Sweat dripped down Song Nan's back. He had known that Zhengde was actually not confused, but he didn't expect that he was not only not confused, he could be called smart. ¡÷¨JI didn¡¯t expect that I would just hit the muzzle of the gun, and Zhengde saw through it at a glance. After Kang Ning stole the dragon robe and came out, how could he pay attention to the ink stain on the sleeve corner of the dragon robe? Everyone was very nervous at the time, and no one would care about such a detail. However, it was this detail that made Zhengde see through his secret. Strategy. "I deserve to die." Song Nan whispered. Zhengde smiled proudly, as if he had done the most proud thing in his life, and said softly: "You must be surprised, since I saw it through on the spot, why did I let you frame Liu Jin and delay Liu Jin's death?" Song Nan wiped his sweat and said: "I would like to hear the emperor clear up his doubts." Zhengde said quietly: "I once said that you and Liu Jin are my right-hand men, and I do not allow you to fight with each other, but the conflicts between you are becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile. After Liu Jin planned to assassinate you in Ningxia Town, I know that you have become mortal enemies. I understand your temper. If anyone wants your life, you will pay back tenfold, so I have weighed it again and again. If Liu Jin and you If only one person can be left, I will definitely choose to keep you." After a pause, Zhengde continued: "You are much more capable than Liu Jin, and I need you to do more for the Ming Dynasty. Although he has followed me for more than ten years and is loyal to me, he has become the common enemy of you and the foreign ministers, and he has no real ability. The policies he advocated made everyone angry in the end, and I abandoned him. , but also to calm down the anger of the whole court a little bit. Because I gradually understood that the absurdity is still absurd, and the country of Ming Dynasty cannot be in chaos. If I cannot bring the Ming Dynasty into chaos, then I will really become a sinner for the ages. So I acquiesce. You dealt with Liu Jin, so do you understand?" Song Nan was churning in his heart and sighed. Although he had a deep friendship with Zhengde, he actually despised Zhengde in his heart. But at this moment, Zhengde made Song Nan look at him with admiration; although he was ridiculous and ridiculous, , willful and arrogant, but he can see the overall situation clearly, understand the importance, and even make compromises for the sake of the overall situation. How should you evaluate such a righteous person, whether he is good or bad, wise or foolish? ¡ Southwest of Yangxin Hall, on the palace road leading to Shouning Palace, several sword-bearing officers were rushing along the gaps between the flowers and trees beside the road. They were ordered to follow Wang Yong to monitor. Everyone knows that Wang Yong is an important figure in the Jinyiwei Yamen. When he left alone, he must have been ordered by Song Nan to inform the Han general camp who was transferred to Xiyuan that Song Nan had entered the palace. This was strictly forbidden by the Queen Mother. The reason why the Han general camp was transferred to Xiyuan was because the entire Han general camp was under Song Nan's command, and the commander Wan Zhi was Song Nan's confidant. Transferring them away was to facilitate the palace's affairs. The front is not far from Shouning Palace. The small garden at the turning point has thick trees and green grass, and dozens of peach trees are in full bloom. However, several sword-bearing officers suddenly discovered that they clearly saw Wang Yong getting into the garden. After entering the small garden, they lost sight of him, and there was only a brilliant peach forest in front of them. As soon as the leader with the sword made a gesture, the crowd immediately dispersed and slowly searched forward along the gaps between the peach trees at a distance of about ten feet. Everyone stepped softly, and in their ears they could only hear the buzzing sound of bees. The wind blew, the peach trees swayed, and the petals rustled to the ground. The surrounding silence was a bit scary; suddenly, a sound came from the outermost direction on the left. There was a muffled groan, followed by the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground. The leader of the swordsman shouted: "Over there." The other four people flew towards the place where the sound came from, scratching the peach branches with their bodies and shaking them, causing a thick layer of petals to rain down; they met not too far away, Everyone was a skilled person. After more than ten breaths, the four sword officers were already standing at the scene of the incident with their mouths agape. The sword officer searching on the outermost side was already face down on the ground with green buds, except for There was no one else around except him. "Alert." The leading swordsman shouted, and the other three people immediately looked around to be alert. The leading swordsman squatted down and gently turned the brother who was on the ground. With just one turn, the man's head fell. Leaning to one