Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 334 The so-called officials protect each other

After a while.

Under the office corridor.

"Please rest assured, the two great kings and the three commanders. Your Majesty's will will be fulfilled by me before sunset."

Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, bowed his hands to the five people from Moxi.

"It's work."

Xianyi King Nie Liehu quickly returned the greeting and spoke in relatively fluent Chinese.

"The governor is hosting a banquet at Sihai Tower tonight to honor the two kings and the three commanders."

Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao smiled and greeted Nie Liehu and others: "Please!"

"Li Gong stays behind, Wu Hou stays behind!"

Nie Liehu and others saluted in response.

After Li Jinglong, Wu Gao, Qu Neng, Yang Rong and other civil and military ministers sent Nie Liehu and his party out of the camp gate, they went straight back to the main hall.

"Back to Your Majesty, I have sent the two kings of Moxi and the three commanders out of the camp."

Li Jinglong and others saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and signaled to the ministers that there was no need to be polite, and then said: "The prince has already set off for Datong. In more than half a month, I will lead the expedition in person as planned."

"Before the expedition, there are a few important things that need to be done. The first is to select a group of troops under the Shaanxi and Pudu Governor's Mansion to follow me north. How are you considering it?"

"Back to Your Majesty, I have already discussed this matter."

Qu Neng bowed and responded.

"Based on the combat strength of each unit, I have carefully considered and drawn up a list for your Majesty's sanction."

Wu Gao added.

"Where's the list?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked loudly when he saw that the two of them were only talking but did not take out any documents such as memorials.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Song Ying, the commander of the Fuxuan Department, has already gone to get it."

Wu Gao replied quickly.

"When I summoned the five leaders of Moxi just now, I didn't see Song Ying."

Zhu Gaoxu asked doubtfully: "It takes him so long to get a memorial? Kang Ping, go and take a look."

"Yes."

Kang Ping bowed and accepted the order.

Soon.

Kang Ping walked quickly to the temporary administrative office of the Governor's Mansion where he was waiting for the edict, and saw Song Ying sitting at her desk writing something.

"Commander Song, Your Majesty would like to see the list of troop numbers drawn up by the Shaanxi-Pu Governor's Office to accompany the troops heading north."

Kang Ping stepped forward and said anxiously.

Song Ying happened to finish writing the last sentence, stood up hurriedly, then walked to Kang Ping, bowed and saluted: "Please, Mr. Kang, please present this memorial on your behalf."

As he spoke, he held the memorial in both hands.

"Why didn't Commander Song personally present it to the emperor?"

Kang Ping asked with doubts in his heart.

"The guilty minister is here to kneel and wait for the imperial edict."

Song Ying replied respectfully.

Then, he lifted up his official uniform, faced the main entrance of the Secretary's Office, and knelt on the ground with a plop.

When Kang Ping saw Song Ying's posture, he immediately guessed that there must be a reason that he didn't know. He immediately put away the memorial, turned around and walked away quickly.

He walked through the corridor, jogged all the way, and soon returned to the main hall.

"Your Majesty, this is the memorial that Commander Song Ying asked your servant to forward."

Kang Ping bowed and presented the memorial written by Song Ying to Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting on the throne.

As soon as he said this, Wu Gao and Qu Neng, who were standing in the hall, both secretly thought something was wrong.

Song Ying did not come to deliver the memorial in person, but asked Kang Ping to submit it on his behalf, which shows that something went wrong.Wu and Qu immediately raised their heads quietly and secretly looked at Zhu Gaoxu's face, hoping to get some clues from the subtle changes in his facial expression.

As the saying goes, no coincidence is a book!

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly raised his eyebrows, looked at Wu and Qu intently, raised the memorandum in his hand, and asked expressionlessly: "Is this the list of troop numbers in my hand that you have carefully considered? "

Wu Gao and Qu Neng looked at each other for a moment, and both saw doubts and a hint of fear in each other's eyes.

The two hesitated for a moment, then replied in unison: "Yes."

"Jiangyin Marquis and Pingyang Uncle, come with me to see Song Ying."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stood up, threw the memorial on the table, glanced sideways at Wu Gao and Qu Neng, and then said sharply.

