Zhu Yixun and Shi Kefa sent Yang Zhenwei out of the palace, and after settling in the Minister of War, they quietly opened the study of the king. They saw his father and the young eunuch drawing something under the candlelight in front of the case. The accompanying young eunuch next to him was also fascinated.
Zhu Yixun didn't want to pay attention to him when he saw him approaching and smiled, but he thought that after all, Chang Yu's eunuch also tried his best to smile and said hello.
Chang Yu's contemporary Wang Zhu Chuanhuo Qi (sounds the same as the pronunciation) chatted until midnight and then dispersed. As for what they talked about, only the four people present knew about it, and others did not know, and not many people were interested. Princess Kunxing was not interested.
The Night Demon is not interested, not even Shi Kefa is interested in knowing. The little eunuch has too many and complicated things in his mind all day long. No one knows what he is messing with. He is here to patrol the border anyway.
Just do your duty, go back to your room, wash your head and go to sleep.
Shi Kefa was driving all the way from Zhangjiakou in a hurry. The wind and rain on the road made Shi Kefa exhausted. He slept until dawn and woke up to find that it was a bright and sunny day. After washing, he went to see Chang Yu but was told that he had gone out early in the morning and had not yet returned.
, he went to greet the king, but found that there were many people sitting in the hall, most of them were officials from the Three Laws Division and local officials from Datong who were traveling with him. When Zhu Chuan saw him coming, he introduced him to him, and among them was Datong.
Governor Wei Jingyuan.
Shi Kefa met Wei Jingyuan for the first time, but he heard Chang Yu mention that many people admired him and said that he was loyal. He believed in Chang Yu's vision and showed respect for Wei Jingyuan in his words.
This little old man was very surprised in his heart. Children can be taught! He also had a good impression of this middle-aged Minister of War.
Led by King Dai, everyone was drinking tea and chatting in the palace. The atmosphere was harmonious and the topics were wide-ranging. Listening to Shi Kefa and others chatting about going south to quell the chaos, Gyeonggi introduced potatoes and sweet potatoes from Fujian in order to cope with the famine, and the various chores involved in patrolling the border.
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Although the atmosphere is harmonious, people can't help but wonder. Shi Kefa and his party were vigorous and resolute wherever they went on patrol, and even checked the wages of soldiers and horses overnight and brought people to trial overnight. How come they are so free today, and they are still here without checking the accounts or entering the military camp?
Drinking tea and chatting?
Are you tired?
Obviously not, everyone's face was red and full of energy.
Why is that?
The little eunuch didn't give the order!
As for why Chang Yu didn't order an immediate verification, everyone actually felt sorry for Ming Jing.
To put it simply, as the saying goes, there are people in the court who want to be officials!
Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, has a close relationship with Chang Yu. Did the people from Dongchang and Sanfa Division touch a hair on Tang Tong during their investigations and arrests? Could it be that Tang Tong's butt was really spotless?
Wang Chengyin of the Xuan Prefecture, Chang Yu's key target, had Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong put him under house arrest before leaving the capital, and then killed dozens of them in one fell swoop, without sparing any mercy, because they had no friendship.
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Datong, Chang Yu was originally going to support Yang Zhenwei, but he found out that Dai Wang was vaguely involved and supported some people. In the past, he would have been merciless and would even take the opportunity to mess with Dai Wang. But it is different now.
The relationship between people is a win-win cooperation. Moreover, the king has written off all the money he owed before. This is a big favor and he must pay it back.
In fact, he was very clear about the actions and appeals of King Dai, which was to cultivate a few close people in the army to divide Yang Zhenwei's power. He did not want a second Jiang Yu to appear. After careful consideration, Chang Yu, in addition to giving him face,
, he also doesn’t want Yang Zhenwei to dominate alone.
Chang Yu knew that as long as the investigation was carried out, nine out of ten of Jiang Guan's original subordinates would be arrested, and some of them must be the people who protected the king on behalf of the king! The reason why he did not order the investigation immediately was because
Give them time to wipe their butts.
So when Shi Kefa saw Chang Yu not showing up and all the officials were drinking tea and chatting, he knew that the young eunuch must have reached some kind of agreement with the king last night. He could only smile bitterly about this, saying that the world is not about killing.
Killing is all due to human nature, so why not the court!
