In the warm lobby, Wang Dou sat firmly on the main seat, he looked at Zhu Zhifeng and Du Xun, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, generally the military department squire and the left and right imperial titles, the appearance of the second and third grades, so Zhu Zhifeng wore a red official robe with a golden rooster complement. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

He was almost in his fifties, and whether he was happy or angry, he always had a straight face, and his lips were pursed, like a stubborn old man.

He drank tea and kept looking at Wang Dou.

That Du Xun, who is in his forties, wears a three-mountain hat, a red robe, and a flying dragon embroidered with wings and a fish tail, which is the famous flying fish suit, he has the same round body as Wang Dehua, but the expression on his face is not as kind as Wang Dehua, and there is a faint arrogance.

He is considered to be born in the palm seal of Shangshan Supervisor, and he can be the town guard eunuch in a town, which can reflect the importance of Emperor Chongzhen to him, regardless of his identity, in terms of dispatch, Du Xun is faintly pressed above Wang Dou, no wonder he is arrogant.

The power of the Ming town guard is very great, and an edict in Xuande Nian elaborated on this point: "...... Those who have been in the army and guards for many years, such as officials and officials, old men in the banner army, and large local tyrants, who have deserted the army, escaped prisoners, escaped officials, and officials who have served in the government for a long time, rely on the powerful and powerful, hold the government hostage, embezzle money and grain, take official property, exploit the small people, or hide and flee, kill and injure people's lives, or forcibly occupy the land and population, or insult people's wives and concubines, or start and destroy lawsuits, frame the good, or gather the dead, rob in the township, and harm the army and the people, then they should be judged with the Dali Secretary Hu Xuan, and those who should be arrested should be arrested without asking the military and civilian officials, and even their families will allocate officials and soldiers to protect and relieve Beijing, and there are those who are not satisfied, that is, the guards where they are stationed and the officers and soldiers are arrested, and they still have the ......"

That is to say, the eunuchs in the town have supervision of civil and military officials, and the officers and soldiers of the guard station are dispatched to suppress the people's resistance, impeach and suppress the local tyrants, and arrest the fugitives. In response to the needs of local public security, it is proposed to the central government to reduce the administrative and military settings, coordinate the official duties of civil and military officials and departments, prefectures, and county organs in the province, and recruit the displaced population.

to the late Chongzhen period. The eunuchs went out together to monitor the Zhubian and key points, and the eunuchs also had temperance talismans, all dispatching expediency to advance and retreat, and officials to reward and punish meritorious crimes. Hearing about the unprecedented power such as acting cheaply, it can be seen that Emperor Chongzhen's greatest hope for them is just the iron cavalry of Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing on the other side. The eunuchs of the town guards surrendered one after another, and only the eunuch Wang Chengen and Emperor Chongzhen died together.

As a eunuch of the royal family, they fly separately when disaster comes, and there is no loyalty.

At this time, Du Xun's mouth was closed one by one, and he was talking endlessly, his lips were very thin, giving people a mean feeling.

"Yongning Hou. As soon as your army returns, let the soldiers return to the camp and reunite with their families......

"Divine grace. With the Marquis of Yongning as the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, when he hurriedly went to the town, handed over military affairs with the former general army, and it was only right to defend as soon as possible, how could there be such a delay? ”

"Where is Yang Guozhu, where has he been......"

“…… Yongning Hou has always prided himself on his loyalty, what he sees and sees, what is this for? ”

"Yongning Hou ......"

"Forever ......"

Wang Dou suddenly felt 10,000 flies buzzing in his ears, he got up and paced, but Du Xun chased after him and continued to nag, and there was a lot of anger in his tone!

Wang Dou smelled a faint smell of urine on Du Xun's body, which was a physiological phenomenon that every eunuch could not avoid, and he couldn't help but feel a little sick to his stomach.

Wang Dou groaned.

