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Chapter 159 civet cat for prince

(PS: I have something to do today, so the number of words is less, please forgive me. In addition, the monthly ticket has fallen out of the top [-]. Friends, for the sake of the fact that the pure wolf has not been updated recently, should you go to the bottom of the box again? , see if you can sell a few copies for the pure wolf?)

The so-called debriefing is generally just a formality, but Young Master Zhang did a good job in Jimen. He won a small victory and made a good start. Besides, the military-civilian relationship that is usually the most criticized by officials and censors has also changed. Improvement, at least there have been no major scandals such as rape of civilian women and officers and soldiers pretending to be bandits, and the achievements of frontier defense are also obvious and well-known-nonsense, the Tatar army that suddenly attacked was all killed by Young Master Zhang After being beaten away, who would dare to say that Young Master Zhang is ruined?Coupled with the shortage of land in Beijing, most of the court officials’ family properties and houses are outside the city. Master Zhang kept their family property by guarding Xifengkou. There were also quite a few voices of praise. After the last job report, Young Master Zhang gained the false title of Yudu Yushi, and he could receive an extra salary of 26 shilumi every month.

"It's okay? Let's disperse the court." After announcing the reward for Young Master Zhang, and handling a few government affairs, Ming Xizong, who has been in good health recently, couldn't wait to announce the disbandment of the court, and pointed to Young Master Zhang and said: "Zhang Aiqing, you I will follow me into the palace with Zhongxian, and I still have something to ask you about the Great Wall of Jimen. Well, by the way, I will also listen to your opinion on whether the nine guards of Jimen are equipped properly."

"Our emperor is really diligent in state affairs." Hearing Ming Xizong's words, many young officials who had just entered the court were very surprised. Only then did they realize that their emperor cared so much about state affairs and military affairs.However, what these officials did not know was that after Young Master Zhang followed Ming Xizong and Wei Zhongxian respectfully and left the Jinluan Hall, Ming Xizong immediately asked Young Master Zhang impatiently: "Zhang Aiqing, the tricycle you gave me last time Drawings, I have already made the real thing. These days I am bored, do you have anything interesting?"

"Your Majesty, I have handed over a sketch of a hydraulic spinning machine to my father, Eunuch Wei, please forward it to the emperor." Young Master Zhang replied in a low voice.Ming Xizong was overjoyed, and when he went to see Wei Zhongxian again, Wei Zhongxian had already taken out a blueprint from his arms with a smile, held it to Ming Xizong with both hands, and explained: "The emperor forgives the sin, the servant came a little late this morning, so I didn't have time to go to the court earlier. Dedicated to the emperor."

"Okay, as expected, Zhongxian and his son are the most loyal to me." Ming Xizong was ecstatic, snatched the blueprint from Wei Zhongxian's hand, and ran to Jingren Palace in the lead excitedly.Wei Zhongxian, on the other hand, took a loving look at the elated Ming Xizong, and took the opportunity to whisper to Young Master Zhang: "Monkey boy, I discussed with your godmother this morning. Although your godmother didn't agree immediately, she was already a little tempted. Yes. After you leave the palace in a while, you can go to see Zhang Weixian and ask Zhang Weixian to tell the queen to do some work on your godmother, and do some bloodletting if necessary. Also, our family has three conditions."

"Dad, please tell me, my child will write it down carefully." Young Master Zhang replied in a low voice.Wei Zhongxian nodded and said in a low voice: "First, she must hand over the right to manage the concubines in the harem, and she must not interfere with your godmother's handling of the concubines and concubines in the harem; second, after her child is born, if it is a boy, The wet nurse must be appointed by your godmother, and the first companion must be appointed by our family; thirdly, she has to advise the emperor to let your niece and our family's grandniece enter the palace as a concubine, and she must be named a noble concubine. As long as she agrees to this Three conditions, our family will try our best to persuade your mother to let her give birth to the child and ensure her safety."

Young Master Zhang remembered carefully and agreed in a low voice.After arriving at Jingren Palace, Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty first asked Young Master Zhang about some difficulties in the sketch of the hydraulic spinning machine, and then immediately devoted himself to the invention of the great craftsman. Going out of the palace to handle official business, Ming Xizong didn't think too much, and immediately nodded in agreement. As for the time when Young Master Zhang returned to Jimen to take office, Ming Xizong didn't even mention it.

Hurriedly out of the palace, Young Master Zhang immediately led Zhang Shitou and other soldiers to the British mansion to ask for an audience. Unexpectedly, the servants took him to the back hall of the British mansion to see that Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen and Tai Kangbo Zhang Guoji were there. , it is obvious that these hardcore royalists are probably plotting some kind of conspiracy against Wei Zhongxian again.Seeing Young Master Zhang coming in, Zhang Weixian guessed the intention immediately, got up quickly and asked: "How is it? What does Wei Zhongxian mean now?" Compaq is no outsider, so it’s okay to speak up if you have something to say.”

