"Absent?"

"Yes, my nephew went to the Yamen early in the morning, and I didn't see Meng Yan, an official named Li Duo received him, saying that Meng Yan had a birthday today and was at home, besides, this spring break, the yamen didn't have to go over except for those who stayed behind."

"Then have you seen Jiao Lanrong?"

"Meng Yan is not here, and my nephew didn't mention this matter, so it's not easy to handle it if there are more people who know about it." Sun Liandao.

"Well, you didn't go to Mengfu, did you?"

"No, my nephew is empty-handed, why don't you tell Aunt Sù first." Sun Liandao, "This is Meng Yan's birthday, should we send something, how can I say that he is also my nephew's life-saving benefactor?" ”

Empress Dowager Sun squinted her eyes and thought for a while, yes, today is this kid's birthday, and the mourning family almost forgot.

"In this way, Lian'er, you prepare a generous gift for him in the name of Huichangbo Mansion and send it over, you go to Meng Mansion in person, tell him what you mean to see Jiao Lanrong, and see how he responds?" Empress Dowager Sun commanded.

"Nephew understands, nephew is ready to go!"

"Wait a minute, isn't he a concubine in Xinna, go to the silver bureau to choose a set of gold and silver jewelry, the inner weaving and dyeing bureau to select two Shu brocade, two high-grade silk silk, two blue calico, just say that this is the joy of mourning his concubine!" Empress Dowager Sun said.

A small item inspector took a concubine, and when the queen mother sent a congratulatory gift, this was too shocking.

I don't know, how many people will go crazy with jealousy after they find out.

"Auntie, isn't that right?" Sun Lian was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong. But for a while, I couldn't tell what was wrong.

"You just do what I say, Meng Yan saved you, and the mourning family hasn't said anything, these things are not worth mentioning compared to your life." Empress Dowager Sun said lightly.

"Yes, Auntie!"

South Den.

"Holy Lord, your cousin, I went to Mengfu yesterday."

"Oh, Sun Lian, what is he doing to find Meng Yan?"

"It shouldn't be that he's going to go on his own. It was on the orders of the Queen Mother! Eunuch Jin Ying whispered.

"The Queen's orders?"

"It seems to be related to the case handled by Master Meng. The minions snooped on some news, but they didn't know whether it was true or not. Kim Young-do.

"What's the news, tell me about it?"

"The case may involve a palace man next to the Queen Mother."

"The people around the queen mother?"

"Yes, but this palace person has already been released from the palace. Now he is not by the side of the Queen Mother. The specifics of the minions are also unclear. Kim Young-do.

"Where did your news come from?" The emperor asked with a slight expression on his face.

"There is a person under the slave who works in the East Factory. Today he came to see the slave, and he sued the slave. Kim Young-do.

"Why don't I know about this news?"

"Holy Lord, the minions don't know. Maybe it's just random rumors out there, not true. ”

"You minion, do you think I'm a three-year-old?" Zhu Qizhen said slightly angrily, "If there is no connection, why should the queen mother send Cousin Sun Lian to the Meng Mansion?" ”

"Saint, Lord Meng is Uncle Sun's life-saving benefactor, and it is only natural for him to visit Meng's Mansion."

"Well, maybe I'm too careful."

"Jin Ying, what other interesting things have you heard, tell me about them?" Zhu Qizhen nodded.

"The minion heard him say something interesting?"

"Speak!"

"Yesterday, an inspector made the two inspectors on the left and right of the yamen fight because of disagreement, and that is called a Sven sweeping the floor!"

"Why?"

"I heard that it was to impeach Dongchang for several crimes, the two disagreed, and they started to fight when they quarreled, and in the end, Master Meng arrived and separated the two!"

"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Qizhen was surprised, it is not uncommon for officials to fight in public, but this incident happened in the inspection envoy's yamen, which is a bit weird, and it also involves Dongchang.

Recently, the frequent accidents in the East Factory have caused him to be very dissatisfied, and he doesn't know anything about these things that Jin Ying said, and these should have been reported by the East Factory every day.

Dongchang's duty is to inquire about the emperor's news inside and outside the court, and now he only hears some painless things, and what he really wants to hear, he can't hear anything.

If he continues to fool around like this, won't he, the emperor, become blind and deaf?

No wonder Emperor Daxing relied on Jinyiwei, but suppressed Dongchang, Jinyiwei could still tell the truth to the emperor, but once Dongchang was powerful, it would be difficult to check and balance.

Dongchang and Jinyiwei check and balance each other, but they can't dominate one family, this is the way to balance, and now, Dongchang's power seems to be a little bigger.

It's time to crack down.

"Deliver the decree to remove Cao Jixiang from the post of eunuch in charge of the East Factory!" Zhu Qizhen quickly made a decision.

"Yes!"

When the decree reached the celebrant of ceremonies, everyone was shocked, and the emperor suddenly dismissed Cao Jixiang without any prior warning.

Could this be the beginning of the dismantling of the East Factory?

"Brother Jin, the Holy Lord dismissed Cao Jixiang, did you say who to take over his position?" Wang Zhen didn't have any panic, something like this happened in the East Factory, and Cao Jixiang's position couldn't be kept at all.

He has already resigned from the fold.

"This saint didn't say it, Dongchang is not Cao Jixiang alone, find someone to pick up the burden first." Jin Ying smiled slightly, he is the old man next to Emperor Daxing, although the new emperor is retained, he is not as trustworthy as Wang Zhen and these people who came out of the depths, and now, the emperor obviously has a complaint about Wang Zhen and these people, which gives them a chance.

