Chapter 867: Interrogation and Decision

Although Li Cheng is a native of Annan, he was the eldest son of Li Jili at the beginning, but he watched the throne fall into the hands of his younger brother, and he made a look of unremitting, and he was naturally no stranger to those who fought for power and profit. After all, he said that it was the war situation, who knows if it really is?

And Zhang Yue specifically mentioned the Ruan brothers and sisters, he thought that this was a warning to him not to play tricks, you must know that since Annan has a younger generation who are proficient in firearms to succeed him, his current position is not irreplaceable. Therefore, under Zhu Yong's blazing gaze, he only had to make promises, and he didn't dare to have any objections, so he was surrounded by several relatives and retreated.

As soon as he left, Zhang Yue followed Zhu Yong into the barracks. Since the Beijing camp was specially formed by drawing out the elite from the Beijing guard, although the establishment was still in the previous place, the people never returned to the original department to practice, and over time, this barracks were naturally built one after another, which was much more perfect than the barracks of other Beijing guards. Zhu Yong is the commander-in-chief, this barracks is naturally more complete, and in addition to the three main houses, there is also the east house and the west house for relatives to rest, which occupies a row of rooms.

At this time, there were no outsiders, and Zhang Yue naturally stopped trying to beat around the bush left and right when he spoke: "Chengguo Gong, has the Shenji Battalion been on duty outside the palace these days?" ”

For Jingwei, guarding the imperial city is a first-class chore, ringing the bell every night between the red shops, and there can be no slack, so it has always been more on duty. According to the rules, the Shenji Battalion is also a pro-army of Jingwei, so it has to be on duty as well, so Zhang Yue asked this question.

When Zhu Yong heard this, he thought of the previous firecrackers and other things, and couldn't help but ask more cautiously: "Do you suspect that someone brought the firecrackers and other things into it?" But you need to know that they are only on duty in the outer imperial city, and as soon as the Donghua Gate, the Xihua Gate, the Wumen Gate and the Xuanwu Gate are closed, they can't set off any storms with such a few people......"

"Cheng Guogong is right, if it weren't for the field battle, the effect of the firearm would be limited, but the movement of this thing is the greatest! And, don't forget, the palace is closed with four gates, but there are also eunuchs. ”

"This ...... This is also ridiculous, even if the emperor is not in Beijing, but there is still a large army in charge, what can he do! ”

"If you are not afraid of absurdity, you are afraid that people will go crazy!"

Zhang Yue thought about it for several nights, and now there is only one thing that can be determined, that is, no matter who thinks of this series of moves, at this point in the matter, when all the conspiracies have been revealed, but the other party seems to be still moving, then that person can only be a madman, a madman who is even crazier than Zhu Gaoxu. And this madman naturally can't be Zhu Jihuang, the king of Jin who is far away in Taiyuan. Zhu Jihuang is tyrannical and stupid, and he is nothing compared to this crazy person who doesn't know who it is.

The word crazy obviously choked Zhu Yong. Although there were still some muttering, but Zhang Yue could get the gold medal letter, he had to believe it, and immediately went out of the house to call a personal entourage to give instructions, and waited for a while before coming in with the roster. The two of them discussed for a while in the room with the roster, and it was not until lunch in the camp in the afternoon that Zhang Yue left in a hurry.

In the evening, probably because the rattle was too widespread, although the Imperial City was patrolling around at this time, the movement was much smaller. And the 24 Yamen, which used to be busy with affairs, are now a little less quiet. Those heads and brains who are too old to flatter in front of nobles are now full of energy and are standing by in their respective yamen. As for Fan Hong and Jin Ying, the two No. 1 and No. 2 celebrants, they can't wait to be divided into two halves.

Fan Hong had just run to Fusi and Dongchang in Jinyi Weibei Town, and at this time he entered the warm room of the East Warm Pavilion of Renshou Palace, and he had not yet recovered his strength, and his hands were still in his sleeves. At this moment, he stood in front of Empress Dowager Zhang's bed worriedly, seeing that the two imperial doctors were sweating profusely, he couldn't help but look at Zhu Ning next to him for help.

It wasn't until Zhu Ning learned from the imperial doctor that the Queen Mother was fine for the time being, so he beckoned to Fan Hong. When the two arrived outside, Fan Hong saw that the idlers and others had already retreated with each other, so he said in a low voice: "There are a lot of forbidden things found in the Jin Wang's Mansion, and Lu Feng said that he wants to present the Queen Mother." Also, King Zheng bitterly felt that he was deceived by others, and he repeatedly invited the Queen Mother to see him. It doesn't matter if you see them or not, but for now...... County Lord, what should we do now? ”

What to do?

Zhu Ning wanted to sneer, but the corners of his mouth only raised slightly. She sent someone to search the Jin Wang's Mansion is already considered to have exceeded her authority, which can be said to be the Queen Mother's order in danger, but how can she do anything else? Could it be that he could still order the army to go to the Jin domain and directly take down the king of Jin? Rao is that she really wants to do this, and she can only suppress this thought at this moment.

