Several of Wei Guogong's personal followers were standing guard in the surrounding area from a distance.
In the room, the four people were drinking tea, but no one spoke first.
For Gu Bingqian, this incident came a bit suddenly. He seemed to have fallen into the huge plan of regicide. It was not until the warm tea entered his throat that he finally believed that this incident It's true.
Moreover, it was a plan that had been planned for a long time. Maybe they had already been involved in it and only notified it at the last minute.
If he didn't have to, given his character, he really didn't want to get involved.
Gu Bingqian felt upset.
"Ding Guo Gong, Wei Guo Gong, Zhou Shangshu, I don't know what the three of you have planned. Please tell me in detail. Speaking of which, I am not afraid of making you laugh. Now I am sitting here, but I am at a loss."
He spoke with anger and was very dissatisfied with this.
Wei Guogong Xu Hongji put down his tea cup and coughed dryly: "Don't be offended, Chief Minister. The reason why we are being honest now is because we have no choice. After the failure of Chengguo's affairs last time, we have to be cautious. Please forgive me!"
Gu Bingqian snorted coldly and did not respond.
Zhou Yanru sighed: "Now everyone is riding a tiger. Once the New Deal is implemented, we will all be in catastrophe, and it will be difficult for the chief minister to stay out of it. I don't want to go into details about the reasons. We need to unite sincerely to resolve the problem." This matter."
Gu Bingqian took a sip of tea and knew that Zhou Yanru had something to say and that the previous concerns of Shao Fuzhong and others had already been known to the three of them.
He raised his head and said: "What Zhou Shangshu said is absolutely true. In this case, please ask Zhou Shangshu to explain the specific situation, so I can refer to it for details.
Zhou Yanru glanced at the two princes and said, "I'd better ask the two princes to personally explain this matter."
Xu Hongji put down the tea cup and said: "That's fine, let me tell you the whole story and arrangements in detail. The last time the Chengguo government failed, both members of my Xu family were greatly implicated. What makes me even more angry is that the same Duke However, the British Duke did not lose his honor and favor at all. He was invited to all important meetings, but the two great princes of the Xu family were directly ignored!"
Gu Bingqian nodded secretly, and anyone with a discerning eye could see it, but if it was just for this reason, he felt that it shouldn't be the case.
Sure enough, I heard Wei Guogong continue: "If it were just like this, my Duke wouldn't care, but the subsequent Tianji Conference, and even the clan reform and other new policies, made my Duke no longer able to just sit back and watch!"
Xu Yunzhen, Duke of Dingguo, also snorted heavily: "This so-called Tianji Conference is a means for yellow thieves to eradicate dissidents!"
As soon as these words came out, Wei Guogong, Zhou Yanru, and Gu Bingqian all agreed deeply!
The two brothers Xu Yunzhen have always been resentful of being publicly humiliated by Huang Xiao after the palace coup that day. They went to the battle with Zhang Weixian anyway, but they didn't want to be tied up as traitors. This made Xu Yunzhen and Xu Hongji, who had been in high positions for a long time, extremely dissatisfied!
Xu Yunzhen said: "Anyone who flatters the yellow thief, anyone who is useful to the yellow thief, the yellow thief will praise him at the Tianji Conference, but for us loyal people, the yellow thief will not mention it at all!"
Xu Hongji said angrily: "This is really the behavior of a villain!"
Gu Bingqian also said angrily: "Of course!"
He plays both sides, not only to preserve his reputation and the power of his family, but at the Tianji Conference, his dignified chief minister is also unknown!
Xu Yunzhen said: "We are all invisibly classified as rebellious officials and traitors by the yellow thieves. What awaits us will definitely be a bloody butcher knife. I dare to say that after tomorrow's celebration, the yellow thieves will attack us!" "
"The yellow thief is acting against the will, and we have to protect ourselves!"
Wei Guogong Xu Hongji nodded: "In addition, the yellow thieves are extremely flattering. In the New Deal, they gave the Zhu family tens of millions of taels of huge benefits, but we, the nobles who have made great contributions to the country, were excluded! This The Ming Dynasty also has the blood and merits of our ancestors! How can we allow the yellow thieves to be so contemptuous!"
