On August 13 of the eighth year of Zhengde, Zhang Yong escorted Zhu Ningxuan, a native of Anhuashu, to the capital.

Because I had already handed over the excerpt to Beijing for instructions, the Ministry of Rites also issued a charter for the sacrifice of prisoners, which was originally to enter from the Donghua Gate, and then come out from the Xihua Gate.

However, since the third year of Zhengde, the little emperor moved the new science and technology jinshi across the horse to Xiyuan, all such "street tours" have to go from Xiyuan.

This time was no exception, and this set of regulations was immediately rejected when it was obtained to the Imperial Front. The emperor asked Zhang Yong to enter from Guangning Gate, pass through Baoguo Temple to Xiyuan, walk around the lake, and then enter Xihua Gate, and finally go out from Donghua Gate.

Where can the Ministry of Rites pass the emperor, so I had to change the constitution, and the cabinet only Liu Yu expressed opposition, but it was useless, and in the end the minority obeyed the majority, and in the end it came according to the emperor's will.

In the end, Zhang Yong selected 3,000 elite horsemen according to the order, changed into bright armor and red robes, and escorted Zhu Ningxiao and his relatives 18 people and He Jin and other leaders from the reversity of nearly 100 people, Haohao Tang Tang entered the city and went straight to Xiyuan.

It was close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the streets were bustling, and the news of the sacrifice of prisoners had already spread, and the people were curious.

As soon as Zhang Yong's team entered the city, a large number of people immediately poured out to watch.

Everyone wanted to see what the bold and wasteful King of Anhua looked like, and they wanted to see how magnificent the mighty army who could quell the rebellion in ten days was.

Shuntianfu and Jinyi Wei Yamen got the news early, and specially sent officials and officials to maintain order on the streets.

When the people saw that the cavalry regiment was majestic and majestic, they couldn't help but praise it.

I don't know if it was the people spontaneously or someone leading it, Zhang Yong's team was thunderous and cheering everywhere he went.

The officials of the Shuntian Mansion are nothing, and there are still those who applaud, but there are many people in the Jinyi Guard who have ugly faces, and there are grumpy people who will drink and reprimand the people.

Without it, now the commander of Jinyi Weishi is Liu Chitose's person, where can Liu Chitose tolerate the internal officials next to him to be so beautiful? Commander Shi naturally wants to share the worries of his master.

But no matter how Jinyi Wei controlled the field, Eunuch Zhang's limelight was exhausted.

"Father-in-law Zhang's team is also a good man, the eyes of the people on both sides are straight, and the shouts are broken, so I almost didn't learn the little lady to throw flowers and fruits."

Shen Rui went all the way to Beijing, and along the way, Shunfeng and the Eight Immortals system came to report the news. After entering the territory of Shuntian Mansion, the Eight Immortals came in person from Wang Stick to report the news and escort Shen Rui.

Now he is talking about the "liveliness" of the capital in the past few days like a storyteller.

"I heard that the emperor also came to Xihuamen in armor, tsk, they all said that the emperor is like Taizu and Chengzu. The civil and military officials are also waiting next to him, the golden drums are ringing in unison, Xiyuan is really listening, Zhang Gonggong is really decent this time! ”

"I heard that there was a banquet in the palace, and Grandpa Zhang sat down to eat, hey, Grandpa Liu was waiting on the side. - I don't know if this rumor is true or not, but Grandpa Zhang is so decent, and Grandpa Liu is angry. ”

Wang Stick smiled and said, "Second master, guess what, Gonggong Liu specially chose the day of August 15 for his eldest brother's funeral!" ”

"The days of this funeral are all calculated by the master in real person, where can it be changed casually, and Gonggong Liu is biased towards this tone. The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty came to the funeral, and the dignity of Gonggong Liu was greater than that of Gonggong Zhang.

"This group of officials and gentlemen in the capital is not in a rut, the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion festival, to follow this white thing, how unlucky. But bad luck has to go, who called this Father-in-law Liu.

"This Mid-Autumn Festival, it should be red and green to hang lanterns, but fortunately, the funeral of Gonggong Liu's family has to walk around the city, and the expert factory fan will come out to sweep it first. Whoever dares to be red, the family is afraid that they will see blood. The whole city under this big festival is white, tsk......"

Shen Rui shook his head lightly and did not comment.

Quelling the rebellion is the top priority, and Zhang Yong pacified it so quickly, and cooked it very well after the war, which has increased the weight in the emperor's heart.

