On the fifth day of February, around the time of the announcement, a mule and carriage carrying the flag of Jacobs came to the entrance of Donghu Town in a swaggering manner. Donghu Town is a town attached to Donghu Palace, similar to Laoshan Town on the Yingtian Mansion side. There is a high wooden fence at the entrance to the town, and officers and soldiers from the Guard Battalion and the Guards stand guard there. The mule and carriage hesitated before stopping in front of the wooden fence, and someone started shouting.
"Stop! East Lake is a forbidden area, no one can enter without permission!"
The mule cart stopped, and the driver was a young man in his twenties. He was a tough-looking man, sitting on the cart with his body upright. He was not angry even after being drunk. He smiled, turned around and shouted into the mule cart: "Mr. Ding, Miss Ding, we're here! It's not easy to get in and out of Donghu Town, so I won't go in, and will wait at the door. .”
An officer from the guard battalion wearing a red military uniform came out of the fence and smiled when he saw the young man driving the carriage: "Jia Liu, who are you sending here today?"
The young man who was called Jia Liu seemed to be quite familiar with the officer. He smiled and replied: "One is a member of the family, and the other is a young lady from the family of the member... The member of the foreign ministry sent the young lady to take the exam."
"Really?" The officer smiled, "Let me see."
At this time, Ding Papi had already gotten off the mule cart, still carrying a big baggage. Then he helped a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old from the cart. This girl was not tall, but she was good-looking, with a pure face. There is a bit of foxiness in her, with beautiful facial features, white and smooth skin, and the most rare thing is that she is already somewhat curvy at a young age.
"Haha, what a beauty!" The officer praised, then walked up to Ding Papi, "Commissioner, do you have any official documents?"
"Yes..." Ding Papi immediately took out a document and presented it with both hands.
The officer took it and saw that it was indeed a universal document issued by Jinling Women's University, with Miss Ding's name on it. The officer nodded, looked at Miss Ding again, and muttered: "She is still a talented woman... What is her name? Where is she from? How old are you?"
"The little girl Ding Yuying is from Huya Town, Yiling Prefecture, Jingzhou Prefecture. She is 28 years old." The little girl's voice was sweet and greasy, which made people feel very comfortable.
"Both are correct..." the officer nodded and said to Ding, "Except Officer Ding, I would like to wish your daughter a high school education! Please come in!"
Ding Papi smiled: "Borrowing good words, borrowing good words..."
As he spoke, he took out a stack of bills from Maritime Commercial Bank and tried to send them up, but was blocked by the officer. Ding Bapi didn't insist, so he pulled his daughter into Donghu Town with a smile.
The roads in Donghu Town are very wide, and the buildings are very impressive. Most of them are the residences of high-ranking officials or government offices, and there are also some restaurants, shops, and hotels. But no matter what kind of business you are doing, the appearance is very impressive. Ding Bapi felt a little uncomfortable walking here, but his daughter was quite courageous. She looked around with a pair of watery eyes, curious about everything.
Ding Papi suddenly saw some kind of yamen, which was what he was looking for, and immediately pulled his daughter over. When they arrived outside the Yamen, his daughter exclaimed: "Why is this the Dongji Bureau?"
It turned out that the plaque hanging at the entrance of the Yamen had the four characters "东 Jishi Factory" written on it.
Ding Yuying thought to herself: She is here to take the Women's College entrance examination, and she will be a concubine in the future... not a female spy!
Ding Papi said to his daughter: "Daddy has an acquaintance in Dongji Factory. You can ask him to take care of you."
Take care of? Ding Yuying said in her heart: What does this mean? Want to cheat? What to do if you get caught? And why does daddy have acquaintances in Dongchang?
Ding Papi found the guard guarding the gate of the East Police Factory, tremblingly took out a post card and offered it with both hands. The post is not by Ding Papi, the name on it is "Pan Yuchen".
Yes, this is a post from Pan Yuchen, the governor of Dongchang.
It turns out that Ding Papi's daughter, Ding Yuying, did not pass the preliminary entrance examination of Jinling Women's University. Although Ding Yuying is very smart, she is also good at reading. But she can't compare with those aristocratic women who come from scholarly families or receive new education since childhood.