side, presenting a very uncoordinated angle with his body, the well-informed little leader subconsciously reached out and touched the neck of the deceased, and exclaimed. "Brother Wang's neck was broken. This guy's attack is very vicious." The three guards with knives around him were so frightened that their hair stood on end. They had seen many dead people, and they would not frown even if they killed people, but in broad daylight, , killed his brother under the eyes of several of them, and disappeared without a trace with just one move. This was the reason why they were chilled. "Stay near us. He can't run far. If we don't hear footsteps, it means he is still around us." The swordsman whispered. The three men's scalps suddenly became numb, and the palms of their hands holding the steel knife were wet. The leader of the swordsman squatted down and cut along the gap at the bottom of the peach tree.Looking around carefully, he suddenly trembled and gestured to several other people to squat down. Three guards with knives squatted down and looked in the direction of his finger. They saw four or five peaches separated by four or five peaches. In the gap under the tree, a pair of boots and the hem of a long coat were exposed. The top was blocked by the dense peach blossom trees, and the man's body could not be seen. The leader with the sword made a gesture, and the other three people followed the ridge on three sides and slowly approached, and then launched attacks at the same time. After the discussion and decision, the four of them gently bit the single sword in their mouths, and lay down even as slowly as a turtle. They crawled towards the peach tree where the man was hiding; soon, they were within ten steps of each other. The leading swordsman took off his sword and shouted: "Kill." The bodies of the four people stood up like springs and blinked. Suddenly, he rushed to the peach tree, and the weapon in his hand greeted the man like lightning. Suddenly, the peach blossoms were flying, branches and leaves were flying, and there was a chirping sound. Half of the branches and leaves of the peach tree were cut off, and on the ground The branches, leaves, and petals were scattered in a mess. In addition to cutting off peach branches and peach blossoms, in front of them there was a long coat that had been chopped into several pieces, and an empty boot was lying alone on the ground. Who was hiding here? There was nothing more than a piece of clothing and an empty pair of boots. "No, I've fallen into a trap." The hair of the leader with the sword stood on end. He subconsciously picked up the sword in his hand, and heard a crisp clang sound. The steel sword unexpectedly hit a flying object, and the object was knocked. It flew diagonally and was nailed to the trunk of the peach tree with a bang until it had no stem. It was a gleaming flying knife. At the same time, there was a popping sound from behind, and the swordsman-in-charge glanced behind him with his peripheral vision. He was suddenly stunned. The three brothers behind him all fell to the ground, and blood spurted out from their necks. Silently, they Already taken advantage of. The swordsman-in-charge waved the steel knife to protect his head and neck, and with his toes on the ground, he was about to flee. He knew that he was the only one left and he would definitely not be his opponent. At this moment, it was the right thing to run away and summon others. Then he heard a deep voice from the side: "You Can you still run away? " The little leader with the knife officer looked at him in shock. A short and sturdy figure slowly walked out of the peach forest on the side. Who could it be if it wasn't Wang Yong? "Wang Yong, you are so bold. You dare to kill people in the palace, and you actually killed the palace guards with swords. Are you going to rebel?" A dozen flying knives sneered: "You guys followed me in secret, do you still blame me for attacking you? Sun Laoba, we don't mess with each other. You are on duty in Cining Palace, and I am outside the Yamen." Officers, there is no grievance at all, but you are helping me to harm my family, and you are following me, and you probably want to kill me when I am not prepared, so you cannot blame me for taking advantage of you. " Sun, the little boss with the sword. Lao Ba shouted: "I am just following orders. We are just watching where you are going. We have no intention of harming your life, Mr. Wang." Wang Yong pointed to the broken long clothes and said: "This is not to harm me. Life? If I were hiding here, I would probably be reduced to eight pieces of meat by now." Sun Laoba shouted, "That's why we had no choice but to kill Brother Wang first." Wang Yong nodded and said, "That's right. That makes sense, so you don¡¯t have any intention of harming me at all?¡± ¡°Absolutely not, I swear.¡± ¡°Well, in this case, it seems that I should spare your life.