Yongsu Hall, a small hall on the west side of Qianqing Palace "This is a disorderly order. The cabinet will not obey the edict. If the edict is issued, the cabinet will definitely return it." Li Dongyang made a decisive decision and immediately shouted sonorously and forcefully. The great eunuch Liang Gong over there knelt down after saying the last word of Yizhi. At this moment, hearing the words of the chief minister of the cabinet, he was so frightened that he lay on the ground and did not dare to raise his head. Brother Shou stopped laughing, his eyes were cold, and he said coolly: "Why bother to stop me? No, the Queen Mother has even taken care of my posthumous affairs. What worries do you have, my dear friends?! I have made up my mind" "Your Majesty!" Li Dongyang seemed to be angry, and regardless of the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, he emphasized sternly: "The Queen Mother's original intention was for the safety of the Emperor, and she did not want the Emperor to be involved in danger, but the way she used to provoke the general was inappropriate." He turned his head, He said to Liang Gong in a more stern voice: "The Queen Mother's concern will lead to chaos. The Emperor is extremely filial and can understand the Queen Mother's loving motherly heart. Please forgive the Queen Mother and don't need to think about it. If there is a treacherous villain who tries to seduce the loving sage, the law of the country I will never give you mercy!" Li Dongyang turned back to salute Brother Shou and said seriously: "I was in a hurry and made many inappropriate remarks. Please punish me. Your Majesty will order that nothing said in the inner palace today is allowed to be spread." This was an effort to bring the mother and son together, and also used the excuse that her words were inappropriate to prevent the Queen Mother's edict from being spread out, which would cause an uproar. Brother Shou looked at Li Dongyang with a dull face for a long time before spitting out the word "accurate". Li Dongyang¡¯s cold eyes swept across the ministers present. There is not a fool present. The Queen Mother may indeed want to stop the Emperor from asking the imperial commander to go to the expedition in person, but it is impossible to say that the words about adopting the clan son are purely to scare the Emperor and force him to retreat. When the Zhang family sent Concubine De into the palace, they knew that the Queen Mother and the Zhang family had always wanted to seize the emperor's heir as a bargaining chip. Of course, among all the relatives, who doesn¡¯t want to capture the emperor¡¯s heir? Now that Ning Fan is sending gifts to the Zhang family with great fanfare, and the Empress Dowager says this, do you still need to ask what does it mean? Presumably because of the huge commotion caused by the Ancestral Temple Sixiang, it was too eye-catching and too sensitive to adopt the young master of the Ning Mansion. Or maybe the Zhang family was unwilling to be led by the Ning Mansion, so they simply mentioned the recent "Ning Mansion". All the children of the royal family who have the reputation of "Wise King" are gathered around, who will not be able to fawn over them? What a calculation! But when they met Li Dongyang¡¯s gaze, everyone would remain tight-lipped. But today, I'm afraid things won't go well. As long as a little bit of news spreads, there won't be many rumors spread by the Ning Mansion. Over there, Wang Hua was also winking at Liu Zhong. The latter understood and nodded to indicate that he knew how to deal with the internal officials who heard the news today. Brother Shou didn't care about the lawsuits of these people at all, and simply told Liu Zhong: "The Queen Mother is overly sad because of the old lady's affairs, and she has given me a verbal order to ask Concubine De to spend more time with the Queen Mother. The imperial doctor has been asked to conduct daily consultations, and I want to see the pulse record." " After saying that, he waved his hand for Liang Gong to retreat and said: "You know the rules, there will be no next time. " Liang Gong turned pale, kowtowed hard, and crawled out. The hall fell into silence again, except for the sound of rain. Brother Shou ignored everyone and casually flipped through Shen Rui's paperwork, pouting with disdain. But when he saw the secret report, his expression changed * Shanxi Datong, Shen Shen Government came out of the secret room , I washed my inkstone and didn¡¯t leave in a hurry. I drank a pot of good tea in the study room and tasted the Soviet-style snacks made by the chef brought from the south of the house. I was full of praise for a while. After eating and drinking enough, he stretched out and expressed his intention to leave. Shen Xuan looked gloomily and sent him out personally. Xi Yan had an extremely festive smile on his face. When he crossed the threshold of the small courtyard, he turned back and smiled playfully at Shen Xuan and said, "Master, it's really embarrassing to be like this" Before he could finish his words, he suddenly stretched out his arms fiercely. An