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Volume One Two Hundred Comeback

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    two hundred comeback

    Meng Ju bowed and saluted: "I would like to comply with the arrangements of the imperial envoy."

    "Although the court has not stipulated it, we went to Northern Xinjiang to deal with your matter. Governor Meng, before arriving in Dongping, we should avoid suspicion and not meet each other for the time being. Governor Meng, you go down first. We will officially go to Dongping  After receiving the order, we will formally summon you. If you have any grievances or grievances, just tell them then. The court is wise and will not wrong you."

    "Yes, I have temporarily resigned."

    Meng Ju bowed again, turned around and came out.  As he was going out, he could feel the glances from behind stabbing his back like needles.

    As soon as Meng Ju walked out of the back hall of the county government office, Gao Bin, the deputy imperial envoy and minister of the Ministry of War, immediately shouted: "Domineering, simply too domineering! How dare a little fellow town governor dare to be rude to Master Zhongcheng and us!"  We are still imperial envoys of the imperial court!"

    Gao Bin stared at Nan Muhe: "Nan Muhe, is this the style of your Dongling Guards? I heard that Meng Ju is still a confidant of your Chief Bai, right? He is so arrogant, could it be that Mr. Bai taught him  Of?"

    Nanmuhe smiled and didn't answer, and drank all the tea in the cup.  Then, he stood up and bowed to Wei Ping respectfully: "Zhongcheng, I will take my leave to rest first."

    Wei Ping nodded slowly, his wrinkled face expressionless: "I'm tired from the journey, so it's a good thing to rest early. Councilor Nanmu can just do what he wants."

    "Yes, Lord Zhongcheng, Minister Gao, please have a rest early, we have to travel tomorrow."

    With Nan Muhe gone, only Wei Ping and Gao Bin were left in the back hall of the county government.  Seeing that Gao Bin was about to talk endlessly about Meng Ju's rudeness, Wei Ping interrupted him lukewarmly: "Secretary Gao, you keep saying that Governor Meng is rude, and you also say that he is domineering. How can he be so rude?"  Already?"

    Gao Bin was stunned for a moment.  Recalling the meeting just now, he suddenly realized that there was really nothing wrong with Meng Ju's answer just now.  But this guy is really hateful. No matter his eyes, behavior or posture, he has an unabashed rebelliousness. In the officialdom, the attitude of subordinates who are neither humble nor arrogant towards their superiors is the greatest rudeness.

    "Zhongcheng, this son is like a tiger and a wolf, and he is extremely domineering! If we don't eradicate him as soon as possible, this son will definitely become a trouble for our great Wei Dynasty in the future!"

    Wei Ping looked at Gao Bin with squinted eyes for a while, then looked away.

    Wei Zhongcheng understood it all too well. He was the number one scholar at the age of twenty-one, had an official career of thirty-three years, and was in charge of the Yushitai of the Wei Dynasty for ten years.  After decades of political and imperial struggles, countless battles and intrigues, who has he not seen who can climb from an eighth-rank county magistrate to a second-rank official in the imperial court?  What can't you see?

    Meng Ju is indeed domineering.  As far as what I saw today, this young man was jumping up and down, and he actually dared to talk back to Gao Bin, the deputy imperial envoy. There was a sense of unruliness in his bones.  Wei Ping looked at people for their old age, but he didn't know that this kind of person was definitely not a pure and honest minister of the Wei Dynasty.

    But the problem is that in today¡¯s northern Xinjiang, how can there be any pure and good ministers from the Wei Dynasty?

    Tuoba Xiong covers the sky with one hand, and those officials in northern Xinjiang who follow the rules are as good as little hens under Tuoba Xiong.  Only Meng Ju, a new general who did not follow common sense, was domineering and arrogant, dared to challenge Tuo Baxiong.  Due to the political dispute with the Murong family, the court was in troubled times and could not spare any effort to deal with Northern Xinjiang.

    For the imperial court, the appearance of an "arrogant" general like Meng Ju was a life-saving rain from a long drought.  As long as he can restrain Tuoba Xiong, let alone this insignificant "domineering", even if he is ten times more arrogant, the court will hold his nose and endure it.

