After Zhu Wanhong met Zhu Hao, the two sides established an alliance. He helped Zhu Hao "surrender" to Yang Tinghe, while he relied on Zhu Hao to "surrender" to Prince Xing's Mansion.
In this way, Zhu Wanhong's future would be double guaranteed, and he could go to see Yang Tinghe with confidence.
As a result, he was rejected.
In the first few days of early March, Zhu Wanhong visited Yang Tinghe one after another, all in secret. He did not go directly to Yang Tinghe's house, but relied on his connections to hand in greeting cards. However, he did not get an accurate reply, and he was just asked to wait patiently.
Zhu Wanhong was not in a hurry at this time, because he knew that Yang Tinghe would definitely receive him, especially after the emperor's condition gradually worsened.
The eighth day of March.
A piece of news in the Leopard Room reached the ears of Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet.
On this day, the imperial physician was finally allowed to go to treat Zhu Houzhao, or Jiang Bin discovered that the emperor's condition had progressed to an uncontrollable level, and he wanted to seek medical treatment in a hurry. As a result, the imperial physician and the empress dowager Zhang, Yang Tinghe and others behind the imperial physician were asked.
People know that Emperor Zhengde is now in a dying state of semi-consciousness and semi-consciousness.
That night, Yang Tinghe secretly summoned Zhu Wanhong.
The place where they met was in a "separate courtyard" in the capital where Yang Ting and his son Yang Shen lived. The location was extremely secret. Normally, Zhu Wanhong would not have dared to come rashly, lest he be found out by people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but now the emperor was in danger.
, the factory guards are only concerned with protecting themselves, Jiang Bin is already in a mess, who would keep an eye on such a place that has nothing to do with the overall situation?
When Zhu Wanhong saw Yang Tinghe, it was already late at night. At this time, Yang Tinghe had just met the eunuch Wei Bin, the eunuch who came from the palace, and asked Wei Bin to send a message to Queen Mother Zhang.
"Zhu Qianhu."
In the small flower hall, Yang Tinghe was quite polite when he saw Zhu Wanhong.
There is no way to be rude.
The Jinyiwei system and the Ming Dynasty's orthodox civil servants are two different promotion routes. The two sides nominally check and balance each other, but more often the Jinyiwei suppress civil servants, and the imperial edict is a place where civil servants are frightened by hearing about it.
Without saying a word, Zhu Wanhong knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "I see Mr. Yang Ge for your humble position."
When I came up, I showed a respectful attitude, just to tell Yang Tinghe that I am not here to negotiate with you, I am here to surrender.
Yang Tinghe was very surprised. He quickly stood up and supported him, saying, "What are you doing? Zhu Qianhu, get up and talk!"
At this time, Yang Tinghe only had two guards left with him, and when Zhu Wanhong entered the other courtyard, the weapons had been given to the guards. Obviously Yang Tinghe was also worried that Zhu Wanhong was sent by Jiang Bin to assassinate him, even though this assassination seemed to have no practical significance.
After Yang Tinghe died, someone in the cabinet would naturally take over the position of first assistant, and Liang Chu, who is now the second assistant, had served as the first assistant when Yang Tinghe was in power and had rich experience in governing.
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The two sat down.
When Zhu Wanhong came up, he blew a rainbow fart at Yang Tinghe, showing that he had a bright mind and had long wanted to meet the chief minister Yunyun. He bitterly recounted the inhumane treatment he had suffered at the hands of Qian Ning and his subsequent surrender to the "treacherous" Jiang Bin.
The difficulty of seeking to escape from birth.
Yang Tinghe was willing to meet Zhu Wanhong, so he naturally did his homework in advance and had some understanding of Zhu Wanhong.
"I heard that the Zhu family stayed in Huguang for more than 20 years, but I don't know what the purpose is?"
Yang Tinghe asked deliberately.
Zhu Wanhong thought to himself, this chief assistant is very close to the Queen Mother Zhang. The old lady in the palace wants to use the power of the civil service group to eradicate the sycophants around her son. Then the affairs of our Zhu family will no longer be a secret in front of Yang Tinghe. I just want to
If I conceal it even a little bit, he will doubt my sincerity.
