Chapter 107 Yu Qian's calmness, Oara came to envoy! Corrupt officials are like pigs and dogs
Chapter 107 Yu Qian’s calmness, Wala is here! Corrupt officials are like pigs and dogs, I will kill them if I want!
Author: Xiao Lanyi
Chapter 107 Yu Qian’s calmness, Wala is here! Corrupt officials are like pigs and dogs, I will kill them if I want!
"It's not that you're afraid!"
Zhang Zhihuai sensed something was wrong and winked at Wu Xing.
Wu Xing also looked towards the door.
However, Yang Xin stood up and blocked Wu Xing's sight: "Boss Wu, we just want to buy some food. Although we are officials, we can negotiate with you in an easy-to-understand manner. What is there to be afraid of?"
Zhang Zhihuai repeatedly said that he was not afraid.
"Mr. Zhang may have a disease in his hands. His hands are shaking when pouring wine and his speech is trembling, but he even says that he is not afraid. It's interesting."
Yu Qian smiled and asked: "Then Mr. Zhang, please answer my question..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Zhihuai thought too much and subconsciously wanted to shout.
puff!
A chopstick pierced Zhang Zhihuai's cheek, and Zhang Zhihuai screamed, but as soon as the sound came out, Yu Qian stuffed the wine glass into his mouth.
"Don't scream!" Yu Qian said calmly.
Zhang Zhihuai's eyes widened, blood dripped down the tips of his chopsticks, and he looked horrified.
"Zhang Zhihuai, what have you done to make you feel so guilty?"
Yu Qian followed his eyes, glanced outside, and sneered: "Don't look, I know that your servants are surrounding the restaurant, but now my army has entered the city, and if your servants dare to move, you and I will
Both jade and stone will perish, and you will definitely be the first to die anyway!"
Zhang Zhihuai's face froze and he looked at Yu Qian in horror.
He was afraid of death, and the chopsticks stuck in his cheeks were so painful.
"There is no need for you to panic. I am going to the meeting alone. I am not going to die with you, but I sincerely want to cooperate with you!"
Yu Qian's expression was indifferent: "If you don't believe it, you can also ask the servants to come in and kill me. I have been here all the way. What kind of battles have I not seen?"
"Humph, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. I won't let you go without a fight. I don't know who will win. You can give it a try!"
Gulu!
Yang Xin and Jiang Wan were anxious and tried their best to wink at Yu Qian.
How did you leak the details?
What if these merchants went crazy and killed us here? Wouldn't it be an unjust death?
Yu Qian turned a blind eye and raised a curve in the corner of his mouth: "How about giving it a try?"
Jiang Wan coughed, please don't force them!
Plop!
Wu Xing, the head of the Wu family, knelt down and said: "The Wu family is a good citizen of the Ming Dynasty and is willing to obey the marshal's orders! The servants are only to protect us, and they will never do anything to the young master!"
"You really don't want to do anything?" Yu Qian looked at him and asked.
"Don't dare to take action. The servants are just guards. How dare you take action against the imperial officials!" Wu Xing tried his best to explain.
Yu Qian asked him to get up and patted Zhang Zhihuai's face: "Look at how sensible he is, and then look at you!"
Every time I took a shot, blood flowed out.
Zhang Zhihuai was in pain but did not dare to scream. He was very uncomfortable and cried: "The Zhang family is also willing to obey orders."
He was worried that Yu Qian was here to settle matters.
After all, they had committed treason, and the court would not let them go.
But is resistance useful?
Hundreds of thousands of troops in Xuan Town are close at hand, and they may have already entered the city. With just a few servants, who can they stop?
In fact, you shouldn't be greedy for Yu Qian's benefits. Running away with a bucket is the right way.
Yu Qian picked up a pair of clean chopsticks, took a bite of meat as if no one else was watching, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, then picked up the wine Zhang Zhihuai poured and drank it all in one gulp.
"The food and wine are good." Yu Qian poured another glass without looking at the merchants at all.
Not to worry about the servants rushing in and killing him.
Merchants always seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Seeing that Yu Qian was calm and composed, he obviously believed that the Xuanzhen army had entered the city and resistance was futile.
Slowly, everyone knelt on the ground and begged Yu Qian for forgiveness.
Yu Qian ignored them, tasted the food and wine, and composed a poem.
After a long while, the merchant's legs were numb, and Yu Qian said: "Let all the servants step aside, and I will have a good meal."
Yu Qian specializes in picking out meat clippers. He has been out of Beijing for more than a month and has not eaten a bite of meat.
He set an example and ate whatever the soldiers ate.
There was not enough food in the army, so it would be good if he could fill his stomach. However, he was defeated in battles one after another. He had no intention of eating. He lost a lot of weight and suffered a lot.
"Everyone, stand down!" Zhang Zhihuai yelled and gestured toward the door.
This is the agreed upon secret code.