    ¡°As a minister of the Ministry of War, Gao Bin doesn¡¯t understand such a simple truth?  That's not necessarily the case.  Gao Bin is related to the eldest son's family by marriage - he said that Meng Ju was a "big problem for the court", but in his heart he was still thinking of helping the eldest son's family to vent their anger, right?

    "Secretary Gao, please be patient and don't be impatient. As time goes by, people's hearts can be seen, and horses' strength can be seen from the distance. Let's wait and see whether Governor Meng is loyal or treacherous."

    Gao Bin said anxiously: "Zhongcheng"

    Wei Ping laid his hands to indicate that he didn't need to say any more: "It's getting late and I'm tired. Minister Gao, please come back now."

    Gao Bin had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye angrily.  Wei Ping stroked the cup on the table, but fell into deep thought.

    Meng Ju had just walked to the gate of the county government office when an officer wearing the black uniform of the Dongling Guards came out from the shadow of the gatehouse: "Governor Meng Zheng?"

    Meng Ju stopped and said, "Huh? Who is your Excellency?"

    "I am Yu Nan, the director of the ICAC. There is an adult who wants to see you. Could you please stay and wait?"

    Manager Yu said it politely, but his tone was unquestionable.  Meng Ju vaguely guessed who the adult was.?? nodded and said: "Okay. Please lead the way, Mr. Yu."

    "plz follow me."

    Yu Nan led Meng Ju out of the side door of the county government office, crossed two streets, and arrived at a private house in the city.  The layout of this private house is quite elegant and restrained, and it is obviously the residence of a wealthy local family.  Standing at the door of the house were two guards in black clothes holding knives and looking intently. Meng Ju glanced over and found that they also had the white wolf head logo on their uniform sleeves, so he knew better.

    Yu Nan asked Meng Ju to sit down in the reception room and said politely: "Town Governor, please wait a moment. Your Excellency will be here soon."

    "Okay, Guan Yu will let you do as you please, I'll just wait here."

    Manager Yu bowed slightly, turned around and went out.  Meng Ju was drinking tea in the house. He thought he would have to wait for a long time, but after a while, Tata's footsteps could be heard outside, and Nan Muhe, dressed in casual clothes and smiling gently, appeared at the door.

    Meng Ju immediately stood up and paid homage: "I'm sorry to see you, Master Nanmu!"

    "Get up, get up quickly!" Nan Muhe smiled broadly and was obviously in a good mood: "Brother Meng, we haven't been together for a long time, but we live and die together. The most important thing is knowing each other. We haven't seen each other for a few days. Don't make it like this.  Life is the key. If you continue to do this, it will be difficult for us to talk."

    Meng Ju really didn¡¯t know what to say when Nan Muhe was so polite.  He still remembered that after the last time he took office in Luojing, he made a special trip to visit Nanmuhe. At that time, Nanmuhe was still recovering from his injuries.  Although he was very polite and enthusiastic when he entertained me that time, there was still a hint of condescension - as Bai Wusha's assistant, he was treating a newly appointed governor of a remote province, Nanmuhe.  There's really no need to be too polite.

    But during this meeting, for some reason, Nan Muhe was particularly enthusiastic about Meng Ju. As soon as they met, he acted like an old friend for many years, which made Meng Ju confused and worried.

    Meng Ju bowed his head slightly: "For the matter of lowering the official position, I have alarmed Mr. Bai and the imperial court, and I have troubled Mr. Nanmu to go there in person. I am really ashamed of my humble position."

    Nan Muhe waved his hand: "Brother Meng, don't say that. The General Administration and the local branch offices are the same family, and we are on the same side. If you have something to do, the General Administration will do its best to help you. It goes without saying. It's just Chao Zhongqing.  There are many elbows, and many things do not come according to Mr. Bai Zhen¡¯s will. I must be able to understand this."

    Nan Muhe spoke cryptically, but Meng Ju understood that he was explaining and apologizing for the General Administration's failure to provide timely support to Meng Ju a while ago.  Meng Ju hurriedly said: "Lord Nanmu made a strong statement. For the matter of humble duty, the Lord of the town has worked hard and worked hard. I am grateful to humble duty, but I really don't know how to express it. I acted recklessly and caused a big disaster. I have always been in fear.  Master Nanmu's personal visit is like driving the Dinghai Shenzhen personally, and I will immediately understand."

    "Brother Meng, you did something reckless when you killed Changsun Shou in the front line. According to the rules of the imperial court, the governor and the town governor have always been at odds with each other, and it is common for them to fight to the death. But the Dongling Guards actually killed a whole province.  The highest officer was taken out and beheaded. This matter was too outrageous. It can be said that he was taking advantage of power, but it is not an exaggeration to say that it was treason. You know, Changsun Shou was not only the governor of Dongping, but also a subordinate of Tuoba Xiong.  A member of the Changsun family. The ancestor of the Changsun family is the head of the twelve generals under King Tianwu, and one of the nobles of our court. For this matter, the Changsun family has put a lot of pressure on our Dongling Guards, and Mr. Bai is also having a headache.  "

    "Bizhi's chaos caused trouble for the main town. But things had to go as planned, and Beizi was indeed forced to a dead end. Later, Beizi took the initiative to attack Wuchuan, which probably made it more difficult for the main town, right?"

    Nanmu patted Meng Ju's arm to show understanding, and he laughed and said: "On the contrary, Brother Meng, you won a beautiful battle in Wuchuan, which made the town very happy and also prompted the court to finally make up its mind. Meng  Brother, you can get out of trouble this time, thanks to the victory in Wuchuan!"

    Meng Ju was very surprised.  In his opinion, the nature of his initiative to attack Wuchuan should be more serious than killing Sun Shou.  The person who killed Sun Shou could also argue that the other party killed first and he was just fighting back, but taking the initiative to attack the border troops stationed in Wuchuan was totally without any reason and the crime was unpardonable.

    "Sir Councilor, I don't understand this matter a little bit. Why did I take the initiative to attack Wuchuan's friendly forces? This actually alleviates my crime?"

    Nanmuhe smiled and said: "Brother Meng, you don't understand this matter. Let me explain it to you in detail."

    ??According to Nan Muhe, Meng Ju felt great when he killed Chang Sun Shou with one sword, but it brought endless trouble to the Dongling Health Administration.

    Although the Changsun family is no longer as powerful as the first of the twelve generals in the founding of the country, no matter how it declines, there are still three pounds of nails in a broken ship. It goes without saying that for such a big family, the disciples have old friends.  and high??It's also quite real.  In addition, Meng Ju's reasons were too bad to falsely accuse Changsun Shou of being the Eagle Marquis of the Southern Tang Dynasty. This kind of lie simply cannot withstand scrutiny - for such an authentic Chinese family, even Bai Wusha would not be able to become the Yinghou of the Southern Tang Dynasty.  No one believes in longevity.  Changsun Shou was killed by Meng Ju in Dongping for no reason. The head of the Changsun family was really angry and mobilized the power of the whole family to take revenge. He didn't have to take revenge. Otherwise, if he didn't fight back after being bullied like this, Changsun would be  The family committee was completely disgraced.

    Meng Juyuan is far away in Dongping and has a lot of troops. For such a big warlord who has military power, the Changsun family dare not come to trouble him even if they have two heads.  But if a monk can escape, he cannot escape from the temple. Meng Ju is not here. Isn¡¯t Meng Ju¡¯s boss Bai Wusha in Luojing?

    The eldest son's family went all out, and the country's aristocratic families shared the same hatred. In addition, Dongling Guard was indeed unreasonable in this matter. Countless impeachment memorials flooded to the court, all accusing Dongling Guard Commander Bai Wusha of connivance.  Subordinates murder innocent colleagues.  "Domineering and possessing power", "not having the heart of a minister", "conspiracy and murder" - the Changsun family also knew that Bai Wusha was deeply trusted and favored by Emperor Jingmu, and this matter could not defeat him.  But this can at least put pressure on him to hand over Meng Julai, the governor of Dongping.

    For this matter, Emperor Jingmu summoned Bai Wusha to the palace twice for questioning, and confronted the head of the Changsun family in court.

    When he said this, Nan Muhe was a little vague, but combined with the fact that he had not received a reply to his memorial for a long time, Meng Ju could guess that under such heavy pressure, Bai Wusha must have been a little shaken.  - In short, during that period, the imperial court planned to take Meng Ju to Beijing for questioning.