But Shi Kefa never could have guessed that Chang Yu was in an inconspicuous blacksmith shop at this time. This was not the stronghold of Jinyiwei or Dongchang, but a real blacksmith shop. There were not only 500 but 200 such shops in Datong.
indivual.
At this time, Chang Yu was in the shop making gestures with the blacksmith on the case. Zhu Cixiang and several of his attendants were also watching curiously. After listening for a long time, they still didn’t know what Chang Yu was trying to do, but it was definitely not a forgery.
weapon.
Just when everyone was confused, they saw Chang Yu himself holding a hammer and starting to work with the blacksmith, instantly blinding several people. Who could compare to the most powerful eunuch of Dongchang in the Ming Dynasty at this time?
The blacksmith is sweating profusely while forging iron.
Chang Yu and a few craftsmen were working in full swing. Zhu Cixi looked at the excitement for a while and then turned his attention elsewhere. This was a market in the south of the city. The street vendors were shouting and did not listen. The goods that caught his eye were not dazzling, nor was it prosperous.
It was not a busy place, but it was the most realistic fireworks in the world. The prince, who had been living in the palace for a long time, was so fascinated by the sight that he got up and wandered around without realizing it. Wang Zhengnan followed him. Needless to say, there were also personal guards lurking in the darkness around him.
Although Zhu Cixiang was dressed in plain clothes, his fair face made him look aristocratic. Vendors in the market would solicit business from him, and even beggars would follow him to beg and even try to pickpocket, but Wang Zhengnan would snatch him away.
As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally lacked for nothing. He looked here and there, looking around in an artistic conception, and what he saw was a lively scene. When it came to shopping, there was really nothing to buy. By chance, he caught a glimpse of a man outside an inn.
The hexagram stall aroused his interest. The owner of the stall was an old Taoist with gray hair and a childish face. Next to him hung a banner with expressions in cloth clothes, which predicted the past life and the present life.
What an awesome tone. Zhu Cixiang curled his lips. Because of Chang Yu’s affairs, he was particularly interested in those mysterious and mysterious things. However, Chang Yu also said that he did not believe in ghosts and gods, which made it difficult for him to show this side, but again
I knew that there was a Taoist beside Chang Yu who was very capable and claimed to be a half-immortal, but he didn't know how he could compare with the charlatan in front of him. He thought to himself and walked over, "Master Wu Zhuang, can this great immortal tell you when you will get rich?"
It turned out that it was not the fortune-telling stall that aroused his interest, but the guest who was fortune-telling, Wu Shu.
In his early years, Wu Shu was a restless master in the game world. Chang Yu was studying how to forge iron in the blacksmith shop. He stayed outside for a while and was bored. He happened to see the divination stall not far away and came to do some divination. He didn't say anything just now.
The prince came over after just a few words.
"Eldest Young Master" Wu Shu nodded and said with a chuckle: "I'm not counting wealth."
"What's that? It's just about getting a wife, right?" Zhu Cihong joked curiously. Wu Shu laughed and said, "Don't be in a hurry to find a wife, just think about your future."
"Hey, if you follow your shopkeeper's work, does your future still count?" Zhu Cixiang smiled, and Wang Zhengnan next to him also laughed. Wu Shu felt embarrassed and touched his head: "Then it counts as an achievement. I just want to see if I can be my master."
Let’s pass on the mantle and carry it forward.”
"Brother Wu, you have to work hard on your own. Don't be fooled by these warlocks." Wang Zhengnan said casually. Wu Shu nodded: "It's okay, it's just for fun. Just talk for peace of mind. To put it bluntly, it's just to listen to a few words."
To motivate yourself well, in the words of our shopkeeper, just drink some chicken soup."
Zhu Cihong and Wang Zhengnan smiled and agreed: "Yes, let's listen to how this commoner immortal makes chicken soup, Taoist Priest, hello, Taoist Priest..." Only then did they realize that the Taoist who had been talking endlessly just now was staring at Zhu Cihong.
He couldn't take his eyes off him and had a look of astonishment on his face.
"Who are you, Conglong Zhiqi?" The Taoist priest stared at Zhu Cixiang in astonishment and frowned as he spoke: "It's strange, how can you regain your breath after you've already lost your breath..."
"What nonsense are you talking about, that Taoist?" Wang Zhengnan immediately yelled out after hearing what he said. The Taoist was still staring at Zhu Cixiang unmoved: "This kind of luck..." Suddenly he looked horrified: "You, could it be that?