Chapter 849: Night Terror

The huge Beijing Division, on the central axis is the huge Forbidden City. The outside is the imperial city, and the inside is the palace city, except for the upper court, there are very few people who are qualified to enter the palace city on weekdays. On the left side of the south wall of the palace castle, there are the cabinet of cabinet officials and the cabinet directly under the cabinet and the cabinet room, and in the right gate there are six departments in the middle of the matter, and there is no other yamen with a straight room.

In the evening, Zhang Yue was led into the palace by Fan Hong, and went straight to a courtyard of the ancient and modern Tongji library. After Fan Hong invited Zhang Yue in, he was going to go straight back to Renshou Palace to restore his life, but when he walked out of the courtyard and changed his mind, he turned around and went back to the house.

Although it was a temporary residence, before Fan Hong came out, he had already instructed the eunuchs in charge of the ancient and modern Tongji Treasury, to clean up the place, and the braziers, bedding, diet, etc. had been prepared. This was originally the place where the eunuchs and eunuchs of the seal ribbon did their daily work, and although it was not spacious, it could be cleaned up. Zhang Yue used the secret box to bring over the important official documents of the military department, thinking that there was always a free time, so he brought a few volumes of books that he often read, today's affairs have been completed, at this time he sat behind the table and read "Dongpo Zhilin" with his head propped up.

Hearing the sound of the door curtain, he raised his head and saw that it was Fan Hong who went and returned, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. As soon as Fan Hong entered the door, he waved his hand at the little eunuch who was waiting in the room.

"Master Zhang is in the palace, so he can't help but be unaccustomed to it, so let's go back and let Cao Jixiang come over to serve. He did something for you in Guangzhou, and he used it better than these children. Fan Hong sat down on the chair opposite Zhang Yue, and then said with a gentle face, "Our family knows that Lord Zhang was called by Emperor Taizong in the past to know the general knowledge of advance and retreat, and now at this juncture, naturally it should not be wrong." The five governments led the troops, the military department transferred troops, and at the moment it was not known where the problem was, the queen mother thought about it, and only believed in Lord Zhang, but if Lord Zhang was outside the palace, there were too many variables. ”

It is both trust and precautions, this purpose Zhang Yue has already figured out, and at this time he just bowed his head slightly and said: "Thank you for your kindness, the emperor had entrusted him with his heart before leaving, and now that things are very special, I will naturally save weight." ”

"That's good. Our family is just two sentences of white instructions. Fan Hongshi didn't want to stiffen the relationship with Zhang Yue, so he was relieved at this time, so he stood up, "Let's go to Renshou Palace to see the Queen Mother." At present, these days are the time when the thief is cold and the thief is cold, our family has already instructed the salary department and the dining room, the charcoal must be enough, although the food and drink are good, if there is any information for Lord Zhang to send home, just order these slaves and maids. ”

Zhang Yue nodded, sent Fan Hong away, and then returned to his original position and sat down. It stands to reason that since today's incident has been exposed, and Empress Dowager Zhang immediately ordered the investigation and arrest of people, the follow-up situation is naturally easy to clean up. It's just that since Zhu Zhanji left, one thing after another has been extremely sudden, which makes people overwhelmed. However, the Han King Zhu Gaoxu has long been completely destroyed, who else will force the army forward step by step with such a dangerous move?

It has to be said that it is also troublesome to flapp the butterfly's wings too violently, at least, this future development has deviated from the established direction.

Naturally, there was no sound of the guard and the sound of the bangzi in the palace, only the rattle of the red shop defenders outside the imperial city was endless. The little eunuch outside reported the time when the copper kettle was dripping, and learned that it was already the second quarter of Haizheng, so Zhang Yue instructed him to prepare water for washing his feet, and prepare to burn his feet and go to bed to rest. After the copper basin hot water soft towel was delivered, his feet were immersed in it, and there was a sound of talking outside, followed by someone opening the curtain and coming in.

"Master Zhang."

Seeing that it was Cao Jixiang, Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Just now Gonggong Fan said, you just came, and I don't see what time it is." The palace gate has already been keyed, I'm afraid that there will be official business to do early tomorrow morning, why are you in such a hurry? ”

"The little one is fine, it's better to come over earlier, besides, although the palace gate is keyed, the important news will be sent in at night, so it can't be delayed?"

Although Cao Jixiang was only from the chief celebrant of the six grades, he was always more noble than these miscellaneous eunuchs who were not in the seal and ribbon prisons, so the other little eunuch in the room was busy saluting when he saw him. He nodded slightly, and after stepping forward to give a salute, he found an opportunity to send the two out of the room, and then took a small stool and sat down in front of the copper basin, lifted his robe, rolled up his sleeves, and personally washed Zhang Yue's feet.

