Zhang Lushui appeared in front of Zhang Zhou with Xiao Changjin.

They were all dressed in North Korean costumes, like oversized dresses, with an exotic touch, and after meeting each other, they placed their right hands on their left hands, raised them flat to their eyebrows, and bowed their knees in an almost cross-legged manner to Zhang Zhou.

It looks very grand, but Zhang Zhou doesn't think it's pleasing to the eye, this is not the etiquette of a Ming woman after all.

The two daughters finished their greetings to Zhang Zhou in a way that was almost the same tone, and finally kowtowed to Zhang Zhou very solemnly.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Get up." ”

The two of them immediately stood up, lowered their heads and did not look at Zhang Zhou.

"Zhang Lushui? Yes, in your twenties, a flower-like girl, I heard that you have a very good voice, and you are indeed the best among women. Zhang Zhou seemed to be very satisfied and nodded.

Zhang Lushui's face was a little expectant, and from her reaction, Zhang Zhou knew that this was a woman who knew a man's heart very well.

Probably Zhang Lushui was already thinking about how to compete for favor with the women around Zhang Zhou at this time.

"Has anyone told you why I came to you?" Zhang Zhou's eyes fell on Xiao Changjin again.

The long and modern history is probably just a legend, and a lot of information is difficult to collect, and Zhang Zhou is not sure if this is a girl who was randomly found by the North Koreans to fool him, but from the subsequent investigation, the name can be matched, and the age is roughly the same.

It's just the experience aspect...... History has not been written in the first place, and it is still difficult to determine.

Zhang Lushui said: "No one said it, but it should be a very respectful thing to serve the adults in front of him, serving tea and water." ”

"Wrong." Zhang Zhoudao, "I sent you to Beijing to open a singing and dancing restaurant, and let you sing North Korean minor tunes, regardless of whether they are native to North Korea or not, but whatever the music I teach you, you can sing them as minor keys." ”

Zhang Lushui instantly felt like heaven had fallen into hell.

I finally got married to a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, thinking that my life was going to a higher level, but I was sold by Zhang Zhou to be a singer in the "kiln"?

Zhang Zhou picked up a notebook from the table and said: "Here is the map of the Central Plains rhythm, I don't know if you have learned, it doesn't matter if you haven't learned, I will find a special musician to teach you in the future, your usual task is to sing music well and make money for me." ”

Lai Guogong of the Ming Dynasty, got two North Korean women back, just to let them go out to sing and make money?

This simply subverted Zhang Lushui's cognition.

Even if she is not a citizen of Daming, she knows how high Zhang Zhou's reputation in Daming is, and she also knows how much favor Zhang Zhou has, and naturally she also knows that Zhang Zhou's family is rich, she doesn't think that Zhang Zhou needs to make money by finding someone to sell her art, so it may be ...... Let them represent the North Koreans and accept the mockery of the Ming people? Let the people of Daming watch them being played like monkeys? In order to show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty?

Thinking of this, Zhang Lushui felt a great grievance in her heart, which was also a gap in her heart, which made her cry.

Xiao Changjin next to her looked up at this "aunt" who shared weal and sorrow with her along the way, she still didn't understand why she knew that she was going to Daming to sing, which would make Zhang Lushui's mood so abnormal.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Are you wronged?" Or do you think that you have a higher ideal and don't want to succumb to a song and dance hall in Daming? ”

Zhang Lushui said: "The slave doesn't dare. ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "I saved you." If according to the history I have reckoned, after the chaos has happened, you should have died in Huangquan. ”

"The slave doesn't understand." Zhang Lushui looked at Zhang Zhou curiously.

Why did this suddenly bring up the issue of metaphysics?

And said I was going to die? But Park Yuanzong and their rebellion, what does it have to do with the slaves and maids in my lord's family? Does that mean I'm going to die in the rebellion?

Zhang Zhou beckoned to Liu Gui to come to him, Zhang Zhou said to Liu Gui: "Send someone to take care of them along the way, don't have any accidents, I will give you the address after I get to Beijing and send people in." When the training is almost complete, you can come out and perform. ”

"Yes." Liu Gui responded with a smile.

He also felt that Zhang Zhou was deliberately teasing North Korean women, so that the people of Daming could watch the performances of North Korean women, which seemed to be an unusual pastime.

But even these two women themselves have no social status, and it seems that letting them sing music does not seem to achieve the purpose of humiliating North Koreans.