Then he knelt down on the ground again.
Yu Qian heard the sound of his servants retreating, his face full of disdain.
Seeing this expression in Zhang Zhihuai's eyes, he felt bitter in his heart. In front of Yu Qian, no matter what he did, it would be in vain, and they would not take him seriously at all.
Thousands of servants could rush in at any time and cut up Yu Qian's body.
But is Yu Qian afraid?
Not only was he not afraid, he also ate and drank like no one else, making all the businessmen kneel down to watch him eat and drink. With this self-confidence, he was so powerful that it was scary.
Yang Xin and Jiang Wan couldn't let go. They were greedy when they saw the commander eating and drinking, but they couldn't be as calm as Yu Qian when he was trapped in the enemy camp.
Although his face looked normal, his back was covered in sweat.
It takes time for an army to enter a city.
Yu Qian had no more than thirty guards with him. If Zhang Zhihuai came to force him, Yu Qian and others would all die.
The restaurant private room became very weird.
Yu Qian was sitting eating and drinking, Yang Xin and Jiang Wan were standing on the left and right, and dozens of merchants were kneeling.
After eating and drinking, Yu Qian carefully wiped his mouth and the beard at the corner of his mouth.
"Still kneeling? Why don't you stand up and eat something?" Yu Qian's expression was indifferent.
"No, I don't dare!"
Wu Xing also observed Yu Qian and observed his every move, but Yu Qian's expression never changed. He occasionally smiled, but it was also a fake smile, very fake.
He also admired him in his heart, this is a famous general in the world.
"Do you know why I am hosting a banquet and inviting you here?"
Yu Qian did not let them get up: "Xuanzhen lost three battles in three battles, and you know the reason best. This is the purpose of my commander-in-chief's banquet with you!"
really!
Zhang Zhihuai's expression changed, and the pain on his face affected him, but he did not dare to cry out.
Bang!
At this moment, the door was suddenly kicked open and several heads were thrown in.
Zhang Zhihuai's expression changed, these are his servants!
Didn’t we agree not to kill anyone?
"Commander Qi, a few dishonest people were slaughtered by the last general!" Chengshan Bo Wang Cong was wearing armor and covered in blood.
It’s over!
Zhang Zhihuai felt weak all over. Yu Qian was very likely to kill the chicken to scare the monkey! And he was the one!
"Tell me, who is the mastermind?" Yu Qian said slowly.
Zhang Zhihuai collapsed on the ground.
Wu Xing and others immediately pointed at Zhang Zhihuai, saying that Zhang Zhihuai married his sister to a powerful person in the Dulbert tribe because he had close contacts with Borona Hall!
"Kill!" Yu Qian said calmly.
"You can't kill me! My sister is married to Borona Hall! She is the daughter-in-law of Da Yuantian Sheng Khan!" Zhang Zhihuai screamed.
Jiang Wan was stunned: "Who is Khan Tian Sheng?"
"First!" Yang Xin replied.
This Boronahalle was the eldest son of Ye Xian. After the collapse of Ye Xian's Oara Empire, it was divided into three parts, and Dulbert was one of them, the most powerful one.
"Yexian's son unexpectedly married a merchant's daughter. What a shame!"
Yu Qian curled his lips and sneered: "Don't say that your sister is marrying Ye Xian's son, or marrying Ye Xian's father. If I want to kill you, I will kill you!"
"After I kill you, I want to see if I can jump out of the coffin board and confront me first!"
"Does he dare?"
"Even if he comes back from the dead and sees me, he will still have to stay away!"
"First of all, he doesn't dare to act arrogantly in front of me. His son Boronahalle is nothing! And you are just the father-in-law among his many concubines. I will kill you if I want! Who dares?
Say no!"
Yu Qian had a sharp face. In the third year of Jingtai, he wrote to the current emperor to split Wala while it was empty. However, there was fierce party strife in the capital at that time, and Zhu Qiyu vetoed Yu Qian's proposal.
Click!
Blood spurts.
Then, Zhang Zhihuai's head was placed on the wine table.
All the merchants were horrified and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.
"I have already said that when I go to this meeting alone, I am not going to argue with you and others."
"My commander-in-chief opened the net to one side, it is God's grace that is so great that he only kills the first culprits!"
"But I need you to write down what you have done on paper and submit it."
"Don't worry, I will keep my word. If I say I won't kill you, I won't."
"However, if anyone turns a deaf ear to what I say, I will kill your entire clan! There is no need to discuss it!"
"Give them paper and pen and write!"
Yu Qian sat upright and asked all the merchants to kneel down and write.
Then, Yang Xin, Jiang Wan, and Wang Cong were told to divide their troops into three groups to block the gates of Xuanfu and surround each house. Not a word of what happened tonight could reach Wala's ears.
The merchant would write and he would read.
The more I look at it, the more shocking it becomes.
