Standing at the Donghua Gate, Xu Xun, wearing a white robe with unicorns embroidered on the chest and back, stood with his hands behind his hands. He felt an unexpected sense of relief. In his opinion, this momentum must have a purpose, which is to create a wave of momentum.
It’s a step-by-step process, and you have to find a good starting point, and last time Zheng Wang kept saying that Zhu Houzhao was born to his daughter Wang Daughter, but this time there was a damn mother of the country Zheng Empress, the level of this rumor maker
Isn't that too mean? The only thing worth mentioning is that people at least seized the opportunity when the Zhang family of Shouning Hou was weakened, thinking that the little emperor also didn't want to see the Zhang family, and wanted to take advantage of his illness to kill him.
Xu Xun stood there thoughtfully. Behind him, a pair of eyes stared at him with admiration.
I don't know how long it took, Xu Xun twisted his neck slightly, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the young general standing behind him, who was standing straight and looking at him intently. He was stunned for a moment and then laughed, then nodded and gave orders.
Someone came forward.
"If you can catch that traitor today, you should be the first to succeed."
The young general's face flushed red, and he immediately knelt down on one knee and performed a standard military salute: "It's all due to the guidance of adults and the love and care of Mr. Qian and Ma Qianhu. I don't dare to take credit for my humble position."
These standard words of humility made Xu Xun smile even more. He waved his hand and ordered people to stand up. He looked at the little general flag for a moment. Only then did he realize that this young man had red lips and white teeth. He was extremely handsome. If he applied more rouge and gouache to dress up, others would
He must have mistakenly thought he was a female prostitute. However, after he took a second look, Xiao Zongqi's face turned red for a moment, and he suddenly said with his head held high: "Your Excellency, it is clear to me that a low-ranking student has such an appearance, but a low-ranking martial arts student
Excellent riding skills!"
"Have I ever said that you are not good at martial arts and riding?" Xu Xun smiled slightly. Seeing that the little general was stunned for a moment, he smiled and said, "It's not a big deal whether a boy or a girl looks good. I think the same was said to be true for King Lanling back then.
She has a soft face, but she turns out not to be a famous general on the battlefield?"
Xu Xun just said it casually, but the little general flag mistakenly thought that Xu Xun was using Prince Lanling to encourage him. He was so excited that he was speechless. He blushed several times after seeing him.
Xu Xun stopped teasing the young man, turned around and faced the palace, and then asked: "Your commander-in-chief should have been promoted recently. In the past, I often summoned officers above the commander-in-chief to discuss matters in the vanguard of the army.
I probably haven’t seen you before.”
"Yes. Nowadays, the avant-garde structure of the government army is getting better and better. In the past, there were incompetent people from the general banner and small banners, so Mr. Qian and Ma Qianhu changed people three times. The humble post was promoted to the general banner half a month ago, and the leader is now
Fifty people.”
"After all, you haven't announced your family status yet."
Hearing Xu Xun's question, Xiao Zongqi suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I'm in a humble position, Cao Mi!"
"Cao Mi..." No letter came from the palace for a long time. Xu Xun waited for a while and simply asked without looking back, "Since you have entered the avant-garde of the army, your family is a military household, but you
Since you were not in the army before, do you still have father and brother serving in the army?" He asked casually but there was no answer for a long time. He couldn't help but turned around in surprise, only to see Cao Mi standing there in embarrassment. He didn't look like that.
What he said touched a hidden pain in his heart. It didn't seem like he had something to hide, but rather he felt guilty as if something had been revealed. He darkened when he thought that he who had previously claimed to be aware of everything had been deceived by a girl at home.
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"Are you anxious? Is there anyone else in your family that you shouldn't talk to?"
"No no no..."
Cao Mi quickly shook his head. After a while, he said hesitantly, "My father just asked me to stay in the capital to practice martial arts and study well. Whether I will enter the Imperial Academy or seek a military position depends on the situation. I will be the first to see the government."
The group of young troops recruited by the army's vanguard were trained in front of the imperial court and trained as soldiers. I also heard that the master was strict in running the army. I was very envious of him, so I secretly hid it from my father and used it at my uncle's house.
I signed up to join the second batch of young soldiers... Sir, I have been practicing diligently since I joined the vanguard of the government army, and I have never slacked off..."
If Cao Mi hadn't put martial arts training before studying, Xu Xun would have almost thought that there was a scholar among the vanguard of the imperial army. He was dumbfounded and had to put on a straight face and asked a few more questions. When he found out the origin,
The expression on his face was so weird and weird at the moment...
I thought that this little guy was just a hereditary officer's son, but who knew that his background was quite big - Cao Mi, who looked both male and female, was the second son of Cao Xiong, the deputy commander of Yansui Guards! No wonder he checked the ebony plaques at Dong'anli Gate.
Being able to distinguish the situation so clearly, and being able to react correctly when encountering such unexpected situations, is indeed worthy of being a general!
"Thanks to your father's good teachings!" Xu Xun nodded appreciatively. Seeing Cao Mi's fear, he smiled and said, "Don't panic. Since you have joined the vanguard of the government army, you are not a lazy and treacherous person. You are just hiding something."
Just leave your father alone and I will write to him later. If you have accomplished such a great feat this time, you will be indispensable for it. Even if your father knows about it, he will only have a bright face!"
