I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 559 Conversation
"Sure enough, someone is fanning the flames. Otherwise, Jiang Bin alone would not be able to convince the Empress Dowager and so many court officials," Zhu Houxuan said coldly.

This is very obvious. Jiang Bin is a close minister to the emperor. Zhu Houzhao's likes and dislikes determine their behavior patterns. Zhu Houzhao and Empress Dowager Zhang have a very bad relationship and basically do not interact with each other. And all the close ministers of the emperor cannot have a good relationship with Empress Dowager Zhang, unless he does not want to be around Zhu Houzhao anymore.
Therefore, it would be difficult for Jiang Bin to establish contact with Empress Dowager Zhang on his own, let alone something as life-threatening as a coup, so there must be someone acting as a middleman.

Moreover, there was no news that Jiang Bin was close to the court officials before. On the contrary, the court officials often impeached Jiang Bin and called for his death.

Not to mention the operation of summoning Prince Heng and his son to Beijing. It was not that Zhu Houxuan looked down on Jiang Bin, but Jiang Bin certainly could not think of such an operation with his level. He also asked Queen Mother Zhang to adopt the prince on behalf of the late emperor. Only someone who is familiar with politics and etiquette could think of such an operation.

The mastermind who could raise assassins to kill Zhu Houzhao and get so many people in the capital to participate in the coup must be very powerful.
"This Gu Yishan is just a seventh-rank censor, a third-class Jinshi in the 18th year of Zhengde, and a native of Jiangxi." Zhu Houxuan found Gu Yishan's information in his mind. His powerful memory allowed him to clearly remember the information of every person he saw.

"The memorials submitted over the years have only talked about some commonplace things, and were not noticeable at all among the officials. I didn't expect that he would have such great power." Zhu Houxuan said with a frown.

Chen Hong and Jiang Jiangong were no longer surprised by Zhu Houxuan's powerful memory, so they continued talking.

Jiang Jiangong had already noticed something unusual on the third day after Zhu Houzhao fell into the water, but he didn't think too much about it at the time and was directly detained by Jiang Bin.

Gu Yishan visited Jiang Bin on the fourth day. He probably guessed that the assassins had succeeded through the unusual movements in the Leopard Room. At this time, Jiang Bin felt that he was desperate because Zhu Houzhao's condition had not improved but worsened, and he felt that the news could no longer be concealed.
The appearance of Gu Yishan brought new hope to Jiang Bin, and Gu Yishan began to give Jiang Bin advice, but Gu Yishan's ideas were too outrageous, Jiang Bin didn't dare to believe them at all, but Gu Yishan soon showed his power, and even persuaded the cabinet minister Fei Hong to persuade Empress Dowager Zhang, and later persuaded Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Jianchang Hou Zhang Yanling to persuade Empress Dowager Zhang
After Empress Dowager Zhang sent someone to the Leopard Room to check on Zhu Houzhao's condition and asked the imperial physician about his condition, she learned that Zhu Houzhao was incurable and terminally ill, and that the imperial physicians were powerless to save him. She then ordered the removal of the Heng Prince's golden seal and issued an imperial decree to summon the Heng Prince and his son to the capital.
"Wait!" Zhu Houxuan interrupted Chen Hong's narration directly, with a very strange expression on his face.

Chen Hong and Jiang Jiangong waited quietly for Zhu Houxuan to continue.

"You just said that the Queen Mother 'sent someone' to the Leopard Room?" Zhu Houxuan's expression was very complicated.
Chen Hong and Jiang Jiangong clearly understood the key points of Zhu Houxuan's words.
"Yes." Chen Hong's expression and tone were also complicated.

"The Queen Mother did not come to the Leopard House in person, but sent a eunuch to take a look." Chen Hong said in a low voice.

"Bang!" A teacup was smashed directly to the ground and shattered.

Zhu Houxuan had a gloomy face, a livid complexion, and said nothing. People who knew him well understood that he was very angry.
Jiang Jiangong's eyes also turned red. He had been with Zhu Houzhao for more than ten years and had a deep relationship with him. After hearing about what had happened to Zhu Houzhao, he felt very sad.

Suddenly the atmosphere in the room became depressing.
After a long while, Zhu Houxuan controlled his emotions, took a few deep breaths, and asked Chen Hong to continue. Jiang Bin appreciated Gu Yishan's plan very much. He thought it was the best way. Since Zhu Houxuan would not let him go after he ascended the throne, he should stop Zhu Houxuan from ascending the throne and let other members of the royal family ascend the throne. In this way, he would have the merit of supporting the emperor.

If Zhu Houxuan ascended the throne, he could use Jiang Jiangong to control the Imperial Guards instead of Jiang Bin. However, if other clan members ascended the throne, this condition would not exist. He could only rely on Jiang Bin to control the Imperial Guards, so Jiang Bin's position would be very stable.

In this way, Jiang Bin will not only not be convicted, but will also be able to make new contributions and his status will be further elevated.
This was confirmed after Prince Heng and his son came to Beijing. After a conversation with Jiang Bin, they privately stated that they would confer the title of Prince of Xuanhua on Jiang Bin.
All of this made Jiang Bin very satisfied, and he completely sided with Prince Heng, and immediately ordered the guards to block Nangong. As a result, Chen Hong, who had already noticed something was wrong, immediately took everyone and ran away.
"Hmph! Jiang Bin seems smart, but in fact he is short-sighted and extremely confused!" Jiang Jiangong snorted coldly.

"And his position is stable! Humph, who would dare to employ a man who betrays his master? Once his so-called new emperor takes the throne, he will die and his clan will be destroyed!" Jiang Jiangong said indignantly. He regarded his recent experiences as a great shame and humiliation.

Zhu Houxun and Chen Hong did not comment on Jiang Jiangong's words.

Later, Jiang Bin was worried that the royal group would incite the people of the capital and the guards, in order to force Zhu Houxuan to give up and flee, so he ordered the blockade of the capital to block the news, and lift the blockade after all procedures were completed and the dust settled.

As a result, he did not expect that Zhu Houxuan could raise a large army so quickly and capture the capital so quickly.

However, Jiang Bin still had some conscience, perhaps because he remembered Zhu Houzhao's previous kindness. During this period, Gu Yishan repeatedly advised Jiang Bin to make a decision early and asked to meet Zhu Houzhao many times. Jiang Bin naturally knew what he wanted to do, so he never agreed.

After listening to Chen Hong's story, Zhu Houxuan fell into deep thought for a long time without saying anything. He still had some key points that he had not figured out.
"That's right! When interrogating Jiang Bin, Jiang Bin said that Gu Yishan and his men were actually coming for you, Your Majesty, and Your Majesty was just implicated. He also said that the mastermind behind this was in Jiangnan," Chen Hong suddenly said.

Zhu Houxuan's eyes narrowed. Chen Hong's words reminded him of an answer, but he still didn't dare to confirm it.
"Where is Gu Yishan? Bring him here. I want to interrogate him personally." Zhu Houxuan said.

"Your Highness, Gu Yishan committed suicide when the city was broken. No papers were found in his residence. He burned them all." Jiang Jiangong replied quickly.

"He committed suicide." Zhu Houxuan murmured, but it made sense if he thought about it carefully. He could suffer less if he committed suicide at that time.
(End of this chapter)