Feng Ziying was also a little confused.
Although he had known for a long time that there would be something wrong with Qiu Xi of Tienwang Mountain, and he had even thought that Emperor Yonglong might be in trouble with his body, he did not expect that such a big thing would happen. .
Because it is not a secret that Emperor Yonglong takes elixirs. He has been refining elixirs and cultivating Taoism in the palace for many years. In recent years, Emperor Yonglong has become even more advocating for Taoism. Taking elixirs to cultivate his mind seems to be the way to immortality for Emperor Yonglong.
And in the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, were there not too many emperors who worshiped Taoism and took pills and had troubles? Didn’t Emperor Taichang of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty both die from taking elixirs and practicing Taoism?
It's just that in the Zhou Dynasty, alchemy and Taoism seemed to be not uncommon among literati.
Some scholars who had no hope of official career or lived in seclusion generally had only a few options. They either set up academies to teach and educate people, and some just practiced alchemy and practiced Taoism without caring about worldly affairs. This has become a trend.
Therefore, he had always been extremely worried about the health of Emperor Yonglong, but he did not expect that it would finally burst out in the autumn of the Iron Web Mountain. Although it seemed that he was injured due to an assassination and falling from a horse, Feng Ziying felt that it was possible to take pills. It is caused by the accumulated evils that have been accumulated for too long and exploded.
Feng Ziying's predictions had always included Emperor Yonglong maintaining the status quo, but now that Emperor Yonglong was unconscious, the situation suddenly changed.
It turned out that he had always believed that Prince Yi Zhong would be difficult to achieve. Although it might bring chaos and heavy damage to the Great Zhou Dynasty, now he had to evaluate the possibility of Prince Yi Zhong's success.
If Emperor Yonglong had remained unconscious, his sons would all be mediocre people. If the civil servants in the court had no intention of intervening in the royal struggle for heirs, they would never be able to compete with Prince Yizhong.
In particular, with the support of Prince Yi Zhong from the Jiangnan gentry and martial arts groups, it can be said that the situation of "Seizing the Gate" in Qing Dynasty was achieved, and if you are not careful, it will be a situation where brothers will eventually become brothers.
But can we accept Prince Yoshitaka's ascension to the throne?
Is it too late for the Feng family to turn around and seek refuge?
Feng Ziying's thoughts kept changing.
The young leader of the northern scholars, Wu Xunzhong and Prince Yi Zhong were alienated from the group. No matter how you look at it, this status is a bit skewed.
Especially now that Prince Yi Zhong has grown up under his command, with military including Niu Jizong, Wang Ziteng, and Sun Shaozu, and literary including Tang Binyin, Gu Tianjun, Jia Jing, Zhu Guozhen, Miao Changqi and other Jiangnan scholars, as well as his classmate Han Jing, it seems that He became the spokesperson for young scholars in Jiangnan.
Although it cannot be said that there is no way out if the investment is effective now, but if you want to maintain the current booming momentum, you must not even think about it.
In addition, as the leader of young scholars in the North, I have made so many preparations over the years, including my father's army preparations for war in the northwest. Am I willing to give it up to others?
of course not.
Emperor Yonglong's unconsciousness is of course extremely detrimental to his own overall situation, but it may not be so for the cabinet.
No matter how we share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, it is an indisputable fact that from the two Song Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty, the imperial power has been strengthened. Now suddenly there is an opportunity for the emperor to be absent and the cabinet to enjoy exclusive power. For the cabinet ministers Say, isn't it the best time for the cabinet to show its talents?
Feng Ziying's understanding of human nature, the relationship between the cabinet and the emperor has never been very harmonious, it is just a matter of coexistence due to the situation. Now that one of the two pillars is missing, doesn't the other one want to support the situation independently? ?
Even Jiangnan scholars such as Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe, and Li Tingji would not be willing to give up such an opportunity, right?
Not to mention how many opportunities will there be for them once Prince Yoshitaka ascends the throne?
Who can ignore Conglong Zhigong, even Prince Yi Zhong? People like Tang Binyin, Gu Tianjun, Miao Changqi and Jia Jing have probably already decided on their cabinet positions, right?
He had done so much preparation work, and it was really hard to be willing to give it up to others without firing a shot. Even if he had to give it a try, he still had to show his own strength. Moreover, Feng Ziying didn't think that his side had no chance. .
The top priority now is to stabilize the situation and avoid Prince Yitada controlling the capital city. Feng Ziying believes that the cabinet ministers will definitely come up with countermeasures as soon as they arrive.
The second is to prevent Prince Yi Zhong from using military force to directly break the situation. The biggest threat is naturally Niu Jizong's Xuanfu Army and Datong Army. However, Emperor Yonglong and the Ministry of War of the Cabinet should have made plans before. However, Emperor Yonglong suddenly became unconscious and absent. Feng Ziying is not sure whether this layout can still work.
But one thing Feng Ziying was basically sure of was that Niu Jizong must have received the news that Emperor Yonglong was unconscious. Perhaps the Xuanfu army was already rushing eastward and heading towards the capital at this moment.
Once Niu Jizong takes control of the capital, it will become a one-man battle to defeat the ten guilds. No matter how the cabinet plans the layout, it will be meaningless. After all, this is brothers or uncles and nephews competing for the throne. Behind closed doors, it is the Zhang family. matter, the cabinet will not have so much determination and motivation to fight to the death.
