Chapter 669: Suspicion
At that moment, Empress Dowager Zhang's face changed, and she said a little ugly: "Gong Liu, does it have to be like this?"
"It has to be like this!" Liu Jin's face showed a rare ruthlessness, and he nodded viciously and said, "Niangniang, if we don't deal with it now, it won't be long before we have no chance!"
"Hey!" Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help but clench her palms when she heard this, and her five fingers tightly grasped a Jinpa, almost breaking it, before she sighed and said in a whisper, "Zhao'er, it's not that the queen mother is ruthless, but now that you have grown up, you are not obedient!"
These words are very small, but the two people present are both martial arts masters, so they can naturally hear it clearly. When Liu Jin heard Empress Dowager Zhang's words, she couldn't help but smile, knowing that the plan had come to fruition.
Sure enough, as soon as Empress Dowager Zhang finished speaking, she raised her head and said firmly: "Gong Liu, the mourning family has decided, and they will act according to your method......! The mourners won't admit it!"
"The old minister is doing business, the Queen Mother, please rest assured!" Liu Jin sneered and nodded in response. In fact, Liu Jin and the Queen Mother were two grasshoppers on a rope, and if they caught one, the other couldn't escape.
Empress Dowager Zhang said that she didn't admit it, but it really happened, and I was afraid that she couldn't help it. Liu Jin also knew that there was no need to stalemate with Empress Dowager Zhang on this matter, so he simply responded to the story.
In fact, Empress Dowager Zhang should also understand this, but after all, she was disturbed by Liu Jin's words, and she also knew that when it was time to take a risk, she could only admit it like this.
After finalizing the conspiracy, Liu Jin continued: "Since you want to control Your Majesty with this medicine, I think it is better to have sooner rather than later!
"Ah, let the mourning family come to the drug?" Empress Dowager Zhang was shocked when she heard this, but the boss was unwilling on her face. She just said that if things fail, she would want to get out of the matter, but in the blink of an eye, Liu Jin was ready to hand over this drugged errand to her, how could she be happy.
Liu Jin saw that Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to refuse, so he immediately just stated and said: "If I am the one who takes the medicine, with His Majesty the Emperor's trust in me, most of them will be suspicious." If we fall short, we are afraid that not only will our plans fail, but we may also fail in advance. Besides, if you don't recruit him to Cining Palace, how can you be drugged, but you can be recruited to Cining Palace, is there any difference between me drugged and Niangniang and you?"
These words are also true, and Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help choking when she heard it, and she didn't think for a long time how to avoid the wording that she would be drugged.
I had to nod helplessly and said, "Since this is the case, then act according to what Liu Gong said!"
Then he turned his head, looked at Cao Qiuhai and said, "Cao Qing, please go and find the emperor and bring him back, understand?"
Cao Qiuhai was one of the participants in the events back then, and he was also in the same boat as Empress Dowager Zhang and Liu Jin, so after listening to these many secrets, his face did not change in the slightest, he just nodded, surrendered his hand, turned around and exited this side hall.
When Cao Qiuhai left, Liu Jin also taught Empress Dowager Zhang how to use this poison, and after Empress Dowager Zhang understood, he didn't say anything more, and found a secret room located in the corner of this side hall and hid directly in it.
Emperor Zhengde did not know that a conspiracy against him had been launched in Cining Palace, and was about to be launched against him. When Liu Jin was talking secretly with Empress Dowager Zhang, Emperor Zhengde was also in the imperial study, discussing some things with his confidant palace maid Ning Xiu'er.
"Sister Xiu'er, you said that Liu Jin sent Wei Bin to Yujiazhuang last time and almost killed me, was it his instruction, or was it just Wei Bin who stumbled by mistake?"
Think about it, Liu Jin grew up with Emperor Zhengde since he was a child, it can be said that the person who spent the most time with Emperor Zhengde was not Empress Dowager Zhang, not Emperor Hongzhi, nor Ning Xiuer, but Liu Jin.
It can be said that in the mind of Emperor Zhengde, Liu Jin has always been the most trusted and close.
This is also the reason why he knew that Liu Jin had corrupted the law and committed misdeeds, but he did not punish Liu Jin.
Several times someone attacked Liu Jin, he stood behind Liu Jin unswervingly. Whether this person attacking Liu Jin is Li Dongyang and other cabinet ministers, or a relative vassal like King An.
This blind trust in Liu Jin lasted until Emperor Zhengde left the palace and traveled alone to Yujiazhuang in Baoding.
Although before arriving at Yujiazhuang, Emperor Zhengde fell off the cliff and fell into a coma because of the pursuit of a man in the border city. But his consciousness is semi-conscious, and he knows everything about the outside world vaguely.
In addition, Qian Ning later successfully escaped from Wei Bin's pursuit, returned to Emperor Zhengde, and told Emperor Zhengde about Wei Bin's intention to kill him.
Qian Ning naturally didn't say much, but just saying that Wei Bin chased and killed him could make Emperor Zhengde think wildly.
