Chapter 1650: The Third Army of the Renzi Volume (3)
Du Keli yelled with some guilt: "What excuse can I have? Don't you understand my temper? I have made everyone docile inside and outside the Fourth Guard Camp. Who dares to make any changes? How can I not know?"
The tiger-eyed man sensed some truth from the other person's expression, and was a little anxious: "Old Du, what Miao Zhuang said is different from ordinary drinking, gambling, and other things. Even if those things were criticized by the imperial censors, If you hold on to impeachment, it's just a matter of eating some food. At worst, you can kneel down in front of the emperor and make some confessions to Xia Bingzhong, which will turn the big thing into a trivial one. But if there really are the situations that Miao Zhuang said, you are the last to It’s best to clean up all these things immediately, otherwise if something happens, you, the commander of the Fourth Guards Battalion, will be in trouble, and you may even go to jail. I remind you, don’t be careless!”
"Old Liao, I can vouch for it!" Du Keli's neck was thickened and his face was red. "To put it this way, our Fourth Guards Battalion and your Warrior Battalion have been within the attack range of Miao Zhuang for ten years. There are more than a thousand soldiers selected from the Beijing camp in the past twenty years. Which guard station in the capital does not have it? There has been no problem for so many years, just because Long Jinwei found out something in Yongping Mansion. Son, you just want to put a **** basin on our heads. If you don’t believe my four-guard camp, don’t you know your own warrior camp?”
Du Keli’s words are not unreasonable, and Liao Junxiong also knows it.
This incident came about because Long Jinwei had been investigating the activities of the White Lotus Sect in Yongping Mansion. It is said that soldiers from Pan Guanying, Xuliu Camp, Shimen Village and other Jizhen camps were involved, and the initiator is said to be the current Shuntian Mansion. Cheng Fengkeng, and now Long Jinwei got the news from somewhere that there are also White Lotus sect activities in the capital, so this makes all parties a little nervous.
But no one expected that the three major battalions of the Beijing Camp would be involved, and then Miao Zhuang would use them as a basis to criticize the Fourth Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp. Miao Zhuang dared to say that his standard-bearer guard was innocent and had no clues?
The proliferation of the White Lotus Sect in the North is nothing new, especially among the foolish men and women in remote villages. There are many believers. Liao Junxiong and Du Keli both vaguely know this, but when it comes to Jingying and even Shangsanqin They don't know much about whether there are any in the army.
It is estimated that there are three or five people who believe in this. It is hard to say. Who usually cares whether the people below believe in these things? Du Keli and Liao Junxiong both thought that even if there are a few people, they are just talking in their hearts. , it’s just a thought, can you really think that you can rebel and seek death, go to their **** pure land of bliss and vacuum home?
"But I think that Miao Zhuang seems to have said it vividly. What if..." Liao Junxiong hesitated for a moment, but he still expressed his worries, but was interrupted by Du Keli: "Huh, I suspect that Miao Zhuang is not just borrowing Xia Bingzhong. He came to give us eye drops, and he might really cause trouble for us. Firstly, it seems that he knows things well, and secondly, he also completely wipes out the credit of our Qiu Xiang this time... "
“That’s not the case, right?” Liao Junxiong took a breath.
"Old Liao, given our current relationship with Miao Zhuang, are you just saying whether this is possible?" Du Keli said angrily: "If you are really dedicated to serving the public, why don't you just tell us directly? Do we have any evidence? Dare to turn a blind eye and insist on telling Xia Bingzhong in front of Xia Bingzhong, but can't provide any basis. This is obviously taking the opportunity to suppress and smear both of us."
Liao Junxiong nodded slowly. What Du Keli said was indeed more likely, but out of caution, he still suggested: "Old Du, I think we should clean up after returning to Beijing. After all, we are in Yuanxi Many of the soldiers selected from the Beijing Camp in the 41st year came from Yongping Prefecture and several guard posts in Zunhua, Yutian, and Fengrun. The number is not small, so they are well prepared."
Du Keli also nodded: "If you don't tell me, I will do the same. I'm just unhappy that Miao Zhuang deliberately humiliated us at this time. This guy is narrow-minded and a villain. Look at that self-generated fire gun. Zunhua only made seventeen handles, and the Shangsanqinjun was given only four handles, so he insisted on two..."
Miao Zhuang naturally didn't know that the two people behind him would criticize him so much, but he didn't care if he knew it.
When he raised the matter of the White Lotus Sect in front of Xia Bingzhong, he was actually worried that Du Keli and Liao Junxiong would not listen to his words at all, and wanted to use Xia Bingzhong's power to suppress the two of them, urging them to sort out and review it immediately. .
But what made him a little depressed was that the old man Xia Bingzhong didn't believe what he said at all. After he came down, he warned himself that Qiu Xiang should not make provocations and affect the emperor Qiu Sui's mood. He clearly felt that he was deliberately embarrassing those two people. , which made him extremely unhappy.
