In the government office hall, the military attachés of the guard army standing in the hall were all gnashing their teeth in hatred.
Since the establishment of Dongchang, several major cases have been handled. Especially the murder of the former Minister of Rites, the ministers in the court were already very afraid of him.
It's just that, as a sharp knife in the hands of the emperor, it doesn't matter if it handles some huge cases, why does he have to interfere with the discipline of the guard army now?
Qianhe Zhangping's chest rose and fell rapidly. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't find any reason to refute.
What Xiao Chen said was well-founded. He was disrespectful to the prefect. This alone was enough to be sent to jail and dealt with severely.
"Sir," looking at Xiao Chen, the prefect Li Huaigu looked troubled, "These are the backbone of the guard army. If we put them all in prison, the entire guard army will become a mess. From now on, the guards of Baoding City will have to rely on
How about giving them a chance and reprimanding them?"
"As an official of the imperial court, you should know that our Ming Dynasty lacks everything except manpower. There are many military attachés in the imperial court who have the reputation of thousands of households, but do not have the real power of thousands of households. The traps they leave can be exposed at any time.
It can be filled in." Xiao Chen said casually with his left index finger slightly bent and tapping the table.
Listening to Xiao Chen's words, Qianhu Zhang Ping finally figured it out.
This man from Dongchang clearly deliberately wanted to make things difficult for the guards. Anyway, as long as military attachés like himself were not put in prison, he would never let go.
Seeing that the prefect Li Huaigu was still hesitating, Zhang Ping fell to his knees on the ground without saying a word: "My subordinates are audacious and rely on themselves to command the guards. They obey and disobey the government's orders.
I acknowledge my mistake. I also hope that your Majesty, considering that the guards have worked hard for so many years without any merit, and for the sake of guarding the safety of Baoding City, I will give my subordinates a chance to make meritorious deeds."
The military attachés behind him also knelt down one by one and shouted loudly: "Please give the guards another chance."
Seeing the military attachés of the guard kneeling in front of him, the prefect Li Huaigu felt soft for a moment, turned his head to one side and looked at Xiao Chen: "Sir, these generals have the intention to change their minds, just give them a chance?!"
"You don't know what they do in private, do you?" Xiao Chen laughed and looked at the guard Qianhu Zhang Ping who was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered: "Protect one side of peace? You guys are guarding the city gate.
, but it is true that the geese are plucking their hair. I wonder if the money you have collected privately over the years has been reported to the magistrate and turned over to the government?"
"You are such a mouthful." Qianhu Zhang Ping suddenly raised his head, the anger in his eyes seemed to melt Xiao Chen.
First, he said that the guards were disrespectful to Baoding Mansion, and then he said that the guards used the opportunity of interrogating passers-by to secretly collect money. If you are so difficult to get along with the guards, do you really think that the guards are easy to bully?
Others are afraid of you Dongchang, but I am not afraid of you Dongchang.
You are the only one here. If you offend me, I will kill you and then escape from Baoding City.
Anyway, the city of Baoding is full of crises, which just gave me the determination to leave.
"You are slanderous? Even when I, Dongchang, entered the city, the guards detained two military horses. You can imagine the other people." Xiao Chen looked at the prefect Li Huaigu, "Your Majesty, the army horses of Dongchang are all
It has its own unique mark and was forcibly detained by the guards. If you don’t believe me, you can send someone to search the guard station and you will find out."
The prefect Li Huaigu was shocked.
I can tolerate you being disrespectful to me. You are doing whatever you want, and as long as no one is killed, I can pretend you are invisible. But you dare to detain Dongchang’s army and horses. How many heads have you grown?
With a "pop" sound, Li Huaigu slapped the table hard: "Zhang Ping, is this possible?"
Qianhu Zhang Ping felt guilty and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
A few days ago, a thousand households did bring a horse to give to me.
This horse is fat and strong. Not only does it look domineering and stylish, but I tried riding it myself and found that it was much faster than ordinary horses and more stable.
This horse is still tied up in his stable and is treated like a treasure by him.
