Chapter 802: Woe Arises

The Jade River was originally a section of the Yuantonghui River, around the imperial city until Shichahai, in the early years, the Qinghe River was full of boats, and it was the only way for the grain to enter Beijing. But after the war, although the Yongle rebuilt the canal, the surface of the Jade River is no longer wider than before, and the grain often ends in Tongzhou when it goes north, and this waterway has become a scene in the capital.

To the west of the Jade River are the Yamen of the Six Ministries and Five Mansions, but to the east there is only one Zhan Shi Mansion, and the rest are private houses. Since it is close to the government, there are nobles who look up, and this neighborhood was originally stopped by merchants, and there were only sporadic hawker points to eat. However, from Yongle to Hongxi Xuande, the houses of each yamen were gradually abolished due to lack of resources, and there were gradually more people who went out to eat. As a result, two small restaurants opened in a small alley near the Yuhe Middle Bridge in Dongjiang Rice Lane.

At noon that day, seeing that the sun was extremely high, the shopkeeper of Wison Restaurant saw that Cheng Kee Restaurant opposite had carried a stack of marked boxes onto the carriage, and was very busy, and hurriedly shouted at himself to get ready. Sure enough, not long after the carriage over there, a guest arrived here. He glanced at it casually and saw that it was three middle-aged men dressed as ordinary soaps, so he ordered the guy to send today's menu over, and he didn't care about that side anymore.

Among the three people who came, a middle-aged man in a sauce-colored cotton robe saw that it was not the guy who reported the name of the dish, but such a trick, but felt fresh, seeing that the three combinations were expensive and cheap, he groaned for a moment and ordered the most expensive kind, and when the guy left, he frowned and whispered to the two people next to him: "When did this store open?" Really safe? ”

"Don't worry, it's been open for more than a year, and the brothers of the yamen have come here to forage for food and make a clean plan. If you want to find any news and favors, this is the most suitable place. A sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked soap Li saw that the middle-aged man was sitting very unnaturally, his eyes looked left and right, and he was busy and smiled, "Since that Gu Du sat in office, even a noble person like you has changed so much, let alone bow his head." Except for our brothers, almost all of them are fresh faces in the yamen, and almost everyone who recognizes you is gone. Moreover, he was ruthless, and all the people he drove away informed the rest of the ministries that they were not allowed to use it anymore, and now there are many people who hate him. ”

"That's right, you just put your heart in your stomach. It's a mixed place, but the more it is, the safer it is, and it's easier to meet people. That is to say, our master is iron-faced and ruthless, and those colleagues in the five mansions and six departments who are big in hand can all speak in front of the governor's department. As long as things are done properly, it will not be easy for you to get a reinstatement? ”

In the case of the two patting their chests and packing tickets, the middle-aged man changed to a relaxed sitting position. He didn't want to live in such a noisy way, but it was too risky for him to sneak back from the Liaodong garrison, so he had to act carefully. If the opponent finds out the purpose of his visit, then it is difficult to guarantee his life, let alone what he is planning.

Waiting for the food to come up, there were gradually several groups of guests at the door, and the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked soap Li stuffed a few dollars into the guy, saying that the table was under the three of them, and they would sit for a while. The guy is also used to seeing these cows, ghosts, snakes and gods in the yamen gather together to discuss things, hehe smiled and accepted the money, and there was no more speech. Just when the middle-aged man was pulling the rice grains in the bowl tastelessly and his eyes were looking out from time to time, a reminder suddenly came from the side.

"Brother Zhao is here!"

is known as Brother Zhao, a big man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and the two soaps behind him are even more like followers compared to him. As soon as he entered the door and swept his eyes, he saw three people in the corner over there, and immediately strode forward with his own people, sat on the bench without saying a word, and looked at the middle-aged man again, then lowered his voice and said: "Lord Yan, you are so bold, you actually dare to sneak back from the Liaodong Guardhouse." If it weren't for Gu Du's sitting alone now and taking care of himself, I wouldn't dare to see you. ”

Seeing that Brother Zhao directly revealed his identity, the middle-aged man couldn't help but change his complexion, and then he smiled to cover up the past. He Yan Hao is a serious two-rank jinshi, and his family has a lot of money, when he was still the imperial history, where would he deign to deal with such people? However, he had already taken a big risk when he sneaked back this time, and now he is no longer tied to any face-saving identity.