Most of the merchants in Xuanzhen were branches of Shanxi merchants. After moving away from the main clan, they settled in Hebei and developed rapidly through the main business routes.
Due to geographical reasons, they make a living through border trade, so they have a lot of dealings with Oara. In addition, since there have been no wars in recent years, Mobei has frequent trade with the Ming Dynasty, so many families have been married to Oara, and some have even been married for several generations.
Zhang Zhihuai was just lucky, his sister was blessed by Borona Halle.
After the split of Oara, various tribes fought fiercely to compete for the position of the Great Khan and attacked each other. Countless tribes on the grassland perished.
But last winter, the weather was suddenly cold and the winter was long. Many livestock froze to death, making life for the Oara tribe even more difficult.
It was not the merchants who really introduced Wala to the Ming Dynasty.
It is said that a minister in the court made a deal with Mobei and invited the Oara people to go south, and the one who agreed was the Dulbert tribe.
Dulbert's troops had just gone south and encountered several obstacles in the Xuanfu.
Yang Xin was so remarkable that he even switched on and off field operations, completely blocking Dulbert's forward troops.
After being assassinated first, Wala's combat effectiveness declined. Coupled with years of internal strife, Dulbert's troops and Yang Xin's army ended up in a draw in the field battle.
Boronahalle had to recruit all the tribes to attack the pass.
Yang Xin was on the defensive, Zhao Fu from Huailai was constantly supporting him, and he and Guo Deng from Datong formed a triangle, echoing each other. Dulbert's troops did not get any advantage.
Heshuote, led by Khulbolo and Angketu, also came to take a share of the pie. The two sides totaled 50,000 people, and they fought hard with Yang Xin.
When Yang Xin gradually couldn't hold on, Ashe Timur led the Junggar tribe from the west, looted all the way, rushed to Xuanfu, and gave Yang Xin a great defeat.
after.
Wala then contacted local merchants and acted as eyes for the Wala people.
Originally, the merchants disagreed. After all, their roots were in the Ming Dynasty. If they collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, they would be severely punished.
However, Boronahalle took Zhang Zhihuai's sister as a concubine. Zhang Zhihuai began to coax the merchants and allowed them to make huge profits. He gave them half of all the materials that Wala had plundered in Xuan Town. After repeated persuasion, people were moved.
Therefore, as soon as Yu Qian arrived, he had three small battles and three defeats.
What really made the Xuanzhen merchants work together was that news came from the capital that all Shanxi merchant branches were killed. The Xuanfu merchants were furious and gave Yu Qian his second defeat.
"The three parts of Wala are all here?" Yu Qian thought and defeated Wala in one breath.
Although the defeat sounds unpleasant, his losses were not huge.
The imperial edicts from the imperial court continued, all of which encouraged him without blaming him. Moreover, the imperial court continued to urge him for food, transport weapons, etc., which showed the imperial court's support.
Therefore, he did not panic. After suffering heavy defeats one after another, he instead thought of devising a plan to defeat the 90,000-strong Wa La army.
Otherwise, he will not be able to overcome the hurdle in his heart.
"Can the news of tonight's banquet be sent to Wala Lao Camp?" Yu Qian asked.
"It's been passed on." Wu Xing whispered.
Yu Qian frowned: "Will Zhang Zhihuai's death arouse suspicion?"
"this……"
The merchants were the most cunning, and they immediately thought that Yu Qian wanted to use them as bait to lure Wala into taking the bait, which was not in their interests.
The Wala people were very generous, and half of the loot they plundered was given to the merchants in Xuanzang Town.
That's why merchants work so hard.
"You see? He is indeed a smart man. No wonder I am fooled by you and others."
Yu Qian sneered: "If you help me lure the Wala people into taking the bait, you will be forgiven."
"Your Majesty will also reward you greatly. Aren't your relatives' businesses in Gyeonggi slaughtered by some lawless people?"
"If this is accomplished, I will personally write to Your Majesty, requesting the Third Law Division to find the murderer, and then return all the family property to you, okay?"
Yu Qian was very dissatisfied with His Majesty's practice of killing chickens to obtain eggs.
Unfortunately, others were in Xuanzang and out of reach, but his remonstrance memorial had been sent out.
"this……"
Wu Xing's eyes were a little greedy.
He and Wu Zheng are family brothers and have no affection at all. And he also knows how big the business of Wu Zheng's branch is in Beijing, and the family wealth is ten times that of his. If he gets it...
"Young man is willing to serve the commander-in-chief!" Wu Xing quickly kowtowed.
After kneeling for half an hour, my legs were numb and there was pain everywhere.
"Get up." Yu Qian's lips curled up.
Seeing Wu Xingneng stand up, many merchants kowtowed and said they were willing to serve.
But there are also those who have a close relationship with Wala. If the Wala people disappear, their business will also disappear. How can they still make money?