However, I never expected that this was actually Dongchang's military horse.
"This horse was presented by the people below. I didn't know it was a military horse from Dongchang!" Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Ping's forehead.
If even the prefect stops protecting him, he may really not be able to escape from the clutches of Dongchang.
If they were taken down because of these things, it would be nothing. If under the torture of Dongchang, someone could not hold on and told something related to the Auditing Academy, then the forces hidden in Baoding City on our side would
The entire army will be annihilated.
"This is really happening! You, you let me down so much." Magistrate Li Huaigu's face turned red with anger, and he was speechless for a moment.
"It's not a horse, right? What was detained in my Dongchang were two military horses." Xiao Chen said calmly.
"Although I have made a lot of mistakes, I am not afraid to admit it to a good horse. One horse is one." Qianhu Zhangping said coldly.
"Haha, call out the person who presented you the horse, and let's confront him face to face." Xiao Chen laughed.
"Li Changshun, come out and tell me exactly how many horses there are?" Zhang Ping of Qianhu yelled.
Among the people kneeling behind him, a Baihu raised his head tremblingly and stammered: "Yes, there are two."
"You...sigh..." Qianhu Zhangping's aura completely disappeared, and he lowered his head like a defeated rooster.
"May I ask, Master Qianhu, what color is the military horse you got?" Xiao Chen asked lightly.
"The whole body is maroon, and the body is fat and strong."
"Oh. This is just the second of the two military horses that were detained that day. There is a military horse that is also mixed with maroon, but one of its front hooves is snow white. This horse is the best among horses, not only is it faster
, and can also dodge the attacks of bows and arrows. It seems that you, the guard, are effective, and the people below are just treating you, Qianhu, as perfunctorily as you are treating the prefect." He picked up the empty tea bowl with his left hand.
, Xiao Chen tapped the table a few times.
The government official who had been silent by the side patted his forehead, picked up the hot water bottle and ran over, filling Xiao Chen's tea bowl with hot water.
"Sir, would you like to change the tea leaves for you?" Tongzhi bowed and asked.
"No need, just quench your thirst." Xiao Chen waved his hand.
The man from the Hundred Households who presented the horse crawled to Zhang Ping from the Thousand Households, covered with chaff, and repeatedly said to him: "I was greedy and confused for a moment. I hope that for the sake of following you for many years, I will forgive you."
This time, villain. I promise, I will never dare to do it again in the future."
"It's just two army horses, and they have caused these selfish things. I don't know about them, and who knows how unsightly they are. Lord Magistrate, this guard army must undergo a complete overhaul." Xiao Chen was very disappointed.
shook his head.
"Shame, shame." Magistrate Li Huaigu pointed at Qianhu Zhang Ping bitterly and said, "Even if you detain Master Dongchang's army and horses, in the final analysis, it is just greed for money. But you guys want to please your superiors while giving
Keep the best for yourself. Do evil things behind your back, and build a memorial arch in front of you. Zhang Ping, I hope you lead the guard army to guard the safety of the people of Baoding City, and you are blindly tolerant to you. This is the discipline you lead.
Strictly guarding the army, tell yourself, can I leave this guarding army to you again?"
"Sir, even though our guards have made countless mistakes, it is still an internal matter within our Baoding Mansion, and it is not the turn of an outsider to point fingers." He glanced at Xiao Chen from the corner of his eye and saw that Qian Hu Zhang Ping Leng
He said coldly.
An ordinary Dongchang captain, with just a few words, wants to bring down all the thousands or hundreds of households guarding the army. You must think too highly of yourself.
Isn't it just that I have deprived you of two horses and given them back to you?
This is a way of destroying the guards' agencies and adding insult to injury. How can you be so aboveboard in your actions?
"With impudence, Dongchang handles the case as if the emperor is here in person. How dare you speak out and say that Dongchang is an outsider? If I don't take you down now, how can I have the dignity to preside over the affairs of Baoding Mansion with a salary from the imperial court? Come on.
People, serve them in chains."
The prefect, Li Huaigu, yelled at the government officials who were waiting outside the hall.