I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

After the butler took the order and left, Zhu Zaijing looked away, supported his chin with one hand, and said silently to himself: "Humph, I want to see what tricks you can do next!"

In Zhu Zaijing's view, the matter of his fourth brother Zhu Zaizhen leaving the capital and returning to the fiefdom has long been a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed in the slightest.

After all, before this, Jiajing had made a promise in front of the cabinet and a group of officials that he would let Zhu Zaizhen leave the capital after the ceremony of canonizing the queen was over.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Zaijing is full of confidence.

In his opinion, all Zhu Zaizhen's efforts were in vain, and he could not escape the ending of leaving the capital anyway.

However, for the sake of safety, Zhu Zaijing sent someone to confirm the situation to avoid capsizing in the gutter.

Zhu Zaijing was somewhat aware of the recent changes in the direction of the DPRK.

In his opinion, those people were clearly moths rushing to the flames and seeking their own destruction!

Based on Zhu Zaijing's understanding of his father, he would never sit back and watch these people try to target his infant child.

"Hmph, my father will never let this matter go unchecked. Just wait, you will be in big trouble!"

When Zhu Zaijing said this, a touch of joy could not help but appear on his face.

……

On the other side, in the capital, Yan's study room.

Yan Song looked away from the book in front of him. At this moment, his face was full of worry.

To Yan Song's surprise, Xu Jie did not make a big fuss about his previous dozing off at the ceremony of canonizing the queen.

This abnormal phenomenon made Yan Song deeply uneasy. In his opinion, Xu Jie would never miss any opportunity to criticize himself.

But now, Xu Jie acted as if nothing had happened.

"Is it possible that Xu Jie is planning something else behind his back?"

Thinking of this, Yan Song couldn't help but frown, and an indescribable feeling emerged in his heart.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Seeing this, Yan Song suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his mind and said: "Come in!"

After the words fell, there was only a "squeak" sound, and the study door was pushed open.

Not long after, Yan Shifan walked in with eager steps.

After entering the study, a look of panic flashed across Yan Shifan's face. He subconsciously looked in the direction of Yan Song, leaned down and said respectfully: "My child... my child has seen his father!"

Hearing this, Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan casually, then pointed to the empty seat beside him and said: "Sit down first!"

"Thank you father!"

After answering, Yan Shifan didn't refuse at all and sat down on the empty seat beside him.

Yan Shifan had just sat down when he heard Yan Song's voice without any emotion: "Tell me, what happened?"

After Yan Shifan heard this, he organized the words in his mind and then said cautiously: "Father, I have received news that the Yuan family in Jiaxing has begun to use their connections in the court to impeach Zheng Michang, He Maocai and the others!"

"Not only that, even the people from Qingliu are involved. The imperial court's triennial plan has just ended, and I'm worried..."

After learning the news from Yan Shifan, a look of surprise flashed across Yan Song's face.

Then, Yan Song raised his head, looked in the direction of Yan Shifan, and confirmed: "You mean, the Yuan family in Jiaxing?"

Facing Yan Song's gaze, Yan Shifan nodded and replied in a deep voice: "Yes, father, those officials who wrote memorials to impeach Zheng Michang and He Maocai have either received favors from the Yuan family or received money from the Yuan family. !”

When Yan Song heard this, he suddenly became furious. Immediately, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "This is really unreasonable. Is this Yuan family so impatient that he dares to attack our people?"

When Yan Song's words fell, Yan Shifan on the side couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. According to this posture, he should fight to the end.

……

In Yan Shifan's opinion, this opportunity can be used to win over people's hearts.

After all, it was previously to fill the shortfall of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Works last year.

Yan Song personally came forward and asked Luo Longwen and other members of the Yan Party to each contribute a large sum of money.

Although these people did not dare to say anything because of Yan Song's power, they still felt uncomfortable in their hearts.

Now, we can take advantage of the opportunity of someone to impeach Zheng Michang and He Maocai. While showing our strength, we can also appease those who are dissatisfied.

After thinking about this, Yan Shifan looked in the direction of Yan Song and echoed: "Father, I feel that this matter must have something to do with Xu Jie!"

"Without Xu Jie's support, even if the Yuan family was given ten courages, they would never dare to do this!"

After Yan Song heard this, he pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Well, that makes sense. When you get down later, you can send someone to check and find out what is going on!"

Naturally, Yan Shifan did not dare to disobey Yan Song's words. He lowered his head and respectfully responded, "Yes, father, I will send someone to check it out soon!"

