Chapter 847: Pro-mention, unpredictable

Qin He agreed, and led the way with a few sergeants. After walking a few steps, he remembered that he had only time to ask the two of them from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, and checked the official documents and letters, and he didn't have time to ask the others. But since the person who came was polite, he didn't care so much, thinking that he didn't have the arrogance of a big man, and he expected that he would be the official at the level of the head of the outsider he imagined.

Dingbian Wei was originally in Shanxi, and only moved to Tongzhou during the Yongle period, and has taken root here for more than 20 years. After many years of recuperation, few of the younger generation of sergeants can speak the local accent, but the older generation can still hear the Shanxi dialect, which is very different from the Tongzhou dialect. Qin He took a group of people in, but did not take them to see the commander of the palm print, but directly led them to see Fang Zheng and the others. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the barracks, he saw a young girl pouring water with a copper basin, glanced at his line curiously, and immediately went into the house.

Although there are men, women, and children here, Qin He still recognizes this girl - he only inherited the military position of one hundred households three years ago, and now he is only in his early twenties, but because of his poor family background, he can't talk about his family, and young and beautiful women naturally have a natural temptation for him. I only heard that this is a relative of an official of the Ministry of Industry, and his brother is from above to point out that he wants to use it, so he doesn't dare to have any crooked thoughts. He glanced at the other side a few more times, and was about to take people in, but he saw that the governor Fang Zheng and the girl's brother went out together. Fang Zheng only glanced at this, then left the person and hurried over to this side.

"You're early!"

Although Tongzhou City is an important place for grain transshipment, the five guards have garrisons in the city, but most of the troops are still stationed outside the city. After all, tens of thousands of troops are eating, drinking, and Lazar are in the city, and a good thoroughfare city must be full of heavily armed soldiers on the streets, and it doesn't look good. But this time, Fang Zheng and his entourage brought all the specially selected friends, so naturally not in this case, so in addition to the Dingbian guard post in the west of Tongzhou City, there are still 200 Jiao people living in the post house in the city, and the remaining 400 sharp soldiers are also properly arranged.

After recognizing Zhang Yue, Fang Zheng was about to say hello after Fang Zheng came over, but when he saw Zhang Yue glaring at him, he immediately felt strange. Although he is a military general, he is also thoughtful, and after shouting in a hurry, he smiled and said: "I also asked in vain, virtuous nephew, you are eating the court food, you have to wait for the boss to speak first, and you can only come over." Come, come, come and say, if something comes into the house, it is warmer than a pestle in this field where the snow has not yet melted. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Qin He with his eyes, and instructed lightly: "You go back and report to your palm print commander, just say that everyone has received it, and the rest is not needed by him, I will take care of it." ”

Fang Zheng looked at him, and he had already stepped forward with him, and as soon as he touched Qin He in his hand, a few treasure bills were stuffed into people's sleeves without a trace. With this reward, Qin He, who was still wondering what kind of friendship this Fang Dudu had with this official just now, didn't bother to care so much anymore, people called him a virtuous nephew, maybe it was really a world friend? So, he gently rolled up his sleeves, bent down with a smile to thank him, and then turned around and left with a few subordinate sergeants.

When he arrived outside the courtyard, he took out something to take a look, and found that it was ten new banknotes of ten times, and according to the discount of today's banknotes, there were also 1,000 yuan, which was actually a small one, and he immediately smiled, and handed two to his subordinates.

"Take it and share the wine, the others are less and more mouthful, I went to report to the palm print, and it will be none of our business."

With the money for wine, where would a group of sergeants care so much, and they dispersed in a hurry as soon as they agreed. And Qin He put all the stacks of new banknotes into his arms, and couldn't help but glance into the courtyard again, and saw that the girl just now was still missing, and immediately reluctantly withdrew his gaze. Although it is a friend, as long as a woman is eye-catching, where does she matter? It's a pity, and I don't know who will be cheaper......

Over there, Zhang Yue followed Fang Zheng into the room, and smiled at the official of the Ministry of Rites who was traveling with him: "If others know that I came in person, it will inevitably be chickens and dogs, so I simply keep a low profile." Fang Dudu and I still need to check the list, and the rest will be left to you. ”

This official of the Ministry of Rites originally didn't expect that today's Ministry of War was not led by Chen Yong, but Zhang Yue personally went there, but when he heard about the reason on the way, he didn't take it to heart. At this time, he didn't have anything to say, and when Fang Zheng called the accompanying book, he didn't say a word and went to do something, and he didn't speculate about what the two of them planned to discuss at all.

