Chapter 34 Stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix into the thirty-fourth
After listening to Zhanxiao's words, everyone first thought it was impossible, but immediately felt that it was not unreasonable. In particular, Tan Yan, who still has a trace of admiration for the teacher, immediately accepted this fact. He felt that Empress Chen was more likely to do so than his teacher, Gao Gong. After Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng glanced at each other, they also felt that it was possible inside.
Qin Tai was not very satisfied, and he raised some questions: "First, Empress Chen has been a low-key person for a long time, and even the people in her mother's family rarely come into contact with her. How does she organize and preside over these things? Second, even if Empress Chen wants to do this, where does she have someone to help? Everyone knows that Empress Chen's maiden family has no capable people, otherwise she would not have come out to take on some actual positions. The emperor has proposed many times that it is better for these relatives to come out to help him do some practical affairs than to sing praises of virtue. Third, Empress Chen has delegated power to Concubine Li Guifei for a long time, where did she get the power to take people in and out of the palace casually? The power of the palace is either Li Guifei's or Meng Chong's, or he directly took refuge in Feng Bao and Feng Gonggong. Who can be in Li Guifei. Meng Chong and Feng Bao and Feng Gonggong were doing things in the palace without their knowledge? Fourth, if Empress Chen wants to present a beautiful woman to the emperor, she will not let the emperor know that this is her credit. Otherwise, how could Empress Chen control this woman? How can it be confirmed that the child born by this woman is the emperor's blood? How will this child be used to become the only queen mother in the future? Fifth, Empress Chen did not have such great influence in the previous dynasty. If Empress Chen can't successfully trip up Li Guifei and the crown prince, it will completely push her to the opposite side of Li Guifei, and she and Li Guifei will not be able to stand on each other in the future. You all know Empress Chen, will the timid Empress Chen be so decisive? ”
Everyone is silent again, and this fact really exists. Gao Gong was influential, but he could not penetrate deep into the palace, let alone send women directly to Emperor Longqing. Empress Chen has a certain ability in the palace, but she must not affect the previous dynasty, and it is impossible to do such a big thing alone. Once this matter is really done by Queen Chen, she is absolutely sure that she will completely turn her face with Concubine Li. Otherwise, their sisterly friendship of more than ten years would not have broken so blatantly and openly.
Qin Tai began to say things that shocked everyone even more, he said: "I said at the beginning that these people are not only thoughtful but also quite powerful. An opponent like this will not be unnoticed, and it will not be unguarded at all. So I suspect that these people are an alliance, temporarily united for a common purpose. This led to this incident when everyone was no longer paying attention. I also said that the other side not only planned for a while, but also did things in a way that was a bit like marching and fighting, so I think the other side is composed of at least two or more forces. I wonder if that's going to happen. Empress Chen wanted to deal with Concubine Li Guifei, Lord Gao Gong wanted to target Master Zhang Juzheng, and Meng Chong wanted to deal with Feng Bao and Gonggong Feng, and the three of them joined forces. Their common purpose is not to let the crown prince continue to be the crown prince, let alone let the prince become the emperor in the future. Empress Chen dealt with the crown prince because she was worried that when the prince grew up, she would grab land for her mother, and in the future, Empress Chen would be a queen mother with no real power. Gao Gong hated Zhang Juzheng, and even Zhang Juzheng's disciple Prince hated it together. Gao Gong was even more worried that the prince would avenge Zhang Juzheng in the future, so Gao Gong Gao didn't want the prince to become the emperor smoothly. Meng Chong had long complained about the crown prince and Li Guifei, mainly because Li Guifei supported Feng Bao Feng Gonggong to replace him as the eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the seal. That's why three people work together to do this, so that it can be done so beautifully and completely. By the way, Tan Lun let me ask. You know how to lead soldiers in the military, did your teacher Gao Gonggao teach you? So Gao Gong Gao is also a military master, not only can fight, but also knows how to arrange troops? ”
Tan Yan's face became worse and worse, which meant that he also began to believe this. Besides, Gao Gong knows the military, and he knows not only Tan Yan knows about the deployment of troops, but even Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao also know this. Gao Gong's military ability, coupled with his quick temper, really made it possible to do so. In this case, could Gao Gong really join forces with Empress Chen and become everyone's enemy? As for Meng Chong to help them, no one will be surprised. The infighting between Meng Chong and Feng Bao has long been no secret, and any opportunity to trip up Feng Bao will be used and cherished. As long as either Gao Gong or Empress Chen hinted at Meng Chong, Meng Chong would join forces with them, with the purpose of attacking Feng Bao and Li Guifei.
Zhang Cheng is more cautious, and he not only believes in Qin Tai's analysis, but also thinks more deeply than Feng Bao. He said: "If Lord Qin is right, we will not only be beaten passively, but also seem to be obviously inferior to each other. Gao Gong is the nominal head of the cabinet, Empress Chen is the nominal master of the harem, and Meng Chong is the person in charge of the celebrant eunuch, and the three of them can definitely suppress us when they join forces. What are we going to do? What about the prince? You can't be beaten passively here, can you? "He is the most loyal to the crown prince Zhu Yijun, and the first one immediately thought of the prince.