Wu Gao and Qu Neng quickly followed Zhu Gaoxu out of the main hall.

Li Jinglong and Yang Rong looked at each other and followed.

After a while.

"His Majesty is here!"

Following Kang Ping's shout, Zhu Gaoxu strode across the threshold and walked into the Secretary's Office.

"The guilty minister pays his respects to His Majesty."

Song Ying kowtowed.

Zhu Gaoxu looked down at Song Ying and said seriously: "Song Ying, I order you to dictate the memorial again."

"Since His Majesty has a will, the offender has no choice but to speak out boldly."

Song Ying raised her head and said: "On the list of troop numbers accompanying the drive north, including the third battalion of the Shaanxi-Pu First Army appointed by His Majesty, there are four battalions and eighteen songs. These eighteen songs Chief, among them are six adopted sons of Jiangyin Hou, four adopted sons of Pingyang Boy, and—"

When Song Ying said this, she immediately stopped.

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked out the door, looked around at everyone and said, "You all come in."

Li Jinglong, Yang Rong, Wu Gao, Qu Neng and accompanying commander Liang Ming of the Staff Department of the Shaanxi-Pu Dudu Mansion and others filed in.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at everyone coldly, then looked sideways at Song Ying who was kneeling on the ground, and said sternly: "Go on."

"There are also two nephews of Cao Guogong and two fellow countrymen of Yang Shilang of the Ministry of War. His Majesty's decree is to select four battalions and twelve soldiers to accompany him, but I cannot make proper arrangements at all."

Song Ying knew that he had no way out at this time, so he could only choose to confess everything to Zhu Gaoxu, Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why he did not mention that the names of three of the four battalions were recommended by Prince Zhu Zhanyu was because the three battalions recommended by Zhu Zhanyu were all the battalions that Zhu Gaoxu focused on during the military parade.

In other words, the recommendation of these three battalions by Prince Zhu Zhanyu was also the intention of Emperor Zhu Gaoxu of the Ming Dynasty.

"Can you be convicted of a crime?"

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and glanced at Li Jinglong, Wu Gao, Qu Neng, Yang Rong and others with his sharp eyes.

"Your Majesty, Song Ying is talking nonsense!"

Pingyang Boquneng panicked, and immediately knelt down with a plop, and said with great excitement: "The lengths of each song are all composed by people with excellent resumes, and they are all brave generals who are loyal to the court with all their heart! No humble minister dares to pretend to be public for personal gain!" "

When he said this, he quickly stretched out his hand and pulled Wu Gao's official uniform next to him, and said: "The Marquis of Jiangyin can testify for me on this matter."

"Your Majesty, what Uncle Pingyang said is absolutely true. The length of each song was decided by the governor of Shaanxi and Puzhou. Duke Cao Guo and Yang Shilang did not arrange anyone!"

Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, knelt down calmly and spoke righteously.

Duke Cao Li Jinglong had no choice but to slowly lift up his official robe, knelt down slowly and said: "Your Majesty, I would never dare to seek nepotism. I beg your Majesty to be aware of this!"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Yang Rong does not dare to show favoritism, and I beg your Majesty to make a judgment!"

Yang Rong, the Minister of War, gritted his teeth, knelt down and kowtowed decisively.

When Song Ying saw Pingyang Bo Quneng and Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao both denying it, his eyes were full of disdain for them.

He believed that with the wisdom of Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible not to find out whether Qu and Wu were lying.

But when Song Ying discovered that Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and Minister of War Yang Rong also unanimously denied it, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat and felt unprecedented fear and deep powerlessness.

At this time, four words suddenly appeared in his mind - officers and officers protect each other!
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jiangyin and Uncle Pingyang are colluding with each other! I beg your Majesty to investigate clearly!"

Song Ying decided to risk it all, and the worst possible outcome was that the fish would die and the net would be broken, so she immediately retorted.

"Your Majesty, Song Yingji hated his minister for not recommending him as the commander of the staff department before, so he holds a grudge and deliberately slanders people here!"

Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, kowtowed to Zhu Gaoxu again and said, "I kowtow to ask for your Majesty's holy judgment!"

(End of this chapter)