Ming Jing Tai

Emperor Jiazheng, who was having fun with his concubine in the palace, never expected that there would be news of a thunderbolt from the blue sky. He who had always loved Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu scolded them sternly.The two were scolded bloody by the emperor for the first time, and they didn't dare to show their anger.

Even though they were domineering and did all kinds of bad things, it was because the emperor didn't care about political affairs. Even if someone impeached them, the memorial would not be sent to the emperor.But if the emperor really annoyed them and harbored suspicions against them, it would be very bad for them.

Under one person, above ten thousand people, and even above ten thousand people, if this matter is not handled properly, the emperor will no longer trust them, and their glory and wealth will be in danger.

"You tell me every day that the King of Yue is planning to rebel against you. It's all speculation! Not only have you failed to provide evidence, but you have given me such a big lie! 70! The King of Yue has 70 troops! What do you think? ! Tell me what to do!"

Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu kept silent, they had never seen the emperor so angry.

Emperor Jiazheng panicked.

Originally, he didn't want to touch his younger brother too much. After all, he was a brother of the same mother, not to mention that the other party had a heavy army in his hand.But Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu said that the king of Yue had the intention of treason, and several generals under the king of Yue showed dissatisfaction with him more than once, so he ordered the arrest of the king of Yue. Therefore, Zhang Zhong was required to obtain ironclad evidence of the king's rebellion to silence the public.

It's good now, not only people ran away, but also rebelled!The king of Yue has the strongest military force in the Southern Chu Kingdom. If he can't handle this well, he, the emperor, can't even think about doing it!

Emperor Jiazheng, whose fingers were trembling with anger, pointed at Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu and cursed: "I don't care what method you use, appease the King of Yue! Appease the King of Yue immediately! Bury the two concubines of the King of Yue generously, and send someone to find the son of the King of Yue immediately. Where is the son of the King of Yue? ?”

Zhang Zhong was in a cold sweat, and he hesitated: "Yes, at the Yizhong man's place, I don't know where he sent him." He had already used that child as a medicine, so how could he dare to say that it was in his own hands.

"Immediately order Yizhong to send the child to the palace!"

"The people from Yizhong are chasing the King of Nayue, but they haven't returned to Beijing yet..."

"Let him return to Beijing immediately!"

"Yes."

Although Emperor Jiazheng was a foolish emperor, he was still an emperor after all, and he still had a little brain.He ordered Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu to appease the King of Yue, and immediately summoned generals to the palace to prepare troops.

Emperor Jiazheng didn't keep Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu to discuss matters this time, and drove them out, obviously very angry.The two returned to the mansion in desperation to gather their subordinates to discuss countermeasures. If this matter is not handled well, they will definitely capsize in the gutter.

Emperor Jiazheng was really furious, not only scolded Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu, but also went to Concubine Ru's bedroom to scold Concubine Ru, and even scolded the crown prince.

After the reprimand, Emperor Jiazheng flicked his dragon sleeves and left full of anger. Concubine Ru, who was scolded and crying, smashed the bedroom to pieces. This is really a disaster.

Concubine Ru, who was angered, immediately ordered someone to deliver a letter to Yi Zhongren, telling him to return to Beijing quickly—at this time, the first thing Concubine Ru thought of was not her father.

The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense, not only in the palace, but also in the whole Southern Chu Kingdom.

The King of Yue left 65 soldiers and horses to garrison Yidong to prevent the border from falling. He led [-] troops and divided them into five groups.

However, for half a month, the army encountered almost no resistance.Emperor Jiazheng and the villainous party, who had long lost the support of the people, were about to reap the consequences, but for the sake of their own dragon seat and prosperity, they would naturally not catch them without a fight.

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Looking at the urgent letter from the capital in his hand, Yi Zhongren handed it to the mute with a calm expression, and the mute took it to the table and directly lit the oil lamp.

Yi Zhongren was leaning against the head of the bed, half lying on the bed, his face was still wearing makeup, but because of his injuries, he looked even paler.After leaving Yucheng Pass, the Yizhong people went directly into the city without concealing their tracks, so the people from Huanwei and Concubine Ru could easily find him.

