Zhou Ping said: "Not only that, that Guo Wendong usually bullies others. A few days ago, a military camp was built opposite my house, and the construction was carried out every night late at night, which caused a serious disturbance to the people. I went up to theorize, but they didn't pay attention to it, and I said that if I didn't change it, I would let my uncle impeach. Guess what Guo Wendong said? ”

After hearing this, Qin Honglian became a little angry and asked, "What did he say?" ”

I only heard Zhou Pingdao: "Guo Wendong said that if you are brave enough to impeach him, uncle, you will be asked to throw away the black gauze hat on your head, and you will have no place in Nanjing." ”

"It's so rampant!" Qin Honglian slapped the table heavily, very angry.

Zhou Ping said: "Uncle, Guo Wendong is too hateful to let him go." ”

Although Qin Honglian was very annoyed, he had been in the officialdom for many years, and he still maintained basic calm, he walked back and forth in the room, thinking about what method to use to deal with Ma Shiying and Guo Wendong.

Zhou Ping saw that his uncle didn't respond for a while, and said, "Uncle, could it be that Guo Wendong really has such great ability to make you lose your black yarn hat?" ”

Qin Hong practiced: "Guo Wendong, I am not afraid, Ma Shiyingcai is very difficult to deal with. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has been indulging in wine all day long and ignoring the government. The cabinet is almost Ma Shiying's final say, and the cabinet votes can be approved if they are to be submitted. If you want to hit Ma Shiying and bring down Guo Wendong, you can't carry it head-on. ”

He walked back and forth, thinking about it left and right, and finally he thought of a way, Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu were very dissatisfied with Ma Shiying, and they could use the hands of the two to impeach Guo Wendong.

These two people are very old and very influential in the court, one is the secretary of the military department, and the other is the secretary of the household department, which is a force that can be relied on, and the two of them will come forward to do it.

The next day, after Qin Honglian came to the official office, he called Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu together in his free time and discussed them privately.

"Ma Shiying controls the government and appoints cronyism, the two adults must be very clear!"

"Humph! Ma Shiying and Ruan Dayue are traitors! ”

Shi Kefa has an upright temperament, is jealous and hateful, and almost goes crazy.

Gao Hongtu sighed helplessly and said: "With traitors controlling the government, if you want to revive the Ming Dynasty, you can only hope for extravagance!" ”

Qin Hong practiced: "Guo Wendong holds his father-in-law as a backer, and he is arrogant and domineering. It is said that the people of the arsenal and the Shenji battalion only listen to Guo Wendong and are completely not under the control of the military department. ”

"What?" Scofaton felt that the situation was serious and said: "If this is the case, what is the difference between Guo Wendong and Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and others, and he is a military general who is not controlled by the imperial court. ”

Gao Hongtu said: "Xianzhi, as the secretary of the military department, the soldiers of the court are under your control, you can go to test it and see if this is really the case?" ”

Shi Kefa felt justified and decided to do so.

For the imperial army, the military department has the right to manage and has no right to command the army. Nominally, all the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, except for the soldiers who were deployed to the commander to bring them to fight, the rest of the men and horses were under the jurisdiction of the military department.

The next morning, at the Chengbei Arsenal, a soft sedan chair was put down at the gate, and Shi Kefa walked out, accompanied by thirty guards and a member of the military department.

The sound of striking iron came from inside the arsenal.

Shi Kefa came this time to understand the operation inside, this is secondary, the key is to confirm whether he, the secretary of the military department, can manage this arsenal.

Before Shi Kefa and the guards could reach the door, the captain of the courtyard took two steps forward and made a gesture of stopping.

Wailang said: "I see clearly, this is the book of the Ministry of War, and I went to the arsenal to inspect it in person, and I didn't give way quickly." ”

The captain of the nursing home said: "Lord Guo has an order, except for himself and the head of the arsenal, the rest of the people are not allowed to enter and leave at will. ”

Sure enough, it was really not governed, Shi Kefa became angry on the spot, and asked sharply: "The arsenal is owned by the imperial court and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and this official can't enter?" ”

The captain of the nursing home was unmoved, his face was expressionless, and he said, "Lord Shangshu, I can't let you in without Lord Guo's permission." ”

Shi Kefa was even more angry, and walked directly to the door, but to see if these people were really brave enough to stop him.

Halfway out of the house, the captain of the nursing home took a step to the left, blocking in front of him.

Shi Kefa went to the right to bypass, and the captain blocked it to the right.

At this moment, Shi Kefa was really angry, and roared angrily: "Do you still have a military department in your eyes? ”

He has been an official for many years, and he is a first-class official uniform, and he is quite official when he gets angry.

The captain was still unmoved, and said, "Lord Shangshu, let me repeat again, you can't go in unless you get permission from Lord Guo." ”

Shi Kefa took two steps back and said to the guards, "Get out of the way!" ”

Several guards immediately rushed forward.

The captain drew his saber, and the rest of the nursing homes also drew their swords.

Shi Kefa's entourage also drew his sword.

At the gate of the arsenal, the scene was tense.

The captain said in a very serious tone: "If you want to break in, you are welcome, and I will swear to defend the capital camp to the death." ”

Seeing that the situation was serious, the staff came to Shi Kefa's ear and said in a low voice: "My lord, the chief and deputy directors in the arsenal are Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng, and they can be passed on and let the two of them come out." ”

Shi Kefa felt that this method was feasible, and said to the captain of the nursing home: "I want to see the chief manager inside, and quickly go to pass the word." ”

Guarding the arsenal is the duty of the hospital, and as long as you don't break in, other parties will generally cooperate.

The captain of the nursing home sent someone in to inform the chief.

At this time, Song Yingsheng was in the research room, learning about his brother's latest self-generated firebolt.

Song Yingsheng was holding a self-made fire gun in his hand, and he looked like it.

He was overjoyed and said, "Third brother, your skills are really good!" ”

Song Yingxing said: "Big brother, there is still a little problem with this firecracker, and it will be no problem if I modify it again." In a few days, there will be a qualified self-generated fire gun to be presented to Lord Guo. ”

His rank was two levels higher than Guo Wendong's, but he was nominally under Guo Wendong's jurisdiction.

Song Yingxing didn't care too much about this, and he was very happy to have the opportunity to let him study technology, let him give full play to his strengths, and benefit Daming and the people.

At this time, a nursing home hurriedly walked in.

"Two adults, Lord Shangshu Shi of the Ministry of War is here, and he is outside the gate, indicating that he wants to see the two."

Immediately, he told Shi Kefa about how he broke into the arsenal just now.

Both brothers felt that there was something going on in the matter.

Song Yingxing said: "Big brother, I am only responsible for technology, and you will handle the rest." ”

Song Yingsheng was also an official before, he had been a seven-rank official, and he knew some things in the officialdom.

Nominally speaking, the arsenal is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, the secretary of the Ministry of War is the superior, and Song Yingsheng is under its jurisdiction. It would be very difficult for Shi Kefa to ask some secrets of the arsenal.

Song Yingsheng thought about it for a while and decided that it was not good.

"You go and tell Lord Shangshu that this official is unwell today and it is inconvenient to come out, please forgive him."

If Shi Kefa comes back next time, he will still use this rhetoric.