high official

Chapter 1121
Feeling that he was talking too much, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said to Zhang Fu and Hu Yun: "Besides, don't we still have two great masters?"

"The combination of Wei Chen and Hu Shangshu can protect His Highness from any worries." Zhang Fu looked at Hu Yun and said confidently.

"That's right, maybe you don't need your father-in-law to do anything then." Hu Yu also nodded.Now that the world's top masters have adjusted to zero one after another, the two surviving two teamed up can indeed deal with any situation.

Several people sorted out the details again, and after making sure that there was nothing missing, Zhu Zhanji and Hu Yu left.

At this time, it was already time to hold the lamps. Zhang Fu and Zhang Min sent His Royal Highness Grandson away. Watching the carriage disappear at the intersection, Zhang Min suddenly sighed.

"What?" Zhang Fu glanced at Zhang Min.

"It's nothing, it's just a bad feeling." Zhang Xiang smiled wryly, "I'm really afraid that Wang Xian will fall from the sky tomorrow."

"He won't be able to fly back with wings!" Zhang Fu said coldly, "Besides, I've arranged for the worst-case scenario, so it's useless even if he really flies back."

"I hope so." Zhang Min still looked unconfident, which made Zhang Fu unhappy for a while, snorted, and walked in with a flick of his sleeves.

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On the carriage, Zhu Zhanji said to Hu Yun: "Master Hu, do you think there is any problem with the British Duke's plan?"

"In my humble opinion, the British government has made very careful arrangements, so there shouldn't be any problem." Hu Yun said softly, "But you can't pin all your hopes on him."

"That's right, Gu is not so naive..." Zhu Zhanji lowered his voice and said, "I also have a hole card!"

"Oh, how did His Highness arrange it?" Hu Quan looked at Zhu Zhanji in surprise.

"Hehe, Master Hu will know when the time comes." Zhu Zhanji refused to tell the truth.

"It's good that His Highness has his own backup..." Hu Yu stopped the conversation tactfully.

"Sir, I didn't mean to hide it on purpose. It's really useless to talk too much." Zhu Zhanji explained lightly.

"Your Highness doesn't need to explain anything to Wei Chen." Hu Yun shook his head and said with a smile, "We're home now, and I'll be guarding His Highness's house tomorrow morning."

"Hey, sir, I will stay at Gu's place tonight," Zhu Zhanji held him back, and said kindly, "I won't be able to sleep tonight. Master Hu will drink and chat with me to pass the long night."

"The minister still has some things to order." Hu Yun said lightly, "Your Highness will go ahead, and the minister will arrive later."

"Alright." Zhu Zhanji nodded and did not force him to stay.

After Hu Quan got out of the car, a black shadow followed him silently.It's not that Zhu Zhanji doubted him, but that before the war, everything should be careful.

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This night in the capital is destined to be restless, undercurrents and undercurrents. I don't know how many people sleepless all night...

But the long night finally passed, and the dawn gradually came.

It was the first day of March in the first year of Hongxi in Ming Dynasty, and it was still chilly in the morning and evening. Last night was even more chilling. There was a layer of silver frost on the ground, which made the officials of Shuntian Mansion who were watching the night shivering from the cold.Fortunately, the officer graciously spared them the errands in the second half of the night. The officials who watched the night were very grateful, and ran home like a dog chasing a rabbit, and they were all gone in a blink of an eye.

Therefore, after midnight and before dawn, there were no official patrols on the streets of the capital, but the people living near the streets could clearly hear the rumble of troops passing by on the street.It was not until the fourth watch that there was no movement.

After the fifth watch drum, the capital that had just quieted down suddenly became noisy again. This was the movement of officials of the Ming Dynasty preparing to go to court.Since last month, the emperor canceled the regular court and changed it to only hold two major courts on the first day of the month. This is the first time the officials have gone to court. Thinking about it, I am a little excited!Even a senior official like Shangshu Shilang deliberately got up early, went out early, and rushed outside the Meridian Gate to wait for the court.

Chengtian Gate, Dong'an Gate, Xi'an Gate, and Bei'an Gate, the four gates of the imperial city, were also slowly opened at five o'clock, and officials living in various parts of the capital were brought into the imperial city.All kinds of sedan chairs, small sedan chairs, horse-drawn carriages, and donkey carts entered the city through the four gates and gathered at Chengtianmen.

It is obvious that the civil servants are in a very happy mood.How can they not be happy?The emperor quietly deprived the nobles of their right to participate in and discuss state affairs. From then on, the military and state affairs of the Ming Dynasty could no longer tolerate those rough bosses!It is conceivable that in the days to come, the status of civil servants will become higher and higher, and they will soon surpass the nobles, and they will be trampled under their feet!
"It should have been done a long time ago, the emperor's action is really satisfying!"

"Scholar Jin and their spirits in heaven will definitely be very satisfied!"

"I heard that this is all the advice of the Cabinet Master Yang!" Now there are three Yang Bachelors in the cabinet. Yang Pu is called "Xiao Yang Xueshi", while Yang Rong is directly called "Yang Xueshi".

