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Chapter 1118 The strategy for Jiajing is in progress

Beijing City.

Longevity Palace.

The door in the middle of the abode was wide open, and the cold wind from outside the palace carried a few snowflakes, passed through the doors and windows, floated in, blowing the curtains.

All the servants were shivering from the cold, but they didn't dare to move a little bit, suffering bitterly.

It's just because there is a figure in the house, walking with the wind, it is endless.

It was Jiajing wearing only one layer of unlined clothing, with a fluttering black beard, as light as a swallow, with his hands behind his back, his sleeves puffed up, and he was running fast.

Running a few laps in the monastery was not enough, Jiajing ran directly into the hall, turning around the big Baiyun copper stove.

These copper stoves are usually lit, and what is burned inside is not incense, but inch-long silver charcoal, the fire is red with cyan, without a trace of smoke, but it can make the house as warm as spring.

It is also turned off today, just because the Lord Long Live wants to verify the Taoism.

Jiajing was indeed running around, and there was a lot of joy in his brows.

In the past, although he also felt that the cold and heat did not invade, he knew that his body was more or less uncomfortable, but he had to suppress the pain.

But this time his face was ruddy and he was full of energy. When he rushed back to the abbot, circled around the gossip a few times, and returned to his seat gracefully, Jiajing couldn't help but let out a long roar: "Roar!"

Hearing the roar of the tiger and the chant of the dragon, all the servants fell to their knees, their expressions that were slightly painful were filled with sincere awe.

An uncontrollable smile appeared on Jiajing's face: "Light the stove, they are mortals and cannot stand the cold!"

All the servants kowtowed again and again, and Chen Hong, who was also too cold to stand it, also said in a trembling voice: "Master benevolence! Master benevolence!!"

After Jiajing showed mercy, his eyes fell on the treasure basin in front of him.

There are exotic flowers and fruits in the pots, and they are placed on display, but anyone who glances at them will fall on the huge fairy peach in the middle.

The round and smooth outline, the bright color, and even wisps of fragrance wafted out, vaguely showing the grand scene of the heavenly court and the boundless grand occasion.

Seeing Jiajing, he couldn't help stretching out his hand to make a gesture. The fragrance of the longevity peach seemed to be really spiritual, and it penetrated directly into the nostrils, not for other servants to enjoy.

The Daoist emperor thought about it for a while, and the corners of his mouth raised: "Tao Tianshi is still Tao Tianshi, and the divine way can only be revived, so I can offer this kind of fairy treasure!"

As the temperature in the room rose, Chen Hong regained his strength, and hurriedly complimented: "Long live God, the blessings are equal to the sky, and there are gods to bless him, not only birthday peaches, but also many auspicious signs in the future, to help practice and enjoy the great way!"

Jiajing raised his brows: "There are times when you understand."

Chen Hongdui said with a smile: "With the master Long Live, chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven. How can we not learn from slaves?"

Jiajing glanced sideways, and if it was Lu Fang, he could understand the meaning instantly, but Chen Hong could only rely on the wrong way to hit the right one.

Without Li Shizhen's pressure, how could Tao Zhongwen offer the fairy peaches, and even if he got it, he would hide it and enjoy it for himself!
In the same way, if Tao Zhongwen offered Xiantao now, Li Shizhen should be in a hurry when he gets the news!

In this way, the two sides compete, is it not auspicious to help practice?
Just one question.

Jiajing's gaze fell back on Shoutao again, looking at it carefully.

He has been sniffing the taste these days, not because he doesn't want to eat it, but every time he wants to open his mouth, he feels that the immortal energy is too strong to bear.

According to Tao Zhongwen, this is to take good care of the body, wait until all the dirt is removed, and then enjoy the fairy peach, so that the life span will be extended to the same day and the moon, and the life span will be as leisurely as mountains and seas.

For this reason, the celestial master also presented another set of exercises, and there are matching pills.

How long will this recuperation take?

Tao Zhongwen made a fortune teller, and there was a great deal of mist in the clouds, but he didn't say anything in essence.

Jiajing understood that if he really lived forever, Tao Zhongwen would be useless, and this celestial master naturally didn't want to do it all in one go.

What's more, the other party is already an extremely high-ranking minister, except for further progress in the title, there is almost no reward, and it cannot be achieved in one step.

But in this way, a problem arises.

If I have been unable to really eat, just smell the taste, is the birthday peach really so magical?

So Jiajing immediately thought of the Taoist doctor who stayed in the southeast and still refused to move.

