Chapter 678: Gifts and Stuffy Sticks

Since the relocation of the capital, most of the residents of Nanjing have been transferred to enrich Beijing, and the people in the city have been reduced by half, and the incense of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples is naturally not comparable with the previous peak time. Even the top Taoist temples like Chaotian Palace, which have always been loved by dignitaries and dignitaries, are much more deserted than in the past. This time, because the crown prince Zhu Zhanji led the civil and military officials of the mausoleum to be stationed here, it was lively again.

There are hundreds of houses behind the Tongming Treasure Hall of Chaotian Palace, each of which is a system, which is specially for the princes and nobles who come to incense to live. Now that Zhu Zhanji has monopolized the Feixia Pavilion, the avant-garde soldiers of the government army who are serving are naturally scattered around here, and it is strictly forbidden for those who are not allowed to be summoned to trespass, even the Taoist miscellaneous servants in this Chaotian Palace are no exception. At this time, Zhang Yue followed Cao Jixiang inside, but when he saw that these officers and soldiers were all like facing a great enemy, he couldn't help but think to himself.

Feixia Pavilion rolls the eaves rest on the top of the mountain, there are various patterns of tile beasts on the ridge, the beams and arches are all silver ornaments, look at the magnificent, reveal a kind of awe-inspiring extravagance. There are three wings on each side of the east and west, the main room is a small two-storey building, and the bottom is a spacious and spacious five-room room. Going up the stairs, Zhang Yue looked outside, and in front of him was a verdant bamboo forest in the backyard, which was more pleasant than the solemnity in front of him. At this time, Cao Jixiang, who was leading the way, glanced back and stopped.

"In addition to the Datong Ming Palace, the Long Live Treasure Hall and the Sanqing Main Hall, this Feixia Pavilion is high. In the past, after the great grandfather ordered the rebuilding of the Chaotian Palace, he was fortunate to be here, and the emperor often stopped here for sacrifices and other rituals when he was in charge of the country. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who often came here when he was a child. Lord Zhang, Your Highness is in the front room, please come with the little one. ”

Zhang Yue nodded, and when he arrived at the door at the end of the east side, the eunuch who had been waiting here for a long time opened the bamboo curtain in front of the door and bowed down to invite him in. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he felt a cool breeze coming, and the heat of the sun on the way dissipated a lot. It turned out that this room was ventilated on both sides, the wooden corrugated windows were fully propped up, and there was a little eunuch pulling something like a fan there, so the room was naturally extremely cool.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji, who was writing and painting standing behind the desk, raised his head and bowed slightly to himself, and then began to write intently, Zhang Yue did not say anything, but his eyes looked around at the furnishings in the room. This look, he immediately recognized a lot of rare treasures, Mi Fu Huang Tingjian's words, Emperor Daojun's paintings, Jun kiln's carmine porcelain bottle, eight immortals across the sea pattern boxwood screen. When he withdrew his gaze, he saw Zhu Zhanji looking at him, and then he stepped forward and saluted.

"Excuse me, there's no outsider here." Zhu Zhanji smiled and took the towel handed over by Chen Wu, wiped his hands, and glanced at the furnishings around him, "Are you looking at these miscellaneous things?" The bulky guys were all sent by the Nanjing Imperial Prison, and I said that they were elegant and pleasant, so I used them. As for the calligraphy and paintings, I found them from the inner library here. The good things are going to be broken when they are put in the storehouse, and if they are hung up, they can be looked at. If you like it, choose one to take home? ”

Other jokes are made, but Zhang Yue doesn't dare to take this kind of joke seriously - Zhu Zhanji's hobby of calligraphy and painting is also famous, and he deliberately turned it out of the inner library and hung it here, naturally he is the favorite good thing, how can he win people's love? Therefore, he shook his head without thinking about it: "His Royal Highness also knows the temper of the minister, and on the wall of the house are a few mentors and friends or honorable ink treasures, and the rest of the famous paintings do not have a single name, but it is abrupt to have such a volume at first glance." Besides, a gentleman does not take the favor of others, and such treasures, placed in the minister's house, I am afraid that they will also attract people's attention. ”

"What kind of treasure, someone appreciates the treasure is a treasure, if it is scattered among the people, maybe it will become dust. Anyway, since you don't want it yourself, don't blame me for being reluctant. ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head angrily, waved his hand and ordered the little eunuch who was shaking the fan to go out, leaving only Chen Wu. Seeing that the two people guarding the door were confidants, he immediately sank his face: "Liu Guan is greedy and cunning, I thought that after my father ascended the throne, he would definitely be deposed soon, but I didn't expect him to use no idea how to fool his father and continue to use him!" Do you know that after Huang Fushang came back from Jiaoluan, he was also the crown prince Zhan Shi, such a famous and capable minister, and he was actually impeached by him! ”

The crown prince is no better than the crown prince, and he saw with his own eyes how sincere and fearful his father was in that position, even if Zhu Zhanji, the position of the prince, had been set since the Yongle Dynasty, and it could be said that no one among the brothers could compete with him, but he had to be careful, and some things were never said to anyone. Only the crown prince Zhan Shi has always been equivalent to the first person around the prince, he is really not angry with Huang Fugong's old age, and he was calculated like this. Therefore, since he started at this moment, he couldn't stop for a while.

