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Chapter 135
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"All right, for the sake of Zhang Aiqing's pleading, then let Lu Xiangsheng be spared." Zhu Youxiao and Wei Zhongxian, Zongzong of the Ming Dynasty, were kind to Young Master Zhang at first, but now Young Master Zhang has just made such a great contribution, so even though it has been promulgated It was the decree that Lu Xiangsheng should never be hired, but Ming Xizong still withdrew the decree, as if this had never happened.Over there, Wei Zhongxian also shouted to Lu Xiangsheng: "Lu Xiangsheng, don't you hurry up and thank Mr. Zhang? If he hadn't said good things for you, you would never want to be an official again in this life."

Lu Xiangsheng was a little hesitant, he just made a small move to teach young master Zhang, but it was young master Zhang who was rude first, and now he is asked to thank young master Zhang, of course Lu Xiangsheng felt a little offended.Fortunately, Young Master Zhang is a magnanimous person, so he rushed to say: "Eunuch Wei, Mr. Lu, no need, I accidentally wet Mr. Lu's official hat first, and explained the truth to the emperor and Eunuch Wei. We did it." How can Master Lu thank me for his duty as a courtier?"

"Oh, I'll take you by the way." Wei Zhongxian waved lovingly to his godson, and turned to go back to Ming Xizong.Young Master Zhang hurriedly whispered in Wei Zhongxian's ear again: "Godfather, my boy thinks that Lu Xiangsheng is a talent, and wants to bring him under his command and work for godfather together with him, please allow him."

"Succeed, when your new position is confirmed, you can go and say hello to Zhang Ruitu." Wei Zhongxian agreed casually, "If Feng Quan dares to stop you, you can tell him that it is our family's intention." After finishing speaking, Wei Zhongxian went on He said in a low voice: "Monkey boy, the banquet will be over in a while, you go directly to our house and wait, our family has some matters to discuss with you." Young Master Zhang understood and quickly agreed, and Wei Zhongxian walked away.

At the subsequent banquet, Young Master Zhang dragged Lu Xiangsheng to his table without saying a word, introduced several of his confidants Wu Liuqi, Wu Sangui, Man Gui, Bo Jue, Yu Huang and others to Lu Xiangsheng, and introduced Lu Xiangsheng to Zhang Ruitu , Tian Ergeng, Huang Liji, Cui Chengxiu, Song Jin, and Xu Guangqi are good colleagues. Any one of these people has a much higher official position than Lu Xiang. If you want to change, even if you meet in the yamen, you might not bother to nod to Lu Xiangsheng. But because of the importance Young Master Zhang attached to Lu Xiangsheng, Cui Chengxiu and the others put down their airs, toasted with Lu Xiangsheng, and asked Lu Xiangsheng about various situations, saying that if Lu Xiangsheng had any troubles, he could just ask them.And although Lu Xiangsheng himself didn't know why Young Master Zhang was so kind to him, he was also very grateful, thanked Young Master Zhang quietly, and made an appointment to meet more often in the future to draw in each other's relationship.Only Lu Xiangsheng's immediate boss, Feng Quan, secretly hated Young Master Zhang for openly poaching corners, but there was nothing he could do about it.

In the evening, the banquet given by Ming Xizong finally came to an end. Young Master Zhang followed the civil and military officials to leave one after another. After leaving the palace, all the civil and military officials could go home directly to enjoy the hot kang with their wives and children, but Young Master Zhang, who was born to be miserable, had to go first. Wei Zhongxian's family discusses matters.Reluctantly let Zhang Shitou go home to report the letter first, Young Master Zhang led a few soldiers on horseback, and was about to rush to Wei Ran Hu, when a general who had just come out of the palace stopped Young Master Zhang in his way.The military commander was about 30 years old, tall and handsome, but there was a scar on his left eye, the eyeball was white, and he was obviously blind, and the only one eye left was carefully looking up and down at Young Master Zhang—that look was simply It's like an old man picking his son-in-law.

"General, what's the matter with you?" Young Master Zhang asked inexplicably.The one-eyed dragon general laughed strangely, pointed to his one-eyed eye, and asked in Sichuan dialect: "Master Zhang, you don't know me when you see my one-eyed eye?"

