Six hundred and ninetieth chapters Ke Shao Jiqiu (seven)
Yongsu Hall, a small hall on the west side of Qianqing Palace
"This is a disorderly order. The cabinet will not obey the edict. If the edict is issued, the cabinet will definitely return it." Li Dongyang made a decisive decision and shouted loudly and forcefully.
The great eunuch Liang Gong over there knelt down after saying the last word of Yizhi. At this moment, hearing the words of the chief minister of the cabinet, he was so frightened that he lay on the ground and did not dare to raise his head.
Brother Shou stopped laughing, his eyes were cold, and he said coolly: "Why bother to stop me? No, the Queen Mother has even taken care of my posthumous affairs. What worries do you have, my dear friends?! I have made up my mind..."
"Your Majesty!" Li Dongyang seemed to be angry, and without regard for the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers, he emphasized sternly: "The Queen Mother's original intention was for the safety of the Emperor, and she did not want the Emperor to be involved in danger, but the way she used to provoke the generals was inappropriate."
He turned his head and said to Liang Gong in a more stern voice: "The Queen Mother is so concerned that she will be confused. The Emperor is extremely filial and can understand the Queen Mother's motherly heart. Please be at ease with the Queen Mother. He does not need to think about it. If there is a treacherous villain who tries to seduce Ci Gong. Holy King, the law of the country will never be lenient!"
Li Dongyang turned back to salute Brother Shou, and said seriously: "I was in a hurry, and my words were inappropriate. Please punish me. I would like to ask your Majesty to issue an order. Nothing said in the inner hall today is allowed to be spread outside."
This was an effort to bring the mother and son together, and also used the excuse that her words were inappropriate to prohibit the spread of the Queen Mother's decree that would cause an uproar.
Brother Shou looked at Li Dongyang with a dull face for a long time before spitting out the word "accurate".
Li Dongyang's cold eyes swept across the ministers present again.
There was not a fool present. The Queen Mother might really want to stop the Emperor from asking the imperial commander to go to the expedition in person, but it was impossible to say that the words about adopting the clan son were purely to frighten the Emperor and force him to retreat.
When the Zhang family sent Concubine De into the palace, they knew that the Queen Mother and the Zhang family had always wanted to seize the emperor's heir as a bargaining chip.
Of course, among all the relatives, who doesn’t want to capture the emperor’s heir?
Now that Ning Fan is sending gifts to the Zhang family with great fanfare, and the Empress Dowager says this, do you still need to ask what does it mean?
Presumably because of the huge commotion caused by the Ancestral Temple Sixiang, it was too eye-catching and too sensitive to adopt the young master of the Ning Mansion. Or maybe the Zhang family was unwilling to be led by the Ning Mansion, so they simply mentioned the recent "Ning Mansion". All the children of the royal family who have the reputation of "Wise King" are gathered around, who will not be able to fawn over them?
What a calculation!
But when meeting Li Dongyang's gaze, everyone would remain tight-lipped.
But today, I'm afraid this matter can't be solved. As long as a little bit of news spreads, it's hard to say how many rumors will be spread in the Ning Mansion.
Wang Hua was also winking at Liu Zhong over there. The latter understood and nodded to indicate that he knew how to deal with the internal officials who heard the news today.
Brother Shou didn't care about the lawsuits of these people at all, and simply told Liu Zhongdao: "The Queen Mother is overly sad because of the old lady's affairs, and she has given me a verbal order to ask Concubine De to spend more time with the Queen Mother. She has told the imperial doctor to conduct daily consultations, and I want to see the pulse record. "
After saying that, he waved his hand for Liang Gong to retreat and said: "You know the rules. There will be no next time."
Liang Gong's face turned pale, he kowtowed heavily and rolled back.
The hall fell into silence again, except for the sound of rain.
Brother Shou ignored everyone and casually turned over Shen Rui's information, pouting with disdain. However, when he saw the secret report, his expression changed...
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Shanxi Datong, Shen Shen Government
After coming out of the secret room, I washed my inkstone without leaving in a hurry. I drank a pot of good tea in the study room and tasted the Soviet-style snacks made by the chef brought from the south. I was full of praise for a while. I was full. After drinking enough, he stretched out and indicated that he wanted to leave.
Shen Xuan looked gloomily and sent him out personally.
Xi Yan had a happy smile on his face. When he crossed the threshold of the small courtyard, he turned back and smiled playfully at Shen Xuan and said, "Master, it's really embarrassing to be like this..."
Before he finished speaking, an arm suddenly stretched out and grabbed the back of his neck with great force, and then a rope was pulled over him.