    Another important reason for the court to do this was to appease Tuoba Xiong, the general of the six towns.

    Meng Ju is good at beheading Changsun Shou, which will obviously anger Tuoba Xiong.  The current situation in the imperial court is very delicate, and the civil war with the Murong family is about to break out. In the minds of the princes in power, what they are most afraid of is that Tuoba Xiong will take advantage of the situation and take the opportunity to go south under the banner of Qingjun.

    Especially after Tuoba Xiong attacked Wuchuan and killed Governor Jiang Zhen of Dongling Guard without any reason, the imperial court became more afraid of Tuoba Xiong.  This man is extremely domineering, and the royal decrees of the court can no longer restrain him. Several heavyweights in the court believe that the current power of the court is insufficient. The most important thing is to stabilize Tuoba Xiong, and it is best to win him over.  Come to the side of the imperial court.  For this purpose, in order to show goodwill to the general marshal of the six towns, it is nothing to sacrifice a small town governor - although everyone is not sure whether this can stabilize Tuoba Xiong, but at least, the top priority is not to anger him.

    "When the news came out that Meng Ju had launched an attack on Wuchuan and wiped out four border brigades in one fell swoop, the Luojing court collectively lost its voice.  Only then did Emperor Jingmu and the big shots in the court realize that the little Tongzhi governor who was originally thought to be expendable turned out to be so important.  Now that Governor Meng has shown his ability to confront Tuoba Xiong, the big bosses in the DPRK immediately changed their minds: Instead of sacrificing Meng Ju to coax Tuoba Xiong, it would be better to support Meng Ju to contain Tuoba Xiong.  .

    Although the Changsun family has many old friends and is very powerful in the court, but in the face of major events related to the safety of the entire Wei Dynasty, what does this mean?  The day after receiving news of the war situation in northern Xinjiang, the imperial court quickly made a decision: Governor Meng of Dongping had eradicated the scum Changsun Shou for the imperial court, and the imperial court recognized this behavior.

    Regarding the charges against Changsun Shou, the court only vaguely stated: "Excessive taxation, oppression of good people, great anger among the people, and the crime should be punished" - this was mainly to appease the Changsun family.  Because if Changsun Shou was the Yinghou of the Southern Tang Dynasty, then the entire Changsun family would be implicated in misfortune.  Since everyone is dead anyway, Meng Ju probably won't be interested in pursuing him for any crime.

    After hearing what Nan Muhe said, Meng Ju was so surprised that he didn't speak for a long time.  He really didn't expect that what he thought was a taboo thing would save him in the end - he used to think that the Xianbei court was like a bitch, but now that he thought about it, it was really prescient.  Seeing that they were strong, with strong soldiers and horses, they immediately followed eagerly.

    Seeing Meng Ju staring blankly there, Nanmuhe smiled softly: "Brother Meng, Mr. Bai has contributed a lot to achieve this result. He has repeatedly assured His Majesty that Brother Meng, you are loyal and you are definitely a rare asset to the court.  I am a loyal minister and good general, so I was able to delay the matter until the turning point. Of course, the most important thing is that Brother Meng, you are so brave and defeated the border troops, which impressed the court!"

    Meng Ju cupped his hands to the south and said gratefully: "The humble function escaped from the catastrophe only because of the help of the head of the town and Councilor Nanmu. I really don't know how to express my gratitude."

    "Haha, President Bai has already said before coming here. If Brother Meng wants to thank you, just keep an eye on Tuoba Xiong in Northern Xinjiang." As he said that, Nan Muhe suddenly lowered his voice: "Brother Meng, can you  Can't you tell me the truth? You killed four brigades of the border army at once, and your men arrivedHow many soldiers and horses are there?  It¡¯s not that I¡¯m too busy, it¡¯s just that I have to be aware of this matter!  "

    Meng Ju pondered for a moment, and then he told Nanmu He in a low voice: "Counsellor, I currently have about 700 battle armors on hand, and about 3,000 infantry." - In fact, Meng Ju now has nearly 1,000 battle armors on hand.  He has three hundred bodies, but he is used to leaving room for everything.  Although he and Bai Wusha are on the same line now, no one can predict what will happen in the future, so it is better to keep some cards in hand.

