The streets are quiet in the early morning of late autumn, but the sound of horses' hooves breaks the tranquility of the streets of the capital.

It was a group of soldiers who opened the way, and it could be seen from the equipment that this was the soldiers of the Beijing camp.

After the long front team passed, in the middle was a team of Dongchang fans, all of whom were pressed with waist knives, and everyone was angry. In the middle of the procession, a large carriage was guarded.

The canopies of various umbrellas are held high, and the most eye-catching of them is the royal flag.

It was the banner of the Chincha.

It reads: Eunuch Zhang who was ordered to supervise the East Factory.

In the capital, basically no one does not know this flag, which is the flag of the eunuch Zhang Whale who was ordered to supervise the Dongchang office. This means that sitting in the carriage is Zhang Whale, the factory director of the East Factory, a terrifying figure.

Anyone who saw this scene had an idea, that is, how did Zhang Whale get out of Beijing?

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Yijun threw away the chess pieces in his hand, and said with a wry smile: "I have been studying for more than ten years, but this chess game is a stinky basket, don't pretend, I know that you are thinking about how to let me, and then you are not seen." ”

Accompanying Zhu Yijun to play chess was an old man, none other than Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang.

"The emperor's chess skills are still very good, at least better than Hai Rui." Xu Wenchang also put down the chess pieces with a smile, and then spoke.

"Oh?" Zhu Yijun immediately became curious, looked up at Xu Wenchang and asked, "You play chess with Hai Rui?" This is really a strange thing, I am still afraid that you will cheer up, do I remember that you and Hai Rui did not seem to have a good time? ”

"Hai Rui kidnapped Hu Zongxian's son, did you go to the rescue?"

Xu Wenchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this matter is a long story!" Looking around, Xu Wenchang licked his lips and said, "Why don't we talk while eating?" Since the last time I went back, I didn't have an appetite for anything. ”

"Okay!" Zhu Yijun smiled and said to Xu Wenchang: "I asked someone to make you a table, but my daughter of thirty years is gone." ”

Xu Wenchang also didn't care: "If there is Shaoxing Huang, it will become, and the ministers will not pick." ”

After the wine and food came up, Xu Wenchang took a sip of the wine glass, and then said: "It's really comfortable, it's still the emperor's cook here who does it well." ”

"Why don't I give you one?" Zhu Yijun said with a smile.

"The minister can't afford it!" Xu Wenchang waved his hand again and again: "The minister and Hai Rui did meet that time, although the minister didn't like the red tape of officialdom, he felt that those who were officials were hypocritical, and he didn't bother to listen to what they said about etiquette and etiquette." ”

"But the minister still admires people who have the ability and perseverance."

"There are not many people who have admired him in his life, and Hai Rui is definitely one. That is a person who truly serves the people, a person who really has no selfish thoughts. Although he is rigid and boring, the minister is still willing to associate with him. ”

"If there is anything to say, if he doesn't like it, he will say, whether you like to listen to it or not."

"The minister had a quarrel with him yesterday, and when he returned, he drank three hundred cups in the interest of the quarrel. In comparison, Wu Dui and Zhang Yuanchen are much more boring. The minister felt that His Majesty should not put Hai Rui in the general political envoy, he was not like the minister, he wanted to do things. ”

Zhu Yijun smiled and took a sip and said, "Let him nourish his body first, his body is not strong, but he can't do anything." ”

"Actually, I've always wanted to have someone to talk to me, don't people always say that the emperor in the world is the loneliest?" Zhu Yijun pointed outside and said: "Every day in this Forbidden City, these people come and go, come and go, these things, I am also very depressed. ”

Xu Wenchang smiled: "Your Majesty is worried about the affairs of the Qian family, right?" ”

Zhu Yijun smiled and asked, "See?" ”

"When the minister knew that His Majesty sent Zhang Whale out of Beijing, the minister knew that Zhang Whale must have gone to Hejian Mansion, and now when he sees the emperor, he can naturally guess seven or eight points. Let the minister guess, the emperor's will to Zhang Whale this time is to raid the family and distribute the frontier, is what the minister said right? ”

After Xu Wenchang said this, his face was full of smugness.

"yes!" Zhu Yijun nodded: "The Qian family raided the family, and the family distributed the frontier." The officials involved in the case raided their homes and beheaded them, and all their families were sent to the frontier. These days, I have received many excerpts, all of them are said to be monarchs, and when they practice "benevolence", I am naturally depressed. ”

"Listen to that." Xu Wenchang waved his hand and said with a disdainful expression.

"Selling illicit salt, the ministers don't need to check it to know, there must be a lot of lawsuits in the hands of the Qian family, and there will be no less things to do in the township. Although it seems that Shili is heirloom, there are many dirty things below. ”

"The emperor did a good job, the minister felt that it was just right, and the emperor was depressed, and he also felt that doing this would be a loss of benevolence, right?"

