Chapter 834: Things are urgent, kill first and report later

It is difficult to be a capital official, but it is even more difficult to be a local official or a ministerial official in charge of the capital. In the area outside the Ming Dynasty Gate alone, there are at least twenty or thirty civil servants of fourth grade or above, not to mention honorable officials.

.As for officials such as doctors and chief ministers, each of them may be from the same hometown or have the same age, plus miscellaneous family members. Every time something happens in the capital, Shuntian Mansion can be said to be in a state of distress. As for the five-city soldiers and horses who are responsible for public security.

It is more difficult for the company to do it.

The reason is very simple. The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department is really a low-level official. When the Soldiers and Horses Department was first established, the commander was still in the fourth rank. Later, it became the fifth rank. When it was finally decided, he was in charge of the soldiers and horses.

The commander of the division has become the sixth rank, and the three deputy commanders are only the seventh rank. According to the regulations, the fathers of princesses and princesses who have no official positions will be appointed as military commanders or deputy commanders without holding any posts. However,

This also makes the word "command" even less valuable. But it is not valuable at all, but the responsibility is heavy.

There are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the villages under the control of the Xicheng Military and Horse Division. The Marquis of Wu'an, the Marquis of Tai'an, the Marquis of Wuding, the Marquis of Fengcheng, the Xuancheng Bo, the Yangwu Bo... all of them plus other governors and civil servants, on weekdays,

A trivial matter can make everyone nervous for a long time. Not to mention this day, yesterday's surprise made the big guys in the capital very angry, so not only the Dongchang Jinyiwei led the investigation deadline, but also the Xicheng soldiers

The Ma Division also worked together, and throughout the day, the public security in the capital was actually calm. However, they only had the power to arrest people, not to jail them, but the prison of Shuntian Mansion was full.

After working all day and staying up until night, Commander-in-Chief Yi Zheng really couldn't hold on any longer. Fortunately, the commander above saw him like this and thought that he had to rely on him for night patrols on weekdays, so he was particularly merciful and assigned him the night patrol duties.

At this moment, he was able to wrap himself in a thick cotton-padded jacket and leave the Yamen to go home.

His house is located in Maoshuang Hutong opposite Bingmasi in Xicheng City, separated by a river and two or three alleys. Although the house is not big, it is in a place where there are many powerful people. On the one hand, it is safe and secure, and on the other hand, it can occasionally occupy people.

Guang. Furthermore, today's princesses and consorts are all chosen among the people, so there is no guarantee that a noble person will come out of his family. At that time, he can get the title of commander and deputy commander without having to do anything, which is always better.

Now I am being dispatched day and night.

Entering the house in the heavy snow, he casually took off his coir raincoat and bamboo hat at the door of the main room of the north house and stuffed it into the boy's hand, then went in. When he looked up, he saw his brother-in-law standing there, already bad.

His mood immediately became more troubled. He sat down on the chair in the middle and said angrily: "What are you doing here?"

"Brother-in-law, I would like to lend you this place to stay temporarily for two days."

"no!"

Yi Zheng despised this brother-in-law who had no other talents than working in the camp. Hearing this, he immediately frowned: "After you were kicked out of the Zuo Army Governor's Office, you didn't find a good job in the Ministry of War, and you were in charge of the weather.

Didn’t you find a large verandah to live in a long time ago thanks to the benefits of the eunuch of the treasury, so you don’t need to stay here temporarily?”

Seeing his brother-in-law's face turning green and white, and his hands unconsciously wrung together, Yi Zheng suddenly remembered the old incident that made everyone in the army and horse department very busy today, and his expression suddenly changed: "Tell the truth, what happened?

What's up?"

Yi Zheng's mother-in-law, Luo Shi, had never had any opinions, but women would inevitably favor her younger brother. Seeing her husband's face, she hurriedly offered help: "Your brother-in-law is asking you something, why don't you answer it quickly? If I can help,

We are all members of the same family, and we must help you. Even if I can’t help you, I can still give you an idea!”

"I was afraid that something big happened to the Ministry of War... so I took a leave of absence yesterday..."

Before he finished speaking, Yi Zheng was shocked and angry. At this moment, he finally remembered that his brother-in-law was working in the Martial Arts Department. Because he could write and draw, those officials also liked to use him. Could it be that he was also there?

Is there an end to the case? Thinking of this, he could no longer care about anything else. He stepped forward and grabbed his brother-in-law by the collar, and shouted sternly: "Tell me all the good things you have done. If you miss a word,

, I won’t care even if your skin is peeled off!”

