Unofficial History of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty

Wu Jie hung his dimples and looked down at Emperor Zhengde, who was grinning his teeth. Behind Emperor Zhengde, the Siberian tiger was still sleeping soundly, with his chest heaving and falling, and occasionally he opened his mouth and yawned, and the stench of eating meat came to his face immediately.

This place was built by Emperor Zhengde to domesticate the Siberian tiger. There is a circular piece in the middle to raise the beast, and a circular platform is built on the eight-foot height.On weekdays, people stand on the platform, can feed, and can also take the whip and spear hanging on the wall to train the tiger at will.Every time the Siberian tiger was violently fought but could not pounce on Emperor Zhengde on the platform, he would pace back and forth wheezing his nose.At this time, Emperor Zhengde would be in a good mood and say: "Look at him! Does he look like someone?"

Most of this so-and-so offended Emperor Zhengde's civil servants.Jiang Bin later found out that there were not a few civil servants like Gu Qing who had been manipulated by Emperor Zhengde, and Emperor Zhengde mostly had this kind of teasing attitude towards those courtiers' "unreasonable making trouble".Of course, the emperor who had such a great time on weekdays would never have imagined that there were times when he was so "close" to ferocious beasts.

At this moment, Zhang Zhong and Zhang Yong were still in the Shenji Camp, while Jiang Bin was standing on the platform with a group of servants, called escorts, in order to prevent the news from leaking.Wu Jie casually whipped the whip on the shelf, and said to the stunned people: "The emperor will fight the tiger tonight, so as to shock the sky."

Fearing that they might kill someone, several servants squirmed along the wall and wanted to slip out to report the news, but Jiang Bin, who was sharp-eyed, brought them back one by one.

Emperor Zhengde stood in the center with a dignified expression and said with his hands behind his back: "Mr. Wu, for the sake of you and I traveling together..."

Wu Jie still smiled softly: "What the emperor said, I don't quite understand."

The Siberian tiger next to it made a timely grunt and smacked its lips, and Emperor Zhengde burst into tears looking at the bright moon outside the window.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside, occasionally mixed with the sound of scolding and clashing of weapons. Just as Jiang Bin wanted to see what happened, a person took the lead and broke into the door: "What is this for?"

When everyone turned their heads, they saw Zhang Rui, the eunuch with the handprint of Dongchang.

Dongchang was built by Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty in the 18th year of Yongle.The responsibilities of Dongchang range from hearing major cases jointly heard by the imperial court to supervising the trial of Jinyiwei North Town Fusi torturing repeat offenders, from monitoring every move of government officials in various yamen to checking every document in the yamen, from the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt of the people to the situation of tax payment. The scope has already surpassed the so-called "visiting against demons, treachery, etc., and equal power with Jinyiwei", and the information obtained by Dongchang can be reported directly to Emperor Zhengde, unlike Jinyiwei who must report in the form of memorials, so the eunuch in the palm of Dongchang is an eunuch He is second only to the eunuch Zhang Xiong, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies.Although Qian Ning, who is in charge of Jinyiwei, is domineering and domineering, he still has to be courteous in front of the governor of the East Police Factory, who is under surveillance by even Jinyiwei.

The words of Zhang Rui and Governor Zhang turned the situation around in an instant.Those trembling little eunuchs quickly moved behind Zhang Rui and the others to show that the matter had nothing to do with them.Zhang Rui glanced at Emperor Zhengde who was standing next to the Siberian tiger, and then turned his gaze to Wu Jie and Jiang Bin who were on the side.

Wu Jie said without changing his face: "The emperor insists on fighting the tiger, and we cannot dissuade him."

Just as Emperor Zhengde was about to refute, Wu Jie mouthed to him: "I told you not to lift."

Wu Jie really had this ability, although the conditioning prescriptions he gave Emperor Zhengde were all approved by the imperial hospital, but those who understand medicine may not know poison.

Between being injured by the tiger and failing to lift it, Emperor Zhengde chose the former.He straightened his back and made a gesture of stepping back to Zhang Rui who came forward to rescue him. Zhang Rui stood still, and Emperor Zhengde scolded in a low voice: "Are you going against it?"

Zhang Rui still wanted to say something, but Emperor Zhengde waved his hand more frequently.Zhang Rui had no choice but to stare at Wu Jie and Jiang Bin, and left with them.However, after a while, Qian Ning came in a hurry with a dozen Jinyi guards, apparently instructed by Zhang Rui to escort them.

