Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a eunuch wearing a red official robe, with his hands behind his back and a white face without a beard, walking out. Behind him were two rows of muscular eunuchs holding wooden sticks. , a few knowledgeable people among the group of officials took advantage of the crowd's anger and unnoticed attention, secretly bypassed the crowd, and left quickly.
This is none other than Feng Bao, the eunuch eunuch of Dongchang who came out of Jiajing earlier. There are still some scars on his forehead.
"Eunuch Feng."
Upon seeing this, the captain of the Forbidden Army who led the team bowed quickly and respectfully stepped aside.
"Well, what's going on?"
Feng Bao didn't look at him, just nodded and pointed his finger at the indignant officials.
"Excuse me, Eunuch Feng, my subordinates have just led a patrol to this point. These officials are clamoring to go in and see the emperor. They say they have important things to report to the emperor. They are afraid of delaying state affairs, so my subordinates dare not do anything to stop them. "
The captain of the Forbidden Army wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead and responded tremblingly.
"What a waste! Why does the Emperor feed you? Don't you know the Forbidden City has a curfew at You hour?"
"My subordinates know, but..."
Seeing Feng Bao's cannibalistic look, the captain of the Forbidden Army quickly shut his mouth and stepped aside.
"Everyone, stop it. If anyone dares to make any noise here again, don't blame me for being rude."
Feng Bao glanced at the backs of those people who had sneaked away from the crowd, and couldn't help but have a look of contempt.
Feng Bao's high-pitched voice was very recognizable, and the crowd that had just been shouting gradually calmed down.
"Who are you? You dare to stop us?"
"We ask for orders for the people, so what should we fear?"
"Bah, eunuch! Just as hateful as that Yan Dang!"
Immediately afterwards there was a burst of abuse from the crowd.
Feng Bao's eyes gradually turned cold as he listened to the insults, but there was no expression on his face. He straightened his robes and had a warm smile on his face.
"You are all ministers of my great Ming Dynasty. Your loyalty is a lesson to the world. Even a disabled person like me admires your character!"
"However, the state has national laws and the family has family rules. Everything can only be done according to the rules. If you, your lords, want to report it, you can! Submit the document to the cabinet first, and then to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. After the Supervisor of Ceremonies approves, it will be presented to the emperor. "
"Bah, who doesn't know that you and the Yan Party are in the same group! I'm afraid our discount won't even reach the emperor and we will be stopped."
Among the crowd, the white-haired old man spat hard on the ground. His gray beard trembled slightly because he was so angry.
"Yes, these eunuchs are in league with the Yan Party. Don't believe them."
Seeing this, the warm smile on Feng Bao's face disappeared and his voice became colder.
"Please leave right now. I can pretend this never happened."
"No one can stop us today, we must see the emperor!"
"Yes, even if we die here, we will definitely leave our names in the history books in the future!"
What followed was a burst of impassioned speeches.
Feng Bao's face became more and more gloomy, and he stopped talking nonsense. He waved his hand. The two rows of strong eunuchs who had been standing behind him picked up the wooden sticks in their hands and prepared to rush forward to kill him.
Just listen to 'Jingle! With a sound, Feng Bao walked up to the captain of the Forbidden Army who had previously stepped aside, pulled out the sword from his waist, threw it to the ground casually, and said loudly: "Today, all the officials ignored the curfew, showed no respect for their superiors, and disturbed His Majesty. The people are praying for snow and snatching the weapons of the imperial army, intending to rebel, come here, fight me!"
As soon as the words fell, the eunuchs carrying wooden sticks entered an uninhabited area. Holding wooden sticks as wide as their arms, they rushed into the crowd of officials and began to kill. In an instant, cries, screams, and begging for mercy could be heard.
Feng Bao did not look at this scene, but walked up to the captain of the Forbidden Army, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "You should know what to do, right?"
"I know, I know, my subordinates know."
The captain of the Forbidden Army nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of fear.
What everyone present did not notice was that on the tower of the Forbidden City, there were two figures who had witnessed all this. One was standing and the other was sitting. The lantern in the hands of the standing person was emitting an orange shimmer. The photo reflects Jiajing's face.
…
Because the Wanshou Palace where Jiajing lived was hit by thunder and fire, he could not move his palace to the Yangxin Palace. As soon as Jiajing and Lu Fang entered, they heard the announcement from the eunuch.
"Your Majesty, Immortal Tao asked to see you just now. He said he was here to deliver the elixir, but he is waiting outside."
"Oh, let him in."
After Jiajing finished speaking, he searched through the memories in his mind and suddenly remembered the name of Immortal Tao.
Tao Xianchang, also known as Tao Zhongwen, was an extremely favored alchemist in his previous life. He was responsible for refining elixirs for Emperor Jiajing. Most of the elixirs he refined were red in color and made from cinnabar.
"It turns out to be cinnabar!" Jiajing whispered silently.
As a medical student in his previous life, no one knew the dangers of cinnabar better than him. Long-term use will have irreversible effects on the liver and kidneys. In addition, cinnabar contains mercury. Long-term use is likely to cause mercury poisoning. The original body was poisoned by taking it. This kind of "elixir" will only live to be sixty years old, otherwise it will be no problem to live to seventy or eighty years old.
Just when Jiajing's thoughts were racing, an old man wearing a gray robe, with flying white hair and an immortal spirit entered the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart under the guidance of the eunuch.
"Your Majesty, this is the newly refined elixir!"
As soon as the visitor came in, he knelt down and held up the green jade box in his hand.
Jiajing glanced at it, and Lu Fang, who was standing by the side, quickly took two steps and took the jade box from Tao Zhongwen's hand. After careful inspection, it was handed to Jiajing.
Opening the jade box, I saw a round and flawless crimson elixir placed in it. The fragrance of the elixir was refreshing and permeated the entire room.
Jiajing only glanced briefly and then looked away. After closing the jade box, he looked at Tao Zhongwen who was kneeling on the ground and chuckled: "Why did the Taoist priest suddenly come to deliver the elixir to me in person?"
"Your Majesty! I haven't seen your Majesty for a long time, and this pill happens to be the best among the recently released pills. It is related to your majesty's longevity. I dare not neglect it, so I thought about it first. Send it to His Majesty."
Tao Zhongwen knelt on the ground, his face full of humility.
"You offer me the elixir, and I will be rewarded! Tell me, what do you want?"
Jiajing seemed to have no interest in what Tao Zhongwen said. He just glanced at him and said casually.
"Your Majesty, sharing your worries is the best reward for me. I don't want any reward!"
Tao Zhongwen, who was kneeling on the ground, put on a look of loyalty to the emperor and the country, which made Jiajing have the urge to laugh.
"Okay, I still have to reward you. Tell me, what do you want?"
Jiajing said, taking out the elixir from the jade box and playing with it casually, with a calm expression.
"Back to Your Majesty, I received news not long ago that my mentor, the Master of Changsheng Temple, Wang Zhenren, is not in good health and may die soon. I want to resign from my official position and go back to serve his old man. This can be considered as my filial piety as a disciple. I hope your majesty will make it happen!"
As Tao Zhongwen spoke, he kowtowed heavily to the ground a few more times, his face full of sadness.
Jiajing looked at Tao Zhongwen for a long time, and finally said quietly: "Well, since you have this intention, I won't stop you, you can go back."
"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"
After hearing what Jiajing said, Tao Zhongwen burst into tears and thanked him repeatedly. His trembling look was quite heartbreaking.
After thanking Jiajing, Tao Zhongwen left. Jiajing looked at his leaving figure and said quietly to Lu Fang on the side: "Go and ask Jin Yiwei Lu Bing to check him. Don't let anyone go."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lu Fang bowed, lowered his head and left.
