Entrusted by Zheng Xunrui, Xu Wanghua rushed to the capital as quickly as possible, he knew very well that time was the most precious, Zhang Pu had returned to the capital, and he would soon report on the matters of the Henan patrol, and then the cabinet would discuss the way to deal with it, and after the vote was drafted, it would be reported to the emperor for review, and when the holy decree came down, it would be too late.

Zheng Xunrui is very correct, under the current situation, Zheng Xunrui and the Donglin Party turned face, which means that the court and even the emperor directly turned face, such a situation is extremely unfavorable for the Ming Dynasty, many things can only be taken slowly, can not be too anxious, in fact, Zheng Xunrui as long as he begins to prepare to deal with the Donglin Party, maybe the day of the showdown will not take long, but not now.

Xu Wanghua took the boat piloted by A Bing and arrived in the capital in only four days.

After coming to the capital, Xu Wanghua was very cautious, he sent scouts for a whole day to investigate the traces of Zhang Fengyi, Yang Yipeng, Qian Shisheng, Hou Xun and others, at the same time, he contacted the dark line of the capital, learned a lot of information, and after a night of careful thinking, he went straight to visit Zhang Fengyi.

It is said that Zhang Pu's main task is to investigate the situation of the Liukou in Henan, to see if the imperial court needs to dispatch the border troops of Datong to participate in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, just during Zhang Pu's investigation, Xiong Wencan led the army to achieve an unprecedented victory, exterminated more than 8,000 Liukou, captured Tuoyangkun and Liu Guoneng are the leaders of the Liukou, recovered Ruzhou, and dealt a heavy blow to the Liukou.

Because of the victory in this battle, Xiong Wencan, Gao Qiqian, Zhang Pu and others were all rewarded by the imperial court, and Zhang Pu, who came back from Henan Patrol, was undoubtedly promoted.

At the beginning, the imperial court sent Zhang Pu to serve as the governor of the imperial history, and Zhang Fengyi felt very bad, but this proposal was supported by the emperor, and no one could oppose it.

Zhang Pu was reporting on the affairs of Henan. focused on Li Yan and the Red Lady, Li Yan's original name was Li Xin, and he was a man from Qi County, Henan, because he participated in the rebellion and defected to the Liukou. Therefore, he was participated in and dismissed by Qixian County, but I don't know why, Qixian's recitals and related archives have all disappeared.

Zhang Pu's suggestion was to escort Li Yan and the Red Lady to the capital. Inquire about the situation carefully.

The emperor referred the matter to the cabinet for deliberation.

Zhang Fengyi thought about this matter carefully and found the problem, Zhang Pu said about Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance when he played, and Niu Jinxing was also the same year as Li Yan, who was also committed to Liukou, this time Xiong Wencan's big victory was because Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance abandoned the darkness and sent accurate information, so the court must reward Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance. Zhang Fengyi sensitively noticed that it was impossible for Niu Jinxing and others to have no relationship with Li Yan, but Zhang Pu didn't mention anything.

The situation in this should be complex and related, and Zhang Pu must have concealed some matters in the process of reporting.

One more thing is certain, that is, Li Yan and the Red Lady are both in the hands of Zheng Xunrui.

The cabinet will discuss the next day, and as expected, the emperor will definitely make an order. Demanded that Li Yan and the Red Lady be escorted to the capital.

Escorting Li Yan and the Red Lady to the capital for interrogation will definitely be unfavorable to Zheng Xunrui.

Just when Zhang Fengyi was meditating, the housekeeper came to report that someone outside asked to see him. The person brought a letter.

There are a lot of people who ask to see every day, Zhang Fengyi may not meet everyone, he picked up the letter casually, opened it quickly, and thought in his heart that he could just look at the letter and let the housekeeper deal with it. But when he opened the letter, his eyes widened, and he commanded the steward to bring the man to the study quickly, and told the steward, that no one should disturb them during their consultation.

Xu Wanghua was taken to the study, and the gifts he brought were also placed in a conspicuous position on the table.

Zhang Fengyi quickly came in, glancing at the sandalwood box on the table.

"It turned out to be Mr. Xu, the official was very busy during this time, and he didn't know that Mr. Xu was coming to the capital."

"I made a special trip to visit Lord Zhang, and I was entrusted by Lord Zheng to ask for my lord's help on important matters."

Zhang Fengyi nodded, he had carefully read the letter just now and knew what was going on.

However, this matter does have a certain degree of difficulty, at least Zheng Xunrui was negligent, Zheng Xunrui admitted negligence in the letter, and it is difficult to move over at this time.

Zhang Fengyi, who was in contemplation, did not speak immediately, probably because he felt powerless, in the cabinet, Qian Shisheng had a great influence, after all, he was the oldest minister in the cabinet, and Zhang Zhifa, the first assistant of the cabinet, was really incapable, always thinking about maintaining the stability of the cabinet, and could not accurately understand the emperor's intentions, so he did not have much right to speak.

Xu Wanghua saw that Zhang Fengyi did not speak, and opened his mouth with a smile.