Xi Yan was shocked. Although he was made unsteady and fell backwards, he had been trained in boxing and kicking for two years. When he grabbed the rope around his neck, he used the force to tilt his body and kicked out with all his strength.
But he didn't expect a pain in his waist, as the sharp blade had already penetrated his flesh and blood.
He was so horrified that he wanted to scream, the rope around his neck was tightened, and a cry for help was stuck in his throat.
Then there were two more sharp knives, and the man made no sound again.
Things happened so suddenly and so quickly that Shen Xuan didn't even have time to react, and Xi Yan had already died.
Shen Xuan was a civil servant. Although he had punished servants, solved cases, and seen many bloody situations, this naked murder scene had never happened before.
He was startled and subconsciously wanted to run back, but his legs couldn't obey him.
"Don't worry, sir, the thief has been captured." A pair of iron-like hands held his arm, and a familiar voice sounded.
Shen Xuan turned his head and saw that it was his second son Shen Hu.
His pupils shrank sharply, and his mind was in turmoil. Suddenly he remembered something, and he hurriedly shook off his son, wanting to go over and see how the man was doing.
But he couldn't get rid of those hands no matter what. He only heard the words in a heavy tone: "Master, I'm really dead about washing inkstones."
Shen Xun suddenly turned around, and when he met Shen?'s dark eyes, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
"Master, let the boys do the cooking. Let's go back." Shen Xuan said, then he supported Shen Xuan and forced him into the study.
Entering the brightly lit study, Shen Xuan seemed to have regained his breath. He raised his hand and slapped Shen? on the face, and said sternly: "You idiot, do you know what you did?"
Shen? Covered his face, but his expression remained calm, "Master, don't you go into the secret room to talk?"
Shen Xuan choked and went into the secret room angrily.
Shen? He rubbed his cheeks, what was he doing?! He wanted to keep everything he had worked so hard to possess!
Nowadays, he is in charge of the internal and external affairs. He is aware of any disturbance, not to mention the fact that a young stranger enters the master's outer study.
He recognized Xi Inkstone at a glance - back then, his wife hated his aunt and it was known to the whole family, so Xi Mo and Xi Yan, two little book boys, slaves who were not born into the family, could look down upon others. Bully him.
In order to please his wife and get a reward, he was deliberately framed and beaten several times, and once he was almost blinded in one eye.
It is truly unforgettable in my life, he recognized them even when they turned into ashes!
And Xi Yan was also lost with Shen Dong back then. Now it suddenly comes back, what good thing can it be?
That means that Shen Dong is still alive and may come back!
After Shen Dong was lost, his father began to train him. He had worked hard for nearly ten years to gain his current status. Everyone in the house respected him and feared him, and everyone outside regarded him as a person.
If Shen Dong comes back, he will be the poor, penniless bastard again. He will become a housekeeper and servant who takes care of the general affairs and earns money for his eldest brother. He will kneel at his brother's feet and see whether he will give him a bite of food to see how he feels.
All his hard work would be in vain, how could he be willing to do so!
What's more, where was Shen Dong lost? He didn't understand it when he was young, but gradually he came into contact with more things, and there was something about the previous sect and vassal, so there was nothing else he didn't understand.
Now, when Shen Dong comes back, not only is his status in jeopardy, but the lives of his entire family are also in jeopardy.
After entering the secret room, Shen He heard a sharp shout: "You bastard, kneel down!"
Shen Xuan remained motionless and asked Shen Xuan, "Does the master know what he has done?"
"Why did the master initiate the vassal regulations in the first place? When the master asked me to find Uncle Rui, what did he tell me?"
"Have you forgotten, sir? If eldest brother really comes back, our family will be in dire straits. Master has been pastoring the place for many years and has done so many good things for the people, but are we going to be ruined by him?"
Shen Xuan asked questions one after another, but Shen Xuan couldn't answer a word.
Finally sighing, Shen Xuan said helplessly: "What do you know! Do you know what that kid said just now?! Your grandfather is in his hands!!!"
Shen? Shen was startled, his mind was spinning rapidly, his face changed drastically, and he shouted loudly: "What does he want Master to do?! Master, don't be confused!"
Shen Xuan took a deep look at his son. He was inconspicuous in the past. Later, Shen Dong lost his son and the one under him was too small to be useful, so he brought it up.
I didn't expect that although this kid couldn't read, he had such a bright mind that he could figure out the joints so quickly.
If you can gain fame as a civil servant, or donate to an official position, you may not be able to move up in the future...
