Daming Yinghua

Chapter 404 Changping’s drama can begin

After the face-to-face meeting, the Dutch envoy, carrying the reward from the Ming Empire and the trade order signed by Zheng Haizhu, headed back to Batavia to deliver a mission to the East India Company.

Thinking back four years ago, Governor Cohen was almost impeached and removed from office by his domestic enemies due to his defeat in the Battle of Minhe.

Fortunately, the Dutch are still doing business in the past few years, and this time they have to see the face of the Ming Emperor.

Those hawks in Amsterdam who were confident that they could defeat the Eastern Empire based on their ability to sail ships and fire artillery finally stopped talking about the doves in the relations between China and the Netherlands for the time being. Instead, they released their war hormones to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. Prepare to capture that military stronghold before the British do.

Zheng Haizhu met Tian Ergeng from Dongchang in the ruins of Cuihua Hutong during the curfew on one day.

Another project in her work plan can enter the critical stage.

After Wei Zhongxian went to Luoyang to select girls for Prince Zhu Youxiao, Tian Ergeng began to meet Zheng Haizhu alone.

In the darkness of the night, Tian Ergeng spoke directly to the woman in the shadow in the way she liked, without any greetings.

"Mrs. Zheng is very good at counterintuitive schemes. As expected, the deputy manager from Changping, our hometown in Dongchang, hooked up with Wang Tiqian and led him to run to Lord Long Live in a self-righteous manner. He gave you eye drops and said that you were secretly having sex with Hong Mao. Talk about business."

"I know this," Zheng Haizhu said, "Where are the other ones?"

"The other few, oh," Tian Ergen felt that Zheng Haizhu's questions were like a warrior wielding a sword, one move after another without breaking. Fortunately, he, Lao Tian, ​​quickly got used to it, "The second one, by Concubine Li People asked if Wang Tiqian had bought a woman, and the third one, Jingtaiwa's courtyard, the people and the furnishings were all ready."

"Are the things for making tofu puffs and the pottery jars for making fried sauce also on display?" Zheng Haizhu asked.

Tofu pudding and noodles with soybean paste are the local delicacies that Wang Tiqian’s staff made very well when he was in charge of the imperial kitchen.

The unlucky prince Zhu Changluo liked to eat these two things very much, and was ridiculed by Concubine Zheng in front of Emperor Wanli, saying that Zhu Changluo's food taste was very similar to that of his low-born mother.

When he was in Doukong Mansion, Shandong Province, Zhu Youjian saw pancakes being dipped in sauce at a street stall and took a sip. His father was now the emperor and no one dared to laugh at him for loving fried noodles. However, his father complained that Wang Tiqian After going to the Supervisor of Ceremony, the fried noodles in the imperial kitchen became worse and worse.

Zheng Haizhu memorized this section, which was used to add drama.

"Everything is arranged properly. Madam, don't worry. After all, Tian's ancestors are rich. When he was the Jinwu Guard, he also looked at the furnishings in the palace and followed the same pattern. It's pretty much the same."

Tian Ergeng still answered fluently.

Zheng Haizhu smiled: "You do have very capable eyes and ears in the palace. You stole my velvet handkerchief in the Wenhua Palace."

Tian Ergeng said: "It's not Lao Wei who asked me to do it. He said he confessed to you early in the morning, and you also taught him a lesson. Hey, there's no acquaintance without fighting, and there's no acquaintance without fighting. Madam, Lao Wei That woman, indeed, is clearly a pheasant, and she is determined to climb a high branch. I also said this in front of Old Wei."

Zheng Haizhu said: "Okay, the next move is to feed it to Ke Yinyue. Does Ke Yinyue know that you and Lao Wei are brothers?"

Tian Ergen nodded.

"Then tomorrow, you send fifty taels of silver to Ke Yinyue. Just say that Old Wei told you before going to Henan that you should pass on the filial greeting gifts from the charcoal farmers in the north to his mother-in-law. Then Ke Yinyue will definitely do it. If you ask, why is there so little, just say that Old Wei kept most of it and looked for someone to look after the house in Changping."

Tian Ergen smiled conspiratorially: "I understand."

Zheng Haizhu raised the lantern in his hand, shined it on Tian Ergen, and said with a smile: "Old Tian, ​​do you have a picture in your mind now? Tell me, what do you think I will do next?"

Tian Ergen leaned into the light and said, "I guess Madam is waiting for Lord Long Live to go to Changping to escape the summer heat."

