Wang Dehua, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department and the superintendent of the East Factory, was dismissed from his post. It is not yet known what the charges were. From the fact that all of Wang Dehua's houses were searched, it can be seen that he must have committed a very serious crime.
The eunuch who took over as the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department and the governor of the East Factory turned out to be the eunuch Wang Chengen who had never expected it. Moreover, this Wang Chengen performed very strongly in the cabinet. He was completely different from the styles of his two predecessors, and even had a faint shadow of Wei Ni from the Tianqi Dynasty. This was a big deal for everyone.
Compared with this big thing, there is another thing that also has a very big impact. A man appeared out of nowhere with a strange accent, but was very trusted by the emperor.
Whenever an emperor encounters an issue, he should inquire about it!
This trust seems to be deeper than the previous favorites of the Chongzhen Dynasty. Who is this person? Why could he win such trust from the emperor?
All of a sudden, various mansions were discussing this matter privately.
Compared to them, Commander Luo Yangxing was in a worse mood. I saw him asking his bodyguard in the lobby of his mansion: "Does Li Ruolian really want to accompany the prince south?"
For him, whether the prince goes south or not has little impact on him. Therefore, what he was more concerned about was that Li Ruolian, who usually could not get along with him and was ostracized by him, would accompany the prince south. It was obvious that he was valued by the emperor, which made him particularly concerned.
If according to the normal process, the prince went south and needed to be accompanied by the royal guards, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely call him to discuss who would be better to send. However, now he actually didn't know about this until the evening, which revealed a very bad sign.
"It's absolutely true!" The guard named Luo Heng replied quickly, "It was probably around noon today that the emperor summoned him over, and then he seemed to have left the palace."
At this point, he looked a little angry and said: "Sir, you don't know that those who are usually close to him are now so proud that they don't even say hello when they see us!"
If it were the past, when Li Ruolian's faction was hit, they would keep their tail between their legs and would never fail to say hello to someone they encountered. This sudden change in the situation made people on Luo Yangxing's side very unhappy. Therefore, I took this opportunity to file a complaint.
When Luo Yangxing heard this, his face became as dark as water, he snorted coldly, and said with a bit of disdain: "He is just accompanying the prince on an errand, and he still wants to change the world?"
However, he was still wary in his heart.
With this opportunity, Li Ruolian could at least please the prince. As a result, if the prince ascends the throne, the position of commander of the Imperial Guard will most likely be replaced. Luo Yangxing certainly didn't want to see this situation.
When Emperor Chongzhen first ascended the throne, he was just one of the hundred households in Jinyiwei. However, under the advice of civil servants, he bypassed many others and was directly promoted to the commander of the Imperial Guard.
From then on, he was the one who made the decision for the entire Jinyi Guard, and he always looked majestic when going out.
Now that he had tasted this kind of power, he didn't want to lose it. In other words, Luo Yangxing would never allow others to take over the position of commander of the Jinyi Guards.
His father had been the commander of the Jin Yiwei at the beginning, and now he also got the job of the commander of the Jin Yiwei in the Chongzhen Dynasty. From now on, it would be best for his descendants to be the commanders of the Imperial Guards.
Therefore, after Luo Yangxing said a harsh word, he began to focus on Li Ruolian's affairs. He frowned and asked, "What did Li Ruolian do out of the palace?"
"I learned from the brother guarding the palace gate that he seemed to have followed the man in the python suit out, and then never came back." Luo Heng guessed, "It seems like he was acting as a guard."
At this point, he thought of something, and quickly added: "By the way, Wang Erbiao, the godson of Wang Gonggong, is also accompanying him, and his attitude towards that person is also very respectful."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yangxing couldn't help but feel jealous again.
He is the commander of the Jinyi Guards and can be said to be Emperor Chongzhen's most trusted military attache, but even so, he was not given the python suit. The man who suddenly appeared was so virtuous and capable that he was actually given a python suit by the emperor!
Luo Yangxing thought so and asked coldly: "Who is this person?"
"I don't know yet, but judging from the accent, he shouldn't be a native of the capital."
"Check for me, find out everything about this person!" Luo Yangxing heard this and said fiercely, "We also need to find out the situation of Li Ruolian!"
