A wooden basin was made of freshly dried pine wood, unpainted, not even paulownia oil, white, the lower half of the foot was about a foot high, the handle half was two feet high, and the two-foot plank had two round holes in it, so that the person who rubbed his feet could put his hand through the hole.

A large copper kettle was burning on the stove in the passage, Huang Jin closed his eyes and reached out to touch the edge of the copper kettle, knowing that the temperature was just right, he lifted the pot with his right hand, and reached into a round hole in the wooden basin with his left hand, carrying a pot and a pot, and walked towards the fine house.

Shi Zai: The wooden basins used by Emperor Jiajing to wash his feet were all made of freshly planed pine boards, and they were neither allowed to be painted nor oiled, because Jiajing liked to smell the woody fragrance when hot water was poured into the pine wood. A wooden basin was only used once, and the second time it was gone, it was rewarded to a eunuch with a position in the palace.

Jiajing was still sitting on the futon in the wide casual robe, and the heavy Songjiang cotton robe covered the entire futon with crossed legs, and when he saw Huang Jin walking into the house with a handcarte and a basin in the hand, his face showed the smile of a child seeing a sugar gourd.

Huang Jin put the side of the foot of the wooden basin in front of Jiajing's futon, and said in a long voice: "Master, the pines and cypresses are evergreen!" The scent of pine is going to start! As he shouted, a thick line of hot water from the copper kettle shot into the circumference of the wooden plank inside the wooden basin, and the hot water stirred up the woody fragrance.

Jiajing had already exhaled the breath in his cavity, then closed his mouth slightly, inhaled deeply with his nose, and the pine fragrance of Xinmu soaked in hot water slowly inhaled into his internal organs, swimming in his dragon body. In this way, Jiajing inhaled several long breaths in a row, and kept inhaling the aroma of pine wood gradually faded, then stopped inhaling, and his eyes slowly opened.

Only then did Huang Jin go to the wooden basin and squat: "Master, let's warm our feet!" After shouting this, he stretched out his hand and gently pinched the robe in front of Jiajing to his side, and the whole robe just covered the footbasin and rested on the edge of the wooden basin that was a foot high.

Jiajing has never looked at people like this, looking at Huang Jin like a countryman looking at his honest servant, with an unsuspecting and slightly ridiculous smile on his face.

Huang Jin squatted, stretched his hands into the two round holes in the high wooden plank, and began to rub Jiajing's feet according to the acupuncture points in the robe covered with a wooden basin.

Jiajing looked at Huang Jin, his whole face relaxed, obviously very comfortable, and the homely words that he never said usually began to say at this time: "Huang Jin." ”

"The minions are here." Huang Jin skillfully rubbed his feet, and his reply was very relaxed.

"The ancients said, 'Wrap 100,000 yuan around your waist and ride a crane down to Yangzhou'. What's good about you in Yangzhou? Jiajing began to tease him.

"Master, this is asking knowingly." Only Huang Jin dared to reply like this, lowering his head and looking for acupuncture points and rubbing his feet.

He didn't look at Jiajing, but Jiajing kept staring at him: "Palm mouth." I asked knowingly. ”

Huang Jin: "If you are not from Yangzhou, who dares to rub the master's first foot in the world?" ”

Jiajing couldn't help but be amused by him: "Good minion! You're not boasting, you're boasting. ”

"It's not boasting, the minion's hometown is indeed a good place." Huang Jin raised his head at this time and looked at Jiajing, but with a sigh: "It is said that the Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, but Yangzhou and Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanjing have never been to the heavenly places where the master is long-lived, and the slaves are all wronged for the master." ”

The smile on Jiajing's face was closed, and he looked at Huang Jin, as if he was touched by his words, and his mind seemed to be thinking about those places.

Huang Jin felt it, and immediately said, "The minion should really slap his mouth." Long live the master and have to manage the Ming Dynasty, and he has to cultivate the way of eternal life, those places were originally played by those laypeople, and our long live Lord is not rare. ”

"Is there any news from Hangzhou?" Jiajing asked suddenly.

Huang Jin's hand stopped in the round hole, and then pretended to relax and rubbed it again: "It seems that there are two confessions of Zhao Zhenji and Tan Lun interrogating Zheng Michang and He Maocai, and the master of ceremonies is being placed, and the master will be presented when it is placed." ”

Jiajing's feet froze in the wooden basin, and Huang Jin's hand had no choice but to stop and look up at Jiajing.

Jiajing: "What do the two confessions place together?" Who's colocation? ”

Huang Jin had no choice but to reply: "Chen Hong is on duty today, it should be Chen Hong who is in the place." ”

Jiajing lifted his two feet and stepped on the edge of the wooden basin: "Tell Chen Hong to bring it immediately." ”

Huang Jin was stunned, and his heart immediately lifted, he knew that his godfather had not returned to the palace at this time.

- Lu Fang, I'm afraid it's very difficult to pass.

There is no Huang Jin in Yuxi Palace, and there is no footbasin, and it is Chen Hong who is kneeling in front of the futon!

Jiajing Shicai's relaxed and ridiculous demeanor towards Huang Jin had long disappeared without a trace, and his face was even colder and harder than the copper chime beside him, waiting for Chen Hong to reply.

Chen Hong was just lying on his stomach, and his eyes couldn't see Jiajing anyway, and he kept wandering there. Today's performance is right, either one step to the sky, or a foot in the abyss, he is ready to gamble. But how to bet, that heart has been raised in the throat and eyes to think sharply.

"If you don't reply, you don't have to reply." Jiajing's voice was colder than his face, "Roll the calf!" ”

"Long live the master!" Chen Hong pretended to be very frightened, but buried his head lower, "The slave will reply and truthfully reply to the master." I just hope that the master will understand the old ancestor, and it is also a painstaking ......"

"What an ancestor!" Jiajing roared, "Whose ancestor! In my Ming Dynasty, only Taizu Chengzu is the ancestor, where did you find another ancestor! ”

Chen Hong's heart trembled with joy, and his voice trembled very naturally, and he kowtowed a few times in a row: "The slave is confused!" Minion muddy balls! The minion will tear this stinky mouth apart! As he spoke, he pinched his mouth and pulled it hard, and the blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth.

"Don't pretend!" Jiajing drank him again, "What did Lu Fang tell you?" What are you doing hiding from me? ”

Chen Hong slowly raised his head, and wanted to show the blood at the corner of his mouth to Jiajing: "Long live the master, Zhejiang 800 miles rushed to deliver a few confessions, and Lu Fang only asked the minions to present two copies to the master, and he took two copies to see Yan Song and Xu Jie." ”

Jiajing's face immediately turned red: "Wow! The three of them teamed up to hide it! ”

Chen Hong threw his head down again, waiting for the thunder to be even angrier.

