Ever since the Tianliang Temple was built in Xiyuan, it has been very popular. Even the temple's owner Tianliangzi has become a god-like figure among the people, and his pills have also become the secret recipe of gods.
Most immortal prescriptions are hard to come by, but this temple master is very compassionate and likes to give medicine to people no matter whether they are princes, wealthy families or poor people. As long as he likes it, he will give it to him by checking his pulse without taking any money.
Although Tianliangzi was the master of the temple, he was a hands-off shopkeeper who only guarded his alchemy furnace and made medicine and did not care about any secular affairs. Therefore, the temple was assigned two Taoists to take care of the secular affairs.
At first, the two of them were worried that such powdered medicine would completely destroy the Taoist temple. After all, the Lord in the palace had told them that the Taoist temple was to make money.
But after all, Tian Liangzi was the master of the temple and a popular person in front of the emperor. He was often taken into the palace to preach, so the two of them could only watch and let him do what he did.
Since we don’t take any money, no one will refuse it, and usually no one will make irresponsible remarks about the things we get for free. If it doesn’t work, it’s normal and it’s free. On the contrary, if it works, it’s a blessing from the gods, so we turn around and donate more.
Sesame oil and silver are offered to the longevity star.
Although it didn't work often, it didn't hurt anyone at all. But when it worked, Guanzhong gained both benefits and fame. In the end, his fame gradually increased, which the two of them never imagined. From then on, Guanzhong became famous.
Everything is up to the master of the temple.
Tianliangzi's medicine is not only given to pilgrims, but also taken by himself, and also made for his family members. Especially his daughters and grandchildren, he often makes medicines that strengthen the spleen and appetite, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, clear away heat and detoxify, etc.
Waiting for various pills.
Whenever the seasons change, the little Tao boy will always make more trips to the Lu family to deliver medicine.
On this day, like many times before, the little Taoist boy who often delivered medicine arrived at Lu's house. Zhang Qingbai took the medicine, asked about his father's welfare, gave him a reward, and sent the boy away.
After a while, she went to the kitchen and made two snacks with her own hands, packed a food box and brought it to the Shen family.
Normally, Zhang Qingbai would make meals like this to honor Mrs. Xu, but today, when she saw Mrs. Xu, her face was particularly solemn, and she quietly asked Mrs. Xu to talk to her alone.
Mrs. Xu was surprised and stepped back. Then Zhang Qingbai took out a small wooden box from the food box.
It is a varnished box with bamboo patterns carved on it. There is a sign with the words "Qingxin Pills" written on it. Inside are two rows of wax-sealed pills, and a talisman seal. Ghostly drawings on yellow paper with cinnabar usually don't know what they are drawing.
But it was difficult for Zhang Qingbai to understand. In front of Mrs. Xu, according to the instructions of the talisman, he skillfully picked out three pills, peeled them apart one by one, and took out three pieces of paper.
This time it’s normal text.
Mrs. Xu watched her movements, and her face gradually became serious. When she finally saw the content on the paper, her expression suddenly changed.
Zhang Qingbai was about to explain, but Xu raised her hand and stopped.
She took a deep breath, then held Zhang Qingbai's hand, and lowered her voice and said: "The Shen family will remember this great kindness from the real person. It is too dangerous to do this. If there is a chance, please tell the real person, please take care of yourself, and don't do it again..."
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Zhang Qingbai was also nervous all the time. She was usually very eloquent, but she couldn't say a polite word at this time. After a while, she said: "My dad... I think my dad is also anxious. If it's nothing serious, he won't dare...
..." But he couldn't continue.
Mrs. Xu held Zhang Qingbai's hand tightly and said, "It's better to be careful. What happened today..."
Zhang Qingbai seemed to have found his tongue and said hurriedly: "I just came to pick up my eldest daughter from school, and brought some homemade snacks to honor my aunt."
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other, but there was a hint of bitterness in the smile.
Zhang Qingbai didn't stay long. After chatting for a few words, he stood up to leave. Coincidentally, there was a servant woman outside who was urgently reporting that Qingyun Hou Zhou Shou had passed away.
Zhang Qingbai hurriedly took advantage of the situation and said loudly: "Madam, please be busy first, I will come to pick up Niuniu later." He turned around and solemnly whispered: "Madam, whenever you can use us in any place, please give me a shout.
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Mrs. Xu nodded with a smile, squeezed her hand again, and then asked her roommate Zhou's mother to send her out. She turned back and ordered the servants to go down and pay homage, and then sent someone to tell Yang Tian in Jiuruju to change clothes.
Go and express condolences together.
This is the second funeral for the Zhou family.
In the twelfth lunar month, Changning Bo Zhou Yu, who had been ill for a long time, did not survive until the New Year.
Qingyun Marquis Zhou Shouyuan was much older than Zhou Yu, and he grieved excessively at his younger brother's funeral. After returning, he became bedridden and could not survive the first month of the year, so he followed him.
The people who have a grudge against the Shen family are the Chongqing Consort Zhou family. Although Qing Yunhou and Chang Ningbo are the uncles of the eldest princess of Chongqing, they are still two families. It is considered polite for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Shen family to go to express their condolences. Shen Rui went to the Yamen.
He hurried back to his residence, changed into plain clothes, and went to the Marquis Qingyun's residence to burn incense sticks.
When Shen Rui returned home, he was called by Mrs. Xu, and the mother and son went into the secret room to talk in detail.
What Tianliangzi hid in the pills was the general content of Qiu Ju's report in front of the emperor, and I don't know where he got it.
Shen Rui did not doubt the authenticity of this matter. Tianliangzi often preached in front of the emperor, and he must have his own channels.
But he subconsciously thought about Liu Zhong, and then couldn't help but laugh at himself. This matter was so important that Liu Zhong would not dare to tell him.
The emperor was well aware of the relationship between Liu Zhong and him. If he got some news and took action, the emperor would be the first to suspect Liu Zhong. At this time, he did not know the emperor's intentions, so how could Liu Zhong dare to act rashly.
Shen Rui read those words carefully and was almost infuriated. Fortunately, this eunuch could think of such a story, "Qiu Ju is clearly telling the truth! This lie is not even made up! It is full of loopholes and extremely clumsy.
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Mrs. Xu, however, closed her eyes and sighed: "The thief took one bite and it penetrated three parts of the body. You don't know that the turmoil back then..." She seemed to be trapped in long-lasting memories, and her voice gradually became lower and almost inaudible.
Shen Rui's body froze, and Qiu Jusheng fabricated and forcibly fabricated the incident to seize the door. Xu's father, Xu Youzhen, was the most influential figure in the incident.
And this "thief's bite penetrates three points into the bone" is also fully reflected in Xu Youzhen.
Yu Qian, a famous official in the Ming Dynasty who was later praised by Ming history as "loyal and righteous, competing with the sun and the moon" and later hailed as a national hero, died under the words of Xu Youzhen: "If you don't kill Yu Qian, the restoration will be done without a name."
Not long after, Xu Youzhen herself was framed by false claims by Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang. With just two words of "resentment and hope", she was demoted one after another and never returned to the court again throughout her life.
