Chapter 088 Being framed
"Uncle, your invitation..."
Chen Cao took the invitation and looked at it. It was signed "Zhejiang General Huang Sihai", and then said: "Zhao Xin, someone invited us to drink wine. Let's pack up and go."
Military people do not have the same set of rules for entertaining guests as civil servants, but there are some things that cannot be avoided, and that is the woman who will accompany the wine. As a feudal official and a second-rank official, Huang Sihai is much inferior to Chen Cao in terms of formality, but He is better because he has been an official for a long time.
Chen Cao also felt that it was really insulting to the military demeanor to still be a general soldier in his fifties. Moreover, this old guy suffered many defeats during the Japanese Rebellion in Ningbo. He was actually wiped out by Zhao Tianlin and his gang.
"Hahaha..." Huang Sihai laughed, and then introduced to Chen Cao: "Uncle Dingwu, I won't introduce you to the brothers in the Command and Envoy Department. I think we all know each other at the reception banquet a few days ago. Well, these are all brothers from the Zhejiang General Military Yamen. I invite Uncle Dingwu to come today. The most important thing is to appreciate how the singing and dancing in Zhejiang is different from that in Kyoto."
Chen Cao sat in the first place with some embarrassment, because he carefully noticed that the youngest generals around him were all over forty-five years old. Hangzhou General Tang Shining was even older than Huang Sihai. This old guy actually hugged two A sixteen year old girl.
"What kind of monsters and monsters are these?" Chen Cao thought to himself.
After three rounds of drinking, Huang Sihai got to the point: "Xiaguan knows that Uncle Dingwu's main purpose of coming to Zhejiang this time is to recruit soldiers. How about tomorrow, when Xiaguan personally accompanies Uncle Dingwu to recruit soldiers?"
Chen Cao put down his wine glass and looked around at the people on the table. Everyone had their arms around the girl and looked at him. He thought that Huang Sihai, the commander-in-chief, had long since lost his nature as a soldier and became like a civil servant. As soon as he got up, he reminded himself to stay less. Hangzhou.
"Did Mr. Huang make a mistake?" Chen Cao turned to stare at Huang Sihai: "This uncle is an imperial envoy personally appointed by His Majesty. He is inspecting the various prefectures in Zhejiang. This is the top priority. The recruitment is all matters. no big deal."
Huang Sihai was choked by Chen Cao, and felt that the young man in his twenties was not a good person at all. Then he smiled awkwardly and said: "Uncle Dingwu, we are all in the military. We can't talk politely. Zhejiang can't be chaotic. ah..."
A group of people smiled awkwardly, and Chen Cao realized it immediately. Thinking that Huang Sihai was here to play as a striker, he might as well chat with him: "Then Mr. Huang thinks that six Jinyi guards were killed and more than a dozen were seriously injured." , what will Uncle Ben explain after he returns?"
Huang Sihai let go of the little girl, and then said seriously: "Put any charge on them, besides, they have already been convicted of fighting with the people..."
"What is the difference between officials and common people?" Chen Cao interrupted Huang Sihai.
Huang Sihai thought it was a trap and didn't say anything. Chen Cao looked at Zhao Xin behind him: "Zhao Zhenfu, tell me, is there any talk of fighting between officials and common people?"
Zhao Xin said loudly: "Uncle, between common people and between officials, there is equality in fighting each other. When common people beat officials, they will fight for 80 years according to the law and travel for 1,500 miles; Jin Yiwei is different and fights with each other." Those who kill the Jinyi Guards will be punished according to the laws of the Zhenfusi Army, and those who intend to commit rebellion will be punished the most."
Chen Cao nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Huang Sihai, who looked a little embarrassed: "Did you hear that, Mr. Huang? It's not that Uncle Ben is arguing with them. Uncle Ben's people were surrounded by tens of thousands of people as soon as they arrived in Hangzhou City. Six people were killed, and it took two hours before your general military office sent troops to drive them away. I wonder if this is the case?"
Huang Sihai was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly: "To be honest, the official was not in Hangzhou when the incident occurred."