"Go to the capital early tomorrow morning, I don't want to meet King Yue's men and horses before I return to the capital."

The mute frowned, and the Yizhong man said weakly: "The king of Yue raised his troops, and we will help him with one more thing when we return to Beijing. If he still can't win the world, then he is really a coward and a fool."

The mute went to the bedside and whispered in Yizhongren's ear, "Your shoulder injury is serious, you shouldn't be on your way."

Yi Zhongren took a heavy breath and replied in a low voice: "I'm afraid that if I go back late, that child will die."

The mute pursed his lips and stopped talking.

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Early the next morning, Yi Zhongren and Dumb rushed back to the capital with the three hundred Shanghai security guards who had come to meet him.

Yi Zhongren was injured, so there would be some delays on the road. After 20 days, Yi Zhongren finally returned to the capital.However, King Yue's men and horses were in full swing at this time, and several towns and fortresses at the border surrendered to King Yue almost without any resistance.

Emperor Jiazheng personally drafted the imperial decree this time, first to play out the friendship of brothers and sisters, and then said that he had misunderstood the villain's slander and wronged his brother.

He will bury the two princesses generously, and the eldest son has also been found, and he was sent to the palace together with the youngest son. He will ensure the safety of the two children and punish those treacherous ministers who slandered the emperor's younger brother.

As soon as Emperor Jiazheng's imperial decree came out, even insensitive people could smell something abnormal.

The villain... The treacherous... Anyone with a discerning eye knows who will wrong the King of Yue in front of the emperor.If the emperor wants to punish the treacherous officials who slandered the King of Yue, isn't that the same as taking Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu under the knife?

The court officials who hated these two people immediately wrote a letter to the emperor, listing all kinds of evil deeds of Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu, and begging the emperor to severely punish these two people and their henchmen.

In the impeachment list of officials, Yi Zhongren is the third person after Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu.Finally, an opportunity has been seized, and those ministers in the court who have been looking for an opportunity to bring down the evil party will naturally not let it go.

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Zhang Zhong's mansion was shrouded in a thick and dull atmosphere, and those who were usually domineering did not dare to show their air at this time, and now was their moment of survival.

Yi Zhongren, who had rushed back from Yucheng Pass, sat on Zhang Zhong's lower head, with a white cloth hanging on his right arm, the powder on his face could not conceal his weakness from injury, but his eyes still had a chilling cold light.

Sitting here are all the most confidant subordinates of Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu.The king of Yue raised troops, the emperor was furious, and the courtiers impeached them. If Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu hadn't managed for more than ten years, they would have been arrested and imprisoned by now. But if this matter is not handled properly, their situation will be very dangerous.

Yi Zhongren returned to Beijing secretly last night, and the emperor ordered him to take the second son of King Yue into the palace immediately after returning to Beijing.

Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu suppressed the news that Yi Zhongren had returned.Zhang Zhong absolutely couldn't hand over the child, while Sun Jiyu thought the child was dead, so it was a big trouble right now.

Sun Jiyu was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhang Zhong.It was Hu Anwei who was guarding Yue Wang's mansion, but he could make Yue Wang's son escape from under his nose. If it wasn't for Liu Yu, the matter would not be out of control as it is now.

And Zhang Zhong was also dissatisfied with Sun Jiyu.It was Sun Jiyu's idea to move the king of Yue. The king of Yue had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. With the king of Yue around, there would be potential danger for the crown prince to ascend the throne in the future. Killing the king of Yue would benefit Sun Jiyu the most.

But the two of them are now grasshoppers on the same rope, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they have to pass this matter first.

Zhang Zhong said with a gloomy face: "Jiangren, do you have any countermeasures? That bastard Liu Yu refused to say who was with him until his death. I really didn't expect that this bastard would dare to plot against me behind my back. Killing him is considered cheap!"

Yi Zhongren lowered his eyes, and said in a calm voice: "The most urgent task now is to regain the trust of the emperor. With the emperor around, those ministers will not be able to make a fuss. The envoy must come forward for this matter."

"Me?" Sun Jiyu frowned, "What else can I do? The emperor doesn't see me at all."

Yi Zhongren said indifferently: "The emperor is just angry. Don't forget, who is the emperor's favorite now."

