Zhang Ye and Zhang Ping, father and son, came to Yongping Mansion on business on behalf of Nanjing Jinyiwei.
The two of them came here to collaborate on the construction of the Bohai Shipyard. Although they didn’t even know what they were here for, they didn’t realize how popular they were until they arrived at Yongping Mansion. With the name of Jinyiwei Baihu, you can have both wealth and wealth.
Mo Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards who arrived at Yongping Mansion a few days later than them, was not treated like them.
When Mou Bin arrived in Yongping Prefecture, he learned that Guo Ang’s business trip to Yongping Prefecture did not go smoothly, mainly because the background of the local official and gentry families was too "strong".
"Are you telling me that Nan Jinyiwei sent hundreds of households here, and you don't dare to do anything? Or is it the local government that is causing trouble for you? If that is the case, get the prefect of Yongping Prefecture first."
p>After hearing Guo Ang’s report, Mou Bin almost wanted to kill someone with a knife.
Not only the Zhao family, but also many local families related to the mining matter. As the governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen, Guo Ang could not even rob any of them.
Guo Ang said, "My lord, that's it. The Nanjin Yiwei Baihu is the elder brother of Cai Guogong."
"What?" Mou Bin had a look of astonishment on his face.
It’s okay to say that this matter has something to do with Zhang Zhou, why can even Zhang Zhou’s brother jump out of the way?
Guo Ang continued, “This man from a hundred households with the surname Zhang, After arriving at Yongping Mansion, I somehow received favorable treatment from the magistrate and other local officials, and was even invited back as a guest by various families. When I went to have my house ransacked, this man surnamed Zhang stepped forward to stop me. They even blocked the door so that I couldn't do anything."
Mo Bin couldn't even speak at this time.
Not angry, but a little scared.
Guo Ang asked, "Do you think this means that Cai Guogong has different opinions from us on local affairs? Although we are obviously here to clear the way for His Majesty and Cai Guogong, we are afraid that others will Treat him as a blocker."
Mo Bin said with a dark face, "Let me go and meet this Zhang Baihu first to see what he means and where he lives now."
Guo Ang said, "I live in the post house."
Mo Bin waved his hand and said, "Follow me, but don't be rude. If you have anything to say, say it nicely."< /p>
Even if Zhang Ye is just a useless Nanjing Jinyiwei Baihu, and his errands are completely different from those of Jinyiwei Zhengsi, but just because he is Zhang Zhou’s nominal eldest brother, even the Jinyiwei commander Don't dare to look down upon him, as if you regard him as the god of plague.
Beijing, Jiaofang Division.
After nightfall, Zhang Heling was still drinking wine and enjoying himself, but his family members brought visitors from Yongping Mansion to visit, disturbing his mood of drinking.
"You all go out first."
Zhang Heling first drove away the people who were accompanying the drinkers in the room, then glared at the visitor and said, "You mean, the emperor sent someone to Yongping Mansion, they want to destroy this prince’s place.”
Come and tell the truth"Master Marquis, it's true. Everyone has arrived now. You still have hundreds of acres of land in Yongping Mansion. In addition, each family pays you a lot of tribute every year. If something happens, you have to come forward to help. "Just for a moment."
"Why do you ask me to carry it with my head?" Zhang Heling was a little annoyed when he heard this.
I am very unhappy when something goes wrong, but if you want me to wipe your ass, there is no way
It’s all about me to accept money and not do things. .
Whoever said I would accept your filial piety must make the decision for you
The visitor said eagerly, "If the Marquis can drive away the factory guards, I will give you the share." "It won't be less."
"How much is it?" Zhang Heling is not afraid of rabbits.
The visitor said, "Stop talking about five thousand taels of silver."
"Less," Zhang Heling said, "Give me twenty thousand taels. I would also consider telling them in front of His Majesty." Intercede, if not, then step aside."
The visitor gritted his teeth and said, "Money is not an issue. I just ask the Marquis to convey the message to the Holy Listener and ask His Majesty to call back the people he sent. We must be very grateful."
Zhang Heling just said that he thought the people in Yongping Mansion would not give him 20,000 taels for nothing. , but now he feels that his offer is too low, because the promise here is too happy.
