Three hundred and fortieth IX public heart assassin
When Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, returned home, he had already recalled Haishi.
Everyone in the family knew that although the old man was already over eighty years old and his ears had gradually become deaf, he still did not take any medicine at all. Therefore, no one dared to advise him to cherish his health and stop working so hard. Two family members came up to discuss it.
Left and right helped him by the arm to get out of the sedan chair.
One by one, they lifted him up from the armpits, and carried him to the main hall as if his feet were not touching the ground. Immediately afterwards, someone twisted a hot towel and came up to help him wipe his face, and then there was a basin of hot water.
When he arrived, a servant girl in her fifties knelt down to serve him and hot his feet.
As a veteran of the Five Dynasties, a first-class official, and the leader of the Six Ministries, Ma Wensheng could only enjoy this. The servants he raised in the entire house were just the ones in front of him. At this moment, he covered his face with a hot towel and pillowed it.
The lotus leaf holder on the Taishi chair
No one could see the expression on his face clearly. Only the old housekeeper stood beside him and reported who had visited today and what they were for. Only he heard the slight sound from Ma Wensheng's mouth.
An inaudible sigh.
"Sir, Zhang Cai, the doctor of the literary selection department, would like to see you."
When he suddenly heard this voice, Ma Wensheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It wasn't until the boy who reported the incident raised his voice and said it again that he sat up straight, pulled the hot towel off his face, and shouted loudly:
: "Go and invite him in!"
Ma Wensheng and Zhang Cai were from the same place in Henan, but their friendship only developed over the years when Ma Wensheng was transferred from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. When he saw Zhang Cai striding in to pay homage to him, he said with a smile:
"It's a coincidence that you're here. I've just come back and haven't even had time to eat dinner yet, so it's just a good time for you to have a meal."
"I can't ask for anything more than a simple meal from the Buntang family." Seeing that the maid quickly washed Ma Wensheng's feet, helped him put on shoes and socks, and then left with other servants, he said apologetically, "I'm here
I waited in a small teahouse nearby for my boss to come home, so I hurried over. I forgot for a moment that you had been busy playing football at the Yamen all day, and I even disturbed your little leisure time."
"If you know it's disturbing me, just come back and do something for me!" Ma Wensheng interrupted Zhang Cai mercilessly. Seeing that Zhang Cai was a bit sarcastic, he said angrily, "A manly man, you said before that you are not afraid of impeachment, but now
Why are you hiding like a tortoise! This official department is originally the busiest yamen in the world, how can it resist you, a pick-pocket in the literary selection department! "
"I also know that it's embarrassing for the department." Zhang Cai lowered his head and sighed, then suddenly raised his head and said, "But the last time we went to the Wenhua Palace, the department should have participated. Don't you think those bosses
Have they actually fallen into a dispute of will? Regardless of whether Xu Xun and others have exceeded their authority.
Okay, no matter how arbitrary it is, it is a great victory after all. They are so fussy about it. I don’t think they were so insistent when the late emperor gave more than 20,000 people military honors because of Baoguo Gong’s recommendation. I think what Xu Xun said is extremely reasonable.
, it makes the soldiers bleed and shed tears, how can it not chill people's hearts!"
At this point, Zhang Cai suddenly increased his tone and said word by word: "Moreover, it's not the lower palace who is criticizing the ministers behind their backs. Liu Daxia, the Minister of Military Affairs, is far worse than the Ministry of Military Affairs in terms of strategy and military affairs!"
Ma Wenh was governor of Shaanxi Province for seven years. Later, the attached Mongolian army rebelled. He oversaw the pursuit and captured Pingzhang Tielie's grandson. He later succeeded Wang Yue, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Yansui, and Gansu. After being recalled, he went to rectify Jimen with the title of Minister of War.
Liaodong armaments, first
In the last three years, he arrived in Liaodong and recaptured Hami when he was the Minister of the Ministry of War. Although he had never left the capital since the beginning of Hongzhi, compared with those big bosses who had very little experience in border affairs, he had been in charge of the Ministry of War and the official department.
