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- Two Hundred and One Investigation
When he came back from the imperial envoy's residence, Meng Ju kept his face solemn and silent, looking very worried. The subordinates were very worried. Didn't Governor Meng get some bad news from the imperial envoy?
Ouyang Hui cautiously stepped forward and asked, "Sir, are you okay? Is there any punishment for us from the court?"
"Huh?" Meng Ju was stunned for a while, shook his head and said, "It's okay. The court has nothing to do with us. This imperial envoy is going to the governor of the six towns. We have nothing to do."
So everyone felt at ease. Ever since Changsun Shou was killed, everyone has been uneasy and worried about what the court will do. Now that we finally know the result, everyone admires Meng Ju so much that he kills the governor of a province and goes out to attack friendly forces. It's okay to do such a thing. Governor Meng is such a god!
After letting go of their heavy hearts, everyone gathered around Meng Ju to express their flattery. They all praised the governor for his ability to deal with the situation decisively and to eliminate a great harm to the court. The court is wise and will definitely be of great use to the governor in the future. The governor has a bright future!
Listening to the praise, Meng Ju had a dull expression on his face. Seeing that the governor was in a bad mood, everyone slowly stopped talking. Meng Ju glanced at everyone and said, "Let's all go and have a rest. Tomorrow we will go back to Dongping with the imperial envoy."
After everyone dispersed, Meng Ju walked to the window. He took out a small bag of tips from the close-fitting underwear in his arms and slowly opened it.
Because it has been stored close to the body for a long time and soaked in sweat, this needlework kit has become a little faded. Meng Ju gently opened the brocade bag, and a strand of dark hair fell into his hand. Gentlely stroking the smooth hair and staring at the twinkling stars in the night sky, Meng Ju seemed to hear a gentle voice calling in his ear: "Xiao Meng, I'm back again, you've been lazy again lately. !¡±
Looking up at the stars, each star is like the bright eyes of a lover. The bright starlight fell, like the gentle hands of a lover gently caressing Meng Ju's cheek. Meng Ju smiled happily, but tears kept pouring out of his eyes and rolling down his cheeks.
"Governor, you are finally back."
The next day, the imperial envoy team continued to rush to Dongping. Meng Ju and others followed at the end of the team - Wei Ping had already said that in order to avoid suspicion, it was best not to meet each other before arriving in Dongping. Of course, Meng Ju would not go there to ask for help. He disliked it. However, since he was here, it seemed that he was not respectful enough to the imperial envoy if he left, so he had no choice but to follow the team obediently as a follower.
During the journey, the guard leader of Jinwu Guard followed Meng Ju all the way, chatting and joking with him. Meng Ju tried several times but couldn't figure it out. He couldn't figure out whose order this guy was to take care of him - or to monitor him.
On the third day, the team arrived in Dongping as scheduled. Meng Ju arrived first and organized a welcome ceremony at the provincial border.
According to the rules of the past, when a heavyweight imperial envoy like Wei Zhongcheng arrives, the governor of the local province, the chief envoy and the general manager of Dongling Guard should all come out to welcome him. Dongping is a frontier province under military control. There are no governors and chief envoys, only "commanders". But the problem is that Chang Sun Shou, the governor of Dongping, has been slaughtered by Meng Ju, and officials such as Chang Shi and Junjun in the governor's mansion are still locked up in the prison of Dongling Guard.
Therefore, the welcoming team standing at the provincial border is a bit funny. The team is all black and almost all are generals of Dongling Guards and border troops. The only civilian official is Wu Boju, the prefect of Lianjiang, who timidly said Standing at the end of the team, looking at the imposing military leaders around him, his eyes were full of fear.
Changsun Shou is dead. In terms of rank, the highest-ranking official in Dongping is General Xiao Heng. He will be the leading figure today.
Seeing an old man getting off the carriage and approaching from a distance, Meng Ju whispered from behind: "Brother, that's Wei Zhongcheng!"
