ষোড়শ বিভাগ: ছয়টি মন্ত্রালয় এবং নয়টি উচ্চ পদস্থ কর্মকর্তা

দربار deshi kachari shathhe kichu kotha bolar por, Zhu Xiongying-ke ekti yogyo yuvarajer motoi lagchilo, ebong tini darbar deshi kachari kach theke bishoyguli niye tader motamot o jante chaichen. Oidike darbar deshi kachari o bhalo motoi janto je ekhankar rajkumar kono udar o nirmol raja non, borong tini khub-i bastobmukhi, labh-loker chinta korba, ebong bortoman samrat er motoi eke-bare ek rokom.

Emon mulyayon bhalo ki kharap, ta bola khubi kothin, ebong eta pratyeker nijer obosthaner upor nirvor kore kichu siddhanto nite hobe.

Ekti talika hate niye, Zhu Xiongying dularte dularte Qianqing Prasher dike egote laglen, take Lao Zhu-er shathe kichu guruttopurno bishoye kotha bolte hobe. Mukhyoto eta chilo Zhu Xiongying-er nijer dal-bol goton niye, ebong ekta shantipurno hostantor ebong Zhu Xiongying-er bhobishyot niye chinta-bhabna.

Zhu Xiongying-ke aste dekhe, Lao Zhu hese jiggesh korlen, "Shunlam tumi naki abar dorbare raag korecho?"

"Eshob kebol oi kutil pandit-ra, oder oi niti amar pochondo noy." Zhu Xiongying bhabhinohine bhabe boshe Lao Zhu-ke bollen, "Maharaj, amar mone hoy ekhon somoy eseche kichu lokke soriye dewar, amar lokjoler ebar upore uthar somoy eseche."

Lao Zhu kichukkhon chup kore thaklen, tarpor adha-moja ebong adha-guruttopurno sure bollen, "Ebar ki tahole amar throne dokhol korar chinta korcho? Amake bad diye shobaike tomar lok diye bhoriye debe?"

Jodi sadharon kono rajkumar ba naati emon kotha sunto, tahole bhoye tarobor hoye jeto. Kintu Zhu Xiongying eta niye ekdomi matha ghamalena na. Mukhyoto tatar emon kono lobh chhilo na ebong tini jantolen je Lao Zhu kebol mojai korchen.

Zhu Xiongying ar moja korlen na, borong guruttopurno sure bollen, "Maharaj, amar ekhaneo Taisun-er tin shikkhok nirdharon korar somoy eseche."

Lao Zhu-o ebar gombhir hollen, ebong Zhu Xiongying-ke bollen, "Ei bishoye ami-o bhabchi, tin shikkhok ebong tin shohajogir pod purno ache. Ami onek bhablam, ei kaaj ta amakei korte hobe."

Lao Zhu prokkitoi ei bishoye onek chinta korechilen, tai ebar ar gopon rakhlen na, tini je onek bhabchen ta thik.

"Taisun Taishi hoben Feng Sheng, ami kono purono rag mone rakhi na." Lao Zhu kotha shuru kore Zhu Xiongying-ke bollen, "Ei loktar kichu dorkari khomota ache, tar onubhotio jotheshto, tai ami bhabchi take Taishi kora jaak. Fu Youde ebong Lan Yu hoben Taifu ebong Taibao."

Lao Zhu tarpor bole cholen, "Libu shohajogri zong Hui hoben Shaoshi, Wuding Hou Guo Ying hoben Shaofu, Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen hoben Shaobao. Eshob-i to micha pod, ami tader kichu shomman dite chai."

Zhu Xiongying alpo bhuru kunchake bollen, tarpor bollen, "Maharaj, eshobai ki shobkulin? Shobdoler dike kebol ekmatro zong Hui?"

