Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 598
In the Forbidden City, the eunuch Zhang Cheng, the inspector of ceremonies and Bingbi, got off the soft sedan chair, and walked into the courtyard of the imperial study with a notebook in his hand, frowning.

When he walked in, the eunuch guarding the door announced loudly, Zhao Jinliang came out from the imperial study, and Zhang Cheng walked up to him and asked in a low voice:

"Did Long Live have dinner?"

"The food box was delivered from the imperial dining room, and Long Live Lord only said that he was not hungry."

Hearing Zhao Jinliang's answer, Zhang Cheng looked at the sky subconsciously, and seeing the stars and the moon in the sky, Zhang Cheng shook his head and said in a low voice:
"Why don't you go to Zheng Niangniang's side at this time?"

Zhao Jinliang informed that Emperor Wanli answered inside, and Zhang Cheng walked in. The imperial study room was brightly lit, and there were six lanterns with tallow candles hanging inside, and even the room was a bit hot.

Emperor Wanli sat blankly behind the desk, on which were several delicate side dishes, and the spoons were placed in bowls. Zhang Cheng saw Li and walked up to him, but found that the food on the table hadn't moved. Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said said:
"Long Live Lord, if you don't eat, you will hurt your body, eat more!"

After he finished speaking, Emperor Wanli didn't respond. After a while, he shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"In the daily report of the Department of Public Security, I remember a lot of words about Mr. Zhang's inner house. I will accompany you to find Zhang. I want to see it."

Zhang Cheng was startled, and hurriedly bowed to accept the order. It would be understandable if Emperor Wanli said that he was gnashing his teeth, or his voice was bleak, but his tone just now was unusually calm, without any emotional fluctuations. Inexplicably apprehensive, he quickly agreed.

The documents that the Department of Public Security needs to report to Emperor Wanli are all recorded, but they are managed by Zou Yi, the head of the Sixth Division, and the Imperial Study Room sends people there, and it will not take too long to get them back.

During this period, Zhang Cheng persuaded Emperor Wanli twice to let Emperor Wanli eat. Emperor Wanli just said that he was not hungry. On weekdays, when the emperor was angry and refused to eat, everyone could hear his tone, but today he said that he was not hungry. Really not hungry, but the more so, the more Zhang Cheng knew something was wrong.

Zhang Cheng was in a hurry, but Emperor Wanli remained as usual, picked up the memorial and approved two, and asked calmly:
"The widow heard from Xiao Liang that there is something wrong with Zhang Banban's house, and he asked the people from Zhidian to fix it. What's the matter?"

Although he didn't understand why Emperor Wanli asked this question, Zhang Cheng answered truthfully:
"I'm sorry, Long Live Lord. There is a leak in the wall next to the servant's house where the books are stored. I was afraid that the wind and rain would damage the scrolls, so I arranged for people to repair them. They are old houses that have been around for many years, and the wood can't hold them up."

Emperor Wanli shook his head with a smile, and did not continue the topic. At night, the emperor asked for documents, and Zou Yi did not dare to neglect them. He led several eunuchs who were in charge of the matter to quickly sort out the relevant documents and send them over.

Among the capital, Mr. Zhang Ge is naturally the center of the topic. There are indeed many strange rumors in the streets and alleys. Although the documents from the Department of Public Security have been screened, there are still many.

There was an urgent need, Zou Yi sorted out the papers and put them on the soft sedan chair. Several young eunuchs carried them, and he trotted all the way to the imperial study.

Everyone knew about Emperor Wanli's daily routine, and Zou Yi also felt strange that he was still in the imperial study so late at night and did not go to Concubine Zheng.

The papers were sent in one by one, and Zou Yi was waiting in the courtyard. Just as he was wondering if he was going to leave, he saw the curtain opened, and Zhao Jinliang poked his head out and said:

"Eunuch Zou, Lord Long Live sent you in!"

Zou Yi quickly walked in, first kowtowed, got up and glanced at the opposite side subconsciously, seeing that Emperor Wanli was doing as usual, but Zhang Cheng's expression was rather solemn, and he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Emperor Wanli asked:
"The widow remembers that there are some documents that say that Zhang Ge's hometown is in the inner house. Yes, it is that certain handsome scholar who was put on his head with a pocket, and then was tricked into going to the Heavenly Palace to sleep with those fairies..."

Zou Yi looked at Zhang Cheng suspiciously again, only to find that his adoptive father was also full of astonishment, and Emperor Wanli was smiling. What the emperor said, although there were many news from the Department of Public Security, Zou Yi really had an impression of this matter. .

Scholars in the capital all said that a tall and handsome man from Southern Zhili was invited to drink in a small tavern by using an anonymous post one day. When drinking, the guests did not arrive, but the food and drink were ready. This man was not vigilant. , fell asleep after drinking.

When he woke up, he was already in an incomparably gorgeous mansion. All he saw were stunning beauties, and besides the Han women, there were also exotic customs. This made him extremely astonished. Those women all told him that he had come to the Heavenly Palace. My family is also a wealthy family, but I have never seen such a gorgeous and luxurious place, and there are so many stunning looks, so I just believed it.

All day long, he was very carefree, but sometimes he had to live underground. It was said that some kind of "cave mansion" was located. After more than ten days, he was drunk and drowsy again. When he woke up, he was on the street. Wrapped in a cloth bag full of strange fragrance, there are more than a hundred taels of gold around.

