"Wu Yu?"
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu was a little confused when he heard Shu Liang spit out this name. In his past and present lives, in the government and the public, in and outside the palace, he had at least some impressions of famous people. However, this name, but It really made him feel a little strange.
Shu Liang stood at the bottom. Seeing the emperor's puzzled expression, he immediately understood and said.
"Returning to the emperor, this Wu Yu was an eunuch who entered the palace during the reign of the late emperor. At that time, he worked under a young eunuch under Eunuch Jin Ying. He was quite capable of making money. Therefore, he was highly used during the Zhengtong period and was once I was transferred to the Genggu Room as the chief manager, and I have some friendship with Song Wenyi."
"Later, Eunuch Jin was demoted to Nanjing, and all the eunuchs under him were also marginalized. Wu Yu was implicated and sent to the imperial mausoleum as a eunuch guarding the mausoleum. It was not until Eunuch Song returned to Beijing later that he was promoted because he had to manage the imperial palace. There are some people, including Wu Yu."
"After Wu Yu was promoted by him, he was brought to Xiangfan to preside over the construction of the local imperial palace. It is said that he did a good job. Some time ago, Eunuch Song went to the court to report his merits. This person was also on the list of your rewards."
"So, he is still in Changsha Mansion now?"
After hearing what Shu Liang said, Zhu Qiyu thought about it and seemed to have some impression of this name.
There are too many eunuchs in the palace, and it is naturally impossible for him to memorize them all. Except for some special people he knew in his previous life, under normal circumstances, only those with the rank of young eunuch and above are qualified to serve in his palace. This is a name.
The Huangzhuang is a big project. Although it is said that Song Wenyi is in charge of it, there are many Huangzhuangs in various places, so there must be someone who will take over it. This Wu Yu is probably one of them.
However, what makes Zhu Qiyu a little confused is, what is it about such a small eunuch that is worthy of attracting Nangong's attention?
You know, according to Zhu Yi's statement, the purpose of Zhu Qi's transfer of Song Wenyi back to Beijing was not Huangzhuang, or even Song Wenyi himself, but Wu Yu.
But the problem is, what can such a small mining tax eunuch in Changsha do to help?
"Exactly, in addition to Wu Yu, Nangong also asked several candidates to contact Eunuch Song."
"After my investigation, I discovered that these people, in addition to being all mining tax eunuchs who had contributed to the construction of the Imperial Manor, also have one thing in common..."
Rarely, Shu Liang's tone was also hesitant. At this point, he did not continue speaking, but looked at Huai En who was standing beside him.
However, the look in his eyes made the latter confused. What does this have to do with him?
You know, he has nothing to do with this Wu Yu, but having said that, Shu Liang looked at him like this, which made Wynn realize that he seemed to have heard the name Wu Yu somewhere...
At the same time, Shu Liang's abnormal performance also made Zhu Qiyu frown.
"Just say what you have to say, don't hesitate."
"yes……"
So, Shu Liang raised his head and said.
"After the slave girl's investigation, she found that Wu Yu had an old relationship with the newly promoted Eunuch Ruan Jian and Eunuch Ruan. After careful investigation, the slave girl found that Wu Yu had sent a lot of money to the capital in the past two years. All of them were from
The purpose of sending it to Ruan Jian's mansion is to let Ruan Jian say a few nice words in front of Eunuch Huai so that he can be transferred back to serve in the palace."
"Except for Wu Yu, the same is true for several other people. Basically, they all have shallow or deep personal relationships with Chen Jing and Ruan Jian, the two father-in-laws who are close to Eunuch Huai'en."
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu frowned and looked at Huai En beside him.
"what happened?"
As a result, Wynn's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly knelt down and said.
"Your Majesty Mingjian, most of your servants, this Wu Yu, and the people Eunuch Shu mentioned just now have never even met each other, let alone have anything to do with them!"
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu realized that his tone might be a bit harsh, so his face became a little gentler and he said.
"Get up, I don't mean to blame you. There are many officials in the palace, the relationships are complicated, and there are many who want to climb up. This is not an accident."
"I would like to ask, is it true what Shu Liang just said about the involvement of those few people and the two chamberlains under your command?"
this……
Wynn hesitated for a moment, shook his head slightly and said.
"Your Majesty, Chen Jing and Ruan Jian were indeed promoted by slaves to share the affairs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. I can vouch for the loyalty of these two people. However, after all, they are in the palace, and who do they usually interact with?
