Chang Yu did not return home directly, but went straight to the Yamen. Tu Yuan and Ji Ji led their troops to the nearby military camp. Even Wuzhong also went home. The only personal attendants were Li Muchian and the curious baby Duoji: "Go to the Yamen first to wash up.
, Pindao will take you around the capital later."
As for where Sujing went, don't ask. After entering the city, he threw Shang Fang's sword into Chang Yu's carriage and left.
After a quick breakfast in the yamen, Chang Yu went to wash up. Chunxiang did not shy away from helping him rub his back, comb his hair and change clothes while talking about official business: "Both Wang Zhijun and Li Zongzhou are serving the emperor in the palace, and they belong to
Supervisor of Ceremonies, I don't have any clues about them here. Even if I do, I can't take action directly. The emperor has to nod and Wang Chengen's face has to be given. If you are not careful, the emperor will think that our hands are stretched too far.
Already..."
Chang Yu didn't say a word, and thought for a while and said: "You really have to be careful when touching the people around the emperor. It's better for me to handle this matter."
"By the way, the Zhenxibo Mansion was completed today, and the post was sent yesterday."
"You can just go." Chang Yu thought for a while and then said, "Pay attention to your sense of propriety."
Chunxiang was a little unsure: "What's the right measure, brother?"
"Everyone in the court knows that we are close. They can know, but we can't let them see." Chunxiang nodded slightly thoughtfully. Cliques are the most taboo thing for emperors. It can even be said to be abhorrent, so we must exercise caution.
Forget it if you have contact on official business, try to be as secretive as possible in private, at least don't let anyone get a handle on you.
As soon as he finished washing up, a eunuch from the palace came to give a speech, and Emperor Chongzhen asked him to enter the palace immediately.
Chang Yu didn't dare to be lazy and rushed there by car.
The Dong'an Gate opened wide, and several eunuchs inside bowed to greet him. One of the eunuchs in front of him said with a smile on his face: "Good morning, Mr. Chang. I miss you so much after not seeing each other for several months."
Chang Yu glanced at him and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I'm thinking of you." But he was thinking in his heart, and he couldn't help but say, I was talking about you just now, but now I've hit him.
This eunuch is none other than Wang Zhijun.
The three eunuchs Wang Zhixin, Wang Zhijun, and Li Zongzhou were on Chang Yu's blacklist, and these three eunuchs were all trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. In history, Li broke into the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen handed over the three prince brothers to them.
They escorted them to the residence of Duke Cheng Guo, but when the three of them went there, they found that Duke Cheng Guo had opened the city gate to capture the thieves, so they went to the residence of the prince's grandfather Zhou Kui. Zhou Kui refused to stay, so the three of them took the prince and hid them.
After Wang Zhixin was tortured to death by Li Chuang, Wang Zhijun and Li Zongzhou handed over the prince.
Judging from the crime, none of the three deserved death, especially Wang Zhixin, who was quite loyal and did not reveal anything about the prince when he was tortured. Therefore, Chang Yu only forced him to cleanse himself and leave the house this time, and did not jail him.
Kill him.
Wang Zhixin worked in Dongchang and was actually guilty of corruption and bribery. Even if he had the favor of Emperor Chongzhen, Chang Yu could still handle him with reasonable grounds, but Wang Zhijun and Li Zongzhou were a little more troublesome.
Because these two people are under the Supervisor of Ceremonies and are responsible for serving Emperor Chongzhen. Those who can serve the emperor are his confidants and are on the same level as Wang Chengen. If you want to move such people, you must have solid evidence.
However, in the palace, the two of them had no faults or reasons that made people and gods angry. They were just bossing around ordinary eunuchs. They were arrogant and domineering at best. Moreover, it was not Dongchang's turn to take care of this matter. I really couldn't find any reason to deal with them.
That's why Chunxiang was helpless for several months.
But the bad temper must be revealed. Chang Yu glanced at Wang Zhijun as if nothing had happened. Wang Zhijun, who was half a step behind him, was walking next to him and said with a smile: "The emperor learned that Eunuch Chang had returned to Beijing in the morning, so he immediately withdrew from the court.
Hehe, Eunuch Chang, you are really the emperor's favorite, the civil and military officials of the whole court are not even half as good as you."
Chang Yupi smiled and laughed: "Prince, have you ever heard of a word called flattery? There is something in your words."
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Wang Zhijun quickly waved his hand and said cautiously: "Our family is just jealous, and we really have no other intentions."
