Chapter 1,116 The strategy for Jiajing is in progress
Beijing city.
Longevity Palace.
The door in the middle of the monastery was wide open, and the cold wind outside the palace carried a few snowflakes, drifted in through the door and windows, and blew the curtains.
All the chamberlains were shivering with cold, but they didn't dare to move at all, and they were suffering.
Just because there was a figure inside the house, moving with the wind, and it was so smooth.
That was Jiajing, who was wearing only a single layer of clothing. He had a flowing black beard and was as light as a swallow. He had his hands behind his back and his sleeves bulging as he ran quickly.
Running around the monastery a few times was not enough. Jiajing ran directly into the hall and circled the large white marble stove.
These copper stoves are usually lit, and what is burned inside is not incense, but inch-long silver charcoal. The fire is red with cyan color, without a trace of smoke, but it can make the room warm as spring.
It is also turned off today, just because Long Live Lord wants to verify the Taoism.
Jiajing was indeed working hard, and his brows were full of happiness.
Although he had felt that the cold and heat were not invading in the past, he knew that his body was more or less unwell, yet he still had to suppress the pain.
But this time, his face was rosy and his energy was boundless. When he ran back to the monastery, circled the Bagua a few times, and returned to his seat gracefully, Jiajing couldn't help but let out a long roar: "Ho!"
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After hearing the roar of tigers and roars of dragons, all the chamberlains knelt down, their originally slightly painful expressions filled with sincere awe.
An uncontrollable smile appeared on Jiajing's face: "Light the stove, they are mortals and can't stand the cold!"
The servants kowtowed repeatedly, and Chen Hong, who was also unable to bear the cold, said with a trembling voice: "Master is kind! Master is kind!
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After Jiajing showed mercy, his eyes fell on the treasure basin in front of him.
There are exotic flowers and fruits on display in the pots, but whoever takes a first look will fall on the huge fairy peach in the center.
The round and smooth outlines, the bright colors, and even the wisps of fragrance wafting out, vaguely reveal the grand scene of the heaven and the boundless grand occasion.
When Jiajing saw it, he couldn't help but stretched out his hand to wave. The aroma of the longevity peach seemed to be really spiritual, and it penetrated directly into the nose, preventing other servants from enjoying it.
The Taoist emperor thought about it for a long time, and raised the corner of his mouth: "Tianshi Tao is still Tao Tianshi. Only the divine Tao has shown signs of recovery and can offer such immortal treasures!"
As the temperature in the room rose, Chen Hong regained his composure and hurriedly complimented: "Long live the Lord's blessings to the heavens. I have the blessings of the gods, not only the longevity peach, but also many auspicious blessings in the future to help me practice and enjoy the great road!"
Jiajing raised his eyebrows and said, "You might understand sometimes."
Chen Hongdui said with a smile: "With the master, long live the Lord, chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven. How can we, the slaves, not learn from this?"
Jiajing glanced sideways, and if it was Lu Fang, he could understand the meaning instantly, but Chen Hong could only rely on indirect answers.
Without Li Shizhen's pressure, how could Tao Zhongwen offer the fairy peach? He might have hidden it and enjoyed it himself!
In the same way, if Tao Zhongwen is offering fairy peaches now, then Li Shizhen should be anxious after getting the news!
In this way, the competition between the two sides will not bring a lot of auspiciousness to help practice?
There's just one problem.
Jiajing's eyes fell back on Shoudao again, looking at it and examining it.
He spent his days smelling the food. It wasn't that he didn't want to eat it, but every time he opened his mouth, he felt that the immortal energy was too strong and he couldn't bear it.
According to Tao Zhongwen, this is to take good care of the body, wait until all the impurities are removed, and then enjoy the fairy peaches, then your life will be extended by the same day and month, and your life will be as long as the mountains and seas.
For this purpose, the heavenly master also presented another set of exercises and accompanying elixirs.
As for how long this recuperation will take?
Tao Zhongwen divined a hexagram, which revealed a lot of confusion, but the essence was that he didn't say anything.
Jiajing understood that if he really lived forever, Tao Zhongwen would be useless. Naturally, this heavenly master did not want to achieve it in one step.
What's more, the other party is already a highly respected minister. Apart from taking a step forward in the title, there is almost no reward, and he can't achieve it in one step.
But then, a problem arises.
If you can't really eat it and just smell it, is Shoudao really as amazing as he said?
So Jiajing immediately thought of the Taoist doctor who stayed in the southeast and still refused to move.
The appearance of Li Shizhen gave Tao Zhongwen a sense of crisis, which is why he took this action. Now it is time for Li Shizhen to find fault and see if this longevity peach is worthy of its name...
