Chapter 202: Dismissal of Officers
The shape of the officialdom of the Beijing division changed three times a day, which made people dizzy for a while, and the heads of the gifts sent by the Zhenwei were all confirmed to be true, and at the same time, a general manager surnamed Cheng Qian was in the military department when he received the commendation according to the routine, and he cried out for his own general soldiers.
Accusing Gao Shanwei of commanding Yao Zhenglong to flee in a cowardly fight when the Tartars besieged the city, and at the same time sued the Datong prefect for being the official of his parents in vain, and tens of thousands of victims took refuge in him, not only did he not take them in, but expelled them to Yanghewei and Zhenyuwei by force, and in the process of expulsion by force, countless victims did not die under the claws of the plague, but died in the hands of the Ming officials.
In fact, Li Xin overcame many difficulties by himself, repelled the invading enemy, and then tried his best to deal with the sudden plague, so far not only controlling the spread of the epidemic, but also properly pacifying the victims who were rushed to Sanwei.
At the end, this Mr. Cheng surnamed Qian cried bitterly, crying for his own chief soldier, and the right attendant of the military department spread his hands, not knowing what to do. A mere squire was powerless in the face of this troubled water, but the news that Li Xin's subordinates had reported to the prefect of Datong and the commander of Gao Shanwei was like wings, and it quickly spread to every corner of the Beijing Division.
The trend of public opinion was very unanimous, and under the corroboration of Li Xin's beheading of the Mongol Tartar soldiers, the assertion that Gao Shanwei had exposed Li Xin's collusion with the Tartars with the intention of murdering him was difficult to hold back, and it was not only unbelievable, but also unreasonable.
Taking 10,000 steps back, the credit for the weak victory over the strong to behead Lin Dan Khan's brother Jintu is really on the surface, Yao Zhenglong only has the head of Qiu Gong and a pale confession, it is difficult not to wonder if there is another hidden story behind this.
Soon the emperor's will was handed down, and the celebrant was ordered to go to Datong Mansion to investigate the matter for the Qin Minister, and then the court would deal with it according to the results of the investigation. However, the cabinet vote was not even completed, and a central decree of the emperor was sent from the Wenhua Hall to the cabinet hall only two doors away.
In the face of this central decree, the walking officials in the cabinet were almost shocked, and no one dared to make the decision, so they directly presented it to Yang Sichang, the first assistant. After Yang Sichang finished reading, he directly drafted the ticket with a stroke of the pen.
Gao Shiming still went to Datong on behalf of the Great Tomorrow, but he had one more task, and this time he went to Datong with the court's reward for Li Xin. The emperor personally awarded Li Xin as the general of Zhaoyong, and clarified the scope of officials, and ordered the military and government to send them as the chief soldier, and at the same time assisted the Datong prefect to command the prefectures and counties of Datong to carry out epidemic prevention, and at the same time had the right to ask civil and military officials at all levels to cooperate, and awarded the Son of Heaven sword to demonstrate the letter.
Previously, due to the strong pressure of the ministers, although Zhu Youzhen promoted Li Xin to the general soldier of the third rank, he did not award the corresponding rank of loose official. At that time, the imperial court was divided into official and loose officials. Loose officials are clear of official ranks, and officials are sent by their positions, so whether it is a local or a court, a real power official is indispensable to a loose official and a professional official. In the Ming Dynasty, although this system was loosened, the appointment of officials to disperse officials was still a manifestation of the emperor's favor to his subordinates, and the awarding of scattered officials represented the imperial court's recognition of his official achievements.
Therefore, even if the emperor did not clearly state his intentions, this central decree had already made it clear to the ministers that Li Xin had no merit.
Why the emperor's attitude suddenly changed from wavering to resolute, which made the ministers puzzled, but there were still some clues to be found. It is said that after noon that day, Zhang Sizhi entered the palace alone to play a pair, and it took a whole hour to come out.
Didn't Zhang Sizhi play a role in this? While there was a lot of speculation, the ministers were also convinced of one thing, that is, the holy family of Li Xin, the chief soldier of the Three Guards, was still there. The reason why the emperor did not cancel Gao Shiming's investigation trip was that it was not good to change the order of the dynasty, so he showed his favor to Li Xin by dismissing the officials. The most remarkable thing is that Li Xin was also given a task that could only be completed by civil officials, ostensibly to assist the Datong prefect in controlling the plague, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Sword of Heaven was given to Li Xin, and it must be Li Xin who led the matter. While Li Xin shared the responsibility of Xiong Kaiyuan, the prefect of Datong, he also shared his power.
After this decree was sent to the cabinet, it spread throughout the Beijing officialdom as quickly as possible. The emperor finally completely sided with Li Xin, who was superior to him. This time, Liu Yuliang, who has just returned to the cabinet and has not yet sat down on his ass, is afraid that he will fall out of favor again.
It's really a few happy, a few sad.
While the ministers were gloating, in a valley more than 500 miles west of the Jingshi, a group of cavalry without any banner characteristics poured into a horse team of only a dozen people like a tidal wave into the river.
An old servant in the horse team had a crying voice, urging the young man to leave as soon as possible.
"Son, go quickly, go to Baideng, the old servant will give up his life to keep the son safe."
