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The next thing, as Lu Chunxiao and Li Chengru guessed, the troubles of the prince's party have just begun.

After the refugees left the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they went to Dali Temple and the Criminal Department successively, and naturally followed by a large group of people in Beijing to watch the excitement.

However, whether it is the Dali Temple or the Criminal Department, after receiving the pleadings of this group of refugees, I don't know whether they are in awe of the power of the prince, or they have been advised by people with good intentions.

For a time, although the city of Beijing was big and there were countless yamen, these refugees really couldn't find a place to reason, so under the disappointment and anger, among the refugees, some of them cried in the street, some shouted in public, and some scolded the world for injustice, and the matter became bigger and bigger, causing great repercussions in the capital.

Then, with the help of some "well-intentioned people", this kind of news spread very quickly, but in half a day, the officialdom and people in the capital were already in an uproar because of this.

There is always a characteristic of rumors in the world, that is, they will become more and more exaggerated.

Therefore, it didn't take long for such news to be changed beyond recognition between the dissemination, such as "the Metropolitan Procuratorate actually beat refugees on the street in order to protect the prince", "the prince personally went to Dali Temple and threatened the court officials with the criminal department not to accept the case", what "the prince embezzled dozens of taels of silver under the pretext of preparing for the southern tour", and so on.

There are countless rumors, but they have noses and eyes, which makes people have to believe it.

Originally, under the vigorous propaganda of the Qingliu people in the DPRK and China over the years, the prestige of the crown prince Zhu Heyu among the people was excellent - "After the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the Ming Dynasty will be able to usher in a prosperous era, and the people can live a good life" - such ideas have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people over the years.

However, as the rumors spread more and more widely, the influence is getting bigger and bigger, and many people who spread the rumors are swearing as if they have seen it with their own eyes, and the people are most easily swayed by the "crowd and cloud". Is it just good at camouflage and deceiving the people? ”

Once such a thought arises, it is like a seed that sprouts in the hearts of the people and then grows quickly.

Later, many neutral people also joined the ranks of spreading rumors, and between words, they swore as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

And this is what Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao and Zhao Junchen want to achieve the most.

You must know that the crown prince Zhu and Yu are hostile to several major forces in the court, and it is obviously difficult, but his position as the prince has been very stable, and the main reason is not the secret protection of Emperor Deqing, nor the strong support of the prince's party, but the wise image of the prince Zhu and Yu themselves in the government and the opposition!

It is precisely because of such a virtuous image that the crown prince Zhu and Yu will have a very high reputation among the government and the opposition, and there will be more and more clear streams of the government and the opposition willing to support him, so that even if Emperor Deqing really has the idea of replacing the prince in the future, considering the influence between the government and the opposition, he is afraid that he will not dare to act lightly.

And today's situation, today's rumors, for the crown prince Zhu and Yu, it is tantamount to the bottom of the kettle, after this incident, no matter what the final result is, the foundation of the prince Zhu and Yu will inevitably be greatly hit!

Without Zhu Heyu, who has a virtuous reputation, it is undoubtedly much easier to deal with.

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On the other hand, for the exhibition of things, Zhao Junchen, as one of the "people with a heart", although he did not participate in person, he has always been watching coldly.

Under Zhao Junchen's order, the stall leaders of the West Factory are even more closely watching the wind and grass in Beijing, and once there is a change, they will notify Zhao Junchen as soon as possible.

In the evening, another Xichang stall came to Zhao's mansion to report the news to Zhao Junchen.

In the study of Zhaofu, after reporting the situation found in the West Factory, the stall head added: "Lord Factory Supervisor, this wave of refugees is afraid that this wave of refugees is just the beginning, we also got the news from the West Factory, and there are no less than 100 refugees from Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and even Nanzhili, and now they are rushing to the capital, and the purpose is probably similar to this wave of Shandong refugees, all of whom came to Beijing to complain." ”

"Oh?" While sipping tea, Zhao Junchen asked casually, "When will they come to Beijing?" ”

The head of the Xichang stall replied: "According to the estimation of the journey of these refugees, it will be within three or five days at the latest." ”

Zhao Junchen put down the tea cup in his hand and said with a smile: "This is lively." In this way, I am afraid that things will get bigger and bigger. ”

After pondering for a while, Zhao Junchen asked the head of the Xichang stall: "All kinds of rumors spread in Beijing are now known to everyone?" ”

The head of the Xichang stall nodded again and again, and said: "Lord Governor of the factory, I feel that this matter is not so simple, someone must be fishing in troubled waters, otherwise it would not have been less than a day, and the rumors spread throughout the capital. ”

Zhao Junchen sighed and said, "It's a pity, once this rumor spreads, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to quell it, and the good reputation that the poor prince has accumulated with great difficulty will be ruined because of this." ”

The news that Prince Zhu and Yu are hostile to Zhao Junchen is well known to the government and the opposition, and this Xichang stall is naturally clear, at this time, seeing Zhao Junchen feeling sorry for the prince, he couldn't help but be surprised, but he didn't dare to say anything, just stood aside respectfully, waiting for Zhao Junchen's next order.

