Haitao and his group came out of the yard and parted ways. The soldiers of the Jinyiwei returned to the Wumen Gate to serve, and Haitao and a eunuch continued to walk forward. The brick and stone streets between the courtyards of the Supervisory Office were shining with the luster of water.

The rain was not heavy in the sky, but both eunuchs were holding umbrellas. Haitao's umbrella was very low, covering his upper body tightly. The eunuchs who occasionally passed by on the road could not see his face. However, the hem of his robe had been splashed with water and was completely wet.

They came to the Imperial Horse Prison to find Wang Jinghong.

Since the Yongle Dynasty, the Sili Superintendent commanded all the eunuchs and eunuchs in the twelve supervisors, the fourth supervisors and eight bureaus of the Inner Palace, and became the most powerful eunuch yamen. In the past, Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian and others were eunuchs in the Sili Superintendent; but after the Hongxi Dynasty, it was impossible for them to serve in the Sili Superintendent. The people in charge of the Sili Superintendent were replaced by Yang Qing, Mengge and others headed by Haitao.

At this time, Wang Jinghong had been changed to the position of eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison.

Only two years ago, Haitao didn't even dare to let go of a loud fart in front of Wang Jinghong. However, at this time, Wang Jinghong came out of the gate of the Imperial Horse Prison and was nodding and bowing constantly, and was very respectful to Haitao.

Wang Jinghong is a middle-aged man in his forties and has a thin figure. When he came back from the sea last year, his face was blown even darker by the sea breeze. His face looked a little weird at first glance, but when he looked closely, his facial features were generally very straight; but the details of his facial features were different from those of ordinary people, such as his lips were thick in the middle and thin on both sides, which were very abrupt.

"Please ask for it at the side of Haigong Kilometer." Wang Jinghong bent down and made a gesture.

"No, no." Haitao waved his hand. He then pondered for a moment, and was really hesitant, but finally reached into his sleeve bag, took out the wooden boat mold, and handed it to Wang Jinghong, "Zheng He asked our family to give it to Eunuch Wang."

Wang Jinghong caught it with both hands.

Haitao made a move to leave, but suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, Zheng Heyan, if the prince is inconvenient to own this thing, he can give Hou Xian. He also said that we eunuchs cannot spread the incense, but the matter must be passed on... Eunuch Zheng is still unable to let go of the big things."

Of course, Haitao is hard to say. If your life is not guaranteed, give it to Hou Xian; he slightly changed Zheng He's original words to avoid being too harsh.

Wang Jinghong thanked him and said with his fists: "Go to see Eunuch Hai."

...Wang Jinghong stood at the door and kept a bowing posture for a long time. He stood up and returned to the lobby after Haitao's figure disappeared from the corner of the wall.

On rainy days, there is almost no need for horses in the palace, and the Imperial Horse Prison is now very idle; the lobby is open, but a person who handles the job may not come for a long time. Wang Jinghong took the wooden boat and repeatedly played with it and observed.

Looking at this thing, he thought of what Haitao brought, and he had a premonition that Eunuch Zheng was a little unfamiliar.

Sure enough, after a while, an eunuch hurried into the lobby, came to Wang Jinghong, and whispered a few words with his head down and said. Wang Jinghong's face gradually became pale.

For a moment, Wang Jinghong felt a little desolate. Perhaps it was because of the withering scene of the grass and trees in the cold rain, or perhaps it was because of the sadness of the rabbit and the fox.

However, while feeling sad, Wang Jinghong still felt a faint hope that came from the depths of his heart. At this moment, he knew that such a thought was wrong. After all, Zheng He has always treated him well. But he still couldn't help himself, let alone deceive himself.

Wang Jinghong stared at the small wooden boat placed on the case, as if he saw a thin little man standing in front of the deck. The little man faintly became himself, facing the boundless sea, looking forward to the wind, full of confidence!

Soon Wang Jinghong put away the illusion of slim hope and continued to think about the ship.

After a while, Wang Jinghong sat upright, stretched out his left hand, and picked up the ship again. Then he accurately grabbed the mast and the wooden sail with his right hand and pulled it up hard! The moment the mast left the hull, it was like the mortise and tenon had been removed, and the entire wooden mold was divided into two petals.

A piece of paper folded into small squares fell out from it. Wang Jinghong picked up the paper and opened it. He saw the words "One Hundred Taels of Gold Verification". There are two characters with different characters behind it: Yang Qing.

Wang Jinghong's expression suddenly changed subtly. He carefully put away the things on the table, stood up, greeted the eunuchs outside the door, and said in a deep voice: "Go and invite Eunuch Hou immediately."

"Son is going now!" the eunuch said hurriedly.

Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, and Hou Xian have always been a few people with good relationships. When the late emperor became a vassal king, he set up a school in the royal palace. They were the first eunuchs to study and could be regarded as classmates.

Now that he ascended the throne, he would rather use his close confidants around him to use his close eunuchs, and they were transferred from the Silijian. The so-called emperor and ministers were no longer in good condition, and Wang Jinghong and others were in a bad situation... Therefore, Wang Jinghong was very careful and rarely interacted with Hou Xian to avoid being secretly arrested.

But now he doesn't care about this matter anymore and must discuss it with Hou Xian!

