Fan Wenzheng said lightly: "If the old man alone can decide to transfer the Immortal Army, the day the general leaves the customs, the old man will order them to be transferred out of the customs." Yu Nong, some things are not what we want, the imperial court has a charter, if we do not do things in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court, there will be big trouble in the future. ”

"Lord Ministry, dare to ask, why didn't the household department allocate the silver in time?"

"I have thousands of miles in the Tang Dynasty, and there are too many places where I use silver." Fan Wenzheng said: "Actually, you can't completely blame the household department, after all, where to transfer money and grain, you have to get an order from the North Courtyard." In addition, whether the household treasury has enough money to adjust is also a big question. All the divisions and yamen all want to get silver from the household department, and our military department goes to ask for silver, and it is not something that can be obtained by opening the mouth. ”

Han Yunong's lips moved, but he didn't speak after all.

"Yunong, the Immortal Army did not leave the customs in time, this matter must be investigated, there are too many yamen involved, and the military department, the household department, the northern courtyard and even more yamen will have some responsibility." Fan Wenzheng sighed lightly: "The old man will tell you the truth, in the end, there are too many people involved, and even the dynasty is shaken, even if the saint is angry, but for the stability of the empire, he will not be investigated too deeply after all." ”

Han Yunong frowned, was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Lord Ministry, your humble is not qualified to investigate why the Immortal Army did not leave the customs. He entered Beijing just to let the imperial court know clearly what was going on in Xiling. After a pause, he hesitated slightly before saying: "I know that I am not qualified to talk much here, let alone make irresponsible remarks about the decision-making of the imperial court, but I still hope that the imperial court can transfer troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible." The rebels have not yet fully formed the climate for a while, but if they delay for too long, they will recruit troops in Xiling, and wait until they have gained a firm foothold before going on a campaign, I am afraid that they will pay a greater price. ”

"It makes sense, the old man will fold his son and ask the saint to send troops as soon as possible." Fan Wenzheng stroked his beard and bowed, and said in a low voice: "However, Xiling is controlled by the rebels, and we must always give an explanation to the saint and the people of the world." ”

Han Yunong wanted to speak and stopped, but he didn't speak after all.

Fan Wenzheng sighed and said, "The fold you wrote last night means that Fan Ziji has long been in cahoots with Li Huo, and the Chinese New Year's Eve rebellion was also premeditated. ”

"Exactly."

"But the general was able to return to Xiling, as far as the old man knew, and it was also carefully planned." Fan Wenzheng said slowly: "Fan Ziqi secretly sent someone to contact the general many years ago, defected to the imperial court, and promised to be willing to assist the general to return to Xiling. Earlier, the old man did not know about the general's plan, after all, the stakes were very high, except for the saint and a very small number of people who knew the general's deployment in advance, most of the officials in the DPRK and China did not know anything about the general's plan. It wasn't until the general returned to Xiling that the old man knew that the general had designed to provoke the fight between the Zhen family and the Yuwen family, use the Yuwen family to get rid of the Zhen family, and then join forces with the Fan family to force the Yuwen family to move into the customs. ”

Han Yunong knew that a high-ranking official like Fan Wenzheng would never be interested in talking about the past with him, let alone talking nonsense.

At this time, he suddenly mentioned that the general's strategy to return to Xiling was by no means a whim, there must be a reason for it, and for a while he couldn't figure out what this military secretary was thinking, and he didn't speak, just listened carefully.

"Because of the assistance of the Fan family, the general's plan was implemented smoothly, and if things turn out like this, everyone will be very pleased." Fan Wenzheng sighed: "The sage knows that when the general is out of the customs, he is also a dragon's heart. His brows tightened, and he looked at Han Yunong and said: "But the general has only returned to Xiling for a few months, and on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, he encountered a rebellion, not only did Xiling fall into the hands of the rebels, but even the general died for the country...... Does the imperial court really want to announce the truth to the world? ”

Han Yunong frowned and said, "Lord Ministry, this is all true

。 ”

"There are some facts that the world can't know." Fan Wenzheng sighed: "If these facts are told to the world, the people of the world will certainly grieve the killing of the general, but there will definitely be many people who think that the general was calculated by the Fan family from beginning to end, and the general originally used the Fan family as a chess piece, but in the end he became a chess piece of the Fan family." His eyes sharpened, and he said word by word: "Yunong, do you want the people of the world to think that the general is a dumb person who has been deceived and does not know it?" ”

Han Yunong's body was shocked, and his face changed suddenly.

