That night Zhu Hao said he wanted to go back to the palace to spend the night, but Madam Zhu did not stop him.
After returning to the palace, Zhu Hao found Tang Yin who was doing nothing at his residence in Dongkuoyuan.
Tang Yin first lived in the inner courtyard for a while, and then was arranged to live in the wing of the east cross courtyard. The environment here was elegant and the accommodation conditions were quite good, but there was a depressing feeling. After all, you would pass many sentries when entering and leaving the palace, and you always felt like you were in prison.
This was also an important reason why Tang Yin wanted to move out before... It was enough to work in the palace, and it was more comfortable to live in a private residence. Even if it was rented, it was more free and flexible, and not as uncomfortable as a prison.
"You haven't gone home yet, so you're not here to ask me for advice, are you?" Tang Yin came to open the door with a lantern in hand. The weak firelight of the lantern shone on his face, making him look a little eerie.
Zhu Hao said: "I came here specifically to discuss matters with you."
Tang Yin's feet froze when he heard this, and then he smiled and said, "It's really unexpected."
The two entered the room and sat down. Tang Yin casually picked up a book, which seemed to indicate that before Zhu Hao came, he had been sitting there reading. But how could Zhu Hao not notice that the chair was facing away from the desk? Besides, if you want to read, even the candlestick
Won't you order?
"Mr. Lu, today my uncle entered the palace. You saw it with your own eyes. I am not here to warn you to beware of him, but I want you to remind the palace as a guest to be careful of the royal guards."
Zhu Hao told him why he came.
Tang Yin's political sensitivity was not very high. The palace said that he was invited to serve as a staff member, but in fact he was more of a teacher of knowledge to the prince. He was always eating and drinking and never saw him actually doing anything for the palace.
Tang Yin didn't take Zhu Hao's reminder seriously at all, and said calmly: "The palace is prepared to prevent the Jin Yiwei from invading? Does such a general matter require you to go alone?"
Zhu Haodao: "If I didn't receive any news, do you think I would let you go and speak to the palace like this? What good would it do to me to pit the palace against the Zhu family?"
Hit the nail on the head.
Tang Yin didn't care much about politics, but he became confused after hearing this.
Zhu Hao's little head was smart, so he naturally knew that Zhu Wanhong had returned to Anlu after being informed by King Xing, and he also took the initiative to come to express his gratitude. The relationship between the palace and the Zhu family quickly eased, which was of great help to Zhu Hao's study in the palace.
Zuo's words are circumstantial evidence.
Why did Zhu Hao ask him to intensify the conflict between the palace and the Zhu family at this time?
"Zhu Hao, I met your uncle. He seemed honest and honest. After returning to Anlu, he immediately went to the palace to express his gratitude. It shows that he still has good intentions... Now you asked me to remind the palace to be on guard against him?
What are you guarding against? You said you received the news, can you explain it clearly?"
Tang Yin will not let go of the hawk until he sees the rabbit.
If you ask me to remind you and just do it without asking anything, then wouldn’t I become your puppet?
Zhu Hao replied calmly: "Mr. Lu, what if someone wants to harm King Xing and the Crown Prince? It seems that Mr. Lu doesn't believe it, so just pretend I didn't say anything."
After saying that, Zhu Hao stood up and left.
"etc."
Tang Yin called Zhu Hao to stop.
He wanted to ask clearly, but found that Zhu Hao was very secretive. After thinking about it, if Zhu Hao got clues that Zhu Wanhong had harmed King Xing and the crown prince, as a member of the Zhu family, what he said would be tantamount to betraying the family. It was really inappropriate for him to ask so aggressively.
At first, Tang Yin didn't believe that Zhu Hao had any clues, but seeing Zhu Hao's attitude of only half-talking, he immediately became convinced that Zhu Hao was not messing around.
"I believe you. I will remind the palace to be more vigilant tomorrow... You should be satisfied now, right?" Tang Yin carefully observed Zhu Hao's reaction as he spoke.
He thought he saw everything clearly, but in fact Zhu Hao deliberately told half of the story. This was due to Zhu Hao's understanding of Tang Yin's habits.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hao simply handed over his hands, and then walked to the door, leaving behind a message: "It's best to go now. If something happens tonight, your reminder will be in vain... I'll go back first."
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Not long after Zhu Hao left Tang Yin's residence, Tang Yin kept his promise and went into the inner courtyard of the palace to inform him.
How to write a rhetoric all depends on Tang Yin's on-the-spot performance.
Zhu Hao immediately went to Xikuoyuan to find Lu Song.
Lu Song had been waiting for him for a long time.
When Zhu Hao returned home in the afternoon, Lu Song felt that this little guy might have gone back to inquire about whether Zhu Wanhong knew that he was a spy in the palace. Hearing that Zhu Hao went to Tang Yin immediately after returning to the palace, Lu Song had been waiting here early.
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"Zhu Hao, did you see any of your elders after you went back?"
As soon as he saw Zhu Hao, Lu Song started asking questions.
Zhu Hao said: "Lu Dianzhan, you have a merit, do you want to get it?"
Lu Song frowned.
What kind of method is this guy using?
I'm told that there are merits to be received? Are you doing meritorious service for the Jin Yiwei or for the palace? I don't know if you ask me this, what do you think?
"Lu Dianzhan, if I say that my uncle's return to Anlu this time actually had a purpose to harm Prince Xing's palace, or to murder Prince Xing or the Crown Prince, but I can't provide any evidence... will you help me investigate?
"
Zhu Hao dropped a bombshell when he came up.
Lu Song was shocked and asked: "Is there such a thing?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "I said there is no evidence, and my uncle didn't admit it in front of me. How can I be sure? I just asked Lu Dianzhan if he was willing to help me, not only to help the palace, but also to help yourself."
