Chapter 858: Re-enter the palace

Hades is better, but the little ghosts are difficult, this is a common truth in ancient and modern times. But Hades is a human being, and imps are also human beings, as long as they don't have a condescending mind, it's not so difficult to deal with imps. Money opens the way for one, and favor opens the way for another, so compared with those bigwigs who often look down on internal officials, in the eyes of those eunuchs in the palace, whether it is the former Lord Zhang or the current Zhang Shilang, they treat people as kindly as always, and they have never looked down on them.

Therefore, seeing Lu Feng's low profile, Zhang Yue did not look self-conscious, but just smiled and said: "You came to thank me because you are thanking the wrong person, it is not me who saved people, and it is not me who reported to you two yamen." But those people in the spy department do know what's going on, and I'll bring this to you for you. It's very easy for Dongchang Jinyiwei to repay the affection, say two more good words when talking about the merits, share some of them, and don't forget the person who first complained. And then there's the spy department, if there's something going on, you can take care of it more. ”

"It's easy to take care of things, but it's ...... Phew, it's easy to find out about the cotton armor in front of you, but who knew that there would be such a big mistake when you go down the vine! Lu Feng patted the handrail angrily, and then suddenly remembered that this was the Yamen of the Ministry of War, not the East Factory where he was the master of the house, and suddenly smiled embarrassedly, and sighed again, "Regardless of whether you can get the credit or not, our family will not forget the credit of those people under your hands, and the person who first sued is easy to arrange." As long as there is anything in case, our family has to beg Master Zhang to pull it. ”

Zhang Yue was stunned at this moment: "Me? ”

"This time the matter of cotton armor was revealed, it was the kind heart of the spy department of your military department, this is not his duty, naturally there is no merit. And Jin Yiwei and Dongchang cooperated well after receiving the letter, one directly copied the nest of those filthy officials in Tongjicang, and the other directly intercepted the things to be transported to the capital on the road, which was at least a crime. But Shun Teng touched the melon, Li Maoqing had already had clues about hanging himself, it was Guo Cong, the eldest son of the Marquis of Wuding, who handed over the ill-intentioned person, and said the favor to Guan Guan, the director of the Military Election Department of the Ministry of War, as long as he took the person, who knew that in the end he would still let people die! ”

These should not have been said in front of Zhang Yue, but now Lu Feng is under too much pressure, and he feels that Zhang Yue is not an outsider, so he poured it out in one breath, so he grabbed the handrail and sighed deeply: "Jinyiwei has no commander at the moment, it is the head of Fang Ling, our family knows that he had a good relationship with you in the past, and then he became estranged." He's really good at looking at people on weekdays, but there's one thing we have to warn you about...... He is the Queen Mother's person! ”

Since Fang Ling met when he was reprimanded from the East Palace that day, Zhang Yue gradually distanced himself from him according to his words, and only gave gifts when he got married and had children, nothing more. But seeing that people were thriving, Zhu Gaochi immediately reused it after ascending the throne, and when the King of Han rebelled, he also became a pioneer, he didn't understand the deep meaning of what Fang Ling said at the beginning. Therefore, Lu Feng said it mysteriously, but in fact, it was just a fact that he had known for a long time.

But at this moment, he naturally couldn't show this, so he couldn't help but show surprise, and then nodded and said with a wry smile: "I know, thank you Gonggong Lu for reminding me." ”

Although Lu Feng owed Zhang Yue a lot of favors, he didn't want to continue to owe it like this, and when he heard Zhang Yue thank him, his heart was much more relaxed. After a few casual sentences, he suddenly remembered what happened in Dong'anmen before, and couldn't help laughing: "By the way, just now, King Zheng, Yue Wang, and King Xiang all arrived at Dong'anmen and were about to enter the palace." Luckily, our family slipped away quickly, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with it. However, Fan Gonggong and Jin Gonggong are here, and there is nothing to worry about. So, let's go first. ”

Zhang Yue sent people out with a smile on his face, but his heart was heavy. King Zheng and the other three princes entered the palace at this moment, saying that they were visiting the Queen Mother, and the others did not know what the reason was. If his guess is correct, Empress Dowager Zhang can't see anyone when she is seriously ill, how can Zhu Ning stop these tigers and wolves?

To say that this is also the trouble caused by Zhu Zhanji and Empress Dowager Zhang. are already adult princes, but they all stay in the capital and don't let them out. But those sons and siblings have always been invisible, how could they jump out at this moment, and there are three people at a time...... Someone must have provoked other people and made a big fuss, and the truth can't be covered!

Now if he was still in the palace, he might still be able to try, but he came out early in the morning, and it was not easy to go in again. This is the way things happen in this world, when you want to come out of a besieged city, you can't get in when you come out, and there is no excuse for wanting to get in!

