In the summer of the third year of Zhengde, I was ordered to go to sea to find Wang Zhi, the eunuch of the Chenghua period. At that time, Taoist Master Wuchen was still a Qianhu in Fusi, Jinyiweinan Town, and his real name was Ran Pingzong. He was a Jinyiwei passed down from generation to generation, and his father was a Jinyiwei Qianhu during the Chenghua period. However, he later had some involvement with the White Lotus Sect, got into trouble, and died early. So in terms of qualifications, he has been in the industry for ten years. He was an upright man, never seeking public benefit for personal gain, and did not like flattery. He only relied on his ability to make a living. Although his father had some embarrassing things, Mou Bin, the commander of the Jin Yiwei at that time, had always been one thing and two things. He only looked at his ability and did not pursue anything else. , in this way, it is reused. In a few years, there were gradually thousands of households in Jinyiwei. In the first year of Zhengde, Liu Jin came to power and promoted his confidant Shi Yi to be the commander. Mou Bin was forced to retire and return home, and almost lost his life.
Ran Pingzong naturally suffered a loss. He has been depressed for five years and has hardly made any waves. At that time, I was Liu Jin's man, and with extraordinary merit, I became the governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen again, so naturally I did many things for Liu Jin. I am extremely respectful to Liu Jin, and Liu Jin is particularly fond of me. Many people were quite disdainful of my behavior and talked about it behind my back. Although Ran Pingzong didn't say much, from the occasional contact, I knew that he looked down on me very much.
It is said that those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. This was my mentality at the time. What's more, everything I did was ordered by my adoptive father Zhang Yong, so I couldn't explain it to anyone.
Legend has it that Wang Zhi was so rich that he could rival the country, and he had a map of the Ming Dynasty in his hands. He had been living on an unknown island overseas. Therefore, Liu Jin sent me to sea to look for Wang Zhi. In order to be justified, Liu Jin asked Nanzhen Fusi to accompany him. Ran Pingzong took the initiative to go to sea and gave Liu Jin a gift for the first time. Just like that, Ran Pingzong and I set off together.
We first went to Nanjing Xiaoling, then to Hangzhou West Lake, then to the coast of Fujian, boarded a boat and entered the sea, preparing to go to Yizhou. After hearing the news, we turned around and headed north to the East China Sea. Once I was stranded on a desert island due to a typhoon and lost contact with the fleet of ships. I had no food or water for three days and three nights. I was a friend in need. Later, they were rescued, and they cooperated very well with each other. After a lot of effort, they finally found Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi is indeed as rich as any country, but he has so many talented people under his command, and has exchanges with China and foreign countries, he is like a prince. As a Jinyiwei, it is impossible for us to get close to him. Fortunately, I still have the identity of a protector of the White Lotus Sect, and with the help of Liu Fengqing, a gangster, we were able to get ashore.
In fact, Wang Zhi knew the purpose of my trip from the beginning. His ears and eyes had already found out everything about me. Maybe it was because of his talent, or maybe it was for some other reason. He had a great conversation with me and told me many secrets in the palace. , solved many mysteries, and gave me a set of maps of the Ming Dynasty and some treasures, but hoped that I would give them to the court instead of Liu Jin. Tell me that Liu Jin will not last long. Throughout the history of the dynasties, no eunuch can start well and end well. No matter how powerful he once was, he will be defeated one day.
Originally, our merits were considered complete. When we were about to come back, Ran Pingzong suddenly launched an attack and wanted to assassinate Wang Zhi, but he was captured. It turned out that his father was harmed by Wang Zhi. I hurriedly went to plead for mercy, but Wang Zhi didn't care. He said that the situation back then was that in order to succeed in big things, some small people had to be sacrificed. He did not blame us, saying that his days were short and we would not be able to find him here again, so he let us go back.
Through this incident, Ran Pingzong had a good impression of me. On the one hand, he thanked me for saving his life, but on the other hand, he denounced the darkness of Jin Yiwei and the court, and regretted that I followed Liu Jin.
