Xie Xun said, "Back to Your Majesty, my second brother and General Fang were assassinated on the street last night. It was Dugu Jing who led his men to take action first. His skills were inferior to others, but he still had the nerve to complain."
Dugu Jing denied it, "My king and the Second Young Master Xie are old acquaintances. I received many blessings from the Second Young Master when I was in the Northern Barbarians. I just wanted to reminisce about the past. Unexpectedly, the Second Young Master suddenly launched an attack and killed my Northern Barbarian general. Our army was defeated.
Why did you have any reason to kill him when you came to your capital for peace talks? He violated the alliance between the two countries."
"Then what reason does my second brother have to kill your Northern Barbarian general on the eve of the peace talks?" Xie Xun sneered.
"Then we have to ask the second young master what unscrupulous things he did while he was in the Northern Barbarians, and he wanted to kill people and silence them!"
"There's no need to accuse anyone if you want to!" Xie Xun's face darkened, "If you want peace talks, then have a good talk. If you don't want to talk, just go back and let's continue fighting!"
Everyone, "..."
Zhenbeihou, "...?"
Last night, thousands of people confessed and Wan warned that Ningzhou must cease the war. Were these words eaten by dogs?
As a result, the peace talks envoys from the two countries broke up unhappy in the Jinluan Hall before entering the peace talks hall. No one in the civil and military circles of the court expected this, and they looked at each other in shock.
Anyuanhou said to Zhenbeihou, "Look at this temperament, who does it look like? Doesn't he look familiar?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei was so angry that he wanted to sever ties with the traitor. He didn't feel familiar at all. Decades later, he finally understood how loving the old Marquis of Zhenbei was to him when he was young, but he didn't even beat him to death with a stick.
Xie Zhang secretly asked Xie Jue, "Did you teach him to negotiate like this?"
Xie Jue did not take the blame, "No."
Although they broke up unhappy, the effect was better than he expected. Xie Jue wanted to know what Dong Gong wanted to do next.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Emperor Jianming privately summoned the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Emperor Jianming met with the Marquis of Zhenbei in the Hall of Yangxin. The quarrel between Xie Xun and Dugu Jing had been raised early in the morning, but Emperor Jianming did not take it to heart. He handed the Marquis of Zhenbei a secret report from Jiangnan.
"A year ago, it was reported in the Jiangnan officialdom that officials and businessmen were protecting each other and plundering people's fields. I even sent three governors but couldn't find any clues. I suspected that there was something wrong in the Jiangnan officialdom, so I sent Jin Yiwei to privately search for evidence in Jiangnan. It was not only the officials who cooperated with the aristocratic families to plunder the people's fields.
, searching for people’s fat and money, some officials in Jiangnan colluded with Sangnan to secretly transport Yanyang’s iron ore and copper ore to Jiangnan to make huge profits. In the past two months, iron ore and copper ore have been transported from the black market to Sangnan more frequently, and the checkpoints along the way have been in vain.
"Emperor Jianming was worried, "Yanyang and the Northern Barbarians have been at war for decades, but Sangnan has been recuperating and recuperating. Now his troops are strong and his horses are strong. After mutual trade, minerals are constantly being transported to the south of the Yangtze River. After Sangnan's army is fully equipped, there is no guarantee that it will not invade our border. Jinyiwei's latest delivery
The secret report said that Sang Nan is sending more troops to the border and we must be on guard against it."
The Marquis of Zhenbei didn't know much about official affairs. He had already received news about the troop deployment at the Sangnan border, "Your Majesty, although Sangnan has been resting and recuperating for decades, most of them are naval troops and are not good at land warfare. The commander-in-chief is a hundred thousand naval troops."
Chen's army is in the south of the Yangtze River. If Sangnan goes to war, the commander-in-chief will definitely be able to resist the foreign enemies."
Emperor Jianming said, "The peace talks between the Northern Barbarians and the war in the south of the Yangtze River...have the Northern Barbarians and Sangnan colluded for a long time?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei was startled, "I just returned from Ningzhou and I don't know the situation of the battle in Jiangnan yet. Does the commander have any battle report?"
"Shuai Fang has come to report the battle, Jiangnan is worry-free.
In the Yangxin Hall, sandalwood was lingering, making Zhenbei Marquis drowsy. He was really not used to lighting incense, and he rarely lit incense in the main courtyard of the mansion.
