No one knows that what really angered Zhu Zhanji was the sentence in Zhang Ning's letter, "The current Emperor Xuande has no abilities." As for the suspicion of betrayal and distrust, they were not as effective as this sentence.
That sentence is indeed slanderous. Because of Taizong's preference, Zhu Zhanji was considered a well-informed and intelligent emperor, but he was indeed a young emperor in his thirties, and he was used to pampering himself.
He still has some youthful arrogance and a high self-esteem; so someone actually despises him so blatantly, and with the shame of several failures weighing on his heart, it is inevitable to get angry suddenly, which is really human nature.
...Of course, if this sentence had been used to refer to Renzong Zhu Gaochi in the past, Zhu Gaochi would probably not have cared. Because Zhu Gaochi was fat and dull during his lifetime. He was not welcomed by his elder brothers for a long time, and was even annoyed by the younger brother of the King of Han many times.
He is used to being looked down upon and is a very calm person.
A few days later, Zhu Zhanji's anger subsided, and then he recalled Yang Shiqi's past. As the former official of the East Palace of Renzong (Zhu Zhanji's father), Yang Shiqi was implicated and imprisoned several times in Yongle for protecting Renzong, and his relationship with the late emperor
Very deep. However, things have progressed to this point. There is no turning back, and it is extremely difficult to recover. The suspicion in Zhu Zhanji's heart has not been lifted. The emotional basis of Yang Shiqi and Renzong has actually faded after a generation in the Xuande Dynasty.
a lot of.
Things had to be allowed to develop like this. Zhu Zhanji was prepared to proceed step by step according to the rules. The courtiers only went to the step of operating on Yang Shiqi's son. This was just the beginning. However, Zhu Zhanji kept this matter in mind and went to work in the morning.
Only then did he ask Wang Gouer specifically what Yang Shiqi was doing.
Wang Gouer said that he went to the office of the Ministry of Rites in Yangzhou early in the morning. Everything was normal. Yang Shiqi had not yet been suspended for investigation, so he could only go on living as usual, but there were people monitoring his movements at any time.
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There are often signs before things start, the most obvious ones are like the impeachment memorials that came one after another before Yang Shiqi's downfall; and the very inconspicuous ones, a few pots of flowers on the wall suddenly disappeared one day, but this kind of insignificant
It's almost impossible to get people's attention.
The magistrates of the Ming Dynasty usually went to court to investigate cases every three days, but the officials in the capital had to go to court every day and usually only had a break once every ten days. Yang Shiqi went out as usual the next day and stayed in the official office all day.
I won't go out and take the sedan home until later.
The Peach Blossom Fairy had been preparing near the Hongyao Bridge for a long time, because the officials traveling south from the Beicheng River Palace had to cross this bridge. They brought a carriage and parked by the river. The entourage around them pretended to be bored, and some
People were throwing stones into the river, and some were chatting with each other, as if they were waiting for someone. This Hongyao Bridge is also called the Twenty-Four Bridge, which means the salt merchant took the Tang poem "Twenty-Four Bridge on a Moonlit Night".
The buildings in the poem were reconstructed here, thinking that the Twenty-Four Bridges refer to the name of a bridge.
The Peach Blossom Fairy in the carriage was wearing a round-neck robe, her hair in a bun and a gauze hat, covering her face with a veil. She looked outside from time to time. Sitting opposite her was a very ugly man, who was the eunuch Wang Zhen.
Fairy Peach Blossom said: "If we ask the prince to order the surveillance to be withdrawn, if something happens in the future, we will have to investigate to the end, and it will be dangerous after all. Or if we are discovered by the police, we will ask you to suppress it, which will still arouse suspicion."
. This method is really difficult to do. So let Wang Gonggong come in person and tell us the manpower arrangement of the factory guards in detail. In this way, even if something happens, it will be easy to find the person who takes responsibility. God knows and earth knows, you know.
I know."
Wang Zhen did not express any dissatisfaction. He had already obtained Wang Gouer's approval before doing this.
Just as Peach Blossom Fairy said, both Wang Gou'er and Wang Zhen felt that there was little risk in participating in secret affairs like this. They had no tail exposed, and Wang Gou'er's power would make it easy to blame others for the consequences.
"After crossing the bridge, there were seven people near the entire street." Wang Zhen said calmly. There were seven people following Yang Shiqi along the way, and they were watching for a long time. This was already a very high-level surveillance, and only
Only a big shot like Chief Assistant is qualified to enjoy this kind of treatment.
"Have you seen the pavilion in the middle of the river beside the bridge? It's called Wan in the middle of the water. The man without a hat inside is a man. From the pavilion, you can see every move on the bridge and at both ends of the bridge." "Then to the east of Sishui Street.
In the teahouse with the highest front, you can only see the building, not the windows facing the street... As long as you count from the north, there will be one of our people staring at the third window. From here, you can look down on this section of the road, and you can monitor it.
The momentum of the situation." "There is another person hanging around and waiting under the archway at the street entrance. After a while, Yang Shiqi's sedan crosses the bridge and is handed over to the people here.
The scene on the street."
