Xu Hu and the others went to the Ministry of War first in the morning. The trip to the Ministry of War went very smoothly.
The Minister of War is Ru Chang, and Ru Chang is meticulous in his work. He knows that the Shuangyu pirates were recruited by Yang Xu, the auxiliary prince, and he also vaguely knows that they have another connection with Yang Xu, so he takes good care of them. Before going to court, he specially treated the Ministry of War.
The hall manager and the principals made some explanations, so the people from the Ministry of War were very polite to Xu Hu and the other three, and all the procedures were completed smoothly under Ru Chang's care.
The three of them left anxiously. They were very happy that things went so smoothly. When they came out of the Ministry of War, they saw noon. They went to a restaurant to eat some food. After they were full, they rushed to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
Xu Hu and the others learned from Xia Xun that most of the officials of the Ministry of War were from literary backgrounds, so when they visited the Ministry of War, they specially brought a few pieces of high-quality lacquerware and fans. These items were considered valuable and had an aura of elegance.
, suffice it to say that they are the spoils of war against Japanese pirates, and they are not even involved in bribery.
The officers of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion are all real warriors, so the meeting gift he prepared was a few swords. The swords prepared by Xu Hu were of good quality, better than the three swords that Xia Xun captured in Xiangshan.
The swords are not that bad either. The quality of *** swords is generally better than that of Daming's swords, and the few swords he specially selected are of even better quality.
The three people brought knives and excitedly entered the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. The guard guarding the door asked the three people their purpose of coming, checked their official credentials and waist badges, and then brought the three people in. The guard took the three people in.
In a signing room, he said to an official who was having tea inside: "Mr. Zheng, these adults are here to report and receive seals."
While Zheng was eating his tea, he responded lazily, without even raising his eyelids: "Oh! Where is the official?"
Zheng is in his mid-thirties, with an ordinary appearance and a thin body. He is sitting in a huge chair, just like a monkey squatting there. Zheng’s name is Zheng Xiaobu, even though he is a young official.
, when you get to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, you will be allowed to command thousands of troops in the local area. No matter what, you have to be peaceful and behaved when you get here. He really doesn't need to take you seriously.
The guard replied: "It is the commander of the Donghai Shuangyu Guards, Xu Huxu, who was just established by the imperial court, and the deputy commanders, Ren Juying and Zhang Yuxia."
"Oh?" Zheng Xiaobu raised his head and looked at Xu Hu and the others with squinted eyes. Xu Hong smiled modestly and said, "Zheng Qiancheng, the three of us came to the Governor's Mansion to pay homage to the Shangguan and receive the seals and ribbons. We
I have just become an official and many of the rules are not clear yet, so I would like to ask Zheng Qianqian for some advice."
"Hehehe..."
Zheng Xiaobu opened his throat and laughed twice, and said in a strange way: "My lord is too polite, I don't dare to take it as an advice. Speaking of which, I have worked hard for more than ten years in the army, and my ancestors have leftover
Yin, I have endured this experience, how can it be better than you, my lord, being a pirate, bullying men and women, robbing families and homes, how happy I am, happy enough, surrendering to the imperial court, hey! A fourth-grade guard
Now you have the command, which is extremely enviable."
Ren Juying was the leader of the pirates, dominating a party and enjoying grudges. How had he ever been entertained by others like this? His expression suddenly changed. On the other side, Zhang Yuxia was a man of action. His shoulders swayed slightly and he was about to rush over. Xu Hu stopped him with both hands and immediately stopped him.
them.
Zheng Xiaobu clicked his tongue twice and said with a smile: "Why, you still want to take action? Where is this place that allows you to run wild?"
Xu Hu said in a deep voice: "Zheng Qiancheng, we received official positions from the imperial court and received imperial salary. Although the yamen of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army is large, it should not bully people too much. I have just been to the Ministry of War. The official of the Ministry of War
You may be older than your Excellency, but you have never humiliated me like this. You! With only an eighth-grade experience, how dare you humiliate Shangguan like this?"
After hearing this, Zheng Xiaobu sneered and said: "No matter where you come from, I've never seen a local official show off in front of me. Official? I've seen many officials. But the official who burned incense and worshiped Buddha and entered the wrong temple was..."
First time seeing you!"
As Zheng Xiaobu said this, he turned sideways and waved his hand: "Master Qianshi is busy right now. You go back first."
Xu Huren said angrily: "Zheng experience, when can we see you, sir..."
Zheng Xiaobu chinned, looked into the sky and spat out a mouthful of tea foam. He didn't even look at them, and said calmly: "Just wait, come and have some tea every day, and when you are lucky enough to meet the adults, you will see them naturally."
