Chapter 695: A Rare Opportunity
As one of the many nephews of the Zhang family who came to seek refuge in Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Qian's luck was excellent, not only was he raised by Zhang Juzheng in his own house, but also regarded as the next generation that could be cultivated. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info This time, he was given such an important task, and he was sent into the Jinyi Guard to cooperate with Wang Wei.
But even so, Zhang Qian, who knew how many people were coveting his situation, was still not satisfied, he just wanted to make credit to his uncle as soon as possible, so as to really gain a firm foothold in the capital and officialdom.
It is precisely driven by such thoughts that Zhang Qian is extremely impatient in the matter of Jinyiwei this time. Now, when he learned from Hong Kuixing's mouth about the real flaws of Yang Zhen and Jin Yiwei, he couldn't bear it anymore. What's more, he also knew that the other party had noticed it, and he would move those forbidden things to another place and hide them at any time, and once this happened, it would be extremely difficult to find them again, so he had to act in time to uncover all this.
However, what made Zhang Qian a little helpless was that there were too few people under his command to listen to, and although the dozen or so people who entered the Jinyi Guard at the same time were willing to obey his command, it was impossible for them to take away those evidences from the protection of the Jinyi Guard. And he also believes that once the other party really discovers his intentions, he is afraid that with Yang Zhen's consistent style of acting, it will not be difficult to kill himself and others.
And Wang Wei obviously can't count on it, the commander of this Jinyi guard is only a nominal official position, and he doesn't have any substantive power. Thinking about it so carefully, he really couldn't come up with the strength to do this.
After thinking anxiously for a long time, Zhang Qian finally made a decision that was quite difficult for him to make - to cooperate with others and use the strength of others to deal with Yang Zhen together. And this candidate is Qin Gang.
In the past, when he was in Zhang Juzheng's mansion, he still had some friendship with the most trusted young official around Zhang Juzheng. At the same time, he also knew that Qin Gang, who was extremely trusted by Zhang Juzheng, had a lot of power in his hands, and he also had a certain prestige in the government. Therefore, as long as he can be moved and use his strength, he can completely uncover the matter of Jinyiwei's private manufacture of firearms.
Of course, in this way, his Zhang Qian's credit will inevitably be diluted by at least half by Qin Gang. But in his eagerness to perform, he had no other better choice, so he had no choice but to do so.
After making up his mind, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Zhang Qian found Qin Gang's home that night and explained the matter to him. And in Qin Gang's slightly shabby study, except for books and books, Qin Sheren was full of groaning, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.
"Brother Qin, this is a great opportunity for us to behave well in front of my uncle, aren't you tempted? You should know that Yang Zhen has already become a thorn in my uncle's side, and now once we grasp the evidence, we can take it down, and then my uncle and his old man will definitely appreciate us. What are you waiting for? Zhang Qian anxiously persuaded.
Qin Gang frowned slightly, this guy really doesn't regard himself as an outsider, and he actually uses the elder pavilion to pressure himself. Others don't know, don't they know that the weight of his so-called nephew in the heart of the elder is only like this?
Of course, he would not say this kind of offending thought, but said with a little puzzlement: "Since you have found out everything, why don't you simply report this matter to the elder of the pavilion truthfully, and let him make a decision?" ā
"This ......" was asked by him to the key point, which made Zhang Qian's expression slightly embarrassed. But soon, he gritted his teeth again and said, "To be honest, I am indeed a little selfish in doing this, and I want to make this great contribution instead of just bringing back a piece of news." If he only brought the news, he would naturally be able to satisfy Zhang Juzheng, but then there must be nothing for him. But on the other hand, if he leads the way to completely expose Yang Zhen's handle, and even take down all the people, then his credit is naturally the greatest, Zhang Juzheng is bound to be impressed by him, and even really handed over an important yamen like Jinyiwei to him to govern.
Qin Gang is somewhat clear about his thoughts, in fact, why doesn't he have the heart to make a great contribution?
Qin Gang has been admitted to the Jinshi since he was twenty-three years old, and then entered the Hanlin Academy, and it has been seven years since he entered the palace as a cabinet member. But seven years later, the classmates who took the test with him all took up the post of chief official in the local area, and no matter how bad it was, it was a general judgment and held the power in the matter. But what about him? Although there is also a lot of power in his hands, he is even more trusted by Zhang Juzheng, but in terms of official position, he is too humble.
However, Qin Gang is a person who understands the world, and knows that it is more beneficial for him to follow Zhang Juzheng to do things, so he has always behaved very plain and low-key. It is precisely because he behaves too plainly and indifferently that even Zhang Juzheng ignores his self-motivation, and Zhang Ge Lao is indeed indispensable for him to assist, so he has always kept him by his side to listen, and for seven years, he has only been called such a small Qipinshe.
