Chapter 31 The king enters Beijing in Jin
For his own safety, Emperor Chongzhen never dared to relax, and the palace of the Ming Dynasty was not so safe as it was. The cleaning of the inside of the palace www.biquge.info Pen Fun Pavilion has to be carried out from time to time, not to mention that this palace was not the place where his brother said before.
Whether it is Wei Zhongxian's forces, or the hands of other people outside the palace that reach out to the palace, they must all be cut off.
This kind of thing is that it is better to kill the wrong person, and it must not be let go, and there is no room for negotiation.
At the same time that Emperor Chongzhen was clear about the palace, a person came to the capital, one person and one car, a servant who drove the car, it can be said that he was lightly armed, and this person was Wang Zaijin who entered Beijing with the edict of Emperor Weather. Although 600 miles urgently summoned Wang Zaijin, Wang Zaijin did not arrive in the capital until today.
After entering the capital, Wang Zaijin's carriage was stopped, and a man in civilian clothes stood at the front of the car, looking at Wang Zaijin with a smile.
Picking up the curtain, Wang Zaijin frowned slightly when he saw the comer, but he still got out of the car, hugged his fist with a smile and said: "It turned out to be Brother Li Xian, Brother Li Xian personally greeted him at the gate of the city, which made Zai Xia feel deeply ashamed." ”
The person who came was none other than Li Kuilong, the imperial envoy of the left deputy capital, and said to Wang Zaijin with a smile: "Brother Wang has come from afar, so I naturally want to greet him!" ”
For Li Kuilong, Wang Zaijin really didn't want to say anything to him, especially in the current situation, so he shirked and said: "Brother Xian, the emperor has six hundred miles to urgently summon the foolish brother, and when he arrives in the capital today, he has to go and hand in the decree first!" ”
"With the current sky, I'm afraid it's too late to deliver the decree, so it's better to have a good rest today, and it's not too late to enter the palace tomorrow morning." Li Kuilong's face remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "Just let the younger brother pick up the wind and wash the dust for the elder brother, and just tell the elder brother about the changes in Beijing during this period of time." ”
Wang Zaijin raised his eyebrows, although he guessed that Li Kuilong was trying to win him over, but he didn't expect him to say it so directly.
The news that Wei Zhongxian was imprisoned by the emperor, Wang Zaijin had heard about it a long time ago, and when Wang Zaijin came, Emperor Chongzhen would sooner or later take the court to open the knife, but he hadn't done it yet. The emperor summoned him, no matter what it was for, he could avoid court disputes.
Now that the court is stormy, I have just entered Beijing, and it would be too unwise to stir it up directly. What's more, he hasn't figured out the emperor's attitude towards him yet, and rashly contacting other people is very detrimental to himself.
For example, today's matter, if you go to see Li Kuilong first, instead of obediently waiting for the emperor to summon you, once it reaches the emperor's ears, you will probably be very troublesome. As for whether anyone will hit his own small report, Wang Zaijin doesn't have to think about it at all, there will definitely be someone.
Glancing at the servant who drove the car for him, Wang Zaijin knew that this person should be replaced.
To be able to know the time of his entry into Beijing so punctually, it would be strange to say that this person is fine.
"Brother Wang, it's not early, and now there is no way to hand over the decree, Brother Xian really wants to understand with Brother Wang, you must know that Sun Chengzong entered the palace the day before yesterday and had a very happy conversation with the emperor, and even spread the news that Sun Chengzong is about to take over the military department."
"Yuan Chonghuan is also in the capital, it seems that he arrived a few days earlier than his brother, the emperor hasn't seen him yet, and he will have to wait a while for his brother to come."
Wang Zaijin's pupils shrank, and the emperor saw Sun Chengzong, and also summoned Yuan Chonghuan to the capital? For Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan, Wang Zaijin was very dissatisfied, if it weren't for them, he would not have been driven out of Liaodong in disgrace.
It was a loss that he valued Yuan Chonghuan so much at that time, and he actually stabbed him in the back before he got there, and directly caught Sun Chengzong's line.
Sun Chengzong is also, relying on his identity as an emperor, he has repeatedly suppressed himself, if it weren't for this, he would not have led to Wei Zhongxian's side. Sun Chengzong resigned, and Yuan Chonghuan also resigned, thinking that his opportunity had come, who would have thought that the new emperor would plan to reuse them.
A resentment accumulated in Wang Zaijin's chest, his face became ugly, and his breathing became a lot heavier.
Li Kuilong was very determined, it seemed that his plan had worked, and Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan were really the big stones in Wang Zaijin's heart. As long as he mentions that the emperor reuses these two people, Wang Zaijin will definitely be dissatisfied with the emperor, as long as this dissatisfaction appears, he will be with himself.
Today, as long as Wang Zaijin leaves with him, then he will be completely on his chariot, and there will definitely be no other choice.
There has been news in the palace that the emperor is ready to replace the minister of the Liaodong Governor Wang, but the candidate has not yet been decided, and he hesitates between Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin. At this time, his own side must ensure that the Liaodong Governor is his own person.
Sun Chengzong's position as the secretary of the military department has become a fact, once the position of Liaodong Governor is also handed over to Yuan Chonghuan, his own side wants to meddle in military affairs, it will be difficult.
