The most prosperous season of Riyuexing Restaurant is still the wax moon every year. At the end of the year, the people from the two capitals and thirteen provinces who sent New Year's tributes to the Yan Mansion had to come here several days in advance to book a private room, and while drinking wine here, they waited for the Yan Mansion concierge to be summoned in order. Therefore, in the past month, the price of both the restaurant and the private room has doubled compared to usual. Snow fluttered outside the gate, and silver flowed in large and small ingots at the counter. The day is gone, the moon is gone, but the sun and the moon are not "prosperous". The old Beijing preached, and the word "Ming" in the Ming Dynasty was eaten by this restaurant.

A man dressed in a big coat, still wearing a cloak, and only showing his two eyes, was led by a small second of "Sun Moon Xing" in front, followed by two retinues in civilian clothes, passed through the crowd of drinkers, and squeezed to the door of a private room and stopped. Above the door of the private room was a red poster with the word "Military Department" written on it.

The little two: "This lord, because the military department greeted me late, this private room still took a lot of tongues to transfer from the people who had already decided on the Yamen of Guizhou, a little smaller, please forgive me." ”

"It doesn't matter. Let's go. The man in the cloak spoke, and the voice turned out to be Zhang Juzheng.

Of course, Xiao Er didn't know him, so he still didn't leave, half of his body bowed to the door of the private room, with a smile on his face: "This lord, your old friend has arrived early, and I will go to report for you." He reached out and grabbed the knocker of the private room, but he didn't push it open.

Zhang Juzheng knew that he was begging for a tip, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he looked at the entourage behind him.

An attendant took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve, and his face was already full of displeasure: "Remember, what you took this time is the silver from the military department." ”

The little second didn't have stage fright, and with a funny smile on his face, he stretched out his hand and took the broken silver: "The villain wishes all the masters of the military department to win the battle every year, and return the triumphant song every time." Then he pushed open a door to the private room.

There was actually a set of responses, Zhang Juzheng saw that his body was still blocking the door of the private room, and he became angry: "Are you looking forward to the war every year in the military department?" ”

The little er's smile slowly narrowed, and he was still not too afraid: "The villain waits for the master to ascend." He reached out and grabbed the knocker of the other door to push it but not to push it, apparently tipping twice for both doors.

"Tell him to get out!" Zhang Juzheng pushed open the other door that Xiao Er grabbed with one palm, and had already walked in.

The little two were pushed so much that he almost fell, and he stood at the door with a puzzled look.

"Why don't you get out of here and wait for us to throw you down?" The two entourages had long been unable to bear him, and with the words of the hall official, one of the entourages finally showed a fierce face, and reached out to grab the collar of the little two.

In fact, many people know that this restaurant has elements of Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing, so even the juniors are very arrogant. That Xiao Er is usually used to eating officials from other provinces, and even the officials of the five prefectures and six departments of the Beijing Division are not idle, and they have been frightened like this, and at this time they also showed their horizontal appearance, and they raised their hands to grab the wrist of the entourage, and suddenly saw that the sleeves of the civilian clothes raised by the entourage revealed the embroidered buckle wrists of the four-rank generals, and then suddenly felt that the people who went in were coming, and the hand did not dare to stretch it out again, and retreated, bowed and turned around and hurriedly wanted to leave, but the shoulder was grabbed by the big hand of the attendant, and he couldn't move.

At this time, many guests came in and out of the private room one after another, and the little two were forced to turn around by the big hand of the attendant. Immediately afterwards, the attendant grabbed the back of his neck with his other hand, broke his head, and whispered in his ear: "You know that your restaurant has elements of Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing. You can immediately go to Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing to tell Luo Longwen and Yan Maoqing that if you want to make money, there are still some military salaries in the military department, how about simply moving all the military salaries of the Ming Dynasty away? ”

The little second was scared at this time, and he grabbed the collar in front of him, pinched his neck in the back, and the words squeezed out of his throat were already very unfavorable: "How dare the little and the little man ......?"

The attendant still pinched him: "You don't dare, you guys." You'd better chew your tongue when you leave here, and just say that the people from the military department are smashing the signboard. Is this good? ”

The little two: "Of course not...... Okay, the villain knows it's wrong...... I would never dare to say half a word......"

"." The attendant pushed the little two with dark energy, and the little two almost hit the other guests, and hurriedly turned sideways to let the other guests walk by, while crooking his stiffened neck towards the staircase.

A retinue in civilian clothes then tore down the red-letter poster with the word "Ministry of War" posted on the door, and the two stood outside the door of the private room one by one.

The person Zhang Juzheng met in the private room turned out to be Gao Hanwen. At this moment, Gao Hanwen poured the wine in the thermos for Zhang Juzheng, and said softly: "I didn't expect that the adults would make an appointment here. ”

Zhang Juzheng looked at him: "If you don't think of it, they can't think of it either." Sit down, if you have something to say, you can't stay here for a long time after all. ”

Gao Hanwen sat down opposite him and lowered his voice: "The Yan family has already sent someone to keep an eye on the lowly family's house. Yesterday, Luo Longwen also sent someone to greet him, openly threatening the lowly position, and wanted to send Yun Niang and Qi Dazhu's wives away immediately, otherwise they would immediately call the imperial history to play a sparse and lowly post 'take prostitutes as wives and secretly communicate with Japanese criminals'. How can this really be true! Speaking of this, Gao Hanwen was already a little angry, calmed down for a while, and then continued: "Today, I went to the Hanlin Academy first, and then went directly to here from the Hanlin Academy. ”

Zhang Juzheng looked at him: "What do you think?" ”

Gao Hanwen leaned back in his chair: "It's just the second time in prison." ”

"If you can think like that, you won't be afraid of anything." Zhang Juzheng raised his wine glass.

Gao Hanwen also picked up the wine glass, and the two drank.

Zhang Juzheng: "I was ordered to pass on a word to you, it was the original words, you heard it clearly, 'Gao Hanwen is a person with a conscience, the emperor let him go, and we will protect him.'" Do you want to know who said that? ”

Gao Hanwen was already a little excited, and only looked at Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng: "Tell you, this is what Prince Yu said himself." I, as well as Lord Gao, Elder Xu Ge, and Prince Yu, will not let you go to prison for the second time. ”

Gao Hanwen slowly stood up, and when he went to get the wine jug again, his hand was already trembling slightly, so he added another hand, and poured wine into Zhang Juzheng's cup with both hands, poured wine for himself, and held it with both hands: "With the words of Prince Yu, Gao died without regrets." He took a sip of the wine.

Zhang Juzheng picked up the wine glass, but this time he only took a small sip: "No one can kill you." Today is the twenty-second day of the lunar month, and what we are worried about now is that Qi Dazhu, and the Zhenfu Division will kill people on the twenty-third day of the lunar month. If this man is killed, it will be an unclear case in the future. ”

Gao Hanwen seemed to remember something, and immediately bent down from his seat to pick up a burden, which was angular and obviously contained a box.

Gao Hanwen solemnly placed the burden on the corner of the table with both hands: "I didn't want to say those words when I invited Master Zhang today, but I have something very important to hand over to Lord Zhang. ”

Zhang Juzheng glanced at the burden, and said calmly: "What is it?" ”

Gao Hanwen: "It's something that can turn things around!" ”

Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up with suspicion, and his expression became solemn, staring at the burden.

Gao Hanwen went to untie the knot on the baggage, revealing a patina-stained box, and then solemnly uncovered the lid.

Zhang Juzheng asked in a low voice: "Don't be busy taking it out, tell me first, what is it?" ”

Gao Hanwen replied in a low voice: "Blood meridian! ”

Zhang Juzheng: "What blood meridians?" Whose blood menstruation? ”

Gao Hanwen was already very excited to get a copy of the yellowed paper with red characters written on it in the box, and his voice was lowered: "Zhang Sanfeng Zhang Zhenren's blood meridian!" ”

Zhang Juzheng stood up, shook off Gao Hanwen's hand, and slammed the lid of the box!

