Emperor Zhu Youzhen of the Ming Dynasty has been in a very bad mood recently. On the one hand, the favored concubine Tian Guifei was seriously ill, and the doctors were helpless. On the other hand, after Yang Hongzhang implemented the tax rate reform, he was in constant trouble, his mansion was set on fire, and he was assassinated by a strongman pretended to be by the border army while walking on the street. Although this was aimed at Yang Hongzhang and did not succeed, this is a provocation to the imperial power, which is in the city of Beijing. It was he who promoted Yang Hongzhang through public opinion, and then accepted his proposal to reform the tax rate.

In the past few days, some people have written that Yang Hongzhang is brave and good at fighting, and such a person should guard the frontier for the country, rather than spend his time in the capital. This seems to be worrying about the country and the people, but it can't stand scrutiny, and if you think about it carefully, just like those people tried every means to let Sun Chengzong go out of Beijing to supervise the teacher, Sun Chengzong followed Dolgon all the way to Shanhaiguan, and then he definitely did not return immediately. As a result, some people wrote a letter advocating that Sun Chengzong should be allowed to rebuild the defense line of Guanningjin in Liaodong as a cabinet scholar, and some people said that Sun Chengzong should be made the governor of Jiliao. In short, Sun Chengzong can't be allowed to come back.

On the issue of Sun Chengzong's use, Zhu Youzhen admitted that he was a little too much, and let Sun Chengzong spend more than ten years in Gaoyang. But it is precisely this wasted ten years that Sun Chengzong is already dying, and it is okay to assist the king as a cabinet minister. But to be on the front line for a long time and start a war with the Qing army at any time, Sun Chengzong's body no longer allows it. Yang Hongzhang recommended Lu Xiangsheng. And others are now recommending Yang Hongzhang.

Lu Xiangsheng was the governor of Xuanda, and it was not a big problem to go to Liaodong, but the person who recommended Yang Hongzhang did not recommend him to be the governor or the chief soldier of a certain town, but just tried to get Yang Hongzhang out of the capital, which Zhu Youzhen could not accept.

Zhu Youzhen was ready to come up with a plan, and showed the chapter to the cabinet ministers, and then said that Yang Hongzhang had a unique way to deal with Jiannu and could go to Jizhen or Datong to serve as the chief soldier, which attracted the unanimous opposition of the four cabinets, which also included the newly promoted Liu Yuliang and Ni Yuanlu. The reason for the four is the same, and it is difficult to convince the public if they are not qualified enough. Zhu Youzhen was originally just experimenting with the ministers, but he didn't expect the following reaction to be so fierce, but it stimulated his young aggressiveness.

Zhu Youzhen's reason is also very sufficient, Yang Hongzhang is now a civil official of the fourth grade, and he has made great contributions to the issue of tax rate reform. As a result, it was discussed in the court, and the result was a lot of opposition. I had no choice but to give up.

As a result, after a few days, the favorite concubine Tian Guifei did not wait for Yang Hongzhang to invite a foreign monk from Hangzhou, leaving Zhu Youzhen alone to go to Xianyou, for which Zhu Youzhen was heartbroken and dropped out for ten days! Although the courtiers had criticism, they did not dare to touch the emperor's brows.

After all, Yang Hongzhang did not find Xiang Siwen, and there was no news about Xiang Siwen's official transfer, and Xiang Siwen did not go to court. Yang Hongzhang had no choice but to put his mind on the tax that the emperor had high hopes for.

With the lessons of the first two times, now Yang Sheng has a retinue of more than 30 people and does not leave Yang Hongzhang an inch, which makes Yang Hongzhang the most majestic four-grade official in Beijing.

The emperor dropped out of love because of love, but the people below couldn't help but do things, especially him, an important figure in the household. The days passed quickly, and seeing that the New Year was coming, Yang Hongzhang was thinking about whether to find a chance to go back to Hangzhou, or let Xia Yan come to the capital to get married as soon as possible, otherwise it would definitely not be a good thing for Xiang Yunfang's matter to drag on.

It's just that he didn't wait for Yang Hongzhang to arrange this day, but late at night, there was shocking news on the street. When Yang Sheng brought the person who delivered the news to the study, the man fell to his knees and cried: "Lord Yang, hurry up and save the emperor, those traitors have launched a change in the palace." ”

The person who came was a eunuch, but Yang Hongzhang didn't know him, but the news was too shocking. Accuracy is naturally questionable. When the eunuch saw Yang Hongzhang, he didn't seem to believe it, and took out a letterhead from his arms, with a line of delicate handwriting on it: Fan Fucui united with Chen Guogong and Gao Qiqian to rebel, and came to the rescue. It's easy to recognize that this is written by a woman, and it's a little familiar.

Yang Hongzhang took the letterhead and asked the visitor: "Who wrote this?" ”

"It's Concubine Xiang! Concubine Xiang has the opportunity to let the little one come out to spread the news because she lives in a relatively remote area, and the other palace gates are afraid that they have already been blocked. Niangniang said Lord Yang, you must have a way to save the emperor, please think of a way, sir. ”

Yang Hongzhang is like five thunderbolts, and what the little eunuch behind him said is no longer clear, Xiang Concubine Niangniang? When did there be an additional Concubine Xiang in the palace, and she was still familiar with him Yang Hongzhang, but the words she wrote were still familiar to you?