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"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

After returning to the temporary residence, Xiao Changjin finally couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Lushui wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said: "It's nothing, we have to save our lives, so that we can have a chance to leave Daming and return to North Korea." ”

Xiao Changjin said: "Didn't my aunt say that we won't go back to North Korea in the future?" ”

Zhang Lushui was speechless for a while.

Before, she did feel that even if she was not Zhang Zhou's woman in the future, she would be the slaves and maids of the Lai Guo Mansion, and since Zhang Zhou brought them over by name, they would not be allowed to return to North Korea anyway.

But now she thinks differently.

If Zhang Zhou is represented by them and humiliates the North Koreans, after a while, maybe a few North Korean women will come over...... They are insignificant pawns, they can be discarded casually, and they will not be taken seriously.

"Auntie."

As he was talking, Xiao Changjin suddenly shouted.

A woman came over with the North Korean soldiers on the opposite side, Xiao Changjin was very happy, but was pulled by Zhang Lushui when she wanted to step forward.

Then the woman said a few words to the soldier before she came over and said, "Changjin, after leaving Shenyang, maybe we will not do the same." ”

"Why?"

Xiao Changjin looked aggrieved.

The woman said: "We have to take care of a nobleman, she will stay in Shenyang for a few days before continuing to walk, and it is not certain where she will go." ”

As she spoke, the woman glanced at Zhang Lushui and said, "Thank you for taking care of Changjin." This is a little heart, and I hope you can continue to take care of her, and her road in the future will depend on her own. ”

"A-Niang, I want you to come with me." Xiao Changjin is crying.

Zhang Lushui said: "Changjin, she is not your biological mother, and it is okay for me to be your mother in the future." ”

"No, you're my aunt." Xiao Changjin continued to cry.

The woman got up, as if in a ruthless manner, and turned to the soldier, and then, led by the soldier, the two of them soon entered the night.

"Woo woo woo ......" There was only the cry of a girl in the air.

Zhang Lushui said: "I think they also know that if we go to the Daming Jingshi, they won't get any status, so they will abandon you." ”

As he spoke, Zhang Lushui's eyes revealed a cynical hatred.

But Xiao Changjin was not instigated by her, he was just crying, and then Zhang Lushui was very irritable and said: "Don't cry, if you are seen by the people of the Ming Dynasty, they will reprimand us, rest well, and we will continue to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty tomorrow." ”

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Kyoshi, Imperial Palace.

On June 29, the fifth day of Zhang Zhou's departure from Shenyang Zhongwei, Zhu Youzhu also received Zhang Zhou's recital in the capital, emphasizing that Lu Wan had hinted before that someone was secretly contacting the court officials and had an unusual relationship with the court officials.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Lai Guogong has noticed that some people are attacking him. I also realize that some people may have a disobedient heart. Yang Peng, who was in charge of delivering the letter to Zhu Youji, spoke more directly without Xiao Jing and others present.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Have you found the initiator of that incident?" ”

Yang Peng said: "It may be related to the clan. ”

"Sure enough." Zhu Youzhu got up, walked down from behind the desk in the Qianqing Palace, and walked in front of Yang Peng, "Someone said before that once I don't have many heirs, there will be people who covet the throne, and they have unusual thoughts about that dragon chair, and now it is said that it is right." Is it my brother? ”

Yang Peng hurriedly replied: "I haven't found out who it is." ”

Zhu Youzhi walked to Yang Peng's side, deliberately trying to lower his voice, as if to avoid outsiders from hearing it, he said: "No matter who it is, it must be strictly investigated." Report it truthfully, even if it is my closest relative, there is no need to hide it. ”

"Yes." Yang Peng bowed to the leader.

Zhu Youzhu seemed to sigh with emotion: "First the ministers, then the ministers, and then the foreign ministers, maybe the next step, I have to make a move against the clan, so many clansmen in the clan, spending countless coins in the court, but there are still people who are worried about causing trouble to the court, in the past, I would definitely think about it, but now they are guilty of me and Bingkuan, then don't blame me for not remembering the old feelings." ”

Yang Peng understood as soon as he heard it.

The emperor is now hardened, has made military achievements, and knows that the preparation for the use of troops in the grassland in the past two years is not sufficient, so he will first use these two years to manufacture weapons and train troops in Beiguan.

