"It's ...... This is indeed ...... Be....... ”

The cabinet members were all dumbfounded when they saw what had happened in the report, not to mention ordinary crimes like Xu Ping, as long as they did not commit the first three of the ten evils, they would have room to maneuver.

Unconsciously, Li Jiantai's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, when the Northern Alliance rebelled, he scattered all his family property to support the imperial court, and for several years, he diligently used Niu Jinxing as a cow and a horse, and finally mixed into the cabinet of the Dashun court. Although King Shun was the founding monarch of the country, he almost completely delegated the internal power to the prime minister and the cabinet, and the current scenery is no longer under the previous dynasty.

Technically, there is nothing to discuss about Xu Ping's crime - the difficulty of this case is not technical at all, and it is natural that Xu Ping should be convicted of capital crimes, and if King Shun does not allow it, the prime minister and the cabinet, including Li Jiantai, will have to refuse to obey the edict, and threaten to resign from the government and ask the lord to retract and pardon Xu Ping's disorderly life. Therefore, after reading the report, Li Jiantai's first thought was to contact Zhong Guinian and ask him to revise the report, and the cabinet would press it first. If Zhong Guinian doesn't know each other...... Li Jiantai didn't have the slightest solution, he was a disciple of Niu Jinxing.

"Taishi, Xu Ping is anti, and he is trying to hold the Lord hostage." Zhang Jinyan, another demoted official who entered the cabinet, said loudly: "How can such a big rebellious act be pardoned?" ”

Li Jiantai looked over with a hint of admiration in his eyes: You really have a kind.

Most of the other cabinet members also looked at the speaker with similar eyes, and he was still stating his reasons: In addition to this kind of case, there must be a person responsible, if Xu Ping is right, then it is the Shandong defense envoy who is wrong, and if the Shandong defense envoy is punished, then the local administration will not be able to do anything in the future, and not punishing Xu Ping will inevitably arouse the anger of the central and local officials at all levels.

However, Xu Ping's connections in the army are so extensive, although Li Jiantai agrees with what Zhang Jinyan said, but just now he thought of the military's opinion in the blink of an eye, and the south is in full swing again, and in the future, the triumphant generals will shout grievances in front of the lord, and the local generals will echo, Li Jiantai and Li Jiantai asked themselves if they were sitting in the position of King Shun, and they would not be reluctant to throw out a few scapegoats to appease the dissatisfaction of the military.

"But," Zhang Jinyan changed his words: "Xu Ping has always had prestige in the army, and now he is still fighting, and this case is that he went to rob the prison to save an old department. ”

Li Jiantai silently waited for Zhang Jinyan's next words, and snorted in his heart: "You actually know this?" Then what did you dare to say just now to punish General Xu's crimes? ”

"What does Lord Zhang think should be?" Of course, Niu Jinxing couldn't agree to punish Zhong Guinian, Shandong was a model province in an orderly manner, not to mention that Zhong Guinian was still his close disciple, and he couldn't imagine the consequences of not punishing Xu Ping. As Zhang Jinyan said, officials will be disappointed with such an outcome, and the prime minister should enforce the law impartially and protect hard-working officials.

"It's better not to make this case public, let the Shandong defense envoy revise the report, and never mention the matter of rehabilitation." Zhang Jinyan's next words made Niu Jinxing inexplicable, and it was very different from the suggestion just now, it was a 180-degree turn.

"But ......" Niu Jinxing wanted to say, if Xu Ping is released, it will inevitably leak in the future, and it will still discourage other officials, this martial artist may see something unpleasant and rob the prison, and the work of the Shandong defense envoy can no longer be done, in short, it is Zhang Jinyan's bunch of reasons just now.

"This is an extraordinary time, and things are urgent." Li Jiantai suddenly opened his mouth and echoed Zhang Jinyan: "Taishi, the lower officials also think that this is not a good time to make a fuss about this matter, and the lower officials think that it is better to let His Majesty die." ”

"Death?" When Niu Jinxing frowned and pondered, Li Jiantai and Zhang Jinyan exchanged a tacit look.

"In the future, there will be rumors, and everyone will think that Your Majesty is reading Xu Ping's merits lightly, showing Your Majesty's benevolence."

"If this case is closed as soon as possible, the country will save a day's vitality," Zhang Jinyan and Li Jiantai persuaded in harmony, and at the end he said angrily: "In order to benefit the country, the lower officials are willing to talk to Your Majesty." ”

Prime Minister Niu Jinxing of course couldn't agree, the next thing was to discuss the details of the plan, and finally decided to vaguely tell Shun Wang Xu Ping that there were some disputes with the local government in Shandong, and the specific situation was still being discussed and studied.

……

After Xu Ping went into the wilderness, he gathered some old military departments and used the army to smuggle in Nanjing, Shandong and other places. When they passed through Jinan this time, several new officials did not know the identities of these soldiers who trafficked in smuggled goods, so they recklessly went to inspect them, and were brutally killed by Gao Chengcang, who was in charge of escorting them......"

