Liu Shouyou quickly stepped forward, bowed his hands and bowed, and said, "Only when Duke Henghai is here, Shouyou will feel at ease."
It turned out that the master and servant were none other than Zhang Jing and his younger brother Zhang Xun.
In terms of appearance, Zhang Jing is "not as well-known as he is famous in person". Not only is he thin, but his eye sockets are sunken, and he looks as if he is sleep deprived.
On the other hand, his younger brother Zhang Xun looks quite handsome. Apart from being a little shorter, he is also considered a handsome young man. This person's nickname is a bit unpopular, he is Zhang Wulao - obviously he performs the Wu Lao at home.
Zhang Jing is his second brother and he is the youngest. And "Heng Haigong" is naturally talking about Zhang Jing.
"Henghai" was the character Zhang Jing picked up after he entered the palace at the age of five and studied in the inner study. This word was given to him by Zhang Hong, his "godfather" in the palace, and it fits the meaning of his name "whale".
Liu Shou had a flattering look on his face, but Zhang Jing's expression was not so good. The eunuch handed a two-finger-wide note from his hand to Liu Shouyou, and sighed: "I want to avoid the limelight today. I'll go in the afternoon." I went to Taiqing Temple in Nancheng to wander around and asked for a fortune-teller, which didn't seem very auspicious."
Liu Shouyou originally thought that he was showing him some inside information, but he couldn't help but frowned after saying such things. However, he naturally couldn't offend Zhang Jing at this moment, so he had to take the note and open it to read.
But I saw four lines of poetry written on the note: "I don't believe in wild fox Zen in my life. Endless storms and clouds roar. Who can understand the sudden frost and snow? Thousands of miles of quicksand is a majestic pass."
Liu Shouyou frowned even more and asked, "But I don't know what the meaning of this sign is?"
Zhang Jing raised his eyebrows and said: "Our family has only been studying in the inner study for six years, which is considered literate. It is understandable that we can't understand this sign. But Governor Liu, you have a family background. Don't you understand?" What does this mean?"
Liu Shouyou was not angry, but smiled mockingly to himself: "If the official had read well, he wouldn't be hanging around in Jinyi." Then he said: "The deep cold of spring is not over yet, please come to Henghai Gong. Let's take our time." Speak slowly."
"That's fine." Zhang Jing was not polite, and immediately walked towards the main hall, with Zhang Xun following behind him.
Liu Shouyou also entered the main hall and sat down with Zhang Jing brothers as guest and host. Then he picked up the topic and said: "The first two sentences of this lottery seem to be talking about tigers, bold-minded and capable of swallowing thousands of miles. However, this The two sentences are just rising first and then suppressing. It is not the key point. The key point lies in the second half. When frost and snow come suddenly, something bad will happen. However, the way to avoid disaster given in the lottery is hard to understand. ...Thousands of miles of quicksand is a great pass? I don’t know what this means.”
"Unraveling a lottery is a craft, and not everyone can do it, because sometimes you don't necessarily read the literal meaning." Zhang Jing waved his hand and said, "Zhenren Meng in the temple said that this lottery was originally written under The interpretation of the fortune is: there is trouble in fortune telling, villains are in charge, and it is difficult to win the lawsuit; fortune fortune is ruined, and the fields are not familiar, and chickens and dogs are plagued; marriage fortune telling is in trouble, and the disaster star is shining, and the marriage is unscrupulous... In short In a word, be careful in everything."
Liu Shouyou felt discouraged and unhappy after hearing this. He frowned and said, "Is this solution to disaster just limited to being careful?"
"That's not the case." Zhang Jing waved his hand and said: "The real person also said that the way of heaven is constant, and things are not in danger. Otherwise, nature will bring peace. Therefore, although it is not good to place a lottery, there are also situations where you can survive a desperate situation and make a bright future. , in the end it turned out to be a way to sign.”
Liu Shouyou was moved in his heart and asked, "But you don't know how to do it?"
Zhang Jing shook his head and said: "Of course we asked, but unfortunately Meng Zhenren said that this lot was personally given by Qiu Zhenren, the son of Changchun in the past, but Qiu Zhenren said at that time, 'The number of Dayan is fifty, and it uses four Nine times out of ten, he only taught me how to understand fortunes, but not how to solve misfortunes, and he couldn't teach me."
Liu Shou said thoughtfully: Then show me what the use of this thing is?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jing continued: "Having said that, Master Meng still mentioned it a little bit, saying that the interpretation of fortune-telling to solve disasters actually depends on the person. There will always be different solutions for different people."
Liu Shouyou then asked: "What is the explanation for this statement?"
Zhang Jing said: "Think about it, ordinary people usually just do things in the fields, gardens and woods. The so-called be careful in everything, firstly, don't be careless and hurt yourself, and secondly, don't hurt others, so as not to Losing money. But if you are a noble person, this lot will be much more difficult to decipher. You may have to be careful about making mistakes, or you may have to be careful about being framed by villains, or you may have to be careful about unexpected disasters. But in the final analysis, although the dangers mentioned in this lot are ever-changing, the interpretation is The law of misfortune always lies in the sentence 'Thousands of miles of quicksand is a dangerous pass'. He advised our family to think carefully about this sentence after returning home, where, who, or what should it be."
Liu Shouyou felt disgusted and thought to himself: "You are so weird and confused, I came to you to discuss something, but you just talk nonsense. Do you still have to go dig some sand outside Yumen Pass and bring it back to pay tribute, so that you can feel at ease?" Can't?
Fortunately, after Zhang Jing said this, he finally changed the topic, took a sip of the fragrant tea that had just been delivered, and said: "What happened in the palace and outside the palace today, the little ones have already told our family. After all, Governor Liu must have invited our family over because of these things, right?"
"Mr. Henghai's eyes are as bright as a torch. Shouyou indeed asked Mr. Henghai to come and give some advice for this reason."
"What can we give you?" Zhang Jing shook his head and said, "When we told you about what happened yesterday, we didn't originally intend for you to cause such a storm in the city. But in the end, you made such a big fuss without even saying a word. We ourselves I don’t know what to do... You should know that Huang and Chen have been in charge of Dongchang for many years, and they have greater influence in the palace than our family. Now let this matter go, can they not investigate? It was leaked last night. Is it difficult to investigate?
Governor Liu, if our family had not known your attitude, just because of what you did, our family would have doubted your position. "
This accusation is not light, Liu Shouyou quickly explained it, and then said: "Xiaguan just can't understand one thing right now. Logically speaking, after the emperor knows the news, he should be furious, but now he is still gentle and respectful. Gao pragmatism. But if it is true that his trust in Gao pragmatism is completely unshakable, there are still some doubts... Why hasn't Huang Zhaolong yet received a 'stern order'?"
Zhang Jing said calmly: "Do you know what you did most wrong in this matter?"
Liu Shouyou secretly frowned, but on his face he looked frightened. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Please give me some advice from Mr. Henghai."
Zhang Jing snorted softly, shook his head and said: "You know that the emperor cares about his younger brothers and sisters, so if the emperor believes that there is an affair between Gao Pragmatic and the fourth princess, the emperor will be angry. Because of this matter From your point of view, it is natural that the fourth princess suffered the loss, and this is the reason why the emperor 'should be angry'.
But have you ever thought about it, even if the emperor really thinks that there is an affair between the two of them, so what? Did the fourth princess go and cry to the emperor, saying that Gao Jingshi had molested her? No. Since there is no such thing, it means that the fourth princess did not suffer a loss, and maybe she even enjoyed it! Under this situation...if you were the emperor, would you jump out and cause a thunderous rage, making the trouble known to the world? "
Liu Shouyou was stunned for a while and said in disbelief: "But such a scandal..."
"I'm talking to Governor Liu, are you stupid for studying? Don't you even know that family scandals should not be publicized?" Zhang Jing said with a sullen look on his face: "Let's just say this, you have to expect the emperor to be furious. Just like this, then Far from enough."
Although Liu Shouyou was scolded, the second half of Zhang Jing's sentence made him forget the anger of being scolded and asked hurriedly: "What should we do?"
Zhang Jing snorted softly and said: "The emperor has always felt guilty about the surrender of the fourth princess. He does not care whether there is an affair between the fourth princess and Gao Jingshi. Even if there is, the emperor will definitely open his eyes. If he closes one eye, he will not believe anyone who tells him.
But there is one exception, and that is to catch a cheater and catch a double in front of outsiders, so that the emperor cannot pretend not to know. Only at this time will the emperor be forced to "thunder and rage" and give an explanation to the world. As for this explanation, it's hard to say what will happen to the fourth princess, but Gao Pragmatic... I'm afraid she will probably die. "
Liu Shouyou suddenly realized it and praised him repeatedly, but soon he looked sad again and said: "Mr. Henghai is indeed very wise, but this matter is not easy to handle. I think the fourth princess is a widow. On weekdays, except for Ciqing Palace, Ciqing Palace and Ciqing Palace, Apart from Ning Palace and Kunning Palace, I only stay in my Changchun Palace to study, worship Buddha, and grow vegetables. How can such a low-ranking official create a scene of catching an adulterer and a couple?"
Zhang Jing shook his head: "If you ask our family, who should we ask?"
Liu Shouyou frowned deeply, biting his lip and thinking.
And Zhang Jing added: "But, our family feels that you don't have to 'make it up', you just need to pay close attention to it - it is very likely to come true."
"Come true?" Liu Shouyou said in astonishment: "Mr. Henghai said... they really know how to do it?"
