Chapter 239 Heavenly Master who is good at Pill Dao
Chapter 239: A Celestial Master who is good at alchemy...
"Is Master Long Live going to the Jiaofang Division again?" After sending Zhu Qiyu's figure out of sight, Wang Cheng stood up and brushed the non-existent dust on his front, his face looking a little gloomy.
typical.
When Xing'an heard this, he couldn't help but smile with a bitter look on his face. "In the past half month, Long Live Master has hardly stayed with any concubine, even Concubine Hang..."
Wang Cheng sighed softly: "Our family heard that the imperial concubine did a lot of things that displeased Lord Long Live a few days ago, which made Lord Long Live furious, and even reprimanded the imperial concubine severely.
Father-in-law, this matter..."
"Our family doesn't know much about this, but we only know that a few days ago, a prostitute who came to the palace to perform her performance died suddenly. The imperial doctor diagnosed and treated her and said she had heart disease. However, after our family asked about it later, I'm afraid it was
..." Xing'an wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at Jin Ying and Wang Cheng beside him, and said with a helpless smile.
Hearing this, Jin Ying and Wang Cheng couldn't help but frown slightly. Needless to say, they were afraid that the death of the prostitute who came to the palace to perform her show must be related to the noble concubine Hang.
The emperor also knew about this, and even felt disgusted with Concubine Hang, so he avoided seeing her for this period of time.
"We have heard about something here." Jin Ying's gray brows shrugged, and his smile looked a little weird. "Ever since the queen was deposed, the imperial concubine has been hoping to make Long live the Lord.
We should make him the queen as soon as possible. Of course, it is best to depose and establish the crown prince now. This will make Long Live Lord quite unhappy."
The three people present couldn't help but secretly shake their heads. To be honest, judging from her past performance, this Concubine Hang is very smart and not stupid. But now, the Queen has just been deposed, and she is so anxious. Although
Zhu Qiyu was definitely going to depose the crown prince, but Concubine Hang's attitude made Zhu Qiyu very disgusted.
There are some things that are not yet time, and there is no need to rush. But Concubine Hang kept urging her as if she had taken gunshot. How could Zhu Qiyu not be upset? Besides, Zhu Qiyu was just because she had made trouble for her.
She was upset, so she went looking for something new and exciting. But who would have thought that Concubine Hang became more and more arrogant because of her favor. She was actually jealous of the prostitutes and ordered someone to kill one of them, who was favored by Zhu Qiyu.
Damn it.
How could Zhu Qiyu not be angry? This was because she was his only son, Zhu Jianji, and because of their old relationship, he didn't do anything about it. Although he didn't do anything about it, he still looked at this more and more in his heart.
Concubine Hang who was nagging in his ears all day was not pleasing to his eyes. For this reason, he naturally became more indulged in entertainment activities with those experienced prostitutes.
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"It's okay that the emperor and the imperial concubine were at odds, but during this period of time, they were trapped in that gentle countryside every day, and their bodies were obviously failing. However, Zhang Yong, Wang Qin and others did not give any warning, and things continued like this...
Alas." Jin Ying couldn't help but sigh bitterly.
Wang Cheng clapped his hands bitterly and said: "Huh! Zhang Yong, Wang Qin and his generation can't do anything serious except flattering, ostracizing colleagues, and amassing money through corruption."
"So what? Although the few of us are powerful in the palace, we are not the same old people around Long Live Master after all. Naturally, Long Live Master trusts them more than he trusts us." Xing'an saw the angry look on Wang Cheng's face.
, couldn't help but persuade: "Now, no matter how much we sell our lives, we can't compare to the favor of those people in front of Long Live Lord."
"So what? Now, if we don't sell our lives to Long Live Lord, how can we sell them to the Supreme Emperor thousands of miles away?" Wang Cheng rolled his eyelids, his high-pitched voice full of exhaustion and helplessness.
After hearing these words, Jin Ying and Xing'an couldn't help looking at each other and smiling bitterly, both of them were completely silent. Yes, they naturally hugged whoever had thicker thighs. Besides, in the past, Zhu Qizhen believed in Wang Zhen, so they
Several of them have almost become decorations. Finally, Wang Zhen died, and the new emperor came. With Wang Zhen's death, they finally got rid of Pang Rang, who hung over them and kept them unable to move.
Dawu has obtained the power of the inner court that he should have.
And when the emperor came to power, it has to be said that the three of them contributed a lot, hoping to be able to support him and expand their authority. However, it was precisely because of these that they fought with the eunuchs who were close to Zhu Qiyu.
Faces and hearts are at odds. Although on the surface, everyone is equally loyal to Zhu Qiyu, the intrigues below the surface are coming one after another.
Wang Cheng, Jiang An, and Jin Ying control most of the resources of the internal officials. This aspect makes Zhang Yong and others jealous and envious, but there is nothing they can do about it. After all, connections are not just for one or two days, but for one or two years.
can be cultivated.
What's more, these three people are all talented, otherwise they would not be able to work under Wang Zhen and climb to the position of eunuch. In comparison, Zhang Yong and others are not as good in this aspect.
, but no one expected that Zhang Yong, Wang Qin and others had other tricks, and it was Zhang Yong who brought prostitutes into the palace from the leader of the Jiaofang for the emperor's lewd pleasure.
These days, the emperor hardly rests with his concubines. He spends most of his time calling the prostitutes from the Jiaofangsi into the palace to watch singing and dancing, but what he is really watching is only known to the emperor.
