Chapter 591: Fire at the city gate affects Chiyu

Zhang Mao had to prepare to send troops.

But he was still worried about the outcome of his son and Ma Yi's expedition. He seemed to know very well that the victory or defeat of this battle was related to the fate of his family.

Finally in the afternoon, Zhong Decai and a general here hurriedly came to report the news to Zhang Mao, "My lord, we have won, we have won."

"Is that so?"

Zhang Mao's voice trembled, "How many enemies will we win? Please tell me in detail."

Zhong Decai said, "We don't know the specific situation yet. Young Master has already led the troops." I'm rushing to Pianguan. I'll tell you the details after he comes back."

Zhang Mao said with a smile on his face, "Let the soldiers pack up and leave Pianguan tonight. It will be dark. Leave before now"

With the victory, Zhang Mao didn't want to give it to Ma Zhongxi, especially since this guy had scolded him just now and was rude to him.

Now I seem to be in the spotlight.

The news of the former army's victory quickly spread among the army.

Originally, the lieutenants of the army were unwilling to march in such a hurry, but as the good news came, the mentality of the soldiers also changed. As expected, they also set out to leave Pianguan before dark, although they only traveled less than ten miles. They are stationed there, but it seems that this group of people has nothing to do with the officers and soldiers of the garrison at Piantuan Pass.

Inside the governor's office.

While Ma Zhongxi was writing something, an official came in and announced about Zhang Mao's march.

"It's better to leave. Who does he think he is? The Tatars have repeatedly invaded. Even if he can defeat the Tatars, isn't that his duty? I still want to impeach him for not knowing the rules." Sooner or later, the honorable minister will become a person who brings disaster to the country and the people and takes my official seal."

The subordinate officer then knew that after Ma Zhongxi entered the city, the official affairs had not been handed over clearly, so he was busy impeaching Zhang Mao.

It seems that Ma Zhongxi’s purpose in becoming an official is not to get promoted and make a fortune, but to gain a sense of presence and to fight against all injustices in his eyes.

I don’t know if it’s good or not, but in the eyes of subordinate officials, he is just a jerk.

Zhang Mao didn't rest for two days and one night. He was in good spirits and sat in the Chinese army's tent waiting for his son to come back.

It was not until nearly midnight that Zhang Rui's troops finally joined his Chinese army.

"It'll be good to come back." Zhang Mao sighed, as if he could see his son return safely, and his goal would be achieved.

Then he hurriedly asked his son to come to the Chinese army's tent to talk.

"Father, we won." Zhang Rui summarized first, and then went into detail. "When we arrived with our troops, the Tatars were already preparing to retreat. They were not the main force of the Tatars, but they could still be regarded as We are well-trained, and we can only catch up with their rear troops, and the two sides did not engage in large-scale battles."

"To highlight the point, how many enemy leaders have been killed and returned?" Zhang Mao asked eagerly.

"Six" Zhang Rui said, "In addition, more than 200 animals were captured, plus four women and children, a total of ten people. They have fled to the northwest."

Zhang Mao couldn’t help but frown after hearing this.

This is still called victory

Why does it sound so shabby?

"I only killed six, why didn't I pursue this feat? How can I report it to the court?" Zhang Mao is also anxious.

"Father, after leaving the pass, the situation is not as good as inside the pass, and it is already approaching the cold winter. The soldiers are also complaining endlessly. After marching at night, if we encounter an enemy ambush again, our army will suffer losses. If it is too big, it will be more difficult to communicate with the court," Zhang Rui explained.

Zhang Mao said with a look of annoyance, "I haven't learned anything else, but you are very familiar with the rhetoric used by civil servants to recommend appointments. I just ask you, why don't you pursue it?"

Zhang Ruidao "Don't chase after poor bandits."

"Alas"

Zhang Mao hated him for not fighting, and said angrily, "You traitor, didn't you notice something strange? Didn't you notice? This little victory achieved is no different from the credit Zhu Hui reported at the beginning. Then what fate he got, do you still need me to remind you?"

Zhang Rui then understood why his father would be so upset.

Zhang Rui said, "Father, after all, it is military merit. Today is not the same as then. Father should not be upset about it at all."

"Humph" Zhang Mao was shaking with anger. He said, "I'm afraid that people in the court don't think so. They will compare me with Zhu Hui and think that we are all useless. Then someone will participate in the impeachment, and then I will need to explain to that group of people, and even have to watch The expressions of His Majesty and Zhang Bingkuan."

Zhang Rui quickly lowered his head and said, "I was too cautious. If I had known this, I should have led the troops to charge forward without hesitation."

