"Godfather, what you told me has been conveyed to the people in the Tiger Flag. This is the finger ring they gave to their godfather." The young eunuch held a white jade finger ring in his hands and handed it to Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian reached out and took the ring, looked at it carefully before his eyes, and then replaced the original ring on his hand.
"In addition to this white jade finger ring, the people from the Tiger Flag also gave ten dongzhu. The child thought it was inconvenient to bring the dongzhu into the palace, so he sent them to his godfather's house outside the palace." The little eunuch said.
Wei Zhongxian nodded and said, "Things went well. I'll go to Dongchang with my family to do some work in two days."
"My dear, thank you godfather." The little eunuch looked happy and knelt down to kowtow to Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian put away the ring that he had replaced on the table, stood up, and said to the young eunuch in front of him: "Our family is going out of the palace. You stay in the palace and keep an eye on it. If anything happens to the emperor or the palace, send someone immediately." Go to the house outside the palace and inform our family."
After saying that, he stepped out of the low room.
The little eunuch got up from the ground and sent Wei Zhongxian out.
Wei Zhongxian was already the eunuch Bingbi and the governor of Dongchang. He had great power. There was always a special sedan to transport him to and from the palace.
Arriving outside the palace, Wei Zhongxian took a sedan chair back to his house outside the palace.
The land at the foot of the imperial city can be said to be precious. Many noble officials in the imperial court could only rent houses to live in. For a few years, the officials in the capital even had to borrow money to pay for their goods. However, Wei Zhongxian, an eunuch who had been in power for only a few years, had already I have a big house of my own.
Wei Zhongxian preferred to live in a house outside the palace than in the palace.
In the palace he is a slave, but outside the palace he is the master.
As soon as he came back, the steward of the house came up to him and personally served Wei Zhongxian back to his room.
The servants brought Wei Zhongxian's favorite preserves and snacks.
"Godfather, Master Gu and Master Xu are here."
As soon as Wei Zhongxian came back, one of his godson walked in from outside the house.
Wei Zhongxian put down the snack he had taken a bite of and said to his godson in front of him: "What are you doing here? Why don't you invite Mr. Gu and the others in?"
The godson who came to the house to deliver a message hurried out to fetch someone.
Not long after, Gu Bingqian and Xu Dahua, dressed in regular clothes, walked in from outside the house.
"I have met the admiral."
Gu Bingqian and Xu Dahua saluted Wei Zhongxian respectively.
"Two adults, please sit down!" Wei Zhongxian pointed to the seat next to him, and then said to his godson, "Go and serve tea to the two adults."
Wei Zhongxian took in many godsons. In addition to the young eunuchs in the palace, there were also some people who worked for him outside the palace.
"I wonder if the Admiral has ever heard His Majesty talk about Datong when he saw him today?" Gu Bingqian asked Wei Zhongxian as soon as he sat down.
Wei Zhongxian nodded and said, "Your Majesty did mention Datong to our family, and also showed us two brochures from Datong."
"Has the Holy One said how he will deal with the matters mentioned in the two documents?" Gu Bingqian asked hurriedly.
The two brochures from Datong have not yet been sent to Tianqi's imperial court, but the contents of the two brochures have already been circulated.
Wei Zhongxian said in a relaxed tone: "We know what Mr. Gu is worried about. Don't worry, the emperor is wise and will neither reward nor punish Liu Heng."
"That's good." Gu Bingqian breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Zhongxian looked at Gu Bingqian in front of him and said, "Master Gu, our caretaker, you are more concerned about Liu Heng than our family. Could it be that the people from the Tiger Flag have also come to see you, Master Gu."
"I have never approached the official." Gu Bingqian bowed slightly and said immediately, "It was the admiral's recommendation that Liu Heng was recruited by the imperial court. Once something happened, the official was worried that the Donglin Party would take the opportunity to pour dirty water on the admiral. .”
Wei Zhongxian frowned when he heard this and said: "You mean that the Donglin Party is behind this matter. That's right. The chief minister wants the emperor to arrest Liu Heng and hold him accountable."
Originally, he hadn't thought much about Datong, but after Gu Bingqian's reminder, he couldn't help but think about the Donglin Party.
He is very taboo against the Donglin Party. He has shown goodwill to the Donglin Party several times in the past few years, but in the end, the Donglin Party only intensified their efforts, especially in matters outside the palace. Castrate.
Even though he was a eunuch, he didn't want to be humiliated by his physical deformities all day long.
"This matter is indispensable without the Donglin Party's fueling the flames." Gu Bingqian said, "The newly appointed inspector Pei Hong of Datong, although not a Donglin Party member, is also someone who is willing to be close to the Donglin Party. Such a person, in order to curry favor with the superiors, The Donglin Party can naturally do anything."
Wei Zhongxian frowned and said, "So Liu Heng took the people of Datong to the grassland and it was Pei Hong who made it up on his own?"
"That's not necessarily true, but this kind of thing is not a big deal. Xiaguan has heard before that some people from the border areas will flee to the grassland every year. What's more, Datong has expanded the border for thirty miles and sent some people there. Building forts and reclaiming fields on the grassland is not a big deal at all." Gu Bingqian said.
Wei Zhongxian nodded and said: "You are right. It seems that Pei Hong deliberately used Liu Heng to target our family. If this is the case, then don't blame our family for being rude."
As he spoke, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Being able to break out of the palace and become a eunuch with a pen, the famous people around Tianqi are naturally not kind people. Otherwise, in a place like the palace, the bones of people who are too kind would have long been gone.
"This Pei Hong must be dealt with, but the Donglin Party must also be on guard." Gu Bingqian reminded.
Wei Zhongxian nodded and said: "You are right. Our family has always been tolerant to the Donglin Party. I didn't expect that they would deal with us endlessly. This time our family will not back down. We must teach them a lesson."
"In fact, the best way to deal with the Donglin Party is to drive them out of the court. As long as they lose their power, even if they go back to teach, they will just be useless scholars. The admiral can easily get rid of them with a wave of his hand." Gu Bingqian said.
Wei Zhongxian looked at Gu Bingqian and said, "Master Gu, do you have any ideas for us?"
After all, he came from the palace, and he didn't understand the battles in the outer court better than important court officials like Gu Bingchang.
"The lower official does have an idea, and it requires the admiral's support." Gu Bingqian said.
Wei Zhongxian said: "Tell me, what is the solution?"
"Cabinet!" Gu Bingqian suddenly said these two words.
Xu Dahua on the side was stunned and looked at Gu Bingqian in disbelief.
"You want to join the cabinet?" Wei Zhongxian asked.
Gu Bingqian nodded and said: "If you want to deal with the Donglin Party, you must seize the rights of the Donglin Party. Entering the cabinet is the first step to deal with the Donglin Party."
