After having a secret conversation with his father-in-law Xue Lian, Wu Shigong still believed that his father-in-law Xue Lian had many ways to contact Emperor Chongzhen easily. However, he also knew Eunuch Qin who believed in the palace. Anyway, it is always good to have more ways. So, on the second day,
On the morning of the same day, Wu Shigong didn't go to the Military and Horse Department at all. He put on makeup and went directly to the Shengyun Gambling House and entered a secret room on the third floor of the gambling house. Then, he asked shopkeeper Zheng to call Eunuch Qin's brother over.
After Eunuch Qin's brother arrived, Wu Shigong gave him three hundred taels of silver without saying a word. He also told Eunuch Qin's brother: Wu Shigong wanted to meet Eunuch Qin. No matter whether Eunuch Qin's brother could be found or not,
Eunuch Qin. These three hundred taels of silver are all the hard work of Eunuch Qin's younger brother. Moreover, as long as Eunuch Qin comes to meet him and listens to him to say a few words, Wu Shigong will also give Eunuch Qin two thousand taels of hard work.
Wu Shigong spent a lot of money in order to spread the news. Maybe money can make people push the wheels. Then Eunuch Qin’s brother went outside for a while and then came back to report to Wu Shigong: Eunuch Qin will arrive at the gambling house at about noon.
Square, meet Wu Shigong.
"That's great!" Wu Shigong couldn't help but cheered in his heart as the work went smoothly unexpectedly.
In fact, the matter was not as complicated as Wu Shigong thought. Maybe Wu Shigong didn't spend a tael of silver, and Eunuch Qin would meet Wu Shigong after getting the news. On the contrary, Xue Lian was surrounded by many people in the palace and wanted to contact Emperor Chongzhen.
It's quite inconvenient.
After Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne, he felt that Wei Zhongxian's power, especially Wei Zhongxian's power in the palace, was extremely huge, so he felt particularly afraid. Therefore, he only believed in the eunuchs and guards in the palace and let them all come to him.
He came to protect him. Even the food was prepared and delivered by his own queen.
But Emperor Chongzhen can't always shrink in this turtle shell? He still needs to know the news from the outside. Therefore, he asked his most trusted eunuchs and guards to send people out to inquire about the news. Eunuch Qin was also among them.
one.
However, those eunuchs and guards were originally powerless in Prince Xin's palace, and they did not have many trustworthy subordinates and friends. Therefore, they basically sent out their own relatives. The one sent out by Eunuch Qin happened to be himself.
's younger brother.
After receiving the news from his brother, Eunuch Qin immediately reported it to Emperor Chongzhen and the eunuch beside him, Wang Chengen. Because Wu Shigong, the commander of the Nancheng Military and Horse Command, was insignificant, but the role of Wu Shigong's father-in-law Xue Lian was.
It was very important. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen and Wang Chengen immediately decided to ask Eunuch Qin to put on makeup and leave the palace immediately to listen to what Wu Shigong had to say.
At noon, Eunuch Qin sneaked into the casino after putting on makeup, and was immediately taken into the secret room by shopkeeper Zheng. After shopkeeper Zheng left, Wu Shigong immediately told Eunuch Qin straight to the point: His father-in-law, Xue Lian, and Wu Shigong both
Prepare to show your sincerity to Emperor Chongzhen.
Wu Shigong then told Eunuch Qin: In order to show his sincerity, Wu Shigong will immediately resign as the commander of the Nancheng Army and Horse Command Department, and the successor will be arranged by Emperor Chongzhen. If Emperor Chongzhen agrees to their sincerity, Xue Lian will also immediately resign from the Beijing camp.
position. The surrender of Xue Lian and Wu Shigong only required a promise from Emperor Chongzhen, which was to keep the title of Marquis Yangwu and the safety of the Xue family.
At the end, Wu Shigong said to Eunuch Qin: In order to express his gratitude to Wang Chengen and Eunuch Qin, Wu Shigong will give this gambling house to Wang Chengen. In addition to Eunuch Qin's two thousand taels of hard work, Wu Shigong will give him another two thousand taels of silver.
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After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Eunuch Qin was simply overjoyed. It was not for those benefits. Although Emperor Chongzhen has ascended the throne, the entire Xinwang Palace is worried about how to open up the situation of being unified by Wei Zhongxian. Suddenly, from Wu Shigong,
With such good news, how could Eunuch Qin be unhappy?
Of course, having such a huge benefit and the unexpected windfall as the icing on the cake also made Eunuch Qin even more happy.
Eunuch Qin asked Wu Shigong to wait at the gambling house, and he immediately rushed back to the palace to report to Emperor Chongzhen.
After receiving the report from Eunuch Qin, Emperor Chongzhen was of course very excited. However, he was only sixteen years old at this time and could not fully analyze the details of this good news, so he turned his questioning eyes to those around him.
