Chapter 736: Above the Court

Like other government offices, the Guangzhou government office is the first main gate within the eight-character wall, and the second instrument gate is the first gate through the first courtyard. The so-called Yimen, take the meaning of "there is a ritual can be liked", not only the new official must come here to dismount, by the subordinates who greet the government to welcome into the government, and most of the officials are sent here to stop. On weekdays, this door has always been closed, and the east side of the door is walked, that is, the east side of the Yimen room. Today, because all the officials came, the door was opened, and in addition to a few errand officers guarding here, there was also a young eunuch who came with Zhang Qian, and was bored at this time.

"Originally, I was good in Beijing, and I am not a close confidant of Father-in-law Zhang, so I was sent here to do something!"

muttered for a while in a voice that no one could hear, Cao Jixiang felt a burst of heat on his body, and couldn't help but roll up his sleeve tube. He entered the palace in the last years of Yongle, and he had a family before, but he couldn't read a word and achieved nothing. If it weren't for the occasional glimpse of the swaggering appearance of the lieutenant official when he was ordered to go to North Korea, he would not have left his wife and ruthlessly cut off that and entered the palace. At the beginning of entering the palace, he had a good backer, but seeing that Wang Jin was popular, he transferred him to Zhang Qian to Guangzhou.

"Stop!"

Just when he slandered Zhang Qian's strange behavior of not accepting gifts, interceding, or taking power in his heart, there was a loud shout from an errand officer in his ears. Turning his head to look, he saw the middle-aged man striding forward, and an old errand officer who was trotting in not far away. Seeing that a few people guarding the gate of the instrument raised their knives and gathered around him, he ironed a lot in his heart, and squinted and looked at the man. Seeing that the person who came was dressed plainly, and there were dots of yellow mud on his fast boots and trouser legs, he was immediately determined.

"The court is heavy, who dares to trespass! Now that the Governor City Bo Si Zhang Gonggong and Lord Zhang, Lord Li and Lord Yu are all inside, if there is no big incident, get out quickly! ”

Since looking forward to Jingshi's reply, Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, immediately came here with a group of henchmen and soldiers, and only rested at the post station for two hours every night, and was in a hurry the rest of the time. At this moment, Rao is used to riding horses, and he also feels a faint pain in both strands, and his face is naturally extremely unsightly. Looking coldly at the young man in front of him, he saw at a glance the silk robe that the low-level eunuch loved to wear, and when he heard this sharp accent, he unconsciously grasped the whip in his hand.

"Get out? You're just a slave, you don't even have a grade in the palace, and you dare to teach Benjue to get out? ”

Cao Jixiang's years in the palace were too short, and Wang Jin was only a person from the East Palace at that time, so he couldn't recognize all those important nobles. At this time, when he heard the word Benjue, he immediately took a startle, and it took a long time before he stammered and asked, "...... is the honorable driver?"

"The Marquis of Benjue Town! Zhang Qian is the strictest under the control, but he can't imagine that he is so disciplined! ”

Gu Xingzu snorted coldly, and immediately crossed Cao Jixiang and strode into the instrument gate. Before him, a clever errand rushed in the direction of the public court, and when he reached the bottom of the platform, he shouted loudly: "Enlighten your lords, the marquis of Zhenyuan has arrived!" ”

In the public court, the guest and the host had already taken the prisoner to the court, and the presiding judge, Li Zhifu, only asked a few questions, but was interrupted by this sudden shout, and he was annoyed. However, when he understood the meaning of this, he suddenly gasped and hurriedly stood up. Not only him, but other people in the court also got up one after another, just in front of the figure who stepped into the court without any scruples. Although the Marquis of Zhenyuan was notified outside, there was only one one who knew Gu Xingzu among the people.

"Oh, it's really the Marquis of Zhenyuan?"

In the past, when Gu Cheng assisted the prince to guard the capital, Zhang Qian was also ordered to accompany him, so later Gu Xingzu attacked the lord, and he also dealt with him a few times, which can be regarded as half of his life. Seeing that it was really the Marquis of Zhenyuan, no one dared to slack off, and they stepped forward to pay their respects, and Gu Xingzu also changed his arrogance just now at the main gate, and his face loosened slightly. Before anyone could ask, he bluntly put down some earth-shattering words.

"Nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, Benjue has just quelled the Yao Rebellion in Guangxi and a rebellion, and happened to detect an important piece of news, so he sent someone to urgently ask for an order for eight hundred miles and rushed over in the starry night. However, Ben Jue has sent someone to inform the Chief Secretary before, so you must have a number in your heart. Why, now this is a trial? ”

Gu Xingzu glanced at the kneeling person in the hall as if he didn't care, and said slowly, "No matter what the case is, after all, it's not as big as a rebellious case." Governor Li, let me ask you, when you and other government officials were assassinated during the Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race on the Pearl River, did those Li assassins confess that they were colluding with the Yao people? ”

Zhang Yue and Xiang Shaoyuan only received the text of Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, yesterday, and Zhang Qian also knew that the Xu family had such a noble backing, but none of the three of them expected Gu Xingzu to come so quickly. As for the others, they were even more confused, only Li Zhifu was startled when he heard this question, and immediately looked at Zhang Yue and Zhang Qian with a distress look.

Since Qin Huai committed suicide in fear of crime, those three assassins have also "committed suicide in fear of crime", how can they still pursue this matter now?

Seeing that Zhang Yue was only frowning, Governor Li had no choice but to ask cautiously, "Master Hou, what do you mean by this?" ”

Gu Xingzu couldn't help but sneer when he saw that everyone was speechless. At this time, his entourage finally rushed in, and presented an oiled paper wrapped in both hands. Gu Xingzu took it casually, put it lightly on the public case, and then said word by word: "Benjue killed more than 1,000 and 50 rebellious people under Qin Gongwang in Sien County in one fell swoop, and interrogated the prisoners to get this confession. It is clearly written above that these rebels colluded with the head of Li Rentong in Qiongzhou Mansion and agreed to raise the flag of rebellion, and after the matter was completed, they would be based in Guangdong and Guangxi! Now, Governor Li, do you still want to ask Benjue what this means? ”

Xu Zhengping, who was kneeling in the hall, looked at the circle of people beside Gu Xingzu, Marquis of Zhenyuan, and the hands in his sleeves couldn't help but clench into fists. Since the day of the fight, the den in Foshan Town was directly pulled out, and he had a feeling that something was wrong, and the original luck disappeared without a trace after Zhang Yue attacked on the spot on Caiyun Tower. In his opinion, although Gu Xingzu is a hereditary noble, Guangxi can't control the affairs of Guangdong, and even if he has the heart to redeem it, he can't think of any way. didn't expect that this one not only came, but also brought such a killer feature. It seems that the cornucopia of his own family is indispensable to Gu Xingzu.

The gods and Buddhas bless, as long as I can get through this hurdle, I will definitely send offerings to all Taoist temples when I go back!

Seeing that Governor Li was already stunned, Zhang Yue simply stepped forward and untied the layer of oilcloth with his own hands. Seeing that there was a thick pile of paper inside, and there were dense fly-headed small letters on it, he picked it up and quickly flipped through it one by one, and then handed it to Zhang Qian next to him. Seeing that Gu Xingzu hadn't looked at him since he came in, he pondered for a moment, then took over the conversation and said, "Dare to ask how the Hou Ye knows the confession that the government officials interrogated from the previous assassin?" ”

Gu Xingzu came with great anger, coupled with the evidence of holding iron plates and nails in his hands, and the fact that everyone was respectful when they saw him, he didn't think too much about it when he spoke. At this time, hearing that Zhang Yue suddenly grasped his speech, he couldn't help frowning, and sneered again: "If people don't know, unless you don't do it." Zhang Fantai, you don't need to ask Benjue how to know, just know that there is indeed a number of this matter! You just want to maintain peace in office, but if you don't get rid of rebellion, if Guangdong is in chaos in the future, you are equally responsible! ”

Although Zhang Yue has never liked hard tops, he is annoyed in the face of Gu Xingzu's condescending and arrogant attitude. After thinking about it for a while, he asked rhetorically: "Since Master Hou said that the Li people of Qiongzhou Mansion colluded with the Yao people, it is probably these confessions?" Then the lower official may ask Master Hou, where is the person who confessed these things? ”

"These things were confessed by Qin Gongwang himself, he originally wanted to use these things in exchange for a life, but because the court rules are strict, he is the first evil, so he is naturally beheaded to set an example. If Zhang Fantai doesn't believe it, many people such as Sien County Order can testify, in black and white, and there is also a painting! Seeing Zhang Yue's posture of being incompatible, Gu Xingzu was also a little impatient, and immediately said word by word, "Zhang Fantai, don't forget, this lord is hanging the seal of the barbarian general!" ”

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was shocked. The general soldiers who were ordered to recruit or defend were all hung with the general's seal, which was a rule that began in the Hongxi period. Gu Xingzu hung the seal of the general of the barbarians, and all military affairs were to control the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he used a dignified reason at this time, and the full house of civil and military forces could not refute him.

"Governor Li, this lord asked you one last time, where are the three Li people who acted as assassins?"

