"Baiyunguan? You mean, my father-in-law sent a message to ask me to go to Baiyunguan outside the city, and said that we have something important to discuss?" For such a familiar but unfamiliar place name, Zhang Shou, who was in the public school, just felt that
Somewhat inexplicable.
Familiar because Baiyun Temple was also a famous Taoist place in later generations. Of course, this name has both likes and dislikes. But unfamiliar because he has not been to that place since he arrived in the capital. After all, he is too busy when he is free.
Less. Of course, the most important thing is not familiarity or unfamiliarity, but...
There are a lot of people in Duke Zhao's mansion. Madam Tai and Jiu Niang have always been firmly on his side. Zhu Er has long been treated docilely by him. Now the two sisters-in-law Zhu Ying who came in are also very kind to him.
, the ones he has the least dealing with are Zhu Jing and Zhu Tingfang, father and son. Zhu Jing usually won’t specifically name him to see him, and you can see him at Zhao Guogong’s Mansion, or go to Baiyun Temple?
Seeing that Zhang Shou was obviously hesitant, as if he was questioning whether this matter was famous, Ah Liu, who was notified by the outer concierge and came in personally to deliver the message, took the initiative and asked: "Master, do you want me to go to Zhao Guogong's mansion first and ask?"
"
Normally, Zhang Shou would not refuse an appointment with his father-in-law, but the situation was different now. He always felt that these recent things were fierce, but not strange at all. After thinking about it, he finally nodded. And the young man came back as soon as possible.
It happened quite quickly. After Zhang Shou finished another class in Jiuzhang Hall, Ah Liu appeared in front of him again.
"Mr. Zhao Guo is not at home. The eldest mistress told me that he sent someone to deliver a message home. He has important matters to deal with in the past two days and will not be back for the time being." When he said this, Ah Liu also had some doubts on his face, "I will go again.
The Ministry of War yamen asked, and they said that after the morning court this morning, Duke Zhao entered the palace first, then went to Lin Shangshu's house to express his condolences, and then left the city, only sending a letter asking for leave."
"Then I went to the Lin Mansion again. Because there were many people paying their condolences, I sneaked in quietly. I heard people talking about Zhao Guogong's visit, which is why so many people followed. They are all people who follow the trend. Some people said
, Duke Guo of Zhao came by car today instead of riding a horse, and he brought many followers with him."
After saying this in one breath, Ah Liu saw Zhang Shou raising his thumb, as if praising his meticulousness, but he did not become happy because of it, but became more solemn: "Then I went to inquire about the whereabouts of Zhao Guogong and his party. Someone
I saw that the group of them had indeed left the city. However, after Zhao Guogong got in the car in front of the Lin Mansion, he stayed on that street for a while before leaving."
Although Zhang Shou was not very familiar with Zhu Jing, based on what Ah Liu said, he already felt that this was obviously very different from Zhu Jing's past style. He got on the carriage but did not leave... Could it be because of the carriage on the carriage?
Anyone else?
Therefore, when he heard what Ah Liu said, he made a special trip to the palace to confirm that Zhu Jing had just left Qingning Palace and then went to the Lin Mansion to express his condolences. Then he went to Zhao Guogong's Mansion for a second time to verify and find out what Zhu Jing's day was.
He only brought eight followers with him when he went out, and it was obvious that these eight people could not live up to what the servants of the Lin Mansion had said. He thought for a moment and finally made a decision immediately.
"You and I will go to the female school to meet Yingying. Something is fishy and I want to discuss it with her."
Because the women's school was full of girls from top to bottom, although Zhang Shou came to pick up Zhu Ying a few times, he was always at the gate. At this time, he hurried over with Ah Liu, and after being notified, he left.
Waiting in front of the door, unexpectedly, not long after, Princess Yongping came out.
He and this Jinzhiyuye had known each other for a long time, but they had different personalities, so they didn't have much interaction. At this time, they just stepped aside and bowed their hands. But Princess Yongping did not interact with ordinary officials as usual.
He nodded slightly in response, but stopped beside him: "Are you here to pick up Supervisor Zhu?"
Although Zhu Ying often joked that she was the censor of the women's school, in fact, the emperor had two seals carved. Princess Yongping was the superintendent of the school, and Zhu Ying was the supervisor of the school.
Shou didn't deliberately remember it at all, so Princess Yongping used the three words "Zhu Jianxue" to refer to Zhu Ying so seriously, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment before he realized it.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Shou didn't care about such a title, but asked in a deep voice: "Why, Yingying isn't here either?"
Princess Yongping saw that Zhang Shou's short sentence revealed a bit of anxiety. She couldn't help but wonder, and then she said: "The Queen Mother in the palace sent someone to see Yingying, because the person came suddenly.
He was picked up at the side door again, so the concierge at the main entrance didn't know about it, so he informed him to go in. I happened to be returning to the palace, so I'll tell you, Bachelor Zhang."
"The Queen Mother again?" Zhang Shou subconsciously burst out these four words. He didn't care about Princess Yongping's subtle expression at this time. He immediately turned to Ah Liu and said, "Let's go to Nancheng Bingma Division first!"
Realizing that Zhang Shou actually planned to meet Zhu Tingfang, Princess Yongping suddenly realized that something might have happened. She wanted to ask, but seeing Zhang Shou and Ah Liu walking away very fast, she thought again
, finally decided that instead of chasing after her to seek embarrassment, it would be better to return to the palace immediately and go to the Queen Mother of Qingning Palace to find out what happened.
One word after another, another word after another. Could it be that something happened again?
However, Zhang Shou had no hope of getting anything from Princess Yongping. Especially when he came to Nancheng Bingma Division, he finally learned that when Zhu Tingfang was out for business about an hour ago,
Already vaguely suspicious, he was finally convinced that his trip to Baiyun Temple was probably a must.
Because the appointment message at Baiyun Temple sent by Ah Liu had not set a time, he did not leave the outer city immediately. Instead, he took Ah Liu back to Zhang Yuan first. After taking a box, the master and the servant
Then he walked out of Xibianmen without stopping and headed west straight to Baiyun Temple.
It was already dusk when Zhang Shou took Ah Liu to the girls' school. At this time, when they arrived at Baiyun Temple, the sky was completely dark. In Zhang Shou, he hurriedly stuffed two snacks into his stomach and drank a glass of water.
He wasn't hungry, but the anger in his heart was quite intense.
At this time, the Baiyun Temple was quiet, and the tall gate tower stood majestically, as if it were an ordinary Taoist temple outside the square. But when he heard Ah Liu's warning voice behind him, he knew that it was just an illusion. Because Ah Liu's ears are as sharp as his eyesight.
Liuzheng told him softly that where there was someone hiding and someone watching, it was like another pair of eyes and ears for him.
Although this place was like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, just waiting for people to fall into the trap, he still strode through the gatehouse without hesitation and entered. As a young Zhike Taoist appeared like a ghost, he walked deeply and respectfully.
After bowing, he asked in a deep voice: "Where is my father-in-law?"
Zhang Shou did not ask whether Zhu Ying and Zhu Tingfang were here, and the Taoist priest obviously had no intention of asking or answering them. He didn't even say a word, he just bent down to salute again, then turned around and led the way.
Zhang Shou, who followed closely behind, tried his best to calm down. Soon, in this extremely quiet environment, he captured the faint breathing of the leader in front of him. However, the breathing of Ah Liu behind him
and footsteps, seemed to have completely disappeared, so that he couldn't help but suddenly turned his head and looked back, and then his pupils immediately shrank.
There was not even a shadow of a ghost behind him, Ah Liu was missing!
However, with only a moment of surprise, Zhang Shou turned around and calmly continued to follow the Taoist Zhike in front. Ah Liu had been following him for so many years, and there was no one in the world who wanted to bring down the young man silently.
Absolutely not, so the greater possibility is that this kid sneaked into the dark somewhere unprepared.
Although this is also very dangerous, he has made corresponding preparations before coming. No matter whether Princess Yongping does anything after returning to the palace, others can also implement the corresponding arrangements to the end. Therefore, although he is worried in his heart, he is absolutely
It’s not to say that I have too much fear.
After all, he had made many enemies after entering the capital, but the enemies who wanted to kill him quickly were undoubtedly the deposed queen, the eldest prince, the second prince, his son, mother and son. Now they are all dead. As for the
The rest, such as Mr. Jiangge, cannot use such methods to retaliate against him.
Therefore, in this situation, even if he uses the elimination method, he can roughly narrow down the suspects to the smallest range.
The Taoist Zhike in front of him didn't seem to know that one of the two people he had brought was missing. He stood at the door of a side hall, knocked on the door gently, and then quietly retreated into the shadows aside. He said unceremoniously
He spoke: "Eunuch Chu, what exactly do you want to do by using my father-in-law's name to make an appointment with me?"
But after a moment, a voice came from inside: "Mr. Zhao, am I right about what I said to you? Your son-in-law is very wary of me. You didn't believe it at that time, but listen now, he said it was me as soon as he opened his mouth."
Stirring up the storm behind my back."
"You have already reached the point of no return. If he is no longer considered you, then he will not be the husband Yingying would choose among millions of people." The other voice paused.
