Wenhua Hall, where the prince watches the government, has already left, taking Gao Pragmatic with him, so there are no important people here.
When Chen Ju came, the Wenhua Hall was being swept.
Two eunuchs dressed in the clothes of the eunuch quickly came forward and asked Chen Bingbi why he was here.
"Check the documents." Chen Ju said expressionlessly: "You two come with me."
The two looked at each other, said nothing, and followed Chen Ju into the side hall where the prince usually studied and observed politics, while the young eunuchs brought by Chen Ju stayed outside the hall.
The three of them entered. Chen Ju did not check any documents, but turned around and asked, "Is there anything unusual here in Wenhua Hall?"
The two supervisors shook their heads and said no.
Chen Ju said "hmm", with a hint of sadness on his face, and sighed: "God does not bless me in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's illness... has worsened."
The two eunuchs looked at each other and buried their heads deeply at the same time, saying in unison: "Your Majesty has the blessing of his ancestors, so please be patient."
Chen Ju did not answer the question, but said: "Both of you were selected by me from the inner study hall. Working as an official in the Wenhua Hall is just too much. Sooner or later, you will return to the Chief of Ceremonies..."
"Xie Bingbi appreciates it very much." The two said immediately.
"But!" Chen Ju waved his hand and said solemnly: "The Si Li Jian is the inner court's Privy Council, and his position is very important. Can you seize the opportunity, make contributions during this period, and return to the Si Li Jian as a young eunuch?
, it depends on what happens in the next few days."
The eyes of the two eunuchs shone with light, and they bowed to the ground like pushing a mountain of gold over a jade pillar. They kowtowed and said, "I have an order to hold the pen, and we will serve to the death!"
"I have told you about the current situation inside and outside the imperial court, and you can see it yourself." Chen Ju said calmly: "If there is an unbearable change on the part of the emperor, and the prince is young, Yuan Fu must be the first assistant to take care of the queen.
, the noble concubine must also rely on her. However, there will always be some people who are unwilling to do so and want to cause trouble secretly... You know why I still kept you as the Supervisor of Ceremonies after I transferred you to the Wenhua Palace.
location?"
The two looked at each other, and one of them said: "What Bingbi means is that the person who causes trouble in the dark will come from the Chief of Ceremonies?"
Chen Ju asked in reply: "What else? Except for some people in the Supervisory Office of Ceremonies, who would be so bold?"
Another person immediately said: "What Bingbi said is very true, but I don't know what this person will do? What can the two of me do for Bingbi?"
Chen Ju said calmly: "Not only do you do something for me, but you do something for the prince, the two palaces, and Yuan Fu."
The two of them were very excited and said quickly: "But please give me your instructions with a pen!"
"Okay!" Chen Ju's eyes narrowed: "You two come here..."
Chen Ju said some instructions in their ears, and then asked them to leave. He also called in one of the followers he had just brought, took out a waist badge and handed it to him, saying: "You take this
With this waist badge, go out of the palace through the Donghua Gate and go to Duke Cheng’s mansion to ask for an audience with him.”
The attendant took the badge and hid it, and asked, "What do you want to say to the Duke?"
"You don't need to say anything." Chen Ju said seriously: "You only need to show the waist card to the Duke of the State. You don't need to say a word. After the Duke of Guo sees the waist card, you will return to the palace immediately.
"
"Yes, I understand." The attendant asked again, "Do you have any other instructions from Bingbi?"
Chen Ju said: "Be careful. Although the guards at Donghua Gate have just been changed in the past few days, you still have to be extra cautious and don't show off. If someone asks you why you left the palace, just say it was for me to see you.
I went to a villa belonging to the Young Master of Duke Chengguo and asked you to ask the Young Master if he would be willing to part with it and sell it, do you understand?"
The relative responded: "I understand, little one, so I'll go now."
Chen Ju nodded and sent him away. But he immediately called in a personal attendant again and asked: "My young master, is there anything new lately?"
The follower became happy when he heard this and said: "There is a situation, but I just don't know whether to talk about it or not."
Chen Ju suddenly frowned and said with a hint of scolding: "What are you talking about? Haven't I already told you that no matter what the situation over there is, it must be treated as a priority or urgent matter and reported to me in a timely manner?"
"What I want to talk about happened last night, and it was only reported from the young father-in-law this morning." The attendant quickly straightened his face, but he still seemed to be unable to hold back his laughter. What do you think?
Something is wrong.
"Last night?" Chen Ju's face tightened and he shouted angrily: "You idiot! The emperor's illness worsened yesterday afternoon. The important people in the court arrived at night. Who doesn't know the news? Zhang Taiyue knows it all! He
Since there was something abnormal in the house last night, it must be related to the emperor's illness! And you, you didn't report the news to me immediately, but instead asked me to ask before telling you, how stupid you are!"
