high official

Chapter 1048
Zhu Di's four wills quickly reversed the chaotic situation.

At the end of February, the prince arrived in Nanjing.Earlier, Taisun also returned to Xuan Mansion from Hetao, and he immediately wrote to the emperor, explaining that he was hunted down by Alutai for half a month, but fortunately Borzigit's troops responded, and escaped with his life.But after writing the letter, after waiting for a month, there was no decree. Taisun knew that there was no hope of returning to Beijing, so he had no choice but to continue on the long road...

There is no doubt that Zhu Zhanji's mood is extremely gloomy. He was really not cooperating with Wang Xian when he was attacked before, but he was indeed ambushed by the Alutai Department-the only thing he concealed was that he was not in the Instead of patrolling the border, he brought a hundred guards to hunt on the grassland in order to relieve Yu Zu who was sent out of the capital by the emperor!

Who knows why it was so small, but he encountered Alutai's son, Shi Niegan... In recent years, as the emperor has aged, the attacks on various Mongolian ministries have become less frequent. Lead thousands of cavalry and plunder the villages and towns on the border.

I don't know where I got the news, but Shi Niegan learned that the grandson of the Ming Dynasty only brought a few troops and was hunting deep in the grassland.If Zhu Zhanji could be captured, it would be more cost-effective than plundering hundreds of villages and towns.

When the Mongolian cavalry of the brigade appeared in the sight of His Highness Taisun, Zhu Zhanji reacted fairly quickly and led the crowd to flee immediately, so he was not caught on the spot.However, the opponent had a large number of people, blocking the passage back to Xuanfu, Zhu Zhanji could only flee to the depths of the grassland in embarrassment, and hid in Tibet for half a month, unable to get rid of the pursuers.Until I met the Borzigit Department who came to the rescue...

After being escorted back to the Xuan Mansion by the Borzigit Department, the Taisun knew that so many things had happened during his absence... What's worse, the emperor suspected that he cooperated with Wang Xian to force the palace, which made His Highness Taisun feel uncomfortable debate.After all, it was such a coincidence... Even His Royal Highness did not believe it was a coincidence. He suspected that someone was playing tricks on him and using him to protect himself.

It's just that now is not the time to investigate, His Royal Highness can only put away his full of doubts, and continue to go west, getting farther and farther away from the capital...

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Zhu Zhanji didn't know that his connection with the emperor had been completely cut off by King Zhao.Zhu Di didn't see his letter to the emperor at all, and Zhu Di didn't even know that he was out of danger...

Xiyuan, bedroom.

Zhu Di was dragged back from hell by the Golden Court, but half of his body was completely paralyzed by a stroke. He has been lying in bed for a month, and his head is also lucid and confused at times, and his orders are often contradictory.For example, today it is said that a certain official will be promoted, but tomorrow it will be ordered to send the same official to jail.Under such circumstances, King Zhao became the emperor's spokesperson without hesitation. He selectively conveyed the emperor's will, interpreted the emperor's ambiguous words according to his own wishes, and easily grasped the supreme power that no one could touch before. that power!
If Zheng He hadn't stayed by the emperor's side every step of the way, Zhao Wang could even decide Zhu Di's life and death...

The three scholars were very worried about this, but King Zhao refused to allow them to see the emperor on the grounds that the emperor was recovering from illness and it was not appropriate to worry about state affairs.The three had no choice but to turn to Concubine Wang for help. They waited for two hours outside the emperor's bedroom, and finally waited for Concubine Wang's car to come out of it.

"Your Majesty, please stop." Jin Youzi hurriedly called out Wang Guifei's attention.

Concubine Wang Guifei was sitting in the car absent-mindedly, when she heard someone calling her, she raised the curtain of the car to take a look, and said softly: "It turns out that there are three great scholars. I don't know what to do?" Sedan.

"Thank you, Ma'am, for taking the time," Jin Youzi said in a respectful voice, "I'll ask you for some important matters concerning the country." Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong also bowed to salute.

"Please tell me." Wang Guifei nodded. Although she is a noble concubine, Zhu Di has been unwilling to straighten her up, and she doesn't have much status in the eyes of princes and ministers.At this moment, seeing the three academicians so respectful, Wang Guifei's vanity was greatly satisfied.I even forgot to say the clichés like 'do what you can, and do nothing if you can't'.

"Please allow me to wait for the face saint." Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice.

"This..." Concubine Wang was puzzled: "The emperor is ill, why can't I take it easy..."

"Your Majesty!" Jin Youzi couldn't help but said harshly, "It's been a month since the emperor woke up, didn't he ever mention that he wanted to see us?"

"This..." Wang Guifei's expression became more and more difficult, hesitating and flickering.

"Your Majesty," Yang Rong persuaded in a deep voice, "As the emperor's assistants, the ministers are supposed to be face-to-face saints in the morning and evening, and upload and distribute them, so as to ensure the emperor's control over the state affairs and prevent the artifact from being coveted by ambitious people. This is what the emperor personally ordered. The iron rule must not be destroyed, once it is destroyed, there is a danger of stealing the country!"

"Didn't King Zhao upload and deliver it for you?" Concubine Wang Guifei said in a low voice.

"King Zhao is neither the prince nor the grandson. Now the prince and grandson are not in the capital, and the emperor has not seen the ministers. The hearts of the people in the government and the opposition have long been shaken. I can't bear to hear the rumors!" Yang Shiqi sighed.

