high official

Chapter 176 Mind

Baima Town is the gateway of Pujiang County and the location of the Pujiang Inspection Department.Now it has turned into a military city. The [-] Chinese troops of Zhejiang Dusi have filled this small town to the brim. The streets are full of heavily armed officers and soldiers, carts transporting luggage, and the smell of manure from the animals pulling the carts... But generally speaking, the military discipline is not bad. After all, the Zhejiang army has been fighting Japanese pirates all year round, and the military discipline has not relaxed.

The Yamen of the Inspection Department has become the Xingyuan of the Dusi, and the guards of the Dusi have newly set up a gate, and the guards in bright armor are on strict guard, and no one is allowed to run into the Xingyuan.

Entering the Xingyuan, there is a post at three steps and a sentry at five steps. The guards are heavily guarded all the way until the main hall.

The topographic map of Pujiang County and surrounding mountains and rivers is hung on the main hall, as well as a sand table.The original desk case has been removed, and replaced by Uncle Tang's huge handsome red sandalwood case, on which are placed the four treasures of the study, pen holder paperweight, document files, and the big seal wrapped in yellow silk!
Zhejiang Dusi and Xinchang Bo Tang Yun, wearing a mighty python robe, stood with his hands behind his back in front of the topographic sand table of Pujiang County carefully crafted by master craftsmen, staring at Zhengzhai Town, which is one step away from Baima Town, with his brows tightly knit with.Until the guard outside announced: "Commander, Zhou Nengtai is here."

"Please." Tang Yun turned around, and after a while, Zhou Xin in a crimson official robe came in, with a face as cold as three winters of iron, and saluted Tang Yun: "Uncle, you have worked hard."

"It's not hard, brother Zhou is hard." Tang Yun stretched out his hand and asked him to sit down, and another guard served tea.Tang Yun himself sat down on the right seat and said: "Running in the mountains these days, I have lost a lot of weight." After a pause, he laughed and said, "The harvest must be not small, right?"

"It's okay." Zhou Xin could naturally hear that he was teasing himself, and said lightly: "The 21 traitors were hunted down, and after they were identified, three of them were eunuchs. It can be basically determined that they are the people we are looking for."

"What about the righteous master?" Tang Yun asked, stroking his beard.

"That man has also been forced out of the mountains and fled into the town." Zhou Xin said in a deep voice, "I believe there is an impregnable wall like Uncle's, so he can't fly with his wings!"

"Of course..." Tang Yunpi smiled and said: "Brother, my army has been deployed, and I will be at my command."

"Don't dare." Zhou Xin knew that this was the aftermath of his message to Tang Yun, asking him to quickly enter the Pujiang River, so he could only explain: "How dare a subordinate official surpass my uncle? If there is something indecent, please also ask Uncle Haihan."

"Who do you think I am?" The strange look on Tang Yun's face finally faded, and he said with a smile: "Besides, the emperor said, let me listen to you, you can just send orders, don't worry."

"Don't dare." Zhou Xin said, "In my opinion, what should I do now?"

"I said, listen to you." Tang Yun seemed rough and bold, but the hero who came over from Jing Nan, after ten years of power and position, has long been treacherous and cunning.He knew that what happened this time was really the most important event in the world, and if there was a slight mistake, he might face the wrath of the Holy Majesty.Thinking of Emperor Yong Le's gloomy and cold eyes, the heroic and dry Uncle Tang couldn't help but shiver. This was the reason why he could obey the orders of a civil servant.

"As soon as the incident happened, we had rushed to report to the imperial court eight hundred miles away, but after the snow fell, it would take three days at the earliest to have an order." Zhou Xin said slowly: "The capital city is thousands of miles away. We can't push all the responsibility to His Majesty, we still have to make up our own minds."

"Yeah." Tang Yun nodded and said, "When will Hu Yu arrive?"

"He is now in Jiangxi, and it will take about three days to arrive." Zhou Xin said.

"It seems that only my brother has made up his mind." Tang Yun gloated.

"Then let me speak boldly." Zhou Xin said in a deep voice, "Although Mingjiao has occupied the county seat, it seems that the situation is very critical, but you and I both know that this is nothing compared to our real mission."

Tang Yun nodded and listened to him continue: "So we have only one goal, which is to find him. Now there are two possibilities, one is that he is in the hands of the Mingjiao, and the other is that he is under the protection of the Zheng family. For the former, With no hope of fleeing, his destination must be the county seat. In the latter case, he should hide in Zhengzhai Town."

"Did the Zheng family and Mingjiao wear a pair of pants?" Tang Yun asked in a deep voice.

"At present, there is no sign of confluence." Zhou Xin said: "Otherwise, the situation would never be like this."

Tang Yun thought about it, nodded and said, "That's right." Whether it's the Zheng family or the Ming religion, it's impossible to fight against the imperial court alone.The only way for them to join forces is to guard Pujiang City together, so that they can persist until reinforcements arrive...Let's say they have reinforcements. "Then what are you waiting for? Immediately encircle Zheng Zhai Town, destroy the Zheng family first, and prevent them from merging!"

"The Zheng family..." Zhou Xin wryly smiled and said, "Is it so easy to destroy?"

"What's the problem?" Tang Yun said with a sneer: "This commander has brought out all the best, why are you afraid of his two thousand soldiers?"

