It was late at night and the doors of every household were closed.

The news about the people coming from the palace quickly alarmed the palace. Wang Xilie, who was lying on the bed, learned that the people coming from the palace were coming, and immediately sat up and put on official boots, and a hint of excitement flashed across his eyes.

"Master, it's not until the third update now. Why did the emperor call you into the palace at this time and let you sleep well?" The second wife Wang was only forty years old, but she still held her body in a daze.

asked.

"You woman doesn't understand the affairs of our men's officialdom, so don't say anything disappointing here!" Wang Xilie glared at his wife, and then directed the servant outside the door: "You ask the butler to treat the father-in-law in the palace first, I

Have to wait a while before you get out!”

"Yes!" The servant immediately took the order.

Madam Wang, facing the chill in the air, got out of bed and helped Wang Xilie put on the fifth-grade official uniform.

Out of a woman's intuition, she knew that her husband, who had been restless recently, had something hidden in his mind recently, and now it is probably time to bear fruit.

"You don't have to see me off, just go back to bed and stay!" Wang Xilie tidied up his clothes in front of the bronze mirror, and waved his hand to his wife.

Mrs. Wang did not sort out herself, and actually did not intend to dress and give her away.

When she just got back to bed, her brows frowned slightly, and found that Wang Xilie walked out of the room and did not go towards the front door, but actually walked towards the east wing.

There is an inconspicuous room on the far left of the east wing, and the doors and windows are now faintly lit.

When Wang Xilie came to the door, the door was opened from inside.

A short and thin old man looked like a premonition, and his old face said with a gentle smile: "Zizhong, you are here, come in first!"

"Yes, teacher!" Wang Xilie immediately gave a bow and responded with great respect.

The little old man in front of him was wearing a plain gray dress, but was Xu Jie, the former chief minister who was stripped of his family and was a powerful minister who was in power in the late Jiajing period.

Now Xu Jie no longer has the aura of a superior person like that in the past, and he seems very restrained, like an ordinary teacher.

When Songjiang Prefecture was in trouble, he was bitten by a mad dog on his thigh, causing the disease to fall into the root of his illness. Now he seems to be limping when walking.

Xu Jie sat down at the tea table and said happily: "Zizhong, the palace summoned you into the palace overnight, proving that the eldest princess has completed the first plan!"

"This time, the teacher has made many plans. The students came here to ask their mentors for more tips!" Wang Xilie knew very well that the teacher in front of him was a real old fox in the political arena, and he seemed humble and authentic.

He was a second-class Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing and entered the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi. Originally, his achievements in the Hanlin Academy were not outstanding, but with the help of Xu Jie, he successfully stayed in the Hanlin Academy.

During the reign of Xu Jie, he was able to preside over the Nanjing provincial examination and participated in the second year of Longqing as a fellow examiner, but he accumulated reputation and resources.

Whether it was to repay the kindness of the past or to follow Xu Jie's political wisdom to get into the dilemma, Wang Xilie decided to obey Xu Jie's arrangements.

Xu Jie picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and said earnestly: "Zi Zhong, in fact, what I should say, I have already told you! This time you want to break the ceiling of your career and stand on a high position like a teacher.

Now is the best opportunity in your life. No matter what method you use, even if you have to take some risks, you must seize this opportunity firmly, and if you miss it, there will be no more!"

At the end, I deliberately emphasized the importance of this opportunity.

The reason why he was able to take the throne of the prime minister in the Jiajing Dynasty was nothing more than two things: one was that he was good at waiting for the opportunity, and the other was that he was vicious enough.

When he returned to the capital from the place, he had no foundation or support in the capital.

He first attached himself to Yan Song, who had the greatest power, and then used Qingci and other methods to please the emperor Jiajing at that time. As Yan Song was old and his wings were not fulfilled, he seized the opportunity and mercilessly killed Yan Song.

Now, the best opportunity for Wang Xilie has arrived, and the next step is to show his ruthlessness to dare to give everything for power.

"Teacher, don't worry, the students know what to do!" Wang Xilie's eyes flashed with determination, and he immediately bowed respectfully.

Xu Jie knew that this student had his ambition and ruthlessness back then, so he said with confidence: "As long as you remember what you want, this is enough, go!"

