Chapter 251 King Fu’s Ambition
Only four days after the meeting to conquer Suzhou, Chen Cao welcomed another son in his life. Shen Zhuangling gave birth to a fat boy named Chen Bolin.
After celebrating happily, three days later, Huang Chunyao rushed back from Nanjing, full of travel, and the first thing he did was to meet Chen Cao.
"Taifei Zheng was ill, so Prince Fu used this as an excuse to visit the capital and pay homage to Emperor Shenzong. In addition, after the new emperor ascended the throne, the vassal kings had to go to the capital to pay their respects when receiving rewards. However, among the vassal kings from all over the country, only Prince Fu went to the capital in person."
"A loving mother and a filial son..."
Chen Cao’s joking statement made Huang Chunyao feel mysterious: “My father-in-law doesn’t know, but according to Beijing News, Prince Fu has connections with old members of the Donglin Party and has sent as many as twenty cartloads of property;
In addition, he also gave gifts to many people in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. "
Chen Cao was curious about where Prince Fu had the courage to blatantly give gifts to so many officials.
After hearing this, Huang Chunyao laughed and said: "How did you know, sir, that the Lin Party in the East is now covering the sky with one hand? Any member of the eunuch Party is either dismissed from office or imprisoned. No one can cover it. In addition, the emperor has abolished his own eyes and ears, abolished the Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, how can the emperor know what officials are doing outside the imperial city?"
When Chen Cao heard this, he couldn't help but lamented how stupid and arrogant Emperor Chongzhen was in history, so he abolished Jinyiwei and Dongchang, who were the emperor's ears and ears. What is the difference between the current situation and history?
"In addition, King Fu sent many gifts when he arrived in Nanjing. I heard that when the emperor questioned King Fu at the court meeting about why he left the domain without permission, the ministers in the court wrote letters to defend King Fu, and the people in the cabinet even said seriously that King Fu was He is the most filial son;
King Fu took the opportunity to ask the emperor to release Princess Zheng and take her to the fief for support. "
There is nothing wrong with this matter, and the emperor is eager to let the people in the harem leave, so that not only can he save a lot of waste, but he himself does not have to worry about it.
And Chongzhen really agreed to King Fu's request and agreed to let Princess Zheng leave Beijing together with King Fu.
"When the students left Nanjing, King Fu and his party had already been walking for three days. According to the schedule, they should arrive in Nanjing by now;"
After saying this, Huang Chunyao said seriously: "The student met with Prince Fu's people in Nanjing, and the other party agreed to pass the message on."
Chen Cao thought for a moment and said, "If I go to Nanjing, the Wei Guo Guo will suddenly attack and trap me, and I will not be able to go to Nanjing."
"Master, you can go to Zhongdu..."
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Fengyang Mansion, Zhongdu Remaining Department
The scale of Fengyang City is basically the same as that of Nanjing City. However, the strength of the Left-behind Division is indeed a giant in the eyes of the guards. The strength of the Left-behind Division of Zhongdu is as many as 50,000. The power of Fengyang Prefect is also here. It is not comparable to that of ordinary prefects.
The city is still composed of three main parts: the outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city. The imperial city is equivalent to another Nanjing imperial city. Unfortunately, the huge Zhongdu imperial city has only a few hundred eunuchs. Compared with the tens of thousands in the capital, It's almost impossible to hold it on the table.
The greatest function of Zhongdu Imperial City is that it is the place where clan members are imprisoned. In Sifang City, countless clan members have died.
The eunuchs in charge of Zhongdu in the imperial city have great power because they also serve as another errand, the eunuchs who guard Zhongdu. To put it bluntly, even those who work in the left-behind department of Zhongdu have to obey the orders of the guarding eunuchs.
The newly appointed eunuch guarding Zhongdu is named Gao Qiqian. He is also an old man from Chongzhen Qiandi. However, he took the job through Wang Dehua's path. Although the eunuch guarding Zhongdu has great power and makes a lot of money, his focus is still too boring.
It wasn't until King Fu's car arrived that Gao Qiqian felt that the past few days had been interesting.
After paying homage to the imperial mausoleum, Prince Fu and Concubine Zheng moved into the royal palace in the imperial city under the guidance of Gao Qiqian. However, in their view, the palace that had been empty for more than a hundred years was simply to ration the imperial mausoleum. Therefore, no matter what good things Gao Qiqian said, Princess Zheng insisted on staying in a restaurant in Fengyang City.
"This slave thanked the prince for the reward..."
Gao Qiqian left happily for no other reason than he accepted a cart of gold and silver from King Fu and got so many benefits for no reason. Who wouldn't be happy?
Palace Chief Shi Liu Shuang turned to the restaurant with a look of disgust on his face. He hated such greedy eunuchs the most. Although the palace also had eunuchs, after all, the circle was only so large. Those who were sent to the palace as eunuchs were all working in the capital or the imperial city of Nanjing. A character who doesn’t want to go down.
"Your Majesty, that guy is gone."
King Fu dragged his fat body and slumped down on the chair. The entire restaurant was occupied by King Fu. Even the handymen were all servants of the palace and were his own people.
"When will Chen Cao come?"
Liu Shuang still cautiously looked outside the building, and then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please be quiet, this place is not like Luoyang, be careful because you have someone's eyes and ears;"
After speaking, Liu Shuang said: "According to the schedule, we will arrive in the near future. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slight noise outside the door, and the voice of Sun Dewen, the supervisor of the palace, rang out: "Your Majesty, this servant is waiting for the distinguished guest..."
