No matter how well the play is performed, it will eventually come to an end.
The nobles in Zhongdu had been singing and chanting for a long time. Seeing that the sky was getting dark and several big shots were showing signs of fatigue, the audience said, "That's enough, that's enough. Let's continue tomorrow." At that moment, someone suggested that King Sheng directly move into the imperial city.
Of course, King Sheng sternly refused and chose to return to his old palace.
Everyone bowed respectfully and watched King Sheng's car drive away.
Tu Danyi sat back in the carriage.
As he got older, his physical strength and energy declined very quickly. At this time, as soon as his body touched the soft cushions, the fatigue came over him like a wave, forcing him to fall into sleep in waves.
He steeled himself and said to Chongxuanzi: "Take some people and keep an eye on the area around Xuanhua Gate. Don't let anything go wrong tonight... Keep your eyes wide open and stare at me! If Guo Ning takes any action, or
If Du Shisheng intends to go out to establish a series of contacts, report them immediately!"
Chongxuanzi bowed and accepted the order.
He asked again: "Who is responsible for protecting King Sheng?"
"They are Guo Ning's companions in Hebei. I heard that one is named Miao Daorun and the other is named Zhang Rou. They are both powerful men with thousands of troops."
Leading thousands of troops? What's the difference between that and ants? It was really the weakening of Dajin that gave local tycoons like these a chance to join the ranks of the future emperor.
Tu Danyi had never even heard of the names of these two people. In his overall plan, Pu San Anzhen should be in charge of the central imperial army and the emperor's bodyguard in the future.
However, he really has no way to mobilize these two people at the moment. After all, many things cannot be assigned step by step according to the rules until they are confirmed in the court tomorrow. Fortunately, these two people are just rich people, and they will protect Sheng Sheng along the way.
King, it can be considered as meritorious. Tomorrow, I will just give them an official position to satisfy them.
As long as Guo Ning doesn't cause trouble again, this night will be peaceful!
Tu Shanyi was so exhausted that he fell into a drowsy sleep. Chongxuanzi hurriedly asked someone to cover him with a thin blanket and returned to the Prime Minister You's Mansion.
The shoulder carriage rose and fell slightly, which sometimes alerted Tu Danyi. He vaguely saw Chongxuanzi giving instructions to the subordinates of Youcheng Mansion. Zhiyuan's temper was still a bit irritable. If Jin Qing were here, many things would be difficult.
I can make better arrangements, but I don’t know where Jin Qing has gone...
When the ministers dispersed, Wanyan Congjia's motorcade arrived at Prince Sheng's Mansion.
Wanyan Congjia served as a local military envoy for many years and never had the opportunity to return to the central capital. Most of his royal officials, such as Wangfu, Fuwei, Changshi, Sima, Wenwen, etc., were appointed by the court and were responsible for
He has the mission of controlling the Wang family and is stationed in Xiangzhou.
However, the Prince Sheng's Palace in Zhongdu was still there, so a small group of subordinate officials remained in Zhongdu, headed by Wanyan Qingshannu, who had joined the army and recorded affairs, serving Wanyan Congjia's eldest son Shouzhong, like a hostage.
At this time, Wanyan Shouzhong and Wanyan Qingshannu, together with their servants, met Congjia's car at the gate of the palace and led him into the palace.
Shouzhong was about to formally pay homage to his father. He looked around from all sides, pointed to a side hall, stepped in, and said, "I have something to discuss with someone. Please step aside and don't bother me."
Wanyan Shouzhong and others were all confused, but they could only obey King Sheng's order and wait outside the side hall.
Only a tall scholar got off the car Wanyan Congjia was riding in, followed Wanyan Congjia inside, closed the door and window, and lit a candle. The light illuminated half of his face. It turned out that this person was Yi Lachu.
material.
Yizai Chucai asked leisurely: "Your Highness just saw the appearance of the civil and military ministers, but I don't know what your Highness thinks of this person?"
Wanyan Congjia's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
He has also been in the political arena for decades, and he is not a fool. After the Ming Dynasty, the court situation changed, but he can survive until now. The first thing he relies on is tolerance, and the second thing is his vision. All the civil and military ministers just now are loyal. If you can hide your posture from others, how can you hide it from him?
The whole thing couldn't be more clear. This coup seemed to be Hu Shahu's wanton act. In fact, Hu Shahu was just a fool who was taken advantage of. How many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Zhongdu worked together, inside and outside, to take advantage of Hu Shahu. When the knife wielder killed Wanyan Yongji! And taking this opportunity, this group of people eliminated many political opponents!
Wanyan Congjia was doubtful when he said this when he tried to irritate Chu Cai earlier. He always felt that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were not so courageous. But after seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but believe it.
These bastards really did just that!
Wanyan Yongji was not a good figure, and Congjia looked down upon this uncle at all. He always felt that the achievements of Emperor Zhangzong's twenty years of rule were completely ruined by Wanyan Yongji.
But Wanyan Yongji is the emperor of the Jin Dynasty after all! These people tricked Yongji to death like a child's play, who knows they won't trick the next emperor to death?
At this moment, the throne in Da'an Palace is like a fire pit, and inside the fire pit, there are countless shining blades!
Before Congjia even sat on it, he felt a huge danger.
The temptation of the throne is naturally huge, and it is not impossible to do the same thing as a moth flying into a flame.
When Congjia was serving as the envoy of Zhangde Jiedu, he secretly had contacts with Wanyan Gang, Tu Danyi, Xu Ding and other political forces. He even dared to leave the station and go to Zhongdu without the chaos in the court. , because he had long been unable to endure Wanyan Yongji's stupidity. He firmly believed that he could do much better than Wanyan Yongji, and that he was suitable to be the emperor of the Jin Kingdom.
