Bright Spring

The servant of the Qiu family asked him to come in and wait, but he stubbornly insisted on standing outside the door to show his sincerity.

God paid off, the servant of the Qiu family finally came out and said, "Please come inside, the Patriarch is waiting in the study!"

Zhang Xin was overjoyed immediately, and after thanking him, he followed the servant into the corner gate of the Qiu Mansion.

In the study of the Qiu family, before Zhang Xin could speak, Qiu Fu scolded: "What are you doing, Marquis Longping? You are a nobleman, and you have nothing to do to stand at the door of my house. How can you be decent! Are you forcing this old man?" ?”

Zhang Xin stepped forward, cupped his fists and bent down, saying, "Duke Qiu, please calm down! It's really forced by the situation. If the general doesn't come to see Duke Qiu again, I'm afraid he won't have a chance?"

"What did you do?" Qiu Fu asked with a frown.

Zhang Xin said with a mournful face: "Since the Holy Majesty ascended the throne, the general has always behaved cautiously with his tail between his legs. How could he dare to commit crimes? I'm afraid that if you don't commit crimes, there will be no tomorrow! This is Zhang's land deed for good land, please accept it with a smile!"

"Damn it! You're obviously offering bribes." Qiu Fu frowned, "Hurry up and take it back to me!"

Zhang Dao said: "The last general is definitely not offering bribes. But the Zhang family is about to lose their hold, so what's the use of this external possession? It's better to give it to Duke Qiu first, so as to keep Brother Jing Nan's affection."

"What exactly happened?" Qiu Fu asked in a deep voice, "I know that you were Xu Huizu's deputy general during the Zhili battle, but the Holy Majesty did not say that you would be punished. You have made great contributions to the Yan Palace back then, and the Holy Majesty will probably understand you." Think of the merits, forget about it! See how frightened you are?"

Zhang Xin took two steps forward and said: "What the general is most worried about is not the guilt of the Zhili War, but Qi Tai. It is said that Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War, has long been in the palace of the King of Han. Shang confidant, imperial celebrity. The last general has old grudges with Qi Tai."

Qiu Fu nodded, motioning for him to continue.

Zhang Xin said: "As early as the Hongwu period, Qi Tai fell in love with a prostitute who sold singing in an inn in the capital. With this anecdote, I went to that inn to have a look, and saw that the girl was born really well, and her eyes were full of affection!"

"Get down to business!" Qiu Fu said impatiently.

Zhang Xin hurriedly said: "Yes! The last general bought the girl back to the mansion forcibly, and because of this, he had an argument with Qi Tai, and moved a little bit. Later, the girl died inexplicably. Qi Tai has always held a grudge mind!"

"For a prostitute? What a big deal, why think so much!" Qiu Fu frowned.

Zhang Xin said with a bitter face: "The Mo general also thought so; but it seems that Qi Tai has been genuinely fond of her, and has hated the Mo general for many years. Recently, Qi Tai's car battles have passed by the Mo general's house almost every day; Every time he passed by, he would lift the curtain and look at the gate from the car, it was really haunting, and he couldn't live in peace day and night!"

Qiu Fu said: "Officers have too many things to do!"

"Isn't it?" Zhang Dao said, "Now that Qi Tai has the support of the sage, the Minister of Rites, Hu Wei, found a group of people to wash away his reputation as a treacherous official. If Qi Tai randomly finds a censor, he will keep an eye on the last general to investigate; The last general always has some unclean places, how many times can he stand up to impeachment?!"

Qiu Fu nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Don't exaggerate, Qi Tai has nothing to do, and stares at your door every day? Are you serious?"

"It's absolutely true!" Zhang Xin said anxiously, "Brothers like us Jing Nan, we dare not deceive Duke Qiu if we deceive anyone."

"You keep the land deed, don't be in a hurry." Qiu Fu said solemnly, "Just rest assured, the old man will find a way for you. Brother Jing Nan's love is not as good as that of a prostitute? How unreasonable!"

Zhang Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Qiu is the last general to make the decision."

Qiu Fu scolded: "Come on! When the abolished prince was in power, I didn't see that you wanted me to be the master, so you all ran to curry favor with that kid Zhang Fu."

Zhang Xin bowed and said: "The general is dull, and the general is confused for a while. But Mr. Qiu, don't worry about it. Now the Marquis of Xincheng is in the five-army governor's mansion, so he treats you respectfully?"

"I get upset when I think about those things. Back then, Zhang Yu was wronged by Emperor Taizong, and he followed Taizong without hesitation to raise troops; when Zhang Fu turned his head, he wanted to help abolish the prince and punish the current emperor to death! Don't even think about it. If there is no emperor, we are afraid They're all dead!" Qiu Fu said, "That's all. If something happens to Zhang Fu, I can't help it. You don't have to worry about it."

Zhang Xin hastily expressed his thanks.

Chapter 641 A Person Who Can't Be Ordered

Zhang Xin was simply "predicting things like a god", and he was impeached within a few days.

