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Chapter 138 Showdown
(PS: The ranking of the monthly ticket list has taken a big step back, and I will ask my friends to look through the inventory to see if they can squeeze out a few tickets for the pure wolf.)
He casually took two items from the Nurhachi treasury and took them out. He rode on a tall horse, and Master Zhang hurried to the British government in a leisurely manner. Along the way, the atmosphere in the capital was obviously much more tense than usual. You can see the guards of the Wucheng Bingma Division standing guard on duty, led by Jin Yiwei of the Zhenfu Division, patrolling back and forth to check the identities of passers-by.Eldest Young Master Zhang thought something was wrong, so he asked Chen Jianhuang to go over to ask Jin Yiwei about the situation.

"Return to Mr. Zhang, I have inquired about the news." Chen Jianhuang reported to Young Master Zhang: "Strengthening the patrol and inspection of the capital is the order of Mr. Tian Ergeng and Mr. Cui Yingyuan, the chief and deputy commanders of the Zhenfu Division. They heard that Eunuch Wang Tigan betrayed Jiuqian After being discovered by Jiu Qiansui, he was worried that Wang Tigan's lackeys would take the opportunity to cause chaos, so he sent Jin Yiwei and the five city soldiers and horses to step up patrols to arrest the remnants of Wang Tigan's party and prevent them from colluding in the capital to cause trouble."

"Nonsense, how many lackeys can Wang Tiqian have, how much turmoil can he cause, do they need to make such a big commotion? They are trying to smear Nine Thousand Years old face!" Young Master Zhang's nose almost crooked, knowing Tian Ergeng in his heart He and Cui Yingyuan must be worried that Wei Zhongxian would suspect them, so they made some big moves to prove their innocence, lest Wei Zhongxian suspect them.After a little calculation, Young Master Zhang ordered: "Send two people to see Master Tian and Master Cui, ask them to stop patrolling and check, and tell them that their loyalty is nine thousand years old and I understand that if anyone dares to slander them, I will punish you first." One refused. And told them that now is a sensitive moment, if they are really good for Nine Thousand Years, they should first improve the law and order in the capital, petty thieves, liars and kidnappers should be arrested and sentenced, Win people's hearts to our side first."

Young Master Zhang, who has already gained Wei Zhongxian's absolute trust, is really talking about everything in the eunuch party. After Chen Jianhuang's people brought the message to the Zhenfusi Yamen, they were worried that Wei Zhongxian would suspect that his Tian Ergeng and Cui Yingyuan would not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered All Jinyiwei teams stopped checking passers-by, and turned their heads to deal with those hooligans who roamed the streets stealthily and abducted. The thieves disappeared, the law and order in the capital improved greatly, the people applauded, and the tense atmosphere was swept away. At the same time, the public opinion in the capital also rarely changed to support the notorious Zhenfusi Yamen.

Arriving at the British government smoothly, Zhang Weixian, who had already greeted him in front of the main gate, greeted him with a big smile. He personally took the reins of the horse and bowed to Young Master Zhang. He was so scared that Young Master Zhang quickly jumped off the horse, knelt down on one knee and said: "Mr. Zhang, you It's really killing the lower officials, who are you, and who are the lower officials, how dare you accept such a big gift from you?" Zhang Weixian was very satisfied with Young Master Zhang Dezhi's non-crazy attitude, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, Mr. Tanhua , you are now the number one celebrity in front of Nine Thousand Years, if our Zhang family wants to keep our fame and honor, we have to rely on Tan Hualang to speak well for us in front of Nine Thousand Years."

"Don't do this, if you want to test my depth, just say it clearly, unless the old eunuch Wei is in a daze and really wants to be the emperor, he will never dare to touch your British government and Chengguo government." Young Master Zhang snorted coldly in his heart, But he said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang Guogong's words are too much. The first British Duke was the number one hero in Jingnan. The British Dukes of all ages have come forth in large numbers, and what they hold in their hands is the golden rice bowl bestowed by the former emperor. I, Zhang Haogu, are still needed." A good word for Zhang Guogong? It’s true that I have to ask Zhang Guogong to support me more.”

There are puns in Young Master Zhang’s words, Zhang Weixian, a low-key old fox, of course can hear it, although he still doesn’t know whether the meaning contained in Young Master Zhang’s words is true or not, but Zhang Weixian is quite relieved, and quickly invites Young Master Zhang into the house, He smiled again: "Tanhualang, I invited you here in a hurry. I didn't make any good arrangements. I just prepared a little tea and light food in the flower hall in the backyard. I plan to drink a few cups with Tanhualang alone and talk about children. Mr. Zhang brought How about letting them have dinner in the front hall?" Of course, Young Master Zhang knew that Zhang Weixian was going to have a secret conversation with him, so he agreed without hesitation, leaving Zhang Shitou, Chen Jianhuang and others to eat in the front hall, while he and Zhang Weixian went into the back hall alone.

