Ping An Biography

Now that Xia Changshi had already gone to Wuchang City to discuss, Yao Ji ordered to start preparing to move the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the north.The Ministry of Internal Affairs was born out of the previous evil cult, and had a strict division of labor organization. After the reorganization, the duties and powers of each branch became clearer; so Yao Ji only needed to make decisions, and she didn't have to personally intervene in everything.However, it is a troublesome thing to deal with some privacy in her bedroom and ear room by herself.

Afterwards, Dong Xue, the old woman who loved to wear Buddha beads, came to ask: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained some people, how should we deal with them?"

There are actually not many people in the prison house privately set up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Generally, criminals who commit crimes are interrogated by the local government. The great symbol of power is not a matter of how many people are imprisoned inside.Almost all dynasties of the past dynasties had royal intelligence agencies, but only the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty was the most conspicuous, because it had a prison that could detain prisoners for torture without going through the judicial office.

When Yao Ji heard the mention of private prison, the first thing she thought of was Yu Qian who was being imprisoned, and she said, "Take Yu Qian away, and kill other people who have committed serious crimes and people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and hand over minor crimes to the Wuchang Battalion Office."

"Yes." Dongxue replied, and then reminded, "Xin Weijian servant who was captured half a month ago...is the one who worked as a white-clothed servant in the palace for a few days and then wanted to escape, should he be killed? "[

The white-clothed servants around Yao Ji belonged to trusted guards, and ordinary people couldn't touch them, so Dong Xue asked a special question.This kind of attendants have been with them for a long time and know many secrets, so once they come in, they are not allowed to defect when they die; they have no surname or first name, and they are not allowed to use the name they once had. There is only one title, arranged like this.To enter the ranks of white-clothed attendants, one needs Yao Ji to nod in person, and the other requires them to choose by themselves, with their own consent.But once in, betrayal is an unforgivable crime.

Then the Xin Wei mentioned by Dong Xue, according to the rules, has only one dead end.Yao Ji was about to nod her head when she suddenly remembered something and asked, "I remember she was pretty pretty?"

Dong Xue said: "That's right, sixteen or seventeen years old is young and handsome, but being young may not be a good thing. I have been tortured, it shouldn't be a spy who was instigated by others, otherwise I would have recruited it long ago; it must be because I was young, I don't know Know how to make troubles by yourself."

Yao Ji said: "For the time being, save your life and take it away."

"Yes."

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An urgent report was sent to the official office of the Senate Department in Wuchang, and the secretary who sent and received the official documents read the contents and items, and went straight to Zhu Heng in a hurry.

A large number of officers and soldiers were found passing through Pinghu Pass in Huangzhou.Pinghu Pass is in the middle of Huangzhou, west of the Dabie Mountains. As long as the army passes through a few passes nearby, it will be as smooth as walking on the north bank of the Yangtze River.Zhu Heng privately tested in front of Zhang Ning whether the officers and soldiers were going to attack Jiujiang?

A few days later, the scouts from the Yongding Battalion reported the military situation again, and there were officers and sailors approaching the mouth of Poyang Lake.All kinds of signs made Zhu Heng a little impatient in front of Zhang Ning. He fidgeted and said, "A while ago, the Shenji camp was transferred to Jingzhou from the west, and the Sichuan army went east. Is it just a tactic to attack the west? The goal of the Beijing camp is Jiujiang. House?"

Zhang Ning took a ruler and measured it on the map. Although the drawing is not accurate, the approximate distance is about the same. "Wuchang Mansion is almost [-] miles away from Jiujiang City in a straight line."

Zhu Heng frowned tightly. He just sat down and stood up again. He must be in a very bad mood at this time.At the beginning, the Senate decided to deploy the Suzaku Army to the west of Dongting Lake, but now the east was quickly attacked by WEXE. As the Senate President and the top staff member of the Civilian Advisory Corps, he could hardly escape the blame, and it can be said to be a strategic mistake in a big picture.

Zhu Heng nodded vigorously and said: "Wuchang is too far in the past, mainly because our troops are far from enough, here only the Yongding Camp can fight... Jiujiang is a place controlled by the Han Palace, if we press the army without saying hello, there will be a lot of trouble , Now there is not enough time to contact Nanjing in the fortification."

Zhang Ning found out that there was something to be done, so he calmed down.He said kindly: "It's no wonder Zhu Butang. The fundamental reason is that our troops are not strong enough to deal with such a long front. I think Zhu Butang's plan of attacking east and west just now is a bit exaggerated. Such a large-scale deployment of troops to fight, The imperial court will not use any conspiracies and tricks, and if it is used, it will not make up for it... It may be that the Beijing camp intends to attack on two fronts."

After hearing this, Zhu Heng looked at Zhang Ning with complicated emotions, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed to ask a young man to comfort him when he was old.

Zhang Ning asked again: "The munitions transferred to the King of Han's army last time, have you confirmed that they have been delivered to Jiujiang Mansion?"

"Yes, it has already been delivered." Zhu Heng nodded.

"Very good..." Zhang Ning turned his head slightly, as if looking at other things, so there was a natural pause, and he turned around and said, "It's getting late, Mrs. Yao is going to Wuchang today, I Go to the gate of the city to meet him, and there will be Lao Zhu Department Hall in the official office to take care of him."

Zhu Heng quickly performed the ceremony and said: "The minister must plan carefully. Send the prince respectfully."