There is nothing to speculate about, the people who sent Jingshi to Jiaolu this time were originally picked out by Zhang Yue one by one.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Fang Zheng beckoned Zhang Yue to sit down, and then instructed his confidants to pour hot tea with him, and then asked: "Look at you just squeezing your eyebrows like this, what's the matter, is there something wrong in our business?" ”

Zhang Fu went to Jiaolu three times, and each time he brought a large number of Jiaolu talents back to Beijing, so this time was not a special case. It's just that since it is a person who has lost the country, it is inevitable that there will be people with resentment and suspicion, so it was screened once in Jiaoluan, and when the first arrived in Nanjing, it was selected again by Nanjing Jinyiwei. Even so, Fang Zheng didn't dare to guarantee that everything inside must have been screened out, so Zhang Yue obviously concealed his identity to find himself, and he naturally thought of this direction.

"Governor Fang misunderstood, although I didn't want people to know that I came to Tongzhou, but it was not for this batch of people, but for something else. When you set off from Tongzhou in the afternoon, were you escorted by the border guards? ”

"That's right, you also know that there are too many men and women, old and young, and I am afraid that if something happens to this last section of the road, I will not have enough people, so I have already moved to Tongzhou and asked them to send some people to escort them to Jingshi. Why do you ask this? ”

Seeing that Fang Zheng was surprised, Zhang Yue sat closer, and then whispered to the other party. If the eldest brother Zhang Chao was still in Tongzhouwei, he could naturally inquire from there, but Zhang Chao is now far away in Yunnan, and he has no time to inquire about the news, so he can only consider the worst. The news that the other political general had received before was revealed, and he saw that the governor's face was getting whiter and paler.

By the time the tea was delivered, the secret business between the two had ended. Fang Zheng waved his hand and withdrew from the entourage, his brows furrowed into a big pimple. He was in Jiaolu for a year, so he naturally didn't know so much about the affairs of the DPRK and China, although he also inquired about the news when he stayed in Nanjing, but after all, the road from Nanjing to Beijing was far away, and the winter was cold and freezing and it snowed from time to time, so he only knew that Zhang Yue had been assassinated, and then Jinyiwei did not know how to investigate. At this moment, looking at the unusually young face in front of him, he couldn't help but hesitate.

The governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies lives in Yipin, which sounds bright, but in addition to leading the army, he is just idle in the capital on weekdays. At the time of the founding of the country, each governor's office was led by the governors of the left and right, but later the titles gradually increased, and the governors no longer only limited to two people per prefecture, but as a reward for the generals, in addition to a special noble commander-in-chief. He, the governor, came back from the victory in Jiaolu, and there was no need to count on the knighthood, and the silver money he was rewarded was only limited, and his position in the governor's palace was even more difficult to move.

If it weren't for Zhang Yue's insight into the opportunity, if something really happened this time, he would have made up his mind for this black pot, and this reminder is not ordinary gold! He clenched his fists for a moment, took a deep breath, and then stood up and bowed solemnly to Zhang Yue.

"Thank you brother for reminding me, this trip can really turn misfortune into blessing, I will miss you for the benefit of the rest of my life."

Zhang Yue hurriedly helped Fang Zheng up and comforted him a few more words. After this important matter was done, he had to check the list of people who came to hand over again, and when the matter was settled, he didn't have time to delay, and strongly persuaded Fang Zheng not to send him out. Only then did he open the thick cotton curtain and go down the steps, and he saw that Ruan's brother at the door had just come out, looking like he wanted to salute but didn't dare to come up, but Ruan was nowhere to be seen. Because he didn't want to arouse suspicion, he didn't step forward, but hurried away with his head bowed.

In Tongzhou City, due to the transit of Jinyiwei, people up and down were scared. The officials of this year are accustomed to the days of Chengping, and most of the people behind the buttocks are not clean, so among the major yamen, there are many people who have to send people one after another to inquire about the movements of the Jinyi guard, and they heard that the plague god has been sent out, but they still dare not take it lightly. Naturally, there were people who sent people to quietly tiptoe behind the brocade guards, and for a while, there were even more nobles in the city.

This man's hands are scattered at the gates of the city, and other places are naturally less noticed. For example, the people who have just moved in from Jiaolu in the Dingbian Guard Station today, or the Tongji Cang that is waiting for the grain to be shipped to the capital on this day, and the two officials who have only arrived before the Ministry of Rites and the Military Department...... Compared with the evil gods of Jinyiwei, other things can be postponed for the time being, so Jinyiwei is located outside the inconspicuous yamen in Tongzhou, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring.

In the afternoon, the last two hundred carts of grain had already been loaded at the Tongji warehouse. Although the snow on the road has not yet melted, some things can be delayed, some things can not be delayed, not to mention that the road from Tongzhou to Beijing is a land transportation artery, and I don't know how many times it will be repaired in a year. So, at noon, the wages were paid and the coolies were dismissed, and the ambassador and the deputy ambassador locked and closed the door one by one.

Because this was an important errand before the Chinese New Year, after these things were done, the granary ambassador looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but complain to his deputy: "What's the matter with the people on the side of the Dingbian guard, they don't send anyone here after this time?" Could it be that it's cold? I knew this, I couldn't care about the old friendship, with one percent of the carriage and horse fare, who wouldn't come to this Mantongzhou City? ”

"Wait, after all, he is only a thousand households, and he has to return the palm print before he can act."