A thief's bite can penetrate three points into the bone, and "words" can also kill people.
Just look at the attitude of the person who listens to the "words".
Shen Rui suddenly felt a chill behind his back. He boasted that he always considered Brother Shou and worked for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty. He had done many practical things. I think Brother Shou also knew his contribution and valued his ability. No, Brother Shou was also constantly
Give him a chance and benefit him.
However, in front of the Tian family, these achievements of his are far inferior to Xu Youzhen's achievements in rescuing Yingzong from imprisonment and putting Yingzong back on the throne in one fell swoop.
But what about having the first support in the world?
In the face of the emperor's suspicion, great achievements are useless.
Mr. Sun is not an internal official, and it is even more nonsense to accumulate wealth and deliberately rebel. Qiu Ju's story is a mess and full of loopholes, but these are not problems. The problem is, what does the emperor think, and what does the emperor think?
Just like Xu Youzhen back then.
This was not the first time that Brother Shou had doubts about Mr. Sun. As early as the He family's lawsuit, Brother Shou had personally asked Shen Rui if Mr. Sun had done any maritime business. Thinking about it, the He family must have gone to sea in the first place.
The wind blew from the opposite direction.
"Qiu Ju, I thought it was the matter of Mr. Sun that the He family was investigating when they took refuge with him." Thinking back to the beginning, Shen Rui said subconsciously.
He also sent Changshou back to Songjiang at that time to investigate the relationship between Mr. Sun and his second wife, but because it had been so long, no trace could be found.
Xu frowned slightly: "It was then? It has been a few years. Qiu Ju checked it at that time, but has been keeping it secret for many years? This is unreasonable. Or there is someone else to deal with..."
If Mr. Sun was crucified because he was a middle-ranking official who was saving money to station troops, he would have barely raised the flag to rebel. This serious crime of rebellion would implicate the nine clans.
To deal with a Shen family with such a heavy hand?
Although Shen Rui was promoted faster, was young, and seemed to have a bright future, which did hinder some people's eyes, but after all, he was only in the fifth rank.
What does the capacity of a fifth-rank official car in Beijing mean?
It is more likely that such a ruthless attack was because he wanted to use the Shen family to attack the two elders behind the Shen family.
Mrs. Xu murmured again: "Back then, your cousin Wei..."
When the Xu family's nephew was taking the imperial examination at the Wei School, some people claimed that his maternal ancestor was Xu Youzhen. Although he was ranked ninth in the top two, he failed to be considered a commoner. Thanks to his open-mindedness and his unwillingness to stay in Beijing,
He just wanted to go south and be filial to his parents, so the Shen family found him a job in the Sixth Department of Nanjing.
Mrs. Xu was also worried that since this matter would lead to seizing the family, she was afraid that Xu Youzhen would have to be blamed.
Shen Rui also had mixed feelings in his heart. His maternal grandfather was accused of being an eunuch who wanted to rebel against the deposed emperor. His maternal grandfather was also a powerful traitor who slandered Zhongliang during the Seizing of the Gate incident and ended up with no good end for himself.
Is this really coming for the two elders behind him?
You should come here for him...
Shen Rui pondered for a moment, thinking carefully about all the things he knew about Qiu Ju, and the fights between Qiu Ju and Zhang Yong, and Liu Jin.
Thinking of Liu Jin, he thought about it and said to Mrs. Xu: "Mother doesn't know, in recent days, there have been rumors in the Hanlin Academy that Liu Jin wants to forcefully recruit Dai Dabin as his niece's son-in-law. In and out of his words, he also alluded to Pang Tianqing, and some people
Yingyingchuochuo talked about Li Jing's unexplained death in Fusi Prison in Beizhen. He said that although Li Jing was not a good person, he was still a new Jinshi. How dare he let a Jinshi die in prison like this..."
Mrs. Xu's brows furrowed even more tightly. She was afraid that Pang Tianqing might have been hurt by a narrow-minded villain out of jealousy, but Dai Dabin was even more innocent.
Liu Jin's niece married Shaanxi Jie Yuan Gong at the end of last year. Liu Jin spread the word widely, and few civil and military officials in the court did not come to support him. Even the Shen family had to send a gift. Although the occasion was luxurious, it was New Year's Eve.
It was a great conversation piece, but no one said anything about Dai Dabin at that time. How come a month later, Dai Dabin was involved?
Li Jing's matter is a long time ago, and when Liu Jin was powerful, even if some people gossiped, he still convicted Li Jing with lightning speed and smoothed the case.
Now that I have uncovered these, it is clear that I am looking for trouble for Liu Jin.
"You mean, Qiu Ju was also involved in this?" Mrs. Xu asked. She was also well aware that Qiu Ju and Liu Jin were at odds.
But Qiu Ju wants to deal with Liu Jin, and it has nothing to do with dealing with the Shen family.
Shen Rui pursed his lips, "Qiu Ju is making empty claims to frame the Shen family, and is stirring up public opinion against Liu Jin. This kind of behavior is clearly intentional to confuse the public. Wang Yue is currently investigating in Yangzhou, and Qiu Ju wants to
It's not that easy to escape. Now, if you spread some shocking rumors, drag some people into the water, and muddy the water in this capital, maybe he can have a chance of survival."
Shen Rui was used to such tactics in his previous life. It was not easy to smooth out a piece of news, so he had to find a bigger and more sensational piece of news.
As long as the public attention is diverted, no one will pay attention to the previous news, and it doesn't matter whether it is smoothed over or not.
As for the little emperor, he bit Shen Rui and Liu Jin, both of whom were trusted by the little emperor. One of them was suspected of treason and the other dared to kill a Jinshi. In comparison, his idea was not considered a crime.
What a big deal.
Shen Rui sneered in his heart, if Qiu Ju came up with this idea, huh, doesn't Shen Rui know how to pull off this diversionary trick? He also has a "big gift" to give to Qiu Ju.
"He wants to stir things up in all directions, so we will go straight to the center. As long as Qiu Ju collapses, no one will believe the lies he told." Shen Rui couldn't help but clenched his fist.
At this time, if you can't let Brother Shou know that he already knows about this, you can't do anything. The more you show that you are capable and indispensable, the more people will be suspicious.
But if you really don't do anything and wait for Qiu Ju to make up the lie, or even concoct some so-called evidence, it will be the same as death.
Now take the initiative and overthrow Qiu Ju first. Once Qiu Ju establishes a despicable image of killing people and seizing property, he can kill people and tell lies, and no one will believe him even if what he says is true.
Mrs. Xu closed her eyes. Shen Rui did not hide the fact that Qiu Ju's aunt fell into the hands of Zhang Hui and Shen Rui. After thinking about it, she sighed in a low voice: "If you want to use that lady, you still have to do it right."
It would be more appropriate. Since she can take care of Qiu Ju's property, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get along with her."
"Don't worry, mother, your son will understand." Shen Rui said, "She never let that person know who saved her, nor did she instruct her to do anything. She reported Qiu Juyuan because she wanted revenge."