Zhu Wanhong was frightened and spoke sincerely: "According to the order of the late emperor, the Zhu family moved to Anlu and monitored the Xingwang Palace nearby to prevent anyone in the court from colluding with it and harming the national government, just like what happened in the last years of Chenghua!"
As soon as he came up, he informed Yang Tinghe of the family mission.
"Um."
Yang Tinghe nodded slightly.
This is consistent with what he has investigated. He even asked Wei Bin about the information about Anlu before. After all, Wei Bin went to Anlu to meet Zhu Si. Historically, Yang Tinghe pushed Zhu Si out to become emperor and
It's not a sudden idea, but it has been prepared for a long time.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe could not wait until the emperor died before discussing with the queen mother or ministers who would succeed the throne. He must be the most assertive among the civil and military officials of the dynasty. He needs to stand up and stabilize the throne at critical moments.
Live the situation.
Zhu Wanhong said: "Among the descendants of my Zhu family, there is one who worked as a craftsman in the palace and grew up with the little prince. Now he has passed the first place in the Ming Dynasty Gongshi Huiyuan. He is the best among the descendants of my Zhu family."
"oh!?"
Yang Tinghe was startled.
In the past, he had asked about the results of the current session's examinations and even asked about Zhu Hao's situation, but he forgot about it. After all, what he was most concerned about was Yang Weicong and others who were friends with his son, as well as the scholars who were originally from Sichuan.
A Hui Yuan from Lu Zhi was not among his concerns.
Being born in Anlu is not unusual in itself. There is no strong support from the court. Even if you get the top prize, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive in the Hanlin Academy for long. If you want to become a Hanlin bachelor and join the cabinet in the future... you are not the only one who has that kind of destiny.
It is something that a top scholar from an ordinary military family can only hope for.
Zhu Wanhong continued: "The situation of Prince Xing's Mansion in the past twenty years was all under the control of the Zhu family. At that time, they were ordered by the late Emperor and the Queen Mother, and they worked hard to... serve the country loyally and serve the Ming Dynasty."
Yang Tinghe narrowed his eyes slightly. He was naturally skeptical about Zhu Wanhong's surrender.
But the suspicion isn't as deep as it is for others.
It's very simple. The mission of the Zhu family is very different from the mission of the imperial guards to monitor the officials. The Zhu family is a branch of the imperial guards that has jumped out of the system. Their mission is only to monitor the Prince Xing's Mansion in Anlu. Zhu Wanhong was detained before.
As a hostage, even if he takes refuge with Jiang Bin now, he is definitely not a direct descendant of Jiang Bin, because monitoring Prince Xing's Mansion is not Jiang Bin's focus.
The value of the Zhu family to the civil servant group will be much greater than that to Jiang Bin, because the civil servant group needs to know various situations in Prince Xing's Mansion, especially Yang Tinghe, who is the chief minister of the cabinet.
Yang Tinghe knew very well that if the emperor died, a real dragon would appear in Prince Xing's Mansion. Therefore, every move in Prince Xing's Mansion would be investigated clearly, so it was very necessary to recruit Zhu Wanhong.
Yang Tinghe said: "Zhu Qianhu, I have been in the court for many years and have heard many things. It is said that King Xing's eldest son was born that year and died in less than five days. It is said that someone secretly harmed him. I wonder if this is the case?"
Yang Tinghe's question got to the point.
If you want to prove that you are loyal to the imperial court, and not to Prince Xing's Palace or other political forces, you have to provide enough "proof". If Zhu Youqi's eldest son was indeed harmed by your Zhu family, it may be able to become a "letter of surrender."
This is the truth on the surface, but Zhu Wanhong has to think carefully about whether it is necessary for him to admit it in front of Yang Tinghe?
If he said that the Zhu family was really the mastermind or involved in the incident, would Yang Tinghe fall out on the spot and take him down for questioning?