At this moment, Governor Li wished that he didn't appear at all today. Glancing at Zhang Qian and Zhang Yue, he had to grit his teeth and bow down and say truthfully: "Back to the Hou Ye, those assassins committed suicide in prison not long after they were imprisoned because they knew that the conspiracy was exposed, and now even the corpses have been thrown away in mass graves. ”

"Suicide? They plotted to assassinate the officials of the imperial court, maybe they were still traitors to the party, and the people in your Guangzhou government were so unsatisfied? You, the prefect, have never been able to ignore it, thinking that it never happened? You, the prefect, are holding the imperial court, and you are just a vegetarian meal, and this lord wants to impeach you! ”

The endless anger accumulated before because of many reasons, Gu Xingzu vented all his thoughts at this moment. Seeing that Governor Li's face was pale and at a loss, and his shoulders were still trembling slightly, he had a trace of happiness in his heart, and then turned his head and glanced coldly at everyone in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on Li Long, the commander of the capital, and his tone became more and more cold: "Li Long, I heard that you didn't get your life, and you dared to privately transfer the grain stored by the guard to the feudal commander Pingguang?" ”

"Return to the Hou Ye, the next official ......"

"The grain stored in the guard is the foundation of the garrison, don't think that this lord doesn't know your little flower intestines, greedy for the little profit of escaping the grain, and dare to ignore the laws of the imperial court, you are so bold!"

Seeing that Gu Xingzu turned around and looked at Yu Liang again, and it turned out to be one by one, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel annoyed, and when he was about to open his mouth to refute it, he saw Zhang Qian on the side shaking his head slightly. As soon as he groaned, he remembered that after he got the silver medal of rope and sorrow sent by Zhang Qian, he had already written down the reasons for the previous disaster relief in detail and submitted it to the capital.

Rushing into conflict when you are not fully sure is not his style in the first place. It's just that this Marquis of Zhenyuan was too comfortable during the Yongle period, and he was equipped with the seal of the barbarian general before, so he thought that it was now the time when Xungui occupied half of the country, but he didn't want to think about how many people he would offend when he played prestige in this circle! If that sanctimonious reason can really be established, it will be fine, if it is really fabricated, who here can let him go?

"Okay, now there is a bigger case, and this case will be put aside for the time being......"

"Can't be put aside!"

Just when Gu Xingzu lost his temper and finally put down a key sentence, he suddenly heard a categorical voice next to him. Everyone turned their heads to take a look, and saw that it was Xiang Shaoyuan, the political envoy of the right cloth with a flushed face, and they were all stunned. And the most fierce reaction was naturally Gu Xingzu, who glared at Xiang Shaoyuan almost viciously, and asked in a fierce voice, "What did you just say?" ”

Xiang Shaoyuan climbed up all the way from the prefect of the county, and he has always suppressed Haoqiang in the local area, but when he was appointed as the political envoy of Guangdong, he still wanted to repeat his old tricks, but he was hindered by countless constraints, and only then did he really realize what it means to be difficult to move an inch. Although there is still no place to show these days, seeing that Zhang Yue has done a few things that he has not been able to do, he has gradually gained energy, and at this time, he is ruthless and does not care about Xingzu at all.

"The public trial of Xu Zhengping's private transfer of the population out of the country, private relations and boat trade and other matters have long been announced to the whole city, and now there are not only the victims of the news outside, but also the people of Guangzhou and even other places, if this matter is delayed, then where is the credibility of the government? Master Hou wants us to cooperate with you to deal with the rebellious case, yes, everyone here can accompany you! However, if you don't detain the prefect of Li's mansion, let one continue to try the case, and the other will be questioned with him, which can give you the best of both worlds! ”

"You ......"

Seeing that Gu Xingzu was also blushing and with a thick neck, and then looking at the others, although they looked relieved, they were unconsciously two steps away from Xiang Shaoyuan, at this moment, Zhang Yue only felt that this right-hand political envoy who was not very familiar with since he set up the team was very extraordinary. In the silence of the hall, he suddenly coughed heavily, and then smiled: "Lord Xiang's idea is indeed the best of both worlds. ”

Zhang Qian didn't hesitate and said, "Yes, since the matter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan is important, let's leave Governor Li here." ”

These two echoed Xiang Shaoyuan one after another, and Yu Liang, who had just been beaten and had nowhere to go to the fire, also figured out that something was wrong, and immediately echoed. And although Li Long didn't know what he meant, he could think that the clan secretary and the Shibo Mansion had already expressed their positions, and they had just been scolded, so it was better to simply stand in line with them at this time, so they also seconded it. Gu Xingzu, who had just been ruthless, didn't expect that everyone would be in unison with him, and his face suddenly turned pale.