Huai'en, a scholar from Suzhou Prefecture, originally had a surname of Dai, and was from Gaomi {now Shandong}. In the early years of Xuande, his brother Dai Lun, the Minister of War, was killed. His father Dai Xiwen was the Grand Duke during his time and was implicated and was confiscated. He entered the palace as a young child and became a eunuch, giving the name Huai'en.

Because he was respectful in his duties, he was quickly promoted. Although he was favored by Shangshenjian, Wang Zhen, Cao Jixiang and others at a young age, Huai'en's seniority was higher than theirs, he was honest and straightforward, understood allusions, and was always able to advise him by the allusions of the previous dynasty when encountering things. He was honest and not greedy, so he was very prestige among eunuchs.

After Yang Zheng met Huaien, he moved him to persuade him with reason. In addition, Huaien himself was upright and had a person in the world, so the two hit it off. Yang Zheng was responsible for the plot and Huaien was responsible for the transmission. The two of them remained unmoved on weekdays, but they were intimate on key issues. Therefore, with Wang Zhen's method, he could not have imagined that Yang Zheng would use such a method. Cao Jixiang checked it inside and out for more than ten times but still had no results. He was so angry that he almost hit him to death.

But these words are inconvenient to say.

Fortunately, Chen Xun and others were also tactful people after asking a few times. Seeing that Yang Zheng was hesitant, they knew that there must be some inconvenient things to say. The four of them were old martial arts in the officialdom, so they naturally knew the helplessness of the officialdom. Although they were the first-class people in the dynasty, they had to do more than one person in the cabinet, and they responded to them in a hundred times. As if the things in the world were all things between chatting and laughing. In fact, many things were also helpless, and in the end they had to use some extraordinary means to achieve the results they wanted. He did not do much of these things, but he did not have to do them.

Seeing that no one asked again, Yang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. He walked back and forth in the wine glass in his hand before putting it down.

After three rounds of wine, Chen Xun put down his glass with satisfaction and began to return to the serious matter. The general idea was that he had received a phased victory, but the matter was not over. As long as the young emperor still valued Wang Zhen one day, he would still trust Wang Zhen. As long as the emperor still trusted Wang Zhen, the government would continue to control Wang Zhen. The civil and military officials in the court would never have a chance to make a comeback. Our old ministers are old and don’t take advantage of the situation to push Wang Zhen down, they are afraid that they will be too willing but not enough. Since Lord Yang is the assistant, he should give us guidance.

In fact, I just asked Yang Zheng what he planned to continue chasing or stay still.

Yang Zheng knew the inquiries from Chen Xun and others, but he didn't say much about his intentions. After a few words, he didn't say more.

This made Chen Xun and others feel a little unhappy. Although you are the main force, at least everyone is their own. It is appropriate to say anything if you have any plans. It is not a big deal to keep it in your heart and not say it.

But Yang Zheng had been thinking about it for a long time, but he just didn't say it, and the atmosphere ended in an unhappy way.

Early the next morning, before Chen Xun and others walked into the cabinet, they heard the guards in front of him tell him that Lord Yang had drunk too much last night and felt a little uncomfortable, so he would not be on duty today.

Chen Xun frowned slightly. It was not a big deal to ask officials to leave, but Chen Xun was angry that he didn't drink much yesterday. He only had two glasses of daughter Hong. He was a person who was not good at drinking. Not to mention a good man like Yang Zheng who lived in a restaurant, he would feel uncomfortable if he had two glasses of daughter Hong. He didn't believe it if he beat him to death.

"What else did he say?" Chen Xun continued to ask with a frown.

The guard shook his head and said, "No more."

Chen Xun shook his head and said nothing, and walked away with his hands on his back and started handling official duties.

In March, the birds and grass grow. Although the sky in the capital is not as gorgeous and charming as in Jiangnan, the prosperous business has also developed a unique scenery.

Chang'an Street is named after its gate, which means long-term peace and stability. This street was in the 18th year of Yongle. When Chengzu moved his capital to Beijing, the royal family carefully arranged such an east-west crossing street right in front of the imperial city. The entire street was densely covered with shops and prosperous trade. The long street was built on the water, with a large section of one-sided street in the middle, one side was a street and the other side was a river, showing the charm of the Jiangnan water town. There are many people who come here to visit on weekdays.

