high official

Chapter 535
The palace that Wang Xian walked to unknowingly was naturally the residence of Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu.

The reason why he feels that this person is the best candidate to deal with Ji Gang is because of three reasons. First, Xue Lu has the capital to fight against Ji Gang.After Zhu Neng died of illness, Xue Lu was the number one surviving military official of Jingnan. Even the current No.1 British Duke Zhang Fu in the army had to respectfully call him uncle.Xue Lu is also the emperor's most trusted general. He is currently the governor of the Chinese army's governor's office. He has been guarding the capital for the emperor these years, so he is naturally qualified to challenge Ji Gang.

Secondly, Xue Lu and Ji Gang have a deep hatred. A few years ago, the two had a quarrel because of a female Taoist priest. When I took a scoop, the brains flowed out.That is to say, Xue Lu's life was so bad that he actually saved his life, but it was inevitable to have a splitting headache in the rain on a cloudy day.Therefore, Xue Lu's hatred for Ji Gang is naturally like the water of the Yellow River, like the water of the Yellow River!
In the end, Wang Xian and this Lord Hou are also on the same front.Speaking of which, Wang Xian and Lord Xue Hou had actually met each other a few times, but they were definitely not strangers, because Xue Lu sent his two sons, Xue Xun and Xue Huan, to his grandson when the Young Army was formed. Xue Xun died in battle, and Xue Huan became Wang Xian's life and death brother, so Wang Xian and this Lord Hou have a deep relationship.

So Wang Xian was overjoyed when he saw that he had come to the gate of Xue's mansion without knowing it. He got off his horse and strode in.

"Stop, what are you doing?" Seeing that he was wearing a fourth-rank military general's mansion, the guards of the Hou's Mansion did not dare to make mistakes, but just blocked Wang Xian's way.

"My official, Wang Xian, I have something important to ask your Lord Hou, open the door quickly!" Wang Xian said loudly without stopping.

"It's getting dark, come back tomorrow if you have anything to do." Seeing him unfamiliar, the guards of the Hou's mansion asked who you are, pretending to be familiar with Lord Hou...

"Hurry up and report! You can't afford to delay the important matter!" Wang Xian yelled at the head of the guards: "Just report, I am not an outsider, your young master is still a soldier I brought out!"

Then the head of the guards came to his senses and said: "You are the military commander of the young army!"

"It's my official!" Wang Xian nodded.

"Hurry up and open the door!" As the general of the Hou's mansion, the head of the guards knew that his young master was with the grandson, and this Wang Xian was the grandson's number one confidant and the immediate boss of the young master.With this level of relationship, the guards of the Hou's mansion did not dare to be negligent, and hurriedly opened the door of the mansion, welcomed Wang Xian in, and ran in quickly to report.

At this time, it was very dark, Yang Wuhou had just finished dinner, was setting up a game of cards, and was about to play a few rounds of horse hanging with his wife and concubines, when he heard a commotion outside.Xue Lu frowned, and then burst out: "His grandma, did the night owl come into the house?"

After a while, the housekeeper came in quickly and whispered a few words in his ear. Xue Lu's complexion changed and he spat: "His grandma, I'm really a crow's mouth!" Even so, Xue Lu was still quick Get up and walk out quickly.

"Hahaha..." Before seeing anyone, Wang Xian heard Yang Wuhou's rough laughter. When the two met, Xue Lu held Wang Xian's hand tightly and shook it vigorously: " What kind of wind brought Brother Wang here, please come inside quickly, we brothers must have a good meal today, haha... Uh, by the way, isn’t my brother invigilating the examination at the Gongyuan, why did you run out at this time?” After warm greetings, Xue Lu raised his question.

"Of course it's a matter of course, so I've come to ask Lord Hou for help." Wang Xian was so anxious that he didn't have time to enter the house with Xue Lu to greet him. , and I can’t beat the drums, I can’t sue Ying Tian Mansion, and I can’t mobilize my troops, I am really helpless, I can only ask Lord Hou to take action, and watch that bastard Ji Gang!”

Although Xue Lu is rough and bold, he is extremely shrewd. As Wang Xian said, he thought about the pros and cons of this matter.He found that it was really like what Wang Xian said, if he didn't help him, at least he would have nothing to do tonight.By daybreak, Ji Gang's culprits had been planted, and the evidence had been obtained. Once the iron case was completed, no one would be able to turn the tables.Thinking that this was another heavy blow to the prince who had just recovered, he realized that he really should make a move.Moreover, selling Wang Xian's personal favor and taking the opportunity to make friends with him is also a profitable investment.

Seeing Xue Lu groaning silently, Wang Xian felt a little uneasy, and wondered to himself, could it be that this old boy is afraid of trouble and dare not stand out?That Lao Tzu had no choice but to go back to the Zhenfu Division to transfer troops, and to kill first and then play.

However, Xue Lu quickly frowned, and said in a deep voice: "My brother really found the right person. I have a deep hatred with that guy Ji Gang, and this time nothing can make him succeed!"

"So Master Hou is willing to help?" Wang Xian said overjoyed.

"Of course I want to help." Xue Lu laughed loudly and said, "When my stinky brat mentioned my younger brother, he was so admirable that he said all day long that he would spend his whole life with him. Even if you go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​flames, it’s okay!"

Although he knew that the old man's words contained water, Wang Xian still felt a deep sense of gratitude. This is a timely gift!Instead, he became worried for Xue Lu: "If there is no order to dispatch troops, what should the emperor do if he blames Lord Hou?"

