Chapter 42: The Inner Palace

A small Fengyang, for a while, touched the hearts of countless people in the inner palace, and at the same time, Luo Yang rushed to the Qianqing Palace to ask for his will. The celebrant is also in an endless stream of visitors.

Shi Yingzhao, the lieutenant guard of the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum, was executed by the edict because of the abuse of the clan, and the vacated position made many people in the 24th Yamen of the Inner Court hot. The position is a little deserted, but it is much more comfortable than staying in this forbidden palace to endure hardship, and some eunuchs with low positions have started to think, and many people have gathered here under various banners these days to Cao Huachun, the eunuch of Bingbi.

But the first person in the inner court is not in a good mood these days, so many people have eaten the closed door.

Shi Yingzhao died in Fengyang for no apparent reason, not to mention, the position of the lieutenant guard of the imperial tomb suddenly became vacant, Cao Huachun was caught off guard, and there was no suitable candidate at hand to fill the gap. Just to say, it is difficult for Tang King Zhu Yujiao to explain there, although he is only a vassal king, and he has no real power, so he can knead it.

But in the past year, Cao Huachun has not taken any less benefits from Zhu Yujian, the so-called short hands and short mouths of people are this reason. are all mixed in this acre and three points of land in the Ming Dynasty, and if they take the money and do nothing, Eunuch Cao always feels a little uncomfortable, and in the long run, his authority will also be negatively affected.

A small high-walled guard hundreds, actually turned Fengyang upside down, Shi Yingzhao, that guy also sent a letter to investigate his background, and it was not easy to say that this person was not simple. Cao Huachun didn't care, how much background a kid from a royal family can have, it can only show that Shi Yingzhao's methods are too poor.

But when the news of Shi Yingzhao's death came, Cao Huachun was beaten at that time. It must be Lu Zhenfei who is in the way, and that Lu Jiude, who seems to be loyal and honest, but in fact, he worships Wang Chengen's door. The two seem harmless, but in fact they are both pretending to be pigs and eating tigers. This is Cao Huachun's conclusion.

I felt really depressed in the Yamen, so Cao Huachun left the palace and returned to his private house. There are not many people who know here, Cao Huachun can hide and think about how to plan next. Zhu Yuzhen really needs an explanation there, as well as Fengyang's position, who to send to fill the suitable.

When he was upset, his subordinates reported that a guest had visited. Cao Huachun didn't plan to see it, but when he heard his name be mentioned, he nodded in agreement.

The person who came was called He Youling, an old qualification in the palace, and he had not asked about political affairs for many years. He served in the palace during the Wanli years, belonged to Cao Huachun's predecessors, and his personal relationship was not bad, and it was really unreasonable to see him behind closed doors.

He Youling is currently in the internal official prison for the elderly, and the grade on his body is the fourth grade, which is the same as the internal official eunuch. Because he is an old qualification, he also has another courtyard in the capital, so he has very little time to serve in the palace, and besides, he is an old man in the Wanli Dynasty after all, and he is generally not needed to work hard in the palace.

He Youling no longer looks like an internal official, dressed in silk and satin, wearing a scarf outside the staff, if it weren't for his age, but his chin was still bare, anyone would regard him as a wealthy businessman in the capital.

"Father-in-law, something happened to Fengyang!" He Youling didn't have the calm of the past, and after finishing the ceremony, he said in a hurry.

"Shi Yingzhao's matter, this governor knows!" Although he was promoted to the eunuch of the palm seal for several years, Cao Huachun always liked to refer to himself by the title of the governor Dongchang.

"It's not Shi Yingzhao, it's Liao Yongtang!" He Youling was so anxious that his lips trembled, and he almost cried.

"Which Liao Yongtang?"

"Jinyi Wei Qianhu! You forgot, it's the one I recommended to you, the one who sent Dongzhu! ”

"Oh", Cao Huachun then understood, and then Huo stood up, "Fengyang Jinyi Wei Qianhu, what happened to him?" ”

"I don't know what kind of madness this little monkey cub has, he didn't discuss it with me at all, but today he quickly passed a letter to the Jinyi Wei Yamen, pointing out that Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Fengyang, and Zhu Ping'an, the high-walled guard, colluded with the Manchu Tartars outside the Guanwai."

"What!" Cao Huachun's tone became a little sharp. "What a madness! Impeach Lu Zhenfei, he is impatient! ”

He Youling cried with a sad face, told the ins and outs of the matter, and explained that now that Lu Zhenfei and other Fengyang civil and military impeachment recitals have arrived in front of the emperor, please Cao Huachun hurry up and find a way to resolve it.

"Shit, what can I do!" Cao Huachun collapsed on the chair angrily, "The music has arrived in front of the emperor, why don't you say hello to Luo Yangxing first?" ”

"It's a big matter, Luo Yangxuan doesn't dare to suppress it!" He Youling said helplessly, "Fortunately, I didn't press it, Lu Zhenfei arrived in the capital before and after their concert, it is said that the evidence is conclusive!" ”

Cao Huachun knocked a blue and white porcelain vase next to him to the ground with one palm, "Stupid, Lu Zhenfei collaborated with the enemy, and he didn't believe the ghost when he said it." I understand Liao Yongtang's ghost thoughts, it is to figure out that Guò Jinyiwei settled the matter, arrested people, tortured them, and condemned them to death, but he didn't want to think about it, is Luo Yangxing a land handle, is it Tian Ergeng? ”

He Youling's heart was awe-struck, this Cao Huachun was really not easy to deceive, and he guessed Liao Yongtang's thoughts in a blink of an eye. Thinking about this, Liao Yongtang is really hateful, he didn't say hello, he cut it first and then played it, and made it into the current situation, no need to ask is the bad idea given by the Tartar next to him, but he has suffered himself.

