王承恩愣住。

是啊，拥有如此仙法的皇帝，刺客恐怕连近身都难。

他不敢再多言，连忙躬身：

“奴婢这就去安排。”

小半个时辰后，一切准备妥当。

儘管崇禎帝交代了“轻车简从”，王承恩终究通知了骆养性，点选了二十余名精干可靠的锦衣卫隨行护驾。

崇禎帝得知后，直接將护卫数量砍掉了五分之四，只留下骆养性和四名身手最好者，换上便装。

一行人趁著夜色，悄无声息地离开皇宫。

明代北京城，经过歷代营建，格局严谨，等级分明。

皇城居於中心，宫城又居於皇城之中。

皇城之外，便是內城。

勛贵与外戚的府邸，往往集中在靠近皇城的特定区域，尤其是西城和东城的一些坊巷，便於他们入朝值班和与宫廷保持联繫。

文官们的住所则相对分散一些，但也多在內城的官员聚居区。

有些是朝廷分配的官邸，有些则是自购的宅院，形成了一片片或显赫或清幽的街区。

崇禎马车並未驶向繁华低端，而是往北城方向行去。

北城一带，多为中低级官员、富商的宅院，勛贵府邸相对较少，但也並非没有。

夜色渐浓，两旁民宅大多门户紧闭，只有零星灯火。

待行至一条颇为宽阔的街巷时，崇禎忽然敲了敲车厢壁：

“停。”

马车应声而停。

骆养性警惕地靠近车窗，低声道：

“爷，有何吩咐？”

车厢內，崇禎帝並未下车，只是微微向后靠了靠，伸出食指按在自己的太阳穴上。

与此同时，他的听觉在灵识的加持下，被放大了无数倍。

街边的虫鸣、远处更夫的梆子声、隔了几条街的私语，都近在耳旁。

“不够集中。”

崇禎微微偏头，將听觉的“焦点”，对准街道右侧一座门庭还算气派，比起顶级勛贵略显逊色的府邸——

武清侯李诚铭的府宅。

他不断调整“听力”的强度和方向，过滤掉僕役的走动声、厨房的碗碟声等杂音。

终於，在一间似乎是內宅书房的室內，他捕捉到了两个清晰的对话声。

一人为中年男子，正是武清侯李诚铭。

另一个语气充满担忧的女声，应是他的夫人。

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“……你莫要再劝了，此番机会千载难逢！那可是真正的仙丹，服下便能踏上仙途，长生不老啊！”

“老爷，妾身不是不明白仙缘珍贵。”

女声忧心忡忡：

“可是你忘了去年，陛下因为辽东军餉匱乏，亲自下旨劝捐，希望你们这些勛戚世爵能拿出些家財助餉，以解燃眉之急。当时你是怎么做的？跟著成国公、英国公他们一起，在陛下面前哭穷，说家中如何艰难，最后只勉强凑了几百两银子应付了事。”

“这——”

“明日拍卖仙丹，你却准备拿出两万两！陛下会怎么想？朝臣们会怎么看你？”

李诚铭的声音顿了一下，显得有些烦躁：

“此一时彼一时，军餉是填不满的无底洞，谁知道扔进去有没有响声？但这仙丹，可是实打实的登天梯！”

“至於陛下，哼，真问起来，我就说——说是你从娘家带过来的嫁妆底子！对，就这么说！”

那夫人似乎被这无耻的打算气到了，声音带上了哭腔：

“你怎能如此！我娘家哪来那么多钱？这不是要把妾身，架在火上烤吗？”

“哎呀，你放心，那些人的身家也不乾净……”

听到这里，崇禎无声地笑了。

果然。

这些蛀虫，国家有难时一毛不拔，轮到自身利益时，却能毫不犹豫地掏出巨万资財。

他摇头敲了敲车厢壁，对骆养性道：

“走吧，去下一处。”