"What's the name of this Taoist priest?" Xia Jian asked.
Assistant Minister Jiang stood behind the Taoist priest and replied respectfully,""Eunuch Xia, this Taoist priest is called Li Zilong. As far as I know, he's nothing more than a hooligan. He doesn't usually commit any crimes.”
Li Zilong? So it was him!
Then wasn't this the mysterious demon fox incident of the Ming Dynasty?
Xia Jian's eyes instantly lit up. There was a way to expand the West Wing!
Although he was now the Seal Eunuch of the Bureau of Rites and seemed to have boundless glory, his actual power was not enough. He was not even as good as Shang Ming, the second-in-command of the Brush Eunuch.
Shang Ming was the head of the East Chamber and also the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor. He held great power and sometimes did not even put Xia Jian in his eyes.
Ever since he became the Chief of Rites 'Seal Eunuch, although there were people who fawned over him, there was not a single corrupt official who came to him for personal gain!
Because all the corrupt officials had gone to look for Shang Ming, the Factory Duke of the East Chamber.
Shang Ming had already made the East Military Yard into an iron bucket. It was not easy to take away his power, but it would be much easier if he could get the right to rectify the West Military Yard.
In history, Xia Jian naturally knew how the West Hall appeared and rose to power.
First, there was the mysterious incident of the demon fox in the capital, and then this Demonic Priest Li Zilong bewitched people with unorthodox methods, which allowed West Hall to take advantage of the opportunity to rise.
The only difference was that the timeline seemed to have appeared ten years earlier than what Xia Jian knew.
However, it didn't matter. It didn't matter if it had appeared long ago. It was a good thing that he could take the opportunity to rise.
"Assistant Minister Jiang, ask Li Zilong to come to Yishui Tavern to find me tomorrow!”
Xia Jian patted Assistant Minister Jiang's shoulder and smiled meaningfully before leaving with his two followers.
What was the meaning of this? Assistant Minister Jiang didn't understand why Li Zilong had to go to the inn to look for him tomorrow.
Why was that smile so strange?
Assistant Minister Jiang guessed in his heart, could it be that this Eunuch Xia had a fetish for the Dragon Sun? Then, when he thought of Eunuch Xia Jian's identity, he felt a chill in his heart.
Xia Jian left the place and returned to Yishui Inn to sleep for the night.
The next day, when Xia Jian woke up, he was eating the breakfast that the inn had sent over. He had been waiting for Li Zilong to come, but Li Zilong didn't show up. Instead, Assistant Minister Jiang rushed over.
"Eunuch Xia, bad news, bad news!”Assistant Minister Jiang was sweating profusely from running.
Looking at Assistant Minister Jiang's sweaty face, could something have happened?
"Assistant Minister Jiang, you're still a third-grade official of the Imperial Court. If the people see you like this, it won't be good!”Xia Jian said.
Assistant Minister Jiang couldn't care less about this and said,""Eunuch Xia, that Li Zilong was taken away by Eunuch Li Fang early this morning.”
"Milord, did the palace find out about us?”
Assistant Minister Jiang had come up with an excuse to collect fees from the common people in the name of eliminating demons. He was afraid that the court would find out, so he wanted to drag Xia Jian into the water.
Xia Jian glared angrily at Assistant Minister Jiang. This guy actually pulled him into their camp and started scheming against him. He was really tired of living.
"Assistant Minister Jiang, I want to see 10,000 taels of silver before I go to bed tonight. Otherwise, you can wait for death.”
Don't look at Jiang Junliang's simple and honest appearance. Needless to say, he must have taken a lot of money from the Great Ming Country.
As an official of the Ming Dynasty, how could he not be greedy? Xia Jian wouldn't believe it anyway.
Before they finished their breakfast, Xia Jian left in a hurry with his entourage after asking where Eunuch Li and Li Zilong had gone.
Xia Jian also knew about this Great Eunuch Li Fang. He was the Great Eunuch of the Imperial Palace, in charge of the sweeping and incense lamps of the various temples in Supreme.
