Chapter 678: Wang Chengen's Absolute Determination and Loyalty!
Daming British Mansion!
Guogong is the highest hereditary duke of the Ming Dynasty, originating from Zhang Yu, a famous general when Zhu Dijing, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Now it has been passed to the seventh generation: Zhang Weixian, who was enthroned in the twenty-sixth year of Wanli (1598). Zhang Weixian was the Ming Dynasty after the martyrdom of Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu was awarded the title of British Duke for his merits.
He was in charge of the military capital and the Beijing camp. In the sinister politics of the late Ming Dynasty, it has a pivotal position!
In addition, it was also involved in the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty (the Attack Case, the Red Pill Case, and the Palace Removal Case). In the chaotic and sinister political struggle at the end of the Ming Dynasty, they were all protected!
In the original unchanged history, after the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he entered the palace at the behest of the empress to accept the edict of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, thus exposing Wei Zhongxian's conspiracy to keep it a secret. protected the precarious Ming Dynasty and created conditions for Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne!
Now, the wheel of history is moving forward again, and similar experiences are about to emerge again.
It's just that the current Emperor of the Apocalypse (Zhu Zilong) is not dead, but has been in a coma for more than a year and has not woken up. Therefore, the situation changed from the establishment of a new monarch to the situation of helping the crown prince to supervise the country. It's up to you to choose who will be the regent!
Today.
Zhang Weixian asked Wang Chengen to enter the house for a while.
When Lao Wang arrived at the British Mansion, Zhang Weixian, who had already greeted him in front of the main gate, greeted him with a smile, and personally took the reins of the horse and bowed to Lao Wang to the end.
Frightened Wang Chengen, he quickly jumped off the horse, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Zhang Guogong, you really killed our family." Who are you, who are we in our family, how dare you receive such a big gift? ”
Who knows, Zhang Weixian smiled and said: "Manager Wang doesn't have to be polite, you are now the number one celebrity in front of Banzai." If our Zhang family wants to keep their fame and fame, we still have to rely on Mr. Wang to say a lot of good things for us in front of Long Live . ”
When he heard Zhang Weixian mention the emperor (Zhu Zilong), the old king looked sad, but he was silent.
Then, he looked at Zhang Weixian with a tangled gaze.
When he was young, he replied: "Zhang Guogong's words are too much, the first British Duke is the first hero of the appeasement." And, the British martyrs of the past generations have been loyal and martyred, and they are holding a golden rice bowl given by the emperor in their hands, you are always worried! ”
Lao Wang's words at this time were full of puns, and of course the old fox Zhang Weixian could hear it, and they also laughed at each other.
Then the two of them entered the house!
When everyone sat down according to the guest of honor, Zhang Weixian drove away the maid servant, Wang Chengen looked at the table and asked, "Zhang Guogong, didn't you say that the two of us have a few drinks together?" Why are there three pairs of dishes and chopsticks on the table, does Zhang Guogong still have a guest? I don't know, it's not here yet, or is it? ”
Hearing Wang Chengen's question, Zhang Weixian, who seemed to have thought of an answer for a long time, smiled: "Yes, the old man still has a guest, as for who this guest is." The old man dared to ask Mr. Wang to guess, who was the other guest invited by the old man? ”
I have to say that Wang Chengen is indeed a shrewd person.
When he was young, he frowned, dipped his finger in wine, and wrote the word 'letter' on the table.
Writing Lao Wang's next letter, Zhang Weixian was noncommittal, stared at Wang Chengen for a long time and was silent, and then asked calmly: "Manager Wang is not an outsider, so do you know, why did I invite you to a secret conversation today?" ”
Alas!
Wang Chengen sighed heavily and replied: "Our family dares to speculate, but King Xin also wants to fight for that, the position of regent?" ”
Zhang Weixian was silent again, and after a long time, he nodded.
Seeing this situation, Wang Chengen asked Zhang Weixian: "Zhang Guogong, then you invited our family here today, do you plan to pull me into this quagmire?" In order to win the support of the inner court? ”
"That's right, that's what the old man meant." Zhang Weixian nodded directly, but also admitted frankly.
Wang Chengen continued to be silent, his eyes full of confusion.
In this life, if it weren't for Zhu Zilong's intervention, Wang Chengen might still be on an errand with Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters. In the last life, in the history that did not change, Wang Chengen belonged to the eunuch Cao Huachun, and the official was the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, and he was deeply trusted by Chongzhen. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, he hanged himself in Coal Mountain (Jingshan) with Zhu Youzhen, the Emperor of Chongzhen.
He can be regarded as an extremely loyal person, and he used to be the person who believed in King Zhu Youzhen, but now he is Zhu Zilong's person.
