In one fell swoop, Xu Xun's dream of being promoted to the imperial examination was shattered. Only then did Xu Xun feel relieved. It was only when he learned from Huitong that Xu Zhenqing, whom he had mentioned to Wang Shouren before, was actually the one who met Jiao Huangzhong by accident.
The conflict arose, and he felt a sense of ridicule. However, his impressions of the four great talents in Jiangnan all came from film and television dramas, and they had no friendship with each other. He could not rush to express his gratitude to Xu Zhenqing for the unreasonable disaster he suffered.
He expressed condolences, and then the overbearing spirit subdued the person, so he had to put the matter aside for the time being.
In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed. He was discussing military formations with Wang Shouren, and from time to time he was making nonsense about some Western books from the Yongle period that he had found in the bookstore, which contained many advanced uses of firearms.
Ning Zheng complained endlessly and the noble sons supported Qian Ning without saying a word. When Liu Jin sent someone to send a message, saying that Xiao Jing would take leave tomorrow and return to his residence, he figured out how to speak in front of Xiao Jing.
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Among the seven or eight eunuchs who are now Si Lijian, all of them have a house in Si Lijian Hutong, east of the yellow-tiled east gate of Bei'anmen in the imperial city. Only the land within the imperial city can be regarded as valuable.
No matter how high you are, you can't be like a foreign official who has three entrances and four entrances to a big house. Therefore, anyone who has a respectable position will buy a house outside to live out his addiction to living in eight houses.
The residence of Xiao Jing, the eunuch and eunuch who ranked first in the ceremony, is located next to the Yinding Bridge on the west side of Gulouxia Street. It is a vegetable field facing Haizi, a low wall and a small courtyard, with a total of only a few rooms.
Now that spring is coming, the vegetable field is already green. An old farmer who looks like an old farmer comes out from the vegetable field. He washes his muddy feet with water and then takes the towel handed by Ruisheng beside him and wipes his face and hands.
He bought a pair of cloth shoes and entered the house. Seeing that the people sitting in the room stood up when they saw him, he smiled and said: "Our family only has such a hobby, don't laugh at it." Xu Xunfu came to Xiao Jing as soon as he entered Beijing.
This time, when I visited again, I was no longer as shocked as before when I saw Xiao Jing working in the vegetable field. He immediately laughed and said: "My father-in-law is so happy at his age, how can I dare to laugh?" "Haha,
Only you dare to say that our family is enjoying itself. Everyone else says that our family is simple and does not forget its roots. But they don’t know that at our age, we spend all day fighting with others and sitting still. If we didn’t work so hard in the fields from time to time, where would we be?
How long can you live?" Xiao Jingshi sat down, then raised his hand to signal Xu Xun to sit down, and then said, "You are so quick to report to the gods, how did you know that our family is not on duty in the palace today, and you are here?
"Come here?" "This is really not my retribution. Only someone in the East Palace of Shan 5 knew that my father-in-law had a day off today, so I came over." Xiao Jing looked at Xu Xun with bright eyes and couldn't help but smile when he saw that he was okay.
: "Well, you little one
You only have the word "East Palace". You don't expect our family to find out, right? That's all. I want to come to Ruisheng to follow our family all the time, and I can't ask others to tip you off. We don't bother to get to the bottom of it. No matter what you think.
What to say, listen to our family first, don’t take too big steps. Although the previous accusation of impeaching you for instigating the prince to skip school has passed, these days there are still people accusing the avant-garde of the government army of being Yingmiao.
, It’s not time to ruin the method now. All in all, you made a big splash during that military training, and then you and Prince Wang Shouren competed with so many big guys. Your sharpness is too blunt, so you’d better restrain yourself."
"Tell me more, Eunuch Xiao reminds me, I never like to cause trouble, but when others want to mess with me, this is no longer something I can do to silence people just by restraining myself." Seeing Xiao Jing frown, he calmly said, "That day, kid came in."
Beijing, Eunuch Xiao has reminded me like this, and the boy has already learned what it means to be guilty of committing a crime without excuse. Besides, those voices said they were coming towards me, but in fact they were Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, aiming at Pei Gong and Xiao.
My father-in-law must know it well." Thinking of how this boy dared to fan the flames and stirred up an uproar when Nanjing was humble, now that there is a prince behind his back, if he really wants to do something, even if he is the master of ceremony
The supervisor's seal could not be suppressed. Xiao Jing was speechless for a moment and had to lower his face and said: "Xu Xun, the emperor only took away Wang Gai and Wu Zang and it was over. Ma Wensheng also took down those two, which made people think that he
You are satisfied with returning the sword before it gets old, are you still planning to pursue it?" "Of course I don't dare..." Seeing Xiao Jing's face light up, he said sincerely, "It's just that I have to say something. Although I have to say
It was by chance that I met the prince, and that's how I got to where I am today. But without my father-in-law speaking repeatedly in front of the emperor and the prince, who would have heard of my name? Therefore, although others are interested in Ma Shangshu, but those who have countless comments
Is it true that the boy is beyond redemption? Moreover, I cannot bear the crime of instigating the prince. If others were to pursue and beat him up at that time, it would also cause great harm to my father-in-law." Xiao Jing has experienced ups and downs in his half life.
