If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 69: Goblin, you are really good at reading people!
Jinling Palace, inside Fengtian Hall.

Ding Xiu sat at the top, smiled at the officials and said, "Everyone can speak freely and brainstorm ways to defend the city and resist the rebels."

The officials here are of much higher rank than him.

After all, after Emperor Yongle moved the capital, he still retained a set of teams in Jinling, such as Liubu, for emergencies.

However, over time, these six teams have become almost equivalent to sinecures, with positions but no authority, and are not much different from nursing homes.

But Ding Xiu is a powerful figure, and this time he is going on an expedition on behalf of the emperor, which is equivalent to an imperial envoy. Who dares to show off in front of him?
What's more, who is not afraid of the imperial power's charter to kill first and report later?
"My lord, I think we can make full use of artillery to defend the city."

"Master Wang, you are standing and talking without pain in your back. Do you know how much ammunition is available now?"

"This……"

"Master Ding, I think we can secretly lurk a team outside the city. When the opponent attacks the city, we can outflank it from behind. It will be miraculous!"

"Also, we have to be careful of those thieves sneaking into the city..."

"Yes, yes, I heard that they have a team called a special force. They are good at sneaking behind enemy lines, assassinating, etc. They are really hard to guard against.

We must be more vigilant. On the one hand, we should strictly investigate people entering the city. On the other hand, we should launch a city-wide search and arrest all suspicious people. "

"Lord Qiu's words are reasonable, and I second my opinion."

"However, it is not a long-term solution for us to defend like this. We must find a way to eliminate the rebels..."

Everyone expresses their own opinions, and sometimes they even get red-faced when they disagree.

Ding Xiu drank tea slowly. No matter how these ministers argued, he just wanted to listen to the excitement.

Anyway, it's just delaying time.

Unconsciously, at lunch time, the stomachs of some veterans began to growl.

Ding Xiu seemed to be prepared, and gave instructions to his men. Soon after, someone brought food.

After dinner, the discussion continued.

The discussion continued until the evening, and all the veterans could not sit still. It was getting dark now, so we had to let people go home, right?
As a result, someone else brought meals and even quilts and other items.

"Sir, what does this mean?"

Finally, someone couldn't help but ask.

Ding Xiu replied: "It concerns the safety of Jiangnan, and what we are talking about is confidential. In order to prevent leaks, we will rest in the palace and continue the discussion tomorrow morning."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd suddenly became commotion.

"General Soldier, you didn't tell me in advance that my family would be worried if I didn't come back after dark."

"Yes, I still have to go back and take medicine."

"Master General, what do you mean by this? You don't want to put us under house arrest, do you?"

Ding Xiu said cheerfully: "It's too ugly to say that you are under house arrest. I am doing it for everyone's good. Don't worry, I have sent people to inform your family members one by one.

If there is someone who needs to take medicine, someone will deliver it when the time comes. "

"It's too much. It's really too much. What's the difference between this and putting us under house arrest? Everyone, let's go!"

"Yes! We are just here to discuss strategies, and we have not broken any laws. Why are we forced to stay here?"

Many old ministers were so angry that they stood up and walked outside the palace.

"Shh!"

At that moment, the guards in the palace and the guards at the door all drew their swords, frightening all the veterans and quickly retreated.

Ding Xiu stood up and said, "I advise you all to be wise and stay here obediently. Otherwise, the guards' swords don't have eyes."

After saying that, he whistled, turned around and strode away.

No one was in a happier mood than he was right now.

Everything was going so smoothly, it was truly the perfect combination of heaven and earth, the right location, the right people, and the right people. It was just when you and I rebelled.

Of course, all this was not decided on the spur of the moment, but had been planned and prepared for many years.

Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan had arrived in Jiangnan a long time ago and had secretly attracted many people through coercion and inducement.

Ding Baiying formed the Jianghai Gang and gathered many descendants of the Qi family army. They wanted money and people, which made the Jianghai Gang grow rapidly.

Not only did they train a special forces force of thousands of people, they also established a foothold in Ryukyu.

Needless to say, Ding Xiu gained the trust of Emperor Chongzhen with his absolute strength and illustrious military exploits. He was given food and troops and sent to the south of the Yangtze River to quell the chaos.

This is simply... I don’t know how to thank Ding Xiu.

The weather, the right location, the right people, and all the people are all taken care of. If you can't win this country, your journey will really be in vain.

But these are all things in the past. Now, there is another thing that Ding Xiu is looking forward to.

After entering the harem, an eerie aura hit my face.

After all, the Jinling Palace was almost idle after the capital was moved, especially the harem, with only a few eunuchs and maids left to live, guard and clean it.

The place is large, there are few people, and some palaces are in disrepair, so it naturally looks a bit cold and desolate.

But these are not problems. When the time comes, it will be repaired and some people will be moved in. It will be lively.

Ding Xiu walked into a palace. As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, Su Niang came up to him and said in a sour tone: "I knew you would come."

Ding Xiu hugged her slender waist and said with a smile: "What's wrong, beauty? Are you jealous?"

Su Niang sighed: "How can I survive? By then, I'm afraid all the harem will be your women."

"Ahem..." Ding Xiu coughed dryly and said seriously: "Su Niang, no matter what, you are unique in my heart."

Su Niang was not fooled and replied: "Of course, there will not be a woman in this world who is exactly like me and happens to be named Su Niang.

Okay, I know you are impatient, go see your queen as soon as possible. "

Ding Xiu couldn't help but scratch the tip of Su Niang's nose: "Fairy, you are really good at reading people!"