"When I went out of Beijing to bid farewell to my mother, my mother once told me to feel at ease when I arrived in Nanjing. It is said that my father wants to move the capital back to Nanjing, but now it seems that I feel that it is more likely that my father wants me to sit in Nanjing, and those civil and military officials who came down with me can be regarded as assistants. Others are just fine, but with Liu Guan so much of a dog skin plaster, it's like a thorn in the back, how uncomfortable it is! ”

As early as the beginning, Zhu Zhanji bluntly mentioned that King Zhao and others of the Han Dynasty would have retribution, and that was still his uncle, so now he will not show mercy to such a person as Liu Guan. Zhang Yue saw that he looked restless, who didn't know that this prince, who was the pride of the sky as soon as he landed, was indeed angry, and after thinking for a while, he said the thing he experienced on the Taiping Tower today, and sighed at the end.

"The minister usually prides himself on being a calm person, but today he was stabbed by Lord Liu, and as a result, he couldn't help but ridicule each other immediately. The rest is not to mention for the time being, the Metropolitan Procuratorate used to supervise hundreds of officials, and the people praised it, but now the reputation is getting worse and worse. I have persuaded those scholars from Suzhou Mansion to send people back to their hometowns to persuade them not to go to the prefect's mansion of the Ten Thousand People's Book Baoluo. ”

This news has not yet spread, so just now Zhang Yue said, Zhu Zhanji asked carefully, and when he heard these last words, he frowned, and then sneered: "The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, this science and Taoist imperial history is not clean himself, how can he supervise others?" You have handled this matter well, if it is really on the Book of the People, even if the Luo Governor can still be an official in the future, he may not be able to be happy again. But there's still something to be done about it...... It's really strange that Liu Guan caught the wrong person, since Tang Qian has been kidnapped and sent to the Criminal Department, who is he caught in Taipinglou? If it's not a coincidence that he bumped into you, could it be intentional? ”

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji's voice gradually lowered, and finally even turned into an indistinguishable mutter, Chen Wu next to him lowered his head. This prince was originally the most intelligent master, and this matter must be associated with some aspects. However, what does Liu Guan, the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, want to do? There are many people with the surname Yuan in the world, and there are many officials with the surname Yuan in Nanjing alone, but such a big battle is clearly intended to involve the commander of the Jinyi Guard who has retired. I think there were rumors that Yuan Fang and the Zhang family had close contacts at the beginning, and I heard that it was revealed by a certain imperial history, could it be that Liu Guan still wants to confirm this until now?

If that's the case, it's a big joke! What a smart person the first emperor was, he took a fancy to Yuan Fang because he was helpless for him, an orphan, how could he not find out the bottom line?

"I'll make people ask about it." Zhu Zhanji finally stood still in the room, turned around and said categorically, "When Zhao Xian, the first leader, asked people to report me, I still felt strange, it turned out that there were still so many twists and turns in this matter. Chen Wu, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, now it is in Nanjing, I will preside over the award, give the civil and military officials the five-color silk thread, Liu Guan also gave a clear spring altar, a bronze mirror. Chen Wu, you go and tell him, the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises hundreds of officials, and he, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, don't forget to be honest and self-reliant at all times, and look in the mirror to introspect! ”

Give a clear spring an altar and a bronze mirror? Zhang Yue was dumbfounded when he heard this, and it wasn't until Zhu Zhanji's gaze turned to look over that he came to his senses, and then said convincingly: "Your Highness is smart." ”

"What a cleverness, just taking the opportunity to vent your anger! At the beginning, my father was blamed by the emperor's grandfather because of this guy. This time, I'll see what will happen to my father if I apply for him! ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's playful tone, Zhang Yue couldn't help but laugh. Now the civil and military officials are all practicing etiquette in the Chaotian Palace, looking up and not looking down, most of this gift is also given here, and when the news spreads, Liu Guan will be depressed for a while. Thinking of this, he had to remind Zhu Zhanji of two more sentences.

