Waving his hand to order his subordinates to withdraw, Liu Kongzhao first checked the sealed fire paint, and after seeing that there was no problem, he carefully opened it, and took out a finger-wide note from it, and saw that there were four words written on it, "Nezha killed", Liu Kongzhao's heart suddenly jumped up, and a surprise came to his heart.

Commenting on "The Romance of the Gods" was written in the Wanli period, although it is a word book that has been circulated among the people, it is very widespread, and the mythical characters in it are the small people in the market are also talking about one or two. In the Romance of the Gods, Nezha is the third son of Li Jing, the general soldier of Chentangguan, also known as the third prince of Nezha, which alludes to the third prince Zhu Cijiong.

And the Zheng family sent a secret letter to tell Liu Kongzhao that the Zheng family had sent someone to successfully kill the third prince Zhu Cijiong! The third prince is Chongzhen's only remaining son, Liu Kongzhao can imagine how heartbroken and grief-stricken Chongzhen would be if he learned the news of Zhu Cijiong's death.

Although Chen Yue won the Battle of Jiujiang, the war was not completely over, and the remnants of the Western Army were far from being wiped out, and there was no possibility of returning to Nanjing. At this time, if Chongzhen's condition is dying or even dying, of course, he must immediately determine the candidate for the prince, and it is a good time for him to take the opportunity to push King Tang to the throne!

Liu Kongzhao sat in the room and closed his eyes for a long time, and suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes shining brightly, and his expression became extremely firm. Immediately stood up, dressed up in disguise, and ordered a henchman to follow behind and protect, and went out of the small courtyard where he was hiding.

On a painting boat on the Qinhuai River in the outer city, Liu Kongzhao met Zheng Zhibao, the representative of the Zheng family, again.

"See Messy?" Zheng Zhibao blew the duckweed in the teacup and asked indifferently. As the fifth brother of Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian Province who leans towards the southeast, Zheng Zhibao is a literati in his bones, Chongzhen's eight-year show, Chongzhen's ten years into Nanjing Guozijian and two years of study, Zheng Zhibao is a member of Shilin at all, and choosing Qinhuai River to live in this fireworks place is also in line with his identity.

As a literati, he is not suitable for leading troops to fight, Zheng Zhibao plays more of a staff role in the Zheng family, contacts and contacts with people in the officialdom, and even handles some secret things for Zheng Zhilong.

"I saw it, it really deserves to be the Zheng family, and doing things is neat!" Liu Kongzhao praised.

"My Zheng family has already done it, but what should we do next? Jiujiang victory, your strategy to lead the water to the east has completely failed, and my Zheng family's army has to actively attack the thief army under the leadership of Damu to get rid of the charge. The situation is very unfavorable for us! Zheng Zhibao put down the teacup and stared at Liu Kongzhao coldly.

"Originally, the situation was unfavorable to us, but Fifth Master, you sent someone to get rid of Nezha, and the situation is completely different. Nezha died, and now he is bound to die of grief and illness. Now there are our people in the inner palace and the cabinet, and there are many ministers in the court who are willing to wave their flags and shout for the Tang King. ”

Liu Kongzhao stirred his lips and tongue, and said that it was extremely easy to say that it was originally very difficult, because he knew that he must get the strong support of the Zheng family at this time, otherwise there would be no possibility for King Tang.

"Hmph, it's not that simple, I can't understand why my brother would decide to cooperate with someone like you to support a prince who has no hope!" Zheng Zhibao sneered and said disdainfully.

"The fifth master has read a lot of books, and when he knows all the things in this world, the greater the risk and the more difficult it is, and the benefits he will get after the success of the matter will be extremely great. If the matter is successful, the Tang King ascends to the throne as he wishes, the Zheng family is the first wealthy family in my Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Zongbing is the king of the king, it is the fifth master, and there is a great possibility to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister! Liu Kongzhao said with a smile.

"Then you have to be able to succeed," Zheng Zhibao shook his head, but he also knew that since he was on the thief ship, it was extremely difficult to think about it, so he could only grit his teeth and go all the way, "Let's talk straight, what should we do next?" ”

"The only people who hindered the Tang king's ascension to the throne were King Gui, King Lu, and King Hui, and the other vassal kings didn't need to worry too much. King Gui is far away in Guangxi, don't think about it for the time being, and King Lu in Hangzhou and King Hui in Taizhou are very close to Nanjing, and the voice among the ministers is also very high, if you can get rid of these two people, there is hope for King Tang to ascend the throne! Liu Kongzhao gritted his teeth and said gloomily.

Zheng Zhibao was silent for a moment and sighed, "Don't worry, this matter will be handed over to the Zheng family!" ”

Although King Hui Lu has a respected status, he is just two princes who have lost their vassal kingdoms, and there are not many guards around him, and it is not too difficult to get rid of them with the strength of the Zheng family.

discussed other things with Zheng Zhibao, and Liu Kongzhao said goodbye, and Zheng Zhibao did not send him.

Leaving the Qinhuai River, Liu Kongzhao quickly walked into an alley, and when he came out of the other end of the alley, he had already taken off his scholarly robe and changed into a short outfit, and his face had changed slightly. After seeing no one to follow him, Liu Kongzhao walked towards the inner city. After walking along Zhengyangmen Street for a while, he turned into an alley, stopped in front of a secluded courtyard, and gently tapped the knocker.

The courtyard door opened lightly, and a servant glanced at Liu Kongzhao, opened the door and let him in, and the door closed again.

Liu Kongzhao sat quietly in a guest room in the courtyard, more than two hours later, until it was getting dark, the courtyard door opened again, and a eunuch wearing a python robe walked into the courtyard, it was Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi!

"Grandpa Han made Ben Bo wait!" Liu Kongzhao said unhappily, and Han Zanzhou are both old men in the southern capital, before the fall of Beijing, one was a eunuch guarding Nanjing Town, and the other was a minister who held military power, and the two dealt with each other a lot, and they spoke very casually.

"Alas, when the errand is not free, Uncle Liu is not to blame." Han Zanzhou sighed.

"You are the first person in the Inner Palace eunuch to supervise Dongchang and the eunuch of the Inner Palace, looking at you like this, it seems that someone has made you angry?" Liu Kongzhao looked at Han Zanzhou's face and asked in surprise.

"Uncle, you don't know, today is the most difficult emperor to serve, and I don't have as much gain or loss as you think in the inner palace. Although I have the highest position in the inner palace, there are at least two people who are not convinced by me, and I have nothing to do with them. Han Zanzhou shook his head and said.

"Let me guess, one of these two people is the eunuch Li Fuguo, the eunuch of the imperial horse, and the other is not the eunuch Tian Cheng of the ceremonial eunuch?" Liu Kongzhao asked with a smile.

"Uncle, you are wise, these are the two of you. Our majesty, even if he is seriously ill, he has not forgotten the art of checks and balances, and now I have lost the opportunity to serve in front of the sickbed, and everything in the Qianqing Palace is now in charge of Li Fuguo. Han Zanzhou said with a sad face.