"As slaves, as long as we serve the emperor wholeheartedly and be loyal to the emperor, we will naturally win the favor of the emperor." Chang Yu smiled dullly: "The fact that the prince can serve the emperor also shows the deep trust of the emperor. Our family is also envious of it.
It’s so tight.”
"That's right, that's right." Wang Zhijun smiled apologetically: "It's just that I'm not as comfortable as Eunuch Chang."
After hearing this, Chang Yu's heart moved: "If you want to be at home, it's not easy for you. Are you interested in coming to Dongchang Yamen?" Wang Zhijun couldn't hide the joy on his face after hearing this: "Our family is like this, how can Eunuch Chang
Do you like it?"
"Eunuch Wang is out of touch when he says this. The people around the emperor are only one in ten thousand. It just so happens that the Yamen is short of manpower. Eunuch Wang is a person trusted by the Emperor. If he can come to the Yamen to help, our family will
You can’t ask for it.”
This flattery made Wang Zhijun feel happy, and he asked tentatively: "Our family can only serve people, what can we do in the Yamen? Besides, it depends on the emperor's wishes."
"Who in the yamen doesn't serve people?" Chang Yu said with a sincere face: "As long as the prince is willing to come, the emperor's side will be left to our family." He was sincere on his face but sneered in his heart, as long as you come, you can
I have a handle on you.
There is a saying that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. This is true for all ministers, not to mention the eunuchs in the palace. Although they look very majestic in front of the little eunuchs, they are really just slaves. They walk on thin ice anytime, anywhere and will be beaten and scolded if they are not careful. What's more, every time
Being cooped up in the imperial city every day is no different than being imprisoned, and occasionally leaving the palace is no different than being a thief.
Who doesn't yearn for freedom, who doesn't yearn for the freedom outside the palace, who doesn't envy Chang Yu's unrestrained ability to come and go as he pleases.
Not to mention Wang Zhijun, even Wang Chengen envied him and wanted to.
This is why many eunuchs knew that they might lose their lives if they joined the Gongzi camp and fought in the war, but they all eagerly wanted to give it a try. If they won the bet and became famous, they would have freedom.
"If this thing is really done, our family will be very grateful." Wang Zhijun said with a solemn expression and patted his chest. Chang Yu was very happy. Although he knew that this eunuch could not be as rich as Wang Zhixin, as a wealthy man in the palace,
One of the great eunuchs, he also has some wealth. As the saying goes, ant legs are also meat, and the little bit is worth the bit.
While the two were talking, they entered the palace city through Donghua Gate. Chang Yu suddenly thought of Zhu Cihong and asked, "Is the prince going to court early today?"
"The prince goes to court with the emperor every day, and he is also in the Qianqing Palace at this time." Wang Zhijun said quickly.
"It seems that we won't be able to leave the palace until dark today." Chang Yu half-smiled but Wang Zhijun also smiled and said nothing.
In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing the memorials sent by the cabinet. The prince stood in the audience and listened to his father's earnest instructions. The eunuch Wang Chengen gently opened the palace door: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Chang is here."
Zhu Cixiang's face was overjoyed and he was about to walk towards the palace door. Suddenly he saw his father glare at him, and then he quickly stepped back and stood up, lowering his head. Emperor Chongzhen then said humbly: "Let him come in."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, is in peace." Chang Yu entered the palace, bowed and saluted, and said, "His Royal Highness, Jin An."
"Humph, you still know how to come back." Emperor Chongzhen snorted, stood up and walked to Chang Yu: "You ran away and left such a big mess. You caused such trouble outside, but you asked me to clean up the aftermath for you." His tone was full of complaints,
There was no anger on his face.
Chang Yu hurriedly said: "My lord, I didn't do things well and caused trouble to the emperor. Please punish him."
"We will discuss the punishment later. Tell me quickly what happened to you outside in the past few months." Emperor Chongzhen snorted and gave him a seat. Wang Chengen quickly moved a chair over, and the prince was also attentive.
When he came over to serve tea, Chang Yu quickly stood up and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare." In private, it was normal for the prince to serve him tea and water, but in front of the emperor...
As expected, Emperor Chongzhen was both angry and laughing: "You are very attentive to him, that's fine here. If those people see it, they will scold him for being indifferent..." Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen also knew
My whole family was very close to Chang Yu, so we just talked about it and were not really angry.
Even so, Chang Yu was secretly scolding the prince for being so heartless. In front of your father, aren't you giving me eye drops?