The reason why the emperor is so lively is that the extraordinary atmosphere at his feet is that on the one hand, the other is the layout of the entire street and its status. In front of Chang'an Street, the corridors and gaze halls are called Qianbu Gang, and there is a stone road in the center, which is called the Imperial Road. However, this Imperial Road is not allowed to enter. Only the emperor's dragon, carriage, phoenix chariot is allowed to pass the Imperial Road. Usually, ministers are summoned by the emperor and can only bypass the Imperial Road and enter the left gate of Chang'an or the right gate of Chang'an, pass by Chang'an Street, go up to the Jinshui Bridge, enter Chengtian Gate, and then enter the Wumen Gate. The south of the street is the Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of War, Imperial Hospital, and Hanlin Academy, all of which are high-level yamen. In the area of ​​West Chang'an Street, there are the Ministry of Justice, Jinyiwei, Elephant Office, and a secret service agency called Xichang, almost covers the entire six yamen. Those who want to be officials want to come here to take a look

Those who don’t want to be an official also want to come and feel it, not to mention that there are countless scholars living in the capital waiting for the imperial examination every year. Officials are rich, scholars have a good reputation, and the people are curious. These are the reasons why those merchants who come from the literary style spread out on both sides of the street like bamboo shoots after the rain. The tram and wine shops stretch for dozens of miles, while various food shops, silk shops and inns continue outside the streets. Including antique shops, tailor shops, pawn shops, and rice shops make the whole street very lively. Fortunately, Emperor Yongle was very happy when he built Chang'an Street and built the entire street so wide. Otherwise, these shops would be enough to make it difficult to drive, not to mention the sedan chairs of officials from the six ministries, the ceremonials of kings, princes, generals and ministers in the palace, and the Dongchang Monkeys and the angry horses could leave.

There are always crowds in lively places, not to mention that today is the third day of the third lunar month of the Gregorian calendar. The lukewarm weather is the most attractive. Not to mention the shops, pavilions and towers, the weeping willows on both sides of the street are enough to make people unable to help but walk out and take a look.

Yang Zheng, walking among the crowd, had a moon-white Confucian uniform. The warm wind blew over the rosy, and a purple jade and a folding fan were all dressed like a scholar. The appearance of a jade-like appearance had already attracted the attention of girls along the way. Several bold girls even gave a few charming eyes, which attracted others to envy.

Lord Yang smiled, as if he hadn't seen the kindness of the girl on the road. His eyes seemed to be looking at the shops on the left and right, but they fell on the man on the left from time to time. The man was about twenty years old, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes. His face was a little whiter than that of the red-sweet-shoulder in Beijing. His body was a little taller than Yang Zheng, his shoulders were slightly wider, and he was wearing the same style of Confucian uniform. He was bound by a jade belt around his waist. He looked like he had just passed the martial arts top scorer.

Compared to Yang Zheng's tranquility, he seemed much more lively, as if it was his first time to come to Beijing. He kept looking at the goods on the left and right sides of the street. He picked them up and touched them, and rubbed them on his face. Even ordinary fruits and fruits were pulled by him and Yang Zheng kept asking.

He only looked at it but didn't buy it. At first, the shopkeepers of those shops looked pretty, dressed brightly, and looked as if they were the first time they came to the capital. In the principle of slaughtering but not slaughtering, he accompanied his smile to praise his fruits and silk for no reason, so that his fruits and snacks were only available in the sky, and it was rare to hear them on earth.

The man listened very seriously and asked about the price from time to time. Those shopkeepers were all old people, and the price was several times higher. He thought that the man must have bargained, but he knew that he kept muttering: "This price is not expensive."

The shopkeepers were overjoyed and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It was rare for a person who was rich but didn't know the hardships of the world to meet one. The price should be more and more.

The man said for a while, but he never paid the money.

At first, the shopkeeper thought that the young master disliked the price too low, so he mentioned it to the top again against his benign nature. He thought he should be satisfied now, but he was waiting to collect the money, but the man still hesitated for a while before he said with a blushing face, "I didn't bring the money when I came out and didn't bring the money."

"I didn't bring any money, so I said nonsense, which made the old man happy." The shopkeeper didn't know who the man was. When he heard that he had no money, he immediately changed 180 degrees. All the good words and flattering words just now turned into a swearing voice.

The man's face turned red and white, and he was very embarrassed, but he was not angry.

After a long time, he let out a sigh and said, "Are all the businessmen in the world so fierce?"