Now Xu Xun has established a deep relationship with Zhang Jun, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, and Zhuang Jian, the commander-in-chief of Datong. And Yang Yiqing, who was appointed as the trilateral commander-in-chief of Gansu, Yansui, and Ningxia this time, also had a good relationship with him. Therefore, since Cao Mi took the initiative to send
When he came to the door, Xu Xun naturally would not push away such an opportunity. When he saw that it was Ruisheng who came to convey the order, and that Zhu Houzhao was still seeing him in the Chengqian Palace, he glanced back and looked a little disappointed.
Cao Mi immediately asked with a smile: "Did your Majesty mention the person who was responsible for uncovering the traitor who broke into the Dong'an Clan today?"
Ruisheng had been in the palace for more than a day or two, so he was naturally better at adapting to changes than before. He glanced at Xu Xun, and then at Cao Mi who was looking forward to him behind him, then he lowered his head and said, "The emperor mentioned it
, saying that someone who is so meticulous at such a young age will definitely be a promising talent in the future, and also said that it is indeed right to hand over the defense of the palace to the avant-garde of the government army."
Secretly praising Ruisheng for his knowledge and interest, Xu Xun smiled and encouraged Cao Mi a few more words. After sending Cao Mi back to Dong'anli Gate with his face flushed with excitement, he followed Ruisheng into Donghua Gate.
He whispered in a low voice: "I have not seen you for three days, so I will look at you with admiration, Ruisheng, thanks to you and me singing together, I have found another good talent."
Ruisheng was not with Xu Xun now. It was rare to hear such a compliment, and he felt happy in his heart. There were many people on the road, so it was hard for him to show that he was too close to Xu Xun, until he turned into West Erchang Street, because he was close to Yujia
There were obviously fewer people in the place where he was, so he told the story of how Liu Jin and Gu Da had blocked him in front of the little emperor just now. When he actually entered the Chengqian Palace, he didn't say a word anymore and told people
After being sent into the main hall, he stopped in the corridor.
Liu Jin and Gu Da tried their best to say both good and bad things, but they failed to make Zhu Houzhao give up his idea of a personal trial. When Xu Xun arrived, the two of them couldn't help but drag him along. However, the faces in front of them were not kind.
Zhu Houzhao and Xu Xun heard what Ruisheng told them about the situation, so naturally they would not just go back to their old ways.
"It's just an insignificant role. It's easy for the emperor to personally interrogate him. But if the lot is really big and the ministers start to make noise again, then the lot will be like Zheng Wang and others, and it will take such a long time before the law can be rectified.
Then the gain will outweigh the loss." He said this calmly, and when he saw that Zhu Houzhao was hesitant, and Liu Jin and Gu Dayong were secretly giving him a thumbs up on the other side, he smiled and said, "That was the case back then.
The case was originally strange, and the late emperor's pursuit came to an abrupt end. Now that there is such an opportunity, and Eunuch Gu is in charge of Xichang, he can follow the clues to investigate, and maybe there will be good results.
As for the trial of traitors, the Ministry of Punishment has just replaced Jiao Butang, who is well aware of the matter, so it is definitely appropriate for him to handle the trial."
This said that Gu Dayong had the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, so he was naturally satisfied with it. When Liu Jin heard Xu Xun push Jiao Fang out, her most uneasy worries disappeared for a moment, and she immediately smiled. Everyone was happy.
.Zhu Houzhao tilted his head and thought for a while, feeling that Gu Dayong was trustworthy and Jiao Fang had done quite interesting things recently. His boss just nodded reluctantly.
"Forget it, let's do what you said... By the way, how is the trial of Zheng San from Shouning Marquis Mansion going now?"
After Zheng San was snatched out of the East Factory, Liu Jin, the eunuch and eunuch, imprisoned him directly in the jail where Zhang Yu, Liu Wentai and others had been detained before. Every time Gu Dayong came back with people from the West Factory
He watched the interrogation in order not to miss out on the credit of being able to please the Empress Dowager Zhang. When he heard the little emperor asking questions, he jumped in front of Gu Dayong and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, Du Shen understands.
Yes. It was this guy who took advantage of the profit of ten thousand taels from that profiteer, so he helped the profiteer hide it with shoddy goods. It has nothing to do with Hou Ninghou."
"It really has nothing to do with Marquis Shouning?"
Zhu Houzhao frowned and asked. Seeing that Liu Jin insisted that it had nothing to do with Shouning Hou, he glanced at Gu Dayong again. Since Liu Jin had said so, Gu Dayong would not offend Queen Mother Zhang, so he agreed and did not mention it.
After being silent for a while, he suddenly said lazily: "In that case, you two stand down, one goes to interrogate the traitor named Wang Xi, and the other goes to Jiao Fang of the Ministry of Punishment... By the way, don't forget
I asked Jiao Fang, but I promised Tang Yin and Xu Jing to return his fame and ask him to move faster. Xu Xun, you stay, I have something to discuss with you, the golden wire cage that I just made before
I'm sorry, you have to help me think of something to give to my mother..."
However, when Liu Jin and Gu Da used it, Zhu Houzhao put away the carelessness on his face, stared at Xu Xun with a serious face and asked: "Xu Xun, tell me, Shouning Hou is really completely wronged.