"I'm really sorry, I don't know you." Young Master Zhang shook his head blankly.The one-eyed dragon was not angry either, and said with a smile: "No wonder, the last time I came to the capital was the first year of Taichang. At that time, Mr. Zhang, you were still studying in Linqing, so you probably didn't know him. Besides, my record in Liaodong is comparable to that of Zhang. In comparison, my lord is also in the sky and the earth, so Master Zhang will definitely not remember me. But there is one thing, I have to ask you, Master Zhang—about my sister, what are you going to do?"

"Who is your sister?" Young Master Zhang was confused, he couldn't remember where he had provoked the sister of the one-eyed dragon, and he still refused to admit it after wiping his mouth after eating.The one-eyed dragon started to get angry, and shouted angrily: "Zhang Haogu, don't pretend to me, you kid. You know what you did to my sister last time in Songjiang Mansion! If you dare not take responsibility, even You are a great hero of the imperial court, and I, the one-eyed horse, will cut you into seventeen or eighteen pieces!"

"Songjiang Mansion? One-eyed horse?" Eldest Young Master Zhang managed to come to his senses with a smart move. He quickly got off his horse to salute, and said with a wry smile, "It turns out that your Excellency is Ma Xianglin, General Ma, and I ask General Ma to make amends because I don't know Taishan with my eyes. "

"Forget it, I've been staying in Sichuan for a long time, I don't blame you for not knowing me." Ma Xianglin waved his hand generously, and asked again: "But what are you going to do about my sister? She is seventeen this year. I'm not too young anymore. My mother and I planned to settle accounts with you for what happened last time, but seeing that your son is a little bit good at fighting, he is barely worthy of my sister. Hurry up and get ready to marry me. Let my sister go through the door, and when the mother arrives in the capital in a few days, you will come to ask for marriage! But I said ugly things before, my sister must be the main house when she gets married, and you are not allowed to take concubines and marry side houses, understand? Otherwise, my big uncle will never forgive you!"

"Ah?" Young Master Zhang was dumbfounded, and quickly waved his hands to declare: "General Ma, I think you have misunderstood. There is no relationship between Lingmei and me. What happened last time was all a misunderstanding. In fact, I didn't read it at all. To Lingmei's..."

"Turtle son, want to play tricks? Say it again if you have the guts!" Ma Xianglin turned his face again, and pulled out his waist knife with a clang.Some of Young Master Zhang's soldiers were so frightened that they quickly drew their swords and rushed forward to protect Young Master Zhang. The two sides were at war with each other, and they might strike at any time.Seeing this scene, Young Master Zhang couldn't help sweating profusely - Young Master Zhang didn't want to fight Qin Liangyu's son at the gate of the palace. Fortunately, Young Master Zhang never lacked wit, so he said with an idea: "General Ma, I have something to say!" , don’t be in a hurry, you can discuss things slowly. How about this, I happen to be going to my godfather’s house, General Ma, you go with me, how about discussing it in front of my godfather?”

"It's more or less the same." Ma Xianglin turned his anger into joy, put away his knife and smiled: "You are smart, you have to discuss this matter with your elders first, by the way, who is your godfather?"

"Nine thousand years old, Eunuch Wei." Young Master Zhang replied with a smile.Before the words fell, Ma Xianglin, whose father Ma Qiancheng died at the hands of the eunuch eunuch, had changed his expression, and said with a livid face, "What? You are the godson of a dog eunuch? Why didn't you say it earlier? Damn it, Lao Tzu Even if my younger sister can't get married, she'll be an old girl all her life, and she won't marry you, the son of a dog eunuch!" After saying that, Ma Xianglin jumped on his horse, and drove away without looking back.

"Thank God, he finally got mad at him." Young Master Zhang heaved a sigh of relief, patted his chest and called it a fluke——Although Ma Xiangling looks good and has a very good figure, it's okay to marry back as a wife, but Ma Xianglin has long stated that he won't allow it. For young master Zhang to take a concubine and find a concubine, for young master Zhang who is determined to marry all the eight beauties of Qinhuai, it is simply a painful thing to be beheaded.But at this moment, Wei Zhongxian's male duck's voice suddenly came from the side, "Monkey boy, the eunuch who killed Ma Qiancheng was Qiu Chengyun. When our family was down and down, we almost died at the hands of Qiu Chengyun. Our family took revenge for ourselves and Ma Qiancheng—if you really like Ma Qiancheng's daughter, you can tell Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin's family about these things."