Liu Jin felt that Zhang Yong was threatening his position.

So like a beast that has been invaded into the territory, he bared his fangs and roared as hard as he could, showing his strength to the world, wanting to scare Zhang Yong back, and even more deter those wall-riding factions who tried to take refuge in Zhang Yong.

If it is an ordinary internal official, maybe it is indeed necessary to be cautious, and this trick is not a big mistake.

But first, Zhang Yong is also an old man in the East Palace, with many years of companionship, the credit of Taihu Lake to suppress bandits, and the credit of Yansui opening the market, how can he be frightened?

Moreover, Liu Jin never thought about how the young emperor would view such a huge force as him.

can make the capital of the Mid-Autumn Festival a plain white character, the emperor may allow him to snore on the side of the couch?

In the history of the previous life, Emperor Zhengde finally arrested Liu Jin because of Liu Jin's "anti-will".

A eunuch, even if the rebellion is successful, there is no heir to succeed to the throne, isn't it a marriage for others, so why rebel?

I'm afraid that what the emperor is worried about is not his rebellion, but his too great authority.

Now, Brother Shou not only asked Shen Rui to return to Beijing, but Zhang Hui from Liaodong was also recruited back.

They can be regarded as the emperor's most trusted henchmen, and there are two cabinet elders standing behind one of them, who can stabilize the Manchu courtiers; Behind one is the British government, which was actually in charge of the Jingwei martial arts, and the generals and nobles are also in control.

There are also Zhang Yong, the "3,000 elite soldiers" who escorted the Anhuashu people......

This is all the preparation before starting with Liu Jin.

In the history of the previous life, there are different accounts of the day of arresting Liu Jin in the official history, some say that Zhang Yong's majesty took Liu Jin who was on duty that night when he saw him, and some say that Liu Jin gathered people to rebel by giving his brother's funeral, and was taken down by blocking the door.

Now, until Shen Rui entered Beijing, Liu Jin's brother had been buried for two days, and Beijing was still calm.

Because the emperor was in a hurry to recruit him back to Beijing, before His Majesty saw him, Shen Rui did not go to see Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe first, and he was afraid that he would be asked some questions that were difficult to answer, so he sent a letter to the house of the two elders, saying that he would come to the door again the next day, and his family hurriedly returned to the house to wash and change clothes, and went straight to Xiyuan.

*

Shen Rui didn't expect that it was not Liu Zhong who came to pick him up, but Zhang Hui.

He and Zhang Huishi have not seen each other for several years, although there has been a correspondence, the friendship has not been reduced by distance, in fact, it has become closer because of the trade exchanges in Liaodong and Shandong, but the meeting is different.

Zhang Hui saw him from afar and strode over, came up and punched him on the shoulder, laughed loudly: "You kid, why don't you grow a beard?" Still like a hairy boy! Where is the appearance of a local magistrate?! ”

I don't know if I've been in Liaodong for a long time, Zhang Hui's voice is also a lot louder and rougher, and he even grows a beard, and he really has a mighty appearance.

It is said that the Han Dynasty had sixteen beards, and the Tang Dynasty had eighteen beards, and after the Song and Ming dynasties, most men had crowns and even twenty-two beards.

At that time, people also attached great importance to beards, and rich and noble families had special servants to take care of the beards of the male masters, just as the female masters had to comb their hair.

Sometimes looking at the beauty of the beard can give a glimpse of its family background, which can be regarded as a symbol of status.

Shen Rui is used to it, and he always shaves his face clean. No one in Shandong would underestimate him because of his young appearance, so he didn't bother with this beard.

Shen Rui slightly avoided the fist of the opening meeting, raised his hand and returned it with a punch, and said with a smile: "You are a general, that is, ten years old." ”

"How dare you laugh at your brother?" Zhang saw him and avoided it, and he played for a while, and attacked with two moves left and right.

Shen Rui quickly avoided it, and scolded with a smile: "Zhang Er, why are you afraid that Cai Wu is too idle?" Xiyuan used force, and the leopard warriors should take action. ”

Zhang Hui laughed and withdrew his hand, hooked his shoulders with Shen Rui, and said, "You kid didn't even leave this kung fu, it is the inheritance of Wang Shangshu." ”

This is talking about Wang Shouren.

Not long ago, He Jian, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, was involved in a scandal, and his servant deceived and obtained bribes from those seeking military advancements.

The emperor granted his request and did not hold him accountable, and soon after that, he issued an order to promote Wang Shouren to the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department.