"Ola and Ming Dynasty have been fighting for so many years. It's just fighting and making peace. I am not possessed by Yue Wumu. How can I kill Oala in one battle?"
"Besides, Gyeonggi has suffered a sudden disaster and the market is empty. This is the time for merchants like you to take advantage of the situation."
As Yu Qian spoke, he took out three unengraved bronze talismans and placed them on the table: "This talisman was cast by His Majesty himself. It rewards those who have made great contributions to the country, which is equivalent to a gold medal for immunity from death!"
"If you have made great achievements this time, I will personally write to Your Majesty, asking Your Majesty to give you this talisman. If you hold this gold medal for immunity from death, who in the capital would dare to bully you? Moreover, holding this talisman If so, your family members can take part in the imperial examination."
Suddenly, all the merchants' eyes widened.
Take the imperial examination!
Why are they businessmen with low social status?
Isn’t it because there is no official in the family?
They may have money, but they have no power! So they are treated as fat sheep!
Even if you can become a powerful person by going to Wala, the life of the powerful people in Wala will not be as good as that of local wealthy people. How can you degenerate into barbarians after becoming a human being? If they can become officials of the Ming Dynasty, let them leave the capital immediately!
"Commander, I am willing, I am willing!"
The remaining merchants all kowtowed.
The corners of Yu Qian's mouth curled up, the gold talisman was the gold medal for avoiding death, the bronze talisman was of no use.
As for you still thinking about your descendants becoming officials, you think too much...
You really don't understand His Majesty. Just the things you did, Your Majesty could torture you to death in ten thousand ways, without any repetition.
I am nothing more than a temporary solution, a short-sighted fool!
"Commander, can you really give this bronze talisman to merchants like me?" Wu Xing asked with a dry mouth.
"This is the Holy Order. How dare I pretend to pass it on?"
Yu Qian pointed to the bronze talisman and said that names, achievements, etc. would be engraved on it.
The merchants in Xuanzhen immediately went crazy.
They all want to take a piece of it home and offer it as an offering.
"If you want to get this talisman, you have to do what I say!"
Yu Qian planned to make a big move, and he had an idea in mind, but he had to think about it in detail and listen to opinions from many parties before he could make a decision.
"I have said so much, how can you win my trust?" Yu Qian asked.
"Ah?" Wu Xing and others were stunned.
"How can I trust you?" Yu Qian asked again.
"This... we are willing to put our family members in the camp. If the commander doesn't believe me, he can kill my family members at any time!" Wu Xing risked his life for this bronze talisman!
As for not believing in Yu Qian?
Does he have a choice?
Looking at the wolf-like officers and soldiers outside, as long as he doesn't believe it, Zhang Zhihuai will be his fate.
Therefore, they could only follow Yu Qian all the way to the dark side.
"Then let it be like this. I will send soldiers to your home. Don't worry, the soldiers will not interfere with your life without my orders!"
Yu Qian wants to use their families to threaten them and do things for himself.
"Is there a secret passage in this city?" Yu Qian suddenly asked.
"No!"
Wu Xing said that because there was no preparation before, Zhang Zhihuai organized people to dig, but because of the dense patrol of officers and soldiers, no digging was done.
"Then how did you contact the Wala people?"
Nowadays, during wartime, cities, fortresses, and piers are all blocked, making it difficult to send messages.
Wu Xing gritted his teeth: "Use the golden eagle to send messages!"
The Mongols are good at raising golden eagles, and there are also eagle trainers in Oara. They will put letters that need to be sent out in food, such as the entrails of sheep, and wait for the golden eagle to fly back with the food in its mouth, and then the message will be received there.
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Special medicinal powder was added to the food prepared for the golden eagle to attract the golden eagle to eat it.
"Golden Eagle, I have been stationed in Xuanfu for nearly a month and have never seen a Golden Eagle?" Yu Qian felt that he had been negligent. There are so many talented people in Xuanzhen.
Wu Xing said that not only the golden eagle can convey the message, but there are many ways to convey the letter out of the Xuan Mansion.
Yu Qian settled the merchants, and before leaving, he had someone pay for the food and drinks, and then returned to camp overnight.
The generals were gathered together to discuss a place for an ambush.
"Even if we lose, our army will not lose anything." Yu Qian said what he was thinking.
"The commander's words make sense. The general thinks that Pangjia Fort is very suitable. This Pangjia Fort is behind our army and stretches in a canyon called Pangjia Gorge. It is a good place for an ambush."
Yang Xin said, pointing it out on the map.
"With Pangjiaxia behind our army, how can we attract Wala to take the bait?" Zhao Fu was very smart. Since he followed Yu Qian and moved to Xuan Town, he has been constantly praising Yu Qian and trying to cater to him.
However, Luo Shui was ruthless, and Yu Qian was neither salty nor indifferent to him, but valued Yang Xin and Jiang Wan.
"defeat!"
