"Wanhuang's original plan was very perfect. First, use Juemin Cao to make you cut off your offspring, and then find a young man among the descendants of the vassal kings to inherit the throne. Then the empress dowager took the excuse of the new emperor being young, so he ruled the country from behind. Of course, it is also necessary to find a minister in the court to assist in the government."

"And the best candidate for this regent and supervising state is you, the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang, Ting, and He, right?" Zhu Houzhao gritted her teeth, and the words from her mouth finally revealed the true identity of the "mask-old man".

That's right, it's the cabinet chief, Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe smiled and nodded slightly: "Yes, this is the original plan. But later Jiang Xia changed the situation a little, and now the empress dowager is dead. Your Majesty, you have another child, so I have also changed the plan.

Now you only need to write an edict to state that you will abdicate early due to incurable diseases. Because the prince is still young and not enough to be the emperor, the throne will be passed to Zhu Hougui, the young prince of King Xingxian."

"Zhu Houxiang?" Zhu Houzhao smiled, "You are considering it very carefully. But what if I don't agree?"

"It doesn't matter." Yang Tinghe looked indifferent, and his appearance was very different from his usual serious and serious appearance.

"I believe you have guessed it after you see me. The situation in the capital must have been controlled by me before I will appear.

Now most of the civil servants in the court are my people, and among the military officers, both the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army, there are my people. It can be said that all the civil and military officials in the court are under my control.

If you don’t want to write an edict to pass on the throne, I will kill you first, and then find a few ministers to perform a show and forge an edict.”

"Do you think everyone in the world is fool? If I don't show up and announce the throne edict, Zhu Houcheng will never be able to justify it!"

"That's right." Yang Tinghe nodded: "It's indeed better to ask you to show up in person, so the current situation is very simple. Either if you cooperate, I will temporarily save your life until the matter is over and then kill you. Or if you don't cooperate, I can only kill you now.

These two sound no different to ordinary people, but you are a smart person, you know that there is a big difference here. Because you still have a chance to turn things around while you are alive. If you die, you will be completely over."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Tinghe. If he could see anger in his eyes at the beginning, then Zhu Houzhao's eyes are no different from a pool of quiet water. Zhu Houzhao, who has always liked the excitement, has become extremely calm at this moment.

I didn't make much consideration, because as Yang Tinghe said, Zhu Houzhao understood that truth--only by living can we change everything.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "How? Am I going to write an edict to you now?"

"It would be better if the emperor is willing to cooperate." Yang Tinghe clapped his hands and said, "Come on, the four treasures of the study."

"Yes!" Qian Ning responded, walked out of the bedroom and went to the main hall to pick up the four treasures of the study.

When he put the thing in front of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao looked up at Qian Ning. Suddenly he slapped Qian Ning in the face and said coldly: "I am right, you are actually against me!"

Zhu Houzhao's slap was very slight, and Qian Ning's mouth was broken. He reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then grabbed Zhu Houzhao's clothes on his chest.

Zhu Houzhao was shocked and furiously said, "Dog, how dare you disrespect me?"

"Stop!" Yang Tinghe said lightly.

Qian Ning glanced at Yang Tinghe, then let go of Zhu Houzhao's clothes. Qian Ning looked at Zhu Houzhao coldly and said, "Don't think you are still the emperor who ruled the world now. Now you are just a poor worm not far from death.

The people you promoted by yourself, Liu Jin and Zhang Yong, all betrayed you. Jiang Xia has always been loyal to you, but what is the result? You are suspicious and finally put him in vain.

How does it feel to betrayal of the family? I warn you, you'd better see your current situation clearly. If you dare to attack me again, don't blame me for being rude to you! Your Majesty the Emperor."

Qian Ning's last sentence "His Majesty the Emperor" was very sarcastic, and it felt extremely sarcastic in Zhu Houzhao's ears.

Zhu Houzhao gritted her teeth and glanced at Qian Ning, and finally swept the four treasures of the study to the ground with her right hand.

"I am not in the mood, so I will write the edict tomorrow!"

"Zhu Houzhao!" Qian Ning shouted coldly, and he glanced at Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe gave a wink at Liu Liangnu. Liu Liangnu walked to Zhu Houzhao and said coldly: "Do you think you can still choose?"

Crack! Zhu Houzhao's left hand was grabbed by Liu Liangnu, and then he directly removed his elbow joint.

Zhu Houzhao hadn't felt the pain of splitting the muscles and bones. He screamed in pain and his whole body trembled violently.

Yang Tinghe stood up and said, "The most sage master once said, "Talking with virtue, complying with etiquette, and being ashamed and charitable. I am a scholar and know how to follow etiquette. You are an emperor at least, and I don't want to insult your last bit of emperor dignity. But if you refuse to cooperate, I have to use some extraordinary means to remind you of your current situation."

After Yang Tinghe said that, he nodded to Liu Liangnu. Liu Liangnu grabbed Zhu Houzhao's arm and returned his elbow joint to its original place.