Luo Er was very upset, so even though his companions asked him to leave the city, he still didn't dare to leave the city after much thought, so he went to join his brother-in-law. At this moment, seeing his powerful brother-in-law furious, he suddenly softened half of his body for a long time.

Then he said with a tearful voice: "Brother-in-law, I was on duty at the Zuo Army Governor's Mansion. I didn't want to move. Who knew that I offended my superiors for no reason, or I had planned a job for the military department planned by the squad leader. At best, I was just a substitute for the military."

The members of the election department and the person in charge of collecting money received a thousand pence for each transaction, and even helped deliver a few letters. I don’t know anything about the rest. Brother-in-law, if there is a lie in what I said

, the discipline thunder struck me to death!”

The matter was so important that even if Yi Zheng wanted to favor his brother-in-law, he had to think about his own family, life and children. Therefore, even though his brother-in-law swore, he still didn't dare to believe it. After thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly resorted to the thief trick he used to do.

With his extraordinary skill, he immediately took out the waistband of his trousers and tied him up neatly, and then tied a knot in the waistband of his trousers.

"What are you doing!"

"If you are a woman, please stop caring about me! If you don't want to confiscate your family and exterminate your family, just stay at home!"

After saying this, Yi Zheng hurriedly went to the back room to find another belt and tied it on. When he came out, he grabbed the big cotton-padded jacket that he had just taken off when he entered the room and put it on, then he picked up the person and walked out. At this time, he was stunned just now.

Luo Er finally came to his senses and immediately kept begging. When the cold wind blew in the yard, he suddenly stopped and howled viciously.

"Brother-in-law, don't be so heartless. If something happens to me, you and your sister will be fine!"

"You little bastard, you're threatening me! I'm not harming you, I'm saving you. If you just hide and run away, things will become even more unclear!" Yi Zheng, who was carrying Luo Er, sneered and heard his brother-in-law.

Silent, he added, "This is for your sister's sake, otherwise it wouldn't be so cheap! I met Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of War last time, and I will try to beg him this time, otherwise I will be in trouble."

In the hands of others, wouldn't your life be worse than death?"

While talking, Uncle Lang and Uncle Lang had already reached the outermost gate of the courtyard. Yi Zheng, who was holding Luo Er hostage in one hand, had just opened the door when he saw a horseman galloping towards him and stopped just in front of the door. He almost instinctively went to

He took a step back and touched his waist with his right hand. Seeing that the sword was still there, he gained some confidence. Seeing the man dismounting and walking towards him, he felt even more excited.

The snow had lightened a little at this time, but the people living in this alley were not wealthy families, so there was no one hanging a lantern in front of the door. But because of the light reflected from the snowy ground, he could barely do it.

What he could see was a burly man. As he got closer, he vaguely felt as if he had seen the man's appearance several times.

"But General Yi Zhengqi?"

"It's me..." Yi Zheng answered with two words, and then he suddenly remembered where he had seen the other person. He was surprised and happy, "Your Majesty, you are with the Minister of War, Zhang Shilang? I saw you during my last night patrol... you

I forgot, you also showed me Mr. Zhang’s silver medal!”

Zhang Bu just followed the place to look for him. He saw that although he was alone, more than a dozen servants had been prepared outside. When he heard Yi Zheng say this, he had to look at Yi Zheng again, but it was nothing serious.

However, he still remembered the scene of catching the "thief" that night, so he smiled: "Mr. Yi has a good memory. He took a look at such a dark sky and still remembered me."

He originally wanted to go in and talk, but after taking a look at the person Yi Zheng was carrying, he changed his mind: "Who is this person you are carrying?"

As soon as Yi Zheng recognized Zhang Bu, he murmured in his heart. You must know that he is a member of the family of the Minister of War. There are many people outside who are fawning over him. What are you doing here looking for him? However, looking at the brother-in-law in his hand, he still

Putting all those words in his stomach, he threw the person to the ground and stepped forward to bow deeply.

"Brother Zhang, no matter why you are here, please listen to what I have to say first. This unlucky brother-in-law of mine used to be an errand in the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War. He was frightened by what happened yesterday and ran away to me.

I was about to kidnap someone to plead guilty to Mr. Zhang. For the sake of our fate, can you introduce me to Mr. Zhang..."

Zhang Bu was not sure for a while whether the other party already knew something, but it was not important in the first place. Therefore, he just hesitated for a moment and then nodded and said: "Some family members in my backyard said they saw a black shadow when they got up in the middle of the night, so my lord

I was sent here to ask if there have been any thieves in Xicheng recently. Because your army and horse department said that these are your heads and tails, I just came here. Since you said that your brother-in-law is on duty with the Ministry of War, I can go tomorrow.

Let me inform you, sir. But..."

