Chapter 73: The Key to the Northwest
The northwest wind was full of dust and sand.
Wang Yue only felt a sense of familiarity along the way, and in the past so many years, this place has not changed much.
The high mountains on the earth are vertical and horizontal, the loess on the high mountains is flying, and on the loess, the chariots and horses are long snakes and move forward against the wind.
Every time Wang Wei stroked his beard, he could pinch out a few grains of sand.
However, this kind of wild wind and sand situation will be slightly better in the city of Gansu Town.
Of course, the spiritual outlook of the people here is not as good as that of the capital.
Many soldiers are not fully clothed, either only wearing the upper edge, or only the lower edge, looking at the soldiers and the people, these people have dry lips and rough skin, even if they are women, they are completely different from the Jiangnan grace in Wang Wei's hometown.
Stopping in front of a fairly magnificent mansion,
They're in the place.
Wang Yue also saw the general soldier he had only seen in the letter, Zhu Mingzhi.
"Pass on my order, and order the general soldiers and deputy general soldiers of the three towns of Gansu, Ningxia, and Yansui to come here to see me. Don't forget the Governor, and call him with you. ”
Zhu Mingzhi originally prepared 'good things', but Wang Yue only talked about business as soon as he entered the door, which made him quite helpless.
In fact, Wang Yue is also conscious,
After all, he is seventy-two, and he hasn't enjoyed anything, so why come to this set at this time.
Second, Wang Wei, who walked with him, was a true gentleman, deeply trusted by the prince of the East Palace, and Wang Yue was also a proud person in his heart.
Therefore, he is not willing to lag behind some of Wang Wei's style.
Of course, Wang Wei didn't know these words.
He only knew that the crown prince gave him the title of Qincha and asked him to come to this northwest land, and one of the main points was that he didn't care how Wang Yue fought the war, so it had nothing to do with him what orders were issued there.
He still wants to work on the problem of Gansu Town itself.
Soon after entering the house, there was a knock on his door that night, and it was a man who looked like an ordinary soldier.
"Xiaguan Yuan Ye, meet Lord Qincha."
Wang Wei looked at him and found that this person was short in stature, his shoulders were not broad, he had a single eyelid, and a small scar at the corner of his eye, which was left by some kind of weapon.
"You are?"
"The lower official is the official of the hundred households of Jinyiwei, and the letter from the capital ordered the villain to wait until Lord Wang Wei, and then hand over the results of Jinyiwei's investigation in Gansu Town to Lord Wang."
Wang Wei thought about it, and His Royal Highness really arranged it properly.
At the East Palace that day, the prince had already said that he had asked Jinyiwei to investigate the situation here, but the distance was really far away, and it was too late to know in the capital at that time.
"Good. Tell me about the situation in this Gansu town. ”
"Yes."
Under the candle fire in the house, Yuan Ye knelt and said little by little: "The general soldier of Gansu Town is named Zhu Mingzhi, this person is from Jiangxi, and he is coarse in writing and ink, but he is not a seed of reading. After the death of his father, he took command of Tongzhi, and during the reign of Xianzong, the imperial court fought several great victories in the north, and Zhu Mingzhi was promoted to the current Gansu general army. There is also a town guard eunuch here, people in the palace. The greed for ink is very ......"
"You say Zhang Yi is greedy for ink?"
"No, Zhu Mingzhi and Zhang Yi are both. It stands to reason that Zhang Yi is the one who supervises Zhu Mingzhi. But Zhu Mingzhi has the heart to hunt, the means are superb, Zhang Yi is not strong-willed, greedy for enjoyment, and the two have become a raccoon dog over the years. My lord...... I think I'll be able to encounter it soon. ”
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.
He was quite dismissive of these things.
"What can they do?"
Yuan Ye said: "This kind of thing is nothing more than doing what he likes." Those who love money offer wealth, and those who love color offer color. ”
Speaking of the latter one, Wang Wei thought that he had to pay attention to Wang Shouren, that kid was young after all, and he didn't know the sinister nature of society, so don't get involved in these things as soon as he comes out.
It doesn't matter if he falls at that time, His Highness's hard work will be in vain.