Qian Ning also obeyed orders, fearing that Emperor Zhengde's wishes would be overwhelmed by thunder and rain, so he pretended to "rescue him" and retreated to the side.Wu Jie saw that "Rescue Soldiers" was nothing more than that, and a layer of powder came out with a wave of his sleeve.The sleeping tiger immediately sneezed loudly.

For a moment, there was silence.

The Siberian tiger shook its ears first, then slowly opened its eyes.

Originally thinking that it was just a harmless joke, Emperor Zhengde immediately jumped three feet high when he looked at the pair of bloodthirsty golden eyes: "Pull me up!"

Originally, the tiger was still sleepy, but after Emperor Zhengde yelled at him, he immediately woke up.Smelling Emperor Zhengde's body, he knew that he was the one who always played with it on weekdays. With a flick of his tail, he roared and rushed towards Emperor Zhengde.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhengde practiced martial arts since he was a child, so he reacted quickly and rolled on the spot to avoid the fatal blow.But the Siberian tiger turned around and rushed towards Emperor Zhengde again.Emperor Zhengde dodged from left to right, kicked his legs before the Siberian tiger jumped on him, and dangerously hooked upside down on the big iron hoop hanging from the platform to train the Siberian tiger to jump through hoops.This iron ring was used by Emperor Zhengde to train tigers on weekdays, but it saved his life at this moment.The Siberian tiger below pounced on the Emperor Zhengde who was hanging upside down on the iron ring several times but failed, panting for breath.However, the iron ring was not fixed, bearing the weight of Emperor Zhengde at the moment, it creaked as it swayed.

Qian Ning, who had been frightened for a long time, only reacted at this time, and shouted "Help me", the legs of the servants were already weak, and the Jin Yiwei behind him wanted to make a contribution, but they didn't know where to start.

The iron ring was some distance away from the top and bottom, and the iron chain connecting the iron ring was not strong. If the chain broke after being unable to pull it up, the consequences would be disastrous.Seeing that several of his subordinates were hesitating there, Qian Ning immediately felt ashamed and kicked one of them down.

The guard in Jin Yi was so frightened that he instinctively grabbed it, and happened to grab a hard one too... As soon as he lowered his head, he saw Emperor Zhengde smiling wryly at him.

After a "click", the two fell to the ground together.

The Siberian tiger at the bottom had been waiting for a long time, and rushed towards the two of them with a roar.

It was too late to say it, and then a knife blocked the stinking bloody mouth.The Siberian tiger held on to the knife and refused to let go, straightened up and rushed forward. Jiang Bin, who came to rescue him, held the knife with both hands, and his lunge trembled slightly due to too much force.Seeing that he was about to be unable to hold back, Jiang Bin suddenly let go of his strength and dodged to the side.The Siberian tiger immediately rushed forward, Jiang Bin took the opportunity to jump behind it, and stabbed at its hind leg.

When the Siberian tiger howled, Jiang Bin picked up the belts that Emperor Zhengde had thrown off Wu Jie and wrapped them around their waists.Wu Jie, Qian Ning, who was running around in a hurry, and several Jin Yiwei immediately pulled up with all their strength.

Originally, the two were about to be lifted up, but unexpectedly, the tiger roared and jumped up fiercely because of being injured by Jiang Bin, and grabbed Jiang Bin's back with one paw. Jiang Bin groaned, and the tiger fell to the ground. Knowing that he couldn't reach it anymore, he turned his head and rushed towards the young Jin Yiwei who was pushed down by Qian Ning before.As soon as Jiang Bin saw it, he threw the knife and thrust it straight in front of the Siberian tiger.The Siberian Tiger hesitated for a moment, and Jiang Bin had already fallen back into the field. He carried the Jin Yiwei on his body, leaped vigorously and grabbed the belt in mid-air again.

"pull!"

With Jiang Bin's roar, his boss immediately lifted the three of them up with all his strength.When they reached the platform, everyone who was still in shock finally took a breath.

Wu Jie, who was the instigator, immediately came over to check the injuries of the three people.Fortunately, neither the Emperor Zhengde nor the Jin Yiwei was injured, only Jiang Bin was injured on his back.

Emperor Zhengde breathed a sigh of relief, before he had time to speak, Qian Ning drew his knife in hindsight and pointed: "You put the emperor in danger! What should you do?!"

