Chapter 103: Blank Document (please subscribe and vote monthly)
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he pondered slightly and understood what Da Sun was thinking.
"It seems that Dasun already knows his identity in his heart." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said with a smile.
"Liu He, come here."
"I'm here."
"Arrange the paperwork for the inn for Dasun. Prepare a few more blank documents and let Dasun fill them out by himself."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and ordered.
"I obey the decree."
Liu He lowered his head and said, then went to make arrangements.
This kind of operation was Zhu Yuanzhang's idea derived from the "Empty Seal Case".
The original blank seal case was a large number of blank documents stamped.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood that the demand for post stations among the merchants traveling to the border areas of the Ming Dynasty must be very high.
After hesitating for a moment, he called Liu He back.
"Prepare a seal and documents for the inn for Dasun, and let Dasun arrange it himself."
"I obey the decree."
Outside the Meridian Gate, Song Zhong walked back and forth, waiting anxiously.
Even if he is the envoy of Jinyiwei Town, he is not allowed to enter or leave the palace without an edict and is not on duty today.
The Jin Yiwei on duty had already decided on the list two days in advance, submitted it for review, and then entered with their badges.
"Why have you been here for so long? These little bastards are so unreliable." Song Zhong kept looking towards the door.
The closed door remained silent.
"Damn it, if this makes Mr. Zhu impatient to wait, he must train these little bastards well when he returns home."
Song Zhong said bitterly that when delivering the message, he had already asked the Jin Yiwei on duty to go all out.
Finally, the Meridian Gate creaked and the sound of opening the door was heard.
Hearing the sound, Song Zhong didn't hesitate and walked over in a hurry. When he saw the figure coming out, he wanted to curse first.
"you...."
Just as he opened his mouth, Song Zhong's voice suddenly stopped, and the figure that came out was not the Jin Yiwei's brocade robe at all, but the ceremonial eunuch's attire.
Looking at that face again, it is clearly the eunuch Liu He and Eunuch Liu, the eunuchs in charge of the ceremony.
The Jin Yiwei is outside the palm, and the Ritual Supervisor is inside.
The current relationship between the Chief Ceremony Supervisor and the Jin Yiwei is relatively harmonious.
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the confrontation between Jin Yiwei and eunuchs.
Everyone is serving the imperial power wholeheartedly. The most important thing is that the reputations of the current Jin Yiwei and the Director of Ceremonies are not much different.
They are all despised by the civil and military ministers of the court and the noble group.
As the chief seal officer of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Liu He was equal in status to the commander of the Imperial Guards, Jiang Yu.
This is several levels higher than Song Zhong, the governor.
"Eunuch Liu, how can you come here in person for such a trivial matter?" Song Zhong said with a smile, the angry look he had just now completely disappeared.
Liu He snorted coldly and said: "No matter how small the matter of His Highness Changsun is, it is still a big deal to us. You guy has no rules at all."
When Song Zhong heard this, he quickly said: "My father-in-law taught me a lesson."
Theoretically speaking, Song Zhong is not afraid of Liu He. After all, he is not in the same system. Even if it is punishment, it can only come from Jiang Yu.
Everyone did similar work. Jiang Yu didn't want to please Liu He, but he just didn't have so many scruples.
If a trivial matter is brought to His Majesty's side, no one will be able to reap the benefits.
The current matter mainly involves His Highness Changsun. If Liu He were to say anything casually in front of His Highness, Liu He's life would be in danger.
Liu He didn't want to argue with Song Zhong, but carefully took a wooden box from the little eunuch behind him, handed it to Song Zhong, and at the same time ordered:
"Inside are ten blank documents, as well as the seal of the Tongxing Station. They will be handed over to His Highness Changsun later."
Song Zhong was stunned when he heard this.
Blank document? Station seal?
It seems that Mr. Zhu Ying just wanted a copy of the documents for the inn, but he sent ten copies directly, not to mention the seals?
