little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 73
This strange experience in Qianqing Palace made Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue very uneasy for a while.Afterwards, both Qianqing Palace and Chuxiu Palace were unusually calm. Facts proved that they seemed to be over-concerned. Wang Xijue optimistically regarded the sudden meeting with the third son of the emperor as the emperor's whim.

Shen Shixing's return date has been set, and there is no further delay. After meeting with Zhu Changluo quietly, he went back to his hometown in Suzhou.

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind never stops, and the wave flat mirror is lurking undercurrents. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and rivers and lakes will never be calm. At this moment, there are still four people in the secret room of Zheng's mansion, and Zheng Guotai is still in the first two seats. With Gu Xiancheng, Ye Xianggao was in the first two seats, but Shen Yiguan's seat was replaced by Li Sancai, the current censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The faces of the four people present are not very good. All the signs of what is going on and happening in the court now show that the situation is developing in a direction that is not good for them.

What made them flustered and frustrated was that the emperor, who had always been obedient to Concubine Zheng, did not go to Chuxiu Palace for an unprecedented month. This news made them even more flustered than the news that the eldest son of the emperor would be crowned prince next year.The so-called love of the house and black, because the emperor dotes on Concubine Zheng, the third son of the emperor has the opportunity to take the position. If the third son of the emperor cannot take the position, then what is the point of their hard work?
"Jinqing, tell me, what should we do now?" Gu Xiancheng remained calm, but the extremely rare look of caution proved that he did not dare to ignore the situation in front of him.

When asked by name, Ye Xianggao did not speak. After a year, Ye Xianggao became more and more mature. This made Gu Xiancheng appreciate it very much. After Shen Yiguan rebelled, Ye Xianggao's weight in this small group became more and more important. , his opinion is naturally important.Since Ye Xianggao didn't speak, it means that he hasn't thought about it maturely, so Gu Xiancheng's eyes moved to Li Sancai.

Li Sancai is from Lintong, Shaanxi. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Wanli. Gu Xiancheng met him when he entered the household department. .Of course he was able to be promoted so quickly, there is no doubt that the person to thank is Gu Xiancheng.So after Shen Yiguan established himself, Li Sancai took his place as the core member of this secret clique.

"My lord, sir, according to my humble opinion, there is no need to panic. Have you noticed that the imperial decree only said that the eldest son of the emperor will be appointed as the crown prince next year, but did not say that the eldest son of the emperor has been appointed as the crown prince."

The words were very convoluted, but everyone present except Zheng Guotai understood. Gu Xiancheng and Ye Xianggao exchanged admiring glances and clapped their hands in praise. Come out, let's all brainstorm and discuss a proper solution, we must not let Wang Yuanyu, Shen Rumo and his like get their wish."

"As far as the current plan is concerned, I don't need to worry about the imperial decree any more. Anyway, we still have a year to establish who we will not establish. What we say doesn't count, and so does Wang Shen and his like." The corner of Li Sancai's mouth turned. With a slight smile, he arched his hands upwards, "As long as you find a way to restore the Sacred Heart of Di Di, everything will be in time!" Liao Liao's few words hit the nail on the head, pointing directly at the core.

The dejected Zheng Guotai slumped on his seat and let out a long sigh. A mass of fat without energy made people lose their appetite for a few days at a glance. It's been almost a month since I went to Chuxiu Palace."

Apart from this matter, there was another matter that he only told Gu Xiancheng.That is Concubine Zheng was beaten by the emperor for the first time!The younger sister's swollen face was enough to prove that Concubine Zheng's self-defeating actions had caused Sacred Heart to go into a rage.

He didn't notice that when he heard the news that Concubine Zheng was beaten, Gu Xiancheng's face flashed with a dark and livid color, although it was only for a moment, it was enough to make the people who saw it unforgettable, and never forget it for a lifetime.

"Master Li is right!" Ye Xianggao, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. "Things are dead, but people are alive. The most important thing for us now is not to help the third prince grab a seat, but to help the empress regain her sacred heart as soon as possible! This is the most important thing, and we can't delay it for a moment."