Huang Sihai was obviously blaming the blame, so Chen Cao stared at the old man Tang Shining: "Why, General Tang Shen was not here that day?"
Tang Shining let go of the two women and smiled awkwardly: "The general has gone to inspect the garrisons of various mansions with the Commander-in-Chief."
"Oh..." Chen Cao suddenly realized: "Does that mean that the murder of Jin Yiwei has nothing to do with your general military office?"
Huang Sihai said with an upright face: "That's true."
"In that case, why are you acting as their lobbyist? Could it be that Mr. Huang, what are the benefits of accepting Liu Weisi?" Chen Cao asked rhetorically.
Huang Sihai was defeated by Chen Cao. His scalp went numb and he couldn't continue talking: "Uncle Dingwu misunderstood. I'm just inviting Uncle Dingwu to have a drink and a meal, not a lobbyist."
"Oh..." Chen Cao suddenly realized again: "In that case, why is Mr. Huang talking about something but nothing? Drinking and playing with women?"
"ah?"
Chen Cao drank a little too much and felt a little dizzy, but he clearly refused the two beautiful Hangzhou women arranged by Huang Sihai to accompany him for the night, and asked Xin Zhao to be sent back to the imperial mission.
"Xin Zhao, I feel like my lower abdomen is swollen and tight..." Chen Cao said while riding a horse.
Xin Zhao joked: "Uncle, I'm afraid you have to do something serious..."
"No," Chen Cao shook his head with a serious look on his face: "It's different from the previous feeling. I feel like I've been drugged with aphrodisiacs." Chen Cao shook his head vigorously.
Xin Zhao also became serious: "Could it be that Huang Sihai and the others did it on purpose?"
"There's something wrong with that wine..."
...
"The recipe for this wine came from the Western Regions. If you drink it with tea...hehe" Huang Sihai was extremely proud: "After tonight's work is completed, we will continue to make a fortune. How are you preparing for it?"
"Everything is arranged..." Tang Shining nodded.
"hey-hey..."
...
When Chen Cao returned to the camp, he asked Xin Zhao to make a cup of strong hot tea, and then drank it all in one go, feeling a little relieved in his chest.
"Uncle, are you feeling better?" Zhao Xin asked, "Should my subordinates send people to surround the general military office?"
Chen Cao shook his head: "I think they must want me to stay in the restaurant. After sleeping with the woman they arranged, I was embarrassed to refuse their proposal. The old man dares to drug me. Zhao Xin, go to the major pharmacies to give it to me." Look for it."
"What?" Xin Zhao frowned.
Where had Xin Zhao heard of these things? Chen Cao raised his head and said, "Never heard of it?" After saying that, he remembered where this kind of ghost stuff came from. They were all lies on TV: "Okay, you go down and I'll give it to you tomorrow." you say."
The imperial envoy's residence was a four-room residence arranged by the officials of the Third Division. The backyard was Chen Cao's residence. Chen Cao, who had slept for less than half an hour, suddenly sat up...
Drinking two glasses of cold water in succession did not help at all. Chen Cao opened the door and walked towards the latrine. He happened to bump into Xu Ling who was getting up for the night. Although winter was about to enter, Xu Ling could see Chen Cao's dress clearly with the help of the moonlight.
Xu Ling was married before, so when she lowered her head, she saw Chen Cao's strange appearance.
His face immediately turned red: "Uncle...Uncle...you..."
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Chen Cao got out of bed and got dressed: "I was framed..."
Just after he finished speaking, Zhao Xin said: "Uncle, you are so amazing, how did you know?"
Chen Cao said while putting it on: "How did you find me?"
Zhao Xin smiled evilly: "Miss Xu found my subordinate. She went into the bathroom and covered the woman with clothes. Then my subordinate went in and carried you out, uncle."
Chen Cao accepted it, and then said: "What nonsense are you talking about? I already said there was a drinking problem and I was framed. When did it happen?"
Only then did Zhao Xin react and immediately returned to his seriousness: "Uncle, it's just after noon..."
"Huh?" Chen Cao stared...