In this regard, Shen Rui is not only happy for the teacher, but also why is it injustice.

He Jianyuan was in the Criminal Department, worked with Shen Cang for many years, and had a deep friendship with the Shen family.

This person is known to be talented, and after going to Nanjing, he got along well with Wang Shouren, and he was also a figure who advocated the reform of weapons and warships.

Shen Rui was very suspicious that He Jiannai was framed by someone and "the maid asked for bribes", this word is familiar, and it can't help but remind people of the case of Jin Gui, the right attendant of the main examination department of the Zhengde six-year examination.

It's just that he is far away in Shandong, and Wang Shouren over there also wants to avoid suspicion, so he can't stretch out his hand to take care of it, so he can only write a letter and prepare a festival gift, and let people send it to He Jian's hometown of Xinchang, Zhejiang.

At this time, when he heard Zhang Hui mention the words "Wang Shangshu", Shen Rui couldn't help but think of He Jian, although he had a smile on his face, he sighed in a very low voice: "He Shangshu, it's a pity." ”

Zhang Hui's eyes flashed, and he laughed out loud, as if Shen Rui had told some joke, and then turned around and glanced at the little attendants who followed behind him.

The people who were waiting here were all trained by Liu Zhong, and they immediately understood, and Tete slowed down, opened the distance, and followed from a distance.

Zhang Hui turned his head and said in a low voice: "It's not a good thing that Wei Bin did, this guy is about to become Liu Jin's second." ”

After Liu Jin killed Qiu Ju, he asked Wei Bin to take over the East Factory, and Wei Bin took Liu Jin as a good lackey everywhere.

Zhang Hui whispered before and after, it was a general who had committed a crime and was taken off his official hat by He Jian, this person had some in-law relationship with the palace attendants, and turned around and begged Wei Bin for a lot of money.

Wei Bin took over the Dongchang and climbed up to Liu Jin, and he also swelled a lot, and consciously felt that he was at least a Wei 900-year-old under Liu Qiansui, so he asked He Jian to reuse this general.

He Jian naturally didn't give half of the face.

Wei Bin became annoyed, and let people make such a trick, but he really took He Jian down.

It's just that......

Shen Rui sneered: "Now, Gonggong Liu is afraid that he hates Gonggong Wei to death?" ”

He Jian went down, replaced Wang Shouren and came up, it is strange that Liu Jin is not mad.

Compared with He Jian, Wang Hua and Wang Shouren's father and son are the thorns in Liu Jin's side.

Zhang Hui really laughed out loud at this time, and only after laughing enough did he whisper: "Exactly." Your Majesty, you are so happy. ”

Shen Rui couldn't help it.

Turning around two flower screens, walking to the long bridge, Zhang saw that the surrounding water was empty, and the little attendants were very far away, before he talked about business.

He said slowly: "This time to quell the chaos, Qiu Yue is the first to make a contribution, and the Ministry of War has proposed to make him Xianningbo, and the emperor has approved it, and intends to make him the chief military officer of Shaanxi." ”

Now that the prisoners have been sacrificed and the heads of Anhua Shu are in different places, this rebellion has completely settled, and it is time to reward meritorious deeds.

Qiu Yue's first merit is undoubted, and he deserves to be given a knighthood, Shen Ruiluo nodded.

Zhang Hui sneered and said: "But Liu Jin said that after this chaos, the guard should be changed, Qiu Yue should be transferred to Beijing, Yang Ying should be transferred to Yansui as the chief military officer, and Cao Xiong should be transferred to Ningxia as the chief military officer." He also asked for the seal for Yang Ying and Cao Xiong, saying that the merits of the two people in quelling the chaos were not under Qiu Yue. ”

Shen Rui couldn't help frowning.

"Yang Ying has nothing to do with Liu Jin, who doesn't know that Liu Jin works so hard for his son and daughter's in-law Cao Xiong." Zhang Hui looked disdainful, "It's really like a gathering of likes, and Cao Xiong is also a complete villain."

"Previously, this guy took Liu Jin and became in-laws, and then the Qianqing Palace went to the water, and Liu Jin was impeached by Kedao, but fortunately, the Cao family shrank their heads and forgot to forget about the eight, talking about the grain and being seriously ill, and the Cao family, as a serious in-law, did not move at all.

"This time, seeing that Shi Wenyi came out on an errand, and also copied the Jin Dynasty in one fell swoop, knowing that Liu Jin had not yet fallen, Cao Xiong hurriedly sent Cao Mi to Beijing with a large number of gold and silver gifts. In the past few days, Cao Erlang has even dressed in linen and filial piety as the son-in-law of the Tan family to send the funeral.

