Zhang Dian stood in the Chongzheng Palace, sweating like pulp!

He has been a ruler for so many years, of course, he is not a fool. knows how much influence the Empress Dowager Xiang has in the palace and in the city of Kaifeng Mansion, and also knows that the Empress Dowager Xiang especially likes Duanwang Zhao Ji.

Therefore, after Zhao Xu's death, it is not a risky thing to support Zhao Ji as the emperor - in the Song Dynasty, Zaizhi's support for the emperor is called "the merit of decision", and "the merit of decision" is equivalent to adding insurance to Zaizhi. As long as the emperor who is supported is on the stage, he can't be too bad for the heroes. Even if there is a disagreement with the political opinions, it is enough to send it out to "judge the state government". Moreover, the Taiwanese admonition did not dare to impeach the meritorious heroes of Dingce excessively, otherwise it would be equivalent to saying that the emperor was supported by a traitorous minister, how could an emperor supported by a traitorous minister be the holy lord of the Ming monarch? And how can a minister who has established the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch be a traitor? Even if it is a little rape, it is still a small traitor, and there are still great loyalty festivals.

Therefore, Zhang Dian only needs to support Zhao Ji after Zhao Xu's death, so that he can advance and retreat freely, even if he is the prime minister, he is also comfortable, and most of them can be reinstated as prime minister.

But if he listens to Zhao Xu's words and goes to establish King Jian, of course it is good if he succeeds, King Jian and Empress Dowager Zhu (now the concubine) must be very grateful to him, and most likely will let him continue to be alone.

But the question is, what if it doesn't work out?

Concubine Zhu has no supporters in the palace, and she can't compare to Empress Dowager Xiang at all - Concubine Zhu is from a commoner, and "Sanyi her father" (her real surname is Cui, her father died early, so she took her to remarry a man surnamed Zhu, so she also changed her surname to Zhu, and was later entrusted to a relative surnamed Ren to raise), and she can't be compared with Xiang Minzhong's granddaughter Empress Dowager Xiang at all.

The Xiang family has now become a general, so once Zhao Xu dies and the throne is vacant, her old man will be the leader of the Jiangmen of Kaifeng Mansion......

"How?" Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Xuan with burning eyes, "Zhang Qing, do you think my arrangement is inappropriate?" ”

"I don't dare." Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth, Zhao Xu was very kind to him! has been alone for many years, is there a second person in the history of the Great Song Dynasty? His ambition to be flat is not the support of this young man, and then he can succeed?

Thinking of this, Zhang Dian bowed and saluted: "Entrusted by His Majesty, the ministers should bow and do their best, and then die!" ”

"Okay." Zhao Xu breathed a sigh of relief, "I will leave an edict to the concubine of Shengduan Palace, and if there is any case, I will ask the concubine to make King Jian the emperor." ”

No matter how powerful the Empress Dowager is, the emperor is also Zhao Xu! As long as Zhao Xu left an edict and read it out in public, there was nothing to be done to the Queen Mother. After all, she is the Empress Dowager Xiang of the Song Dynasty, not the Empress Dowager Wu of the Tang Dynasty.

However, if Zhao Xu immediately made King Jian Zhao seem to be the emperor's younger brother, he was a little unwilling. Because he doesn't know when he's going to die now? If he can live for a few more months or even years, and when Princess Duan gives birth to a son, won't he be able to pass on the throne to his adopted son? At that time, it will be Empress Liu to be the queen mother......

Of course, Zhang Xuan can guess Zhao Xu's intentions, and Zhao Xu still hopes to have a son (even if he is not his own) who can inherit the incense (in the Song Dynasty, incense was a big deal). So until the last moment, he will not announce his younger brother's accession to the throne.

But in the end, the variables are too big......

"Go and call Ji Yizhi and Wu'er!"

Coming out of Zhao Xu, Zhang Yi didn't have the heart to deal with official business anymore, but instructed his henchman Zhang Yi to find Ji Yi, who had not officially married his granddaughter.

The matter that Zhao Xu said to him today is too big, and he must discuss it with a few confidants. But who should I look for?

Although Zhang Dian is a powerful minister, he has a bad personality, to put it mildly, he is mean and unkind, and he especially likes to reprimand people, so there are not many real henchmen. There are even fewer people who can discuss big things...... And this time it's just too big! For example, Zhang Shangying and Jian Xuchen, who are still members of the party, will stand in line, Zhang Dian himself has no bottom in his heart.

This kind of thing, it's not that the more people you discuss, the better, if someone leaks the secret, so that the Empress Dowager Xiang is prepared, then everything will be over.

Thinking about it, only his future grandson-in-law and his fourth son Zhang Yuan, who served as a school secretary in the secretary province (Zhang Yuan has four sons who have been selected as Jinshi, but as long as Zhang Yuan is in Kaifeng Mansion), can discuss this kind of big thing.

"Xianggong, do you want Ji Xiu and the fourth brother to come to the political hall?"

"No," said Zhang, "tell them to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion...... You tell them that the old man is not feeling well, and let them come and take a look. ”

"Whoa."

……

"What's the hell? Messire...... You, you say......"

"Father, you, you ......"

Ji Yi and Zhang Yuan listened to what Zhang Dian said in the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the two of them couldn't even speak.

What's going on? Why can't the official family do it?

And also...... Why is King Duan so frivolous and unruly in the world? Well, Duanwang is relatively frivolous, everyone knows this.

But it's normal for the prince of the Great Song Dynasty to defile himself, and it doesn't mean anything!

Ji Yi's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and now King Duan is the person who everyone wants, and he has spent a lot of money to tie up. If his father-in-law can support King Duan, will he not be on the rise in the future? In one or two decades, it should be able to be recommended to the two prefectures.

