Fan Wenzheng looked at Han Yunong with a strange look, and a mocking smile soon appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Conscience? Han Yunong, after all, you have been hanging around in the Duwei Mansion for a few years. Could it be that you still don't know what the world cares about?
It’s just strength, I’ve never heard that conscience can be eaten.”
"If your Majesty has no other instructions, I humbly take my leave." Han Yunong stood up and seemed to have no interest in continuing to talk to Fan Wenzheng.
"So you don't care whether General Heiyu's reputation is damaged?" Fan Wenzheng calmly raised his hand and picked up the teapot again: "If you want to keep the reputation of Yao Mubai and others, you have to sacrifice the reputation of the general."
Han Yunong shook his head and said: "My lord, this is not a matter of choice at all. Yao Duhu and others are not wrong, and the general is not wrong either. They have all done their duty. General Quanxia knew better and would never allow Yao Duhu to be sacrificed.
He has been upright and upright in his life, and he does not bother to do such a thing." With a cold expression, he said calmly: "Of course, the general's reputation has never needed anyone to defend it. He is worthy of being a saint.
I am worthy of the people. If I have any regrets, it is that I did not die in battle, but was murdered by Xiao Xiao."
"Then what are you going to do?" Fan Wen was sipping a cup of tea, still calm and composed.
Han Yunong said: "I have already written a document last night, and the truth about the Xiling Rebellion has been clearly stated. The Duwei Mansion is affiliated to the Ministry of War, and I have already informed the ministry of the general's situation. Whether the ministry wants to submit the document to the saint, I dare not
Intervene. I have already settled in the capital, waiting for inquiries from adults and even saints at any time. Without the will of the saints, I will always stay in the capital and come whenever I am told."
"General Black Feather's subordinates are indeed as stubborn as him." Fan Wenzheng sighed: "So you are trying to say that the main reason for the loss of Xiling is that the Ministry of War failed to transfer the Changsheng Army there in time.
?”
"I don't dare to say that." Han Yunong was neither humble nor arrogant, standing upright: "But both the minister and I know clearly that if the Changsheng Army can get out of the border as soon as possible, the situation in Xiling will probably not develop to the current situation."
Fan Wenzheng looked at Han Yunong, silent.
After a long time, Fan Wenzheng finally said: "Xiling rebellion, the top priority now is, should we deploy troops to quell the rebellion?"
"Yes." Han Yunong nodded: "The sooner, the better."
"But once the note you wrote is presented, someone in the court will take the opportunity to attack the Ministry of War, and even drag the Ministry of Husbandry into trouble." Fan Wenzheng said sternly: "The Ministry of Hunan is in charge of money and food, and the Ministry of War is responsible for mobilizing troops. If these two
The yamen is entangled, do you think you can still free up your hands to deploy troops and generals?" He sighed softly: "Everything must be done with the overall situation in mind, Yu Nong, your plan must be re-drawn, and you must ensure that the Ministry of War will not be involved.
This turmoil will cause me to do my best to mobilize troops and horses to Xiling to put down the rebellion in the shortest possible time."
Han Yunong said nothing.
Of course he knew that Fan Wenzheng wanted to make a deal with him, and he also knew that the Ministry of War had made major negligence and delays in mobilizing the Changsheng Army. If there had been no rebellion in Xiling, even if the Changsheng Army had not left the border in time, no one would have
Really making a fuss out of this.
But the worst thing that should have happened happened.
As a result, the failure of the Changsheng Army to leave the customs in time became an important reason for the loss of Xiling. The Ministry of War, which was responsible for mobilizing the Changsheng Army to leave the customs, naturally had to bear the greatest responsibility.
"Your Majesty, do you still want to put the responsibility on Yao Duhu and others?" Han Yunong shook his head and said, "I have said that I cannot testify."