Jiajing didn't make a sound at this time, and the flush on his face slowly disappeared, thinking gloomily there.

Chen Hong couldn't help but look at it secretly.

Jiajing looked at the south window outside the door of the house: "What did he tell you to do?" ”

Chen Hong hurriedly kowtowed again: "Back to the master, Lu Fang asked the servant to send it back to Zhejiang with the court mail of the celebrant and the other two confessions, and ordered Zhao Zhenji to get two more confessions and present them to the master." ”

Jiajing: "Good way. Just do as he says. ”

"Master!" Chen Hong raised his head suddenly, "The slave will never dare." ”

"I tell you to dare!" Jiajing stared at him closely, "Don't reveal a word of what I just said to you." Hui Si Supervisor still did what Lu Fang said. Do you understand? ”

Chen Hong knew that he was halfway done, but he still pretended to be afraid: "Slave, slave obeys." ”

It was almost noon when Lu Fang returned to the duty room of the celebrant supervisor, and he was tired, and when he sat down, he took the face towel handed by Huang Jin and wiped his sweat, and he was already very tired.

Huang Jin had a lot to say, but Chen Hongbian was in front of him again, and he was anxious, so he had to wait for Lu Fang to ask.

"How's the master's side? Why are you all here? Lu Fang was a little weak when he asked.

Before Huang Jin could speak, Chen Hong had already snatched the words: "Back to Godfather, at first it was Huang Gonggong who was serving the master, but I don't know why the master asked about Hangzhou and called his son to ......"

"What's your reply?" Lu Fang stood up suddenly.

Chen Hong: "Of course, I replied as my godfather ordered." The master was suspicious, and the son swore with his palm, which calmed the master's anger. ”

Only then did Lu Fang see that the corners of Chen Hong's mouth were swollen, and the broken wound was still covered with blood scabs, so he was a little sad: "Your errands are also difficult." Is it written to the court in Zhejiang? ”

Chen Hong took out the written court mail from his sleeve: "Godfather, let's see if I want to change it." ”

Lu Fang: "Your writing will naturally not be bad. If you don't read it, send it to Zhejiang immediately along with these two confessions. As he spoke, he also took out the two confessions of Hai Rui, Zheng Michang, and He Maocai from his sleeve and handed them to Chen Hong.

"Godfather!" Huang Jin couldn't help but call Chen Hong when he took the confession.

Lu Fang looked at Huang Jin.

Huang Jin's eyes were worried: "Do you think about it again, these two confessions are still presented to the master?" ”

Lu Fang: "I can't show it to the master!" Send it. ”

"Son, let's send it!" Chen Hong answered loudly and strode out with the court mail and confession.

Lu Fang thumped his waist: "It's time for me to see my master." Huang Jin immediately hugged him and walked towards the door of the duty room.

On weekdays, only Lu Fang can not report in advance when he comes in. At this moment, Lu Fang came in gently, and when he saw Jiajing closing his eyes and settling on the futon, he didn't call him, as before, he changed the incense before going to the altar, and then picked up a piece of white silk wipes and wiped it around silently.

"Cultivating longevity, cultivating longevity, who is immortal in ancient times?" Jiajing suddenly spoke.

Lu Fang was stunned for a moment, and walked over lightly: "Back to the master, there is Peng Zu in the distance, and Zhang Zhenren in the distance, all of whom are immortal. ”

"Peng Zu can't be trusted." Jiajing opened his eyes and looked to Lu Fang, "Zhang Zhenren suddenly disappeared at the age of one hundred and twenty, and he still hasn't found it after two hundred years of searching." In my opinion, my 10,000-year-old auspicious soil still needs to be repaired quickly. ”

Lu Fang was silent there, and he already felt that Jiajing's demeanor was a little abnormal.

Lu Fang: "You are the one who has followed me for forty years, and I don't feel at ease when I send someone else to me." Leave the matter of the celebrant to Chen Hong, and you can go today to see how my Yongling is doing. ”

Why is there such a big change! At first glance, it sounds too unexpected, but it seems to be in the mood again. Lu Fang didn't have time to think about it, and knelt down: "Master Qi, the slave will go and have a look, or stay there to supervise the project?" ”

Jiajing stared at him: "You have made many things by yourself, do you still need to ask me?" ”

Lu Fang was stunned for a moment, then understood, and fell down: "The slave understands." The master's 10,000-year-old auspicious soil slaves must supervise them to repair. ”

Jiajing closed his eyes and stopped talking to him.

Lu Fang kowtowed, stood up slowly, and when he walked out, he didn't know if he was too tired or because this incident came too suddenly, he stumbled across the threshold, and quickly held on to the door frame to stand firm, evened his breath, and walked out with difficulty.

Jiajing's eyes only opened suddenly: "Chen Hong! ”

"Minions, minions are here!" Chen Hong's voice came from afar outside the door of the main hall, but his figure appeared surprisingly quickly at the door of the fine house.

Jiajing: "Message." ”

Chen Hong knelt outside the door of the fine house and looked up at Jiajing.

Jiajing: "Isn't Yan Song sick?" Then let him recuperate at home. asked Xu Jie to move to the cabinet duty room and live here. The seal of the celebrant is in your hands. ”

"Slave ......" Chen Hong swallowed his saliva, "The slave will go to pass the decree." ”

"When will Yang Jinshui be escorted to Beijing?" Jiajing asked again.

Chen Hong knelt down again before he could stand up: "Long live the master, walk one hundred and twenty miles a day, and it will take a month to be escorted to Beijing." ”

"What hours is a day?" Jiajing's face was very ugly.

Chen Hong was stunned: "Go back, go back to the master, every day, of course, it's twelve hours......"

Jiajing: "Do you walk 120 miles in 12 hours?" ”

Chen Hong understood: "Back to the master, the slave understands, and the slave will send an urgent report to order them to travel day and night, and escort Yang Jinshui to Beijing within half a month." ”

Jiajing: "Then I will retreat for half a month." When will Yang Jinshui arrive, and when will you get out. ”

Chen Hong: "The master can rest assured that the immortal cultivator, the slave will ask the master to come out of the customs in the fifteenth day later." ”

"Take your seal." Jiajing's words were a little cold.

Chen Hong hurriedly kowtowed again: "Back to the master, the seal belongs to the master, where does the slave dare to take charge?" The slave must have taken care of the master. ”

"It's good to understand." Jiajing closed his eyes.

Chen Hong saw that he was settled, kowtowed to the last time, and when he got up and withdrew, his face was already covered with sweat, and he retreated to the door of the fine house, and then he raised his head, and the excitement was no longer hidden, and he walked towards the palace gate proudly.