Lao Zhu eta niye kono matha ghamalena na, hese bollen, "Amader Ming samrajyer Donggong-er kormokartara kebol micha pod dhore thake. Ami bhabchi agamir Donggong-er kormokartader khub beshi boro pod dewar dorkar nei, amader Ming shomrajye tar kono proyojon nei! Ami ye kormokarta guli dichhi, tara puronokaler shobkulin montri hishebe kaj korben, pore tumi ta chhoy bibhager mantruder modhye poriborton kore nio."

Donggong-er kormokartader pod, Ming shomrajye mone hoy totota guruttopurno thakbe na, tader bodol korbatao khub shohoj hobe.

Zhu Xiongying sange sange bujhe gelen, Lao Zhu-er kothar mane holo Ming samrajyer rajkumarer podti khub shudhir, tai Donggong-er kono alada mantruder dol rakhar kono proyojon nei. Othitkar Donggong-er pod-mariyadar prothata thakar karonei kisu pod dewa hoyeche, eta ek dhoroner purashkar ebong shomman.

Ekhon jokhon Lao Zhu eto shosthe kotha bole diachen, tokhon Zhu Xiongying ar eta niye matha ghamalen na. Ming shomrajye Donggong-er podguli kebolmatro ekti shommaner pod, ekhane kono pod koto guruttopurno ta niye bhabar kono dorkar nei. Karon Donggong-er obosthan Ming shomrajye nijerai khub shudhir.

Etao ek dhoroner shongket bole dhora jete pare, Lao Zhu-er shomoy thake shuru kore, tarpor bhobishyote choto Zhu-er ei prokriti. Ming samrajyer uttora-dhikarer niyom sthapito hoye geche, ebar shobai bujhe geche je rajdarbarer kachakachi thakar kono alada asha rakhar dorkar nei.

Dadi ebong naatir modhye khub bhalo melbondhon chilo, Donggong-er kormokartader ei bishoyti chilo ekti spashto shongket, ja onek chotur byaktike kichu shongket bujhe nite sahajyo korbe. Rajdarbare tekte hole oboshshoi ektu chotur hote hobe.

Lao Zhu Zhu Xiongying-er dike takiye, abar bollen, "Chhoy bibhager dike, tumi to shobshomoy Gombhir bibhag pochondo koro. Ekhon amar mone hoy Ru Cheng-er onubhoti o jotheshto hoyeche, amra ki take Gombhir bibhager montri banabo?"

"Maharaj, Ru Cheng-ke Gombhir bibhager montri kora jabe na." Zhu Xiongying sange sange bollen, "Amar ei shong-sokhar boro guni lok ache, ami take Libu-te pathanor chinta korchi. Gombhir bibhager montri hishebe amar Yan Zhenzhi ke bhalo lagbe, take diye kaaj koriye amar shubidha hoy."

Lao Zhu matha nulen, sadharonoto chhoy bibhager modhye Gombhir bibhager podti shobcheye niche ebong Libu-er podti shobcheye upore. Ekhon, Zhu Xiongying-er dui biswash-bhajon lok er upore uthte cholechen, tader podti koto guruttopurno ta bolar opeksha rakhe na.

Lao Zhu abar bollen, "Tahole ta-i hok, ekhon oi Zong Hui Libu-te bhalo kaaj korchen, Ru Cheng-ke age shohajogi hishebe pathano jaak. Libu-te ageker motoi Ren Hengtai-ke rakha jaak, Hobu-te ki tomar kono lok ke tulbar icche ache?"

"Zhuo Jing." Zhu Xiongying sange sange mukhlute bollen, kono dondha na kore bollen, "Ei lokti-o onek guni, ager Jinyiwei-er byabosthay tar kirti dekha geche, take Hobu-er shohajogi hishebe pathano jaak."

Ei byabosthay Lao Zhu ektu santushto hollen, ebong sange sange bollen, "Eta thik hobe na, pore Zhuo Jing-ke Bingbu-er montri banate hobe. Ei lokti kebol porashona ba lekha-porai bhalo noy, tar drishtibhongi-o onek bishal. Amader shobkulin onek beshi, keu na keu tader niyontrone rakhte hobe. Age Bingbu-er shohajogi hoke, tumi shonghasin hobar por take upore tule nio. Hobu-er bishoye Yu Xin-ke dao."

