Chapter 308 Let's see who is loyal and who is traitor! [3 more]
When Jiao Fang heard this, she smiled slightly, sat on the main seat, stroking her beard, looked at Duke Mu Zhai and laughed: "Oh, Duke Mu Zhai actually wants to give Jiao a fortune, Jiao is curious, this is What a blessing!"
Mu Zhaigong's eyes flashed brightly. He looked at Jiao Fang's nonchalant look, but he was not angry. He just said with a straight look: "The emperor has died, and the world has no master..."
Jiao Fang stood up suddenly after hearing the words, stared at Mu Zhaigong and said: "Muzhaigong, the emperor is fine, do you know how disrespectful your words are, if others hear them, you can be charged with treason." !”
However, Mu Zhaigong had a calm expression. He glanced at Jiao Fang indifferently, stroked his beard and said: "Last night there was a fire in the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor was killed in the fire. If you can hide this kind of news from others, how can you hide it from me?"
Narrowing her eyes, Jiao Fang just looked at Duke Mu Zhai. With his identity and connections in the court, and even his disciples in the cabinet, it is not unusual to say that Duke Mu Zhai knew the news in the palace.
Seeing Jiao Fang pondering, Muzhai Gong took a step forward and stared at Jiao Fang and said: "Meng Yang, as the chief minister of the cabinet, at this time when the world has no master, if you can support a new king and ensure the safe inheritance of the country, just by doing this If you do this, your name will go down in history, be passed down to future generations, and be famous for generations to come!"
When Jiao Fang heard this, she stared at Mr. Mu Zhai, then laughed loudly, pointed at Mr. Muzhai and said: "What a good Mr. Muzhai, it turns out that you have such an idea. I still know that eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor are important." , It’s a pity that we have different views and don’t work together. Please forgive me for not obeying my order!”
I thought I could successfully persuade Jiao Fang, the chief minister of the cabinet, to take the lead in admonishing and supporting the new king, but I never thought that Jiao Fang would react like this.
If it was not certain that Zhu Houzhao had died in the fire, Muzhaigong would have doubted whether Zhu Houzhao was still alive.
Taking a deep breath, Mu Zhaigong looked at Jiao Fang, his expression turned cold and said: "A man who needs to know the current affairs is a hero, Meng Yang, why are you so stubborn!"
Jiao Fang sat there, holding up the tea cup and sipping the tea with her head down.
Seeing Jiao Fang serving tea to see off the guests, Mu Zhaigong knew that Jiao Fang had already made up his mind. No matter how difficult it was to persuade him, he couldn't help but snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and said, "I say goodbye, I just hope that Meng Yang won't be here in the future." I regret today’s decision!”
Watching Mr. Mu Zhai leave, Jiao Fang put down the tea cup in her hand, with a somewhat complicated look on her face, but soon a touch of determination flashed in her eyes.
After leaving Jiao Fang's mansion in an inconspicuous carriage, Mr. Mu Zhaigong entered the carriage.
Sitting in the carriage, the Prime Minister was the Marquis of Wuding Guo Xun. Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, saluted the Duke of Mu Zhai who entered the carriage and said, "Muzhai Gong, what do you say to Jiao Fang? Are you willing to lead the officials to give advice? Queen Mother, support the new king?"
When Muzhaigong heard this, he couldn't help snorting coldly: "Jiao Fang, an old man, doesn't know how to praise me. I tried to persuade him with good words, but he actually rebuked me. He is really stubborn!"
Hearing this, Guo Xun couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and said with a flash of cold light: "Jiao Fang first followed the eunuch Liu Jin, and then was valued by Chu Yi. When the emperor favors the eunuch, Jiao Fang is naturally valued by the emperor. It can be said that among the cabinet , Jiao Fang is definitely a supporter of the emperor and the eunuchs, so it is not surprising that he refuses this time."
Muzhaigong nodded slightly and said: "It's just that his position as the chief minister of the cabinet is very important. If the chief minister of the cabinet leads all the civil and military officials to support the new king, everything will be in line with the rules, and then even the people of the world will not have any problems. words!"