Luo Heng heard this and quickly agreed. Then he saw that Luo Yangxing looked very annoyed, so he leaned over and whispered: "My lord, this man is so favored that I have never seen him before. If something happens to him, then Li Ruolian will definitely..."
The words were not finished, but the meaning was very clear.
Luo Yangxing's heart moved after hearing this. This was a plan that killed two birds with one stone! But then he frowned, thought for a moment, and shook his head and said, "This matter is not trivial, let's take a look again!"
The idea of violent institutions is indeed the same. Obviously, Jin Yiwei probably did a lot of dirty things like this.
After hearing the promise from his close guard, Luo Yangxing suddenly sighed and said: "If I had known that Wang Dehua's eggless man would be unlucky, I wouldn't have given him gifts at the beginning of the year, and now he has to spend money again!"
There is no way, among the current factory guards, Dongchang is still stronger. Luo Yangxing's experience from the previous dynasty was that he should not stand out. Therefore, he would rather spend money to honor Dongchang than compete with Dongchang for power.
Compared to his dissatisfaction, there was another person in the capital who was even more dissatisfied than him. This person was Chen Xinjia, the current Minister of War.
He has always been the most favored foreign minister of Emperor Chongzhen after Yang Sichang. Whenever the emperor encountered anything, he would discuss it with him. However, during the discussion in the Wenhua Hall today, he seemed to have become air, with no sense of existence at all. On the contrary, the man in the python suit heard His Majesty's "What do you think, sir?", "What do you think, sir?", "What is your opinion, sir?"...
Thinking of this, Chen Xinjia felt restless. However, he sent all the servants out to inquire, but they could not find out the origin of that person, which made him unable to target him at all.
"I wonder what kind of ecstasy soup that man poured into His Majesty!" Chen Xinjia thought to himself, "Anyway, this situation must be changed as soon as possible!"
Thinking of this, he sneered again: You are still young if you want to rob your majesty from me!
Thinking like this, Chen Xinjia made up his mind not to care about the thoughts of the financial backers, but to get the Holy Favor back first. As long as that matter is pushed forward with all one's strength, it will definitely scratch the emperor's itch.
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On the third day of March in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the weather was still very cold, but at least it was dawn. Only when someone sleeps until this time does he wake up feeling full.
Hearing the movement, a clear voice immediately came from outside: "Sir, have you gotten up?"
As soon as Zhang Mingwei heard this, he knew it was Princess Kunxing and couldn't help but feel speechless. Could this girl have woken up a long time ago and been waiting outside to serve him? Is this enthusiasm too high?
With this thought in his mind, he decided to ignore it and get up first.
However, Zhang Mingwei looked left and right and searched everywhere, but he couldn't find his clothes, so he had to say to the outside: "Well, get up!"
"Then I'm in!"
As soon as the voice fell, Zhu Yuyao opened the curtain and walked in. Her face was flushed, and what she was holding in her hand was Zhang Mingwei's clothes: "Master, it's warm, so wear it warmly."
Zhang Mingwei was wearing an inner coat, and he was from a later generation. He was not afraid of being embarrassed, so he took the clothes and put them on.
These clothes are all from the Ming Dynasty, and they were obviously carefully prepared, otherwise they would not fit so well. It was just the first time for Zhang Mingwei to wear this kind of clothes, so he looked a little awkward.
As soon as Zhu Ainao saw it, she mustered up the courage to step forward to help. It turned out that it was also her first time to serve someone, so she became more and more helpful when asked to help.
Zhang Mingwei had no choice but to continue on his own.
Zhu Ainao, who was standing next to him, was a little embarrassed. He remembered something and said quickly: "Sir, my father sent someone to send a message, saying that those who were driven back by your husband have all been punished with ten battles each."
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he stopped and looked at her, thought for a moment, said "Oh" without saying anything and continued to put on his clothes.
As soon as she opened her mouth to speak, Zhu Ailao felt that she was not so embarrassed. She turned her head and glanced outside, and then asked in a low voice: "Sir, what is Fei Zhen'e's story?"
Obviously, she must have been thinking about this matter and found such an early opportunity to ask about the situation.