Jiang Wan smiled and said: "Our army has not been defeated once or twice anyway. If we continue to lose, we will give up the Xuanfu to the Wala people."
"On the road, discard a large amount of ordnance and supplies, pretend to be fleeing, or even abandon the camp to Wala."
"The herdsmen are greedy for money. They fight just to capture more. They will scatter and loot, and the army will have no fighting spirit."
"Our army will turn around and fight again, repeated several times, which will deplete its morale."
"The Wala people must believe it deeply."
"Don't forget, there are merchants who act as eyes for them. As long as the merchants give them wrong information, they will go deep alone."
"As for how many people will enter Pangjia Gorge, I dare not say."
"Even if we don't enter Pangjia Gorge, after the ambush in front is successful, the army behind Oala will definitely be in chaos. Coupled with looting along the way, the morale of the army will be chaotic. If our troops continue to scatter and charge, the defeat of Oala will be right in front of us!"
Jiang Wan said with a smile.
"The Marquis of Dingxi is indeed a famous general!" Zhao Fu praised Jiang Wan, saying that he would not offend anyone.
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Jiang Wan's face turned red.
Yang Xin, on the other hand, said carelessly: "Then we will set up more suspicious soldiers along the way. Anyway, if our army is defeated, the Wala people will not think too much about it. If we set up enough suspicious soldiers, we can kill more of the Wala people's effective strength."
Yu Qian nodded: "Now that the Ming generals are gathered here, and there are many famous generals and ministers leading an army, there will definitely be no problem."
This is really not an exaggeration, all the honorable ministers in Beijing are here.
Some people cannot command tens of thousands of people, but they are definitely more than enough to command hundreds of people.
"Commander, I have a final word."
After Zhang Fu saluted, he said: "Can these merchants be trusted? If our army abandons the Xuanfu, will they immediately report the news to Wala?"
Yu Qian frowned: "What do you think?"
"Kill them when they're done! Don't let the news get out!" Zhang Fu was even more ruthless.
"Kill? If you kill, won't you know when Wala moves into Xuanfu? They won Xuanfu in vain, but we will lose it."
Yu Qian was also thinking about whether merchants should be killed or retained.
"It's late at night today. Let's go back and think about it. We will discuss it tomorrow morning and come up with a charter. We must set up a trap as soon as possible! A quick victory!"
Yu Qian glanced at everyone: "I have lost two battles, and I can't swallow this feeling! What about you? Do you want to return to Beijing with the name of defeat on your back?"
"I don't want to wait any longer!" Everyone saluted.
"You, your father and grandfather's face is all in this battle! If you win, you will honor your ancestors and return to the capital with your head held high to receive rewards!"
"If you lose, my handsome reputation will be ruined, and you will never be able to succeed again!"
"So, this battle must be won!"
What Yu Qian has been waiting for is the opportunity to avenge his past humiliation.
Eight years ago, he was able to turn the tide in the battle to defend Beijing.
Eight years later, after two defeats, he was still able to avenge his past humiliation and defeat Waila!
Push back the generals.
Yu Qian sat in front of the campfire, lost in thought.
Yang Xin stayed by his side to serve him. He had always regarded Yu Qian as his idol, but he didn't expect that the first time he met his idol would be when he was defeated.
At that time, he was dying of shame and anger. Fortunately, Yu Qian not only did not despise him, but also took him with him and accepted him as his successor.
"Commander, are you really not afraid of being in the restaurant today?" Yang Xin hesitated for a long time before asking.
He thought that the world's famous generals should be like great marshals, whose oars and oars were turned into ashes while talking and laughing.
Yu Qian tilted his head and glanced at him: "Afraid, I am also a human being, how can I not be afraid?"
"Ah?" Yang Xin was shocked, would Tangtang Yu Qian be afraid?
"Everyone will be afraid, but I am sure that Zhang Zhihuai will not move. He only has thousands of servants. If he has tens of thousands of troops, I will not dare to go deep into the tiger's den!"
Yang Xin was surprised at first, and then thought about its deeper meaning.
Yu Qian's calmness stemmed from his strategy. He had already seen through the merchants, putting interests first and being short-sighted.
That’s why I dared to go to the meeting alone.
Yu Qian patted him on the shoulder: "Study hard and serve the Ming Dynasty in the future. Your Majesty is a person with great ambitions. He will definitely sweep across Mobei and sweep the academy. I am optimistic about you."
"The last general will not dare to be praised by the commander-in-chief."
Yang Xin was puzzled: "You are in your prime, so you should be the one to lead the expedition."
Yu Qian's eyes were deep and he sighed quietly.
No answer.
Your Majesty, if you guard him like a tiger, how can you let him leave the capital again?
"Think about it, the top priority is to win this battle and win back face! The heroes who are buried in the dead are not in vain, we have to fight for them to come back!"
Yu Qian patted him on the shoulder. He was very optimistic about Yang Xin and believed that Yang Xin had the qualifications to be a famous general.
