Zhang Ning said: "Huh? How did I lie to you? ”

This is how modern animals with viruses are treated, such as chickens in the event of chicken plague. Of course, if it were our own cattle and sheep, we would definitely treat them first, but if we couldn't cure them, we would definitely cause a plague. Now you want to fool us and send sick cattle and sheep to the door yourself, who is to blame?

Gessel said angrily: "You want to bury the cattle and sheep, and let us pay the silver, why aren't you bullying people?" "We need to have money, and we need to come and do business with you a few times a year?

The tribute is just a nice thing to say.

Zhang Ning said: "Only bury sick cattle and sheep." Oh, if you don't want to bury it, you can pull it back, but don't pollute our place, and you can't leave all the sick and dead cattle and sheep along the way. The official will send someone to monitor it. ”

"You ......," Gasel was speechless.

We came all the way to exchange these cattle and sheep for food. Now you let us take it back, and I don't know how many will die along the way. Forget it, these sick cattle and sheep will definitely not survive the winter, and it is very likely that they will freeze to death in late autumn.

Zhu Qizhen said: "This method is good, you can take it back." Zhang Qing calculated it to see how many of the cattle and sheep they brought could be left, and then the cabinet planned to reward them. ”

After all, this is a barter transaction, and we will return the same value of goods as many valuable cattle and sheep as you send. As for what to give, the messenger is generally asked.

"Your Majesty, don't listen to Lord Zhang's nonsense." Gessel was in a hurry, and he couldn't speak Chinese well.

Zhu Qizhen didn't hear clearly, and said, "What? ”

"The subordinates paid tribute on the orders of the Taishi, and the cattle and sheep selected were the best, the weather was hot, and some illnesses on the road were inevitable. Lord Zhang not only did not invite people to treat the cattle and sheep, but also used this to threaten and beg for money, and his subordinates had already sent twenty-three of the best fox skins. Your Majesty, the minister really has nothing, and there is nothing to give. ”

Zhang Shaotong's face flushed with anger and said, "When did I ask for money?" When is it going to be threatened? Didn't you keep shoehorning it into me? Shame on you. ”

The two quarreled.

Zhu Qizhen was speechless, motioned to Jia Xiaosi to serve tea, drank half a cup of tea, and then said to Zhang Ning: "Why didn't Qing say it earlier?" "If it weren't for Zhang Shaotong's sincerity, wouldn't he have to accept these sick cattle and sheep this time? Qing is not kind, I am sorry to treat you so well.

Zhang Ning said: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to see how the Yuhong Temple handles, if Lord Zhang makes a fortune in a muffled voice, it is not too late for the minister to speak out." ”

Zhang Shaotong quarreled with Gessel and didn't forget to look at the four directions, his ears were only in all directions, and when he heard Zhang Ning's words, he didn't care about arguing with Gessel again. Not only was his back drenched in cold sweat, but his forehead was also sweaty. Fortunately, there was an example of Xie Fan's demotion, and he had an extra heart, and he didn't dare to turn a blind eye, otherwise Xie Fan would be his role model.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at Zhang Shaotong, who kept stretching out his sleeves to wipe his sweat, and said lightly: "Zhang Qing is not insulting my Ming court. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment." Zhang Shaotong touched the ground with his forehead, and when he looked up, sweat stains were left on the gold bricks.

Zhang Ning said with a smile: "Master Zhang doesn't need to be afraid, everything will be serious in the future, and there is no big mistake in being careful." ”

"Yes, Master Xie Zhang." Where is Zhang Shaotong not afraid? It's just a burst of fear in my heart, the difference between a thought, and the difference between cloud and mud.

Gessel also knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty begs for mercy and food." The ministers will return to the royal court in a few days. "As long as you take in the sick cattle and sheep, what to do with it is your business, and I don't care.

Zhang Ning said: "Your Excellency, do you want to leave all the cattle and sheep behind?" ”

Gessel looked at him and did not answer.

Zhang Ning said: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is broad-minded and sincere, but if someone treats him as a fool and deliberately fools him, he will have to pay the price." The old cattle and sheep are discounted by fifty percent, and we accept them, but we do not accept the sick cattle and sheep. Your Majesty, is the minister right? ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "That's it." ”

"Your Majesty!" Gessel Xuezhang Shaotong touched the ground with his forehead and said: "I beg Your Majesty to have mercy, the Taishi has always been loyal to Your Majesty......"

Zhang Ning interrupted: "As soon as your Taishi goes east and west, don't be wrong." ”

"Lord Zhang, Lord Ling Zun killed and injured many of my compatriots in Datong, and he was only injured a few times, why do you hate us so much because of this?" Gessel simply cried blood, you are doing this, I will go back to the royal court, and the master will not kill me before there is a ghost, okay?

Zhang Ning said: "It's right for my father to be ordered to guard Datong, and it's not wrong to be injured a few times. But this official can't avoid suspicion just because my father guards Datong and has confronted you many times. Don't you just deceive me and have no one, so you dare to fool me like this again and again? Otherwise, let's check whether the cattle and sheep you brought from your previous tributes are sick? ”

"You ......" Gessel only felt like his chest was exploding, if it weren't for the fact that the current Ming Court was not as good as before, and the Taishi could not enter Datong and Xuanfu, how could they accept tribute? It has been robbed a long time ago.

Zhu Qizhen is a kind-hearted person, I wanted to say that the previous things were forgotten, but after thinking about it, now I am looking for an excuse to use troops against Wara, of course, the bigger the trouble, the better, so he said: "Zhang Qing is right, although Qing went to investigate, if there was shoddy in the past, and even sent sick cattle and sheep, he was reprimanded in the edict." ”

"Your Majesty, you can't do this." Gessel deeply regretted it.

The tributaries of Warat must not have been so honest before, but unless the envoys of Warat were interrogated, it was impossible to get the truth. What do you expect Xie Fan to learn? Zhang Ning is also like a mirror in his heart, the reason why he said this is just to scare Gessel. He said: "The ministers are edicted, so I will send someone to check it." ”

Zhang Shaotong was worried, if he really pursued it, he would not be able to sit firmly in the position of Hongsiqing, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang, the envoy of Wara is different every time, this Lord Gessel enters Beijing for the first time, even if it is really verified, it is no wonder that he is not to blame." ”

Zhang Ning went downhill along the donkey and said, "Since Lord Zhang intercedes for him, Your Majesty will let him go for the time being." ”

"Next time I find that it is shoddy, I will not spare it." When Zhu Qizhen said this, he obviously didn't pursue it anymore.

I will never be a messenger again. Gessel felt that he could leave the capital safely and tell fortunes, and he would not receive this unfortunate errand in the future. He thanked him again and again.

Zhu Qizhen said: "After Zhang Qing counts it clearly, the cabinet plans to reward the list, and the sick cattle and sheep will be returned together, so as not to pollute the important land of our capital." ”

He glanced at Zhang Ning when he said the word "pollution", and felt that this word was used appropriately, isn't it pollution?

The emperor made the final decision, and Zhang Shaotong went out.

Gessel was unwilling, but he was helpless, he didn't want to slaughter and bury the sick cattle and sheep he sent now, he simply retreated, and Zhang Ning said that when he returned, he would send someone to monitor him.

How good is that?