"It is obvious that he wants to step on me, the prince who fled in a hurry, to ascend to the throne. Choosing the anniversary of my mother's death is just the first step. He may have other means later," Zhong Mingwei said slowly, pausing, and then said, "As for the emperor, I am afraid he is still unaware of it. But even if he knows, what can he do? Isn't he the one who has the final say now?"
Fu Zhongtian frowned and said, "Your Highness, are we just going to watch Prince Rong ascend the throne?"
"What else?" Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice, "Now the capital has the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, the five thousand soldiers raised by Prince Rong, and tens of thousands of troops stationed in Beijing. It can be said that it is impregnable. How can we break through? Just relying on the few palace soldiers under your command? Besides, at this time, the Shanxi and Shaanxi armies and the Central Plains army are about to receive the secret order. The two armies together have 300,000 troops. When they come to attack, how can we deal with it? Isn't it like a mantis trying to stop a chariot?"
"Then what should we do? Is there no way to stop Prince Rong from ascending the throne?" Fu Zhongtian looked anxious and could not help but feel angry. "As a son, he is unkind and unfilial, and violates his father's authority. As a minister, he is disloyal and unjust, and forced the emperor to abdicate and usurp the throne. As the new monarch, he is tyrannical and cruel. He killed the loyal and loyal minister like the Left Prime Minister at will, and even threw the Left Prime Minister's family into jail. How can such a tyrannical and inhumane person be worthy of ascending the throne? If he is allowed to ascend the throne, I'm afraid that the Great Zhou Dynasty will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later!"
"Yes, allowing such a violent person like him to ascend the throne will bring disaster to the Great Zhou," Pang Yi also sighed, paused, and then smiled, "However, he will not be a disaster for long. We should be patient for a while. There will be a time to return to the capital and bring down this tyrant."
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhongtian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Thanks to your highness's years of planning, otherwise the century-old foundation of the Great Zhou would have been destroyed in the hands of Prince Rong."
"It's not my plan, it's all your credit," Zhong Mingwei said slowly, gently patting Fu Zhongtian's hand, "It's because of you and Lord Fang and his loyal ministers that Zhong Mingwei and his wife have a place to live and I have the opportunity to make a comeback. This is all thanks to you."
"I dare not!" Fu Zhongtian knelt down hurriedly and said solemnly word by word, "I am willing to follow Your Highness until death!"
"Master Fu, please stand up quickly," Zhong Mingwei hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Fu Zhongtian up. He poured a cup of tea for Fu Zhongtian and said with emotion, "It is said that a tiger father will have a dog son. Master Fu is so loyal, and Master Fu is also loyal and upright. Prince Rong executed the left prime minister Fang Zhonglian in court and ordered the Fang family to be thrown into prison. At this time when everyone was in danger, Master Fu still tried his best to help the Fang family and the relatives of those innocent officials who were killed. He is really a pure heart. It is amazing that Master Fu has such a son!"
On that day, Zhong Mingzheng executed Fang Zhonglian and three other ministers in court. After Fu Jiayou retired from court, he immediately took out all his savings. He used part of it to build prison cells to protect the Fang family from being bullied in prison. He quietly sent the other part to the surviving families of the other three murdered ministers. After this matter was done, Fu Jiayou quickly asked his servant to leave Beijing and report to Zhili. Therefore, Zhong Mingwei and others could know what happened in the capital at the first time.
"Your Highness, you are too kind. I am just fulfilling my duty as a scholar and a minister. This is what he should do." Fu Zhongtian was very proud of his son in his heart, but he was very humble in front of him. He suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "My Fu family has always regarded Your Highness as our master, but I never thought that Mr. Chen would also join Your Highness. It's hard for my son to win over Mr. Chen these days, but he is worried about leaking the secret. I didn't expect that Mr. Chen is actually one of us. It's really a pleasant surprise!"
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