The slaves don’t know.”
"As for Ruan Jian's acceptance of Wu Yu's money, I have never heard of it before. However, when Eunuch Shu said this, I did remember that Ruan Jian had mentioned it to me several times, saying that there was a mining tax eunuch who was very effective and could be considered for transfer back.
Serving in the palace."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, after I return today, I will investigate this matter strictly."
Is it like this?
Zhu Qiyu leaned on the couch, sorted out the information he had so far, and roughly guessed the complete outline of the matter.
Let me talk about the conclusion first. The ultimate goal of Nangong's move this time is actually not the imperial palace, nor the wealth, gold and silver, but to place a person of sufficient importance beside Zhu Qiyu without anyone noticing.
After several previous purges of the harem, plus the large-scale purge of Nangong after Spring Hunt, there are now only a few high-level eunuchs in the harem who are loyal to the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager Sun. Basically, they all have their own affairs.
They were those who were sent to the imperial mausoleum, and their names had already been registered with Shu Liang.
Promoting them will immediately arouse Zhu Qiyu's alert, just like recalling Song Wenyi this time.
Therefore, Zhu Qizhen’s real purpose in calling Song Wenyi back was actually because of the network resources he had accumulated in the process of presiding over the imperial palace... the network among eunuchs!
Imperial estates everywhere must have eunuchs responsible for mining taxes, and as the presiding officer of the imperial estate, most of these eunuchs were promoted or recommended by Song Wenyi.
Although it is said that among eunuchs, once they lose their power, many of their previous connections will no longer exist, but there will always be a few close confidants.
These are the people Zhu Qizhen is looking for this time!
Different from Zhu Qizhen's cronies who had been clearly touched before and could never be promoted, these people were of low rank and had innocent wealth. Although they relied on Song Wenyi to get to the position, the eunuchs in the palace
, especially low-level eunuchs, there are many cases where they have multiple disciplines.
For example, Wu Yu, on the one hand, was fawning over Song Wenyi, but on the other hand, he was also secretly giving Ruan Jian benefits and climbing up the ranks. It was commonplace for eunuchs and was not a rare thing.
Then, the subsequent development will be clear.
Zhu Qizhen first transferred Song Wenyi to Nangong to contact or control people like Wu Yu through him. As for the means, it is easy to think that since Wu Yu sent money to Ruan Jian, it means that he himself is not clean.
Song Wenyi's subordinates would definitely send more money to this eunuch, so using this as a lever, it would not be difficult to blackmail him.
After controlling people like Wu Yu, Zhu Qizhenhui secretly promoted and transferred these people back to the palace, and then gradually transferred them to serve in front of the emperor in Qianqing Palace, relying on their motivation to climb up and the connections they had established before.
In this way, he can not only keep track of the movements of Qianqing Palace at all times, but also be able to play a role at critical moments.
More importantly, if we exclude the factor of Zhu Yi reporting the news in advance, the possibility of this approach being discovered by Zhu Qiyu is almost zero.
If Wu Yu gets promoted, then he will definitely follow Ruan Jian's path, and the next step up will be to make friends with Hua En. If he gets promoted through this method, he will have nothing to do with Nangong on the surface.
Even if Wu Yu once worked under Song Wenyi, there are so many mining tax eunuchs in various places that it is impossible. Everyone who has anything to do with Song Wenyi is suppressed. Even if Wu Yu is investigated, the most he can find is that he once gave
Ruan Jian had given money and silk, but this was really not a big deal for a eunuch. No one could imagine that he would be bribed by Nangong long ago...
As soon as he thought about this, Zhu Qiyu suddenly remembered Cheng Jing and Cao Jixiang. The current situation was quite similar to that in his previous life. Therefore, some things went round and round, but in the end they returned to their original path.
Speaking of Cheng Jing, he died of illness in Shanxi at the beginning of last year. Farewell to the capital was indeed an eternal farewell. In fact, he died earlier than in his previous life.
However, Cheng Jing should be willing to return to his old place and realize his ambitions, even if it is only for a short year or two...
"Your Majesty? Then what should we do with these people next?"
Shu Liang's call made Zhu Qiyu finally come back to his senses. After pondering for a moment, he spoke.
"No need to do anything more, just wait and see what happens!"