"After all, Liu Jun's case involved many nobles before, and it is advisable to hurry rather than slow, if it drags on all the time, people will be panicked, and I am afraid that it will have a major impact. Although most of the lords and nobles here are idle and unemployed, for many years, the in-laws have been all over the army, and if they really provoke any incidents, it will be more than worth the loss. Moreover, now there are constant turmoil in the four places, when the minister came out of the Yingtianfu Ya today, there were cronies who reported that a concubine had died in Mu Yuma's family for some reason, and now the head of the family over there actually reported to the Yamen, and the matter was a mess. ”

"Looks like it's really going to stop!"

Bringing Zhang Yue here today, Zhu Zhanji originally wanted to ask about the situation outside, but by the way, he was relieved, but now that he got so much messy news at once, he only felt upset. Thinking that he was now blinded by his ears and eyes, if others didn't come to tell him, he would be like a blind and deaf man, he was even more annoyed in his heart, and he didn't even think about it, so he ordered Zhang Yue: "After the mausoleum, if I really want to sit in Nanjing, let Jixiang contact in the center in the future, and tell me any news in time, I don't want to be deceived." ”

Leaving Feixia Pavilion, thinking of Zhu Zhanji's solemnity just now, Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh secretly. This person has been cultivated as an emperor since he was a child, and his desire to control is naturally extraordinary. No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang set up Jinyi Guard to supervise his subordinates, and the reason for this in the final analysis is probably to take back the power of the prison. Yongle Emperor Zhu Di went one step further on this point, during the Yongle period, all the ministers who were imprisoned were investigated by Jinyiwei, and Dali Temple and the Criminal Department were all set aside.

Although Chaotian Palace has two or three hundred rooms, covering a vast area, most of the officials live in the courtyard near the Xiyi Pavilion, often two or three or even three or four people are crowded into one room, and all the food is provided, plus it is fasting, so the meals are rice gruel with radish, and there is no oil star at all. At this time, looking at the vegetarian food in front of him, Zhang Yue really didn't have any appetite, and seeing that Zhang Xu was also pulling the rice with a bitter face, he couldn't help but smile, and simply stood up and found a box from the luggage next to him.

"It's all vegan snacks, why don't you eat this pad to be hungry?"

Just now Zhang Yue came back from Zhu Zhanji, Zhang Xu didn't ask a word, and when he saw him hand over the octagonal carved lacquer entwined grape box, which was full of small snacks of all kinds of patterns, he said with a smile: "In the end, it is my brother and sister's intentions, these are all prepared, not like the one at home, which is prepared with some dry food that can't be bitten." ”

The two of them each ate a few pieces of dim sum on the gruel, and chatted casually, saying that tomorrow will be a full three days of rituals and fasting, and they are all embarrassed. For them, who are handy in handling official duties, this kind of kneeling and worshipping, worshipping and kneeling is really the first drudgery in the world, and no one can say it in their mouths. During the conversation, Zhang Yue remembered that since Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, Zhang Fu had taken on all the tasks of sacrificing heaven and earth, and couldn't help but have a strange thought.

This is Zhang Fu, if it is replaced by those old adults, I am afraid it will be difficult to persevere. If he sees who is not pleasing to the eye, he doesn't need to use other means, and directly sends that person to sacrifice to heaven and earth, sacrifice to the temple, sacrifice to the temple, sacrifice to the temple

Many of the nobles who came to the mausoleum brought small servants to serve with them, but none of the civil officials dared to be so conspicuous, even Zhang Yue. After chatting with Zhang Xu for a while, he made the bed and planned to go to bed, recuperating and preparing for the hard days after that. However, as soon as his head was next to the pillow, he heard a loud shouting from outside, and in a few moments there was a knock on the door.

Zhang Xu, who had also just lay down, stepped forward to open the door, and asked a few words without waiting for the people outside to speak. He is the third grade Ying Tianfu Yin, who has been in a high position for many years, and once he gets angry, the momentum is naturally extraordinary. After a reprimand and a bloody training of the two sergeants, he asked in a deep voice what was going on.

"It's not that the humble duty intends to disturb the adults, it's just ...... Just discovered an assassin! ”

The tall sergeant who spoke saw Zhang Yue walking out in his cloak, hurriedly bent down and saluted, and added: "Lord Liu was on his way back to his room in the evening, and he was suddenly beaten...... Stuffy stick, at this time, the crown prince has an order to pass on the imperial doctor, and let the lowly rank arrest the suspect. ”

When he heard the word "stuffy", Zhang Yue's face suddenly became extremely strange. Only since it was Zhu Zhanji who gave the order, he stepped forward to discuss a few words with Zhang Xu, and then let the two of them in. After a hasty search of people left, he heard Zhang Xu sigh with emotion: "The Imperial History of the Zuodu of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court was beaten by someone, and it simply turned this Chaotian Palace into a market. No matter who did it, this move really lost Liu Guan's face. ”