Lin Yue did not shy away from Miao Tong's gaze. He took the villain's legs and threw them into the sky. The bird screamed "Ahhh" and flew south with a pair of wings.
"You are crazy. That is the emperor's pet. If anyone in the palace sees it, he will be beheaded." Miao Tong was frightened to death.
The emperor's pet? Um.
Lin Yue said: "I read in history books about flying pigeons delivering messages, and I wanted to try the effect of parrots delivering messages."
Miao Tong remembered that she had indeed seen a note tied to the parrot's leg just now.
What did he think of using the emperor's parrot to deliver a message?
"Pass a message? To whom?"
"My family far away in the south." Lin Yue blinked and said sincerely.
Miaotong couldn't understand what this was doing: "How does it know where your family is?"
"This bird is very intelligent and will definitely be found."
Of course Lin Yue would not tell her that when he parted ways with Beizhai and Ding Baiying, they asked him how to contact him in the future. His answer was that after they settled down in Hangzhou, they only needed to put up a black pole on the roof of the house they lived in. Oil paper umbrella, he can find them.
From Beijing to Hangzhou, it would take more than a week and two weeks to travel day and night on horseback, and it would take even more time to travel by water. However, when it came to communicating by letter, he had a faster method than official mail - parrot sending letters or sending letters. Send a message.
Or maybe it’s a stroke of genius to put the big villain into a portable space and bring the world of “Xiu Chun Dao” to life.
"Ms. sir, haven't you ever thought that it would be in danger? If it is really going to be caught and eaten by falcons in the sky, what should you do if the Queen comes to you and asks for a pet after the national mourning?"
"Don't worry, it's smart and won't die."
Lin Yue didn't lie to her on this point. Pets rewarded by the system can be reborn after death in the film and television world, so he threatened her with skinning, plucking and making soup a hundred times. The bird finally gave in and accepted the mission to deliver the letter. Go to Hangzhou.
Miao Tong sighed heavily. She was becoming more and more unpredictable about this cheap husband.
On weekdays, he writes and draws, plays music with her, and single-handedly rescued her from Ding Baiying and others. Now he can make cakes, biscuits and other foods that she has never seen before. He is really a person. The eunuch who couldn't support himself and had no choice but to go into the palace to earn a living?
He really gave her too many surprises.
Miao Xuan said that he was just a vulgar and dirty little eunuch and a lackey of Wei Eunuch, who was not good enough for her at all. However, as time went by, she felt more and more that she could marry such a man even without the experience of joining the Jiaofangsi. , that’s all a blessing for three lifetimes.
Well, it would be nice if he wasn't...
As this thought flashed through her mind, she thought of Yan Bin who had made a private decision in Nuanxiang Pavilion, and a flash of pain and intolerance flashed between her brows.
…
The next day.
Lin Yue left the West Palace with fifty taels of silver, and the eunuch on duty at the door escorted him to the outside of the courtyard.
This shows how strict the hierarchy in the palace is - he is following the Queen, and his status is a bit higher for those around the concubine.
The pure concubine Duan is also a beauty. Compared with Zhang Yan's delicate and refined appearance, she has a sickly and delicate beauty. Although he avoided the murderous hands of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family because he was not pregnant, if the historical records are correct, Chongzhen would have died of illness in the second year of his life. It sounds like he was a pitiful man.
He stayed in the West Palace last night and used hypnosis in the second half of the night to gain a general understanding of Duan's condition. Although he was not a doctor, he was certain that the 22-year-old girl was depressed because she could not get pregnant. Because of the gossip in the palace and Zhu Youxiao's alienation, he suffered from depression or looked sickly.
With the current technology of imperial doctors, there is basically no solution for heart diseases. They can only use some prescriptions that calm the mind and calm the mind, such as Suanzaoren Decoction, Tianwang Buxin Dan, etc.
As the saying goes, medicine is equal to three parts poison. She took this stuff every day, and her already weak body couldn't bear it.
In the morning, he asked her in a slightly tough tone to stop taking the medicine. If she couldn't sleep again, she could ask the eunuch on duty to go to Kunning Palace or Dongcheng to find him.
Concubine Chun actually didn't care about his tone and nodded in agreement.
Or is it that a woman who has fallen out of favor in the harem has not yet gained power? The eunuch has a high status. Facing him like this, what about Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family?
Listening to the distant bells in mourning for Xizong, Lin Yue thought as he walked, a guy who can't even protect his own woman, just go in peace, your wife and I will support him, your son... well, he has no son.
But then again.
Jin'er, Zhang Yan, Chun Fei, Ding Baiying, if Yan Yanbin also dies...
What do you call this? Widow Terminator?
at the same time.
In a small courtyard in the south of Hangzhou, Beizhai looked at the green-feathered parrot sitting on the top of a osmanthus tree with a ghostly expression on his face.
"Ah, are you Hokusai?"
"Ah, who is Ding Baiying?"
Is the parrot that can call out her and Ding Baiying's names just a parrot?
"I am the messenger, ah, messenger, Zhou Tai's messenger."
