When there was a loud sound, a Simei blue and white porcelain vase with Su Ni Boqing as the green material was torn apart on the black floor tiles of the Qianqing Palace.

Cao Huachun and another tall man below immediately knelt down and waited tremblingly on the ground to fall.

"The Dengzhou regiment training battalion is sitting in the guerrilla camp, the Shanhaiguan general soldier, and the Liaozhen regiment training general soldier, and they forcibly break Zhangjiakou Fort without an order, this is a rebellion!"

Chongzhen's face was full of anger, his usually pale face was surprisingly ruddy, and his slightly hoarse voice echoed in the Heart Cultivation Palace. Wang Chengen next to him also knelt on the ground, silently silent.

"You two." Chongzhen pointed at Cao Huachun and the military attache on the ground, "Tell me, how did you do it in Liaozhen and Denglai?" What news do you get, Luo Yangxing, you talk first! ”

The tall military attache still lowered his head, revealing the tiger-like complement of the third-grade military attache behind him, and his voice trembled a little and said: "Weichen, Weichen sends people to Denglai and Liaozhen once a year to check the situation of the military and civilians, and the 'listening' is here, and Weichen also reports to the palace every year......"

With a loud bang, Chongzhen slapped it on the imperial case, "It is Haiqing He Yan who has been reported to the palace, so why is Liaozhen and Shanhai so arrogant, and even Dengzhou Town is in cahoots with its wolf Bèi, how do they collude together, you say!" ”

"Weichen, Weichen......" Luo Yangxing's voice trembled, and he was speechless.

This Luo Yangxing is the commander of the palm print of Jinyiwei, and the seventeen offices under his command and the Fusi of the North and South Towns are regarded as the number one person in the Beijing Division. He is a second-generation official, and his father is Luo Sigong, who was in charge of Jinyiwei for forty years during the Wanli period, and during his reign, Jinyiwei had a good watch in the battle to aid the dynasty and the palace transfer case, until Wei Zhongxian came to power, he was replaced by Tian Ergeng, one of the Five Tigers.

After Chongzhen defeated Wei Zhongxian, Tian Ergeng was also defeated. The position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard was vacant. Luo Yang's father succeeded and became the commander of Jinyiwei's palm print. This benevolent brother is powerful in appearance and weak in heart, although the ability to make a fortune is not weak at all, but he does not have the ability of his father, and most of the teeth of the brocade guard on his hand have been lost.

Jin Yiwei was established more than 250 years ago, and when he was the weakest in Luo Yangxing's hands, his lack of ability was one thing, and the central government of the Ming Dynasty was getting more and more out of control over the grassroots was also an important reason. Especially for the binding force of the army leader, the mere cavalry is far from enough to deal with the army leader with heavy troops. In the history of the original time and space, Luo Yangxing has been mixed with the days, and when Chongzhen was sixteen years old, the emperor finally couldn't stand his incompetence. Let him out of class. Later, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Luo Yangxing took refuge in the Tartars, and he was better mixed than in the Ming Dynasty, and became the governor of Tianjin, but he stepped down again after only one year.

In fact, from the perspective of Jinyiwei's duties, he is only in charge of the affairs near the Beijing Division, and the local secret agencies are the eunuchs and supervisors in various places. Jinyiwei's Ti rides a fresh-clothed angry horse. Listening to the majesty, in fact, when you go to a place like Liaozhen, you can only act carefully, and these Qiu Ba even dare to arrest the governor. It's a no-brainer to deal with a few horsemen.

Therefore, Luo Yangxing still likes to do some things to deal with Beijing officials in Beijing, and he can't do things outside, especially in the past two years, and naturally he doesn't do much business. As a result, Chongzhen couldn't answer his question.

Chongzhen was angry with Luo Yangxing, and turned to Cao Huachun again. He let out a long breath, softened his breath and said: "Cao Banban, Dongchang also has the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials, what is the implication between Denglai and Guanning, you must give me a report within two months, let Lu Zhi use dim sum, so that he can not only get good news in Dengzhou." ”

"The old slave obeys." Cao Huachun agreed in a low voice, and raised his head slightly and said: "Today, Wang Changfu, the chief soldier of Dengzhou, sent a report to the military department, saying that Zhong Caisheng was a subordinate of the regimental training general soldier, he couldn't persuade him at that time, and impeached Liaozhen in his words, and he had to implicate the fine work that led the way for Jiannu with the Zhangjiakou merchants, Zhong Caisheng suffered heavy losses in Zhubokou, all of which were caused by the leakage of the whereabouts of the people and horses in Dengzhou, and he was provoked by Liaozhen and went to Zhangjiakou to arrest people in recklessness. ”

