At this time, what Zhu Youzhen was thinking about was how to ascend to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and his ambition was led out by Zhang Zheng, just like a dam bursting, unstoppable.

In the past, under the suppression of Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youzhen had to think about how to survive, but now, he has more ambitious goals.

And Zhang Zheng is the reliance on his ascension to the throne.

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I have to say that Zhang Zheng's deceptive efforts have not fallen, and he can gain the trust of King Xin in just a few words.

But in the final analysis, it was the combination of interests and ambition that brought the two together.

"Lord Wang, this is not a good opportunity, you still need to be patient. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded.

Zhang Zheng continued: "Right now, Wei Zhongxian is in full swing, we are not opponents, we only need low-key development forces.

The prince has a deep connection with the Donglin party, although their power in the DPRK and China has been destroyed, their strength in the Jiangnan generation is still preserved, which can be used by us. ”

"What the prince needs to do is to win over lower-level officials, and don't have too much contact with the ministers of the DPRK and China, otherwise it will arouse Wei Zhongxian's suspicion and cause some trouble. ”

Zhang Zheng's tone was very serious, he had been under Wei Zhongxian for so many years, he knew very well the ruthlessness of this person's methods, as long as King Xin showed the slightest threat, Wei Zhongxian would never let him go.

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Zhu Youzhen knows this very well, if there is no Zhang Zheng's appearance, he will endure until a few years later, and when the Emperor of the Apocalypse dies, he will not show his minions, and then eradicate the Wei Party in one fell swoop, and now with Zhang Zheng's help, this time will be greatly shortened.

"And you must not let people know the relationship between the two of us, if tonight's incident leaks out, it will not have much impact on me, but for you, King Xin, it will be a catastrophe, not only Wei Zhongxian wants to kill you, but this official will never show mercy to his subordinates, and I hope that the prince will think carefully." ”

As he spoke, he once again released a trace of murderous aura, and the powerful oppression made Zhu Youzhen frightened, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and he said yes again and again.

From beginning to end, Zhang Zheng did not put himself in the position of his subordinates, although he verbally said that he would assist King Xin, but it was only an equal alliance.

At least Zhu Youzhen did not have the ability to compete with him before he ascended the throne and became Chongzhen.

If King Xin didn't know what to do and ran to tell Wei Zhongxian, he wouldn't mind killing another prince and then supporting a new one, even if he broke with Wei Zhongxian.

With his current power, coupled with Xu Xianchun's help, he has already secretly co-opted half of the officials in the DPRK, there is no way, who let Jinyiwei have too many secrets, these people can only obey Zhang Zheng's orders.

But it's too cumbersome and too time-consuming.

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He saw that King Xin's expression did not seem to be fake, so he collected his murderous aura, the air in the pavilion suddenly lightened, Zhu Youzhen only felt that the oppression in his mind disappeared suddenly, and when he came to his senses, the clothes on his back were already soaked.

"It's not too early, I'm going back, I hope the prince will remember tonight's words, don't show any flaws, if anything happens, I will send someone to inform you." ”

It's not interesting to stay any longer, everything that should be said has already been said, and it will depend on King Xin's own ability in the future, if he helps, King Xin still can't expand his power, Zhang Zheng will have to consider a replacement.

"Brush", with a soft sound, Zhu Youzhen stunned, and when he reacted, there was still half a figure in front of him, the huge palace was silent, and the dark night was shrouded, like a lurking beast.

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This night was destined to be a sleepless night for Shin King, and he sat cross-legged on the bed, sometimes excited, sometimes smirking, and something called desire grew in his heart, and then sprouted, and finally grew into a towering tree.

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No one would have thought that the giant wheel of fate of the Ming Dynasty has begun to sail in another direction from this moment, as for whether the future is bright or dark, no one knows, only when everything is over, looking back can we know whether tonight is right or wrong.

But there is no doubt that compared to the collapse of the country and the collapse of the family more than 20 years later, even if the ending is bad, how bad can it be.

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The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't know

Wei Zhongxian didn't know

Zhao Nanxing didn't know

A large net that is enough to encompass the world quietly opens, just like a beast, just waiting for the moment to show its fangs.

