The reason why Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, first thought of asking Zhang Xuan for help, was that Zhang Xuan was favored by the emperor, second only to Xu Jin; Second, Zhang Zhang, who is also the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, holds judicial power, and can fully participate in the trial of Zhang Yin's case, and it would be even better if he could preside over the trial of this case; Third, Guo Xun and Zhang Xuan have a good relationship, both of them were appreciated by Emperor Jiajing because of the ceremony, and they were all the way.

However, Wu Dinghou is obviously a little taken for granted, Zhang Xuan has always been scheming, he is the kind of person who doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, if he is busy, he will definitely agree, but the opponent is Xu Jin, so he has to weigh it carefully, not to mention that this case also involves the White Lotus Sect, and if he doesn't get it right, he will get into a commotion.

Therefore, for Wudinghou's door-to-door help, Zhang Xuan did not pack a ticket, but verbally said that he would try his best to help, as for whether there was any actual action, Wudinghou Guo Xun had no choice, so he could only leave Zhang's mansion and ask others in Xungui Group for help.

Not long after Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, left, his subordinates ran in in a panic and reported: "Master, Lu Bing, the envoy of Jinyi Weibei Town, Fu Si Zhenfu, is here. ”

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be slightly surprised, what is Lu Bing doing here?

The officials of the Ming Dynasty are most afraid of the factory guards, because most of these guys are not good when they come to the door, either raiding the house or taking people, and almost whoever goes to the house is unlucky, especially the Beizhen Fusi who is in charge of the edict, from the ministers of the court to the common people.

"How many people came?" Zhang Xuan asked in a deep voice.

"Lu Zhenfu only brought two captains." The servant replied cautiously.

Zhang Xuan calmed down when he heard this, if he came to the door to get someone, it would definitely not be this kind of formation, so he waved his hand and said, "Please Lu Zhenfu come in and see you." ”

Soon, Lu Bing was brought in by his subordinates, this son is eighteen years old this year, he looks taller than his peers, his legs are particularly long, his face is fiery red, he walks like a flamingo, he came to Zhang Xuan and bowed his hand and said: "Lu Bing has seen Lord Zhang, he took the liberty to visit, and I hope that Lord Zhang will not be strange!" ”

Zhang Xuan said politely: "There, there, Lu Zhenfu, please sit down." ”

The two sat down in the living room, exchanged a few words of greeting each other, and Zhang Xuan said tentatively: "I don't know what kind of wind is blowing today, but I actually blew Lu Zhenfu here, the cold house is really full of light!" ”

Lu Bingruo glanced around meaningfully, and Zhang Xuan suddenly understood, and sent out all the subordinates who were waiting beside him. Lu Bing took out a note and said with a smile: "In the next martial arts, I am used to going straight, Lord Zhang might as well take a look at this first." ”

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, he reached out and took the note and read it again, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply, and he reread it carefully, and then handed the note back to Lu Bing, and said quietly: "Where did Lu Zhenfu get the news?" This kind of joke is absolutely unacceptable! ”

Lu Bing pouted and said: "This is the news sent by my Jinyi Wei secret agent, naturally it is absolutely true, not to mention, Lord Zhang thinks I will joke about this kind of thing?" ”

Zhang Xuan's eyes flashed and said: "If this is the case, then Jinghaihou is really bold and reckless, but this kind of thing, shouldn't Lu Zhenfu report to the emperor?" ”

Lu Bing said abruptly: "Why do you ask Lord Zhang knowingly, whether it is you or me, it is far less favored by the emperor than Xu Jin, if you want to overthrow him, we have to work together, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" ”

Zhang Xuan's eyes flashed, he stood up the teacup and took a sip, and after about half an hour, Lu Bing left Zhang's mansion excitedly.

After Zhang Xuan sent Lu Bing away, he immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare a carriage and go out to Ming Shifang to visit his old comrade-in-arms Gui Cao.

Just as Wuding Marquis Guo Xun was the first to think of Zhang Zhang's help, Lu Bing wanted to overthrow Xu Jin, and he was also the first to think of cooperating with Zhang Zhang, firstly, Zhang Xuan was weighty, and secondly, Zhang Xuan was suppressed by Xu Jin, if you want to go further, you must first settle Xu Jin, so the two have a common enemy!

Zhang Xuan took eight consecutive exams before he was selected, at this time he was over fifty years old, and he was destined to make great achievements in his career in this life, but he became famous with only one "Great Gift" and successfully attracted the attention of Emperor Jiajing.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan is a political opportunist who is very good at seizing opportunities, he is scheming, he does not see rabbits and eagles, and when he knew that he did not have the strength to compete with Xu Jin, he decisively chose to endure. Xu Jin warned him not to use the ritual to make a living, and he honestly carried it out.

