Chapter 73 The Key to the Northwest
The northwest wind is full of dust and sand.
Wang Yue felt a sense of familiarity along the way. This place had not changed much in the past many years.
High mountains crisscross the earth, and loess flies across the high mountains. Above the loess, chariots and horses move forward against the wind.
Every time Wang Hao strokes his beard, he can pick out a few grains of sand.
However, this kind of windy and sandy situation in the wild will be slightly better in the city of Gansu Town.
Of course, the mental outlook of the people here is not as good as in the capital.
Many of the soldiers were not fully clothed and wore only tops or bottoms. They looked like soldiers and civilians. These people had dry lips and rough skin. Even the women were completely different from the Jiangnan elegance of Wang Hao's hometown.
Stopped in front of a rather grand mansion,
This group of people has finally arrived.
Wang Yue also saw Zhu Mingzhi, the commander-in-chief whom he had only seen in letters.
"Pass my order to the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of the three towns of Gansu, Ningxia and Yansui to come here to meet me. Don't forget the governor and ask him to come too."
Zhu Mingzhi originally prepared "good things", but as soon as Wang Yue came in, he only talked about business matters, which made him quite helpless.
In fact, Wang Yue is also aware.
First of all, he is seventy-two years old after all. There is nothing he has not enjoyed yet, so why would he do this at this time?
Secondly, Wang Hao, who was traveling with him, was a true gentleman, deeply trusted by the Crown Prince of the East Palace. Wang Yue was also a man with pride in his heart. I have great military exploits, what do you, Wang Hao, rely on?
Therefore, he was not willing to follow some of Wang Hao's styles.
Of course, Wang Hao didn't know these words.
He only knew that the prince asked him to be the imperial envoy and asked him to come to this northwest land. One of the main points was that he didn't care how the king fought the Vietnam War, so it had nothing to do with him what orders were given there.
He still wanted to work on the issues of Gansu Town itself.
Shortly after entering the mansion, someone knocked on his door that night. It was a man who looked like an ordinary soldier.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Ye, pays homage to the Imperial Envoy."
Wang Hao looked at him and found that this man was short in stature, with narrow shoulders, single eyelids, and a small scar at the corner of his eye, which was left by an unknown weapon.
"Who are you?"
"The lower official is an official of one hundred households of the Jin Yiwei. The letter from Beijing orders me to wait until Lord Wang Hao and then hand over the results of Jin Yiwei's investigation in Gansu Town to Lord Wang."
Wang Hao thought about it and realized that His Highness had indeed arranged it properly.
That day in the East Palace, the prince had already said that he had asked the Jin Yiwei to investigate the situation here, but the road was too far and there was no time to know in Beijing at that time.
"Okay. Tell me what the situation is like in Gansu Town."
"yes."
Under the candlelight in the room, Yuan Ye knelt down and said calmly: "The name of the commander-in-chief of Gansu Town is Zhu Mingzhi. This man is from Jiangxi. He is fluent in writing, but he is not a good scholar. His father
After his death, he took over the post of commanding his colleagues. During the reign of Emperor Xianzong, the imperial court won several great victories in Beibianer. Zhu Mingzhi was promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Gansu Province today. There was also a guarding eunuch here, and the people in the palace were very corrupt.
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"You said Zhang Tao was greedy for ink?"
"No, Zhu Mingzhi and Zhang Tao are both. Logically speaking, Zhang Tao is the one who supervises Zhu Mingzhi. But Zhu Mingzhi is determined to hunt and has superb methods, while Zhang Tao is weak-minded and greedy for enjoyment. Over the years, the two have become
We are all like a raccoon dog. Sir... we should meet him soon."
Wang Hao was stunned and couldn't help laughing.
He is quite disdainful of these things.
"What tricks can they use?"
Yuan Ye said: "This kind of thing is nothing more than giving in to others. Those who love money give money, and those who love sex give sex."
Speaking of the latter, Wang Hao thought that he should pay attention to Wang Shouren. After all, that boy was young and didn't know the dangers of society. He shouldn't get involved in these things as soon as he came out.