Without waiting for Zhang Yue to speak, he rushed ahead and said: "Lord Zhang is an important minister of the country, and he has the grace to support the small ones, and the small ones should do this." Besides, when Father-in-law Zhang was in Guangzhou, he personally pinched his feet and served him, and he also praised Xiao's craftsmanship. This kind of handiwork can relieve fatigue and ward off the cold, and it is most suitable for people who work hard like adults. ”

Zhang Yue was stunned, and he felt a pair of dexterous hands gently pressing the soles of his feet in the hot water, which was very comfortable, so he didn't say anything more. I have to say that Cao Jixiang's craftsmanship is indeed extremely in place, from the soles of the feet, toes, insteps to calves, after one acupoint massage, he only felt that the fatigue of the whole day was squeezed out from the depths of the pores, and the whole person had a feeling of breathing. Even for a while, he had the intention of sending someone to learn art from Cao Jixiang.

During the two-quarter hour massage, Cao Jixiang went outside to change the hot water twice, and the last time he used the hot hot water to serve Zhang Yue's feet again, and then he wiped them dry with a soft cloth, and after he got up and cleaned his hands, he brought clean cotton socks to serve Zhang Yue to put them on. After doing this, he helped Zhang Yue to the bed.

"Did you learn it before or did you go to the palace to learn it?"

Cao Jixiang put a quilt on Zhang Yue, and said with a disappreciative smile: "When I entered the palace with a breath, I only thought that it was easy to be prosperous and rich, but I didn't expect that the first thing to learn was to wash the feet of the housekeeper's father-in-law." Thanks to the little one, he also met a kind housekeeper father-in-law, and he learned this skill and sharpened his temperament. And the group of people who entered the palace at the same time as the small, the dead, the sick, the sick, the life, the life, the small ones are already extremely lucky. Later, Zhang Gonggong and Wang Gonggong were not strict, and the little ones have always been grateful. ”

Zhang Yue didn't look up, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the trace of self-deprecation flashing on Cao Jixiang's calm face, and couldn't help but feel that regardless of whether this would be a generation of eunuchs in the future, he was at least a flesh-and-blood person now. With a flash of thought, he leaned back, nodded and said, "Grandpa Zhang is old, he won't take care of the affairs in the palace anymore, Grandpa Wang values you, so you should be careful." Stepping on the low and the high is not only in the palace, but also in the officialdom and the people. Father-in-law Zhang also mentioned in his previous letter, let me take care of you. ”

The original meaning of Zhang Qian's words in the letter was that the big dye vat in the palace, I don't know how many clever and clever people ended up in the end, Cao Jixiang followed me to do things and make meritorious contributions, you can help, don't let him die. If you can use it, you can use it, and it is more reliable than the rest of the people who don't know the roots. At this time, Zhang Yue made a little more of a difference, and Cao Jixiang choked up when he heard it.

"Father-in-law Zhang is really generous to others, the small one can't write a letter, please go back and mention it, and the small one will thank Grandpa Zhang."

At this night, Cao Jixiang didn't dare to delay Zhang Yue's rest, and after saying a few more words, he tiptoed out of the house. And Zhang Yue lay down comfortably, but he felt that the pillow in this palace was really panicked, and he couldn't sleep for a while. Thinking about the things of the day, thinking about the things of tomorrow, thinking about his parents, wife and children at home, it is even more difficult for him to feel sleepy, and he doesn't know how long it will take to close his eyes. In a daze, he suddenly felt someone push him a few times.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!"

Holding back the sleepiness and opening his eyes, Zhang Yue saw Cao Jixiang standing in front of the bed, his face full of anxiety, and he frowned before he remembered where he was, so he sat up: "What's the matter?" ”

"This is the edict prepared by the cabinet Yang Ge, the queen mother has read the seal, please use the seal."

Although the brazier in the house has not been extinguished, this is not a house with a dragon or a fire kang, and it is still extremely cold in the middle of the night. Zhang Yue saw that Cao Jixiang had already brought his thick coat, so he immediately took it and draped it on his body, and by the lampstand next to him, which had just lit a candle, he swept the edict with ten lines at a glance, and then his heart was shocked.

This is actually to take down all the officers of more than 100 households above and below the Dingbian Guard, and at the same time, the rest of the garrison in Tongzhou must not leave the garrison without permission, and at the same time send the elite of the Beijing camp to Wuding Hou Tianzhuang to arrest Guo Cong, the eldest son of Wuding Hou!

"Your Excellency."

Zhang Yue nodded, then quickly picked up the clothes on the chair next to him and put them on, and when he arrived at the table, he carefully read the edict again, and sure enough, he found a lot of ambiguities. He knew that many things had not yet been clarified at this time, and Cao Jixiang was undoubtedly not the one who knew the inside story, so he first stamped the silver mark and the seal of the military department. Cao Jixiang took the thing and blew it carefully, and then hurriedly walked out of the room, and there were bursts of words outside.

