Jingming

Chapter 21
From Yang Tinghe's proposal of "coaxing, deceiving and intimidating" to suddenly breaking down and crying, from Jiang Mian's so-called outspoken situation to advising her not to expect a grandson so quickly, things changed so quickly.

Now Empress Dowager Zhang's heart is nothing but anger and sorrow, there is no way.

Then Han Guang looked at Wei Bin and Zhang Yong.

In her heart, the matter developed to such an extent that it was because Yang Ting and they drafted the wrong will, but the eunuchs who went to announce the decree first and then met with them in private were also very suspicious.

For a moment, it seemed like everyone was colluding.

"Wei Bin!"

"...The servant is here!" Wei Bin only felt that the tone of the Empress Dowager Zhang was very wrong.

Empress Dowager Zhang had a ferocious expression: "Is it because you all conspired to persuade His Highness!"

Wei Bin immediately kowtowed and cried: "Queen Mother, when a new monarch was elected that day, the old servant was afraid that the cabinet ministers would seize power, so he risked his life to test whether they could let the Queen Mother listen to the government behind the curtain. At that time, as long as the cabinet ministers quoted scriptures and reprimanded the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was punished. Under duress, I can kill this old slave on the spot! This old slave is loyal, and the sun can learn from it!"

Empress Dowager Zhang recalled that night, it really happened.

Thinking of how the cabinet ministers were so afraid of her listening behind the curtains, and now that the agreed successor was gone, her eyes suddenly became miserable.

Seeing her expression, Wei Bin immediately continued: "Seeing this letter of thanks, you should understand that the old slaves really don't have the guts and talent to tease His Highness! Up to now, only the old slaves are loyal to the Queen Mother! The new king ascended the throne Newcomers have always been used, and courtiers have never liked old slaves."

"Zhang Zhong, Zhang Rui...Ge Lao Jianyan and the Empress Dowager Enzhun dealt with them, and the old slaves were cautious and obedient. Seeing the people who grew up together in the palace go to prison one by one, how dare they do that?" What are you waiting for?" Wei Bin burst into tears, and his forehead was also bleeding, "The old slaves are all serving Emperor Xiaozong and His Majesty, no matter how stupid they are right now, they know that they can only rely on the Queen Mother to keep their dignity."

"It's good to know!" Empress Dowager Zhang thought just in case, "Is there anything you can do now?"

"...My servant please return to the Renshou Palace first. This servant has something from the bottom of my heart, please consider it at the Empress Dowager's discretion."

Wei Bin looked at her face, saw her gritted her teeth, and stood up: "Go back to Renshou Palace first! Since you understand who you can only rely on now, you should know that this palace only needs one imperial decree, and it's up to you all." The life of a servant!"

Wei Bin wiped his tears and followed behind, even saying he didn't dare.

Damn, finally caught the best time to say these words.

In the secret letter that Gu Dayong first sent someone to bring, there were four words: life is in the south.

These four words are now being digested in Wei Bin's stomach.

Acting according to the camera, Yang Tinghe and the others can persuade the queen mother by citing scriptures like that, but Wei Bin and the others who live in the palace have to try their best to persuade the queen mother emotionally, and they have to let the successor understand their importance now.

Right now, the dispute between the heir and the courtiers has already started, and it is about to add fuel to the fire!

In Renshou Palace, Zhang Yong and Wei Bin knelt there together.

Seeing the old servant trembling with blood on his forehead, Empress Dowager Zhang took a sip of the fire-removing soup after sitting firmly, and sat in front of them with Empress Xia and said coldly: "Let's talk."

Wei Bin gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "It's only half a month, and His Majesty hasn't gone far, and many years of hard work have been wasted. His Highness praises His Majesty so much. Could it be that His Majesty's achievements in the past 16 years are all bad governance? The Queen Mother must Distinguish loyalty from traitors!"

"Oh? Who is loyal and who is traitor?" Thinking of Yang Tinghe's suggestion to take them, and they began to attack Yang Tinghe and these cabinet ministers, Empress Dowager Zhang laughed angrily.

The wound on Wei Bin's forehead is still there, but the blood stains have been wiped away, and now it is swollen very high.

Regardless of the pain, he said righteously: "Queen Mother, this old slave doesn't understand so many etiquettes. But if you want this old slave, the most important thing to your parents must be a filial child. The reason is very simple. Bar?"

Empress Dowager Zhang was noncommittal and continued to look at him coldly.

Wei Bin bit the bullet and said: "The elders in the pavilion said that this is His Highness's method, but if the old servants say that if you don't choose the youngest son as your successor, you are afraid that the Queen Mother will be the one who will be the heir. I'm afraid they won't be able to suppress it. Even if His Highness has lost both father and brother, and is only fifteen years old, it suits them best!"

