PS: Thanks to book friend Jisu Guangyu and book friend Hua Xiaoyun for their tips.
Wei Zhongxian held the memorial in his hand and jogged all the way to Huangji Hall from a distance.
"I have seen the factory master." An internal supervisor outside the Huangji Palace bowed to Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian stopped and asked the eunuch, "Where is the emperor?"
"Your Majesty is inside, do you need someone to come in and report?" the eunuch outside the palace said respectfully.
Wei Zhongxian's face turned cold and he said: "When our family goes to see the emperor, we need you as a small eunuch to communicate. When Wang An was here, he didn't dare to say this to our family."
"You know your mistake, please forgive me."
The eunuch outside the hall hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed in apology, his body shaking non-stop.
"When working in the palace, you must always remember your identity, otherwise you will be the only one covered with white cloth and driven out in a carriage." Wei Zhongxian said coldly, and then stepped into the Huangji Palace.
The internal prison guard who was kneeling on the ground did not dare to move at all. It was not until the sound of Wei Zhongxian's footsteps disappeared that he slowly got up from the ground with a pale face.
There were many palace people in the palace. When these people saw Wei Zhongxian, they all bowed and said hello. There were also many internal eunuchs with fawning looks on their faces.
Since Wang An left the palace, Wei Zhongxian has held great power in the palace, and he is a popular figure around Tianqi. Some of the eunuchs and maids who were enemies of him in the palace were either secretly removed, or changed their ways and joined him. The harem is also managed by Lady Feng Sheng. Among his servants in the palace, the family is already the largest.
Passing through the bead curtain hanging on the door, Wei Zhongxian saw Tianqi sitting on the dragon's roof in the inner room. He hurriedly walked a few steps and came to Tianqi. He said: "Your Majesty, the governor of Datong and the commander-in-chief Zhang Huai went to Zhezi together. , my servant knew that you were concerned about Datong’s affairs these days, so I took the first step to bring the zhezi from the Chief of Ceremonies.”
As he spoke, he held up the memorial with both hands.
When Tianqi heard that it was from Datong, he didn't let others take it to read to him. Instead, he reached out and took it and put it in front of his eyes to read.
Wei Zhongxian was hunched over, his hands hanging down by his sides, and he stood aside respectfully.
After a long time, Tianqi closed the folding book in his hand and said: "Before, I was worried that the governor of Datong and the commander-in-chief had disloyal intentions. Now it seems that the only one who has conspired to rebel is the Datong businessman named Liu Heng. .”
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside, echoed: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I don't believe that the governor of Datong and the general of the army are planning to rebel. They really want to participate in the rebellion. There has been a military disaster in Datong for a long time. It is impossible that the news about the conspiracy has not spread until now." Reverse news.”
Tianqi nodded, reached out to pick up the tureen at hand, put it to his mouth and took a sip of tea.
Wei Zhongxian continued: "This Wang Xinyi is also a master who wants to make trouble big. He will come up with his mouth when he opens his mouth. What a businessman does has to involve the governor and the general. He just wants to make a big case to plead guilty. The name almost caused Datong officials to suffer injustice."
"His stories are not all exaggerations. There are still some treasonous things." Tianqi said.
"Yes, yes, yes, your Majesty is absolutely right." Wei Zhongxian nodded in agreement and stopped speaking ill of Wang Xinyi. He then added, "This businessman named Liu Heng dares to secretly raise private soldiers. He actually has thousands of people." So many, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to cut him into pieces with a thousand cuts.”
He didn't have a good impression of Liu Heng because his affairs almost involved him.
Tianqi put the tureen in his hand aside and said, "I remember that there was a good news in Datong two days ago?"
When saying this, Tianqi looked at Wei Zhongxian.
"The Director of Ceremonies did receive a good report from Datong. It said that Zhang Huai, the commander-in-chief of Datong, defeated the Tumote tribe who invaded the border and killed five thousand enemies." Wei Zhongxian said cautiously.
Tianqi pursed his lips and said, "The soldiers and horses in Datong Town are still available."
"There hasn't been such a great victory in Jiubian for many years. This battle not only inspired people's hearts, but also made Beibei dare not invade easily again." Wei Zhongxian praised.
Tianqi nodded and said: "Since it is a great victory, let the Ministry of War report the merits to Datong!"
"My servant obeys the order." Wei Zhongxian bowed and saluted, feeling secretly relieved.
Since the officials of Datong were given credit for their merits, it shows that the emperor did not believe that the governor and the general of Datong were involved in the rebellion.
"Okay, sir, go to the Ministry of War to convey the order!" Tianqi waved his hand towards Wei Zhongxian, signaling him to step back.
Wei Zhongxian said hurriedly: "My slave, please leave."
After saying that, he bowed and stepped back.
Wei Zhongxian, who left the Huangji Hall, saw the chief assistant Ye Xianggaozheng walking towards the Huangji Hall.
The two people met outside the Huangji Palace.
"Our family has met Mr. Ye Ge." Wei Zhongxian took the lead and raised his hand towards Ye Xianggao.
Ye Xianggao looked at Wei Zhongxian, who was full of joy, and said, "Eunuch Wei is full of joy, what are you doing?"
"Our family has followed the emperor's oral instructions and went to the Ministry of War to convey the order." Wei Zhongxian said with a smile, "Our family will not delay Mr. Yege, let's go first."
After saying that, he took a step to walk past Ye Xianggao.
However, just when he was about to take a step forward, he was pulled by Ye Xianggao on the side and pulled back directly.
I heard Ye Xianggao say: "Eunuch Wei, please wait before leaving."
Wei Zhongxian waved his arm and broke away from Master Ye Xiang. At the same time, he said, "Is there anything else wrong with Mr. Ye Ge?"
"I dare to ask my father-in-law, what order did the Holy Father ask my father-in-law to convey to the Ministry of War? Is it related to the matter in Liaodong? Why didn't the cabinet get the news?" Ye Xianggao asked repeatedly.
Wei Zhongxian smiled and said: "The good news from Datong was suppressed by the emperor. Now the emperor is ready to praise Datong again."
"But what happened to the Tumote Department?" Ye Xianggao frowned.
Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "The general Datong army led the army to defeat the northern barbarian army that invaded the border. More than 5,000 heads were captured. Such a big achievement naturally needs to be credited. Otherwise, there will be no soldiers willing to pay attention in the future." Serve the imperial court.”
"You can't give credit to Datong." Ye Xianggao's face turned cold.
The smile on Wei Zhongxian's face disappeared and he said in a deep voice: "It is the emperor's will to commend Datong. Could it be that Ye Ge always wants to stop it?"
"I'm going to see the Holy Master now." Ye Xianggao said, and then said, "Don't leave yet, wait here."
After saying that, he walked quickly towards the Huangji Palace.
Wei Zhongxian narrowed his eyes when he saw Ye Xianggao's back entering the Huangji Hall, and let out a cold snort.
He was very clear about the reason why Ye Xianggao prevented him from blaming his merits to Datong, because once he narrated his merits to Datong, the rebellion could no longer involve the governor and the general of Datong.
The court can't slap itself in the face. Just after giving a reward, it will be convicted of treason later.
When Ye Xianggao's figure completely disappeared from the Huangji Hall, Wei Zhongxian withdrew his gaze, turned around and left.
On the other side, Ye Xianggao entered Huangji Hall and saw Tianqi.