"Shenying's title was obtained by Liu Jinmen, and Cao Xiong is afraid that he will be staring at him. There are also rumors that Cao Xiong and Liu Jin made an appointment, and if they won the title, they would make their second son Cao Mi the prince......"

Cao Xiong's eldest son is still alive and well.

Shen Rui snorted coldly and said, "With such a naked calculation, how can the emperor respond to him!" ”

Zhang Hui also sneered and said: "You don't know, the eunuch is so beautiful, Shenying is also meritorious in leveling the Jin Dynasty this time, and Liu Jin is seeking the position of the chief military officer of Datong for him." ”

Shen Rui couldn't help but be surprised, the emperor just wanted to open the source and open Ningxia and Datong Horse Market, Liu Jin was worried about it? !

Placing Cao Xiong and Shenying, the two chief military officers, is this a silver grabber from the emperor?

Liu Jin has eaten the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard?! Could it be that he thinks that he has contributed to leveling the Jin and Dai domains for the emperor?

Why didn't he want to think about it, what did the emperor do on behalf of the Jin Dynasty? In addition to Zonglu, it is not just for the trade on the grassland!

Shen Rui closed his eyes, and Zhang Huite came to pick him up, just to say something, but I was afraid, this is also what Brother Shou meant.

Brother Shou wants to move Liu Jin at this time, is it because this eunuch is insatiable?

"Sure enough, I daydreamed." Shen Rui's voice was extremely cold, and his eyes were calm.

Zhang Hui didn't say anything else, patted his arm, and only said: "There is the emperor's holy judge." ”

The two quickened their pace and headed towards the Leopard House.

*

I haven't seen him for two years, and Brother Shou has also grown a short mustache on his lips, which seems to be a lot calmer.

However, as soon as he saw Shen Rui, he jumped up from the chair and laughed heartily, but he was still so childlike.

He walked over quickly, pulled up Shen Rui, who was making a big salute, looked at him and asked with a smile, "Why don't you have a beard?" ”

Shen Rui couldn't cry or laugh, and both of them paid attention to whether he had a beard, because he said: "The minister didn't have time to take care of it, so he simply shaved it cheaply." Since the emperor inquired, the ministers will store up when they go back......"

Brother Shou laughed, "This is an invitation, busy with government affairs like this?!" ”

Without waiting for Shen Rui to explain, he shouted to the little waiter to immediately go and get a set of internally made ivory carved Hu combs to reward Shen Rui: "I am not the faint king who treats his courtiers harshly. ”

Shen Rui smiled helplessly and said, "The emperor said this, the minister is a capital crime." ”

It seems that this beard will not work without it, yes, he admits it, but it is not unacceptable to keep a short beard.

Brother Shou gave a seat, the three of them sat down, Brother Shou turned his head to look at Shen Rui, didn't ask about the affairs of Shandong, and opened his mouth to say first: "I was supposed to send Aunt Dong to my sister's side......"

Yang Tinghe was once the emperor's teacher, and Brother Shou called Yang Tian a junior sister, which also meant closeness.

It's just that this "Aunt Dong" Shen Rui reacted and knew that it was Guizhi's mother, so he hurriedly got up and said: "The emperor is serious, and he ...... the ministers."

The people requisitioned by the royal family, how can they be sent back to borrow them for you to use again, Shen Rui and Yang Tian never thought of inviting Guizhi's mother back.

What's more, the emperor also sent an aunt in the palace who knew how to treat women's science over, which was already a rare treatment for his confidants.

Shen Rui only listened to polite words.

I didn't want to, Shou Ge pulled him to sit down, but it was: "It's not that I don't sympathize with my junior sister, it's really the queen's important months, and I can't leave Aunt Dong's ......."

Shen Rui was stunned for a moment, forgot to sit down, and subconsciously asked without thinking at all: "Could it be that the queen mother has a body......

A big smile bloomed on Brother Shou's face, and he clapped his hands violently, and said with childlike joy: "Ah, you guessed? Clever! Tai Hospital and Aunt Dong both said that it was a male fetus. ”

A wave of ecstasy surged up, and Shen Rui stood in place, a little stupid, but his mouth cracked uncontrollably and he laughed.

It would be a lie to say that he was as happy as he was when he learned he was, but now he was so happy.

For so many years, Shen Rui has always made up his mind that since he came here, he must make a difference and make Daming change.

