"Your Excellency plans to return to Beijing in the near future?" Liu Yingji looked at Zhong Yu in front of him with surprise and asked, "Isn't this too eager, after all, the chaos here has not yet subsided." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Zhong Yu was also a little surprised to see him like this, it stands to reason that the magistrate hopes that the sooner he leaves his territory, the better, after all, it is always difficult to make people feel comfortable with an official with a higher status than himself. What's more, what Liu Yingji did was most worried about being found out, so he naturally hoped that he, the messenger, would leave, why didn't he want to leave by himself now.

Although there were some doubts in his heart, Zhong Yu's face was indifferent: "Could it be that Liu Futai feels that there is something hidden that the official has not investigated?" If this is the case, I hope Liu Futai can tell the truth. ”

Liu Yingji was shocked when he heard this, and quickly denied it: "That's not it, the adults are too worried." It's just that the rebellious army has not been completely pacified, and the lord has returned to Beijing as a messenger, and the lower officials are afraid that you will not be able to explain to the court. ”

"Well, although the imperial court mentioned this responsibility when the official came, but after all, the official is just a civil servant, and this matter of leading troops to quell the chaos is a military matter, and it is not appropriate to act as a substitute. Moreover, I have already found out that this mutiny was caused by a shortage of military salaries, so as long as this fundamental problem is solved, there will be no similar incidents in the future, and this official can give an explanation to the imperial court. Moreover, this official also believes that with the skills of Liu Futai and Guo Zongbing, it should not be difficult to quell this rebellion as soon as possible, right? ”

"This ......" Seeing that Zhong Yu said so reasonably, Liu Yingji really couldn't find a way to oppose it for a while. But he also knew in his heart that Zhong Yu's words were just excuses, and he was in a hurry to return to Beijing in order to report the evidence that was unfavorable to him to the imperial court. Thinking of the possible consequences of this, Governor Liu's heart tightened for a while, and he couldn't say that he could only do what Li Jue wanted before. I was going to wait a little longer, but now I can't wait.

Thinking of this, Liu Yingji nodded and said, "What the adults said is also very reasonable. But I'm afraid it's still a little inappropriate for you to go back like this. ”

"Oh? How do you say that? ”

"My lord, please think about it, if your majesty or other courtiers ask you about your views on the deployment of Datong's troops after returning to Beijing, how will you answer? During this time, my lord has been busy inspecting the mutiny, but he has limited knowledge of the specific situation of the garrisons in various places in Datong, and the subordinate is also worried that you will be criticized when you return. Qin Cha is the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, even if he is in a fateful position, he not only needs to complete the task, but also needs to know more about the place. Liu Yingji put his heart into his heart and taught himself this junior seriously.

Zhong Yu was stunned at first when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case. If you don't even know the specific situation of the deployment of troops here in Datong after you go back, you will indeed be labeled as unresponsible. Then he said: "Then I don't know what Liu Futai means?" ”

"Although the lower officials can tell the details of the garrison in Datong, as the saying goes, it is better to see than to hear, why don't you go out of the city to go outside and see the specific situation of my Datong garrison fortress? In that way, when adults are asked about it in the court, they can be more detailed. Anyway, it won't take much time, I don't know what adults think? Liu Yingji proposed, while secretly looking at the other party to see what his mind was.

"This ......" Zhong Yu was really moved by him, not because he needed to give an explanation to the officials of the DPRK and China, but because he felt that this would be more convincing after returning to Beijing, otherwise it would seem too thin to rely on the evidence at hand. If I can hear similar statements from the mouths of low-level sergeants, then I will be even more justified when I go back.

However, deep in Zhong Yu's heart, he was still vigilant, and he always felt that Liu Yingji said this, and there was a deeper purpose behind doing this. This can be seen from the way he peeks at himself. But if you think about it carefully, you can't think of what benefits the other party can get in this matter, is it really just to please yourself?

After weighing it for a while, Zhong Yu finally nodded and agreed: "Since Liu Futai is enthusiastic, then I will bother you for a few more days, I hope that this time I can gain something, and it can also bring some help to my border defense of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"That's natural." As soon as Liu Yingji saw that he agreed, his heart was relieved, and his joy was a little difficult to hide.

Seeing him like this, Zhong Yu's suspicion in his heart deepened a little, but at this time, the words had already come out, and it was not good to change his mind for no reason, so he suppressed this suspicion for the time being, and only discussed with Liu Yingji how to go around Datong and understand the deployment of troops here.

