Chapter 834: There is a hurry, cut first and then play

It is difficult to be an official in Beijing, and it is even more difficult to be a magistrate or ministry official in charge of Beijing. Just the piece of land outside the Daming Gate, there are twenty or thirty civil officials above the fourth grade, let alone the honorable. And it is officials such as the head of Langzhong, who either have fellow villagers or those of the same year, plus miscellaneous family members. Every time something happens in the Jingshi, the Shuntian Mansion can be said to be in a hurry, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, who is in charge of public security, is even more difficult to do.

The reason is very simple, the Five Cities Terracotta Division is really a lowly official. When the Terracotta Division was first established, the commander still had the fourth grade, and later it became the fifth grade, and when it was finally decided, the commander in charge of the Terracotta Division became the sixth grade, and the three deputy commanders were only the seventh grade. According to the regulations, if the father of the prince and princess of the county has no official position, he will be appointed as the commander or deputy commander of the troops and horses, and will not hold the position, but this also makes the word commander even less valuable. It's worthless, but it's not worth much, but the responsibility is heavy.

There are a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries in the few squares managed by the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses. Marquis of Wu'an, Marquis of Tai'an, Marquis of Wuding, Marquis of Fengcheng, Bo of Xuancheng, Bo of Yangwu...... With all kinds of governors and civil officials, trivial things on weekdays can make everyone tremble for a long time. Not to mention this day, yesterday's shocking change made the bigwigs in Beijing very angry, so not only the Dongchang Jinyi Guard led the investigation deadline, but the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division also moved up and down, and the security of the capital was actually a jing. Only they only have the power to arrest people, but they don't have the power to lock people, but they are filled with the prison of Shuntianfu.

After working all day and staying up at night, General Qi Yizheng really couldn't hold on. Fortunately, the commander above saw him like this, and thought that he would have to rely on him on weekdays for night patrols, so he was very kind and sent the matter of night patrols to the rest of the people. At this moment, he was able to wrap himself in a thick cotton jacket and go out of the yamen to go home.

His home is in the wool alley opposite the Xicheng Terracotta Division, separated by a river and two or three alleys. Although the house is not big, after all, it is in a place full of powerful people, which is safe and safe, and occasionally occupies people's light. Moreover, today's princesses and horses are all selected by the people, and it may not be known whether he can produce a noble person in his family, and at that time, he can find a title of commander and deputy commander without doing things, which is better than being sent day and night like now.

Entering the house in the heavy snow, he took off his coat and hat at the door of the main house of the north room and stuffed it into the little girl's hand, and then entered the door, and when he looked up, he saw his brother-in-law standing there, and his already bad mood immediately added to the troubles. As soon as he sat down in the middle of the chair, he said angrily, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Brother-in-law, I want to borrow your place for two days."

"No way!"

Yi Zheng looked down on this brother-in-law who did not have a preference for drilling camps in other things, and immediately frowned when he heard this: "After you were driven out of the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army, didn't you get a good job in the military department, and you made a benefit from the eunuch who was in charge of the heavenly treasury, didn't you already find a large corridor to live in, so you can live here temporarily?" ”

Seeing that his brother-in-law's face was blue and white, and his two hands were unconsciously twisted together, Yi Zheng suddenly remembered the old incident that made the soldiers and horses busy with a person turning over the horse today, and his face changed suddenly: "You tell the truth, what happened?" ”

Yi Zheng's mother-in-law Luo Shi has never advocated it, but the woman's family inevitably favors her own younger brother, and when she saw her husband's tiger face, she was busy helping beside her: "Your brother-in-law asked you, why don't you answer quickly?" If I can help, it's all a family, so I can't help you. Even if you can't help, you can come up with an idea! ”

"I'm afraid that something so big has happened to the military department...... That's why I took a leave of absence yesterday......"

Before he finished speaking, Yi Zheng was shocked and angry. At this time, he finally remembered that his brother-in-law was on an errand in the Wuxuan Division, because he could write and paint, and those officials also liked to use him, didn't he also have a head and end in that case? Thinking of this, he couldn't care about anything else, stepped forward and grabbed his brother-in-law's collar, and shouted: "Tell me all the good things you have done, if you miss a word, I don't care if you are skinned!" ”

Luo Er was already up and down in his heart, so although his companion asked him to go out of the city, he still didn't dare to think about it, so he went to his brother-in-law. At this moment, seeing the powerful brother-in-law furious, he suddenly softened half of his body, and only after a long time did he say with a crying voice: "Brother-in-law, I was on an errand in the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army, and I didn't want to move the place, who knows that I offended the boss inexplicably, or I still thought of the team leader to give the military department an errand, at best, I collected money for the outside and the head of the military department, and I can get the benefit of 1,000 yuan for each transaction, and I also helped send a few letters, and I don't know anything about the rest." Brother-in-law, if I say a lie, discipline Lei will kill me! ”

The stakes are very high, even if Yi Zheng wants to favor this brother-in-law, he has to think about his own life and a pair of children, so although the brother-in-law swears by the curse, he still doesn't dare to be gullible, and after a little thought, he suddenly used the ability to take thieves in the past, and then he actually pulled out his trouser belt and tied it up neatly, and then tied a knot on the waistband of his trousers.

