As soon as Zhu Youzhen walked to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Lu Qi, the deputy steward of the Qianqing Palace, whom he had promoted, greeted him and reported to him respectfully: "Your Majesty, Xu Yingyuan's errand to send Gonggong Wei to the south has been completed, and he has returned from Fengyang, and he has come to report to His Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhen turned his head to look, Xu Yingyuan, who was standing on the side of the corridor, was bending down and saluting him, this Xu Yingyuan used to be in the Xinwang Mansion, and he had always been known for being lazy and gambling. Whether it is the former King of Faith or the current Zhu Youzhen, they are a little unkind to see him.

However, although Xu Yingyuan loves to be lazy and love to gamble, he has a rare sense of righteousness in life. When Wei Zhongxian lost power, and the eunuchs who had been surrounding Wei Zhongxian in the past deliberately distanced themselves from Wei Zhongxian, only he risked a big disobedience and ran to Chongzhen to defend Wei Zhongxian, saying that what Wei Zhongxian did was not completely wrong.

If it was the previous Zhu Youzhen, it would probably be even more undesirable to see this person. However, after changing the current Zhu Youzhen, I feel that Xu Yingyuan still has at least a trace of merit.

Although Zhu Youzhen took advantage of the general situation to force Wei Zhongxian to voluntarily go to Fengyang, the central capital, he didn't think that this matter was over.

Wei Zhongxian is willing or unwilling, as long as he arrives in the central capital, Fengyang is a pet in a cage. What Zhu Youzhen was worried about was that Wei Zhongxian would have something wrong on the way.

Or maybe Wei Zhongxian has been in power all over the world over the years and has made enemies all over the world. He was afraid that someone would do something on the way and force Wei Zhongxian to death with a fake edict. When the time comes, he will have to carry this black cauldron himself.

In order to send Wei Zhongxian safely to Fengyang, the central capital, he had to cut off his contact with the outside world. Zhu Youzhen finally chose Xu Yingyuan and accompanied Wei Zhongxian to Fengyang, the central capital, to take office.

Seeing Xu Yingyuan rushing back in the dust, it seemed that he hadn't even changed his clothes, so he came to Jin to see him. Zhu Youzhen roughly understood that Wei Zhongxian should have arrived safely. And after not seeing him for many days, Xu Yingyuan, who has always had no rules, has changed his appearance, which makes Zhu Youzhen think a little higher of him.

"Make a pot of oolong tea for me, and then have someone burn a bowl of noodles. You take him to the study, and when I have changed my clothes, I go to see him. Zhu Youzhen gave an order and walked towards his bedroom.

After changing out of his bulky clothes, Zhu Youzhen, who was relaxed, walked into the upper study. After waving his hand to excuse Xu Yingyuan, Zhu Youzhen sat down and took a sip of oolong tea with a moderate temperature before feeling that the whole person came to life.

After going to Guozijian in the morning, Zhu Youzhen didn't even drink saliva, and on the way back, he used two pieces of snack, but his mouth was dry and he couldn't swallow it. Until this moment, the dry and somewhat smoking throat was considered moisturized.

Zhu Youzhen leaned on the back of the chair as soon as he lived, and then said to Xu Yingyuan: "Let's talk about it, did you encounter any problems on this errand?" What did Wei Zhongxian do when he arrived in Fengyang? ”

Xu Yingyuan seemed to expect Zhu Youzhen to ask such a question, and started from the capital in a hurry, even what Wei Zhongxian ate every day and who he ate with, he reported to Zhu Youzhen in every detail.

Zhu Youzhen didn't blame Xu Yingyuan for being too verbose, but sometimes interjected inadvertently, repeatedly asking about what happened in the previous days. Xu Yingyuan answered all kinds of strange questions raised by Chongzhen one by one without hindrance.

From Xu Yingyuan's description and answer, Zhu Youzhen finally confirmed that this friend of Wei Zhongxian did not deceive himself. Along the way, Wei Zhongxian lived in a simple place and easily did not meet outsiders. Except for the fact that after the fleet crossed Fucheng County, Hejian Province, because the fire candles were not taken care of at night, resulting in an accident catching fire and sinking a boat, nothing else happened.

After Wei Zhongxian entered the eunuch's mansion in Fengyang, the central capital, he announced that he would guard the spirit of the first emperor for three years. He built a small hermitage in the backyard of the eunuch's mansion, and after entering, he didn't come out again. Even Xu Yingyuan said goodbye to Wei Zhongxian outside the hermitage.

Listening to Xu Yingyuan's description, Zhu Youzhen's heart suddenly moved, and asked: "Who was on that sunken ship before?" ”

Xu Yingyuan paused for a moment before replying: "It was originally Grandpa Wei's boat, but it was a new ship, and Grandpa Wei thought that the tung oil on the new ship smelled too strong, so he moved to the villain's boat..."

Xu Yingyuan instantly felt something and immediately stopped. "No wonder since that day, Wei Zhongxian has been inseparable from himself, and his feelings are not an accident." Xu Yingyuan reacted at this time, and suddenly sweated.

"Who wants to attack Wei Zhongxian, is it Your Majesty?" Xu Yingyuan cautiously peeked at the expression on Chongzhen's face, and found that Chongzhen was squinting, tilting his head to look at the light spots shining in the sunlight outside the window, with a smile on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"It shouldn't be Your Majesty, if Your Majesty wants Wei Zhongxian's life. Just give me a hint, and I have to end up with Wei Zhongxian. Could it be the hypocrites of the Donglin Party? Or do you want to destroy the mouth of Father-in-law Wei so that he can break away from the members of the eunuch party? Xu Yingyuan thought about it incomprehensibly, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and he never got an answer.