"Really?" Wang Zhen also had a trace of doubt in his heart, the emperor removed Cao Jixiang, according to reason, he should be in charge of the East Factory, of course, if the emperor does not have one, he as the eunuch of the palm seal of the celebrant also has the power to manage the East Factory, but after all, it was not the emperor's order, and the status of the East Factory is special, and the eunuch of the Admiral East Factory is very powerful, and he is directly responsible to the emperor.

Wang Zhen then asked to see the emperor in the south study.

Zhu Qizhen still trusts Wang Zhen, after all, this matter has little to do with Wang Zhen. Cao Jixiang's problem is not Wang Zhen's problem alone, this is also his improper use of people as an emperor.

Wang Zhen asked to see him, in addition to wanting to know the emperor's attitude towards Dongchang, he also wanted to know how the emperor would deal with Cao Jixiang.

"The East Factory is getting more and more unseemly, does Mr. have any good buildings?" Zhu Qizhen was also undecided in his heart, Wang Zhen came, and he felt a little like finding the backbone.

"Holy Lord, this wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and the east factory is a huge institution. Some black sheep are normal. If you find it, you can deal with it. Wang Zhen wrote lightly, of course he didn't want anything to happen to the East Factory, and the layoffs were even more impossible.

If only he didn't have a violent apparatus in his hands. How to deter the ministers?

"What about Cao Jixiang?"

"Holy. Cao Jixiang has also been loyal to his duties over the years. has done a lot of things for the imperial court, and in Bai Suxin's case, he may have been deceived by the people below! ”

"Blinded. The wolf guard of the wara dead soldier lurking in the Bao'en Temple, why didn't the East Factory find out? Zhu Qizhen asked sharply.

"This ......"

"Don't think that I am all fools, there are people in the East Factory who collude with the Warat people, otherwise how can they lurk under my eyes and nose and assassinate the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty three times and twice, this is the ambition of the wolf!"

"Yes, yes, what the Holy Lord said is that these Warats are simply mad!"

"I remember that Cao Jixiang said in front of me that Meng Yan and Meng Aiqing could come back alive, maybe it was a counter-plot set up by the Tatars and Warat, the purpose was to let Meng Aiqing come back, break into the Jinyi Guard, and provide them with a steady stream of information about my Daming, at that time, Mr. also thought that this inference was possible, right?"

Wang Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then he was drenched in a cold sweat, at that time, in order to frame Meng Yan, they did say such things, but they didn't expect the emperor to remember it in their hearts.

"Now the fact is that Meng Aiqing was assassinated by the Tatars and the Warats three times and twice, went through dangerous situations, and killed dozens of dead soldiers on the other side, this time if it wasn't for my will, he would have killed Na Ri Chi!" Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly.

Wang Zhen was slightly stunned, the purpose of the imperial court to let go of Na Richi was not to have an accident in the northwest at this time.

At the same time, it is also a warning to the first.

He also knew that Meng Yan had forced to death dozens of Xiao Wolf Guards under Chi's command that day, saying that Meng Yan was a spy of the Tatars and Warats, but he didn't believe it himself, not to mention that the bloody evidence now shows that Meng Yan could not be a spy at all?

How can anyone desperately want to kill the spy he sent out, assassinate him once, and come a second time?

A fool would not do such a thing, especially that Richi, and he would never be willing to use him as a bargaining chip for Meng Yan to kill, and then let Meng Yan win the trust of the Ming Dynasty.

This price is too great, if Chi Zhen killed Meng Yan without knowing it, wouldn't the conspirators be dumbfounded?

"From this point of view, Lord Meng is brave and loyal, and the imperial court should commend him!" Wang Zhen said very unwillingly.

"Then according to Mr. Yi's meaning, how should I be commended?"

"This ......" Wang Zhen suddenly made a difficulty, Meng Yan's officials are no longer small, not counting those hereditary meritorious relatives, his age is already much taller than countless people.

"That's it, the patrol he is doing now is the tentative five products, but his own job is still Jinyi Wei Baihu, but it is the sixth product, after the death of his father Meng Xian, the imperial court posthumously named a thousand households, I plan to promote him to be a Jinyi Wei Qianhu, how about sir?" Zhu Qizhen said.

"Isn't it too fast to rise to a thousand households all at once?" Of course, Wang Zhen didn't want Meng Yan to be promoted too quickly, "What's more, if he is a thousand households, how should Jinyiwei arrange it, can't he be the treasurer?" ”

"What do you mean, Sir?"

"The old minister thinks that this young man is better to take one step at a time!" Wang Zhen pinched his nose and said.

"Then pass the decree, Meng Yan has made a meritorious contribution to the hidden dead in the Wara of Bao'en Temple, promoted to the deputy of the Jinyi Guard, rewarded one hundred taels of silver, five horses of high-grade silk, a tiger head belt, and a pair of bright silver chain armor ......"

"The old minister obeys!"

"By the way, today is Meng Aiqing's birthday, I have nothing to do, why don't you go out of the palace for a walk, sir, how about you accompany me to Meng's mansion?" Zhu Qizhen asked.

"Holy Lord, this is not appropriate, Lord Meng has killed so many people in Tatar and Warat, in case someone is still seeking revenge, what if it frightens the Holy Driver?"

"What are you afraid of, I want to see what these people have!" Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly, "I have made up my mind, just select a few guards with strong martial arts skills to follow." (To be continued......)