Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 434 The meaning of the drunkard
Jinling is not far from Huai'an, and Jinling received the news as soon as the incident happened there, not much later than Ye Xun got the news.

As the accompanying capital of the Ming Dynasty, Jinling has a complete system regardless of military and political affairs, but in general, the six ministries and nine ministers in Jinling do not have any real power, and the real power is in the hands of the governor and commander.

Under normal circumstances, in case of an emergency, the governor has the right to dispatch commanders, but Jinling's commanders are different. Since the first Wei Guogong, Jinling's commanders have almost always been the Xu family or close relatives of the Xu family. Yes, so the governor can't move Jinling's commander at all.

If Ye Xun didn't come, and something happened suddenly in Huai'an, as the commander of Jinling, he would definitely participate in the counter-insurgency as soon as possible, and it was his responsibility to defend the land. After all, this was also one of his responsibilities.

However, Ye Xun's strong intervention and what Ye Xun did to the nobles in Beijing caused the Wei family to resist Ye Xun, and then adopted a passive wait-and-see attitude towards what happened in Huai'an.

At this moment, in the living room of Duke Wei's mansion, the current Duke of Wei Xu Hongji sat in the middle, his son Xu Wenjue sat on the left and right, and his niece and son-in-law Tong Kui, the Commander of Jinling, sat on the left and right sides respectively.

The expressions of the three were very relaxed, as if what happened in Huai'an had nothing to do with them.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Xu Hongji suddenly frowned and said, "Do you feel that this civil uprising is a bit sudden?"

Tong Kui laughed and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I have already greeted the guards around Huai'an, except for that idiot Lu Chun, and I will never let the chaos spread."

Xu Hongji glared at Tong Kui and said, "You didn't write a letter, did you?"

"Uncle, don't worry, how could such a thing leave anyone with a clue? I always send the most trusted subordinates to pass on the message. Even if someone asks about it afterwards, my nephew and son-in-law can push it away."

Xu Wenjue said: "Father's words are true. It is reported that the remnants of Bailian provoked the civil uprising, but it happened at the time when the eunuchs destroyed the Yan Gang and captured the Yangzhou magistrate. I have to suspect that this incident was aimed at eunuchs."

Xu Hongji nodded and said, "You have nothing to do with that Long, right? Don't let the eunuch named Ye get caught, it will be troublesome then."

"Hehe! Father, you are too careful. This is Jinling and Nanjing, not a place where eunuchs can run wild."

Generations of Wei Guogongs are all military families, but in Xu Hongji's generation, the blood of a soldier can hardly be found in him, and his son is even worse. In another time and space, when the Qing soldiers came, this guy directly Open the gate of Jinling and surrender.

The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. He was well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child. In addition, he has not suffered any setbacks, so he has developed Xu Wenjue's supercilious character.

After all, Xu Hongji is a veteran Duke, so he naturally thinks farther than his son.

After listening to his son's words, he said noncommittally: "It's always right to be careful, after all, the outside world's legend about this eunuch is quite amazing, and there must be something special about it."

"Your soldiers and horses can't be idle. Once there is a change in Huai'an, they should be mobilized immediately to counter the rebellion. You must know that Huai'an is not only close to Jinling, but also not far from Fengyang. The only way to apologize is to die.”

"Uncle, don't worry, Fengyang is guarded by heavy soldiers, and with the remnants of the white lotus, it is impossible to defeat them at all."

Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles away. When Wei Guogong's family was talking about the civil uprising in Huai'an, the news about Huai'an also spread quickly in Jinling as if they had grown wings.

However, the people of Jinling didn't seem to have any reaction to this matter. Perhaps it was because Taiping was used to it, or it might be because they had confidence in the nearby army. Anyway, besides using this matter as an after-dinner conversation, there was nothing else to do.

No matter what topic is popular, common people have their own ways of discussing, and officials naturally have the characteristics of officials' talking.

On a painting boat on the Qinhuai River, three people in luxurious silk and satin gowns were also drinking while talking about Huai'an and about Ye Xun's going to the south of the Yangtze River.

Among these people is Wang Yiming, the chief minister of Nanjing. If Governor Yao sees that he is still in the mood to drink here, he will be very angry, but at this moment, Mr. Wang has changed his humble appearance when he was at Shen Changshan's house, talking and laughing happily. It was as if he had changed into a different person.

Although Wang Yiming's official position is high, compared with the other two people present, it is obviously inferior.

One of these two is Ma Shiying, a doctor of the Nanjing household department, and the other is the governor of Fengyang in time and space.

One is even more famous, he is Ruan Dayue who first defected to the Donglin Party, then defected to Wei Zhongxian, and finally saw the opportunity, resigned early and ran home to escape the catastrophe.

Ma Shiying and Ruan Dayue are Jinshi of the same discipline, and Wang Yiming is their senior. The three of them walk around a lot on weekdays, so they can be regarded as good friends with similar tastes.

Amid the melodious sound of the zither, the three of them drank and chatted, and the accompanying diva smiled coquettishly and added a few words from time to time, making the atmosphere more cheerful and harmonious.

"Master Wang just came back from Yangzhou, have you seen that eunuch surnamed Ye?"

It was Ruan Dayue who spoke, a literati!There is a natural sense of resistance to creatures like eunuchs.

Wang Yiming shook his head and said: "I was entrusted by Governor Yao to go to Shen Yuanwai to find out about Ye Xun. It's a pity that Shen's mouth is too tight and he didn't say anything of value."

"He who comes is not kind, and those who are kind don't come! I thought that his three fires would be burned in the Jiangnan officialdom, but I never thought that he would start from the Yan Gang, and he has means!"

Ma Shiying kept shaking his head while talking.

Ruan Dayue rolled his eyes, and said to Wang Yiming, "Brother Wang, what is the reaction of the governor's yamen to the civil uprising in Huai'an?"

Hearing Ruan Dayue's question about this matter, Wang Yiming looked left and right, then waved his hands to make the singers who were drinking with him also retreat, and then said in a low voice: "If my expectations are correct, there are people involved in this matter. Operate secretly, just imagine, if something goes wrong in Jiangnan, who is most to blame at this time?"

Ruan Dayue was puzzled and said: "There are so many troops gathered around Jinling, the civil uprising in Huai'an can't cause any big disturbances. If you want to use this method to get the eunuchs convicted, I'm afraid it will be a waste of time, right?"

Ma Shiying also showed a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face. Following Wang Yiming's example, he subconsciously looked around and asked in a low voice, "Does Brother Wang know something?"

Both have been good friends for many years, Wang Yiming smiled complacently, and said: "Everyone's eyes are on Huai'an, if something goes wrong here, can the eunuch still get away with it?"

While speaking, Wang Yiming wrote two words on the table with his finger dipped in the tea.

Seeing these two words, Ruan Dayue and Ma Shiying's faces showed a sudden look.

It's just that Wang Yiming and Ma Shiying didn't realize that apart from knowing the truth, Ruan Dayue's eyes flashed a look of joy and confusion
(End of this chapter)