"This. I can't blame you completely." Zhang Mao suddenly wanted to understand something, and his anger was not as full as before. He sighed, "The situation is like this. Who would have thought that the Tatars would suddenly come and leave suddenly. Which way did they go? What is their purpose outside of Pianguan?"

Obviously even Zhang Rui cannot answer this question.

Zhang Mao said, "Didn't we capture a few Tatars alive? Why didn't we torture them clearly?"

Zhang Ruidao said, "They are just a few women and children. They don't know anything. They only know that they are not Tatars." The prince’s men and horses all entered the Hetao. It seems that they had nowhere to graze, so they wanted to spend the winter in the Hetao before winter, but by chance,” Zhang Maoyi waved his hand and said "No, how could the Tatars not know that this place is close to the Piantou Pass? They must have an ulterior motive. Yes, that's it. I sent troops to attack and repel them. This prevented their conspiracy from succeeding. As for killing the enemy and capturing them, The enemy's affairs are just a sideshow, defeating the Tatar conspiracy is the main topic." As soon as these words came out, Zhang Rui found that his mind was a little unable to keep up.

My father really knows how to find a breakthrough.

You can actually be brought back by your father and take credit for yourself

"Father, would your Majesty believe it if you say this?" Zhang Rui asked.

“Huh, you don’t understand, what kind of face does your Majesty want?More important than anything else, as long as we save His Majesty's face and give His Majesty the capital to brag to the ministers in court, then everything will be fine. Otherwise, even if you get the credit, your Majesty's face will be lost if you don't speak too nicely of the reported matter. If you earn it, then no matter how much you do, it will be in vain. "

Zhang Mao seemed to understand the emperor's thoughts very well, and was teaching his son.

"Father, is this disrespectful?" Zhang Rui asked.

"Will you report me as a father? Between father and son, what's the harm in telling you this? I'm afraid that you have empty ambitions but don't even know how to be an official. How can you, as a father, stand firm in the court all these years?" Is it just to cater to the holy will and go eat and drink with those colleagues?"

Zhang Mao suddenly seemed to be tough at this time.

Zhang Rui cupped his fists and said, "I have learned a lesson."< /p>

Zhang Mao said, "Hurry up and prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones for my father. I will report it right away to avoid being taken advantage of. There are some things that should be taken first. Those who come later will be considered as excuses by Your Majesty. As a father, you have to be on guard against that person named Ma. "

"Father, after all, Ma Zhongcheng is also a responsible civil servant, how could it be so?"

"You know nothing, you have never seen his attitude when he met me today, I almost thought... If you want to kill a person like me, for his reputation of being honest and self-sufficient, he dares to be an enemy of the world. If I believe him, you should go back and rectify it quickly. We will send out troops early tomorrow morning and pick up all the people along the way. The most important thing is along the way. The only thing is to walk fast."

Zhang Mao seemed to have summed up the "secret" to victory at this time.

In other words, no matter whether he wins or not, he should march faster, so even if He was the one who did not encounter the main force of the Tatars after running around the northwest. The emperor would also think that he had worked hard.

If he wanted to "play steadily", then Zhu Hui would be his role model. That's how it happened.

Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace

Zhu Youtang received the memorial from the northwest, and Zhang Mao's memorial was almost the same as Ma Zhongxi's memorial to impeach him. It was sent to the capital by both front and rear.

Zhu Youtang read two almost completely different memorials and said nothing, but asked Xiao Jing to keep the two memorials first.

Zhu Youtang looked impatient and said, "Do you really think he encountered something? The main force of the Tatars, the Tatars, have mainly been active around Ningxia recently, and the enemy situation reported around Ningxia is also very high. Although he was anxious, he was not in a hurry to organize his army in Pianguan. If Ma Zhongxi hadn't forced him to send troops, or he wanted to delay his departure for a few days. "

Xiao Jing said, "Then should His Majesty issue an order to urge him?"

Zhu Youtang said with disdain, "How to fight this battle depends on him. I only care about him." "In the end, do you want me to teach him how to fight? I have prepared a lot for him before."

Xiao Jing was also a little confused and asked, "Your Majesty, this battle"< /p>

“You shouldn’t askYes, don’t ask." Zhu Youtang also lost patience with Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing quickly lowered his head and retreated.

Zhu Youtang said, "Look at what you have been doing lately. , seems to be absent-minded, so go back to rest for a few days, and leave the errands of the Supervisor of Ceremonies to Chen Kuan for the time being. "Alas"

"Your Majesty" Xiao Jing immediately knelt down.

