The daily life of the concubine of the Prime Minister

After successfully dealing with his subordinates, Zhou Zheng rarely pretended to be in the mourning hall. He came out and said something to the eldest prince, then left the palace.

When I got home, I asked the concierge if he had received the letter from Quanxing County.

The concierge shook his head truthfully: "No, sir."

Zhou Zheng didn't take it seriously at first. He wrote another letter and sent it by carrier pigeon. But after a day, there was still no response. He became very anxious.

But when I thought about the fact that there were still tens of thousands of garrisons, how could anything go wrong? No accident would happen, and my restless heart calmed down.

Then continue with the following steps.

Let the people below go and invite the person who has not been confirmed by Zhou faction.

royal palace.

Chen Zhihe entered the palace as quickly as possible before dark.

He did not show up in person, but called his man, Eunuch Kui, and asked him to call the eldest prince and Yang Shizhong.

Two quarters of an hour later, Yang Shizhong led the eldest prince to an abandoned palace on the westernmost side of the wall.

"Lord Chen." The eldest prince saluted Chen Zhihe.

Chen Zhihe gave him a false hand and consoled him, "My condolences, Prince."

Turning to Yang Shizhong, he asked:

"Tell me what's going on right now?"

Yang Shizhong nodded and told Master Chen San what had happened in the palace recently.

“Just two days after you left the city, word suddenly spread in the capital that there was a Taoist priest with a youthful appearance and an old age, who had the skills of Qi Huang and could help people prolong their lifespan.

His Majesty was moved after hearing this, and he found the man and asked him how to prolong his life. "

"But what medicine was prescribed?" Chen Zhihe stared at Yang Shizhong coldly.

Yang Shizhong shook his head: "No, the Taoist priest did not prescribe medicine for Your Majesty," otherwise he would not have informed the world of the sudden illness.

Chen Zhihe stroked the Buddhist beads in his hand and motioned Yang Shizhong to continue.

"Then within two days, His Majesty's health suddenly deteriorated rapidly, and within two days he passed away."

These few short sentences were like a tear in the air. The beginning seemed like a trick, but the end seemed like a sudden accident.

Chen Zhihe asked: "What did the imperial physician say?"

"There is no problem. In the final analysis, it was a sudden illness."

Chen Zhihe nodded, his expression didn't change much, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a while, his eyes fell on the eldest prince who had been silent all the time, and continued to ask:

"Your Majesty, have you made any arrangements for the seats in the back? What's the situation with my Master?"

"After His Majesty left, he left a portion for the eldest prince to inherit the throne. You, Lord Zhou, Dabao, and the three courts and four elders will serve as ministers of state to assist the new emperor in reaching adulthood."

"What is the attitude of the mentor?"

Yang Shizhong's face turned ugly: "Lord Zhou said that the eldest prince is in poor health and is not suitable for that position. The director of the Imperial Hospital even gave a comment, saying that he will not live to adulthood.

Joint Minister,

The eldest prince suddenly knelt down in front of Chen Zhihe.

"Please help me, sir."

Master Chen San gently turned the Buddhist beads on his wrist, pondered for a while, then helped the eldest prince up and performed the monarch-subject ceremony to him:

"I will definitely live up to your highness's expectations."

The eldest prince immediately stopped Mr. Chen San from being polite: "Your Excellency, there is no need to be polite."

Master Chen San did not dwell on this, and instead gave a serious instruction:

"Today, just pretend you haven't seen me. I know Zhou Zheng well. He must have a candidate for the throne in mind when he said that. He will definitely take action while I am not in the capital.

Zhou Zheng is much more cautious than Zhang Lianci. Only by catching him in the act can we completely corner him."

"Once he knows that the master has returned, he will most likely give up this action. That would mean that this prince would ascend the throne, which would also leave a major hidden danger." The one who took over was the ten-year-old eldest prince.

Mr. Chen San looked at him, who looked like a mix of a young and an old man. He was obviously the most expensive man in the capital, but he was still skinny and had pale lips.

With a silent sigh, he said that among all the royal heirs, the eldest prince was the most talented and caring one.

But their lives are short. Could it be that the Jin Dynasty has really reached its end?

Disasters continued to occur and emperors were replaced one after another. This was a phenomenon of troubled times!

Mr. Chen San didn't dare to think about it anymore. No matter what, he had to be loyal to his emperor.

He will protect this country for Your Majesty.

Later, Yang Shizhong told Mr. Chen Sanye about what had happened in the capital recently, not only in the court but also in the harem and the homes of the ministers.

"In other words, Zhou Zheng has been secretly getting close to the generals in the garrison army some time ago?"

Mr. Chen San asked thoughtfully.

"Yeah." Yang Shizhong nodded and murmured:

"Who will Zhou Zheng support?"

"Prince Qi." Mr. Chen San said almost certainty.

The eldest prince couldn't believe it: "Didn't Prince Qi disappear?"

"I'm in Quanxing County."

"Ah..." Yang Shizhong was a loyal minister. He immediately objected excitedly, saying that the throne must be orthodox.

Let Mr. Chen San find a solution.

Mr. Chen San agreed and instructed them again not to reveal the news of his return, and then let the two men leave.

...

The next morning, Zhou Zheng still hadn't received any news from Wang Xun and Prince Qi of Quanxing County. He could only comfort himself that Wang Xun and Prince Qi might have been on their way to the capital, so they missed the letter.

In order to ensure that everything goes well, he decided to first appease the stubborn Yang Shizhong and wait for two days until Wang Xun brought Prince Qi to Beijing.

But the official he had sent to watch the city gate came over and brought him some very bad news.

The third wife of the Chen family came into the city.

At that time, Chen Zhihe accompanied his wife to the south in a high-profile manner, and everyone in Beijing knew about it.

"So soon, where's Chen Zhihe? Is he back?" Zhou Zheng suddenly stood up and asked the official who reported the news.

The official shook his head:

"It's not written in the registration book, so he probably didn't go into the city."

After hearing this, Zhou Zheng felt relieved, but he was still very worried.

He instructed his men: "Tell the Second Master to send someone to guard outside the Chen Mansion. If you see any trace of my good disciple, come back and tell me immediately."

Ever since Zhou Huaian’s embarrassing incident in the first wife’s house, Zhou Zheng has focused on the second wife’s house.

"Yes." The servant received the order and immediately retreated.

After the minor official guarding the city finished his report, Zhou Zheng also asked him to leave.

After everyone left, Zhou Zheng pondered for a while and asked his servants to find his subordinates.

By the time I finished discussing with my colleagues, it was already afternoon.

Just then the news came from the palace that all the princes and nobles had gone to pay their respects. His spies in the palace said that the situation could no longer be suppressed.

The princes said that the late emperor's will must be produced today.

Zhou Zheng's eyes were stern, as if he had made an important decision in his heart. After taking a bath and changing his clothes, he went to the palace.

However, he did not go directly to the mourning hall, but went to the Wenxuan Hall.

He waved away the palace maids and eunuchs.

There was a eunuch who did not move. Zhou Zheng recognized him. He was Chen Zhihe's man in the palace.