, Wang Shangshu may be unavoidable, but when he frees up his hands to deal with the officials in Nanjing, whether he has the energy is another matter."

"Oh?"

Su Xigui didn't quite understand.

Zhu Hao sighed: "After the new emperor ascends the throne, there must be some moves to distract Mr. Yang Ge. At that time, maybe he will not target Huang Gong, but will try to win him over."

Su Xigui was even more confused, he couldn't comprehend what Zhu Hao said at all, or in other words, he couldn't consider this level at all in his way of thinking.

Naturally, Zhu Hao couldn't talk to Su Xigui about the "big ceremony".

It seems that as long as Yang Tinghe has dealt with Jiang Bin and controlled the situation, he will be able to implement his party plan in the capital, but in fact, it has only targeted Wang Qiong in history, and his tentacles have not yet reached Nanjing. The goal is on how to make the little emperor obediently obey orders.

In history, Emperor Jiajing was a good example of a hard-working and hard-working emperor a few years before he ascended the throne. He was comparable to Xiaozong's diligence when he ascended the throne, and he had a humble attitude. Except for his own family background, he was impeccable. At least let Daming Back on track, even Yang Tinghe couldn't find an excuse to attack the emperor's deeds, and in the end Yang Tinghe left the court in despair.

Zhu Haodao: "It's hard to guarantee that someone will report the news in advance. It's not the intention of Mr. Yang Ge... Maybe Mr. Yang just let Mr. Huang retreat bravely? He knows that he can't be distracted from Nanjing affairs, so it is very important for him to be promoted in the past few years." Isn't it also a coping strategy for his fellow party members to resign on their own?"