As soon as Xu Qian finished speaking, he still wanted to speak...!

At this time, Yang Tinghe said without hesitation: "Xu Qian, there have long been rumors from the outside world that he is audacious and tries to use the emperor to control the world. Is there such a thing? You and I are foreign ministers after all, and now His Royal Highness the King of Zhongshan is young and weak.

, do you think that by preventing His Highness King Yi from entering the capital to rule, you can cover up the sky with one hand?"

These words are very powerful. Anyone who falls under a false label will have a big impact.

Yang Tinghe opened his mouth, and others followed suit, saying: "Only before we can be convinced of the clan's entry into the capital, anyone who prevents the clan from entering the capital has ulterior motives."

The one said: "No one has the surname Zhu in this world, what do you want to do7"

Every sentence of heart-wrenching words is extremely cruel.

Xu Qian smiled faintly, but he, who was always excited, responded calmly at this time. He said calmly: "Are you going to criticize Mr. Xu?"

Yang Tinghe said righteously: "I just want you to have less delusions."

Xu Qian stopped talking.

This rare silence made Yang Tinghe feel a little strange, because the Xu Qian he knew was by no means a silent person. This guy was unfaithful and carefree, but now, why was he silent?

For a person who usually refuses to be lonely, once he becomes silent, it is absolutely extraordinary, especially when everyone's wealth and life are at stake. Xu Qian's abnormal behavior makes people feel even more frightened.

But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

Yang Tinghe has no choice.

Xu Qian no longer objected, and Empress Dowager Zhang was overjoyed and said: "In this case, as Mr. Yang wishes, it is appropriate to immediately summon King Yi to the palace to temporarily take over the government affairs, and the Ai family will declare the decree."

Everyone said one after another: "Your Majesty, you are holy."

In Xu Qian's eyes, these people are completely playing a farce, but it is just a farce.

Whatever it was, he no longer cared.

When these people had just called a deer a horse, confusing right and wrong, and comparing Xu Qian to Cao Cao, who used the guise of the emperor to command the world, Xu Qian already knew that there was no need for him to argue anymore.

Coming out of Empress Dowager Zhang's palace, Xu Qian went directly to a side hall without hesitation.

Xu Qian had been busy just now, meeting the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Xu Qian looked a little tired, but he still cheered up a bit.

People in twos and threes began to gather here.

There is Huang Jin, the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

There is Chun Sheng, the royal horse supervisor.

There are Wang Spider, Lu Bing, and Qi Cheng from the Royal Academy and the New Army.

There is also Zhang Zilin, the Minister of Punishment.

There are actually not many people, but these people are all people in the palace who Xu Qian can discuss important matters with.

The people present were actually very sad, and their grief was much more sincere than the people outside who were mourning for their heirs. In any case, the vast majority of them had received a lot of favors from Jiajing, no matter how bad Jiajing was.

, but there are still a group of people who benefited from the Jiajing Dynasty. When Jiajing died, these people were not devastated, but they were inevitably sad.

Xu Qian took a sip of tea and felt refreshed by the aroma of tea in his mouth.

He briefly told what happened at Queen Mother Zhang's place, and said slowly: "It seems that they are determined to welcome King Yi."

Wang Zhu sneered that although he was a warrior, he also knew how powerful he was. Zhu Zaiji was in charge of the government because his nephew, King Yi, was not of much benefit to him. He was a prince of the clan and was in charge of political affairs, and Zhu Zaiji was less than a year old.

Under this situation, it won't take long for Zhu Zaiji to...

The worst plan is that Zhu Zaiji dies early, and then King Yi ascends the throne in good faith. Even if King Yi does not dare to do so, after taking power, in order to consolidate his power, it is inevitable that the so-called Jiajing confidants, such as the Wang family and the Lu family, will be eliminated.

Therefore, Wang Spider couldn't help but said: "Why don't you argue with reason?"

Xu Qian said calmly: "Fight with reason? What should we fight for?" Xu Qian asked back, leaving people speechless.

Yes, what are you arguing about? The vast majority of ministers are standing opposite me. Yang Tinghe is the chief minister of the cabinet after all, and what he says is absolutely true to his word. As for Empress Dowager Zhang, the fundamental interests of Empress Dowager Zhang are contrary to Zhu Zaiji. She

If this Queen Mother allows Zhu Zaiji to ascend the throne and rule smoothly, no one will be grateful to her. When Zhu Zaiji grows up, his mother Liu Guiren may even retaliate. But when King Yingyi comes to power, it is completely different. King Yi must be just

Clan, Empress Dowager Zhang decided to let him take charge, which was a great favor. At the same time, as a vassal king, King Yi would definitely be questioned, so if he wanted to gain a firm foothold, he had to seek legitimacy.

In the Ming Dynasty, especially when the emperor was young, if the queen mother provided sufficient support, then legitimacy would not be a problem.

Therefore, welcoming King Yi to Beijing was the best outcome for Queen Mother Zhang. King Yi needed to rely on Queen Mother Zhang's legitimacy, and Queen Mother Zhang could use King Yi to deal with Liu Guiren's mother and son. The two parties hit it off immediately.

