Yan Cigui

Eunuch Cao said: "It's unclear whether that person got mixed up with the guards or sneaked into the temple through someone's help."

 The Holy Father was not surprised by this.

Li Shao was anxious: "If it's not among those eunuchs, it will be difficult to find him."

"Your Highness," Xu Jian advised, "this is not an easy task, and there is no need to rush it. If you really find a monkey-faced **** in the palace with great fanfare, it will attract people's attention."

 It’s not that Li Shao doesn’t understand, but he can’t help but be anxious.

 It’s okay even if you don’t remember it at all. Once you remember something, you’ll inevitably be scratching your head and want an answer right away.

Eunuch Cao sighed secretly.

 He did try his best, but this matter does not necessarily result in success if he tries his best.

“After that, I need to ask the Duke of Guo to look for old documents from the Ministry of Punishment,” Cao Gonggong said, “and cross-compare them to see if we can gain anything.”

 Xu Jian responded naturally.

Eunuch Cao turned his eyes from several people.

For those who work in front of the emperor, the east side does not need to be lit, but the west side must be lit up. It cannot be completely dark and appear incompetent and dull.

“Feng Chang told me a few words,” Cao Gonggong said. “When he was a child, he was sold into a house with children of the same age. He learned the rules from a steward named Bao.

Guanshi Bao was also a eunuch. Before Feng Chang came to Beijing, he had learned a lot about the palace rules and could speak the capital dialect. Guanshi Bao helped.

Xiao Xiao searched the old files in the palace and could not find the **** named Bao for the time being.

Feng Chang said that he had seen Wang Sixian several times in the house. There were also other eunuchs who showed up, including one named Tong. "

 Xu Jian frowned.

"There is indeed an **** named Tong in the palace," Eunuch Cao continued, "but it doesn't match what Feng Chang described."

As he spoke, Eunuch Cao elaborated further.

 The Holy Spirit nodded slightly.

 Xu Jian pondered.

 He knew two young father-in-laws.

 One was the young father-in-law who helped manage the banquets in the palace. He was in his thirties. Xu Jian had some interactions with him at the thank-you banquet last year.

The other one was Eunuch Tong who appeared in Chenmi Hutong. According to Su Chang, the man was over forty years old. He was quite thin and had slender eyes. No matter how hard he tried to describe it, he couldn't describe it. He had no characteristics.

 Of these two, neither one has a monkey face anyway.

If it’s a monkey face, it wouldn’t be said to have no characteristics.

 Besides, the age doesn’t match up. According to Li Shao’s recollection, the monkey face looked like he was in his forties or fifties more than ten years ago. If he were alive now, he would be in his fifties or sixties.

As for the Eunuch Tong mentioned by Feng Chang, he was around thirty at the time. In fact, he could be considered consistent in age with the man who appeared in Chenmi Hutong.

 As to whether they are the same person, it is difficult to say at the moment.

Xu Jian thought about it and asked a few more questions: "Eunuch Cao, how many young men have been found?"

Eunuch Cao replied: "I am only twelve years old. I just entered the palace three years ago and now I am sweeping the back garden.

He died in the 53rd year of his life and died in the 11th year of Taixing. He used to work for Ruan Guiren, the late emperor.

There was another man who was just over thirty and was attending the palace banquet with Eunuch Zhang. "

  It really doesn’t match any of them.

The matter was temporarily deadlocked, so the Holy Emperor put it aside and only explained the Ministry of Punishment matters to Li Shao and Xu Jian.

Li Shao didn't take his mind back, and his face was straight, so that no one could see through his absent-mindedness at a glance.

After exiting the imperial study room, Xu Jian and Li Shao went back to Qianbu Corridor together.

There have been several spring rains. Recently, new buds have appeared on the branches and the early spring flowers have also exposed their buds. It is a prosperous scene.

Li Shao had no intention of looking at the flowers, and his hurried steps showed his anxiety.

Wang Gouzi followed beside him, thinking that the interview just now might not have gone well.

Before entering the royal study, His Highness was not in high spirits, but he was in a decent mood. Unexpectedly, after he came out, even his steps were filled with impatience.

 “What Feng Chang told you is not nonsense, right?” Li Shao turned to ask Xu Jian.

Xu Jian pursed her lips.

 He didn't want to talk about the "child father-in-law" in front of Wang Gouzi, but Li Shao had no such defense.

The Holy Father only told Li Shao not to talk to others about Dingguo Temple, but Feng Chang was not the same thing, and Xu Jian's rash hints were of no use.

Firstly, Li Shao may not cooperate, and secondly, Wang Gouzi might figure out that Li Shao has something to hide from the people around him.

“I don’t know Feng Chang very well, so I’m not sure whether he will talk nonsense.” Xu Jian answered in a satisfactory manner.

Li Shao sneered: "Eunuch Cao also wants to submit a mission. If it's true or false, we'll report it first."

