Xia Xun's participation in the mausoleum did not attract too much attention from Ji Gang, in his opinion, this is just a face-saving effort, since Xia Xun is still the prince of the country, then he naturally wants to participate in the mausoleum, just like those princes in Beijing, their only role is just a decoration in this kind of major ceremony, and other times it is just a mixture of food and death, and it has no influence in the political arena.
However, after that, the rumor that the son of the Yang family was appointed General Wude spread, and his sense of smell, which only knew how to speculate in the camp but was relatively dull to politics, finally played a role, and he began to feel uneasy.
So, the emperor went to Dabao'en Temple, and the news that Xia Xun was accompanied by only the foreign minister was sent to his desk, and Ji Gang finally became nervous: "Could it be that the auxiliary prince is going to be of great use again?"
The two of them have completely broken their faces, because they disobeyed the prince's request last time, and now even Zhu Gaochi, who has always been polite to him on the surface, is a little unapologetic to him, and if Fuguo Gong comes out of the mountain again at this time, it will be a blow to Ji Gang.
What he is most worried about is that the rumors are correct, if the emperor really sends the auxiliary prince to conquer Annan, it means that Yang Xu, the auxiliary prince, will replace Zhu Neng, the prince of Chengguo, and become the first person in the army, the military department was originally the biggest backer of the second prince Zhu Gaoxu, if Yang Xu can rely on his military exploits and qualifications to sit firmly on the throne of the first general in the Ming army, the prince will rely on him more, at that time, it is not impossible to sacrifice himself to please Yang Xu.
However, his apprehension only lasted for one day, and he was completely relieved.
First of all, someone came to report that when the emperor left the Great Bao'en Temple, he looked unhappy and seemed very unhappy, and after leaving the Great Bao'en Temple, he immediately returned to the palace and did not want to be accompanied by the Duke of Fuguo.
It stands to reason that this is not a gathering of friends, eat and drink well, everyone goes their separate ways when they leave the store, the emperor is the king, Yang Xu is the minister, how can this minister not send the king back to the palace first There is only one explanation: the emperor is unhappy and doesn't want him to send it Immediately afterwards, the next morning, the emperor issued an order that the British Duke Zhang Fu officially assumed the post of general of Zhengyi, took over the military affairs of Zhengnan, and sent people to work in the army, apparently there were more detailed orders for him that were not suitable for public.
And these days, the rumors that Yang Xu, the auxiliary prince, will be the general of Zhengyi, are self-defeating.
The second prince sent a crown to celebrate, thinking that this was his own plan that worked, Chen Ying was especially a little fluttering, thinking that he had no last resort and had the talent of Zhuge .
His only regret is that this achievement cannot go further, if the emperor is disgusted by the rumors, instead of Yang Xu, but uses Qiu Fu, the prince of Qi, the power of the two princes and the first line will inevitably rise again, don't look at the crown prince is already on the throne, and he can also fight against it.
Zhu Gaoxu also mentioned this regret, and Chen Ying stroked his beard and sighed: "It's a pity that our strength in the cabinet and the six ministries is too weak, if there is a person of our own who can speak in this critical place, and he will be able to make a consummation of merit in a timely manner." ” When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he was speechless.
Chen Ying's words were very clear: "It's not that my old Chen's strategy doesn't work, it's that your second prince can win too few people among the ministers, and it is these people around the emperor who are doing things."
No matter what, it was still a satisfactory thing to be able to stop Yang Xu from taking charge of the army, and the Second Prince Sect was still very satisfied with the victory they had achieved.
Ji Gang was also satisfied, all of the above made him believe that it was a fact that Yang Xu had fallen out of favor.
As for the matter of the Yang family's son-in-law being named General Wude, it is obvious that it is the queen's mother who has helped vigorously, if the emperor no longer regards the auxiliary prince as an important minister, but only treats him as an imperial prince, then Ji Gang has no need to be afraid at all.
Don't use folk kinship to understand the royal family, the weight of an imperial relative in the emperor's heart is far less than that of a capable minister.
After learning the details of the court meeting, Ji Gang returned home satisfied.
As soon as he arrived home, Ji Younan, the commander of Jinyi South Town, rushed over, still holding a box in his hand, Ji Gang was in a good mood today, and smiled when he saw it: "Younan, what rare things have you gotten again?"
Ji Younan said with a smile: "My lord's house, the rare treasures are comparable to the crystal palace of the dragon lord, how can there be a treasure that can enter the eyes of the adult, what I sent to the adult today is the best handcuff just made by the two craftsmen, and the humble office immediately took it and gave it to the adult to play with." ” "Oh" Don't say it, Ji Gang is good at martial arts, and he really likes weapons, so he immediately led Ji Younan to his martial arts arena in the back house, wanting to try a gun.
Ji Younan opened the box, but inside were two brand-new shiny handguns, very beautiful, and there were guns, gunpowder, mallets and other accessories inside.
Ji Younan smiled and took out a gunpowder bag, tore it open and filled it into the medicine room, and said: "When soldiers use gunpowder, it is often difficult to grasp the amount of gunpowder. ” Ji Younan quickly poured in the gunpowder, poured it into the solid, filled it with the wooden horse, and then put in the lead to the gunpowder, opened the fire door and set it on fire, the action was very quick, and at the same time said: "This medicine bag is still proposed by Yang Xu to the craftsman bureau, according to the most suitable amount of medicine, packed well, torn open when used, the amount of medicine is accurate, and it is convenient to use, the craftsman bureau is still in accordance with his statement, pondering what new ignition method, but unfortunately, he is standing aside now, and when the research comes out, it is reported to the emperor, that is your credit, haha, Let's plant trees by our predecessors, and enjoy the shade by our descendants."
