Chapter 51: Yan Song's Choice
Datong Mansion defeated the Tatar coalition army, the entire Ming Dynasty was boiling, the Son of Heaven actually took a 5,000-person Iron Eagle Guard to support Datong, at that time the government and the opposition were strongly opposed, it was the emperor who insisted on going his own way, and no one was optimistic about this war.
Even if Sun Wu was alive and Kong Ming was reborn, he was not sure that he would win this war with such a huge disparity.
Some people even attacked the emperor in private behind their backs, but the reality is such a slap in the face, when everyone thinks you can't win, you win, and you win so beautifully, but the emperor didn't take 5,000 people to support Datong, but hid it from everyone, gathered Datong, Xuanfu, and Jinzhou's army, and easily destroyed Duoyan Sanwei and got Daning back.
If these news are also transmitted back to Jingshi, I don't know how many people's jaws will be shocked.
Now, just the victory of Datong, this dazzling technique, stunned all the ministers, 100,000 taels of silver, 5,000 soldiers, the emperor really did what he said, even if he was the most capable emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't do it!
When the news entered Beijing, Liu Li Xie and the three elders finally let go of their long-hanging hearts, His Majesty really did it, once again proved his words, and slapped all the Wenchen generals who stopped him from conquest with facts, leaving people speechless.
However, they still hope that His Majesty can return to Beijing as soon as possible, because they smell the smell of conspiracy, the capital is so chaotic, the East and West Factory, and the Jinyi Guard are all collectively silent and indifferent, which is too abnormal.
Jinyiwei is His Majesty's knife, and the factory is His Majesty's eyes and ears, and their actions make Liu Li Xie and the three pavilion elders unable to see through, and they are really not sure of His Majesty's attitude.
The so-called Confucian celebrities found by Yan Shenggong were collectively dumbfounded after the good news entered Beijing, how could this be, how could the Son of Heaven with so many people win more than 100,000 people, and also killed more than 90,000 enemies, this is really done by the Son of Heaven, it won't be someone who patted the Son of Heaven and said it on purpose, right?
Questioning is questioning, they are against it for the sake of opposition, so they should be questioned, but when the edict of the imperial court military department was issued, their questioning was completely drowned out, and the edict came out, proving that the military department had verified the news, and His Majesty's personal expedition was recorded by the accompanying officials, and what the emperor did in Datong Mansion and what the war situation was, would be passed back.
Now that the imperial court has been confirmed by the Ministry of War, then everything is not something they can question, and if they still talk about this now, it will be a great crime of slandering the king, and the three clans will be punished.
They knew that when they participated, there would be no way out, retreat would be death, and if they didn't retreat, there would be no place to die, and there was only one way to go to the dark.
Yan Song has become more and more handy since he was brought out by Zhu Houzhao to do Infernal Affairs, this identity compiled by Han Lin has allowed him to get a lot of convenience in all the clear streams, plus he seems to be loyal, and he can speak kindly, and he is very generous, which makes people feel good, there is no news that he can't get, and there is nothing he hasn't participated in.
He was on duty with a few Hanlin petty officials, found a restaurant to eat, and was chatting about the news of this victory, when an ordinary junior servant served the food, he quickly whispered an inexplicable word in Yan Song's ear; "Qingque is honored at the Qionglin Banquet."
Yan Song's body shook and nodded quietly.
Xiao Er bowed and retreated.
After a while, Yan Song stood up and wanted to leave the table, arching his hand; "Colleagues, drink slowly, I feel a little unwell in my stomach, just come when I go."
A few laughed and teased him a few words, and then didn't care about him anymore, Yan Song excused himself to go to see Jinyiwei, and what Xiao Er said before was the code word of their joint.
Seeing him go downstairs, Xiao Er led him to the dark room behind the counter, Yan Song stood outside the dark room with his hand, and Xiao Er respectfully asked for instructions in secret; "My lord, Yan has compiled it."
The man in the dark room said in a low voice; "Let him in."
"Strictly compiled, please inside."
"Thank you."
Yan Song tidied up his clothes, pushed open the curtain, and walked in cautiously.
This is Jinyiwei's territory, the people in the dark room are naturally the commander of Jinyiwei Mu Bin, generally speaking, there is no major event, Mu Bin will not come to see him, Yan Song is faintly nervous in his heart, I don't know this time, who is going to be unlucky.
There are seven or eight officials who are planted in his hands, and even Wang Qiong, who is in the third grade, is not indirectly planted in his hands?
"Xiaguan Yan Song, meet the commander." Yan Song said.
Mu Bin was dressed in a flying fish suit given by the imperial court, without a python robe, his face was grim, and his voice was low; "Here is just you and me, there is no need to be polite, this time I came to see you, I need your identity, to help His Majesty get close to a person, this person is quite famous among the people and the court, but this person, he offended the person who should not be offended, did what should not be done, this matter should be done before the emperor returns to Beijing, find the evidence of that person's crime, the more the better, I want him to shoot the name of the person, this is the person's information, Jinyiwei will cooperate with you, create opportunities for you, good life grasp, I hope you can live up to the emperor's high expectations for you. ”
Yan Song carefully raised his hands to take the information, but he didn't look at it now, because he came out of the thatched house under the pretext, if it took too long, it would arouse suspicion, and after putting the information in his sleeve, he said goodbye and left.
