In the afternoon, Qian Qianyi took leave of the palace again. Although the cabinet scholars have a room in the palace and can stay in the palace at night, there is no rule that they are not allowed to go home at night. After Shi Kefa found out, his face showed a sad face, but he was helpless. As the first assistant, he has become accustomed to taking the cabinet as his home.

At night, a man dressed in black walked into Qian Qianyi's mansion and was immediately ushered into Qian Qianyi's study.

"You may be seated!" Qian Qianyi didn't get up, stretched out his hand to invite someone to sit down, and then continued to cook tea.

The person who came lifted the black scarf that covered most of his face, and it was Tian Cheng, the eunuch who was supposed to be in the palace.

Tian Cheng sat down opposite Qian Qianyi: "The elder asked people to summon our family to come, I don't know what happened?" “

Qian Qianyi smiled slightly: "Father-in-law Tian is a little restless. “

Although Tian Cheng was impatient, he had to shut up and watch Qian Qianyi cook tea. Qian Qianyi's tea cooking action was smooth, with a leisurely and complacent artistic conception, and unconsciously, Tian Cheng's impatient heart calmed down.

"The most authentic West Lake Longjing is eighteen tea trees under the Shifeng Mountain of West Lake, and the annual production of new tea before the Ming Dynasty is more than ten catties. Although the old man is an old man in Daming Pavilion, he can only get one and a half catties every year, how about Tian Gonggong try this tea? Qian Qianyi poured Tian Cheng a cup of tea and asked with a smile.

Tian Cheng twisted up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and felt that his lips and tongue were fragrant, and he couldn't help but praise again and again: "It's really good tea!" “

Qian Qianyi smiled slightly: "Gonggong Tian is a big file in the inner palace, the ancestor of all the eunuchs in the palace, what kind of good tea can't be obtained?" The old man is an axe. “

Tian Cheng shook his head: "The elder of the pavilion is too famous, although our family is the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor, what he says in this palace is not very good, and he can't talk about any old ancestor." “

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "The eunuch Ma Xiang is just a villain, where can you compare to you, Father-in-law Tian, you were able to compete with Han Zanzhou at the beginning, and your power in the palace was deep-rooted." “

Tian Cheng just smiled and shook his head, and didn't answer Qian Qianyi's words.

Qian Qianyi was helpless, so he could only make his words clear: "Father-in-law Tian, you must know the purpose of the old man's invitation to come here today, so there is no need for us to hide it." Your Majesty's health has improved, and you should return to power, whether you are willing to support Your Majesty's comeback, or continue to be your nominal palm print eunuch, you can decide in a word! “

Tian Cheng's expression became serious, and he sat there without saying a word for a long time. Tian Cheng was nominally the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and the eunuch of the seal, and he held the highest position in the palace. But the size of power has never been based on position, but on the relationship with the emperor.

When Chen Yue raised troops from Jiujiang to the side of the Qing monarch, Tian Cheng, who was opposed to Han Zanzhou, was placed under house arrest, and Ma Xiang, who was only a eunuch in Shangyi at the time, was sent to Chen Yue's army to announce the decree, but colluded with Chen Yue, and then after Princess Kunxing was in charge of the country, Ma Xiang was appointed as the master of ceremonies because of Chen Yue's trust, although the position was not as good as Tian Cheng, because of the reason for being close to Princess Kunxing, the power was much greater than Tian Cheng. Almost controls the inner palace.

Everyone is ambitious, even a eunuch without a dust root. Tian Cheng naturally wanted to be a veritable celebrant palm print, not the current decoration. This is also the reason why he did not hesitate to take the risk to come to see Qian Qianyi.

But while realizing his ambitions, he must also take corresponding risks, which is why Tian Cheng hesitated.

"What do you need me to do?" Finally, still unable to resist the temptation, Tian Cheng asked with difficulty.

Qian Qianyi smiled: "It's very simple, on the day after tomorrow, you can take someone to escort Your Majesty to the court." This shouldn't be difficult for you. “

Tian Cheng thought about it carefully, nodded and agreed.

……

The night is already very deep, but the city of Nanjing in the middle of the night is full of lights, and the Qinhuai River is even more drumming, silk and bamboo, and the sound of glamour is faintly spreading. As the capital of the Ming Empire, Nanjing's romance is nowhere to be reached.

Located in the inner city, Jinyi Weibei Town Fu Yamen, but the lights are all out in the dark, and the two closed doors are like devouring huge mouths, which is daunting.

The notorious Jinyi Guard Yamen, even during the day, no one dares to pass in front of the door, let alone at night.

However, at this moment, a black shadow walked quickly on the road, walked straight to the corner gate of the yamen, and let out a birdsong from his mouth, and then saw the corner gate open, and the black shadow quickly entered the yamen, and then the corner door closed again.

The inside of the yamen was also dark, but in the depths of the courtyard, there was a room that was faintly lit, and through the window paper, you could see the crowd inside the room.

