Yu Qian didn't have much time to walk around in Jingdezhen, but he heard some rumors when he hurriedly passed by the market. Someone at the roadside tea stall said: "People coming from South Zhili saw many foreign soldiers coming to Huizhou, and they were fighting. If there is going to be a war, will Jingdezhen suffer a military disaster?"
The old man setting up the stall was not shy and said in the street: "This place in Jingdezhen will never encounter a war in a hundred years. Not to mention Emperor Xuande or Emperor Jianwen, they are not both emperors of the Ming Dynasty. What are they doing to us ordinary people?" ?”
"I'm afraid that when there's a war, soldiers from other places will rob them when they arrive. Have you ever heard of the saying 'wars are like a wash'? It's just that your things will be robbed. Don't lose your life. Shouldn't everyone find a place to take shelter?" avoid?"
Yu Qian and others hurriedly walked through the crowd, not knowing what people would say next. In fact, they could guess all the civil affairs. It was not a large-scale invasion by foreigners, and people didn't care about who won or lost. Jingdezhen's It doesn't matter who the county magistrate is, he only cares about one-third of an acre of his own land.
Yu Qian also didn't care what the people said. He was a little irritable now, mainly because he was worried about Wang Jian's sudden visit. Needless to say, the generals around him, except for the generals of the Han Dynasty, were all from the King of Xiang in the Yongding camp. Seeing him Don't you care if you suddenly meet a stranger? The accompanying guards are also from the Suzaku Army. Most of them don't know the details. Yu Qian guesses that there will be some details to monitor him.
He thought to himself that this matter might arouse suspicion. When he suddenly met Wang Jian, he made up a random name in a hurry. After thinking about it carefully, it was obviously a failure... As the saying goes, a thousand-mile horse can fly. There will inevitably be times when you stumble.
...It is impossible for a feudal official who holds military and political power to not even have eyes and ears. In the Chu Palace in Wuchang City, Xia Yu from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was talking in detail: "This man calls himself Chen Yangde, a student in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province." .The name of this student was not found in the file check; according to the files we have recorded in Yu Qian's hands, there was no such person as Chen Yangde among his connections. We found that the name Wang Jian was found in the files, which means Yangde; plus he was in the restaurant at that time In the situation, Yu Qian blurted out that he was Yangde. Therefore, he was suspected to be this person and needs to be verified. The person who claimed to be Chen Yangde has been monitored and controlled by our people. After leaving the Jingdezhen County Government Office, he met several men with foreign accents. They may be spies of the 'Puppet Dynasty', and everyone has been put under surveillance. Since the matter involves Yu Qian, everyone has received orders in advance and must not act rashly, so our people in Jiangxi have not captured Chen Yangde yet. As long as the prince speaks, we can send a horse to deliver the message. , took this person and tortured him severely for questioning."
"You did a good job." Zhang Ning praised them, but actually he praised them for not acting rashly. He pondered for a moment, "Wang Jian..."
The door of memory opened. Although he was not a very important person and had not been remembered for a long time, Zhang Ning slowly recalled the scene in Nanjing and remembered this name.
Zhang Ning pondered for a while and then said, "Don't attack Wang Jian, let him go. If there is still a chance, the other people who have met him will be taken back to Wuchang for torture..." He began His speech was clear, but his voice had a slight tremor in the latter part of his words, and there was a hint of pain in his eyes.
Xia Yu's eyes moved down from his face, and she found that the tendons on the back of Zhang Ning's left hand were stretched, and he was pressing hard on his leg. She seemed to feel a kind of hidden pain, and felt a little sympathy in her heart.
Xia Yu looked back at the window. It was raining lightly outside, and the sky was misty. It was only July, and the heat of summer had not yet dissipated, but the moist autumn rain seemed to smell the coolness of early autumn in the air.
Zhang Ning waved his hand: "Just do as I say."
Xia Yu said goodbye: "Farewell." She left the cabinet and went straight to the palace to see Yao Ji.
She came to Fengyi Building where Yao Ji lived and walked into the hall. She saw Gu Chunhan and Zhang Xiaomei were also with Yao Ji. There was no need to avoid them in front of these people. Xia Yu bowed and reported back: "My subordinates have already sent Jiangxi
Tell the prince about it."
"I know." The smile on Yao Ji's face did not change, as if she had just been talking about something interesting with Zhang Xiaomei and others.
Xia Yu stood still and continued, "One more thing. When I saw the prince just now, I saw a look of pain on his face. I thought it might be that the old injury on his leg had recurred. Do you want to hire a doctor?
have a look?"
Yao Ji said: "I'll see if he comes to have dinner with me later in the evening. If he comes, I'll ask him personally. If he doesn't come, I'll ask the doctor to go to him."
"Yes." Xia Yu then bowed.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaomei gracefully bowed her knees and made a blessing, and said softly: "Madam, I'm going back."
