"Young Master!" In the living room, the burly brocade-clothed guard Qianhu sat on a chair, and when he saw Li Hongyu coming in, he quickly stood up and bowed to greet him.

"Song Qianhu, what's the news?" Li Hongyu sat down on the upper seat and pressed his hand down on the burly brocade-clothed Wei Qianhu, and asked quietly.

"Back to Master Young Fu, Wang San remembered something just now, he once went to the tavern to find Zheng Dahu and met two people leaving from the backyard, Zheng Dahu said that they were merchants from other places to inquire about business opportunities in the capital, because this kind of thing often happens so he didn't go to his heart."

Song Qianhu sat sideways facing Li Hongyu, and reported respectfully, "Now that I think about it, things are a little strange, if it is a merchant, he usually asks in the front yard and will not go to the backyard, he remembers that those two people seem to have accents in the west of Zhending Mansion." ”

"Zhendingfu?" Li Hongyu's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, this may be a breakthrough.

In the past few days, Song Qianhu has checked Zheng Dahu's relationship in the capital, but he hasn't gotten any useful information, and the information provided by Wang San is nothing in isolation, but if you look at it as a whole, it is an important clue.

Li Hongyu believes that Zheng Dahu will definitely not escape too far if he is the mastermind behind the scenes, and the farther he goes, the easier it is to expose his whereabouts, because strangers in ancient towns and villages are very eye-catching, and his accent alone will make it difficult for him to hide his whereabouts.

Zheng Dahu is obviously a smart person, he will definitely not run too far, not to mention that he has to determine the injury of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the distance of the Zhending Mansion is not close or far, which can be used to hide.

"Master Young Master, do you want to check the details of those two real people?" Song Qianhu saw that Li Hongyu seemed to be very interested in this news, so he asked for instructions in a deep voice.

"Check, find out their origin as soon as possible!"

Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, and said with a serious expression, even if Zheng Dahu was not hidden in Zhending Mansion, then those two people must know some of Zheng Dahu's privacy.

Song Qianhu bowed to Li Hongyu, walked away in a hurry, and went to arrange for his subordinates to find out the origin of the two Zhending Mansion people as soon as it was dawn.

At the same time, the celebrant of ceremonies.

"Manager Wei, this is the Jade Buddha given to you by the Empress Dowager."

In a side room, a middle-aged eunuch lifted a piece of red cloth covered on the table, pointed to a jade Buddha with a green body under the red cloth, and said with a smile to Wei Zhongxian on the side, "This jade Buddha is carved from high-grade jasper, and it has been consecrated by a high monk, and it is an auspicious object." ”

"Good jade!" Wei Zhongxian glanced at the vivid Jade Buddha and nodded with satisfaction, it is rare to see from the quality of jade, it is an out-and-out superior choice.

"Manager Wei, the Empress Dowager appreciates you very much, if it weren't for Manager Wei charging into battle, the emperor would still be restrained by those courtiers." Seeing that Wei Zhongxian liked the jade Buddha, the middle-aged eunuch said with a quiet smile.

"The Empress Dowager has won the award, and the manager just did his duty." Wei Zhongxian's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of smugness, and he said after smiling.

"Chief, I heard that the people of the Donglin Party are very close to His Royal Highness King Xin, and they are easily deceived by that gang of people who sell their reputation and reputation, so the manager must not be on guard!"

A smile appeared on the corner of the middle-aged eunuch's mouth when he heard this, and then his words turned around and said worriedly.

Wei Zhongxian's face suddenly sank, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse found some knowledgeable officials for Zhu Youzhen as teachers, from the Qichu Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party.

Perhaps it was the Donglin Party's concept of dealing with people that moved Zhu Youzhen, which made the relationship between Zhu Youzhen and the teachers of the Donglin Party gradually become close.

Originally, no one would care about this matter, Zhu Youzhen was just a prince, not only could not interfere in the government affairs, but also had to leave the capital to become a fief.

But as soon as the Emperor of the Apocalypse had an accident, Zhu Youzhen's position became delicate, and it was very likely that he would become the next Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, which was not good news for officials of Wei Zhongxian and the original Qi Chuzhe faction.

Zhu Youzhen is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and although he has a certain ability to judge right and wrong, he is unable to look at problems systematically and comprehensively, which makes him very easy to be deceived.

Once Zhu Youzhen believes in the Donglin Party, then the Donglin Party will rise again like the Taichang Dynasty, and then the officials of Wei Zhongxian and the original Qi Chuzhe faction will be in bad luck.

"This manager is a little tired, go back to rest first, but this jade Buddha is disrespectful."

Wei Zhongxian knew that the Empress Dowager was testing him, but now that the situation was unclear, how could he easily show his attitude, so he yawned lazily under the gaze of the middle-aged eunuch and said.

"The manager is busy with official business, and there are many opportunities every day, so you must pay attention to your body, and we still need the chief manager in our inner court." A look of disappointment flashed on the middle-aged eunuch's face, and then he smiled and said to Wei Zhongxian, "Don't bother the miscellaneous family, take your leave." ”

"Someone, send Mr. Du." Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian returned the salute and commanded in a deep voice.

The middle-aged eunuch was Du Qing, the head of Cining Palace, who came to the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family to give gifts to Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian, the eunuch with palm seals, wanting to gain the support of the two.

