I am immortal in the immortal world

Chapter 39
Outside Shangyang Palace.

The eunuch on duty stopped Zhang Zhengyang, stood on the steps, and said condescendingly.

"Master Zhang, His Majesty has already fallen asleep, if you have something to do, you can write a letter to the court tomorrow."

"I have something important to report, please trouble Eunuch Xu to report it."

Zhang Zhengyang looked at the brightly lit palace, and heard the sound of silk and bamboo singing and dancing, and the sound of women chasing, playing and laughing from time to time.

Eunuch Xu said, "Our family dare not disturb His Majesty's rest, Master Zhang please go back."

"Sir, please see Your Majesty!"

Zhang Zhengyang knelt down outside the palace gate, with tears streaming down his face and a sad voice, constantly begging to see His Majesty.

He kowtowed, blood oozing from his forehead.

After a long time.

There was no response from the palace, and Zhang Zhengyang's complexion changed from resolute to miserable and decadent. After three kowtows and nine bows, he got up and left with difficulty.

"Sir, retire!"

……

in the palace.

Forty or fifty beautiful maidens were dancing and frolicking in the palace, and there was no sign of Emperor Yongxing on the dragon chair directly in front of him.

After Zhao Yuan ascended the throne, Jianyuan Yongxing.

This year is still the 18th year of Hongchang, and next year will be the year of Yongxing.

Eunuch Xu quickly came to the small pavilion in the back hall, went in and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang has left the palace."

Emperor Yongxing leaned on the soft collapse, and there were more than [-] people standing on his left and right like stars and moons, all of them were senior officials. On the left was Minister Liang Dong of the Ministry of War, and on the right was Minister Xie Wei of the Ministry of Officials.

The two were originally Zhang Zhengyang's confidantes, and at this time they had already joined Emperor Yongxing's command.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, all civil and military officials can see clearly that Zhang Xiang, who is so powerful, will inevitably fall, so he must make plans early.

Emperor Yongxing asked: "Master Zhang just retreated like this, is there any disobedience?"

Eunuch Xu said truthfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhang showed despair, and he didn't have any complaints."

"Zhang Xiang is still interesting."

Emperor Yongxing waved his hand to make Eunuch Xu retreat, and asked the eunuch who was waiting on the side: "Defu, can you find out who is spreading the rumors?"

Li Defu was originally an eunuch in the Qin Palace, and he served Emperor Yongxing personally since he was a child. Now he has become the chief inspector of ceremonies and the commander of Jinyiwei.

"Return to Your Majesty, I saw too many people in the palace that night, and it will take some time for a thorough investigation."

Emperor Yongxing said coldly: "What's wrong with entering the palace to quell the rebellion? What I'm asking is who is spreading rumors about killing the sixth brother?"

Since the enthronement edict was issued, all kinds of rumors spread all over Shenjing, such as usurping the throne, being unfilial and so on, which faintly made Yongxing Emperor's position unstable.

Li Defu knelt down: "Your Majesty, this old slave deserves to die, he hasn't completely controlled Jin Yiwei yet."

Emperor Yongxing frowned slightly, and really wanted to call someone to drag this trash out and beat him to death, but he ascended the throne in a hurry, there were too few people available in his pocket.

The Commander of Jin Yiwei is too critical and sensitive, and would rather be a loyal waste than allow outsiders to intervene.

"Your Majesty, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a fake. Those people don't care about the truth at all, they only want to tarnish His Majesty's reputation."

Xie Wei said: "Instead of tracking down the traces of the rumor makers and letting people lead them by the nose, it is better to point to the root cause. The beneficiaries of this rumor are nothing more than those three!"

The first emperor's six princes, the eldest son of the direct line was imprisoned in the cold palace, the six princes were dead, and only three people were qualified to replace Emperor Yongxing.

Emperor Yongxing nodded slightly, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, he was soft-hearted when he killed his first younger brother, but it would be much easier to kill him again.If it weren't for reputation, the three younger brothers would have been wiped out now, and the rumors in Beijing would be self-defeating.

"A group of people who hide their heads and show their tails, after I negotiate peace with Dayong, I will send the army of the states to return to Beijing, and I will kill them all!"

