Danger signs have emerged.

After Zhou Yanru became the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhu Youzhen really wanted to relax, Houjin Tatar expressed his submission, Huang Taiji's Concubine Zhuang and son Fulin became hostages and stayed in the capital, regardless of whether Houjin Tatar really surrendered, but made such a gesture, the civil and military ministers in the court were satisfied, and everyone continued to play and praise the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, in fact, Zhu Youzhen's heart was not a taste, all this credit is basically Su Tiancheng, and it has little to do with the imperial court. It doesn't seem to be close to him, Zhu Youzhen.

Su Tiancheng began to show signs of rebellion, which is what Zhu Youzhen is most worried about, because Su Tiancheng is too wise, and because Jiangning Ying is extremely strong, Zhu Youzhen still has basic self-knowledge, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the depression scene in the court, everyone knows it, even the ginseng in the palace has been taken out and sold, and then the prosperity of the court is almost all dependent on Su Tiancheng, and it is precisely because Su Tiancheng is too capable that Zhu Youzhen can not rest assured.

As for the civil and military ministers in the court, there are too many wall-riding factions, and many of them are looking at their own interests, and they don't care about the development of the court at all.

It is precisely because of these circumstances that Zhu Youzhen feels disheartened, after years of hard work, it may be that he is making wedding clothes for others, he really feels tired and doesn't want to continue to worry about it. Therefore, after Zhou Yanru became the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhu Youzhen entrusted many major matters to Zhou Yanru, and the court was calm for the time being.

The Jiangning battalion sent troops to Zhejiang and Fujian, breaking the apparent tranquility and also making Zhu Youzhen see great danger. What's even more infuriating is that Su Tiancheng actually wrote a memora to cover up this naked rebellion, Zhu Youzhen really wanted to remove Su Tiancheng from all his titles immediately and announce his rebellion in the Ming court, but unfortunately he can't do so at present.

Zhu Youzhen had to cheer up, but unfortunately, at this time, he found out that there were really ministers in the court who could be trusted. It's not a lot, let's just say that in the cabinet, except for Zhou Yanru, the one he trusts the most is Fan Jingwen, as for Qian Qianyi, who shouts happily on the surface and looks indignant, he is actually a pedantic scholar.

Something. Zhu Youzhen is going to make his own decisions, and he has to rely on eunuchs. Relying on Jinyiwei and Dongchang to accomplish a lot of things, at least in the places that can be thought of, weaken Su Tiancheng's strength.

Zhu Youzhen would never have thought that it was precisely because of this decision he made that the situation had undergone huge and irreversible changes in a short period of time.

Zhou Yanru left the Heart Cultivation Palace. Secretly relieved, he originally thought that the emperor would be furious, such a simple matter, the opinion of the cabinet after deliberation, there was no intention to prepare to attack immediately. This can't be explained, but Zhou Yanru, who has learned Su Tiancheng's methods, is most worried at the moment that Zhou Kang is in contact with Su Tiancheng, if this matter is exposed, according to the current situation, he is afraid that he will be directly thrown into prison.

The rest of the things, Zhou Yanru couldn't think of so much for the time being, he directly found Fan Jingwen.

Fan Jingwen is actually ready, since he said his opinion when he was discussing in the cabinet, Fan Jingwen felt the rejection of Qian Qianyi and others, this is also because he told the truth, directly pierced the hypocritical faces of Qian Qianyi and others, and caused people to not be able to come to the stage, but such a major matter, Fan Jingwen had to tell the truth, this is related to whether the court is stable, whether the Ming Dynasty is divided, or whether it is a matter of changing the dynasty, if you still think about your reputation, you are still so bookish and pedantic, Then what hope can this court have?

Fan Jingwen can be sure that the suggestions he put forward will definitely be adopted by the emperor, and he can enter the cabinet, Fan Jingwen didn't think of it at all, and he didn't prepare, the so-called soldier dies for his confidant, the emperor trusts him so much, of course Fan Jingwen is doing his best, and there is no need to think about the rest.

Seeing Zhou Yanru, Fan Jingwen had a smile on his face.

Zhou Yanru also breathed a sigh of relief, he knew Fan Jingwen, and he would do what he said, or he wouldn't say it.

"Lord Fan, the emperor agreed that you should rush to Shandong and find Su Tiancheng. This task is very heavy, and the official is worried about the safety of Master Fan. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, Xia Guan is ready for everything, and he will leave the capital tomorrow."

"This official is still waiting and seeing, the emperor has a lot of things to do these days, and he won't have time to see Lord Fan for the time being, Lord Fan went to Shandong this time, it is not trivial, I think the emperor must have something to order."

"The lower officials understand that the emperor has a lot of big things to consider, and the lower officials go to Shandong, but they are doing their best, if the emperor has no time, he will never complain, and the lord is the first assistant of the cabinet, and he has great responsibilities, but unfortunately the lower officials can't share their worries."

