Dark clouds cover the moon, and the inner courtyard of the palace is dark. Among the flower trees, white lanterns are swaying in the wind, and the leaves are rustling, making the originally glorious and bustling Ming Palace look very cold.
Yang Tinghe walked slowly among the flowers and trees leading to the harem, his steps were light and his clothes were windy, moving like a ghost, so that the two chamberlains who were following him and holding the lamp almost couldn't keep up with him.
Soon, Yang Tinghe stood in front of the Yanxi Palace door, which was hung with white curtains and lanterns. He breathed softly, trying to adjust his breathing evenly so as not to be seen by others that his heart was pounding at the moment. Awesome. My whole body seemed to be out of breath.
He, Yang Tinghe, must act calm and calm at this moment, be as solid as a rock, and give people a sense of security that is as stable as Mount Tai. He must make the person he is about to meet feel a sense of security, so that he can completely believe in himself and obey himself unconditionally.
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The person Yang Tinghe wanted to meet was Empress Dowager Zhang. To be precise, it was Empress Dowager Zhang who wanted to summon Yang Tinghe to discuss important matters. Of course Yang Tinghe knew what he wanted to discuss, and it must be the important matter of inheriting the throne that he mentioned yesterday. Although he said at that time What he said was a bit too hasty, but he had to say it because this matter cannot be delayed.
I originally wanted to keep the news of the emperor's death secret, and wanted to keep it secret for at least ten days before telling the world. But on the morning of July 16th, the news leaked outside the palace, and someone spread the news of the emperor's death. go out.
Yang Tinghe had no time to find out who it was. It might be the eunuchs in the palace. After all, most of the eunuchs in the inner court were Zhang Yong's people. Although Zhang Yong left the capital with a message, those under him might have leaked the news. .It may also be Dingguo Gong and Cheng Guogong, or other officials who know about it.
But at this time, Yang Tinghe did not have the time or experience to find out who it was. Because his time was very urgent and there were more important things that he needed to deal with. He could not waste time on these things.
Under this situation, Yang Tinghe chose to simply disclose the news of the emperor's death. Anyway, the entire capital has been occupied by more than 10,000 Jinyiwei captains under the jurisdiction of the Jinyiwei Yamen, and three battalions of 20,000 soldiers and horses mobilized from the West Camp. In addition, the soldiers and horses led by Wu'an Marquis Guo Xun and Anyuan Marquis Wang Xian from the Fifth Army Commandery Mansion were all blocked.
With the whole city under lockdown, the news will not be known to the outside world for the time being.
Of course, this blockade will not last long in the end, and the news will definitely leak out of the city soon. Yang Tinghe believes that there must be people who are trying their best to report to Zhang Yanling, Zhang Lun, and the others.
But even if it can be delayed for one day, it is still valuable.
Zhang Yanling and others are far away in Hetao, and they are probably deep into the Tatar border to fight at this moment. After they get the news, they will definitely lead the army back to the capital. Especially Zhang Yanling, after learning the news of Zhu Houzhao's death, he will definitely rush back to the capital as soon as possible .If he returns to the capital, everything will be reversed immediately.
Therefore, I must get everything done before he returns to Beijing. The time left for me is about a month at most. Because riding a fast horse back from the Tatar country north of the Hetao, thousands of miles back and forth, it will take a month. .Unless he, Zhang Yanling, doesn’t bring any soldiers and horses, and rushes back at Xingye. But if he returns to the capital alone, he is looking for death.
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One month seems to be a long time, but it is very short for what he has to do. In this month, he not only needs to take full control of the situation, but also needs to support a new emperor and complete a new court structure.
After Zhang Yanling comes back, everything must be calm, the new emperor's accession to the throne has become a fact, and everyone in the court has fully recognized it.
In other words, he must support the new emperor and cook the rice when it is in compliance with the rules and under the circumstances that Zhang Yanling cannot criticize. In that case, even if Zhang Yanling comes back, he will not be able to recover. Because everything is in compliance with the rules.
, Unless Zhang Yanling rebels, he can only watch all this become a fact.
After that, naturally everything was under his control. The new emperor was supported by himself and will be controlled by him. Although Zhang Yanling's status is noble, without Zhu Houzhao, he is just a rootless person. Find a reason to put him under his control.
Once his right to lead the army was taken away, and then his title was taken away, he was nothing.
Naturally, I would not kill him. Killing him would be meaningless. Keeping him and slowly humiliating him would be very interesting. Let this arrogant guy who is always against him spend the rest of his life ridiculed and humiliated.
It would be more interesting to cross the border than to kill him.
Of course, all of this requires that you can quickly and successfully complete your own ideas and achieve your goals as soon as possible. If it is delayed until Zhang Yanling leads the army back to Beijing and fails to complete his plan, then things may go the other way.
With Zhang Yanling's intelligence and sense of smell, he will definitely understand everything he has done, and he will get to the bottom of it. By then, it is certain that he will be ruined and be punished by the nine tribes. Therefore, he must not fail. This is a battle and time
The race is also a life and death competition between myself and Zhang Yanling.
Among all things, the most important thing is to decide on the candidate for the new emperor. No, it cannot be said to be deciding on the candidate. It is to determine the person you choose to inherit the throne. The problem is that your choice must be approved by someone.
