After Feng Bao left Lu Fang's residence, an inexplicable smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

If before this, he was still in a half-believing attitude about Lu Fang's fall from grace, then now, Feng Bao can be very sure that Lu Fang has really fallen out of favor!

In Feng Bao's opinion, if Lu Fang was still the godfather who leaned towards the government and the opposition in the past and was trusted by His Majesty, then he would not have used Shen Yishi as an example just now, and let himself accept it when he saw it.

Not only that, Feng Bao also felt that the reason that Lu Fang used to send him away was also very blunt, after all, at the moment, Lu Fang was "sick at home", and what was there in the court that needed to be handled by him, a "patient"?

"Godfather, you are old after all, and it's time to give up your position to us young people!"

"Don't worry, godfather, when the child becomes the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, the child will also give you a pension!"

Thinking like this, Feng Bao couldn't help clenching his fists and muttering to himself silently.

Although Feng Bao thought that he was seventy percent sure, he still did not plan to do it immediately, and he had to be fully prepared to avoid repeating Chen Hong's mistakes.

After all, Lu Fang's methods of dealing with Chen Hong were so ruthless and decisive, and at the same time, his godson was greatly shocked.

As Lu Fang's godson, Feng Bao knew very well in his heart that this old man, who always had a warm smile on his face on weekdays, was definitely not easy to match.

Sometimes, Feng Bao could even clearly see the "Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Blood" from Lu Fang's eyes!

In order to guard against Lu Fang's possible backhand, Feng Bao finally decided to send people to spread rumors around first to test Lu Fang's attitude.

At this moment, Feng Bao's face was full of expressions of bamboo in his chest, and the excitement in his heart urged him to speed up the pace of his feet.

What Feng Bao didn't notice was that from beginning to end, there was a pair of eyes staring at him silently.

……

On the other side, inside the Inspectorate's Yard.

At this moment, Hai Rui was on duty in the duty room of the Inspectorate, although Jiajing asked him to rest at home for a while last time before returning to the Inspectorate on duty, but Hai Rui only rested for three days before returning to work.

Since Hai Rui's current official position is already the Imperial History of the Right Capital, he is one of the highest officials of the Inspectorate, so Hai Rui is busier than before.

At this moment, he was sitting in the duty room, processing the official documents sent by his subordinates.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside the room, and when Hai Rui saw this, he immediately stopped reading the official document and commanded.

"Come in!"

When Hai Rui's words fell, only a 'squeak' sound, the door of the room was pushed open, and a servant walked in and reported respectfully.

"Lord Yu, Lord Zhao is out asking to see him, saying that he has something important to discuss!"

"Well, let him in!"

After listening to the report of the officials, Hai Rui nodded, and immediately gave an order.

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving Hai Rui's instructions, the Xu official quickly took the order and left, and after a while, he saw Zhao Zhenji enter the room under the guidance of the Xu official.

Seeing Zhao Zhenji's arrival, Hai Rui hurriedly got up from the seat to greet him.

"Hai Rui, I've seen you!"

"Hai Rui, you and I don't have to be so polite!"

When Zhao Zhenji heard Hai Rui's words, he waved his hand quite casually and responded.

Having said that, Hai Rui has a lot of respect for Zhao Zhenji in his heart, after all, it was Zhao Zhenji who personally recommended it to the imperial court, so that he could come to the Inspectorate to serve.

Not only that, when he first came to the capital, had no relatives and no fixed residence, Zhao Zhenji took the initiative to lend a hand and took out an idle mansion for himself to live in.

In addition, whether it is in business or private affairs, Zhao Zhenji has given himself a lot of help.

It can be said that Hai Rui has already treated Zhao Zhenji as a teacher who preaches and teaches for himself!

After that, I saw Zhao Zhenji, under the guidance of Hai Rui, come to the vacant seat on the side and sit down, and took the lead in provoking the topic.

"Hai Rui, didn't Your Majesty reward you with several mansions, why haven't you moved in yet?"

"My lord, Xia Guan is still more accustomed to his current residence, the neighborhood is relatively quiet, and not many people will come to disturb him!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he shook his head imperceptibly, and immediately responded.