Therefore, the key now is to stop the Xuanfu army from advancing eastward and prevent it from controlling the capital city.
As long as the Xuanfu army can be prevented from entering the capital, there will be enough temptation for the cabinet and there will still be a chance.
Seeing Feng Ziying's uncertain expression, King Zhonghui was also anxious and scratching his head.
He, the governor of the Beijing camp, must do something, otherwise no matter whether the emperor wakes up, or the ministers arrive, or in the minds of the princes who may become the prince, he will become a dead man. How can this be done?
"Ziying, you should come up with a countermeasure. What should we do now?" King Zhonghui couldn't bear it after all. "I have no one in my hands. The Shangsanqin army is also without a master. Long Jinwei and Shen The pivot camp is now hunting down assassins, and no one takes Gu seriously. But in the court, everyone feels that he can hold a thousand troops in one hand. The Jiedushi of the capital camp, tsk tsk, but who the hell listens to Gu? Gu can do nothing What?"
"Your Majesty, I'm very upset right now." Feng Ziying smiled wryly and spread her hands.
He was equally anxious. What he was most worried about was that the Xuanfu army had begun to advance and would reach the capital city within three days.
If the Xuanfu army is allowed to reach the capital city, the situation will be uncontrollable, and the officials in the court may not have other thoughts. Therefore, it is best to block the Xuanfu army to the north and west of Changping and Baiyangkou. There is room for maneuver, and at least the Xuanfu army must be blocked from Gonghua City to Shijingshan.
"The emperor is not awake, and the cabinet ministers have not arrived, what can we do?" Feng Ziying saw that King Zhonghui was so anxious that blisters appeared at the corners of his mouth, and sighed: "What are you mainly worried about?"
"Uh,..." King Zhonghui didn't know how to answer for a while. He was worried that he, the Jingying Jiedushi, would take the blame? Or is the emperor's safety in danger? The former is a bit hard to explain, and the latter is a bit hypocritical in front of Feng Ziying...
"My lord, please be patient,..." Before he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the door, "Ziying, I also want to hear your opinion..."
Come on, it’s King Zhongshun.
King Zhonghui still couldn't stand it, so he quietly called for King Zhongshun. Anyway, the blame was already laid, and he didn't care about taking more blame. However, he had already asked Liao Junxiong to bring King Zhongxin, King Lianzhong and King Cheng to all. It was under strict control, he still understood this.
Among the sons of Emperor Yuanxi, Emperor Yonglong (the fourth eldest, King Zhongxiao), King Zhongshun (the ninth eldest), and King Zhonghui (the tenth) were of the same party, Prince Yi Zhong (the eldest), King Zhongxin (the third eldest), Prince Lian Zhong (Lao Ba) was a party, but after Emperor Yonglong (King Zhongxiao) became the prince, Prince Lian Zhong took the initiative to break away from the line of Prince Yizhong. Although in the eyes of Emperor Yonglong, his trust level was not as high as that of Prince Zhongshun and Prince Zhongshun. King Zhonghui is much closer, but he is still much closer.
"Your Majesty." Feng Ziying stood up and bowed, but King Zhongshun had already waved his hands, "Okay, it's time to get up. You both know what Gu and Lao Shi are thinking, and I don't hide it from you and Lao Shi. It turns out that Gu is trying to slander you." The emperor is indeed a little unhappy with Zhang So's idea of becoming the crown prince, so letting Lao Shilai serve as the governor of the capital camp is a bit of a balancing act to beat the orphan, but this is all the emperor's family affairs, which son is not his son?"
As soon as King Zhongshun came in, he took Feng Ziying's hand, a bit like Uncle Liu Huang holding on to Zhuge Liang's arm to support him.
"But I'm afraid the situation is different now. Ziying, I didn't care much about your original worries, but now it seems that unfortunately, I'm afraid it's true. My eldest brother may have something to do with it. The emperor and your husbands may have some problems. Arrangement, but now that the emperor is unconscious, will their arrangement still work?"
King Zhongshun knew very well that if the boss came to power, he and Lao Shi would definitely not be able to enjoy the good fruits. They would live in seclusion and live like the current Lao San and Lao Ba.
The boss is much more ruthless than the emperor, especially after so many years of repression and forbearance. If this evil fire breaks out, I'm afraid that the emperor's sons may have to worry about their reputation and restrain themselves a little. He and Lao Shi will not be able to live well. , especially myself.
King Zhongshun was very aware of how many traps he had made in order to make his brother the prince, and how much eye candy he had received from his father.
If it weren't for him, how could the Yingfei case be revealed and cause a stir, eventually causing the crown prince to change his position?
This hatred of the boss will be unforgettable and will never go away. If he turns over, his whole family will probably...
For Prince Yi Zhong, anyone can be the emperor, including any son of Emperor Yonglong, but the eldest son cannot be the emperor, absolutely not.
Seeing the sparkle in King Zhongshun's eyes, Feng Ziying knew that the anxiety in King Zhongshun's heart was probably much more anxious than that of King Zhonghui.
"My lord, is it too late to worry now?" Feng Ziying asked with a wry smile.
"It's not too late to make up for it. If I don't believe it, there is no way to make amends. Ziying, you have always been resourceful. What do we do now?" King Zhongshun gritted his teeth: "After all, we have to win, and I have no choice."
