Wang Ziyan held his throat and stretched his legs on the ground.
The Jin Yiwei, whose number far exceeded what Zhang Zhen and the others knew according to their intelligence, surrounded them with swords. The soldiers and domestic servants brought by the "own men" of the fourth rank and above in Guangdong and Guangxi were nowhere to be seen.
The imperial envoy of Xinke Jinshi, holding the "sword" given by the emperor in his hand, approached with blood on his face.
Zhang Zhen was heartbroken: "He is a third-grade imperial official! How dare you do this?"
"Third grade?" Zhang Fujing took off a handkerchief on the table and wiped the blood on his face carefully, "His Majesty's secret decree!"
Wang Zuo, who strolled in outside the door, looked in admiration at Tanhua Lang, who had killed someone with his own hands, and took out a bright yellow stick from his arms: "The officials in Guangdong and Guangxi are listening to the order!"
Liang Chu looked up, Zhang Fujing put down his kerchief and smiled kindly at him.
His face had been wiped clean, and his smile was friendly, but Liang Chu felt uneasy.
On the side, Zhang Nian and others watched Zhang Fujing cleaning the knife and sheathing it. At this time, it was already a fish, and they could only kneel down after hearing the sound.
"The Emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict says: He ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs, Guangdong Qing Li Si Langzhong, the Royal Study Room, and the Hanlin Academy's Attendant Zhang Fujing to patrol the two provinces and Guangdong for illegal activities. If there is solid evidence, those of the third rank and below in Guangdong and Guangxi can be executed with the sword given by me. The third rank Above, I ask the imperial edict to go to Lingnan with the Jin Yiwei to collect the treasure seal and verify the order of the Ministry of War. After hearing the edict, the armies of Guangdong and Guangxi will obey the order and be questioned and judged. If there is evidence of violation of the law, they can be tried and judged on the spot. I admire this!"
Liang Chu's eyes were stunned.
Baoyin was with him at first, but he didn't know who Jin Yiwei was walking in Lingnan.
Five hundred Jinyi captains are not enough? And the transfer orders from the armies of Guangdong and Guangxi?
Under what circumstances was this power granted by the secret decree passed? Will Yang Tinghe stop him?
Zhang Fujing walked up to Zhang Nian and the others, raised his hands to Wang Zuo and said, "Imperial decree."
Spreading his palms towards Zhao Jun: "The Jinyi Guards are walking in Lingnan."
Zhang Boring Shibao came forward with the treasure seal and the transfer order in his hand. Zhang Fujing stepped aside and said, "The treasure seal is the transfer order from the Ministry of War."
He finally wiped and put away the sword and hung it on his waist: "The emperor gave me the sword."
"As for the actual evidence..." Zhang Fujing looked condescendingly at these second-rank, third-rank, and fourth-rank local officials, "Wang Hong reported in a blood letter that his own soldiers transformed themselves into bandits and wanted to bloodbath Dongguan. Wu Yuan confessed, and what he said just now is evidenced by Liang Gong. , I heard it with my own ears."
Zhang Zhen stared at him, then looked at Liang Chu, and said sternly: "There are illegal things in Guangdong and Guangxi... The Liang family and the Zhang family have done a lot of illegal things in Guangdong and Guangxi over the years. Will the imperial envoy investigate?"
At present, the only thing to do is to shake the actual chips first, and rhetorical excuses are meaningless.
The knife is out of its sheath, so they can only delay it for a while and try their best to seek change.
Liang Chu said nothing, and no servants of the Liang family came to protect him.
Zhang Zhen glared at Zhang Fuking: "The eunuch of the general town of Guangdong and Guangxi is far away in Wuzhou. He knows that the imperial envoy has performed extraordinary feats and relies on your majesty's special kindness to uncover a major case, causing chaos in the two Guangdong provinces. I will report it to the police at night!"
Zhang Fujing said nothing.
Zhang Nian looked at Zhu Qi again and said, "The Marquis of Funing is of a high rank, does the imperial envoy also want to kill him with a sword?"
Zhu Qi was also speechless.
Zhang Nian's face was distorted, he stood up and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by two Jinyi captains with their swords drawn.
"The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Chief Military Officer of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Governor of Guangdong, the Chief Soldier of Guangdong, and the Fantai of Guangdong..." He counted them one by one. "What do you mean, the imperial envoy, to send all those with grades above four in Guangdong and Guangxi to prison first? Do you want to be held accountable? Tengxia, Guangxi Who will supervise theft? Who will supervise the autumn grain? Who will direct the troops during the Tuen Mun war? People are panicked and Lingnan is undergoing great changes. Can you afford it?"
