Tian Guifei's bedroom, the fragrant breeze is mixed with the smell of medicinal soup, it seems that this Tian Guifei has been sick in bed for a long time.

As soon as Fang Yuan entered the dormitory, he saw Tian Guifei sitting behind the curtain in front of the bed, and he didn't look real, while Cao Huachun stood in front of the bed, secretly signaling him to come close and greet Tian Guifei with his eyes.

The concubines of the harem of the Ming Dynasty would hide behind the bead curtain when they saw the imperial doctor of the palace, not to mention that seeing Fang Yuan, a man who should not appear in the harem, Tian Guifei relied on the courtesy of the palace and would never meet Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan stopped in front of Tian Guifei's bed, bowed and said, "Fang Yuan, the chief banner of Jinyi Wei, pays a visit to the concubine. ”

"Ahem, ahem!"

Tian Guifei is seriously ill, and her physical strength is not enough, plus there is a normal man in the dormitory, and it will be more dangerous to stay for a while, obviously she has no heart to ink with Fang Yuan, and asked straight to the point, "Fang Zongqi, my father was greedy for forty or fifty thousand taels of gold, and you confiscated all of them?" ”

Fang Yuan truthfully reported, "Yes! This time, Tian Guozhang brought to Jiangnan at least 40,000 or 50,000 taels of gold, as well as uncounted jewelry, and how much of the rest of the family wealth was in the capital is still unknown. ”

Tian Guifei was obviously taken aback by Fang Yuan's words, and said to herself, "How can my father have so much family wealth? Last time, His Majesty ordered the ministers to collect donations, and he also called the poor together with Zhou Guozhang. ”

Fang Yuan listened to the shock between her words, obviously he didn't know anything about Tian Hongyu's deeds outside the palace, and couldn't help but feel gloomy, this Tian Guifei was really frugal in the harem, and the history books said that she rarely made up on weekdays, never held a birthday, and even washed her own laundry and sewed old clothes for Emperor Chongzhen. I never thought that my daughter would be a strict economy of one tael or one tael of silver in the palace, but she was waved by her father's big hand in Jiangnan, and tens of thousands of taels of silver were squandered.

Of course, this is not only the sorrow of Tian Guifei alone, but also the sorrow of Emperor Chongzhen and the sorrow of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Tian Guifei asked again, "My father knows that Songjin is defeated, and the capital will not be guaranteed. ”

Fang Yuan replied in a deep voice, "Yes!" Tian Guozhang also wanted to spend money to buy Qian Qianyi and others from the Jiangnan Donglin Party as a foothold in Jiangnan. ”

"Ahem, ahem!"

After Tian Guifei coughed violently, she asked sharply, "Fang Yuan, you are simply nonsense, if what you said is true, why has my father never discussed it with me?" ”

Why didn't Tian Hongyu discuss with Tian Guifei, the reason was already the lice on the monk's head, which was clear at a glance.

Fang Yuan was silent for a moment, and could only tell the truth in a low voice, "If Tian Guozhang really hasn't discussed with the noble concubine, then it is estimated that Tian Guozhang's plan to transfer the family property to Jiangnan is not included in the noble concubine Niangniang!" ”

His words were extremely straightforward, that is, to indicate that Tian Hongyu thought that Tian Guifei was dying soon, so he did not tell her the truth, what to say to a dying person?

Tian Guifei trembled with anger when she heard this, and she couldn't stop coughing, "Nonsense! Fling dirt at somebody! ”

Cao Huachun saw that Fang Yuan's blunt words had already angered Tian Guifei, and he was busy making a round between the two, "Niangniang, although Fang Yuan's words are rude, they are ugly!" Niangniang thought about it, didn't Tian Guozhang want to buy a beauty to enter the palace to replace Niangniang's position during this trip to Jiangnan? He was eye-to-eye with the Donglin Party behind his back, but did he ever tell his mother? ”

Tian Guifei was stunned on the spot, and after an embarrassing silence, a soft cry came from behind the curtain.

Fang Yuan, who was outside the curtain, could understand Tian Guifei's discouraged mood at this time, she was still alive, but her biological father had already regarded her as a dead person.

