Chapter 442 The Longest Night

In the silence, the huge Beijing camp had already changed its master. However, unlike the unlucky ending that Duke Baoguo Zhu Huiman thought was, Zhu Houzhao glanced at him sideways, but didn't say much, and directly ordered him and Miao Kui to make up the upper and lower levels. He also ordered Wuding Hou Guo Liang to assist, and then bombard them all. Even Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche were driven out to inspect the camp. After the order was finished, Miao Kui and Shen Ying went back to take over the 12th Regiment Battalion and only kept Xu Xun.

Without others, Zhu Houzhao threw away the calm and composed appearance in front of the person. After sitting down, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Xu Xun, do you think I am really unreliable and useless?"

If he hadn't received Huitong's news, Xu Xun wouldn't have thought that Zhu Houzhao had accidentally eaten a stick at Zhou Qiniang, so he was addicted to the West Garden. But now that he knew, he wouldn't be foolish in flattering and pleasing, but instead he thought about it seriously for a while, he nodded first, and then shook his head.

Zhu Houzhao was puzzled. He asked with a dark face, "What do you mean? You nodded and shook your head. Are you fighting a puzzle with me? You have nothing to say, I am not a three-year-old child, I can bear it! In fact, if you don't say it, I know what you want to say, just a few months after you left, such a big thing happened in the capital. My dignified emperor slipped out of the palace overnight. I really lost my father's face! Those people are not just for Liu Jin and the others. They don't like me to act on my own everything and always play cards. Otherwise, why would they transfer Miao Kui, put Shenying under house arrest, and watch the 12th Regiment of the Beijing Camp. They clearly want to force me to kill the people around them!"

Rather than being angry, it is more regretful. Therefore, before Xu Xun could speak, Zhu Houzhao suddenly leaned back, looked at the roof with his head raised, and whispered: "I didn't mean to go and go, I just felt unhappy... As the emperor, this is not allowed or that is not allowed. I am not as good as Xu Yanche and Qi Jiliang, let alone not marry a woman he likes... Do you know that the mother has invited the Empress Dowager and is going to make a queen and two concubines for me... Humph, I said it was the last choice for me, but among the three, it was either this or that. I was worried when I thought about it, but the seventh sister was still stabbing the knife in my heart, saying that I was addicted to fun and did not do government affairs. I was really disappointed!"

After hearing Zhu Houzhao say such words like a bean in one breath, and seeing the little emperor looking up at the sky, Xu Xun moved the chair beneath him, and smiled and said, "The emperor knows why he nodded and shook his head again? The nodding means that the emperor's temperament is too impulsive. It means that it is wind or rain. In the eyes of the minister, it is changing every day. In the eyes of women, it is not reliable enough. As for shaking his head, I want to say that the emperor's intention is good, and I want to inherit the long-cherished wish of the former emperor and pacify the world. This determination is true, and from this point of view it is the greatest reliability."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao sat upright. Although he was a little happy, he was also a little confused. Knowing that his words were effective, Xu Xun said seriously: "The emperor is the king of a country. He felt that he was not free. Naturally, there are many things higher than the king of a country. There are etiquette and rules. In fact, why don't officials in the court keep these? Marriage has always been based on the orders of parents and matchmakers. Don't look at the success of the ministers, it's also good luck. And Yue'er was not decided by her adoptive father. Miss Zhou said those words to the emperor, but first, she didn't know your identity, and secondly, it was because of rumors in the palace. It was easy to reverse these things. As long as there was enough time, you were about to get married, so you can't hide your identity all the time, right?"

"this……"

"So, the most important thing right now is what the emperor plans to do about today's affairs!"

Xu Xun did not intend to get involved in the emperor's housework, so he said so clearly that he changed his subject in a moment. After Zhu Houzhao's initial venting, his mood had improved a lot. He then held his chin and thought seriously. After a while, he said firmly: "The fault of this time is not Liu Jin and the others, but I am the fault of myself. I am not thinking about deconstructing government affairs for a while! If the ministers of the Cabinet Department just wanted me to drive them away, I could reluctantly agree to temporarily transfer the person to Nanjing or Tailing Sixiang and return, but they must kill people quickly, so I will never agree!"

