Chapter 044: Going to Beijing to report on work

'Bang...'

"..."Chen Cao felt that his hands were a little numb, because he didn't have any preparations: "Father Tang, this is what you did?" ”

John Tong gestured for a cross, and then said sincerely: "In 1554, Lord Jefferson, the rear admiral of the Grand Duchy of Wales, had a naval battle with the Spanish navy in the Strait of Gibraltar. It was introduced to the Roman Empire several times, and now as long as it is a high-class person, lord, and nobleman, he has a handcuff to defend himself. ”

"Didn't I have it a long time ago?" Chen Cao frowned.

Tang Ruowang nodded: "The things of the Heaven and Heaven Kingdom must be excellent, but they have not been improved, and the whole strip must be pressed hard after each play, otherwise it will fall out; As he spoke, he handed the improved little handcuff to Chen Cao: "My lord, please see, after the transformation of the inside according to the drawings of the adult, there is a small photo door, after the paper shell bullet bites open and enters, even if the muzzle of the gun is erected, the fire + medicine will not fall, and it is no problem to shake violently." ”

"Well," Chen Cao carefully looked at this handcuff, although it was much worse than the real hand-gun, but at least it was an excellent self-defense weapon: "Things are small and fine, build a few first, and then talk about other things." ”

"Obey..."Tang Ruowang drew a cross again: "Honorable Lord, on behalf of the Holy See, I thank you for your kindness, the church on Xuanwu Lake South Street has been completed, thank you for your help." ”

"How about the many religious people?" Chen Cao said with a slight smile.

"Yes, yes, all people can accept the Lord's call, and the gospel of the kingdom of heaven can be spread to the kingdom of heaven, even if I die here of old age, it is also a gift from the Lord to me."

Chen Cao couldn't stand John Tang's chatter about him, the main purpose of the old thing was to make Chen Cao religious, but Chen Cao was the kind of person who was not afraid of heaven, and he sneered at ghosts and gods, after all, he had received modern education.

"My lord," Zhao Xin approached with a smile on his face: "My lord, there is a letter from Baifu, please go." ”

Here comes the savior

Chen Cao reluctantly told John Tang that he had something to leave, but even so, Father Tang still said that he would send Chen Cao away while walking.

"My lord, what Father Tang said, why can't his subordinates understand." Zhao Xin glanced back at Tang Ruowang, who was still chattering.

Chen Cao's face was calm: "You have to go find Father Tang when you are free, he has important things to tell you, and there are good things for Tessie." ”

"Really?" Zhao Xin said that he was about to turn around and run back.

Chen Cao grabbed him: "Bastard, follow me to Baifu first, and then you go to him in private." ”

Zhao Xin's face was excited, "Okay..."

...

Chen Cao had some shadows on the Bai Mansion, and he couldn't say that the dung he drank must be the product of the Bai family sisters, thinking that here Chen Cao just walked to the door of the Bai Mansion and held the stone lion by the gate and vomited wildly.

"My lord..."Zhao Xin hurriedly stepped forward and patted Chen Cao's back: "It's okay." ”

Chen Cao wiped his mouth: "It's okay, it's just that there is some reaction in the stomach, let's go in." ”

There were only two Bai family sisters in the lobby of the Bai Mansion, and there was not even a servant who was waiting, Chen Cao frowned, and whispered to Zhao Xin behind him: "What the hell does it feel like you're singing the Hongmen Banquet..."

Bai Yulan's face was not very good, Bai Xinlan sat on one side with her head down, wringing her handkerchief and not speaking.

Chen Cao sat on the chair very skillfully, but everyone didn't speak, and then waved Zhao Xin to retreat: "Two girls, what's the matter with Chen in such a hurry?" ”

"Mr. did a good thing..."Magnolia's tone gave Chen Cao the feeling of jealousy.

Chen Cao frowned, and then said: "Chen's affairs have always been good things, doesn't the white girl know?" ”

Bai Yulan was a little anxious, so she said: "Mr. is still joking, what Mr. did in my mansion last time was done by a righteous man and a gentleman?" ”

Chen Cao's eyes were dripping, and he slapped the coffee table next to him in a hurry: "Presumptuous..."

Boom...

Zhao Xin drew a knife and ran into the lobby, and the rungs were in front of Chen Cao.

