Zhu Guobi rambled for a while, and then said: "I have a set of gadgets that I would like to ask the mayor to evaluate."
After saying that, he asked his servants to get a set of things held on wooden trays and covered with cloth, put them down, and then said: "Please take a look at it from the head of the town."
He slowly opened the cloth. Ding Yunyi and Zhang Pu looked at it at the same time, and their eyes widened at the sight. This is a model of the three cities of Beijing, the imperial capital, Nanjing, the remaining capital, and Fengyang, the central capital, made of jade, gold, and silver.
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Although they are miniature models, they are well made. Looking at it like this, the price of the consumables alone is probably no less than three or four hundred thousand yuan. What is even more rare is that the models of these three cities are small, complete with all the internal organs, and the carvings are lifelike.
In vain will the price double again.
Ding Yunyi and Zhang Pu were amazed when they saw it. They had seen many good things before, but this was the first time they had seen it in their lives.
"Headquarters, Mr. Ximing, how do you like this little gadget?" Zhu Guobi asked proudly.
"Good!" Ding Yunyi praised seriously: "I have been to many places, but this is the first time I have seen something as exquisite and luxurious as this."
Zhu Guobi was very moved after hearing this: "Back then, my grandfather was a marquis and my father was the governor of Jingying. The family was relatively well-off. From my grandfather to my father, it took two generations to search for famous masters and craftsmen, and it took sixty years.
It took a lot of time to make this set of things.”
It took sixty years to create such a valuable thing, but to be honest, it was just a decoration? What were these people thinking? Ding Yunyi didn't think so.
"Every man is innocent, but he is guilty of having a jade." Zhu Guobi sighed: "Now Zhu Guobi has no official or power. It is always not safe to have such a set of things at home, or it may bring some disaster to me. I heard
When Mr. Ding arrived in Nanjing, he admired Mr. Xi Ming and asked Mr. Xi Ming to meet him. Mr. Ding made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty’s campaigns in the east and west, and Zhu Guobi was moved. He had nothing to repay, so he was willing to use this little gadget.
Give each other a gift."
Ding Yunyi's heart suddenly brightened, and he knew at that time that this man was just like Qian Qianyi. He had come to bribe him, Uncle Wu Lie.
He didn't point it out, he just pretended to say: "How can this be possible? This is Mr. Zhu's family heirloom. Ding will never dare to accept it, so he asked Mr. Zhu to keep it."
"Does the town look down on me, a commoner?" Zhu Guobi paused and looked very sad: "Although I, Zhu Guobi, was only deprived of my title, I am still a descendant of the Zhu surname. The town guarded the territory of the Ming Dynasty and fought bloody battles.
, I heard that every battle must be fought first, and every battle must be wounded, can't I do this even if I have to do such a small thing?"
"That said, I can't refuse anymore." Ding Yunyi smiled slightly. He accepted the gift and said casually: "If Mr. Zhu needs my help, please tell me."
Zhu Guobi was thinking about how to say this, but he never expected that the mayor would be so direct and straight to the point. He smiled sarcastically: "Zhu Guobi was deprived of his title and reduced to a commoner. He deserved it. It's not worth it."
Sympathetic. But in my heart, I have always wanted to abdicate my crime and serve the court again. There are also some people in the court working for me. However, I just lack a minister who can speak with weight and gain the emperor's trust to take the lead in writing the letter..."
As soon as these words came out, it couldn’t be more clear.
Ding Yunyi smiled faintly and said: "It turns out that this is the reason for it, and it is easy to handle. But I have an idea in my heart. How can Ding know the things in the court when he is far away in Taiwan? He is also a military commander. If I am the one who submits the letter,
I'm afraid it will arouse the emperor's suspicion..."
Zhu Guobi was greatly disappointed when he heard this.
This time he heard that Ding Yunyi had arrived in Nanjing, and he started to think about it at that time. However, Ding Yunyi was called Wu Liebo. Although he was a relative of the emperor, he was nothing in his eyes at the moment. If he wanted to ask for his help, he had to go to
A heavy gift is all it takes. After much thought, Zhu Guobi finally settled on this family heirloom.
Compared with his future prospects, this family heirloom was nothing. He gritted his teeth and took it out to bribe Ding Yunyi. Who would have thought that he would hear such words and see that there was no hope of his comeback.
Ding Yunyi glanced at him and said slowly: "Of course I can't do it, but I thought of a person who might be able to help. Does Mr. Zhu recognize Mr. Shenghe, the Imperial Academy of Nanjing's wine congratulatory guest?"
"I've heard about it, I've heard about it." Zhu Guobi said hurriedly: "That's the newly appointed Minister of Rites of the imperial court, a bachelor of Dongge University. He joined the cabinet last year. This year he was ordered to return to Nanjing on errands. I heard that he will leave the day after tomorrow. Zhu Guobi
I wanted to ask to see him several times, but was blocked all the time. It’s a pity that I can’t recognize He Zongbo’s face.”
