Cheng Lunying suddenly realized that he had been tricked by Tang Tiande!
In order to coordinate the movement of Zuo Xiaosheng's army to Xiangyang via Nanyang, Tang Tiande stayed with him for several days. His words hinted that Xu Huai still hoped that the Nanyang army could send troops to Ruzhou to participate in the defense. He also expressed that Xu Huai
I have always admired old friends such as Zhong He, Kong Zhou, and Liu Wugong.
Cheng Lunying believed it to be true. He also knew what Ning Ci was thinking. He knew that Ning Ci realized that the situation of defending Rucai was serious, and in Nanyang Mansion, where there was no Shenwu Army stationed, he was more eager than ever for the Chushan Army to defend Rucai. At the same time, everyone
I don't want the Chushan Army to find an excuse to retreat to Nanyang Mansion and occupy the magpie's nest.
Therefore, in Cheng Lunying's view, no matter how the two sides sit down and talk, it is inevitable that Nanyang Mansion will eventually send troops to accept Xu Huai's control.
Cheng Lunying naturally hopes to mediate and ease the cold or even indifferent relationship between the two parties.
In order to be more polite, he specially invited Zhong, Liu and Kong out of the city to meet Shi Zhen early this morning.
However, Cheng Lunying did not expect that when Shi Zhen first arrived in Biyang and walked into the Yamen Hall to confront Ning Ci, he suddenly turned his face and pointed the finger at him.
The crime of sending troops to participate in the garrison.
But Ning Ci's sharp eyes clearly showed suspicion that he had been close to Tang Tiande for the past few days, and today he eagerly pulled Zhong, Liu, and Kong out of the city to greet Shi Zhen. At this moment, he, Shi Zhen, and Tang Tiande were colluding to put on a show.
Cheng Lunying couldn't help but wonder, would Ning Ci take advantage of the situation and put all the blame on him?
In the past, disobeying the imperial edict might not have been a big deal. After all, Nanyang had not sent troops to Ruzhou for more than a year, and Caizhou was garrisoned. The Privy Council also knew that this was Zheng Huaizhong's order, but thinking of this time
The imperial edict ordering the Zheng family and his son to send troops to reinforce Huainan was so strict, it could even be said to be ferocious. They beat Cheng Lunying to death, but they didn't dare to be the scapegoat easily?
Your Majesty may not do anything to ministers who are widely involved, but who knows whether he will arrest a few unimportant officials, involve them, kill their clansmen, and restore the dignity of the central government?
Cheng Lunying didn't want to be the scapegoat, but the problem was, he went to Ning Ci to explain in private that Tang Tiande had been close to him in recent days because Chu Shan was deliberately alienating him. Would Ning Ci believe it and help him avoid being the scapegoat?
Cheng Lunying was on pins and needles at this moment. She looked at Tang Tiande who was sitting below Shi Zhen and said with hatred in her heart that she didn't expect that Tang Tiande, who was a martial artist, would dig such a big hole for him.
Shi Zhen stared at Cheng Lunying. Seeing that he was silent for a long time, he turned to Ning Ci, smiled slightly, and said:
"Does Mr. Ning Fu want to bear all the blame for all the crimes? That's fine. Chushan and Zuo Xiao's victorious army suffered tens of thousands of casualties this winter, and Marquis Yang died tragically in battle. Mr. Ning Fu is willing to bear all the blame.
Responsibility, it saves us the trouble of investigating the reasons one by one! Shi Mou has just arrived, and he is also tired from the long journey. Let’s just do this for today. Let Shi Mou rest and recuperate before talking about other things..."
Shi Zhen knew that Ning Ci had been immersed in the officialdom for many years, and it was difficult to take advantage of face-to-face entanglements, so he stood up and left, going to Lifeng Hall's courtyard in Biyang City to rest for a while.
Tang Tiande came to Biyang on Xu Huai's order, but many subsequent arrangements were made according to Shi Zhen's orders.
After he walked out of the government office and got into the carriage, he couldn't wait to ask Shi Zhen: "What are you planning to do, Mr. Shi?"
