Jing Yao waited in fear for three days, but no one came to arrest him, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had been forgotten. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Thinking that the dignified former middle supervisor had fallen to such a point, Jing Yao turned from panic to depression.

Just then, he was transferred.

The old Confucian Guo Cong came to visit, when he was teaching scriptures in the palace, he met Jing Yao and could speak, and he was now unofficial and unemployed, so there was nothing to fear, so he insisted on replacing Qu Zixi by himself.

"The comeback, glory and wealth, all in one move, please think deeply." After all, Guo Cong has been an official for many years, and he also knows Jing Yao's personality, and knows how to persuade, "If Han Chou gains power, he will appoint his cronies as emperors, and there is another round of replacement in the palace. If he can bring the truth to the Empress Dowager Cining, it will be a great achievement, no matter whether His Majesty is sober or not, Jinggong's future is worry-free. ”

Jing Yao was moved, found out the wine at home, and wanted to make a blood alliance with Guo Cong, "This matter is sooner rather than later, once Han Chou enters the palace tomorrow, it will be difficult to persuade the Empress Dowager Cining to change her mind, I will find a way to enter the palace tonight, and I will tell the truth no matter what." The palace was handed over to me, but the court had to rely on the adults. Come, drink this cup to see sincerity. ”

The two old men, who really didn't have much blood to squander, symbolically stretched out their fingers and dipped them in their glasses, and then drank them all.

Jing Yao said again: "It's not that I don't believe in my lord, it's a big matter, so I can't help but act cautiously, may I ask, who else supports your lord in the DPRK?" ”

Guo Cong thought for a while, "The prince of the country is the priest of the wine Qu Zixi." ”

Jing Yao shook his head, "Passionate, it's a pity that the position is too low, it is said that Han Chou has won the support of the prime minister, and the palace needs the support of the minister at the moment, if I overthrow Han Chou, I have to give the Empress Dowager Cining another choice, Mr. Qu can't." ”

Guo Cong thought for a while, if a small official can't do it, he has to be a big official, "Feng Ju, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Yuan Jiuding, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, are these two okay?" ”

Jing Yao nodded, "One is the minister designated by Emperor Wu to take care of his life, and the other is an old minister who is familiar with etiquette, enough is enough." These two really support adults, and they don't know anything about it after I recommend it to the palace, right? ”

Guo Cong said with a smile: "Jing Gong rest assured, Feng Shangshu is about to join the Yushitai, there is a chance to pay homage to the prime minister, Yuan Shangshu Donghai returned to the country, a lot of hard work, but the credit goes to Han Zongzheng, these two people are dissatisfied, I have already talked to them, as long as the Empress Dowager Cining is called, they are willing to come forward." ”

Jing Yao was completely relieved, sent Guo Cong away, and immediately set about acting.

His current identity is a regular servant, and it stands to reason that he can enter the palace, which is the same as going home, but now is an extraordinary period, the "family" has been chaotic, and even the current central eunuch has been detained in Cui's Mansion and is not allowed to return to the palace, and a former central eunuch is even more disqualified.

Fortunately, Jing Yao's connections were still there, and before dark, he finally contacted the people in the palace, inquired everywhere, persuaded him, and promised some people a lot of benefits, but he only got a bunch of rumors, a few of which surprised Jing Yao, but it was useless, he still couldn't enter the palace, and he couldn't even find anyone to deliver a message to the Empress Dowager Cining.

The Empress Dowager Cining was in a state of suspicion and suspicion, and no one in the palace dared to provoke her.

Jing Yao is a little anxious, he has been a eunuch for many years, he knows the importance of timing very well, as long as Han Chou enters the palace tomorrow, he naturally has a way to coax the Empress Dowager Cining around, and after that, it is difficult for others to change the impression of the Empress Dowager.

It has to be tonight, and it has to be ahead of Han Chou.

He persuaded several concubines through intermediaries, and their positions were consistent with those of the Empress Dowager Cining, so they should not be suspicious, and at least they could introduce Jing Yao to the Empress Dowager Cining.

He had high hopes for Concubine Deng Yun and another concubine, Tong Qing'e, but after waiting for a full hour, the second watch had passed, and there was still no news in the palace, but new guests came to the door.

