The next night, when Yongwang Hongyu was copying copybooks in the study of his palace, a scholar with sharp eyes as sharp as a blade walked into the study, raised his hand towards Yongwang Hongyu and said.
I saw this scholar, who was about twenty-seven or eighty-years-old. His face was as thin as a knife, and his expressionless face seemed to be covered with a layer of evil aura. His sinister look made people shudder.
This person is none other than Zhang Qigong, an outstanding scholar who ranked third in the imperial examination in Hongde's 19th year.
"...Zhou Min?"
Yong Wang Hongyu frowned when he heard this, put down the brush in his hand, frowned and asked: "What's going on?"
"It's King Huan and Luo Yao." Zhang Qigong approached the desk and said in a deep voice: "The news I just received is that King Huan and Luo Yao set up a trap for Zhou Ming in Anyi and intercepted Zhou Ming's plan to deliver it to His Highness.
That real account book..."
"King Huan? Zhao Hongxuan? Is he with Luo Yao?"
Yongwang Hongyu frowned and stood up, and said with some displeasure: "When did King Huan leave Daliang? Why didn't I know anything about it?"
"It must be Luo Yao's idea." Zhang Qigong whispered: "Since he wants to plot against Zhou Min, he naturally has to act quietly... There are people from the East Palace in the Bingwei Mansion, and Luo Yao wants to do it without anyone noticing.
It is not difficult to leave Daliang."
"Damn it!"
Yong Wang Hongyu patted the table gently, with a bit of annoyance on his face.
You know, originally as long as Zhou Min sent the real account book to him, he would be absolutely sure to bring down the East Palace. But now, the most critical evidence has been intercepted by Luo Yao, so he has no conclusive evidence.
evidence.
The terrible thing is, just as Luo Yao guessed, Yongwang Hongyu has been impeaching the East Palace in his own name two days ago in order to greatly increase his prestige. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the East Palace falls, his prestige will naturally be in a straight line.
But on the other hand, if he can't get any conclusive evidence in the end, then "framing the prince", "persecuting his siblings" and other charges will be enough for him to bear.
"This Zhou Min actually let me take it lightly at the critical moment... causing me to fall into such passivity!" He cursed in anger, Yong Wang Hongyu turned to Zhang Qigong and said: "Qigong, in your opinion, what should I do now?
manage?"
Zhang Qigong thought for a moment, walked forward, and whispered a few words to Yong Wang Hongyu. Yong Wang Hongyu's face was slightly startled, and there was a hint of hesitation.
"Your Highness, if you continue to break the law, you will suffer the chaos... At this point, there is no other way." Zhang Qigong said sternly.
King Yong Hongyu gritted his teeth when he heard this, then nodded heavily and said: "I will write a letter in my own hand later, and you will send someone to travel day and night to deliver it to Cui Xie of the First Army of the North."
Having said this, he picked up his writing brush and started writing quickly.
At this time, Zhang Qigong, after being silent for a moment, suddenly said: "Your Highness, Zhou Min may be instigated by Luo Yai to rebel."
"..." Yongwang Hongyu paused in his movements and looked up at Zhang Qigong.
Seeing this, Zhang Qigong said seriously: "After Zhou Min's follower fled to General Cui Xie, General Cui Xie still didn't know what happened in the military camp. This means that Luo Yao suppressed the matter...
...Luo Yao and Zhou Min lived together day and night, so he naturally knew Zhou Min's talents.
I know that if I can instigate Zhou Min, this will be a huge blow to His Highness. If it were me, I would take this opportunity to instigate Zhou Min... Zhou Min will be shocked when he ruins His Highness's good deeds due to his negligence.
Fear, if Luo Yao talks about him, he may not stick to his heart..."
"No..." Yong Wang Hongyu shook his head.
Zhang Qigong said seriously: "You have to know that in the eyes of 99% of people, Zhou Min is the East Seat of the East Palace..."
As if he understood the hidden meaning of Zhang Qigong's words, Yong Wang Hongyu couldn't help but frown.
Seeing this, Zhang Qigong lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Zhou Min knows a lot about His Highness. If he betrays the East Palace, it will be very harmful. He cannot stay, but he can be killed in the chaos!"
"..." Yong Wang Hongyu frowned, remained silent, and continued to write quickly.
——Two days later, a military camp in the north of Anyi——
That day, when King Huan Zhao Hongxuan looked at Luo Yai and Zhou Min who were sitting opposite each other drinking in the tent, he still could not understand the thoughts of these resourceful aides.
He really couldn't imagine that Zhou Min could be so "easily" instigated by Luo Yai to rebel.
"Your Highness King Huan, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was silent, Luo Yao asked with some doubts.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan glanced at Zhou Min, with a bit of vigilance still in his eyes.
Seeing his expression, Luo Yao understood.
Sure enough, after Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan was silent for a while, he finally couldn't help but said: "I really can't understand why the two of you can sit here and drink wine happily."
After hearing this, Zhou Min smiled and did not answer, because he knew that Luo Yao would explain it for him.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Luo Yao chuckled and said, "His Royal Highness King Huan is doubting Zhou Min?"
"Anyone would be suspicious, right?"
Zhao Hongxuan frowned, considered his words and said carefully: "I just feel...surprised that Mr. Luo instigated Zhou's rebellion in just a few words...Mr. Zhou, it is really...unbelievable."
Luo Yao smiled when he heard this, nodded and said: "I understand what His Highness King Huan means. His Highness King Huan thinks it is incredible that Zhou Min changed his mind so quickly?...Does His Highness think that Zhou Dongxi has to insist on it anyway?
How many days will it take until we are at the end of our rope and we have to accept Luo's proposal? Is this reasonable?"
