"What did you say!?"

In the yamen of the pacification department, Mu Bin looked at Mu Jun dumbfounded, with an unbelievable expression, not that he was not generous enough, but that the news was too amazing. More than 3,000 cavalry were defeated by more than 1,000 border troops, and even the commander and Zhishi Wenyi were nowhere to be found, which is simply incredible.

Originally, he also hoped to make a great contribution through this matter, and then fight for a wife. Although the position of the commander cannot be promoted, there is still a lord to reward, and he can't be a marquis, and it is not bad to have an earl's title.

But the news that Mu Jun brought back shattered his dreams, and Mu Bin didn't care about scolding Shi Wenyi for being wasteful or disappointed, he raised his voice and asked, "What time is it?" ”

"It's time to go back to Lord Admiral." Someone outside replied.

"The court discussion should be almost over......" Mu Bin muttered to himself, then suddenly got up and walked out, and when he arrived at the door, he remembered that he had not yet cleaned up the aftermath, and then turned his head and ordered Mu Jun: "You gather all the people on duty, and then get all the injured people outside back quickly, and then go to the doctor, don't let them be embarrassed outside." ”

"Yes, sir." Mu Jun was also shocked, agreed, and then followed behind Mu Bin.

"What about the others?" When he arrived at the carriage, Mu Bin found that the other guards were gone, and only Mu Jun was left.

"Actually......" Mu Jun was very ashamed. When he just started, he was next to Shi Wenyi, and the others were naturally too, seeing that the momentum was not good, it didn't hurt for him to leave Shi Wenyi alone and run back to report the news, if they ran together, they wouldn't be able to get over their faces.

He is the son of Mu Bin's family, but Shi Wenyi said that he was Mu Bin's cronies, and his status was not lower than Mu Bin, so the other guards naturally followed Shi Wenyi.

"Shi Tongzhi hasn't come back yet, could it be that he was also poisoned?" Mu Bin became more and more angry.

"The little one doesn't know ......" Mu Jun was speechless.

At this moment, there was chaos at the door, and when Mu Bin went out, he saw that a man with bruises was thrown in front of the door. Take a closer look, although the clothes on this person's body are all tattered, but they can vaguely see some of their original appearance, Mu Bin was shocked, took two steps forward, and asked in disbelief: "Shi Tongzhi?" ”

Shi Wenyi was beaten very badly, but he didn't have any worries about his life, Xie Hong's instructions to Jiang Bin were to beat him in pain, to beat him in misery, but not to die, so although he was seriously injured, he was conscious.

Hearing Mu Bin's call, he also raised his head slightly, and responded in a low voice: "It's Xia Guan, that person surnamed Xie is really black-hearted, Master Mu, you have to be the master of Xia Guan." After speaking, he was already in tears, since he joined the Jinyi Guard, he Shi someone has not suffered such a big loss.

Mu Bin was so angry that he couldn't speak, damn, even the commander and the commander were like this, and he was still unreasonable? Moreover, looking at this posture, if he goes as a commander, the other party is likely to do the same, is this crazy!

In addition to scolding in his heart, Mu Bin couldn't help but wonder, where did that Xie Hong get such a big hatred for this side? I even skipped the step of temptation, and directly tore my face and hit it, as if I really had some deep hatred.

Although Mu Bin was very angry, when it came to being in charge, he had no choice for a while, and there were still some cavalry in the city, but even if he gave the order, after seeing the current situation, who would dare to go to Nanzhen Fusi again? Moreover, he didn't dare to lead the team himself, he was obviously unreasonable over there, and he still sent it to find abuse?

At this time, there was also a mess in the yamen of the Zhenfu Division, and those who could move either went out to save people, or went to ask for a bone-setting doctor, and no one even cared about the commander standing in front of the door.

Looking at such a scene, Mu Bin was at a loss. He was not a responsible person in the first place, otherwise the courtiers would not be so relieved that he was in this position, and he was not anxious, so after hearing that something had happened, his first reaction was to go to Liu Jian to get an idea.

"Let's go in first!" He was messy for a while, and finally didn't come up with a decent way to deal with it, just told Mu Jun to deal with the aftermath, and then went out angrily.