Emperor Zhengde raised his eyelids: "Qian Ning..."

Qian Ning immediately put on a loyal face, but heard Emperor Zhengde say: "Starting tomorrow, you go to guard the Imperial Prison..."

Qian Ning's knife hit the ground with a "bang".

The frightened Emperor Zhengde was immediately escorted back to his room to rest.Emperor Zhengde thought it was noisy, so they all retreated.Jiang Bin also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Emperor Zhengde: "How's the injury?"

"It has been healed, and there is no serious problem."

Emperor Zhengde stood up, took a step forward and said, "Where is Wu Taiyi?"

Jiang Bin took a step back: "The queen mother summoned you."

Emperor Zhengde took another step forward: "Look at hurting me."

Jiang Bin took another step back: "I am afraid that I will spoil the eyes of the emperor."

Emperor Zhengde was silent for a moment, pressed Jiang Bin on the bed and took off his clothes.The wound on Jiang Bin's back was not deep, but it was very ferocious. Emperor Zhengde couldn't bear it, so he put on a coat for Jiang Bin and said, "What reward do you want?"

Jiang Bin immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not."

Emperor Zhengde helped him and said, "How about giving you what Qian Ning has?"

Jiang Bin's heart skipped a beat when he met Emperor Zhengde's falcon-like eyes, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Don't dare."After thinking about it, he concealed it, and only asked to return to Xuanfu for a few days.

Emperor Zhengde agreed.

After the door closed behind him, Jiang Bin bowed his head and walked for a long time in a nonchalant manner.

The play that Zhang Zhong asked Wu Jie and Zhang Rui to cooperate with him was not very clever. Emperor Zhengde obviously saw the clues, but he followed their hearts and demoted Qian Ning to prison.Among them, there were too many things that Jiang Bin couldn't figure out.

The next day, Wu Jie, who claims to be Zhang Zhong's party, was assigned by Emperor Zhengde to Nanchang Mansion to treat King Ning's cough and asthma.

Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, whose ancestor Ningxian Wang Zhu Quan is the No.17 son of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.It was rumored that he was withdrawn and cruel. He raised dead men in his mansion, seized property, and robbed merchants. He was a domineering vassal.Emperor Zhengde threw Wu Jie to King Ning for treatment, which was tantamount to a death sentence in the eyes of others.

That day, when King Ning Zhu Chenhao came back, he saw Wu Jie holding his five and a half year old son in the yard basking in the sun.Zhu Chenhao frowned, and the smile on Zhu Mengyu's face immediately withered, and he called out "Father" in fear.Wu Jie turned around, with a warm smile still on his face: "You're back?"

Zhu Chenhao ignored him and walked into the study.Zhu Mengyu, who still didn't know how to hide his emotions, drooped his head in distress.

Wu Jie touched that tender little face that could squeeze out water and said: "Your father is just like this. Go, catch birds!"

After all, Zhu Mengyu is a child at heart, and he smiled again as soon as he said this.

In the study, Zhu Chenhao watched the two go away outside the window with a sullen face. The already cold appearance made people feel even more chilling at this moment.He was born with cough and asthma, especially in early autumn. Emperor Zhengde asked Wu Jie to come over, nominally to prevent it from happening, but in fact it was like putting an eyeliner beside him.

"My lord, why don't you kill this disaster?" Zhang Jin, the guard who followed Zhu Chenhao since he was a child, said angrily.

"Not yet." Zhu Chenhao turned around, blocking half of the light, "I asked you to check before..."

"That Jiang Bin is an avant-garde member of Xuanfu. He lost his parents when he was young. He was brought up by his uncle Jiang Ziqing. After the martial arts test, he got a job as a commander of the Weizhou Guard. Because of his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, he bribed Qian Ningde to see the dog emperor and was promoted to the left governor. .”

Zhu Chenhao tightened and loosened his five fingers under the sleeves, walked up to Zhang Jin and said, "Check out his uncle."

"Yes!"

"How is Zhang Chong's preparations going?"

Guard Commander Zhang Chong is Zhang Jin's elder brother. Unlike Zhang Jin who followed King Ning since he was a child, he is considered a monk halfway through. He was transferred to Prince Ning's mansion because of Zhang Jin's recommendation.

"I have found the sworn brother who knows Guangxi local officials and wolf soldiers!"

Zhu Chenhao nodded and let Zhang Jin go out, then stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the land that belonged to him for generations and imprisoned him.