I heard Du Xun say again: "...... When the prisoner was in the town, there were quite a few soldiers and civilians who came to cry, saying that the Marquis of Yongning competed with the people for profit, and embezzled the money and grain of the merchants. Our family should also write to the saint and say a thing or two for the Marquis of Yongning. ”

Wang Dou looked at Du Xun, seeing that he had a serious expression, righteous and awe-inspiring, and looked like Bao Qingtian was alive, and people who didn't understand thought that this was a Qing official who came from somewhere.

Wang Dou couldn't help but be a little funny, this eunuch was still looking like a ghost in front of him.

What kind of goods is Du Xun, he knows his name, not to mention the corruption and perversion of the law, in history Li Zicheng fell into the Xuanfu, Du Xun and the general soldier Wang Chengyin went out of the city thirty miles to greet him, and he volunteered as Li Zicheng's messenger, and entered the city to meet Emperor Chongzhen, praised Zicheng, and then reinstated it, and laughed at the guards: "My generation is rich and free." ”

Hmph, these eunuchs, all psychopaths, since they came to the Ming Dynasty, few of the eunuchs they have come into contact with are good things, Gao Qiqian, Liu Yuanbin, Du Xun...... How many are good? Perhaps they represent the imperial power, and they are used to being arrogant in the local area, and they are not officials and military generals, and no matter how dissatisfied they are, they dare not be disrespectful in the face of them.

Although Wang Dou has a strong army, is famous all over the world, and has a deep title, the sense of superiority in Du Xun's heart lingers, and now he is even more reprimanded by Wang Dou.

Wang Dou looked at Du Xun coldly, saw his mouth open and closed, gushing endlessly, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled him aside: "Quack, go cool." ”

Du Xun was caught off guard, stumbled, and almost fell to the side, he screamed, and some little eunuchs standing next to him hurriedly came over to support him.

Zhu Zhifeng and Du Xun's entourage in the hall were all dumbfounded, and some of the Jingbian army guards and shogunate officials, although they all didn't squint, couldn't help but snicker.

Previously, Du Xun was so domineering, and they were all angry at the general, but at this time, Wang Dou did it, and they were extremely relieved.

Zhu Zhifeng was also surprised, and then put down the teacup and said with a cold face: "Yongning Hou, how can you be so rude to the town supervisor?" Do you have a good look in your eyes? ”

At this time, Du Xun also came back to his senses, his face turned red, he shook off the left and right, pointed at Wang Dou and shouted: "...... Okay, okay...... Okay, you Wang Dou, treat our family like this, our family wants to impeach you to the saint! ”

Wang Dou glanced at him lightly, too lazy to pay attention to this great eunuch whose IQ had not reached the age of three, and only said to Zhu Zhifeng: "Zhu Gong came to the East Road, I don't know what to see?" ”

Zhu Zhifeng really diverted his attention.

He didn't care about accusing Wang Dou, and said solemnly: "I was loved by the saint, and appointed the lower official as the governor of Xuanzhen, and I heard that the Marquis of Yongning returned from the great victory and served as the chief soldier of Xuanzhen. Wangzhen supervisor, governor, chief soldier. Trinity, working together for the imperial court. ”

When he speaks, he has a strong Gyeonggi accent, but he is a native of Daxing, a suburb of Beijing.

This stubborn old man. is already old enough to be Wang Dou's father, looking at the dust and dust on his body, it is obvious that he is in a hurry all the way. This kind of weather, a lot of age, is rare.

Wang Dou said: "Zhu Gong has a heart, and he is tired all the way. ”

Du Xun next to him saw that he was left out by Wang Dou, and at the same time, Wang Dou's actions made him lose face. After thinking about it, he suddenly found that in addition to impeachment, he was helpless against Wang Dou, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth. He snorted loudly, sat down next to him with a puff, and only glared at Wang Dou with angry eyes.

