Chapter 117: Rumors
The special service team led by Lao Cannon arrived in Beijing on the 8th, and everyone followed the cover of Tianjin Wujia Trading Company to enter Beijing and then walked for half a day, and came to the Dengzhou Township Club near Chongwen Street.
Lao Pao waited all the way, and under the guidance of a guy in Dengzhou, he came to the inconspicuous courtyard on the edge of Xie Bai Trading Company, and Tang Baocheng, who received the news, had been waiting for them here for a long time.
"What about Master Zong?" The old cannon sat still and didn't care about greetings, and asked
"Lord Zong is still waiting for His Majesty's will, originally the imperial court was urging constantly, but I didn't expect that after Lord Zong arrived in Beijing, the imperial court changed its attitude, not only did His Majesty not summon him, but he also did not give the will to appease the rebels, Master Ma and the brothers of the special service team had to wait for a few more days" Tang Baocheng said with a smile.
The old cannon frowned slightly and asked, "The imperial court doesn't plan to appease it?" ”
Tang Baocheng shook his head: "The 30,000 battalions of Juyong Guan Tangtong have arrived in Changping, I'm afraid Your Majesty's mind has been repeated again?" ”
The old cannon said strangely: "What? Chao Pichang, Wang Zhaokun and others lost their troops, and I heard about it on the way to Tianjin, why did His Majesty the Emperor still fight? ”
Tang Baocheng laughed and said, "I'm afraid that what Your Majesty has seen is a great victory with countless beheadings, right?" ”
The old cannon said in disbelief: "Isn't this matter still a mystery from the world?" Isn't there a royal history that dares to speak out, and accuses them of deceiving the king in the matter? ”
Tang Baocheng shook his head: "Even if the world knows, as long as Your Majesty doesn't know." Or pretend not to know, Wen Tiren can't get sick, and those imperial histories are not fools. ”
The old cannon glanced at Tang Baocheng. He asked slowly: "The Lord sent you to preside over the overall situation of the Jingshi, don't you have any way?" ”
Tang Baocheng got up and walked out of the window, looked at the gloomy weather outside, and shook his head for a long time: "What can be done?" The adult's backer, Lord Shousuke, is not out of the door, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that His Majesty is quite angry with my Lushun, and is bent on weakening the power of the adult. The adults who are close to Oh Lushun are too late to be conservative at this time, who dares to uphold justice for us? ”
The old cannon snorted, "Didn't you take these predicaments into account before you came here?" If you want to say that there is no plan, who will believe it? ”
Tang Baocheng ignored it. Pulling open the wooden latch, he looked towards a small three-story building on the edge of the courtyard, where a man from the Foreign Affairs Department stood and made a safe gesture towards Tang Baocheng. Indicate that nothing is happening in the house.
Tang Baocheng tightened the latch. Turning back to the old cannon, he said: "The plan of the Foreign Intelligence Department naturally exists, but one of us is in charge of the Beijing Division, and the other is in charge of Changping, and each will not interfere, so it is not convenient for me to reveal too much, but Lord Ma is a little troublesome, Changping is surrounded by water, and the special service team may not be able to mix in even if it has three heads and six arms, right?" ”
The old cannon smiled slightly. said: "It's worried about you, and I'm not afraid to tell you." In fact, the envoy of John's protection has already infiltrated the Yong'an camp, and I am afraid that they have already entered the city at this time, right? ”
"Envoy?" Tang Baocheng was taken aback
The old cannon opened his hand and did not answer.
Tang Baocheng thought for a while and said, "You also received a secret order from adults?" The regimental training camp must be firmly nailed to Changping and wait for the next instruction, right? ”
The old cannon nodded slightly and did not answer.
Tang Baocheng said again: "The activities of our Beijing division also need the cooperation of the regimental training camp, but the regimental training camp lacks food and clothing, and I am afraid it will not last long, does that envoy have a good way?" ”
The old cannon sighed: "We also discussed this issue before we set off, if we take the initiative to attack before the arrival of Tang Tong's army, the regimental training battalion may be able to solve the difficulty, but unfortunately Wu Zhongcun and Bai Siwen are still too conservative." At the moment, we don't have a good way, Zu Dashou is willing to write to Tang Tong to mediate, but our situation is very bad, the main force is dragged in the Mopan City and can't move, the regimental training camp is a mouthful of fat, everyone wants to swallow a bite to show loyalty to His Majesty, I heard that there are still many imperial history sparse, to transfer Xuanda, security with soldiers and horses, fortunately was suppressed by the military gate. ”
Tang Baocheng did not hurry to skim off the foam with the lid of the teacup, he was dressed in a brocade robe and jade robe, coupled with a calm and unhurried momentum, he was no different from the magnates of the Beijing Division, it was hard to imagine that three years ago he was still the son of a military household struggling on the verge of death. The special service team has two lines, one is to protect the envoy to infiltrate Changping, and the envoy will convey the orders of the adults and organize the regimental training camp to hold on, and the old artillery will follow Zong Yuanfang's main care, although the old artillery did not say the identity of the envoy, but how can he hide it from Tang Baocheng's ears and eyes? Of course, Tang Baocheng understands that Lao Pao is anxious, but he is also a little uncertain, since Ruan Dacheng came to Lushun, the adults don't know why they have a blue eye for him, first stayed in the General Staff Department for a while, and then transferred to the Religious Department of the Propaganda Department, there are rumors that the adults will promote him to take over the bishop position of Bi Fangji, at that time Tang Baocheng put his mind at ease, and replacing Bi Fangji did not pose any threat to him, but Tang Baocheng never expected that the adults would send him to preside over the overall situation of Changping.