A strange eunuch knocked on the door of the courtyard, after Jing Yao opened the door, he was first happy, and then he was stunned, looking at the clothes, this person was not a eunuch in the palace, but from the princely house, "Your Excellency is ......"

"Are you Jing Yao?"

"Yes, which house is Your Excellency from?"

"You'll know later, let's go, Jinggong, my master invites you to go."

Jing Yao was even more surprised, and wanted to close the door, but it was too late, and four more slaves appeared, opened the courtyard door, set up Jing Yao, stuffed it into a nearby sedan chair, and lifted it up.

Jing Yao didn't dare to resist and guessed the identity of the inviter.

After waiting in the middle of the night in a small room, the owner finally appeared.

Han Chou's spirit was as full as his stomach, his face was full of smiles, and as soon as he entered the room, he arched his hand and said, "Long time no see, Gong Jing is okay?" ”

The two are also old acquaintances, when Han Chou was in Luoyang, he often gave gifts to the powerful in Beijing, Jing Yao was one of the people who received key care, and the relationship was quite harmonious, and after Jing Yao lost power, this relationship ended.

"A handful of old bones, just a little bit of life." Jing Yao said with a smile, he was not willing to confront Han Chou in person.

Han Chou motioned to the eunuch guarding Jing Yao to step back, took a few steps forward, and patted Jing Yao on the shoulder cordially, "I heard that Your Majesty has entrusted the most important task to Jing Gong, shouldering such a heavy responsibility, it is not an old bone, it is a hard bone." ”

"Han Zongzheng really likes to joke, my bones, throw them to dogs, and dogs won't eat them."

Han Chou put away his smile, "Gong Jing, we have a good relationship, right?" ”

"I don't have to say."

"Over the years, I haven't treated Jinggong badly."

"Of course."

"In this case, why did Jing Gong take revenge and calculate me behind his back? Is it to blame me for not helping Jing Gong when he was in danger? But you know, when I was in Luoyang, I couldn't reach the whip, and when I first entered Beijing, I was also more than capable of strength, and when I gained power, how could I forget my old friends in the past? ”

Jing Yao's face was embarrassed, "Why did Han Zongzheng say this?" I, an old eunuch who has fallen outside the palace, how can I calculate the important ministers of the court? ”

Han Chou's expression was cold, "What is that old guy Guo Cong looking for you?" You have repeatedly contacted the people in the palace, and why? Jing Yao, don't blame me for speaking directly, you are a fly now, twisted to death, twisted to death, even if His Majesty wakes up, he will not care, not to mention that he will not wake up nine times out of ten. Jing Yao, you are a smart person, the strength and weakness of the situation, you should see it clearly, I have the support of the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister, what does Guo Cong have? ”

Jing Yao thought for a long time, and said gloomily: "Officials and rites. ”

Han Chou immediately understood, and laughed: "It turns out that those two guys are incompetent, so don't be afraid, let them guard the frontier in two days." ”

Jing Yao was willing to let go, Han Chou regained his cordial appearance, walked to the door, ordered the servant to bring wine and food, sat opposite Jing Yao, and after drinking a few glasses, he asked again: "What else does Jing Gong know?" ”

"Your Majesty once summoned ......," Jing Yao stopped, "Han Zongzheng, is this inviting me to be on your side?" ”

Han Chou nodded, "Being able to get Jing Gong is like a tiger with wings." Liu Jie doesn't know how to lift, and he hasn't been able to protect His Majesty, his central supervisor is considered to be the end, and the palace will soon need someone in charge, who else is more suitable than Jing Gong? ”

Jing Yao raised his glass, "Although I have been pardoned, my family property has not been returned, and now I am destitute. ”

"Haha, some little things, don't worry about Jinggong, within three days, I will protect Jinggong as 'Fubi Prince'."

"Tomorrow I will go to see the Empress Dowager Cining with Han Zongzheng, and if there is anything I say, I will say it directly, without being conveyed by others."

Han Chou immediately became vigilant, "What does Gong Jing want to say to the Queen Mother?" ”

"I will say that His Majesty once summoned me and the King of the East China Sea and asked the two of us to come up with an idea to bring down Han Zongzheng."