The two were discussing when they saw movement on the road. In a short time, one man galloped first, followed by a number of sergeants. Because they were the most familiar with each other, the ambassador of the granary stepped forward first, and when he saw the thousand households jumping off their horses and throwing the reins and flicking the horns of their robes, he complained angrily: "Why is it so late? Do you know that this must be sent to Jingshi before sunset? ”

"Of course I know, isn't this where those southern barbarians happen to live in the place where we set the border guards? It's not that you don't know, the official level crushes people to death, our palm prints are only three grades, but people are the governors of the first grade, and they can't stammer, and they dare to slack? At this moment, the people were about to leave, and they were all in a hurry to see them off from the palm prints, and I slipped out easily. ”

The deputy envoy of Tongjicang smiled when he heard this: "Since you are such a big official, you don't want to pat yourself on the back, and you will be promoted quickly in the future?" ”

"Pull it down, so many people surround it, who can that Fang Dudu remember? Besides, now our promotion is not under the control of the Governor's Mansion, but it depends on the face of the Ministry of War, and the result is good, this time the commander of the Ministry of War sent by the Beijing Division to welcome the Governor of Fang Du went back, for this matter, Qin He, a hundred households who went to pick up people at the gate of the city early in the morning, was scolded half to death. I only thought it was an official from the Ministry of Rites, but who knew that someone from the Ministry of War was also coming, this was a serious and direct boss, and he dared to slack off...... Don't talk about this, I don't want to be promoted, I just want to get rich, if I want to talk about profits, who has the benefits you give? ”

The three of them looked at each other and laughed ambiguously at the same time. After the joke, it was a serious matter, and Ma Qianhu naturally counted the grain carts and the grain bags on them one by one, and called the more than 100 people he brought, and when he was about to set off, the granary ambassador suddenly stepped forward and pulled him aside.

"This time the entrainment is different from usual, so be careful. After all, Jin Yiwei had only passed through Tongzhou before, and he didn't know where to go to do something. ”

"Don't worry, it's been a few years, when has something gone wrong? Those businessmen are naturally the most afraid of Chongwenmen, but what are we transporting, who dares to inspect it? Besides, there is also Fang Dudu's party on the road, and the top has worked so hard to serve people before, I will follow them, and I can resist and resist when I encounter something, and Jinyi Wei can't bite people indiscriminately...... Having said that, what does it matter, is it difficult or swords and armor? ”

The granary ambassador's face changed slightly, and then he smiled casually: "What sword and armor...... How much is it worth to ship this kind of thing to Kyori? Let's be honest with you, it's ginseng, the most valuable thing during the Chinese New Year. The profit of this escort is double that of you, and when you arrive at the Lu Mi Cang, someone will naturally pay you half first. ”

Ma Qianhu asked casually, and when he heard that it was ginseng, he couldn't help but smack his tongue, thinking that it must be the business of a powerful person, so he nodded and didn't say anything more. It was only when the mighty group of people set off with the carriage that the ambassador of the granary put his frozen hands into his sleeves and looked into the distance.

When I met a guy who was hungry for profit, my wife finally passed the past seven or eight years peacefully, but this trip was not trivial, and I couldn't just count on a greedy person. Fortunately, the Dingbian guards originally came out of Shanxi, and although there have been younger generations who have risen up over the years, there are still a few people of the older generation. The homeland is hard to leave, and not everyone likes the rich place of Tongzhou.

"After this ticket, it's time to enjoy the blessings!"

Under the sun, without the slightest warmth, he stretched a big lazy waist, took a deep breath of cold air, and then turned back to the barn with his hands behind his back, but did not look at the deputy who was still looking at the convoy with a look of antiquation. After all, although this guy was stuffed with money by him, he only knew that the things he brought with him on this trip to Beijing were valuable, and he didn't know anything about it. Just wait until the matter is resolved, which is a ready-made scapegoat.

He who had already entered the warm room did not care, and as soon as he walked with his front feet, the back feet of the miscellaneous servants in the granary were scattered. But just as they had dispersed, the deputy envoy of the granary, who seemed to have nothing to do, appeared in a leeward corner behind the Tongji barn, where a man dressed as a handyman was looking around. As soon as the two of them met, they whispered.

"Got things arranged?"

"Don't worry, it's all in order. Jin Yiwei will come back from there in about two hours, so be sure to see the time. ”

"I care...... is a good credit, but I have to give more than half of Jinyiwei, and the beard is really generous! ”

"Go back and get a damn stand-in, and your matter will be over naturally, and there will naturally be more errands waiting for you in the north. What's so greedy about this credit, what is a military position worth now, compared to letting the boy girl have a serious background? ”

The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time. That's right, the biggest advantage of the spy department of the military department is that they can't see the light in the north, but they can live openly here. Now, of course, after this trip, he had to take refuge north for a few days.