It's actually enough to understand Zhu Qizhen's intentions. The most important thing for people like Wu Yu is not when to deal with them, but to know that they have two intentions.
As long as you know it in your heart, it is just a matter of words to kill them. What's more, Zhu Qizhen has just handed over this matter to Zhu Yi. If something happens to Wu Yu and others, then Zhu Qizhen will
I'm afraid Yi should be suspected.
"yes……"
Shu Liang bowed and then said.
"Your Majesty, in addition to Wu Yu and others' matter, the Duke of Guo also mentioned another matter..."
With that said, Shu Liang told the story of how Zhu Yi, Zhang Shi, Chen Mao and others were played against each other in the Nangong Palace.
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly and said.
"Play separately?"
"Yes, the Duke of Guo said that the Supreme Emperor should have given separate instructions to Dudu Zhang for his departure. There should also be separate errands for Ningyang Marquis. Moreover, when the Duke of Guo left Nangong, the Supreme Emperor also specifically asked Wu Yu
Let him handle other people's affairs and do not reveal them to others."
Shu Liang nodded and continued.
"If nothing else, the Supreme Emperor should have given the same instructions to the other two people."
Keep secrets from each other?
Zhu Qiyu narrowed his eyes. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor had indeed improved a lot in recent times. Of course, it was also possible that his stimulation methods had an effect. Zhu Qizhen's sense of crisis increased and he began to accelerate his progress.
Planned.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.
"Let's strengthen surveillance. Since we know that Chen Mao and Zhang Mian are secretly planning something, then send more people to keep an eye on them. As for Zhu Yi, let him do his job well. The most important thing right now is that he needs to be protected.
Be good to yourself..."
After sending Shu Liang away, Zhu Qiyu had no intention of continuing to deal with the memorial. He wanted to take a walk in the imperial garden, but before he got up, he suddenly received a report.
"Your Majesty, the princes, King Zhou, King Min, King Lu, and King Xiang, together with their princes, are here to see you."
The lord of the feudal lord invites you to see him? Moreover, he also brings the crown prince with him?
Zhu Qiyu was slightly surprised, but without much thought, he had someone call them in.
During this Chinese New Year, many vassal kings came to the capital. However, some vassal kings did not come. For example, the acting king Zhu Shixi was not here. One was because of the long distance, and the other was because Dai Fan had just moved to Zhangzhou Prefecture. He
There are so many things that need to be dealt with and there are so many chores that I don't have time to wander around the capital.
However, Zhu Chenglian has always been in the capital. However, this time King Zhou and others came, bringing such a junior with them. What were they doing here?
Soon, under the guidance of the chamberlain, several old princes in royal robes walked in. After each of them greeted each other, Zhu Qiyu served them tea, and then said cordially.
"The Chinese New Year has just passed, and it's still very cold in the capital. Several of my uncles are elderly, so there is no need to visit the palace so frequently to pay respects..."
"I have been waiting for a long time in the vassal territory, that is, on the New Year's Day, and with His Majesty's grace, I can see the beauty of the sky. After talking about the family ties of the Tian family, I naturally want to go to the palace to pay my respects while I am still in the capital."
Faced with the emperor's concern, King Lu was modest and said.
After a few pleasantries, Zhu Qiyu got down to the topic and asked.
"A few of you came together today, but what do you want to tell me?"
As soon as these words came out, several vassal kings present looked at each other, and then King Xiang spoke.
"Your Majesty, I came to the palace today for two reasons. One is the previous case of Nangong being poisoned. Although the court has closed the case, there are rumors in the capital, and your Majesty must pay attention to it."
After the words fell, Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed slightly and he said.
"So that's it. This case is indeed shocking. However, the Ministry of Punishment has already investigated the specific facts of the case very clearly. You should not take it to heart if ignorant people speculate."
"This is natural. There are some rumors, but they are just people disturbing themselves."
Therefore, King Min below hurriedly answered the conversation, his tone was a little hasty, but his actions immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of King Xiang.
However, seemingly out of consideration for something, King Xiang, who had always been at odds with King Min, did not say much this time.
The question was quickly answered, as if he was afraid that someone would change the topic elsewhere. After King Min, King Zhou, who had been silent for a while, pondered for a moment, and then spoke straight to the point.
"I dare not deceive Your Majesty. The reason why I came here today is actually for the imperial court's maritime trade some time ago!"
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