Ma Yongcheng also felt that what Wang Yangming said was very true, coming all the way from the capital, although they forbade the local officials to pick up and drop off along the way under the banner of quickly escorting Wang Shu into Beijing, and even did not stay at the post station and just rushed away, but the paper could not contain the fire, and the traces of their group would be discovered sooner or later.

But Ma Yongcheng also had his own worries, and said: "But this Zhang Yu and others may not be willing to be arrested like this, not to mention that there is also a protégé of Li Dongyang, who came to Dongsheng as the prefect of Xi'an, once this person knows that we, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, will definitely take measures after coming to Xi'an." ”

"According to the guess of the lower officials, since the prefect has the responsibility of monitoring Zhang Yu and others, then the person who is monitoring Zhang Yu and others at the foot of Lishan Mountain at this time must be him, but I just don't know whether the prefect participated in the murder of the monarch, and how much he can obey Li Dongyang;

Duke, Xia Guan thinks that we might as well divide our troops into two ways, Xia Guan and Yang Commander envoy go to Lishan to get people, you and You Baihu go to Xi'an Mansion to meet the prefect to inquire about his details, if he is Li Dongyang's protégé but loyal to the imperial court, he can naturally let him send troops to help us get people, if he is loyal to Li Dongyang, you can also stop him. ”

Wang Yangming didn't care at all that he was just a bachelor in Hanlin, and Ma Yongcheng was the high-ranking commander of Dongchang, so he directly arranged it.

And Ma Yongcheng didn't get angry because of this, he just said: "No! Commander Yang will go with you, You Baihu will also go with you to get people, and the governor will take a dozen or so soldiers to Xi'an to meet the prefect here. ”

It's not that Ma Yongcheng wants to take only a dozen or so soldiers to see the prefect of Xi'an, but that he doesn't fully trust Wang Yangming, a civil official, in his heart.

Because the only person who can communicate with Yang Mao, the commander of the Absolute Voiceguard, is Wang Yangming, which means that Wang Yangming is actually the supreme commander of the Absolute Voice.

Ma Yongcheng was worried that Wang Yangming would take advantage of his own people's absence to fake the decree to let the Absolute Voice Guard kill Zhang Yu and others instead, after all, civil officials have always been cunning, and this is what his emperor Zhu Houzhao has warned him countless times.

Wang Yangming also understood what Ma Yongcheng meant, but he didn't debunk it, and only arched his hand: "In this way, then in accordance with the order of the governor, the lower officials will take the Yang commander and the people of You Baihu to Lishan to get people first, and the governor will take care of himself!" ”

Saying that, Wang Yangming rode his horse and took Yang Mao and others to Lishan under the leadership of Dongchang spies.

……

Zhang Yu's life at the foot of Lishan Mountain is now very prosperous, there are dozens of concubines who serve him every day, and there are hundreds of servants, and Liu Wentai and others are not far behind.

On this day, Zhang Yu also got the news that a branch of the imperial court brocade guards appeared in Xi'an Mansion, and only asked Liu Wentai, who came to explain to him the new things outside: "Is it really sent by the imperial court to pick up Wang Shu?" ”

"Yes, it was said that Wang Shu was asked to enter Beijing as a secretary of the ministry," Liu Wentai replied.

"Wang Shufu has been idle at home for many years, and now he is already in his nineties, and the imperial court actually let him go to Beijing to take charge of the ministry, what about Ma Wensheng, was he really brought down by the three pavilion assistants? But even if Ma Wensheng is knocked down, Sangefu will not recover Wang Shu again! ”

Zhang Yu analyzed.

"Gonggong Zhang, did you say that it was an excuse they deliberately made, clearly saying that they were escorting Wang Shu into Beijing and actually came to us, and they didn't really want to kill us", Liu Wentai asked with some concern.

Because Zhu Houzhao's control of the inner court to overthrow Wang Yue and others, as well as the resignation of Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xie Qian, the third assistant of the cabinet, were just a series of events that occurred at the end of October, so even if Zhang Yu and others still have eyeliner in the capital, they have not had time to pass it here.

Therefore, Liu Wentai didn't know what happened in the capital, and only thought that Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers came to kill them, after all, this is what they have been worried about.

Zhang Yu didn't answer Liu Wentai's words, but asked directly: "Can you find out who is the chief official who came to pick up Wang Shu?" ”

"I don't know, according to our people, these brocade guards are very tight-mouthed, and they don't even speak," Liu Wentai replied.

"It's only November of the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, and there should be no changes in the imperial court, if you come to us, most of them will be cabinet people, but it's a pity that there is a newly established inspection department that has been staring at us, otherwise we will move to Saiwai today to see what else they can do!"

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, Liu Wentai couldn't help but say with some frustration: "My father-in-law doesn't know anything, and there are also people outside the Saiwai. ”

After hearing what Liu Wentai said, Zhang Yu couldn't help but glance at Liu Wentai depressedly and said, "Then we can't sit still!" If they dare to destroy us, then we will inform Yang Yiqing, the governor of Shaanxi, and his Li Dongyang, how they forced us to murder the first emperor, and let his good protégé see whether the pavilion he admired was loyal or traitorous! ”

When Zhang Yu was talking, he saw his housekeeper running over: "Master, there is a team of people from outside the manor, saying that it is from the pavilion." ”

Liu Wentai's expression tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Father-in-law, are they really here to destroy us?" ”

Zhang Yu glanced at Liu Wentai a little speechlessly: "What are you afraid of, my father-in-law is just a eunuch now, and I am not afraid, what are you afraid of as a man, if they want to kill their mouths, it proves that their life in the court is not easy, we don't need to be afraid of them, call our people, go out and meet!" ”

Zhang Yu said that he took Liu Wentai and other people who participated in the killing of Emperor Hongzhi with him back then, as well as hundreds of family members, to the gate of the manor, looking at a large group of brocade guards and a civil official outside the city gate, he couldn't help laughing: "Sure enough, it's the people of the pavilion, otherwise it would be impossible for those guys from the Inspection Department not to find out." ”

As he spoke, Zhang Yu shouted to the civil official under the city gate: "Dare to ask who this adult is?" Why did you suddenly come here to see us under the order of the pavilion, did you really want to take us to the border, or did you want to let us go to see the emperor on the spot! ”

"Neither! Gonggong Zhang doesn't know, for a period of time after you were exiled, a lot of big things happened in Beijing, the emperor intended to let Liu Jin and others control the inner court, and the prince and the cabinet assistant have successfully stopped the emperor, and have killed Liu Jin and other eunuchs, now Liu Jin and others have been ambushed, and the emperor is easier to control than before, and because of the beauty and physical profit and loss so that he is bedridden, the status of the elders is more and more respected, so in order to thank Zhang Gonggong and others for saving the gentry of the world, I want to let Zhang Gonggong and others go to Jiangnan to recuperate! ”

Wang Yangming now naturally dares to say anything in order to deceive Zhang Yu, and keeps lining up Liu Jin and other eight tigers, even Emperor Zhu Houzhao does not let go, Yang Mao can't hear it, but You Baihu almost didn't directly pull out his knife and kill Wang Yangming first.

However, You Baihu also knew that Wang Yangming deliberately tricked Zhang Yu into opening the city gate, so he forcibly held back.

Liu Wentai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that he didn't come to kill his mouth, and at the same time, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and at the same time he wished to go to a rich and gentle township like Jiangnan to enjoy happiness.

And Zhang Yu was still a little skeptical, and only asked: "Since you are here to pick us up to Jiangnan, why do you bring so many brocade guards?" ”