Dressed as Tang Bohu

In the capital, Emperor Hongzhi left the afternoon court, and without taking a short rest, two red-robed father-in-laws came into the imperial study with thick official documents.

Zhu Houzhao had just helped his father to sit down, and seeing this scene, he was in a bad mood, and wanted to slip away before his butt was hot.

How could Zhu Youtang not know what was going on in his mind, so he tried to test it, and said to himself: "Hey, isn't this the Shangshu of Nanchang Prefecture in Jiangxi Province? They have something to report."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his ears pricked up, he twisted his back and sat back in his original position, poking his head up as if studying hard, but in fact his eyes had already drifted to the Nanchang mansion booklet.

"Father, don't you read?" Zhu Houzhao looked at his father eagerly.

Zhu Youtang glanced at him, knowing exactly what he was thinking.It's rare to say that Tang Ziwei gave the prince some kind of ecstasy. It's been almost a month, and Zhu Houzhao, who has always been very fresh and forgetful, still has such a great interest in him.

Zhu Youtang opened the booklet, and there was not much content inside, but simply explained the general situation of the suppression of bandits.A small number of bandits who fled spread the news to other places, and the effectiveness of the bandit suppression in Nanchang is obvious to all.

Zhu Houzhao came over to have a look, and said, "This is considered a meritorious service, and it should be rewarded!"

"Rewards are meant to be rewarded, but..." Zhu Youtang didn't finish speaking, he suddenly covered his mouth and coughed a few times, his body fell back, and he couldn't move for a while.

Zhu Houzhao turned pale with fright, and hurriedly yelled to send someone to invite the imperial physician.Zhu Youtang held Zhu Houzhao's wrist with trembling thin fingers, with complicated eyes.

His prince is still too young to be able to distinguish loyalty and goodness, and to take care of the 6000 million people of the Ming Dynasty.

Tang Ziwei is a capable minister, but not necessarily a loyal and good minister.And people like Tang Ziwei who have difficulty distinguishing loyalty from traitors are by no means a minority in the court.

"...Help me up."

Zhu Youtang struggled to sit back in front of the table, took a breath, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'll watch, you come to review these memorials. If you don't finish the review today, you are not allowed to leave the imperial study!"

Zhu Houzhao took a look at him, didn't dare to say anything more, got up and took the ink brush, and under Zhu Youtang's gaze, Zhan Zhan Weiwei reviewed the memorials one by one.

At this time in Nanchang, nearly a month had passed since Tang Ziwei's arrival.

Nanchang in June was no different from that in May. Tang Ziwei drove away a large number of bandits who had been stationed outside the city. The shops outside the city did have fewer disasters, but for some reason there were more people in the city. Gang of robbers.

Although these people don't do anything like robbery, murder, rape, or adultery, they often steal from door to door, entering every corner of the city, causing the people to suffer unspeakably.The county magistrate was also busy with these cases and some chores, and he was very busy.

The magistrate and the master are not in a hurry at all, because they secretly created this gang.

No matter when, intelligence is the most important.This group of thieves is the intelligence team secretly developed by Tang Ziwei and Ji Sheng. Ji Sheng is responsible for the overall training, and even Zhu Chenhao doesn't know about it.

Just because it was still in the early stage of development, many members who were originally thieves were hard to change, and the development funds were also a little tight. After discussing with Tang Ziwei, Ji Sheng and Tang Ziwei simply let them be self-sufficient, and at the same time exercised their skills.

"Master Ziwei, there is new information." Ji Sheng came in from the door, holding a note between his fingers and laughed teasingly, "Miss Qingge hasn't written to you for several days, do you want to know? Why?"

"Are you free?" Tang Ziwei didn't raise his head, "I said before, no matter what you call me in private, you must be called by your official title in this government office."

"It's really ruthless." Ji Sheng walked over, squeezed away the things on the table and half-lyed on his side, propped his head with one hand, and said to Tang Zi in awe:

"I heard that Miss Qingge broke a leg two days ago, she stayed in her room to thank guests behind closed doors all day long, and the bustard scolded her so badly that the whole street knew about it."

Tang Ziwei frowned slightly and asked, "What's going on?"

"Are you interested? This matter..."

Ji Sheng was about to speak in detail when he heard footsteps coming from outside. After a while, someone knocked on the door and walked in.

"My lord?" This was Tang Ziwei's voice.

"My lord, why are you here again?" It was Ji Sheng's voice.

I saw Zhu Chenhao coughed twice, and said: "This king has a serious business today to find Ziwei, and those who have nothing to do with it should step down first."

"Since it's a business matter, why do you need me to step down, what do you think, my lord?" Ji Sheng changed his posture and leaned on the table, winking at Zhu Chenhao.

Zhu Chenhao snorted through his nose, but didn't say yes or no.

What can be said in the government office is definitely not a confidential matter.Tang Ziwei then said: "Ji Sheng is not an outsider, so just speak up if you have anything to do."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the two people in the room except Tang Ziwei changed dramatically, but their emotions were completely different.