arm came and grabbed the back of his neck with great force, and then a rope was wrapped around him. Xi Yan was shocked. Although he was made unsteady and fell backwards, he had been trained in fists and kicks for two years. When Dang even grabbed the rope around his neck, his body tilted and he kicked out with all his strength. But he didn¡¯t want to feel pain in his waist, as the sharp blade had already penetrated his flesh and blood. He was so horrified that he wanted to scream, the rope around his neck was tightened, and a cry for help was stuck in his throat. Then there were two knives of Lisuo, and people had no sound. Things happened so suddenly and so fast that Shen Xuan didn't even have time to react, and Xi Yan had already expired. Shen Xuan is a civil servant. Although he has punished servants, solved cases, and seen many bloody situations, this naked murder scene has never happened before. He was startled and subconsciously wanted to run back, but his legs couldn't obey him. "Don't worry, sir, the thief has been captured." A pair of iron-like hands held his arm, and a familiar voice sounded. Shen Xuan turned his head and saw that it was his second son Shen Yu. His pupils shrank sharply, and his mind was in chaos. Suddenly he remembered something and hurriedly shook off his son, wanting to go over and see how the man was doing. But he couldn't get rid of those hands, and he could only hear Shen Hui say: "Master, I'm so damned good at washing inkstones." Shen Xun suddenly turned around, and then met Shen Hui's dark eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. "Master, let the boys do the cooking. Let's go back." Shen Xuan said, then he supported Shen Xuan and forced him into the study. Entering the brightly lit study, Shen Xuan seemed to have regained his breath. He raised his hand and slapped Shen? on the face, and said sternly: "You idiot, do you know what you did?" Shen? covered his face. , but his expression remained calm, "Master, why don't you go into the secret room and talk?" Shen Xuan choked and went into the secret room angrily. Shen? He rubbed his cheeks. What was he doing? ! He wants to keep everything he has acquired with great difficulty! Nowadays, he is in charge of all internal and external affairs. He is aware of any disturbance, let alone a young stranger entering the master's study. He could recognize Xi Yan from a distance - back then, his wife hated his aunt and his whole family knew that, so Xi Mo and Xi Yan, two little book boys and slaves who were not born into the family, could look down upon others. Bully him. In order to please his wife and get a reward, he was deliberately framed and beaten several times, and once he was almost blinded in one eye. "I will never forget it for the rest of my life. He even recognized them when they turned into ashes!" And Xi Yan was also lost with Shen Dong back then. Now that he suddenly comes back, what good thing can it be? That means that Shen Dong is still alive and may come back! After Shen Dong was lost, his father began to train him. He had worked hard for nearly ten years to gain his current status. Everyone in the house respected him and feared him, and everyone outside regarded him as a person. "If Shen Dong comes back, he will be the poor, penniless bastard again. He will become a housekeeper and servant who takes care of the general affairs and earns money for his eldest brother. He will kneel at his elder brother's feet to see if his elder brother is in a good mood and whether he will give him a bite of food. All his hard work will be in vain, how could he be willing to do so! What¡¯s more, where was Shen Dong lost? He didn't understand it when he was young, but gradually he came into contact with more things, and there were things about the previous sects, so there was still something he didn't understand. Now, when Shen Dong comes back, not only is his status in jeopardy, but the lives of his entire family are also in jeopardy. After entering the secret room, Shen He heard a sharp shout: "You bastard, kneel down!" Shen He didn't move at all and asked Shen Xuan: "Does the master know what he has done?" "Why did the master initiate the vassal regulations in the first place? The master was then What did you tell me when you asked me to find Uncle Rui? " "Have you forgotten me? If my eldest brother really comes back, our family will be in ruins. I have done so many good things for the people during these many years. Are you going to ruin it on him? " Shen? Shen Xuan asked questions one after another, but couldn't answer a word. Finally sighing, Shen Xuan said helplessly: "What do you know! Do you know what that kid said just now?! Your grandfather is in his hands!!!" Shen Xuan was startled, his mind was spinning rapidly, and his expression changed. He suddenly changed and said loudly: "What does he want Master?! Master, don't be confused!" Shen Xuan took a deep look at this son. He used to be inconspicuous, but later Shen Dong lost him and the one below him was too young and useless. Bring this up. I didn¡¯t expect that although this kid couldn¡¯t read