Not long after, Hou Xian came to the signing room of the Imperial Horse Prison. Wang Jinghong ordered his godson to guard the lobby outside, and he took Hou Xian into the room.

Hou Xian was older than Wang Jinghong, and his temples were gray, but his figure was taller than Wang Jinghong, and his face was very prominent. Because Hou Xian was a little older, he was captured by the Ming army and turned into a eunuch, so he looked more like a man.

Wang Jinghong briefly said a few words, his voice was very low, and then he showed the wooden boat and paper to Hou Xian.

"Eunuch Hou was in charge of the Yan Prince's Mansion very early, so he should know more about the inside story." Wang Jinghong said calmly.

Hou Xian's face gradually flushed and his anger seemed to overflow from his thick pores! He said in a deep voice: "If we don't avenge our Eunuch Zheng, if we die in the future, who will avenge us?"

"Shh!" Wang Jinghong frowned and turned his head to look at it, "Eunuch Hou calmed down. You have to make a long-term plan for this matter... Why don't Eunuch Hou talk carefully first? How much inside information is there?"

Hou Xian sat on the chair without saying a word. He took a heavy breath for a while and finally calmed down a little. Hou Xian pointed to the words on the paper and said, "Apart from the names signed, the other words should be written by Huang Yan."

Wang Jinghong nodded slightly with a thoughtful look.

Hou Xian continued: "Huang Yan and Eunuch Zheng have a grudge for less than twenty years, but ten years are certain. At that time, the two were close servants of the late emperor and were deeply trusted by the late emperor. However, Huang Yan was extremely jealous and gradually fought with Eunuch Zheng secretly and broke up with each other several times. Because Huang Yan was close to King Zhao (Gao Sui), the late emperor finally sent Huang Yan to serve King Zhao in order to separate the two.

Huang Yan regarded it as an expulsion and settled the account on the head of Eunuch Zheng. He slandered the previous emperor with a chance and secretly punished Eunuch Zheng many times, but his hatred had never been resolved! This time, it must have been Huang Yan's actions. He wanted to take advantage of the situation and take Eunuch Zheng to death!”

Wang Jinghong suddenly said: "So, Yang Qing is Huang Yan's person? Yang Qing leaned against Huang Yan's relationship and property and curled up with the popular eunuch Haitao, and then entered the Silijian; so that he would have the opportunity to slander the emperor and empress?

The '100 taels of gold test' was written by Huang Yan. Huang Yan sent his confidant to send it to the capital from Peking with a tough product. He was afraid that the eunuchs who ran errands would get enough of their own pockets, so he wrote a letter in person, so he asked Yang Qing to sign and take it back for verification..."

Hou Xian nodded and said, "These things have not been confirmed yet, but our family is sure that it is most of the case! Apart from Huang Yan, who would have been deliberately trying to deal with Eunuch Zheng?"

Wang Jinghong thought for a while and asked, "Then how did this note come to Eunuch Zheng?"

Hou Xian shook his head. It is hard for them to know the causes and consequences of this matter now.

Wang Jinghong said in a deep voice: "So, our family advises you to calm down and not be anxious. There is a source of injustice and debt. Although Yang Qing is abominable, the worst person is not Yang Qing, but Huang Yan hiding behind him."

Hou Xian said: "If this thief does not die, it will not be able to eliminate the hatred in our hearts! We must smash it into pieces!" Although he agreed with Wang Jinghong's meaning, his emotions were still very excited.

Wang Jinghong was going to be much calmer. He pointed to the two-petal wooden boat, "This boat..."

"There is something inside?" Hou Xian observed carefully.

Wang Jinghong shook his head and said, "Eunuch Zheng is a man with great ambitions and ambitions. He hid things in a wooden boat. What he did should not only want us to revenge, but also have a bigger apartment. Otherwise, why wouldn't Eunuch Zheng hide the notes elsewhere and carve a boat? Eunuch Zheng should also make arrangements early and give them the things to us in advance."

"It makes sense." Hou Xian said, "Since Eunuch Zheng was alert, why didn't he tell us a word?"

Wang Jinghong said: "That is why our family thinks that Eunuch Zheng has other intentions. He said silent words at the cost of his life to prevent us from despising his hope: this sea boat! I hope we will find a way to continue the major event of going to sea; and this is also the great ambition in our loyal Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty!"

On the temple in front of Hou Xian's white hair, blue veins bulged. He turned his head and wiped his eyes hard with his sleeve.

Wang Jinghong sighed, "But it's too difficult. The emperor seems to have no intention of this matter. Without the emperor coming forward to resist the opposition, the court would not allow the sea boat to continue sailing."

The two sat opposite each other, speechless for a long time.

The autumn rain outside the window was still drizzling, and there was no thunder in the clouds at the turn of autumn and winter. There was no one in the yard, and it seemed very quiet and deadly for a moment!

In this wet and dead breath, the silent Wang Jinghong felt very dull and depressed.

Wang Jinghong looked out the window and seemed to see the scene in his dream, the surging sea! Rows of giant ships swayed in the roar of the waves, and the military flag with the word "Ming" was fluttering vigorously. Zheng He seemed to be standing in the rain, facing the waves, his body looked particularly tall, and his cloak flew into the air in the wind and waves; the warship was bumpy, but his body stood there motionless, quietly looking at the distance, the endless future.
Chapter completed!