Is this a question of whether you feel safe or not? Godfather, when have you ever been so weak?
Lu Chan was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask. After Chu Kuan left Qianqing Palace that day, he instructed him to send people to add fuel to the flames. He also said that the emperor personally approved the move of Jiuzhangtang out of the Imperial Academy. Because the details he publicized were not biased in favor of Zhang Shou, but they did not go out of their way to smear them, and they were even fair to Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye, so he didn't pay much attention to them for a while.
He only thought that Chu Kuan wanted to follow the emperor's wishes and push Jiuzhangtang out of the Imperial College as soon as possible.
But who would have known that just now, Chu Kuan suddenly came to the Li Jianwai Yamen and ordered him to evacuate all the people up and down, and then even the drawers and cabinets were not locked, and the door was completely open! Those coins and the like It didn't matter what it was. When he thought that there were still many confidential documents and account books inside, it would be a huge disaster if they were leaked. Lu Chan's heart trembled at the moment.
And the reason turned out to be just because Zhu Ying came to pick a fight!
Although he was not in the mood to drink tea or eat anything, since Chu Kuan was sitting there on the ground, he had no choice but to risk his life to accompany the gentleman - although in his opinion, Chu Kuan was not considered a gentleman at all. And in From his direction, he couldn't even see what was happening at the Si Li Jianwai Yamen, and he didn't know if anyone from other government offices was watching the fun.
He was on pins and needles. He wanted to get up from his seat several times, but Chu Kuan's eyes forced him down. He didn't know how long it took, but he finally heard a cautious voice from outside: "Ancestor, Zhu Da The young lady came out angrily, but..."
After hearing the previous words, Lu Chan breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard the word "but", his heart suddenly became suspended again. Sure enough, the next moment he heard the man outside the door whisper softly: "But, Zhu The eldest lady didn't leave, so she just stood guard at the door. It was said that our Li prison office kept a lot of confidential things, and there was no one around at the moment. In order to prevent anyone from breaking in and doing evil, she..."
"She just did a good deed and helped us guard the door!"
This time, Lu Chan immediately complained secretly. Let’s not say whether Zhu Ying had seen something he shouldn’t have seen. With this action of guarding the door, although outsiders would not take advantage of it, as long as they were seen, they would What do you think? He couldn't help but look at Chu Kuan expectantly, but he saw that Chu Kuan remained unmoved. Although he admired his posture, it was hard to explain his anxiety.
After all, he was in charge of the Li Jianwai Yamen most of the time. Once Zhu Ying made trouble, once he lost the mystery and fear in the eyes of others, it would not be so easy for him to do things in the future!
Seeing that Lu Chan was like an ant on a hot pot, Chu Kuan asked: "Zhu Ying is just one person? Where are her guards?"
People outside didn't seem to expect that Chu Kuan would ask such a question. He seemed to recall it carefully before finally answering: "Originally, she brought a few guards with her, but after she broke in, the other guards were sent away by Zhu Hong. , and Zhu Hong himself followed the Li Jianwai Yamen. But the only one who came out at this time was Miss Zhu. Zhu Hong didn’t come out, so she should still be inside. "
Lu Chan was even more anxious now and was sweating profusely. It didn't matter that Zhu Ying was inside. This young lady was known to be careless. Even if she saw some account books and texts, she might just put her hands down indifferently. , if you don’t take it to heart, nothing big will happen.
But the problem is that Zhu Hong, the guards who were trained by Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing and brought out almost like adopted sons, are each more shrewd than the last. If these people see those incredible secrets, Zhu Jing will know them later.
If he uses it as a threat, he will almost jump into the Shichahai Sea!
"Zhu Hong didn't come out..." Chu Kuan also seemed a little surprised. After a long while, he laughed dumbly and said, "So it turns out that Zhu Ying is also serious and meticulous sometimes. With Zhu Hong sitting inside and her guarding outside, even if there are people
If he really has any bad intentions towards Si Li Jianwai Yamen, it will only go to waste. Well, don't worry, Zhu Ying should go back soon."
"Lu Chan, go and tell the others to be patient and wait a little longer. Once Zhu Ying leaves, you can go back."
Lu Chan no longer had the energy to complain or be surprised that Chu Kuan was so open-minded. He could only respond with a grimace, and then went next door to give instructions to the others. Fortunately, this teahouse at the entrance of Jinyu Alley
, was originally one of the strongholds of their Li Jianwai Yamen, and there was no outsider at this time. But this time so many people are staying here, I am afraid they will have to give up in the future.
In this capital city where land is at a premium, it is not easy to find a suitable place to run a secret business, but Chu Kuan exposed this place so easily! It is not easy for them to hold this century-old store in their hands!
After waiting and waiting, just when Lu Chan was anxiously pacing back and forth in the outer corridor, thinking that Chu Kuan's guess that Zhu Ying would return soon was a bit wrong, he finally saw someone hurriedly entering the small room again.
Teahouse. The visitor entered the lobby, looked up and noticed him, and quickly bowed and saluted. Seeing him gesturing impatiently, he hurriedly came up the stairs.
"Miss Zhu has gone back! Mrs. Zhao Guo came here in person, so although she was reluctant, she was taken back."
Lu Chan simply thought that there was something wrong with his ears. Would Mrs. Zhao Guo, who was notoriously difficult to deal with, come forward to stop Zhu Ying from continuing to cause trouble in the Si Li Prison? Could it be that the sun was rising in the west? He had no time to do it right.
No matter what the person said, he quickly turned around and opened the curtain and entered the private seat. Seeing that Chu Kuan had flicked his clothes and Shi Shiran stood up, he couldn't help but ask: "How could Mrs. Zhao Guo..."
"Probably because the people in Zhao Guogong's palace feel that Zhu Ying's making such a fuss is enough, and I have already retreated. If it continues, it will be too much." Chu Kuan smiled, and then ordered, "Go to Lu in person.
I sent a post from the government to talk about the public school. The two noble concubines in the palace and Concubine Jiang, as well as Princess Yongping, Princess Deyang and several princesses and eldest daughters are all willing to donate to fund the education."
Lu Chan was simply stunned. Although Chu Kuan said he was unwilling to apologize to Zhu Ying, his attitude of withdrawing was no less serious than apologizing in person.
As for this so-called donation to support students, although it was not the official office of the Secretary Li Jianwai who came forward, but the work of a group of women inside and outside, but God knows whether Chu Kuan was behind it? It was clearly to suppress Zhang Shou before, how could it seem like he was trying to help now?
Zhang Shou?
Feeling very aggrieved, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "With Miss Zhu making such a fuss today, wouldn't outsiders know that the disputes in the Imperial College that were rumored on the streets came from us, the Supervisor of Ceremonies?"
"So what?" Chu Kuan smiled nonchalantly, and the horizontal lines on his forehead seemed to stretch out, "After knowing this, they will also understand that the emperor wants people to know the truth about the dispute in the Imperial College, including
Prior to this, Zhou and Luo's intentions were compared to the fact that the public is right and the mother-in-law is right, so our position is not biased in the first place."
"Don't worry about whether some people will target the Director of Ceremonies. They don't have time yet. There were so many people in Xuanda in Jiuzhangtang before, and the thunder at Wang Datou's place is about to explode now. Plus the light
The Lusi case should have almost come to an end. They may still have time to keep an eye on the quota for lecturers in the East Palace, but they don’t have time to keep an eye on Zhang Shou, let alone the time to keep an eye on the Supervisor of Ceremonies.”
Zhu Ying naturally didn't know that Chu Kuan did that on purpose. After waiting for so long in the Yamen outside the Si Li Prison, Jiuniang carried her back home feeling angry. She was full of evil anger and had no place to vent it.
As soon as she arrived at Shou'an Hall, she found that her grandmother was smiling and pulling Zhang Shou to sit on the main seat and talk. Not to mention, everyone from Lu Sanlang, Zhang Chen, Zhu Er, Ji Jiu... conspired with her to investigate.
There are actually quite a few of these people I visited.
In such a large place, chairs are lined up neatly, and people, both honest and dishonest, are all sitting neatly, and they seem to be sitting even more upright than they usually do in class.
Lu Sanlang, a person who was accustomed to changing his face, even had a smile on his face, as if the person sitting in front of him was not Zhu Ying's grandmother, but his grandmother. Even Zhang Chen, who had always been unruly, looked extremely well-behaved.
Zhu Ying was not the kind of well-behaved and obedient young lady in front of outsiders. Although she saw that everyone was here now, it was obvious that the Madam knew what they were doing outside, but she still raised her eyebrows with an unconvinced look on her face.
Said: "Grandma, why do you want my mother to take me back? I want to see, I have been staying there, can the people from the Li Jianwai Yamen still hide?"
"They fanned the flames to trick Ah Shou, and of course they also tricked Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye, but all in all they had ulterior motives. Shouldn't I ask Chu Kuan to argue with me? He has to give me an explanation no matter what!"
Zhang Shou was also invited over by someone sent by the Dowager Lady, and then he learned that Zhu Ying actually broke into the Si Li Jianwai Yamen alone after finding out the "culprit behind the scenes", and then blocked the door of the house by herself.
Things - As for the strange situation that no one was left in the office outside the Li Jian, Zhu Hong had just arrived at Shou'an Hall earlier and reported it first.
At this moment, he could only touch his nose, thinking that the emperor was not anxious and the eunuchs were anxious, but it was better for him that men were not anxious and women were anxious!
Of course he remembered what he had said before about sharing blessings and hardships, so he simply stood up and said: "Madam, Yingying and others will go to investigate together. I know this matter. They are all working hard for me, and the consequences will be
, naturally I am responsible..."
"There are no consequences at all. Ah Shou, you don't have to just take responsibility." The wife laughed and said lightly, "I just broke into the Si Li Jianwai Yamen and blocked the door for a while, but there was no one in total.
Time, it’s not like I was stuck in traffic for ten or eight days, so what’s the point of not being responsible? It’s just a small thing that Yingying makes her temper."
Seeing Zhu Ying's expression as it should be, while others below were either happy or relieved, shocked or admired, only Zhang Shou looked dumbfounded, so the lady smiled and said: "The emperor has obviously seen the shortcomings of the Imperial College.
, knowing that you Jiuzhangtang can no longer stay in the lifeless place of the Imperial College, so I acquiesced in your starting a new business."
"But since we are going to start a new business, we must make the matter clear first. We cannot let all kinds of messy news fly all over the sky. That's why the Supervisor of Ceremonies acted according to the holy order and set the tone for this matter..."
"Grandma, that's not the case. Someone was clearly fanning the flames in the Imperial College before... Ugh!" Before Zhu Ying could finish her words, her mouth was covered with a hand. She was furious at first, but when she saw clearly
When she saw the jade ring on that hand, she immediately gave up the idea of struggling. Would she still be unclear about her mother's temperament and abilities?
With her little martial arts skills, she can't defeat her at all. It's amazing that she can break free now!
Jiu Niang suppressed Zhu Ying's words with ease, but did not let go. Instead, she said lightly: "Chu Kuan, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, is a flexible and flexible person, so it's okay for Yingying to make a lot of noise. Anyway, after today,
Smart people all know that he is the one causing the trouble. Of course, he didn’t intend to hide it, otherwise it would be weird for you people to find out the clues!”
Seeing that Lu Sanlang and Zhang Chen had dissatisfied expressions, Jiuniang said calmly: "Chu Kuan entered the ceremonial prison in his early years and helped the emperor deal with those elders who found fault all day long. I heard Yingying's father say
, he has done a lot of sensational things, but others don’t know about it. Now that this little thing has been found out by a group of you fledglings, isn’t his position as the Chief of Ceremonies in vain? "
Hearing this, Zhang Shou finally got a taste of it: "Aunt Jiu means that Eunuch Chu did it on purpose? If it is really intentional, and he is not afraid of others knowing that it was his handiwork, then the Chief of Ceremonies is planning to leave.
Come to the stage?"
This time, the faces of the young masters present turned pale. In the past, the Secretary of Ceremonies was just a low-key yamen with little sense of presence, but because he was a close official of the emperor, they would not provoke him casually. If the Secretary of Ceremonies really
When they come to the stage, will what they did this time be settled?
Mrs. Tai waved her hand to signal Jiuniang to let go of Zhu Ying, but she answered in person: "It can't be regarded as coming to the stage, but Chu Kuan is a tough and loyal person, and because Emperor Ruizong was in conflict with Bengshi anyway,
He is wary of many courtiers regarding the matter of deciding a posthumous title. Now that the prince is about to be established, but he is not yet ten years old, if he is taught astray by someone who is interested, it will be over."
"Before the Yingzong, it was all up to the civil servants to decide how the prince should be taught. Those civil servants even reached into the palace and inserted people arbitrarily. When the Yingzong ascended the throne from a foreign vassal, he committed mass killings. His temperament was too strong, and his princes had already grown up.
, so others couldn't put in effort in teaching, so they instigated the princes to seize the throne and make trouble. As a result, the first thing Ruizong did after he ascended the throne, besides cleaning up the court, was to kill dozens of the princes' advisers and henchmen.
.”
"No one can tell how many of them were the secret confidants of those big guys at the time."
No one expected that Mrs. Tai suddenly told her the secret of the past. No one told the young masters who were present at this time, even though their status in the family was much better than before, but no one told them this. For a while, some listened with interest, while others were frightened.
As for Zhang Shou, he didn't feel too much psychological burden just listening to the story. However, Zhu Ying came over to sit next to him and complained softly about Jiuniang's arbitrariness. He had to comfort her a few words, so he felt a little guilty.
god.
"Ruizong chose Mrs. Ge as the teacher for the current emperor, which was beyond the expectations of many people at the time. Mrs. Ge was an old minister who was deeply favored by Yingzong, but in the end, many people were sidelined in the innocent lectures and readings that had been painstakingly arranged.
So much so that the emperor has a tougher character than Emperor Ruizhong. And now, the crown prince is about to be established, and the emperor has chosen you to be the first lecturer. Many people are afraid that the situation will repeat the same mistakes as before."
"The emperor is such a difficult emperor, they don't want to have another one."