Chapter 36: The Emperor's Heart

"Let's all go out and let me be quiet. " Seeing Chen Hong's footsteps leave in a hurry, Emperor Longqing said weakly.

Quietly, Emperor Longqing was the only one left in the hall, looking at the sun shining outside the window, Emperor Longqing was full of thoughts at this moment.

On the same day, Shen Chongming fell ill in Nanjing City, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces under the leadership of Zhang Juzheng folded their sons to let themselves be awarded the dukedom of other countries.

But at that time, Emperor Longqing was angry and his heart was shaken. It's not that I don't believe in Shen Chongming, but this person is in such a high position at a young age, although it is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty, but it is not a good thing for the royal family. After all, the appearance of powerful ministers in the court has always been a hidden danger to the stability of the throne.

Especially Shen Chongming is young, and if he continues to develop like this, he will not even dare to assert his future achievements. Another Taoist is not enough to swallow elephants, although Shen Chongming is loyal to the royal family today, but the world is unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen in the future. Coupled with the fact that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, he can't determine what he thinks in his heart.

Anxious, the feelings of sympathy between the monarch and the ministers in Emperor Longqing's heart couldn't help but change. After thinking hard for a few days, thinking that if it is peaceful and prosperous today, and the soldiers and horses of the court are even stronger, Emperor Longqing suddenly felt that it was not much use to let Shen Chongming stay in the court. And now that he is seriously ill, the title of Duke of the Kingdom will be passed on to future generations, which is really a good destination.

In this way, the uneasiness in his heart has also been dispelled, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister will remain the same in the future.

Thinking of these, Emperor Longqing of that day directly agreed to the proposal of Zhang Juzheng and other courtiers.

But now it seems that Emperor Longqing knows that he is very wrong, and now everyone in this world can be missing, but only he Shen Chongming cannot be missing.

"Alas, I'm wrong." Emperor Longqing sighed, looked at his pale hand, and suddenly realized something. Maybe it's not just one thing that you're wrong.

Rushing to the celebrant supervisor, Chen Hong did not rush to arrange for someone to choose a gift for Shen Chongming, but walked in the house restlessly.

One wrong step and one wrong step, in just a few months, he has done a lot of things for Zhang Juzheng, and now he can be said to be a grasshopper on his body. I wanted to turn back, but there was no possibility.

Shen Chongming and Zhang Juzheng were intolerable, and the Manchu Dynasty knew about it. Looking at the current situation, the emperor is clearly preparing to reactivate Shen Chongming, and the trust given to Shen Chongming this time is only afraid that it will be better than before.

If this is the case, then Zhang Juzheng, whose status is now far away, must not be able to get any good fruits to eat. And now he and he can be said to be both prosperous and lossy, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape.

Thinking of this, Chen Hong couldn't help but have a dense cold sweat on his forehead. Shen Chongming doesn't know what will happen to him, but his mentor Gao Gong is narrow-minded and everyone in the Manchu Dynasty knows that this bad old man has been restrained these days, and those who have offended him will definitely not end well, and he, the eunuch who is the master of ceremonies, is the first to bear the brunt, after all, he can have today, all of it depends on his support that day.

Wiping the sweat from his palms, Chen Hong gritted his teeth and made up his mind. Since there is no way back, it is better to follow Zhang Juzheng with all his heart, as long as Zhang Juzheng can still win by luck this time, then he will be safe.

"Come on, prepare the sedan car quickly, our family is going to go out of the palace." Having made up his mind, Chen Hong did not delay any longer, and immediately walked to the door and ordered.

Zhang's mansion, Zhang Juzheng, who received the news of Chen Hong's urgent request to see him, returned to his mansion with a grim expression, and as soon as he got off the sedan chair, he ordered: "Inform the family in the mansion that no one is allowed to approach the study for fifty steps!" ”

The meeting between himself and Chen Hong is not trivial, especially when the situation is turbulent now, the meeting between the cabinet minister in charge of the cabinet and the eunuch who holds the power of approving red is a thing worthy of others' reverie.

"Father-in-law, if there is something the yamen says, why do you need to go to the official mansion." Looking at Chen Hong, Zhang Juzheng said with a displeased face.

Chen Hong was already in turmoil, how could he have the heart to pay attention to this kind of thing, and said directly: "Pavilion Elder, the big thing is not good, the emperor didn't know where to learn about the rebellion of the Jiangnan Wuwei Sect. ”

Zhang Juzheng's expression froze, and he casually returned to his normal color, and said helplessly: "Such a big thing, you can't hide it just by concealing it." Now that the emperor knows, it saves you and me from worrying day and night. ”

"Ge Lao, our family also knows this. But today, the emperor instructed our family to prepare some gifts and send someone to Nanjing City to visit Shen Chongming, you said this...... Alas. Chen Hong sighed heavily, a catastrophe is coming.

Zhang Juzheng's face changed, and the most worrying thing these days finally happened. The emperor's meaning is clearly that he intends to reactivate Shen Chongming.

"Elder Ge, you should think of a way, once Shen Chongming is reactivated by the emperor, it will be difficult to let him leave the court." Seeing that Zhang Juzheng had been silent, Chen Hong couldn't help but become anxious, Grandpa, can you be out of line.