The three elders, in one day, the first assistant was ordered to recuperate, and the second assistant was ordered to move into the cabinet duty room, but the eunuch who was in charge of the seal was sent to repair the Yongling, and the emperor suddenly announced a retreat at this time. Although the routine affairs of the yamen of various ministries are carried out on a daily basis, the official documents are not known for a while, but they do not know who is going to approve the red. The huge machine of the Ming Dynasty seems to have suddenly stopped running!

The news spread from the palace to King Yu's mansion in the next morning.

King Yu held a book in his hand and seemed to be looking there, but he walked back and forth, walked to the door and looked at the sky outside the door from time to time, turned around and read the book again, his mind was obviously not on the book.

Concubine Li sat quietly on the side at this time, holding the robe for Jiajing's birthday and slowly embroidering, but her eyes had been paying attention to King Yu's movements.

"How long have Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng not come?" King Yu finally couldn't help it, obviously asking Concubine Li, his eyes still fixed on the book.

"It's been more than twenty days." Concubine Li replied softly.

King Yu looked out the door: "There are several places in "Zhuzi Language" that I still don't understand, and Master Xu can't run the cabinet, is it called Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to talk about books today?" ”

Of course, Concubine Li understood his thoughts, and replied politely: "They are all masters sent by the emperor to give lectures to the prince, and it stands to reason that it is a legitimate thing to invite them to tell books." But isn't it better to call it today? ”

King Yu looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Concubine Li lowered her head and said softly: "There are some things that the concubine doesn't know whether to say or not. ”

Since the last time the two had a quarrel, and later returned the 100,000 pieces of silk given to Concubine Li's family to the palace, King Yu has always felt sorry for Concubine Li. And Concubine Li's temperament has also changed since then, and she no longer speaks when she has something to say as before, but is always silent when it comes to court affairs. This made King Yu pay a lot of respect to her. There is more respect and less affection. At this time, seeing that she was still so cautious when talking to herself, King Yu felt a little empty in his heart, and immediately sighed: "No matter how close you are, you can't kiss the people around you." Your family is so poor, and finally my father gave me 100,000 pieces of silk, because I have retreated again. I was angry again at that time, so I said a few words to you, and it wasn't a taste afterwards, but you kept it in your heart. Like this incident encountered today, Yang Jinshui was escorted into the palace, and after his father's interrogation, he didn't know whether it was a green dragon or a white tiger. Tan Lun didn't have a letter from them in Zhejiang, and Gonggong Lu was suddenly sent to Yongling, Master Xu, Master Gao and Master Zhang couldn't see him, and there was only one in front of him, and you didn't even dare to tell me the truth. To put it mildly, I was unfortunately born in the emperor's family. ”

Concubine Li never thought that King Yu would have such a heart-to-heart at this time, seeing that he was standing there with a thin figure when he said this, and he looked like he was standing alone and hanging from each other, a burst of pity and the grievance buried in his heart couldn't help but come up with tears, and he quickly put down the needle and thread in his hand, turned his head to find a handkerchief.

Although King Yu turned his back to her, he knew that she was wiping tears: "Cry, in a few days, my prince will be deposed, so I don't have to cry anymore." You take the son to ask your father for a favor, for the sake of your grandson, my father should also give us a piece of land, let's move to Hubei, where my father is the land of Longxing, guarding my grandfather's mausoleum, our family lives the rest of our lives peacefully. ”

"Lord Wang!" Concubine Li held a handkerchief in her hand and burst into tears, where did she still have the heart to rub it, ran over and hugged King Yu's waist behind her back, and pressed her face tightly against King Yu's back: "Lord Wang, don't think like that again!" The previous things were all the fault of the concubines, and there was no reason to make a difference with the prince. The prince said this today, and the concubines will speak directly to the prince if they have anything to say in the future. For example, in the current situation, the prince's bitter ministers and concubines also know that they must not only follow the emperor in everything, but also always have the country and people of my Ming Dynasty in their hearts. With this heart of loyalty, filial piety and love for the people, the prince is the best prince in the world! How holy the father is, how can he not know his son. ”

was held by his concubine behind his back, and these words were so intimate and considerate, King Yu's waist slowly straightened, this feeling is very difficult to distinguish, is he the big tree that the woman behind him relies on, or the woman behind him is the big tree that supports him? He threw the book in his hand to the chair next to him, held Concubine Li's hand wrapped around his waist with both hands, slowly broke the hands, and took one of her hands and slowly dragged her to the front.

Concubine Li hadn't seen King Yu like this for a long time, and at this time, he was shy, moved and aggrieved by him, and lowered her head: "If the concubine is not right, the prince will only be the concubine and not say it." ”

Yuwang: "Well said, well said, go on." ”

Concubine Li looked at King Yu's chest at this time, and said softly: "How can the court's ministers and concubines know so much. But there is a concubine who understands in her heart that the first emperor Zhengde Ye was because he had no heirs, and his father only succeeded to the throne because of the sect. At present, the father only has the root of the prince, and the prince gave birth to a son for his father, and the ancestral country will one day be inherited by the prince, how could the father break his roots? Take today's incident as an example, Gonggong Lu was assigned to repair Yongling, and Yan Ge was ordered to recuperate at home, but let Master Xu be on duty in the cabinet, which shows that his father is unwilling to hurt the prince. Let's talk about Zhejiang, with Zhao Zhenji and Tan Lun, there will be no big mess. Even if Hai Rui and Wang Yongji, who were recommended by the prince, went too far, they were still corrupt officials and could not commit a big crime. The Book of Changes says, 'Don't use the hidden dragon'. Before Yang Jinshui was escorted into the Beijing Division, the prince didn't think about anything, let's live a few ordinary days behind closed doors like ordinary people's homes these days. When the water comes out, the emperor will naturally have a will, and Elder Xu Ge, Lord Gao and Lord Zhang will naturally come when it is time to come. ”

The gloom in front of King Yu's eyes was gently swept away by her words, and he saw a ray of light, seeing that Concubine Li was still looking at her chest with her head slightly lowered, she couldn't help but gently hold up her chin with one hand, looking at her: "It's a pity that you are a daughter, if a man studies hard since childhood, he is no worse than Master Xu, Master Gao and Master Zhang." ”

Concubine Li laughed when he said: "The concubine persuaded the prince, but the prince laughed at the concubine." ”

Yuwang: "I'm telling the truth. Whatever happens in the future, you tell me this. Listen to you, close the door, let's only let Wang Xie Tang Qianyan fly into the homes of ordinary people these days! With that, his steps became stronger, and he walked to his chair, picked up the book, sat down, and read it earnestly.

Concubine Li's heart was hot, and she looked at King Yu who was reading there with bright eyes, and for a while, she also picked up the needle and thread, walked to the chair next to King Yu and sat down, embroidering a Taoist robe while accompanying him to read.

But this time was only a short moment, Yuwang sat there and looked at a few lines and stood up again, and began to look at the non-seeming back pace, obviously cutting and messing and still worrying about that big matter.

