Chapter 2 What to do if you want to add a crime
The Zuo Jiang Gang General Kang Chengjue had met Zhou Shixiong and knew the temperament of this young imperial envoy, so he hurriedly came out to smooth things over. "The last general, the Zuo Jiang Gang General Kang Chengjue had met Master Zhou." Kang Chengjue did this a bit like Zhou Shixiong. He also had a third-rank official title, and he was in charge of the Zuo Jiang Naval Army. He was the top figure in the Guangxi Border Army. He called himself the last general to the commander of the Guard of the same level, and gave him enough face.
"It turns out that he is General Kang Gan. I miss him very much that day." Zhou Shixiong was just playing with Wang Zunde. There was no deep hatred between the two, and there would not be too many intersections in the future. There was no need to make the scene too stiff. When he saw a familiar face, he took the opportunity to step down and got up with Kang Chengjue.
"I remember that when Hu Fulong's water bandit was captured by Lord Zhou in one fell swoop, the general was very impressed. If Lord Zhou had not left in a hurry for official business, the general wanted to ask Lord Zhou for advice on military tactics." What the two could say was the matter of destroying Hu Fulong. Kang Chengjue regretted it after saying that. Isn't this in the face of the King and Governor?
Sure enough, Wang Zunde's face was a little better, and now there was a layer of black fog hanging on it. Even the Youjiang Governor Fan Jingwen was dissatisfied. Zhou Shixiong ignored their changes and gave a gift to the officials present, "All the officials are busy with business, so I won't disturb you anymore. There is not much time to enter the capital with the order, so I will leave." After that, he turned around and left.
No matter how unhappy Wang Zunde was, he had to come forward to stop him. Just let Zhou Shixiong leave. It is reported that he would definitely be laughed at when he went out to the Guangxi officialdom. "Sir Zhou, please wait. I am responsible for the emperor's order and I will work hard to find medicine. I will definitely have something to do when I enter Beijing this time. We also want to take the opportunity to take a boat and ask Lord Zhou for help."
"Mr. Wang, what's the saying? If you have any questions, please speak up and do whatever you need to do." Zhou Shixiong suddenly remembered the word long-distance shipping. Could it be that he wanted me to help bring things to Beijing?
"General Kang Shen, please accompany Lord Zhou to Dingnan Building to rest. We will arrive later." Wang Zunde refused to say it explicitly, and asked Kang Chengjue to take Zhou Shixiong to the restaurant to wait. Zhou Shixiong thought that he would have to have a meal anyway, so there was no need to be polite if someone asked him.
Dingnan Building is located near the south gate of Guilin City. It is a five-story wooden building. Standing on the roof and looking out, you can see most of the entire Guilin City. "A good place is indeed a good place. Whose industry is this Dingnan Building? The five-story building is not something that ordinary people can build." Zhou Shixiong is quite common sense. In ancient times, there were regulations on any building. It was not that you had money and technology, but that you had to look at your identity.
Famous buildings like Yueyang Tower and Huanghe Tower in ancient and modern times are only four or five floors. You should know that Yueyang Tower was built by Lu Su, and the Yellow Crane Tower was even more built by Sun Quan. Lu Su was the governor of the Eastern Wu at that time, and he was a nobleman who was less than one person and more than ten thousand people. Sun Quan was the lord of the Eastern Wu, and the building they built was only four or five floors high.
"Mr. Zhou has good eyesight. This Dingnan Building is the property of King Jingjiang. Only King Jingjiang in Guilin Mansion is qualified to build such a building." Kang Chengjue gave a thumbs up and praised Zhou Shixiong for his vision. Fang Zhenghua almost vomited it out. This is also called having vision. The blind man knows that such high-rise buildings can be built in addition to the towers of the Taoist and Buddha religions.
Anyway, he was idle, so Zhou Shixiong asked what gossips there were in the court. Kang Chengjue looked around mysteriously and whispered, "I wonder if Master Zhou had heard of the plan to kill Mao Wenlong?"
