When Lou Zi wanted to conquer Shangrao and establish his country, Du Jing opposed it with all his strength. He thought that since you were fighting against corrupt officials, there was no need to take this step, and the two broke up unhappy.
What happened later made Du Jing more and more frustrated. He didn't want to compete with He Zhang, so he finally hid in this courtyard. Fortunately, the Second Heavenly King is a sensible person.
Without his protection, I am afraid that my uncle and nephew would not be alive today. Du Jing knows this very well! Now that Wang Fan came to show him this document, he obviously didn't know what to do.
"The captain can finally leave here, maybe he should leave us as a burden?" he said with a smile.
Wang Fan shook his head like a rattle: "Why do you say this, sir? You and the Fourth Young Master are not things that can be thrown away at will!"
He paused and asked Du Jing to sit down. He pulled up a bamboo stool and sat beside him. He asked, "Sir, do you think Lou Shuai has been defeated? But he withdrew from Shangrao for the second time."
"He was not defeated, but he lost morale and morale." Du Jing sighed: "You know that a team without morale can't even deal with bandits, let alone such a big city?"
"Second Young Master sent someone last time, saying that he had left Guangxin and led a team to the west to pursue Yin Tuo. Sir, this battle is going on... Why is it that the general is getting more and more confused?"
"Chasing Yin Tuo?" Du Jing looked at Wang Fan carefully. Wang Fan always visits them every ten days and talks about what happened in these ten days, so all he knows is the situation when Wang Fan came last time.
Wang Fan woke up and quickly told him what he knew. Du Jing narrowed his eyes: "Is there an expert around the second general? It's up to someone to give guidance.
However, Lin Quan (characterized by He Zhang) was not slow to understand and was able to persuade the entire army to withdraw to avoid being annihilated. He was considered very smart. After thinking about it, he suddenly smiled bitterly: "It's just that I'm afraid my life is not long!"
Wang Fan was surprised: "The general is here, who dares to do harm to you?"
"What if it's the personal troops sent by Lou Zi? How about being a school captain?"
"This..., you are the hero of the commander-in-chief's revolt, how could he kill you?"
"I first advised him not to attack Shangrao. Now that we are surrounded and unable to enter, he must hate me for having the foresight to kill immediately and then quickly!" Du Jing looked calm, put his hands on his knees and smiled slightly.
"How can it be like this...!" Wang Fan didn't know what to say, and suddenly slapped his helmet: "In the end, I will take the second young master as my confidant, and I will trust you with the fourth young master, even if I risk my life. Live up to the Second Young Master!"
Du Jing looked at him quietly for a moment, nodded and said, "I believe you. But we can't be meat on the chopping board either!"
Wang Fan leaned forward, clasped his fists and said, "Fan is a martial artist who only knows loyalty. Please teach me what to do!"
"It's not difficult for me to teach you a method. It just depends on whether the captain is willing to do it?" Du Jing lowered his voice: "If you go to Guangfeng, you are throwing yourself into a trap, and even the captain may not be able to escape. So we won't go to Guangfeng!" "
He dipped his hand in the water in the pool and drew several circles on the ground, representing Shangrao, Guangxin, Guangfeng, Qianshan, Geyang, Guixi and Luxi respectively.
"Look, the second general led his troops westward along the north bank in the name of pacifying Yintuo. I guess the general is probably heading west along the south bank of the river.
We don't need to worry about them, we just withdraw in the name of going to Guangfeng, then turn back to the west and take the small road to Geyang to meet up with the second general. As long as we find the second general's part, we will be safe! "
"OK!"
"Captain, please go and get ready immediately. The second general's letter said that the Qing Shi team is composed of horse-drawn carriages and livestock. They come and go as quickly as the wind and forest.
Why don't you try to find enough vehicles and livestock as much as possible, and prepare enough food and grass at the same time? We will set off in two days. You must take strict precautions during these two days and send out scouts. "
"The general will understand!"
However, Du Jing still underestimated the importance Lou Zishi attached to him. Just the day before they were about to set off, a scout suddenly came to report that a team of more than 500 people was heading towards Chaoyang Fort.
Wang Fan immediately became alert, ordered his men to be on tight alert, and then led dozens of people out to greet him.
After hearing the guard's report, Du Jing frowned and said, "It's definitely not a good thing!" He immediately ordered the maids and bookboys to bring the items
Load the two cars Wang Fan found and prepare to go out at any time.
Sure enough, there was a shouting in front of him not long after, and the soldiers helped Wang Fan back, but he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder.