"Really?" Chongzhen asked with some doubts, "But in any case, he should be clear about the local military supervision and inspection, and he can arrest people only after checking clearly, how can he arrest people first." ”

Cao Huachun immediately said: "The old slave also said so, Zhong Caisheng did without an order, and he must be punished strictly, but several cabinet elders have a dispute, or say that the killing of Mang Gurtai is a matter of great military prestige, Zhong Caisheng is the first credit, and at this time, if you talk about him again, I am afraid that the people will laugh and scold." ”

Chongzhen let out a few breaths, several times to say and stopped, Mang Gurtai's head has been handed over to Zhang Zongheng, after many inspections to be true, it is really a miracle, at this time to deal with Zhong Caisheng, will make many people who do not know the inside think that the imperial court treats the heroes lightly, and it does give the cabinet a problem.

Finally, Chongzhen waved his hand and said impatiently: "The matter of Zhangjiakou is over like this, I only need to know now what the relationship between Denglai and Liaozhen is, not to listen to what they say in the Zhangtang newspaper, but to ask you to wait to hear and see, and give me a reply within two months. ”

The following two kowtowed together to obey the order, Chongzhen tiredly asked them to retreat, the two bowed down and left, Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, turned his head to look at the backs of the two, and his eyes were uncertain.

Wang Chengen stood up and said to Chongzhen: "Does the emperor want to eat a bowl of bird's nest soup?" ”

Chongzhen squinted and didn't speak, Wang Chengen said in a low voice: "Is the emperor still worried about the matter of Zhangjiakou, in fact, the slave maid has heard that the merchant and slave in this Zhangjiakou may indeed have something to do with it, and it has a lot to do with the court." ”

Chongzhen turned his head to look at him slightly, then shook his head and said, "I said, this is not a matter of Zhangjiakou, what I am worried about is the relationship between Denglai and Liaozhen." Zu Dashou hid in Jinzhou, even Ning Yuan did not return, even when King Qin, he only sent Wu Xiang, Zu Kuan and the like, the court order did not work in Liao Town for a long time, Wu Xiang took back the Zhenyi head several times, all of which were not far from the victory of Dengzhou Town. ”

Wang Chengen said cautiously: "Husband Cao is still in charge of the Jingying Rongzheng, and there is less time to take care of the East Factory, I don't think it was a deliberate mistake, or maybe Zhong Caisheng was really a reckless person, and he was picked up by Liao Zhen to give birth to such a thing, and the slave maid heard that the fierce generals have been rough since ancient times, maybe it is Zhong Caisheng and other people." ”

Chongzhen sighed and said: "Liaozhen is difficult to control, Dengzhou has always been quite obedient, but now if it is really a collusion between the two parties, it is far from beneficial to the imperial court. Even Zu Dashou also has someone to excuse him, and now that I think about it, the people who say good things for Dengzhen are even more than Liaozhen. Don't they understand, whether it is the ministers of the court or the internal officials of the forbidden center, if the court has no authority, where will they get benefits? ”

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he closed his eyes and sighed long, and Wang Chengen secretly raised his eyes. Looking at the young man's white hair on Chongzhen's temples, his eyes couldn't help but be a little moist......

Before noon on the second day, Wang Chengen came out of the palace and returned to his home outside the Donghua Gate, which was also a large mansion. There are three of them in the garden, and the servants and maids who walk around are constantly coming and going, and they all kneel down to say hello when they see Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen's house was given by Chen Xin, but the servants were all brought by himself, and the method he got was not to buy slaves or recruit, but to directly occupy the army from Jingying and Jinyiwei, that is to say. These servants are actually paid.

According to the rules of the imperial court, the stewards and eunuchs in the palace could have servants, called private ministers (Note 1), and the number of them ranged from 25 to 60. The old example was that there were 60 eunuchs holding seals, the rest were 55 people, 40 left young eunuchs, and 30 eunuchs. There are 25 clerks, and the remaining positions are reduced (Note 2). With this reason. These eunuchs also have authority, wantonly encroaching on military craftsmen, military households, and personnel in the Beijing camp, and the eunuchs with authority occupy hundreds of positions, and the stewards and eunuchs of the 24 yamen occupy more than 300 people.

