"There is a debtor who is wronged! I can't complain about anyone, and all the troubles are because of the good fifth uncle of Qiming! ”

This whisper was self-deprecating, but also hateful. Hearing this, the Holy Empress Dowager glanced at Zhu Qiming in surprise.

"The Emperor's Art is a double-edged sword, once it is used, it is difficult to have both! Presumably you already know the root of all the changes, and the mourning family has also figured it out, the edict of the first emperor awakened the ambition of some people, but not only the mourning family is borrowing the ambition of others, but the one in Fu'an Palace is even more so! Think about what happened to you on the side of Longmen River, many unknown people chased and killed you, this chase was really from the original intention of King Xiang? Why did King Xiang bother with this? He wants to cut the grass and eradicate the roots? No! At a time when Sheji is facing internal and external troubles, why should he gamble with the honor of his life and his family, and recklessly expose himself to the emperor's vision? As the so-called national disaster, the evil will come out, someone skillfully took advantage of the emperor's suspicion and the power struggle in the court, and forced King Xiang to make trouble, but he just wanted you and King Xiang to be those two eye-catching floating fish forever, and let them hide in a more hidden corner! If you want to make yourself feel better, you have to make others uncomfortable, hum, everything is gone, the genius of Fu'an Palace, the mourner sighs to himself! ”

Moved his eyes to look at Zhu Qiming, and continued: "Think about it again, at that time, the Daming Society was in turmoil, and the Wu family racked their brains so much, it must be a big plan, and there is only one thing she wants, that is, to profit from the chaos for her son!" ”

No, it can't be! Zhu Qiming couldn't believe it, he couldn't believe that such a deep palace woman like the Wu family would have such a subtle calculation, not to mention anything else, just say that if she wants to let her ambitions succeed, she must calculate accurately and must first commit the Ming Dynasty, the emperor will definitely drive the expedition in person, and the Ming army will be fierce and auspicious. And to the world, such a calculation is tantamount to an uncertain prophet!

Thinking that he is a person who has been in the field for a long time, he still concludes that once he enters the Kou first, the initial chance of victory of the Ming army should be no less than fifty percent, and the Wu family is just a woman in the deep palace, how can he expect that the Ming army will be defeated?

Suddenly, the figure of Pang Zhe floated in Zhu Qiming's mind. As early as when Changsheng Castle was born, didn't Pang Zhe talk about the crisis of the Ming Dynasty? However, Pang Zhe is not an immortal, he expected that the emperor's relatives would conquer and change, and he expected that the Ming army would be defeated!

Could it be that behind the defeat of the civil fort, there are still some hidden stories that no one knows?

This thought was extremely shocking, and Zhu Qiming looked straight at the Holy Empress Dowager: "The minister carefully recalled that period of the past, and even the King of Yu at that time didn't notice it, how can you conclude that the incident in Longmen River is related to Fu'an Palace?" ”

The Empress Dowager looked up at the roof, and there seemed to be a trace of mist floating in her eyes, "Not long ago, Jin Yingyu of the celebrant told the mourning family, just one night before the group of thieves rushed to Longmen River, the people of Xiangfu secretly entered Beijing, and asked someone to send a message to Wang Zhen, saying that King Xiang wanted to enter Beijing because of the edict of the first emperor, and asked Wang Zhen to speak in front of the palace. Kim Young witnessed it all. ”

Flattening her raised head, the Holy Empress Dowager stared at Zhu Qiming, "Don't you think that the Emperor wanted to alienate King Xiang at that time, and didn't want to see the edict of the first emperor being used again?" It is conceivable that King Xiang must have been terrified when he learned that the Son of Heaven had rejected his majesty's view, and at this time, Fu'an Palace saw the opportunity to act, so the two sides reached a deal. ”

Trade? What can King Xiang get from Fu'an Palace?

Echoing in his ears, what Lu Xiyao said in the mountains of Longmen River, Zhu Qiming vaguely remembered that Lu Xiyao really said that King Xiang wanted to enter the palace to face the saint, and the emperor did not want to see King Xiang at that time.

His heart sank, and then he suddenly sat down.