It was beyond Young Master Zhang's expectation. On the way Zhang Weixian led him to the flower hall in the backyard, Young Master Zhang looked around, but he didn't find Zhang Qingyun's shadow at all, but Zhang Weixian saw what Young Master Zhang was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't blame Tanhua Lang, there are some things. I don't want my daughter to know, so I didn't tell Qingyun about Tanhualang's dinner at the house." Young Master Zhang, who hadn't had a good time with Zhang Qingyun since returning to the capital, was very disappointed, so he could only agree with a smirk, and let Zhang Weixian treat himself Lead into the flower hall in the backyard where the banquet has already been set up.

Everyone sat down as the guest of honor, Zhang Weixian drove away the servant girls, and was about to pour wine for Young Master Zhang, but Young Master Zhang blinked treacherous eyes and asked: "Mr. Zhang, didn't you say that we should have a few drinks together? There are three sets of bowls and chopsticks, so does Zhang Guogong still have a guest?" Zhang Weixian glanced at the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and found that the servant had indeed prepared three sets. That’s right, the old man still has another guest. As for who this guest is—everyone in Liaodong says that Tanhua Lang is a master at predicting things, and you have no plans to fail. The old man dares to ask Tanhua Lang to guess. The old man invited him. Who is the other guest?"

"Then I will make a bold guess." Young Master Zhang was not polite, and analyzed with a smile: "Among the people who have a good relationship with Zhang Guogong, Mr. Zhu, the Duke of Cheng, took over the eighth generation of Cheng Guo and led the Zuofu regiment camp. , holding the military power, it is inconvenient to communicate with Zhang Guogong openly, so it cannot be him. Some confidants of Nine Thousand Years are even more inconvenient, so they cannot be them. It is also inconvenient to have the military power of the Beijing camp in her hand. The empress is a noble lady, and it is inconvenient for her to leave the palace lightly, so it is impossible for her to leave the palace. He is the most likely person left." Said, Young Master Zhang said Pointing to the wine, he wrote the word 'letter' on the table.

Seeing the words written by Young Master Zhang, Zhang Weixian was noncommittal, stared at Young Master Zhang for a long time without saying a word, and then calmly asked after a while: "Tan Hua Lang, do you know why I invited you to have a secret talk today?" Young Master Zhang quickly replied: "Of course it's because of what happened in the palace today. The lower official ventured to speculate—after what happened today, Zhang Guogong and this guest both looked at the lower official with admiration. That's why I changed my attitude towards the lower officials, and that's why I have today's banquet."

Zhang Weixian was silent again, and after a long time, Zhang Weixian sighed, shook his head and said: "Tanhualang has only one guess wrong—from the very beginning, the old man has never underestimated Tanhualang, and I have long wanted to ask Tanhualang to come to the house for a discussion. Yes. It's a pity that other people didn't think so, and ended up falling into Tanhualang's hands firmly, and even lost a Wang Tigan. Tanhualang, you have the same judgment as the old man, and it really is unfathomable."

"Zhang Guogong has won the award." Young Master Zhang smiled modestly, glanced at the movement around him, and asked with a smile: "This official also dared to take the exam for Zhang Guogong. Did Zhang Guogong know why this official did this?"

"Tan Hualang got the test right, I'm here to analyze Tan Hualang's thoughts." Zhang Weixian regained some energy and replied with a smile: "In my opinion, there is no other reason for Tanhualang to do this. There is only one—— Protect yourself! Tanhualang, you have only been an official for one year. Although you have repeatedly made great achievements and leapfrogged the ranks, your foundation in the court is still shallow, but you are deeply trapped in the mud. land!—Tan Hua Lang, is the old man right?"

Young Master Zhang was also noncommittal, but just smiled and asked Zhang Weixian: "Mr. Zhang, then you invite the subordinate to come here today, do you intend to pull the subordinate out of the quagmire?"

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean." Zhang Weixian nodded directly, and said with a smile: "Tanhua Lang, as long as you know how to turn back when you get lost, and see the situation clearly, I will take the title of Duke VII of England as your guarantee to keep you safe and sound." , and keep your official position unchanged, and continue to flourish. ——Besides, with Tanhualang’s literary talent and martial arts, even if you don’t have the old man’s strength to protect you, if you want to become a successful official, a high-ranking official and a generous salary, it’s easy to catch, isn’t it?”