There is no greater despair than this for people, on their deathbed.

Cao Huachun's old face twitched slightly, and he sighed lightly, after all, Tian Guifei was also the one he watched marry into King Xin's mansion with his own eyes, and step by step from an innocent Jiangnan lady to King Xin's side concubine, until today's Tian Guifei.

Cao Huachun opened his mouth to comfort her and said, "Niangniang, the old slave has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not!" ”

Tian Guifei's voice sobbing softly came, "Gonggong Cao, there is anything else I can't believe in your palace, let's tell the truth!" ”

Cao Huachun was already in love, and the old face said with tears in his eyes, "The grandfather has already found a way out, and the mother should also find a way out for the two little princes!" Once something happens to the mother, the old slave can't take care of the two little princes outside the palace, and must be entrusted to the inner court and the celebrant supervisor. At present, Tian Guozhang is working hard for the Donglin Party for his personal future, fabricating charges and putting Fang Yuan to death. Fang Yuan is the righteous son of the master of ceremonies Fang Zhenghua, if he is really going to be executed, Yonghe Palace and the master of ceremonies are on the same page, but they pity the two little princes who are still minors! ”

There was a long silence in the curtain, and it was obvious that Cao Huachun's words hit Tian Guifei's death hole in one fell swoop.

The power of the celebrant eunuch, Tian Guifei is well aware, when the sixteen palace maids in the Ming Palace dared to assassinate Emperor Jiajing, if the celebrant was ruthless, killing one or two without his mother to take care of, and the little prince who ignored his father was not a fantasy.

What mother-in-law doesn't want to leave a way out for her son before she dies? What mother would put her son in unpredictable danger for some personal vendettas?

After a long time, Tian Guifei sighed deeply, and her tone had returned to her previous calmness, "Gonggong Cao, I already understand what you said." ”

"Fang Yuan, is there any real evidence for what you said? If there is no real evidence, even if this palace believes you, His Majesty will not believe you. ”

Cao Huachun was overjoyed, since Tian Guifei was willing to look for real evidence, at least it proved that she was really disappointed in her father Tian Hongyu's behavior this time.

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said, "Guifei Niangniang, if I can get real evidence, will Guifei Niangniang believe it or not?" ”

Tian Guifei's gloomy voice came, "As long as you have real evidence, I will immediately go to Your Majesty to intercede for you, so that Your Majesty can meet you and allow you to defend yourself in person." ”

Fang Yuan said slowly, "Then please ask the concubine to arrange for me to meet Tian Guozhang again, and ask Tian Guozhang a few words on behalf of the concubine." ”

Tian Guifei secretly thought to herself, and the father and daughter asked Fang Yuan and an outsider to go for questioning, but it was not in line with the etiquette. But she was already disappointed in her father Tian Hongyu's behavior at this moment, and she wanted to know what calculations Tian Hongyu was having, whether it would endanger the safety of her two little princes, she asked in person, it was far better to let Fang Yuan, who was a brocade guard, go, and she could better tell Tian Hongyu's heart.

Tian Guifei thought about it for a while, and then agreed to Fang Yuan's request, "Okay, I'll arrange it, and let the palace maid inform you." ”

She stared at Fang Yuan coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Fang Yuan, just this once, you can do it yourself." ”

After a long night and a lot of dreams, Fang Yuan and Cao Huachun left Tian Guifei's Yonghe Palace, and quickly walked out of the Bei'an Gate of the palace.

It wasn't until the two of them walked on the street of Jintaifang that Fang Yuan remembered the princess Kunxing he had met before, and suddenly asked, "Ah Weng, I don't know something, why did you ask Concubine Tian Guifei to intercede when you met Your Majesty, instead of inviting Empress Zhou?" ”

At least in Fang Yuan's impression, the record of this Empress Zhou in the history books has always been known for her virtue, which is much higher than the pampered and arrogant evaluation of Tian Guifei.