But when he left Xiangzhou that day, Wanyan Gang's military ministers and Tu Shanyi's civil servants were competing against each other. In addition to the two powerful officials of the Jurchens, Xu Ding led a group of Han civilian officials to do their work, and there were many Senior officials could not see the situation clearly and chose to protect themselves outside the whirlpool.
If Wanyan Congjia sat on the throne of God, he would naturally be able to calmly balance many forces and control the overall situation with the dignity of an emperor.
The results of it?
What did he see when he came to Xuanhua's sect just now? It was that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty relied on Tu Danyi's authority. Tu Danyi didn't nod, so many people stood there for an hour, and not even one person dared to stand up and speak. No!
All the ministers are in clique with Tu Dan, what else can the emperor do?
The emperor Wanyan Congjia wanted to be was one who had great power and could govern the world according to his own wishes, not a puppet in the hands of ministers, nor like Yongji, who was abandoned by the ministers and conspired by them. Unlucky guy!
so……
Wanyan stood up from Jia Huoran and took two steps. He looked at the smiling Yi La Chucai and said in a deep voice: "Jin Qing, I understand. But you must not dream."
Yi stabbed Chucai and asked with a smile: "Why did your highness say this?"
"All the civil and military officials in the dynasty thought that Guo Ning was Tu Danyi's loyal subordinate, but I saw it very clearly. That Guo Ning was a vicious tiger, and he would not be controlled by anyone at all!"
When Wanyan Congjia said this, he gritted his teeth and said: "Tu Shanyi is a veteran of three dynasties and is known for his military and political talents. He is also a famous Confucian scholar. He always follows some rules when doing things and will not use extraordinary measures unless it is absolutely necessary. . And that Guo Ning is a brave and fierce desperado. He gathered party members during the chaos of the court to gain the power of the wolf and tiger... Yes, I can't trust the civil and military officials of the current dynasty. But Guo Liulang, is it possible? Can you believe it? I haven’t forgotten that it was he who led the army to raid Pinglu Village and caused so many troubles! One day after he was in Zhongdu, I felt like a thorn in my back!"
"So, Guo Liulang will leave Zhongdu soon."
"Don't talk nonsense...what?"
Wanyan Congjia was startled and asked quickly: "What did you say? Leave Zhongdu?"
"After the chaos last night, everyone in the court was engaging in intrigues and deceptions, and everyone put on a loyal and kind face. But in fact, who knows who is true? Who knows who is false? Your Highness, you can't trust the ministers, and the ministers can't trust each other. Where does the trust come from?”
When Yi La Chu Cai said this, he sighed deeply: "The court at this time is like a pool of muddy water. Guo Liulang knows very well that he cannot get involved, and he does not want to get involved."
Wanyan thought to herself from Jia: "What does he want?"
"It's just that I'm looking for a foreign job so that I can have a few years of peace and quiet."
With the evil tiger Guo Ning gone, Zhongdu will have fewer variables. This is a good thing!
Wanyan Congjia was happy at first, then suddenly doubted: "But..."
Yi Lai Chu Cai cut off his words: "Guo Liulang knows where His Highness is in trouble. Therefore, he will leave two people in Zhongdu. With His Highness's methods, it is not difficult to drive these two people away. With these two people here, Your Highness will not be alone in the court in the future."
"Which two people?"
"Miao Daorun in Dingzhou, Zhang Rou in Yizhou."
Wanyan Congjia shook his head: "These two are just local bandits, what qualifications do they have..."
"These two men, like Guo Liulang, are a force that gathered troops from Monan and fought with the Mongolian army in Wudian on the border. Now they have two thousand elites under their command. They will be able to expand their army by another thousand when they reorganize prisoners tomorrow. .With these three thousand people, His Highness will be confident."
Wanyan Congjia continued to shake his head: "These two are Guo Ning's allies, I dare not use them."
"The so-called allies are nothing but mutual benefits. In a few days, His Highness will be His Majesty. With the dignity of the Emperor, are you still afraid that you will not be able to recruit two generals and two troops?"
Wanyan Congjia remained silent.
After a while, he took a deep breath, raised his eyes to look at Yi La Chucai, his eyes flashed fiercely: "Let the two of them come to see me, I have something to ask them to do... If I can trust them, they have to get it." Be sincere!"
"Already done it."
"What?"
Yi La Chucai looked at Wanyan Congjia's gloomy face, feeling a little sad and helpless. He said: "The ministers in the court can still be sorted out slowly; but for His Highness, some people are really the source of trouble. We must not stay. During these few days, the remnants of Hu Shahu's party are still causing chaos, so we can deal with them."
Wanyan Congjia nodded subconsciously: "Okay, Hu Shahu has many remnants, this is a good idea."
At the same time, the streets of Zhongdu City once again heard the sound of armor clashing and the sound of footsteps hitting the ground. The sound of this army's movement spread far away, and several garrison locations in the city were alerted, but no soldiers came out to respond. .The residents’ homes on both sides of the road closed their doors and turned off their lights, and no one visited them.
Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, together with the soldiers, stood in front of a large mansion.
Behind the high wall, there were the sounds of dogs barking, the footsteps of people, and guards holding bows and knives, who came up the wooden ladder behind the wall to defend themselves. It could be heard that it was really panic.
Miao Daorun sighed: "Is this really good?"
Zhang Rou's handsome face looked distorted under the light of the pine torch. But his words were very calm: "Guo Liulang did not dare to stay in Zhongdu for a long time. He has his reasons. But we also have our reasons... This opportunity is absolutely
Don’t miss it! As long as this is done, in the future, with us inside and Guo Ning and Jing Anmin outside, we will be able to support each other and no one can be shaken!"
Miao Daorun was still hesitating, but Zhang Rou waved her hand directly: "Kill in, leave no one alive."
