Chapter 752: Words are strict and righteous, thousands of sails can cover the sun

Naturally, the small three-room main hall of the Inquisition was not as spacious and majestic as the five-room Chief Secretary's Hall. At this moment, more than a dozen people standing here seemed crowded. When Fang Ling said these words, he was not the only one who was shocked.

It’s Gu Xingzu, and even Zhang Yue is the same

He was surprised. He naturally welcomed Faang Ling with both hands when he said this, but in other people's eyes, the decision was made so quickly. To put it nicely, it means that it is extremely efficient, but to put it badly, it means that the case has been closed hastily. These two

People are not reckless. Could it be that they are destined to die?

Although it was already a losing situation, human nature is to never admit defeat until the last step. Gu Xingzu also made the worst plan before leaving Guangxi, thinking that Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng was not familiar with the place in the west after all. As long as Dadeng Gorge

There will be chaos again,

He could at least go back and lead the troops to pay their dues and perform meritorious service, so now he has settled for the next best thing, hoping that the case can be dragged out for three to five months. At this moment, his face turned red, and he did not even care that the two people opposite him were under imperial orders.

, scolded angrily for a moment.

"Are you kidding? You just arrived yesterday and you are saying this today. I think you have not even figured out the cause and effect. You are clearly neglecting the king's affairs!"

"Neglecting the king's affairs? In other words, if we drag out such a simple case for ten days and a half, is it a matter of hard work for the king?" Faang Ling met Gu Xingzu's angry eyes without fear,

Then he said calmly, "I and Yu Shiyu are leaving the capital.

There was an oral order from the emperor to settle the matter as soon as the whole story was clarified, so as not to delay the government affairs of Guangdong Province. Last night, our department had opened everyone's mouths, and now the testimony and physical evidence are enough to resolve the case, what else is there?

Cause and effect?”

Gu Xingzu had never been bumped so hard by someone before. His face turned blue and white for a while, and he could no longer stand. Thinking of how easily the news about Fangling came in from outside last night, he couldn't help but cheer up.

viciously

He said: "Commander Fang, if others don't know, you have to do it yourself. Don't think that I don't know about your friendship with Zhang Yue. If it hadn't been for his recommendation that day, you would still have been expelled from the Imperial College! Now you are clearly conniving and covering up.

…”

Zhang Yue had already been deeply fed up with such a vicious and ungrateful nobleman. When he saw him digging up such old accounts, he was immediately annoyed. However, before he could speak, Yu Qian, whose face was as dark as water, suddenly

Interrupted Gu Xingzu's accusation.

"Even now, Marquis Zhenyuan, you are still so unrepentant! As a general, you conquered the barbarians. In addition to using swords, you should also declare the benevolence and righteousness of the court. But you killed thousands of people at one time, so that the whole county of Si'en became a river of blood.

I don’t know how many good people have fled into the mountains! The allocation of military rations is a top priority, but just

During the floods in Guangdong, you transferred all the military rations that could have been allocated and transported, and then instigated profiteers to drive up grain prices in order to gain high profits. Such misdeeds are simply unheard of. Not to mention that you had colluded with profiteers to smuggle people and evade taxes.

, you ask yourself, are you worthy of the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan?"

The more Yu Qian spoke, the angrier he became. His sonorous and powerful voice filled the three main halls for a while. Even Yu Liang and Li Long, who had looked down on him as a seventh-level censor, were dumbfounded. Faced with Yu Qian's unruffled and self-assertive attitude,

Gu Xingzu couldn't help but take two steps back, his face becoming even paler.

"The most abominable thing is that for your own selfish reasons, you actually ordered your soldiers to massacre more than a hundred Dongshouli people in Chengmai County in order to provoke a civil uprising! You only look at the glory and wealth of your own family, and what do you think about the king's law?

What do you think of the common people? How can the Gu family, which has been loyal for generations, have unworthy descendants like you? How can there be such a shameless scum like you among the honorable ministers and nobles? How can the court tolerate such a treacherous official like you who brings harm to the country?

!”

Under these words that were like a storm, Gu Xingzu felt like he was drifting like a small boat. When he heard the last three questions, his feet finally couldn't support his body, and his ears could even be heard to be tense for several days.

The sound of his nerves snapping. The moment before he lost consciousness, his ears were still surrounded by several clear nouns.

Unworthy descendants...shameless scum...treacherous ministers who bring harm to the country!

Seeing that the shaky Gu Xingzu finally fell to the ground, there was a dead silence in the hall. Li Long Yuliang and Zhang Qian almost invariably moved farther away from Yu Qian. Faang Ling looked at the two people who were rushing forward to help Gu Xingzu with a strange expression.

The Jinyi Guardsmen and Zhang Yue stared at the stern-faced Yu Qian, feeling quite emotional in their hearts.

