Jia Ping, the housekeeper of the Xinwang Mansion, and Zhou Cheng, the Chongguo Mansion, took their servants to prepare wine and food, and Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and walked into the secret room of the palace with Wang Zhizheng. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

When he arrived at the secret room, Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and asked Wang Zhizheng to sit down, and then he sat opposite.

After sitting down, the two of them seemed to be a different person, and the hippie smiling face just now was gone, and they were replaced by a serious face.

Zhu Youzhen spoke first: "Brother Wang, this time in Suzhou, did you see Mr. Zhang Pu of the Donglin Party Restoration Society?" Wang Zhizheng nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip and said: "This time in Suzhou, I got acquainted with Mr. Zhang Pu of the Restoration Society and Qian Qianyi through Zuo Yunqing, the daughter of Zuo Guangdou Zuo Ge Lao, and have already expressed to them the meaning of the prince's courtship. ”

When King Xin heard this, he said a little excitedly: "How are they? Have they agreed? Besides, I have never heard that Zuo Ge Lao has a daughter!"

Wang Zhizheng said: "Zuo Ge Lao is in Jiangnan, and he has a daughter named Zuo Yunqing. In order to take revenge, she bought a green building in Suzhou, Yifangyuan, and the girl Zuo changed her name to Liu Qingqing, and used Yifangyuan as a base to contact the Donglin Party members in Jiangnan, and had contacts with many Donglin Party members in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. ”

Zhu You listened and said excitedly: "Great, then this Liu girl is willing to serve this king?"

Wang Zhizheng looked at Zhu Youzhen's impatient appearance of wanting to establish a party membership, and suddenly felt a sense of disgust from the bottom of his heart.

But after all, he is an immortal who has cultivated for thousands of years, of course, he quickly restrained his emotions, took a sip of tea, and said, "Miss Liu has been brought back to the capital by me and accepted as a concubine." Of course she is willing to serve, as long as she can serve Zuoge Lao Zhaoxue, she will definitely be willing to do her best. ”

Zhu Youzhen heard that Wang Zhizheng had already taken Liu Qingqing as a concubine, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Great, you bring her back to Jingshi, and contact the Donglin Party in the future to contact the forces of the opposition in the court, and this king will be settled." What about Zhang Pu?"

Wang Zhizheng nodded and said: "Zhang Pu and Qian Qianyi have already made an alliance with the blood of Zaixia, and they are willing to run for the prince to serve him. Besides, the Donglin Party members know that there are no heirs in the current sainthood, and once they die, you will be the first heir to the throne. This is in line with the Daming Etiquette Law. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "A few days ago, I entered the palace to greet the Holy Lord, and the imperial brother's health is indeed not as good as before. He saw me and told me that if he had any accidents in the future, he asked me to take good care of my sister-in-law. ”

Wang Zhizheng was shocked when he heard this: "The emperor asked you to take care of Empress Zhang?"

Zhu Youzhen nodded and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhizheng whispered to Zhu Youzhen: "Lord Wang, Empress Zhang has a deep contradiction with Wei Zhongxian and Mrs. Hak, if the emperor asks you to take care of Empress Zhang, it means that the emperor is hinting to you that if you inherit the throne in the future, you must get rid of Wei Zhongxian!"

Zhu You listened, stood up excitedly, and paced around the secret room.

Wang Zhizheng also stood up and said to Zhu Youzhen: "Lord Wang, the emperor has already intended to let you succeed to the throne, but whether you can succeed to the throne smoothly or not, at least there must be the support of three forces, the first is Empress Zhang, the second is the Donglin Party, and the third is Wei Zhongxian. Since the emperor intends to entrust Empress Zhang to your care, I think Empress Zhang will definitely support you, and you should also express your kindness to the Empress in due course. The Donglin Party is connected by Liu Qingqing and Zhang Pu, as for Wei Zhongxian, one is that I am false and wronged in front of the old dog, and then you have to reassure him. ”

After listening to Wang Zhizheng's analysis, the young man Zhu Youzhen nodded excitedly and said: "Since the last time you told me that you were going to pretend to be crazy and stupid in front of Wei Zhongxian, I have been pretending not to ask about the world. Every day I drink, sing, and study musical scores! A few days ago, there were a few new servants in my house, and I think Wei Zhongxian inserted them to spy on me. ”

Wang Zhizheng thought to himself, Zhu Youzhen has a heart, and it seems that the son can be taught.

He nodded and said, "I heard in the mansion that Wei Zhongxian planned to send Cui Chengxiu or Li Yongzhen to your mansion to spy on you, but later because I returned to the mansion to report to him, I didn't send it for the time being." I suppose that the old thief would have placed trust in me, and would have sent me to do this errand. When the time comes, I will report to Wei Zhongxian about your situation. ”

Zhu Youzhen let out a sigh of relief and said, "Brother Wang, should I personally express my intention to Wei Zhongxian to rejoin him?"

