"As long as you have some power in the harem, concubines will come to you, give you gifts, and reward you with silver coins. This is a common thing! And suddenly one day, a nobleman came to me and gave me one hundred taels. Silver note! One hundred taels!"
"I, Wang Jingrong, have never seen such a huge amount of money since I was a child. At that time, my annual salary was only eight taels of silver, which I could not earn in ten years! And what this concubine said was very simple, it just made me think Let the emperor come to her palace and be favored once!"
"To put it bluntly, in the harem, mother is more valuable than son. As long as you can conceive a dragon seed, you will naturally be successful in the future. This is not the first time I have done this. And after seeing so much money, who wouldn't? Will your heart be moved?"
"So with my help, the emperor spent the night in her palace that night! However, a month later, this noble lady was found to be pregnant. The emperor and the queen mother were naturally happy, and I didn't feel anything was wrong!"
"After being conceived for ten months, he was still a prince. That was the emperor's first child, and he was still a prince. Logically speaking, the prince's position should be his! And the nobleman's relatives came to visit the eldest prince. This You should also deserve it!”
"The bad thing is that this nobleman's cousin lost his temper after drinking and revealed the secret meeting between him and the nobleman at the wine table! He is the grandson of Phoenix, how can such a bloodline be tarnished? He will be punished immediately This man was caught and thrown into the prison!"
"The noble man was also arrested and thrown into the cold palace. After a period of severe torture, both of them admitted that the child belonged to the noble man and his cousin. Half a month after their private meeting, the noble man found out that he was pregnant. Just let me help, and everything will fall into place!"
When Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he immediately felt horrified. He didn't expect that such a thing would really happen to the royal family? The eldest prince is not the emperor's child?
"What happens next?" Zhao Xuanyi continued to ask!
Wang Jingrong drank another glass of wine. "The royal family had to lose face, so basically all the eunuchs and maids who knew about it were killed, as well as the nobleman and her cousin! In order to cover up the eldest prince's life experience, he also wanted to To prevent the royal family’s scandal from being exposed to the world, I used another term!”
"It is said that the eldest prince's biological mother suddenly died of illness after giving birth to him, and the eldest prince also grew up in the palace. When he was six years old, the prince was born. A few years later, on that day, the prince was playing in the pond. He accidentally fell into the pool, and the eldest prince rescued the prince!"
"The emperor took the opportunity to directly accuse the eldest prince of having evil intentions and wanting to murder his brothers. Therefore, he was issued an imperial edict and was banned from entering the capital for the rest of his life!"
Only then did Zhao Xuanyi realize that he had always thought that the prince was the eldest prince, but it turned out that there was such a thing! Therefore, this eldest prince has never entered the capital, and he has never seen it himself!
Wang Jingrong continued, "The eldest prince is not a member of the royal family, so there is no reason to fight for the imperial power. Otherwise, the royal family will lose all face, and all the five princes will be destroyed in the hands of Ye Yuanzhi. If he planned well, he might be able to help the five princes." The prince seizes the throne!"
"It's a pity that your power grew so fast that Ye Yuanzhi was threatened. He impulsively rebelled and raised his flag. In the end, he lost and even lost his life! As for the fourth prince, the emperor will not let him do it under any circumstances. The prince’s!”
"Why is this? Could it be...?" Zhao Xuanyi asked in surprise.
Wang Jingrong waved his hand, "The fourth prince is the emperor's flesh and blood, but the difference is that the fourth prince's mother was originally a palace maid, and she was ordinary-looking. She was sold to the palace by her parents. The emperor favored her after being drunk. Who knew that she would be pregnant with a child just once!"
"And this girl, no matter her appearance, background, knowledge or manners, is not in line with the status of the royal family. In the end, she was given a concubine. Ever since she gave birth to the fourth prince, the emperor has been very unpopular with her. She doesn't want to see her at all. Ignore him!"
"And this palace maid was also humiliated by other concubines every day, and finally died with hatred. The fourth prince was only a teenager at the time. At that time, the seeds of hatred were probably planted in his heart, so he was convinced. After so many years, he finally broke out and captured the capital in one fell swoop!"
After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he sighed and thought that Zhu Moxian was really miserable. In this life, his mother was not welcomed and he was not favored by the emperor, so he went crazy as revenge!
"The Seventh Prince... is a good man!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
Wang Jingrong laughed after hearing this, "Good man? The seventh prince has rarely appeared in front of the emperor since he was six years old. He has been away from home for so many years. He has no foundation in the court and has no soldiers or generals. Even if the emperor wants to pass the throne to Give it to him, he can’t sit still!”
