Fang Jun was sitting in the front hall. Gao Xingcheng didn't want Fang Jun to know that he had entered the palace, so he took a clerk out of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Yamen through the side door. A carriage was parked on the street outside the door, and there was no one around.
, only the driver was sitting on the shaft, and the scribe he had arranged for earlier was nowhere to be seen.
"What a bunch of trash, where did they go?" Gao Xingyi cursed and got on the carriage angrily.
He still wanted to leave someone to keep an eye on the Ministry of Civil Affairs Yamen, but now that his confidants were nowhere to be found, he was in a hurry to enter the palace and didn't care about so much. Thinking about it, Tang Jian had always had a good relationship with Fang Jun, so it was normal for him to sell face.
Yes, it won't take long for the paperwork approving the funding to be signed, and it's useless to stare at it.
On the carriage shaft, the coachman asked: "Secretary Gao, where are we going?"
Gao Xingyi snorted and said: "Enter the palace!"
I thought to myself, these subordinates are becoming more and more unreliable in their work. The carriage has been arranged, but they didn't tell them where they were going in advance?
"Here!"
The coachman responded, raised his whip and made a whip in the air. The tip of the whip made a "snap" sound, and he shouted softly: "Drive!"
The horse moved forward with its legs, and the horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone road in the imperial city, making a "嘘嘚嘘" sound.
In the carriage, Gao Xingxing sat upright on the brocade cushion, frowning in thought.
To be honest, he was quite wary of Fang Jun, not that he was worried about Fang Jun's nonsense accusations of surrendering to the enemy and treason. There was no evidence at all. Even if Fang Jun really went to Dali Temple to complain, there was no need to pay attention to it. Datang was not
In the former Sui Dynasty, it was impossible to convict and imprison another emperor's son-in-law, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, just by one word.
He was just afraid of Fang Jun's willful behavior...
The whole thing was just to make things difficult for me, to avenge the disrespect that the officials from the Ministry of War had shown me. When you followed Fang Jun, I couldn't do anything to you. Now that Fang Jun is gone, I have to make you look good!
But who would have thought that Fang Jun would go around in circles and eventually return to the Ministry of War, and be directly promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War?
But once the matter was done and the funding was stuck, he had no choice but to fight to the end, otherwise where would his prestige and face be?
Oh, you only know how to dance, but you get scared when you meet Fang Jun?
That's absolutely not possible...
Even when Fang Jun rushed into the lobby of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Gao Jingcheng was still convinced that he could choke Fang Jun. The money was in the Treasury of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It's not like he wouldn't be disbursed to you, but the process had to go through after all, right?
Your Fang Jun is extremely capable, and rules are rules, and you cannot possibly ignore the rules of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
But Fang Jun clamored to complain before His Majesty, which is of a different nature...
When in front of His Majesty, all rules are useless. What Your Majesty values is efficiency and speed. The plan of the Eastern Expedition must not be delayed!
Your high performance will not only slow down the expansion of the military department, but also affect the success or failure of the Eastern Expedition. Even if there is only a slight chance, it will not work.
Especially since you started the trouble yourself but have no ability to settle it, you, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, are obviously incompetent...
This is something Gao Fuli will never tolerate.
Sitting in the carriage, Gao Xingchen thought over and over again and carefully reviewed the speech he would make when he saw His Majesty later. He corrected all possible mistakes and made the entire text rigorous and reasonable, turning Fang Junying into an unruly and unruly person.
The rules of officialdom are like nothing, and he has the image of a bully who uses his power to bully others.
In short, there is a purpose: this matter is not that the Ministry of Civil Affairs does not grant funds, but that the procedure has not been completed yet, Fang Jun can't wait, and swaggers to the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to roar in court for revenge...
Fang Jun is such a stick. As long as he can take the lead, not only will his crisis disappear, but Fang Jun will also leave an impression of ignorance in front of His Majesty.
Just perfect…
Gao Jingcheng even planned in his mind that when he arrived at Taiji Palace later, when he saw the emperor, he would show a mixture of anger, forbearance, depression and other emotions. He even had to express his anger outside Chengtian Gate.
It makes people feel a sense of sadness...
Huh? It is said that the Liubu Yamen is in the imperial city, and not far to the north is Chengtianmen. Why did it take so long to walk?
Gao Xingyi shouted and asked: "Why is it so slow? How long does it take to arrive at Chengtianmen?"
The driver outside replied: "Hurry, hurry, we'll be there soon!"
Gao Xingyi said: "Faster!"
With that said, he casually opened the car curtain...
Um?
What is this place?
I saw a wall painted with red pink outside the car window. I quickly opened the car curtain on the other side and saw the same wall...
The carriage was driving along a narrow road with red-pink walls on both sides.
Gao Xingcheng had grown up in the Imperial City since he was a child. He knew every place in the Imperial City in detail, such as looking at the palm prints, but he never remembered what roads he had to pass to go from the Ministry of Civil Affairs Yamen to the Taiji Palace... They were all straight.