"What can be done? I only hope that the emperor will come back soon, and the queen mother will turn the corner as soon as possible! ”

Although he knew that this was inevitable, Fan Hong was more worried that after the emperor returned, he and Jin Ying would have to walk around without food. The older generation of lieutenant officials Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Zhang Qian, Liu Yongcheng, Hou Xian and others have all retired, and Hai Shou and Lu Feng, who bear the mark of the older generation, some have been transferred, and some have temporarily stayed put, which is not a problem. Although Wang Jin has always been respectful to him, he will not get along with the emperor's henchmen, but if this unobtrusive conspiracy is swept away without a trace by the autumn wind, it is something he absolutely does not want.

When the two of them were silent, a light cough came from outside, followed by a familiar low voice: "The county lord is here?" The little ones are back. ”

Hearing that it was Jin Ying's voice, Zhu Ning nodded to Fan Hong. Fan Hong hurriedly walked to the door, opened the curtain and invited Jin Ying in, and glanced at a henchman who was guarding over there, signaling not to let outsiders in.

Jin Ying had already taken off the red Gu Velvet outside, and saluted Zhu Ning at this time, and then hurriedly said: "The little one just went to the Liubu Yamen to take a turn, and Zhang Shilang mentioned something to the little one. Although it was still a shadow, the little one was afraid that he would really stab Lou Zi, so he came back in a hurry. Here's the thing......"

The extremely low voice ensured that only the three people in the room could hear these words, so after listening to them, there was an indescribable silence in the room. Seeing Zhu Ningxiu's eyebrows upset, Fan Hong hurriedly said: "This thing is simply sensational!" However, you really don't need to be too wide to figure it out. The little one remembers clearly, Suo Lianzhou, the eunuch of the imperial pharmacy, is Liu Yongcheng's godson, who was originally in charge of the military war bureau, and was transferred to the imperial pharmacy for only a few months, so it will be clear when he is called for interrogation. ”

Although he is a eunuch in the imperial pharmacy, the three imperial doctors can still take a shift, Suo Lianzhou is miserable, almost all the time staring at the prescription and taking medicine, and only closes his eyes and squints for a while when he is sleepy. At this moment, he personally guarded the medicine stove and no one was allowed to approach, but even if he looked carefully, he still couldn't help but doze off little by little while sitting on the small wooden bench. It wasn't until a hand suddenly put on his shoulder that he suddenly woke up.

"Who...... Ah, it's Grandpa Fan. ”

Suo Lianzhou adjusted his expression almost instantly, and jumped up from the stool all of a sudden, looking at the delicate face of the person, his heart became more and more bottomless, so he had to explain uneasily: "Father-in-law forgives sins, the little one is really a little sleepy......

Fan Hong had been standing behind Suo Lianzhou for a while, and when he saw that the person lowered his head and dozed off for a while, then a spirit straightened up and looked at the fire, and so on and so forth, where did he not know that this guy was stiffening, but he dispelled some doubts in his heart. But before the matter was clarified, he wouldn't say anything more easily, and only nodded: "You are not the only one in your imperial pharmacy, so you don't need to be guarded by the eunuch yourself, just leave it to them." You come with our family, and our family has something to ask you. ”

Although he didn't know what Fan Hong was looking for at this time, seeing that the two young eunuchs under him had come up to take over his work, Suo Lianzhou didn't dare to refuse, and hurriedly followed Fan Hong out. From the hall to the door of a house in the west, he followed Fan Hong and saw two tall and sturdy people in front of the door there, and his heart was inevitably frightened, and he crossed the threshold after settling down.

"County Lord, people have brought it."

Seeing that it was Zhu Ning sitting on the Nanmu chair in the center, and hearing such a sentence, Suo Lianzhou didn't understand that it was not Fan Hong who called him over at all, but the county lord Chen Liu, who was currently in charge of the affairs of Renshou Palace, and immediately fell to the ground with weak knees. He was the person who knew how to look at the eyes, and at this time he instinctively felt that most of it was bad, so he didn't even dare to raise his head.

If it were in normal times, Zhu Ning would always have to knock on the side and try to say a few words, but at the moment, she didn't have the time or the thought, so she simply asked bluntly: "I heard that you used to be in charge of the War Bureau?" ”

Suo Lianzhou originally thought that he had secretly placed a few sticks of ginseng in the imperial pharmacy to honor his godfather Liu Yongcheng, or that he had been sued behind his back, but he never thought that it was a matter of the War Bureau. So, he raised his head unconsciously, his forehead was close to the ground, and his face was dazed. It wasn't until he found that Zhu Ning looked displeased, and Fan Hong Jin Ying stood left and right, staring at him as if he was a Dharma Protector, that he suddenly came back to his senses.

