A banquet with a very strange atmosphere ended up in a bad mood after Zhu Hao's provocation, which seemed to be drunken talk.
Everyone left the garden.
When Zhu Hao and Yu Chengxun came out, it was already time to turn on the lights. Yu Chengxun supported Zhu Hao, who was swaying and looking very drunk, and sighed: "I thought it would be very late. I already said hello to the kitchen, so there was no need to prepare us.
dinner, but it turned out that the banquet had just started, and this happened? "
Zhu Hao chuckled and said, "It's all my fault for ruining this table of good wine and food."
Yu Chengxun looked Zhu Hao over and said, "Jingdao, are you not drunk? Those words you said earlier don't look like drunken words at all. Did you mean to say it to those people? Especially... Ambassador Luo Zhen?"
Zhu Hao said: "Why are you not drunk? Look at me, I can't even walk unsteadily... Just say that I am too drunk. It seems that you can't come to me when it comes to drinking in the future. Brother Maogong will have to help take care of it in the future."
Although Yu Chengxun was not sure whether Zhu Hao was pretending to be drunk, just the crazy words he said revealed a lot of information about Luo An.
The two of them did not ride in the carriage, but let the carriage follow behind them. They walked to the garden where they were staying. After all, it was only a few steps away.
Yu Chengxun said: "You mentioned that he came to Jiangnan to meet someone and win over him? Who do you think it could be?"
"Who else? Either the one from Yuyao, or the 'Sannan layman, eh..." Zhu Hao said flatly.
Yu Chengxun asked in confusion: "Sannan layman?"
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Maogong may not know that Yang Sui'an, the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is now known as Sannan Jushi. He was born in Yunnan, grew up in Hunan, and lived in Jiangnan in his later years. That's what it means."
"Yang Yingning who lives in Zhenjiang?"
Yu Chengxun immediately thought of this. Even if he didn't quite understand the stakes between the DPRK and China, he knew that Yang Yiqing was definitely a difficult master. He was probably Yang Tinghe's most feared political opponent. He immediately looked at Zhu Hao with incredulous eyes.
, "Jingdao, how did you figure out that he meant this?"
Zhu Hao shook his head and said, "I didn't see it. I was just fooling around because of my drunkenness."
"Jingdao, don't pretend to be confused in front of smart people, just be honest."
Yu Chengxun asked with a smile.
Zhu Hao said: "I saw that Dong Huo Tao was there, so I guessed that this might be the intention."
Yu Chengxun was puzzled: "A young chief is about the same age as you and me... No, I should say he is about the same age as me. He has only been in power for a short time. Is he worthy of being recruited by the new emperor?"
"well!"
Zhu Hao sighed, "Your Majesty is very concerned about the ceremonial conferences and so on, and has never stopped recruiting those unsuccessful officials. Do you dare to say that His Majesty's people have not secretly looked for you?"
"Of course not. With my relationship with Yang Zhongtang, how could His Majesty think of me?" Yu Chengxun smiled and waved his hand.
Zhu Hao thought to himself, boy, you are not honest.
I asked you to do the job of recruiting you. I gave you gifts secretly, and even gave gifts to your brother who once served as the commander of Nanjing Jinyi Guards. Why are you pretending to be such a big deal in front of me?
Zhu Hao said: "Just like me and Yang Ge, who are die-hards, your Majesty has no intention of recruiting you...but your Majesty always has to make something among the young and ambitious officials. Otherwise, how can you get rid of those officials in the capital who have already got what they want?"
Do you want to choose?"
"Well, what you said makes sense."
Yu Chengxun seemed to be brainwashed by Zhu Hao, he couldn't help nodding in approval.
It’s right to think about it.
The little emperor now wants to cultivate his own power, and it is obviously not possible to rely on those old ministers. Those people are basically Yang Tinghe, or they are afraid of Yang Tinghe and can only do nothing, or they can start from outside the court, such as Yang Yiqing and Xie
Relocation of veteran ministers who are in a state of retirement, or officials from the middle and lower levels who have failed to achieve their goals.
As for Huo Tao, who was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Zhengde's reign and had been idle for many years, he is now the director of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry with a rank of six, and he is a bit of an opinion leader. Naturally, he is the target of the little emperor's recruitment.
Yu Chengxun said: "You have really pointed it out. We should inform Yang Zhongtang in the capital as soon as possible. We should take precautions as soon as possible."
Prepare."
What I want is your words.
Zhu Hao, however, showed a fearful look: "Brother Mao Gong, I just chatted with him for a few words without having a direct conversation, how can this be confirmed? Do you want to... think about it some more?"
"I don't think so. In fact, I think so. What is the purpose of His Majesty sending the envoy of Fusi Town of Jinyiwei North Town to the south of the Yangtze River? It must be to do something big. Fortunately, Zhu Hao reminded me that I thought of this
First floor." Yu Chengxun looked at Zhu Hao with admiration.
Zhu Hao smiled.
Is this a lie?
There is no lie at all. After Luo An arrived in Jiangnan, he did go to Zhenjiang to meet Yang Yiqing, but Yang Yiqing refused to come out. This was something Zhu Hao had expected.
Yang Tinghe was afraid of Yang Yiqing, so wouldn't Yang Yiqing be afraid of Yang Tinghe?
Now that it is clear that the entire central court is controlled by Yang Tinghe, who is willing to go out and cause trouble for him?
The highest level of deception is to deceive people based on what actually happened. Otherwise, when Yang Ting and the people over there checked, they found that the new emperor had never sent anyone to Zhenjiang or visited Yang Yiqing at all. Then this lie would still be a loophole no matter how round it was.