After that, Yan Shifan seemed to suddenly remember something, and after considering his words, he spoke carefully.

"By the way, father, I heard from my son that recently many people in the court have been privately asking about the Queen's daily preferences..."

After listening to Yan Shifan's narrative, Yan Song's face was full of contempt.

Then, Yan Song withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan, sneered, and said to himself: "Huh, Yan Shifan, just watch carefully from now on, these people will definitely die without a burial place!"

"I have said before that before His Majesty expresses his intention in this regard, anyone who dares to take advantage of this child will end up in an extremely tragic end!"

"You must know that the Queen and this infant child are His Majesty's enemies!"

When Yan Song said this, his face was full of determination.

When Yan Shifan on the side heard Yan Song's words, he immediately lowered his head and responded respectfully: "Thank you, father, for clearing up the child's doubts. The child understands!"

Yan Song took in the expression on Yan Shifan's face, waved his hand, and said: "Okay, it's getting late, you go down and do your work first!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shifan immediately stood up from his seat, bowed to Yan Song and said, "Yes, father, I will leave now!"

When the words fell, Yan Shifan immediately left the study without any hesitation.

Looking at Yan Shifan's leaving figure, Yan Song retracted his gaze and said silently to himself: "It seems that my previous guess was correct. Xu Jie is indeed planning something behind his back!"

……

Night falls, Beijing, Dong'anmen.

This is the residence of Dongchang, which makes countless people talk about it.

Dongchang, also known as Dongjishichang, was established in order to eliminate those political opposition forces after Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was in trouble.

Dongchang has always been responsible only to the emperor, and the scope of investigation and arrest is also very wide. From the government to the private sector, there are traces of Dongchang everywhere.

Dongchang could arrest subjects at will without the approval of the judicial organs of the Ming Dynasty, and had great power.

After entering Jinyiwei's prison, if you are lucky, you may be able to come out alive. Once you enter Dongchang's prison, you will be dead.

But now, both Dongchang and Jinyiwei are firmly in the hands of the emperor and driven by the emperor's will.

Lu Fang not only served as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, but also commanded the Dongchang. Therefore, he was known as the "internal prime minister" in both the government and the public.

At this moment, near Dongchang's station, only a few Dongchang factory guards wearing small pointed hats and brown clothes were patrolling back and forth with lanterns.

The Dongchang factory guards seemed to have noticed someone approaching. They quietly touched the weapon at their waist with one hand. With sharp eyes, they looked towards the direction of the footsteps and asked in a cold voice: "Who is it?"

Shortly after this, the visitor gradually revealed his figure.

At this moment, Lu Fang was seen with his hands behind his back and a leisurely expression on his face. Beside him, there were several eunuchs carrying lanterns whose faces could not be seen clearly.

Seeing that the person coming was Lu Fang, the faces of the previous Dongchang factory guards suddenly showed signs of fear and uneasiness. They knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "I have seen Eunuch Lu!"

When Lu Fang heard this, she responded in an incomprehensible manner, then glanced at the Dongchang factory guards and stepped into the Dongchang's residence.

These people in Dongchang originally called Lu Fang as "Fang Gong" and "Governor", but Lu Fang asked them to call themselves Lv Eunuch.

Not long after Lu Fang entered the Dongchang residence, a servant came forward and brought him a bowl of hot tea.

At this moment, Lu Fang was sitting in the hall of the East Factory. The furnishings in the hall were not luxurious. There was a plaque on Lu Fang's head that read "Confidant of the Imperial Court".

Lu Fang just put down the teacup in his hand, and soon, a person in charge of Qianhu entered the hall.

After entering the hall, the man in charge of punishing thousands of households knelt down on one knee, saluted Lu Fang who was sitting on the throne and said, "I have met Eunuch Lu!"

After Lu Fang heard this, he nodded slightly, looked in the direction of the person who was in charge of the Thousand Households, and asked, "Did you find anything?" After hearing what Lu Fang said, the person in charge of the Thousand Households didn't dare to hide anything. Immediately, he told everything he knew: "Eunuch Lu, according to your instructions, we sent people to Pang Qian's hometown and arrested everyone who has anything to do with him!"

When the officer in charge of Qianhu said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "But we didn't get any valuable information from those people. Thinking about it, those people should be concerned about Pang Qian's case. Didn’t know anything about it.”

After listening to the report of the person in charge of the execution of thousands of households, Lu Fang pondered for a moment, nodded, and gave instructions: "Well, in this case, keeping them will not be of much use, just deal with them all. !”