"The last group of people is arranged on the fork in the middle of Surabaya Street. There are two groups of people, both on the west side of Surabaya Street. You can see the movement in the teahouse to the east. There are at most three people in the first group. If anything happens,
If the people in the teahouse send signals from high places, the group with the larger number of people here will send people to support them."
Peach Blossom Fairy silently remembered in her heart that although there were seven people, there were five sentinel points. As long as she remembered the numbers, there would be no omissions. After hearing this, she asked Wang Zhen to repeat it again before confirming it.
She couldn't help but make a digression: "The ups and downs, criss-crossing and staring at each other so hard, were these people personally arranged by the prince?"
Wang Zhen said with slight embarrassment: "This morning the emperor asked my godfather what Yang Shiqi was doing. The godfather had to carefully arrange things that the emperor was concerned about. Otherwise, he would be said to be negligent. Who will take the responsibility?"
"What the prince said is absolutely true," Peach Blossom Fairy said, and she opened the curtain again and ordered, "You drive slowly in the car and walk through the streets of Surabaya. I will follow on foot."
Then they walked through Surabaya Street in person, and Peach Blossom Fairy already had a plan in mind. It must be said that the policemen were really keeping a close eye on them, and every hidden sentry was difficult to detect; but she had their detailed deployment in hand.
After that, the situation was completely different. The enemy was visible and we were hidden. Six or seven people could not truly achieve a street with no blind spots.
The Peach Blossom Fairy is used to walking in the world, and has no habit of careful consideration. She just does what she sees right.
... Before the hour of Unity, Yang Shiqi's sedan appeared at the head of the Twenty-fourth Bridge as scheduled. It was just straight up and down, and it was not as pompous as a formal trip, so there were no "quiet" or "avoid" signs; except for one
There are a total of eight people outside the sedan, four carrying the sedan, and two attendants walking in front and behind. However, as long as it is a sedan, it is a symbol of status, and it is almost certain that it is an official; because merchants are not allowed to sit in it according to the law.
Although some regulations on sedan chairs have gradually become ineffective, merchants and common people cannot always be upright even if they want to ride in sedan chairs.
Yangzhou is prosperous and there are many pedestrians on the road. Everything seems calm, just like countless uneventful nights. No one who knows nothing about it can see what is going on in the market.
The sedan passed the 24th Bridge as usual, and pedestrians in the middle of the street gave way to the distinguished sedan. However, occasionally they would encounter the same sedan, horse-drawn carriages or carts driven by peddlers, so they had to slow down and pass carefully.
Surabaya Street is not as straight as an ink line, and its shape is naturally curved. The sedan just turned a corner when suddenly a woman dressed as a man came out from the west side of the street to stop the sedan. The steward of the Yang family in front, surnamed Wang, said hurriedly: "Stop.
,Stop the sedan!"
This point happens to be a blind spot. The Peach Blossom Fairy comes out from the west side of the street. Although the teahouse on the west side is high, it is blocked by the paved building and cannot be seen. The wide eaves also just block the sedan chair; there is no fork in the road nearby and it is not horizontal.
The surveillance range of the eyeliner is arranged; in order not to be discovered, the spy who is following behind is temporarily out of sight after turning around, but he must be quick, otherwise he will be seen if he hesitates even a little.
In order not to attract the attention of passers-by and reveal any clues, Fairy Peach Blossom did not run, but walked quickly to the front of the sedan, and said to the steward in front of her who was dressed in a different dress: "Miss Luo recognizes me. Don't stop, leave immediately." After that, she went straight.
He opened the curtain and leaned in.
The sedan was soon carried forward again. At this time, the Peach Blossom Fairy discovered that in addition to Yang Shiqi and Luo Yaoniang, there was also a five or six-year-old boy. She didn't bother to ask what was going on with the child, and hurriedly left
She observed the situation outside through the crack in the back. After only a short while, she found the following eyeliner among the crowds of pedestrians... Nothing happened, which proved that the meticulous observer did not find anything unusual, otherwise the Peach Blossom Fairy's people would
Take action as a last resort.
Yang Shiqi was sizing up the Peach Blossom Fairy when Luo Yaoniang said, "Why did you come to meet her on the street? There are always hawks and dogs out there."
"Now is not the time to explain the reasons. I'm just telling you that I didn't find out in detail just now." Peach Blossom Fairy's expression was slightly nervous, but it was not easy to act quickly and calmly, let alone a woman. She immediately said: "I will wait a moment.
Please listen to my arrangements. I am sorry for my rudeness. When I tell you to get off the sedan, you must get off with me. You must move quickly, and then follow me closely, while the sedan continues to move forward... This child?
"
Luo Yaoniang said: "It was agreed that the day after the signal is sent, you will take action today, and we also agreed to ask me to stay in my father's sedan. So we took this child with us, he is in charge.
The only son Wang Yue; the manager wanted to stay to stabilize the situation, for fear of being implicated, so he entrusted his only son to..."
"Okay, bring the child with you, right?" Fairy Peach Blossom interrupted her explanation, and then said to the child, "You can't cry or make trouble. Be good and listen to Sister Luo."
The child was only a few years old, but his expression was different from ordinary people. He opened his eyes wide and nodded sensibly.
The Peach Blossom Fairy took a deep breath, closed her eyes for a moment, then exhaled for a long time and said, "I hope my luck will be better again and nothing will go wrong."