Chapter 215: Rushing to the capital
Empress Dowager Li frowned for a moment before she spoke: "Feng Yongting's case is a very important matter, although these are small people, the crimes are not big, but they should not be ignored. You tell me carefully. ”
Huang Yi'an was waiting for this opportunity, so he respectfully complied, and with the experience of his previous life, he made Feng Yongting's righteous sons and grandsons and accomplices of his minions known to Empress Dowager Li in one go.
Empress Dowager Li may miss the old feelings and spare Feng Yongting's life, but she will definitely not show mercy to his disciples and grandchildren who take the opportunity to make waves.
Moreover, knowing that Feng Yongting was full of people in the former dynasty and harem, and he could guide the country at any time, it is still unknown whether Empress Dowager Li still wants to keep him alive.
Sure enough, the more Empress Dowager Li listened, the tighter her brows wrinkled, and she handled people more neatly.
For some serious cases, Empress Dowager Li personally issued an execution order, and as for those with less serious circumstances, they were simply handed over to Huang Yi'an for adjudication - she really didn't have the energy to investigate Feng Yongting's demon disciples and grandchildren one by one.
All of a sudden, the former dynasty was stormy, and the harem was also turbulent.
Feng Yongting was detained in the inner prison, and there were several pairs of eyes staring at him for twelve hours a day, naturally he didn't know the changes outside, but he just hoped that Zhang Gui would get the news as soon as possible, and rush back to the capital to save him from the starry night.
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In Hejian Mansion, Zhang Guizheng was sitting on the first seat of the main hall of the Yamen, receiving congratulations from local officials.
Suddenly, a henchman came in through the side door and whispered in Zhang Gui's ear.
When Zhang Gui heard that Zhang Wei had sent someone to deliver the letter, he didn't care, and whispered "I know", and sent the person away.
Zhang Wei is a good student and a good subordinate, different from Yu Keyuan's Geng Jie, who is brainless, and has always obeyed his orders.
Since he left Beijing, Zhang Wei has always passed on books or sent people to inform him in a timely manner, and he has never slackened off every day. Therefore, although others are not in the capital, they are well aware of what is happening in the capital.
This time, he guessed that Zhang Wei had encountered some important matter or problem again, and he specially sent someone to inform him, so he didn't have to rush it.
After greeting him, the officials of Hejian Mansion wholeheartedly wanted to fulfill the friendship of the landlord and invited Zhang Gui to the largest and most luxurious restaurant in the local area for a banquet and drink.
Jang Gyu responded with a smile.
A group of people did not change their official uniforms, and directly surrounded Zhang Gui, who was dressed in a crane and arrogant, out of the hall and went straight to the restaurant.
The person sent by Zhang Wei to deliver the letter waited in the tea room for a long time, but he did not see Zhang Gui calling, and when he was bored, he suddenly heard a noise, and hurriedly opened the window to look, and saw Zhang Gui being surrounded by everyone out of the hall and going out of the courtyard.
The messenger hurriedly wanted to go out of the tea room to present the letter on the way, but before going out, he suddenly remembered Zhang Wei's advice when he was leaving, so he stopped his steps, took a few steps back, and sat back in the rattan chair, just as Zhang Gui, who had never heard the noise outside and had seen the officials crowded.
The joy of feasting lies not only in the wine and food, but also in the joy of singing and dancing.
The singers and dancers are all white-skinned and beautiful like flowers, and under the instruction of the officials of Hejian Prefecture, they serve Zhang Gui diligently.
Zhang Gui has a good temperament and a group of concubines in the family, and when he sees the beauties in his arms, he naturally does not refuse to come, and accepts it happily, and he also gives poems and lyrics very elegantly to thank the beauties for their kindness, which wins the unanimous applause of the officials present.
As for the leader of the singers and dancers, he naturally had to go back to the post house with Zhang Gui to serve.
It wasn't until midnight that Zhang Guifang sent the beauty, bathed and changed clothes again, and prepared to go to bed to sleep.
The confidant Chang Sui suddenly reported outside the door: "Lord Zhang in the capital sent someone to say that there is something important to report to your lordship." ”
Zhang Gui responded, knocked on his head, knocked away the damaged drunkenness, and then responded: "Come in." ”
feasted and drank happily for a while, but forgot about Zhang Wei sending someone to deliver the message.
Jang Gyu sat down on the edge of the bed.
After a while, two long suits dressed in short clothes came in.
Zhang Gui was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then sat up straight, frowned and asked, "What's the matter, Zhang Wei actually sent the two of you to deliver the message together?" ”
When Chang Sui heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Lord Qiqi, these two people didn't come together. It was this one who came earlier, and he had just arrived. ”
Long follow the instructions to explain and understand.
Zhang Wei actually sent two people in one day!
That's probably not a small matter.
Jang Gyu asked, "You guys say it one by one." ”
The chief who arrived first took a step forward, presented the letter in his arms with both hands, bowed his head and replied: "Gonggong Feng ordered someone to imitate the handwriting of the queen's mother, tricked His Majesty into going to Huxin Pavilion, and had a private meeting with Miss Zheng, which was recognized by His Majesty, and the human and material evidence is complete, and now Gonggong Feng is being locked up in prison.
"Lord Zhang wants to ask Lord Shoufu, how should this matter be decided?"
After Chang Sui replied, Zhang Gui also finished reading the letter, and was immediately shocked, raised his eyebrows and asked, "When did this happen?" Why didn't you report earlier? ”
Chang Sui hurriedly bowed down and replied: "It happened too suddenly, after Lord Zhang got the news, he was busy rescuing Gonggong Feng, and seeing that the rescue was fruitless, he immediately ordered the villain to bring a letter over." But ......"
But Lord Shousuke was busy singing, dancing, feasting, and trysts with beautiful women, and hung him out in the teahouse for most of the day.
Zhang Gui frowned and scolded: "You should know that this matter is very important, why don't you come to see me immediately?" ”
Chang Sui didn't dare to argue, and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty.
Zhang Gui knew that it was because of his own carelessness and rashness before, so naturally he didn't really want to punish that long follower.
"What about you? Your lord has already sent him to deliver the message, why did he send you again after only half a day? Zhang Gui frowned and asked the later long-term follower, his tone was very displeased, and his heart was even more worried.
The long-term entourage who had just arrived, hearing this, hurriedly took out the letter from his arms, presented it with both hands, and replied: "The villain came here for someone in the court to impeach Gonggong Feng for a while. ”
Compared with the specific details of the previous one, this letter only has two lines of scribbled words - the impeachment of the princes of the DPRK and the central government for corruption and perversion of the law, etc., the evidence is conclusive, and the feelings are surging, how should it be handled?
The scribbled handwriting and short and clear words show that Zhang Wei was in a hurry when he wrote the letter, and the current situation in Beijing is critical.
Zhang Gui was so angry that he slapped the two letters on the table fiercely, and laughed coldly: "Hmph, it's only been more than two months since the official left the capital, and some people can't hold it back. If the official goes back later, won't they turn against the sky?
Come!
Prepare the horses!
Notify everyone to wait, and rush back to Beijing immediately! ”
"Now?" Zhang Gui's personal chief looked at the sky outside, and said with some concern, "Recently, the clouds have been thick, but I am afraid that the wind and snow are coming, and now it has passed the third watch, it is too late, I am afraid of ......."