Jinyi Night Walk

"Thank you, my sister will be counting on you."

"Nothing to say, nothing to say, man said that you and I are close friends. As descendants of the Xie family in Chenjun, with the friendship between my aunt's family and Mr. Yang, Xie should also take care of trivial matters. I am planning to go to Jinling after the new year For ancestor worship, if Lingmei is not in a hurry to leave, let me know when the time comes, and I will go with Xie, and it will be convenient for me to take care of me on the way."

"Then I would like to thank the staff."

After Xia Xun finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Ming'er again. Xu Ming'er smiled sweetly at him and said obediently, "Brother, goodbye."

Xia Xun gave a wry smile and bid farewell to Xie Laocai.

After he arrived in Beiping, the first thing he did was to arrange for Ming'er, and then he went to report to the Commander's Department, because once he reported to the Commander's Department and explained his intentions, he had to immediately attract the attention of those who cared about him, and Zhu Di, king of Yan, was not either. What kind of good men and women, Zhu Yunqi has already sharpened his knives, it would be strange if he didn't want to find out about the court's movements.

And Xu Ming'er's public appearance is likely to be the fuse that caused Zhu Di and Zhu Yunqi to break up completely and put Zhongshan Palace in a dilemma, so Xia Xun first placed her in Xie's house.There are tens of thousands of people going in and out of Beiping every day. Before he reported to the capital commander's office, it was not easy for anyone who wanted to check these arrangements.

Xia Xun went to Beiping Mansion this time, playing a high-sounding banner and investigating corruption cases within Jinyiwei.

What is the relationship between Jin Yiwei's internal corruption case and Yan Fan?

Yes, because there are Jinyiwei officials in the palace.

Laws of the Ming Dynasty: Princes are not allowed to enter Beijing at will without the summons of the emperor, and are not allowed to leave their vassal state at will, so who will supervise him not to have the above misconduct?

Jin Yiwei.

When Jin Yiwei was the most powerful, even if the Ministry of Criminal Justice asked about a case, people from Jin Yiwei would attend and supervise every day.

These people are not secret agents. Their identities are public. In fact, they are similar to the disciplinary officers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, except that they belong to the Jinyiwei. When the power of the Jinyiwei was cut, these disciplinary officers were not abolished.

The mission given by the imperial court to Xia Xun was to investigate the Jinyiwei officials stationed in the Palace of King Yan. It is "it is said" that some of them engaged in fraud and traffic jams. It's much easier to win over.

After Xia Xun reported his identity to the commander of the capital, the Palace of Yan Wang knew the news immediately, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was in a worse mood when he heard about it.

Zhou Wang, Qi Wang, and Dai Wang successively cut down the vassals, and the heads of local officials in the Beiping Military and Political Department were replaced one after another. The meaning of the emperor's nephew became more and more obvious. The emperor wanted military power, and he immediately handed over the military power without hesitation; the emperor Said that the frontier defense forces are tight, and he wants to transfer his Yanshan three guards to guard the border, he is willing or not, and still handed over the soldiers, but the emperor is still worried about this, does it have to be reduced to a citizen, and sent to some poor place? Is it safe to go to remote places?Seeing that the emperor put his eyes and ears directly into his mansion again, Zhu Di was angry and afraid.

There were no outsiders in the palace, only King Yan's family. Looking at King Yan's gloomy face, Concubine Xu comforted her softly: "My lord, you don't have to worry too much. Your lord guards the land and guards the border. He is outstanding in battle. You can't find any excuses for your lord. The emperor will not do anything to the prince."

King Yan gave a wry smile, shook his head and said, "Zhan, alas! The reason why I am feared by the emperor is because of my war."

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and said, "Father, isn't this Yang Xu the one who saved my Yan Palace. Speaking of which, he still has a relationship with our family."

Zhu Di said: "At this time, at that time, at that time, your father was a thorn in the side of Hulu from the north, now, your father is a thorn in the side of the court and the emperor, he came here at the emperor's order, the little friendship in the past, and now What is it? When I went to visit him in the inn, my father revealed that he wanted to recruit him as an official of the royal family, but he did not agree. At that time, your father was a towering tree, and no one else looked down on our family. That little bit of shade, now that father is in a precarious situation, he may be chopped up as firewood at any time, will he still take me, an outdated prince, into his eyes?"

The second prince Zhu Gaoxu jumped up and said angrily: "Call him here, find an excuse, beat him to death with a fist and kick, and see what kind of bird's eyes and ears he is!"

Concubine Xu glared at him and scolded lightly: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll learn from your elder brother and be more calm in doing things!"

Zhu Gaoxu has always been dissatisfied with his elder brother, he is as fat as a pig, he can't ride a horse, he can't shoot an arrow, what's the big deal, but his mother admires his elder brother the most.He snorted coldly, sat down angrily, and stiffened his neck.

Zhu Gaochi pondered and said: "Father, according to my boy's opinion, this Yang Xu is kind to my family after all. I heard that he has a very close relationship with my uncle's family. Why don't you let my boy come forward to entertain him and find out about his relationship?" Intentions. The court is so mean, and a person with justice in his heart may not have compassion for my family. If we can find out the emperor's true intentions from him, we will be on our guard."

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Just try it, if you talk about the future of power, father can promise him that he will not be as good as the emperor in the end. However, a rich woman can give it generously, as long as he is grateful and reveals something to father, That's it."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Dad, don't worry, the child knows what to do."

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and then said: "Do it slowly, don't act too hastily."

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Back in the bedroom, Concubine Xu frowned, thinking hard.

