In the palace, Zhu Cihong heard the performance of the Donglin Party, and couldn't help but smile coldly, it was really a group of bitches, righteous and awe-inspiring on the surface, but in fact it was all selfish, so he couldn't hold it for less than a day, which was like those clear streams in Zhengde and Wanli, three days and three nights without sleep, kneeling and dying, and still not giving up, if Gao Hongtu and others can also persist to that point, I can't say that he, the emperor, will still admire them, and be forced to compromise a little by half a step under pressure, it's a pity. However, just think about it, if the current Donglin Party really has that kind of bearing, it is impossible to say that the Ming Dynasty will not even lose Beijing City.

Gao Hongtu was carried into the house by dozens of Donglin Party saddlers and horses, the Gao family was in a panic, and hurriedly went to ask for a doctor.

After tossing for a full hour, Gao Hongtu twitched all over, opened his eyes, and scolded the wrinkle who was still crying: "What are you crying about, it's annoying, the old man is not dead!" ”

Gao Hongtu naturally pretended to be in a coma, but although he was pretending to be unconscious, in order not to be controlled by others, he couldn't wake up as soon as he came back, he originally wanted to pretend to be an extra hour, but Fu kept crying in his ear, which made him upset and angry, so he had to wake up early.

After scolding Mrs. Fu, Gao Hongtu put away his anger, turned to look at the dozen or so Donglin party members in the house who had not left yet, and said, "You are also tired, so go back and rest." ”

"Shousuke-sama have a good rest, I'll retire later." These dozen people are indeed hungry and tired, but Gao Hongtu didn't wake up for a long time just now, I don't know the result, and Fu Shi has been crying, they are embarrassed to go, and they are even more embarrassed to ask for food, at this moment they themselves are almost fainted by hunger, seeing that Gao Hongtu is fine, why don't you hurry back to eat and rest.

Gao Hongtu was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, so he hurriedly ate his meal, and it was already past the early hours of the morning.

"Master, Lord Wei Guogong is here to visit." The butler suddenly came to report.

Xu Hongji? Gao Hongtu paused for a few breaths and said, "Hurry up and invite Wei Guogong to the study, and I will arrive later." ”

Gao Hongtu understood that Xu Hongji must have heard about the palace gate and knew that they failed to force the palace, so they should have come to re-plot with him, otherwise who would come to visit in the middle of the night.

Gao Hongtu came to the study, and after instructing the housekeeper not to allow anyone to approach, he walked towards Xu Hongji.

"Lord Guogong came here so late, and I have to work." Gao Hongtu said politely.

"What did Lord Shoufu say, but Lord Shoufu worked hard, I heard that Lord Shoufu fainted in front of the palace gate in order to persuade the emperor, and the prince was very worried, so he came to visit." Xu Hongji responded.

Thinking of the fact that he pretended to be unconscious, Gao Hongtu's old face turned a little red, and he quickly changed the topic and said: "It is the duty of the old man to persuade the emperor to return to the right path, but I didn't expect that the emperor was deeply confused by the demon girl, and his mind was so firm that he was unmoved, what should I do." ”

Gao Hongtu had a frustration in his heart, he thought that the emperor was only fifteen years old, and he would definitely not be able to stand the pressure and compromise if he had not experienced such a thing, where did he think that the emperor was not moved at all, and he had no intention of compromising at all, and he was more stubborn than the first emperor Chongzhen, this is not a good sign, if it is another emperor, and there is something like today's forced palace, then how long can he, the first assistant, be the first assistant?

"Shousuke-sama don't panic, the prince already has an idea on the way here." Xu Hongji said with a smile.

"Oh? Please speak. Gao Hongtu said with some eagerness.

"Tomorrow I will invite Yang Wuhou's wife to go into the palace to find the queen mother, and persuade the queen mother to come forward to persuade the emperor, with the queen mother's persuasion, I think the emperor will most likely compromise, even if the emperor refuses to give the demon girl death, then we will each take a step back, as long as the emperor is willing to accept the little girl as the queen." Xu Hongji said.

"That's great!" Gao Hongtu thought about it, nodded approvingly, and thought it was feasible, but then he thought about it again, and suddenly thought of the emperor's performance today, his temperament may be more stubborn than the previous emperor, and he said with some worry in his heart: "This can persuade the queen mother to persuade the emperor is naturally the best, but if the emperor insists on going his own way and doesn't even listen to the queen mother's words, what should it be?" ”

Xu Hongji frowned, Gao Hongtu's concern is not unreasonable, if the emperor really insists on going his own way, then he really doesn't know what to do.

Xu Hongji pinched his beard and thought for a moment, and suddenly a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes and said: "If the emperor insists on going his own way and doesn't even listen to the queen mother's words, it must be because he was confused and cautious by the demon girl and lost his mind, then we must not be able to watch it, and we can only do it as a last resort."

Xu Hongji said, and made a fierce movement to wipe his neck.

Seeing this, Gao Hongtu was shocked, looked at Xu Hongji in horror, stretched out his hand and pointed at Xu Hongji and said in disbelief: "You, you want to be unfavorable to the emperor!" No way! This is a big rebellion, so it's hard for you to recruit a position! ”

Gao Hongtu was shocked, shouted a little loudly, frightened Xu Hongji's cold hair stood up, quickly reached out to cover Gao Hongtu's mouth, looked around with a black face before saying: "Where does Lord Shoufu want to go, my Xu family has been deeply favored by the emperor for generations, how dare I have that kind of rebellious thought, what I just said is not aimed at the emperor, but the demon girl, if the emperor doesn't even listen to the queen mother's words, it must be because of the demon girl, I can only help the emperor make a decision, and the result is the demon girl, only in this way can the emperor wake up." ”

Although Xu Hongji has some ambitions, he really doesn't dare to risk the world's greatness to recruit a position, it's too dangerous, although the Ming Dynasty in front of him is only half of the country, but there are still nearly a million troops, although his Xu family has mastered the Beijing camp and most of the palace royal forest soldiers, but it is only tens of thousands of people, how to fight against nearly a million troops.

After listening to Xu Hongji's explanation, Gao Hongtu breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly blamed Xu Hongji for not speaking clearly, almost scaring him to death.

Gao Hongtu thought about it, nodded approvingly, and said: "If the emperor really doesn't even listen to the persuasion of the queen mother, only we can correct the emperor's mistakes, be ruthless for the emperor, and kill the demon girl who charmed the emperor, so that the emperor can wake up and return to the right path." It's just that I heard that the demon girl has been living with the emperor all the time, and the emperor's bedroom is heavily guarded, so I'm afraid it's extremely difficult. ”

Xu Hongji smiled mysteriously and said, "I have my own way." ”

"Oh?" Gao Hongtu glanced at Xu Hongji suspiciously, although he and Xu Hongji were in the same group, but when he heard Xu Hongji say this, he couldn't help but feel nervous, and he was secretly wary of Xu Hongji.

The two planned again, and Xu Hongji quietly left.

Just after Xu Hongji left, a black-clothed figure suddenly flashed on a tree next to Gao Hong's library, and in a moment, he climbed over the wall from a secret place and disappeared into the night, and he didn't know if he heard anything.

On this night, an extraordinary depressing atmosphere began to brew in the sky above the city of Nanjing, like the eve of a storm.

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