Those who came from the capital to deliver the edict were two pedestrians from the Xingren Department, and twenty Jin Yiwei who were accompanying them.
The two pedestrians were both Jinshi, about thirty years old. Yuan Zonggao tried a lot of tricks, but he didn't ask anything. They were both foreign ministers, and they only had vague rumors about the news in the palace.
What they can tell is that strange phenomena have occurred frequently in the capital after the New Year, and the people are in panic. There are also various speculations about the dragon's body today.
Lu Song was responsible for entertaining the two Jinyiwei Xiaoqi.
Although he now holds a high position in the palace, he still carries the title of Imperial Guard. He is just the general banner, which is just one level higher than the small banner, but there is not much difference in dignity.
After talking carefully, one Xiaoqi's father was once a subordinate of Lu Song's father in his early years.
Over the wine table, once the relationship is established, the conversation becomes much closer.
It's just a small banner of the Jinyiwei, and there is no way he can get in touch with confidential matters. What he talks about is just the dynamics of the courtiers that everyone knows, rumors in the market, and the like.
From his words, Lu Song learned the news that Jinyiwei's immediate superior, Pinglubo Zhubin, had changed the regiment training camp to the mighty regiment training camp and was appointed admiral.
Zhu Bin's real name is Jiang Bin. He was originally a border general of the Xuanfu. Because of his favor, he was ordered to lead the troops of the four border towns back to the capital. He stayed in the capital and later became the admiral of Dongchang and Jinyi Guards. He is one of the most powerful people in Beijing.
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He was adopted as his adopted son and given the surname "Zhu".
In other dynasties, even if he is not a real son or grandson, he can be the "adopted son" of the emperor. His status will definitely be higher than that of a civil and military minister.
However, no matter whether it is the Ming Dynasty clan or the civil and military ministers, few people recognize the status of these "adopted sons" today.
Although Emperor Zhengde had not given birth to a son, he loved to adopt adopted sons. When he saw clever and pleasing ones, he would adopt them as "adopted sons". In the seventh year of Zhengde's reign, he already had one hundred and twenty-seven adopted sons. It's a bit like that.
The desire to collect talents is like collecting wild beasts in the leopard room.
Perhaps because of the large number of people, both the emperor and the courtiers did not treat these emperor's "adopted sons" who were given surnames differently. Originally they were Xiaoqi, they were still Xiaoqi, and they were originally Shiren. In addition to flattery
A few of them were favored and valued by their superiors, and despite being promoted all the way up, most of them were still the same as before.
Seven years after Zhengde, the current enthusiasm for having "adopted sons" has faded a lot, but over the past few years, the number has increased by more than 20.
Taken together, the number of "adopted sons" today exceeds 150. If all of them were taken seriously, the princes and ministers in the capital would not be able to survive.
But who dares to offend Zhu Bin?
Zhu Bin's four-town frontier army camp is in Tongzhou. He is also the highest commander of the Shenwu Camp of the Forbidden Army. He is also in charge of the Brave Battalion of the Forbidden Army with another adopted son of Jinshang. He also holds the Jin Yiwei and Dongchangdi Cavalry in his hands. Now he has
Plus group camp.
The training regiment camp was based on Zhu Bin's suggestion. People who could ride and shoot were selected from the internal servants and trained in the Da Nei area.
When Admiral Zhu Bin supervised the regiment camp, he did not just add more than a thousand eunuchs as his subordinates, but also extended his power from outside the palace to the palace.
No matter whether Zhu Bin has any objections or not, he does have the ability to "cover the sky with one hand".
Lu Song just listened and felt trembling with fear. After drinking for three rounds, he realized that the two junior high schools were military men. He became bolder and less scrupulous about what he said, so he told a rumor in the officialdom of the capital that Zhu Bin was going to rebel.
Lu Song's heart was raised. Regardless of whether Zhu Bin had rebelled against him or not, since there were such rumors, it was forcing him to rebel.
Even though Jinshang was seriously ill and had not been in court for several months, Zhu Bin was still able to obtain the order from the admiral of the regiment, which showed that there were people around the emperor who responded.
Lu Song was so angry that he immediately thought of the royal family's "favor" this time.
Since the emperor is seriously ill and bedridden, who does this "favor" mean?
After ordering people to put down the two drunken flags, Lu Song hurried to the Hall of Destiny.
The prince was talking to Yuan Zonggao when he saw Lu Song looking at the two of them anxiously, and both of them looked at Lu Song.
Lu Song didn't hesitate and directly told the news he got from the two Xiaoqi.
Yuan Zonggao and the prince both changed their expressions.
Zhu Bin holds a large number of troops, and Zhu Bin has connections with internal officials. What is this "favorous decree" all about?
Was it because the Empress Dowager and her cabinet ministers were on guard against Zhu Bin's rebellion that they ordered the crown prince to "preemptively attack and become the king"? Because the crown prince does not inherit the prince's title, he cannot legitimately be "the diligent king".
