In the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, with the singing of the eunuchs, an old man in his old age slowly walked in with the support of Du Fu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Everyone stood up in unison, and Hongji, who was the queen of the imperial case, got up and walked to the front to show respect.

"Old minister Xu Pu, knock to see Your Majesty. After the old man came in, he squinted his eyes and swept them slightly, then pushed away Du Fu, who was holding him, and was about to bow down.

Hongzhi hurriedly stopped, stepped forward and took the old man's hand to support him, and said warmly: "Master Xu, the country has something to do, and you have to work old, so it's no wonder." ”

Xu Pu smiled slightly: "Your Majesty is serious, serving the country is a matter of course." It's just that the old minister is old and faint, or if he can't do it, His Majesty should not blame it. ”

Hongji waved his hand. Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others next to him stepped forward to meet at this time, Xu Pu smiled and arched his hand at everyone, and said: "Okay, good, all good." "It's all like an old man.

Next to him, Du Fu had already moved the brocade stool cushion, and Hongzhi personally helped him to sit down, and then said: "Master Xu has been fine lately, can the eye disease be relieved?"

Xu Pu arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty Lao is worried, the ministers can eat and sleep, and everything is fine." It is this eye, which does not let the minister see clearly, so the minister will let him go, nor will he look at him, to see who can endure it. ”

He said this open-mindedly and interestingly, Hongji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. Everyone also had smiles on their faces, and there was a bit of respect in their eyes when they looked at the old man.

Xu Pu waited for everyone to finish laughing, and then arched his hand and said, "I don't know what Your Majesty is calling the old minister this time?"

Hongzhi smiled on his face, sighed, and turned to Liu Jian: "Liu Gong and Master Xu will talk about it." ”

Liu Jian said yes, and then told Dayan Khan and Yi Bu about it, and also said the argument of everyone.

Xu Pu closed his eyes slightly, twisted his beard with one hand, and listened attentively. Everyone else held their breath and didn't dare to say anything, but Hongji watched expectantly.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Pu suddenly asked, "What do Xixian and Binzhi have to say about this?"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang glanced at each other, Li Dongyang arched his hand, hesitated and said: "What do students mean, this battle can't be fought." ”

Xie Qian next to him was in a hurry, and said angrily: "Binzhi, you ......"

Li Dongyang's expression was not shocked, he waved his hand at Xie Qian, and said with a slight smile: "Yu Qiao, don't be impatient." ”

Xie Qian was suffocated, so he had to sit down sullenly.

Only then did Li Dongyang turn to Hongzhi and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, now that our country's treasury is empty and ready to be repaired, if you rush to the battle, you will be able to win, and you will be able to injure the enemy by 1,000 and lose 800, and the wise man will not do it." The minister has a plan, or he can solve this embarrassment. ”

Hongji's spirit perked up: "Oh, what is the strategy, let's talk about it quickly." ”

Li Dongyang owed his body and said yes, and then said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, now in the northern grasslands, the little prince's family is dominant, and there is a tendency to sweep the desert." If it really unifies the northern grasslands, it will inevitably go south, and there will be no more peace in my Daming border pass. Now fortunately, it is controlled by Yi Si Ma Yin and Yi Bu Ting, so that his plot can be slowed down a little. And a chaotic and chaotic north is the most in the interests of my Ming Dynasty, so this is not a thorn and cannot be destroyed. ”

Everyone bowed their heads slightly in agreement. Xie Qian was even more overjoyed, clapping his hands and saying, "That's right!"

Hongzhi frowned slightly: "In this case, don't you still have to fight?"

Li Dongyang Zhizhu smiled in his hand: "But there is no need to make a big move, Your Majesty can ask someone to negotiate with those two families, which side has the highest conditions, we will agree." In addition, he sent people to Daningwei and gave some money, so that Duoyanwei raised his troops to the west and feints, but did not start. Let people spread rumors again, and say that the Ha Thorn, Kuma Qi and other departments, heard that they did not stab Dayan Khan, lest Dayan Khan be angry, and want to move eastward and attach themselves to Sanwei. In this way, Batumunk's rear is unstable, how dare he shout with my Ming again? As long as he is ordered to withdraw to the royal court, or divide his troops to patrol eastward, he will not stab the siege of pressure and relieve it. ”

After saying this, everyone couldn't help but applaud. Humane Li Gongmou, Liu Gongju, and Xie Gongyou Kankan, this time it seems that this Li Dongyang is really worthy of the word "conspiracy".

Liu Jian nodded frequently, got up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Binzhi's plan is great!" ”

When several lords and scholars heard that there was no need to fight, they all stood up in agreement. Even Xie Qian and others, who were in the main battle, also felt that it was acceptable to force the Tartars back without using swords, so they no longer objected.

Only the British Duke Zhang Mao and the Duke of Dingguo glanced at each other, showing some regret. After all, without conquest, where did the warriors' exploits come from? It's just that it is not easy to be right with everyone in front of them, so they can only smack their lips and make a fortune in a muffled voice.

Hongzhi's face was full of worries, and he looked at Li Dongyang and praised: "Li Qing is talented and very kind." In this case, the Cabinet and the ministries will discuss again and determine the person to be sent to the envoy. A few other places are gone, but the little prince should not fall into the national prestige of my Ming Dynasty. ”

Everyone stood up in unison, dignified and respectful.

Hongzhi turned his head to look at Xu Pu again: "Master Xu, do you have anything to add?"

Xu Pu shook his head: "That's very good." ”

After thinking about it, he suddenly said: "The old minister just came to this time, and saw a person kneeling outside the palace, constantly saying that there is something important to play, does Your Majesty know?"

As soon as the old man's words came out, everyone was immediately silent, and each lowered their heads and pretended to be dead.