"Godfather?" Young Master Zhang turned around in surprise, only to see Wei Zhongxian wearing a red official robe, standing behind him at some point.Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "I thought I would let you wait at home for a few hours, a monkey. Coincidentally, the emperor drank too much today and has already fallen asleep. Now Wang Tigan is waiting for you, so our family will come out first." Let's go. Let's get on our family's sedan chair, and we two will talk while walking." Of course, Young Master Zhang said modestly that he didn't dare, but Wei Zhongxian ignored it, and directly pulled Young Master Zhang onto his luxurious and arrogant roof. The powerful sedan chair, tell the sedan chair to go back to the house.

The most arrogant official sedan chair in the Ming Dynasty belonged to Zhang Juzheng, with 32 people carrying a super luxurious sedan chair, with a living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a viewing corridor——Although Wei Zhongxian was not as arrogant as Zhang Juzheng, he was not far behind. At least there is a living room with candle lamps in the sedan chair. Of course Wei Zhongxian sat high in the middle, while Young Master Zhang sat on the side seat next to him.Seeing Young Master Zhang admiring the curious appearance of the bumpkins decorated in the sedan chair, Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Monkey boy, the passenger seats of this sedan chair are covered with lynx skins, and besides the officials of the Supervisor of Rituals, even yours Being a brother is not a blessing."

"Your presumptuousness, thank you godfather for your love." Young Master Zhang thanked him respectfully, but in his stomach he scolded Old Man Wei for being wicked and immoral, and he wanted to die to drag himself into such an unlucky eunuch sedan chair.Wei Zhongxian waved his hands with a smile, and asked kindly: "Monkey boy, last time our family sent Cui Chengxiu to see you and asked if you are interested in being the admiral of the Beijing camp. You said you would consider it. How are you thinking now?"

"This..." Young Master Zhang was just about to answer.Wei Zhongxian waved his hand to stop him, pouted his mouth out of the window, and asked, "Monkey boy, have you seen that flat yellow sedan chair? Do you know who is sitting in that sedan chair?"

Young Master Zhang looked out of the sedan chair, and found that what Wei Zhongxian was talking about was a large sedan chair with eight lifts, and there was a sign of the prince on the sedan chair, so he replied: "Godfather, that is the sedan chair of Xin Wang Zhu Youjian." At this moment, Young Master Zhang remembered that he also saw the future Chongzhen Zhu Youjian in the palace today, but Zhu Youjian was too low-key, and he never stood up when he sat with Zhu Youxiao, so Young Master Zhang didn't notice he.

"That's right, it's King Xin." Wei Zhongxian nodded, and then said lightly: "When the emperor was swimming in the North Sea this year, he accidentally fell into the water. After being rescued, the emperor had a high fever for more than a day and almost couldn't hold it. At that time, the emperor was so seriously ill that he specially summoned King Xin—you son of a monkey, do you know why the emperor summoned King Xin?”

Young Master Zhang kept silent, although he immediately guessed the reason, he dared not speak - it was better to pretend to be confused when it comes to the transmission of imperial power.It's a pity that Wei Zhongxian is also an old sparrow in the vortex of conspiracy, and immediately saw what Young Master Zhang was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this sedan chair is only the godfather and you, what you say, are you afraid that the godfather will leak it? "

"Yes." Young Master Zhang respectfully agreed, then peeked at Wei Zhongxian's face, and said cautiously: "If the child guessed correctly, the emperor summoned Xin Wang at that time to prepare for his funeral, and planned to leave the... younger brother."

"That's right. Although the emperor didn't say such a thing, he must have this thought in his heart." Wei Zhongxian nodded slightly, and said darkly: "At that time, after the emperor summoned King Xin into the palace, he asked the queen to take his servants by the bedside until The emperor's fever subsided, and after he breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor let King Xin out of the palace—monkey boy, if the emperor hadn't survived that time and passed the throne to King Xin before he died, what would the capital be like now?"

