It was already bright when Chang Yu left the Prince Consort's Mansion, and he had breakfast at the Mansion. Gong Yonggu thoughtfully arranged the carriage, but Chang Yu declined the coachman and ordered Jiang Fa to drive away.
At this time, there were many pedestrians on the street, and no one noticed the two ordinary carriages in the busy traffic.
Jiang Fa and Chen Wangting were sitting in the car. They had not slept all night and were not as energetic as the eunuch. They were a little tired: "Mr. Factory, are you going back to the palace or to the Yamen?" Jiang Fa asked.
Chang Yu thought for a while and said, "Go to Uncle Xuancheng's house."
Xuancheng Bo Wei Shichun, whose residence is in the southeast corner of the imperial city, Jiang made a sound, whipped his horse and drove away. In the car, Chang Yu opened the curtain and looked at the street and then looked up at the imperial city. He knew that at this time, in the Forbidden City Emperor Chongzhen often had to fight with those courtiers who were spitting and quarreling.
And he will continue to win over the noble group that separated from the capital. This time he wants to win over the few nobles who died after Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide in history. Xuancheng Bo Wei Shichun, Xin Lehou Liu Wenbing. Hui'an Bo Zhang Qingzhen, these three people are clearly recorded in historical records as nobles who died for Emperor Chongzhen, and two of the three were royal relatives. Zhang Qingzhen's ancestor Zhang Qi was the father of Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Gaochi Chengxiao Zhang. Liu Wenbing was the son of Emperor Chongzhen's uncle and his cousin. Liu Wenbing also had two younger brothers. One was Liu Wenyao (Liu Wenbing's younger brother), the governor of the left. He escaped death and lived in Jiangnan when he was only fifteen years old.
Thinking that there are countless nobles in the capital, but only three families died, how could Chang Yu allow them to be complicit? He must be recruited for important positions.
Just when Chang Yu was going to the residence of Uncle Xuancheng, several people were whispering in the secret room of a mansion to the west of the imperial city: According to reliable information, the castrated dog went to the residence of Li Yuzhi, the official minister, last night, and returned to the emperor late at night. The north gate of the city sent one person to the palace and then returned to the Yamen of Dongchang Hutong.
An old man frowned: "The castrated dog is the emperor's favorite and can freely enter and exit the four nine gates of the capital and even the inner palace of the imperial city. Let's not talk about why he paid a night visit to Li Yuzhi, but who was he sent to the palace?"
"This is where we can make a big fuss." Another middle-aged man sneered: "Li Yuzhi always had a high self-esteem but secretly colluded with the castrated dog. Once this matter is revealed, it will explode. In addition, the imperial city is a forbidden area. , How dare a castrated dog secretly send people into the palace for selfish purposes with evil intentions..."
There was a bang, and the door was kicked open at this moment. Everyone looked in panic and saw an old man walking in angrily. They felt a little relieved but had doubts in their hearts: "What's wrong, Master?"
"P's reliable information, there is news that the castrated dog was seen going to the morning court with Xu Yunzhen in the car early in the morning. He did not return to the palace or the Yamen last night, but was at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion!"
Everyone was surprised: "Did you see it clearly?" After all, very few people had seen the little eunuch, and how could he be seen so easily by others because of his meticulous behavior.
The old man snorted: "This news comes from the servants of Duke Dingguo's mansion, what do you think?"
"I didn't expect that even an old man like Xu Yunzhen would hook up with a castrated dog," someone said bitterly.
So here comes the question. Chang Yu was obviously Xu Yunzhen's carriage halfway on the road and was indeed seen by the servants at that time, but why was it said that he stayed at Duke Dingguo's house for the night?
Why is this?
At half noon, under the grape trellis in the backyard of Dongchang Yamen, Wuzhong drank some cold water and lay on a chair looking at the clouds in the sky. The clouds have been rolling in since early in the morning. It is a rare cool day. The little eunuch said that this kind of The weather is not suitable for the spread of plague. Alas, the epidemic in Beijing seems to have become more serious recently...
Wuzhong sighed and suddenly realized why he hadn't seen the little eunuch since early in the morning. You must know that Chang Yu is an extremely self-disciplined person. Even in the army, he insists on getting up early every day to practice boxing. Could it be that he didn't return to the Yamen last night? , so he shouted: "Fang San..."
Fang San, who was preparing in the kitchen, responded and ran over: "Master Wu, what are your orders?"
"Then...what did you just call me?" Wuzhong was startled.
"Master Wu," Fang San called again. Wu Zhong picked up the crutch and threw it at it. Damn it, you want to harm me. The factory boss has given orders repeatedly that no one is allowed to call the master in the yamen except for the emperor's accident. Kneel down, what are your intentions?