There have been dozens of vassal kings since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the court is really in trouble, the only ones we can really trust are Emperor Xianzong and his disciples, Emperor Xiaozong and his uncles.
These princes have only been in the feudal clan for more than 20 years. Even if they have descendants, they are only newly crowned princes. Their local influence is not deep, unlike those princes' palaces that have been passed down for several generations and have complicated forces behind them.
If the capital is not stable, the worst plan the court can do is to rush the kings north to "King Qin". But if it alarms big vassals like Chu, Shu, Zhou, and Qin, it will drive away wolves through the front door and let in tigers through the back door.
Only a small vassal like Xingguo can be trusted by the imperial court without having to worry about being too big. The prince paused for a moment before saying, "Has the situation in the capital become so critical?"
Yuan Zonggao was finally getting older, and You Zi calmly said: "Your Highness has not yet performed the rites of passage, so the princess should be the one to make the final decision on matters in the palace, and the same applies to this matter."
Since ancient times, there have been several good vassal kings under the "King of Qin". If the troops they responded to were stronger, they would be feared by the court; if they led fewer troops, they would just be cannon fodder.
Jiangxi Wang Shouren's great contribution to suppressing the rebellion was not rewarded, but praised. If he had not been so popular and had people protecting his ministers and servants, not only would he have lost his life, but the entire family might have been implicated.
If you do more, you will make more mistakes, if you do less, you will make fewer mistakes, and if you don't do anything well, whoever has the patience to use the strength of the vassal country to strive for the "contribution of the diligent king". The prince only felt depressed in his heart, knowing that Yuan Zonggao's suggestion was just right.
Since Beijing's "enunciation" described him as a "childish child" who relied on his mother and concubine to make the decision, then he should just be treated as a child.
Children don't know how to look, they only know how to act according to orders. If they don't know the will of the world, they just don't move; even if they have the will of the world, they are "young." It is difficult to take everything into consideration.
This was a major event related to the life and death of the palace. The three of them did not dare to slack off at all. They immediately left the Qiyun Palace and went to Fengxiang Palace to see the princess.
Before the news from the capital becomes clear, the palace may have to ask the princess to come forward.
The princess was upset because of this inexplicable favor. When she heard that her son had brought Yuan Zonggao and Lu Song with him, she suppressed her anxiety and ordered the three of them to meet in the main hall.
Yuan Zonggao was very old, and Lu Song was the prince's bodyguard during his lifetime, and he came with the prince, so the princess did not set up a screen and went out directly to meet everyone.
After hearing everyone's guesses, the princess' face became even more ugly. Prince Xing's palace was different from other palaces. There was only one male in the palace, the Crown Prince. If anything happened, Xing Fan would have to eliminate the country.
Thinking of this, the hands in the princess's sleeves trembled slightly.
As early as Fan'anlu, when she knew that the two princes of Fan'anlu were both childless, the princess had some taboos in her heart. After her eldest son and eldest daughter died one after another, she was almost desperate.
Even though she gave birth to three more children one after another, the princess had a heart problem after all.
Now I heard that behind this inexplicable "favor", it may be that the capital is in crisis and the kings are "King Qin".
The princess's heart was in agony, and her swords and arrows were merciless. If something happened to her son, she wouldn't be able to survive. The two commanders and princes would also be in miserable condition, with no one to rely on anymore.
Thinking of this, the princess gritted her teeth and said: "The palace has only a palace guard, and my daughter-in-law is young, how can I shoulder such a heavy responsibility? Wait for the decree from the capital, and I will respond. Until the exact news comes back, it is better for the palace to close the door and thank guests.
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Although the palace also had information exchanges with the capital, important matters such as "Zhu Bin may rebel" were not revealed, which shows that the informants were useless.
Thinking of this, the princess looked at the prince and said: "We can't sit still and wait for death. Should we send two suitable people to the capital quickly to inquire about the news in the capital?"
The prince squinted his eyes. The person the princess said was "appropriate" was someone who could be trusted. There were thousands of people in the palace, but how many of them were "appropriate"?
Internal officials are all allocated from the palace to serve in the palace, and they also have the meaning of supervision: high-grade subordinate officials are selected by the Ministry of Personnel; low-grade subordinate officials are all local scholars, how can they dare to entrust important matters at will?
He thought for a while and said: "Mother, concubine, let Wang Qi go? Uncle Wang Qi is in Beijing, and he doesn't even think twice about coming to Beijing in the name of 'visiting relatives.'"
Although the princess knew that her mother's family was inappropriate, her constant restraint showed that her son relied so heavily on the royal family, which made her feel uncomfortable. However, she also knew that there were not many useful people in the palace.
The vassal king said that he was the master of a country, but in fact it was just a disguised form of confinement. The servants and officials were all the court's spies. It was for this reason that King Xing chose a public reading companion for his son early to train his son well.
Use your trusted subordinates.
Now that the life and death of the palace was involved, the princess put aside her grudges and nodded: "Very good."..."
By the time the prince finished discussing things with the princess, it was already dinner time.