Zheng Guotai was puzzled, Li Sancai was thoughtful, and Gu Xiancheng's eyes lit up, "Okay! According to what you two said, since Sacred Heart is not happy, let's try to make him happy!"

Mid-autumn in August is the time when autumn frost, white dew and golden wind send coolness.Zheng Guotai entered the palace to present the auspicious white fox. Wanli Longyan was very happy and rewarded Zheng Guotai. It was night when he came to Chuxiu Palace, and the emperor and concubine reconciled.

Auspicious things have aroused the curiosity of many people. Even Ye He secretly went out to have a look, and shook his head when he came back, "Is that also called auspicious? It's just a white-haired fox. We have more dragons and tigers. , there are always ten or eight. Zhu Xiaoba, do you want me to go back and catch a dozen or so, and give it to your father as auspicious luck?"

"Auspiciousness is not Chinese cabbage. A white-haired fox is auspicious if someone else sends it in. If we want to send it in, it is a fox." Zhu Changluo couldn't laugh or cry, and gave him a sideways glance. This big Ye sometimes speaks like this without going through the brain, "What I send is love. , What I received was my heart, and there are many articles here."

"According to you, doesn't this mean that the ulterior motives are not in the wine?"

Looking at the long sky, the autumn moon is white, and the sky is full of brilliance.

"Ye He, just wait and see. In a few days, the court will be lively again, but this time, I won't stand still like this again!"

The next day, Ye Xianggao, Li Sancai and others in the imperial court, headed by Ye Xianggao, Li Sancai and others, came forward one after another to make suggestions. Since ancient times, in addition to the idea of ​​establishing a prince and establishing an elder, there are also many people who establish sages. Lord of wisdom.

As if to witness Zhu Changluo's prophecy that was not like a prophecy, after a short period of peace, the court was divided into two factions again, quarreling every day around the issue of Lichang or Lixian. What's strange is that today's Shengshang Wanli didn't say a word, and all such notes were kept silent.

The emperor's ambiguous attitude makes people unpredictable, and gradually various versions of speeches emerge slowly. At the beginning, the pattern is refurbished and emerges one after another, and later it becomes a crowd of words, three people become a tiger, and as time goes on. , Many people in the court began to feel restless, and the first one was Wang Xijue.

As the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet, it is impossible for Wang Xijue to sit idly by and ignore this mess.So I wrote my own thoughts and all the appearances in the current court in a list and handed them over.I hope that the emperor will issue an imperial decree like last time, and the rumors and lies in the court will stop immediately.

But the strange thing is that the booklets are handed in like mud cows into the sea, a month has passed...a few months have passed, seeing the weather getting colder and colder, Wang Xijue's heart is getting colder and colder, years of experience in politics told him that something seems wrong up.

Until Huang Jin sent an oral order, the emperor summoned him in Qianqing Palace.

Just as his sedan chair was about to enter the Qianqing Palace, a gust of wind blew in, and a letter was thrown into his arms along the sedan chair curtain without anyone noticing...

"A few days ago, I read the ancestral precepts at night, and suddenly remembered something that made me sleepless at night. I did say that I wanted to make the eldest son the crown prince, but the empress is in her prime. Once you have a son, what should you do? Once you have a son, what if To make a son-in-law a king is to violate the precepts of the ancestors, but if you want to make a prince, then there will be two princes, and the world will not be in chaos? Not only Zhen, but Qing and others have also become sinners of the Ming Dynasty."

Wang Xijue stood there blankly, without saying a word.

Sneaking a peek at the face of the elder Wang Ge, seeing his overly shocked expression, Wanli couldn't help but feel a beating in his heart, but now that he had already opened his mouth, he had to bite the bullet and continue.

"For this reason, I have been worrying day and night for the past few days, thinking that now I only have three sons under my knees, it is better to make all three sons king first. After a few years, if the queen has nothing to do, then I will fulfill the previous promise and establish the eldest son For the crown prince, if this is not the perfect policy, what does Wang Qing think?"

