Northwest, Ningxia.

Zhang Mao's garrison did not make any action for two days, because it was ...... The snow was continuous, and the Tatars had long since run away, and chasing them out of the gate was almost like sending them to death, and even Wang Qiong came back with his troops, and he felt that he didn't need to go out to die.

In the camp tent, the charcoal fire was very strong, Zhang Mao was dressed in heavy clothes, and he didn't know where to put his armor for a long time, wrapped like a zongzi, but he kept rubbing his hands against the brazier.

"It's a ......cold day," Zhang Mao still complained.

Zhong Decai said: "Grandpa, you have been pampered for a long time, and you don't know the environment in the north. ”

Zhang Mao glared at him and said, "What are you talking about?" Meaning, the old man is not qualified to be the commander of any army now? In this battle, the old man is the only one who has made contributions, isn't that enough? ”

When he said this, Zhang Mao's tone was hard.

Even Zhong Decai couldn't help but think in his heart, because he slacked off the military plane a few days ago, he was afraid that the emperor would ask for guilt, and he had forgotten who it was.

"Hmph, even Andy Wang returned home, I thought he was capable, I heard that Wang Bo'an didn't continue to enter the army? Hmph, what if they were famous before? In the end, it's not the same as the old man...... The old man is much stronger than them, at least outside the head pass, those dozens of heads, but they are genuine ......"

Zhang Mao continued to brag, as if this incident was enough for him to brag for a lifetime, and he would have to live on this incident in his later years.

Zhong Decai reminded: "Grandpa, it's a few, not dozens." ”

"Aren't they all the same?" Zhang Mao said coldly, how can there be a demolition next to this? Is this still my guest?

Zhong Decai said: "It's different, if someone else asks, you say so, Your Majesty will definitely send someone to ask, where are the rest of the heads?" When the time comes, you'll be in trouble. ”

Zhang Mao's face was very unkind, but he added two more pieces of charcoal to the brazier with tongs, as if diverting the topic: "It's cold and cold, this charcoal is good, there is no smoke and dust, and it is very burned. After returning to Beijing, I will also get more back, especially this good charcoal. ”

Zhong Decai asked, "Where to get it?" ”

"Datong, of course." Zhang Mao said, "The old man asked, this Datong's charcoal is famous, this time Zhang Bingkuan mined a lot, we marched through and got some charcoal back, do they still have an opinion?" ”

Zhong Decai couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Now Zhang Mao is already thinking about the time to return to the capital, and he will do a search on the road.

For a noble like Zhang Mao, there are not many opportunities to lead troops in his life, and it is rare to encounter a good opportunity to loot this time, of course he has to grasp it, and he is also a general who has "won the battle" and triumphed, and on the way back to accept a little filial piety and obtain some benefits from the locality...... It seems that all dynasties and generations of soldiers have done this.

"Childe's side...... But there has been no news...... Zhong Decai seemed to mention it intentionally or unintentionally.

"He ......"

Zhang Mao's expression became solemn.

Zhang Rui and Ma Yi have been on the expedition for nearly ten days, and Zhang Mao has also cut off contact with him for ten days, and now where the two have led the troops and what the situation is, he doesn't know anything.

Zhong Decai said: "It stands to reason that troops should be sent to reinforce now, if Gongzi and them fall into a heavy siege, there will be Ma Zongbing and them...... Grandpa, don't say that this matter has nothing to do with you, you can be in Ningxia, or you are ordered to ask for foreigners, if under your nose, the people of Daming all the way are damaged, and you are indifferent......"

Zhang Mao said angrily: "Crow's mouth! When will I stand still? Now that there is such a big snow in the north, how do you let the old man explore? I can't go out fifty miles even if I don't collect it overnight! They were bold enough to send troops for hundreds of miles without the consent of the old man...... The old man is now holding the territory and not letting the Tatars attack, do you think the old man doesn't want to get out? ”

"But it's ......"

"What do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know if he will understand your ......"

Zhang Mao took a cool breath.

Suddenly, he realized that if the emperor wants to rectify him, he will naturally change the law, even if it makes sense to him here, when it comes to the emperor, as long as the emperor thinks that you have done a flawed thing, he will make a big fuss.

"Grandpa, Baoguo Gong has learned a lesson."

"You fucking don't mention Zhu Dongyang to Lao Tzu, always compare him, is he still a human now?"

"Yes, yes, he is now considered a broken family, I heard that his family members have been sent to Yongping Mansion, I am afraid that you will ......"

