After leaving the Lijian Yamen, Chang Yu couldn't help frowning and feeling a little irritated. Although there were many things to deal with at the moment, what worried him most was the bandit army. What he wanted most at the moment was to be ordered to leave the capital immediately and go south to suppress the bandits.
However, for some reason, Chongzhen was as steady as an old dog. He even agreed to let him go to see the saint today, but he hasn't been summoned yet. He couldn't just stay in the palace and just wait, right?
Chang Yu decided to leave the palace, not for anything else, but to go to Gong Yonggu's house to burn incense sticks.
"Eunuch Chang, Eunuch Chang, how are you?" At this time, a familiar voice came. Chang Yu followed the sound and saw Old Hu walking quickly from a distance, with great joy on his face.
"Hey, Lao Hu, long time no see, you look good!" Seeing his old friend, Chang Yu felt happy and hurried forward to greet him.
Lao Hu was a little excited: "Thanks to you, I have a strong body. I heard last night that you were back in the palace. I looked around for you today and finally found out that you are here. I..."
As he spoke, Lao Hu suddenly saw that Chang Yu's face was a little cold, so he quickly stopped: "Chang, Chang Gong..."
"Old Hu, you and I are roommates, and we have a close relationship that is incomparable to that of outsiders. How come we are so unfamiliar after we haven't seen each other for a few days? Every mouth is yours. If this happens again, we will break off this friendship in the future." Chang Yu's face was cold.
Lao Hu was immediately embarrassed and said: "Eunuch Chang, I...ahem, I will offend you from now on!"
Chang Yu laughed, put his arm on his shoulder and patted him: "That's good. Come on, come with me out of the palace."
Seeing the two of them walking away arm in arm, the eunuchs and maids near the Li Supervisor's Yamen showed envy on their faces. It was their dream to be so close to Chang Yu.
The two of them walked south along the moat on the east side of the palace, chatting in low voices. The eunuchs and maids they met on the way greeted each other, and Chang Yu also smiled in response.
"Go and drive and wait for me outside Daming Gate." Chang Yu whispered to Lao Hu outside Donghua Gate.
Old Hu agreed and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you bring some manpower? I heard that there is unrest outside recently."
Chang Yu chuckled: "Even you have heard about this, so why should I be afraid?"
After saying that, he waved his hand and turned around to walk towards Donghua Gate. Lao Hu was confused and couldn't figure out why he was not afraid even though he knew someone was against him.
Of course Lao Hu didn't understand that the more everyone knew about something, the less likely the other party would take action rashly!
After entering the Donghua Gate, Chang Yu looked around, followed the palace wall and walked straight to the Zhengbei Ciqing Palace. When he passed the Wenyuan Pavilion, the office building of the cabinet ministers, he stopped for a while, but in the end he found nothing.
Left and went to the East Palace.
Zhu Cixiang was resting in the palace. He didn't get enough sleep last night. He had enough food and water in the afternoon and felt sleepy. He finally fell asleep. However, when he heard Chang Yu's arrival, he immediately stood up and said, "But I have met my father."
Chang Yu shook his head, the emperor never summoned him.
Zhu Cixiang rubbed his eyes and yawned: "I heard that my father was hosting a banquet in the palace for Shi Kefa and the cabinet ministers. The banquet must not have been dismissed yet. You are waiting. I had already had a breath with Li Mingrui at noon. Just wait a moment.
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"I plan to leave the palace to burn incense at Consort Gong's house. Can Your Highness go with me?" Chang Yu asked.
Zhu Cixi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I am a very human being. How can I leave the palace at will? Besides, it is not appropriate to go to the Gong Mansion to offer incense. You can go alone."
Chang Yu thought so, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he sat down and chatted about football with Zhu Cixiang, telling all his thoughts. As expected, the prince was very interested and asked questions from time to time, from the establishment to the rules. Chang Yu
He also answered patiently, took out his pen and ink and drew on the paper.