Before the use of troops in the grassland, the emperor seemed to intend to clean up all hidden dangers inside and outside the court, just like Zhang Zhou used troops against the Jurchens and carried out discord and subversion against Korea, all in order to control the internal situation.

Now that the matter in Liaodong has basically calmed down, the emperor is thinking about attacking the Daming clan, and naturally he will continue to rely on Zhang Zhou's power.

"Yang Peng, you won't let me down, will you?" Zhu Youzhu suddenly looked at the past.

Yang Peng hurriedly said: "The slave is willing to smear your majesty's liver and brain." ”

"Hmph." Zhu Youzhu said, "In fact, there have always been many sparse performances that have attacked you, and under careful investigation, there are many things that you have actually done, if it weren't for your ability to use Bingkuan's hand for him, I would have transferred you to an irrelevant yamen a long time ago." ”

Yang Peng knelt down and said, "The slave should die." ”

When you are a eunuch, you must deeply understand the emperor's intentions, which is the result of beating and forcibly justifying yourself, that is, losing the emperor's trust, and even losing your own life.

Zhu Youzhu said: "If the culprit can't be found, let's suppress those bad rumors first, especially not let the scholars of the Beijing Division participate in it casually." ”

Yang Peng said: "Back to Your Majesty, now the sergeants of the Jingshi are busy talking about the dispute between psychology and science, and they are not overly critical of Lai Guogong, even if they support science, they also think that when Lai Guogong returns to the dynasty, he will suppress academically and will not attack for no reason." ”

"They're still acquaintances." Zhu Youzhu said coldly.

Yang Peng analyzed: "Maybe those scholars also took care of their own face, thinking that if they couldn't suppress the psychology founded by Lai Guogong academically, they attacked Lai Guogong's personality and did so many things for the imperial court, because the means were not right, so they didn't spread rumors." ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Do you think they are such reasonable people? ”

Yang Peng thought about it, it shouldn't be.

Literati like to pull other people's pigtails the most, especially Zhang Zhou has set up so many enemies, and his reputation in the court is so high, they really won't question Zhang Zhou's scholarship from Zhang Zhou's private virtues?

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand and said: "In the past two days, you will leave for Yongping Mansion, go there to pick up Ying Bingkuan back to Beijing, and inform him of what you have investigated on the way, and wait for him to take over the investigation after he returns to Beijing." Remember not to leak the message. ”

"Yes." Yang Peng felt it.

I, the eunuch of Dongchang, was actually a puppet, and the emperor really asked Zhang Zhou to hand over Dongchang, but because Zhang Zhou was a Wenchen and the Duke of Lai, it was inconvenient for Zhang Zhou to officially take over.

This also seems to explain why he, Yang Peng, is not even a celebrant and eunuch until now, and can actually supervise Dongchang, but Wei Bin, Chen Kuan and others, who are more capable than him, can't get this errand...... Or is it because he scolded Zhang Zhou that his performance was very "outstanding" before, or in the eyes of the emperor, he Yang Peng is a good material for being a dog, which will raise him to his current position, and it is also to prepare for Zhang Zhou's disposal of Dongchang.

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Yang Peng's departure from Beijing was carried out in secret, and it was impossible for the court officials to know about it.

But Xiao Jing, as the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant supervisor, is very clear about Yang Peng's movements, especially the East Factory was still his land before, even if he does not mention the East Factory now, it is because he is "promoted" to the palm seal of the master of ceremonies, and the people in the East Factory can hide it from outsiders, and they dare not deceive him.

Chen Kuan, as the chief eunuch of the celebrant eunuch now, should have been the best candidate for the factory father, but now that Yang Peng occupies the position, he is naturally dissatisfied.

Recently, Chen Kuan and Xiao Jing have been very close, which can be said to be extremely stammering, just to let Xiao Jing help him get Yang Peng down.

"Yang Peng has always been disrespectful to us people since he was a lackey for Li Guang, and now he is still so disrespectful, and now he feels that with Lai Guogong supporting him, he may be thinking about how to replace our family!"

When Xiao Jing mentioned Yang Peng, he also hated it.

When he supervised Dongchang, Yang Peng, as his subordinate, repeatedly skipped him to befriend Zhang Zhou, and when he helped Zhang Zhou supervise the construction of Qingning Palace and renovate Zhangjia's courtyard, Yang Peng repeatedly came forward, and even wanted to help Zhang Zhou introduce those ministers who had the intention of giving gifts...... Even Xiao Jing himself didn't have a chance to take over these.

