In the next twenty-four days, the news that Yunxi would be canonized as the emperor's grandson on the twenty-ninth spread throughout the palace and outside. Most people, whether they were maids or eunuchs in the palace, or ministers outside the palace, encountered
They were even more respectful when they came to Yunxi, and some people even used the etiquette for the prince in advance. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang had already made it clear that he wanted to make Yunxi the emperor's grandson, so it was not considered excessive.
The great Confucians of the time, represented by Liu Sanwu, Bao Yu, and Wu Chen, wrote to the Emperor Taisun Pavilion to select knowledgeable people to serve as Zhan Shiyuan, hoping to change Yunxi's thinking through teaching him in the next few years.
It is beneficial to Confucianism; officials from the fourth to seventh grades in various departments are also gearing up and connecting everywhere, hoping to get a place in the Zhanshiyuan. Anyway, His Majesty allows part-time jobs.
Military generals were also eager to enter Zhanshiyuan. At this time, Zhanshiyuan was not basically controlled by civil servants from the Hanlin Academy like the later Zhanshifu. Zhan Shi, Zuo Shao Zhan Shi, Zuo Yude, Zuo Shuzi, etc.
The positions are all equipped with one civil servant and one military officer. The six official positions of Prince Taishi, Prince Taifu, Prince Taibao and Prince Shaoshi, Shaofu and Shaobao must be held concurrently by Dukes and Counts, and other generals cannot hold them; but Zhan below
You still have to fight for official positions.
Yunxi arrived at the Ministry of War on time to sign in for work; but there were many laxities in Dongnuan Pavilion, which Yunxi could not take into account, and Wang Jin was not able to take care of them.
In this way, the twenty-fourth passed, and the day passed by on the twenty-fifth. Time flew by like a flash, and it was evening on the twenty-fifth.
On the evening of the 25th, in the courtyard of a two-door building in Shiyongfang in the south of the city, in the courtyard outside, a woman wearing civilian clothes, but with a graceful appearance, not looking like an ordinary person, was seeing off another woman.
The woman in palace clothes went out and told her as she walked: "Be sure to take good care of the things in the bag."
The woman who was being instructed also had a nervous look on her face. She kept nodding her head and said, "Yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention to it." He didn't know whether he was talking to himself or the woman who gave him the instructions.
The woman who was giving instructions was Tan Shanggong, and the woman being given instructions was the woman with the Suzhou accent in the previous article. This afternoon they finally got what they wanted from the Yunnan Yi people, so they hurriedly sent it to the palace. And Tan Shanggong himself was
Those who were expelled from the palace could not enter again; Tan Shanggong, a member of the Lu family, was afraid of being unreliable, so he finally decided to let this female official who left the palace in the name of visiting relatives send him to the palace.
But this time the matter is too big, and once discovered, it is very likely that the whole family will be executed. Therefore, the person responsible for delivering the things to the palace was very nervous; in fact, Tan Shanggong herself was also very nervous, but she knew that she could not do it again.
It put pressure on her, so I kept comforting her with a calm tone.
But the effect of comforting was not very good. Chen Chen, who was watching behind, saw clearly that the situation became more and more tense the more he comforted him, so he said loudly: "Sister Tan, it's getting late, the palace door is about to be locked, it's better to ask Sister Hu to leave quickly.
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After hearing what Chen Chen said, Tan Shanggong thought it made sense and kept silent. Then he immediately realized that his comfort had the opposite effect, so he changed his strategy and said in the tone of a high-ranking female official: "You set off immediately, don't keep me waiting.
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As soon as she showed her momentum, the nervous mood of the female official Hu eased a little. She bowed and was escorted by others out of the courtyard and drove away to the palace.
Tan Shanggong breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the house, and said to Chen Chen: "Thank you for reminding me, otherwise I would have missed something."
Chen Chen said: "I'm just a bystander." He added: "Those Yi people are really careful. They checked the purchased items twice before handing them over to us. Otherwise, we should have gotten them this morning.
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Tan Shanggong sat on the chair and replied: "Since it has passed, don't mention it again. When we came back today, we didn't find anyone following us."
Chen Chen asked doubtfully: "Sister, do you suspect that group of barbarians are following us? They are unfamiliar with the place, how can they follow us?"
Tan Shanggong said: "It may be the Yi people, or it may be someone else; the current situation is like this, no one is watching and no one is surprised."
Chen Chen thought for a while and said, "No, we were very careful today. I also asked the few people walking at the end, and they all said that no one was following."
Tan Shanggong was still worried and called all the people who had followed the barbarians this morning. Everyone said that no one was following them. Tan Shanggong finally let go of his worries, waved his hand to let them out, and then collapsed on his own.
on the chair.
Chen Chen stepped forward and kneaded her shoulders to help her relieve her fatigue. At the same time, he whispered: "Sister Tan, although I got the things smoothly, whether the thing will work or not still depends on God's will. If it doesn't work, then we will all die without burial.
Ah! Sister Tan is willing to be buried with Concubine Lu?"
Tan Shanggong said without changing his expression: "How could I not know what you said? I have already made preparations, but I was just afraid that you would let it slip, so I never told you. I have already made preparations. Although I dare not say that it is a perfect strategy, it is most likely
It can keep your family safe."
Chen Chen smiled, but immediately covered it up and said in a low voice: "I know that my sister has no plans left, she is Zhuge among women, and she has prepared a way out by taking advantage of the east wind." However, she ignored the words in Tan Shanggong's words, "I will protect you."
A safe family'.
Tan Shanggong was thinking in his heart at this time: "Chen Chen, my good sister, your sister saved me back then, I will definitely protect you this time; as for myself, if I run away, the lives of my uncles and uncles and my family will be at risk."
Guaranteed, if I don't leave, your majesty may not harm the lives of my relatives. Even if I am exiled, there is still hope. Although my parents died when I was young, my uncle treats me like his own daughter. How can I escape alone.'
Chen Chen, on the other hand, was thinking about what he would take with him if he failed to escape. The two of them were quietly thinking about their own things in the room, and there was no other sound except the sound of shoulders being pinched.
At the beginning of the hour, Wenyuan Pavilion of Wenhua Hall.
Concubine Lu sat on the Arhat bed, pointed to the bundle on the table, and said to the woman in front of her: "Master Hu, is the stuff in here?"
The woman named Hu still had not recovered from the nervousness of passing through the palace gate, but she still carefully took out two porcelain vases from the bag, one large and one small. The larger one was about two inches high and the small one was less than an inch.
She pointed to the big porcelain bottle and said, "My Lady, what's in this is the poison, there are five doses in total." Then she pointed to the small porcelain bottle and said, "What's in this is the antidote, there are only two pills."
Concubine Lu wanted to reach out and take it to take a look, but she retracted her hand halfway. She said, "Thank you for your hard work. If this matter comes to pass, I will definitely benefit from you." As she said that, she put out a gold bracelet.
He took it off and handed it to her. He said: "I only have this at hand now. When Yunxi is abolished, there will be rewards."
Hu Siyi was worried about the problem being discovered at this time, but he was not thinking about the benefits. If they were not all controlled by Concubine Lu, how could they be willing to do such a thing!
However, he still put a smile on his face, took the bracelet, bowed and said thank you: "Thank you for the reward."
Concubine Lu nodded and said, "Then you go down first; call Mr. Wang in." Mr. Hu saluted and left.
Not long after, Secretary Wang walked in, bowed and asked: "Your Majesty, you asked me to come..."
Concubine Lu pointed at the two porcelain bottles on the table and said: "The big one is poison and the small one is antidote. Let's start doing it according to the previous plan."
Wang Sishi's eyelids twitched, this was about to officially begin! After taking this step, there was no turning back. She secretly raised her head and glanced at Concubine Lu's expression: very calm. Knowing that she had made up her mind, she said: "
Yes, empress." He picked up the two porcelain bottles and exited the room.
Concubine Lu sat in silence for a while, then stood up, bowed her head and chanted Buddhist scriptures facing the Maitreya Buddha.