Chapter Thirty-One: See Your Majesty
The palace maid's statement caught Zhang Jing off guard.
He stared at the palace maid in front of him who was already mourning him like a rain falling on his pear blossoms.
He has roughly understood the situation.
This palace maid is a servant, but she was lucky by the emperor by chance, but her identity is the daughter of a criminal!
It was originally a good thing to be pregnant.
After all, the current Emperor of Apocalypse has no children, so it would be a great contribution to whoever gave birth to a child for him.
But... As the daughter of the criminal, and her father died at the hands of Wei Zhongxian, she is just an ant now, so Wei Zhongxian certainly doesn't care.
But one day, this person may give birth to children for the emperor?
With Wei Zhongxian's energy, the factory guards will definitely inquire about her life experience!
If Wei Zhongxian knew that he was the enemy of this palace maid who killed his father, what would happen next?
Cut the weeds and remove the roots!
Wei Zhongxian will definitely do this, and he is fully capable of doing this! He can create countless "accidents" in this palace and kill the palace maids and the children in her belly.
The reason why I looked for Zhang Jingyi was actually very far-fetched, just because Zhang Jingyi said that he was not afraid of Wei Zhongxian.
Of course, the real reason for letting the palace maids take the risk to find him was that she was desperate. Seeing that her pregnancy reactions were getting more and more, she would not be able to hide it sooner or later, so she simply... entrusts her life and death to Zhang Jingyi.
Of course, Zhang Jingyi could sell the palace maid backhand, thus winning Wei Zhongxian's favor.
But... can he do such a thing?
Zhang Jingyi was silent for a long time before he whispered: "What do you want me to do?"
The sound is very light.
The palace maid seemed to have caught the last life-saving straw: "I just want to give birth to the child safely, but I can't continue in the palace."
Zhang Jing frowned: "But you are a palace maid, and it is really harder to leave the palace than to climb to heaven."
The palace maid said: "There is a way. From the West Garden to the inner city, there is a waterway, which originally had a waterway, but the waterway has been broken recently. If you go down the waterway, it may not be impossible to leave this West Garden."
When Zhang Jing saw the arch maid's firm look, it was obvious that the arch maid had been planning on how to leave the palace since she became pregnant.
The palace maid then said, "I can pretend that I accidentally fell into the water. I am just a traitor. Even if I drowned in Taiye Pool, it would not attract too many people's attention. But... my father is dead and the whole family is guilty. Now there are no relatives in this world. Even if I can leave the palace by chance, have no household registration, and are pregnant, and have a suspicious identity. Even if I don't freeze and starve to death, I may be found out. So... I beg Zhang Baihu to save him. Naturally, I know that this is a great danger for Zhang Baihu to save us mother and son. I am afraid that this kind of kindness will be difficult to repay in this life."
Zhang Jingyi was not without hesitation. He knew very well that once someone knew about this, it would be a crime of death.
The palace maid wants to leave the palace... Although it has been planned, there are countless dangers in it, such as going out along the waterway. In this weather, people will be disabled even if they don’t die, let alone a pregnant woman.
In addition, how do you hide your identity after leaving the palace?
"You can swim?"
The palace maid said: "I am from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
Zhang Jingyi smiled bitterly: "What if I don't save me?"
The palace maid didn't even think too much and said without hesitation: "If you don't save me, since you are all dead, I have to break myself up."
Zhang Jing didn't look like a joke when she saw the palace maid. Obviously, she was a very smart woman and knew her current situation very well!
Apart from pretending to die and leaving the palace, she could not have a way out. Her father has been killed, and her family, the young and old, are afraid that she will die. Now, except for the last bit of maternal glory that supports her, she is afraid that she will not want to live long ago.
Gripping his teeth, Zhang Jing said, "When will you come out of Xiyuan? It is best to be at night, and I will respond outside."
"Really?" The palace maid was surprised and was about to thank her.
Zhang Jingyi lowered his voice and said, "No need to do this, but you know the dangers in this, you know more than me, so I hope you can be careful in your words and actions, otherwise you and I will die without a place to bury you and I."
The reason why Zhang Jingyi wanted to save him was indeed a feeling of compassion.
On the other hand, he also saw that this palace maid was a good planner, and was definitely not a pig teammate, which made people feel more at ease.
"I understand." The palace maid nodded to Zhang Jing, showing a very calm look on her face, as if nothing had happened: "Please rest assured Zhang Baihu."
Zhang Jingyi nodded immediately: "Before going into the water, remember to prepare some things, such as reeds that can be breathable, it is best... with floating wood, go into the water at night, and the lake water is cold, which is safer."
The palace maid nodded: "Yes."
After saying that, Zhang Jing turned around and headed towards Qinzheng Hall.
It had just been delayed, so when he approached Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Tianqi seemed very unhappy! He seemed to call an eunuch and shouted, "Why haven't Zhang Qing come to serve today?"
Then he heard the eunuch say, "This Zhang Jingyi is used to being lazy on weekdays."
Zhang Jingyi: “…”
Zhang Jingyi hurried into the hall. When Emperor Tianqi saw Zhang Jingyi coming, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "It's true that Cao Cao will arrive."
