Qixia Temple on Qixia Mountain, second only to Jiming Temple in Nanjing.

The incense here is strong every day, but today the situation is different, and there is no one in the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are soldiers standing every dozens of steps on both sides of the road for dozens of miles, because the emperor will come here tomorrow to offer incense.

Emperor Longwu did not reflect the sense of existence of the Ming Emperor in the past half a year, and cooperated with the cabinet and the King of Jin in everything. Since Zhai Zhe crossed the river, he seems to have regained a little vitality.

When the king of Jin was not in Nanjing, the emperor suddenly summoned the cabinet scholars to discuss state affairs.

The six cabinet ministers did not dare to disobey, they were just forced to cooperate with the King of Jin because of their shape, and few of them really wanted to change the dynasty.

Although the Jin kings left Nanjing, the city of Nanjing is full of the atmosphere of the Jin king's mansion.

Ma Shiying, Chen Zilong and Du Yinxi and others secretly rejoiced, after the emperor summoned them, did not make any excessive requests, Emperor Longwu just said: "Today I heard that the King of Jin beheaded the Ming subjects in Yangzhou to pay tribute to the dead Ming subjects, the sacrifice was originally to appease the ghosts and wild ghosts, but I added thousands of lonely souls and wild ghosts, I couldn't bear it in my heart, I wanted to go to Qixia Temple to meet the Guangkong Zen Master, in front of the Buddha on a few pillars of incense, for my Ming people to pray for blessings." ”

Although this statement was abrupt, it was very much in line with the hearts of several ministers. The emperor has been imprisoned in the deep palace for a year, and some scholars rarely meet the saints, seeing the lonely appearance of Emperor Longwu, they even want to go out of the city to worship the Buddha and plead with the cabinet, and it is inevitable that they will feel sorry for each other.

Several members of the cabinet immediately expressed their approval.

After leaving the palace, a few people remembered that the palace and even the city defense of Nanjing City were in the hands of Jin Xiaoding.

Du Yinxi said to Ma Shiying: "The King of Jin is not in Nanjing, and Lord Naifu has come forward to make it convenient for Admiral Jin." The Holy One only went to worship the Buddha, and did not ask for anything excessive. ”

Ma Shiying shook his head and said: "The military orders are all from the hands of the general, and Admiral Jin commands the soldiers and horses of Yingtianfu, and it may not be easy for me to go."

Du Yinxi felt something in his heart and sighed: "The power of the cabinet, but that's it"

As soon as these words came out, several cabinet scholars were silent.

Ma Shiying sneered in his heart, blocking Yinxi is looking for a fellow path. In the past, the power of the cabinet was a little greater than it is now, but it was not much stronger. Without King Jin, would the emperor still be as weak as he is now? The king of Jin just took away the power of the emperor, and what did the cabinet do.

The group walked out of the palace, and the few people who had just promised Yu Crisp in front of Emperor Longwu wanted to be a turtle with a shrunken head when it came to the end.

Seeing that they were about to part ways, Chen Zilong, who was in second place, suddenly stopped and said: "Ma Ge Department, this matter is not a big deal, the soldiers and horses of the world are in charge of the General's Mansion." But according to the old system, the military department also has the power to control the soldiers and horses, it is better to ask Qian Shangshu to summon Jin Xiaoding to explain the matter first, if Jin Xiaoding does not allow it, the cabinet will write to the king of Jin. ”

Although Ma Shiying is an assistant, it is obvious that Chen Zilong's relationship with King Jin is closer.

Ma Shiying turned around, the thoughts in his mind turned, and said: "Chen Shangshu's words have won my heart"

Qian Sule, the secretary of the military department, had been a good man and a shopkeeper for a year, and was suddenly pushed to the forefront. He wanted to refuse, but when he saw that several cabinet scholars were looking at him expectantly, he knew that he couldn't refuse, so he sighed and said, "Okay, I'll just go."

Several cabinet scholars did not regard the emperor's worship of Buddha as a big deal.

