Lan Ziyi said that he had been sick for a few days, and today he was forcibly carried over, and he naturally had to be entertained by people, Lan Ziyi was quite clear about this, rather than being controlled by others, it was better to simply take the lead and cause people instead of others.

As soon as Lan Ziyi came, he turned over this old account and told him about it, and everyone in the house looked sideways. However, Zhang Mingyue was not an idle person, he just smiled when he listened to Lan Ziyi's question, and did not answer. But Du Ji, who had just entered the door with Lan Ziyi, heard the words and said:

"Wei Hou, Xie Xuanming's matter has long been decided, what is Wei Hou's intention in mentioning this matter again and again?"

After Lan Ziyi sat down, Father-in-law Yu sent someone to bring the tea, but the moment when the tea was delivered happened to be the moment when Du Yi was in trouble, where did Lan Ziyi be in the mood to drink tea.

I saw Lan Ziyi push away the tea bowl handed to him, turned his head to look at Du Ji and said:

"What is the conclusion? How did I not know that there was a conclusive conclusion? Suffering from the scourge of demons and thieves, I have been starving everywhere in the south and north of the Yangtze River, and Xie Xuanming, who directly caused the consequences, his family is in peace and quiet in the house, eating and drinking unharmed, and the culprit behind Xie Xuanming is now still holding the position of the head of the cabinet. I would like to ask Master Du, what is the conclusion you are talking about, and what conclusion can give an explanation to the people who have no one to collect the corpses in the wilderness? ”

When Lan Ziyi said "starvation everywhere", he wanted to say that "the families of the fallen soldiers have no food and clothing", but after thinking about it, Zhang Mingyue brought him here today to ask him about the crime of rewarding him at will. Anyway, in the past few months of fighting outside, the people in all the provinces along the river have been struggling to make a living, and now it is not wrong to say that hunger is everywhere.

Lan Ziyi said righteously, and the arguments based on them all had sources, Du Ji couldn't find a rebuttal for a while when he heard this, so he had to say:

"The imperial court has its own law, so the Marquis of Wei doesn't have to worry. It's Wei Hou, who keeps saying that Lord Shoufu is involved with Xie Xuanming, but you have come up with real evidence?

During the war, when the Marquis of Wei entered Beijing to face the saint, there was a conclusion in the court, and the matter of Xie Xuanming was Xie Xuanming's own opinion, and it had nothing to do with Shoufu. As a result, when Wei Hou came out to talk about this matter when he was catching the wind for the soldiers, it was rejected at that time. Now that Wei Hou mentions this matter again, I don't know what Wei Hou wants to do. “

Hearing this, Lan Ziyi looked at Du Ji and replied word by word:

"I just want justice for the dead soldiers and people."

When Du Yi heard this, he got up and said to Gonggong Yu and Gonggong Long, who were sitting opposite Zhang Mingyue:

"Father-in-law, the matter of Xie Xuanming has long been decided, and my father-in-law was present at the time, so now you can't let Lan Ziyi make jokes here, right?"

Several cabinet elders in the cabinet have their own copywriters and clerks, but the two fathers-in-law did not, they just sat opposite Zhang Mingyue and their cases under the support of a group of eunuchs in the inner court, drinking tea and snacks.

It was early summer, and although the rainy season cooled down in the capital city in Koto, it was also sultry. The cabinet has long been overwhelmed by so many people, and the two fathers-in-law sitting in the crowd are each wearing purple and red inner court robes, neatly dressed up and down, even if someone is fanning the wind, it is difficult to cool down.

Father-in-law Yu didn't know whether he was annoyed or annoyed, anyway, his face was full of impatience, and when he heard Du Ji ask, he peeled a lychee and stuffed it into his mouth, and muttered with a mouthful of juice:

"Master Du said I was there, so when was I there?"

The way Father-in-law Yu spoke can be described as extremely rude, Du Ji is not stupid, he can naturally read the meaning behind Father-in-law Yu's rudeness. Looking at Father-in-law Long again, he looks like he is light and calm, and he has nothing to do with himself.

Du Yi knew that something was wrong, looking at the appearance of these two fathers-in-law, it was not clear that Lan Ziyi was instructed by the two of them. However, it is not surprising that things have developed to this point, Zhang Mingyue and Du Ji and others have never put their bets on the two fathers-in-law.

Although the situation is not good, Du Ji still needs to ask what he should ask, and what he should say still has to say, he has to take the lead to support Zhang Mingyue to open the situation. I only heard Du Ji ask:

"At that time, when the Yu Gonggong army was defeated in Jiangbei and crossed the river with the remnants of the army, he explained in front of the ministers in the court that the so-called Xuanming was done by one of them, and most of the months ago at the reception banquet of the soldiers, Yu Gonggong also said something similar, why don't you remember it now?"

Hearing this, the fish father-in-law turned his face away and spat the lychee core on the ground. Then he took the handkerchief handed by the eunuch who was waiting next to him, wiped his mouth dry, and said slowly:

"On both occasions, I was busy with military affairs and didn't have time to investigate the affairs of Yuzhou, but now that I have time, I carefully investigate what happened at that time, and I think things are very strange.