How can it be that there is only a little bit of strategy?
"Stop talking!"
After interrupting Zhang Cai's words, Ma Wensheng did not blame Zhang Cai, but said calmly, "It's useless to just talk. So I have already written a memorial and plan to submit it. I must not erase the merits of the soldiers. We should do it as soon as possible."
Send a reward to them. No matter who takes the credit, a great victory is a great victory, and merit is merit. Why bother to get to the bottom of it and chill people's hearts!"
Zhang Cai couldn't help but come to Ma Wensheng because he felt that the evil trend in the DPRK was too suffocating. At this moment, he couldn't help but bowed deeply to Ma Wensheng with admiration and said: "The department is wise!"
"What a wise man. If he were really wise, I wouldn't have been confused by the war of words in the Wenhua Palace that day, and just let things get into such a mess. Yuan Fu probably listened to Li Xiya in military affairs, and
Li Xiya, for the most part, listened to Liu Dongshan from the Ministry of War and purely followed political tactics.
Go up to suppress Xu Xun, don't you know that the emperor is young and would not be angry when seeing such a situation, not to mention that Miao Kui and others are adding fuel to the flames! I will reward Xu Xun for his military merits, and after he is promoted to a knight, he will continue to lead the vanguard of the government army.
How can there be so much to talk about up and down!”….
Ma Wensheng said this in one breath, and couldn't help but feel a little tired. After coughing a few times, he raised his head and looked at Zhang Cai and said: "You are sick at home, but you still care about this, which shows your sincerity. It's okay to go out to do things.
Please help me, this old man who is dying, I still have many things to entrust to you."
"The Ministry..." Zhang Cai took a deep breath, and then said in a hoarse voice, "I came today not only to persuade the Ministry to use my prestige to make more changes in the cabinet and the six ministries... I have already sent a memorial myself, except
In addition to saying that meritorious deeds should be verified as soon as possible, it is the Ministry of Military Affairs...the Ministry of Military Affairs is slow and unsatisfactory in its work, and Liu Daxia, the minister, should be held responsible!"
"You... I'm just writing a letter. Why are you just following the heckles and getting involved? And you're also pointing your sword at Liu Daxia. Are you afraid that this trip into troubled waters isn't enough?"
Ma Wensheng was so angry that his mouth was full of smoke, but he raised his finger and pointed at Zhang Cai. Seeing that Zhang Cai's face was calm and he didn't say a word, he couldn't help but rest his forehead on his hand and lean back. After a long time, he said: You are from the Ministry of Personnel. You reversed the selection method last time.
I have tried my best to speak for you again. Since your memorial is written like this, others will definitely think it is
My instructions... That's all, I will just rely on my old age to point fingers at the Ministry of War... I have been away from the Ministry of War for many years, but it has become a backwater. I remember that Liu Daxia relied heavily on his minister Xiong Xiu, and there happened to be some unrest in Guangdong and Guangxi.
I simply recommended him to be the governor of military affairs."
Zhang Cai never expected that Ma Wensheng would protect him to such an extent. At this time, it was not so much that his heart was burning, but that he felt that there was nothing he could do in return. After a long time, he bowed deeply and spoke word by word.
Said: "Butang, please tell me
After such repeated support, if I still stay at home to recuperate, I will be very sorry for this great love. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will return to the Ministry of Personnel to take charge of the Literary and Selection Department, unless someone really knocks me down and drives me out of the capital.
Otherwise I will be stuck in the civil service department!"
"Okay, okay!" Ma Wensheng showed a happy smile for a moment, nodded repeatedly, then stroked the pale beard on his chin, nodded again and said, "It's been so long, go out and ask them to bring food in, you stay with me.
Let’s have a drink together.”
When Zhang Cai came out of the Ma family's house, it was already very late. There was a curfew in the city. He was from a fifth-grade palace. Although he could ride in a sedan, he thought that he was reporting illness at home and did not want to be too ostentatious, so he even took the carriage with him.