well, he had such a bright mind that he could figure out the joints so quickly. If you can get the fame of being a civil servant, or donate to an official position, you may not be able to move up in the future "You have thought of it too." Shen Xuan no longer concealed anything, simply said what Xi Yan said, and said, "I also I'm afraid that he is cheating, and I don't know how many accomplices he has here, so I just send him away first, and don't let him send a letter to hurt your grandfather immediately." He said with a glare. Shen Hui said: "You are so reckless and kill him when you come up. If his accomplices find out" Shen Hui asked: "How do you know that he must be sent by your elder brother and not someone else?" Come? No, I am not saying that someone in the court is testing the master. I am saying that if the master obeys, if the situation falls into the hands of others, what will the master do? " " Collaboration with the enemy, once it is investigated? , it¡¯s hard for the whole family to escape, not least the death of an old man. Amid the strife in the DPRK, Shen Xuan understood better than his son, what did it matter who sent him? No matter who sent it, this "from""The merits of ?" are all a big hole. Is it considered credit for leading the Tatar invasion? Even if the chaos in the north buys time for King Ning, it is impossible to receive the reward openly in the end. On the contrary, we have to worry about old scores being turned over one day. This matter It would be a serious crime to destroy the family! But would Ning Fan only look for him? He is in charge of the horse market and knows the current situation on the grassland. Is it possible that the Tatars will not plunder? Possible! So knowing that the Tatars are bound to come, should he hide? Since he knows that someone will definitely let the Tatars come in, should he hide? It¡¯s a pity that if the Tatars invade in a large scale, there will be chaos in the north. Does Ning Fan have a chance? The imperial court was very quick to deal with King Anhua. Is that because there were heavy troops in the border town? At that time, no one thought that Jing was possible, so although Shen Xuan was perfunctory at that time, But he was a little shaken in his heart. What's more, he was really concerned about his father's safety, and he didn't want to worry about it early. But now "Whoever it is, you are just killing someone to scare the snake away" Shen Xuan said unhappily. He immediately said: "Master, leave it to me. Songjiang, Shanxi is a long way away. Even if the people behind Xi Inkstone here get the news that Xi Inkstone is dead, it will take some time to send it to Songjiang. It is impossible to rush by changing horses day and night - "But they can't do it, but we can. Yesterday I also met Xing Dazhuang, the escort chief of Shunfeng Biaoxing. He said that Master Tian Fengtian would be arriving in Datong in a couple of days. I would go look for him soon and ask him to send some people to protect our house. Let the message go back to Songjiang as soon as possible to check the situation. For the sake of Uncle Rui, Tian Feng will rush to deliver the message. "Whether it is true or not, Tian Feng must let Tian Feng do it." Feng told Uncle Rui as soon as possible. Shen? stared at Shen Xuan and said, "Second Uncle Rui can go to Datian to listen to this matter. Only if Datian listens to it, will the master be safe." The old man killed his relatives for the sake of justice for the people of the city, but unfortunately the old man was killed by a bandit. Three years later, with the many achievements in Shanxi, and Uncle Rui helping him again, it will be just as easy to recover. "For the sake of justice for the people in the city, he sacrificed his son and his old father. From then on, he, Shen Xun, was a moral gentleman. With this layer of golden light protecting his body, it was difficult for political opponents to criticize him. But, from now on, he, Shen Xun, must also have to He is a loyal minister, so don¡¯t worry about being a loser. Shen Xuan sighed, and now he has no choice. ¡°Brother, this is all your fault. " Shen Xuan said. He paused and said, "Go out and hang out with your Uncle Rui more often. He has been asked to obtain business registration in Henan and Shandong. From now on, I will donate your background to your father" Shen lowered his eyelids. Apart from that, I haven't heard my father call me "Brother" in many years. In the past, he was called the second brother, but from now on, there will be no boss. He raised his head, his eyes were determined, he nodded solemnly, and changed his title, saying: "Yes. Don't worry, father. " * In Yongsu Hall, when Brother Shou was reading the secret report, everyone was paying attention to him with the corners of their eyes. Seeing his expression change, everyone subconsciously looked at Shen Rui. Shen Rui's eyelids were drooped. Regardless of whether it was Wang Hua, Yang Tinghe or Zhang Yong, the secret report was sent to him by Tian Feng day and night. If Ning Fan wanted to lead the Tatars to invade Northern Xinjiang, he would be in trouble. It was just delivered to the door. Not to mention the dangers of the sword, let's say that if Ning Fan's assassins ambush the king and kill him on the way He arrived at the border safely. Before they could fight, the Tatars were let in. There is no doubt that this one will be defeated. What Yujia wants is the reputation of a great victory. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to go ahead even if he knows that he will lose? After returning home, several beloved ministers wrote down all the preparations for the border crossing. " Seeing everyone's response, Shou Ge called Shen Rui's name again, as if to ask him to stay and reply. However, after a long while, he finally waved his hand and told him to go back to wash and change clothes first, indicating that he would be summoned tomorrow. Shen Rui thought to his heart that Shou Ge was afraid. He didn't think clearly, and he had to think about it again, and now he was in a hurry to go home. The ministers resigned and filed out. Zhang Yong and Zhang Hui both had official business, so they apologized and left first. The elders wanted to go to the check-in room to discuss matters. Liang Chu smiled and called Shen Rui to go with him, saying that he wanted to ask more about Henan. But Wang Hua over there said in a very polite way, "I can't take care of Henan now." "Reject"??, and sent Shen Rui out of the palace directly. Wang Hua was originally dissatisfied with Liang Chu for sending Shen Rui to Henan, but Yang Tinghe knew that he would definitely discuss Zhang Yong's border garrison, and he did not want his son-in-law, who had a good relationship with Zhang Yong, to get involved. Shen Rui also didn't want to wade into this muddy water, so he took advantage of these words to bow and leave. After leaving the palace gate and getting on his carriage, Shen Rui told Zhang Chenglin: "Go home first and see if the second master is at home. If not, go to the academy to ask him to come back and tell him that I have something urgent." * Qingze The academy is now quite famous, and a slightly smaller "university town" was built on the outskirts of the city based on the template of Dengzhou Penglai Academy. The land in the capital city is expensive, and every inch of land costs less than the mountains in Budengzhou. The size of the "university town" is naturally much smaller. Although the scale is not large, experts were invited from the south, and Shen Yue, a master of painting, helped to design the entire Suzhou garden style. The pavilions and pavilions were extremely elegant, and it was very popular among the literati in Beijing. Many Hanlins are more and more willing to teach a few classes in their free time and be a "guest professor", and more and more students are willing to come here to study because of the scenery and the teacher. Shen Zhou basically lives in Qingze Academy now. Even the third master Shen Run often likes to live in the academy garden for some time. Because they knew that Shen Rui was coming back these days, they returned from outside the city and waited at home early. Shen Rui got home and hurriedly changed clothes and washed up, then invited his two uncles to the secret room. Everyone knew that he had just returned from the palace and was in the secret room again. Shen Zhou and Shen Run had serious expressions on their faces, waiting for Shen Rui to speak. Shen Rui looked at Shen Zhou for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I want my second uncle to know that now, there is a chance to bring down the Zhang family." Which Zhang family? The Zhang family who was able to talk to Shen Zhou about their downfall had nothing to do with him except the Jianchang Hou Mansion, which had a grudge against him. Shen Zhou suddenly stood up, "What?" The third master Shen Run also asked hurriedly: "But what happened?" That was the Queen Mother's natal family and a top relative. If his family collapsed, it could only be the palace. Something big happened! Shen Rui helped Shen Zhou sit down, and you could clearly feel his suppressed excitement. "The only child in the family, a talented young man who passed the national examination at the age of sixteen was supposed to have a bright future, but he died innocently. Even if this heart-piercing pain can be diluted by more than ten years, the enemy is still alive! The enemy can¡¯t move yet. The word "forbearance" is like a knife piercing his heart, reminding him all the time. But this enemy is extremely arrogant. A few years ago, the daughter Zhang Yuxian, who had a bad reputation, was forced to marry Shen Jin. In the past few months, the daughter Zhang Yuting, who almost harmed the Shen family's wife Yang Tian, ??was released, and she was also engaged to the Shen family's former son-in-law Zhang Hao, who harmed Shen Li. . It¡¯s so deceiving! How could Shen Zhou not be excited when he heard that he could bring down the Zhang family. Shen Rui shook his arm and helped him calm down before telling what happened today, "The emperor wanted to lead the expedition in person, but the Queen Mother rushed to the Palace of Qianqing when