As for dressing up as a monk and escaping, it was just a coincidence. Lord Hongwu could never have guessed that he had Yao Guangxiao.
"It's all a matter of days!" But the monk's words made Zhu Di feel relieved.
"Yes, the number of days." Zhu Di nodded and agreed with the monk's statement.
"According to Emperor Taizu's wishes, after several of my monarchs and ministers were tonsured, they were divided into groups and moved out of the palace. At that time, Huai'en and Chang Mao escorted me out of the Ghost Gate, and I saw your troops outside the moat.
I thought we could not escape now." Zhu Yunwen recalled: "But Wei Guogong sent a boat to quietly pick us up from the river."
"Is this also the arrangement of Emperor Taizu?" Zhu Di looked very uncomfortable when he mentioned his brother-in-law.
"Yes. He said that before Emperor Taizu's death, he asked him to prepare a boat and wait outside the gate of hell if there was a national disaster." The monk's eyes turned red and he said: "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the loyal ministers...
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"Hmph..." Zhu Di snorted dissatisfiedly.
"I lost my composure." The monk smiled and said without emotion: "After leaving Beijing, I began to flee for more than ten years. Those who followed me also passed away, and there are still three or five left. Your Majesty
Just let them go."
"It depends on them whether they will cause trouble again!" Zhu Di snorted coldly.
"No. In fact, I will never threaten you," the monk looked at the emperor and said, "You don't need to mobilize troops like this."
"I know, but it is inevitable that someone will want to take advantage of you, so for the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, I must find you." Zhu Di nodded.
"Now you have found it," the monk said with crow's feet at the corners of his eyes showing relief: "Kill me and you will be completely free."
"You didn't kill me back then," Zhu Di said with a smile, "I won't kill you now." He said with a smile: "I built a Qingshou Temple in the capital, originally for Yao Guangxiao..."
"I heard that he died." When the name was mentioned, the monk's mood finally changed. Speaking of which, he was buried by the old monk.
"Yeah." Zhu Di said lightly: "But the temple has been built, you can go there and become the abbot."
"Hehehe..." After listening to Zhu Di's arrangement, the monk laughed.
"Why are you laughing?" Zhu Di looked at the monk.
"If I had known this would be the result, why would I have escaped for more than ten years?" The monk glanced at Zhu Di and said, "It's too hard."
"Yeah, it's too hard." Zhu Di looked at the monk with crow's feet at the corners of his eyes and laughed: "Let's live happily in a few days."
"Okay." The monk looked at Zhu Di and said softly, "If one day you feel that I am in the way, tell me privately and I will end it myself to save blood on your hands."
"Before I die," Zhu Di thought about it and said calmly: "That day will never happen."
The monk nodded. He already knew the date of his death, which was before Zhu Di passed away. "I will let you rest assured then."
"Very good, you will live in the palace during this period, and come with me to Beijing next spring." Zhu Di said, and wanted to tell his men to take him down, but then he realized that he didn't know his name yet. "How should I call you? Ying
Wen?"
"Yes." The monk nodded.
"Take Master Yingwen to rest, don't neglect it." Zhu Di stood up and watched the monk being escorted up. Only at this moment did he truly look like a winner.
Looking at the dark night outside the palace gate, Zhu Di let out a long sigh of relief... He was relieved, finally free. This dispute of grudges and grudges that had lasted for twenty years finally came to an end today...
Zhu Di stood there filled with emotions, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He looked at Zhao Ying, who was standing quietly aside, and said, "Do you think this matter is completely over?"
"There are still some remnants that need to be hunted down." The old eunuch said solemnly.
"You can take care of these small things," Zhu Di said indifferently: "Don't worry too much, as long as they don't cause trouble, it's okay to let them linger."
"Your Majesty is merciful." The old eunuch responded and then asked, "What about the two we caught before?" He was referring to Doctor Wu and Wynn.
"This kind of person who betrays his master in order to survive should be cut into thousands of pieces!" Zhu Di snorted and said, "Since they helped me find my nephew, let's leave them intact."
"Understood." The old eunuch nodded and said slowly: "Old slave has thanked the Holy Grace for them."
"You have made a great contribution this time, how do you want me to reward you?" Zhu Di shook his head and looked at the old eunuch.
"Old slave, I don't want any rewards," Zhao Ying said with a self-deprecating smile, "At this age, it's useless to be alone."
"But only you can be of one mind with me." Zhu Di thought about it and said: "Moreover, these recent events have given me some thoughts..." After a pause, he said: "After all, Jin Yiwei is still separated by a layer of loyalty.
It's not as good as the internal prison, and it's not easy to use." He looked at the old eunuch and said, "I want you to set up a new yamen to be responsible for detecting and monitoring courtiers, what do you think?"
"This..." Zhao Ying's brows jumped slightly. He knew that the opportunity that he had waited for twenty years to become the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty had arrived. He had made full preparations for this moment, but when
When this moment finally arrived, his heart, which was accustomed to wind and rain, could not help but beat faster.
"What?" Zhu Di looked at him and said, "You don't want to do it?"
