Chapter 25: The dizzy prince Teng
Shenjing, it rained all night last night, the heat disappeared completely, the whole Shenjing City was immersed in a trace of early autumn chill, in the northwest corner of Xicheng Gonghou Street, there is a mansion covering an area of dozens of acres, here is the mansion of the prince Teng of the Jingying Festival, at this time it is already the end of the day, but the palace is closed.
"Dada!"
"Dada!"
At this time, there was a vibration sound on Gonghou Street, which seemed to be thousands of troops rushing together.
After a while, I saw a group of cavalry in the southeast direction, which was terrifying.
The door of the palace was also alarmed by the sound of horses' hooves coming from this hurry, and the side door opened, and several small servants could not help but look curiously, and in surprise, this group of cavalry rushed through the street like lightning and rushed straight towards the palace.
"Phew...."
Jia Jue reined in front of the goal, and everyone behind him followed closely behind, all of them reined in the horse.
Where have these little guys seen such a scene, fortunately, the middle-aged steward led by him was more serious, recognized Jia Jue with sharp eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Third master, why are you here?" ”
Then he said to the little guy behind him: "Hurry up, report inside, and say that the third master of the Rong Mansion is here." ”
Jia Jue turned over and dismounted, handed over the reins to the soldiers beside him, and asked directly, "I heard that my uncle is sick?" ”
A flash of panic flashed in the steward's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Last night, the old man was drenched in the rain, caught the wind and cold, and had a fever in the middle of the night, and the doctor prescribed medicine, and now he is resting, thank you for the third master." ”
Jia Jue smiled, didn't say much to him, and walked straight into the palace, followed by Jia Fu.
The steward: "Third master, you wait!" ”
Jia Jue stopped, "What, I can't enter this palace?" ”
The steward was in a hurry, and swore and said: "You are a distinguished guest in the house, naturally the master will invite you in, our master is sick, but the second master is here.... Already went to the notice. ”
Jia Jue smiled mysteriously, "You say, why did I come to the door at this time?" ”
The steward's heart moved, seemed to be aware of something, and suddenly shocked, yes, today the Jia family held a banquet to celebrate the knighthood, the Wang family also received an invitation, the original prince Teng should have gone in person, but unfortunately he was sick, early in the morning Wang Ren accompanied his wife to Rongguo Mansion, today Jia Jue is the master, it stands to reason that it is impossible to leave a full house of relatives and friends to run to the palace, and think of the imperial doctor who came and left half an hour, and looked at Jia Jue who walked out of the distance, where can not guess why he came.
At this moment, Wang Ziteng's younger brother Wang Zisheng hurriedly greeted him, and Lao Yuan arched his hand and said: "Uncle Jia came to the cold house, and he missed the welcome, please forgive Uncle Jia!" ”
Wang Zisheng is white and fat, less than forty years old, with a shrewd face, no wonder he was able to take care of the Wang family's property in Nanzhili for Wang Ziteng in an orderly manner, providing Wang Ziteng with a lot of financial support, and he put his position very low in the first sentence, much stronger than the vast majority of the four major families.
Jia Jue returned the salute and said with a smile: "It's me who didn't say hello in advance, sorry it should be me!" ”
Wang Zisheng smiled bitterly, waved his hand to the steward who gave him a look, and said to Jia Jue: "As soon as the imperial doctor in the palace left, the virtuous nephew came to the door, but..."
As he spoke, he clasped his fists and saluted in the direction of the palace.
Jia Jue smiled, "Since Uncle Shi has already guessed, the little nephew will not be pretentious, yes, I did come by His Majesty's will." ”
The prince immediately showed a frightened expression, and said in a loud voice: "Oh, I just said, don't do this, they don't believe it, what's the matter, something happened... Hi! ”
A hint of laughter appeared at the corner of Jia Jue's mouth, and he immediately said: "The emperor's order is here, let's go and see the situation of Lord Wang first." ”
Wang Zisheng sighed, "Please! ”
trembling, he walked in front to lead the way for Jia Jue.
In the bedroom, looking at Wang Ziteng, whose face was burned red, Jia Jue stepped forward gently, stretched out his hand to probe his forehead,, it's so hot, it's too hard!
Wang Zisheng: "I just took the medicine, and it's really unfortunate that the uncle came." ”
"What disease? What did the Imperial Doctor say? ”
"For typhoid fever, the doctor prescribed medicine and said, come back in two days."
Jia Jue was startled, glanced at the unconscious Wang Ziteng again, and laughed angrily in his heart, and finally understood why Wang Ziteng would let people die with a dose of medicine outside Shenjing City, which was too confusing.
