Summary of the previous chapter: General Zheng, an old friend of the Ma family, already knew that Ma Xiaoquan had been captured and imprisoned. Hua Yue's arrival prompted him to make up his mind to go to Beijing to rescue people. However, when they arrived at the gate of Beijing, his army was stopped by Wei Zhongxian and refused to enter.
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General Zheng smacked his lips and said with a smile: "In that case, the army will be temporarily stationed in Zhang Wu!"
"The last general is here!" A general wearing steel armor stepped out of the queue and stood in front of General Zheng in high spirits.
General Zheng did not look at the general named "Zhang Wu" whom he had just called. He hummed softly and said: "Give me the order. Without my order and without my people, no one is allowed to act rashly!"
"yes!"
"Also, come here!" General Zheng waved to Zhang Wu, Zhang Wu came over respectfully, put his ear to his ear, and General Zheng whispered a few words into his ear.
"Yes!" After hearing General Zheng's instructions, Zhang Wu stood up straight and said respectfully.
"Okay, let's go!"
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Wei Zhongxian frowned slightly. He didn't know what General Zheng had just ordered to Zhang Wu, but he did have the idea of moving General Zheng away and control his army.
The interception at the city gate this time was entirely directed by Wei Zhongxian. Although Zhu Youxiao knew that General Zheng would come, Wei Zhongxian and other eunuchs tried their best to talk nonsense and downplay the matter of General Zheng coming to Beijing.
Didn't take it seriously.
Even so, Wei Zhongxian was still afraid that General Zheng would make too much noise after entering the capital and the emperor would know about it, so he stopped General Zheng from leading the army into the city.
Wei Zhongxian had already thought about it. As long as he waited for General Zheng to enter Beijing alone, he would immediately send someone to draft an imperial edict to get his army. In this way, no matter how powerful General Zheng was, he would not be able to plead for Ma Xiaoquan.
It may be possible to persuade the emperor. It may also be said to be a disguised threat.
It is a pity that General Zheng's instructions just now completely broke Wei Zhongxian's mind. Wei Zhongxian felt secretly resentful in his heart, but had no choice but to watch helplessly as General Zheng and others entered Beijing.
Just after stepping through the city gate, the two guards beside General Zheng suddenly shouted: "Hebei Training Army, Zheng Long, General Zheng came to Beijing to meet with the emperor... Hebei Training Army, Zheng Long, General Zheng came to Beijing to meet with the emperor..."
emperor......"
With this shout, the news of General Zheng's entry into Beijing was immediately spread from one person to another, and the news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing.
There were originally many high-ranking officials in the capital, and their comings and goings did not attract much attention, but General Zheng was different because his ancestor was Zheng He, the main subordinate of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.
Of course, Zheng Long is not the descendant of Zheng He, because Zheng He was a eunuch and did not have the ability to carry on the family line. However, Zheng He inherited the mantle of the "Zheng" family by adopting an adopted son and adopted daughter. In fact, Zheng He did not
His surname is not Zheng, his original surname is Ma, his given name is He, and his nickname is Sanbao. He also served as Sanbao. After he helped King Zhu Di of Yan successfully seize the throne, Zhu Di gave him the surname Zheng.
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When Zheng He's descendants came to Beijing, they naturally attracted the attention of a large number of people. Some grassroots officials rushed to Zheng Long and greeted him as soon as he entered the city gate.
Zheng Long responded politely to everyone who came to say hello, which made Wei Zhongxian jealous.
It is not far from the city gate to Bauhinia City, but Wei Zhongxian seemed unwilling to let Zheng Long meet the emperor quickly. He arranged Zheng Long and others in a luxurious guesthouse and told Zheng Long that the emperor was relatively busy today.
I'm busy. If I want to see the emperor, I'll see you tomorrow.
Zheng Long originally wanted to be angry, but he also thought that it would not be a wise choice to make enemies as soon as he entered the city, so he agreed to Wei Zhongxian's kindness.
After Zheng Long and his party were settled, Wei Zhongxian excused himself to leave the inn, rushed back to his home, gathered his gang of henchmen, and began to devise countermeasures.
Li Zongyu said that Zheng Long came to see the emperor, and it would be useless to block or delay him. Instead, it would be better to let him see him. Anyway, his reason was about the military training review, and he did not say that he came specifically for Ma Xiaoquan. If we were all present,
As soon as Zheng Longyi mentions Ma Xiaoquan, we will immediately interrupt him so that he can't say...
Li Yongzhen said that Zheng Long must not be allowed to see the emperor so quickly. As the saying goes, Zheng Long is very hot when he first takes office. Zheng Long is very hot at the moment. If he is allowed to meet the emperor, given his character, he will definitely bring up the matter of Ma Xiaoquan.
That's when things get really difficult...
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The following people all expressed different opinions and views, and Wei Zhongxian was at a loss for ideas. At this time, Zhang Tianhao, who had been bowing his head and saying nothing, suddenly said: "Master Wei, I have an idea, should I say it or not?
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Wei Zhongxian waved his hand, indicating for him to speak.
Zhang Tianhao said respectfully: "The ideas made by Mr. Li, Eunuch Li and others just now are all good, but there will always be a little problem. First of all, Ma Xiaoquan is still in Tianlao, which means that we still have the initiative!"
Several people looked at each other and nodded affirmatively.
"Secondly, we all know Zheng Long's main purpose of coming to the capital this time, but Zheng Long's banner is to let the emperor come to review the level of training of his soldiers, so... from this point, we
Then you can capture Zheng Long!"
"How to hold it?" Wei Zhongxian asked.
Zhang Tianhao chuckled: "Start with his wife!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian's eyes flashed with lust, and he smacked his lips and said: "Zhang Tianhao, your idea has touched my heart, but... Zheng Long's wife doesn't seem to be that way.
Kind of a silly woman, right?"
Zhang Tianhao grinned, nodded and said: "Of course not!"
"Well, do you know Zheng Long's wife?" Wei Zhongxian asked.
Zhang Tianhao nodded: "I know, there used to be a famous singing and dancing prostitute in the Jianghuai generation, called Huang Yingying, who only performed arts but not her body. But then, for some reason, she suddenly declared herself a good person and disappeared since then. I heard today that Mr. Wei mentioned that the little girl
After thinking about it carefully, I was shocked! If I guessed correctly, Huang Yingying was the famous singing and dancing prostitute from Jianghuai."
"Oh? A famous singing and dancing prostitute from the Jianghuai generation? Let me just say, her temperament always has the feeling of a prostitute! Well" Wei Zhongxian nodded and asked Zhang Tianhao, "Then how do you attack Zheng Long's wife?
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Zhang Tianhao chuckled and said: "For this, Mr. Wei has to do it himself. Well, I just need to prepare something. I just have some here. Mr. Wei can get it and I will be able to do it..."