Chapter 30: Rescue
The next day, before dawn, Shi Kefa came to wait outside the noon gate early. Outside the noon gate, the eunuch party led by Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, and the Donglin party led by Shi Kefa have been clearly divided into two camps, waiting for Emperor Hongguang to go to court.
From the time of Yin to the time of Mao, there was still no appearance of Emperor Hongguang, and the ministers couldn't help but whisper. Also, since this emperor ascended the throne, he has no habit of going to the court, and he just lingers in the harem every day, singing, dancing and lewdness, and now Ma Shiying has chosen a large number of show girls for him to enter the palace, and this emperor is even more rare to see in the court.
"Father-in-law Zhang, will the emperor go to court today? I'm in a hurry. "Shi Kefa can't wait, the current Emperor Hongguang, it is normal to not go to court for ten days and a half months.
"Master Shi, the emperor was still selecting show girls in the harem last night, and today I am afraid it is very rare to go to court." Gonggong Zhang was one of the few eunuchs who could still talk to Shi Kefa, but he didn't dare to talk to Shi Kefa much, because his every move was under Ruan Dacheng's surveillance.
"Master Shi, tell me something, I can help you go to the harem and report to the emperor." Ruan Dacheng came over with a wicked smile, and now this emperor, only he and Ma Shiying can often see it.
Since welcoming back the crown prince, Emperor Hongguang never wanted to see Shi Kefa and the Donglin Party again, he knew very well who wanted him to leave and who wanted him to stay. Now he can hide for a day, and he can live happily for a day.
"The emperor has arrived, and if there is something to do, he will retreat from the court." Suddenly, from inside the Daxiong Treasure Hall, there was the voice that Shi Kefa wanted to hear the most.
"Shi Kefa has something urgent to do." Shi Kefa hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"Why is Master Shi again? Is there no one else? There was a sissy voice in the hall of the Great Hero.
"Your Majesty, Weichen went to the prison to see Huang Shu the day before yesterday, Huang Shu has admitted that he has embezzled military salaries, please ask the emperor to give him a chance to atone for his sins." As soon as Shi Kefa finished speaking, the other Donglin party members saw the situation and followed suit, and they started to coax.
"Did Huang Jianjun admit that he was corrupt? How did I not know? Ma Shiying hurriedly stepped forward, and Shi Kefa's statement surprised him.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Huang Jianjun also said that he was willing to hand over all the stolen money, and only asked the emperor to be gracious and spare his life."
"There is such a good thing, Master Shi, then you don't hurry up and do it." Ma Shiying was about to speak, but Emperor Hongguang, who was sitting on it, spoke, and heard that someone was going to hand over the silver, of course he was going to do it quickly.
"Your Majesty, this matter..."
"Ma Shoufu, you go and assist Master Shi to handle it, retire from the dynasty, don't delay my return to the harem draft girl."
As soon as he walked out of the court, Ma Shiying caught up with Shi Kefa.
"Master Shi, then Huang Jianjun is obviously speechless, how can he confess?"
"Master Ma, just because he can't say anything to you doesn't mean he can't speak to me. Moreover, he has already said the place where the military salary is buried, and I will take him to personally identify it in the near future, and when the time comes, please inform Master Ma of the Jinyi Weima Commander Shi, this is the emperor's golden mouth. Shi Kefa looked at Ma Shiying and said proudly.
Back at home, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, and Ma Jixiang immediately got together to discuss countermeasures. They knew very well that this was Shi Kefa's attempt to take the opportunity to help Huang Shu escape. However, Ma Jixiang disagreed, he didn't believe that anyone could rob a prisoner in the hands of their brocade guards. What's more, this prisoner is still a person who can't even walk.
"The two adults are too worried, in this capital alone, no one will be our Jinyiwei's opponent, although he Zuo Liangyu has many soldiers, but he is also beyond the reach of the whip, unless he Huang Shu has wings, it is impossible to fly out of the palm of our hands. What's more, I'm afraid he has a problem even climbing now. ”
"That's what I said, but this Shi Kefa suddenly became so smart, I'm afraid that there is a master behind him. Who's going to be giving him ideas..."
Ma Shiying didn't listen to Ma Jixiang's words, he stroked his beard and talked to himself.
"The son-in-law of Shi Kefa that I asked you to check, did you find anything?"
"Master Ma, you mean, the one he forcibly pulled back on the street! That kid is a person from out of town, who is said to be from Tongshan County, and his family is in the middle of the road, and he has come here. ”
"Tongshan County! Do you say he is a remnant of thieves, or a traitor sent by Dorgon? Ruan Dacheng on the side spoke, and in his heart, he was still afraid of Dashun and the Manchu Qing.
"Master Ma, that's right, isn't that Tongshan County the place where the thieves were killed?" Ma Shiying also began to feel apprehensive in her heart.
"Two adults, it's not so evil, I've investigated, this person is indeed his old butler, a random person on the road."
Ma Jixiang disagreed, no one dared to challenge his authority in his Jinyiwei's territory.
After learning that the emperor had approved Huang Shu to come out of the prison, Shi Kefa and Li Shuangxi began to prepare. However, they suddenly found that they had overlooked one point, the people who Shi Kefa's men could fight were all recognized by Ma Shiying, and if they failed to save people, but were caught by Ma Shiying, then their entire plan would be in vain. Looking for Zuo Liangyu to ask for someone, when the people arrived, Huang Shu was probably already a dead corpse.
"Dad, don't you know anyone in the rivers and lakes?" Li Shuangxi was anxious.
"This official... Usually the most taboo thing is to associate with those people in the rivers and lakes, "Shi Kefa is a clean official, where would he have thought that one day, he would also have the power of the rivers and lakes."
Li Shuangxi doesn't know what to say, he doesn't know many people, except for the people of the Dashun Army, I'm afraid it's a fox spirit. By the way, why don't you ask the vixen for help?
"Dad, I'll figure out a way to do this, and you can rest assured."
Li Shuangxi came to find Xia Qin, who was scouting in Miss Shi's boudoir. Since Miss Shi suspected that she and Xianggong had known each other for a long time, she didn't let her leave for a single step - staying by her side every day and being able to see it was the safest.
"Xia Mei, do you feel that Xianggong, after returning from Yichun Courtyard, the whole person has changed? Did he really not learn badly in that place? Miss Shi looked at herself in the mirror, and she didn't know if she was talking to herself, or if she was really asking the person next to her.
"Miss, are you thinking too much. Xianggong is an all-round talent in literature and martial arts, and he is also proficient in poetry and songs, which is indeed very easy for women to be tempted. Xia Qin didn't know what he was thinking, and some of his answers were not what he asked.
"Yes, you see that even Xia Chun, a dead girl, has begun to praise him, will I be in danger?"
"Miss, you won't eat the vinegar of those maids, then you really think too much." Xia Qin was taken aback by Miss Shi's words, doesn't Miss Shi even have this confidence now?
"Among the maids of our historian, only you know that my husband and I are in a fake marriage, in fact, he can like others." Miss Shi stood up, looked at Xia Qin and said faintly.
"Miss, you don't doubt me, do you?" Although Xia Qin looked righteous and awe-inspiring on the surface, in his heart, he was already bumping into the deer.
"Xia Mei, are you here? I'm looking for you, right? Li Shuangxi suddenly appeared at the door of the boudoir, and the first thing he wanted to find was not Miss Shi, but the maid Xia Qin. This made Miss Shi unhappy again.