Haitao and others came out of the yard and parted ways.
The soldiers of the Jinyiwei returned to the Meridian Gate to serve, and Haitao and a eunuch continued to walk forward.
The brick and stone streets between the courtyards of the supervisory yamen are shining with the luster of water.
The rain was not heavy in the sky, but both eunuchs were carrying umbrellas.
Haitao's umbrella was pressed down very low, covering his upper body tightly, and the eunuchs who occasionally passed by on the road could not see his face.
However, the hem of his robe had been completely wet with water splashing.
They came to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to find Wang Jinghong.
Since the Yongle Dynasty, the Sili Superintendent has commanded all the eunuchs and eunuchs in the 12th Superintendent, Fourth Superintendent and Eighth Bureaus of the Inner Palace, and has become the most powerful eunuch yamen.
In the past, Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian and others were eunuchs of the Silijian; but after the Hong Xi Dynasty, it was impossible for them to serve in the Silijian.
The people in charge of the Silijian were replaced by Yang Qing, Mengge and others led by Haitao.
At this time, Wang Jinghong had been renamed the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison.
Only two years ago, Haitao didn't even dare to let go of a loud fart in front of Wang Jinghong.However, at this time, Wang Jinghong came out of the gate of the Imperial Horse Prison and was nodding and bowing constantly, and was very respectful to Haitao.
Wang Jinghong is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a thin figure. He returned from going to sea last year and his face was blown darker by the sea breeze.
His face looks a bit weird at first glance, but when he looks closely, his facial features are generally very upright; but the details of his facial features are different from those of ordinary people, such as his lips are thick in the middle and thin on both sides, which are very abrupt.
Please wait for the sea kilometres.Wang Jinghong bent down and made a gesture.
No, no.Haitao waved his hand.
He then pondered for a moment, and was really hesitant, but finally reached into his sleeve bag, took out the wooden boat mold, and handed it to Wang Jinghong, and Zheng He asked our family to give it to Eunuch Wang.
Wang Jinghong caught it with both hands.
Haitao made a move to leave, but suddenly turned around and said: By the way, Zheng Heyan, if the prince is inconvenient to own this thing, he can give Hou Xian.He also said that we eunuchs cannot spread the incense, but the matter must be passed on... Eunuch Zheng still can't let go of the big things.
Of course, Haitao is hard to say. If your life is not guaranteed, give it to Hou Xian; he slightly changed Zheng He's original words to avoid being too harsh.
Wang Jinghong thanked him and said with a fist: Say goodbye to Eunuch Hai.
...Wang Jinghong stood at the door, maintaining a bowing posture for a long time.After Haitao's figure disappeared from the corner, he straightened his waist and returned to the lobby.
On rainy days, there is almost no need for horses in the palace, and the Imperial Horse Prison is now very idle; the lobby is open, but there is no one who can handle the job for a long time.Wang Jinghong then took the wooden boat and repeatedly played with it and observed.
Looking at this thing, he thought of what Haitao brought, and he had a premonition that Eunuch Zheng was a little unfamiliar.
Sure enough, after a while, an eunuch hurried into the lobby, came to Wang Jinghong, and whispered a few words.Wang Jinghong's face gradually became pale.
For a moment, Wang Jinghong felt a little desolate.Perhaps it is because of the withering scene of the grass and trees in the cold rain, or perhaps it is because of the sadness of the rabbit and the fox.
However, while feeling sad, Wang Jinghong still felt a faint hope that came from the depths of his heart.
At this moment, he knew that such an idea was wrong, after all, Zheng He has always treated him well.
But he still couldn't help himself, let alone lie to himself.
Wang Jinghong stared at the small wooden boat placed on the case, as if he saw a thin little man standing in front of the deck.
The villain vaguely became himself, facing the boundless sea, looking forward to the wind and full of confidence!
Soon Wang Jinghong put away the illusion of slim hope and continued to think about the ship.
After a while, Wang Jinghong sat upright, stretched out his left hand, and picked up the boat again.
Then he accurately grabbed the mast and wooden sail above with his right hand and pulled it up with force!
The moment the mast leaves the hull, it is like the mortise and tenon being removed, and the entire wooden mold is divided into two petals.
