Chapter 71 Zhang Yu and Liu Wentai
Ma Yongcheng also felt that what Wang Yangming said was true. Although they came all the way from the capital, under the pretext of escorting Wang Shu to the capital quickly, they prohibited local officials from picking him up and did not even stay at the inn and just rushed on their way, the paper could not stop the fire. Sooner or later the traces will be discovered.
But Ma Yongcheng also had his own worries and said: "But Zhang Yu and others may not be willing to be captured like this. What's more, there is also a disciple of Li Dongyang who came to Dongsheng as the prefect of Xi'an. Once this person knows that we officers and soldiers from the imperial court have come to Xi'an, he will definitely do the same." Take measures.”
"According to the official's guess, since the prefect has the responsibility to monitor Zhang Yu and others, he must be the one monitoring Zhang Yu and others at the foot of Lishan Mountain. However, I just don't know whether the prefect is involved in the regicide case. How much can Li Dongyang obey;
Governor, I think we can divide our troops into two groups. Your Majesty and Commander Yang will go to Lishan to capture the people. You and You Baihu will go to Xi'an Prefecture to see the prefect to inquire about his background. If he is a disciple of Li Dongyang but is loyal to Li Dongyang, The imperial court can naturally allow him to send troops to help us capture people. If he is loyal to Li Dongyang, you can also stop him. ”
Wang Yangming didn't take into account that he was just a bachelor's degree student in the Hanlin Academy, and Ma Yongcheng was the high-ranking admiral of Dongchang, so he directly made arrangements.
And Ma Yongcheng didn't get angry because of this, he just said: "No! Commander Yang will go with you, and You Baihu will also go with you to get people. I, the governor, will take about ten soldiers to Xi'an to meet with the prefect."< br>
It's not that Ma Yongcheng wanted to go to Xi'an with only a dozen or so soldiers to meet the prefect of Xi'an because of his own aloofness, but that he didn't completely trust Wang Yangming, a civil servant.
Because only Wang Yangming can communicate with the commander of the Juesheng Guards, Yang Mao, which means that Wang Yangming is actually the supreme commander of the Juesheng Guards.
Ma Yongcheng was worried that Wang Yangming would take advantage of his people's absence to pretend to pass the order and let the Juesheng Guards kill Zhang Yu and others instead. After all, civil servants were always cunning, which was what his emperor Zhu Houzhao had warned him countless times.
Wang Yangming also understood what Ma Yongcheng meant, but he did not expose it. He just held his hands and said: "In that case, in accordance with the governor's order, I will take Commander Yang and You Baihu's people to Lishan to get the people first, and the governor himself will Take care!”
With that said, Wang Yangming rode his horse and led Yang Mao and others to Lishan Mountain under the leadership of Dongchang spies.
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Zhang Yu's current life at the foot of Lishan Mountain can be said to be very comfortable. He has dozens of concubines and hundreds of servants serving him every day. Liu Wentai and others are not far behind. These few people don't want to be exiled. It seems that the border guards are here to enjoy their happiness.
On this day, Zhang Yu also received news that a royal guard in Xi'an had appeared in Xi'an. He only asked Liu Wentai, who came to explain to him what was going on outside: "Are they really sent by the imperial court to pick up Wang Shu?"
"Yes, it is said that Wang Shu was asked to go to Beijing to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs," Liu Wentai replied.
"Wang Shu has been idle at home for many years, and now he is over ninety. The imperial court actually asked him to go to Beijing to take charge of the civil service. As for Ma Wensheng, was he really overthrown by the three ministers? But even if Ma Wensheng was overthrown, the three ministers I won’t revive Wang Shu again!”
Zhang Yu analyzed.
"Eunuch Zhang, do you think this is an excuse they deliberately made? They said they were escorting Wang Shu to the capital, but they actually came to find us. Do they really want to silence us?" Liu Wentai asked worriedly. road.