Originally, he thought that after the aunt who claimed to be a daughter of the Yan family was old enough to walk, he would throw her out and let her complain to the General Affairs Department on her own.
The General Affairs Department itself has the authority to accept complaints of grievances, or complaints of wrongdoing, just like Shen Rui's petition bureau in his previous life, and it is now under Shen Rui's jurisdiction. As long as Aunt Yan complains to the General Affairs Department, Shen Rui will have his own solution
Go up to heaven and listen.
But now, the situation is urgent and we can no longer wait for the woman to be well enough to walk on her own.
Shen Rui planned to discuss with Zhang Hui and Du Laoba how to make this woman appear at the gate of the General Affairs Office without leaving any trace.
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I don’t know if the people in the capital are having too much fun this Chinese New Year. There are so many topics that they don’t gossip about. However, the long-past old news about “Liu Jinqiang recruiting Dai Dabin as his son-in-law” was brought out and became lively again.
It was so noisy that gossip spread.
The rumors really annoyed Liu Jin.
Especially when his niece, nephew, and son-in-law are not getting along well.
In fact, it cannot be said that it is not harmonious. It is harmonious, but not beautiful. It means that they are too harmonious. They respect each other as guests and raise the case with eyebrows. However, it is Shao Jinfu who raises the case with eyebrows.
Liu Jin's niece Tan Jinniang was very popular with Liu Jin because she resembled Liu Jin more like her father. She grew up in the countryside when she was young and had only been in Beijing for two or three years. Although she was doted on by Liu Jin, she still
She has not developed a bossy eldest temperament, especially compared to her younger sister, she is considered to have a good temper.
She has a good temper, and Shao Jinfu has a better temper than her. He simply has no temper.
When asked to go east, he went east, and when asked to go west, he went west, asked him to play the piano, or composed poems, and he did it without saying a word. Even when we were having dinner at the same table, she said, "The fish is good, husband, use more of it." Shao Jinfu
I couldn't move my chopsticks from the dishes next to me, and I only ate fish for the whole meal.
And as long as you chat with him, he becomes a boring gourd. If you ask him anything, he can say a word but never say another word. However, his attitude is surprisingly good. He can smile and listen to the chatter of the golden lady, and finally say "Madam."
That’s right.”
To be honest, treat Jinniang like a distinguished guest, treat her like a distinguished guest, be courteous in every aspect, but show no hint of intimacy, just highlight the word "respect". It's not like treating a lady, but like a stepmother.
Last year, when Xinke Jinshi was parading through the streets in Xiyuan, Tan Jinniang was watching the excitement in an elegant room of a restaurant facing the street, and she immediately fell in love with the beautiful Tanhua Lang.
Although there were twists and turns later and she was not able to marry Tanhualang as she wished, but before marrying Shao Jinfu, she had seen Mr. Xie Yuangong across the flower gallery and saw that he was quite handsome. Her parents also said that she had an uncle who lived three years ago.
After that, he will definitely be the number one scholar, so she will have nothing to be dissatisfied with.
But I didn't expect Shao Jinfu to be such a lifeless person.
After going back and forth, Tan Jinniang couldn't help but recall the day she saw the handsome man wearing a brocade robe, white horse hat and golden hairpin. He was so high-spirited, so free and lively. If she had married him, would she have lived a free and happy life?
In just two months, the young couple quickly changed from treating each other like guests to treating each other like "ice".
Most of the Shao family belongs to Liu Jin. How could Liu Jin not know about the young couple's situation? He called Shao Jinfu to scold him, but Shao Jinfu listened with a good attitude and responded to what was said. If you want to say that he is dissatisfied, you can't say that he is dissatisfied.
When one thing is done... no one can find a single mistake!
Liu Jin only felt a punch hit the cotton, and became even more annoyed.
It was because of Shao Jinfu's talent that he agreed to be his niece. He also planned to help him become the number one scholar three years later and train him to be his right-hand man and help him in the government.
But seeing how dead Shao Jinfu was now, even though the staff were trying to comfort him, after all, the young man was not very sensible, so Liu Jin still felt that there was no hope for him.
Now the outside world is talking about the matter of recruiting Dai Dabin as his son-in-law. Thinking that Dai Dabin has now published a collection of poems and essays, is famous all over the world, and has quite a reputation among scholars, Liu Jin is like an evil fire.
Some people also talked about the gossip about Shao Tan and his wife. They did not say that Shao Jin and his wife were soft-hearted, but only said that Tan's daughter was arrogant and domineering by relying on her power to eunuch her uncle. Even Liu Jin's original change of surname and race was found out and chewed over again. Liu Jin simply felt like smoking.
And when it comes to Li Jing's incident, it's no longer just gossip, it's really about going against Liu Jin!
Liu Jin immediately became alert, what are these Hanlin gangs trying to do?!
At the end of the year, the Hanlin Academy received praise from the emperor for compiling records and building the Wanjuan Pavilion collection of books. It must have started to tremble, and it felt that it had the capital to oppose Liu Zuzong?
Last year, he had already used the capital inspection to deal with a group of Hanlin officials, including Xie Qian's younger son Xie Pi, who was sent away. He was very satisfied. Now it seems that Liu Jian and Xie Qian's
The remaining party members still hadn't been cleaned up, so someone took the opportunity to cause trouble.
It doesn't matter, Jingcha is not finished yet!
This time, his ancestor Liu will not be so soft, let’s see who dares to provoke!
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Study outside Shouninghou Mansion
Shouning Hou Zhang Heling has been living quite comfortably recently.
Because, before and after this year, two of his old enemies, the Zhou brothers, died one after another.
Although the Zhou family was no longer what it used to be after the death of Empress Dowager Zhou, the two old men of the Zhou family were still jumping up and down, often antagonizing the Zhang family. Just before they died, they even tricked the Zhang family.
Let the Zhang family vomit out all the land in the village!
Thinking of this, Zhang Heling felt itchy with hatred.
But after all, these two people have died. The children and grandchildren of the Zhou family are all incompetent. A Zhou Xian can only win the favor of His Majesty because he is half of the royal blood, so it is not something to be afraid of.
In particular, Zhou Xian also had three months of filial piety, and Zhang Hui over there will soon become filial piety. The Jingwei martial arts master is afraid that Zhou Xian will fly back to Zhang Hui's hands before Zhou Xian can cover up the heat.
When it comes to observing filial piety, his second son-in-law is already obedient, but his daughter is too timid and refuses to travel by car. She wants to wait until the canal freezes in March before setting off northward.
Today, Zhang Heling was discussing with his staff how to arrange a good position for Qi Fu's second son-in-law, Shen Jin.
It is said that the children of the Zhou family are incompetent, but in fact the same goes for the Zhang family. Most of Zhang Heling's sons have the temperament to live in idleness, and they do not work well even if they hold a false position, but Zhang Yanling is a big playboy himself, so what kind of good son can he raise.
Zhang Heling's eldest son-in-law is not much better. His eldest daughter... It's just that I don't mention repaying it, but I get very angry when I mention it.
