That day, Liu Jin and several others were beaten with bruises all over their bodies. Zhu Houzhao stayed behind closed doors, like a deflated ball. When the news reached Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengfeng just frowned slightly and didn't say anything else.
Instruct people to get things done and start work as soon as possible.
A series of things happened during this period, and Liu Chengfeng was extremely tired, and he felt lazy and listless. He simply took a leave of absence and rested in the mansion.
There was nothing to say for several days. Apart from chatting with his wives every day, or reading in the study, the days seemed to be quite happy.
However, every move in Nanchang Mansion is under Liu Chengfeng's nose, and the actions there will be reported to Liu Chengfeng in time. The envoy of the imperial court is afraid that he will arrive at Nanchang Mansion soon. As for the speed of the envoy, Liu Chengfeng
Chengfengye
I can only smile bitterly. Originally, when this road was built, if we took a carriage all the way to Beitongzhou, took a boat, then docked in Beitongzhou, took a car straight to Jiujiang, and then arrived at Nanchang Prefecture, it would only take ten days at most. No matter how fast, it would take day and night.
Five words for concurrent travel
It is not impossible to arrive on the 6th. However, this gentleman has made up his mind not to ride in the carriage. He feels that it is too degrading and undermining the dignity of the court. He actually rides in a sedan all the way, not a carriage with four legs and two wheels.
I just want to have eight legs and four
I personally carried him all the way to Beitong Prefecture, and when I got to Nantong Prefecture by boat, I still took the sedan chair and slowly went all the way from Nantong Prefecture to Nanchang Prefecture. The emperor had already sent him out for more than ten days, and he is still there now.
I didn't see him arriving at Nanchang Mansion.
Liu Chengfeng was deeply disgusted with the efficiency of this envoy, but this decree came from the emperor. However, the edict was drafted by the cabinet. To put it bluntly, the cabinet was not in a hurry. Liu Chengfeng and the Imperial Guards Commanding the Envoy were not in a hurry.
Yes, he could only wait and see what Prince Ning would do at this moment.
In fact, so many things have happened in these days, but he is still very concerned about Prince Ning. The news brought back by Jin Yiwei is that there are frequent actions in Nanchang Mansion. Obviously Prince Ning has already received the news, and Jiang Bing has already felt bad after being arrested.
. Therefore, the water thieves of Poyang Lake and the desperadoes he usually snares have begun to become restless. As long as the court breaks up with him, it will be the moment he raises the flag of righteousness.
The power of Prince Ning should not be underestimated. At least according to the information received by Liu Chengfeng, there are tens of thousands of water thieves in Poyang Lake alone. These people are plundering passing fishing boats under the protection of Prince Ning.
, merchant ships, passenger ships, even extremely brave
They directly landed on the coast to attack the counties and counties along the coast. The local officers and soldiers could not control them at all. It is said that many of these water thieves were already equipped with firecrackers. As for the source of the firecrackers, only God knows, most of them.
King Ning got it for them.
In addition to these, there are also the guards of the palace itself, which number about 10,000 to 20,000, which is not a large number. However, King Ning has long been disobedient and has been training these guards as elites, so they must have the same combat power.
Not low, this should be the backbone of King Ning's armed force. Then there are the group of scoundrels he snares, and there are even many Taoist disciples. Most of these people are dissatisfied with the court. With King Ning
They hit it off immediately, and King Ning acquiesced, so they all went to Jiangxi to develop. Because the government didn't care and the court was beyond its reach, these people really confused a lot of people, especially in the countryside. Some Taoist sects were not controlled by the court.
, deceive ignorant men and women everywhere in the countryside, and even in some states and counties, five out of ten are involved with Taoists. Jiangxi is governed by a smoky atmosphere, and its situation can be imagined.
In fact, in Liu Chengfeng's view, these people gathered by King Ning were actually just a group of rabble, vulnerable to attack. But then again, weren't the garrison troops and horses in Jiangnan and Jiangxi like this? Aren't these military households just a rabble?
Already?
In fact, the two sides were just competing against each other. People like King Ning were dregs, and the Ming army was not much better. It was already rotten to the core.
It is precisely because of this that Liu Chengfeng is particularly concerned about the situation in Jiangxi and the actions of Prince Ning.
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In Jiangxi, it is already the hottest season. The weather is so hot that there has been no rain for several days. Even the field ridges are like turtle backs with dry cracks exposed.
However, it is still lively in Nanchang Mansion. This is a provincial government after all. The Gan River is divided into several branches and flows towards Poyang Lake. However, I heard that the water thieves in Poyang Lake have been particularly violent recently, so this Yuzhang
The pier is sparsely populated, but the side of the Rope Prayer Tower is very lively.
King Ning invited many monks to pray under this rope sutra tower today. It is said that today is the day when the previous generation of King Ning passed away. Therefore, many famous monks in Jiangxi gathered here, chanting Buddhist scriptures and reciting the mantra of rebirth, which was solemn.