"What are you doing here!"

"Women, don't worry about it! If you don't want to raid your house and exterminate your family, you can stay at home! ”

Putting down these words, Yi Zheng hurriedly went to the back room and found a belt to tie it again, and after coming out, he grabbed the big cotton jacket he had just taken off when he entered the house and put it on, and then carried the person out with him. At this moment, Luo Er, who had just been stunned, finally came back to his senses and immediately pleaded constantly. When he reached the courtyard and was blown by the cold wind, he suddenly stopped his mouth and howled viciously.

"Brother-in-law, don't be so ruthless, if something happens to me, you and your sister will be fine!"

"Little bunny, you're threatening me! It's not harming you, you're saving you, if you just run away like this, things will be even more unclear at that time! Yi Zheng, who was carrying Luo Er, sneered, and when he heard that his brother-in-law was silent, he added, "This is for your sister's sake, otherwise it would be so cheap!" I met Master Zhang of the Ministry of War last time, and this time I tried to beg that person, otherwise it will fall into the hands of others, and you are not better off than dead? ”

While talking, Uncle Lang and his uncle had already arrived at the outermost courtyard gate. Yi Zheng, who was holding Luo Er hostage in one hand, had just opened the door when he saw a rider galloping towards him and stopped in front of the door. He took a step back almost instinctively, touched his right hand to his waist, and saw that the saber was still there, and then he had some confidence. When he saw that the man had dismounted and walked in front of him, he was even more heartbroken.

At this time, the snow was already a little lighter, but this alley was not inhabited by wealthy people, so there was no one hanging a lantern in front of the door, but because of the light reflected by the snow on a snowy day, he could barely see that it was a big man. When he got closer, he vaguely felt as if he had seen the man's face a few times.

"But Yi Zheng Zongqi?"

"It's my ......" Yi Zheng replied with two words, and immediately remembered where he had seen the other party, and was suddenly surprised and delighted, "Zunjia is with Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of War?" I saw you on my last night patrol...... You forgot, you also showed me Master Zhang's silver medal! ”

Zhang Bu just followed the place to find it, looking at the fact that although he was only single, there were already more than a dozen families prepared outside, at this time he heard Yi Zheng say this, he had to look at Yi Zheng again, but he was not very impressed, but he still remembered the situation of catching the "thief" that night before, so he smiled: "Yi Zongqi has a good memory, and after a glance at it in such a dark sky, he can still remember me." ”

He originally wanted to go in and speak, but after glancing at the person Yi Zheng was holding in his hand, he changed his mind: "Who is the person you are carrying?" ”

As soon as Yi Zheng recognized Zhang Bu, he muttered in his heart, you must know that they are the family members of the squire of the military department, and I don't know how many people are stammering outside, what are you doing here to find yourself? However, looking at the brother-in-law in his hand, he still put those words in his stomach, threw the person to the ground and bowed deeply.

"Brother Zhang, no matter what you are here for, please listen to me first. My brother-in-law, who is not angry, was originally on an errand in the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, but because of yesterday's incident, he was frightened and fled to me. I was about to kidnap someone and ask Zhang Shilang for guilt. For the sake of our fate, can you introduce Zhang Shilang for me......"

Zhang Bu was not sure if the other party already knew something, but it didn't matter in the first place. Therefore, he only hesitated for a moment and then nodded and said: "There is a family member in my backyard who said that he saw a dark shadow in the middle of the night, so my family sent me to ask if there are any thieves in Xicheng recently, because your soldiers and horses said that this is your head and tail, so I just came here." Since you said that your brother-in-law is on an errand in the military department, I can inform your lord tomorrow. But ......"

"That dare is good, that dare is good!"

With such a sentence, Yi Zheng breathed a long sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly again and again. But as soon as he heard the last two words, he suddenly felt a pang in his heart: "Is there still a dilemma for Brother Zhang?" ”

"When I went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War today, I heard that my lord learned that all the three soap subordinates of the Wuxuan Division had taken leave, and I was very angry, because I was afraid that there would be disadvantages, so I had already informed Jinyiwei and Dongchang ......."