After thinking for a while, he came up with an answer: No!
Even if the Zhu family killed Zhu Youqi's eldest son, it was only under the instruction of the Queen Mother. Now that Yang Tinghe needs to join forces with the Queen Mother to deal with Jiang Bin, it would be inappropriate for him to abandon such a good chess piece that had already penetrated the enemy for some irrelevant past events. Complaining about old cases?
"It's related to the Zhu family."
Zhu Wanhong did not finish what he said, but made an ambiguous statement.
Yang Tinghe's face was neither happy nor angry, and he nodded slightly. Zhu Wanhong saw keenly that this answer satisfied Yang Tinghe.
"What happened in the Leopard Room these days?"
Yang Tinghe stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point again.
Past events and your answers have proved that you are trustworthy. Now let me ask you what you can do for me and the details of how to surrender and surrender.
Zhu Wanhong said: "In my humble position, I know every move of Pinglubo. Now Pinglupo wants to control the important parts of the capital with the help of his troops. Who in the court has been bribed by him, or who has secretly informed him of peace talks?" All humble positions are clearly understood."
Yang Tinghe smiled happily. This news was more important to him than the previous ones.
Now Yang Tinghe is not only thinking about how to attack Jiang Bin, but also to prevent Jiang Bin from jumping over the wall to counterattack. The situation he is most afraid of is that in addition to Jiang Bin's direct descendants on the surface, there are also some people who are secretly used by Jiang Bin. At that time, the civil servant group had no control In the case of the army, it will be very passive.
Now that the emperor is not dead, with the help of the Queen Mother and the cabinet, several generals who do not seem to be very critical but have been bribed by Jiang Bin are temporarily replaced to prepare for the next attack on Bin. The information that Zhu Wanhong can provide, will play a decisive role.
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The conspiracy between Yang Tinghe and Zhu Wanhong lasted for more than an hour, and then Zhu Wanhong left from the small door accompanied by the Yang family's guards.
After Zhu Wanhong left, Yang Tinghe came to the study and saw his son Yang Shen waiting for him here.
What Yang Tinghe relies on most now is his son who combines talent, knowledge, fame and resourcefulness. He will discuss everything with him to see how to solve the current predicament.
At the critical moment of the Ming Dynasty, the only people Yang Tinghe could confide in were his relatives.
"...Father, do you really believe in this Zhu Wanhong? As far as I know, this person can be said to have been in the Qin Dynasty and the late Chu Dynasty. Many people in the Jinyi Guard despised him for seeking glory behind his master, and even harmed his former boss Qian Ning, and even added insult to injury!"
Yang Shen despised traitors like Zhu Wanhong who turned against him in battle.
It seems to be beneficial to one's own side, but in fact he is a shameless villain who will fall to whichever side has the upper hand.
Yang Tinghe said: "From now on, people can see that Jiang Bin's end is coming, and their knowledge is extraordinary. Now there are going to be waves. If someone secretly informs Jiang Bin and notices Jiang Bin's movements in advance, it will be very helpful to major events, so it is not appropriate to dwell on the past. .”
"Believable?"
Yang Shen still has doubts.
Yang Tinghe had a scheming smile on his face. This look would only be revealed in front of his son. His usually cold face made it difficult to understand his true inner thoughts. He said: "He came to see me and took a huge risk. There should be no Question. It seems that Jiang Bin has betrayed his relatives and his time is coming!"
"Then... what is the relationship between the Zhu family and Prince Xing's palace? The Zhu family lives in Anlu. I heard that Zhu Wanhong was recommended by the previous Prince Xing and was able to return to Anlu to succeed him. If he really had a grudge to kill his son, how could he rashly do so? Help? There may be some inside story..." Yang Shen asked.
Yang Tinghe said: "The purpose of making the imperial court doubt the Zhu family's loyalty is exactly the purpose of reviving the palace. Unfortunately, this move was too clumsy, and the traces of the ax are clearly visible. However, my son, your worries are not unreasonable. As a father, you only need to
Just ask the Queen Mother for confirmation on this matter!"