Chapter 219 Falling into the water is a conspiracy
Capital Imperial City
All members of the Taiyuan Hospital were dispatched, including Duke Jingxun and others, waiting at Yingtai Square in Xiyuan. Cabinet ministers and other officials were all in the Yingtai Hall, all looking anxious.
"How is it, how is the Emperor?"
Huang Liji, the chief assistant of the cabinet, took a step forward and grabbed the director of the Taiyuan Hospital who had just walked out: "Mr. Liu, how is the emperor?"
"Fortunately, fortunately, the water that choked your chest and lungs has come out. It's just that His Majesty was frightened and was afraid of catching cold from the water. I have to hurry up and prescribe medicine for Your Majesty."
Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Just as the cabinet minister was about to continue asking questions, Wei Zhongxian walked out. Zhao Nanxing immediately yelled and cursed: "Eunuch, did you induce His Majesty to go to the lake to play and fall into the water?"
Zhao Nanxing was not afraid of Wei Zhongxian, even though most of them were members of the eunuch party. Gao Panlong, who was with Zhao Nanxing, immediately agreed: "Wei Zhongxian, if the emperor is good or bad, even if you die thousands of times... "
"Have you had enough scolding?"
Queen Zhang Yan came out from inside. This beautiful and cold queen appeared, and everyone in the palace bowed their heads and sang in salute.
"All the ministers have heard it. Your Majesty is fine now. Please step aside. Your Majesty needs to rest. If anything happens in the court these days, let the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies handle it."
"Respectfully obey your orders..."
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Sun Chengzong was a little anxious. He had not been sent back to Gaoyang when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties. At this moment, when Liu Jing heard that the emperor had fallen into the water, he felt as if a splash of cold water had been poured into his heart, and his whole body was trembling.
Although he learned from Gao Panlong and Zhao Nanxing that the emperor was temporarily fine, Chen Cao's words before returning to Beijing still made him alert.
"Family thank you gifts?"
Zhao Nanxing frowned: "Supervisor, are there still such strange poisons in the world?"
Gao Panlong Zuojin's brows twitched wildly: "If we follow the Superintendent's words, Chen Cao's words may be true."
Sun Chengzong didn't believe it at first. Chen Cao was a two-faced man. Moreover, the fact that he almost became a domestic slave with three surnames a few years ago was very popular among civil servants. Even in Liaodong, he heard a lot of jokes about Chen Cao.
"Chen Cao told me in detail that after taking the poison, the poisoned person will feel dizzy, and he also mentioned falling into the water..."
"Falling into the water?"
Zhao Nanxing was an old fox, and he immediately noticed something: "Supervisor, something bad has happened..."
Gao Panlong seemed to have thought of something: "Chen Cao was born in the eunuch party, and he is also a royal guard. There must be spies in the court. Recently, I heard that there are many maids coming and going in the palace, and there are also secret things. Could it be... "
Zhao Nanxing thought for a while and then shook his head: "It's hard to say, Wei Zhongxian is not that courageous. This is a serious crime of treason and will be punished with death."
Gao Panlong looked at him: "Rabbits bite people when they are anxious, let alone Wei Zhongxian?"
Sun Chengzong finally understood their conversation: "Chen Cao made a special trip to remind me, he must know something..."
"It should be too late now," Zhao Nanxing looked at Sun Chengzong: "The governor can send his confidants to Liaodong, inform Chen Cao of what happened, and then ask him what happened. That guy came to the house to rescue him in the middle of the night. He must be interested in our Donglin. After all, he is a person who read the books of sages."
"Yuan Chonghuan and Chen Cao are a bit dirty. We just received the official document of Yuan Chonghuan impeaching Chen Cao a few days ago. Now we take the initiative to reciprocate. I am worried that Chen Cao will not accept the move."
Gao Panlong's words are not unreasonable. The current situation in the court can be said to have a dark future. Everyone looks like an enemy under the strife, not to mention that Chen Cao is leading troops outside now.
"No matter what, I dare to conclude that the incident of the Holy One falling into the water must be a conspiracy." Sun Chengzong said firmly: "We are determined not to let the eunuchs succeed."
"We, who are guarding the Yingtai Hall, have never seen the Holy One. How the Holy One will depend on Wei Zhongxian's words. Besides, the Queen seems to only listen to Wei Zhongxian's words now."
"master..."
At this moment, the voice of Butler Gao Panlong sounded outside the study: "There is someone coming from the palace, please ask me to go to Qianqing Palace to meet you..."
The emperor is awake?
When Zhao Nanxing and his party arrived, Zhu Youzheng was sitting sickly on the dragon bed in Qianqing Palace. The queen sat on one side, and Wei Zhongxian and others stood beside him.
"I would like to greet Your Majesty..."
"Ahem... I beg you well..."
Huang Liji had not seen the emperor yesterday, but today he looked at the emperor's face and he seemed to be a little better: "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm okay..."
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, for causing trouble in the court and putting Your Majesty in danger."
Wei Zhongxian's eyelids twitched, and he immediately knelt down towards Zhu Youxiao, and began to cry bitterly no matter what...
Zhu Youxiao couldn't bear it, and then waved his hand: "It's none of Wei Daban's business. It was a good time to visit the lake, but there was a gust of wind. At that time, I was dizzy, and I fell in unsteadily. It didn't matter... ."
Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and Sun Chengzong in the palace all looked sideways at each other. The emperor's words must be true, so these symptoms must be related to Chen Cao's initiative to talk about falling into the water.
