The palace that Wang Xian walked to unknowingly was naturally the residence of Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu.
The reason why he felt that this person was the best candidate to deal with Ji Gang was because of three reasons. First, Xue Lu had the capital to confront Ji Gang. After Zhu Neng died of illness, Xue Lu became the number one military official in the world.
Even the current number one man in the army, the British Duke Zhang Fu, has to be respectfully called uncle. Xue Lu is also the emperor's most trusted military commander. He is currently the governor of the Central Military Governor's Office. He has been guarding the capital for the emperor these years. Naturally,
Qualified to challenge Ji Gang.
Secondly, Xue Lu and Ji Gang had a deep hatred. A few years ago, the two had a heated argument over a fight for a female Taoist priest. Later, Ji Gang took advantage of Xue Lu's visit to the palace without any guards and gave Marquis Yangwu a drink with a golden melon held by a palace guard.
After eating the gourd, his brains flowed out. That is to say, Xue Lu was lucky enough to save a life, but it was inevitable to have a splitting headache on cloudy and rainy days. Therefore, waiting for a murderous revenge, a great shame and humiliation, Xue Lu's hatred for Ji Gang,
Nature is like the water of the Yellow River flowing endlessly!
Finally, Wang Xian and the Marquis can be considered as people on the same front. Speaking of which, Wang Xian and Marquis Xue have not met each other a few times, but they are definitely not strangers, because when the young army was formed, Xue Lu
He sent his two sons, Xue Xun and Xue Huan, to his grandson. Later, Xue Xun died in battle, and Xue Huan became Wang Xian's life and death brother. Therefore, Wang Xian and the marquis had a deep relationship.
So when Wang Xian saw that he had arrived in front of the Xue Mansion without knowing it, he was naturally overjoyed. He got off his horse and rushed in with a quick stride.
"Stop, what are you doing?" Seeing that he was wearing the official uniform of a fourth-grade military general, the guards of the Hou Mansion did not dare to make any mistake, but just blocked Wang Xian's path.
"I, Wang Xian, have something important to ask of your Lord Marquis. Please open the door quickly." Wang Xian said loudly without stopping.
"It's getting dark. If you have anything to do, come back tomorrow." The guards of the Hou Mansion saw that he looked strange and thought to themselves, "Who are you? You pretend to be familiar with Mr. Hou..."
"Hurry up and report quickly. It will delay the big thing and you can't afford it." Wang Xian shouted to the head guard: "Just report it. I am not an outsider. Your young marquis is still a soldier brought out by me."
Only then did the leader of the guards react and said: "You are the military advisor of the young army."
"It's me," Wang Xian nodded.
"Hurry up and open the door." As a general of the Hou Mansion, the head guard knew that his young Marquis was hanging out with his grandson, and Wang Xian was the Taisun's number one confidant and his immediate boss. With this layer
Because of the relationship, the guards of the Hou Mansion did not dare to neglect, and quickly opened the door of the house, welcomed Wang Xian in, and ran in quickly to report.
At this time, the genius was completely dark. Marquis Yangwu had just finished his dinner and was about to start playing cards with his wife and concubines. He heard a burst of noise outside. Xue Lu frowned and said: "His grandma's
,Has the night owl entered the house?"
After a while, he saw the housekeeper walking in quickly and whispered a report in his ear. Xue Lu's face changed several times after hearing this, and he spat: "His grandma, I have such a crow's mouth." Even so, Xue Lu stood up quickly.
, hurriedly welcomed him out.
"Hahaha..." Before seeing anyone, Wang Xian heard the rough laughter of Marquis Yangwu. When the two met, Xue Lu held Wang Xian's hand tightly and shook it vigorously: "
"What kind of wind has brought Brother Wang here? Please come in quickly. We two brothers must have a good drink today. Haha, uh, by the way, isn't Brother Wang invigilating the exam? Why did he run out at this time?" There was a burst of enthusiasm.
After exchanging pleasantries, Xue Lu asked his question.
"Of course it's a matter of course, so I came to ask the Marquis for help." Wang Xian was in a hurry and had no time to enter the room with Xue Lu to greet him. He went straight to the point and simply said what happened in the Gongyuan: "Now the official can neither knock on the door"
, I can't beat the drums, I can't sue Yingtian Mansion, and I can't mobilize my troops. I'm really at my wits' end. I can only ask the Marquis to take action to catch that bastard Ji Gang."
Although Xue Lu was rough and arrogant, he was extremely shrewd. As Wang Xian said, he thought about the pros and cons of the matter. He found that it was exactly as Wang Xian said. If he didn't help him, at least he wouldn't be able to do anything about it that night.
By the time dawn comes, Ji Gang will have harvested all the stolen goods that should have been planted, and obtained all the evidence that should be obtained. Once the iron case is completed, no one can overturn it. Thinking of the princes who have just recovered, they are worried again.
After a heavy blow, he realized that he really should take action. Moreover, selling Wang Xian's personal favor and taking the opportunity to form a good relationship with him would also be a profitable investment.
Seeing that Xue Lu was silent, Wang Xian felt a little uneasy, and secretly thought that this old boy was afraid of getting into trouble and didn't dare to stand out? Then I had no choice but to go back to the Zhenfu Division to mobilize troops, and kill him first and then show off.
However, Xue Lu quickly frowned and said in a deep voice: "Brother, I have found the right person. I have a deep grudge against Ji Gang. I can't let him succeed this time."
"So the Marquis is willing to help?" Wang Xian said overjoyed.
"Of course I want to help." Xue Lu laughed loudly and said: "When my brat mentioned my brother, he was so impressed that he said all day long that he wanted to hang out with me for the rest of his life. Now that I have spoken, let alone this little effort.