"I'll give you 20,000 taels first, no matter if it works out or not, and then I'll give you another 10,000 taels after it works out." Zhang Heling is also a good at raising prices from the ground up.
Just as the visitor was about to say something, the servant brought by Zhang Heling next to him said, "This is our master's opportunity for you. Please don't toast or eat as a fine. You can't lose even one tael of 30,000 taels of silver." "
Zhang Heling sang and said, "Don't talk about one liang, not a penny less. The color must be high, and you want new silver, not old silver."
The visitor couldn't laugh or cry. .
But he still had to bow his head in front of Zhang Heling.
Because everyone in the government and the public knew that the Zhang brothers were very supportive of the emperor, and it seemed easy to talk to them about anything.
But what the local officials and gentry don’t know is that this is all a thing of the past. Now, no matter how good the Zhang brothers are in talking, even a hair on Zhang Zhou’s head can’t be heard. Rather, if this matter has any involvement with Zhang Zhou's interests, even if the current emperor's father crawls out of the coffin to intercede, it will be in vain.
Yongping Fucheng, inside the post house.
As the commander of Jinyiwei, Mou Bin took Guo Ang, the envoy of Fusi Town in Beizhen, to "visit" Zhangye, a hundred households of Jinyiwei in Nanjing.
When Zhang Ye learned that someone wanted to see him, he was still a little arrogant. In the past few days, he had felt unprecedented respect in Yongping Mansion.
Especially when they saw that Mou Bin and Guo Ang were only in plain clothes, they thought they were coming from somewhere to give them gifts.
“Just put your things down, I don’t have much time to talk to you.If it's inconvenient, just leave your name and let me know who you are. "Zhang Ye said.
Both Mou Bin and Guo Ang were a little embarrassed.
Zhang Ping had a sharp eye. He pulled his father's sleeve and reminded him in a low voice, "Dad. , the person behind him looks familiar, it seems that when we went to support that family the day before yesterday, he led the Jin Yiwei people to arrest them. "
"Jinyiwei" Zhang Ye said, "Where are you from?"
Don't mention how useless Guo Ang is. As the second-in-command of Jinyiwei, there are still times when he is so embarrassed. Everyone thought he had done everything, but when Mou Bin came, he was greatly embarrassed in front of his boss.
He also wanted to maintain Jin Yiwei's last dignity, and came forward to introduce him, "This is it." The commander of Jin Yiwei Mou. "
"Commander" Zhang Ye opened his mouth wide when he heard this.
As a member of the Jinyiwei Hundred Households, he is already enough to bluff people. What kind of status is the Jinyiwei Commander? Wouldn't it be even more Awesome
A commander of the Jinyi Guards actually came to see him like this
What a liar
Yes, this must be a fake and shoddy product, fake
"Impossible," Zhang Ye said calmly, "I have seen Commander Mou, and you dare to lie in front of me. I think you don't know how to write the word "death". ”
Now Mou Bin and Guo Ang are out of control.
Guo Ang waved his hand, and a group of followers wearing brocade uniforms came in from the door.
Zhang Ye took a look, frowned and said, "This whole outfit looks like that. This guy has put in a lot of effort. "
At this moment, the Jin Yiwei General Banner brought by Zhang Ye hurried over and reminded, "Master Baihu, that man is really Commander Mou. I was lucky enough to see him when I was in the capital. "
"What"
Zhang Ye felt that the situation was serious and was about to collapse. Fortunately, Zhang Ping supported the old man.
Zhang Ping He quickly reminded his old father with his eyes that now that his immediate boss is in front of him, we must not lose the prestige of the Jinyiwei, and we have to use all the etiquette.
Mu Bin actually felt guilty, mainly because he was not afraid of a hundred Jinyiwei. , but because he was afraid of this Baihu’s background. Although Mou Bin had long known that Zhang Zhou had a bad relationship with the Zhang family’s eldest brother, at this juncture, who dared to offend such an evil god?
Mou Bin said, “Zhang Zhou Baihu, I came here to ask you about your errand to Yongping Mansion. I heard that you have a vacancy for the Jinyi Guard Qianhu, but you are only in charge of the actual duties of Baihu in Nanjing. Why are you here on business?
This doesn't seem to be your area of responsibility. "
Zhang Ye was no longer as arrogant and domineering as before, and said with a smile on his face, "That's right, I came under the order from above. Didn't this order come from the capital? You are Commander Mou? You don’t know”
Mo Bin really doesn’t know.
