Chapter 73 The Transactions of Four Zhuangzi
Under the heavy snowfall, Wang Yangming looked at Baqiao in front of him and suddenly reined in the reins: "Change the route and go to Xi'an Mansion! Stay in Baqiao for one night first. You Baihu, please send someone to inform the governor and let him Return to Xi'an."
The commander of the Juesheng Guards, Yang Mao and Dongchang Youbaihu, were both shocked after hearing this.
You Baihu even asked directly: "Xueshi Wang, why do you have to change the route to Xi'an Fucheng again? We have been walking all night on the way to Sanyuan!"
"You Baihu, I am not playing tricks on you on purpose, but for the sake of your lives and to ensure that Zhang Yu and other important criminals from the imperial court are successfully escorted to Beijing. If my prediction is correct, the person who went to silence you last night must be Li Dongyang. People, they will definitely go directly to Miyuan to intercept us when they see that we have arrived first. After all, we are escorting the prince to Beijing. Everyone knows that we will definitely go to Miyuan, and they will naturally know it too."
As Wang Yangming spoke, he raised his index finger and said with a confident smile: "We will not go to Sanyuan. We will go to Xi'an Fucheng first and take the main road back to the capital. We can even go directly to the governor Yang Yiqing and ask him to send additional cavalry to escort us back. Beijing.”
After hearing what Wang Yangming said, You Baihu thought it made sense, so he had no choice but to nod and send someone to stop Ma Yongcheng, the admiral of Dongchang.
Ma Yongcheng was also very angry after hearing this. He thought that he was also the admiral of Dongchang and the second-ranking figure in the inner court, but now he was being fooled by a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He was asked to go to Xi'an first and then to Miyuan. I want to go back to Xi'an by myself! Who can bear this winter, the ice and snow, and the back and forth!
But Ma Yongcheng is not in a hurry to see Wang Shu. What he cares more about is whether he can successfully escort Zhang Yu and others back to Beijing. But now Zhang Yu and others are in Wang Yangming's hands, so Ma Yongcheng can only endure the anger and rush back. Xi'an Fucheng.
As soon as Ma Yongcheng saw Wang Yangming, he pointed at Wang Yangming and yelled: "What on earth do you want to do!"
"The Governor should calm down. The Governor should thank his subordinate. If the official does not let the Governor come back, I'm afraid that the Governor will be buried in Qinchuan by now." Wang Yangming said what he said to You Baihu at the beginning. He told Ma Yongcheng once, and also informed Ma Yongcheng that he had taken away Zhang Yu and others, and had taken away Li Dongyang.
After hearing this, Ma Yongcheng couldn't help but look solemn, and asked You Baihu: "Is this really true?"
"Indeed, and the opponent's strength cannot be underestimated. They are all skilled in horse and soldiers, no less than five hundred," You Baihu replied.
After hearing this, Ma Yongcheng couldn't help but slap the table: "Okay, what a Li Dongyang. He is quite capable. He can directly command five hundred cavalry to silence him. Why doesn't he rebel directly!"
"Look at what you said, Duke, there is no difference between what he did and rebellion. It's not appropriate to delay any longer. Let's go to Xi'an Fucheng as soon as possible!"
As Wang Yangming said this, he got on his horse and took the lead. At this time, Ma Yongcheng asked: "Why don't you ask me about the details of the governor coming to Xi'an?"
"No need. Since Li Dongyang specially sent someone to silence him instead of directly going to the magistrate of Xi'an, it means that his disciple is also unaware of his teacher's conspiracy. However, the subordinate suddenly remembered that he needed to ask the governor about something. I don't know if the governor can Do you know where Shaanxi Governor Yang Yiqing is? ”
Wang Yangming asked.
"Now teaching at Zhengyi Academy!"
Ma Yongcheng is the admiral of Dongchang. He has already arranged his own spies in Shaanxi, so he naturally knows Yang Yiqing's current situation.
"Then we have to trouble the Governor to personally go to Governor Yang Yiqing to borrow troops," Wang Yangming said with a smile.