This time, Zhang Yujing took her sister-in-law from the Baoding Prince's House and several grandmothers from noble families to do business. She wanted to make Songjiang cotton cloth even if the business was not good, and she dared to use the name of Gongbu.
This time, the palace investigated and found out that everyone was involved. Shouninghou Mansion and Jianchanghou Mansion's cloth shop were also implicated, and Mrs. Shouninghou Mansion lost a fortune.
Being contrasted by such a young man, the second son-in-law of the Number One Scholar is really shining with golden light!
Zhang Heling naturally wanted to provide this precious golden son-in-law.
Moreover, the second son-in-law seemed to have come to his senses in the past few years. When he tried hard to get him into Zhan Shifu, in the end he seemed reluctant in every possible way. He didn't pay even a penny and even got into trouble with his wife.
Ding You has been idle for a long time, so he probably knows how good it is to be an official. This time, during the New Year's Day, in addition to the New Year's gifts, he knew that he had sent the money for the vacant official position early. Well, it seems that Ding You
After returning to his hometown, the second son-in-law also made a lot of money.
I happened to be inspecting the capital last year, and there were a lot of people in the court, and many of the vacancies were available, so I could pick and choose them... There is money and vacancies, so it's easy to get tight.
The Zhou family collapsed, and the second son-in-law got up again. Zhang Heling really became more beautiful the more he thought about it. He called his staff with a smile on his face, waiting to hear the news about the missing son.
However……
"It's a pity that Shen Ying, the clan brother of Duke Zhuang Yuan, entered Zhan Shi's Mansion last year and became the right concubine of Youchunfang. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Duke Zhuang Yuan to enter Zhan Shi's Mansion after his death," said Ding Juren, an aide.
"Shen Rui, the clan brother of Zhuangyuan Gong, is now serving as the right counselor in the General Affairs Department. I'm afraid that the position in the General Affairs Department is not easy to find." Yao Juren, an aide, said.
Zhang Heling's face darkened.
These two were the closest yamen gates to the emperor, and they were also the places with the fastest promotions. They were his first choice in his heart.
"They are just clan brothers, not real brothers." Zhang Heling said dissatisfiedly. As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that Shen Ruilai was really a real brother. When he thought about Shen Rui's rapid promotion, he groaned again.
"...there are quite a lot of positions in the Hanlin Academy recently..." Ding Juren looked at Zhang Heling's face and said cautiously: "Although the number one scholar came from the Hanlin Academy, after all, the Imperial Academy is noble, and he will enter the cabinet one day. With this Hanlin
Experience also deserves a good reputation. Now Lu Kuo is being screwed by Liu Jin. Isn’t the position of the bachelor’s lecturer just vacated for Duke Zhuangyuan..."
Zhang Heling said coldly: "Lu Kuo is a person that Mr. Li Ge values and he is just screwed over by Liu Jin. Mr. Li Ge is still very angry. Didn't you see that he even begged for his bones? This is to force the emperor to let Lu Kuo."
Go back. Now let’s grab this position and leave Lu Kuo with no way to turn back. Will Mr. Li Ge hate us to the bone? Huai Jin will also be suppressed by him in the Imperial Academy."
Ding Ju's people secretly slandered him. It was clear that Mr. Li Ge had submitted a memorial to the imperial police, and begging for bones was all lies. How could he force the emperor to take the throne?
In the Beijing inspection in the Ming Dynasty, middle and low-level officials below the fifth rank were jointly inspected by the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, while senior officials above the fourth rank completed the inspection through self-reporting.
This self-statement is equivalent to a self-examination report, except that it talks about one's own shortcomings, admits guilt against one's will, and begs for a break.
Those who can survive to the fourth rank in Beijing, who have not worked hard to climb up, how can they really write about their own shortcomings and wait for demotion? They are just looking for some insignificant minor faults, or simply saying the truth, clearly criticizing but actually praising, and self-centered.
praise.
This is an extremely pragmatic thing.
Of course, it depends on what kind of emperor you meet.
When you meet the late emperor, you would give him gentle words of comfort and not allow him to make any remarks. But when you meet someone like you today, it is very likely that because he doesn't like you, he will just write down your memorial with a stroke of his pen.
Ma Wensheng et al.
So in fact, this matter is still risky, but because of the rules, the ministers had to hold their noses and write, so not to mention Li Dongyang's letter "please resign", all the ministers in the cabinet, and everyone above the fourth rank in Beijing
All of them were written by Jiao Fang, Liu Yu and others.
"Mr. Li Ge is the chief assistant. He submitted his resignation twice and followed police rules." Ding Juren could only say tactfully.
"Eunuch Liu has lost a lot of people recently...most of them belong to Mr. Li Ge. I think Mr. Ge is just dissatisfied and can't reinstate everyone to their posts." Yao Juren said with a smile.
However, a staff member named Qu disagreed and said, "Hanlin is a noble man, but the records of Xiaomiao Temple have been completed, and Wanjuan Pavilion has been erected, so Qiao Zong is no longer there." He said, "It is better to plan than to use the official department.
It is also a plan for the future of the children of the Hou family."
Ding Juren and Yao Juren all cursed in their hearts. The descendants of the Hou Mansion who are related to each other are all errands of Jinyiwei. There is no need for the official department! The official department is now firmly in the hands of Liu Jin and Jiao Fang, and there is no way to go up.
It's not easy. How much authority can you have if you are a fifth-grade official?
"Mr. Li Ge is currently rectifying the Siyi Pavilion. Isn't he also a Qiao sect?" Ding Juren's voice was slightly lowered. "In the current situation, Your Majesty, it is necessary to open the sea. When the time comes, Duke Zhuangyuan will know what is going on best, right?
Will it not be reused?"
Zhang Heling couldn't help but look at him, as if he was moved, but then waved his hand.
Ding Yao looked at each other, and Yao Juren just asked: "I wonder what the Marquis is worried about..."
At this time, a confidant butler came outside. The man didn't say anything, but walked up to Zhang Heling and whispered something in his ear.
Zhang Heling had a look of boredom on his face. He didn't care whether it was a secret or not, so he said bluntly: "The person named Qiu can't protect himself, so he is shy and comes to relieve my worries? Go and tell him that I have nothing to worry about, so don't bother him!"
The housekeeper glanced at the surrounding staff with a rather embarrassed look on his face.
When the staff heard this, they all understood.
Just this morning, an injured woman was suddenly carried to the door of the General Administration Department by two idle men. They said they wanted to file a complaint. Before the clerk could accept the complaint, the woman shouted in the street, Qiu Ju killed Du Cheng, a merchant from Yangzhou.
, seize their family property, and engage in all kinds of illegal activities.
She claimed to be Naiqiu Ju's concubine, and she knew full well what had happened to Qiu Ju, and Qiu Ju was now going to kill her to silence her. She asked the people in the street to testify that if she did not survive today, it would be Qiu Ju's fault.
Although Qiu Ju was no longer the governor of Dongchang, he was still the famous eunuch beside the emperor. It was such an earth-shattering event that the junior officials felt their legs weak when they heard about it. They didn't know what to do for a moment.
The two idle men were also frightened. They dropped their hairpins and gold rings, and repeatedly claimed that they were just hired by the woman to covet her jewelry. They had no idea what the woman wanted to sue and had nothing to do with them.
Just run away.
The people who were watching the excitement were talking a lot, and more and more people gathered. Some people said that an aunt in Qiu Ju Mansion died a few days ago, saying that the carriage fell off a cliff on a snowy road. Could it be that it was an attempted murder.
Seeing the people talking in confusion, the clerk was afraid that something would happen and he would be held responsible, so he hurriedly asked someone to carry the woman in.
The incident was such a big deal that the news immediately spread throughout the capital.
Of course Shouning Houfu also knew.
The Du family was bloodbathed, and the methods were so cruel. Now it was Wang Yue who was investigating the case, and this woman chose the Secretary of General Affairs who could go directly to the heaven to complain. Everyone guessed that Qiu Ju was finished.
Ding Juren bowed and said: "Master Hou, many middle-ranking officials are narrow-minded. Even though he is about to fall, Master Hou must not treat him too lightly, lest he bites Master Hou when he is dying. Although Master Hou is not afraid of him,
, it’s not worth it to hurt the relationship with the emperor’s nephew for such a person.”
Speaking of the little emperor, Zhang Heling's eyes flashed. Only he knew in his heart how much love this nephew and uncle had left. He finally hummed and ordered the housekeeper, "Don't mention it, just send him away."
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The butler bowed and left.
However, in just a moment, the housekeeper ran back faster than before, his face was much uglier than before, and he still went to Zhang Heling and whispered in his ear.
Zhang Heling originally had a very impatient expression, but after hearing these words, his face changed color.
Although all the staff members had calm expressions on their faces, they could not hide their curious eyes, and they all stared at Zhang Heling.
Zhang Heling glanced at them, but dismissed everyone without saying anything, and then asked the housekeeper to quietly take the people outside the door into the secret room of the outer study.
*
The group of people, all wearing black clothes and black cloaks, with hoods covering their faces, followed the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion into the outer study. The outer study had been cleared early, and there was no one else.
One of them followed the housekeeper into the inner room, while the rest stood guard everywhere in the courtyard.
The man arrived in the secret room, took off his hood, and saluted Shouning Marquis who was sitting on the throne with a smile, "Qiu Ju has met the Marquis."
Zhang Heling also gave a normal smile and said, "Eunuch Qiu is a rare visitor. Please take a seat."
Qiu Ju was not polite. He took off his coat after being served by the butler, sat down under Zhang Heling, picked up the tea cup on the table, and drank half of it.
The housekeeper tiptoed out, and Zhang Heling immediately lowered his face and said, "Qiu Ju, what do you mean by that?"
Qiu Ju put down the tea cup, leaned back, and said coolly: "That's what the Marquis heard. That woman is the daughter of the Yan family whose engagement was broken off by Xiao Shen Zhuangyuan."
Zhang Heling's face turned a little darker, "So what? What does it have to do with my Hou Mansion!"
Qiu Ju said slowly: "Then why did the Marquis let our family come in?"
Zhang Heling gritted his teeth for a long time before asking: "How are you doing?"
Qiu Ju seemed not to have heard anything. He narrowed his slender eyes and looked at the gorgeous palace lanterns in the room. He said to himself: "When we were copying the Yan family, this girl almost entered the church. It was our adopted son who saw this girl's good looks. He also knew how to breed goods, so he got her out.
"This daughter once told our family that Shen Yuan was corrupt and perverted the law when he was an official in Yangzhou. He wanted to ask for help from the Yan family to fill the gap before he came to propose marriage. I didn't want the Shen family's son to be ungrateful and regret the marriage once he climbed into the palace. At that time, the woman was forced to hang herself by rumors and was saved by her family.
"Later, during the Japanese Rebellion in Songjiang, Yan Baowen, a son of the Yan family, was guilty of framing the third son of the Shen family, but he himself was not a Japanese comrade. After the Shen family reversed the case, they put the charge of treason with the Japanese on the entire Yan family, causing the Yan family to confiscate their entire family.
"First there is the humiliation of regretting the marriage, and then there is the hatred of exterminating the family." Qiu Ju glanced at Zhang Heling and said, "Master Marquis, do you think this Yan girl has anything good to say about Xiao Shen, the champion?"
Zhang Heling said with a cold face: "This is all a waste of years of old sesame seeds and rotten millet. That Shen Yuan has stopped being an official a long time ago. He violated the clan rules and was imprisoned in the ancestral hall. He has an explanation. And if a girl whose engagement has been broken off has malicious intentions and makes false accusations against others, who would believe her?"
Qiu Ju suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that Zhang Heling was about to get angry, and said: "I think it's possible that Miss Zhang Er didn't write to the Marquis. This Shen Yuan also stole his mother's maid during her filial piety, causing the maid to Pregnant. If Yan's daughter complains about this, and if this maid is pregnant with the son of the Number One Scholar, Lord Marquis, do you think the world will believe it? How can an unfilial person be an official? To say the least, even if it is said that Shen The seed of the source, Zhuangyuan Gong is not famous, tsk tsk..."
Zhang Heling really didn't know about this because Shen Jin had already settled the matter before Zhang Yuxian arrived in Songjiang. Zhang Yuxian didn't know either.
Zhang Heling was shocked and confused for a moment, not knowing whether what Qiu Ju said was true or false.
"The Marquis may not believe it. However, the Marquis guessed, how could the Yan daughter know these secrets in the backyard of the Shen family in Songjiang?" Qiu Ju's small eyes sparkled, he stared at Zhang Heling, and suddenly grinned, He said: "Master Hou, you think it's our Dongchang that has a wide range of eyes and ears? Hey, Master Hou guessed wrong. A number one scholar only has a few ranks of officials, and our Dongchang doesn't have so many people traveling thousands of miles to Songjiang to spy on a small official."
"This woman is cruel and ruthless, and our family is far behind. She has already planted people in the Shen family. She was the old lady of the Shen family who was sent away with a post. Our family guesses that she probably wanted to use this stupid thing to stop her. Shen Jin's marriage had been delayed for several years and there were unknown changes. She could only imagine that Shen Yuan had delayed sending news to Beijing in order to get into the Hou family. She simply pressed for time and waited for the Hou family to marry her husband. After finding a high position, he has to go back to his hometown Dingyou without even sitting in it for a day."
Seeing Zhang Heling's dumbfounded look, Qiu Ju's smile became more sincere, "Master Hou didn't expect that, did you? Master Hou guess, how did she treat her originally? She was thinking that after keeping the old lady's filial piety, she would kill Shen Jin. His stepmother asked him to continue Ding You. His father, Shen Yuan, had only stayed with his wife for a year, so he could marry again. Then in two years, if he kills this stepmother again, marries and kills again, Shen Jin's filial piety will continue Keep guarding. In the end, it doesn't matter if Shen Yuan doesn't marry. The worst case scenario is that we just kill Shen Yuan."