Zhang Juzheng's eyes flashed: "Is it true or false?" Where did you get it? ”

Gao Hanwen: "It was Yun Niang and Qi Dazhu's wives who brought it from Jiangnan. Before coming here, he had already found some handwriting left by Zhang Zhenren and carefully compared, these were indeed the two blood meridians that Zhang Zhenren wrote when he was one hundred and twenty years old! ”

Zhang Juzheng took the box and hugged it tightly in his arms: "I'll go first!" You'll get out of here later. After saying that, he took off the big coat on the hanger and did not put it on his body, but wrapped the box tightly and walked quickly to the outside of the private room.

There was a lot of snow, and everywhere was white, and the two black-lacquered gates of the Fusi Imperial Prison in Beizhen were even darker.

The winter in Beijing in the 40th year of Jiajing was really a heavy snow year, starting with the early snow at the beginning of the 11th month of the lunar calendar, and several snows fell one after another. This day is the twenty-second day of the lunar month, and tomorrow is the New Year, that is, the day when the people send the god of the stove. The rules of the edict of the Zhenfu Division are different, according to the order, many prisoners are allowed to be executed after eating a small New Year's dinner on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, in order not to let the god of the stove see, so one day in advance every year, on the twenty-second day of the lunar month, the god of the stove is sent to heaven.

The small door on the right door opened, and two brocade guards came out, each with a long firecracker in their hands, and went to the door and lit it, and the fire exploded.

Suddenly, the eyes of the two brocade guards widened, and they were stunned.

It turned out that a firecracker was lit by a brocade guard, and then casually threw it on a snowdrift under the eaves of the main porch, and the firecracker exploded in half, showing that the snowdrift was kneeling there alone!

The firecrackers continued to explode, and the "snowman" still knelt there motionless.

The firecrackers were gone, and the two brocade guards walked over.

Only then did I see that it was a woman, holding a food basket in her arms, because she was squatting under the eaves of the porch, her body was only covered with a thin layer of snow, so she was not frozen, and her eyes were still open, looking at the two.

"It's Qi Dazhu's woman." A brocade guard recognized her, "It's been here at noon, and it's still here." ”

"I've never seen a daughter-in-law like this." Another brocade guard approached her and stood in front of her, "I told you, this is an edict that you are not allowed to send anything." You just kneel until next year and you won't be able to deliver anything. Be obedient and go back. ”

"I want to see the Seventh Master." Qi Dazhu's woman spoke, and her speech was no longer very neat.

A brocade guard: "The seventh master was miserable by your family's affairs, and he almost cut off his head at the long live master, are you still looking for the seventh master?" ”

Qi Dazhu's woman's eyes showed deep disappointment, so she had to stand up and take out a pot of wine from her arms: "I won't give anything else, please ask the two military masters to bring this pot of wine to my husband." ”

The two brocade guards were silent.

Qi Dazhu's woman: "My husband is also a person who has made meritorious contributions to the imperial court, he will leave tomorrow, and the two military masters will send this pot of wine for me, and he also knows that I am accompanying him." ”

The two brocade guards glanced at each other, and one brocade guard quickly took the pot of wine from her hand: "Go back." So saying, the two of them entered the little door, and the little door was closed.

Qi Dazhu's woman stood there, looking at the two black gates, did not leave, held the food basket and squatted down in front of the gate, looking at the snowflakes that gradually turned black at dusk.

The snowy day of Layue was dark in a blink of an eye, only the two lanterns above the black lacquered gate reflecting the "Beizhen Fusi" were lit there, and the snowflakes drifted down from the black sky dimly and floated towards the Qi Dazhu woman sitting there.

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels of snow was heard. A lamp glowed dimly in the snow, drifting this way.

It was a carriage that stopped in front of the prison gate, and the chariot dusted off the snow on his body, inserted a horsewhip, jumped down from the front of the car, removed the low stool he was sitting on and put it on the handlebar, and lifted the thick curtain of the car: "Here you are, madam." ”

A woman appeared from the car, and the coachman carried her out of the carriage on a low stool. Although the light on the carriage was not very bright, and the woman was also wearing a cloak, it could still be seen that she was Yun Niang!

Yun Niang saw the woman of Qi Dazhu squatting in front of the door at a glance, and walked over quickly: "Didn't you see the seventh master?" ”

Qi Dazhu's woman looked up at her and only nodded.

Yun Niang also squatted down: "If you can't see the seventh master, go home, let's find another way." ”

Qi Dazhu's woman shook her head: "Madam, you go back." ”

Yun Niang: "You can't save him if you squat here, and you won't see him." ”

Qi Dazhu's woman: "Although I can't see it, he knows when I sit here that I am spending the last little year with him." ”

Yun Niang's eyes flashed with tears, and she held Sister-in-law Zhu's hand: "As long as we haven't been executed yet, we will always have a way." ”

A light flashed in Sister-in-law Zhu's eyes: "Madam, who can save him?" ”

Yun Niang: "Go back, go back and know that Master Gao is thinking about something." ”

"Cold." Sister-in-law Zhu was disappointed again, and slowly withdrew her hand from Yun Niang's grasp, "Madam, you go home." ”

Yun Niang was a little angry: "What do you have to say before you are willing to go home with me." ”

Sister-in-law Zhu: "Madam, I know that you and Master Gao are good people. The position of a tall man could not save him. He couldn't get out. We cannot see him, but we have become ghosts, but my soul will always see him. ”

Yun Niang is a person of temperament, and when she saw that this sister-in-law was more dead than herself, she was shocked and moved, and whispered in her ear: "He will definitely be able to come out." It's not easy to talk here, go home and you'll know that we have another way. ”

Sister-in-law Zhu's eyes lit up again, and then darkened again: "I know Madame's heart, there is no way." ”

Yun Niang: "If I lie to you, you can sit here again." Good no good? Come home with me first. As he spoke, he struggled to pull up the pillar sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Zhu stood up suspiciously.

"Let's go." Yun Niang took Sister-in-law Zhu's hand and walked to the carriage.

Yun Niang got into the car first and took Sister-in-law Zhu's hand, Sister-in-law Zhu was still standing under the car, looking at the black door with her eyes.

Yun Niang was anxious and ordered the coachman, "Pick her up." ”

The coachman couldn't take care of it anymore, so he picked up Sister-in-law Zhu from behind and sent her to the car, Yun Niang pulled her into the car.

The coachman put the curtain down, put the low stool on it, drew out the whip, raised it and was about to shake it, but immediately stopped in the air again, glanced at the gate of the edict, patted the whip on the horse's hips, and shouted in a low voice: "Drive! ”

The horse-drawn cart walked slowly on the snow.

Under the light, the box that Gao Hanwen handed over to Zhang Juzheng was already on King Yu's bookcase at this time!

King Yu looked at Zhang Juzheng beside him suspiciously: "What is it?" ”

Zhang Juzheng: "Heavenly things! The prince opened it and looked at it. ”

King Yu was even more puzzled, and when he reached out to the lid of the box, he suddenly became a little frightened, and stopped: "What kind of heavenly thing, pretending to be a ghost, tell me." ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled with solemnity: "Grandpa Cheng sent many people to find such a thing, but he never found it." God has eyes, let us get it today. Tomorrow, let the princess and the prince be brought into the palace to present to the emperor, and the emperor will be overjoyed. ”

King Yu gradually became excited, thinking there, and suddenly shouted to the side of the dormitory: "Concubine Li! ”

Concubine Li was obviously waiting inside, and then she came out in formal clothes: "Lord Zhang is here?" ”

Zhang Juzheng took a deep look: "See the princess." ”

Yuwang: "Master Zhang brought a rare thing, saying that it can be presented to your father tomorrow, let's take a look." ”

"Yes." Concubine Li walked over and leaned against King Yu's side.

King Yu said to Zhang Juzheng: "Open it." ”

Zhang Juzheng first opened the copper buckle on the box and lifted the lid with both hands.