You guys." He tossed his sleeves and said, "Does it mean you are an official when you put on an official robe? Humph, you are a dog, you can't change your eating shit!"
This sentence was said in a very low voice, but it was enough for the three of them to hear it clearly. Although he was not saying it to Xu Hu and the others, he was clearly insulting them. Zhang Yuxia and Ren Juying were furious. They moved left and right, and a whirlwind of
He rushed over, but Xu Hu didn't stop him this time. He stood there, as tall as a mountain.
Xu Hu remembered the promise he made to Xia Xun, but he was not rebelling, but a traitor!
If being an official means being treated like this, then he would rather not be an official!
As soon as Zhang Yuxia raised his leg, he kicked the heavy pear wood desk and flew into the air. The paper, ink, pen and inkstone on the table, and the piled official documents flew everywhere. Zheng Qianwen was sitting on the chair, originally stable.
Frightened by this power, he couldn't help but let out an ouch and almost fell to the ground.
But he didn't fall to the ground, because Ren Juying, who was tall and powerful, had already arrived, and Ren Juying grabbed him by the collar. Zheng Xiaobu was short and thin, and his whole body was lifted up by Ren Juying.
A big slap hit his face: "Son of a bitch, I've grown so big, how have I ever been humiliated like this? Your little eighth-grade experience is amazing, isn't it? I've grown from a fourth-grade general to a standing
I'll be humiliated by you here."
A few big mouths slapped Zheng Xiaobu down, and Zheng Xiaobu's monkey face was really moister than a monkey's ass. His mouth was full of blood, and he was screaming. As soon as the guard at the door realized that something serious was going on, the local military attachés arrived at five
The Military Governor's Mansion was very angry, but he had never seen anyone dare to fight. The guard hurriedly went out to call for help. In a moment, a group of guards came in, all with guns and knives, menacingly.
Ren Juying took a look, threw Zheng Xiaobu aside, and took out the knife he was preparing to give as a gift. The three brothers each took a bite and stood in the shape of a cross. Of course, they did not dare to take action, but in this situation, the guards
Having never seen each other before and not knowing how to deal with it, the two sides ended up in a stalemate.
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Governor Xie Guangsheng took a nap and just got up and took two sips from a cup of strong tea. Zheng Xiaobu ran in with his mouth full of blood. As soon as he entered the door, he cried: "Master Qian, someone is coming to your door.
ah."
When Xie Guangsheng saw his appearance, he couldn't help laughing: "Haha, Xiaobu, who have you offended to make him beaten like this?"
This Xie Qianshi has a slender figure, thick eyebrows, a pair of phoenix eyes, a nose like a hanging gallbladder, and a three-tufted beard. He is born with a handsome appearance. Although he is about forty years old, he is still a handsome man. But don't look at him.
He has the air of a Confucian general, but he knows very few words.
The imperial court attaches great importance to appearance when selecting officials. When the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War first selected officials, he had accumulated military exploits and was already a member of a thousand households. The military selection doctor saw that he had a majestic appearance and was very satisfied, but he also needed to examine his literature.
, for a military general, the so-called literature is literacy, so the doctor wrote the word "acupuncture" on the paper and asked him to recognize it. When Xie Guangsheng saw it, he opened his mouth and said: "There is a lot of iron"! The military commander laughed.
, I didn’t want to use it, but after all, I thought this man had a great appearance, and finally agreed to appoint him as the commander of the guard.
It was quite a hurdle to go from a thousand households to the command of the guards. From then on, Xie Guangsheng was promoted step by step, until now he has accumulated many qualifications and became the governor of Qianshi, a third-grade official.
Zheng Xiaobu cried: "Sir, someone has rebelled. Today, the former Shuangyu pirates who were recruited by the imperial court came to my governor's house to receive their seals and ribbons. I saw that they were rude and ignorant of etiquette, so I didn't like them very much. I also heard that they first
When we went to the Ministry of War, and later the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, they obviously didn't take us seriously, so they mocked them a few times. It was also because they were humble and arrogant, but who knew that these pirates were so arrogant and arrogant that they walked up to
Come here, kick down the official case of the humble post, slap a few of the humble posts, and that's it. Sir, compared with them, the humble posts are as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. They can be beaten easily, but this matter spreads out.
, how can we save the face of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army?"
When Xie Guangsheng heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
To say that the five-army governor's office has a close relationship with the various military posts, it is actually far superior to the military department. The replacement, preferential maintenance, preferential treatment, etc. of all military hereditary officials, floating officials, and local officials must be reported
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army will then forward it to the Ministry of War. After approval by the Ministry of War, the specific distribution and appointment will have to go through the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies. Others such as military attaché orders, land and water infantry drills, clear hooks and replacements in the army,
Matters such as stipends, grain harvesting, farming equipment, boats and carts, military information, maps and documents in the hinterland, fuel charcoal, thorns and reeds were also handled by the Fifth Army Governor's Office in collaboration with other relevant yamen.