Zhao Xin slapped himself in the mouth: "That woman is Qi Yuanxiang, the daughter of Qi Shangwen, the magistrate of Qiantang County."
"What?" Chen Cao was shocked: "What's going on with Qi Shangwen's daughter?"
"After my subordinates carried you out last night, just after midnight, the officials of the Third Division of Zhejiang Province and the prefect of Hangzhou and others all arrived at the camp to see you, uncle. Only then did my subordinates know that Qi Shang's notice had arrived at the Zhejiang Governor's Office The envoy said that the imperial envoy Dingwu Bo had snatched his daughter to sleep with him..."
"Nonsense..." Chen Cao scolded sternly: "These grandsons have a trick, and they dare to frame me."
Zhao Xin looked at Chen Cao seriously: "They have contacted many people to question them, but now they are all blocked in the lobby by Eunuch Wu, and..."
"explain..."
Chen Cao gasped...
"Four to five thousand people gathered outside the camp, saying they wanted to drive us out of Zhejiang."
"You bastard..." Chen Cao punched the table: "Tianlian... let Zhang Fengnian see me."
Chen Cao obviously wanted to suppress this group of people, and Zhao Xin quickly stopped him: "Uncle, are you angry? If we suppress it, these people will kill us. By then, the Donglin Party will be talking nonsense in the court. If you talk nonsense, we are finished."
When Zhao Xin said this, Chen Cao immediately calmed down and suddenly thought of someone: "Go and call Huang Chunyao. By the way, call Xia Yunyi too."
Chen Cao always panics when something happens, and it takes him a long time to calm down. If Zhao Xin hadn't stopped him just now, he might have given some nonsense order.
"Student Huang Chunyao (Xia Yunyi) met my uncle..."
Huang Chunyao knew what he said, this guy was from a distinguished family background and had outstanding talents. He went to Donglin Academy to study, but he deeply felt that the knowledge taught by Qian Qianyi and the eight-legged essay were only for fuss, and would be useless if they were used in governing the country. , expressed his dissatisfaction in front of Zhen Qian Qianyi, and then returned to his hometown to look for people to visit. However, he did not want to be framed for disobeying the scholar Tan Dinghua in Hangzhou City, and was imprisoned by the Qiantang County Government for some reason, because he was Although he was tortured, he had been imprisoned for more than a hundred days. If he hadn't met Chen Cao, he didn't know how long he would have been imprisoned.
After coming out, he met Xia Yunyi, who was also studying at Donglin Academy. The two met at a young age, hit it off immediately, and planned to find an official position under Chen Cao.
Zhao Xin told the whole story, and Chen Cao added some more. Both Huang Chunyao and Xia Yunyi frowned. After a long time, Huang Chunyao said: "It seems that it was Huang Sihai and the others who did it deliberately. According to the students, the entire Zhejiang officialdom should It's their people. This time they mobilized four to five thousand people to surround the camp, so they are confident..."
Xia Yunyi nodded: "Students agree with Brother Yunsheng's words. Uncle, they should think that they abandoned Qi Shangwen and save the overall situation. If they can successfully overthrow uncle, Qi Shangwen may continue to be promoted. According to the students, they should start from Qi Yuanxiang's Get started on your body.”
"Qi Yuanxiang?" Chen Cao frowned: "So, this woman should know where she was at that time and what might happen."
Both of them nodded. Huang Chunyao thought for a moment and then said: "Uncle, the most important thing right now is to get rid of the people outside the door and not to increase the number of people. The key is that the officials of the third division in the lobby should follow Liu Wei's instructions. Let’s start.”
Chen Cao turned to look at Xin Zhao: "Does Jin Yiwei have any clues about Liu Weisi?"
"Yes, but these are trivial matters. The local officials' investigation efforts are not as intensive as those in the capital and Jinling." Zhao Xindao.
Chen Cao took a deep breath and asked again: "Is it safe to start with Huang Sihai?"
Huang Chunyao frowned and suddenly had an idea: "Didn't my uncle bring back an official from the Inspection Department named Liu Youwei? I heard Mr. Zhao said that he is a relative of Liu Weisi, so we should start with him."
"Liu Youwei..."