The eyes of King Yu and Concubine Li looked over at the same time, and there were two yellowed manuscripts in the box!

King Yu's eyes were puzzled, and Concubine Li's eyes were also puzzled, and at the same time she looked at Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng gently picked up the thin manuscript on it and carefully opened the first page.

——The title of the first line on the copy page, "Lao Tzu Taishang Daojun Tao Te Ching", is eye-catching, and the words are not written in ink, but are dark red. Below is the text of the Tao Te Ching!

King Yu and Concubine Li were still puzzled, waiting for Zhang Juzheng to answer.

Zhang Juzheng: "More than a hundred years ago, Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Zhenren, the prince and the princess should know." ”

King Yu immediately realized: "This is Zhang Zhenren's handwriting!" ”

Zhang Juzheng: "Not only handwriting, this "Tao Te Ching" and the "Nanhua Sutra" were all written by Zhang Zhenren with the blood of his fingers when he was one hundred and twenty years old. ”

King Yu's eyes lit up, and Concubine Li's eyes lit up.

Zhang Juzheng: "At that time, Grandpa Cheng knew that there were these two divine objects, so he sent many people to find Zhang Zhenren and wanted to get it!" But several passers-by have been looking for more than 20 years, and Zhang Zhenren doesn't know where to go, so these two artifacts are naturally gone. ”

"How did Master Zhang get it?" Concubine Li hurriedly asked.

Zhang Juzheng was serious: "God bless me Daming!" It was sent by two women. ”

As soon as she heard the woman, Concubine Li became even more curious: "What woman?" ”

Zhang Juzheng: "The two chaste and fierce strange women, their husbands, princes, and princesses all know that their affairs are also related to our affairs and my affairs." ”

King Yu was a little impatient: "Don't start the topic, let's talk about it directly." ”

"Yes." Zhang Juzheng immediately said briefly, "One of these two women is Gao Hanwen's wife, and the other is the wife of Qi Dazhu who may be killed by the Zhenfu Division tomorrow. ”

King Yu and Concubine Li immediately glanced at each other.

Zhang Juzheng: "The prince and the princess all know that the Yan father and son grabbed the big pillar in order to fight Hai Rui, and they wanted to fight Hai Rui. Although the emperor will no longer pursue it now, he can kill this person, and in the future, we will have one less big evidence of the crime when we investigate Yan Shifan. ”

King Yu and Concubine Li both looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Zhang Juzheng: "The 14th Lang Inoue in Zhejiang, who was obviously bought by Zheng Michang and He Maocai, to deal with Gao Hanwen and Hai Rui, and bought the land of Chun'an and Jiande for them. Now that we kill Qi Dazhu, we will become our people, and if we don't kill Qi Dazhu, this account will always be counted on Yan Shifan's head in the future. Qi Dazhu's woman lives in Gao Hanwen's house, and Gao Hanwen's wife is from a scholarly family in Jiangnan, and these two sacred objects are offered by her. They want to beg the prince and the princess, and when the princess takes the prince to worship the emperor tomorrow, they will sacrifice the sacred object, plead with the emperor, and leave Qi Dazhu's life. ”

King Yu's brows tightened when he heard this, hesitated for a while, and shook his head: "My father has already sent me an edict on this matter, and we can't talk about it anymore." ”

"Lord Wang." Concubine Li looked at King Yu, "Let me meet these two women first." ”

Yuwang: "What are you doing with them?" ”

Concubine Li: "Master Zhang has already spoken very thoroughly. Kill this Qi Dazhu, this matter always falls on the head of the prince. Leaving this Qi Dazhu may be ironclad evidence of strictness in the future. When I see my father tomorrow, I have the artifact of Zhang Zhenren, and the Taoist robe embroidered by the concubine for my father, my father is happy, and I will remind my father of this matter tactfully. If I can't say it, I won't say it, and I will never make my father unhappy. ”

King Yu was a little tempted, and looked at Zhang Juzheng: "This matter is very high, should I invite Master Xu and Master Gao to discuss." ”

Zhang Juzheng: "Back to the prince, either don't do this thing, do it, and the fewer people who know, the better." Besides, Xu Ge Lao has been reprimanded by the emperor since the last time, and he has always been closed. Or don't call them good. Regardless of whether you talk about it tomorrow or not, you might as well let the princess meet the two women tonight. ”

Yuwang thought about it again, and seemed to have made a big decision: "Then let's see." Be careful and don't get out on taboo words. ”

Concubine Li: "The concubine knows. ”

King Yu said to Zhang Juzheng: "Let's go to the study." ”

Concubine Li hurriedly went to open the door: "Take the cloak of the prince and Master Zhang." ”

Two maidservants came in, took off the cloaks and cloaks of King Yu and Zhang Juzheng, and put them on for them.

I could vaguely see the heavy snow blowing outside, and immediately a eunuch ran over from the other side of the courtyard with two lanterns, and walked out according to King Yu and Zhang Juzheng.

The snow suddenly stopped on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, and the sky was clear, the sun was dazzlingly white, and the Xiyuan Forbidden City was full of palace ridges, wall ridges and thick snow on the ground to reflect the sunlight again, and the weather was so bright that people's eyes were a little unable to open.

In front of the steps of the main hall of Yuxi Palace to the door of the other side of the main hall to enter the palace courtyard, the snow on the middle of the road has already been swept clean, and there are three steps on both sides of the road, full of eunuchs and palace maids, some holding long flags, some holding palace lamps strung together, silent.

"My prince, it's finally here!" Lu Fang walked down the stone steps with a smile outside the hall gate.

At the end of the road, a warm sedan chair carried by four people immediately accelerated its pace to this side.

The warm sedan chair stopped under the stone steps outside the palace gate, the two palace maids opened the sedan curtain, and Concubine Li came out with the prince in her arms.

Lu Fang knelt down: "The slave knocks to see the princess, knock to see the prince!" ”

Concubine Li hurriedly smiled and said, "Father-in-law Lu, please get up." ”

Lu Fang still kowtowed, then stood up with a smile and looked at the prince: "The prince is really a dragon species, a year old is like a three-year-old person." Bring it so well, princess, you have a merit! ”

Concubine Li smiled and said to the prince: "Do you remember this father-in-law, I accompanied the emperor's grandfather to see you when the full moon was full." He is Feng Daban's father. ”

Shiziben's eyes were a little unable to open when he heard this, his eyes widened when he heard this, he looked at Lu Fang, and when he saw Lu Fang's smile, he also smiled.

Concubine Li: "The prince is good, let Feng Daban's father hold it, and the mother concubine will bring in the gift for the imperial grandfather." ”

Lu Fang slapped his hands lightly and stretched out, but Shizi hesitated and let him hug him.

Concubine Li: "Please come out with the tribute." ”

The two palace maids hurriedly took out the patina box from the palanquin, and a mahogany box and presented it to Concubine Li.

Concubine Li held the two boxes, and Lu Fang held the prince on the side, climbed the stone steps, and walked into the palace gate.

In the main hall, four large pots of open flames were burned with sandalwood, and two incense tripods were added to the house, and sandalwood was also used to burn open flames inside, and the windows were closed. The hall is full of fragrance, warm as spring. Lu Fang has been by the emperor's side for so many years, and no one has ever enjoyed this kind of grace from Jiajing.

Two doors were opened through the door of the fine house and the main hall, and the two palace maids held Concubine Li on the left and the right, and Lu Fang walked in with the prince in her arms.

Jiajing put on a bright yellow robe over the silk caftan today, and sat on the futon with a rare smile on his face.

Concubine Li knelt down after entering the door, Lu Fang put down the prince, and I don't know how many times Feng Bao taught her at home, and the prince also knelt down next to Concubine Li at this time.

Concubine Li put the two boxes in her hand beside her and kowtowed: "King Yu's side concubine Concubine Li led the prince Zhu Yijun to see the imperial grandfather, I wish the imperial grandfather long live!" Banzai! Hooray! ”

The prince of the world supported the ground with his two little hands, and actually kowtowed his head and said, "Long live the imperial grandfather!" ”

Jiajing smiled: "Let's be flat." ”

"Yes." Concubine Li replied but did not go to help the prince, but stood up with the two wooden boxes.