Concubine Li looked at him: "Lord Wang." ”

"Hmm." Yuwang stopped and looked at her.

Concubine Li smiled: "The concubine remembered a word from Li Qingzhao. ”

Yuwang: "Which word?" ”

Concubine Li smiled: "There is no way to eliminate this sorrow, so I frowned, but I was in my heart." ”

King Yu smiled awkwardly: "There is no such thing." He sat down again, no longer pacing, and stared at the book.

Concubine Li thought for a while, gently put down the needle and thread in her hand, stood up, walked to the door, and beckoned to a palace maid waiting at the other end of the corridor.

The palace maid walked over lightly, squatted and saluted: "Princess." ”

Concubine Li asked in her ear, "Where are the princes and Feng Daban playing?" ”

The palace maid replied softly, "In the front yard." ”

Concubine Li commanded in a low voice: "Call Feng Baolai, I have an envoy to send him out." ”

The maid: "Yes." He hurriedly walked out with his skirt in his hand.

A number of sedan chairs came, and the entourage and soldiers in front of the gate of Yan Song's Mansion were full, but they were blocked by the two closed vermilion gates. An attendant kept knocking on the door, but there was no response.

Yan Shifan walked out of a large sedan chair, followed by Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing in the other two sedan chairs, and a few second- and third-grade officials walked out of the sedan chair, all looking at the closed door in horror.

Twenty years of Xiangfu, located in the bustling part of Di'anmen Street, although there is a large forbidden land in front of the door, after all, it is a place where cars and horses converge, not far from the opposite is the restaurant teahouse. At this time, there were many eyes in the distance looking at the abnormal situation in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion in amazement!

The "Sun Moon Xing" restaurant opposite the Prime Minister's Mansion was also famous in Beijing at that time. It occupies a convenient area, is located on the street opposite the Yan Mansion, and I don't know how many officials who come to the Yan Mansion to pay homage here in a year, and how many officials invite all kinds of people from the Yan Mansion to drink and talk about things here. One by one, they are said to be extravagant, and it is said that if they don't order wine and food, only a pot of good tea will cost ten taels of silver. Relying on this business to make such money, even the children and grandchildren will not be able to eat it in a few lifetimes. The boss naturally understands in his heart that this is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, so he took apart the word "Ming" and took a "Sun and Moon Xing", and did not hesitate to decorate it carefully after making money, and separated a lot of luxurious private rooms from the window on the second floor, and the lobby on the first floor was also separated from each other by screens, so that these officials and guests could drink and talk about things.

At this time, a private room on the street on the second floor was pushed open, and Xiao Er let Feng Bao, who had changed into civilian clothes, and an entourage he brought in.

Feng Bao sat down in front of the window seat: "After eating, let's have a pot of tea." ”

Xiao Er: "Yes." He answered, but did not leave, but stood there.

Feng Bao's gaze had already looked at the opposite Prime Minister's Mansion. The entourage who was with him spoke to Xiao Er: "My uncle said to bring a pot of tea, didn't you hear?" ”

The little two seemed to smile: "Yes." Ten taels of silver, please reward the guest first. ”

"Ten taels of silver for a pot of tea!" Feng Bao turned his head and stared at Xiao Er, "What kind of tea are you selling here?" ”

The little two: "Uncle, our 'Sun and Moon Xing' has been open for more than a year or two, and it is all at this price." ”

Feng Bao: "I asked you what kind of tea you were selling!" ”

That Xiao Er did not show weakness at all: "Any tea is at this price." Don't you see that the opposite side is Yan Ge's mansion? The Shangshu squire in the capital, and the governor and governor outside the capital came here at this price. ”

"What about those who are older than the Shogun, the Governor? Do you want this price too? Feng Bao was also angry.

The little second was stunned for a moment, and then smiled contemptuously: "Then unless Yan Ge is old." But he wouldn't come here for tea. ”

Feng Bao stood up suddenly, and the eunuch's sharp voice was revealed: "If it's bigger than Yan Song!" ”

Only then did Xiao Er carefully see Feng Bao's somewhat woman-like face, and immediately felt a little relieved: "Big, the uncle is also a ...... in the palace."

Feng Bao took out two copper coins from his sleeve and put them on the table: "That's all the money, let's make a pot of tea." ”

The little second hurriedly picked up the copper coin on the table and sent it back: "Since I am a father-in-law from the palace, the small shop has rules and does not accept anything." You wait. He said that he hurriedly walked out.

"Come back." Feng Bao stopped him again, "You just said that it is also from the palace, what do you mean?" ”

The little second laughed: "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, there are also two fathers-in-law in the palace sitting in the private room over there." ”

Feng Bao remained silent: "Then let me tell you the truth, we are together, but we have our own errands." Don't say we're here, don't say they're here. Anyway, you won't open this store tomorrow. ”

The little two: "This little one understands." The two fathers-in-law over there said the same thing. ”

Feng Bao: "Don't say it to the father-in-law over there." Hear me! ”

The little two: "I won't say it again." ”

Feng Bao: "Go ahead." ”

The little two walked out quickly.

Feng Bao turned to the entourage, and the entourage hurriedly attached his ear, Feng Bao said softly: "Go back immediately, tell the princess, and say that the palace has also sent someone here to watch the movements of the Yan Mansion." ”

"Understood." The attendant hurried out.

Xiao Er came in with a tray, the porcelain from the official kiln, and four plates of delicate dim sum, laid them down one by one, and then poured tea for Feng Bao diligently.

Feng Bao: "If you don't call, don't come again." ”

Xiao Er: "Yes." "Immediately retreated.

Feng Bao's gaze was fixed on the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion again.

From a distance, Feng Bao suddenly saw Yan Shifan striding to the door, scolding there, drinking away the attendant who knocked on the door, grabbing two knockers with both hands and knocking violently at the same time.

Feng Bao's eyes widened.

In the middle of the Xiangfu compound is a stone passage leading to the hall, on both sides are two large flats of the courtyard, except for a large water tank with blue flowers on a white background made by Jingdezhen for fire prevention, there is not a single tree planted in the courtyard, nor any flowers and plants, so it seems very open, and the sun comes out all over the yard is full of sunshine. At this time, both sides of the passage were filled with bamboo boards one zhang long and five feet wide, a total of more than a dozen, and the bamboo boards were full of books.

Yan Song wore a wide plain white Songjiang cotton shirt and trousers, and sat lonely on a circle chair under the stone steps of the hall, letting the morning sun shine on him, and also watching the morning sun shine on the books on the bamboo boards in the courtyard.