If a person talks like this, she will dislike the verbosity, but the bird is different.
Ding Baiying was awakened by the sound outside. When she came out of the house with a knife, Beizhai untied the red rope from its feet and took off the letter.
"Is it from Zhou Tai?"
Ding Baiying glanced at the magical messenger and turned her attention to the letter in Beizhai's hand.
"right."
"What did you write?"
"The emperor passed away..."
The emperor died? Both of them were stunned. Although they knew that Xizong's health was getting worse day by day, they didn't expect to die so soon. They talked about it a few days ago and said that he could survive until winter, but it turned out that he did not survive August 15th.
"Where's the back?"
"Shen Lian and Yin Cheng are fine, and there is no fear of their lives for the time being; Wei Zhongxian and King Xin seem to have reached a cooperative relationship. After the emperor is buried, the latter will choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne;"
"Then what?"
"Gone."
Ding Baiying and Beizhai, you look at me and I look at you, not knowing what to say.
Sure enough, King Xin compromised with Wei Zhongxian in order to ascend to the throne.
"I'm going to write a reply to Zhou Tai. See if you have anything to say."
Ding Baiying hesitated for a moment and shook her head.
…
When Zhu Youxiao passed away, the whole capital was in mourning, except for Eunuch Lin, who happily wandered between Kunning Palace and the West Palace. When he had time, he would eat tofu from the two imperial widows to add some green to Zhu Youxiao's head.
In the next few days, he hooked up with the concubine Li. At this time, Li was working as a palace maid in Xiwu because she offended Wei Zhongxian.
He didn't do anything. He bought the haggard concubine Cheng with a box of biscuits. Because of Wei Zhongxian's relationship with the Hakka family, all the eunuchs and maids in the palace did not dare to get too close to her. Only he, Kunning, Eunuch Lin who came from the palace didn't care about her past.
Wei Zhongxian was too busy as eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, to have no time to pay attention to him, and Zhao Jingzhong was still on his way back to Beijing, so he could make small moves as much as he wanted during this time.
On August 24, Zhu Youjian ascended the throne and honored the former queen Zhang Yan as Queen Yi'an. The next day, a general amnesty was announced, and Shen Lian and Yin Cheng returned to Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town, to continue their duties, but the former was demoted one level to the general banner.
Three days later, at midnight, Prince Xin's Mansion was in the east of the city.
Since Zhu Youxiao passed away and Zhu Youjian moved to the Forbidden City, Prince Xin's Mansion has been vacant.
However, tonight's Prince Xin's Mansion is not like the previous days where there are only servants watching the night, but no main residents.
Zhu Youjian sat behind the wooden case in the study with his eyes closed and meditative. His former entourage and a dozen people were waiting downstairs.
I don’t know how much time passed, but as a cool breeze blew by, a masked man appeared next to the open window.
Zhu Youjian opened his eyes: "I don't understand. You are willing to be a thief when you can be an official. You open the window every time when you can go through the front door. Why?"
It can be seen that this is not the first time that the two have met in Prince Xin's Mansion.
"In my opinion, high-ranking officials and high salaries are just external possessions." Lin Yue took off the black cloth covering his face, revealing the formidable face behind: "What I want is for the eunuchs to be destroyed and Wei Zhongxian to die."
"Pardoning Jinyiwei Baihu Shen Lian and Xiaoqi Yin Cheng has aroused Wei Zhongxian's suspicion. It is not advisable to overthrow the eunuch party." Zhu Youjian said: "Yesterday Queen Yi'an reminded me not to eat palace food and asked me to pay attention. For the defense of Qianqing Palace, try not to go to other palaces unless there is something important. If you are not in the palace, you will naturally not be able to understand my situation."
Lin Yue did not answer his question and said something off-topic.
"Me? It seems that you have adapted to the status of emperor."
After saying this, Zhu Youjian frowned and was a little displeased: "You asked me to meet at the Xinwang Mansion just to complain, right?"
Lin Yue said: "How do you plan to deal with Wei Wei?"
Zhu Youjian thought for a while and said: "From the outside to the inside, peel off the cocoon layer by layer, weaken the eunuch's strength, and then strike with a thunder blow."
"how much time is required?"
“It can take a few months as quickly as possible, or a year as slowly as possible.”
"Too slow."
"Is this too slow?"
In his opinion, Wei Zhongxian had controlled the government for several years and had intricate relations with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. If he did not operate well, it would be very likely to cause serious trouble.
Lin Yue said: "I have a plan that can determine the outcome."
Zhu Youjian stood up and said, "What's the plan?"
"The trick of driving a tiger to devour a wolf and borrowing a knife to kill someone."
Lin Yue said: "Some time ago, there were two hot topics of discussion among people in the city. One is that the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition and may not last long. His Royal Highness King Xin is the preferred successor. The other thing is that Wei Zhongxian demoted his subordinates. Lin San can be an official."
"I know about this." Others may have doubts about this matter, but Zhu Youjian knew very well that the reason why Wei Zhongxian demoted Lin San was to avoid variables in his ascension to the throne. To be honest, he was looking for a suitable reason to kill Lin San, the guy who caused him trouble.