The two girls were startled, Chen Cao hurriedly pushed Zhao Xin away and let him out, then stood up and said angrily: "This official is a high-ranking official in Jinyi, he has lost face in your mansion, and he has become a big joke in Jinling City, and he has not blamed your sisters, what's wrong?" After drinking a few mouthfuls of your dung, you still dare to bend the official, do you really think that the official is so easy to bully? ”

"My lord, actually..."Bai Xinlan couldn't help but speak.

Chen Cao raised his hand to stop Bai Xinlan, and then took a step forward, the difference between him and Bai Yulan was estimated to be less than half a meter, and he stared at Bai Yulan and said in an unkind tone: "This official met you and gave you poems and songs, this is how you treat this official?" This official hates the person he likes the most in his life to talk to me with sour words, you..."

Chen Cao didn't finish speaking, Bai Yulan burst into tears, biting her lip and trembling, although Chen Cao was very angry, but she couldn't stand the crying of women, so she stopped the rest of the words, sighed, and whispered: "Don't cry, I'm excited." ”

Bai Xinlan was also very sad, walked to Bai Yulan's side to comfort her sister, and then stared at Chen Cao and said, "Today is not what Lord Chen said, my sister is looking for you to discuss my affairs." ”

Saying that, Bai Xinlan also cried.

Chen Cao was confused at this moment, and hurriedly asked, "What are you discussing?" ”

"I..."Bai Xinlan cried and cried: "Lord Chen, I'm pregnant..."

"Ahh

This time it was really messed up, Chen Cao felt that his head was buzzing, but when he turned around, he found that he still had some cows, and he was pregnant that time, of course, his body was good.

Thinking about the demeanor and tone of Magnolia who came in from him, and there was no one in the hall, no wonder this was the case, so he hurriedly bowed towards Magnolia: "White girl, Chen is abrupt, Chen is wrong." ”

"Ahh

It is rare that such a witty person as Chen Cao will also panic, and in a panic, he heard Zhao Xin shouting Chen Cao in the outer hall.

"My lord," Zhao Xin beckoned, "Don't you have the documents of the Duke of Baoguo?" ”

Yes...

Chen Cao was woken up at once, and then walked back to the lobby very calmly, and said to Bai Xinlan: "Xinlan, if you are pregnant, that is also my Chen Cao's species, not to mention that I have the documents of Baoguo Gong there, and I will marry you in a few days, these are all small things." ”

Chen Cao couldn't cry when he saw it, and the two girls = were still crying at the moment, so he simply made up his mind to slip away: "I just received an urgent report, there is still something in the yamen, and I can't delay, I will come over again after the matter is dealt with, so I will leave first..."

Chen Cao ran out of the gate of Baifu with Zhao Xin in a panic, and collided with Xu Kaixian, who came to report the news.

"My lord," Xu Kaixian breathlessed: "Out... Something happened..."

"What?"

"Master Li Maohui Li died of illness in the capital a few days ago, and Ti rode to report the news non-stop."

"Huh?" Chen Cao suffered blows one after another, and his brain was a little confused, although he was not very appetizing for his father-in-law, but the old guy was also Li Xiang's father: "Have you told Madame?" ”

Xu Kaixian said: "After Lord Li Maohui died of illness, Lord Zhang Wenda sent someone to follow him, and now he must have gone to the mansion." ”

"Bastard thing, how can this kind of thing not stop him? Why didn't you come over earlier. "Chen Cao is anxious, Li Xiang is still breastfeeding, what if he is sick after being hit by this incident?

Xu Kaixian gasped and said: "My subordinates went to the barracks first, and the camp said that you went to Baifu, and you were just about to leave and were stopped by Father Tang to let your subordinates believe in religion, so I finally got rid of it and came over quickly." ”

"An old horseman, he's cleaning him up when he's back, come back with me."

When Chen Cao returned home, the atmosphere was not very good, and the maid saw Chen Cao and hurriedly reported that Li Xiang had fainted and that the doctor was healing.

"Xiang'er..."Chen Cao didn't care much, broke into the room, and saw Li Xiang lying weakly on the bed: "Xiang'er, are you okay?" ”

"Husband... Ah..."Li Xiang opened his eyes and hugged Chen Cao and cried: "Father... Father, he..."

"I know, I'll leave for Beijing tomorrow, you can rest assured, rest assured..."

Li Xiang cried for nearly an hour, until he cried and fell asleep in Chen Cao's arms, Chen Cao walked out of the courtyard and said to the maid Xiaoxue: "Take good care of Madame, I want to go to Beijing, you know?" ”

Xiaoxue leaned over and saluted: "Master walk slowly..."