"There are a lot of nobles who are dissatisfied with the yellow thieves' actions, but they just didn't make a written statement to avoid repeating the same mistakes..."
Zhou Yanru nodded and interrupted: "The same is true for me, the Jiangnan gentry. Although we have not made a covenant, we all share the same hatred and are determined to kill the yellow thieves!"
Zhou Yanru paused and said: "The yellow thieves controlled the Changlu Salt Field, which caused a sharp drop in the income from the salt industry in Nanjing. The new policies of the yellow thieves shook the land inherited by the gentry. He used his fallacies and heresies to replace my scholar's belief." The classic imperial examination method!
He even allowed the evil slaves to kill the saint's descendants... These evil deeds really made the scholars boil. This is the way to die! Don’t blame others! "
He said angrily: "The evil done by the yellow thieves is too numerous to describe!"
Xu Hongji sneered and nodded: "That's right! A traitor like Wei Zhongxian is still reused just because he is good at clinging to the yellow thieves. This shows that the yellow thieves are not motivated by public motives at all! If such rebellious officials and traitors are allowed to continue to cause harm to the world, how many gentlemen will it be? They will all be killed by it!”
Gu Bingqian also snorted: "What the Duke said is absolutely true! Eunuchs are corrupt by nature. In the past few years, countless upright ministers have died at their hands. How can such an eunuch who has been in disgrace for thousands of years continue to enjoy wealth and honor? !
As for those of us who are loyal to the emperor, just because we are not good at clinging to the yellow thieves, the yellow thieves grabbed some pigtails and refused to let go, trying to kill them all! snort! The yellow thief deserves to die! "
Everyone expressed their opinions and criticized Huang Xiao through writing and verbal criticism, uniting the front and strengthening their will again!
Duke Dingguo Xu Yunzhen coughed dryly, and everyone fell silent.
"Now, a catastrophe is imminent. Whether it is secretly aiding the southwest, or cutting the capital's salary, stopping autumn taxes from entering the capital, cutting off grain and water transportation to the capital, etc., all are too slow. I am afraid that it is difficult to save the fire from afar! The only way to solve this matter once and for all, Then you can sit back and relax!”
Everyone was shocked and nodded silently.
Xu Yunzhen continued: "According to what I learned, the British prince's Beijing Camp, Five Cities Military and Horse Division, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang have all been arranged by yellow thieves to provide security for the past few days. The previous arrangements in the capital can no longer ensure foolproof! "
The three nodded again.
As for the arrangement in Beijing that Xu Yunzhen mentioned, it is nothing more than taking advantage of the opportunity to take action, but under the current circumstances, it may not be possible!
"But!" Xu Yunzhen looked around at everyone.
He said in a deep voice: "My Duke has not pinned his hopes on this for a long time. Ten days ago, Wei Guogong secretly sent dead soldiers from Jinling to lurk somewhere on the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, and buried thousands of kilograms of gunpowder, just waiting for the train to arrive here tomorrow. Even if the yellow thief is a Da Luo Jinxian, he will be shattered into pieces! He will be wiped out in ashes!"
Xu Hongji and Zhou Yanru showed their faces, obviously they had been deeply involved in this matter for a long time.
Gu Bingqian also got vague news from Shao Fuzhong, but he was still shocked. He couldn't help shuddering, and was also surprised by the ruthlessness of Wei Guogong and others.
At the same time, I feel refreshed. Under this situation, the chance of success is extremely high!
Xu Hongji smiled and said: "Brother, you really plan ahead. If it hadn't been so early in advance, hehe, it would be difficult now!"
Xu Yunzhen smiled proudly.
Xu Yunzhen looked at Gu Bingqian and said: "The chief assistant and Mr. Zhang Ge, Mr. Shao Ge are the pillars of the country, and they are incompatible with the eunuchs and the yellow thieves. In order to avoid affecting a few of them, the Duke of our country has instructed me to tell Mr. Shao Ge that there will be a banquet tomorrow." Please act according to the opportunity and do not board the vehicle to avoid accidental injury."
Gu Bingqian was shocked.
