Chapter 498: Double Crisis

Because the Ming Dynasty has always had a ban on digging mountains and cutting stones, it has always been better to use coal than charcoal, and this is especially true in the palace and dignitaries. The most varieties of charcoal used in the palace are the carrot charcoal from Yizhou, the horse's mouth firewood is used in the imperial dining room, and the silver frost charcoal is used in the East Palace Imperial Grandson Palace and the concubines of the East and West Six Palaces, which is commonly known as white charcoal. As for the civil and military officials, they all procured charcoal for the winter, and whether the prisoners in the Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Wei Prison could have charcoal for the winter depended on the mood of the top and whether the family could afford the money.

On this day, Yuan Fang personally went to inspect the edict prison and found that in addition to some important prisoners who had charcoal supplies, many officials could only ask for some hot water to pour soup at most, and they were a little hesitant when they went out of Beizhen Fusi. Remembering that since the quasi-letter from the north came, the emperor was in a pretty good mood, and he couldn't help but make a small calculation in his heart, and immediately turned around to the palace. Entering the palace from Donghua Gate, when he passed behind Duanben Palace, he happened to bump into Zhu Zhanji and his entourage, and hurriedly retreated to the side of the road to salute. And Zhu Zhanji had something in his heart at this time, and he didn't notice it at all, and when he was about to walk straight over, Fang Ling next to him reminded him.

"His Royal Highness, that's the commander of the Jinyi Guard."

"Huh?" Zhu Zhanji glanced sideways, and then recognized that it was Yuan Fang, so he turned around and walked forward. After giving the order, he asked thoughtfully, "I heard that the Jinyi Guard is going to replace the Xuanfu Guard?" ”

Why is this imperial grandson's ear report so fast? Yuan Fang remembered Lu Feng's words back, and couldn't help but be a little cautious, so he smiled and said: "Back to His Royal Highness, because the Tatar spies are crossing the border from Xuanfu, and this Xuanfu guard did not find the slightest clue during the visit, so the minister plans to transfer a few elite soldiers from the Beijing division to the past. After all, the emperor's northern expedition must be set off from the Xuanfu, and if there are any dangerous people lurking beside him, it will be too late to make a big move at that time. ”

"You're planning ahead."

Zhu Zhanji smiled slightly, and then turned to leave. After entering his Imperial Grandson's Palace, and retiring his entourage and ordinary eunuch palace people, he summoned the old eunuch Huang Run, and asked bluntly: "What does Liu Yongcheng mean?" Wang Guan is the lieutenant commander of the Qin Order, Zhang Yue is now the governor of the military affairs of the Xuanfu, how can a good person find his fault? I know Zhang Yue's temper very well, and he is by no means a person who is a man of authority. Unless the crown has really done something unseemly, why be afraid? ”

Huang Run found that Zhu Zhanji's tone was wrong, and he almost wanted to directly push the matter on Liu Yongcheng, but finally changed the conversation on the spot. After swallowing hard, he smiled and said: "Your Highness, the Imperial Horse Supervisor Liu Gonggong Hai Gonggong was originally in the top row of the Twelve Prisons, and he has only recruited some people outside because he is in charge of the pro-military over the years. They have always been inclined to the East Palace, and the crown is considered to be the one who took refuge in them, so it is not surprising that something has come to the East Palace. Shouldn't this person find the master's support? ”

"You mean they're afraid they've been looking for their father?"

Seeing that Huang Run didn't dare to answer, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but be annoyed, and immediately snorted coldly: "In the future, you will be less matchmaking for this kind of thing!" Huang Yan's old goods are innocent, Liu Yongcheng and Haishou kept the crown at that time, but don't protect him for a lifetime like a calf! This kind of goods that make the rudder ride on the wall when you see the wind, even if you use it, you have to guard against it! ”

"Yes, yes, the little one must talk to Gonggong Liu when he turns around......"

And Yuan Fang was already waiting at Qianqingmen at this moment. Although he was the commander of the Jinyi Guard, when he learned that Yang Rong was doing something inside, he stopped Sun Han, who was going to send someone to report inside, and stayed in front of the door and waited. This Qianqingmen happened to be in the wind, and he was not allowed to wear a warm hat when entering the palace, and the civil and military were all black gauze hats, so after a while, he couldn't help but tighten the fox fur on his body, but he didn't dare to stomp his feet easily, and took this opportunity to think about the recent endless things.

"Lord Yuan, Master Xiao Yang has just finished playing, and I have already asked people to go in and report, you can wait."

It wasn't until he heard Sun Han's reminder that Yuan Fang raised his head and happened to see Yang Rong, who was wearing a heavy fur, coming down from the steps. He tried his best to find out about the cabinet minister's discussion that day, and naturally knew that Zhang Yue's reward was from Yang Rong's handwriting, but it was a pity that he didn't have any friendship with Zhang Yue on the surface, otherwise he really wanted to replace Zhang Yue and his father to thank this little Yang bachelor. That kind of problem can be solved so easily, and it deserves to be the first among the ministers.

Not long after Yang Rong passed, a little eunuch came to summon him, and Yuan Fang hurriedly sorted out his mood. Entering the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, the little eunuch who led the way was changed again, and even if no one led the way, the old horse knew the way only from that direction and knew that the emperor was receiving him in the Dongnuan Pavilion as always. When he arrived at the ground, he entered through the door with the red luo, bowed his head and bowed his head, and then he stepped aside, and first mentioned the matter of preparing to transfer people to Xuanfu.