Ma Yongcheng was furious: "Well, Wang Shouren, this governor is really running errands for you! Why should I let this governor personally borrow troops? I am an envoy. Now I order you to borrow troops." ! ”
"Don't blame me, Governor. I don't want to go by myself unless I'm an official. It's because my official position is too small. I'm afraid I won't be able to borrow troops. Are you the admiral of Dongchang or the eunuch Bingbi? His Majesty's order is to second the border troops." Naturally, you can only act in person, but don’t worry, the governor, your subordinates will keep an eye on Zhang Yu and other key criminals for you!" Wang Yangming said with a smile.
Ma Yongcheng, the admiral of Dongchang, was still very depressed, but he had no way to say that what Wang Yangming said was wrong, so he had to ride his horse and rush to Zhengyi Academy again.
At this time, Yang Yiqing, the governor of Shaanxi, received Zhu Houzhao's secret edict and a letter from Li Dongyang. However, Li Dongyang's letter was naturally not as convincing as Zhu Houzhao's secret edict. What's more, Ma Yongcheng, the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremonial department and the governor of the East Factory, came to see him in person. , so Yang Yiqing did not hesitate to directly mobilize 500 Qin cavalry to help Ma Yongcheng escort Zhang Yu and others to Beijing.
At the same time, Ma Yongcheng also handed over the official document appointing Wang Shu as the official minister to Yang Yiqing and asked Yang Yiqing to send another group of officers and soldiers to replace the Juesheng Guards to escort Wang Shu to Beijing.
Yang Yiqing directly asked the prefect of Xi'an to send a local guard force to escort Wang Shu to Beijing.
After all, in Yang Yiqing's view, Wang Shu was going to the capital for an appointment, not a border town, nor was he a major criminal. There was no big danger. It was enough to send a group of ordinary officers and soldiers to scare the thieves along the way. Shaanxi had been harassed by the little prince all the year round. Naturally, too many excellent frontier troops cannot be transferred away.
At this time, Wang Yangming and Ma Yongcheng, together with the Juesheng Guards, Dongchang people and five hundred Qin cavalry, escorted Zhang Yu and other key prisoners directly from Xi'an and returned to the capital via the highway.
A few days later, Wang Shu also received an edict from a military attaché named Ye Qianhu and a minister that he had been reinstated as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Although Wang Shu was old, he was still strong. He said directly: "Since the imperial court is determined to reform the official system, I will do my best and go to Beijing tomorrow!"
So, when the cold wind was raging, Wang Shu, who was already ninety years old, left Sanyuan County under the escort of a thousand officers and soldiers, and walked towards the capital on the white snow.
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Lu Zhonghe, the censor of Shaanxi Province, had also received Li Dongyang's secret letter from Li Hong. When he opened it, he saw that it only said "Four Zhuangzi!"
Lu Zhonghe couldn't help but laugh. He also knew that this meant that he could get four villages after the Tatars entered Guantu Village. He couldn't help but said: "The boss is quite generous this time!"
"Not only this, if you do this well, you will be transferred to Sichuan as governor. Shu is comparable to Jiangnan and warmer than Guyuan," Li Hong said with a smile.
"Let the superiors rest assured that the subordinates will definitely handle this matter well, so that people like Wang Shu and Zhang Yu will die! And the governor of Dongchang, he can be regarded as eradicating the eunuch in one fell swoop!"
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After Lu Zhonghe, the censor of the patrol, ordered Li Hong to be sent away, he immediately called his confidants: "With my order, you immediately go out to find the little prince's people and tell them that there is There is business to be done, and four Zhuangzi can be slaughtered this time!”
When Wang Shu just set out, a group of Tatars with no less than five hundred people came on horseback in Guyuan City Pass. One of them directly saw Lu Zhonghe, the patrol censor: "This time we are going to slaughter those people." How many villages?”
"Wang Shu and his men will slaughter villages wherever they go, but they must still follow the old rules. The fields of the villages they slaughter will belong to us, and the money and women will belong to you. But you must do things first and then get rich. This is what the higher-ups specifically ordered! ”
Lu Zhonghe said.
(End of chapter)