"Haha, you can lead Dongchang after all. Lao Tian, ​​you are much smarter than the many bully men in the court."

Tian Ergen was comforted by the woman's admiring gaze and said happily: "Madam, Lao Tian, ​​I still say the same thing, there are many different ways to torture people in Dongchang, and they are more effective than those at Beizhen Fusi. Madam In the future, if you want to teach civil servants a lesson, it doesn’t matter which party they are from. As long as my wife can make Long Live Lord willing to go out and our Dongchang can detain people, I, Lao Tian, ​​will definitely keep them docile." Zheng Haizhu fell into silence.

Tian Ergeng was a little worried.

how? Did you express your feelings wrongly?

Before Wei Zhongxian went to Luoyang, he warned him not to try to influence this woman's thoughts by being too smart.

But Tian Ergeng does not believe in evil, and has been thinking recently that Zheng Haizhu must be slowly made incompatible with those civil servants who regard themselves as gentlemen, and then she will truly be on the same page as them in Dongchang.

At this moment, Tian Ergen, who tried to brainwash the woman again, finally waited for her reaction.

"Old Tian," Zheng Haizhu sighed, "They may not be smart enough, but they are all brave men. There is an old saying that people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of death. I have seen the torture of scholars before, and they are not afraid. Therefore, the best way to deal with them is not to send them to your East Factory, but to send them out of the capital. For example, Yang Lian."

Tian Ergeng's eyes rolled.

The bad news is that it is difficult for this woman to be persuaded by herself; but the good news is that this woman is not like Wang An who rushes to kneel and lick Yang Lian and others, and should be punished.

Tian Ergen laughed cheerfully: "Madam, after all, she was born in a running school. Tian will understand it after such a teaching. If the civil servants continue to talk nonsense, they will be sent to that area. You can do it. "

"That's right. Let's go back."

Zheng Haizhu picked up the lantern, walked a few steps behind Tian Ergen, and walked out of the ruins.

She stared at Tian Ergen's back and remembered that in another time and space, this Tian Ergen, together with another accomplice Xu Xianchun, tortured Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou after Wei Zhongxian gained power. Nails were put into the ears, skin was burnt with cannons...

This is a record that middle school students have learned in textbooks. Zheng Haizhu was also frightened when he saw it. His mind was filled with maggots from the prison, crawling all over the bodies of Yang and Zuo.

Perhaps it was because they were impressed by Yang and Zuo, who was not good at administrative skills but still had strong character. Last year, Donglin turned his back on her and tried to drive her away. Zheng Haizhu still did not take advantage of the harshness of the factory guard line. The method of corporal punishment is to set traps on public political achievements and fight back.

People cannot fight for power and eventually become the type they hate.

……

The hot summer has arrived.

It is extremely hot in Beijing this summer. Officials who were dismissed during the spring inspections seized the opportunity and asked their disciples to spread rumors about the rooster in the morning and the celestial phenomena.

There are two hens, one is Li Guifei of Yikun Palace, and the other is Zheng Haizhu, who has just finished escorting the Hongyi people and is trying his best to help Li Guifei to trouble the country's father-in-law Ji Rang.

In the Yikun Palace, Zheng Haizhu drank mung bean soup that had been chilled in the well water and said to Concubine Li: "A dog that barks fiercely does not bite, so there is no need to take it seriously. Long live the Lord, are you a little bit sick? Huang Zunsu returned yesterday. Beijing, together with the official of the Ministry of Industry, reported the construction costs of Daning Town, I was also listening, and Long live the Lord seemed to be a little out of breath. "

The more Zheng Haizhu frankly mentioned the details after the interview, the less suspicious Li Guifei became.

But she couldn't tell the woman in front of her directly about the reason for Zhu Changluo's mental illness.

What kind of summer is it? The country is peaceful and the people are safe, all nations are coming to congratulate them, the foundation of the country (the position of the crown prince) has been decided, the ministers with raised tails have been dealt with, and the household department is not so tight anymore. The emperor naturally wants to keep warm and want to indulge, in the harem The frequency of lucky people has also increased.

However, for a person in his forties, the imperial doctor also said that he has some signs of heart disease, and after indulgence, he will naturally look tired.

"Your Majesty, all the ministries and offices below you are still in peace, and there are no slave camps in several large towns in Liaodong. How about you accompany me to Changping to escape the summer heat?"