"King Yue, the mourning family advises you not to fight King Xiang's idea anymore, the Wu family will not let you get your wish, and the so-called Son of Heaven you trust may not be the master for you, and how some people are honored and distinguished today depends on how they stand in line, King Xiang is afraid that he has already stood in line. Think about that Yang Hong, you will know that your heart is as clear as a mirror. How can Yang Hong, how can he be? Why did the court reuse him? It's not because he didn't hesitate to leave his old feelings behind, among the many border generals, the first to turn his face and not see the emperor, and the first to openly support the new master! ”

Zhu Qiming has his own determination, and it is difficult to agree with the inferences of the Holy Empress Dowager. All the signs clearly show that even if the Empress Dowager of Fu'an Palace has great plans, Emperor Jingtai definitely did not conspire with them! Zhu Qiming firmly believed this, and after a while, a question rose in his heart.

"When you insisted on supporting King Xiang to ascend the throne, did you want to tear a rift between Fu'an Palace and Xiangfu?"

The Holy Empress Dowager was stunned for a moment, and then sighed lightly, "Yes, the mourning family has this intention, not to mention that the mourning family has not yet seen the clues of Xiangfu's secret collusion with Fu'an Palace at that time." It's a pity that King Xiang is fickle and untrustworthy. He smiled slightly, and a trace of deep meaning flashed in his eyes, "King Yue, the emperor is about to return to China, there is an emperor and a crown prince in the Forbidden City, and there are great variables here!" ”

Zhu Qiming was taken aback, at this moment, like a boulder pressing on the top, he suddenly felt that the pressure in his heart was unbearable!

When his thoughts were not messy, he secretly divided Emperor Jingtai and Wu's family, "The minister can't understand the variables, the minister only knows that the Ming Dynasty can't do without the lord of Zhongxing, and others should not mention it as the queen mother of Fu'an Palace." ”

"The Lord of Zhongxing?"

The Holy Empress Dowager looked at Zhu Qiming in surprise, pursed her lips, and her eyes were full of unhappiness.

Time seemed to stand still, the face of the Holy Empress Dowager changed several times, and after a long time, her expression eased, and she said slowly: "Today, I will be mourning and not saying anything, as the so-called time to see people's hearts, you go and slowly observe it yourself." When the mourning family is tired, go to the inner room to rest for a while. Oh, there's still half an hour until lunch, so you don't have to be formal. ”

Without the support of the palace maid, the Holy Empress Dowager left her seat and entered the inner room by herself.

The waiters and palace maids who were hiding in the distance entered the hall one after another, and a palace maid was about to approach to serve tea, Zhu Qiming waved at her, got up and walked to the corridor leading to the inner garden.

The palace maid in charge was sharp-eyed, and soon followed, leading the way diligently on the side.

Away from the charcoal fire in the main hall, I suddenly felt the chill in the aisle. Zhu Qiming froze his mind, moved his eyes to look at the palace maid beside him, and secretly urged himself to brush away the discomfort in his heart as soon as possible, so as not to lose his temper in front of the palace people.

"This king looks at you with a good face, what year did you come to Xianxi Palace?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, the slave maid Xuande has been working beside the Holy Empress Dowager for nine years. Oh, the slave maid is called Zisan. ”

"Zisan? Something familiar. can be the palace maid in charge of Xianxi Palace, you must have something extraordinary. ”

"Your Highness praises falsely, the slave is ashamed!"

Zisang's smiling face was like a flower, and he frequently bowed down to guide the way, and his attitude was even more courteous.

The two soon arrived at the exit, but when they saw that the light was bright, the sun reflected the camellia flowers in the garden, and everywhere they looked, it was an early spring.

Zhou Guifei's honey-like voice came from the garden: "Sister Xiyao, giggle······ This ······ I have some new Champa and Siamese fanfare, and I really want to give you a few, and I hope my sister will not refuse. ”

"Thank you, Lady Concubine. Xi Yao is a folk girl, and she uses the things in the palace in vain, I am afraid that it will not be in line with the etiquette. Lu Xiyao's tone was a little cold, but it was not rude.

"Sister, don't shirk, that's good, when you leave the palace, I will order someone to send those incense to the carriage, so that you don't toss back and forth."

Zhu Qiming stopped and said secretly: In the past, he was regarded as a thorn, but now he is treated like a guest, it is really impermanent!

He turned his gaze at Zisang, "You reported to the Holy Empress Dowager, and said that this king wants to go to Qingning Palace to have a look." ”