029 Forcing the Palace (Part 2)
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That night, Zhu Youlang secretly summoned Zhai Shili into the palace to ask questions. When Zhai Shili entered the palace hall, Zhu Youlang talked about Chen Bangfu's forced palace during the day.
Zhai Shili was extremely shocked and angry, and was extremely ashamed. He knew very well that when he thought that the emperor was coerced by a vulgar martial artist, he felt useless, and his eyes gradually became red. He said in a choked voice: "It was the old minister who dragged the emperor down! The old minister deserves to die!"
Zhu Youlang was also inspired by his emotions and could no longer help: "The hero Chen Bangfu, who used his merits to fight against traitors, thought it was a domineering asset. His collusion between the superiors and subordinates and powered to be a hundred officials. Now he is the king's front, and his domineeringness is no less than Dong Zhuo and Guo Si in the Han Dynasty!" Speaking of this, he slapped the case: "I am always forced by him, and I must show my favor. If this continues, it will not be far away. How can I tell the ancestral temple and the country?!"
"The emperor was humiliated, this is the fault of the minister!" Zhai Shizui knelt to the bottom with tears in his eyes.
Zhu Youlang helped him up and knelt on the ground. Zhai Shihu's eyes were slightly red and said, "This is not the fault of the gentleman, please get up quickly!"
After finally helping Zhai Shili up with a self-blame look on his face, Zhu Youlang comforted: "Sir, don't blame yourself. Fortunately, I have noticed his traitor. For more than ten days, I have secretly ordered the generals to conquer the barbarians. Guilin deputy general Jiao Lian led a large army to sneak into the Wei to serve the king. ?
However, Guilin is high and the road is long, more than a thousand miles away from Wuzhou. It is estimated that it will be some time to wait until General Jiao’s army arrives in Wuzhou. Therefore, during this period, I have to compromise with the traitor. Not only will I not punish him, but I will continue to increase his title and show his talent.
Now I can only feel wronged. When the troops arrive, I will personally use the Taizong Longquan Sword to kill the thief!”
When Zhai Shili heard the emperor's words, he was shocked. He did not expect that the mediocre emperor before would have such insight and scheming, and prepared for the future to set up such an important piece.
Although Jiao Lian's army was not large in number, his combat power was quite good. He was defeated by the Ming army in Guangdong and Guangxi. Zhai Shili, who had served as the governor of Guangxi, was under house arrest because he was unwilling to surrender to the rebellious King Jingjiang, who was rescued by Jiao Lian. Then he and Jiao Lian worked side by side to quell the rebellion of King Jingjiang in Guangxi.
With that life-and-death friendship, Zhai Shili also knew Jiao Lian's character quite well. He knew that although he was rude and despicable, he was indeed a loyal and upright man in his heart. He was simple and had no cleverness and ambition, far from being as cunning and cunning as Chen Bangfu.
Thinking that Jiao Lian's army would soon come to Wuzhou to rescue the king, Zhai Shizuo finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer was at a loss. He did not feel wronged at all about the emperor's position of auxiliary position because he wanted to appease Chen Bangfu. Instead, he felt that the emperor could bend and stretched, wise and determined, and was a material for a promising king. He was actually relieved in his heart and looked at his disciple of the emperor with real admiration.????
"My emperor is wise, and the old minister is willing to cooperate with his unrestrained resources."
When the memorial was over, Zhai Shizuo asked to say goodbye. As soon as he walked out of the secret room, Zhu Youlang's gentle voice came from behind: "It is my honor to meet a gentleman in this life."
After hearing this, Zhai Shili shook slightly, tears flashed in the corners of his eyes. He turned around and bowed, and his thin face was full of determination: "Your politeness, I have no way to repay you, but I am just a tragic death." After that, he stepped forward and never returned.
The next day, Zhu Youlang announced the removal of Zhai Shiliufu's position and demoted him to a commoner. He promoted Chen Bangfu to Qingyuan Duke with his merits of protecting the emperor. He used his axe and halberds to be given swords and shoes into the hall.
Chen Bangfu originally wanted the emperor to demote Zhai Shili to Wuzhou to avoid any trouble. Unexpectedly, the emperor directly dismissed Zhai Shili’s official position to the commoner. Although he did not drive out of Wuzhou, it was not satisfactory, but he was embarrassed to force the emperor to something, especially the emperor promoted him again, which made him feel a little vigilant and relaxed a little, thinking that the emperor had really surrendered.
At this time, the auxiliary Qu Shixi was demoted to the people, the inner court's official seal was vacant, the cabinet minister Wu Bing was timid, and Zhu Youlang's trick of trying to get, and repeatedly compromised. No one on the center could compete with Chen Bangfu, Xunzhen, and Wuzhou Xingzai's military and political affairs were basically decided. Until this time, Chen Bangfu finally had a feeling of holding the world. This feeling was so good!
However, when Li Chengdong pacified the civil rebellion and pointed the troops at Wuzhou again, Chen Bangfu was immediately panicked. Thinking of Li Chengdong's great military power and the 100,000 Manchu cavalry behind him, he felt that he had no more days of autocracy in Guangxi, and his mind seemed to have not been free and happy. Unconsciously, he began to become active again: Li Chengdong was originally a Ming general, but once he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was promoted to the admiral of Jiangnan. Now he has killed the generals and seized the flag, which is very powerful.
Why can't I, Chen, do what Li Chengdong can do? We have a Ming emperor in our hands! If we sell this emperor and give Dorgon the Qing regent, then the Manchu chief would not treat us badly, right?
The more Chen Bangfu thought about it, the more enthusiastic he felt. He discussed the matter with his confidant and his adviser and civil servants. He originally thought that those confidant would have some objections, but he did not expect that as soon as he proposed his thoughts, they all agreed, and they all wanted to surrender immediately, trying to give more rewards for their sincerity. In this way, Chen Bangfu finally decided to send someone to contact Li Chengdong and discuss the surrender.
The emperor Zhu Youlang, who was in the palace, was somewhat aware of these subtle changes. Zhu Youlang was not eager to fight back, but was just accelerating his layout in secret. At the same time, facing Chen Bangfu's step-by-step pressing, he took the opportunity to say that he was sick and no longer went to court, allowing Chen Bangfu to act recklessly in the court, and constantly accumulating the anger of the Qingliu ministers towards him.
In the temporary palace Mingde Hall, Zhu Youlang sat on a chair, watching more than a dozen actors sing operas in great interest. When the performances under the hall were in full swing, Chen Bangfu and a group of servants walked into the hall carelessly.
Zhu Youlang was not surprised to see this, and was so enthusiastic that he invited Chen Bangfu to sit down and listen to the opera together.
After taking the seat, Chen Bangfu chuckled and said, "The emperor is so elegant. It seems that his body has improved a lot!"
Zhu Youlang replied with a smile: "Thanks to Chen Aiqing, after using the precious medicinal materials you paid tribute, it has now achieved great results."
After saying that, he greeted Yang Shouchun, the eunuch beside him, and said, "Let me show the tea for the general!"
Yang Shouchun hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes!", and then walked away with his feet.
"No need!" Chen Bangfu waved his hand alertly when he heard this: "Thank you for your kindness. I have been feeling a little uncomfortable recently. I am using medicine, so it is not advisable to take tea!"
Chapter completed!