Chapter 404: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is virtuous
Regarding Shen Wen's words, Xie Qian smiled silently and didn't say anything.
Soon, the report sent by the grain team quickly arrived at the Jingying camp stationed in Lingqiu County.
And in this Beijing camp, tens of thousands of horses and horses were urgently gathered here to wait for the day.
In addition, the personnel stationed in Jinyiwei, Dongchang and various ministries have also been waiting anxiously here.
These tens of thousands of Beijing camps are all elite.
And because of His Majesty's attention, he personally ordered the British Duke Zhang Mao to sit here.
Countless news from Datong, from Lingqiu County, and from Jingshi are summarized here.
The cabinet scholar was almost 'kidnapped', and he only brought a few entourage, and then rashly entered Lingqiu County.
And according to the school captain and wrestlers who were mixed into Lingqiu County like sand, the news of the entire territory of Lingqiu County was brought out.
The army was stationed here and did not enter rashly, because the roads here could not be opened to cars and horses at all, and all of them were sheep intestine paths, and even the grain team in Xishan could only rely on manpower to transport grain inward.
And manpower to transport grain, the loss is huge, the Ming Dynasty supplies the military needs of the border towns, the approximate loss ratio is nine to one, that is to say, the Ming requisitioned a man to carry a hundred catties of grain on his back If he arrives in Jinzhou, then the loss of the man on the road back and forth may need to eat ninety catties of grain, and the grain that really falls into Jinzhou may only be about eleven catties, and the rest are all lost on the road.
The current environment of Lingqiu County, 10,000 troops entered, if there was no requisition of tens of thousands of people in advance to supply grain to the inside, it would not be able to meet the supply of grain and grass for the army, therefore, now can only be stationed in the periphery, more scouts and scouts to inquire about the news, once the thief is found, the army is here, it can be deterred, and when it is really urgent, it can also send a team of elites to rush into the mountains.
As for the safety of Xie Qian, a cabinet scholar, it also made Zhang Mao sweat, Xie Gong left too quickly, more than a dozen officials, with a little entourage, even the coachman and the sedan chair driver were left outside, which was really unwise.
The only thing Zhang Mao can do right now is to send a large number of people to clean up the official road!
Although this road has been cleaned by the people of Xishan Academy, the purpose of their cleaning is to find a path that can be passed, just to enter the disaster area, but to really provide a large number of military horses to enter, and to keep up with the supplies, they need to constantly clear the road that is washed away by rocks and broken rivers!
Otherwise, a large number of men and horses rushed in, which is simply equivalent to letting a group of troops with knives and guns, but no food to eat, go in and rob the victims of the rations.
Without food and grass, even if it is the elite of the Beijing camp, Zhang Mao cannot guarantee that a group of hungry soldiers can restrain it.
But...... A large number of factory guards brought a lot of good news from inside, which made Zhang Mao's heart a little relieved.
There is no trace of thieves found in it, the rumored so-called thousands of thieves, such a huge number, there must be a nest, and the range of activities must be extensive, as long as you explore, you will definitely be able to find traces, but in fact, the so-called thieves are nothing.
"God forbid!" Zhang Mao couldn't help but look at Xiao Jingdao beside him, his face that had been tense for a long time finally eased a little.
This time, Xiao Jing also came, and Mu Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, also came.
Xiao Jing and Mu Bin also breathed a sigh of relief.
"And there's good news!" Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Fanzi found a camp, there are a large number of victims in it, His Royal Highness and the people of Xishan Academy are there, that is to say, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is safe and sound, this is... Good news, but ...... What is the situation inside, what I brought back is just a one-sided statement, our family has been recently, to be honest...... I don't know what to do, and I don't dare to tell His Majesty the good news until now, for fear that something will go wrong, so I ordered someone to continue to investigate. ”
Zhang Mao nodded in agreement, and couldn't help sighing: "What do you say about this Xishan Academy, what are you tossing around, a group of scholars, what can they do in such a difficult environment, His Royal Highness the Prince... Ahem......"
Speaking of this, Zhang Mao subconsciously glanced at Xiao Jing and Mu Bin, and immediately closed his mouth, he almost forgot that standing in front of him were two Ming spy leaders.
Although Zhang Mao's words didn't continue, Xiao Jing still understood what Zhang Mao meant, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is messing around, there is nothing to say, if Your Majesty is here, say the same, we are all Your Majesty's henchmen, and many things are understood...... Hurt people......"
Now that everyone's safety is roughly confirmed, Xiao Jing's mood is relaxed!
