Bright Spring

Wang Jinghong said a few words about the situation in a very low voice, and then showed Hou Xian the wooden boat and the paper.

"Eunuch Hou has been in charge of Prince Yan's mansion for a long time, so he should know more inside information." Wang Jinghong said calmly.

Hou Xian's face gradually turned|red, and the anger seemed to overflow from the thick pores!He said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Zheng's revenge, if we don't avenge him, who will avenge us when we die?"

"Hush!" Wang Jinghong frowned and turned his head for a look, "Eunuch Hou calm down. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run...Why don't you talk about it in detail first, Eunuch Hou? How much inside information is there?"

Hou Xian sat on the chair without saying a word, he breathed heavily for a while, and finally calmed down a little.Hou Xian pointed to the words on the paper and said, "Except for the name on the signature, the other words should be written by Huang Yan."

Wang Jinghong nodded slightly with a thoughtful look.

Hou Xian went on to say: "Huang Yan and Zheng Gonggong have a grudge, not 20 years, but [-] years is inevitable. At that time, the two were both close servants of the late emperor, and they were deeply trusted by the late emperor; but Huang Yan was very jealous, and gradually fell in love with him. Eunuch Zheng started a secret fight, tearing each other down several times. And because Huang Yan was close to Zhao Wang (Gao Sui), the first emperor finally sent Huang Yan to serve Zhao Wang in order to separate the two.

Huang Yan regarded it as expulsion, and put the blame on Zheng Gonggong. Whenever he had a chance, he slandered in front of the first emperor, and secretly punished Zheng Gonggong many times. The hatred has never been resolved!This time must also be Huang Yan's doing, he wants to take advantage of the situation to add insult to injury and kill Eunuch Zheng to death! "

Wang Jinghong suddenly said: "So, Yang Qing is Huang Yan's man? Backed by Huang Yan's relationship and property, Yang Qing flattered the popular eunuch Hai Tao, and then entered the supervisor of ceremonies; only in this way can he have the opportunity to be in the court of the emperor and queen. Slander around?

And "100 taels of gold inspection" was written by Huang Yan himself.Huang Yan sent his confidantes to send hard goods from Beiping to the capital, and he was afraid that the eunuchs who ran errands would fill his pockets, so he wrote a note with his own hand, so that Yang Qing could take it back for verification after signing it..."

Hou Xian nodded and said: "These things have not been confirmed yet, but our family is sure that it is probably the case! Except for Huang Yan, who would deliberately waste money and manpower to deal with Zheng Gonggong?"

Wang Jinghong thought for a while and asked, "Then how did this note get into Eunuch Zheng's hands?"

Hou Xian shook his head.It is really difficult for them to know the cause and effect of this matter now.

Wang Jinghong said in a deep voice again: "That's why our family advises you to calm down, don't be impatient. The wrong has its own debtor! Although Yang Qing is hateful, the worst person is not Yang Qing, but Huang Yan who hides behind."

Hou Xian said: "If this thief is not dead, the hatred in our family will never be eliminated! We must smash him into ten thousand pieces!" Although he agreed with Wang Jinghong, he was still very emotional.

Wang Jinghong was much calmer. He pointed to the two-petal wooden boat, "This boat..."

"Is there something else inside?" Hou Xian observed intently.

Wang Jinghong shook his head and said: "Eunuch Zheng is a man with big ambitions. He hid things in a wooden boat. What he did was not only to get us revenge, but also for a bigger purpose. Otherwise, Eunuch Zheng Why not hide the note elsewhere, and make sure 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 has been on alert for a long time, why didn't he tell us a word?"

Wang Jinghong said: "That's why our family thinks that Eunuch Zheng has other intentions. He sacrificed his life to say something silent to prevent us from underestimating his hope: this sea-going ship! I hope we can find a way Continue to pass on the great event of going to sea; and this is also the great ambition of the Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty who we are loyal to!"

Hou Xianhua had bulging veins on his temples in front of his white temples. He turned his head and wiped his eyes vigorously with his sleeve.

Wang Jinghong sighed and said: "But it's too difficult. The current emperor seems to have no intention of this matter. Without the emperor's presence to fight against all opinions, it is impossible for the imperial court to allow the sea-going ship to continue sailing."

The two sat opposite each other, speechless for a long time.

The autumn rain outside the window is still falling, pattering, 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 here for a while, deathly still!

In this humid and dead atmosphere, the silent Wang Jinghong felt very dull and depressing.

Looking out the window, Wang Jinghong seemed to see the scene in his dream, the rough sea!Rows of huge ships swayed amid the roar of the waves, and the military flag with the word "Ming" vigorously waved.And Zheng He seems to be standing in the rain, facing the waves, his body is very tall, his cloak flies into the air in the strong wind and waves; the battleship is bumping, but his body stands there motionless, quietly looking into the distance, Endless future.

Chapter 5 and Four of the Fisherman's Profit

Zhao Wang rebelled? !

In mid-September, outside the bleak Hongwu Gate, a news like a bolt from the blue suddenly came!

Tan Qing, the commander of Jinyiwei, first notified the eunuchs guarding the Meridian Gate, and told them to go into the palace immediately to tell the eunuch Haitao, who was in charge of ceremonies; Go to Hongwumen.

This late autumn seems destined to be an eventful one.

