Gao Hub didn't want to say anything, so he had to pick up the pen and draw a circle in the blank space.

Cao Nai still looked angry, Gao Hub excused himself to retire, returned to his public room, and immediately instructed the scribe: "You go to the military department, let Chen Ruyan come over to see the old man immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

The Yamen of the Ministry of War was very close to Wenyuan Pavilion, and in less than a cup of tea, Chen Ruyan arrived.

"I've seen Enfu!"

Gao Hub said with a dark face: "Let me ask you, what did you do last night?" ”

Chen Ruyan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied: "Last night...... Didn't do anything......"

"Think about it, who did you see and what did you do?"

Chen Ruyan reacted at this time and said, "The student did see a person, it seems to be called ...... Dong Changyuan, this person is an envoy of the Japanese state, and when he comes to visit, it is not easy for students to refuse. ”

"Is it just a bad refusal?" Gao Hub snorted coldly and said bluntly, "How much silver did you charge him?" ”

"Students don't dare ......"

Dong Changyuan was frightened, and hurriedly explained: "It's just...... When this person came to the door, he brought some gifts. ”

"Do you know what he did?"

He ...... What was done? ”

"This person is in Honglu Temple, and he has publicized your conversation last night, and in the name of the envoy of the Japanese Kingdom, he has given a note to the court, which is full of praise for you!"

"This ......"

Chen Ruyan suddenly realized that he might have fallen into the pit.

Gao Hub said expressionlessly: "Song Shu will soon be presented in front of His Royal Highness King Yu, you have to be mentally prepared!" ”

Chen Ruyan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked, "The Wa Kingdom is a country that is not to be conquered by Emperor Taizu Gao, and the student's remarks are ...... It's nothing......."

"A country that is not conquered?"

Gao Hub sneered: "Annan is also a country that does not conquer, so what will happen in the end?" ”

Chen Ruyan felt a chill in his back more and more, and said cautiously: "His Royal Highness King Yu is a virtuous king, and he should ...... Won't easily provoke a war, besides...... There is no evidence that it is directly related to the lord of the Wa Kingdom, and this matter ......"

Gao Hub interrupted him and said: "Although the emperor is not there, but now His Royal Highness King Yu has changed a lot, and there is already a faint meaning of the main battle, if you have such an attitude now, I am afraid that the position of this left servant will be unstable!" ”

Chen Ruyan hurriedly said: "Last night's incident was careless by the students, and I asked Enfu to say a few kind words in front of His Royal Highness, and the students are grateful!" ”

Gao Hub shook his head helplessly and said, "You, you must think clearly about what you do, don't be used like this again!" As for whether this battle will be fought or not, His Royal Highness King Yu can't say that he will wait for the emperor to come back from Mobei......"

As he spoke, a scribe hurried in.

"The Old ...... of the High Court"

Gao Hub said impatiently: "What's the fuss, didn't you see the old man talking to Chen Shilang about official business?" ”

"Yes, yes...... Small presumptuous, but ......"

Gao Hub saw that this person was holding a letter, and he seemed to be very anxious.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"This is sent back by Lord Zhang and Master Kuang from Mobei, six hundred miles expedited!"

Gao Hub's expression changed and he said, "Bring it!" ”

The scribe handed the letter over, and Gao Hub also waved his hand at him: "Go down!" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Ruyan stepped forward curiously and asked, "It must be Lord Zhang and Lord Kuang who have seen the emperor!" ”

Gao Hub opened the letter, only glanced at it, and was stunned.

Chen Ruyan asked puzzledly: "Enfu, is something happening in Mobei?" ”

Gao Hub didn't say anything, just handed the letter over, and Chen Ruyan took it carefully.

Immediately afterwards, he was also stunned and muttered, "Your Majesty...... Didn't go to Mobei? ”

Gao Hub sat for a long time, and then said: "It seems that the emperor is going to Nanjing!" ”

"But why did the emperor go to Nanjing? And to be sneaky, not to let me wait to know? ”

Gao Hub's face changed, he stood up and said, "Your business, I'll settle accounts with you when I go back!" ”

After finishing speaking, he took the letter and hurried to Cao Nai's public house.

Cao Nai was writing annotations on a piece of music with a pen, and when he saw Gao Hub running over in a hurry, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Gao Hub took out Zhang Yi's letter, and after Cao Nai read it, he immediately fell into deep thought.

The two of them were like this, one standing, the other sitting, silent for a long time.

Finally, Cao Nai sighed, shook his head and said, "It doesn't make sense! ”

"yes!" Gao Hub then said, "It doesn't make sense! ”

"What is the emperor doing in Nanjing?"