Jiajing's face immediately darkened, and Lu Fang hurriedly knelt down on one leg to help Shizi.

"Your mother doesn't care about you, come to the emperor's grandfather." Jiajing looked at Shizi, and he immediately issued a warning for such a detail.

Shizi was still a little timid, thanks to Feng Bao's countless coaches, he still walked towards Jiajing step by step, and Jiajing stretched out his hand and hugged him to his lap.

Concubine Li is such a smart person, this is actually to attract Jiajing's attention, at this time she got closer, and did not sit down on the embroidered pier on Jiajing's side, but knelt down again and held up the two wooden boxes: "The concubine is entrusted by King Yu, and there are tributes to the emperor." ”

Jiajing's tone was not as gentle as just now, and he asked coldly, "What kind of tribute, it is actually more important than my grandson?" ”

"Father's forgiveness." Concubine Li was very solemn, "There is a tribute that is a Taoist robe embroidered by the concubine to her father, and there are 5,000 words of the Taishang Daojun on it. ”

When Jiajing heard this, his face immediately softened a lot, and he glanced at Lu Fang.

Lu Fang understood, so she went to pick up the box, and Concubine Li hurriedly said, "It's the one below." ”

Lu Fang held the larger box below, Concubine Li freed her hand and still held the smaller box above, Lu Fang took out the big wooden box and walked to the imperial case and opened it, then lifted the robe, walked to Jiajing, carried his shoulders, and showed it to him.

Jiajing looked at it.

"Tao Te Ching" in him is already backwards like a stream, no matter from which sentence in the middle can be seen before and after, at this time to see the Taoist robe embroidered with gold thread and line of the word of the letter, I can't help but feel warm in my heart: "You embroidered it?" ”

Concubine Li: "Back to my father's emperor, the words are written by King Yu, and the needlework of the sons and concubines is done." ”

Jiajing: "It's rare for you to have this heart. Lu Fang, put it away, and wear it when I respect the sky. ”

"Yes." Lu Fang walked to a hanger with the robe in his hand and put it on the hanger where a robe was already hung.

Jiajing couldn't help but look at the robe on the hanger again, and after hanging it, he could see it more clearly, and the lines and lines were all a line from the neckline to the sleeves to the placket, which showed that it took a lot of work.

"What's in that box?" Jiajing was already smiling at this time.

Concubine Li held the copper box high: "The concubine has a word, first ask the father and the emperor for forgiveness." ”

Jiajing: "Say everything, there is no sin." ”

Concubine Li: "This copper box contains heavenly objects, and I want to ask my father to come down and pick it up in person." ”

Jiajing showed a rare surprise on his face when he heard this, and stared at the box suspiciously.

Lu Fang was also a little nervous, glanced at the box, and then looked at Jiajing.

Jiajing hesitated for a moment, and with the intention of taking a seat, Lu Fang hurriedly approached and hugged Shizi with both hands.

Jiajing walked off the futon, walked to the box, and didn't pick it up immediately: "What heavenly thing?" ”

Concubine Li lowered her head and replied: "Back to my father, it is two true scriptures written by Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Zhenren's blood!" ”

Jiajing's eyes widened: "Are they the two true scriptures that Emperor Cheng Zuwen sent people to find back then?" ”

Concubine Li: "Back to my father, exactly." ”

Jiajing hurriedly walked to the imperial case with the copper box in his hand, put down the wooden box, and uncovered the lid of the box, his eyes immediately straightened!

On the cover of the yellowed manuscript is written two lines of dark red words: "Taishang Daojun Tao Te Ching".

Jiajing's hands trembled a little, and he reached in and picked up the manuscript with both hands, and turned the first page tremblingly.

- The text of the scriptures written in blood is coming!

Jiajing was there.

Lu Fang immediately knelt down with his hand in his hand, and said loudly: "Heaven descends nerves, bless me Daming, bless my emperor!" The slave congratulated the emperor on his joy! ”

Jiajing came to his senses at this time, the smile seemed to come from the Tianling Gai, and the laughter made people's scalps numb!

"How did you get it!" Jiajing's eyes were still fixed on the manuscript.

Concubine Li moved her kneeling posture and faced Jiajing: "Back to my father, my sons and concubines don't dare to say it." ”

Jiajing's gaze slowly shifted to her.

Lu Fang immediately became vigilant, and said to the palace maids waiting on both sides and the eunuchs outside the door: "You all go out!" ”

"Yes." The palace maid and the eunuch both gently retreated.

Jiajing also realized that this matter was very important, so he put the manuscript back in the box, walked back to the futon and sat down: "Just say, no matter how you get it, it is a great credit." ”

Concubine Li plucked up her courage: "Father, this letter was sent to the mansion by Qi Dazhu's daughter-in-law. ”

"What, whose daughter-in-law?" Jiajing didn't hear clearly for a while.

Concubine Li: "Back to my father, it was the daughter-in-law of Qi Dazhu who was imprisoned in Zhenfu Si Edict Prison in Zhejiang who was sent to the mansion last night. ”

Now that he understood it, Jiajing's expression was so strange, and his face suddenly became cloudy.

Shizi was scared and shrank back, and Lu Fang hurriedly squatted down and hugged him.

Jiajing felt that he had lost his temper, and tried his best to soften his tone: "Go on." ”

Concubine Li: "Yes. Last night, the doorman came to report to King Yu, saying that there was a woman who had a divine object from heaven to present her father. King Yu and his concubines saw her. She presented the letter. ”

"How did she have this...... This letter nerves? Jiajing hurriedly asked and said that the nerve was a "thing", and he quickly changed it.

Concubine Li: "Back to my father, King Yu and his sons and concubines have asked." This woman is a chaste man, and since her husband was imprisoned in the prison, she has been guarding the gate of the prison every day for a month, and the wind and snow have never stopped, saying that her husband is suffering inside, and she will accompany her outside. Yesterday when it was dark, she remained there, waiting for her husband to be tortured, and then he was martyred outside the prison. At this time, she said that a Taoist suddenly came......"

"What Taoist? What does it look like? Jiajing interrupted her and asked urgently.

Concubine Li: "She said that she couldn't see clearly when it was dark, but she could only see that this person's hair and beard were whiter than snow, and the Taoist robe she was wearing was also very dirty, so she smiled when she looked at her." ”

"Zhang Zhenren!" Jiajing blurted out softly.

Concubine Li stopped.

"Speak, go on." Jiajing urged.

Concubine Li: "Yes. The woman said that the Taoist said to her, Mingjun is in power, and God has sent many people to assist Mingjun, and her husband is also one of them, and he will not die. As he spoke, he gave her this copper box and told her to come to the mansion overnight, saying that the next day, the concubines and the prince would enter the palace and present it to the emperor, and the emperor would understand everything. ”

Decades of cultivation, not to mention going mad, Jiajing believes in his bones, and when he heard Concubine Li's narration, he couldn't help but feel like a tide of blood, and sat there speechless with excitement.

It was so quiet in the house that even Shizi held his breath.

"Lu Fang." Jiajing looked into the distance blankly, and this sound seemed to come from afar.

Lu Fang was already squatting beside the prince and knelt down: "Long live the master, the slave is here." ”

Jiajing: "Zhang Zhenren has come to the world, send more people to find it." ”

Lu Fang was also a little creepy when he heard it, and replied in a trembling voice: "Yes." ”

"What time is it?" Jiajing asked again, his voice returning from the Dharma Body to the physical body.

Lu Fang: "Back to the master, it's almost noon." ”

Jiajing's gaze was retracted: "Go to the edict prison immediately, and keep people under the knife!" ”

Concubine Li was calm on the surface, and the heart that had been in her throat and eyes was finally slowly put back into her cavity - Qi Dazhu's life was finally left.

