Chapter 101: Conspiracy
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The courtyard was quiet, and when the night was dark, it was also the time when the people were asleep, and only a few dogs barked and chickens crowed in the depths of the street.
A few black shadows exited from the side door of the East Factory, and after a few more laps around the corner, they went straight to their destination.
"Father-in-law, we're here!" The starlight was sparse, and the two people who ran out of the side door of Dongchang could be vaguely identified from the sound of the eunuch Cao Jixiang and his heir Cao Qin, and their location was the Zhongguo Gongshi Mansion.
Cao Jixiang was an unknown little eunuch under the eunuch Wang Zhenmen next to Emperor Yingzong in the early years, and later Wang Zhen was killed by the change of the thorn, and Yingzong was also captured by the thorn, and Daizong was redeemed and locked in the south palace for seven years after he ascended the throne.
Cao Jixiang, who was only a little eunuch at that time, did not live well beside Daizong, became suspicious, and contacted some of the old departments of Daizong, plotted to help Yingzong restore, and led troops to welcome Yingzong's reinstatement.
However, people's greed will increase with the increase of power, Cao Jixiang was not satisfied after becoming the eunuch and the overseer of Dongchang, and introduced civil and military officials to embezzle and take bribes, fly and dominate, and install their own cronies in the court, with great ambitions to eliminate dissidents and manipulate the court.
Those who participated in the change of seizing the door back then were Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo!
Cao Jixiang deliberately lowered his voice, but he couldn't change his sharp voice, which was neither male nor female, "Go forward and knock on the door, three long and two short." ā
Cao Jixiang is here, I'm coming to find Shi Heng.
The power of the DPRK and China is divided into four parts.
Cabinet, Jinyiwei, East Factory and West Factory that have appeared in recent years, the cabinet is controlled by Xu Youzhen, and the East Factory is his Cao Jixiang, but Shi Heng, who also participated in the change of seizing the door, is much inferior to others.
The title of Zhongguo Gong is just a false name, and there is no real power, that is, the position of admiral can still have some rights, and Shi Heng is dissatisfied.
seems to be in harmony with several people, but in fact, they have already had mustard in their hearts, and Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng have not had a friendship for many years.
Now that it suddenly comes to the door, it is obvious that nothing good will happen.
Cao Qin nodded, and stepped forward to knock on the door according to Cao Jixiang's instructions, and after a while, a small servant opened the door and welcomed a few people into the door.
"Your Excellency, wait a minute, Lord Admiral has just fallen asleep, and he is getting up now. A cup of hot tea was handed over, and the little servant retreated, and Cao Qin also took other Dongchang guards to protect Cao Jixiang at the door.
"What a rarity. Shi Heng was just dressed in a coat and a cloak of gray squirrel skin, and he came out to greet him very casually, "I didn't know that it was the overseer of Dongchang who came, it was really a disappointment, and I hope that Gonggong Cao will atone for his sins." ā
"I don't know...... What advice does Gonggong Cao have?" Shi Heng deliberately dragged out his voice, with mockery in his voice.
Cao Jixiang slowly took off the shawl on his body, and smiled gloomily, "I haven't seen you for a long time, I can't tell you how to advise, I don't know if Lord Admiral is doing well?"
Shi Heng motioned to Cao Jixiang to use tea, and he also got a cup of tea, "Zuo is just here to pass the time, how can the enemy Cao Gonggong have a high position and is busy with affairs?"
"Ming people don't say dark words, for so many years, we have not violated the river water, what does my father-in-law want to do, you can say it directly, you don't have to beat around the bush like this?" Shi Heng slammed the teacup on the red lacquer tabletop, raised his eyebrows and looked at Cao Jixiang funny.
Now it is not a secret that Dongchang is in trouble, when Shi Heng was dissatisfied with his power, Cao Jixiang was just a cold bystander, but now Dongchang is in trouble but thinks of himself, when he Shi Heng is a fool?
Cao Jixiang smiled gloomily, knowing the anger in Shi Heng's heart, "Admiral Shi, even if you are angry in your heart, it is not too late to listen to what the miscellaneous family said first?"
Shi Heng spread his hands, "Please." ā
"The position of the governor of Dongchang is indeed in the limelight, but the miscellaneous family is a person without roots, the emperor will naturally indulge a little, but you are different, how can the emperor allow you to be high and powerful, and will unconsciously think of the shame in the Nangong at the beginning?" Cao Jixiang's eyes flickered, "Besides, you don't know the situation in Dongchang." ā
"If the emperor really hoped that the East Factory would be good, he would not have established the West Factory, and promoted Wang Yan to fight against the miscellaneous family everywhere, and now there is Lu Lijiu. ā
Cao Jixiang gritted his teeth.
"Oh?" Shi Heng raised his eyebrows, as if he was interested, "So?"
"What do you mean by Gonggong Cao......?"
