Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VI The Battle of the Northern Frontier

Chapter 4 Recruiting Troops and Gathering Strength

Section 7 Traitors

Yuan Mingxuan said in a deep voice: "Jin Shang! I want to thoroughly investigate the traitors and collaborators of the Jin merchants! ”

Liu Yunwei was taken aback when he heard this, and said: "The Jin merchants are far away in Shanxi, even if they have a move of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, then it shouldn't be investigated by our Tongzhou Town?" ”

"Commander, wasn't I attacked by the Zhengbai Banner Jiannu when I went to Qianshan Dachang to operate grain before? At that time, I suspected that someone had leaked the news to Jiannu, and the person who could sell the time and route of the grain transportation team to Jiannu would never be an idle person, and would definitely have great power. ”

Yuan Mingxuan paused, and continued: "The first thing I thought of was that there were traitors in our Tongzhou Town, so I secretly checked for a long time during the time I came back, and I really found out a little clue. ”

"What! There are traitors in our Tongzhou Town? ”

Not only Liu Yunwei was shocked and angry, but everyone present had an "impossible" look on their faces, and they all whispered.

Yuan Mingxuan sighed and said: "That's not it, no one in our Tongzhou Town has leaked military information, and the information I found confirmed that it was the spies sent to our Tongzhou Town by some ministers of the DPRK and China to spread the news." I've secretly captured a dozen spies, and they've all pleaded guilty. On the second day after I led my troops to set off, they leaked the news of the army's transportation of grain and grass to the spies of the Jin merchants in the city, and then the spies of the Jin merchants sent the news out of the pass. ”

"Who are the people in the DPRK? Give me the list! I'm going to get to the bottom of it! Liu Yunwei said with a pale face, full of anger between his words.

Yuan Mingxuan said with a wry smile: "General Town, those traitors in the DPRK who are in contact with foreign countries are all from the Donglin Party. I don't know if I want to thank Wei Zhongxian for this matter, in the process of this party dispute, all those people were killed by the eunuchs without exception, and almost all of them were arrested and imprisoned, and now it is estimated that they are almost dead. ”

Liu Yunwei was so angry that he walked back and forth in the hall and said, "This matter must be investigated to the end and must not be tolerated!" By the way, how did the Situation Investigation Division on the Jin Shang's side know? When did you notice Jin Shang? ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "Does the town still remember what Lord Li Linbin said when he came before? Among the charges collected by Wei Zhongxian in order to fight back against the Donglin Party, one of them is treason, which shows that this matter is already an open secret in the court, and the collusion between Jin Shang and Jiannu has long been spread among the ministers of the court. Therefore, it is not difficult for my Investigation Division to find out the clue of Jin Shang. ”

"Then why didn't the imperial court completely eradicate the Jin merchants?"

Liu Yunwei roared angrily, and Lu Ying, Wu Xing and other generals also looked incredible, and they were all extremely angry.

Yuan Mingxuan also said angrily: "Those Jin merchants are all rich and rival countries, among the ministers in the court, eight out of ten have directly or indirectly eaten the benefits of the Jin merchants, and some high-ranking ministers will receive the filial piety of the Jin merchants almost every year, who will really embarrass those Jin merchants?" ”

Hearing this, there was no sound in the lobby, and everyone's face was filled with grief and indignation. The soldiers of the Han Wei army fought several bloody battles in Liaodong to build slaves, and the ministers of the court and the Jin merchants, traitors who had forgotten their ancestors, had no scruples about communicating with foreign countries! What is the principle of heaven?

After a long time, Liu Yunwei said with a gloomy expression: "Lord Yuan, I will allocate 100,000 taels of silver to you, if you are short of manpower, just tell me, the entire Tongzhou Town will be dispatched by you." I have only one request, to get the evidence of the Jin merchants' collusion with Jiannu, and to get the list of ministers involved in the DPRK and China. One year, I'll only give the Exploration Division one year! A year later, I'm going to get rid of these black sheep with my own hands! ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, one year is enough!" ”

At the same time, Wei Zhongxian was also frowning in his study, and there were thick stacks of letters and folds on the desk, all of which had the same content: Jin Shang Tong!

"Although the Jin merchants have not been filial to the miscellaneous family in recent years, these mercenary guys have indeed gone a little too far! You have to find a way to knock them out, otherwise sooner or later you will get into big trouble for the miscellaneous family. ”

Just thinking about it, a little eunuch outside the door said softly: "Qiqi Gonggong, there is news from Tongzhou Town, saying that the Investigation Department under the Shogunate of Tongzhou Town is also investigating the matter of Jin Shang, and the intensity is very large, and the ministers implicated in the court have been found, and even the Shanxi side has sent a sentry horseman." ”

"Got it. Do you know why Tongzhou Town suddenly attacked Jin Shang? ”

"Qiqi Factory Gong, it is said that it is because when Tongzhou Town gave Qianshan Da Rancha grain before, the Jin merchants sold the news to Jiannu, and Liu Yunwei, the chief soldier of Tongzhou Town, was extremely angry about this matter."