Cao Huachun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said solemnly, "I watched Empress Zhou and Tian Guifei marry Your Majesty, and I have seen through the temperament of these two people for so many years." Although Tian Guifei is pampered and arrogant, she is a person of temperament, straightforward and fast-hearted, affectionate and righteous; Zhou Hou seems to be virtuous, but there is always a kind of coldness that makes me want to stay away. Old man, I would rather deal with Tian Guifei than go over and plead with Zhou Hou. ”

Cao Huachun paused, and said, "After Zhou, there is also the national zhang Zhou Kui, who is close to the Donglin Party, and Zhou Yanru, the first assistant elected by the Donglin Party. On the contrary, Tian Hongyu and Tian Guifei were familiar with the inner court, but they never thought that Tian Hongyu would suddenly hook up with the Donglin Party and take the opportunity to attack the inner court master and Jinyiwei. ”

Only then did Fang Yuan suddenly realize that this incident was a personal grudge between himself and Tian Hong on the surface, but behind the scenes, it was still a struggle between the inner court and the outer court, and both sides were taking advantage of this incident to fight openly and secretly.

The reason why Tian Hongyu suddenly turned to the Donglin Party was ostensibly because the great beauty Chen Yuanyuan had a grudge with Fang Yuan, but in fact, he saw that the city of Beijing was already in danger, and the inner court forces were dependent on the imperial power, and as soon as the imperial power fell, the inner court forces collapsed.

However, the forces of the outer court relied on the gentry and wealthy merchants in Jiangnan to take refuge in the outer court, and even if the city of Beijing was lost, they could still hide in Jiangnan to avoid trouble.

This time, Tian Hongyu was intentionally or unintentionally used as a gun by the Donglin Party, and the first assistant Zhou Yanru, and even the Donglin Party in the south of the Yangtze River were standing on the shore at this time, gloating and watching this internal strife between the forces that originally belonged to the inner court.

The reason why Tian Hongyu did not tell Tian Guifei the truth was because with Tian Guifei's temperament, he would never agree to his defection and cooperate with the Donglin Party on the side of Empress Zhou.

And the reason why Jinyiwei stayed out of the matter was also because the offensive of the outer court was aggressive this time, and he was caught by Tian Hongyu and the Donglin Party with an indelible handle, so he decided to give up his pawn to protect the handsome and sacrifice Fang Yuan, a small chess piece, in exchange for a safe withdrawal.

The battles in these officialdoms are dangerous step by step, which makes Fang Yuan a very headache, and any general who has to face the open guns of Houjin and Liukou forward, and the hidden arrows of his own people will be lost.

Lu Xiangsheng, a famous general of a generation, died in battle outside the border as if he committed suicide, which is a typical example.

Cao Huachun saw that Fang Yuan was silent all the way, and expressed the worry in his heart, "Fang Yuan, with Tian Hongyu's old traitor, he will never admit his crime, do you really have a way to get the real evidence that Tian Hongyu embezzled and transferred his family wealth only after meeting him once?" ”

Fang Yuan watched the endless flow of people, and his thoughts had reached the distance.

With Tian Hong's cunning and cunning who has been in the officialdom all the year round, how can he find real evidence? Unless it is a raid on his home, it is estimated that a lot of gold, silver and jewelry can be copied. But this method is a fantasy in front of him, and it was he Fang Yuan who was really copied from his home, and it was he Fang Yuan, not Tian Hongyu, who copied out the real money.

With Tian Hongyu's caution, even if he asked him to confront Chongzhen and Tian Guifei in front of him, he would bite the bullet and refuse to admit it, and he would not show the slightest clue.

How can we find the real evidence that can convince Tian Guifei and even Emperor Chongzhen?!

Fang Yuan's mind went to the Taobao system, can the almighty Taobao open this extremely unfavorable impasse in front of him?

He returned to the courtyard with a heavy heart, and as soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate guarded by the brocade guard, Xiao Yuan had prepared hot water to serve him to freshen up, "Childe, hot water is ready." ”

"That's right! This is the only way to find real evidence! ”

Fang Yuan's mind suddenly flashed with joy, he turned a blind eye to Xiao Yuan's courtesy, strode past Xiao Yuan with a hot water basin, and directly entered the room, slamming the wooden door shut.