"The widow knows Gao Chengcang," Li Zicheng didn't have the slightest hesitation on his face, and shook his head suddenly: "It's true that he is a close confidant of the general, but the general will not do such a thing, someone must have framed the general!" ”

"Yes, the minister will check again," Niu Jinxing asked later: "Your Majesty, how is the war in Jiangnan?" ”

Within a few days of receiving Huangshi's rejection letter, Zhejiang and Huguang reported that they had been attacked by the Southern Army, which Li Zicheng was quite surprised. Xu Ping changed the battalion of the New Army Staff Department outside the city to the Dashun Staff Department, where Li Zicheng often discusses military conditions with Liu Zongmin and others.

"In the land of the remnants of the Ming projectile, if you stick to the pass, it is still a troublesome matter," Li Zicheng said disapprehantly: "Even if it is a surprise attack, it should be concentrated on a little bit, or Zhejiang, or Huguang, now they are attacking everywhere is completely scattered and wasting troops, I really don't understand how Qi Gong could not be wise about this?" Does he think that he can use the manpower of several provinces to compete with China? ”

……

"On July 27, Xu Ping personally rushed to Jinan Mansion to ask for someone from Shandong's defense envoy, Zhong Guinian meant that this time there was a lot of trouble, and if you don't ignore it, it will be difficult to explain to the people, and it is recommended that Xu Ping endure the pain and cut his love, and hand over Gao Chengcang to the government for disposal. After Xu Ping's dignitaries failed, Hu Chen, who was in charge of smuggling in Shandong, was worried about implicating himself, so he instigated and assisted Xu Ping to mobilize troops to attack the Yamen of Shandong's defense envoy and the Yamen of Jiedu Envoy, and robbed the prisoners. A few days later, the second report was sent to Shun Wan.

"This is really a bunch of nonsense, Hu Chen has also seen it, he is loyal to the general, yes, but how can he smuggle?" Li Zicheng asked angrily: "Do you think that the widow is blind?" ”

……

A few more days.

"Your Majesty, this is the handwritten chapter of the Shandong Jiedu envoy, Xu Ping kidnapped Chen Zhe, causing the Jiedu to make the yamen and the entire Jinan city defense chaotic for several hours; This is the recital of the Shandong defense envoy...... This is the testimony of the Jinan official Yuanbao, and the two officials who died in the line of duty were his subordinates...... This is the blood book of the bereaved of the deceased......"

There are other reports on this later:

Xu Ping ordered these people to leave the barracks without authorization, and threw them in Jinan City to eat and drink without care, threatening to make Shandong officials unable to eat and walk around with their fingers. All the prisoners who were to be captured by the Shandong defense envoys had escaped without getting the news in advance, and Xu Ping was well-informed, and he had not been able to get any of them so far. ”

"What about Xu Ping?" Li Zicheng became angry when he heard it: "Take him down for questioning first!" ”

"The Shandong defense envoy has invited Xu Ping to live in the backyard of the yamen temporarily, except for not letting Xu Ping return to Fengyang, he still treats him politely, and now Zhong Guinian really doesn't know what to do, so please show the court."

"Hmph." Li Zicheng obviously didn't think about what to do with Xu Ping, and after a pause, he asked: "Taishi, the widow doesn't know much about the law, but attacking the yamen and kidnapping officials, isn't it the opposite?" ”

"If Xu Ping's thoughts in his heart are to seize power, it is opposed, and if he feels that the law is unfair, violently resists the law, and despises the court, it is also anti...... However, according to the minister's view, Xu Ping just wanted to save his subordinates, and he felt that the court would not treat him well. ”

Li Zicheng lowered his head and pondered for a while, then asked in a deep voice, "How does the cabinet plan to deal with this case?" ”

"The person was not killed by Xu Ping, and the minister felt that Xu Ping might not have any objections, and he would not receive the money for a long time," Niu Jinxing said in a hesitant manner: "The minister thinks that the palace maids and imperial chefs that the king gave to Xu Ping might as well be punished." ”

"That's it?" Li Zicheng shouted, his tone full of surprise.

"yes." Niu Jinxing spread his hands and looked helpless.

"Didn't you accept a bribe from Xu Ping?" Li Zicheng asked angrily: "Human life is at stake, how can this be forgotten?" ”

"Now the country is employing people," Niu Jinxing said: "In this case, the Shandong defense envoy did not even dare to leak the news, lest he disturb the morale of the army." ”

Li Zicheng said "hey", and there was no follow-up.

General Xu also said in the yamen of the Shandong defense envoy that it is useless to lock him up, and the longer he is closed, the greater the possibility of the rumors leaking, and the more unable the Shandong defense envoy will be able to end up at that time. The minister thought so, so he implored His Majesty to close the case as soon as possible. ”

"The widow knows."

Li Zicheng's voice was very calm, but Niu Jinxing sensed the murderous aura from it with his years of experience.

……

After the cabinet meeting presided over by Niu Jinxing was dismissed, Li Jiantai returned to his official residence slowly, seeing that the old man looked a little distracted when he was eating, Mrs. Li blew away the young concubines around the table, according to her experience, this shows that Li Jiantai has something important in his heart to confide.

"Is it still the case of the Great General?"