Mu Bin was also unaware of the news in the inn, and no one noticed his arrival.
Yan Song went back and then drank with a few colleagues, it was getting dark, a few people said goodbye and left, Yan Song generously took out the silver taels, and hurriedly returned to the house he bought, his family is quite wealthy, it is nothing to buy a house in the capital, and he did not live in the official house of the imperial court, because there are too many people, and it is not suitable for him to do some private affairs and meet some people secretly.
When he returned, he went straight to the study, stood outside the room, and commanded the people in the porch; "No one is allowed to disturb my reading without my orders, and you don't need to serve here, so go down."
"Yes, sir."
Two or three servants and the housekeeper of the old house left the backyard study and went to the front yard.
Yan Song hurried back to the room when he saw them leaving, listened behind the door for a while, and saw that there was no movement, so he bolted the door, put the candlestick on the desk, and took out the materials from his sleeve.
One name after another appeared, the most eye-catching is Yan Shenggong, the name is impressively listed, is it that the person to deal with this time is Yan Shenggong, the head of Confucianism.
Yan Song's face was shocked, and a cold sweat broke out in an instant, if he did this, he would really be an enemy of the world's scholars, and he would definitely be pointed out by thousands of people in the future, his reputation would be ruined, and he would be disgusted with ghosts, what should I do, depending on the meaning of the commander, he would not let him go easily, and the emperor would not let him go so easily.
Thinking of Mu Bin's words just now, I hope you can live up to the emperor's high expectations for you!
High hopes, this high hopes are too heavy, and he is a little out of breath.
Yan Song's heart struggled again, his face was gloomy, his fists were clenched, and his body trembled, just like when he was summoned by His Majesty, he was so frightened and panicked, this is another important life choice, whether to continue with the emperor, or to stop here, jump out of this whirlpool, and choose to be clean?
Want to be clean? Is it possible to go back now? Will the emperor let him go? Is Mu Bin letting himself out? However, the person he has to deal with this time is really not a big man he can come into contact with, and he will die if he advances, and he will die if he retreats?
"No, no, I've finally come to this day, I want to follow the emperor, only in this way can I have a glimmer of life, what a clear name, what a Confucian head, go, you, mother, it!" Yan Song gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice, venting the unhappiness in his heart.
Jin Yiwei can't scold, maybe in which corner, there are Jinyiwei's secret guards eavesdropping? The emperor can't be scolded, if it is leaked out, then wait to be executed by Ling Chi with 3,600 knives.
The weakest and the least threatening to him is the so-called "big man" Yan Shenggong, who is the one who doesn't scold you?
Yan Song's worries are quite reasonable, Mu Bin really sent someone to monitor him at any time, and at this moment, his words, deeds, and facial expressions in the room are clearly seen, and they are recorded, which is considered smart.
The dark guard quietly retreated, if you look closely, isn't it who is the subordinate he just ordered to leave.
The power of the brocade guard can be seen.
With the stronger Dongchang, it is even more needless to say, they have begun to arrest people, to seize the Jinyiwei before the troubles in Beijing, only in this way, when the emperor returns to Beijing, can he give the emperor an explanation.
Don't look at the relationship between them and Jinyiwei now, but the fight has never stopped, the emperor is obviously going to raise Jinyiwei now, if they don't do a few things that make the emperor comfortable, will they have a good life in the future? That's hard to say!
Guozi is a priest of wine, a priest, a bachelor of Hanlin, a bachelor of waiting, a historian of revision, compilation, etc., don't look at their official positions, but they write a thousand words, and the penmanship of the Spring and Autumn Period is used, and the emperor's behavior is enough to make people criticize.
So these people, they all deserve to die.
As for those so-called Confucian celebrities, hehe, they have already been put in prison by Jinyiwei, if it weren't for them, now, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, the two major spy agencies of the Ming Dynasty, are still thinking about who is behind the scenes?
They were still very tough at first, but after the edict, they couldn't help but not confess, so the sad Kong Shangyi was once again "special" entertained by Mu Bin.
Several five big and three rough men "visited" his cell again, smiling on their faces, but their hands were not ambiguous at all, facing him, they were up and down again, looking at people only goosebumps, fortunately Mu Bin did not come to guide in person, otherwise Brother Shangyi would have to bear it.
Don't think that if you go to prison for dealing with a person except by cruel means, you will know how wonderful it is to be outside.
"No, please, I haven't already agreed to your request, my lord, my lord, don't, don't!!"
In the edict prison, Kong Shangyi's miserable howl sounded again, I really smelled sad and shed tears, they were all the sons of the pit father, but in the Ming Dynasty, there were so many pit sons, alas~!!