Chapter 852: Shocking news

In the middle of the night, the third watch was woken up once, and in the second half of the night, Zhang Yue slept sweetly, and when he was woken up, he couldn't help but feel refreshed. It's just that although he has always been a casual and peaceful character, he has been to countless places all over the world, as long as he puts down his thoughts, he can fall asleep, but it is the first time to live in the palace. So when I got up, I saw that it was a little eunuch who came to serve and wash, and I suddenly had a feeling of trance, and I was distracted unconsciously when I was eating breakfast.

"Grandpa Cao."

The chopsticks were holding a sauce cucumber in his distraction, he heard such a voice, and when he looked up, he saw that Cao Jixiang and an old eunuch had already opened the curtain and came in. The old eunuch wore a black gauze and gold curly hat, a half-worn shirt with a flower plate collar and narrow sleeves, and his face was wrinkled on the left and right, and it was difficult to distinguish his age at first glance.

When Fan Hong brought him here last night, it was already very early, and he had never seen the eunuch with the seal ribbon, and after thinking about it at this time, he knew that this old eunuch must be the main master in charge of the ancient and modern Tongji Library.

The seal and ribbon supervisor is in charge of the ancient and modern collection library, as well as iron coupons, edicts, stickers, seals, surveys, verifications, letters, etc., which were originally extremely noble in the twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus, but with the increasing status of the celebrant supervisor, the imperial horse supervisor is in charge of the military power, and the status of the seal and ribbon supervisor in the twenty-four yamen is not embarrassed or embarrassing. The old eunuch was born with a miserable face again, not to be liked by nobles, and he did not ask for those things to show his face in his own interest, at this moment, he still met with that face, sat for a while and said a few words, nothing more than something you talk about, I won't come if it's okay, and then he excused himself to leave with something.

In this palace, not everyone has the heart to climb up the friendship.

Cao Jixiang easily let the old eunuch go, but he still personally sent people outside, and then opened the curtain and came in, and he didn't care about calling someone to clean up the leftovers on the table, so he took a few steps forward to Zhang Yue's side: "Lord Zhang, after the little one sent the edict out from here last night, I heard that someone from Renshou Palace went to the imperial pharmacy to pass the imperial doctor. I didn't hear any news at that time, and I didn't get the letter until this morning that the crown prince was sick! ”

As soon as he heard that the imperial doctor said that the crown prince was sick, Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment, and he was quite surprised. The crown prince is still young, although he has never seen it, but Du Juan and Zhu Ning are good friends, and often come back to say that the crown prince is a blessed person after all, and he has been safe and sound since he landed. Now when he is out and about to do a lot of things, why is this Zhu Qizhen suddenly sick?

As if he still didn't think the news just now was shocking enough, Cao Jixiang lowered his voice again and said, "Also, because the little one I recognized went to Renshou Palace, but I was stopped before I got to the door." People say that the queen mother has a life, and from now on, idle people will not be able to wait for the harem. After he came back, he whispered to the little one that the six palaces of the east and west were all sealed. ”

At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be even more surprised. If it was just an ordinary minor illness, it would definitely not be like this, and the Queen Mother suddenly put on such a vigilant posture, undoubtedly guarding against something, unless someone assassinated her...... But if this is the case, isn't it clear to Zhu Ning, who has been helping to take care of the crown prince? Thinking of this, his brows tightened for a while, but now he himself is trapped in this ancient and modern Tongji library, and it is difficult to do anything, you must know that in the world, the royal internal affairs are the most indescribable!

Cao Jixiang told these news, and when he saw Zhang Yue hesitating, he couldn't help but complain again: "Lord Zhang, since this morning, the guards of those red shops outside the palace have suddenly become heavily guarded, and the eunuchs who used to be able to leave the palace casually could not get the sign to leave the palace. The little one is really a little frightened, could it be that the celebrant has something ......?"

Zhang Yue also thought about whether Fan Hong and Jin Ying would have anything to do with Zhu Qizhen's sudden illness, but he just lost this idea with a turn of heart. Those two people are the old men of the East Palace in the past, even when Wang Jin is in the palace, he has to give them three points, not to mention that it is not easy to win the trust of the emperor and queen, no matter what method is used to coerce and lure, it should be difficult to move the two of them. Therefore, he simply interrupted Cao Jixiang's words: "Don't guess about this kind of thing. ”

can enter the palace because he can't live a poor life outside the palace and wants to be a master, and he has been in the palace for many years, Cao Jixiang naturally has his own cleverness and calculation, so as soon as Zhang Yue sank his face, he immediately stopped talking. Seeing that the person returned to the table and sat down, he took care of the military documents brought into the palace, and he stood for a moment before quietly retreating to the outhouse.