It is equivalent to saying that these powers originally belonged to Li Guang, and after the fall of Li Guang, Yang Peng did not hand over the power to him, but wanted to transfer it to Zhang Zhou.

Later, when Zhang Zhou rose, the emperor strictly ordered the internal officials not to interfere in the important affairs of the court's employment, so that those opportunities for corruption and perversion of the law did not fall to him Xiao Jing in the end...... Xiao Jing is nominally honest and honest, but this kind of money that others send to his pocket was still an unspoken rule before, and he didn't have to worry about accountability, of course he would be angry at Yang Peng's "betrayal".

Chen Kuan said: "When Yang Peng was in Dongchang, Li Guang inserted him, and if he was disrespectful to you, he would not tolerate these people in the court." ”

Xiao Jing said coldly: "When he went to see Lai Guogong, it is equivalent to saying that he is sincere to Lai Guogong, or is His Majesty ordering him to do it, what about these acrobats?" Do you want to send someone to make a position clear to Lai Guogong, saying that we will also be of the same mind as Lai Guogong? Can Lai Guogong believe it? ”

"That's ......" Chen Kuan was a little jealous.

If he can't stand on Zhang Zhou's side, or if he can't gain Zhang Zhou's complete trust, then the celebrant will now stand on the opposite side of Zhang Zhou.

When Dai Yi was the eunuch of the palm seal before, Chen Kuan and Wei Bin didn't seem to have to worry about having a bad relationship with Zhang Zhou.

Can ...... now Zhang Zhou has a tendency to lean towards the government and the opposition, Xiao Jing naturally can't tolerate it, and in the future, the two eunuchs who are the celebrant and the eunuch will be tied to the opposite side of Zhang Zhou by Xiao Jing.

When Zhang Zhou was in the middle of the day, he did it against Zhang Zhou, and it didn't seem to be essentially different from suicide.

Xiao Jing said: "If the news is leaked, it is said that someone in the clan wants to subvert the imperial court, deliberately slander the relationship between His Majesty and Lai Guogong, and maliciously slander Lai Guogong's exploits in the past two years." ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate? Chen Kuan didn't want to do that.

The emperor didn't say that he would leak the matter, but it was a eunuch who was a close minister of the emperor, especially a palm print eunuch like Xiao Jing, who leaked the secret, which was a bit ...... violated the principle of being an internal official, that is, everything is based on the emperor's will.

"Are you a courtier, or a house slave?" Xiao Jing suddenly asked coldly.

Chen Kuan was stunned.

After thinking about it, he probably understood that if it was a house slave, it should indeed take the opinion of the head of the house first.

If it is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, then the stability of the court should be the priority......

Xiao Jing continued: "Things are spread in the dark, and things are spread in the light, and the meaning is different. It should also be to let those who have ghosts in their hearts be restrained. Do you think our family is harming Lai Guogong? Or is it deliberately against His Majesty's will? ”

Chen Kuan thought to himself.

You Xiao Jing won't fail to see that His Majesty intends to target the clan, right?

At this time, putting things on the bright side, and letting the members of the clan who may be involved restrain them, isn't that tantamount to secretly sabotaging the emperor's plan?

But to say that this is against the emperor and Zhang Zhou...... It doesn't seem to be that serious, it's also stifling rumors, and the methods used are different.

But no matter how you look at it, Xiao Jing seems to be no longer simply standing with Wenchen, but is developing in the direction of protecting the reputation of the sect.

"This is a means to deal with Yang Peng." Xiao Jing once again comforted Chen Kuan with words, "Let Yang Peng be at a loss, then if his errand in the East Factory is not done well, His Majesty will choose another candidate to supervise the East Factory, don't you have a chance?" ”

"Yes."

Chen Kuan dispelled his doubts.

He had to accept Xiao Jing's instructions, because he Chen Kuan was not qualified to argue with anyone now, and took a step back and said, even if Xiao Jing was disgusted by the emperor and driven out of the palace, it would not affect his Chen Kuan's status too much.

The palace is like that.

They are all the emperor's house slaves, if there is a big nest, then almost everyone in the palace has a faction, and every time there is a struggle, it is likely that the number of eunuchs in the palace is not enough.

"Alas!"

Xiao Jing sighed heavily and said, "Lai Guogong returned to the dynasty, and the good days of more than half a year can be regarded as the end." ”

(End of chapter)