 After saying this, Li Shao stopped commenting, and Xu Jian of course also skipped this topic.

The barking dog's eyes flashed, and he was very curious about this.

He wanted to trick His Highness, but it was not a wise choice to do so in front of the Duke, so he restrained himself.

Since it is impossible for the Duke of the State to follow His Highness all day long, it will not be too late for him to ask again when he returns to Yuqing Palace today.

 When he left the palace, he had already passed Shen Zheng, and he was discharged not long after he sat in the Ministry of Rites.

After dinner, Wang Gouzi helped Li Shao rinse his mouth, and pretended to ask casually: "Your Highness, is Feng Chang serving your father-in-law before I am transferred here?"

Li Shao spit out the tea in his mouth: "Why did you ask about him?"

"The little one only heard that he committed a crime and was taken away by Eunuch Cao..." Wang Gouzi smiled sarcastically, "When the little one was first transferred, Eunuch Guo and Eunuch Cao both told him to be careful and disciplined. , Don’t follow in Eunuch Feng’s footsteps, but no one can tell me what this kind of dust is like.”

 “Eating the inside out, having evil intentions!” Li Shao became angry when he thought of Feng Changlai.

 He trusted Feng Chang so much, but he didn’t expect that Feng Chang and the king had been together for six years!

Li Shao felt as sick as a fly when he thought that Feng Changming was obedient to him and did everything for him, but his calculations were going on behind his back.

Through reminders and reports, Feng Chang brought private goods with him, all for the purpose of harming him.

 But he was led by Feng Chang, and Feng Chang didn't know how to laugh at him behind his back!

The more Li Shao thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He gritted his teeth and said to Wang Gouzi: "You must not follow in the footsteps of Feng Chang.

 Let me tell you, there is no joy in falling into the hands of Eunuch Cao.

 Feng Chang is not dead yet. I don’t know what he did to Eunuch Cao!

It would be okay if he said something true, but if it was false, it would be even worse than death if Eunuch Cao took care of him later. "

Wang Gouzi seemed to be frightened. His face was pale, his neck was shrinking, and his voice was trembling: "Your Highness, please don't scare me. How dare you do anything so embarrassing..."

"If you don't dare to do it, what are you afraid of?" Li Shao patted Wang Gouzi on the face. "Hey, you are so timid," Wang Gouzi turned his head flatteringly and leaned forward to show his other side, "What did Eunuch Feng tell a lie?"

Li Shao only cared about flattering Wang Gouzi: "I don't know if I made it up to say that a child **** is not a child eunuch."

 Wang Gouzi took a deep breath.

 Child eunuch?

Eunuch Tong? !

He was in a state of confusion and wanted to ask a few more questions, but he saw that Li Shao had already stood up and went to the clean room.

With such an interruption, Wang Gouzi couldn't bring the topic back again after waiting for Li Shao to wash his hands. He could only think about it in his heart.

 In fact, he didn’t know Eunuch Tong, but he had heard that there was such a person around his master.

Although it is not clear what exactly Feng Chang told Eunuch Tong, it would be bad if Eunuch Cao was asked to follow the instructions...

Even if Feng Chang only said the word "child" this time, he had already opened his mouth once, and he would definitely be pried open by Eunuch Cao a second time.

No matter what, we still have to report to the master and make preparations in advance.

 Assist the government of the country.

 The tables in the main courtyard have also just been removed.

With no one around to wait on her, Lin Yunyan paced back and forth in the room to eat and listen to Xu Jian's talk.

When she heard about "Tong Gonggong", she couldn't help but pause.

Xu Jian said: "The **** Su Chang met in Chenmi Hutong claimed his surname was Tong. Feng Chang also confessed that he had met a **** named Tong in his early years.

　　If there really is such a young father-in-law, he cannot be found in the palace roster.

 It can be said that none of them have the surname Tong, so maybe the surname Tong is the fake surname he or they usually use. "

"Eunuch Cao is very meticulous in his work. He even dug out the almanac of the 11th year of Taixing's death. It is expected that there will be no omissions," Lin Yunyan said. "As long as you have served as an errand in the palace, there will be records."

Whether it is a purification in the palace or not, once you stay in the palace to do things, your name, surname, place of origin and other information are all available.

Another way is to purify themselves outside, and then not enter the palace, but find another palace such as the prince's palace, the prince's palace, the eldest princess's palace, etc. According to the rules, they can use the servants as servants. Then the information they report to the palace will say no. Right.

 Normally, you won’t fake it, but when you encounter someone with ulterior motives, it’s a different story.

 If the boy's father-in-law was in this situation, no matter how long Eunuch Cao looked through the roster in the palace, he would not gain anything.

“Did you just say that there are two other young masters in the palace?” Lin Yunyan asked.

Seeing Xu Jian nod, she thought for a while and continued: "People in the palace, whether they are maids or chamberlains, like to recognize relatives.

