Looking up, not far away, on the martial arts arena, more than 100 imperial guards were busy practicing martial arts, swords shining, spears flying, murderous. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The sound of bowstrings when the feathered arrows were fired, the sonorous sound of shields blocking swords and guns, the hurried footsteps of the guards, the sound of heavy breathing and the heroic shouts, all the sounds converged and shook the ears, giving people the feeling of being on the battlefield.

Zhu Youlang walked while talking, and when he arrived at the Yanwu Ping, he slowly stepped onto a military parade platform not far away, looked down at the guards who were training under the stage, waved his hand to summon Wu Jihei, ordered the training to be suspended, and all gathered in line to listen to the training.

After the drum was beaten, in just a moment, more than 150 guards had lined up in three neat squares, and although the number was small, it could also give people a sense of slaughter.

In front of the Son of Heaven, these imperial guards all held their heads high, their eyes looked straight ahead, no one dared to make a sound, and there was a sudden silence on the Yanwu Ping, as if even the air was frozen and no longer flowing.

Zhu Youlang nodded with satisfaction, and then said loudly: "Jinyi pro-army, the guardian of the country, the minions of the Son of Heaven!" You bear the rise and fall of the imperial family, the great trust of the rejuvenation of the country, and those who fail to pass the training will be ruthlessly eliminated, so you must not slack off on weekdays, do you understand? ”

All the guards knelt on one knee and said in unison: "The ministers understand, the ministers swear to protect the royal family, protect Your Majesty, and never lose each other!" ”

Zhu Youlang smiled with satisfaction and said, "Okay! After the restoration of the kingdom is successful, I will enjoy the same wealth as you. In addition, from today onwards, those who pass the training every month will be given one or two more per month! ”

"Ministers, thank the emperor for his grace!"

If you want to win people's hearts, it is not enough to rely on spiritual encouragement and empty pies, and the material treatment must keep up, otherwise others will not work for you wholeheartedly and serve.

In Zhu Youlang's internal money, there are still seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver, and the old foundation accumulated by King Gui's Mansion for decades is still so much left, but adding an extra one or two taels of silver to the three hundred brocade guards every month, this burden is still borne by the current Zhu Youlang, and it is worth spending.

Before Zhu Youlang could say anything more, Yang Shouchun, the eunuch in charge, had already trotted to his side from outside Yanwuping, hunched over and whispered: "Emperor, Lord Ding, the first assistant of the cabinet, has arrived in Wuzhou, and after seeing Qingyuan Bo Chen Bangfu at the city gate, he entered the city, and Guo Chenghao, the governor of Jinyi Wei, asked to see him. ”

Zhu Youlang said, "Mr. Ding saw the town general Chen Bangfu, what's going on?" ”

"Good, good—like because of the outcasts at the gates." Yang Shouchun shook his head lightly and said, "Please forgive me, the specific situation, the old slave is not very clear. ”

Zhu Youlang nodded: "I know, Mr. Ding, then you send an envoy to condole, as for Guo Chenghao, let him wait in the Xinxin Palace first, and say that I will be there soon." ”

"The old slave obeys." After saying that, he turned and left.

Looking at the back of Yang Shouchun leaving, Zhu Youlang said thoughtfully: "Ding Kuichu, the first assistant of the cabinet? Qingyuan Bo Chen Bangfu? ”

Suddenly, his face was shocked, and he resolutely ordered: "Stepheir, come here!" ”

"The minister is here!"

"Help me find out what happened before Shousuke entered the city."

"Yes."

In the hall, Guo Chenghao had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Zhu Youlang slowly walking in, he hurriedly bowed down to greet him, and Zhu Youlang waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite." ”

After Zhu Youlang sat down, he took the teacup on the desk, took a sip lightly, and said, "How are things going, but it is still going well?" ”

Guo Chenghao arched his hand and said, "Thanks to the emperor's blessing, everything is going well." ”

After speaking, he took out a wooden slender cylinder and a letter from his sleeve, respectfully put it in front of Zhu Youlang, and said: "Everything is in it, and there is also a note on the impeachment of Ma Jixiang by the minister, and please ask the emperor to read it together." ”

Zhu Youlang gently took the cylinder, opened the lid of the cylinder, took out the contents and looked at it, and it was already clear in his heart.

opened the song, Ma Jixiang's crimes were listed by Guo Chenghao in more than a dozen articles, all of which were fatal.

Closing the song, Zhu Youlang praised softly: "Guo Aiqing, you really lived up to my expectations, and this matter was done beautifully." ”

The reason why Zhu Youlang wanted to get Ma Jixiang's incriminating evidence from Guo Chenghao was nothing more than to force Guo Chenghao to stand in line, and Ma Jixiang's incriminating evidence was Guo Chenghao's petition.

"The emperor praised it falsely, and the ministers were terrified." Guo Chenghao modestly bowed, and then stood with his hands respectfully crossed, he didn't know what the emperor meant, Wang Kun he couldn't afford to offend, the emperor he couldn't afford to offend, offended Wang Kun and his party, at most there would be some trouble in the future, offended the emperor, hehe, there will be trouble soon. What's more, the emperor has promised to give him a higher official position, greater power, and he can naturally distinguish between the more important and the better.