Zhu Chenhao's face was unhappy, but he still pretended to be generous and said: "What Ziwei said is that I came here today to introduce someone for you."

"Oh? Who is the master who needs to be personally recommended by the prince?" Tang Ziwei asked.

Zhu Chenhao greeted outside, and then saw a middle-aged man dressed in brocade silk and a square scarf slowly walking in, and saluted everyone in the room.

"This is Mr. Liu Yangzheng, who was promoted in the fifth year of Hongzhi, and he is familiar with the art of war. The two of you should have more exchanges with him, and it will be beneficial." Zhu Chenhao said.

Liu Yangzheng?Tang Ziwei raised his eyes. He knew that this person was one of the two most important aides Zhu Chenhao relied on according to historical records.It's just that if this person is really capable, he won't be caught and beheaded within a month of rebellion.

Tang Ziwei raised the corners of his mouth and said, "I've met Brother Liu, but I don't know why Brother Liu, as a Juren and not an official in the court, wants to come to this small place?"

"This..." Liu Yangzheng looked at Tang Ziwei sitting firmly on the chair and didn't intend to get up to pay respects at all. He already had a grudge in his heart, but because Zhu Chenhao didn't speak, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and replied: " Xiaosheng naturally gave up his plan to enter the court as an official because he admired the celestial figure of the lord, and followed the lord wholeheartedly."

"Hahahaha...!!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Sheng burst out into a burst of laughter, thumping the table with his hands, his body trembling from laughing.

Both Zhu Chenhao and Liu Yang's faces changed, and as he laughed uncontrollably, they became more livid.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhu Chenhao asked.

Ji Sheng supported the table and stood up straight, and said: "Go back to the lord, I heard someone tell a joke, so I laughed."

Liu Yangzheng flicked his sleeves angrily, and said: "Xiaosheng said frankly that he has a heart of sincerity towards the prince, but you take it as a joke, what kind of heart do you have?!"

After finishing speaking, he turned to Tang Ziwei and said, "There is also Tang Zhuangyuan. I don't know why you came to this small place, but now you are just a county magistrate from the sixth grade. Just treat me with no courtesy. On the side, you still dare to sit like a mountain?!"

Tang Ziwei squinted his eyes, turned his eyes away from Zhu Chenhao, and looked at Liu Yangzheng at the same place.There was no trace of timidity in the latter's eyes, and under the cover of an expression of indignation, was an ambitious heart.

Tang Ziwei then rolled up his sleeves and said casually: "If the prince wants to sit, he can sit down as he pleases. I am not a servant, so I have no reason to stand with you."

Speaking of the prince, although Liu Yangzheng was angry, he didn't dare to speak nonsense, his eyes were wide open, and he looked at Zhu Chenhao.

Zhu Chenhao also felt that he had lost face in front of the newly invited gentleman, and was feeling annoyed.He received Liu Yangzheng's gaze, pursed his lips, and said: "This king specially introduces the new gentleman who has entered the mansion for you. The attitude of the two of you is a little too much."

"Oh? Firstly, I didn't speak ill of Brother Liu, and secondly, I didn't speculate wildly and tit-for-tat like Brother Liu. I don't know where I went too far. Please tell me clearly." Tang Ziwei said.

Zhu Chenhao was rendered speechless by what he said, but he was suffocating in his heart but didn't know where to start. He flicked his sleeves and walked out, "That's it, let's go!"

Liu Yangzheng stared dumbfounded at the back of Zhu Chenhao leaving, and then glanced at Tang Ziwei who was sitting firmly behind the table, with a gloomy look in his eyes, he quickly followed Zhu Chenhao's footsteps and left.

Ji Sheng jumped away from the table, ran to the door, watched the two walk away, closed the door, turned around and walked to Tang Ziwei's side.

"That guy looks very thoughtful, maybe he's a threat to you."

"Not really." Tang Ziwei said calmly.

Ji Sheng listened with a smile, and suddenly picked up the previous topic: "The matter of Miss Qingge seems to be related to the prince."

"You mean, the prince did it?" Tang Ziwei blinked, "But why did the prince make things difficult for her?"

"Our intelligence team can't spy on people's hearts. If you're interested, you might as well go and see for yourself. Maybe you'll know what's going on," Ji Sheng said.

Tang Ziwei thought for a moment, then nodded, "Then finish today's affairs, and you go with me."

"I won't go, let Xiao Hei go with you." Ji Sheng waved his hand, and said, "He's been training the intelligence team for the past few days, so let him take him down, and everyone will go steal good things." , how can I even think about collecting information?"

"Okay." Tang Ziwei nodded in agreement.

On the other side, Liu Yang was following King Ning back home.On the way back, he was thinking about how to replace Tang Ziwei's position in King Ning's heart.

Zhu Chenhao is only in his early twenties now, although his methods are fierce and his temper is not small, but in Liu Yangzheng's view, his mind is not difficult to control.But seeing that Tang Zhuangyuan today made Liu Yangzheng feel a sense of crisis in his heart.