"Nonsense!" Huang Yukun grabbed Pan Wentao's collar and almost lifted the fat man, don't look at Huang Yukun is also a scholar, but he participated in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in his early years and had some strength to practice martial arts. His eyes widened, and Pan Wentao was speechless with his sharp gaze: "The surname is Pan, what is the intention of bewitching Huang like this?" ”

"Lord Huang, you, don't be rude." Pan Wentao was depressed, Huang Yukun has never been a reckless man, why is his mood wrong today, he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Lord Huang, Wentao is complaining for you!" If you think about it, you are an old man in heaven, not to mention the father-in-law of the righteous king, you are also one of the top twelve figures, and you have been named the commander of the left one very early. During the Jintian regimental camp, you were the main formulator of the Heavenly Law and Punishment Order, and when Your Majesty was arrested and imprisoned in Guiping County Ya Prison, it was you who mobilized the brothers in the association to raise funds and donate money to rescue Your Majesty, which is a miracle!

How could Your Majesty not even see you? It is precisely because of this that Wen Tao is unhappy for you. In addition, the little Fan adult's eyes were indeed flushed, and his voice was a little choked when he listened carefully, so he must have suffered some kind of change. ”

Hearing Pan Wentao say this, Huang Yukun loosened his collar, and after thinking about it carefully, there was really some truth.

"So, Your Majesty has really encountered something?" Huang Yukun shook his head again: "Impossible! His Majesty is the Ming Jun sent by God to save the Chinese people, the true dragon son of heaven, and it is impossible for him to encounter any accidents. Moreover, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were favored by the emperor, but His Majesty was the first to look forward, how could he dare to move any crooked thoughts, and it was impossible for anyone to dare to deceive His Majesty, let alone control His Majesty under house arrest. It's impossible!

Stop speculating and demagoguery! ”

After speaking, Huang Yukun flicked his sleeves and strode away, leaving Pan Wentao shaking his head and sighing.

That night, many of the imperial officials of Shengjing could not sleep all night.

And in the Chengfu of the National Abbot, it is also brightly lit.

With the reason why the two daughters Cheng Lingnan and Cheng Lingbei became the empress and concubine of the Chinese Empire respectively, Cheng Wucai, the former governor of Huguang, who had retired from the Manchu Dynasty as early as the Qing Dynasty, was invited by Emperor Feng Yunshan to be an adviser to the Ministry of Supervision, specializing in supervising hundreds of officials in the court. Cheng Huancai's younger brother Cheng Huancai also shined and served as the vice minister of education, although he was not a prominent position, but he was equivalent to the second-class member of the Manchu Dynasty in the past.

However, because Cheng Lingnan has always instructed his family to be tight, and both of them are Manchu ministers, and they also know that they don't have much to talk about with these grass-born officials who are officials in the same dynasty, the two Cheng brothers have always been low-key, and the Guozhang Mansion has always been relatively deserted.

On this night, it was unprecedented to welcome several distinguished guests: Yan Jing, Minister of Finance and Taxation, Wu Tang, Minister of Agriculture, and Fei Boxiong, Vice Minister of Health.

Speaking of these three people, including the Cheng brothers, they actually have an identity, that is, the former courtiers. Of course, in addition to them, there are actually many others, but except for Li Hongzao, the Minister of Supervision, the rest are either not in a high official position, or they are in places like Zeng Guoquan or Li Hongzhang and Shen Baozhen, and the three of them are a little close, and now they meet major events in the DPRK and China, so they meet together to consult the father-in-law who is also a former minister of the Manchu Dynasty.

In normal times, they will definitely not meet together, let alone come to the grandfather's house. They have always been taboo about this, fearing that they would be discovered, and that they were forming a party for personal gain, and if they were falsely accused of a gathering of old Manchu ministers or something, even if the current emperor was enlightened, they were afraid that they would be spurned by the officials of the court. But now, the situation is a bit urgent, and they can't take care of it anymore.

Although this empire is getting stronger and stronger, this court is not as united as it was when the empire was first established, especially after the assassination of the emperor spread this time, these ministers in the court, as long as they are a little sensitive, feel a little strange, and as ministers of the former dynasty and have been officials for decades, Yan Jing and Wu Tang are not the same people as people, how can they not feel some pressure coming towards them, the old Manchu ministers. Therefore, they came to find the abbot, but in fact, they did not have the meaning of looking for a backer or asking for news.