"Old slave, of course I will obey the emperor's orders," Zhao Ying said respectfully, "I just don't know what the relationship between this yamen is, Jinyiwei and the court's judicial department?"
"I have already thought about it," Zhu Di said slowly: "The Jin Yiwei monitors the court, you come to monitor the Jin Yiwei."
"Yes." Zhao Ying said softly: "Then what is the name of this yamen?"
"Call it the Jishi Factory." Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "Outside Dong'an Gate, the military camp that originally belonged to the Royal Horse Supervisor has been allocated to you as the Yamen. Hmm, it would be more palatable to call it Dong Jishi Factory." He said and looked at it.
He looked at the old eunuch and said word by word: "It's called Dongchang!"
"According to the decree!" Zhao Ying responded: "I will let Dongchang become the emperor's weapon to control the country!"
"What a powerful tool for ruling the country. You really understand what I am thinking." Zhu Di nodded approvingly...
The Jinyiwei Yamen, when this organization resumes normal operation, will still be the most well-informed place in the world.
"What, the emperor wants to establish Dongchang?!" Upon hearing the news, Wang Xian frowned, and then sighed: "It seems that the emperor still doesn't trust us after all."
"After all, your Excellency belongs to the Crown Prince. After what happened with Ji Gang, to be honest, I was completely surprised that the Emperor asked you to be the commander of the Royal Guards." Yan Qing said slowly: "It turns out that Dongchang was prepared to monitor Your Excellency.
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"Why are you still using us if you are so worried?" Erhei curled his lips and said depressedly, "You can just give them a job."
"Jinyiwei is no joke," Yan Qing shook his head and said: "The Ming Dynasty has more than a dozen provinces in Jiuzhou and Wanfang, with territory from North Korea to Annan, from the East China Sea to the Western Regions. Without Jinyiwei to help spy on the news and monitor hundreds of officials, how can the emperor rest assured?
Didn't those local officials and generals ignore him?" Dundun said: "So, the status of Jinyiwei cannot be shaken, but must be strengthened. Only the most capable candidates can be used to achieve this goal." As he spoke, he looked at it.
Seeing Wang Xiandao: "There is no one more suitable than your Excellency at the moment. So the Emperor came up with this hedging method, which not only uses Your Excellency's talents, but also prevents Your Excellency from becoming the second Ji Gang."
"Dongchang, Dongchang..." Wang Xian chewed these two simple words, and the storm in his heart was beyond the imagination of anyone present. No one knew better than him what kind of monster this would be.
How he would harm the Ming Dynasty to the point of ruin. He never imagined that this institution, which would make future generations tremble when they mention it, would be quietly born in front of his eyes.
"Afraid of a ball!" Shuai Hui said disdainfully: "How many years have we Jin Yiwei been afraid of a group of eunuchs?"
"That makes sense." Yang Rong smiled and said, "The East Factory hasn't been established yet, so what are we worrying about? The soldiers will just come and cover it up with water and earth."
"That's right." Everyone nodded and put the matter behind them. Only Wang Xian still looked solemn, thinking about how to deal with Dongchang.
"In addition," Deng Xiaoxian reported again: "The decree has come down, Doctor Wu and Wynn..." After saying that, he looked at Wu Wei sitting in the corner, and after a while he whispered: "Death."
"..." Everyone fell silent for a while, and Wu Wei sat there like a clay sculpture, not moving even once until the meeting ended.
Erhei and others walked up to Wu Wei and patted him on the shoulder to express comfort. Wang Xian looked at Wu Wei, sighed, said nothing, turned and left...
As soon as the emperor's decree came, the old eunuch Zhao Ying took his disciples and disciples to the prison cell of the Royal Horse Prison.
Before the Dongchang was established, Zhao Ying locked up all the important prisoners in the Royal Horse Prison... The Royal Horse Prison not only raised horses in the Yongle Dynasty, but was also responsible for helping the emperor command the forbidden troops! He had troops in his hands, and
In the palace, the barracks are naturally heavily guarded, and the eunuch in charge is none other than Zhao Ying!
The cell was located in the inner courtyard of the Royal Horse Prison. It was originally used to imprison eunuchs who had made mistakes. Now Huai En and Doctor Wu were locked in it. They could not see the sun all day long and could not tell the difference between morning and dusk.
Count the past few days by counting the number of meals.
"I said he should have been detained for forty days." Doctor Wu thought about it and gave a number.
"Twenty-one days," Wynn disagreed: "There were two days of strong wind, and they only gave me one meal."
"I know, that's also twenty days." Doctor Wu said confidently: "You are such an old fool, you can't count the days correctly."
"That's better than you, a traitor!" Wynn looked at Doctor Wu coldly, rushed towards him, and roared: "I'll kill you!"
As he spoke, he moved his fists and kicks and hit Dr. Wu. Dr. Wu quickly saw what he was doing and fought with him.
"It's opened again..." The eunuch guarding outside covered his ears depressedly. He didn't know why Eunuch Zhao wanted to lock these enemies of life and death together. On the first day after they were locked up, the two of them fought like this.
...To be precise, the old eunuch wanted the other's life, and the other didn't want to be killed by him, so he could only resist. The two of them fought fiercely in this small cell day after day.