Not to mention Mou Bin, even Guo Ang and others knew nothing about it. If they didn’t know that this person was The elder brother of Cai Guogong would think that he was a deceiver and a lunatic.
"I wonder if I can take a step to speak," Mou Bin said.
Mo Bin also didn’t want to embarrass himself in front of his subordinates.
After all, the person in front of me is nominally an official as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. If you humble yourself in front of such a person, you will not be able to maintain your dignity in front of the people under you in the future.
"Please." Zhang Ye could only invite Mou Bin to the room where he lived.
Mo Bin went upstairs and saw large and small boxes of things piled up in Zhang Ye's room, and then he realized how popular this product was in Yongping Mansion.
Mo Bin was also puzzled.
Didn’t the local government and Cai Guogong already have an incompatibility over the matter of mining?
Now that the emperor has sent us to punish the local officials and gentry, why would the local government do this to a brother of Cai Guogong? Li Zhong had a strong backing in the court, so originally even Jin Yiwei and the others didn't take him seriously.
"Commander Mou, if you want to ask about Brother Shi, I don't know anything about him. I haven't seen him since I arrived in Yongping. But I heard from Magistrate Song that he also arrived in Yongping. Within the territory, maybe I will meet him after some time."
When Zhang Ye feels guilty, he can only move Zhang Zhou out. No matter what the relationship between the two brothers is, Zhang Zhou will be a shield in this case. , responsible for covering his face.
When someone slaps you in the face like this, it doesn’t seem to hurt that much. < /p>
"Doing evil" Zhang Ye was startled, and then he seemed to understand something. He slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, I don't know anything. As soon as I got here, they entertained me with good wine and food. They said that they only wanted to follow me." They just keep up appearances. I don't know what they are doing, but it has nothing to do with me. "Commander Mou, you are here for this matter."
Zhang Ye is now following the wind.
The benefits of receiving are not good, but when it comes to his own future, he has to turn his attention to the local gentry who gave him gifts.
Mo Bin seemed to be relieved, after all, it seemed that Zhang Ye was indeed unaware.
But Mou Bin did not dare to take it lightly. Who knew whether Zhang Ye was pretending that he had no experience in contacting Sun Tzu, or how capable Zhang Baihu was, who was pretending to be a powerful person.
"In this case, why not work together with Zhang Baihu to get people together?" Mou Bin said with a tentative tone.
Zhang Ye said, "If you want to take people, I won't go. Although their affairs have nothing to do with me, they are still polite to me and have made a promise before. If I go like this, it will be two-faced." Not a human being, I’m still waiting for the good news that your errand has been completed.”
Mo Bin almost wanted to vomit blood.
Who is this person?
Looks like he has no integrity at all. He is a villain who is blind to money, but he actually knows how to be soft on people and chooses when arresting them. avoid
According to the villain's usual style of doing things, shouldn't it be to take advantage of both ends?
Mu Bin sighed, "If that's the case, then there is nothing to avoid, so we will send people to take people locally. The governor is here with thousands of people in uniform, and he does not need help from others. Please wait here. If there is anything, we can discuss it with you."
"Okay. ”
Although Zhang Ye didn’t know what value he had to Mou Bin, or what kind of useful suggestions he could make, it seemed that Mou Bin was quite polite to him.
He was not very experienced in dealing with such official affairs, especially when facing such a superior official, so he could only accept it and send Mou Bin out.
"
Dad, that man just now was really the commander of the Imperial Guard. Why did he come to you?"
After sending the person away, Zhang Ping's face turned red from holding back , it was obvious that he had just experienced an inner test. He was so frightened that he was walking a little unsteadily.
Zhang Ye said, "Son, you performed very well just now. Fortunately, you are here so that my father will not be embarrassed. He may really be the commander of the Imperial Guard, your father and my highest officer, but he Because of your second uncle's relationship, you have to give me face. I see that he is on official business in Yongping Prefecture." "What official business?" Zhang Ping said, "This is a small person from Yongping Prefecture, Lian Jin Yiwei. The commander has to come in person. It’s not related to our business. Let’s leave it here.”