The smile on Cao Jixiang's face was not there, and the sharp voice made people chill from their feet, "Since we were able to push the emperor to that position at the beginning, why can't we do what we did back then?"
"Admiral Shi's merits would not be exaggerated even if he became the head of the six departments, but why did he fall to the current level?"
Cao Jixiang squinted his eyes, "The miscellaneous family only asked Admiral Shi this time, but Admiral is willing?"
The smile on the corner of Shi Heng's mouth retracted, and his eyes were fixed on Cao Jixiang's body.
What he meant......
At that time, the emperor was the one who raised troops to launch a change to seize the door and oust Daizong from the throne, and Cao Jixiang said that he would do what he did again......
He's trying to rebel?!!!
Shi Heng's fingers suddenly tightened on the red lacquered wood tabletop, his brows twisted, the reason why the change to seize the door was successful back then was because Emperor Daizong was unpopular, and the prince was treacherous, but now, ......
In addition to pampering Concubine Wan, the emperor did nothing wrong.
The stakes are just too great......
But......
He was unwilling, why was he the one who led the troops to welcome the emperor back to the throne, but he was to be suppressed everywhere.
Cao Jixiang was very satisfied with Shi Heng's expression, "How to decide, please don't hesitate for too long, the opportunity waits for no one." ā
"The miscellaneous family retired. Cao Jixiang got up and hung the shawl on his body again, followed by Cao Qin. It was only when he returned to the East Factory that Cao Qin couldn't help but ask.
"Father-in-law, now that the eyes of the court and the central government are on you, why do you have to take a risk yourself? ā
Cao Jixiang laughed a few times and shook his head, "You don't understand, Shi Heng is extremely ambitious, and insidious and treacherous, if it is a fake hand to you, you are not his opponent, send a secret letter, once Shi Heng has a different heart and hands over the letter to ask for merit and reward, then the miscellaneous family will die in his own hands." ā
Only when the righteous father went forward and looked at his expression could he know how to deal with it, and he did not leave a handle. Cao Jixiang's eyes were filled with a cold light.
In fact, Cao Jixiang has been careful everywhere for so many years, but because he was too greedy, his deeds were revealed.
"Children are taught. Cao Qin gave up.
Cao Jixiang nodded with satisfaction, "Well, you have to learn more about these things in the future, if it is done in the future, who else can the position above 10,000 people be passed on to besides you?!"
Cao Jixiang is a eunuch, a eunuch has no queen, and his words to instigate Shi Heng are just perfunctory, although Shi Heng is ruthless, he is not good at scheming.
After all, power can be considered stable and solid when it is in your own hands.
"Dog Emperor. ā
"Back then, your Lao Tzu was personally sent to the throne by this seat, and you actually wanted to play yin with this seat, Wang Yan of Xichang, and Lu Lijiu of the Ministry of War, it was really ...... The afterlife is terrifying!"
"Hehehe......" Cao Jixiang suddenly sneered, "The miscellaneous family will let you repeat the old path of your father!"
After Cao Jixiang and his party left, a graceful figure appeared from behind the magnolia screen, and looked carefully, the woman's appearance was extremely similar to the sick Zhao Wanrong.
This woman is ...... Zhao Wanyao, the fourth lady of Zhao Guogong's mansion in the past, that is, Fu Mingxian's fourth cousin, when Fu Mingxian designed Zhao Wanrong, she listened to Zhao Wanyao's provocation.
It turned out that she didn't disappear, but actually practiced herself and became Shi Heng's concubine.
"Old man......"
Zhao Wanyao was also dressed in a robe, and she clinged to Shi Heng's chest with coquettishness, and said with silky eyes, "Just ...... The concubine has heard something she shouldn't have heard!"
"Hahahaha......" Shi Heng smiled heartily, and stopped Zhao Wanyao's delicate body in his arms with one hand, "If I don't give permission, how can you hear it?"
The confusion in Shi Heng's eyes disappeared in an instant, and he looked at Zhao Wanyao's posture playfully, it was really ...... I've been married to her for so many years, but I don't feel impatient.
"It turns out that the master deliberately let the concubine hear it. Zhao Wanyao's face turned crimson, "That old man...... Are you going to do that, sir?"
The smile on the corner of Shi Heng's mouth was a little vicious, "Do you think this governor should help?" ā
Zhao Wanyao shook her head, "How can the concubine know this!"
"Master, don't make fun of the concubine with such a big thing!"
Shi Heng put away the smile on his face, and pinched Zhao Wanyao's waist with both hands, "At the beginning, your Zhao Guogong Mansion was killed by him, don't you hate him?"
"After he dies, your Zhao Guogong Mansion will also be rehabilitated, Wan Yao, shouldn't you be happy!"
Zhao Wanyao has a cold behind her, she has been by Shi Heng's side for many years, and she knows what Shi Heng means by this, too, although Shi Heng has spoiled her for so many years, he doesn't love her, and he is always wary of her identity.