"Three years, and another three years, and another three years, until no one in the court remembers that there was a champion named Shen Jin, and until Miss Zhang Er, old Zhu Huang, could not have any children. Her entire Yan family died because of Shen Jin. She just wants Shen Jin to lose all his six relatives and have no heirs, be full of ambitions and find it difficult to become an official, and she also wants Shen Jin to live, live well, and let him suffer..."
Zhang Heling was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a while. After a while, he muttered: "Madman."
At this time, Qiu Ju, Fang Shiran, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said slowly: "The Yan family knows that something is going on in the back house of the Shen family. The Yan family can use all the people in Songjiang. Master Hou. Do you think you can keep this girl?"
Zhang Heling seemed to have just come back to his senses, and looked at Qiu Ju with a complicated expression. The Yan girl could move those hands, but Qiu Ju could move even more. Qiu Ju also pinched Shen Jin's lifeline. He coughed lightly and asked again: "How are you doing?"
Qiu Ju said: "Then it depends on the Marquis's methods."
"I will find a way to make her shut up," Zhang Heling said, "but the way she shouted in front of the General Affairs Department today, and the long time she has been in the General Affairs Department, this is something that I can't smooth over."
When Qiu Ju mentioned this, his teeth itched with hatred. He never expected that this woman could still be alive. Someone must have been keeping an eye on his private home for a long time. And the worst part was that this woman could actually go to the General Affairs Department.
That little brat Shen Rui is in the General Affairs Department! He doesn't believe that Shen Rui will not add insult to injury. He must act quickly.
Qiu Ju had a ruthless look on his face: "That woman is dead. As long as our family doesn't take action, she can be said to have been slandered by our enemies. We want to see if there is anyone else who wants to harm our family."
Over there, Zhang Heling said nothing, and had already made up his mind. Of course, he could not let a woman harm his precious son-in-law's career again, but he had to wait, he had to wait until the woman told everything about Qiu Ju before he died.
Qiu Ju is also crazy. He can destroy the Du family and kill the Shen family if he can. He doesn't want such a person to have another chance to come to him and force him to force Ding You, his son-in-law, to kill a member of the Shen family. Do this, do that.
Qiu Ju must die.
Suddenly Qiu Ju said again: "There is one more thing that the Marquis may not know about."
Then, Zhang Heling heard another crazier and more bizarre thing.
"Sun Mengsheng is an internal official around Emperor Jing?! He escaped from the palace to accumulate wealth and commit rebellion?" Zhang Heling reacted much faster this time, and immediately shouted angrily: "Qiu Ju, what do you mean?"
I just said that Shen Jin's father's family is wrong, and now he is blaming his mother's family again! Is he determined to destroy his precious son-in-law?!
Zhang Heling would not recognize Shen Jin as a concubine. His son-in-law was the Sun family's eldest son and only legitimate son. Sun Mengsheng was Shen Jin's maternal grandfather.
On the contrary, Shen Rui has already passed away. From a legal point of view, Sun Mengsheng really has nothing to do with him.
Zhang Heling never thought that Qiu Ju would have to deal with a little Shen Rui.
Qiu Juchu didn't understand what Zhang Heling was anxious about at first, but he soon figured it out and couldn't help but sneered and said: "Master Hou, the grandfather of the Number One Scholar came from an innocent family of scholars, and his uncle was also a Jinshi. Now,
He is also a sixth-rank official. How can he tell Duke Zhuangyuan about what is going on behind the Sun family? Our family is not talking about this just to cause trouble for the Marquis."
Zhang Heling still had a dark face and said viciously: "The old story about Sun Mengsheng is pure nonsense."
Qiu Ju smacked his lips and said: "Master Hou, our family did not name Sun Mengsheng as Lu Minshi just to let the Shen family confiscate the family and exterminate the family. Long live the Shen family, I will not let the Shen family confiscate the family and exterminate the clan."
"Master Hou, please don't deceive yourself. You should know that as long as Shen Rui is here, the status of Duke Zhuang Yuan as his direct descendant is not justified. Now you are also plotting for Duke Zhuang Yuan's return. With Shen Rui here, Duke Zhuang Yuan now wants to
Don’t even expect to get into the General Administration Department. I won’t put two brothers in the same yamen gate.”
"The Marquis may not know that when Zhou Xian took over the Jingwei Martial Arts School last year, he invited the eldest princess of Chun'an to be the middleman in order to reconcile with Shen Rui. As a result, Shen Rui walked away. What kind of grudges did Zhou Xian have with the Shen family?
There is no one who knows better than the Marquis. Shen Rui even refuses to let Zhou Xian go, will he not bear his grudge against the Marquis of Jianchang?
"The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jianchang and the second daughter of the Marquis, two rich daughters, almost drowned Shen Rui's wife. The Marquis thinks, does Shen Rui hold grudge against the Marquis?"
Zhang Heling's eyelids twitched unconsciously.
The incident involving Shen Luo was, on the one hand, done by Zhou Mao himself, so the Zhang family could clean it up; on the other hand, the Zhang family was in great power at that time, and the Shen family was just a minister of household affairs, so the Zhang family did not take it seriously.
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Sure enough, Zhou Xian came forward, and the Shen family couldn't bear it, even if the eldest son of the Shen family became minister.
When the minister is gone, the Shen family is no longer in his eyes. They are just a dishonored and deposed Nanjing Imperial College minister, a sick little middle school student, and a child with a yellow mouth.
Unexpectedly, this yellow-mouthed kid has now become a close minister of the emperor.
The emperor hired Zhou Xian, but Shen Rui refused to reconcile with Zhou Xian, but he still gained the emperor's trust and was still promoted, and the promotion speed was so fast.
This is the most shocking thing.
The Zhou family is now in ruins, and the Xia family is still insignificant. Among the relatives, the Zhang family is the only one. However, the emperor has never been close to the Zhang family. After he ascended the throne, there were several conflicts. The relationship between the emperor and the queen mother...
One goes down and the other goes up.
Qiu Ju's words over there were full of deception, "There is no need for the emperor to believe 100% about Sun Mengsheng, and there is no need for the emperor to issue an order to deal with the Shen family. As long as the emperor does not believe Shen Rui, just send him out of the capital."
As long as Shen Rui is not with the emperor, Zhang Heling subconsciously murmured: "Send him out of the capital?"
Qiu Ju said with a smile: "The position he vacated is not for Zheng Teng and Xiao Shen Zhuangyuan?"
However, Zhang Heling did not accept the challenge and continued to ask: "Send him out of Beijing?"
Qiu Ju suppressed his smile and said almost seriously: "Isn't he good at disaster relief? Now that Shandong has been hit by disasters for two consecutive years, I just sent him there, and the emperor will be happy."
Zhang Heling frowned and said: "The Shen family is running Shandong and Liaodong, wouldn't you know?" Wouldn't it mean to let him become bigger?!
"The emperor also knows that, so the emperor will allow him to go to Shandong." Qiu Ju approached Zhang Heling with a straight face, and his voice was full of sincerity, "As long as the Marquis allows him to leave the capital, our family
, I am willing to relieve Mr. Hou’s worries.”
