Chapter 749: The Old Man Comes

Guangzhou Mansion is Guidemen.

Although the first martial law has been lifted for many days, the number of guards in Guide Gate has doubled compared to before, and people entering and leaving the country must be strictly checked. The soldiers who used to be lazy and lazy were neatly dressed one by one, and all the usual acts such as rubbing oil and stripping were gone, so the people who were used to entering the city couldn't help muttering in their hearts, and they couldn't understand what was going on.

The day was busy until the third pole of the day, and seeing that the number of people entering and leaving the city was gradually decreasing, the sergeants dispersed, rubbed their arms and went to the shade to rest, and whispered about the strict orders of their superiors in the past few days. There are well-informed people who have to talk about the incident when the town of Yuanhou came from afar a few days ago, and mysteriously said that Li people in Qiongzhou Mansion rebelled, but as soon as the words fell, they were spitted back.

"If you fart as an official, you have to toss for a long time, do you believe this kind of nonsense? This started with Grandpa Yongle, Qiongzhou Mansion is both preferential and official, those Li people are more comfortable than us, which pig's brain would think about rebellion? Let me tell you, I have a cousin who works as an errand in the government, and I heard that it was the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the Xu family who colluded to do a lot of things, so he deliberately poked out such a thing and disgusted people. As for the order from above, let's take a good look at the city gate, it's a big man coming these days! ”

As soon as the words fell, a sharp-eyed sergeant on the side suddenly shouted loudly: "Don't talk nonsense, someone is really coming!" There are dozens of riders, and it looks like the elite of somewhere! ”

Hearing this reminder, the soldiers who had just been together immediately dispersed, and one by one they set up their horses according to the rules, and then stood in front of the city gate. Seeing that the horse team was on the Guide Bridge on the moat, they couldn't help but press the handle of the knife in their waists. If this is the court soldiers and horses, it is naturally fine, if not, then there will be a fight, although this possibility is really unlikely.

When the galloping horse team suddenly stopped, the leading general flag party found that the people who came were clearly distinguished. The person on the left still has some impressions, it is Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who had made trouble in the city before; He didn't know the young officer on the right, but just looking at the red satin embroidered uniform, and the sergeants behind him who were full of fierce aura, he knew that it was not an ordinary official, so he hurried forward. After inspecting the official documents and the waist card he carried with him, he only felt a chill all over his body, and hurriedly took his subordinates to avoid the side.

Actually sent someone with such a card name down, how big of a problem did it have this time?

After receiving the urgent documents from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion for 800 miles, although Gu Xingzu said that he was angry and threw things to get angry, he had to accept the reality after all. Sure enough, Anyuan Marquis Liusheng and his entourage only arrived five days later than the previous messenger, and when they met each other, the other party's businesslike attitude made him even more furious. After hearing that he had been ordered to go to Guangzhou City to wait for the Qin Mission, he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed to Guangzhou with a group of henchmen and soldiers after handing over the errand.

However, he never expected that he would run into the Qin messenger sent by the imperial court on the official road into Guangzhou! Just looking at their outfits, he suddenly realized that it was Jinyiwei!

"Master Hou, please first."

Seeing that the other party was smiling, Gu Xingzu also forced a smile and said, "Commander Fang is here, or you invite first." ”

Fang Ling looked at Gu Xingzu, clasped his fists and nodded, and entered the doorway first, and the Jinyi guard behind him followed closely. It wasn't until he looked at this group of people on Guide Straight Street that Gu Xingzu took a deep breath, hit the horse stock with a heavy whip, and set foot on the city of Guangzhou for the second time with a group of personal soldiers.

This time, he has lost his previous momentum, and he is only thinking about the situation in Qiongzhou Mansion - Gu Ping'an brought all the dead soldiers who could die for the Gu family, and he really became a hundred elites. Even if these people fail, they should not live in the hands of others. He has cleaned up all traces in Guangxi, as long as there is no witness, Zhang Yue is saying that a thousand things and ten thousand are in vain!

The two groups of people in front and behind turned into Fansi Street like a whirlwind, and with a few loud shouts, the pedestrians on the road retreated. Seeing that it was about to be dismounted, Fang Ling, the leader, suddenly pulled the reins, and the horse under him stopped with a long neigh, and the first dozen or so people also reined in their horses together. As soon as he jumped off the horse, he saw that there were two men on the side of the Yamen of the Political Secretary, so he said lightly: "Jinyiwei commanded Tongzhi to lead the Fusi Fangling of Beizhen to come to Guangzhou Mansion on business!" ”

Seeing that the two men changed color all of a sudden, he reflexively rushed towards the yamen, only then did he turn around and look at Gu Xingzu, who had dismounted and walked forward, and said with a slight smile: "Without further ado, since I have arrived, I plan to try this matter today, what does Master Hou think?" ”

"The imperial historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate hasn't come yet, and Commander Fang is going to work, isn't he too eager?"

