It rained lightly at night, and the Taoist idiot was extremely tired, but when he thought of the old monk and the tiger head in Nanchang Mansion, he couldn't sleep. Even if he knew that even if King Ning rebelled, he would only choose to go north to the capital or east to Nanjing, and there was no reason to harm the base camp, not to mention that the old monk and the tiger head were placing orders in the temple.

But he was not only worried about the war, but also about the old monk's age. The old monk has been physically exhausted in the past two years, if he puts his mind at ease after watching this excitement, who knows if the old man will go here.

If King Ning rebelled, he could still go to answer one or two; Now that King Ning is rebelling, he, the son of King Xing, is really going to Nanchang, but he can't say it clean. In the eyes of others, maybe Xingwangfu will be labeled as colluding with the king......

It wasn't until the sound of the third watch outside that he fell asleep in a daze.

By the time I opened my eyes again, it was already dark.

There was a commotion from downstairs at the city gate, and the idiot got up and looked outside the city gate, and saw that the people who were going to enter the city also had all kinds of donkey carts and mule carts, lined up for half a mile.

Looking at the city gate again, there are already a few breakfast stalls on both sides of the road.

The people outside the city still have colorful clothes; The soldiers and civilians in the city have been serving for five days, and today is the second day.

Outside the city gate, in addition to small merchants and hawkers, there are several young people in twos and threes. When the idiot saw it, he couldn't help but wonder.

Does anyone really dare to make trouble in Anlu?

He paid attention to it, so he called Gao Kang, and the two of them stood on the tower of the city gate, paying attention to those people together. If anything is wrong, let it be taken on the spot.

The gates opened.

The people outside the city entered the city one after another, and if there was a car or a burden, those young men and women would come forward and entangle themselves until the other party took out half a handful of copper plates and replaced them with the next one.

Dao Idiot and Gao Kang glanced at each other, and each was relieved. It turned out to be just some ruffians, and neither of them meant to meddle.

Shocked, he came up to send it early, and said to the idiot: "Childe, the two in the tenth room are also below." ”

When the idiot heard this, he looked at it, isn't it, among the ruffians, there is a group close to the baked cake shop, a total of six or seven people, and Shifang Dalang and Erlang are among them.

Gao Kang's mind was lively, and when he heard it, he said: "Second son, if you want to meet the enemy, do you want to ask someone to clean up?" ”

The idiot said: "It's just two clowns, don't pay attention to it." ”

Shifang Dalang and Erlang counted the copper plates, complaining that they had little income today, and they didn't know that they had escaped.

Dao idiot and Gao Kang are not people who like to point fingers, and at the end of the day, Ximen is peaceful.

At dusk, not long after the city gate was closed again, people came to the palace, and the prince summoned the two to return to the palace.

The fifty guards of honor were led by a six-rank guard of the Honor Guard, who continued to stay at the West Gate to assist the defenders of the city gate.

There were no people at the city gate, and the Taoist idiot knew in his heart that most of this was good news.

When they arrived at the palace, Dao Idiot and Gao Kang were not introduced to Qingyun Gate, but were directly brought to the Qiyun Palace.

In addition to the prince, Lu Bing and Wang Qi have also returned. Shizi's face was dull, but his eyes were shining, and he said to the idiot: "There is an official document from the Yamen of the Political Secretary, and King Ning gathered the rebels to go to the northeast, and it seems that he is going to Nanjing via Anqing!" ”

Not only is the prince much more relaxed, but Wang Qi, Lu Bing and others are all happy.

No matter how far King Ning could go, An Lu would at least escape for the time being.

Shizi said: "Although there is no worry about the rebels pressing the territory, I think that in a few days, the news of King Ning's rebellion will spread." How to deter the local government and prevent small disturbances is still an important matter. Do you have any good suggestions? ”

The last sentence was addressed to the Wang brothers. Lu Bing is young, Huang Jin, Gao Kang and others are internal servants, and they are not good at suggesting anything for the prince.

Wang Qi said: "If Your Highness cares about the place, it is better to integrate some people and inspect the four cities according to the regulations of the Nancheng when the people were appeased last month." ”

The prince looked at the idiot again.

Dao Idiot thought for a while and said: "I am in the direction of arms control, and even if the people are instigated, it will be difficult for them to become unarmed...... It's the officials, the officials, the officials, and the others...... Since His Royal Highness has the intention to clean up the law and order in the city and prevent a small mess of the royal palace's funeral, why not discuss with the local civil and military forces, and form several teams to inspect the four cities by the government guards and officials? ”

The more he listened, the brighter his eyes became.

A few of the common people dared to speak out about rebellion, and the reason why he was worried about the instability of Anlu City was also because he was afraid that some officials would collude with Ning Wangfu and echo the incident. No matter what happens at that time, Xingwangfu will inevitably be implicated.

For the Xingwang Mansion, which has just lost its pillars, it really can't withstand the slightest wind and rain.

The idiot's proposal not only made the palace justifiably "take over" the armed forces of Anlu City, but also made the palace's interference in local affairs "famous".

"Great goodness!" His Royal Highness nodded and said, "Although Erlang is young, he is thoughtful, so he uses this method. ”

While speaking, he looked at the Wang brothers and Lu Bing again.

When the idiot is silent, he can still be blinded; Lu Bing looked like a milk doll, so he took people to the city gate, after all, he was just monitoring in the gatehouse; If you take people to patrol the streets, this still immature face will be a bit child's play.

Thinking of Chen Chizhong's good skills, the prince made a decision in his heart, so he ordered someone to go to the mansion to learn Chen Chizhong and the other three.