Chen Ju is usually a low-key and kind person, and people around him have long been accustomed to it. The follower obviously did not expect that Chen Ju would actually get angry when he said it. He was shocked and quickly explained: "Bingbi calms down the anger, this matter...
…This may be a little different than what you think.”
Chen Ju said angrily: "Why don't you tell me what is going on! If you miss something important, be careful and I will send you to Nanjing to grow vegetables!"
For the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, "Growing vegetables in Nanjing" was not an elegant thing like fishermen, woodcutter, farmers and scholars. The full text of this sentence should be "send to Xiaoling Guards in Nanjing to grow vegetables", which has always been what eunuchs were most afraid of.
In a few words, the level of fear can even be ranked in the top three.
It stands to reason that although "growing vegetables" is somewhat of a laborious task, it doesn't seem to be such a tragic thing. Why would the eunuchs be so afraid of it?
Everyone, growing vegetables here is no better than growing vegetables elsewhere. When eunuchs were sent to Xiaoling Guards in Nanjing, they were usually sent to "do things for Grand Ancestor", which was a severe punishment in itself, and "growing vegetables" was
One of them is both physically and mentally damaging.
The eunuch who was sent to Xiaoling Guard in Nanjing to grow vegetables first had to meet the Nanjing garrison eunuch. According to the usual practice, when the Nanjing garrison eunuch saw this person, he would yell angrily: "Get the job!"
Then an order was issued, and the eunuch who was punished for growing vegetables was to "pass by with a bucket of dung on his shoulders and a ladle. Even if the minister of ceremony offended him, he would be offended. He also lived in the vegetable garden day and night, and would not move an inch further unless he was pardoned."
In other words, even if this person was once the peak eunuch, and the eunuch in charge of the Li Supervisor, as long as he is guilty of "growing vegetables in Nanjing", he will have to be humiliated first, and then carry a dung bucket to the garden in full view of the public.
Plant vegetables. Work from dawn to dusk, and even sleep in the vegetable garden. Don't take a step beyond the thunder pond. Everyone, in Nanjing, winter is just that.
In the vegetable field, mosquitoes alone can suck people dry! No matter how hard these criminal eunuchs once endured, who can endure this after living in the palace for many years?
The attendant was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said like pouring beans from a bamboo tube: "Ancestor, have mercy on me, ancestor, have mercy on me!" Of course, the ancestor is not the real ancestor. That is a saying in the palace. The new eunuch entered the palace.
Everyone will worship under the sect of a certain eunuch, and this eunuch is his "ancestor".
Chen Ju acted like an "ancestor" and said coldly: "Why don't you tell the truth quickly!"
The man said hurriedly: "Yes, ancestor, that's what happened...Last night, the young man's people discovered that the backyard of Zhang University's residence was brightly lit, especially the north room (master room) where Zhang Ge lived, until
The lights were still on in the middle of the night, so we were a little surprised, thinking something big had happened."
Chen Ju's heart tightened, and he suppressed the tension in his heart and asked, "What then? Will there be any messengers going out the next morning?"
"There was no messenger." The attendant looked dumbfounded and said, "On the contrary, he sent someone to Qianjin Hall early in the morning to invite Dr. Zhao."
"Qianjintang? Doctor Zhao?" Chen Ju smacked his lips twice and said hesitantly: "Who is this man from, and what is his relationship with Mr. Zhang Ge? Why have I never heard of him?"
The attendant still looked dumbfounded, lowered his head and explained: "My ancestors didn't know something. Qianjintang is one of the best medical clinics in Sijiu City that specializes in treating women's diseases. Dr. Zhao is the owner of the hospital. If the female relatives of a prominent family in the capital are...
If someone feels unwell, I'm afraid not half of them will ask Dr. Zhao for consultation."
Chen Ju was confused when he heard this and asked: "In Zhangge's hometown... is there any female family member who is seriously ill?"
The attendant couldn't help scratching his head, and said with a bitter smile: "Yes, uh, no... Later, the young master's people quietly found out, and said that Mr. Zhang Ge was extremely excited last night, and he attacked Mr. Qi one after another.
He ate less than half a catty of the fur seal kidney given to him, and spent most of the night in the backyard. There were four concubines in the house... Well, he was feeling unwell in his lower body, so he asked Dr. Zhao to come over early in the morning to ask for medicine."
The muscles on Chen Ju's face twitched, and he didn't know whether he wanted to laugh or be angry. He slapped the case for the last time and said angrily: "It's unkind to give to someone without relatives! Zhang Juzheng, the emperor actually has high hopes for people like you."