"The fourth princess has been interested in Gao Jingshi for a few years. This is not a secret thing in the palace. There were always more than ten or twenty people who knew about the love poem incident. Although the Empress Dowager Cisheng had issued a hush-hush order, But you also know how difficult it is to keep silence in this palace except for the dead."
Zhang Jing continued: "As for what you did this time, our family feels that it may also have unexpected benefits, that is, it may make the fourth princess feel that the emperor dotes on her very much and will not care about some of her things." Private matter."
Liu Shouyou was moved in his heart and hurriedly said: "Mr. Henghai said that the four princesses might be arrogant because of this. It's really..."
"For a woman of her age, it's the time when love is stirring... Now that the Queen Mother of the two palaces has returned to power, if the emperor doesn't care about her, she will just be Gao Yang, and our family won't be too surprised. Now The problem is, Gao Jingshi doesn't seem to be a womanizer, and he is a foreigner. This return to Beijing is just an unexpected thing. If he doesn't take the bait, it will be troublesome."
Of course Liu Shouyou understands this. After all, Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou, their motive for doing these things is not to defeat Princess Yongning. Their goals are Gao Pragmatic. If Gao Pragmatic doesn't take the bait, they will naturally Busy in vain.
In the final analysis, Princess Yongning is just a weapon or hidden weapon that they discovered that can deal with Gao Qingpang.
"Mr. Henghai is very worried." Liu Shou nodded and tentatively said, "Then should we push for something from this?"
"If there is such an opportunity, of course it should be, but where can we start with this kind of thing?" Zhang Jing touched his chin without a beard: "And don't forget what we just said, we have to find someone It’s just a chance that the Emperor can’t hide it. As long as this happened in the palace, it would be useless even if a palace maid witnessed it. If pressed, do you think the Emperor wouldn’t dare to kill someone?
Only when something happens outside the palace can we have the opportunity to make the matter bigger and make the emperor unable to suppress it - it is easy for the emperor to kill a few palace maids and chamberlains to seal the silence, but if you want to kill them casually, With a few civil servants and the like, this would be much more difficult. "
Liu Shou nodded a little, and seemed to be talking to himself, or to Zhang Jing: "In other words, we have to let the princess come out of the palace, and then go to have a tryst with Gao Pangshi. Let's make some arrangements. It's best if If a group of civil servants were to 'accidentally' uncover this adultery, the matter would become an ironclad case that even the emperor would not be able to reverse."
"This is the idea, but it is not easy." Zhang Jing sighed: "First of all, we have to make the fourth princess willing to leave the palace, secondly we have to make Gao Pingshi willing to meet with the fourth princess privately, and finally we have to make the two of them really Some actions that exceed the rules... Otherwise, if you arranged for a group of officials to break up the adultery, the two of them ended up doing what the emperor said today: the palace door is wide open, the servants are there, and the maids are accompanying them. There is something that has exceeded the rules. It would be better for Gao Pragmatic than just scratching an itch. At most, the fourth princess will be reprimanded by the emperor for a few words, which is meaningless to us. "
Liu Shou nodded. It was certainly difficult, but he still began to think about the feasibility.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xun intervened at this time and said: "Second brother, Governor Liu, I think this matter is not that difficult."
Liu Shouyou and Zhang Jing were both startled, and looked at Zhang Xun at the same time. Zhang Jing said: "If the fifth elder has any ideas, you might as well tell him."
Since Zhang Jing said this, Liu Shouyou naturally had no choice but to agree.
Zhang Xun said: "Didn't the second brother just say that since the fourth princess has long been interested in Gao Jingpang, the emperor's attitude today may make her feel that it is a kind of tacit approval. Second brother, Governor Liu, you also said Gao Jingshi's coming to Beijing is an accident, so the fourth princess also knows that Gao Jingshi may not be able to stay in Beijing for long. In this case, will she also want to seize the time to meet Gao Jingshi to comfort her lovesickness? "
Liu Shouyou's eyes lit up and he said, "Go ahead! If the fourth princess is willing to leave the palace, this matter will be half done."
Zhang Jing had also seen from a close distance how Feng Bao was overthrown by Gao Jingshi, so he was obviously more wary of Gao Jingshi. Hearing this, he was not particularly happy, but asked: "It's barely half, but the other half How to do it? Is Gao Jingshi willing to continue to have a private meeting with the fourth princess after such a big thing happened today? Even if he is willing, or it is inconvenient to refuse, the next more troublesome thing is how to make something really happen to them. Not to mention that we have to calculate the time of 'breaking out of the adultery' accurately... How can you make someone as pragmatic and cautious as Gao do something outrageous?"
At this question, Liu Shouyou couldn't help but nod. Gao Jingshi was indeed very cautious, and judging from his past performance, he was not very attracted to women. He was expected to deal with the fourth princess on impulse. , this seems unreliable.
Who would have thought that Zhang Xun chuckled and said: "You are very pragmatic and cautious, but the fourth princess may not be cautious, especially if there are people around her to clean up..."
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