Chapter 508: If I endure it any longer, my blood will be cold
Chapter 508: If I endure it any longer, my blood will be cold
The crown stabbed the pants of the man in black in public, which really frightened Zhang Yue. Of course, he knew that whether or not he had an Adam's apple was not the key to judging whether he was a eunuch, after all, if he was in his twenties before purifying, the Adam's apple would have developed a long time ago, but the thing below could not be faked, and it was difficult to shrink the yang into the abdomen after all. At this moment, he understood that the crown was not just someone to behave like him, and this man in black who was struggling and full of resentment was very likely to be sent by a noble person in Beijing.
Seeing Zhang Yue's thoughtful expression, Wang Guan thought that he had moved the other party, so he dropped the saber in his hand, simply lifted his robe and knelt down, and slammed his head three times: "Little Zhang, the little ones were all bewitched by people before, so I was dizzy and did something wrong." The younger one is just Huang Yan's old-fashioned godson, not his own son...... Even if you are your own son, you don't dare to resent the law of the country! It's all this guy's coercion and temptation, and the little one really doesn't dare to disobey the emperor and grandson behind him, which is a big mistake! ”
Knowing that Zhang Yue would definitely not dare to shake an imperial grandson head-on, let alone interrogate this black-clothed man with a tricky identity in public, he was even more confident, so he rolled his eyes and said half-truthfully: "Lord Xiao Zhang, although the little one is a eunuch guarding Xuanfu, he has a lot of oil and water all year round, but he has never swallowed it alone." At first, it was the old man of the ceremonial supervisor Huang Yan, followed by the imperial horse supervisor Liu Gonggong and Hai Gonggong, and then the imperial grandson in Beijing. The gold and silver that was sent to them by small hands alone was at least equal to all the small property! ”
Zhang Yue has never forgotten this truth from beginning to end, but this does not mean that he has no patience, especially now that it is an eventful time. He didn't look at the crown kneeling on the cold ground, returned to the main seat and sat down, and then raised his eyes and asked: "At the beginning, the baggage supplies had just been sent to Xinghe, and Arutai was suddenly besieged by Master Xing, and there were even rumors that Xinghe had tens of thousands of stones of grain in the Tartars. Please tell me plainly, what is going on? ”
His heart slammed, and the crown hurriedly denied it: "This ...... It's really not a small matter! ”
"You still have to hide it until now, don't you think I'm a fool?"
Slapping heavily on the armrest, Zhang Yue leaned forward slightly, and asked word by word: "Since Arutai revealed his rebellion, the emperor has decreed to close the mutual market, but you sent someone to accept the merchant's tea bricks to trade with him privately, and then you were afraid that the northland fugitives would leak the news and kill people, is this true?" Is it true that he received twenty Arutailiang horses, twenty sabers, and ten strong bows? Since there are such close contacts, it is difficult to guarantee that the prince and your people have only a few words to slip out of their mouths, don't you say? ”
Wang Guan, who had never dealt with Zhang Yue before, felt at a loss for a while in the face of that aggressive momentum and words at this time. He used to think that the other party's reputation was just borrowing the light of the British Gong Zhang Fu, maybe it was the momentum created by others, even if it was the smooth settlement of the siege this time, he only felt that it was lucky. However, when he heard that his secrets were revealed one by one, he only felt a sigh in his heart, and he no longer had the heart to underestimate him.
He vigorously admonished himself to be calm, and only when he realized that the last sentence used the words "I missed my mouth" did he feel that a big stone in his heart had fallen to the ground. Being able to stand out among the thousands of eunuchs in the palace and sit in his current position, in addition to his means, his thick skin and soft knees are also a big advantage, so at this time, he didn't care about whether it was a shame to grovel in front of his subordinates, and hurriedly took a few more steps.
"Yes, yes, the little one is just confused! When you left, the small one happened to send someone to send a batch of tea bricks out, and it was a famous Jin merchant in Pingyao, and they must have leaked the news! This black-hearted businessman doesn't know how much benefit he has taken from it, and he dares to leak military information, and the little one must have peeled off his skin! Xiao Zhang, what Xiao said is true, and there is no slander. The little one knows that the crime deserves death, as long as you can help the little one get through this difficulty, the small one is your person, whether it is to deliver news or listen to errands in the future, even if it is to go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire......"
"Shut up!"
Zhang Yue was really too lazy to listen to these hypocritical nonsense, and interrupted him coldly. He just used a trick to deceive, and the crown confided most of the truth, but it saved more effort. It took him about a few days to transport the baggage from Xuanfu to Xinghe, and if it was a caravan sneaking to the Saiwai Market, the speed of the journey would not be much faster than his, and it would never have delivered the news to Arutai in such a timely manner, and it must have been the messenger of the crown.
This damn dog thing! Of course, it is the madman behind him who should be cut with a thousand cuts!
"Go back and leave this man behind."