"Yes, the little one has indeed been in the War Bureau for many years." He lay on the ground and kowtowed, and said honestly, "The younger one was in the nineteenth year of Yongle, because of the recommendation of the imperial horse supervisor Liu Gonggong, he was in charge of the military battle." ”

Zhu Ning saw that he said carefully, and his face was a little pale, so he nodded at Jin Ying. Jin Ying took a step forward in his heart, and asked with a calm face: "Then our family asks you, when the Jingying Jingwei replaced the firearms in the eighteenth year of Yongle, the batch of firearms that the Shenji Battalion cut down should have been handed over to the War Bureau to return to the furnace, but there was no receipt, where did that batch of things go?" Also, a few years ago, the Shenji Battalion scrapped twenty firearms, but how could the War Bureau send forty? ”

As the saying goes, the heart is wide and the body is fat, Suo Lianzhou is not a first-class decent person in the palace, and after Liu Yongcheng left, he lost a backer, but he not only did not lose weight, but his waist circumference was fat, which shows that his personality is most afraid of causing trouble. Therefore, he didn't care about the craftsmen with more than 2,000 people in the military battle bureau, but instead went to the imperial pharmacy, a light place. But if he is afraid of things, he can be sent by Liu Yongcheng to a critical place like the War Bureau, so he naturally has two brushes, in addition to having a good memory, there is also an advantage of being smart.

"Back to Gonggong Jin, the batch of firearms that were replaced by the small ones were handed over to Zheng Yong, who specialized in dealing with broken firearms under the Military Bureau, and he was in charge of disposing of waste firearms at that time, and his craftsmen were all experts in this area. As for the receipt, I can't remember this little thing, I only know that I was busy later, and I really didn't ask again, damn it! After admitting his mistakes, he continued, "As for the business of replacing firearms in the past year, he is also in charge, and he is now in charge of the military battle." ”

"This little monkey, three times five divided by two, the responsibility is pushed away, everything is him, what is the use of asking you to be a eunuch of the War Bureau!" Jin Ying kicked Suo Lianzhou angrily as he spoke, but the strength was not great, so the fat big man did not move on the ground, and Fan Hong couldn't help but pick the corners of his mouth when he saw it, and then his face sank.

"Yes, the little one should be damned, the small one is because he knows that he is incompetent, and he is afraid that Zhang Shilang will be in charge of the military department, and he will be strict in the manufacture of weapons and firearms in the future, so he came to the imperial pharmacy...... Ouch! ”

Suo Lianzhou's words naturally provoked another kick from Jin Ying. It's just that although the kick was heavier this time, it made Zhu Ning and Fan Hong laugh - since Empress Dowager Zhang's illness, the two of them have hardly shown a smile, but today they were amused by this living treasure.

After laughing, Zhu Ning ordered someone to take Suo Lianzhou out, and nodded at Jin Ying and said, "You go and inform Zhong Huai, the imperial horse supervisor, and send dozens of eunuchs who know martial arts from under him to guard Renshou Palace." As for the war bureau, let's talk about it after it is sealed. In addition, send a few more people to guard the cabinet, so that there is no mistake there.

Zhang Yue's proposal is accurate, the forty red shops in the inner imperial city are all replaced by the people of the imperial horse supervisor, and the seventy-two red shops in the outer imperial city are taken over by the Beijing battalion soldiers sent by the Chengguo Gong, but the forty red shops in the inner imperial city are in addition to the Chengguo Gong presiding, and then Xing'an Bo Xu Heng, Longping Hou Zhang Xin, Taining Hou Chen Zhong assisted, the governor on duty tonight, find a way to detain people in the celebrant supervisor, and wait for the matter to pass. When the person is replaced, he will be rewarded with a month of rice, which is said to be the coming of the year, and the queen mother is sympathetic to the hard work of the soldiers to guard the imperial city, and will stay in the imperial city in the future, which is a common practice. ”

After saying this, Zhu Ning let out a long breath and took another breath. Since the Empress Dowager Zhang's sudden illness, the efficiency of this handling of the Zhang Shu inscription has been more than twice as slow as before, and it is just sent to the important military affairs in the line, but the rest are all drafted by the cabinet, she stamped it, Jin Ying and Fan Hong copied the handwriting of the Empress Dowager and planned to approve the red. Although they never reject all approvals, after all, it is the year when Zhu's approval power has been vested in the past, and even if they are in a hurry, the three of them are extremely cautious.

Jin Ying agreed and hurriedly left, but Fan Hong asked in a low voice beside Zhu Ning: "The county lord asked people to guard Renshou Palace, is he worried that someone wants to take advantage of this opportunity to make trouble in the palace?" ”

"If you're not afraid of 10,000, you're afraid of what happens, just prepare first."

At this moment, Zhu Ning felt for the first time that being a daughter also had the convenience of being a daughter. Otherwise, how could she stay in this Renshou Palace at this critical juncture?