Chapter 052: Huai'an Cao Gang III

Weng Shijie immediately felt that the young man in front of him was really not simple: "Lord Chen is really young and promising, and the name of Jinling Nalan Rongruo is really worthy of his reputation." ”

Chen Cao shook his head: "Master Weng has won the award, the matter in front of him is simple and complicated, I think it should be that the people of the DPRK and China are fighting for Caoyun, Yang Yipeng has to respond, I don't know if Lord Weng can trust Chen." ”

Weng Linzhi immediately interjected: "Dad, the child has found all the officials he knows, and none of them are willing to help our family, even Lord Chen, and the little sister is not willing to let me go to find it, it is the child who is cheeky to find it, Lord Chen did not shirk it at all, he came to Huai'an in person, and just rescued the little sister from the prison." ”

"Really?" Weng Shijie looked at Weng Linzhi, and then at Chen Cao.

"Absolutely." Weng Linzhi nodded.

Weng Shijie once again bowed his hand to Chen Cao: "Old man, thank Master Chen, since this is the case, then please ask Lord Chen to ask." ”

Chen Cao clenched his fists: "Dare to ask Master Weng, among the officials in the DPRK and China, whether it is Zhishi or incumbency, who is your biggest backer?" ”

Weng Shijie said without hesitation: "The former cabinet chief assistant Fang Congzhe. ”

Chen Cao suddenly realized: "Feng Yan has contacted you?" ”

Weng Shijie raised his eyebrows: "How did Lord Chen know?" ”

Chen Cao already knew the cause and effect of the matter, and then said: "It seems that Hall Master Weng is just a *** in this matter, and the real show has just begun." ”

Chen Cao's sighing appearance made Weng Shijie frown: "Lord Chen means that the old man is just a chess piece?" ”

Chen Cao shook his head: "You are not a chess piece, but an abandoned child..."

Weng Shijie really felt the world spinning at this time: "No, no, the old man is loyal, and he will never be abandoned... Absolutely not..."

Weng Linzhi didn't know much, Chen Cao's words were purely a dumb riddle, he could only understand the superficial meaning: "Lord Chen, father, what do you mean by what you say?" ”

Weng Shijie kept shaking his head, and Chen Cao also felt funny: "Master Weng, you want to get out of this quagmire safely, in Chen's opinion, it is impossible, what you have to do now is to protect Brother Weng and Ling Yan." ”

Weng Shijie's world was falling: "Impossible, impossible, impossible..."

Weng Shijie wandered around the cell like crazy, and then kept repeating this sentence, Weng Linzhi was so frightened that he knelt down for Chen Cao: "Lord Chen, help..."

Chen Cao bit the dead skin on his mouth, his eyes stared at the moldy roof of the prison, and he kept shaking his feet, he was thinking of a way, but he really didn't have a good way for a while, so he asked: "Master Weng, the last question, you must answer Chen, have you promised anything to the people behind you?" ”

Weng Shijie stopped wandering, and said in a trance: "They are officials, I am for the people, what they say is what they say, what qualifications do people have to argue?" ”

Chen Cao left...

He returned to the inn very depressed, no wonder Yang Yipeng had asked him not to meddle in this matter before, but now that he thinks about it, that old thing has been prepared for a long time, and going to him by himself is just a fox and a fake tiger, and it is impossible to really threaten him.

Zhao Xin entered the house with tea, and when he saw Chen Cao coming back from prison, he knew that something was wrong: "My lord, if we don't stop it, adults still have their own ambitions, and they can't afford to put ourselves in this inconsequential matter." ”

Syllable...

Weng Meixin kicked open the door, stared at Chen Cao when he came in, and said, "Lord Chen, I heard what you said, is my father really unable to save him?" If I can't save it, I'll do it myself. ”

"Yourself?" Chen Cao turned to look at Weng Meixin, and then motioned to Zhao Xin to close the door and go out to guard: "Do you rebel with those million unarmed Cao Gang members and their families?" Or do you want to be as beautiful as Liu Liu and Liu Qi for a period of time and then be wiped out? And then you were executed by a thousand knives as the first offender? ”

"How do you know?" Weng Meixin was surprised.

"The thoughts of the women's family are always so unrealistic, so they can't do big things," Chen Cao shook his head with a sigh: "If you do this, all your relatives of the nine clans will die, why do you want to involve those innocent people?" Do you think everyone wants to rebel with you? ”

Weng Meixin's momentum was cut by Chen Cao at once, and the whole person softened, tears fell from time to time, and she showed the appearance of a little woman, crying: "The three elder brothers are all dead, my father was arrested, and all the people in the Jinan family were locked up in the governor's yamen, and the third brother came back and said that even you can't save your father, what should I do?" Who are we hiring... Why do you do this to us..."