However, although Zhang Xuan tolerated Xu Jin on the surface, it did not mean that he was willing to be under Xu Jin, before he was sure that he would fall Xu Jin, he would choose to lie dormant, but once the opportunity came, he would not hesitate to give Xu Jin a fatal blow, and after Zhang Xuan read the note Lu Bing gave him, he felt that the opportunity to fall Xu Jin had come, so he readily agreed to cooperate with Lu Bing.

As the saying goes, cutting the grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows. Since Zhang Xuan decided to make a move on Xu Jin, he naturally wanted to ensure that Xu Jin was killed and sunk with a stick, so that he would never be able to turn over, so he had to mobilize all the forces that could be mobilized. At this time, Zhang Xuan went to his closest ally Gui Cao to discuss a perfect plan.

With Zhang Xuan's actions, an undercurrent quietly surged in the officialdom of the capital, and gradually turned into a butcher's knife hanging over Xu Jin's head.

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On August 12 of the fourth year of Jiajing, in the Chang Dynasty, Zhu Hou's kid came to the gate of Fengtian Hall to ascend to the throne and listen to the government, smiling with a spring breeze on his face, obviously in a very good mood.

This is no wonder, because just yesterday afternoon, the 800-mile express report from Datong Mansion in Shanxi Province came, and the good news said that the Shenji Battalion had destroyed Bansheng City, and captured and killed hundreds of White Lotus thieves led by Li Zixin, and the Shenji Battalion even defeated 3,000 Tartar cavalry.

In addition, Xu Jin also said in the good news that I was furious and personally led tens of thousands of troops to attack and kill Hukou, but only fired two return cannons and returned home, and it was suspected that something big had happened inside Tatar.

Zhu Hou, this kid, was so excited after reading Xu Jin's good news that he couldn't wait to immediately order the cabinet to draw up a commendation, but unfortunately the cabinet was already off work at this time, so he could only give up.

Let's say that after the ministers knelt down, the early dynasty officially began, and Emperor Jiajing said with a spring breeze on his face: "Last night, Xu Qing sent someone to expedite the good news back to Beijing, presumably all of you know about it." The Shenji Battalion attacked Fengzhou River, destroyed Bansheng City, captured and killed hundreds of White Lotus thieves, and rescued more than 10,000 Han people who were coaxed and captured by the Tartars.

This battle not only raised the prestige of our Ming Dynasty and boosted the morale of our army, but also cleared a major hidden danger, which can be described as a miraculous achievement, and it is not enough to show its loyalty and courage without heavy rewards. Please ask Mr. Yang and Mr. Fei to preside over this matter and draw up the holy decree of the reward as soon as possible! ”

Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong came out of the column and bowed and saluted: "The minister's order!" ”

Yang Yiqing's name is Yingning, who is nearly seventy years old, and was promoted after the court push last time, and entered the cabinet as an auxiliary minister. Fei Hong is a gentle person, and his age, qualifications and prestige are not as good as Yang Yiqing, so he gave up the position of first assistant to Yang Yiqing.

Therefore, there are now three cabinet ministers, namely the first assistant Yang Yiqing, the second assistant Fei Hong, and the third assistant Jia Yong.

Yang Yiqing did not immediately retreat after receiving the order, but continued: "Your Majesty, the surprise attack of the Shenji Battalion to destroy Bansheng City is a great achievement, but Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin is bold and reckless, and he is good at opening border provocations. Therefore, the minister thought that the emperor should immediately issue an edict to reprimand him, and transfer the Marquis of Jinghai back to Beijing to ask for the guilt. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent in an instant, and the upstart factions such as Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao were even more happy, they had already prepared to attack Xu Jin today, but they didn't expect Yang Yiqing, the first assistant of the cabinet, to take the lead in firing at Xu Jin, it was simply a divine assist!

And the most ironic thing is that Xu Jin still strongly supported the use of Yang Yiqing at the beginning, hehe, I'm afraid I didn't expect Lao Yang to take revenge and impeach him in turn!

Zhu Houjun's face suddenly tensed, and he said unhappily: "Elder Yang Ge, Xu Qing has made such a great achievement, you actually let Lian ask for guilt, doesn't it make the soldiers feel cold?" ”

Yang Yiqing explained without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty, meritorious service should be rewarded and punished, Xu Jin's meritorious service is not false, but it is also a fact that he is free to provoke the border, if you don't ask about the crime, this wind will be long, and then the towns and sides will make war merits, and they will follow suit, and when the surrounding countries attack my Ming Dynasty, then my Ming Dynasty will fall into a situation of no catastrophe!" ”

At this time, Jin Xianmin, the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, also came out and said: "Your Majesty, what Yang Ge Lao said is extremely true, he is good at opening border provocations, and this wind really can't last!" ”

Zhu Hou's expression eased slightly, he was not a mediocre lord, and naturally understood that what Yang Yiqing said was not unreasonable, but the destruction of Bansheng City was what he instructed Xu Jin to do, and naturally Xu Jin could not be allowed to carry this black cauldron, so he waved his hand and said: "A few years ago, Zhao Quan and other White Lotus remnants took refuge in Meda, built Bansheng City in Fengzhou River, plundered and coaxed the border people to take refuge, the scale has reached 20,000 people, these Han people in Fengzhou River open up wasteland and farm, raise silkworms and weave cloth, and provide a large amount of food and materials for the Tartars.