It took nearly an hour to speak, and Zhong Yu sent Liu Yingji back, and then called Yang Zhen, who had been waiting for a long time: "Yang Qianhu, this official thinks that we should not be busy returning to Beijing for the time being." ”

"Huh? What do you mean, sir? Yang Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then his heart turned to thought: "Could it be that he changed his mind because of his own affairs?" This is exactly what Yang Zhen is worried about, and it is also an important reason why he is eager to facilitate Zhong Yu to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Because Yang Zhen knows very well that one more day here will be one more variable. This variable not only comes from the officialdom and civil forces here, but also from Zhong Yu's own heart. Once he changed his mind because he was concerned about his own survival, things were not easy. After all, in real terms, Zhong Yu is the envoy of the Qincha, and he has no right to dominate and report.

Zhong Yu didn't dare to meet Yang Zhen's eyes because he was uneasy, and he didn't notice the other party's suspicions, but just said Liu Yingji's reasoning, and finally said: "After thinking about it, the official also felt that Liu Futai's consideration made some sense, so he agreed to him, and he would go to the guard fortress outside the city in two days to have a look, so as to learn more about the situation of the Datong garrison." ”

"Your Excellency...... Is that really what you think? Yang Zhen glanced at Zhong Yu suspiciously, but did not say this. Because that may lead to a rift between the two, which is a result that Yang Zhen does not want to see. But he didn't want this to come true, so he persuaded, "My lord, wouldn't it be too risky to do this?" ”

"What does Yang Qianhu mean by this?" Zhong Yu's heart suddenly tightened when he said this, but he still asked like this.

"Have you ever thought about it, if you leave Datong and go to the outer fortress, what should we do if someone wants to be unfavorable to us?"

"It can't be, right? Would they have such guts? ”

"Normally, they don't have the guts. But now, we have the evidence of the crimes of many officials below Liu Yingji, or can we copy them all over the house, if they learn all this, do adults think they will jump over the wall in a hurry and take risks? ”

"This ......" Zhong Yu suddenly looked embarrassed. In fact, deep down in his heart, he also has this concern, but somehow, at this moment, he is more willing to believe that the other party does not have the courage: "Although what you said also has some truth, there are also things worth scrutinizing." Yes, Liu Yingji and the others will not be willing to die once they learn of the incriminating evidence we have, but how can they know this? You and I wouldn't leak such an important matter.

"And, even if they really sensed something and wanted to work against us, why did they have to move us out of the city and do it again? In Datong City, aren't we the fish on their chopping board, why bother? In addition, to the ordinary sergeants, we are still the imperial court, and I don't believe that they would have the courage to help those adults to risk killing us, because the evidence we have is of little relevance to them. ”

His words were also reasonable, which made Yang Zhen a little difficult to refute, so he could only smile bitterly: "Adults are indeed good at arguing, and I can't compare." ”

Although Zhong Yu saw that Yang Zhen couldn't object, he also had a strange feeling in his heart, was he really as honest and selfless as he said? If there's really nothing strange about this, can't you really see it?

I'm afraid that's not the case! There was a voice in his heart saying that he would agree to Liu Yingji, or because he was selfish and didn't want the Zhong family to be implicated in this matter, so he thought of delaying the schedule of returning to Beijing to see if there was a better solution.

This realization made Zhong Yu's heart gloomy for a while, and the fairness and justice he had always upheld obviously failed to withstand the consideration of reality at this moment. After glancing at Yang Zhen, he said: "If Yang Qianhu really feels that something is wrong, you can stay in Datong and go out alone, how about this?" "If there's any danger, I'll take it alone! This is the lesson I deserve. Zhong Yu added in his heart.

Yang Zhen shook his head resolutely: "No, then I will be even more worried." My lord is an envoy, and if something goes wrong with you, what good can I do as a deputy envoy? Now that the adults have made up their minds, the lower officials should accompany me, and I hope all this is my unfounded worry. ”

Yang Zhen's words made Zhong Yu moved: "Yang Qianhu, why do you bother? ”

"I trust the judgment of adults." Yang Zhen smiled faintly, but said in his heart that this is a person in the rivers and lakes, and he can't help himself, in the officialdom, it will only be more difficult to mix than the rivers and lakes. Later, he proposed: "But for the sake of safety, we must take as many of our own people as possible when we leave Datong, so that even if there is really an accident, we can take care of it." ”

"That's right." In this regard, Zhong Yu is naturally supportive, in fact, he is also worried in his heart, it will always be much safer to have the Qin Guard go with him.

But Yang Zhen was still very uneasy in his heart, surrounded by tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of troops, could these thousands of Qincha guards really guarantee their safety?