Chapter 9: Wind and Water (2)
Choosing Huang Daozhou does not mean giving up Yang He and Chen Yangmei. Chen Yangmei is easy to deal with. Because of Wei Liangqing's case, although Chen Yangmei was promoted, she was excluded from the Ministry of Justice and was very unsuccessful. The newly appointed Minister of Justice Yang Huan targeted him everywhere. Zhu Yinglong simply asked for an order to transfer him from the Ministry of Justice and transferred him to the right chief of the Xinwang Mansion. Anyway, Wei Zhongxian had already determined that Chen Yangmei was his own party, so he simply brought the person over. Wei Zhongxian was so stupid that he was silly and could not say anything about his suffering. It turned out that people could still control themselves in the Ministry of Justice. Now that people have entered the Xinwang Mansion, it is not so easy to retaliate against Chen Yangmei.
Chen Yangmei was secretly shocked when she came to the palace to take office on the first day. The guards of the palace were so strict that they were not much more inclined than those in the palace. Moreover, there was mystery everywhere. The young Prince Xin was even more unpredictable. He never felt afraid of Wei Zhongxian, but he had inexplicably awe of this mysterious Prince Xin.
The chief secretary is equivalent to the chief supervisor of the royal palace, with a fifth rank official position. Wang Chengen is the left chief secretary, and the right chief secretary has always been vacant. The left chief secretary is in charge of the affairs of the inner palace, and the right chief secretary is in charge of the affairs of the outer palace. Whenever he asks for names, titles, marriages, graces, and thanks, and confessions, and letters, the chief secretary needs to report to the king. If the king has made mistakes, he will question the chief secretary. Chen Yangmei is a little worried. How could King Xin take a fancy to him alone and even let him serve as the chief secretary of the royal palace?
As soon as Chen Yangmei entered the palace, he was greeted by Shi Kefa. He said nothing. He gave him a copy of the "Confidentiality Regulations". The detailed regulations on the above were selected forty-six confidentiality rules. In this way, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have entered a very strict organization. His first task in office was to memorize the "Confidentiality Regulations" in his hands and remember them in mind.
This is just a corner of his lifting the mysterious veil of the Prince Xin Mansion. Curiosity is regardless of age. Chen Yangmei, an official who came step by step from the county magistrate, is now fifty-four years old, but his curiosity is no less than that of young people. He has a premonition from the detailed list of "Confidentiality Regulations" that the pond in the Prince Xin Mansion is very deep, should he tide? Chen Yangmei was in trouble.
After several struggles, Chen Yangmei could not help but temptation and took out the 46 articles of the "Confidentiality Regulations" and studied it. The more he read it, the more he was more shocked. The court did not have such strict confidentiality measures. Why did a small Xinwang Mansion be so strict? Could it be that Xinwang rebelled? Thinking about it, there was no need for Xinwang King, and the emperor had no descendants. If nothing unexpected happened, Xinwang King could ascend the throne at all, but what was he doing? Is it to deal with the eunuch party? Everyone in the world knew Wei Zhongxian.
The nephew Wei Liangqing died indirectly at the hands of King Xin, and the two formed a deadly enemy. The secret spies from the East Factory were everywhere. It was understandable that King Xin did this. When he thought of King Xin's series of actions after entering the capital, he immediately confirmed his guess. If King Xin climbed up and raised his arms and shouted, he would have a strong appeal against these eunuchs who were harming the country and the people. At that time, there would be no worries that would not be able to win over Wei Zhongxian. Thinking of this, Chen Yangmei's blood of jealousy began to burn, and he suddenly felt that his future was bright. An old horse was in the stable and had a thousand miles of ambition.
From the fourth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Justice to the fifth-rank right-rank chief of the Xinwang Mansion, he seemed to have been demoted, and his power was even less pitiful, but Chen Yangmei didn't feel wronged now, but she felt a little reborn.
When Chen Yangmei signed the "Confidentiality Regulations" and officially became a member of the Xinwang Mansion and slowly came into contact with the core, he realized that his thoughts were too simple. Xinwang's power was many times greater than he had imagined. How did he think that a young prince who had been out of the palace for less than two years had gathered such a huge amount of energy in such a short period of time. The ship had already boarded, and it was impossible to get off the ship.
