Chapter 21 Conspiracy to overthrow Xu Youzhen

Cao Jixiang listened to Shi Heng's question and replied: "It seems that this is the best news for us, Xu Youzhen is just a clown jumping off the beam, if Lu Yunzhi really doesn't interfere, we may be able to expand the power in our hands several times, I feel excited when I think about it, but the more so, the more worried I am, Lu Yunzhi is not simple, he will not be willing to be lonely, the hard-won momentum of covering the sky, how can he give up so easily, I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out, hey." ”

"These are not things that we can consider, the current situation is that Lu Yunzhi and the two do not help each other, the two of us will join forces to deal with Xu Youzhen, and we will definitely succeed, and then annex his forces, this business will not lose money, we still can't bear to touch him because of the love of seizing the door in it, but now that Lu Yunzhi doesn't care, Xu Youzhen is so ungrateful, when will he not attack at this time, fuck him." Shi Heng said viciously,

Cao Jixiang's facial muscles twitched, obviously as time went by, this disguised face stiffened a little, making Cao Jixiang look a little older than his actual age,

Cao Jixiang asked, "How is General Shi going to deal with Xu Youzhen, a traitor?" ”

"The whole world is not the king's land, the shore of the land is not the king's ministers, no matter how powerful these civil officials are, they are just the emperor's courtiers, let's stab Zhu Qizhen directly, play a good show in front of him, guard the emperor and cry and shout wrongs, it is much better than our own back and forth with the rotten Confucianism on the fold, so that the emperor will feel that we are very atmospheric, but Xu Youzhen is yin but still maintains his bearing, and Xu Youzhen is in front of the emperor again, the palace quarrels, the emperor may have to praise you and me for this, People who say that we are people who know the general situation, and we have not scolded the emperor in front of Xu Youzhen like Xu Youzhen, hehehe. Shi Heng said with a smug face,

"Hmph, if you want to escape my Five Finger Mountain, he Xu Youzhen still has to practice for five hundred years, and I have an internal response in his house." Shi Heng said, while saying that there was still a situation in his mind that a servant under Ah Rong reported to him that day, and this thought was even more victorious, so he said proudly for a while,

Cao Jixiang looked a little suspicious, and then his face was normal, and he nodded and praised after crossing this topic: "Well said, go directly to the emperor, but before that, I have a small arrangement, which can make us get twice the result with half the effort." ”

"What arrangement." Shi Heng asked, Cao Jixiang didn't leak secrets so easily as Shi Heng, but he smiled mysteriously and replied, "The secret of heaven must not be leaked." ”

Although Cao Jixiang is a eunuch but lives outside the palace, he rushed to the palace to meet Zhu Qizhen, although Zhu Qizhen was very angry about the things mentioned in the recent recital, and was ready to use this to strictly deal with Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang and others, but Zhu Qizhen was a little secretly unhappy in his heart, firstly, because Xu Youzhen was also a dictatorship, and this action was nothing more than using Zhu Qizhen, of course Zhu Qizhen knew this, otherwise the emperor would be too confused.

Secondly, because when Cao Jixiang was in full swing, Cao Jixiang suddenly said that he was sick at home, and then let Xu Youzhen think that Cao Jixiang was soft, and he was already in the general trend, so he stopped with satisfaction and concentrated on dealing with Shi Heng, who was already stubborn, and the people did not raise officials and did not hold them accountable, and the mutual game between officials was the same, Zhu Qizhen could not uproot Cao Jixiang's power with the imperial power in his hands, and Xu Youzhen's stop made him have no picket to rely on, of course, Xu Youzhen is a foreign minister after all, and it is difficult to reach out into the eunuch power, This is also what Zhu Qizhen is worried about, so it led Zhu Qizhen to send Cao Jixiang's cronies to investigate Cao Jixiang.

The third point is that Cao Jixiang is a hero after all, and he can be regarded as a model figure on the bright side, which is not conducive to being too severe, otherwise he will be burdened with the reputation of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and the rabbit and the dog will be cooked, and no one will dare to give Zhu Qizhen his life, based on the above reasons, Zhu Qizhen agreed to let Cao Jixiang come to the audience, and the two talked in detail.

The content of the conversation was mostly short in the family, and then with a few sentences of military affairs, but Zhu Qizhen still criticized Cao Jixiang very harshly, Cao Jixiang accepted the criticism sincerely, this result made Zhu Qizhen very satisfied, and when it was over, Cao Jixiang suddenly said: "The ministers think that not only the courtiers around the prince of the East Palace need to be strictly controlled, but even the eunuchs also need to pay attention, after all, Wan Zhen'er may not only promote relatives, but also cultivate party henchmen in the palace, in short, they have to be guarded against." ”

"Why did Cao Aiqing say this." Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a moment, his face was a little solemn, and Cao Jixiang said lightly: "Isn't it Your Majesty that the relationship between Wan Zhen'er and the crown prince is too close, and you need to be strictly vigilant against the appointment and dismissal of officials in the East Palace." ”

Zhu Qizhen's face was even more ugly, he already knew about Wan Zhen'er and his son Zhu Jianshen, but his son insisted that he was unwilling to leave Wan Zhen'er, but he was soft-hearted and reluctant to make his son sad, so he let Wan Zhen'er go.

Zhu Jianshen grew up under the care of Wan Zhen'er, Wan Zhen'er is not only his relative, but also his lover, how can he be willing to let his father, who is already a little rusty, harm Wan Zhen'er, this panic is more intimate with Wan Zhen'er, the two live together openly to prevent others from poisoning behind their backs,

Zhu Qizhen was unexpected, and he was furious and helpless to ask Lu Yunzhi for help, but Lu Yunzhi deduced that he was sick and couldn't see each other, and then showed the wound to the eunuch sent to invite Lu Yunzhi.

This is not Lu Yunzhi's pretense, it is true that although he won the duel with Long Qingquan that day, Long Qingquan also hurt him, Zhu Qizhen immediately rushed to visit Lu Yunzhi when he got the news, Lu Yunzhi was bedridden, and deliberately pretended to be pale, Zhu Qizhen couldn't bother Lu Yunzhi when he saw this, so he could only go back first, this time it was Lu Yunzhi's pretend, he was not so serious, but he didn't want to meddle in the affairs of Zhu Jianshen and Wan Zhen'er, and this news was very useful, if he interfered, the result would not be so perfect,

Since Lu Yunzhi couldn't help, Zhu Qizhen could only find a way by himself, he called Xu Youzhen and hoped that he would strictly control the appointment and dismissal of officials in the East Palace, since Zhu Jianshen likes Wan Zhen'er, then let him go, just don't let Wan Zhen'er, a woman, ruin the great cause of the ancestors,

It is absolutely not allowed for relatives to be in power, so Xu Youzhen, as the head of the cabinet, shouldered the task of monitoring and managing the officials of the East Palace, but after all, this matter involved the royal bed, so Zhu Qizhen repeatedly explained that he had to keep it strictly confidential, how could he have thought that Cao Jixiang could know such a private matter, and suddenly Zhu Qizhen was red-faced and red-eared for a while, and his face was like ashes, and his heart was secretly ruthless,