Young Master Zhang broke out in a cold sweat, and only then did he realize that he had made a turn before the gate of hell—Master Zhang himself had a low official position, but a great reputation, and he didn't have enough strength to protect himself. If Ming Xizong stretched his legs and died at that time , Passed the throne to Chongzhen, and history has embarked on the original track of the downfall of the eunuch party, so Master Zhang, the hardcore eunuch party and the godson of Wei Zhongxian, will undoubtedly die.After secretly rejoicing, Young Master Zhang tentatively asked Wei Zhongxian: "Is the godfather worrying too much? You are highly respected in the court and loyal to the emperor. Even if the king of Xin really sat in that position, he would definitely not let the godfather go. How is dad?"

"Slap!" Wei Zhongxian suddenly slapped Young Master Zhang across the face. The strength was not strong, but Young Master Zhang fell to his knees in fright.Wei Zhongxian said darkly: "Little monkey, you still pretend to be an elephant in front of your godfather. Next time you pretend to be an elephant, remember to wipe off the sweat on your forehead first! But our family didn't misunderstand you. We use these words to test Cui Cheng Xiu and Feng Quan, they all turned pale, and then used your clichés to coax our family - we understand their thoughts, our family collapsed, and they still expect to hug other people's thick thighs , so they are not very worried. You, a little monkey, are sweating and pretending this way, so our family knows that you and our family have one mind and one heart."

"Damn, this old man is really not simple. He has a careful mind, and he won't lose to me." Young Master Zhang kowtowed, looking at Wei Zhongxian with admiration.Wei Zhongxian waved his hand again, signaling Young Master Zhang to sit back, and then said in a low voice: "Little monkey, do you know why our family is as scared as you? You are still young and have never seen those things in the palace. But I have seen with my own eyes how the eunuch Wang An, who was extremely beautiful in the Taichang Dynasty, died when he arrived in the Tianqi Dynasty! And our family also knows that after the new emperor of Ming Dynasty succeeded to the throne, the eunuchs who were reused were all The companion (eunuch and nanny) who grew up with them! Our family is the emperor's companion, do you know who is the companion of King Xin?"

"I don't know." The ignorant Young Master Zhang shook his head blankly.Wei Zhongxian said gloomyly: "It's Cao Huachun! That dog slave is Wang An's confidant, and he has close contacts with traitors of the Donglin Party, so he was sent to Nanjing by our family. If King Xin succeeds to the throne and reuses him, our family will I'm afraid it will be worse than Wang An!" (Wang An died at the hands of Wei Zhongxian)
"Huh? The old man Wei understands better than I imagined. Since he knows this, why did he allow Chongzhen to succeed smoothly in history?" Young Master Zhang was extremely surprised, and he was a little elusive about Wei Zhongxian's thoughts.Wei Zhongxian said to himself: "When the emperor was seriously ill, our family's thoughts were all on the emperor's dragon body, and we didn't think about these problems at all, including the emperor's summoning of King Xin, our family didn't have the time to pay attention to it. It wasn't until the emperor survived that period of time and the dragon body was a little healthy that our family began to calm down and think about these things. As a result, our family, like you, broke out in a cold sweat. Turn around, almost stepped in..."

"It turned out to be like this. The old eunuch Wei in history was probably also a fan of the authorities, so he made a fatal mistake. Now that he stays out of the matter, it will be clear to the bystanders." Young Master Zhang broke into a cold sweat again, vaguely guessing the reason for Wei Zhongxian's change of mind .After Wei Zhongxian talked to himself, he said seriously to Young Master Zhang in a low voice: "Little monkey boy, now you know why our family let you take charge of the three major camps of the capital? Military power, when it’s in the nick of time, you can save our family’s life, and your own life too! Do you understand?”

"Godfather, is the emperor's condition really that serious?" Eldest Young Master Zhang asked tremblingly.Wei Zhongxian sighed, and replied: "There are good times and bad times. When it's good, you can do some woodwork, or go to the Royal Academy of Sciences you suggested. When it's bad, you'll be bedridden and play around. , I don’t know how much hair has turned white.”