In addition, the court and the princes are not under the eunuchs, that is, they not only have to occupy the number of soldiers, but also receive the salaries of these soldiers, the court is equivalent to giving them servants, the vacancy of the Beijing camp and the Jinyi guard is like this, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Beijing camp was cleaned up, and only 50,000 of the more than 200,000 soldiers were in the camp, and only 20,000 were young and strong. There are many eunuchs and princes in the Beijing division, and the number of more than 100,000 or 200,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp is not enough for everyone.

As far as Wang Chengen's status is concerned, although the position can not be compared with the celebrant Bingbi, but he is the only one who can dangle in front of the emperor in the palace, and the emperor has been quite commendable for several years, this status is not daring to be despised by the ceremonial supervisor, but he wants to curry favor with Wang Chengen in many ways, so he is also the number one in the palace, and the number one has reached more than 300 people.

The young rich man slowly spread out in the garden of the backyard, followed by more than twenty servants and maids, not much worse than the pomp of the emperor. Wang Chengen walked all the way and lowered his head all the way to think about things.

He understands Chongzhen's predicament very well, Zu Dashou has become the emperor of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and Dengzhou Town is a sharp weapon to deal with Houjin and Liao Town, but this time there are signs of confluence in Zhangjiakou, which will naturally give Chongzhen a headache.

At this time, the menzi outside came to report that Zhang was coming, Wang Chengen stopped in place and waited for a while, looked up and said to the menzi: "You just said that our family is not here, and we will not return to the house recently, so that he will not come here in the future." ”……

"Go to the East Factory." Cao Huachun got into the carriage and said to his steward.

The steward immediately said respectfully: "Yes, factory father." ”

The carriage set off quickly, this kind of four-wheeled carriage with reed shock absorption is very stable, Cao Huachun lay in it and closed his eyes to recuperate, thinking back to the emperor's words yesterday, he himself remembered, Chen Xin is indeed a little unusual, but after all, it is the people under the regimental training general soldier who are in trouble this time, from his heart, he thinks that the two towns are easy to rob, and share the spoils together, he always feels that the emperor is still making a fuss.

What's more, if the collusion between the two towns is really found, what can the imperial court do with the two towns, just one ancestor is enough for the emperor to be upset, and he has to be involved in a stronger Dengzhou town. He thinks that the emperor is a bit of a reversal in this matter, and the important thing is not to find out, but to think of a way to deal with it first, otherwise he is asking for trouble.

He touched the fox skin cover on the handrail, remembering that this carriage was also sent by Chen Xin, the design is very exquisite, in winter, you can put a fox skin kit on the peach wood handrail, the hand is warm and soft, and when it is hot in summer, you can take it off, in winter, there is a small copper stove with charcoal outside for heating, and there is a special table for sandalwood and ice cubes in the car, such details have been thought of, plus the inside is beautifully decorated, even the panes are made of ivory, so he has to have a good impression of Chen Xin, And this kind of car has now become a status symbol in Beijing, and ordinary officials can't buy it if they want to.

The carriage walked slowly, and soon arrived outside the Donghua Gate of the Beijing Division, which is where the famous East Investigation Factory is located, which was established more than ten years later than Jinyiwei, but because of the director of the ceremonial superintendent Bingbi as the factory director, and governed Jinyiwei. Therefore, its status is still above the brocade guard, the factory is generally held by the second or third person of the ceremonial supervisor, in order to show its status, even the seal is different from the ordinary internal officials, such as Lu Zhi, the internal official, the customs seal is "Dengzhou Supervision Army Internal Officials Guanfang", but the East Factory is "the governor of the East Factory official school office eunuch defense", and there is a sealed tooth seal of the Qinci, which is used as a seal for secret letters. All the newspapers are thrown directly into the palace, and even if the palace gate is closed in the middle of the night, it can be thrown through the crack in the palace gate.

Most of the employees are drawn from Jinyiwei, with a total of more than 100 stalls and nearly 1,000 fans. They are all the most fierce and cunning people selected by the Jinyi guards, and ordinary officials have to shudder when they hear the word Dongchang.

Cao Huachun didn't come here every day because he was also the official of Jingying Rongzheng and the director of ceremonies, but this time the emperor was angry with Dongchang, and he had to put his main energy over until the matter was understood.