"Of course I am worried about Cheng Guogong and Tai Kangbo. The person I am worried about is Feng Quan." The young master Zhang said calmly: "Zhang Guogong, you and Feng Quan are so close, although you can take it out of Feng Quan's mouth Give some information, but that white-eyed wolf is not a vegetarian. He dares to leak the information over there to you, and of course he dares to disclose the situation on your side to the other side. Also, don't think that Jiuqian Sui really doesn't know you guys To tell you the truth, just in the last month alone, I knew how you secretly met twice, let alone nine thousand years old! He was just afraid of the title of the highest hereditary duke of Ming Dynasty, so he just Always pretended not to know."

Although he was not satisfied with the tone of Young Master Zhang's words, Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Guoji looked at each other in surprise, not sure whether what Young Master Zhang said was true or not.Zhang Weixian said calmly: "Thank you Tanhualang for your guidance. We will be more careful in the future, but please rest assured Tanhualang. I can guarantee the reputation of the British government when you talk to us. It has not been done before and will not be done in the future." A word will get out."

"That's good, the two princes, Tai Kangbo, although my words are a bit arrogant, but I also do it for your own good, and it is also for the good of Daming Jiangshan." Young Master Zhang changed his tone, first criticizing himself, and then Said to Zhang Weixian: "Mr. Zhang, the matter was urgent yesterday. I didn't have time to tell you my plan. Since Mr. Cheng and Zhang Guozhang are here today, I will tell you my overall plan by the way, as long as you act according to plan." , I guarantee that the queen and her unborn child are safe and sound. First of all, last night I made my own claim and proposed a deal to Jiuqiantui on behalf of the empress..."

After finally waiting for Young Master Zhang to finish his deal and Wei Zhongxian’s reply, Zhu Chunchen was the first to jump up, blushing and roaring, “Dream! Wei Yan is dreaming! You can’t agree to any of these three items! The two are whimsical, even the first one cannot be agreed, the empress is the head of the harem, the ancestral family law governs the harem, how can the power of managing the harem be handed over to a wet nurse?"

"Mr. Cheng, do you think that the Queen's imperial edict over the years can get out of the Kunning Palace?" Young Master Zhang asked Zhu Chunchen speechless. I don't know much about it, but I am also very clear. If the empress's will can be effective in the harem, and then my godmother will be able to dominate the harem? If the empress can really control the harem, then her Why was the first child miscarried by manipulation? Jiu Qiantui proposed this condition, in fact, he just hoped that there would be one less objection in the harem, one less stumbling block, at least he would not have to worry about the empress, who is extremely trusted and loved by the emperor, blowing pillow wind , in order to preserve the blood of the emperor and empress, why not make some concessions?"

Zhu Chunchen continued to be speechless, while Young Master Zhang took out a wooden box that Zhang Shitou had been carrying with him, put it on the table and opened it, revealing a box full of pearls, jades and gems. Think it over, in order for my godmother, Ke Baba, to make concessions, the empress can reward Ke Baba with these things, as well as Ke Baba's capable confidantes and maids, and bribe them to help the empress speak—as for Let the empress be wronged or not, you can figure it out. I have done what a courtier of the Ming Dynasty can do, and even if you don't agree, I have a clear conscience."

In order to keep the child in Zhang Yan's womb, Young Master Zhang donated money, energy and ideas regardless of personal gain or loss. Rao Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Guoji were full of opinions and a little contempt for Young Master Zhang, so they couldn't help being touched at this moment.Zhang Guoji first said: "Okay, on the side of the queen, I, as a father, try my best to persuade her to be grievous, and ask her to remember your thoughts of Tanhualang. But Tanhualang, what I am most worried about is Wei Zhongxian's grandniece, the queen. If she is allowed to enter the palace as a concubine, or the imperial concubine second only to the queen, will she threaten the position of the queen? Also, if she also gives birth to a dragon son for the emperor, then Wei Zhongxian will definitely take aim at it again. If Wei Zhongxian succeeds in taking the position of crown prince, then I will be a great Ming country..."

Zhang Guoji didn't finish his sentence, but the implication was very clear. If Wei Zhongxian's grand-niece gave birth to a son, then it would be very difficult for Zhang Yan's son to grab the position of prince again—it doesn't even rule out that Wei Zhongxian wanted to give birth to his great-grandson. To remove obstacles, he broke his promise and attacked Zhang Yan's son.Young Master Zhang laughed straight after hearing this, and said to Zhang Guoji: "Zhang Guozhang, do you think that the position of Empress Empress can really be moved by Nine Thousand Years and Ke Baba? It is true that the Emperor loves Nine Thousand Years, but the Emperor loves himself even more. His family, he and the queen empress are very affectionate, if Jiu Qiansui and Ke Baba are really sure that they can move the position of the empress empress, how can they make this deal with the queen empress? Don't say anything else, just trust the king You have all seen that incident, right? If it wasn’t for the unexpected disaster, how could the emperor be willing to attack King Xin? The emperor treats his brother with different eyes like this, let alone his wife who has been married for many years?”