"Yes," a smile appeared on Li Jiantai's face, Xu Ping was a very annoying obstacle, in all aspects: "The second feudal domain of Qin and Jin is a friend of the general, and the second feudal domain of Liaoshu is also his general, Huguang, Zhejiang, Shandong, everywhere is his old hand holding military power, that is, the general has no lord, as long as he doesn't go for a day, this cutting feudal domain is an empty word after all." ”

Mrs. Li read the pride and joy on Li Ge Lao's face, Li Jiantai estimated that in order to avoid turmoil and discussions, King Shun was likely to give Xu Ping a death on the spot, but if King Shun finally sent Xu Ping to Beijing regardless of the risk of scandal exposure and uproar in the government and the opposition, a suicide in fear of poison and guilt could still be arranged very appropriately by Prime Minister Niu Cheng.

Merely......

"Forget about the crown prince, the prince admires the general very much, this case is undoubtedly overturned, it is only a matter of time, but I am out of the way, and it has nothing to do with it at all." Li Jiantai couldn't help laughing, as soon as he heard Zhang Jinyan's beginning, he guessed the other party's intentions, only Niu Jinxing, a heavy minister who has followed Li Zicheng for many years, is enough, and only when he is thrown out to apologize can the martial artists be convinced; If Niu Jinxing can get out, then the other cabinet members will not be able to escape, even if you say that you do not agree with the handling of this case, it may not be useful. Now, it has nothing to do with the cabinet at all, although Niu Jinxing was coaxed by everyone to think for the country, but when the time comes, everyone will turn their faces and refuse to admit their accounts, and they will become his private frame-up.

"My dignified Jinshi, Shu Jishi, has been a dog for three years for Prime Minister Niu Cheng, a bug-like little man," when he couldn't help but spit out this sentence, Li Jiantai's face was full of disdain, including both Niu Jinxing's disgust and disdain for himself. In the past, every time Niu Jinxing strode ahead of the hundred officials, Li Jiantai could always detect this kind of emotion that was also well concealed from the eyes of other officials from time to time. It's the same with the two Chongzhen Dynasty Jishi who worship Niu Venus as a teacher, not to mention Niu Venus, what is Zhong Gui Nian? A showman can actually be on an equal footing with Zhuangyuanlang, no, he actually climbed on their heads: "Niu Jinxing is shallow, has no talent and no virtue, and when I become the prime minister, I will learn ...... with my talent."

"Master, and Zhang Jinyan." Mrs. Li reminded.

"He is an ordinary jinshi, how can he compare with my Jishi?" Li Jiantai commented contemptuously, and then his face was full of longing: "I will definitely be able to assist Your Majesty in opening the rule of peace, and the history will be passed on." ”

……

Niu Jinxing, who had just fallen asleep at night, was woken up, and King Shun sent an emergency messenger to summon him. Niu Jinxing followed the messenger out of the city and went straight to the wolf's den, where Li Zicheng, the king of Shun, had been spending the night in recent times.

Walking into the brightly lit wolf's den hall, Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and others all had serious expressions on their faces, and even the guards looked like they were facing a great enemy.

"Hangzhou is lost." Li Zicheng told Niu Jinxing: "We need to send more troops south to reinforce it, how is the treasury?" ”

"Hangzhou? Hangzhou is lost, how is this possible? Niu Jinxing shouted in surprise, just as the confrontation began, Yu Shenhe of Huguang reported that there were at least 40,000 fighting Ming troops on the opposite side, he first left and then right, and suddenly gave up the southern part of Huguang and broke away from contact with the Ming army, and then asked for reinforcements one by one, asking for at least 15,000 elite soldiers to be sent to him immediately.

At that time, Niu Jinxing and Li Zicheng felt that the generals in front were exaggerating, but the battle situation between Zhejiang and Huguang was indeed getting worse and worse, and the Nanjing garrison was still unable to stop the advance of the Ming army in waves to Zhejiang. Not long ago, Luzhou reported that the Ming army probably had another 20,000 fresh troops from Jiangxi, and the western part of Nanjing needed reinforcements.

Mobilizing more than 100,000 main forces to fight abroad, Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing were surprised, but they also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, this seems to be Nanming's dying struggle, so they estimate that Nanming will not be able to survive for a few months.

"Suddenly, thousands of soldiers and horses came from the sea, and now the battle line is in western Zhejiang, Hangzhou is caught off guard, and the guard general Yu Dong does not know whether he is alive or dead."

After discovering that the war situation in the south was beginning to get out of control, Li Zicheng called Niu Jinxing in the starry night and asked him to immediately prepare the logistics materials needed to transfer troops south.

After talking about this, Li Zicheng called Niu Jinxing to a quiet place, and said in a dumb voice: "Xu Ping's matter, the widow's mind has been decided......"

Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng's single eye was full of murderous intent, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, the minister has just received another secret report, and there may be another hidden story in Jinan." ”

Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "What is the secret?" ”

"It's not clear, I just received it, and the minister has sent someone to Jinan overnight to investigate, and it will probably be clear in fifteen days."

In fifteen days, the battle situation in the south will probably be able to be seen more clearly.

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