"I recognize it." Ding Yunyi smiled lightly.
As soon as he arrived in Nanjing, on the day he attended the Qinhuai River Oiran Conference, and saw Li Dianruo, the Imperial Academy priest, he remembered He Fengsheng. When he asked about it, he was in Nanjing, and he thought of visiting him.
Originally, in Ding Yunyi's mind, future traitors like Zhu Guobi had nothing to do with him, but he sent such a priceless treasure, and it would be a pity not to let it go. In addition, Ding Yunyi had a plan in his mind to reinstate him.
It can be used in the future, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for me. After thinking about it, I decided to help him.
Moreover, Ding Yunyi still had an idea in his mind. He vaguely seemed to remember that Zhu Guobi would soon be re-enlisted by the imperial court and sent him to Nanjing as an idle official without power. In this case, it was just a favor for him, and he could
Heixia is such a good thing, Zhu Guobi still has to be grateful to himself, why not do this?
Upon hearing Ding Yunyi's words, Zhu Guobi was immediately overjoyed. Ding Yunyi said calmly: "Since Mr. Zhu is determined to serve the court, Ding always does his best to help you. I will go to see He Zongbo in the afternoon.
After He Zongbo returns to Beijing, there will be news in half a year at most and three months at least."
Zhu Guobi saw Ding Yunyi patting his chest and agreeing. He was indescribably grateful and thanked him again and again: "Mr. Ding has treated me so well. Zhu Guobi will remember it in his heart, and he will definitely repay me in the future!"
Just know that you will repay me in the future, Ding Yunyi thought in his heart.
After Zhu Guobi thanked him again and again and left, Ding Yunyi nodded towards the priceless treasure and said, "Mr. Ximing, the lives of Taiwan's disaster victims have been settled again."
Zhang Pu is a scholar, and he admires Ding Yunyi's character in his heart. He only knows that everything Ding Yunyi does must be right. Who would have thought that he was deliberately trying to hack this priceless treasure? After hearing this, he sighed with emotion: "Xiang Wen did it for those things."
The victims of the disaster really put a lot of thought into it. Compared with you, I am really ashamed."
He was judging others only by his own feelings. He firmly believed in one idea. A person like Ding Yunyi would definitely not do anything to deceive himself.
On the contrary, he felt that he was far behind compared with Ding Yunyi.
If you accept other people's things, you have to do things for them. Otherwise, who will trust you in the future? Ding Yunyi will definitely not go astray on this point.
He came to He Fengsheng's residence in Nanjing to ask for an audience. He Fengsheng, who had not seen any visitors at first, actually welcomed Ding Yunyi out in person when he heard that Ding Yunyi, who was fighting against Xinyang, had arrived.
The two of them had known each other for a long time. During the bloody battle in Yingzhou, Ding Yunyi thanked him for saving his life, so he was very grateful to him and spoke much more politely.
He Fengsheng was an upright official, so Ding Yunyi did not dare to bring him any gifts, so he brought him a "Collection of Three Lines of Poems" newly published in Nanjing. He did not expect He Fengsheng to be very happy when he saw it. He said that this collection of poems is better than anything else.
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He carefully put down the collection of poems: "Xiang Wen, Zhang Ximing and I also talked about you and heard about your affairs in Taiwan. Okay, okay. I'll tell you the truth. When I was in Xinyang, although I respected your bravery, I thought in my heart
You are just a warrior, but who would have thought that you would be so kind to scholars. As long as scholars all over the world are respected, then the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty will be just around the corner. Xi Ming and I often sigh, if our Ming Dynasty had more people like you
People will be fine."
The benefits of getting to know Zhang Pu began to appear. Ding Yunyi's reputation gradually spread among the scholars. Ding Yunyi listened to him and said a few words of humility.
He Fengsheng continued: "I also heard that you wiped out the giant invaders Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the Central Plains, and did what others could not do. You have made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty. I also know that you came to Nanjing this time, and
I wonder why you didn't come to see me, but I didn't expect you to come today."
Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "I heard that Uncle He Zongbo kept the door closed except for official business, and he didn't dare to accept the rejection. But he thought it would be rude to know that he was not seen in Nanjing, so he came here."
After hearing this, He Fengsheng said with a "haha" smile: "The reason why I don't see guests is to others, which is very different from you, Ding Xiangwen. What's more, you are now Lord Wu Lie, how dare I not see you when you come to your door?"
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The two joked a bit, and He Fengsheng asked about the situation in the Central Plains and Taiwan, nodding frequently: "Now that the Central Plains has been decided, the imperial court must spend its main energy on Taiwan, and the Fujian coastline will depend on you. There must not be any
accident."
"Yes, Yunyi will remember Uncle Zong's teachings." Ding Yunyi said respectfully.