Wang Zhizheng waved his hand: "No." You are the king and the legal heir, of course Wei Zhongxian is thinking about it now, whether to get rid of you, set up a clan as the emperor, or support you. If he supports you, can he be in his control? You're now keeping him safe on the one hand, and making him feel like you're in his hands. Wang Zhizheng paused: "But you can't make these words clear to him, if you make them clear, it will seem that you are too scheming, an old fox like Wei Zhongxian, no one can hide it from him, if you show a little scheming, he may get rid of you to avoid the risk of turning your face in the future." ”

Zhu Youzhen suddenly realized: "Then it's best for me to pretend to be stupid." ”

Wang Zhizheng nodded: "Yes, pretend to be stupid and stunned, and secretly get the support of the courtiers and the queen." With the support of the queen and courtiers, Wei Zhongxian is difficult to ride a tiger, so he can only set you up. ”

Zhu Youzhen only felt that after his cousin's analysis, he suddenly felt a lot brighter. He asked Wang Zhizheng: "If Wei Zhongxian wholeheartedly wants to set up a clan that he wants to establish, what can he do?"

Wang Zhizheng smiled faintly: "Lord Wang, although Wei Zhongxian's power leans towards the government and the opposition, he is nothing more than because he controls the Holy One, he is just a parasite of the imperial power, to put it bluntly, he is nothing without the Holy One, just a piece of edict, and a few guards can kill him." If you get the support of the empress and courtiers, he Wei Zhongxian forcibly appoints others, and then he will only die without a place to bury. So compared to setting up another son of heaven, he would rather help you to the throne. ”

Hearing Wang Zhizheng's penetrating analysis, Zhu Youzhen suddenly opened. He held Wang Zhizheng's hand and said: "Brother Wang, if I can successfully ascend to the throne in the future, I will definitely crown you as the first assistant of the cabinet, so that you can glorify your ancestors!" Wang Zhizheng smiled and waved his hand: "I can't do the first assistant of the cabinet, it is enough to keep our Wang family rich and safe." ”

Wang Zhizheng said this, but he thought in his heart: "You believe that the prince has really ascended the throne, I'm afraid that the first one to kill is Wei Zhongxian, and the second one to kill is probably my Wang Zhizheng." ”

After an hour of meeting in the secret room, the two of them walked out of the secret room, and then walked from the study to the courtyard.

The courtyard of the Shin Wang's Mansion is not as splendid as the Nine Thousand Years Old Mansion, and the weather is myriad. The size of the Shin King's Mansion is relatively small, but the Shin King takes good care of it, and the flowers and trees are well pruned.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the servants had already arranged a banquet. Zhu Youzhen and Wang Zhizheng sat opposite each other.

Zhu Youzhen squinted his eyes and said to Wang Zhizheng: "There is fine wine, delicious food, and a full seat of friends, at the age of seventeen or eighteen years old, and such a good youth, for a rich and glorious prince and nobleman like me, it is really the envy of the whole world!"

Wang Zhizheng toasted a glass of wine: "The prince is the envy of the world, but I don't have the blessing of you." I still have a bunch of errands to do, and I have to worry about solving problems for 9,000 years old. Speaking of which, it's still the prince, you are blessed. ”

Zhu Youzhen took a drink and shouted: "It's really Jiangnan wine." Let me tell you, in fact, you could have come to my place every day to drink and have fun, but you can't look at it! You can't look at the power and wealth, and you can't look at the Vanity Fair!"

I saw that the maids and servants were all covering their mouths with silk scarves and giggling.

Wang Zhizheng raised his wine glass and took another glass, and pointed at King Xin: "I can't see it! If I, Wang Zhizheng, can be like you, the prince, born in the midst of wealth and nobility, of course, I must stay away from Vanity Fair, eat and drink every day, and have fun! But my father doesn't agree, my father still expects me to work hard and carry forward the courtyard of the Chongguo Mansion!"

Zhu Youzhen laughed: "Just count on you, uncle is also your son has no choice, I see you, not much better than me, drinking, I love, you also love, beauty, I love, you also love, it's just that I love poetry, wine, singing and dancing, you love gold, silver and jewelry!"

Wang Zhizheng pointed at Zhu Youzhen and said: "Pleasure, I am love, but I am not like you, I also have to share my father's worries!

The two disagreed, but the wine glass did not stop, and the wine glass was poured into the mouth one by one. Wang Zhizheng's hand that was drinking couldn't hold the chopsticks, and Zhu Youjian was a little better, and he ignored Wang Zhizheng.

Zhu Youzhen poured one cup after another, mocking Wang Zhizheng for not letting go, as he spoke, the wine came up, and he actually began to abuse Wang Zhizheng.

Where can Wang Zhizheng stand his set, and scolded Zhu Youzhen with a red face.

In the end, the two almost beat each other.

Zhu Youzhen scolded: "What kind of thing are you, dare to argue with me? Aren't you just the son of Chongguo Gong, and you are not a dog of my Zhu family!"

Wang Zhizheng pretended to be drunk and spread on the ground, especially he didn't forget to scold back. The two relatives couldn't stand it anymore, so Duke Zhou hurriedly called over a few palace attendants, dragged Wang Zhizheng to the carriage, and brought Wang Zhizheng back to the mansion. Zhu Youzhen was also carried into the house by the servants and fell asleep.