Shi Kefa handled Chen Yangmei's affairs very well. He should be very cautious about new people joining his camp. People like Chen Yangmei should be more cautious. People who are upright are sometimes stubborn. Wan and Sun Shenxing have the same virtue. Such people should be invited to leave as soon as possible. Of course, for the sake of safety, this person will not be able to walk out of the palace alive.
On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, this day is Zhu Yinglong's birthday and Zhu Youjian's birthday. Originally, Zhu Yinglong just wanted to have a meal with Xiong Hu's three girls in the mansion, but it would be fine if it was simple, but unexpectedly, Emperor Tianqi actually issued an order to Honglu Temple to give a banquet. Zhu Yinglong caught him off guard. It was even more lively in front of the palace. There were endless people giving gifts, but they were sent to give gifts, and none of them came here in person. Now the government affairs are still under Wei Zhongxian, but politics is not accurate. King Xin is now in charge of the government affairs, and maybe it will be temporarily taken over in a few days. As soon as Emperor Tianqi dies, he may be the next emperor. People cannot get too close to him, and gifts cannot be ignored. Even Emperor Tianqi issued an order to reward him. Don't the officials below understand?
Fortunately, no one disturbed the sweet time at night. After drinking, lust surged, and rain and dew were all over, and then a big quilt fell asleep together. The tired and happy day passed like this.
As the end of the year approaches, the palace is becoming busy. Everyone is busy, but Zhu Yinglong is the most idle. Who said he is the master?
Huang Taiji made concessions in terms of peace talks, downgraded politically, and ranked him below the Ming emperors, higher than the Ming ministers. Economically, he cut all the "gifts" mentioned last time in half, but Emperor Tianqi was already dissatisfied with Yuan Chonghuan's peace talks. Some ministers in the court had no clear understanding of the threat of the Later Jin, believing that a small Later Jin had less than one million people. At this time, the ministers who proposed to give up Liaodong immediately stood up. The border proposed by the Later Jin was also north of Shanhaiguan. If the barren land was given, it would be given. Isn't it good to shrink the troops and defend the front line of Shanhaiguan?
Zhu Yinglong usually can't get into these discussions, and his eloquence is far different from that of these cabinet ministers and ministers. The six ministers and nine ministers of the ministers of the Ministry of Education are all different. They say one by one, and they are all cited by classics. They are suspected that they are showing off their own things and treating national affairs as jokes. Besides, he is really not interested in joining their quarrels. If it is him, no matter whether it is a peace talk or not, he will drag it out first. Although the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to propose peace talks, the initiative was still in his own hands. It is simply a sign of ignorance or not to discuss peace talks. Zhu Yinglong hates officials like Wen Tiren who have no solar terms and no real talent and knowledge, and can only show off his charm.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Yinglong was looking at the accounts of the income and expenditure of the royal palace over the past year. Suddenly, someone from the palace came to the palace and said that the queen announced that he had entered the palace. What would the queen Zhang Yan look for him at this time? Logically speaking, she had known about the matter between her and Tian Shulan. In order to avoid suspicion, she had not entered the palace for nearly a month to see her, so she hurriedly changed into clothes and left the palace to go to the palace.
Zhu Yinglong, the eunuch who came to summon this time, had never seen him, and he was very close to him. He had not been to Kunning Palace for a month. He might have something to do to find him. Moreover, it is common for eunuchs in the palace to be replaced frequently, but as soon as he entered the palace, he was wary. Fortunately, there was a Wang Chengen and two confidant eunuchs following him.
"This father-in-law, are we not going to the direction of Kunning Palace?" Zhu Yinglong had lived in the Forbidden City, and he still knew the road in the imperial palace. Suddenly, he found that the eunuch who led the way was in the wrong direction, so he stopped and asked in confusion.
The eunuch of Xuanzhao grinned and said a little gloomy: "How could it be wrong? I have been in the palace for almost ten years and have never missed the road. The empress is not in Kunning Palace now, so the prince should follow me."