"You have thought of it too." Shen Xuan no longer concealed anything, simply said what Xi Yan said, and said, "I am also afraid that he is cheating, and I don't know how many accomplices he has here, so I just give him a few words. .Send him away first, and don’t let him send a message immediately to hurt your grandfather."
As he spoke, he glared at Shen Hu and said, "You are so reckless and kill him right away. If his accomplices find out..."
Shen? But asked: "How do you know that he must be sent by your elder brother and not by someone else? No, I am not saying that someone in the court is testing me. I am saying that if you do what you are told, what will happen if this is done?" It’s in the hands of others. If I’m asked to do something at that time, can I not do it?”
If someone is a collaborator, once they are investigated, it will be difficult for the entire family to escape, not to mention the death of an old man.
Amidst the strife in the DPRK, Shen Xuan understood better than his son, what did it matter who sent it? No matter who sent it, this "Cong Long Gong" was a big trap.
Is luring the Tatars to invade considered a credit? Even if they messed up Beibianer and bought time for King Ning, they would not be rewarded openly in the end. On the contrary, they would have to worry about old scores being turned over one day. Talking about this would be the grave sin of annihilation!
But will Ning Fan only look for him? Or a civil servant?
He is in charge of the horse market and knows best the current situation on the grassland. Is it possible for the Tatars not to plunder under the drought? Impossible!
So since he knew that the Tartars were bound to come, should he hide?
Since he knew that someone would definitely let the Tatars in, should he hide?
It's a pity that his life is so short.
If the Tatars invade in a large scale, there will be chaos in the north. Then...does Ning Fan have a chance?
The imperial court was very quick to deal with King Anhua. Is that because there were heavy troops in the border town? What about the south?
At that time, no one thought that peace was impossible.
Therefore, although Shen Xuan was washing the inkstone perfunctorily at that time, he was still a little shaken in his heart. What's more, he was also really concerned about his father's safety and did not want to worry about it early.
But now...
"No matter who it is, you killed someone and alerted the snake..." Shen Xuan said angrily.
Shen? But he immediately said: "Master, leave it to me. Songjiang, Shanxi is a long way away. Even if the people behind Xi Inkstone here get the news that Xi Inkstone is dead, it will take some time to send it to Songjiang. It is impossible to rush on by changing horses day and night." ——
"But they can't do it, but we can. Yesterday I saw Xing Dazhuang, the head of the Shunfeng Biaoxing escort. He said that Master Tian Fengdao would be in Datong in the next day or two. I will go look for him soon and call him first. Send some people to protect our house, and let this person send a message to go back to Songjiang as soon as possible to check the situation. It concerns Songjiang, and even for Uncle Rui's face, Tian Feng will step up to deliver the message.
"Whether it is true or not about the Tatar matter, Tian Feng must tell Uncle Rui as soon as possible." Shen? Stared at Shen Xuan and said, "Uncle Rui can only go up to Heaven to hear this matter. Listen, the master is safe. The master is killing his relatives for the sake of justice for the people in the city. Unfortunately, the master was killed by the thieves. Three years later, with the master’s many achievements in Shanxi, and Uncle Rui helping him again, it will be just as easy to recover. .”
For the sake of justice for the people of the city, he sacrificed his son and his old father. From then on, Shen Xun was a moral gentleman. With this layer of golden light protecting his body, it was difficult for his political enemies to attack him.
However, from now on, he, Shen Xun, must also be a loyal minister, and forget about being a faggot.
Shen Xuan let out a long sigh, now that things have happened, he has no choice.
"Brother, this is all your fault." Shen Xuan said.
He paused and said: "Go out and hang out with your Uncle Rui more often. Henan and Shandong have asked him to get a business registration. From now on, I will donate your background to your father..."
Shen lowered his eyelids and said nothing else, except that he had not heard his father call him "Brother" for many years. In the past, he was called Laoer.
Since he is the second child, he has the boss above him.
But from now on, there will be no boss.
He raised his head again, his eyes were determined, he nodded solemnly, and changed his title in his mouth, saying: "Yes. Father, don't worry."
*
In the Yongsu Palace, when Brother Shou was reading the secret report, everyone was watching him from the corners of their eyes.
Seeing the change in his expression, everyone subconsciously turned to look at Shen Rui.
However, Shen Rui's eyelids were drooped and he didn't look at Wang Hua, Yang Tinghe or Zhang Yong.
The secret report was delivered to him by Tian Feng who traveled day and night.
Ning Fan wanted to lure the Tatars into the Pass and caused chaos in Northern Xinjiang. If the emperor were to go on a personal expedition at this moment, he would be sending them to his doorstep.
