Li Ru'an was a eunuch sent by the Imperial Horse Guards to supervise the army. This status was not flattering, but the civil and military officials at Huamachi Camp still had a very good impression of him.
Most of the eunuchs who had overseen the army in the past liked to point fingers, interfere, and would always ask for bribes and favors, which was really annoying.
In comparison, although Li Ru'an has a sinister temperament, he has always been low-key and honest since arriving in Shaanxi and Gansu. He will never ask more about things he shouldn't ask, and he will never interfere with things he shouldn't care about.
In the eyes of Shaanxi-Gansu civil and military officials, the military eunuchs who did not ask for benefits or even have any sense of existence were simply the most perfect candidates.
But no one expected that although Li Ruan was honest and did not cause trouble on weekdays, his attitude suddenly changed after the incident, and he directly accused someone within the Shaanxi-Gansu officialdom of colluding with foreign invaders and murdering the imperial envoy!
Such accusations are undoubtedly very serious, even more serious than the attack and disappearance of the imperial envoy minister! Once Emperor Deqing listened to such deception, the entire Shaanxi-Gansu officialdom would have to change a group of people! Everyone present would have to be thorough.
Cut off official career!
As a result, everyone's expressions changed slightly. Wang Zheng ignored his physical condition and frowned: "I would also like to ask Li Jianjun to be careful with his words. The civil and military officials in Shaanxi and Gansu are now going all out and risking their lives."
Resisting foreign invaders and providing relief to the people is already a very fortunate thing. Once such accusations are spread, it will definitely make people panic, cause chaos, and also make people feel chilling! If something goes wrong because of this, who should be responsible?
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When it came to the latter part, Wang Zheng's tone and demeanor were already somewhat dissatisfied.
As Wang Zheng finished speaking, many Shaanxi and Gansu officials glared at Li Ruan, their dissatisfaction palpable.
On the side, Wu Min, the governor of Hedong, also said: "Yes, Supervisor Li, you can't say this randomly. All civil and military officials in Shaanxi and Gansu are loyal to the court, and they have no grudges against the imperial ministers, so why bother?"
Colluding with the Mongols to murder? Such accusations are completely baseless."
Li Ru'an was still sneering, looking around at the several feudal officials in the lobby, and said in a cold voice: "No reason? Do you really think that our family doesn't know that you governors have been hiding something from our family and the imperial court? Imperial Envoy
Mr. Zhao's visit to Shaanxi and Gansu this time was originally just for disaster relief in the northwest. Border defense matters were not within his scope of authority. But now Mr. Zhao suddenly has to come to Huamachi Camp to meet with you, and he even sent someone in advance.
The messenger reprimanded you and asked you to stop the "appeasement" immediately...
Hey, although our family doesn't know what the "appeasement" that the imperial envoy Zhao refers to specifically, it must be extremely disgraceful and must violate the laws of the imperial court. Otherwise, the imperial envoy Zhao would not suddenly change his itinerary.
, specially came to Huamachi Camp to investigate the charges! In other words, the Imperial Envoy Zhao has already caught some of you, right? "
Speaking of this, Li Ru'an saw that the expressions of several frontier officials changed again, and their eyes became more sinister, and continued: "So, Governor Wu insists on saying that the Shaanxi-Gansu civil and military officials and the imperial envoys have no grudges, and there is no reason to murder them.
Our family absolutely does not believe Mr. Zhao, the imperial envoy! There must be something fishy about this matter! A strict investigation must be carried out!"
Then, Li Ruan ignored everyone's embarrassed expressions and just turned to Guan Wuyuan and asked: "General Guan, what do you think?"
After Guan Wuyuan learned about Zhao Junchen's attack and disappearance, he always had a complicated expression, ranging from joy to worry.
Now, Guan Wuyuan is under the control of Zhao Junchen. He has no power to resist and can only be driven by Zhao Junchen. From this aspect, Zhao Junchen's disappearance is a good thing. Guan Wuyuan is completely free from now on.
But at the same time, Guan Wuyuan will lose all kinds of support from Zhao Junchen in the future and will no longer be able to enjoy the glory he once had. From this perspective, Zhao Junchen's disappearance is another bad thing.
Therefore, Guan Wuyuan was inevitably a little confused, not knowing the pros and cons of this matter.
After hearing Li Ruan's inquiry, Guan Wuyuan was stunned for a moment, and finally came to his senses.
The Forbidden Army has always had a close relationship with the inner court. Guan Wuyuan naturally supported Li Ruan's point of view more and nodded: "What Li Jianjun said is reasonable. I also have doubts in my heart and think there must be something fishy about this matter!"
After seeing Guan Wuyuan's attitude, the expressions of everyone in the lobby became even more ugly.
Because of the menacing Mongols, Wang Zheng, the governor of the three sides, arranged all 50,000 Forbidden Army reinforcements near the Huamachi Camp. Firstly, to ensure his own safety, and secondly, to provide timely support to various checkpoints.
There are currently more than 30,000 troops stationed in Huamachi Camp, and the Forbidden Army reinforcements under Guan Wuyuan account for as many as 20,000, so Guan Wuyuan's attitude is naturally very important.
If Guan Wuyuan also believed that someone within the Shaanxi-Gansu officialdom was colluding with foreign invaders to murder the imperial envoy, the matter would be even more difficult to handle.
