Chapter 855 Major Events

The sweat on Song Nan's back came out. He knew that Zhengde was actually not confused, but he didn't expect that he was not only not confused, but could be called shrewd. I didn't expect that I just hit the muzzle and was seen through by Zhengde at a glance. After Corning stole the dragon robe, how could he pay attention to the ink on the sleeve corner of the dragon robe? At that time, everyone was very nervous and no one would care about such details, but it was this detail that made Zhengde see through his plan.

"I... damn it." Song Nan whispered.

Zhengde smiled proudly, as if he had done the proudest thing in his life, and said softly, "You must be strange. Since I saw through it on the spot, why did I let you frame Liu Jin and die late?"

Song Nan wiped her sweat and said, "I hope the emperor can explain his doubts."

Zhengde said quietly, "I once said that you and Liu Jin are my right-hand man. I do not allow you to fight with each other, but the conflict between you is becoming more and more difficult to reconcile. After Liu Jin designed to assassinate you in Ningxia Town, I know that you have become sworn enemies. I know your temper. Whoever wants your life will be repaid ten times, so I weigh it again and again. If there is only one left between Liu Jin and you, of course I choose to keep you.

After a pause, Zhengde continued, "You are much more successful than Liu Jin. I need you to do more for the Ming Society. Although Liu Jin has followed me for more than ten years and is also loyal to me, he has become a common enemy of you and the ministers of the foreign court, and he has no real ability. The policies he advocated made people angry in the end. I abandoned him and calmed the anger of the court a little. Because I gradually understand that absurdity is ridiculous, and the Ming Dynasty still can't be chaotic. I can't shake the Ming Dynasty, so I have really become a sinner for thousands of years. So I acquiesced in your disposal of Liu Jin, so do you understand?"

Song Nan's heart is churning and sighing. Although he has a deep affection for Zhengde, he actually despises Zhengde in his heart, but at this moment Zhengde makes Song Nan look at him with new eyes. Although he is ridiculous and capricious, he can see the overall situation, understands the importance, and even compromise for the overall situation. How should you evaluate such a righteous man's good and bad, wise and faint?

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In the southwest of the Yangxin Hall, on the palace road leading to Shouning Palace, several officials with knives were rushing along the cracks of 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 Jinyi guard government. When he left alone, he must have been ordered by Song Nan to inform Song Nan of the general camp transferred to Xiyuan to enter the palace, and this matter was strictly prohibited by the empress dowager. The reason why the Han general camp was transferred to Xiyuan is that the whole Han general camp was under Song Nan's command, and Wan Zhi was Song Nan's confidant. Transferring them was convenient to act in the palace.

The front is not far from Shouning Palace. In the small garden at the turning point, the trees are thick and green, and dozens of peach trees are blooming. However, several officials with knives suddenly found that after seeing Wang Yong get into the garden and entering the small garden, they lost his trace in their sight, and there was only a brilliant peach forest in front of them.

The leader of the knife officer gestured, and the crowd immediately dispersed and slowly searched along the gap between the peach trees. Everyone's footsteps were light, and only the humming sound of bees were heard in their ears. The wind blew, the peach trees shook, and the petals fell to the ground. Suddenly, there was a muffled hum from the outermost direction on the left, followed by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. The leading knife officer shouted, "It's over there."

The other four people jumped together and flew to the place where the sound was made. The body scraped and shook the peach branch, and a thick layer of petal rain fell. The gathering was not too far away, and everyone was a strong person. After more than ten breaths, the four knife officers had stood stunned at the scene of the incident; the outermost side The swordist in the search had thrown face down on the green ground, and there was no one else around him.

"Warning." The leading knife officer gave a shout, and the other three immediately stared around to be on alert. The leading knife officer squatted down and gently turned over the brother who fell on the ground. As soon as he turned over, the man's head tilted to one side, showing a very incongruous angle with his body. The knowledgeable little leader subconsciously reached out and touched the deceased. The neck exclaimed.

"Brother Wang's neck was cut off. This guy is so poisonous."

The three bodyguards with knives around were shocked and their cold hairs. They saw a lot of dead people, and they would not frown even if they killed them, but in broad daylight, they killed their brothers under the eyes of several of them, and they disappeared without a single move, which is the reason for their chilling heart.

"Stay close to the left. He can't run far and doesn't hear the footsteps, which means that he is still around us." The knife officer whispered.

The three men's scalp was suddenly numb, and the palms of their hands holding steel knives were wet. The leading knife officer squatted down and looked around along the gap at the bottom of the peach tree. Suddenly, his body shook and gestured to make other people squat down. The three sword guards squatted down and looked in the direction of his fingers. In the gap under four or five peach trees, a pair of boots and the hem of a long coat were exposed, and the top was covered by thick peach trees, and the man's body could not be seen.

The leading knife officer gestured, and the other three people slowly approached along the ridge, and then launched an attack at the same time. After the negotiation, the four people gently bit the single knife in their mouth, lay down and even slowly climbed around the peach tree where the man was hiding like a turtle. Soon, they entered within ten steps away. Li, the leading knife officer took a single knife from his mouth and shouted, "Kill."