The streams and rivers are about to thaw, and the rain will gradually become abundant. The imminent threats to Ruzhou and Caizhou will be temporarily relieved, but only temporarily - even if the Huainan war situation can achieve a satisfactory result, Chushan will eventually have to face it alone.
The threat to the enemy forces in the west of Beijing and Heluo.
In Tang Tiande's view, Chushan's fundamental goal is to obtain more resources from Nanyang Mansion, whether it is blackmail or fraud, but he must try to avoid quarrels with him at all costs.
Tang Tiande felt a bit murderous about Shi Zhen's words and actions just now, but he was still a little confused.
Shi Zhen said with a smile: "Your Majesty used that method to force the Zheng family and his son to send troops. No matter what the outcome of the Huainan war is, it probably won't end like this without leaving any traces. The Zheng family and his son tortured and killed indiscriminately before sending troops.
He also secretly spread all kinds of news of persecution, with the intention of protecting himself. Ning Ci was also a smart man, thinking that His Majesty would not be able to go to war when the war in Huainan was at its peak, so he rushed to submit a confession first. In this way, when Huainan waited
After the war is over, if your Majesty really has some thunder, he will only kill others, but will not operate on him. Commander Jie is not willing to play these tricks, and he does not have the energy to take care of too much, but Nanyang Mansion is Ning Ci.
Having a firm grasp and being monolithic will ultimately be detrimental to us. Now, let’s push Cheng Lunying to the point of desperation before we talk about anything else..."
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"Before Shi Zhen surrendered to Chushan, he was an evil official in the capital with a treacherous temperament. Don't be fooled by his words..." No matter how much Ning Ci misunderstood him, Cheng Lunying tried his best to defend himself at the moment.
"What kind of future did Xu Huai promise you? Do you really think that you can put all the blame on me?" Ning Ci stared at Cheng Lunying and asked with pity.
Since he suspected that Xu Huaifang and Zuo Xiaosheng's army moved to Xiangyang in compliance with a secret edict, he certainly would not have thought that this incident would have been completely over with the timely dispatch of troops by the Zheng family and his sons, without leaving any trace behind.
Therefore, in the past few days, in addition to actively cooperating with the relocation of Zuo Xiaosheng's army and the dispatch of troops by the Shenwu Army, he also carefully thought about the Nanyang Mansion under his control in the past two years and what might happen to make His Majesty dissatisfied.
He wrote an apology memorial first and sent people to ride fast to deliver it to the capital.
But the problem is, Chu Shan is determined to get rid of him, and has even bribed Cheng Lunying to push all the blame on him. If he doesn't do anything, can he really escape from the whirlpool easily?
In front of Shi Zhen, Ning Ci remained calm, but her heart was filled with anger and fear.
After Shi Zhen left, why did he need to hide his inner shock and anger when Cheng Lunying and others were there?
"..." Cheng Lun was stuck in English. When he wanted to explain again, Ning Ci had already walked away angrily.
Zhou Yunze and others also glanced at Cheng Lunying and left one after another as if they were avoiding the plague.
After Cheng Lunying sat on the case in despair, he discovered that there were some things that he could not explain clearly:
Chu Shan must bring this lawsuit to the court, either he will be the scapegoat, or he will put all the blame on Ning Ci.
Apart from that, are there any other options?
If he were Ning Ci, he would definitely suspect that he chose to collude with Chu Shan in order to protect himself.
Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong didn't have so many curves. They didn't understand why Shi Zhen walked into the government office chatting and laughing. Why did the atmosphere suddenly become so tit-for-tat and murderous? Why was the governor so angry and resentful towards Cheng Lunying?
Zhong He glanced at Cheng Lunying thoughtfully and said, "Mr. Cheng, I'm afraid Shi Zhen said those words to scare people, so there's no need to worry..."
"You guys go back first." Cheng Lunying waved his hand feebly, signaling Zhong He and the others to leave first. He wanted to calm down and think about it.
Zhong He bowed and left. Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong were still confused. Seeing that Zhong He, who usually had the most ideas, had left first. They just stood in the government hall. It was not the same thing.