Although the road is not wide, there are many central government offices on both sides. Why are there such narrow roads?
There is only such a place at the back of Taichang Temple and Taimiao Temple, adjacent to the walls of the imperial city...
But this is in the south of the imperial city, but Chengtianmen is in the north of the imperial city. They are completely opposite. Why did the coachman bring the car here?
He suddenly became suspicious and shouted: "Stop the car! Where are you going?"
The coachman did not answer, but instead waved his whip, and the horse accelerated forward. The high-ranking officer in the car shouted: "Stop! Stop!"
The coachman turned a deaf ear.
Gao Xingchen knew something was wrong. Could it be that he had encountered a robber?
I had no time to think about it. He was also a master of bow and horse. As soon as he lifted his robe, he jumped out of the carriage and out the back window...
Peng!
He fell hard to the ground and stumbled to the ground due to inertia.
Before he could get up with a grin on his face, several horses came up from behind. The knights on the horses all had black scarves on their faces. They jumped off the horse without saying a word, stepped forward and pushed Gao Xing to the ground.
Gao Xing was in disarray, struggling and shouting.
It's just that this place is located at the most difficult part of the imperial city, close to the walls of the imperial city, and few people come here. Even if he screamed, no one would pay attention to him.
"Who are you? I have no choice but to let you go, Minister Zuo of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, an important minister of the imperial court, or let me go quickly, otherwise I will be executed... Uh-huh!"
Halfway through his words, a piece of rag was stuffed into his mouth. Gao Xing retched for a while, with snot and tears streaming down his face. Then a black cloth belt was put on his head, and his vision went dark and he couldn't see anything.
Gao Xingcheng was horrified and devastated in his heart. Could this be the "sack sacking" that is often rumored among the people in the market?
Immediately afterwards, his hands and feet were also tied tightly with ropes...
His mouth was speechless, his hands and feet were tied, and at this moment, Gao Jingchen couldn't help but screamed every day. He could only choke with sobs and pray to God and Buddha to bless these strong men who only wanted to rob people for money, not revenge, so that they would not throw him away.
Enter the moat to feed the fish...
In panic and despair, I heard someone say: "Is this the guy who made our boss become a turtle?"
Someone else said angrily: "That's him, that's right!"
Gao Xingcheng guessed in the dark that this person was probably the masked knight who would later be known as the masked knight. He was wearing a black scarf on his face, so he couldn't speak clearly...
"Mom! These dandy boys really deserve to die! Just because they have money and power, they can seduce young women from good families at will. How can a bad person have a good reputation?"
"You can't say that. These guys usually have concubines like Ruyun. What kind of women haven't played with them before? They are all tired of it. Stealing other people's wives is a new thing. There are many dandies who are like this and don't like Ruhua.
A beautiful girl is willing to harm a married man..."
Gao Jingxing, who was wrapped in a black cloth cover, struggled desperately, but could not speak. He felt that he was about to die unjustly - I am the noble son of Shen Guogong, the consort of the dynasty, and there are many beautiful maids in the house. How have I ever been like a wife who stole people?
Immoral thing?
I am a good man!
However, he was pouted and could only make a sound of "Uh-huh", but he couldn't say a word. Instead, he was kicked so hard that his ribs hurt, and he heard someone curse him fiercely.
: "Be honest. If you don't behave honestly, believe it or not, I will kill you?"
Gao Xingyi endured the pain and decisively shut up.
A good man doesn't suffer the immediate consequences. Although he doesn't know what is going on, this gang of thugs is not easy to mess with at first glance. They were able to kidnap him out of the Ministry of Civil Affairs without anyone noticing. The details are definitely extraordinary.
Come to kill people and silence them...
Gao Xingyi shuddered.
Then, he felt himself being lifted up, probably placed on the back of a horse. Then there was the sound of horse hooves, and his body was ups and downs, making him feel dizzy. After an unknown amount of time, the horse finally stopped under him.
With a slight step, his body was lifted up again.
He heard the sound of footsteps in his ears, and he didn't know where these people had taken him. He felt dizzy and smelled the fragrance of powder in his nose, and then his body sank, as if someone had thrown him into a pile of soft things.
In the clouds...
Then there were rustling footsteps, and everyone seemed to retreat, leaving him alone.
Gao Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his life would not be in danger for the time being. Those thugs probably went to his own house to report the news and let the Duke of Shen prepare the reward?
As long as it is for money, the person asking for money will not harm his life. In the process of contacting the Duke of Shen, it is inevitable that he will be spotted, and at the end of the day, he will lose his money and his life will be safe.
When people are in darkness, they cannot see, but their sense of smell and hearing are particularly sharp.
Gao Xingxing smelled the aroma of powder, and vaguely heard a soft breathing in his ears. He was suspicious, could there be someone nearby?
At this moment, he received a heavy blow to his head, and his whole body suddenly became dizzy and lost consciousness.
Just before the sensation completely disappeared, he vaguely felt that his clothes were being taken off and his skin was exposed to the air, which felt particularly cool and refreshing...