The four people burst out like springs and rushed to the peach tree in the blink of an eye. They greeted the man like lightning. Suddenly, peach blossoms flew, branches and leaves flew, and there was a chirping sound. Half of the branches and leaves of the peach tree were cut off, and the branches and leaves on the ground were in a mess.

In addition to cutting off peach branches and cutting down peach blossoms, there was also a long coat that was cut into several pieces. An empty boot on the ground was placed alone on the ground. No one was hiding here, just a dress and an empty boot.

"It's not good, it's a trick." The leading officer with a knife's cold hair stood upright, and the blade in his hand subconsciously picked up the knife flower and heard a crisp sound. The steel knife actually hit a flying object. The object was knocked and flew obliquely and nailed to the peach tree trunk until it had no handle. That's a cold flying knife.

At the same time, there was a bang sound behind him, and the knife officer swept behind him with the afterlight. Suddenly, his soul flew away. The three brothers behind him fell to the ground and spewed blood from their necks. In silence, they had been tricked.

The knife officer danced a steel knife to protect his head and neck, and he wanted to escape with his toes. He knew that he was the only one who was definitely not the opponent. At this moment, it was serious to escape quickly, and he heard a thick voice on the side: "Can you still walk?"

The little leader with the knife looked at it in astonishment, and a short figure slowly walked out of the peach forest on the side. Who was it, not Wang Yong?

"Wang Yong, you are so bold. You dare to kill people in the palace and kill the guard with a knife in the palace. Will you reverse it?"

Wang Yong was dressed close to his body, with more than a dozen flying knives inserted in a row of cowhide satin belts around his waist, and sneered, "You guys are sneaking to follow me. Do you still blame me for attacking you? Sun Laoba, we didn't violate the river water. You work in the Cining Palace. I'm working in the government, and there is no grudge at all, but you help Zhou to abuse me. If you want to harm my adults, you also come to follow me. You probably also want to kill me when I'm unprepared. This can't be blamed to do it first.

Sun Laoba, the little leader of the knife officer, shouted, "I'm just ordered to act. We just keep an eye on where you are going, but we don't intend to kill you, Lord Wang."

Wang Yong pointed to the broken long clothes and said, "Is this not harmful to my life? If I hide here, I'm afraid I'll be eight pieces of meat now.

Sun Laoba shouted, "That's because you killed Brother Wang first, so we have to."

Wang Yong nodded and said, "That makes sense, so you actually didn't hurt me at all?"

"Absolutely, the sky is thunderous, and I swear by the curse."

"Well, in that case, it seems that I should spare your life."

Sun Laoba was overjoyed and had no chance of winning against Wang Yong. Now the most important thing is to escape his life and report it, and then mobilize people to kill this man. As long as he can fool Wang Yong and let himself go, everything is easy to say.

"Lord, the humble position is very grateful. The humble position will never say anything about this matter. These brothers said that they were lost. After a while, the humble position personally dug a hole and buried them under this peach tree as a flower fat."

"Very good, you are very good. Just do as you say. You can go. Don't provoke me again, or you know the consequences." Wang Yong narrowed his eyes and waved his hand, as if driving away a buzzing bee.

Sun Laoba was ecstatic and turned around and walked. He took a few steps and turned into a trot. He hoped that the farther away he was from Wang Yong, the better. He was afraid 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 raised his voice and raised his hand to mark it. The flying knife came quickly and hit Sun Laoba's heart and sank into the meat, leaving only the handle of the knife.

Sun Laoba stood stiffly and bent back with one hand to touch the place where he was shot. Several attempts failed. He staggered a few steps and fell to the ground and splashed flowers.

"Will you believe what I say? I just don't want to fight with you head-on to shock the guards in the palace. Your excellency said that today is a life-and-death battle. You must not be soft. You guys are unlucky, but you have to provoke your grandfather. Wang Yong spat to himself, quickly dragged several bodies into the ridges and put them away, covered them with peach branches and leaves, and put his mud-swelling big feet into his boots and went in the direction of Shouning Palace.

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In the Yangxin Hall, the final conversation between Zhengde and Song Nanjunchen was still continuing. After Zhengde said a few secret things about Song Nan, Song Nan's expression was quite unnatural.

"Your Majesty, you deserve to die."

"There's no need to do this. I'm not asking for guilt. I just want you to understand that I am the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. I'm not as confused as you think. If I want to know anything, no one can hide it from me. Moreover, I also said that you are my helper. Without your loyalty to me and you to share my worries, I can't predict what the Ming Dynasty will look like now.

"Your credit is obvious to all. I remember a few big things you did for me. Xinping Fort saved my life. When Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled, it was you who turned the tide. When the king of Anhua rebelled, it was you who detected and calmed the rebellion in time. When the Tatars detained the customs, you led the army to the death war, and also tried to eliminate the public to raise your own military pay to recover the river. Now, you I have just returned from the suppression of Chen Hao's rebellion. In recent years, you have rushed around for me and never said a word of complaint. I remember these things firmly, and I understand that these things are not easy. That's why I can rely on you and give you the greatest trust. I just don't know about your mistakes.