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It won't be too long.

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Not long after, Zhang Zheng returned to his mansion in Dongzhimen from King Xin's mansion, and did not attract the attention of the guards, he sneaked to the backyard bedroom and changed into night clothes.

I thought that Lu Wanyue was still asleep, but as soon as she got into the quilt, she had a jade arm on her chest.

"It's a big night, what are you doing sneaking out?" Turning around, Lu Wanyue was looking at him with sleepy eyes

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The next day, Lu Wanyue didn't ask him what he was going to do, the two had a good heart, Zhang Zheng didn't mention it, and life was still the same.

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Time passed day by day, in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the army of the Northern Houjin people pressed the border, Wei Zhongxian reused Xiong Tingbi as the commander, and kept Nurhachi out of Shanhaiguan, and the Ming army achieved a series of victories and temporarily stabilized the situation.

Even Zhang Zheng has to admire Wei Zhongxian's talent in governing the country, he does have the ability, and if the Emperor of the Apocalypse does not have Wei Zhongxian's assistance, he may decline faster.

Unlike the Donglin Party, Wei Zhongxian has always been the main battle, and has appointed a large number of generals, among which Xiong Tingbi is the most.

Of course, there is also his credit for this, a large number of Jinyi guards were sent to the border, responsible for assassination, intelligence investigation, and coordinated operations, and many opposing voices in the DPRK and China were eliminated by Zhang Zheng to ensure the stability of the rear.

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In a year, under the cover of Jinyiwei, King Xin completely recovered the remnants of the Donglin Party and controlled most of the forces in Jiangnan, and all of this was done under the premise that God was not aware of it, and no one found that a powerless prince would have such a huge power under his subordinates.

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The open and secret battles between Dongchang and Jinyiwei were also put on the bright side, and the two sides broke out from time to time, but every time it was a fiasco in Dongchang.

The gap between the two is too big, there are countless masters of Jinyiwei, as long as they suffer losses, there will be stronger and more people coming out immediately, coupled with Zhang Zheng's strength, even if Wei Zhongxian wants to vigorously support Dongchang and weaken Jinyiwei's strength, there is no good way.

Not long ago, Zheng Qi, the head of the East Factory, came to look for trouble, and was almost killed by Zhang Zheng, if Wei Ting hadn't appeared in time, the head of the East Factory would have been replaced.

As for Wei Zhongxian's scolding, he didn't pay attention to it at all.

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"Second brother, there is news from the people in the palace that the emperor has been bedridden recently and seems to be seriously ill. ”

In the mansion, Shen Lian whispered on the side, and on the martial arts stage, Zhang Zheng was practicing knife techniques, and the five-foot-long Mo knife brought up pieces of knife light, and the blade waved, and the wind pressure formed left shallow knife marks on the hard ground.

After a long time, he put away his knife and stood up, took the flying fish suit from the handmaid next to him and put it on.

"Let them continue to investigate, I will be the first to know if the emperor has any situation. Zhang Zheng said.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse doesn't have much to live, he has been an emperor for seven or eight years in history, but he doesn't plan to let him live like this, not only him, but King Xin is about to be unbearable.

"I heard that in the spring of next year, the emperor will travel on a big boat, but there is such a thing. ”

Shen Lian nodded and said, "This is indeed the case, and the Ministry of Industry has begun to supervise the construction of big ships." ”

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"Well, the third child, you go down first, and then I will leave the capital for a while, and Jinyiwei will be handed over to you for the time being. ”

Shen Lian knew what he was going to do, and after agreeing to come down, he went to the Jinyi Wei camp and started to deal with official business.

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In the afternoon, Lu Wanyue caught a white pigeon from the garden, and she took out a secret letter from the pigeon's leg: "Husband, the letter from the old man has arrived, let us go." ”

"Okay, let's leave tomorrow morning. Zhang Zheng quipped: "Do you think the old man will scold me?" ”

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The night comes and goes fast, and a little fish belly white appears on the edge of the day, followed by the rising sun, and the glow is ten thousand ways.

The vermilion gate opened, and twenty or thirty burly men in samurai uniforms, armed with steel swords and crossbows, sent each other a splendid carriage towards the outside of the city.