Zhao Nanxing was the first to speak: "I, Zhao Nanxing, send my regards to the Holy Gong..."
"I love you, no courtesy."
"Your Majesty, did you eat anything before you fell into the water?"
"Ahem..." Zhu Youxiao coughed.
The queen called Wei Zhongxian in a cold voice. Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty drank some wine and ate something on the ship before he fell into the water."
"Wei Zhongxian, you dare to let His Majesty get off the boat to swim on the lake even though His Majesty has been drinking. What are your intentions?"
Gao Panlong took advantage of the situation and shouted sharply.
Even the queen thought it made sense, and Wei Zhongxian was so frightened that he started crying again.
Zhu Youxiao, who had finished coughing, quickly waved his hand: "I called you here to tell you that I am in good health, not to ask you to plead guilty on my behalf. Wei Daban also obeyed orders and had nothing to do with him. Besides, I only drank before going down to the lake." It was just two glasses of wine, not much. Maybe it was because the wind was a bit strong that day and I caught a cold..."
Walking on the Royal Road in the Square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and Sun Chengzong kept their heads down and did not speak. It was not until the three of them walked out of Fengtian Gate that Sun Chengzong spoke: "No, your Majesty's fall into the water must not have been an accident. The matter needs to be investigated carefully.”
"The Hakka family and Wei Gong have taken control of the inner palace, and even the queen has no say." Zhao Nanxing said: "There have been many more Tiqi from the Jin Yiwei around recently, so we must be cautious about this matter."
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"What?"
Chen Cao received a fast horse from the capital on August 10. Because he was under the banner of Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan did not stop him and even sent someone to escort him.
The road is still along the Great Wall.
"How is your Majesty's condition?"
The messenger said: "Your Majesty fell into the water while visiting the lake in Xiyuan on the second day of August. At that time, Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family were present."
"How are you feeling?"
"Your Majesty is not awake before departure."
Chen Cao's heart skipped a beat: "What's going on here?"
Messenger: "The Superintendent asked me to ask Duke Liang if what happened last time was true."
"There is something wrong with the family members' thank you gifts..."
Chen Cao had a confident look on his face. He didn't know where he got the confidence. He told a lie as if it were true: "Go back and tell the supervisor that I, Chen Cao, was taught by a saint."
The messenger nodded: "Remember it, little one. I'll ask Duke Liang again. What does Duke Liang think about this?"
"Be careful of the civet cat changing into a prince..."
The messenger took note and nodded: "You have to go back quickly, Mr. Liang Guo, take your leave..."
"Xin Zhao..."
Chen Cao saw off the messenger and said, "Is there any problem over there at Nanmu?"
Zhao Xin whispered: "My subordinates hollowed out the nanmu and put stones in it as ordered. Even if it was discovered, the person who handled it was Wei Liangqing. Wei Zhongxian never expected that he would be dropped from the beginning, but now it seems, My subordinates feel that they won’t work hard on the ship, which is still the same problem that the adults mentioned. Besides, there may not be such coincidences in the world."
"Things in this world really are so coincidental. The emperor may not live long."
Xin Zhao was excited: "Master, are we going to take advantage of this to raise a banner?"
Chen Cao sighed: "I want to, but now is not the time. If Huang Taiji doesn't attack the capital, if Yuan Chonghuan doesn't die, I won't be able to take action. Besides, the whole Ming Dynasty cares about the Zhu family." There are too many people, and I won’t raise the flag until the people completely give up on the Zhu family. In the worst case, I will support our own troops and create a territory that belongs to us."
Xin Zhao raised his head and looked at Chen Cao: "My lord, do you mean that Guangning City is no longer wanted?"
"If Huang Taiji attacks the capital and Yuan Chonghuan dies, Guangning City will be in dire straits."
Chen Cao looked at the repaired and impregnable Guangning City: "Maybe this city will be another base for Huang Taiji in the future."
"If we don't want Guangning, then where should we go? Should we attack Nanjing?"
Chen Cao laughed: "You can't go to Nanjing. Nanjing has not been affected by the war. The nobles who have been rooted there for more than two hundred years will not give up Nanjing so easily. Besides, the people there will not accept a new imperial court so easily." .”
"My lord," Zhao Xin looked at Chen Cao with some disbelief: "Earlier, my lord made great efforts to develop Songjiang Mansion, is it possible?"
Chen Cao nodded with his lips curled up: "Songjiang Mansion is cut off by the Suzhou River, Wusong River and the Yangtze River. As long as we hold on to the fortresses along the river, our place will be the new imperial court;
Don't be anxious, it's not the time to talk about this now. Plans can never keep up with changes, and we'll see how the storm in the capital changes. "
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On the eighth day of August, Nanjing, Wei Guogong Mansion...
Xu Hongji knew that the emperor fell into the water. With the persuasion of Feng Kelie and others, Xu Hongji finally stamped the official document exposing Chen Cao's rebellion, and then began to prepare the arrangements.
"It will be a long night and many dreams. As long as we restrain the people in Chen Cao's house, he will definitely be at our mercy."
Feng Kelie looked at Xu Hongji with a serious face: "My lord, this matter must not be delayed. The capital has already known about the counter-poetry. Even Wang Zhichen and Yuan Chonghuan have written three memorials about this matter. The lord must clear up ties with Chen as soon as possible." Fuck the relationship is the best policy;
As long as we can stabilize Nanjing, the Holy Father will definitely not blame the Duke. "