This is an inn. A post where the prince-in-law can be executed if he interferes.
Song Zhong's hands were trembling slightly. He now fully felt Zhu Ying's status in His Majesty's mind.
He hasn't entered the palace yet, and his identity has not yet been fully determined.
At this moment, Song Zhong seemed to see the future emperor of the Ming Empire in his mind.
"Why are you still dazed? Send it to His Highness Changsun immediately."
Liu He suddenly froze when he saw Song Zhong and scolded.
"Yes Yes Yes."
Song Zhong took the brocade box with both hands and did not dare to neglect it. He greeted Eunuch Liu and hurried towards the Jinyiwei Yamen.
While running, I held the brocade box in both hands and didn't dare to slack off at all.
In the Jinyiwei Yamen, Zhu Ying sat quietly, her mood calm, without any impatience.
Taking advantage of his free time, he was thinking about how to make himself more advantageous in competing for the throne.
"Lanyu is still in Handong now. The old man has issued an urgent order. It is estimated that he will be back in about ten days."
"The meeting with Lan Yu is very important. It would be embarrassing if he didn't recognize me as his nephew."
Zhu Ying secretly thought that he was just a reckless person when he dismissed Lan Yu earlier.
However, now that we know the general arrangement of the old man, certain changes will have to be made.
"The old man must have wanted to eradicate Lan Yu earlier. Now that I have appeared, it is the only chance for Lan Yu to survive. However, Lan Yu is too arrogant and domineering and does not understand these things at all."
"It's really difficult to act based entirely on your own preferences."
"Besides, the old man should not simply look at the relationship between me and Lan Yu. In a more sense, he wants me to completely suppress Lan Yu instead of being influenced by Lan Yu."
"Only in this way can Lan Yu be my helping hand and he can survive."
After thinking about it, Zhu Ying was a little depressed.
Although he has never been in contact with Lan Yu, he has collected a lot of information about Lan Yu.
This guy was something that even the old man dared to talk back to at a banquet in the palace.
It's really hard to do.
After thinking about it, the only thing that can scare Lan Yu is two things.
One is your own identity.
The second is to rely on personal force to suppress it.
In ancient times, when the force value was crushed, it was still easy to create a personality cult. With this special relationship, the possibility of suppressing Lan Yu was generally very high.
While thinking, the door was carefully pushed open.
"Master Zhu, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
Song Zhong held the brocade box in his hands and entered the door. The brocade guard outside the door gently closed the door.
Zhu Ying stood up and said with a smile: "It's only been a while, but it's just a cup of tea. I'm sorry to bother Song Zhenfu."
"Master Zhu, please don't be polite to Song."
Song Zhong replied, then walked over and presented the brocade box with both hands.
"What is this?" Zhu Ying asked as he took it.
"Master Zhu, here is the seal of the inn, and there are ten blank documents." Song Zhong said, but he did not dare to say more, even though His Majesty and Master Zhu Ying knew it.
It's just that even if there is a layer of window paper, he, a little governor, is not qualified to pierce it.
Zhu Ying nodded, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but didn't say much.
Just open the brocade box and check it out.
Inside the box, there is a pile of blank documents on the right side, and a seal on the left side.
Zhu Ying picked up the seal with some curiosity and looked at the bottom.
What is engraved on it is: Vehicle Frame Department of the Ministry of War.
Good guy, this is not just about the inn.
The Chariot Department of the Ministry of War also involves the mobilization of military horses and the use of carriages.
In other words, with this seal, Zhu Ying's rights are not limited to the inn.
Zhu Ying remained calm, put the seal into the brocade box, smiled and said to Song Zhong, "Thank you for your help, Song Zhenfu."
Song Zhong bowed slightly and said, "It is Song's honor to be able to serve Mr. Zhu."
Zhu Ying nodded lightly and said: "I will keep Song Zhenfu's help in mind, and please rest assured that Song Zhenfu may come to disturb Song Zhenfu in the future."