Zhang Fujing smiled: "The envoy of Jinyiwei North Town has two commanding officials, one for each thousand households, and five hundred flag schools. Liang Gongge is old and has become an official. Although a certain person is not talented, he was appointed by His Majesty. Wang Hong knew the army and heard that Zhengde was nine years old. Huo Weixian, the first in Huiyuan and Erjia, is studying in Xiqiao Mountain, Foshan. But the Marquis of Funing..."
He then stopped smiling and looked at Zhu Qi: "How prestigious the Duke of Baoguo was in the past. It only took a year for the Marquis of Funing to take office in Guangdong and Guangxi. Do we really have to get stuck in the mud?"
Zhu Qi is always struggling.
He was demoted from Baoguo Gong to Funing Marquis, and now that he is involved in this matter, it is very likely that he will be removed from the title directly.
But can we really make a comeback now?
It cannot be said that there is no chance. After all, he is the chief military officer of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Unless Zhang Fujing dares to kill him directly here.
Can a dignified marquis be killed directly without the emperor's order?
However, Zhu Qi did not dare to bet on whether there was a third secret edict specifically targeting members of the two majorities with his special status.
Zhang Zhen had never seen someone doing errands like this. He laughed a little maniacally: "In a small place, the feudal tribes and barbarians are thieves. How can a trivial matter be worth such a big battle? Someone wants to use Guangdong and Guangxi to establish prestige. Why is it you, a mere new scholar? To receive this honor? All the nobles in the court, those of third rank and above, will avoid you, right?"
Zhang Fujing looked at him with a complicated expression, and couldn't help but think: No wonder the emperor's ministers have always been more prominent than others, regardless of their official position or rank. How do they, who have lived in this place for a long time, know clearly what the court looks like today? Even if there are fragments of letters coming, they are probably news from many days ago.
The last batch of news was that after the incident in the lobby of the Emperor's Criminal Department, a national policy meeting was set up to rely on Wang Qiong, Guo Xun, Chen Jin and others to counter Yang Tinghe, right?
But times change quickly.
Zhang Zhen put on a more earnest expression: "Guangdong and Guangxi are full of capable ministers and officials. Wu Dinghou, Wang Datianguan, and Chen Zongxian are able to stand up in the court. Many rely on Guangdong and Guangxi! Your Majesty, you are appointed by His Majesty. You must not fall into the trap of a traitor." What a plan!”
Zhang Fujing looked at Zhu Qi: "Marquis Funing, I'm waiting for your reply. The armies of Guangdong and Guangxi are all obeying my orders. Do you obey or not?"
Zhang Zhen's expression froze, he turned around and shouted loudly: "Zhu Qi!"
Liang Chan looked at Zhang Fujing worriedly: It's no problem to capture the thief first and capture the king first, and it's no problem to seize the enemy first and attack him by surprise, but this worry is the most difficult part after all.
In this large network of interests, the fourth rank and above are just the chief villains. How many soldiers, low-ranking officials, and senior officials are there under it?
If Funinghou, the chief military officer of Guangdong and Guangxi, does not obey the order, it will be quite troublesome.
Five hundred royal guards, plus these people and Liang Chu and Huo Tao, are really not enough.
Zhang Fujing's eyes became more and more cruel, and he was about to draw his sword again: Soldiers crossing the river will never come back.
"Master... Master... there is a guest at the village. He is the son of Marquis Funing. He said that there is an urgent message from Beijing and must be presented to Marquis Funing."
Zhu Qi's expression changed when he heard the extremely frightened report from the housekeeper of Liang Mansion.
Liang Chu looked at Zhang Fuking solemnly.
Holding the knife in his hand, Zhang Fujing was thinking.
Zhang Zhen's lips turned white and trembled slightly. The letter from Beijing is from Marquis Wu Ding? At this time, what choice would Zhang Fujing, who dared to personally kill the border official, make?
He now feels that Zhang Fujing is a lunatic, and he might even dare to kill Zhu Qi on the spot.
New Lord… New Jin… Xingchen…
There are some words that Zhang Nian just doesn't dare to scold.
"Please come to the son of Marquis Fu Ning." Zhang Fujing suddenly relaxed and spoke with a smile.
After a while, Zhu Qi's son Zhu Yue arrived. When he entered the door and saw Wang Ziyan lying in a pool of blood, he immediately looked at the tense people in horror.
"Marquis Funing, please."
Zhang Fujing turned around and gave way without caring at all. Zhu Yue clasped his fists in salute, then hurriedly walked to Zhu Qi's side and took out the letter.
Zhu Qi hurriedly opened the letter and scanned it. Zhang Zhen and others wanted to take a look at the content, but they were already surrounded by men in brocade clothes and embroidered spring knives.
