Chapter 575 Fang Xing Didn't Take Revenge on Me?
Lu Zhen has been a little uneasy these days, and his eyelids are twitching. For this reason, he asked his old wife to go to the temple to ask for a peace talisman yesterday.
As a minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Zhen is still very diligent, getting up before dawn.
The little concubine Meihua helped him dress happily, and said softly: "Master, you have stayed here for a few days, Madam, will you..."
Lu Zhen felt that his eyelids were still twitching, so he said perfunctorily, "It's okay, just go and invite An Qin every day."
After getting dressed, Meihua brought mouthwash tea.
"Ha... poof!"
After breakfast, Lu Zhen went out on horseback.
After riding for a while, Lu Zhen felt that his eyelids were twitching even more. He touched the safety talisman and slowly thought about the recent affairs in court.
The human brain is amazing. When you want to sort out things, it will naturally be called out in chronological order.
When sorting out the artillery incident a few days ago, Lu Zhen was shocked, and only then did he realize why he was a little uneasy.
Lu Zhenjian transferred Zhu Gaoxu and Mu Sheng away, trying to trap Fang Xing in cochin.
Although the matter failed, he felt that his operation was excellent.
"How did I forget, this guy is Fang Dehua who claims to be magnanimous!"
Lu Zhen touched his eyelids and felt that they had stopped jumping, so he felt better.
"But this guy's revenge was quick before, why is there no movement this time? Could it be that he has changed his mind?"
If Fang Xing expressed anger and threatened him, then Lu Zhen would still think it was normal.
But it has been almost ten days since Fang woke up, and there is no movement at all, which makes Lu Zhen feel a little nervous.
"I have to be careful and talk as little as possible."
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Today's early court discussed the situation of Chen Cheng, a member of the Ministry of Rites, who returned from his mission to the Western Regions, but Lu Zhen, as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had to speak.
"Your Majesty, Chen Cheng traveled through 17 countries including Harleigh and Samarkand. Since the Tang Dynasty, I have been the only one who has been able to... These are all your majesty's literary and martial arts..."
Lu Zhen was talking endlessly below, and the officials listened to these flattery with ease.
If there are all serious faces in the court, everyone will feel uncomfortable, and it is good to have one person to adjust.
"...the people in Turpan believe in Buddhism more, and many Buddhist temples are built in the country. Dashigan..."
But Lu Zhen couldn't stop talking. Relying on his excellent memory, he remembered the information provided by Chen Cheng clearly. Judging by his posture, he probably wanted to explain the Western Regions clearly.
The officials were a little impatient, but Zhu Di squinted his eyes and listened.
With such a courtier who is similar to a storyteller, why should he work so hard to see it by himself!
But there are still a lot of things going on in our respective yamen. If Lu Zhen is allowed to continue talking, he will probably have to work overtime at noon.
Xia Yuanji was the busiest one, so he took advantage of the gap between Lu Zhen's words and said, "Your Majesty, the Household Department has to examine the cost of the Cochin Copper Mine today. Look..."
Only Xia Yuanji dared to say such a thing in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.
Lu Zhen was stunned. He felt that Xia Yuanji was teasing him, so he looked at Zhu Di aggrievedly.
This is a pet dog seeking shelter and comfort from its owner.
Zhu Di also listened to the general idea, and his understanding of the Western Regions has deepened a lot, so he felt that there was no point wasting any more time, so he said in a deep voice, "Is there anything else you can do?"
This is to tell the ministers, if you have something to say, if you have nothing to do, you should do what you should do.
"I'm fine, wait."
Zhu Di nodded slightly, and the eunuch who was calling was about to shout to retreat at the top of his voice.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di heard the sound and saw a eunuch sweating profusely outside the hall waiting for the call.
"What is it?"
The chief eunuch asked outside the hall, his sharp eyes stared at the eunuch with his head drooping and trembling slightly.
The eunuch licked his lips and said with difficulty: "There is a cochin woman crying outside the ritual department."
"Cochin woman?"
The eunuch felt something was wrong when he heard it, and he said in a low voice, "Didn't those cochin women go away? Where did they come from?"
The eunuch wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "The people from the Ministry of Rites are outside.
The woman said that she had a big grievance, if Daming didn't care about it, she would have slammed her head against the gate of the Ministry of Rites to death. "
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The eunuch stared wide-eyed and asked, "Is it true?"
As Zhu Di's personal eunuch, if he hadn't been politically sensitive, he would have been turned into a skeleton in a dry well in the palace long ago, and he would not still be standing upright now.
The eunuch said pitifully: "The servants are just relaying the story, and never dare to increase or decrease."
The eunuch gave him a gloomy look, then turned and went in.
"Your Majesty, there is a cochin woman crying out for grievances outside the door of the Ministry of Rites, saying that if she is ignored, she will bump her head to death in front of the door of the Ministry of Rites."
what rice?
This time it was the turn of Zhu Di and the officials to be astonished.
Those who can stand here are not short-sighted people. Everyone knows the purpose of these cochin women and the influence they bring.
Nima, there is a cochin woman complaining about her grievances, and she is still in the Ministry of Rites. What happened?
All eyes, including Zhu Di, were on Lu Zhen.
Lu Zhen had just said a lot of words, when his mouth was dry. Seeing these gazes, his cheeks trembled, and he said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I don't know about this!"
Zhu Di snorted coldly: "Go and ask that woman what kind of grievance she has!"
The chief eunuch went out and found the eunuch who was resting outside the door, and said in a low voice: "Go to the Ministry of Rites immediately, and say that His Majesty personally asked about the woman's grievances, go and come back quickly!"
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The eunuch turned around, and hurriedly turned around and bowed his head when he heard the low drink.
The eunuch thought for a while, and then he made up his own mind and said: "You went to comfort the girl, and take her outside the imperial city so that people can watch her, be smart, understand?"
The eunuch was at a loss, but he habitually obeyed the orders of the big boss in the palace, running faster than a rabbit.
Serving in the palace requires sharp eyes and quick hands, and even quicker feet, otherwise some people will be willing to push you down.
The eunuch immediately pleaded guilty after entering: "Your Majesty, this old slave is kind enough to comfort the woman, and take her outside the imperial city to wait."
Zhu Di thumped, remembering his negligence.
As Jinling is the capital, it is no surprise that news spreads quickly. If the news of the woman's grievances outside the Ministry of Rites reaches the ears of envoys from various countries, it will have a great impact.
"Forgive your innocence."
The chief eunuch expressed gratitude, then returned to his blank expression and returned to his seat.
Standing in the middle, Lu Zhen felt that those gazes were piercing his body like thin needles, making him extremely uncomfortable.
Those cochin women should be leaving the city now, could it be that one of them ran out halfway?
What wronged her?
Lu Zhen's mind was running through various thoughts rapidly, and finally he was sure that he did not make a mistake.
It must be Fang Xing, the woman might have been snatched by him, maybe the whole family was killed by him, so he escaped and complained.
Yes, it must be so!
Lu Zhen gradually calmed down and continued to talk about the Western Regions until the news was delivered.
"Your Majesty, the woman is just outside the imperial city."
The eunuch ran twice in a row, and his clothes were soaked with sweat in late autumn.
Zhu Di said lightly: "What is she doing?"
"Your Majesty, this woman said that her sister was sold..."