"Hahaha......" Zhu Youlang stared at Guo Chenghao for a moment, and suddenly laughed loudly, the hearty laughter resounded throughout the hall, the aftermath lingered, for a long time, after the laughter stopped, Zhu Youlang got up and left his seat, walked to Guo Chenghao, patted him on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction: "Guo Qing, good job!" I have your help, why worry about big things? ”

Guo Chenghao said awe-inspiringly: "The emperor regards the minister as his heart, and the minister is willing to be a dog and horse for the emperor, a sea of swords, mountains and fires, and never give up!" ”

Zhu Youlang said with a smile: "I already know your intentions, but there is one thing I still want to make clear to you, these incriminating evidence is not yet public, on the contrary, I will also give Ma Jixiang a promotion, a big promotion." ”

Guo Chenghao asked unconsciously: "Why is this?" After speaking, he immediately reacted, realized the offense in the language, and had a look of panic on his face: "The minister should die, the minister should not question the king." ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Youlang waved his hand to stop his words, and said, "I'm afraid of startling the snake, and I feel that now is not the best time to do it." Don't worry, Ma Jixiang won't be able to come back this time, even if I promote him to a bigger official, he won't be able to do it! ”

"I understand." Guo Chenghao's heart moved when he heard this, and he already understood what the emperor meant, in fact, he had already had this idea before, the real purpose of the emperor was nothing more than to clean up Wang Kun, Ma Jixiang was Wang Kun's wings and traitor, so naturally he had to clean up first.

Alas, I didn't expect that Jinshang's scheming was so deep, and there was no sign at first, until now he suddenly made a secret attack, which was really unfathomable. The more he thought about it, the more surprised he became, the expression on his face became more respectful, and his body bent down unconsciously.

"It's good that you understand, tomorrow I will use the merits of the West Patrol to promote him to the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and then promote a group of other ministers to confuse Wang Daban's ears and eyes, and then take this opportunity to promote you to be in charge of the Beizhen Fusi." In the end, Zhu Youlang said with a mocking face: "I didn't fulfill my promise immediately, Aiqing won't blame me in secret, right?" ”

"The emperor's words are serious, how can the minister be the kind of person who doesn't know what to do."

"That's good." Zhu Youlang smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard will be yours sooner or later, I need you to do one thing now, but you still have one thing to do before you can do this." ”

"Please ask the emperor for instructions." Guo Chenghao was on standby.

Zhu Youlang said: "I want you to control the Beizhen Fusi in the shortest possible time, many of Ma Jixiang's cronies have been arranged by me to go to Zhaoqing with him, and now it is just convenient for you to clean up and rectify, if you don't have enough manpower, you can pick some capable and useful past from the Nanzhen Fusi, in short, you must take down the Beizhen Fusi in the shortest possible time!" ”

After a pause, Zhu Youlang continued: "After taking control of the Beizhen Fusi, Aiqing will send additional people to keep an eye on the residence of Mr. Ding, the first assistant of the cabinet, including every move of his family, as well as his cronies and generals in the Beijing battalion.

In addition to the inside of the city, people should also be sent to keep an eye on all the checkpoints outside the city, as long as all the suspicious characters related to Mr. Ding must be kept an eye on, and once the evidence is conclusive, they can secretly wait for the opportunity to arrest the relevant people and bring them to justice. ”

"The first assistant of the cabinet? Isn't-"

"Yes, according to secret reports, Shoufu Ding Kuichu is suspected of treason and collaboration with the enemy." As soon as Yang Shouchun mentioned Ding Kuichu, Zhu Youlang felt that something was wrong, and then searched the memories of his previous life, and finally knew that this old coffin holder turned out to be a collaborator and traitor, and at this time, he was almost already planning to surrender, since he had predicted this matter in advance, he naturally had to strike first and nip this threat in the bud.

"Ah, is this possible?" Guo Chenghao was shocked, the first assistant of the cabinet of the dignified empire, the actual prime minister, actually wanted to commit treason to the enemy, which really made him unbelievable.

"Nowadays, people's hearts are not ancient, the number of classics has forgotten their ancestors, there are many traitors, and there are many traitors who seek glory, so it is better to believe it than to believe it." Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice: "You have to know what Beizhen Fusi does, don't think about it too much, just do what I want." ”

"Obey." Guo Chenghao hesitated slightly, and then quickly accepted the order.

Zhu Youlang replied and said, "Time is pressing, act early, it's okay here, go quickly." ”

Guo Chenghao was just about to say goodbye, but Zhu Youlang added another meaningful sentence: "Aiqing, you have to remember that I can give you all this, and I can take it back, I hope you can do it yourself." ”

These words caught Guo Chenghao a little off guard, and his heart trembled suddenly, and he carefully bowed and slowly withdrew.

……

On the seventh day of the first month of the first year of the Yongli calendar of the Ming Dynasty, in the city of Wuzhou.

The sky was getting colder and colder, the cold wind kept whistling, making a terrible sound, and the thin clothes of the pedestrians in the market were rustled by the cold wind, and in a short time, the last little heat on their bodies was blown away by the wind.

"Steward Liu, how far are we from Ding Xiang's mansion?" The speaker was a short, stocky middle-aged man, dressed as a scribe in a square robe and dressed as a scribe, followed by several sturdy house slaves leading their horses.

Steward Liu was thin and weak, his face was clear, and when he heard this, he looked around, and saw that no one was following, so he said carefully: "Master Zhang, don't worry, I'll be there soon, I'll be there immediately." ”

"From Guangzhou to Wuzhou, seven or eight hundred miles, so far away the students have come over safely, how can you be in a hurry at this moment, Manager Liu is too worried."