Yang Zheng smiled faintly, put away the golden paper fan in his hand, and said, "Yes, not all, Your Majesty has been playing with other people's things for so long, but he doesn't give money. They were originally expected to make money for you, but now it's good. The fortune is gone, and the attitude will inevitably be a little bit disappointed. But this is the truth, right?"

The man said, his sword eyebrows suddenly frowned, as if he was thinking. After a while, he said, "Yang Aiqing said, are you really the ones you hear in the palace on weekdays? Are you all fake?"

The paper fan that Yang Zheng closed was opened again and said with a smile: "It's true or false, what I said doesn't matter. Your Majesty can go and see and listen."

The man stopped talking, looked ahead, then let out a sigh, "That's right."

The two continued walking along the street for a while, and suddenly heard a lot of people surrounding them, as if they were arguing, which attracted their attention and went immediately.

When I got closer, I realized that this was the largest Qingshou Temple in the capital.

Qingshou Temple is a famous temple with a vast area. It was built in the 26th year of Dading of the Jinzhangzong. There are two pagodas in the temple, so it is also called the Shuangta Temple. The ninth-level Haiyun Pagoda. It is reported that tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians ordered to rebuild it, and the cost was magnificent. It was completed and was magnificent in the temples of Kyoto. The "repair of the temple is "complete and majestic, and it is the highest among the capital." Zhao Mengtao, a famous master of calligraphy and painting in the Yuan Dynasty, once left a poem saying: "White rain reflects the green pine trees, and the slouching pine trees. I feel the heat is gone, and the foil is slightly cool and sparse..." It is said that before the Qingshou Temple's blue room,

The pine trees were lush and the trees were covered with shade. The scenery was very beautiful, with flowing water running across the east and west. Later, after the water was abandoned, there were two stone tablets left, which were the "Feed Du Bridge" written by Jin Zhangzong and the six big characters "Feed Hong Bridge" written by Jin Zhangzong. The pen was strong and powerful, with the style of a king. In the late Mongolian period, the Tartar court believed in Lamaism, and many temples changed their appearance to worship lamas. The Shuangta Temple did not change its original intentions and was inevitably troubled by the Mongolian officials. After a while, the incense of the temple was not as good as the previous dynasty.

It was not until this dynasty that the incense of this temple returned to its former popularity, and the reason was that it was only with a monk.

This monk was famous in this dynasty. His surname was Yao and his name was Guangxiao. He was originally from Changzhou. His family practiced medicine for generations. In the eighth year of Zhizheng, Yao Guangxiao, who was only fourteen years old, became a monk and became a monk. Later, Yao Guangxiao became a teacher of Taoist Xi Yingzhen and learned Yin-Yang techniques. Emperor Taizu ascended the throne in this dynasty. Emperor Taizu felt that the talent in the world was difficult to find, so he ordered monks who were proficient in Confucian books to take the exam. Yao Guangxiao was summoned by Emperor Taizu as a monk, but was not appointed as a monk's official, but was only given monk robes.

This reward made Emperor Taizu very much appreciate the monk's knowledge and temperament. Occasionally, when Empress Ma died in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu selected the inscriptions of the monk Shendao inscriptions to accompany the kings to recite scriptures and pray for blessings. At that time, Daoyan was recommended by the monk Zuo Shan Shizong of the Monk Lusi, and had a great chat with King Yan Zhu Di, so he asked to go to Beiping with Zhu Di. After Yao Guangxiao arrived in Beiping, he served as the abbot of Qingshou Temple, and often went to and from the palace of the King of Yan to have a close conversation with Zhu Di.

In the 31st year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu died, Emperor Jianwen succeeded to the throne, and implemented the strategy of reducing the vassals. King Zhu Yu of Zhou, King Zhu Bai of Xiang, King Zhu Gui of Dai, King Zhu Jing of Qi, and King Zhu Yu of Min were successively convicted and were abolished. Yao Guangxiao secretly advised Zhu Di to raise an army, and Zhu Di said: "What should we do if the people support the court?" Yao Guangxiao replied: "I only know the way of heaven and do not care about the people's hearts."

Later, Yao Guangxiao recommended the prime minister Yuan Gong to Zhu Di, and the fortune teller Jin Zhong, which made Zhu Di gradually make up his mind. Zhu Di secretly grabbed officers, colluded with troops, and recruited warriors. Yao Guangxiao trained troops in the back garden of the King of Yan's Mansion, built a crypt surrounded by thick walls, built military weapons, and used raised goose and ducks to cover up the sound.
Chapter completed!