According to the etiquette of the imperial court, on the first day of the first month of each year, the ministers in Beijing should go to worship the Son of Heaven outside the Taihe Palace. However, since the 21st year of Jiajing's "Renyin Palace Change", there was an incident in the palace where the palace maids collectively plotted to kill the emperor, and Jiajing moved out of the Forbidden City and lived in Xiyuan. After that, the etiquette of worshipping the Son of Heaven in the Taihe Hall on the first day of the new year was also abolished. On the contrary, this day became the day when Jiajing set up an altar in Xiyuan to worship Jiao.

On the first day of the first month of the 41st year of Jiajing, the ceremony of worshipping Jiao is even more grand. The main hall of the Yuxi Palace, which is occasionally used as a cabinet and a master of ceremonies, has been converted into a dojo today. Chaotianguan position in the fourth grade or above the avenue priest Feng "Lingxiao Shangqing Tong Lei Yuanyang Miao Yi Fei Yuan Zhenjun", "Nine Heavens Hongjiao Puji Shengling Palm Yin Yang Gong Dao Siren Ziji Immortal Weng Yiyang Zhenren Yuan Xuyuan Ying Kaihua Fu Demon Loyal Filial Piety Emperor", "Taishang Da Luo Tianxian Zi Ji Changsheng Shengzhi Zhao Lingtong Yuan Zheng Ying Yuxu General Palm Five Thunder Dazhen Yuan Du Realm Wanshou Emperor Jun "Jiajing Emperor edict, with the bell and drum magic instrument in Mao Shi came here, ranked in two classes, to do a celebration Zhang Zhenren came to the world, Jiajing Emperor was happy to get the real blood of Luo Tian Jiao!

Above the altar, there is a banner of bright yellow brocade with black silk edge, which is embroidered with a line of big characters "Nine Heavens Induction Pass Micro Manifestation of Real People Coming to the World and Giving Ten Thousand Generations of Taiping True Scripture Luo Tian Dajiao"; In front of the altar, the huge Xuande copper incense burner is full of incense smoke; It's just that the altar on the north wall is still empty, and there is neither a tablet nor a real image.

The two classes of Taoist priests sat cross-legged in front of the ritual vessels on both sides of the main hall, waiting for Feiyuan Zhenjun, Zhongxiao Emperor, Wanshou Emperor Jiajing Emperor to ascend the altar to preside over the Jiao.

The gate of the main hall was open, and the banner cover was divided into two rows from the main hall gate and lined up along the footpath to the palace gate in the distance.

Jiajing combed his hair in a bun, put on a vanilla crown, and wore the Taoist robe embroidered with Lao Tzu's five thousand words presented by Concubine Li, and was waving his respects in front of the huge imperial case to paint a real portrait of a real person.

On the left side of the imperial case stood Lu Fang, who was also wearing a vanilla crown on his head at this time, holding a large bowl with half a bowl of incense ink left.

On the right side of the imperial case, standing towards the sky and observing the main blue road, holding the dust in his arms, holding the fingers in his hands, and chanting words there with his eyes slightly closed.

Jiajing's pen completed the last hook!

On the huge rice paper of the imperial case, a figure wearing a broken hat, wearing a broken hat, and a robe on his back is lifelike, and he is about to come out!

This is from the Song Dynasty through the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty was named "through the microscopic manifestation of the real person" by the Ming Yingzong, known as Zhang sloppy by the folk, Jiajing imagined that Zhang Zhenren Zhang Sanfeng became an immortal!

"A real person has been born!" Lu Fang knelt down with the bowl in his hand.

Lan Daoxing also stopped chanting the mantra and looked at it: "Welcome to the real world!" He knelt down too.

Jiajing put down the pen, put his fingers together with both hands, and stood there with his head bowed.

"God card, please! I want to give Zhang Zhenren a title! Jiajing's eyes were shining!

Lan Daoxing waved to Jiajing, paced to the altar of the Jingshe, held a god card in both hands, and walked in front of Jiajing, knelt down, and held the tablet high.

Lu Fang hurriedly put down the bowl, cleaned his hands in the clear water of the silver basin, picked up another bowl of cinnabar from the altar, and knelt down in front of Jiajing.

Jiajing pulled out a golden hairpin from the bun with a vanilla crown, stretched out the middle finger of his left hand, and stabbed the middle finger with the golden hairpin - blood seeped out, and the blood from the fingertips dripped into the cinnabar bowl.

Jiajing inserted the golden hairpin, suddenly picked up the cinnabar pen on the imperial case, dipped it in cinnabar, and wrote it on the god card in Lan Daoxing's hand.

——The god card shows a few bright red characters in regular script one by one. Zhang Sanfeng has another title!

Lan Daoxing stood up with the sign in his hand and shouted, "Play Xianle!" Welcome to the true monarch of Qingxu Yuan! ”

The bells and drums in the main hall are ringing in unison, and the fairy music is ethereal!

Lan Daoxing walked in front with the sign in his hand, and Lu Fang lifted the half-dried portrait of a real person with both hands and followed closely behind, pacing towards the main hall outside.

Jiajing walked alone to the altar of the Jingshe and bowed down to Zhang Sanfeng's letter in front of the incense. After three bows, he picked up the prayer box with both hands, stood up, and walked outside the main hall.

This side has already been prepared, and the two Taoist priests have helped Lu Fang to paste the portrait of Zhang Sanfeng on the front wall under the banner of the main hall and above the red sandalwood altar.

Lan Daoxing knelt down three times, and also offered the brand on the altar at the foot of a real portrait.

At this time, Jiajing came out with the prayer box, and Lan Daoxing and Lu Fang knelt down on both sides of the altar.

Jiajing walked to the altar of worship, offered the prayer box, and knelt down.

Bells and drums, mantras are loud!

After Jiajing finished worshipping, he stood up, turned around and sat down cross-legged on the futon under the altar.

The sound of bells and drums and the chanting of mantras stopped abruptly.

Jiajing closed his eyes slightly, lifted the wisp of true qi from the dantian, and made a sound from his head, reciting Zhang Sanfeng's "Taoist Love Song": "Before refining the Dan, the first refinement is the nature, and the great medicine is not cultivated and the heart is cultivated." The heart cultivates the natural Dan Xinzhi, and the temperament is natural and medicinal herbs! ”

The sound of bells and drums and the chanting of mantras are loud again!

Lu Fang got up and walked outside the door of the hall and said loudly: "Congratulations to the ministers!" ”

At the end of the far road, a group of eunuchs held trays in their hands, on which were placed the congratulatory watches of the ministers, and walked towards the main hall of Yuxi Palace.

According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi 'sought longevity and urgency, and visited Fangshi Fangshu all over the world' in his later years. In the 40th year of Jiajing, Princess Yu suddenly offered a blood meridian that falsely claimed that Zhang Zhenren had come to the world, which made Jiajing convinced that Zhenren had come to the world, pardoned Qi Dazhu, who was used by the Yan Party to fight political opponents, and ordered the ministers to congratulate him. This move, which seems to have nothing to do with state affairs, subtly accelerated the final battle between Qingliu and the Yan Party!

Amid the sound of bells and drums and the chanting of incantations, the two eunuchs placed a red sandalwood dwarf kneeling in front of Jiajing's futon. Lu Fang forwarded the congratulatory sheets to Jiajing's eyes. There are too many congratulatory tables, Jiajing only looks at the name of each congratulatory table, and puts one on the low table when he looks at one.

The congratulatory sheets on the low table were piled higher and higher, and only the last one was left in the congratulatory form that Lu Fang forwarded.

Jiajing didn't answer again, and asked sharply, "Who's?" ”

Lan Daoxing observed the words and colors on the side, and as soon as he brushed the dust, the two classes of Taoist priests immediately stopped playing music and chanting mantras. There was silence in the hall.