Although Ma Shiying was also entrusted with important tasks by adults, he was still struggling with qualifications in the cavalry battalion, and the adults seemed to be training Ruan Dacheng, and the departments he stayed in were different every time, which made Tang Baocheng a little jealous and a little puzzled.
"Maybe the adults are going to use Ruan Dacheng's identity to divide the scholar class?" Tang Baocheng is not sure.
It wasn't until the old cannon coughed that Tang Baocheng came back to his senses
"The Department of Foreign Intelligence has also discussed the plight of the regimental training camp and has countermeasures, but I'm afraid Master Ma will not agree."
Tang Baocheng shook his head and said: "The suggestion of the Foreign Intelligence Department is that there are too many people in Changping City, as long as they find a way to consume half of it, it is like organizing those old, weak, sick and disabled to go to the city and merge with the officers and soldiers, which not only hits the officers and soldiers, but also saves enough food for the regimental training camp to last for another half a year."
Smack!
The old cannon applauded and stood up: "Good plan, good means!" ”
Tang Baocheng smiled slightly: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, Master Ma has an overreputation, the Department of Foreign Affairs thinks that this method is the most direct and effective, and it may lose some popular support, but you know Master Ma, the popular heart is sometimes not so important." ”
"Such a good plan, the adults didn't approve it?" The old cannon scoffed
Tang Baocheng shook his head indifferently: "It's a pity that my lord didn't send my Foreign Intelligence Department to preside over the overall situation of Changping, so it's not easy for the Foreign Intelligence Department to interfere in this matter." However, if you know what the Foreign Intelligence Department thinks, you will definitely nod your head in agreement. ”
The old cannon snorted coldly, dropped a sentence and brushed his sleeves away: "What is the plan of the Foreign Intelligence Division." Directly speaking, it's your Tang Baocheng's idea, Lord Tang really hasn't changed, he is still cold-blooded and vicious! ”
Tang Baocheng waved goodbye to the back of the old cannon, smiled and said loudly: "It's still Lord Ma who knows me......"
Early the next morning, Lao Pao was chatting with Zong Yuanfang, but he didn't expect a guy to run over in a panic and say: "There is an urgent matter over there is an urgent matter over there, so I ordered the villain to invite all the adults to come over and discuss together."
Lao Pao and Li Zhong glanced at each other. Zong Yuanfang also seemed to be a little confused, and scolded sharply: "What's the matter with this monkey cub? is young and has a bad stomach, and I don't know how Yang Bo fell in love with him? ”
Lao Pao knew that Zong Yuanfang was quite familiar with Tang Baocheng when he was in Phi Dao. It's just that the eunuch is a little perverted in his heart, and he obviously loves Tang Baocheng very much, but he keeps scolding.
When everyone came to the living room, Tang Baocheng sat down. There are constantly guys. Vendors dressed as Foreign Intelligence Division personnel came in and out, and these people looked uneasy, as if something big had happened.
"What's wrong?" Zong Yuanfang sat on the main seat left to him by Tang Baocheng with a big grin, and moved his ass left and right before asking.
"Qiu Yong, you go out first" Tang Baocheng waved his hand at the people in the Foreign Intelligence Department, and looked back at the old cannon without speaking.
The old cannon understood, turned his head and whispered to Li Zhong: "Let the brothers be on standby at any time, I'm afraid something will happen." ”
"Master Zong. Master Ma, something is not good" Seeing that there are no idle people. Tang Baocheng said to the two with a serious expression: "Rumors about the Jingshi were all over the place overnight, and they were all rumors against adults!" ”
The old cannon chuckled in his heart, and Zong Yuanfang also said with a look of concern: "Ill-intentioned? Is this the right time to choose? ”
Tang Baocheng shook his head: "It's more deadly than this, the rumor says that the adult colluded with Jiannu, saying that he and the slave chieftain Taiji have made an alliance under the city, and the adult was named the king of Zhennan by the slave chief, and the two families joined forces, the slave chief took Shanhaiguan, the adult counterattacked Shandong, and ......the two roads were attacked, etc."