The appearance of Li Shizhen made Tao Zhongwen feel a sense of crisis, which is why he made this move. Now it is time for Li Shizhen to criticize and see if this longevity peach is worthy of its name...

But with this thought, Jiajing was slightly stunned again.

Since when did he regard that Taoist doctor as important as the heavenly master?
Just as he was thinking about this question, his eyes slanted slightly, and he saw that Chen Hong was like a fool, he looked at the birthday peaches himself, and he also looked at the birthday peaches, he seemed very greedy?
Are you hungry too?

Jiajing was upset, but his face remained expressionless, instead he asked, "How is Dongchang doing?"

Chen Hong was startled, and said dryly: "I don't know."

Jiajing officially turned his gaze over, his eyes widened, and he said, "Would you like to let you take charge of the East Factory?"

Chen Hong turned pale with shock, and hastily bowed down: "The slaves dare not, the position of the East Factory has always been supervised by the ancestors..."

The leader of Dongchang, known as the eunuch of Dongchang Palm Seal, commonly known as Chang Gong or Governor, is the second person among the eunuchs after the eunuch of the Supervisor of Rites, and is usually ranked second or third by the Supervisor of Rites. Bingbi is the eunuch, and his official title is called "Eunuch of Imperial Envoy Governor Dongchang Official School Office", or "Admiral Dongchang" for short.

Lu Fang served as the supervisor of ceremonies, the eunuch in charge of printing and the admiral of Dongchang. He was the first internal official to obtain such power in the Ming Dynasty. It was also started by him, who had both administrative and supervisory powers, and gave birth to many eunuchs after that.

Jiajing was at ease with Lu Fang, but hearing Chen Hong's address, he also frowned: "What old ancestors, didn't Lu Fang warn you not to call you like that in front of me?"

"Slave slap! Slap!"

When Chen Hong was in a state of panic, he slapped a few big pussies, but then secretly raised his eyes, looked at the Long Live Lord, and wondered if Lu Fang had fallen out of favor.

Jiajing became more and more disgusted. If it were another emperor, eunuchs who didn't like him would never stay in the Sili Supervisor, but he was different.

Among this group of eunuchs holding pens, there are always one or two superficially favored ones, but in fact they are not to their liking, and it is not a pity to abandon them at critical moments. When the foreign ministers saw it, the emperor had abandoned his confidantes, so what else could they say?

Chen Hong is about to suffer now: "Lv Fang is getting old, and she has been lying on the couch for the past few days. Even if she recovers from illness, it is difficult to leave the palace. Tao Zhenren is ready to eat the Taoist spiritual food for Longnu. This piece There can be no delay, you take Dongchang and guard all the way to Zhejiang."

Chen Hong subconsciously said: "Yes! Yes!"

Jiajing said: "If the dragon girl is not suitable for the spiritual food prepared by the celestial master, invite Dr. Li to the capital. I want to see this unique Taoist doctor."

Chen Hong finally came to his senses, lowered his body and almost stuck to the ground, his ecstasy couldn't be suppressed, and he let it out with a slightly trembling voice: "Yes! Yes! The servant must live up to the grace of the master and take care of the errand. Do it!"

Jiajing urged: "Go back and tell Lu Fang, and listen to him more."

Chen Hong repeatedly kowtowed: "Yes! Yes! Please rest assured, Master Long Live!"

Stepping back and leaving the abbot, Chen Hong's feet almost floated up, and he floated all the way back to the Supervisor of Rituals, and walked into Lu Fang's room.

Lu Fang has been sick for the past few days, and now she is still lying on the couch, a little depressed.

Following the master, Long Live, the windows and doors are not closed in the winter, and one must be physically strong to survive. Lu Fang is not young anymore, and it is normal to catch cold occasionally.

"This old man is probably dying soon, no wonder His Majesty picked me and arranged for me to be in the position!"

But it was just a cold. In Chen Hong's eyes at this time, Lu Fang had already stepped half a foot into the netherworld, and the legendary hooker might be waiting outside the mansion, ready to throw his chains.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Jiajing's special order, Chen Hong would have taken the opportunity to bypass Lu Fang, control Dongchang first, and then talk about other things.

Lu Fang didn't fall asleep, and was holding a bowl of millet porridge, drinking slowly. Seeing Chen Hong's eyes brightened, he walked in with excitement on his brows, and for a moment thought that the birthday peach could be eaten: "Master, is there any happy event?"

"This old man looks like he is thinking about long live all day long. Isn't he deprived of the post of admiral of the East Factory?"