Yu Xin ke se bishoye Zhu Xiongying-o janten, Hongwu ekbish-shater krotri. Tar cheharata chilo bishal ebong shundor, shobcheye boro kotha holo tar chakrir poth chilo shantiroop, Lao Zhu eker por ek unnoti diyechilen. Lao Zhu jokhon prosno korechilen, tokhon shomrajyer lokjon, jomir kor, ebong bhugoliker poristhiti shomporke Yu Xin sob kichu thikthik moto jobab diyechilen, eta holo shongkhya diye kotha bola.

Zhu Xiongying-ke matha nulate dekhe, Lao Zhu abar bollen, "Xingbu-er byabosthay, Yang Jing-ke rekhe dewa jaak. Ei lokti bichar bhabnaye nirmol, kono dike hele poren na, ebong uporer iccha bujhe nite bhul o koren na. Xingbu-er montri rakha bhalo, tini sotto mithe bhalo bujhte paren. Ami kothor shashti dii, kintu ei lokti kothor ain niye matha ghamay na, tumi take bhalo bhabe kaje lagate parle 'doyalu' naam pete paro."

Yubok Yang Jing-ke bhalo bhabe kaje lagate parle, Zhu Xiongying-er agami kuri-tirish bochor Xingbu niye kono chinta korte hobe na. Asole ekhane, kebol Zong Hui-er boyosh shashter beshi ebong onnanno shobar boyosh chalisher kachakachi.

Kichu ekta mone pore geche evabe, Lao Zhu moja kore bollen, "Libu-er montri, Huang Zicheng-ke dile hoy na keno? Ei lokti-o Donggong-er lok, oi Ren Hengtai-er theke ektu bhalo, mone hoy tumi-o take shubidha moto kaje lagate parbe."

"Take amar Guozijian-er pradhan banano hok." Zhu Xiongying raag kore bollen, "Oi lokti jodi bibhage jay, tabe nischoi amar shongkesh toiri korar chesta korbe. Ei lokti porashona kore pagal hoye geche, tar ekmatro iccha purono Zhou niti fire ana, ami emon lok pochondo kori na."

Lao Zhu-o hese uthe bollen, "Men Kexin ei purono byaktike tumi age kaje lagao, bhalo naam peye jabe."

Lao Zhu Zhu Xiongying-er dike takiye abar jiggesh korlen, "Dali Si-er pradhan ke hobe?"

Zhu Xiongying sange sange bollen, tar eto bhabna agei chilo, "Amar jamai, Lian Zining-ke dileo cholbe. Aro ekjon ache Dali Si-er kormokarta, bortoman Beiping-er montrir daptorer Bao Zhao, je nirmol ebong sanchayi, tar upore khub shohor."

Lao Zhu matha nulen, ebong bollen, "Taichang Si-er bishoye, amar mone hoy Chen Di bhalo hobe. Tar monobhab bhalo, tar babdada-o amader shathe juddho korechilen."

"Guanglu Si-er bishoye, ami..."

Lao Zhu hath thekiye Zhu Xiongying-ke bollen, "Guanglu Si niye amar shathe kotha bolo na, Taipu Si, Honglu Si, Hanlin Yuan o ami jante chai na. Duchaoyuan ebong Tongzhengshi, ei duti niye amake bolo. Jodi keu na thake, ami tomake kichu lok jogiye debo."

Dadi ebong naati mile chhoy bibhag pakapaki kore felle, ebong nqion-o niye beshi chinta korte hobe na, ekta motamuti uttor chole eseche. Ei rajdarbarer guruttopurno kormokartara dadi ebong naatir mathay royeche. Ekhon kichu lokke shidhasidhi kaje lagano jabe, ar kichu lokke shantiroop bhabe uttora-dhikar dewa jabe.