At this moment, Wang Gong, who was standing behind Wang Zheng, suddenly changed his low profile and raised his voice and said: "My lords, please listen to what I have to say."
After attracting everyone's attention, Wang Gong said slowly: "In my opinion, Governor Zhang's statement is the most reasonable. The most important thing now is not to accuse each other of suspicion, but how to report the matter to the court.
Although the imperial envoy Zhao is in danger, he may still survive. Governor Zhang has few people, so he may not be able to search carefully. Therefore, before we report the matter to the court, it is best to send someone to search again. We must confirm the imperial envoy Zhao.
If the Imperial Envoy Zhao is lucky enough to escape this disaster, everything will naturally be left to the Imperial Envoy Zhao. If the Imperial Envoy Zhao is really killed, it will not be too late for us to make a decision."
Having said this, Wang Gong turned to look at Supervisor Li Ru'an, his tone was extremely humble, but his attitude was unyielding: "As for Supervisor Li's questions and accusations, we can postpone the discussion until later! I hope Supervisor Li will
It can be understood that now that the Mongolian army is about to invade, and Mongolian horsemen enter and plunder every day, if we mess up our positions, even blame each other, and split internally, we will only get the advantage of the Mongols in the end! Once the war is unfavorable, Shaanxi will
Gan's civil and military officials will naturally not be able to escape responsibility, but Li Jianjun will not benefit from anything. I hope Li Jianjun will think carefully about things like this that are harmful to others and not beneficial to himself."
While speaking, Wang Gong saw Li Ruan staring at him with a sinister look, and Wang Gong became more calm and said: "Of course, Supervisor Li has the right to report secrets, and he can report his suspicions to
Your Majesty, no one can stop it, but until the court finds out the truth and Your Majesty makes a decision, we'd better focus on maintaining stability and try not to mess around. Li Jianjun, do you think this is the truth?"
After Li Ruan and Wang Gong looked at each other for a moment, they snorted coldly, returned to their low-key and silent manner, and said nothing more.
Seeing that Li Ru'an finally stopped causing trouble, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief and began to discuss how to deal with Zhao Junchen's disappearance.
In the end, they agreed with Wang Gong's point of view and believed that the most important thing now was to send someone to confirm the life, death and whereabouts of imperial envoy Zhao Junchen in detail. If Zhao Junchen escaped by luck, then everything would be easy, but if Zhao Junchen finally
If someone is still killed, they will have to find a scapegoat to take the blame.
Because the attack on Zhao Junchen cannot be publicized yet, the search for Zhao Junchen's traces can only be carried out by the soldiers of Huamachi Camp.
This errand was originally going to fall on Qian Bao, the general of Huamachi Camp, but at this moment, Li Ruan, who had been keeping a low profile for a while, spoke again.
Li Ru'an still insisted on his own point of view, believing that some civil and military officials in Shaanxi and Gansu were secretly colluding with Mongolia, clearly showing his distrust, and strongly demanding that this task be handed over to the Imperial Guard reinforcements in the center of the capital, thinking that if Zhao Junchen was lucky,
If he escapes, only reinforcements from the Forbidden Army can ensure Zhao Junchen's safety.
Regarding Li Ruan's entanglement, all the civil and military officials present were helpless, but because of Li Ruan's persistence, they could only agree to Li Ruan's suggestion.
In the end, it fell to Guan Wuyuan to send troops to search for Zhao Junchen.
After the discussion, the gathering broke up. Li Ruan, Guan Wuyuan, and the military attachés from Huamachi Camp left the Governor's Office one after another. Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde, Hexi Governor Zhang Wenhui, and Hedong Governor Wu Min all came to the meeting.
A high-ranking official in the border area made excuses to stay in the Governor's Mansion, as if he had other matters to discuss with Wang Zheng.
But he said that after Guan Wuyuan left the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion, he was planning to arrange for people to go to Hengshan County to search for Zhao Junchen's whereabouts. However, Li Ru'an, who was traveling with him, suddenly invited him: "General Guan, can you come to our residence to get together? Our family has
The matter needs to be discussed with General Guan."
Guan Wuyuan hesitated and said: "I will also arrange for troops to go to Hengshan County to search for Mr. Zhao. This matter is extremely important and I dare not delay it at all... How about waiting for the general to arrange the matter properly before visiting Li Jianjun?"
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Li Ruan shook his head and said meaningfully: "General Guan should go to our residence first. Our family also knows the priorities. As long as General Guan goes to our residence, everything will be understood!"
Seeing Li Ruan's persistence, Guan Wuyuan had no choice but to go to Li Ruan's residence.
The Huamachi camp is not large, and space has always been tight. Although Li Ruan is an important military supervisor, his living room is not large, just an ordinary room with a length and width of more than ten feet.
Therefore, after entering the room, Guan Wuyuan was immediately stunned when he saw the scene in the room.
A young man dressed as an ordinary soldier was sitting in the main seat of the room drinking tea leisurely.
This young man has a handsome appearance and piercing eyes. He is about twenty-four or five years old. When he raises his hands, he is full of the majesty of a superior.
Then, Guan Wuyuan said in shock: "Zhao, Mr. Zhao!"
It turns out that this young man is none other than Zhao Junchen, who was attacked and disappeared!
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ps: Listening to Li Zongsheng’s songs while typing is always good.
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