Chen Hong sneered again in his heart, took the porridge bowl, and began to feed it respectfully: "No, the ancestor must take good care of his health, His Majesty misses you!"

Lu Fang smiled gently: "Then what's your happy event, let's hear it!"

The power and majesty of this man in the palace has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Chen Hong was still a little apprehensive when he spoke the truth, and took a deep breath and said: "The meaning of the Lord Long Live is to let the child take care of the affairs of the East Factory. ..."

Lu Fang smiled for a moment, but it was only a pause: "Master Shengming, I really can't take care of there these days. If there is something important to do in East Factory, I really want you to do it."

Chen Hong remained respectful: "If you go back to your ancestors, Long Live God really wants the child to do something, escort the Taoist spiritual food to the south of the Yangtze River, and give it to that dragon girl..."

Lu Fang's eyes moved: "That's all?"

Chen Hongdao: "We still have to bring Dr. Li Shizhen and Li Miracle doctor back to the capital!"

Lu Fang was speechless, this guy who was immersed in his battles and calculations all day long was quite good at the supervisor of ceremonies, but it was often difficult for him to understand the main point of his master, Long Live.

Jiajing's intention was to make Tao Zhongwen and Li Shizhen compete with each other in order to promote practice, and Li Shizhen was naturally the top priority. Wasn't the dragon girl awakened by the other party from the Dragon Palace?
Of course, Li Shizhen was quickly recruited to Beijing, and there is another point, that is Tao Zhongwen's fairy peach, what is the situation?
In fact, let alone Jiajing's suspicion, Lu Fang felt that there was something wrong with this longevity peach.

After all, the gods and Buddhas have disappeared for a long time, and what has appeared so far is the land of mountain gods. A dragon girl brought back from the sea has not been able to adapt to the environment. Unavoidably a little more doubts.

It's a pity that if it's a elixir, there is still a chief assistant who is willing to try the elixir with himself, but the current Shoutao really can't let others try it first, and the effect of the immortal energy will be damaged, Lu Fang is secretly worried.

In case Tao Zhongwen didn't know the severity and hurt the master's holy body, even if the whole family was killed, it would be irreparable.

Let Li Shizhen come to Beijing to judge whether the fairy peach is true or not. After listening to what the two sides said, Lu Fang also thinks it is good: "If the dragon girl is still unwell, let Dr. Li come to Beijing first."

Chen Hong responded: "Yes! Yes!"

Lu Fang knew that this man was full of the joy of being in power, so he didn't listen to it at all, but he took care of him again with the utmost benevolence: "Be polite to Dr. Li, and don't rush, this is the key to the revival of the Shinto, and there is no room for loss. "

"How dare a slave?"

Chen Hong did understand that Miracle Doctor Li was more important than Dragon Girl, and he must be invited to Beijing as soon as possible. He rolled his eyes and prepared to reciprocate: "Old Ancestor, Yang Jinshui is going to take on some errands for this trip?"

Lu Fang shook her head lightly: "He doesn't have to go, you just have to finish the errands."

Li Shizhen's behavior is quite special and different. Considering the possibility of still not wanting to enter Beijing, there will inevitably be conflicts at that time.

The master arranged for Chen Hong to go, obviously because he didn't want his milk brother to offend that Taoist doctor who knew how to use magic tricks, in case it would be useful in the future...

Lu Fang also didn't want Yang Jinshui to offend the other party, and added a seamless condition: "Jin Shui did a wrong job last time, so he should be working in the palace. You don't have to intercede for him!"

Chen Hong hated Yang Jinshui very much, since Lu Fang was not benefited, he hurriedly said: "The old ancestor is the most fair, I respect you!"

Seeing his appearance, Lu Fang wished to fly to the yamen outside Donghua Gate immediately, and took care of him again: "Do you know how the situation in Dongchang is now?"

Chen Hong felt a little impatient in his heart, feeling like a child who was about to go out, and he had to be taught everything, but he also showed an eagerness to listen: "Please teach the ancestors!"

Lu Fang said indifferently: "When you arrive at the Dongchang yamen, you will find that the place is inaccessible. Let alone the people in the capital, when the officials are nearby, they all detour and refuse to pass by. , in fact, the Dongchang today is not as good as it used to be!"

Chen Hong was a little embarrassed when he heard the front, but his expression changed drastically when he heard it at the end: "My ancestors mean that the current Dongchang can't take care of it?"

If there is anything worse than Jinyiwei's reputation in the Ming Dynasty, it is the Dongchang Fanzi.