"Cheng Gong (Guozhang), the lower officials and others took the liberty to come, and I hope that the Guozhang will forgive their sins!" Yan Jing, Wu Tang, and Fei Boxiong bowed slightly to Cheng Qiaocai, and then opened their mouths to talk about the purpose of this trip: "Now the situation in the court is a little strange, we and the former courtiers are in a bad situation, it seems that there is a force that will lead the catastrophe to us, and we have no choice but to ask Cheng Gong to see Cheng Gong for the sake of his former colleagues, help the lower officials and wait for one or two, and in the future, there will be a few places for the lower officials, as long as they do not turn their backs on Your Majesty, everything is for Cheng Gong's horse." ”

Hearing this blatant expression of refuge, Cheng Huancai was overjoyed, and just wanted to speak, the eldest brother next to him, Cheng Sandpipe, touched his beard and said: "Where are the three adults, my two brothers are also ministers of the former dynasty, but I don't think there is anything bad about it." ”

Seeing that Cheng Yancai still had doubts and refused to accept it, Wu Tang, who was the leader, said: "Cheng Gong, even if you don't plan for Cheng Fu, you have to think about the four little princes of Gui Shi, Gui Han, Gui Wen, and Gui Wu." ”

Seeing that when it came to this, Cheng Sandpiper was no longer cautious and tentative, and said openly: "Since the adults opened the window and said bright words, Cheng did not deal with it perfunctorily. can help, for the sake of the officials of the same dynasty and the dedication to His Majesty, Cheng will definitely help. But if you want to seek that position for Cheng's four grandsons, these Cheng don't dare to accept it. Although His Majesty is loyal and gentle now, we as courtiers should not worry too much about this kind of major matter related to the national system, Your Majesty must have his own arrangements. If you have any problems, please tell me directly. ”

"Cheng Gong, what the lower officials want to know, is there anything wrong with Your Majesty?" Wu Tang asked directly.

"Lord Wu, Cheng really doesn't know His Majesty's recent situation. Even if His Majesty was really assassinated, he didn't dare to determine whether it was really true. Cheng replied.

"Then Cheng Gong didn't inquire about His Majesty's news? Or is it rumored that after His Majesty's accident, His Majesty or the Empress did not contact Cheng Gong? ”

"Like you, I've just heard rumors that His Majesty was assassinated during a secret tour, but I don't know exactly what happened. The palace has been completely closed since yesterday, and there is no news. Besides, we, as relatives, have always been cautious, and we don't dare to inquire about the royal family privately.

As for the queen's side, I haven't been in touch for a long time, you all know, the queen has always been virtuous, and she rarely contacted us after entering the palace, and never talked to us about His Majesty or state affairs. ”

"What Cheng Gong means is that either His Majesty was really stabbed very seriously, or, or simply His Majesty's stabbing may also be fake, just a rumor?" Wu Tang and the other three were dumbfounded, they understood that if it was the former, then the empire would likely change from prosperity to decline and enter a precarious situation, and if the latter was like this, then it could only be the emperor himself who caused this strange situation.

But why did the emperor do this? The three of them looked at Cheng Yancai suspiciously.

Cheng Yancai was not worried at all, and did not answer with a smile on his face, his expression was inexplicable.

The hearts of the three of them moved, as if they understood something.

Cheng Sandpiper Cai is not like them, the fourth or fifth grade official was promoted to the position of vice minister, Cheng Sandpiper Cai is nearly 80 years old, successively served in Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng three dynasties, once served as the governor of Huguang such a first-class official, and now in the Chinese Empire as a temporary idle official, it can be said that he has become a fine character, and his vision of seeing people and things can be described as extremely vicious.

And as his two daughters, he became the emperor and the queen and the princess, and the fate of the entire family was linked to the emperor. In this way, Your Majesty is definitely fine, then the rest is the latter possibility: it is the emperor himself who blocks the palace and releases smoke, although the purpose is not clear, but at this time, the reckless ministers must have no good fruit to eat, and maybe, they have come to the palace and have been reported to the emperor.

Thinking like this, Wu Tang and the others suddenly felt a chill in their backs, glanced at each other, didn't care about the number of courtesies, and hurriedly said goodbye to Cheng Sandpiper and left, thinking that as soon as they returned home, they would immediately write a note to write down their whereabouts and report to the palace and the Ministry of Supervision to show their innocence.