The emperor has laid him off.

Although he had long expected that there would be This kind of result, but Xiao Jing did not expect it to come so suddenly. He was still reporting the matter to the emperor, but he was punished by the emperor just for saying a few words about Zhang Mao

Zhu You Zang waved his hand and said, "Come back after you think it through. Just wait for my summons. "Retreat"

"Follow the order. "Xiao Jing almost wanted to burst into tears.

This ups and downs happened so suddenly. From being the eunuch in charge of etiquette to being an idler, he lost everything he had before, although he might be able to do so in the future. There is still a chance for a comeback, but it is obvious that the emperor is tired of him now.

Once this happens, the emperor will think of him when he thinks of him in the future.

The relationship between master and servant. , it seems that this is coming to an end.

In Si Li’s duty room

Li Zhang also learned of Xiao Jing’s departure temporarily, and he still didn’t understand the situation. He hurriedly returned to the duty room and asked Chen Kuan and Wei Bin to find out.

Because Li Zhang had something in mind, that is, as the chief eunuch Bingbi, once Xiao Jing retires, he should be. He was the one to take over as the eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

But when he arrived at the Supervisor of Ceremonies' duty room, he didn't see Wei Bin. Only Chen Kuan was sitting there, seemingly. The current emperor, Zhu Pi, was just sitting there in a daze.

"Eunuch Chen, what happened?" Li Zhang asked. Chen Kuandao said, "You are in charge of the East Factory and you have more information than ours. Come and ask ours."

Li Zhang sighed and said, "I heard that Eunuch Xiao was sent out of the palace with gifts. It seems that he is temporarily here." Retired. ”

“Alas,” Chen Kuan sighed, “That’s the situation, and there’s nothing we can do about it. But our family has no way of knowing the specific reason. Not that Eunuch Wei has already gone out to inquire about the news, or maybe It’s hard to find out now. Even we don’t know. Who would know?”

Li Zhang said, “I don’t know.”

“You want to ask, who will take over the position of Palm Seal?” "I don't know, but if it were you, you would..."

Li Zhang quickly said, "How can someone be so virtuous and capable? Eunuch Chen, you are highly virtuous and highly respected." "

"No, everything must be done according to the rules. If everything is normal, then it should be you, and we should all listen to you. But for now, you have to wait for the news. ”

Li Zhang did not find out the news and immediately went out again.

Not long after, Wei Bin also came back.

Wei Bin’s face looked a little Not good.

"How?" Chen Kuan hurried over to ask.

Wei Bin.He said, "Eunuch Xiao was indeed kicked out of the palace, which means that for the time being, he has lost power."

Chen Kuan said anxiously, "Then we will suffer. Li Zhang came in before." However, he said he came to ask about the situation, but who knows what he is thinking?"

Wei Bin said with an unpredictable look, "Guess what, I just got the news that it is the Royal Horse Supervisor. What came over there was originally not related to what happened today, but now it seems that it may have a lot to do with it." "Please tell me," Chen Kuan also became nervous.

Wei Bin said, "I heard that Yang Peng came back from Liaodong, and guess what, the first thing he did when he entered the city was to see Cai Guogong, and he didn't even pay homage to His Majesty, so he went to see Cai Guogong."

Wei Bin said. p>

Chen Kuan frowned and said, "This wind is coming from the Yuma Jian"

In Chen Kuan's view, no matter whether Yang Peng returns to the capital or who he goes to see, the Yuma Jian's It's impossible for people to know, and even if someone knew, they wouldn't dare to gossip about it.

Wei Bin said helplessly, "This is the situation. It's hard to say whether it is really the case. I'm afraid that the next step will be for him, Yang Peng, to be promoted to the position of palm seal and ride on the two of us." "

Chen Kuan thought for a while and sighed, "If it's Yang Peng, it's not a bad thing, but it's better not to be Li Zhang."

"Yeah." Bin seemed to feel the same way.

Chen Kuan said again, "When Eunuch Xiao loses power, the two of us will suffer the most. If we lose our foothold in the future, we will lose everything in our hands in about half a year. Have you ever thought about it?" A good way out"

Wei Bin shook his head.

"It's too late to curry favor with Cai Guogong now. Yang Peng had the foresight to follow Li Guang at first and later Cai Guogong. Only people like him who can be treated as dogs can live happily. Shuiqi, but both of us work for His Majesty, how can we be like him?" Chen Kuanduo was helpless.

Wei Bin said, "I'm afraid that what your Majesty wants is only someone who can help Duke Cai." Please remember to bookmark this chapter after the end, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft