Chapter 1289 Doubt
Ye Xianggao and Han Dong walked out of the Ganqing Palace.
"Gei Master, Liu Heng is obviously pretending to be sick and deceive the emperor. Why don't you ask the emperor to send someone to Datong to arrest this person and ask for guilt?" Han Yu said dissatisfied.
There was a rumor of Liu Heng's rebellion in the capital, and then he posted a resignation report. He did not believe that Ye Xianggao had been an official for so many years, but he could not see the truth in it.
Ye Xianggao stopped and said, "Brother Yu Chen said this, is there any evidence to prove that Liu Heng is pretending to be sick?"
"Although there is no evidence, you and I know that he is definitely pretending to be sick," Han Du said.
Ye Xianggao shook his head slightly and said, "Since there is no evidence, do you think the emperor will forcefully issue an order to let Liu Heng go to Ji Liao for office for your and me. If someone dies halfway, it will definitely cause the border general's heart to be disappointed and even cause Ji Liao to change. Will you take this responsibility or I take it?"
"This!" Han choked.
Ye Xianggao continued: "Although the emperor is young, he has far-sightedness. It is precisely because of these considerations that he agreed to Liu Heng's resignation and to take back his order to go to Jiliao."
"But what if Liu Heng really wants to rebel in Datong?" Han Du said worriedly.
Liaodong is already decayed, and Datong is another important town on the nine borders. Once a rebellion occurs in Datong, it is very likely that the Mongols from the north will enter the border again.
Ye Xianggao looked Han Du up and down and said, "How do you know that Liu Heng is going to rebel in Datong? Could it be that there is evidence?"
"The rumors of Liu Heng's rebellion have been spread in the capital. Don't the chief minister know?" Han Ting frowned.
Ye Xianggao snorted coldly and said, "Then Liu Heng is in Datong. Even if he really wants to rebel, why did Datong Taiyuan and other places not send a copy? Instead, this kind of rumor spread throughout the capital? Could it be that before Liu Heng wants to rebel, he still has to take the initiative to spread the news of his rebellion throughout the capital?"
As he said that, he sighed, very disappointed.
Han Dong was stunned when he heard this.
He was not stupid, but when he heard that someone was about to rebel in Datong, he was too worried and lost the ability to distinguish.
At this time, he recalled that there were many loopholes in this matter and could not withstand fine knocks.
"Oh, I almost made a big mistake." Han Dong shook his head bitterly.
He has been an official for many years, but he was influenced by some rumors, which made him feel a little sad.
Seeing that Han Yu understood, Ye Xianggao said, "Although the rumors in the capital may not be true, they may not be false. There is one thing you may not know yet. As a guerrilla general, Liu Heng has a battalion of troops in his hand."
"It is not normal for a battalion of troops under the guerrilla general." Han Du showed confusion and did not understand why Ye Xianggao mentioned this matter.
Ye Xianggao said: "The soldiers and horses of his army are full of people and they have no empty salary."
"How is this possible!" Han Du's first reaction was that he didn't believe it.
In the entire Ming army, whether it is a border army or a garrison, there are no generals who do not receive empty salary. In many cases, only half of the soldiers in a battalion, and half of the salary is all embezzled by the generals.
Ye Xianggao said: "This matter is absolutely true."
"If it is true, what does Liu Heng want to do? Could it be that he really wants to rebel!" Han Yu's face suddenly changed.
In the Ming Dynasty, it became the norm to eat empty salary. Some people do not eat empty salary, which is more suspicious.
Ye Xianggao said: "So I said that Liu Heng's rebellion cannot be concluded yet."
"No, you must inform the emperor about this matter. Even if Liu Heng has not rebelled yet, he must be disobedient." Han Yu pulled Ye Xianggao and turned around and was about to walk back.
Ye Xianggao broke free from Han Du and held his hand and asked, "How do you plan to tell the emperor? Do you want to say that other border generals are eating empty salary, but this person does not eat empty salary, so this person has the intention to rebel?"
Han Du choked.
This is really impossible to say. Once it is said, it is definitely not a matter of Liu Heng, but a way out of the wealth of all the generals of the Ming Dynasty.
Even if he is the second assistant, he will not be able to offend all the generals who have been vacant in the Ming Dynasty.
And this is not only a matter of military generals.
Starting from the Ministry of Revenue, many civil servants also inserted their hands into the empty salary.
At that time, not only will the generals be offended, but also the civil servants who will share the benefits from empty salaries.
Not to mention his secondary assistant, even if the chief assistant dares to do this, it will only bring overwhelming impeachment. If he is lucky, he will lose his job and return home. If he is unlucky, he will even lose his life on the way back home.
"Then just watch it so much?" Han Yu was still a little unwilling.
Ye Xianggao said: "Actually, this time Liu Heng resigned is the best opportunity to test him."
"How do you say it?" Han asked.
Ye Xianggao said, "Although Liu Heng resigned, if the troops from his battalion were left behind, it means that he had no intention of rebellion. If he took the troops from that battalion away together, it proved that he must have the intention of being unjust."
"It seems that the Pavilion Master has been prepared for a long time, and it was Yu Chen who was worried for nothing." Han Gong bowed to Ye Xiang Gao in admiration.
He really didn't expect that Ye Xianggao had done so many things behind his back.
Ye Xianggao smiled and said, "Actually, these things were all done by Wang Wenyan. Even Pei Hong, the current inspector of Datong, arranged them by him to monitor the tiger flag and this Liu Heng."
"This person is worthy of being my Donglin think tank." Han Du praised.
Ye Xianggao stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "Let's go, go back to the cabinet first, and you will also notify the Ministry of Personnel about Liu Heng."
The two left together.
Rumors about the rebellion of the tiger flag are circulating in the capital.
Even though so many days have passed, there is still no slowdown, and it is still a topic of chatting after dinner.
"He has already asked, the rumors about our tiger-shaped flag are indeed caused by slave thieves. This is the confession of the slave thief." Lu Chunbo took out a piece of paper stained with blood and placed it in front of Wang Zixing.
Wang opened the paper by himself, and after reading the contents on it, his face turned pale.
"According to the people on the list, killing them one by one, leaving only one leader, and bringing them back for interrogation." Wang Zixing said gritting his teeth.
He was anxious about these slave thieves.
Because of his negligence, the slave thief had an opportunity to take advantage of, and the tiger flag was pushed to the forefront. It can be said that all this was because of his carelessness.
"Don't worry, I have already arranged for people to stare at me. You can do anything at any time and I guarantee that no one will be let go." Lu Chunbo said viciously.
Chapter completed!