Jiang Bin smiled, and suddenly his face changed: "Your Excellency wants me to hand over the two witnesses and testimony to you, right?" Although I am determined to think about the overall situation, I still can't do it. ”

Wang Dan changed color and said: "Jiang Qianhu disappointed me too much, I tried every means to analyze and persuade you, but you didn't get in, no matter what, if Jiang Qianhu really thought that the old man and the Tartar colluded, go and report it; But I have to remind you that this matter is not beneficial to you at all, and when the truth finally comes out, the old man's reputation may be damaged, and you Jiang Qianhu don't ask about the indiscriminate disturbance of the stability of the border town, will there be good fruits to eat? ”

Jiang Bin touched the stubble on his chin and whispered: "My lord, where can I manage such a long-term position, I know very well in my heart, this time the governor of the examination is here, and I will definitely investigate the attack on Fort Black Mountain last time, today I am still a thousand households, and tomorrow I may be a prisoner of the ranks, so I have no spare time to care about the future." ”

Wang Dan's heart moved, this guy really knew that he wanted to use this opportunity to get him to the end, and he knew it completely, in this case, it was almost impossible to ask Jiang Bin to obediently hand over human and physical evidence, and it seemed that he could only make a deal.

Wang Dan thought for a while and said in a low voice: "The old man understands, there are only you and me here, and there is no third pair of ears eavesdropping, so we might as well be open and honest; The election governor is indeed here to verify the attack on Fort Montenegro, but don't worry, the old man thinks that the matter has nothing to do with you, you took leave to go out that day, and the military affairs are managed by others, and it is not your dereliction of duty that something went wrong during this period, and the old man will make it clear to the military department, so Jiang Qianhu doesn't have to worry about this section; Jiang Qianhu may have misunderstood the old man before, but he doesn't know that the old man actually values you very much, otherwise why would he trust you with the defense of more than a dozen walled forts in the north? Doesn't it trust you? ”

Jiang Bin was ecstatic in his heart, the clouds that troubled his heart finally dissipated, Wang Dan's meaning was obvious, he would excuse himself in front of the military department's examination officials, and the big thing was done.

"I am grateful for the humble position, it is my blessing to have such a superior as the adult, my lord can rest assured, the witness testimony of the humble duty will be properly kept, and there will be no mistakes, and I will interrogate the Tartar prisoners for the adult, find out the true intention of the dog Tartar, and never allow others to frame the adult, when the time is ripe, the humble position will let the two Tartars who slander the adult be beheaded in front of the adult, and solve the hatred in the adult's heart, what do you think?"

Wang Dan scolded angrily in his heart, but he also understood that Jiang Bin didn't see the rabbit and didn't scatter the eagle, and it was absolutely impossible for the white wolf to get the witness testimony with empty gloves, and Jiang Bin would definitely wait for the results of the examination to come out before handing him over; Wang Dan knew that the two Tartar witnesses must have been strictly hidden by Jiang Bin, and even if he ordered a search, he might not be able to find them, but it would make things out of control.

However, Wang Dan can be regarded as relieved, today he finally suppressed the matter temporarily, and it will not spread out immediately, in comparison, Jiang Bin is better at this level, but the difficulty is in Fang Datong, although this guy promised to be neat, but I am afraid it will take some blood to make this guy no longer pursue this matter.

Jiang Bin seemed to understand what Wang Dan was thinking, and actually took the initiative to speak: "My lord, I revealed the news to Fang Datong in a moment of confusion, my lord can rest assured, I will go to him early tomorrow morning and ask him not to meddle in this matter, and I told him that the confession of the Tartar captives seems to be in doubt, and it needs to be clarified again, and Fang Datong will not report the unconfirmed news." ”

Wang Dan nodded and said: "It's okay, it's better for you to come forward than the old man, and the old man has to accompany the officials of the military department to conduct the examination and debriefing in the past few days, this matter will be left to Jiang Qianhu, what do you need Just open your mouth, everything is for the overall situation, we can't live up to the emperor's grace, make a mess of a nine-sided town, and really let the Tartars take advantage of the loopholes, you and I are sinners through the ages." ”

……

Wang Dan led people away, Jiang Bin quietly followed and watched, until the last soldier came out of the gate of the barracks, then turned back into the house and closed the door bolt, slapped his slap a few times, the curtain in the inner room was lifted, Song Nan came out with a smile on his face, Jiang Bin rushed up and gave Song Nan a big bear hug, Ha Lu said with a smile: "Brother Song is like a god, the old thing really admits it, now it's okay, I can sit back and relax." ”

Song Nan broke away from his iron arm, straightened out his crooked and wrinkled clothes, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Jiang Qianhu." ”

Jiang Bin said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be so easy, thanks to Brother Song's strategy, Jiang is grateful, as Brother Song said, the old thing is afraid that this matter will be publicized." ”