"Uncle misunderstood." Zhou Xin shook his head and said: "The meaning of the lower official is that the Zheng family is the first family in the south of the Yangtze River sealed by the Taizu, a model of filial piety in the world, and we will eliminate it. How can we explain it to the people of the world?"

"Uh..." Tang Yun thinks about it, and the reason for the Zheng family's damnation is naturally sufficient - daring to harbor the deposed emperor is enough to destroy his nine clans!But the emperor had already announced that Jianwen was dead, so this reason naturally cannot be used. "Collude with Mingjiao, intending to rebel?"

"Then what is the face of the Taizu?" Zhou Xin shook his head and said: "And there is another point, Taizu's "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" was based on the Zheng family's family motto, which is known all over the world... ..." The implication is that if the Zheng family intends to rebel, their family precepts are not enough, so where should the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" be placed?

This is very terrible, because Zhu Di rebelled back then, and it was Jianwen who listened to the evil words of the traitor and changed the law of his ancestors, so he used the pretense of "Feng Tianjing is difficult to clear the emperor's side".After he becomes emperor, he will naturally abolish all the reform measures of Emperor Jianwen. In order to show the legitimacy of his throne, he even advertises himself as the most loyal heir of Emperor Taizu. It is impossible to deny the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun ".

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"I can't do this, and I can't do that. What do you think we should do?" Tang Yun didn't expect that it would be like a dog biting a hedgehog when dealing with the Zheng family—he had nowhere to say anything!

Zhou Xin just waited for his words, sipped a sip of tea and said, "The real tribute Longjing, my uncle is not bad for his next official."

"Hehe, it's good to know." The corners of Tang Yun's mouth twitched. He remembered that the other party was a provincial official. If he participated in his private use of the tribute, he would definitely be scolded by the emperor, so his attitude became more polite...

"The fate of the Zheng family is not up to us to decide." Zhou Xin put down his teacup and said.

"Yes, it should be decided by the emperor." Tang Yun nodded, and said with a bitter face: "But how can a courtier push the problem to the emperor?" Being able to say this proves that Zhu Di is by no means nepotism.

"Uncle is right." Zhou Xin was not surprised, nodding his head and said: "So for Zhengzhai Town, we should surround and not attack in the name of protection, and then step up efforts to restore the county, while forcing the Zheng family to hand over people. Waiting to attack Go down to the county seat, if it is confirmed that the man is not in Mingjiao's hands..." After a pause, he said word by word: "I can't say, dig Zhengzhai Town three feet, and dig him out!"

"My brother is still very thoughtful." Tang Yun stroked his needle-like beard and said, "Well, let's divide our troops into two groups. I will lead people to attack the city, and you lead people to surround Zhengzhai Town, how about it?"

"The county will be sealed off, the city will be attacked, and Zhengzhai Town will be blocked." Zhou Xin asked a little worried, "Will the troops be too scattered?"

"Haha, you are an amateur." Tang Yun smiled triumphantly, "In Pujiang, a tiny place, [-] troops are not too few, but too many. If it weren't for being safe, we wouldn't need so many people."

"I'm a layman in military matters," Zhou Xin rarely did not pretend to understand like a civil servant, which is why Tang Yun gave him more face: "Just listen to uncle."

"Yeah." Tang Yun nodded, stood up and said, "I know what you guys think about the reason why Hu Yu didn't arrive..." Seeing that Zhou Xin remained calm, he said to himself, "Do you want to come?" It proves that the Criminal Department's Prosecution Division is also capable of investigating and arresting the emperor, and it is even better than Jin Yiwei."

"I really don't want to be jealous." Zhou Xin shook his head.

"In other words, I want the emperor to know that Jin Yiwei can be replaced..." Tang Yun said softly, "Do you still want to deny it?"

Zhou Xin was silent, this old man had a pig face and a clear heart, he really understood everything.

"Don't be nervous." Tang Yun said with a smile: "If I didn't stand by your side, I would have notified Jin Yiwei." He said with a stern look on his face: "Don't worry, brother, I support you, and get Ji Gang out as soon as possible." Throw that bastard down so the brothers can chop him up and feed them to the dogs!"

Zhou Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Tang Yun's hatred for Ji Gang was probably not just pretending.Although they were both ministers of Jing Nan, Ji Gang was born in various births, and he never had the same pot of urine with the generals. Later, he became the commander of Jin Yiwei, and he was able to ride around, arrest and kill people in the name of the emperor, no matter what. Civil servants and military generals were silent in front of him, fearing disaster.

Ji Gang is domineering, the emperor is number one in the world and he is second, even if someone with a higher official position and status than him, as long as they offend him, they will be brutally retaliated by him... Those who are at the same level as Ji Gang are dumbfounded. Ji Gang thought it was intentional disrespect for not giving way to him on the road, so he kept it in his heart.Later, Ji Gang falsely accused Ya Shitie of false rewards and beat Ya Shitie to death with a big stick.There is also Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, as the governor, regardless of his official position, he is higher than Ji Gang. The two were jealous because of a Taoist nun. They met in the palace once. Ji Gang grabbed the iron melon in the guard's hand and hit him on the head. , cracked the head of Lord Xuehou, almost died...

And Xue Lu and Ya Shitie are Tang Yun's old comrades-in-arms and old brothers.Although Uncle Tang didn't dare to provoke that fierce god directly, if anyone wanted to challenge Ji Gang's position, he was willing to help.

(End of this chapter)