But no one believed that it was Qi Tai's instigation, because the person who wrote to expose Longping Hou Zhangxin was Chen Er!

Who is Chen Er?When Emperor Taizong was in power, he disobeyed the emperor's wishes and was buried alive outside Fengtian Gate for seven days and seven nights, with only his head exposed, but he didn't die. Taizong thought it was God's will, so he was released from office and returned to his post, and he was still a criminal officer. In the process, until now.

It seems impossible for such a person to be ordered.

Chen Er's voice was like a bell, and in Fengtianmen, he denounced Zhang Xin loudly in public: forcibly occupying more than [-] miles of Lianhu Lake in Danyang and more than [-] hectares of Jiangyin Guantian!

Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting on the throne, found Zhang Xin from the ranks of military officials, cast his gaze over and asked, "Marquis Longping, is what Chen Keguan said true?"

Zhang Xin, wearing a beam crown and a red robe, came out and knelt down on the ground with a "plop".He blushed, and finally said: "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, it was a big mistake made by the minister in the past, and now he has changed his past."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhang Xin, frowned in thought, and remained silent for a while.

The inside of the imperial gate suddenly became quiet, and many people held their breath and looked at Zhang Xin.Zhang Xin didn't dare to bully the emperor, after all, the matter of seizing the official land was too easy to investigate, he did not deny the crime, whether he was dead or alive, he just waited for the emperor's word in an instant!

At this moment, Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi who was standing in the front line, stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Please, old minister!"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Duke Qi said."

Qiu Fu said: "Marquis Longping once survived a bloody battle on the battlefield, and now he is guilty, please send him to the head of the frontier lord! So that he can die on the side wall, as a pity for all warriors!"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu took a look at Qiu Fu, and immediately slapped the judge and said: "The third judge, first verify the seriousness of Zhang Xin's crimes, and then decide the case according to the circumstances!"

He glanced at Wang Gui next to him again.Wang Gui sang: "If you have something to play, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do!"

Zhu Gaoxu stood up from the throne without waiting for others to play.All the ministers on the imperial gate bowed to the ground one after another and saluted: "Respectfully send off the Holy Majesty!"

After leaving the imperial gate, Zhu Gaoxu waited for Wang Gui to follow, then beckoned him to come over, and said in a deep voice, "It is said that Zhang Sheng will meet me at Dongnuan Pavilion."

"Your servant obeys the order!" Wang Gui bowed.

When Zhu Gaoxu came to sit in front of the "World Map" in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, he had already remembered in his heart: Zhang Xin and Qi Tai had enmity.

Zhu Gaoxu knew about this matter ten years ago, and heard it from Hou Haikou. The two people's grievances were probably because of a woman, and the inside story was a bit tortuous. During the "Battle of Criminology", Qi Tai guarded Kunming and often read the doctrine of the mean in the government office of the Han Dynasty; Zhu Gaoxu heard that it was because he missed that woman.It can be seen from this that Qi Tai seems to have a deep affection, and he has not forgotten it so far.

As for Zhang Xin, Zhu Gaoxu doesn't like him very much. Now that Chen Er has come forward to impeach him, he can completely push the boat forward!But Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to touch Zhang Xin, after all, he had promised everyone "only kill the chief villain", and he didn't want to make people panic when he came to the throne.

After waiting for a while, the eunuch Wang Gui led the commander of Jin Yiwei, Zhang Sheng, and walked in from outside the partition.Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and waved, and all the eunuchs standing there walked out.

"My minister kowtows to the Holy One!" Zhang Sheng knelt on the ground and bowed.

"Get up!" After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, he asked straight to the point, "Did Qi Tai meet Chen E recently?"

Zhang Sheng got up and cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the brothers of Jin Yiwei haven't seen them meet. But that Chen Er is famous, I'm afraid he won't listen to Qi Butang's words."

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "But there is another possibility. Qi Tai doesn't need to instruct Chen E, he only needs to collect Zhang Xin's crimes and send them to Chen E; whether to impeach him or not is Chen E's own business."

Zhang Sheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "My sage is wise!"

Zhang Sheng took another look at Wang Gui, the only eunuch standing beside him, stepped forward two steps, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't see Qi Shangshu meeting with Chen Keguan, but I saw Zhang Xin outside Qi State Duke's mansion." , stood there for at least half an hour, and then went to the Duke of Qi's mansion for a secret talk."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Zhang Sheng said in a low voice: "The brothers who are on duty in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion have also reported that those generals who made contributions to Jing Nan are all respectful and respectful to Duke Qi! Will they form a clique?"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Zhang Sheng, shook his head and said, "It's not that serious. I believe Qiu Fu, he just has a good face and a little bit of loyalty."

"Yes!" Zhang Sheng said hurriedly.

Zhang Sheng then suddenly said: "The general also remembered one thing. Qi Shangshu would occasionally go to the direction of the Gongyuan in the south of the city on his vacation, and live in a dilapidated inn in an old street for a day.