Chapter 2002 Gui Zijuan has great disparity in strength and hits the nail on the head
Zhou Peisheng didn’t know what the conversation was like between Concubine Quan and Feng Ziying in Chongxuan Temple that day. Concubine Quan didn’t tell him clearly. She just said that she and Feng Ziying had a good conversation and that both parties agreed.
However, in Zhou Peisheng’s view, when there is no equal strength, the stronger party may break the promise at any time for its own interests.
Judging from the current situation, Feng Ziying, who has been officially appointed as the Right Minister of the Ministry of War, the Right Minister of the Imperial Palace, and the task of patrolling Shaanxi, is not on the same level as our own side.
The conditions that our side can offer are almost impossible to come up with. They are all vague promises, which are not enough to get the other party to give us any more support.
And the other party also fulfilled the basic promise promised at the beginning, which was to let Prince Gong enter Qingtan Academy, and in the next step, he would help Prince Gong become famous in Qingtan Academy and even among the scholars in Gyeonggi.
From this point of view, Feng Ziying's credibility is still very good, and she did what she promised. As for the next step of pushing King Gong to replace the current King Shou and King Lu and become the supervisor of the country, in Zhou Peisheng's view, this Not very realistic.
Even if the imperial court really intended to rotate and adjust the positions of King Shou and King Lu in supervising the country, it would not be King Gong's turn yet.
Firstly, King Fu and Li Wang are still ahead, secondly, it is impossible to rotate two supervising countries at the same time, and thirdly, the rotation time may not be as good as one's side imagines, for example, one person can take half a year.
Perhaps your Shou Wang can only work for half a year, Fu Wang can only work for half a year, and others Lu Wang can work for two years, or even forever.
There is no clear rule for this, or the rule clarifies that the length of service is variable and is determined by performance in the position of supervising the country, and who has the final say on this performance? He is not the prince of the court.
"Mother, I'm afraid Master Feng won't agree to meet you. He is probably at his busiest time now. Feng's house in Fengcheng Hutong is crowded with people. He doesn't have time to see guests every day." Zhou Peisheng smiled bitterly.
"Am I not considered a guest?" Guo Qinjun asked back: "If we can't ask him directly and let Concubine Xiande go to Chongxuan Temple to stay for a while, I will also go to accompany her and let Concubine Xiande ask him to Chongxuan Temple. It won't cost any money. How much time, just one or two hours, I don’t believe he can’t spare even this little time.”
Guo Qinjun is a little impatient. As Zhou Peisheng said, if Feng Ziying runs away, who knows when she will return to Beijing?
Shaanxi is far away, no matter how capable Feng Ziying is, he can't help, and this guy will definitely ignore it for this reason. So what should Prince Gong do?
Didn't Guo Qinjun know that in the "deal" with Feng Ziying, his side was at an absolute disadvantage? Now he couldn't give the other party any benefits, but it was unrealistic to ask the other party to pay blindly.
But more realistically, he has no choice. Zhang Jingqiu refuses to help, Chen Jingxuan cannot help, and no one in the court is optimistic about it. What can I do?
Only Feng Ziying can get some connections. She doesn't refuse, and seems willing to bet on Prince Gong's cold bet.
So she had to give it a try no matter what.
Facing Guo Qinjun’s stubbornness, Zhou Peisheng had nothing to do.
He didn't know where Concubine Tsuen's confidence came from. Now anyone with a discerning eye could see that King Lu's rise to power was so strong that even King Shou could not resist it. King Fu and Li saw that King Lu's momentum was getting higher and higher, so he was a little worried. Anxious, Su Lingyao was also moving around during this period, trying to squeeze in.
While all parties were showing off their talents, Prince Gong's youth disadvantage became more and more obvious, and even Zhou Peisheng himself felt a little discouraged.
However, Zhou Peisheng also knows that he has no choice now. Dai Quan's return has put an end to his previous idea of changing his master. Dai Quan, Dai Zong's uncle and nephew are both ruthless and domineering, so now he wants to vote for Mei. Yuexi has no chance.
"Empress, you can ask Concubine Xiande to help you make an appointment with Mr. Feng, but we have to think about how to make Mr. Feng willing to help King Lu?" Zhou Peisheng's face was full of bitterness, "Now we can't give anything in exchange for the other party to help him fully. Let Prince Gong enter Qingtan Academy. Lord Feng is already very kind. What can we give Lord Feng? He will soon be the governor of Shaanxi and will be released from Beijing. He is a high-ranking official. We can't give him anything that can help him. .”
"But that requires His Royal Highness Prince Gong to sit on the throne. At the very least, he must be a functional supervisor. The problem is that it is too far for Prince Gong to take that step now." Zhou Peisheng said helplessly.
"It is precisely because of that step that we need to take a chance. As you said, Feng Keng has a deep background among scholars. He has scholars from the North who endorse him, and he has made good friends with scholars from Huguang and even Jiangnan scholars. I also have a good impression of him. If we can get this person, Prince Gong's embarrassing situation will be greatly alleviated. Qingtan Academy will let Prince Gong go to study. We spent so much time before, even Zhang Jingqiu said hello to the academy. Even if you refuse to bow your head, don’t you agree now?”