However, after the answer, Zhu Zhifeng was still satisfied with Wang Dou's demeanor and demeanor, he stroked his long beard, and a rare smile appeared on his hard iron face: "I have heard the name of the Marquis of Yongning for a long time, and I can see it today, and it is better to meet than to be famous, with the Marquis of Yongning, the dynasty is very fortunate, and the Son of Heaven is lucky." ”

Wang Dou smiled and said: "Zhu Gong has a good reputation, and he is ashamed." ”

After greetings, Zhu Zhifeng sat more upright, looking at Wang Dou, he said with a straight face: "Some time ago, the profiteers scoured the East Road, and Ben Fu was full of righteous indignation. ”

Wang Dou owes a debt: "There is Lao Zhu Gong who cares about him, and there is also Lao Zhu Gong who sends charcoal in the snow, transports salt and tea, and fights, and is grateful." ”

Zhu Zhifeng waved his hand: "This is just the righteousness of this care." ”

He looked at Wang Dou: "Now that the Marquis of Yongning has returned with his army, I don't know what will happen next?" ”

Wang Dou looked at the people around him, and for a while, all the members of the shogunate and the Jingbian army said goodbye and left the court, and seeing this, Zhu Zhifeng and Du Xun's entourage also retreated.

Du Xun snorted again: "Pretend to be a ghost." ”

Wang Dou's sharp gaze swept over, Du Xun jumped up again, away from his seat, and screamed, "You...... What are you going to do? ”

Wang Dou shook his head, and then said a few words.

"What?"

"No."

"No!"

Du Xun jumped back to his seat and screamed: "Presumptuous, too presumptuous, Wang Dou, you are really arrogant and domineering, our family wants to impeach you to the saint!" ”

Wang Dou looked at Du Xun for a long time, and when he saw that he was terrified, he suddenly said: "After the matter is completed, Benhou will give Du Zhenjian the benefit of 50,000 taels of silver." ”

Du Xun's eyes widened and his expression was angry: "Yongning Hou, are you insulting me?" ”

Wang Dou remained silent and said lightly: "One hundred thousand taels." ”

Du Xun's expression changed slightly, but he was still angry.

He said impassionedly: "Our family has been loved by the saints, from the Jingshi Flower World, to this poor place where birds don't, for what? One word, loyalty! I, Du Xun, have a heart for the country and the people, how can I do such a concerted act? Yongninghou, do you want me to violate the principles of being a man? ”

Wang Dou said: "200,000 taels, don't forget it." ”

Du Xun's mouth opened wide and he stammered, "What...... What the? Really? ”

He lowered his head, his expression was cloudy, and he muttered: "Two hundred thousand taels, let us calculate ......"

Zhu Zhifeng, who was next to him, listened to the answer between Wang Dou and Du Xun, and was so angry that his nose was crooked.

He shuddered and slapped the table next to him, making the teacup rattle.

He stood up, pointed at Wang Dou and Du Xun and shouted: "A town guard eunuch, a town guard chief soldier, look at you two, but do you still have the body?" If one person openly bribes, and another person openly accepts bribes, in your eyes, there is no law and discipline? The artifact of the country, is it allowed to be teased like this? The old man doesn't want to wear this official hat, and he also wants to go to the court to impeach you and the others! ”

Du Xun was still bowing his head and calculating, Wang Dou looked at the old man and admired it in his heart.

He said: "Zhu Gong will put out his anger for the time being, and then talk about this." ”

He handed the information he had shown to Yang Guozhu to the two of them, and the two looked at each other suspiciously.

The more Du Xun looked at it, the more surprised he became, and finally he became more relaxed, as if he had made a decision, his desk slapped loudly, and he said solemnly: "Shocking, really shocking...... It's excessive, it's excessive, these profiteers, these thieves, if they don't kill them, it's not enough for the people to be angry, and if they don't get rid of them, it's not enough to correct discipline! ”

He looked at Wang Dou, changed his expression to a gentle expression, and sighed: "Before, this eunuch misunderstood Yongning Hou, and if there is something inappropriate, please forgive Yongning Hou." ”

Wang Dou smiled and said: "Supervisor Du Zhen is serious, the town supervisor is highly respected, and in the future, in the town city, the town supervisor needs a lot of support." ”

The two praised each other and faintly formed an alliance, and Zhu Zhifeng on that side was also furious. At the same time, I was heartbroken, I knew that Xuanda was rotten, and I didn't want it to be so outrageous. I was rectifying the political affairs and military ranks in the town, and at the moment, it was just a surface, and it was more useless. State affairs are like this, how can he not be sad?

