Bachelor

Chapter 303 news, speculation

Looking at the backs of the two, Bi Yun sneered: "Guanshan, do you need a backer, Sun Jingyuan? In a few years, when you become a Jinshi and enter the cabinet, you will become someone else's backer."

Sun Dan smiled: "Mr. Bi was joking. To join the cabinet, I must first be a Jinshi, then enter the Imperial Academy to observe politics, and finally have to work in a local or ministerial hall. Only after I have practical experience in politics can I become a prime minister. The officialdom is boundless. After all the twists and turns, I don't know that it will take decades."

Bi Yun didn't take it seriously: "Is it difficult for you to become a Jinshi?"

Sun Dan spread his hands: "It's not good to say, it's not like you don't know the things in the examination room, old Bi, most of the time it's just luck."

Bi Yun smiled lightly, and continued without saying much, "You have experience in local politics, don't you have it in Fangshan? I think you have done a good job. The so-called one leaf knows the autumn, and I know the small things. I didn't expect you, Sun Dan, to have such means. You only came to Fangshan for a few days, and managed it to such a scale. There is actually no difference between a country and a county, but there are more people and a larger place. But the method of governance But it’s the same. Those who can govern a county can naturally govern a country.”

Now Sun Dan is most afraid of hearing such compliments from people, even if it comes from a solid buddy like Lao Bi.In the past few years, he was young after all, and he was very happy when he was praised a few times.Now it is finally the party in charge, and its mind is much more mature than before.Moreover, his daily contacts are not the emperor, but the prime minister of the empire.After a long time in the top position, my mentality has gradually stabilized.

He shook his hand and changed the topic: "Bi Gong actually doesn't need to kill Guo Pu and Mu Shouli, just teach them a lesson. I guess, Lao Bi, you also have such thoughts, otherwise, just detain them. Just go to Beijing, and you don’t need to ask them to report by themselves.”

Bi Yun raised a finger, "Jingyuan, Jingyuan, you are so smart, you can even see this. Mao Ji behind Mu Shouli is fine, but Guo Xun behind Guo Pu is a bit troublesome. A strong enemy..." At this point, he realized that Han Yue was still in the room, and he closed his mouth in time.

Han Yue has practiced in Jinyiwei for many years, so she didn't know that Bi Yun and Sun Dan had something important to say, so she cupped her hands immediately: "Elder-in-law, Mr. Sun, you can talk in the room freely, and the villain is guarding the door outside."

Bi Yun nodded and said to Han Yue: "You are not bad, are you interested in working in Dongchang?" After speaking, he burst out laughing.

Sun Dan also couldn't help laughing: "Bi Gong, you have taken a fancy to Han Yue. If Han Yue agrees, I will definitely let him go."

Han Yue left the door wiping cold sweat amidst the laughter of the two, muttering in her heart: "I finally followed Mr. Sun, and my future is so bright, how could I harm myself and go to Dongchang. Besides, I am so old, If the knife goes down, will there be any life left?"

After Han Yue left, Bi Yun said: "One more thing is worse than one less thing. If those two people come to Dongchang, I will lock them up for a few days at most, so that they can taste what it's like to be in Dongchang prison, and then remove their official positions." He won’t take his life if his fame is his fault. After all, if Guo Pu is really killed, although Lao Guo won’t say anything, everyone will not look good.”

Bi Yun said it lightly, as if two human lives were as insignificant as a feather in his eyes.

Sun Dan already vaguely knew in his heart why Bi Yun came to Fangshan in the middle of the night, and he was a little tired after being busy all night.Looking at the sky outside, it was dimly lit, but the loom was still ringing.Sun Dan didn't want to make Bi Yun polite, he yawned: "It's cold, old Bi, but something serious happened in the palace, so you came to Fangshan in a hurry, and you didn't want to mess with Guo Xun. This is not your character. Come on, what happened to the empress and you can't make up your mind?"

Bi Yun was a little surprised: "Jingyuan, you actually guessed it. The empress said that Mr. Jingyuan must return to Beijing to meet her before the fifteenth day."

As he said that, he explained to Sun Dan how he knew about Concubine Zhang's pregnancy and how he met Chen Niangniang.

After finishing speaking, Bi Yun asked with some doubts: "Sun Dan, answer me honestly, is that Chen Hong one of us, is it the eyeliner you planted beside Huang Jin?"

Sun Dan naturally wouldn't tell him this, and smiled: "He, Chen Hong, is just a student of mine, Sun Dan."

"If so, Chen Hong is an idiot. But why does Huang Jin trust him so much?" Bi Yun still refused to believe it.

Seeing that Sun Dan didn't come up with an idea about Concubine Zhang's pregnancy, he felt a little anxious: "Jingyuan, tell me quickly."

"Don't worry, don't worry. The water in the stove has just boiled. A few days ago, a guest from Suzhou brought me a catty of Maofeng. I have been busy all night. Drink something to warm up." Sun Dan brought the kettle to Bi Yun made a cup of tea.

Bi Yun picked up the teacup and wanted to drink it, but found it was too hot to drink.In a hurry, he poured the tea on the ground, "Jingyuan, Jingyuan, if Concubine Zhang gave birth to a prince, and His Majesty dotes on her. If her son is appointed as the prince, then you and I will die without burial. Land too. Thanks to you still wanting to drink tea here, I can't drink it, Lao Bi."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Sun Dan sat down and took a sip from the cup: "Then what do you mean?"

