Queen Mother Li looked at Zhang Hong, tilted her head and whispered a few times to a palace maid before she said, "Well, Zhang Hong is commendable for his loyalty and bravery, even at the cost of his own life in catching thieves."
"In the future, I will go to Qianqing Palace to be a eunuch. Follow Your Majesty. If someone breaks into the palace again, I will protect the emperor."
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness! Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty! In the future, I will do my best to protect Your Majesty!" Zhang Hong knew that he was right in his bet. He insisted on not bandaging and came to see the saint, delaying the recovery of his injury, not just for the sake of conspiracy. Is this a huge opportunity?
If not, how could he have jumped from the young eunuch of Langxia Family to the great eunuch of Qianqing Palace?
From now on, he no longer needs to be called a slave or a junior. When he meets the emperor, he can call himself a minister. The eunuchs of the Qianqing Palace are high-ranking internal officials and are qualified to be called ministers!
The reason why Empress Dowager Li whispered to the palace maid was that Zhang Hong looked familiar. She asked the palace maid next to her and found out that Zhang Hong was indeed an old member of Prince Yu's palace.
During the Jiajing period, Emperor Longqing was still Prince Yu. Zhang Hong was already working in Prince Yu's Mansion when he was nine years old. Prince Yu ascended the throne and Chen Hong and Feng Bao became powerful. Instead of taking care of the old people, they took care of the old people in Prince Yu's Mansion. Several times of suppression.
As a former member of Qiandi, Zhang Hong actually went to Langxia's house to live with some young eunuchs.
Empress Dowager Li made such a decision, naturally because Zhu Yijun asked for a reward, but also because she had realized that the power in Feng Bao's hands was too great. If the assassination of the king this time was really Feng Baoyi's assassination of the emperor. What about excluding dissidents when making a game?
There is Chen Hong who still lives in the palace, and there is a high arch outside the palace. They are Feng Bao's enemies in life and death.
An adult stabbed a ten-year-old child with a murder weapon, but he didn't succeed? Did he fail to kill, or did he not want to kill in the first place?
Taking advantage of the little emperor is something Empress Dowager Li is determined not to allow!
Zhang Hong was seriously injured in order to catch the thief. He was also an old man in Prince Yu's palace, so he stayed in the palace for a long time and closely protected the emperor. It was extremely suitable for him.
Zhang Hong kowtowed and thanked him. The injury on his arm must be treated as soon as possible. He followed the imperial doctor to the side hall.
"The stitches hurt a little. Bite this piece of cloth and scream if it hurts." Doctor Chen handed Zhang Hong a piece of cloth and instructed.
Doctor Chen did not bring any anesthetic. The stitches were just needles and threads passing through the flesh. It was definitely not an ordinary pain.
During the whole stitching process, Zhang Hong bit a piece of cloth. The pain was so painful that he was covered in sweat. The pain was so painful that he was about to bite through the piece of cloth. He did not utter a cry because he knew that this was not the time to suffer misfortune. The Queen Mother and His Majesty is talking in the inner hall, so he cannot interrupt.
Zhang Hong knew clearly when to give up and when not to disturb.
Feng Bao had woken up, and his face was extremely ugly. The Queen Mother and the Emperor still didn't let him get up, so he could only kneel down.
The ranking of seats in this palace, who is the ancestor, is not based on seniority, but entirely based on closeness to the emperor. This eunuch of Qianqing Palace is the closest to the emperor.
Zhang Hong came face to face with a bloody arm and immediately turned into a eunuch of Qianqing Palace. How could Feng Bao not hate him? !
But Feng Bao can't have an attack. It's just Zhang Hong. How can Chen Hong be difficult to deal with? Wait until the matter of assassinating the king and killing the driver is over, and then take your time to think about it.
Half of Zhu Yijun's mind was on Feng Bao, and the other half was on Zhang Hong. After all, this man was as ruthless as Feng Bao. That arm dripping with blood was really shocking.