Not to mention the dangers of weapons, let’s just say that if Ning Fan’s assassins ambush the king and kill him on the way...
Even if we arrive at the border safely, if the Tatars are let in before they can fight, the battle will be a sure defeat.
What the imperial commander wants in person is the reputation of a great victory. If he goes back even though he knows he will lose, isn't it just a shame?
Brother Shou closed the folding book, glanced at everyone, and said, "That's it for today. When I go back, my dear friends will write down all the preparations for the border."
Seeing everyone's response, Shou Ge called Shen Rui's name again, as if to ask him to stay and reply. However, after a long while, he finally waved his hand and told him to go back to wash and change clothes, indicating that he would be summoned tomorrow.
Shen Rui thought to himself that Brother Shou might not have thought clearly yet and would have to think about it again, and he was in a hurry to go home now.
The ministers resigned and filed out. Zhang Yong and Zhang Hui were both busy with official duties, so they apologized and left first. The elders had to go to the duty room to discuss matters.
Liang Chu smiled and called Shen Rui to go with him as a teacher, saying that he wanted to ask more about Henan.
But it was Wang Hua over there who refused with a very rude saying, "I don't care about Henan now," and sent Shen Rui out of the palace directly.
Wang Hua was originally dissatisfied with Liang Chu for sending Shen Rui to Henan, but Yang Tinghe knew that he would definitely discuss Zhang Yong's border defense and did not want his son-in-law, who had a good relationship with Zhang Yong, to get involved.
Shen Rui didn't want to wade into this muddy water, so he took advantage of these words to bow and leave.
After leaving the palace gate and getting on his carriage, Shen Rui ordered Zhang Chenglin: "Go home first and see if the second master is at home. If not, go to the academy to ask him back quickly and tell him that I have something urgent."
*
Qingze Academy is now quite famous, and a slightly smaller "university town" was built on the outskirts of the city based on the template of Dengzhou Penglai Academy.
The land in the capital city is expensive, and every inch of land costs a lot less than the mountainous areas in Dengzhou. The size of the "university town" is naturally much smaller.
Although the scale is not large, experts were invited from the south, and Shen Yue, a master of painting, helped to design the entire Suzhou garden style. The pavilions and pavilions were extremely elegant, and it was very popular among the Chinese literati in Beijing.
Many Hanlins are more and more willing to teach a few classes in their free time and be a "guest professor", and more and more students are willing to come here to study because of this scenery and this teacher.
Shen Zhou basically lives in Qingze Academy now, and even the third master Shen Run often likes to spend some time in the academy garden.
Knowing that Shen Rui was coming back these days, the two of them returned from outside the city and waited at home early.
Shen Rui got home and hurriedly changed clothes and washed up, then invited his two uncles to the secret room.
Everyone knew that he had just returned from the palace and was in the secret room again. Shen Zhou and Shen Run had serious expressions on their faces, waiting for Shen Rui to speak.
Shen Rui looked at Shen Zhou for a moment and said in a deep voice: "So that my second uncle will know that now, there is a chance to bring down the Zhang family."
Which Zhang family? The Zhang family that can talk to Shen Zhou about its downfall will not do anything except the Jianchang Hou Mansion, which has a grudge against him.
Shen Zhou suddenly stood up, "What?"
The third master, Shen Run, also asked hurriedly: "But what happened?"
That was the Queen Mother's natal family, a top-notch relative. If his family collapsed, it would only mean something serious happened in the palace!
Shen Rui helped Shen Zhou sit down, and he could clearly feel his suppressed excitement.
The only child in the family, this talented young man who passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen should have had a bright future, but he died innocently.
Even if this heart-piercing pain can be diluted by more than ten years, the enemy is still alive!
The enemy can't move yet.
The word "forbearance" is like a knife piercing his heart, reminding him all the time.
But this enemy is extremely arrogant.
A few years ago, the daughter Zhang Yuxian, who had a bad reputation, was forced to marry Shen Jin. In the past few months, the daughter Zhang Yuting, who almost harmed the Shen family's wife Yang Tian, was released, and she was also engaged to the Shen family's former son-in-law Zhang Hao, who harmed Shen Li. .
It’s so deceiving!
How could Shen Zhou not be excited when he heard that he could bring down the Zhang family.
Shen Rui shook his arm and helped him calm down before telling what happened today, "The emperor wanted to lead the expedition in person, but the Queen Mother rushed to the Palace of Qianqing when all the ministers were there, and ordered someone to pass on the word, saying that the emperor was not allowed to go there. , and also said that he would adopt several clan children in the palace, among whom is the young master of Ning Mansion."