"Put your mother's stinky shit, who is our predecessor, Yang Xu, this is called stealing chickens and rice, but making wedding clothes for others hahaha" Ji Gang laughed loudly, Ji Younan prepared the fire gun, presented it to Ji Gang with both hands, and said with a smile: "My lord is right, the analogy of lowly duties is inappropriate" Ji Gang triumphantly took the firecracker, and shot at a wooden target not far in front of him that practiced spears and swords, and suddenly sawdust flew sideways, and when the gunpowder dissipated, Dingqing looked again, the wooden target had been beaten into potholes, Ji Gang was overjoyed and said: "This thing is really better than fist and foot kung fu, it's really a good thing, you are in charge of craftsmanship now, and there will be new things in the future, whether it is short or long, get me a few."
Ji Younan saw that this sycophant was shooting Ji Gang's itch, and he was really more excited than Ji Gang who had received the ceremony, so he agreed without hesitation.
Ji Gang said proudly: "Yang Xu is no longer worried, he can't be moved until he finds a better opportunity, otherwise it will backfire, let him be an idle grandfather for a few days."
This time, if he loses the emperor's favor, next time, he will be able to ruin his family."
Speaking of this, Ji Gang's heart fluttered, and suddenly thought of Yang Xu's charming wives and concubines, if he brought down the Fuguo Gong, and then got his wives and concubines to play with wanton desecration, what a pleasure it would be Thinking of this, Ji Gang became excited, what he coveted was not the appearance of Yang Xu's wives and concubines, but their identity, even if they were mediocre, it was enough to have this identity, and the kind of excitement and pleasure he needed was authority, not what women themselves could bring.
But when he thought that Yang Xu's wife was the daughter of Zhongshan Wangfu and the sister of the current queen, a scoop of cold water was poured down, and this evil thought disappeared immediately, even if he could kill Yang Xu, it was impossible for him to get Yang Xu's wife and concubine to go to the Jiaofang Division, and then get it into his own hands, even if he could find a few unpardonable crimes to kill Yang Xu, with Xu Miaojin here, it was impossible for someone to arbitrarily bully the Yang family.
Ji Gang turned the fire gun in his palm, put it back in the box, and suddenly asked in a cruel voice: "What is the movement of Chen Ying's old Wang Ba now?"
Surveillance Chen Ying, Ji Gang handed over to his first henchman Ji Younan, now Ji Younan has done Jinyi Nanzhen to pacify, and has not let go of this mission, in fact, he is transforming Nanzhen's functions to the same as Beizhen, vigorously developing spies, in order to make up for the shortcomings of Beizhen.
Ji Younan hurriedly said: "Chen Ying has been very restrained recently, this old boy is always biting people everywhere, and now he doesn't even do much to bite people, and he is very peaceful."
Ji Gang sneered: "In this way, I will let him go of Lao Tzu's way, if I want to trample to death to stumble on Lao Tzu, and even more so to trample on Yang Xu, it's time to clean up Chen Ying."
In the back garden of Chen's house, a pavilion, a table, a three-person group seat, a few side dishes, and a pot of sake.
Chen Ying stroked his beard and asked, "What has happened to Ji Gang recently?"
"It was found that the imperial court sent troops to Annan, and the wealthy families of Annan and even Zhancheng sent envoys to Beijing with heavy money to show their loyalty to our country, which naturally meant to invite pets to buy well, so as not to affect their own interests, and at the same time wanted to take the opportunity to fight for some benefits.
However, except for the envoys of the city of Cham who hold the credentials and can make a pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven through the Ministry of Rites, those barbarian and wealthy families are not qualified.
Therefore, Ji Gang squeezed a large amount of gold and jade treasures from them on the pretext of helping them to be introduced. ” Yu Shiji said, Yin Zhongyue said: "I also found out the news from my humble position, and Ji Gang used the investigation of rebels and corrupt officials as the reason to take advantage of the robbery, blackmailed the officials and the people, and occupied many officials' fields, real estate, and shops. ” Chen Ying hurriedly said: "These news, but we have all the human and physical evidence, we must be more detailed, and if we want to overthrow Ji Gang, it will not be possible to do it just by hearsay."
Yin Zhongyue and Yu Shiji nodded solemnly together: "Don't worry, my lord, I will naturally be extra cautious when dealing with people like Ji Gang." ” Yu Shiji said: "However, this Ji Gang is also careful, those innocent officials and people who were blackmailed by him, received money, he naturally raised his hand and released people, but there are traitors who really belong to the party of Wei Guogong and Changxing Marquis, once he is caught, he always goes to the edict first, asks for confessions, and collects evidence, and then extorts money from his family in the name of opening the net, and when he squeezes out all the people, he will still report the evidence of these people's crimes to the emperor, so that those people will lose their personal wealth."
Chen Ying smiled and said, "Well, Ji Gang, it's not enough to be crazy."
He slowly stood up, walked to the edge of the pavilion, stood still with his hands in his hands, looked at a cluster of flowers and trees in the courtyard, pondered for a moment, and said: "The emperor has an edict instructing me to impeach Yanjing Xing in Shangshu Luo, this person has a suspicious appearance, there is a lot of evidence to prove that he is also the party of Wei Guogong and Changxing Marquis, and this evidence is found out by Ji Gang."
The cunning rabbit is not dead yet, how can the lackeys cook you continue to investigate, the more evidence collected, the better, but now we can't clash head-on with Ji Gang, we must continue to show weakness, show weakness even more, and let him Ji go crazy without scruples."
Yu Shiji and Yin Zhongyue got up and said admiringly: "I am obedient to the orders of the adults."
To be continued: