Xu Hong and Gao Kui immediately looked at each other, judging from the tone of the other party, they could know that the other party was not good, and the black mole man led by him had a bad face.

It's just that judging from the other party's clothing and attire, it is clear that they are a few young children who are just preparing to take the college exam, but where did they get the confidence to be so arrogant in front of the two non-commissioned officers?

Xu Hong turned his head to look at the black mole man who came to make trouble, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "The head of the case?" Song Fuyin is such a smart person, how can he point you to the head of the case, you won't be a liar, right? ”

In this Ming officialdom, in addition to Wang Yue, the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who is not a group of gentlemen and not a party, the one he admires the most is the upright Shuntian Mansion Yin Songcheng.

If Song Cheng points this kind of person as the head of the case, it can only be said that Song Cheng's ability to select talents and criminal investigation ability are two extremes, and this kind of person simply disgraces Song Cheng.

"Presumptuous! Who doesn't know that the head of this year's government examination case is Li Shan, who was born in a military household, are you deliberately looking for a draw? The dog leg next to him was like being stepped on by the tail, and immediately taught him a vicious lesson.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding!

Xu Hong naturally didn't know who was the head of the Shuntianfu trial this year, but he was relieved when he learned that the head of the Shuntianfu trial was not the black mole man in front of him.

Gao Kui looked at the fact that a small county trial leader dared to be so arrogant, and drank the wine in the cup bitterly.

The black mole man has a bit of the city government, and immediately reported his origin: "The contemptible person is the first prime minister of the Wanping case, as Brother Tai said, he did not win the first place in the Shuntian Mansion test, but I don't know how many places you won in the government test?" ”

Although judging from the other party's clothing, he was not from a wealthy family, but he also remembered the lessons of his elders, but he first found out the reality of the other party.

It's just that Fu Yan is like a thorn in his heart, although he is full of wealth, but he has not been favored by the famous Song Qingtian.

The other party seemed to be able to see through his mind at a glance, no matter how humble and polite he pretended, that Song Cheng didn't look at him from beginning to end.

If it weren't for his own essay passing, the answer sheet would indeed be stronger than other candidates, I'm afraid that Shuntianfu Yin would not admit him, even if he was the head of Wanping County.

"According to the rules of our children's examination, since Zhang Gongzi has obtained the first case in Wanping County, he will definitely be able to pass the hospital examination!" The dog-legged young man next to him explained triumphantly.

As soon as these words came out, a few doglegs next to him were full of pride, after all, this has basically locked a place in this year's Shuntian Academy exam, and Zhang Xiang will be a student of Shuntian Mansion.

"If you talk about the results of the county exam, he and I are both the top of the case, and the government exam is among the top three!" The corners of Gao Kui's mouth rose slightly, and he pointed at Xu Hong proudly.

If you really want to talk about the pride of the sky, in fact, every one of them performed well in the children's test.

Like Haikuan is the head of the case in Qiongzhou Mansion, Weng Peng is the head of the court trial in Chaozhou Mansion, and Zhang Sui is a small Sanyuan.

These people's complacent county test case is simply a first-year student holding a full-score test paper to show off to a group of Tsinghua Peking University students, looking so naïve.

Hey?

Zhang Xiang and the others thought that their results could steadily suppress the other party, but they found that it didn't seem to be the case, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

But I didn't expect that the two inconspicuous people in front of me were both the leaders of the county test, and the results of the government test were good, and I suddenly felt like I was looking for the wrong person.

It's just that after all, he is a young man with strong blood and blood, so naturally it is impossible to be defeated easily.

"Huh...... Two poor sour, what can you do if you do well in the exam, I don't know if any of your elders can enter the ranks? The young dogleg was already staring at the two of them, looking disdainful to ask.

Xu Hong didn't speak, silently picked up the wine jug and poured wine.

I thought that after the last time the magnates in the capital were cleansed, these powerful children would be able to restrain themselves, but this idea is undoubtedly wrong. These maggots are simply like weeds, and the spring breeze blows and grows.

Gao Kui finally realized the confidence of these children, and said seriously: "Listen to what you mean, are you the children of official eunuchs?" ”

"Huh...... You've got a little bit of eyesight! Brother Zhang's uncle is Zhang Peng, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, and his grandfather is the county of Shexian County, Huizhou Prefecture, and several clansmen of the Zhang family are officials in the court! The young dogleg said proudly as if he had shown a big killing weapon.

Zhang Xiang saw that his background was lit up by his companions, and his chin couldn't help but rise slightly, but he was ready to welcome the surrender of these two high-achieving children.

Hey?

Xu Hong, who had been silent, heard that the other party was like this, and couldn't help but put down the wine jug gently, looking at this boy with a black mole on his eyebrows seriously.

Zhang Peng was a jinshi in the second year of Jingtai, and was first appointed to supervise the imperial history of Shanxi Province, and then served as the governor of Datong and Xuanfu, and was later ordered to clean up the horse administration of Gyeonggi.

In the first year of Tianshun, Zhang Peng was involved in the political struggle, and together with Liu Tai, Wei Han, Kang Ji and other imperial historians, impeached Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang, the imperial historians, and Zhang Peng to kill Tielingwei in Liaodong.

Although he fell from a high-ranking patrol to a sideman, this abnormal experience made Zhang Peng a blessing in disguise.

In the eighth year of Tianshun, Ming Xianzong ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world. Recommended by the courtiers, Zhang Pengguan was reinstated, and then he rose to prominence, and immediately entered the military system.

In the eighteenth year of Chenghua, because of the close relationship between Chen Yue, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Wang Zhi, he was impeached by Wu Yuan and Xu Jin in the imperial history, and finally Zhang Peng succeeded Chen Yue in replacing Chen Yue.

In the twenty-first year of Chenghua, Zhang Peng resigned due to impeachment, and thus bid farewell to officialdom completely.

This capital is not small, but it is not big.

Although Zhang Peng, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, has been in office for many years, he is the one who has won the peak of power after all, and now he has nourished a group of clansmen who have entered the government one after another.

In fact, the Zhang family is indeed not a small number of officials, and regardless of the collateral personnel, such as Zhang Peng's father Zhang Yu is the head of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Peng's grandfather Zhang Xun is the left long history of the Qingwang Mansion.

Fate is so wonderful, Zhang Peng's nephew actually appeared here, and he seemed so arrogant, and he was even more ridiculous in the hall just now.

Xu Hong's focus was not on Zhang Xiang's identity, and he asked very seriously: "Since you are the son of an official eunuch, did what you just say in the hall come from your heart, or do you all have this idea in the Zhang family?" ”

Originally, he didn't plan to use his identity to suppress a small boy, but since this boy showed the name of the former secretary of the military department, and he was still a member of the Zhang family with many people as officials, then the matter was another matter.

It seems that there is no partisan dispute in the current court, but the essence is related to the concept of governance, and the imperial party and Qingliu have long been on the same footing.

If this Zhang clan is an out-and-out lord and faction, and even thinks that the current saint is a tyrant, then he doesn't mind pointing the finger at the Zhang clan.

That's right, if it's just Zhang Xiang's wild words, things can be handled gently, but I'm afraid......

"Huh...... What a big breath, and I'm not afraid of flashing my tongue! I'll tell you the truth, these words were taught by my uncle, are you satisfied now? Zhang Xiang looked down on Xu Hong from the bottom of his heart, so he revealed it directly.

Hey?

Gao Kui stopped the wine glass that had just been brought to his lips, and looked at Zhang Xiang in surprise, but he didn't expect that there was Zhang Peng, the former secretary of the military department.

In fact, this storm of public opinion in the capital can reach this level, it is absolutely impossible for it to be just the spontaneous action of the scholars, and there must be heavyweights behind it who are fanning the flames.

It's just that who would have thought that Zhang Peng, the secretary of the military department who had already been a minister, would not be able to care for the elderly at home, and would actually advocate this storm behind his back.

Originally, he had already started to investigate the matter, but he didn't expect to find the source here, and it really didn't take much effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to find them.

Gao Kui put down the wine glass in his hand directly, and asked very seriously: "Did Zhang Shangshu really say that?" ”

"Huh...... My clan is just straight and honest, not like the courtiers in the court, so he naturally dares to correct His Majesty's maladministration. Because of the lack of deer tendons, he crusaded, this is clearly a traitor, and as a result, no one in the Manchu Dynasty dared to oppose it! If you want me to say, the court should restore my uncle, and only my uncle dares to admonish the emperor directly! Zhang Xiang turned his head to look at Gao Kui, his face full of pride.

Gao Kui looked at Xu Hong, who was drinking, and asked very seriously: "Brother Xu, I'm afraid this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Hong, what do you think?" ”

"This is a matter for your Metropolitan Procuratorate, and I, a small head of the military department, will help you wave the flag at most! It's just that Wang Yushi has already gone to Liaodong, and Bian Yong is afraid that he won't dare to take Zhang Hong under the knife, right? Xu Hong took a sip of wine, but it was to the core problem.

If Wang Yue is still in the capital, then not to mention the former military secretary, even the current cabinet chief assistant Wan An also dares to investigate.

It's just that this well-born Bian Yong doesn't say that there is a problem with his position, and he doesn't have such courage at all, but it is unlikely that he will agree with Gao Kui to launch an action against Zhang Peng, the former secretary of the military department.

Gao Kui picked up his glass again, and said eloquently: "Not to mention that the current style of our Duchayuan is right about things and not people, now the high-level has unified the tone of the war in Liaodong, no matter who shouted the anti-war voice, we must definitely kill the chicken and make an example!" Think about it, if you catch a former military department secretary and dispose of it, will the public opinion in the capital dare to be so disrespectful to Your Majesty? Do you dare to keep saying that for the sake of the empty people of the state of etiquette, you will ignore millions of displaced people? ”

He ...... What are they talking about? I...... I don't understand anything! Seeing Gao Kui and Xu Hong chatting like no one else, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Zhang Xiang was also puzzled, just looking at the other party's temperament, it was clear that they were two poor children, how could they be officials of the imperial court?

"Lord Xu, Lord Gao, this is the roasted fish that you two like to eat, please taste it!" The shopkeeper Zhang is a person who drinks water and does not forget to dig a well, and personally brings a plate of fish from the kitchen.

Since the news that Emperor Hongzhi liked fishing, not only fishing has become a new fashion in the Ming Dynasty, but now more and more people like to eat fish.

Yes? Really an adult?

Zhang Yuan's eyes narrowed immediately, looking at Xu Hong and Gao Kui in disbelief, but he couldn't match the imperial court officials.

How can it be?

A few doglegs behind him thought that Zhang Xiang's background was able to crush everything, but who would have thought that these two unattractive scholars turned out to be Ming officials.

"In that case, let's do it!" Xu Hong knew that Gao Kui was going to use the question to play, but it was really necessary to do so now, so he nodded lightly.

Gao Kui got Xu Hong's approval, and suddenly felt more confident in his heart, so he lightly ordered: "Shopkeeper Zhang, please call a few people to come over!" ”

"Good!" Shopkeeper Zhang didn't know what medicine was sold in Gao Kui's gourd, but he immediately went to find the gong.

It's a cloudy day, but there's still a stuffy heat in the air.

"Who are you? What do you want to do? Zhang Xiang saw that the situation was completely different from what he thought, and immediately asked in panic.

"Didn't you just talk about them? These two adults are two of the six gods of wealth in our inn! Xiao Er, who sent the dishes, made a grand introduction, and then said with a flattering face: "Lord Xu, Lord Gao, your dishes have been served, please use them slowly!" ”

There was a sound of gongs and drums at the door of the inn, and then a sound of neat footsteps was heard.

After Song Cheng took office, he took the initiative to strengthen the inspection of the capital.

When a team of officials who had just come from the street heard the sound of gongs and drums, they rushed in directly, led by Zhao Dayan, the head catcher of the Shuntian Mansion.

"Two adults, I don't know what to order?" Zhao Dayan had worked with the two of them, and asked politely.

Gao Kui pointed to Zhang Xiang, who was already stunned, and said lightly: "Zhao Zhutou, this official didn't bring anyone over, this time please escort a few of them to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for this official, and the Japanese official will invite you to drink!" ”

"Well said! Come, escort people away! Zhao Dayan's eyes lit up slightly, and he waved his hand.

Zhang Xiang looked at the Yacha of Shuntian Mansion and wanted to arrest him, and even if he blew up his identity: "Zhang Peng, the former secretary of the military department of my clan, I see who dares to touch me!" ”

"Huh...... I'm wondering! How could the Metropolitan Procuratorate catch a little girl, there is a big fish behind the daring love! Lock it, you can't let people run away! Zhao Dayan suddenly came to his senses and took care of Zhang Xiang.

Since I have been with Song Cheng for a long time, I can't look down on small cases now, but I like this kind of earth-shattering case. Like the beheading of Sun Ming, the Marquis of Huichang earlier, that is the real justice.

Now it is very likely that it is related to Zhang Peng, the former secretary of the military department, and this is destined to be another major event that will detonate public opinion in the capital.

A few doglegs wanted to die and struggle, but they kept saying: "The matter has nothing to do with us, we are about to take the hospital exam, you are hindering the imperial court!" ”

"You are so disloyal, you don't want to serve the king, why do you still remember the scientific examination? Don't think about fame, not to mention that Beizhili will definitely remove you one by one, if he really dares to admit you, this official will definitely be the first to be impeached! Gao Kui couldn't give these people a way to live, so he immediately took a stand.

Zhang Xiang and the others' heads were buzzing suddenly, but they finally knew the truth from their mouths, but it was already too late. Not only did they ruin their own future, but they also implicated Zhang Peng, the former secretary of the military department who was hiding behind and fueling the troubles.

In fact, there are many similar cases, although the public opinion in the capital is unfavorable to Zhu Youji, but the mastermind behind the scenes who hides behind it has to pay the price of blood.

(End of chapter)