Lu Fang played: "Qi Fei Yuan Zhenjun Zhongxiao Emperor Wanshou Emperor Monarch Son. The last congratulatory watch was from Zou Yinglong, the imperial historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. ”

Jiajing's face immediately showed a strange look: "Yan Song, Yan Shifan's father and son, and half of the officials don't have congratulatory watches?" ”

Lu Fang lowered his eyebrows and responded: "Back to the master, the congratulatory watches are here." ”

Jiajing's gaze shot towards the sky outside the open hall gate, as if there was indeed a celestial sense, and the sun that was still in the clouds just now came out of the clouds, and a ray of light shot from the middle of the temple gate to Jiajing's face. The sun shone on Jiajing's eyes, reflecting two points of fine light!

Since the year when Yan Song was in charge of the cabinet as the first assistant, because the ministers did not need to go to the Taihe Hall to worship, every year in the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, a group of core ministers of the Yan Party in Beijing came here to pay New Year's greetings to Yan Song. Twenty years of smoke and clouds, in the early years, some of the people who were able to get this honor and favor were released to the frontier, or went to Nanjing to serve in the six departments and nine qing, and some were squeezed out of the core because of the decline of favor, and the people who came here changed every year. At the beginning of the year, every year, you will bow to me. There should be more than a dozen people who are qualified to come here to pay New Year's greetings this year, but many people have been politely resigned by Yan Shifan today, and only brought Luo Longwen, the general political envoy of the General Political Envoy Department, Yan Maoqing, the prime minister of the world, and Yan Maoqing, the servant of the Criminal Department, Ye Bo, and Wan Yu, the Dali Temple. These people hold the power of life and death.

On an auspicious day, on this day, Yan Song was wearing a big red auspicious suit, and did not sit on the chaise longue he usually sat on, but sat on a real Taishi circle chair, which coincided with the sun's rays at this time and was shining on his body through the sky above the courtyard in front of the study, making him look much more energetic than usual. Looking closely, his spirit today still exudes a threatening aura that has never been revealed, which immediately reminds people of Jiajing who is being illuminated by the sun in Yuxi Palace at this time!

Coming to pay New Year's greetings is not like New Year's greetings, Yan Shifan is in front, Luo Longwen, Yan Maoqing, Ye Bo, and Wan Yuan are behind, and the five of them bowed three times in front of Yan Song's chair very solemnly, and stood up very solemnly.

Yan Shifan sat on the chair beside Yan Song, and the four people sat on the two chairs on the left and the two chairs on the right.

"Today, on the first day of the first lunar month, the old man is eighty-two. You're in the prime of life. As soon as Yan Song opened his mouth, he showed a cold air, "Why don't you offer a congratulatory watch to the emperor?" ”

"If you go to the congratulatory table, you will die, and if you don't go to the congratulatory table, you may live a lifetime!" Where can Yan Shifan still take care of today's first day of the new year, the exit is life and death!

"Elder Xiaoge is right." Luo Longwen continued, "They came up with the nonsense that Zhang Zhenren came into the world, if the emperor really believes it, we will die one by one without a place to be buried." Rest assured, all the officials above the fourth grade in Beijing greeted us, and none of them were on the congratulatory table. ”

Yan Song was extremely energetic at this time, his eyes were not dizzy, and he looked at the five people in front of him one by one, and said: "There are people who can be ninja in the world, and there are people who can't be ninjas. The old man has been in the abyss for more than 20 years, and the swords, guns, swords, and halberds have been blocked for the emperor. If the emperor really wants to abandon the old minister this time, I am afraid that there will be no one to shelter the emperor from the wind and rain after that. Relax my heart, the emperor can learn from it! It has not been a day or two that Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng have wanted to seize this position. If you really want to kill me, kill you, we are all gone, can they shelter the emperor from the wind and rain? ”

Yan Shifan stood up suddenly: "Who is not allowed to kill whom!" Jing Xiu, Ye Bo, Wan Yuan. ”

Yan Maoqing, Ye Bo and Wan Yu stood up at the same time: "Pavilion Elder, Little Pavilion Elder, the lowly ones are here." ”

Yan Shifan: "Tell the elder of the pavilion, have you found out the origin of Zhang Sanfeng's letter of the true scripture?" ”

Yan Maoqing looked at Ye Bo: "You reply." ”

Ye Bo: "Back to the elders, in the past few days, the lowly officials have sent many people to investigate, and the origin of the true scripture has been found out." ”

Yan Song: "What eyebrows?" ”

Ye Bo: "That letter of truth was not given to Qi Dazhu's wife by Zhang Zhenren at all, but from the hand of the prostitute married by Gao Hanwen." ”

Yan Song: "Where did that prostitute come from, how could she have this true letter?" ”

Wan Yu replied: "Pavilion Elder, do you still remember the weaver Shen Yishi Pavilion who died in Hangzhou?" ”

"That prostitute is related to Shen Yishi?" Yan Song shook up.

Wan Yu: "Exactly. The prostitute was originally bought by Shen Yishi and given to Yang Jinshui, but she was actually Shen Yishi's concubine in the side room. ”

"Good!" Yan Song patted the armrest of the circle chair, "It's right not to congratulate the watch!" Investigate it thoroughly. Also, keep a close watch over Gao Hanwen and the prostitute, and don't let them go or die. ”

Yan Shifan: "Don't worry, I'll be optimistic." Not a single fly could fly out of Gao Hanwen's house. ”

Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan: "Have you met Chen Hong and Chen's father-in-law?" ”

Yan Shifan: "Not yet." ”

Yan Song: "I must see Gonggong Chen in the next few days." In the past half a month, the emperor has been in retreat, and only he and Lu Fang can see the emperor. This matter has to let him think of a way to spread the news to the emperor. Tell him that if he found out the prostitute, he found out Shen Yishi, and if it was about Shen Yishi, he brought out Yang Jinshui. After a thorough investigation, Lu Fang's position is his. ”

"Daddy's move is high!" Yan Shifan praised his father, "Lu Fang, the old fox, has long been unreliable. Listening to the eyeliner in the palace, Feng Bao of Yuwangfu often looks for him, and he has staked the treasure to the next two generations. I met Gonggong Chen a few years ago, and Gonggong Chen had already offended him in the matter of Yang Jinshui, and was worried about Lu Fang to rectify him. Lu Fang must have been implicated in this matter, and the position of the eunuch who poked out the eunuch of the master of ceremonies was Gonggong Chen's. With that in mind, he will definitely join forces with us this time. I'm going to look for him today. ”

"Tell him not to reveal his bottom too soon." Yan Song confessed, "Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, creditors do not collect debts, and the yamen does not take people. In the past half a month, the emperor has been in retreat and cultivating, and I calculated it, it just so happens that Gonggong Chen is serving the emperor every single day. You tell him that it is best to reveal the origin of the true scripture to the emperor when the emperor leaves the customs on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The sixteenth day of the first lunar month will naturally be known. ”

Yan Shifan: "Got it." ”

Yan Song: "Many people are still worried about being uneasy there." Don't stay here to watch over me, go and tell those who have not been on the table to be afraid, and don't say anything, and have a good year. Yan Shifan and the four people all stood up.

Here, the New Year's greetings on the first day of the first lunar month are a different scene. King Yu is the prince, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng must be the first to kneel and bow down. But Xu, Gao, and Zhang were also the masters of King Yu, and after they performed the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, King Yu also gave them a half-salute. The group sat down, but there was no joy that the festival should have, and everyone looked solemn.

Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng glanced at each other, and under the tacit understanding, let Xu Jie's advance.

Xu Jie: "Today, the father and son of Fenyi and half of the officials in Beijing did not give the emperor a congratulatory table. Does Yuwang know? "I just heard from the palace, too." Yuwang was obviously nervous when he said this, but he was still significantly nervous at this time.

Xu Jie: "For more than 20 years, the emperor worships the heavens and worships Jiao, Yan Fenyi and Yan Shifan have not once not competed for the congratulatory watch workers to write green words. This time they had a showdown with the emperor. ”

Gao Gong: "There is news that from the 23rd of last year's lunar month to the 30th of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Yan Party people have been investigating the origin of Zhang Zhenren's true scripture everywhere. It seems that they dare to do this only when they have cards in their hands. ”

"They know where the scriptures come from!" Yuwang stood up nervously.