"Don't ask me for my opinion. Didn't Wang Li say it before? You, Sun Dan, practiced Buddhism and Taoism, and you have the great wisdom of clairvoyance. You can see through the past and the future. Tell me, what did you see about the child conceived by Concubine Zhang Gui?" Is it the prince or the princess?" Bi Yun said angrily.

"You really think that I have become a Buddha immediately." Sun Dan smiled and blew into the teacup, blowing away the foam on the soup surface: "Old Bi, let me think about it."

"Okay, think about it, I have to hurry back and talk to the empress?"

Sun Dan stopped talking and just sipped his tea slowly.

The room was so quiet that only the sound of him drinking water and the crisp sound of teacups could be heard.

Bi Yun stared at Sun Dan anxiously, knowing that he was thinking, and did not dare to interrupt his thoughts.

In fact, Sun Dan was also a little anxious, and knew that this matter was fatal.In feudal politics, the battle for the throne is the most naked and bloody one, and there is no room for reconciliation at all.For example, in the Ming Dynasty, ministers who failed in political struggles were at most dismissed from office and returned home for the elderly.If you are lucky, you may not have no chance of recovery.But if the battle to seize the heirloom fails, there is only one dead end.This is also the reason why Zhu Huan, the Commander of Jin Yiwei, died when he failed.And King Jianghua has now been deprived of his title and is being guarded like a dog.If the emperor hadn't cared about the dignity of the Zhu family, he might have escaped death.It's a pity that his life is more painful than his death.

Sun Dan also didn't want to make an anxious look, which would upset Bi Yun's morale for no reason.

He sat on the chair and seemed to be drinking tea in a leisurely manner, but in fact he had already rummaged through the history of the Ming Dynasty in his mind.

Concubine Zhang... It seems that Concubine Zhang did not have a son.

In real history, Concubine Zhang did become queen after Empress Chen's frightened death, but it was a pity that she was abolished soon.

As for why Concubine Zhang was abolished later, there is no record in the history books, it is probably a taboo for the venerable.But the real reason, Sun Dan probably is that the emperor later empathized with each other, and there is only one explanation.

As for the history books, it seems that this Concubine Zhang really never gave birth to a child.

According to Sun Dan's information, Emperor Jiajing had eight sons and five princesses.The mothers of the five princesses are Concubine Cao Duan, Concubine Wang Hui, Concubine Chen Yong and Concubine Zhang De.Of course, Sun Dan doesn't care about the princess, he only cares about the concubines who gave birth to the prince.

As for Jiajing's prince, the eldest son Zhu Zaiji, who died within two months of his birth, was posthumously crowned Prince Aichong, born of Concubine Yan Gui.

The second son, Zhu Zaihe, was the queen and concubine of the mother. He was established as the prince in the 18th year of Jiajing, and died at the age of 20. He was posthumously named Prince Zhuangjing;
The third son, Zhu Zaihou, and his mother, Concubine Dukang, were granted the title of King Yu, who succeeded him as Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty;
The fourth son Zhu Zaizhen, mother Lu Jingfei, Feng Jingwang, died in Jiajing 45 years, had no sons and abolished the title, posthumous King Jinggong;
The fifth son Zhu Zaiyu, his mother Jiang Sufei, was granted the title of King Ying and posthumously King Yingshang.
The sixth son, Zhu Zaidou, and his mother, Concubine Zhao Yi, were granted the title of King Qi and the posthumous posthumous title of King Qi Huai.
His seventh son, Zhu Zaikui, and his mother, Concubine Chen Yong, were named King Ji and posthumously King Ji Ai.
The eighth son, Zhu Zaisu, and his mother, Concubine Zhao Rong, were named King Jun and posthumously King Junsi.

Judging from these materials, even Jiajing's first child, Zhu Zaiji, was born in August of the 12th year of Jiajing.In other words, in the early days of the Jiajing Dynasty, there was no record of the birth of the prince at all.

It's funny to think about it. In the early years of the Jiajing Dynasty, the emperor was young and full of vigor, but he had no interest in the affairs of men and women.It wasn't until he was middle-aged that he remembered that his throne would be vacant after a hundred years and he would have no inheritance.This time, a lot of children were born indiscriminately.

In this way, few of these children became adults.

In this way, Concubine Zhang should not have given birth to a boy, otherwise there would be no record in the history books.

However, Sun Dan also found a problem, if she gave birth to a girl, it should be recorded!The royal family of the Ming Dynasty has a strict registration system for the origins of the princes and princesses, which has been refined to the point of when the emperor had intercourse with which concubine, and when the concubine conceived.

Moreover, as soon as the prince and princess are born, they must be recorded in the royal jade certificate as an identity certificate.

But the child that Concubine Zhang is pregnant with has never been included in the royal genealogy at all, so there are only two possibilities: one, Concubine Zhang was not pregnant at all; two, the child died at birth.

Pretending to be pregnant is a crime of deceiving the emperor, no matter how courageous Concubine Zhang Gui is, she would not be able to do so.Therefore, the first clause can be ruled out.

Then, there is only the second possibility.

Sun Dan already had an idea in his mind, he gently put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "Let him go."

"What... let him go?" Bi Yun stammered a little: "Jingyuan, are you joking?"

Sun Dan asked back: "Then, according to Bi Gong's intention, what do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)