Needless to say, it's time to send someone to herald.

Although Zhang Yue often rested in the military department, his family would always send someone over every evening, either saying that he was staying in the yamen, or saying that he would go home, and there was always a message, and he would not come back early that day. Therefore, at night fasting, the east and west corner doors of the house have been locked, when a little eunuch dressed in the palace knocked on the door, and hurriedly left a sentence Zhang Yue has stayed in the palace for the past few days, the whole family was startled, and the Sun family was even more anxious.

"Okay, how could Yue'er rest in the palace?"

Zhang Zhuo was calmer. The news of Jingli has spread quickly, although he has already reached the office, but he still often walks around, and he already knows a rough idea of what happened in the evening. Knowing that this kind of situation is also a precautionary situation in the palace, he opened his mouth and reprimanded: "What are you panicking, the military department is still following the emperor on his northern tour, and a Feng Shilang is so sick that he is not surprised, and it is not strange that he will enter the palace to prepare for Zanxiang." Besides, there is a large army in the palace, what danger are you afraid of him? Don't panic when something happens, people don't know and think you have a ghost in your heart! ”

Usually the couple are kind and rarely red-faced when they speak, but today Zhang Zuo rarely scolded with a heavy face, Sun couldn't help but be stunned, and then sat down with a worried face, and didn't dare to say a word. Zhang Zhuo didn't have time to comfort his wife, and said to Du Juan: "It's inevitable that there will be a lot of things tonight, you go out and tell the housekeeper Gao Quan, double the people on duty in the middle of the night, and be careful of the door." The same is true inside the second door, after the lock is locked, you take the key yourself, and no one is allowed to go out. ”

Du Wan responded one by one, and when he got out of the upper room, his face was a little solemn. Although this matter is expected, but the current development is more serious than expected-to be able to pick up so many things when the emperor is not in the capital, if it is said that the will is not to rebel, who will believe it? As soon as she thought of this, she gently pinched her palms, and when she returned to the house, she saw Amber and Autumn Scar coming out, and when she learned that the children were not alarmed, she nodded and ordered the two to come in with her.

Although they are all from their own families, they can say some things and some things they can't, so Du Juan just avoided the important and said lightly that Zhang Yue stayed in the palace because of military affairs, and Qiu Zhen was ignorant, but Amber's face changed slightly, but in the end, he pulled Qiu Zhen away without asking anything. Standing in the empty room, Du Juan thought about Zhang Yue who was in the palace, and then thought of Xiao Wu who took his son to accompany his mother Qiu at home, and couldn't help but think of his father who was far away in Daning.

May Heaven bless you tonight.

The outer room of the East Warm Pavilion of Renshou Palace.

Although it was the middle of the night, Zhu Ning, who was crooked on the chaise longue, was neatly dressed, and he didn't even take off the hairpin ring. It's just that the palace eunuch who walked quietly on the side could hear that the county lord who was pillowing the porcelain pillow of the Dingyao beauty was snoring slightly, obviously very tired. Empress Dowager Zhang at least closed her eyes after nightfall, but Zhu Ning never slept in the first half of the night, and had been taking care of the crown prince, and later heard the news sent in from outside the palace gate and rushed over, wrote several letters for Empress Dowager Zhang and sent them away, until she was resting on the couch just now, who knew that she would fall asleep after such a while.

At this time, someone from the palace hugged the brocade quilt and covered it for Zhu Ning, who knew that just a move, Zhu Ning suddenly woke up, and was asked, "What time is it?" ”

At this moment, a frightened voice suddenly came from inside: "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you!" ”

Zhu Ning lifted the brocade quilt and sat up, and he didn't care about putting on his shoes, so he rushed directly into it with bare feet. Seeing that Mrs. Zhang on the bed was not looking good, she stopped the little eunuch who was in a hurry to run out of the door, and stretched out her hand to probe her nose and heartbeat, and then helped the person up. felt as if it was a sudden heart attack, so she followed the few tricks she learned from Xiao Wu in the past. Less than half a cup of tea was as long as a thousand years, and finally, Empress Dowager Zhang groaned, and then opened her eyes.

"Queen Mother!"

"A-Ning, from now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave Renshou Palace without your order!" Empress Dowager Zhang easily burst out with such a sentence, and then felt a burst of palpitations, until she finally came to her senses before she spoke, "If anyone here dares to reveal half a word about me, they will be killed immediately!" You pick a proper person to go to the imperial pharmacy, remember, and say that the crown prince is sick. Just take advantage of this moment to see if there are any restless people jumping up and down. ”

"Yes!"