Chapter 612: Hidden Worries
This earth-shattering farce is really disgusting to many people, in the afternoon, the marquis of the regimental camp rushed to the Yangwei camp to condole, all of them expressed their opinions indignantly, scolded Song Nan for being lawless, and said that they wanted to find a place for Jiao Zhengtai; But Jiao Zhengtai is not stupid, the Hou Ye is such an afterthought just to make himself the first bird, making such a big noise at noon, and I didn't see the Hou Ye send a soldier to the rescue, maybe they were all looking forward to fighting with Song Nan at that time, and it would be better to make a fuss.
Sun Pingyi, the commander of the Xiaoyong Battalion, was very dissatisfied with Jiao Zhengtai's attitude, and glared: "Old Jiao, aren't you afraid of that Song Nan, he broke into your barracks, but you are indifferent?" Lao Jiao, when did you miss a girl. ”
Sun Pingyi, who was choked by Jiao Zhengtai's words, almost lost his breath: "Master Sun, your Xiaoyong Battalion is the closest to my Yangwei Battalion, why didn't you see a single soldier at the time of the incident?" Don't tell me that you didn't get the news, you know all the big things I Xuanbeifang fart on weekdays, you don't know about such a big thing? Don't fan the flames here, Lao Tzu doesn't eat your set, if you really want to be angry for me, have the ability to lead you to serve the soldiers and horses of the Yong Battalion to the Jinyi Guard General Ya to find Lao Tzu back to the field, now there is a bird for chirping? ”
"You scorched pockmark, Lao Tzu's kindness is treated by you as a donkey's liver and lungs, it's just that, just treat Lao Tzu as a lot of things, anyway, it's your face that you are proud of, not Lao Tzu's face, I'm bah, something!"
Sun Pingyi scolded and walked away, and a group of marquis hurriedly persuaded him to appease. After a while, a marquis said: "There is such a big thing, and I haven't seen Dingguo Gong come to ask, we should go to him to report this matter and ask him to come forward to give us an explanation, otherwise our regimental camp still has face." ”
"Looking for him? Got a bird? He must have known about it, but he was just shrinking his head and being a turtle. As soon as Qian Taichang mentioned Xu Guangzuo, he became angry: "According to me, let's go into the palace immediately to find the emperor, and let the emperor give us an explanation, Song Nan, this kid is lawless, if it goes on like this, won't he turn the sky upside down?" ”
"Master Qian, are you okay?" Jiao Zhengtai said dissatisfiedly: "Are you pushing me into the fire pit?" If it weren't for the fact that you were dissatisfied with Song Nan's opportunity to make a fortune by swallowing the white paper workshop alone, and let me spy on him nearby, how could I let Xiong Wan think of ideas to get him? Now it's okay, dozens of Xibei goods pretending to be the owner of the tomb have been taken by Jinyiwei to confess, and you are going to make a big deal about this matter again, and the emperor will punish it, won't Lao Tzu take the blame? I can tell you, don't want to let Lao Tzu be the first bird, if anyone doesn't care about Lao Tzu's life or death, I will be with him endlessly. ”
The marquis were stunned, and they were a little embarrassed after the careful thinking in their hearts was exposed, and one of the marquis said: "Even if we don't report it, the emperor will definitely ask the reason tomorrow, such a big matter, can the civil officials of the Cabinet Scholars and Supervision Yuan be indifferent?" I guess it's been on the fold a long time ago. ”
Jiao Zhengtai said: "I only said that I can prevaricate by jointly practicing the handling of emergencies with Song Nan, unless you want to watch me die." ”
The marquis were surprised, it turned out that Jiao Zhengtai had already made an appointment with Song Nan to excuse himself, and he still wanted to come to add fuel to the fire, but it seemed that he was busy in vain; No one will be stupid enough to expose this matter tomorrow morning, but some people are beginning to wonder if there is any collusion and agreement between Jiao Zhengtai and Song Nan, it stands to reason that Jiao Zhengtai can use this opportunity to put Song Nan together, and give up so lightly, there must be a doorway. Thinking of the situation that everyone is now salivating over the fat of the white paper mill in Song Nan's hands, some people are convinced that Song Nan must have given Jiao Zhengtai benefits, and maybe it is unknown whether Jiao Zhengtai quietly joined the shares and dividends.
No matter how the marquis instigated, Jiao Zhengtai insisted that if he wanted to be angry for himself, the marquis would go back to the camp and take their soldiers and horses to the Jinyi Guard Yamen and the Shenshu camp camp to find a place, otherwise don't say any; How could the princes be willing to do this, didn't they shoehorn themselves into the whirlpool? It is certainly okay to add fuel to the fire, but it is a fantasy to risk yourself.
The Hou masters each had ghosts, and after arguing for a while and there was no result, they also dispersed, and in private they couldn't help but despise Jiao Zhengtai for being timid and afraid, and discussing whether Jiao Zhengtai had the benefit of Song Nan, but they all had a bottom line in their hearts, and they would never expose Jiao Zhengtai's lies tomorrow morning.