"Then godfather didn't invite famous doctors for the emperor?" Young Master Zhang asked tentatively.Wei Zhongxian sighed again, and replied: "Why didn't you invite me, but those imperial doctors are useless, no matter what you say, there is no way to make the emperor get better as soon as possible. On the contrary, Huo Weihua entered a prescription for the fairy dew drink the day before yesterday, and the emperor used it Twice, I feel good."

"Fairy Fang Ling Dew?" Young Master Zhang's face turned pale, and he quickly knelt down again and said, "Godfather, no, you must not let the Emperor use that fairy Fang Ling Lu to drink!"

"Why?" Wei Zhongxian asked blankly.Young Master Zhang, who had a good face with Huo Weihua, didn't care about anything, he simply frightened Wei Zhongxian and said: "Godfather, to tell you the truth, my relatives also used this kind of fairy dew, and it turned out that I just drank it and found it to be effective." , but after drinking it for a few days, the person went directly. After inquiring, I found out that this kind of Xianfang Linglu drink is a fake product, and eating it will only make people's condition worse! The child dares to guarantee with his head that if the emperor continues to drink Taking this medicine, the emperor's illness will only get worse!"

"Really?" Wei Zhongxian really put his heart in his throat.Young Master Zhang said with a mournful face: "Godfather, my son and your father and son are united in life and death, don't you dare to make fun of your godfather and your own head? In my opinion, let the imperial doctor continue to treat the emperor. Slow down." A little bit, but the disease disappears like a silk thread, there is always hope for a complete cure!"

"Come here!" Wei Zhongxian did not hesitate, and immediately called two eunuchs, and told them: "You two immediately enter the palace, and go to give a word to Fengsheng Empress and Wang Tigan, and tell them to stop giving the emperor immediately. Drink Fang Linglu and let the imperial physician continue to diagnose the emperor. Also, let Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanyu continue to visit famous doctors in the private sector to treat the emperor!"

"Godfather, my son should also invite some Western doctors to treat the emperor's illness." Young Master Zhang interjected and said, "Although Westerners all have red eyebrows and green eyes, their country can survive to modern times. If there are not two doctors The brush has died a long time ago, why not let the Western doctors in the capital also try it?" Fortunately, the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was far more open than that of the Qing Dynasty, and it was more receptive to new things. Wei Zhongxian nodded immediately and said: "Okay, let Tian Ergeng go An order for him to bring all the Western doctors in the capital, and after our family discusses with the Supervisor of Rites, bring them into the palace to treat the emperor's illness."

The two eunuchs led away, and Wei Zhongxian helped Young Master Zhang up, pressed Young Master Zhang on the seat, stared into Young Master Zhang's eyes, and said slowly, "Little monkey boy, what you said just now is correct." That's right, our family and your father and son share one heart, life and death, if our family collapses, you can't run away! ——Just because you dare to say this sentence, our family knows that you are better than those bastards like Cui Chengxiu and Feng Quan Loyalty is also more reliable than them! Godfather is asking you now, you should speak conscience to godfather, if the emperor's illness is not cured, when the day comes, what do you think godfather should do? What will you do?"

Young Master Zhang had already been mentally prepared for Wei Zhongxian's question, so Young Master Zhang replied with firm eyes: "Godfather, if that day really comes, I think you have two options! But there is one thing that must not be trusted. The king succeeds to the throne! Otherwise, godfather, you and the baby are dead!"

"King Xin cannot be allowed to succeed to the throne, our family understands this." Wei Zhongxian, who had already closed the gate of hell, nodded, agreeing with Young Master Zhang's point of view.Wei Zhongxian asked again: "Then, what are your two strategies?"

"Godfather, you ascend to the high position, and my son will lead the army to protect you—but this is the worst policy!" Young Master Zhang slowly expressed Wei Zhongxian's thoughts, "Godfather, you should also understand that even if your son is in charge of the three major battalions of the capital, you will be in charge of the three major battalions in the capital. There are only tens of thousands of troops, and the local vassals and border troops will fight for the king. Even if the boy has three heads and six arms, it is impossible to defeat them all! Once this plan fails, both the godfather and the boy will be guilty of exterminating the entire family! And godfather, you are the emperor! Loyal and loyal, he would definitely not want to do such a rebellious thing. So the boy thinks that it is best for the godfather to choose the foolproof strategy!"

