Everyone is waiting for the last opportunity, only the Zheng family can't wait any longer.
Concubine Zheng is relatively stable. Although she did not listen to the prince and secretly cooperated with Li Xuanshi to move the palace, but the left governor Zheng Yangxing, who was on the verge of resigning, was on the verge of being driven crazy.
Zheng Yangxing has been staying in his mansion these days, summoning his servants, rewarding them with large sums of money, and directing their training.
If anyone dares to come to the house to scold him and arrest him, then don’t blame him for the white knife that goes in and the red knife that goes out.
He has nearly 3,000 servants who are still loyal. The family has gained countless money and food from exploitation over the past decades. I have stabilized the loyalty of the servants at this critical moment.
But the bad news is that Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, personally led people to clean up the Beijing camp, and either arrested or dismissed his people, leaving no one behind.
Even a fool can see that they are going to attack him, so Zheng Yangxing decided not to give in.
Half a month ago, Yang Lian, Zhou Jiamo and a group of others came to his door, and he gave in. As a result, they insulted him twice in a row, leaving no way out.
Since there is no way to retreat, he plans to fight tooth and nail.
Suddenly the housekeeper walked in from the outer courtyard with a happy face: "Master! There is news from the palace."
"Oh? How is your aunt?" Zheng Yangxing hasn't been in contact with Concubine Zheng for half a month. This time there is finally news, and of course she is very happy.
"It's not Empress Zheng, it's Wang An, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of etiquette in the palace who sent someone to deliver the message."
"He? Where is the messenger?"
"I've already left. I only gave you a letter." The housekeeper followed Zheng Yangxing to the unoccupied study and took out the letter.
Zheng Yangxing opened it and took a look, his eyes widened, his expression first became angry and then became ferocious.
"How dare a dead eunuch do this!"
Zheng Yangxing was furious.
Wang An's letter actually directly stated that the evidence of Cui Wensheng's murder of His Majesty was conclusive. Everyone believed that Concubine Zheng had instigated the matter. Once confirmed, their whole family would die.
Wang An is not stingy about turning big things into trivial matters. If the Zheng family is willing to pay 100,000 taels, he will find a way to execute Cui Wensheng so that there is no evidence to prove the matter. There is also a precedent for the Wanli imperial attack case. In the end, the Zheng family was safe.
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This is a threatening blackmail letter.
It was basically a provocative threat taking advantage of Zheng Yangxing’s limited intelligence.
Everyone in the court treats the Zheng family as shit. His Majesty advised them not to believe the rumors. In the court, Dong Lin and other civil servants quoted them out of context, and the Zheng family would not let them hear the news.
Zheng Yangxing locked himself in the house, and this time he was really in a state of information isolation.
The housekeeper was very angry when he saw the owner of the house, but he soon calmed down, and the anger in his eyes gradually turned into dark hatred.
"Master, Wang An is openly asking for bribes. How about we surrender to the civil servants and report him directly?"
"Stupid!" Zheng Yangxing had been communicating with Concubine Zheng about the situation in the palace before. He knew that Wang An was very popular with civil servants, so what was the use of reporting to the civil servants?
"I decided... to pretend to be cowardly first, give him the money... and then kill him!"
The housekeeper was startled at first, then nodded and said: "According to the master's instructions, we still have a lot of men, horses, weapons, food and silver."
Zheng Yangxing said: "Use all the family property. We still have secret lines in the Beijing camp, Jinyiwei and the palace. There is no shortage of money-grubbing people in these armies. As long as you get on our ship, don't think about it anymore~" p>
People like the housekeeper also know that they will inevitably be exiled if they don't fight. Back then, in the name of the Zheng family, extortion offended not only 10,000 but also 8,000 people, and so many people were killed that they can hardly remember them. Once you are exiled, you must have enemies.
I asked for money to kill him.
Let's just fight in the name of eradicating evil villains.
Zheng Yangxing smiled, he was about to be driven to death, but besides her aunt, he had one last trump card.
Once it is done, this last trump card will be the key to stabilizing the situation.
……
Wang An is discussing details with Wang Wenyan in the mansion.
"When we enter the palace, don't pick us up in person. Instead, stay in Qianqing Palace and control the most critical people."
"Then are you sure you can rush to Qianqing Palace?"
"Don't worry, they have already memorized the route when we ask for help. As long as we move fast enough, the prince will not be able to stop us." Wang Wenyan, as a military advisor, had already planned it.
Wang An trusted Wang Wenyan's IQ, nodded and said: "Okay, I have clearly remembered option one. To be honest, I still think option one is better than option two..."
"No..." Wang Wenyan interrupted him directly, with chills in his eyes, and said in a very formal and cold tone: "Option 1 can only cause a lot of trouble for the prince. I have the advantage in the court, but he has the advantage in the harem.
There will inevitably be a fight that lasts for a period of time.
Moreover, the two factors that determine victory or defeat are not directly in our hands. Do you think the prince will obediently give up the throne? He does not have no military power at all!"
Wang An sighed, and Wang Wenyan continued: "So the plan is to seize the opportunity and gain the advantage of public opinion, but it cannot be solved at once."
"Report! Zheng Yangxing's housekeeper came and said that he was willing to spend 100,000 taels to buy a safe house. He hoped that if he promised a small sum of money, there would be more business cooperation in the future, and he would definitely make more profits."
"Hahahaha!" Wang Wenyan suddenly laughed wildly after hearing this.
This is Wang An's house, and Wang Wenyan is just a guest, but after hearing the report from Wang An's housekeeper, it was Wang Wenyan who responded first.
Wang An felt a little uneasy and asked: "Why are you laughing, sir?"
"I laugh at the prince's lack of plans and Li Xuan's servant Shaozhi. They are two fools who still want to maintain order in the palace and make Concubine Zheng the queen mother, but they don't know that they are going to die~"
Even though Wang An had been planning for so long and knew that Plan 2 was this plan, he still felt nervous when he thought of killing them.
"Mr. Wang, lower your voice..."
"Hahaha! What are you afraid of? Your mansion is guarded by my confidants and chivalrous men. The era of royal guards has passed and the era of righteous men has begun~"
Wang Wenyan is a strange man, even more heroic than Shao Daxia of Jiajing Longqing Dynasty.
Juren was born as a jailer, but he had wisdom and courage that officials did not have, and he dared to do things that others would not dare to think of.
He really had the strength to crush the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang Party, and Yi Donglin incorporated the remnants of the Qin Party and Propaganda Party, becoming a strange person respected and feared by ministers in one fell swoop.
This is not all his energy. The connections of Song Jiang and others are just a small matter in front of him.
He is a ruthless character who can really gather chivalrous people and break into the capital to kill people~
After laughing wildly, he said calmly: "Zheng Yangxing promised to give 100,000 taels, but he used it as bait to prepare for murder and chaos."
"Ah? Mr. Wang, are you sure?" Wang An couldn't believe it.
"Hahaha~ My prediction is not inaccurate. Zheng Yangxing will take the risk and lead troops directly into the palace to kill you, the prince and others."
He saluted his clothes and said solemnly: "Now there is no option one, only option two! Kill~"