Daming Yinghua

At the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, Liu Shimin was on duty from the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, all the way to the south, crossed the Jinshui River, and entered the Donggongsheng Gate.

This has been his habit for many years, whenever he can leave the palace, he likes to walk through the large yamen in front of him first.

The Six Ministries, the Hanlin Academy, and even the Qin Tianjian, the courtiers and officials who come and go between them, in Liu Shimin's view, are all like the Vientiane characters in a brocade opera in the palace, and I can't get enough of them.

He envied them.

Perhaps, in another world, on another stage, he, Liu Shimin, was also one of the doctors or young prisons who was born as a Jinshi, with a straight black gauze, and suave official robes, entering and exiting the threshold of the central authority with dignity.

An eunuch, even if he can sit in the position of "inner minister" like the eunuch in the hands of the supervisor of ceremonies, in the eyes of Liu Shimin, who claims to be a scholar, after all, he is still far from a real civil servant.

When Liu Shimin passed the Ministry of War, the sound of horseshoes came from behind him.

Those who can sit on a sedan chair between various government offices, those who are above the fourth rank, and those who can gallop between various government offices, are Hongling messengers.

Sure enough, the one on the horse was a cavalry pawn with feathers on his head.

When he reached the gate of the military department, the messenger turned over and got off the ground, rushing in.

"Fushun Guantang News, the Ministry of Jian has captured the east city of Yehebu."

The soldier guarding the gate of the Ministry of War hung his head, pulled the horse to tie it to the wall, and threw a few handfuls of hay. The slow rhythm was in stark contrast to the urgent knight who had just entered.

Near the Ministry of War, officials from the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry and the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were also preparing to go home when they were on duty. A few of them passed by Liu Shimin, talking lightly with each other.

"Ye He is the remnant of the Northern Yuan Dynasty?"

"What, that's not Mongolian, it's also Jurchens."

"Oh, so the Jurchens fought on their own? Good thing, good thing."

"Hehe, Xiongtai belongs to the yamen of the Ministry of Industry? No wonder you don't know the side affairs. The Nurhachi of the Ministry of Construction swallowed up the Yehe tribe and unified all the Jurchen tribes. After recuperating, he will attack Liaodong again if necessary."

Liu Shimin glanced at the green-robed official who spoke last, quickened his pace, and soon turned to Qipan Street, found the servant who had been waiting for a long time, and got into the carriage.

About half an hour later, in the hidden courtyard next to Fahua Temple, Zhu Ganjuan listened to Liu Shimin's report on the recent situation in the inner court, and ordered his subordinates to bring a small box and hand it to the man standing beside Liu Shimin.

That man was none other than Li Kezhuo, Prime Minister of Honglu Temple.

Seeing Liu Shimin glanced at the small box, Zhu Qianjuan took the initiative to say, "This is different from the one used by Bo Langzhong. This is the best Apiao mother paste. Lao Li, tell General Liu how to use it, and I will do it too." See, do you remember?"

Li Kezhuo has known Liu Shimin's position in this dark world for several years, so he said in a humble tone: "General Liu, this thing is fatal, and it only takes one or two hours to take it, so if it is like The red pills made by the Taoist nuns under Cheng Zheng Guifei are of the same size, two are enough."

Liu Shimin nodded, expressing his understanding.

"Well, I'm not in a hurry to do it right now," Zhu Qianjuan said softly, "I tried it a few times when I was alone in Nanyang. If you are weak, take it with wine and swallow four or five yuan, and you will die. Wait for Zhu Changluo to indulge in sex for a while. If one can be saved by then, it will be kept for his son."

"Subordinates understand." Li Kezhuo said.

Zhu Qianjue stood up with a smile on his face: "I'll take Lao Li out."

Li Kezhuo showed a flattered demeanor, slightly hunched his shoulders, and walked out of the inner courtyard accompanied by the handsome Lord.

When Zhu Ganjuan returned to the courtyard again, as usual, he cooked a cup of tea for Liu Shimin himself before sitting down and asking, "How is that beautiful little granddaughter of Mr. Zheng Ge doing in Wenhua Palace?"

Liu Shimin reacted slightly.

Zhu Qianjue was standing in sight, and was only three or four years older than Zheng Haizhu. At this moment, he was talking about "little granddaughter" and "playing", and Liu Shimin heard that there was a deliberate and clumsy intimacy.

But Liu Shimin still pulled himself together, ready to share some news.

The inner court has always had eyes and ears set by the Holy Master. Not to mention Liu Shimin, Zhu Ganjuan can also know from other hidden posts.

Liu Shimin then pretended to be disapproving and said: "That girl is a woman, she can enter the Wenhua Palace, she can be compared with the imperial order, and she is more happy to go to heaven. It is true that she puts all her heart into it. She made all kinds of wooden things, and suddenly From car to sea boat, change the way to make the princes happy."

He paused, and added: "His Royal Highness, apart from dealing with the impeachment of the Songjiang Switchgear and Firearms Factory by the Zhejiang Party when Mrs. Zheng came to Beijing, he also wanted to improve his friendship with Donglin Wenchen and the imperial family. It is a good thing for us to continue to keep the Wusong sea road unblocked and the guns to work as usual. As for the latter, I think she is also relying on her own business, not because she has any loyalty to the family on the dragon chair."

"Oh?" Zhu Ganjuan squinted his eyes and said, "Let's not talk about loyalty first, she is quite capable. I heard that the wet nurse next to the eldest son of the emperor wanted to punish her. Somehow, the wet nurse was kicked out of the palace for nothing. .”

Liu Shimin was taken aback for a moment, Zhu Ganjuan really knew a lot.

He immediately responded: "Well, yes, the nurse's name is Ke Shi."