For a moment, his eyes were full of light, "Shandong is not only causing disasters, but also bandits."
Zhang Heling raised his brows, but only stared at Qiu Ju without saying a word.
Killing is easy, but it must be done cleanly and without leaving any trace, so that no one, or rather the emperor, can find him.
Qiu Ju leaned back on the chair and picked up the tea cup again, but without drinking tea, he said: "We heard that Dai Dabin is facing difficulties in Ding Nei. If the Marquis moves faster, with the friendship between Shen Rui and Dai Dabin, the two of them will We will definitely be able to travel together for a while. Liu Jin has hated Dai Dabin for a long time because of the recruitment of his son-in-law. Now there are rumors everywhere, and Liu Jin has ruthlessly dealt with the Hanlin Academy..."
"When the time comes," he said, letting go of his hand, the tea cup fell straight down, hit the bluestone floor, and broke into pieces, and the tea splashed. His voice was as sharp as cracked porcelain, "He and Dai Dabin died together, everyone agreed. Wouldn't it be logical to go to Liu Jin?"
If you all come to plot against your Grandpa Qiu, let’s see who dies first!
*
Small hall on the east side of Qianqing Palace, Hongde Hall
There was a confession spread out on the case. Brother Shou walked back and forth twice with his hands behind his back, then walked straight to Shen Rui and asked him, "What do you think of Qiu Ju?"
The left and right counselors of the General Affairs Department are responsible for assisting the general affairs envoys and accepting the four directions. After a woman filed a lawsuit against Qiu Ju and was brought in, before Shen Rui could take action, the left counselor Wei Na jumped out to accept the case, followed by Liu Da. I was so excited that I ran to ask for a confession.
Shen Rui couldn't help but laugh. These two were Liu Jin's people. Now Liu Jin wanted to deal with Qiu Ju, so these people were scrambling to show off.
One of these two men came from the Ministry of Punishment, and the other from Dali Temple. They are both good at examining cases and are good at writing files. I hope they can submit a brilliant confession.
Fortunately, Shen Rui didn't have to worry about it, so he just stood aside and watched what happened.
A well-formed confession soon came out.
Soon, everyone in the cabinet and palace knew about it.
Except for Liu Jin's people, everyone else in the cabinet was dissatisfied with all the officials, so everyone went to the emperor in unison and unanimously expressed that Qiu Ju should not be leniently spared for being so defiant.
It's just that although the little emperor seemed very angry, he did not order Qiu Ju to be arrested on the spot. He only asked the Jin Yiwei to temporarily seal the private house outside Qiu Ju. He said that he could not just listen to one side of the story. He ordered Xichang to investigate, and said that he would Waiting for the results from Wang Yue in Yangzhou.
But when he returned to the inner palace, Brother Shou recruited Shen Rui.
Brother Shou asked Shen Rui carefully about the situation when the Yan girl came to complain, and Shen Rui explained it very objectively.
But he didn't expect that Brother Shou would suddenly ask him about Qiu Ju.
Shen Rui thought about it for a while and then said seriously: "Qiu Ju can be trusted by the emperor to take charge of the East Factory these years. He must be capable and talented. He may not be disloyal to the emperor. However, judging from this matter, he is too selfish. .People are inherently selfish, but if selfishness is too serious, it will inevitably harm the public and enrich private interests."
Brother Shou looked at him for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's quite right."
Because he asked again: "You also met the woman and the person who made the confession. In your opinion, was it Qiu Ju who committed the murder of the Du family?"
Stealing a girl from a religious school or stealing an exiled prisoner is nothing. Even if he steals a death row prisoner, as long as he is not sentenced to death for treason, Brother Shou will not frown.
Now, he is more concerned about the case of the salt merchant Du family.
What he wants to dig out most now is not the truth, but the Du family's money.
Lack of money. He is very short of money now. Both the national treasury and the internal treasury are short of money.
Why does he want to make money so much? Because there are too many places to spend money.
Putting aside his own enjoyment, how much money can he spend on enjoyment, or how much money he spends on state affairs?
The border was like a bottomless pit. He left Zhang Yong to explore the bottom. Zhang Yong was already very capable, but he had been there for a long time and could not touch the bottom of the pit! At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the hole opened wide again.
Money was poured in. He was angry and heartbroken, but he had to give it.
Famines are becoming more severe and more frequent year by year, as if the whole country is suddenly experiencing famines. As money is allocated for disaster relief, we must have food as well as money! Frequent accidents occur in Changpingcang in various places.
Food is scarce everywhere, the price of food is rising every day, and money is shrinking at every move.
For a moment, Brother Shou hated these rats.
These damn things are corrupt at the local level, corrupt at the border, corrupt in the six ministries and nine ministers in the capital, and even the internal officials around him are corrupt.
Too selfish. That's right, too selfish! It's just harming the public and enriching one's own interests! One or two of them are desperately trying to tear the benefits from him, the emperor, and put them in their own pockets!
Shen Rui didn't hesitate for a moment this time, and said bluntly: "The emperor also said that one-sided words cannot be listened to, and this matter should not be commented on by ministers. We should look at the results of the investigation by Wang Yue."
Brother Shou chuckled twice and walked around in circles in the hall again.
He thought that Shen Rui didn't know about Qiu Ju's complaint. If he knew that Qiu Ju had accused Sun Mengsheng of being a treasonous person, Shen Rui would have wanted to bite Qiu Ju to death. He would not have dared to do anything.
Just say it.
Just now, the queen mother came to see him, but suddenly she asked about Sun Mengsheng.
Brother Shou immediately darkened his face and asked directly: "How did the Queen Mother know about it?" The matter had been silenced, and it seemed that there were still people from the Queen Mother in the Qianqing Palace that he had repeatedly cleaned up.
Empress Dowager Zhang did not answer, but asked: "How does the emperor want to deal with it?"
Brother Shou said angrily: "These are all unfounded things, why does the queen mother still take it seriously?"
"Your Majesty, please be careful." Empress Dowager Zhang said in a very heavy voice.
Brother Shou couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and then replied extremely seriously: "Mother, the Shen family is full of loyal people. Both Shen Rui's father and grandfather were the emperor's grandfathers and good ministers who were highly valued by the emperor. They have been conscientious and loyal all their lives. That's Shen.
Rui Ta, who had only recently become an official, had made many contributions to state affairs and made extraordinary achievements. This time, the Shen family went all out for Su Song's disaster relief...
He said meaningfully: "Queen Mother, such words must not be spread. People like the Shen family who have been loyal for generations will be jealous of the royal family. Who else dares to serve the royal family loyally? Queen Mother, think twice, don't let the loyal ministers feel cold."
Empress Dowager Zhang lowered her eyes and said nothing, and after listening to what he said, she said: "The Ai family is also afraid of what might happen. The Shen family has its own contribution, but the Shen family has good relations with the Sun family, who is suspected to be Lu Min, the eunuch of Emperor Jing, and also employs Xu Youzhen.
A woman is a woman, with such a mind..."
Brother Shou became a little impatient and said in a stern tone: "Where did the queen hear the gossip? The Shen family and the Xu family had made a marriage as early as the Jingtai period, and they didn't get married in the Tianshun year when Xu Youzhen came to power.