Zhao Junchen sighed for a moment, but he changed his words and ordered to the head of the West Factory: "Pass on the order of the Governor of my factory, the whole of the West Factory will come out of the nest from now on, unite with Jinyi Wei and the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and inspect the capital together. Be sure to do everything in your power to limit the spread of rumors and quell the impact! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's order, the head of the Xichang stall couldn't help but be stunned, but he hurriedly agreed, and then retreated under Zhao Junchen's signal.

When the head of the West Factory retreated, only Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan were left in the study.

Xu Qingyan was puzzled, and couldn't help but ask Zhao Junchen: "Why did the young master give such an order?" Let Xichang unite Jinyiwei and Shuntianfu to restrict the spread of rumors, isn't this helping the prince wipe his ass! If you want me to say, it's good that we didn't add fuel to the fire, and now it's good to watch the excitement, so why help the prince do things? ”

Zhao Junchen smiled leisurely and said: "You, you just don't read too much, haven't you heard the phrase 'the mouth of the people is better than the defense of Sichuan'?" Rumors, the more you want to block it, the more violent it will be, my actions, on the surface, are helping the prince, but in fact they are adding firewood to the fire, this is one of them; Besides, the virtuous image of the prince has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, if it is just some rumors, I am afraid that it will not hurt its roots, but if I order the factory guards to limit the spread of rumors and arrest those who spread rumors, in the eyes of many people, it is a manifestation of weakness, but it will be more credible, this is the second; And now that the rumors are flourishing, there must be a lot of people who will be arrested for spreading rumors, and the public resentment caused by this will eventually focus on the prince, which is the third. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Xu Qingyan's eyes lit up, and he gave Zhao Junchen a thumbs up and said, "Wonderful! So it turned out that on the surface, he was helping the prince, but in fact, he killed three birds with one stone, making the prince even more wolf! Still the young master is smart! ”

After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "Actually, my purpose is not just that. Now I am in charge of the West Factory, what is the West Factory? In the final analysis, it is His Majesty's minions, so I naturally have to follow His Majesty's wishes, and at this time, I must also take action, so as to reflect my loyalty to His Majesty. What's more, the grievances between me and the crown prince are well known, and doing something for the prince at this time can also alleviate His Majesty's suspicion of me. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen sighed lightly, and added: "He Ming's case of destroying the door has just ended, and now that there is such a thing, His Majesty will inevitably suspect that someone is targeting the prince, and I can't do without His Majesty's support now, so I naturally have to take action and try to clear myself." ”

Xu Qingyan nodded again and again, and also complained: "Yes, He Ming's extermination case came suddenly, and our plans were all disrupted. ”

Xu Qingyan knows most of Zhao Junchen's affairs, and he also understands that Zhao Junchen is one of the planners of the current layout for the crown prince, so he is even more worried that Emperor Deqing will suspect Zhao Junchen.

Suddenly, Xu Qingyan seemed to think of something, but his expression was tight, and he asked: "Young master, if you want me to see, all kinds of rumors against the prince are spreading so violently, it must be Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao, and the three of them are secretly fueling the troubles, and now you let Xichang Fanzi arrest the people who spread the rumors everywhere, once you catch Zhou Shangjing and their people, and expose Zhou Shangjing and the three of them, isn't it possible to implicate us?" ”

Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "Don't think that only we are smart people, those three pavilion elders have been in the sea for many years, but they are all old foxes, how can they be caught lightly?" If you want to create rumors, you only need to take the lead at the beginning, and then there are idlers to spread it, so how can you always participate in it yourself? Now that the rumors have spread all over the capital, the people they arranged have long been withdrawn, where can they be caught? Don't worry! ”

While speaking, Zhao Junchen looked up at the window, only to see that the sun was sinking in the west, the sky was dark, and the time was already evening.

"Looks like the noon door hasn't closed yet." Zhao Junchen stood up, first stretched his waist, and then said: "Qingyan, follow me into the palace, things have unfolded to this point, and it is time for His Majesty to know the news." ”

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Just when Zhao Junchen went to the Forbidden City, the palace of the crown prince and master Xiao Wenruan was in chaos.

It turned out that not long after the group of refugees left the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Lu Chunxiao and Li Chengru understood that trouble was coming, but they couldn't discuss a countermeasure for a while, so they thought of the crown prince Xiao Wenruan.

In their opinion, Xiao Wenruan is experienced and the pillar of the prince's party, so he must be able to think of a countermeasure.

So Lu Chunxiao and Li Chengru hurriedly went to Xiao Wenruan's mansion to meet him.

After seeing Xiao Wenruan, the two of them told what had happened, even if Xiao Wenruan had experienced countless ups and downs and had always been old and serious, they couldn't help but be shocked.

Xiao Wenruan immediately thought of what kind of impact this incident would have on the crown prince!

Therefore, Xiao Wenruan did not dare to slack off, first asked Lu Chunxiao to send someone to take the group of refugees to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, let the Metropolitan Procuratorate accept the cases reported by the refugees, and control the shape in his own hands, and then sent people to pay attention to the shape of the Beijing to calm down the influence as much as possible.