On that day, Wu Jie and Zhu Mengyu did not appear in front of Zhu Chenhao again until it was dark.Although they couldn't get out of Prince Ning's Mansion, the courtyard of Prince Ning's Mansion was enough for two people to play.On Zhu Mengyu's small face, there are several cat's whiskers and mud under his fingernails.Zhu Chenhao, who was sitting at the table reading a book, glanced at him: "Clean it up."

Wu Jie looked at the untouched cold dishes on the table and knew that Zhu Chenhao was waiting for them, so he hugged Zhu Mengyu to wash his hands and sat down with them.The servant came to set the table and chopsticks, but Wu Jie's one was missing.Wu Jie raised his head and glanced at Zhu Chenhao, Zhu Chenhao took care of picking up the food.Zhu Mengyu looked back and forth between the two, then pushed his bowl and chopsticks to Wu Jie and said, "Doctor Wu eats first."

Wu Jie smiled, and hugged Xiao Mengyu, who was still hungry before, onto his lap, picked up a piece of fish that had just been served with chopsticks, and handed it to his mouth: "You go first, I'm not hungry."

Zhu Mengyu blinked, opened his mouth obediently, and swallowed the fish in one gulp.Wu Jie gently wiped his mouth for him, but with a "snap", a pair of chopsticks were slammed onto the table, and Zhu Chenhao fled away.

Wu Jie hurriedly gave Zhu Mengyu winks, and Zhu Mengyu jumped off Wu Jie's lap understandingly, and followed his father to the study.Zhu Chenhao knew that Zhu Mengyu had come with him, but he also knew that it was Wu Jie's order, so he was suffocated.Zhu Mengyu stood behind Zhu Chenhao with his hands behind his back, a small one, wishing to be covered by the elongated shadow.

It was still Zhu Chenhao who couldn't hold his breath, and said first: "'That's why a hundred battles are victorious, and it is not goodness that is not good'..."

Zhu Mengyu was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that Zhu Chenhao would test his endorsement, so he bit the bullet and continued: "Without fighting...but..."

"And what?" Zhu Chenhao turned around, staring closely at that little face full of fear.

Zhu Mengyu buried his head lowly. During the half month since Wu Jie came, he almost abandoned his studies and followed Wu Jie to play in the palace all day. He knew that his father would be unhappy, but he still couldn't resist the temptation...

"'A soldier who surrenders without fighting is a good man'" Zhu Chenhao knew that he couldn't answer, so he answered it on his own, then took a step forward and grabbed Zhu Mengyu's arm and said angrily, "Now, he doesn't want to waste a moment. One soldier will ruin my ten-year business...do you still enjoy it?!"

Zhu Mengyu was frightened by Zhu Chenhao's sudden questioning, took a step back, knelt down and said, "Please punish me..."

"Punishment?" Zhu Chenhao glanced coldly at Zhu Mengyu's blushing face, "Where did you go wrong?"

Zhu Mengyu couldn't speak, staring at his boots.

Zhu Chenhao sneered, and increased the strength in his hand: "Do you still remember your grandfather's legacy?"

Zhu Mengyu felt flustered when he thought of those grand plans and distant aspirations he couldn't understand: "I'll stay here for the rest of my life... what's wrong..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "pop", and the jade inkstone carved into a crouching tiger was swept to the ground.The broken tiger head stared at the "unfilial son" in front of him, making him tremble like a sieve.

Zhu Chenhao's chest heaved and he was out of breath.Still waiting to say more, but suddenly covered his heart and fell down on the armchair behind him.Zhu Mengyu panicked when he saw it, and immediately yelled for the guards.Hearing the sound, Wu Jie and Zhang Jin rushed in with a group of guards, only to see Zhu Chenhao who was curled up with a pale face and a "hissing" sound from his throat.

Knowing that it was a cough attack, Wu Jie pushed aside the crowd and walked to Zhu Chenhao's side and said, "Everyone get out!"

"Bold!" Zhang Jin pointed with a knife.

Wu Jie looked at Zhu Chenhao, who had a pale face and gasped for breath, and then squinted at the point of Zhang Jin's knife that was poked in front of his eyes. Finally, he sighed, supported Zhu Chenhao's back, bent over, lowered his head, and his four lips posted in one place.

For a moment, there was no sound.

Even Xiao Mengyu stared blankly at the usually gentle and elegant Tai doctor Wu, holding his father Ning in his arms as dry food.