"Could it be ......" Gao Hub's expression changed suddenly, and he said with a sense of heart, "Is the emperor going to Annan in person?" ”

Cao Nai was suddenly shocked, according to the emperor's current urine nature, it is really possible!

Before the envoys of the Champa Kingdom came to the Ming Dynasty, the emperor had plans to conquer Annan, but he couldn't find a reason.

Now there is a reason, but it is not enough.

If the king of Jing'an sent an envoy to Annan, the other party would be soft and would get off the donkey, and the battle would not be fought.

Could it be that the emperor can't hold it back, and is ready to recruit in person?

That's a big joke......

Cao Nai said impatiently: "Don't say anything, the top priority is to chase the emperor back, I'll go for a trip!" ”

"I'd better go!"

Gao Hub stopped him and said, "Jingshi needs someone to sit in charge, you are the first assistant, and you can't move easily." ”

Cao Nai didn't fight with him, the cabinet must be going to someone, as for the two of them, whoever goes is the same.

After some discussion, the two settled the matter, and then went to meet Zhu Qiyu, the king of the servants.

Cao Nai told the ins and outs of the whole thing, and Zhu Qiyu listened to it, but he behaved very calmly, as if he had known the result for a long time.

Gao Hub then said: "Your Royal Highness, the emperor's situation is very dangerous now, and the old minister has decided to bring the officials of the Ministry of Rites to meet him early tomorrow morning. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Brother Huang's move is indeed inconsistent with etiquette, so it will be hard work!" ”

Cao Nai said again: "The minister originally planned to go together, but considering that there is no one in the cabinet......"

Yu Qian went to Huai'an, Zhang Yi went to Mobei, and now Gao Hub is going again, if he goes together, the cabinet will really be gone.

Zhu Qiyu said: "This king understands, by the way, what's going on with that Chen Ruyan?" ”

As he spoke, he took out a note, which was the one Cao Nai's ticket had just been drafted.

Cao Nai and Gao Hub glanced at each other, and sure enough, His Royal Highness King Yu seemed to be very disgusted by what Chen Ruyan had done.

"His Royal Highness is angry, Chen Shilang was originally in the way, it is not easy to shirk it, and he was just used by that envoy, this matter is indeed Chen Shilang's inconsiderateness, the old minister has already talked to him, and ordered him to return all the gift money immediately, to ensure that this kind of thing will never happen again!"

Gao Hub was also very helpless, and planned to leave it alone, but Chen Ruyan was one of the more capable ones under him, and if he said a few nice words to him at this time, he would be even more desperate for himself in the future.

Cao Nai saw Gao Hub defending Chen Ruyan, but he didn't say anything.

He knew that eighty percent of Chen Ruyan was greedy for small gains, and received money from others, but he didn't want to suffer a big loss.

This matter can be regarded as a lesson for him, see if he dares to accept gifts in the future!

"Humph!"

Zhu Qiyu threw the song aside and said, "This king will first keep this song and hand it over to the imperial brother Holy Judge!" ”

Gao Hub smiled awkwardly, but didn't dare to persuade again.

Otherwise, it will appear that you are deliberately covering up.

I hope that when the emperor comes back, everyone will forget about this stubble, and everything will be fine......

Zhu Qiyu seemed to think of something, so he said: "There is one more thing, do you remember, when Peng Qing, the Qintianjian and Tang Xiaozhong of the Hanlin Academy Museum of Culture and History, fought?" ”

Cao Nai and Gao Hub nodded together and said, "Remember!" ”

"Before leaving, the emperor talked to the king about this matter, going to the West is a matter of national policy, and any small mistake on the chart may cause serious consequences, so I specially found some people from Nanjing and Fuzhou, some of them had followed the Three Treasure Eunuchs to the West, and some were smugglers who had gone to sea, and now they have been attached to the imperial court. After these people entered Beijing, they carefully examined the existing charts of the Hanlin Academy, and after repeated deliberation and comparison, there were indeed many mistakes! ”

Cao Nai asked, "In this way, is it really that there is a problem with the transcription process of the Hanlin Academy?" ”

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said: "But the problem is that Tang Xiaozhong doesn't recognize it alive or dead, and insists that the picture brought by the military department is like this, and the Hanlin people just copy it according to the original map, and will never smear and modify it without authorization." ”

The difficulty in this matter is that it is difficult to explain, although everyone believes that the nautical chart of the Hanlin Academy is wrong, but there is no conclusive evidence.

Who dares to guarantee that what he said will be right, is it possible that the nautical chart drawn by Zheng He is like this, is it your own mistake?