......

Chen Cao took Xu Kaixian to leave directly by boat, according to the Ming Dynasty etiquette and filial piety, parents passed away to go home to keep filial piety for three years, but that is only for men, generally there are only women in the family, and they can be buried after death, the reason is that women are married, and they only need to serve for 100 days, Chen is an official, not to mention filial piety to his father-in-law, but he is a wife, so he must run in person, which is completely different from Li Wan'er's filial piety for three years.

Seven days later, Chen Cao arrived at the Tianjin Yamen, first went to report on his work, and then explained the purpose of his trip to Beijing.

Two days later, Chen Cao quickly arrived at the city of Beijing with his people, and only entered the city through Zhengyangmen in the evening, and went straight to Li Maohui's house in the capital.

The periphery of the house is arranged with white cloths, and there is an old housekeeper who has served Li Maohui all the year round who is handling the funeral.

"Old housekeeper, my father-in-law has always been in good health, why did he suddenly die of illness?" Chen Cao called the housekeeper aside and asked routinely.

The housekeeper said: "The master was seriously ill after the beginning of spring, and he was going to inform the young lady and the uncle, but the old man said that he would not let you worry, saying that the young lady gave birth to a child and was weak, but who knew that the old man came back at the beginning of this month, and suddenly fell ill, and then... Only... Hey..."

The housekeeper wiped his tears as he spoke, and at this time, someone told him that someone had come to mourn, and the person who was the master of the Li Mansion went to greet him.

"YCIS..."Zhang Wenda's actions were a little inconvenient: "When did you come?" ”

The person who came was Zhang Wenda, he had a good relationship with Li Maohui, and Chen Cao relied on Zhang Wenda to send people here to help in the future.

Chen Cao hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhang Wenda, and then led him to the side hall to sit down: "Uncle Zhang, you drink tea..." Chen Cao personally handed the tea to Zhang Wenda.

"Hey...," Zhang Wenda sighed, "Woe... Woe to you..."

"Uncle Zhang, does you have anything to tell your little nephew?" Chen Cao was a little keen.

Zhang Wenda sighed again and said, "It shouldn't be... After all, I'm old, and I'm not a young man's opponent, and it seems that I'm almost the same as the secretary of the ministry..."

"Uncle Zhang, the little nephew is now a high-ranking official of Jinyiwei, if you have anything to say, it is better to tell the little nephew directly, Xiang'er is also heartbroken when she hears that her father-in-law has passed away, and the little nephew thinks that this matter is not so simple." Chen Cao said solemnly.

Zhang Wenda said slowly: "There's nothing wrong, the old man just sighed, I have been friends with Kecang for decades, but now he is one step ahead, nostalgic for the old man..."

..

"There must be something hidden in the old thing," Chen Cao stared at Xu Kaixian beside him and said: "There is absolutely nothing wrong with his distracted appearance, just like the last time he presided over the Zhejiang Rebellion, he asked him all kinds of prevarications, thinking that his father-in-law's death was not simple." Lao Xu, you send someone to Beizhen Fusi to inquire about what the hell is going on. ”

"Yes..."

The next day after Chen Cao came, he ordered someone to put Li Maohui's coffin on a coffin, and then sent someone to send it back to Nanjing for burial, but he himself had to deal with the aftermath here.

"My lord," Xu Kai returned to the Li Mansion first, looking a little mysterious: "The subordinate asked." ”

"Tell me carefully..."

"At the beginning of the month, the imperial history Yang Chunmao played the emperor and asked for a thorough investigation of the palace transfer case, which involved Li Xuanzhi and the emperor himself, so the emperor was furious and reprimanded Yang Chunmao, and then the imperial history Liu Wei even went to ten songs, saying that the Donglin Party had an unshirkable responsibility in this matter.

Chen Cao heard it in a fog: "What the hell is going on with my father-in-law?" ”

"Yes..."Xu Kaixian continued: "Yang Chunmao is a member of the Donglin Party, Liu Wei is a member of the Chu Party, and Master Li is... Chu Party..."