Or they can be distinguished by their native places, Yang Shiqi is 'Xiyang', Yang Rong is 'Dongyang', and Yang Pu is 'Nanyang'.The government and the public recognized that Xiyang had a talent, Dongyang had a career, and Nanyang had a degree. Among them, Xiyang was the leader. Officials no longer called Yang Shiqi a "scholar" but a "shoukui".

"That's right! Your Excellency Shou Kui is truly a divine man!" Now Yang Shiqi's prestige far exceeds that of the six ministers and other academicians in the cabinet. He is a well-deserved civil leader in the hearts of officials.When the officials mentioned him, they were full of admiration. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he has been the most invigorating civil servant!
"However, can those nobles be reconciled? There will be no moths, right?" Someone also asked worriedly.

"Who knows? But it's a done deal, can they still bite people?" But most people have been carried away, blindly optimistic. "If you want me to say, Mr. Shou Kui should make persistent efforts and take away the military power of those nobles, so that they will be completely honest!"

"You are the leader, Mr. Kui, don't you want to? But Lu has to walk step by step. If you take too big a step, you will get hurt."

"Yes! I heard that the emperor and Shou Kui are discussing to move the capital back to Nanjing in the end, but this matter is not so easy. I am afraid that it will not be possible in two or three years."

Suddenly, the voices of the civil servants' high-pitched speeches became much quieter, and the air seemed to stagnate a lot.The civil servants looked in the direction of Chengtianmen with different expressions, it turned out that the nobles had arrived.

In stark contrast to the high-spirited and high-spirited atmosphere of the civil servants, the nobles walked together with a gloomy expression and bitterness. From the distance from Chengtianmen to Meridian Gate, no one spoke. The killing put a lot of pressure on the civil servants.No matter how disdainful the civil servants are, after the nobles appeared, no one dared to talk about it, so they all shut up obediently, and waited obediently in line outside the Meridian Gate.

A moment later, Zhu Zhanji and Hu Quan came hand in hand, Hu Quan walked to the rank of civil servants, and Zhu Zhanji came to the head of the nobles, standing next to Zhang Fu.

"Your Highness, after midnight, the Shuntian Mansion withdrew the officers and soldiers who were watching the night," Zhang Fu reported softly without looking sideways, "Our army is already in position outside the four gates of the imperial city, and we will start mobilizing as soon as we enter the palace."

"There is no change in the four gates of the imperial city?" Zhu Zhanji took a deep breath of cold air to calm down the tension in his heart.

"Everything is business as usual. Don't worry, Your Highness. At least the two city gates under our control will not cause any problems." Zhang Fu said softly, "The Jinyiwei, Shenji Battalion and [-] Battalion troops have not yet left the camp. As long as we act quickly, we can Block them in the barracks. Then gather most of the troops to besiege Chengtian Gate. With ten times the strength and the cooperation of the internal response, the battle should not exceed two quarters. These two quarters are also the most dangerous time for us. Your Highness must be careful .”

"I see." Zhu Zhanji nodded, and the two stopped talking and waited quietly.

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At the first light of day, the majestic bells and drums sounded on the Meridian Gate Tower, echoing ups and downs among the red walls and yellow tiles of the Forbidden City.

Downstairs of the Meridian Gate, the left and right gates were slowly opened, and soldiers of the Imperial Army lined up in and out of the two gates, all the way to the Jinshui Bridge.

Under the leadership of officials from Honglu Temple, civil and military officials entered the Forbidden City from the left and right gates respectively.Under the leadership of Duke Ying, Duke Cheng, and Duke Ding, the nobles entered through the left door, but were stopped by the censor at the door.

"Sorry, my lord, those who have not canceled their summons are not allowed to go to court." Sure enough, the times are different. In the past, these mere seventh-rank supervisory censors would not have the guts to do so.

"What did you say?!" Zhu Yong glared, and slapped a censor into a spinning top.

"Do you dare to beat the censor on duty?!" The censors were shocked and angry, and accused them loudly.

"It's just a fight, I can't kill you bastards!" Unexpectedly, the nobles intensified, and they rushed forward, knocking down several supervisory censors.Fortunately, there is still business today, the nobles didn't kill them, they just beat them black and blue.

"Bah!" The nobles spat a mouthful of thick phlegm and swaggered into the palace. The guards on the side turned a blind eye and didn't intend to stop them at all.

Several censors climbed up from the ground in a state of distress, and seeing the nobles walking away, they remembered what these murderers did just a month ago.

There were almost no disturbances in the small episode, and the court meeting was not affected in the slightest. Civil and military officials walked along Qingyun Road, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and headed for Fengtianmen.

"Today's scene is not small..." Looking at the Fengtianmen Square, surrounded by banners and guards, Zhu Yong couldn't help but whispered: "There are so many guards standing guard."

"It's a grand dynasty," Xu Jingchang explained in a seasoned manner, "It's just a little more grand than Chang Chao."

"Those civil servants know what to do, let's see what they will do after today!" Zhu Yong snorted coldly, but Zhang Fu gave him a cold stare.

"Grandpa, don't be nervous," Zhu Zhanji saw Zhang Fu's gloomy expression, which seemed to be worried, and said softly, "There are people of our own hidden here..."

(End of this chapter)