Yongle Palace, west side hall.

The curtains hang low, and the warm breeze fills the air.

More than a dozen mothers from the court fed and put the children in their arms to sleep, then gently put them into the bed and got up to leave.

"The palace people choose officials and maids who are over eight years old, and below the queen, Chinese New Year's Eve marry at the age of five. The nurse takes the official maid. ”

The young children who are full of food and sleep are the ghosts and ghosts selected by the court.

At first, the Yongle Palace was cloudy and windy, and there seemed to be ghosts and monsters. The Empress Dowager Dong of Yongle then ordered Bi Lan to select school-age children and raise them in Yongle Palace. I want to use the pure yang body of a boy to shake the demonic yin and evil spirit.

It is said to be quite effective. The boy often cries late at night, one after another, and responds in groups. The escort was awakened. For a while, the chickens flew and the dogs jumped, and I couldn't sleep all night. Then there were ghosts, and they were frightened away.

The Empress Dowager Dong, who lives in the dormitory, can rest easy.

Rumor. Empress Dowager Dong is also quite concerned about chasing ghosts and boys. I often enter the side hall and check them one by one. There was a slight illness, and it was also rumored that the imperial doctor ordered him to come for diagnosis and treatment. With such care, it is natural for people to cherish their lives. His Majesty's copper coins from selling officials were also deposited in Yongle Palace. This splashing wealth, how can the mother and son not cherish it.

It is also rumored that His Majesty's mother, Mrs. Cheng, often comes to the side hall. Mrs. Cheng is between the two palaces and the queen mother, often coming and going. Now the status is also rising. He is revered as "Doctor Chengzhong". Compared with "Mrs. Cheng", she is more powerful.

When watching a hundred operas, he secretly formed an alliance with the Empress Dowager Dou. and see the general He Jin, who is increasingly powering the government and the opposition. Although there was a hussar general Dong Chong who fought against him, He Jin recruited Yuan Shao as his long history, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and he was a thousand miles a day. Inside and outside the court, there are many of their henchmen. How can Empress Dowager Dou not be angry.

The Hussar General's Mansion has not been able to raise a long history. The person in charge is engaged in Zhonglang Zhang Xun and Zhang Ziqian. It is inextricable to intersect with the trial and matching. After the minister of the Ji country, he met Jia Xu, the right man of the Fuhan General's Mansion, and often had contacts.

Seeing that the hussar general Dong Zhong was becoming weaker and weaker. Zhang Xun came to the door and asked Jia Xu for advice.

Luoyang, colonization goods, Fu Han General's Mansion.

The host and guest are seated. Hearing the intention, Jia Xu gave a face-to-face lecture: "The Yuan family of Runan is a famous family. The only person in the world who can look at it is the Yang family. ”

Zhang Xun shook his head: "The Marquis of Linjin is famous all over the world, how can he be willing to give in." And since the beginning of spring, I have been sick at home. Most of the ......" means that the old minister Yang Ci is afraid that time is running out.

Jia Xu said: "It's not about Yang Taiwei, but his son Yang Biao." Today is the Taishou of Nanyang. It is precisely because of Mrs. Yang's old age that he can find an opportunity to transfer back. Yang Taishou cares about his father and will not refuse. ”

Zhang Xun asked again: "Taishou is also a high-ranking official of 2,000 stones. How to be willing to succumb to the long history of hussar generals. ”

Jia Xu asked rhetorically: "Ziqian only knows long history?" Why not be cited as 'Yongle Shaofu'. ”

Yongle Shaofu is one of the three secretaries of the Empress Dowager Dong. Empress Dowager Dong lives in Yongle Palace, so it is called Yongle Shaofu. The position is the same as that of Shaofu, and it is located on Shaofu. 2,000 stone in the food. The moon valley is one hundred and eighty hundred, and the annual income is two thousand one hundred and sixty stones.

Seeing that Zhang Xun had come to his senses, Jia Xu said again: "The hussar general is a relative of the Empress Dowager Dong. With such an orderly inheritance, it is normal to have many contacts on weekdays. This is one of them. Second, the hussar general was born in the Northern Army and has always been good friends with Yuan Shu, the captain of Changshui, and others. Why don't you send someone to be the 'candidate of the Northern Army'. In this way, the northern army was under the control of the hussar generals. ”

In the Northern Army, he was in charge of the five battalions of the Northern Army, with a rank of 600 stones.

"Who can join the Northern Army and be in charge of the five battalions." Zhang Xun got up and asked again.

"I'll take one of them. The current captain of Gokaramaru, Zou Jing. "Jia Xu has a candidate.