The eyes of Sun Jiyu and Zhang Zhong lit up instantly.

Zhang Zhong said: "Concubine Qin?"

Yi Zhongren nodded, and said: "Concubine Qin is in favor, she will come forward to appease the emperor and see the envoy."

"Although the emperor is angry with the prince, the emperor has only one son, the prince. From now on, the world will only belong to the prince. The king of Yue holds a heavy army. Even if he doesn't rebel now, he will rebel when the prince ascends the throne. Your lord must let the emperor understand, No matter how close you are to a younger brother, you are not as good as the crown prince, the king of Yue has already torn his face, even if he is willing to change his mind, the knot in his heart cannot be eliminated."

"Another point is that it is true that we did not do anything to the prince of Yue. It is impossible to guarantee that it was not done by some enemy of the king of Yue. And the two concubines committed suicide. They died before our people arrived. We can't blame them. Even if Even though King Yue was captured, we did not impose severe punishment on King Yue, so it would be far-fetched to say that we forced King Yue to rebel."

After Yi Zhongren finished speaking, a look of joy appeared on the faces of Sun Jiyu and Zhang Zhong.

yes!The disappearance of the prince of Yue and the suicide of the princess have nothing to do with them!Who knows who took the son away, maybe it was the King of Yue's trick.

Then, Yi Zhongren continued: "As for that child, just carry one into the palace. I think, the king of Yue probably doesn't even know what his son looks like."

"That's right!" Zhang Zhong patted his thigh, "The newborn baby looks different every day. Let's say it's the son of King Yue. Who can say otherwise? I'll send someone to find a suitable baby right away."

Yi Zhong said humanely: "Don't worry about this. Please ask the envoy to enter the palace to appease the emperor first. It is best to be with the imperial concubine. One is the younger brother who may rebel in the future, and the other is his own son. Which is more important? The emperor should understand."

"Of course, the King of Yue still needs to be appeased. If we can win over those forces who defected to the King of Yue, and then go after the King of Yue in the name of the Emperor for being unfaithful and unrighteous, not everyone dares to bear the crime of treason and treason. It’s not that there’s no chance of winning.”

"Okay, okay, as expected of a respectable person!" Zhang Zhong's face swept away the gloomyness just now, as if sharpening his sword.

Sun Jiyu thought for a while, and said: "What Zhongren said is indeed reasonable. There is no need to delay, I will enter the palace now."

Zhang Zhong got up immediately: "Then there will be Mr. Lao Sishi. Shanghai Anwei will start with the family members of those rebels. I don't believe they can ignore the life and death of their family members. Mr. Sishi will go to Concubine Qin directly, and she will find a way to appease them." The Emperor's."

"This is very good, I will enter the palace immediately."

Not staying any longer, Sun Jiyu left with his confidants.As soon as he left, Zhang Zhong asked his confidants to leave too, leaving only Yi Zhongren.

There was no one else around, Zhang Zhong's face was a little unpredictable, and he asked in a low voice: "Jiang Ren, there is no outsider now, do you have any other concerns about this matter?"

Zhang Zhong knew Yi Zhongren well.Although Yi Zhongren was close to Concubine Ru, he always kept a certain distance from Sun Jiyu. Zhang Zhong believed that Yi Zhongren's sincerity towards himself and Sun Jiyu was absolutely different.The current situation is very unfavorable to him, and the Yizhong people will always think about him.

Yi Zhongren got up and walked to the couch, where Sun Jiyu was sitting just now, and moved closer to Zhang Zhong across a small square table.When Zhang Zhong saw this, he immediately listened to it, and he knew that the Yizhong people had other thoughts.

"If we lose this time, we all have to die; if we don't lose, I'm afraid that the envoy will have a grudge against the Duke."

Zhang Zhong narrowed his eyes.

The Yizhong man hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a sneer on his face: "Master Du Gong moved the King of Yue mainly because of Mr. Sishi. Now that the situation has become like this, Mr. Dugong can't see that Mr. Sishi is a little dissatisfied, right?" ?”

Zhang Zhong's eyes darkened a bit.