King Fu's eyes lit up, he finally arrived, so he ordered Liu Shuang and Sun Dewen to pick him up.
Not long after, Chen Cao, dressed in smart clothes, accompanied by Zhao Xin, Huang Chunyao and Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew, all walked into the restaurant.
Chen Cao, the fat king of Fu, was only rumored in history. When he saw the middle-aged fat man wearing a four-clawed yellow dragon python robe, he was immediately frightened. He thought in his heart that this guy was two hundred and fifty kilograms short and couldn't even lift it.
It is really not a lie that the Ming Dynasty vassal king was raised as a pig.
"Chen Cao, a humble minister, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Fu..."
Chen Cao paid Prince Fu a greeting ceremony according to etiquette, and then looked at Prince Fu seriously, waiting for his lecture.
When King Fu saw this, he laughed twice, and then quickly raised his hand: "You're welcome, Duke Liang. Please sit down for Duke Liang."
The two sides looked at each other like this. After all, King Fu was a prince. Although Chen Cao wanted to rebel, it was not the time to break up with King Fu. Moreover, he would use the banner of King Fu in the future. Naturally, he could not neglect King Fu. Therefore, Chen Cao then smiled and showed off.
When Changshi Liu Shuang saw this, he coughed lightly. King Fu was fat all over, and the title of Prince on his head did not represent how wise he was. It was not that he was unwilling to speak, but that he did not want to speak. Know how to start.
"Dong Guo Liang, I wonder if you are here late at night. Do you have something important to report to Prince Fu?"
Liu Shuang broke the embarrassment for King Fu. Finally, when the other party spoke, Chen Cao asked directly: "Please forgive me, King Fu. I wonder if King Fu has any further plans?"
Zhu Changxun raised his eyebrows. If the Donglin Party had not been too weak and was not the opponent of the Zhejiang Party, why would he have missed the throne?
After sealing the feudal vassal, he had been living the life of an ordinary prince according to the advice of the chief historian Liu Shuang. However, after the two emperors changed their terms, he had other ideas in his mind. It was a pity that this idea could not be made public.
"This king..."
King Fu was about to answer, but Liu Shuang took over the conversation and gave King Fu a hint with his eyes: "I wonder what Duke Liang Guo's plan is?"
Chen Cao admired this long history very much. If King Fu himself said something else, the handle would have fallen into Chen Cao's hands. The shrewd long history Liu Shuang had already heard the overtones, and the court had spread rumors. Duke Chen Cao wants to rebel, but there is no evidence.
Under this, he had to overstep his authority and directly interrupt Prince Fu's words. Besides, as the chief historian of the palace, Liu Shuang was qualified to talk to Chen Cao about anything related to Prince Fu's palace.
"Weichen rescued a person years ago. This person must be known to Prince Fu. He told Weichen a shocking secret."
"who is it?"
Zhu Changxun couldn't help but speak immediately. He was not gossiping, but wanted to know whether this big secret would be good for him, and he knew that Chen Cao would not target him without reason.
"Former Chief of Ceremonies and Admiral of Eunuchs, 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian..."
Liu Shuang secretly took a breath of cold air. Zhu Changxun heard the fat body tremble, and then said: "Did you really kidnap the eunuch?"
It turns out that the news about King Fu was not completely blocked. It was impossible for him not to know about such a big thing as Wei Zhongxian. In addition, coupled with the rumors he heard in the capital, he could naturally connect this matter to Chen Cao.
It's just that Wei Zhongxian was very hostile to Chen Cao in the later period. How could Chen Cao save a person who would even kill himself?
"I heard that Wei Zhongxian is at odds with you?"
Chen Cao was stunned for a moment, then he thought about what Prince Fu said, and then smiled: "My lord, please forgive me, I can't believe this news that is not on the table."
When he thought that Hakka's son and younger brother were in Chen Cao's army, Zhu Changxun also thought about it, and then said seriously: "So, it is true that the emperor wants to kill Wei Zhongxian?"
As a master, he sent someone to assassinate his former slave and failed. If this news spread, wouldn't it be laughed at? Besides, this is also something that is degrading to one's status. It is naturally impossible for the emperor to admit it, and there is no such thing in the world. With the ventilated wall, King Fu concentrated on the relationship between the Beijing camp and the Donglin Party, and naturally he could also pry out some gossip from it.
"Whether Wei Zhongxian dies or not is actually a trivial matter. The key is the secret edict he brought out from the inner palace."
"Is there really a secret edict?"
Zhu Changxun felt that he had lost his status as a prince, so he sat down awkwardly.
Chen Cao took the scroll wrapped in yellow silk from Huang Chunyao and held it up in his hand: "This edict is of great importance."
Zhu Changxun narrowed his eyes: "I heard that the late emperor's edict was about asking you to become Prime Minister of Songjiang..."
Chen Cao said seriously: "The late emperor left an edict, please ask Prince Fu to accept it..."
Now I have seen it. Chen Cao swore about the late emperor's edict, but never talked about the content. He thought he wanted to ask Prince Fu to give in. Liu Shuang was frightened when he saw it. He was about to stop him, but he didn't know that Zhu Changxun was like a flexible man. The fat man stood up with a groan and was about to kneel down towards Chen Operation.
