Although he is in Jiujiang, Chen Yue always pays attention to the affairs of the Nanjing court, and Jinyiwei is now in the hands of Liu Neng, and everything that happened in Nanjing City naturally cannot escape Chen Yue's ears and eyes.

Chongzhen's illness is always not good, but his body is more of a heart disease, although there is a royal doctor to regulate and treat it, it is always not good.

The whereabouts of Chongzhen's three sons are unknown, and he is seriously ill, so it is urgent for the courtiers to choose an heir. Chongzhen himself has no son, so he should naturally choose an heir to the throne from among the children of the clan.

Yang Wencong, the imperial historian of the right capital, took the lead in playing, on the grounds that Chongzhen was seriously ill and the country could not be without heirs, followed the example of Wuzong's old affairs, and asked to select a vassal king as the heir.

After Yang Wencong played, the imperial history Guo Weijing, Zhu Guochang, Xiong Rulin, and Ma Jiazhi also wrote successively. It is some important ministers of the imperial court, such as Yao Sixiao, the waiter of the Criminal Department, and Yao Sixiao, the secretary of Dali Temple, who also wrote in favor.

Although Shi Kefa, a scholar of the first assistant university, and Qian Qianyi, the second assistant, did not speak, Guo Weijing and others were all members of the two old factions, and their attitudes were also well known to the ministers.

Normally, the emperor is seriously ill, and it is natural to set up an heir to the throne, if it weren't for the big battles one after another, there would have been courtiers who would have said this kind of thing.

But the problem is that Chongzhen still has a son alive, that is, Zhu Cijiong, the third prince's son, although his whereabouts in Shandong are unknown, there is no doubt that the news from all sides is alive.

However, out of caution, Chongzhen ordered the people in Dongchang who were in charge of looking for Zhu Cijiong to be careful and not to leak anything. If the Manchu Zhu Cijiong is still alive, it may be difficult to rescue him from the territory of the Manchu Dynasty.

The problem is that Chongzhen knew that his son was alive, but he couldn't say it, and in the face of the courtiers of the imperial history who came up one after another to persuade the heir, Chongzhen was so anxious that his condition worsened.

Naturally, Chen Yue also knew the news that Zhu Cijiong was alive, and this news was originally the news that he instructed Liu Neng to leak to Jinyiwei, and then it was known to Chongzhen.

Therefore, Chen Yue was very disdainful of some officials in the court jumping up and down. These people are under the banner of serving the country, and I am afraid that they are more concerned about supporting the merit of the new king.

"We don't need to pay attention to those officials, but we also have to send people to find the whereabouts of King Ding." Chen Yue instructed Liu Neng. As long as the third prince Zhu Cijiong appears, the court will immediately be quiet. Now Chen Yue didn't have the energy to ask about such a thing, almost all of his thoughts were on winning the battle in front of him.

However, Chen Yue didn't want to spend energy paying attention, but some people were very concerned about it.

Thousands of miles away in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Inspector Fang Mingxia ushered in a special guest.

"Sincerity!" Fang Mingxia was shocked, this person in front of him turned out to be Liu Kongzhao, a sincere uncle!

During the Fuwang Rebellion, Liu Kongzhao, who was the governor of Caojiang at the time, and Zhao Zhilong, the garrison of Nanjing, persuaded Ma Shiying and brazenly led troops to support King Fu against Chongzhen's continued emperor. Chen Yue invaded Nanjing to suppress the rebellion of King Fu, but Liu Kongzhao escaped from Nanjing by boat and his whereabouts are unknown, but he did not expect to appear here.

During the Fuwang Rebellion, although Fang Mingxia was just a scholar in Nanjing, he knew Liu Kongzhao, a celebrity at that time. Everyone in the Restoration Society was invited to Liu Kongzhao's mansion as guests, and Fang Mingxia was also present at the time. The two are old acquaintances.

"I didn't expect it, you were just a showman at the beginning, and now you have become a provincial patrol and a big member, while Benbo has become a lost dog in the rivers and lakes." Liu Kongzhao laughed at himself.

"I didn't expect to meet Sincerity here." Fang Mingxia was perfunctory, but his eyes glanced out. Liu Kongzhao is no longer a sincere uncle, but a prisoner of the imperial court, and catching him can be regarded as a meritorious achievement.

"Lord Fang, don't look around, it's all my people outside, don't make any misunderstandings." Liu Kongzhao looked at Fang Mingxia with a smile and said with a smile.

"I don't know what sincerity Bo is doing when he comes to this official?" Fang Mingxia settled down and asked in a deep voice. Liu Kongzhao is a martial artist, and there must be many outlaws under the fleeing rivers and lakes, so I still don't try to catch him.

"That's right, those who know the times are Junjie." Liu Kongzhao said appreciatively, "I heard that Lord Fang, you and Qi Guogong Chen Yue had a holiday, and you once humiliated him fiercely, I don't know if it's or not?" ”

"So what?" When his scar was revealed, Fang Mingxia's face suddenly turned blue, and he asked angrily.

"It's not good, the Duke of Qi has a high position and has made great contributions repeatedly, if he defeats the Western Thief again, I'm afraid that no one will be able to shake his position, and Lord Fang, I'm afraid that your revenge will not be avenged in this life." Liu Kongzhao said with a smile.

"That's not necessarily, the moon is full and the moon is lost, and if it is too full, it is overflowing, no one can always go smoothly, there will always be times when you go backtracking." Fang Mingxia replied in a sullen voice.

"Lord Fang's courage is commendable, but people also have to see the reality clearly, although you are now a provincial governor, you seem to be in a high position, but you are just a minor official of the seventh grade, and you have no meritorious reputation as a scholar, if you want to enter the court, it is difficult to enter the sky, unless it is a special opportunity." Liu Kongzhao said with a smile.

"Did Uncle Cheng Cheng come to humiliate the official on purpose?" Fang Mingxia asked with a glare.

"No, no, Ben Bo is here to point out a clear path for you, a shortcut to the sky that can be ranked as a high-ranking official in the ministry or even into the cabinet!" Liu Kongzhao smiled and said.

"Huh? Would you like to hear more? "Fang Mingxia is very disdainful, you Liu Kongzhao yourself are all prisoners in the rivers and lakes, and you also pointed out a shortcut to the sky for me, and you are not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue!

"Master Fang is in the court, and he has a close relationship with Han Zanzhou, the governor of Dongchang, so he naturally knows that the current emperor Zhu Youzhen is terminally ill, and time is short. When the emperor died, it was natural to re-establish a new monarch, and Zhu Youzhen did not have a son, so he naturally had to choose a successor from among the vassal kings. If Lord Fang can grasp this opportunity, it will naturally be no problem to soar. ”

"Hahaha......" Fang Mingxia laughed.

"This kind of opportunity, Uncle Chengyi, are you here to be funny? Not to mention who can succeed to the throne and have His Majesty and the adults in the court in charge, my seven-rank patrol press has no chance to interject at all. And ......" Fang Mingxia suddenly smiled mysteriously and closed his mouth.

"Under normal circumstances, Lord Fang, of course you don't have any chance, in terms of bloodline, it is nothing more than choosing from the kings of the near branch domains, such as King Lu and King Gui, of course you don't have a chance to intervene.

However, if you can use your abilities to assist a vassal king who originally had no chance, once this vassal king becomes emperor, will he forget your merits? Liu Kongzhao said in a deep voice.

Assist a vassal king who didn't have any chance of succession? If you can succeed, it is naturally a great achievement, but how difficult it is! But if it is really successful, just like Liu Kongzhao said, he will be able to soar immediately, Fang Mingxia suddenly pondered.