Wang An’s eyeliner has been staring at the palace.
But they only knew that Zhu Youxiao's people were practicing artillery, but they didn't know that there were artillery shells.
I hurried home that night and chatted with my guest Wang Wenyan.
It happened that Yang Lian also came to visit, so they discussed the latest situation in the palace together.
When they heard that Emperor Taichang was seriously ill and his health was getting worse, he himself said that he was not going to die soon, but the others were not very sad, and they had no idea of looking for famous doctors and medicine.
Hearing that Concubine Zheng was under a lot of pressure, Yang Lian was full of energy, knowing that if she persisted, she would definitely succeed. When the time came to become famous, Shihlin would be extremely impressed, and she would be able to make the emperor owe her a favor.
Wang An finally told Zhu Youxiao's information, and it was only when Yang Lian and Wang Wenyan listened to this that their expressions were the most serious.
After listening to the basic introduction, Wang Wenyan stroked his beard and asked cautiously: "The prince is practicing firearms. This is definitely not self-defense. Especially those four heavy cannons, they must have some purpose."
He looked at Yang Lian, a military expert in the eyes of the Donglin Party.
"A cannon is useless without shells." Yang Lian made a decisive judgment and looked at Wang An again.
"There are indeed no cannonballs. My people can see it clearly. The Jinyi guards who are practicing are practicing with cannons without cannonballs. Only the muskets have ammunition." After Wang An was negligent last time, this time he has been sending people to be vigilant about the guards and guards.
The royal guards are practicing.
Yang Lian breathed a sigh of relief and drank a cup of tea calmly: "That's right, the cannonballs can't even hit the walls of the capital, let alone enter the palace. As long as he dares, I will dare to impeach him. In the end, it's his who stinks."
Reputation."
"I don't think it's that simple." Military Advisor Wang Wenyan thought deeply for a while, stood up directly, and said with a serious expression: "Maybe the cannon is a cover to attract attention. The real plan is to make a good relationship with the old minister and Wu Xun."<
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Yang Lian and Wang An looked stunned.
Isn't this their strategy not long ago to deliberately attract attention in a high-profile manner and to carry out more powerful killing moves behind the scenes?
When he asked Concubine Zheng to move to the palace in a high-profile manner and attracted attention, he quickly did the work of connecting the emperor's fifth son Zhu Youjian.
If this is really the case, the prince is a bit scary!
Yang Lian suddenly remembered something: "By the way, the British father-in-law's attitude is lukewarm, which is a bit strange."
"Why is it strange?"
"I remember that the British Duke and the Zheng family, Zheng Guotai, and Zheng Yangxing were very unfriendly. They should have been fully supportive, but now they have this attitude."
After hearing what Yang Lian said, Wang Wenyan knew that his plan to win over the British public and work with them to eliminate evil would not work.
Things didn't go as smoothly as expected, but that didn't mean they couldn't help it.
"If the British government fails, will the government be stable?"
Yang Lian smiled confidently: "The current Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen has corruption in our hands, and he is young and energetic and eager to make meritorious deeds. I can guarantee that as long as the reason is right, he will definitely send troops to destroy women and villains." p>
Wang Wenyan picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp: "Okay! Then I have to be fast, ruthless, brave, and wise! We can't move slowly, and we must be better than the prince and the old minister."
"Okay!"
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August 19.
Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, impeached the left governor Zheng Yangxing for being corrupt and perverting the law, smuggling weapons and hiding armor, and requested that he be arrested immediately.
The cabinet asked for votes but both disagreed. The second assistant Liu Yijing, the bachelor Han Kuang, and the first assistant Fang Congzhe, two to one, agreed to the matter two to one, and the cabinet agreed to send it to the palace to wait for the final red ceremony.
Of course Wang An wants to directly implement this matter directly as the Chief of Ceremonies.
However, Emperor Taichang was still alive, and Donglin didn't want his ally Wang An to be stigmatized and punished for this, so he still sent him to the seriously ill Emperor Taichang.
"This..." Of course Zhu Changluo couldn't agree directly. Just like yesterday, he still used the excuse of being seriously ill to discuss the matter another day.