Right now, the husband's situation is indeed not good. The imperial court dispatched troops and generals, and a series of actions were directed at Beiping. He said that the husband now has no soldiers and no generals. He is just a bare prince. However, when he was in command of the Sanguan border army, he had only more than a hundred thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. Compared with the imperial court, these soldiers and horses were still a big gap between eggs and stones.What's more, these soldiers and horses have their own subordinates. When their husbands commanded them to exterminate the barbarians according to the emperor's order, they would naturally obey orders. If it is true that when they confronted the imperial court, it would be hard to say how many of them would bow their heads and obey orders. At this point , then don't even think about it, is there no way for the husband and son, the big family, to survive?

After thinking for a long time, Concubine Xu spread paper and ink, and began to write letters.

She also knows that the emperor's series of actions against her husband have made her natal family in a dilemma and in an embarrassing situation, and she doesn't want to cause any trouble for her natal family, but right now, she really has nothing else to do but turn to her younger brother for help. .

The younger brother Chengwei Duke, who is the head of the martial arts class in the court, must have a good understanding of the emperor's intentions and the court's movements. From him, he can understand the emperor's ultimate goal, so that he can make some corresponding countermeasures.Furthermore, you can also ask your younger brother for help, let him use the Xu family's connections to exert influence on the emperor.Three feudal lords in a row were deposed, which shocked the world. At this time, the ministers who disapproved of the vassal reduction may be able to change the emperor's mind and save his family.

Concubine Xu carefully wrote a letter to her family, and sent a confidant family member to the capital quickly.Duke Xu Huizu of the State of Wei received this letter from his elder sister. Seeing that the letter described the current situation of Prince Yan's mansion as if he was walking on ice, he didn't feel sad about it. However, when he read this family letter repeatedly, the words and sentences were full of his sister's confession to himself. He was even more shocked by the resentment he felt at the time, especially when his sister begged him to contact the ministers who opposed the reduction of the vassal to put pressure on the court.

Ever since the emperor decided to dismantle the vassal, the position of the head of the Xu family's military officer squad has been in jeopardy. Last time, because of the younger sister Ming'er, the emperor was extremely displeased. Now, is the Xu family really going to sever themselves from the court and the emperor for a few women?The Xu family has always been loyal...

Thinking of the methods the emperor used to deal with his uncle, Xu Huizu shuddered even more. He silently looked at the family letter spread out on the table, and a thought suddenly jumped into his mind. Xu Huizu put his sister's handwritten letter into his sleeve, Hastily left the house.

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"Xu Qing, you are a loyal minister of the imperial court!"

After reading Xu Huizu's family letter, Zhu Yunwen raised his head and happily said to Xu Huizu: "The Xu family is loyal and good, I know it. I cut down the vassal clan because my Ming Dynasty's foundation will never be easy, because the three daughters of the Xu family are all Prince Concubine, in order not to hurt Aiqing's affection, so I did not entrust Aiqing to do some things, not because I am worried about Aiqing's loyalty."

"Yes, the emperor has put in so much painstaking efforts, and I am inexplicably grateful."

Xu Huizu said respectfully: "The emperor is not going to show off against Yan Fan. He is obviously thinking about the affection of his uncle and nephew, and wants him to take the initiative to ask for the withdrawal of the fan, so as not to hurt the harmony of his family. However, Yan Fan doesn't understand the general situation and has a responsibility. The emperor's heart. Judging from the family letter from Chen Jie, Yan Fan is still lucky and will never fulfill the emperor's heart.

It must be Yan Fan's instruction that the minister's sister wants the minister to confuse the courtiers to put pressure on the emperor.Since Yan Fan brought his idea to the imperial court, he may not have done anything in Beiping. He has been in Beiping for many years and has always been good at buying people's hearts. A centipede is dead but not stiff, the emperor still can't be careless.In my opinion, I hope that the King of Yan will be captured without a fight, but I am afraid that he will not want to. In the end, he will have to resort to force. "

Zhu Yunwen sighed and said: "Yes, if it really comes to this point, it is not what I want. I am a first-time treasurer, and I don't want to be known as being mean and ungrateful. But for the sake of my foundation of Ming Dynasty, I am honored and disgraced. , what else is it?"

Xu Huizu respectfully said: "The emperor has worked hard and endured humiliation, and I am inexplicably grateful."

Zhu Yunwen asked: "How do you plan to reply to this letter from Lingjie?"

Xu Huizu said: "You can write back and say that the emperor is just worried about the excessive military power of the kings to put pressure on Beiping. He intends to warn the kings that they should not be in vain. He has no intention of harming Yanfan. I will also contact the minister according to my sister's wishes. Write a letter to remonstrate, to appease Yan Fan, to calmly deploy for the emperor, and buy time."

Zhu Yunwen said with great joy: "Okay! The Xu family has always been the pillar of my Ming Dynasty, and the Duke is my minister. If one day we have to meet each other in battle, we must rely heavily on Aiqing. Aiqing and Jiujiang should be mine. Bring the court soldiers and horses, in case of emergencies."

His vote of honor really won the trust of Zhu Yunxuan. Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Xu Huizu knew that the Xu family's position in the court martial arts class had been stabilized again. Surprised, he quickly turned over and bowed down, loudly saying: "I am loyal to the emperor!" , Do not hesitate to die!"

In Zhongshan Wangfu, Xu Zengshou sleeved a letter and quietly found the confidant family member sent by Yanwangfu.Recently, the imperial court has been making frequent moves. Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and others are constantly plotting ways to deal with the King of Yan. As the governor of the five armies, how could he not have heard of it? He has long wanted to tell his elder sister what he saw and heard. And brother-in-law, tell them to be careful, but I didn't expect that my sister just sent her family.

Xu Zengshou wrote down all the recent measures taken by the court and the possible countermeasures against Yan Fan he had heard, and handed them over to the family members of the Yan Palace, asking: "This secret letter is of great importance, you must personally write it down. Leave it to my eldest sister, don't make any mistakes!"