Inside the room, Liu Neng, the governor of the Jinyi Guard, sat upright, and more than a dozen Jinyi households stood on both sides, and the atmosphere inside the room was extremely serious, and there was a sense of depression that was about to come.

The door opened, and a hundred households hurriedly came in and sent the newly received information to Liu Neng.

Liu Neng unfolded the note and looked at it fixedly, with a sneer on his face.

"Tian Cheng, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, visited Qian Qianyi's house at night, and the two discussed secretly in the study for half an hour, and the content of the discussion was unknown."

What happened not long ago has been put on Liu Neng's desk, and Jin Yiwei's energy can be seen.

"My lord, what's going on?" Seeing Liu Neng's pale face, Qianhu Lu Jianxing couldn't help but ask.

"Let's see." Liu Neng casually handed the information to his assistant.

Lu Jianxing took it and couldn't help but gasp. The celebrant is in charge of the night meeting of the cabinet scholars, and at this critical moment, it is clear that there is a rhythm of great things.

"Not long ago, Huang Daozhou secretly met Qian Qianyi, and then Huang Daozhou went to see Chang Yanling, the governor of Beijing, and now Qian Qianyi has a secret meeting with Tian Cheng, my lord, the Donglin Party has been moving frequently in the past two days, and I am afraid that it will be only these two days. What should we do, my lord? Lu Jianxing asked Liu Neng for instructions.

"What do you think?" Liu Neng asked.

"My lord, the Donglin Party is aggressive, we can't just watch it anymore, my lord, you give the order, I will immediately lead my brothers to arrest and interrogate people one by one, first arrest Qian Qianyi, the staff member and Tian Cheng's housekeeper, and torture to extract a confession to find out the intentions of the Donglin Party." A thousand households took the lead in speaking.

"Your Excellency, give your order! Regardless of whether he is the elder of the pavilion or the governor of Beijing, as long as he gives an order, he will be arrested. Others have also taken a stand.

Lu Jianxing opened his mouth and stopped talking.

"You all go out, take care of your own parts, don't act rashly without my order, Lu Jianxing stays." Liu Neng waved his hand and ordered everyone to retreat.

"Your Excellency!"

"Lu Jianxing, there is no one else now, if you have something to say, just say it." Liu Neng said lightly.

Lu Jianxing said with an extremely serious expression: "My lord, you don't need to say more from your subordinates, in fact, you know the purpose of Qian Qianyi and the others. Qian Qianyi's staff and Tian Cheng's housekeeper can't solve the fundamental problem. ”

Liu Neng nodded, noncommittal.

Lu Jianxing gritted his teeth and stretched out his finger to the roof: "My lord, we all know what the reason is for the current situation, the one in the palace is not willing to be quiet when his health improves, and those Donglin Party members in the DPRK and the central government are also moved by the wind, trying to take the opportunity to reverse the unfavorable situation."

In fact, our solution can be very simple, as long as we get rid of the one in the palace, we can eliminate the source of all the troubles, and there is no need to make a big deal at all! “

Lu Jianxing's words were low, but there was a hint of wind and thunder, and when he said it, Liu Neng's expression changed greatly.

"You mean it won't be a success?" Liu Neng's face changed greatly, with a hint of trembling in his words, even if he was the governor of Jinyiwei and powerful, he couldn't help but change his face when he mentioned the word killing the king.

Lu Jianxing's face was also a little pale, but he still gritted his teeth and continued: "That's right! My lord, everyone in the world knows whose credit is that Daming can have such a good situation now, if Chongzhen is allowed to return to the government, Daming is likely to return to the previous situation. The situation that the prince has worked so hard to create will be ruined.

And if Chongzhen is killed, the princess will continue to supervise the country, and the prince will continue to hold power, and the situation in Daming will become smaller and smaller, which is the solution to the problem at the lowest cost. “

Lu Jianxing's words were full of temptation, which made Liu Neng can't help but be moved. Although he was the governor of Jinyiwei, Liu Neng was most loyal not to Chongzhen's father and daughter, but to Chen Yue, the king of Qi, whose mission in the capital was to monitor Nanjing and maintain the situation in Beijing for Chen Yue.

Now Chen Yueyuan is in Beijing, and he can't reach the whip of Nanjing, Nanjing is about to storm, the Donglin Party is ready to move, and Liu Neng, the governor of Jinyiwei, bears the brunt. If he can calm the situation in front of him and stabilize the situation in Nanjing at the lowest cost, Liu Neng is naturally very moved.

However, that's a murderer! Even the murderous Governor of Jinyiwei couldn't help but change color in shock when he heard the word "kill the king".

After Lu Jianxing finished speaking, he looked at Liu Neng quietly, waiting for his decision.

Liu Neng's expression changed, and sweat flowed down his cheeks.