After being silent for a while, Zhu Youzhen broke the silence in the study, he looked at Xu Yingyuan and said, "Very good, you are very good, Wei Zhongxian is also very good." You've done a good job on this errand, go back and rest for two days, and then come back to talk to me and tell me which yamen you want to go to. ”

Xu Yingyuan said happily to Zhu Youzhen: "Thank you Your Majesty for your grace, but the minister is just a piece of rotten wood, except for a little sincerity in waiting for Your Majesty, I really don't have the ability to afford it." If the minister leaves His Majesty's sight and takes something that shouldn't be taken for a while, wouldn't it be a disappointment to His Majesty's kindness. ”

"I heard that I haven't seen you for three days, Wuxia Amon. It's only been a month, and Father-in-law Xu's kung fu has risen in a straight line. Okay, I know, since you don't choose, then you should stay with me. Well, I am a little lacking in spirit when I inspect the Guozijian today, so if you have nothing else to do, go down first. Zhu Youzhen pressed his forehead and said to Xu Yingyuan.

Xu Yingyuan didn't get up and leave, he hesitated for a while, and finally said hard-headedly: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister still has important things to report to Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhen pressed his right hand on his forehead and paused, then slowly rubbed it again, and said absentmindedly: "Then tell me, there is something important to tell me." ”

"Before the minister returned to the capital, he went to say goodbye to Duke Wei, during which Duke Wei once retreated and revealed a secret to the minister." Xu Yingyuan lowered his head and looked at the gold bricks on the ground and recalled.

Zhu Youzhen finally put down his right hand and asked with a little curiosity, "What secret did Wei Zhongxian reveal to you?" I also let you sell it. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to sell Guanzi. Gonggong Wei asked the minister to tell His Majesty that there was a cellar in the north of the Yangxin Palace, which was the palace treasury left by the emperor's grandfather. This treasury is the pocket money that the imperial grandfather kept for his children and grandchildren, and the imperial grandfather once left a message, although the palace expenses have the expenses of the inner transport library, but the civil officials of the outer dynasty are always staring at the use of the inner court, which is really unhappy.

Therefore, the emperor's grandfather specially opened up this silver treasury, and intercepted a part of the tariffs collected from overseas trade and hid it in this treasury as the expenses of some inconvenient accounts of His Majesty on weekdays. When Gonggong Wei took over from the first emperor, he had nearly 800,000 taels of silver, and after several years of operation, Gonggong Wei has deposited 2 million taels of silver. Today, Gonggong Wei instructed the ministers to return this treasury to His Majesty. Xu Yingyuan retold what Wei Zhongxian told him to Chongzhen completely.

After listening to Xu Yingyuan's secret, Zhu Youzhen was not overjoyed, he frowned, and his right hand began to beat the table rhythmically according to the habits of his previous life. If it was Su Changqing's acquaintance, he would definitely know what he was racking his brains about.

"Wei Zhongxian, this is afraid that I will cross the river and tear down the bridge." Zhu Youzhen thought about it for a long time, and finally sorted out Wei Zhongxian's idea of doing this. "He didn't tell me about the silver treasury when he was in Beijing, because he was afraid that I would let him go to Fengyang, to deceive him, and then send someone to kill him on the way. No wonder he couldn't wait to play the trick of keeping the spirit for three years as soon as he arrived in Fengyang, which meant to tell me that he didn't have any ideas. ”

After Zhu Youzhen thought it clearly, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Although Wei Zhongxian has been in charge of the government for several years, he has caused everyone to rebel and leave, and the trees have fallen and scattered, which is really not without cause and effect. are about to die to be the leader, and they are still playing with this kind of cleverness that harms others and is not beneficial to themselves.

In Zhu Youzhen's opinion, if he and Wei Zhongxian change places, and they don't have the ability and ability to rebel, they will hand over this silver treasury as soon as possible, and who can move the silver hidden in the inner palace? Using it to win the new emperor's trust in himself is the best way to protect himself.

The more late it is said, the more suspicious the new emperor will be. Like Wei Zhongxian, he ran to Fengyang and determined that Chongzhen really didn't want to kill him, so he was willing to honestly explain the location of the silver vault in the palace.

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and woke up from his thoughts. He said to Lu Qi, who was standing in the east corner, "Lu Qi, you take a few chamberlains and follow Gonggong Xu to see if the silver treasury that Gonggong Wei said is true." ”

Lu Qi, who had been standing like a wooden man with his hands in his hands, only after listening to Chongzhen's words, did he move as if he had been resurrected from a sculpture.

After watching Lu Qi and Xu Yingyuan leave together, Zhu Youzhen whispered to Wang Chengen: "I asked you to arrange someone to go south with Xu Yingyuan, did you arrange it?" ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly replied: "According to Your Majesty's request, the minister found a brocade guard with an unfamiliar face from the guard and arranged for him to enter the team to send Father-in-law Wei south. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction, and said to Wang Chengen: "You also heard Xu Yingyuan's words just now, you can interrogate him carefully in a while to see what Xu Yingyuan can leave behind." ”

Wang Chengen felt a chill down his spine, but he agreed without hesitation. Only then did Zhu Youzhen pick up the tea bowl and taste the best oolong tribute tea sent by Fujian.