Although he was anxious, if he, the official of the military department, also showed a burning posture, he was afraid that the official who had all kinds of conjectures would speculate all his life, so he just entered the instrument door with unhurried steps. waited until he was in the three gates, and returned to the room where he was doing his errands and sat down, and then he immediately lost the smile that he had been impatient and pretending to be.

Zhu Ning spoke so vaguely before, was it a deliberate hint, or was it a hint on order? Also, Yang Shiqi, the first person in the cabinet, is still sitting in the palace, does he know or not, if he knows, he will stop him when he hears that the three kings have entered the palace? Yes, this time the three kings suddenly broke into the palace, it should indeed be the Empress Dowager Zhang's problem. I think that when Zhu Gaochi died and Zhu Zhanji did not return, even the East Palace was sealed, and all the princes were not allowed to go out, how could he have missed the Ten Princes Mansion this time!

Thinking about it, he took out the paper and was about to write, but found that the ink in the inkstone had long since dried, and he couldn't help but drop the pen angrily.

"Come ......"

"Your Excellency!"

Before Zhang Yue's words fell, a soap subordinate called outside the door. As soon as he hesitated, he ordered someone to come in, only to see the door curtain move, and the soap in his early thirties hurried in: "My lord, a messenger is coming from Daning, saying that it is the emperor's secret letter reply. ”

"Let him in!"

The so-called secret letter is the secret disclosure, in the eyes of outsiders, before this, the current Manchu civil officials that is, the cabinet and Jianyi Xia Yuanji have this honor, this time the emperor left Beijing, only then did he add Zhang Yue. But as early as many years ago, Zhang Yue's notes appeared on the desk of Emperor Zhu Di of Yongle, but the emperor only read and did not answer at that time.

The messenger was a middle-aged man in his early forties, short in stature, but with a fierce aura on his purple face. After handing over the secret box, he immediately withdrew and waited outside, without even saying a single superfluous word. Zhang Yue opened the secret box, checked that the silver mark on the envelope was correct, and then opened the seal of the ink.

There are only two thin pieces of paper in the envelope, and the beginning is a faint "past has been seen" - Zhang Yue naturally could not be wrong, what happened yesterday, even if the messenger moves fast, I am afraid it will take four or five days to turn back, this is naturally to say that he mentioned the matter of raising the noble children since childhood - and then the things that followed were simple, the emperor mentioned Dongsheng, mentioned Kaiping, mentioned Xinghe and Hami, in the military army, the emperor personally led the army to patrol the border, he is now the largest chief officer of the military department, Naturally, the three sentences are inseparable from the bank, but it was only at the end that the dragonfly mentioned the fraud case of the Wu Xuan Division, and mentioned another person.

Zhang Ben, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has repeatedly resigned because of such an incident in the Wuxuan Division under his direct management!

Zhang Yue didn't have time to think about whether the emperor's deep meaning in mentioning this matter was accurate or not, whether he asked him to come forward and take some responsibility, or whether it was purely a hint that Zhang Ben was too old to use. He only knew that the current letter written by the emperor himself at least gave him an excuse to enter the palace. So, with the swiftest motion, he loaded the letter into the envelope, and immediately called the messenger in.

"You go drink a bowl of laba porridge to fill your stomach first, and then immediately follow me into the palace!"

Although the people who can be selected as messengers are all silent and proper, at this moment, hearing Zhang Yue say such a sentence so suddenly, the purple-faced man was still surprised. Even so, he galloped all the way to change horses and not people, just after such a pause, at this time he was already tired to death, he still responded in one gulp, just washed his face and hands with the hot water brought by the soap, and drank a bowl of steaming Laba porridge, and he didn't have time to change his clothes, so he followed Zhang Yue out of the door. When he got on the horse, he couldn't help frowning because of his slow movements, and the saddle rubbed against the worn place between his thighs.

Although Zhang Yue saw it, he also knew the dangerous fatigue of people traveling day and night, but at this time he had nothing to do, and he didn't know what the situation was in Renshou Palace, so he could only scare his head slightly and galloped out with a whip. Although the Yamen of the Military Department was very close to the left gate of Chang'an, in order to save the distance, he still turned along East Chang'an Avenue and stopped in front of Dong'an Gate.

As soon as he arrived, he found that the defenders were a little distracted, so he jumped off his horse and asked the messenger to pass the secret box, and said to the guards who came forward: "This is sent by the emperor's order, and I want to enter the palace to meet the queen mother." ”

Although Zhang Yue, the guards of Dong'anmen Gate were not common, and he didn't have time to sign up, there were naturally one or two people who knew him among so many guards, so he whispered for a while, and he knew who this was from top to bottom. Although he was embarrassed, he looked at the secret box, and when the messenger stepped forward and showed the card again, no one doubted it, and someone immediately rushed inside.