Mu Bin has always claimed to be a disciple of a saint, so he is also like a civil official, he travels by carriage. But when he went out today, he was alone, there was no way, since Shi Wenyi had been poisoned, the fate of the other guards can be imagined.

It's all the sins of the one surnamed Xie! Along the way, Admiral Mu was gritting his teeth and cursing Xie Hong, so much so that when he arrived near the end gate, a carriage in the palace galloped past him, and he didn't even notice it.

The people in the carriage noticed him, and a shrill voice whispered: "Grandpa Gu, that person just now seems to be Admiral Mu." ”

"Mu Bin? How is it possible, if it weren't for that damn guy, why would our family be in such a hurry? Gu Da was anxious, and said hatefully: "I originally thought that he was just a two-sided source, but today, he and Wan Sui Ye are not of the same heart at all, and he is the lackey of the courtiers at all!" Dare to make a move to Master Xie, he is really determined to go against us. ”

"But that person's appearance ......" The little eunuch who spoke first thought about it, and still felt that he was not mistaken.

"Okay, do you little cub know what kind of style Mu Bin usually does? It's almost the same as the six books, will he walk in a carriage? Gu Fatzi sneered, and urged the coachman: "Hurry, hurry up, if it is delayed, let Master Xie have a mistake, long live the master There is no one who can afford to eat, hurry!" ”

"Yes, father-in-law." The coachman answered, whipped up, and the carriage sped towards East Chang'an Avenue.

…… When Gu Dayong went out, the court discussion was already over.

Different from the embarrassment when the court was dispersed yesterday, Scholar Liu was full of spring breeze at this time, and the other courtiers were also smiling, and their depression was swept away.

"Guandao is really clever, and today I have been able to reverse the decline, all thanks to your proposal, very good, very good."

"Liu Ge Lao has a good reputation, and it is my duty to let His Majesty accept advice, not to mention, it is not my work alone, if there is no approval of Liu Ge Lao and the cooperation of your colleagues, Xia Guan, the initiator, is also alone." Han Wen smiled and said again and again that he did not dare to take credit.

Although he is modest, he is actually very proud. Today's discussion at the court meeting not only dispelled the arrogance of Zhengde, but also saved a lot of expenses for the household department, killing two birds with one stone, how could he not like it?

"Actually, if there wasn't that Xie Hong messing around beside him, Your Majesty would still be sensible." Zhang Sheng suddenly interjected, and when he attracted everyone's attention, he explained in detail: "Although Your Majesty's surname is a little out of the way, you can see that if no one is instigating you, Your Majesty will still be willing to admonish." ”

He is an old rival with Han Wen, and he refuses to let Han Wen make contributions. What's more, what he said is not unreasonable, although he is a little embarrassed that these well-educated Confucian scholars were refuted by a courtier, but in fact, everyone can see that without Xie Hong, Zhengde is actually no different from before leaving Beijing, although he is smart, he has nothing to do with political affairs and courtiers.

Thinking about it this way, today's victory in the court meeting is just a repetition of the countless court meetings last year, but Zhengde was more cooperative at that time, but now his resistance is very strong.

was led away by Zhang Sheng, but Han Wen didn't care, anyway, the benefits are in hand, everyone knows what is going on, and there is nothing to argue about.

When Xie Hong was mentioned, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, so he asked Liu Jian: "Elder Liu Ge, I heard that yesterday the palace issued a decree appointing Xie Hong as the commander of the Jinyi Guard...... Nothing will happen, will it? ”

Hangul didn't say everything, but everyone present understood what he meant. In recent years, Jinyiwei has died down and stopped a lot, but everyone has not served in the DPRK for a day or two, and no one will forget the horror of Jinyiwei.

When will Jinyiwei be terrifying, and when will it stop, the reason is clear in everyone's hearts: the closer the relationship between Jinyiwei's commander and the emperor, the more terrifying this institution becomes!

And now, the relationship between Xie Hong and Zhengde is unprecedentedly harmonious, if this allows him to master Jinyiwei, how terrible would it be? Han Wen's uneasiness lies here, listening to his reminder, everyone else is also palpitating.

