Chapter XXII. The dust settled

On September 5, the 48th year of Wanli, there was a table of banquets in the side hall on the left side of the Qianqing Palace, and Hou Guoxing and Wang An sat opposite each other. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 On the two sides of the info door, there were four eunuchs with tigers on their backs.

In the early morning of September, the temperature in Kyoto slowly began to cool. Hou Guoxing in the room quietly stared at the direction outside the door with a wine glass, as if thinking about something. On the other hand, Wang An on the side looked restless, sweating on his forehead.

Hou Guoxing's heart turned a thousand times at this time, if Li Changzhi of the Qianqing Palace didn't move at noon, would he really want to poison him to death? Thinking of this, Hou Guoxing looked back at the poisonous wine that had been prepared on the side, and suddenly trembled in his heart.

came to the Ming Dynasty, in less than 30 days before and after, more than 10 lives died in his own hands. When did you become so murderous? Although these lives were all taken by themselves when they were forced to do so, the two eunuchs in the Qianqing Palace, when they ordered them to be beaten to death, did not hesitate in their hearts. and this Li Changshi, as long as he really doesn't move out of this Qianqing Palace, he won't hesitate to poison her to death.

Just when Hou Guoxing was thinking wildly, Wang An got up and walked to the door, looked in the direction of the Qianqing Palace, and walked back to the table anxiously, took the wine glass and drank it all, rubbing his hands vigorously against each other, as if to drive away the non-existent cold.

Hou Guoxing looked at the anxious Wang An, settled down, raised the wine glass in his hand and smiled and said:

"Princess, come and have a drink! It's still early, so there's no need to rush too much. ”

After Wang An picked up the wine glass and drank it all again, he looked at Hou Guoxing and said:

"Hou Gongzi, after you came out of the Qianqing Palace yesterday, you said to our family, our family has also given the prince a tribute. The prince means that everything is in charge of the prince. But what if this Li Chang Shi doesn't know what to do, and he still has to live in this Qianqing Palace, how can it be good? ”

Listening to Wang An's words, Hou Guoxing drank all the wine in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he took out a blank official document stamped with the seal of Prince Zhu Youxiao from his arms and said:

"Father-in-law, Guoxing books are read less, and the father-in-law is ghostwritten!" After speaking, he handed the official document in his hand to Wang An. As a modern person, Hou Guoxing already knows little about traditional Chinese characters, let alone use this brush to write, so he can only read with Wang An, the prince.

Wang An raised his head and looked at Hou Guoxing, probably understood what Hou Guoxing meant, opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment but did not speak, took the document and picked up the brush and asked:

"How do you want to write it?"

It turned out that after Hou Guoxing came out of the Qianqing Palace yesterday, he asked Wang An to convey his meaning to Zhu Youxiao, to the effect that he hoped to give Li Changshi a decent ending, after all, that kid and the prince are also brothers and sisters. Zhu Youxiao, who is already benevolent, although he is very dissatisfied with Li Changshi's difficulties for many years, but after all, this woman is also the widow of his father, and as the future son of heaven, it is indeed difficult to persecute too much.

Since Hou Guoxing spoke, Zhu Youxiao had no reason not to agree, so he simply asked Wang An to bring a few documents signed and sealed by himself and let Hou Guoxing handle it himself.

Hou Guoxing stood up, walked outside the door, looked at the Qianqing Palace quietly, and said quietly for a long time:

"On the day of the king's accession to the throne, it is also the time for the permanent servant to be crowned as a concubine, and I wish the permanent servant to move out of the Qianqing Palace and move to the Renshou Palace. The eighth sister and this king are both the flesh and blood of the former emperor, and this king will raise them generously to comfort the soul of his father in the sky, and also set an example for the subjects of the world......"

Hearing this, Wang Anzheng's hand that was about to put down the pen stopped, and said in surprise:

"Hou Gongzi, this Li Xuanzhi has been making things difficult for the prince and him for many years, including Mrs. Ke, she also hates her to the core, Hou Gongzi is treated as a concubine today, is it too favorable?"

Just now, Hou Guoxing took out the prince's paperwork, and Wang An knew Hou Guoxing's general intentions. Unexpectedly, Hou Guoxing proposed to make Li Xuan a concubine and move to Renshou Palace, which was completely based on the standard of the imperial concubine. Thinking of the many troubles he has suffered from this Li Changzhi for many years, Wang Anxin is a hundred unwilling.

Hou Guoxing turned around, looked at Wang An and said with a smile:

"My father-in-law is unwilling, why is Guoxing willing? It's just that now did he really kill that Li Changshi? The Ming Dynasty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, wouldn't it be a shame for the prince to bear the name of unfilial piety at this time? Li Changshou is now like a lost dog, find a side hall for her in Renshou Palace, let her be an ancient Buddha in Tsing Yi, and live the rest of her life! As for all the things here, Guoxing will explain to the prince in person. ”

Although Wang An said that he was unwilling, this was the best solution at present, so he could only nod and speak:

"Hou Gongzi thinks about the prince everywhere, our family really admires it, and our family will explain this matter to the prince with you at that time. After speaking, he picked up the pen and wrote on the paperwork.

