Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Yan Jizu left Liaoyang City early because there was no post station within a hundred miles of Liaoyang.If you don't plan your itinerary well, you may encounter the embarrassment of sleeping in a deserted village just like when you came here.He didn't care about his legs being worn out along the way, Xiao Xing spent the night galloping with the guards of the imperial guards on his horse.After returning to the capital, he first went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.One is to hand over the case file, and the other is to hand over the case file brought back from Liaoyang to Zhang Wenda, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his immediate superior, to see whether it should be handed over to the emperor or the Ministry of punishment.

After briefly reporting Liaoyang's affairs to Zhang Wenda, Zhang Wenda praised: "You did a good job." Then he took him to see the emperor.

It is not necessary for the ministers and servants to "buy" news from the eunuchs who serve the emperor. These old ministers who often meet the emperor can understand the position of Liaodong in the emperor's heart only from the Liaodong map hanging on the screen behind the throne. .

Zhang Wenda brought Yan Jizu to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, asked the emperor where he was in the Nuan Pavilion, and immediately told the eunuch on duty outside the door.

"Yan Yushi, who went to Liaodong to preach the decree, has returned and has something to report in Liaoyang, so the old minister brought him to see the emperor."

The eunuch hurried in to report.After a while, he hurried out to salute Zhang Wenda and Yan Jizu.

"The emperor sent the two adults to meet in the Nuan Pavilion."

It was Yan Jizu's first visit to the Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The overall color of the Nuan Pavilion is mainly based on gloomy gray and gray, with a little bit of lively and bright colors. It is actually the emperor wearing the emperor's uniform and covered with linen to show his filial piety. The "Bamboo News" hanging on the waist "Purse.

Emerald bamboos are embroidered on the grayish-blue green background, giving people a feeling that the rain is coming and the bamboo forest is gloomy.The bamboo painting is not very good, not to mention that the embroidery is a bit horrible.

Yan Jizu glanced at it, but had to look away.

Zhu Youxiao also noticed Yan Jizu's gaze, and smiled inwardly.He has been carrying this purse these days. Anyone who sees this accessory with weird embroidery, color matching, and composition for the first time thinks that the emperor should not carry it on his body.

But this is a gift that Zhu Youjian and the three princesses made for him by himself—thanks to him for enabling them to study and take care of them after the death of their father, so that their lives are more comfortable than when the first emperor was there.

The comfort of this time refers to the fact that Zhu Youxiao ordered people to set up warm kangs for them.

Therefore, no matter how ugly the purse is, but with the hearts of the four children, two 11-year-old and two ten-year-old, Zhu Youxiao must wear it.Except for the Dachaohui, he is always on his body.

Zhu Youjian also said, "Brother Huang, I painted this bamboo. I practiced it for several days. The material was chosen by the sixth younger sister, and it took several days to choose it. In the end, the fifth sister, the sixth younger sister and the eighth younger sister painted it." We embroidered together for a long time."

Zhu Youxiao sat calmly on the heated Kang, with the purse hanging abruptly from his waist.Those high-ranking officials who are qualified to participate in the Xiaochaohui may have guessed who embroidered it in private.But although these old men did not express their thoughts, they basically believed that the emperor met a woman he liked in the inner court.

The British public Zhang Weixian also thinks so.The purse made him very uncomfortable.

The sons of heaven for several generations were all the eldest sons, and their biological mothers were not loved by the emperor.I don't know how many troubles have been caused by this.If his own daughter enters the palace, she will have to face the eldest son of the concubine. Just thinking about it like this makes Zhang Weixian feel uncomfortable in his heart and lungs, and struggles to breathe.So he was the only one who looked gloomy after seeing the emperor hang up his purse, thinking how he could use this as an excuse to evade his daughter from entering the palace.

Hmph, if it weren't for Tianjia.The family who dared to give birth to the eldest son had already been beaten by the daughter-in-law's natal family.

There are no rules.

Not to mention the damage to Yan Jizu's eyes caused by the purse, after Zhang Wenda and Yan Jizu saluted, Zhu Youxiao ordered someone to show them their seats.

"Yan Qing came back from Liaoyang, is it safe there? Safe and stable?"

As soon as Yan Jizu sat down, he stood up again to answer.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Liaoyang is safe and sound. It is strictly guarded according to His Majesty's requirements. There are only a few city gates left, the Xiaonan Gate, which has not been frozen.

The day before Weichen arrived in Liaoyang, Qin Liangyu, the imperial censor Zhang Quan and Shi Jie of the Liaodong patrol, used the marriage of a daughter-in-law as a bait to lure the Jiannu faction back to Liaoyang. Xiaoxiao for granary, armory, destroying artillery and explosive/powder storage.All those involved in this matter were arrested, and Wei Chen brought back all the case files. "

Zhang Wenda handed over the dozen or so thick files he was carrying to the eunuch.Zhu Youxiao flipped through it briefly and then said to Wei Chao, "Biography to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of Justice."

Then he looked down at Zhang Quan's notebook that Yan Jizu brought back. Yan Jizu knew that Zhang Quan's notebook would write about what happened in Liaoyang.The emperor didn't ask any questions, so he followed Zhang Wenda and sat in silence.

After a while, Zhu Youxiao showed Zhang Quan's papers to Zhang Wenda, and asked about Yan Jizu's journey along the way, and his impression of Bai Ganbing.