Song Nan smiled and said: "That's natural, he can't be afraid, firstly, the evidence is conclusive, and secondly, if the imperial court really sends someone to investigate, it may be able to clarify the truth for him, but didn't all the things he did in Ulzhou be missed?" Didn't you press the gourd and lift the scoop? He wouldn't be so stupid. In fact, what I'm most worried about is that he will directly torture Jiang Qianhu regardless of it, and coerce Jiang Qianhu's wife and child, and Jiang Qianhu may be difficult to withstand at that time. ”

Jiang Bin was stunned and said, "Why didn't I think of this section?" He should have hidden his wife and children a long time ago. ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "Isn't that three hundred taels of silver here, tell Wang Dan that you have a ghost in your heart?" ”

Jiang Bin slapped his forehead and said, "Stupid, I'm really stupid." ”

Song Nan smiled and said: "This matter is developing in the direction we expect, but it should not be taken lightly, and it is far from achieving the expected goal, wouldn't it be cheap for Wang Dan just to do so." ”

Jiang Bin said: "Brother Song, let's stop in moderation, if you force the old guy to really turn his face, it will be troublesome." ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "Wang Dan is just a delaying tactic, once he gets through this difficulty, the testimony and witnesses will inevitably be destroyed in front of him, if he provokes you again in the future, what should you do?" Could it be that this will happen again? ”

Jiang Bin was stunned and said: "I didn't think about this, or we would hold on to the witnesses and confessions, and keep the old guy jealous." ”

Song Nan sneered: "Joke, didn't that force Wang Dan to go crazy?" What's in it for you and me? ”

Jiang Bin said: "What do you mean by Brother Song?" ”

Song Nan said: "It's best to force Wang Dan away, as long as he leaves Ulzhou, he doesn't have to worry about this, it's just a matter of long-term consideration, take care of the immediate first, Fang Datong will discuss it with him tomorrow, and you have to knock it until the old guy vomits blood." ”

Jiang Bin said with a smile: "Fang Datong's house is wiped out this time, and someone has finally paid off his rotten debts for him." ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "It can't be done without him, it is precisely because of his appearance that Wang Dan is even more jealous, Jinyiwei's skin is not a joke, Jiang Qianhu should know this better than me." ”

Jiang Bin nodded and said: "Yes, that dog skin is more useful than ours, damn it, it's really unfair, Lao Tzu is tired and tired, and his salary status is not as good as that of a hundred households." ”

Song Nan said: "After this incident, Fang Datong and Jiang Qianhu can be regarded as wearing a pair of pants, isn't this a good thing for Jiang Qianhu?" ”

Jiang Bin said with a smile: "What I said is, I haven't been so happy for a long time, come on, Brother Song, I'll ask someone to clean up again, let's drink all night." ”

……

The next night, Jiang Bin personally came to meet Wang Dan, and finally Wang Dan promised to shut up Fang Datong with a hush money of 30,000 taels of silver, knowing that Fang Datong was a lion's blackmail, but Wang Dan had to compromise, because he learned that Fang Datong was already arranging people to go to Datong and the capital, maybe to report the news, although the flesh was painful, but it was worth comparing with the consequences caused.

In addition to requiring Wang Dan to make it clear in front of the election of governor that he was not responsible for the attack on Fort Montenegro, Jiang Bin also made a strange request, asking Wang Dan to agree to appoint his distant cousin to Ulzhou Wei to fill the vacancy of a general banner under his command.

The general flag officer is second only to the military position of 100 households, a hundred households have two general banners, each leading 50 soldiers, because it is a low-level officer, there is no need to report to the military department, only need to report to the Datong General Military Office to appoint the procedure, which is easy for Wang Dan.

Wang Dan just didn't understand why Jiang Bin had to attach this condition, originally he thought that Jiang Bin would use this time to seek a higher position, for example, the post of commander of the Ulzhou Guard was about to become vacant, Wang Dan was even ready to use this position to entrap Jiang Bin, but Jiang Bin didn't put it forward.

Wang Dan heartily agreed to all the conditions, and at the same time asked Jiang Bin to hand over the Tartar prisoner and confession who framed him after the examination was completed, and Jiang Bin agreed.

The attack on Fort Montenegro, since the military department selected the governor for this matter, and Jiang Bin could not be blamed, Wang Dan finally had to be ruthless, and put all the responsibility on the commander in charge of military affairs that day, Huang Tong, although Huang Tong has always flattered himself wholeheartedly, and he can't care about anything else at a critical time.

In mid-November, the military department completed the task of selecting the governor and returned to Beijing, and soon after, Huang Tong, who had been lying on the gun for no reason, was dismissed from the post of commander and Tongzhi for the crime of dereliction of duty, and was demoted by three ranks and transferred to Xuanfu.

Jiang Bin kept his promise, and soon destroyed the testimony in front of Wang Dan in private, and cut off the heads of two Tartar soldiers, until the last day, Wang Dan did not get the opportunity to interrogate the Tartar prisoners in person, only got a confession of Jiang Bin's retrial, and the Tartar prisoners admitted that they knew that they would die, so they casually climbed the accusations, and hated Wang Dan to draw a knife and kill the corpses a hundred times, so that the prince of Yama did not know the two Tartar prisoners.