Zhang Xun then kept it in mind, and asked finally before leaving: "After Zou Jing, who can be the captain of the Guardian Karasuma." ”

"Lead." Jia Xu smiled slightly.

Zhang Xun suddenly woke up: "But when I was a teenager, I was as famous as the King of Thistles!" ”

"Yes, yes."

Zhang Xun was satisfied and left.

After returning home, he told Jia Xu in detail. Dong Hussar did not dare to slack off, so he entered the palace to meet him.

Yongle Palace. After listening to what Dong Zhong said, Empress Dowager Dong couldn't help but shine in her eyes: "Jia Wenhe's wisdom is very human!" Yang Biao is the son of the Marquis of Linjin. The son inherits the father, and it is right. As Jia Xu said, since the beginning of spring, the Marquis of Linjin has been sick in bed, and I am afraid that time is running out. At this time, if an edict is delivered, Yang Biao will enter Beijing at night. Loyalty and filial piety are in charge, being a minister, and being a son of men, how dare you postpone it. Timing is clever. If you get the assistance of Hongnong Yang, and then get the five schools of the Northern Army as foreign help, you can fight against the He family. ”

Seeing Mrs. Dong's reel, Dong Chong couldn't help but be overjoyed: "The Queen Mother sees it." My family, Zhang Zhonglang, is good friends with the retainers of the King of Thistle. Naichen brought back from Jizhou, and he was loyal. ”

"You can get along well with the Thistle King. I was relieved. The only person that Empress Dowager Dong can count on is Dong Chong: "I have written down the people I have raised." You'll get what you want. ”

"Empress Dowager Xie." Dong Chong said goodbye and left.

West Garden, Rooster Hall.

When Zhang Rang entered the court, Zhao Zhong was also there. When the two of them looked at each other, they knew it in their chests. One after the other, they walked under the porch and talked in a whisper.

"There's a clue." Zhang Rang asked.

"Not found." Zhao Zhong shook his head: "When, where, and who picked a piece of cicada, I still have no clue." ”

"Come to think of it, if you can have this means of reaching the sky, it must be two bosses, or one of them." Zhang Rangyan said.

"That's what I think too." Zhao Zhong sighed: "There is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in the palace, and there are many strange people. As Your Majesty said, picking up the cicada without removing the head is a false hand of His Majesty, and it is a slight punishment for the ear. ”

"Alas......" Zhang Rang sighed: "The old man will not die, and I will wait for the day when I will not be able to come out." ”

"The so-called white horse passed through the gap, and with a flick of his fingers. Time flies, and how can the world refuse to accept old age. Zhao Zhong said with relief: "Or within ten years, the two elders will drive to the west." At that time, there was still someone in the palace who was in the way. His Majesty was prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he also had the art of governing the country. Looking at it again, we just need to wait and see the changes and enjoy the results. Glory and wealth are inexhaustible. ”

Before the words fell, the rooster crowed.

The two looked up at the sky, the sky was about to be white, and the sun was rising.

Zhang Rang said his heart: "The Queen Mother asked for a marriage to the King of Thistle, and I have already agreed." ”

"Who wants to be worthy of the thistle king." Zhao Zhong asked casually.

"Dou's orphan daughter, Dou Qiongying."

"Shhh ”

"I don't know." Zhang Rang shook his head and said, "Do you know where the orphan daughter of the Dou family lives now." ”

"Isn't it ......"

"Yes, yes." Zhang Rang said again: "He is being raised in the palace of the Thistle King." ”

"Thistle King...... What is the intention? ”

"I don't know." After Zhang Rang shook his head, he shook the earth again: "A few days ago, my son's marriage was rejected by Queen He. I heard that Empress He wanted to marry He and King Ji as partial concubines. ”

Zhao Zhong then woke up: "Empress Dowager Dou, Empress He." It's all about beauty. ”

"That's so." Zhang Rang replied: "Your Majesty's marriage to the princesses of the fifty-five countries of the Western Regions is a beauty plan." Now the Empress Dowager Dou and Queen He all want to do this plan again. The king of this is a high master, a clan, a relative, a nobleman, a family, and a proud right...... The world is taboo. Once he returns to Beijing, he will be the target of public criticism. ”

"Why, then, should we do such hard work?" Zhao Zhong asked hurriedly. It's really risky to make money.

"As far as I can see, Your Majesty should be happy to see it happen." Zhang Rangyan said.

"How do you know?"

"Only by being the public enemy of the world can we achieve things that are difficult to achieve in the world." Zhang Rangguo is His Majesty's confidant. In a word, it is a breakthrough.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Zhong woke up: "Waste the long and the young!" ”