"Your Majesty, after leaving Shanhaiguan, it gets colder the further you go north. There is the last post station about a hundred miles away from Liaoyang, and the rest of the post stations were temporarily closed by the order of Master Zhang. The people also went to Guangningwei, Liaoyang City or It's Gaizhou Guard. Wei Chen took the imperial guards and stayed overnight in a deserted village on the way, then got up early and rushed to Liaoyang in the snow."

Seeing that the emperor was interested in listening, Yan Jizu slowly told the emperor about the unprecedented heavy snow that he encountered along the way and the night of interrogating spies in the Baigan barracks.

"Weichen and Liu Qianhu and Wei Qianhu of the Imperial Army did not dare to torture Naning Wan, Ma Guozhu and I, for fear that they would delay Zhang Xun'an's important event by accident. But the next day, Zhang Xun'an and Mr. Hou The soldiers beat him down with the army sticks, and the two spies said whatever they asked. It's because the humble minister was too worried."

"Is there any forced confession?" Seeing what Yan Jizu said, Zhu Youxiao naturally wanted to ask.

"Your Majesty, before the two culprits were caught, Hou Zongbing questioned him for a day, and obtained confessions from the hundreds of people who were arrested the night before. Weichen, Liu Qianhu, and Wei Qianhu also interrogated some of them. Part of it has been verified by cross-checking. It is confirmed that Ning Wan and I came up with the idea, and Ma Guozhu led the work."

Seeing that Yan Jizu was speaking in an orderly manner, Zhu Youxiao nodded in approval.Zhang Wenda didn't expect that the little censor, who he thought was a bit stubborn, could speak so well!It can catch the emperor's mind so quickly.

Huang Kezuan and Qiao Yun came quickly.Zhu Youxiao asked the eunuch to give them the case file, and asked Yan Jizu to tell what happened in Liaoyang.He also passed on Zhang Quan's notes to Huang Kezuan and Qiao Yunsheng.

After reading Zhang Quan's notebook, Huang Kezuan handed it to Qiao Yunsheng who was sitting beside him.He held the file in his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Zhang Yuheng's handling is very appropriate. If you do something extraordinary in an extraordinary period, Ma Guozhu and I should be killed. The rest of the families involved, even if the Geng family knows about it and doesn't report it. It's the same crime.

But the veteran wanted to decide whether to send someone to Liaoyang to interrogate the co-defendants after reading all the case files.After all, this is a matter of hundreds of lives. "

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

The so-called "veteran minister seeking the country" refers to a thoughtful person like Huang Kezuan.

The suspects of the dozens of Shanxi merchants, large and small, were all mentioned in the capital.Everyone and everything was cross-checked repeatedly, and finally it was decided that Ling Chi, beheading, poisoning, exile and exile without wrongful sentence or wrongful killing.

"Huang Qing, I entrust this matter to you. I believe in your Ministry of Punishment. Take care of this matter quickly. Don't miss one, and don't kill one by mistake. But before sending people to Liaoyang, you must discuss with the Ministry of War, so as not to encounter the procrastination of slavery." ride."

Huang Kezuan and Qiao Yunsheng immediately stood up to express their gratitude to the emperor for his trust and concern.Seeing that the emperor had no more orders, the four saluted and said goodbye.

At this time, Duke Ying and Duke Dingguo were asking Liu Qianhu and Wei Qianhu who came back to pay the orders in the five-army governor's mansion. After hearing what they said about the city defense of Liaoyang, and the six thousand soldiers and white soldiers of the Forbidden Army The cooperation and the defense against the local soldiers in Liaodong.

The British public is worried.

After Ding Guogong finished asking about the matter, he praised the two of them for their job well done, called the secretary of the army over, gave the two of them an excellent grade in their performance appraisal, and then gave them a five-day leave for the [-] imperial guards.

Liu Qianhu and Wei Qianhu heard that they could go back to rest for five days if they got an excellent score in the performance examination, and went home to rest happily.

"Old Xu, why do I feel that there is such a defense among the Liaoyang soldiers? I feel very bad in my heart. Doesn't this mean that there are only white soldiers and forbidden soldiers in the city defense? There are only 4000 people in total. Those soldiers in Liaodong If pawns mutinied during the siege of Jiannu, it would be better for ordinary people to be detained at home."

Duke Ding felt that what Duke Ying said made sense.

"Zhang Quan will not intensify the conflict between the Liaodong soldiers and their two armies. According to my suggestion that the Liao people guard the Liao soil, it is good or bad. Like the current incident in Liaoyang, it is timid to deal with it. No. Just like dealing with Shanxi merchants, cut down the shopkeepers and assistants involved in the case together. Estimate the relatives of those shopkeepers and assistants in Liaodong, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Sigh."

"But Liaodong is too cold. The soldiers in the southern guard station have to get used to the weather in Liaotu."

"British lord, the white soldiers can go to Liaoyang to stand firm, aren't they also from the south? When did you become a mother-in-law?"

The British Duke smiled, thinking that he was thinking too much.

"It's time to change the guards in Liaoyang. If you change to the south, even if you have something to do with Jiannu, it won't make any big waves."

Duke Ying and Duke Ding quickly reached a consensus on the replacement of Liaoyang's defenders.But things in the world are often afraid of what will happen.

Zhang Quan and Qin Liangyu had already ordered the soldiers to be more careful, but there was still a brawl between the soldiers in front of the gate of the Baigan barracks.If Hou Shilu's son hadn't listened to him, he would have passed, and like Ma Xianglin, he had suppressed the troublesome soldiers, and the dozens of Liaodong soldiers would have rushed into the Baigan Barracks.