It's good that Young Master Zhang didn't mention Zhu Youjian. When Zhu Youjian was mentioned, Zhu Chunchen, Zhang Guoji and others felt angry. down?Only Zhang Weixian said calmly: "Tanhualang is justified. From the fact that he believed in the king, it can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to family affection, and the position of the empress is indeed nothing to worry about. But Tanhualang, the most critical question of Zhang Guozhang , you haven’t answered yet——if Wei Zhongxian’s grandniece also gave birth to a prince, what should we do? Wei Zhongxian will do anything to make his great-grandson the prince!”

"Zhang Guogong, your question should actually be related to another question, right?" Young Master Zhang replied with a smile: "The second condition proposed by Nine Thousand Years is that the dragon son, wet nurse and first companion born by the Empress must be taken care of by the empress." He appointed—this is actually taking the queen's son as a hostage, and when necessary, he can get rid of the queen's son at any time! And the most necessary time must be when his grandniece also gave birth to a dragon son ,right?"

"That's right, that's what I'm most worried about." Zhang Weixian nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Wei Zhongxian asked him to appoint a wet nurse and a companion. The emperor gave birth to a dragon son, and the empress's son successfully became the prince, but the prince was brought up by his people, and in the end, we still couldn't touch a single hair of him."

"Yes, this is a big problem." Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Guoji nodded in agreement, and Zhu Chunchen said: "Wei Zhongxian controlled the crown prince, which is equivalent to letting him hold the hostage. He can attack or retreat. We have nothing to do with him. .”

"Hehe." Eldest Young Master Zhang grinned wickedly, and said in a low voice: "You two princes, Zhang Guozhang, do you think that you can come up with such a brilliant idea with a nine-thousand-year-old brain? You know, Who gave Nine Thousand Years this idea?"

"Who is it?" Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Guoji asked in unison.Young Master Zhang gave a sinister smile, pointed to his nose and said, "No, my lord, although I didn't give Jiu Qiantui this idea directly, I deliberately reminded him of all the links. That's why he came up with such an idea."

"What?!" Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen and others stared angrily, almost rushing forward to strangle Young Master Zhang to death.Young Master Zhang waved his hands unhurriedly and smiled: "Don't worry, listen to me first, do you know why I gave Jiu Qiansui such an idea?" Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang lowered his voice, Slowly said: "Because I want to preserve the emperor's dragon son and continue the bloodline of the Ming emperor—only when Jiu Qiansui sees the benefits of controlling the future prince, he will do his best to protect this prince and prevent this child from being like a prince." The emperor's first three princes are the same, they unfortunately died before they were one year old! You can think about it, if I don't give Jiuqiantui such an idea of ​​coercing the emperor to make the princes, how can I find a way based on his relationship with Kebaba? To prevent Kebaba from murdering the emperor's dragon son?"

Zhang Guoji, Zhu Chunchen and others looked at each other again, and were stunned by the depth of young master Zhang's scheming. After a long time, Zhang Guoji stammered and asked: "Tanhualang, maybe you did this for the good of the old man's grandson. I thank you in advance, but you haven't said, what if Wei Zhongxian and Ke Baba take my grandson hostage?"

"Since I dare to offer this idea to Nine Thousand Years, of course I am ready to solve this trick." Young Master Zhang asked calmly: "Zhang Guogong, Zhu Guogong, Zhang Guozhang, have you heard of such a trick?" An allusion? A civet cat for the prince!"

"Civet cat for prince?! How to change?!" Zhang Weixian and the others widened their eyes again.Young Master Zhang said calmly: "Zhang Guozhang, the empress is your own daughter. If she really gave birth to a dragon son, she must take the child to Taikangbo's mansion to visit her parents. What should I do then? I don't think I will need it." Can I teach you? As long as you keep the real crown prince in the capital, I can control the army from the outside, and cooperate with the outside, and worry about Daming Jiangshan falling into the hands of outsiders?"

There was no sound in the secret room, so quiet that one could easily hear each other's heartbeats. After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Weixian knelt down to Young Master Zhang, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Tanhualang for your guidance. Falling into the hands of others, Tanhualang should take the lead!" Only then did Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Guoji come to their senses, and quickly knelt down to Young Master Zhang together, clasped their fists and said in unison: "Tanhualang, I didn't realize until today that you are eunuchs. The party bears the burden of humiliation, not for their own sake, but for the sake of our great Ming Dynasty! I hope Tanhualang will forgive me for my offenses in the past!"

"Three adults, please hurry up and don't kill the younger generation." Young Master Zhang hurried to help Zhang Weixian and others, and said modestly: "Actually, these are what the younger generation should do." I muttered in my stomach, "Perhaps, this should really be what I should do the most. If I have a chance, I must ask that girl Zhang Yan..."

(End of this chapter)