"Sure enough, it's him." Han Chou said hatefully, "What else will Jing Gong say?" ”

"I will say that the king of the East China Sea feels that it is time-consuming and laborious to take normal measures, it is better to frame him, Han Zongzheng has taken in assassins after all, so digging deeper, he can always give Han Zongzhengan a crime."

Han Chou snorted, "What about Cui Mansion's assassination?" It was also arranged by the King of the East Sea? ”

Jing Yao shook his head, "The King of the East China Sea doesn't have the courage and ability, and the assassination is beyond his expectations, but he has already concocted a lot of evidence against Han Zongzheng, and wants to take the opportunity to throw it out, I will remind the Empress Dowager Cining to be careful and not to fall for the King of the East China Sea." ”

Han Chou laughed, "That's it?" Would Jing Gong say anything else? ”

"There are also some trivial matters that I heard about in the East China Sea Kingdom, which are related to the people around the other queen mother, and have nothing to do with Han Zongzheng."

Han Chou hesitated for a moment and didn't ask, "Duke Jing can follow me into the palace, please consider what you are going to say to the Empress Dowager Cining, and don't let people think that this is a fabricated lie." ”

"I'm telling the truth, and I can confront the King of the East China Sea face to face."

Han Chou laughed again, "The Empress Dowager Cining will like it, without my help, Duke Jing can make a great contribution in front of the Empress Dowager." ”

"Without Han Zongzheng, how can I see the Queen Mother? The grace of the recommendation, dare not or forget. ”

"I appreciate people like Jing Gong, it's too late today, another day, you and I will rest as soon as we get drunk."

Jing Yao smiled and drank the wine in his glass.

Early the next morning, Jing Yao and Han Chou entered the palace together, but he couldn't see the Empress Dowager Cining immediately, Han Chou still didn't fully trust him, so he asked him to wait outside the Guanghua Pavilion, and he first met with Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi, and discussed the matter with the Empress Dowager Cining before letting Jing Yao in.

Jing Yao had no choice but to wait outside honestly, looking at the familiar scenery, occasionally seeing familiar faces, feeling sad and indignant in his heart, and secretly swearing that no matter what means he used, he would return to the palace in style.

After waiting for a whole morning, he didn't even eat, and finally a eunuch came out to summon Jing Yao.

Jing Yao walked into the pavilion and followed the eunuch to the upper floor.

The Empress Dowager Cining sat on a chair, Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi sat on a stool on the right hand of the Empress Dowager, Han Chou had no seat, standing with his belly straight, and with Qi Rong, there were several eunuchs and palace maids guarding the Queen Mother's side.

Jing Yao immediately took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and asked the Empress Dowager Cining for peace.

The Empress Dowager Cining didn't squeak, nor did she allow Jing Yao to get up, she didn't like this eunuch very much, if it wasn't for Han Chou's strong recommendation, she wouldn't have allowed him to enter the palace at all.

"Jing Yao, tell the Queen Mother everything you know." Han Chou said.

"Yes." Jing Yao didn't play tricks, and added branches and leaves to what he said to Han Chou last night, and confessed to the East China Sea King, Feng Ju, Yuan Jiuding, Guo Cong and others.

The Empress Dowager Cining didn't react, Shen Mingzhi sneered, and when she heard it, she understood that Feng Ju was ambitious, not only wanted to enter the imperial history platform, but also coveted the position of prime minister.

Han Chou was very satisfied, Jing Yao did not break his promise, he had no trouble, even if there was unfavorable evidence afterwards, it could be attributed to the planting of the King of the East China Sea.

"Jing Yao, is there anything else?" Han Chou asked.

"One more thing." Jing Yao, who had been lying on the ground, raised his head at this time and looked at the Empress Dowager Cining for the first time, "A concubine in the palace is pregnant, and she has never dared to reveal it, does the Empress Dowager know?" ”

Empress Dowager Cining's expression changed suddenly, and she stood up all of a sudden, staring at Jing Yao tightly.

Han Chou was stunned for a moment, and then furious, he was still calculated. (To be continued.) )