Hundreds of things.
Zhu Hao said: "I think his purpose in coming to Jiangnan is more than this."
"how you said that?"
Yu Chengxun asked.
Zhu Hao asked cautiously: "Brother Maogong, don't hide it. Let me ask you, did no one tell you about the garrison of the Yamen in Nanjing before you set off? I mean...
Replace the candidates for the garrison to ensure the stability of Nanjing...you know."
Yu Chengxun took a breath.
Originally he would not tell Zhu Hao this, but since Zhu Hao helped him get such important information, he felt that he could make a contribution in front of his father-in-law...
The actual situation is that Yang Tinghe already knew that the new emperor was secretly in contact with Yang Yiqing, and the news about Yu Chengxun was not a shocking revelation.
But Yu Chengxun's trust in Zhu Hao has obviously deepened a lot. He said: "It's true."
Zhu Hao said: "You see, it is even spreading on the ground in Nanjing that Duke Cheng Guo is living in the capital and has been frequently communicating with Mr. Yang Ge recently. This shows that Nanjing has actually taken precautions... This is why Nanjing
The garrison yamen has not officially sent anyone to make any handover with us. Isn’t it because they think we are from the hostile camp? "
Yu Chengxun thought for a while and said: "Then... the purpose of Luo coming to Nanjing is to meet Duke Wei and recruit for His Majesty?"
"Um."
Zhu Hao said, "There's no need to guess, right? Isn't it obvious?"
Yu Chengxun slapped his forehead: "Actually, you really don't need to wake up to these things. After a little thought, you can think of it. I have been busy checking the accounts recently, and I have ignored it. If you hadn't told you today...your uncle told you Luo An
I didn’t even think about it when I arrived in Nanjing.”
Zhu Haoxin said, you are not busy with business, but busy with debauchery, right?
After arriving in Nanjing, what you were most busy with was just socializing with people, and then taking the account book Huang Zan provided to us, making a superficial account, summarizing it and submitting it to the report.
What contribution have you made?
Yu Chengxun said: "We should try our best to stop this thing, we can't just sit idly by and ignore it."
Zhu Hao sighed: "We don't have the power to restrain the chicken, how can we still prevent the Jin Yiwei from meeting Wei Guogong? Unless we can meet Wei Guogong in advance and convey Mr. Yang Ge's wishes... But the problem is that Mr. Yang Ge did not give us any evidence. This
How to meet me?"
"Not without."
Yu Chengxun suddenly said something as if he had slipped his lips.
really.
Zhu Hao caught him again.
When Yang Tinghe sent Zhu Hao and Yu Chengxun to Jiangnan, his division of labor was obviously different.
Zhu Hao really wanted to check the accounts and see if he was really secretly working for the new emperor.
Yu Chengxun's side...
After all, he is Yang Tinghe's son-in-law. Doesn't Yu Chengxun know the meaning of lips dying and teeth cold?
Yu Chengxun wants to cooperate with the new emperor, but it is not necessary. Why not just cooperate with his old father-in-law? Is it necessary to be an undercover agent of the enemy?
If Yang Tinghe could just send anyone here just to supervise Zhu Hao, why would he send a confidant "general" like Yu Chengxun?
There must have been some important errand arranged a long time ago. This errand must be done well without being suspected.
Basically, it is an issue of military power in Nanjing.
Xu Pengju was in a garrison position in Nanjing, and it was indeed a bit difficult to convince the public, because his reputation was not even close to that of his grandfather Xu Terracotta Warriors.
As the saying goes, the name is not justified, because Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, was used by Jiang Bin. Even when Jiang Bin arrived in Jiangnan, Zhu Fu knelt down to greet him, while officials such as Xu Pengju only stood and saluted. Yang Tinghe felt that Zhu Fu was not a serious character, so he came to Jiang Bin.
Now they are unwilling to let Zhu Fu, who is more prestigious, come back to guard Nanjing.
Did Yang Tinghe not want to control the military power of Nanjing?
Who is the right person to put in charge of this matter?
Of course it’s son-in-law Yu Chengxun.
Zhu Hao pretended to be surprised and said: "Did Mr. Yang Ge give you a letter before? Forget it, I'd better not ask about this kind of thing, and you don't want to tell me. I made a mistake."
Zhu Hao actually got the answer he wanted, but he looked afraid and stopped asking any more questions.
Even though Yu Chengxun now trusts Zhu Hao very much, he did not elaborate on this matter.
Because he also felt that the confidential matters that Yang Tinghe had given to him should not be made too clear to Zhu Hao, an "outsider". After all, he was still investigating Zhu Hao, and he was not completely sure that Zhu Hao was not the new emperor.
"Brother Mao Gong, maybe I shouldn't have brought you out today. You drank too much. These are just drunken words. Don't take it to heart. I have to go into the yard to wash my face and get some rest early. Say goodbye."
I saw that I had reached the gate of the garden.
Zhu Hao wisely returned to his courtyard alone. What he meant in his words was, if you have anything important to do, go and do it quickly. Don't procrastinate and miss the main business.
When Yu Chengxun saw Zhu Hao being so considerate, he felt twice as good and sighed, "It's time to take a good rest. Let's talk tomorrow."
After saying that, Yu Chengxun called his carriage to come over.
After saying a few words to his subordinates, he left in a carriage.
Zhu Hao stood at the door and looked at the direction where Yu Chengxun's carriage was leaving, with a smile on his lips.