I am the carpenter king

Chapter 31 Compromise

Time will not stand still because of anyone or anything, and the fourth day of September will come as promised.

Regarding the incident of Crown Prince Zhu Youxiao's tantrum last night, no one else in the entire palace knew about it except Wang An, the eunuch who was in charge of rituals.

Straw hat alley is a well-known place in the capital, because it is the place where many nobles live, hereditary nobles, high officials in the dynasty, and so on.Although Yang Lian is also an official, his official position is only a job in the household department. He is not qualified to live here, not only because the houses here are expensive, but also because of the customary rules in the officialdom.

The feng shui of beijing city is that the east is rich, the west is rich, the south is cheap, and the north is poor. Most of the people who live in the east of the city are businessmen and rich.But the merchants at this time were not like the later generations. Their social status was not high, so they could only live in the east city, and no matter how rich they were, they would not dare to live in the west city.All the people living in Xicheng are dignitaries, officials in Beijing, hereditary nobles, and even many palaces of princes in Beijing.Most of the people who live in Nancheng are the so-called low-class people, such as brothel martial arts halls, and opera singers. These people all live in Nancheng.Beicheng is the shanty town at this time, and all the poorest people in the entire capital live here.

Yang Lian's mansion is in Xicheng, but the location is not very good, nor is it very big, it is just a small courtyard with three entrances.

In the early morning of the fourth day of September, three people came to Yang Lian's mansion. These three people were very special because they were eunuchs from the three palaces.

Following the notification from the concierge, the three were brought in. After arriving at the flower hall, Yang Lian was already waiting here.

"Master Yang, we are being polite here." Although three people came, only one person walked into the room, and this person came to the middle of the room and nodded slightly to Yang Lian.

Seeing this eunuch, Yang Lian frowned. How could he come here? His body that was about to stand up also turned back.Glancing at the eunuch with some displeasure, Yang Lian said: "Eunuch Li, let's get straight to the point! Why did you come here? That day you blocked the way of the prince because the prince didn't care about it and spared your life. Don't know how to cherish it!"

The person who came was none other than Li Xuanshi's confidant eunuch Li Jinzhong. On that day, in order to please the crown prince Zhu Youxiao, he decided to draw a clear line with Li Xuanshi, but what was originally planned did not happen, which made Li Jinzhong regret it. , and immediately returned to the arms of the old master again.

"Master Yang, our family has been in the palace for many years, and many things are still clear, but you, Mr. Yang, are still young and have inexperienced qualifications, so you still can't see many things clearly!" Walking slowly to the side of the chair, gently Sitting down gently, Li Jinzhong didn't seem to care about Yang Lian's attitude, and said with a smile on his face.

Glancing at the calm Li Jinzhong, Yang Lian kept sneering in his heart, and snorted coldly: "Yang read the books of sages, and he understands that a gentleman will not do many things. It's better not to talk about these hypocritical things. That's right, you and I have different opinions, I just want to know when Li Xuanshi will move to the palace?"

A trace of ferocity flashed in his eyes, but the expression on his face remained unchanged. Li Jinzhong smiled and said: "Master Yang, Li Xuanshi is the foster mother appointed by the late emperor for the prince. It seems that there is nothing wrong with living in Qianqing Palace!"

"I have nothing to say to you, go back and tell your master, leave Qianqing Palace as soon as possible, there is nothing for her here. If you leave early, you may gain something, otherwise, hum." Yang Lian's last "huh" , It can be said to have profound meaning and extraordinary, he believes that Li Jinzhong can understand it.

Seeing that Yang Lian had served tea to see off the guests, Li Jinzhong also stood up, flicked his sleeves and was about to walk outside.But just as he stepped out with one foot, Yang Lian's voice came from behind.

"You have to take care of yourself. Chaoqin Muchu, who is a slave, is not a good slave." This sentence is to warn Li Jinzhong, if you are not careful, then your end will definitely be very miserable.

Li Jinzhong's body trembled slightly, but he smiled softly, and said in a deep voice: "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi. You, Mr. Yang, are not the master of this world. Many things are not up to you. In the end, no one knows what the result will be." After leaving this meaningful words, the eunuch left slowly.

Seemingly stimulated by Li Jinzhong's words, Yang Lian's beard kept turning up, and he put the tea bowl on the table viciously, cursing loudly: "Simp, eunuch."

The whole city of Beijing seems to have calmed down again, it seems that no one knows what is going to happen, and the days seem to go on quietly like this, but the reality is always not as expected.

On the fifth day of September, the day before the new emperor ascended the throne, thirteen ministers of Gu Ming gathered in the cabinet, which made the originally small court room a bit crowded.In addition to the thirteen Gu Ming ministers, Yang Lian, the official of Hu Ke, and Zuo Guangdou, the patrolling censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, were present. These people gathered to discuss the matter of the new emperor's ascension to the throne tomorrow.

Seeing that everyone was present, Yang Lian was the first to speak. He coughed lightly and said in a deep voice, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will ascend the throne tomorrow, but the Crown Prince lives in Ciqing Palace. Li Xuanshi lives in Qianqing Palace, which is against the rules. We must find a way to drive her out, so that the crown prince can succeed in enthroning."

Yang Lian's statement was supported by many people, but no one spoke up, and Fang Congzhe, a scholar of the First and Secondary University of the cabinet, was also indifferent.

"Lord Fang, at this time you should come out and take a look at everything. I believe you will definitely lead us to support the new king." Seeing Fang Congzhe's attitude, Yang Lian suddenly felt something bad, and hurriedly used words to trap Fang Congzhe.

"Well, this officer thinks that Li Xuanshi was the adoptive mother appointed by the late emperor for the crown prince. Besides, the late emperor just passed away, so we drove Li Xuanshi away. Isn't it a bit unreasonable? I think we should let Li Xuanshi move a few days later!" Fang Congzhe His expression was uncertain, and it seemed that he had made a lot of determination to say these words.

At this moment, Yang Lian understood that Li Jinzhong was definitely not the only lobbyist yesterday, Fang Congzhe was also here.It's just that I don't know what kind of benefits that Li Niangniang promised, so that the first assistant university scholar actually fell to her side.Yang Lian always thought that although he and Fang Congzhe belonged to the Donglin Party and the Chu Party respectively, they should have the same interests in this matter. He didn't expect that the leader of the Chu Party would turn against him at this time. What is the reason for this?

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