The ancient and modern Tongji library is close to the south wall of the palace, and it is only a collection of classics, so it is naturally an extremely clean place on weekdays, but now sitting at the desk, Zhang Yue can clearly hear the neat footsteps coming from outside the palace wall, and even hear the rattle bell. He has been in the military department for many years, and he is also quite familiar with the garrison system of the imperial city, with forty red shops in the inner imperial city and seventy-two red shops in the outer imperial city. The officers and soldiers who had just passed by were obviously wearing boots, and the sound of the sound would tell that the number of soldiers was definitely more than ten defenders per bunk, so it was very likely that they were additions.

However, Empress Dowager Zhang has always been an old man, and she is not obvious, why did she suddenly make such a big move this time?

After two or three times in a row, the sound of neat boots stepping on the ground had passed, and not long after the silence had fallen outside, there was suddenly a commotion, as if something was being shouted. Hearing the chaotic scene, he couldn't help frowning and putting down the pen in his hand, then stood up and went out, only to see that it was already empty, and even Cao Jixiang was nowhere to be seen. Feeling strange, he went to the side and took a large coat and draped it over his body, and lifted the thick blue silk cotton curtain on the outermost part, so that he could see the scene in the courtyard clearly.

I saw five or six eunuchs in the seal seal prison pushing and shoving around a man in a hooded cloak, and his mouth was constantly sneering.

"What kind of place is this ancient and modern Tongji library, how can you shout five and drink six!"

"The celebrant is the fifth product supervisor? Lao Tzu is still the young eunuch of the Seal Ribbon Prison, what grade did he come here to talk about! Who doesn't know, if you hadn't followed Wan Langzhong on a trip to Warat, you wouldn't have known that you had died to that horn, and now you are still running to make trouble at this hour, I really don't know how thick the sky is! ”

"That's it, you thought you were Gonggong Lu's henchman for a while? Grandpa Lu didn't even earn a eunuch himself, let alone you? ”

The voices were not high, but they were extremely harsh. Cao Jixiang, who was standing at the bottom of the steps, didn't look back, but when he heard the sound of the door curtain and footsteps, he knew that Zhang Yue inside had come out, so he suddenly stepped forward and shouted: "Father-in-law Cheng may have been ordered to come to see Master Zhang, don't just stop people, but also ask clearly!" ”

"You are also the person of the celebrant eunuch, what does Father-in-law Fan have to say to you, and send such a person who sits on a cold bench over?"

The young eunuch of the Seal Ribbon Prison was a tall and thin middle-aged man, who was not on duty here last night, and only when he came this morning did he know that the ancient and modern Tongji Library, which was in charge of his own affairs, had been occupied by a foreign official. He didn't dare to lose his temper with Zhang Yue, but he hadn't seen the emperor and queen for many years, and the fire in his heart at this time naturally rushed to people, so he became more and more bitter, "Also, you are a little long-term follower, why can't you even call your father-in-law with our family?" ”

Cao Jixiang was choked by these harsh words, and was about to speak, but the person who was surrounded just now didn't know who ripped off his hood and showed his face. At this moment, not only did Zhang Yue see him clearly, but he finally saw Zhang Yue, and hurriedly opened his voice and shouted: "Master Zhang, the little one is really in a hurry!" The small ones are from outside the palace! ”

At this moment, the tall and thin young eunuch who was still mocking with a tiger face turned his head suddenly, and when he saw that Zhang Yue had really left the house, he immediately closed his mouth. As an internal official, even if it is not a common Tianyan, there is always a bit of indescribable arrogance, but in front of Zhang Yue, he can't help but put it up, seeing that the cold eyes swept over like electricity, he couldn't help but feel cold in his vest, and pulled the corners of his mouth for a while to squeeze out a smile.

"Lord Zhang. We're afraid that someone will disturb you......"

Zhang Yue didn't look at him, but asked Cheng Jiu: "You said that you are from outside the palace, and you are not in the palace?" ”

Cheng Jiu saw Zhang Yue speaking straight to himself, breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly stepped forward, and hurriedly said after giving the salute: "The little one was sent by Gonggong Fan to go out of Beijing to do business, and he only rushed back today to resume his life, but he couldn't get in if he didn't want to be the celebrant eunuch." Because the waist card for the work in the palace has not been returned, he was able to enter the Donghua Gate, but he could not enter the Renshou Palace. The small one has nothing to say in the palace, and he is afraid of delaying the big thing, I heard that Lord Zhang is in the ancient and modern Tongji library, so I can only come to you to find a way. Master Zhang, the little one has just returned from Shanxi, and it is an errand that the Queen Mother asked Father-in-law Fan to order......"

