Chapter two hundred and eighty third: capital situation
In fact, Zhu Youjian is suffering in his heart now.
On the one hand, he realized that the opportunity had come.
On the other hand, he became cautious again.
After all, once any mistake occurs, it may cause a huge disaster to yourself, the unspeakable vassal king.
But... deep in his heart, a burst of ambition was stirring up, making him unable to stop.
At this moment, he took a deep breath and said, "Wait a little longer, you need to wait a little longer, slowly wait and see the movement..."
Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Youjian worriedly. He had been following King Xin for quite some time and had a certain understanding of King Xin.
In fact, he knew that His Highness King Xin was not a cautious and able to restrain himself.
Sooner or later, whenever you have the chance, Your Highness, King Xin, will definitely jump out.
This made him feel a little worried and afraid... something happened.
But...so what? In the face of that huge power, who can withstand the temptation?
It is only a matter of time before taking this huge risk.
"Now, don't contact any ministers, and keep a distance from these Confucian scholars! The orphan's edict said that the orphan king was sick and was recuperating now and did not see any foreign guests." Zhu Youjian glanced at Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen was the one he trusted the most. After thinking about it, he added: "The Lone King wants to wait for change. Now, the one who is anxious is Wei Zhongxian, not the Lone King..."
Wang Chengen nodded and said, "Yes."
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The Xinwang Mansion became more and more lively.
The news has spread, and many troublemakers are watching the fun.
Wang Huan and others were still kneeling one by one, not moving at all.
Obviously... people like Wang Huan also realized that the time has come.
Now His Majesty is afraid that he has passed away. The power of the capital is vacuum. If there is no action, then the prince must have ascended the throne.
And this prince, not to mention his unknown origin, and is so young, once he ascended the throne, the power of the government will inevitably continue to be in charge of Wei Zhongxian.
In this way, for scholars in Donglin Studies, that is no last chance.
After all, it will take at least twenty years for this little emperor to grow up. Twenty years later, this emperor was also seen by Wei Zhongxian.
At that time... under the influence of the eyes, fools will know who the emperor who has been in charge of the world for decades in the future.
For them, His Royal Highness Eternal Life ascended the throne was just another little apocalypse.
The Trust King is different. King Zhu Youjian, who loves to study, has deep sympathy for Donglin and has dealt with many great scholars. Almost Shilin has a good impression of King Zhu Youjian. Everyone agreed that if King Zhu Youjian could ascend the throne, he would definitely become a saint like Emperor Renzong of Song.
At that time, Donglin will definitely be able to resume, and the liquidation of the eunuch party will probably begin.
They knelt outside the Xinwang Mansion for a whole night.
But King Xin didn't respond much, and the door was still closed.
Of course, this is understandable. This matter is too big, and believe in the king must think twice.
Such things may be just a topic of discussion for ordinary people.
But for Shilin, it is no different from a bolt from the blue.
Almost all scholars are talking about this matter with relish, and admire Wang Huan even more and more. They all believe that Wang Huan is the first in the world and is a model of Confucianism.
As a result, many scholars came one after another, as if inspired by Wang Huan. They took a shower and changed their clothes, and after they put on their clothes, they arrived outside the palace of Prince Xin and then knelt down.
Of course... in addition to scholars, there were also some Hanlin and censors later.
After hearing the news, they were overjoyed and said to the people around them: "The Ming Dynasty is going to be saved, and the Holy Lord is about to come to the court. Why don't we pick you up?"
As he said that, he ran away excitedly and even knelt down.
The reasons for these people are mostly about family and country justice, or for the sake of the people of the country.
But in fact, there are other thoughts.
At any time, once a power vacuum appears, those who are excluded from power will have a huge opportunity.
Just like now, if the king of letters really has the opportunity to be the emperor in the future, then what he does today will become the result of following the dragon.
With such credit, your identity will be different from others, and your future will naturally be limitless.
Therefore, some people took the lead, and more and more people came to Long. For a moment, they blocked the streets and alleys in front of the Xinwang Mansion.
And there are more and more people with weight.
And here... the periphery has long been surrounded by factory guards.
These factory guards and cavalrymen who pressed their waists were as if they were facing a great enemy.
If there is any new news, someone will quickly report the news to the palace.
In the palace, Wei Zhongxian was sitting in the Sili Prison, and he seemed very tired.
Your Majesty... may be dead.
