During the Lantern Festival, we have a ten-day holiday.
As in previous years, King Ning paid tribute to the emperor with countless lanterns, and the emperor happily accepted them as usual.
There is also a rehearsal for the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, and the lanterns must be tested on the fourteenth night of the first lunar month.
There is a large house in Beijing, which usually attracts many visitors, but now it is extremely deserted, and even the lanterns are not dared to hang too many.
In the evening, all the streets and alleys in the city were testing lights, and the city of Beijing suddenly became brightly lit. The actor Si Yue came to the side door of the house in disguise, knocked on the door and walked in, then went straight to the inner hall.
"My son-in-law, I'd like to meet Lord Taishan!" Si Yue bowed straightly.
Si Yue's father-in-law is called Zang Xian, whose courtesy name is Liangzhi, and he is from Xia County, Shanxi Province.
Zang Xian is tall and thin, has a slender face, has a beard, and has an extraordinary bearing. At first glance, one might have thought he was a high-ranking official in the court, but how could he have guessed that he was just a lowly man?
It was this lowly Lehu who was favored by the nobles and was even able to marry three of his daughters to civil servants. The god of Mount Tai was Bixia Yuanjun, and the court worshiped the god of Mount Tai, so this Lehu was actually sent to preside over a grand ceremony.
If Zang Xian's house was ransacked, at least one million taels of silver would be confiscated!
At this moment, Zang Xian was very nervous and said in horror: "How can you dare to come to the capital at this time? You don't want your life!"
Si Yue looked around and lowered his voice and said: "A month ago, someone returned to Jiangxi to report that something was wrong in the capital, so the prince asked me to come back to visit relatives. As soon as I arrived in the capital, I heard that Qian Ning was dead, and I was so frightened that I hid immediately.
Lord Taishan, has something really happened to the prince?"
"It must have happened. You should leave quickly," Zang Xian said worriedly. "After the Lantern Festival, I will also resign and return to my hometown. If I don't leave, it will be too late!"
A musician actually used the term "resign and return home".
And he actually resigned. After Liu Jin executed him, Zang Xian claimed his illness and asked to resign. Zhu Houzhao not only refused, but also forcibly retained him and promoted him to the position of Jiaofang Si Fengluan (chief officer of Jiaofang Division) to appease Zang Xian's worries.
Fear.
Some time ago, Zang Xian resigned again, but was still persuaded by Zhu Houzhao to stay.
Si Yue was Zang Xian's son-in-law when he was not prosperous. He committed crimes and was exiled to Nanchang, so he met King Ning. After Zang Xian was favored by the emperor, King Ning immediately bought Zang Xian through Si Yue and paid a lot of money.
At first, Zang Xian was just asked to inquire about the emperor. After boarding the pirate ship, he could not get off.
To this day, Zang Xian's mansion has become the base camp for Prince Ning's secret activities in the capital!
Why is Qian Ning dead but Zang Xian still alive?
Because according to Li Sanlang's investigation results, it was found that Zang Xian was involved in too many people, including eunuchs Zhang Zhong, Zhang Xiong, Zhang Rui, Shang Zhong, Lu Ming, Qin Yong, Zhao Xiu, etc.
You know, Zhang Xiong is in charge of the Chief Ceremony Supervisor, Zhang Zhong is in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, Zhang Rui is the Admiral of the East Factory, plus Qian Ning is in charge of the Jinyiwei... It's terrible!
Li Ying handed over the investigation results to the emperor, and Zhu Houzhao was startled and broke into a cold sweat. The places where he usually sleeps, eats, reads, practices martial arts, and plays are all filled with Prince Ning's spies. The Leopard Room and the Forbidden City have been infiltrated into sieves.
As a result, Zhu Houzhao quickly replaced Zhang Xiong and Zhang Zhong, and asked Zhang Yun to take charge of the Li Supervisor again, and Gu Dayong to take charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor. After taking back the military and political power, he dared to kill Shang Zhong, Lu Ming, Qin Yong and other eunuchs.
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Zhang Xiong, Zhang Zhong, and Zhang Rui, known as "Three Zhangs" at that time, were all thrown to guard the mausoleum by the emperor, and they left the capital quietly.
Eunuch Zhu Ying, who had fought with Wang Yuan many times, had bad luck this time and succeeded Zhang Rui as the governor of the East Factory.
In other words, the governor of Dongchang and the commander of Jinyiwei were all replaced by Wang Yuan's old friends!
Si Yue had already become King Ning's confidant, and he immediately said: "Master Taishan, why don't you go to Jiangxi with your son-in-law? The Dog Emperor is ridiculous and the people of the world are in dire straits. The prince has been secretly preparing for more than ten years. He will definitely be able to imitate Taizong's story."
, stormed into Beijing and ascended the throne to do..."
Zang Xian quickly covered his son-in-law's mouth, gritted his teeth and cursed: "Madman, you are all madmen, I should not have gone crazy with you in the first place. Do you think the current emperor is Zhu Yunwen? He can fight, and he can kill the little Mongolian prince."
Cut it off! And that Wang Erlang, who has been on the battlefield for many years and has never been defeated. How can Prince Ning compare to the little Mongolian prince?"
Si Yue broke away and asked: "Master Taishan, what is going on in the capital? None of the people sent by the prince in the past can get any information now. The people who paid tribute to the lanterns can't find out what is going on in the palace."
Zang Xian said depressedly: "Who dares to contact you now? Even I haven't gone out for a month. I will resign again just after the Lantern Festival holiday is over. If I'm lucky, I can retire and return home. If I'm not lucky, I will have to resign.
