Zhu Song took the jade pendant from the guard's hand, and found that the jade pendant was only half, as for the other half...

Zhu Song fiddled with the sleeve for a while, and took out the other half of the jade pendant, and directly pieced it together with the previous half.

"Where's the person?" Zhu Song's eyes lit up and he asked.

The guard said: "Still waiting outside the gate of the mansion!"

"Go and invite that person to the middle court!" Zhu Song ordered, and seemed to think of something at the end, and continued: "There should be more than one of them, as long as they are together, invite me to the middle court!"

In fact, Zhu Di asked Mu Su to bring this half jade pendant to Zhu Song. The purpose was to cooperate with the mission, so that Zhu Song would not mistake the person who came to meet him.

A quarter of an hour later, the guards came in with a scholar in blue, a scholar in white and two middle-aged servants.

It was Ji Gang and his three Jin Yiwei.

"You all go down!" Seeing these two pairs of master and servant, Zhu Song waved to the guards and maids in the palace, and sent them all down.

After regaining his composure and looking at the four of them, Zhu Song suddenly smiled and asked Ji Gang who was still dressed in blue: "If this king guessed correctly, your name shouldn't be Ji Zhong?"

"The lord has seen the lower officials?" Ji Gang didn't answer Zhu Song directly, and there was no awe on his face, he just asked in a little surprise.

Although they knew that Jinyiwei were all bold and cruel guys, they still served the imperial court after all.

Even though Master Hongwu abolished Jinyiwei, the extremely strict hierarchical system has been deeply baked into Jinyiwei's bones.

Jin Yiwei who dared to talk to a dignified prince like this, and who didn't seem to have the slightest awe, was really rare these days, so Zhu Song became a little curious about Ji Gang.

"Have you seen it?" Zhu Song shook his head and said, "If this king has met you, do you think you can still talk to this king here?"

The meaning of Zhu Song's words is very clear. It's not Lord Hongwu who is in charge now. In the entire Ming Dynasty, except for Zhu Di who dared to accept Jin Yiwei's gang of eagle dogs, who else has the guts?I'm afraid Jin Yiwei will be sent to prison by the Ministry of Punishments just after he shows up in Yingtian Mansion.

Others may not be able to understand the charades in Zhu Song's words, but who is he, Ji Gang, who knows how to read words and expressions, and figure out the psychology of King Yan, how could he not know what Zhu Song meant?

"It seems that I underestimated His Royal Highness the King of Han!" Ji Gang's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect the prince's words to be so sharp that he was stunned for a few breaths.

"My lord is joking, I have never been to Yingtian Mansion before!" Ji Gang smiled, and said: "My lord, however, is quite different from the image passed down by the outside world!"

"Hahaha!" Zhu Song laughed loudly, "The world laughs at me for being crazy, and I laugh at the world for not being able to see through it. It's just a reputation, and I won't lose a piece of meat after being scolded a few times. What's the matter?"

A dude who has been eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and fighting for more than ten years has such a strong mentality.

If it weren't for King Han's true temperament, he is just talking big now; otherwise, King Han has been pretending for more than ten years, then... this mentality is really terrible!

Ji Gang, who had realized that he had misjudged Zhu Songbing's nature and ability, became more or less respectful. "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei is in command of Ji Shi Ji Gang, and I have met His Royal Highness King Han!"

"Ji Gang, eh? Ji...what did you say your name is?" Zhu Song muttered a few words, suddenly realized something was wrong, and suddenly raised his tone.

One must know that this Ji Gang is not a passer-by, A and B soldiers. He was a popular man under Zhu Di during the Yongle period. He was not only an official to the commander of the Jinyiwei, but also in charge of the emperor's army and the prison.

Moreover, Ji Gang was rebellious, scheming, and good at catering to the holy will. For his own rights and status, he often used harsh punishments and laws, framed and slandered many famous officials and virtuous generals in the world, all died in Ji Gang's hands.

If you want to talk about the number one Eagle Claw in the Ming Dynasty, it must be Ji Gang, Commander Ji!

"Your Highness, next official Ji Gang!" Ji Gang didn't know what the master in front of him was thinking about, so he could only re-introduce himself.

"So you are Ji Gang!" Zhu Song walked around Ji Gang for a few laps, then suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Not to mention, with your outfit, if you don't reveal your identity, no one will know who you are. The ruthless Jin Yiwei!"

