linjianghouchendeshihaozhoudizhuchushen，shaoyouyongli。
qianyuanzhizhengshisannianzhuyuanzhanggongkedingyuanhou，chendewenxunbianlvlingbuzhongtouben。
cihouchendesuijunzhengzhan，lvlizhangong。
poyanghuzhizhanzhong，zhuyuanzhangsuochengzhanchuangeqian，chenyoulianghuixiamengjiangzhangdingbianlvzhongzhichongzhuyuanzhangzuochuan，chendeshenzhongjiujianyijiufenlizulan，yizhijianchidaochangyuchun、yutonghailaiyuan。
hongwusannian，chendebeifengweilinjianghou，shiluyiqianwubaishi，yunshixi。
yinduonianzhengzhan、lvlvshoushang，jinianqianchendebianbingtongchanshen。hongwujiunian，zhuyuanzhangjiangqicongbeipingdiaohuinanjing，qunianyouyunqihuixiangxiuyang。
shuyueqian，zhuyuanzhanghaiqianrenqutanwangguochende，lejieqibingqing。
rujinxianglai，yichendedeshentiqingkuang，bingshidaoyebuturan。
zhishibuzhihuifouruyaoyansuoshuo，siyubenyueershisanri。
lingwai，yaoyanhaicengshuochangshihuisiyuershiyiri——houtianjiunengjianfenxiaole。
ershiri，zhuyuanzhangzaishoudaoyitiaoyaoyan。
“anwosuoshuotishengguoyun，wobiannengduotouluhoushizhishi。”
kandaozheitiaoyaoyan，zhuyuanzhangzaicigandaoyihuo。
tabumingbai，damingguoyuntishengduizheirenyoushenmehaochu，cirenyouweiheyaoxiangtatoulu“houshizhishi”。
xiangbutongcishi，zhuyuanzhangbianzanqiefangxia。
tahuixiangkandaodeshijitiaoyaoyan，juedezhiyoudiyitiaocaixiangshizhiguozhice，kenengtishengdamingguoyun。
但又有些疑惑。
zhuyuanzhangbenyaokaikouzhiwen，quexinzhongyidong，quchuyizhangbaizhi，zaishangmianshuxieqilai。
“ruoshuoyanfahuoqinengtishengguoyun，zhenshangnengmingbai。kezhongshisuanxue、tishenggongjiangdiweibiannengtishengguoyun？huifoujiandanle？”
yizhuyuanzhangrujindeshenfen、jianshi，zibuhuirenweisuanxue、gongjiangwuyong。
gongjiangjiubushuole，lichaolidaidouhenzhongshi。yezhengyinweizhongshi，caihuiyanjiazhangkong。
yuanchaoyiqiandechaotingruhezhangkong、diaoyonggongjiangde，zhuyuanzhangbutaiqingchu。
zaitakanlai，yuanchaodejianghuzhidujiuxiangdangbucuo，zhishaotayuqunchenxiangbudaogenghaodexiangguanzhidu。
suoyi，jianlidaminghou，tabianjiangyuanchaodejianghuzhidulvezuogaidong，nalaiyanyong。
zaizheitaozhiduxia，jianghudiweiziranbugao，danzhiyaobutoulanshuahua，jibenyishishiyouyidingbaozhengde。ruoshililegong，huoshiyoudabenshi，hainengdangguan。
yaoyanqueshuotishenggongjiangdiwei——gongjiangdiweihainengtishengdaonaliqu？zongbunengquanbutishengdaoyuguanyuandengtongdediweiba？
zhuyuanzhangzheimexiangbingbuqiguai，yincicishidaminggongjiangdiweizhenbunengshuoduodi。
zaidamingzheifengjianwangchaozhong，diweizuizunguideziranshihuangzu，qicishikaiguoxungui，zaicishiputongguanyuan、jiangling。
zhiyushuodushuren——damingsuiyouzheigequnti，danqidiweiyuanmeiyouhoulaineimegao。
yinweirujindamingxuancaiyongdebingfeikejuzhi，ershichajuzhi。suoyi，dushurencaibeichajuweiguanqianheputongbaixingmeishaqubie。
niyaoshuojianghushijianji，yebudui。
daminglvrendingdejianjishizhilehu、danmin、duomin（zuiminjiqihoudai）dengshaoshuteshuqunti。
xiangjianghu、junhucishigenminhushehuidiweishichabuduode。
suoyizhuyuanzhangshizhenbulijie，haiyaozenyangqutishengjianghudiwei，zheimezuoyouruhenengtishengguoyun。