"Yes." Zhang Juzheng answered, "Outside Gao Hanwen's mansion on Tobacco Bag Xiejie, many people from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple have changed into civilian clothes and are guarding in shifts in the past few days. ”

"If my father knows the origin of the scriptures, Concubine Li and I will have no choice but to ask for guilt." Yuwang's face was ashen, and he looked short of breath when he spoke.

"Of course you can't let them know the origin of the scriptures!" Zhang Juzheng answered loudly, "I have managed to tell Gao Hanwen that I can't show this bottom when I die." ”

"Let them die?" King Yu looked at Zhang Juzheng distractedly, then shook his head, "You can't do this." It is contrary to the principles of heaven and human feelings, and it is even more suspected of killing people. ”

"The ministers have no intention of letting Gao Hanwen die." Zhang Juzheng hurriedly explained, "It's just that they should take precautions, and if they fall into their hands, they must be carried first." ”

"That's the way to go." Gao Gong answered, "Gao Hanwen and his woman must not fall into the hands of Yan Shifan. ”

"What's the idea?" Yuwang asked urgently.

Gao Gong: "They send people, and we send people." First, before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they should not be allowed to secretly arrest people. Second, it is necessary to send Gao Hanwen and them out of Beijing before the opening of the yamen of the various ministries after the 15th Scattered Festival. ”

Yuwang: "What is the reason?" How to send? ”

Gao Gong, Xu Jie, and Zhang Juzheng exchanged glances again.

Gao Gong: "Only let Gao Hanwen be wronged." We discussed it for a while, and asked the imperial history to participate in Gao Hanwen's recital, and the crime was 'taking prostitutes as wives and violating the regulations of the "Daming Huidian". If this regulation is violated, the incumbent officials should be immediately dismissed as commoners and never be used. That would allow us to use our men to send him back to his place of origin. ”

King Yu was silent for a while, and then looked at Xu Jie: "Master Xu, how are you old?" ”

Xu Jie didn't answer immediately, thought about it, and said very seriously: "Of course this move should be taken." First by the imperial history of the impeachment, I can draft a vote, but I still have to be approved by Gonggong Lu. Now, the most important thing is Grandpa Lu! ”

Everyone was silent again.

King Yu seemed to have made up his final decision: "I will write a letter to Gonggong Lu and ask Feng Bao to send it." Whether he helps me, or helps Yan's father and son, let it be fate. ”

In the blink of an eye, it is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Since Jiajing moved to Xiyuan, he has been in retreat from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first month of the first month of every year. After Jiajing killed Zhou Yunyi, the supervisor of Qintianjian in the 40th year, he retreated for half a month from the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, and prayed for the heavy snowfall. This year, except for the altar of Luo Tian Dajiao set up on the first day of junior high school, the retreat began on the second day of junior high school. Today is the time for him to get out of the customs.

As Yan Song expected, in previous years, Lu Fang waited for him in the fine house on a single day, and Chen Hong waited for him in the fine house on a double day. This year, due to the removal of the worship on the first day of the junior high school, the second year of junior high school is Lu Fang on duty, the third junior high school is Chen Hong on duty, and the turn is on the fifteenth day of junior high school and Chen Hong is on duty. This day is also the most important day. After leaving the customs, Jiajing's first will became the key to determining the fate of countless people.

Chen Hong stood outside the door of the house, looking extremely nervous and very excited. In front of him, the sandalwood in a copper tripod was burning with an open flame, and a huge copper kettle was sitting on the fire. As long as the sound of the copper chime inside, he will carry hot water and go to warm his hands and feet to iron his face.

With a "bang", the copper chime sounded!

Chen Hong was excited, and hurriedly lifted the copper kettle, feeling that he was a little flustered, and stood at the door and took a deep breath and slowly spit it out, and then he congratulated loudly: "The slave wishes the master long live the master!" With a few thanks, he pushed open the door and walked in with a copper kettle.

The hot water in the copper kettle was poured into the golden basin on the shelf, Chen Hong was stronger than Lu Fang, and it was more convenient to do these jobs. I saw him pick up a piece of pure white Songjiang cotton cloth face towel spread out and soak it in hot water, lift it and twist it gently, carry it to the extent that the water in the face towel is just not dripping, hold it with both hands and walk quickly to Jiajing on the futon, unfold the face towel to wrap Jiajing's dry firewood-like hands, half loose and half tightly gripped, this name is called Wen hand. In this way, Chen Hong ran back and forth, and with a total of seven face towels, Jiajing's hand that had been holding his fingers for fourteen days was finally warm and soft.

He lifted the water in the copper kettle and poured it into another golden basin, picked up another larger piece of pure white Songjiang cotton cloth and soaked it in the water, twisted it gently, walked to Jiajing and served it with both hands.

Jiajing took the face towel, spread it out by himself, and covered his face. The name is called the opening face.

After a while, Jiajing handed him the face towel. Chen Hong took it and put it back in the golden basin. Pour the remaining hot water from the copper pot into a silver basin, bring it to the ground in front of the Jiajing futon, then take off his socks for him, pick up his feet and put them in the hot water.

"On the first day of the first lunar month, is there an explanation that so many people don't give me a congratulatory watch?" Jiajing's feet were soaked in hot water, and Chrysostom opened.

"Yes." Chen Hong took out a folded strip of about two fingers wide from his sleeve and offered it.

"Whose strip?" Jiajing held a strip of Chen in his hand and asked Chen Hong first.

Chen Hong lowered his head: "Long live the master, Yan Ge old Yan Song's performance." ”

Jiajing glanced at him deeply, and hurriedly opened the folded strip Chen and looked at it.

Chen Hong stood there, and the skeleton of his body began to tighten.

Sure enough, Jiajing slammed that Tiao Chen to the ground: "Wow! Deceive! ”

Chen Hong fell to his knees: "Long live the master, don't move your true qi and hurt the immortal body." ”

Jiajing stared at him: "What time is it?" ”

Chen Hong: "Long live the master, it's not time to go back to the end of the Shen time." ”

Jiajing: "It's only three hours before the sixteenth day of the first lunar month." Go, mobilize the people of the Criminal Division to calm down the Division, divide them into three ways, and take people immediately after the fifteenth day of the first month! ”

"Yes!" Chen Hong's answer trembled a little, and then he asked tentatively, "Long live the master of Qijuan, who are you taking?" ”

Jiajing's eyes flashed: "I'll talk about it later." ”

Chen Hong: "Yes. The slave started to play the master again, long live the master, should the slave tell Father-in-law Lu about this matter. ”

Jiajing was silent for a while, squinting at Chen Hong: "Do you still want Lu Fang to know about this matter?" ”

"Yes!" Chen Hong's answer was loud and loud. Then he knocked his head, stepped back to the door, turned and strode out.

Jiajing looked at his energetic back, and the light in his eyes slowly retracted.

Beijing proverb: "The snow lights up on the fifteenth day of the first month, and the clouds cover the moon on the fifteenth day of August." ”

Because the snow in the 40th year of Jiajing was too much, in the 41st year of Jiajing, except for two light snows on the seventh and eighth days of the first month, there was no snow until the 15th day of the first month. The clouds in the sky are thin, and the moon may be visible from time to time. This makes the light markets in many parts of the capital more prosperous than in any year. Yandai Xiejie is one of the rare diagonal streets in Beijing, not far from Shichahai is the most prosperous lamp market in Beijing, although it is blocked by the bend, you can't see the lights, but you can see the sky illuminated by the lights, and the colorful scattered fireworks flying into the sky.