So I secretly ordered Xu Qing to send troops to destroy Bansheng City, the operation of the Shenji Battalion was instructed by me, and it was not Jinghai Hou who advocated it, if you want to ask for the guilt, do you also want to ask me for the guilt? ”

"Don't dare!"

Yang Yiqing and Jin Xianmin both trembled, and hurriedly knelt down to ask for guilt, in fact, both of them were out of public intentions, not to target Xu Jin, I heard that Xu Jin's move was actually instructed by the emperor, so they naturally didn't dare to say anything more, but they suspected that Emperor Jiajing was lying to protect Xu Jin.

Zhu Hou waved his hand generously and said: "The two Qing families, please get up, in order to keep it secret, so I did not explain this matter to your Qing family, so it caused a misunderstanding, and I am at fault!" ”

Yang Yiqing and Jin Xianmin silently retreated to the team after thanking them, but at this time, Zhou Yusheng jumped out in the middle of the criminal department and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached the Marquis of Jinghai for bending the law for personal gain!" ”

It is said that this Zhou Yusheng is really an out-and-out villain, when Yang Tinghe was still in power, he was a member of the Yang Party, repeatedly acted as a vanguard, and scolded Xu Jin at the court meeting, and now Yang Tinghe has fallen, and the Yang Party was liquidated by the upstart faction headed by Zhang Xuan, as a result, this Zhou Cheng immediately fell to the upstart very spinelessly, took refuge in Zhang Xuan, and today again acted as a pawn across the river to attack Xu Jin.

Zhu Hou's face suddenly sank, and he said coldly: "Zhou gives things to have real evidence, if it is a rumor, I advise you to respect yourself!" ”

Zhou Yuxian shuddered smartly, and regretted being the first bird a little, but now that the arrow is on the string, he has to send it, Zhang Xuan is still staring behind him, so he stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is the official of speech, and it is the duty of the minister to supervise the hundred officials, and the minister is only in charge of the work, and it is the duty of the department to investigate and collect evidence." ”

Zhu Hou couldn't help but be secretly angry, and said with a slight sneer: "It is worthy of being an official, and he has a good mouth, so you can tell me, how did Jinghai Hou bend the law for personal gain?" ”

Zhou Yusheng said loudly: "It is reported that Xu Jin, the nephew of Jinghai Hou, smuggled goods out of Datong Mansion and sold them to Tartars for huge profits. This person claimed to be the nephew of Jinghai Hou's own family, and the magistrate didn't dare to care! ”

Zhu Hou frowned, the name Xu Jin sounded a little familiar, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, thinking of a person coming, and blurted out: "Is this person's nickname called Da Yan?" ”

"Exactly!" Zhou Yusheng replied.

Zhu Hou couldn't help but suddenly, I said, it turned out to be this bastard thing!

Zhu Hou had seen Da Yan when he was in Shangrao, so he knew the temperament of Da Yan's father and son, this kid pretended to use Xu Jin's name fox fake tiger power, and it was not surprising at all, and said disapprerovitically: "Xu Da Yan I also know this person, it is indeed a pickled goods, and it is ** that he took the name of Jinghai Hou Fox fake tiger might, Jinghai Hou doesn't know about it at all." ”

"But Jinghai Hou is now in Youyu County, Datong Prefecture, it is impossible not to know, Jinghai Hou connived at his relatives and bent the law for personal gain, so he should be beheaded!" Zhou Yusheng said impassionedly.

"I will send someone to investigate this matter, so you can step down!" Zhu Hou waved his hand in disgust, and drove Zhou Yuxian back like a fly, the most annoying thing is this kind of fussy guy, not to mention that Xu Jin knows whether he knows about it, even if he knows, what a big deal it is, and ask what about it, kill your sister!

Next, there were people who continued to impeach Xu Jin for trivial matters, Emperor Jiajing's good mood suddenly became terrible, and the ministers of the Protector faction also smelled something unusual.

Fei Hong's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Zhang Xuan, although Zhang Xuan never said a word, but those officials who jumped out to attack Xu Jin were obviously the upstart faction, and Zhang Xuan was the boss of the upstart faction.

Yang Yiqing is also an old fox in the political arena, and naturally he also sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, and the upstart faction suddenly jumped out to attack Xu Jin, although the impeachment was all trivial and insignificant, but no matter how you look at it, it looks like digging a pit, and there must be a big move behind.

However, until the end of the early dynasty, Yang Yiqing didn't wait for the upstart faction to amplify his moves, and couldn't help but wonder secretly, what kind of medicine did Zhang Xuan's gourd sell? Fupin Chinese