Now Zhu Wanhong is only on the surface. With Zhu Wanhong's knowledge, he naturally realizes that he is in danger.
He abandoned his former boss Qian Ning and turned to join Ping Lupo. However, this powerful boss had no sense of crisis and was unaware that he was about to die.
"Nephew, uncle, what do you think I should do?"
Zhu Wanhong asked Zhu Hao directly for advice.
Zhu Hao said: "If anyone threatens you, just contact him. Do you still need to ask me about this?"
Zhu Wanhong looked reserved.
Although he is a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu and has no concept of loyalty to any powerful person, everyone from Qian Ning to Jiang Bin knows that he is the one who benefits. Now that Jiang Bin is still powerful, he once again chooses to turn his back. I'm afraid it's hard to raise your head.
"You mean... Chief Assistant Yang Ge Lao?"
Zhu Wanhong is an old fox, so he naturally understands what Zhu Hao means.
Whoever threatens you, just join him.
Are you, Zhu Wanhong, a principled person?
Since you don't follow principles, what else do you have to worry about?
Do you still need me to remind you of this?
Zhu Hao originally wanted to use Su Xigui to see if he could have a chance to communicate with Yang Tinghe, but now it seems unrealistic, so he would just take a different approach and let Zhu Wanhong go to communicate.
If Yang Tinghe finds out that there is a Qianhu Jinyiwei who has confessed to him, and this person is a "direct lineage" promoted by Jiang Bin, then will Yang Tinghe accept it happily?
At that time, Yang Tinghe was surprised to find that the Zhu family was born to target Prince Xing's palace. Then he would also abandon his prejudice against Zhu Hao and think that Zhu Hao was one of his own, right?
"Who else does uncle think will threaten Pinglupp's safety and your personal interests?" Zhu Hao asked.
Zhu Wanhong said: "Even if Jiang Bin dies, the Jinyiwei will still be the Jinyiwei, and the East Factory will not become the West Factory. Uncle, I really don't need to bear the infamy of changing my mind."
Pack!
"Then uncle just won't go?"
Zhu Hao asked.
"You should go if you should, but nephew, you must make it clear in front of King Xing that uncle, I am in the Cao camp and my heart is in the Han Dynasty."
When Zhu Wanhong came to see Zhu Hao, he also felt that the throne was likely to be passed to Prince Xing's Mansion in the future. With Zhu Hao as his "good nephew" here, how could he not make good use of this relationship?
But Zhu Wanhong seems to feel that after Zhu Si ascends the throne, the government will definitely be controlled by Yang Tinghe and other civil servants, and his vital interests are also closely related to Yang Tinghe, so he cannot choose to join Zhu Si's sect. The current solution is to switch to Yang Tinghe's camp. Best choice.
But it's not a good thing for a member of the Imperial Guard to get close to the chief minister of the cabinet...
Zhu Wanhong wanted to contact Yang Tinghe's people, but he could only do it secretly, and he had to avoid being liquidated by the emperor afterwards, so he had to talk about "being in Cao's camp and being in Han's heart".
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "My uncle and I have the same idea."
"Um?"
Zhu Wanhong was startled and then understood.
His eldest nephew obviously also wants to join Yang Tinghe's faction. When the new emperor ascends the throne and cannot control the overall situation, he will be a second-in-command and "break into the enemy camp"?
"Our uncle and nephew really want to get together... Nephew, don't worry, if the uncle really has a chance to meet that person, he will tell him that you are a spy sent by the Zhu family to Prince Xing's Mansion to spy on information. We are all dedicated to it." When you serve the imperial court, you are even more of a loyal minister..."
Zhu Wanhong understood it and immediately said something similar to Zhu Hao's thoughts.
Zhu Hao narrowed his eyes.
This old guy has been pretending to be a bear, but he is actually an extremely cunning old fox.
As for Zhu Wanhong's choice to side with Jiang Bin, we cannot think that he has poor vision or that his political consciousness is not high. If he were not familiar with history, who would have thought that the emperor would die at the prime of his life? If Zhu Houzhao had not died, Jiang Bin would have had another chance.
It is not difficult to achieve success in a few years or more than ten years.
"The other thing is... looking for an opportunity, you and your uncle can go back to see your grandfather..." Zhu Wanhong said with emotion, "This time you passed the Huiyuan exam and haven't gone home to see you... I mean the Zhu family."
Zhu Hao didn't answer.
Zhu Wanhong smiled and said: "Uncle knows that you have quarrels with your family. You can wait until you pass the Jinshi exam and return home in glory. Your grandfather misses you very much."
Zhu Hao suddenly asked: "Isn't my grandfather seriously ill and lying on the bed, unable to speak?"
"Ah... well..."
Zhu Wanhong immediately realized that he might have really underestimated Zhu Hao. If he could investigate Zhu Hao's situation, couldn't Zhu Hao turn around and investigate the situation of the Zhu family? How could the Zhu family hide such a bad thing from Zhu Hao?
Xiaohui Yuan Gong with abundant financial resources and connections?
"I heard that my uncle went back to his hometown and met with my grandfather alone. It seems that my grandfather was still able to communicate with you on the sickbed. Did you discuss things that even my grandmother didn't know about?"
Zhu Hao continued his analysis.
Zhu Wanhong was shocked and said: "Zhu Hao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. Where can I find it? This... Oh my, we are all of the same mind, how can we say such unreasonable things? You are too old.
Well, when you pass the Jinshi exam, my uncle has a secret to tell you."
Zhu Hao said: "I was not born by my grandmother, but I was born by my grandfather?"
Zhu Wanhong: "..."
