Chapter five hundred and seventieth IX The thorn in the heart
During the Zhengde period, Prince Ning's rebellion was almost as famous as Liu Jin's Taoism. Xu Xun's ears had become calluses long ago, but this was the first time he knew that Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao had a strange grandfather. If he hadn't been a relative,
For any person to be charged with such crimes, it would be enough to die a thousand times or ten thousand times. However, Ning Fan was just removed from the bodyguard and reprimanded repeatedly. This shows how much the Ming Dynasty treated the clan with the same surname.
tolerant.
"If your Excellency feels that this matter is inappropriate, as long as it is spread among the civil servants in advance, everyone will be filled with righteous indignation and write letters to advise. And if the emperor knows these inner feelings, he will definitely not allow this matter to be reported."
Seeing Li Yifeng bowing and saying these words, Xu Xun's heart moved, and then he stood up and walked two steps, suddenly stopped and said thoughtfully: "These are all old things from more than 20 years ago.
Well, apart from the old archives of Jin Yiwei and the archives of the cabinet, there should also be old people in the six departments who know these things. Besides, the Chief of Liturgics is the head of the internal government yamen, so how can he not know anything? Since Eunuch Liu specifically let
Jin Yiwei sorted out these old files and presented them to me. With his shrewdness, he would not have guessed that Jin Yiwei has always been on good terms with me. In other words, he wanted to let me know about this."
Thinking of this, Xu Xun felt that his heart suddenly understood. After turning around and sitting down, he picked up the warm tea cup beside him and took two sips before putting it down: "Bring this matter up, Baidu said.
The official must have rebelled against me, so he wanted to find out my attitude in advance. If the civil servants get wind of it and write letters one after another, or if I get in front of the emperor, then this matter can be settled.
Even if he doesn't receive any benefits, can Ning Fan's people still go to him to get the money back? However, in this case, the two of us will really be at odds with each other."
Li Yifeng had only vaguely felt that Liu Jin asked Jin Yiwei to look for his old partner, which was a bit strange. Now Xu Xun pointed it out and he completely understood. Seeing Xu Xun's hesitation, he opened his mouth to speak, but he remembered Ye Guang
I once reminded him not to be too smart, but he finally held back and remained silent.
"Master, the noodles are ready."
"Send it in!"
Xu Xun temporarily stopped his thoughts and saw that it was Tao Hong and Abao holding a large boxwood plate with a huge bowl of noodles on it. He couldn't help but nodded appreciatively. He was running around today and even had lunch casually.
After eating a few bites and spending a long time in the palace and cabinet, I was delayed for a while when I came back, and I was already hungry. He ordered the two of them to put the noodles on the small table under the window, and he raised his hand to ask Li Yifeng to join them.
He went over. After sitting down, he drank half a bowl in a moment, and then drank a few big mouthfuls of hot soup while holding his breath. He immediately felt that the pores all over his body seemed to be opened, but he felt extremely comfortable.
Although he was very happy, Li Yifeng had never tried Sichuan peppercorns. After a few mouthfuls, his mouth and tongue felt numb. He was about to put down his chopsticks, but he was actually cold and hungry before and had no choice but to continue. But
When more than half of the bowl of noodles was consumed, he felt that his internal organs were warmed up, but his mouth became even more numb. When the two of them finished the large bowl of noodles in silence, A Bao and Tao Hong
Soft towels and tea bowls were already brought, and after the service was completed, they were taken away quietly.
"Hey, even the food you eat is extraordinary. I don't know what it tastes like in my mouth right now..."
Seeing the bitter look on Li Yifeng's face, Xu Xun couldn't help but joked: "In the winter, I often walk out and eat some Sichuan peppercorns to warm my stomach and body. How can you, a Jin Yiwei who can kill people, still not be able to stand these foods?"
Okay, now that our stomachs are finally full, let’s continue talking. Don’t reveal anything about Prince Ning’s plan to regain his bodyguard. If you’ve already reported it to Mr. Ye, let’s stop here. No matter what Eunuch Liu asks you to do next,
If you want to do anything else, you only need to tell me, and you don’t have to do anything rashly. You must know that although Jinyiwei is not actually under the control of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, the appointment document still has to be issued from the Ministry of War in name. If Liu Yu wants to get stuck
Things will be much more difficult for you."….