"Students say goodbye!" Wang Xilie had a direction in his heart, so he bowed and said goodbye.

Xu Jie watched Wang Xilie leave, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but gently raise.

Good fortune made people feel bad. Although he defeated Yan Song and successfully reached the peak of power, he was defeated by Lin Qingran, and finally fell like Yan Song to the end of being scouted by the court.

But he was not Yan Song after all. Even if he ended up being penniless in the end, he could still rely on his disciples to help him, and he had many help.

Faced with the blow and revenge from Songjiang Mansion, he first deliberately pretended to be pitiful and numb the people around him, and then looked for an opportunity to successfully escape from Songjiang Mansion.

If he was an ordinary person, he might have to find a place to spend his old age in hiding his identity, but how could Xu Huating be willing to be defeated by a young man?

When everyone thought that Xu Huating disappeared, they didn't know that he had already quietly headed north, but they went to Ningjin County's Chief Palace to contact the eldest princess in secret.

Looking at the entire court, the civil servant group has no one who can match Lin Junran, and the only chance of winning is the battle for the next emperor.

As early as when he was still in the prime minister, he had already seen the ambition of the eldest princess. Now the eldest princess has lost power because of standing on the side of the eldest son. This is undoubtedly the most suitable collaborator.

This time he followed the eldest princess to Beijing secretly and then chose to live in Wang Xilie's home, which was to support the eldest son to the throne through his political wisdom.

The whole thing was as he expected. Long Qing had not established a candidate for the prince for a long time, which caused him to drill for a big loophole through the will of decree.

Whether this will was instructed by Longqing or the reversal of right and wrong on their side, it is actually not important. As long as the will was announced, the new emperor will be the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Yijun.

Once the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Yijun comes to power, no matter how many achievements Lin Qingran has, how many officials support Lin Qingran, it is only an imperial edict to deal with a small auxiliary.

At that time, he not only wants to clear away the stains and crimes on his body, but also let Lin Qingran feel the feeling of being cut off by the court.

"I am back, today is your Lin Ruoyu's death!"

Xu Jie drank the tea in the cup in one go, and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes, looking forward to the wonderful reactions of Lin Qingran's gang of officials who were still kept in the dark to learn the truth.

The cold moon hangs high, and the thin clouds that were originally shrouded slowly dispersed, as if revealing a lot of inside information.

The palace, front yard.

Wang Xilie was wearing a fifth-rank official uniform, but he didn't know whether it was because of his transcendence of the status of a bachelor's degree in Hanlin Academy or whether he was about to usher in a major turning point in his life, but he seemed to be full of authority at this moment.

The sedan chair had already been prepared, but the eunuch was not staying here to wait for him, but asked Wang Xilie to take the sedan chair to meet in front of the Meridian Gate.

"Master, please get into the sedan chair!" The butler opened the window of the sedan chair, looking very pleasing.

squeak……

The middle door of the royal mansion was opened by two servants. The two candles with big red lanterns at the door had not yet burned out, and the light yellow candlelight came in from outside the door.

Wang Xilie was about to get into the sedan chair, but dozens of men in black holding weapons suddenly rushed into the door, making his heart immediately rise to his throat.

"Stop! Who are you? Why did you break into our Hanlin Lord's mansion?" Seeing this, a guard leader rushed forward and questioned.

puff!

The men in black who came in saw that the guard leader had drawn his sword, but before the leader could make any move, the man in black seemed to deal with the guard leader neatly.

this……

The guards behind him saw the opponent's moves neatly, and they drew their swords and put them away in one go. They knew that they were not at the same level as the person they came, but they knew that they were doomed this time.

A man in black is already so powerful, and now dozens of people are pouring out. Maybe reinforcements are arranged outside, they are already in the jar.

"Put down all the weapons, otherwise you will be killed!" The man in black surrounded the people at the first time, and the woman in black commanded coldly.

Several guards looked at each other, but knew that they were powerless to resist, so they threw away the weapons in their hands, hoping that the other party would not really destroy their entire family.

"Who are you? Who sent you to assassinate me?" Wang Xilie calmed down and asked loudly at the man in black in the lead.