According to the lunar calendar, after the mid-year festival on the fifteenth day of July, the yang energy will gradually subside, the yin energy will gradually sprout, and the autumn of slaughter is coming. Readers post books several times a year, and Zhongyuan is the last time. Every time he dries books, Yan Song doesn't let his subordinates do it, and wanders between the bamboo boards by himself, flipping through them one by one. This year is really old, I can't dry books by myself, so I can only sit there and watch the two scribes wander between the bamboo boards to dry books.

But the knocker outside the gate knocked all over the courtyard, of course Yan Song heard it, but he didn't seem to hear it, and his eyes were no longer on the book, but he looked at the stone passage under his feet in a daze, and his eyes were full of a little sunlight reflected on the stone surface.

The two scribes were obviously accustomed to seeing this phenomenon, and the old man was silent, so they didn't seem to hear it, and mechanically flipped through the books one by one.

The door knocked louder and louder, and Yan Shifan's roar came from outside: "You minions! I came to see my father, and I dared to alienate my flesh and blood! If you don't open the door again, you will kill them all! ”

The two gatekeepers who were waiting inside the gate were a little lost, and they all looked at the elder pavilion who was sitting in the chair.

Yan Song raised his gaze at this time, looked at the door in vain, and turned to the two scribes who were drying books, seeing that they were flipping through the books one by one there.

The two knockers shook the sky, and a porter had no choice but to reply loudly inside: "If you go back to the uncle, the elder has orders, and I won't see anyone today." ”

Yan Shifan's roar became louder: "Go and pass on my words, he doesn't want someone who will die in a hundred years, I will die here with one head, and let him cut off his roots!" ”

The two porters panicked and replied loudly: "Uncle, don't worry, the villain will go and tell you." ”

Answering, a porter bowed and walked towards Yan Song.

Yan Song stood up with the armrest of the chair at this time: "Tell him, I don't want to send the person who died." With that, he left his chair and walked up the stone steps.

The porter hurriedly ran over and grabbed him up the stone steps and walked into the hall.

Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing stood outside the gate with Yan Shifan, pricking up their ears, and at this time, there was no sound from the doorman inside, so they knew that they couldn't get in today, and they all looked at Yan Shifan.

The other officials and many of their entourage were even more silent, where did they dare to make the slightest noise.

Yan Shifan stood outside the gate and suddenly shouted, "Go to Xiyuan!" Go to the cabinet room to find Xu Jie! As he spoke, he walked straight to his sedan chair.

After a long period of chaos, all the officials waited for Yan Shifan's sedan chair to be lifted, and they all got on the sedan chair one after another.

The group trampled in the direction of Xiyuan.

When I arrived at the forbidden gate of Xiyuan, I realized that I couldn't enter here today.

Before getting off the stone, Yan Shifan took Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing as soon as he got off the sedan chair and saw that many officials of the Six Ministries and Jiuqing were blocked from the door, and Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were among them, and they seemed to be negotiating with the eunuch who guarded the door in front of the forbidden door to get in.

Today, the specifications of the door have also been raised, and it is the eunuch surnamed Shi who moves a chair to sit outside the door, and the forbidden door is full of forbidden soldiers, and there are many eunuchs from the Punishment Division standing inside the forbidden door.

Although Yan Shifan was out of the pavilion, his majesty was still the same, and he separated everyone and climbed the steps of the forbidden gate, and crossed Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng: "Gonggong Shi, what is going on?" The six ministries and nine secretaries are pressed by the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and no one cares about so many official affairs! Did the Ming Dynasty abolish the cabinet? ”

That Gonggong Shi was originally respectful to him, but when he stood up, he saw that his words were so outrageous, and his face was not good-looking: "Who did Xiaoge say that the cabinet was abolished?" Who would dare to abolish the Cabinet? ”

Yan Shifan: "The first assistant locked himself at home and didn't see anyone, but let a second assistant move his family to the cabinet duty room, and now the celebrant does not let hundreds of officials enter the cabinet, do the official documents of the ministries still need to be drafted?" What the hell are you going to do? Does the emperor know these things? ”

After asking repeatedly, Gonggong Shi's expression was also cold: "Little Pavilion Old! Although you are no longer in the cabinet, I still call you a little pavilion elder. It doesn't seem that you should have asked those words just now, and we will not answer you. ”

Yan Shifan has been in charge of cabinet affairs for his father for many years, Jiajing has praised him several times for "having the courage to do things", in the eyes of hundreds of officials, he dares to be arbitrary and arbitrary, although he is out of the cabinet now, his father is still the first assistant, this domineering will be difficult to change for a while, and now he is ridiculed by Gonggong Shi in front of everyone, and the blood in his heart is even more upside down: "I am out of the cabinet!" But I am also a messenger in a ministry and a ministry of works, who will be responsible for the mistake of a hundred officials, and the matter of repairing the palace for the emperor! ”

That Shi Gonggong is not good at writing for a long time, and he is still not in a hurry: "That's right." If there is a business matter, it will be said that it is a business matter, and since the elder of the small pavilion has asked here, we will tell you all about it. The Cabinet of the Celebrant has discussed, and from today onwards, all the official documents of the various ministries have been handed in here, and we will send them in, and the Cabinet will draft the vote, and the Celebrant will approve the red. As for the officials of the ministries, they can only wait outside the closed door. At this point, he called out: "Someone! ”

A few eunuchs on duty who were celebrants walked out of the forbidden door.

Father-in-law Shi: "Collect the official documents of Lord Yan, as well as Lord Gao and Lord Zhang one by one, and send them to the cabinet to Xu Ge Lao!" ”

"Yes!" A few eunuchs on duty replied and walked separately to Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others, "If you have official documents from all departments, please take them out." ”

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng glanced at each other and stood still.

Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing also glanced at each other and immediately looked at Yan Shifan, where would they dare to hand over the official document like this.

Yan Shifan was anxious about this matter, his father was closed, and there was no will in the palace, and now he heard Shi Gonggong say that all the official documents were handed over to Xu Jie, and he was even more suspicious: "Shi Gonggong is suitable for talent, Yan didn't understand." Does it mean that from today onwards, all the affairs of the six departments and Jiuqing will be decided by Xu Jie? ”

That Shi Gonggong looked at him for a while: "I have just said that we will not answer anything other than business." Speaking of this, he turned to a few eunuchs on duty: "Collect official documents!" If you don't want to pay, let him take it, and take what you are willing to pay first! ”

A few eunuchs on duty went to collect the official documents of the officials who were already in their hands.

At this time, Gonggong Shi neither looked at Yan Shifan, nor Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, and looked at the officials who had already handed in the official documents: "After handing in the official documents, it is none of your business, go back first, and come to get the return documents tomorrow." ”

Overnight, the situation abruptly changed, and the officials above the Yamen Division of the various ministries in Beijing were all suspicious, some of them did have serious official documents to report to the cabinet, while others did not have important official affairs, but used excuses to find out. Now seeing such a formation, after listening to Shi Gonggong's greeting, whether it is coming to work or to inquire about news, they all know that if they don't leave, they may be involved in a political tide. For a while, there was a sedan chair, a horse got on the horse, a large group of people were out of order, and in the blink of an eye, a good wide road was actually a sedan chair running into a row to rush away.

