How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

minutes ago.

In the corridor of the palace, a guard of honor walked from a distance.

The ceremonial guard was magnificent, and it was the Feng Luan of Empress Zhang Yan of the Ming Dynasty.

A few days ago, the father-in-law Zhang Guoji fell seriously ill and was about to die soon.

Zhang Yan has been begging for a long time to finally have the opportunity to visit the palace.

At this moment, he had just returned to the palace, but he ran into Li Xin, who was leaning against the corner and crying.

"Empress...Empress..."

Lu Lingxuan, who had been walking beside Feng Luan, vaguely heard crying, raised her eyes and saw the man in the corner, and immediately exclaimed.

Mr!

It was actually my husband who was crying against the wall.

She had already learned from Zhang Yan that her husband was still alive, but it was a pity that she didn't have the chance to see him again for several years.

Seeing it at this moment makes everyone excited to death.

But then she realized that her husband was crying and hurriedly reminded Feng Luan of the orb in the sedan.

"What's the matter? Lingxuan, who is crying here?"

Zhang Yan felt heavy because her father was about to die.

At the same time, I heard crying, and a cold voice came from the sedan.

She originally thought it was a bullied eunuch, but the voice didn't sound like it, and she was also confused.

"Your Majesty, please take a look, Your Majesty..."

Lu Lingxuan's tone became more and more urgent. Zhang Yan finally opened a corner of the sedan and was instantly shocked.

But she saw that the person who was crying with extreme sadness turned out to be the master she had longed for day and night.

The master was wearing a first-grade crimson official robe, squatting in the corner without any image, covering his eyes, crying in so much pain.

At this moment, Zhang Yan's heart was broken.

Master, Master, what exactly is it that makes you cry like this?

Even though she was excited, she had to remain calm.

"Is it the Guanshan Taibao who granted Li Xin?"

Zhang Yan frowned.

"Your Majesty! How can a dignified first-rank official be crying here? I will order someone to drive him away right now."

An elderly nun on the side was about to order the guards to go over and check.

"How presumptuous, did I ask you to drive me away?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan looked over with a cold look, which frightened the grandma so much that she trembled and quickly lowered her head without daring to say anything.

"stop!"

Zhang Yan raised her head slightly and ordered the entire Feng Luan honor guard to stop where they were.

Then Lu Lingxuan opened the sedan curtain and helped Baozhu down.

After Zhang Yan broke away from Lu Lingxuan, she walked towards the crying master alone.

"My lady..."

"Shut up!"

Mammy wanted to speak out, but Lu Lingxuan stopped her sternly.

Zhang Yan had walked more than ten meters and walked to the master.

But the further we walked, the heavier I felt.

Master, Master!

How much injustice have you suffered to make you look like this?

Didn't you even notice when your disciple walked in front of you?

It’s been a few years since I last saw you, and you’ve become thinner and thinner. What have you experienced in these years?

The girl stood still and wanted to squat down and hug her master, but she knew it was impossible.

She could only sigh.

"Feng Taibao, why are you crying?"

"Hehehe, why do you think..."

"I can't see the bright future, but I can't finish the twists and turns of the road..."

The master didn't even raise his head, crying about the unfairness of his fate.

A line of clear tears fell from Zhang Yan's eyes.

Wherever the future is ever bright, the road is always tortuous!

Master, Master, why can’t you understand this?

She could only sigh and said: "Hey... if you can't see the future, don't you already see the twists and turns of the road and don't want to go on?"

Even if the road ahead is dark, we still have to carry a lantern and walk at night!

Li Xin finally regained some sense and suddenly raised his head when he heard the voice and was stunned.

They looked at each other, four years apart.

The eyes of both parties met, and both of them felt excited.

Master, Baozhu misses you so much.

But for Li Xin, he was not sure whether his apprentice recognized him.

Even if he recognized it, he must not reveal anything for the sake of his disciple's life.

He hurriedly wiped his tears, stood up, and bowed his hands.

"Oh, I was so angry that I bumped into the Queen. It's a capital crime. It's really a capital crime..."

Zhang Yan's heart twisted tightly as she listened to her master's words.

If the other party is desperate, what does it matter if she also throws this life away?

Back then you didn't hesitate to throw away your status as the number one scholar to save me.

How can one say a capital crime nowadays.

pity……

There aren’t that many ifs.

Zhang Yan returned to her calm look and looked at Li Xin calmly.

"Excuse me. I happened to be passing by. I wonder why Taibao Feng is crying?"

"If you have any grievances or injustices, you can tell me and I will make the decision for you."

She still asked the question that concerned her most.

Li Xin smiled bitterly.

Baozhu, Baozhu, what can you, a harem queen, do for foreign ministers?

This is still too presumptuous.

If someone with a heart hears it and spreads it to the ears of Zhu Youxiao or Wei Zhongxian, it will inevitably bring death to you.

He could only shake his head.

"No, no! Madam, I was about to leave the palace, but my eyes were narrowed by the wind. It's really embarrassing, haha...