Qin Gang, who has already passed the age and is established, is also anxious, anxious to find an opportunity to leave the shackles of Zhang Juzheng and have his own world in the officialdom. But he also knew that he had been following Zhang Ge Lao so silently, and there was almost no such opportunity. Because he has only hard work, but little merit. Perhaps only on the day when Zhang Ge is old and old will he arrange a better future for himself.
But Qin Gang really couldn't wait, if it went on like this, he didn't even know when he would come out one day. Also, he who followed Zhang Juzheng also knew better what the emperor's attitude was towards the elder, and he was worried that once that day came, he would be implicated by Zhang Juzheng, so that he would have no future at all.
Therefore, this time is not only a good opportunity for Zhang Qian, but also for him. If you can really work with Zhang Qian to expose Yang Zhen and Jinyiwei's secret firearms making, and make such a meritorious contribution to yourself, the pavilion boss must express it, right?
Seeing that Qin Gang had been silent in thought, Zhang Qian was even more anxious, and couldn't help but persuade again: "Brother Qin, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, this kind of great merit is in front of us, we can't miss it." Moreover, the other party has already realized that if we are one step late, we will not get anything. This is not the most important thing, what is more important is that we can't break this matter, then all this Yang Zhen did in secret will continue. No one knows what he is planning, and once he really does something that endangers the society of the country, our guilt is not small! ā
Qin Gang, who was already excited, was persuaded by him like this, and finally made up his mind: "Okay, since this matter is so important, I will do it with you!" ā
"Brother Qin, you are really a person who puts the overall situation first, Zhang Qian admires it!" Zhang Qian hurriedly praised him, and then said, "Then what are you going to do?" ā
Qin Gang had thought of this before, and now that he had made up his mind, he would not sell it: "This matter is quite important, and it is obviously not enough to rely on the manpower we can call on ourselves to deal with it, so we must rely on the power of the government and the yamen." And in this kind of matter, it is most appropriate for the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division to intervene, and I decided to ask them to come out. ā
Zhang Qian naturally had no objections to this, he could see that at this time, Qin Gang mentioned the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, naturally because he had a deep friendship with the people of the Yamen, and he could be trusted.
"Without further ado, let's go. If they make arrangements at night, or even kill them in the yamen of the Zhenfu Division, they will be even more caught off guard. Zhang Qian hurriedly proposed.
"Well, it's okay, anyway, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division also need to inspect the defense of the capital at night, and it's a good idea to send troops under this pretext." After making up his mind, Qin Gang was also happy, and immediately nodded. Then he glanced at Zhang Qian again: "By the way, this time the pavilion always arranged for you and Wang Guozhang to go to Jinyiwei to investigate the matter, why did you patronize and join forces with me this time?" What about Wang Guozhang? Aren't you going to give him a share of the credit? ā
"Hmph, this Wang Wei is timid and afraid, he didn't do anything in this matter at all, what credit do I have with him? This time, as long as it doesn't involve him, he should burn high incense. Zhang Qian snorted disdainfully.
Hearing him say this, although Qin Gang didn't say anything on the surface, he was very disdainful in his heart, this guy would only do such things as crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and it would be better to keep a distance from him in the future. However, he still had to be used for this matter today, Qin Gang could only endure it first, and went straight to the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division with him.
As the most trustworthy person around Zhang Juzheng, although Qin Gang's status is lower, he is only a seventh grade, but his reputation is not small. Even if he visited late at night, once he handed the famous thorn in, the commander of the Dongcheng Terracotta Division still greeted him with a smile on his face.
It's just that after hearing his intention, this smile froze on the face of the commander named Zhu Yong: "Take someone to break into the Yamen of Zhenfu Division...... It's not easy......"
"Don't you believe us, Lord Zhu? This is a good opportunity for you to make meritorious contributions, don't you want to help the imperial court solve a hidden danger? Qin Gang held the teacup and stared at the other party's eyes with a smile: "Or do you not believe my words, and do you have to give you orders in person?" ā
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Zhu Yong waved his hand hurriedly. There were both temptations and threats in the other party's words, and he was really a little unbearable. He glanced at several other subordinates, and after seeing that they all nodded secretly in agreement, he said, "Since this is the case, then the lower official will obey the order." ā
"Okay, as long as this thing is successful, I will definitely report to the elder the pavilion for the merits of your soldiers and horses!" Qin Gang happily agreed.