Coupled with the momentum created by the ministers, everything can fall into place.

With Xu Qian's words, would he object?

Everyone's face turned gloomy, and everyone realized that they had reached a desperate situation.

Although Zhang Zilin is the Minister of Justice, he is one of the leaders of the royal party. Once King Yi comes to power, he will definitely collude with the old party. To eradicate it, the first step is to get rid of some of the banner figures of the new party. Xu Qian is in a high position and it is not easy to do anything, so he will bear the brunt.

It was him, Zhang Zilin. Zhang Zilin could almost predict that half a year later, a minister would come forward to impeach him for various crimes, and then the cabinet and King Yi would order an investigation. Finally, the officers and soldiers would seal up his mansion, and he would be completely ruined, but he couldn't

Avoiding jail time.

This was especially true for Lu Bing and Wang Zhu. How could King Yi rest assured that the Lu family and Wang family, relatives and best friends of Jiajing, held military power and held important positions in the pro-army, the royal academy, and the new army? If Lu Bing was not eradicated,

The prince of the family and the Wang family, who is in charge of this generation, is afraid that he will not be satisfied with the food and cannot sleep at night.

Huang Jin came from Prince Xing's Mansion and had been accompanying Jiajing all his life. He didn't have any choice. Even if he was willing to be a dog for King Yi, King Yi was also from a clan, and there were also people around him.

Attending eunuch, how can you, Huang Jin, have these companions who have been with Yi Dynasty day and night? 7

Everyone was silent.

They know that the most difficult time is now coming.

Normally, these people were more or less confident because they were protected by the emperor, but once Jiajing died, they realized that all their efforts would most likely come to nothing.

Everyone's eyes turned to Xu Qian involuntarily.

Xu Qian said slowly: "I can't convince them with my words. Even if this theory makes sense, what can I do? In this world, not just anyone can be reasonable. They have ten mouths and we have one. It's okay to say more.

Useless."

"But." Lu Bing said: "Are we just going to let others slaughter us and sit back and wait for death?"

Xu Qian smiled faintly: "Do you want to sit back and wait for death?"

Lu Bing shook his head without hesitation. In fact, Lu Bing was a very cautious person before. After all, he was Jiajing's companion. When he was studying in Anlu, he developed a restrained character. But restraint does not mean that

He is weak and can be bullied, especially since he entered the Royal Academy, he has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements, and now he has a completely new look, with a bit more vigor in his whole body.

He said categorically: "You are humble and don't want to sit back and wait for death?"

Xu Qian looked at Wang Spider.

Wang Zhu was a relative of the country and was used to being arrogant. He said without hesitation: "Second brother, you know my temper."

Xu Qian smiled and looked at Huang Jin.

Huang Jin was covered in cold sweat, but he still said: "If the Za family can't survive in the ceremonial prison, they won't be able to be adults."

This is a very true statement, but any eunuch who loses his power will have the most miserable fate. Not only will he not be able to become a human being, he may not be able to become a beast even if he wants to be.

Xu Qian looked at Zhang Zilin.

Zhang Zilin mused: "Now that things have come to a point, we can only find a way out."

Na Chunsheng said with tears in his eyes: "The slave is the person close to Liu Guiren. If the Queen Mother is allowed to take power, the first person the Queen Mother will deal with is the slave. When the time comes, she will capture her and feed her to the dogs."

Xu Qian said lightly: "Actually, if you can't be adults, why can't I be the same? Our current situation is that even if you want to be someone else's slave, it's not possible. In this case, then we have to work hard. But what I'm going to do next

What you want to do is really treasonous and unethical. If it is done, everyone will still be prosperous and wealthy, and have no worries about food and clothing.

If things don't work out, we will have to stay together on the road to hell. Are you willing to take this risk with Mr. Xu?"

A brief silence.

In the end, everyone said: "Wealth is found in danger. We already have wealth, but there is no way out. The only way to keep this wealth is to fight to the death."

Xu Qian said: "Okay, from now on, we will fight our way out."

He looked at Lu Bing, Qi Cheng, and Wang Zhu: "The new army and the royal captain must be on standby at any time. When I go to see the Empress Dowager again, there will be orders."

The three of them performed a military salute: "As ordered."

He looked at Huang Jin and said: "Over at Dongchang, we have to control it and don't move it yet, but it will be of great use later."

Huang Jin gritted his teeth and said, "The Za family knows that."

Xu Qian looked at Chunsheng: "The warrior camp must assemble immediately to strengthen the security in the palace. There is no need to order this. You should know it, especially to protect Liu Guiren and Cining Palace. Do you understand?"

Chunsheng said: "Don't worry, even a fly can't come in or out without Mr. Xu's warrant."

Xu Qian finally looked at Zhang Zilin and said: "After a while, hundreds of officials will enter the court. At that time, you try to contact some of our people. If anything happens, you must not panic. When the time comes, I will also

Lend me a favor."

After that, he wrote dozens of notes and handed them to Huang Jin, saying: "I will try my best to deliver these letters out of the palace. I must choose a trustworthy person to make sure there are no mistakes."

Huang Jin nodded solemnly.
Chapter completed!