He thought that he would never leave Beijing to lead troops, so he wanted to pass on what he had learned to Yang Xin and let him be a successor.
"Alas!" Yu Qian let out a long sigh in the night.
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Qinzheng Hall.
Zhu Qiyu read Yu Qian's memorial.
"This Yu Qian is far away in Xuanzhen, and he is also interfering in everything in the capital!" Zhu Qiyu was very dissatisfied with Qian's random interference.
In the memorial, Yu Qian advised him not to resort to violent methods such as killing chickens to take eggs, as this method would have endless consequences.
The merchants of Xuanzhen completely defected to Wala, which was a sequelae.
"Don't I know?"
Zhu Qiyu looked unhappy: "But I have no money, how can I raise troops? How can I expand the imperial power? Compared with being a puppet, I would rather choose endless trouble than a puppet!"
If the goose had not been killed to retrieve the eggs, where would the six million silver have come from?
"Back to your Majesty, Zhang Fang, the magistrate of Wanping County, has arrived!" Feng Xiao's voice came.
"Xuan come in!"
Zhu Qiyu's voice deepened.
Zhang Fang rushed into the palace without stopping, entered the Qinzheng Hall, and quickly knelt on the ground to salute.
"Haha, where did this beggar come from?"
Zhu Qiyu was happy when he saw Zhang Fang's appearance.
Zhang Fang was wearing an official robe, which had been washed until it turned white. There were many holes, including the official hat, which had been forged from iron. There was still mud and dirt on her body, which had not been cleaned.
But he himself is white and fat.
"Your Majesty, Wan Ping is so poor!" Zhang Fang cried for a while, saying how difficult Wan Ping's life was, and expressed a lot of suffering.
"It turns out that he is a good official who cares about the country and the people!" Zhu Qiyu said with a strange expression.
"I dare not say that I am a good official, but I am worthy of this official robe!" Zhang Fang is neither humble nor arrogant.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "It's indeed worthy. How many times have you washed this dress? Why don't you change it? Write to me and tell me that I will ask the weaving shop to send you another one."
"I dare not trouble Your Majesty..."
"Enough!"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly became furious: "What are you pretending to be! Don't I know who you are?"
Zhang Fang kept crying out.
"Wanping Grain Chief Xu Guang, what does this have to do with you?"
"This..." Zhang Fang didn't dare to answer.
Snap!
Zhu Qiyu took the inkstone and hit him hard on the head.
Zhang Fang was in pain and subconsciously avoided it?
"I'm going to hit you, but you still dare to hide?"
Zhu Qiyu's voice was cold: "Gu Youzhi, take it and smash it!"
Gu Youzhi, who was also a sedan bearer, came in hurriedly, picked up Yantai, and hit Zhang Fang on the head hard.
Blood flowed from Zhang Fang's head. He was confused and vaguely heard the emperor's words: "Answer me! What is your relationship with Xu Guang?"
"How can a sage king punish virtuous ministers when he is in court?" Zhang Fang argued, comparing himself to virtuous ministers.
It almost disgusted Zhu Qiyu.
It would be an understatement to say that the information sent by Jin Yiwei was too numerous to write down in a sheaf of paper.
"Stop hitting your head. If you hit it again, you'll be really stupid. Hit your legs!"
Zhu Qiyu pointed at his leg: "Don't hit it with my inkstone. If it breaks, you have to buy it!"
Gu Youzhi took a wooden stick and hit Zhang Fang's legs hard.
After a few blows, the leg was broken.
Zhang Fang kept screaming.
"Okay, you pretend to be stupid and don't want to answer, I'll answer it for you!"
"Xu Guang is your uncle!"
"How can you become a county magistrate if you are only a civil servant? It was your uncle Xu Guang who became the magistrate of Wanping County after following the path of Yin Jiaolu of Shuntian Prefecture!"
"Pretend to be an upright official in front of me!"
"You should at least be thinner, right? Do you think I am blind? Or is Jin Yiwei blind?"
"I know everything about your old man! I even know how many concubines you have in your home and how many lovers you have outside!"
"Hit, both legs were broken!"
Zhu Qiyu was very angry.
It's not that I'm angry at him for being corrupt, but that Zhang Fang is disobedient.
He had just taken back the imperial power, and his first imperial edict was to abolish the bad habit of prostitution, but Zhang Fang hit the gun!
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty!"
Bang!
Gu Youzhi really beat him. He didn't just break the leg, but kept hitting the wound and beating it repeatedly until the whole leg was bloody.
"Why did you go against the wind and commit the crime? Treat the imperial edict as nothing? Who instigated you?" Zhu Qiyu suspected that there were people in the government and the public who were against him.
Zhang Fang was confused. He simply wanted to be more greedy.
"Hit it softly!"
Is this still light?