Not only Zhang Cheng thought so, but even Feng Bao and Tan Yan felt that it was tricky. Although Zhang Juzheng didn't speak, he also felt that the opponent was a little too strong. Although Zhang Juzheng is not afraid of Gao Gong and Empress Chen, nor is he worried about Meng Chong, he is also very scruples about the three of them joining forces. One person, not to mention Zhang Juzheng, even Feng Bao is not worried, if the three of them join forces, Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao will be a little difficult together. In this case, there is no actual evidence to convince Li Guifei, and Li Guifei cannot be on their side openly. Tan Yan is not only a disciple of Gao Gong, but also has little power in his hands, and the power of Zhang Cheng and Qin Tai can almost be ignored. Zhang Juzheng is already estimating the strength of the two sides, and feels that his side will draw with the other party at most, and he will definitely not be able to beat the opponent.
Qin Tai said: "Don't worry, everyone, I have a countermeasure to deal with them." From the matter of the prince and the clues left by this woman, I found the other party's shortcomings. The other party may have a good plan and a very precise arrangement, but there are flaws in the connection. In this way, the other party is not tightly organized, at least the cooperation is not seamless. Otherwise, with the authority of the queen, the status of the first assistant of the cabinet, and the ability of the celebrant to seal the eunuch, the three of them would not be so flawed. In this case, it can be seen that they are not of the same mind. It is very likely that Gao Gong presided over the plan, and Meng Chong and Empress Chen supervised or cooperated with the action. Gao Gong's temper is too impatient, so he often complains about others. Meng Chong is a suspicious person, so he will keep a hand. Empress Chen can't leave the palace casually in the palace, so she can't know the development of things at the first time. That's our chance, and we can target them without knowing what to do next. As long as you believe me, we will have a chance to deal with their team. ”
Zhang Juzheng nodded, he became more and more superstitious about Qin Tai's ability, and personally decided to fully support Qin Tai. After Feng Bao glanced at Qin Tai and Zhang Juzheng, he nodded his head in support of Qin Tai for the second time. Tan Yan had no choice but to nod and agree, and the last Zhang Cheng's serious representative, Prince Zhu Yijun, agreed to participate in this joint operation. A new alliance was formed, and everyone elected Qin Tai as the commander.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Qin Tai told his plan. "Let's assume that they're in a gang of that person, and that's the biggest possibility, and the most powerful scenario. We're going to deal with the three of them, and we have to deal with them separately. The tall arch couldn't take it down directly, so he could only be dragged and trapped in the cabinet duty room. Zhang Juzheng can hold a cabinet meeting and find a reason to keep Gao Gonggao in the cabinet duty room. Lord Zhang's only task is to drag Lord Gao Gong in the cabinet duty room. It wasn't until we dealt with the other two that Master Zhang was able to let him leave the cabinet duty room. Zhang Cheng, you hand over the person caught by Feng Bao and Feng's father-in-law to Concubine Li. I hope that Concubine Li Guifei will know that there is a problem in the prince's accident, and order the eunuch to crack the culprit of the prince's framing case as soon as possible. Zhang Cheng, you have to take this opportunity to keep an eye on Meng Chong, and don't give Meng Chong a chance to leave the palace, or send someone to leave the palace to do business. Locking Meng Chong in the palace and cutting off absolute control from the outside world is half the battle. In the end, Feng Bao Feng's father-in-law came forward, and on the one hand, on the grounds of arresting the palace maid who committed the crime, he dispatched the people from Dongchang to find the woman with all his might. The reason is that this palace maid fornicated with the guards, and the crime was chaos**. In particular, Meng Chong's secret residence outside, as well as Empress Chen's maiden secret manor, should be found especially carefully. On the one hand, I took a walk in the palace and said that Dongchang inadvertently caught a woman and a child, and the other party lied that it was the emperor's blood. In particular, it is necessary to let the people of the Imperial Palace know the news and pass the news to Empress Chen. If Empress Chen was the instigator or participated, Empress Chen would definitely send someone out of the palace. We can use this person to find the person we are looking for, and even more clues. Arrange manpower to monitor and track, and leave it to Lord Tan on Tan. Be sure to capture all of them alive, and not let go of any possible clues. But now is not the opportunity to settle accounts with them, even if you find people and clues, you can't completely turn your face with them. We just need to get rid of the hidden dangers and sabotage their plans. ”
Tan Yan was worried that this matter would be completely opposed to his teacher Gao Gong, so he immediately supported Qin Tai's decision. Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao also felt that stability was the top priority now, and they promised not to pursue them. Only Zhang Cheng felt that he couldn't completely eliminate the opponent, which was a bit unfavorable to the prince, but Zhang Cheng didn't dare to go against everyone openly, so he had to agree on behalf of the prince.
Everyone decided to act separately, Zhang Juzheng's task was the easiest, as long as he went back and sent a notice as soon as possible. There are a lot of cumbersome things in the cabinet, and it is not difficult at all to trap Gao Gong with one or two things. Not only did he have to keep Gao Gong in the cabinet duty room, but he also had to act as a cover for Tan Lun, so that Gao Gong could not find out that Tan Lun was already monitoring inside and outside the palace.
Everyone's mood was a little excited, and Tan Yan's mood was the most entangled. On the one hand, he didn't want the teacher Gao Gong to be involved in this matter, and on the other hand, he hoped that this matter was really presided over by Gao Gong and could solve this matter smoothly. If this kind of thing is not resolved, it will be too threatening to the court and the crown prince.