Chapter 101

In the early morning, the hoarfrost on the roof tiles of the streets has not yet melted, and the city of Beijing has not yet woken up from a hangover, and the square in front of the Jinyi Guard Yamen of Nanxunfang is already noisy.

Dozens of horses galloped out of the East Chang'an Gate, and the sound of horses' hooves shattered the silence of the morning; As soon as the captain in charge of guarding the Yamen of the Jinyi Guard opened the heavy gate, he saw this sudden dozens of horsemen and horses coming straight towards the Yamen.

After seeing the appearance of the fat, short, fair-faced man in the lead, he hurriedly went down the steps and bowed.

"Lord Fan, what kind of wind blew your old man early in the morning?"

Fan Heng didn't even look at the brocade-clothed guard Baihu, sat on the horse and pulled the reins of the restless mount, and a fan guard next to him shouted coldly: "What nonsense, my family overseer personally came to visit Commander Mou, and didn't go to report?" ”

Jinyi Wei Baihu hurriedly said: "Commander Mu has not yet arrived at the yamen, please take a sip of tea when the overseer enters the house, and Commander Mu will arrive in a while." ”

Fan Heng 'snorted', waved his hand, more than 20 horsemen dismounted, swaggered towards the Jinyi Wei Yamen, the Jinyi Wei Baihu hurriedly ordered people to watch the hall to make tea, and at the same time ordered someone to hurry up to inform Mu Bin.

After the tea, the horse's hooves outside the yamen sounded, and Mu Bin came in from outside the hall with a gust of cold wind in a military uniform, and shouted from afar: "How can Lord Fan have time to come to my Jinyi Guard Yamen to sit down?" I didn't send anyone to inform me, so I could greet you in advance. ”

Fan Heng put down the teacup and stood up, and said lightly: "How dare you work to command the master, your family can let me Fan Heng enter the door, it will be considered a great treatment." ”

Mu Bin was stunned for a moment, Fan Heng spoke with a strange yin and yang, his face was quite unkind, and he didn't know what the hell he was doing, but Mu Bin was calm, and he said with a smile: "Where did Lord Fan come from, our factory guard family, in the Yamen of Jinyi Guard, Master Fan walked unhindered, who would dare not let Lord Fan enter the door?" ”

Fan Heng sneered: "What a factory guard, now your Jinyi Wei Yamen is very tough, I'm afraid that I, Fan Heng, will not dare to talk casually in your Jinyi Wei Yamen, I don't have to suffer the fists of your brothers; My old bones can't stand the fists of these young men. ”

Mu Bin was stunned for a moment and said: "The more Master Fan said, the more confused I became, Lord Fan was angry, something must have happened." ”

Fan Heng sneered: "Commander Mu, is it interesting to do this?" It's not a way to hide it, it's that abscesses always have to come out, I think it's better for you not to make a show. ”

Mu Bin said: "What's the matter, I really don't know what Master Fan meant, sit down and say slowly, did the people below make insulting remarks that angered Lord Fan?" ”

Fan Heng said: "You really don't know? ”

Mu Bin spread his hands and said, "I don't know what you're referring to." ”

Fan Heng said coldly: "Whether you know Lu Dao or not, I hope Commander Mu can give an explanation for this matter, Tian Gui, tell Commander Mu what is going on." ”

Tian Gui, whose nose bridge was still swollen, stepped forward and told the story of yesterday afternoon, describing himself as extremely innocent, and he was bullied by the captains of the Jinyi Guard who wanted to die and almost stripped his clothes and exposed the bruises on his body in public.

Mu Bin was secretly surprised when he heard this, he was on duty in the palace yesterday and served the emperor all day, he didn't know anything about what happened in the yamen, he didn't expect such a thing to happen, and it was Song Nan, the deputy Qianhu of Zhengnanfang, who was newly promoted.

"If that's the case?" Mu Bin said.