"Do you want to get rid of him?"
Zhu Youjian nodded.
"No." Lin Yue said: "First of all, Lin San is very capable and can be used to deal with Wei Zhongxian with the strength of a million troops. Secondly, Queen Yi'an helped you a lot in your ascension to the throne. If the people around her are touched now, I am afraid that I will get a bad reputation for bullying my widowed sister-in-law. Finally, using Lin San can give encouragement to those court officials who dare not act rashly because of the evil reputation of Wei Eunuch, encourage them to stand up and liquidate the eunuch party, and enhance His Majesty's prestige. "
"What you said makes sense." Zhu Youjian was moved: "But how can I ensure that Lin San will not betray him? What if he still has illusions about Wei Zhongxian, or demotes Lin San to the warehouse to inspect and liquidate materials? Is this just a ploy?"
Don't tell me, Zhu Youjian is quite careful.
Lin Yue said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very worried, but this matter does not need to be handled by your Majesty. Queen Yi'an has sworn enemies with Wei Gong and the Hakka family. If she comes forward to communicate with Lin San, Your Majesty will be safe." Sitting behind the scenes, even if things change, we can control the situation and stabilize the situation, right? What we have to do is not to uproot the eunuch clique with thunderous means, but to remove Wei Zhongxian's minions one by one. As long as we deal with the people involved Please take care of Wei Zhongxian's feelings from time to time, and your Majesty will be able to take advantage of both sides and draw chestnuts from the fire."
"Wonderful, wonderful."
Zhu Youjian was overjoyed. Speaking of Zhou Tai, few people could play conspiracies.
"In your opinion, where should we start to weaken the power of the eunuchs?"
Lin Yue said: "We must achieve results in the first battle to revitalize the court, but we cannot force the Wei gelding to jump over the wall. What do you think of the Hakka family?"
"Hakka?"
In the Ming Dynasty, except for the favored and high-ranking eunuchs who could live in the palace, the rest of the people lived outside the palace or rented or bought houses. These people had no way to make fire in the palace to cook and could only carry rations with them to satisfy their hunger. It's a little better. In winter, let alone hot meals, you may not even be able to drink hot water. This is why Lin Yue carries boxed cakes with him, which is normal in Zhang Yan's opinion.
The palace maids were different. Because they lived in the palace for a long time, they could make fires and cook in their residences, so some eunuchs asked the palace maids with whom they were in love to warm the rice. This relationship looked very much like a husband and wife, so the term "eating couple" came into being. Emperor Wanli From then on, the phenomenon of palace maids and eunuchs forming couples to eat each other became common. Some palace maids even felt inferior because they could not find the eunuch to eat with them.
The relationship between Hakka and Wei Zhongxian is that of a eating couple. Nominally she was the wet nurse of Emperor Xizong Zhu Youxiao, but there were rumors that she was enchanting when she was young, and she became Zhu Youxiao's sexual enlightenment teacher. After Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he immediately named her the Holy Lady. Important members of the cabinet wrote several times asking the Hakka family to move out of the harem, but Zhu Youxiao used various excuses to prevaricate and move them back.
Therefore, Wei Zhongxian is what he is today, and the Hakka family is indispensable.
"Your Majesty, the food in the palace is not delicious."
Lin Yue said something that sounded mindless, but Zhu Youjian's expression changed after hearing the words.
There is a food supervisor in the palace, and tributes from all over the country are constantly being transported to the capital. Do you want to eat anything? However, no matter how delicious the food was, Zhu Youjian didn't dare to touch it for fear of being poisoned by the Hakka people. What he ate every day was food cooked by Queen Zhou herself. Of course, the taste was not flattering, but it was safe and harmless.
"Okay, it's Hakka."
Lin Yue's words made him determined to weaken Wei Zhongxian's strength by starting with the Hakka family.
"But I don't understand. If you ask me to persuade Queen Yi'an to come forward, how can my sister-in-law have anything to do with the Hakka family?"
"Of course Queen Yi'an has no leverage against the Hakka family."
Zhu Youjian was stunned when he said this.
"But I can hand her the knife." Lin Yue said something, and by chance the moon in the sky parted the dark clouds, and the light shining through the window spread on his face, giving him a thrilling and strange feeling.
After a long time, Zhu Youjian came back to his senses: "You are more insidious than I thought."
Lin Yue did not respond to his emotion: "If your Majesty has nothing to say, I should leave."
Zhu Youxiao said: "Hokusai...is she okay?"
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"..." Zhu Youxiao paused for a moment: "Ding Baiying is not dead, right?"
Lin Yue didn't answer this question. He put his hands on the window sill and jumped out. After a few ups and downs, he disappeared into the vast night.
Zhu Youxiao picked up the cup on the desk and found that the tea was cold.
To achieve great things, there must be sacrifices. If God gave him a chance to do it again, he would still make the same choice.
PS: I have a cold, low fever, and joint pain all over my body. I endured coding more than 4,000 words. I really can’t bear it anymore. Please understand.