It turned out that the group of people was indeed sent by Lou Zishi to "receive Mr. and Young Master". Wang Fan asked him if he had the Second Young Master Order. The man was furious and said that Wang Fan was treason, so he slashed with a knife.
When Wang Fan resisted, unexpectedly an arrow was shot from the enemy's formation. If not for everyone's desperate efforts to rescue him, Wang Fan would have been dead.
Du Jing listened calmly and judged that this low-rise town could not be defended for long. Only by killing the leader of the opponent's team could the crisis be averted. So he summoned the main leaders and ordered them to set a trap.
Sure enough, the other party scolded and found bamboo ladders from people's homes, and shouted to climb to the city. The defenders followed the order and retreated to make way for the passage. The enemy rushed up to the city and opened the gate.
The leader shouted and led the charge, but unexpectedly he slipped and fell to the ground. When he looked carefully, it turned out that the ground had been splashed with oil.
Everyone yelled and cursed, and those in the back who were blocked in the city gate craned their necks to see what was happening in front.
At this time, there was a gong sound in front, and countless rockets flew in. In an instant, there was a sea of fire in front of the city gate. The morale of the defenders soared, shouting to kill the sky, and chopped down the enemies who had entered the city to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the attackers had no choice but to retreat from the top of the city. The defenders either dragged the bamboo ladder up the city wall or overturned it to the ground. When the people attacking the city saw that their leader had been burned to death at the door, leaving them leaderless, they had no choice but to retreat in dismay.
When Mr. Du saw that the enemy was successfully retreated, he immediately stopped everyone's cheers and said, "I'll leave as soon as possible. These people have gone back to find new leaders. They will come back again. Then it won't be so easy to leave!"
Wang Fan agreed and directed everyone to load the car regardless of his injuries. Those who knew how to ride were divided into mules and horses, and those who didn't know how to ride sat on the cart. There were three more people following on foot, and everyone left Chaoyang in a hurry.
Now that he had fallen out, there was no need to do anything to hide it, and he hurriedly set off westward, towards the direction of Qianshan.
The Hongdu County magistrate lifted the martial law, and the relaxed expressions appeared on the faces of Nanchang soldiers and civilians again. The prosperity of business on the street is close to 70% of what it was before Jiangshan Army captured Jinxian, and the excitement and density of ships on the pier are even comparable.
But this kind of bustle and prosperity is exactly what the conspirators don't like and want to avoid in every possible way.
Li Su finally met Tang Xuan. He was now the largest official staying in Hongdu City. Being able to invite him showed that he was still a bit thin. Li Su poured wine for him with his own hands and spoke to him with some caution.
Tang Xuan knew what the eldest son of the Li family was thinking, so he smiled and resigned himself to see what he would say next.
Sure enough, in the end, Li Su couldn't help but ask about his position in the Nanjing Ministry of Rites. Tang Xuan waved his hand: "Yan Ruo (Li Su's courtesy name) should no longer have any illusions about this appointment. Someone has already taken this seat."
"H-How can this..., how can...?" Li Su was speechless for a moment when he heard him speak so clearly.
"How can this not be possible? His Majesty has removed you from the list submitted by the Nanjing Left-behind Department. How dare you resist?" Tang Xuan told him with a sneer: "It's not that I can't help, it's really that I can't help. .”
His full expectations were poured cold water on him, and Li Su sat there dejectedly in a daze. If the emperor has such an attitude, then I am afraid that I will never get ahead in this life! But...but how could it be?
"Why is His Majesty the Emperor so prejudiced against me?" He didn't understand. He was not a famous person. His Majesty might have forgotten about him a long time ago. Why would he deliberately find me and then tick him off?
"Then you don't have to blame Li Sanlang in your second house? He blatantly scolded you on the street and brought out your property and account books in public. Do you think it is the Wing Dragon Guard who is stupid, or the Ministry of Civil Affairs or the Metropolitan Procuratorate?
If anyone just whispers in the emperor's ear, you will be finished. Why does his majesty go out of his way to remember your name? After Tang Xuan finished speaking, he took a chopstick of shredded shredded perilla and deep-fried milk (squab meat product), put it into his mouth, and half-closed his eyes comfortably.
"This little evil beast, I will fight him until death!" Li Su angrily punched the white wall.
"What can you do on your own?" Tang Xuan curled his lips: "Now your nephew has a direct channel to submit secret letters to the emperor.
I don’t have either, do you know? Do you think you can solve it by finding a few familiar people? "
At this time, Li Su really felt a little regretful: "How did I know at that time that he would be in the emperor's heart later?"
