Chapter 21: For the Ming Society
In Kunning Palace, Wan Zhen'er, who was close to the ear but still had charm, looked at Wei Xing, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, with a frosty face. I thought that I would finish the battle in one battle, but I didn't expect the bamboo basket to be empty.
She's really old, so much so that the emperor doesn't touch her much now.
Although she was the most frequent emperor in the harem, the sensitive Wan Zhen'er still felt unstable.
No matter how shiny the accessories you wear, no matter how gorgeous the clothes are, they can't withstand the erosion of time after all. There were already wrinkles on her forehead, and dots of white hair appeared on her temples.
"Useless waste, you purge the palace to abolish the prince, and the result is!" Wan Zhen'er scolded angrily.
Wei Xing pressed his forehead on the cold ground, and his voice was like a gnat: "Niangniang, this matter could have been completed in one battle, but some of them made a hindrance, so many people stood up to speak for the East Palace." ”
"Someone is getting in the way? Is it the Queen Mother? Or Yuan Bin? Wan Zhen'er asked.
In today's Ming Dynasty, in addition to the Queen Mother who can make the emperor change his mind, only Yuan Bin can make the emperor change his mind through Jinyiwei's pervasive intelligence.
Wei Xing said boldly: "Neither." ”
Wan Zhen'er was angry again: "Say, who is it!" ”
Wei Xing whispered: "Dongchang secret detective secret protection, all of this is related to today's Jinyi Weibei Town Fu Si Dong Si Fang Xiaoqi Zhang Ru. ”
Hearing this, Wan Zhen'er stood up suddenly, raised her foot and kicked Wei Xing's shoulder: "Zhang Ru is just a yellow-mouthed child, what qualifications does he have to make His Majesty change his mind." ”
Wei Xing felt aggrieved, and he was born in front of this master, so he could only beat and scold. After all, if you want to go back and hug Liang Fang's thigh now, you have to agree to Liang Fang to hug him.
He rubbed his shoulders and resumed his kneeling posture: "Back to my mother's words, it's true." Zhang Ru, together with Li Zixing, deceived His Majesty, and at the same time collaborated with Liang Liyong to lie about the Tai'an earthquake. ”
Wan Zhen'er immediately came to her senses: "You mean, there is no earthquake in Tai'an now?" ”
Wei Xing said uncertainly: "It should be!" ”
According to the information he obtained, there was no earthquake in Tai'an, but as everyone knows, at the moment when he was talking to Wan Guifei, Tai'an's 800-mile express was being sent to Beiping at a rapid pace.
Wan Zhen'er didn't hear the uncertainty in Wei Xing's words, and the gloom on her face was swept away: "What a yellow-mouthed child, he dares to bully the king." ”
She was going to wait for Zhu Jianshen to come to Kunning Palace and tell Zhang Ru well, so she let Wei Xing go for the time being.
But what she didn't expect was that for four or five consecutive days, Zhu Jianshen had never come to Kunning Palace, and only after asking the eunuch Gong'e did she know that the emperor was actually in retreat.
Wan Zhen'er still knows a lot about her husband who is bent on seeking immortality, and when he is cultivating, even if a courtier disturbs him with the reason of a major national event, he will be reprimanded by him, not to mention disturbed by a trivial matter that may or may not be there.
The delay of the past few days has given Zhang Ru time at the right time.
Seven days is enough time for Tai'an's expedited fast horse to reach Beiping.
The messenger never handed over the letter in his hand, and before he entered Beiping, he was taken down by the Dongsi Fang Jinyi Guard, who happened to be training in Xishan.
When the messenger with his hands tied behind his back was delivered to Zhang Ru, the messenger shouted: "You dare to intercept the messenger, you can't find death!" I want to enter Beiping, and I want to see a member of the Ministry of Labor. ”
Zhang Ru said lightly: "I am Zhang Ru, the little banner of Jinyi Wei, where are you from." ”
The messenger who closed his mouth when he heard the three words of Jin Yiwei said honestly: "The villain Tai'an County catches the head Xie Lun, there is an earthquake in Mount Tai, and the county honorifies me to rush to Beijing to report." ”
Zhang Ru said: "The one in the palace already knows, stay behind, you can go back." ”
"Don't go!" Xie Lun immediately became anxious: "My lord, this matter is not trivial, the villain must hand over the report to the people of the Ministry of Industry." ”
"That's what your prefectural commander said?" Zhang Ru cocked Erlang's legs and asked casually.
Xie Lun bowed his head and was silent, he still couldn't understand why this young Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi couldn't get along with him.
"Some time ago, His Majesty wanted to abolish the current prince, and finally the courtiers persuaded His Majesty on the grounds that the Tai'an earthquake was the anger of the heavens, and the Qin Tianjian also said that it was because of the anger of the heavens. Your news came a little late, if you let Your Majesty know that the courtiers are bullying the king, what do you think will be the consequences at that time? Zhang Ru concealed that the initiator of all this was himself, a time-traveling youth from the 21st century.
Xie Lun's sweat was pouring out, and he said in his heart, what is the purpose of this master telling me this? He didn't dare to ask, let alone answer, so he had to bow his head and remain silent.