Whether it is a dream or reality, this person is also confused. When he went to find a tavern to get drunk, he found that there was no tavern on that street, and the tavern was just an uninhabited house.

This kind of deeds, Juren really thought that he had gone to the Heavenly Palace. Who was showing off what he saw and heard everywhere? When he was boasting in a restaurant in Shima Lane, he was overheard by a family member next door and said with a smile that the concubine Jia of the Western Jin Dynasty was in a coma. Isn't it a way for a beautiful boy in the market to enter the palace, you don't know that he entered the inner house of that wealthy family.

The female relatives of other families are filthy, with such a beautiful woman in the inner house, and such a luxurious and beautiful family, how can I offend him, this person is afraid of encountering a murder, so he fled the capital that night, and has never been seen since.

According to the various situations he described, everyone is guessing that it is the residence of Mr. Zhang Ge.

When this rumor was presented, Emperor Wanli read it carefully, but the point of the rumor was how absurd Juren was in the "Tiangong", and others were omitted. Zou Yi guessed that the reason why Emperor Wanli read it carefully might be It's almost the same as watching erotic paintings.

But why did he ask again today? Zou Yi was confused. Now that he knew what was going on, it would be much easier to search for it. He found it in a short time and handed it to Emperor Wanli.

Emperor Wanli opened it with a smile, Zou Yi thought about it, and reported:
"Long live, the bottom three pages of this paper were added at the end of last year. The Department of Public Security sent someone to check. The so-called juren is a non-existent thing. It's just that there are two nuns who walk on Zhangge's old mansion and often do it for the inner house. These two nuns have good friends outside, and they tell what they saw and heard in Zhang's mansion. The stories they made up were written in booklets and sold at high prices. The two adulterers have entered Shuntian Mansion again. done..."

Emperor Wanli carefully flipped through the document, nodded while listening to Zou Yi's words, and asked with a casual smile:

"Taixi Ji, Siamese girls, and noble girls from Korea, is this true?"

"Reporting to Lord Long Live, this...should be true..."

"Seeing that the belts and rings of the heavenly women are not like those in the world. When I talked about them afterwards, I thought they were worth more than a thousand pieces of gold. Otherwise, I couldn't have them. Tsk tsk, that is to say, these female relatives in Zhang Ge's old back house are all dressed like this. Like, isn't it?"

This is the third time for Zou Yi to look at Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng's expression does not move. It seems that his jaw is pointing down a little. Zou Yi wants to see clearly, but Emperor Wanli raises his head with a smile. He hastily lowered his head and hesitated, and said :
"Slave maid... I have never seen it in person, but Zhang Ge's old inner house is extremely luxurious. There are many rumors about this, so it should be true."

"All the pavilions, terraces and buildings I saw looked like Heavenly Palaces. After thinking about it, what can Zongtian Palace be like? Haha, I don't need to ask you about this. I visited Mr. Zhang's mansion today and saw the appearance of Mr. Zhang's mansion. It is indeed... Indeed……."

Zou Yi didn't know how to answer, so he just bowed down, Wanli smiled and turned to Zhang Cheng and said:
"Zhang Banban, the bed curtains of the widow and the imperial concubine are only made of copper hooks. It is said that the material is the high-quality gauze purchased by the imperial prison in the south of the Yangtze River. Mr. Zhang's side is made of silver hooks. I don't know much about the texture of the gauze. , but I also know that it is better than what the widows use."

Zhang Cheng was stunned, and wanted to speak, but still bowed his head and remained silent. Emperor Wanli turned his head with a smile, and flipped through the document again. He only turned a page, and then stopped moving, as if he was stunned there.

After a while of silence, Emperor Wanli suddenly threw the papers in his hand violently. The three eunuchs serving in the room all raised their heads. Emperor Wanli stood up from his chair and swept his arms across the table. The cold dishes and dishes fell to the ground and shattered one after another.

"Damn!!!"

Emperor Wanli yelled loudly, and several people in the room were stunned. There were hurried footsteps outside, several guards ran in, and one shouted outside:
"Your Majesty, do you have any orders!?"

This is also the rule in the palace. If the guards hear any abnormal reaction, Emperor Wanli stands up and shouts:
"Get out!! Get out!! Keep guard outside!!"

The outside agreed and left quickly.

"Let me be thrifty!! Let me be thrifty!! I can only have one meat dish for a meal on weekdays. At that time, Zhang Banban took me out to eat a bowl of braised pork, and I was so happy....What did Mr. Zhang eat!! Want to eat river fish, but actually fill the boat with water, raise the fish and send it to the capital, so that the widow will not start construction. The widow and the mother live in an old dilapidated house. What does Zhang Juzheng live in? The newspaper said it was good, Qionglou Yuyu Ah, the mansion that makes me envious even when I look at it, I have gone to my concubine's place too many times, and I want to keep people away from women, what will he do!! How will he do it!!!"

At the end, Emperor Wanli grabbed a jade lion paperweight on the memorial book, smashed it to pieces on the ground, looked around with red eyes, directly overturned the book case, and cursed loudly:
"Old man!!!"

Zhang Cheng, Zou Yi, and Zhao Jinliang all knelt down.

(End of this chapter)