Among the Eight Tigers, it would be fine if others were not. Xu Xun had always been a little afraid of Liu Jin. It can be seen that the little emperor had such an attitude. Naturally, he would not tactfully say something about a person who took the lead to warn the monkey, so that the ministers could calm down. Therefore, when he saw Zhu Houzhao clenching his fist and knocking the handrail hard, he said thoughtfully: "Since that's the case, I heard that there will be hundreds of officials who will lie down tomorrow morning to write a letter to express their feelings. The emperor might as well draft an edict to forgive the eight of them, and send this edict to the next day."

"Well, what you said." Zhu Houzhao nodded heavily, then frowned and said, "Although Han Wen and his friends wrote a letter to each other, I was wrong after all. Liu Jin and others did not advise and were guilty. I can leave these letters and talk about things for the time being. Tonight's affairs, Zhu Hui, the Marquis of Wuding, Guo Liang, has a share to let them live at home! However, not only is the cabinet informed, but they must be the cause of the activities of these military camps... Xu Xun, we said before that the elite troops were selected from the 12th Regiment Battalion to set up left and right official halls, and the generals were appointed to you. I am not at ease with others, so you can choose all the officers at the top and bottom!"

"I will receive the order!"

This is unusual at this time, so Xu Xun certainly would not refuse and stood up straightforward to pay his respects.

Since the news of the letter from Fuque spread, Zhu Houzhao left in a hurry. The Xiyuan Grand Campus, which had been in full swing for a whole month, became quiet before he knew it. Several monks and strong men in the Western Regions were in panic all day long, fearing that the ministers would overturn Liu Jin and others, and would follow him to find his own troubles. Even Qian Ning was restless. Before leaving, Xu Xun handed over the vanguards of the government army to him, but he only cared about following the little emperor and flattering him, and he didn't even have any attention to other matters. If Liu Jin and others were down one by one, it would be Xu Xun, and he would still run away next?

Therefore, he was like an ant on a hot pan that night, wandering around. However, Liu Jin and others looked up and looked down. Now he wanted to see him but had no way to see him. He was an external minister, not Xu Xun, and he didn't even want to take a step further. As for leaving the palace, he tried it at Xi'an Gate, but he was politely blocked back. Because of this, he even felt that he had become a bird in a cage, and could not sleep well. He walked around for a long time, and it was not until a noise came from the outside that he immediately forced himself to calm down and showed a calm expression.

"Mr. Qian."

Seeing a strange eunuch, at least he had never seen it before, but he was wearing a big red robe that he had only worn with a tall and big robe. His walking posture was a bit proud. Qian Ning's eyelids twitched, and then he stood up and asked in a somewhat puzzled tone: "It's me, I dare to ask this father-in-law is..."

"Xu Zhi, the eunuch of our horses and horses." The visitor nodded slightly. Seeing that the young army followed him in quietly withdrew from the house under Qian Ning's eyes, he waved his hand and refused Qian Ning's kindness to ask him to sit down and speak, and said bluntly, "Today we are here, we are here to obey the imperial edict of the empress dowager. Liu Jin and others are unforgivable in their hearts. Now the cabinet department discusses death. Lord Qian is a great hero who single-handedly takes over the head of the general in the chaos. If these eunuchs end up with no end, wouldn't that be a pity? The empress dowager said, at this time, you should be guilty and meritorious!"

Qian Ning was calm on his face, but secretly he was frightened. He could take the initiative when fighting on the battlefield, but now he is successful and fame, and he is just in front of him. This sudden encounter seems to be the sky falling. He hesitated for a while, and then asked in a low voice: "Eunuch Xu, please tell me clearly, how to make meritorious service?"

"It's very simple. Early tomorrow morning, you will take these five hundred personal guards to watch the palace city's Meridian Gate and the Donghua Gate Xihua Gate. Don't let Liu Jin and the other two go to Chengqian Palace run away. Tonight, you need to take down Ma Yongcheng and others who are still in the imperial city overnight!"

Qian Ning's eyelids were thrusting when he heard these two things. "He is not a fool. If he did these two things, he would have broken up with Liu Jin and others completely, but the question is how would the little emperor think of him? Although Xu Xun had never given him anything before leaving, maybe he was not prepared for this incident, but those old men liked to give people the hat of being treacherous. He had no friendship with Li Rong and the officials, and there was no bargaining chip in his hand. If someone turned against him and threw him out in the end, he would have thrown him out like a pair of torn shoes, and he would not have a good ending!