"The general was killed in just a few months after returning to Xiling, Xiling was gained and lost, once the truth is announced, the wisdom of the general's life will collapse in an instant." Fan Wenzheng smiled bitterly: "The general is my famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the glory of my Tang Army, do we want to destroy my heroes of the Tang Dynasty with our own hands?" ”

Han Yunong clenched his fists, the green tendons on the back of his hand burst out, and said sharply: "Absolutely not." ”

"Of course not." Fan Wenzheng was stern: "Whoever wants to tarnish the general's wisdom, the old man is the first to refuse." Not only did the old man not agree, but the saint would never allow my Datang hero to be criticized. ”

Han Yunong closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and finally said after a while: "Lord Mintang came to see the humble man tonight, do you have any orders?" The humble is a soldier, he likes to go straight, and if the ministry has an order, he might as well speak up. ”

"The Fan family is extremely evil, but they have spent many years secretly training soldiers and horses, and the puppet prince Li Huo is secretly colluding with Fan Ziqi." Fan Wenzheng said: "You also wrote in the excerpt that they may have reached an agreement with the Vedas, but the imperial court has never received any report from the Protectorate, and it is precisely because of this that the general was unprepared, fell into the trap of betrayal of the party, and died for the country. ”

Han Yunong is not a dull person, after Fan Wenzheng's words, he already understood a little, and frowned: "Lord Ministry is saying that the responsibility for the loss of Xiling should be borne by the Xiling Protectorate?" Shaking his head, he said: "The ministry, Xiling Du Yao Mubai was loyal to the imperial court until his death, and before he died, he followed the general and did not give in to the traitorous party. ”

"The old man didn't say that Yao Mubai was a traitor, what the old man meant was that someone had to bear the responsibility for the loss of Xiling, and the responsibility for the loss of Xiling certainly couldn't be deducted from the general's head." Fan Wenzheng sighed: "The Xiling Metropolitan Protectorate and the Three Counties Governor's Mansion, from the beginning of their establishment, existed to monitor the Xiling family. Yunong, with all due respect, including you, the most important duty is to figure out every move of the Xiling family, and now the Xiling family is like a trick to conjure up thousands of elite cavalry, and secretly collude with Li Huo and the Wutuo people, you don't know anything about it, so that the court and the general did not grasp the situation in Xiling in time, which caused a monstrous disaster......! Staring at Han Yunong, seeing Han Yunong's face was extremely solemn, he shook his head and said: "Only if you take the initiative to admit your responsibility, can the general's clarity be preserved and will not be tarnished by others." ”

Han Yunong also looked at Fan Wenzheng's eyes, his eyes were deep.

"Of course, if it's all your responsibility, that's not necessarily true." Fan Wenzheng said: "Back then, it was the Ministry of Officials who selected Yao Mubai to go to Xiling, including the large and small officials sent to Xiling by the Imperial Court, almost all of them were sent over after the Ministry of Officials assessed and considered, if it wasn't for the improper selection of the Ministry of Officials, there would be no current situation, so you can't carry the black pot, but let the people of the Ministry come out to explain why they sent many stupid and incompetent people to Xiling to serve in important positions." ”

"Humble understood." Han Yunong said calmly: "Lord Ministries wants me to sue Yao Duhu and put the blame on the head of the Xiling Metropolitan Protectorate, and by the way, I also admit that I am at fault, so I can also push the responsibility for the loss of Xiling to the Ministry of Officials." ”

