Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1100 Betrayed Each Other
Just as the seven prime ministers in the hall reached a consensus, Tang Wang suddenly came running over, and everyone's expressions changed suddenly.

"What should I do, see or not see!" Gu Yuanjing felt a little guilty, while Su Guansheng and Wanji did not speak.

They used to be very close to King Tang, and they were supporters of King Tang. Now, even though King Tang wanted to rebel, they decided to abandon King Tang, and they always felt wronged.

But Zhang Kentang said: "I don't think it's necessary to see him. With this information, we can first control King Tang!"

Chen Bangyan waved his hand, "Don't worry, King Tang is the King of Lizheng. Without enough hard evidence, how can we move him! Let's meet him and see what he has to say?"

Tang Wang is Li Zheng Wang, the younger brother of Emperor Gaozong. Although he has been squeezed out by the court and has gradually withdrawn from the circle of decision-making, his status still has great influence.

After hearing Chen Bangyan's words, Su Guansheng suddenly said, "It's good to meet you!"

Wanji looked at him, then nodded too.

Immediately, the seven people stepped out to meet him, and after a while, King Tang was ushered in.

After the Seven Kingdoms met the king of Tang, they returned to the hall. Of course, the things on the table had been taken away.

At that moment, everyone took their seats again, with the seven prime ministers seated on both sides, and the king of Tang unceremoniously sat in the middle of Wang Yan's seat.He leaned back on the nanmu chair, stroked the armrest of the chair, straightened his body, and suddenly said heavily: "Several cabinet elders, I have come to the meeting hall today because I have a confidential matter, and I want to inform the cabinet." !"

Several cabinet members on both sides exchanged glances, Su Guansheng looked at King Tang with strange eyes, and asked, "I don't know what is so important, His Highness actually came here in person?"

King Tang didn't notice anything strange, his buttocks moved on the chair, he leaned forward a little, and then said in a deep voice, "It's indeed a big event. I just got the news that King Lu has rebelled!"

The seven elders were slightly taken aback when they heard this, and there was a moment of silence in the hall, where a needle could be heard, and after a while Zhang Kentang suddenly let out a "wow" and exclaimed, breaking the silence.

Zhang Kentang was originally a minister of the Lu faction, but since entering the cabinet, he has been busy with cabinet affairs, thinking about whether he can make achievements in the cabinet, and gradually distanced himself from King Lu.

Tang Wang was very satisfied when he saw this, but he said with a melancholy face: "Mr. Zhang Ge, it is reasonable to be surprised. I couldn't believe it at the beginning."

Playing and doing a full set, those who can enter the cabinet are old fritters. Zhang Kentang entered the officialdom as a Jinshi during the Wanli period. When he saw the look of the king of Tang, he immediately showed an expression of disbelief, "Where did your highness get the news? How could His Royal Highness King Lu rebel against you?"

Over the years, Wang Yan has subtly divided the power of the two kings, Tang and Lu, so that most of the civil servants under the two kings have gradually recognized the rules of the court's operation. Instead of relying on Tang and Lu, they can climb faster.

In the court struggle, even out of consideration of local interests, they were against Chu and not against the king. They fought against the Chu party, but they recognized the rules of struggle set by Wang Yan.

This made the civil servants gradually stay away from the two kings. Therefore, from King Tang's point of view, Zhang Kentang's reaction was very normal, because just like he gradually alienated Su Guansheng and others, King Lu no longer trusted Zhang Kentang, so naturally he would not raise troops. Tell Zhang Kentang about it.

"This matter is definitely not false. The King of Lu has sneaked back to Zhejiang in secret. He invited the King of Gu to join forces and take advantage of the opportunity of the King of Chu not in Beijing to seize power, but was rejected by the King of Gu!" Tang Wang said: " If you don't believe me, you can send someone to King Lu's mansion to see if King Lu is still in the mansion!"

Chen Bangyan asked, and immediately called a person and ordered him to go to Lu Wangfu to inquire.