The old cannon was furious, and tried his best to control it before saying, "What is the use of such an obvious provocation? ”
Tang Baocheng didn't look at him, and said slowly: "The key is that the title of the king of Zhennan is too ruthless, and the rumors are not wrong, the adults are actually divided from southern Liaoning, and they are a family of their own, as soon as the rumors come out, even if the court still wants to maintain the current know-it-all relationship, there is only one way to meet each other!" ”
Zong Yuanfang thought for a while, squinted his eyes and said: "It's not that it can't be eased, it depends on how Your Majesty decides, according to our family, if the imperial court has the intention to cover up this matter, it will definitely send Jinyi Wei to arrest a few people who spread rumors, just say that it is Jiannu's meticulous work to shake the relationship between my Ming monarch and minister, while appeasing Yang Bo to make the monarch and minister get along, if the first assistant persuades almost, the current crisis can be resolved, but, alas, ......"
Tang Baocheng nodded and said: "Master Zong also sees it, at the moment, the situation in Lushun is critical, and the army is suppressed and cannot be freed, Your Majesty will definitely not give up this opportunity easily."
Zong Yuanfang snorted and scolded sharply: "Fart, the monkey cub can speak, what can you do with your free hands?" Does Yang Bo still dare to rebel? ”
Tang Baocheng laughed and said, "I don't dare to rebel, but the court will have concerns after all, right?" With checks and balances, Your Majesty will not insist on going your own way, I think, there is no need for any brocade guards to check, this news must be released by the Tartar slaves."
The old cannon leaned over and asked, "Are you sure?" Why don't I let my special service team catch a few of them first, and then throw them at Shuntianfu, won't the truth be revealed to the world? ”
Tang Baocheng smiled slightly, threw a notice over casually, and the old cannon took it, only to read a few lines of old-fashioned and tremble!
It turned out that there were not only letters between Yang Bo and Huang Taiji in this notice, but also a letter of painting from Yang Bo who concealed the private peace talks between the imperial court and Huang Taiji, and even Ma Ziqiang's name was on it, which was the prisoner released by Huang Taiji after Yang Bo and Huang Taiji discussed peace, and the content of the notice was detailed and reasonable, and people who had not participated in this matter would never be able to write such a detailed thing, and Lao Cannon even suspected that Huang Taiji had personally handled it, but these rumors came from Jiannu's side and were undoubtedly convinced.
Zong Yuanfang took the notice, his eyebrows fluttered, and he said in a snort: "I can't see it, Yang Bo usually boasts of loyalty and righteousness, and puts on a face of loyalty to the country, but in private he is so filthy, our family has been deceived by him?" Okay. ”
Zong Yuanfang stayed in Tianjin for more than ten days, and deliberately curled his tongue when he spoke.
Tang Baocheng smiled and said, "How is it?" Do you believe this rumor? ”
Zong Yuanfang said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if our family believes it or not, the key is that Your Majesty is probably convinced, Yang Bo is going to be unlucky now, our family should draw a line with him as soon as possible, hmm, should we hurry up and impeach him, monkey cub, what do you say?" ”
Tang Baocheng smiled and shook his head: "I will only report the Buddha's feet when the matter is coming, it's late, our adults have fallen, and the Zong adults are afraid that it will not be able to drag on for a few days." ”
Seeing Zong Yuanfang and Tang Baocheng singing and harmonizing, and didn't care at all, Lao Pao was furious in his heart, but the affairs of the Jingshi were not in his charge, and Tang Baocheng had to nod his head if he wanted to take any action, he pressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "It's about the interests of Lushun, and Lao Pao can't just take it for granted, so it's no wonder that he didn't remind Lord Tang that the Foreign Intelligence Department can't formulate an effective counterattack plan, so the special service team can take over immediately."
Tang Baocheng hadn't spoken yet, but Zong Yuanfang scolded sharply: "Idiot, what's the panic?" Counterattack? How to fight back? The spies who went to catch Jiannu have a fart, huh? ”
The old cannon was scolded angrily by Zong Yuanfang, and his face was not good, so he could only be silent......
Zong Yuanfang said again: "Monkey cub, how is the reaction of the Jingshi now?" ”
Tang Baocheng said: "Don't look at the Tatar slaves are foreign barbarians, and the use of discord is not much inferior to our foreign affairs department, just now the spies have reported that the rumors have been spread all over the world, what teahouses, wine shops, vegetable farms, in addition to saying that our adults hooked up with the Tartar slaves and plotted to rebel against foreign countries, what other subordinates are ready to add yellow robes to a certain day and time, and what big stones are dug out in the courtyard of the General's Mansion, with four big characters on the destiny of heaven, and adults are not extraordinary people, but their mothers and immortals are intertwined in their dreams, and this gave birth to adults. When an adult is born, the fairy music is swirling, and the sky is full of colorful clouds......"
"Enough"
Lao Pao heard Tang Baocheng's unscrupulous relay, but he also pulled Yang Bo and his mother into it, how can he bear it now? Finally slapped the table.
"Haha"
Unexpectedly, Zong Yuanfang held his stomach and laughed so much that he couldn't even straighten his waist...... (To be continued......)