Although it was already late at night, many of the major yamen around the Qianbu Corridor were still lit up. At the time of the Ming Dynasty, the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not know only the wind and snow and the moon like the late Ming Dynasty and did not know how to work diligently, and there were many people who stayed in the yamen to deal with urgent affairs, but now the Hongzhi Emperor is in a big line, and the prince has not yet ascended the throne, the news has already been sent to various places in an expedited manner of 800 miles, and it is an urgent matter, and the next state government will not be uninteresting to present it at this time.

There are still three lights on at this time in the yamen of the Ministry of Officials. The innermost place in the public hall where Ma Wensheng does things, Jiao Fang's house in the first courtyard on the left, and then there is Zhang Cai's room in Wenxuan Shilang. Only in the middle of the moon, the lamp in Ma Wensheng's mansion was extinguished first, followed by Zhang Cai, but Jiao Fang's lamp was stubbornly still on, although the dim yellow color was not conspicuous, but it showed a deep heat in the darkness of this summer night.

I don't know how long it took, but finally there was a knock on the door. Suddenly, someone inside opened the door, and saw that there was a henchman Soap Li and his housekeeper Li An outside, Jiao Fang nodded slightly, Li An quickly flashed into the door, and the Soap Li turned around and stood outside.

"Is there any news from Gonggong Liu?"

"Yes." How could Li An not see what Jiao Fang's expression of trying to pretend to be casual was hiding, and his eyes naturally drooped lower, "Gonggong Liu ordered someone to send a message that the prince of Xing'an listened to his persuasion, saying that it was one yard for another, and the two were clear. ”

Jiao Fang had never heard the phrase one yard for one yard, but of course he could understand what the so-called two clears meant. While breathing a sigh of relief, he was not without anger and regret in his heart, but now, this is the best ending. Since he heard that the prince had sealed the Imperial Pharmacy and arrested Zhang Yu, Shi Qin, Liu Wentai, etc., he was keenly aware that something was going to happen, and did everything possible to catch Liu Jin's line, and then immediately planned to detain Di Luo, who knew that the guy was slippery like a loach, and suddenly disappeared without a trace. He really panicked, but the person who tracked him died. He didn't care whether it was true or not, and immediately managed to see Liu Jin.

Knowing that Liu Jin was most afraid of Wang Yue, the governor of Dongchang, he had another idea to fan the flames for Wang Yue through the inner line in the palace, but Xu Xun was still unable to move, but Wang Yue lost a little bit of sainthood and fell into Liu Jin's arms. If it weren't for this, the two of them were from Shaanxi and Henan, both from the north, and Liu Jin would not have agreed to be this Chinese so easily.

Seeing Jiao Fang's face change, Li An hesitated for a moment and then asked softly: "Master, now that you have changed your mind, what should Yunfu do?" Although he is still at home, he often quietly reads some paperwork when he tidies up the study, although it doesn't matter, he can indulge and hope when something will happen. It's like that ...... Dick."

As soon as he said a Di word, he saw Jiao Fang's face as black as the bottom of a pot, and immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing this time, so he hurriedly cut off the conversation and said no more. And after a moment of anger, Jiao Fang said lightly: "In this way, didn't you say that he once peeked at the documents in the study, find an opportunity to catch it, and lock it up first when the time comes." ”

Waiting for Li An to agree to leave, Jiao Fang suddenly stopped the person by opening his mouth again, but he ordered: "You go and send a letter to Gonggong Liu, just say that when Emperor Daxing has a great funeral on the 27th, I plan to buy a table of wine at home to compensate the prince of Xing'an, and ask Gonggong Liu to be a Chinese person." Deal with Yunfu's matter, you might as well reveal it on that day, so that you can also give Xu Xun a favor. The old man underestimated him at the beginning, and now he can't move him for a while, keeping Yunfu as a chess piece is like a chicken rib, in case it leaks the bottom but troublesome, after all, the Xu family's room in Taiping has been completely defeated by Fu Rong Chen Lu. ”

"Yes, the little one has written it down, and it will definitely get things done!"

It wasn't until Li An exited the door that the sound of the two footsteps outside faded away, and Jiao Fang sat down again, slowly leaning his back on the Taishi chair. Officialdom has never seen a temporary victory or defeat, and his miscalculation is just a temporary loss of the general trend, but being able to catch up with Liu Jin, an extremely powerful eunuch in front of the prince, is not a lack of gain. Besides, there are no permanent enemies and no eternal allies in the officialdom, but if Xu Xun can let go, his previous losses and troubles are not a big deal.

Why Xie Qian's son Jinke was able to explore flowers is not because Xie Qian is in the cabinet! And his Jiao Fang's son fell off the list, in addition to being calculated this time, isn't it because he is not tall enough to stand tall and stable?

"Endure the anger of the moment, avoid the worries of a hundred days......"

When Jiao Fang was holding a knife on the head of the word ninja, Xu Xun in the middle of the night quietly visited the West Factory in Lingji Hutong. Although it was not announced to the world, and there was no grand listing ceremony, the West Factory has officially appeared in front of the stage again silently. Not long after he asked people to report in, Gu Dayong personally greeted him.