His reminder did come from some news from Long Jinwei, but Long Jinwei only had some fragmentary information and did not form a truly reliable and evidence-based direction. Therefore, Miao Zhuang did intend to use this news to deliberately disgust Du Keli and Du Keli. The meaning of Liao Junxiong and the two people is inside.
However, he didn’t expect the two of them to do anything. He just wanted to spend the autumn season peacefully.
In the past ten days, it is estimated that the important ministers and relatives in Beijing and the court will come to see the emperor one after another to discuss the selection and establishment of the heir apparent. This is how Miao Zhuang behaves well in front of the emperor, his relatives and even the princes. timing.
The emperor's poor health is not something that just happens in one day or two. Maybe in a year and a half, or two or three years later, once the emperor's health becomes difficult to support, maybe this time a certain prince appointed by Qiu Xuan will ascend the throne. , from this moment on, you may have to prepare for the Dragon Power.
“Hurry up and report, let some princes come in over there.” Miao Zhuang quickly raised his voice, “Be careful not to let any random people come in.”
The fire in the Hunting Garden Palace is blazing, and the curtains are hanging, keeping most of the heat in the surroundings, but not blocking the entire air, making the spacious hall very comfortable and pleasant.
Emperor Yonglong had changed into loose clothes and was leaning on the throne peacefully.
The previous galloping was still a bit tiring, and his age was not forgiving. A man in his fifties was sweating all over after all this hard work. Even he himself was a little afraid of catching a cold.
This old man is afraid of this kind of hot and cold. He will fall ill if he is not careful. Once he falls ill, he will not be able to get up for ten days and a half.
"Your Majesty, Prince Zhongxin, Prince Lianzhong and Prince Zhongshun are all here. Prince Zhonghui is also here. However, he did not come over. Instead, he went to the Shenshu Camp." Xia Bingzhong's voice was soft and gentle. It sounds very comfortable.
"Oh? Are they all here? Where are Yong'an and Yongning?" Emperor Yonglong's eyes moved slightly, looking at the gaps between the low hanging curtains. From these gaps, you can see the many sentry posts outside the hall. Today is the standard guard's rotation, and they have already The surroundings are carefully arranged.
From now on, he will start to enter into a arduous and tiring work state. He will have to meet countless people and listen to countless people's opinions and attitudes. This may even make him upset, but this is his most important job as the emperor. , even others cannot replace yourself.
This is the fate of being an emperor. Under the fire, the halo floating on Emperor Yonglong's face is like a strange and sick flush.
"The two eldest princesses may be a step slower. Their carriage is probably not that fast."
Xia Bingzhong has a fair face and no beard, but he has a round face, a wide forehead, a big nose, slender eyes that look a bit beautiful, and slightly high cheekbones that ruin the shape of his face. He was an old minister when Emperor Yonglong was still King Zhongxiao, and he has been following Yonglong. By the emperor's side, he won the trust of Emperor Yonglong.
There are rumors outside that the top four most trusted people of Emperor Yonglong are not Long Jinwei Commander-in-Chief Tongzhi Lu Song, his brother King Zhongshun, nor Qiu Shiben, the commander of the Shenshu Camp, nor the Zuo of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was single-handedly promoted. The imperial censor Zhang Jingqiu, not to mention the chief assistant Ye Xianggao, but the **** in charge of the Sixth Palace.
“Well, are they all asking to see me at the same time?” Emperor Yonglong also thought for a while, and it was time to talk to several important figures among the clan members, “What about Zhang Chi, Zhang Su and the others?”
"Prince Shou and others arrived earlier. They have all gone hunting now and will probably come back soon." Xia Bingzhong knows the whereabouts of everyone who has arrived. This is also his most important job as the **** in charge of the Sixth Palace. "In addition, the imperial concubine and several other noble concubines have also arrived."
"Are they all here? Didn't I tell them not to come?" Emperor Yonglong was a little irritated, "Why are they all here instead?"
He had no intention of letting these concubines follow and interfere with his actions, but he could not explicitly prohibit them from coming. After all, this was also an important social activity for them.
Xia Bingzhong chuckled lightly, "Your Majesty, it's a good thing that all the noble concubines are following us from a distance of hundreds of miles. One is to relax our mind, and the other is what we should do."
What is the intended meaning? Emperor Yonglong snorted lightly. This is true. It concerns all the heirs of the family. Who can ignore it? If you really want to be indifferent, then you need to pay attention.
Of course there are a few noble concubines who have nothing, but since they are in the palace, many things cannot be avoided, and standing in line is also a gesture.
"Forget it, just come when you come, Bingzhong, you arrange them well, don't make me unhappy, I hope they will also assess the situation..." At this point, he seemed to feel that these words were a bit inappropriate, and as a The emperor is not too fond of intervening too much, and his words even sound a bit weak.
Xia Bingzhong did not answer the conversation, and Emperor Yonglong did not speak any further. After a long time, Emperor Yonglong suddenly waved his hand and said, "Summon Lao Jiu to see me."
(End of this chapter)