, these are naturally known in his heart. Just listening to Xu Xun's words, he was still feeling very upset. Although he paved countless roads for this kid, these roads must be walked by people after all. Xu Xun can now help him.
The impression left by the emperor and the prince was all due to his own mentality and methods. After pondering for a long time, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then raised his head and asked: "What do you want?"
"Not at all." Xu Xun paused, and then said word by word, "Eunuch Xiao, Eunuch Li is old." Xu Xun said such a sentence out of nowhere, but Xiao Jing understood it immediately.
In the past, he would have scolded Xu Xun for being meddlesome without saying a word, but now, Li Rong is the first to take the lead in the matter of the imperial general's memorial. On weekdays, there are many people who rely on their elders in the ceremonial office, plus the previous lawsuits before the imperial court.
When the fight was getting heated, he was aware of Li Rong's little moves, and he had to think about it in his heart.
Being old but not dying is called a thief!
"The people from the East Palace gave you the news that our family is taking leave to return to the Si residence, just for you to ask such a question?"
"Of course not." Xu Xun thought of Liu Jin's impatience and said with a smile, "Who among those people in the East Palace is so bold as to dare to ask about Eunuch Li? The people over there want to ask if the West Factory can
Just open it.,,
If Liu Jin had known that Xu Xun had raised such a fatal question so straightforwardly, he would have beaten his chest and scolded this boy for not succeeding enough and only failing.
He smiled and said: "Our family knows that those little monkeys can't stand their temper anymore! It's okay to go back and tell them. The emperor doesn't want to be pointed at by the elders and scolded for being stupid, so he just asked the emperor to
There is no way to open a Western factory in one day. If they want status, don’t even think about it. If they want money and food, our family can think of a way." "Then I will thank Eunuch Xiao on their behalf!"
Jing Luo said a few more words of persuasion. In his opinion, the Ming Dynasty's secret service was already the strongest in history, being both the East Factory and the Jin Yiwei. However, the opening of the West Factory was really a repetitive setup.
The eunuchs from Dongzi were able to impress Zhu Houzhao. There was absolutely no need for him to raise any objections and cause conflicts. If he really wanted to set up the West Factory, what he should have considered was how to get Huitong into it.
And Xiao Jing was also very satisfied with Xu Xun's knowledge and interest. Therefore, after he sent Xu Xun away, he considered more about Xu Xun's proposal than the West Factory, which was still a step away from opening.
Although he was not in charge of Dongchang, he could still guess why Ma Wensheng, an old horse, almost stumbled. Those days, those people around Li Rong were running around all day long. Did they really think he was blind? They thought they had won over Wang Yue.
If you get involved with Jiao Fang again, can you touch him?
"Eunuch, father-in-law!" Xiao Jing didn't know how long he had been thinking about it, but he suddenly raised his head when he heard Ruisheng's voice. When he saw the little guy coming forward to salute respectfully, he smiled warmly and said, "Why did I rarely steal Fusheng's half-day free time?
Are there just a few customers who come to your door?"
Ruisheng didn't hear the ridicule in Xiao Jing's words, so he bowed down and said honestly: "Outside are Eunuch Zhang, the social supervisor, and Judge Liu from the Taiyuan Hospital."
“They don’t edit their Materia Medica
Why are you here bothering me?" Xiao Jing frowned for a moment, but after thinking for a moment, he still slightly said, "It doesn't matter, they are here, and they can't be driven away, so let them in."
Ruisheng agreed and went out, and soon he ushered two people in. The one in front was an old eunuch in his sixties, wearing a black hat and a red T-shirt with lion and parrot patches on the lining. His beard was already white.
Most of the people were skinny and thin, wearing long official robes, which made them look empty.
This old eunuch, who had always been mean and serious, suddenly burst into laughter and revealed an unconcealable fakeness. It was Zhang Yu, the eunuch and eunuch of the social agency.
Although the old man at the back looks older than Zhang Yu, he has a round face due to his good fortune, and he looks like a kind-hearted person. This is Liu Wentai, the judge of Taiyuan Hospital. At this time
At this moment, after both of them stepped forward to salute Xiao Jing, Zhang Yu said: "I have long heard that Eunuch Xiao's place is quiet and elegant, and when I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation.
This vegetable field, three or five pots of orchid grass, and this tile fence are actually a bit like a rural cottage." "It's just arty." Xiao Jing smiled and saw Liu Wentai holding a pot of something in his hand.
, he said casually, "Why, what good things did you two bring to me?" "This is the "Compendium of Materia Medica" just compiled by the Imperial Hospital, and there are three prescriptions written by the emperor himself. This is just
The first book I printed, I want to ask Eunuch Xiao to see if there are any errors." Liu Wentai handed over the package with both hands with a smile. Xiao Jing was stunned for a moment and then took it. He was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "
If Eunuch Xiao is still interested in it after reading it, Eunuch Zhang and the official will plan to present the book to the emperor, then print it and spread it among the people."
"Well, let's keep it first." Xiao Jing put the package on the high table next to him. Seeing that both of them were smiling, he suddenly reached out and flicked the thing wrapped in it, and then said
: "The emperor is good at medicine, and he used to personally combine medicines and give them to his subjects. If Liu Yuan's compilation of Materia Medica is successful this time, his official reinstatement will be just around the corner." "Thank you Eunuch Xiao for your kind words, thank you Eunuch Xiao for your kind words!"!.