Fan Wenzheng stroked his beard and said, "Yunong, you really can understand it at one point." If we want to try to keep the general's innocence, we must find out the real guilty person, and Yao Mubai's guilt cannot be escaped. As long as you can prove Yao Mubai's negligence, the heavier the culpability, the less impact the general will have. As for you, rest assured, with Yao Mubai on top, you are just a lieutenant under the Metropolitan Protectorate, and no one will hold you, and the old man and the military department will do their best to protect you and help you get through this pass. ”

"What does that ministry mean, I wrote an excerpt overnight tonight to state Yao Duhu's guilt?" Han Yunong looked at Fan Wenzheng's eyes and asked.

Fan Wenzheng said with a smile: "The old man will ask people to prepare wine and food for you first, don't worry, it's not too late to write after eating." The old man drinks with you, and by the way, discusses how to write this excerpt. He got up and walked to the door, opened it, and said in a loud voice, "Come, tell me to go down, prepare good food and drink, and send it here." ”

Someone outside agreed, the voice was a little far away, Han Yunong knew that before Fan Wenzheng entered the house, he must have pushed the guards outside the door out of the way, so as not to hear the conversation in the house.

After Fan Wenzheng gave the order, he returned to the table and sat down, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, picked up the teacup, took a sip, stretched his brows, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Yao Mubai has died at the hands of the rebels, he has knowledge under the spring, and he must hope to protect the general at the cost of his own sacrifice." The old man heard that Yao Mubai has been incompetent in Xiling all these years, addicted to wine, and even privately told people that he was a criminal minister who was sent to the west, and he was just eating and waiting for death over there, Yunong, did he say the same thing to you? ”

Han Yunong looked at Fan Wenzheng's eyes and did not answer.

"In addition to him, many officials in Xiling have wasted their time on a vegetarian meal." Fan Wenzheng sighed: "Up and down, Yao Mubai is stupid and incompetent, and naturally no one under his hands can be a good errand, how can such a group of people detect that the Fan family has been secretly planning a rebellion." ”

Han Yunong sat upright, straightened his body, shook his head and said, "What the Lord of the Ministry said is not true, although Yao Duhu is not a brilliant person, he has never been a vegetarian meal. He has always been loyal to the imperial court, when there was a famine and plague in Xiling, he led many officials to relieve the people, and even personally came to the door to ask the Xiling family for food, at least in the eyes of the people of Xiling, Yao Duhu is not a corrupt official, nor is he a faint official. The Fan family acted secretly, and what they did in private, together with the Zhen family and the Yuwen family who were the family, did not have the slightest notice, these two families had many eyes and ears in Xiling, and they could not find out what the Fan family was doing secretly, and there were only a hundred or so people under Yao Du's guards, how could they grasp the situation of the Fan family? ”

The smile on Fan Wenzheng's face disappeared instantly.

"Many officials did not fear death when the Fan family rebelled on Chinese New Year's Eve, and many officials led by Yao Duhu followed the general to break through the siege, and they were weak and weak, almost all of them died tragically under the sword of the rebels, and they were loyal to the Tang until death." Han Yunong said calmly: "They are dead, they died for the country, the dead can't speak, and they are charged with crimes, not only will they be stigmatized after their deaths, but they will even be involved in their families, the lords of the ministry, let a group of officials who are loyal to the court and die for the country bear the responsibility for the loss of Xiling, can we still sleep well?" Since when did Datang become so indistinguishable from right and wrong? ”

"What do you mean?" Fan Wenzheng's eyes became cold, flashing with cold light.

Han Yunong smiled faintly and said, "When I entered Beijing to report on the military situation, I didn't think that it would be like this. The meaning of humility is very simple, let the lowly sue Yao Duhu, the lowly can't do it, let a group of martyred officials bear the responsibility for the loss of Xiling, and if the lowly has no conscience, he may do it. He raised his hand and pointed to his heart, and said lightly but firmly: "But it is still there, and it will never be lost!" ”