"Humph!"

Zhang Mao snorted lightly, not wanting to deal with Zhong Decai.

Obviously, Zhong Decai is hinting at him, if you don't do it, you will be like Zhu Hui, the family is broken, his wife is separated, and the family is displaced, and he may not be sold to anyone, maybe he will be a coolie for Zhang Bingkuan.

"Wait."

Zhang Mao added another piece of charcoal to the brazier, "It's really not good, when this snow stops, send more people to the grassland within 200 miles, and inquire about the whereabouts of that son of a gang!" This son of a scumbag is also unsuccessful, and the old man asked him not to make assertions, but he ...... Probably Zhang Bingkuan brought this group of young people to ruin! One by one...... I don't know how......"

Zhong Decai said: "The soldiers below already have the heart to return, you see ......"

"If the court doesn't give us an order to let us go, can we retreat? Continue to wait, let the local government bring enough military rations, we don't have many people, but don't the local people care about eating, drinking, and Lazar? Send someone to urge Wang Dehua again and ask him to send military rations here! ”

"Didn't you have to consult with him and ask him to give you ...... Speak? ”

"Now it's him begging the old man! That's the time, the time, the time! The old man now gives him face and asks him to send some military rations, if the old man is not happy, he will be impeached when he goes back! ”

Zhong Decai almost wanted to give a thumbs up when he heard it.

Or you're awesome.

The little battle exploits outside the Partial Pass are not much better than Zhu Hui, so he dares to boast that he is already a hero of the Ming Dynasty.

"Grandpa, we can't take it lightly, if any of the people really win, we will compete with you......"

"Impossible, there won't be Yang Yiqing this time, and there won't be Cui Yuan's reckless boy, even Wang Dehua and Wang Bo'an can't solve the matter, can anyone else do it? You're looking down on this group of people! The old man can be regarded as having understood! Before coming, the old man also thought that the northwest was full of heroes, but when he came, he found that they were all bears, and no one was much stronger than anyone! ”

Zhong Decai smiled.

The smile was a little narrow.

Zhang Mao could see that this old boy was laughing at himself, maybe he was saying, your bear evaluation is for himself, right?

"Get out! Don't touch Lao Tzu's heat here, the old man's body and bones are about to fall apart in the past two days, let people come and press the old man! ”

"Who?"

"Go to the nearest county seat and health office to find it! Do you still use the old man to elaborate? ”

Zhong Decai shook his head helplessly, he was secretly scolding in his heart, when has this been, you still want to make your body comfortable? The soldiers below are all waiting for the day, and not everyone is like you, there are so many charcoal added to the brazier one by one.

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……

Jingshi, Beizhen Fusi.

On this day, it was also snowing in the capital, and it was very cold in the prison, and Liu Yu, the governor who was escorted to the capital from the Santun camp, ushered in the day of the second arraignment, and was dragged to the public court of Fusi in Beizhen with shackles.

Guo Ang, the envoy of Jinyi Weibei Town, looked at this figure who was once high and could not be provoked with cold eyes.

"Liu Zhongcheng, offended."

Guo Ang was also polite, walked down in person, and removed the shackles for Liu Yu.

Liu Yu said: "Your Majesty has forgiveness? ”

"No, today is the day of arraignment, how are you in the number these days? No one is hard for you, right? Guo Ang asked.

When Liu Yu heard it, this was a drama, and he had long heard that the civil officials who went to the edict prison did not end well, and in addition to being in prison, no one killed himself with a stick, no one whipped himself, and no one tortured him, and even the daily meals could be full, although the food and sleep were not good.

"Let's get started."

Guo Ang walked back to the desk and sat down.

Liu Yu asked: "Lord Guo, let me ask you next, yesterday I heard the brothers outside clamoring, saying that Elder Xie Ge from the cabinet also came in, but is there such a thing?" ”

"It's none of your business." As soon as Guo Ang heard Liu Yu call himself "adult", he knew that this was a master who liked to greet him.

Liu Yu said: "If there is anything to ask, I will tell the truth, but don't frame it." You should have searched my family property, there is indeed not much, saying that I am corrupt and perverting the law, then you should also find evidence, right? You Jinyi guards don't want to bend into a move, do you? ”

Guo Ang frowned when he heard this.

I thought this thing was familiar just now, but now it looks like it's still a little hard?

What a contrast.

