[Let me see how many people want to kill me! 】
Feeling that time was almost up, Zhu Jinghong didn't want to keep Ke Qing any longer, so he immediately ordered Deng An to send his siblings out of the palace.
He sneaked out from Qianqing Palace. If the old man gets angry if he delays for too long, it will be called a loss outweighing the gain.
"Girl, walk slowly!"
"Sister Qin, walk slowly!"
Zhu Jinghong and Baochai were like a couple, standing side by side at the gate of Chengmingyuan, watching the Keqing siblings leave.
After Keqing and Qing saluted, they walked out of the palace gate under the guidance of Deng An.
After everyone had gone away, Zhu Jinghong was still watching. Baochai said with a smile: "Thirteenth Master, if you are reluctant to let go...why not keep this Miss Qin!"
Turning to look at Baochai, Zhu Jinghong said with a serious expression: "Bao girl, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill you!"
"you……"
Although Baochai was unconvinced, she really couldn't trust Zhu Jinghong's character and was afraid that he would do something extreme, so she kept her mouth shut.
Just when Zhu Jinghong wanted to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory, he heard the eunuch beside him remind him: "Master Thirteen, someone is coming!"
Looking around, he saw a blue-robed official approaching. Zhu Jinghong had a rough impression of this person but could not remember it for a while.
But Baochai recognized the person who came, it was her uncle Jia Zheng.
After approaching the gate of Chengmingyuan, Jia Zheng also discovered Baochai. He did not expect to meet his niece here.
"Your Majesty Jia Zheng...kowt down to the Thirteenth Master!"
Zhu Jinghong suddenly realized when he heard the person announcing his name, remembering that he had seen this person outside Qianqing Gate.
After signaling Jia Zheng to stand up, Zhu Jinghong asked, "What do you want from me?"
"Reporting to the Thirteenth Master, you sent Xue Pan to look for the foreigner. It took three months and now he has arrived in Beijing!"
Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong glanced at Baochai beside him and found that the girl was beaming with joy.
"I know about this. I have no time today. I will find time to go out of the palace later and have a look!"
When he said this, Zhu Jinghong thought of Daiyu.
More than half a year later, he has not yet been able to see Jin Chai, who is tied for first place with Bao Chai. Maybe he can meet him this time.
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong had nothing to say, Jia Zheng had no choice but to report: "Thirteenth Master, there is one more thing!"
"Say it!"
"Xue Pan was entrusted by Jia Hua, the magistrate of Yingtian, to bring the birthday gift prepared for the Supreme Emperor to the capital and asked the Thirteenth Master to present it on his behalf!"
"As a tribute?" Zhu Jinghong didn't understand what he meant.
So Jia Zheng had to explain. Simply put, he was giving gifts in the name of Zhu Jinghong.
"I'm afraid...it won't be good!" He said this, but in reality Zhu Jinghong had already made a move.
Regarding the birthday gift for the Supreme Emperor, he still didn't have any good ideas at the moment, but Jia Yucun's help solved his urgent need.
As for the other party's intention to cling to him, Zhu Jinghong actually didn't care.
He had seen Jia Yucun's skills in Jinling. This guy may not have a good character, but his ability is indeed very strong.
With such a person under my command, I might be able to use him at some point.
At this time, Jia Zheng said: "Jia Hua respects the Thirteenth Master, so he presents the gift. The thing is not very valuable, but it is rare to be thoughtful. The Thirteenth Master does not have to worry about it!"
"Well...that's the truth!"
In response, Zhu Jinghong looked directly at Jia Zheng and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"I'm fine!"
Walking down the steps, Zhu Jinghong passed by Jia Zheng and said, "Miss Xue is here too. You are his elder. I must have something to say, so I won't interrupt!"
After saying that, Zhu Jinghong left directly. He was now worried that the emperor would be angry.
After walking down the steps, Baochai saluted respectfully: "Greetings, uncle!"
"No need to be polite, Baochai... Thanks to your intercession a few days ago, I was able to get a chance for your brother Zhen to survive!"
Baochai said extremely humbly: "Uncle, you are too polite. I relied on Master Thirteen's forgiveness to give Brother Zhen a chance. I just made a few compliments!"
Without saying thanks for the kindness, Jia Zheng nodded and did not dwell on the matter too much.