When the prisoner in charge of the Thousand Households Hearing Lu Fang's words, he immediately looked stern and responded respectfully: "I obey, Eunuch Lu!"

After that, the person in charge of the execution of Qianhu looked troubled, raised his head, looked in the direction of Lu Fang, and said cautiously: "Eunuch Lu, our people have been causing trouble with the Jin Yiwei recently. A small conflict, you see..."

Before the prisoner in charge of thousands of households finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Lu Fang: "Okay, no need to say any more, I will handle this matter!"

Sensing the displeasure in Lu Fang's words, the face of the person in charge of executing Qianhu was full of fear.

Just when he was about to say something, Lu Fang stood up from his seat and came to him.

Then, Lu Fang took out a list from his sleeve, handed it to the person in charge of Qianhu, and said: "Check the people on the list. If there are any problems, just deal with them directly." !”

Lu Fang seemed worried, and then added: "Remember, it's best to make a big noise!"

When Lu Fang's words fell, the person in charge of Qianhu took the list from Lu Fang's hand with great respect, and assured Lu Fang: "Yes, Eunuch Lu, I will definitely handle this matter! "

When Lu Fang heard this, after looking at the prisoner Qianhu up and down, he said unhurriedly: "In that case, our family is waiting for your good news!"

After that, Lu Fang did not stay in the hall for too long, but left directly.

"Eunuch Lu, walk slowly!"

Lu Fang's steps did not stop at all. He left the Dongchang station just like when he came, taking the eunuchs who were carrying lanterns and whose faces could not be seen clearly.

After getting on the sedan, Lu Fang opened the sedan curtain, looked at a eunuch holding a lantern, and said, "Go to the Lu Mansion!"

"Yes, ancestor!"

……

Lu Bing, as Jiajing's half-brother, grew up with Jiajing. Later, he saved Jiajing's life during the Renyin Palace Incident, so he was naturally favored. Jiajing put him in charge of the Jin Yiwei.

It is no exaggeration to say that he and Lu Fang are Jiajing's right-hand men, one is in charge of Dongchang and the other is in charge of Jinyiwei.

In order to avoid suspicion, Lu Fang and Lu Bing secretly reached a tacit agreement to instigate the relationship between Dongchang and Jinyiwei, allowing Dongchang and Jinyiwei to fight, creating an illusion for the government and the public that Dongchang and Jinyiwei were on the same page.

Sometimes, when they see that the fight between the two sides is not fierce enough, Lu Fang and Lu Bing will personally come out and add more firewood to the fight.

In fact, both parties are one family. You are part of me, and I am part of you.

Except for Jin Yiwei and a few senior executives of Dongchang who knew the inside story, the rest of them had no idea.

Lu Bing's mansion is located on a very busy street in the capital. At this moment, because it is getting late, there is no pedestrian on the road.

After the sedan stopped, Lu Fang quickly entered the Lu Mansion through an inconspicuous side door under the guidance of the visitor.

As soon as Lu Fang entered the Lu Mansion, Lu Bing came up to greet him, bowed his hands to Lu Fang, and said respectfully: "Eunuch Lu!"

At this time, Lu Bing had obviously just received the news and hurriedly got up from the bed, looking a little embarrassed at this time.

"It's so late and we still come here to disturb you. I hope you won't blame me!"

When Lu Fang said this, his face was filled with a warm smile. The two had been friends for many years, so they were not indifferent.

Lu Bing didn't care about this, he just waved his hand, looked away from Lu Fang, and then said: "Let's talk after we go in!"

"Ah."

When Lu Fang heard this, she responded in a subtle way, and then led into the study room under the leadership of Lu Bing.

After the two entered the study, a servant soon came forward and brought a bowl of steaming tea to each of them.

After doing this, the slave immediately left without any hesitation.

When the servant left, he also closed the door to the room.

After picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Lu Bing looked in the direction of Lu Fang and asked, "Eunuch Lu, you are here to visit me so late. You must have something important to do!"

When Lu Fang heard this, after savoring the taste of the tea in the cup, she said unhurriedly: "Yes, exactly!"

When Lu Fang said this, he paused for a moment and then continued: "You must know that someone in the court has recently made plans for the child born to His Majesty and the Queen, right?"

Lu Bing heard Lu Fang's words, nodded, and then said: "Yes, I know, before that, I had sent Jin Yiwei to secretly deal with a group of people. I didn't expect these people to be so stubborn!"