Shi Heng seems to be reckless, but he is thoughtful, otherwise he would not have survived unharmed when Cao Jixiang was suppressed everywhere, and she knew that Shi Heng had his own military power in his hands.
"From the day she married Lord Admiral, Wan Yao was only surnamed Shi, and the Zhao State Mansion had nothing to do with Wan Yao. ā
Zhao Wanyao's eyes were cold, and the hands in her sleeves were clenched unconsciously, and her tone was resolute.
is also the daughter of the Duke of Zhao, the eldest Zhao Wanrong can marry Lu Lijiu, and now she has become the premier Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of War, the third Zhao Wanqing married a Qing official but is also married to the Ming media, and the fifth Zhao Wanju has the best life and has become Mrs. Xibohou.
She was the only one.
became Shi Heng's concubine.
Among the children of the Zhao Guogong Mansion back then, she did the best in everything, and her appearance and personality were outstanding, but ...... It's all to blame for Zhao Qin's eccentricity.
Why can Zhao Wanrong marry her sweetheart willfully, why can Zhao Wanju marry Xibohou, and become Mrs. Xibohou to enjoy honor.
The most hateful thing is that even Fu Mingxian, a person with a foreign surname, Zhao Qin's family also takes care of her in every way.
And she was heavily fined for doing something wrong, and her flesh and blood were blurred by the twenty boards.
Zhao Wanyao was not convinced, she didn't care about the future of her own marriage, so she would fight for it herself, but unfortunately it was still a bad move, but she didn't expect Zhao Qin's family to even look at the slightest affection, and wanted to marry her hastily.
Zhao Wanyao has been arrogant all her life, and the most important thing is her marriage, she doesn't want to, the maid next to her sat in a sedan chair for her, but she escaped and was almost insulted by a beggar.
Afterwards, Zhao Wanyao seemed to have changed as a person, completely blinded by jealousy, and coincided with Shi Heng's appointment in Beijing, Zhao Wanyao's heart was incomprehensible, and she took a fancy to Shi Heng's identity and status, and gave her body to him by any means.
Zhao Guogong's Mansion...... If it weren't for Zhao Guogong's ruthlessness, how could she use such a practice to practice herself and betray her hue.
Every time she sees Shi Heng, it makes her feel extremely disgusting, not to mention that she has to be by his side with a smile every day, she hates it, she wishes that the people in Zhao Guogong's Mansion would die without a place to be buried.
After all, Cao Jixiang framed the Zhao Guogong Mansion at the beginning...... She also used to work behind the scenes.
She wants to win all her life, it doesn't matter if the Zhao Guogong Mansion is sentenced to be beheaded, the Zhao family's flesh and blood are not still Zhao Wanrong sisters...... She's going to let them die a bad death.
Hatred has blinded Zhao Wanyao's mind, making her more and more extreme and vicious, but as everyone knows, from the moment she sold her body to devote herself to Shi Heng, she had already lost unbearably.
"Hahaha, hahaha......" Shi Heng laughed wantonly, looking at Zhao Wanyao's gaze was a little more erotic, and his rough big hands couldn't help but roam around Zhao Wanyao's body, and Zhao Wanyao wanted to refuse and welcome.
"Don't do this, Lord Admiral...... If...... If the lady knew, she would have punished the concubine again. ā
Zhao Wanyao's eyes darkened, and her eyes were full of fear and grievance.
No matter how big the concubine is, she is not as good as her wife after all, how Zhao Wanyao doesn't understand Shi Heng's feelings for her wife Wang, who married her in poverty, so no matter how Zhao Wanyao calculated, Shi Heng never straightened her up.
On the contrary, Shi Heng didn't understand Zhao Wanyao's thoughts, but he didn't have any true feelings for Zhao Wanyao, what he liked was her body, and if she wanted to make trouble, just follow her.
"Master Ben likes you, she won't say anything, as long as you serve me honestly, when will you lose your wealth!" Shi Heng was a little impatient, Zhao Wanyao's body seemed to have magic power.
Shi Heng is in his early forties this year, but Zhao Wanyao is in her prime, which is really a waste.
"Ah......" Zhao Wanyao exclaimed, but her body had been lifted up by Shi Heng.
"Master, ...... you" Zhao Wanyao patted Shi Heng's chest with disgust, "What are you going to do?"
"Hurry up and let the concubine down. ā
"What do you think?" Shi Heng smiled ambiguously, "Since you have woken up, let's do something meaningful, otherwise wouldn't it be a disappointment?"
Shi Heng smiled uglyly, and even more rudely moved up and down Zhao Wanyao's movements, "Hahaha......"
It was cold in early spring, but the partial room of the Zhongguo Mansion was infinitely spring, and the room was charming, and from time to time Zhao Wanyao's breath was heard.
(To be continued.) )