Liu Shouyou stepped forward quickly, bowed his hands and bowed, and said, "When I see Lord Henghai here, Shouyou will feel at ease."
It turned out that the master and servant were none other than Zhang Jing and his brother Zhang Xun pretending to be one.
In terms of appearance, Zhang Jing is "not as well-known as he is famous in person". Not only is he thin, but his eyes are sunken, and he looks as if he is sleep-deprived.
On the other hand, his younger brother Zhang Xun looks quite handsome. Apart from being a little shorter, he is also a handsome young man. This man's nickname is a bit unpopular, he is called Zhang Wulao - obviously he plays the fifth role in the family.
Zhang Jing is his second brother and he is the youngest. And "Heng Haigong" is naturally referring to Zhang Jing.
"Henghai" was the name given to Zhang Jing after he entered the palace at the age of five and studied in the inner study. This character was given to him by Zhang Hong, his "godfather" in the palace, and it fits the meaning of his name "Whale".
Liu Shou had a flattering look on his face, but Zhang Jing's expression was not so good. The eunuch handed a two-finger-wide note from his hand to Liu Shouyou, and sighed: "I'm just trying to avoid the limelight today. I'll go in the afternoon."
I went to Taiqing Temple in Nancheng to wander around and asked for a fortune-teller. It didn't seem very auspicious."
Liu Shouyou originally thought that he was showing him some inside information, but he couldn't help but frowned after saying such things. However, he naturally couldn't offend Zhang Jing at this moment, so he had to take the note and open it to read.
But I saw four lines of poetry written on the note: "I don't believe in wild fox Zen in my life. Endless storms and clouds roar. Who can understand the sudden frost and snow? Thousands of miles of quicksand is a majestic pass."
Liu Shouyou frowned even more and asked, "But I don't know what the meaning of this sign is?"
Zhang Jing raised his eyebrows and said: "Our family has only been studying in the inner study for six years, which is considered literate. It is understandable that we can't understand this sign. But Governor Liu, you have a family background. Don't you understand?
What does this mean?"
Liu Shouyou was not angry, but smiled mockingly to himself: "If the official had read well, he wouldn't be hanging around in Jinyi." Then he said: "The spring is deep and the cold is not over yet, please come to Henghai Gong, let's be slow.
Speak slowly."
"That's fine." Zhang Jing was not polite, and immediately walked towards the main hall, with Zhang Xun following behind him.
Liu Shouyou also entered the main hall and sat down with Zhang Jing and his brothers respectively. Then he picked up the topic and said: "The first two sentences of this lottery seem to be talking about tigers. They are bold and courageous and can swallow thousands of miles. However, this
The two sentences are just rising first and then suppressing, which is not the key point. The key point lies in the second half. Frost and snow are coming suddenly, so naturally something bad will happen, but the way to avoid disaster given in the lottery is hard to understand.
... Thousands of miles of quicksand is a great pass? I don’t know what this refers to.”
"Unraveling a lottery is a craft, and not everyone can do it, because sometimes you don't necessarily read the literal meaning." Zhang Jing waved his hand and said, "Zhenren Meng in the temple said that this lottery was originally written under
The interpretation of the fortune is: There is trouble in fortune telling, the villain is in charge, and it is difficult to win the lawsuit; There is trouble in wealth fortune telling, and the fields are not familiar, and chickens and dogs are plagued; There is trouble in fortune telling, and the disaster star is shining, and the marriage is unscrupulous... In short
In a word, be careful in everything."
Liu Shouyou felt discouraged and unhappy after hearing this. He frowned and said, "Is this solution to disaster just limited to being careful?"
"That's not the case." Zhang Jing waved his hand and said: "The real person also said that the way of heaven is constant, and things are not in danger. Otherwise, nature will recover. Therefore, although it is not good to place a lottery, there are also situations where you can survive in desperate situations, and there will be a bright future.
, in the end, it turned out to be a way to sign.”
Liu Shouyou was moved in his heart and asked, "But you don't know how to do it?"
Zhang Jing shook his head and said: "Of course we asked, but it's a pity that Master Meng said that this lot was personally given by Master Qiu, the son of Changchun in the past, but Master Qiu said at that time, 'The number of Dayan is fifty, and it uses four
Nine times out of ten, he only taught me how to understand fortunes, but not how to solve misfortunes, and he couldn't teach me."
Liu Shou said thoughtfully: Then show me what the use of this thing is?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jing continued: "Having said that, Master Meng still made a little mention, saying that interpreting fortunes to resolve disasters actually depends on the person. There will always be different solutions for different people."
Liu Shouyou then asked: "What is the explanation for this statement?"
