False eunuch in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 65 Zhang Yan drives the Longquan Temple

The movement in the palace has always attracted everyone's attention. Empress Yi'an is going out of the palace to pray for blessings at Longquan Temple.It must be difficult for ordinary people to know, but it is definitely impossible for the ministers of the DPRK and China to hide it.Zhu Youjian will not hide it.Because if this matter was concealed, others would think that he disliked the imperial wife for being in the way in the palace, and would find an excuse to force Empress Yi'an out of the palace.So this matter must not be sneaky, but must be aboveboard.

So soon even the merchants in the capital knew about it, and it became a topic of conversation during family time.

"I heard that Empress Yi'an is going to Longquan Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. Have you heard about this?"

"This matter has been spread all over the capital. How could I not know? I heard that Empress Yi'an is planning to go to Longquan Temple to pray for Daming. Isn't there a severe drought in many places now?"

"What do you know? Longquan Temple got its name from Longquan. Emperors of all dynasties would go there to burn incense and worship Buddha. It is not unusual for Empress Yi'an to burn incense and pray for blessings. These years, the royal population is not very prosperous, maybe It is because of negligence of the Buddha."

"You can't say that. If Jin Yiwei hears it, it will be terrible."

"You thought this was Wei Zhongxian's meeting? Wei Zhongxian had already retired and returned home."

"Don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs."

In the teahouses and restaurants in the capital, all the talk after dinner was about Empress Yi'an setting up Longquan Temple to burn incense and pay homage to Buddha.Some caring people naturally came up with ideas.

In the corner of the teahouse, two men in ordinary clothes were talking in a low voice.

"You must tell Hierarch Luo immediately."

"Well, Hierarch Luo must have made arrangements for this matter. Such a good opportunity should not be wasted. You continue to inquire about the news here, and I will pass it on to the Hierarch."

Zhu Huiti hurried into the Ciqing Palace.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you can't leave me behind." Zhu Huiti said nonchalantly as soon as she entered the Ciqing Palace.

"Why leave you behind? I told you that every girl should be reserved and not always crazy. Our royal family has our royal bearing. If you get married in the future, people will think that our royal family has no manners if you look like this. Zhang Yan immediately taught Zhu Huiti a lesson.

Zhu Huiti stuck out her tongue: "Then I'd better not marry in the future, I will guard my sister-in-law."

"You can't say such crazy words. The emperor's sister-in-law dare not ask you to guard." Zhang Yan laughed.

"Sister-in-law, now the palace says that you are going to Longquan Temple to pray for blessings. How can I miss this matter? Take me there together. I want to pray for blessings too. We can talk together along the way, right?" Zhu Huiti kept shaking Zhang Yan's shoulders.

"This is impossible. You are the princess of Daming, Yunying's unmarried girl. You can't go out of the palace with me. I know your temperament. If you leave this palace gate, you will be as high as the sky and let the birds fly, and the sea will be as wide as you want." Yuyue. I can't control you." Zhang Yan quickly refused.

"Sister-in-law, how can you say that about my sister? Don't worry, I will listen to my sister-in-law in everything after leaving the palace. I promise not to cause trouble for my sister-in-law." Zhu Huiti wanted to go crazy when she wanted to leave the palace, but this palace There are many rules, and there are several guards standing at each door, like door gods.The eunuchs can still go out by chance, but it is impossible for the women in the palace to go out.

"No, no, no, this is absolutely not possible. Besides, even if I agree, the emperor will not be able to pass. If the emperor does not agree, there is no way you can leave the palace." Zhang Yan said.

"Don't worry about the emperor, as long as you can agree, I will have a way to make the emperor agree. I am his sister, what else can he do to me?" Zhu Huiti said.

Originally, Zhang Yan was afraid of trouble and planned to return the problem to Zhu Youjian.She thought that Zhu Youjian would definitely not let Zhu Huiti out of the palace.But she didn't expect that there would be some changes in the palace because of Ke Shi's affairs.The Ke family has been rampant in the palace for many years.Ke Shi is the most wonderful nanny in the history of China.Of course, apart from the fact that he is Zhu Youxiao, the nanny of the most wonderful emperor ever, she also created a precedent in Chinese history for a nanny to intervene in politics.Counting it, Wei Zhongxian grew up because of his nepotism.

A nanny can make the breastfeeding child love it and go beyond the worldly concept. It cannot but be said that Ke Shi is indeed a character.Character determines destiny, and Keshi's fate has already been decided.Regardless of whether the emperor is Zhu Youjian or someone else from the Zhu family, as long as the Ke family fails to get the prince she made to the throne, she will not be able to escape the inevitable result.It's a pity that she was smart all her life, and she was confused for a while, so she couldn't accept it when she saw it.If she stopped earlier, Zhu Youjian might be concerned about the face of his dead brother Zhu Youxiao, and keep Keshi alive.But after Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, this woman still did a lot of things, all of which were ways to seek death.Even without Zhang Yan's request, Zhu Youjian would not let Ke Shi go.

