The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Yan Shifan has been feeling uneasy since he was threatened by Lu Bing last time with Wang Zhi's confession.

Yes, he was a little scared deep down.

In the past, when the Jin Yiwei was overwhelming the officials, Yan Shifan didn't take it seriously at all, because he knew very well that the thunder and rain were all looking at Xiyuan, which was beyond the control of his Continental Governor.

However, when Lu Bing took out Wang Zhi's confession and bluntly stated that Hu Zongxian had forged a pardon edict, and even pointed out that Yan's housekeeper took away the silver coins that Wang Zhi had seized, Yan Shifan felt fear for the first time.

After more than a year, Lu Bing could find out everything.

Hu Zongxian once mentioned the edict in a letter to Yan Song, so Yan Shifan had no doubt that the confession was false. It shouldn't be too easy for Jin Yiwei to get a confession from a repeat criminal in prison.

What's more, because Wang Zhi has been brought to justice and is now dead without any evidence, it is impossible to get Wang Zhi to retract his confession. If he mentions this matter, he can only be said to be a murderer.

Even if it was the court's decision to kill Wang Zhi and the emperor's final ruling, when it came to their mouths, it would definitely turn out to be their father and son who promoted the matter.

The key point is that they did take the money. Can Jin Yiwei investigate this matter?

After more than a month of thought, Yan Shifan finally made a dangerous decision to kill Lu Bing.

He had discussed this matter with Yan Song in private, but he was repeatedly scolded.

The relationship between Lu Bing and the emperor was extremely delicate. If Lu Bing was killed, God knows what Emperor Jiajing would do.

Yan Song knew the power of this, so he naturally chose to respond to his son's idea by scolding him, asking him to give up the idea completely.

It's a pity that he has forgotten that he is very different now from more than ten years ago.

Although Yan Song was old at that time, his energy was still there, and he was naturally orderly and methodical in doing things. However, now he needs his son's help in making suggestions in everything, and he has long lost the majesty he once had.

Even in Yan Shifan's heart, if he hadn't been advising his father and finding solutions, he might have been pulled down from the throne of chief assistant by Xu Jie.

Of course, these thoughts can only stay in his mind.

Therefore, Yan Shifan did not take Yan Song's rejection and reprimand to heart at all, but secretly began to look for allies, trying to figure out how to kill Lu Bing without anyone noticing.

After all, Lu Bing is the left governor of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion. The commander of the Jinyiwei is also aware of the big boss in charge of the Jinyiwei. It is not easy to kill him secretly.

Killing such a big boss requires not only choosing the right time and the right place, but also the right people to handle the matter, which is not easy to do.

However, Yan Shifan, as a genius praised by Emperor Jiajing, did not stop him at this most difficult level, but it was not easy for him to reach in.

Just because he couldn't find help there didn't mean there wasn't anyone else either.

Naturally, Yan Shifan's attention shifted to his natural ally King Jing, and only His Highness King Jing could manipulate him to achieve his goal.

Yan Shifan didn't think that His Highness King Jing was just a little white rabbit. He came from the palace or from the Jiajing Palace. Naturally, he was very clear about palace fighting.

The relationship in Emperor Jiajing's harem was quite complicated.

Emperor Jiajing canonized three queens, but all of them died unexpectedly.

Up to now, Emperor Jiajing no longer canonizes the queen, and Concubine Wen Gui is in charge of the harem.

King Jing's biological mother, Concubine Lu Jing, was one of the "nine concubines" selected in March of the 10th year of Jiajing. After giving birth to Queen Jing, Concubine Jing was one of the few concubines in the palace who favored Emperor Jiajing. Her status is second only to Concubine Wen Guifei.

As for Prince Yu's mother, Concubine Kang, she was gone as early as the 33rd year of Jiajing. It was precisely because of the lack of support from the palace that Prince Yu suffered a lot in the secret fight with Prince Jing.

The conversation in the secret room continued. In the words of Yan Shifan, Lu Bing had changed from a close minister who was "loyal" to Emperor Jiajing to a jester who had secretly fallen to Prince Yu.

King Jing was naturally not easy to fool. Lu Bing's relationship with Emperor Jiajing was very special. King Jing naturally felt distrustful of Yan Shifan's words.

Although he was a little drunk after drinking, it didn't mean that King Jing was easy to fool. There was only a moment of suspicion on his face, and then he disguised it.

However, when Yan Shifan was describing Lu Bing's threat to King Jing, his eyes were fixed on King Jing all the time, and the change in his expression at that moment was naturally noticed by him.