Guo Xun narrowed his eyes and said: "Since this old guy is so ignorant of praise, why not..."
As he said this, Guo Xun wiped it on his neck, indicating whether to get rid of Jiao Fang.
Muzhaigong stroked his beard and slowly shook his head and said: "No, the emperor has passed away, and the capital must be in turmoil at this moment. If such a chief minister of the cabinet suddenly dies at this moment, I'm afraid the government and the public will be in turmoil."
Guo Xun frowned and said, "But this old guy..."
Mu Zhaigong smiled slightly and said: "Just a Jiao Fang can't ruin a big thing. Under the fierce situation, even if he doesn't want to, he will still be used by us obediently."
While speaking, Duke Mu Zhai glanced at Guo Xun and said, "Marquis Wu Ding, let us pay homage to the British Duke!"
Guo Xun was slightly startled, and looked at Mu Zhaigong with a hesitant look on his face: "Muzhaigong, the British Duke is very calculating. He has seen all kinds of storms and waves in his life. With his temperament, such a big thing can only be solved.
I’m afraid it will be difficult for them to show up to support me and wait.”
A hint of smile appeared on the corner of Mu Zhaigong's mouth and he said: "Don't you know who Zhang Mao is? This old guy is just an old fox, but I never thought about asking Zhang Mao to support us unequivocally!"
When Guo Xun heard this, his expression changed, and a bright light flashed in his eyes, as if he understood something. He looked at Mu Zhaigong and couldn't help but praise: "Mu Zhaigong is indeed far-sighted, Guo admires him!"
Duke Mu Zhai chuckled and said, "I just have more knowledge than Wu Dinghou."
The carriage creaked and creaked as it rushed towards the British government palace.
After returning from the palace, the British Duke sent his grandson Zhang Lun to the capital camp as soon as he returned to the mansion.
The British lineage has been the first Duke of the Ming Dynasty since Zhang Fu, especially in charge of the Beijing camp. It can be said that it is deeply rooted in the capital. The British lineage is divorced from the country, but it does not mean that they are divorced from a certain emperor.
As long as the Ming Dynasty is there, the British government will be there. As for who the emperor is, it really has little to do with them.
With Zhang Mao's experience of seeing all kinds of conspiracies and conspiracies in his life, how could he not see the meaning behind the fire in the palace.
This clearly shows that there is a force targeting today's emperor. It can even be said that Zhang Mao knows where this force comes from. It is just that he cannot determine who is behind the scenes.
Of course, from Zhang Mao's point of view, he hoped that Zhu Houzhao would take charge of the Ming Dynasty, because it would be beneficial to their martial arts lineage. But in this matter, if he really had to choose, Zhang Mao would choose to stay out of it.
keep neutral.
Anyway, no matter what the outcome is, the British government will still be the British government.
"My lord, Wu Dinghou wants to see you!"
Zhang Mao looked at the housekeeper with a look of doubt on his face. He glanced at the housekeeper in surprise and said, "Wu Dinghou, please!"
Zhang Mao was very curious. At this time, Wu Dinghou came to see what he was doing.
You must know that Wu Dinghou did not have a very close relationship with several of their princes. He had always been close to civil servants. In the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Wu Dinghou Guo Xun could be said to be one of the tentacles of civil servants in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.
It is precisely because of this that during the previous reorganization of the capital camp, most of the nobles in Beijing had their children enter the capital camp to become generals, but some nobles such as Wu Dinghou Guo Xun were excluded.
Now that Marquis Wu Ding came to see him, the British prince was naturally very curious.
Soon I saw Wu Dinghou and an old man walking slowly.
When he saw the old man, Zhang Mao narrowed his eyes and showed a bit of surprise on his face.
Zhang Mao had served emperors for several generations and was very familiar with the veterans of the court. When he saw the old man who came with Wu Dinghou Guo Xun, Zhang Mao recognized him almost instantly.
identity of.
While Zhang Mao was sizing up the old man, the old man was also sizing up Zhang Mao.