Follow Zhong He out of the government hall.
After a long time, Cheng Lunying got up and left the government hall with an ugly face.
When he walked out of the Nanyang government office, Zhong He had disappeared. However, he saw Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong guarding the carriage beside the old servants of the Cheng family, and asked: "Why are you still here?"
"Although we can't figure out the reason why Mr. Lang has angered the prince, and we can't say anything in front of you, Mr. Lang, you have always been very kind to me and me. How can we just walk away without asking?" Kong Jun said.
Zhou, Liu Wugong said.
"I am satisfied that you can wait for me here, but what I am involved in this time is a murderous disaster, which has nothing to do with you. Let's just say goodbye. In the future, when you serve in the capital, you must be more careful and don't let anyone catch you.
Hold the handle." Cheng Lunying bowed to Kong and Liu and said.
"How could it be so serious? Sir, please don't worry too much. After a few days, when everyone is no longer angry, what kind words can't be said?" Liu Wugong is over forty years old and has a young family. He cannot express his loyalty to Cheng Lunying for life and death.
He just tried to persuade Cheng Lunying not to think too much, but he couldn't understand why Shi Zhen, who was so amiable when he entered the city, suddenly became a murderous disaster?
"That's right, even if Chushan wants to file a complaint, accusing the Nanyang army of delaying for more than a year by not sending troops to garrison Ruzhou and Caizhou, but the matter has been suspended for a year, the court cannot wait for Chushan to file a complaint.
I have only just found out about this, and it is impossible not to guess that the reason for this is that the Duke of Runan County did not allow it, so how can I blame you, Mr. Lang?" Kong Zhou said in confusion.
Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong, like most of the officials and generals of the Nanyang government and the government army, out of their own safety, did not agree with Zheng Huaizhong and Zheng Cong and his son in sending troops to reinforce Huainan, but at the same time they felt that these were state affairs.
Major matters are not useful because they oppose them.
From the beginning to the end, they didn't know what happened surrounding the Zheng family's father and son's sending troops, and what dangerous undercurrents lurked beneath the water.
They do not have access to confidential information, and Cheng Lunying would not tell them some subtle things before; they are not as sensitive as Zhong He.
Cheng Lunying sighed bitterly: "Your Majesty dispatched the Zheng family and his sons to send troops to reinforce Huainan. Why did you also dispatch Zuo Xiaosheng's army to Xiangyang to rest and recuperate? Could it be that the situation in Cai's defense is not severe enough, and Jingsheng's army does not care whether he has a few thousand more or fewer elites?
In fact, the Zheng family and his son were reluctant to send troops, so His Majesty was forced to send the Jingsheng Army to garrison Xiangyang. In fact, he wanted to form a north-south confrontation with the Chushan Army in Nanyang, forcing the Zheng family and his son to accept the order and send troops. The Zheng family
When the father and son sent troops to Huainan, I thought that would be the end of it. But now it seems that I thought it was too simple. People like Fu Jun have long been thinking about how to get rid of the relationship. In the end, some thunder will fall, but it won't be like me.
Officials will carry it?"
"I think Mr. Shi's intention in the government office just now was to ask Mr. Lang to stand up and accuse Mr. Fu. Why didn't Mr. Lang just blame the whole thing on Mr. Fu?" Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong asked.
Because they were involved with Chushan and were suspected by Ning Ci, Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong had always been on the bench in the Military and Horse Supervisory Department. Therefore, they had no psychological burden to persuade Cheng Lunying to join forces with Chushan to trick Ning Ci.
of.
If it weren't for their humble position, they would have wanted to go into battle themselves.
Cheng Lunying smiled bitterly and said: "The Lord of the Palace and Prime Minister Zhou are on good terms with each other. How could I help Chushan switch sides and defeat him with one blow? If things really were so easy, it would be simple. I am afraid that both the Lord of the Palace and Chushan would be defeated by each other."
I can't help anyone, but in the end, all my grievances are thrown on my head, how can I bear it?"