Emperor Yongxing looked at the Minister of War: "Is the Beijing camp stable?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! I entered the Beijing camp alone, and scolded the Sun family for only knowing how to drink the blood of soldiers. They were in vain of the Holy Grace, and resigned from office on the spot. The heads of several troublemakers were beheaded, and no one dared to object. hand."

Liang Dong said quite proudly: "In order to prevent the Sun family from resurging, the soldiers of the Beijing camp were disrupted and transferred to other yamen in Shenjing. It is absolutely safe."

Emperor Yongxing praised: "Master Liang is indeed a pillar of the imperial court."

The Beijing camp is the only place of worry for Emperor Yongxing. Even if other ghosts and monsters rebel, they will not be able to break through the palace guarded by the imperial army.

Now Emperor Yongxing has announced to the world, recognized by the state capitals of Fengyang Kingdom, if the rebel army can't quickly break through the palace, King Qin's army will surely be wiped out when they arrive.

At this time.

A voice came into the pavilion.

"Your Majesty, an assassin has been caught."

Emperor Yongxing snorted coldly: "Bring it in."

The one who came in was a white-robed monk with an old face and a thin figure.

The old monk held a man in night clothes in his hand, waved his hands and threw it on the ground, and without kneeling to Emperor Yongxing, he reported directly: "This man has a nickname of the world, and he is very good at light work. I heard that he was recruited by the Chu Palace a few days ago. .”

Emperor Yongxing said: "A mere villager dares to claim the sky. Send him to the Imperial Prison for interrogation, check his nine clans, and send him to the Northern Xinjiang to serve as an army!"

"As ordered."

The monk snapped off the man's limbs and disappeared like a ghost.

Emperor Yongxing looked at Li Defu who was kneeling, and praised: "This is a good job. Although people in the Jianghu can't get on the stage, they can prevent the younger generation from spying on the palace."

Li Defu breathed a sigh of relief, patted his horse and said: "Your Majesty, this old slave dare not take credit for it. Those righteous masters heard that they were working with His Majesty, and they rushed to join Jinyiwei as errands."

Emperor Yongxing said happily: "From this point of view, the people have returned to me!"

The two ministers twisted their beards and smiled, and the left and right officials stroked their hands and praised.

"Your Majesty is ordered by the sky, and you will live forever!"

Emperor Yongxing has great determination.

"Then according to the established plan, I will be a fool for a few days first, and when those jumping clowns come out, I will catch them all in one go."

……

Northwest corner of the palace.

A remote and cold nameless palace.

When the servant on duty saw Zhang Zhengyang coming, instead of stopping him, he bowed and saluted.

"Master Xiang, Your Highness has been waiting for a long time."

There was only one candle lit in the hall, it was dim and dark, the deposed prince Zhao Xian paced back and forth, his face was rather anxious.

Zhang Zhengyang entered the door and said: "Your Highness, when it comes to important events, you need to calm down!"

"Father-in-law doesn't know."

Zhao Xian's face was slightly bitter: "I heard from the servants in the palace that my younger brother took over the two ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials. He holds the military power of the Beijing camp and the appointment and dismissal of officials. The throne has become more secure."

Zhang Zhengyang said: "Liang Dong, the old boy who talks about war on paper, and Xie Wei, the grass-roots man who sees the wind and the wind, don't need to care about these two wastes."

Zhao Xian asked suspiciously: "Aren't these two the country's officials promoted by the father-in-law?"

Zhang Zhengyang was old and frail, not long ago wept and kowtowed in Shangyang Palace, exhausted most of his strength, so he found a round stool to sit down.

"If you really promoted a minister, the previous emperor might have replaced me as the first assistant. When you become emperor in the future, remember not to have only one voice in the court, even if you are wrong, there must be two!"

Zhao Xian bowed and said, "I would like to follow the teachings of my father-in-law."

"You really listened to me. You shouldn't have associated with the Li family in the first place. Why did you end up like this?"

Zhang Zhengyang knew that this son-in-law's talent was mediocre, and he didn't have much ability or wisdom, so he just wanted to make some maneuvers, which turned the winning chance into a big headwind.

If it wasn't for his daughter's begging, and he had a grandson, Zhang Zhengyang would definitely follow the late emperor's edict.

After 20 years in charge of the chief ministerial power, after many turmoil and struggles, Zhang Zhengyang is sure to send the other three Gu Ming ministers to prison.

Not even the emperor's own mother!
(End of this chapter)