Chapter 70: Chaos is imminent
At noon, Wang Pin rarely had a moment of leisure, hiding in the duty room with some snacks and tea. Now that Han Zanzhou and Lu Jiude are temporarily ignoring political affairs on the grounds of their health, all the affairs of the celebrant are pressed on Wang Pin's body. Although Wang Pin is in the prime of life, he has been like this for several months, and he is also a little unbearable.
Just after eating a few bites, his subordinates came to report, saying that the emperor was summoned in the Fengxian Palace, and ordered Wang Pin to hurry over.
Wang Pin didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly put on a fur coat, got on a soft sedan chair, and went straight to the Fengxian Palace.
Since Zhu Cihong came to Nanjing, he has not been accustomed to the wet and cold weather in the south of the Yangtze River, so he ordered to set up a warm pavilion in his bedroom and the Kunning Palace of Empress Sun Ruoxuan, and the scenery of the house was also arranged in accordance with the style of the warm pavilion in the Qianqing Palace of Emperor Chongzhen. Wang Pin's memory is amazing, and he actually placed the furnishings in it exactly the same, so that when Zhu Cihong saw it for the first time, he was stunned for a long time, and then burst into tears, and since then, he has lived in the warm pavilion every night.
Wang Pin's mission this time was extremely good, and it also changed Zhu Cihong's attitude towards him a lot.
In addition to Zhu Cihong and his wife in the warm pavilion, there were two internal officials who were waiting closely, and when they saw Wang Pin coming in to bow, Sun Ruoxuan, who was grinding ink, coughed lightly, and the two eunuchs quietly withdrew.
"Han Zanzhou and Lu Jiude haven't come back to listen to the errand?" Zhu Cihong asked without raising his head while writing hard to review the chapters
"Yes, Father-in-law Han and Father-in-law Lu are not in good health yet, so they both took leave to recuperate at home!"
Zhu Cihong snorted coldly, put down the Zhu pen, turned his somewhat sore shoulders and neck, and Sun Ruoxuan delivered a cup of ginseng tea at a moderate temperature to him.
Zhu Cihong wanted to complain a few words, but after thinking about it, he still didn't have a seizure. turned to Wang Pin and said: "It's also difficult for you, the celebrant is now short of manpower, and it's really difficult for you to bear it alone!" ”
Wang Pin's nose was sour, and he quickly knelt down, "Slave and maid Xie Xià compassionate!" ”
Zhu Cihong waved his hand and asked Wang Pin to get up. "I asked you to come because I wanted to ask, what is the situation of the East Factory now?"
Wang Pin was stunned for a moment, and replied randomly: "In the process of reconstruction, the East Factory is different from Jinyiwei, there is no original manpower arrangement in Nanjing, and everything has to start from scratch." With the full support of the Emperor, it has now begun to operate, however. There are still fewer sources, and it is far from the situation when I was in Beijing in the past! ”
"It's no wonder!" Zhu Cihong took a sip of ginseng tea slowly, "No wonder Zhu Ping'an's eyeliner is placed at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and Jinyiwei and Dongchang have not sent the slightest news to the palace!" ”
Wang Pin was taken aback, "Your Majesty, why did you say this, now the top and bottom of the Dongchang are all selected by slaves and maids, and the identity and background of the slaves and maids are also verified one by one, and they dare not put the eyeliner of the governors of each town in." I don't know where this news about Shandong came from? ”
Zhu Cihong didn't expect Wang Pin's reaction to be so big, and he laughed dryly twice. Sun Ruoxuan took over, "It was discovered by the family of the palace." At the beginning, Zhu Ping'an set up a Sihai warehouse in Beijing to make friends with powerful and wealthy families, and Zhou Yanru and Zhou Kui were his guests. The name of the shopkeeper of the warehouse is Cao Da, and he is quite famous in Beijing. The family of this palace accidentally discovered that he had come to Nanjing again, what did he want. Abundantly clear! ”
Sun Ruoxuan's words made Wang Pin sweat coldly. The meaning of her words is very clear, Zhu Cihong summoned Wang Pin today, and it was obviously her idea. But obviously, the emperor didn't know that Sun Ruoxuan's family came to Nanjing because of Zhu Ping'an's handiwork, and Sun Ruoxuan also used these words to warn Wang Pin. Don't shake this past out.
"So what does it mean?" Wang Pinzhan asked tremblingly, although he had vaguely guessed in his heart what the two couples wanted to do.
"Jinyiwei is useless, so leave this matter to your East Factory to do! Catch the whole city, and I can't find all the fine works that Zhu Ping'an has planted in Nanjing, and there can't be a fish that slips through the net! ”
Zhu Cihong looked at Wang Pin and added, "I remember that the last Admiral Dongchang was Zhang Yunhan, right?" ”
"Exactly!"
Although Zhang Yunhan was greedy for his life, he was loyal and brave, and finally died in the palace. I want you to learn from him. Do you understand what I mean? ”
Wang Pin's body trembled violently, "Yes, slave obeys!" ”
"Also, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, and Liu Kongzhao who are locked up in Jinyi Wei Prison, in two days, I am ready to let you Dongchang take over, as for what to do, I think you should be clear!"
"Majesty!" Wang Pin raised his head suddenly, "At this time, if these three people have an accident, the slave maid is afraid that the current situation will be even more intensified!" ”
Zheng Sanjun and Fang Yuegong fought alone among the courtiers, and the Donglin Party represented the Jiangnan gentry who repeatedly challenged the emperor.
"I'll say it again!" Zhu Cihong stood up and looked at Wang Pin condescendingly, his words full of irresistible meaning.