After all this, almost half an hour had passed, and there was still no summons from Chongzhen, so he said goodbye and left. After leaving Ciqing Palace, he hesitated for a moment and walked north, stopping near Qianqing Gate to observe from a distance.
There were still many people outside Qianqing Gate, including ministers, officials, eunuchs, guards, etc. Chang Yu stood there for a while, then Fang San trotted over. The factory owner said, "Shi Kefa hasn't come out yet."
Chang Yu nodded: "Where is his entourage outside the palace? Have they been arranged?"
"The young one has already gone with someone. He politely refused before, thinking that it was other courtiers who did it, so he avoided suspicion. But later he found out that it was someone from the palace, so he agreed. At this time, he opened the upper room at Fubao Inn outside the front door." .
Chang Yu hummed, letting Fang San continue to stare, and told him where he was going. If the emperor summoned him, he would immediately go find him, then turn around and leave.
Walking quickly all the way out of the Meridian Gate, Chengtianmen (Tiananmen) is the Qianbu Corridor, with various government offices on both sides. Chang Yu walked to the Jinyiwei government office.
The yamen of Jinyiwei are divided into North and South Town Fusi. To put it simply, North Town Fusi is the action agency, and South Town Fusi is the disciplinary inspection unit. They are responsible for the internal discipline of Jinyiwei and have no real power.
"Kowtow to Mr. Factory Lord." As soon as Chang Yu entered the yamen, someone saluted him. He nodded slightly, walked quickly to the lobby, and asked: "Is Commander Wu at the yamen?".
A guard in Jin Yi who accompanied him behind him quickly replied: "Go back to your lord, Lord Wu is summoning the prison for interrogation at the back of the hall."
Chang Yu nodded: "Go and report, our family will be waiting in the hall."
Immediately, Chang Yu arrived at the lobby. There were people in the lobby. They looked relatively unfamiliar, but when they saw that they were dressed, they were not just pawns. He was confused, and a few people came to him.
"I have met the factory boss in my humble job."
"You two..." Chang Yu asked, looking at the two middle-aged men in their forties.
"Commander Wang Guoxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Li Ruogui, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, have met the factory governor." The two people hurriedly met again.
But Chang Yu was startled, staring at the two of them with different expressions. The two of them were muttering in their hearts, wondering why the power supervisor was acting like this.
Little did they know that Chang Yu was shocked, because in history, after Chongzhen committed suicide, these two men later died, which can be said to be loyal.
"It turns out they are two adults. We have heard about them for a long time. When we saw them today, our high-spirited style made our family feel ashamed." Chang Yu stood up and clasped his fists. The two of them were even more shocked. What could they do? The eunuch's praise was too exaggerated. , he kept saying, "Don't dare, don't dare."
Seeing that the two of them were in a bit of embarrassment, Chang Yu had no choice but to give up and return to his original style. He took the tea from a Jinyiwei boy, blew a breath, looked at Wang Guoxing and said: "I heard that there is a man named Gao Wencai in Jinyiwei. Can you be in the Yamen?"
Gao Wencai? Wang Guoxing was just startled, and then said: "Returning to the factory supervisor, there is such a person." Then he said to a guard in Jinyi at the door: "Quickly go and find Gao Qianhu."
"Today is a good day!" Chang Yu put down the teacup and suddenly said this, leaving Wang Guoxing and Li Ruogui confused. They didn't know why.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, did Gao Qianhu commit a crime?" Li Ruogui asked carefully.
Chang Yu shook his head: "No, it's just that the governor has something to do with him." He gestured for the two of them to sit down: "You two have been very busy with official duties recently."
"It's okay," Li Ruogui and Wang Guoxing replied.
"Even so... Let's be honest, I came to Jinyiwei today to borrow someone. I have an important case at hand and I don't have enough manpower. I need to send someone from Jinyiwei."