"What!" Zhou Shixiong stood up with a loud voice. He had heard of this in his previous life, but he just didn't remember the specific time, but he didn't expect it to have happened! "When did it happen!"
"Sir, don't make any noise. This news was written by the senior brother Kang Chengli in his letter. My elder brother is the Tongzhi of the Liaodong Water Camp Dusi. Yuan ordered the Minister of the Water Camp Dusi Zhao Kehuai to use Shangfang's sword to kill Mao Wenlong and witness it for my elder brother." Kang Chengjue's gossip was too real, and the news actually came from witnesses. Zhou Shixiong and Fang Zhenghua looked at each other and were speechless.
Kang Chengjue took out Mao Wenlong's topic just to show that he was very informative, but he didn't expect the atmosphere to be so bad, so he quickly changed the topic. "Mr. Zhou, the prince of Jingjiang is good at taming animals. The palace has a hundred beast garden, collecting rare birds and beasts from all over the world for viewing. I heard that taming elephants is the best in the world. Why not find time to go to the hundred beast garden to enjoy?"
"I have recognized Master Kang's kindness, but the emperor's order is too busy to take care of him. When I return from the capital, I will definitely trouble Lord Kang to introduce him." Zhou Shixiong heard the news that Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, he wanted to arrive at the capital as soon as possible. He remembered that the Later Jin Tartars had no restraint and quickly regained Zhenjiang Fort. Not long after pacifying the rear, he rushed into the pass, as if he was fighting under the city of Beijing.
The news of Mao Wenlong's murder will be at least one month after that, which means that the incident happened in June. It is estimated that Zhenjiang Fort has fallen into the hands of the Later Jin Tartars! July is the season for autumn harvest. Both the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty are busy harvesting food. It should be possible or not to enter the pass for the time being? Zhou Shixiong can only use multiple uncertain words to describe this. I really regret not reading history well!
Zhou Shi was absent-minded, and Kang Chengjue could not make up the atmosphere, so he could only accompany him in a depressed manner. Fortunately, Wang Zunde led a group of officials of Guilin Prefecture to come soon, otherwise Kang Chengjue would not know what to do. Wang Zunde knew that Zhou Shixiong did not like him. Although his grade was higher than the other party, no matter how high he was, he was not as high as the imperial envoy. He could only put down his figure and serve this master and quickly send him away.
"Mr. Zhou, this is the spiritual medicine collected by Bendu and his colleagues. In addition to giving Lord Zhou a strong voice, it also represents the feelings of the people of Guangxi to the emperor." It is difficult to give medicinal materials as gifts, especially when giving medicinal materials to the emperor. If the emperor is not in danger of disaster or illness, what is your intention to give medicinal materials? This alone will bring people old age. Fortunately, Zhou Shixiong has the name of seeking medicine under the order, and Wang Zunde and others gave medicinal materials to Emperor Chongzhen through Zhou Shixiong's hands, so they were not afraid of being caught. So they gave it so easily.
In fact, Wang Zunde also has another meaning, that is, he will take revenge on Zhou Shixiong's disrespect for Shangguan. The medicinal materials given by these high-ranking officials are of course very expensive, but Zhou Shixiong can only be a courier and hand them over to Emperor Chongzhen. He cannot get any benefits. This is not called a loss. The most harmful thing is that Wang Zunde and others have given such expensive medicinal materials, so naturally there is no need to give gifts to Zhou Shixiong. Zhou Shixiong, the courier, can only do it for nothing!
Wang Zunde felt secretly happy after his design, but unfortunately Zhou Shixiong was full of Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong, so he didn't think about this at all. He received the gift list casually and asked someone to hold a banquet, and he had enough food and drink to set off immediately. Until Zhou Shixiong left, Wang Zunde did not see what he wanted to see. "This son is very cunning!" Wang Zunde labeled Zhou Shixiong like this, and he didn't know whether it was a beautiful misunderstanding.