In other words, in the early Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of War only had the power to mobilize troops, and the Five Army Governor's Office was the central agency that oversaw internal and external military affairs. The Five Army Governor's Office became the echo of the Ministry of War, and was subject to the Ministry of War in everything. It was the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
So, when Xu Hu and others paid their respects to the dock, they should first pay homage to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, and then go to the Ministry of War. Unfortunately, these few people didn't know it at all, and Xia Xun himself did not rise up step by step as an official.
They didn't know much about these common senses, so when I gave them instructions, I only mentioned these two yamen, and didn't mention the order.
Xie Guangsheng didn't care that Zheng Xiaobu was beaten, but the beating of Zheng Xiaobu affected the reputation of the Fifth Army Commander's Office.
The military governor's office took it seriously, and Xie Guangsheng became even more hostile.
The rough man jumped up, slapped Zheng Xiaobu on the shoulder, and said: "Xiao Bu, you did the right thing. I'll go and take a look. No matter how rough they are, they can't beat me!"
The officials in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army are more bureaucratic than those in the Sixth Army. This is because the officials in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army have always been served by their relatives. The highest level is the Grand Governor, who can serve as an official of this level.
They were princes like Xu Zengshou and Li Jinglong. Most of the officials at the next level were also relatives, and a few of them came up step by step based on seniority.
These middle-level military attaches are even more difficult to deal with than the governors, because not only are most of them coming from distinguished families, but their mobility is far less than that of courtiers. They basically join the governor's office and hang out here for the rest of their lives. Therefore, the bureaucracy here is better than that of the six departments.
It is much more serious. Therefore, the atmosphere of seniority and xenophobia here is far more serious than other yamen. Since Xu Hu and others have offended the Fifth Army Governor's Office, Xie Guangsheng is not willing to take it lightly.
After Zhu Di became emperor, the original governor Xu Zengshou died, and Li Jinglong went to compile "Records of Taizu". The current governors were Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu and other princes. These princes were very familiar with Xia Xun.
If they were here, they would know that the bandits from the Shuangyu Islands had rescued the prince, and the matter might not become a big deal.
But they are not in the Governor's Mansion now. After these people registered at the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, they were sent by Zhu Di to various places to reorganize their troops and recruit the troops of the old Jianwen Dynasty. The normal operation of the Governor's Mansion is still managed by the Governor of the Fifth Army.
Some former officials of the government were responsible. They strictly guarded the interests of this three-acre area of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and no one was allowed to offend.
Xie Guangsheng rushed out angrily. Zheng Xiaobu, whose cheeks were red and swollen, had a strange smile on his face and followed him out.
Xie Guangsheng is the Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Not only is he in charge, but his position is higher than that of Xu Hu and others. When he moves, Xu Hu and others dare not move rashly. Fighting with others is okay no matter how you say it, with the Governor
The use of force for rebellion is the same as rebellion. Although Xu Hu didn't understand much about officialdom, he still understood this simple truth.
As soon as the three of them put down their weapons, they were tied up by Xie Guangsheng's order, dragged to the yamen gate and tied to horse posts. They were charged with rushing into the ministry and each received thirty lashes. This kind of show was still performed at the yamen gates of various ministries.
It is rare to see them, so there are many people gathered here to watch the fun. When Xia Xun arrived, what he saw was the scene of Xu Hu and others just after they were tortured.
Xia Xun asked about what happened, and his face immediately became serious. He did not expect that Xu Hu and the other two people just went to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to report and receive seals, such a small matter could actually cause such a big trouble. From a certain perspective
Generally speaking, Shuangyu Island is labeled as his auxiliary to the country. In this matter, the whip was whipped on Xu Hu and the others, but the mouth was slapped on Xia Xun's face. If he ignored it, he would be in trouble in the future.
Ignore it.
But if he wants to take care of it, if the head of the Dudu Mansion is not here now, who can he negotiate with if he comes to visit him? After Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng come back, why don't they feel like they are being bullied and slapped in the face? Qiu Fu
If Zhu Neng had any friendship with him, could he be closer than the people at his own Yamen Gate? They had just taken charge of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and they also needed to establish their prestige.
In this situation, there is no choice. And it is impossible to give him time to wait for Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng to come back, and then mediate with them to solve the problem. Or, choose friendship with the two princes and give up the three pirates. But like this,
His official reputation will be greatly damaged, and he doesn't know how long it will take to recover; or, he can try to protect the three of Xu Hu and restore the face of these three rootless pirates. While gaining their allegiance, he will offend two important people at once.