It naturally doesn't matter if he waits in front of the palace gate for a while on weekdays, but at this moment, Zhang Yueqiang resisted the urge to pace, just standing there holding the reins, but he was already extremely impatient in his heart. On this cold day, he still felt cold wrapped in leather boots, and when he saw that the messenger was standing straight, but his purple face seemed to be getting redder and redder, he called a janissary and said, "He has come here all the way from Daning, and he is looking for a thick garment for him." ”

With his words, the guards naturally did not dare to slack off, and soon someone took an extremely thick long jacket to the purple-faced messenger, if it weren't for the fact that there were rules on duty in front of Dong'an, I was afraid that someone would still find a charcoal stove. I don't know how long I waited, but someone finally ran over out of breath, but it was Cao Jixiang.

"Why are you here all of a sudden?" In addition to being out of breath, Cao Jixiang was also a little embarrassed to look at, and there were two footprints on the hem of his neat robe. After the ceremony, seeing Zhang Yue looking at himself repeatedly, his face turned red, and then he whispered, "The three thousand-year-old masters made a big fuss in front of Renshou Palace for a while, if it weren't for King Xiang stopping King Zheng and King Yue, I'm afraid no one would be able to suppress it, but Marquis Wuding happened to kneel in front of Renshou Palace......"

Sure enough, it's already a mess!

Zhang Yue's heart sank, and then he asked, "What about Yang Ge Lao?" ”

"The two Yang scholars are here, but King Zheng and King Yue are making too much trouble." Cao Jixiang felt palpitations when he thought of the situation over there, and secretly lucked himself to be in a humble position, and he happened to be sent back to the celebrant by Fan Hong Jinying, otherwise he would not have known that Zhang Yue was about to enter the palace. After looking at Zhang Yue's face, he persuaded again, "My lord, the female official who came out of Renshou Palace before passed the queen mother's dictation to let the three Chitose Lords go back, but I didn't see anyone today, and reprimanded them a few words, but they were scolded back by the angry King Yue, and the three Chitose Lords were about to break in at this time." If it's not important, you might as well postpone entering the palace! ”

What kind of virtue are these relatives of the Heavenly Family, and it is not the first time that Zhang Yue has learned it. After pondering in his heart for a while, he still gently patted the secret box in his arms: "This is the emperor's handwritten letter just sent from Daning, no matter what is in it, I have to give it to the Queen Mother." You don't need to say more, lead the way. ”

I had the heart to persuade again, but seeing that Zhang Yue's face had sunk, Cao Jixiang didn't dare to be more verbose, so he had to sigh. He, the chief celebrant and the chief celebrant of ceremonies, is nothing with him, but everyone respects three points outside, and Zhang Yue is not an ordinary person, so he let people go lightly and skillfully. And since the purple-faced man's tooth card has already been used once, Zhang Yue naturally will not bring people into the palace again, and let people go back to the yamen of the military department first with a few words.

Cao Jixiang held the secret box in front of him to lead the way, from the back of the imperial pharmacy around the west wall of Ciqing Palace to the north, and entered from the Longci Gate, which is the boundary of Renshou Palace. When there was still a wall from the serious ground, Zhang Yue heard a loud and shouting sound. The voice was not too high, but he scolded every word so fiercely that he was very angry to hear it.

"Don't think that if I call you Auntie, you're really funny! It's just the lord of the feudal domain, and the queen mother raises you like a kitten and a puppy, so you are sideways, thinking that you are the owner of Renshou Palace! If the queen mother sees me, I want you to say, that's my mother-in-law, what does it have to do with you! ”

As Cao Jixiang crossed the threshold, Zhang Yue saw that in the huge square in front of the main hall, two people wearing cyan gold plate dragon robes were desperately stopping a person who was dressed like them. In front of them, Zhu Ning stood straight, but his face was a little pale, and Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu on the side were there, their faces gloomy one by one. Fan Hong Jinying just stood behind Zhu Ning.

King Xiang, who was blocking King Yue, happened to turn his head and saw that it was Zhang Yue, and his hand suddenly loosened, and now King Zheng couldn't stop King Yue, so he was dragged to Zhu Ning together. Seeing that King Yue rushed forward and raised his slap as if he was about to make a move, Fan Hong and Jin Ying had already stopped him together, and Zhu Ning's eyes flashed, but he did not retreat at all.

And at this moment, she suddenly saw Zhang Yue who came in behind Cao Jixiang, and then saw Cao Jixiang next to Zhang Yue as if he had missed, and the box he was holding in his hand suddenly fell to the ground, making a heavy muffled sound.