"What did they say?" Wang Guifei asked with a pale face.

"Say, the emperor's illness may be more ominous than good; say, Zhao Wang deliberately blocked the connection between the emperor and his courtiers, and had the ambition to coerce the emperor to order the princes; say, the crown prince and grandson were unable to return to Beijing, and it was Zhao Wang who was responsible for it." Make trouble..." Yang Rong said slowly.

"Ah!" Wang Guifei was so frightened that her face turned ashen, and she tremblingly said: "So serious?"

"Yes. If things go on like this, rumors will become the source of troubles in the world." Yang Rong said in a deep voice: "But it is also very simple to eliminate rumors. As long as the emperor receives his ministers and others, let the people in the world know that Sheng Gong has no worries, and the root cause can be rectified!"

"Actually, we can't blame King Zhao..." Concubine Wang Guifei bit her lip and made a lot of determination before whispering, "It's because the emperor thinks he is indecent and doesn't want to see ministers..."

"Of course I will never reveal the details of Miansheng." Yang Rong and the three hurriedly reassured Concubine Wang: "And there is no need for the concubine to persuade the emperor, as long as you explain the rumors to the emperor, the emperor will make his own decision!"

"That's it..." Concubine Wang felt relieved, nodded and said, "I will find an opportunity to talk to the emperor..."

"My lady, please do it as soon as possible!" Jin Youzi said in a deep voice, holding onto the pole of the sedan chair.

"I understand..." Wang Guifei nodded, seeing that the three of them were still staring at her, knowing that they would not give up until she gave an accurate answer.He had no choice but to sigh and said, "Within three days, I will find a chance to tell the emperor."

Only then did the three of them bow and salute: "The country and the country of the Ming Dynasty are all tied to the empress. If the empress succeeds in this matter, it will be the contribution of the state, and her name will go down in history!"

"Hey..." Wang Guifei's heart warmed up when she heard this, she nodded and said, "You guys wait for the good news from my palace." After speaking, she put down the sedan chair curtain.

"Your Majesty will send you off respectfully." The three academicians stepped aside and watched Wang Guifei go away.

When Wang Guifei's sedan chair went away, Yang Rong suddenly asked: "Can you count on this woman to help?"

"It should be ok, it's just a reminder to the emperor." Jin Youzi said: "Besides, Wang Guifei is not a stupid person, I think she is very interested in the name of 'Xianfei'..."

"I'm afraid she's not too stupid or too shrewd." Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "Forget it, let's wait for three days."

"That's the only way to go." The two bachelors nodded, and then accompanied Yang Shiqi back to the cabinet.

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In the Xiyuan bedroom, King Zhao has been serving the emperor day and night in front of the emperor's bed these days.At night, after waiting for the emperor to take medicine and go to sleep, he retreated to the outer hall, washed and undressed under the service of the little eunuch, and then sat down on a two-foot-wide small bed, gently beating his shoulders, soothing Tired day.

Although his own martial arts are not weak, but after all, he is pampered and pampered. Under such hard work, His Royal Highness Zhao Wang still can't stand it.And since he wanted to show off, he naturally couldn't bring those beautiful, gentle and considerate bed-warming eunuchs in his palace into the palace to serve.When you have a backache, you can only do it yourself.

He pressed the buttons randomly, and was about to fall asleep on the small bed, when Eunuch Yang tiptoed in and whispered a few words in King Zhao's ear.

Zhao Wang's drowsiness disappeared immediately, and he sat up suddenly, his face sinking like water: "What do they want to do?"

"According to the little eunuch who carried the sedan chair for Wang Guifei, they wanted the concubine to be a lobbyist and help them meet the emperor." Eunuch Yang said.

"Did Concubine Wang agree?" Zhao Wang raised his head, looked at the carved beams and painted buildings on the roof, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"I agree." Eunuch Yang said with certainty.

"..." King Zhao thought for a long time, but finally gave up the idea of ​​taking the risk, which was too much for the gain.He looked at Eunuch Yang and asked in a low voice, "What benefits did they... promise Concubine Wang Gui?"

"It doesn't seem to be good." Eunuch Yang thought about it and said, "Just say that if this matter is done, she will be famous in history and become the virtuous concubine in the population."

"Hehe, you really deserve to be the leader of scholars." King Zhao immediately relaxed after hearing this, and lazily leaned on the bed and said, "Do you think others will be like them and care about those illusory things?"

"Yes..." Eunuch Yang replied, wanting to wait for King Zhao to express his opinion.I waited and waited, but I didn't hear him make a sound again. I took a bold look, and it turned out that His Royal Highness Zhao Wang had fallen asleep...

With the help of the light, Eunuch Yang took a closer look at King Zhao's face for the first time. His skin color was like a jade crown, his face was elegantly shaped, his facial features were placed just right, his nose, mouth, and eyebrows were perfect, and he looked very much like the late Empress Xu.It's just that those long and narrow eyes, even if they were closed, made people feel dangerous, which didn't match his gentle and handsome appearance.

Eunuch Yang took a closer look and found that there were already faint crow's feet in the corners of Zhao Wang's eyes, and there were faint orifice lines on the edge of the nose.Only then did he realize that His Royal Highness King Zhao, who is as beautiful as a flower, is almost 40 years old.No wonder it was uncharacteristically, and it was time to fight...

I can't wait!
(End of this chapter)