It was immediately deserted a lot, leaving Yan Shifan, Luo Longwen, Yan Maoqing, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, standing on the left and right of the stone steps of the forbidden gate, and Wu Zi did not take out the official documents in the sleeves of his robes.

The eunuchs on duty who had received the official documents all looked at Gonggong Shi in front of the chair.

Shi Gonggong's face was not good-looking: "When you are on your errand, what do you want me to do?" ”

The eunuchs on duty had no choice but to walk in front of Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng with a smile.

The eunuch who walked in front of Yan Shifan: "Little Pavilion Elder, the little one will be an errand for you, and if you have an official document, give it to the little one." ”

Yan Shifan ignored him, and looked straight at Gonggong Shi: "Gonggong Shi, Yan Mou would like to ask again, is the matter of the six departments and nine kings of the Ming Dynasty now all Xu Jie's own decision, we can't even enter the cabinet!" ”

That Shi Gonggong sighed impatiently: "If the elder of Xiao Ge still asks such a thing, he will go home and ask Yan Ge Lao." After saying this, he ignored him, turned to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng and said: "There are two other adults, please submit official documents, but people can't go in." ”

These two sentences stunned Yan Shifan, seeing that he not only treated himself, but also the two people on Xu Jie's side equally, he was speechless for a while, and couldn't help but glance at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng who were standing over there to see how they replied.

"Gonggong Shi, I don't dare to ask if other ministries can enter the cabinet. However, today's official business of the Ministry of War must enter the cabinet and must be presented to the cabinet! Zhang Juzheng finally spoke.

This sentence made Yan Shifan come to his senses again, and immediately showed a sneer, staring at the Shi Gonggong.

Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing also came to the end, and stared at the Shi Gonggong together with Yan Shifan.

Gao Gong was surprisingly calm at this time, standing there silently, but it obviously gave people a momentum of being ready to attack.

Zhang Juzheng's face was solemn, and he walked to the stone father-in-law and took out two official documents in the sleeves of his robe: "These two official documents, one is the military situation emergency report of Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war, and the other is the military situation report of Jiliao Tatar prisoners. The court can't send it to the wrong one within five days, but it's a military matter! ”

That Gonggong Shi's face also froze, and at the same time, the embarrassment also came out.

Yan Shifan watched coldly from the side.

That Gonggong Shi looked at Zhang Juzheng: "The military affairs are really important, so can't Master Zhang write it in the official document?" ”

Zhang Juzheng: "Gonggong Shi should know that the military strategy has always been discussed by the Ministry of War to the cabinet, how can there be back-to-back explanations? ”

Yan Shifan continued: "What about the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites?" And what about the household department managed by the tall man? Does Lord Gao also want to say that the supply of military supplies to the front must be negotiable? ”

Gao Gong, who had been silent, took out the official document from the sleeve of his robe at this time, did not look at Yan Shifan, and looked at the Shi Gonggong: "The household department is in charge of military grain and grass, and it stands to reason that it should also be discussed with the cabinet." But since the imperial court has set this rule, the official document of the household department will be forwarded to Xu Gelao by Shi Gonggong, and the cabinet will decide. As for the Ministry of War, it is in charge of the strategy of using troops, and if it does not make a statement in person, the cabinet will not be able to make arrangements. Mr. Zhang's entry into the cabinet is related to the danger of the soldiers and the country, and the household department will never compare with the military department. Mr. Zhang must go in, I am willing to go back to the household department and wait for approval! After speaking, he handed the official document to the stone father-in-law.

That Gonggong Shi took the official document of Gao Gong, thought about it and looked at Yan Shifan: "Little Pavilion Elder, you also heard what Lord Gao said." You have also been in the cabinet for a long time, do you think that the affairs of the Ministry of War should be discussed in the cabinet? ”

Yan Shifan: "After all the discussions, come and ask me?" I also replied to Gonggong Shi's original words, I won't answer you if you are so tired, I'll just see how you play! ”

That Shi Gonggong was finally annoyed by him: "Someone! Immediately lead Lord Zhang to the cabinet room to see Xu Ge Lao, who dares to play greasy in military affairs, waiting for the emperor to cut off his head! ”

"Yes!" A eunuch on duty immediately responded and walked up to Zhang Juzheng, "Lord Zhang, please come with me." ”

Zhang Ju followed the eunuch into the forbidden door in a dignified manner.

Gao Gong leaned towards the stone father-in-law at this time, and took a deep look: "The official document of the household department is please, and Gao said goodbye." After doing this, he didn't look at Yan Shifan's others, turned around and strode towards his sedan chair.

Yan Shifan was so angry that he was half dead, Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing were both wilted, and they only looked at Yan Shifan in a daze.

Yan Shifan: "Don't pay it!" Bring back the official documents of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Industry, and your General Political Envoy Department and the Salt Affairs Department! Let's see who can cover the sky of the Ming Dynasty with one hand! "Leave when you're done.

Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing were still a little hesitant, standing there and looking at Grandpa Shi.

That Shi Gonggong was also really angry: "Please pay it or not." ”

Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing stomped their feet almost at the same time, and turned to follow Yan Shifan.

The desk of the cabinet duty room was full of official documents, Xu Jie raised his head from the pile of official documents, looked at Zhang Juzheng who came in, there was nothing in his eyes, and his face was also very businesslike, just waiting for Zhang Juzheng to speak.

"My subordinates have seen Elder Ge." Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to call him a teacher at this time, he took out two official documents from the sleeves of his robe, "I sent them to the military department in an urgent delivery of eight hundred miles this morning." One is an urgent report from Zhejiang to resist the Japanese army, and the other is an urgent report from the Xuanfu to resist the invasion of the Japanese. As he spoke, he handed over the official document.

At the moment of handing over the official document, the eyes of the master and apprentice met.

Zhang Juzheng looked closely at the teacher's eyes, Xu Jie's eyes were still only empty, but subconsciously came out with a local accent in Wu dialect: "Nong, sit down." ”

With this local accent, the distance is close.

Zhang Juzheng should have sat on the chair on the side of the big case and waited for the question, but then he moved the chair up, moved it to the opposite side of the big case, and sat down in front of the teacher.

Xu Jie glanced at the door of the duty room, the two eunuchs stood there with half their backs exposed, thought about it, and gently pushed the blank stack of official paper in front of him in front of Zhang Juzheng, and then glanced at the brush on the pen stand.

Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up and he looked at the teacher again.

