In Beijing after the war, there was still a sense of tension in the air. Although the prosperous scene in Jiang Wan's memory was slowly recovering, it was still much worse than that day.
Even the pedestrians on the street were in a hurry, and soldiers in military uniforms could be seen from time to time running past, reminding everyone in this capital of the Ming Dynasty that the danger was not far away yet.
It’s not yet time for singing and dancing to flourish.
After coming out of the Ministry of War Yamen, Jiang Wan followed Sun Chengzong step by step. Sun Chengzong said that he wanted Jiang Wan to accompany him for a walk. However, Jiang Wan did not expect that if he walked with him, he would walk from the Ministry of War Yamen to the street.
Sun Chengzong is actually an old man who looks kind and talks kindly. If you remove the personal guards in front and behind him to protect his safety, he looks nothing like Jiang Wan's former neighbors who loved to talk about mountains and rivers.
the difference.
It's just that when he didn't speak, the oppressive majesty on his body was less obvious. Only then did Jiang Wan realize that no matter how kind the old man in front of him was,
, he is also an iron-blooded being who makes the Tartars fearful and hate him to the core.
The topics they talked about were almost all about Shaanxi.
Most of the time, Jiang Wan was talking and Sun Chengzong was listening. When Jiang Wan was almost talking, Sun Chengzong would ask another question at the right time to continue the conversation.
These questions are all questions that Jiang Wan is familiar with and can answer.
For example, during the civil unrest in Shaanxi, what were the equipment and combat capabilities of the bandits? What tactics did Nanhaiwei use when he fought against the bandits? When Qingyang Mansion was besieged, what was Jiang Wan doing?
Solve the problem of military rations.
He even inquired carefully about the firearms equipped by Jiang Wan's army.
It can be seen that Sun Chengzong really wants to know something, or really wants to understand something from Jiang Wan's answer, rather than superficially asking questions.
"It seems like Yang He is really useless!"
After finishing their talk, the two stood at the street intersection. When Jiang Wan was wondering where this team was going, Sun Chengzong sighed heavily: "There are tens of thousands of troops available on the three sides, and your Nanhaiwei troops have appeared.
, and is quite capable of fighting, Yang He should respond to the opportunity, whether it is to pacify or suppress, the turmoil on these three sides should be put down before the year!"
"Master Yang may have his own plan. Nanhaiwei is not even a chess piece on Master Yang's chessboard. How can it influence the situation of the three sides!"
"Haha, you are good at talking. You are worthy of being someone who comes from His Majesty's side!"
Sun Chengzong glanced at Jiang Wan in surprise, and shook his head: "You are young, and although you are somewhat capable of leading troops, your ability as an official seems to be stronger. You are just so worldly and slippery, and you have lost your sharpness.
You can’t do big things either!”
"What the boss taught me is that my subordinates will remember it!"
Jiang Wan said very humbly: "Knowing everything in the world is knowledge, and being knowledgeable is writing. Sometimes my subordinates are a little pedantic. However, with the boss's advice, I will naturally be alert at all times in the future!"
"Knowledge of everything in the world is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is an article!" Sun Chengzong chewed on these words and nodded slightly: "Yes, they are all knowledge, and they are all articles. Let's see if this article of knowledge can be made into a flower.
That’s what people are capable of!”
"Sir, where are we going?" Jiang Wan smiled and looked around. Although Sun Chengzong was surrounded by a cloud of guards, such an important minister of the country was staying in this busy city. What if something happened?
If something goes wrong, then Jiang Wan will be the sinner of the Ming Dynasty.
"Didn't His Majesty give you an errand?" Sun Chengzong smiled slightly: "Just in time, I also want to take advantage of you and go visit the element. Even for me, it is not convenient for me to visit him alone now!"
Element is the name of Yuan Chonghuan. After all, Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chengzong still have a teacher-student relationship. When Jiang Wan heard this, she suddenly opened her mouth slightly and was a little stunned.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, did you even tell the boss such a thing?"
"Why, can't you tell me?" Sun Chengzong smiled: "Or are you saying that Commander Jiang doesn't want me to take advantage of this?"
"Don't dare!" How dare Jiang Wan say no.
He was worried that the emperor asked him to visit Yuan Chonghuan and asked him to ask why Yuan Chonghuan did what he did. He didn't know how to complete the order. Now Sun Chengzong took the initiative to mention that he wanted to visit Yuan Chonghuan. He didn't even need to speak, and just stayed and listened to the two of them talking.
Just fine.
From Sun Chengzong's tone, it seems that Yuan Chonghuan has not seen Yuan Chonghuan since he was released from prison. Therefore, the master and disciple must have a lot of doubts to ask each other.
He thought about it and felt that this matter should not offend Zhu Youjian. Moreover, even if Zhu Youjian was not happy about Sun Chengzong going to see Yuan Chonghuan, if this matter was dealt with first and later, Zhu Youjian would not lose his temper.
After all, he is a guy who has been sentenced to death in Zhu Youjian's heart for a long time, and the other is an old minister who he absolutely relies on now, and with his confidant's ears and eyes, should he get angry and hurt the hearts of the veteran and his confidants, or should he turn a blind eye
It should be a good choice to focus on pretending not to know and maintain the overall situation.
The team changed direction and headed towards Fusi, Jinyiweinan Town. This time, Jiang Wan didn't even have to lead the way, not to mention the formalities and tokens needed to see Yuan Chonghuan. In today's capital,
, no token is as useful as Sun Chengzong’s old face.
He, who was supposed to be the protagonist, seems to have overpowered the fox next to the tiger. The journey to Nanzhen Fusi was smooth, not to mention the governor of Nanzhen Fusi and a bunch of Jinyiwei officials from Qianhu.
He came out with great fear.
"Don't worry about me, old guy, I'm just here with Commander Jiang!"
Sun Chengzong pointed to Jiang Wan beside him: "Commander Jiang came to inquire about the imperial convict Yuan Chonghuan on His Majesty's order. I just happened to meet him!"
"Commander Jiang..."
The Zhenfu of Nanzhen Fusi was a new face that Jiang Wan didn't know. He was probably newly promoted this year. However, it was obvious that he didn't know Jiang Wan, and he knew where Jiang Wan was the commander.
"The oral order is from His Majesty!" Jiang Wan said without changing his expression: "If the Governor has any questions, he can go to the palace and ask!"
"Don't dare!" The governor smiled awkwardly: "It's just that there was a strict order from above. No matter who wants to meet with Yuan Feng, he must report it to our commander. I have already sent someone to report it. Commander Jiang
Can you please wait a moment until the reply from our commander arrives?"
Jiang Wan was slightly stunned, but Sun Chengzong on the side snorted slightly without noticing, and then looked at Jiang Wan with interest.