zhiyushuozhongshisuanxue···suanxueguranyongchubushao，rutongchoujunzhongliangcaowuzi、zhengshoudiaoyongdifangqianliang，tuisuanlifadeng。
danyebuzhiyuzhongyaodaoyuguoyunxiangguandedibuba？
ruoshuozhongshiwenjiaonengtishengguoyunhaichabuduo。
zhongshiwenjiaokeyishigengduobaixingshizi、zhili——shizijiubuhuibeishishenlaoye、tanguanwulijiachuanlingzhisuomengpian；zhilizehuixincunzhongyi，buzuoefanfa、qijunzaofan。
suoyi，zhuyuanzhangzheshibumingbai，yaoyanweihedantisuanxue，erbushuozhongshiwenjiao。
ershiyiri，xindeyaoyanruchangchuxian。
“qianlianggezanqiebushuo，yanfahuoqikerentong？suban。”
zhuyuanzhangkanzheyanqiandebantoumingwenzichensiqilai。
zuoweidatianxiadekaiguohuangdi，tazishizhidaohuoqizhizhongyao。
tanengxianhouzhanshengchenyouliang、zhangshichengdengdiduishili，youlianbaiyuanjun，huoqisuibuzhiyushuojuyushougong，danzhongshihuoqijueduishiqizhongyigeyuanyin。
mingjunhuoqichengzisongyuan，zhongleibushao，danmuqianjunzhongzhuangbeidezhuyaoyousizhong。
huochong、wankouchong、zhentianlei、shenjijian。
huochongshiyigenjingtieguan（huotongguan），zhuyaoyouqiantang、yaoshi、huomen、weiqiongsibufenzucheng。zhuangtianhuoyao、fangzhidanwan、dianranhuonian，jikepenfadanwanshadi。
zhanshikeyizaiweiqiongjiamubing，jinengzengjiashecheng，younengyouxiaofangzhihuochongzhatangshangdaoshizu。
muqianmingjunhuochongzuiyuankesheyibaiershibu，danshijizhandouzhong，weileyouxiaoshanghai，naizhipojia，yibanjiangdirenfangdaoliuqishibucaidafa。
zheibanjulixia，lunpojiayushashang，huochongyijingchaoguoxunchanggongnu。poyanghuzhizhanzhong，mingjunbianshixianfanghuochong，zaifanggongjian。
（mingyibu=liangkui=1.5mi，houshiyibushijishizhiyikui。）
wankouchongxingzhuangyuhuochongleisi，danqiantangcuruhaiwanzhikou，yinzhideming。
wankouchongyaoshiyegengda，yincinengdafashuliangnaizhichaoguoyijindeduwanhuosandan，shechengyegengyuan，kedaliangbaibuzuoyou！
gumingjunwankouchongmuqianhuozhuangbeiyuzhanjianshang，huozhiyuchengtou，qingyibuyidong。ruoyongyuyezhan，zeyichezaizhi。（shijijiushizuichudehuopao。）
zhentianleizeshuyutouzhiwuqi，weilida，dantouzhibuyuan，yibanyongyushoucheng。
shenjijianzeshiyonghuoyaofashejiaoweicuzhangdejianzhihuohuojian，yibanyongyugongcheng。
zheixiehuoqizaizhuyuanzhangkanlai，yijingxiangdangbucuole，fanzhengtashixiangbuchuzairuhetishengqiweili。
huoqiweiliyueda，junduizhanliyueqiang，zheimejiandandedaolitazishizaojiumingbai。
suoyihenzaotajiuxiadaguomingling，ruoyourennenggailianghuoqidengwuqi，tishengqiweili，chaotingbulinjiangshang。
kexizheixienianlai，huoqibingmeiyouduodagailiang。kejian，xiangyaojixutishenghuoqiweili，bingmeiyouneimerongyi。
lingwaimingjunmuqianhuoqizhuangbeilvbudi，yihuochongweili，junzhongguiding：fanjunyibaihu，chongshi，daopaiershi、gongjiansanshi、qiangsishi。
yejishishuo，cishimingjunhuoqizhuangbeilvbiandadaolebaifenzhishiyishang！
jinriyaoyanyuqihaosimingling，rangzhuyuanzhangyouxiebushuang，dantasilvzhihou，haishijuedingyishi。
suirangrenchuanzhaobingbuyuanwailangchensiqijijunxujudashi、fushi。
damingjianguobujiu，geleijigouduoyoubiandong。
ruhuoqizhizao，yinshejijintierongzhu，yixiewankouchong、huochonggengshiyitongzhu，guzaoxianrangbaoyuanjubanli——mingchudebaoyuanjuchengziyuanchao，eryuanchaobaoyuanjushizhuqiande。