After hearing this, the third master immediately said: "It must be Ning Fan's instigation! Since Ning Fan's people came to Beijing in the first year, it was spread all over the streets that Ning Fan sent heavy gifts to the Zhang family."
He quickly understood what Shen Rui meant: "If Ning Fan rebels, the Zhang family will definitely be implicated. Just look, how deep the implication will be."
Outsiders dare not judge that Ning Fan has a disloyal heart, but the Shen family knew it when Songjiang suffered a "Japanese disaster" ten years ago!
The Zhang family accepted the gift from the rebel king and incited the Queen Mother to keep the rebel son by her side, with the intention of raising him as the emperor's heir. It would be strange if he did not obey him in the future.
The third master glanced at his brother and said to Shen Rui: "When Liu Jin came to power, he framed many people. Some people did not want to return to their hometowns, so they came to teach in our academy. Your second uncle always opened the door for convenience. Liu Jin fell. After that, the unjust cases were vindicated, and many people revolted, and our family did our best. Now some of these people are in the Hanlin Academy, and some are in the Metropolitan Procuratorate..."
Lin Fu was like this back then, and was later recommended by Shen Rui to serve as magistrate of Dengzhou. Now he has been promoted to magistrate again, and he can be regarded as the backbone of the "Shen Party".
Shen Zhou also nodded slowly.
When this academy was established, there was also the intention to train some students to help Shen Rui. However, it was still early for his students to gain a foothold in the court, but the group of "gentlemen" who were in trouble were recruited as ready-made manpower.
"Blow some rumors first, and then impeach the Zhang family when Ning Fan raises the flag of rebellion." The third master said.
"We don't need to talk to our family," Shen Rui smiled coldly, "Although Mr. Li Ge asked for a ban on today's matter in the palace, Mr. Wang Ge also asked Liu Zhong to take care of the internal affairs, but the Queen Mother has She said it when all the elders in the can choose pavilion were here. It was obviously not a sudden move. Someone in her palace must have known about it for a long time. As soon as she said it today, Ning Fan outside would definitely publicize it."
Shen Rui asked: "Second uncle, third uncle, what excuse do you think Ning Fan will use to raise troops?"
"Qingjun's side?" said the third master. King Anhua listed Liu Jin's ten major crimes.
Shen Zhou said: "In the past, during the time of crisis..."
However, during the Jingnan War, the first King Ning sent troops to help. Taizong promised to divide the world equally. In the end, the Jingnan movement was successful, but the fiefdom of King Ning was changed and people were sent far away to Jiangxi.
Shen Rui shook his head and said slowly: "Back then, Ning Fan got the heterochromatic dragon paper from Liu Jin."
The two of them couldn't help but exclaimed, the meaning of the heterochromatic dragon paper was indeed extraordinary.
At that time, there were rumors on the streets about the strange-colored dragon paper. They thought it was just Ning Fan bragging about himself, but they didn't expect it to be true!
"Liu Jin is an eunuch, it's not a pity to die!" the third master couldn't help but cursed.
"Ning Fan, holding the strange-colored dragon paper in his hand, will raise troops under the guise of the Queen Mother's decree." Shen Rui said.
The emperor has never admitted that the son of King Xuan Ning came to Beijing with the "different-colored dragon paper, plus gold reward", and there was a different-color dragon paper in King Ning's hand. Who gave it to him? Of course it was the Queen Mother!
Now no one would believe it even if they said it was Liu Jin who stole it.
The expressions of the Shen Zhou brothers all changed, "I blame Dao Ning Fan for clinging to the Zhang family, and then came up with the idea of letting the Queen Mother adopt the clan!"
The third master whispered again: "At the beginning, the case of Zheng Wang's evil words..."
Shen Rui thought to himself that the case of Zheng Wang's evil words was just that Wu Zong was not the descendant of the Queen Mother Zhang, but he was also Xiaozong's son. Xiaozong's only bloodline was more legitimate than King Ning. Therefore, in the history of his previous life, King Ning did not exist at all. Mentioning Zheng Wang completely denies that Wuzong is of royal blood.
But at the moment, he cannot make this "prediction". He can only make reasonable speculations based on reality.
"Once King Ning uses the banner of the Queen Mother to rebel, as long as it is confirmed that the Zhang family is the matchmaker, it will be a conspiracy through the feudal vassal." Shen Rui said, "After all, this is the Queen Mother's natal family. To punish the nine clans, the whole family will not be executed. Exile is also included. You can have two choices, but don’t even think about your title or official position. You will be sent back to your place of origin once and for all, and there will never be a chance to make a comeback from now on.”