One is the former master, the other is the current master, and his heart is naturally entangled.
Seeing that Lao Wang didn't seem to be able to make up his mind, Zhang Weixian said calmly: "Manager Wang, since you know these things well, then let's not talk nonsense, let's spread it out." You're also a smart person, and I guess you already know what I'm going to say. ”
"The emperor has not woken up for a year, and the imperial doctor has been examined many times, and he may die at any time. Even if it is not a certainty, but for the sake of the country, you can't plan early, otherwise you will be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Back then, when the first emperor gave the emperor only the throne, he issued secret decrees many times, allowing me to succeed to the throne with Chengguo Gong and Tai Kangbo to assist King Xin. It was only later that there was a temporary change, and the secret decree was hidden. ”
"Of course, I can't tell you where the secret decree is now, but if you don't believe it, I can find an opportunity to show you the secret decree."
"Grandpa Guo, do you want me and the inner court to support King Xin's accession to the throne?" Wang Chengen was shocked.
"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Zhang Weixian waved his hand and explained: "We just think that it is more appropriate to let the queen be the regent, and it is more in line with the interests of the ministers and the country, that's all." ”
Hearing Zhang Weixian say this, Wang Chengen was silent for a long time.
For a while, there was silence in the flower hall in the house, so quiet that you could hear even an embroidery needle falling on the ground. The atmosphere is very weird!
Judging from the current situation of civil officials and the Ming Dynasty, it is true that King Xin is the regent, and it seems that it sounds more appropriate than the queen to record it.
However, what Wang Chengen is entangled with is, is it necessarily suitable to believe in the king?
It is possible for the queen to mess with the government, but there is no such possibility for the king?
The queen and the crown prince are still the emperor's family. King Xin can only be regarded as half of a family, after all, the emperor's family is weaker.
Regents are not so easy to do, and it is easy to transform into a brother and a brother, leaving the throne to his children and grandchildren, rather than returning to the heir appointed by the previous emperor.
Therefore, throughout ancient Chinese history, there are few regents who can start and finish well.
No matter how chaotic the queen is, as long as the ministers do not support her, she cannot change the dynasty. In the future, the emperor will still be the crown prince, but it is only a matter of time before the rights are returned.
And if you change to an outsider, or believe that King Zhu Youzhen will be the regent, everyone will be happy. It's bad to say, once something happens, the prince may no longer be the prince!
Thinking of this, suddenly, Wang Chengen made a decision in his heart, and a trace of firmness flashed in his eyes.
So, the next minute.
Wang Chengen suddenly overturned the wine table, and the tea bowls and wine jugs on the table crackled and fell everywhere.
This behavior naturally made Zhang Weixian angry, and he was about to ask the reason. Wang Chengen stood up first, pointed at Zhang Weixian's nose and roared angrily: "Zhang Weixian, you rebellious minister and thief without a king and father, you still have the face to say that you are a courtier of the Ming Dynasty!" Loyal people, with loyalty and filial piety as the foundation of their lives, why did you give birth to you, a young man, for seven generations of loyal martyrs in the British family? ”
"When did I become a traitor?" Zhang Weixian asked angrily.
Wang Chengen roared and replied, "What are you a traitorous villain? Are you embarrassed to ask me? Let me ask you, now the Emperor of the Apocalypse is still alive in the world, and he has not died out of obscurity, but he is just sleepy. You are impatient to fall to the king of faith, and for the sake of your own glory and wealth, you are bent on putting the king of faith in the position of regent. Where do you put the crown prince in danger? What are you not a traitor? What is not a rebel and a thief? ”
"You misunderstood, I have the secret decree of the emperor in my hand." The sweat on Zhang Weixian's forehead suddenly moistened.
However, Lao Wang's answer was still roaring like thunder.
"The secret decree of the Emperor Taishang? Hehe, what was the situation when the Emperor Taishang gave you a secret decree? What about now? If the emperor really can't sleep, and the prince is incompetent, more than ten years later, for the sake of the country and the society left by the ancestors, you will act according to the order, and you are blameless! However, at this time, the truth is not clear, and you have instead used that secret decree to form a party with bad intentions! Tell me with your own conscience, "What are you not rebels and thieves?" Are you worthy of the name of the seven generations of your ancestors? ”
"Although I, Wang Chengen, am an internal servant, I can't be regarded as a real man. However, he has always taken loyalty and filial piety as his original intention. Today's events, please forgive me for not daring to obey my fate. Leave! ”
Wang Chengen said that, he went straight out and did not meet King Xin. Zhang Weixian was left in the same place, unable to say a word for a long time......
- (To be continued.) )