At first glance, Yu Qian was not an eloquent person, but he didn't expect that he was able to scold Gu Xingzu until he fainted in public! People say that the censor's pen is as sharp as a sword, but now I'm afraid this must be changed to the censor's mouth as sharp as a sword!

Amid the surprised gazes of others, Yu Qian let out a long breath, and then nodded calmly to everyone: "My lords, just as Commander Fang said just now, we did receive the emperor's instructions before we left to settle this matter as soon as possible. Now.

Now that everything is clear, Commander Fang, Jin Yiwei, will escort the Marquis of Zhenyuan back to the capital for judgment. As for the lower officials, after receiving the silver medal of "Correcting Misconceptions", he will immediately be relieved of his duties as an imperial envoy and take over as the censor of Guangdong to supervise Guangdong.

Implement the three-crop and two-crop system in the province's rice fields, and at the same time supervise the market's shipping operations."

Just now he was still asking questions heartily, but now he suddenly changed his subject and mentioned the new appointment. Everyone present was a little confused. Although Zhang Yue had previously guessed whether Tai Qian had other intentions, he did not expect it.

When the censor arrived, he was replaced. However, everyone, including him, was an old man who had been in the officialdom for many years. After expressing his surprise, he exchanged pleasantries with Yu Qian, his new colleague, and expressed his intention to work together in the future.

After the captains of the Jinyi Guard escorted Gu Xingzu out, Faang Ling sent them to prepare for the return trip. Seeing that the matter had been settled, Li Long, Yuliang and Zhang Qian left one after another. Yu Qian also said that he was going to hand over to the former Guangdong Patrol Censor.

, cupped his hands and left. After a while, only Zhang Yue and Faang Ling were left in the main hall which was crowded just now.

Two former close friends looked at each other, and finally Zhang Yue spoke first and asked: "Are you really leaving?"

"Well, we will set off in the afternoon. At least we can rest for a while if we take the waterway. Otherwise, even a tough guy can't bear it."

Seeing a smile on Faang Ling's expressionless face, Zhang Yue suddenly strode forward, hugged his shoulders with both hands, and then let go: "Take care when you return to the capital, you bowl

The food is not that delicious. I know you have countless pairs of eyes staring at you, but after all, the emperor also knows what we did back then. It is not easy for you to interact with me, but there is no need to be so taboo with Sun Han. He is about to be transferred back to Beijing.

He is an idler with no ambitions, and he has no title to inherit, but he is a good and loyal man!"

"I know."

Faang Ling opened his mouth, but in the end only three words came out. After staring at Zhang Yue for a while, he took a deep breath, said "take care" again, then turned around and walked out the door. He stepped out of the threshold.

At that moment, he stopped slightly and whispered without looking back: "Don't linger in Guangdong for too long. Return to Beijing as soon as possible after you have done something good. The Sacred Heart is unpredictable. It's far away. Beijing

You are beyond your reach. After all, there are constant overt and covert fights among the ministries and cabinets."

Zhang Yue couldn't help being stunned. When he came back to his senses, he saw that Faang Ling's figure had disappeared at the front gate. Thinking about the countless hardships the two of them had gone through from ordinary children of aristocratic families to the present, he just

Throwing that trace of regret behind his head, he strode out the door. When he got down the steps, he raised his head and squinted his eyes. He saw the red sun hanging high above his head, and the whole yard was filled with warm and bright sunshine, trees, flowers and grass.

It was still green and green, with no hint of the desolation and coldness of winter, exactly the same as his mood at this time.

For the people of Guangzhou City, two imperial envoys arrived the day before, and one of them escorted the Marquis of Zhenyuan away from the waterway in a hurry the next day, and the other took office as the censor of Guangdong. I originally thought that at least it would be a big event that caused a storm in the city, but

It actually subsided completely within two days. It felt as if two unarmed people were fighting each other, and one suddenly took out a sledgehammer and knocked the other to the ground without any explanation.

Therefore, although Xu Zhengping was beheaded, Xu's family status was lost, and two small vassal merchants were implicated, the news quickly fell like a drop of water into the sea, and it did not cause much splash. Because, people in Guangzhou Prefecture quickly

Zheng He's fleet was welcomed.

Although Zhang Yue had seen bigger and more spectacular scenes in his previous life, and had also seen a scene like sails covering the sea when he was in Shandong, he still felt overwhelmed when he saw the mighty hundreds of treasure ships again on the high platform.

He felt excited in his heart. Not to mention Yu Qian, who had seen such a scene for the first time in his life. At that moment, he almost forgot that many censors had impassioned discussions with him about Western acquisitions when he was in Beijing.

The treasure ship was a waste of money and food, but when he saw these big guys, he was a little stunned.

As Zhang Qian had predicted in advance, although the Huangpu Town Pier was greatly renovated through the work-for-relief program, the large, medium and small treasure ships could only dock at most one-fifth of the capacity, and most of them could only anchor offshore.