"Okay, yesterday's commander Mu Bin has already reported this matter to the old man." Liu Jian waved his hand disapprovingly, and said: "The Central Decree appoints Xie Hong as the commander of Tongzhi, and it is the Nanzhen Fusi who is in charge. After a pause, he added:

"What's more, the old man also told Mu Bin to be careful about the courtier, Mu Bin has always done things calmly and properly, and there will be nothing wrong with him, so you just have to rest assured. When what Ziqiao said was reasonable, now the relationship between the emperor and him is good, and he is eager to force each other, but it is not beautiful. It's better to wait for a while, wait for everything to be considered, and then move in one fell swoop, and it is the best policy to sweep away the annihilation on the side of the Son of Heaven. ”

When Liu Jian said this, everyone also nodded. This is the strategy that everyone discussed together after being frustrated twice, and at today's court meeting, the first step has been successfully completed, and it is indeed not in a hurry to deal with Xie Hong.

"The person waiting over there seems to be Admiral Mu, right?" As he spoke, he had already walked to the noon gate, when someone suddenly exclaimed, and everyone followed the sound, and sure enough, the person who came into his eyes was Mu Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

The commander of Jinyiwei is also a second-class member, but Mu Bin is very well-behaved, although he knows that the court meeting has ended, he still waits outside the noon gate in a regular manner, without the majesty of the commander, but like a servant in the adult's house.

When Scholar Liu stretched out his hand to beckon, and Mu Bin stepped forward respectfully, all the courtiers were even more admired in their hearts, Commander Mu was really loyal and upright, and he knew the general situation, and he was the best commander of the envoy, and Jin Yiwei could only be on the right track under his leadership, instead of becoming a vicious dog dealing with righteous men and gentlemen again.

"Elder Liu Ge, my lords, something is wrong...... seeing his backer, Mu Bin eagerly said the matter.

Of course, the reason for dealing with Xie Hong is, of course, to share the worries of the adults, and from what happened from his mouth, Xie Hong was even more arrogant. In fact, there is no need to add oil and vinegar, the fact that Jin Yiwei fought in the capital is already amazing enough, and it was Xie Hong who caused the matter, and before Mu Bin finished speaking, everyone was already furious.

"How dare the erector do this! Didn't he know that this was at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of Gyeonggi? This official is determined to impeach him, and he must let His Majesty kill this minister! Eliminate Jinyiwei and East Factory! "The Metropolitan Procuratorate suffered a heavy setback last time, and Zhang Fuhua has been very depressed recently, but after listening to Mu Bin's words, he was in great spirits and was the first to stand up.

Everyone else also agreed, Xie Hong must be killed, and it would be better if he could also dismiss Jinyiwei and Dongchang by the way. For the courtiers, these two institutions are like swords hanging over their heads, although there is an upright Mu Bin now, it is difficult to say that it can be done, and it is the best policy to take this opportunity to do it once and for all.

"This matter has to be considered in the long run." Li Dongyang didn't speak all the time, but at this time he opened his mouth, and he sang the opposite tune to everyone again.

Cold water was poured on his enthusiasm, Zhang Shihua was a little embarrassed, and said angrily: "Lord Li, if such a great crime is not punished, where will the dignity of the imperial court be?" ”

Li Dongyang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Lord Zhang, don't worry, please think about it, if the official of the Daoyan Department is impeached on a large scale, how will Your Majesty respond?" ”

Zhang Fuhua thought for a moment and said: "Whether it is to protect Xie Hong, or to protect the factory guard, the facts are there, and Your Majesty cannot insist on going his own way." Most of the people nodded in approval, and the exhortation also had to pay attention to skills, if only one choice was given, if Zhengde was not allowed, it could be shelved and kept. But if he is given two choices, he can't choose one.

"If Your Majesty protects Xie Hong, what should I do?" Li Dongyang asked again.

"Isn't that a good thing, then, of course, to lay off factory guards?" Zhang Fuhua replied without thinking, but there were fewer people who echoed this time.

