Since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, the eunuchs outside were still unchanged at first, but with the gloom of Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others, Liu Jin held the power, and gradually changed. However, Wan Rui, the eunuch guarding Jiangxi Town, was an old man in the Hongzhi period, and when King Ning was generous, he was extremely enthusiastic about him, and he naturally got close to King Ning and got a lot of benefits; The second is that he is petty and charming, and his letters to Liu Jin are all respectful, and the gifts are the feelings of King Kangning, so he naturally kept his position, and this time Liu Jin didn't want to live directly in his house.

For such a big man, the eunuch mansion is naturally very busy, in addition to sprinkling and dusting, even the people who serve in front of Liu Jin are thousands of choices, and Wan Rui personally sent a few clever people who followed him the most. Even if Liu Jin quietly set off to King Ning's Mansion after nightfall, the people on the door were tossed so that they couldn't sleep, but they didn't dare to have any complaints, and it wasn't until the middle of the night that the carriage drove into the door, and they were relieved, and they had to worry about closing the door and patrolling at night.

In the evening, I went to King Ning's mansion to discuss how to deal with Xu Xun and his party, but the cart was turned upside down by King Ning's words, and what made Liu Jin even more entangled was that King Ning really did not confide in his conspiracy in vain, but forced him to make a bloody alliance with him. As soon as he remembered his own fingerprints on the book, he couldn't help but shudder.

Damn, damn it! I knew that Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, was such an ambitious character, and I thought that he would never covet such a little money at the beginning, prompting the court to return his guards! Now that he has been held hostage and put on a thief ship, it will be difficult to get down again...... No, it's not that it's not difficult, it's simply impossible! If he wants to say that he shouldn't have gone to see Zhu Chenhao so defenselessly tonight!

Liu Jin was regretting, there was a sudden soft knock on the door outside, he asked impatiently, followed by a little eunuch flashed in, and after saluting, he whispered, "Father-in-law." Not long after you left, Pingbei Hou and their side sent someone over, saying that they were playing cards together tonight, and they invited you to go together. The small one vaguely said that you were tired of pommel horse all the way. Pushed for you. ”

"Why didn't you say this earlier!" Liu Jin glared at the person angrily, and saw that he was prostrate and didn't dare to argue, so he said angrily, "But you are good at going back to this matter, let's not go out, just don't go out, and don't bother to serve them!" That's right. Wan Rui, the eunuch guarding the town, went and called him to see our family! ”

In the middle of the night, Wan Rui was on call, but a cup of tea appeared neatly in front of Liu Jin in plain clothes, obviously because he hadn't slept at all before, in case Liu Jin summoned him. Seeing that he knew each other so well, the panicked depression in Liu Jin's heart finally dissipated a little, and he immediately looked at Wan Rui and said, "You have been in Nanchang Mansion for several years." Our family hasn't touched you since taking office, also because you are old. But when you report the situation in Jiangxi to our family, you always say good things about King Ning. What are your intentions! ”

After Liu Jin went to King Ning's Mansion tonight, Wan Rui never closed his eyes, and even those women who were usually used to remove fire had not touched them, so when Liu Jin came back, and what kind of expression he had, he could find out clearly. At this moment, Liu Jin really looked for King Ning's stubble as soon as he found him, and he who had already received a hint from King Ning Zhu Chenhao immediately understood, and the respect on his face turned into an unfathomable smile.

"My father-in-law is an old man who has served the emperor for many years, and he has worked hard. This experience is far better than my years of suffering outside, and there are some things that I don't need to be reminded of. Wan Rui saw Liu Jin's pupils shrink suddenly, and he continued with a smile on his face, "Corporal Ning Wang Lixian, treat people with kindness, and have no temperament. It's all famous here in Jiangxi. Just looking at a talented man like Li Mengyang, who is above the top, but he is still a guest in King Ning's Mansion, you can know how much he can handle. However, since the emperor ascended the throne, such as Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, all of them have retired from their posts, and the court is full of exaggerated figures...... Of course, it is a blessing in the world for the celebrant to have a figure like Gonggong Liu in charge, but doesn't Gonggong Liu feel that others can't tolerate you? ”

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Seeing that Liu Jin's face was dark for a while and he didn't speak, Wan Rui skillfully persuaded: "Although the thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, but this is to say. Gonggong Liu is now above 10,000 people under one person, if the emperor takes away your authority, then countless people will fall into the well, not only to trample you under your feet, but also to kill them all before you stop, are you willing? Father-in-law Liu, so far, it is very clear that this is the difference between the two sides, look at how many people live in Pingbei Hou? But you came to me alone. When you return to Beijing, you have as many mouths as they do? They are also in love with the emperor, and by that time, it will be too late for you to regret it! ”

I wanted to catch Wan Rui and ask him to scold him angrily to dissipate the anger in his heart, but when he heard such words at this moment, Liu Jin only felt as if a bucket of ice water was poured on his head, making his whole person cold from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He is not a fool, how could he not understand at this time that Wan Rui not only has a close relationship with King Ning, but also wears a pair of pants at all? For a while, he regretted that he didn't live with Xu Xun and the others, but the only opportunity to solve all this was that he didn't go to Jiangnan at all!

