Recently, the situation in Xuanfu seems to be calm, but under the calm there seems to be an undercurrent, and it seems that everyone wants something to happen.
In the capital court, a fierce quarrel broke out over Lin Tailai's unauthorized killing of the Beilu chief.
The leader of one side is Chen Tailai, a doctor in the Department of Rites and Guests, and the leader of the other side is Wang Xiangmeng, a nine-year veteran of Dzogchen Yushi.
Logically speaking, Wang Xiangmeng shouldn't jump out, after all, he is related to Lin Tailai.
If you jump out to speak for your relatives, you will easily be accused of favoritism, and you will be inherently disadvantaged in terms of public opinion.
And if Lin Tailai is found guilty in the end, then Wang Xiangmeng will be guilty of "favoritism" and cannot even protect himself.
Therefore, in politics, jumping directly to defend your relatives is really equivalent to risking your political career in a last-ditch effort, and there is no way out.
But Wang Xiangmeng still jumped out without hesitation this time, and his firepower was even very fierce, as if he wanted to express some determination.
In the ninth year of Wang's reign, Dzogchen Censor's "death" counterattack, the atmosphere was immediately stirred up, and a sharp life-and-death antagonism had already formed.
In fact, in the eyes of many courtiers who have nothing to do with themselves, killing a foreign chief is not a big deal, even if the punishment is "three drinks of fine wine".
As a result, Wang Xiangmeng's desperate and noisy behavior led to an extreme situation where he would not stop fighting until death, and small things became big things.
The most important thing is that the cabinet has not expressed its position or come up with a resolution, which in disguise has condoned this wave of traffic speculation.
On this day, Wang Xiangmeng dragged his tired body back home. Today was another day of loud talk.
After finishing the meal, Wang Xiangmeng couldn't help but sigh to his second uncle Wang Situ: "I don't know when I will be taller."
Wang Situ said: "I heard from Xiang Qian that Lin Jiuyuan launched a mutiny last time. Although the mutiny was successful, fishing in the court was not successful, and he was not happy about it.
This time Lin Jiuyuan probably came to fish again, which is equivalent to a test given by Lin Jiuyuan to our Wang family. We, the Wang family, must cooperate with Lin Jiuyuan.
No matter what, we cannot let Lin Jiuyuan feel that our Wang family has no political understanding at all."
Wang Xiangmeng sighed again: "I understand the truth, and I am willing to rush forward, but it is really painful to do this every day."
Whoever makes the quarrel knows what it's like to quarrel with a group of powerful officials.
Although Wang Situ's resourcefulness and fighting skills are not at the top, he still has basic qualities, otherwise he would not be able to sit on the golden throne of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
He immediately nodded and said: "Now that the heat has been raised, there is no point in continuing to argue. It is time to promote actual progress."
At the same time, a dozen Qingliu officials who participated in this struggle held a small meeting in the middle of the night at the home of Chen Tailai, the chief guest of the Ministry of Rites.
“A heated discussion in the court has already taken place, and after it became a focal point, it was enough to ensure that Lin would not be lightly punished.
But if we continue to argue like this, it is of no real use anymore, and we should take the next step immediately."
These views of Chen Tailai are almost identical to those of Wang Situ.
However, no one said anything at the scene. Chen Tailai could only continue: "The next step is to ask the imperial court to send someone to go to Xuan Mansion to escort Lin Tailai back to Beijing. Regardless of Lin Tailai's guilt or innocence, he must first return to Beijing for trial!"
But among the people present, no one said anything. It seemed that only Chen Tailai and Mr. Chen were talking to themselves.
Finally, Dr. Chen couldn't hold it any longer and said angrily: "Isn't there any one of you who is willing to take on this job?"
None of the others are stupid. It's okay to criticize Lin in the court, but if they have to go to the border town in person to "invite" Lin to return to Beijing, isn't the risk a bit too great?
No one would think that Lin was a harmless little white rabbit or a Song Gongming with unparalleled loyalty, who would automatically surrender when he saw the court order and return to Beijing to hear the trial honestly, right?
The key point is that Lin is not a person who has been convicted by the court, and many measures against serious criminals are not available.
In that situation, Lin would at least hit someone, right? The person who was beaten must be the official responsible for "inviting" Lin back to Beijing!
This kind of errand, where the probability of getting beaten is more than 80%, must be done by someone else!
It's useless for Chen Tailai, the chief guest officer of the Ministry of Etiquette, to get angry and instruct these colleagues with noble official positions.
He couldn't help but lament that his official position was not high, his prestige was not enough, or his surname was not Lin!
How can we govern the country well with such insects?
The only thing we can do is to think of a solution tomorrow, ask a few big bosses to come forward and find a scapegoat to arrange tasks. We can't let ourselves, the master of host and guest, get beaten in person, right?
The next day, when Chen Tailai went to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, he found that the head of the family, Wang Xiang, the nine-year Dzogchen censor, was blocked at the door of the Ministry of Rites.
Dr. Chen said sarcastically: "What? Wang Shiyu also wants to imitate your sister-in-law and block the door at every turn to cause trouble?"
Wang Xiangmeng said coldly: "I just want to ask, since you think Lin Jiuyuan is guilty, why do you dare not rush to the border town and bring Lin Jiuyuan back to the capital for interrogation?"
