Chapter 813
The three-month holiday that Zhu Houcan granted to Xu Jin was calculated from the beginning after the Shangyuan Festival. According to Xu Jin's plan, if he left Yugan County on March 15th and went down the Yangtze River to Nanjing, one month would be enough to return to the capital. However, when he met Westerners coming to negotiate, his itinerary was disrupted. Now it is impossible to rush back to Beijing on April 15th, that is, before the holiday ends. Of course, negotiating with Westerners is also a matter of official business, and Boss Zhu should not be concerned about it.
Let’s talk about Xu Jin and his group leaving Hangzhou on a boat on the first day of April and heading back to Beijing along the canal. Who knew that the boat hadn’t been seasick before, Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang, who had not been seasick before, were both seasick and vomited [Biquge 5200 www.bqg5200.co] It was so dark that the sky was dark. In just two days, the two beauties, who were as beautiful as flowers, became haggard and were careless.
Xu Jin had no choice but to order people to stop the boat in Suzhou and invite the best doctor in the city to treat the two women. As a result... the two women became pregnant at the same time. Suddenly, the haze over the past few days disappeared instantly, and all the servants and servants smiled happily and congratulated Xu Jin and his two wives.
Mr. Xu, who is not the first time he is a father, is still inexplicably excited. After working hard for several months, he finally won the prize. And it is still a double sound. Hehe, God rewards hard work, and the ancients really did not deceive me!
Holidays to Tema! Jobs to Tema!!
What's more important than a wife and son?
Xu Jin sent a letter to Zhu Houcon to explain the situation, and then he lived in Suzhou with peace of mind. This beautiful and prosperous Jiangnan town is an excellent place to recuperate.
Therefore, Xu Jin and his wife and children lived there for more than a month. It was not until the fetus of Ruyi and Jixiang were completely stable that they set off again and slowly headed north along the canal to return to Beijing.
When Xu Jin and his party returned to Tongzhou Wharf, it was already midsummer in June. Dabao, the butler of Xu's mansion who received the notice in advance, personally led a carriage to wait at Tongzhou Wharf. Because it was still early, Xu Jin and his party did not stay in Tongzhou. After boarding the carriage, they drove directly into Beijing. They entered the outer city from Guangqumen at about 4 pm.
However, just as the carriage that Xu Jin and others were riding by passing Chongbeifang Street near Chongwenmen, they suddenly stopped. They heard the comments on the street, shouting and cries one after another. Xu Jin, who was closing his eyes in the carriage, opened his eyes and asked, "What's going on?"
The Xu family's groom who was in charge of chasing the car replied respectfully: "When I go back to the master, it seems that the Jinyiwei has raided his home and closed the road, and I can't get through for the time being!"
Xu Jin frowned and raised the curtain of the car. Sure enough, he saw a team of Jinyiwei holding an embroidered spring sword in front of him blocking the way, and the streets were full of people watching the fun.
Xu Jin's heart moved. Since the Jinyiwei was dispatched to search the house, it must have been the order issued by Emperor Jiajing himself. I wonder which criminal was touching the bad intentions of that boy Zhu Houcong?
Xu Jin got out of the carriage and stood in the carriage where the groom was riding the carriage. He looked down from a high place to look into the distance. He saw that the Jinyiwei blocked both sides of the street and surrounded a mansion facing the street. At this time, the families of the criminals were constantly being taken out from the inside, including old, weak, women and children, crying heart-wrenchingly. The sky was dark and the earth was dark, and the person who saw it was sad and the person who heard it was crying.
"Dabao, come forward to find out who the copy was." Xu Jin ordered. Dabao agreed and was about to come forward to inquire, but he heard Xu Jin say in a deep voice: "No need!"
When Dabao was confused, he saw a criminal who had his official robe and topless staggeringly walked out of the house. The official was about 60 years old and looked gray and depressed. Dabao naturally didn't know him, but Xu Jin knew him. This person turned out to be Peng Ze, the Minister of War.
Xu Jin's face became extremely serious at this time. He thought that the person who was being copied was just an ordinary Beijing official, but he didn't expect that he was a boss of the six ministries. What happened in the six ministries? That boy Zhu Houcon actually wanted to copy the home of the six ministries?
At this time, a proud Jinyiwei Captain walked out of Peng's mansion. It was no other person, but Lu Bing. Judging from the boy's domineering appearance, he should be the leader of Jinyiwei who led the team to search the house this time. Looking at the waist sign hanging around his waist, he had probably been restored to his post.
Although there were many people watching on the street at this time, Xu Jin was standing in a carriage at this moment. With his outstanding appearance and temperament, Lu Bing's boy looked at Xu Jin after he came out of the Peng Mansion. He couldn't help but change his face slightly. He hesitated for a moment and walked towards Xu Jin.
Lu Bing separated the crowd and walked to Xu Jin. At this time, he had already changed into a smiling face and bowed and saluted respectfully: "Lu Bing met with Marquis Jinghai. When will the Marquis return to Beijing? If the Emperor learns that Marquis returns to Beijing, you must be very happy."
Due to the last "Zuoshunmen Incident", Lu Bing and Xu Jin had publicly broken up, but at this moment, this guy's face was full of passionate smiles, as if he had forgotten the past and did not put it in his heart at all.