Xiang Si asked, Xiang Si asked, isn't this what you are trying to do? Haven't civil officials always disdained to send women to the palace? This Xiang Siwen was really an accident. Then he thought of the night he had with Xiang Yunfang, if outsiders knew about it, it might be the Yang family and the Xiang family!

Could it be that Xiang Yunfang knew what his father had done in advance? But why did she do this? As a man to create more women, it is worth showing off to let more men be pick-up heroes in the era of harmony, but this is the Ming Dynasty with very strict etiquette, not to mention that Xiang Yunfang is his own woman! The two of them were in love with each other, and they didn't think about letting anyone down, but suddenly they became someone else's woman, and this other person was still the emperor.

Now this beloved woman allows herself to save this other person. And this other person is facing an unprecedented political crisis!

If Xiang Yunfang really became a mother, then the authenticity of the palace would be much greater. This is not the era of harmony, and it is impossible for the lovely Xiang Yunfang to have so many conspiracies against herself!

Yang Hongzhang tried to calm himself down, grabbed the little eunuch's collar and asked loudly: "Are you talking about Concubine Xiang Niangniang the one who asked the adults about it?" ”

The little eunuch nodded hurriedly, frightened to death to see this legendary brave and warlike adult, and didn't know why Yang Hongzhang was so unrelenting, and suddenly became angry.

"When did the emperor take a new concubine, why haven't you heard of it?"

When the little eunuch heard this, he thought that Yang Hongzhang was angry because he didn't believe in Concubine Xiang's identity, so he hurriedly explained: "I heard that the little one made a temporary decision to make a temporary decision for Tian Guifei's mother, because the emperor was also worried about Tian Guifei's illness and didn't have the heart to do it, so he simply held a ceremony. Then Concubine Xiang Niangniang entered the palace. It's not been a few days, and it's normal for adults not to know. ”

"Can you tell me about the appearance of Concubine Xiang, and your certificate to prove that you were sent to Concubine Niangniang?" Yang Hongzhang will not give up.

"Well, Concubine Xiang is young and beautiful, and she is very good to the little ones...... When she was about to leave the palace, Niangniang gave this to the little one, saying that the adults must know this. After saying that, the little eunuch took out a short musket from his sleeve like magic, this kind of short musket was only available to Yang Hongzhang and the two hundred people brought by Tai from the sea, Yang Hongzhang gave one of his own to Xiang Yunfang, originally thinking about self-defense in the war, but he didn't expect to return to him so quickly.

"Lord Yang, Niangniang also said that you were friendly with Lord Xiang when you were in the river, and she also said, ......"

Yang Hongzhang was completely speechless when he heard this, and there were often people in the Ming Dynasty who had patients in the family who could not be cured for a long time, so they organized marriages for juniors to rejoice. However, as a woman who is happy, whether the patient is cured or not, her status in the family is dispensable. The target of selection is generally a woman who is very poor or ugly and difficult to marry.

Yang Hongzhang couldn't imagine that such a thing as Chong Xi would be the turn of the lovely Xiang Yunfang, thinking that Xiang Yunfang was sent to the palace in such a hurry like a little daughter-in-law, Yang Hongzhang's heart was like a knife. He hated, Xiang Si asked this bastard, the emperor wanted to find a woman from the Xun Chang family casually, and he would never force a civil official daughter of the third grade to enter the palace, that is to say, this was sent in by Xiang Siwen on the pole! The emperor was also confused, so he agreed to Xiang Siwen's suggestion as a casual editor, he didn't know what it meant for a woman to use it for joy? Yes, he is the emperor, and he doesn't have to and will never care about the thoughts of ordinary women.

Xiang Yunfang is not what Yang Hongzhang wants to see in the palace, whether he is favored or not, but now that the wood is in the boat, how can he rob the emperor of a woman as a courtier? But he was unwilling...... And what worries Yang Hongzhang the most is that now that Tian Guifei is still dead, the emperor will not be in a good mood, and he may be angry with Xiang Yunfang, who is very happy. Is a delicate rose withering?

Yang Sheng on the side was also dumbfounded when he heard the words of the little eunuch, and then looked at Yang Hongzhang's expression and instantly understood, so he hurriedly comforted: "Young master, now the emperor and that kid are in danger, and the young master just led the soldiers to the Jing Palace to rescue the kid and free that kid from the palace by the way." ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, Yang Hongzhang looked at the little eunuch with a strange expression, and glanced at Yang Sheng, Yang Sheng immediately shut up. But the mind is obviously the same as Yang Hongzhang, and he is ready to take advantage of the action to take Xiang Yunfang out of the palace. But then Yang Hongzhang fell into contemplation again, Xiang Yunfang is a registered concubine, not an ordinary palace maid or eunuch, even if it is an ordinary palace maid and eunuch, she will not cover it up casually in the palace, not to mention that she doesn't know a few people in the palace, how to implement it?

Finally from childhood. The eunuch confirmed the news that he didn't want to believe, Yang Hongzhang was stunned, and it was Yang Sheng who reminded him on the side that he realized that now was not the time for children to be long. So he began to inquire in detail about the situation of the little eunuch in the palace now. The little eunuch didn't know much about the specific situation in the palace, and he all listened to Concubine Xiang Niangniang, and listened to Niangniang......

was so angry that Yang Hongzhang almost handed over and kicked the little eunuch to death, but in desperation, Yang Hongzhang had no choice but to divide the troops into two ways, let Yang Sheng go to the barracks to greet Xia Dongwei and Zhang Hu to lead people, and he led a few clever people to go outside the palace to find out the news.