Chen Cao couldn't see the woman crying, so he stepped forward and hugged Weng Meixin in his arms, patted her on the back and said: "You have to be patient in everything, otherwise you won't be able to do big things, and you will affect others." ”

Weng Meixin reacted immediately and opened Chen Cao's arms: "Men and women don't kiss, why do you hug me?" ”

"I'm afraid you're sad..."Chen Cao said, then pulled Weng Meixin to the chair and poured a cup of tea: "The matter is too complicated, if I insist on intervening, I'm afraid I'll cause big trouble, but for your sake of saving my life, I will definitely help you." ”

"You're not afraid of trouble?" Weng Meixin's gentleness at this moment was something Chen Cao had never seen.

Chen Cao nodded: "I originally wanted to stop, but now that I have torn my face with Yang Yipeng, it is better to have a fight with him, but you have to cooperate well with your brothers and sisters." ”

"How?"

"Come here with your ears..."

Chen Cao personally sent Weng Meixin out, and Zhao Xin entered the house and said, "My lord, are the forces of the DPRK and China competing for Cao Yun?" ”

Chen Cao nodded: "The current situation should be that the purpose of Weng Shijie's abandonment by the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang should be that they want to use Weng Shijie to rectify Li Yangchong behind Yang Yipeng," Chen Cao sat down and said: "Li Yangchong is a member of the Donglin Party, Ye Xianggao is aware." It's a matter of luck..."

"Then Weng Shijie can completely turn the crisis into safety?" Zhao Xin frowned?

"Is it safe to pay him back?" Chen Cao raised his eyebrows: "You, it's too simple to think about things, if that's the case, no one dares to move Weng Shijie, but if there is an official document from the Criminal Department, it is to fight Yang Yipeng with Weng Shijie's death, so that he can resign from the official position of Governor of Caoyun, and he can also fight Li Yangchong, you say, who doesn't want to do the thing of killing two birds with one stone?"

What's more important is that the position of the governor of Caoyun is rich in oil and water, no matter who it is, they all want to take this position, and Li Sancai is making a fortune from this..."

Zhao Xin immediately understood: "My lord, my subordinates understand, no matter how the DPRK and China fight now, there are actually only two factions, that is, the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party, right?" ”

"More than that," Chen Cao shook his head: "On the surface, it seems that only Wei Zhongxian and Donglin are fighting, and there are people from the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang in the mainland, Fang Congzhe is not a good stubble, they are united with Wei Zhongxian on the surface, but they all have their own little Jiujiu in private, hehe... These guys, that's kind of interesting..."

"My lord, now it seems that behind Weng Shijie is our own people?" Zhao Xin suddenly realized: "We are also eunuchs..."

Chen Cao squinted at Zhao Xin, looking at Zhao Xin uncomfortably: "What's wrong with Zhao Xin, are you proud that you are a eunuch?" ”

Zhao Xin struck a spirit: "My subordinates didn't mean that, but we're also the sixth person, aren't we?" ”

Chen Cao squinted his eyes and let out a long breath, so frightened that Zhao Xin hurriedly apologized, and Chen Cao said: "Let's work hard to become the number one person in the eunuch party." ”

Zhao Xin: "...."

"You're right," Chen Cao patted Zhao Xin on the shoulder: "It's indeed your own people, but they shouldn't know that I'm involved, so I have to give them a breath first, and then I'll use my method to clean them up, Weng Linzhi has already gone to inform people, and there will be eyebrows in a few days, you quickly send someone to send a letter directly to Wei Liangqing's house, and tell them about our involvement, so as not to accidentally hurt your own people when you get it." ”

"Yes, my subordinates will do it."

......

Three days later

A messenger ran into the governor's yamen quickly, sweating profusely: "My lord, the big thing is not good, the canal, the canal has been blocked, all the first summer grain that Nan Zhili has just collected has been robbed, and all the soldiers responsible for the safety along the way have been killed. ”

"Ah..."Yang Yipeng was shocked by the news, and the book in his hand landed directly: "What the hell is going on?" ”

"The little one doesn't know, this is the official document just sent by the chief soldier's yamen." The official hurriedly handed over the official document.

Yang Yipeng opened the official document and looked at it, and immediately fainted.

Yang Yipeng, who woke up, hurriedly convened an emergency meeting, and the meeting was attended by the bosses of the Governor's Yamen, but Chen Cao arrived at an inopportune time.

And also as a blessing.

"Lord Yang," Chen Cao walked into the lobby and directly interrupted their meeting, "What are you doing?" ”

Wang Yiqing saw Jinyiwei coming, although he hadn't seen Chen Cao, but at least he knew that such a number one person had come to Huai'an Mansion: "Lord Chen, we are discussing things." ”

"How?" Chen Cao frowned and looked at Wang Yiqing, and didn't dare him, so he sat directly on a chair: "Don't forget, although you are in charge of Cao Yun, but this is Nanzhili, the summer grain was robbed, the canal and waterway were blocked, such a big thing, you still want to cover it up?" ”

Although Yang Yipeng was not happy with Chen Cao, Chen Cao's words were not wrong in the slightest, so he waved his hand to let Wang Yiqing sit down, and said: "Lord Chen came at the right time, and this official is discussing how to deal with this gang of horse thieves. ”

"Lord Yang, according to my Jinyi Wei detective, Xia Liang was robbed in Taoyuan County, is there such a thing?" Chen Cao said in a serious voice.