"There are no other additional conditions?" Young Master Zhang asked shamelessly, "For example, Zhang Guogong, your daughter?"

"Qing Yun has the same surname as you, do you dare to set her up?" Zhang Weixian smiled and asked the rascal Young Master Zhang.Young Master Zhang replied with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, what you said is a little meaningless. Although I, Zhang Haogu, am stupid, I am not stupid——you arranged Qing Yun by my side, isn't it a pawn to instigate me? ? If Qing Yun’s real surname is Zhang, what’s the use of your chess piece?” Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang rarely put away his hippie smile, and said in a deep voice: “So, I dare to conclude that Qing Yun is definitely not your biological daughter. Neither is my surname Zhang! Otherwise, Mr. Zhang, you would never allow Qing Yun to accompany me to the south of the Yangtze River, let alone make fun of the British government’s reputation and title!"

Zhang Weixian widened his eyes again, and stared at Young Master Zhang for a long time before Zhang Weixian shook his head and said, "Tanhualang, now I admit that I still underestimated you too much. Pretend to be confused, making me think that I have got the trick. Yes, Qing Yun is just my niece. Her surname is actually Mei, and she is the only daughter of my younger sister. Her parents both passed away shortly after she was born. I adopted her in At home, she was raised as my own daughter. In order not to make her sad, I have been asking my servants to block the news, so Dongchang thought she was my own daughter. Even Qingyun herself only found out after the Chinese New Year last year. "

"Sure enough." Young Master Zhang said lightly: "Mr. Zhang, I'm going to tell you about this matter. No matter what, Qing Yun is your niece, and you raised her with your own hands. She loves her father and daughter. Isn't it too much for her to come here to trick you? If Qing Yun knew your thoughts, how sad she would be, do you know?"

"I used to feel guilty too, but Qingyun is really sincere to you. Thinking of this, I feel calm." Zhang Weixian nodded, admitting that Young Master Zhang was right to accuse.At the end, Zhang Weixian said calmly: "Zhang Haogu, since you are well aware of these things, let's not talk nonsense, let's talk about it. But you are a smart person, what I want to say, I guess you have already I already know it."

"Zhang Guogong, please tell me." Young Master Zhang made an invitation gesture with a blank expression on his face.Zhang Weixian said slowly: "On the sixth day of the first lunar month of this year, the emperor may die at any time due to the high fever of falling into the water. At that time, the emperor issued a secret decree to let me, Cheng Guogong and Tai Kangbo assist King Xin to succeed to the throne—the secret decree is now I can't tell you where it is, but if you don't believe me, I can find an opportunity to show you the secret decree."

"Wait." Young Master Zhang interrupted Zhang Weixian, blinking treacherous eyes and asked: "The emperor can't write, who wrote the imperial decree? Nine thousand years old has so many eyeliners in the palace, why didn't he know there was this secret decree?" ?”

"The secret decree was written by Wang Tigan, who was overthrown by you, using the emperor's small seal and the seal of the ceremonial supervisor. It was also from that moment that Wang Tigan fell to us." Zhang Weixian didn't hide anything, and said directly: "As for Wei Zhongxian I don’t know this secret decree, but the truth is actually very simple. Don’t think that the eunuchs and maids in the palace are all as deep as you are—when the emperor is about to die and the new emperor is about to take the throne, they are fighting for their own lives. He will not defend Wei Zhongxian to the death like you."

"That's right, there are not many people as foolish and loyal as me." Young Master Zhang nodded, and then said with a smile: "I'm afraid you, Mr. Zhang, have shown this secret decree to all the civil and military officials in the court, right? Who did those officials see?" After being the new emperor in the future, of course he has to obediently stand by your side, and become the pawn of the king who believes in the king and the minister who protects the sky! Right?"

"Yes, anyone who can be an official in the court is not stupid!" Zhang Weixian nodded with a pun, and then said: "After the emperor promulgated that secret decree, although the dragon's body has improved, it has not recovered from good and bad, so Your majesty is not in a hurry to take back this secret decree - the meaning in it, with your intelligence, shouldn't be difficult to understand, right?"

"Understood." Young Master Zhang nodded calmly.Zhang Weixian said with a smile: "It's good to understand, once the emperor dies, King Xin can rely on this secret decree to ascend the throne, then Wei Zhongxian will definitely lose power, and you, Wei Zhongxian's own son, will also be unlucky. I think you are very clear about this! So I will give you a chance now, if you are willing to rein in the precipice and support King Xin's ascension to the throne instead, then not only can you keep your glory and wealth, but I can also marry Qing Yun to you, making your dreams come true."

