Amid the howling north wind, the fast horses from the west arrived at Gansu Town.
Zhu Mingzhi, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Town, took the letter from the capital and left the government office in a whirlwind to find the guarding eunuch Zhang Tao.
It seems that Mr. Zhu is worried. This eunuch named Zhang loves to be clean. He has to bathe every day, which is extremely time-consuming. This northwest world is really not suitable for him.
"...Is this the Tatar invasion again or something?" Zhang Tao saw Zhu Mingzhi's anxious look and was a little disdainful, "Why are you so anxious, Commander-in-Chief? You can't even wait for our family to change clothes?"
Although they were two grown men, they created a strange atmosphere, which made Zhu Mingzhi feel a little nauseous.
"Eunuch Zhang's letter should be faster than mine. You should know that Li Guang is dead, right?"
Zhang Tao came out of the curtain wearing only white clothes, fastening them as he walked. He was not young anymore, but there was no stubble on his face. He was very clean, but a little dark.
But if you look closely at his facial features, you really think he is a handsome man, with big eyes, a high nose, and a pair of sword eyebrows. It is a pity that he lost his heroic spirit when he became a eunuch.
"I know. Isn't this a good thing?" Eunuch Zhang smiled, "I don't know if God felt pity for our family when they saw that we were working in this miserable land in the northwest, or something else, but the East Palace suddenly appeared above the court. It turned out that The military situation in the northwest is raging. Our family has long expected that someone in the court wants to propose Wang Yue's resurrection. Now that Li Guang is gone, he will really save you and me from fire and water."
Zhu Mingzhi thought to himself, you damn eunuch is still daydreaming. Although the capital is thousands of miles away, when did you get the news?
"Eunuch Zhang, please look at this again."
The letter is not long, just a few lines on a piece of rice paper.
But Zhang Tao's expression changed after reading it, "How come it has changed so much in just a few days?"
"How is it impossible?" Zhu Mingzhi frowned, "According to letters from people in the capital, the Prince of the East Palace is not only filial and tolerant, but also extremely wise. It is said that he is a very deep, thoughtful and top-notch smart man. It turns out that Li Guangyi died. , there is no possibility for Wang Yue to recover. But for some reason, the East Palace did not like Li Guang before, but afterwards he firmly supported Wang Yue. This matter has already spread in the capital. "
Zhang Tao didn't pay much attention until he heard this.
There was deep worry in Zhu Mingzhi's tone: "You and I are not familiar with Wang Yue. If he comes this time, there will be unpredictable fortunes and misfortunes."
Of course Zhang Tao knew that he didn't care about Li Guang's death because he was not Li Guang's person. Therefore, the relationship with Wang Yue is not much better.
But Wang Yue's reputation for being "arrogant and indulgent" is well known. Since ancient times, there are all generals who know how to fight but love soldiers. The things he did by Zhang Fu... Once Wang Yue really comes, that old immortal will not care about you. Who is this person in the palace?
"There is a way to talk about this matter. You and I can win a few battles, so that the court and the emperor can feel at ease. Then the matter of the chief commander will naturally not be urgent. But you also know that Gansu Town is seriously short of pay, and my soldiers can eat it. It’s good to have a full meal, but how can Tatar be so easy to fight?”
Zhu Mingzhi said a lot, but few of them were useful.
"If Wang Yue is enabled, the prince will be behind him. We still need to prepare early." This is the layer that Zhang Dao cares about the most. In this case, no matter how hard their background is, it will not work.
The prince of this dynasty is not the prince who was strictly guarded by the emperor at other times.
The sinister-looking father-in-law thought about it carefully and then said: "Hu Guimin, should we let him go to a new position or join some officials in Beijing? After all, Wang Yue has a bad reputation for colluding with Wang Zhi and Li Guang, even if it is a little difficult , but we still have to fight for what we should fight for.”
Zhu Mingzhi sighed, "Then I'm going to die. Would Hu Guimin dare to do such a thing?"
"This is not a matter of daring or daring. If something happens to us, we can't run away from him. He is a public official, and the emperor will not kill him no matter what. What are you afraid of? I will write this letter."
Zhu Mingzhi suggested: "In this case, I also think that Wang Yue has been idle at home for fifteen years, and he has a lot of crimes. The East Palace also reluctantly hired this person this time, how about... let's add more crimes to him?"
"No!" Zhang Tao frowned, took a deep breath himself, and then expressed his position, "You must not do anything to try to prove the guilt. Lord Zhu is afraid that he does not understand the battles in the palace, and he still throws dirty water on Wang Yue at this level. , that is self-humiliating, and it is clear that you want to go against the emperor and the prince. Do you think that the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty is a vegetarian and cannot find out about you and me?! Doesn’t this clearly give others an excuse? "
Zhu Mingzhi really didn’t understand. He also argued: “How can this be throwing dirty water?! Wang Yue himself is in the dirty water!”
"That won't work! People over seventy have been dirty all their lives. If you don't do it sooner or later, you have to do it at this point. What does that mean? Mr. Zhu, we have to remind you that you must do it at this moment. Don't be too smart, your tricks are too naive in the Forbidden City."
After all, you are just too stupid. Basically, as soon as you make a move, people will see right through your pants.
Zhu Mingzhi knew that he was a rough man and could not refute, but he was also anxious: "Then what do you think we should do?"
They dare not kill Wang Yue, because this is not only blatant, but also treating the court as if it were nothing, which will definitely lead to a thorough investigation of the case. By then, there will really be no turning back.
Zhang Tao thought for a while and said, "Gansu Town has become a place that everyone cares about now. Let's restrain ourselves a little bit about some things. Besides, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, so you don't have to be too anxious. It's not the time to go all out yet."
This refers to Zhu Mingzhi's stupid move against Wang Yue just now.
"So, Eunuch Zhang, is there any other way?"
Zhang Tao was a little panicked at first because of the accident, but now he is gradually getting better. "There are not many good solutions, but if Wang Yue really comes, you and I can only...find someone to take the blame."
Zhu Mingzhi was shocked.
At the same time, a chill arose in my heart,
Damn it, if you want to talk about yin, these dead eunuchs are really yin.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Mei family."
"Then what crime should they be convicted of?"
"Of course he is smuggling prohibited goods, secretly doing business with Tatars, and collaborating with the enemy and the country. According to the Ming Dynasty law, as long as the evidence of the crime is confirmed, we can kill him now. Once a person is silenced, nothing can be said, even if we say it is. There is no proof that he cooperated inside and outside and caused our failure. Furthermore, you and I should not take any more of the confiscated property and use it as military pay and purchase military supplies. Mr. Zhu used this to motivate the soldiers, win the battle no matter what, and find a way to establish a stronghold. Xin Gong, so that the court will not kill us easily."
Zhu Mingzhi was really shocked when he heard this. There was Beijing's response, and here was the response here. Now looking at his method of throwing dirty water on Wang Yue, he felt even more stupid.
But when it comes to this matter, blessings and misfortunes never come alone, that is, the second night after they discussed it.
The north wind roared like a tiger, but Mr. Zhu still went to find Eunuch Zhang.
This made Eunuch Zhang very depressed, "Why is Mr. Zhu so anxious to see me so many times when I'm not dressed well?"
"Why do you still have the intention to make a joke? My Eunuch Zhang," Zhu Mingzhi said as anxiously as an ant on a hot pot, "Hu Guimin has been investigated!"
"What?!"