As for power, it couldn't be compared to him, the seal eunuch of the ceremonial director. However, he had a backer, Wan Zhen 'er.
Li Fang must have taken Li Zilong away under Wan Zhen 'er's orders.
It seemed that Wan Zhen 'er had set her eyes on Li Zilong, the Taoist priest, probably because she knew about the Emperor's secret edict.
With the Transformation Monarch's love for Wan Zhen 'er, he would definitely tell her everything. Wan Zhen 'er must have heard about what Xia Jian did from the Emperor.
Xia Jian chased after him in a hurry, but he was still a step too late. The imperial palace eunuch had already brought Li Zilong into the palace. With Wan Zhen 'er's recommendation, he naturally met the Emperor.
"Lord Palm Print, what should we do?" The two eunuchs asked.
Xia Jian smiled and said,""It's fine. Since this Eunuch Li is willing to snatch it, let him snatch it. The two of you, go back to the inn and wait for Assistant Minister Jiang to send the silver. If you don't see it before dark, come back. If you receive it, buy me a house in the west of the city. It has to be hidden.”
He wasn't afraid that Jiang Junliang wouldn't hand it over, nor was he afraid that this guy would dare to complain. He was the Seal Eunuch of the Board of Rites. If this Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Justice wasn't honest, Xia Jian had a thousand ways to play him to death.
As for Eunuch Li snatching his man, Xia Jian was even less flustered. Li Zilong did not have a good ending. If Xia Jian recommended him, he might be implicated in the future.
After giving his instructions, he returned to the palace and went to the Yangxin Hall where the Emperor focused on learning.
Zhu Jianshen was the first lazy emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was not diligent in government affairs and coveted longevity. His descendant, Emperor Jiajing, was obsessed with alchemy. He was probably influenced by him.
Arriving at Yangxin Hall, Xia Jian asked for forgiveness from the Emperor. He said that he had found a Taoist priest, but the Taoist priest had disappeared.
Then, he looked up and found Li Zilong standing in front of Xia Jian, which surprised him.
Xia Jian was putting on an act for Transformation Monarch Cheng. As expected, Transformation Monarch Cheng laughed out loud and said,"Beloved minister, although your martial arts are high, you still can't compare to Zhen's beloved consort.”
" The Imperial Concubine Wan is certainly more concerned about the Emperor's affairs than I am," Xia Jian said respectfully." Naturally, she is more efficient than I am."”
He couldn't afford to offend Wan Zhen 'er now, so he tried his best to flatter her and say some nice words. He didn't expect her to be good, as long as the Transformation Monarch was happy.
The Emperor was chatting happily with Li Zilong. It seemed that the fake Taoist priest had gained a good impression of the Emperor.
Seeing that there was nothing else for him to do, Xia Jian and the Transformation Emperor Cheng took their leave and left Yangxin Hall.
After Xia Jian left, Imperial Concubine Wan also came out and called out to Xia Jian.
"May I know what the Empress wants?" Xia Jian asked.
Imperial Concubine Wan circled Xia Jian twice with great interest, as if she was sizing him up.
"Eunuch Xia, have you been living comfortably since you took the position of the Seal Eunuch?”Noble Consort Wan said.
Xia Jian bowed and replied,"Thanks to Your Majesty's great blessing, this servant is living quite peacefully."”
"An Sheng? Hahaha, Eunuch Xia, it's not easy to be a eunuch with a seal. As long as I say a few words in front of the Emperor, your seal will be handed over to someone else.”
"I can tell that you're a smart person. Smart people shouldn't do stupid things. If she, the Feng family, goes against me, sooner or later I will make her end up worse than Empress Wu. You should understand what I mean, right?”
Xia Jian's anger gradually rose. This kind of threat made him furious. However, Xia Jian wasn't stupid. He understood that he couldn't go against the Wan Corporation at this time.
"The Empress is right. If there is nothing else, this servant will take his leave.”
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