It doesn't matter if he falls by the time, His Highness's hard work will be in vain.
"Is there any evidence for what they did?"
Yuan Ye remained calm and looked straight ahead without looking at Wang Hao, "Sir, this is an important border town. Zhu Mingzhi has troops in his hands. Some things should wait for General Wang...
And take action. As for taking people, Jin Yiwei is here, and the evidence can be found slowly. But there is an adult who needs to be rescued as soon as possible."
"who?"
Yuan Ye took out something from his arms and presented it to him.
"Mei Kejia. A Shaanxi businessman." Yuan Ye continued to explain the reason, "Mei Kejia was originally from Zhang Tao. He was engaged in the trade of goods within and outside the customs. Without a relationship, it would naturally not work. But some time ago, he suddenly
Zhang Tao arrested him and convicted Mei Kejia, saying that there were prohibited items in the trade between Mei Kejia and the Tatars. But Mei Kejia was not a simple person, and he was not dead. The official spent a lot of effort and made many inquiries.
Only then did I realize that this businessman had a clever plan and had long expected that Zhang Tao would attack him, so he transferred his family wealth in advance."
Wang Hao's brows had already begun to wrinkle.
The fighting here seems to be different from that in the palace.
This place is full of swords and swords, and someone could be killed if you are not careful!
"Where is he now?"
"I was imprisoned by Zhang Tao. I guess a severe torture will be necessary. But as long as Mei Kejia doesn't speak, he should still be alive. Zhang Tao still hopes that his family wealth will make up for the shortfall. But a businessman... after all
I’m not sure whether I can withstand this official... Besides, it’s already the third day that your Excellency has been here.”
Wang Hao thought about it,
It seems that Yuan Ye is right, this businessman is indeed the key.
He is originally from Zhang Tao, so he naturally knows a lot about some of the things that Zhang Tao and Zhu Mingzhi did. It can be said that he has a very good and incisive point.
"It's the third day...where are they being held?"
Yuan Ye stopped talking here.
Wang Hao is a smart man, and he answered the question without hesitation, "It seems he doesn't know..."
"Zhang Tao is not a person who doesn't know the importance of matters. The capital has sent Wang Zongzhi and you, two superiors. At this juncture, he has imprisoned Mei Kejia. Naturally, he is extremely secretive."
In this case,
Although Wang Hao was an imperial envoy, he had no good solution.
If you go and ask him to let him go, he can pretend to be stupid with you and say he is not here. Even if you ask him where he is as an imperial envoy, it is just a question from a scholar.
Mekojia himself has legs, who knows where he will go?
You said I arrested him. That's nonsense. Do you have any evidence?
Thinking of this, Wang Hao felt that it was getting tricky, but he had to solve this matter no matter what. Otherwise, how could he deal with the crown prince who had such high expectations for him in the capital?
Official struggle,
Unexpectedly, he had just arrived and had just understood the basics of things, and he would suddenly be so anxious. If there was no good way, he would not be able to sleep well on the first night.
"Are there any others?"
"Go back to the imperial envoy, there is no more."
"Okay. Then you can go back first." Before leaving, Wang Hao thought, "How should I contact you in the future?"
"If you have anything to do with me, sir, just ask someone to buy mutton soup from Yang Ji on the street."
"good."
Wang Hao sent Yuan Ye away, but before he could sit down and carefully read the instructions given by Yuan Ye, he heard someone knocking on the door again. When he opened the door, he saw that Wang Shouren was outside the house and smiled at him.
"Master Wang, this junior is disturbing you."
"It's okay. What's wrong with Bo'an?" Wang Hao turned sideways to let him in.
Wang Shouren didn't beat around the bush, anyway, they got to know each other well enough along the way. Wang Hao was a gentleman and met Wang Shouren's standard of a 'good person'.
So he scratched his head and said: "If anything... I just have to find a way to find that... Mei Kejia."
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I just lied about the last time it was put on the shelves.
Then I went to talk to the editor, and it will be put on the shelves after 12 noon tomorrow. If I said there would be an outbreak, it would happen. This is not nonsense.
Chapter completed!