Chongzhen's face sank, and he replied, "What did you mention Yuan Chonghuan for?" I'm asking you now, not Yuan Chonghuan! If you have any ideas, don't sell them, just tell me. ”

Ji Qingwen was a little disappointed, but he could only put on a smile on his face: "I can't guess this." But it doesn't matter, after Commander Luo captures these Manchurian Tartars, won't he know in the first trial? By the way, the minister also asked the emperor for permission to do something. It's the one called Aobai, who has a blood feud with the minister, if he catches this guy, please ask the emperor to hand him over to the minister, and the minister will take good care of him! ”

After talking nonsense for a while, Emperor Chongzhen's mood obviously became much better, and there was gradually a smile on his face.

Chongzhen saw that it was not early, so he said: "Okay, I'm done asking, but it's a pity that I didn't prepare your meal in the imperial dining room, so you can go back and eat dinner." ”

Ji Qingwen did not lack Chongzhen's meal, so he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the minister said something disrespectful. Although the ingredients used in the imperial dining room are the best, the taste is too light. In the future, if there is a chance, the emperor can come to Jiangnan, and the minister will definitely entertain a few good dishes from Jiangnan for the emperor to taste. ”

Chongzhen sighed and said, "It is said that I am rich all over the world, but apart from this Forbidden City, it is rare for me to even walk in the capital, let alone south of the Yangtze River." It is said that Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River are paradises on earth, what kind of scenery is this paradise, I really want to appreciate it! ”

Ji Qingwen smiled: "Your Majesty, why is this so difficult? Why don't you just find a time to go to the south? By the way, it is also very beneficial to inspect the people's livelihood and officials in the world, which is also very beneficial for governing the country. ”

Chongzhen shook his head: "It's difficult! Now that the Tartars in the east are in turmoil and the people in the west are in turmoil, I am still too busy to deal with official business every day in Beijing, so where can I go to Jiangnan to inspect? What's more, with the precedent of Emperor Zhengde, I'm afraid that I haven't left Beijing yet, maybe the civil officials' exhortations can block all the nine gates of the capital. ”

The Zhengde Emperor that Chongzhen said in his mouth is the famous Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao. Although this benevolent brother is the emperor, he loves to run the horse the most, causing the court to turn over on their backs, and finally died on the way out to play, unfortunately becoming a model for the eternal faint king.

Emperor Chongzhen is an emperor who loves to put on a show, and he naturally scoffs at Emperor Zhengde's "absurd" behavior; But after all, he is still a young man in his early twenties, and it is normal for him to be active and playful, and from his heart, he yearns to leave this small Forbidden City, leave this oppressive Jingshi City, and go to the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty to take a walk and take a look.

Ji Qingwen is also a young man, and from Emperor Chongzhen's words, he has already guessed the thoughts of this supreme, so he laughed in a low voice: "If the emperor wants to go on patrol,

That's not hard. When the situation in the north calms down a little, the minister will naturally have an arrangement......"

After saying a few more words, Ji Qingwen saw that it was indeed not too late, so he said goodbye and returned to Yunlai Inn along the same road in a small sedan chair.

The inn has already opened a meal, seventy or eighty people each sat around ten tables, eating and drinking with laughter - Ji Qingwen entered Beijing this time, brought a total of 200,000 taels of cash and silver tickets, and had a lot of money on hand, so the wine and food prepared were also quite rich.

Ji Qingwen's mind was not on these tables, and when he raised his eyes and saw that Zhou Xiuying was not eating here, he hurriedly went upstairs and returned to his room, and when he pushed the door into the house, he saw that Zhou Xiuying was still sitting at the table like Fang Cai, but he was already a little bored waiting, and folded the few small teacups on the table for a while, and then put them down again.

Zhou Xiuying was born in martial arts, so naturally she couldn't make up her mind, if Liu Ru was sitting here, maybe she had already sharpened her ink and practiced calligraphy, and she would never compete with these teacups.