The original version of the year is gone, and now Tang Xiaozhong is dead, and there is really no way to determine who is right and who is wrong.

Cao Nai thought for a while and said, "I remember that there is a man named Wu Canghai, who was originally a smuggler and has had many experiences at sea, I wonder if this person is here?" ”

"It's coming!" Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "He also thinks that there is a problem with the map of the Hanlin Academy, and he also carries a sea chart with him, and there are indeed inconsistencies between the two." ”

Gao Hub said thoughtfully: "But the question is, who can guarantee that the chart carried by Wu Canghai is foolproof?" ”

That's a problem, because it's not an object that you can see if it's real or fake.

Whether your chart is true or false, you need to really go to the sea to see it, sitting in the Beijing Division, who dares to pack a ticket?

Zhu Qiyu's face was puzzled: "The problem of the sea chart is directly related to the success or failure of the Western Ocean, and without conclusive evidence, this king does not dare to make a decision easily." ”

Gao Hub suggested: "Otherwise, let it go first, and wait for the emperor to come back before making a decision." ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Zhu Qiyu's face became even more ugly, and said: "The emperor has never been to the sea, how can he judge the authenticity of the sea chart?" ”

Gao Hub obviously felt the dissatisfaction in Zhu Qiyu's tone, so he didn't speak again.

At this time, Cao Nai said: "What His Highness said is that since the imperial court is preparing to return to the West, it must be foolproof, and the minister has an idea about the issue of sea charts. ”

Zhu Qiyu's face softened slightly, raised his head and said, "Let's hear it." ”

"At present, the treasure ship to the Western Ocean is still under construction, and it will take at least half a year to be launched, so it is better to send one or two ships as outposts during this period to explore the way, so that it will be clear who is right and who is wrong on both sides."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "It's a good idea, it's just ...... Who should be sent? ”

Cao Nai replied: "This matter still needs to be carefully considered, and it must be a reliable person." ”

If you look for an unreliable one, go around the sea and come back, and talk nonsense to you, do you believe it or not?

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said, "It's better to ...... Let Peng Qing and Tang Xiaozhong each bring a boat, each according to their own charts to explore the way, let them experience it themselves, it is better than arguing at home every day. ”

Cao Nai and Gao Hub nodded repeatedly, this is a good idea.

Aren't you two disagreeing, and now you can't tell who is right and who is wrong, so you can justify your own claims.

In this way, it can be guaranteed that the imperial court will get the correct chart, and as for the wrong one, he will keep his mouth shut when the time comes.

"Then it's decided, it's still a statute from the cabinet, after this king reads it, arrange for them to go to sea as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

The two returned to Wenyuan Pavilion from the Wenhua Palace, and Gao Hub still had to prepare for the emperor, and the regulations of the advance team going to the West naturally fell on Cao Nai's head.

That night, the busiest was still the Ministry of Rites, Lord Shangshu was still eating sand in Mobei, and now he got the news and sent someone to chase the emperor.

Why do you say it......

This matter caused a lot of turmoil in the imperial court, and it was easy to leak out.

Outside Chaoyang Gate, No. 4 Factory Huangzhuang.

Song Guxi was shocked and asked, "You mean, the emperor secretly went to Nanjing?" ”

"Shh

Xiaohua made a silent gesture, and then whispered: "The news is absolutely accurate, the imperial court is headed by the cabinet scholar Gao Hub and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and they will leave early tomorrow morning." ”

Song Guxi paced around anxiously, muttering, "What is the problem......

"Miss, in fact, you don't need to be so nervous, it is said that the emperor is preparing to conquer Annan in person, and he is worried that he will be opposed by hundreds of officials, so he secretly ran away!"

"It's not that simple!"

Song Gu Xi shook his head and said: "My father-in-law has been dormant for many years, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, what we want is foolproof, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

Xiaohua said with an incredulous face: "You mean, the emperor's goal is ...... Master? ”

"My father-in-law is in Nanjing, and the emperor is so coincidental at this time that he also went to Nanjing, do you think it's just a coincidence?"

"Perhaps...... Is it really just a coincidence? The whereabouts of the old man have always been secret, for so many years, even the White Lotus Sect has been kept in the dark, and the emperor has lived in the deep palace for a long time, how can he know? ”

"No, no, it's not that simple!"

Song Gu thought about it, and always felt that something was wrong, as if something big was going to happen.

"You go and prepare, tomorrow morning, we will leave immediately and go to Nanjing."

"But ......"

Xiaohua was embarrassed: "What the master means is to let the two of us stay in Beijing to deal with ......"

"We can't care so much, we have to see our father-in-law immediately, 100,000 are in a hurry, we can't wait!"