You can’t help yourself

Author: Silent

You can’t help yourself

Xuanfu.

Ma Zhongxi was meeting guests in the General Military Mansion where he was temporarily staying.

After Zhang Zhou led his troops on an expedition, he was too embarrassed to live in the governor's office, or in his opinion, he was about to step down from office, and there were only a few days left in office anyway, so it didn't matter if he lived there.

The guest he met was Lin Ting, the new director of the Ministry of Industry who came to Xuanfu with Zhang Yiyi. Lin Ting came to visit Ma Zhongxi on behalf of his father Lin Han.

"Ma Zhongcheng, there is a result..."

Not long after Ma Zhongxi and Lin Ting were done, the subordinate officer ran in with a hurried look on his face.

Ma Zhongxi frowned and said: "Why are you so rude? What is the result?"

The subordinate officer was panting and said hurriedly: "It's Weininghai...there is a battle report...Deputy General Ma and Chief Wang led the troops to defeat the enemy in Weininghai, beheading 1,300 people, and captured the old and weak women and children of Menggol Jin tribe." There were more than 6,300 people, more than 20,000 cattle, horses, camels and other large livestock, and more than 70,000 sheep..."

"What?"

Ma Zhongxi stood up in shock.

His eyes were instantly filled with blood, as if bloodshot threads were about to burst and spurt out blood at any moment.

Lin Ting next to him asked hurriedly: "Have the soldiers and horses been withdrawn?"

The subordinate officer took a breath and said, "No..."

When he heard "no", Ma Zhongxi somehow relaxed a little. He didn't know why he had such a reaction. He was also thinking in his heart, shouldn't he hope that Ma Yi and Wang Shouren would lead their troops back smoothly? But if Zhang Zhou, who was impeached by me, dispatched Ma Yi, who was also impeached by me, to win this victory... would there be room for my old face?

"I'm not done yet." The official finally finished his sentence.

"cough!"

Ma Zhongxi choked on his own saliva and glared at his subordinates with eyes that looked murderous.

Are you fucking kidding me?

"On the way back, Deputy General Ma and others escorted the prisoners, cattle and sheep, and fought with the Tatars all the way, beheading Liu Jie. Withdrawing more than 40 miles north of Maoerzhuang, they encountered more than 8,000 Tatar soldiers and horses from all walks of life. , and then withdrew the troops into the grassland mountains. After a fierce battle, they were blown up and more than 1,900 Tatars were beheaded... Then Zhang Zhitai's soldiers and horses arrived to cover the retreat of the troops and horses. It is estimated that they have already withdrawn into the pass..."

"Ma Zhongcheng, you..."

Before the officer finished speaking, he saw that Ma Zhongxi could no longer stand and was falling backwards. He rushed to help him but was too late.

Fortunately, there was Lin Ting standing next to him, who hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him.

"It's okay, it's okay." Ma Zhongxi calmed down. His words didn't sound like he was speaking to the two people around him, but more like he was trying to calm himself down.

Lin Ting said with joy on his face: "This is truly an extraordinary feat, and it is no less impressive than Marquis Weining."

Speaking of this, Lin Ting looked a little gloomy.

I also followed Zhang Zhou to the northwest, but why can Wang Shouren go with the army because he is the director of the Ministry of War, while I am just the director of the Ministry of Industry and can only stay in Xuan Mansion to wait for the mining?

But the problem is, the war is over, and my mining business has not yet been settled. Otherwise, why would I come to visit Ma Zhongcheng when I have nothing to do? Or am I trying to take advantage of my father's connections and ask him to find something for me to do?

Now……

It’s hard to describe in one word.

Ma Zhongxi's face was dark, and he said that he had won the battle on the front line, but his expression gave people the feeling that Ma Yi and Wang Shouren had been completely wiped out in the Weining Sea.

The official said: "The battle report has been sent to the capital. It was only sent to the General Military Mansion. Zhang Zhitai also had another official document, which he said would be delivered in a few hours. He also asked Wandu to take charge of surrounding defense matters. You see..."

Ma Zhongxi closed his eyes and waved his hands, which probably meant that you have brought all the words to me, and I also know that you can go and cool down wherever you like.

Lin Ting said: "Ma Zhongcheng also contributed the most to this battle."

It was originally meant as a compliment, but to Ma Zhongxi's ears, it sounded like murder. He had a look of embarrassment on his face, his cheeks instantly turned red and he almost said angrily: "I would rather not take such credit! You put my Ming soldiers in danger.

, surrounded by dangers, not pragmatic in defense, and only thinking about outlandish ideas, do you know the impact on the Ming Pass after the defeat? "

In fact, when Lin Ting finished saying that, he felt that he might have said the wrong thing.

When he saw Ma Zhongxi's reaction, he realized that he was stepping on Ma Zhongxi's tail.