He had never had a good impression of Fang Jifan, and at this time his eyebrows fluttered and he continued: "When he and His Highness built the academy, what he said was clear and clear, what did you say? That's teaching and educating people, and it's about getting people to go in and study. That's why the princes of the court and the central government are willing to send their own children in. But what about this guy, this book of reading a ghost, reading, reading, there are no people in the academy, all running here, Xie Gong is pitiful, a lot of old bones, carrying the emperor's order to come here, how much suffering has to be suffered, according to the person who carried the sedan chair, at the foot of the mountain, the mountain road is rugged, there are rocks everywhere, and the carriages, horses and sedan chairs can't get in, Xie Gong wanted to slow down, let people clear the road first, but gave a group of adjutants alive, just said that they were tied into the mountain, and fortunately nothing happened, if something happened, wouldn't it be the sky falling? ”
"So what ......" Xiao Jing looked at Zhang Mao and then at Mu Bin before continuing: "Our family thinks that the most unimportant thing is Fang Jifan." ”
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "That's not right, the students went to Xishan Academy to study, and their parents had to send them in, right?" Fang Jifan let people go in to study, but he didn't take out a knife and put it on the necks of the students, oh, these students are not small, Fang Jifan let them go, where they went? That Fang Jifan told them to die, did they also die? Fang Jifan still let them eat*, they also eat? It can be seen from this that the problem of Xishan Academy is not the business of Fang Jifan alone, this is a conspiracy, how can everything be planted on the head of one person? Okay, there is a holy judgment at the end of everything, this is not something we have to worry about, what we have to worry about is to ensure the absolute safety of His Royal Highness and Duke Xie, as well as the people of the academy, etc., and send in the meticulous work, and we have to explore all the places inside, and there must be no room for any mistakes. ”
Zhang Mao paused, and said: "There is also this matter of cleaning up the official road, which cannot be delayed, but the people are not enough, and Shuntianfu doesn't know what to eat." ”
After a period of complaining, I heard someone outside say loudly: "Report, there is a report from the mountain." ”
Report............ Recital......
As soon as Zhang Mao heard the report, he immediately cheered up and hurriedly said, "Come in." ”
A lieutenant hurriedly came in, carrying a report in his hand, and said, "It was sent by the grain team, and it is said to be a letter from Gong Xie." ”
Xie Gong......
Everyone's eyes lit up.
At this time, Xie Gong still had the leisure to send out the recital, so it would be more appropriate to come inside.
Zhang Mao took the report, this is an unusual report, no wax seal, no seal, I think the situation in the mountains is more difficult, even the paper, is the paper of ordinary readers, not only that, it is not so much a report, but a letter, just after it is written, folded up.
Zhang Mao looked down at the folded paper, looked at Xiao Jing and Mu Bin and said, "Father-in-law Xiao, Commander Mu, this report will be sent directly to the palace quickly?" ”
Xiao Jing frowned, and secretly scolded Zhang Mao as an old fox in his heart.
This is Xie Gong's first-hand information, and it is completely different from the news sent by those meticulous work and exploration horses, Xie Gong's observation in the mountains must be different from ordinary people, that is to say, this is the most important first-hand information for them at the moment.
"Gotta see." Xiao Jing said: "Although the minister is sparse, there is no one to do, etc., and it is not easy to check, but the specific situation in it has not been completely figured out yet, we are ordered to be here, and we have a heavy responsibility, if there is some important information here, and we miss it, something happens, who is it?" ”
Zhang Mao looked at Mu Bin.
Mu Bin said expressionlessly: "Gonggong Xiao is right. ”
Zhang Mao said seriously: "Father-in-law Xiao said to look, then look." ”
Xiao Jing was so angry that he smoked, what did Xiao Gonggong say to look, you don't want to watch it? It's really a chicken thief, although things are in a hurry, but if something happens, your relationship with Zhang Mao can be clear.
Zhang Mao said, unfolding the folded paper conveniently.
Three people, three pairs of eyes, fell intently on the paper.
Zhang Mao looked at it at a glance, and his face became more and more strange.
This...... What's this?
It's weird.
Gong Xie is too sycophant, isn't he?
There are a lot of meat and hemp touting in it, and even Father-in-law Xiao, who has always been not very face-bearing, can't say it.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went in, shouldn't this be described as stubborn and nonsense? How did it become a savior for the victims and a model of meritocracy?
If it wasn't Xie Qian who went in at the beginning, but Zhang Mao or Gonggong Xiao, who said these shameless words, he would have said it in the past.
But here's the problem......... It was Xie Gong who spoke upright.
"Is this Xie Gong's handwriting?" Zhang Mao looked at Xiao Jing with suspicion in his eyes.
Xiao Jing is the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch, and after the cabinet vote is drafted, he will first send it to His Majesty for a look, and His Majesty needs to send the celebrant to approve the red seal after the annotation on the top, so Xiao Jing is familiar with Xie Qian's handwriting!
He subconsciously nodded his head: "Yes, I am sure it is his, this handwriting is known when it turns to ashes." ”
Next, the eyes of the three of them lifted from the song, and they looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you, they are all confused!
Zhang Mao said: "It is rumored that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very good at copying and making seals. ”
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