Now, it’s better to fight to the point of death!

Seeing Qian Ning standing there with a gloomy face, Xu Zhi thought he could not make up his mind yet, so he lowered his face and said, "Mr. Qian, this is the last chance that the Empress Dowager gave you. If you don't know how to change your past, then..."

"What then? Then I will end up with Eunuch Liu and the others?" Qian Ning suddenly took a step forward, sneered, and actually grabbed Xu Zhi's collar. "Who do you think I, Qian Ning, is? I dare to bring only a group of mobs to the frontier. I dare to pull a man into the sand city and assassinate Qian Ning, the commander of the two heads of the Tatars, in one fell swoop. Even the emperor would not hesitate to praise the warrior! If I were so scared by you, I would have practiced this martial arts in vain! The person, drag this dog down! What is the order of the queen mother? The queen mother would never stab the emperor in the heart at this time!"

"Well said!"

Qian Ning was startled when he suddenly heard this voice and couldn't help but relax his hands. When he saw that the outside room suddenly broke in, it was Maqiao, who had been stationed outside the city, he breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the two young soldiers who followed Maqiao rushed forward and twisted Xu Zhi's arm, he couldn't help asking, "Old Ma, why did you come in?"

"Don't mention it, I've tried every effort. Fortunately, I found the right person. Now I'm mainly guarding people out of the palace or entering the palace. I may not be able to come in. Didn't you see that I'm still wearing this outfit?"

Xu Zhi did not expect that Qian Ning was different from the judgment he had discussed with him before. At the critical moment, he not only did not rebel, but even turned his face to him. At this moment, he saw another middle-aged man who was familiar with Qian Ning coming in. He didn't know how he got in from outside the palace when he heard that he didn't know how he got in from outside the palace. He was shocked and angry.

"You...you want to rebel but you dare to enter the palace privately..."

Bang-

Before he finished speaking, Ma Qiao rushed forward, slapped Xu Zhi heavily, and tore off his clothes and rolled them into a ball and stuffed them hard into someone's mouth. Then he clapped his hands and said, "Rebellion, you are not us who want to rebel. The emperor is still there and the empress dowager is still there, so you dare to falsely pass the order to cheat and cheat, and you are rebelling!"

He cursed angrily, and then looked at Qian Ning and said, "You probably didn't pay attention to the palace before. The palace has been in and out of the city and the city has been more martial law than usual. The Jinyiwei and the West Factory were all seen, and they couldn't even fly out, so there was no news of the wind in advance."

Although he had guessed this one for a long time, Qian Ning still took a breath. After the two young soldiers took Xu Zhi who was struggling desperately, he grabbed Ma Qiao and asked in a deep voice: "What should we do now?"

"Directional eunuch just now, but don't act rashly. It will be fine if the emperor comes forward tomorrow. If the old people repeatedly force each other and still involve us, then you can't say that you can only fight with them. After all, both prosper and conceal and humiliate. If the lord loses our military avant-garde, most of our vanguards will not be able to protect us! As long as we stand on the side of the emperor, we will not dare to dare to disobey the world and transfer troops into the palace, and we can still fight at that time!"

"Okay, I will do as you said! It's time to do it, it depends on who dares to fight hard!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the outside: "Mr. Qian, Mr. Ma, Eunuch Liu is here!"

Wenyuan Pavilion in the northeast corner of the palace was also brightly lit that night. Although Li Rong, Chen Kuan and Wang Yue went to Chengqian Palace to report to Zhu Houzhao, the three of them left there and all returned here. Compared with the former cabinet ministers who were unable to see the emperor and the eunuchs of the Silijian, the frequent contact between the Silijian Dazhan and the cabinet masters these days is considered a rare occasion in Xuande. However, when Chen Kuan Wanshi proposed that it would be better not to force the emperor too much. It would be better to send Liu Jin and others to live in a new house in Nanjing, the chief assistant Liu Jian slapped the table without hesitation.