    But even if he concealed half of the quantity, Nanmuhe was already surprised enough.  He said: "I remember, when Brother Meng came out from Luojing and took office, you seemed to have only brought 350 battle armors with you, right?"

    Meng Ju was already prepared for this problem.  He vaguely explained that some generals of the border army had defected to him, and that a batch of battle armors had been captured in the arsenal when they captured Changsun Shou's governor's mansion, so the number of battle armors he had had indeed increased a lot compared to the beginning.

    Nan Muhe was relieved.  In fact, even if Meng Ju didn't say anything, the Dongling General Health Administration could guess that Meng Ju's strength had grown greatly in Northern Xinjiang.  Otherwise, how could we defeat the four brigades of the border army with just those three hundred battle armors?

    The two chatted for a while. Nan Muhe was very interested in Meng Ju's battle in Wuchuan and asked a lot of details.  He praised Meng Ju for defeating the border troops neatly and bringing glory to all the Dongling Guards.  He said that Mr. Bai was in a good mood for several days after hearing the news of Meng Ju's victory in Wuchuan.

    Although the Dongling Guard is also an army of the Wei Dynasty, it is after all a military force that is half internal guard and half picket. It is very different from regular armies such as the border army.  Although Bai Wusha didn't say it, he always regretted it in his heart.  Now Meng Ju has proven with his solid record that even in field battles, Dongling Guard's soldiers and horses are no worse than the elite troops of the frontier army, and are even better - his men are strong and powerful, and Bai Wusha not only has a bright face,  Even when speaking in court, he was very tough.

    "Brother Meng, if it weren't for the howling of the Changsun family a while ago, Brother Meng, Mr. Bai would have wanted to remove the word 'tongzhi' from your official title just because of your fight. Brother, just don't worry, we'll wait in a while.  After the limelight has passed, I will remind the town chief that if you get promoted to a higher level, brother, you are guaranteed to be able to escape."

    Meng Ju quickly thanked him, but he didn¡¯t feel much gratitude in his heart.  To be honest, he didn't think there was much difference between "Governor-in-Chief" and "Governor-in-Chief Tongzhi".  When an official reaches a certain level, the level of his official position is meaningless.  As long as I am in Dongping, even if the court sends a prince to speak, it will not be of any use.

    But Meng Ju still had doubts: Since the imperial court did not intend to deal with him, why did the imperial envoys look so bad during the meeting just now?  Especially Gao Bin, who had a vicious expression on his face, as if he was about to eat himself alive.

    "Brother, you have to know that there are many factions in the court. Although Mr. Bai is mediating and His Majesty's intention is this, there are always some people who are not willing to let you go like this, especially if you kill him as a Chinese.  The nobles of the country are very taboo to the country. Many Chinese families have strong opinions on this and believe that you must be severely punished as a warning to others. Although His Majesty has suppressed them, there are always people who are unwilling to accept it Uh, more  I won't go into details. You only need to know that the Gao family is the in-laws of the eldest grandson's family. They have been friends for several generations. It is normal for Gao Bin to target you. I think his idea is to deliberately anger you, and then  It's easy to use the topic to attack - he is an imperial envoy now, so don't argue with him and just ignore it."

    Meng Ju quickly thanked Nan Muhe for the advice and found out the trump card of the imperial envoy on this trip. Meng Ju suddenly felt reassured and relaxed all over.  Next, the two of them did not talk about anything serious, but just exchanged some anecdotes. Nan Muhe told Meng Ju a lot of news about Luo Jing.

    "A major event in Luo Jing? The biggest issue for the imperial court now is to deal with the Murong family!"

    Although the imperial court's final plan to take action against Murong has not yet been made public, it is already a well-known secret in Luojing official circles.  During this period, officials under the Murong family left one after another, and the once huge Murong power fell apart. During this process, countless farces and tear-jerking tragedies occurred, but in Nanmu Hekou's mind, they all became  A light joke.