The young man is Huang Yu, who is dressed as a man, and in the face of hundreds of thieves who do not identify themselves, she sees that there is no trace of horror on her daughter's face.
"The matter has come to this point, the thieves are overwhelming, how long can you drag it out? I'm not going anywhere, I'm with you! If it is for wealth, let them be, it may not be a dead end......"
"Childe ......"
Suddenly, there was a hurried and chaotic sound of horses' hooves behind him. The old servant sighed again and again, but even the back road was blocked.
The sound of kung fu breaking through the air in the blink of an eye was heard, and the horse team immediately fell to the ground screaming miserably. The shaft of the arrow is extremely short and does not reach the abdominal cavity, revealing the tail feathers.
"It's a crossbow bolt!"
Everyone gasped, the production and maintenance of crossbow arrows are extremely complicated, but they are not equipped by ordinary thieves, usually the bandits can have a few longbows is already a great weapon. Are these people officials or bandits?
Huang Yu's heart sank suddenly, most of the thieves sought wealth and few lives, this group of cavalry couldn't help but say, they came up and killed them, obviously it shouldn't be the bandits, that is to say, their targets are their own people.
It was the blink of an eye, and after another round of arrow rain, the other party rushed in, and she could even faintly hear their wild shouts.
"Kill the ...... One doesn't leave ...... behind."
Suddenly, Huang Yu thought of the Huang family who came to deliver the letter in the early morning, and seemed to behave quite strangely, and it suddenly became clear in her heart that she had been tricked! Someone is going to get rid of her and hurry up! It's too late to say anything now, there are chasing soldiers in the back, and there is an interception in front, Huang Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and no longer deliberately thickened her throat, she naturally spit out crisp words, as if talking to herself.
"It's a pity that I can't do what I promised Brother Li......"
The horse team has already clashed with the thieves, and the sound of gold and iron fighting is coming, these people are all top masters in their skills, but they are inferior in the battle formation, and they fall off their horses one after another. Although Huang Yu is wise and wise, she is not inferior to a man, but she is still a daughter, how can she be their opponent? Seeing that she couldn't support it, she looked back in the direction of the town guard with a complicated expression, and the horse team behind her also came close, and was about to close her eyes and kill, when an extremely familiar face jumped in front of her.
Huang Yu laughed and whispered again.
"Why are you hallucinating?"
I couldn't help but take another look, this time it was real, Huang Yu was suddenly shocked, and said in a lost voice: "Brother Li! How are you? A layer of water vapor suddenly floated in his eyes, and he didn't know whether he was sad or happy......
Who else could there be if the person who came was not Li Xin, the horse was fast on the battle array, and he didn't have time to answer, so he only told her with a momentary look of surprise, I'm here! The Zhenjun army swept from him with the Yanling knife, and swept by Huang Yu's side like a violent wind.
This group of thieves obviously didn't expect that Huang Yu and his party still had reinforcements, and they were under the banner of the Ming Border Army, and they didn't love war when they knew that it was not good, and after a few whistlings, they left more than a dozen corpses and disappeared into the valley. Li Xin rescued Huang Yu and others, and when the goal was achieved, he stopped chasing and let the gang of thieves escape.
It was only a moment of hard work between death and life, and the riders of the Huang family's caravan sighed for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, and thanked Li Xin and others for saving their lives.
The two sides dismounted, Li Xin came to Huang Yu, and saw that there seemed to be tears in her eyes, so he smiled and said, "How did you become a crying brother?" I didn't wait for Li Xin to come back before leaving...... At present, the victims of the disaster have gathered to make trouble, and countless people have made trouble......"
Huang Yu just bowed her head and said nothing, Li Xin realized that she had a little shame on her face, which was completely different from the way she always looked like she was always in her chest, and she didn't find it interesting, so she wanted to tease her again. But in an instant, she regained her naturalness, raised her head and pursed her lips and smiled.
"These people are not disaster victims, they are coming at me!"
Only then did Li Xin notice that the corpses left by the thieves had big shoulders and round waists, but they were not comparable to those people who were looking at the dishes, and his heart suddenly moved, but he continued to laugh and said: "Little brother is crying and laughing, what is it ......like?"
Huang Yu was finally invincible, and stomped her feet and said: "Which eye of your eyes has seen people crying, and it ...... to get down to business" The guards of the Huang family's caravan, when they saw Gongzi's behavior, they were all dumbfounded.
"As expected, the imperial court's Qincha Gao Shiming will arrive in a few days, this person is in a nest with Xiong Kaiyuan snakes and rats, colluding with a chain, Brother Li has figured out how to deal with it?"
Seeing Huang Yu's serious look, Li Xin was immediately moved, Huang Yu had just walked around between life and death, and he actually thought about his own safety as soon as he got out of danger. The eunuch Gao Shiming, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, made a deep impression on him, in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, in the few days of the Beijing Division, this person has been making things difficult for him in every way, and sending this goods at this moment can only make him mess up.
Huang Yu said again: "Why is Brother Li's popularity so bad, a few guys from Datong seem to be full of hostility towards you......" Speaking of this, the words changed again, "But it's not impossible, Gao Shiming is greedy for money, and Gao Keng, the deputy envoy of the same country......, has always been discordant with him."
Li Xin sighed that Huang Yu was just the daughter of a businessman, so she could know all kinds of changes in the court and China......