Zhou Yanru's old face turned a little red, if you want to talk about the realm of being an official, he can't be compared with Fan Jingwen, not to mention how it was before, at least in the treatment of Su Tiancheng, it is not at a grade.

In fact, Zhou Yanru also felt strange, the emperor didn't lose his temper for anything, it is said that Su Tiancheng has led troops to Fujian, which is tantamount to leading troops to rebel, no matter what, the imperial court should take action in the military, and besides, the emperor agreed to Fan Jingwen to go to Shandong, but did not say anything about summoning Fan Jingwen immediately, which is not reasonable.

The smart Zhou Yanru also thought of it, maybe the emperor had some arrangements in private, but no matter what the arrangement was, it didn't have much to do with him, so it was better not to inquire.

"Lord Fan doesn't have to worry, the official will definitely consider it when he sees the emperor, such a major matter is in crisis to the foundation of the imperial court, and the emperor needs time to think."

After the recuperation, Zhou Yanru returned to the mansion, during this time, he did not see guests, no matter who came to visit, it was all received by Zhou Kang, and he himself would not come forward.

As soon as he entered the study, Zhou Kang came in, his face a little solemn.

Zhou Yanru looked at Zhou Kang and didn't speak, Zhou Kang came in in a hurry, there must be something unusual.

"Master, Gonggong Qin in the palace sent someone here today."

"Oh, is there something wrong with Grandpa Qin."

The eunuchs in the palace have very clear powers, the big eunuch Wang Chengen is not only a eunuch with a pen, but also in charge of the twenty-four eunuchs, which can be said to be the most powerful, followed by Qin Sande, Qin Sande, as Wang Chengen's henchman, has also done a lot of things over the years, step by step to a high position, and now he is a palm seal eunuch, supervising the East Factory. In addition to Wang Chengen and Qin Sande, even if Cao Huachun of the Admiral Jingying and Gao Qiqian, the great eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Cao Huachun had a secret fight with Wang Chengen before, but he was finally defeated by Wang Chengen, and then turned to Wang Chengen to express his obedience, and finally kept the position of the Admiral Jingying, and he had military power in his hands, which was also good.

Zhou Yanru had long sensed a possibility, the development of the situation in the imperial court might eventually make the emperor start trusting the eunuchs again, and it was not impossible for a figure like Wei Zhongxian to appear in the imperial court again, so when he was the deputy assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru secretly got in touch with Qin Sande and formed an alliance with each other.

After serving as the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru paid more attention to this relationship, Wang Chengen, as a great eunuch, was by the emperor's side all the time, thinking about contact, the danger was too great, Qin Sande was different, it was easier to contact, and Qin Sande had the biggest problem, that is, he loved money, and Zhou Yanru was able to think of a way in this regard.

In the final Ming Dynasty, the emperor absolutely forbade the relationship between court officials and eunuchs to be too close, and special circumstances were very rare, such as the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, that was because the emperor was still young and had not yet taken charge of the government, because the eunuchs were the emperor's slaves, and everything had to be listened to by the emperor.

Zhou Yanru, who has experienced the ups and downs in the court, knows that it is very important to have a good relationship with the eunuchs, and as for Qin Sande, being able to have private contact with the cabinet chief and auxiliary of the current dynasty is to lay a good foundation for future development.

Zhou Kang began to whisper.

With Zhou Kang's words, Zhou Yanru's face changed, and after Zhou Kang finished speaking, Zhou Yanru was silent for a while, raised his head and sighed.

"Zhou Kang, it seems that I need to be prepared, I didn't expect the emperor to make such an arrangement, without notifying the cabinet or discussing, I was about to issue an order, and there would definitely be chaos."

"Why did the master say that?"

"Zhou Kang, Su Tiancheng is thinking about rebellion, but I can feel that Su Tiancheng is not thinking about changing the dynasty, and I am afraid that he will not directly attack the emperor, and it is even possible to take the route of reconciliation, but many decisions made by the emperor, each of which is to force Su Tiancheng to take an extreme path, if it is really a war, those armies in the hands of the imperial court, where are the opponents of the Jiangning battalion, when the Liukou was levied and the Houjin Tartars were blocked, so many troops, what kind of performance was it, the emperor should be clear, even the Houjin Tartars, In front of the Jiangning battalion, all they got were crushing defeats, not to mention the army of the imperial court. ”

Zhou Yanru is very right, Su Tiancheng really doesn't want to kill Zhu Youzhen, and he doesn't have to completely overthrow the Ming Dynasty, there are many ways to grasp power, according to previous history, Zhu Youzhen can be the emperor, but unfortunately Zhu Youzhen will not think like this, this is doomed, the storm will definitely come.

Zhu Youzhen can be said to have made the worst arrangement. (To be continued......)