Zhang Jing said: "Think about it, ordinary people usually just do things in the fields, gardens and woods. The so-called carefulness of everything means firstly not to be careless and hurt yourself, and secondly not to hurt others, so as not to
Losing money. But if you are a noble person, this lot will be much more difficult to decipher. You may have to be careful of making mistakes, or you may have to be careful of being framed by villains, or you may have to be careful of unforeseen disasters. But in the final analysis, although the dangers mentioned in this lot are ever-changing, the interpretation is
The law of misfortune always lies in the sentence 'Thousands of miles of quicksand is a formidable pass'. He advised our family to think carefully about this sentence after we come back, where, who, or what should be placed on it."
Liu Shouyou felt disgusted in his heart and thought to himself: "You are so weird and so powerful. I came to you to discuss something, but you just talk nonsense. Do you still have to go dig some sand outside Yumen Pass and bring it back as a tribute to feel at ease?"
Not successful?
Fortunately, after Zhang Jing said this, he finally changed the subject, took a sip of the fragrant tea that had just been delivered, and said: "What happened in and outside the palace today, the little ones have already told our family.
After all, Governor Liu must have invited our family over because of these things, right?"
"Mr. Henghai's eyes are as bright as a torch. Shouyou indeed asked Mr. Henghai to come and give some advice for this reason."
"What can our family give you?" Zhang Jing shook his head and said, "When we told you what happened yesterday, we didn't originally intend for you to cause such a storm in the city. But in the end, you made such a big fuss without even saying a word. Our family itself
I don’t know what to do... You should know that Huang and Chen have been in charge of Dongchang for many years, and they have greater influence in the palace than our family. If we let this matter go, can they not investigate? That’s right.
It was leaked last night. Is it difficult to investigate?
Governor Liu, if our family had not known your attitude, just because of what you did, our family would have doubted your position."
This accusation is not light, Liu Shouyou quickly explained it, and then said: "I just can't understand one thing right now. Logically speaking, after the emperor knows the news, he should be furious, but now he is still gentle and respectful.
Gao pragmatism. But if it is true that his trust in Gao pragmatism is completely unshakable, there are still some doubts... Why hasn't Huang Zhaolong received a 'stern order' yet?"
Zhang Jing said calmly: "Do you know what you did most wrong in this matter?"
Liu Shouyou secretly frowned, but on his face he looked frightened. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Please give me some advice from Mr. Henghai."
Zhang Jing snorted softly, shook his head and said: "You know that the emperor cares about his younger brothers and sisters, so if you let the emperor believe that there is an affair between Gao Pragmatic and the fourth princess, the emperor will be angry. Because of this matter
From your point of view, it is natural that the fourth princess suffered the loss, and this is the reason why the emperor 'should be angry'.
But have you ever thought about it, even if the emperor really thought that there was an affair between the two of them, so what? Did the fourth princess go and cry to the emperor, saying that Gao Jingshi had molested her? No. Since she didn't, then
It means that the fourth princess has not suffered a loss, and maybe she is even enjoying it! Under this situation... if you were the emperor, would you jump out and cause a thunderous rage, making it known to the whole world? "
Liu Shouyou was stunned for a while and said in disbelief: "But such a scandal..."
"I said Governor Liu, are you stupid for studying? You don't even know that family scandals should not be publicized?" Zhang Jing said with a sullen look on his face: "Let's just say this, you have to expect the emperor to be furious. Just like this, then, then
Far from enough."
Although Liu Shouyou was scolded, the second half of Zhang Jing's sentence made him forget the anger of being scolded and asked quickly: "What should we do?"
Zhang Jing snorted softly and said: "The emperor has always felt guilty about the surrender of the fourth princess. He does not care whether there is indeed an affair between the fourth princess and Gao Jingshi. Even if there is, the emperor will definitely open the door.
If he closes one eye, he will not believe anyone who tells him.
But there is one exception, that is, catching a cheater and a double in front of outsiders, so that the emperor cannot pretend not to know. Only at this time, the emperor will have to "thunder and anger" and bring shame to the world.
One person will give an explanation. And it is hard to say what will happen to the fourth princess in this explanation, but being pragmatic... I am afraid she will most likely die."
Liu Shouyou suddenly realized it and praised him repeatedly, but soon he became sad again and said: "Mr. Henghai is indeed very wise, but this matter is not easy to handle. I think the fourth princess is a widow. In addition to Ciqing Palace, Ciqing Palace,
Apart from Ning Palace and Kunning Palace, I only stay in my Changchun Palace to study, worship Buddha, and grow vegetables. How can such a low-ranking official create a scene of catching an adulterer and a couple?"
Zhang Jing shook his head: "If you ask our family, who should we ask?"
Liu Shouyou frowned deeply, biting his lip and lost in thought.
And Zhang Jing added: "But, our family feels that you don't have to 'make it up', you just need to pay close attention to it - it is very likely to come true."
"Come true?" Liu Shouyou said in astonishment: "Mr. Henghai said... they really know how to do it?"
"The fourth princess has been interested in Gao Jingshi a few years ago. This is not a secret thing in the palace. There were always more than ten or twenty people who knew about the love poem incident. Although the Empress Dowager Cisheng had issued a hush-hush order,
But you also know how difficult it is to keep silence in this palace except for the dead."