He is also angry in his heart. Look at my stupid words. Isn’t mentioning this to him the same as killing him? I have forgotten that he was dismissed by His Majesty for participating in the impeachment of Bingkuan. He is getting emotional and begging to return to his old age... Others

To what extent have his achievements been misinterpreted in his eyes? Your Majesty asked Bingkuan to come to the northwest just to send troops, wasn't it?

"Ma Laozhongcheng, please calm down, I'd better wait until next time..."

Lin Ting didn't seem to be very popular at first glance. He saw Ma Zhongxi's embarrassing scene and said the wrong thing. If he didn't leave quickly and dejected, how long would he wait?

come back next time?

Never seen again!

Ma Zhongxi said: "Li Zhan, you should stay away from Zhang Bingkuan in the future. It's not that I don't despise him, but it's because what he does is to lick blood on the blade of a knife. Such a clever person will definitely not end well!"

Lin Ting felt embarrassed.

Are you saying you don't look down on him?

As soon as Zhang Bingkuan achieved great success, you belittled him until he was worthless. His relationship did not go as you expected and his reputation was ruined. Are you not willing to accept it?

"yes."

Lin Ting disagreed in his heart, but he still responded.

It can be regarded as giving Ma Zhongxi enough face.

At this time, Lin Ting was also beating a drum in his heart. My sister is about to marry Zhang Bingkuan as a concubine. He treats me like his brother-in-law. Even my father is not as picky about him as before, even if I want to leave him.

If you stay further away, you might be bound to one place, right?

"Help me go inside and rest. If Zhang Bingkuan's official letter comes, don't show it to me. Let the people in the General Military Mansion deal with it by themselves! Li Zhan, I won't send it!"

Ma Zhongxi seemed to be deeply hurt inside.

I'm bleeding too much, so I need to go into the room and take a good rest.

Lin Ting also said goodbye to Ma Zhongxi with emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart.

…

…

The battle report went all the way east and soon reached the capital.

Because the results of this battle were very effective in demonstrating the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, the battle report was like a net, with a line leading from Yanghekou to various places on the nine sides. Even when reaching the capital, all lines were open.

Cabinet value.

The two Zhongshushe people had just handed over the urgent battle report from the General Affairs Department. Liu Jian also took the initiative to greet him at the door. He picked up the battle report and looked at it in his hands. Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at him in confusion.

, Liu Jian closed the door that had been left open due to the hot weather, and walked over to the two of them with the battle report.

"Snapped!"

Liu Jian let go of his hand and almost threw the battle report on the table.

Li Dongyang hurriedly picked it up, and this time he saw it with Xie Qian, both of whom had mixed expressions on their faces.

"He really won. He killed more than 3,000 Di Yi and captured more than 16,000 people... Wang Weining's coffin board couldn't even hold it down, right?" Xie Qian showed his venomous side and marveled at his military exploits.

He was so incredible that he joked about the change in the situation brought about by this victory.

"Good thing." Li Dongyang also followed Liu Jian's example and dropped the memorial on the table with a flick of his hand.

Liu Jian had already sat down at this time. There was no joy on his face, only worry, but he seemed to be sighing and said: "How did you get to this point?"

The amount of credit is actually irrelevant to Ming Dynasty.

The meritorious service in the Northwest has little to do with their cabinet. To say that professional politicians would be happy about the good news in the Northwest is just to show others. What they care more about is the change in the power structure of the court.

When Li Dongyang saw Liu Jian's reaction, he no longer tried to hide his nice words. He said: "Once this credit is confirmed, Zhang Bingkuan's influence in the Governor's Mansion will be unprecedented. It will be difficult to check and balance him."

It's difficult, but it's better to push him into the Governor's Mansion like Wang Shichang did before, and there will be few holidays from now on."

Xie Qian asked with a smile: "Binzhi, that's easy to say. Do you think it's that easy?"

Until now, you, Li Binzhi, still don’t think that whether Zhang Zhou should be a civil servant or a military officer is a choice that can be made by cabinet ministers, right?

In other words, the emperor just wanted him to be a civil servant and a military officer at the same time, and work together on both sides. Do you want to be out of sight but out of mind? Sorry, there is no such option.

Of course Li Dongyang understood this, and he said: "Maybe we can start with Bo'an!"

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Speak directly."

Li Dongyang no longer made any cover-up: "Bo'an is different from Zhang Bingkuan. Most of the credit this time comes from his on-the-spot planning. As a person who personally participated in the war, the credit naturally belongs to him alone. Zhang Bingkuan only played a role in making decisions and dealing with the aftermath."

thing."

Xie Qian continued to smile: "I'm afraid His Majesty won't think so."

"Yu Qiao, can you wait until I finish speaking?" Li Dongyang was also annoyed.

It's a hot topic now. If you're not around to help with advice, what does it mean to throw cold water on it?

Liu Jiandao: "My dear, you don't have to go on. It's no wonder that we have reached this stage. In fact, Zhang Bingkuan is capable of many things. We should not regard him as different, but treat him as accepted by the world. He cannot do anything by himself."
To be continued...