Seeing the back of Zhang Ning leaving, Zhu Heng remembered his appearance when he said that last sentence.Having been with Zhang Ning for a long time, Zhu Heng already knows some habits like the back of his hand... Whenever Zhang Ning encounters a problem, he always makes such movements, turning his head to look at other things, as if deliberately covering up his hesitation; But it won't give people the feeling of being absent-minded, because the subtle movements of the eyeballs seem to be thinking about problems. [

Maybe Zhang Ning is a cautious and somewhat indecisive person, but he never shows it, and is consciously overcoming his weaknesses.

So what is his attitude?Reconfirming the matter of arms, means that you can rely on the military strength of the King of Han to resist the Eastern Front?Zhu Heng came from Hanwang Mansion, so he always felt unreliable, but is there any other way now?

Zhang Ning went out of the city with his guards to wait, and sure enough, Yao Ji's party came.Because the whereabouts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the customs clearance yesterday.Of course, when a concubine enters the city, there are not many welcoming ceremonies, which is completely different from Jianwen's arrival; Zhang Ning can show respect by going out of the city to greet her in person.

The place chosen by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still in the Chu Palace, and the residence of Emperor Jianwen is also here.Because the Chu Palace occupies a large area and has many buildings, the staff suggested that the Ministry of Internal Affairs should also be located here. One is majestic, and the other is that letting Zhang Ning's mother and concubine live in the palace can show the heart of the alliance... So Yao Ji also Will live in the Chu Palace.

This palace was originally the palace of Zhu Zhen, the sixth son of Taizu's Chu Zhaowang. When the Zhuque army attacked Wuchang City, the owner of this palace was Zhu Mengtan, the second son of Zhu Zhen's son, Zhu Zhuang.However, King Zhuang of Chu ran away before the army reached Wuchang City. When Zhang Ning took Wuchang City, there was only an empty palace and some important eunuchs and maids left.

I remember that when Emperor Jianwen first entered the city, he wanted to live in the Palace of Chu, and he pretended to be reluctant.He said that this is the palace of his cousin, and it would be unjust to drive his younger brother away to live here... After all, King Chuzhuang and Emperor Jianwen are really cousins, Jianwen's father Zhu Biao and Chuzhuang King's father Zhu Zhentong is the prince and brother of Taizu.Later, Zhang Ning said that the king of Chu ran away by himself, so many houses were empty, and it would not be a problem to borrow the emperor's brother as a residence, and he would just return it to the king of Chu in the future, so Jianwen agreed.

Zhang Ning followed Yao Ji's convoy into the city from the south gate on horseback, and arrived at the North Palace Gate of Chu Palace through Chayuan Street.The reason why this street is called Chayuan Street is very simple. The Huguang Police Department is here.The reason why everyone enters from the north gate is that the royal palace of Chu is divided into the inner and outer palaces, and the outer palace is entered from the south main gate; the inner palace is in the north, which is also the scope of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The emperor lived in the main hall of the outer palace, and the buildings such as the Zhongzheng Hall and the Huang'en Hall were more magnificent; the "Ministry of Internal Affairs" would be located in the inner palace, and entered from the north gate. The pavilions and pavilions were suitable for living, but there were no large palaces.

The prestige is of course reserved for Emperor Jianwen, which is why Zhang Ning needs him.The Ministry of Internal Affairs can be the emperor's harem in name, but it is actually a force controlled by Yao Ji; in contrast, Zhang Ning, the feudal lord, does not even have a palace in Wuchang City, and he lives in the official office.

There is a plaque on the north palace gate, which reads: the emperor's grace is mighty.However, the name of this gate is not Huang'en Haodang Gate, but "Wangjing Gate". The name was changed by Emperor Yongle after he moved his capital to Beijing; it has no special meaning, but the king of Chu expressed that he missed the emperor in the capital very much.

The people walked through the two-foot-wide main road extending from the south gate, and stopped in front of a large two-story house.Zhang Ning jumped off the horse, handed the reins to the groom, went straight to the side of the carriage, waved away a white-clothed attendant, and opened the door for Yao Ji himself.When Yao Ji bent down, he gently stretched out his arm again. Yao Ji smiled and got out of the car holding his wrist.

Zhang Ning pointed to an east-west avenue in the distance in front of him and said: "This is the boundary between the inside and outside of the Chu Palace. The front is in charge of the father and emperor. According to the agreed rules, the attendants of the mother and concubine cannot pass by casually...Of course you want It's okay to go to see Father in person." He lowered his voice a little, "People outside the palace, including those in the south main gate, can hold hands to prevent spies from entering the palace."

Yao Ji straightened her neck and nodded slightly, without saying a word, she glanced back at Zhang Ning's face, her eyes glowing with hope, and then gently took her hand away from his wrist.The people around were all servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they did not bend down at this time, and looked at the ground with their eyes.

Zhang Ning said again: "Mother and concubine have been exhausted all the way. Today, I will rest early to recover from fatigue, so my son and minister will not bother me much."

"The king of Xiang is very busy these days?" Yao Ji asked lightly with her red lips parted.

Zhang Ning turned his head and glanced at the road that was not interesting, paused for a moment of thought, and then replied: "It's not very busy, I went to the government office earlier this morning, and the officials of the Senate Department are enough to deal with daily government affairs."

After hearing this, Yao Ji said: "Then you stay and have dinner with me. I haven't seen you for a long time. I want to talk to you too."