Xiao Heng nodded. He was full of energy and his voice was as loud as a bell: "Xiao Heng, a humble minister, led Dongping and his colleagues in martial arts to kowtow to the angel! Holy bow and good health!"
He was the first to kneel down, followed by Meng Ju and other officials, just like waves of wheat blown down by the autumn wind.
Wei Ping came closer and saw the almost uniform military attach¨¦s on the ground. The censor Zhongcheng frowned slightly - so slightly that it was almost invisible. Then he quickly returned to normal and said calmly in a long tone: "Your Majesty is well! Everyone, the Holy Emperor of Heaven is on the throne, and I have been ordered to inspect this place on behalf of heaven to correct lawlessness, eliminate evil and evil, promote justice in people's hearts, and rectify the ethics of our great Wei Dynasty."
"When the angels come here, they hear the heavenly sounds and jade clouds, just like the sweet rain brought by them after a long drought. All the soldiers and civilians in Dongping are deeply touched by the divine grace. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
After finishing the routine dialogue, Wei Pingping showed a smile on his straight face: "Everyone, please get up. "
Everyone then stood up, and Wei Ping stepped forward, looked Xiao Heng up and down, and asked with a smile: "General Xiao, is this year your Geng Geng?"
"I would like to inform you, Lord Zhongcheng, that I will be fifty-four this year."
"Oh? We don't look alike. I'm the same age as you, but Xiao Du will look much younger than me."
Xiao Heng replied resoundingly: "Master Zhongcheng is an important minister of the imperial court, and the general is just a lowly soldier on the frontier. How dare he compare with you, Master Zhongcheng?"
Wei Ping stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word. He turned his gaze to Meng Ju and said lightly: "It turns out that Governor Meng is here too."
Meng Ju cursed this old guy in his heart for pretending, I've been with you for two days, why don't I believe you don't know anything about it?
"For your humble position, please see Mr. Zhongcheng."
Wei Ping had a kind face when he was talking to Xiao Heng just now, but when he was talking to Meng Ju, his face was serious, as cold as ice: "Governor Meng, as an official of the imperial court, you are lawless. He is good at killing the eldest grandson governor, shocking China and foreign countries - I am patrolling the place on behalf of the emperor, and you still don't know the crime and just surrender? Take it down!"
Several Jinwu Guard officers behind the imperial envoy responded in unison, and they rushed forward to take action. The momentum was very scary. The Ling Guards and border army officers present turned pale with fright - even though Meng Ju had already left Nanmu in advance. When He got the news, he felt confident and was quite surprised for a while.
He took a step back to avoid it and shouted: "Zhongcheng?"
Wei Ping's face was as cold as water: "We've got it!"
At this time, Nan Muhe walked out from behind Wei Ping. He winked at Meng Ju and signaled Meng Ju not to resist.
Meng Ju thought quickly: Should he resist? If you resist now, there is still a chance. Lu Liulou led a team of mausoleum guards to serve as a vigilance nearby. As long as Meng Ju shouted an order, he would pounce on him immediately.
But is Wei Ping real or fake? Did Nan Muhe tell the truth that day, or was it a lie to numb himself? You know, the credibility of the Wei Dynasty has not been very good, and it is not uncommon for people to go back and kill people after recruiting people. Maybe the imperial court was concerned about the force in its hands and sent Nan Muhe to paralyze him first and then arrest him.
In that instant, Meng Ju made a decision: trust Nan Muhe.
Because he instinctively felt that Nan Muhe was telling the truth that night. Moreover, if the imperial court wanted to deal with him, it would be the best time for him to follow the imperial team alone. They did not need to wait for him to return to Dongping before taking action. Also, Wei Ping did not show the imperial edict to arrest him. If the imperial court really wants to arrest him, he must prepare an imperial edict - this is probably another test by the imperial court to see if he is tame to the imperial court, right?
Who came up with the bad idea of ??having a baby without an asshole? It's probably Gao Bin!
Having made up his mind, Meng Ju knelt down with a plop and shouted at Wei Ping with a heartbreaking voice: "Master Zhongcheng, you are wronged!" Several Jinwu Guard soldiers rushed forward and grabbed Meng Ju's hands behind his back. Ju did not resist and allowed the soldiers to kill him.