If Yang Tinghe listened to this kind of words, he might have to desperately ask the queen mother to kill him.

Eloquent!Who was the first to persuade the emperor to adopt a son in the early years?Not agreeing earlier, and adopting a young son when he is seriously ill, the source of disaster!

With imperial power, how could the courtiers be so focused on suppressing the emperor together?
Wei Bin judged the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but the situation is different now, and this is privately in the harem.

Empress Dowager Zhang just felt that she was "abandoned" by the courtiers first, and she actually nodded when she heard Wei Bin's words: Wouldn't it be settled if you choose a youngest son to succeed you earlier?It is nothing more than fear of listening to politics behind the curtain, or using eunuchs and relatives to suppress them.

Wei Bin is in the palace, he has dealt with these women for many years, and he knows that the simpler the words, the better.

Seeing Empress Dowager Zhang nodding, Wei Bin continued: "Elder Jiang Ge mentioned the matter of Grandpa Taizong at the end. It can be seen that they don't care so much about succession or not. They said it well that night, but now it seems that the drafted The posthumous edict does not clearly state what you mean, Empress Dowager. The old slaves only know how to do things loyally and are ignorant, but with the knowledge of the elders, can they handle such trivial things well?"

Bringing up old things again, Queen Mother Zhang was most annoyed by this source, and immediately snorted heavily.

"However, from the four court elders to Mao Shangshu, as well as the officials in Beijing who already knew the content of the will, none of them raised the issue first! The old slave now understands that they did it on purpose! Queen Mother, This will is a dead end!"

"A dead end? How to say?" The queen mother felt a chill in her heart.

"Even if His Royal Highness succeeds the heir first and then succeeds the Great Reign, in the future, as long as one person is arranged to say more, saying that it is clearly written in the will that the son of King Xingxian succeeds to the throne, will His Highness hate the Empress Dowager after thinking about it?"

"If His Royal Highness finds out that he is unwilling to succeed, they will join forces and say that successors can succeed. If His Highness agrees, everything will be under the orders of the officials in the future."

"Even if His Highness can't see that His Highness is willing to succeed, there will definitely be officials in the future who will make a fuss about His filial piety to his biological parents. Queen Mother, they are winning from both sides. You have to rely on these courtiers no matter what. Either rely on them to suppress His Highness." Successors, or rely on them to prevent His Highness from hating you and doing something outrageous after he ascends the throne!"

After today's changes, Empress Dowager Zhang has long understood that she can only rely on the cabinet, and now the cabinet is still unreliable.

After hearing Wei Bin's analysis of the sinister situation behind her, she immediately became furious: "His heart is damnable!"

"Not only that, but His Highness will also be subdued by the courtiers. How can he exercise the power of the monarch? Isn't it like this after His Majesty ascended the throne? People will persuade you with great principles to do what you want to do, and His Majesty has no choice but to use old slaves. Ladies, build a leopard room to train soldiers!"

"Your Majesty just figured it out today. Your Highness has already said that it is His Majesty's lofty ambitions! It's a pity that Liu Jin, a murderous talent, lost his composure after being trusted! But His Majesty continued to trust old slaves until Daxing, just because he wants to take power. Get some more from the courtiers! Poor Your Majesty's unfulfilled ambition..."

Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes turned red when she thought of Zhu Houzhao, and Empress Xia burst into tears.

Wei Bin was now stirring up all kinds of emotions, and only then said: "Queen Mother, this old slave dares to swear to Grandpa Xiaomiao and His Majesty's In-Heaven Spirit, Zhang Jin and Gu Dayong absolutely did not provoke His Highness! It is His Highness who is far smarter than the courtiers." Imagine, knowing that you can't go step by step according to the strategy they set up."

"Your Highness is risking his life for writing this letter of thanks. He would rather offend the Queen Mother than destroy the sinister intentions of the courtiers! Queen Mother, Your Highness admires His Majesty, and he offends the whole court by saying that the courtiers are conformists. Civil servant! Would someone who really valued that great position do such a thing? Your Highness is afraid that I, the emperor, will no longer have the slightest authority after Ming Dynasty, and all the great affairs will be in the hands of important ministers."

"If this old slave doesn't fight for Gu Dayong, so that Marquis Shou Ning and Concubine Cui can go together, I don't know what will happen! What happened to Anlu, I'm afraid I can only let them say!"

Wei Binyu advised earnestly: "Empress Dowager, regardless of heir or not, Your Highness and His Majesty are cousins, King Xingxian and Grandpa Xiaomiao are brothers, they are both descendants of the ancestors of Xianmiao, they are a family! Don't believe the Zhu family. Do you believe the words of those foreign ministers? What will happen to my Zhu family is now all dependent on the queen mother's thoughts!"

(End of this chapter)