houlaiyourangdazaobingqi、kuijiadejigouyefuzezhuzaohuoqi。
yanxiahuoqizhuzaozhishiyiwanquancongbaoyuanjufenli，youjunxujufuze。
junxujuzhuguanchengdashi，congqipin；zuoerguanchengfushi，youliangwei，zhengbapin。
ciwaiyouweipaiyiweibingbuyuanwailangduguan，yejishishuo，junxujumuqianlishuyubingbu。
chensiqidengrenlaidaofengxiandianxinglihou，zhuyuanzhangbianlengzheliandao：“zhencengxialinggongjiangdenggailianghuoqi，weihezhijinbujianchengxiao？”
junxujudashi、fushidoushiweimoxiaoguan，pingshijiandaozhuyuanzhangdejihuibuduo，rujinturanbeizhaojian，haizaodaoxunchi，dunshihuangkongbuan，bunengyan。
chensiqisiwushisuideyangzi，naishiqianyuanzhejiangdubanhuoqidexiaoli，houshoujujianruchaoweiguan，yibubushengweibingbuyuanwailang。
tayechuzhuyuanzhang，quebuxiangjunxujuxiaoguanneimejinzhang。
wenyanshaoshaosikaochuaimo，biandao：“bixiarongbing，huoqigailiangbenfeiyishi，hekuangshejijundui，bianshigaidongsihao，doudeshenzhong。”
“lingwai，bixiasuiyoulingjiangshanggailianghuoqizhe，quebingweimingqueshangge，dixiarenzongyoufenjinzhixin，yenanmianchiyi。”
zhuyuanzhangyitingxiaole，“zheimeshuolaidaoguaizhenlou？”
chensiqietoumaohan，mangdao：“weichenjuewuciyi！”
zhuyuanzhangsuiranjichou，quebuhuijijiaozheidengxiaoshi，biandao：“niqieshuoshuo，yaozenyangmingqueshangge，dixiarencaihuijinxinjinli？”
chensiqiyiyaoyadao：“gongzhuzhekefengguan，gongweizheyikedeshangqian。zhiyujutiruhefengshang，weichenbuganwangyan。”
zhuyuanzhangshaoshaochenyin，bianlangshengdao：“nizhi，junxujudengyousiguanli、gongjiang，fannenggailianghuoqi、tishengqiweilide，gongzhuzhekeguanbajiupin，naizhirugongbu、bingbuweichaochen。”
“gongweizheshaozeshangqianshiguan，duozebaiguan。minjianruoyounengweizhe，gongchengtongshang！”
diannei，chensiqidengrentinglemuluyise。
zhuyuanzhangduiguanyuanfengshangyixiangjinshen，shenzhihuirangrenjuedeyouxiexiaoqi。
cifannengxuxiarucishangge，zujianzhuyuanzhangqueshiyouxingailianghuoqi。
tamenruobanhaocishi，xingxuyenengcongzhonglaoyifengonglao，guantuyouwangzaijinyibu···
yizhuanyandaoleciri，shiyiyueershier。
zaochaozhihou，zhuyuanzhangpaihuanguanqudonggongtanwangchangshi。
huanguanhuilaihou，dao：“bingshengshang，changshisuiwobingzaichuang，danjudaiyuyijiang，bingqingbingweiehua，zaiguojirihuoyouhaozhuan。”
zhuyuanzhangtinglehahadaxiao，“hao！”
宦官有些懵。
zichangshidanxiahuangsunhou，tameiridoufengmingqianqutanwang，kaishichangshishenzishihaoshihuai，houlaijianjianhaozhuan，kezhuyuanzhangrucigaoxingtaqueshitouhuijian。
suijibiantingzhuyuanzhangxiaozhedao：“ershierrile，changshihaihuozhe，bingqiekenenghuogengjiu，gexiasuoweidehoushizhiyanyebushineimezhunma。”
zheihuahuanguanbandongbudong，biandixiatou，zhuangzuotingbujian。
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zhouzuikanzhe【dongtai】zhongdewenzibobaoweileng。
‘changshimeisi？daoyezhengchang。wodoujutoule，zhuyuanzhangyezuochuleyingdui，ruoyouxizhongmingchaolishishangdeshiwufagaibian，neizheiyouxiwanqilaihaiyoushenmeyiyi？’
xiaolexiao，zhouzuibianzhunbeiliyongjinrideyindaoxinxihuifuzhuyuanzhang。
sheizhiyouxijiemianhurandanchuyitiaotishixinxi。
“gongxi，niyindaozhuyuanzhangzengjialedamingguoyun！”