"Haha, don't worry, firstly, the emperor favored Ji Gang at the beginning, so it's only right for me to go out of my way this time, and I won't blame you." Xue Lu didn't mind showing Wang Xian his roughness and delicacy: "Secondly, I don't mind Just transfer the officers and soldiers!"

"Then what kind of soldiers will the Hou send?" Wang Xianqi asked.

"Hey, family soldiers and family generals." Xue Lu smiled and said, "I don't know, my guards are all veterans who have retired from the army, and they are no worse than carefully selected Jinyiwei." He said to the housekeeper : "Hurry up, take Erlang to the Gongyuan, as for what to do, it's all up to Wang Zhenfu's arrangement!"

"Yes!" The butler, who had been amiable before, suddenly became murderous, revealing Qiu Ba's true colors.He and the family servants in the house were all loyal and brave men who followed Xue Lu in the southern and northern wars. Even if Yang Wuhou asked them to die, they would not wrinkle.However, this errand was unusual after all, so the steward asked cautiously: "What if the officers and soldiers don't let them enter the Tribute Academy?"

"Take Lao Tzu's famous stab." Xue Lu said murderously, "Whoever dares to block it!"

"Here!" The steward took the order, and shouted loudly. In an instant, the whole Hou Mansion was noisy, and servants and nurses came from all directions to the front yard.

Wang Xian felt a little dizzy, and couldn't help but secretly said with a wry smile, the housekeepers of other people can only manage housework, but the housekeepers of Yangwuhou's mansion can lead soldiers to kill people.However, he still couldn't believe that the soldiers in Xue Lu's family were enough to compete with Ji Gang's more than a thousand Jinyiwei, "Master Hou, how many soldiers are there in total?"

"A little more than 200." Xue Lu knew what he was worried about, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, I am the kind of unreliable person? This is just my family member, and there are more than a few hundred princely families in the capital? There are more than a dozen of them from Lao Tzu alone, and a family of 80 people can make it together." He laughed and said, "Actually, no matter how many Lao Tzus I can get together for you, but that would be too much. , but Ji Gangyao dares to increase troops, I can send you troops directly! So go ahead and do it, brother, I will be your backing!"

"Ming Gan Wu Nei!" Wang Xian didn't show politeness to him, he clasped his fists heavily and said: "Time is running out, I will come to thank you at another day!"

"Go!" Xue Lu waved his hand.

.

The honorable families of this era all regarded themselves as heroes, so they were naturally not as timid as they were after the Tumubao change, they were still very domineering.As soon as Marquis Yangwu greeted him, five or six families of marquis and earls who had a close relationship with him immediately dispatched all their family members to follow Wang Xian to the Gongyuan.

With so many people taking to the streets with sticks and weapons, Ying Tianfu was on high alert, and when they were approaching Gongyuan Street, they stopped these servants.

"Who are you waiting for, dare to gather people in the streets late at night with weapons, wanting to rebel?" Because it was the Grand Competition period, the people around the Gongyuan naturally had to strictly guard against death, and Qian Gai, the prefect of Yingtianfu who is now acting as an agent for Yingtianfu's affairs, is in the Gongyuan Patrol nearby.

"Yangwuhou's mansion is doing business, get out of the way!" Xue Lu's butler is Xue Qiang. Since he can be the butler of the Hou's mansion, he will not be ignorant of the importance. Dare to be serious.

"During the Grand Competition, the tribute courtyard is as important as a grand palace!" Qian Gai heard that he was Yang Wuhou's family member, with two big heads, but he didn't dare to move out of the way. "You can't set foot on it, please make a detour!"

"You..." The servant was about to explode, but was stopped by Wang Xian.Wang Xian stepped forward, cupped his hands at Qian Gai and said, "Your Excellency Qian, come here and be safe."

In the Shangyuan Festival fire case, Wang Xian had a lot of dealings with Ying Tianfu, so Qian Gai couldn't pretend he didn't know him.He had no choice but to cup his hands and said, "Your official is being polite, but shouldn't Wang Zhenfu be invigilating the examination at the Tribute Academy? Why are you here..."

"I am ordered by the chief examiner to come out to rescue the soldiers." Wang Xian said, flashing a command flag embroidered with gold letters on a blue background, and said: "Please let Master Qian go!"

Qian Gai saw that Wang Xian had the flag of Wang Ming in his hand, and he couldn't help but feel withdrawn, and asked stiffly: "The tribute courtyard has been locked, and even the chief examiner has no right to open the door, let alone send troops into the tribute courtyard, Mr. Wang Or wait until dawn to ask the emperor for an order?"

"The exam questions have been leaked ahead of time, and the exam has been suspended!" Wang Xian said coldly, "The situation in the Tribute Court is extremely complicated now, Lord Qian, please send troops into the arena immediately, and obey the command of the chief examiner!"

Seeing that Wang Xian directly dragged himself in, Qian Gai's face turned green, and he still hoped that he could successfully sit on the position of governor, so he naturally didn't want to get involved, so he waved his hands vigorously and said: "The lower official is just a co-presbyterian, Don’t dare to make claims without will.”

"Then please step aside." Wang Xian said in a deep voice.

"It's easy to say..." Qian Gai nodded quickly and said, "It's just that the emperor wants to pursue it?"

"The examiner, Lord Yangwu and this official are responsible for everything." Wang Xian said decisively, "Master Qian will never be involved."

(End of this chapter)