Fang Yingwu could almost say straight away that it was impossible for Concubine Wan Guifei and her group to succeed in establishing another prince, but he could not give a convincing reason.
He couldn't tell Wang Zhi that he had traveled through time and knew the future direction of history. As a result, Wang Zhi was still confused, which side should she choose?
In Wang Zhi's mind, there were two most favored concubines, Concubine Wan Gui and Concubine Shao Chen, who played the pillow role. In addition, Zhu Youqi himself was very popular with the emperor because of his intelligence. Liang Fang and a group of imperial alchemists played a supporting role, and there was also the chief minister of the outer court.
Wan'an secretly supported it, and it was very likely to succeed in appointing Zhu Youqi as the crown prince.
Although the current prince has the support of the vast majority of courtiers, the Empress Dowager Zhou, and the eunuch Huaien, who is responsible for the ceremony, he has an absolute advantage in terms of official status and etiquette. But in terms of influence on the emperor, the people on the prince's side are far less than the previous ones.
Speaking of those people on the other side, the ones the emperor truly trusts in his heart are his beloved concubines, chief assistants, alchemists, and national preceptors.
More importantly, the attempt to establish another crown prince was led by Concubine Wan Gui, and it was really difficult for Wang Zhi to refuse Concubine Wan Gui's will. Especially now that Wang Zhi was trying to return to the court to rebuild the West Factory and urgently needed Concubine Wan Gui's support.
But Fang Yingwu's words seemed to have a unique magic power, and Fang Yingwu had repeatedly performed miraculous foresight over the years, which Wang Zhi did not dare to completely ignore.
The East Palace is closely related to the country, and the matter is so important that I dare not deviate in the slightest. The last two thoughts were entangled in Wang Zhi's mind, and they were so tightly intertwined that she almost collapsed.
"I don't think about it anymore!" Eunuch Wang patted his face distractedly, "Just take it one step at a time! I'd better think about how to rebuild the West Factory first. Do you have any good ideas?"
Fang Yingwu shook his head and said: "You know, I don't want you to follow the old path again. If you continue to be the admiral of Xichang, it will be difficult for you to have a good death."
Wang Zhi said full of resentment: "Forget it if you don't want to help me, I could still have done it when I didn't recognize you! Now without your help, I don't believe I can do it!"
Fang Yingwu stood up to say goodbye. When he walked to the door, he heard Wang Zhi muttering: "You are so heartless, you don't know who I am for..."
He couldn't help but feel weak, but remembering the fate of high-profile eunuchs in history, he gritted his teeth and went out. He was determined not to allow Wang Zhi to seize power again. This was for her own good.
However, the next day, Wang Zhi, the imperial eunuch, the eunuch of Datong Town, the military supervisor of Beijing Camp, and the former West Factory Supervisor, appeared in front of the public in the capital and visited several yamen in succession.
Then Eunuch Wang swaggered through the city again, arriving near Lingji Palace outside Xi'an Gate, and pretended to walk around the old site of Xichang five or six times.
When something like this happened, Eunuch Wang didn't need to say anything. The public was immediately in an uproar. There was a lot of discussion in the court. Could it be that the emperor was planning to reset the West Factory?
Rumors spread like wildfire, and for the princes of the Chenghua Dynasty, Xichang was definitely a lingering shadow.
Although the former West Factory only existed for four years, it was much more aggressive and domineering than the East Factory, which had been basically inactive for more than ten years.
Some even accepted a gift of twenty taels of silver, but were arrested by Xichang, tortured, and labeled as a bribe-taker. More than two years ago, when Xichang was dismissed, countless courtiers breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Eunuch Wang becoming high-profile again, how could the courtiers hold back? Immediately, more than twenty memorials were sent to the palace, sternly asking His Majesty not to repeat the same mistakes and go back to the old ways. They bucked the trend and reset the West Factory.
What a nonsense! Fang Yingwu laughed bitterly. Wang Zhi was definitely repeating his old trick, intending to take advantage of the emperor's rebellious mentality.
Originally the emperor might not have thought so, but when the ministers mentioned Xichang, it might have given the emperor the idea of rebuilding Xichang. At the same time, Concubine Wan Guifei blew her pillow to intercede.
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However, the subsequent development was beyond Fang Yingwu's expectation. Under continuous questioning by the courtiers, the emperor publicly stated in public that morning that he had no intention of rebuilding the West Factory.
Then Fang Yingwu saw Wang Zhi like an injured kitten, hiding in the hotel without seeing anyone else. She, who was not good at drinking, actually took the initiative to drink to drown her sorrows.
Fang Yingwu advised: "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. Xichang is already history. If you just accept your fate, it might be a good thing."
Wang Zhi has a bad ability to drink. Once she drinks, the consequences are always disastrous. After three glasses of wine today, she seemed to be a completely different person. First she slapped Fang Yingwu's hat off, and then forcibly held Fang Yingwu's hand.
The object went to the inner room. Then there was a lingering love affair with the corresponding object, which lasted from noon until the evening before I woke up.
That day, the sky over the capital suddenly became dense with clouds, and in the evening it began to snow. As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year, and snow in winter is a good thing. However, the snow became heavier and heavier, and it fell all night long.
After Fang Yingwu got up the next day, he stepped on the steps and found that the snow was almost half a foot deep. As a parent official of Wanping County, I would definitely not be able to relax when faced with such a disaster.
Lou Tianhua reminded: "The snow conditions this time are the worst in recent years. After such a heavy snowfall, according to usual practice, an order must be sent from the palace to ask the county to recruit people to clear the snow in the palace. Otherwise, it will only rely on the palace
The eunuchs and maids here can’t even clean up the snow in such a big palace.”
Do you need to temporarily recruit people to do this? After Fang Yingwu was slightly surprised, he put on an expression of concern for the country and the people, and sighed: "I have been breathing too much to cover my tears, and I am sorry that the people's livelihood is so difficult. The people are busy all year round, and it is rare.
Winter is a time for leisure, but unexpectedly we are hit by another disaster and have to be drafted into military service. How can we bear it?"
Lou Tianhua held back his smile and said, "Proprietor, you are overly worried. The job of clearing snow in the palace is different from other jobs. People are afraid that they will rush to do it without any mercy from the proprietor."
"Why is this?" Fang Yingwu asked.
Lou Tianhua explained: "How can ordinary people have the opportunity to enter the palace? How can they have the opportunity to see the royal scenery? Only when there is heavy snow, two to three thousand people can enter the palace to clear the snow, and at the same time increase their knowledge.
.If you pick up hairpins, embroidered shoes, handkerchiefs and other items abandoned by the palace maids, you can brag about them for a year after you return."
As Lou Tianhua expected, before Fang Yingwu finished drinking the hot tea in his hand, an edict was issued from the palace, ordering Wanping County to recruit three thousand soldiers to the palace to clear the snow.
After the county government notice was posted, Fang Yingwu secretly appeared outside the county government office. As expected, he saw with his own eyes that the registration was booming. Countless strong young men crowded in to sign up. What Lou Tianhua said was true. People were very interested in clearing snow from the palace.
It turned out to be very positive.
Wanping County recruited 3,000 people in one day, and the next morning, the servicemen gathered at the county government office and set out for the palace together.
Almost all the county officials were dispatched to escort and monitor three thousand civilian servants until they reached Xihua Gate. This group of officials in Wanping County were in charge of Da Nei Xiyuan. In the 21st century, this place should be called