Zhang Juzheng involuntarily smacked his mouth twice and said, "Father-in-law, hasn't the emperor yet issued an edict to enable Shen Chongming?" This is our opportunity, as long as Wang Siming, who is in Nanjing, seizes this period of time to win some battles, there is still room for maneuver. ”

"It's so natural." Chen Hong nodded again and again, and then said with some worry: "But Lord Wang has been in Nanjing for almost half a month, and there is no progress in the war, so if you want to win some battles in a short time, I'm afraid it will not be an easy task." ”

"You can rest assured, the official will send someone to the south to send him a letter, and he can still distinguish the importance of this point." Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said. This kind of thing is in a hurry, so you can only do what you can, otherwise you will lose your wife and lose your soldiers.

After saying this, the two fell silent again, saying that they both knew that this was just an expedient measure, and once the current situation could not be resolved in the short term, it would be a matter of time before Emperor Longqing would activate Shen Chongming.

"Elder Ge, just don't do anything, in order to be able to avoid future troubles forever, do we ...... Shen Chongming" Chen Hong suddenly said, but halfway through this, he scared himself a lot. Are you crazy, you can come up with such a solution!

Zhang Juzheng had thought of this a long time ago. But some time ago, Lei Leopard clearly went to assassinate Shen Chongming and missed, which is enough to show that this guy has always been on guard. And now that it has reached a critical juncture, it is impossible to assassinate him.

"Father-in-law, you can't think so, after all, you and I are both court officials, and these three indiscriminate methods can't be used." Zhang Ju Zhengzheng said rhetorically, now he must start arranging his own retreat, after all, whether he can resist Shen Chongming's offensive this time, he has no confidence in his heart.

Chen Hong hurriedly nodded: "Elder Ge, our family is in a hurry, and we are in a hurry." ”

"Father-in-law, it's not too early, you better go back to the palace to serve the emperor early, and the official will take care of the outside affairs." Zhang Juzheng got up and said, Chen Hong left the palace to see himself in his mansion, once the emperor knew about it, it would be another troublesome matter.

"Yes, then our family will go back here, the elder has news, don't forget to send someone to inform you." Chen Hong said in a bad voice, if he didn't know the news for a moment, his heart would have to hang for a moment.

Zhang Juzheng frowned, endured his disdain and said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, when you have news, the official will be the first to inform you." You should also be vigilant when you go back to the palace, the emperor will have to rely on you. ”

"We understand, we understand." Chen Hong hurriedly said, this matter is related to his own life, so naturally he spared no effort to drag it back and forth on the emperor.

Chen Hong left, but Zhang Juzheng stayed in the study and pondered. The situation has repeatedly exceeded his expectations, but it is really God's will, and he has made himself so embarrassed.

For a long time, Zhang Juzheng packed up his mood and wrote a book, which was a secret letter to Wang Siming. In today's situation, we can only hope for Wang Siming. If the counterinsurgency is successful, everything will be fine, and all problems will be solved.

"Quick, send a fast horse to deliver this letter to Wang Siming in Nanjing without stopping, and let him act according to his orders, and he must not be delayed." Zhang Juzheng said with a serious expression.

The family member who received the order to deliver the letter was Zhang Juzheng's cronies, although the reason was not clear, but he also knew that his master had been in big trouble recently. "Don't worry, sir, within three days, the little one promises to deliver the letter to Lord Wang."

"Go, when you get to Nanjing, you will have to rest for a few days, and you will have to worry about the affairs at home in the future." Zhang Juzheng patted Xiaowu's shoulder and said, now there are fewer and fewer people who can be trusted.

"Sir." The family was moved in their hearts, wiped the tears that overflowed the corners of their eyes, and said, "It's still early, and the little one is gone." ”

After arranging this matter, Zhang Juzheng locked himself in the study and closed his eyes and pondered. The situation is becoming more and more crisis, as if he fell into a trap from the beginning, and now thinking about it, Shen Chongming has been hiding in Nanjing all along, but I am afraid that the current situation has nothing to do with him.

"It's a step ahead." With a long sigh, Zhang Juzheng showed a wry smile on his face, always thinking that he valued him enough, but in the end, he still said quietly. Taking advantage of the situation, such means are not available to everyone.

"Interesting, I want to see how you can bear me." Zhang Juzheng's face changed when he said it, and at this time it was already full of gloom, and he couldn't lose, especially not to such a young man. The teacher has been defeated in his hands, how can he, as an apprentice, not be angry?

"Tut, this Zhang Juzheng, he didn't listen to the earlier persuasion to eliminate the evil and do his best. Now it's good that the emperor is worried about Shen Chongming, so he should be in a hurry. "Feng Bao is well-informed, and there are few things in the capital that can be hidden from him.

"Father-in-law, although that Zhang Juzheng is suffering the consequences of his own evil, but now is not the time to gloat, we still have to hurry up and find a way, otherwise Shen Chongming will gain power, and it is not him Zhang Juzheng who is unlucky." Song Qingyang said anxiously.

has been wrong for many years, and Feng Bao's temper has already been thoroughly understood. This old eunuch likes to be patted on the back, but he cares more about the truth, even if it is ugly, he will not care.

Feng Bao sneered, "Yes, now is not the time to gloat. Qingyang, tell me, how should we deal with this? ”

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