"It was finally easy to create such a momentum. It was finally easy to make the emperor understand what the ministers were thinking. Is it just to give them a chance to make a comeback in the future? This is absolutely not feasible! Before the late emperor passed away, he took the hands of our old ministers and entrusted us with the emperor and the affairs of the government. Now the late emperor has just entered the land and the land of Tailing has not yet been completed. These treacherous and frank ministers have controlled the imperial front. What will we have to see the late emperor underground in the future?"

Liu Jian, the chief assistant, said this. Xie Qian, who had always spoken fiercely, also said firmly: "If it weren't for the sake of these benefactors, why would we make such preparations in the Beijing Camp and the 12th Regiment Camp! I will leave a new house in Nanjing to live in a leisurely manner... Not to mention others, Eunuch Xiao once went to Yuling Sixiang, but how did he come back? At this point, he must not be a woman's kindness! It's the emperor, but he just thinks that these people are like cats and dogs, and the government is more important than private affairs!"

When the matter came to this point, Li Rong glanced at Chen Kuan. Although he was also muttering about his wife's kindness in his heart, he did not speak. In fact, although he, the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili, had been secretly advancing the matter from beginning to end, he had always listened more and said less and said nothing, just to worry that Zhu Houzhao was still young and might settle the matter in the future. However, Wang Yue was not as slippery as Li Rong. At this moment, he did not let down Wang Shuozhao's reputation and echoed Liu Jian and Xie Qian without thinking.

"Yuan Fu and Mr. Xie said very well, "Eliminate evil things and how can you make a splash at such a time?"

Seeing that Liu Jian and Xie Qian were all looking at him, Li Dongyang thought for a moment and was about to speak, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Yuan Fu, Mr. Li and Mr. Xie, Mr. Yang, the general manager of Yansui, Gansu, Shaanxi, sent an urgent letter!"

Previously, Yansui fought a beautiful counterattack, and the court had a high evaluation of Yang Yiqing. However, Yang Yiqing and Liu Daxia had a good relationship. Before, Liu Daxia had recommended him many times, and was able to take office as the Trilateral General System, but it was also due to Xu Xun's private recommendation to the young emperor. Therefore, whether Liu Jian or Xie Qian, he was always a little less catching Yang Yiqing. Hearing this, Liu Jian signaled Li Dongyang with his eyes. Seeing Li Dongyang knowingly go out, he said in a deep voice: "In short, tomorrow, Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue will lead all officials to rest in vain, and this is an opportunity to make a final decision!"

Li Dongyang left Liu Jian's straight room and saw a clerk who was standing there waiting outside with his clerk. He immediately stepped forward quickly. However, before he could ask Yang Yiqing what urgent letter was, the clerk took a look around and immediately stuffed a letter into Li Dongyang's hand, and then delivered a memorial.

"Old Ge, it was really a sudden incident. Jiaobutang of the Ministry of Personnel asked someone to send a message in urgent need of 100,000 people. Bei Zhi happened to see that Yang Zongxian had a memorial and had to come up with this bad plan."

Hearing this, Li Dongyang was stunned. He thought for a while, and did not go back to the house. He opened Jiao Fang's letter under the lantern outside, squinted his eyes and saw the two sloppy lines of handwriting clearly. He was stunned for a moment. Although he had always been happy and angry in front of outsiders, and was just looking thoughtful, his heart was really churning violently.

Xu Xun is back? How is this possible! Nanjing has been reporting that he is investigating the matter of the Chaoguan Pass, and has just taken down the eunuch of the Shangxinhe Pass, leaving Nanjing for Hangzhou... Even if he really sneaked back quietly, the East Factory is still guarding the Tongzhou Wharf, the official road on the land route and the Nine Gates of the Capital. How could he not get a slight news? Also, if Xu Xun comes back but doesn't show up, what are you doing now?

Li Dongyang suddenly thought of a great possibility, and for a moment he kneaded the letter into a ball, then turned his head to the clerk and turned around and entered the room. He casually placed Yang Yiqing's memorial on the table. Seeing that no one cared about this, he listened to the people on both sides discussing various measures after tomorrow dawn, but he quickly calculated the situation outside.

I am afraid that Xu Xun will go to the Beijing Camp and the 12th Regiment Camp to make trouble! However, Duke Baoguo and Marquis Wu Ding were both there. Xu Xun, who was determined to be unable to overcome the current conclusion, wouldn’t say it would be better to mess up the people’s hearts. It’s too late to do anything at midnight!