Zhang Mao and the old man looked at each other, laughed loudly and said: "I thought it was some distinguished guest who came here, but I never thought it was Mr. Mu Zhai. After many years of separation, Mr. Mu Zhai is getting stronger and stronger with age, and his demeanor is still as good as before!"
Duke Mu Zhai smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "The old Duke has canceled Xie. Compared with the old Duke, Xie is far behind!"
Wu Dinghou took a step forward, cupped his fists and saluted Zhang Mao, saying, "I have met the Duke."
Zhang Mao waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down. He glanced at the two of them with a somewhat strange look in his eyes.
Muzhaigong seemed to have noticed Zhang Mao's gaze, and smiled slightly at Zhang Mao and said: "I think back to when the late emperor was on the throne, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, and the world was peaceful. The late emperor entrusted me with important things. Now that I think about it, I really feel ashamed of you.
Your Majesty!"
Zhang Mao sighed softly and said: "Muzhaigong, why bother? Your Majesty is also a promising king today. Although he has shortcomings, he has the help of civil and military advice from the DPRK and China. You are already your age, Muzhaigong."
, wouldn’t it be nice to receive blessings in the land south of the Yangtze River, take care of yourself and have grandchildren?”
After hearing this, Muzhaigong sighed and said with a look of concern for the country and the people: "I never wanted to ignore worldly affairs and live in peace. But every time I think about the late emperor's entrustment, I feel ashamed of the late emperor.
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As he spoke, Mu Zhaigong looked at Zhang Mao and said: "I am returning to the capital this time just because I want to do my last part for the Ming Dynasty. In the future, under Jiuquan, I can also go to see the late emperor!"
Zhang Mao looked at Mr. Mu Zhai intently, a complicated look flashed in his eyes. After a long time, he lowered his head slightly and picked up the tea cup on the side.
Upon seeing this, Mu Zhaigong's eyes showed a bit of joy. He slowly stood up and saluted Zhang Maoyi and said: "On behalf of all the people in the world, I would like to thank my old Duke!"
While speaking, Mu Zhaigong turned and left.
After Wu Dinghou came to his senses, he realized what he was doing. He quickly stood up, saluted Zhang Maoyi, and chased after Mu Zhaigong.
Seeing Mr. Mu Zhai and Wu Dinghou leaving, Zhang Mao sighed softly: "Your Majesty, are you alive or dead..."
The Tengyang Fourth Guards Camp is separate from the Jingying Campus, and the Tengyang Fourth Guards Camp has an independent campus.
When Han Kun returned to the Tengyang Fourth Guard Camp from the palace, he immediately ordered the four guards to be on standby at all times.
The commander's tent was opened, and a school captain was seen saying to Han Kun: "Sir, outside the military camp, Uncle Anbian wants to see you!"
Han Kun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Anbian Bo Xushang?"
Taking a deep breath, just when Han Kun was about to refuse, his expression changed slightly and he changed his mind and said: "Please come to see me in the handsome tent, Uncle An Bian!"
Soon I saw a chubby middle-aged man with a red face striding into the handsome tent. He glanced at Han Kun and saw Han Kun sitting in front of a huge screen. He immediately took a step forward and said to Han Kun with a familiar look.
: "General Han, Xu has taken the liberty to come here, but he has caused a lot of disturbance. Please be careful. Please don't refuse, Mr. Han!"
While he was talking, he saw a gift slip slipped into Xu Shang's sleeve, with the names of various gifts densely written on it.
Han Kun never thought that Xu Shang would give gifts without saying a word when they met. When he came to his senses, Han Kun subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his mouth, his expression changed and he laughed, and took the gift list.
Said: "Uncle Xu is too polite!"
Seeing Han Kun accept the gift list he prepared, Xu Shang's eyes lit up, his face showed joy, and he smiled and said: "General Han is in charge of the Four Guards Army and has great power. Who in this capital knows the name of General Han?"
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[The third update is coming. If the bosses can keep up with the monthly pass, the flea code words will be more motivated!]