At this point, he found that the person opposite him was stunned for a moment, and he smiled slightly and said: "Why, you thought I was just talking before? Once a word is said, it is difficult to follow up, but the affairs of this military attaché are often protected by civilian officials.
I have asked Zhang Xilu to find a few famous censors to write a book for you. The appointment will be announced in the next two days, so there is no need to make extraneous matters. Otherwise, if something goes wrong with Old Liu, it is possible for you to be operated on.
"
Li Yifeng didn't pay much attention to his vassal who was far away in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. But since he used this excuse to expose Qian Ning's case before, the matter naturally had to be done to the end. That's why he specially waited in the palace today.
Report at the door. At this time, Xu Xun not only thought things through, but also had his own interests in mind. Even though he had been in the officialdom for many years and had been in Beizhen Fusi for many years, he could not help but be moved.
"grown ups……"
"In addition, you go back and tell Mr. Ye that as long as I am here, no one will dare to say anything about this Lianzhan power and position. Let him take care of Jin Yiwei while he recovers. At least he has to wait until your qualifications are up. I will go when I have time.
Look at him, think about how majestic he looked when he was solving the case in Jinling, don't say anything depressing easily!"
"Yes, the humble position will definitely be conveyed."
When Li Yifeng was sent to the door of the outer study room, he bowed to everyone and then disappeared outside the courtyard door in the wind and snow. The light and chalky color on Xu Xun's face suddenly disappeared. However, just after he hit
Yawning, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to go back to his room, when Abao suddenly ran in from outside.
"Master, someone from outside sent a letter without any clue. It said that the letter is not well-known. Uncle Jin Liu did not dare to neglect it, so he asked me to submit it.
"A clueless letter?"
Xu Xun frowned when he heard this. After taking the letter, he saw that the front of the envelope was bare, but on the north side it said "Not well known". He thought about it for a long time, and finally took the letter back to the house. He cut the seal with a paper knife and saw that it was clearly inside.
A piece of white paper, he suddenly became confused. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly felt something in his heart and put the letter paper on the candlelight. After a while, a few lines of slightly yellow writing appeared on it. He quickly put the letter paper
Taken it down.
"Although you are in a high and powerful position, you are still surrounded by dangers and opportunities. Don't hinder Ning Fan from resuming his protection. Otherwise, it will cause hundreds of harms and not a single benefit."
Looking at the dozens of words and the crooked handwriting that was obviously written by his left hand, Xu Xun couldn't help but remember that he had done similar things before. However, although this letter was a bit mysterious, there was something hidden between the lines.
It was a bit rushed, and what if the letter could not be delivered, or if it was delivered and he found it was a blank piece of paper and threw it aside? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the envelope again and thought about it, and finally it was
He also placed the envelope on the candlelight, and in an instant a simple word appeared inside the envelope.
side.
Bian? Could it be Xu Bian?
Xu Xun immediately thought of this only possibility, and immediately stood up and called: "Who's coming?"
"What are your orders, Master?"
Seeing that it was Abao who nimbly stepped in, Xu Xun pressed the letter and envelope with one hand and asked in a deep voice: "Who is the messenger, when did he come, and how did he leave?"
"Uncle Jin Liu said that he was an ordinary person dressed as a servant of a wealthy family. He arrived a quarter of an hour ago. He sent the letter and left immediately. Uncle Jin Liu originally wanted to stay behind and ask more questions, but after chasing him out, he disappeared. ." Thinking of the lingering fear when Jin Liu handed the letter to him, Abao couldn't help but curled up the corner of his mouth, but when he saw Xu Xun's expression was not good, he quickly lowered his head, "Uncle Jin Liu also muttered whether he bumped into a fox. It’s so magical, I’m so nervous.”….
Fox Fairy... I guess he must be a master...
Xu Xun knew that even if he mobilized troops at night, he would not be able to find where this letter came from, so after slowly sitting down, he waved his hand to A Bao. However, holding such a heavy letter in his heart, Xu Xun But there was a storm. Xu Bian had met Shen Yue and Xu Liang, but he had never come to see him. Now he suddenly sent such a mysterious letter. What did that guy want to do? Think of what was written in the letter. Content, he couldn't help but think of a possibility.