Compared with Zhu Youzhen, King Fu understood the value of eunuchs such as Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian, so he would continue to reuse them after ascending the throne.

In the final analysis, the game between monarchy and vassal power is the most important and basic contradiction in the Ming officialdom, after all, the emperor's energy is limited and he cannot fight against the ministers in the court alone, so he needs internal servants to check and balance foreign ministers.

Zhu Youzhen is different, if he regards Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian as traitors with evil intentions and bad intentions, then he will definitely remove these chamberlains after he ascends the throne.

"Dad, my son heard that Du Qing sent a generous gift to the prince of the palm seal and the prince Chen of the imperial horse supervisor, it seems that the empress dowager attaches great importance to our inner court.

After Du Qing left, a eunuch brought a cup of steaming tea, handed it to Wei Zhongxian and said with a smile, "My son thinks that Du Qing is reasonable, His Royal Highness King Xin is too close to the people of the Donglin Party, and if he ascends the throne, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to my father." ”

Like the civil and military officials in the court, there are also many factions among the eunuchs in the inner court, and in order to protect themselves, not only the low-level eunuchs are in the middle and high-level eunuchs, but they will also worship under the eunuchs and call themselves "sons".

In Li Hongyu's opinion, this is undoubtedly a bad taste, the eunuch has lost the ability to reproduce after his death, and naturally it is impossible to have heirs, but he likes others to call them "father".

This eunuch is one of Wei Zhongxian's godsons, he is a son in front of Wei Zhongxian, but he has become a "father" in front of other eunuchs, this is the living situation of the eunuchs in the inner court.

"Monkey cub, this kind of thing can't be said again in the future, it's taboo."

Wei Zhongxian took a sip of tea and said slowly, "We are the emperor's servants, just serve the emperor wholeheartedly, and the rest of the things are not our turn to worry about, only in this way can we live longer in this palace." ”

"What my father taught me was that my son lost his words." The eunuch hurriedly bowed down with a smiling face, he knew that Wei Zhongxian was cautious and did not want to get involved in the matter of succession to the throne.

But then again, this incident is about Wei Zhongxian's life and death, and if Wei Zhongxian falls, they, Wei Zhongxian's godsons, will also be unlucky, so he feels that he needs to remind Wei Zhongxian to prepare early and seek a way back.

"Monkey cub, your little bit of caution is clear to your father, we are different from the foreign ministers, we are royal slaves, how can any slave interfere in the affairs of the master, so will the master still protect you?"

Wei Zhongxian knew that the eunuch was worried that they would lose power after the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so he pondered for a while and then sneered and said, "Wang An is the best example, he thought that he could use the foreign ministers to put pressure on the emperor, but he didn't know that he was already killing himself, how could the emperor allow a slave to ride on his head!" ”

Wang An, who single-handedly planned the palace transfer case, is the person most hated by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, you must know that Wang An is a servant of the royal family, and he should always safeguard the interests of the royal family, but he colluded with foreign ministers to bully the young master, which should really be cut with a thousand cuts.

If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Tianqi had done his best to serve Emperor Taichang before, Wang An would definitely be executed by Ling Chi, instead of being driven to guard the tomb of Emperor Taichang, and died unexpectedly.

"Dad, then let's just sit back and watch King Xin take the throne?" The eunuch naturally knew what Wei Zhongxian said, but he was still a little unwilling, no one was willing to give up the power in his hands, otherwise they would lose everything, and life would be worse than death at that time.

"Monkey cub, dad asked you, if the emperor wants to pass on the throne to King Xin, who do you say can stop it?" Wei Zhongxian saw his thoughts, and asked slowly while sipping tea.

The eunuch's lips squirmed when he heard this, and finally he couldn't speak, and a gloomy look appeared on his face, although the Emperor of the Apocalypse was seriously ill, there was Empress Zhang Yan inside and the young master Li Hongyu outside, and he still firmly controlled the situation, and Zhang Yan and Li Hongyu would not betray the Emperor of the Apocalypse no matter what.

Don't look at Wei Zhongxian's increasing power in recent years, but that's because the Emperor of the Apocalypse is standing behind him, if there is no support from the Emperor of the Apocalypse, how many civil and military officials in the court will be afraid of him? At that time, he would not even be able to command Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and Jinyiwei and Dongchang were loyal to the imperial power rather than Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian saw this, so he decided to wait and see, as long as he was loyal to the imperial power, then the Emperor of the Apocalypse would definitely pave the way for him.

This is also the reason why Wei Zhongxian can be reused by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the Emperor of the Apocalypse needs a slave who will faithfully carry out his will, and Wei Zhongxian has done this very well.

Wei Zhongxian is a very smart person, he is self-aware, and he knows that with his identity, he is not qualified to get involved in such a big thing as the heir to the throne, otherwise Wang An will be a lesson from the past.

As for the rumors in later generations that Wei Zhongxian wanted to be the emperor and support the puppet emperor, he was just a eunuch attached to the imperial power, the chess pieces in the hands of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, once he left the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he would be nothing, and it was his most appropriate portrayal to go to Cha Liang.

This is also why in history, Wei Zhongxian lost power soon after Emperor Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, and did not create a little trouble for Emperor Chongzhen, because he did not have this ability and qualification at all.

(End of chapter)

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