The horse-drawn carriage entered through the doorway southwest of the East Factory. After stopping in the courtyard, Cao Huachun patted the handrail, and the steward outside opened the side door, and Luo Yangxing, who was already waiting, came up. Helping Cao Huachun get down from the carriage, dozens of stall heads kneeling around him said in unison: "Knock on the factory father!" ”

Cao Huachun nodded lightly and walked into the hall with his head held high, followed by Luo Yanghe and more than a dozen big stalls. The two entered the ancestral hall on the west side of the hall together, and there was a beautiful archway inside. The four gilded characters of "Liufang Baishi" in the book, the tablet of the commanders and eunuchs of the Dongchang Dynasty is enshrined in the first place, and those who were defeated are of course gone. After Cao Huachun and Luo Yangxing put on the incense, they returned to the main hall and went to the right into the small hall, where the statue of Yue Wumu was enshrined, and Cao Huachun and Luo Yangxing also went to the incense (Note 3).

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many people who worshiped Yue Wumu, and most of them took Yue Fei as a martial saint, until the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, thinking that Yue Fei was anti-Jin, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty forcibly recognized the Jin Dynasty as the ancestor, so Yue Fei could not be a martial saint, and even Manjianghong was changed beyond recognition. Yue Fei could only give way to Guan Gong, and there were also Guandi temples in the Ming Dynasty, but the number was not much, and the Guandi temples bloomed everywhere after the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

After these ceremonies were completed, Cao Huachun and Luo Yangxing walked out of the small hall together, behind which was a brick shadow wall, which was carved with the story of the tiger and Di Liang Gong, who was a mythical beast that could eat tigers and leopards, highlighting the bravery of Dongchang, and Di Liang Gong was Di Renjie, in order to reflect the justice and ability of Dongchang.

After turning the brick shadow wall, everyone entered a small hall for deliberations, Cao Huachun sat on the head, and the stall head sat on both sides after meeting again.

Cao Huachun, who had a white face and no beard, glanced at his subordinates who were sitting in a precarious position, and said in a cold scream: "All of you are big stalls, what you want to talk about today, everyone knows in their hearts, the emperor called our family to scold us yesterday, and asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei what they were eating." Our family can't figure out what Dongchang is doing now, to put it mildly, in Beijing, the matter of listening, sitting, and playing incidents, it is also appropriate to find a green skin lama bluff, and what do you want to do with these many big stalls! ”

The big stalls below all looked down at the ground, not daring to move in the slightest.

Cao Huachun's voice became more and more sharp, and he said loudly: "Zhangjiakou Fort is a matter of death, it is not a matter to kill a few Jin merchants, and someone in Beijing accepts their money and wants to talk to them, it is not a matter." What the emperor wants to check is the road between Dengzhou Town and Liao Town, some of you receive Jin merchant silver, some people receive Dengzhou benefits, and some people receive Liao Town benefits, and our family doesn't care. ”

Cao Huachun stood up suddenly, all the stalls knelt down in unison, Cao Huachun glanced at everyone coldly, and said loudly: "Each stall selects the most capable person to come out, go to Dengzhou and Liao Town to investigate, and do not contact the local prison army and the town guard, we want your own listening, not only the Tao between Liao Town and Dengzhen, but also the situation of the generals in the two towns, the heads of the battalions, and the shogunate, all of which must be clearly listed one by one, what is the relationship between the generals, whether there is a marriage, etc., I want to see the details." This time, if there are still people who are perfunctory and make our family unable to pay in front of the emperor, our family will let whoever move the head first. ”

"Yes!"

ps: Note 1: "Zhi Zhongzhi", "Each private minister, said to be in charge of the family, in charge of the affairs of the family, said to be in charge, to handle affairs, to pay the cashier two silver, and to go to the house...... Shift ...... Foreman...... The secretary's room, under which are the hats, clothes and boots, the tea room, the kitchen, and the ......"

Note 2: "Yishan Hall Separate Collection Volume 10 Official Examination", the ministers are forbidden to work, and there are no apprentices to serve, and they are not allowed to be taken from craftsmen and workers. There are 60 eunuchs who hold seals, 55 of the rest, and 40 of the left young eunuchs......

Note 3: The layout of the East Factory refers to the record in the "Chronicles of the Middle Age", Yue Fei is like a hanging statue, which has been changed to a statue here, and the public tablets of the East Factory in the past dynasties are real.