It is a consensus that Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan cannot form a joint force, otherwise one is in the DPRK and the other is in Liaodong, and it will be difficult for them to do anything on their side.
At this time, it is imperative to gather manpower and strengthen strength, and Wang Zaijin is the most suitable candidate. Although he is not very close to his side, no matter what method he uses, he must be close to him.
After a long time, Wang Zaijin exhaled, looked at Li Kuilong and said:
"Brother Xian is kind, Brother Fool has written it down, but Brother Fool is ordered to enter Beijing, it is better to hand over the decree first, and after Brother Fool hands over the decree, he will clink glasses with Brother Xian and talk in detail all night."
After saying this, Wang Zaijin didn't give Li Kuilong another chance, and directly got back into the carriage and instructed the coachman: "Catch the car!" ”
To the Department of General Affairs handed over his own folds, Wang Zaijin went directly to the post station, did not live in the inn, did not go to visit colleagues, in Wang Zaijin's view, honestly stay in the post station, waiting for Emperor Chongzhen's summons is the best choice.
After dinner, Wang Zaijin was thinking in the room, and for the things of the day, Wang Zaijin, who had calmed down, was already in a cold sweat.
Obviously, at this moment, Wang Zaijin has already understood all of Li Kuilong's intentions. Sure enough, it was ill-intentioned, Wang Zaijin's face was very ugly, and the party couldn't help fighting, Wang Zaijin couldn't help but sigh, sometimes you want to dodge, but you can't dodge.
If you want to do something, you must still have to compete with Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan, but you are alone, do you still have to rely on them?
When you relied on them, didn't you leave yourself idle? I participated in the revision of the "Three Dynasties Canon", which is definitely a stain on myself, the Donglin Party does not tolerate itself, and if I don't hug the other party's thighs, I am afraid that I will end up even worse.
But Wei Zhongxian was imprisoned, the situation in the DPRK and China was unclear, the emperor's attitude was ambiguous, and he didn't look good to make a choice! After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Zaijin made up his mind not to do anything, so as not to respond to all changes, and all the decisions were made until he saw Emperor Chongzhen talking.
After making the decision, Wang Jaejin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling glad that he did not follow Li Kuilong during the day.
At this time, Wang Zaijin heard someone knocking on his door, and couldn't help frowning, who is it? Could it be that Li Kuilong came to the door again? He stood up, walked to the door, and asked, "Who?" What's going on on the big night? ”
"The old man of the Tian family!" The person outside spoke softly, and his tone was very indifferent.
When Wang Zaijin heard this, his face was overjoyed, he calmed down his emotions, and stretched out his hand to open the door.
The person outside the door flashed into the house, then closed the door, and took off his hat behind him, only then he breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Wang Zaijin with a smile: "Brother Wang, after a long time, Brother Wang is really still beautiful, which is enviable!" ”
Looking at the visitor, Wang Zaijin sighed: "You came to visit all night, not just to tell me this, right?" ”
The person who came was none other than the Jinyi Guards who commanded Tian Ergeng, but he didn't care at all, he found a place to sit down, and said with a smile: "In this eventful autumn, when the mountains and rains are about to come and the wind is full of buildings, it is not the two of us who can help each other?" Can you trust others? Li Kuilong looked for you during the day, didn't you go too? ”
"You sent someone to keep an eye on me?" Wang Zaijin looked at Tian Ergeng and said with a glare.
Pouring himself a cup of tea, Tian Ergeng played with the teacup and looked at Wang Zaijin playfully: "What you say, who doesn't stare at Jinyiwei?" What kind of amazing character do you think you're going to send people to stare at you like this? ”
"When you were studying, you weren't what you are now!" Wang Zaijin said angrily: "Look at your current appearance, you are an executioner!" ”
"Executioner?" Tian Ergeng sneered: "It's all the emperor's errand, no one is much better, you don't have to say cool things here, if it weren't for the friendship back then, do you think I'll come back?" My heavenly family has a gold medal for avoiding death and ten sins, which is the merit of the ancestors and the gift of the emperor, and we naturally have to report the grace of the king. ”
Wang Zaijin squinted his eyes, didn't speak for a long time, and finally sat on the chair and said, "What's the matter, say something!" ”
The two met when they were young, Tian Ergeng's father didn't like to study, but there was a hereditary Jinyiwei Tongzhi's ancestor in the family, and it was also his grandfather's family foundation, Tian Ergeng's father naturally became Jinyiwei Tongzhi.
Later, Tian Ergeng's father was transferred to Nanjing Zhenfu Division to serve, and Tian Ergeng followed and met Wang Zaijin, who was studying in Nanjing at that time.
Young and frivolous, bookish and angry, the two of them swam together, leaving a lot of interesting stories on the Qinhuai River. It's just that Wang Zaijin High School is a scholar, but Tian Ergeng inherited his father's Jinyi Wei Tongzhi, and the two embarked on two different paths.
Wang Zaijin started from the bottom and sat step by step in the position of the feudal official, while Tian Ergeng was intrigued in the Jinyi Guard, fighting to the death, relying on his ruthlessness and skillful wrists, and finally sat on the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard.
Only Tian Ergeng himself understands that whoever can do Jinyi Wei Baihutang, which one is not ruthless? Which one is not the means extraordinary? Which one is not the executioner?