Guo Qinjun suddenly felt as if his mind had opened up, and he vented like a burst of beans: A look of determination appeared on his face: "No one is willing to help Prince Gong in this situation, so I just ignored him. How dare Feng Ziying Give me the pretentiousness, he is not without weaknesses, as long as he can achieve his goal, don’t blame me for using any means!"
Zhou Peisheng didn't react for a while. It wasn't until he saw such a fierce look on Guo Qinjun's face that he realized something and lowered his voice and said: "But Concubine Xian De has something to do with him? It's just the empress. This kind of thing is unreasonable." It's hard to blackmail him by ruining his reputation. It's impossible for Long Jinwei to investigate a high-ranking official who has just been confirmed by the cabinet because of such rumors. Putting aside the close relationship between Lu Song and Feng Keng, the cabinet will never If you agree, that would be a slap in the face of the cabinet. No matter whether it is true or false, the cabinet will not accept it, and there is no way Lu Song would risk the disapproval of the world to do such a thing!"
Guo Qinjun was startled, took a deep breath, and nodded: "Pei Sheng, you are right, Long Jinwei will not touch Feng Keng at this time, and the censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate will not believe this. Rumor has it that the cabinet does not allow anyone to mess up their affairs, so this trick is useless against Feng Keng, but what if I want to bite him hard? What about using him? "
Zhou Peisheng was confused by Guo Qinjun's words, and was angry and funny at the same time, "Mother, what kind of evidence can you get for this kind of thing? Can't you still catch them in bed? It's useless, you are just predicting them On the bed, with the guards around Feng Ziying, we have no chance. It is impossible for Long Jinwei to get involved in this kind of gossip. If Feng Ziying finds out, it will only make us his enemies, and we will be even worse. !”
Guo Qinjun gritted her teeth and said, "How bad can it be? Prince Gong can't ascend to the throne, and I don't know whether he or I can save our lives in the future. What else should I be afraid of? Feng Ziying is as lustful as life. If she dares to provoke Jia Yuanchun, it is against the law of heaven. If I’m not afraid, what else should I be afraid of? Isn’t there a saying among the people that you would be willing to be cut off to bring down the emperor, so I can bring down Feng Ziying like this, right?"
"The problem is that your Majesty, if you pull him down, it will be of no use to us. You said that you can pull down King Shou, King Lu, and King Fu Shou. Maybe it will be of some use to Prince Gong. Go and pull Feng Ziying down." What can we gain by dismounting?”
Zhou Peisheng felt that Queen Concubine Quan was really obsessed and had lost her mind. If this continued, he would really consider jumping off the ship. He couldn't seek death without knowing why.
“My purpose was not to dismount him, but to pull him into one of our boats and let him help Prince Gong!” Guo Qinjun smiled sinisterly.
"Oh?" Zhou Peisheng looked at Guo Qinyun suspiciously. He remembered that Guo Qinyun just said that the other party was so lustful that he dared to violate the rules of nature, and he realized a little bit, "Mother, please don't use such methods, in case..."
"What if? I have no choice. What if I care?" Guo Qinjun took a deep breath, "Jia Yuanchun can take him down, but I don't believe that a dog can change it." Eat shit?”
Zhou Peisheng couldn't help but let out a dry cough. This metaphor was so inappropriate that even Concubine Tsuen herself scolded it.
Guo Qinjun is also aware of this, but she doesn't care about it now. She only wants to achieve her own goals. As for face, means, and consequences, she doesn't care.
As Zhou Peisheng said, it is difficult to say how many other princes will survive until King Lu or King Shou ascends the throne.
Even if you manage to survive, you may have to live in fear every day, fearing that three feet of white silk or a glass of poisonous wine will be delivered to you to send you on your way.
Seeing that Guo Qinyun had made up his mind, Zhou Peisheng calmed down and thought carefully about whether Guo Qinyun's method of eating the raccoon was feasible.
He is not optimistic about it.
No matter how lustful Feng Ziying is, even if she has an affair with Jia Yuanchun, it is because the Jia family and the Feng family have been friends for many years. It is inevitable that there is a relationship between the two as the basis. If you say that the two of them actually had an affair later, it can barely be justified. , but it may be difficult for Queen Tsuen Fei to follow her example.
Feng Ziying will not understand which women can be touched, which women cannot be touched, and what the consequences will be if they touch.
"Mother, your idea may be feasible, but it is not easy to put it into practice. How to do it is probably a difficult problem." Zhou Peisheng thought for a long time, but still had no good idea.
"Humph, Peisheng, you don't have to worry about this matter. Feng Ziying has a good nature and is known to everyone in the capital. It's just that he is a talented man, so he is called a romantic. In fact, he is a person who can't stand it. The hookup, I almost succeeded last time..." Guo Qinyun seemed to be self-hypnotizing and self-empowering, but her tone was very sure.
Zhou Peisheng's eyes lit up. He remembered that Feng Ziying and Empress Tsuen Fei looked a little weird when they came out of the back garden last time. In particular, Empress Tsuen Fei's clothes seemed a bit loose and her hair was messy. He was a little strange, but he didn't expect it. This time, Feng Ziying was really in such a hurry, and she didn't know how she got into this position.
"Really?" Zhou Peisheng was delighted, "If that's true, it's an opportunity."
(End of this chapter)