all the ministers were there, and ordered people to pass on word of mouth, saying that the emperor was not allowed to go there. , and also said that he wanted to adopt several clan members in the palace, including the young master of Ning Mansion. "After hearing this, the third master immediately said: "It must be Ning Fan who came to Beijing the first year. It was spread all over the street that Ning Fan had given the Zhang family a heavy gift. He quickly understood what Shen Rui meant: "If Ning Fan rebels, the Zhang family will be implicated." Outsiders dare not judge whether there is a disobedient heart, but the Shen family knew it when Songjiang suffered a "Japanese disaster" ten years ago! The Zhang family accepted the gift from the rebel king, and incited the Queen Mother to keep the rebel son by her side, with the intention of raising him as the emperor's heir. The third master glanced at his brother and said to Shen Rui: "When Liu Jin was in power, he framed many people. Some people did not want to return to their hometowns, so they came to teach in our academy. Your second uncle always opened the door for convenience. Liu Jin fell. After the case was settled, many people were rehabilitated, and our family also tried its best. Some of these people are now in the Hanlin Academy, and some are in the Metropolitan Procuratorate" Lin Fu was like this back then, and was later recommended to Deng by Shen Rui. He was appointed as the prefect of the state, and now he is promoted to the prefect again, and he can be regarded as the backbone of the "Sink Party". Shen Zhou also nodded slowly. When this academy was established, there was also the intention to train some students to help Shen Rui. However, it was still early for his students to gain a foothold in the court, but the group of "gentlemen" who had been recruited were ready-made manpower. "Let's blow some rumors first. Once Ning Fan raises his flag of rebellion, we will impeach the Zhang family." The third master said. ¡°We don¡¯t even need to blow the air at our house,¡± Shen Rui said.?Smiled coldly, "Today's matter, although Mr. Li Ge asked for a ban in the palace, and Mr. Wang Ge also asked Liu Zhong to take care of the internal affairs, but the Queen Mother can choose to say it when all the elders are here. It was obviously not a sudden move. Someone in her palace must have known about it. As soon as she said something today, Ning Fan outside would definitely publicize it. " Shen Rui asked: "Second uncle, third uncle, what do you think Ning Fan will do. What's the excuse to raise an army?" "Qing Junzi?" said the third master. King Anhua listed Liu Jin's ten major crimes. Shen Zhou said: "In the past, during the Jingnan period" But it was during the Jingnan period that the first generation of King Ning sent troops to help. Taizong promised to divide the world equally. In the end, the Jingnan period was successful, but the fiefdom of King Ning was changed. The people were sent to Jiangxi. Shen Rui shook his head and said slowly: "Back then, Ning Fan got the heterochromatic dragon paper from Liu Jin." The two couldn't help but exclaimed, the meaning of the heterochromatic dragon paper was really extraordinary. At that time, there were rumors on the streets about this strange-colored dragon paper. They thought it was just Ning Fan bragging about himself, but they didn't expect it to be true! "Liu Jin is a castrated eunuch, it's not a pity to die!" The third master couldn't help but cursed. "Ning Fan, holding the strange-colored dragon paper in his hand, will raise troops under the guise of the Queen Mother's decree." Shen Rui said. "The emperor has never admitted that the son of King Xuan Ning came to Beijing with the "different-colored dragon paper, plus gold reward", and King Ning had a different-colored dragon paper in his hand, who gave it to him? Of course it was given by the Queen Mother! At this moment, no one would believe it even if they said it was Liu Jin who stole it. The expressions of the Shen Zhou brothers all changed, "It's strange that Ning Fan clung to the Zhang family and came up with the idea of ??letting the Queen Mother adopt the clan!" The third master whispered again: "Back then, the case of Zheng Wang's evil words" Shen Rui thought to himself , the case of Zheng Wang¡¯s evil words is just that Wu Zong was not the descendant of the Queen Mother Zhang, but he was also Xiaozong¡¯s son. Xiaozong¡¯s only bloodline was more legitimate than King Ning¡¯s, so in his previous life, King Ning did not mention Zheng at all. Wang's fault completely denies that Wuzong is of royal blood. But at the moment, he cannot make this "prediction". He can only make reasonable speculations based on reality. "Once King Ning uses the banner of the Queen Mother to rebel, as long as it is confirmed that the Zhang family is the matchmaker, it will be a conspiracy through the vassal." Shen Rui said, "After all, this is the Queen Mother's natal family. It will not punish the nine tribes or kill the whole family. Exile is also included. It's okay, but don't even think about the title or official