Wang Yiqing knew this matter best, so he leaned back in his chair and bowed his hand to Chen Cao: "It was indeed something that happened in Taoyuan County, a gang of horse thieves hijacked the summer grain transported to the capital in Taoyuan County, and attacked and killed more than 230 soldiers of our general army Yamen who escorted along the way, and after robbing the summer grain, they chiseled through the boat and blocked the canal waterway. ”

"Dare to ask Mr. Wang, why are there horse thieves in Huai'an?" Chen Cao squinted at Wang Yiqing, which was regarded as a return gift to him.

Wang Yiqing took a deep breath and suppressed his anger and said, "It should be from Shandong." ”

"Do you know how many of them there are?" Chen Cao asked again.

"No one survived, but if they can attack and kill my two hundred soldiers, there should be three hundred or more." Wang Yiqing said without thinking.

"So many ringing horses have entered Huai'an, killed people and plundered goods, and left calmly, Mr. Wang, what are you doing to eat?" Chen Cao said coldly.

Wang Yiqing finally couldn't suppress his anger, and said on the coffee table next to him: "Chen Cao, what qualifications do you have to ask the general like this?" Don't forget your authority. ”

"Presumptuous..."Zhao Xin, who was standing behind Chen Cao, scolded sharply: "My lord is the commander of the Jinyi Guard of Nanzhili, so he naturally has the right to inquire about such a big matter, General Wang Bing, this official is Zhao Xin, the envoy of the Fusi of Nanzhen, and ask you, Xia Liang was robbed in the canal and waterway, as the chief military officer of Caoyun, do you know the inside story?" Or was this something you planned? ”

"Nonsense..."Wang Yiqing reprimanded angrily: "Others are afraid of you Jinyiwei, but I am not afraid of you, when will it be your turn to interfere in the affairs of my Caoyun General Army's Yamen." ”

Chen Cao raised his hand to stop Zhao Xin, and then said tepidly: "General Bing Wang is really a great official, my Jinyi Wei is the Son of Heaven's pro-army is not qualified to ask about the affairs of the Caoyun General Army's Yamen, I don't know who can?" Let Your Majesty personally ask? ”

Wang Yiqing and Yang Yipeng moved their bodies together, and Chen Cao continued: "Since Wang Zongbing thinks that I can't ask Jinyiwei, it's also a trivial matter, official business, Zhao Xin, record all of Wang's words today, and send them to the capital as soon as possible and hand them over to Gonggong Wei." ”

Yang Yipeng spoke: "Lord Chen, now we are talking about business, and Mr. Wang is also a little excited because he cares about the robbery of summer grain, and I hope Lord Chen will not worry about it." ”

Chen Cao ignored Yang Yipeng's words, stared at Wang Yiqing and said, "It's okay if I'm not qualified to ask, but Wang Zongbing must know that Chen Cao's questions today are all asked for Wei Guogong." ”

Wang Yiqing is a spirit, he forgot Chen Cao's multiple identities because of excitement, this guy is from the Wei State Mansion, and Wei Guo Gong Xu Hongji is the Nanjing garrison, and the military of Nanzhili is under the management of Xu Hongji, although the Caoyun General Army Yamen is set up separately and does not belong to any place administratively, but its armament is limited by the Nanjing garrison, and it essentially belongs to the sequence of the Nanjing garrison.

As soon as Chen Cao's voice fell, a servant ran into the lobby quickly: "My lord, Wei Guogong is here." ”

"Huh?" Yang Yipeng frowned, and then immediately stared at Chen Cao: "Chen Cao, you are really good at breaking your hand..."

Chen Cao pretended not to hear it, and looked out of the lobby.

"Wang Yiqing, what are you doing to eat?" The young man in the big red python robe scolded sharply, who is Xu Hongji, not the Duke of Wei?

Everyone in the hall hurriedly got up and saluted Xu Hongji in unison: "I've seen Wei Guogong (see Wei Guogong)..."

Xu Hongji glanced at Chen Cao, and then walked straight to the main seat of Yang Yipeng before and sat down, and then scolded: "After so many years of being the chief soldier of Caoyun, you can't even protect the canal, it seems that my father doesn't want to be the chief soldier of Caoyun at all." ”

Chen Cao couldn't suppress Wang Yiqing, but Xu Hongji could, and a few words frightened Wang Yiqing so much that he knelt down on one knee and gave Xu Hongji a military salute: "Grandpa Guo, the last general has been wronged..."