A piece of paper folded into small squares fell out of it.Wang Jinghong picked up the paper and opened it, and saw the words "Testing for one hundred taels of gold."There are two characters with different handwritings at the back: Yang Qing.
Wang Jinghong's expression suddenly changed subtly.He carefully put away the things on the table, stood up, greeted the eunuchs outside the door, and said in a deep voice: Go and invite Eunuch Hou immediately.
Son is going now!The eunuch said hurriedly.
Zheng He, Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian have always been a few people with good relationships. When the late emperor became a vassal king, he set up a school of eunuchs in the royal palace. They were the first eunuchs to study and could be regarded as classmates.
Now that he ascended the throne, he would rather use his close confidants around him to use his close eunuchs, and they were transferred from the Silijian. As the saying goes, the emperor and the ministers were once, Wang Jinghong and others were in a bad situation... Therefore, Wang Jinghong was very careful and rarely interacted with Hou Xian to avoid being secretly reported to the party.
But now he doesn't care about this matter anymore and must discuss it with Hou Xian!
Not long after, Hou Xian came to the signing room of the Imperial Horse Supervision.Wang Jinghong ordered his godson to guard the lobby outside, so he took Hou Xian into the house.
Hou Xian is older than Wang Jinghong, and his temples are gray, but his figure is taller than Wang Jinghong and his face is very prominent.
Because Hou Xian was captured by the Ming army when he was a little older and became a eunuch, he looked more like a man.
Wang Jinghong briefly said a few words, his voice was very low, and then he showed the wooden boat and paper to Hou Xian.
Eunuch Hou was in charge of the Yàn Mansion very early, so he should know more about the inside story.Wang Jinghong said calmly.
Hou Xian's face gradually turned red, and his anger seemed to overflow from his thick pores!He said in a deep voice: If we do not avenge Eunuch Zheng’s revenge, who will avenge us if we die in the future?
Shh!Wang Jinghong frowned and turned his head to look, and Eunuch Hou calmed down.This matter needs to be discussed for a long time... Why don’t Eunuch Hou talk about it carefully first? How much inside information is there?
Hou Xian sat on the chair without saying a word. He took a heavy breath for a while, and finally calmed down a little.
Hou Xian pointed to the words on the paper and said: Apart from the names signed, other words should be written by Huang Yan.
Wang Jinghong nodded slightly with a thoughtful look.
Hou Xian continued: It takes less than twenty years to make a grudge between Huang Yan and Eunuch Zheng, but ten years are certain.At that time, the two were close servants of the late emperor and were deeply trusted by the late emperor. However, Huang Yan was extremely jealous and gradually fought with Eunuch Zheng secretly and defeated each other several times.Because Huang Yan was close to King Zhao (Gao Sui), the late emperor finally sent Huang Yan to serve King Zhao in order to separate the two.
Huang Yan regarded it as an expulsion and settled the account on Eunuch Zheng. He slandered the previous emperor with a little chance and secretly punished Eunuch Zheng many times, but his hatred had never been resolved!This time, it must have been Huang Yan's actions. He wanted to take advantage of the situation and take Eunuch Zheng to death!
Wang Jinghong suddenly said: So, is Yang Qing Huang Yan’s man?Yang Qing leaned against Huang Yan's relationship and property and curled up with the popular eunuch Haitao, and then entered the Silijian; so that he would have the chance to slander the emperor and empress?
And the 'Testing One Hundred Taels of Gold' was written by Huang Yan.Huang Yan sent his confidant to the capital with a tough product from Peking. He was afraid that the eunuchs who ran errands would get enough of their personal pockets, so he wrote a note in person, so he asked Yang Qing to sign and take it back for verification...
Hou Xian nodded and said: These things have not been confirmed yet, but our family is sure that this is most likely true!Except for Huang Yan, who would have been deliberately trying to deal with Eunuch Zheng?
Wang Jinghong thought for a while and asked: Then how did this note come into the hands of Eunuch Zheng?
Hou Xian shook his head.It is hard for them to know the causes and consequences of this matter now.
Wang Jinghong said in a deep voice: Therefore, our family advises you to calm down and not be anxious.There are heads and debts.Although Yang Qing is abominable, the worst person is not Yang Qing or Huang Yan hiding behind him.