Seeing that Meng Ju was being dealt with without any resistance, the three imperial envoys exchanged glances with each other.
Nan Muhe smiled and said nothing, Gao Bin looked gloomy, and Wei Ping still kept a stern face, worthy of his title as the most evil-faced person in the Wei Dynasty.
"Come here, take prisoner Meng Ju down!"
Several Jinwu Guard soldiers pushed Meng Ju roughly and tried to take him away. Meng Ju was taken away by them without any resistance, but he thought in his heart that if it was acting, it would be almost as good as this. If Wei Ping really wanted to take him to Guan Xiaoheiwu, he would have no choice but to resist. Although he knew that it was unlikely that the other party would harm him, Meng Ju had no intention of entrusting his life to the other party.
He was thinking about it, and sure enough, a turning point came. The military attach¨¦ of the Jinwu Guard who had accompanied Meng Ju all the way took a step forward, bowed to Wei Ping and said, "Master Zhongcheng, I have humbled my position and walked with Governor Meng all the way. I feel that Governor Meng is a simple and kind-hearted person, and he is not like that." He is a very vicious person. Is there any hidden secret behind the so-called Governor Meng¡¯s murder of his eldest grandson? All the imperial envoys are here, it would be good if you allow Governor Meng to say a few words.¡±
Meng Ju curled his lips, feeling contempt in his heart. These people were acting unprofessionally. The imperial envoy ordered to arrest people. Even General Xiao Heng was frightened and turned pale, but a mere Jinwu Guards officer dared to talk too much - -This kind of thing is as unbelievable as when one of his teams ran out and babbled when Meng Ju ordered someone to be arrested. Any officer who had such a person under his command would have been beaten to death with a military stick long ago.
However, Wei Ping, Gao Bin and other imperial envoys were not angry. Nan Muhe also said in a serious manner: "What the guard leader said is very true. I think this matter is very strange. Is there any grievance in it? Lord Zhongcheng, AlreadyAt this point, we might as well ask Governor Meng to tell us a few words? Killing without punishment is cruelty! "
Wei Ping stroked his long beard with a hesitant expression. Meng Ju looked at him sideways, thinking that you, a big-tailed wolf, could just pretend to be a coward, but I don't believe you really dare to take me back?
Sure enough, Wei Ping waited for a long time before he said reluctantly: "Prisoner Meng Ju, if you have any grievances, you might as well say it calmly in front of all your lords! If there is even the slightest bit of false sophistry, I will be executed on the spot. about you!"
Before Wei Ping finished speaking, Meng Ju knelt down on the ground and burst into tears: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy has clearly seen that you are really unjust for holding such a humble position!" He burst into tears and said the same thing. Changsun Shou was the first to attack aggressively, and the Wuchuan frontier army The intention of the gathering was evil. Although he took action first, it was purely for self-defense because of the emergency. His true heart was still for the sake of the court!
Because he knew the court's plan the night before was to stabilize Tuoba Xiong, the governor of the six towns, Meng Ju didn't mention Tuoba Xiong at all in his words. He put all the blame on the dead ghost Zhang Sunshou. , and also told the imperial envoy that Shen Tujue, the murderer of Ye Canaan, was hiding among the Wuchuan border troops. He used the alias Tu Xuebao and gathered a group of accomplices with the intention of massive invasion and revenge on Dongping. He attacked Wuchuan just to uncover the traitor Shen Tu Jue and to unearth traitors for the imperial court.
Meng Ju's words were half-true and half-false, and were alarmist. Ten truths were mixed with two lies, which was extremely confusing. Not to mention the imperial envoys from the Mongolian court, they were the Dongling Guard officials who had experienced it personally. After hearing this, I was also dubious: So that¡¯s what happened. I bet we all misunderstood Governor Meng!