"Naturally, the King of Yue has some prejudices against Lord Dugong, but it's not enough to tear his face apart. If it wasn't for Lord Sishi who keeps lobbying you, why should he do such a thankless thing? As long as Lord Yue doesn't move, King Yue will be fine." I won't make trouble with adults, after so many years, if King Yue wanted to target adults, he would have done it long ago, wouldn't he?"

Zhang Zhong clenched his fist.

"My lord, I didn't approve of attacking the King of Yue at the beginning, but Liu Yu and the others followed the envoy to persuade you, so it's hard for the subordinates to say more."

"Think about it, my lord, even if the matter is accomplished, how much will your lord gain? Your lord envoy is the uncle of the country. When the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, your lord envoy will be truly under one person and above ten thousand people. At that time, your lord What is it? With the support of the emperor and the personal guards, can the envoy be able to accommodate the lord?"

"As long as you get rid of the lord and replace him with his own people, the lord envoy will hold the imperial guards and Shanghai Anwei in his hands. I am afraid that even the emperor will listen to him, and there is no threat from the king of Yue. The lord envoy really wants to The wind is the wind, and the rain is the rain. My lord, don't you understand?"

Zhang Zhong gritted his teeth, his eyes were red: "No wonder Liu Yu kept telling me how dangerous the King of Yue was to me all day long. It turned out that Liu Yu had been colluding with others behind my back!"

Yi Zhongren said coldly: "Maybe King Yue's escape may have something to do with Lord Sishi. Don't forget, my lord, Ruan Xingtian and the others are wearing the uniforms of imperial guards."

"Sun Jiyu!" Zhang Zhong thumped the table, "How dare he play tricks on me! I won't spare him!"

Yi Zhongren continued to analyze: "The king of Yue didn't want to kill me, he wanted to capture me alive, but someone shot me coldly behind the back of the king of Yue. When I was injured, the surprise on the face of the king of Yue was not feigned. Obviously he did not arrange for someone to assassinate me in advance. I."

"The king of Yue asked me where the child was, but he didn't ask where the son was. The king of Yue probably knew the whereabouts of the son. The king of Yue thought that the child was in my hands, so he asked that question, and he didn't want to kill me. My lord, tell me, who wants to kill me?" What about killing me? If I die, who will benefit the most?"

Zhang Zhong was furious.Betrayed by his confidants, now even Sun Jiyu dares to stab him in the back, do you really think that Zhang Zhong is a vegetarian!

He immediately asked: "Do you have a good idea? I will never spare Sun Jiyu lightly!"

The red line at the end of Yi Zhongren's eyes was like a burning flame.

"kill!"

Zhang Zhong sneered: "You are right. Sun Jiyu is the uncle of the country. If he doesn't kill me now, he will kill me in the future. We must act first."

Yi Zhongren leaned closer again, almost whispering into Zhang Zhong's ear, "It's not just Sun Jiyu."

Zhang Zhong waited for the other party to explain.

Yi Zhongren reminded in a low voice: "The emperor is already dissatisfied with your lordship. Sun Jiyu has a prince, how about you?"

Zhang Zhong took a deep breath, but immediately, he said with a stern look: "What should I do!"

Don't do it again and again!

Yi Zhongren kept his voice to a minimum and talked like that for a long time, Zhang Zhong couldn't help but nodded.

When Yi Zhongren backed away, Zhang Zhong asked, "Does that child want to..." making a killing gesture.

"Leave it to your subordinates. As for the family members of the rebellious party, let them spare their lives for the time being, and use their lives to contain the rebellious party. It is more beneficial for us if they live."

"Okay, I will listen to you!"

Now Zhang Zhong has absolute trust in Yi Zhongren, and with Yi Zhongren's plan, Zhang Zhong is even more cruel.In the current situation, either he died or someone else died. Of course Zhang Zhong knew how miserable it would be if he was pulled down, so he had to take the initiative.

After discussing with Zhang Zhong, Yi Zhongren left Zhang's mansion, and as soon as he went out, he saw the sedan chair in the palace parked at the door.Yi Zhongren got into the sedan chair without saying a word, but the mute didn't come out with him.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Yi Zhongren raised an indistinct smile at the corner of his mouth.