Hou Xian said: If this thief does not die, it will not be able to eliminate the hatred in our hearts!We must tear it to pieces!Although he agreed with Wang Jinghong's meaning, he was still very excited.
Wang Jinghong was much calmer. He pointed at the two-petal wooden boat, this boat...
Is there something inside?Hou Xian observed carefully.
Wang Jinghong shook his head and said: Eunuch Zheng is a person with great ambitions and broad minds.He hid his things in a wooden boat, and what he did should not only want us to take revenge, but also to have a greater residence.Otherwise, why didn’t Eunuch Zheng hide the notes elsewhere and have to carve a boat?Eunuch Zheng should also make arrangements early and give us the things in advance.
It makes sense.Hou Xian said, since Eunuch Zheng was alert, why didn’t he tell us a word?
Wang Jinghong said: Therefore, our family believes that Eunuch Zheng has other intentions.He said silent words at the cost of his life in order not to let us despise his hope: this sea boat!I hope we will find a way to continue the major event of going to sea; and this is also the great ambition in our loyal Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty!
The temples in front of Hou Xian's white hair were bulging, and he turned his head and wiped his eyes hard with his sleeve.
Wang Jinghong sighed: But it's too difficult.The emperor seems to have no intention of this matter. Without the emperor coming forward to resist the opposition, the court would not allow the sea boat to continue sailing.
The two sat opposite each other, speechless for a long time.
The autumn rain outside the window is still falling, drizzling, and there is no thunder in the clouds at the turn of autumn and winter.There was no one in the yard, and it seemed very quiet and dead for a moment!
In this wet and dead breath, the silent Wang Jinghong felt very dull and depressed.
Wang Jinghong looked out the window and seemed to see the scene in his dream, the surging sea!
Rows of giant ships roared in the roar of the waves, and the military flag with the word Ming roared vigorously.
Zheng He seemed to be standing in the rain, facing the waves, his body looked particularly tall, and his cloak flew into the air in the wind and waves; the warship was bumping, but his body stood there motionless, quietly looking at the distance, the endless future.
The soldiers of the Jinyiwei returned to the Meridian Gate to serve, and Haitao and a eunuch continued to walk forward.
The brick and stone streets between the courtyards of the supervisory yamen are shining with the luster of water.
The rain was not heavy in the sky, but both eunuchs were carrying umbrellas.
Haitao's umbrella was pressed down very low, covering his upper body tightly, and the eunuchs who occasionally passed by on the road could not see his face.
However, the hem of his robe had been completely wet with water splashing.
They came to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to find Wang Jinghong.
Since the Yongle Dynasty, the Sili Superintendent has commanded all the eunuchs and eunuchs in the 12th Superintendent, Fourth Superintendent and Eighth Bureaus of the Inner Palace, and has become the most powerful eunuch yamen.
In the past, Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian and others were eunuchs of the Silijian; but after the Hong Xi Dynasty, it was impossible for them to serve in the Silijian.
The people in charge of the Silijian were replaced by Yang Qing, Mengge and others led by Haitao.
At this time, Wang Jinghong had been renamed the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison.
Only two years ago, Haitao didn't even dare to let go of a loud fart in front of Wang Jinghong.However, at this time, Wang Jinghong came out of the gate of the Imperial Horse Prison and was nodding and bowing constantly, and was very respectful to Haitao.
Wang Jinghong is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a thin figure. He returned from going to sea last year and his face was blown darker by the sea breeze.
His face looks a bit weird at first glance, but when he looks closely, his facial features are generally very upright; but the details of his facial features are different from those of ordinary people, such as his lips are thick in the middle and thin on both sides, which are very abrupt.
Please wait for the sea kilometres.Wang Jinghong bent down and made a gesture.
No, no.Haitao waved his hand.
He then pondered for a moment, and was really hesitant, but finally reached into his sleeve bag, took out the wooden boat mold, and handed it to Wang Jinghong, and Zheng He asked our family to give it to Eunuch Wang.
Wang Jinghong caught it with both hands.
