Chapter 308 Believe it or not, just wait and see
There was no major event in the court today, so Yan Song and his son returned home early.
Old Madam Ouyang said happily, "You're not going tonight, right?"
Yan Song sat down. "It's hard to say. But someone will come to report if there is something."
Yan Shifan was talking to his followers outside when Ouyang called out, "Donglou, come and wash up."
"...The commander of the Yulin Zuowei was absent, and they were originally planning to push Zhang Tong out. However, Zhang Tong was beaten into a fool by Prince Yu, which ruined their plans..."
When the attendant saw Ouyang coming out with a towel, he quickened his pace and said, "Those people took the opportunity to say that this must have been instigated by Jiang Qingzhi..."
"understood."
The attendants left, and Ouyang came over and handed a towel to Yan Shifan, "You didn't even wash your face when you got home, you're covered in dust, are you going to meet your ancestors?"
Yan Shifan took the towel with a frown on his face, "Mom, Dad and I have been busy in Zhilu all day, and we are very hungry..."
"I know, I know." The old lady felt distressed when she heard this and rushed to inspect the kitchen.
Only then did Yan Shifan go in.
"Dad, who is the person who put forward Zhang Tong as the successor to the post of Commander of the Left Guard of the Imperial Guards?"
Yan Song was resting with his eyes closed, and was startled when he heard this, "The Beijing Guards are of great importance, and they can't get through to your Majesty."
"Dad, don't forget, they have plenty of bargaining chips." Yan Shifan sat down.
"But that's the emperor!" Yan Song sighed, "Zhang Tong drank excessively. Do those people really think that His Majesty would use the safety of the capital as a bargaining chip?"
"Many of the commanders of the Beijing Guards are just sitting there doing nothing, they are just gilding their titles. Most of the work is done by the deputy commanders." Yan Shifan wiped his face with a towel. When the maid came in to replace him, he touched the maid's hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
The maid blushed and left shyly.
"Jiang Qingzhi has been holding back on the imperial guards, and his rectification has been a lot of noise but little action... It seems he is afraid to act rashly." Yan Song narrowed his eyes, "No wonder I was wondering why so many military heroes are impeaching Jiang Qingzhi this time. I see."
"The Imperial Guard is a place where many children of the rich and powerful gain experience. A Tiger Guard Left Guard has given Jiang Qingzhi many more enemies. In the future, he will either do things perfunctorily or seriously rectify the situation. Many people in the capital will regard Jiang Qingzhi as an enemy..."
Yan Shifan leaned back in his chair and said comfortably, "Dad, you can't do anything about this."
"I know." Yan Song closed his eyes. "In the final analysis, those people want power. Behind the scenes, it also involves Conglong..."
Yan Shifan's voice became softer. "Prince Yu and Jiang Qingzhi get along too closely, which makes those people quite wary. And Prince Jing..."
……
Concubine Lu is cursing.
"There are so many people saying that Prince Yu is cruel. This is your chance, but you are jumping up and down, one moment speaking for Prince Yu, the next...are you trying to piss me off to death?"
There were only Chen Yan and a few other confidants of Concubine Lu in the hall, and Prince Jing stood with his head lowered.
Concubine Lu walked around him.
"A dull person can be the crown prince, but a cruel one cannot. Zhang Tong is a descendant of a meritorious official, yet he was beaten to a disability by Prince Yu... History has recorded all this, so who would dare to recommend Prince Yu as the crown prince?"
"Mom, to be honest, Third Brother's temper is not as violent as yours." King Jing said something that was so infuriating that he pointed at his forehead that was poked red by his mother, "He is a person who has been ignored for a long time. According to my cousin's words, he lacks love. Whoever cares about him, he will repay many times..."
"Loyal?" Concubine Lu Jing stretched out her finger and was about to poke her son again, but was startled when she heard the words.
"Yeah! I have a similar temperament to my father." King Jing laughed at himself, "Some people say I'm mean..."
"Who said that?" Concubine Lu's eyes were cold and stern. "Who doesn't know that my son is known for his generosity?"
"Maybe it's someone in the palace! By the way, mother, I have something else to do..."
"roll!"
Prince Jing easily fooled his mother and later showed up at the place where Prince Yu was under house arrest.
This was a side hall. When several eunuchs saw King Jing coming, the leading eunuch said, "Your Highness, this is... His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to visit you."
"I have something to ask my third brother, not a visit." Seeing the eunuch hesitate, King Jing said coldly, "This is my family's business, are you sure you want to stop it?"
The eunuch thought of the Taoist's loyalty and said, "A quarter of an hour..."
King Jing walked over and said softly, "Third brother."
"Old Four?" There was nothing much furnished in the hall, just a set of tables and chairs, and four treasures of the study... Just write something when you have nothing to do!
"I have an idea." King Jing lowered his voice, "You can say later that we made a bet together that your cousin would win, but Zhang Tong refused to honor the bet... He was addicted to alcohol, so he insulted you and me. You couldn't help but take action..."
"The prince is gambling?"
"Father has only two sons, and we made a bet together. So, can those foreign officials impeach us together? Don't say you didn't make a bet." King Jing sneered.
"Isn't this a sign of confidence?" Prince Yu said.
"Those people impeached you just to attack my father and my cousin. Their motives were not pure. If that's the case, what are we afraid of? We might as well just let it go..."
"Take you with you, so that those foreign officials will be afraid to act rashly."