Xu Jie didn't look at him, but only looked at the official document in front of him: "Let's talk about the military situation of Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war first." ”

Zhang Juzheng understood and said slowly: "Since the Japanese invaded Taozhu in May, Hu Zongxian ordered Qi Jiguang's troops to fight seven battles with the Japanese in the Taizhou area, and they fought very hard and fought very well. As he spoke, he slowly reached out and picked up the pen on the pen stand, began to write on the blank paper in front of him, and continued: "Now that the Japanese have retreated to the nest of the Japanese on the sea, Hu Zongxian analyzed that in the near future, the Japanese will gather troops to attack Taizhou. ”

Just as Zhang Juzheng said this sentence clearly, Xu Jie's eyes saw that he was writing another word on the notepaper, and the pen kept waving, and when this paragraph was finished, the other words on the notepaper were also written. Zhang Juzheng gently turned the note paper and pushed it over, pushing it in front of Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's gaze looked at the piece of paper.

Zhang Juzheng stared at Xu Jie, who was looking down at the words, and then said: "Hu Zongxian reported that the most important thing at the moment is that the guest troops from the neighboring provinces must rush to several fortresses along the coast of Zhejiang within ten days to contain the Japanese invaders, so that he can deploy Qi Jiguang's troops to fight the main force of the Japanese in Taizhou." ”

The handwriting on Zhang Juzheng's paper is: In response to Tan Lun's urgent report, Hai Rui and Wang Yongji have found out that Zheng Michang and He Maocai were instructed by Yan Shifan and Yang Jinshui to destroy the embankment and flood the fields and collude with the Japanese invaders.

Xu Jie replied: "Can the military forces of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shandong arrive within ten days?" As he said this, he also picked up another pen on the pen stand and waved it on the paper on which Zhang Juzheng had written.

Zhang Juzheng's eyes were shining and he looked at the notepaper, only to see that the old man's pen had typed a huge "√" on the notepaper! The hook was so thick and large that it almost covered all the words he had written on the paper. This is the question that he wrote on paper.

"Go back to the old man." Zhang Juzheng replied and picked up the pen again, and wrote again as he spoke.

Zhang Juzheng said while writing: "Jiangxi sent a town of 5,000 people, Shandong also sent a town of 5,000 people, Fujian echoed, once the Japanese invaders were defeated in Zhejiang, it was likely to attack them, so there was no force to send." The immediate urgency is that both the Zhejiang military camp and the guest army are in urgent need of military food and grass. ”

After saying this, the other words on the notepaper were also written, and Zhang Juzheng turned the notepaper around and gently pushed it over.

Xu Jie's eyes fell on this piece of paper again, but he asked: "The battle is fought in Zhejiang, and the military grain and grass must be supplied by Zhejiang as usual." How did Zhao Zhenji report there? ”

Zhang Juzheng reported the military situation: "It is also difficult for Zhao Zhenji to be left and right. The Zhejiang treasury was empty, so he had no choice but to use the 500,000 taels of silver that the Hui merchants had bought from Shen Yishi's workshop as military salaries. The military situation is like fire, and it is a drop in the bucket. Is it imperative to order Zhejiang to immediately confiscate the family properties of Zheng Michang and He Maocai to solve the crisis? ”

What is written on the paper is: Zhao Zhenji's two ends of the first mouse are puzzling. Why did he submit Hai Rui's confession of interrogation of Zheng Michang and Ho Maocai's confession in a separate case? There is no time to lose. It is imperative that the interrogation transcripts of Hai Rui and the confessions of Zheng Michang and He Maocai be presented to the emperor!

This time, Xu Jie didn't answer immediately, he was really pondering, thought for a moment, and said: "The stolen money that one Zheng Michang and one He Maocai are greedy for may not be able to solve the crisis. Zhao Zhenji's difficulties are only bigger than you and I think. As he spoke, he picked up the pen and drew a rough "×" on Zhang Juzheng's notepaper - this is obviously whether Zhang Juzheng is dissatisfied with Zhao Zhenji, and whether he suggests.

Of course, Zhang Juzheng understood the deep meaning of Xu Jie's words, and further confirmed that what Zhao Zhenji did was probably what his teacher meant, and stood up stubbornly: "The stolen money that Zheng Michang and He Maocai are greedy for ink cannot save the situation and destroy the thief and enemy, and the imperial court should order Zhao Zhenji to dig deep into the property of other corrupt officials!" The safety of the Ming Dynasty is related to the southeast, and only by fighting this battle can we solve the worries of the monarch and solve the difficulties of the people. Ge Lao, the hope of the world, this heavy burden, everyone expects Ge Lao to pick it up! ”

Xu Jie looked at him, but with both hands, he tore the two pieces of paper he had just written into pieces one by one in his hands, and gently threw them into the paper basket on the side of the desk: "Everyone has to pick up the burden." Your military department can also send an official document to Zhao Zhenji. ”

Zhang Juzheng's eyes were blazing, and he immediately answered: "Can the military department say that it is an official document under the orders of the cabinet?" ”

Xu Jie slowly stood up, and the two words answered very clearly this time: "Yes." ”

A golden dragon, with slightly open scales, round eyes, and its head held high to the sky, as if it would leap away from the lid of the golden seal box where it was lying at any time and fly into the air!

This is the dragon, and the four sides of the golden seal box are also surrounded by eight dragons!

This gold box contains the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's jade seal!

Chen Hong's two hands slowly surrounded him, and his ten fingers tightly pinched the seal box, and his eyes were reflected in the golden light!

In the five big cases, several eunuchs were sent by Chen Hong to send envoys out, so the chairs on both sides were empty, and only Chen Hong sat alone on the chair in the middle where Lu Fang was sitting, looking at the golden seal box and being distracted.

"Second Ancestor, the minions are going to send cabinet tickets to the Second Ancestor!" Outside the door of the duty room, the voice of the eunuch on duty sounded.

Chen Hong raised his head, a wave of tiredness surged from his heart to his eyes, stared out of the door for a while, collected the resentment in his eyes, and smiled: "Come in." ”

"Yes." Two eunuchs on duty walked in with two stacks of cabinet documents and bowed down.

"Put it on the table." Chen Hong's tone was very gentle.

"Yes." The two eunuchs on duty, one on each side, placed two stacks of official documents in the corner of the case on the left and one in the corner of the case on the right, and then retreated to the door.

"Wait." Chen Hong stopped the two, "Who called our family outside the door just now?" ”

The two eunuchs on duty were stunned for a moment, and the one on the right replied timidly: "Back to the second ancestor, it is the slave who is outside the door to ask the second ancestor." ”

Chen Hong: "What ancestor?" We didn't understand, you screamed again. ”

The eunuch was apprehensive, and secretly raised his eyes, and saw that Chen Hong was still smiling there, not looking angry, so he calmed down again: "Back to the words of the second ancestor, the slave ......."