Fan Heng said: "Can I still spread rumors? I came to your yamen early in the morning, did you support me when I was full? ”

Mu Bin beckoned to the captain next to him and said, "Hao Tongzhi and Lu Yan are here to see you." ”

The lieutenant hurriedly entered the back hall, and after a while, two officials entered the hall from the back hall office, and it was the second-in-command of the Jinyi Wei Yamen, Hao Datong, and the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Lu Mantang.

Mu Bin split his head and asked: "Did there be an incident reported in Zhengnanfang yesterday?" ”

Hao Datong hurriedly saluted and said: "Yesterday evening, Song Nan, the deputy Qianhu of Zhengnanfang, came to the yamen to send a report, describing that yesterday afternoon, Jinyiwei and the brothers of Dongchang had a misunderstanding, and the two sides were disagreeing with each other. ”

Mu Bin frowned and shouted, "Is this the case? Where is Song Nan now? ”

Hao Dadao: "I saw that it was getting late last night, so I asked Deputy Song Qianhu to go back first, and asked him to come to Commander Mu early this morning to explain the matter in detail; Maybe he'll be there in a moment. ”

Fan Heng sneered: "Coming in a while? I'm afraid that he absconded for fear of crime, this guy is bold, not only obstructing my Dongchang army to arrest criminals, beating my Dongchang army, but also insinuating my inner court eunuch, such a big crime, how could he obediently admit his mistake, and he would have escaped a long time ago; You Jinyiwei are really choking, you should have arrested and controlled this person yesterday night, it's a joke. ”

Mu Bin's face was ugly, and he held back his anger and said: "Master Fan, the matter has not been clarified yet, how can I assert who is right and who is wrong, if it is my Jinyiwei's fault, I will not tolerate it, why say these words, then Song Nan's family is in the capital, even if they are guilty, they will never escape easily, and the overseer should not be impatient." ”

Fan Heng raised his hand and said: "Joke, what is it called, who is who is not yet decided?" You look at my subordinate Chang Tian Gui, this face is as bruised as a pig's head, which shows that your subordinates are ruthless, I said Commander Mou, what kind of grudge do we have against your Jinyi Guard, your people are so ruthless? Could it be that someone secretly instructed it, is it not angry to see that the emperor trusts and is angry with our Dongchang. ”

Mu Bin bumped up angrily and said coldly: "What is Lord Fan doing with this? Factory and health cases often overlap with each other, and friction is inevitable, and at present, you are just listening to your family's words, how can you know the ins and outs? ”

Fan Heng snorted and said: "Okay, then let's wait for Song Nan to come, I'll say it in my head, if I don't give this governor an explanation today, don't blame me for reporting this matter to the emperor and asking the emperor to uphold justice." ”

Mu Bin said coldly: "Don't worry, Lord Fan, I will give you an explanation, so why bother the emperor with such a trivial matter." ”

Fan Heng said: "It's a trivial matter for you, but in my Fan Heng's opinion, this is not a small matter, you ......"

Halfway through his words, he saw a captain walk into the hall and come to Mu Bin to report: "Commander Mu, Song Nan, deputy Qianhu of the Jinyi Guard Yamen in Zhengnanfang, asks to see him." ”

Mu Bin stood up and said with a grim face: "Call him in." ”

The lieutenant ran out, and after a while, several people came in at the entrance of the yamen, and the first one of them walked calmly in cloth, and there were several chains wrapped around his body, and every time he took a step, the chains made a whooshing sound, who else was Song Nan?

Song Nan came to the hall and saluted Mu Bin and said, "Commander Mu, subordinate Song Nan came to see him with a crime." ”

Mu Bin pointed to the cloth and chains on Song Nan's body and said, "What are you doing?" ”

Song Nan said: "My subordinates made a big mistake yesterday and felt ashamed of Commander Mou, so they took the crown and took the blame, and asked Commander Mu to fall down." ”

Song Nan waved his hand, and Li Daniu, who followed behind him, handed over a wooden tray he was holding, and in the tray were the official uniforms of Jinyiwei and the waist card of the soldier.