"This time I am a warning to you. When I enter the palace tomorrow, I hope to see the edict you have written."

After saying that, Yang Tinghe stood up with the help of Liu Liangnu, then turned around and walked out of Zhu Houzhao's bedroom.

Seeing Yang Ting and them leaving, Zhu Houzhao, who seemed to be extremely angry, suddenly became quiet again.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe owns a large house in the capital. Of course, it was rated by the Ming Dynasty.

A carriage was parked at the back door of Yang's mansion, and then Liu Liangnu got out of the car first, then reached out to help Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe glanced at Liu Liangnu, then reached out and held Liu Liangnu's hand.

The hand was tender and delicate, as delicate as silk. Yang Tinghe rubbed his hand with his already erect hand, and Liu Liangnu also turned her pretty face at the right time.

Yang Tinghe looked at Liu Liangnu and smiled, saying, "You go into the house with me."

"Yes, adoptive father." Liu Liangnu lowered her head and responded, and the curve of the corners of her mouth could tell that she could not hide her excitement.

When I just revealed my identity, I was able to enter the other party’s core part and join the other party’s core conversation. The meaning contained in this is extraordinary.

Entering the backyard of Yang Mansion, Yang Tinghe's old housekeeper walked up and saluted Yang Tinghe, and then said, "Master, Eunuch Zhang has been waiting for you in the study."

"Yeah." Yang Tinghe nodded.

The old housekeeper saluted Liu Liangnu again and called out: "Miss."

Liu Liangnu quickly returned the gift and called out: "Uncle Xiang."

Yang Tinghe took Liu Liangnu into his study in the backyard, pushed open the door and saw Zhang Yong sitting on a chair.

Zhang Yong quickly walked to Yang Tinghe and knelt on one knee. "See sir."

Yang Tinghe nodded and reached out to help Zhang Yong get up in person, "There is no need to perform such a big gift."

After everyone sat down on the chairs in the study, Zhang Yong looked at Liu Liangnu for a few glances. Yang Tinghe said, "This one is my adopted daughter."

"I have seen Concubine Bao, I have seen it before." Zhang Yongdao.

Yang Tinghe nodded and said, "There will be no treasure concubine in the future. Everyone is their own people, so just call him a good girl."

"Okay." Zhang Yongying said.

Liu Liangnu stood up and brushed Zhang Yong slightly, and said to Zhang Yong: "I'll ask my father-in-law to take care of her good daughter in the future."

"You're welcome." Zhang Yong returned the favor.

Yang Tinghe sat down and watched the two of them politely make each other, and then said, "The Emperor is not simple either. He actually thought of using the method of changing defense between the border troops and the imperial guards to test you. If we hadn't been well prepared, we might have really fallen into the Emperor's plan this time."

"Fortunately, Master is so imaginary." Zhang Yong sighed.

Liu Liangnu said boldly: "Entertainment Father, now the emperor is controlled by us. Is it equivalent to your adoptive father after the Ming Dynasty?"

Yang Tinghe smiled, shook his head and sighed: "It's not that easy."

"At present, my foundation in the court is still unstable, so I can only keep Zhu Houzhao first, and gradually consolidate my foundation in the court by relying on the tricks of holding the emperor to make the princes. Then I can consider replacing Zhu Houzhao with Zhu Houzhao.

However, there are three things to be taken into consideration at the moment. The first is that no outsiders can contact the emperor, and even more so, the emperor cannot spread the news of his being under house arrest.

The second is that when announcing the throne, all factors must be taken into account and no mistakes can be made.

The third is Jiang Xia. I am still a little afraid of this person and must not let him come to the capital."

"Yes, I will send someone to pay close attention to Jiang Xia's whereabouts. Once he decides to come to the capital, I will send someone to intercept him immediately." Zhang Yongdao.

"Well, anyway, remember, Jiang Xia cannot come to the capital." Yang Tinghe emphasized again.

Things in the world are sometimes filled with all kinds of coincidences, especially when you are doing a big thing, and only a few factors may cause failure before success. First of all, you will hope that those factors will not appear.

Then you will find that what you are afraid of will often come.

Zhu Houzhao returned to the capital from Jiangnan and actually went back by water.

In Jiang Xia's memory, since the last time he accompanied Zhu Houzhao on a boat on a tour in a squad, Zhu Houzhao rarely took a boat since.

One is because there is no chance, and the other is because after experiencing that time falling into the river, Zhu Houzhao didn't like taking a boat very much.

I don’t like to take a boat and still ride it, it’s obvious that Zhu Houzhao is in a hurry to return to the capital.

Following this, Jiang Xia estimated that something might have happened in the capital, so Zhu Houzhao rushed back.

What happened to the capital? Jiang Xia was puzzled, and finally remembered to go to Jiangxi to ask King Ning to see what Zhu Houzhao said to King Ning before leaving.

Just before Jiang Xia was about to go to Jiangxi, he received another letter, a letter written by Yang Jingjing to him.

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