I am the carpenter king

The clouds in the sky were getting lower and lower, and the wind was very strong. All the curtains in the hall were blown up, and the gate was blown back and forth, making creaking sounds from time to time.

"Quickly, close the doors! Roll up all the curtains!" Wang Chengen kept shouting in the hall, and countless eunuchs and maids ran back and forth in the hall.

Walking out of the hall slowly, Emperor Tianqi stood on the steps of the hall, looking at the black clouds in the sky, Emperor Tianqi had no expression on his face.The strong wind kept blowing on Emperor Tianqi's body, and the wide dragon robe fluttered with the wind, making a sound of hunting.Seemingly unable to feel the cold, Emperor Tianqi looked at the dim sky and remained silent for a long time.

"Your Majesty, go in! It's going to rain, take care of your dragon body!" Seeing this scene, Wang Chengen felt that his soul was about to fly out.He quickly ran to Emperor Tianqi's side, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly.

Ignoring Wang Cheng'en, Emperor Tianqi just stood there, looking at the black clouds in the sky, not knowing what Emperor Tianqi was thinking. [

There was no special situation. The heavy rain came down with the strong wind, and the huge raindrops hit the eaves, crackling.It didn't take long, water had already appeared on the square, and with the beating of raindrops, it was already a vast expanse of whiteness.

Water droplets kept falling, and with the blowing of the wind, some of them had already landed on Emperor Tianqi's body, and his lower body dragon robe had already started to get wet.Emperor Tianqi still looked at the heavy rain in front of him motionlessly, his face still gloomy.

Regardless of Emperor Tianqi's blame, Wang Chengen quickly stood up from the ground and stood in front of Emperor Tianqi.Let the water drop hit your body,

He shook his head with a wry smile.Emperor Tianqi turned and walked into the hall, and ordered softly: "Close the door!"

"Yes, it's the emperor!" Wang Chengen's face suddenly showed joy, followed Emperor Tianqi into the hall, and called the little eunuch standing aside to close the door.

Under the movement of several young eunuchs, the huge palace gate slowly closed, and after a loud noise, the gate closed.Suddenly, the inside of the hall and the outside became two worlds.The lamps in the palace were also lit, otherwise the sky would be covered by dark clouds, and things would no longer be visible.

Instead of staying in the main hall, Emperor Tianqi came to the Nuan Pavilion at the back, where only Wang Chengen waited on him.Slowly sitting on the bed, Emperor Tianqi said to Wang Chengen with an expression: "Sit down! I will talk to you!"

Wang Chengen was slightly taken aback, took a pier and sat down.Holding Emperor Tianqi's leg in his arms, he gently pinched it.

"Wang Chengen, how long have you been in the palace?" Emperor Tianqi looked at Wang Chengen and asked softly, as if meaning.

"Back to the emperor, slaves entered the palace at the age of 16. It has been 11 years this year." Wang Chengen looked at Emperor Tianqi and said with emotion.

After hearing Wang Chengen's words, Emperor Tianqi was slightly taken aback, perhaps because of historical reasons, or because Wang Chengen always looked old-fashioned.Emperor Tianqi ignored Wang Chengen's age.It turns out that Wang Cheng is only 27 years old this year, and he is in the prime of life.Compared with Chen Hong, it is much smaller.It is not 01:30 who is younger than Wang An.

"Didn't you and Wei Chao enter the palace together? I heard that you did things together. Why does he seem to be much older than you?" Emperor Tianqi looked at Wang Chengen and asked suspiciously.

Smiling lightly, Wang Chengen said in a brisk tone: "That's because the slaves entered the palace early, and Eunuch Wei of the Wei Dynasty was a little later. He was 21 years old when he entered the palace. But Eunuch Wei is not very old. But 32 years old!"

Emperor Tianqi could only shake his head with a wry smile. It seemed that he really had no idea about the eunuch's age, so he didn't bother with this question, but asked in a deep voice: "Wang Chengen, why did you enter the palace back then?"

"Back to the emperor, the hometown of my servant was in a catastrophe. The family had no choice but to sell me to a human trafficker. After several times, I was handed over to Eunuch Cao. Eunuch Cao took this servant into the palace." Wang Chengen Narrating his past softly, without the slightest fluctuation in tone, he has obviously let go.

"Have you ever hated your family? They sold you?" Emperor Tianqi's face changed slightly when he heard Eunuch Cao, but he didn't say anything.It was just a momentary event, except for Emperor Tianqi, Wang Chengen probably didn't notice it either.

Shaking his head with a smile, Wang Chengen said with emotion: "The whole family will not be able to survive at that time. If I don't sell one person, the whole family will probably starve to death. Several children in the family caught autumn, and finally caught But there's nothing I can do about it."

"Then is there any news about your family?" Emperor Tianqi asked Wang Chengen while switching legs.