As soon as he heard the word Shanxi, Zhang Yue's heart sank, and he looked at Cheng Jiu for a moment, then nodded and said, "You follow me into the house to talk." ”

Since he agreed, Cheng Jiu was immediately relieved, after all, he went to Taiyuan on this cold day, and he froze back and forth half to death, if he delayed things in the end, then the responsibility was all on his back in the end. followed Zhang Yue up the steps, he was waiting for Zhang Yue to enter the door, who knew that the person in front of him suddenly turned around and beckoned.

Zhang Yue saw Cao Jixiang rushing over with quick movements, so he lowered his voice and ordered: "You go to Renshou Palace and report him about his return from Shanxi!" Be secretive, and in my name, I hope the Queen Mother will meet you. ”

To say that being in the same celebrant is the same enemy, it is undoubtedly a big joke, and how could Cao Jixiang not know that Cheng Jiu is the ceremonial supervisor and supervisor, but in fact, he is not much better than his own long-term follower, so he just jumped out to speak, but he just watched people being bullied and remembered his past, and Zhang Yue happened to be behind it. Hearing Zhang Yue say this at this time, he immediately woke up to the fact that there might be something really important, and immediately did not dare to be ambiguous, and hurriedly agreed and trotted outside.

Zhang Yue dispelled the intention of asking Cheng Jiu in person for a moment, so naturally he would not be alone with anyone, seeing that Cao Jixiang had just run out of the door not long ago, the old eunuch who had appeared in the morning slowly entered the door, so he grabbed the front without waiting for him to open his mouth. The old lady heard Zhang Yue say that Cheng Jiu was out of the palace with a fateful life, and he just came back today, and immediately swallowed all the thoughts of playing the official tone and playing the round back into his stomach, even if it was troublesome, he could only order someone to pack up and put people in the West Chamber and wait. Seeing Zhang Yue return to the room, he looked coldly at the young eunuch who was causing trouble, and only spit out one word in his mouth.

"Get out!"

It is still the wrinkled and miserable face, but with this fluttering word, the big and small in the courtyard that was still arrogant just now suddenly scattered, and thinking about the future ending, everyone has the urge to cry - a radish and a pit in this palace, although the ancient and modern Tongji library is not a good place of first class, but it is not bad. I knew that this young eunuch was so useless, why did they bother to help beside them, this inopportune look at the excitement, it was really going to kill people!

The Lushun Gate leading to Renshou Palace, the Zhuhe Gate and the Renshou Gate in the middle have been sealed, although Cao Jixiang is the chief celebrant and the chief attendant, but the people on these brand names are naturally not in the eyes of the nobles, if he didn't say that he was from the ancient and modern Tongji Library, and was sent by Zhang Yue, the squire of the Ministry of War, no one would have taken care of him at all. Rao was like this, and it took half an hour for someone to come out, nodding at him and waving his hand to signal him to follow.

Enter through the Injumon Gate with gold letters on a blue background. The person who came did not take him to the main hall, but led him to the door of a room in the side hall on the west side, and then whispered by the door: "Lord of the county, someone has brought it." ”

Knowing that it was the county lord of Chen Liu, Cao Jixiang was taken aback, and he didn't dare to be verbose, so he knelt down in front of the steps. I thought he must be answering outside, but who knew that inside he was actually telling him to go in. Although he didn't know what he was doing, he still restrained his mind, and after stepping forward and crossing the threshold, he quickly knelt down, and didn't dare to look up, only told Zhang Yue what he had ordered, and didn't dare to hide Cheng Jiu's entry into the ancient and modern collection library.

"I see...... In this case, you go back and bring people ......" As soon as he left these words, Zhu Ning suddenly remembered the instructions of Empress Dowager Zhang when she was sober before, and immediately changed her mind after a moment of silence, "Wait, you take this sign to the celebrant and ask Gonggong Fan to come to Renshou Palace immediately." After this trip, you go back to the ancient and modern Tongji library and ask Zhang Yue and that Cheng Jiuxian to wait, and I will go over later. I'll send someone with you, and behave properly, do you understand? ”

"The little one understands."

Cao Jixiang hurriedly kowtowed and agreed, and after exiting Renshoumen with a middle-aged eunuch trembling, he looked at the sign in his hand, both happy and confused. I was happy that I finally registered in front of an important nobleman, and I was confused that if the crown prince was sick, how could Zhu Ning not be affected in the slightest, but this doubtful thought disappeared without a trace after a moment in his heart.

The Queen Mother couldn't rub the sand in her eyes, since the county lord Chen Liu was still favored, he just listened to the order.