Zhang Ru continued: "I don't think you're a stupid person, you should know the consequences of doing this. You may not know what the crown prince is like today, but I know it very well. Therefore, I will not allow anyone to be unfavorable to the crown prince, whether he is a prince or nobleman or a minor person like you. Do you understand my words? ”
In the face of this naked threat, Xie Lun had relatives in his heart, and before leaving, the county lord explained several times, no matter what, he had to let the above know about the Tai'an earthquake.
In fact, there are countless victims in Tai'an, and I don't know how many people died overnight, and the county is also anxious. The Jinan Mansion didn't care at all, but just asked the Tai'an County Government to do a good job of pacifying.
Xie Lun is a native of Tai'an, and he is also a confidant of the Tai'an County Commander, otherwise he would not have come to do this kind of thing that only a messenger does.
"The villain doesn't understand." Although he heard the solicitation from the other party's mouth, before getting the approval of the county lord, Xie Lun still chose to refuse the other party's kindness.
Zhang Ru smiled: "It's a good thing that you don't understand, but it's also a bad thing." The difference between good and bad depends mainly on how you choose. I believe that there are two kinds of people in this world who can keep secrets, one is the dead and the other is the living dead, I don't know which one you want to be? ”
This is a naked threat!
Xie Lun stood up directly: "I am the only one who knows about this matter, and the county lord does not know the specific date, if the adult wants to find a scapegoat, kill Xie Lun." ”
Zhang Ruyi raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you afraid of death?" ”
Xie Lun smiled miserably: "Who is not afraid of death, but now I am a fish and meat, you are a knife warrior, what's the use of being afraid of death." Xie Lun is also a dignified man, even if he dies, Xie Lun will die like a man with a handle. ”
Zhang Ru laughed: "I have heard that the men in the land of Qilu are bold, but when I see them today, they really live up to their reputation." I'm not a person easy to kill, and it's not easy for you to travel thousands of miles from Tai'an to the capital to report the news. I can let you go, but you have to promise me that if someone asks, you can't divulge anything. ”
Suddenly seeing the hope of life from the brink of death, Xie Lun did not agree, but asked Zhang Ru what he wanted to do.
This cautious little person, because of this inadvertent move, made Zhang Rugao take a look, and at the same time, it also laid the groundwork for him to defend the party in the future, of course, this is all a later story.
Zhang Ru said: "You may not know what the prince is, but I know very well. If Da Ming is in the hands of the crown prince, it will only be better than now, this is the only thing I can guarantee. I don't want Daming to become a stormy existence, so I don't allow anyone to threaten the status of the crown prince. A few days ago, I lied to Your Majesty that if the news of the earthquake only reached the palace now, I was afraid that Your Majesty would immediately attack me. At that time, not only me, but also the people of Qin Tianjian and the ministers of the DPRK and China will be affected. Even, the status of the prince of the East Palace will be detained because of this. Therefore, I need you to stay in the capital for a few days, and when someone summons me, stand up and tell everyone that the earthquake happened half a month ago. ”
"Your Excellency wants me to deceive the courtiers?" Xie Lun said suspiciously.
Zhang Ru looked into the distance: "No, I'm letting you deceive the world." ”
Xie Lun fell into deep thought, he weighed the gains and losses of this move in his heart, Zhang Ru did not urge, and let him make his own decision.
After a while, Xie Lun nodded firmly: "The villain is willing to serve the adult, but the villain has something unclear, and I ask the adult to solve his doubts." ”
Zhang Ru said: "You ask." ”
"Dare to ask what kind of friendship the lord and the prince have, why do the adults think so much about the prince?" Xie Lun asked.
This question was not the question he should have asked, but he suddenly wanted to know why this young Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi got involved in the battle between the big guys.
Zhang Ru said lightly: "It's a good thing for people to be curious, but too much curiosity will kill you." ”
Seeing that Zhang Ru refused to speak, Xie Lun had no choice but to give up, and the humble Xishan Command fell silent.
After a while, Zhang Ru still said his identity with the prince: "I am the prince's brother, and the prince's business is my business." ”
He didn't understand why he was willing to tell Xie Lun about this relationship, so he said it to the devil. In the end, he had to find a reason for himself in his heart: I was afraid that he would not cooperate.
Everything was ready, a few fast horses galloped quickly in the direction of Tai'an, and every time they arrived at a post station, they would find out the handymen who received Xie Lun that day and control them.
In the harem, a note concocted by Wei Xing himself also inadvertently appeared on the desk of Emperor Zhu Jianshen.
Zhu Jianshen, who came out of retreat, intuitively felt depressed, but the answer he received when he asked Li Zixing was normal, he had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't find the crux of the problem.
Hearing Wei Xing say that there were too many pieces to deal with recently, he immediately put aside the doubts in his heart completely.
The piles of notes on the table looked extremely messy, Zhu Jianshen swept his hand casually, and complained angrily: "The people in the cabinet are all ****, so many things, let me start." ”
Before the words fell, a piece of music came into view, and the book was written: Tai'an earthquake aftermath treatment! Cross.
He picked up the music, but after a while, he was furious, tore the music in his hand in half, and then said angrily to Wei Xing: "Let Li Zixing and Liang Liyong roll over to me." ”
Wei Xing was overjoyed in his heart, and pretended to be very frightened and retreated out of the Dongnuan Pavilion. As everyone knows, after he left, the corners of the emperor's mouth actually hooked up an evil smile.