Zhang Jingyi immediately said, "Your Majesty's words are too heartbroken. I'm not Cao Cao."
At this time, people's image of Cao Cao has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. If Zhang Jingyi was Cao Cao, I was afraid that the whole family would tie him to Caishikou.
Emperor Tianqi laughed: "I didn't see you yesterday, and I always think about you. But now I have to review the memorial first, so you can be on duty."
Zhang Jingyi bowed again and stood straight.
The hall was quiet, while Emperor Tianqi was at his desk, looking meticulous.
After a while, Wei Zhongxian hurried in: "Your Majesty, the cabinet ministers are here."
Emperor Tianqi glanced at Wei Zhongxian, then nodded: "Call in."
There were probably four ministers in the Ming Dynasty, among which there were differences between the chief minister and the secondary assistant.
These people are called prime ministers by the world and regard them as prime ministers during the Tang Dynasty.
In this era, although they do not have the name of prime minister, they also have the reality of prime minister!
At least these people were the heads of all officials, who ruled the six ministries and the officials of the prefectures instead of the emperor, and also had the power to make decisions.
Emperor Tianqi generally did not contact all officials, but wanted to govern the world, but these cabinet ministers still had to summon them every now and then.
Therefore, when I heard that the ministers of the Pavilion were met, Emperor Tianqi sat upright and expressed his respect for the Pavilion.
After a moment, four men entered in one after another.
The first person to come in was Huang Liji, the chief minister of the cabinet. Huang Liji and Wei Zhongxian are fellow townsmen. The reason why they can become chief ministers is naturally thanks to Wei Zhongxian.
The second is Shi Fenglai. Shi Fenglai has no moral integrity. In history, various places have built temples for Wei Zhongxian, which is said to be Shi Fenglai's idea.
The one who came in later was Zhang Ruitu. Although Zhang Ruitu was not the first to propose the construction of a temple, he was no less than that. Anyone in various places wanted to build a monument for Wei Zhongxian, he would come over and write an inscription for others.
The last person was Li Guo. He lowered his head and looked calm. Li Guo was a very strange person. He did not associate with Wei Zhongxian. Many times Wei Zhongxian showed his kindness to him, and he also evaded! In the current cabinet, this is simply a clear stream!
Of course, Wei Zhongxian was also a great contribution to his entry into the cabinet, because Li State was also a fellow villager of Wei Zhongxian. So although Li State did not have a good attitude towards Wei Zhongxian, this Jiu Qiansui seemed to have always treated his fellow villager preferentially.
To some extent, these four cabinet ministers did not have much presence in the Tianqi Dynasty. After all, the hottest person at the moment was Wei Zhongxian.
But Zhang Jingyi understood that no one who could enter the cabinet was a fuel-efficient lamp.
But when the four people saluted Emperor Tianqi, Emperor Tianqi nodded and asked in a slight manner: "Do you all know about Li Wenda?"
Suddenly, the four cabinet ministers suddenly seemed to have become wooden stakes, more professional than Zhang Jingyi, the imperial guard.
But under the inquiry from Emperor Tianqi, the assistant Grand Secretary Huang Liji had to smile bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I only found out afterwards."
Emperor Tianqi then looked angry: "This is a selling of fame. You are my trusted ministers. I will ask you, how should you deal with this Li Wenda?"
The four of them looked at each other and could not answer.
Even if three of these four people had unclear relationships with Wei Zhongxian, they would never refuse to ask them to propose to deal with a minister who wrote a letter to scold the emperor.
After all, this matters is related to your reputation. Once it is spread, don’t you scold yourself to death in the world?
At this time, Li Guo stepped forward and said calmly: "I heard that Your Majesty issued a decree to Li Wenda?"
The so-called central decree means that the emperor directly sends his will without going through the Tongzheng Department and the cabinet.
Speaking of this order, Emperor Aoki's face turned slightly red.
It is obvious that Emperor Aoki was a little embarrassed.
"Why, Li Qing also knows?"
"Yes, I have heard of it in the past two days." Li Guo said seriously: "I heard that after Li Wenda saw the imperial edict, he fainted directly. Therefore, people in the world couldn't help but discuss, and were speculating on what His Majesty said in his imperial edict."
"This...this..." Emperor Tianqi was a person who wanted face after all. He couldn't help but look at him, and his eyes began to float around. Look at Wei Zhongxian and then Zhang Jingyi.
Emperor Tianqi now regrets it, regretting why he wants to scold other people's parents.
These four cabinet ministers are all human beings. As soon as they see His Majesty stammeringly, they immediately understand everything.
So, not only Li Guo, but even the chief assistant Huang Liji's face became solemn: "Your Majesty will not have any handle, right? Li Wenda is a tough person and is not a person who is willing to surrender easily. Once he catches any loopholes and tells the world that it will inevitably cause an uproar in the world. Your Majesty... This is not a blessing for the country."
Would they not know about the urinary nature of Emperor Aoki?
Many people are looking forward to the emperor making a mistake, and then they will attack him, but they still don’t know how to end.
At this moment... a little eunuch came hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... The Censor Li Wenda... Li Wenda knelt outside the Western Garden for a long time, saying that he was asking Your Majesty to pass on his visit..."
Here comes...
Chapter completed!