"Oh, Lord Xu, you didn't let people report when you came over, didn't you catch me off guard?"

"Lao Gu, if you don't remove the word adult, don't blame me for pulling out my legs and leaving, and never come back from now on!"

Gu Dayong and Xu Xun were not as close as Liu Jin and Zhang Yong, and because of this, looking at the two of them screaming one by one, he was naturally a little itchy. Now that Xu Xun sent it to the door, he called Lao Gu as soon as he opened his mouth, he didn't know where he was interested, and said with a smile: "Then I'm not welcome." Come on, Brother Xu, you are a rare guest, I haven't cleaned up the mess here, and I don't have a place to sit, so let's go directly to my public hall to talk! ”

Xu Xun didn't say a word and followed Gu Dayong inside, although it was night, the Mingwa lights in the four places were all on, and the next line of Angzang Han was even more burly. He deliberately praised two sentences all the way, which really scratched Gu Dayong's itch, and immediately smiled: "I am by His Royal Highness's side, and I rarely come here, and this is all done by the little ones." It's just that there is a weather just now, and it is not as rigorous as the East Factory. ”

"New people and new atmosphere, that is also your way of employing people." Xu Xun had caught a glimpse of Huitong from the corner of his eyes, and after seeing his hair and shaving, his description was very different from the past, unless it was extremely close, he would not be able to detect it for a while, he couldn't help but feel a dark sigh in his heart, after saying this, he took the opportunity to say to Gu Dayong, "Besides, what kind of strictness are you compared to Dongchang!" Only by acting differently from them can this show that your old Gu is more capable than Wang Yue. ”

"Yes, yes, I love to hear what you say!"

Gu Dayong was teased by Xu Xun, and for a while he felt that it was no wonder that Zhu Houzhao loved to be with Xu Xun, this son really understood people's minds the most. When he invited people to the house, he waved his big hand and was about to order someone to go to the kitchen to see if there was any supper to be delivered, Xu Xun smiled and shook his head: "I won't tell you, I just stuffed a belly of green vegetables and tofu from Lao Liu's place, and I can't eat it anyway!" ”

"Green vegetable tofu?" Gu Dayong was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, he actually laughed, "This old Liu is his most cautious!" But at this time, there is no harm in being careful, I don't dare to use wine and meat here, but you must try this supper, it is oil tea fried with fine noodles, and it is the most good thing. ”

Although Xu Xun didn't come for food, Gu Da persuaded him with this courtesy, and he was as good as a stream, and half a bowl of sausages and stomachs were warm, he had to ask the recipe clearly, and gossiped a few words, which was the main topic just mentioned. Hearing Gu Da gritted his teeth and say how he planned to detect the hundred officials, how to catch Wang Yue's mistakes, and how to expand the manpower, he kept smiling and silent, until the end he asked a rhetorical question.

"Lao Gu, what you said is important, but have you thought about it, if you want to do this, what do you have to do first?"

"What has to be the first thing?" Gu Dayong was almost confused by Xu Xun's question, and thought for a while, before he said tentatively, "First of all, of course, it has to be the favor of His Royal Highness the Prince......

"That's a must, but you have to do what you say, and the most important thing is only one thing, and that's money!" Seeing that Gu Dayong suddenly realized, Xu Xun slowed down his tone and said, "Whether it is the East Factory or the West Factory, they were originally internal officials and yamen, but how many years has the East Factory and the West Factory only been years, not to mention that it has been abolished for so many years because Wang Zhi violated the taboo of hundreds of officials. Since it is the internal official yamen, it is the account in the palace, but the expenses in the palace were originally supplied by Guanglu Temple, and there is a fixed number every year, and if it is not enough, it is from the account of the inner treasury, but what are those things, those are the royal body. No matter how brilliant you make the West Factory, but in the end, if you only spend money and don't make money, it will be like an invincible hole, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now on a whim, but after he ascended the throne, gradually calculating that the expense account is not cost-effective, so what? ”

Gu Dayong just didn't expect this stubble at first, but now as soon as Xu Xun said it, he immediately smiled and said: "What should I care about, it turned out to be money." It's simple, as long as I have a mouth, I can't get any money from the bottom of my head! ”

What Xu Xun was afraid of was that Zhu Houzhao had suppressed these eunuchs for too long, and as soon as he let go, he would desperately scrape the ground, at this moment Gu Da said this, he immediately knew that his worries were not unreasonable, so he immediately said: "I know that it is not difficult for you to get money from below, but after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the civil and military officials are still not able to make a finger like an arm, what kind of noise do you have here, those officials will bite like flies that eat blood, and it will not be you who are unlucky at that time?" ”

"If this doesn't work, I'm not a god, where can I go to change money!"

"So, I'm not here to give you money?" Xu Xun smiled at Gu Dayong, and when he saw that the other party's eyes were really bright, he hooked his hand and motioned for Gu Dayong to come up, and immediately whispered something to him. Gu Dayong listened and listened, at first he was just stunned, then pondered, and finally slapped his thigh and applauded, but then suddenly asked: "However, I said Brother Xu, such a good thing, you have such a friendship with Lao Liu and Lao Zhang, why don't you take them but me?" ”

(To be continued)