Most of Dongchang's manpower comes from Jinyiwei, and they have the power to mobilize Jinyiwei's troops, so it is not surprising that Chang Yu said this to Wang Guoxing and Li Ruogui, and they both said that they would just go ahead.
However, what Chang Yu wants to recruit this time is not a pawn, but a big boss who can calm down the situation, has full experience in handling cases, and is loyal to the royal family! It must be the two people in front of him!
"There is a case in Shanxi. People from Dongchang are handling it. At this time, there are a group of profiteers in Zhangjiakou who are collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country...so I would like to invite two of you who are free to come and help." Chang Yu, half a cup of tea, came and listened.
The expressions of the two of them changed greatly.
"I am willing to go," the two people said immediately.
"It only takes one person." Chang Yu nodded in his mind and then pointed at Wang Guoxing: "Then I will give the king the command."
"I'm sorry, just prepare a few things and we can set off before dark!"
Wang Guoxing is impatient, and Chang Yu admires people who do what they say without delay.
While he was talking, Wu Mengming arrived in a hurry, with a tired look on his face and red eyes. When he saw Chang Yu, he forced a smile and said: "Eunuch Chang, what kind of wind has brought you here?"
"Beijing's northwest wind" Chang Yu chuckled and stood up.
Seeing this, Wang Guoxing and Li Ruogui knew that they were going to whisper something, so they said goodbye and left.
"You haven't gone home yet?" Seeing the two leaving, Chang Yu asked looking at the exhausted Wu Mengming.
Wu Mengming shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Time is tight, we must seize the time to pry something out, otherwise it will take too long and the wind will blow!"
Chang Yu chuckled and poured him a cup of tea. Knowing that Wu Mengming was called into the harem late at night to meet the emperor, Chongzhen not only wanted to verify some things from him, but of course he also wanted to let him understand Wang Chengyin's case quickly, at least with the help of Wang Chengyin.
He finalized the confession as quickly as possible and got the charges, so that the courtiers who got the news would not start a fuss. He also had evidence that he was not just framed and framed.
"Is there any progress?"
Wu Mengming took a sip of tea, looked up at Chang Yu and smiled slightly: "It's hard for Mr. Qingming Zhichang Gong to withstand scrutiny. What's more, Wang Chengyin, a general soldier on one side, has made some confessions at this time. He just needs to wait for the Xuan Mansion.
We have obtained physical evidence, and the implication is very wide..."
Chang Yu exclaimed: "Is it very involved? It seems that you were involved in corruption!"
Wu Mengming nodded slightly, but saw that Chang Yu had a different look on his face, staring at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "Mr. Factory, what's going on?"
Chang Yu walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, put his face close to him and sneered: "Master Wu, what did you mean when you just said that even though you are as clear-minded as me, you can't stand scrutiny? A hint, or a blow? It's from the emperor.
Do you mean? Or did you sell me?"
Wu Mengming couldn't help but get excited and stood up: "Factory Supervisor... I think too much, I just said it casually, offensive, offensive." He looked around and whispered: "I'm a grasshopper on the same rope as you.
, I am so humble, but I am so bold that I dare not betray you. Isn’t that the same as putting my head under a knife?”
"Huh, it's good that you know. We have a lot of debts from you!" Chang Yu sneered and rolled his eyes. Wu Mengming quickly whispered something more, which was nothing more than what Chongzhen asked him when he summoned him to the palace last night.
The answer was indeed as Chang Yu expected, and it was mostly to verify what he said. Fortunately, the two of them had already talked about it together, so they were able to deal with it with ease.
In fact, Chang Yu did not do anything unforgivable behind Chongzhen's back. He only concealed some of the true amount of silver he received. As for why he concealed it, Wu Mengming thought it was greed, intercepting the money and enriching his own pocket, which was exactly what he wanted. In fact, Chang Yu
Yu couldn't even explain clearly, but he always felt that he kept some in his hand and would use them in the future. (To be continued)