With that said, Feng Lixin handed over his hand again.

"Mother, if nothing happens, I will leave now."

As he spoke, he turned sideways, took a few steps back, turned around and was about to leave.

Zhang Yan looked at her master's back blankly, her heart getting heavier and heavier.

Master.

My father is leaving me, and you don’t dare to recognize me.

Could it be that Baozhu will really become a loner in the future?

It's okay, Master.

You wait and wait.

Wait for Baozhu to plan everything for you and me...

Revenge!

Unexpectedly, Li Xin took two steps and turned around again.

"Oh, by the way! Concubine."

"It's not peaceful in the city these days. No matter what happens, please don't leave the palace again..."

Li Xin stopped talking, fearing that there would be another tragedy tomorrow.

Zhang Yan's brows showed some thought and she nodded slightly.

"I know it!"

"My minister retire."

Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left without hesitation.

After Li Xin had completely walked out of the aisle, Feng Luan's honor guard began to move to pick up the queen and get into the sedan chair.

"Your Majesty, you, the majestic Lord of the Sixth Palace, are you gossiping with foreign ministers?"

Unexpectedly, the nanny came over and started making noise again.

"And this Guanshan Taibao, it's really interesting. He cried loudly in the forbidden area of ​​the imperial city. If the censor sees it, he will take a copy of him and teach him to be dismissed from office..."

"you……"

Lu Lingxuan couldn't listen any longer and scolded the other party sharply again.

Zhang Yan glanced at Ling Xuan and suddenly smiled lightly.

"Mother Song?"

"The servant is here."

The nanny named Song responded hurriedly.

"Haha, I heard that you have recently been in close contact with a eunuch named Liu, the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Is he your servant?"

Ok?

As soon as she said this, Grandma Song was stunned for a moment.

I was nervous at first, but then I saw Queen Zhang smiling, and then I breathed a sigh of relief.

What is a Caihu?

It is the nickname of the husband who eats food in the palace.

Although this kind of thing is very common, it is expressly prohibited, and you definitely cannot call each other "grandfather and wife".

Therefore, the eunuch who is facing food is generally called Caihu.

Moreover, this rookie Liu Gonggong has a good background and is one of Wei Zhongxian's confidants.

Aunt Song is Ke Yinyue's slave, but she was recently transferred to Kunning Palace to serve the Queen.

Seeing the Queen suddenly asking, Nanny Song had a bit of pride on her face.

"Ah, yes, haha, empress! It's all a joke. Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

The smile on Zhang Yan's face suddenly dropped.

"You admitted it?"

"You are so outrageous, I remember it clearly! Taizu has taught that anyone who is caught eating food in the palace will be punished by having his skin peeled off!"

"Mother Song, tell yourself, you don't know whether to peel off your skin or not?"

boom!

After hearing Queen Zhang's words, Grandma Song was almost frightened to death.

She never expected that the other party would suddenly mention this ancestral precept.

The great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang hated eating in the palace very much. Indeed, he once said that if he and Queen Ma found someone eating food, they would be punished immediately by skinning and eating grass.

What is peeled grass?

It means peeling off all the skin from a person's body, stuffing it with straw and placing it on the ground for people's warning.

But these rules were abandoned after Emperor Cheng Zhu Di ascended the throne.

Because there was an eunuch named Liu Tong beside Zhu Di, who was brave in battle and deeply loved by Zhu Di. He specially rewarded him with a palace maid to become his wife, which was a marriage granted by the emperor.

Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty set the precedent. Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral precepts have gradually become obsolete, and it is very common for couples to eat each other in the palace.

In addition, the status of eunuchs rose in the late Ming Dynasty. If there were not a few eunuchs who could eat the palace maids, they would be embarrassed to go out.

But now...

When Empress Zhang mentioned the ancestral precepts, no one dared to deny it.

Not recognizing Taizu's ancestral teachings is a heinous crime that will punish the nine clans.

Nanny Song knelt down in a hurry, her whole body trembling.

"Your Majesty, please spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life. I know I was wrong, and I will never dare to eat with that Eunuch Liu again..."

"Spare your life?"

Zhang Yan's voice was still cold: "Mother Song, do you want me to violate the ancestral precepts?"

Mother Song was so frightened that she knocked her head on the ground with a thud.

"Empress! Please spare me. I can serve the Holy Lady. You don't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face..."

Grandma Song’s meaning is very clear.

The Holy Lady's guest, Yinyue, is fucking eating with Nine Thousand Years Old.

If you can, peel off their skin too?

"Hahaha, do you know how to look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face?"

Zhang Yan turned a deaf ear and was not afraid of the other party's threats.

"That's all. I eat fast and chant Buddha's name. After all, I won't be able to see this bloody scene..."

Nanny Song was immediately ecstatic, thinking that Queen Zhang had let her go.

Who knew that the next words would strike her like a thunderbolt.

"Just kill him with a stick."

After Zhang Yan finished speaking lightly, she turned around and boarded Fengluan.