Zhao Zhenji didn't get too entangled, Hai Rui claimed to be a subordinate in front of him, and then, I saw Zhao Zhenji look around, and only after making sure that there was nothing abnormal, did he lower his voice.

"Hai Rui, you should have heard about the serious illness of His Royal Highness King Yu not long ago, right?"

"My lord, Xia Guan did hear about this incident, isn't there news that His Royal Highness King Yu's son has been cured?"

When Hai Rui heard Zhao Zhenji's words, a look of doubt appeared on his face at the right time, and he immediately asked.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhenji nodded and continued to add after glancing at Hai Rui.

"That's right, the son of His Royal Highness King Yu is indeed cured, but it has caused even greater problems!"

"It is said that after Gonggong Lu followed His Majesty and came back from Yuwang's Mansion, he recuperated at home on the grounds of illness, and in addition, those imperial doctors were also secretive about the whole matter and did not want to mention it!"

"At present, rumors are rife in the palace, and many people speculate that Gonggong Lu has fallen out of favor and is disgusted by His Majesty!"

After listening to the news brought by Zhao Zhenji, Hai Rui's face was also covered with shock, and he immediately lost his voice.

"What!"

Hai Rui couldn't imagine that Gonggong Lu, who was inseparable from His Majesty on weekdays, would also fall out of favor one day, just when he was still immersed in this extremely sensational news, Zhao Zhenji's voice sounded again.

"In short, the reason why this official came here is to remind you that the water in this matter is very deep, you should be more careful!"

"Recently, pay more attention to the direction of the wind in the middle of the court, and don't stand in line easily, understand?"

When Hai Rui heard Zhao Zhenji's words, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on his face, and he immediately responded respectfully.

"Thank you for the reminder!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji nodded imperceptibly, and immediately got up from the seat and said slowly.

"In that case, then the official won't stay here longer, you can continue to be busy with yours!"

"Yes, sir!"

……

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

The rumors in the Forbidden City naturally couldn't hide from Jiajing, but when he learned the specific content of those rumors, he still couldn't laugh or cry.

"Obviously, I plan to take this opportunity to support Lu Fang and use it to practice the flying of the sword, why is this blink of an eye kung fu spreading everywhere, and the news that Lu Fang is disgusted by me?"

The more Jiajing thought about it, the more angry he became, and immediately, he came back to his senses, slammed the table, and said in a deep voice.

"These damn worms, they don't do anything all day, it's quite positive to spread these gossip, wait, I will never spare you!"

Just when Jiajing was still extremely angry about this matter, he saw the guide eunuch walk in and report cautiously.

"Your Majesty, the commander of the Jinyi Guard has asked Lu Bing to see him outside!"

When Jiajing heard this, a little surprise couldn't help but appear on his face, and immediately, he saw Jiajing react, his face became extremely calm, nodded and said slowly.

"Well, I know, let him in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's specific instructions, the guiding eunuch did not hesitate at all, and immediately turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

For the current rumors circulating in the palace, the guide eunuchs naturally know a little bit about it.

Although he himself didn't believe that Lu Fang would fall out of favor inexplicably, he still had a trace of unrealistic expectations in his heart.

"What if it's true?"

In this way, when the time comes, your position can also move up again.

Soon after guiding the eunuch to leave, I saw Lu Bing, the commander of Jinyiwei, enter the Qianqing Palace.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After Lu Bing finished speaking, even though he was about to kneel on the ground, who knew that he was stopped by Jiajing.

"Alright, you don't have to be so polite!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Bing heard Jiajing's words, he hurriedly arched his hand and expressed his gratitude.

Jiajing looked at the white hair growing on Lu Bing's head, and after being silent for a long time, he immediately commanded.

"Come, give me a seat!"

The words fell, and soon a eunuch stepped forward, prepared a seat for Lu Bing, and intimately laid a soft cushion.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Seeing this, Lu Bing did not say anything, but sat straight on the chair.

After this, I saw Jiajing withdraw his gaze from Lu Bing's body and asked instead.

"I came to me this time, is there anything I need to report?"

When Lu Bing heard Jiajing's words, he hesitated for a moment before he plucked up his courage and asked.

"Your Majesty, there have been rumors in the palace recently, saying that it is ...... Gonggong Lu's side."