I couldn't tell him the truth, I just said that I couldn't help myself and advised him to endure it for the time being. After returning to the capital, after much deliberation, I dedicated the treasure to Liu Jin. Liu Jin was overjoyed and promoted me to be the Commander of the Jinyi Guards, which was a great favor. Ran Pingzong was greatly disappointed with what I had done, so he proposed to resign.
It stands to reason that after entering Jinyiwei's door, it is impossible to leave the job easily, even if you become old. I tried to persuade him many times, but he always dismissed me by saying that he had different opinions and was unwilling to agree with me, so I had no choice but to let him go. He simply became a Taoist priest, calling himself Taoist Master Wuchen. He started in the capital, then went to other places, and was never seen again.
I didn't expect that we could meet here thirteen years later. I was really surprised and happy. Seeing that although his face was solemn, there was also a hint of joy, so he stepped forward to meet him.
"Taoist priest, you're fine!" I cupped my hands and clasped my fists.
"Master Zhu, how are you?" Taoist Master Wuchen looked at me and returned the greeting: "I have always heard that Master Zhu has had a smooth sailing, done many good deeds, and was highly regarded by the court. I thought I would never see you again and didn't want to be here. It's truly a blessing to meet you again."
I chuckled and said, "The Taoist priest is just kidding. I'm just an ordinary person. It's just that the Taoist priest is still as handsome as he was ten years ago. It seems that he has a deep understanding of his way!"
Taoist Master Wuchen shook his head gently and said: "The Taoist practice is very shallow, but if you are pure and have few desires, just let nature take its course. Why did Mr. Zhu come to Jiuli Mountain?" I said, "I just passed by here on my way back to Beijing." Wu Chen Taoist Master Chen nodded, "Master Zhu is still a busy man!" I shook my head and said, "I can't help myself. The emperor is in poor health. I was ordered to return to the capital!"
Taoist Master Wuchen smiled and said meaningfully: "Such a young person, hey, maybe he is the fate of the Zhu family!" He pointed at the man in white with his whisk and said: "My little disciple Xiaoluo is naughty by nature. He may be frightened." You guys, I have offended you so much, please forgive me!"
I looked at Xiao Luo carefully, but he was just a child with a smile on his face and innocent eyes. Only his right wrist was swollen. I must have hit him. Taoist Master Wuchen said again: "This child is also a hard-working man, father." He was also born in our Jinyiwei, but, hey, his parents died early, so he may have been frightened, and he has never understood the world. After five years of living with the poor, he is still like a child. His behavior is eccentric, but there is no malice." Bujue sighed. I was touched by the tone, and quickly took out the bruise medicine from my arms and asked Guo Zheng to apply it to him quickly.
Upon seeing this, Taoist Master Wuchen smiled and said, "Although this poor Taoist is incompetent, he still knows how to take medicine when he falls. His injuries will be fine."
At this time, the sky was bright and the majestic Jiuli Mountain became more and more lush. I had something on my mind and couldn't stay for a long time, so I said to Taoist Master Wuchen, "Taoist Master, I still have something to do, so I won't stay here. If Taoist Master returns to Beijing, you might as well come and see me." Taoist Master Wuchen chuckled and said: "I have a home all over the world. I am wandering around the world. I am afraid I will not be able to go back to the capital. I understand your kindness, but I don't know where your home is?"
I was stunned and said, "Why did Taoist Master say this?" Taoist Master Wuchen looked around and said to me, "Sir, could you please listen to what I have to say for a few more words?" I didn't know what he was going to do, so I glanced at him. Guo Zheng, Guo Zheng and others understood and walked far away. Taoist Master Wuchen looked at the surrounding scenery and said: "I met an old friend outside the Great Wall a few days ago and talked about the Ming Dynasty, especially the mention of the Ming Dynasty. My lord, I said that the emperor is not in good health and if something unexpected happens, he will definitely welcome a new king, but I am afraid that my lord will not live too comfortably in the new dynasty."