"When I came, the emperor instructed that the soldiers should be fast, and the affairs should be done quickly, and if the matter is big, it should be quickly resolved to cut through the mess, so as not to get out of control. Although Yu Shiyu is a civil official, he can't travel all night like us, but with the holy order, he will be two days late at most. By the time he arrives, I'll have a clue here, wouldn't it be just right? ”

At this point, Gu Xingzu didn't know that the other party had already made up his mind, and he couldn't think of a rebuttal. He thought before that he would have to travel from the capital to Guangzhou for at least half a month, and he would have to rest for at least a few days after the arrival of the imperial court, and then meet the officials of the three divisions and other relevant people, and only after smoothing out all the threads would he start to investigate. Now Fang Ling's resolute action suddenly disrupted his previous plan. So, seeing that the middle door of the Yamen of the Chief Minister's Office was wide open, and those neatly dressed officials lined up to greet him, he immediately quietly called a personal soldier behind him, gave a call with a stern face, and immediately sent the people away.

However, after making up his mind, he was secretly guessing whether the ministers of the central government would think that Zhang Jiawei was too big to fall and needed to be beaten, so he favored himself, and a sincere and frightened voice came from behind him: "Master Hou, both ends of this Fan Si Street are blocked by people, and the two archways of Fengle and Taihe are guarded by local Jinyi guards, and people are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving." The small ones didn't dare to touch it, so they had to come back. Please show me what to do now? ”

"How is this possible...... When did he send the people, how did he move so fast! ”

Gu Xingzu's forehead suddenly burst into blue tendons, and he actually had a bad feeling in his heart. He has some information channels in Beijing, but this time it is too late for his attention to focus on Guangdong, and he has no time to pay attention to the capital, and the distance is long, so he can only guess everything, and he does not know what kind of wrestling between the court and China. Moreover, since the emperor ascended the throne, he has not been as close to Jinyiwei and Dongchang as he was in the Yongle Dynasty, and he has not paid attention to the personnel on both sides. Therefore, he knew almost nothing about Fang Ling, the commander of the Jinyi Guard who led the Fusi of the Northern Town, and only knew that it was also after Xungui.

Before he could come up with an ugly figure, he saw Fang Ling turn around and come over, making a gesture of invitation with his empty hand. At this time, he didn't have time to think about it, squeezed out a smile and nodded, and followed him into the Yamen of the Political Secretary. When they sat down in the third hall and the little servants each served tea, he didn't raise his head, just looked at the tea cup in his hand, and his face was cloudy.

Fang Ling glanced at Gu Xingzu obliquely, and when he saw that he lowered his head, he glanced at Zhang Yue, and then said: "Lord Zhang is a political envoy of a province, and he is busy with things; Gu Houye is also an important member of the army, so he can't leave lightly, so I came here by order this time to end this matter as soon as possible. Please ask Lord Zhang to send someone to invite the eunuch Zhang Gonggong of the Admiral City, and command Lord Li and Lord Yu according to the inspector. In addition, if there are witnesses and physical evidence, please take all of them to the Chief Minister's Office. ”

Although they were former friends, since Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, Zhang Yue has never seen Fang Ling except for the previous dynasty and other official duties. At this time, seeing him sitting firmly like Mount Tai with a businesslike expression, he couldn't help but praise it in his heart, and then gave the order according to his words. Just as he was about to say something, he unexpectedly Gu Xingzu suddenly raised his head.

"Commander Fang, since you are in charge of the Jinyi Weibei Town Fu Division, you should know that human witnesses can be faked, and you can't do anything at a critical moment. It's so big in this world, just find a few people to put a speech, what kind of witnesses do you want? Since Zhang Yue knew that it was a big crime to conceal the rebellious military situation without permission, he couldn't do anything in order to get rid of the crime! ”

"Master Hou is right, but human evidence can be forged, why can't physical evidence be forged? The thick evidence that Hou Ye took out before, the people who confessed to his life have all been beheaded, do you know if it is not for death without proof? Zhang Yue saw that Gu Xingzu's face was pale, and he didn't bother to fight a lawsuit again, "Now that the emperor has appointed a Qin mission to inquire about this matter, then it is just a matter of whose evidence is stronger and whose evidence is reliable, why does Hou Ye say so much nonsense?" ”

"You...... Hmph, I'd like to see how crazy you can get! ”

