"This…"
Hearing this, Zhang Rong was dumbfounded. He knew that he had thought too simply.
In fact, the logic was very clear. It was the same as how it was easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it. So what if Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne now? As long as Zhu Qizhen successfully returned alive, there were many things he could do.
Seeing that Zhang He didn't say anything, Zhang He continued,""Even if His Majesty is dead in the Northern Desert, Second Brother, don't forget that His Majesty still has his eldest son in the palace. The Empress Dowager is still here.”
His vision was long-term. Compared to Zhu Qiyu's rush to seize the throne, Zhu Qizhen and Sun Ruowei's mother and son's foundation was too deep.
"I understand."
Zhang Rong shook his head and revealed a bitter smile.
At this moment, he understood. With Zhang Rong around, he didn't need to think about too many complicated things. He just needed to follow Zhang Rong.
"Second brother, go and take a look at Mao 'er. Big brother is already dead. If nothing goes wrong, Mao' er will inherit big brother's title.”
Zhang Rong said.
Zhang Fu had died in Mobei, and his eldest son, Zhang Zhong, was disabled. Under such circumstances, the person most likely to inherit Zhang Fu's title as the Duke of England was Zhang Mao, the eldest son of the Shu.
The situation of the Zhang family was similar to that of the royal family. Zhang Mao was only a child of a few years old, so the heavy burden fell on Zhang He.
"Good!"
Zhang Rong nodded and turned to leave.
Zhang Rong paced back and forth in the room for a while before finally leaving the room. Since he had decided to stand beside Sun Ruowei, he needed to make a trip to the various noble families in the city.
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Heaven Tribute Hall!
After Zhu Qiyu sent Consort Wu Xian off, he returned to the throne room of the Ming Dynasty.
The corpses of Ma Shun, Mao Gui, and Wang Changsui had already been cleaned up.
"Cheng Jing, do you think Jin Ying will be loyal to this king?”
Zhu Qiyu leaned on the dragon throne and asked Cheng Jing.
Cheng Jing was capable, but there was a thorn in Zhu Qiyu's heart, and that thorn was Cao Jixiang.
Cao Jixiang played a very important role in the Nangong Restoration case, and he was recommended to Zhu Qiyu by Cheng Jing.
"This... I don't know."
Cheng Jing was stunned when he heard that. He thought about it and shook his head.
If he was in Jin Ying's position, he would definitely not be loyal to Zhu Qiyu, but now Zhu Qiyu had adopted an attitude of surrender or death.
Under such circumstances, it seemed possible for Jin Ying to choose to pledge allegiance or to die.
Cheng Jing didn't dare to speak carelessly about an uncertain answer. Otherwise, if he didn't get it right, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
"Yes!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded lightly and did not continue on this topic. Instead, he changed his train of thought."If I were to give you the task of cleaning the palace, how long would it take you to complete it?”
Although he had a thorn in his heart, he did not have many subordinates. If Jin Ying chose to die, Cheng Jing would be the best candidate to clean up the palace.
"The opportunity has come…"
Cheng Jing's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he was inexplicably surprised.
He had long known that he did not need to be anxious. Zhu Qiyu would put him in an important position sooner or later.
He did not expect this time to come so suddenly.
Calming himself down, he tried to sound as calm as possible."Your Highness, I need around seven days.”
He knew very well that the purge of the palace that Zhu Qiyu mentioned was not to clean up the palace, but to kill those eunuchs and palace maids who were loyal to Zhu Qizhen and Sun Ruowei.
Seven days was the fastest he could do, and that was only the general solution. As for cleaning up the depths, it would be a long-term project.
A person's heart is hard to read. Zhu Qizhen and Sun Ruowei had controlled the Imperial Palace for many years. Who knew how many eunuchs and palace maids in the Imperial Palace were their people? There was no way to verify this.
"Seven days is too long."
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and did not say anything else.
Currently, the first candidate to be considered for the purge of the Imperial Palace was still Jin Ying. As for Cheng Jing, he could only be considered as a backup.
"Your Highness…"
Cheng Jing wanted to defend himself, but in the end, he swallowed his words.
It was different from protecting the Xing An Mansion. Cleansing the Imperial Palace was obviously more important, but the more important the matter, the more capable the corresponding candidate had to be.
The night gradually darkened.
Zhu Qiyu did not have any intention of leaving. He just quietly stayed in the Hall of Heaven's Tribute.
He knew very well that today was destined to be a sleepless night. In the seemingly quiet Beijing, countless people were quietly gathering in the dark, discussing some useful and useless matters.
......
In the Imperial Palace!
Jin Ying's expression was uncertain, and her heart was extremely conflicted.
As the Grand Eunuch of the Bureau of Rites, his power in the palace was something that even Wang Zhen did not dare to provoke. However, at this moment, he was facing the greatest crisis since he entered the palace.
Yongle five years.
Zhang Fu led his troops to conquer Annan. When he returned, he chose some smart and handsome boys, and Jin Ying was one of them.
Thus, Jin Ying's career in the palace began.
After four generations of emperors, from Yongle to Zhengtong, Jin Ying had always been active in the court of Ming Dynasty. Now that he had met the powerful Zhu Qiyu, he had to make a choice.
Although Jin Ying was deeply favored by Zhu Qizhen, he only had one master in his heart, and that person was Zhu Zhanji of the Ming Xuanzong.
Thus, Jin Ying could not join Zhu Qizhen, and naturally could not join Zhu Qiyu.
This kind of situation was very common in the Imperial Palace. It was an unspoken rule that everyone knew. No one felt that this was inappropriate, and no one gave the eunuch a strange look because of this.
"Hu…"
Jin Ying let out a long breath and called a young eunuch over. She asked,""Where is King Hun now?"
After pondering for a long time, he decided to test Zhu Qiyu first before making a choice.
As he had said before, he would only listen to Zhu Zhanji in his life. Now that Zhu Zhanji was dead, what he had to do was to help Zhu Zhanji protect the Ming Dynasty.
"Eunuch, King Hun is in the Hall of Heaven's Worship."
the young eunuch replied softly.
Jin Ying nodded and did not say anything more. She stood up and walked towards the Hall of Heaven's Tribute.
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