When Jiajing heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he immediately asked unhurriedly.

"Lu Bing, you grew up with me, don't you know my temper?"

When Lu Bing heard Jiajing's words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a long time, because he knew that Jiajing was an extremely nostalgic person, and Lu Fang had accompanied Jiajing for so many years, how could he say that he would fall out of favor if he fell out of favor?

And Lu Bing is also concerned about chaos, although he is in charge of the Jinyi Guard, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, but after he comes down from the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard in the future, he will inevitably suffer from the liquidation of that group of civil officials.

Therefore, he reached a tacit political alliance with Lu Fang, with one side in charge of Jinyiwei and the other side in charge of Dongchang.

On weekdays, although there is friction between Dongchang and Jinyiwei, this is all under the instruction of him and Lu Fang.

At present, rumors are rife in the palace, if it is really as those rumors rumored, Lu Fang is really rejected by His Majesty, then in the future, Lu Bing's situation as the commander of the Jinyi Guard will be difficult to support alone!

And now this menacing rumor was denied by His Majesty himself, which made Lu Bing feel a little frustrated and ashamed.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, ...... We-Chen......"

Jiajing seemed to see what Lu Bing was thinking, and waved his hand, signaling that he didn't have to continue.

After this, Jiajing's voice without a trace of emotion sounded in Lu Bing's ears.

"Lu Bing, you grew up with me since you were a child, and you saved my life."

"You don't have to worry, as long as I am still the emperor for a day, no one will be able to touch you!"

"If those civil officials dare to impeach, no matter who they are, I will kill them!"

When Lu Bing heard this, his face was full of disbelief.

In fact, Lu Bing came to meet Jiajing this time, in fact, he was prepared with both hands, if Lu Fang really fell out of favor, then Lu Bing would ask Jiajing to remove himself from the position of commander of the Jinyi Guard, so that he could retire and retire, so as to protect the family.

If Lu Fang hadn't fallen out of favor, then he would continue to be the commander of the Jinyi Guard and serve His Majesty.

To Lu Bing's surprise, Jiajing not only denied the rumor that Lu Fang had fallen out of favor, but also made a promise to himself.

As a person who grew up with Jiajing, Lu Bing knows that Jiajing never makes promises easily, and those two words are enough to protect himself and future generations!

After Lu Bing figured out the reason behind this, he immediately got up from the seat tremblingly, knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Well, get up!"

When Jiajing heard Lu Bing's words, he nodded, and then commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's consent, Lu Bing immediately returned to his seat and sat down.

Not long after Lu Bing returned to his seat, Jiajing's voice sounded in his ears again.

"Lu Bing, check for me, who is spreading the rumors behind the scenes, after finding out, you don't have to report it to me, you can watch and deal with it yourself!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Bing heard Jiajing's words, he slowly got up from the seat, looked at Jiajing who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, arched his hand, and said in a deep voice.

Jiajing and Lu Bing's eyes met in the air, and quickly staggered.

Seeing that the dust had settled, Lu Binggang was about to get up and say goodbye to Jiajing, but was interrupted by Jiajing's words.

"Lu Bing, don't be in a hurry to leave, come here, and have a good chat with me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After that, soon a eunuch stepped forward and moved Lu Bing's seat to a location not far from Jiajing.

And the content of Lu Bing's chats with Jiajing is also very imaginative, from the interesting stories of childhood, to the current situation between the DPRK and China, and Jiajing's complaints about some ministers, in short, the topics are all-encompassing.

In this process, Lu Bing can feel that His Majesty is still the same Majesty who grew up with him when he was a child, and he has never changed!

Later, seeing that the night was dark, the two reluctantly ended the topic.

After Lu Bing walked out of the Qianqing Palace, a look of doubt couldn't help but appear on his face.

"Obviously Your Majesty is in his fifties, but not only does he not have a single gray hair on his head, but he also has no wrinkles, and he looks like a person in his thirties, shouldn't this be?"

"Moreover, Your Majesty shows no signs of old age and faintness, but is still very energetic!"

"Alas, no matter what, judging from Your Majesty's current situation, you can live for at least another decade or two!"

Thinking so, Lu Bing immediately gathered his mind and quickened the pace under his feet.

(End of chapter)