Nights in late spring are when the temperature is comfortable.
Outside the Nuan Pavilion of Bailu Palace, Sun Long and Wei Chao were waiting outside with relevant people serving the emperor. Dozens of men and women did not hear a word.
After waiting in silence for too long, Wei Chao had nothing to say and said to Sun Long, the eunuch in charge of Qianqing Palace: "Director Chen has been in for half an hour. He is really a holy man."
Sun Long smiled and said to Wei Chao: "Are you a monkey boy with hot eyes?"
Wei Chao sighed and said, "How old am I? If I could be like Factory Supervisor Chen, who became Bingbi and Factory Supervisor at the age of thirty-six or seven, I could laugh out loud in my dreams. Otherwise, if I could stand alone like Zhang Cheng, I would be considered a glorious ancestor." "
Sun Long sighed and said: "You and I, people without roots, can't talk about honoring our ancestors. We only hate the poverty of our families, so we took this road. As long as we have two acres of thin farmland to survive the hard life, it is better than having no roots."
Wei Chao was deeply touched after hearing this. He sighed and said in a low voice: "Manager, we have been serving the emperor for a long time, and I can't hold back my urine. What should I do? Even though I put two pieces of gauze on it, it's all wet."
Sun Long said: "When it's your turn, you can't drink or eat an hour in advance. If you can't bear to be hungry, just carry two pieces of candy and eat one when you feel dizzy."
In fact, the Wei Dynasty knew this common sense, and because they wanted to curry favor with Sun Long, they pretended not to understand. Hearing Sun Long's intention to take care of him, he climbed up the pole and said: "Thank you for the advice, manager. After two years of sweeping the land, we were recommended to the emperor by my godfather. My godfather is often not in the palace, but no one here cares about me. .”
Sun Long heard that he wanted to become his godfather and said with a smile: "You kid is insatiable. Eunuch Zhang Jing is a famous person in the royal family. With such a solid backing, why are you still thinking about it? Besides, I am the manager and you are the sidekick. You can’t talk nonsense.”
The Wei Dynasty also understood this common sense, but saying it this way still showed the intention of flattery. When the goal was achieved, they got off the donkey.
...
At this time, in the palace, Zhu Yijun had already finished explaining various requirements for the abolition of Dongchang to Chen Ju. The abolition of Dongchang this time was Zhu Yijun's second major operation on the palace.
Different from the previous restructuring, Zhu Yijun was very cautious this time when it came to Chen Ju's next arrangements.
After careful consideration, Chen Ju can only be reused and cannot be dismissed. In this conversation, Zhu Yijun first gave some vague praise to Chen Ju for his work in the past year when he took over Dongchang. As soon as the topic changed, he hit a few words on the bribery and blackmail issues in Dongchang.
After the rubbing was finished, Chen Ju thought that the best result for himself was to return to the ceremonial supervisor and still write the pen. Zhu Yijun concluded: "In the past year, I saw that your heart was not in the east factory, so I advocated quietness and criticized the many prisoners in the factory. He wanted to protect himself, but he is not a person who is good at spying on information." After hearing this, Chen Ju knelt down to apologize.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand to tell him to get up, and continued: "I am not criticizing you. I just see that you have always paid attention to the political situation and the economy, often made comments on how to benefit the world and the people, and you are also honest and self-responsible - you are a civil servant."
After hearing this, Chen Ju felt beads of sweat break out on his head. He entered the palace in the 26th year of Jiajing, when he was nine years old. Being in the palace, I also knew how Shizong and Mu Zong used their ministers' methods.
Today, I was rubbed hard by the twelve-year-old emperor, and I deeply realized that it is not easy to serve as an official under a monarch who is very aware of everything and decisive. He knelt down and said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty does not treat slaves as stupid. He puts slaves at their most vulnerable points, but slaves don't..."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand to interrupt and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid. I still want to make great use of you. Zhang Hong is old, but you are young and powerful. Don't lose heart at this time." After hearing this, Chen Ju's heart was pounding.
Zhu Yijun said: "I want to set up an attendant's room and have a palace minister, and I am interested in the British Duke. The British Duke is older, how will he deal with complicated things? In the future, you have to help him shoulder half of this burden."
Chen Ju listened and communicated with tears. Choking with sobs, he said: "I will try my best to die!"
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he laughed and said: "Do you think that the attendant's room is like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den? How can I use you to go through fire and water? My idea is that in the future, all officials, internal and external, who are of great use will be in the attendant's room and be buried under I have been training you for several years. As the representative of the inner court, you will have a big responsibility in assisting me in clarifying the inner palace in the attendant's room. Well, I ask you to be cautious and have the intention to correct the current shortcomings." After hearing this, Chen Ju could only thank you. It's just the emperor's favor.