"Han Yunong, do you think you are being generous?" Fan Wenzheng sneered, with a cold light in his eyes: "Don't forget that as the captain of Zhenjun, if you lose Turtle City, you are guilty of losing the city and the land. I can directly
Punish your sins.”
"My lord, I humbly live in Kyoto. No matter how the court punishes me, I am willing to accept it." Han Yunong said sternly: "I guess you didn't read the whole report last night. I made it very clear in the report that the rebels were going to attack on New Year's Eve."
Breaking into Turtle City, I failed to discover it in time and did not take precautions in advance. I was guilty of negligence. After that, the Duwei Mansion and Turtle City fell into the hands of the rebels. I was humble and incompetent. I was willing to take the initiative to plead guilty to the court."
"Very good." Fan Wenzheng's voice suddenly raised: "Here comes someone!"
The sound of fighting was heard outside, the door of the house was pushed open, and several soldiers from the Ministry of War rushed into the house with knives, surrounding Han Yunong.
Fan Wenzheng stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "Just plead guilty, Han Yunong. Tonight you will write a confession and state your own guilt. It must be handed over to me before tomorrow morning." He waved his hand and said: "
Take him down."
The soldier was about to step forward and arrest Han Yunong, but Han Yunong raised his hand, shook his head and said, "No, I'll go with you, no need to do anything." He turned to look at Fan Wenzheng, his eyes full of disappointment, and sighed.
, turned around and followed the soldier out the door.
As soon as Han Yunong left, a gray-robed official came in from the door, frowned and said, "Ministry, Han Yunong is disobedient?"
Fan Wenzheng looked rather ugly and sneered: "If you don't eat the toast, he will have to drink wine as a penalty. If he agrees to write down Yao Mubai's crimes, we can use his crimes to drag the officials into trouble. If the officials have any scruples, we can
We don’t dare to jump up and down. The Ministry of Finance did not allocate money in time, and we don’t dare to talk too much. Three ministries are involved in the matter. The more people involved, the safer we will be here. But without Han Yunong’s accusation, things will not be good.
Done."
"This person really doesn't know how to promote." The gray-robed official looked sinister: "Zhongshu has been looking for excuses for us. If we can't involve the officials, our Prime Minister will definitely take the opportunity to attack us." He raised his hand.
He stroked his beard and said, "The blame cannot be placed on the officials of Xiling. Even if Her Royal Highness wants to protect us, she has no excuse."
"If we can't catch big fish, we have to catch small fish." Fan Wenzheng said calmly: "If we can't get Yao Mubai's charges, we still have to catch Han Yunong's confession. I have asked him to write a confession overnight. With him
I have a confession in my hand. Although it is not as useful as Yao Mubai's indictment, I still have a knife in my hand. Han Yunong was sent there by the Ministry of Civil Affairs for assessment. Everything was arranged by General Heiyu behind the scenes.
Relationship, the assessment of Han Yunong back then was just a formality, but as the captain of Zhen County, Han Yunong lost Turtle City, was ignorant and incompetent, and the officials cannot escape the blame."
The gray-robed official was silent for a moment and then said: "I have found out clearly that Han Yunong and his three people came to Beijing this time. Du Hongsheng, the governor of Zhen County, went directly to the Ministry of Personnel to report on his work after entering the capital. Now he is also detained by the Ministry of Personnel. Situ
That old fox must be trying to use Du Hongsheng as a pawn to attack us."
"Du Hongsheng is to blame for the loss of Zhen County." Fan Wenzheng sneered: "Situ Liang thought he was smart and detained Du Hongsheng in the official department. We can take the opportunity to let him go and say that Situ Liang wanted to protect the criminal Du [
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"Not yet." The gray-robed official said: "After they entered Beijing, they didn't make too much noise and stayed at an inn in Sipingfang. They didn't come into contact with anyone that night. Early the next morning, Han Yunong came to the Ministry of War to check in.