When the King of Jin was in Nanjing, Emperor Longwu often went to Zhongshan for seclusion and leisure, but he replaced Zhongshan with Qixia Mountain.

The next day, Qian Sule did not summon Jin Xiaoding at the palace, but went directly to visit the Nanjing Governor's Mansion.

King Tong Guò of Jin took charge of the government by various means, and Jin Xiaoding was powerful in Nanjing. But the dignity of civil officials has not been broken, Qian Sule, as a second-class cabinet boss, personally came to the Nanjing Governor's Mansion, even if it was an inspector's affairs, it was not in line with the courtesy.

When Qian Sule saw Jin Xiaoding, he first said some miscellaneous things, and finally explained his intentions. Of course, he would not say that it was his own opinion, and he brought out several scholars in the cabinet.

Jin Xiaoding was puzzled and asked: "If you want to incense on the saint, Jiming Temple is enough, why do you want to go to Qixia Temple?" ”

Qian Sule smiled bitterly: "The prince wants to hold a sacrificial ceremony in Jiangbei, and the hosts of several famous temples in the south of the Yangtze River have been invited to Yangzhou Mansion by the Ministry of Rites, and the host of Jiming Temple is not there, and the host of Qixia Temple has refused the invitation of the Ministry of Rites and is still in the temple." ”

Jin Xiaoding is clear at one point, the temple host who refused the invitation of the Ministry of Rites will definitely not befriend King Jin, and this matter is likely to be strange.

He insisted: "King Jin is not here, and the officials cannot call the shots in this matter."

Jin Xiaoding disagreed, the cabinet could not mobilize soldiers and horses, and guards, should Emperor Longwu go to Qixia Temple to worship the Buddha? The Cabinet doesn't have the guts yet.

Qian Sule persuaded: "Today, I waited until I saw that the saint's desire was quite strong, so I took the initiative to take this matter, if the saint forcibly left the palace, what can we do, if I insist on stopping it, it will also ruin the face of the court." It is better for you to lead the soldiers and horses to escort along the way, be careful and vigilant, and ensure the safety of the saint's travel. ”

Jin Xiaoding pondered for a moment and said: "It only takes two days for the messenger to travel back and forth from Nanjing to Yangzhou Daying, please ask the cabinet to draft a document, and the lower officials will urgently send it to Jiangbei to ask for instructions."

This back and forth, in the end, I still have to ask the king of Jin.

Jin Xiaoding was quite perceptive and guessed the meaning of several cabinet scholars.

Some people don't want to send this matter to King Jin's desk, this is to test King Jin's bottom line. The people in the cabinet are different from people like them who were born around the King of Jin, and the real intention of those people is to make the King of Jin a figure like Huo Guang and Yi Yin, and they don't want the King of Jin to become Cao Cao and Wang Mang.

King Jin was standing at a crossroads, seemingly usurping, leaving a glimmer of hope for the cabinet ministers. And this glimmer of hope is actually to drink water to quench thirst, but it is unstoppable.

Jin Xiaoding shoulders the heavy responsibility of Nanjing's city defense, and the real task is actually to monitor the emperor and civil servants in Nanjing, how dare he make his own decisions.

Qian Sule was helpless and left.

The Cabinet quickly drafted a document signed by several scholars.

Say two days, then two days.

Two days later, Jin Xiaoding reported to the Ministry of War, and the King of Jin agreed that the emperor would go to Qixia Temple to offer incense, and the cabinet ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

So there were soldiers to open the road in advance and block the road.

Emperor Longwu traveled many times in the past few years, the honor guards, samurai, etc. were very shabby, Jin Xiaoding mobilized 5,000 soldiers and horses to escort them along the way, and hundreds of guards followed closely to prevent the emperor from getting out of everyone's sight.

Emperor Longwu brought five henchmen and little eunuchs with him, and the rest were not credible in his opinion.

From the Veda worship at the mountain gate, all the way to the Buddha of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, Emperor Longwu did not miss every Buddha, and he was very pious. Zen Master Guangkong followed and guided him all the way, from early morning to early afternoon, before the worship was completed.