However, Xu Jin knew that this kid was very revenge, because he had already started to secretly plot against him about Ono Yuri before. In addition, the "Zuoshunmen Incident" at the beginning of the year caused him to lose the position of Jinyiwei Qianhu, so behind this kid's friendly smile, he couldn't say that he hated him much!
Of course, no matter how deep Lu Bing's cunning is, he is just a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. How can he escape Xu Jin's eyes? Xu Jin jumped out of the carriage and smiled and said, "Young Master Bing, you are polite. I have just entered the city and haven't arrived yet. Hey, Mr. Bing has restored his official position? It's a happy congratulations!"
A faint qualities flashed in Lu Bing's eyes and said modestly: "Thanks to the emperor's love, I was ordered to go back to Anluzhou to welcome the spiritual throne of Emperor Xingxian with the Marquis of Wuding in February. Now the spiritual throne of the late emperor has been safely welcomed to the middle of the capital. I was lucky enough to make some contributions, so the emperor gave the position of the young man to the original position. Haha, the matter of Zuoshunmen before was all blamed for being very energetic and offended the Marquis. I hope the Marquis of the Marquis do not care about Lu Bing."
"What a big deal, I've forgotten it long ago!" Xu Jin smiled and patted Lu Bing on the shoulder. Since this kid is happy to act, he will act with him.
When Lu Bing heard this, he smiled with relief and said, "The Marquis really has a large number of them, so I feel relieved."
Xu Jin pointed to Peng's mansion and said, "Young Master Bing, what's going on? Why did you also confiscate the family of the Minister of War?"
Lu Bing's expression became wonderful in an instant, and he laughed and said, "I'm going to hide it from you, Marquis, something big happened in the west. At the beginning of last year, did not the governor of Gansu bring good news? He said that he had defeated the Turpan army that invaded the two states of Gansu. He also said that the leader of Turpan, Man Suer, had died in the formation. As a result, Man Suer was not dead at all and was still alive. He led troops to invade the two states of Gansu a few months ago. If the local Jinyi Guards sent the information back to Beijing quickly, the emperor would have been kept in the dark."
Xu Jin frowned and said, "So Chen Jiuchou actually lied about military affairs and deceived the emperor?"
Lu Bing grinned and said, "Isn't that the only one who was surnamed Chen was so brave that he actually lied about military information and deceived merits. He really thought that the emperor could do whatever he wanted when he was far away. Hehe. Now the emperor was furious and had ordered the family of old and young left in the capital. He also dismissed the Minister of War Peng Ze and searched the house. Who told Chen Jiuchou to be recommended by him? Moreover, as the Minister of War, Peng Ze had an unswerving responsibility for his inability to observe."
"What will the emperor plan to deal with Chen Jiuchou?" Xu Jin asked hurriedly.
Lu Bing laughed and said, "Of course, he was summoned back to Beijing to question the crime. The Jinyi Tiqi who went to Gansu to capture Chen Jiuchou had already set off a few days ago."
Xu Jin's sword eyebrows couldn't help but flicker. Now the Turpan army is invading the two states of Gansu. If someone is sent to capture Chen Jiuchou at this time, wouldn't it be a mess? Maybe it will cause a big disaster. Since ancient times, it has been a taboo to change generals at the last minute.
"Now that foreign enemies are invading, since the emperor wants to summon Chen Jiuchou back to Beijing to question, who will be the patrolling Gansu on his behalf?" Xu Jin asked in a deep voice.
Lu Bing's eyes flashed: "Zhang Cong strongly recommended the former Minister of War Wang Qiong Wang. There were many officials who opposed it, but the emperor disagreed with the public and decided to appoint Lord Wang Qiong, and he had sent an imperial envoy to Yulin to summon him back to Beijing."
"Wang Qiong?" Xu Jin frowned slightly.
Wang Qiong is indeed an experienced talent, and his past achievements are also remarkable, but as mentioned before, Wang Qiong is a worldly person and is not particular about his work. He is very similar to people like Zhang Cong. In order to get the opportunity to climb up, Wang Qiong once compromised with the eunuch Liu Jin and pleased the two slandered ministers Qian Ning and Jiang Bin. Therefore, this person is not favored by other upright officials. Wang Qiong was demoted by Yang Ting and the stern officials a few years ago and demoted him to Yulin Guard as a military officer.
Therefore, Zhang Cong recommended Wang Qiong, who had a grudge against the Yang Party, obviously had bad intentions. Although Yang Tinghe has resigned, such as Peng Ze, Chen Jiuchou, Hanlin Schou, Yang Dan, and Yang Dan, the Minister of Personnel, are all former Yang Party members. They don’t need to underestimate their strength. Zhang Cong is pulling allies to exclude dissidents!
Lu Bing glanced at Xu Jin who was in deep thought, and bowed quietly and said, "Marty, Lu Bing still has official duties, so he will leave first!"
Xu Jin waved his hand and said indifferently: "Young Master Bing, please give me a gift, but there is a saying that I would like to remind you that you are a good person and stay at the forefront of your life. I will meet you in the future. The case of Lord Chen Jiuchou is not clear. Please treat his family well."
To this day, Xu Jin still remembers the scene when Chen Jiuchou only led hundreds of cavalry to Gansu. He intuition told him that this sad Lord Chen Jiuchou did not seem to be a person who would lie about military merits and deceive the emperor. Maybe there was another hidden truth in it, and would it be too stupid to lie about the enemy leader's death in battle? After all, if this person was not dead, it would be easily exposed!
Chapter completed!