"Since Lu Feng is going to transfer people over, you can choose a few capable ones for him, so that he doesn't have to say anything to me. By the way, he told him that since he is the governor of Zhangdong Factory, he should be more vigorous and resolute, if the local guard is really so useless, and he will be directly dismissed, will there be fewer people in the world who want to be Jinyi Guard? Zhu Di hated what his subordinates hated the most, so he even reprimanded Yuan Fang a few words, and then asked, "Just for such a little sesame seed-sized thing, please come to see, when did you become such a mother-in-law!" ”

"The minister just wants to play a side game, but in fact, there is something else."

Seeing that Zhu Di raised his chin and said directly, Yuan Yi bowed down and said, "The north is very cold, and it is different from the south. Now it's almost the lunar month, the weather is very cold this year, and there is no charcoal supply in Jinyi Guard's prison, so I want to ask the emperor if you can provide charcoal pots to the old and infirm every day......

Hearing such a sentence, Zhu Di's face suddenly sank. However, Yuan Fang, who was very good at observing words and emotions in the past, just lowered his head and continued: "Many people in the Imperial Prison are diligent in reading, and there are a large stack of manuscripts collected every day, and they are all attentive people. Because the minister was worried that the emperor would see it, he always ordered it to be stored in a room. Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en, although they are all repeat offenders, they are not among the amnesty, if they get Mu Jun'en, they don't say it themselves, even their families must be grateful to the emperor. ”

Zhu Di was originally extremely displeased, but Yuan Fang kept saying that he was gentle, and he couldn't help but think of the ministers who were locked in in in a fit of anger. Xia Yuanji and Wuzhong are just that, they actually disobeyed his will and left their lives It was already an extrajudicial favor, but Du Zhen ...... Thinking of the previous will to Zhang Yuefa, his face gradually softened a little.

Let's see how Zhang Yue behaves!

"That being the case, those who are over 50 years old will be given one pound of charcoal a day, those who are more than 60 years old will be given two pounds of charcoal a day, and the rest will be sent by themselves if the family is willing to give it, and the prison is not a place to enjoy happiness!"

Although he didn't raise his head, Yuan Fang could imagine the expression on the emperor's face at this moment, and hurriedly said that it was thanks. When he had done a few other things, he retired, and when he got to a place where no one was looking, he smiled with satisfaction.

It reminds the emperor that the ministers of Xia Yuanji, Wuzhong, and Du Zhen are one, but the other one cannot be said to others. The emperor really didn't like the people he liked would have been killed a long time ago, and he wouldn't be left in the Jinyiwei prison to get moldy, where now there are either some unlucky people who have angered the Holy Will for a while, or the real Donggong Party. The crown prince will ascend the throne sooner or later, and it will be convenient for him and himself, and at that time, he should come to an end as the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

I hope that Zhang Yue will have better luck and build a few more credits as soon as possible, and fish out the old father-in-law as soon as possible. In addition, he also had to check it out - someone actually said that Du Zhen had impeached King Yan to Emperor Jianwen, and if it didn't work, he was ordered to resign and go into hiding, and he had colluded with Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, in Kaifeng in the past. How many years has Emperor Jianwen been "dead", and the person who accused Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, of rebellion has also gone to the sea, is the informant crazy?

rushed back with a few entourages, and when he arrived at Fusi in Beizhen, he suddenly saw a white circle painted on the opposite wall, and there were some things like children's graffiti next to him, and he couldn't help but be stunned. He remembered clearly that this mark was only told to Zhang Zhuo, and it was agreed when he was in Nanjing, and Mu Ning Linsha and even Zhang Yue used other ways to contact him. Besides, where does the naughty naughty boy come from? For a moment, he only felt a turbulent wave in his heart. Zhang Zhuo was clearly still in Nanjing in front of the panicked Ying Tianfu, how could he come here?

He had heard that the old lady of the Zhang family was in poor health, could it be that Zhang Zhuo came back to visit? No, if that were the case, he wouldn't have heard even a little bit of the wind...... What's going on?

With this mess in his mind, he cheered up and went to Beizhen Fusi to tell the emperor's will, but he went to the signing room to sit for a while, and after coming out, he stared at the circle again, and only after a while did he take a deep breath, and casually found a borrowed caliber and went straight home. An hour later, he appeared in a private room in a restaurant with a makeover. When he recognized the person opposite, he couldn't help but be angry.

"Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy."

Zhang Zhuo's face was unusually haggard, and he explained bluntly: "Because Yue'er was trapped in Xinghe before, Cheng Guogong asked Ying Tianfu Yin for leave for me on the grounds that my old lady was seriously ill, and there was still time near the end of the year, so I hurried back day and night, but fortunately, he had a great fortune." But I'm not just here for him and the old lady. At the beginning, no one thought that there would be today when you and I opened it, so it was not too secretive, and it was once seen, do you remember my eldest brother? I scared him by making a show at the beginning, but when he went to Nanjing to fight me in the autumn breeze before, he said that someone in Kaifeng had asked about the old things about the Jinyi Guard when Kaifeng sent a big flood nine years ago. ”