When the Zhang family falls, there is no need for the Shen family to step on them. Who knows how many people will come swarming to beat up the drowned dog.
The third master punched his fist and said: "Let's take advantage of the fact that the Zhang family is still arrogant before they realize it, and secure all kinds of evidence."
Shen Rui nodded, "The Zhang family never knows how to write the word 'prudent' when doing things..."
The third master smiled coldly and said: "The only people in his family who respect him are his subordinates. I will go and have a good chat with Mr. Liu Yuliu."
This Liu Yu is the famous censor who has been eyeing the Zhang family since the Hongzhi Dynasty. He brought down several in-laws of the Zhang family. Back then, because Liu Jian was standing behind him, the Zhang family hated the two giant Buddhas. Gritting his teeth, there was nothing he could do.
Later, when Liu Jin came to power to clean up Liu Xie's family, he sent the imperial censor of Zhili to Yunnan. It was not until Liu Jin was overthrown that he was able to return to Beijing. Because of his many political achievements, he was promoted to the right minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Censor.
When the Shen family was settling the Japanese case lawsuit with the He family, Mr. Liu jumped out to impeach Zhang Yanling because Zhou Xian secretly revealed the news that the only heir of the Shen family was killed by Zhang Yanling.
The Third Master went to visit Liu Yushi with Shen Li back then. When Liu Yushi was sent out of the capital, the Third Master also sent Cheng Yi off and greeted him when he returned to the capital. This was considered a bit of a friendship.
The uncle and nephew were planning here, but Shen Zhou was silent for a long time without saying a word.
Soon the two of them also noticed something strange about Shen Zhou and couldn't help but stop and look at him.
Shen Zhou was talking about another thing, "There are rumors in the capital recently, saying that the emperor...is foolish and unfilial, and that you are flattering a Taoist priest."
He looked at Shen Rui and said, "With one Tianliangzi, I have framed not only the emperor, but also you..."
When rumors about Tianliangzi spread in Beijing, brother Shen Zhou sent a letter to Shen Rui.
At this time, the third master also hurriedly asked Shen Rui, "You will see Zhang Hui when you come back this time. Have you asked Tian Liangzi what happened?"
Shen Rui waved his hand and said: "Uncles, don't worry, I'm fine. This matter is a rumor created by Ning Fan, trying to kill three birds with one stone."
"Zhang Hui said that Ning Fan originally wanted to use Tianliangzi's reputation to create some ghosts and ghosts to push their young master to take a step forward. He also wanted to use Tianliangzi's hand to insert people into the palace and install their Taoist priests. "He looked disgusted and said, "What's even more vicious is that they also want to trick the emperor into taking the golden elixir!"
The Shen Zhou brothers couldn't help but cursed in unison: "This is so heartless!"
Shen Rui said: "Fortunately, Tianliangzi is an old man. He looks stupid and only knows medicine, but in fact he has a very clear mind. He told the emperor early, and secretly plotted against Ning Fan, killing them in the palace." He was bribed and given a few buried nails. The two hundred ultimatums were awarded to him by the emperor, and I'm afraid there will be more rewards in the future."
The two brothers breathed a sigh of relief, especially the third master who had more contact with Tianliangzi and frequently took his powerful hawthorn pills. He couldn't help but smile and said: "This old man has some skills!"
Shen Rui also frowned, and then said: "Tian Liangzi didn't run away, because he was afraid of being harmed by Ning Fan. The cat was in Xiyuan, and he told the outside world that he was wandering around. He was afraid that Ning Fan asking him to treat the young master was a trap, especially If the young master has a problem, it doesn't matter if he relies on him, but if he relies on the emperor... he will hide.
"Unexpectedly, Ning Fan still used the death of the Empress Dowager to slander him. It's hard for him to come out now. Ning Fan's move is not only to deal with Tianliangzi, but also to take the opportunity to slander the emperor, and then use this move to slander me. Those who oppose them will also be brought with them."
The Shen Zhou brothers looked at each other, and even in the secret room, they still lowered their voices and said: "The Empress Dowager..."
Shen Rui shook his head, "Zhang Hui said, don't ask about palace affairs."
If there was nothing fishy, how could we not ask?
Shen Zhou's face became more and more serious, "In normal times, the Zhang family will fall if it falls, but if the Zhang family falls when Ning Fan rebels, the Queen Mother's status will be shaken, which will be detrimental to the Emperor. Especially if the Queen Mother is not around Already."
