Ji Gang was already tired of being crooked in Fengyang, and wanted to return to the bustling capital as soon as possible, so he took the initiative to ask Ying, and took someone to escort the prisoners back to Beijing that night, while Mingyue stayed in Fengyang Mansion to secretly protect Xu Miaoyi.

At night, Jinling City.

No matter how dangerous the Huai River valley is, the capital will always be a rich scene full of flowers and cooking oil. On the Qinhuai River, during the shuttle of the painting boats full of red pink rouge, the Qinhuai River at night is dotted like a shining jade belt.

On a painting boat, two servants with spring on their faces, their eyes full of affection, are singing the fragrant "The Story of the West Chamber", Cui Yingying went to Zhang Sheng at night with an embroidered quilt, singing the lingering Kunshan dialect.

"The embroidered shoes have just been half-dismantled, and the willow waist is enough to hold it, and he refused to raise his head shyly, only holding the mandarin pillow. The cloud beard seems to be falling into a golden hairpin, and the bun is crooked. ”

Cui Yingying half-pushed, wanted to welcome and be ashamed, that Zhang Sheng was even more presumptuous, and sang: "I will loosen this button, untie the ribbon, and Lan Musk will scatter the fast." Bad will forbid people, why don't you want to turn your face......"

The servant sang happily, but there was no spectator in front of the stage, and the servant was just a façade to decorate the façade. The hatch at the other end of the painting boat was closed, and the two people were sitting in a precarious position, with cold expressions, and the long, slender and soft singing voice of the servant penetrated through, "...... The willow waist is swinged, the heart of the flower is lightly removed, and the dew drop peony is ......"

The voice of the person sitting at the bottom was a little sharp, it was actually Huang Yan, the henchman eunuch beside Emperor Hongwu! Huang Yan bowed his head apologetically and said: "These obscene words and songs have defiled the ears of Grandpa Guo, but our family is really forced to have no choice, there are Jinyiwei's eyeliner everywhere outside, and I am afraid that I will be detected and eavesdropped, so I invited these singers to pretend to be a façade outside." ”

The man at the top was tall and sat against the light, so that he could not see his face clearly. "Wang Shifu is highly talented, a song in the West Chamber, the joys and sorrows of the world, but the world only sees the word 'obscene', and he specially sings this private play, which is sad and lamentable."

Huang Yan hurriedly said: "What Grandpa Guo said is that a layman like ours can only see vulgar things in his eyes, and Grandpa Guo can see elegance from the popular." ”

The first person said lightly: "Every song in the West Chamber has a deep meaning. Isn't there a passage of 'I can't complain, I can't hate, I can't sit still, and I can't sleep' exactly what you and I have these days? ”

Huang Yan knelt down and said on the ground: "It's all our family's fault, our family failed to cut the grass and eradicate the roots before, which caused a big disaster, please deal with it with the grandfather of the country, our family has no complaints and no regrets!" ”

The leader said: "Get up, don't say these useless things anymore, you and I have long been people in the same boat, support each other, you are in the inner house, I am in the court, echoing inside and outside, in order to cover up the big lie back then." Unfortunately, the missing little fish became a man-eating predator, repeatedly biting through the heavy fishing nets we had laid, causing us to keep mending the nets and cleaning up the traces, and we were tired of coping. I didn't expect a little woman to be even more difficult to deal with than her grandfather. ”

Huang Yan said: "This woman has become our biggest threat, but she has passed the test of the emperor and is about to become the princess of Yan, with the protection of King Yan, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with her in the future." ”

The leader asked, "Didn't you already rush to Fengyang to find an opportunity to kill her?" Fengyang is moving, and the flood is besieged, and diseases are rampant, there are too many reasons to □□, how can we let go of such a good opportunity. ”

Huang Yan kowtowed again to apologize, "Grandpa Guo, I took the risk to ask you to discuss today, just for this matter." ”

Seeing Huang Yan's unlucky look, the leader's heart tightened, "Failed again." ”

Huang Yan knocked the floor with a bang, "Our family is incompetent, the eyeliner sent out was seen through by Jinyiwei, and the plan was aborted, and he was escorted back to Beijing after a strict trial, and he is about to go to the capital." ”