position. I'll beat him back to his place of origin and there will be no chance of recovery. "When the Zhang family falls, there is no need for the Shen family to step on it. I don't know how many people will come and beat up the lost dog." The third master punched his fist and said: "Let's take advantage of the fact that the Zhang family has not realized it yet and is still arrogant, and secure all kinds of evidence." Shen Rui nodded, "The Zhang family never knows how to write the word 'prudent' when doing things. " The third master smiled coldly and said: "The only people in the world who respect him are his subordinates. I will go and have a chat with Mr. Liu Yu." This Liu Yu is the famous leader of the Hongzhi Dynasty. He had been staring at the censor bitten by the Zhang family since then, and brought down several in-laws of the Zhang family. Because there were two giant Buddhas, Liu Jian and Xie Qian, standing behind him, the Zhang family was so angry that they could do nothing about him. Later, when Liu Jin came to power to clean up Liu Xie's family, he sent the imperial censor of Zhili to Yunnan. It was not until Liu Jin was overthrown that he was able to return to Beijing. Because of his many political achievements, he was promoted to the right minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Censor. When the Shen family was settling the Japanese case lawsuit with the He family, Mr. Liu jumped out to impeach Zhang Yanling when Zhou Xian secretly revealed the news that the only heir of the Shen family was killed by Zhang Yanling. The third master went to visit Liu Yushi with Shen Li. When he was sent out of the capital, the third master also sent Cheng Yi as a gift and greeted him when he returned to the capital. It was considered a kind of friendship. The uncle and nephew were planning here, but Shen Zhou was silent for a long time without saying a word. Soon the two of them also noticed something strange about Shen Zhou and couldn't help but stop and look at him. Shen Zhou was talking about another thing, "Recent rumors in the capital say that the emperor is foolish and unfilial, and that you flatter a Taoist priest." He looked at Shen Rui, "With a single act, the emperor was framed. , and also framed you" When rumors of Tianliangzi spread in Beijing, brother Shen Zhou wrote to Shen Rui. At this time, the third master also hurriedly asked Shen Rui, "You saw Zhang Hui when you came back this time. Did you ask Tian Liangzi what happened?" Shen Rui waved his hands and said: "Uncles, don't worry, I'm fine. This is the matter. Ning Fan's rumor was to kill three birds with one stone. "Zhang Hui said that Ning Fan originally wanted to use Tianliangzi's fame to create some ghosts and ghosts to push their young master to take a step forward." Tian Liangzi's hands inserted people into the palace and installed their Taoist priests," he said with disgust on his face, "What's even more vicious is that theyI want to trick the emperor into taking the golden elixir! "Brothers Shen Zhou couldn't help but cursed in unison: "This is so heartless! " Shen Rui said: "Fortunately, Tian Liangzi is an old man. He looks stupid and only knows about medicine, but he is actually very clear-minded. They had settled the matter with the emperor early, and quietly plotted against Ning Fan, giving them the few nails they had bribed and buried in the palace. ¡ª¡ªThose two hundred ultimatums were awarded to him by the emperor, and I'm afraid there will be more rewards in the future. "The two brothers breathed a sigh of relief, especially the third master, who had more contact with Tianliangzi and took his Dali Shanzhao Pills. He couldn't help laughing and said: "This old man has some skills! " Shen Rui also frowned, and then said: "Tian Liangzi did not run away, because he was afraid of being harmed by Ning Fan. The cat was in Xiyuan and told the outside world that he had gone to the clouds. He was afraid that Ning Fan asking him to treat the young master was a trap, especially if the young master had some shortcomings, it didn't matter if he relied on him, but if he relied on the emperorhe hid. "Unexpectedly, Ning Fan still used the death of the Empress Dowager to slander him. It's hard for him to come out now. Ning Fan's move is not only to deal with Tianliangzi, but also to take the opportunity to slander the emperor, and then use me as a Bring along those who are against them." Brothers Shen Zhou looked at each other, and even in the secret room, they lowered their voices and said, "The Empress Dowager" Shen Rui shook his head, "Zhang Hui said, don't ask about things in the palace." If there was nothing strange, how could we not ask? Shen Zhou's face became more and more serious, "In normal times, the Zhang family will fall if it falls. But if the Zhang family falls when Ning Fan rebels, the status of the Queen Mother will be shaken, which will be detrimental to the Emperor. Especially if the Queen Mother is not around "He looked at Shen Rui and said seriously: "Brother Rui, you are a close official of the emperor, and our family has a grudge against the