"Impossible?" Chen Cao immediately refuted Xu Kaixian's words: "Father-in-law is good with Zhang Wenda and other old husbands, even if the father-in-law is a Chu party, how can Zhang Wenda, as the boss of the Donglin Party, not be saved?" ”

"Saved..."Xu Kaixian said with a straight eye: "The two imperial histories personally arrested by the brother of Beizhen Fusi, and there is Boss Li who is involved in this matter. ”

Chen Cao frowned immediately: "Who are the leaders of the Chu Party?" ”

...

"Who?" Zhu Yanrong sneered: "Qi Shijiao, Guan Yingzhen, Wu Liangsi and Zhao Xingbang! ”

Chen Cao and Zhu Yanrong sat opposite each other, both of them were people in the same boat, and they belonged to comrades in the same trench at the moment.

"You are far away in Nanjing, I don't know what happened here in Beijing, how could the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang control the government for so many years at the end of Wanli, how could the Donglin Party eat the fruit?" Zhu Yanrong handed over a cup of tea: "Let's put it this way, according to my investigation, Li Maohui is likely to be used as a gun." ”

Chen Cao arched his hand towards Zhu Yanrong: "Baoguo Gong, you still have to help me with this matter." ”

"You're polite..."Zhu Yanrong knew the weight of Chen Cao in Xu Hongji, not to mention that he had received a lot of benefits from Chen Cao since he cooperated with Chen Cao: "Chen Cao, you and I are considered to be people in the same boat, I don't know if you will tell Wei Zhongxian some of the things I said." ”

Chen Cao was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Zhu Yanrong meant, so he said with a straight face: "Guogong, are you still afraid of Wei Zhongxian?" ”

"Afraid of him?" Zhu Yanrong sneered: "I am a hereditary prince, and I am not at fault, if he Wei Zhongxian dares to trouble me, do you think the nobles in Beijing will have a feeling of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox?" ”

"Then Baoguogong, do you still ask Chen this question?" Chen Cao asked rhetorically.

Zhu Yanrong felt that it was reasonable, so he said: "Now that Wei Zhongxian is getting stronger and stronger, and the Donglin Party is already like fire and water, that old dog in order to be able to call for wind and rain in the DPRK, keep wooing non-party officials in the DPRK, and then reinstate many officials of the original Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties to return to Beijing to take up posts, and the Qi Shijiao, who returned to his hometown to retire, heard that he was going to be reinstated as the imperial history of the capital, which is also due to the fact that you pulled Li Weihan down from Mahler in Nanjing..."

Zhu Yanrong's joking tone made Chen Cao feel speechless: "Even so, who did my father-in-law recruit and provoke whom?" ”

"Hey..."Zhu Yanrong took a sip of tea: "Your father-in-law's Taifu Temple Shaoqing Quan is low, although he is from Fujian, he was included in the Chu Party, Zheng Guifei doesn't know if your father-in-law mentioned it to you, if he hadn't helped the first assistant Fang Congzhe at that time and participated in the case of Lichu, he would not have been dismissed..."

This Chen Cao really didn't know, Zhu Yanrong continued: "Fang Congzhe recommended his fellow countryman Feng Yan as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, I'm afraid you don't know that Fang Congzhe has taken refuge in Wei Gelding, right?" ”

Chen Cao was shocked in his heart, and immediately remembered what Luo Yangxing had told him when he had just returned from his promotion in Liaodong a few years ago, and there was also the matter of investigating and learning about Fang Congzhe's contact with Xu Xianchun, now that he thinks about it, Wei Zhongxian has arranged it so closely a long time ago, and it is no wonder that Luo Yangxing's attachment to the Donglin Party will be dismissed by Wei Zhongxian.

Chen Cao couldn't help but feel a little emotionally that he didn't go to Xu Xianchun for help, that guy had a connection with Fang Congzhe, and now that he thinks about it, what a wise choice it is to come to Zhu Yanrong by himself.

"So, those people from the Donglin Party took revenge, your father-in-law was framed by the Donglin Party for many crimes in the court, and all these bullshit things were used for disrespecting the king, and the most important thing is that he is your father-in-law Chen Cao." Zhu Yanrong couldn't help but want to laugh: "Who doesn't know that you guy is a Shechen Jingshi?" ”

"Whew..."Chen Cao let out a big sigh.