"Those who have sinned are thanks to all of you brothers. I heard that Brother Zhao and Chen Dudu have an extraordinary relationship, I don't know if you can turn a circle or two for me? Yan Hao saw that Zhao Da just looked at him silently, so he took out a heavy bag and quietly sent it from under the table, and when he saw Zhao Da taking it, he said in a low voice, "After the matter is completed, there will be heavy thanks." ”

Zhao Da weighed the weight of the thing, and then he laughed: "It's easy to say, the Hou Ye above us also hates Gu sitting alone, who wants someone to stare at it without anything, and even make a note to call the church to invite impeachment?" You can rest assured, this matter is on me, and I will definitely say good things for you, but ......"

Yan Hao's heart, which had been put down, was suddenly hung up by the word "but". Sure enough, Zhao Da squinted at him for a long time, then lowered his voice and said, "You must know that Gu Du sits in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a day, and everyone has not had a good life for a day." Now because of the noise of the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, the emperor has lost his temper, and he just took advantage of this effort to do it once and for all. If you have any good things, you might as well take it out, and knock down Gu Duzai, are you afraid that you won't be able to soar in the future? ”

At this time, the five mansions and six ministries and other major yamen are all taking a lunch break, and the small shop hall is already full, and the tables are changed one by one, and a few guys are so busy that they don't even touch the ground to collect money, and they won't notice the movement in the corner. And the chattering and laughter in the shop hall came and went, which perfectly covered up the voice of the secret merchant here.

Although Zhao Da promised a rather beautiful prospect, at this moment, Yan Hao only felt a cold sweat on his back. He was suddenly relegated from a good imperial history to a desolate place in Liaodong as an experience official, naturally he hated Gu Zuo deeply, and he had prepared such a thing in Beijing, but even so, he knew how difficult it was to bring down a second-grade master with his own strength, not to mention that Gu Zuo was recommended by Yang Shiqi, the son of heaven. Besides, if this Zhao Da wasn't ordered by someone behind his back, he dared to say such a terrible thing?

"Why, Lord Yan doesn't dare? Tsk, it's not me who said, if Gu sits alone, even if you are reinstated, sooner or later you will be beaten back to your original shape. You can weigh it carefully, it doesn't happen very often......"

"Okay, I'll give you the things when I get back!" Yan Hao listened to this yin and yang strange voice, and finally responded to his heart, "I am also preparing for such a day, there is him without me, there is me without him!" ”

"That's right!"

Although there were four other people besides the two, the whole process, the four of them did not say a word and only carefully watched the movements around them. When the matter was negotiated, Zhao Dasan divided five by two, wiped out a meal, and left with two followers. At this time, the soap with the sharp-beaked monkey's cheeks took a long breath.

"Lord Yan, fortunately, you agreed, this Zhao Dake is a ruthless person, if you don't agree, it is possible for him to sell you backhanded. Now you have a hundred hearts, you are not the only one who wants to bring down the master, and these many powers are combined, even if he has great ability, he will not be able to escape. Besides, this thing is prepared by those big guys, and you are just adding to the fire, what are you afraid of? ”

No matter what, Yan Hao had already made his choice, so he only felt relaxed when he came out of this Wison restaurant in the crowd of people leaving. Because of the secrecy here, he did not cross the Yuhe Middle Bridge with the two soaps who were in charge of the introduction, but walked towards Chongwenmen Street in the opposite direction. Because his outfit was inconspicuous in Jingshi, there was no mistake in the past few days, and he was pretending to be a matter in his heart, so he didn't pay so much attention when he walked, and he didn't notice that he was following someone behind him.

The woodcutter-like man in the back followed Yan Hao until he turned into the Guanyin Temple Hutong from Chongwenmen Street, and then entered the door of a small courtyard, he stopped, and sold all the dry firewood at the intersection, but it was not high or low, and it was never sold. It wasn't until sunset that a resident in the alley came out of it and saw that he was about to buy a load of dry firewood, and he had no choice but to talk about the deal. After picking up the dry firewood into a small courtyard, he took the money and came out, and then he glanced back and forth at the small courtyard in Yan Hao, and determined the location without any mistake, so he left in a hurry.

The days of the capital have always passed quickly, and five or six days have passed, and the court is as silent as stagnant water. However, on this day, a large number of brocade guards suddenly galloped out of the streets of the capital as usual, which caused a lot of chickens and dogs to jump.

Since the addition of the Beizhen Fusi in charge of the edict during the Yongle period, although the Beizhen Fusi has been imprisoned by countless high-ranking officials and magnates, and there have been many big battles, compared with today's situation, it is a small thing. The narrow alley was filled with brocade guards wearing blue military robes and carrying embroidered spring knives at their waists, and the street outside had been blocked. There were more than a dozen first-class divine horses parked in front of the small gate, and there were four or five brocade-clothed guards standing and waiting in front of the door.