At the time of the sign, most of the people went to watch the lanterns, and only a few women, old people and children on the street of Xiejie lit firecrackers in front of the door with red lanterns everywhere, and set off "fires" to light "two kicks". The "fire" lit on the ground is bubbling with fireworks, and the sky not far away is also falling with colorful fireworks, mixed with a bang "two kicks" whistling into the air on the street and ringing again, what a musical word! Adults and children all understand that after going crazy this night, they will have to "rest assured" tomorrow.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps, and before the adults and children who were setting off firecrackers on the street could recover their senses, they saw two groups of officers and soldiers appearing at the same time from the bends at both ends of the street.

"Get in! Let's all go inside! ”

"The government has a business trip! Everyone shrugged away! ”

After all, there was no distraction, and the officers who led the troops at the two heads were quite polite, just shouting loudly.

The women and the old men were so frightened that they hurriedly hugged and pulled their children into the door, and the doors were closed.

The officers and men of the two teams took a few steps and blocked off a cigarette pouch diagonal street. Then a team officer and a group of soldiers ran to the door of the house with the lantern of "High House" at the door and stood still.

Then, a group of officers and soldiers escorted an eight-lift sedan chair from the east.

The sedan chair stopped at the door of the Gaofu Mansion, and the sedan pole tilted, and it was Yan Shifan who came out!

Half an hour ago, he received news from Chen Hong, knowing that Zi Shi was going to arrest someone, just in case, he personally went out with the officers and soldiers of the Criminal Department to arrest Gao Hanwen and Yun Niang!

The officer who guarded the door immediately knocked on the knocker: "Open the door!" Open the door! ”

Yun Niang was holding a bowl of Lantern Festival and just walked to the door of the front hall, and was suddenly stunned by the sound of the knocker that shook the sky.

Gao Hanwen sat at the desk in the front hall, heard the knock on the courtyard door, slowly put down the book in his hand, and looked out of the door. After the setback in Zhejiang, he sat in the prison for a few months, and at this time, Gao Hanwen was no longer the youthful demeanor of that time, and he had grown a lot of beards under his chin, and his eyes were a little more deep and a little more indifferent.

There was a scolding voice from outside: "The Criminal Department and Dali Temple!" There is a case to ask you Master Gao, open the door quickly! Then the knocker slammed again.

"It's coming!" Yun Niang tried her best to control the fear in her heart, and walked to the desk with the bowl, and when she put it down, some soup still spilled.

"Are you ready for firewood and oil?" Gao Hanwen slowly stood up and looked at Yun Niang deeply.

Yun Niang nodded.

Gao Hanwen: "I'll go see them, you wait for me in the backyard house." ”

Yun Niang grabbed his hand: "Mo Qing, I really shouldn't have come with you in the first place, I'm an ominous person......"

"What did you say!" Gao Hanwen's gaze was a little crazy.

Yun Niang lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

Gao Hanwen looked away: "My great trouble is because of my body." Go and wait for me, and I won't light a fire until I come. ”

"I'll wait for you." Yun Niang wiped her tears, looked at Gao Hanwen deeply, turned around and walked out of the back door of the front hall.

Just then, the gate in the front yard was slammed open!

An officer led a group of soldiers to swarm in, and immediately spread out and stood all over the courtyard.

Yan Shifan walked in and stood in the courtyard, he saw that Gao Hanwen did not come out, but stood in the middle of the room in the front hall, looking at him from a distance.

Yan Shifan: "Go out and keep the door." ”

"Yes!" With a wave of his hand, the officer took the group of soldiers out again, and closed the courtyard gate from the outside.

Yan Shifan slowly walked into the front hall and stood in front of Gao Hanwen, his feet nailed to the brick floor like cast iron, motionless, just staring at him.

Gao Hanwen also looked at him quietly.

"Master Gao, how do you interpret the words 'repay virtue with grievances'?" Yan Shifan asked suddenly.

"A gentleman is virtuous, but a villain is not virtuous." Gao Hanwen's answer was very brief.

"You're the villain!" Yan Shifan roared, "A seven-quality inspection point of the Hanlin Academy, I will promote you to be the prefect of Hangzhou, but you have collaborated with others to ruin my strategy, so that the imperial court has failed to change rice to Sang Guo's policy." A year ago, he actually colluded with those people to secretly make a book of true scriptures to deceive the emperor! Take Lao Tzu's bowl and smash Lao Tzu's pot! You still have the face to talk to Lao Tzu about a gentleman and a villain! ”

Gao Hanwen: "Lord Yan, I, Gao Hanwen, am a two-rank jinshi, serving as the prefect of Hangzhou, serving in the Hanlin Academy, and eating all the food of the imperial court, not the food of your Yan family." ”

Yan Shifan never expected this Gao Hanwen to be so strong, and he was so angry that he trembled all over: "Bullshit two list jinshi!" A businessman plays with the rest of the geisha and marries it as a treasure to the family, and the face of the eighteenth generation ancestor of your Gao family is lost to you! You say, where is Shen Yishi's geisha now! ”

Yan Shifan's words were like a punch in Gao Hanwen's heart!

Gao Hanwen slowly closed his eyes, and a raging fire appeared in front of him, which seemed to be a raging fire burning in Shen Yishi's piano room!

Gao Hanwen immediately opened his eyes, and the firelight disappeared. But at this time, Gao Hanwen's face was already a little pale.

Yan Shifan thought that his move had stabbed the key point in his heart, and softened his tone: "I know it's wrong, and I have a shore to turn back." I came here in person today because I recommended you at the beginning, and the emperor also released you from the edict prison because of my face. You say, was Zhang Zhenren's letter from Shen Yishi to that geisha? As long as you tell the truth, I have to protect you if I don't protect you. ”

Gao Hanwen suppressed the breath in his heart and said lightly: "I don't have any geisha here, only Gao's wife." As for what Lord Yan said, Gao didn't know, and it had nothing to do with my wife. Zhang Zhenren came to the world and entrusted the true scripture to the princess to present to the emperor, and the ministers all went to the congratulatory table. If Lord Yan wants to say something else, you can ask King Yu and the princess. ”

"Don't tell me about Yuwang!" Yan Shifan roared again, "Let me tell you, King Yu and the princess were also deceived by you, and the crime of deceiving the king cannot be found on the prince and the princess." If you and the people behind you want to look at it, we don't dare to check if you bring out King Yu and the princess, that's wrong. The people from the Punishment Department and the Suppression Division on the side of the celebrant were all waiting, and when they arrived, none of Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng could escape! ”

Gao Hanwen still said unhurriedly: "Lord Yan forgot what day it was. ”

"Don't arrest people on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?" Yan Shifan stared at Gao Hanwen tightly, "On the first day of the first month, Lao Tzu also killed people." Come! ”

A team officer ran in.

Yan Shifan: "Search!" Search for that woman for me! ”

"Slow." Before the officer could answer, Gao Hanwen immediately called out to him.

Yan Shifan followed closely, stopped the team officer, and looked at Gao Hanwen: "It's good to figure it out, call that woman out, make it clear, I can open the net." ”

"My wife is in the backyard right now, but she can't be called anymore." Gao Hanwen said calmly, "Because that room is full of firewood and oil. Lord Yan, as soon as your people go, it will immediately be a fire. It doesn't take half an hour, it's just a pile of ashes. She's dead, I'll go with you to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I can also go with you to see the emperor. ”

This time it was Yan Shifan's turn to turn white, and for a long time his teeth were gritted loudly: "Okay, you are ruthless!" ”

The officer of the team was also stunned, but he had to ask: "Little Pavilion Lao, are you still going to the backyard?" ”

Yan Shifan kicked over: "Are you going to set fire?" Go to the command yamen and immediately transfer a few waterwheels! ”

"Yes!" The officer hurried out.

An order came from the front yard, and several officers and soldiers immediately ran outside the front yard gate.

Gao Hanwen sat down calmly in his chair.

Yan Shifan's face was full of viciousness, he sat down on the chair in front of the brazier, took out a folding fan from his sleeve, and fanned it a few times towards the brazier, the flames in the brazier were still not strong, Yan Shifan simply threw the folding fan into the brazier, the fan ignited, he stretched out his hand, and the fire was baked.