After waiting for a while, no screams were heard. Zhu Yijun knew that Zhang Hong had excellent temperament, skills, and patience. The key was that Zhang Hong knew the priorities.
"Tishuai, who are the bad guys?" The frailty in Queen Mother Li's body faded away, and her eyes became extraordinarily sharp.
Empress Dowager Li was originally an ordinary maid in Prince Yu's palace. In a few years, she worked hard to become the empress dowager known as the Ming Dynasty Empress Dowager Cisheng. Emperor Longqing was in great power. Empress Dowager Li was exhausted mentally and physically. Her child was assassinated and she was panicked. At this time, she came to her senses and took the Out of the Queen Mother's airs.
At this time, she was not her mother, but the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Xixiao thought it over again, then bowed his head and said: "I came in a hurry and asked for a brief question. This person said that he was from the Qi Jiajun, under the command of General Qi Jiguang Qi. I... don't believe it."
Zhu Yijun frowned. People from the Qi family army entered the palace to assassinate?
Zhu Xixiao, both as a commander-in-chief and as an honorary noble, is a rather embarrassing existence. The honorary rank has been declining over the years. With the erosion of the Beijing camp, the authority of the Fifth Army Governor's Office has been transferred to the Ministry of War, and the honorary rank no longer has much say in the court. .
As the commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei, because Dongchang became powerful, the power of Jinyiwei was constantly transferred to Dongchang.
Zhu Xixiao's identity is double embarrassment and embarrassment.
Originally, Zhu Xixiao didn't want to say anything. He had already fulfilled his responsibilities after being caught. According to the usual practice, the criminal would naturally be interrogated by Dongchang. As a Tiqi, Zhu Xixiao had already fulfilled his duties.
But as the last trace of dignity of the honorable noble, Zhu Xixiao still expressed his attitude slightly, the assassin is not Qi Jiajun.
Queen Mother Li asked: "Why doesn't Tishuai believe it?"
Zhu Xixiao bowed his head and said: "If Qi Jiajun didn't dig into the dog hole, eunuch Zhang Hong would have died long ago if Qi Jiajun had faced him."
The reputation of Qi Jiajun's good fighting skills spread far and wide, and he was the Dinghai Shenzhen during the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli years.
The Qi army fought against Japanese pirates in the south and barbarians in the north. The Qi army was well-known for its strict discipline. Any sergeant who caused any disturbance to the people during the expedition would be beheaded in public and would not be tolerated.
This is an out-and-out heroic army in this world!
Such a brave man, an indomitable man, got into a dog hole, held a murderous weapon and was entangled with a eunuch and couldn't escape. With such cartilage and such skills, Zhu Xixiao did not believe that the villain was Qi Jiajun.
Empress Dowager Li didn't believe it either. During the late Jiajing and Longqing years, word of the Qi's army's fierce military exploits reached the court. It was one of the few times when her husband was beaming with joy, and Empress Dowager Li clearly remembered it.
If the Qi family army is this kind of thing, how can they fight against Japanese invaders or resist prisoners of war?
"Then let this case be handed over to Commander Ti for interrogation." Empress Dowager Li nodded. Duke Chengguo is one of the five hereditary princes of the Ming Dynasty and has always been loyal. Since Zhu Xixiao has arrested the gangster, this case will naturally be handed over to Ti. Riding for interrogation.
"I obey the order!" Zhu Xixiao looked at Feng Bao, who was still kneeling on the ground, and finally accepted the order to run the errand.
Feng Bao has always been cautious and well-rounded. Probably because something happened in the palace this time, the Queen Mother finally no longer trusts Feng Bao as usual.
"Mother, my child wants to learn martial arts." Zhu Yijun looked at the tall and round Zhu Xixiao, his big eyes flashed, and he looked at Queen Mother Li eagerly and said.
Queen Mother Li touched Zhu Yijun's head and said, "Do you know that practicing martial arts is extremely hard? Can you endure the hardship? It's better not to learn."