"So now you know why Zhu Zhelin can be the prince? It's not about how good he is, nor how outstanding he is, but that the emperor really has no other prince to choose from. This is why even if the prince does too much, the emperor will not Dare to depose him, because once he is deposed, Ming Dynasty will not even have a prince!"
After hearing Wang Jingrong's words, Zhao Xuanyi suddenly became enlightened. He had always wondered why Zhu Zhelin had embezzled and accepted bribes to win over loyal ministers in the court, but the emperor had always ignored him. So that was what happened! From this point of view, the emperor is not confused or a fool, but he is the most ruthless one!
"After the seventh prince returned to the palace this time, the emperor was also tempted. After all, he is a qualified prince candidate in terms of willfulness, benevolence, literary skills, military skills, and management experience! But still, the seventh prince has no foundation! "
"So the emperor is going to use the flower party to summon Tang Mi into the palace and give the seventh prince a marriage. As long as he has the support of the Far East Army, the seventh prince will have his own strength, and the road ahead will be walked slowly step by step! And! The seventh prince has a close relationship with you. With you and the Far East Army together, even the prince will be afraid of you!"
"But God is not as good as man. I didn't expect Tang Mi to be raped in the capital. This time, the emperor was so angry that he even relapsed! A good game of chess was completely disrupted by this lewd thief!"
"Cough cough cough...!" Zhao Xuanyi suddenly coughed a few times, then hurriedly raised his head, "Continue!"
Wang Jingrong let out a long breath, "Maybe the fourth prince saw that the emperor was paving the way for the seventh prince, so he was ready to take action in advance. While you were not in the capital, he immediately launched a surprise attack and captured the capital. That's all!"
After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he also figured out the whole story: "May I ask, does the eldest princess know all these things?"
"The eldest princess has great wisdom. She is the real supporter of the royal family. Without the eldest princess, the royal family would have been disbanded long ago. This is why the emperor has never forced the eldest princess to get married!"
Zhao Xuanyi nodded, "Then...Liang Yun?"
"Liang Yun cannot die. He is a golden mountain. No matter who is the prince or the emperor, he will need his help!"
"Killing the goose to get the eggs?"
"Hahaha! General Zhao, your idea is too simple. Even if you have 60,000 Qilin Guards now, if you are serious about it, you can't hurt Liang Yun even if you have all 60,000 Qilin Guards! "
Zhao Xuanyi's eyes widened for a moment. What did Wang Jinrong mean by this sentence? Can't I hurt him with my current strength? Zhao Xuanyi would not believe it at all, but Wang Jinrong's affirmative look made him believe it.
"He...is he really that powerful?"
"There is an old saying that if one of the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chicks can conquer the world! And Liang Yun can be said to be the Crouching Dragon of the world!"
"Who is Feng Chu?"
"You!" Wang Jingrong said with a smile.
Zhao Xuanyi was silent, thinking that his current wealth was at least 150 million taels of silver. Of course, this could not be seen. He also had 60,000 elite Qilin Guards under his command. However, with such strength, Liang Yun could do it with just one gold and silver. Even with him, how much money does this guy have? Why is even Wang Jinrong, who is not afraid of anything, afraid of him?
"General Zhao, we have talked so much. I have told you what should be said and what should not be said. Can we talk about business?" Wang Jinrong asked.
"My lord, please tell me!"
"You don't need me to tell you that I can't go back to the palace now. My portrait is plastered all over the world. I can escape for a while, but some careless men might as well surrender me and live a hundred taels of silver! I am For the rest of my life, I have been walking on the road of conspiracy every day, and I still have the blade of power! I’m tired!”
When Wang Jingrong said this, a look of vicissitudes of life appeared on his face, "Now I just want to live in seclusion outside the Great Wall and spend my old age in peace! I know that you are the only one who can help me now and let me reach the Great Wall safely!"
Zhao Xuanyi smiled, "Why should I help you? Just because you told me so many royal secrets?"
"Of course not! I have a big gift here for you!"
Zhao Xuanyi pretended not to care and scratched his ears with his hands, "Although I'm not interested, you can talk about it first!"
"I have an account book here, which contains all the money transactions and things I did with all my former ministries. If you take this account book, you can put all these people under your banner, and you can do whatever you want in the future. Send!”
"You think I'll need this?"
Wang Jingrong smiled slightly: "General Zhao, you must have understood after so many years. Even if you have Qilin Guards, even if you have the merits of protecting the country, even if you are a Duke, so what? A group of civil servants are not impeaching you. Are you going to come down immediately? This is the use of power!"
Zhao Xuanyi frowned and said nothing!