After hearing what Meng Ju said, Nan Muhe was the first to express his opinion: "Lord Zhongcheng, it seems that there is something really hidden about the matter. Because of the emergency, Governor Meng was forced to do what he did. Although it was against the law, it was also a sincere act of loyalty to the imperial court. .The law is unforgivable, but the circumstances are excusable.¡±
Wei Ping stroked his long beard, pondered and nodded slowly. He glanced at everyone calmly and said in a deep voice: "In that case - let him go first, Meng Ju, you get up first."
The soldiers of the Jinwu Guard let go of their hands, and Meng Ju stood up and bowed and saluted: "Thank you for sending Master Zhongcheng to see clearly."
"Meng Ju, please don't thank me. The truth of the matter cannot be told by you alone. I have to investigate and investigate before speaking. I hope the matter is really as you said."
"You should never deceive the imperial envoy in your humble position."
Wei Ping nodded. He ignored Meng Ju and turned to ask Xiao Heng: "General Xiao, could you please help me introduce my colleagues in Dongping?"
"Ah, yes, please, Mr. Zhongcheng. This is"
Once the storm had passed, the imperial envoys continued to meet the Dongping officials calmly - in fact, there were not many people to meet. Apart from the Dongling Guards, the only officials present were Xiao Heng and Yi Xiaodao. The general is on the side.
When Yi Xiaodao announced his name, Wei Ping's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked: "General Yi? I heard that Tuoba Liuzhen is your adoptive father?"
Yi Xiaodao said very humbly: "The final general is incompetent, which will disgrace the great name of my foster father."
Wei Ping turned to look at Meng Ju and then at Yi Xiaodao, his eyes full of doubts. He obviously didn't understand why Tuoba Xiong's adopted son appeared at the welcome ceremony organized by Meng Ju? But it was obviously difficult to say these words, so he said vaguely: "Jiangmen Huzi, you are indeed very magnanimous, good, good, good!"
"My Lord Zhongcheng has given me such a great reward, and I will be ashamed of myself."
Everyone knows that the person who really calls the shots in Dongping now is Meng Ju, but as a prisoner, it is difficult for him to come forward, so Xiao Heng presided over the following welcome ceremony on his behalf. The welcome ceremony was busy and lively, but in fact it didn't have much substance. It was just everyone saying some clich¨¦s. The imperial envoys said that they should work hard and work hard. The imperial court relies heavily on you generals. The local generals said that they were grateful for the divine grace and would never give up. No one took their words seriously.
After meeting with the dignified officials present, Wei Ping delivered a brief speech in public. He said that nowadays, the imperial court is in troubled times, and there are unscrupulous people ready to move in the center. Although the emperor was benevolent and had given them great tolerance and restraint, the ambitious traitors remained stubborn. The imperial court has been extremely benevolent and righteous towards them. Now that the emperor is wise, they will be eradicated soon. Now, the imperial court hopes that the generals at the northern frontier will be loyal to His Majesty, abide by their duties, and fulfill their duties to defend the Wei Dynasty's country no matter what the circumstances.
The audience exchanged glances, and everyone felt that Wei Zhongcheng's words were different from ordinary encouragement, and revealed a vicious murderous aura. But the border generals and Dongling Guard officials still shouted in unison: "Be loyal to your Majesty, loyal to the court, even to the death!"
Meng Ju noticed that what Wei Ping said was already very explicit. To the Murong family, the imperial court has obviously lost its patience and is about to take action. Wei Ping's words can be regarded as giving everyone an early warning and creating some public opinion and momentum.
The imperial envoy's team stayed in Lianjiang for a day. They did not stop and went straight to Jing'an. Meng Ju followed the team. Now, Meng Ju's identity is very embarrassing. Although he is the master of Dongping, the imperial envoys treat him as an unconvicted prisoner; they say he is a prisoner, but the imperial envoys' itinerary, food, accommodation and security are all covered by the regulations. He has to worry about all the problems. Just serving three imperial envoys is enough, but there are dozens of officials and more than 2,000 officers and soldiers in the imperial envoy team. There are too many trivial things to worry about. Just arranging their accommodation and meals is extremely cumbersome. , not to mention that these officials from Luo Jing are all difficult to serve. Not only are they accommodation, they also often ask for this and that. Meng Ju is busy running up and down, but he doesn¡¯t even have a name. He was unspeakably depressed.