"Little ...... Lord Zhang, you ...... You want to leave this ...... This person? "The crown, who just thought that he had escaped, once again felt that his head was a little insufficient, and he was a little unsuitable even to speak. It was easy to correct his disobedient tongue, and he confirmed again, "Even if he admits that he was indeed assigned, you may not be very sure about dealing with King Shouguang......
"How to plan is my business, you don't have to worry about it." Zhang Yue smiled, and then looked at the crown lightly, "I still have some friendship with Gonggong Lu, but don't forget what you just said." If I let me know that you are hiding a penny of your family property, then Grandpa Lu can let you die, and I can let you die! ”
The crown who suddenly realized it immediately understood that Zhang Yue was probably not holding this man in black for revenge, but to hold himself hostage. Although this was far from the result he had envisioned, it was still within the acceptable range, and he hurriedly agreed, and then looked at his face before getting up. When Zhang Yue nodded, he took the hands of the two entourages out of the house as if he had been amnestied, and when he arrived outside the cold and bone-chilling place, he let out a long sigh, squinted his eyes, and commanded in a deep voice:
"Let's go! Go home! ”
Dragging two almost numb legs into the carriage, he immediately hugged the still warm hand stove and laughed cruelly. Staying in Qingshan is not afraid of no firewood, as long as you pass this pass, you may not have a chance to turn over in the future. Zhang Yue, if you are a British prince, forget it, but you are just a small five-grade official, our family kneels down and kowtows to you today and promises countless benefits, and you will understand that our family's head is not so comfortable, and our family's money is not so easy to take!
As soon as the crown left, the small courtyard suddenly returned to calm, at least on the surface. The lights in the east wing room were not extinguished, and none of the people inside left, from Peng Shisan to Xianglong and Liu Bao, all of them stared at Zhang Yue, as if he had flowers on his face, and no one looked at the guy who was tied to the ground with hemp rope, and the waist of his pants fell to his knees.
After a long time, Peng Shisan finally broke the unspeakable silence with a hoarse voice: "Niu Dare They worked hard to escape from the north, but they died at the door of their own house, all for the selfish interests of this eunuch. Moreover, for this eunuch to leak military information, how many people died in Xinghe? Does the young master really want to let go of the crown? ”
"Leave him alone? I can't help the people who stir up trouble in the capital for the time being, but now that I know who caused me to be trapped in Xinghe and caused so many good men to be killed and injured, if I can still let him go, wouldn't I be a first-class bastard? Although I am not a warrior who charges into battle, my blood is not cold yet! Zhang Yue, who had been bowing his head and pondering just now, finally raised his head and commanded Peng Shisan viciously, "Old Peng, you go to Lu Feng with the pass token now, tell him about the situation just now, and say that the crown has been stabilized by me, let him move faster, and simply take down this disgusting guy!" ”
"Okay!" Peng Shisan put away the dead face just now, and nodded with a smile, "I'll go now, I will definitely convey the young master's words to him word for word!" ”
When the door of the room closed again, Zhang Yuefang looked down at the guy on the ground who was struggling, eager to kick this hateful eunuch to death. Signaling Liu Bao to stay and watch the people, he took Xiang Long to the back room, organized those thoughts just now, and then whispered.
"Try to get that guy back and hand it over to Lord Yuan, and then ask Lord Yuan to interrogate this person properly and check whether King Han knows about this matter. If King Shouguang is good at making claims, King Han has never been willing to see this son, he jumps up and down in Beijing, and King Han is afraid that not only will he not look down on him because of this, but he will hate him even more. With just a little teasing, the father and son pair will definitely go toe-to-toe again. The more violently and cheerfully they pinched, the more angry and irritated the emperor became. When the father and son are incompatible, and see the right time to let the King of Han reveal the secret of Xinghe being surrounded, I don't believe that the emperor will be lenient under his anger! ”
"Young Master is really a good strategy!"
Xiang Long is a man from the bottom, the most important thing in his life is the word righteousness, and he was originally worried that Zhang Yue was really tempted by the money promised by the crown, even if Peng Shisan took the order and left, he was still a little unsure, and at this time he finally let go completely. After raising his hand in convincing salute, he turned and went out of the back room, and after a sound of rustling, the lights went out and silence returned to the room.
And because of the visit of the third watch in the middle of the night, Zhang Yue's sleepiness had already been washed away. Straight to the desk by the window, he poured some water into the inkstone, and then rolled up his sleeves and polished the ink. When he had finished grinding an inkstone, he sat down, spread out a piece of paper, and began to write.
"Uncle respects the Jian, Yu was shocked to hear the letter from the Jingshi, Zhijiayue is still in prison, there is still a villain framed, and he is worried, and he beg his uncle to ...... from it."
After writing a letter, Zhang Yue pondered for a moment and put it aside, and spread out another plain note, this time it was "Your Majesty Zhang Yueqi", and it was full of three or four pieces of paper. When he was done, he looked at the handwriting that was so impassioned that he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Although Xiang Long's previous words were right, he had endured it for too long, and if he endured it any longer, his blood would be cold!