After a period of greetings, the sons and daughters of Xungui were very considerate of Zhu Daolin's situation, and agreed to get together for a few days after the face of the saint, and then pick up Xu Wenjue and others to go first.

Zhu Daolin waited for the officers and soldiers of both sides to unload the tributes from the ship and load them into the carriage, while drinking tea and chatting around the warm charcoal stove.

After the kind words, Liu Guojian reported an important news to Zhu Daolin: "Daolin, there is something you can't get angry when you hear it, but you have to think about it carefully and see how to deal with it appropriately." ”

"In the past few days, there have been many rumors in the capital, behind which are still the ghosts of those who are unscrupulous Donglin Party people, one is to slander you and sell thousands of victims overseas, and the other is to frame the Ziyang Temple of the Maoshan faction to use witchcraft to confuse the people, driving hundreds of thousands of victims to build a large number of palaces day and night, and build a large number of palaces beyond the system.

"Then the literati in the capital also attacked it in groups, criticizing you and Ziyang Guankou, I heard that they are plotting to brew a book of ten thousand words, asking the saint to kill you Zhu Daolin to thank the countrymen! The means are extremely despicable, and the intentions are extremely sinister, but fortunately, the Long Live Lord is wise and always unmoved, but he also has to give the courtiers an explanation, so this time the face is very critical, you have to think carefully about what to say to the Long Live Lord, how to say it? ”

"Our people, as well as the few nobles in the capital, will definitely protect you to the death, but you still have to pass the hurdle of the Lord of Long Live!"

Zhu Daolin was annoyed, although he had enough psychological preparation, he still didn't expect the Donglin Party people to be despicable.

The capital is not Jinling, Zhu Daolin is facing the Donglin Party who controls public opinion, and he does not dare to hope to prove his innocence through public opinion, everything depends on whether the young Emperor Chongzhen distinguishes between right and wrong. This situation of being passively beaten made Zhu Daolin helpless while being angry.

Zhao Huaizhong looked at Zhu Daolin, whose face was constantly changing, worriedly: "You have to calm down!" Gonggong Liu also said just now, after entering Beijing, let's find a way to let you meet Long Live Lord as soon as possible, send the precious tribute you brought, and tell Long Live Lord that there are still 1.2 million catties of copper to be transported later, so that Long Live Lord can see your loyalty. Then he reported the situation of the Jinling disaster victims to the cash-for-work in detail, plus the secret reports of Dongchang and Nanjing Jinyiwei, I believe that the Wanzai Lord will not be confused by the imperial history of the Donglin Party that has heard about the affairs of the DPRK and China. ”

Zhu Daolin sighed helplessly: "I really don't understand, why is there no limit to the so-called wind and hearsay?" In the more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, how many civil and military officials who wanted to do something practical finally fell under this excuse of rumors? Alas! ”

"Don't be discouraged! Gotta calm down, calm down, you know? Don't forget your uncle's commands! Zhao Huaizhong said anxiously.

Liu Guojian also comforted: "Daolin, you can't be in a hurry!" No matter how much fire you have in your heart, you have to cheer up and think about what to say to Long Live Lord. ”

Zhu Daolin absolutely didn't believe that Emperor Chongzhen was so confused, but he couldn't say this. Shaking his head, he suddenly asked:

"If I ask the emperor to send a messenger south to thoroughly investigate the disaster relief, are you willing to find out how many holes and make up how many holes, so that the emperor can tide over the difficulties, do you think the emperor is willing?"

The two eunuchs already knew Zhu Daolin's strategy of losing both sides, but they didn't dare to express their opinions, and Liu Guojian was silent for a moment and said:

"This hand has paid a huge amount, although it can catch the Donglin party by surprise, but our family is worried about sending a Qin messenger to find out. Long live the Lord will not let you leave the capital, which will have a great impact on your business and the training of the Jiangnan New Army. All of us are counting on you to train into a new army as soon as possible, and then lead the army north to fight against the Manchu Tartars! ”

Zhu Daolin was stunned, he didn't expect the eunuchs to come up with this idea, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed at the moment, and after thinking about it for a long time under the gaze of Liu Guojian and Zhao Huaizhong, he finally had to come up with an extremely risky strategy to break the situation.