Zhu Ganjuan fell into a short silence, but his expression was obviously amused by his thoughts.

After a while, he asked Liu Shimin again: "That wet nurse is very beautiful and has been in the court for many years. There must be a father-in-law who is the opposite. What is his name?"

Deep down in Liu Shimin's heart, he always had the idea of ​​protecting Zheng Haizhu, always wanting to avoid some troubles for her in front of Zhu Ganjuan.

But now, he couldn't guess why the deep master of the city mansion asked about Ke Yinyue's food, so he could only truthfully say: "Ke Shi, she is the wife of the vegetable household in the Wei Dynasty. The Wei Dynasty is Wang An's subordinate."

"Okay, I got it," Zhu Ganjuan suddenly changed the subject, "General Liu, tell me, will Zhu Changluo take a fancy to this granddaughter of the Zheng family?"

Liu Shimin raised his teacup and pretended to be teasing: "Why, the one on the dragon chair is the most lustful, Mrs. Zheng just looks like a man, how can she compare with those beautiful people sent by Concubine Zheng to Qianqing Palace. Besides, I'm getting older too..."

Zhu Ganjuan took a sip of fragrant tea, curled his lips, and said in a low voice: "You are not very old, and you are on par with Guzheng. Zheng Qia is the assistant minister of my Jianwen lineage. He was a first-class loyal minister back then. The catastrophe of destroying the family made Pujiang's hometown open the door to welcome the ancestors of Jianwen. The descendants of Zheng Qia, our Zhu family, should be by our side."

When Liu Shimin heard this, he sighed in his heart, and he and Princess Miao tried to block it, but it seemed that it was still difficult to dispel the Lord's idea.

"Your Highness, I still want to be with Mrs. Zheng..."

"I want to marry her." Zhu Ganjuan glanced sideways at Liu Shimin and said bluntly.

……

In the evening, when Zheng Haizhu stepped into Wang Wenyan's other courtyard, Liu Qiao, the governor of Beizhen Fusi, immediately greeted him.

"Thank you Mrs. Zheng for saving the dog."

Liu Qiao bowed deeply, with a sincere tone.

Zheng Haizhu hurriedly returned the gift, and glanced at Wang Wenyan who was nearby.

Wang Wenyan came over and said, "Don't worry, Ma'am, we are prison guards, and we have prescriptions to cure the drug addiction. However, children's stomachs are delicate after all, and the antidote must not be used too aggressively, so it is inevitable that Mr. Liu will often crying."

Zheng Haizhu followed the two of them into the room and sat down, frowned, and said to Liu Qiao with a worried feeling: "Old lady and sister-in-law, you should be very distressed. Dudu Liu, I am sure. I’m here to inform the governor. If you can be quicker and take one less medicine, it will be fine.”

Liu Qiao waved his hands and said, "Madam Zheng, please don't say that. Since Madam heard me tell you about the lethargy of the child, it took only ten days before and after. Madam and the subordinates are as fast as my Jin Yiwei. According to the reminders of the two, I have also told my mother not to peel off the doctor's skin, and take the medicine as usual. Although my family inherited Jinyiwei, the raids on the house and people are all done according to orders, just to offend An official of the Beijing court or a local official has nothing to do with this doctor from Shanxi. Let's see why he gave my son medicine."

After all, Liu Qiao is the leader of the Ming Dynasty's secret service. He has a calm temper and did not get angry because of the child's suffering. He took people directly to get Bo Xun.

Zheng Haizhu pondered and said: "I also don't think it's seeking personal revenge, otherwise, you should kill your wife and children when you come up, right? It seems that it is more like using so-called medical skills to approach you, and the safety of your lingtang and your son will be the first priority." Threatening, what do you want you to do. Dudu Liu, I would like to ask, how many Jinyiwei can you mobilize if you don't go through Commander Luo?"

"Five or six hundred elites."

"Can I enter the imperial city?"

"No, we Jinyiwei are investigating the Qin case for Lord Long Live. It is the duty of Jinwu, Yulin, Huben and other guards to guard the imperial city."

"Then, if there is a sudden emergency, the imperial guards guarding the city can't take care of them? Can the Jinyiwei enter the palace to guard? After all, the other imperial guards are still under the Ministry of War, and you are the only Jinyiwei who only listen to the Lord Long Live."

Liu Qiao froze, stared at Zheng Haizhu's burning eyes, and asked in confusion, "What's the danger? The Mongols are coming to attack?"

"It's not necessarily true, it's also possible that it's the feudal lord who came to Beijing." Wang Wenyan said lightly.

Liu Qiao looked at Wang Wenyan again.

He knew a little about this Donglin counselor before, but he was not familiar with him. This time, because of Zheng Haizhu's recommendation, he also benefited from this gentleman, so he naturally treated him with more courtesy.

"Mr. Wang, which vassal king?" Liu Qiao weighed his tone and said, "Let's say something disobedient behind closed doors. Nowadays, all the vassal kings in Daming are Xiaoyao princes. It's enough to rebel to get out of the fief. Can you still enter Beijing?"

After thinking for a while, he said, "Are you suspicious of King Fu? Do you think that although King Fu is far away in Luoyang, his uncle and Concubine Zheng's younger brother are the governor of the capital, and the concubine's confidant brother of Eunuch Cui has led the patrol camp. So the noble concubine dares to rebel for King Fu?"

Zheng Haizhu said: "Concubine Zheng's brains are not worthy of ambition, maybe she can really do it. Dudu Liu, let's keep an eye on the strangeness you have caused here. There is another strange thing, I want to inform Dudu Liu, that young genius of Fusi of Beizhen, Gu Qingquan, seems to be following me."