But with this thought, Jiajing was slightly startled again.
Since when did I start to regard the Taoist doctor as seriously as the Celestial Master?
Just as he was thinking about this question, he squinted his eyes slightly and saw that Chen Hong was looking at Shoudao like a fool, and he was also looking at Shoudao. He seemed to be very greedy?
Are you greedy too?
Jiajing was unhappy, but showed no expression on his face. Instead, he asked, "How is Dongchang going these days?"
Chen Hong was startled and said in a dry voice: "I don't know."
Jiajing's eyes officially turned away, his eyes widened and stern: "Are you willing to let you take charge of Dongchang?"
Chen Hong was shocked and turned pale, and hurriedly bowed down: "I dare not, this slave. The duties of Dongchang have always been supervised by our ancestors..."
The leader of Dongchang is called the eunuch of Dongchang, commonly known as the factory master or the governor. He is the second-ranking eunuch after the eunuch of the ceremonial department. He is usually the second or third-ranked eunuch of the ceremonial department.
He served as eunuch Bingbi, and his full official title was "Imperial Commissioner Dongchang Official School Service Eunuch", or "Admiral Dongchang" for short.
Lu Fang served as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the admiral of the East Factory. He was the first internal official in the Ming Dynasty to obtain such power. Starting from him, he also had administrative power and supervisory power, giving birth to many powerful eunuchs in the future.
Jiajing was relieved about Lu Fang, but when he heard Chen Hong's name, he raised his eyebrows: "What ancestors, didn't Lu Fang warn you not to call you like this in front of me?"
"Slave Zhang Zui! Palm Zui!"
When Chen Hong was frightened, he gave several maids pockets, but then he secretly raised his eyes and looked at the Long Live Lord, wondering if Lu Fang had fallen out of favor, and that he wanted to take the throne because he was pleased with his master...
Jiajing felt more and more disgusted. If it were any other emperor, an undesirable eunuch would never stay in the ceremonial department, but it was different with him.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Among these eunuchs, there are always one or two who are superficially favored, but in fact they are not what they want. It is not a pity to abandon them at the critical moment, and when foreign ministers see them
, the emperor has abandoned his confidants, what else can be said, it is natural to give in and compromise.
Chen Hong is going to suffer now: "Lv Fang is old. She has been lying on the bed these days. Even if she recovers from her illness, it is difficult to leave the palace. Tao Zhenren has prepared the Taoist spiritual food for the dragon girl. This is
This matter cannot be delayed, you take Dongchang and protect him all the way to Zhejiang."
Chen Hong subconsciously said: "Yes! Yes!"
Jiajing said: "If Dragon Girl is not suitable for the spiritual food prepared by the Heavenly Master, please invite Divine Doctor Li to the capital. I would like to meet this unique Taoist doctor."
Chen Hong finally came to his senses and lowered his body, almost touching the ground. His ecstasy could not be suppressed, and he spoke in a slightly trembling voice: "Yes! Yes! I will definitely live up to my master's grace and do my job well."
Done!"
Jiajing warned: "Go back and tell Lu Fang and listen more to what he means."
Chen Hong kowtowed repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! Master, please rest assured!"
After stepping back and leaving the monastery, Chen Hong's feet almost floated up. He floated all the way back to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and walked into Lu Fang's house.
Lu Fang has been ill for the past few days and is still lying on the bed, feeling a little depressed.
Following the long live the master, the windows and doors are not closed in the winter. You must be strong to endure it. Lu Fang is not young anymore, so it is normal to catch the cold occasionally.
"I'm afraid this old man is about to die. No wonder His Majesty chose me and arranged for me to take over!"
But it was just a cold. In Chen Hong's eyes at this time, Lu Fang had already half-stepped into the underworld, and the legendary hooker might be waiting outside the house, ready to throw the chain.
To be honest, if Jiajing hadn't specifically ordered it, Chen Hong would have wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to bypass Lu Fang and take control of Dongchang first before talking about anything else.
Lu Fang had not yet fallen asleep. She was holding a bowl of millet porridge and drinking it slowly. When she saw Chen Hong's eyes brightening and his brows filled with excitement, he walked in. For a moment, he thought the longevity peach was ready to be taken:
"Master, is there any happy event?"
"This old man looks like he's thinking about everything for Long Live all day long. Hasn't he been deprived of his position as the admiral of the East Factory?"
Chen Hong sneered in his heart again, took the porridge bowl, and began to feed him respectfully: "No, ancestors, you must take good care of your health. Your Majesty is thinking of you!"