Song Nan shook his head and said, "These are my subordinates. The emperor's business is my business. I dare not claim to be a meritorious minister."

Zhengde smiled and said, "I remember you said that excessive modesty is hypocrisy. Are you too modest now? All this 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 my ministers can live in harmony and have no quarrel with each other for so many years. You are a person I can really rely on, so the ultimate reason why I said these words to you today is that I want to ask you for a few big things. Only by asking you can I rest assured. I will be born soon. I still have a few words to say to you, or my request. I hope you can still agree with me as before and let me go at ease.

Song Nan looked solemn and whispered, "Your Majesty, please tell me that I will follow the emperor's will. Please rest assured."

Zhengde nodded with a smile, frowned and moved his body a few times. His long stay in bed caused his whole body to be sore and painful, and his body was disobedient, and his whole body was extremely uncomfortable. Song Nan got up to help him, but was stopped by Zhengde by waving his hand and said, "I don't have much time. Maybe I will go back to the west the next moment. It's better to cherish this last time. The first thing I want you to agree to is..."

Zhengde hesitated for a moment and looked at Song Nan suddenly silent.

Song Nan was a little uneasy by him and whispered, "Your Majesty...what's wrong with you?"

Zhengde smiled and said, "I'm fine. The first thing is that I want you to promise me in person at this moment. After my death, you must never have the intention to revolt and usurp the throne. You have to promise me to assist the emperor and pass on the Ming Dynasty steadily. If you have the heart to take away my Zhu's country, I will not allow you to become a fierce ghost."

Song Nan stood up in shock and said, "Why did the emperor say this?"

Zhengde waved his hand feebly and said, "Sit down... Sit down, I didn't say that you would do that, but now you hold a heavy army and have a high reputation. In the Ming Dynasty, your reputation is louder than me. I just remind you not to do anything wrong. Although I believe that you will not have two hearts, the addition of the yellow robe of Zhao and Song Taizu may not happen to you. I will warn you only after trusting you, otherwise I only need an imperial edict to deprive you of your military power and depose all the parties you gathered together. I didn't do this before, just think you are not that kind of person.

Song Nan slowly sat down and sweated coldly. Although Zhengde explained, Song Nan knew that this idea had been haunting in Zhengde's heart for a long time. On the one hand, he needed to calm the social crisis for him, but on the other hand, he was afraid of his high achievements. His official title is getting higher and higher, and Zhengde is probably more and more wary of himself. But Zhengde can calmly express his worries at this moment. In the final analysis, he still cares about himself. It shows the affectionate and righteous qualities of Zhengde's character. If he were any emperor, he is very likely to use thunderous means to solve the worries of his descendants before his death.

Song Nan raised his hand to the sky and said firmly, "Your Majesty, I swear here that Song Nan will try his best to assist Zhu's descendants in Zhongxing Daming Society. The emperor has a deep affection for his ministers, and he will never do anything contrary to loyalty.

Zhengde sighed, stretched out his hand with difficulty, held his hand tightly with Song Nan, and smiled, "Then I'm relieved. I didn't see you wrong. I'm lucky to have you with me all my life. Since you agreed to me about this first thing, I can explain the following thing. The second thing is that Zhu Houxi, who has been recommended by the Empress Dowager and the foreign court officials, is my cousin. Originally, I have no objection to this candidate, but now, I need to listen to your opinion.

Song Nan said: "The emperor wants to listen to my opinion, and I naturally dare not answer truthfully. Zhu Houxuan is an extremely suitable candidate for the throne, but I think that the Empress Dowager and Yang Tinghe do not think about how to make the emperor recover when the emperor is seriously ill, but the deeds done for the new emperor are really difficult to accept. And tolerance. Pretentiousness is the most unforgivable crime. Will the emperor allow this kind of rebellious behavior to exist?

Zhengde thought for a moment and said, "I ask you, what are you going to do with the Empress Dowager?"

Song Nan shook her head and said, "How dare I deal with the empress dowager? The empress dowager was deceived by the foreign 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 empress dowager's deeds, and I will never dare to do it."

Zhengde nodded and said, "Very good. I'm afraid that you will say something to punish the Empress Dowager severely, which is enough to see that you are loyal to me. The Empress Dowager is my mother, and her fault is my fault. You are right. The fault is on Yang Ting and them, and I will personally deal with the fault of the Empress Dowager. However, Zhu Houxuan can never be the successor. Is there anyone in your mind?

Song Nan shook his head and said, "I have been busy suppressing the rebellion, but I don't pay much attention to this big event. Is there anyone else in the emperor's mind?

Zhengde said, "After you led a large army to set out in February, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Lun came to the palace to meet. At that time, they talked about the choice of imperial heirs."

Song Nan can't interface. In fact, the candidate was secretly finalized by him and 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 their leader set out. At this time, Zheng De said that Song Nan could only pretend to be confused.

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