Could it be that Xu Bian has been missing for more than ten years, but he is hiding in Jiangxi plotting... plotting to cause rebellion? No, more than ten years ago Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao was just a member of the clan who had just inherited the title of prince. Unless he was crazy, otherwise How could he do such a stupid thing! Regardless of the long-standing grievances and grievances, Xu Xun has reached his current position, what can't he do? What on earth is this person thinking and what is he doing?
Xu Xun always prided himself on being smart, but this time he couldn't think of a reason. So in the end, he just threw the envelope and the letter into the charcoal basin and let it gradually turn into ashes. When he pulled it with a small bamboo stick After a few seconds, seeing that nothing was left in the fire, he stood up, put on his coat and left the outer study room. Instructing Abao to lock the door, he slowly walked down the steps, and suddenly squinted his eyes and looked at the area above his head. Gray sky.
After two lifetimes, he had no intention of bearing the kinship of the former Xu Xun, but by some combination of circumstances, he achieved the planned marriage, recognized Xu Liang as his father, and finally jumped out of the circle of Jinling. But who I can imagine that, going around and around, the person who everyone thought had become a ghost still showed up all the time.
"No matter who you are, no matter what you want to do...if you want to ruin this peaceful and happy life, then don't blame me!"
The city of Jingchao looked particularly gloomy at night amid the heavy snowfall. Although the bells and drums on the Bell Tower and Drum Tower sounded occasionally, they were hazy and indistinct in the wind and snow. In this kind of weather, five people could not hear clearly. The inspections by the city soldiers and horsemen were also careless and perfunctory. No one wanted to walk outside cold and hungry, and even the little robbers and thieves mostly disappeared. Therefore, the streets and alleys looked clean, and even the people in the streets looked clean. The wild cats and dogs that usually roam around are nowhere to be seen.
On such a day, a man who was traveling in the wind and snow struggled to open the two doors and got into an inconspicuous small courtyard. After locking the door, he stood at the door of the main house on the north. , after gently knocking on the door a few times, a voice came from inside.
"Come in."
The man patted the snowflakes on his body, and then entered the room sideways. Feeling a warmth instantly enveloped him, he took off his linoleum cloak, took off his clogs, and then walked quickly
When he arrived at the desk by the window, he bowed and said, "Master, the letter has been delivered."
"Well, very good." Xu Bian put down the account book in his hand, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and then asked calmly, "How is the situation at Mr. Luo's place?"
"Mr. Luo has visited Eunuch Liu frequently in the past few days and sent many gifts. Eunuch Liu said that His Highness's memorial has been sent to the emperor. If nothing else happens, he should be able to persuade the emperor to agree.
"After a pause, the man said hesitantly, "It's just that when I followed Mr. Luo, I found that when he went in and out of Eunuch Liu's place, someone seemed to be staring at him, and there were also people sneaking around nearby.
I don’t know where the factory guard’s eyes and ears are.”
"He always thought that he was ever-changing, but he didn't know that there are so many guards in the imperial court now, how could he be allowed to be carefree!" Xu Bian sneered, stood up and pressed the account book, and said, "Find an opportunity to remind him not to play tricks.
You’ve gone too far!”….
"The big shopkeeper hasn't always been aware of Mr. Luo...why should he be reminded?"
"He is still useful at this time. Without his advice, His Highness would not be able to do some things."
"Yes, yes..." After the man agreed repeatedly, he hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's just that Mr. Luo once said before that the big shopkeeper cast a wide net when he was taking care of the affairs of Jingchu City. If he had been like him earlier,
With this kind of calculation and only focusing on the important people, how can it be that now His Highness is allowed to send a memorial requesting to be escorted..."
"Huh, what does he know? It's the early Zhengde period now, and it's the Hongzhi period. The court is full of those who claim to be gentlemen. I bribed many important officials to no avail, let alone one or two?"
Xu Bian waved his hand impatiently, and then said nonchalantly, "No matter what he says, I'm about to leave Liaodong anyway... As long as Xu Xun can stay on the sidelines this time, it will be easy to resume guarding.