"What's the safest and best strategy?" Wei Zhongxian asked eagerly.Young Master Zhang said in a dark tone: "Godfather imitated Zhou Gong and helped the young master succeed to the throne. He can not only protect himself, but also leave an eternal name!"

"Master Fuyou succeeded to the throne, but the emperor doesn't have a prince?" Wei Zhongxian asked doubtfully.Young Master Zhang smiled and replied: "Godfather, don't worry, the emperor is still young, and he can still have children. Since the emperor is still in good health, godfather can send more beauties to the emperor. If you broadcast the dragon species, there will always be one or two." Come a prince?"

"That's impossible." Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "As for the reason, don't ask, the godfather is for your own good."

"Could it be that it's the same as what was said in the wild history, the old hag really has an affair with the emperor, and is jealous of all the women who have affairs with the emperor?" Young Master Zhang wondered but dared not speak out.At that moment, Young Master Zhang changed his words and said: "That's okay, godfather, do you still remember Emperor Jiajing? He was also selected from the princes of the local vassal kings. When that day really comes, godfather, you can choose a young prince from the vassal kings." In this way, godfather, you can continue to be in charge of the power, and you don’t have to worry about the new emperor’s personal eunuch taking your position.”

"With the emperor's brother, Xinwang, all civil and military officials will not agree to choose the heir to the throne from a collateral line." Wei Zhongxian shook his head.Young Master Zhang said with a sinister smile: "Godfather, you are really smart all your life, you were confused for a while, have you ever thought about it, what if King Xin is not around?"

"Is King Xin not here?" Wei Zhongxian's eyes lit up, and he said hesitantly: "But the emperor is very kind to King Xin, it is impossible to send him out to be a vassal. King Xin has always lived in seclusion, and our family has no chance if they want to do something. If exposed, the emperor will not let our family go."

"Godfather, don't worry, the child has already thought about it, godfather can let someone come..." Eldest Young Master Zhang whispered into Wei Zhongxian's ear.After Young Master Zhang finished muttering, Wei Zhongxian's old face had turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile, and he patted Young Master Zhang on the shoulder and said, "Monkey boy, our family didn't hurt you in vain, so let's do it! Let you take charge of the capital three There are a lot of people who are opposed to the big camp, and they all say that you are too young, and it is too fast to promote you to the second rank, but it doesn't matter, godfather will try his best to find a way for you."

"Godfather, my boy also thinks that I have been promoted too fast." Young Master Zhang spoke surprisingly, and said calmly: "My boy is only 22 years old this year, and he is already a fourth grade. His reputation is damaged, which is not conducive to the future plan of the godfather."

Wei Zhongxian was stunned for a moment, the number of his godsons and godsons was astonishing, but which one didn't recognize him as godfather and grandpa for promotion and fortune?But now Young Master Zhang has taken the initiative to say that his official position is too high. For the sake of Wei Zhongxian's reputation, he hopes to slow down his promotion. This loyalty and filial piety moved even the hard-hearted Wei Zhongxian.Touched, Wei Zhongxian patted Young Master Zhang on the shoulder again, and said from the bottom of his heart: "Monkey boy, godfather didn't accept you as a godson in vain! But for godfather's important affairs, godfather still wants to promote you to Beijing camp!" Governor."

"Godfather, there are not only troops from the three major battalions of the capital near the capital." Young Master Zhang said darkly, "The post of governor of Jimen seems to have been vacant for a long time. It takes one day to reach the capital city! This location is not only hidden, it is not easy to attract criticism, and the child only needs to be promoted to another level, and basically he can also serve as the governor."

"Monkey boy!" Wei Zhongxian slapped Young Master Zhang with a smile, and said in a low voice, "Okay, you are the governor of Jimen."

Soon, such a rumor spread in the capital. After Young Master Zhang broke Shengjing, the old Jiannu Nuerhachi had another prophetic dream, dreaming of Ming Xizong's younger brother Zhu Youjian...

(End of this chapter)