Zhang Fang glanced at his legs. His right leg was completely disabled, and he didn't even have any feeling at all.
"Your Majesty, we will report you, we will report you!" Zhang Fang suddenly had an idea, and he risked his life to save his life.
Sure enough, Zhu Qiyu asked Gu Youzhi to stop.
"Wei, Weichen knows the cause of the severe floods in Shandong!"
Huo!
Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly: "What did you say?"
"Weichen is from Shandong, I know why!" Zhang Fang wanted to kneel down, but her leg was completely useless and she was feeling dizzy, so she could only lie down.
I was so sad that I gave up my life for a few dozen taels of silver.
"Tell me!" Zhu Qiyu became interested.
"I beg Your Majesty to spare Wei Chen's life and allow Wei Chen to take charge of the center!"
Is Zhang Fang crazy about becoming an official?
After all this, do you still want to get promoted?
Zhu Qiyu moved his fingers, and Gu Youzhi struck him with his staff. Zhang Fang jumped in pain.
Gu Youzhi didn't use any force just now, and the stick hit his waist, almost breaking his spine.
"Wei Chen doesn't want anything anymore. Wei Chen doesn't want anything anymore. I just beg Your Majesty to live...Ah!" Zhang Fang screamed again.
"Say! I don't want to hear nonsense!"
Zhang Fang told him.
A major disaster in Shandong is something that both the DPRK, China and Shandong are willing to see.
Zhu Qiyu frowned. Shandong was definitely a place that grandma didn't care about and uncle didn't love in the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, since the Hongwu Dynasty, rebellions in Shandong have occurred one after another. The most severe one was the Tang Saier riot, which caused Taizong to be devastated.
To this day, Shandong is not stable.
Moreover, there is also a Supreme Emperor sitting in Shandong, the Kong family.
What Zhang Fang means is that the severe floods in Shandong and the displacement of people in various places have brought huge benefits to the gentry headed by the Confucius family; they have also benefited the leaders of the rebellion.
Even the source of the severe floods in Shandong lies with Chen Xun.
Chen Xun wanted to use natural disasters to protect himself.
"Since it's an accusation, just tell me your name!" Zhu Qiyu doesn't know the specific situation in Shandong now. When Wang Yue arrived in Shandong, it was as if everything was lost in the sea.
He did not dare to send Jin Yiwei to Dongchang. He had already guessed that there was a problem with the Kong family, so he tortured Li Xian.
"Cui Gong..."
"Drag him out and kill him!" Zhu Qiyu's face turned cold. Cui Gong was already killed, so where did Cui Gong come from?
This Cui Gong is not from Chen Xun, but from the Supreme Emperor!
Zhang Fang is talking nonsense.
"Your Majesty, it's Cui Gong! Wei Chen's family is in Shandong. Cui Gong is responsible for the severe floods in Shandong!" Zhang Fang roared.
A trail of blood was left on the carpet.
If it is really Cui Gong, is Zhu Qizhen behind him?
However, Cui Gong was already dead. That day in the palace, Cui Gong was deliberately allowed to escape. After pacifying the merchants, Cui Gong was captured and beheaded.
"Where is Xu Gan? Let Xu Gan go to Nangong and ask the Supreme Emperor what the flood in Shandong has to do with him!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, this can be used as an excuse to target the Supreme Emperor.
"The decree was sent to Liu Ji to act as the magistrate of Wanping County. Zhang Fang, the former magistrate of Wanping County, rebelled and his clan was executed. Xu Guang, the grain chief of Wanping, was executed!"
Feng Xiao was still reluctant to move.
"What?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened.
"Your Majesty, the county magistrate of Wanping can die, but the grain chief cannot be executed!" Feng Xiao said cautiously.
Zhu Qiyu frowned. Imperial power did not go to the countryside. The real decision-makers in the countryside were the landlords, and the head of the landlords was the grain chief.
This grain manager really can't be killed.
If I kill the grain chief, I'm afraid I won't be able to collect Qiu Fu.
"That's all, just kill Zhang Fang and forget it!"
Zhu Qiyu endured it: "When the Xuanfu is cleared up, I will personally appoint officials, and the imperial power must be extended to the lowest level."
The grain manager can't move at first, and the whole body will be affected by a single move. He will wait until the war subsides.
"Feng Xiao, how do you think this capital should be cleaned?" Zhu Qiyu couldn't figure it out.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were all farmers, and the farmers were in the hands of the gentry and landlords. Therefore, if the gentry and landlords wanted to make moves, they had to cut through the mess quickly, otherwise it was best not to make moves.
How could Feng Xiao dare to interfere in politics?
He knelt down and said nothing.
"It would be great if there was another battle to defend Beijing. We could clean it all along the way." Zhu Qiyu scratched his hair. How to let the imperial power go to the countryside?
Feng Xiao was speechless, the emperor was so cruel.
