Wenhua Hall, where the prince watches the government, has already left and took Gao Pragmatic with him, so there are no important people here.
When Chen Ju came, the Wenhua Hall was being swept.
Two eunuchs dressed in the clothes of the eunuch quickly came forward and asked Chen Bingbi why he was here.
"Check the documents." Chen Ju said expressionlessly, "You two come with me."
The two looked at each other, said nothing, and followed Chen Ju into the side hall where the prince usually studied and observed politics, while the young eunuchs brought by Chen Ju stayed outside the hall.
The three of them entered. Chen Ju did not check any documents, but turned around and asked, "Is there anything unusual here in Wenhua Hall?"
The two supervisors shook their heads and said no.
Chen Ju said "hmm", with a hint of sadness on his face, and sighed: "God will not bless me in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's illness... has worsened."
The two eunuchs looked at each other, buried their heads deeply at the same time, and said in unison: "Your Majesty has the blessing of his ancestors, so please be patient."
Chen Ju did not answer the question, but said: "Both of you were selected by me from the inner study hall. Working as an official in the Wenhua Hall is just too much. Sooner or later, you will return to the ceremonial department..."
"Xie Bingbi appreciates it very much." The two said immediately.
"But!" Chen Ju waved his hand and said solemnly: "The Chief of Ceremonies is the inner court's prime minister, and his position is very important. Can you seize the opportunity, make contributions during this period, and return to the Chief of Ceremonies as a young eunuch? , it depends on what happens in the next few days."
The eyes of the two eunuchs shone with light, and they fell to the ground like pushing a mountain of gold over a jade pillar. They kowtowed and said, "I have a command to write, and we will serve to the death!"
"I have told you about the current situation inside and outside the imperial court, and you can see it yourself." Chen Ju said calmly: "If there is an unbearable change on the part of the emperor, and the prince is young, Yuan Fu must be the first assistant to take care of the queen. , the noble concubine must also rely on her. However, there will always be some people who are unwilling to do so and want to cause trouble secretly... You know why I still kept you as the Supervisor of Ceremonies after I transferred you to the Wenhua Palace. location?"
The two looked at each other, and one of them said: "What Bingbi means is that the person who causes trouble in the dark will come from the Supervisor of Ceremonies?"
Chen Ju asked in return: "Otherwise? Except for some people in the Supervisory Ceremony Department, who would be so bold?"
Another person immediately said: "What Bingbi said is absolutely true, but I don't know what this person will do? What can the two of me do for Bingbi?"
Chen Ju said calmly: "Not only do you do something for me, but you do something for the prince, the two palaces, and Yuan Fu."
The two of them were very excited and said quickly: "But please give me the instructions in writing!"
"Okay!" Chen Ju's eyes narrowed: "You two come here..."
Chen Ju said some instructions in their ears, and then asked them to leave. He called in one of the followers he had just brought, took out a waist badge and handed it to him, saying: "Take this." With this waist badge, go out of the palace through the Donghua Gate and go to Duke Cheng’s mansion to ask for an audience with him.”
The attendant took the badge and hid it, and asked, "What do you want to say to the Duke?"
"There is no need to say anything." Chen Ju said seriously: "You only need to show the waist card to the Duke of Guo. You don't need to say a word. After the Duke of Guo sees the waist card, you will return to the palace immediately. "
"Yes, I understand." The attendant asked again, "Does Bingbi have any other instructions?"
Chen Ju said: "Be careful. Although the guards at Donghua Gate have just been changed in the past few days, you still have to be extra cautious and don't show off. If someone asks you why you left the palace, just say it was because of me. I went to a villa belonging to the Young Master of Duke Chengguo, and I asked you to ask the Young Master if he is willing to part with it and sell it, do you understand?"
The attendant responded: "I understand, little one, I'll go now."
Chen Ju nodded and sent him away. But immediately he called in a personal attendant again and asked: "My young master, is there anything new happening recently?"
The follower became happy when he heard it and said: "There is a situation. I just don't know whether to talk about it or not."
Chen Ju frowned immediately and said with a hint of scolding: "What are you talking about? Haven't I told you long ago that no matter what the situation over there is, it must be treated as a priority or urgent matter and reported to me in a timely manner?"
"What I want to say happened last night. It was only reported from the young master this morning." The attendant quickly straightened his expression, but he still seemed to be unable to hold back his laughter. What do you think? Something is wrong.
"Last night?" Chen Ju's face tightened and he shouted angrily: "You idiot! The emperor's illness worsened yesterday afternoon. The important people in the court arrived at night. Who doesn't know the news? Zhang Taiyue knows it all! He Since there was something abnormal in the house last night, it must be related to the emperor's illness! And you, you didn't report the news to me immediately, but instead asked me to ask before telling you, how stupid you are!"