Without waiting for Chen Chizhong and the others to come over, two chamberlains came in to reply. One of them was ordered by the prince to go to the North City Gate to summon Jiang Lin, and the other was with Jiang Lin yesterday.

The news brought back made the prince angry.

After closing the city gate, Jiang Lin left the north gate and was picked up by several sons.

A few sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenagers, when they get together, what else can they do except eat, drink and have fun?

But at this time, the palace was in mourning, and Jiang Lin was ordered by the prince to watch the north gate.

Shizi blushed, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, okay Jiang Erlang, what a good cousin who is lonely!" ”

It was about the Jiang family, there was a princess behind him, and everyone couldn't say anything, and the house was silent for a while.

There was still the sound of footsteps outside, breaking the silence of the room.

Shizi let out a long breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and his face gradually calmed down.

Chen Chizhong and the other three came in with the waiter, and saw Wang Qi and the others appear after disappearing for a day and night, except for Liu Congyun's usual complexion, the remaining two people were somewhat uncomfortable on their faces, and they hurriedly leaned over to greet the prince, but also to cover up their own abnormalities.

Shizi stretched out his hand and shouted, and first said to Liu Congyun and Lu Wenzhao: "From tomorrow onwards, you will go to the Chief Officials Division for the time being, and follow the adults over there to learn general affairs." ”

"Your Highness's command." Liu Congyun and Lu Wenzhao were in high spirits and hurriedly bowed down.

Shizi looked at the remaining four companions and read: "In order to prevent Xiaoxiao from taking advantage of the opportunity of the palace to make trouble in the place, the four of you can follow the old practice of the southern city in May, each with a team, patrol the streets to check the ......" Speaking of this, he paused and said: "In addition to the honor guards and government guards of each team, Gu will tell the lords of the yamen tomorrow, and ask the local officials to send officials to help." ”

The other three, who had known about this arrangement before, were naturally nothing; Chen Chizhong really couldn't hide his excitement.

Because Lu Bing and Dao Idiot were young, the prince gave these two more instructions: "You take people out, you don't have to stand in the head." If there is anything that needs to be commanded, take the Lone's warrant and just order the people who follow him to do it. ”

This is for fear that someone will bully them when they are young, but for the time being, there is no other manpower available.

According to the example of going to the city gate tower yesterday, each of the four people who patrolled the city sent an attendant to follow. The idiot is still Gao Kang by his side, Wang Qi is still Huang Jin by his side, and the people around Lu Bing have not changed, only the new committee around Chen Chizhong is not the one who went to Beicheng with Jiang Lin before.

After the command was completed, the prince read to the companions: "You are tired for two days, go back and settle down first." Tomorrow the adults will say, and then you will prepare to leave the house. ”

Everyone agreed, except for Lu Bing, who did not move, and all withdrew from the Qiyun Palace.

The excitement on Chen Chizhong's face faded, and he returned to his usual indifference. Liu Congyun took out a plain white fan from his sleeve and shook it gently. Lu Wenzhao couldn't hold his breath the most, walked to Wang Qi's side, and said, "Wang Qi, where did you two brothers go last night, why didn't you come back?" ”

Everyone is in the palace, and there are some things that can be inquired about later, so Wang Qi said half and half left: "I spent the night in the East City Gatehouse." There is no chief in the yamen next to it, and it is nothing; At the city gate, the officials all went to the palace, and the rest of the people were really not the same. ”

Lu Wenzhao nodded and said, "Wufu is reckless and the most prone to trouble. It's better to be here with the civil officials and yamen, the officials are not there, and the rest is just the staff master, who can only nod their heads and waists, but they are honest and ......peaceful."

No matter what the three people who stayed in Fuxue thought in their hearts, the topic of the brothers not returning at night last night was temporarily revealed.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, everyone went to Qingyun Gate to mourn. Liu Congyun and Lu Wenzhao went to the Chief's Division, and the remaining four waited for half an hour before receiving the warrant from the prince and going to the Honor Guard Division and the guards to leave the house.

Nancheng is the most densely populated and has the most onerous things, so the prince sent Chen Chizhong, who is the oldest and has the best kung fu; Most of the local yamen official residences are in Dongcheng, and there are many gentlemen, so the prince sent Wang Qi, the head snake; Xicheng is mostly restaurants and shops, and businessmen gather, so the Taoist idiot with an active head is in charge of Xicheng; Beicheng is inhabited by gentry families, and public security has always been the best, so Lu Bing inspected Beicheng.

Behind each of them came one chamberlain, ten guards of honor, sixty guards of the government, and thirty officials and servants of the local yamen.

Although Gao Kang abides by his identity, everything is led by the Taoist idiot, and he easily does not speak, but the Taoist idiot does not skip him. You must know that now is the Ming Dynasty, and it is the era when eunuchs have the heaviest rights.

Not to mention the east and west factories in the capital, let's just say that this Anlu Chengxing Palace, the prince trusts most is definitely not their companions, but Huang Jin and Gao Kang, the little eunuchs who grew up with the prince. Although Gao Kang is not as valued by the prince as Huang Jin, because he is honest and steady, he is also ranked first among the servants around the prince.

Otherwise, they would not have arranged for the little eunuch to follow them as soon as they came out, even by Jiang Lin, the prince's closest relative.

After discussing with Gao Kang, the Dao idiot divided the hundred people he brought out into ten groups, a group of ten people, led by ten honor guards. Then five groups in one shift, patrolling several main roads in Xicheng, rotated every two hours.

As for Dao Idiot and Gao Kang, they chartered a teahouse as a base on the commercial street in the middle of Xicheng, and brought fifty people on leave into the teahouse......

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