On August 5, the ninth year of Taichang, the imperial envoy team finally arrived in Jing'an.
As soon as we settled down in Dongping, Wei Ping made a request: "Take us to the Governor's Mansion to have a look."
Meng Ju murmured in his heart, do these guys still have the consciousness to watch the first scene? But since the other party said so, he had no choice but to take the imperial envoys to the Governor's Mansion.
At dusk, the Dudu Mansion was deserted and overgrown with weeds. The outlines of large buildings are hidden in the shadow of the setting sun, giving off a dim and old atmosphere. The guards and servants of the Dudu Mansion have been dismissed by the Dongling Guards, and most of the officials were also captured in the Dongling Guards' yard. There are only a few old, young, women and children living in the huge courtyard. Seeing the troops and horses of the Dongling Guards coming in from the main entrance, the residents turned pale with fright and hid in a hurry. No one dared to come forward and watch.
Although more than a month has passed, traces of the battle that night still remain. The collapsed walls, rusty arrowheads and bloodstains on the bluestones are silent reminders of the brutal battles that took place here.
Looking at the desolate scene in front of them, several imperial envoys were silent. They walked slowly along the path of the Dudu Mansion with solemn expressions.
Seeing the heavy faces of the imperial envoys, the people accompanying them did not dare to speak. The group of people walked like ghosts in the deserted woods.
"Where is Governor Changsunthat one?"
Wei Ping asked a bit confused, but Meng Ju understood what he meant. He led the imperial envoys to the open space that night, pointed to a patch of ground and said, "It's right there."
Looking at the brownish-red ground with no abnormality, several imperial envoys looked very solemn. Then, they stepped forward and bowed silently to the open space, and Nan Muhe also quietly prayed a few Buddhist scriptures.
Wei Ping turned around and saw Meng Ju standing aside indifferently, a trace of anger appeared on his face.
"Governor Meng, no matter what the grievances between you and the eldest grandson are, he has passed away after all. The deceased is the greatest, so it is good for you to come up and recite a few lines of Buddhist scriptures to resolve the grievances."
Meng Ju bowed slightly: "Master Zhongcheng has an order, and I dare not disobey it. It's just that the hatred between Beizi and the eldest grandson is as deep as the sea, and the order to kill him was given by Beizi himself. Therefore, I don't want to do it against my will." Please forgive me for this hypocritical act, Mr. Zhongcheng.¡±
Wei Ping frowned slightly, and then quickly relaxed. He said "Oh" softly and turned away from looking at Meng Ju.
After looking at the battlefield that night and the place where Changsun Shou died, Wei Ping asked again: "Governor Meng, Governor Changsun is dead. Where are the officials of the Governor's Mansion, such as the chief historian and the army general? Where are they? I want to see them."
Meng Ju was shocked. Those guys are still locked up in the dark jail of the Jing'an Department - and they were kept in the dark jail for more than a month. They were full of resentment. What else could they say when they met the imperial envoy? Good things to say?
Seeing Meng Ju hesitating there, Wei Ping raised his voice slightly: "Huh? Governor Meng?"
"Please wait a moment, Lord Zhongcheng. I will invite them over now."
Meng Ju retreated and found his subordinates. He quickly explained what had happened, and then told Ouyang Hui: "Inspector Ouyang, take my warrant and go to Jing'an Mansion immediately to pick up the people. Put them into better clothes and give them a warning. They say what they should and shouldn¡¯t say!¡±
Ouyang Hui's face was solemn. He knew that this task was not light, so he took Meng Ju's order and trotted all the way over. Meng Ju returned to the imperial envoys and continued to accompany them. He laughed and said, "Because the imperial envoys are coming, we have sent away all the idle people in the governor's house to prevent them from disturbing the imperial envoys' cleanliness."