Chen Tailai forcibly redeemed his respect and said: "The imperial court has set various positions, and naturally each has his or her own duties. How can we ignore the rules and be the chief official on our own?"
Wang Xiangmeng laughed "haha" a few times, pointed at Chen Tai and said, "You all don't dare, but I do!"
Then the Dzogchen Yushi of Wang Jiu stood at the gate of the Ministry of Rites, looked around, and said extremely domineeringly:
"Whatever you Qingliu dare not do, let me, Wang Xiangmeng, do it! What you Qingliu dare not arrest, let me, Wang Xiangmeng, catch!"
Isn't it just to escort Lin Jiuyuan back to the capital? I, Wang Xiangmeng, have already asked the imperial court for a royal tassel!"
Chen Tailai: ""
I thought about it again and again, but I couldn't refute it. I can't say that you, Wang Xiangmeng, might let Lin go, right?
All the officials of the Ministry of Rites just watched Wang Xiangmeng run away after pretending to be cool.
Before Dr. Chen could figure out the secret, the cabinet quickly and efficiently approved Wang Xiangmeng's petition and asked Wang Xiangmeng to quickly bring Lin Tailai back.
Wang Xiangmeng, on the other hand, didn't even return home and set off directly from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Two days later, the Dzogchen censor of the ninth year of Wang Dynasty arrived in Xuanfu town and met with the governor Wang Xiangqian.
Governor Wang asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Wang Xiangmeng said seriously: "Your father-in-law asked me to tell you that our Wang family owes too much to Lin Jiuyuan.
This time the Wang family is not allowed to lose control or hold back. They must find a way to help Lin Jiuyuan fish!
Even if Lin Jiuyuan is fooling around, we must cooperate to the end!"
Governor Wang: ""
My father-in-law, isn't that your second uncle?
Do you want to use this tone to express the importance of things?
Thinking of this, Governor Wang asked Wang Xiangmeng again: "Is it possible that you came to Xuan Mansion to supervise me on behalf of your second uncle?"
Wang Xiangmeng patted his forehead and said, "I almost forgot, I still have official duties. The imperial court sent me to escort my sister-in-law back to Beijing. I will see people in life and see corpses in death.
Of course, what is more important is to convey your father's instructions on assisting Lin Jiuyuan in fishing.
The first is to continue to convey wrong information and mislead the judgment of Yutang. The second is to speed up to avoid long nights and dreams, and let the true news reach the court."
Governor Wang was also a little worried, "It is said that Lin Jiuyuan was kidnapped by Sanniangzi, and he has still lost contact with her. At present, we don't know anything about the situation, and there is absolutely nothing we can do about it."
Wang Xiangmeng said: "First of all, take the initiative to send more people to go deep into the desert to inquire about the news and find where Sanniangzi is stationed.
I heard that there is a military attache named Hei Xiao in the vanguard of the Xuanfu. He has lived in the Northern Lu for more than ten years and knows the customs and language of the Northern Lu. It is better to let him go out to the fortress to find out. "
"That's all we can do for the time being." Governor Wang sent an order to summon the commander of the Xuan Mansion's vanguard, the alternate general, and the officer of the governor's Biao camp, Hei Xiao, to come and see him immediately.
Last month, I was commanding the generals and guerrillas. This month, I was commanding Tongzhi, alternate general, and officer in the governor's battalion. This is what happens when you follow the right person and do the right thing.
While Governor Wang and Yushi Wang were waiting, an urgent message suddenly came from Zhangjiakou Fort!
It turns out that just today, Zhongjin Hatun, the female deity of the Northern Barbarians, suddenly appeared outside Zhangjiakou Fort and kowtowed to the Ming Dynasty court!
The letter states: Two hundred and eighty leaders on the grassland jointly support Bu Shitu as the new generation of Chechen Khan. Next month, Zhongjin Hatun will welcome Bu Shitu from the Hetao Pasture to Guihua City, and then they will join forces. After marriage, he requested the court to confer Bu Shitu as King of Shunyi.
After Zhangjiakou Fort garrison Commander Zhang received the petition, he rushed to deliver it to Xuanfu Town.
Including his previous political participation, Governor Wang Xiangqian has only been in Xuanfu for more than a month, and he is still in the stage of getting familiar with border affairs.
At this time, after receiving the confession from Zhongjin Hatun, he was still confused.
Of course Governor Wang knew about the turmoil over the succession of King Shunyi of Beilu, but wasn't the protagonist on the other side of the turmoil Lao Anda's eldest grandson, Lalik?
How come in the blink of an eye, this fortune-telling rabbit suddenly came to the attention of the people and gained the support of all the lords?
If you are a small official, after receiving this kind of form, you can just forward it without thinking.
However, the governor of his kingdom was a high-ranking official in the border area. Even if he forwarded a document to the court and the governor, he had to attach his own opinions.
Just at this time, Lieutenant Commander Hei Xiao strode into the hall and saluted.
Governor Wang called Hei Xiao, an old Beilu Tong, to discuss the proposal to come to Zhongjin Hatun.
At the same time, he asked: "Who is Bu Shitu? Why did the Beilu suddenly support Bu Shitu?"
To be continued...