Donglin had expected the delay in Taichang, but the delay in Cheng Guogong's memorial also caused a huge public opinion effect.
"It's not even useful for Cheng Guo Gong to go to court?"
"I'm afraid the whole palace is controlled by Concubine Zheng!"
"She used poison on His Majesty. Duke Cheng Guo, as a result of his meritorious service in appeasement, has the qualifications and strength to get rid of her!"
Of course, among these public opinions, the Donglin Party added fuel and jealousy to build momentum for Duke Cheng, making him take action for the sake of face.
Moreover, the Zhejiang Party in the imperial court also followed suit and wanted to make a contribution in this matter and not lose to Donglin.
Yao Zongwen, a big figure in the Zhejiang Party, also made a high-profile statement during the Hu Ke affair, stating that he had found out that Zheng had committed many serious crimes over the years, including murdering the East Palace.
His brother Zheng Guotai committed ten major crimes, including treason, conspiracy, friendship with frontier commanders, and private possession of armor. His nephew Zheng Yangxing also colluded with Liaodong manager Xiong Tingbi and had an affair with Nurhaci, which was a crime of plundering the family and exterminating the clan.
Anyway, the public opinion of the court is here, and he will say whatever the crime is serious, and even bring in Xiong Tingbi, whom he personally hates the most.
Public opinion was in an uproar.
Prince Zhu Youxiao smiled calmly after hearing this, and this time one more person was invited to eat grapes~
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August 20.
British Duke Zhang Weixian is finally coming forward.
He is the first in martial arts, and his personal seniority is one generation higher than the current Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen.
He petitioned to appoint Prince Zhu You to supervise the country. After asking the prince to supervise the country, he would preside over the overall situation, quell rumors, prevent internal strife, and stabilize all parties involved in the military affairs.
Zhang Weixian knew that Zhu Youxiao was no ordinary person since the time when the emperor's eldest grandson granted him the title of grandson of the emperor.
The current situation is simply a group of clowns taking advantage of the emperor's physical inconvenience to cause trouble by directing and acting.
He asked the prince to supervise the country, which is the best way to deal with it now.
After the British prince sent a memorial, Fang Congzhe, the first assistant, immediately followed up and asked the prince to supervise the country.
Fang Congzhe in the cabinet had a clear attitude. Liu Yijing, the second assistant, was an important person in Donglin. Knowing that the prince was supervising the country would stabilize the overall situation. Donglin followed the civil and military leader and agreed, which is not a big credit.
He was very hesitant.
Han Kuang, another scholar in the cabinet, although he is also Donglin, is not as central as Liu Yijing. His original intention is to stabilize the situation, not to make extraordinary achievements for Donglin.
He agreed with the prince's suggestion to supervise the country.
The cabinet vote is to be approved and sent to the palace.
Zhang Weixian and Fang Congzhe actually have other plans in mind.
That is, they are the leaders of civil and military affairs, and they are also teachers of the prince. Now at the critical moment, they are selling the prince a favor.
From now on, the prince will have to rely on the two of them. If his status remains unchanged, he will have more power.
They have all been in the officialdom for so many years, and it is not only the Donglin Party who understands human relations.
No one is simple~
Wang An took the memorial and walked to Ciqing Palace, feeling ten thousand uneasy.
The prince's supervision of the country may not be a bad thing for the ministers, but for him, Wang An, it was not a bad thing at first, but he would have to report everything to the prince for a while.
The British public's move is very powerful.
Wang Wenyan is so smart, why don’t you come up with an idea quickly and figure out what to do?
Wang Tiqian reported it to Zhu Youxiao, who regarded it as good news.
Zhu Youxiao immediately hid his true unhappy thoughts.
Even if the British Duke Zhang Weixian is an important figure that he really plans to use in the future, he cannot owe him such a big favor~
To owe others a favor means to repay it. The British Lord is already the leader of military honors and his own teacher, so returning favors to others does not mean that he will expand his military power?
This is not possible~
After thinking about it, Wang An arrived at the door. Zhu Youxiao was also thinking quickly about how to delay it. In an instant, more than a dozen plans flashed by.
Suddenly, the main door of Ciqing Palace opened behind him, and Li Xuanshi said excitedly: "We can move to the palace!"