Li Tingzhu is a descendant of Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao, and his ancestor was the Duke of Guo in the past, but he was only named Marquis when he was renewing his title in Jiajing. And it was this Linhuai Marquis, who couldn't have been able to take his turn at all. At the beginning of the eleventh year of Jiajing, it was his cousin Li Xing who was named the Marquis of Linhuai, but this marquis was greedy for enjoyment, happy and sad, and died two years later, and he didn't even leave an heir, and the title fell on Li Tingzhu's father Li Yi.

Li Yi also passed away in two years, 21-year-old Li Tingzhu inherited the title of Marquis of Linhuai, three years later only 24 years old, he hung the Pingman general to seal out of Zhenhuguang, 34-year-old Governor Caojiang, led the water division to fight against the Japanese Kou, served as the governor of Caoyun in Huai'an, and later served as the seal of the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army in Nanjing, and Longqing replaced Xu Pengju as the garrison of Nanjing in five years. You must know that this position has been controlled by the Duke of Wei for almost a long time, and others can't interfere, even if this time it is because Xu Peng abolished Chang Liyou, and the lawsuit against the lord was brought to the front of the emperor, and the title was given to Xu Bangrui, but the Nanjing garrison fell on Li Tingzhu, still because the court valued him.

Even if he doesn't have too brilliant achievements, he can't be compared with a hero like Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, but from an unknown son of a hero to today, Li Tingzhu has his own merits. At this moment, Meng Fang and Zhang Jiayin said in unison, but he said calmly: "I am sixty years old this year, relying on the old man to say a word, this turmoil, the person who stirs up trouble behind the scenes does not show any deeds, naturally it is ill-intentioned." burned Meng's industry, aroused Meng's anger, and then arrested Xiucai, and then aroused the public anger of Xiucai, so that the two sides pinched each other, it was not only Meng's father-in-law, but also more people. ”

He did not hesitate to pierce this layer of window paper, and then said in a deep voice: "The emperor has not been on the throne for a long time, although the first assistant Zhang Ge Lao and Feng Gonggong sincerely cooperated. Both inside and outside are stable, at this time, this kind of chaos suddenly happened in the southeast, what do people think? It's okay to investigate, but it can't be as fanfare as before, but it should be pursued secretly, don't you think? Gonggong Meng suspected that there was a talent secretly doing it. And Governor Zhang thinks that someone deliberately provokes scholars, these ideas are not wrong, but without evidence, the case cannot be closed, and the one who turned himself in, and the one who wanted to jump into the river claimed that he was afraid of being killed, so it was very simple. ”

Li Tingzhu paused, and put the small wine glass in his hand on the desk: "Killed the one and was thrown out, only saying that he was instructed by someone." But I can't ask who instructed He Si! This person hurt the old robes, instigated Xiucai to set fire, and obviously had ulterior motives for Gonggong Meng, since he couldn't ask anything, what did he keep for? Throw it out, the civilian anger is! As for the Xiucai who set the fire, as well as the other two who first complained, when they wrote to the court, they said two good words to them, and they were punished lightly. As long as the people are ordered to post notices of corresponding disposal all over the city. Then pacify the whole city, and the people's grievances can gradually subside. Let's get to the bottom of it in the dark! ”

Meng Fang's forehead was bruised. However, when he thought of the unfathomable Feng Bao, he only felt that a basin of cold water was splashed on his head, and he hesitated for a long time, but finally just snorted lightly, and actually agreed.

And Zhang Jiayin is naturally much more knowledgeable about current affairs than Meng Fang. After all. He was promoted by Gao Gong, and he was still reused in this position after Zhang Juzheng was promoted to the position of first assistant, and of course he did not want to be involved in some of the most troublesome party struggles, such as this arson case, which at first seemed to be a pure vent of anger. Therefore, he expressed a clear meaning to Li Tingzhu's suggestion.

"Master Hou is so compassionate. The subordinate officials can observe themselves, and immediately notify the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the government and county government to close the case as soon as possible. ”

Since the bigwigs at the top have reached a preliminary consensus, the officials at the bottom will naturally move faster when they get the upper hand. However, one day, the case has already been decided, and He Si, like Shao Fang at the beginning, was charged with a crime of beleading the public, and will be reported to the imperial court for execution. As for the two former robes who were blinded by him, they were nothing more than the crime of confiscation. Even if He Si yelled in the hall and shouted that the three people's secret business was broken in, it still didn't help, and in the end, he was beaten by 20 small boards for roaring in the court. Like a dead dog, when he was dragged back to the prison cell, his clothes were covered with blood, and the whole person was about to collapse.

He was Hu Zongxian's personal soldier, and he once accompanied Hu Songqi to visit Hu Zongxian, and he had been in the Dongcheng Terracotta Division for a long time, so he knew this kind of torture. When he was first gagged and beaten, he knew that this small bamboo board was powerful, even if his muscles and bones were strong, when he was thrown on that pile of rotten straw, he could no longer support it. He knew that if he fainted at this moment, he was afraid that he would really give his life here, so he had to make a hard heart, and in order not to fall asleep, he actually bit his tongue to the point of blood. Just as he was struggling to endure it, he suddenly heard a rustling movement outside the cell.

Afraid that someone would kill him, he was most wary of someone who was unfavorable to him, so he immediately turned his head with all his strength to look over, and sure enough, he saw a somewhat familiar gray-clothed figure standing outside, but not the mysterious person who gave him two hundred taels of silver and came up with such a vicious idea? He only felt that the hairs on his body stood up, but if he wanted to call someone, his tongue was bitten so that he could barely make a sound, his throat was dry and unbearable, and he could only burst out a few vague words with all his strength. In desperation, he saw the man smiling coldly at him.