As the Hou Ye discussed, Xu Guangzuo had already learned about it, and when he heard the news, Xu Guangzuo was like being slapped in the head, he had just taken office on the front foot, and he was a little grateful for Song Nan's recommendation, and in a blink of an eye, Song Nan came to such a hand, isn't this a disappointment for himself, the new governor?
Xu Guangzuo was about to ask Song Nan for his anger, and led people halfway to the road, when he suddenly came to his senses, turned his horse's head and went back. Xu Guangzuo found that there was such a big incident, and his subordinate Hou Ye and the party Jiao Zhengtai didn't come to report to him, so he ran to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, which seemed a little too hasty.
Hearing that the Hou Ye had gathered in the Yangwei Camp, Xu Guangzuo immediately decided to pretend not to know, and the Hou Ye under his command couldn't help but run to take revenge on Song Nan, after the matter was big, he was actually not very responsible, after all, he had just taken office, and he didn't even hand over the official document and ribbon to Zhang Lun, so he didn't have time to perform his duties.
However, the Hou Ye didn't seem to have any movement, and no one came to him to report the matter, which made Xu Guangzuo a little annoyed, after all, he was their boss, and he actually ignored his own existence for such a big matter, how could he bear it?
When it was dark, Xu Guangzuo couldn't bear it anymore, and ordered someone to call Jiao Zhengtai to come for questioning, Jiao Zhengtai lightly and absentmindedly described the situation in the afternoon, describing this incident as a joint drill with the Jinyi Guard Yamen and the Shenshu Battalion that had been agreed a long time ago.
Xu Guangzuo looked at Jiao Zhengtai's numb face, and wanted to spit on it and scold: "Are you a fool?" But he held back.
"It turned out to be an agreed drill, and in the afternoon, the old man was busy with the British bus, and he was really shocked when he heard the news; Since it is an agreed drill, the old man will rest assured, otherwise this is a big deal, and the emperor and the cabinet will definitely ask about it tomorrow. ”
"This is a matter within the British government, you just took office today, so you didn't come to report, after all, it is the predecessor's business, it is not good to work to determine the country, it was originally to be the governor in person, and the lowly official knows that you are busy with today's handover affairs, so I am embarrassed to invite." Jiao Zhengtai is more serious than a serious book.
Sending Jiao Zhengtai away, Xu Guangzuo had a fire in his heart, it was obvious that Jiao Zhengtai and a group of marquis did not take themselves seriously, the excitement of the new governor quickly decreased, and his calm mind was suddenly much more flexible. Xu Guangzuo, who slept until midnight that night, suddenly woke up, and he suddenly realized why Song Nan recommended him for the position of governor of the regiment and battalion.
"This dog thing! Why did he suddenly show favor to me, it turned out that he wanted me to make a fool of me. The group of guys in the regimental camp was so difficult that he jumped out to make trouble, clearly embarrassing me in this position. Hmph, this cunning boy, how can the old man let you succeed, even if I am the governor of this regimental battalion, the old man will have the means to sit in this position, and if you want to fight with me, you are still a little tender. ”
Under the sharp questioning of Yang Tinghe and others, Jiao Zhengtai and Song Nan agreed on the same caliber, saying that this was just a joint drill that had been agreed upon, and the purpose was to test the reaction speed and ability of Jingying and Jinyiwei when there was a sudden chaos in the capital.
British Minister Zhang Lun also stood up and said that this was a drill approved by him during his term of office, and the reason why there was a lot of uproar was mainly to highlight the suddenness and authenticity of the drill.
The ministers were speechless, this kind of drill had never happened before, but there was nothing wrong with innovating the training method, but I just felt strange that Song Nan and Jiao Zhengtai could conduct joint drills, which was a bit incredible; Jiao Zhengtai didn't say anything bad about Song Nan publicly or privately, and these two couldn't pee in the same pot.
But the facts are in front of you, and there is no flaw in the rhetoric of the parties, and it is impossible to teach people not to believe it; Yang Tinghe finally complained a few words on behalf of the cabinet, saying that in the future, if there is such a big action, it is necessary to notify the officials of the key departments in advance to take psychological precautions.
Zhengde was actually not nervous at all, because yesterday afternoon, Song Nan and Jiao Zhengtai's excerpts were handed over, detailing what happened at noon; And Zhengde and the narrow did not tell the officials of the outer court, and let the officials of the outer court fold like snowflakes, enjoying their panicked appearance in the dark.
When a storm disappears invisibly, there are actually some subtle changes in all shapes; There seemed to be signs of division and suspicion in the regimental camp, and Xu Guangzuo, the governor of the regimental camp, understood a lot in this matter; As far as the outer court was concerned, they suddenly realized a terrible thing: it turned out that Song Nan could mobilize so many soldiers and horses, and the number of Jinyi Weijia Shenshu Battalion was nearly 25,000 people, if it was not a drill yesterday, but a turmoil, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Yang Tinghe felt it necessary to talk about this concern with Zhengde in private, and it was necessary.