Zhang Fujing also wanted to know the content of this letter, but he was no longer in a hurry.
For better or worse, he already has his strategy.
Although it may be a little more troublesome.
Now, he looked at Zhu Qi and saw that Zhu Qi's eyes were full of disbelief, and his expression changed again and again.
The letter was not long, but he rubbed his eyes and read it twice.
After he finished reading it twice, he raised his head and folded the paper. Everyone in the room, except the ordinary captain in brocade clothes, looked at him.
Zhu Qi's scalp was numb, and he fell to his knees: "The guilty general Zhu Qi will obey the order! If the imperial envoy asks anything, he will tell you everything he knows!"
For the first time, Zhang Jie envied the status of Xun Chen, but he completely shattered his hopes and shouted: "The two vast territories are in chaos! The two vast territories are in chaos! Zhang Fujing, you can't afford it! You can't survive! Ruin the situation and make the situation worse." Your Majesty is in trouble, you are an abandoned son! Do you understand that you are an abandoned son? Wang Zhenfu, His Majesty ordered you to go south with him, and you will have to bear the emperor's orders, right? Take him! Take him!"
He still couldn't understand why he would directly kill all the important officials of Guangdong and Guangxi?
Looking through the history books, I have never heard of it!
How could it be so easy to take over the two Guangdong and Guangdong provinces?
Zhang Fujing did not need to worry about it, and solemnly ordered: "I have ordered you to be temporarily assigned to the Guangdong and Guangxi General Military Affairs Bureau, and the Guanfang seal letter will be handed over to Wang Zuo, the governor of Beizhen, for safekeeping. You will be inseparable for a moment."
"I will obey your orders!"
"Come on! First, keep all the fourth-rank and above people in Guangdong and Guangxi under guard here! Commander Zhang, you can go to take over the Yamen of the flag school at the rate of 100, and visit Haiphong Road, Yanfa Road, Fucheng Military and Horse Department, and the surrounding inspection departments. The officer is temporarily detained when he enters the Yamen! Commander Shi, you speed up one hundred people from the flag school to follow Wang Zhenfu and lead Funing Marquis to transfer the generals of various guards and battalions in Guangdong to Nantou Village to discuss the matter of attacking Tuenmen again. Zhao Qianhu, you speed up The Fifty Banners School returned to Wuzhou with two hundred households from Guangxi, holding His Majesty's seal to oversee the Guangxi suppression campaign as before!"
Zhang Fujing quickly dispersed half of the people. The strategy was very clear: on the Guangxi side, just hold on; on the Guangdong side, all the troops should be controlled first.
Zhang Nian murmured to himself: "You are crazy... You are crazy... Just because Liang Shuhou has not returned home for a long time, just because you are a new scholar, and just because of the fearful Huiyuan who hid back in Xiqiao Mountain to study, you want to do this Safely take over Guangdong and Guangxi...Zhu Qi! What exactly was written in Guo Xun’s letter? Fulun didn’t come, but Fulun has the power to make a difference!"
"...Eunuch Fu... committed suicide." Zhu Qi's son suddenly spoke.
Zhang Zhen suddenly felt as if something was choking in his throat.
"Please, Wang Zhen, please hurry up!" Zhu Qi, however, obediently and respectfully asked Wang Zuo to take him to do the work.
Wang Zuo looked at Zhang Fujing and saw him nodding solemnly.
So Wang Zuo walked to Wang Ziyan's body, and after groping for a while, he stood up and looked at a school captain next to him with a look of disdain: "The ten and eleven have all gone to the Si Yamen and Wang's residence, right?"
"yes!"
"Trouble, I really didn't bring the seal with me, so I have to make another trip." He muttered and took Zhu Qi away from here.
Zhu Yue didn't dare to follow and stayed here at a loss.
"When did Eunuch Fu commit suicide?" Zhang Fujing asked him with a smile.
"...I don't know. Eunuch Fu's godson is also here... He said that if my father is safe and sound, please ask me to tell the imperial envoy. The ancestors in the palace sent four volumes of books, saying that your majesty ordered Eunuch Fu to forward them. Submit to the Imperial Envoy."
Zhang Fujing was stunned, remembering what Wang Zuo said: Shangguan has his own rules.
Just really go on a rampage?
Isn't this just opening his mouth and stuffing the credit inside?
I told you all night about the evidence and clues I used to tell you about the crime. Your Majesty, why don't you just send someone to deliver four volumes?
I am the one who holds the sword, really! Just now I thought I was quite capable!
Zhang Fujing suddenly felt that this success was empty.
(End of chapter)