Soon the document was written, Hou Guoxing put the document on the basket containing wine and dove wine, handed it to the eunuch next to him and said:

"Tell Li Xuanzhi that before noon, either leave! Die or die! ”

The weather in September, the morning is still a little cool, and the sun is in the sky near noon, but the sun is surprisingly hot, and the whole imperial city is shrouded in heat.

Hou Guoxing, who was forced to be calm in the side hall, also began to sweat on his forehead, and looked at Wang An, who had already opened his shirt and his eyes were red in a hurry, and said:

"Don't wait, let's go in!"

At this moment, a sweaty eunuch ran out of the door, knelt down to Wang An and said:

"Princess, then Li Changshou agreed to move."

Hearing this, Hou Guoxing's entangled heart finally relaxed. No matter how vicious Li Changshi was, Hou Guoxing, who felt that he had killed too much at this time, really couldn't bear to kill this pair of orphans and widows!

When Wang An heard this, he also breathed a sigh of air, Hou Guoxing looked at Wang An, and the two looked at each other and laughed.

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A secluded inn outside the north gate of the imperial city.

Wang Wenyan and the old man in white sat opposite each other.

At this time, Wang Wenyan, who was sitting at the bottom, got up and bowed to the old man in white and said:

"My lord, now that the crown prince is about to ascend the throne, we all have the skill of following the dragon, and the soaring is just around the corner. Most of the people in this court are also people of my generation, which is gratifying. I think that my generation was suppressed at the beginning, so that there were traitors and thieves in the court. Clever and clear-sighted, harsh taxes are rampant, and the rivers and rivers in the world are declining. Nowadays, the mining tax is abolished, the country is correct, and the world is clear, all of which are the work of adults. Although there are still some harsh policies now, as long as we work together in the DPRK to teach the Son of Heaven to clean up the treacherous situation, we will definitely be able to return the world to a prosperous era. ”

Hearing this, the old man in white was silent for a moment, opened his eyes and looked at Wang Wenyan quietly, and then sighed:

"Although my generation now has an advantage in the court, there are still traitors in the court who have not been eliminated, and they hold important positions in various ministries. We must not take this lightly. Although the prince has the appearance of a wise king, after all, he is young and easily confused by these traitors. During the Wanli period, our predecessors also had an advantage in the court, and later they were just as difficult. What a lesson from the past! ”

Wang Wenyan, who was sitting at the bottom, changed his face and said:

"It's a pity that I didn't compete for all the success this time, but I didn't expect that Zheng Guifei suddenly made a move at the critical moment, which completely disrupted the student's plan. The student doubted whether the crown prince had reached some kind of agreement with Zheng Guifei, otherwise with the contradiction between Zheng Guifei and the emperor, if he didn't take the opportunity to take advantage of the fire, he would have raised his noble hand, and it would be impossible to help. The failure to eradicate him and his henchmen in one fell swoop today is indeed a poor plan of the students. But adults don't have to worry too much, although Concubine Zheng has been in the harem for many years, what she relies on in this court is nothing more than that group of rebels, as long as your lord purges the court as soon as possible and breaks her wings, there is nothing else to worry about! ”

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Shoukang Palace!

Concubine Zheng Guifei half lay on the bed and pondered quietly. On the side, two palace maids who were sweating all over their bodies shook their fans from side to side.

At this time, a eunuch walked in outside the door, knelt down and said:

"Guifei Niangniang, Li Changshou has moved out of the Qianqing Palace!"

Hearing this, Concubine Zheng frowned lightly and said:

"Got it, you go and talk to Elder Fang Ge, let him keep a low profile in everything recently, Li Changshi's matter is over here, after all, it is not the time when Lord Wanli is here, there is no need for this palace to do those things that exclude dissidents. By the way, you have to remind the elder of the pavilion, pay attention to that Hou Guoxing, and try to cooperate if possible. This son should not be underestimated. ”

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September 6, 48th year of Wanli.

After the prince Zhu Youxiao sacrificed to the temple, Sheji and the people, he slowly climbed onto the dragon chair with the support of Wang An.

The gongs and drums in the Taihe Hall were noisy, and the civil and military officials knelt down in unison, chanting three times "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live",

It was officially announced that Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne as emperor.

On the day Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he set the name of next year's year as the first year of the Apocalypse, and granted amnesty to the world. A large number of rewards for the courtiers. In particular, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and dozens of other officials who performed well in the palace transfer case were all promoted beyond the ranks. The next day, Wang An, the eunuch who was promoted to read the eunuch, was the eunuch of the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor, and issued a decree to make Li Changshi Concubine Kang and move to Renshou Palace.

The new emperor ascended the throne, everyone was happy, and Hou Guoxing, who promoted all this behind the scenes, was recuperating quietly in the Hou Mansion at the moment.

Hou Guoxing, who traveled to this Ming Dynasty for a month, was forced to get involved in one conspiracy after another, and he was physically and mentally exhausted. I heard that Zhu Youxiao was sick in bed after he ascended the throne.

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