When Lu Bing said this, he stroked his forehead with a look of helplessness on his face.

Lu Fang took in the expression on Lu Bing's face, nodded, and continued to add: "Not long ago, His Majesty already learned the news, and asked me to deal with these people at my own will without any notification!"

After Lu Bing learned the news from Lu Fang, he didn't show any surprise on his face. He just nodded and said in agreement: "Well, these people should have been dealt with long ago!"

When Lu Bing said this, his face was filled with relief.

Afterwards, he sat on a chair nearby and said to himself: "The Ming Dynasty is already on the verge of reviving. What we can do is to secretly eliminate all threats for Your Majesty!"

Lu Fang, who was on the side, also quite agreed with Lu Bing's words. After pondering for a moment, she responded: "Yes, this is the only thing we can do for His Majesty!"

……

After that, Lu Fang changed the subject, looked in the direction of Lu Bing, and continued: "This time, your Majesty's purpose of sending Zhao Zhenji to Zhejiang is not as simple as it seems!"

When Lu Bing heard what Lu Fang said, he looked away from Lu Fang, raised his eyebrows, and said in agreement: "I know that your Majesty sent Zhao Zhenji to Zhejiang this time to secretly investigate the land annexation!"

"Not only that, His Majesty has already planned to operate on the Yuan family in Jiaxing!"

When Lu Fang heard this, a look of surprise flashed across his face. You must know that he had not disclosed this information to anyone.

Lu Bing took in the expression on Lu Fang's face, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "Eunuch Lu, have you forgotten that Jinyiwei and Dongchang are one and the same? I am among you, and you are among me!"

When Lu Bing finished speaking, Lu Fang shook her head helplessly and said with emotion: "Yes, you have me, and I have you!"

When Lu Fang said this, she unconsciously looked at the white hair growing on Lu Bing's head, with a look of worry on her face: "Your body..."

Hearing this, Lu Bing waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, my body is still strong and I can still hold on for a few more years."

"On December 21 last year, I suddenly fainted. I don't know what happened, but I woke up again."

"Since then, my health has improved a lot, and even the old problems I had in the past have disappeared!"

When Lu Bing said this, he looked in the direction of Lu Fang, changed the subject, and asked rhetorically: "It's you, Eunuch Lu, can you still hold on?"

When Lu Fang heard what Lu Bing said, her face was filled with an inexplicable smile. She nodded and said, "This is natural!"

As the person closest to Jiajing, how could Lu Fang not know that Jiajing has now become a Taoist?

In his opinion, a large part of the reason why Lu Bing's physical condition improved was because he went to meet Jiajing.

After all, sometimes, when he steps into Qianqing Palace, he can clearly feel an unprecedented sense of comfort throughout his body, and the accumulated fatigue disappears in an instant.

Just as Lu Fang's thoughts were racing, Lu Bing's voice sounded in his ears: "By the way, just in case, who do you plan to let take over your shift then?"

When Lu Fang heard this, she suddenly came back to her senses. Immediately, she looked in the direction of Lu Bing and responded without thinking: "If such a day comes, I will let Feng Baolai take my place!"

Lu Bing heard Lu Fang's words. After pondering for a moment, he turned and said, "Feng Bao, I have some impression of this name. He is your godson, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Fang nodded, then changed the topic and continued to ask: "What about you, who do you plan to let take over your shift?"

When Lu Fang finished speaking, Lu Bing shook his head and said slowly: "I haven't thought about it yet!"

When Lu Fang heard what Lu Bing said, she raised her eyebrows. After thinking about it for a long time, she suggested to Lu Bing: "Why don't you just let your son Lu Yi take over your position? Your Majesty will be happy with it anyway." Agreed!"

After Lu Bing listened to Lu Fang's suggestion, he shook his head and said decisively: "No, no, the officialdom is sinister and people's hearts are unpredictable. He can't play it!"

Lu Fang took in the expression on Lu Bing's face. After clearing her throat, she turned to speak.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Everything your Majesty has done before is clearly to bring the clan and nobles back to the court to check and balance those civil servants!"

"When the time comes, with the protection of the clan, nobles and His Majesty, there will be no problem. After I retire from the position of eunuch in charge of ceremony, I will ask Feng Bao to take good care of him! "

After Lu Bing heard this, after thinking about it for a long time, he stood up from his seat and thanked Lu Fang: "Well, thank you for your help, Eunuch Lu!"

"But it's too early to say this now. You know, we haven't retreated yet!"

"Well, that's right!" (End of Chapter)