Those courtiers are nothing to worry about."
It wasn't until the man stepped back that Xu Bian let out a long sigh of relief. Having reached this point, he was already one step closer to his goal. Thinking that Xu Xun was so smart, and with his own reminder, he wouldn't act rashly.
Yes. The imperial vassal now seems to have only superficial honor, but in fact he can't even go out of the city. But after all, he is the prince who all the princes and ministers have to bow down to pay homage to. No one dares to touch it easily. Otherwise, with peace and quiet
How could Wang, who had been accused of so many crimes, still stand up despite the endless impeachments by the courtiers, and have a peaceful death?
Since God doesn’t have eyes, then it’s up to him to open the eyes of this heaven!
After a day and night of snow, the sky cleared up again in the early morning of the next day. However, every house was covered with snow again, and some houses that had survived the first snowfall collapsed. Although wealthy families were busy clearing snow,
Ordinary people had to risk their lives to clear snow from their houses. Due to the previous orders of the imperial court, the officers of Shuntian County and Wanping County in Daxing had to go to the streets to inspect and count the losses, while the people from the Wucheng Army and Horse Department
Under the imperial edict, He and Jinyiwei's East and West Factory were busy clearing out the people who belonged to the palace in Jingchao City.
Throughout the day, this kind of cleanup was carried out one after another in the few locations that had been roughly explored before. In the new heavy snow last night, there were dozens more corpses that died of cold and starvation, and those who begged for mercy
There were even more cries and cries. However, the most eye-catching thing was the man on the street who was wearing heavy shackles and being beaten with sticks to show the public. At first, some people looked at him with sympathy.
But as the officer loudly announced the reason, those eyes turned into contemptuous eyes, and some even took the children to crush the snow into snowballs and threw them heavily at the man's head.
A rotten person who whips his wife and castrates his son just for glory and wealth should naturally be beaten! After the heavy snow, even rotten vegetables and leaves are valuable, and it is not worth wasting on such a person!
A group of people coming out of Lingji Hutong saw the man being beaten with snowballs one after another. He held his head and begged for mercy. However, he was unable to dodge because of the heavy shackles on his body. He was beaten to the ground several times and staggered to the ground. The leading one used a whip.
Zi pointed, and then said to a man wearing a heavy coat beside him: "Eunuch Gu, although this man deserves to die, is such a punishment too severe?"
"It's too heavy. This kind of dog deserves to die. Feeding the dog will make it easier for him!"
Gu Da replied coldly with a sullen face. Seeing that everyone above and below was as silent as a cicada and did not dare to say a word, he spoke: "If you want to sympathize, don't sympathize with the wrong people. Those people who live in Jingchao City have eaten a lot.
Dun, there may be a little bit of pity for the guy who wants to enter the palace, but this kind of dog should be chained and roamed through the streets until death. If one son can't survive it and dies, he has to castrate the other one.
, this is simply a beast that is inferior to a pig or a dog, why didn’t he castrate himself and enter the palace? I can tell you, if you want to select someone to send to the palace, you must not have the nephew of this kind of person, otherwise you will be your own in the future.
Looking for trouble!”….
"Yes Yes Yes……"
"Let's go, Zhong Hui's son is one month old today, our family will do a good job for him to go there and sit in charge!
The same conversation also happened in several places. Although the elders were quite dissatisfied with Xu Xun's suggestion, most of them thought he was meddling in other people's business. But the one who really felt hurt was Ruisheng who had not been in the palace for a long time at such a young age.
The rest of the people do not regard these pig-like people as the same kind at all. Now that they have been cleared out, they feel that they are clean under their noses. As for the unlucky guy who was sentenced to eternal shackles by the emperor's imperial pen, it is just a topic for entertainment after dinner. Everyone
The most interesting thing was the full-moon banquet for the child of Zhonghui, who was responsible for the execution of Qianhu in Xichang at noon. Xing'an Bo Xu Liang happened to meet Gu Dayong on the road, and was later dragged to watch the fun, but was amused by the child.
, and finally accepted the responsibility of having a godson.