After a long time, Liu Jin burst out with a sentence: "Okay, very good, I didn't expect you to take the emperor's money, but talk to outsiders!" ”

"My father-in-law is wrong, the world is not a world of one person, and it is natural that there are virtuous people living in it." Although Liu Jin is the master of ceremonies, the head of the officials, but Wan Rui now knows that King Ning's plan has been completed, so naturally he is not the slightest afraid, after saying a word with a smile, in order to strengthen Liu Jin's determination, he had to get closer and said in a low voice, "The good father-in-law learned that Lord Qian was ordered to investigate King Ning's affairs, and he was also convinced by King Ning and was willing to serve his life. I heard that he is now in charge of the inner factory and the east factory, as long as you Liu Gonggong and those people under his command are there, why worry about the big thing? ”

Qian Ning, you eat things outside the inside, you three-surnamed house slave! Liu Jin almost blew up his lungs, but he had to press and couldn't show it immediately, and he almost didn't suffocate his internal injuries. He endured and endured, and finally got through easily, but he waved his hand at Wan Rui weakly and said, "Okay, our family knows all this, you go out first, let our family think about it." ”

Wan Rui was naturally not worried that Liu Jin would be stupid enough to leak King Ning's scheme, as long as Liu Jin's signature and blood fingerprints on the alliance were still there, and King Ning was holding such a big killing weapon, it was enough for Liu Jin to have to respond to his fate. So, after bowing very respectfully, he quietly withdrew from the house. When Liu Jin's courtyard came out of Yongdao, he went outside and immediately summoned a small servant, and said in a low voice: "Go and report a letter, just say that our family has given Liu Gonggong a strong medicine here!" ”

When Liu Jin was facing the biggest choice in his life, in the rich businessman's house that Xu Xun borrowed, Xu Xun and Zhu Houzhao were sitting opposite each other and roasting the fire by the charcoal basin, and then Zhu Houzhao complained: "It is said that the weather in the south is good, and I don't have a good time at all in this cold day, it is cold and cold, even the quilt is damp, and I have to fill at least two feet at night to sleep these days!" Where is like the north, the house is connected to the earth dragon, and the fire kang is burned, no matter how cold the day is, you can live ...... I froze to death, speaking of which on this cold night, why did Liu Jin go to King Ning as soon as he arrived? ”

Zhu Houzhao is not a calm character, he has the matter of King Ning in his heart, whether it is eating, drinking and having fun in the past few days, he is absent-minded, as soon as Liu Jin arrives on this day, Xu Xun skillfully stirred his mind, and immediately made him have the idea of going to King Ning's mansion to squat at night. And Xu Xun not only agreed, but also personally accompanied him. Even if there were people from Nanjing Jinyi Guard on the side to cover up, it was very difficult to monitor the palace on such a cold day. Fortunately, Liu Jin did not disappoint Xu Xun, and he really went to King Ning's Mansion impatiently. So, in the face of Zhu Houzhao's somewhat gloomy face, he casually stretched out a fire stick and flicked the red-hot charcoal in the charcoal basin.

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"Gonggong Liu is probably also uneasy, so I want to go to King Ning to take a look and ask first." Seeing that Zhu Houzhao first put on the attitude of the emperor, Xu Xun replied casually, and found that the little emperor looked up at him suddenly, and his eyes did not show the relief of hearing this kind of exculpation in the past, but showed a little suspicion, Xu Xun said with a smile, "The emperor also said that Gonggong Liu once accepted the benefits of King Ning from Chen, since this is the case, he will inevitably have some pimples in his heart." In addition, it was originally for this matter, so it is not surprising to verify it. ”

"I hope so......" Zhu Houzhao's voice was much lower, and the old man sighed again, "He has been with me for so many years, I don't want him to hide this kind of thing!" ”

Early the next morning, when Xu Xun and the others went out for breakfast, Liu Jin's carriage and horse were already waiting outside the door of the house. Although the whole night was spent tossing and turning, it can be said that he didn't get a good night's sleep after days of traveling, Liu Jin specially ordered someone to dress himself up in the morning, but he couldn't see the layers of blue and black under his eyes. As usual, he greeted Xu Xun and the others as usual, Liu Jin thought that Xu Xun was going to be the same as in Nanjing, but Xu Xun suddenly threw out a proposal.

"Now that we have all arrived, today I will go all the way to the Yamen of the Dusi, all the way to the Yamen of the Political Division, all the way to the Yamen of the Judge, and by the way, the governor will see them one by one, and finish this bit of in King Ning's Mansion as soon as possible, let's go back, right?"

So fast!

Liu Jin chuckled in his heart, but seeing that Zhang Yonggu should take the lead, Ma Yongcheng and the three of them did not hesitate to echo, and he immediately realized that this time, he would inevitably be isolated! Just like Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, said, in the case that the little emperor does not trust him as well as before, if he doesn't want to save himself, there will be no good ending after returning to Beijing!