"Slip of the tongue, Mr. Wu, please calm down, no no, Mr. Wu, please calm down..." Fang San dodged the crutches and waved his hands in fear. At this moment, Chen Wangting and Jiang Fa walked in with tired faces, and Wu Zhong let out a sigh: " Hey, you look like this, you haven’t slept all night, what were you doing last night, Mrs. Where is the factory supervisor?”
"The front office is in the office." Chen Wangting smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My brothers will go and catch up on their sleep first."
In the lobby of the front office, Chang Yu, who was slightly tired, was holding his chin behind the official case and looking through the pile of official documents. He had secretly talked with several people all night. In the morning, he visited several royal relatives and dignitaries and continued to handle official business when he returned to the office. , if it weren’t for his excessive energy, anyone else would have been unable to hold on.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor" came to the entrance of the lobby and handed over his hand. He was Ruan Cunyuan, one of Chunxiang's confidants. Chang Yu hummed, and Ruan Cunyuan quickly entered the lobby and went to the little eunuch to report secretly: Emperor Chongzhen has not retreated from the court.
Hey, Chang Yu couldn't help but smile and sigh. It seems that the fighting is very fierce!
"Also Li Yan, Huang Degong and others and the cavalry team have arrived at the camp outside the city to rest and recuperate. The remaining infantry will all arrive in Beijing before dark at the latest!"
"It was passed on to Li Yan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and others immediately went to Beijing to be summoned to meet the saints," Chang Yu said thoughtfully. Ruan Cunyuan was slightly worried: "Mr. Factory, they are foreign generals. If they enter the city without an imperial decree, I'm afraid...those people will not impeach you for taking power."
Chang Yu sneered at the corner of his mouth: "I just asked them to impeach you!" Then he said: "It is said that Gao Jie and his three men returned to Beijing with their troops to wait for orders outside Dongzhimen."
Ruan Cunyuan hummed, glanced outside the lobby and whispered to Chang Yu that the news about Duke Ding had been released early and he couldn't get away.
"Well done." Chang Yu chuckled. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw several people walking to the door of the lobby: "I'm humble enough to pay homage to the Lord Governor."
Chang Yu raised his eyes and was overjoyed. He shouted: "Jiang Quan, your boy is back!"
It turned out that his confidant eunuch Jiang Quan had returned from Shanxi. Jiang Quan was originally a bully among the eunuchs. Chang Yu was slapped by him when he first crossed over. Later, Chang Yu took care of him and recruited him to his subordinates. When he came back from Taiyuan, he was ordered to investigate the traitors and profiteers in Zhangjiakou. Chang Yu was overjoyed when he finally came back after several months.
Returning with Jiang Quan were Wang Guoxing, the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Li Ruogui, a fellow commander. Both of them were loyal to Emperor Chongzhen and sacrificed their lives for their country. They were directly sent to Dongchang by Chang Yu to assist Jiang Quan in handling the case. .
Another Jinyiwei Qianhu, Gao Wencai, who was poached from Jinyiwei, was now the head of Dongchang. Qianhu was ordered to deploy south a month ago.
Jiang Quan was a ruthless man at first, and after being ordered by Chang Yu, he was like carrying a feather as a command arrow, leading the Dongchang and Jinyiwei men to target those profiteers one by one in Shanxi. Although they had countless protective umbrellas in the local military and political system, However, Dongchang and Jinyiwei jointly handled the case and their protective umbrellas did not dare to be too arrogant for a while. When they saw that Jiang Quan was getting more and more aggressive and wanted to take action, Wang Guoxing and Li Ruogui arrived with reinforcements from the capital, so they did not dare to act rashly. Fortunately, this time Chang Yu mainly raided the homes of those profiteers, and only beat the criminals without punishing them, which also made those people secretly relieved.
Troops were parachuted from another place, and two yamen under the emperor and three ruthless men joined forces to overthrow Shanxi in just a few months. The family that was later named one of the eight imperial merchants by the Manchu Qing Dynasty was directly plundered, and they only had tens of millions in silver. Two, the treasury that could previously starve rats to death was filled in the blink of an eye.
Chang Yu had heard about this even though he was leading troops to fight outside, and Emperor Chongzhen also praised the three of them. Now that the three of them had returned in triumph, Chang Yu was very happy. He welcomed the three of them into the lobby and had a chat with them over tea.
"Brother!" At this time, a familiar voice came from outside the hall.
Today is a good day! Chang Yu couldn't hold back his excitement and got up and walked to the entrance of the lobby. He looked at the young man in the yard with a dusty face and said, "Okay, I can stand alone."
It turned out that Chunxiang also returned to Beijing.
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