A capable sergeant walked quickly to the home of Yongfu Zhixian, where the queen and the crown prince were resting, and when Su Guansheng came out of it, he hurriedly bowed his head sideways to salute.

When he entered the post house, he went to find Pang Tianshou, only whispered in the latter's ear, and then left.

Pang Tianshou entered the inner room again and reported what the sergeant said to Empress Zeng, "The slave maid has returned according to the instructions of Her Royal Highness the Queen, and there are indeed no thieves who have been captured by the Su Ge Department. In addition, the slave maid also inquired in the army, and no one had seen Su Gebu on the battlefield on the day of Daejeon's ambush. ”

"You mean to say?"

Pang Tianshou said in a low voice: "Master Su may have escaped from the enemy that day......

Empress Zeng frowned when she heard this, and remembered that Su Guansheng had been claiming to be a hero in saving danger in recent days, and she even ran to recommend herself to the minister, and couldn't help but shake her head slightly, "What a Su scholar." ”

Pang Tianshou continued: "The slave maid also heard from the Huang Pavilion that King Chen once mentioned that Master Su had been cowardly in Fuzhou, which led to the defeat of the brigade. ”

Empress Zeng sighed lightly, "It's still the first emperor who is wise and sage, and he didn't choose this person early in the morning." I almost ......"

"There are some things that the slave shouldn't have said," Pang Tianshou lowered his head and hesitated, and then said, "Although this Lord Su ...... Although he is not very upright, after all, he is a scholar of the East Pavilion University and a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Her Royal Highness the Queen still needs to hold this person. ”

"I can save it."

……

"What?! Cowardly escape? The first emperor didn't choose me early in the morning? Still need to be wooed? Su Guansheng broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, grabbed Liang Chaozhong's shirt, and said hurriedly, "Where did you hear the news?" Is it reliable? ”

This Liang Chaozhong is Su Guansheng's old friend in Guangdong, and this time he followed him into Fujian as his confidant.

"According to the instructions of the lord, the subordinates will send the thousand-year-old mountain ginseng to the queen, and go to the home of the county," Liang Chaozhong said, "On the way, the eunuch who led the way forgot to take the charcoal, so let me wait for him in place." It just so happened that the wing room that served as the imperial pharmacy was on the side, and the room was like the voice of the white lady beside the queen, so I paid attention to it.

"That Bai Daqi was decocting medicine with a maid, and he mentioned that Pang Tianshou had a conversation with the queen in the morning, and he laughed a lot at the adults between his words."

It was only because it was the queen's temporary residence, the courtyard was narrow, and the forbidden army was inexperienced, so Liang Chaozhong had the opportunity to listen to the corner.

Hearing this, Su Guansheng slowly loosened his clothes, and sat down in the chair, originally full of ambition in the morning, thinking that the minister Gu Ming would not be able to run away and have his own seat, but unexpectedly, after only half a day's work, the city was already in full swing.

He suddenly understood why the queen just kept praising him in the morning, and even said that she would be appointed as a minister by such a pillar of the country, but she never said that she would use him, it turned out that she had never fully trusted him.

"That's it," Su Guansheng sighed, waved his hand and motioned for Liang Chaozhong to leave, "Minister Gu Ming?" Oh, it's kind of a miss on someone......"

"My lord," Liang Chaozhong was still standing in place, "I'm afraid that this minister, the Emperor, has already made up his mind, and it will be difficult to fight for it." ”

Su Guansheng thought of what he had just said that the queen had said, "The first emperor did not choose him early in the morning", and then nodded, "What Weiyang said is reasonable. If I knew this, I should have saved this effort. ”

"No, my lord's energy has not been in vain."

"Oh?"

"After all, the adults have figured out that there is no chance in the queen."

Su Guansheng smiled bitterly: "What can this be, the crown prince will succeed the unification, if there is no chance here, where can I go?" He suddenly jumped up, pointed at Liang Chaozhong and said angrily, "You want to persuade me to surrender?!" I, Su, am a minister, loyal and loyal, even if my career is cut off, I will never do a thief to seek glory! ”

"Your Excellency misunderstood." Liang Chaozhong hurriedly said, "The subordinates don't mean to surrender. In fact, there is another way for adults to choose. ”

"Another way?"

"Have you forgotten that Tianxing Mansion still has Tang Wang Jian Guo at this time?"

"Tang Wang?"

Su Guansheng seemed to have caught something, and sat back in his chair, his mind racing. Although the crown prince has a righteous name, he is young after all, and he has no foundation in the court. At present, the Ming Dynasty is watching for a strong enemy, and the Tang King is the brother of the first emperor, and he is in the prime of life and has been in charge of the country for a long time, so he may not be able to go further.

He hesitated, "This, it's too risky, isn't it?" ”

"My lord, if you can keep the Tang King on the throne, you will be a dragon. At that time, what kind of minister is the minister, and what is the price? Seeing that Su Guansheng still had concerns, he continued, "Your Excellency is now displeased with the queen, if you return to Tianxing Mansion like this, and your position will be stable after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, I am afraid that your lord will not even be able to ...... your current position."

Su Guansheng nodded silently, even though the new emperor was still a cabinet scholar after he ascended the throne, the center of power at that time had shifted to the side of Minister Gu Ming.

And if he supports King Tang, it is not only from the dragon's work, but also from the first great achievement. Taking a step back, even if King Tang had no intention of competing for the throne, his situation would not be worse than now.

He said in a deep voice: "It's time to try!" ”

The next day, Su Guansheng thought that Tianxing Mansion was guarded by no army, and he was afraid that the place would be restless, so he invited himself to rush back to Tianxing Mansion to arrange city defenses. Empress Zeng saw that it was close to Tianxing Mansion, and thought that what she said was indeed reasonable, so she allowed her to ask him to lead the new Wei army first.

She didn't know that the difference in her thoughts led to the turbulent waves of the Ming court.

……

Wang Yinghua, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, held the newly issued Di Bao, trotted all the way, and before he entered the study, he said loudly: "Your Highness, the main force of Boluo has left Jianning, and the forward has arrived near Nanping. ”

Zhu Yuao stood up when he heard this, first said "no courtesy", and then took the newspaper and read it carefully, his voice trembled slightly, "Forty thousand, forty thousand thieves are coming......

He paced around the house anxiously twice with his hands in his hands, and threw the newspaper on the case, "The royal car has arrived in Ganzhou, and at this time it should be moved to the west!" However, so far there has been no decree from the Holy One, which is to make us die in a trapped...... Stuck in a lonely city? ”

The newspaper was thrown harder, knocking down a mountain of songs, and Zhu Yuao knew that those were all Tianxing Mansion officials who had submitted their resignations. The captives are approaching, the entire Tianxing Mansion is rumoring, people's hearts are fluctuating, and officials at all levels are bent on leaving the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Yinghua cautiously arched his hand on the side and said: "Your Highness, now that there is no army in the city to defend it, for the sake of Your Highness's safety, should you leave Tianxing Mansion temporarily?" ”

Zhu Yuao frowned and said: "This king is ordered to supervise the country, and now he has left without the consent of the saint, this court has no leader, I am afraid it will ......"

Wang Yinghua said: "It is for the stability of the court that His Royal Highness should leave the dangerous place." ”

He thought for a while, took a few steps closer, lowered his head and said, "Since the Holy Lord left Nanping, there has been no news back, if so...... What's the situation, Your Highness should protect the body of ten thousand gold, and use it to help the society. ”