Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 337 Analyzing the Pros and Cons
"My lord, why did the lord on guard in the middle of the night ask you for it? Did something happen?"

Master Zhang's home.

Mrs. Zhang's wife asked with a worried expression. She had never asked her master to come over at this time in the past. Today, she suddenly behaved unexpectedly, which made her feel faintly uneasy.

Master Zhang's full name is Zhang Chengye, a scholar who failed in the rankings in Fujian. Due to his family background, he completely gave up the idea of ​​the imperial examination after failing repeatedly. Zheng Fangping's confidant master.

Zhang Chengye put on his coat, straightened out the folds, and then frowned and replied: "You are a woman, don't worry about it so much, just stay at home with peace of mind, I will go back as soon as I go."

Seeing that her husband was angry, Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to give up. She hurriedly prepared some food that could be eaten on the road for her husband, and then sent Zhang Chengye out of the house.

On the way to the Beiyu Office, Zhang Chengye secretly thought about the reason why the lord of the guard suddenly came to him. This call in the middle of the night has never happened to him before. Something must have happened, but what can happen? Let the adults who have been on guard call me in the middle of the night?
He didn't know about this, so Zhang Chengye quickly arrived at the Beiyu Office with anxiety.

Passing through the office area of ​​the Office, we arrived at the Garrison Mansion behind the Office. Without being notified, Shou Shou, who had already got the news, let him enter the mansion. Under the leadership of the servants who came to inform, Zhang Chengye came all the way unimpeded. Arrived at the reception hall of the Garrison Mansion.

At this time, Zheng Fangping had been waiting for a long time!

Seeing Zhang Chengye, Zheng Fangping was overjoyed immediately, took the envelope and walked up quickly, stuffed the envelope into Zhang Chengye's hands, and said anxiously: "Master Zhang, you are a cultural person, look at what is written on this letter What does it mean? Why can’t I understand it a bit?”

Zhang Chengye didn't waste time either. Knowing the contents of the envelope was probably the main reason why he was called tonight. When he unfolded it and looked at it, Zhang Chengye's expression darkened after a quick glance.

Returning the letter to the guard, looking at Zheng Fangping's suspicious eyes, Zhang Chengye took a deep breath and said to him solemnly: "General, disaster has arrived!"

"what!"

Zheng Fangping exclaimed when he heard the words, although he already had an ominous premonition in his heart when he saw the letter, but getting the definite answer from the master still made his heart feel like falling into an ice abyss instantly.

Knowing that his master is just a rough man, he won't understand unless he explains it clearly, so Zhang Chengye put the letter on the table, pointed to the fact that the deputy guard on the letter secretly paid Zheng Fangping to his soldiers and said: "My lord You see, the deputy guard here secretly pays the soldiers without telling you, what purpose do you think he has?"

Zheng Fangping scratched his head and said, "How do I know that, what does it matter to me if he foolishly uses his own money to give money to those big soldiers?"

Zhang Chengye raised his forehead, his master was really stupid, he didn't understand what he said so obviously, so he had to say it in a more general way.

"General, this misappropriation of money was not done by our own family. Apart from the general, Xu Yongda took the most money, but now he turned his head and put on a good face, and gave away the money he got. It was clear that he was pushing the general into the number one villain in the eyes of his subordinates! But he himself put on a good persona.

Doesn't he have a purpose in acting like this?
I don't believe it!
Generally speaking, there are only two possibilities for spitting out the benefits that have been eaten into the mouth. One is forced by a stronger force, or he is tempted by greater benefits. As the deputy guard of our Xiping Fort, he is already alone. If there are more than [-] people, if you want to take a step forward, there is only one position! "

Until then, Zheng Fangping finally understood, and said with an angry face: "That dog is staring at Lao Tzu's position?"

Zhang Chengye nodded: "Of course!"

Zheng Fangping stood up, walked around the room with his hands behind his back angrily, stopped suddenly, pulled out the sword next to him, and said angrily: "I'm going to cut him now! Damn, dare to stare at him!" Lao Tzu's position is reversed!"

Zhang Chengye hurriedly stopped him to dissuade him: "My lord, don't! My lord, don't be impulsive!"

Zheng Fangping struggled angrily, and roared: "No? Why not! That dog has bullied me. If I don't kill him, maybe I will be killed by him. At worst, I will tell the superiors that it is a recommendation." The slave attacked, he went out of the city to fight without authorization, and died on the spot, I kindly gave him the title of a hero!"

Zhang Chengye was still pulling him tightly, and said with all his strength: "My lord, calm down, you must be calm, you can't kill him at all in the past now, but I'm afraid the title of hero will fall on you in the end!"

Hearing this, Zheng Fangping was stunned instantly, looked at his master with a puzzled expression and said, "You suspect that I can't beat him and will be killed by him?"

Zhang Chengye complained secretly in his heart, you can't beat others in the first place, and you used to deliver food, and I, a literati, can hold you back, so you have no point in forcing yourself?
But on the face, he still flattered and said: "With the general's bravery, Xu Yongda is definitely not the general's opponent, but the problem is, in the eyes of those big soldiers, Xu Yongda is their savior, and the general is the number one villain." It can't be said that if Xu Yongda instigates a mutiny, even if the general is an enemy of ten thousand people, it is impossible for a general to fight against an army alone, right?

In the end, the name of this hero may have fallen on the head of the general!The general should think twice! "

Thinking of facing everyone alone, Zheng Fangping couldn't help shivering. His excited heart calmed down in an instant, only his hands were still trembling, but it was originally trembling with anger. Now trembling with fear.

Feeling that Zheng Fangping stopped struggling, Zhang Chengye breathed a sigh of relief, and then let go of his hand.

Zheng Fangping walked to the seat with blank eyes and sat down slumpedly.

After a while, he looked up at Zhang Chengye who was standing with his arms tied, and said with a helpless and bewildered expression: "Could it be that this general can only wait for his death with his hands tied up, watching this bastard take me off the ground and finally let me "fight to death". Take the name of a hero No?"

Zhang Chengye shook his head and said, "No, the general and I naturally can't just wait for death."

"But now those big soldiers have been won over by him, we really have no power to resist if we really want to do it!"

Zheng Fangping slumped in his seat weakly, staring at the roof with blank eyes, and put on a self-deprecating smile.

But Zhang Chengye asked with a serious face: "The student has a question to ask the general, and I hope the general will answer it truthfully. The answer may be related to our life and death, so please don't hide it!"

Zheng Fangping waved his hands weakly and said, "Ask, and tell me what you know."

Zhang Chengye was slightly relieved, and then asked his own question with a serious face:
"What the students want to know is, where did the general come from? Did the general find out by himself, or did someone send it to the general?"

(End of this chapter)