Those who have just entered the palace are not familiar with the place. If they want to learn more and find a better future, they will accept their godfather and godmother as their cousins, uncles and aunts. But the old people in the palace want to recruit a few obedient and sensible young people to do some things. , after being taught, many confidants also grew up in front of their master.

People with the same surname and hometown can have some connections. It is better to have such a relative than to fight alone.

There are also completely unrelated people who become brothers and sisters just because they have the same interests or get along well.

If you want to find out more about Eunuch Tong in the palace, this can be considered a direction.

The one who had only been in the palace for three years must not be the one. The other Eunuch Tong who took care of the palace banquets. Judging from his age, he must have never been in contact with the deceased one, but he might know something about the Eunuch Tong mentioned by Feng Chang. . "

Xu Jian listened, holding her chin with one hand, thoughtfully.

Although he has been in the court for a long time and is not completely unfamiliar with the palace, he does not know as much about the affairs of the inner court as Lin Yunyan, who grew up next to the Empress Dowager.

 When he first captured the king for six years, he lamented that this family liked to recognize relatives.

 In the sixth year of the king's reign, he became a nephew to Li Mi's **** Ge Gonggong. After leaving the palace, he adopted a goddaughter.

Now that I think about it, it’s not that Wang Liuliu likes to recognize him, but that many people in the palace follow this path.

Now is the time to look for various clues, and of course we cannot miss any of them.

Xu Jian said: "I will look for an opportunity to ask Eunuch Tong."

 The next day.

After leaving the court, Li Shao went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

Because he was going to the Ministry of Justice to observe government affairs in a few days, Xu Jian did not let Li Shao read many new documents in the last few days at the Ministry of Rites. He only took the "daily insights and experiences" that the two of them had handed in before. Come back and comb it through.

The Holy Emperor was very satisfied with this way of summarizing his thoughts every day. Even though it was Xu Jian who urged Li Shao to write it at first, over time, even when Xu Jian was recovering from his injuries and not following him, Li Shao persisted. .

 It doesn’t matter whether he is diligent or not, it’s just that his father likes him.

　　It only takes a quarter of an hour to rack your brains. Li Shao is still willing to do it to please his father.

Eunuch Cao sorted and bound the books that were handed in every day, and got back several volumes.

Li Shao read it from the beginning for a while, with "satisfaction" in his eyes.

 Happy with himself.

There was no one else in the study, so Li Shao made no secret of his pride and boasted to Xu Jian.

 Xu Jian followed Li Shaozai's compliments a few words, and then lowered his voice: "Where is Eunuch Wang?"

"Isn't it outside?" Li Shao raised his head after hearing this and looked out through the half-open window. He didn't see Wang Gouzi's figure on the corridor where he usually stands. "Tsk, maybe it's convenient to go there?"

Xu Jian noticed Wang Gouzi leaving half a quarter of an hour earlier.

Yuan also thought that it would be convenient for him to go, but he didn't come back after waiting for half a quarter of an hour, which made him feel abnormal.

On weekdays, Wang Gouzi would choose to stay close to Li Shao to ensure that he did not miss the slightest movement around Li Shao. Even if it was inconvenient to stay in the study, he would stand on the corridor.

It's just across the window. As long as the words inside are not whispers, even if you can't hear the specific content, you won't ignore it.

Xu Jian looked at Li Shao calmly and made some judgments in her heart.

“It’s okay if you’re not here,” Xu Jian pretended to be relieved and said in a lower voice, “Your Highness, do you think the ‘Eunuch Tong’ mentioned by Feng Chang is a fake surname?”

"Who knows," Li Shao said angrily when he mentioned Feng Chang, "he was taken away by Eunuch Cao. If he was in front of me, I would kick him hard. What a piece of shit!"

Xu Jian glanced at Li Shao's expression and said, "You are the Crown Prince, how could you not have people with bad intentions around you? Feng Chang is one, Geng Baoyuan is one, and Qian Hu is nothing..."

Li Shao directly interrupted Xu Jian's words, gritted his teeth and asked: "Didn't you have a hand in Geng Baoyuan's matter? Shan Shen went to your Fuguogong's house a lot in the past few days, right? Liu Xun's autograph by his aunt Xin, I'm curious, where did you get it? Who else would have that thing except you, the Liu family?"

"What your Highness said is wrong," Xu Jian said calmly, not afraid of Li Shao's accusation. "Sir Shan did come to the Duke's Mansion several times. He was troubled by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment in those days, so he wanted to find someone. Pour some bitter water.

I have a good relationship with him and have handled cases together.

I can't do much, but it's okay to listen to Master Shan's chatter. He also has this habit. When he encounters a headache, he comes to chat with me.

 But the so-called Liu family...

Your Highness, my surname is not Liu, but Xu.

Your Highness knows very well what the relationship between Chen, Liu Jing and Liu Xun is. "

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