Dashi Yongfang is a key area protected by the Shuntian Prefecture and the Wucheng Military and Ma Si. It is difficult for ordinary people to get close to it, let alone these armed thieves.

Now that this well-trained team can enter his mansion at this point, it must be a dead soldier raised by some adult, and now I am coming to want his life.

Wang Xilie thought there would be no answer, but the woman in black in the head said coldly: "Mr. Wang, since you have chosen to step into this battle, have you not yet realized the sacrificing your whole family?

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This statement undoubtedly contains a lot of information. Not only has it been revealed that the other party was indeed appointed by a court boss, but it also makes Wang Xilie feel like he is in the forefront.

The reason why he chose to participate in this battle was because of the instigation of his mentor Xu Jie and his ambition, but he had not seriously considered the serious consequences of the matter.

What we are going to fight for this time is not an ordinary official position, but the throne that is coveted by thousands of people. The price of failure is undoubtedly very tragic.

Even if the other party wants to destroy his entire family now, it is undoubtedly a trivial matter before the battle related to the Ming Dynasty throne, and the other party has enough reason to do so.

Wang Xilie's back felt a chill, and he asked with some clarity: "You are Lin... the old master Lin came to stop me?"

Looking at this court, a person with such strength and wisdom is undoubtedly the second-time assistant Lin Shiran who is recognized as "three steps to calculate".

If Lin Qingran had already learned about their entire plan, in order to prevent him from going to the Ganqing Palace to forge the will, there was indeed a reason to kill him now.

"Mr. Wang, you guess these things are meaningless, so you should get into the sedan chair first!" The woman in black in the lead did not respond positively, but pointed to the sedan chair and said lightly.

"Come here, save..." Seeing that Wang Xilie was about to be kidnapped, the housekeeper shouted for help.

puff……

A cold light flashed, and blood splattered on the neck of the housekeeper who wanted to call for help, and the sound also came to an abrupt end.

The woman in black frowned, but said to Wang Xilie: "Mr. Wang, are you following us now? Or do you want us to destroy your entire family now?"

"I will follow you!" Wang Xilie looked at the housekeeper who was lying in a pool of blood, and finally realized that the cruelty of this battle was far beyond his imagination, and that the desire to survive was surging.

It is related to the throne, and it is impossible for the other party to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality to him. If the other party is cruel and ruthless, he can now kill more than 20 of his family, thereby preventing him from entering the palace to forge the will.

Now he actually has no choice. Only by following the other person obediently can he and his family have a way out.

Wang Xilie knew that he had no bargaining chips to resist, but in order to avoid implicating his wife and children, he had to bite the bullet and get into the sedan chair.

It was late at night, and occasionally there were a few barking sounds of dogs.

Wang Xilie sat in the sedan chair. Although cold wind blew in from time to time outside, his palms were already sweating, but he didn't know where the other party wanted to take him.

Although he didn't know how the other party learned about their overall plan, he knew that the person behind this matter should not be Guo Pu, but the helper Lin Shiran of the dynasty who had great powers.

As soon as he thought of this, he slowly calmed down.

If Lin Qingran really wanted his life, he could have taken action in his house just now without having to do anything to kidnap himself from his home.

The reason why Lin Xuran did this was because he was worried that he would not be able to explain to all officials. After all, he was a dignified Hanlin Academy bachelor, and the crime of assassinating the imperial officials was not small, and Lin Xuran did not dare to take this risk.

Therefore, Lin Qingran should have planned to find a house to imprison himself until the throne is fixed, and then he will choose to release himself.

"Yes, Lin Qingran dares not kill me. These men in black should not dare to take their own lives!"

Wang Xilie's inspiration flashed, and he captured an excellent opportunity through the curtains that rose with the wind, and immediately rushed down from the sedan chair like a rabbit.

The two sedan chairmen in front saw Wang Xilie rushing out suddenly, and even though the center of gravity was unstable, they were about to fall to the ground. At the same time, they looked at Wang Xilie's running speed in surprise.

"Save me! I am Wang Xilie, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy!" Wang Xilie found that this place was actually the square in front of the Meridian Gate, and immediately called out loudly to the figures standing in front of the city gate.
Chapter completed!