Chapter 1106 Bureau
Wang Xian and the three scholars knew very well that killing Wang Guifei would not reverse the situation, but would likely make Zhao Ying move closer to King Zhao, and it might also attract the emperor's thunderous wrath, greatly weakening the already weak strength of the prince's side.
But they didn't care, Wang Xian needed to use this matter to drag the three scholars into the water and hold their handles, so that they would not dare to tear their faces with themselves in the future, so that they could bargain.
What the three scholars need is to make miraculous contributions to the crown prince so that they can get the desired position in the future. As for the consequences of this, it is enough for them to do it in a secrecy and not to be suspicious...... As for the rest, it was not something they could stop in the first place, so naturally there was no need to take care of it.
"My lord, if Zhao Ying really becomes King Zhao's person as you said, will we be in danger?" Dai Hua asked in a low voice.
"With Zhu Laosan's character, we will only be in danger before they launch at the earliest." Wang Xian patted the soil on his hand and said with a smile: "If it is Zhu Laoer, we estimate that we will fall to the ground now." ”
"Of course, if King Zhao is replaced by King Han, the adults will not fall into the net." Dai Hua smiled and sent a sycophant.
"Of course. Watching people serve is the most basic. Wang Xian calmly accepted the way: "Zhao Laosan is resourceful and indecisive, and he is the most suitable for hiding behind the yin people, but he has to learn from others to stand in the front and do what he is not good at, so I dare to make such a dangerous move......"
When Wang Xian first entered Beijing, it was really a helpless move. He seems to have most of Shandong in his hands, and he seems to have the capital to support the army, but if you analyze it carefully, you will find that he is actually weak and pitiful...... Not only is the army of the official government Liu Sheng's, but even the army of the White Lotus Sect does not belong to him, and his real team is only less than 3,000 people who have broken away from the Jinyi Guard system.
Of course, if he gave up his status as an official and joined the White Lotus Sect, Liu Jun's 40,000 soldiers and horses would most likely belong to him. But once this happens, Liu Sheng, Wei Yuan, and Chu Yan will definitely draw a line with him. It's not the superficial work of the moment, but the real drawing of the line. Because these high-ranking officials and dignitaries chose to cooperate with him only because they were worried about being liquidated by the emperor, they actually had no intention of betraying the imperial court.
Moreover, in the hearts of the gentry and doctor class, the White Lotus Sect is a cult after all, and it can be used temporarily, but if it is really in collusion with them, it will definitely be abandoned by the scholar clique. Wang Xian has never seen a precedent for a successful rebellion without relying on landlords and doctors.
As for the Mongols of Duoyan Sanwei, they just take what they need and use each other, and once the matter is over, everyone will never get along with each other. Even if the imperial court had decided to transfer them into the pass to quell the rebellion, the Mongols would have been happy to bring Shandong to the ground......
It was Baoyin's Borzigit Department that was more trustworthy, but how could Wang Xian drag them into the war? What's more, on the Hetao, it's not Baoyin alone who can have the final say......
So if you calculate carefully, Wang Xian seemed to have countless Austrian aid at that time, cooking oil with fire, but in fact, the foundation was very shallow, and he did not have the capital and possibility to compete with the imperial court.
This is simply a game of dead chess, and Wang Xian can only enter Beijing alone, trying to survive in death. Fortunately, after he was in the gourd valley, he had plenty of time to think about the future, and he had foreseen this situation early, and laid out chess pieces for a long time in advance, so that Daoist Hu could give the emperor alchemy, which had a chance to turn things around.
After that, Wang Xian created the illusion that he was tied up, and on the other hand, he secretly carefully arranged and bluffed, so that the bad news from all directions was transmitted to the capital together, which made Zhu Di lose face and be shocked at the court meeting!
In fact, he could only shock Zhu Di for a while, once the emperor came to his senses and thought about the situation carefully, he would see through his empty plan. But after taking Daoist Hu's elixir, Zhu Di had no chance to come back to his senses, and he suffered a deep stroke in a fit of anger, which completely changed the situation of the court!
In the era of imperial power, the stability of the court situation and the balance of forces are all tied to the emperor, once the emperor is critically ill, the situation will change dramatically! Everyone's minds will change, and everyone will have to consider the crisis and opportunity brought by the change of throne as a top priority! Everything else has to make way for this! That's why King Zhao will suddenly become hot.
In addition to King Zhao, Wang Xian is also the biggest beneficiary. With the fall of Zhu Di, Liu Sheng, Wei Yuan, Chu Yan and others in Shandong will not hesitate to unite under Wang Xian's banner and cooperate more closely with the White Lotus Sect to maximize the strength of the group to cope with various situations that may arise in the future. Those pro-prince forces that are close to Wang Xian will also get as close to him as possible, because everyone knows that once the crown prince ascends the throne, Wang Xian will become the most powerful courtier in the Ming Dynasty! Not one of them!
Wang Xian's previously weak and loose forces suddenly became strong and tight, and it was no longer just looking strong before, but from virtual to real, and really strong!
This is the reason why Wang Xian must enter Beijing, only by entering Beijing can he consolidate his strength and truly become a powerful force that plays a pivotal role!
Of course, there is a price to be paid for this, and the price is that he is now trapped in Beijing, like a captivity. However, Wang Xian is not in the hands of others, because at this moment, his bluffs have become real strength. Whoever wants to kill him has to weigh whether he can afford the price of chaos in the world!