Look at Zhu Zhifeng's hands trembling, sad and indignant. Wang Dou also sighed.

Shanxi and the three towns of Xuanda are regarded as the core places of eunuch party officials, Zhu Zhifeng, as a non-party person, has no support in Xuanda, and he is determined to forge ahead and touch local interest groups. It is inevitable to offend a large number of people.

The more upright he is, the more people he offends, and a character like him is difficult to survive in the late Ming Dynasty. In history, after Li Zicheng entered the Xuanfu, Du Xun surrendered, the general soldier Wang Chengyin surrendered, the whole city surrendered, Zhu Zhifeng personally lit the cannon, but was torn left and right, and finally Zhu Zhifeng hanged himself, and the body was abandoned in Haozhong by the soldiers.

"Xuanda Governor Ji Junmen, has agreed to Ben Hou's move, Du Zhenjian, Zhu Junmen, these worms, have destroyed the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, they read the book of the sage, do not think of retribution, but everywhere digging the foot of the country's wall, seeing that the people have no way to live, unmoved, they are the country's silverfish, if they are not removed, how can the state affairs improve?"

"Of course."

Wang Dou said: "Ji Junmen's order, Ben Hou has signed on it, this matter is not trivial, if the two do not agree to the signing, Ben Hou also understands deeply, and will not blame the two." ”

Zhu Zhifeng's face was so blue that it was already black, and he finally sighed: "Yongning Hou is right, the country has been full of diseases until now, and it has rotted from top to bottom. ”

He said resolutely: "Kong said Chengren, Meng said to take righteousness, although there are tens of millions of people, I will go to arrest the profiteers in Xuanzhen, and this Fu will also be signed!" ”

Looking at the resolute expression of the old man, Wang Dou nodded, knowing that once he acted, he would be impeached and attacked, with open guns and hidden arrows, endlessly, Zhu Zhifeng still had no hesitation, and he had to be admired.

Not only Zhu Zhifeng, but also Cai Maode, Wei Jingyuan, and many others, these people, there are non-party people, there are Donglin Party, there are eunuch parties, such as Wei Jingyu is a eunuch party, Cai Maode is a Donglin party, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, is also a Donglin party, just because of these loyal and heroic martyrs, the Ming Dynasty is nostalgic in history.

Of course, among them, there are scum, such as the Donglin Party members, the water is too cold Qian Qianyi, and there are also eunuch party backbones, who are the first to shave their hair and take the lead in subduing Sun Zhiqi.

And can overcome the conflict between the family and the country, these authentic Confucian children, admirable, after the death of the Ming Dynasty, all kinds of war death, suicide and other Ming officials, more than 8,000 people can be examined, compared to the Manchu Qing Dynasty when the old man lamented: "...... The report of the country's 200 years of raising soldiers, how can it be said that it will end like this? ”

The Great Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the country's monks, were still successful.

Wang Dou's principle is that no matter the Donglin Party, the Eunuch Party, or people without party affiliation, no matter which party, he admires those who are loyal to the country, and if they are not, they despise it.

After listening to Zhu Zhifeng's words, Wang Dou said happily: "Okay, we should advance and retreat with Zhu Gonggong and work together in Xuanzhen to make it a paradise for the Ming Dynasty." ”

Du Xun was a little hesitant, he didn't know whether to sign his name, he wanted to take the 200,000 taels of silver, and he was worried about the consequences.

However, Zhu Zhifeng's subsequent words made Wang Dou's face darken.

Seeing him say to Wang Dou with a straight face: "After banning the profiteers, it is better to hand over all the silver and wealth obtained to the state treasury. ”

"Yongning Hou as the general soldier of Xuanzhen, arresting Xuanzhen profiteers, is justified, but if you cross the border and cross the river, go to Datong, Shanxi two towns, although there are documents of the military discipline, it is not good in the end, the meaning of this care, when the request is ruling, the three divisions are decided to be the best ......"