"After the Great Dynasty, I heard that Li Maohui fell ill, I think, I should be angry..."Zhu Yanrong said and patted Chen Cao on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I am a nobleman, a martial artist, and you are in the same boat, I can help you with everything I can." ”

Chen Cao felt that he had indeed come to the right place today, so he gave his hand: "Dare to ask Guogong, who in the Donglin Party framed my father-in-law." ”

Zhu Yanrong smiled: "Zhao Nanxing, Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, oh, by the way, there is also the old thief Gao Panlong, the right attendant of the Criminal Department who has just been promoted." ”

"Guogong and Gao Panlong have a grudge?" Chen Cao said curiously.

"Don't you know," Zhu Yanrong said angrily: "That old thief said in the court that I had commanded the Jingying, not to mention that I had also supervised the Shenji Battalion, saying that it was against the ancestral system and asked the emperor to remove a position, a bastard, and Lao Tzu asked him to provoke him?" ”

Chen Cao rarely saw him swearing, so he nodded and knew in his heart: "I know that it is my father-in-law, why do you let him take the lead?" ”

"I said that I might be used as a gun," Zhu Yanrong breathed a sigh of relief: "Li Maohui's reputation for integrity is very good, I think Wei Zhongxian took a fancy to this, but why did the Donglin Party take revenge on Li Maohui alone, tsk... I couldn't even read the joints. ”

...

After Chen Cao went out of the Baoguo Mansion, he went to the Bada Hutong prostitute to relieve the pressure in his heart, in the private room, Chen Cao, who was eating, put down his chopsticks and looked at Xu Kaixian and said: "Tomorrow I will go to find someone from Beizhen Fusi, I want the detailed resumes of Zhao Nanxing, Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Gao Panlong, by the way, there are also two Yushi Liu Wei and Yang Maochun, and also, figure out all the things about Gao Panlong." ”

"Yes..."Xu Kaixian replied: "But my lord, we will go to Beijing to report on our work except for funeral, and we can stay for three days at most, otherwise we will leave our posts without permission." ”

"I know," Chen Cao looked at the dishes on the table indifferently: "After all, it's my father-in-law, so it seems that Wei Zhongxian is really cunning, purely deliberate." ”

"My lord, it's better if we don't participate," Xu Kaixian reminded: "The water in the officialdom of the Jingshi is too deep, this is what you said before, my lord, if you are involved now, it's okay to be able to get out, but if you can't get out..."

Before he finished speaking, the door of the room was opened, and it was Xu Xianchun who came.

Chen Cao stood up, changed his expression, and received the No. 1 thug of the eunuch party in a warm way: "Lord Xu, fortunately..."

Xu Xianchun also knew the weight of Chen Cao Wei Zhongxian's heart, the two belonged to comrades-in-arms on the same front, plus they had not received much money from Chen Cao before, so they also looked at Chen Cao with a smile: "Yaozhong, you are not authentic, you don't say that you come to my house to sit when you come to the capital, why, look down on the food in my house?" ”

"The lord said and laughed," Chen Cao asked Xu Kai to stand up first, and then welcomed Xu Xianchun to the main seat and sat down: "My father-in-law died of illness, I came to treat the funeral, and by the way, I will report on my work, and I will go back in a few days." ”

Xu Xianchun pointed at Chen Cao with a smile and said, "We are also working for Father-in-law Wei, so you and I don't have to be polite... Hahaha..."

Chen Cao also laughed, and listened to Xu Xian's pure color: "Lord Li's dead father-in-law asked me to accompany you in YCIS instead of him." ”

"My lord, I can't..."

Xu Xianchun pulled Chen Cao to his side and sat down, interrupting Chen Cao's words and said: "Hey, listen to me, I really don't know how this matter will develop, then Li Yangchong's various provocations at the court meeting, if it were me, I would have done it a long time ago, presumably Lord Li also fell ill because of this," said and poured a glass of wine for Chen Cao: "Father-in-law is very ashamed, let you put your mind at ease, and look at your father-in-law's methods." By the way, when will you leave Beijing? ”

"Three days later." Chen Cao took the wine glass and said.

"Exactly," Xu Xianchun's face was foreign: "Tomorrow, when the court is held tomorrow, you and I will go to Taihemen to listen to the court, and see how those people perform, after the thing is over, you have to help me do a big thing together, just so that you can avenge your father-in-law." ”

Chen Cao put down the wine glass and said mysteriously: "What's the matter?" ”

Xu Xianchun motioned to his cronies to go out to watch the door, then approached Chen Cao, and whispered: "As soon as this matter comes out, it is earth-shattering, the Donglin Party will have to shed a layer of skin if it does not die, and Ye Xianggao's position as the first assistant will end..."