However, Xu Youzhen lost power, and the Shen family did not abandon the marriage and still married the Xu daughter. I heard that Shen Cang also respected the Xu daughter, which shows the Shen family's character."
He paused, softened his tone, and then said: "Don't say that Sun Mengsheng is not Lu Min. Even if he is, Emperor Jing's line has no heirs, and he has long since passed away. What kind of chaos can he seek? If he is really Lu Min, he
How many valuables could a chamberlain take with him if he escaped from the palace in a hurry? He was able to accumulate a fortune of millions in just a few decades, and his methods of acquiring goods were so clever!
"Shen Rui's biological mother, Sun, was also good at farming. He could hardly live in his house. After running the business, Sun became the richest in the family. She still had spare money to build bridges and pave roads to help the countryside. If Shen Rui could get
His maternal grandfather and mother are three-thirds of the true inheritance, so I should use him more seriously. How much wealth will he bring to me!"
Empress Dowager Zhang was choked for a long time and could not speak. She calmed down and came up with her trump card: "Your Majesty, don't forget that the murder of the empress and the heir has not yet been found out. How can the palace not be cautious?
some?"
Seeing the young emperor's face changed drastically, Empress Dowager Zhang slowly said: "The Ai family also heard that Chun'an brought a servant girl from the Shen family to see the queen? It's just nonsense. The identity of the Shen family is doubtful. If this matter is spread to
Outside the palace..."
Brother Shou's heart was in turmoil. He originally thought that Xiyuan was his new residence and everyone belonged to him, but he didn't expect that he still had the ears and eyes of the Queen Mother. The matter of taking over the Shen family servants was already done secretly, but it still fell into the ears of the Queen Mother.
中. He underestimated the Queen Mother. After all, the Queen Mother had been in charge of the harem for more than ten years.
Brother Shou interrupted without waiting for her to finish: "Mother, my great-aunt did not let the Shen family or the servant girl know who she was seeing a doctor for. Moreover, the mother-in-law was originally a midwife in the folk market, and she was the only woman she had ever seen who gave birth.
There are countless people, and they are much smarter than those doctors in the palace who have never seen a woman give birth several times."
Why have the palace doctors never seen women give birth several times? Is it because the harem of Emperor Hongzhi was controlled by the Queen Mother Zhang. Apart from her, she had given birth to two sons and one daughter, and no other royal heirs were born!
Empress Dowager Zhang also looked sad, but she held back and said, "The identity of Shen Rui's maternal wife is unknown, but she has such trust from the emperor that she stays by her side and grants him everything, but the Ai family is worried."
Brother Shou really didn't know what Empress Dowager Zhang meant this time, how she could target Shen Ruilai. He didn't believe she was out of concern. When he mentioned the servant girl, he felt that she was probably targeting Junior Sister Yang.
It's annoying to think about it. It was clearly the Zhang family who bullied Junior Sister Yang, causing Junior Sister Yang to almost lose her life, but they actually treated Junior Sister Yang as a thorn in their flesh.
Brother Shou said coolly: "What does the Queen Mother mean..."
Empress Dowager Zhang straightened her sleeves and said: "I heard that Shen Rui once went to disaster relief? Now there are famines in several places, and talents like him are needed to pacify the places and resettle the refugees. Susong is his hometown, and it is not easy to avoid suspicion.
If he doesn't go, let him go to Huguang."
"The queen mother is ignorant of political affairs," Brother Shou said coldly, "This arrangement is inappropriate."
Empress Dowager Zhang sighed and said in a tone as if talking to a child: "Your Majesty, Mother knows that friendship is the most important thing to you. This is your playmate since childhood. It is common sense that you can't bear to have him travel far away. Then, let's go to Shandong. He
He is an expert in disaster relief. I heard that the Shen family also has some business in Shandong. If he goes to Shandong, wouldn't he get twice the result with half the effort? Your Majesty, you can't always keep your playmates by your side. If he has this ability, he should be loyal to the Emperor, and the Emperor will also
Think of your people."
This really hit Brother Shou’s point.
Shandong...
Empress Dowager Zhang said many more words, but Brother Shou was already lost in his own thoughts, listening with one ear and hearing it in the other.
In the Xishou Palace, he did not respond to Empress Dowager Zhang, but at this time, in the Hongde Hall of the Qianqing Palace, in front of Shen Rui, those thoughts were spinning in his mind again.
Brother Shou walked around twice and stopped asking Shen Rui about Qiu Ju. Instead, he asked about the Qingyi School run by Shen Rui, how many places were prepared to promote the new planting method during spring plowing, and about Shandong Su Song Shipbuilding. progress.
Although Shen Rui didn't know what Brother Shou meant, it was always a good thing not to ask Qiu Ju, and he didn't want to pester him too much and let the question slip. He couldn't bear the crime of spying on Gong Wei.
Shen Rui was almost familiar with the questions asked by Brother Shou, and he talked about them eloquently and eloquently.
When his mouth was dry and his tongue was dry, Brother Shou rewarded him with a cup of tea.
Shen Rui thanked the reward, picked it up and was drinking when he suddenly heard Brother Shou ask: "Shen Rui, I want to send you to Shandong..."
Shen Rui choked a mouthful of water in his throat. He didn't care about the disgrace in front of the king, covered his face with his sleeves and started to cough.
The little chamberlain who was guarding outside heard the loud coughing inside, and thought it was Banzai coughing, so he hurriedly poked his head in, ready to serve.
When Brother Shou saw it, he called someone in and asked him to give Shen Rui a pat to calm him down.
Shen Rui calmed down, and when Brother Shou sent the young chamberlain away, he also thought clearly about his words. Of course the emperor asked him to go to Shandong not to suppress bandits, but to provide disaster relief.
Shandong has been hit by disasters for two consecutive years. The situation is not optimistic, but it is not impossible to do anything.
"I would like to obey the emperor's decree." Shen Rui said, "I don't know which state the emperor wants me to go to..."
He also thought that if he got the title of imperial envoy, he would have more room to maneuver.
Brother Shou saw that he agreed happily, and there was a smile on his face, and he said: "Shen Rui, I know that you are loyal to the Lord. I want you to go to Dengzhou."
"...Dengzhou?" Shen Rui was stunned, and his first reaction was that Dengzhou never reported disaster.
"Yes, Dengzhou." Brother Shou's smile gradually widened, his eyes were cool, and his tone became firmer, "I want you to go to Dengzhou to promote your new farming methods, build a sea-going ship, and run your business. Those sea and canal transportation mentioned..."
Shen Rui's mind was confused for a moment, but as Brother Shou described it, it gradually became clearer.
"The Emperor is an important minister..." It was as if a huge prospect map was slowly unfolding in front of him, and Shen Rui actually felt a little excited inside.
"Shen Rui, Zhang Yong, and Zhao Hongpei failed to open up the situation in the north. Then I want you to go to the east. I want you to build a Dengzhou mansion for me that is as prosperous as Susong. Can you do it?"