Mu Bin frowned and shouted: "Song Nan, Shangguan has not yet been released, what are you doing by yourself?" ”

Song Nan said: "You don't need to command Mu to send a fall, and my subordinates also know that Lu Dao will not be spared this time, and I Jinyiwei will do it with Dongchang, and I don't need to see who is unreasonable." ”

Mu Bin shouted: "What is this called, what does it mean not to care about being reasonable or unreasonable?" If there is a dispute, it is naturally the unreasonable party who is responsible, and you should slap your mouth when you say this. ”

Fan Heng sneered: "Look at this guy's sharp mouth, and he also took the shackles and locks to ask for guilt, this scene is really good." Commander Mou, the governor admires you a lot, knowing that the governor is coming, he actually let this kid play a double reed with you, admire and admire, this scene should be seen by the emperor. ”

Mu Bin said angrily: "Master Fan, what you said is harsh, what do you mean for me to play with Song Nan?" I've only just learned about it, and whether you believe it or not, that's a fact. ”

Fan Heng sneered and said: "Okay, since Song Nan has come, the governor will see how you deal with this matter, I can wait to listen to it, today the emperor wants me to accompany you to Xiyuan, and the governor has no time to delay." ”

Song Nan realized that the white and chubby guy sitting on the right chair was the commander of Dongchang, the eunuch Fan Heng, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, it turned out that this guy brought someone to Xingshi early in the morning to ask for guilt, and after looking at Fan Heng, Tian Guizheng, who was beaten by himself yesterday, was staring at himself resentfully, with a cruel schadenfref smile on his face.

Mu Bin was also extremely annoyed in his heart, Song Nan's move brought him great trouble, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang were falling behind in the competition for favor in front of the emperor, and he didn't want to be like Fan Heng who fabricated unscrupulous charges to create an unjust case in order to invite merit, and wanted to slowly turn the situation back, but Song Nan actually came to such a place; Looking at Tian Gui's blue nose and swollen face, Mu Bin was also very relieved, but how this matter ended was extremely tricky.

"Song Nan, why did you have a conflict with the Dongchang Campaign? Still not from the truth? Mu Bin wanted to know the truth about Lu Dao, so he asked in a deep voice.

Song Nan arched his hand and said: "Lord Commander, the brothers of the Jinyi Weiqi School and the East Factory who are led by the lowly post have no grievances, and this conflict is also accidental. ”

Tian Gui couldn't help but shout: "What you said is light, in the past month and more, my Dongchang brothers have been obstructed by your Jinyi Guard every time they take people in Zhengnanfang, and they also said that the incident happened accidentally, and it is clear that there was a plan for a long time." ”

Song Nan smiled and said: "According to what the chief of the field said, Zhengnanfang only allows you to take people from Dongchang, so you are not allowed to take people from Jinyiwei?" Why don't you ask Lord Fan to make an excerpt, and ask the emperor to dismiss my Jinyi Guard, all the big and small affairs are handled by your Dongchang, isn't it clean? ”

Fan Heng shouted: "Presumptuous, little deputy Qianhu, cunning and sophistry, don't think that no one knows the tricks you played in Zhengnanfang, let me ask you, my Dongchang's eyeliner in Zhengnanfang was harassed and intimidated by your Jinyi Wei Yamen, and I was so scared that I didn't dare to report information, what are your intentions in doing this?" Do you want to shield those who slander the court with bad intentions? ”

Song Nan smiled and said: "Lord Fan, your big hat can not be tolerated by the lower officials, the lower officials act according to the duties of the Jinyi Guard, the East Factory can set up the dark Chun eyeliner, and my Jinyi Wei can also set up, as for choosing the same dark Chun, this can only be said that our two families have the same vision, and they both think who is suitable and who is not suitable, which is called the same as the hero." The overseer can go and inquire, but my subordinates have never forced any of them not to report the news to the East Factory, nor have they forced any of them not to be the eyeliner of the East Factory. ”

Fan Heng said angrily: "You have two hands to quibble, I only ask you, since there is no grudge between the two sides, why did you beat me up in Dongchang?" Is there someone behind it? Say! ”