Everyone looked in the direction of this voice, and saw a eunuch wearing a red official robe, with his hands behind his back, and a white beard walked out, followed by two columns of sturdy eunuchs holding wooden sticks.

This is Feng Bao, the eunuch of Dongchang who came out of Jiajing before, and there are still some scars on his forehead.

"Grandpa Feng."

Seeing this, the commander of the forbidden army who led the team hurriedly made a gesture and respectfully stepped aside.

"Well, what's going on?"

Feng Bao didn't look at him, just nodded, and stretched out his finger to point at the indignant officials.

"Hey, Gonggong Feng, my subordinates have just led a team to patrol here, and these officials are clamoring to go in to see the emperor, they say that there is something important to report to the emperor, for fear of delaying state affairs, and their subordinates dare not do more to obstruct them."

The Forbidden Army Commander wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and replied tremblingly.

"What a rubbish! What does the emperor do to raise you! Don't know about the curfew in the Forbidden City? ”

"The subordinates know, but ......"

Glancing at Feng Bao's eyes as if he was about to eat people, the commander of the forbidden army hurriedly closed his mouth and stepped aside.

"Stop for me, whoever dares to make noise here again, don't blame me for being rude."

Feng Bao glanced at the backs of the few people who had sneaked away in the crowd, and couldn't help but have a look of disdain.

Feng Bao's shrill voice was very recognizable, and the crowd that had just been pushing gradually calmed down.

"Who are you? Dare to stop us? ”

"We ask for the lives of the people, what are we afraid of!"

"Phew, eunuch! As hateful as the Yan Party! ”

Then there was a burst of invective from the crowd.

Feng Bao listened to those insulting words, his eyes gradually became cold, but there was no expression on his face, I saw that he straightened his robe, and the smile on his face was very kind.

"You are all the ministers of my humerus in the Ming Dynasty, your loyalty can be learned from heaven and earth, even crippled people like me admire your lordship's style and bones very much!"

"However, the country has national laws, the family has family rules, everything can only be done according to the rules, you adults want to play, you can! First hand the fold to the cabinet, then the celebrant supervisor, and after the celebrant approves the red, he will meet and present it to the emperor. ”

"I'm sorry, who doesn't know that you and Yan Dang are in the same group! I'm afraid that our excerpt won't be able to reach the emperor at all, so we will be stopped. ”

In the crowd, the white-haired old man spat on the ground, his gray beard trembling slightly from being so angry.

"That's right, these eunuchs and Yan Dang are in the same group, don't believe them."

Seeing this, the warm smile on Feng Bao's face disappeared, and his voice became cold.

"Please leave here, my father-in-law can act as if this incident did not happen."

"No one can stop us today, we must see the emperor!"

"Yes, even if we die here, we will definitely be able to leave a name in the history books in the future!"

This was followed by an impassioned speech.

Feng Bao's face became more and more gloomy, and he stopped talking nonsense, waved his hand, and the two rows of strong eunuchs who had been standing behind him for a long time raised the wooden sticks in their hands, and they were about to rush forward to kill.

Just listen to 'Jingle Bell!' With a bang, Feng Bao walked to the commander of the forbidden army who had retreated to the side, pulled out the sword at his waist, threw it to the ground at will, and said loudly: "Today, a group of officials ignore the curfew, disrespect, disturb Your Majesty to pray for the snow for the people, snatch the weapons of the forbidden army, and intend to rebel. ”

As soon as the words fell, the eunuchs with wooden sticks in their hands entered the realm of no one, holding wooden sticks as wide as their arms, and rushed into the crowd of officials and began to kill, and in an instant, the sound of crying, screaming, and begging for mercy was endless.

Feng Bao didn't look at this scene, but walked up to the commander of the forbidden army, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "You should know what to do, right?" ”

"I know, I know, my subordinates know."

The Forbidden Army Commander nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of fear.