"Troubled times need to be recoded! Only thunderous means can eliminate the traitors in the opposition. Sun Chuanting is outside the army, and it is difficult to advance an inch, that is, there are people in the DPRK who are hindering it in many ways, and now at this time, I don't want to wait any longer, and I can't wait any longer! ”
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In the middle of the night, Wu Bangfu jumped to his feet in the Jinyi Guard's yamen, and Ma Luan, who had frequently come to the door, had not been seen until now, and the official document of the East Factory in his hand was like a hot iron, making Wu Bangfu sit still. He had already sent someone out to find Ma Luan's whereabouts, and although it was only a stick of incense, he felt like he had spent a whole day.
Fortunately, not long after, the henchmen finally found Ma Luan, and when Wu Bangfu saw Ma Luan, he couldn't help but say, so he pulled him into his study, the doors and windows were closed, and he sent his henchmen to guard outside the door.
"My eldest young master, where did you run today?" Wu Bangfu complained as soon as he came up.
Ma Luan was a little drunk, and a burst of wine spewed out of his mouth, "It's not for my father's business, but now I finally have some eyebrows." Rest assured, thanks to your care these days, the day of my father's return. We will never forget your kindness! ”
"Fart!" In a hurry, Wu Bangfu said rudely, and poured a glass of cold water on the desk directly on Ma Luan's face.
Ma Luan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became furious, "Wu Bangfu, you ......!" ”
Wu Bangfu couldn't help but say. threw the official document from Dongchang on Ma Luan's face, "See it for yourself!" When is it now, you are still in the mood to spend all day drinking, if you come an hour late, I'm afraid you will never see your father again! ”
Ma Luan was startled and hurriedly unfolded the official document.
"This is just a copy, which was passed on by me at the intersection of life and death in Dongchang, and now the real official document has been passed to the celebrant and sealed, maybe. The fans of the East Factory are already on the way to Jinyiwei! ”
After reading the copy of the official document, Ma Luan's face became extremely pale, and he didn't care about erasing the water stains on his face, so he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Bangfu, "Lord Wu, Uncle Wu, you are the life-saving father of my Ma family." Don't worry about the offense of the right talent, my Ma family will have a good reward in the future! ”
Wu Bangfu sighed and pulled Ma Luan up, "Now let's think of a way." The people from Dongchang wanted to come to Lingzun, and it was obvious that they had received the edict of His Majesty. I can't stop ......! ”
Ma Luan stood up, "Lord Wu, I don't have any other requirements, just ask you to hold off the people from Dongchang no matter what, even if it's only for an hour." Be sure to hold them back! ”
As he spoke, Ma Luan hurriedly took out a large stack of silver tickets from his arms, "Please let Lord Wu dredge up a little, so as to help you buy some time, and then go to find someone to help you!" ”
Wu Bangfu looked at Ma Luan. Looking at the silver ticket again, he finally sighed, "The last time, this is the last time, I will hang up my crown early tomorrow morning, this Nanjing can't stay any longer!" ”
When he came out of the Jinyi Guard's yamen, Ma Luan's drunkenness had long since disappeared, and in a hurry, he borrowed a fast horse from the Jinyi Guard's yamen, and didn't care about the time of curfew, so he whipped his horse and ran to the south of the city.
Along the way, he encountered several groups of soldiers and horses patrolling the city, but a few ingots of silver were thrown out, and with the identity of Ma Luan, naturally no one was willing to stop him.
When he arrived at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, Ma Luan couldn't care much, and directly broke into the courtyard where Zheng Hongkui lived.
The guards of the Zheng family stopped Ma Luan, and under the shouting, Zheng Hongkui, who had just gone to bed, also got up and walked out, but when he saw Ma Luan, he was stunned and hurriedly let him into his bedroom.
"It's amazing!" Ma Luan's face did not have a trace of blood, and he didn't care about greetings, so he hurriedly told the ins and outs of the matter.
Zheng Hongkui was also a little confused all of a sudden, he never expected such a change to happen tonight. I finally stabilized my mind and thought about it carefully, and then I had a plan.
"Without further ado, things have to be done sooner or later, so start tonight in advance!" Zheng Hongkui's eyes flashed with excitement, "Our Zheng family still has people in Nanjing, so I will send someone to rescue Master Ma and them!" ”
"Thank you, thank you!" Ma Luan was grateful, "The day my father resurrects is the day when Zheng Dashuai is crowned!" The imperial court will inevitably lead the world with the Zheng family! ”
"How is Zuo Liangyu's plan over there?" Zheng Hongkui ignored Ma Luan's official wish.
"I have already received definite news that Zuo Liangyu was actually terminally ill half a year ago, and he has never been able to stay since returning to Wuchang. Now it is only a matter of time, but the Zuo family has been tightly blocking the news, because they are afraid that the imperial court will send people to seize military power. I have a great friendship with Zuo Liangyu's eldest son, Zuo Mengeng, and he has promised me my full support! ”
"That's good. There are two things you have to do now, one is to immediately send someone to the Zongren Mansion to protect King Fu closely; Second, you immediately send someone to contact Zuo Mengeng. Sun Chuanting is today's national ruler, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, this is a big trouble, you have to let Zuo Menggeng's army firmly drag Sun Chuanting's soldiers and horses, if necessary, you can annex it, Sun Chuanting is at his disposal, whether he lives or dies! ”
Zheng Hongkui continued: "I will contact the Zheng family sailors and order them to board the boat immediately and go north along the river, but in two or three days, the pioneer can reach the ...... in the territory of Nanzhili!" ”
"Where is Lu Zhenfei from Shandong Zhu Ping'an and Huaiyang?"
"Don't worry, my Zheng family sailors will feint to attack Shandong and Huaiyang respectively from the sea, under the sudden change, they will never dare to take risks, give up their old nest soldiers into Nanjing, as long as five days, we can settle the big deal!" (To be continued......) R1292