Crown Prince Zhu saw Jiji?

As soon as he heard the news from the palace from Zhao Hongjie in a hurry, Shen Yichen directly stood in place, he knew that Zhu Qiyu's eldest son Zhu Jianji died not long after completing Yi Chu.

But the problem is that now history has changed, and a certain force in the DPRK and China did not succeed in attacking Zhu Jianji, but instead aroused the vigilance of Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor, and greatly strengthened the guard force in the palace.

Is this Zhu Jianji's own fault, or is it really another poison?

"Hongjie, what's going on, you can tell me more details."

Shen Yichen, who reacted, hurriedly asked Zhao Hongjie, you must know that the turning point in the history of the Ming Dynasty was the untimely death of the crown prince Zhu Jianji, and the future will be full of great uncertainty.

"At the moment, there are not many sources other than the crown prince."

"Didn't I explain the last time the crown prince was in distress, I must find a way to place people in the palace to obtain information, didn't you listen to it?"

In his eagerness, Shen Yichen couldn't help but ask, you must know that he has been fighting outside the palace for many years, and he can't dredge up relations with the palace officials. With Cheng Jing returning to his hometown, Shen Yichen has actually cut off the source of information in the palace, and can only rely on Zhao Hongjie's Jinyi Guard.

As for Cao Jixiang, who has shown goodwill, the two sides have not had much contact in the future, and more importantly, they can't get the other party's handle in their hands, and they are far from reaching the stage of "allies" who can exchange information and cooperate.

In the face of Shen Yicheng's questioning, Zhao Hongjie also felt bitter in his heart and couldn't speak, so he had no choice but to defend: "Xiangbei, after you explained last time, I tried my best to place people in the palace, and even the news of the crown prince this time was learned in advance from the imperial doctor who was wooed."

"In addition, His Majesty trusts the former ministers of the Qiandi even more, and the intelligence has been handed over to Wang Cheng, the internal official and supervisor, and the palace defense has been handed over to Cao Jixiang, the palm seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, I really can't get in!"

Seeing Zhao Hongjie's aggrieved look, Shen Yichen didn't want to be too harsh. After all, manpower is limited in many things, just like he can't control the deep palace, and he still understands the principle of not doing to others what he doesn't want to do to others.

"I'm sorry Hongjie, I'm a little anxious."

Shen Yichen took the initiative to apologize, only he knew the impact of Zhu Jianji's untimely death in this world, and his mentality was destined to be far more urgent than ordinary people.

"Our brother still needs to say this."

Zhao Hongjie waved his hand indifferently, and then turned the topic back to the point of business: "I'm afraid that the news in the palace will spread soon, and now that the crown prince is here, Your Majesty has no other princes, then the old courtiers in the court who support King Yi will inevitably resurge."

"In addition, Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, can be regarded as getting what he wants, and without the hindrance of the prince of the first emperor's lineage, I am afraid that he will also be ready to support the foreign domain."

Zhao Hongjie's words made Shen Yichen's face more and more serious, originally he also wanted to take advantage of the internal crisis in Mongolia to take the initiative to completely solve the great enemy of the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years.

As a result, the crown prince Zhu Jianji died at a critical moment, and it is inevitable that all forces in the DPRK and China will "dance wildly". It is not enough that the Northern Expedition alone will be affected, but I am afraid that once the internal friction arises, even the Southern Expeditionary Army of Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji will be affected.

If Luchuan can't be destroyed this time, nearly 200,000 soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army will die in Burma and Tianzhu, not to mention that Annan can't be recovered, and Yungui may not be able to save it.

On the eve of the canonization ceremony of the crown prince, Zhu Jianji passed away, and the time was so coincidental!

Shen Yichen subconsciously clenched his fists, with a powerful sense of grievance, the good situation of building thousands of miles of rivers and mountains was in front of him, but he was interrupted by the internal problems of the court, maybe this is the fate of the Central Plains Dynasty for three hundred years of reincarnation.

But in the world, how can everything go well, and if you want to reverse the world, you are destined to have thorns and bumps all the way. Although there are tens of millions of people, the spirit of going to the saint is Shen Yichen's constant pursuit!

After some intense thought in his mind, Shen Yichen spoke, "No matter what the situation goes, controlling the palace is the king's way. Han Liangan, the former commander of Jingwei, has been promoted to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, no

At present, Jingwei is in command of Wang Zheng, and I have some friendship with old acquaintances, so you can contact you first to see if you can win it over."

"Okay, I understand."

Zhao Hongjie nodded, the orthodox fourteen-year "change of seizing the door" relied on Shen Yichen to control the palace gate guards in advance, which delayed the time and waited for the reinforcements to arrive and turn the tables, and the Jingwei side had to be controlled by his own people.