What everyone present didn't notice was that on the tower of the Forbidden City, there were two figures who witnessed all this, one was standing, the other was sitting, and the lantern in the hand of the standing person emitted an orange shimmer, and the shimmer shone brightly, reflecting Jiajing's face.

……

Due to the thunder and fire in the Wanshou Palace where Jiajing lived before, the dormitory had to be moved to the Yangxin Palace, and Jiajing and Lu Fang had just entered the door when they heard the report of the guards and eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, Immortal Tao just asked to see him, saying that he was here to send the elixir, and now he is waiting outside."

"Oh, let him in."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he rummaged through the memories in his mind, and suddenly remembered the name of this Tao Immortal Chief.

Tao Xianchang, also known as Tao Zhongwen, was an extremely favored monk in his predecessor, who was responsible for refining pills for Emperor Jiajing, and most of the pills were red in color and were refined from cinnabar.

"It turned out to be cinnabar!" Jiajing whispered silently.

In his previous life, as a medical student, no one knew the harm of cinnabar better than him, long-term use will have irreversible effects on the liver and kidneys, in addition to cinnabar contains mercury, long-term use is likely to lead to mercury poisoning, the original body is precisely because of taking this "elixir" will only live sixty years old, otherwise it is no problem to live to seventy or eighty years old.

And just when Jiajing's thoughts were flying, an old man in a gray robe with white hair fluttering fairy wind bones entered the Heart Cultivation Hall under the guidance of the guards and eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, this is a newly refined elixir!"

As soon as the visitor came in, he knelt on the ground and held the turquoise jade box in his hand high.

Jiajing's eyes signaled, and Lu Fang, who was standing on the side, took two quick steps, took the jade box from Tao Zhongwen's hand, and handed it to Jiajing after careful inspection.

When I opened the jade box, I saw a round and flawless crimson elixir placed in it, and the fragrance of the silk pill was refreshing, permeating the entire room.

Jiajing only glanced at it slightly before retracting his gaze, and after closing the jade box, he looked at Tao Zhongwen who was kneeling on the ground, and chuckled: "Why did the Taoist Commander suddenly come to deliver the pill to me in person?" ”

"Your Majesty! The minister thought that he hadn't seen His Majesty for too long, and it happened that this pill was the best in the recently baked pills, and it was related to His Majesty's way of immortality, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he thought about sending it to His Majesty first. ”

Tao Zhongwen knelt on the ground, his face full of humility.

"You offer me the elixir, there is a reward! Tell me, what do you want? ”

Jiajing didn't seem to be interested in what Tao Zhongwen said, just glanced at him lightly and said casually.

"Your Majesty, being able to share your Majesty's worries is the best reward for the minister, and the minister doesn't want any reward!"

Tao Zhongwen, who was kneeling on the ground, put on a loyal monarch's posture, which made Jiajing can't help but have an urge to laugh.

"Okay, it's still going to be rewarded, say, what do you want?"

Jiajing said, took out the pill in the jade box, and played with it casually, his face calm.

"Back to Your Majesty, not long ago, the minister received news that the minister's mentor Changsheng Guan Lord, Wang Zhenren is unwell, I am afraid that he will die soon, the minister wants to resign from his official position and go back to serve his old man, which can be regarded as the filial piety of a disciple, and I hope Your Majesty will be fulfilled!"

Tao Zhongwen said, and kowtowed to the ground a few more times, his face full of sadness.

Jiajing looked at Tao Zhongwen for a long time, and finally said quietly: "Okay, since you have this heart, I won't stop you, you can go back." ”

"Minister, thank you, Your Majesty!"

After listening to Jiajing's words, Tao Zhongwen burst into tears and thanked him again and again, and his trembling appearance was quite distressing.

After thanking Jiajing, Tao Zhongwen left, Jiajing looked at the back of him leaving, and said quietly to Lu Fang on the side: "Go, let Jinyi Wei Lu Bing check him, don't let anyone go." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Fang bowed, bowed his head and left.