Asole Lao Zhu hok ba choto Zhu, shobai janto je ekhonkar obosthata shobcheye shundor obostha. Ei kormokartader pod jekono shomoy bodle jete pare, hoyto keu oporojojjo mone hole, ba samrater ashirbad haraile, othoba onnanno montrura egiye asle.

Rajkumar Donggong-e na fira niye Xu Miaoqing kono obak hollen na. Kichu bhabar dorkar-o nei, rajkumar nishchoi Qianqing Prasher-e ghumaben. Keu bolte pare na je tini samrater mon joy korchen, naki rajdarbarer guruttopurno bishoye alochona korchen.

Lao Zhu ebong choto Zhu-er modhyeo jotheshto melbondhon chilo, dujone onek rat obdi kotha bollen. Tarpor alpo ektu ghumie nilen, darbare to jetei hobe, deri korle cholbe na. Lao Zhu, kono din-i 'rogmukt' thakben na emon noi, take shobkichu niyontron korte hobe.

Lao Zhu jokhon rajdarbare elen, tokhon onek byakti o shobkulin-er abaj onek kome gelo, shobai matha niche kore fellen. Zhu Xiongying-er samne ei lokguli 'dam-dor' korar shahos peto, kintu Lao Zhu-er samne shobai hukom temon mene chalto.

Bishesh kore rajdarbarer boro boro bishoyguli, jokhon Lao Zhu kono siddhanto niten, tokhon ei shobkulinra ar kichu bolar shahos peto na.

Rajdhani poribortoner moto bishoyguli, Lao Zhu jokhon tulechilen, tokhon onek shobkulin moner modhye gunjun korleo mukhe kichu bolni. Shesh poronto eta chhilo prothom samrater probhab, sadharon keu touch korar shahos peto na, bishesh kore Lao Zhu-er moto probhabshali samrat-er shathe.

Eta thekeo kichu shomoshya boja jay, jemon Zhu Xiongying-er podti alada holeo, darbar deshi kachari samne tar probhab ebong podti Lao Zhu-er shathe tulona kora jay na. Ager boro Zhu-o shobke shohje chapie rakhte parten, rajdarbarer upor tar niyontron chhilo khub bhalo.

Zhu Xiongying-ke aro boro hote hobe, rajdarbarer niyontron bhalo korte hobe, ebong tar shomman aro bariye nite hobe.

Darbar theke neme Zhu Xiongying sange sange Wenhua Dadian-e gelen. Tini jokhon ektu ghumie nite jacchen, tokhon Shuangquan ese hazir holo. Eta chilo samrater adesh, Zhu Xiongying-ke Donggong-e giye bishram nete bola hoyeche, Lao Zhu naatir jonno beshi bhalo bhaben.

Zhu Xiongying-o zorda korlen na, nijeke shastho-pustho mone korleo kichi bochor dore tini byamot bad den ni. Kintu Zhu Xiongying aro bhalo moto janto je manusher shashtho alada hoy, tini kklanto hote chan na. Othitkar udahoron onek ache, shashtho holo sobkichur mul, etake kono mote obhela kora jabe na.

Donggong-e fire bhalo bhabe bishram niye, Zhu Xiongying-o bujhechilen je tar shohajogi kormokartader dakbar somoy eseche. Shohajogi bola thik hobe na, tader ke Donggong-er dalbol bola chole, tara tar bhobishyote guruttopurno kaje lagbe emon shoktib-shali montri.

Uttora-dhikar niye bhabar somoy eseche, ebong shantipurno hostantor niye bhabar somoy eseche.

Age theke prostuti rakha kono kharap byapar noi, hatas hoye porar byapar theke bachte hobe, eta rajdarbarer bhalo niyontron rakhar jonno, kono durghotona ghotano jabe na, karone Zhu Xiongying-er aro onek porikalpona ache.