The great eunuch Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen immediately stepped forward and analyzed to Emperor Chongzhen: If Xue Lian is sincere, then it must be good. If Xue Lian is just testing Emperor Chongzhen's attitude, as soon as Xue Lian's resignation letter is handed over, Xue Lian's
Once the resignation is made public in the court, it will also play a big role in dividing Wei Zhongxian's party and opening a gap in the current Wei Zhongxian party.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen's most pressing issue now is to protect his own life. What is lacking is the armed forces of the capital. And Xue Lian's son-in-law's position in the Nancheng Military and Horse Command Department will be held by someone close to Emperor Chongzhen.
No matter how small the strength of the Nancheng Military and Horse Command Department is, it is still an armed force of the capital. Therefore, it is necessary to send people close to Emperor Chongzhen to take control of it as soon as possible.
Wang Chengen finally said to Emperor Chongzhen: As for Emperor Chongzhen's promise to Xue Lian, he might as well agree to it first. If Emperor Chongzhen really takes power and Xue Lian doesn't cause any trouble, and Xue Lian can keep his title and wealth, then what?
How about that? Even if Emperor Chongzhen wanted to deal with Xue Lian, Xue Lian was powerless at that time, so he couldn't do anything he wanted to do!
After listening to Wang Chengen's analysis, Emperor Chongzhen immediately made the decision and asked Eunuch Qin to go to Wu Shigong immediately and agree to Wu Shigong's request.
After Eunuch Qin sneaked into the gambling house again, he told Wu Shigong: Emperor Chongzhen fully agreed to Wu Shigong's request and would send someone to the Nancheng Military and Horse Command Department to take over Wu Shigong's command within two days.
Wu Shigong was so happy that he was extremely grateful to Eunuch Qin. He immediately took out four thousand taels of silver notes and gave them to Eunuch Qin. He also took out the house deed and land deed of the gambling house and asked Eunuch Qin to deliver them to Wang Chengen.
When they broke up, Wu Shigong also assured Eunuch Qin that his father-in-law Xue Lian's resignation would be delivered quickly.
In addition, Wu Shigong asked Eunuch Qin to do two things. One was to ask Wang Chengen to be kind to the shopkeepers and clerks who stayed in the gambling house. As the guards of the gambling house, as Wu Shigong's family slaves, Wu Shigong would definitely not leave them behind. And those dealers were all
He is a young man from Marquis Yangwu's family, and he will definitely not stay. Wu Shigong only takes care of shopkeeper Zheng. The old man is quite pitiful. He worked in the gambling shop for more than a year before the debt he owed was paid off.
Half. Wu Shigong can only do his last bit of devotion to Shopkeeper Zheng now.
The second thing is: Wu Shigong told Eunuch Qin that he might leave the capital and work in a local area. He asked Eunuch Qin and Wang Chengen to try not to mention him in front of Emperor Chongzhen in the future. It would be best for Emperor Chongzhen to completely forget about him.
Having just made great contributions to Emperor Chongzhen and received such a large sum of benefits from Wu Shigong, Eunuch Qin agreed to Wu Shigong's two small requests. After that, Eunuch Qin hurried back to the palace to report the good news to Emperor Chongzhen.
Already.
While Eunuch Qin shuttled back and forth to deliver the news, Xue Lian also found Wei Zhongxian in the palace. He told Wei Zhongxian that he would soon submit his resignation and resign from his position in the Beijing camp.
Xue Lian frankly confessed to Wei Zhongxian that his actions were to keep the Xue family safe.
Moreover, Xue Lian also told Wei Zhongxian that his son-in-law would also resign from the position of commander of the Military and Horse Division and would leave the capital. Xue Lian asked Wei Zhongxian to do a favor and choose a better position for his son-in-law. After saying these words,
Xue Lian left.
After receiving the news that Xue Lian would resign, the backbones of Wei Zhongxian's party gathered around Wei Zhongxian and came up with ideas. Some of them asked Wei Zhongxian to severely crack down on Xue Lian's betrayal; some, like Li Chengzuo,
He actually asked Wei Zhongxian to strengthen his control over the government and completely sideline Emperor Chongzhen.
Wei Zhongxian did not express his position. He asked the motley gang members to disperse and let himself be alone. At this time, Wei Zhongxian felt a little sad in his heart: Why didn't he want to escape unscathed? For Xue Lian, who had been with him the longest,
My old brother, let’s grant his last wish!
At this time, Wei Zhongxian still fully controlled the government, so he quickly obtained the appointment letter for Wu Shigong's new position from the Ministry of War. When Wei Zhongxian handed the appointment letter to Xue Lian, Xue Lian couldn't help but sigh when he saw the position.
He slapped his thigh and shouted: "Wonderful! So wonderful!"
When Xue Lian and Wei Zhongxian broke up, their hands held each other tightly and refused to separate for a long time. They both knew that they would never be able to spend time together drinking wine and chatting about homely things in the future.