"Yes, Jane is in the emperor's heart, that's a good saying!" Tang Xuan remained calm, looked at Li Su's expression, and said quietly: "But there is one more thing, the heart of heaven is unpredictable."
"What do you mean by this, sir?"
A smile appeared on Tang Xuan's lips: "Why does Your Majesty like your nephew now? Is it because he can lead troops? But he has neither the imperial examination nor the military examination. He is an anomaly!"
He lowered his voice: "When His Majesty was worried about the war in Jiangxi, he was a treasure, but once the banditry subsides...?"
"Sir, do you mean Asuka is dead and Liang Gongzang is there?"
"So Yan Ruo can't be anxious." Tang Xuan pointed his finger at the table and told in a low voice that Hong Danian impeached Li Dan and was reprimanded by the cabinet.
"Even the censor's impeachment is useless?" Li Su was desperate.
"Hey, you brother don't understand. Why is he having nothing to do with your nephew when he is the official secretary of the Chasi Bureau?" Tang Xuan leaned into his ear with a half-smile, "I asked him to impeach me."
Li Su was overjoyed and was waiting to express his gratitude, but suddenly he felt something was wrong. He looked into Tang Xuan's eyes and said, "Why did you ask him to impeach Li Dan? Do you want to create some problems for Commander Shi?"
"You underestimate me." Tang Xuan was dissatisfied: "Someone wants to catch his fault. Li Dan's problem is that he is too young, impetuous, and acts rashly. There is inevitably nothing to make a fuss about.
It's useless to talk about family property like you do. It's hard for an upright official to deal with household affairs. Who is willing to help you with such a matter? You must get evidence that your nephew has violated the law so that the counterattack can be effective and powerful. Right? "
"Oh! Di Xuan (characterized by Tang Xuan) is brilliant!" Li Su raised his thumb in awe.
"Hong Danian's mistake this time was because he didn't get any real evidence. Of course it's okay to start something based on rumors, but without evidence, it's just adding to the trouble. It's disgusting, disgusting.
If Yan really wants to bring him down, or make the emperor less supportive of him, you have to come up with real evidence. How many people are hiding in the desert and where are they? Who are the leaders of the rebellion and where are they?
Only with real evidence can the Inspector General continue the investigation. Even if it doesn't fall today, no big tree can stand it over time! "
"Understood, understood!" Li Su nodded repeatedly.
"Don't feel bad about spending money. If you don't feel bad about giving it to an official, you might feel bad about giving it to someone below. Haha, think about how much money he stole from you, so you won't feel it's not worth it!" Tang Xuan laughed He pressed his hand hard on his shoulder. Read the book
When he returned home in the evening, Tang Xuan called for the housekeeper Tang Fu: "Didn't I ask a Qingke to go to Hong's house and send him a hundred guan of banknotes? Can this be done?"
"Replying to your lord, it's all done."
"how?"
"Hong Danian refused to accept it at first and kept trying to evade it. Later, the people who went there told him about the friendship between Sir and Grand Scholar Zheng in a roundabout way, and he accepted it."
"Yes." Tang Xuan nodded: "Although Lao Zheng came to trust me to take care of you, if you send too much money at this time, I'm afraid it will attract people's attention. You tell the waiter to be more attentive.
It is better to give less every time and let the water flow slowly, rather than self-defeating. This person has a very arrogant temperament, but if he can make the right friends, he may be able to help at critical times in the future. "
Tang Fu agreed repeatedly.
Tang Xuan looked at the door and asked in a low voice: "What did Wang Jishan do today?"
"Not long after the Lord left home, he went out on the street. He went to the teahouse to drink tea, and then went to see the pagoda (Shengjin Pagoda) outside Jinxian Gate. When he came back, he went to Tiancheng Temple. After he came out, he met a guest in the upstairs private room of Sihai Residence. Who do you think it is?"
Tang Fu had a rather mysterious meal here, which attracted Tang Xuan's attention.
"He has an acquaintance here? Who is it?"
"Sir, this must be the first time they have met." Tang Fu came closer and said softly: "That man is the younger brother of Mrs. Ru (concubine) of Gao Chuan (the commander of the capital), and he is called Wuzhong."
"Gaochao?" Tang Xuan
His eyes widened in astonishment, but he soon understood: "Yes, who are the deserters hiding the deserters? Of course they are under Gao Ziru (characterized by Gao Ao).
It seems that His Highness is really spending money this time and must dig out this sixth-grade experience!
But... it still doesn't make sense. Did His Highness really send Wang Jishan because he lost face and wanted to get it back?