The Marquis of Zhenbei seemed to have never received the battle report from the commander-in-chief, "Since the commander-in-chief said that Jiangnan is worry-free, it must be worry-free. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
The father-in-law who was waiting in the palace gave the emperor and the Marquis of Zhenbei a new tea, and then quietly retired.
Emperor Jianming said, "I also believe that the commander-in-chief can defend the south of the Yangtze River. But now that Sangnan is moving troops to the border, will Yanyang close the mutual market? Otherwise, a steady stream of iron ore and copper mines will flow to Sangnan. This is not a good idea."
sign."
Marquis Zhenbei's heart skipped a beat. Although he had a bad temper and often listened to Xie Jue's decisions, he was not a reckless person. He said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the commander knows more about the situation in Jiangnan. You should ask him. I know nothing about economics and trade."
, If the emperor cannot make a decision, you may wish to ask the cabinet."
Close the mutual market?
Why are you asking him? What happened at Guanhou Mansion in Sangnan Hushi?
Emperor Jianming gave him a secret report from the Jinyi Guards. After reading it at a glance, Zhenbei Hou's face darkened. The iron ore in Sangnan Mutual Market came from the Twelve Prefectures.
Su Family Trading Company!
"The relationship between the Su family and the Hou Mansion is very close, and I am not able to make a decision, so I first summoned Aiqing to ask what should be done?" Emperor Jianming drank fragrant tea and spoke in a gentle tone, as if he was asking an ordinary matter.
thing.
Everyone said that the Marquis of Zhenbei had evaded the imperial power for many years. In fact, it was the Marquis of Zhenbei and the aristocratic family who had checked and balanced each other and evaded the imperial power for many years. Xie Yuan knew it well.
On a par with his own, if he were Emperor Jianming, and found evidence of the Su family's crimes and had not committed any crimes, he would go to the Hou Mansion to discuss it first, and his tone would be gentle and he would not even dare to lose his temper. In the eyes of outsiders, it would prove that the Hou of Zhenbei was the master of the throne.
But there were no outsiders in the Hall of Yangxin, so Emperor Jianming didn't need to act. It can only be said that Emperor Jianming had already determined in his heart that the Hou Mansion was the master of great achievements, and that he, the emperor, was just a puppet, at the mercy of others.
The Marquis of Zhenbei stood up and knelt down to plead guilty, "Your Majesty, I have guarded the border for many years and have been loyal. Smuggling iron ore to Sangnan is tantamount to treason and I will never condone it. If the Emperor finds out the evidence, I will not be partial."
"Then how about summoning the head of the Su family to Kyoto for investigation by the Ministry of Household Affairs?" Emperor Jianming suggested kindly.
The Marquis of Zhenbei frowned. Ever since Feng Shu and Xie Zhang got engaged, the head of the Su family, Su Ming, no longer set foot in Kyoto. The Marquis of Zhenbei remembered what Xie Jue said, that mutual trade cannot be closed.
Before the peace talks, the Second Young Master analyzed the situations they would face one by one and gave them strategies one by one. The focus was all on the peace talks, because he did not want to waste too much time talking and would let Xie Xun do the talking.
The matter of Sangnan Mutual Market was mentioned by Xie Jue on the spur of the moment before he came to see Emperor Jianming. At that time, he felt that there was something in Xie Jue's words, and Zhenbei Hou's heart beat wildly.
Why did Tingfeng know that the emperor wanted to talk about the Sangnan Mutual Market?
Zhenbeihou secretly thought that Emperor Jianming had such a humble attitude, how could he refuse? Even if he refused, he felt that he was so powerful that he could control the emperor and command the princes, and he didn't even care about the emperor's orders.
If yes, will there be any mishaps when Su Ming comes to Beijing?
Feng Shu and Xie Zhang were getting married, and Su Ming didn't plan to come to congratulate them.
"Your Majesty, Su Ming has been preparing baggage for the cavalry for many years, and he has never had any second thoughts. I believe that the Su Family Trading Company will not smuggle iron ore. Let me investigate this matter!" Although Zhenbei Hou knelt on the ground, his attitude was humble.
, but refused Su Ming’s order to come to Beijing.
Emperor Jianming sneered, as the prince expected, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion had selfish motives. If he devoted himself to serving the emperor, how could he be afraid of Su Ming coming to Beijing?
"Okay, just listen to Aiqing and get up."
After Zhenbei Hou stood up, his face was solemn and he said, "Your Majesty, I have something I want to discuss with your Majesty."
"Say it!" Emperor Jianming said gently, "I will answer your request."