"Stop." The smile on Chen Hong's face immediately disappeared, "You call me Second Ancestor, is there another First Ancestor?" Who is this ancestor, let's hear it. ”

The eunuch finally woke up and knelt down: "Minions, minions don't know who is the ancestor......

"I only know that there is an old ancestor, right?" Chen Hong's voice was already very cold.

"Slave...... Slave ...... "The eunuch's tongue has dried up, and he can't speak with a knot."

Chen Hong looked at the other eunuch on his left, who was still standing on his bow.

"Gift, endowment...... Ancestors. The eunuch immediately understood that his partner had committed a big taboo because of the title of "Second Ancestor", and when he knelt down, he asked Chen Hong where he dared to use the word "two", but the word "one" could not be used, because he was clever, he simply did not add any title, and called "ancestor", "Ancestor, the slave didn't say anything just now......

Chen Hong was called by his title of removing the word "two" at first, and he felt a little abrupt, not very used to it, stunned for a while, thought about it, and still recognized his acquaintance: "Hmm." If you don't say anything, you can still say anything. Go, call in all the people on duty outside. ”

"Yes, Ancestor." The eunuch knew that the title he had changed was recognized, and when he answered this, he became much more angry, kowtowed, and quickly climbed and took off the door.

Chen Hong picked up the top copy of the stack of official documents on the left and looked at it.

The other eunuch knelt there already trembling.

Soon, the eunuch came in with a group of eunuchs on duty, all of whom knelt silently on the ground.

The eunuch who called the man: "Yu, ancestor, the slaves have called all the slaves." ”

Chen Hong ignored him, nor did he look at the eunuchs who had just come in and knelt, but moved his gaze from the official document to the eunuch who originally called him the second ancestor: "Come here, let our family see your clothes." ”

The eunuch's hands and feet were weak: "Hui, back to the ancestors, the slave only knew......" At this time, he also knew that it was too late, so he got up with great effort, and slowly moved to Chen Hong like cotton, and his head was lower than his shoulders.

"Clothes." Chen Hong's tone couldn't hear any attitude, "Our family said that we want to see your clothes." ”

The eunuch lifted the hem with trembling hands and lifted the corner of his robe, but he didn't dare to hold it too close to Chen Hong.

Chen Hong looked at the corners of the robe that trembled slightly, and no longer concealed the disgust on his face: "Look at it, it's all dirty like this, and you still have the face to be on an errand in the celebrant supervisor." You called me a second ancestor, I will fulfill you, the water in the Huanyi Bureau is good, you can go there to wash clothes. ”

The eunuch's head boomed, and the sky fell, and he was stunned all of a sudden.

The other kneeling eunuchs were also shocked. The room on duty was so quiet that the ears of those eunuchs were full of buzzing!

There are twenty-four yamen in the palace, and being able to be an errand supervisor is a blessing that I don't know how many lifetimes it will take. The youngest eunuch here, when he goes out, he is also a third-level official. As soon as the second ancestor sounded, this person was sent to the lowest level of the Huanyi Bureau to do hard labor. This dismount will spread all over the palace in less than a day.

"Do you want to go?" One can imagine what was behind Chen Hong's question.

The punished eunuch didn't say anything, took a step back, knelt down and kowtowed three times: "Slave Xie Ancestor's reward." He got up with a gray face and walked out.

Those people knelt there, waiting for Chen Hong to continue to stand up, which one dared to move.

Chen Hong looked at the eunuch who called him ancestor: "You also come over, let our family also see your clothes." ”

The eunuch's face immediately turned white, and his hands and feet were weak when he got up, and when he came over, he also learned from the previous eunuch to lift the hem.

"No, you don't." Chen Hong stopped him, "Let's just look at the patch on your chest." ”

The eunuch had to bow his head and waist, and he had to show Chen Hong the patch on his chest, this action was too difficult to make, pulling the complement and twisting his head to the side and lowering it, how awkward it was.

With a "flutter", Chen Hong also smiled: "How can you mix it, it's still a seven-pin?" Go to your head, as I said, and ask him to change you for a five-grade patch. From tomorrow, you are the fifth grade. ”

From the uncertainty of life and death to the promotion of three levels in a row, this person's body suddenly became crisp, and he knelt down: "Xie, thank the ancestors' reward...... Thank you for the ancestor's reward! ”

It's finally called the ancestor! But this old ancestor called Chen Hong's face very solemn all of a sudden: "What I just said doesn't count!" Downgrade one level and change to a six-grade complement! ”

added the word "old", but it was lowered by one level, this eunuch was stunned, and the eunuchs in all places were stunned.

Chen Hong said very solemnly: "From today on, there are no ancestors in the palace. Whoever wants to call the ancestor again, go to Yongling to call it. Did you hear that? ”

All the eunuchs were saved: "Back to the ancestors, they all heard it!" ”

"Okay." Chen Hong stood up, "You don't need to have other abilities here, knowing the rules is the greatest ability." From tomorrow onwards, each of you will change a patch and be promoted to one level. ”

"Thank you for your ancestor's reward!" An octave high, lifting the celebrant duty room.

Chen Hong slowly stood up, and looked at the eunuch who changed his title, the eunuch was changed by him, and now he was worried again, hoping that he was not, not hopeful, and kneeling down again.

"Sensei knelt." Chen Hong stopped him, "If you have a heart for kindness, you will be rewarded; Unintentional mistakes, although they are not punished! Although the word 'old' you just added inappropriately, your heart is still good. How's the Cabinet Duty Doing now? What's going on? ”

The eunuch immediately replied: "Back to the ancestors, everything was according to the orders of the ancestors, and the departments did not let them in, only let Zhang Juzheng go to see Xu Ge Lao." ”

Chen Hong: "Didn't Yan Shifan make a fuss?" ”

The eunuch: "Go back to your ancestors, and make a fuss." But with the orders of the ancestors, Gonggong Shi is there, and he still dares to make a fuss on the head of our celebrant supervisor? ”

There was a smile in Chen Hong's eyes again: "Is Zhang Juzheng gone?" ”

The eunuch: "Back to the ancestors, I just left." Now the cabinet is on duty, and only Xu Ge is on duty. ”

Chen Hong saw that he replied so clearly and considerately, and he was very satisfied: "From now on, you will be my personal attendant." Bring the official letter and follow me to the cabinet. I'll accompany Xu Ge Lao there tonight to approve red. ”

"Yes!" The personal entourage of the palm print eunuch is usually the position of the four-rank eunuch, and the eunuch's happy tone has changed, this answer is an octave higher than usual, and the voice immediately astringent after answering, he knows that he will not be able to call this high note again in this life!

The others were still kneeling: "Ancestors are good!" ”

In a look of surprise, envy and jealousy, the eunuch who had been promoted to a personal entourage followed Chen Hong out of the duty room.