The leader clenched his fists, "In that case, do you still have time to ask me out?" Hurry up and send someone to intercept and kill halfway! If this person falls into the hands of Mao Xiang, if he can't endure the punishment and betrayal, and the brocade clothes and guards will touch the melons, you and I will not escape death! ”

Huang Yan said: "Grandpa Guo, rest assured, our family has sent people to intercept and kill them overnight, and those people don't want to set foot in the capital for half a step." ”

The leader loosened his fist, "How did you intercept them?" ”

Huang Yan said: "Just like the emperor who got rid of King Xiao Ming in the past, he was poisoned, sunk the ship, and soaked the bones in the water to feed the fish, and there was no proof of death. ”

The leader sneered: "You have been in the Captain's Mansion for many years in the past, you should know that King Xiao Ming actually did not die in that shipwreck, and the flame of Mingjiao is not extinguished." Actually follow this failed method, Huang Yan, you have not only gotten older over the years, but also become more and more stupid! ”

Huang Yan endured the humiliation and handed over the note in his hand, and said: "This is the flying pigeon message I just received, the escort ship has sunk into the Yangtze River, and neither the Jinyi guard nor the prisoner has survived. ”

The head glanced at the note, lightly threw it into the half-drunk teacup, and watched the ink disappear in the hot tea, and then said:

"Huang Yan, since the emperor disbanded the Governor's Mansion, Mao Xiang personally set up the Jinyi Guard, and cut off almost all of your eyeliner, you and I are like blind and deaf, worried day and night, and there is no longer as handy as before. On Jinyiwei's side, you have to insert henchmen at all costs, we can't be so passive anymore. ”

Huang Yan had a difficult face and said, "Grandpa Guo, this time is different from the past. You know the emperor's temper best, say one thing or two, say whatever you say, act vigorously and resolutely, once you find out that something is wrong, you will immediately dissolve the pro-soldier Duwei Mansion, we have worked hard in the Duwei Mansion for many years, and it was ruined. ”

"The current commander of the Jinyi Guard makes Mao Xiang the emperor's righteous son, he is really iron-faced and selfless, he is only loyal to the emperor, and he doesn't buy our family's face at all, and the people sent by our family, he either refuses, or puts people in the honor guard to fill the number, and he can't touch the slightest secret."

The leader sneered: "Huang Yan, you have been complaining bitterly every time, and you have worked hard by the emperor's side for many years, but you have been uprooted like this, and you don't even have room for resistance?" ”

Huang Yan said with a sad face: "It's not that our family is useless, but the trend of the times, the emperor has never liked to use us eunuchs, and would rather go to the people to recruit women who can write conversations into the palace as female officials, and now the most favored female official in the palace is Hu Shanwei." Most of us eunuchs do the menial work of proclaiming orders and running errands. That Hu Shanwei is the same as Mao Xiang, they are both dead-eyed, loyal to the emperor and queen, and what is even worse is that Hu Shanwei is still Xu Miaoyi's Suzhou villager, and our family doesn't dare to talk to her openly. ”

The head asked, "How about the female official named Li Taoniang that you used to entrap?" ”

Huang Yan said: "Li Taoniang is the most senior old man in the palace, and she has been promoted to Shanggong this year, but she is too roundabout in her brain, and she is far less favored than Hu Shanwei, a rising star. ”

The leader pondered for a moment and asked, "Finding this handle of Hu Shanwei may come in handy in the future." and that colt Wang Ning, they and Xu Miaoyi are both fellow villagers in Suzhou, if it really comes to the day when they want to tear their faces, we control the handle of the two of them, maybe we can persuade them to defect and get rid of Xu Miaoyi together. ”

Huang Yan nodded and said: "Our family has seen a lot of things about the royal family in the palace over the years, nothing can survive the destruction of time and interests, no matter how deep their friendship with their fellow villagers is, it will eventually collapse." Grandpa Guo has a long-term vision, and one move can predict ten moves, which our family really admires. ”

The leader sighed: "Now we are in a difficult situation, and we have to do this. One Xu Miaoyi is enough for us to have a headache, if she becomes Princess Yan, and there are so many helpers around her, it is unknown who will kill the deer in the future. ”