"According to what I found, the main reason why Lu Bing joined King Yu's family was because of Xu Jie. He had been tracing the cause of Xia Yan's death. It was Governor Lu who gave Xia Yan the fatal blow.

He fabricated the story that Zeng Mian failed to report his defeat, embezzled military pay, and bribed Xia Yan. He even spread rumors after Xia Yan was dismissed from office and left the capital, saying that Xia Yan complained and slandered Shizong before leaving. Then he secretly reported it to the emperor, In the end, the emperor was tempted to kill. "

Seeing the shocked look on King Jing's face, he continued: "The emperor is the one who cannot tolerate being deceived. If the emperor knows about this, it's hard to say what he will do. Even if he is a compatriot, I'm afraid Lu Bing won't have it easy either."

"So, he asked my brother Wang for protection and asked Xu Jie to stop? Or is this the purpose of brother Wang and Xu Jie?"

King Jing couldn't help but become vigilant when he heard the reason why Lu Bing turned to King Yu.

In the past, he was quite relieved about Lu Bing, thinking that it was a knife in his father's hand, but if the person holding the knife changed, it would be a different matter.

Before Yan Shifan could answer, King Jing suddenly became wary again, and then he continued: "Where did Brother Donglou know about this? Since he knows the reason, why not just show off with Lu Bing and let him be in Cao Ying's heart?" Han, do your best for the orphans."

"There is no credible evidence. My people overheard the news privately. Xu Jie has something in his hand that can prove Lu Bing's crime, but we don't have anything in our hands. Who can he threaten? It's just empty talk."

Yan Shifan replied with a very regretful expression.

Although King Jing did not completely believe Yan Shifan's words, he was deeply aware of Jin Yiwei's ability. In fact, the entire court was afraid of Jin Yiwei like a tiger.

There are factory guards and factory guards, and Dongchang is in front and Jinyiwei is behind. But now Dongchang led by Huang Jin is dormant, while Jinyiwei under Lu Bing has risen again, becoming an existence that civil servants talk about with disdain.

It's hard to say how much evidence Lu Bing has against officials.

King Jing naturally didn't know whether those incriminating evidences were secretly handed over to Emperor Jiajing, but he could roughly guess with a little thought. Most likely, they were still in Lu Bing's hands, and they might be used at a critical moment.

"hiss"

Thinking of this, King Jing couldn't help but gasp, it was so scary.

If Lu Bing is still loyal to Emperor Jiajing, then everything will be okay, whether it is to King Yu or to him, it doesn't matter.

But Yan Shifan just told him that Lu Bing had already turned to King Yu. His brother Wang was naturally not an ignorant little white rabbit. With Lu Bing as a big killer in hand, he could not tell when he would The sudden attack caught him off guard.

King Jing has been away from the palace for many years, and he has already seen through the officialdom.

Sucks.

As for the officials who took refuge in him, in addition to coveting the merits of the dragon, they also had their own small calculations and did many shady things in private. They only hoped that he could intercede at the critical moment and help to make things right.

If those people have evidence and fall into Lu Bing's hands, they may not only reveal some secrets between him and the Yan family, but may also turn against him at a critical moment. After all, his life and fortune are in Lu Bing's hands.

This person cannot stay.

At this time, King Jing and Yan Shifan had the same idea. They could only feel at ease if Lu Bing died.

King Jing is certainly not stupid. At this time, he already knows the purpose of Yan Shifan's secret talk with him. It should be to deal with Lu Bing. As for the desired result, besides letting him die, is there anything else?

Political struggles are fierce, and the fights between civil servants will be stopped in moderation. That is to say, after one party leaves office, they will usually show some mercy and will not kill them all.

However, now they are no longer a political struggle, but a battle for the right to inherit the throne, which is much more tragic. It is normal for the loser not only to have his career ruined, but also to lose his life.

In fact, this is also the reason why many established political families are unwilling to easily get involved in the battle for heir apparent.

By maintaining the status quo, they can always enjoy a good life, but once they are involved, it's okay if they win, maybe they can move to a higher level, but if they fail, the entire family will be completely thrown into the endless abyss.

The noble families of the Ming Dynasty who were separated from the country had a good grasp of this sense and would not easily get involved without getting the emperor's will. That's why they were able to survive, even if their power expanded to the point where the emperor had them. Even to a certain degree of fear, it can still ensure the long-term prosperity of the family.

They only listen to the emperor's orders, and they also give outsiders a ruffian attitude every day, making people think that they have no great ambitions.

Without great ambitions, there would naturally be no great ambitions, and the emperor would naturally feel more at ease.