Haitao made a move to leave, but suddenly turned around and said: By the way, Zheng Heyan, if the prince is inconvenient to own this thing, he can give Hou Xian.He also said that we eunuchs cannot spread the incense, but the matter must be passed on... Eunuch Zheng still can't let go of the big things.
Of course, Haitao is hard to say. If your life is not guaranteed, give it to Hou Xian; he slightly changed Zheng He's original words to avoid being too harsh.
Wang Jinghong thanked him and said with a fist: Say goodbye to Eunuch Hai.
...Wang Jinghong stood at the door, maintaining a bowing posture for a long time.After Haitao's figure disappeared from the corner, he straightened his waist and returned to the lobby.
On rainy days, there is almost no need for horses in the palace, and the Imperial Horse Prison is now very idle; the lobby is open, but there is no one who can handle the job for a long time.Wang Jinghong then took the wooden boat and repeatedly played with it and observed.
Looking at this thing, he thought of what Haitao brought, and he had a premonition that Eunuch Zheng was a little unfamiliar.
Sure enough, after a while, an eunuch hurried into the lobby, came to Wang Jinghong, and whispered a few words.Wang Jinghong's face gradually became pale.
For a moment, Wang Jinghong felt a little desolate.Perhaps it is because of the withering scene of the grass and trees in the cold rain, or perhaps it is because of the sadness of the rabbit and the fox.
However, while feeling sad, Wang Jinghong still felt a faint hope that came from the depths of his heart.
At this moment, he knew that such an idea was wrong, after all, Zheng He has always treated him well.
But he still couldn't help himself, let alone lie to himself.
Wang Jinghong stared at the small wooden boat placed on the case, as if he saw a thin little man standing in front of the deck.
The villain vaguely became himself, facing the boundless sea, looking forward to the wind and full of confidence!
Soon Wang Jinghong put away the illusion of slim hope and continued to think about the ship.
After a while, Wang Jinghong sat upright, stretched out his left hand, and picked up the boat again.
Then he accurately grabbed the mast and wooden sail above with his right hand and pulled it up with force!
The moment the mast leaves the hull, it is like the mortise and tenon being removed, and the entire wooden mold is divided into two petals.
A piece of paper folded into small squares fell out of it.Wang Jinghong picked up the paper and opened it, and saw the words "Testing for one hundred taels of gold."There are two characters with different handwritings at the back: Yang Qing.
Wang Jinghong's expression suddenly changed subtly.He carefully put away the things on the table, stood up, greeted the eunuchs outside the door, and said in a deep voice: Go and invite Eunuch Hou immediately.
Son is going now!The eunuch said hurriedly.
Zheng He, Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian have always been a few people with good relationships. When the late emperor became a vassal king, he set up a school of eunuchs in the royal palace. They were the first eunuchs to study and could be regarded as classmates.
Now that he ascended the throne, he would rather use his close confidants around him to use his close eunuchs, and they were transferred from the Silijian. As the saying goes, the emperor and the ministers were once, Wang Jinghong and others were in a bad situation... Therefore, Wang Jinghong was very careful and rarely interacted with Hou Xian to avoid being secretly reported to the party.
But now he doesn't care about this matter anymore and must discuss it with Hou Xian!
Not long after, Hou Xian came to the signing room of the Imperial Horse Supervision.Wang Jinghong ordered his godson to guard the lobby outside, so he took Hou Xian into the house.
Hou Xian is older than Wang Jinghong, and his temples are gray, but his figure is taller than Wang Jinghong and his face is very prominent.
Because Hou Xian was captured by the Ming army when he was a little older and became a eunuch, he looked more like a man.
Wang Jinghong briefly said a few words, his voice was very low, and then he showed the wooden boat and paper to Hou Xian.
Eunuch Hou was in charge of the Yàn Mansion very early, so he should know more about the inside story.Wang Jinghong said calmly.
Hou Xian's face gradually turned red, and his anger seemed to overflow from his thick pores!He said in a deep voice: If we do not avenge Eunuch Zheng’s revenge, who will avenge us if we die in the future?
Shh!Wang Jinghong frowned and turned his head to look, and Eunuch Hou calmed down.This matter needs to be discussed for a long time... Why don’t Eunuch Hou talk about it carefully first? How much inside information is there?