¡± I was overjoyed. There was no chance of winning in a fight with Wang Yong. The most important thing now was to escape with my life and go back to report, and then mobilize people to capture and kill this guy. As long as I could fool Wang Yong into letting him go, I could do anything. "Sir Wang, I am extremely grateful. I will never tell anyone about this matter. These brothers said that they were lost. After a while, I personally dug a hole and buried them under the peach tree to use as fertilizer." "Very good, you are very good. Just do as you say. You can go, but don't provoke me again, otherwise you will know the consequences." Wang Yong squinted his eyes and waved his hands on his hips, as if to shoo away a buzzing flying insect. bee. Sun Laoba was ecstatic, turned around and walked away. After a few steps, he turned into a trot, hoping to stay as far away from Wang Yong as possible, for fear that he would change his mind. Wang Yong squinted at his back and sneered. He reached out and pulled out a flying knife from his waist. He made a sound and raised his hand to mark it. The flying knife came quickly and hit Sun Laoba in the back of the heart. It was buried in the flesh, leaving only the knife. handle. Sun Laoba stood stiffly, bending one hand backwards to touch the place where he was shot. After several attempts, he staggered a few steps and fell to the ground, causing a splash of falling flowers. "Do you think I will believe what you say? I just don't want to alert the palace guards by confronting you head-on. My lord has said that today is a life-and-death fight between you and me. You must not be lenient. It's unlucky for you guys to mess with your grandpa. ." Wang Yong spat to himself and quickly moved a few words.The corpse was dragged into the ditch and laid out, covered with peach branches and leaves, then put its big muddy feet into boots and jumped towards Shouning Palace. ¡ In the Yangxin Hall, the last conversation between Zhengde and Song Nan was still going on. After Zhengde told some secrets about Song Nan, Song Nan looked quite unnatural. "Your Majesty, I deserve death for my crime." "It doesn't have to be like this. I'm not asking for punishment. I just want you to understand that I am the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. I am not as confused as you think. If I want to know something, no one can You can't hide it from me. Besides, I also said that you are my helper. Without your loyalty to me and your sharing of my worries, I can't even predict what the Ming Dynasty would be like now. " "Your contribution is obvious to all. , I remember the several major things you did for me, Xinpingbao saved my life, you were the one who turned the tide when Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled, you were the one who noticed and quelled the rebellion when King Anhua rebelled, and it was you when the Tatars blocked the pass. You led the army to fight to the death, and even defied the opinions of others to raise military pay to regain the Hetao. And now, you have just returned from quelling the Chenhao rebellion. In the past few years, you have fought for me everywhere and never uttered a word of complaint. I remember all these things. Firmly, I understand that these things are not easy. Because of this, I can safely rely on you and give you the greatest trust. I just pretend that I don¡¯t know about your mistakes." Song Nan shook his head and said. "These are the duties of the minister. The emperor's affairs are the minister's business. I dare not claim to be the hero." Zhengde smiled and said: "I remember you said that excessive modesty is hypocrisy. Are you excessive now? What about modesty? What you have done has proved your loyalty and ability, and I have also expressed my trust and tolerance for you. This is the reason why you and I, the monarch and my ministers, have been able to live in harmony and have no ill feelings towards each other over the years. He is someone I can truly rely on, so the ultimate reason why I am saying these words to you today is that I want to ask you for a few important things. I can only feel at ease by asking you for these things. I will not be alive soon, and I have a few words for you. It's my request, I hope you can still agree to me as before and let me go with peace of mind." Song Nan looked solemn and said softly: "Your Majesty, please speak. I will act in accordance with your Majesty's wishes. "Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Zhengde smiled and nodded, frowning and moving a few times. Being in bed for a long time caused his whole body to be numb and painful, and his body was not in control, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. Song Nan stood up and wanted to help him, but Zhengde waved his hand to stop him and said: "I don't have much time. Maybe I will give up and return to the west in the next moment. It is better to cherish this last time. The first thing I want you to agree to is " Zhengde hesitated for a moment, then looked at Song Nan and suddenly fell silent. Song Nan felt a little uneasy when he saw him and called out softly: "Your Majestywhat's wrong with you?" Zhengde smiled and said: "I'm fine. The first thing is that I want you to promise me personally now. After my death, , you must not have the intention to rebel and usurp the throne. You must promise me to assist the emperor who ascends the throne and pass on the Ming Dynasty steadily. If you have the intention to seize the