Lu Fang smiled gently and said: "Then what happy event do you have in mind? Let me tell you!"
This power and majesty in the palace have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Chen Hongzhen was still a little uneasy when he said the words. He took a deep breath and said: "Long live the Lord, I want the child to take care of things in the East Factory."
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Lu Fang's smile paused for a moment, but only for a moment: "Master Shengming, I really can't take care of it lately. If there is something important in the East Factory, I really want you to take care of it."
Chen Hong remained respectful: "Returning to our ancestors, Long live the Lord really wants me to do something. He is to escort the Taoist spiritual food to the south of the Yangtze River and give it to the dragon girl..."
Lu Fang's eyes moved: "That's it?"
Chen Hongdao: "We must also bring Dr. Li Shizhen back to the capital!"
Lu Fang was speechless. This person was immersed in his fighting schemes all day long. He was quite good at being a ceremonial supervisor, but he often had trouble understanding the key points of his master, Long Live the Lord.
Jiajing's intention was to let Tao Zhongwen and Li Shizhen compete with each other to promote spiritual practice. Li Shizhen was naturally the top priority. Wasn't the dragon girl awakened from the Dragon Palace by the other party?
Of course, we should quickly recruit Li Shizhen to Beijing. There is another point, and that is Tao Zhongwen's Xiantao. What is the situation?
In fact, not to mention Jiajing's suspicion, Lu Fang felt that something was wrong with Shoudao.
After all, the gods and Buddhas have disappeared for a long time, and what has appeared so far is the land of the mountain gods. A dragon girl brought back from the sea has not been able to adapt to the environment. As a result, even the fairy peaches of the longevity star suddenly appeared here. In addition to being exciting, it is also
I can't help but have a few more doubts.
Unfortunately, if it is an elixir, there is still a chief assistant who is willing to try the elixir himself, but now Shoudao really cannot let others try it first, which will damage the magical effect of the immortal energy. Lu Fang is secretly worried in her heart.
If Tao Zhongwen didn't know the seriousness and injured his master's body, even if his entire clan was killed, there would be no way to recover.
Let Li Shizhen come to Beijing to judge whether the Xiantao is real or not. After listening to what both sides said, Lu Fang also thought it was a good idea: "If Long Nu is still unwell, let Divine Doctor Li come to Beijing first."
Chen Hongying wrote: "Yes! Yes!"
Lu Fang knew that this man's heart was full of the joy of being in power, so he didn't listen at all, but he also treated him with kindness and justice: "Be polite to Divine Doctor Li, and don't quarrel with him. He is the key to the revival of the divine way, and there is no room for error.
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"How dare you, slave?"
Chen Hong understood that the importance of Divine Doctor Li was higher than that of Dragon Girl, and he must be asked to come to Beijing as soon as possible. He rolled his eyes and was ready to reciprocate: "Old ancestor, will Yang Jinshui be responsible for this trip?"
Lu Fang shook her head gently: "He doesn't have to go, just finish your errands."
Li Shizhen behaves in a very special and unusual way. Considering the possibility that he is still unwilling to enter Beijing, conflicts will inevitably arise.
The master arranged for Chen Hong to go, obviously because he didn't want his brother-in-law to offend the Taoist doctor who had magical powers, just in case it would be useful in the future...
Lu Fang also didn't want Yang Jinshui to offend the other party, so he added a perfect condition: "Jin Shui did something wrong last time, so he should be an errand in the palace. You don't have to intercede for him!"
Chen Hong originally hated Yang Jinshui, but since Lu Fang did not benefit from this, he quickly said: "My ancestors are the most fair, I respect you!"
Seeing his appearance, Lu Fang wanted to fly to the Yamen outside Donghua Gate and asked again: "Do you know what the situation in Dongchang is like now?"
Chen Hong was a little impatient. He felt like a child who was about to go out. He had to be taught everything, but he also showed a sign of being attentive: "Please teach me, ancestor!"
Lu Fangdan said calmly: "When you arrive at Dongchang Yamen, you will find that the place is inaccessible. Not to mention the people in the capital, when officials arrive nearby, they all take detours and do not want to pass by. This is due to the influence of the Zhengde Dynasty, who regard us as a flood.
Beast, in fact, today’s Dongchang is no longer what it used to be!”
Chen Hong was a little embarrassed when he heard it before, but his expression changed drastically when he heard it at the end: "What do you mean by our ancestors, the current Dongchang can't afford it?"
If there was anything in the Ming Dynasty that had a worse reputation than Jin Yiwei, it was Dongchang Fanzi.