Li Dongyang's words reminded many people that the call for the abolition of factory guards is not small in the government and the opposition, but when this matter is also scored, if it is in the Hongzhi period, everyone will naturally be happy, but now...... It seems that we have to think about it.

Jinyiwei did not always exist in the Ming Dynasty, in the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang once abolished Jinyiwei, and restored it in the Yongle period; As for the East Factory, it was not at the beginning, it was cut and built, built and cut, and repeated many times; Some people even remembered the West Factory that Wang Zhi was ordered to build, although it was later abolished, but if the emperor really had the heart, why would it be difficult to build it again?

Again, whether the minions directly led by the emperor such as the factory guard are strong or not depends on whether the person in command is effective. The people present were all senior officials of the DPRK and China, although they did not hear the conversation between Xie Hong and Qian Ning, but the truth was clear at a thought.

There was no response, and after Zhang Shihua thought about it carefully, he also broke out in a cold sweat. Originally, today's Jinyiwei and Dongchang are basically not lethal, and it really doesn't matter too much whether they are cut or not. is cut, but it is just a fight for fame; If you don't cut it, it's actually not a threat.

But with Xie Hong, things are different, the emperor is already not on good terms with the courtiers, and if he is forced to dismiss the factory guard, the relationship will naturally be even worse. It's cut here, what's so difficult to go back and build a West Factory Wuwei? Without the constraints of Mu Bin and Wang Yue, the newly built factory guards may be terrifying.

I thought that Xie Hong was just a fool, but today it seems that this person is still a madman, and he only has a thousand people under him who dares to challenge Beizhen Fusi, if he controls tens of thousands of horses for such a person, then won't the sky be turned upside down?

“…… Master Li, in that case, why don't we go all out to attack Xie Hong? After a half-sigh, Zhang Fuhua said.

Li Dongyang shook his head and sighed: "Isn't that back to the previous situation?" Everyone should have an idea in their hearts, and if you just talk about political affairs, Your Majesty may still back down. But once Xie Hong or the Eight Tigers were involved, His Majesty's reaction was ......"

Political affairs are more complicated, and they don't understand all the twists and turns of Zhengde, so they are likely to back down. Can kill Xie Hong or not kill Xie Hong or Eight Tigers, this is a two-choice topic, it is very simple, Zhengde only needs to insist, there is no possibility of retreating at all, if it is pressed, there will be problems.

The time in the suburbs of Beijing made many people afraid when they thought about it, it was said to be a fake sword, but who can guarantee that the emperor would not use a real sword? They can all commit suicide, but what if there is any more drastic action? That's why there was a plan to slowly plan, and everyone agreed.

Liu Jian also agreed with Li Dongyang's opinion, and he said slowly: "In addition, this time, Xie Hong asked for the holy decree in advance, and Shi Wenyi took the lead and attacked Xie Hong, how could he not bypass Jinyiwei, it was very likely that he would not succeed in fighting the snake, but would ......" He glanced at Mu Bin and just shook his head.

Mu Bin's heart is also bright.

Just now, he was full of anger in his heart, and he didn't think much about it, he just wanted to take revenge on Xie Hong with hatred. But at this moment, the anger subsided, and he was able to calm down and think, his commander was not in vain, and years of experience told him that the courtiers' concerns were correct. If he forcibly attacked Xie Hong, it was likely that he, the commander, would be put in first.

Jinyiwei is not a system subordinate to the imperial court, but is directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and if Zhengde pushes the boat to order him to bear the responsibility, it is also justified.

If there is no him as a commander, the officials might as well impeach once, but with him, the courtiers are also a mouse-throwing weapon. Mu Bin could only sigh and give up his intention to retaliate, at least he couldn't make a fuss about this matter.

"That's it." Liu Jian saw that no one had any objections, so he ordered: "Master Zhang, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will bother you." ”

"Yes." Zhang Shihua bowed in response.

"Over there in the Sixth Branch, there is an old man who will say that Admiral Mu doesn't need to worry too much, and don't clash with that courtier anymore, just monitor his movements." After appeasing Mu Bin, Liu Jian's voice turned cold: "Let him be proud for a while, and I will seek justice with him in the future!" ”

(To be continued)