In the 18th year of Hongzhi, the Hanlin Shujishi, who were in the capital, were mostly arranged in a large house in Nanxunfang, North Bridge in Yuhe. On the one hand, it was close to the Hanlin Academy, and on the other hand, it was the old house built by the Ministry of Works for the Sankes of the Likes of the People. The layout and other things were ready-made. Although this day was not a rest, the major events in the court were in trouble, and most of them discussed quietly according to their hometown or friendship. No one of them went to bed at night. In a room to the west, a visitor visited late at night, and was talking to the owner at night.

"Brother Bohu, do you really want to do this?"

"Of course it's true, otherwise why would I come back from Jiangnan on this hot day?" Tang Yin saw that Xu Zhenqing was still hesitating, so he said seriously, "You are not unaware of Lord Xu. Tomorrow, you must advise those who you know not to join in the fun. It is better to be concerned about more important matters. We are all from Jiangnan. Who are Lord Lin, the Minister of Personnel of Nanjing and Lord Zhang, the Minister of Justice of Nanjing, you should be very clear. Shouldn't you recommend them?"

"It's no problem to recommend these two people, but tomorrow I'm afraid I'm willing to persuade you, no one will listen." Xu Zhenqing sighed and glanced out the window, "I'm afraid half of the people want to follow you. After all, Han Shangshu's reputation of being honest and upright is known to everyone in the capital, and everyone is willing to follow the horse... Then again, it was Lord Xu who asked Brother Bohu, you?"

"He didn't care about me. It was because I was so idle and regretted not to follow Shangjing. I thought to myself that I wouldn't let someone jump into the whirlpool of right and wrong like me." Tang Yin spread his hands and then looked at Xu Zhenqing seriously and said, "I know you are a little famous in the Shilin City, the capital city... In this way, don't say anything about persuading Fuque, just bring a group of people to recommend those two. Recommending the two of the famous Four Gentlemen of Nandu is as important as impeaching the treacherous. Besides, the two Shangshu Ma and Liu retired one after another, and the court was in an uproar. At this time, a few gentlemen should be used! Joining Fuque, if you succeed at that time, it will be just a icing on the cake. But if you recommend the righteous, even if Fuque fails, everyone will help you in time!"

When Xu Zhenqing sent Tang Yin out, the door that was not in line with the opposite room opened at the same time, but Zhan Ruoshui also sent a customer out. What's more coincidental was that there was someone out of the north room almost at the same time. Yan Song was yawning while walking out of the threshold. Three groups of people ran into each other at the same time. Yan Song was stunned and said a coincidence, saying that he was planning to go to the shop opposite to buy some midnight snacks, so he left straight, leaving only two pairs of people facing each other.

When Xu Xun was awarded the title, Wang Shouren, Zhan Ruoshui and Xu Zhenqing had both gone to the Xu Mansion to congratulate him, but Tang Yin and Xu Jing deliberately avoided it. Tang Yin was sure that no one knew him. However, when he said goodbye to Xu Zhenqing in a calm manner, a voice suddenly came from his ears.

"Is the Lord a Tang Jieyuan of Gusu?"

When Xu Zhenqing saw that it was Zhan Ruoshui who was speaking, Wang Shouren, who was standing beside him, was shocked and stared at Tang Yin's back with bright eyes. He couldn't help but feel it was difficult. He was about to cover up for Tang Yin, but Tang Yin turned his head in shock, and then looked at him with a consulting gaze. He had no intention of avoiding it. He had to bite the bullet and introduce the two of them to him. After seeing each other one by one, what he didn't expect was that Tang Yin had already spoken to Zhan Ruoshui and Wang Shouren familiarly.

"I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhan and Master Wang. It was a surprise. Today I came to Xiao Xu, because I wanted to ask him to invite his friends to recommend a gentleman in the sect. I heard that Brother Zhan was invited by Zhang Dasicheng, the Imperial College of Nanjing, and stayed in Nanjian for a while. I think I should know the two great masters from Nandu. Now the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War Censorate has all lacked the main hall, so I should recommend them to the court to correct the customs atmosphere!"

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