It would be unfair to Cao Shun to say that Dongchang conspired against the Meng family. The admiral of Dongchang is currently too busy because of the chaos in the North.
When Wen Kongheng, the former commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, massacred every one of the former queen's palaces with one sword, some people speculated at that time that Commander-in-Chief Wen was risking his own life to fight for the future of his descendants. Now this has come true.
Since the beginning of the year, the Jianghu, which had been stable for several years, began to show signs of unrest. However, the few minor chaos that occurred in the northwest and Jiangnan were quickly suppressed by the Jin Yiwei, so they did not attract the attention of others.
But this time it was different. His Majesty the Emperor had received the exact news. Wen Kongheng was about to be in bad luck. Because the use of Jin Yiwei was too eye-catching, Cao Shun and his Dongchang fanzi were hurriedly arranged by the emperor.
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Cao Shunjue was not dissatisfied at all with the emperor's arrangements, nor did he have any doubts about the source of this shocking news. After all, it was the mastermind behind it who said it himself.
It seems that Commander Wen didn't know whether it was a blessing or a misfortune. The good thing about this incident was that His Majesty's magical soldiers descended from the sky to the south of the Yangtze River and directly captured the mastermind behind the scenes, saving him a lot of trouble.
The bad side was that neither the imperial court nor the rebels seemed to care much about the commander's life.
Needless to say, Shangluo's goal from the beginning to the end was Lu Hanjiang alone, so whether Wen Kongheng, the target of the plot, would die or not was not within the scope of her consideration at all.
To say that this woman was affectionate was true. After all, she did have that regard for the emperor. Even though time passed by, her feelings never changed, and she could be considered a person with a long-term love.
But to say that she is cold-blooded is not to say that she is talking nonsense. She has never cared about the lives of others. As long as she can achieve her goal, she can sacrifice it no matter who it is. There is no word innocent in this woman's dictionary.
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Cao Shun could not understand Shangluo, but this did not prevent him from getting close to him. Although he did not know whether the other party's arrangements in the south and northwest of the Yangtze River were following the trend or deliberately, but no matter what, the final beneficiary was Dongchang.
Cao Shun remembered this favor. If the other party entered the palace in the future, or became another special existence in the cold palace, he and the other party would meet again. There would be no harm in making good friends with him earlier.
"Quickly spread this letter to all parts of the north, and ask our people to gather in Liaoyang City." Cao Shun packed the tokens in envelopes one by one and handed them to his cronies.
After giving the order, the young eunuch on the side asked: "Master Governor, there seem to be some rumors in the capital recently, saying that we are going to deal with the Meng family..."
The causes and consequences of Mr. Meng's misfortune are already known to everyone. When Cao Shun heard that the fire had reached Dongchang, he just frowned: "Those who are clean will themselves clean up."
Cao Shun knew that no matter how he investigated this incident, there would be no results, because the real culprit was now "at large" in the North with their immediate boss.
Because the one who plotted against the Meng family was none other than that lawless woman.
Shangluo originally planned to provide cover for Beidi's actions, so arrangements were made in the south, north and west of the Yangtze River, and the same was true for the capital.
In order to maximize the effect, Shangluo did not choose to activate immediately, but delayed the actions of the forces in the capital to confuse the sight of Jin Yiwei.
Although all these plans were in vain due to her own "defection", it was like a carriage that was already on its way downhill. Even if there was no external force, it would still fly in the set direction.
So this time the Meng family had no choice but to bear the consequences of being dumb. The fact that they investigated the matter was a case of confusion.
However, given Jin Yiwei's urinary nature, any case that cannot be investigated will always be concluded based on Dongchang's actions, so Cao Shun will ultimately have to take the blame.
However, compared to the depression of being plotted before, this time Cao Shun was definitely happy to be blamed. It was their bounden duty in Dongchang to shoulder the infamy for the emperor...'s woman.
At the same time, the development of the situation in Beijing was almost exactly as Cao Shun expected. Lao Wu of the Meng family found Lao Qian, the former housekeeper of the Lu family. Once the two of them came together, they privately approached the brothers of Jin Yiwei to learn the details.
After ruling out the possibility of all parties taking action, there was only one place left that Jin Yiwei could not investigate and had no power to investigate.
"Now it seems that this matter was really done by Dongchang." Old Wu seemed to be relieved. After knowing that the enemy was his old rival Dongchang, he was not so worried.
But Lao Qian still had some doubts in his heart: "Is it really Cao Shun? This is a bit unexpected. I thought he was not such a person."
Old Wu smiled and said: "This Governor Cao has been hating the Jin Yiwei for more than a day or two. Maybe he saw the opportunity and took advantage of it."
But joking aside, although the Meng family is now in decline, they are not wimps who refuse to fight back after being beaten. Old Wu went home and told Mr. Meng about the incident.
"Master, we must not expose this matter easily!" Lao Wu's meaning was very clear, that is, tit for tat.
But Mr. Meng hesitated at this time: "The trees in the Third Factory in the Inner Palace have deep roots. Eunuch Cao is not only the admiral of the East Factory, but also the governor of the West Factory and the Neixing Factory. They are his godsons. If we have a conflict with them, I am afraid it will be difficult."
There is a chance of winning..."
Old Wu's eyes widened: "Is it possible that the head of the family doesn't intend to pursue this matter?"
Master Meng hesitated for a moment and then said: "Actually, we didn't suffer much loss. When we were officials in the court, no one relied on that salary to make a living. After all, Dongchang was a member of the palace. I thought that Prince Ding might also have someone in the future.
It's better to use them instead of doing this, even if they owe us a favor?"
"..." Old Wu stared at Mr. Meng blankly, and did not say anything for a long time. The latter probably felt that what he said was really cowardly, and his eyes were awkward and wandering, and he did not dare to look at the person.
For a moment, Old Wu wanted to point his finger at the other person's nose and scold him. If the old man knew that his descendants were so afraid of eunuchs, he might be so angry that he would rush back from outside and give him a good beating.
The master and the servant stared at each other for a long time. After a long time, Lao Wu didn't say anything, but just apologized and left. Master Meng, as if he had been pardoned, breathed a sigh of relief and sent him away.
Rumors had been circulating in the capital for several days, but no action was seen from the Meng family. It was ten and a half months later, and it was already the end of the year, and there was still no response from the Meng family. Only then did everyone realize that the Meng family was probably cowardly.
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The news spread to the north. Cao Shun, who was helping the emperor clean up in Liaoyang City at the moment, found out. He was stunned for several breaths, and then he burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha - no wonder people use him as a target. This man is not worthy of his title and deserves to be plotted against!" Cao Shun scolded happily. From the generation of his godfather Cao Yuan, the Jin Yiwei headed by Meng Yuan has been
It was so overwhelming that they couldn't breathe.
But he never expected that the ridiculous hero Meng Yuan would actually raise such a useless descendant. Because he knew the inside story, Cao Shun was ready to stand and be beaten, but who knew that the other party actually gave up.
"Someone is coming!"
Cao Shun called the attendants outside the door and said: "Something has happened here. Immediately send a message to people from all over the country. You must find that old man Meng Yuan for me! How embarrassing the descendants of the Meng family have been. I will definitely
If you want him to know clearly, no detail should be left out!"