As he spoke, a soft cough came from outside the door. "Godfather, there is a will in the palace!"

Cao Huachun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked people to clean up, and He Youling also hid in the inner hall with interest, and then welcomed Huaide, who came to the door to announce the decree, in.

Huaide still smiled, and when he saw Cao Huachun, he was about to salute, but Cao Huachun grabbed him, "You kid, it's okay anywhere, just this set of rules looks awkward." Now that you have come to proclaim the decree, how can you bow to me first! ”

Huai Deqian conceded, and then respectfully repeated Chongzhen's dictation. Lingdongchang and Jinyiwei sent people to Fengyang to investigate the case of collaborating with the enemy, and Wang Pin replaced Lu Jiude as the lieutenant guard of Fengyang and Huangling.

After announcing his will, Cao Huachun got up, and a subordinate next to him came over with a wooden box. Cao Huachun handed it over to Huaide. "Brother Wang's low back pain is going to happen every winter, which is a problem that fell when he was in the palace. In the box, I ordered someone to find the medicinal wine from Yungui, which was prepared by a famous doctor, and had a miraculous effect on bone disease. ”

Huaide thanked him for his kindness, and then left with the wooden box.

Cao Huachun's face instantly became gloomy, and he looked at He Youling who came out of the inner hall.

"If you see it, this is a thunder method, if you don't move, it's enough, and if you move, it's like a thousand pounds. Don't underestimate the kid just now, that's his right-hand man, even if it's you, you may not be his opponent. You also go back, long live the master's dictation is clear, don't involve too much, I don't want Fengyang to be out of control, since there are people from Dongchang involved, this matter is easy to say, but Liao Yongtang is absolutely not able to protect it anymore. ”

He Youling breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it didn't involve him, he didn't care about Liao Yongtang's life or death.

"But, Lao He, you have to be careful." Cao Huachun snorted coldly, "Don't think that I don't know about it in the inner palace. Sue you, Jiexiu Fan's house is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Over the years, they have had close contacts with Guanwai and Mongolia, and you must be careful when dealing with them, and don't be taken advantage of by others. Money can be collected, things, can't be promised randomly, understand! ”

He Youling was excited, and nodded again and again in agreement.

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At the time of the lamp, Huaide led Wang Pin, who was dressed in a green coat and a small hat, into Wang Chengen's duty room. When he entered the door, Wang Chengen had already eaten dinner, and was holding a spirit card to look at it, when he heard footsteps, he hurriedly put it behind the shrine.

Wang Pin was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, tall and polite, as soon as he entered the door, he knelt down in front of Wang Chengen, "Father-in-law, the unfilial son Wang Pin has asked you for peace!" ”

Under the candlelight, Wang Chengen carefully looked at his righteous son. Unlike Huaide, the contours of Wang Pin's face are extremely distinct, adding a bit of toughness. I haven't seen him for two years, and he is really thin and dark, but he is much more energetic.

Wang Chengen sighed, waved his hand, and motioned for Huaide to help him up. But Wang Pin insisted on kowtowing three times in a row, and then he stood up, and when he got up, his face was full of tears.

"Alright, alright, the clouds are all gone." A smile appeared on Wang Chengen's face, "Huaide should have sued you, long live Lord Kaig, let you be the lieutenant guard of Fengyang Town, from now on, you can not suffer in this great interior!" ”

The child understands that this is all the hard work of the father-in-law! If it weren't for the father-in-law, the child would have had a life that day! Wang Pin replied.

Wang Chengen pulled it in front of him, "Don't be afraid of falling, the important thing is to be able to see the road in front of you, although I haven't seen each other in the past two years, I know every bit of you, it's good, I'm very happy!" ”

"To make a long story short, in a few days, you will have to follow the Jinyiwei and the people of Dongchang to take office. When you arrive in Fengyang, there are a few things you need to do in person! ”

"Father-in-law, please!" Wang Pin raised his head.

Wang Chengen handed him an envelope, "You take a look at this first, read it carefully!" ”

Wang Pin took it, read it twice in a row, put the letterhead back in the envelope, and handed it to Wang Chengen. Huaide took a brazier, and Wang Chengen threw the envelope into the brazier.

"Tell me what you think!" Wang Chengen asked Wang Pin.

"Forgive the child's bluntness", Wang Pin hesitated for a moment and said directly: "It's a little too unbelievable, could it be that Zhu Ping'an did it, but looking at the information, he is only fifteen years old!" ”

Wang Chengen snorted coldly, "Those individuals and horses in Jinyiwei and Dongchang are now all corpses, and so many suspicious places have not been investigated in detail, but they have taken advantage of Zhu Ping'an's loopholes." It's hard to wait for this child, and the wolves are around, and there is no way to do it! ”

Wang Pin gasped, peeked at Huaide who was standing next to him, he thought that his righteous brother was already an outlier among his peers, but he didn't expect that there was such a demonic character in Fengyang far away.

"I'm going to Fengyang. There are two men for the Father to be handed over to you, and you will do everything you can to protect them. One of them is Zhu Ping'an. However, now it seems that he has the ability to protect himself, and you can take care of it. ”

Wang Chengen paused, "There is another one, that is, the Tang Shu people who are now imprisoned in the high walls, Zhu Yujian!" ”