Yao Ji smiled and said, "It seems I don't have to ask him. I can just ask you tonight."
Everyone understood that it was about Zhang Ning's old injury. Zhang Xiaomei's face turned slightly red but she didn't say anything. She just felt that Mrs. Yao was always a little scary, as if she knew everything.
She was really anxious to see Zhang Ning. Fortunately, the Cabinet Office is now in the Chu Palace. Although it is a bit far from the inner palace, it is not too troublesome. You just have to take a carriage to avoid showing up in front of men. Because Emperor Jianwen moved to Wuchang
The Chu Palace has not been around for a long time, and there has been no move to accept eunuchs in the palace. There are very few eunuchs. Almost all of them are women, but there are many men on duty near Wangjing Gate, most of them are people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then some ministers
and their officials.
The courtyard of the Cabinet Office was not an official office before. It is beautifully built and has a pavilion at the back. The study room where Zhang Ning works daily is in the attic at the back. There is also a room for storing files and official documents upstairs for his convenience.
Xu Wenjun, who was helping in the study, saw Zhang Xiaomei coming, said hello and avoided it knowingly. Zhang Ning asked in surprise: "Why did Xiaomei come to the Yamen? What happened?"
"Brother's leg injury has recurred. Why are you still working and not looking for someone to take a look?" Zhang Xiaomei walked forward quickly.
Zhang Ning was stunned, "What did Xia Yu say when you went back? It doesn't matter. It's just that it hurts when it rains. Maybe it's because the injury didn't heal well and we traveled a long way... The doctor used a splint for the broken bone."
I still trust medical skills, but it would be amazing if they could treat such a hidden injury that lasted for more than a year, but it would be in vain."
Zhang Xiaomei's bright eyes showed a look of guilt, "What should I do?"
"There's no way, just like rheumatism, which can't be cured. Many people get sore when the weather changes as they get older." Zhang Ning said. While he was talking, the little girl had already walked up to him, squatted down next to him, and gently gently
She lightly touched his injured area and said, "It's all because of me..."
At this time, Zhang Ning really couldn't care less about this minor injury and pain, and his thoughts were not on it. Zhang Xiaomei's innocent and pitiful appearance made people feel pity for her, and they couldn't help but speak too loudly in front of her.
, he said kindly in a soft tone: "Just think of it as the thoughts I left behind. Whenever I feel pain, I can think of my little sister, and I will never forget her for the rest of my life. Isn't it a good thing to think like this?"
The soft touch of her hand covering her calf made Zhang Ning a little distracted. He somehow thought of Yu Qian and Jiang Xi. He didn't know how many times throughout the day his thoughts would shift to it... He thought: The old injury has recurred, at least now it can be done.
This is not a good thing. Because of the inconvenience of movement, if you want to go to Jiangxi in person, it will cause a lot of small and trivial troubles.
Is Yu Qian trustworthy? Reason tells him that he is trustworthy, otherwise the military power in Jiangxi would not have been handed over to him in the first place. Everything was decided in advance, and swinging around is not a good phenomenon. It’s just that people will inevitably have random thoughts, he
I often feel a little uneasy in my heart.
Perhaps it was because of the Dong family that he felt a vague guilt for betraying Yu Qian first, and then fermented out other estrangements. Perhaps there was also the news brought by Xia Yu, which made people wonder whether Yu Qian and his old friends in the Xuande Dynasty were
Is there any conspiracy? However, Zhang Ning thought about it and felt that as long as Yu Qian was a normal person, he really shouldn't have any conspiracy with the people over there. He was in such a contradictory mood.
Taking back Yu Qian's military power and appointing another minister to be responsible for Jiangxi's defense is the safest way! But this will bring more hidden troubles and side effects.
"Brother." A soft and clear voice pulled him back from his chaotic thoughts. When he looked, he saw tears flashing in Zhang Xiaomei's concerned eyes, and he hurriedly reached out to touch her face: "What's wrong?"
Only then did Zhang Ning realize that what he had just said with a bit of joking and comfort had gone too far. It was nothing to say to other women, but the younger sister was still sensitive to such things, so she didn't expect that she could be moved.
In this way, maybe the little girls in ancient times were too graceful and shy. Some words have been said, and they still treated each other as if they were sworn brothers.
The little sister still touched her face with him, rubbing her cheeks with his fingers. She lowered her head and was silent; she gently rested her head on Zhang Ning's knees, but her small movements seemed to speak a thousand words.
Zhang Ning was distracted again. He sighed slightly: "It is said to be a lifetime, but how long can I live in this lifetime?"
"Let me listen." The younger sister put her ear on his knee. "Brother has a lot of worries in his heart..."
Zhang Ning raised his head and saw the rain outside that showed no sign of letting up. The weather was as elusive as a woman's, how could it be as bright and upright as when the sun was shining brightly?