After chatting there for a while, Ding Yunyi slowly turned to the business of today: "Uncle Zong, there is something I can't hide from you. I just met Zhu Guobi this morning."
"Oh, him." He Fengsheng was not surprised at all: "After I arrived in Nanjing, he came to see me several times. In order to avoid suspicion, I did not see him. He came to see you just for the sake of his comeback.
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Ding Yunyi nodded: "What does Uncle Zong think should be done about this matter?"
He Fengsheng pondered for a while: "He is a relative of the emperor. He has always been loyal to the imperial court. His father was the governor of Jingying, and he himself was also the governor of Jingying. He can be regarded as an important minister of the imperial court. However, later Wen Tiren took control of the government and Zhu Guobi wrote a letter of impeachment.
, as a result, Wen Tiren was offended and even dismissed from office and demoted..."
At this point, he lowered his voice a little: "I might as well tell you that after Wen Tiren overthrew the cabinet and Zhou Yanru came to power, the emperor had the intention of re-enabling him. Unfortunately, Zhou Yanru always opposed it, and there were people in the court who wanted to help him.
Those who spoke did not dare to say that because of Zhou Yanru’s power.”
"Uncle Zong." Ding Yunyi said seriously: "Zhou Yanru is loyal on the outside but treacherous on the inside. He is actually the same person as Wen Tiren. It is really worrying for our court to use this person as the chief minister of the cabinet. But he is currently powerful and has the trust of the emperor. He is eager to
If he can't be overthrown, why not use Zhu Guobi's incident to shake his authority, and then slowly try to do it? What does Uncle Zong think?"
This matter was important, He Fengsheng pondered over it and did not answer for a while.
Ding Yunyi suddenly raised his voice: "Uncle Zong has a rift with Xiong Tingbi, but he can still write a letter of grievance to him. Why can't he write a letter of grievance for a relative of the emperor today?"
He Fengsheng was poor since he was a child, but he was eager to learn and make progress. When he was a student, he was as famous as Xiong Tingbi, and both were well-known by the school inspector Xiong Shangwen. Someone asked about the merits of the two students, and the school inspector commented: "The bank is surrounded by mausoleums, and they are pushed down and cleared."
"Congratulations are not as good as a bear; in the future, the pillars of heaven and earth will have no appearance, and a bear is not as good as congratulations." It is said that He Fengsheng is like Xia Hu and Shang Lian, and Xiong Tingbi is like a general, Moye. Later, Xiong Tingbi passed the Huguang Provincial Examination to explain the Yuan Dynasty, but He Fengsheng failed
He failed the exam. When Xiong Shangwen celebrated Xiong Tingbi, he said that although He Fengsheng failed the exam this time, he would be very successful in the future. Six years later, in the 31st year of Wanli, He Fengsheng passed the Huguang Township Examination, but he took the exam many times.
Both were named Luosunshan. Their families were poor and their parents were old. He Fengsheng had no choice but to take a servant to Yingcheng to teach, while his wife Wei stayed at home to serve his parents.
In the forty-fourth year of Wanli, He Fengsheng was finally promoted to Dingjia and awarded the title of Hanlin editor. During the Tianqi year, he was promoted to Xima. At that time, Xiong Tingbi had already been favored by the imperial court and conducted military campaigns in Liaodong. Later, he was defeated and convicted, and some colleagues from the same town who were officials prepared
To plead grievances for Xiong Tingbi, I knew that He Fengsheng and Xiong Tingbi were not on good terms in their hometown, and I was afraid that He Fengsheng would stop him. He Fengsheng said in a seductive voice: "This is a national matter, I dare not to criticize you, I won't show it!"
Immediately, I drafted the last chapter and sighed with emotion, but it was a pity that it was irreversible.
There were conflicts between him and Xiong Tingbi, but once national affairs were involved, he did not care about personal gains or losses.
At this time, hearing Ding Yunyi's words, He Fengsheng suddenly woke up: "If it weren't for Xiang Wen's reminder, I almost missed the big event. Zhou Yanru has great power and wants to be the second Wen Tiren, so I will fight for this broken body and do something for the court."
What Xiang Wen said was reasonable, so he used Zhu Guobi's incident as a way to find a way forward. After I return to the capital this time, I will immediately give the Holy Book!"
He Fengsheng agreed enthusiastically, and Ding Yunyi felt relieved: "Uncle Zong is very loyal, and Yun Yi admires him. If Yun Yi can be useful in the future, Uncle Zong can just say so."
"My only hope is that you will do your best to defend the coast for our Ming Dynasty, and never slack off." He Fengsheng said seriously: "The Central Plains has been decided, and the imperial court will send troops to Liaodong again. Our Ming Dynasty must not cause any more troubles.
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Ding Yunyi sighed in his heart. This big mess that the Ming Dynasty could not deal with has just begun.