If he showed some lack of ability, the emperor would feel more at ease.

"Brother Donglou, let's not talk secretly. What do you want to do?"

After all, King Jing was not as experienced as Yan Shifan. Naturally, he couldn't hold his breath after he figured it out and asked directly.

"I think His Highness also understands that Lu Bing cannot stay, but

Lu Bing has a special status. Whether it is poisoning or assassination, it will cause huge waves, so it is not advisable. "

Yan Shifan opened his mouth and replied.

"Then is there any way to avoid suspicion and let him go without anyone noticing?"

King Jing asked with a frown.

He could think of the consequences of assassinating Lu Bing, but other than that, what other ways could he use to kill him?

He is Lu Bing, the man in charge of Jin Yiwei.

"In addition to being in charge of the royal guards, Lord Lu actually does one more thing."

Speaking of this, Yan Shifan deliberately paused to give King Jing time to think, and maybe he would think of it.

"What he usually does? Eat and sleep. I haven't heard that he likes to look for women outside. Otherwise, if he drinks too much and takes some medicine, he will die on the woman's belly, and his family will probably hide it."

King Jing thought for a moment and then said casually. He couldn't think of anything. All he could think of was the dirty things in Fireworks and Willow Alley.

To be honest, Lu Bing's life style is quite decent. Apart from the hobby that everyone has, which is making money, he really can't find any other big problems.

As for the women in the mansion, well, Lu Bing brought home a lot of beauties, but they were in the Lu mansion after all, and they couldn't get involved.

The Lu family is on tight guard, just kidding, that's what they do, naturally they won't let people take advantage of it easily.

"hehe."

Hearing what King Jing said, Yan Shifan didn't feel that it was degrading at all. It was his hobby, so he didn't feel that there was anything to say.

After chuckling, Yan Shifan said: "Your Highness must have heard that Mr. Lu moves around the palace frequently and has to run to the palace almost every day."

"I know, it's Jin Yiwei's daily errand, delivering news about the capital and outside to my father."

King Jing nodded to express his understanding. Although he had never met Emperor Jiajing, his mother-in-law and other people in the palace would provide him with information to let him know the emperor's current situation.

The safety of Emperor Jiajing is not only related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty, but also related to the future of him and his brother Yu Wang. Who will sit in that position, and who can only go to a small place to be a seemingly idle person but actually imprisoned. The prince.

"That being the case, does Your Highness know that the time when Lu Bing entered the palace was mostly close to the time when Emperor Jiajing was refining the elixirs?"

"You mean to do it while testing the medicine?"

Yan Shifan didn't finish his sentence, but King Jing had already guessed what he meant.

When Emperor Jiajing was cultivating immortality, he also needed to practice natural elixirs, so he summoned so many wandering Taoist priests. They were all good at various aspects and were valued by the emperor and entrusted with important tasks.

There are those who are responsible for divination, those who help refine medicine, and those who guide Emperor Jiajing in practicing Taoist secrets. There are all kinds of strange things.

Among them, refining elixirs is naturally the most special one, because Emperor Jiajing also knew about erysipelas, and not every elixir he refined could be taken with confidence, so after the furnace was opened, one must be taken out and asked for someone to test it. , he will take it only when it is safe.

The elixir refined by Emperor Jiajing was the one that killed a young eunuch a few years ago. However, there has been no such incident in recent years.

When Lu Bing was delivering the secret box, he would occasionally bump into Emperor Jiajing refining the elixir and opening the furnace to get the medicine. At this time, in order to show his loyalty to Emperor Jiajing, Lu Bing would often rush to try it. medicine.

King Jing blinked, Yan Shifan was so calculating.

If Lu Bing becomes unwell after trying the medicine, can his father still hold him accountable?

If we wanted to pursue the case, we would have to kill the Taoist priest responsible for dispensing the medicine.

Moreover, Emperor Jiajing would probably choose to help conceal such a thing. After all, because he practiced Taoism, he tried medicine and killed an important court official. If this was written into the history books

"However, I know that a few years ago, a chamberlain died suddenly after taking an elixir. It has not happened again in these years. How can you still have this medicine? You are not sure how to prepare such a medicine. Lu Bing happens to be there. ah."

King Jing hesitated and said, preparing a poison, Lu Bing must be present.

To be honest, as long as there is a mistake in one link, one of the chamberlains may be poisoned to death.

But once something unexpected happened, at least for a long time, Lu Bing would never dare to test the medicine on Emperor Jiajing again, and this method was useless.

He doesn't care whether the chamberlain lives or dies, he only cares about the results, which seems difficult to operate.