Follow in Qian Ning’s footsteps!”
"Tarzan..."
Si Yue wanted to persuade his father-in-law to work for Prince Ning again, but suddenly there was a noise outside.
A servant rushed in: "Sir, it's bad, Dongchang and Jinyiwei are here!"
Zang Xian instantly collapsed on the ground and could not speak for a long time, while his son-in-law Si Yue immediately ran away.
Zang Xian's position is Fengluan, Secretary of the Jiaofang, and he belongs to Lehu. Even if he committed a crime, the Ministry of Punishment has no power to directly arrest him for interrogation. He must first listen to the decision of the Ministry of Rites.
But those who came back were Dongchang and Jinyiwei!
Li Ying ordered his men to search the house, and the sound of crying and howling was loud.
Zhu Ying led his men straight to the inner hall. Behind him were two eunuchs, one holding a white silk ribbon and the other holding poisoned wine.
Zhu Ying rolled up his sleeves and said with a sad smile: "Zang Fengluan, your majesty is thinking of old friendship and leaves you with a whole body. You can choose to go on your way."
Zang Xian quickly regained his composure, got up from the ground, straightened his clothes and said, "Your Majesty is really nostalgic for the past. He thought that I, a humble musician, could have a millionaire family, live in a big house, and the ministers would greet me when they see me.
Even the God of Mount Tai is worshiped by me. With such a graceful appearance, what regrets are there?"
Zhu Ying sneered and said: "Your Majesty treats you so politely, but you colluded with Prince Ning to rebel. You deserve to be damned!"
Zang Xian sighed and said: "One wrong step, one wrong step after another. At first, I thought that King Ning just wanted to restore the guard, and then I thought that he wanted to adopt his son to His Majesty. By the time I guessed that he wanted to rebel, he had already boarded the pirate ship.
I regret it very much in my heart. By the way, congratulations to Duke Zhu. When we first met, your surname was not Zhu, you were just a young eunuch, but now you are also in charge of the East Factory."
Zhu Ying cupped his hands toward the north and said, "It all depends on your Majesty's trust."
Zang Xian shook his head and said: "You are following the right person. You have fought two victorious battles with Wang Erlang. When a person is about to die, his words are also kind. I would like to advise you, don't get too close to Wang Erlang, otherwise you will suffer new consequences in the future.
The emperor is afraid!"
Zhu Ying was a little unhappy: "You are almost dead, and you are still talking nonsense. Should you choose white silk or poisonous wine?"
"Have a drink, it's too troublesome to hang yourself." Zang Xian was quite chic.
According to modern parlance, Zang Xian was a musician and a writer. He was good at poetry and prose, especially good at composing Sanqu, and often composed his own tunes. Otherwise, how could he have caught the eye of Zhu Houzhao?
Zang Xian's spirit of poetry and calligraphy came from China, and his magnanimity was extraordinary.
Just like an ordinary banquet, he picked up the wine pot, slowly poured it into the cup, tasted it carefully and said: "The fragrance reaches far away, and it is sweet and pleasant. Your Majesty treated me so well that he sent me on my way with the finest Wuzhou Jinhua wine."
…Who brings me the pipa!”
No one answered.
The chief official of the Jiaofang Department just smiled, drank a glass of poisoned wine, and sat in front of the hall waiting to die.
After confirming that Zang Xian was dead, Zhu Ying immediately returned to Baofang to resume his life, while Li Ying was still slowly searching his home. Zang's mansion was the capital base of King Ning, and not only the property but also all kinds of evidence of rebellion had to be searched.
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A few days later, Leopard Room.
Zhu Houzhao took out the cannon in his hand and suddenly said: "Liu Jin, Qian Ning, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Xiong, Zhang Rui, Zang Xian... have I ever treated them badly? Why do I want to rebel against them all?"
Jiang Bin said bravely: "These people are ambitious and have no regard for divine grace. They deserve to be severely punished!"
There was a major reshuffle of power in the capital. The chief officials of the Li Jian, Yu Ma Jian, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, Sanfa Department and other departments were all changed. The changes made Zhu Houzhao himself frightened, and he did not dare to pursue it any further. From Zang Xian's house
He also burned the letters he found.
"The capital is not fun, it is very boring, but the border towns are happy," Zhu Houzhao sighed with emotion and said with an evasive mentality, "It would be great if I were a general. I can do whatever I want and fight on the battlefield to my heart's content."
Jiang Bin became the crown prince's guardian, but the rear army commander Zuo was still not satisfied. He still thought about military achievements. Because he was a border general, he could only maintain the emperor's favor by constantly fighting. He immediately encouraged him: "Since your Majesty wants to harvest Daning City, why not
Are you driving to Xifengkou?"
Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said: "Erlang and I have made a plan. We can just intimidate the three guards of Duoyan and ask them to hand over their hostages. Now the Ministry of Revenue has no money to fight."
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "Your Majesty has returned with a complete victory, how can the three guards of Duoyan dare to resist? It would be better to just summon thousands of border troops and your majesty personally stationed at Xifengkou. This is the emperor guarding the country. In this way, the three guards of Duoyan will definitely be frightened.
He was dying, crying and begging to send the proton to the capital, just to cooperate with Wang Shilang to complete the plan."
"Yes!"
Zhu Houzhao laughed heartily: "I will go to Xifengkou and scare the three guards of Duoyan so much that they can't sleep. Let's go and guard the country's gate."
The emperor ran away again, and even before the Lantern Festival ended, the guy slipped out of the capital and headed straight for Xifengkou. He even rode a horse across the Great Wall, went to the grassland to have fun, and hunted a rabbit with his own hands.