Then, he walked towards a lighted room on the west side.

There were two women in the room: one was Empress Zhang who mysteriously disappeared in the fire, and the other was Jin'er.

Many people thought they were burned to ashes because the fire was so intense that night.

But he never expected that they would appear in the palace of Jinling.

Queen Zhang didn't expect it either.That night, she and Jin'er didn't know what happened. They slept deeply and had no idea what happened.

When they woke up, they were already outside the city, on a boat, with a woman beside them, it was Su Niang.

To abduct a queen from the harem is almost impossible.

However, I am afraid that I will steal from myself.

Although Ding Xiu left the capital, he still had many people under his command.

Including the fire, it was naturally set by someone deliberately in order to fish in troubled waters and conceal the truth.

Su Niang had already explained everything to Queen Zhang on the way, so when she saw Ding Xiu coming in, she didn't act too rude.

However, there are always grievances.

"You...you still dare to appear in front of me. How do you ask me to...see people in the future? Wuwuwu..."

Queen Zhang cried sadly.

"Jin'er, you go out first."

Jin'er hesitated for a while and couldn't help but say: "You...you are not allowed to bully my empress."

"Hey, do you dare to play tricks on me?"

Jin'er made a face and walked out quickly.

Ding Xiu walked to Queen Zhang and sat down, gently stroked her hair, and said softly: "Baozhu, I know you are wronged..."

"Wait, what did you call me?"

Queen Zhang raised her tearful eyes with a look of surprise.

Baozhu was her nickname. Except for her natal family, few people outside knew about it. Even Emperor Xizong never called her by her nickname back then.

How did this guy know?
Ding Xiu smiled: "Why, don't you like when I call you your nickname?"

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just a little strange. Who did you hear that from?"

"Don't forget, I am a royal guard."

When mentioning this matter, Empress Zhang couldn't help crying: "Why did you do this? The emperor trusts you so much and entrusts you with important tasks, but you actually..."

"Baozhu, you have lived in the palace for a long time, and there are many things that you don't know at all. People in this world are in dire straits, otherwise there wouldn't be so many peasant rebels.

I once had a dream that someone had captured the capital... Do you know what will happen to you once such a situation occurs? "

"But you can't just...conspire against a dream, right?"

"Baozhu, this is not rebellion, this is compliance with God's will. What's more, you are also a person who has read history books thoroughly. How many heroes in history died a good death?"

"This……"

"The reason why the Emperor trusts me now is because I am useful to him. In fact, the Emperor is far more insidious, cunning, and ruthless than you think.

There is one thing you may have been kept in the dark about. Why did the late emperor’s newly built treasure ship sink when he was traveling to Taiye Lake at night? "

"Isn't it Wei Zhongxian's move?"

"Baozhu, you are really smart for a lifetime, but you were confused for a moment. The late emperor favored and trusted Wei Zhongxian so much, what reason did he have to harm the emperor?
He was just a eunuch and could never become emperor. "

After saying this, Queen Zhang was enlightened and her eyes lit up: "Yes, he does have no reason, but... except him, who has such great ability?"

"If you think about it carefully, once something happens to the late emperor, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"

"You mean..." Queen Zhang looked surprised.

Then he shook his head: "No, it won't happen. The emperor had no ambition at all back then, and the relationship between their brothers was also very good."

"That's just him being good at pretending. Now, I won't hide it from you anymore. My master Ding Baiying, and my uncle Lu Wenzhao..."

Empress Zhang was shocked: "What did you say? Lu Qianhu from Beizhen Fusi... was actually your uncle?"

"Yes! In fact, my uncle and my master have another identity. They both secretly took refuge in the emperor...that is, King Xin at that time.

You would never imagine how much preparation King Xin made secretly, how many dead soldiers he recruited, and how many officials he won over.

The person who secretly tampered with the sinking of the treasure ship was Guo Zhen, the father-in-law of the East Factory who supervised the construction of the treasure ship.

This Guo Zhen appears to be an eunuch, but in fact he has taken refuge with King Xin a long time ago..."

"How could this happen? How could he... murder his own brother?"

"Baozhu, when you were the queen, you should also know how bloody and cruel the royal battle is.

Not to mention biological brothers, even biological father and son would still kill each other to the death.

Before King Xin ascended the throne, he began to clean up his subordinates, for fear that the scandal he had done would be known to the world..."

Ding Xiu explained the cause and effect in detail, and Queen Zhang's expression kept changing as she listened.

She is a smart woman. She used to be just a fan of the authorities, but now after Ding Xiu talked about every detail of that year, she finally woke up completely.

It is true that only King Xin of those days could do this. There is no way that Wei Zhongxian would be so stupid as to dig his own grave.

"Why is this...why..."

For a moment, Queen Zhang felt like the world was spinning, her vision went dark, and she fainted in Ding Xiu's arms.

After all, having to accept so many changes all of a sudden is psychologically unbearable.

Ding Xiu raised his hand and felt Queen Zhang's pulse. It was a little confused, but it was nothing serious. Maybe she would be fine after a good sleep.

So, he helped her lie on the bed, held her hand and sat there for a while before walking out the door.

"Jin'er, my wife is asleep, go and stay with her."

"Yes!"

Jin'er responded, turned around and walked into the house.

Not long after, Ding Xiu came to the room where Su Niang was resting.

Su Niang: "What are you doing here? Are you not going to accompany your queen?"

Ding Xiu smiled: "Tonight, you will be my queen."

……

(End of this chapter)