The temptation was great, but the consequences were very serious, and it was not something that he, the governor of Jinyiwei, could afford. This reminded him of a few years ago in Yangzhou, when Wei Yang, the then director of the Enemy Intelligence Division, was moved by Shan Minglei and others, and wanted to be the third prince who fell in Shandong, after the matter was defeated, Chen Yue, the Marquis of Pingnan at that time, was furious and dismissed Wei Yang from the position of director of the Enemy Intelligence Division.

This incident told Liu Neng that in many things, as a subordinate, he cannot make decisions for his boss, even if he is thinking about his boss.

Although the murder of the monarch is conducive to quickly calming down the situation, the consequences can be very serious. As long as something happens, in the eyes of the people of the world, it is caused by the king of Qi, and there is no need for any evidence.

The crime of killing the king, no matter how great the merit of the King of Qi is, will inevitably have a bad image in the eyes of the world, and it will lead to a break between the King of Qi and the princess of the prison country.

No matter how much the princess of the prison country likes King Qi, she will not tolerate King Qi's subordinates killing her father, even if she has no evidence, she must have a mustard in her heart.

As Chen Yue's confidant, Liu Neng knew how much Chen Yue cared about Princess Kunxing. He also knew how angry Chen Yue would be once he knew about this, and the consequences of waiting for him could be imagined......

"Your Excellency!" Seeing that Liu Neng was still hesitating, Lu Jianxing couldn't help but urge.

Liu Neng finally came back to his senses, and looked at Lu Jianxing's eyes with extraordinarily serious eyes: "Give up this stupid idea, don't think about it from now on." Not only can you not do this, but you must protect the safety of Your Majesty! ”

"My lord, have you forgotten who you are?" Lu Jianxing's gaze at Liu Neng was suddenly full of suspicion, "Don't forget that we are the prince's people, not His Majesty's lackeys!" ”

Liu Neng said indifferently: "I only know that if we do this, the prince will be furious, and Jinyiwei will not want to live from top to bottom!" ”

"Ahh Lu Jianxing was shocked.

"Don't be surprised," Liu Neng said lightly, "You have been with the prince for several years, when you know the temper of the prince, he will not do such a thing as killing the king anyway, he has a complicated relationship with His Majesty, but he has always been in love with the princess, and he would rather be wronged than do anything that makes the princess sad." ”

"But, can the dynasty dominate, in fact, a woman can compare?" Lu Jianxing opened his mouth, a little incredulous.

"The prince is a person of the most affectionate and sexual, and he values feelings more than anything else. Isn't this exactly the case, are we people at ease when we follow the prince? At least you don't have to worry about the rabbit dying in the future, and the dog can't end well. Liu Neng said lightly.

"......" Lu Jianxing had nothing to say.

"If the heavens want it to perish, it will make it mad! In the face of absolute strength, Qian Qianyi, Huang Daozhou and others are just a group of clowns who jump off the beam. Let's let them jump first, and now I'm happy, and I'll pull up the list for them sooner or later. ”

"Are we just going to watch like that?" Lu Jianxing said unwillingly.

Liu Neng said: "Just look at it, watch them jump." However, the situation must be controlled, once the prince gives the order, we must be able to quickly stabilize the situation! ”

……

In a remote hall somewhere in the palace city, the commander of the brocade guard who was in charge of guarding the inner palace was resting in the hall, when a brocade guard wearing a flying fish suit came over and whispered in his ear.

"This ......" Han Li was stunned for a moment.

"This is the command of the governor, and you should do what you are told." The visitor emphasized it once and left.

Han Li's expression was extremely complicated, he gave up resting and personally patrolled along the palace walls, arranging the defenses in the palace.

"Old Ancestor, the guards in the palace are suddenly much tighter, and Han Li is personally sitting at the palace gate." A little eunuch ran in and said to Tian Cheng.

"Could it be that Jinyiwei noticed something?" Tian Cheng, who was a ghost, changed his face.

"Godfather, the child has a plan to make Han Li use it for us." A confidant eunuch said suddenly.

Tian Cheng hurriedly said: "What kind of plan, tell me quickly." ”

The henchman eunuch approached Tian Cheng and whispered in his ear.

"Is that okay?" Tian Cheng's face was complicated and he hesitated.

"Absolutely. As long as we control Han Li's wife and children, he will have to listen to us, and then make a wish to him as an official, so that he can't do anything. After all, His Majesty was the master of the Great Ming, and Han Li, as a Jinyi Guard, acted as a matter of course for him to obey His Majesty's will.

The child doesn't believe it, he will not be tempted by the official position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard? The confidant eunuch said disdainfully.

From the Jinyi Wei Tongzhi to the Jinyi Wei Commander, although there is only a one-level difference, it is a world of difference, and many times it is difficult to achieve it in a lifetime. Tian Cheng believed that if he was himself, he had to be moved, so he made up his mind.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Yes, godfather." The confidant eunuch went out happily.