Zhang family. If the discord between the mother and son of the Tian family comes to light, you will definitely be implicated. If If our family takes actionsomeone will definitely criticize you for trying to sow discord between mother and son of the Tian family. " With Shen Rui's identity and position, even if he wants to play a role of peacemaker, someone must believe him. Shen Rui twitched his lips and said, so what? "Have the Zhang family ever done anything good?! They are the best at begging for land, begging for officials, begging for salt, and sucking blood. When have you been the emperor and contributed to the Ming Dynasty?" Shen Rui said coldly, "The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother. , The Zhang family is the Zhang family, these evil deeds of the Zhang family were not done by the Queen Mother, right? When did I instigate the emperor to be disrespectful to the Queen Mother? I just brought down the evil Zhang family to eliminate evil for the court and the people. That's all." "Brother Rui!" Shen Zhou raised his voice and interrupted him, saying, "It's clear what you said, but the Zhang family is the Queen Mother's family, so it's not clear. Move the queen mother. You are in harmony with the emperor and his ministers. If you do this, the villain will inevitably interpret it as the emperor's intention" "How does uncle know that this is not the emperor's intention?" Shen Rui asked. He has endured the Zhang family for a long time. He remembers Shen Luo's hatred, Yang Tian's hatred, and the disgusting things that the Zhang family did later on through marriage. In such an era where monarchy is supreme, if Brother Shou doesn't want to bring down the Zhang family, it will be too difficult to clean up the Zhang family. "When the Queen Mother's words came out, Shen Rui knew that the opportunity had come! The Zhang family has always been a hindrance to Brother Shou. Why can Brother Shou tolerate the Zhang family? Because the Zhang family is still useful, the emperor sometimes needs an arrogant cousin family to do something. It¡¯s also because the Zhang family hasn¡¯t hit Brother Shou¡¯s bottom line yet. But when the Queen Mother said that she wanted to raise a son of the clan, and when King Ning claimed that he was following the Queen Mother's orders and launched an army, directly denying Brother Shou's bloodline, that was the real threat to Brother Shou's throne - because he is the eldest son, he is the natural throne. Heir, bloodline is the foundation for Zhu Shou to sit firmly on the dragon throne! Talking about the respected status of the Queen Mother, look at the Queen Mother Wang who has always been invisible in the Chenghua and Hongzhi Dynasties. You will know that without the approval of the emperor and the powerful maternal family, the so-called Queen Mother, Queen Mother and Empress , it¡¯s just a title. Without the Zhang family stirring things up outside, the Queen Mother would not be able to jump up and down in the palace! "There is no Zhang family who is greedy for money and falls into Ning Fan's trap and tries hard to seduce the Queen Mother. How can the Queen Mother come up with such a trick when one of her biological sons has become the emperor's wife? After what happened this time, the emperor can still tolerate it. Zhang family?" Shen Rui held Shen Zhou's arm and said, "I have thought about it again and again, uncle, this is the best opportunity, or maybe the only opportunity." But Shen Zhou held his hand back and said anxiously. : "It is the Emperor's business that the Emperor cannot tolerate the Zhang family. Even if the Emperor instructs you to do so, you should not do it! Never forget that the Zhang family is the Emperor's maternal family! If the Zhang family is touched, anything bad will happen. When it comes to things, the emperor can never be wrong, the only one who is wrong is you!" Shen Rui was slightly stunned. He didn't take it seriously. He didn't mind being the sword in Brother Shou's hand. How could he not be a swordsman when he was a minister? It was the phrase "causing bad things" that suddenly sent a chill down his spine. ?????????? In history, Ning Fan also started revolts under the banner of the Queen Mother. But what happened to the Queen Mother later? What happened to the Zhang family? ??Zong Wu was so excited that he went to the imperial army to fight in person. As a result, he accidentally fell into the water on the way back and died soon after. The Queen Mother participated in the selection of the next emperor, and Shouning Hou Zhang Heling also went to Huguang to pick up Jiajing with a group of people. Yes, Jiajing did not want to see Empress Dowager Zhang, and respected his biological mother, Empress Dowager Jiang. Empress Dowager Zhang lived a miserable life in the harem, but she also lived until the 20th year of Jiajing! However, the Zhang family outside the palace continued to dance for ten years during the Jiajing Dynasty. It was not until the twelfth year of Jiajing that they were thrown into prison. Zhang Heling died in prison, while Zhang Yanling was only imprisoned five