Guo Ang said: "Now it's not about you being corrupt and bending the law, but now I'm asking you, in the more than a year that you have been the governor of Jizhou Town, have someone secretly written to you, instructed you to do things, and even pointed fingers at your errands?" ”

“…… Why? Liu Yu didn't understand for a while.

Now it's not about corruption and bending the law, it's about what "nest case" he committed?

Is this to attack Zhang Zhou? Or let him testify against Xie Qian or those traditional scholars?

Guo Ang reminded again: "You'd better say something, if it's found out, or if you go back and admit it, it's too late." ”

Liu Yu said: "When you say it at first glance, I can't remember it for a while, you let me reminisce about it...... It seems to be ...... Recently, there have been ...... Is it a private letter from the household department or the official department? ”

This is the temptation.

The household department and the official department were nominally in charge of the traditional civil servants.

If Guo Ang said yes, then he would know the direction.

But if you talk about the military department, it is Zhang Zhou's yamen...... This is a question of the direction of the attack.

Of course, it cannot be said that it is the cabinet, and the cabinet itself will not send him personal letters, and even if the cabinet interferes in local affairs, it will also go through intermediaries, and there will be many "middlemen" who will do things for them.

It is said that they do not form parties for personal gain, but the officials of all dynasties, including those township parties, families, and fellow families, have all ascended to heaven by one person.

Guo Ang is very familiar with Liu Yu's routines, he will not be casually tricked, he said: "If there is a letter to you, forget it." ”

Liu Yu said: "Speaking of which, there are a lot of letters from officials who are in the country, but they are all some old fellow villagers who ask for help, and some of them have to write to respond for the sake of Nianyi, but if it is said that I am asked to do things, there is really nothing." ”

If you don't say it, then I'll pretend to be confused first.

Guo Ang said coldly: "You remember what you say now." Have you written it all down? ”

"Yes, it's been noted." The scribe next to him raised his head and said.

Liu Yu is also wondering, what does this mean? I can't convict me with these ambiguous words, right?

"You are the governor of Jizhou, have any local gentry given you gifts?" Only then did Guo Ang talk about Liu Yu's economic problems.

Liu Yu said: "There are gifts, but the official knows that he has to do things for the court, and he will not make that kind of mistake, if it is a little personal gift, especially those of relatives and friends, sometimes it is indeed impossible to refuse." ”

"Liu Zhongcheng, you don't think that Jinyiwei does things with such a little means, and he doesn't even know your means of hiding silver, right?" Guo Ang said with a sneer.

Liu Yu seemed to be very sure, and said arrogantly: "As a literati, I still have integrity, and I won't do anything that is not tolerated that day, if there is evidence, just kill my head." ”

Guo Ang said: "Who do you think took you down, and who wants to hold you accountable?" ”

Liu Yu chuckled in his heart.

It seems that he was captured by Zhang Zhou, if he was replaced by someone else...... Zhang Zhou will ensure that he goes out, but now that he is obviously Zhang Zhou's doorman, why does this Cai Guogong still like to attack his own people? Is it because I am not thoughtful in the number of greetings?

"Now that Cai Guogong is in Yongping Mansion, I heard that the person who sued you has been able to queue for dozens of miles, and now that you have reached the limit, you are still here with a hard mouth? Don't you want to leave a whole corpse? ”

Guo Ang is not a vegetarian either.

There are also means to scare people.

Liu Yu was obviously targeted.

He also realized that if even he felt that it was very dangerous to be taken down by Zhang Zhou, those who had offended him or had been offended by him would also jump out and kick him into the fire pit, which would all fall into the ground.

"You don't have any property in Yongping Mansion, but your protégé has bought you a lot of property outside, and a lot of the goods you have looted are all in the name of the governor's yamen, and the silver taels alone are no less than 20,000 yuan, not counting all kinds of land deeds...... Everywhere you go, you will be like this, as long as you find someone to ask about the place where you are an official, it will be clear. ”

When Guo Ang said this, it seemed that Liu Yu had been sentenced.

"Liu Zhongcheng, do you know who can save you now?"

"Cai Guogong?" Liu Yu asked.

"It's just you!" Guo Ang sneered, "With your experience in officialdom, you should know that although your crime is quite big, you have not taken a fork in the road, and it is not completely impossible to make a comeback." But now it's up to you to get out of this door.

Liu Yu hurriedly said: "Please also give advice." ”

Guo Ang said: "You'd better know each other and say everything you need to say!" It saves me trouble, too! So that you can walk out of this door and continue to be your ruler. (End of chapter)