"Uncle, I couldn't understand why the same family received completely different treatment. My father died early and came back to gain fame for the Zhu family, so he should receive preferential treatment, right? Unexpectedly, the orphans and widowed mother were repeatedly targeted by my grandmother.
It wasn't until my second uncle knew the whole story, and everyone was talking nonsense, that I suddenly understood."
Zhu Wanhong cursed loudly: "Your second uncle, who knows a hammer, has never been able to keep secrets. I can tell you that your biological grandmother has always been alive, but she is not in the capital. If you are willing to help me... I may be able to..."
Zhu Hao frowned.
The news was a bit surprising to him.
It turns out that I have a biological grandmother?
Think about it, according to the version circulated by the Zhu family, it is said that when his father was still in his infancy, he was sent to the Zhu family by his biological mother. Later, there was no news about the woman. She was probably driven away. Others may not know.
This woman is missing, but Zhu Mingshan and Zhu Wanhong should pay attention.
This is also the reason why Zhu Jia has always complained about her husband, was harsh on Zhu Hao's father in every possible way, and even wanted to kill Zhu Hao's father before he died.
Now the old man is probably being treated by the old lady.
"Okay, I'll discuss this with my uncle in detail later."
Zhu Hao actually had no need to sacrifice any interests for a biological grandmother he had never even met, but from a certain point of view, by inheriting this body, he could be regarded as doing something filial to the original owner of the body.
Things. Besides, the woman and her son have been separated all their lives. Now he is the only grandson. If they meet each other in the future and take good care of him, he has fulfilled his duty.
Zhu Hao suddenly thought of Zhu Si's biological grandmother who was still in the imperial palace of the capital, that is, Zhu Youqi's mother, Princess Shao.
After Concubine Shao separated from her son, she never had the chance to see her again. Now that her son has died, she has no way of seeing her or saying goodbye. Historically, it is said that Concubine Shao became blind due to eye disease in her early years. Later, after Zhu Si became emperor, she became the emperor.
Holding her grandson in her arms, she was overjoyed. Concubine Shao also passed away in the first year of Jiajing, which was the following year.
Before she died, she could be honored as "Queen Dowager Shouan" and be buried with her husband Xianzong, which would be regarded as a death without regrets.
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Zhu Hao agreed to Zhu Wanhong's proposal because he wanted this cheap uncle to feel that he had a "handle" in the opponent's hands.
There are two reasons.
One is the relationship between Zhu Hao and the Zhu family. Zhu Wanhong can be used as a trump card, and he can even report to Yang Tinghe in the future. He, Zhu Hao, has a close relationship with Prince Xing's Mansion, but Zhu Hao can completely refute this, saying that he is just an informant.
When he had a fight with Yang Weicong before, and he casually invited people from Prince Xing's Mansion to get into a fight with Juren who should be tested, doesn't it mean that he has "bad intentions" towards Prince Xing's Mansion?
The other is to make Zhu Wanhong feel that there is information about his grandmother's identity and residence as a threat for Zhu Hao to use.
Zhu Hao will not be blackmailed by Zhu Wanhong, he just makes the other party feel that everything is under control. It is a strategy of selling a flaw and playing it slowly, and letting Zhu Wanhong jump into the dug trap step by step.
In the short term, there is a possibility of cooperation with Zhu Wanhong.
At least Zhu Wanhong was forced to give up Jiang Bin, the big tree that was about to collapse, and move closer to Yang Tinghe's camp when it came to seeking survival. But even Zhu Wanhong himself knew that in the long run, civilian officials could not defeat the imperial power, and in the end they had to rely on help.
With Zhu Hao's power, he established a good relationship with the potential new emperor Zhu Si.
So in the end, the "rise and fall" of the Zhu family still fell on Zhu Hao's shoulders.
"Sir, there is a letter from Anlu, indicating that it is for you."
When Zhu Hao returned to his residence, Sun Ru brought a letter and gave it to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao read it and it was a letter from Zhu Si.
Zhu Si's letter was written very plainly, telling him that he had learned about the emperor's illness in Anlu and that his predictions were accurate. This letter seemed like nothing, but Zhu Hao felt that Zhu Si's actions were a bit inappropriate.
cautious.
As a vassal king writing a letter in person, or a private letter like this, if someone knew about it, wouldn't it be a big disaster?
Fortunately, the focus of everyone in the court is not on Anlu, and no one would have thought that Zhu Si, a fledgling Xiaoxing King, would conspire with a Gongshi who had not yet become a new scholar. The letter was also obtained from private channels.
It should be sent through Tang Yin's relationship, so there won't be any surprises.
"Is there anything big going on in Anlu?" Sun Ru asked curiously.
Zhu Hao said: "Don't worry about others for now. Let me ask you. Fengyuan has returned to Anlu and is waiting to be awarded an official. Have you thought about your future? Or do you plan to continue to take the Jinshi exam in the future?"
Sun Ru scratched her head: "Why do you suddenly ask me this? I'm in the capital, I have good food and drink, and my wife is by my side, so it doesn't stop me from going out to look for flowers. Why do I want to be admitted to the Jinshi or be awarded an official? Is it okay to work with my husband?
Is there anything more comfortable than this in the world?"
Zhu Hao thought to himself, what an optimist.
What kind of family education produces such a coward?
Maybe Sun Ru was under too much control from the family in the past ten years, and now that she is free, she wants to enjoy it. She is just the kind of rich second-generation dude who just waits until death and has no big ambitions. With this kind of mentality, a bottle of big things can only be done by half a bottle, but
He runs errands and does some work that can't be done on the table, but he is a good hand.