Thinking of being squeezed by Zhang Yue on the dock in Huangpu Town last time, Gu Xingzu gave up his plan to take advantage of his mouth at this time, sneered and stopped talking. Since he was quiet, Zhang Yue was naturally speechless, Fang Ling was also sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and closing his eyes to recuperate, and the huge three halls did not have a trace of sound, and even the sound of a needle falling on the ground could be heard. Gu Xingzu and Fang Ling both had an entourage to follow, but Zhang Yue was alone, and it was just a matter of having a seat for the three of them at this time, but it was bitter for the rest of the people who were standing, and they couldn't speak out or move casually. So, I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I only heard a bang, but it was a captain behind Fang Ling who knocked down Gao Ji.

Gu Xingzu was already full of fire, and he was about to use the topic to play at this time, but he found that after the pro-soldier sat on the ground, he actually fainted with his head against the leg of the chair. Seeing this situation, he immediately threw away the sneering thoughts of the first, and rushed in front of Fang Ling and said: "Commander Fang, it seems that your family can't stand it anymore after days of traveling, and since he is like this, the others must not be much better." I'll see the rest of you later, so why don't you rest for the night. After all, you can't do it alone. ”

The capital to Guangzhou nearly 8,000 miles of road, Fangling all the way to change horses without changing people, although not as good as sending 800 miles of urgent messengers, but can arrive here within half a month, naturally the consumption is not small. Glancing back, he saw that several of the entourages behind him were all in a strong spirit, so he said lightly: "Carry him down, and the other four will go to the guest room to rest in batches, change them in two hours, and get up when the time comes." Master Zhang, can you go find some ice cubes, let me wash my face with ice water, and refresh myself. ”

Zhang Yue originally opened his mouth to persuade him, but when Fang Ling said that he was in front, he had to agree, and ordered someone to take the four Jinyi guards who were going to rest in turn first. In a short time, two officers came with a large vat that was steaming cold, and carefully placed it on the ground. Gu Xingzu looked at Fang Ling's bearded face scrubbing with ice cubes, and covered his eyes with a soft towel soaked in ice water, and his heart shrank involuntarily, and he actually felt that the seemingly extremely slow movement seemed to be a little murderous.

"Grandpa Zhang of Shibo Mansion has arrived!"

"All the commanders are handsome!"

"According to the judge, Lord Yu has arrived!"

Because the distance between the capital secretary and the Shibo Mansion is about the same as the Yamen of the Political Division, the three of them almost arrived at the front and back. Previously, they had already learned from the messenger what the identity of Jingshi's Qincha was, and they could be calm as soon as they met, only Zhang Qian glanced at Zhang Yue intriguingly after taking a photo, and then fell to the bottom of the seat.

After a brief greeting, Fang Ling stood up: "Since everyone is here, let's go to the institute together!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a voice suddenly sounded outside, and a voice that opened his voice suddenly sounded: "Lord Yu Qianyu, the inspector of the Imperial Palace, has arrived!" ”

Although he had just heard this name from Fang Ling's mouth, at this moment, everyone in the hall was stunned. Gu Xingzu was overjoyed after being stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "I can't imagine that a civil official can be so diligent in royal affairs, but he is two hours slower than Lord Fang." Now that he's here, everyone is really here. Ladies and gentlemen, since it's the same Qincha, should we go out to greet you? ”

In front of the Yamen of the Chief Minister, a man covered in ashes was standing with his head held high, his eyes full of exhaustion. If he hadn't stood up straight, his bloodshot eyes were shining, others would probably have regarded him as a scholar rushing to take the exam. Suddenly, a soap officer ran out of the yamen like a gust of wind, shouting to open the middle door, and rushing out cautiously holding the burden in his hand. When he got closer, he bowed down respectfully and held things high with both hands.

"My lord, this is your defense. Your Excellency will immediately come out to greet you, so please wait for a moment. ”

Yu Qian nodded, and withdrew the burden with both hands. This way was in a hurry, and Jin Yiwei changed horses at the post stations along the way, but he was in a car, and the speed was originally not the same, so he also changed horses halfway. However, he was not a civil official after all, and he couldn't afford to ride a horse for a long time, so he simply changed to a light carriage at a carriage and horse shop, and changed horses to drive at one post station to gallop. When he first got out of the carriage, he could barely stand on his feet, but now he still felt that the world was spinning, and he finally came to his senses.

Before leaving, Yang Shiqi, the first assistant of the cabinet, had many instructions, and Gu Zuo repeatedly mentioned them. If he was driven by Jinyiwei to finish everything, how could he be worthy of the two division commanders who recommended him?