Zhu Yijun waited for him to calm down from the ecstasy, and then said: "Under the palace ministers, I will set up a minister of the inner court. According to my idea, you first sort out the boundaries of the responsibilities of the minister of the inner court, the attendant's office and the chief of etiquette. The coordination and communication between us may even be complicated. Think about it carefully and come up with the writing and regulations for handling errands. Starting tomorrow, you can think about this matter."
...
By the time Zhu Yijun finished explaining his conception of the entire functional positioning of the attendant's room, it was already Wuzheng.
Chen Ju took a dozen notes and finally concluded: "The emperor set up the Chamber of Attendants and divided the authority of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet. The main purpose was to mediate, adjust, and mix up the government orders. I already understand it. It's really holy. You are so smart that I can’t even hope to catch up with you!”
Zhu Yijun heard that he completely understood what he meant, and nodded: "It's easy to find someone loyal in the palace. It's not easy to find someone who is loyal and sensible. It's easy for you to do it." Chen Ju knelt down again, wishing he could open his chest and cut open his chest. He took out a red heart and showed it to Zhu Yijun.
After talking about political affairs, Zhu Yijun asked: "Is there anything suspicious about the death of Concubine Qi?" In fact, Zhu Yijun already had the answer in his heart, and asking at this time was just to test Chen Ju's loyalty.
Chen Ju pondered for a moment, and then Fang replied: "Your Majesty, I personally inspected Concubine Qi's body with experienced hands. It was indeed caused by blunt force blows. But it should not have been caused by the glazed tiles on the top of Ningcui Hall."
Zhu Yijun didn't see what he expected, and there was no fluctuation on his face. He nodded calmly and said, "You continue."
Chen Ju said: "I received a hint from the emperor that night and inspected it carefully in Ningcui Hall. The couch where the concubine played with Shuanglu showed traces of movement. It was covered up by the broken tiles and dust on the roof of the palace. It was difficult to find it without searching carefully. Discover. This is the only thing that can be done by those who are willing to do it."
"On the floor of the Ningcui Hall, where the blood of the concubine and the palace maid splattered was not even an inch away from the direction of the wound on the body. But I turned over the couch and found a blood stain at the bottom of the couch, but there was no blood around it - there are two , it is certain that the death of the concubine was not an accident, but a murder."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun had a wry smile and a sentimental look on his face. He said in a low voice: "How could something happen to Wu Fu in our court? My mother was too careful. Poor Ye, she died an unexpected death!"
Chen Ju has lived in three dynasties and has heard and witnessed many bloody things in the palace. But he was not the person involved before, and he only saw this kind of thing as a joke.
At this moment, he was involved in the tragedy in the inner palace, and he realized how much bloodshed his predecessors had gone through. He was sweating coldly, fearing that he would get involved in the fight between the emperor and the queen mother and die without a burial place.
Seeing his pale face, Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I shouldn't have said much that day. I suggested that Queen Mother Rensheng bring Concubine Qi to Xiyuan. Because of my accidental concern, the queen mother became suspicious - don't kill Boren. Boren actually died because of me." He told me what happened at Ciqing Palace the day before coming to Xiyuan.
Chen Ju took a long breath and his pounding heart calmed down. He advised: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, everyone in this harem is extremely sensitive to the Lord's favor - Concubine Qi is favored by the Emperor and should resign from visiting Xiyuan. She should know that Ciqing Palace only wants The reason why the concubines came to Xiyuan during the reign of King Sejong!"
"The emperor is visiting the two palaces, and he only brought two concubines from Mu Zong's time - Concubine Qi. Wouldn't you rather not be afraid of yourself? This is asking for your own death, so the emperor does not need to feel sad."
After hearing this nonsense, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but feel relieved, but he had to look comforted on his face. After calming down, he asked: "Do you know who did this? Why do you spend so much time and effort on things that are not done in the palace?"
Chen Ju thought about the people in the palace and already had the answer in his heart. But he echoed: "I can't guess without verification. However, the person in charge must know the inside story of Xiyuan Construction, and it took a lot of trouble to silence others. Killing three birds with one stone - he is a man who is loyal to state affairs."
This hint was quite accurate. After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said calmly: "The person in charge is somewhat loyal and hinted to me in advance. After all, he did it under orders, and I don't blame him. - You can step back, I am tired."