"By the way, Xiangbei, do you want to inform Li Da that they are ready?"

"For the time being, it has not reached the level of such a crisis, and it is easy to arouse suspicion and false accusations in excessive actions."

Shen Yichen shook his head, at present, it is only the drastic changes in the palace that have made the situation tense, and it is far from the point of turmoil in the imperial court. In addition, Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang, as long as Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu does not have major physical problems, the ambition in their hearts will be suppressed.

At most, it is a struggle for power, not to the point of seizing the country.

It's okay to make some preparations to prevent trouble, and to rush into the army is to make a stupid move.

"Okay, I'll do it now."

Zhao Hongjie didn't say a word, he turned around and left the Chengguo Mansion, and at the same time, in the Forbidden City, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu was lying on the couch with a pale face, and there were eunuchs and palace maids standing next to him, and several imperial doctors had beads of sweat on their foreheads, and the whole person was trembling!

"A group of quacks, the crown prince has not been saved, and now His Majesty has fainted from grief, and you are still helpless."

"In case Your Majesty has any three long and two short, you will all have to be buried with you!"

The eunuch Xing'an is in charge of the eunuch Xing'an, and he looks like thunder at the moment, you must know that the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty don't look at the power of the government and the opposition, in fact, their power comes from the extension of imperial power.

The words of a son of heaven and a courtier are very suitable for them.

Xing'an relied on his support for the dragon and replaced Jin Ying as the head of the internal officials, which is equivalent to completely tying himself to Zhu Qiyu's lineage.

As a result, within one day, the crown prince Zhu Jianji died, and the emperor Zhu Qiyu was grief-stricken and unconscious. If there is any more situation where the emperor dies, then Emperor Jingtai's lineage will be directly extinct, and the throne will be rotated to Zhu Jianshen, the king of Yi, if nothing else.

Think about it, if Zhu Jianshen successfully inherits the throne of the unification, then this group of traitors of the emperor Zhu Qizhen in the court can still have a way to live?

Maybe the ministers of the court and the central government will escape, after all, since ancient times, doctors have not been punished, and the eunuchs and eunuchs have no "human rights" in the words of later generations. If the future emperor wants to retaliate, no one will speak for them, and maybe the outside world will applaud when they learn about it!

"The internal minister is angry, Your Majesty is caused by excessive sadness, and the lower official has already instructed the Tai Hospital to boil a decoction to calm and soothe qi, and it will soon have a miraculous effect."

Even the *** at the level of the minister of the cabinet department, in the face of the eunuch who is in charge of the celebrant seal, he has to lower his posture, and the imperial doctor does not dare to offend the slightest, so he can only pick up the words and say them.

"Will the Banzai Lord wake up after drinking the decoction?"

Xing'an continued to ask, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu must wake up as soon as possible to stabilize the situation, otherwise the news of the death of the crown prince Zhu Jianji will not be hidden for long.

"This...... This ......"

The imperial doctor can pick up the words and say them, but whether the emperor can wake up or not, he doesn't dare to say the words to death.

"Waste things, don't hurry up and urge them, bring the decoction!"

Xing'an didn't care about giving face to the other party at this time, scolded viciously, and then set his eyes on Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, just hoping that the emperor would be safe and sound.

Wang Cheng and Cao Jixiang, who were standing on the side, had extremely sad expressions on their faces, but the emotions in their hearts were very different. After all, Wang Cheng is an old minister of Qiandi, and he has watched Zhu Qiyu grow up since he was a child, and the two sides have a deep relationship.

Now that the crown prince has died suddenly, and the emperor is unconscious, the grief in his heart can be imagined.

As for Cao Jixiang, he has a ghost in his heart, he has no extra feelings for Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, and he doesn't even have the most basic loyalty. Long before the "change of seizing the door" happened, in fact, Cao Jixiang had already hooked up with Shi Heng, but the two sides tacitly chose to "keep it secret".

The reason lies in Chungkook Gongshi

Heng has already controlled half of the soldiers and horses in the capital and even in the north, and the expansion of power has reached the limit of the emperor's suspicion, and it is absolutely impossible for him to stretch his hand into the deep palace.

In a sense, the emperor's natural suspicion is not only for Shen Yichen, but also for any important minister.

Cao Jixiang wants to become the second eunuch Wang Zhen, so he must not have an open relationship with foreign officials before he ascends the throne. And he is also the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, commanding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the palace, if the emperor learns that he has a close relationship with Shi Heng, I am afraid that he will not even be able to sleep well at night.

Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang have reached an agreement in private, that is, like the original plan to win over Shen Yichen, support the foreign vassal to inherit the position of unification, so as to complete the regency control of the emperor, and completely tilt the power towards the government and the opposition.