He looked at Shen Rui and said seriously: "Brother Rui, you are a close official of the emperor, and our family has a grudge against the Zhang family. If the discord between the mother and son of the Tian family comes to light, you will inevitably be implicated. If our family continues If you take action...someone will definitely criticize you for instigating the relationship between mother and son of the Tian family."
With Shen Rui's identity and position, even if he wants to play a role of persuading someone, someone must believe him.
Shen Rui twitched the corner of his mouth and said, so what?
"Have the Zhang family ever done anything good?! They are the best at begging for land, for officials, for salt, and for sucking blood. When have you been the emperor and contributed to the Ming Dynasty?"
Shen Rui said coldly, "The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother, and the Zhang family is the Zhang family. These evil deeds of the Zhang family were not done under the instruction of the Queen Mother, right? When did I instigate the Emperor to be unfilial to the Queen Mother?! I just brought a disaster to the Zhang family. On the contrary, it is just for the imperial court to eliminate traitors and to eliminate harm for the people."
"Brother Rui!" Shen Zhou raised his voice, interrupted him, and said: "What you said is clear, but the Zhang family is the Queen Mother's natal family, so it is not clear-cut. If you touch the Zhang family, you will touch the Queen Mother. You are in harmony with the emperor and his ministers. If you do this, the villain will inevitably interpret it as the emperor's intention..."
"How did uncle know that this was not what the emperor meant?!" Shen Rui asked.
He has endured the Zhang family for a long time. He remembers Shen Luo's hatred, Yang Tian's hatred, and all the disgusting things the Zhang family did later about marriage.
In such an era where monarchy is supreme, if Brother Shou doesn't want to bring down the Zhang family, it will be too difficult to clean up the Zhang family.
When the Queen Mother's words came out, Shen Rui knew that the opportunity had come!
The Zhang family has always been a hindrance to Brother Shou. Why can Brother Shou tolerate the Zhang family?
Because the Zhang family is still useful, the emperor sometimes needs an arrogant relative to do something.
It's also because the Zhang family hasn't hit Brother Shou's bottom line yet.
But when the Queen Mother said that she wanted to raise a son of the clan, and when King Ning declared that he was following the Queen Mother's orders and launched an army, directly denying Brother Shou's bloodline, that was the real threat to Brother Shou's throne - because he is the eldest son, he is the natural throne. Heir, bloodline is the foundation for Zhu Shou to sit firmly on the throne!
Talking about the respected status of the Queen Mother, look at the Chenghua Dynasty and the Hongzhi Dynasty. The Queen Mother Wang has always been invisible. You will know that without the approval of the emperor and the powerful maternal family, the so-called Queen Mother, Queen Mother, and Queen , it’s just a title.
Without the Zhang family to stir things up outside, the Queen Mother would not be able to jump up and down in the inner palace!
"There is no Zhang family who is greedy for money and falls into the trap of Ning Fan. They try their best to seduce the Queen Mother. How can the Queen Mother come up with such a trick when one of her own sons has become the emperor's wife? After what happened this time, the emperor can still tolerate it. Zhang family?"
Shen Rui held Shen Zhou's arm and said, "I have thought about it again and again, uncle, this is the best opportunity, or it may be the only opportunity."
However, Shen Zhou held him with his backhand and said anxiously: "It is the Emperor's business that he cannot tolerate the Zhang family. Even if the Emperor instructs you to do so, you should not do it! Never forget that the Zhang family is the Emperor's maternal family! Moved! If anything bad happens to the Zhang family, the emperor will not be wrong, the only one who is wrong is you!"
Shen Rui was slightly stunned.
He didn't think so. He didn't mind being the sword in Brother Shou's hands. How could he not be a swordsman when he was a minister?
But the phrase "causing bad things to happen" suddenly sent a chill down his spine.
Historically, Ning Fan also started an uprising in the name of the Queen Mother. But what happened to the Queen Mother and the Zhang family later?
Wu Zong was so excited that he went to the expedition in person. As a result, he accidentally fell into the water on his way back and died soon after.
The Queen Mother participated in the selection of the next emperor, and Shouning Hou Zhang Heling also went to Huguang with a group of people to pick up Jiajing.
Yes, Jiajing did not want to see Empress Dowager Zhang, and respected her biological mother, Empress Dowager Jiang. Empress Dowager Zhang lived a miserable life in the harem, but she also lived until the 20th year of Jiajing!
The Zhang family outside the palace still flourished for ten years during the Jiajing Dynasty. It was not until the 12th year of Jiajing that they were thrown into prison. Zhang Heling died in prison. However, Zhang Yanling was not jailed until five years after the death of Empress Dowager Zhang and the 25th year of Jiajing.