Why did he go to such great lengths to support this Hong Danian? Just to get justice? I don’t believe it, that’s bullshit! Tang Xuan sneered.
"The master is absolutely right." Tang Fu said softly: "If we want to deal with a sixth-grade official, there is no need for Hong Danian to impeach him. They are all unfounded things, and they are not serious crimes such as treason. He It is enough to submit a document to the Inspectorate of Justice.
Not only did Lin Taiyue (Lin Zhongtai, Hong Danian's direct superior) become so angry that his beard curled up, but he also made Shi Shuai take a hot potato.
According to common sense, if you don't do this as an official, he must be confident in doing this! Could it be that Prince Xiang's Mansion had already intervened at that time? "
"Hiss!" Tang Xuan felt his heart beating violently. He took a few steps back and fell into his chair. "Uncle Fu, why? This, this really doesn't make sense!"
Tang Fu is the housekeeper in name, but he is actually senior than Tang Xuan. Not only that, this person also served as the magistrate of Wuwei County, Tongzhi of Zezhou, and the head of the Yu Heng Department of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing. He resigned out of anger because of being excluded and preferred to return to his hometown to teach.
Tang Xuan asked him to help, and Tang Fu played the role of housekeeper and master. He had seen a lot of officialdom affairs, and he hit the key points with just one sentence, making Tang Xuan break into a sweat.
It was really weird for a county prince to attack the sixth-grade experience, and Tang Xuan couldn't figure it out. He was concerned about nothing else. Why did Wang Jishan come to visit him as soon as he arrived in Nanchang, and stayed in his house so unceremoniously?
Is there any deeper meaning hidden behind it? Tang Xuan was a little scared.
He was already apprehensive about dating this unlucky prince. In this troubled time, the chief minister had just changed his leadership. He really didn't want to be taken advantage of by Shi Hao. Tang Fu was asked to keep an eye on Wang Jishan because he was afraid that he would do anything deviant!
Originally, he thought it was understandable for Wang Jishan to meet Wuzhong, but when Tang Fu explained it like this, Tang Xuan felt that there seemed to be some conspiracy in it. He was on pins and needles: "Well, Uncle Fu, look, how should we deal with this Wang Jishan?"
Shi Hao treated him quite well after taking office, and even appointed Tang Xuan to stay in Nanchang. Tang Xuan did not want to arouse Shi Hao's suspicion, nor did he dare to really offend Prince Xiang. You must know that His Highness still had some support in the court, and offending him was not a joke.
But behind Shi Hao is His Majesty's support. If Shi Hao doubts himself, then... Tang Xuan felt in a dilemma.
"Sir, don't be anxious," Tang Fu comforted him: "As long as Wang Jishan is not treasonous, we don't have to worry about him. We just keep a detailed record of his whereabouts and report them to the capital. Master Zheng and Mr. Han Ge will naturally take care of what happens next. Go deal with it."
What he said was a sandbag-throwing method, and it would be over once the responsibility was cleared.
But Tang Xuan still had some considerations: "No, we have found out that this Wang Jishan came by boat from Yugan. Who did he meet in Yugan and what did he do? We have to send someone to investigate!"
"Sir, are you afraid of...?"
"Oh, I have to guard against it!"
"I understand."
Tang Xuan stood up and walked a few steps in the room, then suddenly turned around: "Uncle Fu, Mr. Zheng asked us to take care of Hong Danian because he is also from Jinghu?"
"That's right." Tang Fu was suddenly startled: "Your Excellency, are you worried that Mr. Zheng has planned this from the beginning?"
"Hush!" Tang Xuan looked at the doors and windows carefully: "Isn't this possible? Maybe Mr. Han Ge is also involved...?"
"Isn't this possible?"
"King Xiang, King Xiang." Tang Xuan pointed at the table with his finger: "Why are you and I afraid of King Xiang?"
Tang Fu was sweating on his head: "His Highness has a good reputation in Jingzhou. Many Jinghu scholars, including you and me, received gifts or favors from him before they entered the officialdom."
"Then how many people like this do you think there are in the government today?"
"His Majesty intends to support the people in Jinghu to suppress the forces in the south of the Yangtze River. In the past two years, more and more officials have come from this area, accounting for about 25% (a quarter) of the total."
After Tang Fu finished speaking, he took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and his voice was already trembling: "Sir, are we thinking too much?"
"It's better to worry too much than to think too little!" Tang Xuan's eyes suddenly became firm and cold. He felt that maybe he had a chance to come forward in this matter!