Gao Bin, who was behind Wei Ping, shouted: "It's ridiculous! How come the civil and military officials in the Governor's Mansion have become idlers? Also, how can you Dongling Guards interfere in the affairs of the Governor's Mansion?"
Meng Ju still had two feelings for Wei Ping who remained calm.He was quite frightened, but he was really not afraid of this shouting High Minister of the Ministry of War. He looked at Gao Bin calmly and said calmly: "Shilang Gao is right, we made a mistake in this matter."
Seeing Meng Ju¡¯s eyes, Gao Bin couldn¡¯t help but feel annoyed.
Before coming here, Gao Bin had only a superficial impression of Meng Ju. He only knew that Governor Meng Ju of Dongping was a very capable general and acted recklessly. He killed Changsun Shou, and the Changsun family hated him. Gritting his teeth - at first, Gao Bin didn't take him seriously at all: he was just a rude and uncivilized frontier warrior! This kind of person only knows how to fight and kill, and Gao Bin, who is the minister of the Ministry of War, has seen many of them. Although the court still needs him now, as long as he uses a little trick to provoke him, he will be furious and full of flaws. He might annoy Wei Zhongcheng on the spot, and the court will naturally deal with him.
But after getting in touch with him, Gao Bin gradually felt something strange. This Governor Meng was not the rude warrior he imagined, but more like a gentle scholar. Gao Bin always felt indescribably awkward facing him. The other party never confronted him head-on, but just a few words or even a look in his eyes could make Gao Shilang feel uncomfortable. But if he really wanted to say there was anything disrespectful about the other party, he couldn't tell. This skill of making his boss uncomfortable without making mistakes, even an old official who has been in the officialdom for many years may not be able to possess it.
Now, things are completely reversed from what was expected. The other party remained calm, but he was provoked into a rage and full of flaws.
Gao Bin then realized that the frontier fortress warrior in front of him was actually very difficult to deal with. His scheming and skills were not inferior to those of Luo Jing's courtiers. However, he still had to act like an imperial envoy and could not take things seriously with him.
Wei Ping waved his hand gently: "Meng Zhendu, the official in the Dudu Mansion, when will he arrive?"
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ He answered vaguely: "Lord Zhongcheng, I have sent someone to invite them. They should arrive soon."
Wei Ping squinted his eyes and looked at Meng Ju for a while, then nodded and said, "That's good. Governor Meng and his eldest grandson have passed away. Even according to what you said, Governor Meng, he deserved what he deserved. But if his subordinates also committed crimes, What an accidentthe court will be very unhappy."
Meng Ju¡¯s back was sweating, and he bowed slightly: ¡°I understand this humble position.¡±
"Come on, let's wait while we walk."
Wei Ping walked slowly along the road inside the Governor's Mansion. Everyone followed him step by step, looking at the buildings and vegetation in the Governor's Mansion, the censor Zhongcheng looked very sentimental.
"Eighteen years ago, I came here once. At that time, the governor of Dongping was Yuan Zhengyi. I was just a young man who had just entered the Yushitai. Haha, the governor of Yuan was young and vigorous, and on this road, He trained the old man who came to Dongping on business so badly! Haha, that scene is still vivid in my mind!"
Looking at the buildings in the distance, Wei Ping said with emotion: "At that time, I never imagined that I could achieve the position of Taizhong Cheng, Yushi, but Governor Yuan died young and died of illness before he was forty." . It's a pity that Governor Yuan Zhengyi is a capable man. If he were still here, it would not be Marshal Tuoba's turn to be the governor of the six towns.
Governor Meng, you are still young. At my age, I can see clearly. To defeat a person, you don't need to kill him, you just need to outlive him, and you win. "
"Zhongcheng has a good opinion. But if we go by what Zhongcheng said, the old bastard who can't hide his head under the pond of Jinshan Temple, wouldn't he be the invincible number one master in the world?"
Wei Ping was stunned, and everyone¡¯s faces changed: This small town governor is too bold, he dares to ridicule Master Zhongcheng as a shrinking bastard! - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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