The two chatted for a while, and Jia Zheng couldn't help but remind her: "Your mother has always missed you. Now that your brother is back, you might want to ask your mother for a leave of absence and go back to see her after leaving the palace!"
"My niece has this intention, but now that the Holy Birthday Festival is approaching, we have to wait until the matter is discussed!"
While Baochai and Baochai were chatting, Zhu Jinghong had already rushed to Qianqing Palace. Qiu Liang, who had been summoned at this moment, had arrived, and the discussion with the emperor had come to an end.
There is no doubt that Zhu Jinghong arrived late.
"Why are you here now?" Zhu Xianming looked dissatisfied.
Entering the Nuan Pavilion with his head lowered, Zhu Jinghong said with fear on his face: "I just came out and found that I didn't wear the sachet, so my son went back to Chengmingyuan!"
This was half true and half false, but it was temporarily hidden from the emperor.
"Come in quickly and tell me the details again!"
"yes!"
Seeing Zhu Jinghong approaching, Qiu Liang saluted with great respect: "I have met the Thirteenth Master!"
Qiu Liang is over fifty, with a round face that looks extremely prosperous, and a warm and kind smile on his face.
If outsiders saw him, they would only think that he was a rich man, and would never imagine that this man was in charge of tens of thousands of troops in Beijing.
During the Donghua Gate Incident ten years ago, Qiu Liang served as the commander of Zuo Yiwei. It was he and his party members who opened the palace gate and escorted Zhu Xianming all the way to the East Palace.
"General Qiu, you're welcome!"
"I have to ask Master Thirteen to inform me in detail about Jin Yiwei's plan!"
"This matter is discussed by Nancheng Qianhu. The specific situation..."
Zhu Jinghong's statement was much more detailed, and it took him seven or eight minutes to roughly finish it. During this period, Qiu Liang himself asked several questions.
"Qiu Liang, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is quite risky!"
Picking up the tea cup, Zhu Xianming said calmly: "But I think I might give it a try!"
"Your Majesty is wise, and I think so too. As long as we make careful arrangements and keep strict vigilance, the White Lotus rebels will not be able to cause any trouble!"
Qiu Liang turned 180 degrees back and forth, but this guy's face didn't turn red and his heart didn't beat. His face alone was enough for Zhu Jinghong to learn from.
At this time, the emperor continued: "The plan involves Shuntian Mansion, Jingying and the bodyguards. I feel it is too troublesome and coordination is too difficult!"
"So what I mean is that only you and Jin Yiwei can work together to get this matter done!"
After hearing this, Zhu Jinghong finally understood why the old man only asked Qiu Liang to come over. It turned out that he had already planned this matter.
This arrangement is very reasonable, because the more links involved in the plan, the greater the possibility of mistakes.
The first reason why Qiu Liang won the emperor's trust was that he was obedient and obeyed unconditionally whatever the emperor said.
At this moment, even though he felt that the errand was difficult, Qiu Liang still replied firmly: "I accept the order!"
"How many people do you think...can we deploy to accomplish this?"
After thinking about it, Qiu Liang replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, at least a thousand people are needed, and two thousand people are the most reliable!"
Even if Jin Yiwei wanted to arrest twice as many people, he would only have to arrest more than 70 people, including his family members, at most 200 to 300 people.
The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Department dispatched 2,000 people, plus the people from Nancheng's Thousand Households Office, it can be said that the official army has an absolute advantage.
I only heard Zhu Xianming say: "Two thousand is two thousand. You go back and prepare first. The Ministry of War will issue a transfer order later!"
Except for the guards and the direct army, all the troops of the imperial court, including the Beijing camp, are theoretically dispatched by orders from the Ministry of War, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division is no exception.
This kind of transfer of 2,000 people can only be considered legal if ordered by the Ministry of War.
Military mobilization is a major event, and if it is not restrained, it will definitely lead to catastrophe, so Zhu Xianming did not want to bypass the Ministry of War.
"I understand!"
"That's the end of today's discussion. Please step aside!"
Zhu Xianming started to chase people away because he still had dozens of memorials to read and time was tight.
The two people exited the hall and walked outside chatting.
Zhu Jinghong asked about Qiu Hong, and found out that this guy was stationed outside the city of Shendu, and he should be promoted to a higher rank in the next year.
For this reason, Qiu Liang also specially thanked Zhu Jinghong, saying that it was because of his care that Qiu Hong was what he is today.
(End of chapter)