"As long as you have this group of people, your position in the court will be guaranteed to be untouchable by anyone! Of course, I have other things here, 70 million taels of silver, 8 million taels of gold, and 20 boxes of pearls and emeralds! That's enough! You have a happy life!"
Seeing that Zhao Xuanyi didn't speak, Wang Jingrong knew that Zhao Xuanyi was already tempted. "General Zhao, I know you trust the eldest princess! But I have to remind you! The eldest princess is a member of the royal family. She can fall out faster than reading a book. If you want Think about yourself!”
"If one day you are captured by the enemy again, as long as there is still danger in the palace, the eldest princess will not send troops to rescue you, because in the eyes of the eldest princess, the royal family is above everything else, even her own life!"
"Why is the relationship between the eldest princess and Liang Yun so close? To put it bluntly, one day when the royal family's money is not enough and they can no longer support it, the eldest princess will marry Liang Yun without hesitation, not for anything else, just to prevent the royal family from letting go. You won’t fall off the altar!”
"If the eldest princess doesn't support you, what do you have left? General Zhao, believe me. To be an official in the court requires not only strength, but also power! One is indispensable. If one of the two is missing, you are destined to be a slave. , can never be invincible!"
Zhao Xuanyi's heart was originally like a huge boulder pressing down on the earth, but Wang Jinrong's words were like a lever, constantly lifting the corner of his boulder, making Zhao Xuanyi's heart keep moving. Now, Zhao Xuanyi himself has discovered that everything All his thoughts followed Wang Jingrong, his mouth was trembling, and he immediately agreed!
"I am just a bad old man who is over sixty years old. I just want to spend my old age peacefully. Except for some scattered silver coins, I will give you all the things I have for so many years. General Zhao, can you let me live? After so many years, although I have some It's a small friction, but it's not a fight to the death. You don't have to compete with me, right?" Wang Jinrong continued!
Zhao Xuanyi raised his head instantly and looked at Wang Jinrong with his eyes. He did not speak for a long time, and Wang Jinrong also knew that Zhao Xuanyi was thinking. This is enough. As long as he starts thinking, it means that he will definitely agree!
"How do I know what you say is true? How can I verify your account books and your gold and silver?" Zhao Xuanyi asked coldly! Yes, he was tempted. In this chaotic dynasty, perhaps only gold, silver and power can keep him standing!
In fact, Zhao Xuanyi's idea is very simple. He just wants to eat meat every day, drink wine every day, and have the woman he likes to accompany him at night. This kind of life is fine, but there are always people who keep making trouble for him, which makes Zhao Xuanyi have to Become cautious!
"It's simple. I can give you a piece of the account book now. Take this and go to the people above. You will know how powerful my account book is! As for the silver, it is even simpler. As long as General Zhao agrees now, I can give you 70 million taels of silver first, and when I am safe, I will give you the remaining 8 million taels of gold, pearls, emeralds, etc.!" Wang Jingrong said with a smile.
Zhao Xuanyi opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He almost, almost agreed! Zhao Xuanyi slowly closed his mouth, "I need time to think about it!"
"Yes, of course! I'll give General Zhao three days to think about it!" Wang Jingrong seemed to be sure that Zhao Xuanyi would agree, so he was not anxious or afraid at all!
At this moment, they heard a chaotic sound outside the window and heavy footsteps. Zhao Xuanyi and Wang Jinrong looked at each other and felt bad!
The door was knocked open and Cao Yuan ran in. "Father, it's not good, the inn is surrounded by people!"
Wang Jingrong stared at Zhao Xuanyi with a look of disbelief! "General Zhao, why are you doing this?"
"It's not me!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted loudly, then stood up, walked to the window, opened the window a crack, looked outside, and was stunned for a moment, only to see that the outside was surrounded by Qilin Guards and Moon Guards. And Tang Tianli was among that group of people!
Cao Yuan also looked outside. When he saw the Qilin Guard, he instantly put the sword in his hand on Zhao Xuanyi's neck, "The Qilin Guard is here, how dare you say it's not you?"
At this moment, another Ziwu mandarin duck was placed on Cao Yuan's neck. "If you don't want to die, let my young master go immediately. If we really want to kill you, why should we come in and become your hostages? Do you have pig brains?"
Wang Jingrong rolled his eyes, then smiled, looking at Zhao Xuanyi and laughing loudly, "General Zhao, how does it feel to be bitten by your master? It hurts a lot, right? Hahaha...!"
At this moment, Zhao Xuanyi also guessed the cause of the matter. Seeing the Qilin Chariot slowly arriving outside the inn, Zhao Xuanyi's heart was already broken. Unexpectedly, the person who shared the same bed with him every day was still separated by heart!