power of my Zhu family, I will not tolerate you even if I turn into a fierce ghost. "Song Nan stood up in surprise and said: "Why did the emperor say this?" Zhengde waved his hands feebly and said: "Sit downsit down, I didn't say you would do that, but you have a lot of troops now. You have a high reputation, and your name is louder than mine in the Ming Dynasty. I am just reminding you not to do anything wrong. Although I believe you will not have second thoughts, the incident of Zhao Song Taizu wearing a yellow robe may not happen to you. I will warn you only if I trust you, otherwise I will only need an imperial edict to deprive you of your military power and dismiss all the parties you have gathered. I didn't do this before because I thought you were not that kind of person." Song. Nan sat down slowly, with cold sweat breaking out on his body. Although Zhengde explained it, Song Nan knew that this idea might have been lingering in Zhengde's heart for a long time. On the one hand, he needed to calm down the country's crisis for him, but on the other hand, he He was afraid that his great achievements would shock his master. As his official position got higher and higher, Zhengde probably became more and more wary of himself. But Zhengde can speak frankly about his worries at this moment. In the final analysis, he still expresses his heart to himself. This shows that Zhengde's character values ????love and justice. If it were any emperor, it is very likely that he would use thunder before his death. Means to solve the worries of the descendants after death. Song Nan raised his hands to the sky and said firmly: "Your Majesty, I swear an oath here. As evidenced by the Emperor and the Empress, Song Nan will do his best to assist the descendants of the Zhu family in reviving the Ming Dynasty. There will be no second thoughts. The Emperor has a deep love for me, and I will never do it." Doing something contrary to loyalty." Zhengde sighed, stretched out his hand with difficulty, held Song Nan's hands tightly, and said with a smile: "Then I can rest assured, I saw you right, I will have you by my side for the rest of my life. It's also my luck. Since you agreed to the first thing, I can explain the next thing. The second thing is about the candidate for succession, who has been recommended by the Queen Mother and the officials of the outer court. Zhu Houcong is me?Cousin, I originally had no objections to this choice, but now, I need to listen to your opinion. " Song Nan said: "The emperor wants to listen to the opinions of his ministers. Naturally, I dare not answer truthfully. Zhu Houcong, the emperor's heir, is an extremely suitable candidate. However, I believe that the Queen Mother and Yang Tinghe did not think about how to make the emperor recover when he was seriously ill. things, but those things he did for the sake of selecting the new emperor are really unacceptable and intolerable. Falsifying edicts is the most unforgivable crime. Will the emperor allow such a treasonous act to exist? Zhengde thought for a moment and said, "I ask you, how do you plan to deal with the Queen Mother?" Song Nan shook his head and said: "How dare I deal with the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother was bewitched by the outer court to do such a stupid thing. The people behind the scenes are Yang Ting, Liang Chu and others; and only the Emperor can deal with the Queen Mother's fault. I am absolutely I don¡¯t dare to go as far as the Queen Mother. " Zhengde nodded and said: "Very good, I am afraid that you will say something to severely punish the Queen Mother, which shows that you are loyal to me. The Queen Mother is my mother, and her fault is my fault. You are right, the fault lies with Yang Ting and them, and I will deal with the Queen Mother's fault personally. However, Zhu Houcong will never be the successor. Do you have a candidate in mind? " Song Nan shook his head and said: "I have been busy suppressing the rebellion and have not paid much attention to this important matter. Does the Emperor have any other candidates in mind? " Zhengde said: "After you led the army to set off in February, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Lun came to the palace to see you. At that time, they discussed the candidates for the emperor's heir. " Song Nan couldn't talk about it. The candidate was actually decided secretly by him, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Lun. In order to avoid suspicion, Song Nan asked Yang Yiqing and Zhang Lun to mention it in front of Zhengde after he led the army. At this time, Zhengde mentioned it, and Song Nan could only I¡¯m pretending to be confused. (Many brothers are talking about updating issues. As I said before, this book is coming to an end. The new book is in the process of searching for information, writing an outline, and communicating with the editor, which consumes a lot of energy and time. Therefore, the final stage of the book is changed to A large chapter of 5,000 words is updated every day. Since you don¡¯t want to read the author below, I will put this notice in the text; please understand. Also: This paragraph is free of charge, this chapter is 5,000+ )