Agree. Only with her approval and her will announced to the world can it be legal and reasonable, and can it be accepted by the government and the public.
This person is the Queen Mother Zhang. The Queen Mother's decree is already the most authoritative and legitimate decree in the Ming Dynasty at this moment.
Therefore, for Yang Tinghe, tonight's meeting with Queen Mother Zhang is crucial, and he must convince her.
Regarding this point, he would have been quite confident in the past. Because at that time, Empress Dowager Zhang was in his hands, obeying his words, and completely in charge. Unfortunately, after Zhang Yanling came back, Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly sent back the gift he had given to her.
All her belongings were moved into the Buddhist hall and she never saw her again.
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Yang Tinghe knew what happened. He knew that Zhang Yanling knew what happened between him and the Queen Mother Zhang. Zhang Yanling's attitude also showed this. He knew that he must have been a thorn in Zhang Yanling's eyes. The reason why he did not do anything to him
Cruel, on the one hand, this matter is extremely detrimental to the Zhang family, on the other hand, it is possible that the Queen Mother Zhang protected her and made an agreement with Zhang Yanling.
In fact, a few years ago, Yang Tinghe found out from clues that Zhang Yanling knew about the affair between himself and the Queen Mother Zhang. But who is Yang Tinghe? He is best at taking advantage of other people's weaknesses and emotions. Someone who came for his own use. At that time, he knew that Zhang Yanling's biggest emotional weakness was the Queen Mother Zhang. He would choose to pretend not to know anything for the sake of the Queen Mother Zhang, and would not do anything excessive to himself.
Facts have proved that his idea was absolutely right. Yang Tinghe knew that the tighter he held on to Empress Dowager Zhang, the safer he would be. During the subsequent secret tryst, Yang Tinghe kept hinting that the affair between the two Empress Dowager Zhang might be possible. It was known to Zhang Yanling, and Zhang Yanling probably knew that he would kill him in the future.
His purpose in doing this was to make Empress Dowager Zhang subconsciously want to protect herself. Empress Dowager Zhang would definitely have a showdown with Zhang Yanling and not allow him to kill her.
Not only is Yang Tinghe meticulous, he is undoubtedly an unparalleled master in understanding psychology and manipulating other people's minds.
At this moment, Yang Tinghe stood in front of the Yanxi Palace, and the sound of chanting came from the direction of the Qianqing Palace. It was the Taoist monks who set up a dojo in front of Zhu Houzhao's coffin, chanting sutras for salvation.
Tonight, he will once again conquer a heartbroken mother and a former lover. He must conquer this woman again. This is the most critical point in the success or failure of all his plans. Empress Dowager Zhang must become his spokesperson, through Zhang The Queen Mother made the most important choice of the emperor.
"Yang Shoufu, the Queen Mother has a decree, please come to see her." Two female officials came to the entrance of Yanxi Palace with lanterns and saluted Yang Tinghe.
"Thank you very much. Thank you for helping me lead the way." Yang Tinghe said in a deep voice.
Under the leadership of two palace ladies, Yang Tinghe walked all the way from the front hall of Yanxi Palace through the corridor and corridor to the back hall.
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Afterwards, two palace maids stopped in front of a spring pavilion with bead curtains. A palace maid reported through the curtain: "Queen Mother, Yang Shoufu is here."
Xisuo's voice came from the Spring Pavilion, and soon after, Queen Mother Zhang's voice came: "Qiuyue, please invite Yang Shoufu to come in."
The female officer agreed, and the two of them opened the curtains on the left and right and said: "Yang Shoufu, please!"
Yang Tinghe nodded, straightened his clothes, and walked into Spring Pavilion.
Yang Tinghe walked through a screen and came to the outside of Spring Pavilion. Two palace maids stood aside. A dim candle flickered on the table, but there was no one around. Yang Tinghe turned his eyes and looked around when a voice came from the side.
"Yang Shoufu is here. Come, show Yang Shoufu some tea."
Yang Tinghe turned around and saw Queen Mother Zhang, dressed in black, sitting in the shadow. Queen Mother Zhang, dressed in black, almost overlapped with the shadow. In fact, she was sitting not far away, but Yang Tinghe did not see her.
"Your Majesty Yang Tinghe comes to see the Queen Mother." Yang Tinghe quickly lifted up his robe and stepped forward to salute.
Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand and said: "Master Yang, there is no need to be polite, please sit down."
Yang Tinghe stood there with a bow, not sitting down, looking at the face of Queen Mother Zhang. Queen Mother Zhang's face was pale and haggard, her whole body was wrapped in black clothes, making her look old and weak. The muscles on her face were slack and falling, and the corners of her eyes were There were deep wrinkles on her sides. She was no longer even an old lady, she was already as old as an old woman over fifty.
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"Yang Shoufu, please sit down. The Aijia asked you to come here to discuss something with you. The Aijia knows that you are very busy and hardworking, so it is really unkind to ask you to come so late. But the Aijia can only work.
Come here. I have to discuss some things with you." Empress Dowager Zhang said softly.
Her voice was cold and distant, polite and respectful, and there was no trace of the former friendship and tenderness in it. This made Yang Tinghe's heart sink. He suddenly realized that this was not a meeting where lovers reunited, but the Queen Mother and herself.
A normal negotiation between us. I am afraid that I may not be able to achieve my goal tonight.
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