Zhang Ye scolded, “I just said you were doing well, and now you’re losing your mind.” For you to study, you will really learn that the dog's belly is far worse than your second uncle. Don't you think about it, if his errand is contrary to ours, is it necessary for him to condescend to meet me?"
< p>Zhang Ping said, "But father, you don't even know what he is here for.""That's not important." Zhang Ye looked confident and said, "As long as he can't do anything to me, it'll be fine for us. I just accepted it and didn't send it back. When we get back to work on opening a shipyard, we'll go back and find a bodyguard or something to transport all the things my father has collected in the past few days back together. My father didn’t even expect that after all the hard work along the way and without making any profit, he would actually treat us as honored guests when we got here. It seems that Yongping Mansion is full of outstanding people.”
Mu Bin got through Zhangye’s level With the relationship, people can be arrested in Yongping Mansion with great fanfare.
Three houses were raided in succession. Although nothing happened at the prefect’s Yamen, Mou Bin also asked Guo Ang to go over and speak in person, which was a kind of warning. After that, the arrests and house raids seemed to go smoothly, whether it was No one from the local government or the powerful local families with private armed forces dared to cause trouble.
The three houses that were confiscated all seemed to think they were unlucky, and their property was confiscated by Jin Yiwei.
This news soon spread back to the capital.
The officials in Beijing, regardless of whether they were involved with the Yongping Prefecture or not, would report to the emperor about the Jinyiwei raids on local officials and gentry, with the intention of directly rebuking the offenders.
This is also the eastThe reason why the power of the factory and Jinyiwei declined during the Hongzhi period was because the emperor valued civil servants too much, so much so that Yanguan's supervision of the imperial court reached its peak, so much so that even the factory guards dared not venture into official affairs with their tails between their legs. .
But this time Yan Guan obviously misjudged the emperor's attitude.
Yanguan thought that Jin Yiwei was causing trouble in the local area, but he did not know that he was acting under orders. However, Zhu Youtang was satisfied with the efficiency of Li Rong, Mou Bin and others, and wanted to reward them. , but this time the memorial for participating in the impeachment came up.
In the Qianqing Palace, Xiao Jing put together several reports on local affairs in Yongping Mansion and placed them in front of Zhu Youtang.
"Your Majesty, these are all."
Xiao Jing said, "There is also a report from the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mou Bin, at the local level. I heard that Cai Guogong's brother is named Zhang Ye. The Jinyiwei Baihu is also in Yongping Mansion. When the Jinyiwei was doing business, Zhang Baihu obstructed it or accepted the property given to him by the local government."
Xiao Jing, after all. He is not in charge of Dongchang now, and he doesn't know much about the details of Li Rong's business trip.
In Xiao Jing's opinion, the commotion made by Jin Yiwei seemed a bit too big.
And it seems unnecessary.
Logically speaking, if the emperor wants to explore local mines with his ministers to make money, there is no need to make such a big show of it.
Zhu Youtang said, "Zhang Ye Bingkuan's brother."
Xiao Jing was a little confused for a moment, why is this so good?
"Bingkuan Kuan's brother, no matter how capable he is, is still a member of the Zhang family, and his character should not be bad," Zhu Youtang commented.
Xiao Jing said, "But it is said that the relationship between Cai Guogong and Zhang Baihu was very tense."
Zhu Youtang said, "That was in the past. Isn't this person here?" Has Liaodong made any military exploits? Otherwise, why would I have given him an official position? If he went to Yongping Mansion on errands, I couldn't treat him badly. Whatever Jin Yiwei copied in the place, I would give him some, which should be regarded as my reward for him."< /p>
Xiao Jing’s eyes widened, thinking he heard wrongly.
Just because Zhang Ye is Zhang Zhou's nominal eldest brother, can he win the emperor's favor?
This can't be called loving the house and the crow, it can simply be said that the good and the bad are alike.
"As for Bingkuan, there is no need for him to come forward in the follow-up matters. Let Li Rong handle the chores. The Jinyiwei first restrained the group of people in Yongping Mansion and let them know my determination. Let the ministers in the court see that I also work with the support of principles and do not give up halfway."
"In addition, let him finish his errands and come back quickly. In the past few days, there have been reports of sending troops from various towns. , I need him to come back and make overall arrangements. The Ministry of War can’t do it without him." Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading