Not long ago, what Feng Bao said in the study was nothing less than a life-saving straw for Yan Song.
After all, if they are really pursued, it will not be just those on the impeachment list who will be unlucky.
Yan Song will definitely be implicated in the end. After all, Ma Ningyuan dared to act like this and he had his instructions behind it.
"I, Yan Song, have really received a good student!"
Yan Song sighed with emotion, and when he came back to his senses, his face was filled with the expression of surviving a disaster.
In Yan Song's view, Hu Zongxian will definitely be entrusted with important tasks by His Majesty after arriving in the capital.
Therefore, at this critical juncture, there must be no accidents!
But now, something like this has happened. If it is not handled properly, it will definitely have an impact on Hu Zongxian's career in the future!
Therefore, in order to preserve Hu Zongxian's career, His Majesty chose to sacrifice Ma Ningyuan and let him bear all the blame alone.
And once you have His Majesty's secret instructions, many things will be much easier to handle!
Afterwards, Yan Song picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and said silently to himself: "Ma Ningyuan, you can go in peace. Don't worry. I will let Yan Shifan take good care of your family and relatives in the future." !”
After that, Yan Song spread out the letter paper, grinded the ink, and started writing the letter with a brush dipped in ink.
…
On the other side, Xu Jie is located in the capital's mansion.
Although it was already very late, Xu Jie was not sleepy at all at this time. He was pacing around the room with his hands behind his back.
Wang Ting, the right minister of the household department, who was sitting aside, was looking at Xu Jie with a worried look on his face. Then, Wang Ting looked away from Xu Jie and cautiously spoke out words of admonishment.
"Mr. Xu Ge, it's getting late. You'd better go and have a rest early. Don't worry, it will take a while!"
When Xu Jie heard this, he waved his hand and rejected Wang Ting's proposal: "It doesn't matter, just wait a little longer!"
Not long after that, there was a knock on the door. The two people who had been waiting in the room for a long time couldn't help but feel refreshed when they saw it.
Then, Xu Jie stopped, sat back in the main seat, and gave instructions.
"Come in!"
After the words fell, there was only a "squeak" sound, the door of the room was pushed open, and the housekeeper walked in hastily.
"What, is there any news from Yan Maoqing?"
When Xu Jie saw the housekeeper arriving, his face was full of eagerness and he asked.
After hearing the words, the housekeeper organized the words in his mind, then lowered his head and reported respectfully.
"Master, there is news from Yan Maoqing that Yan Song specially told him to conceal the truth of the case as much as possible and not to involve too many people!"
After Xu Jie learned the news from the housekeeper, he was also overjoyed. He clenched his fists and sighed to himself: "Okay, okay, finally let me seize the opportunity, Yan Song, what will happen next?" You look good!”
Wang Ting was quite excited after learning the news. Later, he stood up from his seat and congratulated Xu Jie.
"Mr. Xu Ge, this is a double blessing. Not only can we take advantage of this opportunity to combat Party Yan's arrogance, but we can also proceed as planned!"
"All of this depends on your strategizing, Mr. Xu Ge. If you hadn't thought of taking advantage of this..."
Xu Jie on the side heard this and waved his hand to stop Wang Ting from continuing.
"Now is not the time for flattery. When you go back, make relevant preparations as soon as possible!"
"In addition, send someone to notify the Weaving Bureau and the merchants who work for us, so that they can prepare in advance. When you arrive in Zhejiang, you can start purchasing raw silk from the people!"
"Yes, Mr. Xu Ge, I will send someone to notify them immediately after my official returns!"
When Wang Ting heard Xu Jie's words, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.
Then, a slight look of worry appeared on Wang Ting's face. He looked at Xu Jie and spoke cautiously.
"Xu...Mr. Xu Ge, originally there were many people from the Supervisor of Ceremonies who wanted to participate, but they were all stopped by Eunuch Lu. Do you think that the time will come..."
Before Wang Ting could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xu Jie coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about? You don't have to worry about the Director of Ceremonies."
"At the very least, after everything is done, just give them a little benefit by sharing extra profits. Hasn't it always been like this for so many years?"
Xu Jie's words dispelled the last concern in Wang Ting's heart: "Yes, Mr. Xu Ge is right. Hasn't it always been like this for so many years?"
Then, Wang Ting came back to his senses and bowed to Xu Jie.
"Mr. Xu Ge, it's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest!"
"Um."
When Xu Jie heard this, he just waved his hand quite casually. After that, Wang Ting left under the guidance of the housekeeper.
…
Forbidden City, inside the Prison of Ceremonies.
At this moment, Lu Fang was sitting in the room of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, minding her own business, sipping tea from the cup.
At this moment, I heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and not long after, I saw Feng Bao entering the duty room with extremely eager steps.
After Feng Bao entered the check-in room, he immediately walked quickly to Lu Fang, knelt on the ground, and whispered: "Godfather!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she nodded slightly, and after looking Feng Bao up and down, she asked.
"How did you do what you were asked to do?"
"When I return to my godfather, I have successfully conveyed the message to my godfather without being noticed by anyone!"
Hearing this, Lu Fang looked away from Feng Bao, then stood up, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup of hot tea.
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Let's have a cup of tea first!"
Looking at the teacup that was handed to him, a flattered expression suddenly appeared on Feng Bao's face.
Afterwards, Feng Bao solemnly took the tea cup from Lu Fang's hand and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, godfather!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she looked away from Feng Bao and said: "Well, get up!"
After taking a sip, Feng Bao put the tea cup aside and asked curiously: "Godfather, I still don't understand why you want to prevent everyone from participating in this matter, and for this... "
Lu Fang took in the expression on Feng Bao's face, raised her eyebrows, and said slowly: "Feng Bao, do you mean that your godfather is deliberately blocking you from getting rich?"
When Feng Bao heard this, a look of panic suddenly appeared on his face, and he hurriedly explained: "Godfather... Godfather, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I just think..."
Hearing this, Lu Fang chuckled, turned her eyes away from Feng Bao, and said slowly: "Feng Bao, you might as well think about it, has your godfather ever stopped you from making money over the years?"
When Feng Bao heard this, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. Immediately, he lowered his head with a guilty conscience and said in response: "No... no, for so many years, you have been my godfather..."
Feng Bao didn't dare to say any more.
Then, Feng Bao heard Lu Fang's voice without a trace of emotion, ringing in his ears: "This money must be earned with a life, and it must be spent with a life!"
When Feng Bao heard what Lu Fang said, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his face was full of disbelief.
Then, Feng Bao seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Lu Fang and confirmed to him tremblingly.
"Fuck...godfather, you...you mean, His Majesty's side..."
Facing Feng Bao's extremely confused gaze, Lu Fang nodded and said in a deep voice: "Do you think His Majesty knows nothing about this?"
"To tell you the truth, not long ago, His Majesty gave Zhao Zhenji the right to kill first and report later. What does this mean? I don't need to say more about it, right?"
After Lu Fang dropped these words, without waiting for Feng Bao to respond, he shook his head and spoke immediately.
"Okay, it's getting late, it's time for godfather to rest!"
"F-godfather, please do as you please!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, lowered his head, and said respectfully.
Lu Fang took in the expression on Feng Bao's face, and after responding, she walked away minding her own business.
Soon after Lu Fang left, Feng Bao seemed to have lost all his strength and fell to the ground weakly.
At this moment, Feng Bao's face was full of the expression of surviving the disaster. He lowered his head and said with emotion: "Huh~ Fortunately, I got this news from my godfather. Otherwise, maybe I, Feng Bao, would also I had to join them and lose my life inexplicably!”
…
De'an, Prince Jing's Mansion.
After fainting and falling to the ground last time, Zhu Zaizhen rested for several days before he was able to recover. At the same time, he also found some scattered news one after another, which confirmed his previous judgment from the side.
The initiators of the whole thing were the people from Dongchang. They were the ones who quietly silenced more than a hundred monks in Xuanguang Temple and those who were involved in the matter overnight!
At this moment, in the room, the Chief Secretary of the Royal Palace, Chief Shi, after confirming many affairs in the palace to Zhu Zaizhen, said goodbye and left.
Zhu Zaizhen looked at Chang Shi's leaving figure, and a trace of ridicule appeared on his face.
He knew that the Chief Secretary of the Royal Palace, who was nominally responsible for many affairs in Prince Jing's Palace, was actually sent by his father to monitor him.
Every move he makes is under the supervision of Chang Shi. As long as there is any trouble on his side, the capital will know it as soon as possible and respond accordingly.
As Zhu Zaizhen thought about this, he became more and more upset. Immediately, he picked up the jug on the side, filled himself a glass of wine, and then drank it.
Zhu Zaizhen originally thought that since he left the capital, a place of right and wrong, he could hide his strength, bide his time, and then slowly pursue his plans.
But as time went by, Zhu Zaizhen gradually realized that his previous thoughts were simply ridiculously naive. The idea of hiding one's capabilities and biding one's time was, at best, just a way to comfort himself!
Once you leave the capital, it means that you will no longer be able to grasp first-hand information, and the inability to grasp effective information means that you will not be able to respond to what happens in the DPRK. Youdao is a slow step and a slow step.
For Zhu Zaizhen, his authority also changes with the passage of time and is no longer what it used to be.
I used to have a large number of party members under my command, and even Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, stood clearly in his ranks.
Since becoming a vassal, those officials who had obeyed Zhu Zaizhen's orders in the past have quietly cut off contact with him.
"These white-eyed wolves, when Gu was in glory, you all flocked to him one by one and tried every means to get closer to him. But now, Gu has become a being that you are afraid of avoiding?"
When Zhu Zaizhen thought of this, he couldn't help but fill up the wine glass and drink it.
"And Yan Song, you shameless old guy, why didn't you support me in the first place?"
After Zhu Zaizhen finished speaking, he complained again. After a few glasses of wine, Zhu Zaizhen was already a little drunk.
At this time, he truly realized what it meant to have cold tea when people left!
At this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door. Seeing this, Zhu Zaizhen couldn't help but frown, and immediately gave instructions.
"Come in!"
As soon as Zhu Zaizhen finished speaking, the housekeeper from Prince Jing's Mansion entered the room with an eager look on his face. He immediately looked at where Zhu Zaizhen was and urged him.
"Your Highness, why are you still drinking here? Someone is coming from the capital!"
"What are you talking about? Someone is coming from the capital?"
After Zhu Zaizhen learned the news, his face was full of horror. Then, he suddenly stood up from his seat and asked the butler.
Because Zhu Zaizhen was too hasty when he got up, he accidentally knocked over the wine bottle on the table. The remaining wine in the wine bottle dripped down the table and even soaked Zhu Zaizhen's clothes. A small part.
But Zhu Zaizhen couldn't care about this at this moment. At this moment, in his eyes, there was a look of hope. He looked in the direction of the housekeeper and asked.
"What exactly is going on?"
Facing Zhu Zaizhen's inquiry, the housekeeper shook his head and gave this answer: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I'm not sure. In short, you'd better make preparations as soon as possible!"
Zhu Zaizhen reacted suddenly when he heard the butler's words: "That's right, the most important thing he should do now is to prepare for it!"
Then, Zhu Zaizhen called the housekeeper to his side, and after whispering a few words, the housekeeper quickly left.
Soon after this, a maid came forward to change Zhu Zaizhen's clothes.
…
After making enough preparations, Zhu Zaizhen and several of his concubines were waiting at the door of Prince Jing's Mansion early.
Since King Yu Zhu Zaijing had a son, Zhu Zaizhen planned to follow his third brother's path and give birth to a grandson with his concubines as soon as possible to make his father happy. However, Zhu Zaizhen worked hard for a long time, There was no movement in the bellies of the concubines.
"Most of these people were sent by my father, but why did my father send people to De'an with such great fanfare?"
Just as Zhu Zaizhen's thoughts were racing, he saw an old eunuch with a white face and beardless clothes wearing crimson clothes. He came to the door of Prince Jing's Mansion with a bright yellow imperial edict. Behind the old eunuch, there were several others. A little eunuch.
Zhu Zaizhen still had some impression of this old eunuch. When he was still in the capital earlier, this old eunuch had always taken advantage of him.
Seeing that the person coming was an acquaintance of his, Zhu Zaizhen's anxious heart gradually let go.
Then, the old eunuch chuckled lightly and took the lead in greeting Zhu Zaizhen: "His Royal Highness King Jing, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you doing?"
When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, his face suddenly became full of black lines, and he couldn't help but secretly complained: "Gudu has already become a vassal state, and you actually have the nerve to ask this, is Gudu good or not? Can't you tell?"
Then, Zhu Zaizhen forced a stiff smile and responded: "Thank you for your concern, my father-in-law, everything is fine!"
"His Royal Highness King Jinjin, get ready to receive the order!"
After the eunuch finished speaking, the expression on his face became extremely solemn. Immediately, he opened the yellow imperial edict in front of him.
Not long after, a high-pitched voice was heard: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict is: "Now that the imperial concubine Shen is about to give birth, I have authorized King Zhu Zaizhen to return to the capital for a visit. We will set off today. I am here! "
After the old eunuch finished reading the contents of the imperial edict, he looked at Zhu Zaizhen with a smile and turned to speak.
"His Royal Highness Prince Jing, please accept the order!"
At this time, Zhu Zaizhen did not respond at all and was already deep in thought.
After listening to the contents of the imperial edict, Zhu Zaizhen felt a mixture of joy and sorrow. He was happy that he could take this opportunity to return to the capital temporarily, but he was worried that the child in the belly of the imperial concubine Shen was about to be born.
"Alas, this day has finally come!"
Zhu Zaizhen felt that the child in the belly of Imperial Concubine Shen posed minimal threat to him.
Although the third brother Zhu Zaijing is disliked by his father, he has one of the biggest advantages, that is, he is the eldest son of his father!
In Zhu Zaizhen's view, his father is now in his fifties and has only a few years to live. If his father suddenly dies by then, Zhu Zaijing, who is still in the capital, will undoubtedly be the most suitable candidate. !
After all, by then, the child in the imperial concubine's belly had not yet grown up and could not pose any threat to the throne.
"Oh, I hope the child in the imperial concubine's belly will be a girl by then!"
Just as Zhu Zaizhen was praying like this in his heart, he heard the old eunuch's voice next to his ears: "His Royal Highness King Jing, His Highness King Jing?"
When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and then he saw the old eunuch with a smile on his face.
"His Royal Highness King Jing, it's time to accept the order!"
When the old eunuch saw Zhu Zaizhen reacting, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then pointed to the yellow imperial edict in his hand and said so.
"Oh, well, thank you for bothering me, father-in-law!"
After that, Zhu Zaizhen stood up from the ground and took the imperial edict from the old eunuch with great respect.
Seeing Zhu Zaizhen receiving the imperial edict, the old eunuch immediately faced Zhu Zaizhen, cupped his hands, and said respectfully: "Your Highness King Jing, since the imperial edict has been brought, it is not convenient for our family to stay here any longer, so we will leave first! "
After the old eunuch finished speaking, he was about to leave, but he was stopped by Zhu Zaizhen: "Father, wait a moment!"
After Zhu Zaizhen finished speaking, the housekeeper who had been waiting for a long time saw this situation and immediately stepped forward and quietly stuffed a large stack of thick silver notes into the old eunuch's hands.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Zaizhen smiled and said: "A few small gifts are not respectful. I also ask my father-in-law to say a few kind words in front of my father!"
After the old eunuch roughly felt the thickness of the banknote, he immediately smiled and said respectfully.
"What the hell, His Highness Prince Jing said something serious. This is what our family should do!"
Seeing this, Zhu Zaizhen knew that most of the matter was over. Then, he bowed his hands to the old eunuch and said respectfully.
"In that case, father-in-law, walk slowly!"
"Um."
After the old eunuch responded, he immediately left Prince Jing's Mansion with several young eunuchs.
After the old eunuch returned to the place where he stayed temporarily, he took out the large pile of thick silver notes from his sleeve. When he saw the amount on the banknotes clearly, he couldn't help but take a breath and said with emotion. .
"His Royal Highness King Jing is really generous!"
After finishing his emotion, the old eunuch randomly took out one of the banknotes from the large stack of banknotes and carefully put away the remaining banknotes.
Then, he called the previous young eunuchs to him and gave instructions.
"Here, this one is for you, take it and share it!"
The young eunuchs had never seen such a battle before, and expressions of gratitude suddenly appeared on their faces. They knelt on the ground and rushed to express their loyalty to the old eunuch.
After the young eunuchs showed their loyalty, the old eunuch raised his eyebrows and motioned for everyone to get up.
Then, I saw the old eunuch, looking around and giving serious instructions.
"Okay, don't be too little, you are only worthy of so much money at the moment!"
"Besides, after receiving the money, you have to do things. You all should remember this!"
When the young eunuchs heard what the old eunuch said, they nodded in understanding and said in unison.
"Thank you for the tip, father-in-law!"
…
As night falls, a bright moon hangs in the sky. The jade-white moon looks particularly bright and moving in the dark night sky. The breeze blows and wrinkles the moon's reflection in the water.
Perhaps attracted by the night view, I saw Hu Zongxian walking out of the cabin.
When the guard on the side saw him coming out, he quickly leaned down and saluted him respectfully: "I have met you, sir!"
"Um."
In response, Hu Zongxian just nodded slightly, then changed the topic and asked: "At the current speed, how long will it take to reach the capital?"
The guard heard this and after thinking for a long time, he gave the answer.
"Sir, according to the sailors on the ship, at the current speed, it will take at least seven days to reach the capital!"
After Hu Zongxian learned the news from the guard, he did not comment, but walked to the deck on his own.
Then, Hu Zongxian looked at the bright moon hanging in the sky and said silently to himself.
"There are still seven days left!"
"After arriving in the capital, as agreed, let's go visit the teacher first!"
After Hu Zongxian finished his emotion, he put his hands behind his back and concentrated on admiring the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The moonlight clearly reflected Hu Zongxian's figure. From a distance, he seemed to have a different artistic conception.
(End of chapter)