"Your Majesty, please come in with a sign from outside the palace, saying that the Wala envoy has arrived in the capital. How will Honglu Temple arrange it?" Fu Gang came in with a bowed waist to report.
"Emissary of Wala? Let Xiao Weizhen deal with it first, find out the purpose, and then report to me!"
Zhu Qiyu was a little bit upset. Xuan Zhen was defeated and he didn't even speak forcefully!
Why did Wala send an envoy?
…
The Wala envoy Chu Lujin was dressed in felt, short and strong, and looked like a rough guy, but he was actually an envoy to the Privy Council.
He came with hundreds of people on horseback.
After entering the capital, he saw that the capital of the Ming Dynasty should have been prosperous but was actually desolate. Chu Lujin laughed loudly: "Abiyasi, did you see that the people of Ming Dynasty are afraid of being beaten by us!"
"Even the capital is in desolation. I really sympathize with Emperor Mingren. His elder brother was captured by us, and his younger brother is trembling in the capital!"
"Eight years have passed and you are still afraid of us like a tiger, hahaha!"
Abiyasi is dressed in a Confucian shirt and behaves elegantly. He looks like a rich man. In this envoy formed by barbarians, he seems to be the soul of the envoy.
"Chulujin, don't underestimate Mingren." Abiyasi's tone was calm, and she actually spoke in Chinese!
Chu Lujin didn't understand, so Abiyasi repeated it again. Chu Lujin laughed strangely: "People in the Ming Dynasty are all soft-headed!"
The group stayed at Huitong Hotel.
Xiao Weizhen and the officials of Honglu Temple accompanied him all the way, and the banquet director prepared the meals. Because the Wala envoy arrived in Beijing too late, many etiquettes needed to be carried out in the morning.
Xiao Weizhen wanted to regain the emperor's favor. He wanted to glean some information from the Wala mission to flatter the emperor.
"Master Xiao, is the Ming Dynasty so afraid of me, Wala?" Chu Lujin asked bluntly.
After the translator translated, Xiao Weizhen's expression changed and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is not afraid of any opponent! On the contrary, your country broke the covenant without authorization, which made me, the Ming Emperor, unhappy. You want to recruit millions of armored men to attack Mobei.
…”
Xiao Weizhen didn't finish his tough words.
Chulujin laughed loudly: "Wala can't wait any longer! Ming people are like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, trembling under the iron hooves of my Wala people!"
Xiao Weizhen was furious and was about to refute.
Abiyasi quickly apologized on behalf of Chulukin and said some soft words.
Xiao Weizhen had a great sense of this Wala man who could speak Chinese.
Even Xiao Weizhen was shocked when Abiyasi was able to discuss some scriptures with him. Do the Walas also read the books of sages?
Seeing Xiao Weizhen's arrogant appearance at the front and respectful at the back.
Chu Lujin and other followers laughed strangely and said some unpleasant things.
After dinner, Xiao Weizhen and others said goodbye.
As soon as he left the Huitong Hall, Xiao Weizhen's face darkened: "This man from Wala has bad intentions. He must be here to find out the truth!"
"How can my lord see you?"
"Churukin and Abiyasi are singing in harmony, can't I hear it?"
Xiao Weizhen sneered: "Now that Wala has taken the initiative in Xuanzhen and sent envoys to the capital, I am afraid that they are forcing the Ming Dynasty to sign an alliance under the city! Moreover, this envoy's entry into the capital is strange. I speculate that they should want to get something from the Ming Dynasty!"
"Tea, iron?"
"Not necessarily these, maybe firearms!"
Xiao Weizhen sneered: "I will quickly enter the palace and tell your Majesty what I have discovered!"
At this time, we will be together in the library.
Chu Lujin suppressed his reckless smile: "When will we do it?"
"Hurry, take action before Akito can react." Abiyasi opened a map, which was a detailed map of the capital.
This map is kept in the palace.
And on the map, there are several circles drawn and the places marked are all Fansi!
The goal of Chulujin and other envoys was not to use firearms at all, but to mess up the relationship between Ming Dynasty and Wushen!
Abiyasi suddenly said: "From what Ming Guan said, it seems that the current Emperor Jingtai is not ordinary..."
"Shit! At first, he was like a little foster boy, hiding in the capital and not daring to come out. Eight years have passed, and Xuanzhen has been defeated again. He is nothing more than a mediocre king!"
Chu Lujin suddenly said seriously: "When my grandfather was still alive, he said that Emperor Jingtai was not right and would suffer backlash. Now it seems that my grandfather's words have come true!"
"Silence!"
Abiyasi covered Chulujin's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense! Your identity is the most confidential, no one can know it! Don't forget, I am playing you, but you are me! Do you understand?"
Chu Lujin laughed: "Don't be so nervous, these are my answers, trustworthy answers! You won't betray me!"
"It's better to be careful. We are in the capital of the Ming Dynasty after all." Abiya thought.