Zhu Yijun said quite confidently: "Mother, my child once heard that I, Emperor Gao, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, was about to conquer the world, and he was the king of the country. Emperor Cheng Zuwen was the emperor on horseback. He personally conquered the Tatars five times, and his valor was extraordinary. My child. When one succeeds to the throne, he should follow the example of his ancestors."
"If we encounter such an assassination again, I will not seek to kill the enemy, but only seek to protect myself."
"My child, don't be afraid of hardship!"
The emperor studied martial arts but did not do his job properly.
If it were normal, if Zhu Yijun proposed to learn martial arts, he would definitely be reprimanded by Empress Dowager Li.
But today, Zhu Yijun first used the methods of his ancestors, which was the highest political correctness of the Ming Dynasty. Coupled with the assassination, the young emperor had no choice but to be arrested. At this time, he made the request to learn martial arts, and it was a matter of course.
Zhu Yijun really wanted to learn martial arts. Of course he hoped to tear out a small hole in the cocoon of fog and information and touch the military power.
Does Tianzi Ning have the seed? Those with strong soldiers and horses live there.
Queen Mother Li thought for a moment, looked at Zhu Xixiao and said, "Tishuai, would you like to teach the emperor martial arts?"
Zhu Xixiao doesn't want to, not at all!
Swords have no eyes. Once the emperor is injured, bruised, knocked or bumped, even if Her Majesty does not blame him, the Queen Mother can understand that the ministers in the court can drown Zhu Xixiao with their saliva, and even the Chengguo Palace Everyone will be affected.
The honorable face of Ming Dynasty has long been in the quagmire, and anyone can step on it.
The emperor wanted to neglect his duties, but Zhu Xixiao didn't.
"Your Majesty has a purpose and the Queen Mother has an order. However, I have Governor Tiqi's official duties complicated, and there is also a major case of assassinating the king and killing a driver that needs to be investigated. I am worried that there will be ineffectiveness, and I may not be able to do it." Zhu Xixiao chose Decline.
"Mother, don't embarrass Ti Shuai." Zhu Yijun shook his head after hearing this, showing a slightly bitter smile, and looked at Queen Mother Li with regret, his eyes looking as aggrieved as possible.
Queen Mother Li looked at Zhu Yijun's innocent eyes, and then looked at the injury on Zhu Yijun's forehead. How frightened would her son be when facing that villain?
If the child hadn't been alert and opened his eyes before the gangsters assassinated him, wouldn't the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who had been on the throne for less than seven months, be dead? !
Empress Dowager Li looked at Zhu Xixiao and said in a very solemn tone: "Tishuai, the ministers of the DPRK are dictatorial and good at governing. They have taken away the power and fortune of the imperial court and are not allowed to take charge of it. The emperor is not allowed to take charge. The three of us, mother and son, are terrified. Now, even the emperor They have all been attacked by assassins, and they have been favored by the emperor for a long time. How can Tishuai have to shirk the blame for such a trivial matter?"
Zhu Xixiao's expression changed, he knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "I don't dare!"
He didn't dare to refuse, it wasn't that he didn't want to refuse. Zhu Xixiao made it very clear that Wu Xun had already declined. As the younger brother of Duke Cheng, Zhu Xixiao naturally participated as little as possible in such a major event. However, when the Queen Mother questioned him in person, Zhu Xixiao could no longer refuse. .
If you refuse again, the civil servants will be labeled as unfaithful, unfilial, and inconsiderate, and it will be even more difficult for the Duke of Chengguo.
"Then from tomorrow onwards, the emperor will study martial arts with Tishuai. This matter is settled." Queen Mother Li thought for a moment and gave the order. If her son encounters a bad person again, he must at least have a chance to escape.
Zhu Xixiao could only accept the order.
Zhu Xixiao left with Tiqi. Doctor Chen bandaged Zhang Hong and gave some instructions, and then left with Tiqi. Apart from the maids, only Empress Dowager Li, Zhu Yijun, Zhang Honghe and others were left in the Qianqing Palace. Feng Bao kneeling on the ground.