……

On the twenty-fourth, the hour of the twent.

Not far from the wax moon, the weather is very cold, last night's north wind, will freeze some residual snow into ice, at this time the wind swept the clouds, the flag hunting, "woo...... Woo...... Woo ......" The long trumpet sounded, and one by one the black and oppressive military formations gathered, constantly stretching into the distance.

The army was so powerful that Du Xun couldn't help but change color when he saw it, and he could clearly hear the heavy panting voices of himself and his entourage.

Yesterday in a hurry, he didn't pay much attention to the army of the Jingbian army, at this time carefully watched, such a strong army, it made people tremble, he was secretly shocked, yesterday he actually roared at Wang Dou, fortunately Wang Dou restrained himself, otherwise......

Then his heart was relieved, Wang Dou was so strong, it seemed that it was a wise choice for him to cooperate with the Marquis of Yongning, that is, to say that after the attack of the official Yushi, he might be able to avoid it calmly and enjoy the money with peace of mind.

200,000 taels of silver, after I arrived in Xuanzhen, I tried my best to make money, but how much did it turn out to? It's totally worth a try.

No better than elsewhere in the Ming Dynasty, the places that can be reclaimed on the East Road are now reclaimed, and there are winter wheat fields everywhere, which naturally cannot be trampled by military horses, so the army is arrayed, all of which are to avoid the countryside and are listed on some wild hills.

At this time, a few miles away from Yulin Fort, on a hill, full of flags, Wang Dou's Chinese army was sitting, and it was even higher in the wind, here, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and others were all standing beside Wang Dou, and next to Wang Dou and others, Zhu Zhifeng's black face was a little looser.

After he said those words yesterday, he had a lot of trouble with Wang Dou, and after he demanded that the profiteers be banned, all the silver and wealth obtained would be handed over to the state treasury, how could Wang Dou agree? Even if you take 10,000 steps back, after the money is handed over, in addition to being filled with people's pockets, how many taels of silver can be used for the right path? So by all means.

Also, Zhu Zhifeng thought that he should not send out the army, but to arrest him with government archers, etc., etc., and nagged endlessly, and finally made Wang Dou lazy to pay attention to him.

This also made Zhu Zhifeng's face darken again, and he didn't give Wang Dou a good look, but when he saw the military formation in front of him, he was relaxed and happy, and at the same time, he still praised his beard with relief: "Yongning Hou is a well-trained soldier, and the Ming Dynasty has such a strong army, why don't you worry about Zhongxing?" ”

Wang Dou smiled slightly: "Duke Zhu is too famous. ”

Zhu Zhifeng suddenly put down his hand to stroke his beard: "The general fights for the country, and his hard work is high, and he should step forward and comfort the soldiers by giving lectures......"

……

In the bitter cold, all the soldiers of the Jingbian Army who were dispatched were ready to fight in battle, although they had just returned from the expedition to Liaodong, they were not allowed to return to the barracks and see their families, but they did not complain, how could the profiteers be spared if they harmed their homes? With the momentum of a thunderbolt, let them taste the enemy of the East Road.

Not only that, but there were also the soldiers and civilians of the East Road who came closely, looking and discussing excitedly on the side, the general really wanted to show those profiteers a good look, this move was really happy.

Well-informed people know that the profiteer Fan Sanba and others have all been arrested, and they are even more happy.

Not only that, but under Yang Guozhu's command, many people wanted to follow the Jingbian Army and others, but they were strictly forbidden by Yang Guozhu, and no one dared to act in vain.

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wansheng! ”

The overwhelming cheers sounded, and Wang Douce rode among the ten thousand armies, but when he saw the flag like the sea, he couldn't help but feel supreme pride in his heart.

This is his own army, and it is also his own capital to break through this haze and clouds, with this strong army in front, he can stretch his chest and learn, first of all, take those profiteers to open the knife.

He raised his horsewhip and shouted, "Go! ”

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

"Arrest all those profiteers, and leave no one behind!"

The sound of hooves was like thunder, and countless healthy riders rushed forward, converging into a rolling torrent. (To be continued.) )