After worshipping the Buddha, Guangkong invited the emperor to drink tea in the back mountain, but the guards did not dare to stop him, so he could only follow him closely.

Qixia Mountain is adjacent to the Yangtze River, standing on the top of the mountain to see the fog lock the river surface, hazy.

Before the time passed, the air was gloomy, and Li Qianzong, the commander of the accompanying guards, urged the eunuch Zhang Jin to go to the emperor to remind him to return to the palace as soon as possible. The sources of expenses in the palace were in the hands of these guards, and the emperor and eunuchs did not dare to offend these people.

Zhang Jin went to Emperor Longwu and whispered a few words, and Emperor Longwu immediately got up to say goodbye to Zen Master Guangkong, proposing to go down from the back mountain and return to Nanjing.

Li Qian was cautious and nervous all day, and when he saw that the emperor was going to go back on time, he no longer had any extraneous branches.

Two teams of guards caught the emperor's luan and drove down the mountain.

The road behind the mountain is steep, and the Yangtze River water is rushing at the bottom of the mountain.

When I walked halfway up the mountain, a scream suddenly came from the mountain road, and someone shouted: "Someone has fallen into the water, someone has fallen into the water"

Li Qian turned around and saw a figure falling from the corner of a cliff, like a big bird with wings.

"Zhang Jin, Zhang Jin fell overboard"

Emperor Longwu stopped, his right hand in the air, and his face was pale.

The guards were in a mess, and immediately someone rushed up to surround the emperor in the middle, and Li Qian ordered: "Escort His Majesty back to the palace"

Regardless of whether Emperor Longwu was willing or not, a group of people almost rushed down Qixia Mountain with the emperor. The remaining four little eunuchs were enveloped like frightened birds.

Jin Xiaoding led his troops and horses to wait at the foot of the mountain, and Li Qian did not dare to hide it after coming down the mountain, and immediately reported the matter to Jin Xiaoding.

Jin Xiaoding was shocked, ordered the soldiers and horses to look for them on the side of the river near Qixia Mountain, and urgently ordered the Nanjing Navy Division to go to the river by Qixia Mountain to find people.

He pointed at Li Qian's thunder: "What's the matter, there are hundreds of you, and you can't even keep an eye on six or seven people."

Li Qian sweated like rain, and said: "The eyes of the last general have been staring at His Majesty, and I really don't know how Zhang Jin fell into the river."

"Someone must be by Zhang Jin's side, find out for me, how did Zhang Jin fall off the Yangtze River?"

"Obey the order" Li Qian ran away, he didn't know how long the level on his neck could be stored.

The guards' actions were extremely efficient, and before Jin Xiaoding could take a few breaths, Li Qian turned back, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said, "My lord, someone saw Zhang Jin jumping into the river by himself."

"That's right" Jin Xiaoding muttered to himself, how could there be such a coincidence, "Order, post a notice in Yingtianfu to arrest Zhang Jin"

Li Qian always regretted it, and Jin Xiaoding regretted it even more.

The emperor's peace and self-preservation lasted for half a year, confusing many people. It is not a pity that Zhang Jin fell into the river and died, he was worried that Zhang Jin brought something out of the palace and would bring trouble to the King of Jin.

His hateful teeth itched, and he scolded all the way back to Nanjing: "Those plague gods in the cabinet know how to cause trouble"

Many people in Nanjing are paying attention to the emperor's travels, Jin Xiaoding has not yet arrived in Nanjing, and several cabinet scholars have already known that Zhang Jin has fallen into the water. Several people closed the door of the house, pretending not to know anything.

Emperor Longwu was involuntarily sent back to the palace.

When he fled from Fengyang South to Jiangnan in the first year of Hongguang, he once swam to Qixia Mountain, went to Qixia Temple, and befriended Guangkong Zen Master.

That cliff is three zhang high from the river, and I don't know if Zhang Jin can escape.

This accident made it difficult for him to have another chance to get out of Nanjing City.

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