Hearing this, Song Zhong's eyes flashed with surprise, and he hurriedly said: "If Mr. Zhu needs Song for anything, just ask him, and Song will do his best to do things for Mr. Zhu."
"Okay, then I won't disturb you too much and I'll take my leave first." Zhu Ying was not surprised when she heard this. After nodding, she was about to turn around and leave.
"Master Zhu, let me see you off." Song Zhong quickly stepped forward, bowed slightly, and opened the door for Zhu Ying.
Outside the door, in addition to the Jin Yiwei guarding the door, there is another Jin Yiwei holding a file and waiting.
Obviously there is something that needs to be dealt with by Song Zhong.
However, he was stopped by the Jin Yiwei guarding the door.
Zhu Ying glanced at it and said casually: "I won't bother Song Zhenfu too much. Song Zhenfu should deal with official matters first. Official matters are important."
"Master Zhu, please go slowly. Boy, I don't feel like sending Master Zhu off yet." Song Zhong first said to Zhu Ying with a smile, and then said to the Jin Yiwei who had sent a message to Zhu Yingtong and guarded the door.
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
The Jin Yiwei said, and respectfully followed Zhu Ying away.
After Song Zhong lost sight of Zhu Ying, he turned around and walked back into the house. After sitting on the main seat, he said to the Jin Yiwei who came to report:
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Jin Yiwei quickly handed over the file and said, "Sir, this is the file compiled by Hanlin and edited by Huang Zicheng."
"Just half an hour ago, we caught two people sneaking around and seemed to want to find out what happened to His Majesty after he left the palace."
"The brothers captured him and under strict interrogation, they confessed that Huang Zicheng was behind the scenes."
After Song Zhong heard this, he took Huang Zicheng's file and looked at it carefully, confirming that he was the same person as the Huang Zicheng he knew.
This is Huang Zicheng, the companion of the East Palace. As a confidant of the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen, especially since Zhu Yunwen was previously designated as the grandson by His Majesty, he has been very proud of himself recently.
Regarding Huang Zicheng's information, Jin Yiwei has detailed records.
Song Zhong frowned. This matter involves his grandson, which is not easy to handle.
After opening the file and flipping through it, I saw that recently Huang Zicheng often visited Fengyue Place, Qinhuai Flower Boat, and Jiaofang Division, almost every day.
"This guy is forty years old and he doesn't know how to take care of his body."
Song Zhong said speechlessly.
"Sir, look at this..." Jin Yiwei asked Song Zhong about his arrangements.
Song Zhong pondered slightly. For now, His Highness Changsun and His Highness Taisun are obviously secret enemies.
Being able to attack the grandson Zhu Yunwen is equivalent to helping His Highness Changsun.
It's just that if he takes action directly, it may not be enough.
"The file is sealed. The two in the prison will be detained for now until Commander Chiang returns. Then we will deal with it. You can leave this matter alone for now."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
At this moment, in a certain courtyard of the capital.
Huang Zicheng was walking back and forth anxiously in the courtyard. Receiving the entrustment from His Highness the Grand Sun, he had no choice but to arrange for his servants to investigate.
An hour has passed, and there is still no news, which makes Huang Zicheng feel panicked.
Secretly inquiring into His Majesty's whereabouts is a serious crime. If it is really discovered and dealt with seriously, it will be almost the same as concealing evil, and it is the same crime as treason.
It's just that what Huang Zicheng can do, His Highness Taisun is like that, he can't refuse at all.
He didn't even dare to ask his colleagues and friends for help.
Such things can only be done privately and secretly.
"I brought them all from my hometown. Even if they are caught, they may not be able to tell me."
Huang Zicheng comforted himself in his heart.
The two servants sent out were from his hometown, and had always been regarded as Huang Zicheng's confidants.
Just when this idea first appeared, I saw the old housekeeper walking over in a hurry.
That panicked look shocked Huang Zicheng's heart.
"Master, something bad has happened. They were captured by the Jinyiwei people."