However, Ji Qingwen was used to the gentle and demure Liu Ru, and he also liked this lively and active Zhou Xiuying, so he smiled and said: "Miss Xiuying, do these teacups have a grudge against you?" Do you want to play tricks on them like this? ”

Zhou Xiuying heard Ji Qingwen's footsteps in the house, and said angrily: "It's all Gongzi who has been gone for a long time, I haven't even eaten, and now I'm dying of hunger." ”

Ji Qingwen scratched his head and said, "That's my fault." ”

After that, Ji Qingwen greeted loudly: "The shopkeeper, where is the shopkeeper?" Come here yet! ”

Ji Qingwen is now a benefactor of Yunlai Inn, and the shopkeeper heard his call, hurriedly walked up, and said: "Lord Ji, there is a father-in-law outside the door, who came to pass on the decree of the emperor, and asked the lord to enter the palace to face the saint!" ”

Ji Qingwen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Don't you make a mistake about the shopkeeper, right?" I just came back from entering the palace to face the saint, why did you ask me to enter the palace again? ”

The shopkeeper laughed and said: "My lord, it is the sin of killing the head to falsely pass the holy decree, and the villain does not dare to talk nonsense." If the lord can't trust the villain, then go out and meet the father-in-law. The villain has a word first, even if it is a false holy decree, it is the father-in-law who did the evil, and it has nothing to do with the villain! ”

Ji Qingwen said "strange", so he didn't bother with the shopkeeper, and said "please" to Zhou Xiuying and went downstairs to the door of the inn.

The shopkeeper really didn't deceive Ji Qingwen, and the one who came to deliver the decree was actually the eunuch Gao Qiqian, who was the master of ceremonies, and saw that his two swollen cheeks that were drawn by himself still didn't go away, and he was very awkward when he spoke, but at least he made the meaning clear: Sure enough

Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict and ordered Ji Qingwen to enter the palace immediately.

Now it is the time of the unitary card, and the emperor must have something important and urgent to discuss with him in such a hurry.

Ji Qingwen didn't dare to slack off, and after greeting Li Yan, Li Yuanyin and others, he went to the palace again.

The palace was already pitch black, and only the Qianqing Palace, where the emperor worked, was still lit with bright candles.

Ji Qingwen kowtowed as usual, announced his name, pushed the door in, but saw that the three scholars in the cabinet were also among them, but the air in the palace was extremely congealed and heavy, so depressed that Ji Qingwen couldn't even breathe.

A few hours ago, Emperor Chongzhen was just amused by Ji Qingwen, but now he had a blue face, and said coldly to Ji Qingwen: "Are you here?" Look at something like this! ”

As he spoke, Chongzhen threw a note in front of Ji Qingwen.

Ji Qingwen hurriedly bent down to pick up the note, and saw that the words on it were large and small, crooked, and ugly than Ji Qingwen's own bad words, but the content of these ugly words was thrilling-

It turned out that the note was actually sent to Yuan Chonghuan, who was in the prison of the Criminal Department, asking him to resist the interrogation of the imperial court first, and the person who wrote the letter would wait for an opportunity to launch an attack in Liaodong, so that the Ming court knew that only Yuan Chonghuan could stabilize the situation in Liaodong now, and naturally he would not kill Yuan Chonghuan. And the person who wrote the letter was actually the Manchurian Han Emperor Taiji, and the Emperor Taiji had such an arrangement, in order to repay the first battle of the Beijing division last year, Yuan Chonghuan deliberately released the water, so that the Manchurian Eight Banners came calmly and calmly left!

This letter was a little sensational, so frightened that Ji Qingwen's hands trembled continuously, handed the note back to Emperor Chongzhen, and asked, "Your Majesty, is this ...... Where did this paper come from? ”

Chongzhen pursed his mouth and said, "Luo Yangxing, you say!" ”

Only then did Ji Qingwen see the thin Luo Yangxing hiding in the shadow of a pillar in the Qianqing Palace, intentionally or unintentionally.

I saw him flash forward, arched his hand first, and then said: "Back to the saint, it was found by Weichen in a brothel in Shaanxi Lane!" ”

"Yuhua Pavilion?" Ji Qingwen blurted out.

Luo Yangxing also answered: "What Lord Ji said is good, it is Yuhua Pavilion. Today, several Manchurians once had a dispute there, and Lord Ji was also present at the time, so he must have known about it. This note was found in the Yuhua Museum. ”

When Ji Qingwen heard this, he felt a little strange, but he didn't know where the strangeness was, and he was about to speak, but he heard Emperor Chongzhen ask: "Ji Qingwen, after you entered Beijing, you have seen Yuan Chonghuan privately several times. Do you know about Yuan Chonghuan's fornication with Manchurian thieves? ”

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