Xu Zengshou drank too much last night and had a good sleep all night. He didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning.【】
At the gate of Xu Mansion, several servants had cleaned up and down the steps early in the morning. Seeing that the sun was getting warmer, they hurriedly fetched water from the well and poured it on the ground. They used brooms to wash the stone steps. Suddenly, a group of gilded captains looked like wolves.
When Xihudi broke in, a servant saw this and stepped forward to stop him. He said loudly: "Hey, hey, hey, stop! Where are you going? This is the Mountain King's Mansion!"
"We are here to fetch someone from the Mountain King's Mansion according to the Holy Order!"
The captain in Jinyi showed his palace waist badge, raised his legs and rushed in. The people from Xu Mansion still wanted to stop them, but someone said in a deep voice: "Let them in!"
When the Xu family raised their heads, they saw their own master, who had gone to court early in the morning, dismounting from his horse with a sinking face.
The servants were at a loss and quickly got out of the way, and the group of Jinyi captains broke into the Xu Mansion.
After a while, Xu Zengshou, who was still smelling of alcohol, was tied up in a moon-white coat. Xu Zengshou was as angry as a tiger and roared loudly: "You bastards, you are so brave. How dare you catch me and let me go?"
Open! Ding Laosi, Xu Laoshi, pick up the sticks and drive these sons of bitches away!"
Under his pull, the few captains in Jinyi who were holding the rope staggered and could not stand upright. Xu Laohu was showing off his power when he suddenly heard a deep shout: "Young man, you still dare to be so presumptuous!"
Xu Zengshou looked up and saw his elder brother standing in front of him. He couldn't help but said in shock: "Brother, haven't you gone to court yet? What... is going on?"
"what happened!"
Xu Huizu raised a piece of crumpled letter paper in front of him and asked sharply: "What is this?"
"this?"
Xu Zengshou fixed his eyes and suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He was so drunk that he woke up with a fright. He stammered: "Brother, I...I..."
Xu Huizu slapped him across the face, and shouted with a livid face: "What a good thing you did! My Xu family is full of loyal people, and now our reputation has been lost at your hands. Do you know what crime you have committed? You must let me
Can the Xu family bear the grave crime of killing the nine clans?"
He brushed the piece of paper away and shouted: "Take it away!"
Several guards in royal robes picked up Xu Zengshou and left. Xu Zengshou was scolded by his elder brother so much that he became dazed and stopped resisting. He was pulled and dragged into a cart. The groom in front whipped his whip and the carriage sped away.
At this time, Xu Zengshou's wife, concubine, and several children ran out in a panic. When they saw Xu Zengshou being pulled into a carriage and driving away, Mrs. Xu knelt down in front of Xu Huizu with tears streaming down her face.
He begged: "Uncle, uncle, what crime did Zeng Shou commit? Uncle is the head of the Xu family. If Zeng Shou has any fault, can't you just ask the family to give him a beating? Why do you need to be an official?
…”
"A woman's view!"
As soon as Xu Huizu flicked his sleeves, he was about to saddle up and mount his horse. Although the concubines and Xu Zengshou's children did not know what had happened, they knelt down in front of Xu Huizu and begged repeatedly. Xu Huizu said calmly: "It's too late.
I have reported it to the Emperor! How to deal with it, we can only obey His Majesty’s decree!”
Mrs. Xu Er cried and asked: "Uncle, what crime did Zeng Shou commit?"
Xu Huizu didn't answer, so he saddled his horse, raised his whip, and chased the captains in golden uniforms.
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In the Zhengxin Hall, Zhu Yun, who had just finished his morning court, glared angrily at Xu Zengshou who was kneeling in front of him.
Before the morning court had even started, Xu Huizu came to apologize to him and explained that his third brother had collaborated with the enemy. Zhu Yun was furious and immediately asked several Jinyi captains to follow him back to fetch people. During the entire morning court, Zhu Yun's face was expressionless.
Well, all the military officials were watching, but they didn't dare to ask. When the morning was over, according to custom, he should go to the side hall to eat some food, and then go to the Zhengxin Hall to review the memorials, but Zhu Yun was no longer in the mood to deal with official matters.
Not even interested in having a meal, he went directly into the Zhengxin Hall and waited there angrily. When Xu Huizu brought his brother in custody, Zhu Yun's anger that he had suppressed for a long time finally burst out.
"Okay! Okay, it turns out that I have such a big eye and eye as King Yan hidden by my side. No wonder my imperial army has been defeated in many battles. It turns out that you are the one who informed King Yan!"
Zhu Yun waved the official letter he found from Xu Zengshou's arms and said with a ferocious smile: "Thirds of our soldiers and horses in the capital camp have been wiped out. The exterior of Yingtian Mansion is solid but the interior is empty, eh? If you send this letter, it is
Are you going to let Yan Ni lead his troops all the way into Jinling City to take my head! Huh? If Huizu hadn’t been so loyal, I would have been buried in your hands!"
Just as he was talking, a group of female eunuchs came. They were waiting in the side hall to serve the emperor for dinner. After waiting for a long time, the emperor did not appear. They thought that the morning meeting was postponed. After asking again, they found out that the emperor had come directly.
In the Heart Palace, a group of palace maids and young eunuchs quickly picked up plates and bowls and brought the meals to the Zhengxin Palace.
The eunuch in charge walked ahead and didn't pay attention to the situation in the palace. After entering the door, he bent down and saluted the emperor, and said softly: "Your Majesty, you should pay attention to the dragon body when you are busy with state affairs. It's time for you to have a meal..."
"Get out!"
Zhu Yun roared, grabbed a tea cup and threw it at it. The eunuch in charge was frightened, and the eunuchs and maids who followed him with plates and bowls all knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, forgive me..."