"this……"
Lu Song had previously thought that Zhu Hao was quite capable, but he wanted to investigate Zhu Wanhong himself outside of work? Is it necessary?
Lu Song muttered in his heart, what Zhu Hao said was too vague, and what he ordered me to do was excessive... Why should I listen to this kid?
Zhu Hao didn't expect Lu Song to agree as soon as he came up, and he was good at tempting: "I believe Lu Dianzhan saw the look in my uncle's eyes when he left today. Lin Baihu has now been transferred to the Xuanfu, and he is cooperating with Zhang Zhong to set up the line.
Someone will take over the Anlu affairs, and this person is probably my uncle.
"My uncle has an unpredictable personality. He may directly betray Lu Dianzhan's identity for the benefit of the Zhu family..."
"enough!"
Lu Song couldn't stand listening anymore and said with a straight face, "When your uncle returns to Anlu, the people he brought with him are obviously to monitor him. Even if something happens to Jin Yiwei, he will not be arranged to take over... You are too young.
, I don’t understand things in the officialdom.”
Lu Song did not want to be held hostage by Zhu Hao, and felt that his statement was absurd.
Now everyone in the palace feels that Zhu Wanhong is like a lost dog. Everyone from Lin Baihu to the Zhu family has shown favor to Prince Xing's Palace. It is obvious that Jin Yiwei no longer regards Prince Xing's Palace as an opponent.
Even Yuan Zonggao left with peace of mind, and there was no letter from him to remind Zhu Youqi to take precautions, so now Zhu San and Zhu Si are allowed to go fishing in the city and even watch a show.
Zhu Hao said: "I asked after I got home. My uncle left from Prince Xing's Mansion and didn't go home immediately. Instead, he disappeared in the city for a while. He didn't get home until sunset, but he didn't come in. After kneeling down and crying, he hurried away.
Returning to the city, I am temporarily staying in the city posthouse."
Lu Song was a little impatient.
He felt that he couldn't get the information he wanted from Zhu Hao, and he felt that the little guy was being clever, so he immediately turned around and left.
"If something happens, let's talk about it next time. I'm busy with official duties, so I won't accompany you!"
Lu Song dropped a sentence.
Zhu Hao suddenly asked: "Lu Dianzhan, do you remember that I once told you that the pregnancy of His Majesty's concubine is completely false?"
"Um?"
Lu Song's body was shaken.
What Zhu Hao said at the beginning caused a lot of trouble in his heart. He even asked Jiang Lun about it. He has always been worried about it, but he never asked Zhu Hao to ask him about it.
Zhu Haodao: "If we base all the anchor points on this basis, will everything I said make sense?"
Lu Song turned around, frowned and said, "Please elaborate."
After hearing Zhu Hao talk about the things he had doubts about, he finally decided to listen to Zhu Hao's opinion.
"Lu Dianzhan imagines that none of the concubines are actually pregnant. Your Majesty just found a pregnant woman from outside to enter the palace, pretending that it was your Majesty's lucky gift. Although this matter is the top secret of the Ming Dynasty, your Majesty is definitely not the only one.
You know, someone should help His Majesty find such a woman... Will Qian Ning, the commander of the Imperial Guard, know about it?"
Lu Song took a breath and tried to analyze: "If it is true as you said, the Jinyi Guards are the emperor's personal soldiers, and there is a high possibility that they can help His Majesty accomplish this... But you actually dare to criticize His Majesty's harem?
"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Lu Dianzhan, don't rush to criticize me. Let's talk about an anchor point first. We won't discuss whether it is reasonable for the time being. Just treat it as it exists and continue talking. Can we continue?"
"Um."
Lu Song nodded.
He found Zhu Hao's method of explaining things in a eloquent way very refreshing, and he could easily understand the twists and turns involved.
Lu Song is also educated. The Lu family is half a scholarly family, and he is not the kind of martial artist who is completely unreasonable.
Zhu Hao continued: "If what I said is true, then the senior officials of Jinyiwei know very well that the pregnancy of His Majesty's concubine will never be true. Once it is revealed, it will have a great impact on His Majesty's reputation. However, risks and benefits coexist. If no one in the court doubts
, after accepting this statement, the child will be a prince when he is born, and the court will not mention the matter of establishing another prince again...
"If your majesty gives birth to his own heir in the future as he wishes, you can find a reason to kill this unrelated child, or find a fault to abolish him and establish a new heir. What do you think of Lu Dianzhan?"
Lu Song remained silent.
What I thought was ridiculous at first, the more I heard about it, the more I felt that there was a lot of room for maneuver in the emperor marrying a pregnant woman.
"This brings up another issue... Since Jinyiwei knows that His Majesty's pregnancy is fake, why should they relax their surveillance of Prince Xing's Mansion? It coincides with King Xing's request that my uncle come back to take over the position of my grandfather, Jinyiwei Qianhu, and Lu Dianzhan was replaced.
Qian Ning, will he use his trick to release the person, but secretly assign him a sinister job to murder King Xing and the Crown Prince?"
"In this way, even if something happens to the palace, the people in the court will feel that the court has not dealt with it harshly in the past, and it will be even less so when the concubine is pregnant."
"Sending my uncle here will make it clear that Prince Xing is kind to him, and he will not be suspected if he finds an opportunity to approach Prince Xing's mansion. That's what he did today... Is there any reason why he didn't go home first after returning to Anlu?"
, come to Prince Xing’s Mansion to pay a visit first? Even if the gratitude is accomplished, why do you not enter the house and return to the city overnight? What is your plan? "