Zhang Jing continued: "As for what you did this time, our family feels that it may also have unexpected benefits, that is, it may make the fourth princess feel that the emperor dotes on her very much and will not care about some of her things."
Private matter."
Liu Shouyou was moved in his heart and hurriedly said: "Mr. Henghai said that the four princesses might be arrogant because of this, but really..."
"For a woman of her age, it is the time when the heart of love is stirring... Now that the Queen Mother of the two palaces has returned to power, if the emperor does not care about her, she will just be Gao Yang, and our family will not be too surprised. Now
The problem is, Gao Jingshi doesn't seem to be a womanizer, and he is a foreigner. This return to Beijing is just an unexpected thing. If he doesn't take the bait, it will be troublesome."
Of course Liu Shouyou understood this. After all, Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou did not do these things with the motive of overthrowing Princess Yongning. Their goals were Gao Pragmatic. If Gao Pragmatic did not take the bait, they would naturally
Too busy in vain.
In the final analysis, Princess Yongning is just a weapon or hidden weapon they discovered that can deal with Gao Qingpang.
"Mr. Henghai is very worried." Liu Shou nodded and tentatively said, "Then should we push something out of this?"
"If there is such an opportunity, of course it should be, but how can we start with this kind of thing?" Zhang Jing touched his chin without a beard: "And don't forget what we just said, we have to find
It’s just a chance that the Emperor can’t hide it. As long as this happens in the palace, it’s useless even if a palace maid witnesses it. If pressed, do you think the Emperor wouldn’t dare to kill someone?
Only when something happens outside the palace can we have the opportunity to make the matter bigger and make the emperor unable to suppress it. It is easy for the emperor to kill a few palace maids and chamberlains to seal the silence, but if you want to kill them casually,
With a few civil servants and the like, this would be much more difficult."
Liu Shou nodded a little, and seemed to be talking to himself or telling Zhang Jing: "In other words, we have to let the princess come out of the palace, and then go to have a tryst with Gao Pangshi. Let's make some arrangements. It would be best if
If a group of civil servants were to 'accidentally' uncover this adultery, the matter would become an ironclad case that even the emperor would not be able to reverse."
"That's the idea, but it's not easy." Zhang Jing sighed: "First of all, we have to make the fourth princess willing to leave the palace, secondly we have to make Gao Pingshi willing to meet with the fourth princess in private, and finally we have to make the two of them real.
Some actions that exceed the rules... Otherwise, if you arranged for a group of officials to break up the adultery, the two of them ended up doing what the emperor said today: the palace door is wide open, the servants are there, and the maids are accompanying them.
There is something that goes against the rules. To Gao Pragmatic, it might as well be scratching an itch. At most, the fourth princess will be reprimanded by the emperor for a few words, which means nothing to us."
Liu Shou nodded. It was certainly difficult, but he still began to think about the feasibility.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xun intervened at this time and said: "Second brother, Governor Liu, I think this matter is not that difficult."
Liu Shouyou and Zhang Jing were both startled. They looked at Zhang Xun at the same time. Zhang Jing said: "If the fifth elder has any ideas, you might as well tell him."
Since Zhang Jing said this, Liu Shouyou naturally had no choice but to agree.
Zhang Xun said: "Didn't Second Brother just say that since the Fourth Princess has been interested in Gao Pragmatic for a long time, the Emperor's attitude today may make her feel that it is a kind of tacit approval. Second Brother, Governor Liu, you also said
Gao Jingshi's coming to Beijing is an accident, so the fourth princess also knows that Gao Jingshi may not be able to stay in Beijing for long. In this case, will she also want to seize the time to meet Gao Jingshi to comfort her lovesickness? "
Liu Shouyou's eyes lit up and he said: "Let's go! If the fourth princess is willing to leave the palace, half of the matter will be done."
Zhang Jing had also seen from a close distance how Feng Bao was overthrown by Gao Jingshi, so he was obviously more wary of Gao Jingshi. Hearing this, he was not particularly happy, but asked: "It's barely half, but the other half
How to do it? Is Gao Pragmatic willing to continue to have a private meeting with the fourth princess after such a big thing happened today? Even if he is willing, or it is inconvenient to refuse, the next more troublesome thing is how to make something really happen to them.
Not to mention that we have to calculate the time of 'breaking out of the adultery' accurately... How can you make someone as pragmatic and cautious as that do something outrageous?"
At this question, Liu Shouyou couldn't help but nod. Gao Jingshi was indeed very cautious, and judging from his past performance, he was not very attracted to women. He was expected to deal with the fourth princess on impulse.
, this seems unreliable.
Who knew that Zhang Xun chuckled and said: "You are very pragmatic and cautious, but the fourth princess may not be cautious, especially if there are people around her to clean up..."
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