Hongji's face froze, but he didn't reprimand this old man. Forced out a few smiles and said: "This person messed with me and gave me a big gift, so he was punished." ”

Xu Pu frowned, and said: "Then Your Majesty does not know what the important thing he said? Now that there are side matters ahead, everything should be handled carefully, how can Your Majesty be obscured by the anger of the moment? Why not let him make a statement and then punish him as appropriate. ”

Hongzhi's face turned slightly blue, and he had the heart to tell the old man that he was a person who was instigated to jump out and make trouble, and it had nothing to do with the trouble in front of him, but this kind of speculation is really not good to say.

Half a sound, I had to endure it for the time being, and ordered someone to announce that Tian Chengan came to see him.

After a while, Tian Chengan, who was pale, also went up to the palace. At this time, it was already almost noon, and on this June day, the sun was blazing, Tian Chengan knelt in the empty square, and almost didn't dry his son. All over my body, there were wet and dry sweat stains everywhere. And when he went up to the temple, he trembled and knelt down, and said long live.

Hongzhi glanced at him in disgust, and said coldly: "Tian Cheng'an, now that Elder Xu Ge is interceding for you, I will temporarily write down your crime of disturbing the ceremony." Tell me, what is the important thing you are talking about? If you can't tell a reason, you will be a deceitful king! When the time comes, you must know that the law is merciless!"

Tian Chengan fell to the ground, and his trembling voice should be. He first turned his head and glanced at Xu Pu who was sitting next to him gratefully, then took a deep breath and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Shandong suffered a military accident a few days ago, and the military report said that it was done by the stragglers of the Mongolian Fire Sieve Department. However, one of the villagers was fortunate enough to escape, and told the minister that the disaster was not the Tartars, but the pirates! Later, he was afraid that the court would condemn him, so he lied about what the Tartars had done. ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that the big guys in the hall were stunned, even Hongzhi couldn't help but widen his eyes, he never expected that things were not the same thing as he expected, but such a big bomb exploded.

Pirates? It's actually a pirate! What are these bastards doing with the factory guards? How can such a big thing not be detected at all?

There was some abnormal flush on Hongji's face. stared at Tian Cheng'an, who was kneeling in front of him, half a sound, slowly raised his head, and said word by word: "Biography, Mu Bin is here to see!"

Mu Bin, now the commander of the Jinyi Guard. During the reign of Xianzong, he joined the Jinyi pro-army because of his worship of Zhu Ji and Yuan Bin. He successively served in hundreds of households, thousands of households, until he commanded frugality. Later, after being recommended by the late celebrant eunuch Huai'en, he was promoted to command at the beginning of Hongzhi. He is quite loyal, and after taking office, he changed the atmosphere before Jinyiwei, and won the favor of hundreds of officials.

At this time, seeing Hongzhi announcing that he was coming, Liu Jian and the others glanced at each other, and secretly decided that if the Son of Heaven condemned him, he should excuse him.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and after a while, the boots outside the hall sounded, and then a big man with a slightly red face walked in. In front of the arrival, he bowed and said: "Minister, Mu Bin is ordered to see the driver." ”

Hongzhi looked at him calmly, didn't speak, didn't scream, and Mu Bin gradually sweated. Liu Jian next to him coughed and said tactfully: "Your Majesty, political affairs are important." ”

Hongzhi snorted at this time, let him calm down, and by the way, let Tian Chengan also stand up. Mu Bin glanced at Liu Jian gratefully, bowed his head and stood with his hands down.

Hongzhi endured his anger and said to Tian Chengan: "You said it to him." ”

Tian Cheng'an should be, so he repeated the preface. The more Mu Bin listened, the more ugly his face became, and when he finished listening, he knelt down and claimed to be guilty.

At this time, Hongji's anger subsided a little, and he ordered a thorough investigation. Tian Cheng'an next to him suddenly stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is not this matter that the ministers want to play a big thing, and they are really tolerant." ”

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but pull the corners of their mouths, this Tian Cheng'an is simply a hammer! There is no end to it, but they don't know what kind of bomb is going to explode.

Hongji's eyes narrowed, he looked him up and down, and said simply: "Speak." ”

Tian Chengan said: "The minister is suitable for playing, and the fact that Shandong is done by pirates. According to the villagers, they had seen one of them in the Jingshi. ”

Everyone was shocked, and Mu Bin's body trembled, and he almost didn't jump up on the spot. Nima, this thief has run to the eyes of the Son of Heaven in a grand manner, but he is the emperor's eyes and ears but he doesn't know it at all. This...... This, this, this is simply his life.

"Minister, capital offense! capital offense!" he dared to stand, and threw himself to the ground again, crying out in a trembling voice.

Hongzhi was really angry, he didn't even look at him, and only said to Tian Chengan in a cold voice: "Where is the thief now?"

Tian Cheng'an said: "That thief is a Franco, and he is surrounded by this guard, my villager is just an ordinary person, how dare he provoke it?" ”

Speaking of this, seeing that Hongzhi's face was ugly, he hurriedly said: "But Your Majesty, don't worry, although I don't know where the thief has gone now, but there is a clue to follow, if you can hold it, you will not let the thief escape." ”

Hongji's eyes suddenly froze, and he asked, "What clue is it?"

Tian Cheng'an lowered his head and crossed his eyes with a touch of ruthlessness, and said in a deep voice: "The villager of the minister said that when he saw the thief, the thief was with a Taoist. Later, the minister hurriedly sent someone to investigate, but found that this person was called Tianji, and his relationship with a child in Wuqing County was extremely close. And after coming into contact with the thief that day, he went all the way to Wuqing. ”

As soon as these words came out, the British Duke Zhang Mao, who was originally standing on the sidelines watching the excitement, suddenly became excited, and then his eyes narrowed.