"Can there be evidence of what they did?"
Yuan Ye remained silent, his eyes looked straight ahead, and he didn't look at Wang Wei, "My lord, this is an important border town. Zhu Mingzhi has soldiers in his hands. Some things still have to wait for General Wang...... Act together. As for taking people, there are Jinyi guards, and the evidence can be found slowly. But there is a big man who needs to be rescued as soon as possible. ”
"Who?"
Yuan Ye took out something from his arms and presented it.
"Mecojia. A businessman from Shaanxi. Yuan Ye continued to explain the reason, "Mei Kejia was originally Zhang Wei's person, he was engaged in the trade of goods inside and outside the customs, and it naturally didn't work if it didn't matter." But some time ago, Zhang Yi was suddenly arrested and convicted, saying that there were prohibited things in the trade between Mei Kejia and the Tatars. But this Mei Kejia is not a simple person, he is not dead. It took a lot of effort for the lower officials to find out after many inquiries that this businessman had a clever plan in advance, and he had long expected that Zhang Yi was going to do something to him, so he transferred his family wealth in advance. ”
Wang Wei's brows have already begun to wrinkle,
The battle here and the palace seem to be two kinds,
This is the sword and sword, and if you are not careful, you will die!
"Where is he now?"
"was locked up by Zhang Yi, and the lower officials estimated that a severe torture was indispensable. But as long as Mei Kejia doesn't speak, he should still be alive. Zhang Yi is still counting on his family wealth to make up for the shortfall. But a businessman ...... It's uncertain whether they can stand the lower officials...... Besides, it was the third day that the Lord had come here. ”
Wang Wei thought about it,
In this way, it seems that Yuan Ye is right, this businessman is indeed the key.
He was originally Zhang Ming's person, and he naturally knew everything about what Zhang Ming and Zhu Mingzhi did, which can be said to be a good entry point.
"It's the third day...... Where are others locked up? ”
Yuan Ye stopped talking here.
Wang Wei is a smart person, and he also told the answer by himself, "It seems that he doesn't know ......."
"Zhang Yi is not a person who does not know the importance of the matter, the Beijing division sent the general system of Wang and you two superiors, and he imprisoned Mei Kejia at this pass, which is naturally extremely secretive."
In this case,
Although Wang Wei is the identity of Qincha, there is nothing to do.
If you go and ask him to release him, people can pretend to be stupid with you, saying that the person is not here with me, even if he forcibly asks where others are as a messenger, it is just a scholar's question.
Mei Kejia himself has long legs, who knows where he goes?
You say that I arrested him, is that a nonsense, is there any evidence?
Thinking about it like this, Wang Wei felt that it was tricky, but he had to solve this matter no matter what, otherwise, how would he deal with the crown prince who had such high expectations for him in the Jingshi?
Officialdom struggle,
Unexpectedly, he had just arrived, and he had just learned about the situation, and suddenly he was in such a hurry, if there was no good way, he wouldn't have been able to sleep well this first night.
"Anything else?"
"Lord Huiqincha, no."
"Good. Then you go back first. Before leaving, Wang Wei remembered, "After that, how can I contact you?" ”
"If you have something to find an official, you just need to order someone to go to Yang Ji on the street to buy a mutton soup."
"Okay."
Wang Wei sent Yuan Ye away, but before he could sit down and carefully read the note Chen given by Yuan Ye, he heard someone knock on the door again, and when he opened the door, he saw that it was Wang Shouren outside the house, and smiled at him.
"Lord Wang, the juniors are bothered."
"It doesn't matter. Is there anything wrong with Boan? The king turned sideways so that he could come in.
Wang Shouren doesn't beat around the bush, anyway, they know each other enough along the way, Wang Wei is a righteous man and a gentleman, which meets the standard of a 'good person' in Wang Shouren's heart.
So he scratched his head and said, "What do you want to say...... It's just that the lower officials have a way to find that... Mecojia. ”
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I was talking nonsense about the last time it was on the shelves.
Then I went to talk to the editor in charge, and it will be on the shelves after 12 noon tomorrow. It is said that there will be an outbreak, and this is not nonsense.
It's true. The liar is a kitten.