He has indeed done a lot of things and changed a lot for this Ming Dynasty, and the time of the events that are happening today is indeed very different from what is known in the history of the previous life, but ......

But if Brother Shou went early and left no heirs like Emperor Zhengde in history, and the Ming Dynasty finally arrived in the hands of Jiajing, even if he would still be pushed into the abyss, would he do all this in vain? !

Now, with this prince, it's finally different!

As for whether this child can be born, whether he can grow up, and whether he can become a talent, he has not entered the scope of consideration......

This moment is the ecstasy of suddenly seeing the light of the future.

Shen Rui couldn't help but laugh out loud, almost crying with joy.

He is naturally not the only person who has lost his temper, Zhang Hui on the side is already in tears, and he is so excited that he knelt down and called the emperor happy.

Zhang Hui is different from Shen Rui, he is really happier than having a son.

He has been by Brother Shou's side since he was a child, and he has a friend-like affection in addition to being loyal to the king.

Therefore, in the past few years, the government and the opposition have repeatedly mentioned what Taimiao Sixiang is, which makes Zhang Hui angry.

The emperor is still so young, what other people's heirs will inherit the incense? ! Not all of them are pretenders to the throne, they are all chaotic ministers and thieves!

He even wrote a secret letter back, asking the emperor not to listen to the nonsense of those people, and to punish them severely.

However, the emperor sent a message to him to calm down and guard Liaodong.

He had no choice but to devote all his enthusiasm to military training, to the management of Tuntian, and to the development of trade with Shandong and North Korea.

Now, the emperor finally has an heir, the country has a successor, and the country has a successor! This is the orthodox king of the future! What's the ghost next to it?!

Zhang Hui was really excited and excited.

Brother Shou also abandoned his status as an emperor at this moment, like an ordinary young man who shared the joy of becoming a father with his best friends, seeing that his friends were so happy for him, his excitement was overflowing, and he couldn't help but pat the case several times and said that he wanted the two of them to drink together, and they would not return if they were not drunk.

After laughing for a while, everyone came back to their senses.

Brother Shou patted Shen Rui on the shoulder and said, "Tianliangzi Zhenren's elixir is also excellent, Aunt Dong's medical skills are exquisite, and I remember your credit." ”

Speaking of which, these two people can also be regarded as "excavated" by Shen Rui and looked down upon by the palace.

Shen Rui Shili said: "It is the emperor who is blessed with all the heavens, and the ministers dare to take credit!" After hesitating for a moment, he still said: "Although it is indeed the medicine of Tianliangzi Zhenren that saved Neizi's life, this elixir ...... The minister thinks that it is a medicine that is poisonous, and the emperor should be cautious when taking it......"

Brother Shou smiled and sighed: "Only you, Shen Hengyun, dare to say such a truth!" ”

smiled again: "Don't worry, it's some medicine to nourish the body, not the talisman water that deceives people." Tianliangguan is now flourishing with incense, and it is mostly because Tianliangzi's real medicine is good and not deceiving. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager also have taken it, and it is good to be appetizing and nourishing. ”

Shen Rui had no choice but to smile, even if he was really a liar, he was valued by the palace, could he not be prosperous.

Appetizing elixir...... Hawthorn pills?

Hey, that's it, anyway, Tianliangzi's medicine has always been bad and not bad.

This person looked dumb and not good at drilling camps, but he was not rejected for so many years in front of the emperor, and he still had the ability to spread the news at the beginning, and it was obvious that he was also a character, and the most basic thing should be to give the heavenly family what medicine to take, when he knew it in his heart.

Shen Rui's own heart can't be bothered, so don't worry about such a power.

Soon the thing that worries him comes.

After talking about the happy event, Brother Shou talked directly about the business, and it was seamless.

As Shen Rui expected, it was Liu Jin who was talking about.

However, after hearing that the queen was pregnant, Shen Rui secretly wondered in his heart, if Brother Shou wanted to clean up Liu Jin, was it also to clean up the palace, so as not to hinder the heirs?

Of course, this will never be announced.

"Zhang Yong brought me the text of the Anhua Shuren, you have all seen it, and you will hide it from me alone. The person who interrogated the celebrant supervisor, Liu Jin secretly hid the text in the military newspaper in the northwest. ”

Brother Shou made no secret of his disgust on his face, "If there is no ghost in your heart, what is the purpose of hiding that text?!" ”

"Selling the official mantle, feasting his own pockets, Liu Jin has a lot of responsibilities!"