Being detained by us, Du Hongsheng arrived at the Ministry of Personnel earlier than Han Yunong. The lower official asked someone to find out the information from the Ministry of Personnel. Du Hongsheng is now in the Ministry of Personnel. Losing his freedom is equivalent to being under house arrest. So the two of them have no chance.
Show it to the outside world.”
"It is not appropriate to publicize this matter to the outside world for the time being." Fan Wenzheng said softly: "It is best to contact the officials quietly and reach an agreement. Each party will find two people to take the blame and the matter will be over as soon as possible. If someone really wants to embarrass us
, at worst, the fish will die and the net will be broken, and the officials will be dragged into the water. If there is an emergency, the household department will also be involved. The saint has a bodhisattva heart, and there will be too many people involved. There will be troubles in the court, but the saint will still calm things down and will not make things worse.
It’s too much of a fuss.”
The gray-robed official said: "The department is wise. With Han Yunong's confession, although he is not as good as Du Hongsheng, he is a night crow under General Heiyu. Once the investigation is carried out, it will be revealed that General Heiyu was working with the staff.
The matter of arranging for his release from seclusion will also be put on the table. Not only will the officials be guilty of negligence, but General Black Feather will also be involved. If this is the case, the saint will definitely not let this matter continue, and we will also
will be protected."
"This is a lesson." Fan Wenzheng sighed: "If I had known that this would be the result, I should have issued the troop deployment order. As long as the troop deployment order reaches Taishi Cunxu's hands, even if the Changsheng Army fails to leave in time, then
It is only the responsibility of Taishi Cunxu and has nothing to do with our Ministry of War." He shook his head: "Otherwise, we would not be in such a passive situation."
The gray-robed official also sighed: "Who would have thought that the Xiling family had planned a rebellion long ago, and how could they have thought that General Black Feather would die in the hands of that group of people. At that time, the Lord of the Ministry was also thinking about the Ministry of War and worried about the Ministry of Households.
The money cannot be appropriated. It is easy for us to issue an order when the saint's decree comes down. But if the money cannot be allocated, once the Changsheng Army becomes angry and asks for the money from us, and the Ministry of Revenue does not allocate the money in time, then our Ministry of War will be in constant trouble.
We have become their laughing stock. The order to mobilize troops has not been issued, and the Changsheng Army has not moved. We can use this as a reason to put pressure on the Ministry of Revenue and urge the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money. There is nothing wrong in this."
Fan Wenzheng nodded slightly and said: "The Ministry of Revenue can find a hundred reasons why it can't come up with money, but our Ministry of War doesn't send troops, and if something goes wrong, the first one has to take responsibility." He leaned on the chair, as if he didn't want to.
Continuing to talk about this annoying topic, he asked: "By the way, besides Du Hongsheng and Han Yunong, isn't there another person who has also come to Beijing? Can we find out who that person is?"
"He is a young man." The gray-robed official said: "The day before yesterday, I went to the Ministry of War to look for Han Yunong. Han Zhou, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, also met him at that time. The young man claimed to be Qin Xiao. He was later driven away. After investigation, he left the Ministry of War.
, he ran to the official department again, but was also driven away by the guards."
"Qin Xiao?" Fan Wen was thinking about this name in his mind. It was very strange and he had never heard of it before. He said lightly: "I have never heard of this person."
The gray-robed official said: "It should be just a follower of Han Yunong, a small role, of no use." He paused and then said: "But this man caused a big incident by the Luoshui River today.
.”
"What kind of things can happen to an unknown person?" Fan Wenzheng didn't take it seriously and drank tea from a cup.
The gray-robed official said: "It is indeed a nobody, but the trouble is indeed not small. Qin Xiao beat Li Bald and injured many people in Qingyi Hall. In addition, he forced the people in Qingyi Hall to collect money to make amends. The reason...
..Hmm, it seems like it’s because of a boat girl.”
"Tsing Yi Tang?" Fan Wenzheng was startled and slightly surprised: "He provoked Qing Yi Tang?"