And as a condition for wooing, Cao Jixiang's adopted son Cao Qin has already been placed in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and served as the governor of Tongzhi. In addition, Shi Heng habitually reported his military exploits at the border, so that his people could be promoted to higher positions, and Cao Qin's military exploits of all sizes recorded over the years continued, and it was rumored that there was a possibility of being promoted to the knighthood.

Cao Jixiang, as a eunuch, even if he served as the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, after all, he could not change the attributes of Tengxiang Siwei Tianzi's army, and it was difficult to completely complete the operation of changing the cage for birds.

But after letting his adopted son Cao Qin take charge of the army, he can justifiably go to the warriors who recruited those generals who were recruited during the period when he was serving as a supervisor at the border pass, and cultivate a private army that is completely loyal to him.

Maybe even Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, could not have imagined that a eunuch who was cooperating had such great ambitions and wanted to control the government and the opposition above the Son of Heaven!

After a moment of silence, Cao Jixiang coughed and said, "Prime minister, our family feels that the news of the death of the crown prince must not be allowed to spread until the Lord of Long Live wakes up. You must know that the remnants of the lineage of the Emperor Taishang are still there, maybe they will take the opportunity to strengthen the position of the prince of King Yi, or even go further to ascend the throne!"

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Wang Cheng, the internal official and supervisor who was standing on the side, immediately panicked, and thought of the deeds of the palace in the past dynasties.

Indeed, most of the ministers of the court and the central government are on the side of Zhu Jianshen, the king of Liyi. If it weren't for the Emperor Zhu Qiyu Bintian, the civil and military ministers would have no allegiance, and I am afraid that even Yi Chu would be difficult to achieve.

Now that the crown prince has died, there is no other crown prince heir, and he is unconscious, then the situation between the DPRK and China is precarious. You must know that the biggest threat in the palace is not the young King Yi, there is still a living Holy Empress Dowager in Cining Palace.

As long as the ministers invite her out of the deep palace, they can immediately issue a holy decree in the name of the emperor, canonize Zhu Jianshen, the king of Yi, as the crown prince, and even further inherit the position of unification.

At that time, even if His Majesty wakes up, he will not be able to return to heaven in the face of this situation.

Thinking of this possibility, Wang Cheng hurriedly echoed and said, "Gonggong Cao is right, the news must not be allowed to spread, and the internal minister is asked to find a way to preside over the overall situation!"

Compared with eunuchs like Xing'an and Cao Jixiang, who have gone through several dynasties and have also been trained in the frontier battlefield, Wang Cheng is too far behind them in terms of ability and experience, except for the status of an old minister of the Qiandi, and completely gave away the dominant power.

"Princess, you are the overseer of Dongchang, how do you *** still need our family to teach you by word and deed?"

Seeing Wang Cheng's flustered appearance, Xing'an, who was already under great pressure, instantly felt angry. Anyway, he is also the head of the East Factory, and he controls the intelligence secret agency, and his performance is really a bit unbearable.

"But the huge Forbidden City, and not only the factory guards of the East Factory, our family is powerless."

Wang Cheng replied with some grievances, there are only a few people in Dongchang, how can they control so many mouths in the Forbidden City?

At this moment, Cao Jixiang added a sentence: "In addition to supporting the remnants of the Taishang Emperor's lineage, we must also pay attention to the signs of the clan's vassals, King Xiang and King Lu are going to the country, and they are still waiting for the official ship to go south in Tongzhou."

"If they had found out, it would have been hard to say that they wouldn't have made a desperate move."

Cao Jixiang's words magnified the fear in Wang Cheng's heart, and he nodded and said, "The Miao Rebellion caused by King Guangtong's rebellion has not yet been

Completely pacified, if King Xiang and King Lu take advantage of the situation to rebel again, what should be done?"

With Wang Cheng's echo, Cao Jixiang took a step forward at this time, bowed down to Xing'an and said, "Why don't you transfer to Tengxiang Siwei to enter the palace guards, I don't know what to do with the internal minister?"

Controlling the Forbidden City is equivalent to thinking about controlling the overall situation, not only Shen Yichen, but also Cao Jixiang.

No matter what the situation is next, as long as he can hold the Forbidden City in his hands, then Cao Jixiang has the capital to negotiate. The only thing he needs now is to transfer Tengxiang's four guards and horses into the palace with the help of the eunuch's approval power of the eunuch.

Of course, using the red power to transfer troops, it is a forgery of the holy decree to say that it is not good, and the final result depends on how the emperor judges.

Hearing Cao Jixiang's request, Xing'an stared at each other with a pair of eyes, and his expression was cloudy. He had a vague premonition in his heart, feeling that this matter was not so simple.