Only one person in the world will come to put on such a big battle, and that is the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhanji went from the emperor's grandson to the emperor, and it was the first time he came to Beizhen Fusi, so the Jinyi guard commanded Wang Jie and the commander Wang Yu were all accompanied. After walking around the public hall where the prisoner was interrogated, he saw that Fang Ling, who was in charge of the Fusi of Beizhen, was sweating profusely with nervousness, and he really didn't have the heart to go to the cell, so after sitting down, he said lightly: "Go down and bring Dai Lun, I will personally interrogate him." ”

The dignified Son of Heaven came to the edict in person, and he had to interrogate such a courtier in person, and the commander of the Jinyi Guard couldn't help but be even more suspicious. He, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was not as powerful as his predecessors in the past, and this edict was not his one-third of an acre of land, so with the emperor's orders, he took advantage of the situation to put up the shelf of the Shangguan and ordered in a deep voice: "Fang Ling, you go and bring people here." ”

Although he had the heart to persuade a few words, but when he caught a glimpse of Zhu Zhanji's face that was never calculated, Fang Ling didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly went after agreeing. When he went down to the prison, he saw that Dai Lun, who knew nothing, was pacing back and forth in the cell, as if he was reciting a rite note, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then motioned left and right to open the door.

Hearing this, the people in the cells on the left and right suddenly woke up. Since Zhu Zhanji took office, there have not been many people who have been sent to Jinyi to guard the prison, and many of them have even been implicated by Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, and have been imprisoned for three years. After being locked up for a long time, when I saw Jinyi Weiti, few people moved, only Yu Qian stood up first, and Lin Changmao also put down the scroll, dragged the shackles and moved to the wooden fence. When they saw that it was Dai Lun who was taken out of prison, both of them were taken aback.

There was only a dim oil lamp in the cell, and a speck of sunlight streaming in from the high-speed window behind him. Therefore, standing under the torch of Gao Gong at first glance, Dai Lun was very unaccustomed to it. Hearing Lin Changmao call Brother Dai behind him, he turned his head around and immediately showed a reassuring smile, and then grabbed his arm by the two brocade guards.

Fang Ling didn't say a word at first, until he saw that Dai Lun had been erected all the way out of the narrow road, and when he reached the sun, he waved his hand to stop, and then stepped forward and reminded in a low voice: "The emperor has now arrived at the court of Fusi in Beizhen, and he will personally interrogate him at that time." The power of heaven is unpredictable, you have self-respect, don't anger the emperor. ”

Dai Lun glanced at Fang Ling in surprise, and then said with a smile: "Mencius said, although tens of millions of people are gone. Although I am far inferior to Yasheng in terms of knowledge and courage, I also know that being a man depends on one breath! Er's birds, the ambition of the birds! ”

Fang Ling knew that Wang Jie was on the emperor's side, and it was useless for him to follow up, looking at Dai Lun's back staggering forward, he couldn't help but hesitate unusually, until Liu Baihu behind him called out, and he took a deep breath. After being in charge of the prison for a long time, his heart will become hard, and when he patrols the Jinyi Prison every day, he looks at the people who can't see much sunshine inside, and he can't feel much, just routine care. Now that the emperor is in a bad mood, Dai Lun has made it clear that he wants to fight to the death, what else can he do? I'm afraid that the emperor will be angry and involve others, then it is not a trivial matter.

"Did you send the letter out?"

"Don't worry, my lord, it's been sent out." That Liu Baihu was picked up by Fang Ling, and after saying this, he looked left and right, and then lowered his voice, "It's not a small mouth, Dai Lun Lin Changmao's imprisonment in Jinyi Prison is not a secret, the Queen Mother should have known about it." Since it had not been dissuaded before, Renshou Palace could not be counted on. As for the cabinet and ministers, if they could persuade them, would they wait until today? Left and right is a rotten Confucian, and the adults are already benevolent and righteous enough. ”

Gently chanting the word rotten Confucianism, Fang Ling only felt extremely helpless in his heart. Although he changed his military position, he is now an official to the commander of the Jinyi Guard, but how many people still remember that he is also a Confucian who has read the books of sages and entered the Guozijian? Although the things learned in the past are no longer useful, it does not mean that those who have persistence are necessarily stupid.

"My lord, you must not be stubborn, not for your own sake, but also for the sake of your wife and children. You've gotten in the way of the Commander's eyes, and if something happens, he'll never speak for you! Besides, you see that Wang Yu who came with you today is not, that is a person who has made great achievements in reporting in the past, maybe who will make room for whom when the time comes! ”

Liu Baihu's words shocked Fang Ling, and then hurried a few steps to catch up with Dai Lun in front. It is up to man to succeed, and he can only do this, and he only hopes that nothing big will happen in the hall.