Jinyiwei! East Factory!

Yi Zheng only felt that every pore was leaking cold air from the inside out, and instinctively glanced at the brother-in-law in his hand. He thought it was just accepting bribes to pass on the news, no matter how it was, it was the Shangguan who was on top, if he wanted to find a way, at most he would be exiled with a cane, but if he wanted to alarm the Jinyi Weidong Factory, how much of a crime would it be? If he hadn't known that Zhang Bu had come from the Xicheng Terracotta Division, and the matter could no longer be covered, at that moment just now, he would have even had the intention of killing people.

"Otherwise, Brother Zhang will ask the house to speak."

Seeing that Zhang Bu followed him into the house, Yi Zheng hurriedly drank the little guy and closed the door, and hurriedly entered the main house with his brother-in-law in hand. Seeing that his mother-in-law was full of surprise, he had to reprimand her with a straight face and not say much, and after leaving the person in his hand, he stepped forward to open the curtain, and let Zhang Bu into the room with a smile on his face. When the person sat down and exchanged a few words, he didn't ask the reason for the matter, and stood up straightforwardly: "Brother Zhang, although my brother-in-law is not a weapon, he can't do anything hurtful." Since you are here, if you want to ask anything, you can do it, and my mother-in-law and I will go outside to avoid it first. When I finish asking where to send it, I am not ambiguous! ”

Putting aside this, Yi Zheng dragged his mother-in-law out of the house without saying a word. Seeing this scene, Zhang Bu couldn't help but settle down, and when he saw that Na Luo Er on the ground was already so frightened that his upper and lower teeth were fighting, he couldn't help but have a headache. He learned all this reading and literacy in Zhang's family, and he has confidence in martial arts, but he is still a little far from being smart and practicing things, let alone asking him questions? So, thinking about it, he simply sank his face.

"Tell me everything you know, otherwise you will go to Jinyiwei tomorrow to talk about it!"

Up to now, Luo Er is no longer possessed by his soul, where can he dare to hide it, 1510, even some of Zhou Ping'an Shangyong's private affairs have not been missed. Zhang Bu didn't care about this, he took it all in his heart, and after reminiscing about it, he suddenly asked again: "Let me ask you again, who did you offend in the Left Army Governor's Mansion at the beginning, and then you were kicked out?" ”

"The little one is offended...... It was the governor of the Left Army who offended Tongzhi...... It is the Marquis of Wuding. ”

Zhang Bu is far more familiar with military attachés than civilian officials, but the three words Marquis Wudinghou are not common to him, so he tilted his head and pondered for a while, and then he vaguely remembered that it seemed to be Guo Xuan. After asking all the questions, he stood up, glanced at Luo Er, who was curled up in a ball on the ground, and went out. Seeing that Yi Zheng was waiting in the snow with a cotton robe and an umbrella, he stepped forward.

"Although your brother-in-law didn't commit a major incident, he was implicated after all. This matter is managed by Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and it is not easy for my family to interfere indiscriminately. However, I go to Jinyiwei to say hello in the name of my family, and I can always make him suffer less. If it is really only what he said, and he can get other people with this, then he will probably be able to escape in the end. ”

Yi Zheng instinctively glanced at the west wing, and could vaguely see the mother-in-law hiding behind the cotton curtain, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. However, this is already the biggest guarantee that people can give, and he can only stiffen his head and nod, but he can't speak.

"In this way, you can go with me, so as not to worry about anything."

There was such a sentence, Yi Zheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked him, and when he returned to the house and gave instructions to his mother-in-law, he immediately followed Zhang Bu out of the door. All the way out of the alley, he saw people coming out one after another in the wind and snow, and suddenly felt that his throat was dry, and he was glad that he had not been stupid for a while. When he entered the Jinyi Guard Yamen, he couldn't say a word, and he would do whatever people said when he was supposed to draw and so on, and when he finally withdrew, he woke up with a spirit.

"Brother Zhang......"

"You put your heart back in your stomach, as long as your brother-in-law didn't tell a lie before, he can make meritorious deeds."

That being said, Zhang Bu had another important thing on his mind. Therefore, after saying goodbye to Yi Zheng, he rushed to the yamen of the military department. When he stood in the snow outside the Yamen Gate, he couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart. If it weren't for the fear that it would be too late, I would have to send a message to Zhang Yue, but just now I had to cut first and then play. If the benefactor blames him, what is the matter?