In the record of Wanli's conversation with his courtiers throughout his life, it is absolutely the first time since Zhang Juzheng's death that it is so gentle and rainy today. If the adjective can be a little more, it is not an exaggeration to say it in a low voice.Because the emperor is very empty now, it is not easy for anyone to translate back what he said, let alone the emperor with a golden mouth and jade teeth.

He likes Concubine Zheng and the third son of the emperor. Although Concubine Zheng's actions made him very disgusted and disgusted, the strange thing is that no one can replace Concubine Zheng in his heart. He couldn't explain it himself.

Today he called Wang Xijue to test the waters, and he just begged the elder Wang Ge not to make a fuss about himself. He thought it was a last resort for him to make this decision.Although he has had such a last resort too many times in his life.

After the emperor finished speaking, Wang Xijue also woke up, stared at the emperor for a while, but did not express his opinion, which inevitably made Wanli feel uneasy.The same old Ge, he does not need to be as careful when talking to Shen Shixing as he is when talking to Wang Xijue. The reason is very simple. Back then, Wang Xijue could force Zhang Juzheng, who was in full swing, to almost commit suicide by catching a little mistake. Here is the lesson from the past , Wanli had to be careful.

"Since His Majesty's Sacred Heart has been determined, and the veteran has no objection, please choose a date to issue an order, and let the Ministry of Rites draw up the titles of the kings, and the grand ceremony will be held early."

The change of things is always unexpected, Wang Xijue's answer made Wanli instantly change positions like Wang Xijue, and now it was his turn to be dazed, like a big dream.

The cold and icy air couldn't suppress Wang Xijue's whirling anger. After he came out of Qianqing Palace, he walked while thinking. When he stopped, he suddenly found himself standing in front of the gate of Yonghe Palace.

"Your Highness, do you know what is the strangest thing about you?"

Sitting opposite Zhu Changluo, Wang Xijue looked at it from this angle. The light mist rising from the teacup enveloped Zhu Changluo's face in an inscrutable way. His long eyelashes cast moonlike shadows, which couldn't hide the wisdom and clarity of his clear eyes.

"You understand His Majesty's true intentions, and so does the old minister, but the old minister doesn't understand, why did you do this?"

There are only eight words on the letter thrown into the sedan chair: three kings seal together, follow the trend!The signature is Zhu Changluo.This is the reason why Wang Xijue has been in a daze since Wanli opened his mouth.

"It's not that you are too smart. This old minister has seen many smart people with his eyes in this life, but they are not as good as you..." Wang Xijue almost said to himself, "Sometimes, no matter what, you can see the key at a glance. How powerful must it be? The old minister can't imagine that such a thing really happened in the world?"

Compared to Wang Xijue's unreasonable questions, Zhu Changluo seemed to have a well-thought-out plan. He knew what Wang Xijue was surprised about, but he didn't speak.Can he tell Wang Xijue that he came here hundreds of years later?The answer is definitely no.Zi is silent and confused, some things can be said, and some things cannot be said, and even if he says it, no one will believe it.

"Your Highness is unpredictable, and the old minister obeys orders. Just knowing that His Majesty's thoughts are not on you, you should fight with reason. Now the emperor's three kings are enshrined in the old minister. In the eyes of the old minister, it is tantamount to self-destructing the future. Forgive the old minister I'm stupid, can your Highness give me some advice?"

Zhu Changluo's eyes flew out of the window, the cold wind was blowing and the flowers withered, an old plum with sparse branches and many buds.But it is far from the season of full bloom. I don’t know when one of the branches has quietly bloomed. At a glance, it is as red as blood and blooms as fire. "There is only the east wind and the west wind. Only the plum blossoms can’t be blown. It’s just that you haven’t bloomed yet." It's time, why rush..."

　Thanks to the great hero Jiang Zhong and the book friend Qingmei Zhujiu for their consistent support, thank you for the recommendations of Happy Candy, Dangyu, Zombie Bird, and brother Tang Feng, and thank you for the recommendation of my new friend Feng Ruolie. Your encouragement is my motivation to move forward. .

　　


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