Because Zhu Houzhao took control of the inner court and overthrew Wang Yue and others, and made Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xie Qian, the third assistant of the cabinet, resign, it was just a series of events that happened at the end of October. Therefore, even if Zhang Yu and others have eye spies in the capital, they have not yet There's no time to pass it here.
Therefore, Liu Wentai did not know what was happening in the capital yet, and only thought that Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers came to silence them. After all, this was what they had been worried about. Zhang Yu did not answer Liu Wentai's words, but asked directly: "Can you find out who the chief officer is who came to pick up Wang Shu?"
"I don't know. According to our people, these Jin Yiwei are very strict and don't even speak," Liu Wentai replied.
"It's only November of the 18th year of Hongzhi. There shouldn't be any changes in the court. If they come to us, they will probably be from the cabinet. It's a pity that there is a newly established inspection department that keeps an eye on us. Otherwise, we would be here today. Move outside the Great Wall and see what else they can do!”
After Zhang Yu finished speaking, Liu Wentai couldn't help but said with some frustration: "My father-in-law doesn't know that there are people outside the Great Wall."
After hearing what Liu Wentai said, Zhang Yu couldn't help but look at Liu Wentai depressedly and said, "Then we can't sit still and wait for death! If they dare to kill us, then we will tell Shaanxi Governor Yang Yiqing how they forced us to murder the late emperor." He, Li Dongyang, came to Dongsheng to show his good disciple whether the cabinet minister he admired was loyal or traitorous! "
When Zhang Yuzheng was talking, he saw his butler running over: "Master, a group of people came from outside the manor, saying they were from the cabinet."
Liu Wentai's expression tightened and he hurriedly asked: "Father-in-law, are they really here to kill us?"
Zhang Yu rolled his eyes at Liu Wentai speechlessly: "What are you afraid of? My father-in-law is just a eunuch now, so I'm not afraid. What do you have to be afraid of as a man? If they want to silence them, it will prove that their life in the court is not easy, and we are not afraid either. There’s no need to be afraid of them, call our people and go out for a meeting!”
As Zhang Yu said that, he took Liu Wentai and other people who participated in the killing of Emperor Hongzhi with him and hundreds of servants to the gate of the manor. Looking at a large group of royal guards and a civil servant outside the gate, he couldn't help but laugh: "As expected, he is from the Cabinet Assistant, otherwise the guys from the Inspection Department would not have noticed."
With that said, Zhang Yu shouted loudly to the civil servant under the city gate: "Who is this lord? What order did you receive from the cabinet minister? Why did you suddenly come here to see us? Do you really want to bring someone with you?" We are going to guard the border, but we still want to see the late emperor on the spot!”
"None of them! Eunuch Zhang doesn't know. During the period after you were exiled, many major events happened in Beijing. The emperor intended to let Liu Jin and others take control of the inner court, but the prince and the cabinet ministers have successfully stopped the emperor. He has already killed Liu Jin and other eunuchs. Now Liu Jin and other eunuchs have been killed. He was executed, but the emperor was easier to control than before, and his health was so bad that he was bedridden because of his indulgence in beauty. The status of the elders became more and more respected. Therefore, in memory of Eunuch Zhang and others' contribution to saving the gentry in the world, they wanted to let Eunuch Zhang Waiting to go to Jiangnan to rest!”
Wang Yangming naturally dared to say anything in order to deceive Zhang Yu. He kept lining up Liu Jin and the other eight tigers, even the emperor Zhu Houzhao. It didn't matter that Yang Mao couldn't hear him, but You Baihu almost didn't draw the sword directly. Wang Yangming killed first.
However, You Baihu also knew that Wang Yangming was deliberately trying to trick Zhang Yu into opening the city gate, so he forcibly held back.
Liu Wentai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that they were not here to silence him. At the same time, he also longed to go to a rich and gentle place like Jiangnan to enjoy the blessings.
Zhang Yu, on the other hand, was still a little skeptical and just asked: "Since you are here to take us to Jiangnan, why did you bring so many Jin Yiwei?"
(End of chapter)