"Sir, I am polite."

At this moment, Prince Fu Zhu Yousong walked in slowly from outside the door with steady steps.

When everyone saw the appearance of Prince Fu, they immediately understood that Zhang Pu tricked them to persuade them to join forces to help Prince Fu to take over and take Zhu Youjian to replace him!

To be honest, everyone is more or less dissatisfied with Zhu Youjian. The reforms implemented by Zhu Youjian in recent years have caused the interests of each of them to be damaged. If Zhu Youjian could take advantage of the uncertainty of life and death in Xinxiangbao and drag Zhu Youjian down, everyone would still be happy to see it from the bottom of their hearts.

But everyone is not foolish. Supporting Prince Fu to seize the throne is a serious crime. One is not good, even the nine clans will be killed. If there is no huge temptation of interests, if you want them to take the throne for Prince Fu, don’t even think about it!

"I've seen Your Highness the Crown Prince!" After all, Zhu Yousong was also the prince, so everyone quickly stood up to greet Zhu Yousong.

Zhu Yousong waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and then nodded to Zhang Pu.

Seeing this, Zhang Pu nodded slightly, then smiled at everyone and said, "I believe that you have suffered from Chongzhen for a long time. During Chongzhen's reign, he favored treacherous and dissidents, and the cabinet became a decoration. The martial arts nobles were also deprived of military power. You have great talents but have no place to use your skills.

However, if you are willing to help His Highness the Crown Prince ascend the throne, Master Shi and Master Zhang will go further and take control of the government power; and the martial nobles headed by Duke of England and Duke of Dingguo will also regain the military power of the Beijing camp. I wonder what you think?"

When everyone heard this, their eyes were filled with joy, and it was obvious that they had some intentions in their hearts.

As the saying goes, a real man cannot be without power for a day. Since Chongzhen took over the power, whether it is a cabinet minister like Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, or the British Duke's Mansion, or the military aristocratic families like Dingguo Duke's Mansion, they are all useless and have lost their most awesome power.

Without power, you cannot make profits for your family. Your colleagues and comrades looked down upon them. The mansion became increasingly deserted and the grand occasion was no longer the same.

Therefore, they were all full of resentment towards Chongzhen in their hearts. They only dared not speak out when they took the power of Chongzhen.

If Prince Fu could hand over the power of civil and military power to them after he seized the throne, they would naturally be unsuccessful. Just what Zhang Pu said could count?

"Cough cough..." Zhang Pu coughed at Zhu Yousong, indicating that it was time for Zhu Yousong to come out and speak.

Zhu Yousong received Zhang Pu's instructions and hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang is Gu's teacher. His words are all based on Gu's instructions. If you can help Gu ascend to the throne, Gu can swear to the heaven. Gu will guarantee that you will be in endless wealth and glory. If Gu has a half-word words, Gu Tian will call Gu Tian thunder and will not die well!"

The ancients had great awe of oaths. When they heard Zhu Yousong's oaths, everyone had no doubts. They knelt on the ground and bowed to Zhu Yousong, saying, "I, I'm willing to die for Your Highness!"

...

The emperor was trapped in Xinxiangbao, and Empress Zhou was pregnant and could not be stimulated. Empress Yi'an, who had been widowed for nearly a year, had to stand up and take on a major task and stabilize the palace.

However, after all, Empress Yian is a wife family, and she cannot afford such a burden alone, so Empress Yian quickly summoned several cabinet masters to the palace to discuss matters. But what is quite interesting is that both the cabinet masters, Shi Fenglai and Zhang Ruitu, both refused to be ill and failed to come.

In the Ganqing Palace, after everyone bowed to Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan gave everyone a little blessing and said sincerely: "There is politeness in the Ai family. I believe that the elders of the cabinet have known that the emperor was trapped in Xinxiang Castle and could not escape for a while. You are all ministers whom the emperor trusts. Before leaving, you entrust your country's major affairs to you. Now that the emperor is in trouble, can you let the emperor escape?"

Huang Liji and several other cabinet masters quickly returned the greetings, saying that they didn't dare.

Among all the elders, Wen Tiren is the most resourceful, and Wen Tiren, as the core of the imperial party, will never betray Chongzhen. After thinking about it, he said to Zhang Yan and everyone: "Empress, sir, Your Majesty is trapped in Xinxiangbao. The capital is at least seven or eight days away from Xinxiangbao. Even if the court wants to rescue it, it will be beyond reach. It can be said that the time has been lost;

In addition, Xinxiang Fort is located in the northwest plain, which is conducive to the battle of Mongolian cavalry and the defense of the Ming army. This is a loss of place.

Finally, the Tartars had 110,000 soldiers and horses, and His Majesty had only 70,000 soldiers and horses. As we all know, our Ming army had a barrier to combat power, and about three Ming soldiers could compete with one Tartar. In this way, the gap in military strength would be even greater, and this was a great loss for human harmony.

Any great war is nothing more than the right time, place and people. Now Your Majesty is losing the right time, place and people. I wish you bluntly say that your Majesty will most likely be defeated by the Tartars."

Zhang Yan almost fainted when she heard this, but she was strong for her sister. Since the death of Tianqi, Zhang Yan has only one relative like Chongzhen. Whether it is for Tianqi or Chongzhen, she must hold on and must not fall down at this time.

Zhang Yan calmed down and looked at Wen Tiren and said, "Gei Master Wen was very good at analyzing things. I think there must be a plan to teach Ai's family. Please ask Master Wen to tell me."

Wen Tiren thought for a while before he solemnly said to Zhang Yan: "Empress, although Your Majesty will most likely lose the enemy, you don't have to worry too much about Your Majesty's safety.

Lin Danhan's first goal was to capture Your Majesty alive to threaten the court, but I, the Ming Dynasty, had its own character, and it would be absolutely impossible for us to open the city gate and surrender to the Tartars.

In this way, within ten days and half a month, the Tartars and our Ming generals would have a battle. If the court and the top and the middle are united, with the force of the Ming Dynasty and the world's most powerful city, the Tartars would have to be as good as Yesen 180 years ago, looking at the city and sighing.

When Lin Danhan sees that the strong attack is ineffective, he will use Your Majesty as a bargaining chip to threaten the court to submit. We can negotiate with Lin Danhan and redeem His Majesty with a large sum of silver."

When Zhang Yan heard this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "If you can redeem Your Majesty, it would be a great blessing. No matter how much silver you have, the Ai family can take it out."

After several large-scale confiscations of Zhu Youjian, the wealth of the inner treasury was unprecedented in the Ming Dynasty. Only Zhang Yan, who was rich and powerful, believed that things that could be solved with money were not a problem at all!

Zhang Yan nodded slightly and praised Wen Tiren: "Wen Ge Lao has any suggestions, so why not tell me one by one."

Wen Tiren knew that he had made enough of the show today. If he continued to show off his talents, he would probably be the target of public criticism.

Therefore, he said modestly: "My advice is just a small plan. If you want to stabilize the overall situation of the court, the key is to rely on the chief minister."

Zhang Yan was slightly stunned, then turned her eyes to Huang Liji and said, "Gei Huang, please give me some advice."

Huang Liji stroked his beard and said slowly: "The overall situation in the court is here, and I and the elders of the cabinet will come to appease me, but if you want to stabilize the situation in the capital, you still need to control the military power of the Beijing camp. As long as the Beijing camp is in your hands, the capital will be as stable as Mount Tai. The capital city will be stable, and the world will be stable.

The rest is to negotiate with the Tartars to successfully redeem His Majesty; the second is to protect the Empress. If the Empress can successfully give birth to the Dragon Son in half a year, it will be no problem."

Zhang Yan's eyes lit up when she heard this, but she quickly frowned again and said, "What the Pavilion Master said is very much, but the Ai family has never been in contact with government affairs. How can we control the military power of the Beijing camp?"

Huang Liji said seriously: "The military power of the Beijing camp can be divided into three parts, one is the Jinwu Guard, and all the staff are composed of the Grand Inner Guard, with 6,500 soldiers all over the place, stationed in the Imperial City and the Forbidden City, and the commander is Xu Yingyuan and Xu Eunuch.

The second one is the Yulin Guard. The soldiers were all filled with 13,000 soldiers and stationed in Sijiu City, responsible for the defense work of the entire capital. The chief and deputy commanders are Cao Zhengchun and Cao Gonggong Wang Dehua.

Eunuch Xu, Eunuch Cao, and Eunuch Wang were all right-hand men when Your Majesty was in the residence. There should be no doubt about his loyalty to Your Majesty. However, in order to avoid the turmoil of people, I also asked the Empress to summon three father-in-laws immediately to explain the reason and lure them for profit and stabilize people's hearts.

However, the only thing to worry about is the Sixth Army of Beiwei, which is spread throughout the Northern Zhili. The Sixth Army of Beiwei has 78,000 troops, far superior to the Jinwu Guard and Yulin Guard. If the Sixth Army of Beiwei is in chaos, the capital may be difficult to preserve!

In the Sixth Army of the Beiwei, although Your Majesty has arranged many generals who are loyal to Your Majesty, I have to say frankly that if you want to control the Sixth Army of the Beiwei, you still need to summon the Duke of England and Duke Ding and other countries to conduct public affairs."

Zhang Yan was stunned when she heard this. She was a woman and didn't understand what the relationship between the Sixth Army of the Beiwei Army and the Duke of the British and Duke of Ding was.

Huang Liji explained: "Empress, although most of the martial aristocrats have been eliminated since His Majesty ascended the throne, in fact, the martial aristocrats have been operating in the Beijing camp for more than two hundred years, and their deep-rooted relationships are difficult to completely eliminate in a short period of time."

Huang Liji pointed out the key points. Zhang Yan didn't understand anymore, and she was a fool. She nodded slightly and said seriously: "The words of the old man Huang are all for the old man to plan the country. The Ai family will do it one by one!"

...

After the elders of the Pavilion left the palace, Zhang Yan quickly summoned Cao Zhengchun, Wang Dehua, Xu Yingyuan, and Wang Chengen.

Cao Zhengchun and others had already received the news that Chongzhen was trapped in Xinxiangbao, and were in a panic. At this time, they were relieved when they received Zhang Yan's call.

Several of them were born into the old ministers of the Qiandi who were in the palace of Zhu Youjianxin, and they were all marked by Chongzhen. If Chongzhen had made mistakes, their future would inevitably be greatly affected, and even the worries of life could not be ruled out.

Therefore, when they received the news that Chongzhen was trapped in Xinxiangbao, they all felt a disaster and everyone was panicked.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan stood up to take charge of the overall situation and stabilized the harem and cabinet, everyone seemed to have found the backbone and felt at a loss in their hearts.

After entering the palace, Cao Zhengchun and others saw Zhang Yan with a dignified and elegant manner, and quickly knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "I'll pay homage to the Empress!"

Zhang Yan nodded slightly, signaled everyone to flatten, then looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "You must have learned that Your Majesty is trapped in Xinxiangbao. At this time of crisis, the Ai family only asked you one question, can you believe me?"

"Puo! Puo! Puo..."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun and others quickly knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty and to the Queen!"

Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and then her face condensed, and she shouted in a deep voice: "Cao Zhengchun, Wang Dehua!"

Cao Zhengchun and Wang Dehua responded quickly: "I am here!"

Zhang Yan said, "The Ai family ordered you and others to strictly guard the nine gates of the capital. Unless there is an order from the Ai family or the order of His Majesty, no one will be allowed to mobilize a soldier and a soldier from the Jinwu Guard!"

Cao Zhengchun and Wang Dehua kowtowed and replied: "Be careful to obey the orders of the Empress!"

Zhang Yan nodded, and then said to Xu Yingyuan again: "Xu Yingyuan can be here!"

Xu Yingyuan bowed and said, "I am here!"

Zhang Yan arrived: "The Ai family ordered you to strictly guard the Forbidden City gate. Any foreign ministers who come and go will report to the Ai family. No handwriting of the Ai family will be allowed, and no one will be allowed to enter and exit the Forbidden City!"

Xu Yingyuan said, "Abide by the orders of the Empress!"

Zhang Yan said again: "Wang Chengen is here!"

Wang Chengen bowed and said, "Please give me instructions."

Zhang Yan said: "Zhang Chaozhong went to Jiangnan. At this time of turmoil, you can take over the factory guards for the time being. It is necessary to closely monitor the government and the country. Anyone with any chaos must report to the Ai family!"

Wang Chengen replied: "Abide by the orders of the Empress!"

"Play..."

After Zhang Yan issued the order, she patted her palm twice, and two palace maids came over with a tray containing letters.

Cao Zhengchun and others looked at each other, wondering why Zhang Yan meant this.

Zhang Yan said slowly, "As the saying goes, wealth can help the gods. It is difficult for you to control the Jinwu Guards, Yulin Guards, and Factory Guards for Your Majesty. Therefore, the Ai family prepared 500,000 taels of silver notes for each Guard. This silver notes come from the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty and have outstanding reputations. Please accept them with a smile."

Cao Zhengchun and others quickly refused and said, "I will not receive any reward without merit. Please take back my life."

Zhang Yan waved her hand and said, "Ai's family asked you to take it, so you can take it with confidence and boldness. As long as you can firmly grasp the military power for Your Majesty, what is this little money? Of course, if you take the money from the Ai's family and still have a mess of your errands, then Ai's family will be unhappy!"

Cao Zhengchun and others looked at each other and responded respectfully: "That minister will refuse to do so."

Of course, everyone knew that it was convenient for them to buy the generals of the army to gather the morale of the army, but after taking the 500,000 taels of silver, the remaining ones could be put into their pockets after taking care of the central government of the army.

Therefore, when receiving the silver notes, Xu Yingyuan and Wang Dehua, two greedy ghosts, could not hide their joy. Even relatively honest eunuchs such as Wang Chengen and Cao Zhengchun could not help but be happy.

Zhang Yan was quite satisfied with her words and expressions. It seems that if you want others to work hard for you, it is more effective to lure them for profit than to understand them!
Chapter completed!