Tan Qing rushed to Hongwu Gate and saw that the soldiers on duty had surrounded the three strangers.One of them was a middle-aged man with rough skin, his hair was tied up casually with a piece of dirty cloth, and he was wearing a cloth full of dust;All three of them looked like they had traveled a long distance.

The guards all clasped their fists respectfully and said, "Greetings, General Tan!"

"Who made the noise?" Tan Qing asked coldly.

A general pointed at the middle-aged man.The big man clasped his fists and made a military salute skillfully: "The last general Wang Yu, the chief banner officer of Zhao Wangfu's guard, pays his respects to General Tan."

Tan Qing looked at the other two again, "Where are they?"

Wang Yu said: "They are the two sons of the last general, and the baby's mother is in the inn. This matter is too big, and the last general is afraid that his family will suffer, so he took three people and escaped from Beiping overnight!"

Tan Qing immediately asked which inn was which, and then Yang Yong, the general of the recruiting department, bowed his head and gave a few instructions in a low voice.Tan Qing turned around and said again: "Wang Yu, follow me to Jinyiwei Yamen. Don't worry about your family, Jinyiwei's brothers will take care of you."

Wang Yu said, "Thank you, General Tan."

A group of people entered Hongwu Gate and went to Jinyiwei Yamen near Qianbu Corridor.

Jin Yiwei found an empty room, put Wang Yu in it, and sent someone to guard it.Tan Qing accepted Wang Yu's baggage, looked around and said, "Don't be his mother who doesn't know the rules! No one is allowed to interrogate him without my and the palace's intentions!"

Everyone hurriedly said: "The last general will understand!"

After waiting for a long time, Yang Yong, one hundred households of Beizhen Fusi, came back, stepped forward and whispered in front of Tan Qing: "The matter is settled."

Then the eunuch Haitao, the supervisor of ceremonies, and Yang Qing, the head of the supervisor of ceremonies, also arrived at the Jinyiwei government office with a few eunuchs.Haitao came over and asked directly, "Where is the man?"

Tan Qing pointed to the door of the wing room and said, "It's a very important matter, shall we report it to the Holy Majesty first?"

Haitao thought for a while: "Report to His Majesty, if His Majesty asks what's going on, how should we answer, dare to ask three questions? And the identity of this person has not been verified, so we can't rashly bring him in to meet the Holy Spirit?"

Tan Qing nodded and said, "Then we have to go in and ask questions."

The eunuch beside Haitao, Yang Qing, looked nervously, looking into the room, hesitating to speak, but finally remained silent.Tan Qing glanced at Yang Qing, then went into the house with Haitao, still asking the guards of Jinyi to guard the door.

When the two entered the room, General Banner Wang Yu, who was sitting on a chair, hurriedly got up and saluted with fists together.

"Sit, sit." Tan Qing said.

Haitao first asked, "It's you who yelled outside Hongwu Gate and accused King Zhao of treason?"

Wang Yu nodded vigorously, and said excitedly: "This is true, and there will be no lies in the end!"

Tan Qingdao: "I asked first, this person claimed to be the General Guard Banner of Prince Zhao's Mansion, and his name was Wang Yu. I checked his appointment letter and other things, but found no problem; this person also brought three family members, including Women and children will definitely not be able to withstand the cross-examination of Jin Yiwei. I think it is unlikely that Wang Yu's identity is false, but we must continue to investigate."

After hearing this, Haitao turned to look at Wang Yu: "Why do you dare to say that King Zhao conspired against him? Tell me carefully!"

Wang Yu pondered for a moment, then said: "If you go back to your father-in-law, the thing is like this. Gao Yizheng, the companion of Zhao Wang Changshi's mansion, is the in-law of the last general; the daughter of Gao's family married a dog. The conspiracy of Zhao Wang's mansion At first, the general didn't know anything about it; when his in-law Gao Yizheng told the general, they had already planned it!

The eunuch Huang Yan, Zhao Wang's confidant, was the mastermind. He had been making plans and arranging various things for a long time;Later, Huang Yan successively recruited Meng Xian, the commander of Zhao Wang's guard, Gao Yizheng, the companion of the Changshifu, and Wang She, the official of the imperial court Qintianjian..."

When the informer Wang Yu said this, Tan Qing noticed that Haitao's face was quite ugly!Because the eunuch Yang Qing was promoted by Haitao, he is standing outside the door of the wing now!

But Wang Zongqi, who was sitting in front of him, didn't seem to know about the relationship in the palace. When he said these things, he said them very quickly.After all, Wang Zongqi is only a military general in charge of fifty or sixty soldiers, and he is far away in the Prince Zhao's Mansion in Beiping. It is normal not to know the relationship in the palace.

Wang Yu said: "Huang Yan has arranged everything for the King of Zhao. He plans to arrange for Yang Qing to poison the accomplices of the imperial kitchen, to kill the emperor and murder the emperor to plot rebellion! They only wait for the emperor to die, and Yang Qing takes Wang She to forge it. The edict of the first emperor stole the seal of the emperor. The false edict falsely claimed that before the death of the first emperor, he had ordered King Zhao to be the crown prince.

Then the commander of the guards made Meng Xian and others launch a mutiny, first controlling the three guards of Zhao Wangfu, and then occupying the Beiping chief envoy to support Zhao Wang as the emperor!Taking advantage of the imperial court's westward advance and the battle with the rebels of the King of Han, King Zhao led his army to the south to reap the benefits of the fisherman! "