The two-mile-long convoy was guarded by hundreds of cavalry from the Imperial Horse Guard. Arrived at Chaoyang Gate at 3 a.m.

Zhu Daolin originally thought that under the threat of the Manchu army, the capital would implement a strict curfew system, and he would have to stay up until dawn to open the curfew, but he didn't expect Liu Guojian to just get out of the car and light a torch to show his face, and the two cavalrymen of the Imperial Horse Supervisor stepped forward and shouted a few words. There were shouts from the tower, and soon the confined city gate slowly opened.

This situation made Zhu Daolin realize that Liu Gonggong's power was much greater than he expected, at least the imperial horse supervisor under his command had a transcendent position among the many armies guarding the capital.

Liu Guojian and Zhao Huaizhong obtained Zhu Daolin's consent, and Zhao Huaizhong led 20 cavalry to escort Zhu Daolin and his four personal guards to Guanglu Temple to stay.

Liu Guojian and other soldiers and horses directly sent the convoy full of tribute into the palace, the convoy went to the Donghua Gate and continued to the north, Zhu Daolin and Zhao Huaizhong turned to the east of the street, walked more than 200 meters to the gate of the Guanglu Temple where the lanterns were hung, and quickly entered the temple-like courtyard on the east side of the Guanglu Temple under the guidance of the attendants.

Zhu Daolin asked curiously: "This courtyard is where the officials who entered Beijing lived?" ”

Zhao Huaizhong nodded: "Now it's dark and can't see clearly, the yard is quite big and deep, and it is divided into six courtyards of different sizes, and we will live in strict accordance with the rank. ”

"Isn't it trespassing?" Zhu Daolin asked worriedly.

Zhao Huaizhong smiled: "It's arrogant for other officials, but for you, you don't have this worry, in addition to the identity of the three-rank military attache of the imperial court, you are also the youngest deacon of the Shangqing faction of Taoism, and the dynasty has the most preferential treatment for the Taoist Zhengyi faction, the Shangqing faction and the Quanzhen faction, your Shangqing faction's superb medical skills Xuanzhen Taoist has been serving as the head of the Daolu Division, stationed in the capital to serve the royal family, or the imperial doctor designated by the old queen mother, didn't your master tell you?" ”

"Anyway, let me bring a letter and two cans of tea to Master Xuanzhen, and then go to the Zhenwu Temple in the north of the city to visit his old man's house after the face saint."

Zhu Daolin sighed in his heart, Taoism as the state religion of the Ming Dynasty is really favored, and it is a sadness that there are such good conditions that are declining day by day.

The small courtyard is actually not small, covering an area of more than one acre, although it is a cold winter night, but after entering the courtyard gate, Zhu Daolin clearly saw the Taihu Lake stone and hexagonal pavilion dotted in the small garden, a hundred years old pine and cypress on the back side of a few bare plum trees still stands majestically, lush.

The six maids of the Teaching Workshop Division had already been waiting outside the gate of the lantern Lang Liang, one by one sleepy-eyed and dazed, wearing bloated cotton jackets and not showing that they were fat and thin, and welcomed Zhu Daolin and his party into the door and settled down, two of them respectfully reported that supper was being prepared, and asked Zhao Huaizhong and Zhu Daolin if they bathed and changed clothes first?

Guo Zhongjun, the chief of the guard, had already taken out a full set of civilian clothes replaced by Zhu Daolin, Zhao Huaizhong had been in Jiangnan for a few years, and he had also developed the habit of taking a bath, and he would take the lead in the palace early tomorrow morning, so without saying a word, he pulled Zhu Daolin and walked to the inner bathroom, each climbed into a steaming large wooden barrel, and took a hot bath happily under the service of the four maids.

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