Zhu Yinglong suddenly had a trace of ominous premonition and quickly winked at Wang Chengen beside him. He quietly touched the two muskets around his waist with both hands, looking around vigilantly. It was very cold and he wore a lot of clothes. He could not tell at all if he had left two muskets on his waist. Wang Chengen immediately understood Zhu Yinglong's eyes and quietly used gestures to direct the two eunuchs beside him to be alert.
Soon, the eunuch led Zhu Yinglong to a dark hall.
"Father-in-law, why did you bring me to this dark hall?"
The eunuch smiled gloomyly and said, "Prince Xin, the Queen is waiting for you in this hall."
"This hall is pitch black, how can the Queen be inside?" The night was dark, and Zhu Yinglong could not see the eunuch's sinister smile.
The eunuch stepped forward and pushed open the door of the hall. Zhu Yinglong looked inside. There seemed to be someone standing in the hall, with his back similar to Zhang Yan.
"Prince, the Queen is waiting for you inside. I will give you the instructions to let you go in alone." The eunuch said with his head down.
"Prince, be careful?" Wang Chengen saw something was wrong and looked at the summoned eunuch vigilantly.
"I am alone? Why aren't there any lights in this hall?" Zhu Yinglong had already vaguely guessed who was directing the play. But he didn't expect that Wei Zhongxian would use such a foolish move to deal with him in such a way. The woman in the hall might be a favored concubine of Emperor Tianqi. When he entered, Wei Zhongxian brought Emperor Tianqi to catch a villain in the bed. Now his prince has done the final result. The crime of confusing the palace can be a minor one. It depends on who he is. He may not die, but his reputation may be destroyed.
Zhu Yinglong took advantage of the eunuch opening his mouth to answer, and suddenly raised his right leg, kicked the eunuch who was summoned, kicked him into the hall, and then quickly closed the door of the hall, hurriedly called Wang Chengen to leave quickly, and hurriedly found a place to hide. Tonight, Wei Zhongxian must have cleared the place, and there was not even a guard.
Sure enough, Zhu Yinglong and the other four had just hidden their bodies, and Wei Zhongxian came with the imperial carriage of Emperor Tianqi. Nearly a hundred guards were huddled in front of the hall and stopped at the entrance of the hall. Wei Zhongxian signaled a eunuch beside him to step forward and open the door of the hall. The guards rushed in with torches.
What Emperor Tianqi saw was a eunuch who actually hugged Mei Ren Yang, whom he loved, and there were traces of tears on Mei Ren Yang's face.
"Emperor, I'm... I'm the prince who is trusted... Wuwuwu..." When Meiren Yang saw Emperor Tianqi, she cried like a pear blossom with rain, but never realized that the person who hugged her was not the one she said about trusted, but a eunuch who had fainted from fright. Zhu Yinglong looked at him from a distance and was really a beauty, but it was a pity that he didn't know that he was used by someone. Even if she went in today, her fate would be very miserable. It seems that Wei Zhongxian is not more and more eager to get rid of his own heart.
Emperor Tianqi didn't look at the beauty Yang at all, glared at Wei Zhongxian fiercely, snorted coldly, and in anger, he took the big inner guard away angrily.
Wei Zhongxian stood there dumbfoundedly, and King Xin actually became a eunuch, and the carefully designed farce that confused the palace ended like this.
Zhu Yinglong was shocked and sweated all over and thought to himself that it was so dangerous. How could Wei Zhongxian use these vulgar moves? Such moves were a little dizzy, but it was too difficult to defend. If he was not careful, he fell into the trap. Today he almost said.
Needless to say, the fate of the eunuch should have disappeared into this world soon. Mei Meiren originally thought she was fine, but the person she hugged him was not the king Zhu Youjian, but a eunuch. Who told her to recognize the wrong person in the dark? She was given a white edge, and his brother Yang Huan was dismissed from his post before the butt of the Minister of Justice was hot, and he was never used. This was already light, and it would be good not to kill the nine clans.
Chapter completed!