We docked and placed orders in batches. Prior to this, all twenty maritime merchants had been issued. However, due to problems with ships and cargo, only five or six merchants could set sail by the end of this year, but they had been waiting at the dock.

There were more than a dozen ships in Gale Wind. When they saw the treasure ship entering the port, the merchants were happy to think that there would be no pirates along the way, but the merchants who had heard some rumors were a little sad.

"If all these dozens of ships are loaded with goods and go down, even if we get the ship and go down, who will want the goods?"

"No, it is said that Mr. Zhang has swept away most of Foshan Town's silk, medicinal materials, porcelain, etc., and it is said that they can get 40% of the profit. Therefore, those familiar merchants in Foshan Town are now unwilling to ship to us!"

"Alas, Mr. Zhang is just too strict. The people at the dock who collect taxes are now more than twice as strict as before."

"Keep your mouth shut, everyone is down, and if you let people hear you, you won't even know how you died!"

Although there was a young eunuch who had taken a step ahead and reached out to help him, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong did not even look at them. They jumped down from the board of the ship one after another. They saw Zhang Qian in a bright red cloak standing at the front.

The two of them smiled and walked forward. As soon as they met, Zheng He joked cheerfully: "Jinghong and I went to the sea to save our lives. It would be better for you to just pick up the one that suits you best."

Errand! Let me tell you, our ship only contains a small part of Jingdezhen porcelain, and the rest is empty!"

"Don't worry, Eunuch Zheng, it will be full!"

Only then did Zheng He see Zhang Yue behind Zhang Qian, and the smile on his face suddenly deepened, and he cupped his hands to him again and said: "I can't thank you enough for the kindness. It's all thanks to Jinghong and I that we can still have this day on the ocean."

Your reminder! Not counting us, even the officers and soldiers who accompanied us to the West this time are all thinking about your interests. People say that people who leave their hometowns are cheap, but when we are outside, everyone treats us as if we are in heaven.

The envoys of our country are more noble even if they are just a soldier. They naturally don’t want to earn a living in a miserable way. As for Jinghong and I, we are here for the freedom of the sky and the sea... Not to mention these, Mr. Zhang will have a bright future in the future.

If you can give hope to those children from military households who cannot see a way out, more people in the world will thank you."

When Zhang Yue went to meet Zheng He in Nanjing, he just didn't want a famous navigator to spend his time in Nanjing and grow old, and he didn't want a group of officers and soldiers who were powerful at sea to be reduced to a group of third-rate palace builders.

The bricklayer didn't think that far. But at this moment, Zheng He suddenly opened up this layer, and he could see clearly that a group of sergeants were crowding behind them. Although these people stood with their hands hanging, they were almost

They were all looking at themselves curiously, and there was a familiar face among them. It was the soldier who brazenly went to bed late that day because of the unfair distribution of New Year rations.

Seeing Yu Qian and the other officials from the third division coming up from behind, he kept silent and stopped talking about it. He just smiled and introduced these colleagues to Zheng and Wang Jinghong one by one, and invited them to get on the bus and ride together.

Due to Zhang Qian's insistence, the banquet on this day was held at Shibo Mansion. It was different from the usual eight bowls, eight pots and eight dishes. It was all a variety of home-cooked dishes, and each person had a table in front of them.

There was a storage box and a small casserole, and the kitchen had freshly made tea, vegetables, and steamed snacks. Everything was steaming hot. They were brought out for everyone to choose from and then left. So, I was used to eating dry food on the ship before.

Zheng and Wang Jinghong, who were eating dried meat dishes, both had great appetites, and even the other officials who were just here for a formality had an unprecedented feast.

"If we can have a full stomach like today when we go out and socialize, we won't regard going to banquets as a daunting journey!"

Zhang Yuezao was tired of the scene where the table was full of delicacies but could not use chopsticks during banquets, so he paid Zhang Qian's attention and specifically ordered more vegetables and less meat. Unexpectedly, everyone among the senior officials agreed, and he couldn't help but

I couldn't help but laugh, thinking that no matter what time it is, ordinary people who can't afford meat love meat, while dignitaries who can eat meat always pursue light taste.

When he was full of wine and food, Zheng He stood up and raised his glass and said to everyone: "According to Wang Gonggong's observation, the trade wind will blow strongly in half a month, which is a good time to set sail. Therefore, the sea-going ship will have to stay here for about ten years.

It’s only been half a month, so I’ll have to trouble you all with the supplies and transportation of goods these days…”

While Zheng He was talking politely, Wang Jinghong, who was sitting next to Zhang Yue, said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, our fleet is first-class in knowing the direction, setting sails and sailing out to sea, but the ship is full of people."

Not many people are good at how to sell goods. Although Your Excellency found us a few experts before, people are greedy. It is best for you to choose a reliable one to go with us. In addition, you first go to those island countries.

The emperor has approved the voyage to the west. After visiting all the countries in the west, I will take a few ships to the far west to see where the countries in the history are and draw a more detailed chart.
Chapter completed!