Pang Tianshou's nervous forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He looked around to make sure no one was watching, and then he said it again.
"Your Majesty, the fifth prince and Gao Yushun are contacting loyal ministers from all walks of life to support your restoration. Many people have already responded..."
"Nonsense!" Emperor Chongzhen stamped his foot, "Fifth brother is only twelve years old, and Gao Yushun is useless. Even if they escape from the bandits, they are still alone. How can they help me restore my country? And I still have a direct descendant. The king still has tens of thousands of soldiers and has outstanding military exploits. Even if... he should be the crown prince on his behalf. What are the benefits of Ci Huan?
As for the loyal ministers...those are Brother Dachun's loyal ministers! "
Chongzhen was confused, but he was never so confused that he would believe that a twelve-year-old wandering prince could help him recover, and he would believe in loyal ministers... Now the rebellious ministers and traitors don't miss him much, and the loyal ministers are still Can it be relied upon?
Do you think the amount of money in Zhu Cihong's pocket is fake? That's silver. The loyal and treacherous ministers of the Ming Dynasty all like silver...
"Your Majesty, look, it's Gao Yushun's handwriting..." Pang Tianshou and Gao Yushun had been eunuchs together for so many years, so of course he could recognize the latter's handwriting.
Emperor Chongzhen took the envelope and took out the letter paper inside. He saw that it was really Gao Yushun's handwriting - Gao Yushun was the handprint of the Chief of Ceremonies and the most trusted eunuch of Chongzhen. He was equivalent to Huang Dabao next to Zhu Cihong. Although he hadn't seen him for several years, he was still I recognized the handwriting at a glance.
"This is a counter-intuitive plan..." There were beads of sweat on Chongzhen's forehead. He didn't know whether he was tired from drawing the bow just now or was frightened by the content of the letter.
In the letter, Gao Yushun said that he had contacted His Highness the King of Dai and was preparing to wait for an opportunity to attack the traitor Wu Sangui who was entrenched in the pass. After Wu Sangui is eliminated, he will welcome the Supreme Emperor into Xi'an Mansion for restoration.
"This, this, this..." Chongzhen was frightened. "Is this Gao Yushun crazy? How dare he do this... No, no, no! He can't do such a thing! He still Holding it in the hands of rogue bandits is a cunning plan of rogue bandits!"
"Your Majesty, why are the bandits doing this?" Pang Tianshou was confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.
"Of course it is to fight for Sichuan..." Chongzhen said to the emperor, "Now that both groups of bandits have entered Sichuan, the situation in central Sichuan is critical. And the imperial court is in a hurry and has no available troops, so it can only mobilize Wu Sangui or Dai Wang The army enters Sichuan... If Dai Wang and Wu Sangui are hostile to each other, then these two armies will not be able to move, and Sichuan will be in danger!"
"This, this, this..." Pang Tianshou was very suspicious of Emperor Chongzhen's vision, but still asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do? Do you want to remind the Emperor and the Queen?"
"This..." Chongzhen thought about it, this thing seems difficult to handle!
Can Zhu Cixi, a traitor like him, listen to me? Moreover, Zhu Cijiong was far away in Shaanxi, so he might have been deceived... If he handed over Gao Yushun's secret letter at this time, wouldn't he have given the traitor an excuse to cut down the vassal?
Emperor Chongzhen thought about it for a while and finally came up with a solution. He said to Pang Tianshou: "Pang Banban, I will write a letter immediately to ask the king to guard the vassal territory. Don't trust Gao Yushun easily, and don't start a fight with Wu Sangui. Do you have a reliable person who can go to Shaanxi?"
Although Emperor Chongzhen has no plans for restoration now, he still regards his two sons Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cizhao as his own forces, and of course he does not want them to be removed from the vassal state by Zhu Cixiang.
"Yes," Eunuch Pang said, "I have four adopted sons, all of whom are nephews of my family. They are all studying and working at my house now. They are very reliable."
"Okay, let them go!" Pang Tianshou nodded.
Emperor Chongzhen immediately finished his exercise, ran back to his study, and wrote a secret edict in the name of the emperor to the acting king Zhu Cijiong, asking Pang Tianshou to quietly take it back to Nanjing.
Pang Tianshou was also a proactive and willing boss. That night he arranged for one of his nephews to dress up as a businessman and go out with a letter from Emperor Chongzhen.