"I'm afraid my lord thinks that there is not much hope for this matter, Lord Zheng also said, he is dedicated to the court, and feels that Li Yan is a talent, so he recruited it, after Li Yan returned to Shun, he wrote a letter to Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, urging the two to leave Li Zicheng and Liukou, and it is precisely because Li Yan wrote a letter that there will be a big victory after Lord Xiong."

Zhang Fengyi's eyes widened.

"Mr. Xu, this is true, but what evidence is there?"

The smile on Xu Wanghua's face retracted, Zheng Xunrui's judgment was accurate, Zhang Pu's investigation should be based on Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, so it is impossible for Niu Jinxing not to take out Li Yan's letter, otherwise Zhang Pu would not have thought of Li Yan and the Red Lady, and if it weren't for Li Yan having a way out, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance would not have defected to the government for no reason.

"I'm here to ask for help, naturally every sentence is true, otherwise how could Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance abandon the darkness and turn to the light for no reason, both of them are strategists under Li Zicheng, and their status is very good."

"What Mr. Xu said is very good, and the official can't figure this out, why did Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance suddenly abandon the darkness and turn to the light, since they have such ideas, they shouldn't have defected to Liukou in the first place."

Counting here, Zhang Fengyi shook his head again.

"Mr. Xu, but there is no evidence for what you said, and the cabinet will discuss this matter tomorrow, even if this question is raised, because there is no letter, many adults will not believe it."

Xu Wanghua was also stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the cabinet would be discussed tomorrow, if he didn't come to visit today, there would be no hope a day later, and under the current situation, Zheng Xunrui would not openly violate the holy decree.

Of course, there is a way, it depends on whether Zhang Fengyi is willing to do it.

"My lord, in fact, there is a way, but I don't know where Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance are, as long as the adults are willing to come forward and see the two, everything must be able to fall into place."

Zhang Fengyi narrowed his eyes, it was indeed okay to do this, he learned from Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance that the letter was real, and the two of them were also inspired by Li Yan, so they resolutely betrayed Li Zicheng and provided real information about Liukou, so that Xiong Wencan could win a big victory, just by doing this, he Zhang Fengyi was afraid that he would offend the Donglin party.

Seeing that Zhang Fengyi did not express his position, Xu Wanghua pointed out the contradiction.

"Zheng and Zhang Pu have cut the robe and broken righteousness, and the relationship with the Donglin Party is also very rigid, these situations, adults are aware, today's court, the influence of the Donglin Party is gradually increasing, in the next thought, the emperor can not know, if the Donglin Party family is dominant, the emperor is also intolerable, Zheng Daren as the crown prince Shaobao, and the Donglin Party fight, the emperor also knows, the difference is that Zheng Daren is for the Ming Dynasty, everywhere to endure, I can't think of the Donglin Party people think that Zheng Daren is cowardly, If this time really annoys Lord Zheng, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have a stable moment in the court. ”

Zhang Fengyi showed an unhappy look on his face, and Xu Wanghua's words seemed to be threatening.

"Under the entrustment of Lord Zheng, to seek the help of adults, in fact, it is also to help adults, adults can think about it, once the Donglin Party people gain power, how can they tolerate the previous attitude of adults, must be asking adults to express their positions, if adults are unwilling to submit, then they may have to leave the cabinet, if adults succumb, he will find the problem in the emperor, and it is also difficult for adults to have both."

"Your Excellency's attitude at this moment can also reassure the emperor that this Donglin Party member is not yet able to influence the government."

"These words, if they were not in front of adults, they would never have been uttered."

After Xu Wanghua said these words, Zhang Fengyi was silent and didn't speak for a long time, of course, there was another aspect that Xu Wanghua didn't say, that is, after he Zhang Fengyi made a move, the relationship with Zheng Xunrui was even more extraordinary.

After about a quarter of an hour, Zhang Fengyi finally spoke.

"Mr. Xu is quick to talk, the official is quite emotional, since there is such a reason for this matter, then the official will investigate, since Li Yan has a letter to Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, but Zhang Pu did not report this matter in the Qianqing Palace, obviously with selfish intentions, this matter is revealed, I am afraid that Zhang Pu has no way to explain." ……

Zhang Pu stood up and said goodbye, he couldn't delay too much time, after all, Zhang Fengyi still had to ask Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, just as he was about to leave, Zhang Fengyi spoke.

"Mr. Xu, there is a mutual agreement between this official and Master Zheng, so there is no need for these things."

Zhang Fengyi pointed to the sandalwood box on the table.

Xu Wanghua smiled and spoke.

"It is precisely because of the unusual relationship between Lord Zheng and the adults that Lord Zheng will bring a little gift, and the order is brought on a special trip, a few gifts, not a tribute, if the adult does not accept it, he will not be able to explain it when he goes back."

After Xu Wanghua left, Zhang Fengyi opened the wooden box.

A huge pearl of the night, revealing a milky white soft glow.

Zhang Fengyi gasped, and after thinking for a while, he closed the wooden box and quickly found the housekeeper. (To be continued.) )