    "He Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue originally promised to marry his daughter to Murong Yi, and both families were engaged to change their horoscopes. But seeing the recent rumors, He Tiancai hurriedly regretted it and sent someone to return the betrothal gift. However, He Shangshu's daughter still has two children.  They wanted to kill Murong Yi if she didn't marry him, and even tried to hang himself. Fortunately, he was saved in time and no one died. Haha, Lao He is in trouble this time. Both sides are in a dilemma. His daughter almost died, and he also got a tendency to follow the trend.  His reputation is so bad that even his official position is in danger."

    Meng Ju laughed for a while and asked, "Senior Nanmu, when will the court officially take action against the Murong family?"

    Nanmuhe shook his head: "This kind of thing is?Only Mr. Bai knows.  The Tuoba family and the Murong family fought many times, and the first few times they let go after the fight was almost over.  But looking at the momentum of the court this time, I estimate that the court will come to a complete solution - at least, Murong Po and Murong Yi may not be able to escape.  "

    Meng Ju asked: "Since even you, the counselor, know about it, then the Murong family must also know about it, right? Counselor, do you think the Murong family still has a chance to give it a try?"

    Nan Muhe thought seriously for a while, shook his head and said, "If the Murong family had given it a go half a year ago, we still don't know who would win. But now - alas, it's too late for them."

    Although Nan Muhe was very sure, Meng Ju couldn't believe it when he thought of the heroic Murong Yi: Such a heroic figure couldn't just wait to die like this, right?

    "Haha, talking about the marriage of the Murong family, I remembered an interesting thing." Nanmuhe said with a smile: "A big news has happened in the Ye family recently: It turns out that the sanctimonious guy Ye Jianxin has a child outside.  My daughter, I have been keeping it secret for so many years, but recently I couldn¡¯t hide it any more, so I let everyone know about it.¡±

    Meng Ju was shocked: "Have you raised a daughter?"

    "Haha, it is common for wealthy families to have illegitimate daughters, but that's not what's interesting: I have seen this girl with my own eyes, and she looks exactly like Ye Canaan back then, even her mannerisms are similar.  ! It¡¯s so bizarre, almost like twin sisters. If I hadn¡¯t known that Governor Ye really went there, I would have thought she was not dead!¡±

    Meng Ju froze. He asked slowly: "This illegitimate daughter, what is her name?"

    Nan Muhe answered quickly, and it was obvious that the girl left a deep impression on him: "Ye Zijun, her name is Ye Zijun.

    Brother Meng, if you go back to Luojing, you must go to the Ye family to see him!  That girl really looks exactly like Ye Canaan.  When Ye Jianxin brought her to see Mr. Bai, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time and kept saying "Okay, okay, okay."  That girl was very well-behaved. When we met, she would call her Uncle Bai, and the words were sweet and affectionate. Mr. Bai liked her very much, and he might even get a mayor to be her!  "

    Nan Muhe got excited and said with a smile: "Haha, Brother Meng, your Dongping Governor is still vacant. If President Bai appoints her on a whim, you can work with Governor Ye again - Brother, what's wrong with you?  , looks so bad?"

    "Uh, it's nothing. I've been traveling all day today, so I'm a little tired."

    Nan Muhe is a very smart man. Seeing Meng Ju's lost look on his face, he suddenly realized: He is really stupid!  Meng Ju had finally managed to gain such a large power in Northern Xinjiang, and he was enjoying being in charge of the power. However, he said that the General Administration might send someone to be his boss - even if the person sent was a boss who looked very much like Ye Canaan, this kind of  If things change, no one will be happy.

    He quickly explained: "Brother, don't worry, what I just said was just a joke. I estimate that if Mr. Bai really plans to appoint Ye Zijun, he can be the governor of any place in the country, but it is impossible to be Northern Xinjiang, let alone  It can¡¯t be Dongping.¡±

    "Ah? Why is this?"

    "The feng shui in Northern Xinjiang is not good, and our Dongling Guards have lost many important generals in succession. Governors Huo Zhendu and Ye Zhendu in Dongping, and Jiang Zhendu in Wuchuan - well, the fighting here is so fierce, people will die at every turn!  Mr. Bai felt very sorry for Mr. Ye about what happened to Ye Canan before. It was impossible for him to send Mr. Ye's daughter to Northern Xinjiang again. Moreover, it was impossible for the Ye family to come to Dongping again.  Last time Ye Canaan died in Dongping, Dongping is unlucky for them!"
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