"So, this son is smart and his father is stupid. Xing Anbo actually forgot his own identity and also forgot that his son-in-law had another child in his belly. Now it's good. I don't know whether he is a young master or a daughter. He has not been born yet.
Xu Xun was even more unlucky to have an extra uncle. Xu Xun had an elder for no reason, and he didn't know how to speak to Zhong Hui.
"That's right. Zhong Hui has such a connection for no reason. This is really first-class luck!"
When Wei Bin and Ma Yongcheng, who had recovered from their foot injuries, talked about this matter, they were naturally a little gloating. He was interested in bringing up the matter of bringing the border troops into the city, but Ma Yongcheng urged that it would be better to do more than to do less.
The heavy snow has fallen, Luo Xiang has already gone to Lianghuai, and Wei Bin can only stop playing for the time being. At this moment, he was wrapped in a mink coat and drinking hot imperial wine, and laughed again
After a while, Xu Liang suddenly opened the door and broke in.
"You two are so happy! Do you know that Lao Liu suggested to the emperor that the number of servants in the palace in the future will be determined by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The rule of entering from the palace has been broken by Xu Xun. Now we go back to our hometown to recruit
The one I chose was cut off by Old Liu again. The two of them had agreed upon it, so they would cut off people's lives!"
Seeing that it was Qiu Ju, and hearing these words again, Wei Bin couldn't help but stood up suddenly: "How can you say that such an outrageous thing can happen! There are four ways in total for eunuchs in this palace. The first one is
The young children obtained after the war are cleansed and entered into the palace. The second one is that the criminal's family members are brought into the palace. The third one is that we return to our hometowns to recruit candidates. The fourth one is to seek advancement from the palace. Now the last two are cut off.
, and then all this matter was caught in the hands of the Supervisor of Ceremonies? Well, who said that the two of them are at odds now, they clearly discussed it! "
Qiu Ju sat down and said angrily: "I asked Lao Gu and Lao Zhang to talk to me. I don't believe they don't have any opinions on such a big matter!"
"Do you have any opinions? Old Liu just told me that if we want to go back to our hometown to recruit people to join the palace in the future, there will be no problem." Following these words, Gu Dayong opened the door.
Curtain came into the room, said hello to the three of them, then looked at Qiu Ju and said, "I saw you getting so angry in front of me from a distance, and it was indeed because of this. Let me tell you, this is not a big deal.
Yes, I don’t have many people in my hometown anyway, and I don’t want those children to endure hardships like me!”
"Lao Gu, you said it lightly!" Qiu Ju's brows stood up for a moment. Instead of calming down, he became even more angry, "How many of us? How can we go back to our hometown all day long to recruit people? At most three
Can you tell me how many gaps there are in this palace every four years? We have one factory in the east and one in the west. It looks impressive from the outside, but it turned out that he was doing well. After messing around with Xu Xun, he got Qian Ning and another one.
There is a lot of discord within the group, but I thought the two of them were really at odds with each other. I bet they were just pretending to show it to others!"
Seeing that Qiu Ju was shaking with anger, Gu Dayong did not defend the two of them. He roasted his cold hands on the charcoal basin for a long time. Then he glanced at Wei Bin and Ma Yongcheng, and then looked at them casually.
Said: "Whether it's true or false, it's not as good as it used to be. You guys have to see it more clearly. Old Liu has a hot temper. He doesn't like anyone to point fingers at him. Anyway, we all have achieved prosperity and wealth."
, let him do it. As for Xu Xun, I agree with him on this matter. If those eunuchs gathered outside the palace are not dealt with and are stirred up and stirred up by others, then it will be troublesome. As for banning oneself from the palace, this
It's human common sense. After all, who wants to get stabbed like that? Lao Zhang probably doesn't have time to come over. The official hall around the 12th Regiment Camp is busy."
After Gu Dayong said these words, he stood up and Shi Shiran went out with a sigh. As soon as he left, Qiu Ju's expression changed for a while, and finally a low curse came out of his mouth.
He also threw down the curtain and went out. The two men left as quickly as they came, leaving Ma Yongcheng and Wei Bin looking at each other in confusion, and finally lowered their eyelids at the same time.
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