This news... caught him off guard, but now is not the time to be sad. Wei Zhongxian knew very well that a duel that concerns his own destiny had begun quietly.
Almost everyone will sweep over it, and everyone... stands on a different side for their own interests.
In the harem, several concubines had different opinions.
Although Keshi is definitely on his side, Keshi is just a wet nurse after all. Once the emperor becomes the previous emperor, Keshi is actually just a big "maid" in the palace. There is no chance to interrupt in this matter.
However, Queen Zhang's attitude is very important.
At this time, Empress Zhang was silent. Wei Zhongxian went to see her several times and hinted that Empress Zhang, the father-in-law Zhang Guoji, could be granted the title of Marquis.
Queen Zhang just smiled and said a few things that were too much thought. She was just her true thoughts, but she never revealed any of them, as if all this had nothing to do with her.
Wei Zhongxian ran into a wall with Queen Zhang, and instead started to hold meetings with his confidants every night, talking about the current situation.
Your Highness Changsheng must be promoted. If Your Highness Changsheng cannot succeed to the throne, Wei Zhongxian absolutely believes that he will not have any good ending.
But... these gangsters are just flatterers. Some people have a deep relationship with the eunuch party and naturally work hard. But some people, after all, have not done any dirty work for Wei Zhongxian, and there is no need to involve themselves, and instead seem less active.
And in the army.
Although the Warriors Camp has been completely controlled, it is not enough to rely on the Warriors Camp alone. The whole capital also needs to win over it. However... In Wei Zhongxian's view, these capital camps may not be reliable, and obviously cannot ensure their absolute loyalty.
But now, there are more and more Confucian scholars and ministers kneeling outside the palace of King Xin.
Nowadays, even the head of the ministry has participated.
If this continues, I don’t know if it will cause any trend.
This is the pressure of public opinion, so that many people... have secretly begun to believe in the king.
"I've seen my godfather."
At this time, a man hurried to the Sili Supervisor.
The visitor was Cui Chengxiu, who was the Minister of War. Now is the time when Wei Zhongxian relied on Cui Chengxiu the most.
Wei Zhongxian nodded at him and said, "Have you heard of the news outside?"
"I heard it." Choi Chengxiu said worriedly: "My son hasn't been sleeping well these two days. He always feels that something will happen if he continues like this."
"What happened?" Wei Zhongxian snorted coldly: "Just a group of Confucian scholars, what can happen? Don't exaggerate."
Cui Chengxiu was anxious. In fact, he knew Wei Zhongxian and his godfather knew that the matter was serious. He just hid his tricks and refused to be honest with him.
So Cui Chengxiu said: "Godfather, my son is not exaggerating. Now outside the Xinwang Mansion, the Xinwang has gathered more than 600 people before he even said a word. Although these people are powerless, they represent the hearts of the people in a sense. If they continue like this, my son will be afraid... then..."
Wei Zhongxian frowned and said, "What do you mean, let the factory guards take people immediately?"
"You can't take it." Cui Chengxiu said: "If you don't talk about anything else, just in the Ministry of War, no one is involved in these matters. But from some people, my son also knew that many people respected these people who were kneeling outside the palace of Xinwang. The reason why they didn't go was just out of fear. But if the factory guards went to get people at this time, there would be conflicts and even bleeding, at that time... I'm afraid that many ministers who were just waiting and watching would have to stand up."
Speaking of this, he paused and said again: "If you don't talk about other people, just Sun Chengzong, he is a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. He has never commented on the affairs in the capital. Although he is the imperial tutor, he has always had a bad relationship with your godfather. If the factory guards take action seriously, I am afraid that Sun Ge Lao and the others will also be angry. Sun Ge Lao is also quite prestigious in the army. If he and some people stand up and fight against you, you will not know which side the Beijing camp will go. At this time, any extreme means may completely intensify the matter. You must not move it lightly unless you have to."
Wei Zhongxian nodded, thinking that urging Chengxiu was justified. In fact, he certainly didn't take a group of corrupt scholars seriously.
But Cui Chengxiu is right. The most are the ones who are watching, just like Sun Chengzong. Once the factory guards do too much and cause changes, Wei Zhongxian will no longer have the emperor's support. Don't let the wall fall down and everyone will push them.
You know, during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, after the Tumu Fort Incident, Wang Zhen's gangsters were beaten to death in the court.
Wei Zhongxian thought of something at this moment, and squinted his eyes and said, "There are kings who are pretending to be stupid, hum!"
Chapter completed!