years after the death of Empress Dowager Zhang and the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing. Beheaded in Xishi. They did not get a good ending, but this bad ending was not brought to them by Wu Zong. After all, they still lived for many years! ??And Wuzong, who was skilled with bow and horse, could run to the Xuanfu formation to kill the enemy, and beheaded a Tatar with real swords and spears, would he become seriously ill and die from a serious illness because he fell into the water and was rescued quickly? Zhang Jiaming knew that after Wu Zong dealt with Prince Ning, the Holy Emperor would definitely liquidate a group of people after returning to the capital. Would he sit back and wait for death? No, no, history does not say that the Queen Mother ever wanted to adopt Ning Fan's son, and there is no unofficial history either The Zhang family was not forced into a desperate situation at that time. After all, Wu Zong is the Queen Mother¡¯s biological son But what if the biological son disobeys? Her biological son has returned to Beijing to attack her natal family. If she is cut off from the outside world and confined in the inner palace, she will have no choice but to be at the mercy of others. Will shewill she No, no Yes, she couldn't stretch her hand that long. Wu Zong was still patrolling outside at that time It was precisely because he was patrolling outside that she was not suspicious? Is Wu Zong really her biological child? The case of Zheng Wang's evil words Shen Rui's mind was in turmoil and he had a splitting headache. Over there, Shen Zhou's eyes were already red, "Brother Rui, uncle knows your thoughts. But Brother Luo" His face twisted in pain, but he still said, "Brother Luo's death is also It was my fault. The Zhou family lost a life, and the Qiao family has also made a clear decision. Although the Zhang family is hateful, if revenge will involve you, then it must not be done!¡± ¡°I have missed it once, and I can¡¯t make another mistake! I'll catch you once." He grabbed Shen Rui's arm tightly and said very solemnly: "The deceased is gone, let's let this grudge go. Don't mention it again in the future." Shen Rui never expected that Shen Zhou would say this. Moved, he called out "Second Uncle" softly. After the third master was shocked, he felt a little relieved. He leaned over and patted Shen Rui on the shoulder. "This is not a lie. There is no need to persuade me." Shen Zhou's eyes were firm, "From now on, you just follow the most suitable way to do things, use the most suitable people to do things, and don't think about any grudges. As long as you live well and the Shen family is well, Daming is better than any revenge!" Shen Rui couldn't help but blush, clenching his fists tightly, and responded after a long while. Shen Zhou felt relieved, took a few deep breaths, exhaled slowly, and had a smile on his face. "There is one more thing that I have been thinking about for a long time, so I simply mentioned it today." He said, "Fourth brother (son of the third master) is about to take the test as a boy, and Xiaonan brother will also be there in the past two years " Brother Xiao Nan needs to have a family background if he wants to take the imperial examination. Shen Rui only said that Shen Zhou finally figured it out and wanted to record Brother Xiao Nan in his name, and nodded hurriedly. He didn't want to, but heard Shen Zhou say: "I want to record Brother Ling's business in the name of the eldest grandpa. In the future, Brother Xiao Nan will also be the second wife of the eldest grandpa." Seeing that the two were about to talk, Shen Zhou waved his hands and said, : "I don't want to adopt an heir. I don't want brother Rui or brother Rui to have both children." He said with a bitter look on his face, "I was destined to commit an evil star, and God punished me, so I was called Brother Luo, Brother Jue, Brother Ling died one after another. It was me who was unfilial and unjust, and I don¡¯t deserve to have descendants to die.¡± Thinking of the past, the third master felt ups and downs, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes. Light. Shen Rui had heard Shen Zhou say these words once in front of Shen Lingling. He knew that Shen Zhou meant what he said. After so many years, he still hadn't changed his mind, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Shen Zhou said slowly: "After a hundred years, my furniture will be divided into four parts. Brother Rui, Brother Si, and Brother Xiaonan will each have one share. You can help me take it back to Songjiang and give it to Brother Jue." The adopted child, Brother Zhang, is just a little bit of my cousin¡¯s thoughts" He stared at Shen Rui, "Brother Rui, let's really put this grudge behind us. Look at me, and you will know that there is cause and effect in the world. If the Zhang family does evil, there will be evil retribution, and there will be heaven's punishment. The Shen family only grows their own crops. Good cause. The Shen family only serves as loyal ministers and only does things that benefit the Ming Dynasty and the people!" (End of this chapter)