"Support King Xin's ascension to the throne?" Eldest Young Master Zhang lay on the table, put his hand on his chin and pretended to be puzzled, and asked, "Supporting King Xin's ascension to the throne, isn't it enough for you to have Duke Zhang? Why do you drag me into the water?"

"Zhang Haogu, don't pretend to be stupid." Zhang Weixian said with a sneer: "Don't you know who is the last person who would not like to see King Xin succeed to the throne? If your godfather Wei Zhongxian was not afraid Reckoning, if he was not afraid of retribution for what he did before, he would recommend you as the governor of the three major battalions of the capital? Zhang Haogu, if you still consider yourself a courtier of Ming Dynasty, then you will obediently stand by our side, Expose Wei Zhongxian's crimes, atone for your crimes, use your talents to assist King Xin to succeed to the throne, and join hands with us to assist King Xin Zhongxing Daming. Otherwise, you should be very clear about what will happen to you after King Xin ascends the throne. "

This time it was Eldest Young Master Zhang who was silent for a long time, the flower hall was completely silent, so quiet that even an embroidery needle could be heard falling on the ground.After a long time, Young Master Zhang asked, "Mr. Zhang, have you finished?" His tone was flat, as if without any emotion.Zhang Weixian, who had an equally keen sense of smell, felt something was wrong, reluctantly nodded and replied, "Yes, I'm done."

"Then it's up to me." Young Master Zhang nodded, and suddenly overturned the wine table, the tea bowls and wine pots on the table slammed and fell everywhere.Zhang Weixian was furious, and when he was about to drink and ask the reason, Young Master Zhang stood up first, pointed at Zhang Weixian's nose and shouted angrily: "Zhang Weixian, you are a rebellious minister without a king and a father, thanks to you, you still have the face to say something about yourself!" You are a courtier of the Ming Dynasty! A man was born in the world, with loyalty and filial piety as the foundation of his life. Your British family has seven generations of loyalty, why did you give birth to a young man like you? I used to think that you were a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, but until today, I just realized that I was wrong! It turns out that you are a treacherous villain who only cares about your own glory and wealth!"

"Since when have I been a villain?" Zhang Weixian asked angrily.Young Master Zhang kicked the flagon next to him away, and roared, "What are you a villain? Let me ask you, now that the Emperor Tianqi is still alive in this world, and before he dies, you are impatient to fall for King Xin, For your own glory and wealth, you want to help King Xin to the throne, what are you not a treacherous villain? What are you not a traitor?"

"You misunderstood, I am following the emperor's secret decree." The sweat on Zhang Weixian's forehead suddenly swelled, and he was panicked by what Young Master Zhang said.Young Master Zhang roared again: "According to the emperor's secret decree? What was the situation when the emperor gave you the secret decree? What is the situation now? At that time, the emperor was seriously ill. For the sake of the country and society left by our ancestors, the emperor left that secret decree! You acted according to the decree, and there is nothing to blame! But now the emperor's dragon body is already in great health, you not only did not persuade the king to return the secret decree, but also did not seek famous doctors to treat the emperor's illness, but instead used the secret decree to snare the clique with evil intentions! Feel your conscience and say, what are you not a traitor? Are you worthy of the ancestor Zhang Yugong who died for the country in the Jingnan Battle? Are you worthy of the ancestor Zhang Fugong who died for the country during the Tumubao Incident?"

Zhang Weixian was speechless, completely moved by the words of Young Master Zhang.Young Master Zhang was unreasonable, and continued pointing at Zhang Weixian's nose and shouting: "Zhang Weixian, let me tell you! The reason why I, Zhang Haogu, strives to keep my nine thousand years old is not for my own prosperity and wealth, let alone for myself For the sake of the lives of the entire family, it is because Jiuqian is appointed by the current emperor as the supervisor of ceremonies, Bingbi. My allegiance to Jiuqian is to be loyal to the current emperor! Don’t say that the emperor’s condition has improved greatly now, it means that the emperor is terminally ill , as long as he still has breath, I, Zhang Haogu, will risk my life and try to protect his country from falling into the hands of others! In the future, if the new emperor ascends the throne, if he feels that I have no merit in supporting him When I did my best to make meritorious service, I was dismissed from office, beheaded and questioned, I, Zhang Haogu, have a clear conscience, and I am willing to do it!"

Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang was already in tears, and shouted with sobs: "If I, Zhang Haogu, were really doing it for myself, why should I participate in the bloody battle in Liaodong? Jinzhou was surrounded by a 20 Jiannu army for dozens of days. He surrendered many times, and even promised to marry his daughter to me. Why didn’t I surrender? It’s because Zhang Hao was a Daming man in ancient life, and died as a Daming ghost. He was a loyal and filial son with a straight chest! A courtier should be loyal to him, even if his body is broken, he will not hesitate! The emperor is still alive and well, and you want me to change my family to join the king of Xin, you are dreaming! Farewell!"

After all, Young Master Zhang burst into tears and rushed out of the flower hall, leaving Zhang Weixian stunned in place, unable to say a word for a long time...

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Ignoring the surprised gazes of Zhang's servants and maids, Young Master Zhang cried and rushed out of the flower hall in the backyard. When he rushed to the gate to go home, he was suddenly stopped on the road. Young Master Zhang looked up and saw that it was Mei Qingyun, Zhang Weixian's niece.Seeing Young Master Zhang bursting into tears, Mei Qingyun, who had regained her women's clothes and became gentle and dignified, couldn't help being surprised, and asked softly, "Brother Zhang, what's wrong with you? When did you come to my house? Why are you crying like this?" ?”

"Go and ask your father who is loyal and traitorous!" Young Master Zhang growled wildly: "By the way, tell him that the relationship between me and you has completely failed! Even if I have been a bachelor all my life, I absolutely don't want to have a relative like him! "

"What did you say?" Mei Qingyun was struck by lightning, but Young Master Zhang pushed her away and left.After recovering for a long time, Mei Qingyun hurriedly asked where her adoptive father Zhang Weixian was, and hurried to the flower hall to inquire about the reason. Zhu Youjian talked in a low voice, and Mei Qingyun hurriedly asked: "Father, what happened to you and Zhang Haogu? Why did he rush out crying? And... he also said that he would rather be a bachelor for a lifetime than never Would you like to have a relative like you?"

"Adults, children don't ask!" Zhang Weixian, who was in an extremely bad mood, waved his hand and shouted again: "It's better not to have a relative like me. Your mother and I are still reluctant to promise you to him! Back to you Go to your own room, and you are not allowed to associate with him in the future!"

Once again, Mei Qingyun was struck by lightning, and tears welled up in her eyes. Zhang Weixian, who was in a hurry to discuss important matters with Zhu Youjian, couldn't help but ask someone to put Mei Qingyun, who was crying like a tearful person, out.But not long after Mei Qingyun went out, the servant girl's screams sounded outside the flower hall, "It's no good, the miss committed suicide by throwing herself into the water! Come on!" Hearing this voice, Zhang Weixian almost fainted, and hurried Had no choice but to drop Zhu Youjian and rush out to rescue her daughter.

Fortunately, when Mei Qingyun jumped into the pond in her garden, there were quite a few servants beside her, and they quickly rescued Mei Qingyun, but she also drank a lot of water and passed out.When he was finally rescued, Zhang Weixian held the dying Mei Qingyun in his arms, crying, "My daughter! It's my father who is sorry for you! Zhang Haogu is right and right, yes Father himself did something wrong, he was right when he said something wrong! I don’t care about that matter!"

Awakened by Young Master Zhang's scolding and his daughter's suicide, die-hard royalist Zhang Weixian resolutely decided to withdraw from supporting Xin Wang Zhu Youjian's succession.But what Zhang Weixian and his group could never have imagined was that on the next morning, Young Master Zhang led Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang, Lu Wanling and all officials from the Editorial Office of the Hanlin Academy to jointly submit a petition to impeach Wang Zhu Youjian, who secretly hid a secret decree. Forming a party with unruly intentions, he asked Ming Xizong to punish Zhu Youjian severely.Moreover, Young Master Zhang’s reasons are also very good. Ming Xizong’s health has been greatly recovered. Zhu Youjian not only did not take the initiative to return the secret decree of succession, but instead used this secret decree to form a party for personal gain. It is difficult to conquer the hearts of the subjects of the world!

Zhu Youjian and Zhang Yan's group were knocked out by the sap of Young Master Zhang. They couldn't tell if Zhu Youjian was wronged with a hundred mouths, but Zhu Youjian, Zhang Yan and others couldn't think of it. Yes, knowing that Mingxi Zong was reluctant to attack his brother because of family affection, Young Master Zhang's move was only the first move, and the next combination of sap sticks was still to come. The stick is more poisonous......

(End of this chapter)