"The minister didn't talk about the previous dynasty, our Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, killed fewer people? Eighty times to peel the skin and fill the grass, Hu Weiyong's case, the Lanyu case, which time is not the head of the killing? Can it damage the prestige of Taizu? ”

Emperor Taizu called himself "Huaixi Buyi", and the minister believed that Emperor Taizu far surpassed the Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors, and was an emperor through the ages! ”

"Is there any harm in killing the smugglers? Not at all, it's good for the people, it's good for the court, why not kill? The emperor did a good job. Fan Xianggong once said: 'When a family is crying, how can it be like crying all the way?' ’”。

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but look at Xu Wenchang with tears and laughter, this guy really dares to say it!

"The emperor doesn't have to look at the minister like that, the minister knows Wei Zheng, and the minister also knows Yang Xiu, but the minister is alone now, and His Majesty is willing to use the minister, so the minister has nothing to hide. The minister has long put life and death aside, and no minister in the world dares to speak. ”

Xu Wenchang said indifferently.

Glancing at the half-drunk wine, Zhu Yijun shook his head helplessly, this Xu Wenchang really has a bit of madness, especially after drinking.

However, after hearing Xu Wenchang's words, Zhu Yijun felt a lot better in his heart, so he smiled and said, "Then what do you think of the matter of the third lady?" ”

"Three ladies?" Xu Wenchang said with a smile: "The third lady is a heroine among women, since she doesn't want to marry Huang Taiji, then she won't marry." Why did Da Ming support Huang Taiji, and what are the benefits of supporting him? ”

"Wolf-hearted things, the minister thinks that the emperor should support the three ladies."

"The three ladies have their hearts to the court, they are merciful, and they can't bear to be killed and injured in battle, how good. Huang Taiji made a fuss, then let him make a fuss, not to mention that he couldn't beat the three ladies, if he could beat them, it would be better, and he took the opportunity to accept the three ladies. ”

"Warat is divided into two, such as the Eastern and Western Turks in those years, after the Eastern Turks fell to the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turks couldn't make trouble."

"The emperor should follow suit, the three ladies are defeated, and their tribes can be accepted from the Ming Dynasty."

"If Huang Taiji can't beat the three ladies, it's not good, and the three ladies are in power for the Ming Dynasty. In any case, after this battle, Warat will be weakened, even if it is not fought, divided into two parts, it will also be weakened. ”

"On the grassland, it is impossible not to fight, and the minister thinks that he will definitely fight, but when he will fight, and who will fight first, it is unknown."

"As for those who advocate that the third lady marry Huang Taiji for border stability, they are all fools and lazy politics, in addition to helping Huang Taiji, what good is it for Daming? Border security? A bunch of idiots. ”

"The stability of the border of the Ming Dynasty does not depend on the three ladies, nor on Huang Taiji, but on the soldiers of the border pass of the Ming Dynasty."

"Starting from Qi Jiguang, starting from Ma Fang, it was a little bit of a fight, a man with a small eye and a lack of conspiracy."

Looking at Xu Wenchang, who was pointing at the sky, Zhu Yijun knew that he had really drunk too much. However, Zhu Yijun agreed with what he said, and the border of the Ming Dynasty was stable, not because of anyone, but because of the fight.

Now that I have a foundation, why should I compromise and let Sanniangzi and Huang Taiji make trouble?

Waving to a few little eunuchs not far away, Zhu Yijun pointed at Xu Wenchang and said, "Go, find someone to send him to Wu Dui's house." ”

After sending Xu Wenchang away, Zhu Yijun moved his body, and after he was in a good mood, he was ready to go to the harem to chat with the queen. I slept there at night, and I didn't want to do anything today, I just wanted to rest.

Beijing, small courtyard in the north of the city.

Li Zhongxing was watering the flowers, looking at his son who walked in eagerly, and subconsciously put down the water scoop in his hand. Although my son is a little frizzy, but now that he is like this, it is obviously not frizzy, this is an accident.

"Dad, something happened!" Li Xi looked at Li Zhongxing and spoke.

"What's wrong?" Li Zhongxing looked at his son: "Say it slowly." ”

"The child just went to see Zhang Xun, Zhang Whale is indeed out of Beijing, and it is Hejian Mansion that he went to this time, and the Qian family in Hejian Mansion is finished." Zhang Xun said in a trembling tone: "The whole family is in Liaodong." ”

"So this time the officials were beheaded, and the family members were also retained in Liaodong."

Li Zhongxing frowned, sighed helplessly and shook his head: "Don't have enough people!" This is the end of greed for money, even if you dare to sell illicit salt, or steal it in the salt factory like this, something will happen sooner or later. ”

"These have nothing to do with us, our Li family doesn't need to sell illicit salt, but Zhang Whale is gone, and it is not easy to catch his line." Li Zhongxing shook his head helplessly: "Did you inquire about the entry of the noble into the palace that I asked you to inquire about?" ”

Li Xi shook his head: "That's not true, but the brand of Xininghou has been changed, and it has been replaced by Xiningbo." ”

"That's it, the emperor has already punished the Marquis of Xining." Thinking of this, Li Zhongxing once again asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Yes, after the nobles went back, they took all the salt back, and it is said that it was sent to the palace, and now the salt merchants are in a panic. I looked for people everywhere to find out the news, but I couldn't find any news at all. After Li Xi finished speaking, he stared at Li Zhongxing.

Li Zhongxing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The most feared thing is still here." ”