And solemn.
Zhu Jinjun brought everyone from the royal palace to come here to see it in person. It was originally planned to go to the Rope Sutra Pagoda to eat vegetarian food at noon, but who knew that it was only after Chen hour, and the ceremony of salvation had not yet passed, and Prince Ning had already left in a hurry
, leaving a few family members to continue to stay
Stay, but without Prince Ning as the backbone, the atmosphere has obviously lost its luster. Some sharp-eyed people saw Prince Ning driving away and immediately noticed something was wrong. In this situation, it would be very rude for the prince to just leave. Could it be?
Something big happened in the house.
Prince Ning had a very high reputation in Jiangxi, especially in Nanchang Prefecture. Many scholars, peasants, industrialists and merchants praised him. They all felt that Prince Ning was generous and would always take out money from the palace to express condolences every time of calamity. He also treated the gentry very well.
He was extremely polite, and some officials and gentry also had a good impression of Prince Ning. Seeing this situation, many people couldn't help but think about it.
News from the merchants said that the imperial court seemed to be very critical of the prince recently, and someone also exposed Prince Ning for treason. The person who exposed it was said to be a Hanlin scholar. In fact, no one paid much attention to such rumors.
Who is Prince Ning? This lineage of Prince Ning was the chief contributor to the Jingnan lineage back then, and they were the most loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhen, the current King Ning often invites some scholars to his residence to chat and write poems with them for fun. Many of these poems are poems that King Ning praises and defends the court. Such a kind-hearted prince
How could he rebel? This was the first-class virtuous king of the Ming Dynasty. The word "rebellion" is simply unacceptable.
However, these rumors have their own noses and eyes. Looking at the anomaly that occurred to Prince Ning today, one can't help but think that Prince Ning was probably deceived by someone, and evil was rampant in the court. It is impossible to say who the emperor listened to.
Zhu Jinjun twisted a string of Buddhist beads in his hand and entered the palace with a gloomy face. Ignoring the servants who saluted him along the way, he went directly into Shumin Palace. This palace was built by his grandfather and cost a lot of money to support the palace.
Each pillar requires one person
He was barely able to hug each other. Entering this spacious palace, his eyes sank. From the corner of his eye, he saw Zhu Chenhao and Liu Yangzheng sitting on chairs. There were also many other people, including staff.
Li Shishi, military attachés include Wang Lun and Zhu Wu.
Everyone was sitting still. When they saw Zhu Jinjun arriving, they all stood up and saluted Zhu Jinjun together.
Zhu Jinjun stretched out his hand that was twisting the beads and pressed it down slightly. Everyone sat back down. The atmosphere was very tense at this time. No one said anything. Even Zhu Chenhao looked hesitant.
Zhu Jinjun sat down in his seat. This is where the Silver Palace is. Looking down from here, everyone in the palace can have a clear view. He placed the Buddhist beads on the table, coughed and said: "Here comes tea."
The old eunuch standing under the pillar was obviously his confidant, and he did not avoid it. After listening to Zhu Jinjun's words, Liu Chengfeng went out and gave instructions. After a while, a cup of herbal tea was delivered to his case. Zhu Jinjun
His hand grasped the handle of the tea lid, but suddenly it stopped moving. A trace of indifference flashed across his eyes, and he said lightly: "Is it tea?"
"If I return to the prince, it's tea."
Zhu Jinjun smiled slightly and said: "What's the point of eating light tea instead of strong tea? I am not the sick man in the palace."
His words were quite bold. If the officials in the imperial court heard Zhu Jinjun's words, they would definitely be shocked, because this sentence revealed two pieces of information, each of which is enough to make people tremble. This is the first sentence.
A piece of information, the sick man in the palace that Zhu Jinjun mentioned is nothing more than the emperor, a prince. Even though he is also a nobleman of Tianhuang, he is still a subject after all. The subject actually slandered the king. This is a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.
But here, Zhu Jinjun didn't seem to shy away from it.
The second piece of information is even more bizarre. His Majesty is ill now. Everyone knows that he is ill, but not many people know what the illness is. Those who really know the details know that His Majesty's liver is defective.
problem, so you can’t eat anything with a strong taste. In the past, His Majesty had the habit of drinking strong tea. Now,
Now I have to switch to fresh tea. This is a secret matter in the palace. No more than thirty people in the world know about it, and logically they should all be close ministers or important figures in the palace, but they are thousands of miles away.
Zhu Jinjun, who was outside, knew it clearly and said it bluntly. What does this mean?
It means that every move of the emperor has someone approaching the cracks in Putrajaya to peek inside. Think about it, how terrifying this is. The information revealed by King Ning in one sentence is enough to make people tremble, but he is sitting in this palace.
These people didn't take it seriously at all. They were all solemn and solemn, listening to Zhu Jinjun's complaints without saying a word.
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