If you set up King Jian, of course it will be good to succeed. Zhang Xianggong may be able to be alone for another ten years, and he can be regarded as having contributed to supporting him, and he will definitely be able to become prime minister in the future.

But what if it doesn't work out?

Pressing the wrong treasure on the issue of standing is the most terrible...... If you don't do it, your life will be lost!

Zhang Yuan's son Zhang Yuan didn't have as many calculations as Ji Yi, and after thinking for a while, he asked: "Father, if the official family doesn't want it, can you get the edict from Concubine Zhu?" ”

Zhang Dian shook his head, and said with a heavy face: "I don't know for my father." ”

Once the emperor falls, the palace may fall into the hands of the Empress Dowager Xiang, and it is likely that Zhang Dian will not even see the face of Concubine Zhu at that time.

Zhang Yuan thought for a while, and then asked, "Father means ......"

Zhang Dian said: "My family has received the great favor of the Son of Heaven, and I should repay it with broken bones!" ”

Ji Yixin on the side said: Your family is greatly favored by the official, but I am just a nine-grade sesame official!

Thinking like this in my heart, I don't dare to show it on my face. Otherwise, Zhang Dian will be able to let the Yushitai find out that he is a Manichaean thief tomorrow...... When the time comes, I have to accompany Su Dongpo!

"Xianggong," thinking of this, Ji Yi said carefully with his words, "This matter must not be known to the Empress Dowager Xiang...... Otherwise, we'll all be moths to the fire. ”

He didn't just say this, the power structure of the Great Song Dynasty was highly centralized - the rulers, generals, and eunuchs restrained each other, and the power was concentrated in the court. Although the emperors of the Song Dynasty were more enlightened and had the spirit of contract, the power was still in the court!

Now that Emperor Zhao Xu is still there, the power is naturally his. If he is gone, and he has not set a successor before his death, Empress Dowager Xiang will be the first person in the world. As long as the Queen Mother made a decree to the Zhimen Division and the Sanya Guanjun, and then welcomed the king into the palace in a yellow robe, then the overall situation was decided.

At that time, even if Zhang Dian gets Zhao Xu's edict, he won't be able to change anything.

"You're right, you can't let the Empress Dowager Xiang know about this." Zhang Dan nodded.

"Besides......" Ji Yi thought about it and said, "It's best to let Empress Dowager Xiang and King Duan know that you are inclined to His Royal Highness King Duan!" ”

Zhang Dian touched his beard and thought for a while, "I'm afraid this is not very good, right?" The old man is the prime minister, and it is inconvenient to see the prince's ......"

"Xianggong," Ji Yi said, "I can go and talk to Duanwang." He paused, "If the official family refuses to issue an edict before his death, then the only way to stabilize the Empress Dowager and King Duan is to stabilize it first." ”

Zhang Yuan's son Zhang Yuan also chimed in: "Yes, father, if the Queen Mother is aware, I'm afraid that after Your Majesty controls Bintian, King Jian won't even be able to enter the palace." ”

"That's the only ......," Zhang Dian thought for a moment, "and then I have to find a way to let King Jian enter the palace." ”

If Zhao Xu has any accidents, who can enter the palace and who can't enter the palace is also decisive. If King Jian Zhao seems to be blocked out of the palace, and Duan King Zhao Ji enters the palace. Then the Empress Dowager Xiang may also overturn Zhao Xu's edict with the Empress Dowager's decree and forcibly support Zhao Ji to ascend the throne.

"Father, we have to have our people in the Gate," Zhang Yuan said, "I still have to ask Your Majesty to arrange for a reliable person to go to the Gate." ”

"Reliable people?" Zhang Dian frowned, "The Gate Division has always filled the disciples of the Sect Lords, and it is impossible to replace them all. If you only arrange one or two people to go, it is possible to startle the snake, and it is best to attract a few people. ”

Zhang Dian is not very good at this kind of thing, so he turned his attention to Ji Yi as he spoke.

Ji Yi also complained in his heart, don't look at his friends in Kaifeng Mansion, but he is not a figure in the circle of Jiangmen Xungui after all, and he is not Bianliangzi. In the eyes of a group of generals, he is just an outsider nouveau riche.

"Juniors go figure it out." Ji Yi still responded, paused and said, "But whether King Jian can enter the palace is not the key, the key is...... Can you stop King Duan from entering the palace! ”

Zhang Dan's father and son both looked at Ji Yi, as if they were waiting for the following.

Ji Yi's eyes rolled, "If the official family does not allow it, King Duan leaves the palace to play outside, and it is difficult to find it for a while, will the people of the Gate Division still dare to prevent King Jian from entering the palace?" ”

The premise of preventing King Jian from entering the palace by the order of the Empress Dowager was that King Duan could enter the palace smoothly and inherit the throne. If Duanwang can't find anyone for a while...... Even life and death are unknown, King Jian is a big hit to inherit the throne. After all, King Jian is the half-brother of today's official family, and he has the support of Prime Minister Zhang Dan.

At that time, even if there is the Empress Dowager's decree, the generals of the Gate Division will have to weigh it carefully!

"Good!" Zhang Duan slapped his chin and looked at Ji Yi appreciatively, "Yizhi, do you have a way to let King Duan go out when the accident happened?" ”

Ji Yi nodded and said, "As long as I can know about this matter at the first time, I can deceive King Duan from the mansion." ”

"How are you going to cheat?" Zhang Tun asked.

Ji recalled: "My family secretly has Mrs. Wei's "Pen Array Diagram" post, which can be used to tempt His Royal Highness Duan Wang. ”