If Zhu Youjian wants to attack the Ke family, there will inevitably be a disturbance in the palace.At this time, Zhu Huiti ran over and said that he would go to Longquan Temple with Zhang Yan, but Zhu Youjian agreed without even thinking about it.

"You can go, but when you go outside the palace, you have to obey the arrangements of the emperor's wife. You must not be willful. If you can agree to this, I will allow you to go with me." Zhu Youjian agreed without hesitation.

On the contrary, Zhu Huiti didn't quite believe her ears: "Brother Huang, do you really want me to go?"

"What? I won't let you go?" Zhu Youjian said.

"No, of course it's the best. That's great! Haha, I'll go and tell my sister-in-law right now." Zhu Huiti laughed.

"But you must obey the arrangement of the emperor's sister-in-law. You can't make your own opinions, do you hear me?" Zhu Youjian didn't know whether it was good or bad to let this sister out, and he always had a bad premonition in his heart. Once something goes wrong.Just when he was about to call Zhu Huiti back, it was difficult to open his golden mouth.Once Jinkou opened his mouth, the words could not be taken back.

"Forget it, I'll let Cao Qing pay more attention. Cao Qing hasn't been in the palace for a while, and I don't know what he's busy with. Sigh, I don't have a eunuch at ease when I am the emperor. I He's busy here. He's fine, he doesn't see anyone all day long. He's happy and happy." Zhu Youjian stood where he was, looking at Zhu Huiti's back that was drifting away, and muttered a few words in his heart.

Although Queen Yi'an was the widow of the previous emperor, she was treated at the level of a queen, even slightly higher than that of a queen.After all, this queen is somewhat special.Zhu Youjian is a very frugal emperor. If his queen travels, with his stingy personality, he may not be willing to be so extravagant.But if Empress Yi'an is going out, if he is not willing to spend money, he will be stabbed in the back by others.Fortunately, Cao Qing has made some money recently, he ransacked his house and opened a shop, and sent some silver to the palace a few days ago.It can be regarded as a solution to Zhu Youjian's urgent need.Of course, at this time, Daming's inner palace has not been corrupted to the point where there is no food left.Wei Zhongxian's ability to search is very strong.At least when he was in power, the emperor did not need to be stretched for silver.After Zhu Youjian took office, the money was spent in a mess.This is the disadvantage of the head-slapping project.

The guards are all veterans of Cao Qing's guard battalion.This time the matter was of great importance, Cao Qing did not dare to be careless, and brought more than 1000 veterans of the guard battalion over to supplement another [-] recruits.But as soon as the team entered the capital, everyone in the capital gasped.Such a capable team can be counted by Da Mingchao with his fingers.

Fortunately, most people's attention was attracted by the mighty royal motorcade. Although this guard battalion was majestic and high-spirited, it was not as vigorous as those gorgeous Queen's motorcades.

After walking for more than half an hour, they left the capital.Due to carrying big people, the speed of the convoy was controlled very slowly.Cao Qing had no choice but to be patient, sitting on the horse, jolting forward.

Watson's men and horses were not limited to the side. Besides the three thousand personal guards, many people were dispatched ahead of the night to inquire about the situation ahead, and they would leave secret marks along the way.Watson's men walked all the way, looking for secrets all the way.to determine the conditions on the road ahead.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you want me to go there with you so much? I'll go there with you, and when I get there, I can always talk to you to relieve boredom. Don't you think so?" Zhu Huiti said.

"I am worried that you will get into trouble. The outside of the palace is nothing compared to the inside of the palace. There are too many capable and powerful people outside. If you accidentally cause trouble, how can I explain to the emperor what happened?" Zhang Yan said .

"What trouble can I cause? I will just follow you every day. You chant scriptures, I chant scriptures with you, and I worship Buddha, and I kneel beside you. Don't you worry about that?" Zhu Huiti smiled.

"I can't say no to you. But this is not a joke. When you go outside, you can't cause anything to damage the face of my royal family." Zhang Yan said seriously.

Zhu Huiti opened the curtain of the carriage a little, just in time to see Cao Qing who was following the carriage.

"Why is this dead eunuch here?" Zhu Huiti said.

"That dead eunuch?" Zhang Yan said.

"It's not that dead eunuch Cao Qing. Last time..." Zhu Huiti quickly stopped talking.

"What happened last time?" Zhang Yan immediately stared at Zhu Huiti.

"It's nothing. Last time, the little eunuch didn't kneel when he saw me in the palace. Do you think he was too rude?" Zhu Huiti said.

"Is it really for this matter?" How could Zhang Yan be so easy to fool?
(End of this chapter)