They were all hired, and they only brought a boy with them. After leaving Ma's house, the boy looked around but couldn't find the hired carriage. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
After all, he had just declined Ma Wensheng's kindness in sending him a car. It would be inappropriate to go in and borrow a car now. After thinking about it, he calculated that it would only take him half an hour to walk to his home.
As soon as he got angry, he simply took the others and walked back in the car.
Not far after he came out of the alley and onto the main road, he encountered a fence. This was the new policy of the first year of Hongzhi. The purpose of setting up a fence and guarding it with sergeants from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division was to prevent theft. However,
, now the fence was not only unlocked, but there was no one around, he couldn't help but frown, asked the boy to push the fence open, and continued to move forward.
The boy was a son of the Zhang family. He was young and smart. He was chosen by Zhang Cai to serve him personally. Seeing the darkness on the road, he couldn't help but feel terrified: "Master, walking on the road in the middle of the night, even if no one is around,
You treat it as a night offender, but maybe someone wants to write down your official title and surname. I don’t know when I have to go back, why don’t I just find a place to deal with it all night?”
“If you don’t do anything bad in your life, and you don’t have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
Zhang Caicai said this, but unexpectedly, a figure suddenly appeared from the alley not far away. Even though he was very courageous, he was shocked by this move. When he found that the black figure was heading straight towards
When he forced himself over, he became even more panicked.
Bai Wuyi is a scholar. He came from a serious imperial examination, and he is not an alternative like Wang Shouren who loves to practice swords and bow horses. He is not good at tying a chicken with his hands, but he is definitely not good at fighting with others. Therefore.
, through the dim light of the lantern held by the boy, he found that the person coming directly showed a wrist-breaking knife, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
It's over, he must have encountered a thief cutting the path! If he had known this, he should have listened to Ma Wensheng and borrowed a car to leave!
However, just when the shining knife was pointed straight at the door of the shed, he suddenly heard a sharp whistle, followed closely by the sharp knife in the man's hand. He didn't know what he was eating, and struck the ground with a bang.
The man staggered back a few steps, covering his wrists, then suddenly turned around and ran away. But the man only ran not far, but then ran back inexplicably.
Come on, Zhang Cai's daze hasn't passed yet, but he happened to see someone climbing up the wall neatly a few steps in front of him. As soon as he reached the top of the wall, he was hit with a hidden weapon again. He was caught off guard and straightened up.
He fell to the ground. He was dumbfounded and confused when he found a few burly men dressed as sergeants emerging from behind, and then there was another sneer behind him.
"If I let you run away again, write my three-letter name backwards!"
With these words, several torches suddenly lit up on the dark street. Under the firelight, Li Yifeng's face was extremely eye-catching. Seeing a dozen subordinates swarming up and subduing the person, he turned his head and looked at the person who was still too frightened.
Zhang Cai, who didn't react much, couldn't help but let out a long breath.
This Xu Xunzhengyi did not take the position of Jin Yiwei's palm seal. Not to mention Ye Guang, he was also grateful, so he was asked to pay more attention to Zhang Cai. He got a tip that Zhang Cai, who used to only hang out in the leisure garden, suddenly came to visit Ma Wensheng.
I just did it myself, who knew?
He actually encountered such a strange thing! Seeing his subordinates tying people up, he was about to step forward and say a few words of comfort to Zhang Cai, but unexpectedly, a school captain over there ran back quickly and joined him.
He whispered in his ear: "Sir, this guy is a hunchback...
I'm just making a random guess, could he be the Jiang Shanfei that Mr. Xu asked us to draw the shadow pattern on?"
The country is flying? Li Yifeng's eyes were bright and he was overjoyed for a moment.
If it is true, this means that if there is a road to heaven, you will not take it, and if there is no door to hell, you will have to break in!
ps: The weather has been hot recently, and the sky has gotten bright early. I woke up before seven o'clock in the morning for many consecutive mornings, so today I went to the textile market to buy blackout cloth and Roman rods to replace the curtains (the original wooden rods were bent.
)! After struggling all afternoon, I finally installed it, and I can have a good sleep tomorrow, thank God! Well, today is the last four and a half hours of May, the second update of 3,500 words, please vote for support!.).