"It's good to dare to love, it's good to dare to love!"

With such words, Yi Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly. But as soon as he heard the last two words, his heart suddenly trembled: "Is Brother Zhang still in trouble?"

"I heard someone say when I went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War today that your Excellency learned that all three Zaolii from the Martial Arts Department had taken leave of absence, and was very angry. Because he was afraid that there was some adultery involved, he had informed Jin Yiwei and Dongchang..."

Jinyiwei! Dongchang!

Yi Zheng only felt that every pore was breathing cold air from the inside out, and instinctively glanced at his brother-in-law in his hands. He originally thought that he was just accepting bribes to deliver news, and no matter what, it was the superior officer who was responsible for it. If he thought of a way, at most he could

Even if he was punished with a stick and exiled, how big of a crime would it be to alert the Jinyi Weidong Factory? If he hadn't known that Zhang Bu came from the Xicheng Army and Horses Division, and the matter could not be concealed, at that moment, he would have killed and silenced

I have all my thoughts.

"Otherwise, Brother Zhang please speak in the room."

Seeing Zhang Bu follow him into the house, Yi Zheng hurriedly closed the door, picked up his brother-in-law and hurried into the main room. Seeing his mother-in-law's face full of surprise, he had to scold her with a straight face not to say anything, and left his wife behind.

After he arrived, he went up to open the curtain and let Zhang Bu into the room with a smile on his face. When they sat down and exchanged a few words, he stood up without asking about the reason and said directly: "Brother Zhang, I

Although this brother-in-law is incompetent, he can't do anything harmful to the world. Since you are here, you can ask any questions yourself. My mother-in-law and I will go outside for a while. After we finish asking where to give, I will not

vague!"

After saying these words, Yi Zheng dragged his mother-in-law out of the house without saying a word. Seeing this scene, Zhang Bu couldn't help but calm down. Seeing that Luo Er on the ground was already so frightened that his upper and lower teeth were chattering, he couldn't help but have a headache.

He learned how to read and write from the Zhang family. He was confident in his martial arts, but he was still far from being smart and proficient in doing things, let alone being asked to ask questions? So, after thinking about it, he simply darkened his face.

"Tell me everything you know, otherwise you can go to Jinyiwei tomorrow to talk!"

By now, Luo Er was already out of his mind. How could he dare to hide anything? Even Zhou Ping'an and Shang Yong's secret affairs had not been missed. Zhang Bu didn't care about these and kept them all in his heart seriously.

After thinking about it again, he suddenly asked again: "Let me ask you again, who did you offend when you were in the Zuo Army Governor's Mansion, so that you were kicked out?"

"I'm offended...the one I offended is the Tongzhi, the Governor of the Zuo Army Governor's Mansion...that is Marquis Wu Ding."

Zhang Bu was far more familiar with military attaches than with civilian officials, but the words Wu Dinghou were not common to him, so he tilted his head and thought about it for a while, and then vaguely remembered that it was Guo Xuan. All the questions that needed to be asked were finished.

He stood up, glanced at Luo Er, who was curled up in a ball on the ground, and went out. When he saw Yi Zheng, tightly wrapped in cotton robe and holding an umbrella, waiting in the snow, he walked forward.

"Although your brother-in-law didn't commit any major crime, he was involved after all. This matter belongs to Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Management, and it's not for my family to interfere randomly. However, if I use my family's name to say hello to Jin Yiwei, I can always make him

Suffer less. If it is really just what he said, and he can get other people with it, then he may be able to escape in the end if he has done meritorious deeds."

Yi Zheng instinctively glanced at the west wing, and could vaguely see the mother-in-law hiding behind the cotton curtain, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. However, this was the greatest guarantee they could give, and he could only nod with a stiff head.

He nodded, but was speechless.

"Well, you come with me so you don't have to worry about anything."

Yi Zheng was overjoyed at these words and hurriedly thanked his mother-in-law. After returning to the house and giving instructions to his mother-in-law, he immediately followed Zhang Bu out. All the way out of the alley, he saw nothing but the wind and snow.

People came out one after another, and his throat suddenly felt dry. He was glad that he had not done anything stupid before. When he entered the Jinyiwei Yamen, he could not speak a word, and he couldn't answer a word or sign.

He did whatever others told him to do, and when he finally left, he woke up with a jolt.

"Brother Zhang..."

"Put your heart back in your stomach. As long as your brother-in-law didn't tell lies before, he can be punished and make meritorious service."

Having said that, Zhang Bu was thinking about another important matter. So, bidding farewell to Yi Zheng, he hurried to the Ministry of War Yamen. While waiting in the snow outside the Yamen, he couldn't help but feel in his heart
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