You must know that Qian Ning was Zhengde's personal guard at that time, and when Emperor Zhengde was unconscious, Qian Ning mastered the life and death of Emperor Zhengde.
During the coma, Zhengde could feel Qian Ning's loyalty to him, and the brazen pursuit and killing of Qian Ning, and even more, killing hundreds of innocent people in Yujiazhuang made Emperor Zhengde feel cold.
In Emperor Zhengde's heart, he has been thinking about what kind of order Liu Jin gave him, whether to let Wei Bin save himself or let Wei Bin kill him.
After all, after killing so many people, even Qian Ning didn't let go, it's hard to say whether Wei Bin also wanted to kill himself. Some people say that doubt is like a poisonous snake, once it starts, it can't stop.
Emperor Zhengde's absolute trust in Liu Jin was discounted a lot because of Wei Bin's brutal behavior this time. After returning to Beijing, Liu Jin did not hesitate to restrain Zhengde above the court in order to monopolize power, and forcibly passed the cabinet reshuffle.
Although Liu Jin pulled the Queen Mother to explain to Emperor Zhengde afterwards, Emperor Zhengde's trust in Liu Jin was completely reduced to the freezing point.
At this time, Ning Xiu'er intentionally or unintentionally told Zheng Jinlian about it in a joking way. After Emperor Zhengde heard this, he couldn't help but think about it, so he asked Ning Xiu'er to find Gao Feng and want to hear about the events of the year from Gao Feng's mouth.
Gao Feng is the oldest of the Eight Tigers, and he actually knows about the events of the year. However, he is the best at protecting himself, and he will not express his position easily until the last moment.
What's more, at this time, Liu Jin had just successfully reshuffled the cabinet, and his power was monstrous, and it was the time when his arrogance was at its highest, how could Gao Feng brazenly stand up and get along with Liu Jin.
Therefore, Gao Feng just deduced that he didn't know, and then pretended to be old and stupid, and prevaricated. But Gao Feng didn't say it, it didn't mean that Emperor Zhengde would stop investigating this matter.
So he found Qian Ning, who was already regarded as a confidant, and ordered him to secretly investigate the events of the year.
In the end, Qian Ning found some leftovers, which also brought the news of Zheng Wang's death.
Hearing that Zheng Wang was dead, Emperor Zhengde felt a burst of annoyance in his heart for no reason. Although it is a bit ridiculous that he is Zheng Jinlian, if it is true, then Zheng Wang is his grandfather, and his death is as if he personally made a will.
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhengde was even more afraid, so he ordered Qian Ning to keep his mouth shut, no longer investigate the events of the year, and forget his orders, and no one could say anything when asked.
Although Qian Ning didn't know the reason for this, he was quite loyal to Emperor Zhengde, so he naturally agreed to it.
The investigation of the events of that year was put on hold, but the other ministers still received the news more or less.
Therefore, in the eyes of some ministers, this is a signal that Emperor Zhengde is dissatisfied with Liu Jin and Empress Dowager Zhang, and they all began to prepare to stand in line, not wanting to disobey the holy will.
Therefore, the anti-Liu faction led by Li Dongyang gradually grew, and finally after Liu Jin disappeared, they turned defeat into victory and regained control of the cabinet.
When Yang Yiqing was sent out, the Liu faction felt that the major event had been decided, and they were all preparing to wait for Yang Yiqing to investigate everything clearly, and then collectively go to the court to impeach Liu Jin.
At this time, Emperor Zhengde vaguely understood that he might have inadvertently pitted Liu Jin. But although he knew, he was not prepared to change the trend.
Liu Jin's actions several times have already hurt Emperor Zhengde's heart, so Emperor Zhengde doesn't mind using the power of his courtiers to beat Liu Jin so that he can be restrained.
At this moment, Zhengde had just finished discussing some things about Liu Jin with Li Dongyang and others, and he was upset, so he couldn't help but talk to Ning Xiu'er, who he trusted very much.
Ning Xiu'er and Qian Ning are already quite familiar with each other, so they naturally know the beginning and end of Yujiazhuang. She resented Liu Jin for disturbing the dynasty in her heart, and wanted Liu Jin to fall.
But she is also a very smart person, and she knows that if she says bad things about Liu Jin directly, the little emperor in front of her will most likely backfire.
At that moment, Ning Xiu'er bowed, and then said: "Back to Your Majesty, Xiu'er doesn't know this, Xiu'er only knows that Liu Gong's care for Your Majesty can be described as meticulous, and he is really His Majesty's minister!"
If it was said before, it would have made Emperor Zhengde extremely satisfied. But to put it now, except for making him feel cold in his heart, it doesn't mean anything good.
After all, another meaning of meticulousness can also be said to be pervasive. It also means that his every move is under Liu Jin's surveillance, so the matter of Yujiazhuang is likely to be intentionally instructed by Liu Jin.
Originally, Emperor Zhengde was actually strange, he was the emperor and the source of Liu Jin's power, if he was gone, and another emperor was replaced, Liu Jin's authority would inevitably be weakened a lot, but why bother him to do this.