"Humph! A bunch of rat-eyed things! ”

After Wei Zhongxian sent the little eunuch, his heart became more and more unhappy: "This Liu Yunwei is really not worry-free, and now that he is eyeing Jin Shang again, doesn't he know that moving Jin Shang is equivalent to stabbing a hornet's nest?" If those Jin merchants could move, the miscellaneous family would have done it a long time ago, so do they need to wait until now? That's a mountain of gold and silver! However, once the Jin merchants are moved, at least forty percent of the ministers of the DPRK and China will jump out to oppose it, and the court situation will be chaotic in an instant! This reckless man! ”

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian got up and moved his hands and feet, and then said to the door: "Come on, send a message to Liu Yunwei, the chief soldier of Tongzhou Town, the miscellaneous family will invite him to dinner tomorrow night, and ask General Liu to appreciate his face." ”

"The little one understands."

In the evening of the next day, Liu Yunwei took Yuan Mingxuan and Lu Ying to walk on the front Sanmen Street in the capital, and behind the three of them, Guo Yi followed with ten personal guards and soldiers who were not far away. Everyone walked slowly all the way to enjoy the prosperity of Jingshi, but they saw that there were few pedestrians on the street, and there was no lively scene of people coming and going in the past, and most of the shops on both sides of the street were closed early, and the whole street seemed very depressed.

Liu Yunwei couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart when he saw this, and said secretly: "Something is wrong, could it be that Wei Zhongxian has some crooked thoughts?" ”

Thinking of this, Liu Yunwei glanced at Lu Ying, and Lu Ying rode his horse close to Yuan Mingxuan, and at the same time picked up the strong bow on the saddle, held a feather arrow with one hand, and looked around with his eyes extremely vigilant.

And Guo Yi also saw Liu Yunwei's gesture in secret, and hurriedly beckoned to the ten guards around him, and everyone immediately stepped forward in a fan shape to surround Liu Yunwei, Yuan Mingxuan, and Lu Ying in the middle, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

Yuan Mingxuan asked in a low voice, "Little General, then Wei Zhongxian shouldn't do such a stupid thing, right?" ”

"That's the truth, but the eunuch's mind may be different from normal people, so it's always right for us to be careful."

As soon as Liu Yunwei finished speaking, he saw a little eunuch come out of the street in front of him, saluted everyone with a smile, and said: "I have seen Mr. Liu, the little one is assigned by the factory duke, and I have been waiting for Mr. Liu for a long time." ”

Liu Yunwei hinted that everyone should be calm for a while, and then sat on the war horse and said with a smile: "Haha, Father-in-law Wei really exalted me Liu Yunwei, in order to invite me to a meal, do you want to clear out all the people on the street?" ”

The little eunuch said respectfully: "Our factory boss said that I don't want to be disturbed by others when I talk to Mr. Liu today, and I don't want irrelevant people to know, so I made this decision, and I hope that Mr. Liu will not be strange." ”

"Someone else? I don't know who Gonggong Wei refers to? ”

"Hehe, it's the people that General Liu is going to investigate thoroughly."

Liu Yunwei couldn't help frowning, and then said, "Okay, let's go." ”

After a while, Liu Yunwei and the others followed the little eunuch to the door of a tavern not far from the street, and looked inside, only to see Wei Zhongxian sitting at a table looking at him, and a eunuch standing next to him with a wine jug.

Liu Yunwei smiled faintly, and walked in with Yuan Mingxuan and Lu Ying, while Guo Yi took ten guards to guard the door and around the tavern.

"Father-in-law Wei, don't come unharmed, I don't know what advice you have for calling Yunwei over today?"

Liu Yunwei sat opposite Wei Zhongxian as he spoke, Yuan Mingxuan sat next to Liu Yunwei, and Lu Ying stood behind Liu Yunwei.

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Don't dare to give advice, don't say that, Mr. Liu, the miscellaneous family can't afford it." Today, the miscellaneous family invited Liu Zongbing to come over in order to say something to Liu Zongbing, and I don't know if Liu Zongbing is willing to do the miscellaneous family a favor. ”

"Oh?" Liu Yunwei was silent on the surface, but he began to think about it in his heart: "According to what the little eunuch said before, Wei Zhongxian invited me today for the matter of Jin Shang, but I don't know if Wei Zhongxian wants to protect Jin Shang or destroy Jin Shang?" ”

"Now Father-in-law Wei is powerful, in our Ming Dynasty, it can be said that one person is above ten thousand people, what else is there to put on the table, do you still need me to help? Grandpa Wei, don't make fun of me. ”

After speaking, Liu Yunwei stared at Wei Zhongxian and stopped talking.

Wei Zhongxian laughed, took a sip of wine from his wine glass, and then said, "Does the miscellaneous family know that Liu Zongbing is very troubled today, is it for the Jin merchants?" The general army of a town, the commander of the 200,000 or 300,000 Han Wei army, was actually troubled by a group of businessmen and let outsiders know, wouldn't it make people laugh and be generous? ”

Hearing this, Liu Yunwei's face gradually turned cold, and he frowned and said, "So, does Father-in-law Wei want to protect those traitors?" I remember that Gonggong Wei said that he would not do anything to endanger the foundation of the dynasty, is that just to coax me? ”

Wei Zhongxian suddenly laughed and said, "Mr. Liu, the miscellaneous family is still too naïve to see you, you better go back and lead the troops with peace of mind, the court is not suitable for you." The miscellaneous family did say before that they would not do anything that would harm the foundation of the national dynasty, and they have always done so, how could the miscellaneous family try to protect traitors like Jin Shang? ”

"What does Grandpa Wei mean exactly?"