Today, the Jia family held a banquet to celebrate Jia Jue's uncle, and when he was accompanying King Beijing and others to eat and drink, he was suddenly recruited into the palace by the emperor, and the confused Jia Jue only knew what was going on on the way out, although Dai Quan didn't say much, but he could still guess what was going on.
It turned out that the emperor had the idea of rectifying the Beijing camp for a while, and planned to let Wang Ziteng reorganize the five military camps with the cooperation of the military department.
However, before the emperor put this idea into action, the news that Wang Ziteng was seriously ill suddenly came, which made the emperor suspicious, no, he sent three imperial doctors to come to him for diagnosis and treatment, and he also recruited himself into the palace after the end, the meaning of the words is that he does not believe that there is such a coincidental thing, and the most suspicious thing is that Wang Ziteng is not a child, how can he get sick in the rain, he is a military general, or typhoid, so that he will be in bed for at least a month, if you wait for him, the daylily is cold.
In order not to let himself stand opposite all the nobles, it is understandable to do this, but it is too eye-catching, not to mention anything else, just one point, the emperor just had an idea, you know it here, this is not to tell the emperor clearly, your prince Teng has eyeliner buried in the palace, this is the crime of killing the head, although every family has such an information channel, but it can't be so blatant, where do you put the emperor?
Fortunately, the emperor did not pursue it, otherwise it would not be himself, but I am afraid that Wang Ziteng will not be able to be reused by the emperor in the future, and he wants to take power, but he is unwilling to face difficulties, how can there be such a good thing in the world, that is, the emperor's son will also run forward with difficulty in order to compete for the throne.
Wang Zisheng looked at the unconscious Wang Ziteng, sighed, and asked with some worry: "You say, will Your Majesty be dissatisfied because of this incident and seize the military power of the Beijing camp?" ”
"It's hard to say, but it's unlikely, after all, there aren't many nobles who are suitable to lead the Beijing camp now."
Speaking of this, Jia Jue glanced at Wang Ziteng, in the dim light, he saw his lips move slightly, Jia Jue smiled, "This matter is still too reckless for the uncle, Your Majesty is obviously reorganizing the five military camps, but in fact, it will be the Shenji Battalion that will really do it." After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”
The prince was stunned, for a long time, he sighed softly, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Even you can see it, I'm afraid that the gods are laughing at the Wang family at this moment." ”
Jia Jue smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Shi doesn't have to sigh here, who can say for sure what will happen in the future." ”
Wang Zisheng lowered his head and pondered, he gradually understood what Jia Jue meant, the court was about to rise, no one knew what the situation was, only by withdrawing could he see the situation clearly, thinking of this, he nodded slowly and said with a smile: "I hope that the Wang family can get through this crisis." ”
Jia Jue also smiled, "Okay, Uncle Shi, I just came to see my uncle at the behest of His Majesty, it's okay, I'll go back." ”
With that, he turned and walked out.
......
In the study, Emperor Tianyou threw the fold in his hand on the imperial case, sighed at Wen Fangyan, the head of the cabinet sitting on the low pier, and said: "This prince Teng is really a dou who can't be supported!" ”
Wen dialect: "Your Majesty, the Shenji Camp is not moving!" ”
Emperor Tianyou sneered and said: "I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, does he dare to resist the decree?" ”
Wen Fangyan sighed, "I'm afraid I'll push them into a hurry." ”
"What if you're in a hurry?"
Emperor Tianyou's eyes gradually sharpened, and he said directly: "From May to now, the incriminating evidence collected by Jinyiwei and Dongchang has piled up into a small mountain, I don't mind killing a batch, there are many literati who want to be officials." ”
Speaking of this, he saw that Wen Fangyan had something in his eyes, so he smiled again: "How are the preparations for the recovery of the arrears?" ”
Wen Fangyan was shocked, thought for a while, and said, "There is no suitable candidate for the time being. ”
Emperor Tianyou didn't say a word, his eyes were firmly fixed on Wen Fangyan, who was looking at the ground, and after a while, he sighed softly, "Didn't they choose a side and take sides, in this case, whoever is responsible for the recovery, the one-month deadline, and the errand will be demoted." ”
Wen Fangyan was taken aback, if he was demoted at this time, the probability of being out of the game in advance would be greatly increased, after all, the ancestral system was there, and no one could break the rules.
At this time, Emperor Tianyou suddenly said: "I plan to reorganize the Gyeonggi garrison, you can discuss it with the Zhenguo Gong and get a charter." Since Jingying can't be controlled by me, there is no need for it to exist. ”