However, if King Zhao was replaced by King Han, Wang Xian would never dare to take this risk, and it was only because King Zhao was indecisive and had too many scruples that he dared to do .......
Three days later, it was supposed to be the day after the closure.
On the grounds that he could not let his father grieve too much, King Zhao still prevented people from reporting the bad news of the death of Wang Guifei to the emperor. Although Zheng He felt that something was wrong, what King Zhao said was reasonable after all, with the emperor's current situation, he really couldn't bear a little turmoil. I can only hope that Zhu Di was completely confused and forgot about the joy after the closure.
However, it backfired, Zhu Di was obviously very restless on this day, as if he couldn't think of anything important, he kept trying to keep his eyes open, and his throat was shirking, as if he was thinking hard about what was going on.
King Zhao waited from the side, deliberately pretending not to notice the emperor's abnormality, and picked up a few books scattered on the table, which he used to read to the emperor to relieve boredom. 'Accidentally', a bamboo stick was swept to the ground by him, making a snapping sound.
King Zhao hurriedly bent down to pick it up, but Yu Guang stared at the emperor, and sure enough, he saw Zhu Di staring at the bamboo stick. The corners of King Zhao's mouth turned up slightly, and a smug smile flashed.
Zheng He, who was standing on the side, saw that his face changed drastically, but in this situation, he couldn't afford to talk too much.
"Chongxi ......" Sure enough, Zhu Di thought about it all of a sudden, and said vaguely: "Today, it's Chongxi's day, right?" ”
King Zhao's body stiffened, his shoulders twitched slightly, as if he was wiping tears with his back to the emperor.
"What about Concubine Wang?" Only then did Zhu Di remember that he hadn't seen Wang Guifei's figure for three days, "Why hasn't the ceremony started yet?" ”
"Father......" King Zhao choked and said: "The noble concubine is sick, and the ceremony will not be held today......"
"Why?" The corners of Zhu Di's mouth twitched, and his expression became restless.
"The concubine is sick...... "King Zhao repeated.
"That can't be mistaken Chong Xi......" Zhu Di's voice was vague, but his tone was unquestionable: "It must be held today." ”
"I can't hold it, Father!" King Zhao turned his head suddenly, his face full of tears, and his expression was extremely painful. Trembling and choked up: "The concubine is ......."
"What?!" Zhu Di was like being struck by lightning, and he struggled to sit up all of a sudden, of course, there was no doubt that he fell heavily on the bed again, if it weren't for Zheng He's quick eyes on the side, he would have to fall off the dragon bed and have a stroke again......
He ...... What did he say? Zhu Di gasped like a bellows, stared at Zheng He, and hissed, "Really?" ”
"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body, mourn it......" Zheng He could only nod tearfully and said: "Three days ago, the concubine died violently, for the sake of the emperor's dragon body, I have been hiding from the emperor that I didn't report it......"
"Ho... Ho ......" Zhu Di's eyes were straight, he was panting violently, a large amount of saliva flowed from the crooked corners of his mouth, Zheng He hurriedly pushed the palace acupoint for the emperor, and King Zhao also stepped forward to wipe the saliva from the emperor's mouth.
"Who did that?!" Zhu Di gasped for a moment, looked at King Zhao weakly, and squeezed out these four words from between his teeth. No matter how confused Zhu Di is, he also understands that Wang Guifei's violent death at this time is definitely not an accident. It's because someone doesn't want her to be this queen!
"Gonggong Zhao is already investigating thoroughly...... King Zhao knelt in front of the emperor and said in a deep voice: "Erchen has the courage to suspect that someone wants to stop Chongxi!" I don't want to see the emperor's dragon body improve! ”
Zhu Gaosui skillfully stole the beams and changed the pillars, and secretly changed the concept of the seal queen and Chongxi, Zhu Di didn't notice it, gritted his teeth and said: "Prince, can't you wait so much?!" ”
"It can't be determined that it's the eldest brother, others are ...... in Nanjing" King Zhao actually interceded for the prince. But that's because he knows Zhu Di's stubbornness too well, and the more he intercedes at this time, the more he pushes the prince into the fire pit. Instead, he made a good name for himself.
"Who else could it be if it wasn't him?!" Zhu Di's straight eyes were shining with cold light, and his trembling voice was cold to the bone: "He really thinks that I am already a dead person?!" Saying that, he roared and said, "Even my concubine dares to kill, and the next step is to kill the king!" ”
"Your Majesty!" Zheng He and King Zhao knelt in front of the emperor almost at the same time, and the former choked up and said: "The prince is benevolent and filial, he will never do such a thing, the emperor ......"
"Shut up!" Zhu Di glanced at Zheng He coldly, and Zheng He didn't dare to speak out for a while.
"Father, whether it is the emperor's brother or not, but there must be ghosts in the palace, and there must be thieves in the court!" King Zhao said sharply: "Those people can do anything that has lost their conscience!" ”
"Check! Check it out to me! Zhu Di's breathing became more and more rapid, his eyes and face were swollen and red, almost purple. They want me to die, and I let them die first! ”
"Who will investigate, who will start with the investigation, and who will be arrested first? Please also show it to my father! King Zhao asked urgently.