"The servant asked someone to look for her, but there was no news. I'm afraid she is gone!" Speaking of this, Wang Chengen's tone was a little low, obviously his family was very important to him. [

Picking up his leg, Emperor Tianqi said softly: "Go out! I will lie down alone for a while."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen saluted respectfully, bowed and retreated.

Gently closing his eyes, Emperor Tianqi didn't feel sleepy at all, and his heart was tossing and turning with mixed feelings.The common people feed themselves by changing their sons. If this continues, I am afraid that in the future, the stone man will turn his back on the Yellow River.

It seems that my own ideas should be implemented as soon as possible, but I can't attack and try my best to sort out these ideas. Emperor Tianqi thought of another thing.As early as when Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, a group of people were forgotten by Emperor Tianqi, or they were selectively forgotten.There is a person here, that is, the Eunuch Cao mentioned by Wang Chengen just now, and his name is Cao Huachun.

Nanzhili, Fengyang Mansion, and Zhifu Yamen.

As soon as the sky became bright, Li Changling, the prefect, had already woken up, accompanied by Master Zhang Fang.

"Fu Zun, let me go with you! If there is anything, I can advise Fu Zun." Zhang Fang said with a complicated expression while packing Li Changling's luggage.

Shaking her head slowly, Li Changling said solemnly: "I am the dignified magistrate of Fengyang, the fourth-rank official of the imperial court. I must be responsible for the appointment of the imperial court, and I must be responsible for the people of Li people. You are the master. There is no need to take this risk, and you have to decide what matters in the yamen."

Seeing Li Changling's serious words, Zhang Fang also knew that it would be beneficial to say more, so she didn't speak, and Li Jiuling silently prepared everything.

"My lord, the proud son is ready and ready to go at any time!" The head catcher Liu Ya walked in quickly. He was wearing a coir raincoat, a bamboo hat on his head, and water shoes on his feet. He was obviously ready.

After listening to Liu Butou's words, Li Changling frowned, and said with an unhappy expression: "Liu Butou, don't you know the rules of this house? It was established in the Taizu period, and sitting in a sedan chair is based on people's wages. Livestock. This government is not too old to ride a horse, let people prepare horses!"

Liu Butou was severely scolded. Although he didn't refute, he looked at Zhang Fang with a pitiful face.

He gave Liu Butou a wink, signaled him to be calm, and said to Li Changling: "Your Majesty, the heavy rain has not stopped outside, and the road is slippery and muddy. There is no way to ride a horse. To sit proud It’s much faster than walking! Just give the bearers some money afterwards, the most important thing now is the embankment!”

Glancing at Zhang Fang, Li Jiuling was a little embarrassed. It was really impossible to ride a horse in the weather outside.But sitting in a sedan chair is faster than walking. This is what Zhang Fang reminded Li Changling, but the words were very cryptic.

As a standard scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Li Changling's health is not much better than others, it can be said that it is much worse.Naturally, the bearers have walked all kinds of roads. If they are physically strong, it is not at 01:30, even if they lift a person, they can walk faster than Li Changling.What's more, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, muddy and slippery, I'm afraid something will happen when you walk.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Changling nodded, now is not the time to delay.Glancing at Liu Butou, he said in a deep voice, "Find some good bearers and give them some more money, you know?"

"Don't worry, I understand!" Liu Catcher smiled at Zhang Fang, listened to Li Jiuling's words, and quickly replied respectfully.

"My lord, I feel that you still can't go like this, let someone tell Commander Bai! Let him send troops to follow your lord, if there is anything to do, there will be manpower!" Zhang Fang frowned slightly, hesitating Said.

The Ming Dynasty had military commanders in every province, and there was one commander, who was a military officer of the second rank.In each prefecture, there is also a guard commander and envoy, and there is one guard commander, who is a military officer of the third rank.There is a guard commander in Fengyang Mansion. The commander's surname is Bai, and his name is Bai Lin. He is a real warrior.

Although Li Jiuling, the magistrate of Fengyang, was a civil servant of the fourth rank, and Bai Lin, the commander of the guards, was a civil servant of the third rank, but according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, civil officials restrained military officials, so Li Changling could mobilize Bai Lin in a sense.

It seemed that what Zhang Fang said made sense, so Li Jiuling nodded lightly, and said to Zhang Fang on the side: "As for my post, let Bai Lin send someone over." Bai Lin didn't take it seriously yet, most of the civil servants in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom were like this.

No one in the room was surprised, Zhang Fang nodded and walked out quickly. [

As the commander of the guards, Bai Lin didn't dare to follow, after all, he led the troops to leave the station privately without the order from above, but it was different from rebellion.However, in the name of protecting Li Jiuling, it would be no problem to dispatch a team under his command.

Not long after, Zhang Fang came back with a man dressed in thousands of households, and behind them were five hundred guardsmen.Although not as elite as the frontier army, it is after all under the direct control of the Nanjing Fifth Armed Forces Governor's Mansion, and some are stationed in Fengyang, which seems to be a team with strict military discipline. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass,. Mobile phone users, please go to read

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