The west factory is actually a flash in the pan, and the total time of establishment is less than ten years. Since the establishment of the east factory by Zhu Di, it has always had an extraordinary sense of existence, even surpassing Jinyiwei.

This is a very normal thing. After all, the original intention of Dongchang was to check and balance the supervision of Jinyiwei, and to put another layer of shackles around the necks of these eagle dogs. Therefore, Dongchang and Jinyiwei are basically father-son relationships. In many times in the Ming Dynasty, The candidates for the command of Jinyiwei are all determined by the Li Supervisor, and the commander of Jinyiwei will kneel and kowtow when he sees Dongchang Changgong.

However, because Dongchang was run by the emperor's most trusted eunuch, but there was no other department to supervise it, it was so arrogant and unscrupulous that it was notorious to the extreme.

In later generations of film and television works, Jin Yiwei can still have some positive roles, and Dongchang appears as a villain. This is certainly a stereotype, but Dongchang really hasn't done anything good.

In the Zhengde Dynasty before the Jiajing Dynasty, Dongchang was famous for its fierceness. Jinyiwei was ordered by him to fight wherever he wanted. After Jiajing ascended the throne, Lu Bing's father and Lu Bing took control of Jinyiwei one after another. factory dad.

For matters within the palace, Jiajing trusted Lu Fang and the ceremonial supervisor in charge of him, while his external eyes and ears trusted Lu Bing and the Jinyiwei in charge of him, thinking that eunuchs would do bad things.

Lu Fang is also a single-minded person, and has a good relationship with Lu Bing. As a result, the power of the East Factory will naturally be greatly reduced. It's not easy to manage things in Beijing, but it's not easy to go outside.

These Chen Hongs only care about intrigue in the Supervisor of Rites, and have not paid special attention to it. In his mind, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how majestic the Jinyiwei is in Dongchang, there should be a group of talents waiting for him who dare to fight. The person who fights for the top position sounds completely different now?

Lu Fang explained calmly: "The subordinate officials of Dongchang have one person in charge of the punishment of the thousand households and one member of the hundred households in charge of the punishment. Jin Yiwei's Qianhu and Baihu are in charge, and they are called the punishment officers."

"There are more than 40 people in charge, foreman, and housekeeper, allotted by the Jinyiwei. The specific in charge of handling the affairs are the captain and the fan servant. These people are also composed of elites selected by the Jinyiwei..."

The captain is equivalent to the captain of the squadron. There is a familiar title "Tantou", which often appears in movies and TV shows, but in fact there are more than 100 people in the stalls, not just a few, and each "Tantou" is in command of the team. Several names, fan servants are also called "Fanzi", which is also the origin of Dongchang Fanzi.

Chen Hong said in dismay: "So, all the capable manpower in our East Factory will be dispatched from Jinyiwei?"

Lu Fang nodded lightly: "That's the case."

When Dongchang was the father of Jinyiwei, all the members of Jinyiwei who could do things were transferred to Dongchang, making Dongchang a veritable gathering place for elites, regardless of whether they were evil or not, at least their ability to do things was unambiguous.

Now when Jin Yiwei was his father, those who were eliminated were thrown into the East Factory like trash, and the rest of the elite were vying to be elected to the [-]th Taibao. Who would serve as subordinates to the rootless eunuchs?
Chen Hong was dumbfounded.

Then what the hell is he, is he bringing a bunch of trash south?

Lu Fang beckoned, and the little eunuch who served hurriedly handed over the pen and paper. The old ancestor wrote a letter with beautiful calligraphy: "This letter is addressed to the uncle of the Thirteenth Taibao. He will send his elite to you. Errands done!"

"So that's it. After talking for a long time, this old man is demonstrating against me!"

Chen Hong's eyes darkened, his movements were swift and ruthless, he knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed three times: "Thank you, ancestor! Thank you, ancestor!"

"The things that the master ordered must be done well, and the rest are trivial matters, so remember it carefully!"

Lv Fang gave one last word of advice, and seeing Chen Hong retreating lightly, she asked the little eunuch to reheat a bowl of millet porridge, savoring it carefully, his eyes pondering.

He is thinking about two questions.

The first is that after Tao Zhongwen offered Xiantao, the master's sense of anticipation for Li Shizhen increased, and his patience quickly wore off. Not only Jinyiwei, but even Dongchang used it.

The second is that it may not be long before the eunuch Bingbi will vacate a spot, who should be chosen to fill it?
　Thanks to the book friends "Revolution of Heaven" and "Rogeotarifos" for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)