However, Ding Papi somehow got lucky and got into a relationship with Pan Yuchen, the governor of the East Factory. Pan seemed to need his help, so he opened a back door for him and got an entrance exam certificate for Ding Yuying. Admission ticket and general documents for entering Donghu Town.
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"What a beauty, and a bit of a fox... Not bad, not bad! Take the exam well. If you can pass the exam, a princess will be indispensable. Even if you fail, as long as you do well in the exam, you will still have the opportunity to serve God. From a noble family."
In a small living room in the Dongji Factory, Ding Papi and his daughter finally met Mr. Pan from the Dong Factory. He is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a dark face and a very strong body. Except for the lack of beard, he really can't tell that he is a eunuch.
After hearing what Eunuch Pan said, little sister Ding Yuying's face turned red.
Pan Yuchen then said to Ding Yuying: "Our family is now staying in the Yamen of Dong Jishi Factory. There is still a vacant room and there are no people around. It is our family's living room. If you don't mind, just stay with us." I’m home here, waiting to take the exam.”
The imperial ministries and offices in Donghu Town and Wuchang City were equipped with large houses for officials and their families to live, and Dongjishi Factory was no exception.
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Pan." Ding Papi thanked him repeatedly.
Pan Yuchen immediately called a family member, an old woman, and took Ding Yuying to the backyard to settle down. Only Ding Papi and Pan Yuchen were left in the living room.
"Exceptor Ding," Pan Yuchen had put away the smile on his face and said to Ding Papi with a serious face, "your and Zhang Haoran's names have been sent to heaven. His Majesty has high expectations for you two. I hope you can serve the imperial court." Make great achievements.”
Ding Papi said: "Duke, I have a thief to report."
"What kind of affair?" Pan Yuchen asked.
Ding Papi said: "It is said that a rogue puppet king is coming to Huya Mountain!"
"Haha, it's fake!" Pan Yuchen said, "It's just a big banner to fool people... But don't be disappointed. Our family has discussed with Zhu Weishuai of Jinyiwei over the past few days to find a long-term way to catch big fish."
“Do you still want to put your long-term focus on catching big fish?”
Pan Yuchen smiled and nodded.
Ding Papi asked: "I wonder how big the fish the Governor wants to catch?"
Pan Yuchen laughed and said: "It's a big, big fish!"
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"Your Majesty, the number of thieves gathered in Huya Town and Huya Mountain has exceeded 2,000, and there will be 5,000 soon!"
"According to reliable information, on the eighth day of February, these thieves will start an incident in Huya Mountain!"
In the East Lake Palace, Zhu Chunjie and Ma Shiying were happily informing Zhu Cihong about the rebellion in Huya Mountain!
"5,000 people?" Zhu Cixiang's face darkened slightly, "How could there be so many thieves?"
This number is really a bit too much. Now that the Ming Dynasty is bright and clear, the sun and the moon are shining, and the sage is still in the government, and the people are living in peace and harmony, how can there be so many rebels?
"Your Majesty," Zhu Chunjie said with a smile, "of course there can't be that many real rebels... Many of the 2,000 thieves gathered in Huya Mountain and Huya Town are fake thieves!"
Are thieves still fake? Zhu Cixiang asked: "What happened to the fake thief?"
Ma Shiying said with a smile: "A fake thief is a fake thief... He was not a thief originally, but an official, and now he is pretending to be a thief!"
"Why is this?" Zhu Cixiang asked puzzled.
"Of course it is to lure the thieves out of Sichuan!" Zhu Chunjie said, "The road to Shu is difficult! Since it is difficult to enter Sichuan to destroy the thieves, I think it is better to do the opposite and lure the thieves out of Sichuan...use fake thieves Attract the real thief, and then see if we can replace the real thief with the fake thief, then return to Sichuan, cooperate inside and outside, and surprise Kuimen!"
"Cooperating inside and outside, a surprise attack on Kuimen?" Zhu Cihong's eyes lit up, and he already understood what Zhu Chunjie and Ma Shiying were planning.
"Can this happen?"
Zhu Chunjie said: "You can give it a try!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, and just as he was about to speak, there was the sound of rapid footsteps. Then he saw Huang Xiaobao running all the way with a memorial in his hand.
Arriving in front of Emperor Zhu, Huang Xiaobao bowed and then said: "Your Majesty, the urgent memorial from Sichuan and Shaanxi has been transferred from the Generalissimo's Palace!"