This nephew of Eunuch Pang was also a figure, and he went to Jinyiwei Nanzhen Fusi when he left home... Emperor Chongzhen's edict was delivered to Wu Sanmei early the next morning by Zhu Chunjie, commander of Jinyiwei.
The efficiency is beyond words!
"It's Gao Yushun again..." Wu Sanmei finished reading Chongzhen's secret edict, and her fair and pure face was as gloomy as water.
It turns out that these days, hundreds of letters and tips related to Gao Yushun and Zhu Cihuan have been sent to Wu Sanmei one after another!
Jinyiwei even set up a temporary "No. 5" to handle intelligence in this area.
"The Queen, this matter is related to the Emperor and Eunuch Pang. Should we arrest Eunuch Pang?"
Pang Tianshou was the eunuch and someone close to Chongzhen. The Jin Yiwei couldn't arrest him casually. Wu Sanmei had to use the regency seal.
"No need..." Wu Sanmei shook her head gently, "His Majesty will be back soon, we don't have to do anything... Pang Tianshou, a minister, can still run away?"
"The Queen," Zhu Chunjie thought for a moment, "will the King... really have a conflict with the uncle?"
"this......"
Wu Sanmei knew that her second brother had always had a good relationship with Zhu Cijiong, and it was Wu Sangui who helped him become Zhu Cijiong's acting king. Later, Zhu Cijiong established a separate regime in Luliang Mountain, and Wu Sangui also helped a lot. When Wu Sangui was short of money, Zhu Cijiong also helped him borrow money.
"I will write to Sangui on my own." Wu Sanmei thought for a moment and then said, "Send someone to send the intercepted imperial edict to the emperor's army!"
When Zhu Chunjie was still about to say something, he saw Qiu Zhizhong, the royal horse supervisor, walking in hurriedly. However, he did not speak, but stood behind Wu Sanmei.
"I accept the decree." Zhu Chunjie knew that Qiu Zhizhong had important matters, but it was inconvenient for him to know, so he accepted the decree and resigned.
"Qiu Banban, what's going on?" Wu Sanmei asked.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is about to give birth!"
Wu Sanmei's heart suddenly twitched. She gave birth to two daughters to Zhu Cihong. Zheng Chagu also gave birth to a daughter before. Now it is the second time for the Zheng family to open a business.
She stood up and said, "Let's go and have a look."
When she said go, she just walked. Wu Sanmei is now a queen and can ride in a sedan chair in the palace. But she has a fiery temperament and finds the soft sedan too slow. She would rather walk by herself and let the sedan follow.
...
Zheng Chagu is the imperial concubine, her status in Zhu Cihong's harem is second only to Wu Sanmei, and she has a richest father, so she can naturally unite a group of people.
Therefore, inside and outside the palace where Tea Girl lived, there were people fed by the Zheng family with money, and the maids who served Tea Girl were from Quanzhou, and the Wen women who delivered her babies were all from Fujian. I usually speak Hokkien.
Although Wu Sanmei is originally from Gaoyou, she has lived in Liaodong for countless years, so her living habits and language have become northernized. Naturally, she is the leader of the Northern Party in the palace, and the eunuchs and maids around her are all northerners... It’s so clear-cut!
When Wu Sanmei led a group of eunuchs and maids from the north to the gate of Chunhe Palace where Zheng Chagu lived, someone in the distance could be heard shouting loudly in Minnan dialect: "What a beautiful thing! What a beautiful thing!" "
Wu Sanmei didn't understand Hokkien, but she could still tell from the cheerful tone that Zheng Chagu had given birth to a son!
Zhu Cixiang had a son, and Ming Dynasty had the eldest son of the emperor... But the eldest son's mother didn't believe in Wu!
Wu Sanmei's face was so dark that she almost turned blue. Although Zheng Chagu's son was not a direct descendant, according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, he would suffer a disadvantage in inheriting the throne.
But now there is no legitimate son!
If there is no legitimate son, the eldest son is the oldest...
"Wow wow wow..."
The angry cry came from Chunhe Palace, like bursts of thunder, hitting Wu Sanmei's ears. She had the urge to turn around and go back to Kunning Hall, but in the end she resisted... She was Zhu Cixiang's lover, and Zhu Cixiang always doted on her! Her second brother Wu Sangui was also the northwest king whom Emperor Zhu Da relied heavily on. The most important thing is that she is the same age as Zhu Cixiang. She is only in her early 20s this year. She still has time to give birth to a son. Her son is the legitimate founder of the Ming Dynasty!