Xie Xuanming is just a Langzhong, where did he have the courage to seize the military power of the Marquis? “

Saying that, Father-in-law Yu squinted and looked at Zhang Mingyue opposite.

Since Father-in-law Yu has already expressed his position, then Father-in-law Long is left, so Du Ji asked:

"Father-in-law Long was also present at the time, could it be that Father-in-law Long also wants to break his promise?"

Hearing this, Gonggong Long put down the tea bowl, rubbed his fingers on his hand and said:

"I remember that I only dissuaded Wei Hou twice, and I didn't say that Xie Xuanming has nothing to do with Master Zhang, so how can I talk about what Lord Du said and broke his word?"

When Gonggong Long said this, the meaning was obvious, and there was no need for Du Ji to ask more, everyone understood the meaning of the two eunuchs in the inner court.

Du Ji and Zhang Mingyue exchanged glances, and then said:

"Father-in-law, that day, the Eastern Army worked hard to fight against the thieves, and the victory was not scored. As the commander-in-chief, King De took the lead in fleeing for his life, privately calling for the city gate to be opened, and spreading the news that the former army had been defeated along the way. King De's actions are not only virtuous but also have no courage and talent, just like this, the two fathers-in-law have to let King De lead the army into the city all day long, and be rewarded by the emperor, what is this called? “

When Lan Ziyi heard this, he knew that this time the two fathers-in-law let him out and bite Zhang Mingyue to death, and he didn't know when the two sides would be able to kill each other after playing this chess, so he probably had to wait until he lost his breath.

Hearing this, Father-in-law Yu laughed and said:

"A few days ago, Zhang Shoufu only said that the treasury was empty, and it was inconvenient to reward the soldiers, and today Lord Du said that the king has no virtue, and I think the two adults are really doing everything."

Then Grandpa Long said:

"How can I and the fish father-in-law? What qualifications do you have to let King De lead the team? This is all what the emperor meant, the emperor loves King De and wants King De to make meritorious contributions, why do you want to disobey the emperor, Lord Du? “

After Gonggong Long finished speaking, Du Ji was still ready to speak, and Zhang Mingyue spoke, and he said:

"If the emperor's words are reasonable, for the country and the people, we should do what we are told; If the emperor only relies on his own favor, he will empty the treasury and establish his authority for the king of Germany, which is done by a single husband. I don't understand this reason, what else do I do as the first assistant of the cabinet? “

As soon as Zhang Mingyue's remarks came out, the faces of the two fathers-in-law Yu and Long were not good-looking, especially Long's father-in-law, whose face could be described as Tie Qing.

Then, Zhang Mingyue said:

"This expedition cost the people and money, killed and injured countless soldiers, and also let the demon thieves enter Kou Gyeonggi. The demon thief was originally a small stream of rogues, but he was put to the end by King De and raised into a behemoth, how should King De give an explanation to the people of the world for this crime? “

Hearing this, Gonggong Long asked:

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, why did Zhang Shoufu put the blame on King De's head?"

Zhang Mingyue smiled:

"Since the dispatch of the army, I have allocated all the grain, grass and silver money consumed in the army in the cabinet, and I have seen all the chapters reported to the imperial court by various provinces and prefectures, and I know the movement of the army.

After King De set out on the expedition, he stopped all the way, toured the mountains and rivers, shot and hunted in the paddock, and had a lot of fun, but he did not go to the front line to suppress bandits. The front line was full of real knives and real guns and demon thieves, and when they were in Jiangnan, only the 5,000 Tiger Battalion led by Wei Hou and the 3,000 Shenji Battalion led by Qi Hou were only helped by the forbidden army after crossing Jiangbei. How to suppress bandits with this style of play? If it weren't for the Marquis of Wei and the Marquis of Qi to suppress the formation, the demon thieves probably didn't have to cross the river, and they would have defeated King De and descended the river to the capital, right? “

When Lan Ziyi heard Zhang Mingyue say about himself, his heart tightened and his spirit was shocked, Zhang Mingyue's words were obviously praising Lan Ziyi. Although Lan Ziyi felt that Zhang Mingyue had died in his heart a long time ago, no matter what the leader of Shilin said, he was Lan Ziyi's example, even if he was pressed in his heart. Now that he can be praised in public, that kind of excitement is enough to make Lan Ziyi confused.

Father-in-law Long naturally heard the overtones in Zhang Mingyue's words, and he hurriedly said:

"I don't know where Shousuke-sama heard this unexplained news. Since the heavy rain in the spring in Jiangnan, it has been difficult for the army to travel, and it is normal to walk slowly, how can it be involved in the hunting of King De? “

Zhang Mingyue smiled:

"How can you call it unreasonable? The concerts of Yanjiangfu County are now stored in the library, do you want to take a look at it for yourself? “

Hearing this, Gonggong Long frowned and said:

"Why haven't you heard about it before?"

Zhang Mingyue smiled:

"Before, I was busy with military affairs, so I didn't have time to read the official documents carefully."

Hearing this, Gonggong Long sighed and said:

"That is a bunch of nonsense that the state and county did not raise grain and grass in a timely manner and shirked their responsibilities. Duke Yu and Wei Hou were both in the front army, and they could testify that King De had no such thing as hunting and staying. “