"Your Highness is absurd!" Ji Gang's face was a little dumbfounded.

"Okay, now that we know each other, let's make a long story short." Zhu Song is hungry now, so let's understand the task first, "Brother Sihuang asked me to hold a poetry meeting, and I asked me to arrange for you Jin Yiwei sneaked into the venue, this is also easy to handle. Now, this king wants to know what the specific mission of your visit is!"

"what?"

Ji Gang was fooled by Zhu Song's words, this is too straightforward, he Jin Yiwei is under the command of King Yan, he has done some things such as coercion, torture and torture in the past, when was he asked back?

But this time it was the prince who asked, plus what Zhu Song said before, he didn't dare to underestimate the master, so he said honestly:

"Your Highness, according to the order given to us by His Royal Highness King Yan, the main task of our Jinyiwei when we come to Yingtian Mansion this time is to arrange spies to enter the mansions of Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and other Jianwen diehard ministers. In addition to monitoring the daily activities of these ministers Besides, when necessary..."

Speaking of this, Ji Gang had a cruel smile on his face, and at the same time made a horizontal stroke with his right hand under his neck.

"This king has no ability to help you with this task!" Zhu Song frowned after listening to Ji Gang's narration, "If you want to say that you know these great scholars, this poetry meeting can be accomplished, but if you want to enter In their mansion, this king has more than he wants but not enough energy!"

"Your Majesty knows His Highness's difficulties!" Ji Gang was not surprised by Zhu Song's answer, "During the poetry meeting, you can just point out the servants and guards in Fang Xiaoru's house to Xia Guan and others. Don't worry about your Highness, the next official will take care of everything!"

Hey, this is something new!

When people want to enter the mansions of the princes and ministers, the first thing they want to know is the princes and ministers. This master is very good, why did he black out the servants and guards in the mansion?

What kind of trick is this?

"Ji Gang, you are aware of the importance of this mission!" Zhu Song's face became serious, "If you fail this time, it's hard for you to explain to Brother Sihuang, or you might even lose your life!"

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I, Ji Gang, have never done anything uncertain!" Ji Gang had a faint smile on his face, "If the task entrusted by His Royal Highness King Yan cannot be completed this time, Ji Gang will never leave Yingtian Mansion alive!"

Zhu Song didn't give Ji Gang a chance to repent, and said, "Okay, there is no joke in the army!"

……

In the blink of an eye, another five days passed, and it was the day when Han Wangfu held a poetry meeting.

In the past few days, all the celebrities, nobles, and humble scholars from the states, counties and counties that were still under Wang Hua rushed to Yingtian Mansion.

These people all came to Yingtian Mansion to participate in the poetry meeting. Such a good opportunity to become famous is a good opportunity that should not be missed by those who are famous scholars and scholars from poor families.

In this situation, it is enough to catch up with the New Year's Eve!

From Yingtianfu to Jiaxingfu, those who return to Beijing can take the official road or the waterway.

Starting in the early morning, if it is a pure horse carriage, it can travel up to 150 miles a day, and Jiaxing Mansion is only seventy or eighty miles away from Nanjing City. If it is a fast boat, it will take about half a day to arrive.

Today, on the Qinhuai River heading for Nanjing, a special pair of brothers ushered in.

One is Xie Zhenying, the second son of Xie Jin, the Hanlin Daizhao of the Ming Dynasty.

Xie Zhenying was only seventeen years old, despite his young age, he had already passed the Juren examination. It was extremely rare for such an age to pass the Juren examination in the Ming Dynasty.

However, he was originally born on Climbing.com, and his father Xie Jin was a famous writer, calligrapher, and poet in the Ming Dynasty...Under such influence, Xie Zhenying and his elder brother Xie Zhenliang have been quite competitive since they were young , It can be said that he is full of poetry and books, full of economics!

Chapter 37 The Xie Brothers

With Xie Zhenying's ability, even if he is sent to a local county magistrate, he can do it.

It's just that this kid has been arrogant since he was a child, and he used his father as the benchmark, so even if Zhu Yunwen had promised Xie Zhen an official position, this guy just went through the motions, and after ten days and a half months he used his lack of ability as an excuse , resigned from office.

Because of this, Xie Zhenying gained a good reputation of being "like a father", and he was quite famous among Qingliu and poor scholars.

It can be said that if Xie Zhenying continues to develop according to this momentum, even if he does not become an official in the court in the future, he will still be a great scholar in literature among the people!

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