Empress Dowager Li leaned back on her chair and looked at Feng Bao. After looking at him for a long time, she said, "Feng Dajue."
"The assassination of the king is a huge disaster. The palace is heavily guarded. There is a sentry every five steps and a post every ten steps. The palace walls are high and deep. How did this villain walk into the Qianqing Palace step by step? Naturally, there was an insider in the palace. Who is he? Feng Dajuan is the governor of Dongchang. He is trying the case at Fusi Yamen in Beizhen. Feng Dajuan should not go there. It is only right to find out this culprit."
"When the time comes and we compare the internal affairs with the case of this criminal, it will become clear what the background of this criminal is."
"What do Feng Dajue think?"
When Feng Bao heard that the Empress Dowager had brought up the case, he felt like he was being pardoned. He knelt on the ground and said through gritted teeth: "What the Empress Dowager said is reasonable. I will supervise the case with all my strength! Even if I dig three feet into the ground, I still have to find these scoundrels. Give the Queen Mother and Your Majesty an explanation!"
"Well, go ahead. If it's later, I'm afraid I won't die unexpectedly." Empress Dowager Li nodded and waved her hand, signaling Feng Bao to step down and go on errands.
Zhu Yijun said nothing and smacked the words "Empress Dowager Li died unexpectedly". The meaning was very clear. Feng Bao had to do this job, and the spy must be alive. Once the spy in the palace died unexpectedly, Feng Bao would not be able to escape the relationship.
If he fails to handle this job again, will Feng Bao still be alive?
"The Empress Dowager Rensheng has arrived!" A small yellow gate shouted loudly with a drake's voice.
Zhu Yijun looked at the door, Empress Dowager Rensheng.
At this time, there were two queen mothers in the Ming Dynasty. One was the Empress Dowager Cisheng, the biological mother of the young emperor, and the other was Empress Dowager Rensheng, Chen, the legitimate mother of the young emperor.
Mrs. Chen was the step-concubine of Emperor Longqing. After Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, she became Empress Chen. After Emperor Longqing became famous, in accordance with the practice of the Ming Dynasty, he was given the title of the Holy Emblem of Ren and was honored as the Empress Dowager.
Chen was harmless, because although Chen was beautiful, she was not favored. Instead, she was kicked out of Kunning Palace and moved to another palace for admonishing Emperor Longqing.
The most important thing is that Queen Mother Chen has no children. This is the biggest cornerstone for the peaceful coexistence of the two queen mothers.
"Meet the Queen Mother." All the maids and eunuchs hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
Empress Dowager Rensheng, Mrs. Chen, hurriedly walked in with her skirt in hand. As soon as she entered the door, she came to the little emperor. After looking at it carefully, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In addition to the injury on the forehead, there are other injuries as well." Is the place hurt?”
"Sister, has the emperor asked the imperial physician to see him?" Queen Mother Chen looked at Queen Mother Li and asked anxiously.
Queen Mother Li smiled and said, "Sister, I've seen it, it's okay."
Mrs. Chen then breathed a heavy sigh of relief: "As long as it's okay, it's okay. God bless the emperor, God bless the Ming Dynasty."
"The wound on my forehead is almost healed, so I just knocked it." Zhu Yijun stood up straight and said: "The gangster has been captured by Tishuai, and my mother has ordered Feng Daban to find the internal agent. The case will soon be clear. Mother does not need to Worry.”
Empress Dowager Chen was called mother after her biological mother, and Empress Dowager Li was called mother after her biological mother. This was still the Ming Dynasty. Counting back to the Song Dynasty, the prince could only call his biological mother sister.
Zhu Yijun briefly explained the situation, and the two queen mothers began to communicate, guessing who was behind the scenes. The guesses went on and on, but there was no answer.
High arch? Zhang Juzheng? Feng Bao?
Or who?