Both princes are involved in this matter, if you have the ability, bring them down together. Then find a small clan to succeed the throne.
"That's right, I said you were hiding your abilities..."
There was silence inside.
"Third brother, how is it?"
"No way."
"Why?"
"This has nothing to do with you."
"Why not? Although you didn't say what happened at the time, with your weak personality, even if Zhang Tong scolded you, you would just remain silent, let alone take action.
The one who can make you do it... let me guess. Zhang Tong doesn't dare to insult my father, so the only one who can do it is my cousin, right?"
Prince Yu said, "You go ahead!"
"This is the best method. We can use it all the time from now on, you!"
“I feel pretty good now.”
"You idiot!"
King Jing cursed for a long time, but King Yu inside remained unmoved.
"Your Highness." The eunuch came to chase him away.
King Jing then left in disappointment.
Prince Yu sat upright in the hall, picked up a brush and wrote two words.
brothers!
Prince Yu put down his pen and stared at the two words. …
As night falls, restaurants and brothels begin to become lively.
"When the night is long, there should be singing and dancing."
The old playboy and several noble relatives were drinking, smiling and asking people to sing and dance, and then raised their glasses, "Everyone, what I said before..."
A noble relative raised his glass to drink, then took a bite of food, wiped his mouth and said, "We all know that Zhang Tong is a drunkard. Tomorrow we will submit a memorial saying that he must have had a drinking spree and offended Prince Yu..."
"Don't worry, Duke Cheng, we have it figured out!"
Zhu Xizhong smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Zhu."
Later, he went out to change clothes with his mouth crooked and his eyes slanted after being fed. His attendants were waiting outside. When they saw him come out, they reported, "Duke, someone wants to see you. They say it's the people who run the gambling."
Zhu Xizhong walked to the stairs, and a middle-aged man saluted with a smile, "My master said that the Duke's bet is too big, and it will take some time to raise money..."
Zhu Xizhong looked around and his attendant said, "No one."
Zhu Xizhong burped and asked, "How is your master's relationship with Zhang Tong?"
"As close as brothers!" The man smiled even more cordially.
"Everyone knows?"
"Yes."
"Does your master have the courage to sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice?" Zhu Xizhong looked at the man.
The middle-aged man was startled, then smiled again, "I think so."
"If he can sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice, my bet will be written off."
The middle-aged man lowered his head, then raised his head after a moment and said, "I will go back and report to the master of the house."
"Go quickly!"
After the middle-aged man left, the attendant said, "Duke, our mansion has bet 30,000 strings of cash on the second master to win, which is 150,000 strings of cash."
"Once Prince Yu falls, Qingzhi will be isolated and helpless. I am also distressed about the 150,000 strings of cash. When my wife asks me later... I will tell her that I lost the 150,000 strings of cash in gambling again."
Is this okay?
The attendant blinked his eyes and said, "I'm afraid Madam won't believe it."
"believe it or not!"
……
Under the same night sky, a remote alley in the north of the city was bustling with activity.
There were a few big men guarding the entrance of the alley.
A man came hurriedly.
"Chen You, you lost your wife yesterday, so why are you going to lose your daughter today?" a big man laughed.
The man said, "What's the point of keeping that money-losing item?"
The Ming Dynasty law prohibits forcing innocent people into slavery, but the people below have plenty of ways to deal with it.
The man said impatiently: "I'll drink with you guys later when I make a comeback."
"go Go!"
Watching the man enter the alley, the big man sneered, "Make a comeback? After tonight, I think you will be left with nothing."
"Then borrow it!" said the companion.
"Borrow and borrow again."
"He's in debt."
"Hahahaha!"
Half an hour later, the big man went in.
The gambling house is located in a big house. It looks gray from the outside, but it is a different world inside.
Dozens of gamblers were gambling with red eyes, and Chen You was among them. At this moment, he was signing his name.
"Three hundred strings of cash!" The man in charge of lending money in the gambling house held up the IOU and showed it around to show fairness.
"Come again!"
Chen You slammed the chips on the gambling table.
After an unknown amount of time, when he wanted to place another bet, he found that there was nothing in front of him.
"Gone?" Chen You was dumbfounded.
Just before, he sold his daughter for fifty strings of coins and borrowed another two hundred and fifty strings of coins, but he lost it all.
"Borrow some more!"
Chen You begged desperately, but the people in the gambling house just sneered and shook their heads. "Remember, pay off your gambling debt within ten days, otherwise you know what will happen."
"But where can I get the money to pay you back? Lend me some more! I'll pay you back when I've made my money back!"
"Get lost!" the man cursed. Chen You was furious. "I know you must have done something..."
Someone came over and kicked Chen You in the face, stopping him from saying anything. The man heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that several gamblers looked over here and didn't care. There was more cruelty in his eyes, "Break your leg!"
Later, Chen You, whose leg was broken, was thrown out.
"I'm going to report to the Five Cities Army!"
Chen You shouted.
The big men looked at each other.
Someone went in to ask for instructions, and came out a little later and said, "Kill the witness."
"Come on, let's take you back."
Two big men carried Chen You out.
Walking out of the alley, one of the big men took out a rope and put it around Chen You's neck. As soon as he exerted force, Chen You immediately rolled his eyes.
Just when he was in despair, he heard someone say, "I never understood what the young master said about waiting for something to happen last time. Old Sun, do you think this counts as waiting for something to happen?"
"Calculate!"
(End of this chapter)