"Get out, get out!"
Seeing this, Mu En, who was guarding the emperor's case and did not dare to show his anger, quickly ran over and shouted: "Go, go, don't make the emperor unhappy, pick up the broken tea cups as well."
Mu En helped pick up the tea cup that was broken into several pieces, and drove them out. Seeing the Emperor Long Yan, these people were so angry that they were so frightened that they fled away as if there was a tiger following behind them. Mu En followed.
Later, after leaving the Zhengxin Hall, he put the broken teacup pieces into the hands of a little palace maid, gently squeezed her palm, and said a few words quickly. The little palace maid glanced at him in surprise, and Mu En hurriedly waved.
Said: "Go, go, if you don't leave quickly, you don't know whether you will live or die!"
The little palace maid then realized what she was doing and hurriedly chased the people in the imperial kitchen and left.
Mu En stared deeply at the back of the little palace maid named Dai Yixuan, turned around and walked back. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Zhu Yun shouting from inside: "You still dare to talk back? Come here, pull him away.
Go out and be punished!"
"Your Majesty can't kill me, my Xu family has the iron certificate of the elixir!"
"Alchemy and iron coupons will not protect those who rebel!"
"Rebellion? The emperor only knows how to blame others, but never thinks about his own faults? The emperor killed the kings without any guilt before the corpse of the emperor was cold. May I ask, your Majesty, where is the benevolence? The emperor worked hard for thirty years, but the emperor only took three years to rule the world.
At this stage, may I ask Your Majesty, where is Xian? He is so good, who would rebel..."
"You deserve to die!"
Zhu Yun became angry with embarrassment. This scream was thin and sharp, even shriller than the eunuch's voice. It stung Mu En's eardrums and made him shiver involuntarily. At this moment, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and Mu En shivered.
When En turned his head, he saw Luo Kedi, commanded by the Jinyi Guards, rushing toward the Zhengxin Hall...
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Ji Gang came out of the rented house, glanced around, and walked lazily along the Qinhuai River.
Across the river is the brothel district. This area is where the young people who came to Beijing to take the exams rented their homes. It is equivalent to the shanty towns of later generations. The houses are small, crowded and narrow, and they are really small houses, but the price is cheaper. So.
In this connected shantytown, not only poor scholars who come to Beijing to take exams are willing to rent in order to save money, but also many small traders who come to Beijing to do business are willing to live here.
Many people also made their own fires to cook, and they did not have a unified time to get up. As a result, there was smoke from chimneys in the houses at all times. The chimneys were built low, and the smoke lingered in this shanty town.
In these simple shantytowns, the biggest headache for the government is the problem of fires. As for public security, no one can be killed in a fight, and no one can be pickpocketed more than 100 times. There are only a few things that can be done here, and the inspection gentlemen have long given up on management.
Ji Gang already knew who the big shot Xia Xun was talking about. Duke Cao Guogong of the Ming Dynasty once led an army of 800,000 to challenge the Marshal Yin and fight against the King of Yan. Now Li Jinglong, the leader of the peace faction in the imperial court, was actually installed by them.
If he had not heard Xia Xun talk about it with his own ears, the heart of the imperial court, how would he have dared to believe it.
However, another line made him even more curious. He still didn't know who the person was in that line. Xia Xun just told him that he had to walk in the alley of Ruishui Alley every day.
At the end of the gable wall of the built house, there is a red brick in the stone pile. The third stone under the brick is movable. Every day, I go to pull the stone away and take out anything.
Ji Gang is also a very cautious person. In order to avoid attracting attention during his daily "fixed patrols", he chose to live in this shanty town after some inspection because the alley was a slum area and was connected to this shanty town.
It seemed more natural to move around. He checked again and found that there was a snack bar at the end of the rocky alley, specializing in duck blood vermicelli soup and scallion pancakes.
So, Ji Gang, who originally only loved eating pancakes rolled with green onions, suddenly became an avid fan of duck noodle soup. Rain or shine, he walked out of his small home every noon, walked through the stone alley, and went to the small shop on the street.
After drinking two bowls of duck blood soup and eating six scallion pancakes, Ji Gang was a real pot-bellied man. On the way back, he naturally turned to the gable of the house for convenience.
It’s just minor recuperation, don’t say anything insulting. There are many exam examples of urination and even major relieving anywhere. Don’t think that by putting on a Confucian shirt, you will suddenly be elevated to the level of a saint who even eats, drinks, and poops differently from ordinary people.
Every year at the end of the Spring and Autumn Periods, problems related to hygiene and decency such as the discharge of Yoneda Gonghe everywhere to molest young girls and young wives, have been extremely troublesome for various imperial courts since ancient times.
Today was just like every other day. When Ji Gang passed by the Fangshantou of that house, he didn't even look at it. He waddled over, crossed the alley and sat down in the shed of the snack bar. Without him having to say anything, the boss quickly served six large pancakes.
, two bowls of duck blood soup were brought over. Ji Gang finished his meal, paid, and then staggered back. When he passed the top of the house's house, he naturally turned in.
If it was intentional that he was here for convenience at first, now it is a conditioned reflex. He lifted up his robe, untied his trousers, and after draining the water, he bent down to tie his trousers. Taking advantage of this time, he took out the stone and reached for it.
He looked inside with ease. He thought it was the same as usual and there was nothing inside, but this time, his fingers came across a piece of paper folded in a square shape.
Ji Gang was slightly startled, then calmly flicked the note into his sleeve, stuffed it back into the stone, and then left in a swaggering manner.
Jingnan, Jingnan, the final moment is coming, the Jingnan is over, the days when Xia Gonggong is so majestic are coming. If you have any lofty ideals, you can also show your life ambitions. The dark moment before dawn is coming, winter is coming.
, can spring be far behind_
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