"That's generally true, right?"
Zhao Hongxuan looked at Luo Yao without saying anything.
Luo Yao nodded, as if he understood Zhao Hongxuan's thoughts, and then said with a smile: "But what's the point of that?"
"What...meaning? I don't understand." Zhao Hongxuan shook his head.
Luo Yao held the wine cup and considered it for a moment, and then explained: "It took only one stick of incense to be persuaded by Luo, and it took three days to be persuaded by Luo. There is actually no difference... In the eyes of my generation, it can instigate rebellion.
Those who can always instigate rebellion; those who cannot instigate rebellion will eventually be unable to instigate rebellion. As for how long it takes for him to change his mind, the only difference lies in how smart the person is and what he is forced to do.
To what extent." At this point, he glanced at Zhou Min apologetically and continued: "Zhou Min is a thoughtful man. He can see the situation clearly by himself. There is no need for Luo to waste words. Luo only needs to remind him.
He has 'no way out', so he will naturally sort out the interests on his own... With his wisdom, he is enough to see clearly the interests of the whole thing. In this case, what difference does it make sooner or later?"
"This..." Zhao Hongxuan was speechless and had no way to refute.
Only then did he realize that both Luo Yao and Zhou Min were far-sighted and wise men. Therefore, there was no need to explain some things as clearly as to ordinary people, because Zhou Min could see such things himself.
Understand.
"Note: I read in the book review that it is incredible that Zhou Min was instigated by Luo Yai to rebel with just a few words. This is the reason. Only by lobbying ordinary people can the pros and cons of the whole matter be analyzed and put on the table one by one, but for Zhou Min.
You don’t need to wait for the counselor. Could it be that he can’t see through this kind of thing? Therefore, just say to him, "You have no retreat, but you still have a choice."
This is enough. As long as Zhou Min still has unfinished ambitions in his heart, he can be incited to rebel. Otherwise, no matter how much he talks about it, it is useless. When writing that chapter yesterday, the author was thinking about this, so it was useless.
There are too many descriptions. Unexpectedly, some readers in the book review found it extremely incredible that the author used a few lines of dialogue to persuade Luo Yai to rebel against Zhou Min, so I will explain it here."
Seeing Zhao Hongxuan's faint look of surprise, Luo Yao added another sentence and said with a smile: "In fact, if Zhou Dongxi changes his mind after a few days, Luo will suspect that he has "other agendas", because with his
Wisdom, it doesn’t take so long to understand the pros and cons of things..."
"I see, I've learned a lesson." Zhao Hongxuan nodded suddenly and looked at Zhou Min apologetically.
But just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhou Min sneer: "Luo Yao, don't be proud of yourself... When did I admit that you had instigated rebellion?"
Under Zhao Hongxuan's incomprehensible and confused gaze, Luo Yao seemed to understand Zhou Min's meaning, and said with a chuckle: "Zhou Min, you mean that King Yong still has the possibility to reverse the situation?"
Zhao Hongxuan was confused after hearing this, and after thinking about it carefully, he finally understood: Zhou Min's "being incited to rebel" was based on the premise that "King Yong lost power because of him (Zhou Min)". If King Yong could still overthrow him in the end
In the case of Donggong, then Zhou Min's "being incited to rebel" would be meaningless.
After hearing this, Zhou Min was silent for a moment, looked up at Luo Yao, and asked seriously: "Luo Yao, do you think how King Yong plans to overthrow the East Palace?"
Luo Yao smiled slightly and said, "Virtue is as good as your Majesty's."
"That's right." Zhou Min didn't mean to praise Luo Yao at all. Maybe in his opinion, it was only natural that Luo Yao could see this: "Morality and being a prince are the two most critical points for being a prince...
…Then let me ask you again, when do you think King Yong started planning the whole thing?”
Luo Yao thought for a moment, squinted his eyes and said, "It should start when you make suggestions to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to allow the domestic nobles to build the "Northern First Army"..."
"Preparing to build the Northern First Army? That's not..."
Zhao Hongxuan was shocked and speechless. You must know that it was the seventeenth year of Hongde's reign that the imperial court allowed the preparation of the Northern First Army. In other words, King Yong's side started planning this matter three years ago.
"Ever since the Wang family and the Donggong Party invested half of their wealth into the Northern Army, and since the prince was instigated by King Yong to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, the Eastern Palace has been at a disadvantage..." Glancing at Luo Yao, Zhou Min said seriously:
"The internal affairs of the Northern First Army are too complicated to work together as one.
, do you think that King Yong could not compete for the East Palace at that time? No, King Yong did not want to fight at all, because he knew that even if he got the position of commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, the Northern Army was destined to do nothing... Since it was destined.
If you do nothing, you can tear the prince away from him, so why not?"
"Sure enough..." Luo Yao murmured after a moment of silence.
Immediately, he turned to look at Zhou Min and said in a deep voice: "Then the follow-up is based on what the Northern First Army did on the battlefield in Northern Xinjiang, attacking the character and subordinates of the East Palace, right?... Looting and massacre.
People, lied about military exploits, King Yong knew about Bei Yi’s military meeting
Make mistakes, and he is also waiting for Bei Yijun to make mistakes, preparing to use these mistakes to attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's virtue and subordinates... This is your idea, right, Zhou Min? From the beginning, you have been thinking
Borrow the Northern Army to bury His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Oh!"
Zhou Min smiled slightly and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a faint noise coming from the military camp.
Luo Yao's expression suddenly changed, and he summoned the soldiers outside the tent to ask what was going on, but he heard the soldier say nonchalantly: "It seems that there was a fire in the camp..."
After hearing this, Luo Yao and Zhou Min looked at each other and spit out a name in unison.