"Such a good idea can make you poke out such a big flaw, it's really muddy that can't hold up the wall! By now, you're going to die! ”

Seeing someone open the cell door and carrying things towards him, He Si couldn't help but be frightened. However, he was now handcuffed and shackled, and he couldn't move when he was hit by the board, so he could only watch the heavy bag pressing down on his back. By the time he realized it was a sandbag, he couldn't even snort. Waiting for one heavy sandbag after another to press on his body, he felt that it was difficult for the whole person to even breathe, and his eyes were in a trance, only to see that the person who spoke before seemed to be looking at him with a smile, and he was sure that he would not survive this level. Sure enough, he only struggled to support it for a short while, and then he felt that his eyes were black, and his heart was already full of regret.

I knew that I would be abandoned today, so why bother to be dizzy for a while because I coveted the silver?

The gray-clothed man saw that He Si was out of breath, and the jailer who did it promised to leave absolutely no traces, so he got out of the cell, quietly came out of the back door of Yingtianfu and got on the horse, and went around in a big circle in Jinling City like his own backyard, and finally changed his mount. The clothes were also changed to a small hat in Tsing Yi, and then I came to the front door of a magnificent mansion, not elsewhere, but the Nanjing Garrison Eunuch's Mansion.

The man hurried up the steps with his robe, smiled and greeted those who came in and out, and waited through a few doors. When he entered a delicate courtyard, he saw a middle-aged man in a brocade robe standing there in the middle of the courtyard, looking thoughtfully at an osmanthus that had fully bloomed.

He hurriedly stepped forward quickly, respectfully lowered his hand and shouted, "Seventh Master." ”

"It's all done?"

"Yes, the sandbag crushes people, and I watched him die before he came back."

"It's a good death, I thought that Hu Butang was a wise man, and there should always be some strong and intelligent subordinates, but I didn't expect that only these goods were left." The middle-aged man in the brocade robe who spoke suddenly reached out and pinched off a branch of osmanthus. Only then did he turn around, "This person swore that he could move his companions, but he didn't expect to be recognized in the end." You should have heard it in the court, he said that after being broken by someone, two companions leaned on his head, and the person who broke it asked out? ”

"Those two guys were also tortured and questioned, but they were two hard bones, and they didn't ask anything."

"If you can't ask, forget it. At this time, all parties pay attention and do more wrong. The middle-aged man in the brocade robe pinched off all the flowers on the osmanthus in his hand one by one. Lost a place, his voice was still faint, "Are you sure that when you go to clean up He Si's head, there is absolutely no trace left?" ”

"Seventh Master, don't worry, that jailer is someone I found before. took Gonggong Meng's waist card again, and he deliberately dressed up in disguise, and his body shape was all different from what he was now, even if he said that he leaked his mouth, Gonggong Meng would suffer a dumb loss by himself. Again. I will follow you to Jiangling today, and I will not set foot in Nanjing City for ten or eight years, and I will definitely not let people notice. ”

"Well, you go and call the others and pack up your things. I personally went to tell Gonggong Meng and bid farewell to him. ”

The middle-aged man in the brocade robe commanded, and when the person quietly retreated, he went back to the room and changed into another set of clothes, which was a simple blue silk robe, and then he didn't bring anyone with him, so he went out of the courtyard. He has lived in this garrison eunuch's mansion for more than ten days, and he is familiar with all the servants and subordinates he meets along the way, and he is called the Seventh Master. And when he arrived at the door of the study, the gatekeeper, the garrison eunuch who was calling for wind and rain in Nanjing, was actually waiting at the door in person.

"Brother You, this is leaving?"

"This time, I was originally ordered by the elder to come to Nanjing to deliver the letter, and then I went straight down to Jiangling to meet the old lady, I have stayed in Nanjing City for a long time, but I still have to thank Gong Meng for his hospitality."

Knowing that You Qi was the housekeeper of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the dynasty, he came to Nanjing this time, and brought Feng Bao's handwritten letter, asking him to pay attention to the movements of Shilin in the southeast. Although it was determined that Feng Bao's position was as stable as Mount Tai, and Zhang Juzheng was outside the palace, it could be said that he was at ease, but this time he was calculated, and he was very unhappy after all. Therefore, after letting You Qi into the house, he half-truthfully complained about the boss and sued Zhang Jiayin for his tricks, but You Qi blindly played Tai Chi at first, and only in the end did he lightly mention a few words.

"These talents are all thinking about the nomination of the laurel list, Zhang Jiayin's side is so hard, is it not because the chief examiner of the township examination, Geng Xiangxiang, also protects them? If this is what kind of trick is there in the township of Jinke, how can these talents be crossed? ”

Meng Fang was overjoyed with such a mention, and when You Qiyi and his party left, he actually sent people to the gate in person.

It wasn't until he got on the boat going to Gangneung Mansion at the dock outside the Jinchuan Gate that You Qifang, who was sitting in the cabin, showed a somewhat angry expression.

He naturally didn't dare to design Feng Bao on the front, but when he designed Meng Fang's straw bag, he was conceited and would never let people see it, who would have thought that the distinguished guests living at home were planning to pit themselves? He had already seen that Zhang Juzheng was very dissatisfied with the atmosphere of the academies in the southeast and the students who frequently commented on the imperial court decrees, thinking that as soon as the matter was a big trouble, as long as Meng Fang went to cry to Feng Bao, and then followed by some eye medicine, Zhang Juzheng would be able to logically suppress this kind of free and loose morale, anyway, it was a few old departments of Hu Zongxian, who would have thought that the situation would plummet!

It's a pity that he didn't have time to stay in Nanjing for too long, otherwise he would have to find out the guy who messed up a good situation! It's up to Meng Fang next, after all, he's just passing by! (To be continued......)