The medicinal materials were naturally of little value. After leaving Guilin City, Zhou Shixiong asked Qi Chuge to divide the medicinal materials by one, add a bag to each horse, and divide a truck of medicinal materials. At this time, Fang Zhenghua smiled and said, "Governor Wang is worthy of being a member of the country. This method made the wind and clouds indifferent without any trace."
"Xiao Fang, don't be arrogant with me, I don't understand." Zhou Shixiong rode his horse for a while, and was in a better mood. He heard Fang Zhenghua say this without thinking, and laughed and scolded.
"Sir, Governor Wang gave you medicinal materials and asked you to accept Governor Wang's gifts and confiscate Governor Wang's gifts. Do you understand?" Fang Zhenghua just figured out the smell, and wanted to remind Zhou Shixiong that you were at a loss.
Zhou Shixiong's IQ is fine, and his emotional intelligence is not as good as that of the ancients. Fang Zhenghua said so clearly that he didn't understand. However, for the sake of face, Zhou Shixiong nodded with a stern face and "I understand." Two days later, when he came to Xinning County, the Xinning County Magistrate gave him a gift of 100 taels of gold, Zhou Shixiong understood what Fang Zhenghua said two days ago. "Don't know!" These two words were given to Wang Zunde.
Huang Qiankun and Wei Fu returned to Zhou Shixiong that the three clutches were ready and could set off at any time. Zhou Shixiong checked the thighs of his personal guards and did not think wrongly. If he rode a horse for a long time, his thighs would easily wear and hurt. If it was not treated in time, it would be troublesome. Genetic adjustments only made people more potential, not to make people become superhumans, but they would also get injured and get sick. Zhou Shixiong's caution makes sense.
The examination result was pretty good. The personal soldiers were not seriously injured, but Fang Zhenghua, who was possessed with unique skills, was seriously injured. Fortunately, Zhou Shixiong, a fake genius doctor, was really informed and solved these small troubles in a short time. He was able to set off on time the next day.
On July 20, the fleet arrived in Yuanjiang County on the south bank of Dongting Lake. Zhou Shixiong saw the latest residence report, confirming the news that Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong. Zhou Shixiong scoffed at Yuan Chonghuan's twelve major crimes to refute the rationality of his killing Mao Wenlong. Even if he had never been to Liaodong, he knew that Mao Wenlong's charges were true. The question is, has Yuan Chonghuan himself never committed the same crime? Did they have never committed these crimes?
Zhou Shixiong threw down the palace report and said hatefully, "What's wrong with the crime to be accused of it! The emperor actually issued an order to comfort him, and his mind was flooded!" He publicly scolded the emperor for having a precedent in the Ming Dynasty, and scolded the emperor for having a dream. This was the first time. Fang Zhenghua wanted to cover his ears, or use the supreme magical invisibility technique to wipe himself away from Zhou Shixiong.
"Sir, ban your words!" Fang Zhenghua was almost crying. As long as he read the newspaper along the way, Zhou Shixiong never stopped cursing. And he would definitely greet the emperor at the end of the scolding. He would keep saying a word of heart-killing, which made Fang Zhenghua want to die.
Qi Chuge stood at the door on duty, listening clearly to the voice in the room. He didn't know why he thought about it, but the smile on his face betrayed him. Peng Wuyi, who was standing on the other side, looked carefully at the captain, "Captain, when will it take food?" Qi Chuge envied Peng Wuyi, a fool. He liked to work hard except to eat, and did not care about other things at all. "I just knew how to eat, and I had finished eating two cakes just now?"
"The two pancakes have just arrived, not as big as my palm. It would be nice to hold it for a while." Peng Wuyi raised his big palm like a small palm fan and complained very disdainfully.
ps: Red tickets, red tickets, where are you? Do you come and sit there if you have time?
Chapter completed!