Lu Song and Yuan Zonggao resigned first, while the prince took the initiative to stay and have dinner with the princess.
The prince saw the princess's panic and uneasiness while she was pretending to be calm. It was difficult to comfort her in front of Yuan and Lu. When only mother and son were left, she had to give her some comfort.
"The mother-in-law is just too worried. Jiang Bin is a small man, but he is arrogant for a while. Prince Ning's mansion has gathered the savings of several generations and prepared for more than ten years. In the end, it was just loud thunder and light rain. Jiang Bin is just a border town warrior.
Being lucky enough to get promoted because of flattery is a traitor. So what if you raise the flag of rebellion? Even the surname Zhu is a fake one, not a descendant of Taizu. If the name is not right and the words are not correct, the trouble will not last long. As long as the palace is stable and does not stand out,
Strive for the "King of Diligence", and the result will be peace and no trouble." The prince said.
After hearing her son's words, the princess gradually felt at ease. She held her son's hand and said with red eyes: "That's right, let's not be greedy for that, so what are we afraid of? I just want my son to be safe and sound..."
She couldn't help but think of the good things of "Three Purities Leader" and "Tai Shang Laojun".
That is to say, her own son, who has been influenced by her husband since he was a child, is very interested in Taoism and is not very concerned about power. In the past, the princess did not want her son to be like this, but now, who knows whether it is a blessing or a curse?
If an ordinary young man had such an opportunity to "show his face", he would definitely dance with joy and not care about the evil in it."...
When the prince left Fengxiang Hall, he quickly accelerated his pace and ordered Huang Jindao: "Go to the mansion to learn from Chuan Qi Lang, Er Lang..." and Chen Chizhong..."
Huang Jin responded and trotted away.
In Lequn Courtyard, Wang Qi was in Lai Zai Dao Chi's room after dinner.
He leaned on the couch, pinched his fingers and said: "It is now late March. Originally, the mansion school had to wait for His Highness to become a child before it was dissolved. But now there is a grace decree, and His Highness is ordered to 'preemptively attack to become the king.' The mansion school should be here from time to time."
Disbanded?"
Dao Chi thought about the prince's appearance as if he were facing a formidable enemy, shook his head and said: "After all, without the gift, His Highness may not be able to take care of the government school for a while."
Wang Qi laughed "hehe" twice and said: "Let's disband when it's time to disband. It will save you half a day of school every day and waste the great spring time. Except for Erlang and Lu Xiaozi Shang Xiaodang, who have studied for two more years, everyone else is
Enlightenment can be achieved by remembering things, who can be patient enough to go to school?"
The Taoist idiot said: "If Brother Qi is patient, maybe he will be fine in a few days."
Wang Qi thought for a while and said: "Erlang is right. Although the prince did not pay homage, he still paid homage to the temple, and the whole palace changed its tune. After these two days of chaos, when I think of my studies, I should stop..."
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Just as he was talking, he heard someone say from the other side of the door: "Seventh Young Master, Second Young Master, Your Highness has summoned you."
Huang Jin is here.
Wang Qi and Dao Chi looked at each other, opened the door and left the house.
Huang Jin repeated what he had just said, nodded to the two of them, and went to the next door and said: "Mr. Chen, His Highness has summoned you."
Chen Chizhong's house was next to that of Dao Chi, and Huang Jin was talking outside the door again, so Chen Chizhong could hear clearly.
Although he didn't know what happened to the prince, he could be included in the summons for the Wang brothers. Chen Chizhong felt a little excited. In the past, he might have had a choice, whether to take over the Taoist sect or struggle for fame and fortune: but when he came from
When the prince took over the five hundred hectares of land, he had no choice.
Without the prince, not only would he not be able to keep his land, but his life would also be harmed. Regardless of whether it was for personal gain or something else, he was willing to devote 100% of his loyalty to the prince.
The three of them followed Huang Jin and hurried out of Lequn Courtyard.
Liu Congyun stood in front of the window, looking at everyone's backs, and the smile finally disappeared from his face.
The crown prince "preemptively becomes the king." It won't take long for these companions to be formally appointed as subordinates. They are both companions, but their relationship with the crown prince is far and near, which is not what he wants.
He was a smart person and had long noticed the prince's indifference towards him.
As a child of the same fourth surname, although the prince had been friendly to Wang Qi for a long time, there was still a clear difference before and after the prince's funeral.
In the past, they were polite and friendly, but later they were treated as family members. In the final analysis, it was because Wang Qi was the default guest of Sanyi, and they were related by marriage.
The only way for the Liu family to improve their status in the Anlu world was to become in-laws of the royal family.
Don’t talk about others, let’s talk about the Jiang family.
The prince was treated with great courtesy during his lifetime.
Even if the scenery is not as good as before, it is the fault of oneself. But even so, because she is the princess's mother's family, who in Anlu dares to provoke her? Instead of flattering, even Zhizhou's nephew would call himself "little brother" when he met Jiang Lin...(