Ye Xianggao and Han Xu walked out of Qianqing Palace.
"Mr. Ge, Liu Heng is obviously pretending to be ill to deceive the king. Why don't you ask the Holy One to send someone to Datong to capture this man and hold him accountable." Han Xu said with dissatisfaction.
Rumors of Liu Heng's rebellion appeared in the capital, and a resignation letter was published. He didn't believe that Ye Xianggao had been an official for so many years and couldn't see the reason behind it.
Ye Xianggao stopped and said, "Brother Yu Chen said that, is there any evidence to prove that Liu Heng is pretending to be ill?"
"Although there is no evidence, you and I both know that he is definitely pretending to be ill." Han Xu said.
Ye Xianggao shook his head slightly and said: "Since there is no evidence, do you think that the Holy Emperor will force Liu Heng to go to Jiliao to take office because of a guess made by you and me? If someone dies on the way, it will definitely be a chill." The general's heart even caused a sudden change in Ji Liao. Will you bear this responsibility or me?"
"This!" Han Xu choked.
Ye Xianggao continued: "Although the Holy Emperor is young, he is far-sighted. It was precisely because of these considerations that he agreed to Liu Heng's resignation and withdrew his intention to transfer him to Jiliao."
"But what if Liu Heng really wants to rebel in Datong?" Han Xu said worriedly.
Liaodong has been corrupted, and Datong is an important city on the nine borders. Once there is a rebellion in Datong, it is very likely that the Mongols from the north will be attracted to the border again.
Ye Xianggao looked Han Xu up and down and said, "How did you know that Liu Heng was going to rebel in Datong? Is there already evidence?"
"Rumors have spread throughout the capital that Liu Heng is planning to rebel. Doesn't the chief assistant not know about it?" Han Xu frowned.
Ye Xianggao snorted coldly and said: "Then Liu Heng is in Datong. Even if he really wanted to rebel, why didn't Datong, Taiyuan and other places send the memorial? Instead, such rumors spread throughout the capital. Could it be that Liu Heng wanted to rebel before he wanted to rebel?" You can’t take the initiative to spread the news of your rebellion throughout the capital!”
As he spoke, he sighed, disappointed.
Han Xu was stunned when he heard this.
He was not stupid, but when he heard the news that someone was going to rebel in Datong, he was so worried that he temporarily lost his ability to distinguish.
At this time, when he thought about it, he found that there were many loopholes in this matter and could not withstand careful scrutiny.
"Hey, I almost made a big mistake." Han Xu shook his head with a bitter look on his face.
He had been an official for many years, but some rumors had affected his mind, which made him feel a little bitter.
Seeing that Han Xu had understood, Ye Xianggao said: "Although the rumors in the capital may not be true, they are not necessarily false either. There is something you may not know yet. As a guerrilla general, Liu Heng has a battalion of soldiers and horses in his hands."
"It is not normal for a guerrilla general to have a battalion of soldiers and horses under him." Han Xu looked puzzled and didn't understand why Ye Xianggao mentioned this matter.
Ye Xianggao said: "Every one of his soldiers and horses is full strength, and there is no empty pay."
"How is this possible!" Han Xu's first reaction was disbelief.
In the entire Ming Dynasty's army, whether it was the frontier army or the garrison, there were no generals who did not take their free pay. Many times, a battalion only had half the soldiers and horses, and the remaining half of the pay was all misappropriated by the generals.
Ye Xianggao said: "This is absolutely true."
"If it's true, what does Liu Heng want to do? Is he really going to rebel?" Han Xu's expression suddenly changed.
In the Ming Dynasty, free money became the norm. If someone did not pay free money, it would be suspicious.
Ye Xianggao said: "So I say that the matter of Liu Heng's rebellion cannot be concluded yet."
"No, the Holy Emperor must be informed of this matter. Even if Liu Heng has not rebelled yet, he must be disobedient." Han Xu pulled Ye Xianggao and turned around to walk back.
Ye Xianggao broke away from the hand held by Han Xu and asked, "What are you going to tell the Holy One? Are you saying that all the other generals are eating empty wages, but this person is not eating empty wages, so this person Do people have rebellious intentions?"
Han Xu's tone choked.
There is really no way to say this. Once it is said, it will definitely not be Liu Heng's business, but will cut off the wealth of all military generals in the Ming Dynasty.
For such a thing, even if he is the second assistant, it is impossible to offend all the military generals in the Ming Dynasty who are free of pay.
And this is not just a matter of military commanders.
Starting from the Ministry of Household Affairs, there are many civil servants up and down who have also put their hands into the empty wages.
At that time, not only the generals would be offended, but also the civil servants who profited from their free wages.
Not to mention he is a second-in-command, even if the first-in-command dares to do this, he will only face overwhelming impeachment. If he is lucky, he can lose his job and return to his hometown. If he is not lucky, he may even lose his life on the way back home.
"Then just watching helplessly?" Han Xu was still a little unwilling.
Ye Xianggao said: "Actually, Liu Heng's resignation this time is the best opportunity to test him."
"How do you say it?" Han Xu asked.
Ye Xianggao said: "Although Liu Heng resigned, if the soldiers and horses of his battalion stay, it means that he has no intention of rebellion. If he takes the soldiers and horses of that battalion away, it proves that he must have something wrong. The heart of a minister.”
"It seems that you have been prepared a long time ago. Yu Chen was worried in vain." Han Xu bowed his hands to Ye Xianggao in admiration.
He really didn't expect that Ye Xianggao did so many things behind his back.
Ye Xianggao smiled and said: "Actually, all these things were done by Wang Wenyan. Even the current Datong Patrol Censor Pei Hong was arranged by him just to monitor the Tiger Flag and Liu Heng."
"This person is worthy of being my Donglin think tank." Han Xu praised.
Ye Xianggao stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Let's go, go back to the cabinet first, and then inform the staff about Liu Heng's affairs."
The two people left together.
Rumors about the rebellion of Tiger Character Banner circulated endlessly in the capital.
Even after so many days, it still shows no signs of slowing down and is still a topic of conversation after dinner.
"Boss, we've already asked. The rumors about our Tiger Flag are indeed the work of slave thieves. This is the slave thieves' confession." Lu Chunbo took out a piece of paper stained with blood and placed it on Wang Zixing's head. before.
Wang opened the paper by himself and after reading the content on it, his face turned livid.
"Kill the people on the list one by one. Only the leader will be left and brought back for interrogation." Wang Zi said through gritted teeth.
He was filled with hatred towards these slaves and thieves.
Because of his negligence, the slave thieves had an opportunity to take advantage of it, which pushed the Tiger Flag to the forefront. It can be said that all of this was because of his carelessness.
"Don't worry, sir. I have assigned people to keep an eye on everyone on the list. They can take action at any time. I promise not to let anyone go." Lu Chunbo said fiercely.
He also hated these slave spies with an itch.