I couldn't help but feel excited after hearing this. Could that old friend beyond the Great Wall be her? Thinking of Li Cong's words again, could it be that Master Wuchen is also working as a lobbyist? Taoist Master Wuchen continued: "Emperor Zhengde acted strangely, and the people of the world have been suffering for a long time. If a new emperor ascends the throne, everything will inevitably be affected. Your Excellency is a minion of Zhengde, and you will definitely be implicated, and even your life will be in danger. Your Excellency, for many years He is dedicated to his country, but this emperor is too out of character, so the old friend can't bear it. Therefore, I give you two ways, one is to support the new emperor in order to gain support, and maybe retain the glory and wealth. , the other is to resign immediately, stay away from the capital, and use your wealth as a great person, you can still be regarded as Tao Zhugong." Tao Zhugong was Fan Li, a senior official of the Yue State in the Spring and Autumn Period. Wu and Yue were fighting for hegemony, but the Yue King Gou Jian failed and almost destroyed the country. It was a credit to him that he could rest on his salary and taste his courage. He reused the great officials Fan Li and Wen Zhong and rested them for ten years. They conquered the Kingdom of Wu and achieved hegemony. Fan Li and Wen Zhong contributed indispensably. However, Gou Jian was a sinister man and had already been on guard against the two of them. Therefore, on the day when the Kingdom of Wu was destroyed, Fan Li He left the king of Yue, left the country of Yue, became rich in business, and was known as Tao Zhugong, while Wen Zhong was killed by Gou Jian.
I felt speechless and asked after a long time: "What? You all think something will happen to the Emperor?" Taoist Master Wuchen smiled and said: "Everyone is destined to die! But those who are alive must try to survive!" I sighed softly. , said: "It's not that I am greedy for glory and wealth, it's just that at this time, I can't help myself. If I were to do other things, I would really be powerless. Hey, I just hope that the emperor can recover!"
Taoist Master Wuchen shook his head gently and said: "The old friend said that you are a man of temperament and will definitely not do anything else, so you can only seek blessings for yourself. The capital is dangerous and people are unpredictable, so you should be more careful. . Especially some of your old friends, people are not humans, ghosts are not ghosts!"
I nodded and was about to ask Taoist Master Wuchen who the old friend was, but I caught a glimpse of a woman in white at the top of the mountain. She seemed to be looking here. I felt so happy that I was about to open my mouth, but my throat was tight. I looked again. At that time, the woman in white had turned around and disappeared, feeling resentful. Taoist Master Wuchen seemed to see through my mind and said with a smile: "If we are destined to meet you thousands of miles away, we will meet you if we are not destined to be close. If we are not destined to meet you, we will rarely see you close by. Sir, please take care of yourself!"
After that, he bowed deeply and pulled the little Luo away.
The rising sun was shining high, the mountains were green, and there were no human beings in sight. The so-called so-called world is so far away, so I waved my hand gently, feeling sad and stunned. At this time, Guo Zheng came closer and whispered: "Brother! Who is this person? Looking at some of the routines, it seems that he has something to do with the White Lotus Sect?" I was stunned, and after thinking about Xiao Luo's behavior, there were indeed some similarities. Furthermore, Taoist Wuchen’s father was executed by Wang Zhi for joining the White Lotus Sect. Could it be that Taoist Wuchen was also a member of the White Lotus Sect?
I also have a deep connection with the White Lotus Sect, and I have even become the target of their pursuit. Thinking of this, I can't help but take a breath of air. Life is really unpredictable. Former friends reunited and should have been happy, but they left in a hurry and had grudges. Hey, I couldn't help but sigh and said: "Let's go, let's continue on our way!"
When I jumped on my horse and galloped along the official road with everyone, I was in a trance and returned to my boyhood, with the past appearing in front of me. . . . . .