Beheaded in the Western Market.
They didn't get a good ending, but this bad ending was not brought to them by Wu Zong. After all, they still lived for many years!
And Wuzong, who was skilled with bows and horses, could run to the front of the Xuanfu formation to kill the enemy, and beheaded a Tatar with real swords and spears. Would he fall into the water and be rescued quickly and become seriously ill and die?
Zhang Jiaming knew that after Wu Zong dealt with Prince Ning, Shengjia would definitely liquidate a group of people after returning to the capital. Would he sit back and wait for death?
No, no, history does not say that the Queen Mother ever wanted to adopt Ning Fan's son, and there is no unofficial history either... The Zhang family was not forced into a desperate situation at that time.
After all, Wu Zong is the biological son of the Queen Mother...
But what if the biological son disobeys?
Her biological son is going to Beijing to attack her natal family. If she is cut off from the outside world and confined in the inner palace, she will have no choice but to be at the mercy of others. Will she...will she...
No, no, she wouldn't stretch her hand that long. Wu Zong was still out patrolling at that time...
Precisely because she was patrolling outside, she was not suspicious...?
Is Wu Zong... really her biological child? The case of Zheng Wang's evil words...
Shen Rui's mind was in turmoil and he had a splitting headache.
Over there, Shen Zhou's eyes were already turning red, "Brother Rui, my uncle knows your thoughts. But Brother Luo..."
His face twisted in pain, but he still said, "Brother Luo's death is also my fault. The Zhou family lost a life, and I have also settled the matter for the Qiao family. The Zhang family is certainly hateful, but if
Revenge will involve you, so don’t do it!”
"I've already missed it once, and I can't make the mistake of hooking up with you again." He grabbed Shen Rui's arm tightly and said with great solemnity: "The deceased is gone, so let's put an end to this grudge and don't mention it again in the future."
Shen Rui never expected that Shen Zhou would say this, so he couldn't help but feel moved and softly called "Second Uncle".
After the third master was shocked, he felt a little relieved. He leaned over and patted Shen Rui on the shoulder.
"This is not a lie. There is no need to persuade me." Shen Zhou's eyes were firm, "From now on, you just follow the most suitable way to do things, use the most suitable people to do things, and don't think about any grudges. As long as you live well and the Shen family is well,
Great Ming Dynasty is better than any revenge!"
Shen Rui couldn't help but blush, clenched his fists tightly, and responded after a long while.
Shen Zhou felt relieved, took a few deep breaths, exhaled slowly, and had a smile on his face.
"There is one more thing that I have been thinking about for a long time, so I simply mentioned it today." He said, "The fourth brother (the son of the third master) is about to take the test as a boy, and Brother Xiao Nan will also be there in the past two years...
"
If Brother Xiaonan wants to take the imperial examination, he must have a background. Shen Rui only said that Shen Zhou finally figured it out and wanted to record Brother Xiaonan in his name, and nodded hurriedly.
He didn't want to, but heard Shen Zhou say: "I want to record Brother Ling's family under the name of the eldest grandpa. In the future, Brother Xiao Nan will also be the second wife of the eldest grandpa."
Seeing that the two of them were about to talk, Shen Zhou waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I don't want to have a step-heir. I don't want Brother Rui or Brother Rui to have both children."
His face showed bitterness, "I was destined to commit an evil star, and God punished me, so I was called Brother Luo, Brother Jue, and Brother Ling. They died one after another. It was me who caused them trouble. It was me who was unfilial and unjust, and I didn't deserve it." I will die with descendants. I can no longer harm anyone."
Thinking of old things from the past, the third master's heart was ups and downs, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.
Shen Rui had heard Shen Zhou say these words once in front of Shen Lingling. He knew that Shen Zhou meant what he said. After so many years, he still hadn't changed his mind, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Shen Zhou said slowly: "After a hundred years, my furniture will be divided into four parts, one for Brother Rui, one for Fourth, and one for Xiao Nan, and one for Brother Jue. You guys can help me take it back to Songjiang and give it to Brother Jue." The adopted child is Brother Zhang. It’s a little bit of my cousin’s kindness..."
He stared at Shen Rui, "Brother Rui, let's really put this grudge behind us. Look at me, and you will know that there is cause and effect in the world. If the Zhang family does evil, there will be evil retribution, and there will be heaven's punishment. The Shen family will only sow good things in their own family. Because the Shen family only serves as loyal ministers, and only does things that benefit the Ming Dynasty and the people!"