Even if you go up a mountain of swords and into a sea of fire, it won’t be a problem.”
Although he knew that there was something in the old man's words, Wang Xian still felt a deep sense of gratitude. This was a timely help. Instead, he became worried for Xue Lu: "If there is no order to mobilize troops, what should I do if the emperor blames the Marquis?
"Haha, don't worry. First of all, the emperor favored Ji Gang in the first place. It's only natural for me to go the extra mile this time. I won't blame you."
Just transfer the officers and soldiers.”
"Then what kind of troops will the Marquis mobilize?" Wang Xian asked curiously.
"Hehe, I am a soldier and a general." Xue Lu said with a smile: "I don't know what I know. The guards in my family are all veterans who have retired from the army. They are no worse than the carefully selected guards." He said to the housekeeper.
: "Hurry up and take your son to Gongyuan. As for what to do, it all depends on Wang Zhenfu's arrangement."
"Yes." The housekeeper, who had been so friendly at first, suddenly became murderous, revealing his true colors. He and the servants in the house were all loyal and brave men who followed Xue Lu in the north and south, and Marquis Yangwu just wanted them to die.
They wouldn't wrinkle it either. But this errand was unusual after all, so the steward still asked cautiously: "What if the officers and soldiers don't allow the tribute to the Courtyard?"
"Take my famous assassin." Xue Lu said murderously: "Anyone who dares to stop me will be chopped off."
"Here!" The housekeeper shouted loudly after receiving the order. In an instant, the entire Marquis Mansion became noisy, and servants and guards came to the front yard from all directions.
Wang Xian was a little dizzy when he saw it, and couldn't help but secretly smiled bitterly. The housekeepers in other people's houses only knew how to do housework, but the housekeeper of Yangwuhou Mansion could also lead troops to kill people. However, he still couldn't believe that the soldiers in Xue Lu's house were enough.
Confronting Ji Gang's more than a thousand imperial guards, "Master Marquis, how many soldiers are there in the house?"
"A little more than two hundred." Xue Lu knew what he was worried about and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, I am such an unreliable person? This is just a servant of my family. There are more than hundreds of princely families in the capital.
?There are more than a dozen people who came out from my hands alone, and a family of 180 people can make it together." He laughed and said: "Actually, no matter how many people I have, I can make it for you, but that would be too much.
Passed, but if Ji Gang dares to increase troops, I can directly mobilize troops for you, so let me go, I will be your backing."
"Ming Gan Wu Nei" Wang Xian didn't show politeness to him and said with a heavy fist: "Time is running out, I will visit you another day to express my thanks."
"Go ahead," Xue Lu waved his hand.
The noble families of this era all regarded themselves as heroes. Naturally, they were not as timid as they were after the Tumubao Incident. They were still very domineering. Marquis Yangwu greeted him, and five or six families of marquises and counts who had always had a close relationship with him,
He immediately dispatched all his servants and followed Wang Xianhao to the Gongyuan.
So many people took to the streets armed with sticks and weapons, which naturally aroused the high vigilance of Yingtian Mansion. When they were approaching Gongyuan Street, they stopped these servants.
"Who of you dare to take to the streets with weapons late at night and want to rebel?" Because it is during the Great Competition, the surrounding areas of Gongyuan naturally have to be strictly guarded. Qian Gai, the Tongzhi of Yingtianfu who is currently acting as the agent for Yingtianfu, is in Gongyuan.
Patrol nearby.
"Yangwu Marquis Mansion is doing business, get out of the way quickly." Xue Lu's housekeeper is named Xue Qiang. Since he can become the housekeeper of the Marquis Mansion, he will naturally not be ignorant of the importance. Although the Marquis said that anyone dares to block the road and kill anyone, he does not dare to
really.
"During the Grand Competition, the Gongyuan is as important as the Imperial Palace." When Qian Gai heard that he was a servant of Marquis Yang Wu, his head was aflutter, but he did not dare to get out of the way. "You can't set foot on it, so please take a detour."
"You..." The servant was about to have a fit, but was stopped by Wang Xian. Wang Xian stepped forward, cupped his hands towards Qian Gaigong and said, "Master Qian, please come and be fine."
In the case of the Shangyuan Festival fire, Wang Xian had a lot of dealings with Ying Tianfu. Naturally, Qian Gai couldn't pretend not to know him. He had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "I'm being polite, but Wang Zhenfu shouldn't be there."
Are you proctoring the exams at Gongyuan? Why are you here..."
"I have been ordered by Master Qian to move reinforcements." Wang Xian said, showing a flag with gold characters embroidered on a blue background and said, "Please allow Master Qian to let you go."
When Qian Gai saw that Wang Xian actually had the king's order flag in his hand, he couldn't help but want to retreat. He still asked stiffly: "The Gongyuan has been locked. Even the chief examiner has no right to open the door, let alone send troops into the Gongyuan. Mr. Wang
Should we wait until daybreak to request the emperor's order?"
"The exam questions have been leaked in advance and the exam has been suspended." Wang Xian said with a cold face: "The situation in the Gongyuan is extremely complicated now. Please send troops immediately, Lord Qian, to follow the chief examiner's orders."
Seeing Wang Xian directly dragging him in, Qian Gai's face turned green. He was still counting on successfully sitting on the position of governor, so naturally he didn't want to get involved. He waved his hands hurriedly and said: "The official is just a colleague.
If you don’t have a will, you won’t dare to make any decisions.”
"Then please get out of the way." Wang Xian said solemnly.
"Easy to say, easy to say..." Qian Gai nodded quickly and said, "Is it just that the emperor is pursuing it?"
"The chief examiner, Marquis Yangwu and myself are responsible for everything." Wang Xian said flatly: "Master Qian will definitely not be involved."