However, although Xiao Wenruan is also well-managed, everything is not going well, although the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate found the group of refugees, but the refugees, under the encouragement of well-intentioned people, are already convinced that the Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the crown prince Zhu Heyu are "wolf bèi collusion", and they are extremely uncooperative with the invitation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

In desperation, the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate had no choice but to "force the invitation", but under the resistance of the refugees, they did not succeed in not saying anything, but instead added evidence to the rumor that "the Metropolitan Procuratorate beat the refugees in the street".

Although Xiao Wenruan sent people to pay attention to the shape of Jingzhong and try to calm down the influence as much as possible, how could the rumors come too violently, how can they be quelled lightly? On the contrary, the more it subsided, the more violent it became.

This kind of thing is not going well, as if all his plans have already been predicted by the opponent, not only failed to improve the situation, but was used, even with Xiao Wenruan's ability, he couldn't help but be in a hurry.

It's just that Xiao Wenruan himself is old, and his energy is already weak, and at such a critical moment, he is even more powerless, and it didn't take long for his head to be dizzy and unable to think clearly, and in desperation, he asked people to take Jin Dan to take.

Xiao Wenruan actually asked for Jin Dan from "Lao Jun Guan" as early as two months ago, but Xiao Wen Ruan knew that Jin Dan was harmful to people's texture, harmful, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was poison in essence.

Therefore, although he begged for Jin Dan just in case, Xiao Wenruan did not dare to eat it lightly, but kept it all the time.

But now that the situation is urgent and everything is passive, Xiao Wenruan only feels that he is unable to do anything and has no energy, but he can't care about anything else, so he has to borrow the power of Jin Dan, hoping to survive this difficulty.

However, Xiao Wenruan didn't know that in today's situation, Zhou Shangjing had already expected that the Jin Dan he asked for from "Lao Junguan" had already been transferred by Zhou Shangjing.

Therefore, the Jin Dan that Xiao Wenruan is taking now is the Jin Dan that Zhou Shangjing added, so naturally it will not usher in a good result.

But it was said that after Xiao Wenruan took the Jin Dan, he was still in good spirits at first, and his mind was unprecedentedly clear, but before half a cup of tea, he suddenly bleed from his nose, and then fainted!

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When the crown prince Zhu and Yu rushed to Xiao's mansion, the imperial doctors had already examined Xiao Wenruan's body and were discussing countermeasures with a stern expression.

"What's going on? Master Xiao: How is his health? ”

The prince came to the imperial doctor, tried his best to calm the feelings in his heart, and asked the imperial doctor in a deep voice.

Before, after He Ming was killed, although Zhu Heyu was angry, he was actually not very sad and sad, after all, although he and He Ming had the reality of being a master and apprentice, he himself was also a person who respected his teacher, but after all, he didn't like He Ming's style and approach, and his feelings were not deep.

But Xiao Wenruan is different, it can be said that the prince Zhu and Yu are now a qiē, knowledge, character, and personality, all learned from Xiao Wenruan, Zhu Heyu's feelings for Xiao Wenruan are even more profound, at this time seeing Xiao Wenruan fall ill, although the prince Zhu and Yu are calm, but their hearts are flustered and nervous, but it is not understandable to ordinary people.

Seeing the prince's inquiry, the imperial doctors didn't dare to slack off, and one of the imperial doctors hurriedly replied: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, judging from the pulse, Lord Xiao is in a hurry, plus he is already old and weak, and he has overdrawn his energy by taking Jindan, so he will fall ill." ”

The crown prince Zhu and Yu frowned, and asked with a stern expression: "Is the situation strict?" ”

After the imperial doctors glanced at each other, their expressions were either nervous or gloomy, but no one answered Zhu Heyu's inquiry.

Seeing the reaction of the imperial doctors, the prince's heart sank, and he faintly had some bad thoughts, but he was unwilling, and finally showed a little anxiety, and asked: "This prince is asking you!" So far, what is there that this prince can't afford to bear! Quickly answer me, Master Xiao, is he seriously ill? ”

After the imperial doctors glanced at each other again, the imperial doctor finally replied: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers have done their best, but Lord Xiao's current situation is really troublesome, because he has just taken the golden pill and overdrawn his energy, and even the medicine needs to be very cautious, but Lord Xiao is now at a critical moment, and it is irreparable if it is not a fierce medicine......

Speaking of this, the imperial doctor sighed, but he didn't know how to continue.

Seeing that the prince's expression became more and more eager, the other imperial doctor finally came to a conclusion and said in a low voice: "I hope that His Royal Highness the crown prince can be prepared, Lord Xiao...... Although the ministers will try their best, they are afraid that it will be difficult to recover. ”

Hearing such a conclusion, the prince's body was shocked, and then with an angry face, he shouted in a low voice: "How is it possible! Don't you call yourself the best player in the country on weekdays? Why can't even Master Xiao's illness be cured! How did you become a royal doctor! ”

The prince is kind on weekdays, but he is rarely so angry.

When the imperial doctors saw that the prince was angry, they quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Just when the prince was angry, Xiao Wenruan's room suddenly heard a low shout.

"Lord Xiao has woken up!"

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