Huang Yan said: "Grandpa Guo's contribution is world-famous, how can a woman do it? It's just a princess of a domain, and sooner or later she will have to go to the border to become a vassal. ”

The leader snorted coldly: "But it's such a woman, but you and I are tired of coping with it behind our backs." If she keeps biting down like this, you and I may not be able to hide it. ”

Huang Yan was a little weak-hearted, and said: "Jinyiwei over there in Fengyang Mansion is already vigilant, we can't do it anymore, we can only wait for her to return to the capital and think of another idea." ”

The leader said angrily: "When she arrives in the capital, it is estimated that the holy decree of marriage will be made!" How are you going to get rid of it? Once you become Princess Yan, your only way is to frame King Yan for rebellion and serve the entire Yan Palace! ”

Huang Yan also thought of this serious consequence, "But now our family really has nothing to do." Xu Miaoyi is too cunning, familiar with our routine layout, she sent her sister-in-law Song Xiuer away early, and even Dr. Yao's family in Suzhou's hometown moved away, all the weaknesses disappeared, and we couldn't blackmail her. ”

The leader shook his head and sighed, "Got rid of the last insider during the Chinese New Year and blamed Xu Miaoyi, she was imprisoned, thinking that she killed two birds with one stone, and did not get to her first There is a mysterious master behind her to help, and she used strychnine to follow our previous method of poisoning Mrs. Zhou, and cleared her of the crime." Xu Miaoyi cupped the bow and snake shadow, and immediately arranged a place for the weakness to go after being released from prison, determined to fight against us.

"Now Song Xiu'er's whereabouts are unknown, Dr. Yao's family was arranged by King Yan to be a military doctor in Yunnan General Mu Ying, if there are other places, I can still stretch out my hand, but Yunnan is Mu Ying's territory, Mu Ying is also the emperor's son, no matter how long my arms are, I can't get to Yunnan. I calculated every move exquisitely, and I thought I was foolproof, but she always escaped in the end, Huang Yan, is it that my good luck has run out, and God refuses to be on my side? ”

Huang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "It's really not good, Xu Miaoyi also has biological parents, brothers and sisters-"

"Shut up!" The leader immediately interrupted: "Wei Guogong's family is also what you dare to provoke?" Don't think that Xu Da is generous and honest on the surface, in fact, he is the most cunning among these founding generals! Compared with him, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, etc. are all reckless men! Do you dare to mess with him? You can't even fight Xu Miaoyi, a little fox, and you dare to provoke Xu Da, an old fox?! ”

Huang Yan was suppressed for a long time, and under the pressure at this moment, he had to burst out, "Grandpa Guo is worried about dirty hands, so he never does it himself, and everything is handed over to our family." But now this is not good, that is not good, so what should our family do? Please also ask Grandpa Guo to show it! ”

The head was silent, Huang Yan knelt down and waited, for a long time, the hot tea in the cup was cold, and the head said: "I am old, I am about to return to my hometown, I have invited myself twice, the emperor has rejected it according to etiquette, if I go to the book for the third time, it is estimated that the emperor will nod and agree." You'd better give an explanation before I resign and return to my hometown, otherwise the future will be even more difficult! ”

Huang Yan was shocked, "Grandpa Guo is really leaving?" What if our family really can't deal with Xu Miaoyi? ”

The first person poured the cold tea cup on the top of Huang Yan's head, "There is a kind of medicine, after eating it, you will die in your sleep, go comfortably, and it will be like you are dying, Huang Gonggong may wish to give it a try." ”

Huang Yan was poured into a cold heart, and the first person left the painting boat, leaving the two servants still singing "The Legend of the West Chamber":

"Dripping sleeves crying red tears, wetter than Sima Qingshan. Beraodong went to Yanxi to fly, and asked about the return date before boarding. Although there are thousands of miles of people under his eyes, and he has a glass of wine before his death. Get drunk before you drink your heart, your eyes bleed, and your heart turned to ashes! ”

Huang Yan, like the protagonist in the play, "has blood in his eyes and ashes in his heart". But an even bigger crisis is breaking out: on the bank of the Yangtze River, a hand that was blistered by the river water grabbed a handful of reeds, and under the traction of the reeds, Ji Gang slowly climbed up from the water, his face as white as paper. 166 Reading Network