Hou Xian sat on the chair without saying a word. He took a heavy breath for a while, and finally calmed down a little.
Hou Xian pointed to the words on the paper and said: Apart from the names signed, other words should be written by Huang Yan.
Wang Jinghong nodded slightly with a thoughtful look.
Hou Xian continued: It takes less than twenty years to make a grudge between Huang Yan and Eunuch Zheng, but ten years are certain.At that time, the two were close servants of the late emperor and were deeply trusted by the late emperor. However, Huang Yan was extremely jealous and gradually fought with Eunuch Zheng secretly and defeated each other several times.Because Huang Yan was close to King Zhao (Gao Sui), the late emperor finally sent Huang Yan to serve King Zhao in order to separate the two.
Huang Yan regarded it as an expulsion and settled the account on Eunuch Zheng. He slandered the previous emperor with a little chance and secretly punished Eunuch Zheng many times, but his hatred had never been resolved!This time, it must have been Huang Yan's actions. He wanted to take advantage of the situation and take Eunuch Zheng to death!
Wang Jinghong suddenly said: So, is Yang Qing Huang Yan’s man?Yang Qing leaned against Huang Yan's relationship and property and curled up with the popular eunuch Haitao, and then entered the Silijian; so that he would have the chance to slander the emperor and empress?
And the 'Testing One Hundred Taels of Gold' was written by Huang Yan.Huang Yan sent his confidant to the capital with a tough product from Peking. He was afraid that the eunuchs who ran errands would get enough of their personal pockets, so he wrote a note in person, so he asked Yang Qing to sign and take it back for verification...
Hou Xian nodded and said: These things have not been confirmed yet, but our family is sure that this is most likely true!Except for Huang Yan, who would have been deliberately trying to deal with Eunuch Zheng?
Wang Jinghong thought for a while and asked: Then how did this note come into the hands of Eunuch Zheng?
Hou Xian shook his head.It is hard for them to know the causes and consequences of this matter now.
Wang Jinghong said in a deep voice: Therefore, our family advises you to calm down and not be anxious.There are heads and debts.Although Yang Qing is abominable, the worst person is not Yang Qing or Huang Yan hiding behind him.
Hou Xian said: If this thief does not die, it will not be able to eliminate the hatred in our hearts!We must tear it to pieces!Although he agreed with Wang Jinghong's meaning, he was still very excited.
Wang Jinghong was much calmer. He pointed at the two-petal wooden boat, this boat...
Is there something inside?Hou Xian observed carefully.
Wang Jinghong shook his head and said: Eunuch Zheng is a person with great ambitions and broad minds.He hid his things in a wooden boat, and what he did should not only want us to take revenge, but also to have a greater residence.Otherwise, why didn’t Eunuch Zheng hide the notes elsewhere and have to carve a boat?Eunuch Zheng should also make arrangements early and give us the things in advance.
It makes sense.Hou Xian said, since Eunuch Zheng was alert, why didn’t he tell us a word?
Wang Jinghong said: Therefore, our family believes that Eunuch Zheng has other intentions.He said silent words at the cost of his life in order not to let us despise his hope: this sea boat!I hope we will find a way to continue the major event of going to sea; and this is also the great ambition in our loyal Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty!
The temples in front of Hou Xian's white hair were bulging, and he turned his head and wiped his eyes hard with his sleeve.
Wang Jinghong sighed: But it's too difficult.The emperor seems to have no intention of this matter. Without the emperor coming forward to resist the opposition, the court would not allow the sea boat to continue sailing.
The two sat opposite each other, speechless for a long time.
The autumn rain outside the window is still falling, drizzling, and there is no thunder in the clouds at the turn of autumn and winter.There was no one in the yard, and it seemed very quiet and dead for a moment!
In this wet and dead breath, the silent Wang Jinghong felt very dull and depressed.
Wang Jinghong looked out the window and seemed to see the scene in his dream, the surging sea!
Rows of giant ships roared in the roar of the waves, and the military flag with the word Ming roared vigorously.
Zheng He seemed to be standing in the rain, facing the waves, his body looked particularly tall, and his cloak flew into the air in the wind and waves; the warship was bumping, but his body stood there motionless, quietly looking at the distance, the endless future.
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