Chen Ju is usually a low-key and kind person, and people around him have long been accustomed to it. The personal attendant obviously did not expect that Chen Ju would actually get angry when he said he was angry. He was shocked and quickly explained: "Bingbi calms down the anger, this matter... …This may be a little different than what you think.”
Chen Ju said angrily: "Why don't you tell me what is going on! If you miss something important, be careful and I will send you to Nanjing to grow vegetables!"
For the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, "Growing vegetables in Nanjing" was not an elegant thing like fishermen, woodcutter, farmers and scholars. The full text of this sentence should be "send to Xiaoling Guards in Nanjing to grow vegetables", which has always been what eunuchs were most afraid of. In a few words, the level of fear can even be ranked in the top three.
It stands to reason that although "growing vegetables" is somewhat of a laborious task, it does not seem to be such a tragic thing. Why should the eunuchs be so afraid of it?
Everyone, growing vegetables here is no better than growing vegetables elsewhere. Eunuchs were sent to Xiaoling Guards in Nanjing. As a rule, they were sent to "do things for the great ancestor". This was a severe punishment in itself, and "growing vegetables" was one of the most damaging aspects of physical and mental damage.
The eunuch who was sent to Xiaoling Guard in Nanjing to grow vegetables first had to meet the Nanjing garrison eunuch. According to the usual practice, when the Nanjing garrison eunuch saw this person, he would yell angrily: "Get the job!"
Then an order was issued, and the eunuch who was punished for growing vegetables was to "pass by with a bucket of dung on his shoulders and a ladle. Even if the minister of ceremony offends the eunuch, he must live in the vegetable garden day and night. He will not move an inch further unless he is pardoned."
In other words, even if this person was once a eunuch at the peak of his career, as long as he was guilty of "growing vegetables in Nanjing", he would have to be humiliated first, and then carry a bucket of dung to the garden in full view of the public. Plant vegetables. Working from dawn to dusk, even sleeping in the vegetable garden, no one is allowed to step outside the thunder pond - everyone, in Nanjing, winter is fine, but in summer, you sleep in the vegetable garden without any shelter under the scorching heat. , just mosquitoes can suck people dry! Even if these criminal eunuchs were able to endure hardships in the past, after living in the palace for many years, who can still bear this crime?
The attendant was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said like pouring beans from a bamboo tube: "Ancestor, have mercy on me, ancestor, have mercy on me!" Of course, the ancestor is not the real ancestor. That is a saying in the palace. The new eunuch entered the palace. Everyone will worship under the sect of a certain eunuch, and this eunuch is his "ancestor".
Chen Ju acted like an "ancestor" and said coldly: "Why don't you tell the truth quickly?"
The relative hurriedly said: "Yes, ancestor, that's what happened...Last night, the young master's people discovered that the backyard of Zhang University's residence was brightly lit, especially the north room (master room) where Mr. Zhang Ge lived. Until The lights were still on in the middle of the night, so we were a little surprised, thinking something big had happened.”
Chen Ju's heart tightened, and he suppressed the tension in his heart and asked, "Then what? Will there be messengers going out the next morning?"
"There is no messenger." The attendant looked dumbfounded and said, "On the contrary, he sent someone to Qianjin Hall early in the morning to invite Dr. Zhao."
"Qianjintang? Doctor Zhao?" Chen Ju smacked his lips twice and said hesitantly: "Who is this man from, and what does he have to do with Mr. Zhang Ge? Why have I never heard of him?"
The attendant still looked dumbfounded, lowered his head and explained: "My ancestors didn't know something. Qianjintang is one of the best medical clinics in Sijiu City that specializes in treating women's diseases. Dr. Zhao is the owner of the hospital. If the female relatives of a prominent family in the capital are... If there is any discomfort, I’m afraid not half of them will ask Dr. Zhao for consultation.”
Chen Ju was confused when he heard this and asked: "In Zhangge's hometown... is there any female family member who is seriously ill?"
The attendant couldn't help scratching his head and said with a wry smile: "Yes, uh, no... Later, the young master's people quietly found out and said that Mr. Zhang Ge was extremely excited last night, and he harassed Mr. Qi one after another. He ate less than half a catty of the fur seal kidney given to him, and he spent most of the night in the backyard. There are four concubines in the house...well, his lower body is not feeling well, so he asked Doctor Zhao to come over early in the morning to ask for medicine."
The muscles on Chen Ju's face twitched, and he didn't know whether he wanted to laugh or be angry. He slapped the case for the last time and said angrily: "It's unkind to give to someone without relatives! Zhang Juzheng, the emperor actually has high hopes for people like you." , I really misjudged you!"