After a pause, he immediately shouted, "Zhang Shou, you know that there are tigers in the mountains, but you choose to go to the tiger mountains. This is not like you!"
"Father-in-law, Yingying was asked to leave in the name of being summoned by the Queen Mother. Brother Zhu is not in the Nancheng Military and Horse Department. Although I revealed a little bit to Princess Yongping, I also arranged for relevant people to do what they should do.
But I have to make this trip myself.”
After answering in this way, Zhang Shou walked straight into the side hall and saw that the lights all around him lit up one by one as if controlled by someone. However, his expression remained calm and his heart did not even beat, and he did not even blink his eyes.
In the past, he had seen too many bright lights, gorgeous fireworks, and all kinds of magical magic that could transform people into living beings. He could even turn a skyscraper into oblivion for you... What does such a small trick mean? Therefore, in the light of the fire,
The moment he appeared, he squinted his eyes slightly to adapt to the changes in light and darkness. He immediately saw the empty front seat and Zhu Jing on the lower right.
As for Chu Kuan, he was standing a little behind the main seat, just like the place he saw standing behind the emperor when he went to Qianqing Palace.
"Scholar Zhang, you claim to have grown up in the countryside since you were a child, and it is because of Mrs. Ge's teachings that you have become as talented and knowledgeable as you are now. But it is Mrs. Ge who has shouldered the doubts that may have been raised by the outside world for you. Of course, he is in that small village. I have lived here for a while, but I have not been able to teach you at all. In the eyes of the emperor and him, you are related to some wise men who are proficient in overseas Tibetan studies, and they even taught you."
"However, the suburbs of Beijing are not those fishing villages by the sea. There are often big boats and small boats coming from the sea, so ordinary people don't take it seriously. Especially in that small village, there are people planted by your father-in-law everywhere. If there are strangers, they will definitely stay. It’s a deep impression. Even if you use that bamboo forest and bamboo house as a cover, you can’t hide it for the rest of your life.”
"So, there are no sages who are proficient in overseas Tibetan studies, there are no sages hidden in the bamboo forest, and there are no enlightenment after a serious illness... There are just miracles like the original Taizu Emperor Meng Tiandi, who was born with knowledge!"
Even if Zhang Shou had thought behind Chu Kuan's series of actions, he was probably trying to force himself with something, but at this moment when the layer of window paper was pierced, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
After someone traveled through time, he transformed from a nerd, a fool, a blind man, and a good-for-nothing to a genius. Everyone thought there was no problem and it was natural. But when it was his turn, he had been quietly laying the groundwork in Rongshui Village for three years, but he was still ignored. Someone is watching.
After all, it was all done by the Emperor Taizu back then. It was amazing! Emperor Mengtian made a ball and drew a map... If he hadn't disappeared at sea, it would have been possible for people to conquer the world, and then he would not have been Emperor Mengtian. But the Emperor of Heaven has reincarnated!
Chu Kuan's aggressive soul torture was in front of him, but Zhang Shou had time to think about this completely unrelated matter. Naturally, it was not because he was calm or broken, but because he was completely sincere. As long as he refused to admit it, Can Chu Kuan still slice him?
Therefore, he smiled and said angrily: "I was born to know it. Mr. Chu, you have taken the word "learning" too simply. I am too lazy to refute you. Since you insist that I was born to know it, then You detained my father-in-law and invited me here, what exactly do you want to do?"
Chu Kuan walked directly from his seat: "Since Liang Jiucheng has tried you and found nothing about the books in the Ancient and Modern Tongji library, I don't have the confidence to surpass him. It's useless to try you with those handwritten notes. As for the whereabouts of Emperor Taizu and his subordinates, since the Emperor sent people to go out to sea to search for them, and they persisted for ten, twenty, and one hundred and eighty years, they could always find corresponding clues."
"After all, it is no longer the case that the ball instrument has been shelved in the Ordnance Bureau, and the courtiers don't care that there is still a vast continent in Haidong. With the crops in Haidong that are completely different from those in the Ming Dynasty as evidence, they cannot turn a blind eye and ignore it.
"However, in his early years, Emperor Taizu conquered the north and south and won many battles. This was not only because he trained his troops well and became a general, but also because he recruited skilled craftsmen and made a batch of invincible weapons based on the drawings he drew. So Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Arms Bureau has been a top priority."
"And these drawings, because of a certain idiot before Weinan Bo Zhang Kang, had not been taken out to dry and copied for several years, so that they were so damaged that they were almost difficult to read. In addition, because each craftsman only knew one or two parts, the person who assembled them was dead. ...for so many years, the Ordnance Bureau has tried its best, but there is still a small half that cannot be manufactured. If you, Bachelor Zhang, were born to know this, don’t you feel it is your duty to do so?"