When King Tang saw people coming out of the lobby, he blamed himself: "This matter was also Gu's fault. Gu hesitated for a few days before finally deciding to inform the cabinet and giving King Lu time to contact the incident. Gu calculated the time At this time, King Lu may have raised troops in Zhejiang."

Tang Wang is Wang Yan's political opponent. He said he hesitated for a few days and felt very credible.

If everyone hadn't received the information long ago, knowing that King Tang was going to attack Wang Yan, if he said so, the cabinet might really believe his words.

"Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. If we want to pursue responsibility, we are all guilty of negligence!" Chen Bangyan said anxiously: "The key now is how to deal with King Lu's rebellion!"

Su Guansheng looked at the king of Tang, "The elite soldiers of the imperial court are on the front line, and Zhejiang is only five or six days away. If the king of Lu really raises troops, Nanjing is empty, and the king of Chu is not in Beijing, how can we resist this?"

The expressions on the faces of several cabinet members were anxious. This was not a fake, but genuine worry.

The elite soldiers of the Ming army were all on the front line. There were more than 3 defenders in Nanjing, but Wang Yan took away 2, leaving only [-].

A big city like Nanjing is difficult to defend with 2 people. If King Lu's troops approach the city and Wang Yan is not in the city, Nanjing lacks a backbone, and it is very likely that it will be captured by King Lu's rebels.

When Tang Wang saw several elders in the pavilion, his expression was tense, he sneered in his heart, and then solemnly said: "The king of Lu rebelled and endangered the country, but the king of Chu is not in Nanjing, and there is no one who can stabilize people's hearts in the city. Shigu can't just sit by and watch, and can't back down. If the cabinet needs it, Gu is willing to help the court guard Nanjing and put down the rebellion of King Lu."

Several people listened to Tang Wang's words and understood what he meant. He wanted to gain the trust of the cabinet and gain power in Nanjing.

Several cabinet ministers looked at each other, and after a moment of silence in the hall, Chen Bangyan said: "His Royal Highness is willing to contribute to the imperial court and help the cabinet guard Nanjing. This is naturally a good thing for the imperial court, and we naturally agree. Outside of guarding Nanjing, we should issue an order immediately to inform the king of Chu and ask him to put down the rebellion."

Tang Wang sneered in his heart, according to the agreed time, Wang Yan should have already entered the heaven and earth net set up by Jin Shenghuan at this time, Tang Wang naturally would not speak out against it, but would support Chen Bangyan's opinion, because Wang Yan could not get it. Authorization of the Cabinet and Chambers.

"Gu also agrees with Mr. Chen Ge's opinion!" Tang Wang nodded and said: "Right now, we must first defend Nanjing, and the second is to ask the King of Chu to dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion!"

He came to the cabinet this time just to lay the groundwork. Once Wang Yan died, King Lu's army approached the city, and the Nanjing court knew that King Lu had launched the third prince Zhu and wanted to overthrow the court. His chance came.

Now the cabinet pins its hope of suppressing the rebellion on Wang Yan. Once Wang Yan cannot suppress the rebellion, the cabinet will be helpless. Compromise with him and put down King Lu's rebellion first.

At that time, the cabinet and court officials can only rely on him to deal with King Lu, and he will be able to successfully inherit the legacy left by Wang Yan. As long as he suppresses the rebellion of King Lu and takes power, how did Wang Yan die? can be covered up.

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After the king of Lu raised his troops from Hangzhou, the army set out immediately, passed through Huzhou, Yixing, approached Liyang directly, and entered the boundary of Yingtianfu, encountering resistance along the way.

The king of Lu deliberately postponed the army for a few days, just to let the king of Tang launch first, and then let the court fight with the king of Tang. He originally thought that the news of the king of Tang's attack had spread all over Nanzhili, and the news of Wang Yan's death had already shocked the world. Shocked, but I don't want the army to enter Nanzhi, or even Yingtian Mansion, the whole world will still be peaceful.

The banner played by King Lu was to put down the struggle for power between Tang and Chu, which caused chaos in the world, but he was about to walk to the city of Nanjing, but the world was peaceful, which was a bit embarrassing.

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