The West Factory was actually a flash in the pan, and was established less than ten years ago. The East Factory has always had an extraordinary presence since it was established by Zhu Di, even surpassing Jin Yiwei.
This is a normal thing. After all, the original intention of setting up Dongchang was to check and balance the supervision of the Jinyiwei, and to put another layer of shackles around the necks of these eagle dogs. Therefore, the relationship between Dongchang and Jinyiwei was basically that of father and son. Many times in the Ming Dynasty,
The candidates for the commanders of the Jinyi Guards are all selected by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The commanders of the Jinyi Guards must kneel down and kowtow when they see the boss of the Dongchang Factory.
As the Dongchang was run by the emperor's most trusted eunuch, but there was no other department to supervise it, it became arrogant, unscrupulous, and extremely notorious.
In later film and television works, Jin Yiwei can still play some positive roles, while Dongchang appears as the villain. This is certainly a stereotype, but Dongchang has really never done any good things.
In the Zhengde Dynasty before the Jiajing Dynasty, Dongchang was famous for its fierce reputation. Jinyiwei was ordered by him to fight wherever he directed. When Jiajing came to the throne, Lu Bing's father and Lu Bing took control of Jinyiwei one after another. Their status was reversed, and Jinyiwei finally became Dongchang.
The father of the factory.
For matters within the palace, Jiajing trusted Lu Fang and the ceremonial supervisor he was in charge of, while for external ears and eyes, he trusted Lu Bing and the Jinyiwei he was in charge of, believing that the eunuchs would do bad things.
Lu Fang is a person who focuses on his own affairs, and has a harmonious relationship with Lu Bing. As a result, the power of Dongchang will naturally be greatly reduced. Although it is not in name only, the capabilities of the personnel inside are also extremely low, and they can basically
It is difficult to manage things in Beijing, but it is difficult to do so outside.
Chen Hong only paid attention to the intrigues in the Supervisor of Ceremonies and did not pay special attention to them. In his opinion, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Dongchang does not have the majesty of the Jin Yiwei, there should be a group of talents waiting for him who dare to fight.
The person who fights for the top position sounds completely different now?
Lu Fang explained calmly: "The subordinate officials of Dongchang include one person in charge of punishment for thousands of households and one person for each of hundreds of households. They are appointed by Jinyiwei from each of thousands of households and one from hundreds of households. They are called post-executive officers."
"There are more than 40 people in charge, foremen, and room clerks, all assigned by the Jinyiwei. The specific people responsible for handling the affairs are the captains and squad servants. These people are also selected from the Jinyiwei..."
The sergeant is equivalent to the squad leader, and has a familiar name "stall", which often appears in movies and TV shows, but in fact there are more than a hundred stalls, not just a few, and each "stall" has its own commander.
There are several names for the servants, and the fan servants are also called "fanzi", which is also the origin of Dongchang fanzi.
Chen Hong said miserably: "So, all the manpower we can handle in the East Factory must be transferred from Jinyiwei?"
Lu Fang nodded lightly: "That's it."
When Dongchang was the father of Jinyiwei, all the capable members of Jinyiwei were transferred to Dongchang, making Dongchang a veritable gathering place for elites. Regardless of whether they were evil or not, at least their ability to do things was not limited.
Now when Jin Yiwei is his father, those who have been eliminated are thrown into the East Factory like garbage. The remaining elites are vying to be selected into the Thirteen Eunuchs. Who will serve as subordinates for the rootless eunuchs?
Chen Hong was stunned.
So what the hell does he care about, why should he lead a bunch of losers south?
Lu Fang waved, and the serving eunuch hurriedly handed over a pen and paper. The ancestor wrote a letter in beautiful calligraphy: "This letter is addressed to the uncle of the Thirteen Taibao. He will send his best troops to you.
Errands done!”
"I see, after talking for a long time, this old guy is demonstrating to me!"
Chen Hong's eyes darkened, and he moved swiftly and fiercely. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed with his head three times: "Thank you, ancestor! Thank you, ancestor!"
"What the master ordered must be done well, everything else is just a side detail, so remember it carefully!"
Lu Fang gave the last words of advice. Seeing Chen Hong exiting quietly, he asked the eunuch to reheat a bowl of millet porridge and taste it carefully, his eyes full of contemplation.
He was thinking about two questions.
The first is that after Tao Zhongwen presented the fairy peach, the master's expectations for Li Shizhen increased, and his patience was quickly worn away. Not only Jin Yiwei, but also Dongchang was used.
The second thing is that maybe it won’t be long before eunuch Bingbi will have a vacant spot. Who should he choose to fill it?