Chapter 31 Compromise
Time will not stop because of anyone or anything, and the fourth day of the September 19th will arrive as promised.
Regarding the incident of the Crown Prince Zhu Youxiao's tantrum last night, no one in the entire palace except for the eunuch of Bingbi of the Silijian. This matter seemed to have never happened, without any ripples.
The straw hat Hutong is a famous place in the capital, because it is a place where many nobles live, with hereditary nobles and current officials. Although Yang Lian is also an official, his official position is just a member of the household department. He is not qualified to live here, not only because the houses here are expensive, but also because of the conventional rules in the officialdom.
The Feng Shui of Beijing City is rich in the east, noble in the west, poor in the south, and poor in the north. Most of the people living in the east of the city are doing business, rich people. However, the merchants at this time were not as high as those in later generations. They had no high social status, so they could only live in Dongcheng, and no matter how rich they were, they would not dare to live in Xicheng. All the people living in Xicheng were dignitaries, officials in Beijing, hereditary nobles, and even many princes in Beijing were here. Most of them lived in Nancheng, such as brothels, martial arts halls, and performing operas. These people lived in Nancheng. Beicheng was the shantytown at this time, and all the poorest people in the entire capital lived here.
Yang Lian's mansion is located in Xicheng, but the location is not very good or very large. It is just a small courtyard with three entry points.
Early in the morning of the fourth day of the September 19th, three people came to Yang Lian’s mansion. These three people were very special because these three were three eunuchs in the palace.
With the announcement from the concierge, the three were picked up. After coming to the flower hall, Yang Lian was already waiting here.
"Mr. Yang, we have politeness here." Although three people came, there was only one person who walked into the room. This person came to the middle of the room and nodded slightly at Yang Lian.
When Yang Lian saw this eunuch, he frowned. How could he run here? The body that was originally about to stand up also went back. He looked at the eunuch a little unhappily, and Yang Lian said, "Eunuch Li, let's go straight to the point! Why are you here? That day you blocked the prince's way, because the prince didn't care, so he spared your life. Don't be ignorant of cherishing it!"
The person who came was none other than Li Xuanshi's confidant eunuch Li Jinzhong. That day, in order to please the crown prince Zhu Youxiao, he decided to draw a clear line with Li Xuanshi, but the originally scheduled thing did not happen, which made Li Jinzhong regret it and returned to the old master's arms as soon as possible.
"Mr. Yang, our family has been in the palace for many years, and we can still understand many things. However, Mr. Yang, you are still young and have little experience, and you still can't see many things clearly!" He slowly walked to the side of the chair and sat down gently. Li Jinzhong seemed to not care about Yang Lian's attitude, and still said with a smile on his face.
After looking at Li Jinzhong with a calm expression, Yang Lian kept sneering in his heart and snorted coldly: "Yang reads the books of sages, and is a gentleman. He can't do many things. Don't say these things are empty. You and I say differently. I just want to know when Li Xuanshi will move to the palace?"
A trace of ferociousness flashed in his eyes, but the expression on his face remained unchanged at all. Li Jinzhong smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, Li Xuanshi is the adoptive mother appointed by the late emperor for the crown prince. It seems that nothing is wrong to live in the Qianqing Palace!"
"I have nothing to say to you. Go back and tell your master and leave the Ganqing Palace quickly. There is no such thing as her. If you left earlier, you might have gained something, otherwise, hum." Yang Lian's last "hum" has profound meanings and extraordinary meanings. He believed that Li Jinzhong could understand it.
Seeing that Yang Lian had already served tea and saw him off, Li Jinzhong also stood up, shook his sleeves and was about to walk outside. However, he had just stepped out one foot and Yang Lian's voice came from behind.
"You must also take care of yourself. A slave who is a slave is not a good slave." This sentence is warning Li Jinzhong that if you are not careful, your fate will definitely be very miserable.
Li Jinzhong's body trembled slightly, but he smiled softly and said in a deep voice: "Thirty years from Hedong, thirty years from Hexi. You, Lord Yang, are not the master of this world. Many things are not what you say. Until the end, no one knows what the result will be." Leaving this meaningful sentence, the eunuch slowly left.
It seemed that she was stimulated by Li Jinzhong's words. Yang Lian's beard was constantly rising. He put the tea bowl on the table and cursed loudly: "Treacherous, eunuch."
The whole city of Beijing seemed to be calm again. It seemed that everyone didn't know what was going to happen. Life seemed to be living quietly like this, but reality always couldn't do as expected.
On the fifth day of the September 19th, the day before the new emperor ascended the throne, thirteen ministers gathered in the cabinet, making the originally small court room a little crowded. In addition to these thirteen ministers, there were also the minister of the Hukou Department Yang Lian and the Censor of the Censorate Zuo Guangdou. These people gathered together to discuss the new emperor's ascendance to the throne tomorrow.
Seeing that everyone was here, Yang Lian was the first to speak. He coughed softly and said in a deep voice: "The Prince of the Crown Prince will ascend the throne tomorrow, but the Prince lives in Ciqing Palace, while Li Xuanshi lives in Ganqing Palace, which is not in line with the rules. We must find a way to drive her out so that the prince can ascend the throne smoothly."
Yang Lian's statement was supported by many people, but no one spoke, and the cabinet chief minister Fang Congzhe was also speechless.
"Mr. Fang, at this time you should come out and see everything. I believe you will definitely be able to lead us to support the new king." Yang Lian saw Fang Congzhe's attitude, and suddenly felt a little wrong in his heart, and hurriedly trapped Fang Congzhe with words.
"This, I think Li Xuanshi is the adoptive mother appointed by the late emperor for the crown prince. Besides, the late emperor just passed away, so we drove Li Xuanshi away. Isn't it a bit unkind? I think it would be better to let Li Xuanshi move a few days later!" Fang Congzhe's expression was gloomy and seemed to have made up a lot of determination before he said this.
At this time, Yang Lian understood that yesterday's lobbyist must be more than Li Jinzhong, and Fang Congzhe also came. But I don't know what kind of benefits the Empress Li promised, which made the Chief Superintendent and Grand Secretary turn to her side. Yang Lian always thought that although he and Fang Congzhe belonged to the Donglin Party and the Chu Party respectively, they should have the same interests in this matter. Unexpectedly, the leader of the Chu Party would turn against him at this time. What is this for?
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