After all, no one else had the guts to say anything.
Besides, Wang Cheng and others were internal officials, and the Jiaofang Division, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, naturally could only stare. No matter how long their hands were, they could not reach into the pocket of the Ministry of Rites.
Jiaofangsi is affiliated to the Ministry of Etiquette and is in charge of music, dance and opera. It is an official brothel affiliated to Jiaofangsi. In the Ming Dynasty, the number of prostitutes in Jiaofang was greatly increased due to the rape of melon vines in Yongle and the torture of factory guards.
In addition to the wives and daughters of criminal officials, there are also prostitutes who take the initiative to join the Jiaofangsi, and some are recruited. It is precisely because the main function of the Jiaofangsi is to play music during celebrations or when welcoming distinguished guests.
.It has many musicians and a variety of musical instruments passed down through the ages.
Precisely because they have been raised in a teaching environment for many years, under the education of their predecessors' music teachers, and accompanied by a variety of musical instruments, these prostitutes are proficient in music, can play the harp, pipa, etc., and are good at singing and dancing, which is extraordinary.
A prostitute.
What is striking is the famous Qinhuai prostitutes from the Jiaofang Department of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing in the late Ming Dynasty, such as Dong Xiaowan, Li Xiangjun, Gu Hengbo, Bian Yujun, and Chen Yuanyuan.
Registered in Jiaofang.
In addition to undertaking the music and dance duties in official ceremonies, the Jiaofangsi can also take on si jobs. When powerful people in the capital hold ceremonies, they have to ask the Jiaofangsi to perform for entertainment. Of course, the performance fee cannot be less, and it is collected directly by the Ministry of Etiquette. That is,
The origin of the small treasury of the Ministry of Rites. It can be seen that the small treasury policy of the Chinese nation has existed since ancient times.
In addition, after joining the Jiaofang Division, it is equivalent to transferring from a private office to a state office, which is equivalent to a national civil servant. Well, although it seems a bit ridiculous to say this, it is true. This can avoid all kinds of intrusions that ordinary prostitutes will suffer.
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Seeing the helpless expressions on the faces of the other two colleagues, Xing'an couldn't help but sigh sadly. To be honest, he, Wang Cheng and Jin Ying can be regarded as the most important people under Zhu Qizhen below Wang Zhen.
eunuch.
However, it was because Wang Zhen took charge of power when he was there that the three of them were very resentful towards Zhu Qizhen, so much so that the three of them could not wait to become the emperor amidst the controversy over whether to establish a new emperor as soon as possible.
the first wave of expressers and supporters.
But no one expected that Zhu Qiyu was so disappointing. Although he was the emperor, he had a lot of trouble with the civil and military affairs of other dynasties because of the emperor's affairs. There were some things that even he could not see.
, but there is nothing you can do.
But now, the feeling that Zhu Qiyu gave Xing'an was completely different from the enterprising spirit he had when he first came to the throne. It seemed that after experiencing this series of setbacks, his courage was gone. Now, the emperor has no interest in anything in the court.
His interests lie in deposing the queen, replacing him with a prince, and enjoying himself.
Moreover, in these days, Zhu Qiyu's character flaws have been fully exposed. He is suspicious, has a short temper, and does not like to listen to irritating words. In the past two months, the eunuch who was killed because he angered Zhu Qiyu,
There were no fewer than five people. When Zhu Qizhen, the Supreme Emperor, was in power, although he said that all the power was entrusted to Wang Zhen, his temper was much better. At least, neither the internal ministers nor the foreign ministers had any harsh words.
Not to mention being beaten to death.
Thinking of this, Xing'an shook his tense head. If there was no Tumu Fort Incident, or if the Tumu Fort Incident was just that Wang Zhen was killed and the emperor fled back to the capital, what would have happened?
Okay. Unknowingly, Xing'an began to regret his original choice in his heart.
At this time, Wang Qin, who had taken off his eunuch robes and was wearing a silk shirt, entered the capital's outer house and welcomed a Taoist priest with a crown of hair, eyebrows like iron, and a rather immortal appearance.
Wang Qin couldn't help but smile a little more on his pampered face. He stood up, took a few steps forward, and bowed respectfully. "I've met Tianshi Wu, and I've seen Tianshi's name for a long time, but I haven't seen him for a long time.
I am very happy to be able to see the noble face, and to be able to invite the Heavenly Master into my humble residence today."
"I've seen Alchemist Wang. I'm just a barbarian. He only knows a thing or two about the art of refining elixirs and nourishing Qi. He's not an immortal master." The alchemist waved the fly whisk in his hand and gave it a brief glance towards Wang Qin.
Nodding, with bright eyes, he looked at the pale-faced and beardless eunuch of the inner palace, and said calmly: "I don't know what the donor has to do, but he has to come here..."
"Haha, I have heard for a long time that Wu Tianshi has profound Taoist teachings and is the most famous among all the temples in Beijing. His alchemy skills are also among the best. Wang wanted to go there in person because of his fame. However, it was really unspeakable suffering, so he could only
Invite the Celestial Master to gather here, please take a seat." Wang Qin smiled and gestured with his hand to invite the Celestial Master Wu to take a seat...
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***: The update has arrived, everyone went to take a look, hey, tired, sleep. In addition, Xing'an also took refuge in Zhu Qiyu. However, in history, Zhu Qiyu did not kill him after his restoration, which shows that there must be a reason.
